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Hundreds to march for Philip Cairns on Sunday  AISLING KENNEDY

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Philip Cairns, who disappeared in 1986

HUNDREDS of people are expected to turn out for a march in Rathfarnham this Sunday to mark the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of schoolboy Philip Cairns.

Organiser Trish Murphy told The Gazette: “We simply want justice for Philip and we want the Gardai to act on information they have been given about the disappearance of Philip.”

She said that she is

expecting between 200 to 300 people to turn up at Ballyroan Church carpark for the “silent protest”, which will begin shortly after midday mass ends.

The 13 year old was reported missing on

October 23, 1986, and to this day has never been found. His school bag was discovered a week after he went missing in an alleyway that linked Anne Devlin Road to Anne Devlin Drive.

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CHURCHTOWN | ENDA ON HAND TO OPEN DEPUTY’S NEW OFFICE

FASTNews

 EMMA NOLAN

Winning cupla focal ways for Gael Linn students

A Kenny move to get An Taoiseach’s help ENDA Kenny himself was spotted wandering around Churchtown last Friday, with locals having to double-take as they saw the Taoiseach enjoying a coffee in Howard’s Way cafe.

The Mayo TD was there to open local TD J o s e p h a M a d i g a n ’s constituency office at Braemor Road.

Speaking to The Gazette, Deputy Madigan said it was a huge honour to welcome the Taoiseach to her new constituency office.

She said: “It was such a privilege to welcome An

Taoiseach. I was happy to be joined on the occasion by many constituents, as well as Fine Gael colleagues and my family.

“The new office will play an important role in my work as a TD, representing the people of Dublin Rathdown, and working to use the benefits of a strong economy to improve people’s lives.

“This is the first Fine Gael constituency office in the area for more than three decades. It will help ensure I stay fully alert to the issues and concerns of local residents, allowing me to continue to represent them to the very best of my ability.”

RATHFARNHAM and Booterstown debaters are through to next round of the national Gael Linn Irish debating competition.

Junior teams from Gaelcholaiste an Phiarsaigh, Rathfarnham and Colaiste Eoin, Booterstown, along with the senior team from Colaiste Eoin, have qualified to get to the next round following the preliminary heat of Comortas Ui Chadhain 2017, held in Meath earlier this month.

As an example of the area’s talented debaters, Gaelcholaiste an Phiarsaigh’s Molly Nic Giolla Phoil, Eamonn O Deagha and Oscar Mag Uidhir (above) impressed with their advocation for the ending of the Olympic Games. All the successful participants can look forward to the challenge of round two, due to take place after the mid-term break.

Thumbs up for a job well done ... An Taoiseach Enda Kenny helps Deputy Josepha Madigan (FG), and family, celebrate the opening of her new constituency office

Snip to it ... Mr Kenny cuts the ribbon as deputies Josepha Madigan and Maria Bailey look on

Turn to Kilternan for a tasty pumpkin festival THE Pumpkin Festival at Scalp Wood Nursery in Kilternan is back up and running in perfect time for the Autumn season.

Cllr Lynsey McGovern (Ind) is pictured at the launch of the festival, which is always popular at this time of year, and is a real hit with families.

Tickets to the festival can be booked online now at scalpwood.com.

Open Day on Sunday to show Edmondstown NS Mr Kenny chats with Deputy Madigan’s mother

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EDMONSTOWN National School is hosting an open day this Sunday at its location in the foothills of the Dublin mountains.

Staff say it’s a great opportunity to find out more about the school, meet some teachers, students and other parents and take a tour of the school.

Edmondstown offers small class sizes and is open to boys and girls from junior infants to sixth class, and is now enrolling for September 2017.

Located at Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16,the Open Day is taking place from noon to 2pm, with all welcome.

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MEL GIBSON IS LOOKING FOR IRISH WOMEN TO STAR IN HIS NEW FILM  AISLING KENNEDY IN hit comedy What Women Want Mel Gibson played an advertising executive who starts a crash program to research being a woman.

This leads him to experiment with lip gloss, eye shadow, pantyhose and defoliation.

Now the Hollywood legend is looking for Irish women to come forward to join him on the set of his new movie, The Professor and the Madman, in Dublin.

The production company behind the movie, Icon Entertainment, is looking for ladies with specific qualities, or as they say in the movies, ‘a very particular set of skills,’ to take part as extras.

They’re looking for women who are 5’35’8 in height with a waist size of 26-28’, a bust size of 34-36’ and a dress size between 8 and 10. So just about everyone then..?

Fake tan is out, as are fake nails, and hair should be natural in colour and of medium

or long length – no shaved heads or undercuts. Plucked/shaved eyebrows are also not accepted, nor are obvious tattoos.

If you’re a woman between the ages of 20 to 60 years old that fits the above description, then log onto MovieExtras.ie for more information.

The movie will begin shooting at the start of October in the Dublin/Wicklow areas and it will run right through to the end of November. Break a leg ladies!

What Mel wants NO SHAVED HEADS

NO VISABLE TATOOS

NO FAKE TAN

NO DYED HAIR

Requirements

4 Gender: Female 4 Height 5’3- 5’8 4 Dress size 8-10 4 Waist: 26-28

4 4 4 4

Bust 34-36’ Age: 20 - 60 Ethnicity: Caucasian

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RATHFARNHAM | PROTEST ON SUNDAY OVER PHILIP CAIRNS

Hundreds to march in memory of missing boy  AISLING KENNEDY

Philip Cairns, who disappeared on October 23, 1986

A PEACEFUL protest march will take place this Sunday, October 23 in Ballyroan to mark

the 30 year anniversary of the disappearance of Philip Cairns in Rathfarnham.

The 13 year old was repor ted missing on

October 23, 1986, and to this day has never been found.

His school bag was found a week after he went missing in an alleyway that linked Anne Devlin Road to Anne Devlin Drive in Ballyroan.

There are many theories as to what happened to Philip with local DJ, Eamon Cooke, now deceased, named as a possible suspect.

However, extensive DNA testing by Forensic Science Ireland which compared the DNA found on Philip’s schoolbag with that of Cooke revealed that there was no match.

Other suspects have since been named on a Facebook page by a we l l - k n ow n D u b l i n journalist, including one man who currently lives

overseas and remains unquestioned about Philip’s disappearance.

Trish Murphy, organiser of this weekend’s protest march, said: “We simply want justice for Philip and we want the gardai to act on information they have been given about the disappearance of Philip Cairns.”

Petition She said that she is expecting between 200 to 300 people to turn up to the march on Sunday, and asked that people sign a petition set up by the Justice for Philip group, which asks the Minister for Justice, Frances Fitzgerald, to investigate new information given to An Garda Siochana recently about the reasons behind Philip’s disappearance.

“This petition calls for this information to be investigated thoroughly by the gardai and, if they choose not to, the reasons should be laid out fully,” she said.

To sign the petition, see the Justice for Philip Facebook page, and click on the change.org petition link on the page.

The peaceful protest will begin at 1.15pm on Sunday in the car park of Ballyroan Community Centre at Marian Road, Dublin 14.

At 1.30pm, the time that Philip disappeared 30 years ago, the protest march will stop in the laneway where Philip’s schoolbag was found, and lay flowers in his memory.

From there, the march will continue up as far as Rathfarnham Garda Station.

Celebrating all our citizens LOCAL charity Making Connections helped start the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Festival of Inclusion, which has seen a range of activities throughout October that celebrate the bonds between citizens and, in particular, has helped to highlight the role and strengths that older members of the community have to contribute. The Connecting Generations event hosted by Airfield Estate was a spontaneous display of openness, as volunteers and the people they visit shared inspiring stories about the power of regular visits to alleviate loneliness and isolation. Among those making connections and celebrating new intergenerational friendships were Nick Polley, Pat Pearce, Aisling Corristine, Deirdre King, Grainne Kelliher, chief executive, Airfield and Mary O’Donohue, chief executive, Making Connections. For further information, see makingconnections.ie. Picture: Aidan Oliver Weldon

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| READER SHOTS SHOWING BITS OF YOUR LIVES IN THE CITY

Dundrum Sunset

Oh Deer, An Unexpected Pupil! – Everyone at Edmonstown NS was surprised when they looked out

The Red Lighthouse - Kathleen Nolan

the window and saw an unusual visitor to the school

Gettin’ Ready for Christmas

Feeding Time at Stephen’s Green

Trinity College: Night Study

It’s your shot – a slice of Dublin

THE Gazette is always delighted to show and share your shots – and just take a look at these great pics you’ve been sending in! Although some of these shy snappers have forgotten to tell us who they were

(but do get in touch if it’s your shot), we’re happy to be able to show how you see our great city.

Don’t forget – we’re always on the look-out for any cool, quirky or pretty shots of Dublin city, your

neighbourhood or what you are up to, so send in your shots with as much information as you can (along with your name too, of course)! Email your pic to picturedesk@dublingazette.com.

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DLR COMMUNITY AWARDS | KILCROSS COMES OUT ON TOP AT AWARDS

Sharing the winning feeling ... Mairead McLaughlin, Giulia Mazzone, An Cathaoirleach with the delighted members of Kilcross Estate Management Forum, Sandyford

Cllr Cormac Devlin, Ger McArdle, Mairead McLaughlin, Cathy McDonagh, Tracy Dowling, Marise Hegarty, Giulia Mazzone, Pauline Coleman,

An Cathaoirleach, Cormac Devlin,

Maureen Shakespeare and Anne Ryan, all from Kilcross Estate

paid warm tribute to the true

Management Forum, Sandyford, with Dearbhla Lawson, DLRCC

community spirit of the winners

Marise Hegarty and Pauline Coleman. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh

A community to be proud of T

HE community-minded spirit of members of Kilcross Estate Management Forum was highlighted and praised at the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire, where the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Community Awards were being held. The forum’s members were delighted to take home the top award, and a cheque for ₏3,000 to further support their collective efforts.

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| LAUNCHING A UNIQUE SERIES OF CONCERTS

Aileen O’Reilly and Pat O’Sullivan

Brian Collins and Avril Harris

Lily Aron, Oisin Hills, Jack Aron and Joshua Hills strike a relaxed pose in the formal setting. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

Happy to get a Handel on beautiful choral music T

Eithne Bowen and Michi Maharry

Lucia Shelly and Denise Cooney

HE beautiful surrounds of some of the finest rooms in the Mansion House provided a noteworthy setting for the Choral Fusion launch party recently.

Aptly named in respect of a series of double-choir concerts, members of Dun Laoghaire Choral Society sang

beautifully in the historic setting, leaving enthralled listeners in no doubt about the quality of music to enjoy in the upcoming concerts.

From November 12, a series of five concerts will be held in Dublin and Galway, with the east coastal choiristers also singing with their west coast

The choir in full flight, framed by the historic crests on show at the Mansion House

counterparts – the equally impressive Galway Baroque Singers.

The two choirs will feature works from the likes of Haydn, Lully, Teleman, Purcell and Vivaldi, while they will also be accompanied by some of the country’s best young soloists, and the fantastic Fishamble Sinfonia.

Rosamond Phillips and Ann Fleeton

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| STARS LINE OUT FOR THE COMMITMENTS MUSICAL PREMIERE

A fantastic feel good celebration of soul T

HERE were plenty of well-known faces who stepped out on the red carpet for the Irish Premiere of the musical The Commitments at The Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin.

The Roddy Doyle classic might be three decades old but none of its charm, popularity or roof-raising

energy have disappeared. Guests included Vogue Williams, Gay Byrne and Samantha Mumba. The Commitments musical received critical acclaim following its London World Premiere and was quickly hailed as a smash hit. Now it comes home to Dublin, where it all began.

Michele McGrath and Orla Hogan

Saoirse Smith and Claire Whelanat

Ciara Murray

Vogue Williams

Kathlen Watkins and Gay Byrne

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| LEINSTER TAKE TOP

POINTS IN THE RDS

Leinster fans Zac Thomas from Castleknock and Thomas Early from Lucan

Noah O’Leary from Cabinteely. Picture: Cody Glenn/Sportsfile

Liam Reddan, James O’Dwyer, Joe Reddan, Matthew Fox and Shane O’Dea

A perfect start T

HESE young Leinster fans had plenty to cheer about as their team took maximum points in their European Rugby Champions Cup opener against Castres on Saturday.

The three-time European champions beat the French side 33-15 at the RDS. On Sunday, the Irish rugby world was in shock at the news of the tragic passing of Munster head coach

Jennifer Malone from Clane, Co Kildare

Anthony Foley. Leinster CEO Michael Dawson praised Foley as a “fierce competitor” on the pitch and a “gentleman away from the field”. He added: “The thoughts of everyone at Leinster Rugby are with Anthony Foley’s family on this very sad day. Munster and Irish Rugby have lost a great captain, leader, and one of the finest young coaches in the game.”

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DUBLINBUSINESS

Osborne marks 20 years of driving recruitment DUBLIN-BASED Osborne, one of Ireland’s leading recruitment consultancies, celebrates 20 years in business and two decades as one of the country’s foremost recruitment consultancies.

To mark the milestone, Osborne held an employer conference at The Marker Hotel.

Presented by Osborne chief executive and owner, Shona Mc Manus, guest speakers included footballing legend and former Republic of Ireland soccer manager Brian Kerr; and leading psychologist and author, Dr Maureen Gaffney.

The conference

INNOVATIONS | FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THINKTECH

Using tech to drive a positive social impact  EMMA NOLAN

Brian Kerr, author and psychologist Dr Maureen Gaffney and Osborne chief executive, Shona Mc Manus

focused on developing talent and high-performance teams, employee engagement and wellbeing and establishing

FIVE companies located in the capital have been shortlisted for Thinktech – a €1 million project to develop ideas for a better Ireland, with social innovation and a community focus at its heart. The five finalists are ...

Change X team ChangeX - an online database for proven social innovation projects, providing projects the mechanism to scale and maximise their impact while also providing local solutions that are proven to work for communities who want them.

an effective corporate culture. Osborne has also recently launched a new website; see www. osborne.ie.

Niamh O’Reilly

Marianne Chekley AONTAS/ An Cosan Virtual College Community (VCC) - a

iScoil - an online learning community that offers

social enterprise set up to scale the work of An Cosan,

an alternative path to learning, accreditation

a community education centre that has served the

and progression for young people.

community of Tallaght West for over 30 years.

MANAGEMENT | STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Success is a cert for Windsor Motor Group AS PART of its ongoing investment in all employees, Windsor Motor Group has presented eight employees with a QQI Level 6 Management Development Certificate after completing a specifically designed programme.

Delivered by Dublin firm Optimum and supported by Skillnets, the highimpact programme was specifically tailored to the retail motor industry, and focused on developing the skills that lead to successful teams and business management.

It enabled the aftersales employees to develop their skills in fostering an environment for innovation and continuous improvement – two of the key components in driving the Windsor

Motor Group’s success, to date.

Modules in the programme included communication, self-management, organisational skills, managing teams for high performance, leadership, legislation and strategic planning.

Pictured are Mark Morrison and James Browne, Windsor Airside Nissan; Padraig Foran, Windsor Belgard Nissan; Carl Miller, Windsor Raheny Nissan; Robbie O’Neill, Windsor Motor Group; Garry Hobson, chief executive, Windsor Motor Group; Alan Buckley, Windsor Liffey Valley Opel; Daniel Davies, Windsor Deansgrange Nissan; Brenda Byrne, Windsor Clonee Nissan, and Derek Flynn, Windsor Dundrum Nissan.

Peter Mangan Kate Morris The Freebird Club – operates as a peer-to-peer Student Volunteer - an online resource that aims to

homestay club, offering a new way of travelling

become the one-stop shop for matching students with

for older adults, a new source of income and a

volunteering opportunities.

unique way to promote companionship.

The finalists will take part in a development programme devised by Social Innovation Fund Ireland, and supported

by Google.org and the

Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.

The overall award recipients will be announced in Decem-

ber at a special awards ceremony at Google’s EMEA HQ in Dublin.

The initiative is a collaboration between Social Innovation Fund

Ireland and Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google which invests in teams with bold ideas that create a lasting global impact.

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DUBLINLIFE Let Dublin Gazette Newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week

have a fangtastic time at the Bram Stoker Festival

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GET ready to celebrate Dublin’s darker side this October Bank Holiday weekend as Bram Stoker Festival, October 28 to 31, returns with four days of living stories and four nights of deadly events.

By day, the Bram Stoker Festival programme presents gothic intrigue at family-friendly events, talks and interactive experiences.

At night, the city will embrace the darkness as a host of venues deliver deadly adventures for festival goers in search of macabre thrills and late-night parties.

The festival programme includes theatre, spectacle, visual arts and music in haunting locations across the city celebrating Dublin’s gothic and supernatural traditions, the city itself and gothic architecture, and links

to Samhain festival.

Thrill-seekers are invited to Glasnevin’s Botanic Gardens for Nightmare Plants (Fri 28), an immersive performance and after-dark experience like no other seen this year; master-storytellers and creators of stunning, brilliant chaos, and big, bold, visual spectacles.

Macnas – Spectacle and Street Performance Company, will summon spirits and awaken the ghosts with Sleep No More (Mon 31), a new parade like no other on Henry St and Moore St; Bleedin’ Deadly (Oct 28 – 31) in the atmospheric Pillar Room of the Rotunda Hospital is a raucous celebration of a time when the Freak Show dominated in all its shocking glory.

The culturally curious will enjoy Dracula Live (Sat 29) at National Concert Hall which sees leading Irish musicians

David Meyler, Daniel Moran, Lexie and Lily Barry behind the walls of a North Great Georges Street gothic pile to launch the programme for Bram Stoker Festival 2016. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/ Photocall Ireland

Matthew Nolan and Sean MacErlaine perform a specially created deathly new score for Todd Browning’s 1931 classic movie Dracula.

Horror Expo (Sun 30) in the stunning surroundings of Freemasons Grand

Lodge will deliver a one of a kind event which promises to please the most ardent of horror fans.

There’s lots of fun for families too. Stokerland (Oct 29 & 30) will see St Patrick’s Park transform into a pop-up gothic fun

park with the macabre talents of world class street-performers alongside rides and attractions to ensure a fangtastic time for all.

The magnificent Marsh’s Library plays host to Tales From the Shadows: Gothic Tales (Sat 29), a beautiful shadow puppet show with devious devils, vengeful vampires, gloating goblins and sorrowful spectres to name but a few.

While spooktacular events for kids at The Ark in Temple Bar include The Bram Jam (Oct 30 & 31), Dracula’s Spooky Underground Sound Lab (Sun 30)and Dracula’s Disco (Mon 31) where Dracula’s very own DJ Will Softly will be spinning the decks and scratching vinyl at an energetic set for young zombies, ghosts and musicloving monsters.

For events information and tickets sink your teeth into www.bramstokerfestival.com

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SIMPSON IS A DELIGHT THE Gazette has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Our dog of the week is Simpson, a five-year-old male Labrador crossbreed who has been at Dogs Trust for some time now, and really, really wants his new home!

He is one of the brightest dogs in the rehoming centre, and is looking for an adult-only home with patient and loving adopters who will love and cherish him for the rest of his days.

Please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000.

They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found at www.dogstrust.ie.

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Get ready because MoRunning is back DON a tash and dash for charity – MoRunning returns to Dublin this November!

Last year saw more than 1,000 runners from across Dublin and beyond donning fancy dress and digging deep to help raise awareness and funds for Movember. And it was such as success that MoRunning has announced it is back next month.

Hosted at the Phoenix Park on Saturday, November 5, MoRunning is calling on Dublin to rock everything and anything from a flamboyant facial hair to a wacky wig and get involved with its 2016 fun run.

With both 5k and 10k races on offer, and all ages and abilities welcome, participants will kick-start the race at 10:00am complete with moustaches, fancy dress and raise funds for the Movember Foundation.

Now in its eighth year, MoRunning has also announced Mr Motivator as its 2016 Ambassador, who will help to motivate thousands of runners across Dublin ahead of the runs.

CANCER SUPPORT CENTRE TOUR MEMBERS of the public will have the opportunity to take a tour of the longest-running community-based cancer

ning from 11am on Friday, October 21.

During the event the public can take a tour of Purple House and meet the centre’s staff, volunteers, counsellors and therapists.

All are welcome to join Purple House for a tea or coffee and learn more about the cancer support services on offer.

A dedicated website – cancerweek.ie – has been set up to allow everyone to upload and promote their event to a wide audience.

GETTING OUR KIDS FIGHTING FIT

Mr Motivator will help to motivate thousands of runners across Dublin

support centre in Ireland as part of a range of events taking place across the country for Cancer Week Ireland 2016 (October 17 - 23).

Purple House Cancer Support will give the public access to their centre in Aubrey Court, Parnell Road, Bray, in an Open Morning run-

NOW in its third year, Super Troopers with Laya Healthcare, is being rolled out to 197 Dublin schools with 43,547 Dublin students taking part.

For the coming school year 1,250 primary schools and almost 200,000 children will complete the enhanced Super Troopers health homework programme which aims to encourage more physical activity and healthy eating in children, parents and teachers.

Super Troopers encourages children and their families to have a positive attitude towards physical activity, wellbeing and nutrition and aims to change practical lifestyle habits to help children and families lead healthy lifestyles.

Visit www.supertroopers.ie for lots of ideas and tips on physical activity and wellbeing activities.

FESTIVAL A MUST FOR TECH LOVERS EUROPE’S biggest Start-Up/Tech Festival UPRISE is coming to Dublin’s RDS and will give tech lovers an opportunity to network.

Taking place on Thursday, October 20 from 9am to 6.30pm, the unique festival will host 150 crazy start-ups, 15 workshops, buskers, games, music, DJ’s, entertainment, jobs and much more.

Uprise also adds Irish buskers and food stalls to a relaxed environment of CEO’s and talent, helping to make new business ideas more approachable, investable and connected.

An epic start-up Pitch Battle will see six international start-ups pit their strengths against six Irish based start-ups, after local heats were held in Europe and the USA in earlier this year.

To a frenzy of audience questions, answers and reactions, the audience will decide which company wins (no judging panel required).

Dublin City Local Enterprise Office will award a prize fund of €5,000 to the winning entrepreneur.

Visit www.uprisefestival.co to book tickets.

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DON’S DUBLIN A pigeon that has left its mark on the city for centuries

BY THE mid-1750s, entry to and from Dublin Bay was a hazardous operation and the city governors decided something drastic needed to be done to improve the situation.

And so, a plan was drawn up to construct a wall into the bay that would stop the silting up of channels, and provide a safe place for passengers to board. This work to build the Great South Wall took over 30 years and was complete in 1795 with safer passage for travellers and an improvement in trade.

During the lengthy construction, John Pidgeon was the caretaker of the storehouse for the equipment used during the building, and he began selling refreshments to travellers, who often waited for days until the weather improved to travel. As a smart businessman, he also offered trips around the long wall, which was one of the longest in the world when completed.

Business improved, and Pidgeon (the ‘d’ in his name was dropped a long time ago) built a small hotel to

THE BIG INTERVIEW

SHANE ON THE BUS STRIKES, TRAINS, RIO, ABORTION & BUDGET

Minister Ross out for a constitutional in his constituency with fellow Independents – councillors Seamas O’Neill, Deirdre Donnelly and Kevin Daly

EXCLUSIVE

MINISTER SHANE ROSS ON THE BIG TOPICS

cater for the needs of the growing number of travel-

MINISTER for Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has a particularly busy portfolio, which keeps him constantly moving across the city and country.

However, EMMA NOLAN was able

lers. In 1793, years after John Pidgeon had died, a new building was erected and operated for many years.

This building still stands, and lies in the shadow of the twin towers of the Poolbeg Power Station. Not long afterwards, with the whiff of revolution in the air (and the 1798 Rebellion a recent memory), a fort was

to shadow Minister Ross one day last week as he went about his official business, during which he gave her his unique insider views on a range of the main issues affecting the city and the country ...

Sharing a cuppa, an ear and a word with a constituent

constructed near the hotel. It became known as ‘the Pigeon House Fort’. Today, the canon guns outside the entrance to the ESB power station were originally facing out to sea anticipating a possible French invasion that never came.

The place also made its literary mark on a young James Joyce. In his first great work, Dubliners, he tells of two boys playing truant (no doubt he was one of them) as they went to the exotic building and the long wall that stretched, seemingly forever into the bay, in his short story, An Encounter.

“We arranged to go along the Wharf Road until we came to the ships, then to cross in the ferryboat and walk out to see the Pigeon House.”

Don Cameron

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Pigeon House – a legacy of the canny business that grew up around the city’s Great South Wall

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On those Dublin Bus strikes ...

“I wasn’t involved – that was the point.”

Minister Ross defended his lack of involvement in the strikes which saw widespread disruption in the city for a number of days in September.

The Dublin-Rathdown TD said that he was “firm in [his] resolve” and would not have backed down, even if the strikes had continued until Christmas.

Minister Ross said that he wasn’t prepared to fund Dublin Bus management at the expense of the taxpayer – especially with the possibility of further potential strikes from Bus Eireann and Irish Rail.

He said that when he made it clear he wasn’t going to just sign a cheque, that this comment wasn’t intended for

the workers.

“T he people who annoyed me most were the Dublin Bus management – not the workers or the unions.

“It was important that when the management went into negotiations that they got the message that they were on

every day, criticising us. “[Deputy] Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), who is a friend of mine, was outside my office with a huge sign that said: ‘Where is the Minister?’, but I thought that was quite funny, actually!”

However, Minister Ross said that the widespread

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their own, and that the Department wasn’t just behind them waiting to sign a cheque.

“It worked – we weren’t going to sign a cheque for them, and it was difficult not to, because we could have done it and both sides were annoying us

criticism didn’t bother him, and he is satisfied that he set a precedent for future industrial action in the transport sector.

What did cause problems, though, was the bus lane issue, which Minister Ross says he wanted to keep open for use by

drivers, but he was prevented from doing so by the Road Safety Authority who ruled that it was “too dangerous”.

On Budget 2017 ...

This was the first budget that Minister Ross had much involvement in at Cabinet level – an experience which he described as “a very interesting time”.

“It was my first time involved at that level, and I think that was marked down as being a point of difficulty, but we came to an agreement and the Government worked well on the budget, actually.”

Minister Ross said that he feels his Independent Alliance “got a lot into the Budget,” and cites the old age pension bonus as a particular success that

Minister for Sport Shane Ross hoists the mighty Sam Maguire trophy aloft during a visit to Stillorgan Shopping

Metro Nor th and Dart Underground to be completed until around 2025. “They’re being planned, but the funds aren’t there yet.”

Centre as part of its 50th birthday celebrations Pictures: Peter Cavanagh

they brought to the table.

On parts of the Budget he was not happy with, Minister Ross said that he was annoyed with pension payments being delayed.

“I would have liked to have given a bit more away in other areas, but we couldn’t do it – it was very thinly spread.

We only had about €800 million, which seems like a lot – but it’s not – to spread around the different interest groups.

“So yes, I was unhappy we couldn’t do more, but I hope we can do more next year. It all depends

on Brexit now, that could knock us for six.”

On Brexit, he added: “things could really kick off”, and said: “It’ll affect our exports, and tourism could go down because of exchange rates. We’re in a precarious position.”

On repealing the Eighth Amendment ...

Minister Ross is personally in favour of repealing it, and wants there to be a free vote on the matter in the Dail.

“There should be a free vote on it,” he added, but stated that not all members of the Independent

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‘[Enda Kenny and I] didn’t really see eye to eye, but now we have conversations. We have to talk and reach agreements, but we don’t have to go for a pint together or anything like that.’

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Alliance are in favour of repealing it.

“I’m in favour of repeal – absolutely, as is Finian McGrath and John Halligan.” However, the two rural TDs in the IA Cabinet, Kevin “Boxer” Moran and Sean Canney, are against such a move.

“Our view has always been that it is a matter of conscience and up to the

individual – we’re going to have to sort out our differences at some stage.”

On Dublin’s key transport projects ...

Minister Ross said that the Luas Cross City line will be completed next year. “It’s on target and it’s within budget,” he said, insisting that it will be up and running by next

Autumn. “I don’t think there will be any delay on it, it’s been on target the whole time, so there’s no reason why it should be.”

He said that the Luas Cross City will be “a bit of a monument to transport in this country”, once completed.

However, he confirmed that we can’t expect other major projects such as

On the Rio Olympics and Pat Hickey ...

The minister, who also has Sport on his portfolio, says that the Olympics was “quite the event”.

“We were meant to be going over to encourage the athletes and to be there as a presence and show support from the Government, and it was overshadowed by Pat Hickey. We were meant to be there for a fortnight and we came back after three days. It was very dramatic.”

Minister Ross said that he has not spoken to Pat Hickey since Rio, adding: “We didn’t get on very well!” But he admitted that he feels sorry for the

former president of the Olympic Council of Ireland.

“He’s only available on the phone anyway. I do feel terrible for him, stuck over there – he could be there for another 18 months or more. “On a personal level, we didn’t get on at all, but he’s not a young man; he’s stuck out there without his family.

It’s tough for him.”

On his relationship with Enda Kenny ...

“Relationships between the different people in government are actually rather good at the moment,” Minister Ross revealed, after a “catastrophic” first few months.

“There’s no point in trying to pretend otherwise, they [the first few months of the new government this year] were incredible – we were working on completely different

agendas.

“We [the IA] believe that we should have a free vote [in the Dail], and Fine Gael had never heard of free votes, so it was very difficult.”

Minister Ross said that he and An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, are now beginning to understand each other.

“The relationships have improved – they were bad – Enda and I didn’t even have conversations. It was almost impossible; we didn’t really see eye to eye, but now we have conversations.

“We have to talk and reach agreements, but we don’t have to go for a pint together or anything like that, but the relationships are getting better.

“We’re getting on quite well now – as partners in government, we’re beginning to work better together.”

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WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN Spooktacular Gazette contest THE Gazette’s Halloween reader pix competition is up and running and we have some fire-cracking prizes to give away over the next five weeks.

This week’s winners are the Egans from Blanchardstown, who sent us this cuter than cute pic of their little girls Alisha and Ayla (left) and another of their fangtastically ghostly garden.

The adorable Disney princesses win a Swizzels Halloween Hamper choc-abloc with bewitching treats. A special

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

mention also goes out to Oisin Murphy, who sent in a lovely photo (below) of his dog Coco, sitting next to the pumpkin he grew and carved himself.

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!

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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COMMERCIAL FEATURE

Let’s talk TTIP/ CETA SO what’s this TTIP/ CETA business that’s causing so such much concern to so many people across the EU? TTIP and CETA are two transatlantic trade deals. CETA is the trade deal between the EU and Canada and is fully negotiated. TTIP is a trade deal between the US and the EU and negotiations are still underway. Under the Lisbon Treaty, Ireland handed over trade negotiating rights to the EU Commission.

TRANSPARENCY:

NOBODY can see the details of these negotiations. Whether you’re an MEP or a TD you can only read the details about the ongoing TTIP negotiations in special Reading Rooms in the European Parliament or Leinster House.

ISDS MECHANISMS:

The information that we do have on what is up for negotiation is deeply concerning.

PRIVATE COURTS:

UNDER both CETA and TTIP, there is a proposal for a mechanism called Investor State Dispute Settlement.

Its name has changed over the course of the negotiations to make it more palatable but effectively it is a private court system that puts multi-national corporations’ rights before citizens.

Multi-national corporations can and do sue governments for trying to pass laws that offer protection for citizens from harmful chemicals, laws that attempt to ban harmful products.

Corporations can even sue governments for passing laws that might cause these corporations to make a bit less money such as laws that raise the minimum wage.

THINK I’M JOKING? HERE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES:

Following the nuclear disaster at Fukishima in Japan 2011, Germany decided that it wanted to end its use of nuclear energy, Vattenfall, the Swedish company operating two nuclear power plants in Germany decided to sue for €3.7 billion compensation.

Ah that’s an extreme example you say?

On the contrary, there are many examples of how insidious this investor dispute mechanism is.

In June 2012, French company

Veolia sued Egypt. One of Veolia’s claims was that Egypt’s decision to introduce a national minimum wage harmed Veolia’s investments.

In 2012 Ecuador was ordered to pay a petroleum company $1.77 billion in damages for terminating the oil giant’s contract when the company broke Ecuadorian law! That settlement amounted to the entire health budget for one year in Ecuador.

Theses ‘special courts’ are so bad that one of their judges is quoted as saying: “When I wake up at night and think about arbitration, it never ceases to amaze me that sovereign states have agreed to investment arbitration at all.”

Ireland is a small open economy that has traded with countries across the world including the US and Canada without the need for an Investor dispute settlement. Yet now, our Government under Fine Gael have, in fact become cheerleaders for these undemocratic courts.

In a letter to the EU Commission in 2014, then Minister for Trade and Enterprise, Richard Bruton actually endorsed their inclusion!

OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN: JOBS

THERE will be job losses or ‘job dislocation’.

The European Commission itself has said that TTIP is likely to bring “prolonged and substantial” dislocation to European workers, as companies will be encouraged to source goods and services from US states where standards are lower and trade union rights are non-existent.

HEALTH

THOSE in favour of TTIP and CETA constantly tell us to trust them that health and food regulations won’t drop, however, the evidence to date shows otherwise.

Let’s take the example of Endocrine Disrupters, chemicals that have been proven to harm health and which the World Health Organisation refer to as a global threat. The EU Commission had an explicit deadline of December 2013 to regulate these chemicals. In June 2013 the American Chamber

MEPs Matt Carthy and Lynn Boylan (above) and all four Sinn Féin MEPs, Matt Carthy, Liadh Ní Ríada, Lynn Boylan and Martin Anderson protesting about TTIP in the European Parliament (below). food. Ractopamine is banned in 160 countries including the EU 28 due to impacts on human health.

Concerned?

Thought so and I have only touched on some of the risks of these trade deals. It is not too late to act though.

Last week, the Seanad voted on a motion rejecting CETA. The message was clear – we don’t want CETA, just as we don’t want TTIP. But rejection by the Seanad is only a start. Both TTIP and CETA should be put to the people in a referendum. A referendum would put of Commerce met the EU Commis- faith before trade deal negotiations the decision on the future of our sion and requested that they wanted began with the US, giving a strong democracy in the hands of those the regulation of these chemicals indication that the EU is willing to that matter – the people. dropped. Lo and behold in July, the lower its food standards to accommoLET’S FIGHT TTIP & CETA EU Commission announced that they date these trade deals.

In the US and Canada, ractopa- Contact Minister for Trade would carry out an impact assessment of the regulation plans thereby delay- mine, a growth stimulant, is used as & Enterprise Mary Mitchell ing the process by a further two years. a veterinary drug that is injected in O’Connor and your government When it comes to food, history cattle, swine and turkeys. The stimu- TDs and insist that CETA and TTIP shows that trade agreements put food lant is injected before slaughter result- be brought before the people of safety at risk by harmonizing stand- ing in residue levels remaining in the Ireland to decide. ards and reducing regulations to the lowest common denominator. In the EU there is a strict farm to fork policy, this is not the case in the US or Canada.

Canadian and US regulations allow beef and chicken to be washed and Please feel free to processed with chlorinated water, a process that is banned in the EU. In contact me: 2013 the EU dropped its ban on beef rinsed in lactic acid as a sign of good

Got an issue for me or want to join Sinn Féin?

lynn.boylan@europarl.europa.eu

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DUBLINLIFE Rolling out the ‘yellow brick road’ to help rescue dogs

L AU N C H I N G t h e i r t h o u g h t p r o vo k i n g new campaign entitled There’s No Place Like Home, Dogs Trust hopes to highlight the plight of hundreds of rescue dogs currently in their care who need a new home.

As part of the init i a t i ve , t h e c h a r i t y have transformed their rehoming centre in Finglas with a “yellow brick road” and have released a short video, filmed almost entirely from a dog’s point of view.

The clip, which you can see by visiting The G a z e t t e ’s F a c e b o o k

page, shows one little pooch’s journey as she is rescued and makes her way along the “yellow brick road”, meeting the specialist carers who help her along the way.

Irish rock band Kodaline have kindly lent their support with the track “The One” which plays beautifully as we observe the beginning of a new friendship between “Dorothy” and the little dog.

Dogs Trust’s Suzie Carley said: “We believe there is the per fect home for every dog in our care, some of which have been overlooked

many times through no fault of their own since being rescued.

“One particular dog, Buddy (pictured below), has been overlooked 26,000 times since being rescued which is so hard to believe as he is such an incredible dog.

“We do our very best for each and every dog we save but really there is ‘No Place Like Home’ for these amazing dogs and it’s our mission to find their rainbow at the end of their yellow brick road, that they can call home.”

Home Tweet Home is a digital element of

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the campaign from Dogs Trust, where the charity are asking dog lovers to go on to their website’s rehoming gallery, choose a dog and click on the Twitter icon beside the dog to share him/her with their friends to highlight them even further. It’s a ‘pay it forward’ for the dogs, so to speak.

The charity has also taken a stand at this y e a r s Id e a l Ho m e s exhibition at the RDS during the October bank holiday weekend, which they’ll transform into the Ideal Home for a dog.

Grace Toohey, from Ashbourne, dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz to help launch “There’s No Place Like Home,” a new campaign by Dogs Trust.

Picture: Fran Veale

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FOOD&DRINK

Bayin Tomato Salad

The new two-story restaurant features cream leather seating, a parquet floor, iroko wood and subtle accents of grey with bolts of red

Amazing sushi has arrived at the IFSC  EMMA NOLAN

DUBLIN sushi speciallists Michie have just opened a new restaurant at the IFSC. The Japanese eatery known for its fresh sushi opened first in Ranelagh in 2007 by proprietors Michel Piare and Anna van Exel.

It initially opened as a small takeaway but has since expanded and they now have four restaurant loca-

tions in Ranelagh, Dun Laoghaire, Sandyford and IFSC and two Sushi Bars in Avoca Rathcoole and Avoca K ilmacanougue.

The menu offers hand-rolled, quality sushi and fresh Japanese cuisine. The new menu for the IFSC has been expanded to include tempura, teppanyaki, and additional desserts.

Michie IFSC is located at Unit 3, Georges Dock, Dublin.

PEANUT oil isn’t used that often at home but it has many health benefits and a high smoke point, meaning it’s great for cooking with. It’s also good for drizzling over salads.

New Irish company Bayin has launched a range of oils including a peanut oil which is used in their recipe for tomato salad.

Ingredients l l l l l l l l

Two to three ripe tomatoes Two teaspoons Bayin Peanut oil One teaspoon fish sauce 1/2 red onion 1 garlic clove minced 1 lime (juice) Two tablespoons crushed peanuts bunch of coriander chopped

Method l Cut the tomatoes into slices and place in bowl. l In a jug mix the Bayin peanut oil, fish sauce, minced garlic and lime juice. Pour dressing over tomatoes. l Add crushed peanuts and chopped coriander and mix well.

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Stopping heartburn before it hits

Dr Ciara Kelly

OVER half of Irish adults suffer from heartburn – so National Heartburn Awareness week is back this month to highlight the condition.

Starting on October 24, the nation is being advised to be mindful of the condition and its lifestyle effects, and to seek more information from a pharmacist if suffering regularly with heartburn symptoms.

With one in three Irish people suffering from heartburn more

than once a week, Dr Ciara Kelly is encouraging people to consult with their local pharmacist on how best to manage the ailment, reminding us that heartburn is something easily treated.

The pharmacist should be the first choice for advice, as many heartburn cases can be solved over the counter without a visit to the GP required.

In addition to speaking with phar-

macists, Dr Kelly advises those suffering with heartburn symptoms to: Keep a food diary and listen to your body. Pay heed to what causes your heartburn to flare up, monitor and avoid these foods. l Don’t eat late at night before you’re about to go to bed, having a full stomach before you lie down will increase acid backflow and put pressure on digestion. l Avoid spicy foods that effect

your stomach balance, especially anything with lots of chilli. l Consciously add acid neutralising foods to the diet, such as almond milk, bananas, ginger, porridge. l Keep your alcohol intake within recommended limits (17 units for a man, 11 units for a woman per week, or less!) l Reduce your tea and coffee intake, again especially before you go to bed.

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Turn over a new leaf in Dundrum Town Centre’s Autumn/Winter styles delight  EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

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DUNDRUM Town Centre has unveiled its Autumn/Winter 2016 ladies wear collections, showcasing some of this season’s popular trends available in the centre, from luxury to high-end brands.

Curated by stylist Corina Gaffey, the presentation offers a look at what’s available in the 1,000 fashion brands found in the centre.

Key trends of the colourful season include Shades of Pale: soft pinks, camels, creams; Renais-

sance: Victorian influences, frills and embroidery; Winter boho: maxi dresses, faux fur and chunky boots, and Tinsel: Sequins, metallics and velvet.

Speaking at the shoot, Corina said: “Dundrum Town Centre is a stylist’s dream, and after pulling this collection together, I’m even more excited for the winter months ahead.”

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Nail the right make-up for winter with these nourishing products  EMMA NOLAN

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Catrice Volumizing Lip Booster €3.95 FORMULATED with jojoba and almond oil, the Catrice Volumizing Lip Booster is a great all-round product.

While helping to hide fine lines, the ingredients – including menthol – naturally plump up the lip, adding lusciousness with a rose finish while the oils soothe and nourish lips.

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CINEMA ReelReviews

INFERNO

It’s flaming awful TOM Hanks takes the money and runs, thanks to the hellishly bad Inferno (Cert 12A, 121 mins), the latest film based on Dan Brown’s clever-clever books. This time round, the globe-trotting academic is in a race against time to stop a plague wiping out half the world before you can shout: “Dante do it!”

Any ‘Da Vinci Code’ and Tom Hanks fans may enjoy this, but everybody else ...

While the first film was a little different for the action genre, ‘Jack Reacher 2’ is a more conventional affair, and subsequently a much less interesting sequel

JACK REACHER - NEVER GO BACK: THIS MEDIOCRE SEQUEL IS A BIT OF A REACH

Passes by on Cruise control TOM Cruise returns to break limbs and bust heads as the world’s best-looking vagrant in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Cert 12A, 118 mins).

Thanks to Christopher McQuarrie’s lean direction and Cruise’s undeniable magnetism, 2012’s original Reacher film was a surprisingly witty, straight-shooting action thriller with few pretensions.

Never Go Back carries over much of the hardboiled, gritty action of the original, with each punch delivered with a signature Cruise wink and smile.

Unfortunately, not even the superstar’s charm can save this sequel from the realms of mediocrity.

Attempting to layer a little emotional depth

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into the mix, Never Go Back overcomplicates and omits that which allowed Jack Reacher to lift its head above other average, contemporary action movies.

Based on the bestselling books by Lee Child, the film starts four years after the first film.

An ex-army investigator, Reacher has been awarded every military honour there is; in fact, he’s so good, “they ran out of medals to give him”.

Our introduction to Reacher in the first film was a shameless delight:

he’s the kind of guy you don’t go looking for – “he finds you”.

Stripped of this initial charm, Never Go Back fails to deliver on the introductory excitement of the original and lacks an instigating narrative punch. We’re not so much dropped into the action here, as slowly, laboriously eased into it.

Having continued his vagrant lifestyle, moving from state to state, Reacher decides to meet up with Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders) – an army officer at his old military unit who’s helped him to solve cases across the country.

When he discovers that she’s been accused of treason, he sets out to prove her innocence, naturally unearthing the odd government conspiracy along the way.

The original’s most glaring fault was its alpha-male oriented narrative. This time around, that’s balanced out by the inclusion of Major Turner; a female co-lead just as fiercely capable in combat as Reacher.

This is certainly a step up from the damsel in distress dynamic of the original.

As a sequel, then, Never Go Back attempts to compensate for the originals’ o v e r whelmi n g machismo with a

few depthless dialogues on gender roles, particularly within the military.

While this is a commendable effort, the theme is underdeveloped and ultimately proves a shallow attempt at progression. Further attempts to develop Reacher as a character are made with a subplot centring on his possible daughter, Samantha (Danika Yarosh).

While watching Reacher struggle with responsibility and manners has a certain charm, this attempt at injecting some human emotion is a relatively drab affair, and slows the narrative down to a torpid pace around the halfway

mark.

Of course, the action here is again expertly choreographed, maintaining a grounded realism; every punch is well and truly felt. The poorly developed plot, however, only really serves to tenuously link these action segments together.

The only real compelling mystery here is how Cruise manages to disguise himself snugly in the uniform of a man twice his size.

U l t i m a t e l y, J a c k Reacher: Never Go Back is a lifeless, mediocre retread of the original. Even the biggest action fans will find this one distinctly lacking in thrills.

There’s strong support from Cobie Smulders as Major Turner. However, the strong female lead doesn’t change the fact that this film is still very much an adventure for the boys.

DON’T BREATHE

House about a twist?

FOR most of this film you’re never quite sure who to root for, as Don’t Breathe (Cert 16, 88 mins) ratchets up the tension when three teens decide to rob a blind man in his decrepit house.

The wrong blind man, it turns out, as he’s anything but helpless, in this tensionfilled film that soon turns the tables on the young hoods. Shot and edited with skill, it’s a daft but deftly delivered tale.

GIRL WITH THE GIFTS Presents a decent film

TO USE its full title, The Girl With All The Gifts (Cert 15A, 111 mins) staggers into the zombie genre with something a little different.

Glenn Close leads an evershrinking group of survivors in a near future world that’s been devastated by, in effect, a zombie plague – with one young infected girl the potential key to a cure. It’s an interesting film, bringing a little brains to the zombie genre.

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TECH WeeBytes

Would-be Cockney geezer types can have a go at criminal capers, with VR successfully planting you in the seat of a getaway van

SONY PLAYSTATION VR HITS THE STREETS

Major move to get in on totally new consumer sector

Whether climbing through dusty desert tombs or gunning through abandoned Soviet strongholds, Lara Croft’s latest game delivers a worthy addition to the Tomb Raider series. Screengrabs: Shane Dillon

TOMB RAIDER | FROZEN SETTING HELPS TO CREATE A COOL GAME

LARA-KING ABOUT IN SIBERIA YOU know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men and tech/games editors …

I had a piece on virtual reality (VR) in the bag, but a last minute change of plans involving an upcoming extensive look at Sony’s new PlayStation VR headset (see preview, right) meant substituting another player onto the pitch – this review of Rise of the Tomb Raider

(PlayStation 4, Cert 18, c. €60).

Eagle-eyed and sharpwitted Gazette readers will recall that this isn’t Lara Croft’s first outing with this game in the Gazette, as she and it previously graced our pages just over a year ago.

However, following her year-long sojourn on Microsoft’s impressive XBox One console, that timed exclusivity has now expired, setting Ms Croft (right) free on the PS4.

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Not only that, but she’s packed all kinds of extra goodies into her satchel, bringing with her all of the extra downloadable content, additional features and bonus items released on the XBO platform over the past year, creating an ultimate package.

As before, the very successful reboot of what had become a tired, stale franchise sees a young Lara choosing to set off on her first proper adventure, with snowbound Siberia playing host to much of her adventure as she chases a McGuffin extraneous plot device, pitting her against Trinity – a group of religious fanatics try-

ing to complete a mission started centuries earlier.

Lara runs, climbs, jumps and swims her way through one icy locale after another, constantly on the look-out for loot and items to gradually upgrade her abilities and weapons alike, such that it isn’t too long before she’s more like Rambo Croft, laying waste to the local wildlife and not-so-local bad guys with aplomb.

It’s a very pretty game; not quite up there with Uncharted 4 – then again, what is – but it’s quite a looker in its own right, packed once again with the same gradual unlocking of skills and character/weapon upgrading which made her precious adventure so enjoyable.

However, it’s the extra content that really puts the icing on this particular frosted cake, with a more than generous amount of features and extra story

beats bolted on to create a subtly different game than before.

While these extra features don’t change the core essence of the game, having them all in one neat package elevates it substantially above the XBO original release, helping to validate a return to the game.

In extra content, completionists will enjoy nosing around t h e somew h a t dilapidated Croft manor, while a de rigeur zombie mode, of sorts, further ups the ante for Lara’s action credentials as she zips about the family home-

stead, gunning down hordes of the undead.

Not terribly ladylike behaviour, perhaps, but worthy of the Croft adventurer name.

With its great mix of frantic action and quieter moments, a nicely scripted and believable Lara Croft (courtesy of Rihanna Pratchett’s, daughter of Terry, input as lead writer), great graphics and its comprehensive set of extra material, Lara’s latest has raised the bar yet again for the reinvigorated series.

I POPPED over to a pop-up unit (below) at Dame Lane last week, where Sony were giving punters a hands-on (or should I say, heads-on) look at the PlayStation VR (virtual reality) headset as it hit the retail market.

The newly launched PS VR marks Sony’s entry into the burgeoning consumer VR market, which has finally become a tangible, physical reality after decades of delayed promise.

I trialled a number of games and visual demos, and while the results were varying, the VR experience just worked, and worked well.

Whether riding shotgun in a Cockney crime caper (top), looking all around as I flew a fighter through a debris-littered asteroid field, or ignoring my instinctive desire to grip the bars in a dive cage being attacked by a hungry shark, the PS VR, and unit, worked as well as I’d hoped.

With the headset adjusting the image in time with my head movements as I looked about in 360 degrees, I didn’t notice any lag, or delay, in display or input reactions, and the tech was fine to wear and use.

As with all early tech, it ain’t cheap – it’s still something of a rich man’s toy, running from €400 to €800, depending on whether you need the base PS4 as well.

Still, dedicated gamers and media users are likely to lap it up, with a good year of development ahead sure to grow up some great titles and experiences as developers, and content creators, get to grips with its capabilities. Look out for my more in-depth exploration of the PS VR, and VR in general, soon – it’s virtually assured to go ahead ...

HACK YOUR WAY TO A €5,000 CASH PRIZE

ESB event looking to create energy-efficient solutions CALLING all hackers – ESB is on the hunt for the best and brightest minds in the country to take part in Ireland’s first ever “hackathon”.

The Big Eneregy Hack is bringing great minds together for over 48 hours to disrupt, invent and innovate, with the aim of developing solutions for a low-carbon future. Taking place from October 21 to 23 in Dogpatch Labs at Customs House Quay, organisers are on the look out for 150 of the best and brightest minds in Ireland.

They are looking for hackers from a diverse range of fields, including IT, innovation, marketing, design, finance and entrepreneurship, to help unearth Smart ideas that could help lower carbon emissions and combat climate change through such initiatives as Smarter energy efficiency in the home, enhancing the eCar experience, and optimising the electricity network.

Participants will be tasked with three energy-focused challenges, with cash prizes of €5,000, €3,000 and €2,000 for the most innovative ideas.

Hackers with the top ground-breaking creations and concepts will also have the opportunity to bring their ideas to the next level at ESB’s innovation hub, X_Site.

Spaces are limited, so would-be hackers and winners should register today at bigenergyhack.ie.

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FastSport WESLEY TO HOST CONCUSSION SEMINAR: LEINSTER Rugby, in conjunction with the IRFU, will be hosting a series of concussion awareness workshops throughout the coming weeks.

All club and school coaches, players, parents and officials are encouraged to attend the workshops which are free of charge.

Shane Mooney, the IRFU’s First Aid and Injury Prevention coordinator, hosts all of the workshops which include modules relating to concussion recognition, initial management and return to play protocols followed by a question and answer session.

The content has been designed to educate coaches, parents, players and referees on the dangers of concussion and how to recognise it.

Old Wesley will host one of the nights on November 30 at 7pm while Ashbourne RFC hosts another one on November 16 at 7.30pm.

BOXING: WEST DUBLIN CLUB HOST BIGGEST WOMEN’S EVENT IN EUROPE

Esker BC hail best ever Cup  KARL GRAHAM

sport@dublingazette.com

ESKER Celtic Boxing Club enjoyed yet another hugely successful All Female Box Cup last week with 340 boxers from Ireland, Poland, Canada, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom registered to take part at Lucan CBS Sports Hall.

It makes the tournament the biggest femaleonly event in Europe and club secretary Ed Griffin told GazetteSport it was another triumph for the club.

“It was brilliant,” he said. “The best one we’ve ever had because there were two international rings in operation. Every county in Ireland was represented and we have

The crowds flocked to Lucan CBS

already had inquiries from a team in South America and a team in Los Angeles about coming next year.

“We had girls that have boxed twice at the World Championships for the seniors, European medallists and Irish medallists as well as three Canadian champions and a Swedish champion.”

The tournament started four years ago and the rise in stature it has received in such a short space of time has been remarkable.

“It is the biggest event in Europe but a guy who was over from Canada asked if it was the biggest in the world because he had never been at an event before where there

Winners in various categories, above, and a Dutch boxer, below, receives advice

were just all females boxing at it.

“We started it up four years ago because there was no outlet for female boxing in Dublin whatsoever. You have to rely on Leinster and then go further afield. We set it up just for our own girls initially but then said we might as well grow it because it is a great for the profile of the club,” said Griffin.

On a personal note for the club, there was success for both of their

fighters competing.

Rebecca Toohey defeated her English opponent to win gold with Shannon Kelly also taking home a gold medal for Esker.

Over 1,000 spectators turned up to produce a fantastic atmosphere and Griffin believes that the vast amount of support they have obtained has been invaluable.

“We couldn’t have done it without South Dublin County Council, IPB Insurance, and Failte Ireland, as well as all our

other sponsors. I would also like to thank Mick Kelly, Eileen Toohey and Paschal Joyce, and everybody else who helps us out.”

Despite this success for the club, they still have no permanent facilities to box out of but they are working closely with the council to remedy the situation as soon as possible so they can concentrate on taking their tournament – and their other training groups – to even loftier heights.

Railway men fluff their lines in EY Hockey League  sport@dublingazette.com

Railway Union’s Mark English tackles Cork C of I’s Alex Burns. Picture: Adrian Boehm

RAILWAY Union’s men’s and women’s hockey teams had wildly contrasting fortunes as the former fell 6-2 to Cork C of I in the EY Hockey League while the women advance with a massive 7-0 Irish Senior Cup win over reigning champions Ulster Elks.

For the men, the Sandymount side had opened brightly forcing two short corners without success as they welcomed back Mark English, Kenny Carroll and Fergal Keaveney.

But the in-form Cork outfit

soon got on top with Stephen Sweetnam banging home a corner shot.

One became two in the second quarter from turnover ball with Stephen Parker slapping into the roof of the net. C of I were beginning to dominate in midfield and their pressure led to a penalty stroke, given for a deliberate back-stick in the circle, which Olympian John Jermyn put away.

Railway did get one back with their first meaningful attack of the second quarter with English scoring a low drag-flick into the

corner for 3-1 at the break. They got further into the tie in the third quarter with Richard Forrest’s left post shot going across the face of goal before English scored again from a corner.

But a second goal each from Jermyn and Sweetnam stretched out a 5-2 lead. Jermyn was subsequently given his marching orders for a second yellow card.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, C of I continued to aggressively pounce on Railway loose ball, Julian Dale scoring on 66 minutes to complete the rout.

On the women’s side, big

scores were the order of the day.

For the Ulster Elks, their twoyear reign came to an end in ignominious fashion, falling 7-0 on home turf to Railway Union.

Niamh Carey and Emma Smyth both scored doubles while Cecelia Joyce, Zara Delany and Sinead Dooley all on the mark.

Hermes-Monkstown were 5-0 winners over Corinthian in a Dublin derby with Chloe Watkins scoring a brace.

Loreto won 4-1 at Dungannon while Evie McCullough scored the only goal for Trinity as they saw off Lisnagarvey.

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Gavin’s 5,300-strong Ark brings hope to east Africa Dublin manager travels to Rwanda for a very special Bothar project just days after guiding Dublin to a third All-Ireland senior football championship title under his stewardship  JAMES HENDICOTT

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FRESH from leading Dublin to their second consecutive All-Ireland title, manager Jim Gavin curtailed celebrations in order to accompany 5,300 farm animals to Rwanda on behalf of charity Bothar.

It is part of the charity’s work in the country, particularly in helping the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide which still hovers over many aspects of life.

Gavin left just 11 days after securing his third All-Ireland title in charge of the boys in blue, flying out of Shannon to the poverty-stricken, land-locked east African country after collecting the livestock in Tipperary and Clare.

T h e t r i p b r o ke a record as the largest delivery of multi-species cargo ever to take place.

Gavin - who works in the aviation sector when he’s not working with the county side – said: “I’ve been fortunate to have flown around the world but this is a unique experience.”

Bothar has long specialised in sending dairy cows, goats and other livestock out to some of the poorest parts of Africa in order to create sustainable farming conditions and help families out of poverty. “ Tr a n s p o r t i n g 41 tonnes of quality Irish livestock through the night from Ireland to deepest Africa, including a fuelling stop in Cairo, was unprecedented for me,” Gavin said of the

Jim Gavin with some of the pigs he transported to Rwanda

trip.

“Most important was knowing at the end of it we were bringing this precious cargo, donated

by Irish farmers and other Bothar supporters, to change the lives of almost 800 of the world’s poorest people.”

Gavin told the charity’s blog of his experiences, explaining some of the mechanisms and going into details about the delivery.

“The Bothar Ark carrying the animals is a very special 25th anniversary airlift of 37 incalf heifers, three bulls for the Rwandan government’s National Bovine Breeding Scheme, 260 pigs, 100 goats and 5,000 chicks,” he added.

“Also on board were 5,000 doses of bovine semen for the Rwandan

Breeding Programme run by Bothar’s sister agency Heifer International.”

Gavin went on to talk about his personal connections to the mission, including some of the farmers who have donated, before outlining the financial scale of the offering.

“All in all, the cargo

explained.

Rwanda suffered the worst genocide since the holocaust 22 years ago, when Gavin was still turning out for the boys in blue. The country’s population of 12 million was decimated, with the genocide having aimed to wipe out the Tutsis from the population.

Many of the animals

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‘There were many widows... one who only got her husband’s torso to bury’ Jim Gavin

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is worth just short of €350,000,” he explained.

“It’s essentially a donation by the people of Ireland to what are among the poorest people in the world, and most of them have been affected by genocide.”

As well as delivering the thousands of animals to Rwanda, Gavin has also met with widows of the genocide during his trip.

The Dublin boss had written to Bothar to offer his support earlier this year, and after being invited to join the 25th anniversary trip, said that the end of his journey was particularly important to him.

“Local volunteers could be heard chopping up elephant grass for the animals when we arrived. I’m assured they’ll be treated like a family member,” he

delivered on the trip went directly to families impacted on by the events of 1994.

“There were many genoicide victims, and one story was as tragic as the next,” Gavin said of the trip. “There were many widows, like a mother whose five children and her husband was butchered in the bloodlust. She only got her husband’s torso to bury, but none of her children’s remains were returned.”

“We also heard stories of hope,” he continued, “thanks in no small part to NGOs like Bothar who have given these genocide widows hope and enabled them to put their lives back together as best they can in these tragic circumstances.”

You can follow Gavin’s Rwandan experience online at Bothar.ie.

FASTSport

Parkrun going strong for runners of all ages FREE, volunteer-led and tailored to all comers, Marlay Park’s parkrun – and the broader parkrun concept – is going from strength to strength as it draws on its community and invites everyone to get involved.

The weekly Saturday-morning jaunt is a timed run across five kilometres and typically attracts 450 to 500 runners, ranging from competitive club runners to joggers in their 80s and parents pushing buggys.

“We’ll stay until the very last person crosses the line,” organiser Liam McCambridge explains of the concept.

“It’s important that parkrun is a timed run, rather than a race. It’s about running against yourself. Of the people who turn up every Sunday, probably about one third are first timers.

“Another third are occasional runners, and we have a final third who will be there at very nearly every run, and have made it a part of their weekend.”

Originally from County Antrim, McCambridge helped set up the Marlay Park edition of parkrun – Ireland’s largest – after seeing the success of the concept in Malahide. Having originated in Bushy Park, London, the event has grown rapidly in Ireland, with 56 separate parkruns now taking place regularly in the Republic.

In the early days, though, running the event on a weekly basis required plenty of persuasion.

Runners are encouraged to volunteer at one of every 10 events, rather than actually run, though McCambridge says that some enjoy the volunteering aspect so much that they never actually run the route themselves.

“It was a little difficult to set up,” McCambridge admits. “You need permission of the landlord and the set up costs are around €7,000; parkrun contributes half of that.

“Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, who own Marlay Park, were a little apprehensive at first, and after a few discussions, gave us permission for a few months. They also gave us the half of the funds we had to raise. It proved popular, and the feedback was excellent, so it wasn’t difficult to extend the time after that.”

If you’d like to take part in parkrun, you can find further information or sign up at parkrun.ie/ marlay.

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FASTSport

CROSS COUNTRY: DUNDRUM SOUTH DUBLIN SWEEP UP DUBLIN TITLES

Roche finishes 30th in the searing Qatari heat MEADOWBROOK’S Nicolas Roche finished 30th in the time trial at the world championships in Doha, Qatar this week.

While the current Irish national time trial champion has been performing strongly in the discipline this year, recording results like eighth in the European Championships last month, this race was not his day.

His team mate Ryan Mullen, however, put in a strong performance. He finished fifth in the elite men’s time trial.

The 22-year-old rider was the early leader in the 40km race against the clock, holding the fastest recorded time for the majority of the day, before the final medal winners crossed the line in quick succession, pushing him into fifth place.

Eanna off mark in basketball’s Super League COMMERCIAL.IE Éanna stormed to their first win of the men’s Super League at the weekend as they overcame DCU Saints 77-73 in a nail-biter as part of the Men’s Super Series weekend at the National Basketball Arena.

A delighted Head Coach, Mick Thompson, was thrilled with the result: “We put a lot of work in during the week so we were more disciplined - that was the difference. We did what we had practised, and we’re delighted.

“You can see how hard the lads are willing to work: it’s just a matter of doing what

we know we can do and hopefully get more results.”

It was the Dublin club’s first win of the competition and lifts them above newcomers KUBS. Elsewhere, Pyrobel Killester overcame Belfast Star on a 77-60 scoreline with Jermaine Turner netting 19 points in the process with good support from Peder Madsen and Cian Nihill/ Griffith Swords Thunder claimed victory against Radisson Blu UL Eagles thanks to 16 points from Justin Goldsborough and 12 each from Charlie Coombes and Alex Calvexe.

That win keeps the Thunder in a share of second place with UCD after four rounds of matches.

The mass start at the women’s cross country in Abbotstown. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

New route to DSD’s liking sport@dublingazette.com

DUNDRUM South Dublin AC enjoyed a spectacular day out in Abbotstown at the new national cross country course last weekend at the autumn open festival.

Indeed, it was a special moment as the club celebrated new Dublin championship winners with Eimear Maher shining on the Under-14 girls scene and Morgan Clarkson on the boys side at the same age group.

They will look forward to their respective AllIrelands with a degree of confidence. Clarkson led from gun to tape, closely

followed by the club’s Alex O’Floinn for a onetwo for DSD. Maher ran a cagey race in the leading bunch and struck for home as she turned into the finishing straight for a gallant victory over 3,000m.

Jodie McCann led home a top class field in the Under-18 girls, to give DSD a one-two-three in this race. McCann, a former All-Ireland winner, was followed home by Grace Dervan and Roseanne McCullough.

Arguably, the hardest race of the day was the Under-20 4,000m which was won by a top class international athlete

RACISM’S RED CARD Dundrum girls welcome allcomers to their club DUNDRUM Football Club’s girls’ awareness

of racism day held last Sunday as part of their ethos to welcome boys and girls from all ages, no matter where they come from or what they look like.

The initiative promotes sportsmanship between teams by shaking hands and exchanging bracelets before their match.

The event “was a very enjoyable day as all the girls were great. I feel they all learned something thanks to this great initiative,” said child protection officer Mandy Lowe.

from Wales, with Sophie Murphy and Abbie Taylor chasing hard to ensure they were first and second from an Irish prospective.

Murphy looked very impressive on the sandy, rain-soaked ground and looks a real contender for the national championships. Taylor can be really proud of her effort, with three more years in this age category.

Paul O’Donnell continues to improve and was just run out of second place after a tumble early on in the Under-20 men’s race. He looked comfortable in a big field of seniors and juniors, with the juniors turning into

the finishing tunnel after three 2,000m laps.

Most of these top juniors will be selected for international races in Europe in the near future.

Meghan Ryan also ran a fine race to finish third in the Under-23 women.

Laura Shaughnessy led DSD home in the senior race. Her endeavours, in second place, to chase Fionnuala McCormack, for a large portion of the race, saw her tire a little in the finishing straight, for a fifth place.

Shaughnessy is the most improved athlete in the club at the moment and this run follows her great win in Rathfarn-

ham. Fiona Clinton was always prominent in a large field to finish 14th with Bethanie Murray close up in 15th place.

The club also had a full team for the Under-18 boys with James Maguire (Under-17) back in action after his year’s sojourn in Germany.

Maguire would have found the hills of Marlay and Kilmashogue hills more to his liking but his team ended up taking the team laurels.

The evergreen Peter Mathews, many times a national cross country champion, managed to take second place in the M45 category.

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BODEN HEROICS

Cool heads see St Enda’s sweep to Under-15 title

CLUB NOTICEBOARD NAOMH OLAF

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s were crowned

Dublin Under-15 hurling A championship winners when defeating St Vincent’s 3-15 to 2-13 in a pulsating decider at Parnell Park on Sunday.

With ten minutes to play the Marino men drew level but Boden hit three points without reply with Ryan (free), Enda Cashman and Malachy Codd on target on their way to victory. Picture: Eamon O’Sullivan

ANOTHER winning weekend for Olaf’s

pionship with a heart stopping game

with heart stopping stuff in all the big

against Naomh Barrog, 7-6 to Naomh

games.

Barrog’s 5-9.

On Saturday, in the senior B hurling

Also on Sunday, the U-16 ladies foot-

championship, Naomh Olaf defeated

ballers won the shield final, defeating a

Castleknock at home 0-20 to 2-13.

strong Cuala side 7-2 to 4-10.

On Sunday, in the senior football AFL

The minor camogie team won the

Naomh Olaf defeated Ballymun Kick-

first round of the championship v St

hams 2-14 to 1-11.

Anne’s and the U-13 ladies footballers

On Sunday, the U-14 ladies footballers won the Division 3 football cham-

HURLING: KILMACUD SET UP FINAL DATE WITH CUALA

KILMACUD CROKES

were unlucky to lose out in the shield final against Naomh Barrog.

WELL done to captain Sorcha Meagh-

Cuala at 3pm in Parnell Park on Sat-

er and the senior camogie team who

urday, October 29.

won Sunday’s championship final

Elsewhere, the AFL2 team drew

replay against Faughs. Congrats to

with Whitehall 2-7 to 0-13. Hard luck

Mick Noctor and the rest of the man-

to the AFL4 team who lost to Good

agement team.

Counsel and the AFL8 team who lost

Well done also to Aisling Whitely who won the Player of the Match. Her

to Na Gaeil Oga in their playoff semifinal.

brother Fergal played a starring role

Best of luck also to the U-16A hurl-

for the senior hurlers earlier in the

ers who play Whitehall in the county

day.

final next Saturday, October 22 at

Congratulations to the senior A

3pm in Parnell park.

hurlers who have reached the cham-

This talented bunch of lads are

pionship final after their strong vic-

going for a league and championship

tory over O’Toole’s. The team will play

double. All support welcome.

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S Kilmacud Crokes’ Niall Corcoran gets in a tangle against O’Toole’s. Picture: Diarmuid O’Gallchobhair

Calm Crokes carry on as O’Rorke in top form

SHC SEMI-FINAL Kilmacud Crokes 2-19 O’Toole’s 0-13  sport@dublingazette.com

OISIN O’Rorke’s accuracy was once again a key factor as he struck 1-11 Kilmacud Crokes defeated O’Toole’s in Sunday’s opening Dublin SHC semi-final at Parnell Park.

After an initially shaky start, Crokes got on top with O’Rorke’s goal and they pulled away as time pushed on according to Niall Corcoran.

“We started off nervously and O’Toole’s got a few points up,” he said

afterwards. “But our lads got their act together up front and got the two goals [before half-time] which were ultimately the difference and we’re just happy to be in the final.

“We definitely had more chances in the first half but didn’t take them.

We had to tighten up on our discipline but we kept calm, kept our structure and worked to the game plan and the second half loosened up a bit more and we took a few more scores to finish off the game.”

T he Larriers had started well with three

Niall Arthur points edging them in front before O’Rorke booted home the opening goal. Oisín and his brother Barry continued to keep the scoreboard ticking for Crokes before the concluding the half on the up.

Ross O’Carroll followed up scoring a point from play by firing home his side’s second goal from a great Fergal Whitely crossfield delivery in the second minute of first half added time.

Arthur replied with a free but Whitely finished the first half scoring with a point to give

Ollie Baker’s men a 2-10 to 0-7 interval advantage.

Crokes continued to hold O’Toole’s at arm’s length in the second half.

Arthur, Oisin O’Rorke, s u b A n d r e w M o rris and O’Rorke again exchanged scores on the restart before Ger Arthur and his brother Niall got three in succession to cut the deficit to six points, 2-12 to 0-12 after 40 minutes.

However, Kilmacud bounced back with points from Ryan O’Dwyer and Ross O’Carroll and only conceded once more down a comfortable closing stretch.

WELL done to our U-15 hurlers and

Please support with tickets avail-

their management team on their A

able from your club mentors or con-

championship win when they over-

tacts. Sponsorship options also avail-

came St Vincent’s with a scoreline

able. Log on to www.bodengaa.ie for

of 3-15 to 2-13 in Parnell Park. Many

more information.

thanks to all who travelled to support and cheer on the boys.

Congratulations to Robert Lambert junior who represented Ballyboden

Congratulations to our U-13A

St Enda’s and completed the Der-

ladies footballers who beat Foxrock

mot Earley Leadership programme

Cabinteely in dramatic fashion after

through NUIG.

extra time with a scoreline of Ballyboden St Enda’s 1-13 Fox-Cab 0-12.

Another celebration to the minor C

Ballyboden St Enda’s calendar is back. Yes, we are looking for your photos from the 2016 season.

hurlers who beat St Patrick’s to reach

If you have photos of supporters,

the D championship final. Great sup-

players, management and even your

port, well done to the players and

pets dressed up in Ballyboden St

management.

Enda’s gear, we want to see them.

Do you fancy a night at the dogs?

Send a high resolution photo to

Well, pop along to our main fundrais-

sineadryanmedia@gmail.com with

er of the year in Shelbourne Park on

your name and who is in the picture.

November 4.

Deadline is Friday, October 28.

WANDERERS

THERE was no lotto winner. Numbers

Fergal on 087 6213142 for more details.

drawn were 2, 19 and 27; €25 goes to JG

Juvenile football and hurling con-

& Graham, Ann Lalor, Sean Doherty

tinues for boys and girls aged 7-14

and Vincent Sutton. The jackpot next

with midweek training and matches

week is €2,600.

on Wednesday evening; please contact

For information on joining our league winning men’s team, please

Alan on 087 9976008 for more details; all new members welcome.

contact Stephen on 086 048 3979 and

If you would like a match report or

for the ladies, please contact Louise on

photos submitted to the website or

086 8333587.

press, please contact pro@wander-

Nursery for 4-7 year olds is now on

ersgaa.ie. All items for the club notes

in St Columba’s College on Saturday

must be submitted by 10am each Mon-

mornings at 10.30am; please contact

day to pro@wanderersgaa.ie.

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Colaiste Iosagain’s Michelle Carey in action for Leinster last season. Picture: Adrian Boehm

Locals brilliant in Blue

Huge representation in the Leinster underage hockey squads from the local area as Under-18 and 16 selections prepare for interprovincials

 STEPHEN FINDLATER

sport@dublingazette.com

HOCKEY players from the local area will under-pin the Leinster Under-18 and Under-16 sides as they prepare for the girls interprovincial tournaments that get under way this Friday in Garryduff, Cork.

Key among them are twins Michelle and Niamh Carey – who both attend Colaiste Iosagain – who bring with them a wealth of high level experience having played with the Irish Under-18 side last summer in the European Championships.

The duo both previously played with the Dublin ladies football underage sides while

Niamh has represented Ireland on the cross country front, showing their multi-faceted skill set.

They will form the fulcrum of the young blues attack and coach Sarah Scott says the side will be keen to bring the title back to the province.

“We have trained hard for the last two months and team is coming together nicely. Sophie Roopnarinesingh and Sarah Torrans, however, were unlucky to miss selection through injury.

“Michelle Carey and Hannah McLoughlin are captaining the side and we have a great balance of experience and new players to Under18 level. We are really looking forward to the tournament.”

McLoughlin is another who was part of the

Irish side in the summer and has shone for Beaufort-based club Loreto so far this season in the national level EY Hockey League.

Elsewhere in the squad, Goatstown school Mount Anville provides three players in Kate O’Hogan, Niamh Gowing and Natasha Twomey; the Loreto Beaufort school’s Grace McLoughlin and Katie Fearon will key players as will Alexandra College’s Isabelle Delamar in defence.

The list of local players is augmented by Christina Hamill who moves up from the Leinster Under-16s from a year ago; she recently switched from Stillorgan club Genesis to Loreto to give her a shot at playing in the EY league.

At Under-16 level, the local representation

is similarly strong with players from Rathfarnham’s St Columba’s like Sophie Cole, Wesley’s Holly Micklem and Emily McKay and High School’s Laura Motyer.

Mount Anville is similarly well represented with a trio of inclusions for the competition – Anna Dignam, Lisa Mulcahy and Julie Ringrose.

For both teams, they start their campaign on Friday with a tie against Connacht. On Saturday, the Under-18s play Ulster before coming up against the South East and the hosting Munster with the latter two games on Sunday.

For the Under-16s, they will meet the teams in the same order but will play both Ulster and the South East on Saturday before concluding their campaign on Sunday against Munster.