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Churchtown all-girls school Notre Dame

THE closure of Churchtown school Notre Dame has come as a “terrible shock” to students, parents and teachers.

The private all-girls

school will close its doors in June 2019 due to a lack of funding and it is estimated that some 230 students will be affected.

Deputy Catherine Martin (GP) said that the news is “devastating” for

the community.

The Depar tment of Education has acquired the Notre Dame campus and it will be used for school purposes in the future.

Deputy Josepha Madi-

gan (FG) said that both parents and teachers need clarity on their futures with regards to finding new a new school.

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POLITICS | MINISTER ROSS ON LONG-RUNNING GLENALBYN, STEPASIDE ISSUES

€68k spend on pool study ‘absolutely disgraceful’

 EMMA NOLAN

BETWEEN running the Department of Transport, not commenting on bus strikes and trying to get along with An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Shane Ross sat down with The Gazette to discuss the local issues affecting his constituents in Dublin Rathdown.

“Timewise, it’s manic,” the Transport Minister said, on trying to fit in time with his constitu-

ents. “But I love it – it’s my favourite time of the week.

“I prefer talking to people here than inside Leinster House because there’s no political pressure.

Inside [Leinster House], there’s a row every time you talk to someone; here, there’s no tension like that, it’s more relaxed.”

Minister Ross says that when his constituents come to talk to him they want to discuss issues – some he can help solve, and some he can’t – and

usually they don’t come to criticise him.

Sitting in Ballinteer House pub for a chat with locals, the minister explained how he is balancing the Transport portfolio with keeping up with local people and issues.

His campaign for reelection centred around two important issues for the area: the reopening of Stepaside Garda Station, and Glenalbyn Swimming Pool.

In both cases, Minister

Ross said that there has been “a popular revolt against officialdom”.

On Glenalbyn, Minister Ross (pictured right) said that the council’s €68K spend on consultants’ reports was “absolutely disgraceful”.

Following the news that the pool may be rebuilt on the same site, it was reported earlier this month that the council spent €68,000 on consultants’ reports to come to this conclusion.

“The council officials should be held accountable for that. They ought to have known they should have just rebuilt it.

This started in 2013 – it’s now three years later with €68,000 wasted.

“They should have just listened to myself and [Cllr] Deirdre Donnelly [Ind] and the people who protested, who said: ‘Just put the roof back on and start again’, and it would have cost very little.”

Agenda Minister Ross thinks it was the council’s agenda to close the pool down all along because it was costing them too much money which they wanted for something else.

“I can only conclude that because they got consultants to report what they wanted them to report and they gave them this ridiculous option to rebuild it down by St Lawerence’s Estate, which was never a runner.”

He credits the “agitation” caused by the numerous protests for the decision to have the pool rebuilt on the site.

“This outcome is actually what the people wanted all along, which is great.”

Speaking on the reopening of Stepaside Garda Station, Minister Ross said that during government formation talks,

he made it clear that the re-opening of Garda stations closed due to the recession – including Stepaside Garda Station – was a “red-line issue, both for me and for my constituents”.

He added: “Gardai confirmed that they were against the closure of Stepaside and that there has

been a significant increase in crime in the area since the station closed in 2013.”

He says that reopening Stepaside will cost “virtually nothing”, and that since getting it on the Independent Alliance’s programme for government, it’s through the Cabinet, and Gardai now have the mandate to reopen six stations.

“It shouldn’t take them too much longer to decide on the six stations, and my guess is that Stepaside will be one of them,” he said.

“It was a huge part of my campaign to get this station reopened – you have to deliver, and that would be delivering .”

Seeds of success at St Brigid’s  EMMA NOLAN

ST BRIGID’S National School in Stillorgan won first place in the Environmental Awareness category at the DLR Community Awareness Awards 2016.

The community garden is located in a green area next to the school.

This area has been landscaped and they now have large allotment beds and a polytunnel where the children can plant their own vegetables and flowers.

Pigs, goats, bees, guinea pigs and poultry have all been resident in the impressive garden.

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Gaiety greats

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY IRISH STARS WHO’VE SPARKLED AFTER ATTENDING THE SCHOOL

Musician Peter Devlin and fashionista Lorraine

Gaiety School of Acting director Patrick Sutton with actors Tara Egan-Langley, Victoria

Star machine turns 30

Keane with director Patrick Sutton

 EMMA NOLAN

SOME famous faces were spotted in Temple Bar on Sunday, as graduates of the Gaiety School of Acting celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary.

Lorraine Keane and PJ Gallagher were just two of the familiar faces dropping by for the celebrations, where they rubbed shoul-

McQuaid, Georgina Miller, Aileen Mythen and Joanne King. Pictures: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

ders with many up-and-coming stars. The school is known as the Alma Mater of a myriad of prominent actors, writers and theatre makers.

With former students including the likes of Colin Farrell, Aidan Turner, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Murphy, Sarah Greene, Deirdre O’Kane, Stefanie Preissner and Mark O’Halloran, the impact that

the college has had on the cultural landscape in Ireland is apparent.

In October, 1986, theatre director Joe Dowling opened The Gaiety School of Acting at a modest venue in Baggot Street.

His intention was to begin a tradition of professional actor training in Ireland that had thus far been lacking in the country.

Fast-forward 30 years, and

Dowling’s legacy lives on, as today Gaiety School of Acting graduates grace the cast lists of most films, television shows and theatre productions, both nationally and internationally.

Now under the directorship of Patrick Sutton, The Gaiety School of Acting still delivers a variety of courses to more than 2,000 students a year.

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Strange going in the woods at Halloween THE woods in Marlay Park are going to get pretty strange this Halloween as Samhain comes back to haunt them for all the family during its 10th year in a row on Sunday, October 30.

The fancy dress event will feature a spook-filled walk with Hallowe’en spirits, chills, freaks and frights for one petrifying night only.

The spook-tacular event is free, but visitors will require wristbands to enter, which can be collected at the DLR Co Co Markets in Marlay Park on Saturday, October 29 from 8am.

CHURCHTOWN | 230 STUDENTS TO BE AFFECTED AS SCHOOLS TO WIND DOWN

Community shocked as Notre Dame set to close  EMMA NOLAN

Notre Dame, which faces closure. Picture: NotreDame.ie

THE closure of Churchtown school Notre Dame has come as a “terrible shock” to students, parents and teachers.

The private all-girls school will close its doors in June 2019 due to a lack of funding and it is estimated that some 230 students will be affected.

The junior and secondary school has been in Churchtown for more than 60 years.

The school released a statement to students and parents which stated that the board had made the “difficult decision” to “begin winding down the Notre Dame junior and secondary schools”.

The junior school is due to close next June, while the secondary school will continue operating until June, 2019, to allowed Junior and Leaving Cert students to complete their studies uninterrupted.

Deputy Catherine Martin (GR) said that the news is “devastating” for the community. The sudden announcement has caused “massive uncertainty and worry for parents, teachers and pupils alike,” she said, and called on the Minister for Edu-

cation to clarify plans for establishing a new school.

The school said that “insufficient income is being generated to meet the school’s commitments to repaying loans/ mortgage, ever increasing operating costs and the need for significant investment in the infrastructure”.

“Despite so much dedication and effort on everyone’s part, the situation facing the schools was insurmountable under the current model.”

The Department of Education has acquired the Notre Dame campus and it will be used for school purposes in the future.

The schools faced the threat of closure over a

decade ago when the Notre Dame des Missions sisters withdrew from education. At that time, Notre Dame Schools Trust Ltd was established to run the schools.

The school has assured parents that the teachers and support staff will “work tirelessly for their students and will continue to do so during the wind-down period”.

Another local TD, Josepha Madigan (FG) said she was “very disappointed” to hear of the closure and said that the school has been an important part of the community for many years. She added: “The decision to close the school has caught many by surprise, leaving people in the dark.”

Hundreds march to seek Justice for Philip Cairns

HUNDREDS of people marched through Rathfarnham on October 23, marking the 30-year anniversary of the disappearance of missing schoolboy Philip Cairns.

The community, and city, has never forgotten Philip, with the marchers making their way to the laneway near his home where his schoolbag was found.

Flowers were placed there in his memory. The Justice for Philip marchers echoed the calls of gardai for anyone with any information to come forward.

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PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TURN OUT

Paloma Goni and Ana Arraet

Past pupils Rebecca Dowdall, Siobhan Ashe and Suzanne Connally. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

Principal David O’Connell and Deputy Principal Aidan

Natasha Lucie with student Mary Wang in cookery room

Daniel Luns demonstrates a robot car in the engineering room

Aaron and Anne Marie Murphy with TJ and Sandra Transition students Niamh Mulvey and Ellie Minehane

Abdullah Ahmad

Maguire

Parent Aiden Burke

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FOR SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL OPEN NIGHT

A very enjoyable evening at school B

ALLINTEER Community School was packed with eager students and their parents for their recent open night.

The event was a great chance to tour the facilities and meet the staff. Each room had

a presentation or display about the different subjects.

There were also groups of students giving information on Transition Year and the student council.

sdfarry

Eliz Andrea and Bence Veres from Hungary with Elena Anat from Spain

Kellie Nolan with Josh and Fiona O’Brien

21 Guitars band entertaining

Sarah Mahady, Lara Fennell and Zainab Adeyemi with music

Jamie Dempsey demonstrates good posture

teacher Joe Dunn

with Katelyn Mooney

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FASTNews

Ambulance role in the spotlight

John P Brady and Emma Fagan

Sebastian Kenny.

Pictures: Peter Cavanagh Sarah Foley, Kate Ryan and Lauren O’Toole

Geoff O’Keefe and Karen Carleton

Bard on a great night out

Leanna and Rachel Cuttle

THEATRE fans were out in force at the Mill Theatre for the opening night of Mill Production’s staging of Hamlet. Shakespeare’s tragedy proved a big hit with the audience,

with the production staying very faithful to ‘the Bard’s’ source material, and the Prince of Denmark’s dramatic tale. The production ends its run this Friday, October 28.

PEOPLE | STEPPING UP TO A BIG TASK

John’s marathon effort to honour late friend Gerry  EMMA NOLAN

A GREYSTONES man whose best friend died of cancer two years ago is running the Dublin Marathon in his memory this Monday.

John Kelly’s dear friend Gerry Collins died on March 2, 2014, after a short battle with lung cancer.

A Kilmacud native, Gerry was well known prior to his death for appearing in hard-hitting anti-smoking ads.

The father of three spoke about being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in the HSE ads, and it is estimated that Gerry’s ads helped more than 60,000 people attempt to quit smoking the year they were released in 2014.

“Gerry was my best mate for ten years,” John told The Gazette.

T h e t wo b e c a m e friends after meeting at the Greystones Toastmasters Club, and Gerry was involved when John set up the Dublin South branch.

“We struck up a friend-

John Kelly and his late friend, Gerry Collins, who starred in HSE anti-smoking ads before his death

ship then; we both liked playing the guitar – we had a band called The Upbeats, and did a few gigs around town.”

When Gerry was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013, it was a devastating blow for him and his family and friends. However, John was honoured when his friend asked him to compose his eulogy, and as members of Toastmasters clubs, it was important he do it justice.

In the eulogy, John described how Gerry loved his family, music and fitness.

Now, John – with the support of Gerry’s family – will be running the marathon in aid of

Greystones Cancer Support, who provided great support for Gerry before his death.

“They were fantastic with Gerry – they really did look after him, so I want to give something back to them.”

John says he began running to get fit after Gerry died, because he “couldn’t run the length of a football pitch”.

After building up his stamina gradually, he ran some half marathons and then ran the Dundalk marathon.

John hopes to raise €2,500 on Monday.

Donations can be made on John Kelly’s page at idonate.ie.

AN ILLUSTRATED talk on the roles of the St John Ambulance is taking place in Mount Merrion Community Centre next Thursday.

Hosted by the Mount Merrion Historical Society, the talk will be delivered

by St John Ambulance archivist Padraig Allen, who will discuss the activities of the St John Ambulance in 1916 and provide an insight into its foundation and its present day role.

The event is free for members, €4 for non-members, and €2 for students, and starts at 8pm.

Graffiti damage investigated GARDAI are investigating some damage which occurred to properties on the Kilternan to Glencullen Road on Tuesday.

A large amount of graffiti was sprayed on road signs, walls, gates, poles and doors.

The incident occurred between approximately 3pm and 4pm.

A local garda told The Gazette that nine “lads” were responsible for the damage.

Gardai managed to find the teenagers responsible – seven cans of spray paint were found in their possession.

Spooky tours at Dalkey Castle HALLOWE’EN tours at Dalkey Castle are set to take place this weekend with a number of spooky activities lined up for visitors.

From a haunted graveyard to the secrets of a Viking warrior, tours are taking place all across this bank holiday weekend, from Friday to Monday, and admission is €6.50 per person.

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| SUPPORTING A BOY SEEKING LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY

Robbie Kane and Allanna Hennessy

The star of the evening - Rory Gallagher with his mother, Shauna. Pictures: Louise Hannon Photography

Voice of Ireland winner Patrick James

Mr Ireland, AKA Darren King

Gathered in Lillies to help little Rory A

HOST of well-known faces rubbed shoulders at a Lillies Bordello fundraiser last weekend to help support a brave little boy called Rory Gallagher. The four-year-old was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at age six months, and cannot walk. However, his parents – Shauna and Gerry – have persevered to help Rory all his life, and are currently trying to raise €80,000 to send Rory to America for operations on his legs. Hosted by Fair City’s Dave O’Sullivan and George McMahon, some of the familiar faces supporting Rory’s night include Steven Mangan (Red Rock), Teena Gates, Miss Ireland Niamh Kennedy, Mr Ireland Darren King, Allanna Hennessy and more.

Lynn Brooks

Miss Ireland 2016, Niamh Kennedy

George McMahon, Robbie Kane, Dave O’Sullivan and Steven Mangan

Relaxing despite the excitement

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DUBLINBUSINESS

Chopped to create 120 jobs LAUNCH | NCBI NOW HAS AN ONLINE PRESENCE CHOPPED, Ireland’s leading healthy fast food outlet, has a recruitment drive to fill 110 new positions across Dublin and Kildare.

The positions on offer, a mix of full- and parttime, will service five new Chopped outlets opening in the next month.

T h e f a s t g r ow i n g healthy food chain is looking for new store managers, supervisors, breakfast chefs and choppers.

Aramark, which recently agreed to an exclusive five-year stra-

tegic partnership with Chopped to expand the healthy fast food chain’s presence in the corporate, education and industry sectors in Ireland, will open and manage the new Chopped outlet at The Loop at Dublin Airport.

In addition to the new Chopped airport experience, four other outlets will open over the next month in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords, O’Connell Street, Talbot Street and in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge, Co

Kildare.

The impressive growth of Chopped over the past year has recently seen the company named Ireland’s “Best Emerging Franchise” at the Irish Franchise Awards in April and Brian Lee named as a finalist in the “Best Emerging Entrepreneurs” category at the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

To work with Chopped p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. chopped.ie/jobs.html or follow Chopped on Jobbio.

Charity bids to appeal to eBay customers  EMMA NOLAN

CHARIT Y shops are getting with the times.

What once used to be a rummage through the ‘seco’ for a bargain is now being transformed into a streamlined user friendly experience.

NCBI, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, have just launched a charity shop on eBay Ireland.

The move comes as the charity strives to expand their offering by appealing to the 162 million global users of eBay and adapt to the current perception of charities in Ireland and how they’re run.

“Irish people don’t tr ust charities any more,” CEO of NCBI tells The Gazette.

“Charities have gained a terrible reputation in the Irish media due to the corruption that was unveiled this year.”

As a result, Chris says that NCBI’s funding has dramatically decreased.

Chris White, CEO of NCBI and Hazel Mitchell, site director of eBay Ireland, at the launch of NCBI’s eBay

loved designer brands to first edition copies of classic literature titles.

NCBI provide a number of services for people with sight loss including librar y, employment, training and counselling services.

Chris says that all of these services and more are in need of additional funding because it’s not coming from the Government.

In Dublin, there are 22 NCBI charity shops.

store. Picture: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

“All charities have been hit with this lack of trust now, so we had to come up with another way to make ends meet.

“We need to come up with innovative ways to generate funding and we’re trying to do is appeal to a bigger market.

“So rather than people who would come and visit our shops in Ireland, we’re looking to broaden our offering to a global market.”

Chris believes that having an online presence will be an armour for charity shops in the future and says that NCBI are modelling their approach on the British Heart Foundation who are raising £1.5million a year from their eBay shop alone.

“We’re trying to get into a digital space that we haven’t been in before,” he says.

The online store features a diverse range of items from coveted pre-

Banana firm’s campaign appeals to award judges S WOR D S - b a s e d b a n a n a importer Fyffes has reason to celebrate – the company was honoured with the Best Marketing Campaign award at the recent 2016 Louth Business Awards.

Coupled with its contribution to both the local and wider community in Ireland, Fyffes, which also has operations in Dundalk, was acknowledged for its recent Discover More communications initiative – the impact of which can be seen across

the organisation’s corporate and brand communications platforms throughout its core European markets.

Accepting the award on behalf of Fyffes at the annual gala dinner attended by over 500 guests, the company’s sales and marketing manager Emma Hunt-Duffy (right) said: “Fyffes is honoured that the Discover More campaign has been recognised with this award, alongside the many grass-root charities and initiatives we are involved in.”

Disaster Just last week, disaster struck at their Francis Street premises when it was burned down when a rogue firework caused the shop to set fire.

Despite this set back, Chris says they have started to rebuild the premises and hope to reopen soon.

T he eBay store is gaining traction too as they just sold a Versace handbag online for €350.

“A bargain,” Chris says.

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Highlighting the horrors of poverty  IAN BEGLEY

HALLOWEEN is being brought to Dublin classrooms with a new campaign that gives students the chance to go to school dressed up while helping people living the horrors of poverty overseas.

Primary and secondary schools are signing up for the Hunger Heroes campaign, run by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide, which teaches students about world hunger and food waste.

The campaign involves fun-filled awareness and fundraising activities, like a Hunger Heroes Day where stu-

dents dress up for one day.

Scoil na Mainistreach in Celbridge, Co Kildare, asked their 600 pupils to leave their grey uniforms at home and to arrive in costume, which saw many dress as super heroes and other colourful characters.

The pupils, aged four to twelve, dressed as Star Wars villains Kylo Ren and Darth Vader and there was also a ghostbuster, Captain America, Spiderman and Batman.

Concern’s school programme officer, Claire Marshall, said: “While Halloween is a fun holiday for us here in Ireland, a real horror exists for millions of people living in hunger and

suffering the effects of climate change.

“People living in countries like Malawi, Mozambique and Ethiopia live in what would to us be a nightmare with their livelihoods and food sources destroyed by droughts and floods due to the effects of climate change, exacerbated by the El Nino and La Nina weather events.

“The frightening result of this, mixed with conflicts and other issues, is that every night, 795m people go to bed hungry and every morning 66 million children go to school hungry.”

Concern said people can fight climate change by changing how they dispose of their waste and by not

wasting food, which involves ensuring we store our food correctly.

Claire Marshall added: “In Ireland, over one million tonnes of food waste is disposed of each year and one third of that is from households. If that food waste is put into general rubbish bins it ends up in a landfill and creates the ozone damaging methane gas, which contributes to climate change and the droughts and crop failures that leave millions in need of food aid.

“Hunger Heroes is about fighting hunger and food waste locally and in our schools, and even in our kitchens.

“One of the things we teach is how to store food properly in a fridge and

how foods like mushrooms, onions and potatoes should be stored.

“We are urging schools and students to become hunger heroes and learn how they can use their own powers to help fight this problem.”

Every school that takes part is sent an information pack full of games, posters, fact sheets and lessons for students, who each get a Hunger Hero certificate for participating, and a Concern representative can also go to the school to help set up campaign workshops. To take part in the campaign, contact Concern’s Claire Marshall at schools@concern.net or 01 4178078.

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Dublin Zoo gets into the Halloween spirit TO celebrate Halloween, Dublin Zoo has announced a spooktacular line-up of activities taking place on Monday, October 31.

From 12 to 4pm, visitors are invited to Dublin Zoo for an unmissable afternoon which will include a creepy animal trail, festive keeper talks as well as spooky arts and crafts!

Face painters will be on hand to give trick or treaters the exciting opportunity to transform into friendly or scary Halloween characters for the annual monster-themed disco on the Great Lawn.

What’s more, children who come to the Zoo dressed in costume can get in for half price!

For more information,

visit www.dublinzoo.ie or https://www.facebook. com/DublinZoo/.

TRICK OR TREAT FOR TEMPLE STREET THIS Halloween, Imaginosity, the Dublin Children’s Museum in Sandyford kick off their celebrations with a special after hours “Trick or Treat for Temple Street” Halloween Spooktacular.

Taking place on Friday, October 28 from 5.30 to 7.30pm, visitors will be treated to a Halloween disco, spooky storytime, Halloween games, superhero meet and greet and a monster raffle.

Limited tickets are available for the event and go on sale each Friday during October

from 9.30am, by calling 01-2176130.

All proceeds from the night will go directly to Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

There will be lots of additional spooky goings on at Imaginosity to keep the kids entertained until October 31.

Visit www.imaginosity. ie for further information.

BETTING STOPPED ON NIALL’S FUTURE BOYLESPORTS have been forced to suspend betting on Niall Horan to leave One Direction before the end of 2017 after a flurry of bets last Thursday morning.

Niall was initially installed at 11/2 to leave the band before the end of 2017 earlier in the

“Another bet of €100 was placed within an hour of the first bet along with numerous bets of tenners and twenties.

Our traders smelled a rat and had no choice but to pull the plug on the market.”

REAL LIFE STARS OF ‘NARCOS’ COMING FANS of Netflix

DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena played by Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal in TV show Narcos

week, as well as being priced at 9/2 to land his own UK or Irish chat show after impressing on Graham Norton’s show.

The Mullingar native is 33/1 to have a statue erected in his home town before the end of 2020.

Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “We were flooded with bets on Niall Horan to leave One Direction on Thursday morning with the biggest being a bet of €150 placed in his home town.

show Narcos may be excited to hear that the two agents portrayed in the show are coming to Vicar Street in December.

DEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy were responsible for taking down drug lord Pablo Escobar and were the inspiration for the hugely popular Netflix crime series which tells

the story of Colombia’s infamous drug cartels and Escobar’s fight to maintain his position as the most powerful player.

Agents Pena and Murphy will be joined on stage with Mike Sheridan, of entertainment.ie, and will speak about the rise and fall of the Medellin Cartel and the role the Agents played in bringing down its notorious leader, the ‘King of Cocaine’.

The evening’s discussion will shed light on their input into the hit Netflix series, where they will reveal information which does not feature in the show, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster at €33.50.

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It’s getting hot in here!

Currabinny have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes  EMMA NOLAN

CURRABINNY, the catering business set up by Snapchat star James Kavanagh and his partner William Murray have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes.

James and William have come up with some interesting ways to use the cupboard staple with their own unique twist.

“Spicy doesn’t necessarily mean volcanic; you can easily add a nice depth of flavour with Tabasco which gives certain dishes a delicious kick,” says James.

James Kavanagh and William Murray

Spicy Halloumi Burger Ingredients l 1 aubergine l 5 tbsp. olive oil l 1 tsp salt l 1 x 200g pack of halloumi cheese l 4 burger buns l 170g mayonnaise l 60g tahini l Two tablespoons lemon juice l 1 clove garlic – minced l ½ teaspoon salt l few drops of tabasco l Two limes Method Preheat oven to 200 C

Slice the Aubergine and arrange on a roasting tray, season and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for roughly 20 to 25 minutes.

In a bowl whisk the mayo, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt and tabasco until creamy, add more lemon juice if the mixture is too thick.

Slice the Halloumi and pan fry until golden on both sides. I like to squeeze some lime juice over the halloumi while I fry it.

Toast the burger buns and add a large dollop of the tahini and tabasco sauce on each bun.

Arrange slices of halloumi and

BITESIZEDNEWS

Pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves

aubergine and top with a little rocket.

Smoked Mackerel with Tabasco & Lime Potato Salad Ingredients l 340g of new potatoes l 1 lime zested and juiced l pinch of pink peppercorns l smoked mackerel For the dressing l handful of parsley l handful of coriander l juice of 1 lemon l Three anchovies l tsp Dijon mustard l few drops of tabasco l 1 garlic clove l white wine vinegar l salt and pepper l 2 tbsp olive oil.

Method Cut potatoes in half,

needed.

Arrange potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle generously with the dressing.

P u l l t h e s m o ke d mackerel fillets gently apart into large pieces and arrange on top with slices of lime and add as little chopped coriander.

Roast Cauliflower and Bacon Soup Ingredients l One large head of Cauliflower cut into florets l Tabasco – a few drops l One small onion finely chopped l One clove of garlic crushed

Leave those pounds behind with an alternative pasta LOVE pasta but hate the bloat that comes afterwards?

A new brand of pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves.

Made in Dublin and Available at Supervalu, Leaves pasta is high in protein and is great for when you’re craving starchy goodness but are trying to watch your carb intake.

It has 50% more protein and three times more fibre than regu-

place in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until cooked through.

Drain and toss with lime juice and zest.

Blitz all of the ingredients for the dressing in a food processor adding more oil if

lar pasta and it is also free from wheat, dairy and eggs.

While it doesn’t pass for the real thing, it will definitely appeal to fitness enthusiasts and is a decent substitute for regular pasta for weight loss.

It has a nutty taste that will stand up well to most sauces.

Leaves costs €3.99 for the 300g pack and €1.99 for the 100g pack in Supervalu and online at www. leavespurefood.com.

One tbsp. butter 1 bay leaf l Three tbsp. of Yoghurt l Thin bacon cooked until very crisp l Chicken stock l l

Method Preheat oven to 190 C Arrange cauliflower florets in a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with a few drops of tabasco. Roast for around 25 minutes until tender. In a pan cook the onion and garlic with the butter until soft. Add Cauliflower and cook for a further two minutes before adding enough chicken stock to cover everything along with a bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes and blend with a hand blender until smooth and creamy. Stir in yoghurt. Serve in bowls with crispy bacon and a few drops of tabasco.

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Faye Mulvihill, Tori O’Connor, Annya Mulville, Mary Kate Reidy and Fiona Kelly. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

Home for ‘old soldiers’ is our best preserved 17th century building I don’t know how I had managed to avoid visiting The Irish Museum of Modern Art before, but I’m sure glad that I finally put that right.

Although it obviously concentrates on the Modern, there is much history to learn, too.

It’s a terrific place to visit, and I expect you’ll need a

Shannon O’Rourke, Ciara McParland and Margaret Soper

second one to “get it all in”.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government in 1990 as the first, national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. It was opened officially by An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, on May 25, 1991, and since then it has become an influential presence in both Irish and international art. It is

la, Rathfarnham Girl Guides Caitriona Brennan, Inshiya Kagalwa y pictured Rosita Jackson, Rosie Gillis, Laura Tuite and Louise Dunleav IGG after receiving their Trail Blazer Awards. Also pictured are president Maureen Dillon, Rathfarnham Guide leader Heather Branch Bowen, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon and Guide

recognised for its extensive and informative exhibitions that attract 500,000 visitors each year.

The site where the building stands has an interesting history. James Butler, Earl of Ormonde and

chair Carol O’Brady.

Viceroy to King Charles II, was granted permission to build a home for “old soldiers”. He was impressed with the building Les Invalides, erected by France’s Louis XIV, and selected William Robinson (he also

Lara Johnston, from the Tavoli Girl Guides, Dun Laoghaire

designed Marsh’s Library) as the architect.

The old hospital on the site that dated back to the days of Strongbow was removed, and the foundation stone was laid in 1680. The work was completed in four years and what you now see is Ireland’s best preserved 17th century building. Much work by the Office of Public Works in the 1980s has really made the place “easy on the eye”, and it is no surprise they received a Europa Nostra in 1986.

Apart from the building you must visit the 18th century formal gardens. It was a treat walking past the neatly trimmed hedges, fountains and many, lovely statues.

There are art works at different points around the grounds, and you can always consider your next move in the friendly restaurant. The mixture of “old and new” works very well – it’s a delight.

Zara McGe, Megan Lawlor, Katie Redmond, Chloe Sheehan and

Don Cameron

Abigail Byrne

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Blazing a trail to the very top S

ixty-eight Girl Guides from around the country blazed a trail to Croke Park with their proud families and Guide leaders to celebrate reaching the pinnacle of Guiding. The Trail Blazer National Guide Awards were made in recognition of the successful completion of a series of challenges, including teamwork activities, outdoor survival skills, community service, global awareness and working with younger IGG members to help them develop confidence, independence and essential life-skills.

The 18th century formal gardens feature trimmed hedges, fountains and many lovely statues

Chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Lt Jennifer Larkin and President Maureen Dillon

Saidhbh Greene of Lucan Girl Guides pictured after receivin g her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides’ National Award ceremo ny

Kellie Flannery of Howth

Girl Guides pictured after receiving her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides National Award ceremony in Croke Park. Also pictured are IGG President Maureen Dillon, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Guide Branch chair Carol O’Brady and Regional Development officer and Howth Guide leader Mary

Chloe Hughes and Aoibhe Conway of Rivervalley Guides, Swords, pictured after

Clarke

receiving their Trail Blazer Awards

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Airline changes check-in window for passengers

IN a move that will most likely annoy and inconvenience many people, Ryanair is knocking back the check-in window for passengers who don’t pay for allocated seating.

From November 1, anyone who doesn’t have their seat assigned by the airline for free will only be able to check in from between four days and two hours before their flight.

Previously this service was available from one week in advance.

As many passengers will not be able to check in for their return flights before they leave home, this is likely to be inconvenient for those with

limited access to Wi-Fi or printers while abroad.

Passengers’ grievances around this new move include that data roaming can be expensive and not every airport is equipped to accept mobile boarding passes.

If technology proves problematic for passengers, there are hefty costs associated with printing boarding passes at the airport (€15/£15) and not checking-in in advance (€45/£45).

Some people feel that the move is designed to persuade travellers to pay extra to select their seats, as those who do so can check in up to 30 days before their flight.

Irish shop abroad rather than home for savings BARGAIN loving Irish shoppers say “better savings than at home” is the main reason they shop abroad, according to the survey from Expedia.ie.

Over 30% of Irish travellers admit to pinching pennies by stocking up abroad, second only to the Danes (35%) when admitting to shopping abroad to save.

The top reason for the romantic French, Spanish and Italian travellers is the love of shopping (34% 37%), only 22% of Irish travellers say the enjoyment of shopping is the reason they spend abroad.

Irish travellers top the list for buying clothes abroad, with 77% of Irish holidaymakers saying the shopped for clothing

on their last holiday.

Best value New York is considered by Irish travellers to be the best value for money (19%) and to have the highest quality items on sale (20%), while a huge 48% of Irish respondents surveyed said New York was the top destination they wanted to visit outside Europe, followed by Dubai (10%).

Dublin was towards the bottom of the list of European cities respondents wanted to visit to shop, less than 2% of those questioned rated Dublin as a shopping destination in Europe.

London, Paris, Milan and Barcelona were the top four destinations rated by the European respondents.

C’Mon The four-star Muckno Lodge with its private fishing lake is an idylic holiday destination in the beautiful Monaghan countryside

MONAGHAN IS A HIDDEN GEM JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM DUBLIN  ALISON O’HANLON

SEDUCED by its serene beauty and “splendid isolation”, Paul McCartney showed he actually was still capable of impeccable taste when he chose the Monaghan countr yside as the “secret” location for his wedding to Heather Mills.

And yet, 14 years on from Castle Leslie owner Sir Jack Leslie famously letting slip to the world’s press that the wedding “is on Tuesday, but it’s a secret”, Monaghan is still one of Ireland’s least known destinations.

But that’s beginning to change as more and more Dubliners take the short drive north to the Land of Little Hills.

Just an hour from Dublin, Muckno Lodge is a stunning home from home in the rolling hills along the Monaghan border with South Armagh.

Nestled between its ow n private fishing lake, Lough Muckno and Concra Wood, the lodge is the per fect place to get away from it all. It’s the ideal destination for an intimate New Years gathering, a lads’ fishing trip or in our case, the perfect family weekend away.

The renovated traditional stone cottage is a fine example of old and new in perfect union (no offence to Macca) and this place is deceptively large – sleeping up to 10 comfortably.

Mod cons The lodge boasts all the usual mod cons, including free wifi and a fully equiped modren k i t c h e n t h a t wo u l d make Nevin Maguire jealous.

There’s even a games room with an air hockey table that doubles up as a pool table, so the kids will never have a dull moment.

With it’s fascinating, colourful history, Carrick is the picture perfect market town

Speaking of tables – the busy market towns of Castleblayney and Carrickmacross, with their numerous wecloming pubs and restaurants are just a short drive from Muckno.

Free walking tours of Carrickmacross, known locally as Carrick, can be arranged

by contacting the local Chamber of Commerce, and Jo, our guide, was as charming as he was informative as he took the family on a wondefully interesting tour of the old lace town.

A relaxing evening in front of the fire back at the Lodge was the perfect end to a great

d ay e x p l o r i n g C a rrick and the wonderful unspoiled countryside made famous by Monaghan’s favourite son, poet Patrick Kavanagh.

The following morning, after a refreshing stroll down to the lake with the kids, we took the short trip north, passing Glaslough and

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Alison’s “pencil holder” next to daughter Heidi’s wonderful jam jar

Castle Leslie and on to the beautiful old mill village of Mullen, home to Busy Bee Ceramics.

If you’ve never had a go on a pottery wheel, this is the place to give it a try. Put quite simply, it’s great fun!

Master potter Brenda McGinn has the patience of a saint, and she has a way of bringing out the creative side in anyone – even this reporter.

As Brenda explains: “We are all creators

at heart – its just we rarely get the chance to be creative, and that’s where I come in.”

The kids had a great time pottering about (sorry) and even mum and dad got to have a turn, though you’ll be glad to hear it was nothing like that scene from Ghost.

As well as produce beautiful, handcrafted pieces, Busy Bee Ceramics do hen parties, family days, birthday parties, and more,

and the experience is both novel and fun.

Brenda’s own original designs derive from a combination of Irish landscape and symbolism of ancient sacred tradition present all over the celtic realm.

Each Busy Bee Ceramics piece tells a story. Brenda spent a decade living in Killarney where the red deer of the National Park inspired her work.

Having returned to the “stony grey soil” of

Busy Bee Ceramics’ Brenda McGinn shows Anna how it’s done

her native Monaghan, she is now looking to the poetry of Patrick K av a n a g h a n d t h e region’s drumlins to inspire her new work.

Each piece is made by hand, either on a potter’s wheel or using a rolling pin.

Where to stay The plush four-star Muckno Lodge (mucknolodge.ie) has two self-catering units available: the large 5-bedroom cottage (sleeps up

to 10), from €390 per party for two nights; and a one-bedroom apartment next door that sleeps up to 3 from €150 for two nights.

Weekly rates are also available.

If self catering isn’t your thing, the Nuremore Hotel (nuremore. com) in Carrick has t wo - n i g h t m i d we e k breaks from €130pp (B&B plus one evening meal).

Carrickmacross Chamber offers free

heritage walking tours of the tow n, taking place every Saturday at 11am. Email info@carrickmacrosschamber. com for more details.

Busy Bee Ceramics (busybeeceramics.ie) organises pottery making and painting for individuals and groups.

Open 2-6pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Wednesday to Friday.

Private bookings (groups of 10 or more) can be organised out of hours.

Heidi shows her handywork

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Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating

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WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN Spooktacular Gazette contest Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Gazette’s Halloween reader pix competition, Sharon Graham from Dun Laoghaire. Sharon sent in pictures of her fantastic garden full of creepy characters.

She wins a €100 voucher for BASE Entertainment Centre, Ireland’s newest and largest family entertainment centre.

Keep those spooktacular snaps coming in folks – we have great prizes for the best decorated Halloween garden, and we’ll have more for the best – and worst – dressed trick-or-treaters. Just email competitions@ dublingazette.com or upload your pix to our Facebook page. Happy snapping and have a safe and fun-filled Halloween everyone!

A special shout out to the students and Parents’ Association at St Marnock’s National School in Fingal for their fangtastic Halloween themed garden (below). Grrrreat work guys!

DUE to phenomenal public demand, Russia’s Ice Vision have announced extra dates for both Alice In Wonderland and the eagerly awaited Dracula On Ice, The Story Of Eternal Love at the National Show Centre in Swords next month.

And to celebrate the extra dates, The Gazette has THREE family passes to give away for BOTH spectacular productions.

To win a special day out for your family, all you have to do is visit The Gazette’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/DublinGazetteNewspapers, Like and Share our Ice Vision competition post and write which of the two shows you’d prefer to see in the Comments section.

So if you’d like to win four tickets to see Alice in Wonderland on November 24, just write “Alice” in the comments section, or if you’d prefer tickets to see Dracula on Ice the

GET YOUR SKATES ON

following day, just write “Dracula”.

Featuring top professional Russian skaters, the unique productions are sure to thrill audiences of both children and adults.

The beloved tale of Alice in Wonderland is transformed in a new and amazing spectacle for all the family.

Musical numbers in union with the art of dance on ice creates an unforgettable impression and enchanting show, permeating the soul of audiences of all ages.

The performance takes place on large-scale video scenery that plunge the viewer into the picture so spectators can experience the effect of following Alice through the rabbit hole.

Dracula On Ice retells Bram Alice in Wonderland Stoker’s classic novel featuring

Jonathan Harker, his beloved Mina, young Lucy, courageous and brave Van Helsing who devoted his life to fight dark forces; hungry and ruthless vampires and, of course, ominous Count Dracula.

Dracula On Ice includes acrobatic elements, air gymnastics, fire juggling and much more. Visitors will see large scale video-installations, exquisite costumes, interactive decorations, lighting and mirror balls incorporating the entire venue.

The mystical show features fog, red steam, flying vampires, fire on ice and extremely demanding ice skating elements: high support, death spirals, triple jumps – all complemented by charming music.

Visit www.mcaevents.ie for full details on the productions.

Dracula on Ice

Seeking talented BASE tour guides BASE Entertainment Centre want to let parents know about the fun things kids can do at the centre so they are recording a series of videos (to be posted on Facebook) to showcase their themed party rooms and activity areas.

They are seeking expert help from young people who can talk on camera about the fun that can be had at Base Enter tainment and show off the different rooms.

If there is a young person in your life who is a natural in front of camera, a comedian or just an all-round show-off, they want to hear from you.

To apply, please Facebook message them a clip of your child in action or email it to marketing@baseentertainment.ie To record the guided tour video clips on-site at Base, each competition winner will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

And at the end of it all, they will invite your superstar back to Base Entertainment with nine friends for a party on them valued at €250.

Entry deadline date Friday, November 4.

Swizzels launches spooky selection of sweet treats for Halloween Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating.

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Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective, Temple Bar, winner of the Gold award in the Color Vision Category, with his model

Winners of the Silver and Bronze respectively in the same category, Alex Reid and Sinead Berrigan, with their models

Success is a snip for Wella colourists in a top UK/Ireland final  EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

SIX Dublin hairdressers have placed Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Wella Professionals TrendVision Award UK and Ireland Final 2016.

Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective in Temple Bar, was awarded one of the highest colour accolades in Ireland, winning the Gold award in the Color Vision Category.

Alex Reid, from Keville for Hair on Anne Street South, was awarded the Silver award in the same category, while Sinead Berrigan scooped the gold.

In the Creative Vision

category, Shauna Foreman and Nadine Walshe from House of Colour scooped the Silver and Bronze awards respectively.

Speaking on this year’s competition, Sinead O’Sullivan, education and events manager of Wella Ireland: “This is a huge accolade. There was fierce competition this year from amazing hairdressers throughout the country.

“The Wella Professionals TrendVision award is widely respected and not only recognises new talent, but encourages creativity at its finest. We wish the winners every success for the coming year.”

ALL ABOUT CLOTHES OF GREAT BEAUTY

&Other Stories

 EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

AHEAD of the & Other Stories Grafton Street opening this December, The Gazette previewed the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection.

Created in the Paris and Stockholm ateliers, this season’s collections feature a dark palette that is brought to life through shiny embellishments and pretty textures.

The Paris collection reflects the aesthetics of retro-futurism, which is a key inspiration throughout the season.

The Stockholm Atelier collection meanwhile conveys a sleek and precise

expression that is key for the current mood.

A date for the opening of the Dublin store – the first & Other Stories shop in Ireland – has not yet to be set, but it is likely it will be before Christmas.

It will replace the recently closed HMV on Grafton St, much to the delight of fashion lovers who can shop the brand online but have until now missed out on the beautiful store experience. & Other Stories is a member of the H&M family, along with COS, Monki, Weekday and Cheap Monday, and will offer women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear selections.

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INFERNO

Still flaming awful THE latest blockbuster based on Dan Brown’s work continues its big screen run. In Inferno (Cert 12A, 121 mins) Tom Hanks returns as a globetrotting historian supersleuth, and this time he’s trying to prevent a deadly plaque breaking out and wiping out half the world. It’s a tired plot that Inspector Morse would have sneered at – Inferno will just be hellishly dull for many viewers.

While Doctor Strange doesn’t quite have the same widespread recognition as other Marvel figures, this film does a great job of introducing him, and shaking things up

DOCTOR ... WHO? YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS CHARACTER, BUT YOU SOON WILL

Something Strange is afoot

A N O T H E R M a r ve l Cinematic Universe release, another review that comments on the studio’s well-worn cinematic formula.

D o c to r St ra n ge (Cert 12A, 115 mins), like all the MCU instalments before it, is fraught with the familiar beats, upbeat tone and signature brand of humour we’ve come to expect from Marvel.

While the studio’s “if it ain’t broke” approach has been steadily growing a little tired, Doctor Strange pushes the formula forward with a hallucinatory, mindbending blend of action and aesthetic unlike anything we’ve experienced on the big screen.

From the film’s earliest trailers, many have picked up on elements on Inception – indeed,

 MARTIN MACNAMARA

its impossible to miss its visual influence here.

H o w e v e r, D o c t o r Strange builds on the architecture-bending aesthetic of Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi film, incorporating action in such a way that will have audiences twisting their bodies into obtuse shapes to follow the flow of movement.

T his time around, Disney and Marvel have put their faith in Sinister director Scott Derrickson and assembled an unlikely, but brilliant, group of actors.

This may not be Mar-

vel’s most high-profile cast, but it’s certainly their most highbrow, featuring Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofar, and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton.

As an origin story, Doctor Strange echoes the studio’s trendsetting first feature, Iron Man, depicting a witty, arrogant genius who, after being struck by tragedy, learns the errors of his imperious ways – as well as gaining a few superpowers, naturally.

Cumberbatch plays Dr Stephen Strange; a brilliant surgeon whose life is drastically changed when a car crash horribly mangles his hands. When western medicine fails him, Strange travels east in search of a mysterious cure.

Along with the mystical secret to his recovery, Strange encounters an otherworldly battle with dark forces and must decide whether to return to his former life, or join Mordo (Ejiofar) and the Ancient One (Swinton) in saving the world from another case of imminent destruction.

Like Marvel’s other origin narratives, the story here is somewhat overshadowed by setup.

However, the leap from fact to fantasy in Doctor Strange is sudden and swift – in typical Marvel style, the narrative doesn’t get bogged down in realism and grit.

The studio trusts us to suspend our disbelief when watching a superhero movie (unlike a certain other cinematic

superhero universe) , and Doctor Strange is all the more enjoyable for it.

It’s odd that this cast, perhaps the most respected to grace the MCU, should appear in its most fantastical instalment.

Doctor Strange goes above and beyond the multi-dimensional fantasy of Thor, and everyone involved seems to be having a fantastic time with the out-there material.

T he beats may be familiar at this stage, but with that comes an expertly paced narrative replete with wonderfully dynamic action sequences and plenty of well-placed, punctuating moments of drama.

If it wasn’t for the genuinely innovative aesthetic and FX-driv-

en fight scenes, maybe Doctor Strange would stick a little too close to the borderline hackneyed formula – thankfully, we don’t have to worry about that.

Doctor Strange is the most visually innovative superhero movie yet, and perhaps the only one to genuinely benefit from a 3D-viewing.

Regrettably, Mads Mikkelson’s villain is a little underwhelming – with all the talk of “infinite multiverses” and “infinite dangers”, what’s really at stake in Doctor Strange often gets a little lost in the flood.

The trick here is to lose yourself with it and let the mind-boggling blend of action and aesthetic sweep you away.

Verdict: 8/10

STORKS

Wings it with the myth THE mysteries of where babies used to come from is solved with Storks (Cert G, 90 mins), which reveals how our feathered friends moved on from the baby-delivering business to packages instead. However, a mix-up at the factory sees one last baby to be delivered to its waiting family ... The animation is great, but the choppy editing and frentic scenes may leave some in a flap.

GIRL ON TRAIN Stays on track

EMILY Blunt brings some nervy energy to The Girl on the Train (Cert 15A, 112 mins), the film based on the bestselling book. Blunt is pretty decent in the role of a troubled commuter who may have witnessed something awful, and while the film ends up at a predictable destination, wobbling in a few places along the way, it’s rail-ly not that bad to ride along with for two hours.

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So what on earth is ‘VR’ when it’s at (your) home?

Whether lazily exploring the ocean depths, blasting through ferocious space battles, or experiencing a strikingly realised setting, the PS VR has a diverse and strong range of launch titles and experiences

REVIEW | SONY’S VR HEADSET FOR PLAYSTATION 4

It’s Virtually a whole new world  SHANE DILLON

Tech Editor

YES, that is indeed my good self over on the right, doing my best to try not to bump into the furniture.

Oh, I don’t mean the furniture in the living room at home, where I was trying out the PlayStation virtual reality headset (PS VR) in front of the TV – I mean the dusty and cobwebbed furniture in Lara Croft’s run-down manor, which I was gawping at as I put the PS VR through its paces.

(Note that you’ll find a quick refresher course on modern VR, and how the PS VR works, over in the panel on the right.)

Virtual reality (VR) finally burst properly into the public – and commercial – sphere this

year, with a number of VR sets looking to stake a claim in this bold new entertainment frontier.

Now that the tech has finally caught up with the dream, and the promise, VR has lots of potential uses to appeal to a consumer market, in everything from gaming (of course) to media consumption, education, training and tourism.

Sony are making arguably the first main assault on the home market with its mid-price, mid-range PS VR (€400 upwards; PlayStation 4 console extra) headset.

In this regard, the PS VR works, and it works very well indeed, despite a couple of caveats.

I tried a number of games and media browsing experiences, with similar results from them all, but

Controller, camera, headset and Move controllers – PS4 unit (required) not shown

turned to our tomb raiding friend, Lara Croft, for my most extensive testing of the PS VR headset (noting that VR experiences are tailored to what you’re doing, seeing or playing).

After all, her recently released PS4 game has some VR-enabled bonus content to try – a stroll through the run-down Croft manor, exploring and delving into her family’s past.

With the VR headset in place, I was able to walk around all over the manor, with the first seconds of use creating a real sensation of “Wow!” Looking around, with the view behaving as I expected it to as I looked behind me, tilted my head, peered ‘over’ bal-

cony edges and so on, created a tangible sense of immersion I’ve never experienced in a game.

It’s hard to tr uly describe the innate instinct to reach out and touch the damp stone, cold metal and pitted wood in the world passing by, or to duck in low doorways, as I felt a sense of tangible reality in ways that I’ve never experienced in a hundred firstperson-view games down the years.

That ‘being there’ experience was repeated in other titles I tried, such as being trapped in a lunatic’s kitchen, exploring a beautiful American national park, or blasting through a frentic

Busy failing his Daft Punk audition ... Tech/Games editor Shane Dillon tries out the PlayStation VR

wireframe game, and more.

In this regard, honestly, I have to say that I was – and am – very impressed by the PS VR tech. And now, those couple of caveats I mentioned earlier.

There’s no getting away from the fact that my eyes loved the experience – but my stomach, not so much, as I often felt queasy after each VR session.

Perhaps my eyes, brain and stomach were subconsciously arguing over the different signals they

were all being fed; still, I know many people are perfectly fine with VR. Although the headset works great, I didn’t find it particularly comfortable (then again, I also hate wearing headphones, so I’m not someone to put anything on my head at the best of times).

Ultimately, I was very impressed by the PS VR, and think it could be a real game-changer for some. So if you have the chance to try one – definitely do so, and see if it fits what you’re looking for in a VR headset.

VIRTUAL reality – or VR – has been around for decades – at least, its premise has – but it’s only in the past couple of years that VR has become an affordable, practical reality, with 2016 seeing several VR headsets and tech reaching the market.

Although unique in its own right, the workings of the PS VR headset and system are straightforward enough.

A camera connected to your PlayStation 4 sits at your TV set, and tracks your head (and hand) movements, with the light sensors on the headset and controller(s) helping to locate you, what you’re doing, and adjust what you see accordingly.

For example, as you look at the small screens inside the headset (a little like raising binoculars to your eyes), if you turn your head left, the headset adjusts the view to match that view, while the controllers – whether a standard PS4 controller, or the Move controller – move you around, or let you interact with the world.

In this way, VR can help to really place you ‘in’ the scene, whether in a virtual world while gaming, or watching real footage shot with increasingly common 360-degree cameras, letting you look all about you.

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FastSport OLD BELVEDERE KNOCKS RAILWAY OFF TRACK: RAILWAY Union let slip another lead, the fourth time they have lost from a winning position this season, going down 17-12 away to Old Belvedere in women’s rugby’s All-Ireland League.

Out-half Nikki Caughey’s first half try and another, this time from tighthead Katie O’Dwyer, had the visitors two points up.

They were still leading with ten minutes to go when they conceded a penalty. Ireland star Nora Stapleton opted to kick for touch instead of going for the posts, and from the resulting lineout, the pack drove within a metre of the Railway line before hooker Jennie Finlay managed to crash over.

Stapleton converted from far out on the left hand side to put five points between the sides. Despite severe pressure, Old Belvedere stood firm for a victory that sees them three points behind UL as the league takes a week off.

BASKETBALL: RAHENY CLUB GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

KUBS sweep to Super win over Eanna  KARL GRAHAM sport@dublingazette.com

KUBS BC recorded their first win of the season as they defeated Comercial.ie Eanna 72-65 in the Hula Hoops Men’s National Cup at Greendale last weekend.

The game was a tight affair with the score tied on 50 points going into the final quarter but it

was the Dublin 5 natives who got the better of their Southside rivals.

Brian Edwards and Kevin Foley put in standout performances – scoring 23 and 20 points respectively.

Head Coach Mark Ingle revealed after the game how happy he was to finally get their first victory.

“It is never easy. We

hadn’t had a win yet because we are a new team coming together and we have a lot of young players in our squad. We have eight players under 22 years of age and with me coming in as a new coach, it is about gelling them into a team.

“We will look at the tape and see what we can improve on. They had a

KUBS in action against Eanna last weekend.

great start with a lot of good shots so we have to try and cut down on them shots. If we play with the intensity of that second half, I’ll be happy enough.

There were also wins for UCD Marian, Templeogue and DCU Saints in the cup over the weekend.

Ingle also tasted victory the following day when he led DCU Mercy to a 78-51 win over the NUIG Mystics in the Women’s Super League at the DCU Complex.

The win was their second of the season after three games and was aided by 24 points from Sarah Fairbanks.

It proved a tough week-

end for the Mystics as they were forced to play Mercy less than 24 hours after defeating Singleton Supervalu Brunell.

Ingle was equally as delighted to pick up a win for his women’s side.

“I’m feeling happy now that we have won. It is a new team so we are still trying to put some stuff together but we are getting better week by week.

“We didn’t start off the season well against Meteors and we’ve got them again on Sunday in the cup so we probably needed this game.

“I know they played last night and they were probably tired in the second half but we played

well enough to win comfortably.”

With a new squad being assembled, Ingle believes that as the players get to know each other they will continue to get better and better.

“I think it is the fact that we have seven players from our underage teams making their debuts at Superleague level and we have the two scholars over from America, as well as Aisling Sullivan coming from Killester so it is new for everyone.

Elsewhere, Pyrobel Killester beat Meteors and Courtyard Liffey Celtics lost out to UCC Glanmire.

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Dubliner Niall Murray on the rampage. Picture: Tony Todd

DUBLINER Niall Murray added another major win to his rapidly growing collection when he scored his second victory in four years in the final of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, He took the chequered flag a comfortable 3.7 seconds ahead of Britain’s Scott Malvern, who started the race from pole position.

Earlier, these two had each won a semi-final with Malvern getting the advantage on the grid because his winning speed was

faster than Murray’s. However, once the race got under way, the Irishman showed his class and pulled away from his rival.

Already this year, the 21-yearold Dubliner has won the British Formula Ford title by a huge margin and taken the Martin Donnelly Trophy race at Kirkistown earlier this month.

As a result of his British Championship win, he has qualified for the shootout stage of the Mazda Road to Indy programme which carries a $200,000 prize of a drive in the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, pow-

ered by Mazda.

Sixteen year-old Jordan Dempsey from Mullingar was the next best Irish finisher in the Festival Final, driving the Sport Ireland/ Motorsport Ireland car to ninth place at his first attempt at the end of season race meeting.

Double European Touring Car Rallycross champion Derek Tohill was the clear winner at Mondello Park yesterday in his Parts for Cars Fiesta, finishing well clear of the opposition in both the Supercar Final and the main race of the day, the Super Final.

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GAZETTE

Marathon man Mark on awareness mission

FASTSport

Clondalkin man tells JAMES HENDICOTT why his 120th marathon on Bank Holiday Monday will feature a sleeping bag, a monkey hat, a tracksuit and strong messages of hope MARK CONLON, who will reach an astonishing 120 full-length marathons should he successfully complete the course in Dublin on Sunday – will represent one of the more unusual distance-running stories pounding Dublin’s streets for the annual city mega-run on bank holiday Monday.

Based in Clondalkin, Conlon ran a single marathon in 2008 and another in 2009, got the bug and has gone on to clock up some fantastic feats in the sport, not least two intensely demanding marathon series sessions.

The first saw him complete 26.2 miles ten times in ten days, and the second bettering that by running ten more marathons in just five days.

A former marine, Conlon’s latest outing is inspired by a story from Dublin’s pre-race expo a couple of years ago.

“After the expo I was having a pint with a couple of American tourists, and a guy ran past covered in a sleeping bag and soaking wet,” Conlon told GazetteSport. “I went out and gave him some money for a hostel and to get a new sleeping bag.”

Since returning from serving abroad, the Clondalkin-based athlete has been heavily affected by the extent of Dublin’s homeless crisis, and is running his latest race in aid of the Simon Community.

Having fundraised for Pieta House during previous events, this time he’s focusing on awareness instead. A lot of the inspiration for his race comes from that one moment.

“I’ll be running draped in a sleeping bag covered in messages from the Simon Community, wearing a monkey hat and tracksuit” Conlon

Mark Conlon is on course to complete his 120th marathon

explains. “It’s really an awareness raising exercise. The Dublin Marathon gets a huge crowd and if some of them act on what they see, that will make it worthwhile.

“There’s a huge problem with homelessness in Dublin, as we all know. I think part of the problem is with shelters. Some people are scared to go into them.

“I’d like to see separate shelters for women and children, and separate shelters for drug users and alcoholics. The winter is an incredibly difficult time for these people and it’s obviously very difficult for them not to be able to use the facilities. I don’t see any reason not to provide more services.

“Even for the average person to go out there with soup, sandwiches or warm clothes makes a difference. Some people don’t like handing over

money for whatever reason, but people have died on our streets and little things make a real difference.”

Despite having more opportunities to do so than most, Conlon has yet to fail to complete a marathon. His one DNF came at an overnight 100-mile race in Wicklow, where he was forced to pull out

around fuelling, clothes and self-preservation.

Conlon deals with his marathon pains by cooling down in the sea for 20 minutes and easing back in the next morning, but recommends less abrasive remedies for the newcomer: “Get your gear setup properly. Wear old clothes to the start line that you

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‘The Dublin marathon gets a huge crowd and if some act on what they see, it will be worthwhile’ - Mark Conlon

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at the halfway mark having lost a toenail.

He admits, though, that the races don’t really get any easier and points to grit and determination as essential factors in any marathon finish. “I have good days and bad days,” he tells us. “This won’t be one of my faster marathons, for obvious reasons.”

Having run so many marathons and with the time for Dublin training long since passed, Conlon identifies some things runners can do to make life easier on the day.

“Don’t go off too fast” is a key tip: after so many races, Conlon’s become adept at spotting runners who “could be half an hour in front of you, and end up lying on the ground with a few miles to go because they go off too quickly.”

Other essentials are

can then throw away [in Dublin, they’re also given to the homeless]. Eat a lot of carbs in the week before the race, but something normal for you the night before.

“Take sports gels on the way around. Get an early night the night before, and when it gets hard, that’s when to keep going. If you freeze up, just run slowly for a while and eat a gel and your legs will come back.”

Of all the runners taking to the street for the city event - “the best marathon I’ve done, because of the support” - Conlon should know what it takes.

The Marathon Club Ireland athlete will be donating his medal to the Simon Community in a presentation case, complete with messages of hope for the future. In his 120th 42km run, he’ll be doing his own small part.

Buser ends Pembroke’s Irish Senior Cup dream BALLSBRIDGE side Pembroke were edged out of the Irish Senior Cup by Lisnagarvey 3-2 to fall at the first round stage.

It earned the Ulster side a huge tie with another Dublin side, Monkstown, in the second round of the competition – hockey’s oldest club tournament in the world – in a repeat of last year’s final.

Twice Pembroke had come back from a goal down, Alan Sothern and Maurice Elliott counteracting efforts from Andy Williamson – a corner for 1-0 at half-time – and Daniel Nelson.

But Daniel Buser converted his stroke with four minutes remaining, though, to win the day and a home date with Monkstown on December 3.

Another eye-catching second round tie is Banbridge’s tie with Three Rock Rovers. Rathfarnham’s Rovers – with a 7-1 win over NICS – were the highest scorers in the first round which went pretty much to the form book. Luke Madeley and Ben Walker both scored a brace.

UCD eased to a 4-1 win over Rathgar while Corinthian beat Raphoe on the same scoreline.

Mossley were too good for Blackrock’s Avoca in a 3-0 result.

In the Leinster league derby, YMCA came from a goal down against Clontarf to win 3-1, Thom Ritchie, Rob Anderson and Jamie Tobin doing the damage.

John Mullins missed an early stroke but atoned for the miss when he scored from play as the Bulls had the best of the first half with Andrew Poynter giving their attack an extra focal point while goalkeeper David Lawless made his debut.

But YM had much more of the play in the second half and got level from the spot via Ritchie and they never looked back. Their reward is a tough away trip to meet Cork C of I. In the other ties in the second round draw, Railway Union enter the competition with an away date at Mossley; Annadale meet Instonians in a tasty Ulster derby; Corinthian’s hosting of Glenanne has a similar interest to it, pitting an ambitious provincial league side against a currently out of sorts national league side. UCD will fancy their chances at Kilkenny.

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SPORT

FASTSport

SOCCER: BELFIELDERS SWEEP PAST THE CHALLENGE OF TRIBESMEN

Wayside through in Inter WAYSIDE Celtic came from a goal down late in the day to nick a place in the FAI Intermediate Cup third round thanks to a 3-2 extra time win over Verona.

In a full-blooded encounter, the Blanch side went ahead early on when Ian Croft played in Danny Giffney to fire into the bottom corner.

Wayside levelled via Peter Durrad who drilled past Sean Fogarty for 1-1 but the Dublin 15 side were back on top when Ray Kearns his a screamer into the top corner.

But Ray Whelehan, pictured, popped up with the all important equaliser with just a few minutes left of normal time, breaking through a couple of tackles before scoring.

Soon after, Giffney was shown a second yellow card and Wayside took advantage in extra time when substitute Alan Pratt popped up with the winner.

James Gill Trust hosts golf day at Grange GC THE JAMES Gill memorial trust will host a golf tournament on October 28 from 10.30am to 1.30pm in Grange Golf Club on the Grange Road.

Teams of four cost €240 for a team of four which includes golf and lunch for the day.

Tee sponsorship is also available from €100 and you can book a place at the event by contacting 087 238 7920.

The trust itself is in on honour of James Gill who passed away in May 2013 at the age of 20 from a rare form of liver cancer.

The charity aims

to raise funds to help others affected with cancer and has donated €30,000 toward a chill-out room in St Vincent’s Hospital along with €15,000 each to Sligo hospital and a hospice in Sligo for machinery and sofa beds.

The fund was originally set up to try and raise €80,000 to send James to America for treatment of Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma, a form of cancer that has affected just 200 people in the world.

He was never able to make the trip to America but when he was alive, he requested that the fund be put to open a room for teenagers and young adults to chill out from the wards they were placed in.

UCD celebrate during their SSE Airtricity Under-19 league final win over Galway United. Picture: Tom Beary

UCD’s Power-ful victory

SSE UNDER-19 FINAL

UCD 4 Galway United 1  sport@dublingazette.com

UCD lifted the SSE Airtricity League U19 trophy with a dominant display over Galway United at the UCD Bowl.

A brace from Simon Power and goals from Rober t Manley and Conor Crowley sealed a 4-1 victory, after Galway’s Robert Spelman converted a second-half penalty.

UCD were dominant from the start and it paid off in the 18th minute as a move started and fin-

ished by Conor Crowley put UCD ahead.

Crowley found space 25 yards out to drill a pass into Power who flicked the ball towards Robert Manley who was able to play in the on-rushing Crowley to finish into the bottom corner.

Johnny Glynn’s Galway took time to recover from the early set-back but almost drew level just past the half-hour.

T h e p owe r f u l J o s h Marvesley turned UCD defender Darragh Corcoran to drive a low cross into the path of Jessi Devers but his first-time effort went narrowly past the right-hand post.

HOCKEY HEROES Leinster end Ulster’s interprovincial reign LEINSTER claimed the Under-18 schoolgirl’s interprovincial title last weekend in Cork with their 2-1 win over Ulster proving the crucial result, adding to wins over Connacht and the South East.

The side featured a large number of players with local connections including Ballinteer twins Niamh and Michelle Carey, Loreto Beaufort’s Grace McLoughlin and Katie Fearon, St Kilian’s Nina Heisterkamp and Mount Anville’s Niamh Gowing, Natasha Twomey and Kate O’Horan.

A minute later, UCD should have extended their lead when Galway United keeper Kevin Horgan spilled Crowley’s effort but Gareth Coughlan put the ball over the top from six yards out.

Just after the break, UCD extended their lead as Josh Collins’ ball found Robert Manley free on the left side of the area and he coolly converted.

Galway almost responded straight away as Gary Kinneen’s goalbound shot was blocked but the Tribesmen did get back in the game in the 58th minute.

Kinneen was fouled on the edge of the area

by Kevin Coffey and Spelman stepped up to turn the penalty home, in off the post.

Four minutes later, any hope of a Galway United comeback were extinguished with a moment of magic from Power. He drove down the lef t and turned inside Mikey Whelan to rifle his shot into the top corner.

With 20 minutes remaining, UCD made sure of the win when Power was found on the left side of the area by Coughlan and he slid the ball home for his

second of the game.

It capped an excellent season for the students who ended the regular season in the southern section of the league campaign eight points behind Cork City with 14 wins out of 18.

It earned a quarterfinal spot where Derry City were beaten 1-0 while Cork bowed out at the hands of Finn Harps.

UCD followed up with a 2-1 success against the Donegal side to earn their place in the final against Galway who finished fourth in the southern section of the league.

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GAZETTE

CAMOGIE GLORY

Olaf’s Under-14s land second title in a week

CLUB NOTICEBOARD NAOMH OLAF

NAOMH Olaf’s Under-14 girls added the

camogie shield title to the football championship they won the week before.

They got the better of Naomh Maur in Rush 5-5 to 3-7 after extra time after normal time had ended 3-4 to 2-7. But Olaf’s went on to dominated the second half of extra time and eventually ran out as fourpoint winners, allowing Julie Grimes to lift the trophy.

THE minor A footballers drew with Na

the squad by adding the U-14 camogie

Fianna on Sunday; final score Naomh

shield to the football championship

Olaf 2-11 Na Fianna 1-14.

won last Sunday. They defeated St

In the senior football B championship, we lost out to a stronger Cuala side on Sunday at home 2-14 to 1-7.

HURLING: KEY DUNBAR SAVES SEAL DEAL FOR KILMACUD

Maurs in Rush.

Congratulations to Roisin MacLoughlin and the Dublin camogie

The senior football promotion semi-

team on a great win in Aberdeen in the

final playoff between Naomh Olaf and

international camogie/shinty match

Clann Mhuire is at 12.30pm on Satur-

versus Scotland.

day at home. The U-16 hurlers lost

Big Halloween night planned for

out to a stronger Clontarf side in the

Naomh Olaf on Sunday next. Music

championship final at the weekend.

next Sunday at 7.30/8pm. Fancy dress

The U-14 girls capped a great week for

and fun.

KILMACUD CROKES

CONGRATULATIONS to the U-16A hurl-

Hard luck to the U-14A footballers

ers and the U-14A camogie who both

who lost their league final to Castle-

won their respective championships

knock.

over the weekend.

Hard luck to the U-15A camogie team who lost their championship 3-11 to 2-3 to Lucan Sarsfields.

Hard luck to the U-16A ladies footballers who lost their Division 1 championship final to Ballyboden on Sunday.

The senior A hurlers will have their championship final against Cuala on Saturday at 3pm in Parnell Park.

Thanks to all who supported the fun run/walk ladies football fundraiser on Saturday.

A great crowd turned out.

Well done to the AHL6 team who drew

For more info and updates check

with Na Fianna 0-14 to 1-11 in their final

out the club website at Kilmacud-

league game.

crokes.com.

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S

Kilmacud Crokes Under-16 hurlers celebrate their success. Picture: Steven Dagg

Crokes claim latest laurels over Whitehall

U-16A HURLING FINAL

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KILMACUD Crokes won the latest battle in their already long-running war with Whitehall Colmcilles to land the Dublin Under16A county hurling title at Parnell Park last weekend.

These teams have faced each other in several league finals and county championship finals over the years, but this in no way lessened the intensity and ferocity of this latest instalment in the Northside Southside bat-

tle for supremacy at this age group.

It was an entertaining game from beginning to end with little to divide the teams as the fourpoint margin could easily have been smaller, especially in a late surge of pressure.

Tadhg Dunbar, playing in goals for Kilmacud, pulled off at least two saves worthy of mention, requiring lightning reflexes to keep his team ahead by a margin.

The full-back line for Kilmacud helped in keeping the clean sheet with a tough battle against some outstanding Whitehall

forwards. From the half back line, Mark Grogan scored a sensational goal mid-way through the first half.

He broke loose from several tackles around the halfway line and kept slicing through the defence.

As it opened up for him, he gathered speed on his way to delivering Crokes’ first goal.

Half forward Alex Hatt and Niall Comerford had two apiece despite pressure being applied by an impressive Whitehall defence.

Eddie Gibbons had an impressive tally of one goal and six points as the

ever-reliable free taker delivered from the penalty line for the goal and from four frees.

Crokes’ substitutions at half time proved effective as Fionn O’Cealaigh delivered two excellent points and Anthony Quinn finished a lovely move with several intricate pieces of interplay being rewarded with an excellent finish.

In the end, there was not a huge margin between the teams and an excellent display by both sides continues the rivalry between these great teams to progress on to minor level next year.

CONGRATULATIONS to our U-15 hurl-

Well, pop along to our main fundrais-

ers, current county champions, on

er of the year in Shelbourne Park on

winning the double with their win in

November 4. Please support with tick-

the Division One league final. Well done

ets available from your club mentors

to all involved.

or contacts. Sponsorship options also

Congratulations to the ladies U-16 Division 1 championship winners as they overcame Kilmacud Crokes with a scoreline of 3-10 to 1-4.

available. Log on to www.bodengaa.ie for more information.

The Ballyboden St Enda’s calendar is back. Yes – we are looking for your

There was no winner of this week’s

photos from the 2016 season. If you

lotto jackpot; match first three win-

have photos of supporters, players,

ner was Kathleen Grace, Marion

management and even your pets

Grove, Rathfarnham, D16.

dressed up in Ballyboden St Enda’s

Congratulations to our U-13 camo-

gear, we want to see them. Send a high

gie girls who won their champion-

resolution photo to sineadryanme-

ship final with a scoreline of 4-4 to 1-7

dia@gmail.com with your name and

against St Jude’s.

who is in the picture. Deadline is Fri-

Do you fancy a night at the dogs?

day, October 28.

WANDERERS NO LOTTO winner. Numbers drawn

Our annual end of season party and

were 6, 9 and 30; €25 goes to Shannon

awards night takes place on Friday,

Hane (x2), Paul Daly, Jim Hallowed. The

December 2 in the Merry Ploughboy.

jackpot next week is €2,700.

Tickets cost €25 and include a three-

We would like to express our sym-

course meal and music and entertain-

pathies to Niall and the Flaherty Fam-

ment for the night. Please contact any

ily on the passing of his brother Brian.

committee member for tickets.

And to our chairman John, and his wife

For information on joining our

Carmel on the passing of her father,

league winning men’s team, please

Lauri. Ar dheis De go raibh a n-anam.

contact Stephen on 086 048 3979 and

We are running a foundation level coaching course on Monday, Novem-

for the ladies, please contact Louise on 086 8333587.

ber 21 and Tuesday, November 22.

The nursery for 4-7 year olds is now

Please contact pro@wanderersgaa.

on in St Columba’s College on Saturday

ieto to book a place or for further

mornings at 10.30am; please contact

information.

Fergal on 087 6213142 for more details.

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MARINE MARATHON MAN: HIGHER LEARNING: UCD land national Under-19 title THE Mark Conlon’s 120th 26.2 mile with superb final victory over Galway at Belfield P30 effort set to be extra special P29

Baking up a storm Kilmacud Crokes are looking to win their Dublin senior hurling championship third title since 2012. Picture: Diarmuid O’Gallchobhair

Kilmacud Crokes boss Ollie Baker pitting his wits against Cuala’s Mattie Kenny in a Dublin senior hurling championship final battle of the recent county Titans

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sport@dublingazette.com

KILMACUD Crokes’ manager Ollie Baker will hope they can carry the dominant form of the knockout phases of the Dublin senior hurling championship final on Saturday [Parnell Park, 3pm].

Crokes crushed Craobh Chiarain 3-11 to 1-6 before running up a 2-19 to 0-13 semi-final win over O’Toole’s en route to the final but know reigning champions Cuala are a different beast altogether.

Indeed, the two sides drew in the group stages of this year’s SHC and Baker says he has huge respect for the southside rivals ahead of a tie that is the talk of the city.

“There’s a bit of flavour, a bit of spice,” Baker

told GazetteSport. “Both sides are attacking sides who play the game the right way which is a trend in hurling. We play an open style that’s developed from school age up but we won’t be able to measure this side against the earlier [Dublin title winning] ones until we see what they do on Saturday.”

Having taken the Dublin title in 2012 and 2014, Crokes might see the even years as an omen, and Baker assures their attitude will be “just go for it,” with “the aim of getting to the final set from the start of the season; there are only 32 of these around the country and it’s every player’s dream.

“This is what players play for. The quality Cuala have is notable at every level. We’ll be looking to be very disciplined. Rhey have a fantastic free taker in David Treacy who’s shown

he’s capable of scoring from 70, 80 yards.”

Baker was quick to dismiss Cuala’s comfortable league win over Crokes earlier this season, arguing “it’s a totally different competition, and I don’t think either side will be thinking too much about that.

“These players are very familiar with each other, a lot of them would have gone to school together.

“Friendships will be put on hold for the duration of the match, but whoever wins, they’ll deserve the congratulations they’ll get at full time.”

Crokes do, however, seem to be painting themselves as slight underdogs. Baker mentions that “Cuala are the best” but feels Crokes have prepared well.

“We dedicate the entire summer to getting

ourselves ready, not playing so many matches,” he explains. “Then they all come along at once, with four in five weeks. We’re likely to be missing Mark Murphy, our full-back, who was injured in the [dominant, 2-19 to 0-13] semi-final win over O’Toole’s.

“It’s a physical battle, and while the scorelines on our way to the final might look like we’ve been comfortable, we feel like we’ve been tested,” Baker concludes.

“There are a lot of good teams in Dublin.

We’ve got points at the right times to get here but despite looking comfortable it’s not been easy. It’s a 20-man game now and we have great strength coming off the bench, but so does every team at the top of the Dublin game.

“We’re expecting an intense battle, and our focus is 100% on Saturday.”