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Nation grieves as hero crew lost off the coast EMMA NOLAN
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Captain Dara Fitzpatrick
SOUTH Dublin is mourning the loss of “unforgettable hero” Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, who tragically lost her life while on board the coast guard helicopter which
crashed this week. The Kilternan native was one of four crewmembers on board the helicopter, Rescue 116, which went down off the coast of Mayo on Tuesday. Its pilot and commander, Capt Fitzpatrick (45) had
bravely saved lives for more than two decades on search and rescue missions. A loving mother with a three-year-old son, Fionn, Capt Fitzpatrick and her crew had been providing top cover for another coast
guard helicopter, Rescue 118, that was performing a medical evacuation off the coast of Mayo. Rescue 116 was returning to base when it fell out of contact and a search operation got under way. Continued on Page 5
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STEPASIDE | LOCALS CONFIDENT GARDA FACILITY WILL REOPEN
Station saga looks set for a happy conclusion EMMA NOLAN IN WHAT locals are hailing as a victory, Stepaside Garda Station (right) looks set to reopen following an announcement by Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald. The station closed down four years ago on Tuesday, and locals now say that they can “sleep easy” in the knowledge that its reopening look assured. Speaking to The Gazette, local shopkeeper Des Kennedy said: “It’s generally rumoured that the station will be reopened and that’s good news for all of us. “I think this will put locals at ease because in spite of the fact that sta-
tistics are saying that the crime rate in the area is reduced, there is a vast amount of crime in the area that is unreported.” One of Minister Shane Ross’s main demands for entering government last year was that the station be reopened, and now Minister Fitzgerald has announced the report on Garda stations would be completed in May. “This is an operational matter for An Garda Siochana,” the Minister for Justice said. “I expect to have a final report in May.” Speaking to The Gazette after the announcement, Minister Ross said: “It is just a year since Antoinette Cunningham, vice-
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president of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, said that since the station’s closure, ‘There has been a significant increase in crime in the area ... We were against the closure of Stepaside in the first place, and we believe that’s one such example where it could be
reopened’.” Minister Ross said that he is now “very confident” that the report this May will conclude that Stepaside Garda Station must reopen. He added: “This result will reflect the considerable effort and tireless campaigning by the people of the area to make their streets safe again.” The news has gained criticism nationwide as Minister Ross has been accused of “parish-pump politics” and of just look-
ing after his own constituency. However, locals maintain that crime has risen in the area since the station’s closure, leaving the area vulnerable. Des Kennedy said that it is not a case of parishpump politics. He said: “Only for Shane Ross we would have never gotten the issue on the floor of the Dail – he has been immense help to us. “All of our local political representatives here have been pushing for the reopening of the station.” Deputy Catherine Martin (GP) told The Gazette that she would urge critics to “look at the evidence”. She said: “Our community has been suffering since the closure of this station ... I feel that the report will present the evidence that Stepaside Garda Station deserves to be reopened.”
Success is a cert for technicians
GETTING ready to dispense the benefits of their training, Tina Adams, Abbey Healthcare Pharmacy, Dun Laoghaire; Sinead Askins, Haven Pharmacy, Brennans Ballyboden; and Emer Hart, Park Pharmacy, Cabinteely held up their certs as they graduated with an Edexcel Pharmacy Services Diploma at a graduation ceremony held in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham recenty, marking the conclusion of their hard work in a comprehensive two-year course.
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A sparkling way to help support children’s hospice WITH gift shopping for Mother’s Day in many minds right now, an online jewellery store is providing a sparkling way to find a gift and also help the Leopardstown-based LauraLynn Children’s Hospice at the same time. Set up by Philip Marks following the death in 2007 of his daughter, Lauryn Rose, the Irish-brand website (https://laurynrose.com) carries a wide range of jewellery to suit all tastes and budgets – and also supports a cause close to the hearts of people all across Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and beyond: LauraLynn Children’s Hospice. Some 10% of the site’s profits, and 10% of the Think Of Me collection’s sales, are donated to the hospice. Brand ambassador Caroline McElroy, from Lauryn Rose Jewellery, is pictured donating €5,000 to Sarah Meagher, of LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, thanks to funds raised so far from the site.
Call to scrap ‘outdated reference’ to women’s role
THE reference to women’s role within the home should be removed from the Constitution, according to a local TD. Deputy Josepha Madigan (FG) wants any mention of women’s role within the home removed from the Constitution and has called for a referendum on the issue. She said this is “long overdue”, and added: ““It is not for the Constitution to define our place – rather, women in modern Ireland are today carving out their own places in society. I would like to see this anachronistic article consigned to history.”
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ST PATRICK’S DAY | YOUR TWO-MINUTE GUIDE TO GOINGS-ON AROUND THE CAPITAL ON FRIDAY
AENGUS O’HANLON
WHEREVER you are in Dublin this St Patrick’s Day, the craic won’t be far off. Tis tradition after all, so it is, to be sure. The traditional parade will go down a treat as always, and there’s even been talk of a warm day turning up for a laugh. So as you don’t miss out on at least some of the action, we’ve put together a two-minute guide to goings-on around the county on the Greenest Day of all. From a diddly-aye day out in Swords, the fireworks at Tallaght Stadium, to meeting the snakes our patron saint banished to Dublin Zoo, we’ve got you covered. More or less. TOWN: The whole place will be green and everything will look great. The GPO, the Four Courts, the Dail, the Guinness Factory. Green as Kermit the lot of them. The world-famous parade starts at the northern corner of Parnell Square at midday. It makes its way down O’Connell Street, winds past Trinity and up Dame St before finishing up at St Patrick’s Cathedral around 2pm. Dublin Zoo are having a special family event from 12-4 which the children will love. There’ll be face-painting, leprechauns and fairies floating around, lots of fun activities and special zookeeper talks will run throughout the day. And then there’s the animals! FINGAL: The north county is a parade lover’s paradise – they’re everywhere! The biggest is in Swords from 11:30am, and then there’s
GO GREEN the Rush parade (13:00), Lusk (13:30), Balbriggan (2pm), Skerries and Blanch (both 3pm). Swords Castle will host the Castle Fleadbh from 1-5pm so if a traditional festival of music, dance and merriment is your thing, you know where to be. SOUTH COUNTY: The Clondalkin Parade gets bigger and better by the year. Get down to the stage area at Tuthills car park for live music from 2pm, before the parade starts a half hour later. Lucan’s parade begins at Tesco Hillcrest at 3pm and
heads into the village for the annual feast of festivities. The council has organised a celebration day at Tallaght Stadium from 4pm. TV star Brian Ormond will MC the event, which will see performances from a plethora of fine local talent including the Tallaght Youth Band, Dizzy Feet Dance Co and more. And then, to top it all off, there’s FIREWORKS! DLR: There’s plenty going on around Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. One of the highlights has to be the Leprechaun Chase in Blackrock. It gets starts at midday,
and heaps more fun stuff is promised throughout the day in the village, thanks to great work from the Blackrock Business Network. The Stepaside parade is always a great day out, while Dundrum Town Centre is having a mini festival with traditional music and facepainters galore, and you’ll never guess what colour the Mill Pond is at the moment. If you feel like a nice briskwalk, the 12th annual Harbour to Harbour walk from Dun Laoghaire to Howth (or vice versa) is a fantastic day out and a brilliant way to view our wonderful city. The Dublin Port Company are kindly sponsoring the event this year and will host the ‘Halfway Hooley’ at Berth 18. GETTING AROUND Luas: The Red Line bears the brunt of inevitable disruptions on Friday. Trams will only run between Smithfield and Tallaght/Saggart from 10:30 to 14:30, or until the parade is over, so don’t be rushing to Connolly for no good reason. And as with the bus and trains tomorrow, Sunday’s timetables apply (meaning trams leave town every 12-15 minutes from 7am until 23:30). Bus: There are several diversions in place on routes between today and Sunday because of goings on in town. The Nightlink will run from Thursday to Saturday. DART: Trains operate a Sunday service on Paddy’s Day and both Tara St and Docklands are out of action until 4pm. There’s no service between Newbridge/Hazelhatch/Grand Canal dock.
For a full list of events running over the weekend, visit www.stpatricksfestival.ie
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The one and only Pippa O’Connor
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Fourth parade is promising to be the best yet AISLING KENNEDY
Julia and Karen Fitzpatrick
THE fourth St Patrick’s Day parade in Stepaside will begin at noon this Friday, and this year’s Grand Marshall at the parade is Dublin Senior football player David Byrne, from Naomh Olaf GAA Club. David will lead the parade from Belarmine roundabout, along Enniskerry Road and up through the village. As part of this year’s celebrations, there will be events for small children in the village car parks, as well as street entertainers, stilt walkers and facepainting fun, as well as lots of food available for all the spectators.
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PEOPLE | LOCAL IN TOP MODEL CONTEST
Suzy’s hoping to impress on the London catwalk AISLING KENNEDY SUZY Blunden (26) from Sandyford is one of the main finalists in the Top Model UK 2017 competition which will be held in London this weekend. Suzy will compete in the over-25s category on Saturday, March 18 and will take part in three separate rounds – a ballgown round, a swimsuit round, and another round in which a model gets to wear a different fashion style. She spoke to The Gazette this week and said she was excited to travel over to London for the competition, explaining how she was whittled down to the final. “I applied for the competition back in December and I got an email to
say I’d been chosen for an interview. I flew over to London and they chose people then that day for the different categories in the competition. “Next there was a coaching and modelling bootcamp in January
where they showed us tips for the catwalk and how to model certain looks. And then, last week, I flew over to London for rehearsals and the fittings.” As part of the competition, there are a number of awards which are decided by a panel of judges and there is also a public vote award. The public vote award allows the public to vote for their favourite model and to donate to the Top Model UK 2017 chosen charity at the same time, which this year is Children with Cancer UK, with all money from the public vote award going to the charity. The Sandyford beauty will travel over to London with her parents and her sister this weekend – best of luck, Suzy!
Pippa pops up in Dundrum for a denim good shopping experience at a new store
PIPPA O’Connor took time out from her busy schedule to give a warm welcome to everyone attending the official opening of her POCO by Pippa bespoke pop up denim store in Dundrum Town Centre recently, where hubby Brian Ormond and lots of friends, fashionistas and shoppers were happy to explore her range of denims. The popular model, socialite and social media leader was in great form, exchanging ideas and talking about all things style-related at the busy opening, with POCO by Pippa proving a hit with all. Pictures: Brian McEvoy
Road closures The Enniskerry Road will be closed from Tthe Golden Ball to the junction with Burrow Road, while Kilgobbin Road will be closed from its junction with Ballyogan Road from noon until 5pm. Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) told The Gazette: “We have made a big effort to ensure everyone can enjoy the event and will have a limited number of tiered seating in the village to ensure our senior residents can view the parade in comfort. “This will be a day to showcase all that is so good about the area and an opportunity for us to meet up with friends.” Cllr McCarthy is also looking for some marshal volunteers for the parade. Responsibilities of a street marshal include ensuring that the parade viewers are safe and that they are having a good time. There will be a briefing at 11.45am in The Step Inn on the morning of the parade. If you are available to be a street marshal, contact Cllr McCarthy at LMcCar thy@ cllr.dlrcoco.ie.
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RESCUE 116 | KILTERNAN CAPTAIN, CREW LOST IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Shocked tributes as nation mourns crash Continued from Page 1
Above: One of the widespread social media tributes to Capt Fitzpatrick; right: the Tricolor flown at half mast in Dun Laoghaire in tribute to the crew of Rescue 116
Capt Fitzpatrick is survived by Fionn, her three sisters, her brother, and her parents. In a moving statement, her family said they are “so proud” of Capt Fitzpatrick, and of “her work and all she has done to save the lives of others over the years”. It added: “We are completely heartbroken and we pray for the recovery of the other three crew.” As a well-known face in Kilternan, the community is in shock at the loss of its local, friend and neighbour. Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) told The Gazette: “The community are
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‘Dara the pilot was incredible, kind, patient and inspiring for all the boys, girls & leaders alike. Unforgettable hero.’
---------------------------------------Tributes to the lost crew have been pouring out on social media. Knocklyon mum Geraldine Farren’s post sums up the city and nation’s mood - it is made all the more poignant as local Beavers met the crew just last week (right)
grieving with the Fitzpatrick family. It’s a very sad loss of life, but Dara died doing what she loved doing.” A former student of
Muckross College in Donnybrook, Capt Fitzpatrick’s sister, Niamh Fitzpatrick, said that her sister was “selfless and caring”. Wr i t i n g o n s o c i a l
media, she said: “My brave sister, Capt Dara Fitzpatrick, lost her life in the Rescue 116 crash. We are devastated. Please pray for recovery of the three
remaining crew.” On Morning Ireland, she said: “Dara is all about family – I can’t bring myself to say ‘was’ yet.” Tributes have been pouring in for Capt Fitzpatrick, who was described as “incredible, kind, patient and inspiring”. A former coast guard colleague, Jim Griffin, said: “Dara was an exceptional lady; she was assertive, elegant, a very calm presence.” The search for the remaining Rescue 116 crewmembers – Paul Ormsby, Mark Duffy and Ciaran Smith – was ongoing at the time of going to print.
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Out and About
The stage is set for a rockin’ good show W
ITH only days left to their big show, Kimacud Musical Society members were busy with rehearsals for their performance of All Shook Up at dlr Mill Theatre. Featuring the music of Elvis Presley, All Shook Up promises to be a rockin’ good show. The gig runs from March 21 to 25 and tickets are on sale now.
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Out and About
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Making a €5,000 cheque presentation is child’s play STEPASIDE man Conor Ryan, a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), is pictured with his son, Alan (6), and Ava Leahy (8) from Dun Laoghaire at the Down Syndrome Centre, Sandy-
ford, where he presented a cheque for €5,000 to the centre on behalf of ICSA members. More than 180 children avail of the centre’s services on a weekly basis since it opened in 2014. The charity,
Ireland’s first (and only) services-led centre for children with Down Syndrome and their families, was opened in October that year. The President of ICSA Ireland, Ruairi Cosgrove, and Conor presented the
donation – which was raised through a charity lunch event – to the centre’s chief executive, Sharon Dagg, with Conor, Alan and Ava delighted to help support the centre in its ongoing work. Picture: Fennell Photography
Shock as two raiders hold up pharmacy with knife, axe for €2k cash grab AISLING KENNEDY
THE Belarmine Pharmacy in Stepaside was raided by two men armed with an axe and a knife last week in an incident that shocked the local community. The thieves managed to escape with more than €2,000 in cash and a quantity of drugs. The robbery took place on Wednesday, March 8 just after 8pm, with two people in the premises at the time of the robbery. A young woman in her 30s working in the pharmacy was threatened at knifepoint. She handed over the cash to the men. Gardai were immediately called to the scene of the crime where it was established that there was CCTV footage of the men who had robbed the pharmacy.
COURTS | DISPUTE AROSE AFTER PASSENGERS NOTICED HIS NAME: LOOKMAN
Taxi driver acquitted of biting off part of thumb A TAXI driver accused of biting off part of a passenger’s thumb after the passenger made fun of his name has been acquitted by a jury. Lookman Kareem told the jury he has no idea how the passenger lost part of his thumb and said he was acting in self defence during a struggle with the complainant. He said he was been attacked by a group of passengers and that a passer-by dressed as Santa tried to intervene.
It was the State’s case that Mr Kareem became ver y angr y when the group he picked up saw his Christian name on his taxi ID and began laughing because “Look, man” was a sort of catchphrase of one of the women in the group. Mr Kareem (48), of Glenvara Park, Knocklyon, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Darren O’Connor at Richmond Hill, Rathmines on
December 22, 2013. A jury acquitted him after about 40 minutes of deliberations. During the trial, Mr O’Connor told Elva Duff y BL , prosecuting, that he and three friends flagged down Mr Kareem’s taxi at about 1.15am. H e s a i d t h e y s aw t h e a c c u s e d ’s n a m e and started laughing and slagging one of his friends because she often used the phrase, “Look, man.”
He said Mr Kareem seemed upset and that they tried to explain they weren’t making fun of him. Mr O’Connor said the group became concerned about the accused’s attitude and asked him to pull over. There was a verbal dispute and one of the group went to take down his details from the taxi ID. Mr O’Connor alleged Mr Kareem tried to move the ID. They got out of the car
and Mr O’Connor said he and the accused got into a physical struggle and fell to the ground. The witness said he felt an agonising pain and realised that part of his thumb had been bitten off and was on the ground. Mr Kareem told gardai that before the incident the group was passing his ID around and taking photos of it. He alleged when he told them they weren’t allowed to handle his ID,
they replied: “This is our country, we can say what we want, we can do what we want. Go back to your own country if you don’t like it.” Mr Kareem alleged he was then dragged out of the taxi by three of the passengers who punched and kicked him while he was on the ground. He said a male passenger punched him to the head and jaw while some passers-by, including a man dressed as Santa Claus, tried to stop it.
Two raiders The man armed with a knife was described as 5ft 9in tall, wearing a scarf that covered his face, and wearing an orange or red hat, along with a dark tracksuit. The second raider, armed with an axe, was described as wearing dark clothes with a scarf over his face and a hood over his head. A garda spokesman confirmed that two men, aged in their 40s and 50s, had been arrested in relation to the incident. They were questioned for a number of hours at Dundrum Garda Station before being released without charge. A file on the incident will now be prepared for the DPP, who will decide on future criminal proceedings. The robbery follows a warning by the Irish Pharmacy Union recently that three out of four pharmacies are the victim of crime.
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EVER wondered what you look like under your skin? Well the Real Bodies exhibition which has just arrived in Dublin shows us just that. throughout the exhibition “Human anatomy exhibits have been around for a long time, and they’ve always been really clinical but we wanted to create something that looked at how we experience our bodies before, during and after life.” Creative Director of the exhibition, John Zaller gave The Gazette a tour of Real Bodies which is running in the Ambassador Theatre for a limited time. This powerful, though not for the squeamish, exhibition explores life by displaying 14 real, perfectly preserved human bodies and more than 200 anatomical specimens.
along with art installations and famous quotes on what it means to be human on the walls. The creators skilfully integrated the old theatre into the exhibition, even incorporating the underground tunnels in parts. These kinds of human anatomy exhibitions have been subject to controversy in recent years as ethical questions surrounding the origin of the bodies have been questioned. According to Dr Hong Jin Sui, Professor of Anatomy at the Dalian Medical University, the bodies at this exhibition
Real Bodies aims to connect audiences to a deeper sense of what it means to be alive. Founded on anatomical, cultural, and emotional narratives, the exhibition turns the way we view the human body on its head and takes visitors on a journey through the bodies functions and structures. “This exhibition looks at the human body from a cultural and emotional perspective as well as a physiological perspective,” John explains. The exhibition moves through the human body using a system by system approach, displaying 150 individual human organs. Some are healthy examples and some show signs of disease. There are little factoids
are “unclaimed bodies” from China and have been donated to medical and physiology departments in universities from city morgues. They are all legally donated and certified to have died of natural causes. Once in the lab, the “specimens”, or bodies are fixed in formaldehyde and maintained in refrigeration units. Our goal was to create a holistic experience of what it means to be human and to share that with Dublin,” John added. Real Bodies is open daily to the public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a limited engagement. Tickets are available to purchase at the Ambassador Theatre box office and Ticketmaster outlets nationwide.
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The exhibit showcases fourteen perfectly preserved bodies and more than 200 anatomicaly specimens
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OPULAR TV presenter Grainne Seoige got a helping hand from Enable Ireland service user Rachael Doak at the launch of TK Maxx ‘Give Up Clothes For Good’ campaign. Now in its 20th year, the campaign has raised €2.2m for Enable Ireland with close to 120,000 bags of unwanted clothing,
accessories and homeware items donated over this time. To support Give Up Clothes For Good and help Enable Ireland to continue their vital work around Ireland, simply donate unwanted clothing, accessories and quality homeware i n any TK Maxx store and nominate a friend, colleague or fam- ily member to do the same. Pics: Anthony Woods
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Dubliner’s frozen food revolution taking root
Done Deal hands out €37k to three charities THREE Irish charities have received €37,526 from DoneDeal’s charity month initiative. The proceeds from the money raised during the month of February will go to the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Suicide or Survive and RehabCare Waterford Resource Centre. St Vincent de Paul is the largest voluntary charitable organisation in Ireland, maintaining a practical approach to dealing with poverty. Suicide or Survive create and deliver innovative approaches that educate, inform and inspire people to cultivate good mental health and reduce stigma leading to less death by suicide. RehabCare Waterford Resource Centre champions the value of diversity and inclusion for people with a disability or disadvantage in their communities. Each charity received €12,508 from DoneDeal to invest in important projects over the coming months. Commenting on the donation, Agnes Swaby, marketing manager at DoneDeal said: “At DoneDeal we are delighted to be able to help another three worthy Irish charities. “We hope that our efforts in this regard, for these three charities, will have a positive impact on the lives of many using these services on a daily basis.”
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A 31-year-old food entrepreneur from Dublin City who is helping to revolutionise the frozen food sector has won the Best Start-Up Business category at Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) competition. Samuel Dennigan of Strong Roots has won a €25,000 investment fund through the Local Enterprise Office Dublin City (LEO Dublin City) after scooping the category title at the IBYE national final. The competition, which is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland and run by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices,
Samuel Dennigan scooped the category title at the IBYE national final
attracted entries from over 1,800 18-to-35-yearolds, showcasing some of the country’s best and brightest business talent. Samuel officially
launched the Strong Roots healthy frozen food brand in 2015 with ovenbaked sweet potato chips, which was quickly followed by kale and quinoa
burgers, avocado halves and garlic roasted sweet potatoes. His products are already on sale in SuperValu and Dunnes Stores’
Firms offered free office space in London
Companies urges to enter Innovation Awards COMPANIES of all sizes from all over Dublin and from every sector have been invited to put their innovative products or services forward for this year’s Innovation Awards. From life-saving drugs to powerful computer chips and music apps to agri devices, past winners of The Irish Times Innovation Awards, which is now in its eighth year, have come from a wide range of sectors. Last year Dublin underlined its reputation as an innovation hub, with firms from the capital claiming four of the seven awards on offer. The four Dublin winners were Moocall, Scriba, Mastercard Labs and Coindrum. This year the seven categories for entry are: Agrifood; Energy and the Environment; Fintech; IT and Telecommunications; Life Science and Healthcare; Manufacturing; and New Frontiers, for innovations which do not fall into any of the above categories. Entry to the Awards is free. The closing date for entries is April 20. Three finalists will be selected in each category and these will be announced in late May.
outlets in Ireland and in Waitrose and Spar in the UK. Speaking after his win, Samuel said that he and the team are “over the moon”. “ We h ave wo r ke d really hard for the last 18 months on the business for ourselves and while we have internal milestones that gives us our own victories, the public acknowledgement of a body like the LEO (Local Enterprise Office), EI (Enterprise Ireland) and the DJEI (Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation) is huge. “For me, it has only put more positive pressure on the want to expand and grow into new markets and further develop existing ones.”
Mark Kellett, CEO Magnet Networks and marketing manager Louise McKeown at the launch of the Magnet Networks Brentry initiative. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography Ltd
IRISH businesses looking to expand to Britain are being offered free office space in the heart of London with the launch of telecoms company Magnet Networks’ “Brentry” initiative. Launchpad For London will see 10 Irish companies establish themselves rent-free in London’s new smart city at Wembley Park, while also enjoying the fastest connection speeds in the capital. “With Brexit dominating the news, it is
easy to forget that Britain is our largest trading partner and offers better access to funders, a better attitude to risk and a massive market for many Irish firms,” said Magnet Networks CEO Mark Kellett. “We believe that 2017 should be the year of Brentry, giving Irish businesses a launchpad into the city that hosts many of the world’s top companies and offers the best place to test your fundraising model, product or service offering.
“Most importantly, Irish companies who are also operating within Britain will be in a stronger position post-Brexit. “The 10 Irish companies who base themselves at Magnet’s headquarters at York House in the smart city will pay no rent for four months. They will have the fastest connection available, direct fibre optic connections from Ireland to their London desks and access to one of the largest Internet of Things and Smart City test beds in the world. “This a fantastic area, with great connections to central London (15 minutes to Marylebone), Heathrow and the North Circular Road and hundreds of shops and restaurants. “We are inviting interested companies to log on to launchpadforlondon.ie and complete the simple entry form before Monday April 10.” Enterprise Ireland Regional Director for the UK and Northern Europe, Marina Donohue, praised the initiative for focusing on the importance of having a UK presence in a post-Brexit Europe. “The UK is the largest export market for Enterprise Ireland client companies, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future,” she said.
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Let The Gazette take you on a tour of what’s on across the county this week
Loah and fellow Dubliners Cloud Castle Lake (below left) are off to Texas for SxSW (left)
JAMES HENDICOTT TEXAS IS CALLING for breakthrough Irish musicians as industry-focused festival SxSW – hosted in Austin, Texas this week – prepares to hone in on 2017’s most likely new stars. The American festival will represent the capital. has come under fire in Loah, the stage name recent weeks, as several of Sallay Matu Garnett, artists pulled out in pro- will release her debut EP test at prohibitive con- in April, and is already tracts for acts that require heavily tipped to make US visas. waves locally off the back SxSW (South by of her jazz/soul mix and Southwest) does none- inventive vocals. theless remain the best She’s dubbed her location in the world to style ‘Art Soul,’ and has see major acts play tiny already worked with the venues, and the top spot- likes of Hozier and Kila. ting ground for newcomSpeaking of the event, ers to throw themselves Loah told the Gazette: “I in front of the abundant first heard about SxSW waiting music media. when I was staying in Ireland has tradition- NewYork and a bunch of ally had a strong asso- friends came back having ciation with the festival, had the most incredible with Arts Council fund- experiences. ing provided to assist the “I remember thinking travelling musicians in I really want to play that ample expenses in get- one day. So it’s always ting themselves on front been on my radar as
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Promising Dublin acts head West..well.. South by Southwest in search of fame and fortune
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of their audience, provided through arts agency First Music Contact. Past years have seen ‘Music From Ireland’ – First Music Contact’s showcase at the event – feature the likes of Hozier, Damien Rice, The Strypes, Girl Band, and Walking On Cars. This year’s Irish contingent might be unfamiliar to those outside of music circles, but look just as likely to succeed. Amongst those taking flight are up-and-coming pop-rock band Picture This, young rockers The Academic and lo-fi atmospheric soloist Jealous of The Birds. Globally-influenced soul singer Loah and spaced-out alt act Cloud Castle Lake
being a parallel galaxy in its vast scope of music, people and technology. “I’d love to meet industry people working at a wider level, European and American and further afield even and get exposed to loads of other musicians. “I’m particularly excited as Erykah Badu (my queen!) is playing, as is Goldlink, who I love. I have a really bright and surrendered outlook on it – whatever happens will be great and I’m gonna make the most of the experience.” Cloud Castle Lake have been established a little longer on the Irish scene, with previous EP ‘Dandelion’ successful enough to feature on
Loah behold Pitchfork and in NME, building on an already sparkling live reputation. They make a meandering form of atmospheric, dark-toned melodies, overlaid with high-pitched vocals from frontman Daniel McAuley. A follow up to ‘Dandelion’ is overdue.
“This’ll be our first time out in front of an audience since we started working on our album last year,” the band told us. “We’re in the midst of translating all that music into an exciting live show, and we think SxSw will be a great launching pad for showing our new material.
“We’re a bit frantic getting it all together, but can’t wait to start playing live again.” A third Dublin act, EMBRZ (the pseudonym of remix artist Jack Casey) had also been scheduled to join the party, but the slowed-down visa process has postponed his trip until
2018. All three however, by virtue of attracting enough industry interest to make their way to SxSW, can expect to play bigger stages in the coming months. With surprise sets in recent years from the likes of Radiohead, Drake, Jack White, Muse and Justin Bieber, those acts
who head out to Texas will find themselves at the very heart of music’s buzzband drive for a few days. They may never get a better chance to take off. SxSW takes place annually in Austin, Texas, every March, running parallel events focusing on music, film, comedy and tech.
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Spread a beautiful message
Young Social Innovators from Ardgillan Community College advocated for change at the YSI Speak Out tour, supported by Ulster Bank, in The Mansion House. The tour is part of the YSI of the Year Awards, which challenges young people to think differently and come up with ways to tackle social issues affecting them and their communities. The Ardgillan students’ project was entitled, Any Weight, Don’t Hate. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography
PORT YOURSELF IN AN UNUSUAL 10K RUN RUNNERS will soon be able to take to one of the city’s most unusual routes – and help charity with every step. Starting from 9.30am on Sunday, March 26, the Dublin Port Tunnel will be open to runners as part of a 10k underground run, marking both the 10th anniversary of its opening and helping to support Focus Ireland. Natalya Coyle and Bryan Keane put their best feet forward to help promote the upcoming 10k Port Tunnel Run. Picture: Dan Sheridan
The special collaboration between Focus Ireland, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, tunnel operator Egis, Dublin City Council, Dublin Port Company and Elite Event Management aims to raise €150,000 for Focus Ireland’s work to combat and prevent homelessness. The run won’t ‘just’ be a memorable event for the unusual setting – a tunnel laser light show, aid stations with DJs and
entertainers, UV lighting and live kilometer markers will add to the underground theme and help to create an upbeat mood for all participants. Not only that, but a vibrant urban village market with lots of vendors and family-friendly events will also make it a great day for all. You can enter online at www.undergroundruns. com, or also see www. facebook.com/undergroundruns.
GO THE WHOLE HOG FOR A COMEDY SHOW DUBLIN comedy sketch group Foil, Arms & Hog have just announced an extra date for Vicar St on April 29 due to phenomenal demand. Called “Pure brilliant” by Tommy Tiernan, the group have over more than million hits on YouTube and have sold out numerous shows at Vicar St. With regular sketches on RTE, viral comedy hits and more than 70,000 online followers, Foil, Arms and Hog have established themselves amongst the new breed of Irish comedy stars. Tickets priced €25 are available now through www.ticketmaster.ie and usual outlets nationwide.
RACE OVER TO THE VHI MINI-MARATHON AS IF the upcoming Port Tunnel run wasn’t enough to excite fitness fans, Dublin women can also look forward to the VHI Women’s Mini-
Marathon, which is now open for entries and is also celebrating 35 years this year. This year’s event will see more than 35,000 women walk, jog or run through Dublin city on Bank Holiday Monday, June 5. A new route is place for this year, which will see the course completely reversed, starting this year at Fitzwilliam Square and finishing at Baggot Street. Women can enter now by registering online at www.VhiWomensMiniMarathon.ie.
TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT YOUR EYE HEALTH SHEDDING light on preventable blindness, World Glaucoma Week is taking place this week to highlight this major cause of preventable blindness. Glaucoma is an eye condition that causes permanent and irreversible damage to the optic nerve, which transmits images to the brain.
However, it is one of many conditions that can be picked up by an opticians and successfully treated, if detected early. To coincide with World Glaucoma Week, which is currently running until March 18, Specsavers stores across Dublin, and the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, are highlighting the importance of regular eye tests in helping reduce preventable sight loss. In Ireland eye examinations are free if you have been advised by an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) that you are at risk of glaucoma, or you have already been diagnosed with the condition. For further information, visit http://www.wgweek. net/about-world-glaucoma-week/.
REMEMBERING OUR DEAD OF WORLD WAR 1 A NEW exhibition in the Dublin City Library remembers the Irish War Dead of World War One.
Dubliners can visit a reflective and moving work that remembers and lists the names of all of the Irish who fell on Belgium soil in the war. A large memorial book, Assembly, records 174,000 soldiers’ names and forms the central part of a new exhibit from the In Flanders Fields Museum in Belgium, now on display in Ireland for the first time. Along with an oversize book of the names of the war dead, the installation consists of five chairs (representing each year of the war). The exhibit will be in on view in Dublin over the next three months at three different locations – Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street; City Hall, Dame Street ,and Richmond Barracks, Inchicore. Items from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association Archive will also be view to support the exhibit.
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MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS LAUNCHED Mitsubishi launched the new Eclipse Cross SUV at the recent Geneva Motor Show, the first of a number of new SUV’s from the Japanese brand. The new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross is considered to be a compact SUV Coupé, and is the first of a new generation of Mitsubishi Motors cars as the brand aims to re-position Mitsubishi as a pure SUV player in Europe. The new 1.5 litre turbo-charged petrol version will be available in Ireland from January 2018. This will be followed by an upgraded 2.2 litre turbo-diesel model later in the Spring of 2018. The new Mitsubishi four cylinder downsized petrol engine aims to provide powerful driving performance and high level of environmental performance for the new Eclipse Cross. The new engine claims precise control of fuel injection into the cylinder and intake port to match driving conditions results in excellent levels of fuel economy and emissions.
S-Cross signals Suzuki’s strong new SUV stature Suzuki has given the S-Cross a significant facelift, so much so that it feels like a new car. Michael Moroney took it to the roads with its peppy 1.0 litre turbo-petrol engine and reports on his experience.
SUZUKI has called the changes to the S-Cross a facelift, but in reality the new design makes the car look like an entirely new model. There’s a stronger, more off-road type look to the new S-Cross with its more solid looking grille, to give the impression that it’s always ready for action, even some tough stuff. The new-look S-Cross sits taller on the road and feels like a bigger version of the previous SUV model along with stronger SUV identity. This one looks like it can tackle the off-road challenges and Suzuki’s optional Allgrip 4x4 will surely do just that. The Suzuki S-Cross is considered to be a small market segment SUV and that’s a space that’s increasingly
getting crowded with new model. The Suzuki has to be one of the originals with long standing models such as the Ignis and the ever popular Jimny. So Suzuki has a reputation in this market segment and the S-Cross just enhances that even further. And there are other changes, particularly under the bonnet. The move to smaller engines with more power and economy is a significant part of the S-Cross update. Suzuki is renowned for being a master of small car and engine manufacture and that’s put to the test in the new S-Cross.
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The lightweight, manoeuvrable S-Cross appeal Continued from page 19
Suzuki has replaced the 1.6-litre petrol engine in the S-Cross with a new 1.0-litre three-cylinder engine that gets the benefits of a turbo-charger. Suzuki calls this engine the Boosterjet version and it has plenty of power and is claimed to have 9% more torque than the previous 1.6-litre version and comes with even better fuel economy. T he three-cylinder engine is lively but you will notice it’s slightly difference performance especially at lower revs and in traffic. Out on the road and motorway there is no hint of the smaller engine, just plenty of power on demand. You will have rev the engine a little to get to
Suzuki S-Cross 1.0 SPECIFICATIONS
Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price 120km/hr motor way speeds and that pushes the power band to close to 3000rpm. That’s a level where it’s difficult to achieve economy. Despite that I had a range of almost 750km on a full tank giving me an economy figure that was
1.0 litre 111hp 11 seconds 20m/litre (5.0/100km or 56mpg) 47 litres 113g/km A4 €200 5 star 3 years €20,995 just about 20% off the rated figure of 20m/litre (5.0/100km or 56mpg). I considered that to be a good level of economy and I found that the car delivers its best economy with the help of an engine start/stop system in city driving.
Suzuki claims that this new engine delivers 11% lower CO2 emissions giving an annual road cost of just €200. Compared with the older bigger engine model, Suzuki is also claiming a 10% improved combined fuel consumption figure with the new S-Cross Boosterjet model. That’s what makes the S-Cross an appealing city SUV. It’s lightweight and manoeuvrable and easy to drive. The driver seat height is not as high s some of the other SUV’s on the market, while it does give good road visibility. The test car came with a miles speedometer as the dominant numbers where the kilometres figures were smaller and more internal. That took a little getting used to, now that we are living with kilometres on
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The doors open wide but lack that strong clunky feeling, while rear access is good
The soft touch design dash is clear and functional with a large central screen that divides into the four section menu. Analogue dials are used along with a multifunction steering wheel.
all roads so it was too easy to overstep the speed limits if you are not careful. The controls are neatly packaged with the dominant unit being the large centre flat screen display
Peugeot 3008 SUV Crowned Car of the Year THE new Peugeot 3008 was named the 2017 Car of the Year at the Geneva Motor Show by a judging panel,
national prizes the new Peugeot 3008 has already won. The 3008 is the fifth Peugeot to win Car of the Year and the first SUV honoured
comprising 58 European experienced journalists
in the history of the COTY prize. Peugeot claims to have 100,000
from 22 countries. The judging panel acclaimed its
orders for the new 3008 SUV has since launch in October 2016 with
style, interior design and performance. This prestigious trophy joins the 20 other inter-
84% choosing level three Allure, GT Line or GT trims, contributing to the move upmarket of the Lion brand.
that splits into four sections for easy use. The test car came with the full package including SatNav, which was simple to use. Setting the mobile phone to Bluetooth was also easy with no complicated routine. This small S-Cross SUV is well equipped. The entry level SZ4 models come with seven airbags, ESP, Bluetooth, DAB digital radio, air conditioning, 16-inch alloy wheels, cruise control with speed limiter, air conditioning, heated door mirrors, black protective skid plates and black wheel arch extensions. The higher specification SZ-T versions add LED headlamps, satellite navigation, polished 17-inch alloy wheels, rear parking camera, front and rear parking proximity sen-
sors, dual zone automatic air conditioning, front fog lamps, rear privacy glass, silver roof rails and silver rear skid plates. Five-star safety
The S-Cross has come through the Euro NCAP crash test programme with a five-star rating and includes two Iso-fix seat units in the rear. The fact that there is no spare wheel in the boot is a downside for me. The entry price is enticing at €20,995 but you have to add €4,000 to that to get the higher specification SZ-T versions with bigger wheels and more internal features. Adding the AllGrip 4x4 option is even more expensive, but looking at the design S-Cross it feels that it’s made for more off-road than on-road.
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A facelift for new Korando SSANGYONG has given its Korando SUV a fresh new look for 2017 with a stylish new design, enhanced equipment and additional safety features. The car sports a newlook front aspect, which has been redesigned to maximise the car’s robust character with a distinctive new shoulder-wing grille and headlight treatment, while safety has also been improved with the addition of a front view camera - a first in this class of SUV. European sales are set to commence from the second quarter of the year. The new Korando SUV is designed for young families seeking an active lifestyle, and will appeal to those requiring a car that can handle the rough
and tumble of family life – plenty of interior space for growing children and a generous boot space for all their leisure equipment. The car features daytime running lights using 11 high-luminescent LED lamps with separate lenses to improve visibility, new 18” diamond-cut wheels, a new ergonomically designed steering wheel, and a new super-vision instrument cluster allowing the driver to change the colour of the instruments to one of six colour options. The new car also gets both front and rear view safety cameras for greatly enhanced safety, allowing the driver to monitor blind spots around the vehicle when parking or moving
at low speed. There is the choice between a 7” colour display offering a mirroring function to connect between a smart phone or an HDMI cable, and TomTom 7” navigation: both support the video camera displays, Bluetooth hands-
free and iPod connectivity. The new Korando is powered by a choice of a turbo-charged, Euro 6 compliant 2.2-litre diesel or 2.0-litre petrol engine (according to market), and is matched with either a six-speed manual or optional six-speed Aisin
automatic transmission for smooth, dynamic gear changing, comfortable driving and lively acceleration. The car also comes with either front wheel-drive, or a smart, on-demand all-wheel drive system, making it the ultimate leisure vehicle.
Opel is offering the Navi 80 IntelliLink with real time traffic function as an option for €1,500 extra
Opel boosts van connectivity OPEL is offering the Navi 80 IntelliLink with real time traffic function as an option to the Vivaro and Movano commercial vehicles. The system is claimed to be easy to operate via the seven-inch colour touch screen, buttons on the steering wheel or by voice control. The navigation unit can also provide the driver with realtime traffic updates and provide alternative routes before getting stuck in traffic thanks to its digital connectivity. In addition, the point of interest function suggests locations for breaks by displaying the whereabouts of shops and restaurants for example. Opel claims that the new connected navigation system helps Vivaro and Movano drivers save money. The timely traffic congestion warnings help them save time – which is an important expense factor. Personal smartphones can easily be connected via USB or Bluetooth, thus enabling audio streaming. Navi 80 IntelliLink is available to order at RRP €1,500 for both
The SsangYong Korando SUV gets a fresh new look for 2017
the Vivaro and Movano.
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Stunning Trezor wins design award
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Tenth-gen Honda Civic launched HONDA in Ireland has launched the new tenth-generation of the Honda Civic which it claims was the largest single model development programme in the company’s history. The new Civic, with an entry price of €23,995, is a core model for Honda in Europe and has been at the heart of the brand’s sales in Ireland. The new Civic is wider, longer, and lower than
Volvo Cars reveals new XC60 premium SUV VOLVO Cars revealed the new XC60 premium SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. The car replaces Volvo’s original XC60, which in the nine years since its launch became the best-selling premium mid-sized SUV in Europe with nearly a million units sold globally. The XC60 today represents around 30% of Volvo’s total global sales. Steer Assist has been added to the Volvo City Safety system. A new safety system called Oncoming Lane Mitigation uses steer assist to help mitigate head-on collisions, while Volvo’s Blind Spot Indication System (BLIS) now uses Steer Assist functionality to reduce the risk of lane-changing collisions. Pilot Assist, Volvo’s advanced semi-autonomous driver assistance system, which takes care of steering, acceleration and braking on well-marked roads up to 130 km/h, is available in the new XC60 as an option.
The new XC60 will be available with Volvo’s T8 Twin Engine petrol plug-in hybrid at the top of the range, delivering 407 hp and acceleration from 0-100 Km in just 5.3 seconds. The new XC60 will be initially launched with the diesel D4 engine at 190 hp and the D5 with PowerPulse technology delivering 235 hp. Volvo’s new XC60 claims to deliver a healthy performance. The new CleanZone four-zone climate system claims to remove harmful pollutants and particles from outside the cabin to deliver Scandinavianfresh air on the inside. Volvo Cars’ driver infotainment and connected services offer, Sensus, and the Volvo On Call app both receive a graphical update with improved usability. The new Volvo XC60 is set to go into production in mid-April at the Torslanda Plant in Sweden. Cars will be available in Ireland later in the year.
any of its predecessors. It has short overhangs and taut lines to deliver a high level of aerodynamic efficiency. Honda claims that the new Civic has been engineered from the ground up to give improved driving dynamics. This new Civic is lower on the road, while the seat position is lower to give a sportier feel to the car. The car is claimed to be 16kg lighter than that of the previous generation Civic, while exhibiting 52% greater torsional stiffness for improved crash resistance. Expect the new Civic to top the Euro NCAP crash safety tests. Honda is fitting a new three-cylinder 1.0litre VTEC Turbo petrol
Volvo has launched the new XC60 SUV with engine and safety improvements and a claim of
engine to the entry level
being the one of the safest cars ever made
Civic.
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Citroen has extended their 0% finance deal CITROEN is offering new value for those drivers looking for a new family car which offers comfort and style, with practicality. The make the offer of a new top selling C4 Picasso car more affordable, Citroen has extended its 0% finance deal for a limited time, to April 30, 2017. Customers who order a new Citroen C4 Picasso before the end of April can avail of repayments starting from just €229 per month – or opt for the sevenmseater Grand C4 Picasso from just €259 per month. The Citroen C4 Picasso comes with family friendly features, including, blind-spot monitoring, reversing camera, hands-free opening tailgate and mirror screen with Car Play. The impressive people carried comes with Citroen’s five-year warranty, five-star EURO NCAP rating and three-years’ roadside assistance, for added peace of mind.
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KONG SKULL ISLAND: LATEST REHASH HAS SOME BANANAS ACTION SEQUENCES
VICEROY’S HOUSE
Just an average biopic THERE’S a great film to be made about the end of British rule in India, but Viceroy’s House (Cert 12A, 106 mins) isn’t it. Gillian Anderson is as watchable as ever as the last viceroy Mountbatten’s wife, as Indian independence looms with Britain preparing to leave. However, the short film can’t hope to pay justice to the complexities of the final days of British rule, and it falls well short.
This Kong is great and the action impresses – but despite an interesting rehash Skull Island fails to truly engage
LEGO BATMAN
Worth going batty about AS THE breakout star of The Lego Movie, Lego Batman (Cert G, 104 mins) is wholly entertaining. Once again featuring some terrific stop-motion-like CG animation, Batman’s timeless clash with The Joker is played almost as a bromance, with the duo’s constant clashes played for laughs, while a great supporting cast – and some terrific gags – make it a hoot.
JOHN WICK 2
Firing on all cylinders KEANU Reeves hasn’t been doing much of note in recent years – however, John Wick: Chapter 2 (Cert 16, 122 mins) is a rare exception. Following on from the wellreceived first film, Keanu ups the ante still further and delivers something fresh in the action genre, as his hitman character sets off on a trail of revenge through some wonderfully choreographed action and gunplay setpieces.
Monkeys about with classic lore
IF THERE’S one thing director Jordan Vogt-Roberts’s reboot/reimagining of the classic creature-feature can lord over its predecessors, it’s sheer scale. The spectacle of King Kong towering above the jungle, blotting out the sun, is a terrifying delight – this Kong would make short work of the Empire State Building. Unfortunately, despite its mostly-impressive visuals and the occasional thrilling set-piece, this is an uneven affair. Much like the first film in Legendary Entertainment’s planned MonsterVerse (Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, 2014), Kong: Skull Island (Cert 12A, 118mins) suffers from a distinct lack of its titular beast. When Kong is
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onscreen, the thrills are boundless – there’s plenty of violent, visceral action for anyone seeking wanton jungle destruction. When the film slows down to take stock, it’s burdened with a clumsy, exposition-heavy script – “show, don’t tell” would have been a mantra worth meditating on a little longer here. Set in 1973 at the end of the Vietnam War, Kong: Skull Island follows a team of scientists and soldiers journeying to the titular Island for a geologi-
cal survey mission. Government agent Bill Randa (a healthy-looking John Goodman) hires former SAS captain James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) to lead the expedition, as well as photojournalist Mason Weaver (Brie Larson) and a helicopter squadron led by the war-hungry Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard (Samuel L Jackson). Naturally, Randa’s intentions aren’t entirely scientific, and the “seismological” explosives he plans to drop aren’t intended for purely geological purposes. After the 100-foot Kong swats away the helicopter squadron like so many annoying flies, the team is stranded on Skull Island, where, much like previous versions of the film,
they encounter an array of bloodthirsty prehistoric leftovers. Despite being set during the dying days of the Vietnam War, every effort is made to link Kong to the more contemporary Godzilla. The events here are very much spurred on by Cold War paranoia; foregrounding the theme of human discovery via technological advancement puts Kong in Japanesenuclear-lizard territory, nodding furiously toward a future franchise encounter. The action here, for the most part, is blunt, brutal and brilliant; more exciting overall than anything Godzilla had to offer. Kong turns human after human into mush with one fell swoop of his
fist and there’s no end to the amount of imaginative deaths a jungle-full of prehistoric monsters can facilitate. We’re always eager to see what manner of fantastical beast the brilliant minds in the creature workshop have waiting around the corner. Unfor tunately, the action often explodes into stylistic overdrive, sometimes evoking the sloppy, slow-motion theatrics of Zach Snyder’s superhero films. Surprisingly, there are occasional moments of dodgy green-screen effects – unacceptable in 2017. However, the action is a violent joy to behold whenever the set pieces are accompanied by the film’s irresistible Seventies Rock soundtrack.
The protagonists here are more ‘types’ than actual characters, though everyone does their job admirably enough – Jackson spits rage at everything that moves as a warhungry colonel with no war left to fight. Most enjoyable to watch is John C Reilly’s affable WWII pilot, stranded on Skull Island for 30 years – he’s far and away the best thing about the movie. Kong himself is a spectacle worth beholding on the big screen and, based on pure, violent, prehistoric thrills, Skull Island is worth the price of admission. However, there’s little here to leave us begging for future instalments in the crossover franchise. Verdict: 6/10
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FastSport MCGEE JUMPS UP NINE PLACES ON WORLD LIST: CASTLEKNOCK’S James McGee moved up nine places in the world rankings last week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships following a first round qualifying win over world number 102 Sergei Stakhovsky 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. He subsequently bowed out at the hands of Evgeny Donskoy, ranked 116, who went on to beat Roger Federer later in the competition, showing the depth of standard in the world game. The result lifted McGee back up to 209 in the world. He was unable to match that opening win when he switched to Dallas this week for a $150,000 Challenger event in Dallas where he came unstuck against Japan’s Tastuma Ito 6-4, 6-7, 6-1. Nonetheless, he made the jump up from 2017 in the world with his performances as he continues to be Ireland’s leading light on the world tennis stage.
SOCCER: REIGNING CHAMPIONS STRENGTHEN FOR TITLE RETENTION CHALLENGE
Shels’ Pearl says squad even better than before
KARL GRAHAM sport@dublingazette.com
SHELBOURNE captain Pearl Slattery is in positive mood as her team get set to go into the new campaign with hopes of landing a clean sweep of trophies. T he Women’s National League, shield, league cup and FAI cup are all up for grabs and Slattery believes her double winning side from last year can go even further this campaign. “After last year you have to go in with high hopes,” Slattery said at the launch of the 2017 Continental Tyres Women’s National League at the Aviva Stadium. “I think the squad is a lot better than last year. Even though we have lost a few players, the recruitment has been excellent. “We have top youngsters coming through also, so why not, we can win everything again.” The opening fixtures of the league campaign take place this weekend with Shels kicking off their title defence against Cork City Women at
The captains, including Pearl Slattery, third from right, at the WNL launch. Picture: Seb Daly
Morton Stadium on Saturday at 7pm. Shelbourne finished last season eight points ahead of second placed UCD Waves, who make the trip to Eamonn Deacy Park on Saturday to take on Galway Women. Sunday will see one game take place when Peamount United take to the road to play Kilkenny City at 2pm,
looking to start well. UCD go into the new campaign with a new manager on board as former Kilkenny United manager Noel Kealy replaces Eileen Gleeson, who stepped down from her position in January after three seasons at the helm.
All change Peamount United have
also changed their management structure with James O’Callaghan taking over from Pat Trehy. In fact, of the seven teams competing in the league, only Shelbourne’s Mark Leav y and Frank Kelleher of Cork City remain in charge of their teams from last season. The transition is something that the clubs will have to deal
with while the WNL will also hope to see less imbalance within the league in terms of standard. Kilkenny United have only earned a single point during their first two seasons in the league, while Cork also regularly fail to reach double figures in terms of points. A player draft system has been mentioned as a way of addressing this imbalance, and FAI Director of Competitions Fran Gavin wouldn’t rule out the idea while speaking at the launch. “It’s something you would never r ule out and we’ve looked at models in different countries where they have a system in place. “If there are structures that make the league more competitive then we will certainly look at it. “As the game grows, you have to look at that all the time. Is the league aligning with the growth of the game, is the competition so one-sided that it’s detrimental to the development of the players? “If a match is 10-0 or whatever result, it doesn’t gain anything for anyone,” said Gavin.
UCD and Hermes on course for final day showdown sport@dublingazette.com
UCD celebrate their winning goal. Picture: Adrian Boehm
THE women’s EY Hockey League regular season title looks like it is set to go down to the final day as UCD stormed back to beat Cork Harlequins while Hermes-Monkstown won out 6-1 at Ulster Elks. For UCD, their unbeaten run was under severe threat as Naomi Carroll’s double had Cork 3-2 up going into the final quarter at Belfield. An earlier goal from Karen Bateman and Carroll’s first had given the visitors a 2-0 advantage and despite two goals from Deir-
dre Duke, the students went into the final quarter behind. But a Sorcha Clarke goal and a winner five minutes from the end from Abbie Russell snatched a 4-3 success. For Quins part, they have some consolation as results elsewhere confirmed their place in the EY Champions Trophy and they do have a re-match against the Belfielders in the Irish Senior Cup final. Hermes-Monkstown’s win over basement side Elks was a far simpler affair. Laura Pinder, Caitriona McGilp and Sinead
Loughran all got their first goals of the EYHL campaign adding to efforts from Nikki Evans, Anna O’Flanagan and Rosie Carrigan. At the bottom, Ballsbridge club Pembroke recorded a vital win – their first of 2017 – over Ards with Eanna Horan getting the only goal in a 1-0 result. It came 11 minutes from the end and sees them rise four points away from the automatic relegation spot and back within range of Belfast Harlequins in eighth. She popped up to rebound off the pads following Rachel Scott’s
initial strike on goal. Beaufort’s Loreto took a huge step toward landing the final playoff place thanks to a Hannah Matthews’ 3-2 win over Railway Union. The international defender scored a trio of penalty corner goals to see her side beat their nearest rivals. Zara Delany had given Railway the lead against her former club before Matthews hit home two straight corner strikes while the other was a sweep shot. Emma Smyth got one back but too late to affect the outcome.
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Cabra lifesaving club wins 18 medals at English event DEDICATED lifesavers of all ages from Dublin made big waves at a major international swimming event in England where they achieved a string of top times and took home 18 medals. St John Berchman’s Lifeguard Club, based in Cabra, proved itself amongst the best in Britain and Ireland at the prestigious Royal Life Saving Society’s (RLSS) international speed championships at the Ponds Forge International 50-metre pool in Sheffield last weekend. Twenty competitors from the lifesaving section of the 150-member Dublin club took part in the event, which was organised by the RLSS, an international charity dedicated to drowning prevention worldwide. St John Berchman’s Lifeguard Club was established in 1974 to provide training for local young people looking for lifeguard jobs in the leisure industry, as well as learning valuable life skills such as swimming and first aid. The club soon expanded to include a competitive section and swimming instruction for local children. Between June and September each year, members give up their time to run outdoor lifesaving classes at North Dublin beaches. The RLSS speed championships involve young and old lifesavers competing in a number of disciplines and distances, including obstacle races, rescues using lifesaving equipment, rope throwing and carrying manikins filled with water to simulate adult casualties. Winners of gold medals included and Paddy Kelly and David Browne in the Individual Line Throw, Patricia Kelly and Laura Mulhair in the equivalent ladies’ event, and the ladies team of Laura Mulhair, Michelle Butler, Niamh Ronan and Eva Harrington won the rescue rope-throw relay event, setting a British record in the process. The club’s Director of Swimming, Sheila Mulhair, said: “Lifesaving Sport is a great way of ensuring that the Nation’s lifeguards keep up their fitness during the winter months, in readiness for taking up duties on the beaches later in the year. “This year was one of our best performances at the international speed championships and everyone was totally elated, although the swimmers came back very tired from a really hectic weekend.” “It was amazing to see them do so well, with personal bests recorded in several events.”
Heffo’s Army homage at heart of Dublin city Little Museum of Dublin charts the cultural significance of the return to form of the county’ senior footballers under Kevin Heffernan and how it matches the city’s development JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com
THE LITTLE MUSEUM of Dublin is currently paying homage to one of Dublin football’s most extraordinary men in their latest exhibition. Heffo’s Army - The Rise of Dublin GAA is dedicated to a man credited with turning around the fortunes of a capital side in the early 1970s, transforming them into three time All Ireland winners in a compelling rivalry with Kerry. Kevin Heffernan’s side – many of the same players who had been representing the county for several years, but failed to make a final since their previous win in 1963 – won Sam Maguire
in 1974, 1976 and 1977. Despite its focus on Heffernan and his playing and coaching exploits, though, the exhibition also has a broader scope. Author Mark Duncan, a GAA historian who curated the exhibit alongside his colleague Paul Rouse, described the offering as very much “a look at where Dublin was at that time”. “ We we r e f i r s t approached about putting this together in about 2011 or 2012,” Duncan recalled. “What the Little Museum does very well is pop culture, presenting a story, and it really fits well with this idea. We were keen straight away. It’s a kind of histor y of Dublin
GAA but also with a history of Dublin running in the background.” Calling himself a “child of the 70s”, Duncan went on to explain what made Heffo’s side so special. “The team that Kevin Heffernan played in, the one that won the All Ireland in 1963, was the first team from Dublin to win an All-Ireland with players who weren’t effectively rural immigrants,” Duncan explained. “It was a very rural game back then and its growth in Dublin had a lot to do with Dublin’s growing population. Around those times, clubs like Cuala, Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s were forming, either starting
Kevin Heffernan, third from the right, with members of the fire brigade and Sam Maguire
up or as a sort of amalgamation of other clubs. “There’s no denying that Heffo’s impact was substantial and immediate, though. When he took over, Dublin were
“But, without meaning any disrespect to the current side, they were far more culturally important. “They came around at the time of colour TV
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‘Without meaning any disrespect to the current side, Heffo’s Dubs were far more culturally important.’ - Mark Duncan
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not a strong side, and included many of the same players who had failed to come close to winning anything for several years. “They weren’t quite as successful as the current team, in that they won three All-Ireland’s in four years and the current team has won four in six,” Duncan continued.
coming into houses and big changes in the culture of Dublin; the growth of the suburbs and the city’s development. You still see banners for Heffo’s Army on Hill 16 because it was really something to be a part of.” Located on St Stephen’s Green, the Little Museum will host ‘Heffo’s Army’ until May 28.
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RUGBY: MONKSTOWN STORM TO VINNIE MURRAY CUP FINAL GLORY
Murphy unbeaten on Irish cross country soil MOUNT ANVILLE and DSDAC runner Sophie Murphy, above right, swept to a glorious victory in Mallusk at the All-Ireland senior schools cross-country on Saturday, continuing her unbeaten run all year on home soil. Indeed, her only defeat was a great fifth place finish in the European Club Championships in Portugal. This was her most comprehensive win to date as she totally dominated the 2,550m race from gun to tape. In front by 10m in the first 100m of the race, she continued her relentless pace that burned off the opposition and finished in splendid isolation at the finish line on one of the muckiest courses ever experienced in this competition. Murphy has many offers of scholarships to American universities and may consider going down this road. Just as impressive was Jodie McCann (Institute of Education/DSD) who is only 17 years of age and finished in the second place in this senior girls (Under-20) race. She chased Murphy in vain but put a big gap between herself and the third finisher Stephanie Cotter, Coachford College. In the first race of the day, the minor girls (Under-14), there were breakthrough performances from Eimear Maher (Mount Anville/ DSD) and Saiorse Ni Bhrian (Colaiste Iosagain/ DSD). Both girls took a long time to get into contention but a great burst up the final tough hill saw the latter end in third place in the home straight with the former on her shoulder. Maher then forged ahead to pick up bronze with Ni Bhrian fighting all the way to the line, to finish a close up sixth. Elsewhere, at the British Masters Championships at Lee Valley, DSDAC’s Kevin Byrne won the M45 high jump with 1.60m and the pole vault with 3.20m. Cathryn Brady followed up on her silver on Saturday in the 1,500m (5.24.79) with an incredible sprint over the last 50m on Sunday, to ensure gold in the 800m in 2.40.37. Maxine Jones won silver in the 1500m 5.42.70 and bronze in the 800m 2.51.88. DSD walker, Jerome Caprice, knocked five minutes off his personal best to finish second in the Cote d’Ivoire 20k in a time 1.28.45 to achieve the qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games, and a new Mauritian record.
CBC Monkstown celebrate their Vinnie Murray Cup final success at Donnybrook. Picture: Michael Chester
Sweeney’s hair-raising hat trick VINNIE MURRAY FINAL CBC Monkstown Kilkenny College sport@dublingazette.com
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“WITH his big crazy hair, He is class in the air! “He leaps like a salmon, jump with him if you dare! “Sweeney, Sweeney, Sweeney, Sweenaayyyyyy!” So went Luke Sweeney’s theme song around Donnybrook before the start of the Bank of Ireland Vinnie Murray Cup Final as if to warn Kilkenny of what was to come as CBC Monkstown took home a famous win. He ended up with a
hat trick of tries, the vital contribution in a cracking 24-20 victory for CBC. There was a hectic opening to this one as Kilkenny drove forward powerfully before outhalf Josh Miller exploited a narrow gap to get in behind. The ball was re-used quickly enough for left wing Lukeman Onilenla to fizz to the left corner in the third minute for an early try. The ease of access angered CBC and they hammered into the tackle to survive successive drives from number eight Reuben Pim and prop Owen Edgehill.
5K FOR KENYA Blackrock students host Open Run in Leopardstown BLACKROCK College transition year students,
from left, Joe Byron, Conor O’Neill and Alex Carroll, were joined by Dublin footballer Cian O’Sullivan, Dr Ronnie Delany, 1956 Olympic 1,500m champion, and Ireland flanker Jordi Murphy, to launch the 5K4KENYA Open Run at Leopardstown Racecourse. The Run is on Sunday, March 26 (Mothers’ Day) with all funds raised going towards a project they have run with their sister school in the township of Machakos in Kenya. Full info: www.fitlive.ie/5k4kenya.
But Sweeney soon made his influence come to bear as he plucked a loose Kilkenny pass and sprinted in from 20 yards to reduce the deficit. Kilkenny built pressure again and scored from a fine crossfield kick to make it 10-7 with Tamilore Awonusi taking the catch and skinning the cover defence. James Reynolds and the Kilkenny kicker Miller traded penalties in the last few miuntes before half time to leave CBC trailing 13-10 at the break. The second half started with more Kilkenny pressure, stoic defence from
CBC held them at bay with Zach Sattar and Rob Doyle to the fore. Kilkenny looked to go wide but Sweeney was again primed and ready when he sniffed a chance. He lunged for another intecept and then outpaced the covering defence to go a full 90 metres to give CBC the lead. This settled the Dublin side and they took control. Eoghan Clarke carried hard and made ground while Sean Power controlled the game from 10. Neat interplay from Shane O’Hanrahan and Darragh Forster set Luke Sweeney flying through a
hole and he beat the covering defence to complete his hat-trick. James Reynolds continued his flawless kicking display to make it 24-13 CBC were unlucky to not put the game beyond Kilkenny soon after when Reynolds launched a counter attack from deep and cut through the first line of defence to set Conor Newman free. Newman used his pace and went over in the corner only to be called back for a forward pass. Despite Kilkenny scoring late on, CBC held on to win their fourth Vinnie Murray Cup in fine fashion.
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Kilmacud Crokes thrash St Brigid’s by 10 goals
CLUB NOTICEBOARD BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S
CRAIG Dias’ rises highest in Kilmacud
Crokes’ resounding 10-10 to 0-10 win over St Brigid’s in their refixed opening AFL Division One game at Silverpark. He lent his experience along with the likes of Pat Burke and Mark Vaughan to a youthful side that featured a large number of their recently successful Under-21 sides.
LOTTO results (March 9): numbers
with victory over Kilmacud Crokes. The
drawn 2, 6, 11 and 23. The jackpot next
junior As beat Skerries, the junior Bs lost
week is €1,400; €100 Eamonn Lawler, €50
to Peregrine’s. In the football cup, the junior As and
The Rat Pack and Eden Cosgrove.
Picture: Steven Dagg
HURLING: MARINO MEN MAKE BEST START IN AHL1
Bingo continues every Monday at 8pm.
Bs beat Round Tower and Thomas Davis.
La Fheile Padraig dancing sets, ceili
The minor football A side lost to Clontarf;
dance, trad session and more with Dod-
the Bs beat Cuala, the U-15A football side
der Banks ceili band. Saor chead isteach.
beat Plunkett’s.
Also, gala bingo night on Monday,
Next Sunday is football league – the
March 20 followed by ceol and craic with
seniors away to Naomh Mearnog at
the BARA F&T group. Bigi linn.
10.30am; junior A home to Ballyboden St
Membership fees now due. Online reg-
Enda’s at 12pm, the junior Bs in Loreto v
istration and Easter camp available on
Thomas Davis; the junior Cs away to St
the club website.
Mary’s, Saggart at 12pm; the junior D
Good weekend for the club on the
are in Loreto v St Finian’s at 3pm; minor
playing field. In the hurling leagues, the
hurling league in Marlay Park at 11am, A v
seniors opened their league campaign
Naomh Barrog, B v Isles of the Sea.
NAOMH OLAF
GREAT late win by Clara O’Sullivan and
were narrowly beaten by Fingallians.
the Dublin minor camogie team against
The U-16 ladies’ footballers had a good
Tipp to keep All-Ireland minor hopes
draw with Clontarf.
alive. Also, Chloe Ni Cheallaigh and Roi-
Lots of preparation and rehearsal
sin McLoughlin with a nice win in Clare
going on for Lip Sync Legends on April
with the Dublin premier junior team.
8 after last Thursday’s official launch.
Well done to the U-11 hurlers as two
All eyes now on St Patrick’s Day and the
out of three teams recorded good wins
Stepaside parade which will be led by
against Thomas Davis.
Naomh Olaf GAA Club with David Byrne
The U-12s were also in good form
as Grand Marshal.
with three wins against St Oliver
It should be a great day for the club.
Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh and St Per-
Come on out and give them your sup-
egrine’s. Mixed fortunes for the U-13
port. Best of luck to our near neighbours
teams with a win and a loss in football Conal Keaney battles to try and get out of a tight spot. Picture: Eamonn O’Sullivan
Vinnies undo Boden in league opening tie AHL DIVISION ONE Ballyboden St Enda’s St Vincent’s sport@dublingazette.com
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ST VINCENT’S claimed the laurels from their opening tie of the AHL Division 1 at Sancta Maria, making better use of a weakened outfit for the tie. Both sides were shy some regulars for a competitive affair that was ultimately decided by the better inside play from the Vincent’s forwards. They bagged a goal in each half, and Boden’s response from points was insufficient to keep a-pace with them. Simon Lambert
was the home side’s top contributor, mainly frees, but also from play. The visitors were quick out of the blocks with some early points, the best of them from club stalwart Ciaran Hetherington. Boden’s Aiden Mellett angled a fine score from a tight angle and Shane Durkin covered an acre of space to fire a score from out wide. However, this good work was wiped out by the Vincents goal, a classy finish from Stephen McGarry, after good work by Connolly. Lambert was a perfect ten from the frees and Durkin popped up again
from his defensive position on the Boden 40. Vincent’s, however, were rewarded with a succession of fine scores from out in the country. Conal Keaney was finding one too many defenders facing him but he did contribute a fine score from about 50 metres out. Mellett pointed the last score of the half with another of his specialities to leave the half at 0-9 to 1-10. The second half was much less fluent than the first, but it followed a similar pattern in that Vincent’s again bagged the only goal. Boden were again dependent on Dur-
kin, Keaney and Lambert for vital scores, just to keep in touch with the more effective Vincent’s attacking force. In the engine room, Vincent’s also proved a handful, particularly Rob Sheehan, who kept the ball moving into friendly hands. Boden’s Paul Doherty came into the action and pointed an immediate response. With ten minutes remaining Boden had the margin down to a point, but that was as good as it got for them, and Vincents finished well with late scores, some taken after good approach work.
grading matches. Hard luck to the U-15 footballers who
Cuala in Croke Park on St Patrick’s Day in the All-Ireland club hurling final.
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S THERE was no winner of this week’s
our ladies football section on March 24
jackpot and no match three winners.
for their quiz night.
Congrats to all our teams this week-
Our Ballyboden St Enda’s Drama
end who were successful in their games.
group proudly presents John B Keane’s
There are plenty of social events in
The Field this coming March.
Ballyboden St Enda’s over the next few
The group will perform this iconic
weeks; pop down to the clubhouse on St
Irish play in the club hall on March 28,
Patrick’s Day for our family show from
29, 30 and 31 at 8pm each night.
3-6pm and music afterwards. Are you a quiz fan? Why not support
To reserve your tickets (€10) early by calling Carol on 086 407 0015.
CUALA EVERYONE in Cuala was saddened to
Leinster championship with the Dublin
learn of the passing of club stalwart
U16s.
Peter Dunne last Thursday.
Well done to the U-12 girls who played
For nearly 50 years, Peadar played or
against teams from Wexford, Kildare
mentored with just about every team in
and Dublin at the National Sports Cam-
Cuala. A big man with a big heart, he will
pus on Sunday in a Leinster camogie
be sorely missed and our deepest con-
blitz.
dolences go out to Mary, Adrian, Derek, Louise and family. Excitement is building before our big match with Ballyea on St Patrick’s day
Congratulations to the U-16 camogie team who pulled out all the stops for an opening League win over Erin’s Isle on Saturday.
and we’ve had to book a second Cuala
Time to start practicing your Walls of
DART to meet demand. It’s great to see
Limerick and Siege of Ennis; the annual
all the flags up around the borough.
Ceili Naomh Padraic is on Thursday,
Congratulations Grainne O’Driscoll,
March 16 this year in the Cuala Hall from
Grace Nash and Rachel Hartnett who
7-9 p.m. Agus beidh ceili, ceol agus craic
had an impressive win over Meath in the
ann.
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Corinthian’s Robbie Clarke, David Winn, Jonny Bruton and Alan Blennerhassett celebrate. Picture: Adrian Boehm
Reds hook Leinster title Whitechurch club land provincial hockey title but coach Dagg says the job is only half done with promotion to the national league the major target
STEPHEN FINDLATER
sport@dublingazette.com
CORINTHIAN Hockey Club boss Trevor Dagg says “the job is only half done as he looks to lead the Whitechurch club from Leinster league success into the national EY Hockey League in the next few weeks. The reds won the provincial crown last weekend with a 2-1 win over Avoca – Dagg’s former club – and now face a five-week buildup to the EY promotion playoffs where they will take on the champions from Ulster and Munster for a place in the elite top tier. “Delighted to win the league again but everyone knows it’s only a job half done,” Dagg
said of the league title. “Our goal is EYHL promotion and we’re just focused on that. “All the hard work over the last eight months given by everyone at the club guarantees us a semi-final spot in the play offs but we’re learned from last year not to get carried away with that success. Corinthian were Leinster champions a year ago, too, but bowed out of the playoffs in the group stages. This time around, the system has been rejigged to allow provincial champions skip past that phase and his side would be seen as one of the main contenders to take the automatic promotion place. It adds to what will be a busy spell for the
club with their Under-16s taking on local rivals Three Rock Rovers in the Leinster final on St Patrick’s Day at Grange Road at 12pm. Their women’s first team is also in action that day in the Jacqui Potter Shield final against Trinity at 1pm at the same venue. “We’ve made significant progress over the last three years right across at the club and it is great to see our ladies and Under-16 boys in the finals on St Patricks Day. “Our goal is EYHL promotion and to lay a new water-based pitch next year is the target as well as developing talent at the club. “We’ve applied for the sports capital grant so we are optimistic about that as we have a lot of good people working on the application.”
Asked about his key elements during the season, Dagg added: “Obviously getting [Irish international] Jonny Bruton onboard at the start of the year gave us a big boost but also getting Robbie Clarke back. “Both those lads have been great and it shows in our stats. We’ve conceded less than 15 goals and scored 50 in the league which is what you have to do to win it. “David Howard has also been outstanding with nearly 30 goals alone this year across all competitions. “We have received such amazing support and, hopefully, everyone will get out again for the play offs and really enjoy the finals weekend. We’re really looking forward to it.”