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INSIDE: You can create some golden (or sparkling) moments with jewellery that needn’t break the bank Page 18

food: Howth Castle Cookery School serves up great seasonal lessons See P20

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DOIREANN and Aoibhin Garrihy were happy to head to SuperValu Blackrock recently for its Good Food Karma Christmas Extravaganza at the outlet. Kevin Dundon was on hand with some Christmas fare advice, while a range of produce providers and experts also provided great insight and tips into a wide range of tasty treats – all while seasonal drinks and the Dublin Gospel Choir kept the great Christmas vibe flowing along.

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Women’s network hits key funds’ withdrawal

Services being cut where they are most needed – SWAN spokesperson

 aisling kennedy

THE Southside Women’s Action Network (SWAN) in Loughlinstown will have vital funding cut by the HSE over the coming weeks.

SWAN is an organisation

that provides many services including, information, advice, support, and counselling services for women.

The HSE informed SWAN in July that it would no longer be funding the counselling service beyond

the end of 2015.

SWAN appealed the decision, but in September the HSE informed them that their appeal was unsuccessful.

A spokesperson from SWAN said: “The closure

will have a detrimental effect on our clients, their families and the whole community in general.

Once again, services are being cut where they are most needed.”

Full Story on Page 5

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courts Gardai called after woman seen acting suspiciously

Burglar busted by eagle-eyed kids A BURGLAR has been jailed for two years after eagle-eyed children out playing alerted her suspicious activity to gardai and to the homeowner whose house she entered.

Tanya Tate (37), of Sarsfield Street, Sallynoggin, who has 115 previous convictions, had just been released from prison the previous day.

She told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court she was deeply sorry and had no recollection of events.

Tate pleaded guilty to one count of burglary at a house in Glenageary and to trespassing on the

curtilage or in the vicinity of four other houses in the neighbourhood with the intention to commit an offence or interfere with property on May 29, 2015.

Garda Ian Cummins told Dara Hayes BL, prosecuting, that children saw Tate try the door handles of two houses and their cars, and look in the letter box of a third home.

At a fourth house, she went into the garden and was confronted by the home owner, whose wife had observed her from upstairs.

Garda Cummins said

one of the children, who was aged between eight and 10, rang gardai.

Tate went through the front door of a fifth house and upstairs. The children alerted the occupants of the house and she was found in a bedroom.

T he homeow ner brought her downstairs where she sat in a chair until gardai arrived.

Money was later recovered at the Garda station.

Tate told Marie Torrens BL, defending, that she had no recollection of what happened and was deeply sorry.

“I wasn’t in my right mind, I was drunk and took tablets,” she said.

She said she had been back in custody again since the day of this offence and was doing her best to get her life back together.

Judge Martin Nolan told Tate it was up to her to reform herself and noted she had in the past been given “every form of sentence known to the criminal justice system”.

He imposed a twoyear sentence, which he backdated to when Tate went into custody.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a woman who broke a nother woman’s eye socket on the Dart has avoided a prison sentence after the victim wrote to the judge asking that she not be sent to prison.

Leanne Goode (21), of Lissadell Green, Drimnagh, pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Crimi-

Alert young citizens led to a burglar being apprehended in Glenageary, while in a separate case, an assault on the Killiney-Dun Laoghaire Dart saw the assailant convicted but not sent to jail following a letter from the victim

nal Court to assaulting both Paula McCarthy and Richard McCarthy on the northbound Dart between Killiney and Dun Laoghaire Dart stations on July 13, 2013.

Goode had boarded the train that day while intoxicated, and began roaring and dancing.

When Goode sat on Ms McCarthy’s headrest, Ms McCarthy told her to “sit down and behave

herself”. Goode then punched her in the face, fracturing her eye socket and causing a bleed on the eye.

R ichard McCar thy then restrained Goode and removed her from the carriage before she was arrested.

Ms McCarthy received treatment and needed to wear glasses in the aftermath of the assault. She suffered embarrassment

in work and was now wary when getting public transport.

However, in her victim impact report, she told Judge Hogan she was “not a vindictive person” and that she did not wish to see Goode jailed as long as she was remorseful.

Goode was convicted of the attack on Ms McCarthy but acquitted on all other charges.

Green awards are just the business  aisling kennedy

THE Dun LaoghaireRathdown (DLR) Chamber held its ninth annual E nv i r o c o m Aw a r d s recently and there were 10 winners from the locality on the night.

The 2015 awards were open to businesses, notfor-profit and public organisations within Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

SOS Cleaning Services won for the best example of water conservation,

while Sodexo Ireland was best for waste prevention.

Foxrock Golf Club came tops in energy management, SSE Airtricity was a winner for its green transport initiative, while Environmental R isk Solutions won for engaging communities in environmental projects.

Meanwhile, Dun and Bradstreet Ireland took top place for engaging communities in environmental projects (more

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than 50 employees/ volunteers), followed

by Winnie’s Craft Cafe for environmental performance (less than 50 employees/volunteers), while Radisson Blu St Helen’s Hotel won for environmental performance (more than 50 employees/volunteers), Techworks Marine scooped the micro-enterprise award, while Flynn Transport won for environmental innovation.

The awards, which were held at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire, involved presentations by Minister for Communications, Energ y and Natural Resources Alex White, together with An Cathao-

irleach Barry Saul (FG), and Kevin Kelly, DLR Chamber president.

Kelly said the night was a great success and added: “Our Envirocom awards recognise the excellence in environmental management and were set up by DLR Chamber to encourage the business community to adopt better environmental practices which, in turn, can reduce costs, improve the bottom line and improve our environment.

“These awards strive to make our county and our country more aware, from a business perspective, in how investing in environmental best practice makes business better.”

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business: top five-star rating for noel higgins hairdressing

Parkinson’s

Singing to raise money

Award for salon that’s a cut above

 aisling kennedy

NOEL Higgins Hairdressing in Blackrock was last week awarded a fivestar rating by the Good Salon Guide for having a particularly high level of standards in its salon.

The Good Salon Guide rating is hairdressers’ answer to the well-known hotel and pub guides.

Noel Higgins, owner of the salon, spoke to The Gazette and said that he was delighted to be awarded the five-star rating.

He said: “It is a fantastic achievement, especially for the team as a whole.

We’ve been in business for 17 years and my team have been with me a very long time.

“The majority of my staff have been here 17 years and we work as a team together. They provide the work as well, not just me, so it was a great achievement to be recognised after all these years [of] working hard. It’s special for the staff to get the recognition also.”

There are seven staff members working at Noel Higgins Hairdressing, and Higgins said that the rating came as a surprise to them all.

“T he Good Salon Guide came across us because we won the Best Colourist Leinster 2015 [award] at the RSVP Hair Awards recently, and they spotted us from that through our social media accounts.

“They then came and interviewed us about a month ago and went through how we run the business, how we market the business, health and hygiene, and education within the salon.

“Thankfully, we ticked all the boxes for having a very high standard and level of experience.”

Out of more than 3,000 salons in Ireland, there are only 100 salons that currently have a five-star rating.

Higgins said this made the rating all the more special.

“This is our first time to achieve a five-star rating and there is not a huge amount of salons that would get this rating.

We’re very proud of it.”

A new chapter of fun: Daddy’s girl shares the love of reading at LexIcon DAVE Lawless and his daughter, Lily, enjoyed sharing a good book

together at DLR LexIcon Library recently, which was hosting What Lies Beneath: A Readers’ Day. The library welcomed a variety of guest authors to give their first-hand insights into the creative processes and some of their best-known works. Freya North, Patricia Scanlan, Kate Beaufoy, Kate Kerrigan, Sinead Moriarty, Claudia Carroll, Sinead Crowley, Martina Devlin and more provided chapter and verse on their works. Picture: Peter Cavanagh

A CONCERT in aid of Parkinson’s disease will take place this Friday, November 20 at Rathdown School in Glenageary.

Move 4 P a r k i n s o n ’s Voices of Hope Dublin and Wicklow choirs will unite in association with Shay Healy and the pupils from St Nicholas Montessori School and Rathdown School to perform, with Soprano Niamh Murray as MC. Margaret Mullarney, founder and director of Move4Parkinson’s, said: “The concert is a means by which we can celebrate and also raise awareness as well as much needed support for people with Parkinson’s.”

Tickets can be purchased for €12 at www. eventbrite.ie.

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strategy Units’ impact on waiting lists queried by councillors

Mixed reaction to modular housing  aisling kennedy

A PROPOSAL for modular housing units is currently being prepared for sites in both Dun Laoghaire and Dundrum and will be presented to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council over the coming weeks.

The sites identified are St George’s Place in Dun Laoghaire, and one site that used to be part of the former Premier Dairies site at Hazelbrook in Churchtown, Dundrum.

The two suggested locations, which are owned by the council, for the new modular housing units

are currently at the initial stage of the process, with an examination ongoing as to how many units can be delivered at each location.

The units will be used to house people who are on the social housing waiting list in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

There are 5,618 applications in the county for social housing.

Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) told The Gazette that he welcomed the proposed plans for the modular housing units.

He said: “The Government has approved the provision of 500 modu-

lar homes across the four Dublin local authority areas. I have been assured that when these proposals are prepared, they will be presented to the Dun Laoghaire and Dundrum area committees before commencing to a period of public engagement and consultation.

“The council will consider all feedback before finalising any proposals for modular housing in the county.”

Cllr Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF) said she also welcomed the plans for modular housing, but said that it was important that they remained temporary

and not long term housing arrangements.

She said: “The council gave a presentation to the housing SPC [Strategic Policy Committee] recently which I attended.

“I was very impressed with the modular housing; it blew away some of my preconceived notions which centred around old prefabs I remember from when I was growing up.

“I think they can be seen as an alternative solution to regular housing in the crisis being experienced by this council and others.

Temporary “We should consider, however, that if they are supposed to be temporary solutions, what stance a family will have on the

Vintage fun and fashion  aisling kennedy

THE bi-annual Dublin Vintage Fair will take place this Sunday, November 22 at Dun Laoghaire’s Royal Marine Hotel from 11.30am to 6.30pm.

There will be over 50 traders from around Ireland in attendance, with plenty of vintage fashions, accessories, decor and homewares available.

Retro beauty makeovers will be happening throughout the day, with makeup artist Chrissy Loh and hairstylist Claire Barry.

There will also be a variety of prizes for the best dressed as well as spot or runner-up prizes.

Tickets are available to buy for €7 at the door, or for pre-purchase at Eventbrite.ie.

Cllr Carrie Smyth (Lab) was among the local authority delegations who examined a range of modular units temporarily installed at East Wall recently

housing list if they accept a unit.

“I would also be concerned about the impact the modular units will have on the land that they are built on, and how it will affect the future use of the land for building social houses,” she said.

Cllr Maria Bailey (FG) said: “St George’s Place in Dun Laoghaire is an appropriate location as it has established infrastructure like schools,

public transport, local amenities, etc.

“This is a temporary use of the site to allow time to build social and affordable housing in the county which is the longterm and sustainable solution. Modular homes are a temporary solution.”

However, Cllr Patricia Stewart (FG) is unsure about the modular housing units. She said: “I am not convinced this is the answer to our housing

problem. At best, it is a temporary fix.

“We shouldn’t be putting people in housing we wouldn’t want to live in ourselves, although some of the units we viewed were quite attractive.

“I also have doubts that the George’s Street site can be made habitable.

But there will be a full public consultation on this, and everyone will be able to make their views known.”

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health Disadvantaged women’s service is ‘devastated’ by move

HSE cuts counselling funding  aisling kennedy

VITAL funding used by the Southside Women’s Action Network (SWAN) to provide counselling services to disadvantaged women is set to be cut by the HSE over the coming weeks.

Loughlinstown-based SWAN is an organisation that provides many services, including information, advice, support, and counselling services for women throughout Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown.

The HSE informed SWAN in July that it would no longer be funding the counselling service beyond the end of 2015.

SWAN appealed the decision, but in September the HSE informed them that their appeal was unsuccessful.

A spokesperson from

SWAN told The Gazette that the board is devastated at the loss in funding for the organisation’s counselling service.

The spokesperson said: “The counselling service is a major part of SWAN’s work with women in the disadvantaged communities of Dun LaoghaireRathdown.

“In line with the HSE Grant Aid Agreement, over the past 17 years SWAN’s counselling service has built a trusting relationship with our client group. This relationship enables women to seek help from our services without fear of judgement or stigmatisation.

“Being a communitybased counselling service has an enormous benefit for service users. SWAN is a wraparound project which provides psycho-

social services at the heart of the community – counselling, education, information and social activities, all aimed at social inclusion.”

The spokesperson said that SWAN’s counselling service also met the needs of what the HSE National Drugs Rehabilitation Framework were looking for, and added that they worked closely with addiction services and had built strong working alliances over the years.

“In light of the changes taking place within the HSE, and having already lost our family support service in September, we are devastated that our counselling service is now closing.

“This closure will have a detrimental effect on our clients, their families and the whole com-

comedy Plenty of Fawlty dinners  aisling kennedy

Southside Women’s Action Network (SWAN), based in Loughlinstown

munity in general. Once again, services are being cut where they are most needed,” said the spokesperson.

The HSE had not responded to a request for comment by the time of going to print.

Cllr Deirdre Donnelly (Ind) said: “It is disgraceful that funding cuts of this nature can have such a detrimental effect on a community.”

Carol Hunt, who is running as an Independent in the next General Elec-

tion, said: “With all the current talk of economic ‘recovery’, one would have to ask has it become Government policy to take funding from those women and children who need it most? It’s quite disgusting.”

IF YOU enjoy watching re-run episodes of Fawlty Towers on repeat, then you won’t want to miss the Fawlty Towers Dining Experience in Killiney.

The Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney will hold two comedic Christmas nights out on Wednesday, December 2 and Thursday, December 3, where guests will be served by Basil, Sybil and Manuel.

Their signature madcap mayhem will persist throughout the night as part of the comedy theatre and a great night of fun is sure to be had.

Tickets cost €47.40 and include a four-course meal. For further information, call the Pavilion Theatre at 01 231 2929, or see www.paviliontheatre.ie.

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gazetteGALLERIES

Instructor Pat O’Looney, with some fabric origami

Margaret Boyle

Vera Bolger and Aileen White

Nuala McDonnell and Marie McDonnell. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

Attention to detail is key, as Anne Simmonds demonstrates

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The guild members were busy with lots of crafts to focus on

Betty Ryan

Georgina Mernagh and Mary English

Rita Hull

stillorgan: iCA blackrock guild’s craft fair

Knitting bonds of friendship together W

OMEN of all ages busied themselves when the Irish Country Women’s Association (ICA) Blackrock Guild hosted a craft fair at St Brigid’s Hall in Stillorgan recently. While the ICA pursues all kinds of crafts and activities for its members, the hall was a busy hub of activity as the members worked away on a range of crafts, with Christmas-related gifts and materials a focus for many. It was a great way for old and new members to get together to work on shared interests, as well as to have fun with friends. Adding to the upbeat atmosphere, a great luncheon and a raffle with a range of prizes hept everyone both busy and happy at the hall.

Niamh Russell

Margaret Mahon, Mary Gordon and Joan Hogarty

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gazetteGALLERY

Ian Lloyd Anderson

Ger Kelly, Liam Heslin and Philip McMahon pictured at the recent announcement of details of Waking the Nation, the Abbey Theatre’s controversial 2016 Centenary Programme, which will feature major revivals of the some of the great plays from the Abbey Theatre repertoire. Pictures: Stephen Fleming

Abbey’s 2016 plans cause quite a stir

Actress Geraldine Plunkett

James Connolly Heron, founder of the 1916 Dr Bryan McMahon, chairman of the Abbey, delivering a few words

Relatives Centenary initiative and a greatPhillip McMahon, writer of Town is Dead

grandson of James Connolly

Actress Kate Stanley Brennan

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education Praise for projects due to be delivered by 2018

County set for new schools, upgrades  aisling kennedy

SEVEN new schools will be built in Dun LaoghaireRathdown between 2017 and 2018, according to an announcement made

by Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan this week.

This will include four primary schools, two secondary schools and one special needs school.

Four new primar y schools will be built in the Goatstown/Stillorgan, Ballinteer, Rathfarnham, and Dun Laoghaire areas.

Two will be new builds and they will be constructed in Goatstown/ Stillorgan and Dun Laoghaire. The patron-

age for both has yet to be determined.

The Ballinteer Educate Together national school and the Loreto primary school in Rathfarnham will both have their existing school buildings upgraded. All four primary schools are set to begin construction in 2018.

Two new secondary schools will also be built in the Stepaside and Dundrum areas.

The Stepaside Educate Together national school and Colaiste an Phiarsaigh in Dundrum will both see their existing school buildings upgraded. Construction is set to begin on these two secondary schools in 2018.

The Benincasa Special School in Blackrock will also see its existing school building upgraded, with construction set to begin in 2017.

The funding to build the schools will come from the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021 programme, which is due to get under way over the coming weeks.

The new schools will be built as part of the Government’s new sixyear school building programme which will see 310 schools across the country benefit from a multi-million euro investment.

The programme hopes

to facilitate more school places for the growing population around Ireland.

Minister Alex White, Labour TD for Dublin Rathdown, welcomed the announcement of the new schools for the area and said: “Between 2012 and 2014, this Government has built three new schools and two largescale school extensions in Dublin Rathdown.

“T he new Capital Investment Framework will continue our commitment to education.”

Minister White said that more than €3bn would be spent in the next six years investing in Irish children’s future

Minister Alex White (Lab): “Between 2012 and 2014, this Government has built three new schools and two large-scale school extensions in Dublin Rathdown”

by building the new schools.

Cllr Carrie Smyth (Lab) said: “I am extremely pleased that the Dun Laoghaire area has featured so strongly in the much-anticipated School Capital Plan, and that Minister O’Sullivan has prioritised a number of critical projects.

“I’m glad to see good

news emerge for the locality, because I know it will vastly benefit pupils and teachers alike.”

Cllr Smyth said that the new school improvements would not only benefit local pupils, but would also benefit the local construction industry.

She said: “The new schools announced

today are in addition to major building projects commenced by this Government at Gael Scoil Phadraig [Ballybrack], Ballyowen Meadows [Loughlinstown], Scoil Lorcain [Blackrock], Setanta Special School {Stillorgan], Clonkeen College [Blackrock] and Newpark Comprehensive [Blackrock].”

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a day in the life: singer songwriter Barbara Dickson’s life on the road

Artist who’s cautious about excess

 Keith Bellew

HIGHLY successful singer-songwriter and O l i vi er Award wi nning actress Barbara Dickson is currently touring Ireland, having performed in various venues throughout the Republic, including Dun Laoghaire, she is now making her way up North, before returning to her native Scotland.

The Gazette recently caught up with Dickson, and found out what constitutes an average day in her life both on

and off the road.

She said life on the road has changed considerably since she first came on the scene in the 1970s and a day in her life on tour is far more structured these days than it was then.

“It has evolved over many, many years of touring. My first headline tour was in 1977, that’s a long time ago so since then I’ve evolved all sorts of things that I do. I get up at 8am, I go and have breakfast, a reasonably good breakfast and then I travel on

to the next place that I’m going to. Whether it takes an hour or threeand-a-half – four hours I always leave af ter breakfast,” she said.

Once she reaches her next destination she would have a sandwich and go to sleep for an hour if possible. This is followed by as much quiet time as possible in the afternoon.

After the afternoon recharge she goes to the pre-show sound check.

This is followed by a meal, at which point she returns to prepare

Barbara Dickson: finds life on the road has changed considerably since she first came on the scene in the 1970s and touring is far more structured now than it was back then

for the show.

“I go back to the theatre and I get made up and get ready, then I go on-stage.

“I always stay in the place that I have played, so after the show I go back to the hotel, and wake up to start again at 8am the next morning,” she said.

This current sched-

ule is in marked contrast to the way things were done earlier in her career as she explains: “I used to stay up later with the band, there would be a degree of pa r tying af ter each show, but we didn’t play for as many dates.

“We maybe did eight to 10 dates whereas now I do five weeks of

touring.

“So you could just about get away [by the skin of your teeth], with staying up late [and partying,” she said.

However, she has always been cautious when it comes to excess as she relies on her voice, and too much partying could harm her voice.

She has always been careful of this as she does not want to disappoint her fans.

Having played The Venue Theatre, Ratoath on November 13, her next show is Ilfracombe folk festival on November 21.

For more information visit: www.barbaradickson.net.

Firm hits London to build important business links Representatives from 30 Irish-based companies recently joined Dublin Chamber of Commerce on a two-day business mission to London. The mission consisted of a number of different facets, including briefings from UK business leaders, site visits, and a networking reception at the House of Commons, hosted by Tourism Ireland.

Chief executive of Dublin Chamber Gina Quin said the level of interest in this business mission was extremely encouraging and showed that Irish businesses are keen to engage with the wider business community.

She added that it provided business owners in Dublin with the opportunity to engage with UK business leaders, seek new busi-

ness opportunities and to network with their peers.

“These missions are hugely beneficial in terms of building important business links between companies in Dublin and key cities abroad. Dublin Chamber has also led missions to San Jose and Brussels this year,” she said.

A large focus of the trip was on the potential for a UK exit from the EU. The busy two-day schedule included briefings with Philip Shaw, chief economist, Investec, Gavin McWhirter, UK manager, Enterprise Ireland, Denis Staunton, London editor, the Irish Times, and Des Crowley, chief executive, Retail UK Division, Bank of Ireland.

Companies travelling with the delegation included AIB, Aramark,

BDO, Computershare, DAA, Dublin Citi Hotel, Eugene F Collins, Evolve, Gardiner & Theobold, Gibney Communications, Intellicom, Northgate, NSI Technology, O’Callaghan Hotels, QED Training, Ronan Daly Jermyn, Solgari, the Reputations Agency, UCD and Version 1.

Dublin Chamber is the largest chamber of commerce in Ireland with over 1,300 members.

It is the most representative and broadly-based business group in the Greater Dublin Area, providing representation and networking services.

Its policy work focuses on developing the Dublin region’s infrastructure and transport, promoting competitiveness and improving local governance.

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diary dublinlife Save the puppies – don’t buy one for Christmas

D o g s Tr u s t h a s launched a thoughtprovoking awareness campaign appealing to the public to pledge their promise not to buy a puppy this Christmas.

Early morning commuters in Dublin were recently surprised by large 4ft wrapped model dogs across key locations in the city to launch the Charity’s A Dog is for Life, Not Just For Christmas message.

The dogs were “abandoned” at notable locations in Dublin city in an aim to provoke awareness and discussion around buying a puppy as a gift this

Christmas.

Every November in the run-up to Christmas, there is a huge increase in the number of pups being advertised for sale both on and offline.

The charity’s switchboard experiences a spike in phone calls from members of the public looking to surrender their unwanted dogs post-Christmas.

The charity is asking the public to support and share this important animal welfare message at Christmas by joining the cause and pledging to take #TheP uppyPromise online at www. thepuppypromise.com.

dancing shoes at the ready for charity

A host of well-known personalities will take to the dance floor at the Convention Centre, Dublin, for the third Strictly Against Breast Cancer event for Breast Cancer Ireland.

On November 21, guests from the world of business, arts, sports, media, entertainment and the community will gather on the pink carpet to experience this spectacle of glamour and expertise, while at the same time, enjoying a fabulous gala dinner and the opportunity to dance

as part of the build-up to the festive season.

Some of the television personalities taking part on the night, include TV3’s Elaine Crowley and Tommy Martin, exrugby international and commentator Shane Byrne, Fair City actors George McMahon and Jenny Dixon, RTE Weathergirl Helen Curran and Red Rock actor David Crowley as well as PR woman Roisin Tierney Crowe.

All funds raised on the night will go to Breast Cancer Ireland, a charity established to raise funds in support of pioneering breast

Fair City’s Jenny Dixon, TV3’s Elaine Crowley, cancer survivor Teresa Costello, broadcaster Norah Casey, RTE Weathergirl Helen Curran, model Karena Graham and supporter Roisin Tierney Crowe are all set for Strictly Against Breast Cancer.

Photography: Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

cancer research and awareness.

Tickets which include a four-course meal including complimentary wines, the dance competition itself, entertainment by the Sugar Cubes and automatic entry into a valuable prize draw on the night are on sale at €150 per person at www.breastcancerireland.com.

true story of Oscar Wilde’s lovers A play chronicling the fascinating true story of Oscar Wilde’s lovers finishes its week-long run at Sean O’Casey Theatre on Saturday, November 21.

Described as a tale o f p e r s e c u t e d l ove , scandal and conf lict Wretched Little Brat tells the untold story of persecuted love, moralistic law and endless litigation between Lord Alfred Douglas (Bosie) and Robbie Ross, Oscar Wilde’s lovers.

The play derives its name from George Bernard Shaw’s summation

of Douglas and charts the lives of Robbie Ross who dedicated his life to maintain Wilde’s legacy after his death in 1900, and Douglas who did the opposite. The litigation that ruined Wilde went on to try to destroy Ross as Douglas hounded him through the courts for promoting homosexuality. The play charts the Wilde years and beyond to D o u g l a s ’s d e a t h i n 1945.

Based on their own testimony, Wretched Little Brat reveals the lives underscoring one of the most “scandalous” episodes in Irish literary history and how it continues to impact in modern times.

For more see www. gaytheatre.ie.

political pressure mounts on Taoiseach With the General Election just around the corner, the political fundraising balls complete with extortionate plate prices are in full swing.

Fine Gael recently held one across the pond,

which was facilitated

by Friends of Fine Gael, London, at the Clayton Crown Hotel in Cricklewood.

This year’s £100 a plate fundraiser, while greatly attended, was far less entertaining than last year’s, at which Enda had a pair of knickers bearing the message “Repeal the 8th, Enda” served up to him on a plate by pro-choice group Imelda – which stands for Ireland Making England the Legal Destination for Abortion.

Poor Enda always seems to find himself in these embarrassing positions with delicate feminine issues.

From this, to Graham Dwyer’s estranged lover accusing him of stealing her breast pump, to the latest incident, in which comedienne Grainne Maguire urged women to tweet details of their menstrual cycles to him in a bid to build pressure for a referendum on the repeal of the 8th Amendment.

This may prove the best option, if political pressure doesn’t work, embarrass Enda into it!

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Bord Gais Theatre: Our favourite Nanny arrives – in the most delightful way

Open wide for spoonful of Poppins  Ian Begley

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh are bringing their multi award-winning musical Mary Poppins to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre this December, which is without doubt a musical not to miss.

Recently embarking on a trip to Bristol’s Hippodrome to see the much-loved musical before its visit to Dublin I was truly amazed by the stage production and the cast’s performance.

The magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny, played

by Zizi Strallen, arriving on Cherry Tree Lane has been triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage with dazzling choreography, incredible

effects and unforgettable songs.

The stage production of Mary Poppins is co-created by Cameron Mackintosh and has a book

by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It has a timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman including the songs Jolly Holiday, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and Feed the Birds with new songs and additional music and lyrics by the Olivier awardwinning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

Without giving too much away, my favourite part of the musical was when Poppins herself soared into the audience on her iconic umbrella and when Bert, played by Matt Lee, liter-

ally walks across the side of the stage and onto the ceiling, which left every jaw in the Hippodrome hanging in bewilderment. The explosion of colour during the real-life cartoon sequence was also very well done and entertaining.

The musical itself stayed more true to the original books and seemed slightly creepier than the 1964 film. The children who played Michael and James Banks were also brilliantly cast and managed to deliver their lines and songs flawlessly.

Seeing many of the fantastic musicals that the Bord Gais Energy Theatre showcased this year it is safe to say that Mary Poppins leaves each one of them in the dust – in the most delight-

ful way.

The stage production of Mary Poppins originally opened in 2004 and ran in the West End for three years and over 1,250 performances. During this time it won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreography and Best Set Design as well as the Evening Standard Award for Best Set Design and the Variety Club Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production ran for over six years where it won the Tony Award for Best Set Design.

Mary Poppins will play Bord Gais Energy Theatre from Thursday, December 3 to Saturday, January 9.

Tickets cost €25 to €68 and can be purchased on www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie.

Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins. Picture: Johan Persson

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FOOD&DRINK

BITESIZEDNEWS No sour grapes as top wines scoop awards THE gold star winner in the white wine category of the National Off-Licence Association (NOFFLA) 2015-2016 awards has been announced as Portuga Vinho Regional Lisboa 2014 (right), from Portugal.

This wine is a light fresh blend of the classic white grapes of this region in Portugal – arinto, fernao pires – with a little sauvignon blanc for extra freshness.

This is made with free-run juice and is a great example of the exciting new wines coming out of Portugal, and is available in many off-licences.

In the red wine category, Ondarre Rioja Reserva 2010 (left) from Rioja, Spain triumphed.

This classic Rioja is a blend of tempranillo (75%), garnacha (10%) and mazuelo (14%), and aged for 16 months in American and French oak casks. Boasting aromas of vanilla and spice, this wine is full-flavoured and complex, and is also available in many off-licences.

Cormac Rowe and Susan Bell – the latest expert chefs who have blended in perfectly with the winter classes schedule at Howth Castle Cookery School, which covers a variety of cookery topics. Picture: Angela Halpin

That’s Howth to cook HOWTH Castle has had many alterations since

it rose from the harbour on Dublin’s famous and most imposing peninsula.

Built in the 12th century as a wooden structure, it has been renovated many times, notably in the 13th century and 1738, though recent modifications in 1911 and over the 20th century present themselves today.

Through the lofty gates of Deer Park Golf Club and up a dimly lit gravelly path I travelled on a mild Wednesday night for the launch of the winter classes schedule at the Howth Castle Cookery School.

The school has announced Susan Bell as executive chef of the golf club’s house menu and the cookery school, as well as a newly launched catering menu – Kitchen in the castle.

Susan was presenting a demo menu with Michelin-star chef Cormac Rowe, of Mount Juliet Kilkenny, who has come on board to teach a masterclass and a demo with Susan on the winter schedule.

She has worked under such scions of the industry as Marcus Wareing

and Raymond Blanc, so with this duo at the helm I was expecting an evening in a gastronomic dead poet’s society.

There are classes running currently up to Christmas on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, and these include Christmas food gifts, a dinner party menu, Christmas baking masterclass and pastry, as well as the demo and masterclass by Susan and Cormac, which cost €50 and €150 respectively.

Weekday classes are 7-9.45pm, and Saturdays run all day.

The menu for that night’s demonstration read as follows: scallops with cauliflower puree, lime jelly and brown butter, venison loin with beetroot, oatmeal, sprouts and balsamic jus, and vanilla pannacotta, mandarin, white chocolate and hazelnut.

On arrival at the cookery school – which sits at the back of the castle and up the aforementioned and easy to miss gravelly path – you are presented with a glass of wine and ushered past the chef’s prep kitchen through to the teaching area.

It’s very quaint and

warm with vaulted ceilings, Georgian paraphernalia and old ranges, but with all mod cons. Think: Downstairs Downton Abbey with Mrs Packmore and Daisy using induction hobs.

The structure of the class saw Cormac and Susan run through all the prep for all three courses first, rather than to cook each course as they went – and there was a lot of prep!

I felt the menu, whilst stylish and impressive, was reasonably simple if laborious for a cook attending such a class; however, it turned out to be incredibly technical and meticulous.

The cauliflower was thinly sliced from minuscule florets; a jelly of lime was made with agar agar – a vegetable-based setting agent.

Mandarin for the dessert was segmented then peeled and then veined; I was waiting on a surgeon to come in and say: “Scalpel”.

A salt pastry was made to encase the beetroot that would eventually accompany the venison, roasted in its briny tomb.

Of course, this level of explanation and detail is

to be expected from chefs of such esteem, though at points I would have relished a “Here’s one we made earlier” moment.

After the technical presentation of the prep and the various accompaniments were done, the chefs cooked the three courses and plated up, and the food looked exquisite.

Certainly, no one’s plate would come back empty if this was the result of a student’s dinner party!

The demo ran over by half an hour, though I’m sure this will be tightened up, and I wished samples had been a little larger, given the appetite I’d worked up watching this food being made.

Rowe and Susan are good presenters and so passionate, informative and friendly that it’s impossible not to feel enthusiasm for the food.

Classes cost between €25 for the Christmas food gifts to €150 for the five-hour masterclass with Rowe.

For further information, email info@howthcastlecookeryschool.ie.  Shane Rigney

Food vlogger

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The best of practical New Zealand products are to the fore in Kiwi Country Clothing’s ranges

Say ‘hello, possums’ to this clothing range AS THE old saying goes: “T here is no bad weather, just bad clothing”. Monaghan entrepreneur Elizabeth McGuinness returns to South Anne Street with her New Zealand clothing company, Kiwi Country Clothing.

An all-100% natural New Zealand product, the range includes oilskin coats, jackets and overpants (guaranteed 100% waterproof and 100% breathable), possum merino knitwear (35% warmer than cashmere, 5 5 % warmer than merino, low pilling and antiitch) and the enviro-friendly possum fur shoes, boots, insoles and fashion accessories.

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Constant and regular self-monitoring are vital when living with diabetes, as is the right diet and steps to address the condition

Watch what you eat and move more in fight against diabetes  Dr Anna Clarke Health promotion and research manager, Diabetes Ireland

IN Ireland, it is estimated that there are 225,000 people with diabetes of which 200,000 have type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus, or just diabetes as it is more commonly known, occurs when the body can’t produce or use insulin properly resulting in high blood glucose levels.

Uncontrolled high blood glucose levels can cause serious health problems including heart and kidney disease, blindness or nerve damage.

Therefore, keeping your blood glucose as close to normal (4-6 mmols) as possible is the key to good health.

Type I Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition which is when the body’s immune system turns against a part of the body ie in type 1 diabetes, the

insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. People with type 1 diabetes need to take insulin daily to live, either by injection or through an insulin pump.

Dietary intake or physical inactivity levels do not play a part in this autoimmune process.

Type 2 Diabetes About 90% to 95% of people with diabetes have type 2, which usually develops gradually, with few, if any symptoms, in adults. The pancreas continues to make insulin but the body does not use it effectively.

About 80% of people with type 2 diabetes are overweight. Type 2 diabetes is often part of a metabolic syndrome that includes obesity, elevated blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Controlling Diabetes Control of diabetes means control of blood sugar, blood fats and

blood pressure. Each is important in its own way but control of all three is essential to reduce your risk of future ill-health.

The most important aspect of diabetes management is diet, then exercise, taking medication and regular check-ups.

The Role of Diet A healthy balanced diet is the type of diet that all people ought to be eating.

There is no such thing as a special “diabetic” diet but guidelines on what is healthy eating for all persons.

You should talk to a dietician about your eating habits and see www. diabetes.ie for more details. For all people, regular meals are recommended as well as a healthy balanced diet that is low in saturated fat and refined sugar, high in fibre, and includes plenty of vegetables and fruit.

Physical Activity Everyone can move a

little more and movement is good. Movement keeps the muscles toned up and helps the insulin you have to work more effectively.

Even when you are sitting in a chair you can be exercising your arms, feet or head. Every little helps.

Aim to have a minimum 30 minutes of activity or 10,000 steps each day.

Conclusion Lifestyle issues play a large part in the day to day management of

diabetes after diagnosis but equally play a major role in preventing type 2 diabetes. Every person, regardless of having diabetes or not, needs to pay attention to their food intake and physical activity levels. If overweight, the risk of type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and if pregnant, gestational diabetes rises. Take action today.

For more information on diabetes see www. diabetes.ie or phone 1850 909 909.

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GAMING gamers: things to remember when shopping around

Consoling words as you face ‘trading-up’

 shane dillon

WITH Christmas around the corner, many people are buying new consoles for their nearest and dearest and loved ones (even if that happens to be themselves).

Whether you’re looking to take the plunge and finally trade up, or if you’re looking to buy a great gift for someone else – or yourself – here’s what you should keep in mind.

For the sake of argu-

ment, I’m referring only to Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Microsoft’s Xbox One (XBO), as Nintendo don’t have a new console yet to trade up to.

Firstly, consider your storage options – the console’s hard drive space for storing digital games, films and content on.

Consoles usually come with one of two hard drive sizes like a PC – typically, with 500GB, but 1TB hard drives are becoming the norm, twice the

storage space of 500GB, for which you pay a little more.

Next, be aware of the ratings system for games, which can affect the console “bundle”. Many bundles are for specific or exclusive games – new consoles are increasingly shipped with marketing branded for a hot, big new game (thrown in free).

However, if it’s a bundled deal, you should always check the box to see what the game is. If a game has a Cert 18 rat-

ing, you’d hardly hand that over to Little Timmy or Tara!

Finally: the costs. Trading up to, or buying a new console as a gift, is never cheap, but at least it only needs to be done maybe once or twice a decade.

As always, shop around for the best offer. However, as a general rule, at the time of writing a PS4 or an XBO are quite similar: €350 for a 500GB console, or €400 for a 1TB console, as outlined above.

Whether buying a new console for your other half – or just for yourself – there’s lots of choice to get you gaming again in no time. Illustration: Shane Dillon

Confusingly, you can often find the “same” console with different prices, either as a bundle with a game (or two) or just by itself, which doesn’t seem to make sense!

In general, games for the ”new” consoles are currently more expensive than before. Whereas the

biggest new games were typically €65 before, the average price is now €75.

However, many games can be downloaded digitally, and bought directly from the Sony or Microsoft store; indeed, many slightly-older or indie games can be bought and downloaded for anything

from €10 to €25-plus.

U l t i m a t e l y, s h o p around. There are several bundled consoles with one hit game or another, and with Christmas and New Year sales – not to mention any price cuts – a great gaming Christmas is just about affordable after that initial pricy outlay.

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SPORT Hermes keep 100% run going

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Hockey: dublin clubs leading the way in the EY national leagues

Blackrock and Railway draw in women’s AIL:

LEAGUE leaders Blackrock remain unbeaten in the AllIreland women’s league but they were held to a 5-all draw by a feisty Railway Union team at Stradbrook.

Rock’s Carrie Hanley made the switch to inside centre due to the inclusion of Jeamie Deacon in Ireland’s starting line-up.

She showed her class in defence and also struck for a well-taken 38th minute try.

Railway were missing seven first choice players due to both the 15s and Sevens international fare over the weekend. However, 20-year-old lock Kate McCarthy, in just her third senior league game, fitting in seamlessly into the second row berth vacated by Ciara Cooney.

McCarthy’s workrate and tackle count helped Railway to nullify Blackrock’s attacking threat, and the visitors’ outside centre, Martina McCarthy, duly dotted down with less than 10 minutes left on the clock for the draw.

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HERMES maintained their two-point lead at the top of the women’s E Y Ho c ke y L e a g u e with a dramatic 3-2 win over title rivals Railway Union in a thrilling tus-

sle at Park Avenue in Sandymount.

All the goals came in a stunning first half with Hermes taking a 2-0 lead inside five minutes via Chloe Watkins and Naomi Carroll. Emma Smyth got one back

before Anna O’Flanagan’s ninth league goal of the season made it 3-1 at quarter-time.

Kate McKenna got another back for Railway and they came within a sniff of nicking a last second equaliser

Three Rock Rovers goalkeeper Jamie Carr makes a save. Picture: Adrian Boehm

Hermes’ Naomi Carroll on the attack. Picture: Deryck Vincent

but Emma Gray made a brilliant save at the death to ensure the points for Hermes.

It means they stay two points clear at the top of the division with Ulster Elks, the nearest challengers. They won their Ulster derby 2-0 against A r d s w i t h 18 - y e a rold Jessica McMaster breaking the deadlock when she got on the end of Shirley McCay’s cross.

On the men’s side, Monkstown remain a point clear at the top of the EY Hockey League as both recorded double wins over the weekend.

Town have the slight edge as they snuck a 4-3 win over Cork C of I on Saturday before thumping Cookstown a

day later.

Against C of I, they had trailed 3-1 in the first quarter but two goals from Gareth Watkins – in a week he celebrated his return to the Irish senior setup – and one each from Josh Gregory and Kyle Good earned them the spoils.

There was much less difficulty a day later as they led 6-0 at half-time in County Tyrone and never looked overly troubled in the second half – Watkins added three more to his weekend total.

Gar vey’s tie with Cookstown on Saturday was much tighter, nicking a 2-1 result.

They followed up with a gritty 2-0 win in Tallaght against Glenanne

with Sean Murray adding to his growing reputation.

Three Rock Rovers’ youthful side continued their fine start to the season.

A 0-0 draw with Banbridge on Saturday owed much to goalkeeper Jamie Carr’s heroics while Sunday’s 2-1 win against Pembroke came courtesy of a Jody Hosking thunderbolt with 17 minutes to go. Ross Canning and Sothern had traded first quarter goals.

Rovers move up to fifth place in the division after six rounds of matches and can move into the top four should they win their next tie against Cork C of I on December 5 on home turf at Grange Road.

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Artem Lobovwho fights under the Irish flag

DUBLIN-BASED Russian Artem Lobov is looking to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor, and is progressing well through UFC’s popular reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter.

Lobov, who has an Irish passport and fights under an Irish flag, is a sparring partner of McGregor’s, and is fighting for the Irish champion’s Team McGregor on the TV show. He’s a member of Straight Blast Gym, located off the Naas Road, the same gym that McGregor fights for, and moved

to Dublin back in 2003. The Russian has been slightly fortunate in his competition progress so far, helped by McGregor.

Lobov was defeated by Medhi Baghdad on a majority decision during a series of fights that were aimed at determining initial places in the house. However McGregor and American team leader Urijah Faber were both offered the chance to take one losing fighter back into the fold.

Lobov was surprised by the decision when informed by UFC president Dana White, saying “When Dana said to me you have

a second chance to go back into the house, I was very happy but I said it to him right away: I don’t think I deserve this but I’m sure as hell going to take it.”

Lobov defeated American team member James Jenkins in last week’s episode, aired on November 12, and dominated the fight throughout, finishing the American towards the end of the first round after flooring his opponent.

“I think, after that performance, there’ll be no more questions about who should be here and who shouldn’t,” Lobov com-

mented after the fight. “Everybody knows that Artem Lobov belongs in this place.”

Lobov/ McGregor’s Team Europe currently hold a 5-3 lead over theirAmerican opponents in the series.

McGregor has admitted that his knowledge of Lobov before the show played a role in his decision to bring the Naas Roadbased fighter back.

The final fight of the competition takes place in Las Vegas on December 11, with a contract with the UFC on offer for the winner.

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Dublin’s skeleton king eyes up Olympic dream Brendan Doyle tells JAMES HENDICOTT about how he is looking to compete with the world’s best in an unlikely sport for an Irishman IN EARLY 1990s classic movie Cool Runnings, a Jamaican bobsleigh team take on the Olympics in a sport that’s so unsuited to their climate it makes for sensational comedy.

Based on a true story, the movie overlooks one key aspect: bobsleigh pace links closely with sprinting ability, and the Jamaicans are truly world class at that. In the world of winter sports, Ireland are arguably an even more unlikely contender.

Brendan Doyle, though, aims to do just that: compete. Doyle is

currently campaigning to raise money to represent Ireland at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018, following in the footsteps of Clifton Wrottesley’s unlikely fourth place for the Irish team in Salt Lake City back in 2002.

Doyle references Wrottesley as his inspiration, reflecting on his start in the sport: “In 2003, during one of my training sessions, I was approached by the Skeleton and Bobsleigh Association where they asked would I be interested in giving a skel-

Brendan Doyle in skeleton action

eton sled a push.

“I jumped at the opportunity. I had recently seen Ireland finishing fourth in the Olympic games in 2002 so I was captivated by the sport.”

Overcoming serious injuries in his role as a member of An Garda Siochana and bouts of depression and insomnia, Dubliner Doyle has progressed incredibly well, using sport to help him progress other areas of his life.

He spent last week in Calgary, where he competed with world class

sliders at two North American Cups, making a final and securing a top 20 finish. He’s getting sharper, and says his goals are “ever changing”.

Referencing Cool Runnings in describing his Dublin-based training – “like the movie, I concentrate on my sprint section at home. I use videos, too, but unlike Cool Runnings, I don’t do it in my bathtub” – Doyle explains the demands of his sports.

“Obviously my sport is a little insane and athletes require a certain personality type; we’re all a little crazy. Pushing ourselves down an ice track at 140kph head first you have to have a few screws loose, but at the time the mental strength to maintain composure under such pressure is something you just need.

“You need the physicality of an Olympic sprinter and mental agility of a chess player basically. In a sport where races are won and lost in thousandths of

a second we can’t afford to be slow anywhere. So I train strength and speed.”

Doyle has set an ambitious target for the South Korean Olympics: making the final, a big challenge given the quality of international skeleton competition with day-today access to slopes.

“Making the final would be a big achievement,” he said. “There is so much to the sport, regardless of the start list.

“Things like ice temperature, air temp and weather can change everything, so a successful Olympic campaign is to get there and adapt to the conditions. Making the final is my goal, and I’ll take it from there.”

As for qualification, that will require Doyle to compete in a range of competitions to pick up points, outscoring other potential competitors in order to make it in South Korea.

So why the need for money? Doyle is fundrais-

ing through PledgeSport, in part because there’s little financial support in place for minority sports like this in Ireland.

“One thing I’m in desperate need of is a new sled and speed suit as the sled I have now is 12 years old and doesn’t meet standards for official competition. It will allow me to get ice time in training but when it comes to competition, it’s not allowed.

“So I have to try rely on the kindness of other sliders to lend me their sled.

It’s not ideal because, in my sport, the slider and their sled are one and you need to be able to know how it will act on the track.”

Thus far, Doyle has raised €2,200 towards his Olympic dream with his fundraising campaign due to end on November 29. To support Brendan online, google “Pledge Sports Cool Runnings Ireland”, of track him down on Facebook at facebook. com/facedoyle.

FastSport Ormond hopes to nail down Crolla Date: STEPHEN Ormond is hopeful that he could be placed on the undercard of the Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg world title bout on February 27.

The Rock, who hails from Clondalkin, could be in line for a bout with Anthony Crolla on the card providing the Manchester man claims victory in his rematch with Darleys Perez on November 21 and takes the WBA World lightweight title.

Ormond has seen the reports that this is a possibility and the Celtic Warrior gym member says that it is a fight he would love to take.

“I think it would be a great fight and it would generate a lot of attention,” he said this week.

“I believe he will win [his World title rematch]. I would love that fight in February it would be a great fight. There were rumours out there and talk about the fight in February. It is all talk and rumour, but I would love that fight. But, listen, I would fight any of the lightweights in the UK. I am here and I am ready; it’s a great division.”

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soccer: students show cutting edge against northsiders

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Marian build strong first leg cup lead UCD Marian have given themselves room for comfort heading for the second leg of their men’s basketball National Cup first round tie with DCU Saints after a 116-85 win in Belfield.

It was the first time Ioannis Liapakis’s side have broken the 100 point barrier, but that was of little value to the Head Coach at the final buzzer.

“The identity we want is to be a winning team that keeps the opposition to 65 points or less,” he said. “We’re not happy with this kind of scoreline where we give up 85 points.”

DCU Saints were stricken without big Latvian Martins Provizors, who will be out for a number of weeks with a hand injury. Joey Boylan’s youngsters were still able to hang with last year’s beaten cup finalists in the early rounds and trailed by just six points after 17 minutes.

“DCU have good young guys coming through,” said Liapakis. “Two or three years’ experience at this level will make a huge difference to them.”

Rathfarnham’s Eanna are remaining upbeat despite a 78-59 defeat away to GCD Swords Thunder in the first leg of Round One in the Men’s National Cup. Things didn’t get off to a good start for the Rathfarnham side when they lost top scorer Luke Thompson to injury.

Player Coach Ciaran MacEvilly said “We were automatically down 18 points with out him, but having said that some guys have never played in this league before and most of us have never played together as a team so it’s going to take time.”

Swords Thunder had four players in double figures and stretched a six-point half time lead out to 19 points by the final buzzer. MacEvilly felt a poor shooting return didn’t help.

“We take a lot of outside shots and they’re not going in,” he said. “If we’re going to take a lot of three-pointers we have to score a certain percentage. We’re just not doing that at the moment.”

“We definitely showed some improvement defensively over the previous number of weeks where we were giving up very high numbers.”

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UCD returned to winning ways in the LSL Senior Sunday Division with a 2-0 win over Malahide United on Sunday.

The win in Belfield ended a run of three consecutive defeats for Diarmuid McNally’s side and at the same time consigned United to their own third loss on the trot.

On a windy morning in south Dublin, this game was a bit of a slow-starter, with both sides enjoying possession but not applying too much pressure in each other’s halves.

As the first half wore on, the Students began to grab more of a foothold in the game and started to assert themselves in the nor th Dublin side’s half. Joe Keohane, who has been key to UCD’s good start to the season, was beginning to stretch the Malahide men but it remained 0-0 at the

break.

The second half started much like the first half but the deadlock was finally broken on the hour mark and it was broken by an absolute crack.

Colm Feeney burst down the flank and sent in a lovely cross which Cormac Suen took down on the chest, let the ball bounce once and buried a powerful strike into the roof of the net.

Clincher Ten minutes later, College sealed the result when Joe Keohane finished off a lovely move to continue his good goalscoring form so far this season.

The victory lifts UCD to fourth in the table and McNally’s men will be now hoping to resurrect the good form they showed early on in the season before those three consecutive defeats.

Malahide meanwhile will hope their poor form ends soon. Like UCD, they enjoyed a better start than prob-

leinster leader Van der Flier lifts off to win player’s award former Wesley College student Josh Van Der Flier was presented with his player of the month for September/October award

by Leinster supporter Doireann McGrath.

The forward was a key player in the province’s rise to the upper echelons of the Guinness Pro 12 in the absence of Leinster’s top international stars, taking advantage of increased playing opportunities.

Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

UCD AFC’s Sunday Senior side

ably most would have guessed this season, losing just one of their first eight league games.

That run has stalled however and they are without a win in five now since their 2-0 victory at Glenville on October 4.

Major 1B T he previous day, UCD’s Major 1B side slumped to their second defeat in a row with a 5-2 result at Arklow

Town.

The Students actually took the lead after 13 minutes when Dermot O’Kelly’s accurate cross was met by the head of Dave McLaughlin and his powerful effort beat the keeper.

On 27 minutes, Arklow levelled when a shot from 20 yards deflected past Gavin Sheridan.

UCD went back in front five minutes later when James Shiggins’s through ball was fin-

ished by O’Kelly.

UCD led held their lead at the break but they couldn’t add to their tally af ter the break. Arklow equalised on 52 minutes before going in front just after the hour mark.

Sheridan saved a penalty just minutes later to keep College in it but it wasn’t for long as the Wicklow side grabbed a fourth and fifth in the last five minutes to seal the game.

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golden star

Foxrock’s Sinead lands fourth straight award

Club Noticeboard Cuala

foxrock Cabinteely’s Sinead Goldrick,

centre, was honoured last weekend with her fourth successive All-Star following another excellent season with the Dublin ladies footballers.

She was presented with her award by Marie Hickey, president, LGFA, in the company of Pol O Gallchoir, ceannsai of TG4 at CityWest Hotel, Saggart.

THERE was a double celebration for

The Leinster SHC final, against Wex-

Cuala last Sunday with two wins out

ford champions Oulart the Ballagh, is

of two in our double header in Parnell

on Sunday November 29. Venue tbc.

Well done to our minor hurlers

Park. Goals played a big part in both wins.

who won their minor B championship

To start proceedings, our senior

semi-final against Faughs by 2-17 to

hurlers qualified for Cuala’s first

1-11 on Sunday morning before racing

Leinster final since 1989 by beating

into Parnell Park to watch the seniors

Kilkenny champions Clara by 3-12

play.

Well done to the minor ladies who

to 0-17 with goals from Colm Cronin,

Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Sean Treacy and Mark Schutte.

football: cuala claim senior b championship

Next, our senior footballers took to the pitch for their senior B final

won their Division 1 football shield final on Saturday by beating Na Fianna by 3-13 to 3-10.

against Thomas Davis. Cuala took a

Big thank you to all the Cuala peo-

while to get their rhythm going but

ple at Parnell Park who supported the

ran out winners by 3-9 to 0-15 in the

bucket collection for the Cuala lads

end.

who are travelling to Zambia.

Shankill THE juvenile academy, sponsored

There are no trials, no selection

by O’Donnell’s Pharmacy Shankill, is

processes and no annual subscription.

in action this Saturday morning at

The cost is only €2 for each child.

10am (check the venue with your team

Training for the boys U-12 and girls

manager), catering for four- to eight-

U-9 and 11 years is in the Castle on Sat-

year-old boys and girls.

urday morning at 10am when there is

Learn the skills of Gaelic football,

no match.

Hurls, together with hoodies, fleece

hurling and camogie in a safe and fun environment.

Cuala’s senior footballers

Clancy clinching goal fires red letter day

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SUNDAY proved to be a red-letter day for all in Cuala colours as their senior footballers made it a double day of celebrations when they lifted the Dublin SFC B championship in Parnell Park against Thomas Davis.

The Dalkey side started on the back foot and allowed Thomas Davis to storm into a 0-6 to 0-1 lead after 15 minutes.

The Tallaght outfit were carving out most of the early chances with Hud-

son to the fore of most moves. Shane McGrath looked impressive from the off too and pointed early along with Joey O’Reilly, Sean Reilly and Eoin Kirby.

The slow start didn’t last too long, however, and Cuala went on to dominate the remainder of the first half. By halftime they had managed to go 1-7 to 0-9 ahead.

The goal that put them ahead came on 17 minutes when Mick Fitzsimons pulled apart the Davis defence with a surging run; Darragh Spillane spotted a gap, received the ball and buried an effort

into the net.

Spillane pointed not long after his goal as did Eoghan Breathnach and the tireless Luke Keating to leave the score at 1-5 to 0-6 in 22nd minute.

Davis then hit three consecutive points via Eanna O’Toole, Hudson and McGrath, which put them back in front.

Before the half was out, however, Cuala sub Con O’Callaghan and Matthew Clancy tagged scores to push their side back ahead in what had become a real end-to-end affair.

Seconds af ter the restart Cuala put one

hand firmly on the county crown when Clancy fired emphatically into the roof of the net. Their third goal came on 45 minutes and from the foot of O’Callaghan whose introduction in the first half was proving to be an inspired move.

Hudson and Farrelly hit points for Davis but they blew their real chance of a comeback when Hudson penalty was saved well

by McBrien. Following the spot-kick miss, Cuala looked in no mood to throw away their win and closed the game out well to be crowned Dublin Senior B champions.

tops and beanie hats in our club col-

If you would like your child to join

ours and in both children’s and adult

the academy or any of our teams, just

sizes are available to order for deliv-

come along on the day and have fun

ery before Christmas. Get your order

with your friends.

and cash in now.

Foxrock Cabinteely SUNDAY next is a historic day for the

tered with Monaghan senior inter-

club when our senior team play in the

county players such as Linda Martin

All-Ireland semi-final for the first

and Cora Courtney who both won All-

time.

Stars on Saturday night.

Their opponents are Donaghmoyne

Sharon Courtney, who was award-

of Monaghan who – apart from Carna-

ed The Croke Player of the Month for

con from Mayo – have been the most

October, is also a key member of the

successful club side in ladies senior

Donaghmoyne team. The throw in is

football for the past 10 years.

at 1.30 p.m. Looking forward to seeing

Since 2005, Donaghmoyne have con-

you all there on Sunday.

tested five All-Ireland finals, winning

Congratulations to Sinead Goldrick

three and losing two. They also lost

who picked up her fourth consecu-

at the semi-final stage on a few other

tive All-Star on Saturday night. This is

occasions so playing in an All-Ireland

an incredible achievement but thor-

semi-final is nothing new for them.

oughly deserved.

The Donaghmoyne team is scat-

Well done again, Sinead.

Kilmacud Crokes CONGRATULATIONS to both the U-21

Maur’s.

A and B hurlers who had good wins

The annual mass for deceased

against St Vincent’s and O’Toole’s in

members will take place at 8pm in

their respective quarter finals over

the club function room on Thursday,

the weekend.

November 19.

Well done also to the AFL1 football-

Great participation in the first of

ers who beat Ballyboden in the league.

our football strategy review sessions

Congratulations to the AFL5 football-

on Sunday evening.

ers who beat Ballinteer in their league semi final.

The team now progress to play St

The next session is planned for Sunday, November 22 at 8pm in Club. All are welcome to attend and contribute.

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THE good times just keep rolling on for Cuala’s senior hurlers as they booked their place in the Leinster SHC final with superb 3-12 to 0-17 win over Clara of Kilkenny on Sunday.

Cuala were the better side throughout the 60 minutes and, crucially, were able to convert chances into goals while Clara were limited to score over the bar.

The Dalkey side will now contest their first Provincial final since 1989 against Oulart the Ballagh from Wexford in next Sunday in Dr Cullen Park, Carlow. Speaking

to GazetteSport less than 24 hours after the win over Clara in Parnell Park, Cuala selector Tadhg Murphy said the side’s achievements in recent weeks had come in a gruelling but worthwhile period.

“It’s fantastic, especially after a tough few weeks,” he said.

“We’ve played five championship games in six weeks now which can really take its toll. But we’ve a chance to rest up now this week and hopefully recover and focus on the final in Carlow on November 29.”

Cuala lost that other Leinster final 26 years ago against Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny.

Having now knocked out a Cats

County club in this year’s semi-final, Murphy is confident that this Cuala crop, under the guidance of Mattie Kenny, can go one further and claim Leinster glory.

“It’s a big hurling milestone, not just for Cuala, but for hurling in Dublin,” he said. “To reach the Leinster final is a big deal, and obviously beating a Kilkenny club makes it even sweeter. Kilkenny set the bar in the country for hurling standards, at club and intercounty level, so beating one of their sides gives us massive confidence. We’ve no reason to fear anyone now in Leinster.”

He also paid tribut to Cuala boss Kenny for what he has brought

to the table this year to push the Dalkey side to this new high.

“It’s a couple of things I think,” said Murphy. “He’s got a huge knowledge of hurling. It’s hard to explain the effect he’s had on the team, sometimes you don’t know what you’ve learned till you’ve learned it and then it just clicks.

“He’s got so much experience so he knows what to do and how to do it in almost any situation.

“He’s been through highs and lows in his career, been involved at the highest level for club and county and I think players feed off that. He makes lads believe in themselves, and you can’t buy that.”

Cuala are looking to add to their Dublin title