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Used syringe shock for big-hearted volunteers Clean-up crew find filthy needle at Booterstown Nature Reserve
EMMA NOLAN NATURE-loving volunteers made a shocking find as they helped clean up Booterstown Nature Reserve – a used syringe.
Long-term volunteer Rebecca Jeffares said: “I’d never seen a syringe there before – never. In all of our clean-ups, we have never come across that.” Full Story on Page 9
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POLITICS | SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS TO HEADLINE BOOK FESTIVAL
Dalkey to Feel the Bern this summer EMMA NOLAN
DUBLIN is set to ‘Feel the Bern’ this summer – former US presidency candidate Bernie Sanders is planning a visit, marking the US senator’s first ever trip to Ireland when he headlines the Dalkey Book Festival. Having revolutionised American politics, Senator Sanders was a serious contender for the 2016 US presidency, and is the longest-serving Independent in US congressional history. Many believe he would have beaten President Donald Trump in the race had he been given the
Often described as ‘America’s last Socialist’, popular politician Senator Bernie Sanders is coming to town
Democratic nomination over Hilary Clinton. The veteran politician from Vermont was bested by Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary,
but was credited with persuading the party to adopt a significantly more Left-leaning platform. He has been travelling to venues across
America in the company of new Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez in recent weeks, attempting to build opposition to the Trump presidency in what has been titled ‘the Unity tour’. His visit to Dublin will be one of the political and social highlights of the year for the capital, with Dalkey Book Festival director Sian Smyth saying: “It is an extraordinary privilege for the Dalkey Book Festival to host Bernie Sanders. “We are truly delighted to bring him to Ireland for the first time. He is an iconic political figure of
our time – a stunning orator, and with such turmoil in the US and globally we are very much looking forward to hearing his thoughts and insights.” As part of his visit to Ireland, Sanders will also discuss his new book, Our Revolution: A Future To Believe In, with economist David McWilliams at the Bord Gais Energy T heatre on Sunday, June 4. Bernie has kept his ticket prices low for An Evening with Bernie Sanders, with tickets priced just €15. They go on sale at 9am this Friday, April 28 at www.dalkeybookfestival.org.
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Ice to see you ... GAA Legend Pat Spillane and friends help launch the ARI Trade and Tourism Show 2017
Active retirement show to keep elders very busy THIS year’s Active Retirement Ireland trade and tourism show at the RDS promises to be the biggest and best yet, with a dizzying amount of free content lined up for attendees to enjoy. Taking place from 10.30am to 5pm on May 23, the largest one-day extravaganza for the active retirement market has grown so big that the RDS is needed for the thousands of people expected to attend. The ARI Trade and Tourism Show will celebrate all that is good about ageing and will focus on health, activity, financial security, travel, holidays, lifelong learning, social connections, sports, cooking, fashion, investments, and legal advice, as well as plenty of fun and informative workshops and demo hubs.
Children can get bee-sy having Bumbleance fun LOCAL schools around Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown will have a chance to visit the national children’s ambulance – the Bumbleance – on May 19 as part of the Bookworms for Bumbleance event at the DLR LexIcon Library. Bumbleance is the children’s ambulance service that brings sick children to hospital in a safe and fun environment. Local children will learn about the work of Bumbleance along with a special talk from Little Island children’s writer/publisher Siobhan Parkinson and author Sarah Webb on the day. The will take place from 11am to noon, and 12.30pm to 1.30pm. For further information, email dlrlexiconlib@dlrcoco.ie.
Get ready to show off how great your Tidy Town is
Arclight talents to shine in England
TEENAGE drama group Arclight Drama Studio, from Cornelscourt Village, are currently working on a produc-tion of Macbeth which will be performed from April 29 to May 1 in Cabinteely Community School. The group of 38 teens have also been invited to perform the play in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s birthplace, on August 13 Ciara Phelan, from Arclight Drama Studio, said: “The Royal Shakespeare Company host an outdoor festival on the Dell stage in the town every summer. Two years ago, we brought our production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream [there], and we were delighted to be chosen again this year with Macbeth.”
THE Tidy Towns competition, sponsored by SuperValu, is now open for entries from Dun LaoghaireRathdown residents. Now in its 59th year, the competition has helped to encourage voluntary activity and community participation across the country. Entry details can be obtained from DLRCC or the Department of Arts Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. For more information, see www.tidytowns.ie, or call the council at 01 2054700. The closing date for applications is Thursday, May 25.
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BEST OF DUBLIN | DON’T MISS THE CHANCE TO NOMINATE YOUR CHOICE FOR 98FM’S LOCAL AWARDS
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BIG UP THE DUBS
FOOD & DRINK
• Best Breakfast • Best Coffee • Best Takeaway • Best Restaurant
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• Best Shop • Best Salon • Best Butchers • Best Barber
PEOPLE
• Dublin Hero • Best Sportsperson • Best Sports Club • Best Dub
SOCIAL
• Best Gym • Best Bar • Best Taxi Driver • Best Bus Driver
98FM’s Luke O’Faolain on Moore Street with the 98FM Thunders at the launch of Best of Dublin 2017 – celebrating the great and good of our city. Picture: Patrick O’Leary
IT’S BACK! Now in its fourth year, 98FM’s Best of Dublin Awards will celebrate the great and good of Dublin, from taxi drivers, barbers and sportspeople to shops, local takeaways and even the best breakfast. A new addition this year is the Dublin Hero category, which aims to celebrate those fantastic Dubs who selflessly go over and above to protect the residents, communities and all the people who frequent and enjoy our beautiful city on a daily basis. The call for nominations is out now so get your votes in – just got to www.98fm.com/BestofDublin – but hurry, because the closing date for nominations is April 30. A final shortlist will then be announced and released for public vote on Tuesday 2nd May, with two full weeks for voting before the final ceremony in the RDS on May 23rd. Last year’s awards received over 500,000 public votes and this year the station aims to bring this to over 525,000! If you live in Dublin, you don’t need any convincing as to just how great it is – we have some of the best food, drink, places and people, making it one of the best cities in the world. This year the categories to vote include a mix of culture, places, food and drink venues, and of course the people that make up the fabric of our capital city! And don’t miss next week’s Gazette to see the full list of nominees across all four categories.
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Out and About
Murphy Sexton in action
Alex Mullan
Enjoying a rugby extravaganza Luke Cunningham with Leinster’s Adam Byrne. Left: Gillian Reynolds, Derek Reynolds and Tracey O’Donnell. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds
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VER 30 clubs, 95 teams and 1,500 young rugby players took part in the annual Seapoint Rugby Club Blitz, the largest event of its kind in Ireland which has been running for over 20 years. Leinster Rugby players Tom Daly, Adam Byrne and Noel Reid were in attendance to share some top tips and advice.
The players take a selfie with Sophie Donoghue, Sarah Kearns and Jemma
Barry Chadwick and Seapoint Rugby Club President Jim McKeever with
Faulkner
the players
Shane McMahon and Charles Coyle with Leinster players Tom Daly, Adam Byrne and Noel Reid
Sarah Chadwick, Ciara Geoghegan and Ashling Blake with players Tom, Adam and Noel Reid
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ROW | PARTY ANNOYED ABOUT FATE OF GENEALOGISTS’ FORMER BASE
Council is trying to wash away our heritage – SF AISLING KENNEDY
THE premises which once housed the Genealogical Society of Ireland (GSI) at Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire may soon become a car wash, following a planning application lodged by Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company (DLHC). Speaking to The Gazette, Cllr Shane O’Brien (SF) said he feels the situation is “disgraceful”. He called on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) to intervene on behalf of the GSI. Cllr O’Brien had previously tabled a motion in support of allowing the GSI to stay in its premises at Carlisle Pier as he felt it “provided vitally important services for active retirement pursuits within our Age-Friendly County Strategy”. “Unfortunately, despite unani-
mous support for my motion calling for the council to intervene and help stop the eviction in February, the eviction proceeded and an excellent voluntary service especially for older people has been lost from Dun Laoghaire town.” All of the GSI’s archives are currently being stored at Cabinteely House, which is owned by the council. Following the GSI’s eviction from its premises on February 14, it has come to both the GSI and Cllr O’Brien’s attention that DLHC, who currently own Carlisle Pier, lodged a planning application on March 30 with DLRCC to build a car wash and valet service at the old GSI premises. Cllr O’Brien said that they are “literally attempting to wash away our history and heritage for the sake of increased rental
income from a new tenant, in spite of the various benefits that the GSI’s service brought to both residents and visitors to our town.” He added: “I personally think this is disgraceful, and have called on the council to confirm if any consul-tations have taken place between the DLHC, DLRCC and the Department for Transport, Tourism & Sport in respect of new leases, new developments or disposal of properties/land through sale or otherwise within the harbour estate.” Cllr O’Brien also queried the council’s role in the situation as the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company is due to come under the control of DLRCC in the coming months. He said: “I would like to know how DLRCC plan to effectively oversee the sustainable management and development of the
harbour following its transfer under the Harbours Act 2015.” In response to Cllr O’Brien’s queries, a spokesperson for DLRCC told The Gazette that the council had recently met with representatives of GSI to “discuss current and future storage and office ac-commodation needs”. The spokesperson added: “There has been significant engagement by the council, to date, and senior staff are happy to continue to meet to discuss and explore relevant options with the GSI.” In terms of whether any consultations have taken place between DLHC, DLRCC and the Depart-ment of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the spokesperson said: “The council would not be privy to any consultations that DLHC or the Department might have had with other parties.”
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Nominate now to help find Dun Laoghaire’s Person of the Year THE Rotary Club of Dun Laoghaire will host its inaugural Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Person of the Year award on June 10 in the National Yacht Club. The club are looking for nominations for the award from anybody living in or engaged in voluntary, sporting, cultural or commercial activities in 2016 in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. Three independent judges will shortlist five of the nominees, with the winner being announced on the night, where they will receive a special award and can nominate a charity of their choice to receive €500. Nominations can be made before May 19, should be less than 200 words, and can be emailed to rotary.dunlaoghaire@gmail.com.
Register your little darlings for Kids Guide Summer Camp Fair
THE second annual Kids Guide Summer Camp Fair will take place in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday, May 14 from 10.30am to 5pm. Registration is now open on the Kids Guide Ireland Facebook page. On the day, kids will enjoy hands-on demos such as testing out their sailing skills in a real dinghy, a chance to build something incredible with Lego in the Brick4Kids zone, face painting, balloon mod-elling and photos with the creative CloverBuzz team to take home to keep. For further information, see www.kidsguide.ie.
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Laura Davies, Catherine Kenny, Linda Jones-Cowley and Marie Quinlan
Heroes hit the road to raise awareness A
ROUND 2,000 cyclists set off from North Street in Swords last weekend to participate in Cycle Against Suicide. The event takes place across two weeks as the cyclists pass through Belfast, Mayo, Galway, Limerick, Tipperary and Carlow to raise awareness for mental health. Cycle Against Suicide aims to promote mental health within schools, with events, projects, performances and motivational speakers due to visit 28 schools along the cycle route. The charity race was started by Jim Breen back in 2012 after an appearance on Secret Millionaire on RTE television. He witnessed first-hand the devastation left behind after a suicide and the Tsunami of Grief that washes over a family and community.
Al Porter at the start
Claire Keogh and Helen McClelland
Niamh Laird and Holly Caffrey with 98 FMs Jeremy Dixon and Nova’s Colm Hayes. Pictures: ALISON O’HANLON Orla McManus and Garry Nolan
Paul Bonar and Stephen Hickey
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CHILDREN
Bring Ted to a special check-up YOUNG children who are afraid of doctors and hospitals have been invited to bring their teddy bears to a special Teddy Bear CheckUp to learn more about staying healthy and getting better. A teddy clinic will be held on Friday, April 28 at LloydsPharmacy Blackrock Shopping Centre from noon to 4pm. It has been designed to help children aged between 3 and 8 overcome their anxiety about doctors and hospitals, and to learn to think of check-ups and hospital visits as positive. Children will take their teddy for a ride in the teddy ambulance, create a teddy medical record, perform an examination and receive a special prescription surprise in a fun roleplay exercise with UCD medical students
COMMUNITY | FIND AT BOOTERSTOWN NATURE RESERVE INJECTS SOME SHOCK
Volunteers pack 24 bags of waste – and a syringe EMMA NOLAN
The volunteers, and the syringe they found. Pictures: Rose Comiskey
VOLUNTEERS at a clean-up day at Booterstown Nature Reserve were left shocked when a used syringe was discovered. The annual An Taisce Spring Clean of the Booterstown Nature Reserve and Beach took place on Sunday, April 24, with 22 volunteers and a child taking part. Alongside Irish volunteers, volunteers from China,Taiwan, Spain and France also took part in the clean-up. With the aid of bags, pickers and gloves provided by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, the volunteers removed 24 four bags of rubbish from the reserve, the beach and environs. Worryingly, amongst the rubbish was a syringe found on the
fringes of a derelict site adjoining the reserve. Volunteer Rebecca Jeffares, who has been taking place in this cleanup twice a year for 30 years, said this marks the first time a syringe or any drug paraphernalia was found on the clean-up. Speaking to The Gazette, Rebecca said: “For the first time, one of the volunteers found a syringe on a piece of waste ground near the reserve. “I’d never seen a syringe there before – never. In all of our cleanups, we have never come across that. We clean up the beach and the reserve twice a year, and we’ve been doing it for decades now. “I did a calculation and, in 30 years, we’ve collected more than 1,000 bags of rubbish, which equates to tonnes and tonnes of
rubbish. Imagine if that 1,000 bags worth of rubbish was still there? We’d be drowning under it!” However, Rebecca said there isn’t as much rubbish as there used to be, adding: “We used to have to clean up things like motor bikes, but now it’s mostly plastics, beer cans and discarded clothing.” The nature reserve is one area the volunteers clean, but they also clean the surrounding areas. The reserve attracts many visitors each year to view its diverse bird and insect life, and many species of migrating birds annually visit, including Canadian Geese. Rebecca said: “It’s a feeding ground for them. A study was done on the reserve that found the mud there is as rich as the soil in the rain forest. It’s a terrific feeding ground.”
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A clever, stylish, designer kitchen ideal for families CASH & Carry Kitchens has launched the Shaker Dakar Kitchen with much-loved Irish superchef Catherine Fulvio (right). In the process of collaborating, Catherine has developed a core list of kitchen design musthaves which she believes are essential to facilitate modern family life in any kitchen. Cash & Carry Kitchens
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Argos - Heart of House Padstow fabric, duck egg chaise lounge €370 EMMA NOLAN
THERE’S something unbearably elegant about a chaise lounge. They evoke a sense of indulgence that’s hard to explain; an old Hollywood timeless sophistication combined with a lack of real necessity. When does one actually ever need a chaise lounge?
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Get ready for a Super way to battle into 2017’s Bloom WOULD-BE garden gods and goddesses will be glued to their RTE One screens for the new series of Super Garden, which has just started back on our screens. The 8.30pm Tuesday night episodes will see budding green-fingered garden designers compete to showcase their talents at Ireland’s premier garden festival, Bloom by Bord Bia, with each designer allocated a real garden to transform. Given a tight budget and just five weeks to meet the homeowner’s needs and build a Super Garden worthy of the prestigious Bloom spot, the series follows each designer from the initial concept and design stage, through the reality of the construction process to the all-important judging day. The decision of which Super Garden will be recreated to represent Woodies and Cuprinol at Bloom 2017 lies in the hands of the judges: Bloom show manager, Gary Graham; Bloom gold medallist and Woodies Garden Design ambassador Leonie Cornelius, and representing Cuprinol, garden design lecturer Monica Alverez. Will they wilt or thrive under the pressure? (The designers, that is, as the gardens will no doubt impress viewers throughout the series.) Tune in to RTE One on Tuesdays to find out.
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THERE’S a reason spring cleaning is a thing – to revitalise the home after a long winter. We can finally start to crack open some windows, let some light in and enjoy the longer days, and nothing re-energises your home like a total Spring update. Heaton’s spring-summer homewares collection contains some very reasonably priced pieces for an easy overhaul – perfect to renew your home’s energy for the year. Natural and botanical themes are at the fore-
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Dubs taking part in the series include rathgar woman Ashling Harrison (top), and Anna Grainger and her son Oran, from Stillorgan
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Interior designer Suzie McAdam
Head to the city centre for interiors advice that’ll help a good cause, too EMMA NOLAN
THIS May, Walls To Workstations – providers of interiors for workplaces – are launching a new collection for the home called RESIDE. The pop-up interiors shop will open at the Fumbally Exchange on Dame Lane from May 4 to 6, where it will feature some of the world’s leading furniture brands including Fritz Hansen, with a spotlight on the brand’s all new Lune sofa, which was just unveiled at Milan Furniture Fair. As an iconic Danish design brand, Fritz Hansen are famous for their classic and contemporary pieces. The Lune sofa, by designer Jamie Hayon, is being stocked exclusively at this pop-up. In a quest to capture the “intersection of clean Nordic aesthetics and southern elegance”, Hayon has paired a playful design with Fritz Hanse’s
Designer Jamie Hayon’s Lune sofa, for the iconic Danish design brand, Fritz Hansen , will be on show at the pop-up in Dame Lane
renowned quality. The functional, modular system offers unlimited possibilities, from a straight two-seater to larger L-shapes, along with chaise longue options. Prices for the Lune sofa start at a twoseater from €3,500, three seater from €4,900 and L-shape from €5,600. As part of the pop-up, RESIDE will be hosting workshops from Irish interior designer, Suzie McAdam. Suzie’s workshops will focus on themes such as design trends and key looks for 2017, interior styling tips and tricks, choosing the perfect colour and understanding its impact on atmosphere and light, and how to expertly curate furniture in the home and the importance of good design. Tickets for the workshops are available from residebyw2w.eventbrite.ie for €10, with all proceeds going to the Jack & Jill Foundation.
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M50MOTORING The Dublin Gazette drives you through the motoring world on a tour of the latest models, technology and industry news
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The new Citroën C5 Aircross comes with SUV features including protective panels on the lower body and wheel arches are enhanced with the graphic contours of the Airbump inserts.
PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID WINS WORLD GREEN CAR AWARD
TOYOTA’S Prius Plugin Hybrid has won the World Green Car award for the second consecutive year. The car earned the World Green Car title from an initial entry list of 12 new vehicles from all over the world. In deciding the award tailpipe emissions, fuel consumption, and use of a major advanced power plant technology (beyond engine componentry), aimed specifically at increasing the vehicle’s environmental responsibility, were all taken into consideration. Vehicles in all award categories were selected and voted on by an international jury panel comprising 75 automotive journalists from 23 countries around the world, of which 13 are European countries. The Prius Plug-in Hybrid combines all the attributes of the new, full hybrid, fourth generation Prius with a classleading all-electric EV driving mode range of more than 50 km and achieves average fuel consumption of only 1.0 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of just 22 g/ km. Toyota’s new Prius Plug-in Hybrid also includes several new technologies such as an EV range-extending solar roof and a Battery Warming System.
Creature comforts CITROEN has unveiled its new generation C5 Aircross SUV as a ‘peopleminded’ SUV. This new model claims to benefit from the latest technologies that ensure easier driving and a modern approach to comfort including the new Citroen Advanced Comfort programme. This is claimed to be a revolutionary new suspension system with Progressive Hydraulic Cushions, which aims to deliver a uniquely smooth and comfortable ride that is typically
Citroen. New C5 Aircross will also be the first Citroen available with PHEV Plug-In Hybrid technology, developing 300bhp a combination of a 2.0litre petrol engine and two electric motors. The car is scheduled to be launched in Europe early in 2018. The new C5 Aircross stands apart with its unique appearance designed around a high bonnet line, a 2.73m long wheelbase and short overhangs. On the inside there is a wide and tall central console.
There are front heated seats with massage functions and rear seats with extra leg room. The atmosphere inside the car is purified using an air quality treatment system. The car is equipped with a 12.3inch digital instrument cluster and an eight-inch HD touchscreen. The new C5 Aircross also features a wireless inductive charging function for smartphones as well as an array of driving aids, including Active Safety Brake, Active Lane Departure Warn-
ing and Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop Function. The car also features Grip Control and Hill Assist Descent Control to help you enjoy an off-road adventure in safety. Citroen claims that the acoustic insulation of the car is excellent, thanks to laminated double glazed windows. An insulation layer helps to reduce road and wind noise and there has been particular emphasis placed on the sound insulation in the engine compartment.
Volvo Car Ireland offers up to €4,000 price support offer VOLVO Car Ireland has announced a series of competitive price contribution offers towards the purchase of a selected range of new Volvo cars. At the top of the range, Volvo is offering a €4,000 contribution towards the purchase of a new S90 or V90 car. The S60, V60 and V60 Cross Country are available with a €2,000 contribution. The Volvo V40 and V40 Cross Country come with a €1,000 contribution. The classic XC60 comes with a €1,850 contribution offer and for a limited time it also comes with a free style pack worth €2,000.
Volvo is offering new car buyers tempting contribution offers of up to €4,000 on some models
Patricia Greene, of Volvo Ireland says: “The premium car market has become very competitive and we believe these transparent contributions will put Volvo
in a very strong position when consumers are considering their options and making a new car purchase. The Volvo Car brand is built on award-winning Swedish design and engineering. With our most innovative Volvo range in terms of design, safety and technology and our recently announced incentives, there has never been a better time to visit a Volvo car dealership.” The S90 is the only car in its class with the semi-autonomous drive feature, Pilot Assist, as standard. The system gives gentle steering inputs to keep the car properly aligned within lane markings up to motor-
way speeds of around 130 km/h and no longer needs to follow another car. Pilot Assist is standard across Volvo’s 90s range and is another step towards full autonomous drive – a key innovation area for Volvo. For a limited time only the classic Volvo XC60 also is also being offered with a complimentary Style Pack worth €2,000. The Volvo contribution offers are available at participating Volvo dealers and are applicable to retail sales only on new cars registered between April 11and 31 June 2017.
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FASTNews Renault helps Pieta House THERE was good news for Pieta House recently thanks to Renault Ireland, which presented the national suicide and self-harm support centre’s chief executive with a new 171 Renault Megane Grand Coupe. Brian Higgins regularly travels all across the country to visit Pieta House’s centres, with the branded vehicle helping to draw attention to its services. Patrick Magee, country operations manager, Renault Ireland, said: “We hope that this new Renault Megane Grand Coupe will benefit the amazing work that Pieta House do.”
New E-Class set to be the Estate of the nation While Irish car buyers tend to shy away from the estate car options, the new MercedesBenz E220d estate is one car that can change that. This is a luxury and spacious estate car that delivers predictable economy as Michael Moroney found when it took the German brand load carrier for a recent test drive. Irish car buyers have not been estate car fans to the same extent as their German counterparts. Saloons and hatchbacks dominate the market while estate cars with their perception of being awkward or unwieldy to drive, are seen as a minority interest. The new generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class
estate can change that impression. Large luxury brand cars are often more likely to have estate car fans for a variety of good reasons. They combine a luxury car experience with some practical space features and modern designs have meant that there often just minuscule differences in vehicle
lengths between estates and saloons. Modern estate cars such as the E-Class estate are every bit as manoeuvrable as their saloon car counterparts. The E220d comparison shows that the estate car is just 10mm (less than half an inch) longer than the saloon model. This confirms just how the modern estate car design can be incorporated into a standard car body size while packing in more load space. The other manoeuvrability measure is the turning circle. With the E220d estate you’ll find that it measures up exactly the same as the saloon version, making the choice of a Mercedes-Benz E-Class estate an even more compelling one that some of the more expensive and less load spacious SUV’s. The new Mercedes-Benz E-Class credentials have been justly confirmed with its award as Ireland’s Car of the Year 2017. Just like the saloon version, this new E-Class estate answers all of questions when it comes to luxury and performance with an entry price reduction. Mercedes-Benz has blended in the styling to give this estate car an almost coupé type look. This means that you no longer feel that you’re driving a load carrier, just a big and luxurious car with lots of load capacity. In engine performance terms, this new 2.0-litre twin-turbo diesel can deliv-
The new Mercedes-Benz E220d estate is an impressive car in terms of comfort and technology while it also proves its value as a large and economical estate car. Entry prices start at €56,310.
Mercedes Benz E-Class 220d Estate
1500rpm on the engine. That alone will guarantee economy and keeping that economy can be SPECIFICATIONS automatically set using the Engine 2.0 litre car’s range of automatic Engine power 194hp technology devices. 0 – 100km/hr 7.7 seconds This new E-Class MerEconomy 23.8km/litre cedes-Benz is a car that’s (4.2/100km or 67mpg) now firmly on the pathFuel Tank Capacity 66 litres/12 litres A Blue way toward autonomous CO2 emissions 120g/km driving. The benefits can Road Tax Band A4 €200 be safer driving and great Main Service 20,000km/12 months economy, I found out. Euro NCAP Rating 5 Star 2016 This new optional MerWarranty 2 years cedes Benz Drive Pilot sysEntry Price €56,310 tem comes with automatic functions such as remote parking, road guidance, speed control, braking, acceleration, gear changing. It also has the ability to anticipate road hazards ahead and to take corrective action. The interior is spacious and comfortable, with er very impressive econo- off this figure during my good seat adjustment up my figures, being only very test drive which covered front. The large boot with marginally less economical 966km across a range of a capacity of 640 litres than its saloon car coun- driving conditions. (100 litres more than the terpart. That keeps the That’s still an impres- saloon version) extends to estate in CO2 tax band A4 sive economy level for 1,820 with the rear seats with a low annual motor such a big car. The reason folded. why it’s so economical is tax rate of just €200. This spacious estate The official economy a combination of its nine is competitively priced figure is rated at 23.8km/ speed automatic gearbox relative to the Audi A6, litre (4.2/100km or 67mpg) with the engine perfor- BMW 5 Series and Volvo and that’s on par with the mance. This car can cruise V90 competition and the saloon car version. I found at the top motorway speed basic deal still has a lot to that I was about 25% of 120km/hr at a low offer.
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FastSport CRICKET SIDE GRATEFUL FOR TITLE SPONSOR: THE Irish Women’s squad have been given a boost ahead of their tour of the UAE and South Africa with the news that Hanley Energy have been confirmed as team sponsor for the 2017 season. Hanley Energy’s support means the team will take on an England XI in three 50-over games next week ahead of their Quadrangular tournament involving South Africa, Zimbabwe and India next month. The news was welcomed by Irish Women team captain Laura Delany, who sees Hanley Energy as a lucky omen for the team, given past success. “They were our headline sponsor when we beat Bangladesh in the dramatic final of the T20 World Cup in Thailand,” said Delany. “Their ongoing investment in the Irish women’s team means we have been able to double our fixture list during the last two years. More fixtures against the best sides means more chances for us to grow and develop as players.”
HOCKEY: RATHFARNHAM CLUB MISS OUT ON NATIONAL TITLE ON GOAL DIFFERENCE
Rovers’ run comes three goals short of EYHL title
STEPHEN FINDLATER sport@dublingazette.com
THREE Rock Rovers hammered Instonians 9-1 at Grange Road in their final men’s EY Hockey League game of the season but the result proved not quite enough for them to overhaul Banbridge. It was their 11th successive win and saw the Rathfarnham club end the regular season level with Bann but they missed out on the title by three goals on goal difference. Indeed, it was a fraught final day of the season with anxious checks of smart phones throughout the game as Rovers sought to overhaul the long-time leaders. Three Rock were led out for the match by the club’s Rockets, Ireland’s first Parahockey team for people with special needs who will represent the country at August’s European Championships. From the outset, Rovers needed to outscore Bann by six goals and they got off to the perfect start with Mitch Darling scoring inside two minutes. Kevin Mullins forced home a second in the seventh minute and a Jody
Three Rock were joined by their Parahockey team, the Rockets, for their walk-out last Saturday. Picture: Adrian Boehm
Hosking strike followed seconds later - a brilliant reverse stick effort - to build a 3-0 lead with just eight minutes gone. Luke Madeley’s drag-flick accounted for the fourth goal before Conor Empey slammed in the fifth on the half-hour mark after the ball bounced fortuitously off umpire Robert Johnston. Another Madeley drag made it 6-0 at the break. All the while, goals were raining down at Banbridge, too, extending the Rov-
ers’ required goals which slowed up somewhat in the second half as they built a 3-0 lead against Railway Union Madeley completed his hat trick before Ross Canning coolly slotted home from close range for 8-0 by the end of the third quarter as Banbridge extended their lead to 5-1. At this stage, 10 goals was the target but the killer blow to Rovers’ title hopes arrived when William Robinson scored from
Inst’s only corner. Mullins grabbed a second goal with time running out but Rovers ended three goals short of Banbridge, 6-1 winners, who ultimately landed the title and a place in the Euro Hockey League next season. Rovers will now look to bounce back next Saturday in the Champions Trophy semifinal when they face reigning champions Lisnagarvey, looking to repeat their January 3-1 win in
the league. Win that and they could earn a place in the final and, also, a place in Europe into the bargain. Earlier in the day at Grange Road, there was heartache for Leinster league winners as they lost to Ulster Premier champions Cookstown as they missed out on a promotion shot due to a 1-0 defeat in their provincial playoff tie. Captain Mark Crooks scored the all-important goal with 21 minutes remaining for the Co Tyrone side. It was a just reward as they dominated large swathes of the match but could not find a way past Ross Murray who made a glut of brilliant saves. For the Whitechurch side, they could not get full purchase from their trio of corners while Jack Perdue had a gilt-edged chance to go 1-0 up in the second half as the ball popped up to him a metre from goal but he miscued and his shot somehow spun around the right post. The Co Tyrone side won the tie when Crooks pounced on a rebound off Murray; they had plenty of chances to double the score before Corinthian made them sweat down the final stretch but to no avail.
Tallaght Rockets defy odds to win Association Cup BERNARD DUFF sport@dublingazette.com
The Tallaght Rockets side. Picture: Alana Cahill/iMyPhotography
THE TALLAGHT Rockets defied the odds to claim volleyball’s men’s Association Cup title last Saturday in Belfield on Saturday. The deicder brought together two clubs who had not been in contention for the Premier League. Garda VC finished fifth in the league while the Rockets ended two places below Garda to prop up the table with just two league wins all season. However, such form mattered little in the semi-finals played
three weeks ago in Naas. Garda beat Naas Eagles 3-0 and Tallaght Rockets upset UCD with a surprise 3-1 victory to take their place in the association’s show piece event of the season. Another surprise was on the cards in the final as Tallaght Rockets claimed victory. The match went the full five sets. Tallaght went one set down (2025) before Garda indiscipline gave them a lifeline in set two which Tallaght won 25-11. With powerful hitting delivered by player-coach Seweryn Furmansky and a series of blocks by
Luis Pereira, the Rockets began to believe. Despite Garda taking out the third set 25-19, the momentum was with Rockets. Wing man Israel Xavier made several killer spikes as the team fought back, playing with a quality not seen all season. Tallaght edged the fourth 25-22 and had too much energy in the last set, winning 15-9. Afterward Tallaght Rockets number two Fernando Calcada was not surprised with the victory when asked: “No, we have a really good bunch of players. “The problem is that we are a
small club and don’t have many players. Most struggled a little bit with availability hence we were bottom of the league. “But now, at the end of the season, we made it to the cup final, everybody finally showed up and we played the volleyball we know how. We came out with a pretty good win.” Earlier in the day, the ladies’ final was won by Galway VC, beating the home UCD team to claim the double after already winning the Premier League. They beat College in a tight encounter in three sets (25-21, 25-22, 25-22).
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Tarf and Cork Con set up UBL final showdown Reigning champions sweep past the challenge of Munsters at Castle Avenue while Deasy’s last gasp kick sees off Lansdowne UBL DIVISION 1A SEMIS Clontarf 37 Young Munster 29 sport@dublingazette.com
BERNARD DUFF sport@dublingazette.com
THE Gillenmarkets PSA Irish Squash Open 2017 concluded to a full house at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Ranelagh last Saturday. The event, now in its eleventh year, featured both a ladies’ and a men’s tournament which shared prizemoney of $15,000. The squash started the previous Monday with two days of qualifiers before the first round proper on Wednesday. An international field participated which included nine currently in the top 50 globally ranked players. Irish Squash coach Ed Dunne was happy with the week’s events, saying: “The close proximity to England really helped get a very strong pool of players on board. “With a tournament in the west of Ireland just last week, it was a chance for the professionals to win money and ranking points over the fortnight”. Irish involvement didn’t last beyond the first round, however. Ireland ladies number one Hannah Craig lost to Egyptian Hana Ramadan (world number 48). The Irish teenager will have gained valuable experience against the Egyptian who actually had turned pro at just 14 years of age back in 2011 such is the prominence of squash in Egypt. Men’s number one Arthur Gaskin lost to eventual finalist in this year’s open, England’s Adrian Waller. The semi-finals on Thursday was one of the best days of squash and was also played to a full house. The top two ladies seeds, Millie Tomlinson (England) and Belgium’s Nele Gilis, both won through to the final. Gilis, pictured above in black, had come from two sets to one down against England’s Julianne Courtice in an epic tie, just shy of 100 minutes. Waller dismissed Egyptian Youssef Soliman in the first men’s semi. He would be joined in the final by another Englishman, the second seed Declan James. James beat another Egyptian, Mazen Gamal, over four sets. Both finals went the full five sets. In the ladies, fatigue wasn’t a problem for Gilis who deposed of the 2016 champion Tomlinson (2-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-4). In the men’s finals, James’s power and reach was too much for Waller (11-9, 6-11, 3-11, 11-5, 11-8).
DEFENDING Ulster Bank League Division 1A champions Clontarf continued their title retention bid as they proved too strong for Young Munster at Castle Avenue, winning 37-29. Clontarf ran in six tries, including a brace from former Leinster winger Mick McGrath, to claim an eight-point success and move within 80 minutes of their third Division 1A title in four years. The north Dubliners will face Cork Constitution in a repeat of last year’s final at the Aviva
Stadium on Sunday, May 7 after they eliminated Lansdowne 19-16. F o r Ta r f , i t t o o k McGrath just three minutes to get them up and running, breaking through a ruck to score under the posts in the third minute with David Joyce converting. T he Limerick side bounced back with teenage out-half Alan Tynan in inspirational form early on, cutting through for a brace of first half tries. The Tipperary starlet danced through the Tarf defence and converted his seventh minute try to bring the visitors level, before he sniped over for a second early in the second quarter.
Crucially, Andy Wood’s home side took advantage of a yellow card to score 10 points in the lead up to half-time, out-half Joyce landing a penalty and converting captain Ben Reilly’s late score after a terrific break from flanker Tony Ryan. A 17-12 interval deficit was suddenly 27-15 in the third quarter as Munsters, who had a 50th minute penalty from Tynan, dug deep to stay in contention. Either side of Tynan’s kick, McGrath burst through for his second try and centre Conor O’Brien also touched down in the corner. Bristol-bound hooker Jason Harris-Wright and current Leinster squad
members Mick Kearney and Bryan Byrne were part of a strong Clontarf pack, the latter coming in for the final half-an-hour along with Connacht’s Ivan Soroka. That strength in depth proved too much for Munsters to handle, Tarf replacement Rob McGrath duly joining his brother as a try scorer on the hour mark and scrum half Mark Sutton acrobatically diving over in the corner for the sixth try late on. A penalty try in the final play supplemented a 72nd-minute converted score from current Ireland Under-20 international Jack Lyons but it was not enough in the final run-in. Lansdowne 16 Cork Constitution 19
Mick McGrath on his way to one of his tries for Clontarf against Young Munster last Saturday at Castle Avenue. Picture: Deryck Vincent
At Lansdowne, the ice-cool Tomas Quinlan converted an 82nd minute penalty to guide Cork Constitution to a gripping 19-16 semi-final victory on the Aviva Stadium’s back pitch, setting up a rematch with Clontarf in the stadium proper in two weeks’ time. 2015 league champions Lansdowne were quietly confident of avenging two regular seasons losses to Cork Con, with Ireland Sevens internationals John O’Donnell, Mark Roche and Matthew D’Arcy joining talismanic number 10 Scott Deasy in the back-line. And young winger Mark O’Keefe’s 10thminute try, inspired by a
bullocking run from lock Stephen Gardiner, gave Mike Ruddock’s men the early impetus. Lansdowne were still leading by the interval but three Quinlan penalties after 18, 24 and 28 minutes had the Leesiders hot on their heels at just 10-9 down. Deasy had turned a 22ndminute scrum penalty into three points amid some intense exchanges between the forwards. It was end-to-end stuff in the second half, Con briefly seizing control thanks to winger Liam O’Connell’s well-taken 53rd-minute try before Deasy answered back from the tee two minutes later. Extra-time was in the offing when Deasy found the target with a 75th minute penalty to square things up at 16-all and Quinlan missed a subsequent drop goal attempt from 25 metres. Nonetheless, the hard graft of his forwards ensured that Quinlan had a one last shot at the posts and he delivered in nerveless fashion, taking his season’s haul to 180 points but few more precious than those last three. Brian Hickey’s Con squad, who retained the Munster Senior Cup in February, will make two return trips to the capital in the next fortnight in search of a potential All-Ireland double – they visit Old Belvedere for next Saturday’s Bateman Cup decider before battling it out with Clontarf.
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Squire and Edris bring more gold to Monkstown MONKSTOWN Boxing Club had another fantastic day at the National Stadium for the All Ireland Schoolboy Championships as both Ryan Squire (age 13, 43kg) and Suffie Edris (age 13, 44.5kg) picked up gold medals. The duo are pictured above with coaches, friends and family with their certificates. Squire had to come through three tough bouts. In the quarter finals, he beat Peter Devine (Oliver Plunkett BC, Belfast) before going on to beat Arthur McInerney (Portlaoise BC). It set up a final against last year’s Irish champion Stephen McCarthy (Charleville BC, Cork) who was also dismissed. Edris also had to come through three hard fought contests, starting when he beat James Connors (Ennis BC, Clare). In his semi-final, he got the best of Charles Corcoran (Carrickmore BC, Tyrone) and then saw off John Thompson (Castle BC, Antrim) for the gold. There were also good performances from club mates like Padraig Stapleton (age 11, 37kg), Sam Fitzgibbon (age 11, 44.5kg) and Ryan Gill (age 12, 37kg) who reached the national stages, coming close to medals.
Mooney finishes second at Virgin Media Night Run DUNDRUM South Dublin AC’s Killian Mooney, left below, finished second at the Virgin Media 10k Night Run last weekend with a very impres-
sive performance. Mooney led all the way and was only caught by Freddie Keron of Raheny 100 metres from the finish line. The club’s Over-50 team of Linda Finnegan, Pauline Robertson and Cathryn Brady finished second in the National Road Relays.
Cabinteely have enjoyed a much more competitive start to the League of Ireland First Division in 2017. Picture: Paul Lundy
Cabo welcome All Whites sport@dublingazette.com
C A BI N T E E LY F C ’s attempts to become one of the biggest names in Irish football seem to be going from strength to strength with the latest media-friendly events announced as an evening with Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill and a friendly tie with the New Zealand national team. The two events are part of the club’s 50th anniversary celebrations, and the first of the two will take place on May 24 when O’Neill visits the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire.
Two weeks later will see ‘the All-Whites’ take to the pitch at Stradbrook on June 6 in a game that is likely to pique the interest of football fans across the country. New Zealand are current OFC Champions and in with a chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, so the tie is a big coup for the SSE Airtricity First Division side – if a little random. Cabo Chairman Larry Bass was delighted to be able to celebrate the achievements of the club to date in such a way. “These two events are being staged not only to celebrate our 50th anni-
SEAPOINT BLITZ Over 1,500 rugby kids enjoy superb event OVER 30 clubs, 95 teams and 1,500 young
rugby players took part in the annual Seapoint RC Blitz last Sunday at Kilbogget Park, Cabinteely. The largest event of its kind in Ireland and running for over 20 years, the event attracted teams from all over the country for some fun, running, rucking rugby as the club season drew to a close. Boys and girls from U-10s, U-11s, and U-12s played in a series of matches against teams from the four provinces, watched on by some of their Leinster heroes.
versary but also as recognition of and an appreciation to those who have contributed so much to the club since its formation in 1967. “We are a forward looking club catering for boys and girls, ladies and men, and special needs teams in a football–for-all ethos and the staging of these two international events demonstrates our ambitions for the future.” Manager Pat Devlin is delighted for the club but particularly looking forward to testing his young squad against a team of internationals. “This is a great opportunity for this young
Cabinteely team to face an international team which contains players who have experience in England, France and the US. “I am really pleased with their reaction and performances in the league this season and I’m sure they will also acquit themselves well on June 6. “However, I may look to strengthen the squad by including some guest players for the game,” Devlin concluded. On the field, Cabinteely and league leaders Waterford FC played out a 0-0 draw in a somewhat tempestuous SSE Airtricity First Division encounter
at a blustery Stradbrook last weekend. The first half lacked quality throughout; summed up by the fact that there were 79 aerial duals contested in that opening period as both sides struggled to maintain possession on a bumpy pitch. After the break, both sides seemed to abandon their aerial bombardment tactics and it led to a slight increase in quality all over the pitch but no goals accrued. Cabo sit fourth in the table after nine rounds of matches with five points to make up on the sides above them.
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SKILLS SUPERSTAR
Ni Chathasaigh wins Feile test of skills
CLUB NOTICEBOARD CUALA
KILMACUD Crokes’ Roisin Ni Chathasaigh claimed first place at the Feile Skills competition held at Silver Park last week despite some inclement weather. With 166 points, she topped a field of 60 girls who took part in the skills test, edging out Naomh Peregrine’s Aoife Coppinger on 145 points and Good Counsel’s Jennifer Moore who ended up third overall.
FOOTBALL: KILMACUD RUN UP TEN GOALS AGAINST ISLES
ALL three of our adult football teams
Hard luck to our U-14 girls who went
that were in championship action this
out in the group stages of 2017 Feile na
weekend recorded wins.
nGael last Saturday.
Our seniors beat Raheny 3-12 to 0-17
The U-15 hurlers had a big win (8-21
on Friday evening and, on Sunday, our
to 1-5) against Fingallians Division 1 in
thirds beat Geraldine Patrick Morans
Thomastown on Sunday.
2-9 to 1-9 and our fourths beat Clann
Hard luck to Martha Byrne and the
Mhuire 0-13 to 0-8. Thanks to all those
Dublin ladies footballers who lost out to
who came out to support the lads.
Cork in the Lidl NFL Division 1 semi-final.
To celebrate the achievements of our
Well done to Cuala’s Peadar O’Cofaigh
All-Ireland hurling champions, we are
Byrne and Mark Tracey and the Dublin
holding a banquet in their honour in the
minor footballers who defeated Meath
Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire on
in the Leinster championship last week-
Saturday, May 6.
end.
Tickets (€60) will be on sale from 7-9pm
This week’s jackpot will be €10,600. Our
in the Cuala Hall on Thursday and from
lucky dip winners last week were Matt
10am to 12 noon on Saturday or email
Lyster and Dave Kennedy.
gough.sara3@gmail.com. Proceeds to the players training fund.
Kilmacud Crokes’ Mark Vaughan turns his man en route to a 3-4 haul. Picture: Steven Dagg
Crokes and Cuala into SFC round two SFC FIRST ROUND
sport@dublingazette.com
KILMACUD Crokes and Cuala both moved on to the second round of the Dublin senior football championship this week as they got the best of Erin’s Isle and Raheny, respectively. For Crokes, they could not have had it easier when outclassing Erin’s Isle 10-12 to 0-7 at O’Toole Park. Former Dublin star Mark Vaughan landed 3-4 while current Dublin senior Paul Mannion (3-2) and Dublin Under-21 Callum Pearson with 3-0 did
the damage in a devastating performance for the Glenalbyn side. For Cuala, it was a much tougher all around. Two goals from Niall O’Callaghan and 1-6 (0-4f) from Luke Keating helped them to a 3-12 to 0-17victory over Raheny at Russell Park. Despite the heroics of Brian Fenton, who kicked 0-5 from play over the hour, Cuala led 2-6 to 0-11 at the interval with Niall, younger brother of Dublin panellist Con, grabbing his second goal late in the opening half. Keating’s goal arrived early in the second half
with points from Conor Mullally, Keating and Eoghan Breathnach strengthening Cuala’s position. However, scores from Fenton and Gavin Ivory, who finished with 0-5 (0-3f), saw the game down to the wire with Cuala doing enough to hold on for victory. Elsewhere, Naomh Olaf produced an excellent performance in parts to almost stun one of the major contenders Na Fianna. But a late Andrew Baxter goal and points from Conor McHugh, Karl O’Connor and the influ-
ential Joey Boland saw the Glasnevin side win 2-14 to 0-11 at St Margaret’s with a late flourish. Na Fianna also had to thank keeper Conor McCarville for making two fine goal-bound saves as the Na Fianna goal lived a charmed life at times. The sides were level 0-4 each after 23 minutes before Paul O’Hanlon broke through to fire Na Fianna’s first goal and they led 1-6 to 0-6 at half-time. Olaf’s dominated for long stages on the resumption but failed to turn chances into scores and paid the price.
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Dublin co-captain Cillian O’Shea was in Croke Park to promote the EirGrid GAA football Under-21 All-Ireland final. Picture: Iain White/Fennell Photography
O’Shea’s U-21 farewell Crokes star and Dubs co-captain is hoping that the fall-out from the Dublin SFC will not dent their hopes of winning the last ever U-21 title
KARL GRAHAM
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DUBLIN Under-21 co-captain Cillian O’Shea is looking to put the furore of past weeks behind him as he the Dubs look forward to the last ever EirGrid Under-21 All-Ireland football final against Galway in Tullamore this weekend. The Kilmacud Crokes man, who captains the team alongside Con O’Callaghan, is enjoying his third year with the squad but it will be his last as the competition switches to an Under-20 structure from next year. Galway are somewhat of an unknown quantity, with full-back O’Shea and his teammates having no experience of playing them before.
“I don’t think any of the group have any experience of Galway so it will be interesting,” O’Shea said while speaking at the launch of the final. “From what I’ve seen, they play very good football and they are a very talented side so it will be a big challenge.” Galway reached the final after victory over Kerry in the semi-finals, something of a shock considering Kerry were many people’s overall favourites. “Kerry were hugely fancied and anybody I know who knows anything about football had them talked up to the sky so very impressive from Galway. It was a serious performance, particularly the opening 15 minutes,” said O’Shea. For Dublin, all the talk last week was the deci-
sion of some players not to make themselves available – at the behest of Under-21 boss Dessie Farrell – for their club’s opening fixtures in the senior football championship. O’Shea denied that there was a player boycott, as reported in some quarters, and was on the bench for Kilmacud’s annihilation of Erin’s Isle. “We put in a request for the games involving the Under-21 players to be deferred and the clubs fully supported that decision. “The clubs were writing in but that request wasn’t granted so the decision then on Tuesday night at the meeting was that we were going to make ourselves available. Individual cases were all different based on who was playing who.”
While O’Shea may not have been needed by his team, his fellow Under-21 teammate Shane Clayton was and unfortunately picked up an injury while playing for Ballyboden St Enda’s against Plunkett’s. It may well rule him out of the final on Saturday. “He was coming back from a hamstring injury and it looks as if he might have done a bit more damage on it. That’s disappointing. He would be a big loss. We’ll wait and see before we fully rule him out but it’s disappointing for him, definitely,” said O’Shea. When asked if the chance to be the last team to win an All-Ireland at Under-21 added extra incentive to game against Galway, O’Shea said simply: “It would be special.”