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Council refuses Nama houses  AISLING KENNEDY

DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council turned down 219 housing units that were offered to it by Nama over the past four years.

The revelation was made at the Dail’s Public Account’s Committee recently while Nama officials were being asked what they had done to help tackle the housing crisis.

The council was offered 351 housing units but accepted only 132

between 2011 and 2015. A spokesperson for the council said: “There are a number of reasons for developments not being considered suitable; a number of developments required major investment and significant works in order to complete them.”

Deputy Richard Boyd-Barret said: “Council’s are blaming Nama and Nama is blaming the councils and nobody knows the truth of the matter.”

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Champs: Katie Taylor meets heavy hitters of the arts scene PICTURED with Olympic gold medal winner Katie Taylor are Aoife Brady and Conor McKennedy at Kilmacud Crokes GAA club recently. Taylor presented both pupils with their prizes as overall winners in the

Bank of Ireland initiative The Enterprise Club.

The competition is organised by the bank along with the local community to promote small business as well as local sport and school initiatives.

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politics FF councillor mulls over Dun Laoghaire strategy

Devlin sanguine about Hanafin  aisling kennedy

CLLR Mary Hanafin has been added to the Fianna Fail ticket following her defeat at the party’s recent Selection Convention.

Cllr Cormac Devlin won the Fianna Fail Selection Convention last week for the Dun Laoghaire constituency, but in an anticipated move Cllr Hanafin was added to the ticket a few days later.

Internal polling within Fianna Fail suggested

that she represented the best chance of the party retaking a seat in the constituency, given her pedigree and her experience as a government minister.

After the announcement that Cllr Hanafin will be contesting the upcoming General Election alongside party colleague Cllr Devlin, she said that it was her “privilege to contest the upcoming election” and said that her priority in the election campaign must be to look at “the

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kind of society in which we want to live”.

Cllr Hanafin said: “This Government is d u m b i n g d ow n t h e education system, has adopted an immoral approach to the housing crisis, and has failed to appreciate the problems being experienced by families with young children and older people. If elected, these are the priorities that I would like to address in the next Dail.”

Following the news that Cllr Hanafin will be contesting the next election, Cllr Devlin told The Gazette he was not surprised that she was added to the ticket.

Of her addition, he said: “This decision dramatically reduces the

chances of Fianna Fail securing a seat in Dun Laoghaire.

“It’s no surprise to me that she was going to be on the ticket; there was a rumour that she was going to be added, and so the decision has been made by the National Constituencies Commission.

Colleague “I’ve worked with Mary for many years, in particular, [during] her return to politics and local government in 2014, and I’ll continue to work with her as a colleague on the ticket here in Dun Laoghaire.

“I’ve always maintained that a one-candidate strategy is the optimum strategy – in

On Cllr Mary Hanafin being added to the Fianna Fail ticket for Dun Laoghaire, Cllr Cormac Devlin said: “This decision dramatically reduces the chances of Fianna Fail securing a seat in Dun Laoghaire”

fact, all candidates, [being] myself, [Cllr] Kate [Feeney] and Mary in advance of the [selection] convention, always maintained that a onecandidate strategy was the optimum strategy,

and I’m still of that view.

“That being said, we’re obviously going to work together to ensure that we get a FF seat in the constituency.

“Obviously, we’re all vying for the same vote,

but as somebody who is new and young and has never been on the General Election ticket before, I’m confident that I will do very well in this upcoming election,” said Cllr Devlin.

Great family fun with DLR LexIcon OVER the next three months, DLR LexIcon will present DLR LexIcon Live – a series of bespoke and diverse events including free family fun in the new DLR LexIcon Garden, Moran Park.

The event series commenced recently with Lawn of the Giants, which featured costumed street entertainers and giant-sized games such as Connect 4, Chess, Xs and Os, and Snakes and Ladders, which took place in Moran Park.

This weekend, on Saturday, October 10, an interactive workshop will be held from 11am to 3pm exploring how motor skills, verbal skills, visual perception, memory and critical thinking can be enhanced by

learning through play.

Further information on this event is available under the events section of http://events.dlrcoco. ie.

Other items scheduled for November and December will include an event featuring classic arcade games and a master class on wine and craft beers, to get people up to speed on everything they need to know in time for the festive season.

The final event of the programme, will be on Saturday, January 9 next, and promises to be a fun-filled Family Day at DLR LexIcon.

The events will run until January, and all are welcome to attend. For further information on these and other events, see www.dlrcoco.ie.

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community: town scoops silver medal in prestigious contest

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Top Tidy Towns award for Dalkey  aisling kennedy

DALKEY tow n was awarded a silver medal in this year’s Tidy Town’s competition, following its bronze medal in last year’s awards.

The Tidy Towns Adjudicator report stated that “flower displays both in beds and containers throughout Dalkey were admired for their colour and profuseness”, and said “key focal points within the town have all been landscaped to good effect”.

The report commended the lack of litter in the town, and also noted the response and impressive results to the problem of graffiti in the town.

Out of a total of 450

points, Dalkey received 307. By comparison, last year the town received 298 points.

Blaithin O’Brien, treasurer of the Dalkey Tidy Towns Committee, told The Gazette that the town are delighted with winning a silver medal.

She said: “We are aiming to eventually win the Tidy Towns competition, and every year we are nudging a bit closer. Every year, it gets harder to gain those elusive points.”

O’Brien said that this year in particular they put a huge effort into combating graffiti in the area by maintaining a strong presence, along with Community Gardai, to constantly patrol the areas that can be targeted for graffiti.

She added: “Constant litter patrols, weeding, liaising with the local schools and businesses are all part of the Tidy Towns activities in Dalkey. We also put a lot of thought into strategic planning.

We have to take a longterm perspective.”

Future projects identified as places for improvement in Dalkey are Dillon’s, Sorrento Park and Bulloch Harbour.

O’Brien said that the committee intend to focus on these areas over the coming year, and added: “We would like to thank all our volunteers and supporters; we are so dependent on all their efforts. Our aim is to make Dalkey the best place to live in Ireland.”

Sharing the moment: Megan’s Special Olympics medal impresses players

On page 2 of Dun Laoghaire Gazette Oct 1, an article appeared with the headline 200 Businesses Hit with Debt Letter.

This article suggested Dun Laoghaire businesses involved in BID had been listed in Stubbs Gazette.

Dublin Gazette Newspapers would like to clarify that no business which received a letter from BID has had a Stubbs listing.

The article appeared due to a printer’s error.

LEINSTER Special Olympian Megan Reynolds, from Blackrock, was

one of the guests of honour at Leinster Rugby HQ, UCD recently.

She was among the province’s members of Team Ireland who were invited to attend for a celebration, behind-the-scenes tour, and to give a first-hand account of Team Ireland’s superb haul of 86 medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles recently.

Megan is pictured with Leinster players James Tracy, Mike McCarthy and Dominic Ryan, and Leinster head coach Leo Cullen and Isaac Boss. Picture: Sportsfile

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housing Councillors say they were unaware of decision

Council rejected 219 Nama houses  Aisling Kennedy news@gazettegroup.com

DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council turned down 219 housing units that were offered to it by the National Assest Management Agency (Nama) over the past four years.

The statistics emerged at the Dail’s P ublic Account’s Committee recently when members of the committee questioned Nama officials about what they had done to help tackle the housing crisis.

A total of 2,030 properties were offered to the four local authority areas

around Dublin to be used as social housing in the four-year period but only 757 of them were accepted.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown was offered 351 housing units in total, but only accepted 132, in the period between 2011 and 2015.

A spokesperson for the council told the Gazette that about 300 properties were initially identified as potentially available for social housing in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area by the Housing Agency.

The Housing Agency was established in 2010 to co-ordinate the national

approach to engaging with Nama, according to the council.

The spokesperson said: “In July 2015, the Housing Agency advised that there were 106 properties under consideration, which were being progressed

by Nama and the various property owners /receivers so that they could be made available for social housing purposes.

“Cluid [an approved housing body] has already completed the acquisition of 64 apartments and four town houses, which were acquired with the assistance of funding from the Department of Environ-

ment, Community and Local Government, and were allocated to social housing applicants from the council’ s waiting list.”

Asked about the 219 housing units that were rejected by the council, the spokesperson said: “The remainder either became unavailable or were deemed unsuitable.

“There are a number of reasons for developments not being considered suitable; a number of developments required major investment and significant works in order to complete them.”

Deputy Richard BoydBarret (PBPA) said he was annoyed and frustrated about the situation: “There is a completely unacceptable cloud of mystery hanging over Nama properties that might be used for social housing. We need to get to the truth of the matter.

“Councils are blaming Nama and Nama is blaming the councils, and really nobody knows the truth of the matter.

“What we need is a full and detailed accounting of all of the social housing that was identified

by Nama and offered to councils, and a full explanation as to why some may have been accepted and some refused, and none of that has been forthcoming.”

He added: “It’s derisory, what we actually got off Nama and we just can’t get a clear explanation either at a local or a national level as to what is going on with the Nama portfolio in the area of social housing.”

Cllr Gerry Horkan (FF) said: “This issue certainly wasn’t brought to the members’ attention before in any way.

“It wasn’t the deci-

The council said some units either became unavailable or were deemed unsuitable

sion of the councillors to accept or reject the units involved so it might be interesting to see exactly what units were rejected and why.

“I don’t know whether it was on location or whether it was on size or

maybe it was on quality, I don’t know.

“But it is disappointing that when there are units being presented; it would be helpful if we could see the reasons why they were turned down.”

He added: “It’s not just in Dun LaoghaireRathdown.

“I mean Dublin city turned down quite a lot, Fingal turned down quite a lot, and they’re all the areas that are in high demand.”

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don’sdublin Harbour offers walk through history and great fish and chips HOWTH is situated at the northern tip of Dublin Bay with commanding views that made it a perfect stronghold for the Vikings who first invaded in 819. The name is derived from Old Norse Hofuth (meaning head) and it is where many fled after their defeat in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. They maintained a presence there until they were eventually defeated by the Normans in 1177.

The original Howth Castle was situated atop Tower Hill which affords a wonderful view of Howth harbour, marina and the islands – Ireland’s Eye and Lambay to the north. You can visit Ireland’s Eye (best in the summer) but Lambay is privately owned.

There are Martello Towers on both, and that on Tower Hill is now home to Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Vintage Radio Museum.

Across from Tower Hill is St Mary’s Church. The original was built by Sitric, King of Dublin, in 1042.

This was replaced in 1235 and the current building was erected in the following century. Again, the views of the modern marina from the medieval building are superb.

The harbour has plenty of history associated with it, as it was where King George IV first set foot in Ireland on August 12, 1821. This event has been commemorated with “his footprints” (cut by stonemason Robert Campbell) at the end of the West Pier. Check them out and see if you could fill the royal shoes.

And on July 26, 1914 Robert Erskine Childers landed 900 rifles that Irish Volunteers used in the Easter Rising 1916 and the War of Independence 1919-21. The harbour is a busy commercial hub and supplies seafood to many local shops and restaurants. Wright’s of Howth and Beshoffs of Howth, both at the start of the West Pier, are long established and perennial favourites.

A walk around the marina and a bracing stroll on the East Pier is a particular pleasure and not to be missed.

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The harbour is a busy commercial hub and supplies seafood to many shops and restaurants

blackrock Breda Delaney found in sea off Scotland

Missing woman’s body recovered THE body of missing Blackrock woman Breda Delaney (72) has been recovered from the sea off Scotland last week.

Mrs Delaney’s disappearance was alerted to Gardai in July when her family realised that she was missing from her home at Avondale Court in Blackrock.

Following her disappearance, a massive search was launched to find. Last week, her family and gardai thanked everybody involved in the search.

Mrs Delaney’s daughter, Emer Delaney, posted a tribute to her late mother on Facebook, saying: “My mother

Breda’s body has been recovered from the sea.

We are so, so grateful to everyone who helped with the search. We miss her so much and always will.

“There is solace, all the same, in knowing that we can now lay her body to rest.

“She was loving and

beloved, thoughtful and generous, with a kind heart and a brilliant mind. May she rest in peace.”

Support Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said he was saddened to hear the news of Mrs Delaney, and said: “I would like to

acknowledge and thank the gardai, the volunteers, lifeboat and rescue boat men and women, civil defence and the extended community of Blackrock who turned up in great numbers to support the Delaney family in their search for Breda. May she rest in peace.”

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sandyford Proposal submitted to transform vacant facility on Blackglen Road

Make vacant Total Gym into a care facility – FG  aisling kennedy

A MOTION to transform the vacant Total Fitness gym in Sandyford into a transitional care facility has been submitted to the Dun Laoghaire County Development Plan by Cllr Neale Richmond (FG).

The premises, on the Blackglen Road, is currently vacant. Cllr Rich-

mond said: “The old Total Fitness gym has been dormant for many years. Since then, many efforts have been made to try to re-open the gym in various forms, but unfortunately none has worked.

“The increasing provision of nearby fitness studios and the success of a number of large gyms in the area means that there isn’t the

business for a standalone gym.”

Cllr Richmond said that his motion seeks to facilitate the reopening of the gym as a top-class transitional care facility.

He said: “The transitional care facility will essentially operate as a community-based centre bringing together medical and physiotherapy professionals to help individuals

achieve the best possible health and overall quality of life.

“The integrated care model focuses on prevention and promoting lifestyle changes as an essential part of health care, catering not only for people recovering from illness or injury, but also for those striving to improve their overall well-being.

“This is designed to reduce hospital admission/re-admission and the associated cost burdens.”

Cllr Chris Curran (SF) said: “The building is over 100,000sq ft and out of reach for small operators, so in order to have it functional again the council will need to be innovative in its approach or we’ll end up with another relic of the Celtic Tiger.”

Cathaoirleach Barry Saul congratulates the winners on scooping a total investment of €50,000. Picture: Peter Cavanagh

competition: idea honoured at ceremony in DLR LexIcon

Local entrepreneurs win €50k investment

 Aisling Kennedy

Three young entrepreneurs from the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area have won a total investment of €50,000 as part of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition 2015.

Curtis Moran, who is based in Foxrock, won the Best Business Idea award and a cash investment of €10,000 for developing a location-based mobile app called Rook which offers free access to ebooks. Moran was also named Dun LaoghaireRathdown’s Best Young Entrepreneur.

Timothy McElroy, who is based in Blackrock, won the Best Business Start-Up award and a €20,000 cash investment for his company Housemydog.ie which is an online service connecting dog owners with vetted dog sitters across Ireland and the UK. The Best Established Business Award was won

by Peter Roberts, owner of Roberts of Dalkey, for his expanding seafood retail and wholesale business.

His company will also receive a €20,000 cash investment.

The three winners will receive their cash invest-

ment from the Local Enterprise Office Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown as part of the €2m allocated for the winners of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition 2015.

The competition is aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 30 and is an integral part of the Action Plan for Jobs which is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through the network of 31 local enterprise offices.

At an evening ceremony in DLR LexIcon recently, Cllr Barry Saul, Cathaoirleach of Dun

Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, presented awards to the three local entrepreneurs who, along with 11 other business owners, had been shortlisted as county finalists.

Speaking at the event, An Cathaoirleach commented: “It is heartening to see a growing and vibrant community of young entrepreneurs locally.

“Through Business Bootcamps, mentoring and general business advice, the local enterprise office plays a vital role in supporting the next generation

of entrepreneurs, on a year-round basis.”

All three winners will now represent Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown at the Dublin regional finals taking place on November 4 in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin 2. A total of 24 finalists will then compete at the Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur National Finals in December.

Details of Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition are available through www.ibye.ie and information on supports for all small businesses can be accessed through www.localenterprise.ie

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world cup Ballybrack woman off to see Ireland play France

Sinead scores a try with rugby trip  Aisling Kennedy

A woman from Ballybrack won her dream prize on TV3’s The Sin Bin show last week to travel to Cardiff to see Ireland play France in the Rugby World Cup along with the opportunity to be in the tunnel pre-match with Paul O’Connell for the cointoss.

On the night Sinead McGuinness who is an avid rugby fan, was the big winner after a quickfire general knowledge q u i z b e t we e n I r i s h sports stars Andy Lee and Tommy O’Donnell.

Lee answered the quiz questions on

behalf of McGuinness and handed her the much sought-after prize of attending the Rugby World Cup game along with being in the tunnel before the match.

McGuinness spoke to the Gazette after the show aired and said she couldn’t believe her luck when she won her dream prize.

She said: “I played a game on the special promotion cans of Heineken called Flip the Coin.

“I had to toss the coin and try to get it to land on the correct side and I did it.”

McGuinness said she was nervous appear-

ing on the TV show last week but said: “I really enjoyed it, it was a fantastic night.”

Scammed She said: “I couldn’t believe I won, I was just over whelmed because we had been scammed out of tickets for that match and we only found out a week beforehand.

“I lost €450 on the t i c ke t s we b o u g h t but they caught the scammers thank God.” McGuinness is looking forward to heading over to the match and said she will be bringing her husband with her on the trip.

She said that she is excited about being in the tunnel with Paul O’Connell before the match and said: “I haven’t even thought about what I’m going to say to Paul though.

“I am so nervous and I’m just terrified I’m going to mess up.

“I will be handing the ref the coin in the tunnel and then the ref will toss it. I’m absolutely shocked, I still can’t believe I’ll be in the tunnel with the Irish rugby team. I can’t wait to meet Paul O’Connell in the flesh on match day.”

The prize was provided by Heineken as part of the It’s Your Call

Ballybrack woman Sinead McGuinness with TV3’s The Sin Bin presenters Andrew Maxwell and Joe Molley. Picture: Sportsfile

campaign.

This campaign is still running and gives Irish rugby fans the chance to be at the pre-match coin-toss at an Ireland Rugby World Cup game.

To enter the competition fans have to purchase a Heineken in participating pubs and stores, then play on online game.

Forty national winners are called to attend

The Sin Bin programme live on TV3 each week, where one person will win the trip of a lifetime to meet the team captains before an Irish match at Rugby World Cup 2015.

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Richard McCormick, president, The Maritime Institute of Ireland with Darina Shouldice, The Liffey Press. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

dun laoghaire: booklovers take a trip to faraway places at sea

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MUSING tales of life at sea were recounted for landlubbers gathered at the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire recently when author Norman Freeman launched his book, The Lure of Faraway Places. A former Marconi radio officer, Freeman was joined by plenty of other experienced sea salts, who expressed great interest in his collection of almost 60 short tales about real incidents at sea. From great tragedies to unlikely farces, alcoholic crew members to great bravery, his tales from faraway places were very well received. The book is published by The Liffey Press, priced €16.95.

Audrey Houlihan, Lucy Greene and Norah Casey share a fundraising cuppa. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

blackrock: fundraising coffee morning

Sharing a cuppa to help hospices

There was plenty of mingling

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Captain R Maitra, harbour master, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Howth Harbour with Captain Shay Hickey

David Givens, publisher, The Liffey Press

Captain Kieran O’Higgins with The Lure of Faraway Places author Norman Freeman and Marcus Connaughton

LACKROCK Hospice recently played host to a fundraising coffee morning as part of the annual Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning event, in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation, supported by Bewleys. Once again, the event was a great success, with a range of local politicians and community figures joining staff, locals and supporters of the hospice to have a chat and a cuppa. Businesswoman Norah Casey was a guest speaker at the hospice, where she spoke about her husband’s time there, and the care he received. With the attention and support that hospices provide on everyone’s mind, the upbeat coffee morning was well received.

Her cup runneth over ... Cepta Lyons with a helpful prop

Jeffrey Brownlee and Anna O’Connor

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Volunteers Mary Harte and Mary Lorton

Pat Whittle and Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett

Fine Gael councillors Maria Bailey and Marie Baker with Tina Connell (centre), Naoise Brewer tickles the ivories

head of fundraising and communications, Blackrock Hospice

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Eileen Dunne, Mary O’Connor and Eileen Brophy. Pictures: Naoise Cuhane

Helping the council to help our immigrants

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HE Shelbourne Hotel played host to the Immigrant Council of Ireland’s annual Mothers and Daughters fundraising lunch recently, with the aim of supporting frontline services for a variety of sex trafficking victims.

A cross-section of modern Ireland was at the launch, with the ladies

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drawn from all walks of life to share a common goal: that of helping the council to tackle sex trafficking gangs, whose actions affect women in criminal rings stretching from as far afield as Nigeria, Cameroon, Brazil and Eastern Europe to Ireland.

With the council pursuing a number

of cases on behalf of women and girls brought into Ireland to be sexually exploited, those attending the lunch were happy to help play their part for other women around the world. The lunch is just one of several ways in which men and women help the council to help immigrants in Ireland.

Robyn Ferris, Deputy Anne Ferris (Lab), Amber Ferris and Leonie Stewart

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Mary Fogarty and Emma Ardill

Majella D’Arcy, Larissa Griffin and Vanessa Simons

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a day in the life: No two days are the same for Lorraine Keane

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Not a second to spare for busy TV star  aisling kennedy

With her new show The Interview due to air over the coming weeks, two young daughters who keep her busy, award shows to present and the launch of her new website, Lorraine Keane is a busy woman.

No two days are the same for her but this week she took time out to talk the Gazette through a day in her life.

“I get up at 7am and get the girls organised for school. My husband Peter leaves at about 8am and usually cycles into work or gets the Dart and then I bring the girls to school.

“They have to be in school for about 8.25am so I drop them off and then head onto my pilates class.”

Keane says that she doesn’t always have time to eat breakfast in the morning but if she has time she’ll usually have a slice of brown toast with a cup of tea.

Keane explains that she enjoys her pilates classes that she usually does from 9am to 9.45am in Eva Berg’s The Secret Pilates in Rathmichael.

“After pilates, I fly home to the house, have a quick shower and then I get into UTV for 11am.

“The show I’m working on is called

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The Interview where I will be travelling to do a one-on-one interview with various people.

“While I’m in UTV I set things up, research and prep, make phone calls, send a lot of emails, and attend meetings about the show.”

After Keane is finished in UTV, she heads home to work on her new website.

“I usually meet the website guys for a while and also Canon as they are sponsoring me and showing me how to upload video blogs. I want to upload the videos the best way I can so it looks well.”

During this time, her husband’s parents pick her daughters up from school so once she has finished working on the website she collects them

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Presenter Lorraine Keane is busy with her career, but home and family life with her husband and children are always very important to her. Picture: Barry McCall

from their grandparent’s house and then prepares dinner.

“We usually have dinner at about 6pm and then afterwards I’ll drop the girls to their Gaelic football training with Fox Cabs.

“While the girls are training I’ll go around the corner and do the weekly shop.”

Keane then picks her girls up from training, heads home and helps the

girls with their homework.

“Peter usually comes home from work at about 8pm and then the girls go to bed at about 9pm.

“Myself and Peter try to use this time to catch up so we’ll either have a chat and watch a movie or box set or sometimes we’ll have a bit of work to catch up on so we’ll use that time to work on our laptops from 9pm to 11pm.”

THE Dublin International Tattoo Convention returns for its 13th instalment this Halloween from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1 at the Red Cow Hotel.

The convention is the biggest event of its kind in Ireland and will see ink aficionados from across the world flocking to Dublin to exhibit their designs.

There will be tattoo companies from Japan, Switzerland, the USA, Bulgaria, Germany and a huge contingent from Italy.

Along with the foreign guests, native tattoo artists will also be exhibiting en masse.

These artists will also be plying their trade throughout the convention, so patrons will have the chance to avail of the skills of renowned artists from around the world.

Apart from the exhibitions and demonstrations, there will also be a Halloween Ball on Saturday, October 31, complete with music and drinks.

For further information on the convention, see www. dublintattooconvention.com.

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Despite being traditionally part of American celebrations, pumpkins – and fun pumpkin carving – are an increasingly common sight on our shores at Halloween

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P-p-pick up a pumpkin this Halloween N ow t h a t a u t u m n has officially arrived, it’s almost time to don your ghoulish robes and dunk apples.

Picking a pumpkin may be a very American concept but it’s something that Irish folk are doing more.

Kennedy’s Pumpkin patch in Meath will be open this year from October 24 to 27 from 11am to 5pm each day so you can pick your own.

They also offer tea/ coffee and cupcakes, pumpkin carving sets, face painting and other Halloween treats, which are all individually priced For more information, visit Kenny’s Pumpkin Patch Facebook page.

All little ghosts, witches and goblins welcome!

What on earth?

Spuds for a year K&K Produce donated a year’s supply of potatoes to Focus Ireland to mark National Potato Day, on Friday, October 2.

Focus Ireland works to prevent people becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness through the provision of quality services, supported housing and advocacy.

Lisa Kennedy of K&K Produce said: “To celebrate this year’s National Potato Day, we want to help shine a light on the homeless

crisis. We are hoping to set an example for other food producers to give back to communities and charities.”

She went on to say that K&K is delighted to donate a year’s supply of potatoes to Focus Ireland to help support their food services.

National Potato Day is organised by the Irish Potato Federation and Bord Bia, and this year’s celebration of the spud will focus on highlighting all the benefits that potatoes provide in the daily diet.

Potatoes are the leading vegetable purchased by households throughout the country.

The boy is out of town again Phil Lynott, the Thin Lizzy frontman and accident-prone statue of Harry Street, has been carted off for repairs again.

The Rocker will be out of commission for four to five weeks nursing a broken bass after he was struck by a motorist.

Thankfully it was not a case of hit-and-run, and the guilty par ty notif ied the proper authorities and took responsibility.

This is not the first time such an accident has befallen the statue, in May of 2013, two men (possibly acting on the orders of a jealous Bono), pushed him over

and laid him up for over two months.

On that occasion, a sign was erected which read: “The boy is out of town. Philo is gone on holidays with his mum.

Back soon.”

Some conscientious individual who recognised that Philo was a Dubliner crossed out the word mum and replaced it with Ma. We can’t wait to have you back in town!

Palermo set for new dublin visit After fans of Olivia Palermo were recently left disappointed with the cancellation of her visit to Brown Thomas in Dublin, fashionista’s spirits were lifted with the announcement that she has set a new date to visit Irish shores.

Palermo, a style icon and creative director of Ciate London, is set to make an appearance in Brown Thomas on Grafton Street on Saturday, October 10, to officially launch her Olivia Palermo X Ciate London Make Up collection.

As Palermo is currently recuperating from a minor surgery on her back, everyone hopes that all will go to plan this second time around.

If not, Irish fashionistas will just have to make do with watching re-runs of The Hills and wishing that they too

could own her wardrobe.

tributes paid to late brian friel RENOWNED playwright Brien Friel has passed away at the age of 86.

One of Ireland’s most prolific playwrights, the Tyrone man wrote 30 plays over the course of his celebrated career and also served as a senator from 1987 to 1989.

He is best know n for his plays Philadelphia Here I Come! and Dancing at Lughnasa, the latter of which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

The play, which Dublin T heatre Festival director Willie White describes as a masterpiece, won three Tony awards and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Play in 1992.

The Lyric Theatre Belfast’s 25th anniversary production of Dancing at Lughnasa continues at the Gaiety Theatre until October 11, and will no doubt be viewed with a deeper and more poignant appreciation

by Friel’s fans.

Tanaiste Joan Burton is among the many fans of the prolific playwright to pay tribute and offer their condolences to his family.

She said he “brought Irish theatre and arts community to the international stage”.

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opinion

Building on Recovery for a better Dublin Tanaiste Joan Burton on the Government’s six-year €27bn Capital Plan to foster positive changes for all THE Government’s Capital Plan announced last week – Building on Recovery – will bring major new investment in roads, rail links, schools, health facilities and broadband, benefiting all parts of Dublin.

It’s great news, for example, that the new Metro connection, linking the city centre to Dublin Airport and Swords, has been included in the six-year €27bn plan.

Dublin will benefit significantly from this and a series of other major projects being funded under the plan. These include: – Work on the Phoenix Park tunnel is under way and is set to open in 2016.

– The Connolly to Maynooth line will now become a Dart service, as part of a series of expansions to the Dart network.

– The Cross City Luas line will involve the extension of the Green line from St Stephen’s Green to Broombridge in Cabra, and the Broombridge station will be fully refurbished to become a critically important hub point. That project should be completed in 2017.

– The revised Metro connection from St Stephen’s Green to the airport and on to Swords will mean a journey time of just 19 minutes from O’Connell Street to the airport.

– There will be signifi-

cant funding for new and replacement buses, further upgrading of quality bus corridors, and road maintenance.

These improvements will mean a faster and better transport service in Dublin and in the greater Dublin area, both for commuters and for visitors, but transport is not the only area included in the plan, further details of which will be published in the weeks ahead.

In health, we are making an additional €100m available to fund the relocation of the remaining two Dublin maternity hospitals, which will see the Rotunda moving to Blanchardstown, and the Coombe to St James’s.

Improvements The Capital Plan will also provide €450m funding for improvements to nursing homes, and for the provision of more primary care centres.

Better health services mean better facilities for vital treatments for those who need them most. Again, details of these projects will be announced in the coming weeks.

To improve crime prevention and make communities safer, the Capital Plan is investing in new IT systems for Garda stations, and an extensive modernisation and refurbishment of facilities and buildings.

T he Capital Plan includes an additional €500m for social housing projects, to boost

our €4bn housing plan.

There will also be a major investment in flood relief schemes to protect homes at risk from flooding.

We have also earmarked €3.8bn in direct funding for primary, secondary, and third-level facilities. This will mean more places for children, better and more modern school buildings for them to learn in, and better funding for research at third level.

The plan will fund an additional 19,000 primary school places by 2018, and 43,000 additional post-primar y places nationally by 2022.

I’m also delighted to say that, as well as upgrading ICT in our schools, the plan will ensure any remaining pre-fabs are replaced with permanent buildings.

Better broadband is vital to the development of local communities throughout Ireland. Better connectivity brings better quality of life and better opportunities for jobs and growth, and that is why the Capital Plan is investing significantly to deliver better broadband services.

Commemorative The plan will also make an additional €31m available for heritage and commemoration projects as part of the Government’s 2016 commemorative programme.

I’m on the record as stating that culture and the arts require ongoing support and investment,

and this is a major first step in that process.

This sector was not exempt from the difficult adjustments of recent years, but our artists showed remarkable resilience through that period in turning out work that continued to sustain – and, indeed, enhance – Ireland’s cultural reputation internationally. Fresh investment in culture and the arts will be returned many times over.

This plan will create 45,000 construction jobs

alone over its duration, as well as supporting hundreds of thousands of existing jobs throughout the economy.

Better roads, rail links, schools, health facilities and broadband – all of these make our communities better and our economy stronger. It’s a plan to build on recovery and make life better for our people.

Joan Burton Tanaiste and leader of the Labour Party

“This plan will create 45,000 construction jobs over its duration, as well as supporting hundreds of thousands of existing jobs,” says the Tanaiste

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FEATURES

Despite nearly drowning some time ago, actress Tina Kellegher loves to go swimming to relax

escape the mayhem: actress Tina Kellegher

A swim holds the key to beating stress  ian begley

Best known for her role in the BBC television series Ballykissangel and also as Sharon Curley in the 1993 film The Snapper, Tina Kellegher is still busy as ever performing in a vast range of theatre productions.

This week The Gazette caught up with Kellegher to see what she does to unwind and escape from her busy schedule.

“What I really love to do to unwind is go swimming. I’ve spent years bringing my son to swimming lessons and it wasn’t until about two years ago when I properly learned how to swim myself.

“It’s a really great way to shake off any stress and also a good endorsement to get fit.

“It’s a great form of exercise and it isn’t bad on the joints. I usually go at about 6.30am in the morning and try and do about 50 lengths.

It’s become my great love when it comes to relaxing.

“I grew up in Cavan and my mother was always nervous of the water so we were never really introduced to swimming lessons as children. I think I’m the only one in the family who swims now.”

Kellegher added that a number of years ago she had a near drowning experience with her husband while on holiday in Crete, but didn’t let the unfortunate incident stop her from enjoying swimming at her local pool.

“We were in the sea and the wind and currents changed suddenly and we were nearly swept away - It was a very close call.

“It seems just so typical that tragedies happen the day before you’re supposed to return home, but thank god it wasn’t our time.”

Tina Kellegher is performing in the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire on in the production Hooked! as part of the Dublin Theatre Festival on October 8 to 9 at 8pm.

Tickets are priced at €18/ €14 and can be purchased at www.paviliontheatre.ie

An upcoming cocktail gestival will help to highlight the diversity of a wide range of Irish spirits or liqueurs

festival: an imaginative way to showcase irish spirits or liqueurs

Bartenders set to pour creativity into cocktails  keith bellew

THE second instalment of Great Irish Beverages Dublin Cocktail Fest will take place in 36 venues across the city from October 12 to 17 this year.

This year’s festival will have a uniquely Irish twist, as all of the city venue’s specially made drinks will contain an Irish spirit or liqueur as their leading ingredient.

Each of the venues involved is requested to create a specific cocktail to sell for the week at a 30% discount to anyone who has a festival wristband.

The wristbands cost €5 and will be available at each of the venues. They can be used throughout the week at

all of the venues.

TheTaste.ie have come on board for the festival and will have details of special rates and food pairings which are being offered by each venue.

Many of the brands involved will also be hosting tastings, workshops and masterclasses centred around cocktails.

Speaking to The Gazette, festival organiser Oisin Davis, of Great Irish Beverages, said the aim of the festival is to highlight and showcase all of the great Irish spirits out there and encourage their use in pubs in the way that Irish food is used in restaurants.

He said: “This year, we’re highlighting Irish spirits and liqueur.

There’s cocktail festivals

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‘There’s cocktail festivals all around the world, and I wanted our festival to be different’

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all around the world, and I wanted our festival to be different.

“I figured the best way to do that would be to highlight and showcase the Irish spirit element in cocktails.

“Often, you can find Irish spirits and liqueurs being mixed really well in cocktails in bars all around the world, so I wanted to see if we could challenge the Dublin venues to do something on par with what I see when I go abroad.”

He added that there is

also the added bonus of supporting Irish jobs by buying Irish products.

Each of the cocktails must contain an Irish spirit or liqueur as their primary ingredient, ie a martini with Irish gin or vodka or an Old Fashioned with Irish whiskey.

Each participating venue will be striving to provide the highest quality cocktail as festival goers will be Tweeting or voting on Facebook for their favourite cocktail of the festival from

October 12 to 18.

The winning venue will receive a handmade plaque and will hold the honour of having the best Irish-made cocktail in Dublin.

A wide range of indigenous drinks will feature in these cocktails, from single pot still whiskies, to premium gins and vodkas, old-skool poitins and liqueurs infused with wild Irish berries.

People can vote for their favourite cocktail by tweeting it with the hashtag #BestIrishCocktail on Twitter, or by visiting the Great Irish Beverages Facebook page.

For further information on the festival, see www.greatirishbeverages.com.

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MUSIC

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ALBUM: LANA DEL REY’S HONEYMOON, THE FOLLOW-UP TO 2014’S ULTRAVIOLENCE

Consistent voice but cringeworthy lines  COLM MURRAY

HONEYMOON, Lana Del Rey’s follow-up to her 2014 album Ultraviolence, is at both compelling and occasionally boring, a record that moves and morphs, taunts and mystifies in equal parts.

Strings swell on the opening track and then Del Rey’s voice, dark and deep fills in.

But there are limitations to the complexity of Honeymoon’s music.

Many of the songs share repetitive orchestral arrangements, which makes the 14 tracks feel bloated and spans the history of Hollywood

and 20th century cinema (every song making some reference, big and small, to pop culture), and centres on some sort of tormented love affair The album’s standouttrack High By the Beach, is the most interesting song sonically. As the album progresses, it’s also apparent her development has made her confident to mix up her signature sounds as she starts to work with heavier beats, intricate soundscapes and sounds far removed from the album Born to Die. What is consistent throughout Honeymoon, though, is Del Rey’s vocals.

Her ethereal voice

floats from a sultry whisper to soaring croon effortlessly, transforming and bringing to life songs like The Blackest Day through her sensual and smoky delivery.

But repeated listens reveal some of the lurking absurdity: “You’re so art deco / out on the floor […] Baby you’re so ghetto / you’re looking to score” is a prime example of one of many eyebrowraising examples of the cringe-worthy lines.

From day one she has been dogged with authenticity jibes but finally she has created a world of her own and on this record she seems to have floated deeply into it.

Honey moon is a romantic obsession drowning in darkness.

Spanning over an hour, if the ghost town film soundtrack strings of Honeymoon and Terrence Loves You don’t leave a trace, the funereal The Blackest Day and Swan Song do the trick.

Everything is exact, (“Nothing gold can stay, like love or lemonade or sun or summer days”, “Come to California, be a freak like me, too”) to the last breath gasps of Religion’s dusky chorus.

Wrapping things up with a cover of Nina Simones’s Don’t Let Me Be Understood provides

a fitting footnote to her latest offering – equal parts melancholy, reflective and soothing.

If last year’s Ultraviolence felt like it shunned the singles-first pop approach, Honeymoon takes that approach and runs into the distance.

With the exception of High By The Beach’s, no song gets to the chorus

Honeymoon (above left), Lana Del Rey’s follow-up to her 2014 album Ultraviolence, is at both compelling and occasionally boring

before the minute mark.

This isn’t an album stripped of hooks - far from it - but everything’s

approached with a strung-out vibe.

Verdict: 6/10

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Jewellery designer Blaithin Ennis (front) and models wearing some of her jewellery, available available to purchase at Brown Thomas Dublin and Brown Thomas Galway. Picture: Photocall Ireland

Brown Thomas to continue showcasing Whisker, Ennis design FOLLOWING the success of this year’s CREATE 2015 installation, Brown Thomas will continue to showcase the work from talented Irish designers Mariad Whisker and Blaithin Ennis.

The Grafton Street store welcomes readyto-wear designer Mariad Whisker to Level 1 of The Designer Rooms, whilst jewellery designer Blaithin Ennis will continue to present her work in The Accessories Hall, sitting alongside some of the world’s most prestigious international brands.

Whisker’s collection features a clean, architectural silhouette in a palette of charcoal, black and ivory. The designs drape beautifully; exquisitely achieved with fabulous fabrics.

Ennis’s striking line of jewellery is beautifully hand-made, incorporating simple, craft-driven techniques, which is also available at Brown Thomas Galway.

The designer sources, manipulates and combines unusual materials from around the world to create striking pieces.

Ennis said: “Being accepted to participate in the CREATE project initially was a huge stepping stone for me. It gave me the opportunity to showcase my work in a wonderful environment, alongside amazing designers.

“I’m thrilled to have been asked to continue stocking here – it’s every designer’s dream.

I am so appreciative of the loyalty, helpfulness and encouragement I have received from the team and I am looking forward to continue working with them.”

Inspiring Whisker said: “It was inspiring to be a part of CREATE alongside the vibrant, eclectic group of designers and makers Brown Thomas put together for the showcase. It has been a wonderful success for me and such a pleasure to meet the Brown Thomas customers.”

Whisker’s collection is available at Brown Thomas Dublin, with Ennis’s jewellery available to purchase at Brown Thomas Dublin and Brown Thomas Galway.

Coat €219, fur waistcoat €149, sweater €109, skirt €199, scarf €55 – all available from Mint Velvet

Hugo Boss Outer coat €730; Laurel Inner coat €545; M&S Polo neck €32

Mango Jacket €79.95, top €34.95, trousers €49.95 – all available from House of Fraser; Hobbs Fur scarf €70

Sisley Coat €139, skirt €47.95, shirt €59.95, sweater €47.95

dundrum DELIGHTS  mimi murray

Abby Harris wears Topshop Coat €125, dress €38, poloneck €38; Ursula Kelly wears Pinko Coat €516, sweater €157, shirt €278, skirt €193 – all available from Harvey Nichols

DUNDRUM Town Centre presented its AW15 ladieswear and menswear collections last week, and it was a showcase of the season’s key trends, handpicked from high-street stores to high-end designers throughout the centre.

With more than 2,000 brands housed under one roof, there’s plenty to choose

from at the centre. There is also plenty for men, with brands such as Linea, Nicole Farhi, McQueen and GANT Rugger, to name but a few.

Showcasing oversized outerwear, delicate brocade styles that will take you into the depths of winter, and sleek, tailored separates to see you through the winter months, there is lots to choose from Dundrum Town Centre this autumn.

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BT2 Victoria Beckham dress €825; Sisley Boots €155

Topshop Sleeveless belted jacket €65, striped plunge cami top €32, crop trousers €55; Clarks Shoes €95

Sandro Coat €325; Mint Velvet Denim jacket €149; M&S Skirt €70; Pinko Poloneck €130, shoes €221 – available from Harvey Nichols

Sportmax Coat €1,015, Missoni Top €255, Alice and Olivia Dress €505 – all available from Harvey Nichols

LK Bennett Coat €1,195, dress €350; Sisley Boots €155

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ReelReviews

the intern

A decent De Niro film BRIEFLY overshadowed by co-star Robert De Niro getting huffy over some less than stellar reviews, The Intern (Cert 12A, 121 mins) is actually an amiable enough film. Teaming up with Anne Hathaway, the likeable stars strike up an unlikely friendship as an older, bored widower takes up an intern job at an online company – and whaddya know, the old timer has life lessons for everyone!

The Martian

Stuck on a Damon planet MATT Damon is a stranded astronaut (yes, again, following his recent role in Interstellar). Here, in The Martian (Cert 12A, 141 mins), he’s presumed dead but very much alive on the red planet, and determined to survive until a rescue team arrives ... Director Ridley Scott has crafted a film full of plenty of good and bad science alike, but it’s one that’s undeniably a treat for the eyes.

life

A tribute to Jimmy Dean DONKEYS years after his death, and James Dean continues to exert a strange hold over pop culture. In Life (Cert 15A, 111 mins), the story of the iconic, troubled young actor’s friendship with a photographer is played out, with Dane DeHaan creating a striking Dean, while Robert Pattinson, as photographer Dennis Stock, creates a sympathetic character who took iconic shots of the star.

CINEMA

the walk: a dumbed-down plot can’t dilute its astonishing centrepiece

Delicately retreads an incredible feat of skill IN 1974, just as the second of the World Trade Centre towers was due to open for business in Manhattan, French acrobat Phillipe Petit flew across the Atlantic with a motley crew of his hippy friends and conducted an exquisitely daring wire walk between the peaks of the twin towers.

Presented here in The Walk (Cert PG, 123 mins), this is a rollercoaster of a story that immediately grips us, due to the sheer grandeur of it, which is bolstered by the fact that not only was Petit’s wire walk incredibly magnificent, it was also incredibly illegal.

It involved years of meticulous preparation, folders crammed with fake IDs and delivery dockets, pockets overflowing with dodgy moustaches, and buckets brimming with bravado to pull off.

It may be the stuff of fairytales, but it was a story that many of us were ignorant of up until a few years ago.

Back in those hazy days when Petit stepped out over an abyss, documentary equipment was

 Dave phillips

heavy and scarce, but some stuttering footage and stunning photographs exist to complement the colourful accounts of the morning commuters who were standing 1,364ft below.

This rich material was tapped expertly in 2008 for James Marsh’s documentary, Man on Wire, which also had Petit and his accomplices revisit their coup through indepth interviews with Marsh.

It was no doubt this deep blend of exhilarating action and characterdriven story that piqued the interest of writer and director Robert Zemeckis, who has treated us over 30 years to a plethora of family-friendly, blockbusting adventures.

In The Walk, Zemeckis attempts to capture the epic scale of Petit’s tale with a tried and tested Hollywood recipe: trim the more intricate edges

and discard. Bring to a boil and then add stock characters. Liberally apply Joseph GordonLevitt. Garnish with a flourish of computer graphics, and serve.

The result is a visual feast, but whether it will leave you satisfied really depends on your appetite.

The Walk is a colourful, vivacious, and over-thetop romp that will either float your boat or sink it entirely.

Gordon-Levitt’s French accent is nowhere near as steady as his wire-walking skills, but he makes up for it with an array of continental frowns and hand gestures.

It’s best not to dwell too long on Ben Kingsley’s manic performance as Petit’s Franco-Polish mentor.

The drama is played out with such extravagance that it becomes cartoonish – just imagine a French Scooby Doo cast in a heist flick, and you’ll be most of the way there.

And, while there may be nothing wrong with that, per se, at least Scoo-

Steady, steady ... Although the 1974 feat of French acrobat Phillipe Petit’s daredevil (and highly illegal) walk between the near-complete World Trade Centre towers has been presented before, despite The Walk’s flaws, the actual tightrope sequence is expertly handled and executed

by Doo left a bit of mystery as to how things may unfold.

Here, we are led unrelentingly by the hand – it feels like in between almost every scene “the fourth wall” breaks as Gordon-Levitt speaks again to us, while perched atop the flame of the Statue of Liberty, to tell us exactly what is on his mind.

It is an attempt, one must guess, to replicate

the sense of an enthralling yarn unfolding that made Man on Wire such a success, but here it feels unnecessary, over-used, and – consequently – annoying.

If this is a rollercoaster of a story, it is one with a very long cue. But there is no denying that when it counts, The Walk is spectacular. The climactic scenes are equally tense and beautiful to look at, and feature some seri-

ously impressive computer graphics and 3D. Zemeckis may have nailed an engrossing 15 minutes, but with cardboard characters and the more nuanced elements of the true-life story blotted out, the main feeling running through this film is disconnection, rather than immersion.

It is a great view but step out at your own risk.

Verdict: 5/10

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HEALTH

This sugar-free granola works really well with natural yoghurt and fresh berries for breakfast

You’ll be nutty about a sugar-free granola THIS recipe for Genuinely Sugar-Free Granola, which makes 12 servings, is taken from the Goodbye Sugar book by Elsa Jones, who says: “It is virtually impossible to find a tasty granola that is genuinely sugar-free. Most brands you’ll find on supermarket shelves contain the equivalent of three teaspoons of sugar per serving, which is a lot. The protein, fibre and essential fats in this granola will stave off sugar cravings and supercharge your energy levels at any time of the day.”

Ingredients Quarter cup coconut oil 1 cup oats 1 cup sunflower seeds 1 cup pumpkin seeds 1 cup chopped almonds (you can chop them in a food processor or use a knife) Half cup ground flaxseed 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp almond extract or vanilla extract (I use both) Pinch of sea salt Preparation • Preheat the oven to 190°C. Line two baking trays with baking paper or grease lightly with coconut oil.

• Melt the coconut oil in a small saucepan and set aside.

• Place all of the remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. Make a well in the middle and add the melted coconut oil. Mix thoroughly until everything is lightly coated with the oil.

• Divide the granola evenly between the two trays and spread out in a thin layer. Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until lightly toasted and golden.

Stir half way through to avoid burning.

• Allow to cool, then store in an airtight container for up to one month.

• Serve with milk of choice or natural yoghurt. Delicious served with fresh berries, grated apple or sliced pear.

Tip Take care not to overcook as these ingredients burn easily and will taste bitter if cooked for too long.

I find that the baking tray that’s placed on the lower shelf of the oven cooks a little quicker than the one on the upper shelf, so I take it out a few minutes earlier. You might need to do the same.

Given the choice between what’s good for us – or not – too often we’re tempted to go for the sugary option instead

energy: cut down your sugar and reap the benefits

Sweet advice to heed ARE you in control of your sugar intake, or is your sugar intake in control of you? With sugar consumption levels increasingly a matter to be concerned about, especially with obesity levels on the rise, we all need to be aware of how to cut back on our sweet tooth’s cravings. This week, Gazette Health has some great advice on cutting back, courtesy of Elsa Jones.

Start as you mean to go on What you choose to eat for breakfast can set the stage for controlling blood sugar for the rest of the day, so make sure to eat a balanced breakfast.

Porridge oats topped with berries and a sprinkle of nuts/seeds, or eggs with rye toast, will keep blood sugars stable, whereas concentrated fruit juices, highly-processed cereals or those high in dried fruit will have the opposite effect.

Choose slow-release carbs versus fastrelease carbs Carbohydrates can be classed as fast- or slowreleasing. Fast-release carbohydrates (eg white bread, white pasta, corn

flakes, pizza) break down into glucose very rapidly, which can lead to blood sugar highs and lows.

Essentially, eating too many throws our blood sugar levels off balance, leading to energy dips and further cravings for sweet or starchy foods – it’s a vicious cycle.

C o nve r s e l y, s l owrelease carbohydrates (brown rice, oats, quinoa) break down into glucose at a slower rate, which helps to maintain stable blood sugar and energy levels.

Stop feeding your sugar monster In a nutshell, the more sugary foods you consume, the more your body will crave them. The less you consume, the less

you’ll crave them.

Once you stop fuelling your cravings, limiting your sugar intake becomes a lot easier.

So, I recommend you start by identifying and reducing the biggest sources of sugar in your diet.

For most, the obvious culprits are chocolate, biscuits, sweets, scones, soft drinks, etc. Within a week, you will notice a dramatic reduction in your cravings for sweet foods.

Include a portion of protein with every meal As well as being filling, protein helps to stabilise blood sugar levels, which keeps sweet cravings at bay. Protein also provides the building blocks for brain chemicals, which influence appetite and satiety.

At meal times, aim to fill one quarter of your plate with protein-rich

food/s, such as eggs, fish, poultry, nuts/seeds, beans or lentils.

Keep healthy snacks close to hand You’re much more likely to over-eat and/or choose the wrong type of foods when you are overly hungry and have a low blood sugar. Eating little and often counteracts this.

So, always make sure to have healthy snacks close to hand so you have no excuse when temptation strikes.

Healthy snack options that will help to curb sugar cravings and stave off an afternoon slump include a handful of nuts with a piece of fruit, natural yogurt with cinnamon and berries, nut butter spread on sliced apple, or an oat cake topped with hummus.

Know your emotional triggers If you’re like most peo-

ple who struggle with a sugar habit, much of your eating behaviour is probably driven by emotions.

In other words, you don’t choose to eat sugary foods just because you are physically hungry, you choose to eat sugary foods because you want to change or enhance the way you feel.

This is known as “emotional eating”. Take a moment to think about what feelings make you reach for comfort food?

Is it stress, tiredness, boredom ... perhaps there are certain times, people or places that trigger these feelings?

Once you know, you’ll be in a stronger position to overcome them.  elsa jones

Author of bestselling book Goodbye Sugar, available to purchase in book shops and online, Elsa Jones is a qualified nutritional therapist.

For further information, see www.elsajonesnutrition.ie.

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FOOD&DRINK BITESIZEDNEWS

Top chefs and cuisines are just some of the features of Taste City Fusion. Picture: Jason Clarke Photography

Take5

Beshoffs (O’Connell Street) Fresh cod €5.95; Chips €2.95

 mimi murray

SOMETIMES nothing will do but a good old-fashioned fish and chips. Chipper chips, as my mates and I say.

As an island, we are blessed with the best the sea and the ocean has to offer, and sometimes it’s okay to batter fish up and deep-fry it with lots of tartare sauce and chips with salt and vinegar on the side.

This week, we look at the old-style chippers around Dublin, as well as some new offerings – posh fish and chips, if you like – as well as an old favourite of mine, the Oarhouse in Howth.

So, here are our Top 5 fish and chips in Dublin. Next month, we will look at the Top 5 places for afternoon tea in Dublin.

Fish Shop (Smithfield) Beerbattered catch of day €12.50

Romayo’s (Chain) Fish and chips meal with drink €8.60 (daily; €7.50 Wednesdays)

Leo Burdocks (Werburgh Street) Fresh cod and chips €9.25

The Oar House (Howth) Deep fried fish in light crispy batter with pureed pea and tartare sauce €17

Tuck into a tasty new foodie festival in Dublin TASTE City Fusion, supported by CityJet, is a brand-new food and drink festival from the team behind Taste of Dublin.

Taking place from Thursday, October 22 to Monday, October 26, Taste City Fusion will see the capital transformed into the ultimate gourmet destination, across a range of venues.

With Christ Church Cathedral as the festival’s central hub, visitors will enjoy bespoke dining experiences, master classes and workshops, a street food fair, and more than 50 food and drink experiences – all dedicated to celebrating Dublin’s world-class food scene.

Culinary greats include Paul Kelly, Kevin Thornton, Sunil Ghai, Mark Moriarty and Gavin McDonagh, while visitors can look forward to unique dining opportunities in some of Ireland’s leading eateries, as well as engaging workshops and informative master classes.

Highlights One of the many festival highlights is the opportunity to enjoy a banquet prepared by the best young chef in the world.

Mark Moriarty, the San Pellegrino Young Chef 2015, will create a four-course medieval banquet, combining fine dining with “peasant chic” in the atmospheric twelfth century crypt of Christchurch Cathedral.

Irish airline CityJet, which recently unveiled stylish new branding, is supporting the take-off of the new city-based food festival.

Guests can enjoy more than 50 food and drink experiences all across the city, with venues including Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Thorntons, Pichet, Klaw, FX Buckley, SODER + KO, Brioche, and many more.

Not to be forgotten is the street food fair, on the grounds of Christ Church Cathedral, with free entry to all. The Pig’s Tale, Jack Rabbit, and a host of the most irresistible street food in the country will provide a smorgasbord of Irish and international culinary delights.

All festival detail is updated regularly on the website, where tickets priced from €10 are on sale now (booking fees apply). For further information, see www.tasteofdublin.ie.

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FastSport O’Gorman trio propels waves to shield win: AINE O’Gorman bagged a hat-trick as UCD Waves ran in six goals in their victory over Kilkenny United in Buckley Park in the Women’s National League Shield group stages.

O’Gorman and Julie-Ann Russell both found the net in the opening 25 minutes for Eileen Gleeson’s side before Jenny O’Keefe grabbed Kilkenny’s first goal since joining the WNL. O’Gorman restored UCD’s two-goal advantage four minutes before half-time with Orla Nolan extending their lead on 78 minutes. Ciara Grant made it 5-1 before O’Gorman finished things off.

On Saturday night, Peamount United came back from a three-goal deficit to claim a 4-4 draw in gripping battle with Galway at Eamonn Deacy Park.

Shelbourne Ladies’ game with Castlebar Celtic was called off.

canoeing: annual liffey marathon draws over 600 entrants

Records tumble at Descent  sport@dublingazette.com

THE 56th international Liffey Descent took place last week with over 600 competitors taking part in the annual 30km race that runs from the K Club, Straffan, and finished at the Garda Boat Club, Islandbridge.

With a big international entr y hailing from the USA, South Africa, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Great Britain and Ireland, the ESB released extra water from Poolaphuca dam, to make for great conditions for racing.

The Senior K2 Doubles Class had some very strong crews and the anticipation of very

competitive race was on the cards.

The spectators were not to be disappointed.

The K2 Doubles were the first starters and the crews of Neil Fleming, Celbridge Paddlers, Robin Koenders, Netherlands, and last year’s winners Gary Mawer and Barry Watkins both from Salmon’s Leap were the first to Straffan Weir followed closely

by Tom Daniels/Andy Daniels of Great Britain, Peter Egan/Mathias Hamars (Salmon Leap/ Norway), the Van Reit brothers from South Africa and the mixed doubles crew of Jenny Egan and Jon Simmons all negotiated Straffan Weir safely.

Fleming and Koend-

ers were setting the pace down through the area known as the “Jungle” where boats have to go in single file due to the low overhanging trees.

The river is also very narrow in this area for four miles, especially so with these six boats so close together.

T he next weir on the course was Temple Mills and all the crews got safely over it with the exception of Egan/ Hamars who unfortunately damaged the boat badly thus ending their race.

Fleming/Koenders now had the bit between their teeth and were pulling away from the rest of the field as they reached Leixlip Dam where competitors have

Jenny Egan and Jon Simmons broke the mixed K2 doubles record

to exit their boats and run 500m and re-enter the river just above Leixlip Bridge.

At Lucan, there was a two-minute gap with Fleming/Koenders still in the lead. Mawer/ Watkins, the Van Reit brothers, Daniels/Daniels and Egan/Simmons were not making any inroads on the leading boat.

And so it was for the rest of the race with Fleming/Koenders winning impressively having extended their lead to three minutes in

a time of 1.48.32.

Mawer /Barry were some three minutes adrift in second place in a time of 1.51.00 and the South African crew finished in third in 1.51.42.

The mixed doubles crew of Jenny Egan / John Simmons had a superb race, finishing in fifth position overall, winning the class in a new course record timer of 1.53.26, beating their previous time of 1.56.20.

The men’s senior K1 race saw Tom Brennan

lead from pillar to post, racing very impressively to win his first Senior K1 title. John Boyton from Great Britain finished second and Mick Brennan of TPCC took the bronze medal.

The junior men’s K1 was won by Eamon Forrestal TPCC, Ronan Foley of KCC second and Brian O’Neill SLCC third.

In the Masters K1, SLCC’s Malcolm Banks won gold as did Gerry Collins/Brian Gallagher both SCCC won the Masters K2 class.

Four wins from four for Dublin side in EY league  sport@dublingazette.com

Nikki Evans and Anna O’Flanagan celebrate during the Hermes win over Ards. Picture: Deryck Vincent

DUBLIN clubs completed a clean sweep in the women’s EY Hockey League with Hermes, Railway Union, Pembroke and UCD all winning last Saturday afternoon on day two of the competition.

Indeed, Hermes and Railway retained their 100% records with emphatic victories Railway Union recorded their second successive win against Cork-based opposition and are yet to concede a goal in two games to date in the league. They

beat UCC 4-0 with alumni Julia O’Halloran on the mark twice in the victory at the Mardyke.

Hermes, meanwhile, scored an emphatic 5-1 win over Ulster league and cup champions Ards with Anna O’Flanagan boosting her goalscoring tally to five in two games.

She opened the scoring only for Chloe Brown – back in the Ards line-up having missed the first round – to equalise in a lively first phase.

Nikki Evans added her first goal for the club since returning from UCD to restore the two-goal

advantage before teenagerAmber Curran, with her first senior goal for the club, built a 3-1 lead for Hermes.

O’Flanagan and international team mate Evans added an extra flourish to the final score.

Pembroke produced comeback of the round when they struck twice in the last 12 minutes to beat Pegasus 2-1 having trailed to Hannah Grieve’s third quarter strike.

Sarah Clarke’s second goal in successive weeks levelled matters before Eanna Horan nabbed a dramatic winner with less than

three minutes to go.

UCD, meanwhile, were comfortable 4-0 victors over Greenfields with Galway native Elaine Carey scoring twice against the side from her home town. She scored the first and third goals, sandwiching Millie O’Donnell’s powerful sweep shot. Katie Mullan completed the victory in the third quarter.

On the men’s side, Pembroke beat Cookstown 3-1 in Co Tyrone while Monkstown were 5-2 winners at Lisnagarvey. TRR drew 1-1 at Annadale to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.

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Ger ends Dub career sufficiently satisfied St Vincent’s club man brings down the curtain on a glittering spell with the Dublin senior footballers after two All-Ireland titles and five Leinster crowns, writes NATHAN KELLY WITH five Leinster, two All-Ireland and one National Football League medal safely hanging in the cabinet, former All-Star Ger B r e n n a n t h i s we e k announced his retirement from intercounty football.

The St Vincent’s man confirmed he was stepping away from the panel on Monday following a frustrating couple of years due to an Achilles injury.

T he defender had been hampered by the injury since the 2013 AllIreland final, in which he played a crucial part, but returned to competitive action on Saturday in St Vincent’s Dublin senior football championship second round tie against Ballymun.

His statement read: “It is with both satisfaction and sadness that I

announce my retirement from inter-county football. I am sufficiently satisfied that I have fulfilled my boyhood dreams to wear the Dublin senior football team jersey and to achieve success on and off the field of play.

“I also feel sadness that a particular journey of my life is coming to a close, and I will miss everything that is associated with representing my county,” said the 30-year-old who made his championship debut when coming off the bench in the 2007 Leinster Final.

“W hile the public might measure a team’s success by the trophies raised, I feel I have won far more through the lifelong bonds and friendships I have developed with so many players and management throughout my career; and for these

I am truly grateful.

“I have been fortunate to have played for Dublin every year since I was 13 years of age and it has immeasurable enhanced the quality of my life.

“I would like to thank the many people who have inf luenced my personal, spiritual and sporting development to date.

“Thanks to Jim Gavin, Pat Gilroy and Pillar Caffrey for placing their faith in me to wear the senior jersey.

“To my club, St Vincent’s and the many coaches and volunteers who dedicated themselves to my advancement, thank you. A particular thanks to Mickey Whelan, a close friend and a mentor, whose blueprint permeates the person I am today.

“To the Gaelic Players Association for their

Ger Brennan has announced his retirement from intercounty football

continued interest in my wellbeing and development, thank you. And to the Dublin County Board and the Dublin supporters, a sincere thank you for all of the support throughout the years.

“Finally, I would like to thank the Dublin

als and a national league title.

“An outstanding leader both on and off the field of play Ger inspired those around him by his actions of self-determination, self-sacrifice and dedication to his sport – all focused on the team being the best it could

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‘Playing for Dublin every year since I was 13 years of age has immeasurably enhanced my life’ - Ger Brennan --------------------------------------------------------

players, my friends, my family and especially my parents, Mary and PJ, for always been there for me through good times and in bad.”

Dublin boss Jim Gavin was quick to voice his praise for Brennan, paying tribute to the tenacious defender by saying: “On behalf of the Dublin Gaelic Athletic Association and the Dublin senior football team, I would like to wish Ger the very best wishes as he announces his retirement from inter-county football.

“Ger had a long and distinguished career representing the county of Dublin from a young age and through minor, Under-21 and senior grades.

“A two-time All-Ireland winner, Ger also won five Leinster med-

be.

“An exemplary individual and gentleman; Ger’s humility, poise and grace are a credit to his family, friends and club St Vincent’s and Dublin GAA wish Ger the very best on his new journey.”

Gavin’s tributes were shortly followed by plenty in Dublin GAA circles, with Brennan’s clubmate Eamon Fennell taking to Twitter to say: “Congrats on an amazing inter-county career.

A real leader both on and off the pitch. Dublin’s loss is Vincent’s gain.”

Current Dublin star Kevin McManamon also took to Twitter to praise Brennan. “Best of luck to Dublin legend Ger Brennan on his retirement.

“First man to welcome me at my first training in 2005 for the 21s, sadly missed.”

FastSport

The hosts dream is over as Aussies ooze class For the duration of the Rugby World Cup, ex-Edinburgh and Marlboro player and IRANZ Level 5 rugby coach Dennis Bowes will give his thoughts on the key battles in the RWC15.

WHAT a big weekend of rugby!

We saw Japan’s second win in the World Cup, Eddie Jones’ plan coming to fruition and doing something they have never done before in any edition of the competition – something truly great for Asian rugby.

Then Argentina looked strong with a big win over Tonga. Along the way, it seems they have recruited a new mascot in none other than Diego Maradona - will they have the hand of god on their side come the quarters?

Scotland faced the under pressure South Africa who, after being slated for their earlier loss to Japan, came out and simply bullied Scotland out of the game.

They now look like a real handful and maybe serious contenders for the World Cup. The big game came on Saturday night with the host England needing a win to keep their dream alive and this turned into a nightmare for them.

In a one-sided game against an Australian team who just oozed class, they showed serious intent to open this World Cup wide open.

The Aussies beat England at the set piece and their scrum tore the hosts to shreds while their attacking flair and shape was just so much better than anything seen this world cup so far.

Goodbye England – look out the rest of the challengers, Australia are here!

For Ireland, this was the first time that questions have been asked of them and they were worked very hard by an Italian team with not much form but loads of heart and bags of pride.

Ireland sneaked this one and now need to show that they have the big game to win this group and beat a French team under the same pressure.

Will we see the real Ireland win this group and show that they are the real deal?

Next Sunday evening we will have our quarter finalists - will we have a surprise or two?

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FastSport

soccer: local trio to the fore in interprovincial success

Almost 700 take part in DSDAC Twilight Challenge DUNDRUM South Dublin AC hosted a hugely successful first Spirit Twilight run in the Sandyford Industrial Estate last Thursday with Robert Corbally storming to victory in the 5km Team Challenge.

He led his team, Rod 1, to victory in the men’s team race with support from John Bell, Philip Cooney and Paraic Hickey.

Gonzaga Ladies were the first women’s team home with Sarah Gallagher, Emily Geraghty, Marie ni Bhraonain and Lorraine O’Driscoll taking the laurels.

UCD Institute of Sport won the mixed team prize; their team featured Romain Denis, Karl Fulham, Sinead Holden and George Petrakos.

This race was organised by DSDAC and the committee led by Fintan Houihan did a fantastic job to ensure everything went smoothly for almost 700 participants, helping to raise funds for the Ross Nugent Foundation.

It is hoped that this will become an annual event thanks to the sponsorship from Spirit Motor Group, which also supplied refreshments in their Sandyford HQ that went down very well with those present for the presentation of prizes.

Brendan O’Neill added to the Twilight Zone atmosphere with an enthusiastic delivery on the microphone right through to the last finisher.

Elsewhere, DSDAC’s Maria McCambridge produced a great sixth place finish in the Great Scottish Run which puts her in second place on the current Irish rankings with a time of 73 minutes and 23 seconds.

Patrick MacGabhann and Leon O’Connor fought out a great duel to finish first and second in the Dublin Novice CC in the Phoenix Park.

In perfect weather conditions, the pair led from the gun and pulled well clear of a strong field with MacGabhann getting on top in the final lap.

James Grogan also ran well, finishing in ninth place and Romain Denis 23rd to ensure a team title for DSD. Meanwhile, there were great individual wins for Amee Kenna (Under-13), Gracie Browne (Under-11) and Adam Harvey (Under-14) while there was big improvement by Lily Mae Craig who finished fourth.

The Leinster Schools side that won the Under-18 interprovincial title

Goals galore for Leinster sport@dublingazette.com

CLONKEEN College trio Gavin Howard, Stephen Hanley and Cathal Gillen – along with St Benildus College’s Andrew Brennan – played their part for the Leinster Schools team that retained the interprovincial honours in fine style as they snatched victory at the death to take the title from Munster on goal difference.

Manager John McShane was delighted with the team’s performance which saw his side put five past the Connacht students.

Two goals within the last six minutes ensured the Leinster celebrations with Jamie Aherne bagging a wonderful hat-trick for his side. Leinster’s phenomenal record in this competition remains as they secured their 12th title in 15 years.

Leinster were victorious against Ulster in the opening game on Friday evening with a goal in each half courtesy of Coffey and Ryan Byrne.

The second outing saw Connacht win 2-0 against a sluggish Munster side as Gary Higgins and a Paul Doyle penalty gave Alan Murphy’s crew the perfect start to their

meteoric rise McGuinness and Daly to fore in opening win meteors began their women’s Premier League basketball campaign with an impressive 78-59 win over Singleton SuperValu Brunell last Sunday.

They led for the most part, building a 37-31 advantage at half-time before racing clear in the second half with Meghan McGuinness top scoring with 20 points while Jade Daly landed 19 and Emily Leer 14. It represents a fine start to what will be the club’s 50th season.

campaign.

Saturday proved a mixed bag for some of the provinces as Leinster’s great start was shortlived. A brace of goals from the talented Aaron Drinan and Mark Buckley ensured a 3-0 win for the Munster lads as Leinster were left pondering what happened.

Munster subsequently beat Ulster on Sunday, leaving Leinster needing to beat the western province in the final game of the competition to reclaim the title.

And McShane’s side settled in superbly and were three up in the first 15 minutes. Aherne

netted first while Gavin Howard converted from the spot as Conor Kane scored a screamer to take it to 3-0 at the interval.

Aherne’s hat-trick was secured in the last six minutes of the game, ensuring the lads finished with a flourish. A dejected Munster looked on as their title hopes vanished for another season. A brilliant showcase of football from the reigning champions to secure another marvellous victory.

Off the back of the tournament, a provisional Ireland schools selection will be invited to attend trials in the com-

ing weeks. A final squad of 16 will be selected for the Centenary Shield campaign which commences on March 17 against Northern Ireland.

The international management team of Paddy O’Reilly, Ollie Horgan and William O’Connor will have a difficult task to whittle down a provisional squad to attend trials at the end of the month.

O’Reilly is also conscious of the fact that a number of key players were unavailable at the weekend due to injury, club commitments and trials abroad.

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all ireland sevens

Kilmacud welcome 32 clubs to Stillorgan

Club Noticeboard Cuala

players from Portlaoise celebrate winning

the plate final at the 12th Kilmacud Crokes FBD U-14 All Ireland Ladies Football sevens.

They got the better of Athlone 8-11 to 5-1 while Kilkerrin Clonberne won the cup 12-5 to 8-4 against Dunboyne. In total, 32 teams from around the country took part in the annual tournament that took place at a number of venues around Stillorgan.

HARD luck to the second footballers

Both minor hurling teams had good

who lost to Round Tower in AFL5 and

championship wins on Sunday with

the third team who lost to Liffey Gaels

the As beating Castleknock 3-16 to

in AFL8, both on Sunday.

0-10 and the Bs beating Na Piarsaigh

Fantastic weekend for Cuala cam-

Both teams have now won all their

adults, U-15s, U-14s and U-13s. The

round-robin fixtures and face the

adult team made it three from three

championship knock-out stages in

in the Division 5 championship with a

good form.

seven-point win over CBC/Kevins.

Their home semi-final is next Sun-

football: Crokes bow out of senior championship

4-14 to 3-9.

ogie with championship wins for the

day at 11am in Meadow Vale – again big support needed.

The U-15s defeated St Brigid’s to qualify for the shield semi-final while

Hard luck to the U-15 hurlers in the A Shield final where Na Fianna were just too strong on the day.

Still lots to play for with top four Division 1 league playoffs to come for the 2000 lads.

the U-14s won their A championship

Chuaigh na buachailli 2003 agus

playoff and are now in top flight semi-

2004 go dti An Tra Mhor i bPort Lairge

finals in both football and camogie, a

ar an Domhnach agus d’imriodar

first for Cuala and matched only by

iomaint i gcoinne Bhaile Neill o

Ballyboden across all Dublin clubs.

Thiobrad Arann agus an Tra Mhor

The U-13 girls are also now through

agus an Baile Dubh Uachtair o Phort

to the camogie championship final

Láirge. Bhain gach duine taitneamh

after defeating Commercials.

as an turas.

Shankill

Ballyboden St Enda’s Andrew Kerin

Kerin penalty seals the deal for Boden

dublin sfc

Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-11 Kilmacud Crokes 0-10  sport@dublingazette.com

PARNELL Park had its own Late Late Show on Friday night as Ballyboden St Enda’s booked their place in the quarterfinal of the Dublin Senior Football Championship in dramatic fashion.

This Southside battle between Boden and Crokes was hanging in the balance before an injurytime penalty proved to be the difference in Donnycarney.

The sides couldn’t be split until Sam Malony

was fouled and Andrew Kerin stepped up and fired the penalty home and raised the green flag for the only time of the night.

Crokes started the quicker with the excellent MarkVaughan registering two early scores.

After seven minutes, Crokes, who were without the injured Cian O’Sullivan, led 0-3 to 0-1 as Dara Mullin added a third for the Stillorgan side. Boden eventually regrouped and looked reenergised as Michael Darragh Macauley began to get a hold of the game.

Ryan Basquel, Kerin and

Macauley kicked the next three scores from flowing moves, to leave Boden a point up.

There was only one further score in the half as defences dominated.

It was Mullin who got it as Crokes pulled level thanks to an outstanding assist from Donal Ward.

Boden started the second half stronger, with Darragh Nelson setting a real presence at centreback, driving his team forward. Despite the promising start, possession was not turned into scores Crokes capitalised as Brian Kavanagh hit a terrific score from the side-

line before points late on from subs Paul Mannion and David Campbell made it 0-8 to 0-6 with 10 minutes left.

Boden managed to tie things up through Conal Keaney and Kerin but Crokes still had more to give and moved in front when Ward pointed.

Locked at 0-9 each going into injury time, Malony fielded a hopeful ball before being hauled down inside the area.

Kerin accepted responsibility and held his nerve to fire home.

Crokes hit back but could only muster a point in reply.

THE juvenile academy, sponsored by

this week so please check with your

O’Donnell’s Pharmacy Shankill, is in

team manager for details.

action every Saturday morning in

There were no juvenile matches

Shanganagh Castle at 10am, catering

over the weekend but the academy

for four- to eight-year-old boys and

was in full swing as it will be over the

girls.

entire winter.

Learn the skills of Gaelic football,

The men’s adult football team lost

hurling and camogie in a safe and fun

their last league match against Na

environment. If you would like your

Gael Oga and are taking a short break

child to join the academy or any of our

before training resumes in prepara-

teams, just come along on the day and

tion for the new season.

have fun with your friends there are

New players always welcome; con-

no trials, no selection processes and

tact Kevin on 086 8449902. For more

no annual subscription. The cost is

information, contact secretary.

only €2 for each child.

shankill.dublin@gaa.ie or call 086

Training for the boys U-12 and girls

3215087.

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The Wednesday night training is in the process of moving indoors from

just a number and everybody knows your name.

Naomh Olaf WELL done to our young senior cam-

There were no winners of the jackpot

ogie team on their superb champi-

this week. Next week’s draw is for

onship win away on Sunday morning

€2,700.

over Na Fianna, 4-7 to 0.4.

Naomh Olaf put in a spirited per-

S aturda y nigh t’s Barndance

formance against AFL2 table toppers

organised by the Senior Ladies team

Castleknock on Saturday but ulti-

was a great club and community suc-

mately fell 2-21 to 0-17.

cess.

It was obvious that a huge effort went into the organisation.

Best of luck to Castleknock in their upcoming games. Naomh Olaf have two league games remaining and if

Big turnout last Thursday night for

the team performs to the standard

the table quiz organised by the jun-

shown against Castleknock there

ior hurlers. Thanks to everyone who

should be good results.

attended or supported both events.

Result of the member’s lotto draw: numbers drawn were 6, 12 and 21.

Naomh Olaf has been drawn against Parnell’s in the next round of the championship.

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Town take on Europe Monkstown goalkeeper David Fitzgerald celebrates a victory last season

Hamburg awaits Monkstown Hockey Club as they battle the top tier of the world’s premier club competition, the EHL, this weekend

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MONKSTOWN Hockey Club goalkeeper David Fitzgerald says his club side are looking to build on the recent momentum for the sport in Ireland and make a few waves in the Euro Hockey League this weekend in Hamburg.

The Rathdown-based club are taking on two giants in the continental competition in the form of Spain’s Club Egara and English runners-up East Grinstead.

But Fitzgerald says they see the group as “tough but one where we see opportunity” as they aim to finish top and advance to the last 16 of the world’s largest club hockey competition.

Speaking about the competition, he told GazetteSport: “Club Egara have a long history of success in the competition dating back to the very first EHL and will have some familiar faces from the Spanish national team.

“East Grinstead have been English champions and have advanced to the knockout stages of the EHL on numerous occasions over the last few years. We are excited by what we expect to be two hard fought games and our goal is to advance to the knockout stages.”

The confidence comes from Ireland’s recent run to bronze at the European Championships.

Four of the Irish panel – Fitzgerald, Peter Caruth, Jonny Bruton and Kyle Good – are part of the Town panel for this campaign.

Last year was Monkstown’s first shot at the elite level having won the second tier of European club competition a season earlier.

Fitzgerald says last October in Barcelona was a major learning curve as they succumbed to Racing Club de France and Belgium’s Royal Daring.

“Our debut season did not give us the results we were looking for but the experience will really stand to us. We started slowly last year in the first game and it cost us. You have to be ready to go from the first minute in the EHL and we are well prepared to do this.”

And, with more top level games under the belt of a greater number of Irish players, the fear factor of playing so-called higher ranked nations is

dissipating.

“Irish hockey is on a real high at the moment with winning the bronze medal at the Europeans and the results of the last 14 months as a whole.

“There were some special moments during those 14 months and beating England in London in front of a capacity crowd was definitely one of them. Monkstown have a large number of players who have been involved in the Irish squad and we hope we can take this experience and momentum into the EHL.” Monkstown play EG on Friday afternoon at 11.30am Irish time before meeting Egara on Sunday. All games are streamed live on www. ehlhockey.tv.