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INSIDE: Singer-songwriter waxes lyrical about yoga and boxing being part of his life Page 11

equality: The Yes and No sides give us one last opinion before voting day P14-15

It’s Woolapalooza: Dundrum Airfield gets all sheepish Hurling:

O’Callaghan to the fore for his new club Page 31

lara, MIA, Elaina and Sophie

Duffner were happy to pose for the camera with a colourful woolen blanket at Dundrum Airfield’s Woolapalooza Sheep Festival recently.

Events on the day ranged from sheep shearing and sheep dog trials to spinning, weaving, knitting, felt workshops, face painting and butchery demos. The entertaining day proved a great way to bring the tight-knit community together.

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Have your say on the plans for Cherrywood Public urged to participate and attend open days about 400-acre site

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MEMBERS of the public have the opportunity to preview plans for the new Cherrywood Town Centre and Business Park during three

public open days organised by developers Hines.

From May 26 to 28, the public can view the unfolding vision for the 400-acre Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) in Cher-

rywood Business Park.

Plans include a retail-led, mixed-use town centre along with approval for up to 3,800 housing units.

Brian Moran, managing director at Hines, said they

have been working on a master plan for the SDZ for the last six months. He said: “Our vision is very simple – Cherrywood will redefine contemporary city living.”

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planning Developers invite public to three open days

A chance to envisage Cherrywood  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain bnibhraonain@dublingazette.com

Three public open days are being organised by developers Hines to outline the new Cherrywood Town Centre and Business Park from Tuesday, May 26 to Thursday, May 28.

Members of the public are being invited to go along and see first-hand the unfolding vision for the 400-acre site in South Dublin. Cherrywood has Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) approval for the construction of a new retail-led, mixed-use town centre. The development

includes approval for up to 3,800 apartments and houses and zoning capacity to expand the second largest office park in Dublin to three times its current size.

Hines announced the acquisition of Cherrywood in November 2014.

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Open days are being organised by developers Hines to outline the new Cherrywood Town Centre and Business Park

includes Liffey Valley, Spencer Dock and Bishop’s Square, with a total of €1bn in assets under management.

Hines is also working in close collaboration with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to progress an integrated and sustainable plan for the Cherrywood site which will include new homes, shops, schools and parks and appropriate transport infrastructure.

Senior managing director at Hines, Brian Moran, said of the upcoming open days: “Things are really starting to happen in Cherrywood and this is a very exciting time.

Over the past six months, we have been working

intensively to create a world-class master plan development worthy of this superb site and we are delighted to now have reached the stage where we are ready to start sharing that vision with our neighbours and the general public.

“Our vision is very simple – Cherrywood will redefine contemporary city living. We want to create a sustainable urban society like nowhere else in the capital. We have come up with a really dynamic concept for Cherrywood Town Centre which I hope will surprise and delight all those who come to visit us.”

Hines’ client manager John Byrne told The

Gazette the development will incorporate a planned phased roll-out of residential, retail and business spaces with a town centre, all of which will be built around a sustainable and linked-up focus.

He added: “Because it’s a large land bank, you set what’s going to happen on a phased basis, so all the elements such as infrastructure, transport, amenities and community infrastructure are outlined from the start and [a timeline on] how it will all be phased, so that you have certainty in terms of planning.”

A council spokesperson said: “The Cherrywood Planning Scheme was approved by An Bord

Pleanala in April 2014.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is working with landowners in Cherrywood to progress the scheme.”

Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “Hines appear to be a very professional outfit with the necessary financial backing...

Cherrywood is a very good location and has the major advantage of the Luas line on its doorstep. I hope people will go along to the open days and engage.”

The Cherrywood Public Open Days will run from Tuesday, May 26 to Thursday, May 28, from 8am to 8pm at Block D, Cherrywood Business Park in Dublin 18.

Local schools set to get ICT grants  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

SIXTEEN schools in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown are set to receive grant aid from the Department of Education and Skills to support a design and communications graphics programme.

Minister for Education Jan O’Sullivan a nnounced €7m in grants to 450 post-primary schools to help implement the Design and Communication Graph-

ics (DCG) curriculum.

Among the schools due to avail of the grant are Blackrock College, Rathgar School in Glenageary, CBC Monkstown Park, De La Salle Churchtown, Ballinteer Community School, and St Laurence College in Loughlinstown.

DCG, introduced in 2007, is one of the main Leaving Certificate subjects where information technology is a central requirement in assess-

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ment methodology. Last year, more than 5,400 students sat the subject for the Leaving Certificate, and it is studied in 450 schools.

Minister O’Sullivan said: “My department recognises the importance of DCG as it directly contributes to the key skills required in Ireland’s knowledge-based economy. It incorporates principles of science, materials, manufacture, design, technology and information technology.”

The funding will include the provision of new laptops and desktop computers, each averaging around €1,150 per computer.

Cllr Mary Hanafin

(FF) said: “I introduced the DCG programme when I was Minister for Education in 2007, and I am delighted to see the success of the contribution to the skills of school leavers.

“While the funding is welcome, it is based on the number of students who have already taken the Leaving Cert, rather than encouraging additional new students to choose the subject and investing in them.”

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) said: “This is a great boost to a number of local schools such as Ballinteer Community School, St Tiernan’s and Wesley College, amongst many others.”

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courts: man threatened to stab shop owner, stole €600 from till

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Robber caught by distinctive shoes A robber who was caught after he left a distinctive shoe print on a shop counter has been jailed for four years.

Derek O’Brien (33) threatened to stab the shop owner telling the man: “I am a junkie. I am only out, I don’t care. I’ll stab you.” He then jumped over the counter and took €600 from the till.

O’Brien of Rosemount Estate, Dundrum, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery at the shop on Fortfield Park, Terenure on May 26, 2014. He also has previous convictions for assault, theft, burglary and drug offences.

The court heard that O’Brien had in fact just been out of prison a few

months when he raided the shop in Terenure.

He had been sentenced to five years with the final two-and-half-years suspended for three separate robberies in July 2012 by Judge Martin Nolan. He was on the suspended portion of that sentence when he carried out this robbery. Judge Nolan re-activated two years of that suspended sentence and imposed a consecutive term of two years for this robbery.

Garda Keith Morrissey told Paul Carroll BL, prosecuting that he was on patrol in the Terenure area when he responded to an alarm going off at the shop. O’Brien was nominated as a suspect after a colleague viewed

CCTV footage of the raid.

Officers also took a record of a distinctive shoe print that had been left behind on the counter. The following day O’Brien was spotted on Aston Quay.

Gda Morrissey said he was wearing the same distinctive footwear and had €460 in his bag. He was arrested but nothing of consequence came out of the interview.

Gda Morrissey agreed with Carol Doherty BL, defending, that her client had a drug habit but is now drug free having come off methadone himself. Ms Doherty said O’Brien was heavily institutionalised and found himself committing crimes a short time having been released from prison.

Roped in to help: Super support for an abseiling challenge at Croke Park IT’S not easy for amateurs to abseil, but luckily TV3 presenters Alan

Hughes and Lisa Fitzpatrick had some superhelp from a pair of Stillorgan children at Croke Park recently, where they were supporting LauraLynn Children’s Hospice and Children’s Hospice Week. Charlie and Hannah Quigley got into the super supportive feeling of the day at the Abseil Challenge at Croke Park Skyline, where a number of well-known faces went abseiling to help the Sandyford-based hospice for children. Knowing they were helping LauraLynn, the TV3 duo and pals took to their task with enthusiasm. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography

RATHFARNHAM Educate Together NS launched a novel fundraiser on May 13 to advertise a game show they will stage called The 20k Drop.

Board of management chairperson Linda Byrne said they are hoping to raise around €40,000 for the school’s outdoor project, which includes a basketball court, wildlife garden and more.

The show takes place on June 4 in The Stillorgan Park Hotel. To be in with a chance to win the big €20,000 prize, you can buy a ticket for €15 by contacting Byrne at 087 679 5585. Hosted by Pallas Marketing, two main sponsors are Energie Fitness and Haven Pharmacy. For further information, see www.facebook. com/RETNS20kdrop.

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council Programme is exploitative – Cllr O’Brien (SF)

No jobs offered to JobBridge interns  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A local politician said he was “appalled” that no JobBridge intern hired

by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council over the last four years had been hired by the council at the end of their internship.

Cllr Shane O’Brien (SF) criticised the council last week over a track record dating back to 2011, showing that none of the 25 JobBridge interns with the council had gained employment.

He added: “These figures further demonstrate that the JobBridge scheme is not fit for purpose and should be scrapped

immediately. This scheme has reduced the number of real job opportunities available and seems to be used as a tool to manage live register figures by the Department of Social Protection.

“The programme is exploitative and Sinn Fein’s alternative proposals include a substantial increase in the range of apprenticeships available that would not displace paid in-work training or jobs.”

A council spokesperson said: “To date under the JobBridge scheme the council has engaged 25 interns since the commencement of the scheme in 2011 in a

wide variety of positions and currently has three internships in place, one in the arts office and two assigned to road maintenance projects. To date all interns have been engaged in project type work and not in core work or activities.”

T he spokesperson added that the council was therefore not in a position to offer employment to any interns as per the terms of the scheme and a recruitment moratorium has also been in place since 2009.

Meanwhile, the council welcomed six graduates last week as part of a new, paid scheme to run over two years.

According to the council: “Six graduates commenced with the council [last week] under the programme for Graduate Opportunities in the Local Government Sector. This is a structured graduate development programme covering a two-year contract period which has been designed to meet the demands of graduate entrants to local government.”

The graduates will be employed by the council on a two year fixed term contract and will be paid for their work in the areas of HR management, communications, economic enterprise, project and programme management

The council has clarified its use of JobBridge graduates in a number of areas

and business development.

Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “I think the graduate scheme is a good programme and it’s up to people to get in there and prove their worth because it puts

them in a much stronger position for a full-time job. I certainly wouldn’t be critical of any of these positions and I’ve known lots of youngsters that have come out of college who went onto various schemes like JobBridge or

work experience…When I left college I hadn’t a clue of what took place in the council.

“So, I think it gives them a very good insight and broadens their horizons and I completely support it.”

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Artist Harry Clarke was a true original There are few originals, but Harry Clarke most certainly was one of that rare breed. He was the third child of Henry Clarke (decorator from Leeds) who arrived in Dublin in 1877 and his wife, Brigid, and was born on St Patrick’s Day in 1889.

He attended Model School (Marlborough Street) before going to nearby Belvedere College. After leaving in 1905, he took up an apprenticeship in his father’s studio, that by now had added a stainedglass section. Work was tough and his skills were soon noted in the Dublin Art School where he went to evening classes. In 1910, his work was recognised countrywide for the first time when his The Consecration of St Mel, Bishop of Longford, by St Patrick won the gold medal for stained-glass work in the Board of Education National Competition.

Shortly afterwards he went to London, where he worked as a book illustrator for the publisher Harrap & Co. Here he was able to transfer his skill of working in glass and his first printed work was Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Next was a set of illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, a work so brilliantly done that Clarke’s reputation as an illustrator was assured.

When his father died in 1921, Harry and his brother Walter took over the studio, and produced more than 160 stained-glass windows for both commercial and religious commissions. His work suffuses strong, bright colours and the brilliant drawing of elongated, expressive figures is breathtaking, especially when backlit by strong sunshine. The use

of such colour was something that he loved having been influenced by the great stained-glass windows at Chartres Cathedral. As his fame grew he received commissions from England, America and Australia and he worked tirelessly in the smoky studio.

Clarke suffered with lung problems all his life so the studio environment was bad for him. He continued and was finally diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1929. While returning to Dublin from a sanatorium Clarke died in Chur, Switzerland, on January 6, 1931, where he is buried. He was only 41.

Don Cameron

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An example of one of Harry Clarke’s colourful and expressive stained-glass windows

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council Motion passed seeking official recognition status

Unanimous call for State support for sign language  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A LOCAL politician has welcomed the unanimous support given at a recent Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council meeting to a motion calling on the council to ask the Government to give official recognition status to Irish Sign Language (ISL).

Cllr Catherine Martin (GP) said: “ISL is not yet legally or officially recognised in Ireland.

“It gives thousands of Irish people the invaluable gift of communication – but it is still unrec-

ognised as an official language by the State.

The deaf community feel isolated and cut off from access to information.”

Cllr Martin also requested and got an ISL interpreter to sign for those members of the deaf community who were in the gallery of the council chamber.

“However, it was highly regrettable that the council’s budget would only allow for the interpreter to interpret the motion on ISL. “This resulted in the guests from the Irish Deaf Society and Irish

Sign Language recognition campaign obviously feeling excluded from the other items on the agenda of last week’s meeting as they waited for the motion on ISL to be debated.

“This demonstrated the very real and urgent need for official recognition of ISL,” she said.

The Irish Sign Language Recognition Campaign Group, under the Irish Deaf Society, welcomed the council’s passing of the motion, saying the endorsement is a small but significant step towards achieving

Cllr Catherine Martin (GP): “The deaf community feel isolated and cut off from access to information”

recognition for ISL. The group’s co-chair, Dr John Bosco Conama, said he recognises the “importance of having local authorities on their side in this campaign because, given the size of the deaf community, it is essential for local council representatives to realise the significance of this campaign”.

Some 5,000 deaf peo-

Recycling event in Ballinteer Another free WEEE Ireland recycling event is due to be held in Ballinteer this month.

The initiative is part of the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling.

The collection event, in association with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, will take place on May 23, from 10am until 4pm at the Ballinteer Business Centre (behind the Coach House pub).

WEEE Ireland will be there on the day to help you send your old electrical items on to a better place.

Alternatively, you can recycle your batteries for free at your local civic amenity site, along with any electrical items you have for recycling.

You can find your nearest civic amenity site at www.weeeireland.ie

ple use ISL on a daily basis, and approximately 20,000 hearing people use it on a frequent basis.

According to the group, there are many examples of how a lack of ISL interpreters in many State bodies impacts negatively on the deaf community.

A spokesperson said: “For instance, a deaf patient received information concerning her

cancer diagnosis through a family member, instead of receiving it directly from the medical professional, because the HSE won’t fund a qualified interpreter.”

The group added that the Government rejected the proposed ISL Bill last January by citing a scarcity of resources that should be in place before legislation could

be reconsidered.

This was rejected by local woman and Irish Deaf Society chairperson Wendy Murray Jnr, who said the resources are already there but they are not being properly coordinated. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council becomes the 41st local authority in the country to have passed this motion.

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transport Richmond (FG) attacks possible new charges for M50 eligibility Time to vote on age of president

NRA blasted for new toll plan  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THE National Roads Authority (NRA) has been blasted by a local politician for proposing extra charges for using the M50 motorway.

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) criticised the NRA for once again proposing that there should be additional tolls on the M50, although the Minister for Transport, Paschal Donohoe, has ruled this out as an option.

In a demand management report compiled by the NRA in conjunction with local authorities, including Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, multipoint tolling on the M50 was set forward as one possible solution to decrease traffic on the M50.

Cllr Richmond said: “In my opinion, it’s not a good idea, and is one that will punish workers who are already ‘paying per km’ in a huge way by means of fuel taxes.

“Surely there are ways of reducing tailbacks and congestion without the all-too-easy mantra of: ‘Let’s charge more’,” he said.

Alternative Cllr Richmond added that an alternative would be an increased use of public transport such as the upcoming Luas Cross City link in the next year or two.

“You’ll be able to get from Tallaght to Dundrum with the new Luas rather than using the M50.”

O f t h e c o u n c i l ’s involvement in the report,

he said: “It’s understandable from a planning point of view, but it’s disappointing from a citizen’s/customer’s point of view, as any extra tolling would be an absolute disaster – not just financially, but would create log-jam in all the roads parallel to the M50.”

He added that any additional tolling would result in moving traffic into already congested areas such as Dundrum and Sandyford, as motorists try to avoid paying the extra tariffs.

Suggestions However, a spokesperson for the NRA said: “The department [of Transport] has said no to multi-point tolling. There are a number of other suggestions in the report, including variable speed

Extra charges have been proposed by the National Roads Authority for the M50

limits to regulate traffic flow and the upgrade of inter-changes onto local roads.

“We await [instruction from] the department [of

Transport] to know what to do.”

The recent demand management repor t, which proposed increasing the tolls, also suggest-

ed that measures such as varying the tolls based on peak times could be done in conjunction with introducing multi-point tolling.

While it has been all but forgotten due to the high profile of the Marriage Referendum, there is another referendum being held on May 22.

Voters will be asked to reduce the age at which candidates are eligible for election to the office of President from 35 to 21-years-old.

The current legislation reads: “Every citizen who has reached his thirty-fifth year of age is eligible for election to the office of President.”

It is proposed that this be changed to: “Every citizen who has reached the age of twenty-one years is eligible for election to the office of President.”

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gazetteGALLERY Airfield Estate: Woolapalooza sheep festival

Enjoying a ewe-nique event celebrating sheep

Ray and Kate D’Arcy

George Battle and Alice Behan Ashling and Ross McHugh with a beaming baby, Marcus enjoying a ewe-nique event at Airfield Estate to celebrate all things sheep. Woolapalooza sheep festival featured a full programme of exciting and fun-filled sheep activities to enjoy for the family including sheep dog trials, felt making workshops, weaving, face painting and of course sheep shearing demonstrations. Pictures: Margaret Brown

Aoife and Paula Malone

Ronan, Rose, Tom and Barbara Murphy

Amy, Dara and Kate Murphy

Fumin Ma, Yinuo Zhang and Tengfei Zhang

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A DAY IN THE LIFE: singer-songwriter damien dempsey’s routines

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He’s boxing clever with yoga to help him relax

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AHEAD of his appearance at this year’s Salmon Leap Festival in Leixlip, which runs from May 29 to 31, singer Damien Dempsey took some time out to run through an average day in his life.

“I get up at around 11am and I’ll have some warm lemon water, a Granny Smith apple and some vitamins.

“If it’s sunny at all, I’ll get out on a bit of a quilt and do yoga moves – I know about five of them!

“So, I’ll do them in the sun, get the old vitamin D in, and the bit of air while stretching. Then I’ll do some [yoga] breathing at the end of it. That’ll put you in good form.

“Then I go back in and probably have some free-range scrambled eggs and vegetarian sausages,” he said.

Dempsey then gets a chance to check his emails before doing some song-writing or cycling to Howth or Portmarnock

for a swim if the tide is in.

“I might meet up with friends of mine.

There’s a few lads from Darndale, an actor and a rapper and I get together with them. We’ll have an old pow-wow and a chat and then go down to the cinema.

“Then I might meet my father for lunch; he’s retired now and lives in the area. I might meet my mother; she lives in the city so I might go in there for lunch, either at her house or out in a cafe.”

Dempsey likes to have dinner at home when he is not on the road, and often keeps it simple with some fried fish and oven chips.

“Then I’d watch a bit of telly in the evening. I record a load of documentaries and movies on the old Sky box. In the evening too, I’ll probably go down to St Anne’s Park for a jog or to the boxing club and do a few rounds on the bag and a little bit of sparring.

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Dublin Garden Festival

Damien Dempsey: “Before I go to bed at around 5am, I just love the stillness of the night to reflect on things when everybody’s dreaming”

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‘I’m staying clear of any punches to the head. It’s making the singing easier now that I can breathe through my nose’ -----------------------------------------

“I don’t do head shots anymore; I’m getting a bit too old for that. I got my nose fixed as my septum was deviated from years of getting hit.

“So I just got it fixed now; I’m staying clear of any punches to the head. It’s

making the singing a bit easier now that I can breathe through my nose.

“Before I go to bed at around 5am, I just love the stillness of the night to reflect on things when everybody’s dreaming.”

This year’s line-up at at the Salmon Leap Festival also features KILA, Sharon Shannon, Altan, Mundy, Eddi Reader, Luka Bloom, Mairtin O’Connor Trio, Alan Kelly Gang, The Whileaway and more.

Day tickets for the event are priced at €35, and weekend tickets cost €75.

They are available from www.salmonleapfestival.com.

A stunning flower festival with contemporary and classic arrangements will be held at the Dublin Garden Festival in Christchurch Cathedral from June 19 to 21.

This is the first time Christ Church Cathedral has held a garden festival and the arrangements that will be on display are designed by some of Ireland’s most talented floral artists.

The Cathedral will be transformed into a floral arcadia with an array of floral displays which will fill the medieval building with colour.

Visitors will receive advice from gardening and horticultural professionals, and along with displays, there will also be a petting zoo, Irish food produce, urban gardens, birds of prey, craft demonstrations, live entertainment and an outdoor artisan food tent.

On Friday and Saturday, a number of talks entitled Gardening With The Experts will take place with guest speakers including world renowned gardener Helen Dillon and award-winning florist Christopher White.

For further information, see www.dublingardenfestival.ie.

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Gazette Group editor Mimi Murray (right) is calling on people to vote Yes on May 22, as she believes it is right to extend equality to all families and LGBT people

EDITOR ON EQUALITY

Vote Yes to make all our citizens equal ON MAY 22, we are being asked to vote in the same-sex marriage equality referendum.

As someone who has gay family members, friends and colleagues – which I’m sure many of you do – I have read about, listened to and debated the issue with many people, both pro and anti.

This is something that affects all our lives, or will most likely affect us in the future, particularly for our kids and grandkids, and beyond.

T here have been some reasonable arguments from both sides, and also some vile and nasty comments, again emanating from both sides.

As with almost all of us, I like to think that I am a reasonable and fair person who tries to see things from both sides, but there is one thing that I cannot shake – I cannot stop thinking about how every member of the LGBT community in Ireland is going to feel on May 23 if this referendum does not carry.

I will not be able to look those LGBT family members, friends and colleagues in the eye if we vote no to

their equality, because, effectively, what we as a nation will have said to them is this: “You can ride the bus with us, but you have to sit at the back.”

If the No vote carries, we will have told our LGBT citizens that they are equal, yet will have still voted against extending true equality to them – a contradiction that I cannot, will not, accept.

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‘I feel I will not be able to look LGBT family members in the eye if we vote No to their equality’ -------------------------

I grew up in a small Irish town in the 1980s, in an open minded family.

But homosexuality was not something that was ever really seen, because most gay people stayed in the closet.

Nowadays, members of the LGBT community can be more open about who they love, and who they are, and some people may feel that this is enough.

We have come a long way; that is cor-

rect. Some people say: “LGBT people already have the option of a civil partnership, so why do they need marriage, too?”

My belief is that we cannot say to two adults who love each other and want to commit to each other, that they are equal to us – but are not really equal.

I really want to be able to attend my best friend’s wedding, to know that we can all participate in that special day, the same way I would with any of my other friends.

I want to know that my children or grandchildren, whatever their sexual orientation, will have the same rights as their siblings.

And it’s my belief that until you are in that position, that a family member comes out to you, in fear and desperation, that you will ever really know how important this vote is.

That’s why I will be voting Yes on May 22.

Voting Yes is a vote to support my kids and grandkids – and to support all of our nation’s children and families.

Mimi Murray

Editor, Gazette Group

Temple Bar Food Market now draws food producers of the finest quality to set up stalls. Picture: Kasia Kaminska

Eighteen years of fine food in Temple Bar THE ever popular Temple Bar Food Market is celebrating its 18th birthday. The market is held in Meeting House Square from 10am to 4.30pm each Saturday and attracts gourmands from all over Dublin for its foodie delights.

T h e m a r ke t h a s grown over the past 18 years of its existence, both in popularity and sophistication. Temple Bar Food Market now draws food producers of the finest quality to set up stalls.

Some of the finest growers of produce, fishmongers and bakers in Dublin and all over the country are now regular stall-holders at the market. They include: Ariosa Coffee Roasting Company, Wildf lour Bakery, Paddy Jack, who produces his fine range of distinctive Abbey Cheeses from his farm in Cuffsboro, Co Laois, slabs of Bean and Goose Chocolate made by Irish chocolatiers and sisters Karen and Natalie Keane and many more.

SPOKETACULAR GETAWAY FOR THIEF A THIEF stole a painting from Duke Street Gallery and made his getaway in a manner that probably hasn’t been seen since the war of independence.

After pinching the painting Leeson Street by Irish artist Joby Hickey, the thief made his escape on a bicycle.

The painting which is valued at €1,150, was on display outside the gallery and the man made a circuit of the gallery’s perimeter before snatching it while pretending to park his bicycle. He pretended to lock up the bike but jumped behind the railing and cut the painting from the easel to which it was attached.

Gallery staff said that they tried to give chase but were unable to catch up. Gardai at Pearse Street station are investigating the case.

RIVERFEST RETURNS THREE tall ships are due to arrive into North Wall Quay this June Bank Holiday, as Dublin Port’s Riv-

erfest returns. From May 30 to June 1, the festival will offer entertainment galore as well as plenty of good food and drink to visitors. Organised by the Dublin Port Company and the Docklands Business Forum, this year’s event promises to be a unique celebration which will be held all along the historic quays of Dublin.

A huge array of activities are planned over the course of the weekend including the arrival of three tall ships and four schooners which will berth at North Wall Quay for the weekend. Kayaking sessions will be available for landlubbers to try out and Dublin Bay Cruises the St Bridget will offer three trips daily out into Dublin Bay. The magnificent Jeanie Johnson will once again be offering free tours.

ROW OVER ENDA’S COMMENTS THE Dail descended into chaos recently with Taoiseach Enda Kenny telling Anti-Austerity-Alliance deputies “where to go”.

Deputy Paul Murphy (AAA) was questioning Enda on whether people who refuse to pay their water bills will be brought to court prior to next year’s general election and if so had he any alternative career prospects lined up. Enda told Murphy he wouldn’t “spoon feed” him and he should “toddle along” to an Irish Water presentation being given in Leinster House that afternoon and direct his questions to them.

Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked what the point of leaders’ questions was and Enda responded with a wink saying: “To tell you where to go.”

Deputy Roisin Shortall (Ind) took exception to this and refused to sit down until Enda apologised. Ceann Comhairle, Sean Barrett weighed in with what is fast becoming his catchphrase: “Will you sit down?”

After reiterating this for the umpteenth time to no avail he was obliged to suspend proceedings for 10 minutes. The circus continues!

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for: it is right to extend equality to all citizens

By voting Yes, we will strengthen the ties of all our diverse families THIS is an important milestone for the country, and for the Labour Party. As we approach the centenary of the Easter Rising, there is

much reflection in our political debates on its legacy, and the most appropriate means of commemorating it.

This is not just a cam-

paign about abstract rights or legal entitlements – it is a deeply personal and human campaign that is primarily about treating people

with dignity, respect, and fairness.

I have been listening these past few months to many deeply moving personal stories. I believe it these stories that will sway the argument towards a Yes vote on May 22.

I have been particularly struck by the emotions of parents and grandparents who have joined the campaign to express their support for their gay and lesbian children and grandchildren who desire to marry in this country.

Every Yes vote in this referendum is a show of solidarity, not only with those directly affected but also with their families, parents, siblings and their wider family circles.

It is a signal to all of them that we treasure them all as full and equal citizens.

Marriage is one of the most cherished institutions in our culture.

We cherish it because it creates a stable bond between two individuals which strengthens them as a couple and strengthens all of society as a result.

We encourage couples to marry because the vows they make to one another offers advantages to themselves, but are also tremendously beneficial to the whole community.

By voting Yes, our people can agree to extend the value of committed and enduring domestic relationships to all cou-

Joan Burton: “Ours is a complex, diverse society that contains many family types and many forms of parenting. It is offensive and preposterous to suggest that children should be exclusively reared in one form of household only.”

ples.

By voting Yes, we strengthen their ties with the rest of us.

By voting Yes, we are also telling these couples, their parents, their siblings, their friends and work colleagues, as well as society as a whole, that their relationships are equally worthy, equally legitimate, equally permanent and equally valued.

Opponents of this amendment, on the other hand, seem to be fixated on the notion of the “ideal family” – whatever that means.

Thousands of people in our country have been raised by singleparent families because of the death of a spouse, because of divorce, or

because of many other reasons.

Many others, myself included, have been raised by adoptive parents.

It is insulting to all the Irish people who are part of such family arrangements that somehow they are second-class because they do not fit easily into some supposedly perfect family fit.

Ours is a complex, diverse society that contains many family types and many forms of parenting. It is offensive and preposterous to suggest that children should be exclusively reared in one form of household only.

Speaking in a different time and in a different context – to students

in South Africa in the 1960s – then Senator Robert Kennedy (himself a devout Catholic) spoke about equality.

He said: “We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people not because it is economically advantageous – although it is; not because the laws of God command it – although they do; not because people in other lands wish it so.

“We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.”

The Yes cause is a good and just one, and Labour will lead from the front.

Joan Burton Tanaiste and leader of the Labour Party

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EQUALITY REFERENDUM against: we must not change this institution

It’s okay and right to vote No, to protect the definition of marriage THIS referendum boils down to a simple consideration: what marriage is, and what marriage is not.

We as a people have to decide between these, and we need to get it right..

Marriage has a definite meaning and purpose.

These [are inherent] in human nature as male and female.

Marriage is thus always gender-based. It is rightly defined as the comprehensive union of man and woman: physical, emotional, spiritual. This is what marriage is.

Marriage is not what we want or choose it to be. Marriage is always itself; a truly noble thing that somehow draws a man and a woman to become better than their individual natures.

The purpose of marriage includes procreation, family life and the succession of generations.

Society is utterly dependent on all of these for its welfare and continued existence.

Marriage upholds the common good through love, affection, sacrifice and true values, as well as educating and raising children to be good citizens. This is why the State takes an interest in every marriage.

The Constitution says: “The State pledges itself to guard with special care the institution of marriage, on which the family is founded, and to protect it against attack”.

In the Constitution, marriage and family are closely intertwined;

change one, and you change the other.

Voting No protects the integrity of marriage and the family. It does so by keeping the Constitution free of the dangerous falsehood proposed by this referendum.

Voting Yes does the opposite. Yes inserts a lie into the very heart of the Constitution which attacks both marriage and family. This must have detrimental consequences for everyone.

The lie is this: we are asked to pretend that a man-man relationship (or a woman-woman one) is functionally the same and no different from a manwoman relationship. This is plainly not true. They are distinct and different; voting No agrees they are different.

Yes does the opposite.

It redefines marriage from what it is, to what it is not.

Most people have little inkling of the ultimate consequences of voting Yes. They assume samesex “marriage” has no harmful effects. It seems OK, so why not. “Seems OK” is not good enough, however. Each of us must be informed about the consequences.

StandUp4Marriage has produced a four-page leaflet which outlines clearly the main consequences of voting either No or Yes. Download it from www.standup4marriage.ie.

The consequences of voting No are entirely beneficial to the common good. Yes does the oppo-

site. Falsehoods and false reasoning are not easy to spot. We should not be deceived into voting yes.

The leaflet also answers truthfully the emotional questions people find most difficult.

Marriage has specific requirements arising out of its nature. One party must be a man and the other a woman. No samesex relationship can fulfil either the meaning or purpose of marriage; this is the acid test. The difference boils down to what marriage is and what marriage is not.

No gay person will be at a loss from a No vote; but marriage, family and children – which is everyone – will be affected

adversely by a Yes vote.

And it doesn’t stop there.

Civil partnerships are the reasonable solution; they are tailored-made for same-sex relationships and do not affect the integrity of marriage or the family.

In voting No, people are simply upholding what they know in their very being to be right and true. They uphold the Constitution and the law as they are. Yes does the opposite.

Whether your mind is clear, unclear or undecided, it’s right and okay to vote No.

Barry Jones Founder and chairman of StandUp4marriage; www.standup4marriage.ie

Barry Jones: “Marriage has specific requirements arising out of its nature. One party must be a man and the other a woman. No same-sex relationship can fulfil either the meaning or purpose of marriage.”

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OUTINGS families: new attractions revealed

Get a flavour of the fun to be had at Tayto Park

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TAYTO Park is back for its fifth season and although dinosaurs may be generally extinct from the face of the earth, they are alive and well in Tayto Park, as our intrepid young reporters found out recently.

Our boys in the field said that being at the park in County Meath was like “being on holidays”; the sun was shining and it was a perfect day for outdoor events.

First up was the lifelike animatronic dinosaur spectacular, which features the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Dilophosaurous and Baryonyx.

Dinosaurs have been wiped off the face of the planet, but you wouldn’t know this at Tayto Park – just listen to their roar to find out!

Next up – and not for the faint-hearted – was the Eagle Sky Adventure

Zone, which was by far the highlight of the day for our reporters in the field.

“The eagle’s nest shoots up 10 feet in the air, and the air race was spinning and twisting through the air. Along with the zipwire and climbing walls, there was something for everybody,” one of our boys, eight-year-old Aaron, said.

Pulse-racing speeds

Taking its cue from world-renowned theme parks, the Tayto Park “Air Race” will set hearts pounding, and is the perfect way for adrenaline junkies to ease their way into the park, clocking up some pulse-racing speeds.

Next up was “the Rotator”; an incredible highspeed spinning sensation.

The thrills and spills for children continued with the Sky Tower; a 10-metre vertical climb that will have the kids feeling like they are on top of the

world.

Other new attractions at Tayto Park include a three-carriage road train that transports visitors from one end of the park to the other, a steam train track ride which operates on a traditional track around Tayto Park, and the only “5D” cinema in Ireland, screening fiveand ten-minute films, depending on how much time you have to spare.

There is also a childfriendly “Honey-Pot Roundabout” for children to enjoy in Tayto Park.

Overall, our boys had a blast and cannot wait to get back down to Tayto Park.

The boys have had their say, but the last word went to dad, who said: “This is an excellent family day and well worth buying the wrist bands for an additional €15, as the kids can then go on everything as often as they like and really get their value for money.”

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Mr Tayto greets his new friends at Tayto Park: Michael, Luke, Luke and Aaron. The boys had a great day , with the new attractions proving a big hit with visitors.

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top hat: make a real song and dance about a classic musical

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CLASSIC musical Top Hat – one of the most enduring musicals, made famous by the screwball comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – is coming to Bord Gais Energy Theatre from May 27 to June 6.

The show is based on the 1935 movie and features 12 songs, including Top Hat, and Let’s Face the Music and Dance. There is also a full orchestra, full West End sets and a cast of 30.

The Gazette spoke to Dublin cast member, John Conroy who plays the valet Bates in the show. Conroy is also a former butler who has served the likes of Britain’s Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent and Margaret Thatcher.

Speaking from Southampton, Conroy said: “People think of a lot of dance when they think of Top Hat, but it’s actually very funny with a great script.”

Conroy has a long relationship with musical theatre which stretches back to his membership in the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society before he left

Dublin in 1973.

He moved to London to work in a hotel, and then got into part-time work as a butler, through an actress he worked with who owned a butlering agency.

On butlering, he said: “It’s hard work, though people think you swan about. I worked in the City of London, in banks and institutions. It was very hard work.

“You set up a room with Wedgewood and Waterford Glass and the best of everything, practically using rulers to make sure the dimensions are right on the table.

“That would be all done for one business lunch that would be over in an hour. You have to give a very, very subtle service. You just greet the guests, alert the hosts and let them sit down.

“So, it was very discreet and very quiet as they were discussing major business and you had to sign privacy requirements not to divulge anything that you heard, and you did hear things said by ambassadors and government ministers.

“The Duke of Kent was a regular,

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Little Julius is looking for loving home

John Conroy in character as Bates in the classic musical, Top Hat

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and Margaret Thatcher used to come for Burns Night, at a Scottish bank I worked for. These people are very used to being looked after, so you just treat them pleasantly and look them in the eye and smile and they’re fine.

“I have nothing in common with

Margaret Thatcher, and her policies were dreadful, but it was my job. I took people as I found them, and they were really polite and nice,” he said.

Conroy went on to say that he used the poise he’d learned as a butler when meeting the likes of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman later on, who attended a show he was in. He also worked with the late Patrick Swayze, who he described as charming.

Top Hat also stars all-England tapdancer of the year Alan Burkitt as Jerry Travers, and West End actress Charlotte Gooch as Dale Tremont. Tickets cost from €20 to €65, and are available at www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week this week is Julius, a three-year-old Jack Russell Terrier.

This little chap is just full to the brim with character, a typical little terrier! Julius loves to play with tennis balls and also adores cuddles. He will need a home where someone is going to be home most of the day, as he will form a strong attachment with his new family.

He is super clever so will enjoy some training to keep him busy and he also loves getting out for his walks. If you think you could offer Julius a loving home 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 on their website www. dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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The Leggera Pollo Arrabbiata is a low calorie pasta

New selection of low calorie options More low calorie dishes have been added to Milano as part of its Leggera range. Celebrating its 20th year in Ireland, Milano is marking the start of summer with a selection of dishes including skinny pizzas, a low-cal pasta and desserts.

Al Forno A brand new and exciting addition to the Leggera range, is the Leggera Pollo Arrabbiata (€12.65). The first ever low calorie pasta in the range, this is a spicy chicken dish and comes in at only 525 calories. So indulge, guilt free!

Salads The Leggera Superfood Salad (€13.45) is a feast for the senses this summer! It’s packed with nutritious ingredients including baby spinach, seasonal mixed leaves, roasted butternut squash, beetroot, light baby mozzarella, avocado, pine kernels, cucumber, lentils, fresh basil and balsamic syrup – all adding up to just 337 calories. For €1.55, chicken can be added, taking it to 385 calories, or salmon, taking it to a modest 451 calories.

Pizzas The Leggera range of skinny pizzas means everyone can enjoy their favourite toppings without the guilt. Topped with a fresh salad and finished with Milano’s Light House Dressing, the range starts at just 396 calories (American Hot Leggera) and are all under 500 calories. The newest addition is the Leggera Sloppy Giuseppe (€12.45). Hot spiced beef, green peppers, red onion, tomato and light mozzarella, make this a truly delicious pizza.

Desserts The new Leggera Tartufo Limoncello (€6.80) is the perfect way to finish and is just 210 calories.

It’s made with a mix of Southern Italian flavours - a Sicilian lemon gelato mixed with a creamy Fiordilatte gelato with Limoncello sauce cutting through the middle.

The Leggera Sorbet (€5.95) consists of two scoops of fresh lemon curd or dairy-free raspberry sorbet, served with a chocolate straw and fresh mint – both for under 200 calories. The Dolectti versions – mini versions served with any coffee – are both under 90 calories, which means no one has to skip dessert.

Irish pupils created Ireland’s biggest bruschetta, totalling 25 feet in length. Pictures: Marc O’Sullivan

Holding healthy high

Over 60 local schoolchildren descended on Jamie’s Italian in the Dundrum Town Centre to create Ireland’s largest bruschetta, at 25ft, in honour of Jamie’s Food Revolution Day on May 15.

The children really took to the task, getting stuck into the task of rubbing the toasted bread with garlic, chopping kilos of squishy tomatoes, drizzling it with olive oil and sprinkling over it with fresh basil, which they tore up with great gusto.

Jamie’s Italian head chef Nick Lentini taught the children all about the food pyramid and why it is important to eat a balanced, healthy and tasty diet.

E a c h y e a r, J a m i e looks to encourage better food knowledge and education amongst families with a specific emphasis on children, what they eat and what they know about food.

This year, he will be

calling on all G20 Governments to provide cooking lessons in all schools.

The Gazette spoke to owner of Jamie’s Italian Gerry Fitzpatrick after the children had left, fed and satisfied.

He said: “The event was to try to get the children cooking by doing some fairly simple things.

“That’s what we did – a simple bruschetta – toasted bread, tomatoes and garlic, olive oil, fresh basil and we grated cheese, parmesan or feta over it.

“The best thing about it all was that the kids actually ate it, and I didn’t think they would.

They all sat down in a little group and all ate it. They had loads of questions and it was fantastic.

“One of the things Jamie’s campaign is about is obesity and with processed foods a lot of people haven’t got a clue what they’re eat-

ing. What we do here is make sure to create a lot of stuff from scratch and we know 100% about our ingredients.

“We don’t have anything bought in that’s prepped. It’s very good from the chef’s point of view because there are not many restaurants or organisations where the love and passion for food is part of its ethos.

The guys who work here really love food.

“We’ve had a couple of chefs leave because there are easier gigs elsewhere but they’ve come back. That’s because this is a great nurturing ground for people who want to make a career out of food.”

Since opening in the Dundrum Town Centre, three years ago, Fitzpatrick said business has been great and lots of locals come in.

He said the restaurant opened up in the middle of a recession but business is getting stronger and stronger.

Eabha Fitzpatrick and Aoibheann Falkiner

Getting stuck in to a healthy treat

Jamie’s Italian won the restaurant of the year last week in the Dundrum Town Centre where there are over 40 food operators in business. It was done by

mystery shoppers who scored them at 96% for service.

Now Fitzpatrick is looking in the city centre to open a second Jamie’s Italian.

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Set on the sparkling shores of Naama Bay, the lovely waters and gardens of Ghazala Gardens provide a sun-kissed setting for holidaymakers

egypt: sharm el sheik’s mix of luxury and culture delights

For those looking to take part in local excursions, experienced guides will ensure that camel riding won’t give you the hump

A little Pharaoh away, but well worth the trip  ian begley

LIKE many Irish people, when it comes to looking for a holiday my needs are simple – the sun, the beach, interesting things to see and do and a great variety of food.

Fortunately, my recent Red Sea Holiday’s trip to Sharm el Sheik, Egypt ticked all the right boxes.

Excited at the prospect of visiting a location that has proven itself to be a major player in Egypt’s vital tourism industry, I was happy to stay at the popular Ghazala Gardens.

Brilliantly positioned on the sandy shores of Naama Bay, and within walking distance of the

resort’s many shops, bars and restaurants, its location for me scored a perfect 10.

The selling point, however, was that our hotel was within a five-minute walking distance to the beach – a factor that certainly made me happy.

The grounds and facilities of the Ghazala Gardens hotel were equally as impressive, featuring an impressive pool area with beautiful, well-kept gardens.

My room was very spacious, clean and aesthetically pleasing, offering a modern touch to an Egyptian interior design.

The creme de la creme, however, was my room’s ground floor balcony

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which extended out to the swimming pool. The only downside was that my room did not have wifi.

I was very pleased with the culinary range, which left me spoiled for choice in its selection of cuisines, from American-style buffets to Italian, Brazilian and Mexican restaurants.

Most days, and at any given chance, I made the short trek to our hotel’s

private, sandy beach, which offered complimentary sun beds and umbrellas.

Getting a tan wasn’t hard in the 30-degree heat and the beach’s nearby bar was the perfect way to cool off in the hot sun.

During the evening time, when Sharm el Sheik comes alive, a trip to Naama Bay, the Old Market or Soho Square

satisfied my desire for impressive restaurants, entertainment and good natured haggling.

Fortunately, these locations are only about 15 minutes apart from one another, so taxi fares won’t set you back.

One of the very interesting excursions I went on during my stay was paying a visit to the Bedouin tribe in the heart of the Sinai Desert to get a taste of their traditional way of life. During our trip, we took a short ride on a camel and climbed the nearby hills to watch the sunset and take some incredible photos.

We then made bread on an open fire, and had a buffet barbecue after-

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From traditional market bartering to ancient mosques, excursions and, of course, clear waters off balmy beaches, Sharm el Sheik delights. Pictures: Ian Begley

wards. Then, when it got dark, we went stargazing with an expert astronomer, learning some very interesting facts about the night sky.

The highlight of my stay in Sharm el Sheik was definitely our cruise trip to the Tiran Island Ras Mohamed, where our group enjoyed a relaxing and thrilling experience

snorkelling and taking in the sun. I was amazed by the coral reefs and marine life just off these islands, dazzled by the breathtaking kaleidoscope of underwater colours that changed constantly.

Sharm el Sheikh offers plenty to see and do, too.

There are all sorts of traditional crafts and souvenirs that can be bought

from the many bazaars, and you’ll find no shortage of restaurants and nightclubs at every turn.

Built exclusively for tourists, the town thrives at making its guests feel welcome and exclusive with a wide range of excursions on offer to keep you occupied.

With good value for money and everything

that is needed in a summer holiday, Sharm el Sheik is definitely a place that is worth visiting and revisiting.

For further information on award-winning Red Sea Holidays and how to book your Sharm el Sheikh escape, with tours and packages starting from this week, see www.redseaholidays.ie/

Top local tips to help save your skin and wallet ...

A VISIT to Sharm el Sheikh can be a very enjoyable experience, but – as with all holidays – it helps to keep your wits about you.

As in most big cities, you need to watch your wallet – or purse. Everyone wants you to buy in their shop. But if you just walk past them and say the Arabic word for thank you (“Shukran”/”Shook-run”), you can get by the hustlers with ease.

Make sure that you realise that eight Egyptian pounds is the equivalent of a euro,

and be sure to carry small notes and coins (right) around with you, as many vendors will give you a hard time if you want your full change.

Finally, during the summer time, Egypt is rife with mosquitos that absolutely love Irish skin, so remember to pack lots of insect repellent before your trip!

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These prints are everywhere – whether from outlets at Clerys to intimate boutiques – and they’re fun, flirty and can even be edgy. From a palazzo pant in stunning 1970s prints to a fabulous frock, or a floral bomber (that is surprisingly versatile to wear and will liven up a simple summer frock) it’s time to get out there and start picking some flowers!

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MUSIC PAUL WELLER: SATURNS PATTERN

Paul Weller’s latest studio album shows he’s not lost his hunger for creativity

Feel starstruck by celestial work  COLM MURRAY

“THERE’S not much else groups can do but play live and make records,” stated Paul Weller in 1992.

Three separate incarnations, spread over the last 40-odd years, has seen Weller at the cutting edge of popular music.

N o w, u p o n t h e release of his 12th studio album, and 23rd in total – Saturns Pattern (Warner Brothers) – his creative juices don’t appear to be waning anytime soon.

The usual trajectory is that artists burst out of the blocks looking to roll the world into a question, desperate to push at creative boundaries, experiment, and play loose with form and structure.

In later years, their work becomes more traditional, conventional, and bound up in details and craftsmanship.

Weller went through his drear y, classicist period in the late 1990s and early millennium and is now deep into an unexpected and extraordinary Indian summer.

Saturns Pattern is his fourth album of a creative rebirth that began with 2008’s 22 Dreams.

It’s remarkable that this one-time reactionary dad-rocker is now crafting albums that are collages of sound, but it is hugely laudable – and enjoyable.

Saturns Pattern ranges through warped psychedelia, funk, acid rock and off-kilter time signatures, yet is never remotely over-thought or layered for the sake of it.

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The opener, White Sky, is a Mod anthem with echoes of Hendrix sprinkled all over it. The title track is a similarly reverb-laden excursion into 1960s pop’s more experimental terrains, with a lone organ whirring and hovering over the tune.

A love song, Going My Way sounds tense and clenched, always on the verge of conflagration.

His recent catalogue has paid surprising homage to David Bowie, and Long Time is the latest instalment: its stomping glam riffs and drums and synths could have come straight from Aladdin Sane.

Blur are also a clear influence here. Weller’s drawl is pure Damon

Albarn on I’m Where I Should Be, where he mirrors Albarn’s ability to convey many contradictory emotions – anxiety and regret – at once.

On the spacey In The Car, he even makes a chorus of: “I spend my summer nights driving round the M25” sound mystical and poetic. It’s no mean feat.

With production duo Amorphous Androgynous at the controls especially noticeable on White Sky, and bluegrass reeds weaving through In The Car (surely earning a nod from Jack White), this is very much a modern record with a galaxy of musical influences.

Weller hasn’t sounded this gutsy in years. The closing, eight-and-ahalf minutes long These Streets is a lovely, episodic musical reverie, with Weller musing aloud on where he has been, and might even go yet.

It’s a fitting coda for a record that demonstrates the artist remains on top of his game.

Key tracks: In The Car, White Sky, These Streets

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FastSport benildus and colmcille’s win cup titles: LEINSTER rugby’s senior South Dublin Cup saw St Benildus College edge out Holy Family Community School in their final last week in Donnybrook.

With physicality being their biggest threat, Holy Family made some big tackles and attacked the St. Benildus defence with real pace and strength.

But Benildus found themselves taking a well-deserved lead coming into the final stages of this match.

Holy Family did their best to try and shut down their opponents and found the inspiration to stage a fighting comeback but the Stillorgan school held on for their first title.

St Colmcille’s Community School got the better of Colaiste Chiaran in the Junior final.

This fierce contest was full of ups and downs for both sides as they battled for the win with Colmcille’s snatching the win at the end with last minute try.

hockey: rathfarnham club set to host top continental competition

Haughton ready for Euro elite  sport@dublingazette.com

THREE Rock Rovers captain Ali Haughton is looking forward to leading his club out in front of a fervent home support next weekend as they host the EuroHockey

Club Champions Trophy from May 22nd to May 25.

Eight of Europe’s top sides will battle it out for the title, the second highest level of club competition on the continent at the Grange Road venue

Ali Haughton in league action this season

in Rathfarnham.

Teams from Scotland, Italy, Wales, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus and the Czech Republic are in the mix with potential promotion to the presitigious Euro Hockey League on the line.

Speaking about the upcoming tournament, the 28-year-old Haughton – now in his 11th season with the club’s first team – cannot wait to take the field next Friday in their opening group game against Ukraine champions OKS SHSVM at 5.45pm.

“It is a fantastic honour to be involved with our exciting young team and an added bonus to be captain,” he said in the build-up to the event.

In addition, Three Rock

Three Rock Rovers celebrate their Irish Senior Cup win to qualify for Europe.

will meet the recently crowned Scottish champions Grange on Saturday and Belarus top dogs SC Stroitel Brest on Sunday. Top spot in the group will earn a place in next Monday’s final, the clear target for Haughton and his Rovers’ team.

“It will be a highly entertaining tournament for spectators and we know it will be a big challenge. Several of teams played against our rivals, Monkstown, last season at the same level of competition in Italy so we will be aware as to how they will play.

“Our main focus is to concentrate on our tactics and to get them right each day of tournament play.”

The hosts feature a side

with a mix of experience with Irish internationals Mitch Darling, Stephen West, Joe Brennan, Ross Canning, Peter Blakeney and Jonny Bruton – who scored twice against Oly mpic champions Germany earlier this week – augmented by South African capped Jody Hosking.

The extended squad also features several Irish underage internationals, including 17-yearold Daragh Walsh who played in the Under-21 Europeans last summer.

And Haughton says the blend is working well together to make a big impact in what is Three Rock’s first European outdoor appearance since 2009 when they reached the KO16 of the

EuroHockey League.

“All the players are eager at this stage to start the opening game vs the Ukrainians. Our build-up has included some tough sessions that have been setup to replicate the tight turnover schedule of four games in as many days.

“I am confident and very much looking forward to showing what we can do and hope that we can leave a lasting impression in the history of this tournament.”

Food and music will be on in the clubhouse with the tournament ending with a hog-roast on Monday evening after the medals ceremony.

Entry is free for Under18s while adult tickets begin from €5.

Dublin athletes shine on opening track and field day  sport@dublingazette.com

Clonliffe Harriers’ Ian Rogers en route to winning the men’s pold vault. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

SARAH McCarthy was among the top performers as the 2015 outdoor track and field season began in earnest last Sunday with the GloHealth AAI Games in Santry Stadium.

The Mid-Sutton athlete had a busy afternoon jumping 5.98m in the long jump, over 25cm head of her nearest rival Arlene Crossan from Finn Valley before subsequently winning her section of the 200m.

Steffi Creaner, from Celtic DCH, took the women’s 200m

races in 24.53 seconds as part of a strong series of results for Dublin-based athletes in the sprints.

The later 100m races saw Rathfarnham WSAF’s Stephen Gaffney win the men’s race in 10.92 while he finished runnerup in the 200m, coming in just a single hundredth of a second behind eventual winner Marcus Lawler of St Laurence O’Toole AC. Fingallians’ Sarah Murray fastest in the women’s section running a time of 12.14.

On a windy day in Santry,

Clonliffe Harriers’ Ian Rogers made the best of the conditions to win the pole vault with a clearance of 4.80m.

Eoin Sheridan launched the discus out to 54.17m which is a B-standard for the European junior championships.

Craig Lynch (Shercock AC) contested all three sprint events winning the 400m in a time of 48.03 having earlier recorded times of 11.02 (100m) and 200m (22.07). Sinead Denny (Dundrum South Dublin AC) was a clear winner of the 400m in a time of 55.01

The sprint relay events were the final action on the track with the youth girls’ white team taking the victory in a time of 46.38 ahead of a green selection with Fingallians’ third.

Youth athlete Michaela Walsh (Swinford AC) was a class apart in the women’s hammer event as she launched out to an impressive 58.87m.

The mark for Walsh was comfortable over the required distance of 56m for the IAAF World Youth Championships which takes place in Columbia from July 15-19.

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Player pathway key in new national league Shelbourne and Cabinteely tell James Hendicott why they are on board and looking forward to the first Under-17 national league which kicks off in autumn THE FAI have announced a new national level Under-17 League, due to start in August.

Featuring 24 clubs across three unranked s e c t i o n s , i n cl u d i n g six Dublin outfits, the SSE Airtricity National Under-17 league is intended to bridge the gap between the current national-level Under-19 league and the various regional schoolboy competitions throughout Ireland.

The emphasis of the league is very much on “player pathway”, specifically the development of those players who don’t sign for overseas clubs by the age of 18 through higher level domestic competition.

All but one of the current League of Ireland clubs – Galway United – have signed up to be involved when things

kick off in August.

The FAI’s High Performance Director Ruud Dokter links the new development in closely with the FAI’s Emerging Talent Programme, which was restructured last year to include some of the best players in Ireland right down to Under-10 level.

The Emerging Talent Programme is designed specifically to channel young players into the underage national squads.

“The Under-17 National League will give elite players a national platform to play and develop in Ireland”, Dokter said.

“Previously, we might have lost some elite players at this age group if they didn’t progress into cross-channel academy structures.

“These elite players can continue their development on the pathway

through the SSE Airtricity Under-19 league, to a senior career in professional football.”

Ever ton’s Seamus Coleman, Ipswich’s top goalscorer in the championship Daryl Murphy, Southampton’s Shane Long and Norwich’s Wes Hoolahan are amongst the former League of Ireland players currently making an impact abroad having come through the domestic league.

Clubs appear to be embracing the new set up, in particular the increased competition.

Frank Young of Shelbourne pointed to the success of the Under-19 set up in the club’s decision to get involved.

“We already have an Under-17 set up”, Young told GazetteSport, “but about seven or eight of our current first team come from last year’s Under-19 side, which

Cabinteely are looking forward to being one of the sides to take part in the inaugural Under-17 League of Ireland. Picture: cabinteelyfc.ie

gives an idea of the importance.

“It’s important for player development that they have the chance to compete with the best players from other parts of the country. It also brings on the manager.”

The Shelbourne set up for the new league isn’t

first team as the League of Ireland newcomers, and will help bring on players towards the first team.”

In a sense, the first season will be something of a trial run, with an August kick-off to a shortened season planned to finish in December, in order to

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fully in place yet, though Young suspects it’ll be drawn largely from existing club members.

“The manager and the players are likely to be from our current set up but it’ll be a nice chance to get one or two players from other clubs and give them a try with a view to the future”, he tells us.

Cabinteely come to the league with a different perspective: the south Dublin side are already the biggest schoolboy outfit in the country.

“We’re quite unique,” Under-17 manager Tony Broderick told GazetteSport, “in that compared to the other Airtricity League sides, we’re very set up for this level.

“In one sense it’ll be an easier transition for us than some League of Ireland sides, but it’s definitely important to our

bring the second (2016) season into line with the senior League of Ireland set-up.

K nock out quarter finalists will be drawn from the top two sides in each section, plus the two best third-placed teams, with the second season running from April to November.

Dublin sides are spread across all three sections, which feature seven or eight sides each.

UCD and Cabinteely have been drawn with league high-flyers Cork City in section one.

Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic will take on Sligo Rovers, while Shelbourne and Bohemians face a tough group with fellow League of Ireland Premier clubs Drogheda, Dundalk and Derry City all in section three.

FastSport

Crumlin’s cup runneth over with FAI Inter win CRUMLIN United lifted the FAI Umbro Intermediate Cup for the third time last Sunday, becoming the first club to do so at Aviva Stadium.

After an edgy opening, they settled thanks to the midfield influence of former underage international John Sullivan, combining well with man of the match Ger Rowe.

They showed their teeth for the first time with a powerful Marc Hughes’ header, which lacked only direction, going straight into the arms of Morgan Cranley. But something was brewing for Crumlin United. Captain James Lee volleyed narrowly wide and Ger Rowe sent his shot across the post.

The anticipated goal came on the half-hour mark thanks to a perfect lay-off from Rowe to tee up Alan McGreal just inside the box who made no mistake, sending his shot sailing to the left of an outstretched but helpless Cranley.

The blues scored a second just two minutes later when McGreal played in Rowe who calmly tucked his shot away from yards out.

Crumlin almost made it three before half time when Greg Moorehouse skipped past his man to go one-on-one with the keeper, his low curled effort saved brilliantly by Cranley.

In the second half, Tolka began to show some impetus and on 50 minutes, right back Niall O’Reilly delivered a cross to Marc Hughes on the back post.

Hughes spotted Jonathan Meleady unmarked beside the penalty spot whose excellent shot was denied by David Meehan, palming over for a corner kick.

Crumlin were being forced to drop deep, however they made it 3-0 on the break in the 73rd minute when Ger Rowe played an incisive low ball through the middle to send Greg Moorehouse past Mark Mooney. Moorehouse made no mistake shooting low to the left of Morgan Cranley.

Crumlin sealed victory in the 89th minute when substitute Patrick Cannon was played in by Alan McGreal. Cannon chipped the ball just over Cranley, to make it a third FAI Intermediate Cup win for the club following the successes of 2009 and 2010.

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FastSport

Rugby: local club shine with four national awards

Wesley win big

Maria’s national title

 James Hendicott

WHITEHCURCH Boxing Club was celebrating another national success after Maria Mongan picked up the All-Ireland girls’ 36kg title in the 2015 national girls’ championships with a unanimous victory against Chloe Blake of Ardagh Crossmollina BC, Co Mayo, bringing the club’s seventh Irish title in six years.

The young Dublin champion was contesting the packed 36kg division, which comprised of 10 girls from across the country looking to claim national honours, the largest entry of fighters in any weight division in this year’s Irish championships.

OLD WESLEY topped off a fine 2014/15 season by taking home every one of the four Ulster Bank League Division 2A Awards for the year on Thursday, May 14.

The past year has seen Old Wesley’s senior side win promotion from Division 2A after an extended absence, with a record of 13 wins and two losses.

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The team scored at least a losing bonus point from every league outing, and ran in an impressive 469 points in their 15 game romp to the title.

Their attacking total was the highest of any side in the top three divisions despite having played fewer games than the two divisions above.

They also held their own in early-season cup competition with eventual League 1A finalists

Old Wesley’s Ian Cassidy, Morgan Lennon, Alan Large and Thomas O’Brien

Lansdowne and Clontarf.

Club captain and out half Alan Large collected the Leinster player of the year award, while scrum half Ian Cassidy picked up the Division 2A player of the year prize.

Thomas O’Brien was nominated PRO Player of the Year, while the club as a whole won the Newstalk Team of the Year award.

The Donnybrook side also won the Leinster Senior Club of the Year Award at the ceremony on Saturday, May 9.

Director of Rugby Neale Richmond told GazetteSport: “This has capped off a brilliant season for Old Wesley throughout the club from Under-6 to the first fifteen. Alan Large saw off considerable competition

for his award as part of a public vote.

“It is a huge credit to him as someone who has given over ten years to our first eleven, two of them as captain.”

Large returned to Old Wesley two seasons ago, having spent some time in Australia, and like many of the side’s first team squad came through Wesley College.

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championship final

Naomh Olaf boosted ahead of U-16 final

Club Noticeboard ballinteer st john’s THERE was no winner of the May 14

shane Pollard, Managing Director of

lotto draw for €4,600. The jackpot will

Spectrum Aviation Personnel presented the team jerseys to the Naomh Olaf club chairman, Anthony Delaney, players and mentors ahead of their Under16 A county final.

Olaf’s will play Ballyboden St Enda’s in Parnell Park at 4pm in ther championship decider, their first ever at this level.

be €4,800 next week.

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The junior As also had a great win over St Brigid’s while the junior Bs

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tained one of the rarest of skills - the

ers who overcame St Pat’s of Palmer-

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clash with a scoreline of 4-27 to 1-14.

Hard luck to our A and B Feile football teams whose campaign ended

BALLINTEER St John’s, Ballyboden St Enda’s and Kilmacud Crokes all recorded wins in the second series of group games in the Dublin senior hurling championship.

For Ballinteer at O’Toole Park, it took a late Fearghal Duffy goal to see Ballinteer St John’s beat Faughs 2-14 to 1-16.

St John’s were 1-11 to 1-4 to the good at the break but Faughs took control of the game in the second half and looked to have built a winning momentum heading into

the final minutes before Duffy’s decisive goal.

The result lifts Ballinteer to second place in the group and they can advance if they get a win over Lucan Sarsfields in their final group game.

Elsewhere, a Dotsy O’Callaghan inspired Boden totally outclassed St Pat’s, Palmerstown in Group 3 clash. The new arrival from St Mark’s scored 2-6 from play in their 4-27 to 1-14 victory.

His intercounty teammate, Conal Keaney, was also prominent, scoring 0-3 from play as well as putting Pat’s on the back foot throughout with his

ball-winning ability.

The game was only on four minutes when Conor McCormack raised the first green flag for St Enda’s and by the interval the outcome was effectively decided as Boden led 3-12 to 0-8.

Shane Stapleton was Pat’s scorer with 1-10 but there was little the Palmerstown men could do to stem the flow of Boden scores.

Holders K ilmacud Crokes made it two wins from two starts when they put in a powerful second half to defeat Parnell’s, 0-24 to 1-6, in their Group 4 clash at

Parnell Park.

Crokes recovered from the concession of an early goal when Stephen Duffy fired home to lead by 0-11 to 1-4 at the break.

The accuracy of Oisín O’Rorke was to the fore for the Stillorgan men as he hit 0-9 over the hour with his brother Barry chipping in with four points from play.

Parnell’s went scoreless for the opening 16 minutes of the second half when Colm McDonald converted a free but Crokes were well on their way to victory at that stage.

Our very own Anne Griffin repeated her deed from the county final almost three years ago night with a wonderful cut from 13m.

short. Well done to the Cs on reach-

Knocklyons’ Special Olympics club

ing the Division 8 semi-final only to be

are hosting their annual table quiz in

beaten by the eventual winners Liffey

Ballyboden St Enda’s on May 28 at 8pm.

Gaels.

It’s for a great cause so pop down.

Best of luck to the U-16 footballers

There was no winner of this week’s

as they take on Naomh Olaf in Division

lotto. The numbers drawn were 2, 5,

1 championship football final in Par-

8 and 20. Match Three winners were

nell Park on Saturday, May 23 at 4pm

Maura Mulkerrin from Knocklyon ,

Please support.

Denis Nagle, Firhouse and Tadgh Cash-

Congrats to our senior camogie girls

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The third annual golf classic takes place in the K Club on July 31.

clubhouse starts at 8pm and all wel-

stown in the Dublin SHC A group three

Duffy shoots John’s to Faughs victory

Friday.

present in the clubhouse on the night.

usual outlets.

Dotsy O’Callaghan in his new attire, playing for Ballyboden St Enda’s against St Pat’s Palmerstown

Great win for our senior hurlers over Faughs in the championship on

Thursday; it is open to lotto players

ballinteerstjohns.com or from the

hurling: triple success for local clubs in shc

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man.

as they overcame Erin’s Isle by 3-16 to

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naomh olaf CONGRATULATIONS to Naomh Olaf’s

ship, Naomh Olaf lost out to Naomh

Clara O’Sulllivan, captain of the Dublin

Barrog on Saturday evening, 2-11 and

U-16 ladies Gaelic football team, who

0-12.

defeated Meath in the Leinster final in Clane on Sunday.

Congrats to Naomh Olaf’s Tom Keane and the Dublin minor football-

Clara, playing at number 15, scored

ers on reaching the Leinster semi final

1-1 in the final and lifted the cup for

defeating Wexford in Enniscorty, 3-8

Dublin.

to 0-11.

She follows in the footsteps of U-21

Naomh Olaf U-16 football team con-

captain David Byrne earlier this year.

test the club’s first ever U-16 A cham-

Naomh Olaf captains have brought

pionship final next Saturday at 4pm in

home two titles for the Dubs this year;

Parnell Park against the Ballyboden

great achievement and great leader-

St Enda’s.

ship shown by these two young Naomh Olaf players.

The senior footballers are through to the Loving Cup final after a very

Buses will be leaving at 2.30pm from the club and parents who wish to book their children on the buses can contact Anne-Marie on 087 6590899.

tight game in Westmanstown on Sat-

The winning numbers for the lotto

urday evening, winning 2-12 to 0-17

were 6, 7 and 21. There was no winner

against Garda.

of the jackpot this week. Next week’s

In the senior B hurling champion-

jackpot is €2,100.

Wanderers THERE was no lotto winner. Numbers

is €2,300.

drawn were 22, 29 and 33; €25 to Karen

Best wishes to Noel Mooney for

Gallagher, Cian O’Rourke, Terry Clerry

a speedy recovery from his recent

and Sam Clarke. The jackpot next week

injury.

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