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Cuffe is critical of move on ferry site plan Q DAWN LOVE

AN BORD Pleanala has been strongly criticised this week after it ruled against one of its own inspector’s reports and granted retention of planning to the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company for the demolition of the former Ferry Terminal at Carlisle Pier, which had incorporated elements of a 19thcentury railway building.

Former Government minister, and planning expert,

Ciaran Cuffe, said he was disappointed with the board’s decision, and the fact that they had ruled against one of their own inspectors.

“I still believe that the reinstatement of the railway building, using the salvaged elements from the demolition, would be the most appropriate use for the site, and could serve as an excellent arts and cultural venue,” he said.

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Hair for a great show: Ready to wow at The Pavilion Theatre KATIE Marconi and Catriona Loughlin

were two of the memorable models taking part in a fashion show at The Pavilion Theatre recently, where Sallynoggin College of Further Education students were showcasing some of the

work by 16 of the college’s graduating designers. Students from a number of courses collaborated to stage the show, one again showcasing the superb skills developed at the college.

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CAMPAIGN: CHANGE IS SOUGHT OVER BYELAWS ON DLR STRANDS

Training for advisors: New course for businesses

Dog owner group plan protest on beach laws Q DAWN LOVE dunlaoghaire@gazettegroup.com

CAMPAIGNERS seeking to change Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown’s beach bye-laws, to enable them to walk their dogs off leash at specific times in the morning and evening, are set to hold a protest later this month on Killiney Beach.

In a statement, organisers of the protest said the Dogs Unleashed campaign was inviting responsible dog owners to join them between the hours of 9am and 12 noon on Saturday, June 18, at the site of the old tea rooms in Killiney.

The organisers said that Dun Laoghaire gardai had been informed of the protest, and that they had sought permission to fundraise on the day.

Campaigners said they were urging the council to implement and enforce dog control bye-laws that will reward responsible owners, and punish those that breach either dog control or litter laws.

Expected The statement said: “As one of three coastal counties in Dublin, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown is the only county where owners are expected to have our dogs on a leash on every beach, under their control, 24 x 7 x 365 days a year.”

Dogs Unleashed said that Dun Laoghaire was

also the only county that prohibits dog owners from enjoying beaches with their pets in tow by imposing a total ban on dogs during the hours of 10am to 7pm, from June to September inclusive.

A spokeswoman for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) said that she could confirm that both the Beach Bye-Laws and Parks Bye-Laws were currently under review by an all-party committee, set up by the council to examine dog control issues throughout the county.

Incidents “As previously highlighted, this is in response to a number of incidents reported recently, and also in response to the high incidence of dog fouling in public places.

“Any proposals to change the exiting Bye Laws will go out to public consultation, following which any submissions made will be given due consideration,” she said.

“However, it should be noted that the council has a responsibility to regulate for the health and safety of citizens in public places.

“DLRCC has led the way for designated offleash areas for dogs in three of our public parks, to date, with another to open in Deer Park, Mount Merrion,” she said.

A NEW European e-learn-

ing training programme for business advisors, www. business-advisor.eu, was launched recently by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown CEB, and the president of Dundalk Institute of Technology, Denis Cummins.

This partnership between six EU countries will provide business advisors with an online course to consolidate and increase the skills needed to advise businesses on how to prosper in the current economic climate.

Pictured are (back) Canice Hamill, Catia Furtado, Cathal Kearney, Cecile Rousseau and Fiona Oster with (front) Monika Woytkiewicz, Denis Cummins, Michael Johnson and Mihaela Constantinescu.

PLANNING: AN BORD PLEANALA RULE AGAINST OWN INSPECTOR

Ruling disappointment on ferry terminal site Q DAWN LOVE dunlaoghaire@gazettegroup.com

AN BORD Pleanala has been strongly criticised this week after it ruled against one of its own inspector’s reports and granted retention of planning to the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company for the demolition of the former Ferry Terminal at Carlisle Pier, which had incorporated elements of a 19th century railway building.

The planning authority also granted a three-year temporary permission for retention of a galvanised security fence and car parking spaces on the site of the former ferry terminal building, which had been demolished by the Harbour Company.

The board had previously ruled that the demolition of the building did not constitute “exempted development”, and, therefore, required planning permission.

Speaking to the Gazette, former Government minister, and planning expert, Ciaran Cuffe said he was disappointed with An Bord Pleanala’s decision, and the fact that they had ruled against one of their own inspectors.

“I still believe that the reinstatement of the railway building, using the salvaged elements from the demolition, would be the most appropriate use for the site, and could serve as an excellent arts and cultural venue,” he said.

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“I don’t believe that a surface car park, with a palisade fence around it, is a suitable use for the

Carlisle Pier, even on a temporary basis.

“I hope that, in the near future, the Harbour Company will come forward with good public uses for the site that will maximise public use, and respect Dun Laoghaire’s rich maritime heritage,” he said.

As part of its reasons and considerations for granting permission, the planning authority said the architectural value of the terminal building had been compromised by “unattractive extensions carried out in the 1950s”.

“In deciding not to accept the inspector’s recommendation to refuse permission, the board noted that the inspector accepted that

the removal of the terminal building had resulted in major improvements in the visual amenities of the harbour area.

“The board did not agree that proposals for reuse of elements of the demolished building need be brought forward under the subject application, which is for a temporary period, pending the preparation of a longer-term plan for the pier.

“The board considered that the proposals for temporary fencing and temporary uses, including parking on a limited area of the site, would not be so detrimental to the visual amenities of the area so as to warrant a refusal of permission,” said the planning authority.

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HERITAGE Contemporary gospel and soul music for Cabinteely Parish event

Musical celebrations for a special 175th birthday CABINTEELY Parish is set to celebrate its 175th birthday in style with two spectacular nights of contemporary gospel and soul music this June.

The performances by the Cabinteely Gospel Group (CGG) will take place on Friday, June 17,

and Sunday, June 19 in Cabinteely Church at 8pm.

Highlights will include songs from rock and pop artists who have released chart-topping tracks with spiritual themes, including Bruce Springstein, Michael Jackson and Jackie Wil-

son.

CGG’s most recent performance certainly put them on the map, taking place last September where CGG were chosen to support John Angotti, a music missionary from Memphis at Vicar Street.

The show sold to more

than 800 people, giving CGG the opportunity to bring both old and new material to a wider audience.

With the birthday celebrations of Cabinteely Parish, CGG are delighted to bring the show from the Vicar Street extravaganza back to

their home town.

CGG are delighted to welcome back to the group All-Ireland Talent Show contestant, Sile Keogh, from Killiney, who represented Dublin in the live show on RTE1.

CGG and the rest of South Dublin, were sup-

porting her all the way through her live performance.

Speaking last week, Sile said: “I look forward to being reunited with Cabinteely Gospel Group, where our rehearsals for our two live performances are in full swing, and the show

is promising to be more uplifting than ever.

“I am excited to showcase the new musical arrangement of one the group’s favourites, Up to The Mountain, by; Susan Boyle,” she said.

Tickets are available from Cabinteely Parish Office, priced at €5.

BLACKROCK: INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT LOCAL TALENTS, AS WELL AS SHOWCASE THE TOWN

Councillor Marie Baker; David Lynam, second year student, BA (Hons) Model Making, Design and Digital Effects, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Design and Technology (IADT) and Annie Doona, president, IADT, launching details of the upcoming Blackrock Animation Festival and competition, which will help to promote local creative talents, as well as showcasing the town’s diversity

Animation festival to draw many talents A MAJOR new animation festival and competition is set to take place in Blackrock this August.

Details of the event were announced this week by the Blackrock Business Network.

The Blackrock Animation Festival will be supported by the business network, in conjunction with the Dun Laoghaire Institute of Design and Technology (IADT), and will include screenings and award presentations for winning entries.

To showcase the animation competition entries, a selection of films will be shown on

Saturday, August 27, at the Blackrock “popup” cinema at Urban Junction, Main Street, Blackrock, and awards and prizes will be presented.

A Blackrock business community initiative, the purpose of the animation festival and competition is to encourage emerging and existing talents in animation and storytelling, both in Ireland and abroad.

Speaking at the launch, festival director, Fionnghuala Ni Neill, described Blackrock as “a thriving and vibrant town”.

“Our animation festi-

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‘Our animation festival will reflect the diversity of businesses here, as well as the range of events and activities going on. The animation industry is hugely important to Ireland and is well regarded internationally. We are thrilled as a town to showcase these works.’

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Festival director, Fionnghuala Ni Neill

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val will reflect the diversity of businesses here, as well as the range of events and activities going on.

“T he Irish animation industry is hugely important to Ireland

and is well regarded internationally.

“The talent is except i o n a l a n d we a r e thrilled as a town to showcase these works,” she said.

Meanwhile, the pres-

ident of IADT, Annie Doona, said: “IADT is delighted to support the Blackrock Animation Festival.

“The animation industry in Ireland is a growing and thriving industry, and one that is important to Ireland’s economic recovery and international reputation.

“IADT runs degree programmes in animation and model-making that produce high-quality student work, and we hope that many of our students will enter their pieces for the festival.

“We wish the festival every success,” she said.

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OPERA: THIRD ANNUAL GLASTHULE FESTIVAL

PEOPLE The truth behind: Man 1, Bank 0

A tale of junk mail worth Music lovers $95,000

Sheila Keogh, Cabinteely Gospel Group

set for a treat with return of festival Q HIROMI MOONEY dunlaoghaire@gazettegroup.com

THE DLR Glasthule Opera Festival is back for its third year next week.

The renowned festival will take place from Wednesday, June 15, until Sunday, June 19, in Dun Laoghaire.

This year’s festival will showcase two of the world’s favourite operas, Verdi’s La Traviata, and Mozart’s The Magic Flute, at 7.30pm in the Pavilion Theatre, both featuring the Glasthule Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

The festival was set up by local woman, AnneMarie O’Sullivan, who recently retired as head of the Department of Vocal, Opera and Drama Studies at the Conservatory of Music and Drama in DIT. “It has been very successful indeed. People seem to love it,” O’Sullivan told the Gazette this week. “ T h e r e ’s s o l i t t l e opportunity for young singers when they graduate to gain professional

experience. We invest a lot in training them and educating them, and then there’s no work for them,” she said.

This year sees an outdoor programme of free events in the People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire, as well as an education and outreach programme with two DLR primary schools – St Attracta’s National School in Ballinteer, and The Dalkey School Project National School.

“I told them the story of The Magic Flute, introduced them to the characters, taught them one of the songs, showed them the sketches of the costumes and, later on this week, I will be going to the same schools with some of the singers, who will engage with the children,” O’Sullivan said.

“Then, the children will come to an hour of the dress rehearsal of The Magic Flute.”

For tickets to the shows, contact the Pavilion Theatre at 01 231 2929. For further information, see http://glasthuleopera.ie/.

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FANCY a cheque for $95,000? Patrick Combs from San Diego was posted one in 1995, but it was a junk mail cheque.

He thought about binning it, but then decided to bring it to the bank as a joke. But it cashed.

Patrick brings his true story on tour to Ireland for the first time this month in his international smash hit show, Man 1, Bank 0.

He will stop in 19 different venues including Draiocht Arts Centre in Blanchardstow n, Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire and Civic Theatre in Tallaght.

He lives to tell the tale of the series of dramatic events unfolded in the six months after he cashed the fake cheque.

“I never imagined that they would have any

possibility of it cashing it because it was such a ridiculous cheque,” says Patrick. I’ll tell you how ridiculous it seemed to me. Somebody gave me a good metaphor for it one day.

“If you had a nice meal and afterwards they came up and gave you the bill, you know, on the little tray, you reach in your pocket and if you take out seashells and you put the seashells on there, I would expect them to laugh and say ‘A h a h a h a we d o n ’t accept seashells.’

“That’s how ridiculous it was; that’s why it seemed funny to me.”

Patrick began telling the story as a solo performer in 2003. He has sold out his Broadway shows in New York and is becoming renowned for his tale worldwide.

“You know, my first thought was that it wasn’t

Patrick Combs brings his true story to Ireland for the first time

my bank account.

“That was my first thought, that ‘This is not my bank account.’

My second thought was like ‘Jesus, that’s a big number.’

“And then my third thought was ‘this must be Bill Gates’ bank account.’

And then I remembered that I deposited the cheque, and I realised ‘oh

my god, this is my bank account,’” he laughs.

“I would describe it as a staggering series of ridiculously astonishing events. That’s why it’s a show.”

So what does happens after the bank cashes this fake cheque?

To name but a few, Combs is threatened with ‘jail time’ and even

‘death’, and the drama continues.

The story explains the bizarre events that follow Combs innocent joke. So how does it all end? You can only find out at the show.

For more information about the tour venue dates and ticket prices, visit www.man1bank0. com

‘Follow your passion into a new career’ Q HIROMI MOONEY dunlaoghaire@gazettegroup.com

CHANGING your career is a big step, and can be daunting – it’s hard to know whether you are doing the right thing.

H o w e v e r, A d r i a n Nolan, from Churchtown, turned his life around by turning his dream about

working with radio into a reality.

After 28 years of working in an international road transport company, Adrian decided to get back to the books at the age of 50, and study Fetac Level 5 and 6 in Radio Broadcast in Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education (DCFE).

He has since progressed to study a BA in Communications in DCU, and has just completed his first year there.

“My whole goal when I started on the course was just to be back involved with radio,” he says.

“But, out of that, I found that I have a love of writing. Knowledge

has two uses to me – one, whatever use I get out of it; and two, that I can impart it to somebody else, and they get some use out of it,” he says.

Adrian was involved with pirate radio stations when he was younger, and also has a wealth of experience in presenting, programming, production and station management with temporary licenced stations, including Hot Country and Heartbeat FM. He is also involved with DCFE’s The Wave 97.3FM. He will return to DCFE this September to teach the Fetac Level 5 Radio Production Module as an evening course for 20 weeks.

The module will introduce students to radio

and interview techniques, and will give students a chance to gain experience in recording and performing live.

The communications student encourages anyone who is tired of their current career to consider pursuing their dream job.

“Get up and have a go at it. Certainly, for what I’ve found, it’s one of the most enlightening things that you can do.

And, when you make the first step, you realise that there’s such a bigger world out there, and you have choices,” he says.

“It’s the best thing anybody could do, particularly if they have any sort of interest or passion. Go and do it. You just don’t know what doors it’s going to open,” he says.

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IT’S YOUR STORY Seasoned pro rocks on in Walters

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A Strong singer to give you the Blues Q JONNY TENNANT

THERE was an electric atmosphere and some crazy dancing in Walters’ bar and restaurant on Upper Georges Street last Thursday as seasoned blues legend, Rob Strong, howled the night away, wowing the lively crowd.

Strong and friends rocked their way through a BB K ing number, with Shay Murphy playing some tight licks on guitar before taking off into a reaching solo.

He was ably accompanied by Arthur Whelan, on drums; an unmistakable soul bassline pumping out all the time from Strong. “ We d o n ’t r e a l l y rehearse, we just kind of wing it,” said Strong.

The three-piece play covers from artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Moore, JJ Cale and others ever y T hursday night, and hope to get more musicians on board.

W helan, who also plays with Murphy in Dead Ringer, said: “It’s more of a jam here – if anyone wants to come and play a song, that’s great.”

In his chilled Derry drawl, a genial, post-gig Strong remembered a less receptive audience from times past.

“One Sunday, a long time ago, we got on stage in the town hall in Killarney with the long hair and the beards. We did the second song and had to get off the stage – the boys just chased us out.

“I think, in those days, people just thought we were leprechauns jumping around.”

He had a less narrow view about different styles of music.

“If it sounds good, and it’s played well, you know – that’s what it’s all about.”

Showband era During the clean-cut showband era, Strong travelled all over Ireland with The Plattermen, playing slow foxtrots and quicksteps along with some early Chicago and Santana stuff.

However, with the introduction of disco to Ireland, Strong could feel that the end was nigh for the showband.

He moved to Dublin, where he furthered his self-initiated and total immersion in the Blues scene.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I WONDER if you could help me trace my cousins, who live in the Dun Laoghaire area?

The late John Murphy is my dad’s (Michael) brother, and John and Bernette (his wife) lived at Number 10, St Mary’s Street, Dun Laoghaire.

I would like to trace any of their children so I could learn more about the lrish side of my family.

Kevin Murphy spud@onwight.net

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Rob Strong in action belting out a song in his inimitable style. Picture: Gabriel Noonan

“You’ve got to pick one style that you love and listen to it. It’s like everything else – it takes years to learn it.

“I mean, I can play other styles of music, but Blues music and Soul music, I know them quite well,” he said.

During the Seventies, Strong would have rubbed shoulders with the likes of Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Phil Lynott, Henry Mac Culloch and Van Morrison, to name but a few.

“They’re all sound fellows, apart from one or two,” joked Strong.

“Rory, Gary and Morrison, and all those fellows, left the country at that time. Times weren’t good, it was the same as now.

“All the Irish people were emigrating to England.

“No matter whether you were a football player, a snooker player or a bricklayer, you had to leave,” he said.

Strong, who played his first gig as a guitarist at a ceilidh in Donegal, is proud of his roots.

Musicians “We’re a great nation for singers and great musicians, for such a small country, and we always have been.”

If you want to hear the rises and falls, the highs and lows, the blood, sweat and the tears, and if you happen to be walking past Walters on Thursday, you should definitely drop in.

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ARTS: LITERARY EVENTS TO MARK BLOOMSDAY

Celebrating James Joyce in Dalkey

WITH Bloomsday almost upon us, Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre are celebrating the work of James Joyce this month.

Dalkey and the surrounding area feature strongly in Joyce’s work and, to mark the fact, Dalkey Castle will present the Dalkey Schoolroom Scene from The Nestor episode (Chapter Two) of Ulysses on Bloomsday, Thursday, June 16.

The event will be followed by a special Joycean walk through Dalkey village, which will celebrate the fact that Joyce set this episode in the then Clifton School on Dalkey Avenue.

Organisers say those taking part will experience the Nestor Episode brought to life in a memorable dramatisation.

Some of Dalkey’s surprising connections with Joyce will be uncovered in the guided Joycean Walk, led by an expert Joycean guide. The walk will cul-

minate in a lively sharing of Joycean experiences at The Queen’s bar, where burgundy wine and gorgonzola cheese will be provided to walkers, on the house.

To learn more of Joyce’s work, the highly-popular Joycean Evening will feature a team of actors performing enlightening extracts from Ulysses, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and some of Joyce’s poems.

Tenor, Simon Morgan, and soprano, Donna Malone, will be accompanied by Josh Johnston in songs that Joyce sung, or which feature in his work.

Participants are invited to dress in Edwardian costume, and add to the colour of the occasion.

Tickets for the afternoon event cost €10, and for the Joycean Evening, €15. Early booking is advisable, by calling 01 285 8366.

PEOPLE Local teenager is training hard to

The Blackrock girl off to do her best Q HIROMI MOONEY dunlaoghaire@gazettegroup.com

GETTING stuck into the books is what most Irish teenagers will be doing this exam season, but not 15-year-old Emer Pisarnik, from Blackrock.

She’s training every day to become an Irish alpine skiing athlete, to represent Ireland in the first Winter Youth Olympics, 2012, which will take place in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 13 – 22, next year.

A former student at Dominican College Sion Hill, Emer moved to Austria last year and is in her first year of studying in Waidhofen Ski Training Centre and Business School (Trainingszentrum Waidhofen Schihandelsschule).

She will be there for two more years, and then plans to return to school in Ireland. Although her

proud parents, Walter and Margaret, are still living in Blackrock, Emer’s 16-year-old brother, Aaron, is also studying in the same town in Austria, in a soccer academy.

“School life here is very different to Ireland!

It’s not too bad, but I am in a business school, so everything is based around business, and I don’t really like business much – so it’s a bit of an issue,” laughs Emer.

Misses home “I miss all my friends and family. I even miss some teachers from Sion Hill!

“I really like it that Aaron is here, because I have someone to speak English with and we have stuff to do on the weekends together, because all the other boys and girls go home on the weekends.

“I love skiing. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s also challenging, and I love a challenge!

“I like how it is a different sport to what most of the other people my age would be doing in Ireland,” she says.

“I started skiing when I was four. My parents brought me and my brother away skiing for a week, but I didn’t actually like it when I first did it.

“We went skiing for a week every year, then I started skiing up in Kilternan on the dry slope.

From then, I just kept moving up in the group, and was asked to join the race squad.”

Emer says: “I went to my first Snowdome race in Glasgow when I was 12. I took part in my first international children’s [races] in 2009 in Andorra, and I came 18th in slalom, which was very good for my first race.

“I’ve been to other international children’s races, and they are great fun. I’ve been to Andorra a second time, and also

Blackrock teen, Emer Pisarnik, has come quite a long way since her first outings on

Slovenia, Slovakia and Czech Republic,” she says.

Emer’s father, Walter, says a member of the Ski Club of Ireland was setting up an Irish racing squad, and asked Emer to join.

“As an Austrian, I’m connected to the Ski Club of Ireland, and we went every year to the Ski Club of Ireland in Kilternan,” he says.

“Emer started to like it more and more and, after having trained here for, I

think, a year and a half, she asked me for the big ones with the big races to go over to Britain to the Snowdome Races.

“They had to assess her, whether she would be okay to join in the race squad of Ireland, and they accepted her into it.

“As long as she was here, she went over to Kilternan twice a week for training, and once a week up to Sandyford in the ski centre. So, in the winter time we went

to Austria for proper skiing.

“She was selected for the first time to go to Andorra to one of the fifth international children’s races, and she did quite well there.

Equipment “T hen, we had to go further and get the equipment – the race skis and the race suits and all those kinds of things – and we just kept on going.

“Basically, we try to do

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ski for Ireland in Winter Youth Olympics in Austria

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who’s happy to slope to represent Ireland

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Emer, pictured in 2001

ski slopes (inset), with the 15-year-old now training in Waidhofen, Austria, for the first Winter Youth Olympics, 2012

as many races as possible to give her experience,” says Walter.

Training for the Winter Youth Olympics is by no means an easy task, and it is clear from Emer’s daily routine about how much work is required.

Her day in the ski academy starts at 7.25am with fitness training. She trains for three hours daily by doing balance and coordination exercises, cycling, gym work and games such as volleyball, basketball and

football.

In the summer, she also goes swimming once a week, and she finishes her day of school and training at 6pm.

With such a busy schedule, what does Emer do when she is free?

“In my spare time, I go to the outdoor swimming pool – when it’s nice weather, of course.

“Or I watch my brother’s football match on the weekend, or I just chat to my friends from Ireland

on Facebook,” she says.

So, Emer does all the regular things an average teenager does in their spare time, but her ambitions stand out.

Her goals are to bring Ireland into the top 20 in the Alpine Ski World Cup Overall Nations Ranking, to represent Ireland successfully in the 2018 Winter Youth Olympic games, and to be a good Irish ambassador for alpine skiing.

This means she will be competing in various ski

races across Europe over the next few years.

“I’m really excited! I love representing Ireland in skiing, it’s really cool,” says Emer.

“If you are really interested in skiing, for example, just stick to it!

If you’re not the best at it, keep practising, because you will get better.”

Emer will be back in Blackrock in July and August on her summer holidays, and will then return to Austria for the next school year.

THE former operations manager for Swansea Cork Ferries is to take up the helm as the new harbour master of Dun Laoghaire Harbour.

The appointment of Captain Frank Allen, who is also the former habour master of Dundalk Port, was announced by the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company this week.

Hailing from Cork, Allen became general manager of Dundalk Shipowners in 1986. He stayed there until 1997, before becoming Ships Captain for Carrisbrooke Shipping in Britain.

His Dun Laoghaire appointment follows the retirement of Captain Simon Coate.

The Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is set to launch a master plan for the historic 200–yearold harbour, aimed at developing its marine, leisure and tourism appeal.

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COLLEGES Sallynoggin College of Further Education stage

Sallynoggin College of Further Education’s Christine Redmond, tutor, with Fred Meany, principal, and Frances Gaynor, deputy principal

Stitching together a great showcase ALLYNOGGIN College of Further Education staged a superb fashion show at The Pavilion Theatre recently, showcasing some of the terrific work by 16 of the college’s graduating designers, and demonstrating in style their skills built up across two years. In addition to the cutting-edge styles on display, the college created a collaborative event, maximising the skills of its students across a number of fields.

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Selena Kinsella and Jules Clarke

Dance students opened the fashion show with a self-choreographed piece, before the show proper unfolded, featuring hair and make-up, courtesy of the college’s beauty students. In addition to showcasing the remarkable work of the students, a number of awards were also presented, with Teresa Jacob presented with Student of the Year, while Alexandra Fitzpatrick was named as Designer of the Year.

Barbara and Freda Gorman with Sarah McKiernan. Pictures: Peter Doyle

Karen Hurley and Riona Skuce, tutor

Ashley Molloy

Maggie Rek, Victoria Carney and Jackie Kilroe

The dramatic catwalk styling was superb, firmly focusing attention on the show

Katie Marconi and Catriona Loughlin

Helena Gonclaves and Mairead Murray

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a superb fashion and design show, featuring graduates’ work

Clare Parsons, Elaina Boner ner and Rachel Connolly

Simon Bu Burke, Chris Carroll and Barry Reidy

Catriona Kelly and Shona Doyle

Right: Some of the show’s w’s superb styles

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What water means to a community Q CATHERINE RYAN Senior Portfolio Manager Kleinwort Benson Investors

WATER is certainly in the news. The dry spring means that Dublin’s reservoirs are at dangerously low levels, and water charges are on the way.

These charges are a condition of the EU/IMF rescue deal, and the new government seems to accept that it has to be done.

The decision is wildly unpopular, but, apart from the money it will raise, it should reduce waste, averting Dublin’s predict-

ed water crisis.

As things stand today, plans are well advanced to pipe water to Dublin all the way from the Shannon, and the only alternative (apart from charges) may be to build a desalination plant somewhere on the coast that will convert salt sea water to fresh drinking water. Do Dun Laoghaire residents really want a large chemical plant (for that’s what a desalination facility is) on their doorstep?

If you think about it at all, we tend to take water for granted, yet we certainly should not. All life depends on it. Without water, we could not live; agriculture would be impossible; industry couldn’t function.

And yet, while population growth, industrialisation, urbanisation and dietary change all place an ever-increasing demand on this one crucial, irreplaceable resource, the supply remains finite.

There is no more water available to us now than there was 10,000 years ago, and there may soon be less. In places, fresh water is threatened by pollution and global warming, in others it is becoming more inaccessible as underground aquifers are depleted and ground water levels fall. Less than 1% of the world’s total water content is considered available for human use on a regular basis.

Water is fast becoming

Water is a resource that is fast becoming more and more inaccessible

the most critical resource issue for humanity. And, with such stark consequences for a failure to address the issue, it is easy to see why governments around the world are introducing policies intended to secure adequate water supplies for their populations.

To provide enough water for all uses through 2030, industry analysts estimate that the world will need to invest as much as €1 trillion per year. The task is huge. But it has begun.

Leading companies around the world are developing and imple-

menting technologies to ensure water security.

Among them are firms working to increase supply through desalination and waste-water reclamation, and firms working to protect and ensure quality of that supply through filtration and the refurbishment of existing pipelines.

It is for this reason that Kleinwort Benson Investors launched its Water Strategy in October 2000.

It invests only in companies that derive a significant proportion of their revenue from water distribution, infrastructure

and technology. Since its launch in 2000, the Kleinwort Benson Investors Water Strategy has delivered nine out of 10 years added value above the MSCI World (a stock market index of over 6,000 world stocks).

This city is getting thirstier, and so is the world. An already severe imbalance between the supply and demand for fresh water can only become more acute.

Like the Dublin authorities, governments and local authorities around the world are seeking solutions, some urgently.

Recognising the potential crises that will develop if they don’t act now, many have committed to spending vast amounts of money to ensure water security in the decades to come. It is a global problem with implications for the whole of humanity. Smart companies will provide the answers and long-term investors, who are able to focus on those that are best placed to do so, will surely reap the rewards.

Past performance may not be a reliable guide to future performance and the value of investments may fall as well as rise. The views expressed in this document are expressions of opinion only and should not be construed as investment advice. Kleinwort Benson Investors Dublin Ltd. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

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FUNDRAISER Discovery Gospel Choir at Kill O’The Grange

Discovery Choir’s heavenly sounds ...

The choir sent their voices – and the spirits of everyone listening – soaring skywards, thanks to their beautiful performance of a number of wonderful songs. Pictures: Peter Doyle

EMBERS of Discovery Gospel Choir certainly made some heavenly sounds when they performed at Kill O’The Grange Church in Blackrock recently, where they delighted the audience at the packed-out venue with their eclectic

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choice of songs.

The concert was to help fundraise for a school building project in Yei, southern Sudan, which has seen great turmoil in recent times, and which has inspired international aid and interest from around the world.

With this in mind, the wonderful singers of the Discovery Gospel Choir were happy to play their part in supporting such a worthwhile project, and, as the full attendance attested, locals and music lovers were also delighted to help support the initiative.

Jenny Horner, Esosa Ighodaro, Sarah Williams and Emma Byrne

Roisin and Aisling Dextor

Part of the large attendance

Toyin Odalade, Lydia

Monds and Tabitha Ruigu

Gideon Tunde, Peter Szlovak, Gabriel Ucheakujobi, Philip McKinley and Ashley Mwanza

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SUPPORT: FUNDRAISER TO AID OPERATIONS

FASHION Hot summer collection for less

This is your chance to give a child a big smile THE FIRST ever Bumps, Babies and Buggies national fundraiser for Operation Smile will take place this June 17 and 18.

Would you like to catch up with friends, family and neighbours while giving a facially deformed child a smile which will change their world forever?

Bumps, Babies and Buggies, June 17 and 18, 2011 is a coffee morning with an important difference. It is an opportunity to meet friends, relax over a cup of coffee and talk the baby talk, and at the same time raising funds to support Operation Smile’s efforts to provide surgery for children with facial deformity in the developing world.

More than 200,000 children are born globally with a cleft lip and/ or palate facial deformity each year — often unable to eat, speak, socialise or smile. In Ireland, corrective surgery is easily available, but in many countries these vulnerable children are shunned and rejected. Without outside help, thousands of children with facial deformities worldwide will never have the medical care they need to live a normal life. It can take as little as 45 minutes and €240 to change a child’s life forever.

Operation Smile changes lives one smile at a time. Operation Smile Ireland is part of a global alliance of Operation Smile organisations working to serve children with facial deformity such as cleft lip and palate.

Free surgery Since 1982, Operation Smile has provided free surgery to more than 160,000 children around the world with the help of dedicated medical volunteers. With the help of mums and dads around Ireland, how many more

lives can be changed?

Paediatric dental surgeon, and mother of two young children, Dr Eleanor McGovern, is behind Bumps, Babies and Buggies and has worked with Operation Smile in countries such as Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Philippines and Russia.

J’aime La Vie Inserobe

Understand

According to Dr McGovern: ‘‘As parents, or expectant parents, we understand the importance of feeding our babies.

We appreciate the joy when our baby gives that first smile! How would we feel if our baby struggled with feeding because we could not access the care they needed? How would we feel if we knew our beautiful baby could have the surgery to make their face even more beautiful, but we could not afford it? Every infant born with a cleft lip or palate should have access to all the care they need, regardless of where they are born.”

Author Marisa Mackle, who helped launch the event commented: “Bumps Babies and Buggies is a great idea. It is easy to organise and a fantastic excuse for people to gather friends and neighbours together while raising money for a really worthwhile cause. Operation Smile’s volunteers change children’s lives and also save children’s lives.”

To get your Bumps, Babies and Buggies coffee morning hosting pack, please email Eleanor at eleanor@operationsmile. ie or call 01 667 6659.

All the funds raised will go to fund cleft lip/palate surgery for children in developing countries.

Monies can be sent by cheque, bank deposit or online payment. For further information on Operation Smile, you can visit www.operationsmile.ie

J’aime La Vie Penny Dress

J’aime La Vie Notti Dress

J’aime La Vie Oceana Dress

J’aime La Vie Rebecca Dress

Dun Laoghaire’s newest hotspot is Carraig Donn WHAT has a bright citrus dress, this season’s maxi, novel gift ideas and rocking jewellery got in common? The answer is the collection available in the new Carraig Donn branch in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre.

The new store opened in recent weeks and is the talk of the town with the innovate, on- trend collections, just in time for summer.

Carraig Donn is Ireland’s leading lifestyle retailer, with 23 stores

nationwide showcasing irresistible fashion, jewellery and gifts collection all under one roof!

Carraig Donn champions a number of brands – their own label J’aime la Vie is seen alongside Vila, Vero Moda, Amari, Darling and Peruzzi, to usher in every trend and silhouette of the season. All brands have one thing in commonfantastic prices!

The Star Buy of the collection has to be the J’aime la Vie Notti dress,

retailing at only €69.

The Notti features one of this season’s hottest looks in crushed fabric.

The J’aime la Vie Penny dress is a close second as the season’s star buy, retailing at only €69.

Dresses Of course you will agree that the summer 2011 collection is a dream for dress lovers.

Carraig Donn caters for every need at a range of budgets, making you look fantastic for every

occasion. Knight and Day and Soul jewellery completes the look with both contemporary and funky pieces.

This winning formula extends to the gift and home departments where customers are met with clever, vibrant gift and home concepts again to suit any budget for every taste and occasion.

Summer 2011 promises to be a busy for Carraig Donn, with the company celebrating 40 years in retail, new stores

opening across the country and online shopping launching by the end of this month!

Register You can register your own details online at www.carraigdonn.com to get all the latest news, promos and huge discounts.

Carraig Donn is located in the Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre. For more information phone 01 2846121 Email info@ carraigdonn.com

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now available in Carraig Donn branch in Dun Laoghaire

J’aime La Vie San Francisco Dress

J’aime La Vie Oceanna Maxi

J’aime La Vie Dress

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GazettePETS PETS

Brought to you by Miriam Kerins of the DSPCA

THE FACTS: WRITE “LIVE ANIMAL” ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CRATE

Your pet will benefit from the holiday experience if you carefully plan your trip

Prepare for a happy holiday with your pet chool is out, hailing the start of the summer holidays, and I want to remind pet parents to make every effort to ensure their pets – as well as their family - have a safe and happy experience when travelling to and from that holiday destination; whether it’s by road, sea, rail or air.

Remember, travelling can be very stressful for both you and your pet; I know, I’m one of those people who bring their dogs everywhere, and ,take it from me, poor holiday planning can literally be listed as grounds for divorce in our house!

However, with thoughtful preparation, you can ensure a safe, happy and comfortable experience for everyone.

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Here’s a few top tips from a weary traveller.

•When you and hubby are excitedly discussing your travel plans and destinations, make sure you remember to get your pets involved. And no, I don’t mean sit down and ask them where they’d like to go!

•Take your pets to the vet to ensure they are upto-date on all vaccinations and that you have a supply of any medication they are currently taking.

•If you own dogs that will be in contact with other dogs, make sure they are vaccinated against kennel cough.

•Make sure your dog has basic training so that he will behave well during the trip.

•Obtain a clean certificate of health from your vet and make sure this is dated at least 14 days before your departure if travelling by air or sea.

•Ask your vet about any parasites, health risks, etc., to your animal that may be associated with your planned destination.

•Make sure your pet wears a collar and ID tag and is micro-chipped.

Make sure his details are up-to-date and clearly displayed.

For air/ferry travel:

The first time I took my dogs on a ferry and somebody callously described them as “cargo,” I nearly had a fit. However, this is how they are considered, and even if your dog is the most relaxed canine in the world, (a la our middle one, Belle), the cargo hold does not make for a pleasant travel experience.

If required, purchase an approved shipping crate – it should be large enough for your pet to comfortably stand, sit, lie down and turn around in. Write the words “live animal” clearly on at least two sides of the crate and use arrows to prominently indicate the upright position of the crate.

Always check ahead with your airline’s/ferry’s pet policies.

For car travel:

Plan the journey taking into account any rest stops and/or restaurants where you can safely eat with your pet.

In order to make the journey safe and secure,

a well-ventilated pet carrier/crate, large enough for your pet to stand, sit, lie down and turn around.

Alternatively a pet harness/safety belt should be attached. So, it’s up to you; you know your own pet, so you’ll know the best way to secure them.

Never, ever, leave your animal alone in a parked car. On a hot day, even with the windows open, a parked car can turn into a furnace and very quickly, in a matter of minutes, heatstroke can develop, causing death. In cold weather a car can turn into a fridge, holding in the cold, causing the animal to freeze to death.

Take along plenty of bottled drinking water from your own tap.

Drinking water they are not used to could cause the animal’s tummy to become upset.

Bring along a travel bag for your pet and include things like: •First aid kit •Clean towel •Fresh supply of water •Paper towels •Poo bags •Favourite blanket/ toys.

Remember to tr y and enjoy your holiday because one bad experience for both you and your pet can prompt you to say what I’ve said so many times: “Never again!’’

For more information log onto www.dspca.ie or email me at miriam.kerins@dspca.ie

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GazetteBEAUTY BEAUTY

Edited by Dawn Love

Find your holiday beauty essentials at Littlewoods

ANCY having top beauty brands at the touch of your fingertips? Littlewoods Ireland has just launched an extensive new online beauty store.

It stocks leading skincare brands such as Elizabeth Arden, Burts Bees, St Tropez and Fake Bake.

With products to suit all budgets, and a free four-day delivery service, updating your beauty regime is as simple as logging onto www.little woodsireland.ie Offers to check out include the Elizabeth Arden Intervene Holiday Set (€59), which contains 50ml Radi-

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ance Boosting Moisture Cream SPF 15, 50ml 3 in 1 Cleanser Exfoliator Primer, 4.5ml Timefighting Radiance Serum and 7ml Peel & Reveal Revitalising Treatment with sponge, perfect face care staples for any trip abroad.

And perfect for all your travels this summer, we love this Mister Mascara Large Travel Bag, €10, with its handy decanting kit, there’s no chance of forgetting your bathroom essentials when travelling.

The containers comply with EU liquids in hand luggage regulations.

Moisturiser SPF 30 50ml, €17

Body Shop launches SPF 30 THE Body Shop has just launched its first SPF 30 product. This lightweight, easilyabsorbed daily moisturiser offers UVA/ UVB protection. Containing camu camu berry and moisturising Community Trade brazil nut oil, the Daily Moisturiser helps to revitalise the skin, leaving it soft, smooth and radiant.

Elizabeth Arden Intervene Holiday Set and the Mister Mascara large travel bag (inset)

Give your lips some TLC this summer with Voya IF YOUR lips are in need of some extra TLC during the summer months, then why not check out VOYA’s new Balmelicious Lip Balms, which contain a unique blend of organic seaweed extracts, vitamin E, as well as Soil Association certified oils of sweet almond, beeswax, wheat germ, candelilla and sunflower, all chosen for their repairing, hydrating and healing properties.

VOYA’s Balmelicious Lip Balms’ cell regenerating algae base formulations are packed with B vitamins and polysaccharides and work on contact to soften roughness, relieve dryness, stop flaking and prevent any further damage, leaving lips intensely moisturised and softened.

VOYA’s Balmelicious Lip Balms are available in two delicious flavours, zingy and zesty Lemon & Lime, and tingling, lip plumping Vanilla & Pep-

Vitamin C Daily

permint.

VOYA’s Balmelicious Lip Balms’ packaging is totally bio-degradable, too. Their outer casing is made with corn-starch and, when disposed of in the compost heap, will break down within just a few weeks, making these lip balms earth and lip friendly, too.

VOYA’s Balmelicious is set to become a firm handbag favourite this summer, to lips that are gorgeously soft and smooth. Your lips will adore VOYA’s Balmelicious!

VOYA p r o d u c t s can also be purchased online at www.voya.ie.

For stockists, call 071 9168956.

Vanilla Peppermint

Lemon Lime

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SNAPSHOT The stories of the day GAZETTE COMMENT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Calling out for the people of 2011 DEAR EDITOR,

IT’S that time of year again when we once more make a special appeal to readers of the Gazette to think about who are the inspiring people in your community.

We here at the People of the Year Awards, which are organised by Rehab and sponsored by QUINN-healthcare, are searching for stories of achievement, success, bravery and heroism.

Who cannot have been moved by the courage of 2009 winner Steve Collins in his fight for justice following the murder of his son by gangland criminals in Limerick? Or have been stunned by 2010 winner Rio Hogarty’s selflessness in fostering 140 children over the past four decades?

However, we wouldn’t hear about these stories if it was not for the people of Ireland telling us about them.

That’s why we need to know of those citizens in your community who have done extraordinary things and who ought be considered for a People of the Year Award.

Amongst the categories this year are the Young Person of the Year Award (under 25 years), the International Person of the Year Award, the Best Friend of the Year Award, as well as

a number of other People of the Year Awards for achievements in the areas of community service, arts and culture, sports and public sector achievement, among others.

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‘We need to know of those citizens who have done extraordinary things’ ---------------------------------------

To receive a nomination form, just phone 01 205 7260 or write to People of the Year Awards, Rehab, Roslyn Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4. You can also nominate online at www.peopleoftheyear.com or by email at poy@ quinn-healthcare.com. The closing date is Monday, June 20, 2011.

Then all that’s left to do is sit back and tune in to RTE One on Saturday September 10 and, who knows, the next winner of a People of the Year Award could be from Dublin.

Yours sincerely,

Don Delaney Head of Communications and Marketing Rehab Group Dublin 4

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Sports Editor: Rob Heigh email: sport@gazettegroup.com

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Advertising Sales: 01 6010240 email: sales@gazettegroup.com Gazette Group Newspapers Ltd. Terms and Conditions for acceptance of advertisements Reserve the right to omit or suspend or alter any advertisement(s) in any of its publications. We also decline any responsibility in the event of one or more of a series of advertisements being omitted for any reason whatever, nor do we accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of any advertisement. If your advertisement appears incorrectly, contact the Advertising Department immediately, as responsibility cannot be accepted for more than one week’s incorrect insertion. Responsibility cannot be accepted if the complaint is made more than two weeks after insertion. If one places an advertisement for more than one week and then cancels it after the first week, no refund or credit will be given for weeks cancelled. The advertiser undertakes to indemnify the Proprietors against any liability for any civil action arising out of the publication of the advertisement or any other matter printed or published in the Blanchardstown Gazette, Castleknock Gazette, Clondalkin Gazette, Dundrum Gazette, Dun Laoghaire Gazette, Lucan Gazette, Malahide Gazette and Swords Gazette. The placing of an order or contract will be deemed an acceptance of these conditions.

Woodie’s Supergarden winner, Ken, picks up a bronze medal at this year’s Bloom festival Woodie’s DIY have continued their sponsorship of The RTE gardening series, Supergarden, and this year’s winner, Ken Byrne, brought his winning Supergarden to Bloom, picking up a bronze medal. Ray Colman, CEO of Woodie’s DIY, is pictured with his wife Dolores and Ken Byrne, winner of Supergarden.

It’s time to get a Taste of Dublin TASTE of Dublin, Ireland’s Premier Outdoor Food and Drink Festival, has 10 exciting new restaurants taking part in this year’s event.

A d d i t i o n s i n cl u d e P e a r l Brasserie, Mulberry Garden, Locks Brasserie, Bang, Cliff Town House, The Exchange Restaurant and many more.

At the Philadelphia Chef’s Theatre, the Ireland AM Taste Factor winner will showcase their winning culinary talent live on stage alongside Edward Hayden, while Kitchen Hero, Donal Skehan, will be demonstrating delicious good food recipes from his latest cookbook.

Also showcasing their culinary skills will be Conrad Gallagher, Gino D’Acampo, Rachel Allen, Neven Maguire, Atul Kochhar, Clodagh McKenna, Catherine Fulvio and Derry Clarke, to name but a few.

Brand new this year is the Taste Chef’s Table, in association with O’Briens Wines, hosted by restaurant reviewer Katy McGuinness.

Here, visitors will have a chance to put burning questions to the Taste chefs, ask the culinary experts everything from how to grow your own, how to host the perfect dinner party, and also discuss new business ideas in the foodie world.

DIARY All taking place in the stunning Iveagh Gardens, it promises to be an action-packed, fun-filled weekend.

Tickets for Taste of Dublin, which runs from June 9 to 12, are on sale, starting from €15, excluding booking fee, at www.tasteofdublin.ie or via the ticket line, 0818 30 00 30.

Bloom’s record 90,000 visitors A RECORD 90,000 visitors descended on the Phoenix Park for Bloom, Ireland’s answer to the Chelsea Flower Show, over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

Amongst those who attended the gardening, food and family festival, were the President of Ireland and Patron of Bloom, Mary Mc Aleese, and her husband, Senator Martin McAleese.

The President spent one hour at the event visiting the showgardens, meeting the designers and members of the public and later addressed a large crowd at the Chefs Summer Kitchen, part of the new Bord Bia Food Village. Celebrity Chef Neven

Maguire presented the President with a hamper of artisan produce from the Food Market.

The international judging panel commented that this year’s gardens were some of the best they had seen in the history of the event.

The overall large garden category award went to To The Waters Edge, a visually striking garden featuring a sunken seating area, designed by Oliver and Liat Schurmann, Mount Venus Nurseries, Dublin. Visitors to the show were encouraged to vote for their favourite garden with the People’s Choice award going to An Adventure with Thumbelina, designed by first-time Bloom designer Jack Harte, New Ross, Co.Wexford.

Thank you...

BEAUMONT Hospital would like to thank everybody who took part in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon on Monday.

A spokesperson for the team said: “You have made a big difference to patient care at the hospital, especially to the Care of the Elderly programme.

“The impact that you made is warmly appreciated, look out for the details, which will be up on our website www.bhf.ie soon.”

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GazetteGAMING GAMING Only one more Kinect sensor left to be won!

HE incredible Gazette Xbox Kinect sensor competition is drawing to a close as, this week, we give away the fourth and final of our terrific prizes.

K inect for Xbox 360 brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways, without using a controller

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With Kinect, technology evaporates, letting the natural magic in all of us shine. Controllerfree gaming means fullbody play.

Kinect responds to how you move. So, if you have to kick, then kick. If you have to jump, then jump. You already know how to play.

All you have to do is get off the couch, “plug in� to

your Xbox 360 console, and jump in to experience game play.

Games Kinect Sports allows you to say goodbye to the buttons and controllers, and play six full sports games just as you always have, using your entire body.

Become the heavyweight champ of the liv-

ing room with boxing, or take to the sand with some high-flying beach volleyball action.

With soccer, field and track events, and even bowling, Kinect Sports has something for everyone.

Meanwhile, Kinect Adventures will have you jumping, dodging, and kicking your way

through 20 pulse-pounding adventures, set in exotic locations around the world.

K inect Adventures gets you to work with your friends and navigate through roaring rapids, challenge obstacle courses, and even save a leaky underwater laboratory.

The spirit of adventure awaits!

WIN A KINECT SENSOR AND TWO KINECT GAMES To be in with a chance to win a Kinect Sensor and two Kinect games, to use with your XBox 360 console, just answer the following question.

What kind of laboratory must be saved in Kinect Adventures?

Post your answer to Kinect Competition, Gazette Group Newspapers, Block 3A, Mill Bank Business Park, Lucan, Co Dublin.

Alternatively, you can email competition@gazettegroup.com.

All entries must be received before Wednesday, June 15.

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GazetteMOTORS MOTORS Hyundai is aiming RoadSigns Road Signs higher with new i40 Women’s Mini-Marathon runners can win an Apple iPad, thanks to Fiat THE Flora Women’s Mini Marathon which took place over the weekend is a major fund raising event for many charities. Fiat Ireland as the official vehicle sponsor thinks that the rewards shouldn’t necessarily stop there.

That is why, in addition to giving a brand new Fiat 500 car away to one lucky participant on the day of the event, Fiat is also offering all minimarathon runners the chance to win an Apple iPad. In fact, Fiat is giving away a total of six iPads between June and December 2011 and, to enter, the only thing mini-marathon participants have to do is stick an I DID IT sticker on the back of their car and check the Fiat Ireland Facebook page once a month to see if they’ve won!

Best of all, the sticker also ensures that everyone is aware of the athletic prowess and kindheartedness of the person behind the wheel, so there are really no losers in this competition.

Are we getting too fat to fit into compact cars?

A RECENT published report noted that physically bigger Americans are not comfortable driving compact cars designed for the European market.

With our growing obesity problem in Ireland, I just wonder are we moving in the same direction?

I reckon that the growing weight problem in countries like Ireland is creating similar problems to those facing car designers in the US as weight problems create all sorts of headaches for the engineers who design small car interiors.

Hand- in- hand with this US President Obama wants to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. He’s promised a one-third slash in oil imports by 2025. That means smaller cars and alternative fuels are going to be necessary.

And his wife, Michelle, is waging a war on childhood obesity. We need to do the same here because, when all of our kids grow up, they are going to have to fit into smaller cars, likely run on alternative fuels, and that’s whether they like it or not.

A new, and more stylish Hyundai, is on the way for Ireland. MICHAEL MORONEY caught up with the car at Dealers, Cavanagh’s yundai have been keeping the arrival of the new i40 a bit of a secret from us motoring journalists and I don’t know why. The car is a reasonably big car replacement for the aging Sonata. It has much more style, even though it might feel a little tighter on the inside.

T he Hy undai did impress with great styling and solid feel, coupled with a thrifty 1.7-litre turbo-diesel engine under the bonnet. The car has a completely different driving feel to the Sonata.

The dash and front area comes in around the driver to give a solid look to the car. That would be my preference, but not everybody agrees.

Hyundai will be offering two engine options when the car hits Irish shores later this summer.

The entry model, like the one that I briefly drove, will come with a 1.7 -litre turbo-diesel engine.

And they don’t tell us what the acceleration pace is either, but I searched it out and found that it’s reasonable, but not the fastest in the

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league.

What they do tell us is that the economy figures are good. They give us a figure of 23.2 km/litre (4.3l/100km), which is impressive for a car in this size category. These figures will be achieved with a sixth gear in the gearbox, allowing the car to cruise at low engine revs. That’s a sensible approach because it works in terms of the economy measures that make the car thrifty to own and to drive.

Economy

T his entr y model comes with a low 113g/ km of CO2, which is incredibly low for a diesel powered car in this size. That converts to very good economy and a low €104 annual road tax cost.

The new Hyundai i40 is loaded with features that would be extras in other mainline cars of a similar size. These include Stop/Start economy, airconditioning, nine airbags, reversing camera on the rear, plus modern looking LED headlights.

In fact there’s little on

The new Hyundai i40 is a cross between a saloon and not quite an estate

SPECS: HYUNDAI I40 1.7D Top speed: 180 km/hr

Road Tax Band: A (€104)

0 – 100km/hr: 10.3 seconds

Scrappage Eligible: Yes

Economy: 23.2 km/litre (4.3l/100km)

Warranty: 5 years

CO2 emissions: 113g/km

Entry Price: €25,750

the option list apart from colour.

But what impressed most when the car was unveiled at Cavanagh’s of Charleville, was the fact that it comes with a full-, size spare wheel.

From here the conversations moved to whispers of how owners of more prestigious brands had horror stories to tell regarding run-flat tyres and those annoying

tyre inflation kits. The message was good for Hyundai to offer something tangible; a real spare wheel that comes in handy around Charleville and many other areas of the country.

The car looks so well and has similarities to the Toyota Avensis Estate, but, fortunately, it’s more compact and tidy, and that’s proving to be needed as some of these

estate cars get beyond car parking spaces meagre dimensions.

The entry price for the Hyundai i40 will be in the region of €25,750 and that’s reasonable value given its economy, performance and high specifications level. This car will widen the net even further for Hyundai where the smaller cars, and Santa Fe, have been the trail blazers.

Mazda Skyactiv engines wins award MAZDA continues to win awards for developing fuel-saving, environmentally-friendly technologies for its cars. Two Mazda engineers were presented with the Outstanding Technical Paper award at the 61st annual Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) presentation.

Mazda took home three awards for research that will be used in Mazda’s next-generation Skyactiv vehicles, Mazda’s unique start-stop system, i-stop, and its single-nano technology catalyst, and for ground-breaking research into the properties of sound insulation material.

The Mazda designers analysed

the effects of different fuel components on ignition performance of an engine using homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI). This allowed them to predict auto-ignition timing for various grades of petrol from markets around the world. It also allowed them to demonstrate how engine knock can be

avoided when using a standard spark ignition system as well.

The award- winning work was used by Mazda to develop the new SKYACTIV-G engine which will employ the highest compression ratio (14.0:1) ever achieved in a petrol engine, while drastically lowering fuel consumption and emissions.

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GazettePROPERTY PROPERTY ATHBOY: ASKING PRICE OF ONLY €165,000

Now we’re cooking: B&Q’s range of barbecue equipment and furniture IT’S TIME to get grilling and take the kitchen outdoors. Yes, its barbeque time as the summer finally kicks into gear, and whatever your style, B&Q has a barbeque and accessories to fit your taste. With both varieties of barbecue on offer - charcoal, for a traditional barbeque with that authentic char-grill taste, with the Adelaide slimline family barbeque for €108 and the Samba trolley charcoal barbeque for €47.60, or gas, which is great for quick and easy outdoor cooking, with the Dakota two-burner gas barbeque for €59.75, and the Darwin three-burner gas flatbed barbeque for €175 - and a range of outdoor furniture - including the St Lucia rectangular table, parasol and six chairs for €182 - whatever your taste, B&Q has a barbeque and accesories to suit you.

Number 15, Priory Gate in Athboy is on the market with an asking price of €165,000

Priority in Priory Gate NUMBER 15, PRIORY Gate in Athboy, is being brought to the market

by Carty Estate Agents in Trim. This five-bedroom detached property is coming on sale for €165,000, and is perfectly positioned to the front of this modern and much-sought-after residential estate.

This fine family home, which extends to c1,900 sq ft, constructed to an exceptionally high standard, provides wellproportioned accommodation.

The accomodation comprises entrance hall with solid oak floor, guest bathroom, a sizable lounge with solid oak f loor, large bay window and a feature fireplace with cast-iron insert.

There is a reception room with bay windows, and the kitchen and dining area has a tiled floor, a fully-fitted kitchen and recessed lighting, as well as doors to the utility room and access to the garden and the patio. There is also a dining room with an oak floor.

Upstairs, the master bedroom is en suite and is carpeted, with a walk-

in wardrobe and bay windows. Of the other bedrooms, one is also en suite and has a builtin wardrobe, while all are carpeted and wellproportioned.

The family bathroom is upstairs and is fully tiled, with WC, WHB and bath, and features a window to the front of the property.

Priory Gate is served by oil-fired central heatind and has PVC double-glazed windows. It has a double-gated side entrance, with parking for two cars at the front of the property. The sale includes all the kitchen appliances.

Priory Gate is ideally located on the Delvin Road out of Athboy, just minutes’ stroll from all amenities and services this town has to offer.

Navan, which boasts a large shopping centre, is just 11 miles away and, for the commuter, Dublin City Centre is just 34 miles, easily accessible via an ever-improving road network, the new M3 and regular daily bus service.

For more information, contact Carty estate agents on 0469486860.

WESTMEATH: A FIVE-BED DETACHED PROPERTY FOR €295,000

Classy country life in Clonnagapple House

C L O N N AGA PPL E Ho u s e , D e l v i n , C o Westmeath, a five-bedroom old-world stone detached house, has come to the market for the attractive price of €295,000.

In a tranquil setting, the property is located on the Collinstow n Road out of Devlin, and is c300 years old.

It originally belonged to Lord Greenville and is set on a c2.5-acre site with landscaped gardens.

This property offers a wonderful opportunity to run a small business from home as soil has never been fertilised and is ideal for organic gardening, or new owners could finish converting the stables to tourist accommodation. The property is in an ideal location with its close proximity to Lough

Clonagapple House in Westmeath, on the market for €295,000

Lene and Delvin Golf Course.

Accommodation The accommodation comprises entrance hall with tiled floor, lounge with feature fireplace and doors to the family room, which has an old stone fireplace with a stove and railway-

sleeper mantelpiece.

Also downstairs are the kitchen and a large bathroom. There is a sizable utility room and boiler house.

Upstairs are the five well-proportioned bedrooms in the property, with feature a variety of built-in wardrobes, wood panels in the ceil-

ing, carpets and timber flooring.

Also upstairs is the family bathroom.

Outside, the property is approached by a sweeping driveway, and is set on c2.5 acres with landscaped gardens.

T here are detached stone sheds, which were originally stables, which

have been partially converted.

The water is from a mains connection and the heating is from oilfired central heating.

The windows are double glazed.

For more information, contact Carty estate agents on 0469486860.

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GazetteBUSINESS BUSINESS

Supported by AIB

Interview: Rachel Scanlon, Christine King and Aileen Healy, Castle Homecare

A helping hand from Castle Homecare CASTLE Homecare is putting the finishing touches to their new office in Ballinteer.

The company has been set up by three local ladies, Rachel Scanlon, Christine King and Aileen Healy.

Together they have numerous years of experience in the caring profession and know well the services required in their community. They are responding directly to the demands on many families for care for their parents/grandparents/the disabled and new mothers. The company helps people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefit of living independently in their homes and local communities.

Aileen recently joined the company from the HSE where she worked for 38 years. She spent 18 years in Ballinteer Health Centre followed by Care Co-Ordinator and Assistant to Manager of Services for Older Persons and Disabilities at the Local Health Office in Clonskeagh.

ANSWERS TO YOUR PERSONAL FINANCE QUESTIONS

SERIOUS ILLNESS COVER Q – I am being hounded by my bank to take out serious illness cover. I cannot see the value and don’t know the difference between this type of cover and income protection. Is it the same thing ? Gerry - Clonsilla A - I think you are being sold a product by your bank rather than have a real need accommodated. They should, of course, first tell you the benefits of taking out such a policy and then let you decide on the merits whether the benefits outweigh the cost of the financial commitment.

Serious Illness Cover or Critical Illness insures against contracting a major illness ( e.g. stroke, cancer, heart attack, MS ) and once confirmed, a lump sum is paid out to “tide you over” during the period of, hopefully, convalescence. The higher the lump sum, the bigger the monthly premium. Irish Life, Friends First and Aviva lead the insurance companies in this product.

Income protection, on the other hand, pays out

Aileen Healy, Rachel Scanlon and Christine King

75% ( less any social welfare entitlement ) of your annual income on a monthly basis should you be

Q&A

incapacitated – not restricted to an “illness”, but simply you cannot work. This continues to be paid

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be?

A: Honestly, a nurse and I’ve got the photos to prove it!

Q: What was your first job?

A: Picking strawberries in Fish-

A: Delegating is a huge part

A: From Edel to Rod.

of this job, as we work very closely with our carers, the families and also the health care professionals.

Q: Who do you follow on Twitter/Facebook?

A: My daughter ,who’s in

ers Farm.

Q: What sport do you follow?

A: Rugby.

Q: And your first pay cheque?

A: Not enough for the bus fare

Q: What sport can you play?

A: Kick-boxing.

home!

Q: When did you start your present job?

A: I’ve been 38 years in the health care sector.

Q: What is the best thing about your job?

A: The positive difference that we can make to someone’s life.

Q: What part of your working day do you ‘delegate’?

Australia.

Q: What was your last Tweet/ status update?

A: Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

Q: What is your guilty music/ TV or movie pleasure?

A: Rod Stewart.

Q: Describe your dream meal?

A: My mother’s Sunday roast,

Q: Who best represents modern Ireland – David Norris or Jedward?

A: Jedward, because of their

Q: Who would you rather have dinner with – Enda Kenny or Dame Edna?

A: Neither.

positivity!

Q: What music/pictures/movies do you have on your iPod/ iPad?

of course.

Q: Where do you enjoy spending money frivolously?

A: On planning holidays!

Q: How many pairs of shoes do you own?

A: 30.

until your incapacitation ceases or your pension

Q: What was your worst holiday experience?

A: Arriving back into the

is that it is the ONLY type of insurance outside of

airport to find I’d left my car lights on.

taxpayer, for every euro you spend on an income

Q: Describe your dream holiday?

A: Sailing around the Greek

tax. You also have to bear in mind income is your

Islands.

income.

Q: What would be your dream job?

A: I’m doing it right now.

Q: What do you plan to do when you retire?

A: Move to Kerry.

kicks in, whichever is the sooner.

However, the main benefit of income protection non-assignable pension life cover that attracts tax relief at your marginal rate. So, if you are a 41% protection policy, you receive 41 cents back in number one asset,and especially if you are the only breadwinner in your family, you should insure that

Whatever you do, Gerry, don’t be sold a product.

Look for independent professional advice.

Contact John with your money questions at jlowe@moneydoctor.ie or visit his website at www.moneydoctor.ie. John Lowe, Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, is founder and managing director of Money Doctor

Employes should be protected and their rights must be observed NOREEN MAGUIRE Maguire Muldoon Solicitors

WE are all acutely aware of how difficult employers are finding things during these turbulent times.

Solicitors are often consulted when problems with staff arise.

Employers think they cannot dismiss an employee who is on certified sick leave. Lack of capability to carry out terms and conditions

of a contract of employment are grounds for dismissal.

The employer needs to gather as many facts about the employee’s condition as possible and the employee must be given fair notice that the possibility of dismissal for incapacity is on the table.

The employee should be allowed an opportunity to influence the employer’s decision by providing relevant evidence where necessary.

The employer needs independent medical advice. However, the decision to terminate is not a decision to be made by a doctor, but one to be made by management while taking that advice into consideration.

Remember, there is a very broad interpretation of the term “disability” and should the illness be considered a disability under employment equality legislation, the employee is protected and their rights must be observed

under that legislation.

In general, the employer needs to consider the length of service, type of job, working environment and what is required of the employee.

The employer must look at what facilities could be made available that would allow the employee work as normal. The Equality Acts state the cost of such special treatment or facilities should be considered.

Where the employers are able to

make alternative arrangements or, indeed, can tolerate high levels of absence, they must try to do so. It would be very difficult to defend a claim where the employer failed in their duty to reasonably accommodate an employee.

Each employer will have a different set of facts to consider, but should remember they must be able to show the dismissal was necessary and for good reasons.

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GazetteTTRAVEL FastTravel Newcastle renewed is vibrant for visitors

NORTH-EAST ENGLAND: VISITING A 21ST-CENTURY CITY

The picturesque town of Sorrento, Italy

Relax and unwind in the romantic surroundings in two of Italy’s top destinations - Rome and Sorrento

ROME and Sorrento are two of the most romantic and stunning settings in Europe, and Joe Walsh Tours are offering tourists a chance to experience both destinations this September. Check out the famous buildings and landmarks, including the Colosseum, the Vatican and St Peter’s Basilica on an exclusive escorted tour as well as lesser spotted Rome and its secret hotspots.

For the second half of the trip, holiday-makers can unwind in the stunning surrounds of Sorrento.

There are a few options available for the final two days in Sorrento, relax and unwind in the stunning resort, or travel to the amazing Amalfi Coast or Capri.

Flights depart on September 11 and include a direct flight from Dublin to Naples with Aer Lingus, transfer on arrival from the airport to your hotel in Rome, three nights accommodation in the centrally-located three-star Hotel Milani in Rome, on a bed and breakfast basis, luxury coach transfer from Rome to the hotel in Sorrento, four nights accommodation in the four-star Hotel Conca Park in Sorrento, on a half-board basis, direct flight from Naples to Dublin and luxury air-conditioned coach for all transfers and tours.

Joe Walsh Tours offer this escorted tour of Rome and Sorrento for just €799.

For further information, call Joe Walsh Tours on 01-2410800 or visit www.joewalshtours.ie.

ROB HEIGH

IN the last 15 or so years since I was last in the north-east, Newcastle has undergone something of a dramatic regeneration.

In the interventing years, what was once a slightly grey industrial town has turned into a vibrant, culture-embracing 21st-century city with a great deal to offer the traveller looking something special from a weekend break.

Part of that resurgence has come on the back of the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative’s Culture 10 programme, which was put in place to rejuvenate and reinvent the city as an inspiring and vibrant attraction for visitors and locals alike.

The programme this year celebrated its anniversary with the announcement of an array of events that will appeal to everyone with even a passing interest in the arts, food, dance and theatre.

Newcastle is not the only story, as the city, on the northern side of the Tyne river, is paired with their southern neighbours, Gateshead.

The ties between the areas are stronger than ever, with the addition of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, which spans the Tyne and creates a link to the Baltic Art Gallery and the Sage Gateshead Centre, a huge and hugely impressive music venue, designed by acclaimed architect, Norman Foster.

One can easily walk through the town and, as you do so, through the significant moments in British history.

From the Roman settlement of Pons Aelius to the new castle of it’s name, built by William the Conqueror’s son in 1080, through the landmarks of the industrial revolution built by Robert Stephenson, to the impressive, new-age development at the Quayside, you can

literally turn a corner in Newcastle and be transported forward or back in time by hundreds of years.

With an artisan approach and a commitment from the Newcastle Gateshead Initiative to make the area a great tourist destination, the city embraced a musical celebration weekend, with the fifth running of the Evolution Music Festival.

Drawing some of the best of new and established talent to Newcastle at the start of “festival season”, Evolution is a metaphor for the rebirth of the city. It takes the best of the old and the new and presents it in familiar surroundings with a fresh approach.

There were performances from the legendary Iggy Pop and the Stooges, and the current darling of the dance scene, Katy B, performed in front of the Baltic gallery.

In between acts, I was

The world -famous Colosseum in Rome

St Peter’s Basilica in

The stunning views in

Rome

Sorrento The impressive views from the top of the St James’s Park soccer stadium

able to succumb to a welldeveloped hunger and thirst at The Broad Chare, a new gastropub recently opened by acclaimed local chef, Terry Laybourne.

It is already getting a reputation for its quality fare and exclusively brewed real ales, and rightly so. My starter of mussels in cider and thyme was delicious, and the main of blood pudding and apple was exquisite, as was everything that I saw served up around me in the Chare’s cosy setting. Washed down with a pint of Wayland’s Gold Tankard ale, I was more than set to head back out into the crowds, and take in the atmosphere of the festival.

Newcastle is also renowned for its love of soccer, and no trip would be complete for the Sports Editor to the home of Newcastle United. A really informative and enlightening tour of St James’s Park gave another view on the city. Not

Cafe culture and arts

only was it a salute to the famous sons of the club – Jackie Milburn, Alan Shearer, and Bobby Robson, among others – but it also showed how the city is bound together by community and hard work.

A walk through the town centre brought me to another success story in the redevelopment of Newcastle, the Ouseburn area, which houses art galleries, studios, museums and pubs and restaurants that draw in the diverse strands of the new Newcastle.

I was lucky enough to spend some time in the Seven Stories museum, a fabulous archive of artwork, illustrations and manuscripts of children’s books that include works by some of the best-known and best-loved artists and writers of several generations, including Judith Kerr, Enid Blyton and Philip Pullman. There are readings and events at the Seven Stories throughout the summer and, even if there is not an event on the day of your visit, it is still a fascinating trip through a heritage of children’s literature – even if you are not accompanied

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TravelBriefs

The ESPA relaxation area at the g Hotel in Galway

Time to pamper your dad with a special spa package at the ESPA Spa in the g Hotel in Galway aplenty make up the landscape of the Quayside in Newcastle Gateshead

by a child, you can let your inner child run free!

From the Seven Stories, it was a short stroll to The Cluny, another acclaimed venue for live music with a reputation for great food as well. It didn’t disappoint on that score, and their Sunday lunch of lamb with garlic, Yorkshire pudding and all the trimmings was another feast on a plate, again accompanied by another locally brewed real ale, showing that the brewing tradition in the area is alive and well, in spite of the famous Scottish and Newcastle brewery relocating out of the city.

Boisterous

Sunday saw possible even more revellers present across the quays at the Evolution festival, as the arguably more established and well-known acts graced the Ballast Mill stage – Example, Tinie Tempah and Plan B brought their fresh hip-hop, dance and soul sounds to the masses, and the masses responded with an even more boisterous reception than Saturday’s acts had enjoyed.

Meanwhile, I took in the acts at the Baltic stage, with DJ and producer Sub Focus unleashing new tracks on the crowd, and Canada’s best-kept secret, Caribou, bringing their dark and complex sounds to a very appreciative audience, and putting on arguably the best performance of the weekend.

The success of the festival bodes well for the rest of the summer, and there are a wide array of events taking place thoughout the rest of the year to attract visitors.

These include the EAT food and drink festival, which runs from June 17 to 26, which includes a street-food festival, and the ¡VAMOS! festival, which runs until July 10, which features LatinAmerican music, food and film.

All in all, there are a host of events to keep the interested traveller exercised and energised throughout the summer, and Newcastle Gateshead is certainly somewhere to put on the map as a future destination – I for one will certainly be going back.

For more, see www. newcastlegateshead.com

Canada’s finest export, Caribou, light up the stage at the Baltic art gallery as part of the Evolution festival

WHEN it comes to being pampered, dad’s can sometimes be overlooked but I defy any man to not enjoy a facial or several other beauty treatments on offer to men. As Father’s Day is fast approaching, we have sought out the best pamper treatment on offer for daddy dearest.

The ESPA at the five-star g Hotel in Galway, is offering a Gentleman Unwind Trio package, which includes a thermal suite heat experience; deep-cleansing back exfoliation; muscle-relaxing back massage; tensionrelieving oriental scalp massage and a refreshing ‘Health Shot’ in its relaxation area, all costing €90.

Overnight rates are available and, for further details, visit www.thegho tel.ie, email info@theghotel.ie or call 091 865200.

Give your dad the The James Bond Feelgood Factor at No.1 Pery Square Hotel and Spa in Limerick FOR dads who like to think of themselves as a bit suave, there is the James Bond Experience at No.1 Pery Square Hotel and Spa in Limerick.

The James Bond Feelgood Factor is a bespoke male therapy with a King of Spades Spa Hot Towel Shave, using the official Geo Trumper James Bond shaving techniques and products. Then enjoy a muscle-melting Hot Oil Back Massage and the unique Solace Sound wave experience, leaving dad revitalised, but not shaken or stirred from €110 per pop.

Make it an overnight stay in a luxurious guestroom, with full a la carte breakfast and James Bond Feelgood Factor from €245 per person. For further details, call 061 402 414 or visit www.oneperysquare.com.

A weekend of modern fly-fishing and spinning techniques at the Longueville House in Cork

The Central Mall, illustrating the VIctorian influence on the landscape of Newcastle

FOR something a little more traditional, Longueville House is offering residential fly-fishing courses. This three-night/two-day course is based at Longueville House in Cork, and is designed for up to six participants under tuition. All aspects of modern fly-fishing and spinning techniques are covered, but emphasis is placed on as much practical fishing as possible.

The course is spread over two days and three nights, starting with dinner at Longueville House on the first night and finishing up after breakfast two days later. Prices start at €990 per person sharing in Junior Suite or €815 per person sharing in a standard room. For more details, go to www. longuevillehouse.ie.

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GazetteENTERTAINMENT ENTERTAINMENT 1

GoingOUT GoingOUT THE HELIX 01 700 7000 Fireworks A WIDE range of dancers from the Sarah Moloney Stage School will present Fireworks; an eclectic show that promises an explosive mix of vibrant styles. Fireworks will showcase some of the many reasons that have put the school firmly on the map for dance students and fans alike, with this a show not to be missed. With tickets priced at €20/15, there are two dance shows to choose from, at 3pm or 8pm, on Saturday, June 11.

MILL THEATRE 01 296 9340 Tarry Flynn THE life of a 1930s’ Cavan farmer, poet and dreamer is currently being brought to vibrant life in a celebratory fifth anniversary show at The Mill, which is marking its birthday in style with this superb production. There’s something for everyone in this production, with this tale of a simple man with a complex heart from a bygone era having much to enjoy for audiences today. The production runs until Saturday, June 18, with admission at €18, €15.

PAVILION THEATRE 01 231 2929 The Parting Glass WITH memories of French Striker, Thierry Henry’s handball incident during Ireland’s late 2009 qualifier for the World Cup still a painful memory for many football fans, there’s no doubt that many will relate to the feelings of Eoin, an everyman football fan who also uses that sleight of hand incident as a means to reflect on his life, the Celtic Tiger, Ireland’s recent history and more. Catch this great show at 8pm on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11, with admission priced from €12 to €17. Please note that there will be an after-show reading on Friday, June 10 by author, Dermot Bolger and Ray Yeats.

CIVIC THEATRE 01 4627477 The Ballet Ruse THE beautiful world of ballet may be sent spinning – or pirouetting – by two budding ballerinas, who go from bar to barre in a bid to fulfil their dreams. Lady GaGa rubs shoulders with Tchaikovsky in a show that’s not afraid to step up to the mark to present wonderful, imaginative dancing with a twist. The Ballet Ruse plays at 8pm on Thursday, June 9, at 8pm, with admission priced at €12/€10 conc.

DRAIOCHT 01 885 2622 The Picture of Dorian Gray ONE of Oscar Wilde’s greatest tales is brought to life in a memorable staging by Wonderland Productions.

Adapted by Alice Coghlan, the decadent tale of Victorian socialite Dorian Gray will captivate audiences – who may not, however, wish to see a mysterious painting, hidden away ... With a price that includes afternoon tea, the production will be staged in the Betelnut Cafe at 3pm on Sunday, June 12, with tickets priced at €30/€25 conc.

Juliet Turner OFTEN describes as having a wry charm in addition to her beautiful voice, Julet Turner (below) needs very little introduction for her loyal fans, having delighted audiences around the country for years with her wonderful songs and anecdotes, all of which make her one to watch. Hear Juliette on Saturday, June 11 at 8pm, with tickets priced at €18/€14 conc.

Once again relying on the help of his friends, the Furious Five, Po (Jack Black) must use his unlikely but impressive martial arts skills to help right wrongs in the world – in this case, standing up to a tyrant and his deadly new weapon, threatening ancient China

Far from bamboozled Eats, shoots and leaves ... this powerhouse panda takes aim at the top of the charts with an enjoyable sequel ...

Q KATE CROWLEY

OH BOY, oh boy, oh boy.

It’s almost time for Mel Gibson’s The Beaver to be released here; a film which has seen critics sharpening their tongues with gusto around the world.

This, in itself, probably means very little. After all, fellow film film critics have been united in hating The Hangover 2 – however, audiences seem to love it, as it turned in one of the highest-grossing weekend openers ever. (Beat that, Beaver.)

What’s a stunning, if slightly mature, gal gonna do?

Why, pick a fun family film to review, of course; something that can also throw a few fancy moves around at our cinemas, yet without earning the ire of reviewers or audiences alike.

(And, no, I don’t mean Honey 2, for those wishing to see beefcakes and

FILM OF THE WEEK: King Fu Panda 2 ++++ (PG) 90 mins Director: Jennifer Yuh Starring: Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman, Michelle Yeoh, err, Jean Claude Van Damme

OUR VERDICT: PROVING, perhaps, that it’s what’s inside that counts, and that even fat pandas – or slightly fuller-of-figure film critics – can have amazing skills, this film ... err ... doesn’t sound very different with its “message” from the first film. However, there’s plenty to enjoy, but its frequent battle scenes (and a background panda genocide storyline Pandocide?) rule it out for the very young, as its PG rating shows.

babes hoofing and huffing around on a screen.)

I don’t know if pandas have hooves, but, even if they do, it’s not the most pressing of issues, perhaps for Kung Fu Panda 2; the somewhat inevitable sequel to the animated film from a few years ago, to need to consider.

Arriving slightly tardily in cinemas – which is fair enough, as pandas are generally not the fastest of creatures – it sees a return for Po (Jack Black) and the Furious Five martial arts masters, all by now living quietly in the Valley of Peace in

ancient China, under the watchful guise of Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman).

However, the film soon makes it clear that Lord Shen (Gary Oldman), ruler of the Peacock Clan, is up to all kinds of mischief, primarily thanks to his deadly new weapon.

Shen’s foes soon learn that a cannon, and gunpowder, are a match for even the finest martial arts clans in China, with the would-be preening tyrant blasting away any and all opposition.

Pudgy Po, and friends, learn of this rising threat, and, in finest road-warrior

tradition, are sent to stop Shen, and restore the balance of peace to China.

However, r unning through the film is Po’s quest for identity, seeing as he knows that he was found as a baby and raised by strangers – you don’t see many geese raising pandas, after all, even in ancient China.

Who are his real parents? Where are they?

Why has he been having flashbacks when he sees mysterious symbols on the bad guys’ armour?

And what’s for dinner?

All these, and many more questions, are to be answered on Po’s road to enlightenment, which seems to lead past one fight sequence after another ... and another ... and another ... and ...

Eventually, with an element of his inner peace restored, Po must stop Shen, rescue his friends from trouble, and save China.

Yup, that’s all, folks.

Well, if you’ve seen the first film, you won’t be disappointed with the sequel, which, once again, looks marvellous.

Western audiences are largely unfamiliar with ancient Chinese legends, history or settings, yet there’s still a recognisable “look” for what is expected from such a film, and, boy, does this Panda deliver. (No jokes about Chinese deliveries, please.)

Given Dreamworks’ tendency to milk its hits dry (as the increasingly mirth-free Shrek series demonstrates), you could be forgiven for having concerns about this sequel.

However, Kung Fu Panda 2 hits all the right marks, with some superb animation, outstanding design, and an engaging enough plot.

So, sorry Mel – when it comes to landing knockout blows at the cinema, this Panda’s got that Beaver licked ...

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Tech cashes in on money usage ADAM MAGUIRE

IN THE past few weeks, two big announcements – one from Google, and one from Orange in Britain – have seen the idea of the mobile wallet hit the headlines.

Here is a quick guide to how it will work, and what the advantages are.

A small number of mobile phones are now coming out with what’s called a “near field communications” (NFC) chip built in.

Basically, this is a tiny antenna that allows the device to be recognised by base-stations when put close to them – just like many office swipe cards, nowadays.

What that has to do with money Once you combine a

replacement for low-cost transactions that, normally, would not be done via a card.

In other words, this will aim to replace the change in your pocket.

NFC chip with all of the information stored on your phone, you can do all sorts of things.

The idea of the mobile wallet is that you can link your phone to your bank account, or credit card, and then pay for things through using it, without having to carry an actual wallet.

The benefits If you just have to tap your phone off of a shop’s till to pay for your products, it will make the process far faster and easier.

The prevailing theory is that this will become a

The risks Of course, there are issues around how secure this is – after all, if you can do too much with your phone, then others can really cause havoc if they get their hands on it.

To counter this, most mobile wallet proposals limit the transactions you can do to small amounts – of course, there is no reason why a PIN number, or other security details, would not also be required with a NFC transaction.

When to expect it The short answer is –

no time too soon. Firstly, there needs to be enough phones out there using NFC technology to make it viable; at present, there are only a handful.

Then, banks need to get on board and create applications that allow these phones to link with your financial accounts.

Finally, shops need to install NFC-capable terminals to cater for the devices.

All of this is going to take a few years, at least.

Otterbox iPad 2 Defender Case Designed as a sturdy piece of kit to help keep your iPad 2 secure, the Otterbox Defender case delivers; though the device’s design makes it hard to truly do so.

The rise of the smartphone – and, latterly, the

tablet – has created a million-euro market in accessories.

All manner of cases, bags and pouches are out there for the various products coming from Apple and, as a result, all of them struggle to offer something unique.

H o w e v e r, the Defender case does manage that.

While others focus on ease of use and comfort, the point here is to make your fragile technology more robust, even if it is at the expense of style.

The case is not particularly easy to put on – it comes in layers of plastic and rubber – but it definitely adds a decent layer

of protection, once in place.

Sadly, it is unable to boast water proofing, or the like, largely due to the iPad 2’s design, but it will stand to you in the event of a minor knock, spill or fall.

Otterbox will probably try to sell this as a meth-

od for those looking to take their iPad 2 into the wild.

Frankly, e ve n w i t h the case in place, that still seems a bit of a stretch.

However, the case would be very useful for far more practical reasons; making your shiny new toy as close to baby-proof as you can get.

The Otterbox iPad 2 Defender Case is available on iBazaar.ie for €70, plus P&P. Visit teic.ie for the latest tech news, reviews and views.

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Sinead McCarthy on Ireland’s Olympic hockey destiny: Page 29

SOCCER: UNHCR AND SARI HOSTING ANNUAL REFUGEE FAIR PLAY CUP IN DUBLIN 7

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THE UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Ireland and Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) are encouraging Dubliners to Do 1 Thing to support refugees this World Refugee Day, Saturday, June 18, by coming to the second annual Fair Play Football Cup in the Law Society gardens at Blackhall Place.

The Fair Play Cup coin-

cides with the 60th anniversary of the UN Convention Relating to Refugees, and is a competitive soccer tournament featuring teams drawn from refugee and community groups, Government agencies and members of the media to celebrate the contribution of refugees in sport throughout Irish communities.

Players from a host of different countries, including Angola, South Africa, the Democratic

Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and Ireland will compete in the seven-aside men’s and women’s tournament.

Other entertainment at the free event includes football skills training provided by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) , face-painting, music and much more for the whole family.

Hot Press, winners of the 2010 inaugural tournament, will again face tough opposition against

Hailuu Netsiyanwa of Insaka FC in action against KarenGroup, members of the Myanmar resettled refugees

last year’s beaten finalists SARI/INSAKA, the Department of Justice teams and Newstalk’s Off the Ball team led by presenter Eoin McDevitt, the show’s anchor man who will also MC the event.

Sophie Magennis,

Head of Office, UNHCR Ireland said: “Despite refugees’ often dire circumstances in very challenging environments, UNHCR has seen how sport can play a key role in helping to build tolerance, understanding and

respect among different communities, setting aside cultural differences and giving young people a sense of self worth.”

Perry Ogden chair of SARI said: “The sporting world, in particular football, has played a signifi-

cant role in the promotion of human rights and integration.”

The Fair Play Football Cup takes place on June 18 at the Law Society Pitch, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7, from 10.30am until 2.30pm.

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FastSPORT FastRugby

ATHLETICS: LOCALS SHINE AT TULLAMORE HARRIERS EVENT

Leinster hail the St Andrew’s claim stars of the year Under-14 success

ISA Nacewa was named the Leinster Players Player of the Year at the Annual Awards Ball held in SUPERB the Burlington Dublinbetween last Saturday A 91-runHotel, partnership Aaron night. and Cameron Shoebridge established a Bailey Nacewa haswhen beenSt a stand-out forto winning total Andrew’s performer U-14s added Leinster againsenior this season having featured in all their school’s cup success. butThey one got of the inin both the Magtheprovince’s better of Stgames Mary’s Whiteners League Cupsecond competitions. church by 38and runsHeineken to claim the of the four Just this the term.

28-year-old was also A titles on week offer this awarded the IRUPAlike Player the Year award Initially, it looked theof Rathmines out- and Coach Schmidt hailed as Nacewa’s outstanding fit wereJoe in the ascendancy Andrew’s were performances over the despite course of the campaign. reduced to 22 for four, having elected to coach Schmidt batLeinster after winning the toss. was among those to praise one-time Fiji international, The the attack of Michael Hoey, Garethsaying: Delaney “Isa’sDavid durability, commitment, experience and and Matthews, was bowling a tight line rugbylittle talent seen him perform a consistwith forhave Andrew’s to get off the at square. ently level inShoebridge every match–he’s played this Buthigh Bailey and a recent repseason. resentative for Ireland at the ICC Centre of “As a leader, IsaManga is recognised by ahis peers asof Excellence in La – showed measure one of thetobenchmark players within the squad. patience put together their lengthy stand.

HeThey is professional in all thatadvancing he does; his used all their overs, therecovscore ery,113 strength conditioning work, to beforeand Mary’s nipped out a fewanalysis late wickof opponents, attention detail to improve his ets.

Bailey ended with antoimpressive 61, while own performances. is utterly Shoebridge’s 31 wasHe equally vital committed as their sideto the values thefor squad finished onof129 7. and readily shares his knowledge and experience with the younger Mary’s response started poorly, with Hoey and players.

Derry O’Connor out cheaply. Mark Forgarty and “Never one to rest personal Daniel Hogan put upeasily somewith resistance but,accowith lades, excellent I know that Isa willMary’s be keen to point out some bowling, found it difficult the efforts of his team-mates this for year, but he and the total proved too difficult them. should beand proud of this recognition.”

Bailey Shoebridge, again, were the pick Eoinand O’Malley, meanwhile, took of Centre the bowlers were ably supported by the their Powerade Young Player of the Year as thefrom Lein-the fielders with an impressive performance ster Academy graduate fought off stiff competiAndrew’s wicketkeeper, Jazze Henry. tion for the accolade.

Mary’s finished on 91-9 from their 30 overs.

SinceHogan overcoming nightmare spell of Daniel scoreda15, Mark Forarty 12injury, while the Belvedere College took SJ former Schools Cameron Shoebridge 2-12 and RossSenior Nicol Cup winner has made a positive impact in the 1-14, the reliance on a predominantly left-arm senior panel, and Heineken Cup debut attack proving toohis tough a challenge for thewas followed by side his first Ireland Wolfhounds cap.

Rathmines’ to handle.

Colaiste Iosagain’s Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner won the intermediate girls’ 1,500m race at Tullamore in the Irish Schools’ track and field event

School stars ascend sport@gazettegroup.com

LOCAL athletes notched up a series of superb results last Saturday at the AVIVA Irish Schools track and field championships at Tullamore Harriers stadium.

Weather conditions were near-to-perfect for the championships, and a string of records were broken over the course of the event, which is the pinnacle of the schools’ athletic calendar.

Oatlands’ man Mark Kavanagh added to his East Leinster and Leinster provinicial title when he claimed the senior sprint double. He won the 100m in 11.08, and the 200m in 22.20, the former coming in breathtaking fashion as he had

just 0.02 to spare over Knockbeg’s Barry Regan, with Nathan McClatchey coming in third place.

There was slightly more room to spare in the 200 metre race, with half-asecond in hand over Bray man Ferdia Kenny coming off the bend.

Someone with plenty of breathing room was Colaiste Iosagain’s Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, who waltzed to the intermediate girls’ 1,500 metre crown, claiming a national title once again.

She was 27 seconds clear of the field, following up her junior title of 2010 with a stunning victory over Down HS’ Elaine Burch, who just edged out Jessica Coyne by a body-length in the race for second.

Cleirigh-Buttner was

joined by schoomate Clar Ni Cartaigh on the winner’s podium. Clar took silver but was unlucky not to go one better in the inter 3,000 metres.

A brilliant race, nip and tuck throughout, saw Ni Cartaigh and Sacred Heart, Omagh, Zara Moore battle it out for the seven and a half laps with little between them throughout.

And, in a sprint finish, it was Moore who broke the tape in a time of 10:18.79, just a fraction ahead of Ni Cartaigh who was clocked at 10:18.94, with Brona Croke (Crescent College Comp SJ) third in 10:20.71.

Marcus Martensson – the St Andrew’s and another of the DSDAC contingent – took the intermediate boy’s 400-

metre crown, completing the lap half a second ahead of Carrick’s Daire Farrell.

Blackrock College, meanwhile, took a number medals, the highlight being the senior boys 4x100-metre relay, producing a fine series of changes to run in a 43.98 gold-medal winning time.

In the field, rugby star Oliver Jager used his strength in the inter shot putt, taking second behind Royal and Prior’s John Kelly, while Roghan McMahon was the junior boys runner-up in the discus, throwing 43.11 metres.

Elsewhere, Kate Veale (St. Augustine’s) easily won the senior 3,000m walk in a time of 12:40.09, a time that demolished

Anne Loughnane’s 2003 record of 13:51.

Anyone who thinks that Veale’s records will last a long time could well be in for a re-think because Sinead Burke (Maynooth PPS) won the junior 1,200m walk in a time of 5:27.33, just outside Veale’s 5:27.27 record.

Marco Pons (Wexford CBS) broke Frank O’Brien’s 1983 record of 53.60m in the senior discus. He had a throw of 54.17m in the third round and followed up with 54.08m in the fifth round.

Another record was broken by Cara Kennedy (Waterford CFF) whose 55.31m effort in the first round of the senior hammer broke Rachel Akers’ 2004 record of 52.91m.

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Aiming for the five-ring circus STEPHEN FINDLATER talks to Sinead McCarthy, Ireland’s star hockey player, as the team get set for their first challenge ahead of Olympics 2012 GIVEN Giovanni Trappatoni’s recent travails, what would he give for a recruit like Sinead McCarthy?

While commitment to the cause is questioned on the soccer front, since making the decision to pursue her Irish international hockey dream 24 months ago, the Manchester-born player has endured two big upheavals.

The second of those saw her end up with Booterstown-based club Hermes, after a year in Cork, in order to try and break into the Ireland set-up before a change in approach saw her move to Dublin.

Upping sticks from

England was an ambitious move, one which she initially felt may have been in vain, but the 28year-old is now preparing to play in her first worldlevel event later this month at the Champion’s Challenge in UCD. At the tournament, Ireland will compete against seven sides ranked between 8th and 15th in the world and, speaking to GazetteSport, it’s an arena McCarthy is thrilled in which to wear a green, rather than white, shirt. ”Funnily enough, my debut was for England against Ireland in 2000 in Milton Keynes, an U-18 Home Nations’ match.

Sinead McCarthy in action against Australia

We drew and shared the gold medal. It was very odd, because I’d always been an Ireland supporter in soccer and rugby growing up. To play against them was odd.”

world leaders, Australia, offered a chance in July of last year and she has not relinquished her place yet, playing 12 times in the Irish jersey since.

“I was thrown in at the

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That feeling comes with two Irish parents. She retained an Irish passport as a result and, when opportunities to progress in the English set-up seemed limited, McCarthy used family contacts in Cork to see if Ireland could offer an avenue to international hockey She suffered an initial setback, though.

“I spent the season with Harlequins and came up for trials and wasn’t selected for the World Cup qualifiers in Chile in 2010, and I thought I might not get another chance in many ways.

“I’m older than a lot of the other girls coming into the system and I thought I had missed the boat.”

With national coach, Gene Muller, looking to freshen up his panel in the aftermath of a disappointing qualification campaign, however, McCarthy was the beneficiary of a revamped selection.

A friendly series against

deep end against Australia. It was an incredible experience, a day I’ll never forget.”

But after just a couple of weeks with that panel, Ireland’s women revolutionised their training structures, with a Central Participation Programme (CPP) which saw players encouraged to move to Dublin for a more intensive training regimen of up to 25 hours a week.

“I’d always thought Cork would be the place I would have lived in Ireland. I never considered living in Dublin. It’s a great city and it’s worked out brilliantly.”

To that end, she joined a third club in three years with Hermes’ coach Mary Logue – “just the kind of person you want to work with and, as a former international, someone I felt I could learn from” – snapping up the combative McCarthy to bolster either their midfield or defensive set-up.

Commitment to the CPP made it tough to assimilate fully with the Booterstown team, but an Irish Senior Cup and Irish Hockey League final appearance, combined with a Leinster league title, helped form an emotional bond.

“Winning the Leinster league showed the strength of the squad we had. I think every player who wasn’t playing was in the stand that night and celebrated just as hard as those who won it on the pitch and showed the spirit we had in the squad.”

Summer brings the international season, her first of an intensive programme that builds to the Europeans in August, a first potential entry point to the Olympics.

Having negotiated the Celtic Cup, the Champion’s Challenge provides the next major competition to assess where Ireland are at this point in their development.

“The Champion’s Challenge is just so exciting and the fact it’s in Dublin, hopefully we can get a lot of people down to watch.

“To be playing against the calibre of teams coming over, it’s been a long time coming. We’ve trained hard over the winter with no matches, and now everything we have been building for is just around the corner, and everyone is excited to see how far we’ve come.”

FastSport

Flynn named in Ireland panel for Turkey test COOLMINE athlete David Flynn has been selected to take part in the 3,000m steeplechase for the Ireland team at the European Team Championships, set to be held on June 18 and 19 in Izmir, Turkey.

The team also includes former Irish Olympians, such as Paul Hession, David Gillick and Derval O’Rourke.

After David’s successful college season in America, he has achieved the fastest steeplechase time in Irish history since 2002.

This is David’s first senior Irish representation and said: “I am really excited about this opportunity to run in a senior vest. I know if everything goes well, I can compete with the best in world steeplechasing.

“Also, I will get great expierence from this event, with the likes of Gillick and Hession there to mentor me.” David won the Rocky Mountain Athletics Conference for his college, Western State, earning his first conference title.

David has also qualified to run in the European under 23 championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic this July where he is ranked 7th in europe at under 23 level.

Special stars come from all over the city WITH the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games set to take place between June 25 and July 4, it has been announced that there will be a total of 17 athletes from Dublin representing Ireland in Athens.

This is the biggest sporting event to take place in the world this year with 7,000 athletes from 185 nations competing.

The athletes taking part come from across the city, and include Gary O’Brien from Portmarnock (track and field), Lorraine O’Halloran from Palmerstown (swimming), Sarah Byrne from Palmerstown and Amanda McCallister from Dun Laoghaire (basketball), Laura Rumball from Dun Laoghaire (gymnastics), and Robert Deegan from Ballinteer (table tennis), among others. There is also an array of coaches from Dublin assisting the teams.

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SDFL U-15 FINAL: DFC CLAIM LEAGUE, CUP AND GILES CUP TITLES

Ireland Legends set to line out at Cabinteely CABINTEELY FC will host a challenge match against John Aldridge’s Irish International Legends’ XI at Kilbogget Park on Saturday, June 25.

Amongst the big names expected to turn out for Aldo’s team are Aldo himself, Paul McGrath, Ronnie Whelan, Jason McAteer and Phil Babb.

The match will kick-off at 3pm, with gates open at 1pm.

The club is working closely with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, local Gardai, partners Premier Skills Ireland and other agencies to ensure that the anticipated large attendance will be able to fully enjoy the footballing talent on show on the day.

Tickets, priced at €10 for singles and €25 for a family of four, to include two children, are available from the Cabo clubhouse in Kilbogget Park or just call 235 4343.

Cabinteely and Monkstown Park stars hail successful added to SDFL training event CABINTEELY’S David Byrne and Park Celtic’s Eoin Haverty have been included in the SDFL’s selection for the Kennedy Cup which gets underway on June 13.

They have been drawn in the same pool as city rivals the NDSL – who are seeded first in the group – as well as the Limerick Desmond league and the Drogheda and district league.

The four-day event is one of the highlights of the schoolboy football calendar, played over four days in Limerick, with 32 leagues from all over the country taking part.

MONKSTOWN Boxing Club recently completed their successful school’s programme, a tenweek beginners’ boxing course.

A total of 22 kids from local schools around Dun Laoghaire Rathdown trained at the Monkstown Gym in the Mounttown Community Centre for one hour for the past ten weeks, introducing them to the sport.

The club ran a presentation to all the children who completed the course last week.

Dundrum FC came out on top of a thrilling and tightly-contested SDFL U-15 League Cup final last week against local rivals, Granada

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CAL Tobin’s extra-time double crowned an amazing season for Dundrum FC’s U-15 side, wrapping up a league, league cup and Johnny Giles’ Cup treble, eventually overcoming a lively Granada in Kilbogget Park last Wednesday night.

It was the Drum’s toughest battle to date as they lived on their nerves, the Blackrock side’s counter-attacking style causing frustration, while the tireless Barry Stafford could almost have nicked a winner on more than

one occasion in the second period.

Three times he got in behind the Dundrum centre-halves, but his efforts flashed wide, much to the relief to Gavin Lynch.

But, overall, Dundrum’s slick passing squeezed the life out of the tie in extratime as Tobin poached two goals – adding to his tally this term, he and strike partner Graham Lewins netting 65 goals.

Granada got off to a slightly better start, Steve Lawton pulling the strings as Andrew Damery got to a long-ball first and, while his first touch took him past Lynch, he drifted too wide. His pull-back to Niall Sherin saw the Dun-

Driving for success: Dun Laoghaire ladies reach Solheim final MAI Tan, Ursula Archdeacon, Yvonne

Hill of Dun Laoghaire Golf Club were celebrating last week when they were one of four teams who qualified for the final stages of the Solheim Cup Club Challenge.

The provincial final was held at their home club, and the event saw some 39 Leinster clubs represented.

Dun Laoghaire now go on to take part in the Ladies Irish Open PRO-AM event in Killeen Castle on August 4.

drum defence scrambling to cover.

It was indicative of their lively start but they were stung almost instantly as Lewins won a corner and subsequently swung it onto the head of Dean Clarke to nod in via a desperate leg on the line.

But the lead did not last long as David McMahon’s trickery on the right baseline was delightful, weaving inside a couple before laying into Damery’s path to sweep home the leveller in the 28th minute.

Half-time saw that score remain, as it did until full-time, but a very definite pattern of play emerged.

Granada’s brick-wall of

Geoff Holmes and Conor Purdy did their utmost to snuff out the lively Tobin and Lewins while Cathal Flaherty, down the left, and Mark Boyle on the right, caused plenty of problems on the flanks.

Neil Jordan and Ryan Gillen enjoyed plenty of possession in advanced positions but for all their swift movement and quick interchanges, Granada’s style yielded more openings in the second half.

Indeed, with numbers pushed on, they were often caught light at the back and if the bounce of the ball had worked Stafford’s way, then the Blackrock boys would have inflicted a first defeat

of the campaign.

Injury also did not serve them well as impressive libero Kristian Lonergan’s ill-timed injury saw Granada forced to reshuffle their deck a couple of times late in the day.

They clung on for extratime but were forced to spend that period on the back foot. First, intricate passing probed the edge of their box before Tobin took the initiative and bullied a shooting space and battered home.

And he tapped in the third six minutes into the second period after Lewins dragged the ball across the face of goal for a killer blow and the end of an amazing season.

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HURLING: LOCAL SCHOOL WINS TWO TITLES AT FINALS

CLUB NOTICEBOARD

a

NAOMH OLAF THE intermediate footballers had a

Videos of both g ames will be

good victory away to Sylvester’s,

shown to the boys, their parents

winning 1-10 to 2-11. Well done, lads.

and teachers and all who wish to

Congratulations to St Olaf’s NS

celebrate with them. A wall plaque

boys’ hurling team on winning Corn

marking the occasion is being com-

JM amd O’B in Croke Park last week,

missioned by the club and will be

achieving a remarkable double hav-

presented to Principal Ger Murphy

ing already won the football. This

who will accept it on behalf of the

follows on from the girls remark-

school.

able double success last year. To

All former chairmen and secretar-

celebrate this tremendous achieve-

ies of the club are reminded to be

ment a night of celebration will be

present in the clubhouse at 10pm on

held in the club on Thursday, June

Thursday, for the purpose of having

23.

a photograph taken.

BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S Jack Stacey, Scoil San Treasa, in action against Diarmuid O Floinn, Scoil Lorcain at the Cumann na mBunscol finals

Double delight for Scoil San Treasa STEPHEN FINDLATER sport@gazettegroup.com

SCOIL San Treasa picked up two titles last week as the Cuman na mBunscol hurling season reached its climax at Croke Park with over ten finals were up for decision.

In the final match of day one of the two-day showcase at HQ, Scoil San Treasa picked off an excellent win against local rivals, Scoil Lorcan, to secure the Sciath Marino.

Michael Mullin, Anthony Quinn and Sean Igoe did most of the scoring for San Treasa against a Scoil Lorcan team that included 1-3 from Micheal Wylde.

Their girl’s team added the Corn Haughey when they got the better of Scoil Aine, Raheny.

The day got off to a flier when Scoil Eoin Baiste, Belgrove, overcame St Mary’s from Rathfarnham. The winners showed all the hallmarks of their trainer, Kilkenny senior Richie Hogan, with Sean

O’Shea firing in their first goal after a superb initial save by Jack Cadell.

Ben Kelly and Conor Mealy raised green flags for the Rathfarnham school but Belgrove finished strongly with a Kevin Lillis hat-trick, in addition to scores from Tom O’Flaherty, Paddy Smyth, Cathal Ryan and Rory Clarke, to help them claim the Sciath Herald.

On day two, it was again a feast of high-quality action as the stars of the future got to show off their skills at GAA headquarters.

The Corn Marino was the final game and it threw up two of the finest individual performances, as Jack McVeigh and David Croke inspired St Joseph’s of Terenure to an emphatic victory over Johnstown.

Playing at midfield and centre-forward, respectively, McVeigh and Croke hit 4-4 between them. Croke showed his prowess in front of goal with a hat-trick.

But it was by no means

a two-man operation.

The final score perhaps flattered the winners, given their goalkeeper John Quirke, pulled off a string of point-blank saves, while Simon Clear’s clever off-the-ball running made the space for the twin terrors to do their thing.

Johnstown will be disappointed, but there was enough evidence to suggest they will be back better than ever. In Finn McGowan they have a huge prospect in their ranks, while Greg Sheehan scored two fantastic points in the second period.

Scoil Olaf, Balally, had goals to thank for their hard-fought victory over St Brigid’s, Killester, in

Corn Johnston Mooney & O’Brien. The feature of the game was the intense midfield battle between the winners’ Eoin Foley, and Conor Ryan.

Both had the perfect combination of skill and power, but it was Foley’s individual tally of 1-6 that inspired Scoil Olaf to reach the promised land.

The girls also got their chance to shine. Goals from Jade Ni Mhaitiu and captain Caoimhe Ni Ghormain won the Sciath Haughey for Ballymun as they just edged out Scoil Moibhi, Glasnevin.

Gaelscoil Knocklyon captured silver ware in Corn Mhic Phiaris, despite Scoil Mologa netminder Padraig O Cuinnegain scoring 1-2.

LOTTO: Numbers drawn were 2, 7, 10

8 . 30pm. Plea se let your neigh-

and 14. There was no winner.

bours, friends, relatives know and

Draw winners were Stephen and Robbie Darganc €100, Dorothy Collins €50 and Heidi Mc €50.

Nex t we e ks d r aw w i l l b e fo r €15,400. Tickets are available online at www.ballinteerstjohns.com.

Bingo every Monday night from

encourage them to join in an enjoyable social evening. Win €1,000.

Sing along in the bar every Tuesday night with Na Firbolg’s, 10 pm.

Congratulations to senior footballers on great win over St Maur’s on Wednesday.

STARS OF ERIN THE Und e r - 8 s h ad a fa n t a s tic

from bar staff or Stars of Erin rep-

win on Saturday morning against

resentatives.

Templeogue Synge Street in Bushy Park. All 15 players played really well, great to see the team getting so much stronger. Great performances from Ben, Ronan, Daniel and Christian.

The nursery continues on Saturday morning in St Patrick’s National School from 11.15am.

Tickets are priced at €5 each or five tickets for €20.

A family day was held on June 4 in Glencullen.

Special thanks to Mick Fleming Meats and John Swan for providing music. All had a great day.

The results of the weekly draw are 1st: Jenny Collins 2nd: Philip

The club, in association with the

Maguire 3rd: Conor Vard. Weekly

Step Inn, are running a raffle for a

draw is the life blood of the club

moped. The draw will take place on

and keeps our club going. Thanks

Friday, July 15. Tickets are available

for supporting the weekly draw.

WANDERERS THE juvenile section open day is

and 4. €25 goes to Nuala Walsh, R

this Saturda y, June 11 at Frank

Heavey, Robert Clifford and Pauline

Kelly Park, from 2pm to 5pm; all

Rankins.

welcome. Come along and enjoy a

Adult mens’ training continues in

day of games, fun and information

Frank Kelly Park on Tuesdays and

on what your local GAA club has to

Thursdays at 7.15pm sharp. Con-

offer your family.

tact Eddie (0876383433) or John

Boys and girls training takes place

(0872907264) for more details.

every Saturday at 11am at Frank

Ladies’ training is on Mondays

Kelly Park. All welcome. For more

and Wednesdays at 7.30pm. All skill

information, parents should con-

and fitness levels very welcome.

tact Eddie on 086 253 6759 or Niall

Contact Darren on 0876647205.They

on 086 885 7303.

were unlucky last week v Chraobh

There was no winner of the lotto jackpot. Numbers drawn were 1, 2

Chiarain despite a much imporved team effort.

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Former St Joseph’s Boys’ man Paul McShane led the Republic of Ireland out on Tuesday night for the first time for their friendly game with Italy

McShane captains Ireland to victory Joeys’ old boy becomes first club alumni to wear armband for country as Italy stunned in Belgium STEPHEN FINDLATER dunlaoghairesport@gazettegroup.com

PAUL McShane became the first graduate of St Joseph’s Boys to don the Republic of Ireland’s captain’s armband on Tuesday night as he led the boys in green out in Liege on Tuesday night against Italy, recording a stunning 2-0 victory over the Azurri.

It was the defender’s 24th senior cap having previously taken on the skipper’s role 12 months ago for a training match against the Republic of Ireland Under-23s but this occasion was on a different plane.

The Joey’s graduate said of the occasion: “I was captain all my schoolboy days, and I captained the Manchester United Youth Cup team and Manchester United reserves.

“But in senior football, I haven’t been captain that much, but I suppose being at a young age, there are not many captains at that age.

“I suppose it’s something that’s one of my

aims in my career, to captain my country.

Hopefully, one day, I will be a permanent captain. I’m very determined and I have got a lot of desire, which hopefully rubs off on people.”

Influence McShane admitted he was thinking of his late father, Sean, who died suddenly just over a year ago, when he fulfilled the captain’s duties.

“My dad was a major influence in my life.

Since I was very young, he would always come to every game and he was always there for me.

“Hopefully, he was looking down on me. I am sure he was very proud also. It’s an honour.

I don’t want to bore you with all the cliches, but my family will be very proud of me.”

It was a proud moment, not only for the player and family but for the Sallynoggin club which provided his tutelage from U-11 to U-16 level.

For Joey’s club chairman, George Forsyth, it was a particularly proud moment given the close ties the McShane family hold with the Sallynoggin club.

“It’s a great honour for the club and for his family. He was only back at the club in the last week for a golf classic held in honour of his father who passed away last year.

“We do try and get the likes of Paul and Andy [Keogh] back to the club as much as we can for presentations and the like, which we try to organise around the international games. The lads are always very obliging with their time even though they don’t have very much of it free.”

McShane played with the club from U-11 to U-16 level in the late 90s and early part of this century before switching to Manchester United nine years ago. He was joined in the team that faced Italy by Andy Keogh, another Joey’s old boy and team-mate of McShane’s before making his switch to Leeds United.