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March 9 - 15, 2017

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Memorial sought for town’s Magdalene girls Councillor calls for  AISLING KENNEDY A COUNCILLOR is calling Dun Laoghaire to for Dun Laoghaire to memothe women who were memorialise all sent rialise sent to a former Magdalene in the town. to St Patrick’s Refuge Laundry Speaking of those who

went to St Patrick’s Refuge, Cllr Michael Merrigan (Ind) said: “I strongly believe that this town and the county council should erect a memorial in the town centre to recognise these women, their pain and suffering, their

abandonment by society to a cruel system in which the State colluded in their misery.

“They were unlawfully deprived of their fundamental rights and freedom in an industry that enriched religious orders.”

St Patrick’s Refuge, which was run by the Sisters of Mercy, was opened in 1878 as a Magdalene Laundry and closed in 1963. At the time of its closure it had 30 women housed in the institution.

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WOMEN | CALL FOR ACTION OVER LINK TO HISTORIC PRACTICES

Dun Laoghaire’s role in Magdalene scandal raised by Cllr  AISLING KENNEDY AS IRELAND still reels from news of the Tuam baby scandal, attention has now turned to St Patrick’s Refuge in Dun Laoghaire which was situated on the Crofton Road side of St Michael’s Hospital.

St Patrick’s Refuge, which was run by the Sisters of Mercy, was opened in 1878 as a Magdalene Laundry and closed in 1963.

At the time of its closure it had 30 women housed in the institution.

In light of recent events in Tuam, Cllr Michael Merrigan (Ind) spoke to The Gazette and said that he believes that the women who were in St Patrick’s Refuge should be memorialised in some way.

He said: “I strongly believe that this town and the county council

should erect a memorial in the town centre to recognise these women, their pain and suffering, their abandonment by society to a cruel system in which the State colluded in their misery and exploitation.”

He added that the town must acknowledge the part it played in this enslavement of women and girls.

He said: “They were unlawfully deprived of their fundamental rights and freedom in an industry that enriched religious orders.

“This was done through the operation of a commercial laundry service without payment to its workers who toiled long hours in appalling conditions.”

During the years that St Patrick’s Refuge was open, there were often adverts run in local and national newspapers

appealing for people to donate and attend fundraising events in aid of the institution.

Likewise, there were also messages and prayers run in newspapers nationally, such as the Christmas message example The Gazette has printed alongside this article.

This particular example was featured in the nationalist newspaper The Freeman’s Journal in 1902.

The Gazette would like to hear your opinion on whether a memorial should be erected in memory of the survivors of St Patrick’s Refuge in Dun Laoghaire.

Please email akennedy@ dublingazette.com with your view.

directing ‘sinner’ women to St Patrick’s Refuge in then Kingstown, 1902

APPLICANTS on the housing list in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown will now be able to express their interests in certain properties – but the council has been urged not to leave those who are not techsavvy behind.

The Choice Based Letting (CBL) system will allow people on the council’s Social Housing Support List to express their interest in available council properties that are suitable for their household size and within their area(s) of preference.

The initial phase of CBL will operate on a pilot basis. Certain

selecting their home.

“It will help reduce the number of refusals on offers of accommodation and subsequently reduce the length of time it takes to allocate the properties.”

Other local representatives have come out in support of the system, which has received a huge amount of attention from housing applicants this week.

Cllr Hugh Lewis (PBP) said that the party’s Dun Laoghaire office has been “inundated” with people asking about the new scheme.

He told The Gazette: “While this is a new scheme and has its advantages, it doesn’t mean any

FASHIONISTAS in Dun Laoghaire were treated to some ethical fashion last weekend as the Nu Swap Shop arrived at the LexIcon.

Nu is an innovative fashion community that seeks a sustainable, ethical alternative to the fast fashion industry.

The pop-up market encourages shoppers to repair, recycle and up-cycle and the Nu team were on hand to provide practical and creative ideas to give clothes a second life.

The event is part of the dlr Arts Office Gallery Programme in the LexIcon.

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A scan of an old advert

housing stock made available for letting will be advertised on a dedicated CBL website, cbl.dlrcoco.ie.

Where more than one person expresses an interest in a property, the property will be offered to the person highest on the housing list who has expressed an interest.

The first properties were advertised online yesterday [March 8] and properties will be advertised in this way every week.

An Cathaoirleach Cormac Devlin said that this system is a “fair and practical” way of allocating properties. He said: “CBL will give people on the housing list a greater role in the process of

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Council reveals a range of works planned for heart of Monkstown village

Social housing applicants now have a greater choice of homes

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extra increase in the provision of social housing.

“One specific concern I do have is that because of the new scheme’s reliance on people to use the internet to access it, it potentially will prove difficult for people with literacy issues and those that lack IT skills to use.

“If it is to be successful, this issue must be addressed so everyone has equal access.”

Cllr Chris Curran (SF) echoed his views and said that while he also supports the scheme, he said: “We shouldn’t forget those who may not be tech-savvy, and I hope the council will make allowances for such individuals.”

RESIDENTS of Monkstown will see works beginning on a new traffic management scheme in the village this week. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are carrying out the works to ensure safer traffic speeds in the village and to make the street area more pedestrian-friendly.

It will include a new centrepiece for the village, increased outdoor seating, planting of trees and shrubs, additional parking and a remodelled road design.

A spokesperson for the council said: “The Traffic section, in conjunction with the Architects’ Department, have brought forward a proposal to implement road safety, traffic management and public realm measures for Monkstown village and Monkstown Crescent. The scheme will provide an improvement in road safety for pedestrians, by way of a reduction in traffic speeds, together with improved crossing points and simplification of junction layouts.”

Some of the works will include granite paving for the pedestrian surfacing around the village, some paths will be widened, parking bays will be indented and surfaced with cobble sets, similar to those on Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire, and a range of further works are also lined up, including seating. Works are beginning this week and are expected to completed by June.

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Fionn Rua in action

It really is Le Crunch time for cover acts FIVE Dublin acts are through to the semi-finals of the popular Le Crunch Apple of My Eye Song Contest, which sees the healthy apple brand team up with Joe.ie to uncover the nation’s best cover act.

Ranelagh’s Mark Campbell joins Ryan Cahill from Palmerstown, Balinteer trio Scoops, Fionn Rua, and Blackrock duo Stephen & Mimi Lane. They along with five other semifinalists from around the country now face a public vote to make the final five.

The final takes place at Whelans on March 23rd with the winner taking home €1,500. Voting ends tomorrow, so get to ouitolecrunchmusic.com and back one of the Dubs!

Toooooo cute!

Aishling Monaghan sent in this snap of gorgeous 14-month-old Katie Smith

SPRING is in the air, and the Gazette’s Bonnie Baby competition is in full swing.

We’ve had a wonderful response from mums, dads, proud grandparents and family friends, who’ve shared some of the cutest photos we’ve ever seen.

The competition will run for the entire month of March, so keep sending in those wonderful snaps of your little ones – we’ll feature as many as we can in the paper each week until April 6th.

We have some great prizes to give away – including two hampers worth €90 each from our friends at NUK Ireland – and one lucky winner will win a free family or newborn photoshoot worth €180 from Gazette photojournalist and expert baby photographer Ali, of Alison O’Hanlon Photography.

So keep sending in those snaps to competitions@dublingazette.com or via our Facebook page – and don’t forget to include your details and your baby/ toddler’s name and age!

Goo-goo Gazette readers show off their pride & joys

9-month-old Parker Daly

Isla at just 5 weeks

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COUNCIL | LOCAL AUTHORITY HAS REPORTED SPATE OF VANDALISM TO GARDAI

Republican graffiti is ‘worrying to see’

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RESIDENTS of Dun Laoghaire are trying to get to the bottom of mystery graffiti that is appearing in certain areas around the town.

The graffiti seems to be Republican in its views but locals are speculating that some of the graffiti has other meanings.

One local man told The Gazette: “I am a resident of Dun Laoghaire and I have noticed a lot of Republican graffiti around the borough, notably at the fountain beside the council buildings.

“I have no clue as to why or who is doing it but it’s worrying to see.”

Lepp to it to catch a lucky character at Blackrock Park

When contacted by The Gazette, a spokesperson for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said: “The council has noticed an increase recently in the type of graffiti referred to in our area. To date, we have no knowledge of who is doing it.”

Graffiti removal T he spokesperson added: “The council have an on-going programme of graffiti removal on public property and any such graffiti that comes to our attention will be removed.

“We have reported this matter to the gardai and will continue to liaise with them on all matters relating to graffiti.”

Residents think the graffiti seems to be Republican in its views

Dart staff fear jobs are ‘in jeopardy’  EMMA NOLAN

STAFF at local Dart stations say that their jobs are “in jeopardy” amidst protests against removing staff from certain stations.

Last month, The Gazette reported that a petition to prevent the Sandycove/Glasthule Dart Station from losing its two staff members amassed more than 1,000 signatures and that a demonstration of solidarity with Dart staff and service users would take place on March 10 at the station.

The petition now has over 2,000 signatures as staff say they were informed by Iarnrod Eireann at a meeting

earlier this year that certain stations would be shifted to unmanned stations in the near future.

An Iarnrod Eireann worker said that “jobs are in jeopardy” and stressed that, as a partlyfunded public transport system, the company “should be more concerned about the communities it serves rather than profit”.

He continued: “The health and safety of the public should be the number one priority.

“Irish Rail’s health and safety policy is ‘Accident-free depends on me’, but how can that be the case if the stations are unmanned?

“Customer service, infor-

mation and helping people who require assistance, such as those who are wheelchairbound, visually impaired or the elderly, will also be lost.”

Cllr David O’Keeffe (PBP said that plans to remove staff from stations are “an insult to service users”.

‘Unacceptable’ “Any person that is required to give a notice period of any amount of time such as people with mobility issues currently, are therefore being treated unequally and this is absolutely unacceptable,” he said.

In a statement to T he Gazette, a spokesperson from

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Irish Rail said that the company has not changed staffing at any Dart station.

“We are keeping station staffing under review as there has been a dramatic change in customer behaviour with customers moving to Leap, pre-paid ticketing and ticket vending machines.”

Irish Rail say that a “more f lexible resourcing and response for customers requiring assistance” is a top priority for them and they hope to confirm new arrangements for mobility-impaired customers requiring assistance. “[This] will dramatically reduce the advised notice time, and ensure a better

response when customers requiring assistance cannot give notice.”

However, Ciaran O’Rourke, spokesperson for Disability Rights Now, said that number of communities are concerned that these initial station changes are just the start of a larger process to have multiple unmanned stations along the Dart line.

He said: “Public transport should be for public use on the basis of equality – not a cost-saving, discriminatory service based on efficiency.”

Irish Rail confirmed that they will be starting to recruit temporary summer employees in Dublin soon.

THE Leprechaun Chase in aid of local charities will take place in Blackrock Park on St Patrick’s Day again this year following its success at the inaugural event last year.

The Blackrock leprechaun was spotted training with the under12 girls and under-13 boys from the Blackrock Athletics Club last weekend.

Chair of the Blackrock Business Network, Tom Feeney said: “This is a really fantastic event for Blackrock and we can’t wait to celebrate again this year.”

“Last year we were overwhelmed by the support we received, both by many of the businesses in the village and by the people who came out for the fun run.”

Last year, over 500 people were in Blackrock village for the St Patrick’s Day celebrations and it is hoped even more will turn out this year.

There will be collections for Laura Lynn, Community First Responder and Blackrock Hospice taking place on the day.

This year’s race will begin at 12pm on March 17 and will see the 1.5km race taking a scenic route through the park. As part of the run, all participants will be trying to catch the lucky leprechaun.

To register for the chase go to www.blackrock.ie/chase.

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Out and About

Fundraising event packs a punch ...

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ILMACUD Crokes held a great white-collar boxing fundraiser last week in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan. The event was a fun-filled night and a fantastic experience for those brave enough to step into the boxing ring in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd. The night was an enormous success and helped to raise vital funds for the club. Pictures: Stephen Dagg

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Out and About

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PEOPLE | APP TRANSFORMING LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE Ciara Clancy.

Picture: Mark Stedman

Ciara is Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur Ciara with Dearbhla Lawson, Cllr Cormac Devlin, and Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor.

Picture: Peter Cavanagh

 EMMA NOLAN A DUN LAOGHAIRE woman has been named Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur for developing an app that is transforming the lives of thousands of people.

Ciara Clancy (26) of Beats Medical created an app that provides individually tailored treatments for people with Parkinson’s Disease, helping them take control of their illness by addressing mobility, speech and fine hand movement issues.

The 26-year-old physiotherapist will now receive a €45,000 investment fund through the Local Enterprise Offices after scooping the coveted title at the IBYE national final.

A delighted Ciara said that her aim is to

continue supporting more and more people with Parkinson’s around the world, as an estimated 10 million people currently live with the disease.

She is also developing digital treatments for other neurological conditions such as MS, Stroke, Dyspraxia and Cerebral Palsy.

She said: “These success stories keep all of the team at Beats Medical motivated every day to do more for the people that use our service.”

The competition attracted entries from over 1,800 18-to-35-year-olds, showcasing some of the country’s best and brightest business talent. Ciara also won the ‘Best Established Business’ category.

Ciara, who is passionate about improving

healthcare through technology for people with neurological conditions, is providing individually tailored physiotherapy, speech and language and occupational therapy exercises through mobile phones in 40 countries.

An Cathaoirleach, Cllr Cormac Devlin congratulated Ciara on her success. He said: “I’ve witnessed Ciara progress through the various stages of the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition and her pioneering, life changing medical app enormously benefits those with Parkinson’s Disease.”

Ciara was also congratulated by Minister for Jobs and Enterprise Mary Mitchell O’Connor and head of enterprise at the DLR LEO, Georgina Sweetnam.

Bray man who beat and bit his former partner avoids jail term A WICKLOW man who beat his girlfriend for over an hour and bit her on the face after they had an argument in their home has been given a suspended sentence.

Judge Melanie Greally said Ian Sheridan (32), of New Brighton Terrace, Parnell Road, Bray, carried out a very serious assault involving considerable violence but that a “custodial sentence is not necessitated”.

She said Sheridan had dealt with his “demons” including addressing his drink and drug problems.

The judge noted Sheridan raised €1,600 in compensation

for his former partner Patricia Rodriguez, but that she did not want to accept it.

The money would instead be donated to the women’s refuge Ms Rodriguez attended after the assault.

Judge Greally imposed a three-year sentence which she suspended for three years on condition Sheridan keeps the peace and engages with the restorative justice programme.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that after the assault, Ms Rodriguez sneaked out of the house when Sheridan eventually fell asleep.

She never returned to the home again and spent some

time in a women’s refuge. The couple had moved in together the previous month.

Sheridan pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on February 21, 2015.

Argument Garda Paul Newport told Maddie Grant BL, prosecuting, that Ms Rodriguez and Sheridan had an argument at their home that evening.

She left to get some fresh air and coffee before returning back home. Sheridan arrived back an hour and a half later.

Ms Rodriguez later told gardai she could smell alcohol from Sheridan and assumed

he had been drinking.

Sheridan then grabbed her hair, punched her around her eye and bit her face twice around her jaw. He also punched her all over her body.

The victim said the violence lasted an hour or two and he wouldn’t stop when she asked him to. Sheridan dragged her from the bedroom to the living room during the attack.

It came to an end when she suggested they go to sleep. She lay in bed awake and when she felt he had fallen asleep, she left, leaving most of her belongings behind.

Sheridan was arrested but made no admissions during

interview. He has previous convictions for theft, public order and road traffic offences.

A victim impact and medical reports were handed into court but not read out.

Gda Newport agreed with Kim Moloney BL, defending, that Sheridan had offered Ms Rodriguez €1,600 as a token of his remorse and handed in a letter of apology.

Counsel told Judge Greally that her client suffered from psychosis brought on by drug and alcohol abuse but he was now no longer using drugs.

A probation report concluded that he was at a low risk of re-offending.

Funding initiative for emerging filmmakers launched A SHORT film funding initiative has just been launched in Dun Laoghaire.

DLR First Frames scheme is an opportunity to encourage filmmakers to create exciting screen stories. Its aim is to provide funding and support to emerging filmmakers looking to develop ambitious and creative short films based in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdow n region.

Filmmakers are encouraged to be “ambitiously bold” in their storytelling, and to use the diversity and variety of locations available in the area as background and inspiration for original, vibrant films.

This scheme is fully funded by Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council Arts Office and dlr Local Enterprise Office, and managed by Filmbase. Additional equipment and support is provided by the National Film School, IADT. The principle requirements are good stories, and a passionate vision for filmmaking. The goal is to open the door to new and emerging Irish film talents. The council’s purpose in promoting this opportunity is to support emerging filmmakers to make vibrant and compelling films and to increase awareness of the variety and flexibility of locations available in the region.

Funding will be available through the scheme to support two short films with budgets of up to €10,000 each. dlr Arts Office and Filmbase will host an information evening for interested applicants on March 20 in the Studio, dlr LexIcon, Haigh Terrace, Moran Park. Filmmakers interested in attending can find additional information, and register to attend, at: www.filmbase.ie/dlr-firstframe.

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Out and About

Marian Power and Krisztina Bolla

Patrick Delaney and Mary Delaney

Ryan Tubridy launches first children’s book Patrick Kelly, Ryan Tubridy and PJ Lynch. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Eoin Colfer and Jackie Colfer

Joe Duffy and Rachel Tubridy

Orla McDermott

Lee Motherway

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TE broadcaster Ryan Tubridy was joined by his mother Catherine, sister Rachel and brother Garrett at the launch of his new book, Patrick and the President at Dubray Books in Grafton Street last week. The book tells the story of John F Kennedy’s return to his ancestral home in Ireland through the eyes of a young boy. Kennedy described his four-day visit to Ireland in 1963 as the best four days of his life, while it was also a trip never forgotten by a generation of Irish people.

Janet Hickey and Judith Tubridy

Barbara Hughes and PJ Lynch

Georga Longhurst and Deirdre Scully

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Out and About

John Hoyne , Eamon McCormack and John Gleeson

Michael Carr, Powers ambassador and Donall O’Keeffe, chief executive of the Licensed Vintners Association. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Karen Moran and Laura Moriarty

Willie Ahern, Joe O’Rorke and Gerry Cooley

A powerful launch for limited edition whiskey T

HE Brian Boru pub in Glasnevin was in high spirits last week as a special limited edition Powers 1817 was launched to mark 200 years of the Licensed Vintners Association. The function was attended by many of Dublin’s leading vintners. The venue was a fitting one, as this was the last pub to serve whiskey from the wood – until 1973.

Louise Ryan and Tom Doorley

James Rafferty and Jamie Sweeney

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DUBLINBUSINESS

€5k prize to drive Give Peas a Chance contest

Paul Coffey, vice president Allergan; An Taoiseach

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Enda Kenny; Brent Saunders, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Allergan; Francis Bates, vice president, Global Solid Oral Dose Manufacturing, Allergan and Pat O’Donnell, senior vice president global manufacturing, Allergan

Allergan marks its 40th with a €42m investment ALLERGAN marked 40 successful years of business in Ireland by confirming an investment of €42m in its Irish operations in 2017.

The company, which employs approximately 1,700 people in Ireland, also announced details of a new €50,000 Innovation Award Programme with colleges around the country.

Allergan also announced that it will become the official sponsor of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open hosted by the Rory Foundation as part of a threeyear sponsorship.

Prestigious programme for female-led start-ups THE DCU Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurs is calling on female-led start-ups to apply for its prestigious Female High Fliers Accelerator Programme 2017.

Since its launch in 2014, over 40 female entrepreneurs have participated in the programme and have continued to achieve impressive results.

Some 35 businesses have received investments totalling €7 million, Businesses have continued to expand, creating 115 jobs and 19 businesses are now exporting their products and/or services.

Supported by Enterprise Ireland, the 13-week accelerator programme aims to address challenges facing female entrepreneurs across all industries and support Ireland’s top early stage start-ups in fast tracking their business to achieve scale.

Ten selected participants will gain access to a peer start-up founder network and to the DCU Ryan Academy network of experienced entrepreneurs and investors. They will take part in weekly tailored workshops delivered by a team that understands the particular needs and challenges facing their individual business.

They will also be challenged on their business plans and be given an opportunity to pitch to potential investors. The application process is open to female founders or co-founders of Irish or international innovative start-ups less than five years old.

All companies must be female-led and participants will be selected based on their growth and export potential as well as business idea and team strength.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, March 21. For further information visit http://www.ryanacademy.ie/

CULLY Allen of the Cully & Sully food business returned to his old school this week to share his success story behind one of Ireland’s biggest food businesses and launched an inaugural competition entitled Give Peas a Chance.

This initiative aims to foster a spirit of food entrepreneurship in Irish secondary schools and discover Ireland’s next young food entrepreneurs.

Secondar y schools across the country are now invited to take part in the competition, which combines food growing and entrepreneurship to engage and inspire students to grow their own peas and to devise a soup recipe using what they have grown to come up with a product, which Cully & Sully will produce.

Through this initiative growing kits will be delivered to 7,500 students across the country. The kits include everything

the students need to grow peas including seeds, pots, soil and plenty of growing tips from Grow It Yourself (GIY). Students are asked to pair up in order to undertake the challenge.

According to Michael Kelly, founder of GIY: “This initiative enables students to learn first hand about food enterprise right from the seed onwards. We know that to make good food you need great ingredients and you can’t get better than growing your own.

“We feel that this initiative will help to accelerate even more brilliant food starts ups in our local food system in the future.”

Cullen said: “We are really hoping to inspire a new generation of food entrepreneurs. Learning at our mother’s kitchen tables gave us our passion for good food and we’re grateful for that every day.

“We hope to see that passion grow in these junior entrepreneurs.

Pea soup may seem simple but with the creativity and ingenuity that we

Pictured at the launch of the Give Peas a Chance competition is Michael Kelly with Cully Allen, of Cully & Sully, and students Aimee Browne, Molly O’Shea, Sarah McDaid and Sacha O’Neill. Picture: Patrick Browne

know Ireland’s young people have we can’t wait to see what they come up with.”

During Give Peas A Chance, students will be allocated a series of challenges and in the final phase they will be asked to file the details of their own “ReciPEA For Success” using their homegrown peas as inspirations for a brand-new soup recipe.

A number of these student ReciPEAs will then make the shortlist and the students will be invited to a Dragon’s Denstyle pitch scenario at the home of GIY, GROWHQ in Waterford, on May 25 where a winning team of two will be selected and crowned the Give Peas A Chance champions.

The winning students will be awarded a prize pot of €5,000 which

includes a €3,000 food garden for their school, two iPads for the winning team of two students and the brand-new winning soup recipe will be produced by Cully & Sully and served at the GIY Cafe GROW HQ. Schools and teachers planning to participate in this nationwide competition can sign up to take part at http://www.cullyandsully.com/ourgarden.

Local Enterprise Week a must for SMEs LOCAL Enterprise Week 2017 is currently running, until March 11, with a week to inspire and motivate thousands of entrepreneurs and small business owners in Dublin city.

A host of mainly free events are available to help get business up and running.

The week-long programme of mentoring, advice and networking highlights the services and supports available to SMEs and start-ups in Dublin through their Local Enterprise Office in Dublin’s Civic Offices, as well as providing a selection of events and workshops, tailored to inspire and inform.

The week enjoyed a fantastic start on Sunday, March 5 with the national final of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition in Google Headquarters.

Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Dublin City

client Samuel Dennigan won the Best Start Up Business award after brilliantly pitching to the judges and audience about the benefits and uniqueness of his Strong Roots food business.

Some of the main events of the week included Digital Day, which was celebrated yesterday, March 8, and helped demonstrate to businesses how to maximise their business online.

International Women’s Day was also celebrated yesterday through the Women in Business Network. More than 200 female entrepreneurs and businesswomen attended an event to encourage them to develop their business and ideas further.

Today, Thursday March 9, the LEO Dublin city and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) will be supporting the e-Commerce Association of Ireland (eCAI) by hosting a

full day e-commerce seminar.

A creative industries half day event will take place tomorrow, Friday March 10, in the Chocolate Factory – a co-working space for entrepreneurs.

The week’s activities culminate with a Start Your Own Business Boot Camp this Saturday, in the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, including expert mentoring sessions and guest speakers.

Full details of all events, venues and booking links are available on the LEO Dublin City site: https://www.localenterprise.ie/DublinCity/Training-Events/LocalEnterprise-Week-2017/Local-EnterpriseWeek-2017.html Nationally, 14,500 small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs are expected to have attended more than 380 events during Local Enterprise Week.

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SQUASH IS A SHY DOG, BUT HAS A LOT OF LOVE TO SHARE WITH YOU

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OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone is Squash, a three-yearold female Lurcher.

She is a beautiful, gentle soul but is currently lacking in self confidence, so Squash would love a family who will take their time getting to know her and allow her to come out of her shell at her own pace.

Reassure Squash would hugely benefit from having the company of a confident, friendly dog to help her settle into her new home and reassure her that she is finally home and can relax.

Her ideal home will have a garden, as she likes to potter about and have a good sniff at life!

If you can be Squash’s #SpecialSomeone, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off Exit 5 on the M50.

Map and directions can be found on their website, www.dogstrust. ie. You can also find them on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/ ogstrustirelandonline, or on Twitter @DogsTrust_ IE.

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A tree-rific way to help promote our great natural resources Applegreen chief executive Bob Etchingham with biologist Eanna Ni Lamhna and Kevin Hutchinson, president of the Tree Council of Ireland, along with their little helper, Lily, who dug deep to plant the first of over 100 crab apple trees that Applegreen will donate to their stores nationwide as part of Annual Tree Week. Picture: Maxwells

A NUMBER of tree-mendous events are taking place this week as part of National Tree Week - an annual event organised by the Tree Council of Ireland, supported by Coillte to raise awareness of and promote the planting and care of trees around Ireland.

Applegreen are sponsoring the events taking place over the week and encouraging individuals, families, schools and local communities to get up, get out and explore the trees, parks and forests in their local areas.

According to most recent research carried out by the Heritage Council, 40% of children in Ireland between the ages of 7 – 11 have never climbed a tree and 10% have never visited a forest or a wooded area.

Stand-out events

include an Augustine Henry Forestry Lecture in the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin today [March 9], A poem as lovely as a tree school poetry competition at Pearse Museum, St Enda’s Park on Saturday March 11 and a guided nature walk through Massy’s Wood in Kilakee on Sunday, March 12.

Speaking at the launch event in Lusk, Applegreen CEO Bob Etchingham said: “Applegreen is delighted to be sponsoring National Tree Week for the first time in 2017.

“At Applegreen we are committed to playing our part in achieving a more sustainable future for Ireland. We want to encourage all of our customers and the public to show their love for trees, either by planting them, learning about them or simply

getting outside and enjoying them.

“We hope that people will get involved in all of the events that are taking place in their local area during Applegreen National Tree Week 2017”.

ABSEIL OFF CROKER TO HELP THE ISPCC ATTENTION daredevils.

Ever wanted to abseil off the roof of Croke Park?

Well, now’s your chance.

Last August, the ISPCC ran a hugely successful abseil in Croke Park where participants had the opportunity to abseil off the roof of the stadium.

The feedback from those who took part was extremely positive so the charity has decided to run the event again this April.

Home to the headquarters of the GAA, Croke

Park is the third-largest stadium in Europe. The iconic grounds present a unique venue for the ISPCC Abseil, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30.

Participants are asked to pay a deposit of €50 and fundraise a minimum of €200. Places are limited so to ensure your place register at ispcc.ie.

VOLUNTEER TO HELP SPINA BIFIDA GROUP SPINA Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI) is currently offering volunteering opportunities to people who wish to help improve the quality of life for people with a disability.

Each summer, SBHI runs its SHINE (Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, Ireland, Nurturing, Empowerment) pro -

gramme which encourages participants to develop their independence and social skills in a fun and safe environment.

SHINE also offers valuable respite for the participants, their parents, and/or carers.

SHINE takes place over five separate weeks in different venues and each week is tailored to meet the needs of specific age groups.

In the region of 100 participants attend SHINE every year, along with a dedicated team of volunteers and staff.

SBHI is currently recruiting volunteer liaison officers and care and activity volunteers.

Members of the public, men and women, aged over 18 years, have the opportunity of being involved in SHINE as care and activity volun-

teers. Anyone interested in volunteering can apply online at www.sbhi.ie/ shine_volunteer_recruitment or phone Louise or Helen on 01 457 23 29.

All short-listed applicants must attend an interview, scheduled for March and April each year; must sign the terms and conditions agreement at time of interview; undergo a Garda background check, and participate in training.

EXCITING, CREATIVE DESIGNER-MAKERS DUBLIN has the chance this month to see the work of “Future Makers”.

Shape the Future is an exhibition running in NCAD this month that provides a chance to see new work by twenty of Ireland’s most exciting and creative designermakers, who have been

awarded Design & Craft Council of Ireland’s Future Makers prizes and development funding over the past seven years.

The designers being showcased work across fashion, jewellery, accessories, textiles, furniture, product design, glass, ceramics and leather.

Speaking ahead of the launch, the curator of the exhibition, Angela O’Kelly, NCAD head of design for body and environment, said: “Irish design and craft is having a moment.

“Irish designer-makers are growing with confidence, adapting traditional techniques and combining them with new materials and processes to create unique works.”

For more information, including opening hours, visit www.ncad.ie.

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AN INTERNATIONAL Parkour star took her skills to the streets of Dublin last week.

Katie McDonnell, a 26-year-old celebrity stunt double from Windsor and the UK’s leading female Parkour athlete was in town to launch Lucozade Sport’s “Made to Move Sessions”.

“Made to Move Sessions” are a series of highprofile events sponsored by Lucozade Sport, which will take place over the next 12 months aiming to champion active lifestyles.

To help launch the campaign and demonstrate how our bodies are made to move, Katie performed a series of jaw dropping parkour stunts against some of Dublin’s most iconic landmarks.

Her stunning freestyle run through Dublin was captured in a video trailer to launch Lucozade Sport’s Made to Move Sessions.

To watch Katie’s moves and find out how to get involved in Lucozade Sport’s Made To Move Sessions, go to Lucozade Sport Ireland’s YouTube channel here or Facebook Page LucozadeSportIRL #madetomove Speaking at the launch, Katie said: “This is my first trip here and I’ve absolutely loved freerunning through the capital. I’ve been blown away by the friendly reaction I’ve received, and the landscape has been really varied and cool to perform against.

“I’m so proud to get behind Lucozade Sport’s Made To Move campaign and help encourage people to move more and get more active.”

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DUBLINLIFE TICKET SALES FOR POPULAR ARTISTS SUCH AS J.COLE AND ED SHEERAN SHOW THE SCALE OF THE TOUT AND RESELLER PROBLEM THEIR TICKETS SOLD OU T VERY QUICKLY – ONLY FOR TICKETS WITH INFLATED PRICES TO SWIFTLY POP UP ON RESELLER WEBSITES HOW CAN WE STOP THIS?

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WHAT CAN BE DONE TO STOP THE TOUTS FROM CASHING IN ON YOUR LOVE FOR MUSIC?

T BANDS EVEN THE BIGGESLIKE U2, IN THE WORLD, THE ARE VICTIMS OF G EVER INCREASIN IMPACT OF TOUTS

JAMES HENDICOTT INVESTIGATES THE GROWING PROBLEM OF TICKET RESELLING, WHICH IS STRIKING AN EVER SOURER NOTE

ISSUES surrounding ticket sales are growing again in Dublin, as the highlyprofitable secondary ticket market ramps up for the summer peak.

Ticket touting remains legal in Ireland, though Deputy Noel Rock (FG) recently put forward a motion looking to criminalise the resale of tickets at above their official price.

Since his tabling of the bill earlier this year, Deputy Rock has received protesting submissions from the likes of the IDA – Ireland’s foreign direct investment body.

The IDA highlight the value of the companies leading the market – some of whom have Irish headquarters – to our economy.

For punters, though, this is a growing problem.

Firms such as Viagogo and Seatwave (the latter a Ticketmaster-owned company whose resale options appear on the Ticketmaster website, highlighted once the original offering is sold out) are highlyprofitable agencies.

This is particularly clear to see with big-name gigs.

A ticket for U2 in Croke Park this summer, for example, starts at €240 on Seatwave at the time of writing (face value €44), and goes up as high as €1,000 (face value €200).

Ed Sheeran – who has personally spoken out against above face-value reselling this month on his Twitter account – has seen tickets for his 3Arena date listed at over €600 each (face value €77), while a ticket to Ireland’s potential Six Nations decider against England will set you back almost €1,200

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‘The Glastonbury festival has demonstrated it is possible to thwart touting – in their case, tickets feature a picture of the buyer, are non-transferable, and must be accompanied by photo ID to allow entrance’

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after booking fees (face value €60).

In the case of J.Cole, whose 3Arena date sold out shortly after going on sale in late February, tickets were allegedly on Seatwave ahead of the show’s swift sell-out.

With such a quick turnaround allowed, and highly inflated prices, it’s hard to believe these tickets were not bought with profit in mind.

In some cases, the reselling company stands

to make more in resale fees than the total original ticket price.

There are, of course, tickets for lesser events available for more reasonable rates – in some cases, close to or even below face value – but such sales also feature far higher associated charges than the first buy.

These rates are industry standard, and similar with rival companies such as Viagogo and Stubhub.

There have also been

reports of the sites occasionally being less than reliable.

Dubliner Colin Lee, for example, told The Gazette of his experience buying a ticket to Elbow at the Olympia theatre last month, only to be denied entry on arrival as the ticket had already been used.

This issue is not unique to Ireland.

MP Nigel Adams commented in the British parliament last week: “Tickets to the hit musical Hamilton are touted for upwards of £5,000, when companies like Viagogo know only too well that tickets re-sold are invalid for entry [this is frequently the case in Ireland, too].

“It’s unfair and not indicative of a market that works for everyone. What will the govern-

ment do to ensure genuine fans are not fleeced by touts and rogues?”

Stephen Byrne, editorin-chief of Irish music website Goldenplec, concurred, arguing: “Vendors need to do more to protect music fans and their customers”.

He added: “I’ve no doubt that artists will be looking at the growing resale market with tickets sometimes selling at eight to ten times face value, and that the base ticket price will increase.

“Many people will be priced out of the market altogether.

I find it

FANS ARE INCREASINGLY SOLD OUT, WASTING THEIR TIME QUEUEING – ONLY FOR TOUTS, BOTS AND RESELLERS TO TAKE WHAT THEY CAN GRAB TO TURN A QUICK BUCK

hard to believe that vendors cannot track which tickets are being resold at extortionate prices, and cannot do more to stop people who buy simply to make a profit by reselling.”

When some of the companies involved in both first and subsequent sales are under the same ownership – as with Seatwave and Ticketmaster – it’s equally hard to see why the original vendors would be particularly motivated to prevent such profiteering.

Should Deputy Rock’s proposal fail, the road ahead could be still bleaker.

As Bos-

ton-based music fan Anthony Grice explains, for example, the scenario in the more developed American market is still worse: “Essentially all sporting events and many gigs/shows are blighted by this now.”

He explained further: “People with money to burn will buy extortionately priced sports season tickets, then put all the games they can’t go to online at two or three times face value.

“Real fans struggle to get tickets, and only fans who can afford to drop a ton on a

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ticket can go.

“Gigs are almost as bad.

Bots [automated computer programmes] buy the tickets up, and they sell out in seconds. Then they’re all on secondary sources for two or three times the face value.”

There are alternatives in Ireland, though they depend on ‘genuine reason’ sellers opting to decline the high-value resale option.

Popular site Toutless. ie uses a forum format to resell tickets strict-

ly at face value. Adverts. ie also has a policy prohibiting sale at above face value.

Meanwhile, events such as the UK festival Glastonbury have demonstrated it is possible to thwart touting – in their case, tickets feature a picture of the buyer, are non-transferable, and must be accompanied by photo ID to allow entrance.

So long as for-profit reselling remains legal, however, it will

be the preserve of the occasional insistent artist to go above and beyond to protect their fans.

Elsewhere, there will be speculative ‘buy to sell’ buyers looking to cash in, and event-goers willing to pay.

A large market exists where often only profiteers and those who own the platform stand to win.

Those absorbing the costs of r unning an event see no benefit, and with profit-driven buying, those desperate to attend ultimately lose out.

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STATEMENT sleeves are one of the most prominent trends of 2017 thus far – and the bigger the better!

This trend is simultaneously super fun and utterly chic – from bell-shaped, to ruffle, bishop and cold shoulder, the arms are stealing the spotlight.

Some attention-grabbing favou-

rites are available all across the high street right now, with seemingly endless variations.

A great accent to any outfit, a statement sleeve elevates every outfit, instantly creating a silhouette to die for.

Check out Zara, Topshop and Asos for their great takes on the statement sleeve.

STYLE Zara Denim crop top €30

SLEEVE NOTES Zara Plush sweatshirt €40

HEY KIDS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU  EMMA NOLAN

CALLING all fashionable Dublin kids! Arnotts is hosting its Children’s Fashion Weekend in April which will see the children’s department transformed into a festival of fun!

The highlight of the April 1-2 weekend are the “kids-only” fashion shows, which will be hosted

by Reuben the Entertainer.

Four high-energy fashion shows will take place on Saturday, April 1, where young fashionistas will take to the catwalk to showcase top brands from the Arnotts childrenswear department.

Brands on the catwalk will include Boss, Ralph Lauren, Guess, Lego, Losan, Lelli Kelly, KG, Rachel Riley, Billie Blush

and Billy Bandit, to name just a few.

In between fashion shows, the Vicky Barry Dance Troupe will be doing a number of performances, while a robot dancer will be busy entertaining guests and a magician will be in store to perform magical illusions. A kids disco will also take place from 4 to 6pm on Saturday.

Topshop Gingham flute top €60

ASOS Boohoo ruffle blouse €26.67

Penneys Jacket €23

Zara Denim dress €40

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Michael Moroney drives you through the latest news in the motoring world including the latest models and technology and going electric

NEW AUDI Q5 GETS FIVE-STAR SAFETY RATING THE new Audi Q5 SUV has been awarded five stars in the Euro NCAP crash testing programme, which is the organisation’s highest rating for safety. The top score confirms that Audi’s best-selling SUV model is also among the safest automobiles in its class.

The Audi Q5 showed off its strengths in every aspect of the assessment programme. The new Q5 scored points for occupant protection, child safety and pedestrian protection.

Also contributing to the SUV’s five-star rating were the driver assistance systems, which comes as standard and includes: pre sense city - an emergency braking system that reacts to vehicles up ahead of the car and to pedestrians.

Entry prices for the new Audi Q5 start from €48,350.

Hyundai’s new Ioniq Electric cars are in the spotlight in terms of cleaner and lower cost motoring, especially for city drivers.

Hyundai has joined the market in 2017 with the new Ioniq, which offers the full electric car option as well as hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions. Michael Moroney reports from his impressive test drive on a longer than usual commute.

THE electric car race has got more exciting start in 2017 as Hyundai joined the market with a car that gives electric and two hybrid driving options in one modern style. The new Hyundai Ioniq is the latest electric car contender joining the market after the Nissan Leaf and Renault Zoe models have made the initial start.

The Hyundai package is impressive and there are hints that the Iconiq will soon catch up on the competition. For Dublin drivers this new car is available in three power ver-

sions, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all electric.

Hyundai offered me the opportunity to take the all-electric version and puts its impressive range claims to the test.

Electric cars such as the ioniq are designed as city and short run commuter cars. Ireland’s modest geographic size as a country means that for many drivers a daily commute can be in excess of 100km each way to and from work. That then becomes the real test for a fully electric car.

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Alhambra offers in the spotlight for March SEAT in Ireland has announced details of new offers across its seven-seater Alhambra range. The offers mean that until March 31, motorists can avail of incentives from Seat’s 23-dealer network on both the Alhambra S and SE models.

The Seat Alhambra makes technology on-the-go a seamless experience thanks to its Full Link Technology offering which comes free of charge until the end of March. A connec-

tivity feature that brings all your smartphone needs safely to the road, parents can take pleasure in components such as the media centre’s Read to Me feature which transmits text messages, as well as easy access to Spotify, podcasts and satellite navigation.

The Seat Alhambra model qualifies for the 3.9% current finance offers on the SEAT Alhambra SE and 4.9% on the SEAT Alhambra S. The deals include deals include a three-year service plan for €299 meaning a saving of €400.

The Seat Alhambra has received the maximum five-star recognition in the Euro NCAP safety rating.

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I put that challenge to the test with the electric Ioniq and drove to Portlaoise from Leixlip two days in a row to test its range. This was followed by a further long run to the Leitrim border for an overnight at Rooskey on the banks of the river Shannon.

The car’s 28kWh lithium-ion battery was going to be put to the test. Was I a true optimist or just plain foolish to attempt that level of driving? After a week with the Ioniq, I had driven 972km, probably not the ideal driver profile expected for electric car drivers. For me it showed just how realistic electric cars can now be as the range from a full overnight charge has grown to more than 200km.

I found that with good planning coupled with a more sensible driving style, the range anxiety that I had expected soon evaporated. Keeping to a regular 100km/hr on the motorways and anticipating likely driving issues and how others will drive, meant that I was achieving the full range of 200km on each full charge of the car.

That meant a drive to Portlaoise and back was possible with only a small re-charge. On one occasion I returned via Tul-

lamore where during a meeting the car was well charged for home using one of the higher speed public charging points in the town’s Tanyard Lane.

While charging is not always convenient in terms of rural towns, with a bit of planning it is possible. This is helped by a very useful ecar connect app from ESB Ireland, which lets you know where the charging points are located across the country and also if they are free.

The Hyundai claim of 250km from a full charge was never going to be realistic, however 200km was and that suited me well. Most of my charging was overnight at home on either a standard 13amp fused three-pin socket or the purpose kit that I’ve had fitted at home some time ago. Either way, a full charge can take somewhere close to 12 hours and that means a full overnight, once you clock in home.

If you drive a longer distance such as to Leitrim, then be prepared for an overnight stay if you cannot get access to one of the faster public charging points. For longer runs, plan to have a one hour coffee break at a service stop where there is a free charging point, for an additional boost to ease your range anxiety. Over-

Hyundai Ioniq Electric SPECIFICATIONS

Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Battery Warranty Entry Price all, I’m well convinced that you can make the electric option work.

You will be impressed with the driving performance of the Ioniq as it is impressive to accelerate using high torque electric motors. The car is very silent apart from the road noise generated by the special low rolling resistance tyres.

In so many ways, the Ioniq is just another car but with clear air electric power. It has good comfort and all of the kit that you find in a good qual-

Electric Motor 120hp 9.9 seconds 200km/full charge NA 0g/km A0 €120 NA 5 star 5 years unlimited 8 years/200,000km €28,495 ity standard hatchback car, including air conditioning, sat-nav and good radio with Bluetooth connection that powers Apple CarPlay and other Android systems.

You’ll be impressed as I was with the heating system, as the car heated up quickly without the need for an engine warm up as in many traditional engine cars. And the heating system as not as much a drain on battery power as I expected; I was watchful and careful to manage it well. You can

use the information systems on the large central screen to monitor electric power consumption, so the choice is yours and the consequences are obvious.

The car is spacious while the boot is claimed to be larger than some of the hybrid competition, its higher base made it feel a little tight with a full load. You need to keep space for the two charging cables included and it can be a small effort to keep them tidy.

It was difficult to accurately measure the running costs while the ESB ecars Cost Calculator claims a weekly cost for a 500knm commute, to be €6.34. This compares with almost €40 for a diesel car equivalent. I’ll check my electric bills at the end of the month to see any differences but without a special meter the average driver will have to trust the ESB figures for starters.

The Ioniq has impressed with a Euro NCAP fivestar safety award so it ticks all of the safety boxes for family motoring.

The Ioniq is the new electric car on the block and is more expensive at €28,495 than either the Nissan Leaf or Renault Zoe. Despite this, the Ioniq has out sold the Leaf so far this year, with 128 cars registered to the end of February.

The new Hyundai Ioniq is an impressive electric hatchback family size car that’s good to drive and low cost to own. The entry price for the Ioniq with a 200km range is €28,945.

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Barry Dunne takes helm at Windsor Long Mile Nissan Commercial Centre BARRY Dunne, a 30-year veteran of

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African native, brings almost 20 years

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of Heavy Good Vehicle (HGV) experience

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between South Africa and Ireland.

trade, has been appointed sales man-

Finally, the team is also complement-

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ed by Alan Hughes, service depart-

Long Mile Nissan Commercial Centre.

ment; Ann Kelly, aftersales advisor, and

A native of Dublin, Barry came to

Kim Mayer, administrator, with further

Windsor Long Mile Nissan in January

positions to be created over the com-

and was previously commercial and

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fleet sales manager with Renault Belgard in Tallaght for almost five years.

He has held previous positions

The new dealership has 40,000sq ft of outside forecourt, a spacious 11,000sq ft indoor warehouse-stlye showroom,

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number of well-known brands in the motor industry. Barry brings with him a wealth of LCV and PC experience, helping customers find the right vehicle for their individual and business needs and budgets in both the LCV and car market.

Also based in Windsor Long Mile Nissan is Aidan Reinhardt, a Dublin native.

He brings to the team 17 years of motor trade experience in LCVs, PCs and the

The sales team in Windsor Long Mile Nissan: Aidan Reinhardt, Barry Dunne and Garreth Thompson

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Peugeot joins the SUV market with new 3008

PEUGEOT’S new generation 3008 SUV has hit Irish shores and will be in dealerships across Dublin City from this week.

The impressive new SUV features the latest generation Peugeot iCockpit with digital instrumentation as standard across the range. The range pries starts from €25,995 plus delivery related charges for the entry level model, the Access 1.2 130bhp PureTech petrol version.

The new 3008 comes with a choice of five trim levels, to include Access, Active, Allure, GT Line and GT versions, a wide range of both petrol and diesel engines is available.

The 1.2-litre PureTech 130bhp turbo petrol engine, with CO2 emissions from just 117g/km, was voted International Engine of the Year in its

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Nissan has a new exchange offer for the electric Leaf model whereby by you get a six months trial period – if you’re not happy you can exchange the car for a new petrol- or diesel-powered Pulsar model

Nissan unveils an electric Leaf offer NISSAN has a new offer for the Leaf electric car for 2017, which now includes two years’ free insurance, two years’ free servicing and two years’ free road tax. Nissan claims to be so confident that Leaf drivers will love their cars that they offer replace the car with an petrol or diesel model if the electric option doesn’t The new Peugeot 3008 is a next-generation SUV that comes with a luxurious design and improved performance, coupled with a host of new technology features, with starting prices from €25,995 plus delivery charges

work out for first time electric car drivers.

Nissan claims that if you change your mind they will swap it for a 172 a choice between a 1.2-litre petrol

category for the secondyear running, earlier in 2016. This engine is available with a six-speed manual gearbox or with Peugeot’s latest generation EAT6 six-speed automatic transmission. The

1.6 THP petrol 165bhp EAT6 six-speed automatic has emissions from 129g/CO2.

Four BlueHDi diesel engines are available, trim dependent, with CO2 emissions from 103g/

km, and power ranging between 100, 120, 150 and 180bhp. The 2.0-litre BlueHDi 150bhp version is matched to a six-speed manual gearbox, whilst the 1.6 BlueHDi 120bhp version is available with a

choice of a six-speed manual or a six-speed EAT6 automatic gearbox. The range-topping GT version comes equipped as standard with a refined 2.0-litre BlueHDi diesel 180bhp six-speed automatic.

Providing the best service for your vehicle ATLAS AUTOSERVICE provides for all your car needs in a fast, friendly, efficient and cost-effective way. With 10 locations around Dublin, you are never too far from one of their garages. For more than 43 years, Atlas Autoservice has been servicing cars, replacing tyres and keeping motorists safe on Irish roads.

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Atlas Autoservice has been servicing cars for 43 years and has 10 locations

Regular servicing

The regular checking and servicing of your car is important for several reasons. It will result in better fuel economy, help to reduce overall repair costs and lower the risk of breakdowns.

The Atlas philosophy is to make getting your car serviced as simple and convenient as possible. They pride themselves on only using original equipment, manufacturer-standard quality parts, meaning your car is getting the

same treatment with Atlas as it would at the dealership where you bought it.

Atlas’s online booking system means you can book your car for a service on your chosen date by simply visiting their website. All of their managers are experienced and knowledgeable in all areas of car servicing.

If you book online, you will receive a 5% discount, meaning you can get a quality full car service from as little as €95.

Motorists should never underestimate the importance of good tyres – they are the only contact between you and the road. Keeping your tyres in top-notch condition means your car has the best chance of stopping should you suddenly need to. If you aren’t sure if your tyres are okay, call into your nearest Atlas Autoservice and a member of their team will be happy to take a look at your tyres for you.

Tyres at Atlas are very competitively priced and they can offer you new value tyres from as little as €49. The Atlas Autoservice customer promise is to make things as simple and convenient for you as possible, and to provide their customers with the best service at the best price. To find out more, visit their website (www.atlasautoservice.ie) or drop in and speak to one of their helpful staff members.

Pulsar XE or a 1.5-litre diesel Pulsar XE for free. The vehicle exchanges must to happen within six months from the date of registration, so that seems like a fair trial period.

Nissan wants all potential Leaf buyers to test drive the car for free for minimum of 24 hours and maximum of 72 hours must be taken before purchasing. The entry price for the electric Leaf XE is €21,490 after Government grants, etc and this is a competitive offering for a car that claims a range of 199km.

The higher specification Leaf SV brings that range of 250km and costs €23,990. Both models also have a Nissan €4,000 scrappage deal offer for trade-ins.

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FEATURE FESTIVAL: DIVERSE PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AND ARTISTS BOUND FOR SMOCK ALLEY VENUE IN APRIL

Journey into the evolving sounds of a contemporary music universe  EMMA NOLAN

Artists featuring at Music Current 2017 include (from top) soprano Elizabeth Hilliard, KLANK, composer Christopher Fox and Michael Quinn

A CONTEMPOR ARY music festival is taking to Smock Alley Theatre this April. Music Current 2017 is a showcase for the best in new Irish and international contemporary electronic music.

This year’s festival runs for three days at The Boys School, Smock Alley Theatre, from April 27 to 29.

Considered as the “Fringe” of Irish new music festivals, Music Current is now in its second year and gives a platform for the newest contemporary electronic music, hosting four concerts over three days.

This year’s line-up features Irish soprano Elizabeth Hilliard, guest composer Christopher Fox, German ensemble KLANK, a major new immersive installation by Dublin Sound Lab composers, plus a special concert of new international works developed during the festival by participating composers – one of whom will receive this Year’s Imro/Music Current Commission award of €2,500.

The festival opens with Vox Electronica (at 8pm on Thursday, April 27), a

programme of new works for soprano and electronics performed by Elizabeth Hilliard.

Hilliard is a pioneer of Irish contemporary music and is renowned for her exceptional musicianship, effortless creativity and emotional intensity.

In this concert, she will present the Irish premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s seminal masterpiece, Lonh – a beguiling work for solo soprano and electronics.

KLANK (8pm on Friday, April 28) Bremen-based quartet KLANK bring their mad, lucid logic to Dublin for the first time in a programme of works developed by the group.

KLANK create their own sonic universe from a dizzying interaction of musical techniques and cultural approaches, where improvisation collides with the musical potential of everyday objects to create uniquely

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The concert also includes recent works by festival composer Christopher Fox: Sea to the West (for soprano and electronics), which was recently recorded by Hilliard for the Metier CD label, and Fox’s encyclopedic Catalogue Irraissonne (for solo soprano), a captivating meditation on language and the fragility of communication.

In KLANK plays

inventive klang-aktionen (sound performances).

The festival concludes with Perisonic (8pm on Saturday, April 29), a large-scale immersive, panoramic “painting” of Dublin, using eight loudspeakers and four large video screens.

In this major collaboration, composers Scott McLaughlin, Grainne Mulvey, Jane Deasy, Fergal Dowling, creative pro-

ducer Sabina Bonnici and video artist Mihai Cucu extend Barker’s vision of a 360-degree experience by reimagining a cityscape reconstructed in pure sound.

Immersed in surroundsound and accompanied by video, the audience is invited to explore four singular perspectives of Dublin.

Music Current 2017 also features an opportunity for the public to engage with composers through a public panel discussion at the Contemporary Music Centre Library, No 19 Fishamble Street (at 6pm on Friday, April 28).

Entitled, Are You Talking to Me?, the discussion considers the relationship between listeners, performers and composers from the audience’s perspective. The panel will include members of KLANK, composer Christopher Fox and other guests.

Moderated by Evonne Ferguson, director of the Contemporary Music Centre, audience members and concert-goers are encouraged to participate.

For further information, see musiccurrent.ie.

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Horizon Zero Dawn offers a vast world to explore, from dusty mesas to dense jungles, and from the mountain tops to mysterious underground ruins, it all looks pretty incredible. Screengrabs: Shane Dillon

HORIZON ZERO DAWN: A SUPERB ADDITION TO THE OPEN WORLD GENRE

Scales new heights of PS4 gaming greatness  SHANE DILLON

Combat, scavenging and crafting resources form a big part of the game – preparation and purpose are key

BELIEVE it or not, but this is the third time this page has been put together – the first two versions were overcooked reviews, but a game like the PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn (Cert 16) perhaps can just let its visuals do the work, rather than words.

And what visuals! At last, we have a game worthy of a similar level of

acclaim as Uncharted 4 – yes, it really is that good, and even better in some ways, in some places.

The game’s main loading screen largely sums up the game’s core idea: “Earth, the far future.

Nature has reclaimed the ruins of our forgotten civilisation, but humanity lives on in primitive tribes.

“In this new wilderness, they fight for survival against the machines,

fearsome mechanical creatures of unknown origin.”

That sums up the core idea at the heart of this game, as Aloy, a young huntress who was raised as an outcast from the Nora tribe, seeks to rejoin it and discover why she was cast out as a baby.

It isn’t long before Aloy is sent on a world-trotting quest by Nora’s matriarch, with Aloy free to roam the

A game of something influence, perhaps SOME people have already commented that Aloy, Horizon Zero Dawn’s impressive protaganist, is in essence Ygritte, the popular and tough Wildling character from Game of Thrones – both are practical, resourceful women; hunter-gatherers trying to survive in a harsh world. And they’re both redheads, which helps!

However, Aloy is an interesting character in her own right, presented with more emotion and subtlety than usual for the genre,

helping to both make her a likeable lead and marking a very welcome step away from the usual dull-as-dishwater gung-ho leads that typically front such triple-A releases.

Despite the Ygritte/Aloy comparison on the surface, Aloy’s character is an impressively nuanced addition to the list of gaming heroines we’ve been treated to in recent years, thanks to the work by actor Ashly Burch, and a sympathetic script.

Ashly’s great work here, with a decent script

for the most part, stands out, but Horizon’s characters are also better than usual. Without wanting to overthink matters, it’s commendable that the developer, Guerilla Games, created a multiethnic cast, further steering Horizon away from the bog-standard look and tone of most open world games.

While this was Guerilla’s first attempt at an open world game, the final result – which has largely wowed critics and reviewers – means it surely won’t be the last.

truly vast, beautiful and dangerous open world, which is littered with rusting relics and tumbled overgrown ruins from long ago, before Man’s mysterious fall.

Aloy’s trying to disover why the robots (which evoke several animals and dinosaurs) the humans and tribes hunt for resources are being corrupted, and are becoming deadlier by the day.

Is Aloy’s fate tied to the world’s, and where will her journey take her?

There’s a lot more to the game than this simplistic summary, with Horizon taking an awful lot of element familiar from other big games, but mixing everything together to create a unique title.

However, the end result is an early contender for game of the year, and is definitely a must-buy.

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FastSport COLE AND CARR IN IRISH SQUAD: FORMER St Andrew’s College students Lee Cole and Jamie Carr have both been named in the Irish men’s senior hockey team for the World League Round 2 in Belfast this weekend, a key component in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign.

For both players, it will be their first world ranking level tournament. Carr has been in outstanding form in goals for Three Rock Rovers, aiding the Rathfarnham club’s rise to second place in the EY Hockey League.

Cole, meanwhile, has over 20 international caps to his name and is likely to be primarily a left-sided defender for the tournament.

They join a panel with a number of other Dubliners including Templeogue’s Shane O’Donoghue and the vastly experienced Ronan Gormley.

The tournament in Stormont starts on Saturday with a group game against Ukraine before they play Italy and Austria in their other games, setting up playoff games against either Wales, Scotland, France or Poland.

KARATE: ST BENILDUS STUDENT SHOWS HIS TALENT WITH BULGARIAN PERFORMANCE

Talented Renehan targets 2018 Youth Olympics place

 JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

A KARATE STAR in the making, 15-year-old Dundrum fighter James Renehan has just returned from the European Karate Federation championships – effectively a European championship for Shotokan Karate – in Sofia, Bulgaria.

A member of seventh dan Sensei Brendan Perry’s Kaizen Dojo gym in Terenure, Renehan’s budding career has taken off over the last couple of years, after he travelled to Japan to fight as a 13-year-old, bringing home a silver medal.

He now trains six days a week, exploring the fringes of MMA and a range of strength and conditioning options to perfect his karate-discipline fighting.

While Ireland generally punching above their weight in karate, local fighters typically travel to international tournaments as underdogs.

R e n e h a n s u f f e r e d t wo defeats in his fights in Bulgaria, yet rose to the ranking of 11th in the world in his -57kg category, putting himself in serious contention for the

James Renehan in training

junior Olympics in Argentina in 2018. A place in the tournament is now his key goal.

“James fought a talented Russian in the first round, and lost, but the Russian – who comes from a huge squad, one of a few who have state backing and serious programs – went on to reach the final, which got James back in on the repechage,” Renehan’s

father James Renehan Snr told GazetteSport of the Sofia contest.

“In the repechage, he narrowly lost to a Serbian who also went on to go far in the tournament.

“It’s challenging to get to these tournaments, though, and this is a step in the right direction for him. He’ll probably need to rank fifth or sixth

to go to Argentina, and there are plenty of opportunities to do that in the coming months.

The next big one is in Scotland in April.”

Renehan is a third-year student at St Benildus College in Dundrum and has found both the school’s supportive attitude – which included his missing mocks recently to travel to Bulgaria and rep-

resent Ireland – and Sensei Perry’s role critical in his progress.

“He likes the tradition and the discipline of the sport,” Renehan Snr explains.

“He’s dabbled in MMA as a training exercise but seeing people over from Japan and connecting with the history of karate is a big part of it for him.

“The discipline comes out in things like the weight limitations, too.

“He had to watch his weight over Christmas and has to think about whether he’d like to bulk up to a higher weight or stay where he is.

“It’s two hours of training almost every day, so there’s a lot involved.”

“At the moment, it’s funded by the bank of dad, but sponsorship is something that would be very helpful. It’s not common in minority sports so it would be more a bonus than an expectation,” Renehan Senior explains.

“Many of the juniors who go to Argentina in 2018 will be the same people who fight in the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

That’s the ultimate dream.”

Bermingham leading netball’s rise to new Galaxy  BERNARD DUFF sport@dublingazette.com

Kate Bermingahm in action for Ireland

CLONTARF native Kate Bermingham (25) doesn’t quite remember when she fell in love with netball but says it is a sport that is getting noticed more and more.

Working professionally as a nutritionist in UCD, she says: “Most of my colleagues there know I play netball but many still don’t know what netball is”.

Off court, at least, she is gentle and modest character who hasn’t kept count of her number of inter-

national appearances, having made her debut six years ago.

She is a defender but not naturally she says: “I was an attacker at school when I started” but has since then discovered her true calling: “I play regularly in all of the three defensive positions in netball”.

Last week, she was playing for Dublin Galaxy in Our Lady of Mercy College, Beaumont. Galaxy were playing in two of the three matches being played in Winter League Division 1 that evening. This is the top level in the Republic of Ireland and the

season which started in October and will be decided in early April after the play off season.

It’s a sport she learnt at Rathdown School in Glenageary, starting age 12; a comparatively old age for an international netball player. Her near six-foot frame “does help and I have a great reach too” as evident in two smothering performances last week when Galaxy beat Leinster NC 43-18 and St Anne’s Phoenix 42-17 to remain top by an incredible 39 points, with five points for a win.

After Rathdown, Bermingham

had five seasons representing UCD when she was capped, followed by a single season at the traditional leaders of the Irish game, St Anne’s Netball Club from Milltown. She switched soon after to Dublin Galaxy who are currently in their first season but already dominating the sport in Ireland.

As the large stadia of the semipro British Netball Superleague are gaining familiarity to Irish sports fans via Sky Sports she is certain netball in Ireland is gaining a knock-on effect with a noticeable growth in interest and awareness.

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Galty rise from ashes to continue rich history Brendan Dempsey says Drimnagh club has risen from “The Dump” to an exciting new future with access to an astroturf pitch with plans for a couple of schoolboy teams  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

Sundrive’s Byrne enjoys Los Angeles challenge SUNDRIVE cycling club’s Eamonn Byrne was the pilot to stoker Martin Gordon in the Irish tandem team that finished sixth in the men’s Sprint at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.

In the qualifying rounds, the new pairing clocked a time of 11.116 over 200m, placing them up against the Malaysian duo of Rizan and Rasol in the quarter finals. In the match sprint, the Malaysian tandem proved too strong for the Irish and progressed into the semi-finals.

In the fifth-sixth final, Ireland faced the Spanish bike of Avila Rondriguez and Font Bertoli but were outpowered in the closing laps to finish sixth overall in their debut race.

In the 200m qualifiers the Irish bike placed sixth fastest and, in the next round rode tactically against the more experienced Malaysian team, coming close to the Rio Paralympians in their second sprint. Speaking after the competition Byrne said: “We did what we could against a much faster duo and raced as well as we could.

We dropped down to a slightly smaller gear for the second heat for better acceleration and the last 200m ended up as a 10.9, so it was a quick race.”

In the race for fifth/sixth place against the Spaniards, the Irish tandem took control of the race early on, with Spain eventually taking fifth just ahead of the Irish bike, Byrne described the race saying: “The Spaniards were riding a massive gear and wanted the front, we got them on the hip then and flicked them up a couple of times, but once they got the gear moving they did a three lap effort to the line. We sat on and drove on the final lap, and were coming through, but it wasn’t enough.”

Cycling Ireland Performance Coach Neill Delahaye was impressed with how Gordon and Byrne have conducted themselves saying: “The lads have had a baptism of fire amongst bikes that have been around a while, with considerable experience. They have given a good account of themselves.”

FOR SEVERAL years, shortly after the turn of the century, long-standing Drimnagh soccer club Galty Celtic were no more.

Come 2017, the longstanding efforts of Brendan Dempsey and a group of former Galty players has the team very much back on the map.

Having been founded in 1951 by a group of working class men in the suburb, dedicating time around demanding jobs, Galty became fairly successful in what was then a far more city-wide Athletic Union League, winning a number of trophies in their first 15 years.

Running three separate teams in the AUL at one stage, Galty were the club of Brendan Dempsey, a brother of Arsenal man Tony Dempsey,

Galty Celtic in Tolka Park

who also came through the club, throughout his entire playing career in the 1960s and 70s. They lost strength and numbers over the following years, as local competition grew.

It was Dempsey who was eventually to revive the club af ter what seemed like a dying ember went through an extended period held together by the time, investment and management of Shamie Gannon.

Gannon sadly passed away late last month.

“I don’t know how Shamie did it for so long,” Dempsey recalled of the period. “He was sick, and it wasn’t ideal for him to be stood outside in the rain night after night, but he did it because he cared.

“Youngsters were getting less interested in playing, though, and eventually the club just disbanded. I know that

was very hard for him, he’d been involved in the club for 40 years.”

Dempsey had spent time around the turn of the century managing a number of other amateur clubs around the Drimnagh area.

But, having been at Galty for so long, took the club’s shutdow n between 2002 and 2005, hard enough to abandon his other roles in order to bring Galty back.

“Two years had passed after the shutdown when I decided to do something about it,” Dempsey - who took over management duties and remains in place today - explains.

“I reached out to a few former players to form a committee and they were all into the idea.

The AUL was full up at the time, and with much of it based in North Dublin now, we also through the travel across the city for most games might put

players off.

“There was no space in the Leinster Senior League, either, so we talked to the junior division. They put us in at Sunday Major level.

We absolutely cleaned up, winning something like seven leagues and a couple of cups since we reformed. Eventually we made our way to the

training every time now, and interest is growing in the area, people are starting to pay attention.”

After a tough road, things are looking as good as they have in decades for Galty Celtic.

Brickfield, a long-promised local all-weather pitch, finally opened last week.

“It’ll change the way

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‘This club was built on the backs of men living in tworoom tenement houses’ - Galty’s Brendan Dempsey

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Leinster Senior League.

“Managing clubs can be a thankless task, and a lot of these clubs, ourselves included, exist week to week, relying on local sponsorship to get by,” Dempsey explains.

“But we’re still here, and things are getting better.

I get 18 or 19 down at

we play football and how often we can play with the weather,” Dempsey said. “You can’t imagine how bad it used to be; people used to call it ‘The Dump’, and they meant it. It was just a layer of topsoil, and some of the stuff that came through when it rained was nasty.”

There are improvements in the pipeline when it comes to adding further teams, too.

“We’re looking to add two schoolboy teams this year,” Dempsey explains, “and a longer term aim is to win another league, and to make an impact on the cup competitions.

“This club was built on the backs of men living in two-room tenement houses and working hard, physical jobs,” he concludes.

“It’s great that it’s still here.”

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FASTSport

SOCCER: LAURENCE’S CROWN 50TH YEAR IN PERFECT FASHION

Hermes-Monkstown keep pressure on UCD HERMES-Monkstown kept up the pressure on UCD with a fine away win in a free-flowing EY Hockey League tie at Farmer’s Cross, staying clear of a late comeback from third placed Cork Harlequins.

The nature of the game was hinted at very early on when Naomi Carroll’s effort on the spin flew just past the post. The visitors took the lead soon after as Chloe Watkins and Anna O’Flanagan combined to win the ball in midfield and broke quickly. It ended up with Nikki Evans tapping in after O’Flanagan flicked ball

by Emma Buckley.

The remainder of the first quarter was spent in the middle third of the pitch with Watkins and Rachael Kohler enjoying a superb battle. The second quarter started in a similar manner to the first. Rebecca Barry, who was excellent throughout, won Harlequins first penalty corner, where a Karen Bateman strike was well saved by Liz Murphy in the Hermes goal.

The rest of the quarter saw Hermes-Monkstown enjoy a lot of possession in midfield.

Watkins was moving the ball expertly while O’Flanagan was a constant thorn for the Quins defence who were missing Irish internationals Roisin Upton and Yvonne O’Byrne on the day.

O’Flanagan got her reward in the 26th minute to make it 2-0.

The game was almost ended as a contest just after half-time when Watkins dispatched a superb drag-flick low into the bottom corner to make it 3-0. This seemed to spark the home team to life. A superb run by Barry, beating four players in the process, led to another penalty corner. This time it was an Olivia Roycroft drag flick which pinged against the backboard to reduce the deficit.

Almost straight from start of the fourth quarter, the Dubliners quashed any hopes of a repeat of last season’s 3-3 result. An attack down the right flank led to a goalmouth scramble with O’Flanagan pouncing to score her second.

From here on, it was all Harlequins. Karen Bateman pulled one back from a penalty corner with eight minutes to go. Carroll was put through and brought another great save out of Murphy. A few penalty corners came and went before Rachael Kohler swept home in the last minute of the game to make it 4-3.

St Laurence’s celebrate their FAI Schools Junior Girls National Cup title

Williams Loughs down first title FAIS JUNIOR CUP FINAL

St Laurence’s, Loughlnstown 1 Taylor’s Hill, Galway 1 St Laurence’s won 6-5 on pens  sport@dublingazette.com

ST LAURENCE’s College, Loughlinstown secured their first ever Bank of Ireland FAI Schools National Cup title following a pulsating penalty shootout win against favourites Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill.

In blustery conditions in Athlone IT, the Dublin girls entered into the unknown. John Rowe’s side had a comfortable win in their semi-final encounter with Abbey Community College of

Waterford winning out 3-0 as well as a narrow 1-0 win over arch rivals Athlone Community College in their provincial clash.

But, for years, the school were always the bridesmaid and never the bride as Presentation SS, Kilkenny, Athlone CC and Scoil Chriost Ri, Portlaoise beat them to Leinster titles.

The Taylor’s Hill outfit from Galway, meanwhile, featured a few familiar faces as Aoife Lynagh, the Hengerer twins, Meghen and Lily and Lucia Lobato who were all capped for the Under-15 Schools select last season.

Emilia Koziel is a trial-

SOCCER SISTERS Shankill to host FAI Easter holiday camp SHANKILL FC has been confirmed as a venue

to host Easter FAI Soccer Sister camps.

The camps are open to girls between the ages of seven and 12 of all abilities and will run for two days during the school holidays.

Each participant will receive a full Aviva Soccer Sister kit, including a limited edition Soccer Sister Jersey, a “Play Like a Soccer Sister” wristband” and a football.

For more information, go to www.soccersisters.ie.

ist this season with Lorraine Counihan’s side as well as St Laurence goalkeeper Courtney Maguire.

It made for a great contest Emilia Koziel and the Hengerer twins were lively in the first period for Taylor’s Hill but the versatile Courtney Maguire kept them at bay with the sides scoreless at the break.

The game came to life two minutes into the second period when Loughlinstown starlet Jessie Morrissey rifled the ball into the back of the net from 25 yards out which left Alex Williams no chance.

However, the Taylor’s Hill equaliser came 10

minutes later as an Aoife Lynagh free kick fell to the feet of Meghen Hengerer who toe poked the ball into the net from the far post in a packed goal mouth.

No further goals were forthcoming as full time came to a close.

Extra time saw Aoife Lynagh rattle the side netting from a corner kick just five minutes in. This was matched by two quick fire shots on goal by Clara Mulligan but they failed to reach the target in the second period of extra time.

As penalties loomed, Taylor’s Hill made the bold move of changing goalkeeper as Aoife

Lynagh lined out between the posts for the Galway girls.

The first two spot kicks were saved brilliantly by Maguire and Lynagh as Laurance’s hit the post on their second attempt.

Maguire levelled it again with a fine save of Lobato’s effort. Both goalkeepers tested each other as both converted in fine fashion.

This left it to the eighth penalty which was angled wide from O’Connell. Up stepped St Laurence’s Suranne Williams who sustained the pressure and converted nicely to see her school win their first ever major title, an extra special moment in their 50th year.

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Uddingstown shinty side test their hurling skills

CLUB NOTICEBOARD CUALA ON THE night of March 8, Croke Park will be selling discounted tickets for the All-

NAOMH OLAF welcomed Uddingston

Grammar School Shinty Club from Lanarkshire, Scotland last Saturday for a special series of games in Sandyford.

The Dublin club took on their Scottish counterparts in combined rules matches of shinty, camogie and hurling before hosting the visitors for refreshments in the club after their games.

Ireland club finals in Cuala from 7-9pm.

Adult tickets will be available for €20 with the other tickets remaining the

the Hogan stand, only in the Cusack. We

Padraig O Finneadha and Brendan Goss.

will also be selling tickets for the Cuala

Get your tickets now at www.cualagaa.

DART which will run non-stop from

ie/lotto. academy marched up Killiney Hill for

the Clonkeen College football team who

their annual sponsored walk last Sat-

won the Dublin U-18B title on Friday. Hard

urday. The kids had a great time, talking

luck to the Col Eoin lads who narrowly

and bonding away from the pitches dur-

lost the Leinster U-18B hurling final on

ing the only spell of good weather over

the same day.

the weekend. Many thanks to all our indiNone of our adult footballers fixtures

Ceili Naomh Padraic is on Thursday,

were played at the weekend due to pitch

March 16 this year in the Cuala Hall from

closures.

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at the academy on Saturday, March 11

draw sponsored by Slimming World, held

and 25.

numbers drawn were 2, 4, 8 and 12; there was no jackpot winner.

Naomh Olaf 4-14 O’Toole’s 0-8  sport@dublingazette.com

NAOMH Olaf made a blistering start on their return to AFL2 with an 18-point win over O’Toole’s in their first game since promotion, one switched from the swamped Pairc Ui Bhriain to Bray Emmet’s fine all-weather facility.

Manager Shane Smith has been bolstered for the new year by the maturation of Dublin minor hurler Eoin Foley and Fiachra O’Sullivan along with a couple of other

in the end of year promotion playoffs.

The development of youth players is also a target. Naomh Olaf are starting to see some new young talent emerging thanks to the work of mentors such as Cathal Soraghan and others over recent years.

One of Smith’s greatest challenges is to develop this young talent, giving them their opportunities at the right time without putting them under undue pressure and to ensure that these players lay the foundation for long term success in the area.

Well done to Con O’Callaghan and the Dublin U-21 footballers on their win.

THE result of the club development lotto on Thursday, March 2 in Brady’s pub:

1-2, coming off the bench, the north Dublin outfit could not gain a foothold and the Sandyford side were always well clear.

For any manager in charge of a newly promoted team, a new season brings new challenges and new opportunities.

Smith is aware that he has a good squad at his disposal but time will tell if they are up to the rigours of Division 2 football in a county where the standard of football is at an all-time high.

His goal, initially, is to ensure survival in this division at the very least but also to aim for a place

vidual and corporate sponsors.

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And he saw his side settle quickly with an early goal and two points.

O’Toole’s were slow off the mark and did not reach the heights usually expected of them and the Naomh Olaf lads kept the scoreboard ticking to lead by 3-6 to 0-2 at half time.

Big Darren O’Neill scored all three of those goals en route to a personal total of 3-5 over the hour.

The second half saw a resurgent O’Toole’s come back in to the game but, with quality players like Tom Keane, who scored

Several hundred children from the

Congratulations to the Cuala lads on

7-9pm agus beidh ceili, ceol agus craic

AFL DIVISION 2

evening.

Our lucky dip winners last week were

Time to start practicing your Walls of

Olaf’s off to a flyer with O’Neill treble

Dublin senior footballers on Saturday

Juvenile tickets are not available in

Dalkey to Connolly on St Patrick’s Day.

Naomh Olaf’s Eoin Weldon on the attack against O’Toole’s

Well done to Michael Fitzsimons and Conor Mullally on beating Mayo with the

This week’s lotto jackpot will be €9,900.

same price.

FOOTBALL: SANDYFORD SIDE PRODUCE EMPHATIC WIN

coffee/soft drinks and biscuits. Bigi ann.

There was no action again this week end due to the bad weather.

Our golf classic will be held in Wood-

Lucky dip winners were Eoin Keane,

brook Golf Club on Friday, June 30. Team

Frances Morgan and Caitlyn McGurk.

of four players is €300 and includes

The jackpot is now a whopping €1,400.

a meal. Contact Jimmy Nolan on 087

Tickets are €2 each or three for €5.

2633203; the time sheet is open now.

Our academy, sponsored by O’ Donnell’s Pharmacy, is in action every Sat-

New adult players are always welcome, contact Kevin on 086 8449902.

urday at 10am in St Laurence’s College.

For more information on the club con-

The cost is €2 per child; there is no annual

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WELL done to the Dublin U-21 football

O’Dwyer, Sean McGrath, Cian MacGab-

team who beat Westmeath in their open-

hann, Oisin O’Rorke and Fergal Whitely

ing Leinster championship game last

were all involved.

Wednesday. Cillian O’Shea, Tom Fox, Ben

Hard luck to the AFL8 team who lost to

Shovlin, Dan O’Brien and Callum Pearson

Round Tower, Lusk, 1-10 to 2-11. The AFL1, 3

were all involved with the team.

and 4 games were all postponed.

Hard luck to the Dublin senior hurlers

Hard luck to the MHL1 team who lost

who lost out to Waterford in their league

to Ballyboden 1-17 to 5-9. The MHL3 game

game 1-17 to 2-19. Caolan Conway, Ryan

was called off.

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Annalise Murphy is back in training in preparation for competition in the Netherlands in May. Picture: Morgan Treacy/Inpho

Murphy Supports Her Sport Olympic silver medalist says family encouragement crucial to get key age group between 17 and 24-years-old increasingly involved in sports

 KARL GRAHAM

sport@dublingazette.com

ANNALISE Murphy has spoken about the need for more encouragement to be given to young girls looking to take up sport.

The National Yacht Club woman took home Ireland’s first Olympic medal in sailing since 1980 when she grabbed silver at the Games in Rio last year and is now gearing up for her next challenges.

She was speaking at the third annual ‘Support Her Sport’ conference at Croke Park in recognition of International Women’s Day last Tuesday.

27-year-old Murphy has returned to intense training in preparation for her return to compet-

itive action in a competition in the Netherlands this May, and has also recently being announced as this year’s grand marshal at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dublin.

Murphy comes from a sporting background with her mother having represented Ireland at the 1988 Games in Seoul, and she believes parents are vital in convincing kids, especially girls, to stay involved in sport.

“I guess I have been very lucky that I grew up in a sporting family, it was a big part of our lives and we tried every kind of sport.

“We weren’t particularly good at it but having family encouragement and my Mum driving me around to hockey matches or tennis even though I wasn’t great at them, was a really big

driver in me being involved in sport the whole way through my childhood.”

Despite the amount of hard work that has gone into growing female sport in Ireland, a recent survey revealed that 74% of 17 to 24-yearolds have little or no interest in sport.

“That actually happened to a lot of my really good friends when they were getting towards the end of secondary school. They stopped playing sport because they didn’t want to be sweaty going into class afterwards or saying they were just going to study each day instead.

“It’s about how to get that age group to realise it is about doing sport to have fun. You don’t have to be on the most competitive team because it is about socialising with other peo-

ple.”

Murphy also believes that there are big differences between boys and girls when it comes to sport.

“My sister coaches the kids and they actually love her a lot more than the male coaches because she understands a bit more and she is really good at encouraging the younger girls.

“Boys will be a lot more confident where they will be ‘yeah why can’t I do that’, whereas girls will be more like ‘I’m not perfect so maybe I shouldn’t do this’. It is about trying to change that mentality.

“There are so many opportunities in female sport if you want to get to the top and we have the facilities now in Ireland to get to that level.”