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Pug Penny left bloodied after firework attack Owner devastated as thugs target her beloved pet while they were walking

 EMMA NOLAN

Some of Penny’s wounds

A BA L L I N T E E R d o g owner was left devastated after her pug, Penny, was attacked with a firework while they were out walking.

Hannah O’Byrne was

walking her three dogs last Saturday morning when a firework thrown at the defenceless pooch exploded beside them.

Penny suffered a split ear and deafness and had to be rushed to the vet.

Hannah said: “I ran over

to her and she was lying there not moving, blood everywhere.

“I just started screaming. I get upset every time I think about it, it was just so awful. Every time I look at her I nearly want to cry.”

Full Story on Page 4

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GLENALBYN | ‘ROAD NEEDED FOR WORKS NOT IN OUR CONTROL’

FASTNews

 EMMA NOLAN

CanTeen team help give cancer youths a fun day

Access issues slowing pool’s return – Council

PRESSURE is mounting on council officials to reopen Glenalbyn Swimming Pool (right) but officials say that access issues are slowing down the process.

The Gazette reported last week that a number of local representatives are continuing to apply pressure on the council to commit to their promise of reopening the pool.

Deputy Catherine Martin (GP) said it is “simply unacceptable that the promise of reopening the pool is nowhere in sight”.

She said: “Although some progress has been made, we need to continue to put pressure on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to prioritise the development of Glenalbyn Swimming Pool, and to use the €10m ring-

fenced for this project.

“We need effective action, not inexcusable and totally unnecessary delay.”

However, a spokesperson from the council said that access to the pool is not owned by the authority and they cannot currently accommodate the requirement of a contractor’s compound during the proposed construction works.

They said: “The existing Gle-

nalbyn Swimming Pool site is currently accessed from Glenalbyn Road via the access road to Kilmacud Crokes GAA grounds. This access road is not in the ownership or control of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.”

The spokesperson said that an agreement with Kilmacud Crokes is required to facilitate a contractor compound, and a means of access to same during the con-

struction phase.

Discussions between representatives of the council and Kilmacud Crokes GAA Club are continuing to address all of the matters regarding the impacts of the pool refurbishment project on the club’s facilities in Glenalbyn.

Another cause for the delay is “final legal matters in relation to the proposed acquisition by [DLRCC] of all-weather facilities in the area have not yet been resolved”.

Surveys of underground services, the trees on the entrance road off Glenalbyn Road and an appropriate assessment are completed, and the final construction impacts proposals for the refurbishment of the pool have been prepared.

The council are currently in the process of scheduling the next meeting with the club.

YOUNG people from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown were also represented in an upbeat get-together for those who have or have had cancer as CanTeen Ireland held its first family fun day event. Pictured are Hannah McQuillan, with David Connolly and Adam Weafer from TV3’s Red Rock, and CanTeen leader and volunteer Niall Farrell joined (front) Indian Mullen (also of Red Rock fame) and Alan Gorman at Clanna Gael Fontenoy GAA Club, Sandymount.

Held in September, as this is Childhood Cancer Month, the event was held to bring lots of young people together to have fun and offer support, with CanTeen Ireland keen to highlight that each year, 200 young people are diagnosed with cancer, and support services are very important. For further information on CanTeen Ireland, see www.canteen.ie.

Groups urged to apply now for share of 2018 funding A NEW round of grant funding for 2018 is now open for applications in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown. All community, sport, business and art groups are eligible to apply for funding under a wide range of categories.

Cllr Cormac Devlin (FF) said: “These grants have enabled many organisations to host and organise various events that the wider community have benefited from. In 2017 alone, there were 399 applications made to the council, and 295 projects were awarded a grant totalling more than €520,000.”

For further information, contact the council’s Grants Section at 01 204 7966, or email grantschemes@dlrcoco.ie. The closing date for grant applications is 5pm on Friday, October 13 (or midnight, if applying online).

Madigan helps to promote gender-responsive data Road Safety Authority warns against driving ‘the morning after’

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Siochana launched a new public information campaign last week to help educate drivers about the dangers of driving the morning after drinking alcohol. The push follows an increase in the statistics related to such trends. Pictured at the launch were Superintendent Garda Tom Mullarkey, from the Roads Policing Garda East Region and Moyagh Murdock, chief executive, the RSA, with the pair surrounded by pictures of some of the many victims of drink drivers. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

DEPUTY Josepha Madigan (FG) launched the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NCWI) seminar Towards Gender Responsive Budgeting in Ireland last week, which showed the NCWI’s research into how the government can best progress gender equality through the budgetary process.

Praising the research, Deputy Madigan said: “Gender budgeting is an important mechanism that has proved effective in other jurisdictions including Scotland, Germany and the Scandinavian countries.

Gender budgeting should form a central part of our budgetary process.”

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YOUR NO1 FREE PAPER | WE’RE GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER – AND YOU’RE ALL COMING WITH US!

THE GAZETTES ...THEY ARE A-CHANGING FROM next week, your favourite free local newspaper will be bigger, better, and more widely available.

That’s because we’re relaunching with four bumper editions of the Dublin Gazette: South,West, North and City; and increasing our circulation from 55,000 to 75,000 weekly copies.

Since the introduction of our first title – the Lucan Gazette – in March 2004 (right), Dublin Gazette have built a strong foundation across Dublin City and County to deliver high-quality, relevant News, Sports and Entertainment coverage each week – a foundation that’s enabled our brand to maintain and cement its position as Dublin’s Number-One free newspaper group.

Next Thursday sees the launch of Dublin Gazette’s four repositioned titles, offering the people living and working across Dublin City and County a source of

high quality, relevant News, Sport and Entertainment FREE every week.

Dublin Gazette’s Group EditorAengus O’Hanlon says: “It’s been 12 months since we started looking into repositioning our titles, so next weekwill be exciting for us all here at The Gazette.

“Given Dublin’s population and scale, there’s a huge appetite for quality local news, entertainment and sports coverage.

“By aligning our titles with the four local authorities in Dublin, we can cater for news on a hyper-local basis like no other title. It makes perfect sense to increase the pagination in our new editions by 25%, which will facilitate a greater range of local stories from ALL areas within each of the four local authorities.

“Don’t miss your copy next week, and keep an eye out for some amazing Gazette Giveaways!”

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ANIMALS | SHOCK FOR OWNER AS BELOVED POOCH LEFT DEAFENED, BLOODIED

Thugs attack pug Penny in horrific firework blast  EMMA NOLAN A BALLINTEER dog owner has described her horror after her pug was attacked with a firework while out for a walk last week.

Hannah O’Byrne from Ludford was out walking with her three dogs last Saturday morning when a firework was thrown and exploded beside her pug, Penny.

Penny was covered in blood and had to be rushed to the vet and is lucky to be alive, Hannah says.

“We were just walking along and I was picking up after my other dog, and just as I looked up there was a big bang and Penny was lying on the ground,” Hannah told The Gazette.

While she didn’t see the firework being thrown, Hannah says she saw three teenagers running away just as it happened.

During the panic, Hannah dropped the leads of her other two dogs, Miller and Miley, and they ran off.

“So I was in that situation of ‘Do I go after them, or go to Penny?’ I ran over to her and she was lying there not moving, blood everywhere. I just started scream-

Hannah O’Byrne and her lovely pug, Penny;

mals.”

She is firework attack; keen to (right) with warn other sibling Miley local dog owners about the dangers of fireworks at this time of year.

“Where I live, there’s a lot of older people that walk their dogs and I would be afraid it could happen to them and give them a heart attack.

“I personally don’t like fireworks, but I have no problem with them if they’re in a controlled environment like on New Year’s.

“Penny is a perfect example of (left) the bloody

aftermath of the

ing.”

Penny suffered a split ear in the ordeal and had to have the wound glued up at the vet.

She also had to have pieces of the firework removed from her eyes and mouth, and has also gone deaf in one ear.

Hannah said: “I get upset every time I think about it, it was just so awful. Every time I look at her, I nearly want to cry.”

Hannah shared the incident

on Facebook and it has been shared more than 1,200 times: “She is very lucky to be alive.

“To the scumbags who launched the firework at my defenceless animal, you’re so lucky I didn’t catch you. Why harm an animal? What type of sick person would do that?

“I’ll never understand the actions of people that want to cause harm to other people, but especially cause harm to ani-

how precious life is. I know that’s corny to say, but my other dog Miley is so small, if the firework had gone off beside her it could have killed her.

“I could have been standing right beside her and I could have had my hand blown off.”

Although Penny is recovering, Hannah says her little dog is traumatised by the incident and won’t leave her side.

“We went for a short walk yesterday, and Penny was looking back at me every two seconds.

She won’t leave my side. She’s deaf in one ear, but hopefully that won’t last for too long.”

Greetings galore for John, Shane (and from Davy, too)

THE one and only John Delaney, the chief executive of the FAI, enjoyed the best of Ballinteer hospitality when he officially visited Dundrum FC, Meadowbrook recently.

As part of his trip, the FAI chief also The sporting figure was a popular guest at the club, as was the Minister drew the winning tickets for various raffles in support of an U-11 trip to for Sport Shane Ross, with the pair kept busy answering plenty of ques- the UK. Community Garda Mandy Lowe, tions from fans and coaches alike.

who helps with the underage girls teams, was also present, while Community Garda Pat Cullen also called by to offer his support, too, for the memorable gathering at the grounds.

FASTNews Appeal over the murder of Michael McCoy THE devastated family of murdered environmentalist Michael McCoy have made an appeal for help to solve his brutal murder in the Dublin Mountains late last September.

Speaking to RTE’s CrimeCall, his family discussed the times around his death, and their shock and trauma at learning the dad of three had been attacked and killed.

Mr McCoy’s body was found after an extensive search by members of An Garda Siochana and the Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team around Ballinascorney Woods.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda Station at 01 666 6000, CrimeCall at 1800 40 50 60, or any garda station.

Pop back again to Pippa’s shop FASHIONISTAS don’t need any reason to visit Dundrum Town Centre – but the fashion hub has just added a festive feather to its cap with the announcement that Pippa O’Connor’s denim range is returning to the centre for the Christmas period, with new styles in store.

POCO by Pippa proved a smash-hit pop-up shop when it launched earlier this year, and now is set to pop up again for a 10-week run from the middle of November.

Encouraging jeans fans to pop in again to the pop-up, Pippa said: “We are thrilled to be returning to Dundrum Town Centre in November. Our POCO pop-up in Dundrum Town Centre was a huge success earlier this year, so we are excited about returning for Christmas.”

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Doctors of Sandyford Healthcare at opening event.

Picture: Rose Comiskey

HEALTHCARE DIFFERENCE with a

Welcome to Sandyford Healthcare, one of Dublin’s fastest growing medical clinics, where we provide dedicated, efficient and affordable top quality primary healthcare, medical consultancy, dental and physiotherapy services available when YOU need it

WE at Sandyford Healthcare are pleased to have this opportunity to introduce our new medical clinic, which opened its doors back in June.

At Sandyford Healthcare, we seek to take care of patients’ health problems promptly and efficiently.

We have a professional team of doctors of various specialty areas. We will dedicate as much time and attention as possible to suit the needs of every patient.

Managing Director of Sandyford Healthcare Clinic, Dr Vainius Rakauskas states: “Our clinic is the place where all Dubliners can get quality healthcare in an efficient and rapid manner.

“We are specialise in: primary healthcare services, medical consultancy services in the areas of gastroenterology, gynaecology, urology, cardiology and internal medicine, in-house laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, physiotherapy and dental procedures.”

Sandyford Healthcare is distinguished by its flexibility and quality of service, which is the top priority for our medical team.

In addition to very competitive pricing, the clinic offers extraordinary attention – all consultations are booked for one-hour slots to have sufficient time to find the best solution for various medical conditions.

Sandyford Healthcare Clinic is the largest Lithuanian foreign direct investment in Ireland totalling over €2m.

This is a successful example of creating high added value investment within the European Union. Sandy-

ford Healthcare is the branch of the Medical Diagnostic and Treatment Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, which is the largest private hospital in Lithuania, founded in 1995.

The aim of both clinics is the co-operation between Ireland and Lithuania by direct investment to crossborder healthcare.

If you would like more information on our services or bookings, please contact us at 01 567 6999 or email info@sandyfordhealthcare.ie Web: www.sandyfordhealthcare.ie

Why choose us?  The clinic offers primary healthcare services ( GP, dentistry, physiotherapy). Our prices are up to 20-30 per cent lower than our competitors.  Sandyford Healthcare offers services of medical consultants: gastroenterologist, cardiologist, gynaecologist, urologist. Waiting times for a consultant are very short ( 1-2 weeks) and the consultations themselves last for an hour – that means extraordinary medical attention  We offer imaging and diagnostics which is advanced and up to date: 3D ultrasound imaging, panoramic dental X-rays and endoscopic procedures  Our medical staff are very experienced in their respective medical areas. For example, Professor Narimantas Samalavicius is a president of International Society of the University Colon and Rectal Surgeons

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Out and About

Clean bill of health for official opening Pictures: Rose Comiskey

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HE ambassador of Lithuania was guest of honour at the official opening of Sandyford Healthcare Medical and Dental Clinic last week. The event was a great success and attracted guests from Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council, medical professionals and associates from the areas of banking, property and law.

It was a great opportunity for many industry leaders to be in the same room, enjoying an opportunity to discuss further business cooperation.

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Out and About

COAL HARBOUR DOCK

Dun Laoghaire Harbour

DUN Laoghaire’s world-famous harbour sits beside the busy town of Dun Laoghaire, which boasts two shopping centres along with a great range of restaurants, boutique shops, theatres, a magnificent new library and parks.

Key to the town’s attraction for new residents are its superb transport links, DART station and key bus routes.

The N11, M50 and QBCs provide convenient access to the city (5 miles) and surrounding suburbs.

Many well-regarded primary and secondary schools and third-level institutions are just a short distance away.

Proposed Development THE west side of the harbour is the area (marked in red on the left) allocated for the potential development of a cluster of affordable floating homes.

The homes will be on a pontoon with views of the west pier, Dublin Bay and the marina in the harbour.

This is an exciting and innovative initiative, which could provide c.50 afford-

able single-storey homes in a truly unique marine environment.

Expressions of interest, along with an outline of proposals, are invited from parties with the relevant expertise, experience and resources who are interested in cooperating with Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company in realising this opportunity.

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TRANSPORT | WHEELCHAIR USER HIGHLIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING MANY SIMILAR CITIZENS

Stranded for four hours?

Just another day for Sean  EMMA NOLAN A DALKEY man is continuing his mission to improve the lives of fellow wheelchair users in Dublin – and being stranded for four hours has just made him more determined than ever.

After he was left stranded for hours when a taxi service failed to provide him with a wheelchair-accessible car last week, Sean O’Kelly (24) says he is determined to use the experience to raise awareness around the challenges faced by wheelchair users in Dublin every day.

Sean has spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and is a full-time wheelchair user who relies on public transport and taxi services , such as Lynk, to get around.

He has been publicly campaigning to improve such services for wheelchair users for the last few years by raising awareness with his A Day in My Wheels initiative and highlighting how issues that may seem small to non-wheelchair users, such as a broken lift, can be hugely detrimental to wheelchair users and people with

limited mobility.

“I really want to raise awareness.

This is about educating people, more than anything else.”

After a negative experience with taxi service Lynk last week, Sean says he wants to be able to work with them to highlight areas that can be improved to make the service as accessible as possible for everyone.

“I know it can’t be all plain sailing, but it’s just obstacle after obstacle. I strive for independence and I don’t want to have to depend on my parents to collect me all the time. I just want to live my life,” Sean said.

“I would love to work with taxi companies to improve services for wheelchair users and people with disabilities.”

Following the incident last week, Lynk’s chief executive, Noel Ebbs, told The Gazette that they are 100% committed to resolving such issues.

He said: “It has become extremely hard to fulfil some bookings due to a lack of resources in the taxi industry in general.

“All taxi booking service provides

Waiting, and waiting, and waiting to get a wheelchair-accessible taxi ... Sean is still trying to help wheelchair users

get better access to

transport that others take for granted

are experiencing this, from large city-wide operators to small local operators and, unfortunately, this situation is set to continue as the autumn/winter season progresses towards Christmas and New Year.”

Noel said that that there are now 20,000 fewer licensed drivers

Delight as ‘Ireland a worthy host for rugby cup’ DLR towns scoop Tidy Towns wins

SPORT | NATION’S HOPES LAID BARE

ON MONDAY, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross travelled to London as part of Ireland’s presentation team for our Rugby World Cup 2023 bid.

Minister Ross believes that our case is persuasive; that we have the credentials, the necessary stadia, possibly the bestcosted, well-grounded bid for a rugby event ever submitted.

On Monday, Minister Ross also highlighted the country’s connectivity and tourism infrastructure, as well as support of our British neighbours, as well as a government guarantee to support the tournament.

Asked if this promise could pose a risk to the taxpayer, Minister Ross said it was “the safest of bets”, adding that the projections for the tournament have been “absolutely scrupulously and forensically examined”.

He said: “They look extraordinarily

on the road since 2009 which is having an impact on the service in general, and also in particular cases where, for example, non-standard vehicles are required or service is required in outlying areas at peak times.

He added: “I know that it might appear trite to say this, but we really are working very hard to resolve this and we are also working closely with other taxi industry leaders to bring about a solution, and it would be my opinion that we are all 100% committed to it.”

Sean welcomed the response from Noel and Lynk, and has vowed to continue to highlight the issues to ensure wheelchair users are not left stranded.

good. Past experience is that the British rugby world cup filled all the stadiums – we expect to fill them many, many times over [if successful with the bid].

“There is some risk attached – there is with every commercial venture – but we’re very sure this venture will not just provide an immediate boost to the economy, but will have a permanent effect as more than 450,000 sports tourists will come and, after sampling a taste of Irish hospitality, will come back again and again.

“This will send a message that Ireland is a modern nation that competes with the very best and can put on an event of this type with panache and passion.”

On October 31, the RWCL will publish their recommendation on the host of RWC 2023.

On November 15, again in London, world rugby representatives from member unions will vote and the announcement of the winning bid will follow immediately.

 EMMA NOLAN

THE hard work of three towns in Dun LaoghaireRathdown paid off as Dalkey, Cabinteeley and Shankill took home awards in this year’s Tidy Towns competition.

Dalkey came in the top 5% of all 870 entries and won the gold medal in the category for populations of between 5,001 and 10,000.

The town also won a Highly Commended award in the County awards – another prized category.

The team thanked everyone who worked tirelessly throughout the year to keep them up there with the best of the best, saying: “Thank you also to the council, our shop keepers, business owners and neighbours, who all did their bit to

Sean has been in The Gazette with the difficulties faced by people like him before, and is still trying to help others

achieve this major recognition.”

Present at the Helix Theatre to hear the good news were Dalkey Tidy Towns members Susan McDonnell, Des BurkeKennedy, Frank Dillon and Terry Wheatley.

In Cabinteely, the team were awarded a silver medal and received a County award for the third-highest points score in the Dublin region.

Cllr Cormac Devlin congratulated the team on their hard work, saying: “Congratulations to everyone involved. An excellent result – well done!”

Local environmental awareness officer Dean Eaton said: “A fantastic achievement and well deserved. Well done to everyone who helped out during the last year.

Target-locked on a gold now!”

In Shankill, the team

took home a silver medal.

Speaking on their win, local organisers said: “We couldn’t have done it without the help of all our amazing volunteers, you really are the best.

Let the celebrations begin...”

Ta n a i s t e F r a n c e s Fitzgerald also extended her congratulations to local areas that had performed well in the competition, and encouraged anyone who feels strongly about their community to get involved with Tidy Towns.

She said: “The work carried out by Tidy Towns groups is so vital, not only in terms of keeping our communities looking beautiful – it helps improve the quality of life of residents.”

This year’s overall winner was Birdhill in Co Tipperary, which also picked up the Ireland’s Tidiest Village award.

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Raptuous welcome for Dublin heroes Above: St Sylvester’s players Niamh, Nicole and Sinead with the cup. Pictures: GAApics.com

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HERE was a fantastic turnout at Bridgefield last week as St Sylvester’s GAA welcomed the triumphant Dublin Ladies Football team with the Brendan Martin Cup. St Sylvester’s players Sinead, Niamh and Nicole were front and centre to meet and greet fans, with most sporting their Dublin or club colours for the celebration. As is tradition, the cup was paraded over the bridge from the Bridgefield pitches through Malahide village to the club on Church Road, where a large crowd waited to give the heroes a raptuous welcome.

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People of all ages turned out to greet the girls, with the large crowd giving them the rousing welcome they deserved. The event was a true celebration of the area’s sporting and community spirit.

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DUBLINBUSINESS INNOVATION | DIT PROGRAMME TO HELP FOSTER NEW BUSINESS IDEAS

I-Cubed entrepreneurs square off to markets LEGO could help make

training child’s play

LEGO may not be the most obvious choice for developing new business approaches or skillsets, but with the international reach of the brand, and its highlysuccessful transitioning to new business models in recent years, it’s the perfect product to help build up new expertise, particularly around ‘STEM’ subjects.

Learnit, in partnership with DCU, has launched a range of Learnit Academy LEGO education workshops for LEGO fans of all ages – adults are also a core target of the workshops. LEGO’s robotics offshoots provide a natural fit for programmes for experienced engineers (over-55). For further information, see https://www.learnit.ie/book-now.

THIS summer, six young entrepreneurs completed I-Cubed – a three-month ‘incubator’ programme for student start-ups designed by DIT Hothouse to nurture young innovators, helping them to turn early-stage concepts into pitch-ready businesses.

I-Cubed is described as the opportunity to explore the commercial viability of college projects, with participants receiving equity-free funds to work on their projects and attend diverse workshops and mentoring sessions focusing on a wide range of related areas.

The three-month intensive pro-

gramme provides core supports, with the aim of not only helping to create a successful start-up, but to nuture the up and coming entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

This year, five I-Cubed participants presented their projects to a group of guests from research, business and academic worlds, with the overall winner of the I-Cubed Start-Up Award named as Darragh Hughes, thanks to his design for ‘the HappyHaler’ (right), a child-friendly asthmatic spacer designed for his final year project in Product Design at DIT. Speaking at the I-Cubed Start up Award ceremony, Darragh

says, “Before I started this programme, I knew HappyHaler was a great business idea, but I didn’t know how to get out there and start talking to people about it.

“I-Cubed allowed me to get to the core of my story and get investors as excited as I am about the HappyHaler.”

I-Cube leader and director Neal

O’Gorman said: “All our I-Cubed participants have made significant progress.

“Watching their final presentations was a testament to the fact that they’re continuing to push beyond their own perceived limits, they’re getting out of their comfort zones and are striving to reach their true potential to achieve success for the businesses they so passionately believe in.”

Applications for the 2018 I-Cubed Incubator programme for student start-ups are now open. For further information, see http://www.dit.ie/hothouse/ students/i-cubed.

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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

IVOR FEELING YOU’LL LOVE THIS FRIENDLY GERMAN SHEPHERD OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone* is Ivor, a four-year-old German Shepherd crossbreed.

Ivor is ready to start his life over again and cannot wait to find a loving family.

Ivor likes to look his best so he really enjoys being brushed and groomed.

He is an energetic boy who loves to keep busy, so he will need plenty of exercise and brain work to keep him happy and in good form. Ivor is quite a nosy dog, so he wants to be included in every activity taking place. He is also very affectionate, who enjoys cuddles and affection; he is basically an oversized lap dog!

Ivor likes the company of other playful, similar sized dogs, and should be fine living with another canine companion once he is introduced to the dog successfully. As Ivor is a bouncy and easily excitable dog, he is suited to living with adults.

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 and on Twitter.

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CALL of PORT PICTURED at Dublin Port’s Great South Wall is Blackrock man Bruce Watchorn, who happened upon Image Projection Support Structure by artist Fiona McDonald.

The stucture forms part of the final installation of Dublin Port Company’s arts commissioning series Port Perspectives.

Port | River | City by artists Cliona Harmey, Dan Shipsides, McDonald, Pat Collins, Sharon Woolley and PV. Garrett is a site-specific moving image installation.

Port | River | City includes a half-day event in the IFI on Saturday, September 23, which features a rare screening of Peter Hutton’s Time in Tide in 16mm.

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COMPETITION: YOUNG MUSIC MAESTROS INVITED TO ENTER TOP CONTEST

Take note of €5,000 prize for students CALLING young Dublin musicians! Entries for this year’s Frank Maher Classical Music Competition are now open, with a €5,000 top prize.

Students from Malahide Community School were joined by awardwinning concert pianist Maire Carroll from Malahide to launch this year’s competition, with awards Ireland’s biggest classical music competition for secondary schools.

Past winners have received national and international recognition for their achievement and used their prize money as a springboard towards a professional career by funding their studies at some of the world’s most renowned music colleges and institutions.

The awards are open to sixth year post-primary students of string, woodwind, brass and piano.

The €5,000 top prize will be used by the winner to attend a recognised place of tuition, a course of study in Ireland or abroad, or on a purchase necessary for the development of their talent.

The finalists will each receive a €250 bursary.

The closing date for entries is Thursday, October 12.

For full details see www. topsecurity.ie.

FILMING BEYOND LIMITING BORDERS THE fourth annual investigative documentary filmmaking seminar organised by the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund, Investigations 2017: Beyond Borders, takes place in the Irish Film Institute from on Friday, October 13.

The day-long seminar, which is open to the public, will feature screenings, conversations and discussions chaired by leading journalists and broadcasters including Keelin Shanley, Richard Crowley and Tanya Sillem.

This year’s seminar will explore the challenges and opportunities which arise for investigative filmmakers when working outside their native culture.

For tickets, prices and full event details, see www. ifi.ie/investigations-2017; for further information on the fund, see www. maryrafteryfund.ie.

CELEBRATING POETRY AT NATIONAL LIBRARY THE National Library of Ireland will host a series of poetry events this autumn, with a programme to be headlined by a special celebration to mark ten years of Poetry Aloud, the annual poetry speaking competition for post-primary schools, organised by the library in partnership with Poetry Ireland.

Events range from lectures and exhibition tours to a special evening of poetry and music, and all events are free of charge to attend and will take place at the NLI. The next event is Harp, Poetry and Pipes: An evening of poetry and music, at 7pm on Tuesday, October 3. Harpist Kathleen Loughnane will perform newly arranged music from the Patrick O’Neill manuscript collection in the NLI, joined by Cormac Cannon on uileann pipes and Catriona Cannon on harp, with poet Moya Cannon reading a number of poems as part of the performance.

For further information, see www.nlie.ie.

Multiple award-winning concert pianist Maire Carroll with Malahide Community School sixth year music students Andrea Jones, Cian Riordan and Nicole Cosgrave. Picture: Peter Houlihan

NEW AWARDS TO HELP CELEBRATE CHARITIES A NEW national award for charities, community and voluntary groups and clubs has been launched at the Mansion House.

The Charity Impact Awards was developed by The Wheel, the national association of community, voluntary and charitable organisations, to highlight and celebrate the contribution of Ireland’s 19,352 non-profit organisations, with nominations open in

two categories, as follows.

The Community Impact Award celebrates the valuable work community, voluntary and charitable organisations, clubs and associations are doing in communities across Ireland.

Organisations are invited to showcase their work by entering “impact stories”, which can include text, video and photos.

There are sub-categories for small, medium and large organisations.

Alternatively, Trustee of the Year highlights that all charities are led by dedicated volunteers who share their time and expertise to bring about positive change, and will focus on trustees (also known as board members or directors), who often work behind the scene.

A third award – the Community Hero Award – will be made in partnership with the Volunteer Ireland Awards, and presented to an individual

who has made an extraordinary contribution to their community over the course of their lifetime.

Five people will be shortlisted for the Community Hero Award from shortlist for the Volunteer Ireland Awards.

Nominations can be made at www.charityimpactawards.ie until November 16. The winners will be announced at the Charity Impact Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, December 13.

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FUNDRAISER: TEAMS IN PADDLE BATTLE

Water way to help support the homeless

THE sounds of frantic splashing and goodnatured shouting and cheers of support echoed around Grand Canal Dock recently as teams of landlubbers took to the water in a bid to help homeless charity Depaul.

The homelessness charity’s Raf t Race Against Homelessness tempted a number of

corporate teams out into the normally calm waters, where their somewhat coordinated efforts made quite a splash with amused colleagues and bemused onlookers.

Although the teams ended up with more water on them than around them, they took their soakings with good spirits, happy to help

paddle the fundraising total along to the impressive final figure of approximately €20,000 for Depaul.

The fourth such annual raft race for Depaul proved a hit with all the corporate teams taking part, with the 500m stretch for races seeing number-crunching skills swapped for paddle-

powered teamwork, all in the name of supporting Depaul’s work with people all around the island of Ireland.

The corporate participants to take to the water

this year included Trouble Brewing, BHP, Fresh, Pfizer, Mazars, Codex Office Solutions, Automatic Fire and Integrated Solutions and Bank of Ireland.

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JAMES HENDICOTT TALKS TO DUBLIN GRUNGE OUTFIT OTHERKIN , HALF OF WHOM LEFT MEDICAL QUALIFICATIONS BEHIND TO PURSUE MUSICAL STARDOM Dublin band Otherkin are going places, and fast Picture: Jake Haseldine

E D I U G S T N E EV with JAMES HENDICOTT

Hard Working Class Heroes The annual event showcasing up and coming Irish acts and a host of music industry discussion panels returns, with more than 50 musical entities performing over five venues and two nights. One to run free and explore. September 29-30.

Warehouse Market Newmarket’s monthly fashion-led market comes to the Green Door in Dublin 8, where a mix of vintage clothing outlets, inventive designers and startup businesses gather to display their wares.

October 1.

Oktoberfest at the Bowery Can’t make it to Munich? The beer-led chaos comes to the slightly more modest venue of The Bowery in Rathmines, where the pirate-shipshaped musical heartland will host a series of gigs and serve a heap of German beer. All week.

Otherkin at Tower Records Want to check out the band we’ve featured in this very issue (right)? Rising Irish rock stars otherkin launch their debut album ‘Ok’ in Tower Records, with a free show at 17.30 on Friday, September 29.

Robert Harris in Conversation A free event that forms part of Dublin History Festival, the English historical fiction author OTHERKIN will appear in The Printworks (Dublin Castle) to discuss his writing and research, plus latest novel ‘Munich’. 8.30pm, September 29.

Dublin Wine Festival Promising to delve into both grapes and spirits, the Dublin Wine Festival comes to the Morrison Hotel on October 1. This year’s focus is Italy.

Death Cafe Dublin An event aimed at looking at and discussing mortality, and in doing so encouraging the living of the fullest of lives, the Death Cafe (hosted by Dr Sean O’Carroll, a psychologist) is a chance to explore what’s up with you. September 29.

New album of the week Otherkin - Ok. Dublin rockers convert from a pounding live show to a long-overdue debut album. Expect a raucous conversion and plenty of appearances around town to back up the noise.

 JAMES HENDICOTT THE COVER of Otherkin’s debut album – much like the band’s borderline maniacal live performances – is one big, bold statement.

Ahead of the release of ‘Ok’ this month, two members of the band got the album title tattooed on the inside of their wrists.

It fits in with the band’s heady, in-your-face rock vibe (they call themselves ‘grunge-pop’), one that’s made David Anthony, Luke Reilly, Rob Summons and Conor Andrew Wynne famous (in certain quarters) for roughly-hewn pop-rock ditties, but also for crowd surfing and brash, buzzing gigs.

The cover, and new symbol of the band, feels symbolic – it’s simply that tattooed arm reaching for the sky.

Their story of the album begins with a shot in the dark, and a certain amount of characteristic mayhem.

“We decided to take a gamble on an expensive video

The great rock n’ roll gamble

for our first single,” vocalist Reilly tells us of the loveable fury of ‘Ay Ay’.

“And we insisted that if a label wanted to sign us, they take the video as part of the deal. It worked out well [the video now has in excess of 100,000 views in its various YouTube guises].”

When it came to recording ‘Ok’, it was important to keep a similarly raw vibe.

Recording music, typically, requires click tracks, steady hands and carefully constructed ‘perfect’ versions of songs, often layered from individual instrumental set ups. Looking to maintain that live buzz, however, Otherkin’s recording sessions saw Reilly “charging about the place with a bottle of wine in his hand. We built our reputation as a live band, and it was important to capture that on the record,” Summons tells us.

“I think it does that,” he continues. “We used to get

this wonderful backhanded compliment a lot: ‘You guys are way better live’. We’re hoping people will hear this album and feel we’ve grabbed hold of what they liked about that.”

It’s always been a key part of Otherkin’s philosophy to build a following outside Ireland.

Their local following got a serious boost when they stepped out as openers to Guns ‘N’ Roses at Slane this year, but as vibrant as our music scene is, it’s simply too small for a four-piece band to play enough shows to survive just playing here.

The exceptions are acts that have become massive cultural entities on our shores, with even the likes of Bell X1, The Coronas, and The Frames never really imitating their Irish success overseas.

“We’re still told by a lot of people that America

is the place for our music, because that’s where the kind of music we make is popular,” Wynne tells us, referencing another raucous punk-pop outfit, FIDLAR. “We’re still trying to break England, but America is the golden target.

“It’s going in some interesting ways at the moment; we’re playing three dates in Serbia on the album tour, for example. One of our singles got a lot of radio play on MTV over there.

Kosovo “There’s one in Kosovo, too, and a couple of others around there to fill it out. We love Ireland, but to survive as a band it’s important to succeed elsewhere.

“We’ve had some great experiences out on the road, like the lads that came from Cork to go to the

Leeds show, just to give us a flag.”

There’s still a long way to go, though, and Otherkin are painfully aware of the importance of this debut release. “Our record label have made the point to us that the majority of people are never likely to have heard of us before this record comes out,” Summons says.

“We have to make sure it’s right, you can only do this once. Music can be quite a cynical, cyclical thing. I think we’re happy to have it out there. We’re definitely happy with it, there’s been a natural build up. To us they’re old songs, but it’s important we get out of our perspective and understand that to most people, these are totally new songs, and they’re hearing them for the first time.”

“It’s important you had that build-up, I think,”

Reilly adds. “We did some quite weird, arthousestyle stuff before we really found our sound. It was kind of like rock opera stuff. The album’s quite simple in a way, as eventually we just kind of found our sound collectively. It always landed back on this free-spirited style. We come from really different musical backgrounds, but there are a few shared influences that feed into Otherkin, like Queens of The Stone Age, Blur, Ash, and The Ramones.”

“We always wanted to make music as a career, but it was very much a back-of-the-mind kind of thing, it was never the focus,” Summons explains.

“A couple of us were studying medicine, so a lot of our friends are off doing 80-hour weeks. I don’t know how many hours we spend making music.

We just hang around with each other.”

It’s certainly worked for them so far. “Obviously we’re not bringing in vast amounts of money,” Summons tells us. “We’ve been doing random little bits, like nightclub nights and playing weddings to get by. It has been about balancing making pocket money and making the album, I guess.

“But we’re having a really great time. I don’t think any of us regret going down this road. We’re really lucky, in that we really are great friends, and we all have very similar views about what we want from all this. The memories and the experience are worth more than any well-paid job.”  Otherkin’s debut album ‘OK’ is released on CD, vinyl and digital download on September 29. Following an extensive European tour, they return to Dublin in December.

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STYLE Grace: Om Diva (yellow dress) €280 and Yomiko: Om Diva (pink dress) €280

Yomiko: Coco boutique (nude & black gown) €395, Sarah: Pamela Scott (floral gown) €279.99 and Grace: Soho Market (nude, leg split gown) €99

AFASHBASH

 EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

DUBLINTOWN hosted their yearly fashion show extravaganza last Friday (Sept 22) in the Mansion House to launch the new A/W season.

Titled, Dublin Fashion 2017: The Collective, the event showcased the latest trends, styles and must-buys for the season ahead from leading high

Sarah: Pamela Scott (red silk puffy dress) €330

street, Creative Quarter and high-end retailers from across Dublin city centre.

Hosted by Xpose’s Glenda Gilson, the event welcomed 500 of the city’s most stylish personalities.

Many of the city’s flagship stores took part on the night, including Brown Thomas, Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre, Powerscourt Centre, Arnotts, Ilac Shopping Centre, Jervis Shopping Centre, Louis Copeland, River Island, Om Diva, New

Look and Penneys, as well as a host of boutiques and vintage stores across the city.

Once again, Dublin Fashion Festival celebrated the creme de la creme of Irish design talent with the Dublin Fashion Young Designer of the Year Award, which went to Dublin-based designer Naomi Ajetunmobi. Naomi lives in Fairview and studied design at Grafton Academy of Fashion and Design.

Grace: Soho Market (nude, leg split gown) €99

Sarah: Pamela Scott (white jumpsuit €279.99)

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Awalk Getting a taste of Heineken H41 Wild Lager in a secret bar

Historian Seamus Hogan from the Irish Georgian Society

Dolphin House

on the

wild side

 EMMA NOLAN

Tour guide Danny

MOST Dubliners would never consider going on a walking tour of their own city, but a new walking tour from The Locals explores some of the city’s hidden gems that may have gone unnoticed over the years.

This summer, Dublin culture curators The Locals set out on a mission to take Dubliners on a “journey of exploration and discovery”.

Having paired up with H41 Wild Lager by Heineken, the Dublin Discovery Tour takes guests around some much-loved spots in Dublin city centre, as well as a few hidden gems; those that are off the beaten track and can’t be found on any maps.

The Dublin Gazette went along to see if there were indeed any secret places that managed to pass us by, and to our surprise there was a few!

The journey started on South King Street where tour guide Danny brought the gang on a

delightful walk through town, stopping at various locations, both new and old.

Danny’s brilliantly insightful commentary had everyone ‘oohing and aahing’ as he explained the history behind the Mercer’s Hospital building on Mercer Street and continued to surprise with his Dublin facts throughout the tour.

A highlight was most definitely, a talk from historian Seamus Hogan of the Irish Georgian Society in the society’s bookshop on South William Street. Seamus gave a captivating talk on Dublin’s economic history throughout the ages (hint: not much has changed) and spoke about what our city was like in the Georgian period.

Another ‘aha’ moment was a trip to a secret bar (that this Dubliner had never heard of and will keep it a secret to preserve the mystery) where we enjoyed samples of Heineken H41 Wild Lager with some delicious food.

One particularly surprising

fact was a building in Temple Bar where the first Irish Coffee was made (not Shannon Airport as many of us thought). You’ll have to get Danny to explain that one to you.

Another thing about this tour – go hungry, you will be well fed!

Not only did we enjoy food from the secret bar, we also took a trip to Aungier Danger for one of their signature doughnuts, a new Dublin staple.

Speaking about the tour, John Mahon, founder of The Locals, said: “There is so much of Dublin that even the city’s inhabitants don’t know about.

“There are so many stories to tell and we will bring this to life with six specially curated walking tours around the streets of central Dublin. We’re delighted to partner with H41 Wild Lager

by Heineken and look forward to sampling some of this great new beer along the way.”

The tour is currently sold out but visit thelocals.ie to join their mailing list for updates.

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Enchanted Forest Cake INTRODUCE kids to baking with this imaginative Enchanted Forest Cake designed by Siúcra and Catherine Fulvio. Whether you’re baking this show stopping cake for a magical birthday celebration or for a chocolatey treat, this easy step by step method is designed to help children develop a love of baking early on.

Serves 10 to 12 slices INGREDIENTS

FOR DECORATION

For the cake

100g strawberries,

170g softened butter

hulled and sliced

200g Siúcra Caster Sugar

150g Siúcra rollout icing

5 eggs

Siúcra royal icing

350g plain flour, sifted

Yellow colour paste, for

2 tsp baking powder

the flowers

60g cocoa powder

Red colour paste, for the mushrooms

FOR THE BUTTERCREAM

Green colour paste, for

200g softened butter

the leaves

400g Siúcra Icing Sugar

Light brown colour

60g cocoa powder

paste, for the door

60g melted chocolate 40ml milk METHOD To prepare the cake 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Line 2 x 18cm cake tins with baking parchment.

2. Place the butter into a large mixing bowl and whisk with an electric beater. Gradually add the sugar and whisk until fluffy and pale.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time. Fold in the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder.

4. Divide the cake mix between the 2 lined cake tins and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. To check that the cake is cooked, insert a skewer in the centre and if it comes out clean the cake is done.

5. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack.

TO PREPARE THE BUTTERCREAM & DECORATIONS 1. Whisk the sugar and butter together until fluffy, add the cocoa powder and melted chocolate. Pour the melted chocolate into the butter cream and whisk again until soft.

2. Add enough colour paste into the roll out icing to create red mushrooms. Shape a small cap and a small cylindrical shape and glue them together with a stroke of egg white.

Make white dots on the top with royal icing.

3. Add enough colour paste to the roll out icing to form a brown door, shape out with a knife and add a door knob.

4. Add enough colour paste to the roll out icing to form green leaves, shape out with a cutter. Choose any colour and add the colour paste to the roll out icing for the flowers and use a cutter to shape.

TO ASSEMBLE 1. Trim the cake evenly and reserve that piece to create “steps” to the fairy door. Place a cake layer on the cake stand, spread some chocolate butter cream and arrange the sliced strawberries over. Cover with the other layer of cake.

2. Using a large spatula cover the sides of the cake, the “steps” as well as the top of the cake with buttercream. Dip the spatula in hot water for a smooth finish for the top while drawing stroke upwards to form a “bark” effect on the sides.

3. Place the door on the side of the cake near the “steps” and arrange the mushrooms beside the door and on the top of the cake. Place the flowers and leaves on the sides and top.

4. Serve up & enjoy!

FOOD

Top pizza place rolls out a tasty Calabrese

 EMMA NOLAN

DUBLIN Pizza Company has introduced a special Calabrese pizza to its menu, inspired by its owner, Michael Ryan’s food journey through Naples.

First presented at The House of Peroni residency in Dublin in May, where Dublin Pizza Company popped up for a two-week stint, the Calabrese pizza combines high quality Irish and Italian produce to create an authentically Neapolitan pizza.

Fresh, handmade dough is topped with Toonsbridge mozzarella from West Cork, nduja from Calabria in Southern Italy, tomato, rocket and basil pesto, before being cooked to perfection in a wood-fired oven.

The Italian nduja, a spicy, spreadable sausage, was brought to Dublin Pizza Company by Michael’s House of Peroni collaborator, Francesco Mazzei, who sourced it from his native Calabria.

Mazzei was one of the first chefs to champion nduja

Dublin Pizza Company welcomes the Calabrese

on the London restaurant scene in the mid 2000s, and he frequently uses it in his cooking.

The Calabrese pizza

is €11 for medium and €13 for large at Dublin Pizza Company, 32 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 until the end of Septem-

ber. Open Monday to Sunday from 5pm until 12pm. Call 01 561 1714 or order online at www. dublinpizzacompany.ie.

Top chicken spot gets added craic  EMMA NOLAN

Crackbird has taken over its sister restaurant Bear’s premises on South William Street

POPULAR chicken spot Crackbird has taken over its sister restaurant Bear’s premises on South William Street.

Bear is going into hibernation to await a new premises, while their pizza franchise, Skinflint, has moved to Crackbird’s former perch on Dame Street.

Crackbird South William will feature all the favourites including Buttermilk Chicken and Soy Garlic Chicken, half or full, Wings by the Dozen, Crunches and Grilled Thighs with all the usual pecks, salads, sides and sauces.

“This is Crackbird with added craic”, said Joe Macken, proud papa of Jo’burger, Skinflint, and Crackbird. “Expect tunes, pitchers, fizz, cocktails and more. The location is choice, with a front bar and terrace, so we’re going to tweak the menu and vibe to suit.”

Crackbird South William is open from noon daily; closes 11pm Thursday to Saturday, 10pm Monday to Wednesday, and 9pm on Sunday.

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TRAVEL CHRISTMAS: ALL ACROSS EUROPE, DAZZLING DESTINATIONS AWAIT

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IT MIGHT sound premature to be talking about Christmas markets but when it comes to bargains the early bird catches the worm – and the stocking fillers.

The festive tradition started in Europe and Germany still leads the field when it comes to delighting the senses with tempting aromas and yuletide treats.

It has more than 150 markets whose beautifully decorated stalls celebrate seasonal customs and traditions in historical settings – while choirs and brass bands provide the musical accompaniment to create the perfect atmosphere.

Particularly popular are the Berlin market, Nuremberg’s Christkindlesmarkt and the Striezelmarkt in Dresden.

The Stollenfest makes for an unusual highlight of the Dresden market. Every year, members of the Dresdner

Stollen protection association (indeed) bake a huge stolen – a traditional Christmas cake – which weighs a ton.

The Frankfurt Römerberg is another ideal location to experience a truly magical and original German Christmas market.

Held from November 27 right up to December 22, the market’s beautifully decorated stalls offer a wide variety of local and regional specialities such as gingerbread, “Bethmännchen” or hot apple wine, sweets and pottery.

And then there’s the unique honey shop on St. Paul’s Square, one of the market’s unusual attractions.

At home in a 300-year-old halftimbered house erected for the duration of the Christmas market, the two-storey shop sells honey, mead,

candles and many other honey-based products that may be tasted or tested in the cosy first floor lounge.

The traditional Munich Christmas market invites you to the Marienplatz with its historic town hall. It’s just a few steps to Germany’s biggest ‘Kripperlmarkt’, where you can find everything that belongs at a Christmas market.

When the live music rings out daily from the town hall’s balcony you find yourself completely immersed in Advent.

T he market square with its historical buildings is the perfect setting for Bremen’s enchanting Christmas market. Visitors come from far and wide to browse around the craft stalls and exhibitions in

the town hall (lower hall) and in Böttcherstrasse. Christmas concerts add to the festive mood.

Of course the markets are not exclusive to Germany. Other top destinations include Poland’s Krakow and Prague, where the two main Christmas markets are just a short 10 minute stroll from each other.

Set in the city’s grandest squares, you can feast on smoky barbecued sausages (Kolbása), sugar coated pastry (Trdelní¬k) or dripping hunks of roasted ham. The traditional wooden stalls hold an array of trinkets to take home, such as Czech crystal figurines, wooden toys and brightly painted puppets.

In Vienna the smell of gluhwein, sausage and nutmeg lingers in the air. Carols can be heard at many of the markets but the most dazzling performances can be heard at the Christmas Market at Rathauspark and the magnificent City Hall.

Other favourites include Budapest, Zurich, Amsterdam, Bruges and, closer to home, Edinburgh.

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You can get a three-night stay in Bruges from e399 per person sharing, or Berlin from e359, with the Travel Department (www.traveldepartment.ie).

Or how about two nights in the four-star Triple M Hotel from just €166 per person sharing, travelling on November 18 (www.GoHop.ie).

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A tale of two Civics Honda has unveiled its new Civic – a car that’s grown in size, stature and reputation over its 40-year history. MICHAEL MORONEY drove the two versions of the new Civic, both turbo-petrol powered, and he explains why making that choice will be important.

TEN GENERATIONS on and Honda has produced a new and distinctive Civic, the company’s best-selling car in Ireland.

As the Civic celebrates 40 years of production, it has emerged as a more modern and bigger car than ever before. This latest Civic has retained its distinctive style, while it’s obviously sportier in design and feels more spacious.

There is so much new in the latest generation Honda Civic and I must start with the new petrol engine options. There are two new engines for the Civic, a new three-cylinder 1.0-litre version and the new 1.5-litre option, both of which are turbocharged. Over a period of a week, I took my turn at driving both models with my longer driving time spent in the smaller 1.0litre version.

The new three-cylinder 1.0-litre VTEC turbo petrol engine is more impressive to drive than you expect. The sixspeed manual gearbox gets the best out of the engine, which needs to rev into the higher speed zone for motorway driving. This will impact to some extent on the fuel economy figures which are rated at 21m/litre (4.8/100km or 59mpg).

When I moved to the larger 1.5-litre VTEC turbo, it was matched to a six-speed automatic gearbox and the performance improved as too did the fuel economy. That was because the bigger engine with more power and torque required less revs to deliver of its best.

It is also faster in terms of acceleration as you would expect given its additional 53bhp and

FASTNews

The new Volvo XC40

Small but mighty New VC40 launched VOLVO has expanded

its line-up of SUVs with the launch of its new XC40 small SUV. The new XC40 is the first model on Volvo Cars’ new modular vehicle architecture (CMA), which will underpin all other upcoming cars in the 40 Series including fully electrified vehicles.

Co-developed within Geely, CMA claims to provide the company with the necessary economies of scale for this segment.

The new Honda Civic is a larger, lighter and more spacious car, with two new petrol engines under the bonnet and a complete interior design change

From start of production, the XC40 will be available with a

ing style and demands.

In every aspect, this new Civic is different.

Engine 1.0 litre Honda claims that this Engine power 129hp new Civic is lighter, yet 0 – 100km/hr 10.6 seconds stronger than in the past due to the use of new genEconomy 21m/litre

(4.8/100km or 59mpg) eration steel in its structure. The car sits lower on Fuel Tank Capacity 46 litres the road and on a longer CO2 emissions 110g/km wheelbase, for greater Road Tax Band A3 €190 stability, adding to that Main Service 15,000km/12 months sporty driving feel.

Existing Civic drivers Euro NCAP Rating 4 star (2017) will Warranty 3 years/100,000km notice that the interior of the car is totally Entry Price €23,750 new, with a new easier 40Nm of engine torque. have less of an impact to use layout, lots of new That extra power shaves than some of the other technologies included about 2.5 seconds off the useful specifications in coupled with a lower seat0 to 100km/hr accelera- the car. That’s why the ing position. tion pace. Switch cars as new 1.0-litre version is The layout is easy to use I did and you’ll quickly attracting more attention. and I quickly got familiar notice the change in pace This engine is smooth with the controls and the as the 1.5-litre version will and quiet, with power on Honda Connect system. power ahead, while not demand when needed. The new instrument disadding significantly to the The price point differ- play layout includes a ences are not very large, new seven-inch colour running costs.

For those car owners so the engine choice, both TFT-LCD Driver Inforwho are mostly city driv- of which are impressive, mation Interface (DII) ers the engine choice will will depend on your driv- display with a large digital

SPECS: Honda Civic 1.0

tachometer and speedometer readout.

The driver can switch between a variety of infotainment screens, including navigation instructions, SMS and email text display, smart phone contacts, journey trip information, and smart vehicle maintenance information.

The Civic has achieved a four-star safety rating in a recent Euro NCAP crash testing programme, which includes improved pedestrian impact results, helped by the car’s new collision mitigation systems.

The new 2017 Civic incorporates the secondgeneration of Honda’s infotainment and connectivity system, called Honda Connect which now offers Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration. The system allows the driver to bring iPhone functionality,

delivering the interface through the Civic’s display. Drivers can get directions, make calls, send and receive messages, and listen to music from the touch-screen or by voice using Apple’s Siri commands.

The entry price point for the new Honda Civic at €23,750 is about 6% higher than the outgoing model but this is a radically changed car with impressive performance and economy improvements. The jump in price to the higher specification models is significant adding more than €2,500 when you choose the next step up, Plus versions that come with some additional useful kit and bigger alloy wheels.

The bigger engine car for longer haul drivers adds a further €5,000 to the entry price, so choose carefully.

D4 diesel or a T5 petrol four-cylinder Drive-E engine. Further engine options, including a hybridised as well as a pure electric version, will be added later. The XC40 will also be the first Volvo model to be available with Volvo Cars’ new 3-cylinder engine.

Volvo claims that the XC40 is one of the best-equipped small premium SUVs on the market. Safety and driver assistance features on the XC40 include Volvo Cars’ Pilot Assist system, City Safety, Run-off Road protection and mitigation, Cross Traffic alert with brake support and the 360 degree Camera that helps drivers manoeuvre their car into tight parking spaces.

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2017 Range Rover Velar

2017 Peugeot 5008

2017 Tesla

2017 Seat Arona

Motoring debuts at the Ploughing Championships The motor companies also used the occasion to test the

IRISH MOTOR car distributors flocked in big numbers to test

industry braved the muck and heavy rain to show their latest

the appetite for new cars among the huge audience at this

models, some of which were seen by an Irish audience for the

market appetite for electric, hybrid and petrol cars. There

year’s National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore. The

first time ever. While some of the cars may have looked out

were plenty of offers on view to tempt drivers away from the

huge attendance, almost 300,000 people over three days, and

of place in terms of the muddy field background, the interest

diesel option, the rural market that dominates events such

not all rural folk, gives the motor companies an opportunity

among car enthusiasts was huge.

as the ploughing championships will take some persuading to

to gauge reaction to new models.

While the international motor industry was focused on the comforts of the vast Frankfurt Motor Show, the Irish motor

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The ploughing event has become Ireland’s biggest motor show in terms of stands, ranges of cars on view and, of course, that huge national audience.

abandon diesel power, in the short term at least.

Here we look at some of the new cars that appeared at the impressive national event.

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CINEMA

WIND RIVER: FILM’S SNOWBOUND SETTING EMPHASISES SOME ICY OBSERVATIONS

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IT

Not clowning about here THE latest spin on the classic Stephen King tale from way, wayyy back when he was still great sees It (Cert 16, 134 mins) come to life. A group of kids band together when ‘It’ – an evil force that usually appears as a clown – starts preying on their small town. It might unsettle any coulrophobiacs out there (yes, we looked that one up, too), but the film has a decent ‘Stranger Things’ feel.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Still feels otherwordly

A chill runs through it

A Native American reservation plays host to this tale of a murder and its investigation – but the death of the American dream also permeates the film’s frames

FOLLOWING a relatively unremarkable career as an actor in television series such as Walker, Texas Ranger, Veronica Mars, and (slightly more notably) Sons of Anarchy, Taylor Sheridan made the transition to screenwriting and a name for himself as a chronicler of crime in the midst of dying Americana.

Sheridan’s intelligent, lyrical and brutal screenplay for 2015’s Sicario followed dr ug-car tel crime along the MexicanAmerican border, hailed as much for its script as for Denis Villeneuve’s direction.

Last year’s Hell or High Water, directed by David McKenzie, showed clearer signs of what’s evidently become Sheridan’s signature style and thematic

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fixation; the slowly dying American dream, manifested in shuttered businesses and vast western expanses of moral grey area.

Hell or High Water was applauded for revitalising and modernising the western genre, resting comfortably at the top of many critics’ yearly lists (including this one).

With his directorial debut, Wind River (Cert 16, 107 mins), Sheridan continues to play with those themes. However,

for the characters of this harrowing thriller, the American dream was never a possibility to begin with, denied them by the people that dreamt it up.

Taking place on a Native American reservation on the plains and hills of snowy Wyoming, Wind River begins ominously, as a young girl runs for her life – and dies – in the cold of night.

Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) is the reservation wildlife officer who discovers the body. FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) is brought in to investigate and when the autopsy reveals that the girl was raped, she teams up with Lambert to track down those responsible.

Wind River is a lean, mean and expertly crafted

thriller – a commendable job for Sheridan’s first directorial effort. The storytelling here is economic; often meditative but never painfully so.

Despite the foggy nature of the crime, this is a story driven by emotion, rather than mystery.

Wind River isn’t fraught with twists and turns – just the sudden, unsettling and graphic realisation of inhumanity and deeprooted inequality.

As with Hell or High Water, the emphasis on family ties leaves space for plenty of melodrama; Sheridan certainly has a penchant for the overtlytragic and doesn’t shy away from a helping of good old, American-style cheese.

However, it’s never long

before reality rears its ugly head – in Sheridan’s America, light only ever serves to illuminate the darkness, to draw it out and give the bad prominence over the good.

The vast expanses of white snow that dominate Wind River’s aesthetic may give the film a light, almost heavenly quality, but against that angelic canvass, bloodstains and dirt have nowhere to hide.

Sheridan successfully juxtaposes darkness and light, the bad and the good, in everything from storytelling to style, to create another land of moral grey area.

The events unfold in a world not outside the word of law, but one largely forgotten by wider society, where crime can go

unchecked, unpunished and where violence can flourish.

The ultimate sadness here, then, is not in the tragic story we’re told, but the realistic depiction of a culture left by the wayside.

Unfortunately, Wind River’s lead characters, played by Renner and Olsen, are the story’s least interesting, and are less developed than the antiheroes of Hell or High Water.

With a little more subtlety of message and a little more time spent developing these leads, Wind River would be a real winner.

Still, there’s plenty here to have us leave the cinema both enthralled, angered and anticipating what Sheridan gives us next..

Verdict: 8/10

CINEMA fans are in for a treat with the 4K restoration of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Cert PG, 145 mins), which has briefly returned to earth for a limited run showing. The 1978 release has never looked or sounded so good, and still holds up well as a timeless masterpiece, as a group of disparate people are drawn together to answer one of Mankind’s greatest questions: are we alone?

DEATH NOTE

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THIS is probably our last nod at Death Note on Netflix, which is continuing its trend of producing some quirky content that competes with the big screen. Sadly, unlike recent masterpiece Okja, Death Note is a badly botched Netflix original. A high school student ends up with a supernatural notebook that can kill anyone, and sets off on an increasingly deranged murder spree. One to avoid.

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One of these games is about rambling around an island, solving puzzles as you go – the other is about battling unspeakable, ancient horrors beneath a crumbling, ruined house. Can you tell which is which?

TIME-SINKS: TWO NEW IPAD TITLES TO WATCH THE HOURS FLY BY ON ANY LONG JOURNEY

Sun above, dread below FACING an imminent long-distance holiday – and that’s a subtle hint I’ll be AWOL for the next couple of editions – I thought I’d highlight two very recently released iPad games. They’re as different as night and day, but they’re both real-time sinks that are perfect for losing a few, or several, hours at a time on long journeys.

Whether you choose to explore a relaxed, sun-kissed island, or flee for your wailing life from unspeakable, ancient horrors, they’re both well-executed iPad ports of great games which came out on console, first, but have translated very well to touchscreen gaming...

THE WITNESS

SOME readers may recall a review of the console original of this title, some time back, which has made the leap to small screen very much intact – and is even better, in some respects.

Set on a small but densely detailed island, The Witness is hope to literally hundreds and hundreds of swiping puzzles, mostly in small, connected batches, as well as a sparsely scattered plot, of sorts.

Improving on the console original, you simply tap on screen where you want to move to, and if

possible, the game walks – or more like drifts – to that spot, as you look around as you go.

Repeat, and you’ll soon be gliding peacefully all around the island, from its snowbound top to quiet caverns, facing locked doors, mysterious sights and obstructive puzzles all around.

You’ll occasionally find audio logs, which offer unusual commentaries – what has an astronaut’s perspective of the meaningless of border lines and Mankind’s self-imposed divisions have to do with puzzles on an island, you may wonder?

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Moving on, and despite the weak, jagged shadow maps and slightly ragged graphics, it’s an accomplished port that really nails the quiet, calm beauty of The Witness.

As for its multitude of puzzles, they’re all variants of drawing a line from point A to B – but they all have their own sets of rules to work out.

For example, you might have to trace around seemingly scattered white dots on a grid – but without clear instructions, it could take a while to work out that each white dot can only be passed by the line you trace along two of

its sides, so how can you trace a line to the finish in the right order?

That’s only a small flavour of the game, but the literally hundreds of puzzles scattered about the deserted, enigmatic island quickly range from the blindingly easy to the bafflingly obscure, making it very much a pick-up-andplay game.

After all, if a puzzle is too hard – you can just walk away, perhaps to the beach, or through the orchard, or past the waterfalls, or around the bamboo trees, settling in to a holiday state of mind – but one that doesn’t involve tracing more lines around more tiles ...

DARKEST DUNGEON

FOR all of the many Lovecraftian influences found in a variety of pop culture sources, it’s hard to pin down many gaming titles

that actively single out the type of dread, creeping horror that was once popular in certain rarefied literary circles.

While Lovecraft is perhaps a bit old-hat to most modern readers, the spirit of his particular style of unsettling, ancient horrors beyond Man’s comprehension was particularly well captured in the 2000 smash-hit debut book by author Mark Z Danielewski: House of Leaves.

However, gaming – although packed to the brim with many types of horror genres – hasn’t quite capitalised on the old-world charms of truly old-skool nightmares.

Enter Darkest Dungeon, the touchscreen port of the cult (pun intended) console game, which brings all the pitchblack Gothic horror, and difficulty, of its ‘big brother’ to the small screen,

ready to kill hours of your time as you desperately try to keep your heroes alive.

In a suitably Lovecraftian setup, the ruin of a fallen house of once noble name sits above a shabby, craven village.

A stagecoach regularly dispatches eager adventurers seeking to plunder the depths of the ruins, hallways, caves and other avenues of ancient antiquity beneath that imposing shell.

Loosely pegged as ‘a Roguelike’ game – that is, a game with complex rules, challenging difficulty and gaming’s greatest terror: permadeath (so that if your character dies, autosave kicks in and they’re lost forever) – Darkest Dungeon is a demanding, generally rock-hard game.

As if trying to juggle resources and defeat tough foes alike wasn’t

enough of a challenge, your characters’ sanity also comes into play, as they can be driven mad, with potentially fatal results, by the horrors they face, affecting their gameplay and your team, too.

The HUD is a little too small and fiddly for my liking, making it sometimes a bit tricky to organise what you’re doing, but the beautifully dark art style and animation, and the wryly arch running commentary you constantly hear, create an enjoyable atmospheric title.

And, as you watch your heroes’ health dwindle, their food run out and torches sputter and fad,e with a sudden ambush snaring your not-sococky-now group and permadeath lurking in the shadows, you’ll find that Darkest Dungeon has sunk its teeth very firmly into you.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: SEPTEMBER’S PLAYER OF THE MONTH WINNER

MONTHLYStars McCluskey

Club season reaches its crescendo in Fingallians SUNDAY sees the culmination of the New Ireland Assurance Championship season with Foxrock Cabinteely and Ballyboden St Enda’s battling it out for the senior championship crown at Lawless Park at 4pm.

The final comes hot on the heels of Dublin’s second All-Ireland county success with plenty of the stars from Croke Park getting straight back into competitive action with Foxrock’s Sinead Goldrick, Hannah O’Neill, Tarah O’Sullivan and Niamh Collins all set to feature while Boden’s Emily Flanagan and key defender Rachel Ruddy the stars to watch.

It forms the second half of a double header with the Junior B championship getting underway at 2pm with O’Dwyer’s making the short trip down from Balbriggan to the Swords venue to take on Raheny.

It promises to be a cracking end to the 2017 New Ireland Assurance DLGFA club championship season.

GazetteSport will be seeking your nominations for the October Star of the Month from these two ties to help us honour the finest performers on the club stage.

Send in your nominations for October’s Player of the Month to sport@dublingazette.com

by Monday, October 9, including the player’s name, club and a couple of lines about why you feel they should be up for the honour.

loving the dual sided lifestyle  JAMES HENDICOTT

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ERIN’S ISLE full-forward Gillian McCluskey - the star of her side’s Dublin Junior C Final victory against Naomh Olaf earlier in September - is the New Ireland Assurance Ladies Football player of the month.

McCluskey is a former Dublin camogie star, and still turns out for Erin’s Isle at the top end of competitive camogie at club level, meaning GAA is a real lifestyle for her. “ I ’m t r a i n i n g f i ve nights a week, and I’ve been playing since I was 12” she tells GazetteSport. “The football team at Erin’s Isle only started three years ago after one of the player’s husbands agreed to take it on, so it’s been an interesting journey.

“We had a lot of play-

ers who had retired from camogie who came back for that first year, and we told the association we thought we were strong but we were put in Division 9.

“That first year involved a lot of games where we scored ten or so goals. It’s been a bit tougher since then! But we’re star ting to see young players coming through more and more.

The aim is to keep going year after year.”

It took until this month, in fact, for Erin’s Isle to lose their first game of their 2017 season.

They were defeated in the cup with a team weakened by holidays against Tomas Davis they but are set to add another promotion to a championship that saw them deal with some demons.

Gillian McCluskey, wearing 14, celebrates championship success. Picture: GAAPics.com

“We lost of Parnell’s in the semi-final last time around and beat them in the semi-final this time, which was obviously nice,” McCluskey recalls. “In the final [against Naomh Olaf], we felt like we should probably have won the game in the first half, we were a bit disappointed.

“But we went in level after they got a late goal.

We were really strong at the start of the second half, and they came back

a little bit towards the end.”

McCluskey herself got two of the goals in a 4-7 to 2-10 win. “We have tended to score a few goals because we play in a way that creates space at the front,” she said.

“I think a lot of the credit has to go to the defence, though, as they’re very good, and the platform they give us gives us real freedom in attack.”

As for the crossover

into camogie? “I’ve found my eye is a lot better for the football from camogie,” she explains.

“And the fitness level requirements for football are high, so that’s helped my camogie game.

“I do a lot, it’s definitely a lifestyle, but I love it,” McCluskey jokes, “sure, it takes over sometimes but we have girls playing for us who have kids. At least I get to go home and get to look after myself!”

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Player of the match Healy hails “phenomenal” team  JAMES HENDICOTT

Dublin scratch seven year All-Ireland itch

Heartache and pain of trio of successive senior ladies football final defeats laid to rest as Dublin breakdown Mayo resolve with breathtaking late show in front of a bumper crowd ALL-IRELAND FINAL Dublin 4-11 Mayo 0-11  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

A TEARFUL Noelle Healy. pictured, credited a “phenomenal” team effort as she was awarded player of the match in the All Ireland Ladies’ Final, as the Jackies swatted aside Mayo to bring home a long awaited Brendan Martin Cup. “It’s unbelievable,” Healy said as she picked up the award. “The last few years have obviously been very difficult to take. It’s such a great group of girls, we love playing football, we love playing with each other and we love playing for Dublin. This is just beyond words.

“We’ve been working really hard on just doing the simply things, and playing the brand of football we like to play. Coming into the year, that’s all that Mick [Bohan] and all the management team were relaying, just do the simple things, just go out there and play your style of football.”

“That’s what we did,” she explained. “We just stuck to it. We probably missed a few opportunities that we’d have been disappointed with, but it was just ‘next ball, next ball’. I think our bench was phenomenal. We were unfortunate to lose Sinead Finnegan [injured, in the first half], who’s been a stand out player for us this year.

“Dee Murphy, who’s been pushing our standards so hard in training, she came on and just drove us on. The same with Fiona Hudson, and as for Sarah McCaffrey [who came off the bench to score two goals], what can you say. Phenomenal.”

Captain Sinead Aherne lifted the Brendan Martin Cup after the game, and credited Mayo in her post match speech, saying they’d “brought so much to this final.”

Aherne, who was a dominant attacking figure in the contest despite seeing her first half penalty saved, continued by thanking the county board, the supporters and the team.

“The support of our clubs has been critical,” the Sylvester’s woman added. “To Mayo, we can only say that we’ve been where you are now.

“We know the pain of defeat, but we also know that it can be overcome. We expected a massive battle today and you challenged us at every step.

We know that we’ll see you back here soon.”

“A special thank you for those who’ve been with us throughout, bringing us back from painful defeats as well as celebrating victory. It means more than we can ever express.”

DUBLIN scratched a seven-year itch to put their senior football final demons to bed as they confidently dismissed Mayo 4-11 to 0-10 in front of a huge record crowd of 46,286 at Croke Park on Sunday.

Sinead Aherne and Cora Staunton exchanged early points with the game opening at an absolutely frantic pace. Staunton’s chances kept coming, in fact, but arguably the stand out star of ladies football showed a certain fallibility under huge pressure early on. She launched a couple of decent chances, including a free, wide of the Dublin posts.

The opening period was nip and tuck, a manic yet tactical contest from both sides, physical and fluid. Captain Aherne was clearly the key for Dublin, scoring the Jackies’ opening five points while the persistent Staunton clocked four in response at the other end.

The first major turning point came with 20 minutes on the clock. Noelle Healy broke from midfield and charged unchallenged for forty metres, before neatly playing in Niamh McEvoy. McEvoy found just enough space in a crowded box to roll the ball into the back of the Mayo net and put the Dubs on top, 1-5 to 0-5.

Then came another big moment. Six minutes before half time, Aherne broke into the Mayo box only to be clipped around

the ankle in a diving challenge by Mayo goalkeeper Yvonne Byrne, who was promptly sent from the pitch for 10 minutes.

Aisling Tarpey stepped up and – already a couple of metres off her line as Aherne struck the penalty – pulled off a sharp save with her first touch of the match.

Rachel Kearns joined Byrne in the sin bin and, with Mayo finishing the half with only 13 players, Noelle Healy hit the inside base of the Mayo post, only to see her effort bounce back out.

Come the whistle, Dublin led 1-6 to 0-6, but Mayo could take plenty of comfort in the margin: the Jackies could – and probably should – have been out of sight.

Lauren Magee almost got the Dubs off to the per-

The Dublin ladies footballers celebrate their All-Ireland success. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

fect second half start, with Aherne eventually scoring a free after the game was pulled back. Shortly before, Magee found herself clean through on the Mayo goal, but Aherne’s point gave Dublin a lead in excess of a single score for the first time.

The Connacht side were slowly being restored to full strength following the dual sin binnings, though, and having racked up 10 wides to Dublin’s four, it was really the westerners finishing that was costing them most.

A wide from Nicole Owens with Carla Rowe begging for the ball and free on goal on the far post was a poor move, while Healy’s mishit wide while similarly placed two minutes later looked like decisions the Jackies could regret, marking four

clear goal scoring chances missed for the girls in blue.

As Aherne and Staunton kept the scoreboard ticking over, though, with 15 minutes remaining the gap was fluctuating only very slightly. Lauren Magee’s desperate block in defense was typical of an energetic Dubs side, and the space it created won Aherne another free from close in, giving the Dubs a 1-9 to 0-8 lead.

Carla Rowe grinned as she knocked over her first point of the game with 12 minutes to go, some compensation for last year’s critical ‘wide’ score, which was called off target when it clearly split the posts in a single point final defeat.

Dublin were running the clock down on forgetting recent woes, though, and it the final punch was still to come. Sarah McCaffrey, sister of Jack, lashed home from the edge of the square into the roof of the Mayo net, and suddenly the heartache looked over.

From then on, it was easy street, as Dublin rammed home their advantage. Fiona Hudson’s brave block epitomised the spirit, and when Carla Rowe bashed home with three minutes remaining, there was a sense of destiny to it all.

Seconds later, McCaffrey palmed in her second to really put things to bed, the final margin an emphatic 12 points. After a seven year break, and for the second time ever, Brendan Martin is back in the capital.

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SOCCER: STILLORGAN SIDE WIN CRACKING JOHN GILES CUP DECIDER

Knocklyon stars answer the Clarion Cup calling KNOCKLYON United’s Under-15s added to their brilliant run of performances over the last six seasons as they took down the SDFL Clarion Cup final last Sunday with a composed 3-1 victory over Esker Celtic.

They had the major honour of lining out in Tallaght Stadium with the venue making for a special atmosphere with the Champions League entrance music greeting the players as they entered the fray.

Both teams had obviously prepared well and put on a show of football worthy of the occasion and stadium. Knocklyon, unbeaten this season in all competitions so far, took the lead through Jones O’Rock with a deflected finish after some neat build up play.

Luke Byrne quickly added a second and though Esker were shell-shocked, they came into the game more, fashioning some half chances of their own.

While Esker pressed for a first goal, Knocklyon quickly countered and O’Rock was on hand to grab his second of the game before half time.

Esker came out in fighting mood after the break and David Greene-Hill nodded home from a well worked corner routine, obviously practised many times on the training ground.

At 3-1 with plenty of time left, it was game on. The game was more open for the remainder but neither goalkeeper was beaten again with Conor Kennedy cracking the crossbar from distance and the Esker keeper pulling off some unbelievable saves.

In the end, Esker just couldn’t make the breakthrough but were still getting chances up to final whistle.

It adds to the team’s superb run in the SDFL Under-15 Premier division, winning seven of their eight games plyed to date, with just one draw on their record.

Should they win against Beechwood in one of their two remaining fixtures, they will add to the cup success with another confirmed league title.

Beechwood sit six points off the leaders but have a game in hand with the two matches against Knocklyon also still on their agenda.

Lakelands celebrate their success in Tallaght Stadium last Sunday. Picture: Jonathan Quinlan Photography

Buggy brilliance for Lakelands JOHN GILES CUP FINAL Lakelands 2 Harolds Cross 2 Lakelands win 3-2 on pens  KARL GRAHAM sport@dublingazette.com

WALKING out to the sound of the iconic Champions League music echoing around Tallaght Stadium, Lakelands FC and Harolds Cross put on a show worthy of the famous competition in the final of the Under-16 John Giles Cup. Both sides found the back of the net three times over the course of 110 minutes with a penalty shootout required to separate them.

Harolds Cross domi-

nated the first half and looked a cut above their opponents. Mere Umudjeve, Nelson Ude and Cian Verlin-Osbourne combined to create the first chance of the game that ended with Ronan Hegarty heading behind Adam Mooney’s cross into the box.

Ude picked up the ball in the middle of the pitch and sauntered past three players before eventually being stopped by Dan Doyle on the edge of the box, as Lakelands struggled to hold them back.

Despite Harolds Cross’s dominance it was Lakelands who took the lead after Mark Fox pumped a free into the box and,

ROCKING ROVERS Lynch inspires Leinster to interprovincial title THREE Rock Rovers quartet Rob McCollum,

Harry Lynch, Luke Adams and Ali Empey all played their part for the Leinster Under-18 side as they won their interprovincial title at Grange Road last Sunday.

Needing a three-goal iwin in their final game against Munster, Lynch provided the inspiration with the opening goal from a remarkable 80-metre move. McCollum added the second soon after and two more second half goals saw them win 4-1 and land the title on goal difference ahead of Ulster.

while trying to clear, Sean Gill diverted it into the top corner of his own net.

Lakelands could have doubled their advantage before the break when Fox put in an excellent cross from deep that met the head of Cian Hennigan.

The substitute connected well but the keeper scrambled across his goal to palm behind.

Umudjeve equalised early into the second half when he raced onto an exquisite through ball that split the Lakelands defence in two. The powerful forward showed his marker a clean set of heels and dinked over the onrushing keeper. Adam Buggy managed to get

something on it but he couldn’t keep it out of the net.

Substitute Anthony Kelleher then almost gave Harolds Cross the lead when he got on the end of a Mooney corner but he put his header into the ground and Buggy tipped over. An identical scenario played out from the resulting corner but, this time, Kelleher found the back of the net.

Chance after chance was coming with the corner count inching towards double figures for Harolds Lakelands were resolute and struck back when Daniel Byrne equalised 20 minutes into the second half when he took advan-

tage in a scramble to sidefoot into the top corner.

The game went to extratime and Harolds Cross looked to have won it when Doyle handled in the box Sean O’Toole scored from the spot.

Lakelands equalised six minutes later, however, when a ball into the box dropped at the feet of Greg O’Toole two yards from goal.

A largely quiet second period of extra-time meant penalties would be needed to separate the sides.

Crucially, Buggy saved Dara Farrell’s spot kick to ensure that Lakelands went home with the trophy, winning out 3-2 on spot kicks.

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CLUB NOTICEBOARD

Boden finally get shot at deposing Foxrock

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S CONGRATULATIONS to the Dublin ladies

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s ladies Gaelic footballers will be looking to end Foxrock Cabinteely’s reign as Dublin senior champions when they two sides meet at Lawless Memorial Park on Sunday at 4pm.

Boden knocked out St Sylvester’s in the semi-final back in July but the delay in completing the semi between Kilmacud and Foxrock pushed the final date back after the All-Ireland county final.

HURLING: KILMACUD AND BODEN BOTH INTO QUARTERS

win over Castleknock in Porterstown.

footballers and, of course, our Bally-

Well done to the minor C hurling team

boden St Enda’s Rachel Ruddy, Emily Fla-

who beat Castleknock away in the D

nagan and Sorcha Farrelly.

championship.

Our senior hurlers also had a great

Congratulations to our U-15 hurlers

win over neighbours Faughs in the Dub-

on their great win to reach the A cham-

lin senior championship with a scoreline

pionship final and the Bs who are into C

of 2-21 to 0-16.

shield semi-final.

Well done to U-13C camogie on their

Our senior ladies football team will

win over Kilmacud Crokes this weekend,

line out on Sunday, October 1 at 4pm

onwards and upwards.

against Foxrock, Cabinteely. The game

Well done to our U-13 hurlers who won

takes place in Fingallians. There will be

the Division 1 league with a 4-12 to 1-13

supporters’ buses leaving from the club.

KILMACUD CROKES CONGRATULAIONS to the Dublin ladies

diate team lost to Olafs, 1-4 to 1-11.

football team who have won the All-

Well done to the Crokes U-14 team who

Ireland after beating Mayo. Well done to

topped their group but lost out in the

Molly Lamb, Aoife Kane, Lauren Magee,

knockout stages of the Chill Insurance

Julia Buckley and Mia Jennings who were

All-Ireland U-14 Ladies 7s!

Congratulations to Claregalway GAA

all on the panel.

Congratulations to the senior A hurlers who beat St Vincent’s 0-23 to 2-13.

for winning this year’s Chill Insurance All-Ireland U-14 ladies football 7s.

They have now topped the group and

Well done to the Kilkenny City team

will play their quarter-final against Na

who won the shield competition. Con-

Fianna on the weekend of October 7/8.

grats to all who were involved in the run-

Well done also to the minor A hurlers

ning of the tournament.

who beat also St Vincent’s 2-13 to 1-13

Best of luck to the senior footballers

and the minor C hurlers who beat Fin-

who are in championship action next

gallians 1-19 to 2-9.

Friday in Parnell Park against Castle-

The senior camogie team drew with Raheny 3-7 to 2-10 while the interme-

knock at 8.15pm. All support welcome and encouraged.

NAOMH OLAF Kilmacud made it three wins out of three in Group 3 of the Dublin SHC. Picture: Steven Dagg

Whiteley shines as Crokes march on DUBLIN SHC GROUPS  sport@dublingazette.com

KILMACUD Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s advanced to the quarterfinals from their final Dublin Senior A hurling championship groups in winning style, setting up dates with Na Fianna and Lucan Sarsfields respectively.

Crokes secured top spot in Group 3 following their 0-23 to 2-13 victory over St Vincent’s in Parnell Park.

Vinnies were boosted by a third minute goal from Keith Connolly and pushed on with points from John Hetherton,

Alan Moore and Graeme Giblin. However, Fergal Whitely played like a man possessed and his eightpoint haul over the hour separated the sides.

Points from Sean McGrath, Oisin O’Rorke, Cian MacGabhann, Lorcan McMullan, Rob Murphy and Caolan Conway gave Crokes a 0-11 to 1-6 interval lead, scoring five points in succession.

It was Whitely who emerged as the Man of the Match to point the way to victory for his side while Vincent’s were reduced to 14-players when Diarmuid Connolly was sent off for two yellow card offences.

With the extra man, they saw out the tie well, showing too much guile for the Marino men.

The win completed three wins from three for Kilmacud. For Boden, the equation was far more complex with points difference in comparison to Cuala and Crumlin potentially coming into play were they to get by the challenge of Faughs.

The Firhouse Road club duly kept their side of the bargain with a 2-22 to 0-16 victory.

Faughs found the going difficult from the go. They had to wait until the 42nd minute for the their first

from play. For Boden, Conor Dooley ran up 11-points in an advanced role with five from play along with some productive work in the creation of other scores.

One such flick to Aidan Mellett created a chance for him to net in syle. Mellett added a few points to leave 1-3 to his name.

Boden’s second green flag was a poach from James Madden after a slip by the Faughs goalie.

Cuala did beat Crumlin by more than the required eight points to aid their progress and Boden’s sights now set on the quarter-final clash with Lucan.

WELL done to the U-12 hurlers on three

Hard luck also to the U-13 and U-16

great results in hurling matches over

hurlers who came out the wrong side of

the weekend. Great finish to the league

the result in very exciting matches on

by the junior hurlers who produced a

Saturday.

quality performance to beat St Pat’s

The minor footballers play Lucan in

Donabate in their final league match of

the championship next Sunday in Pairc

the season.

Ui Bhriain at 11am while the junior 1 foot-

Hard luck to the minor hurlers who

ballers, who have won the AFL8 league,

lost out by the minimum margin to Rahe-

play their final league match against

ny in the championship.

Portobello in Leinster Road at 11am.

BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S LOTTO results (September 21): num-

play Liffey Gaels in Marlay at 11am. And

bers drawn were 1, 11, 13 and 24. No win-

the junior Cs play St Finian’s (N) in Loreto

ner. Jackpot next week is €6,200; joker

at 3pm.

€2,500. Winner of €100: S O Connor, €50

Last week, the minor As beat Raheny

Luke and Eamonn Naughton. Bingo every

and play St Oliver Plunkett’s ER in the

Monday at 8pm.

championship in Marlay next Sunday

Hard luck to the Senior Hurlers who were beaten in the championship by Lucan Sarsfield. Best of luck to Lucan in the remainder of the championship.

at 10.30am. The minor Bs play Geraldine Morans away at 11am.

Both EGM motions were passed last week.

The junior B hurlers finished two

Interesting AIG video spotlight on

points ahead of St Sylverster’s in a clas-

the club: Volume 6 in the AIG Dublin Club

sic.

Chronicle series. See Facebook or You-

All returns from the 400 draw are now in and a big thank you to all the sellers.

tube.

Thanks to our neighbours St Olafs

The minor hurlers beat Isle of the Sea

who hosted over 60 BSJ boys in an U-8

in the championship and the U-15s were

football blitz on Saturday. Great fun was

beaten in the championship quarter

had by all. Congrats to the Dublin ladies

final away to Craobh Chiaran..

senior footballers on their great win on

Football: next Sunday, the junior Bs

Sunday.

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Rosemount Mulvey, in white and blue, in action against Valeview Shankill earlier this month

Rosemount’s return Local club enjoying fine reformation as Mulvey look to reconnect with the communities between Milltown and Ballinteer, offering high level football

 JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

THREE YEARS after the collapse of their last surviving adult team, Rosemount Mulvey – former FAI Junior Cup finalists from the Windy Arbour area of South Dublin – have revitalised the club, bringing the game back to an area of Dublin that’s long been a black hole in a football-loving city.

The club’s historic standing has seen them reinstated straight into a relatively high spot of the Leinster Senior League, the Saturday Premier division. With the new reincarnation of the club taking shape in the year of the outfits’ 50th anniversary, things are very much looking up.

Rosemount have started with three wins from five in their new division with plenty of local support quickly jumping on board.

“We’ve been getting big numbers for our games, the local community is really behind the club,” Rosemount Community Committee and club member Gary Roberts told GazetteSport. “Ten to 15 years ago, we were one of the biggest clubs in the area and, for various reasons, things slowly fell apart. But the committee always stayed in place to manage the facilities and we’ve managed to persuade a lot of local players to come back and play together for the first time since they were in school.”

“We have Karl Markey as manager, and Richie Baker, who’s done everything with Shelbourne in the League of Ireland, here as a

really great coach. “ We had an acid test against Broadford Rovers, who are a serious Leinster Senior League side, in pre-season. We lost 3-1 but looked good. It’s really coming together.”

As well as promising football, Rosemount have also attracted the interest of local businesses, getting sponsorship for shirts and matches for their return season.

“For a long time, there’s not really been a football club between Ballinteer and Milltown,” Roberts explains.

“There are working class estates here that we really want to connect with and represent the whole area. Getting lads out and training, even if it’s just to keep fit, is really important, especially in the winter months.

“We currently have members between the age of 17 and 65, and we’d really like to add an over-35s team and a women’s team in the near future,” Roberts explains of the club’s ambitions for their Mulvey Park set up.

“We’d like to invite anyone down to the club to train, regardless of their level of interest in actually playing matches for the club. For us, it’s about community.

“There are a lot of issues now with depression and suicide, and we’d like to give people something to do locally and play a small part in trying to alleviate that. We can be contacted through our Facebook page.”

The club sit fourth in the Leinster Senior League Premier Saturday Division at the time of writing.