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INSIDE: Get ready to tip your hat to Bloomsday, as this year’s Joycean celebration nears P13

escape the mayhem: Broadcaster Andy Kershaw fishes out some insights P16

It’s no small feat: Winner of the VHI mini-marathon Football:

Olaf’s Byrne makes Dublin senior debut Page 31

Proud Dundrum local Maria McCambridge victoriously holds up her trophy after winning the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin city with a time of just over 34 minutes in total. Maria was one of thousands of women who braved the wet and windy conditions on the day to take part in the popular event. The run is one of the largest female-only events of its kind in the whole world. Picture: Brendan Moran

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Crime up in Dundrum by a massive 72% Politicians express shock and call for Garda station to be reopened

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BURGLARIES in Dundrum have soared by 72% in the past year, according to new figures revealed at a local public policing

meeting held recently in Leopardstown. In the first quarter of 2015, Dundrum logged 315 burglaries, 135 more than were reported in the same period of 2014.

The number of car thefts in Dundrum rose significantly in the same period, from 25 to 38, or a 52% increase. Cllr Chris Curran (SF) said he was shocked at the rise and that he had “no

doubt” the closure of Stepaside Garda station was a factor. At a meeting in Taney, Senator Mary White (FF) called for the Garda station to be reopened. Full Story on Page 2

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policing Closure of Stepaside Garda station seen as factor

Steep rise in crime figures recorded NEW crime data show burglaries in Dundrum have risen by 135 or more than 72% in the past year. In the first quarter of 2014, Dundrum logged 183 burglaries, which had risen to 315 for the first quarter of this year. Car thefts also rose from 25 to 38 in the last year, an increase of 52%. This information was made available recently at a local public policing forum meeting in the Holy Trinity School in The Gallops, Leopardstown. Cllr Chris Curran (SF), who attended the meeting, said: “Anecdotally,

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there were stories of a rise in such crimes but I was shocked to see the full extent. “It’s impossible to directly attribute the figures to the closure of Stepaside Garda station but there’s no doubt that a relationship between the two exists.” Cllr Curran said the local population was expected to rise over the

next 10 years, according to the Dun LaoghaireRathdow n County D e ve l o p m e n t P l a n , which factors in new large developments in Carrickmines and Cherrywood. However, he said, given the current rise in crime, it was difficualt to see how the gardai would cope in the future with so few resources. He added: “I understand that Garda numbers have dwindled because of retirements, transfers and promotions to other roles within the force… Furthermore, there is no open Garda station outside the M50

from Tallaght to Dun Laoghaire after 6pm. “I have been campaigning to have Stepaside reopened but I think there’s a better case for a new larger, more resourced Garda station in the Carrickmines area.” At another meeting on crime held in Taney, Senator Mar y White (FF) said the Stepaside closure had never made any sense and the area had proven particularly vulnerable to robberies, aggravated burglaries and antisocial behaviour in general, with the M50 providing an ideal getaway for criminals. “The reopening of the Garda station would mean that there will be a central security focus for the thousands of peo-

Burglaries in Dundrum have risen by more than 72% in the past year

ple who live in the area, the thousands of people who come to work there each day, as well as protection of major organisations, multinational companies, institutions, and local traders.

Council to deal with gully threat A DANGEROUS gully at the end of the Ballyogan Road at the Carrickmines roundabout is to be secured. Cllr Chris Curran (SF) said he put a motion to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council about the gully and it was agreed that a letter would be sent to the Rail Procurement Agency to have the site and footpath secured. Cllr Curran said: “I saw kids playing near the gully and recognised the immediate danger. To compound the problem, the perimeter fence

had a massive gap, leaving an open invitation to adventurous kids ahead of the summer school break...I also found bushes overwhelming the public pathway.” He said anyone who had seen unsecured gullies should contact him. A council spokesperson said: “Following discussions the maintenance company [for the National Roads Authority] has undertaken to clean the inlet trash screen, repair the damaged fence and remove gorse on the cyclepath at the roundabout in the coming weeks.”

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“Now that Exchequer funds are growing, and more gardai are being recruited, it is imperative that the personal safety and security of people and property in this large and vulner-

able area are given top priority.” The public forum was hosted by Senator White, and featured a presentation from former assistant Garda commissioner Martin Donnellan.

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‘No time to thank Yes campaigners’  bairbre ni bhraonain

A POLITICIAN’S calls for a civic reception for local Yes Equality campaigners in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown’s County Hall fell on deaf ears last week. Cllr Deirdre Kingston (Lab) asked that a civic reception to honour local campaigners be hosted by An Cathaoirleach Marie Baker, following the recent Yes vote in the marriage equality referendum. However, due to time constraints, there will be no official civic reception held for the campaigners, according to Cllr Baker (FG). Cllr Kingston said: “Yes Equality groups were formed across the entire

county of Dun LaoghaireRathdown. These people came out and worked tirelessly, determinedly and voluntarily for social change – hard work that paid off. “I campaigned alongside many of the volunteers in my own area of Blackrock and on a couple of occasions in Dun Laoghaire. It was an absolute pleasure and an honour to do so.” Some formal tribute to those campaigners in the county was only fitting, she said, given that Dun Laoghaire people voted almost 70% for the referendum, while Dublin South’s tallies for a Yes vote were nearly 72%. She added: “I think that this idea would have

wide support among the electorate.” However, Cllr Baker told The Gazette: “I have been involved in the Yes campaign from the outset, and am delighted with the outcome of the marriage equality referendum; I would also like to pay particular tribute to the hard work and commitment of all those who have worked so tirelessly to achieve this historic result. “Unfortunately, it will not be possible for me to host a civic reception for local Yes campaigners, given my limited time remaining as An Cathaoirleach.” Cllr Baker’s tenure as An Cathaoirleach concludes on June 8.

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Aiming to help others: Rolling out a business plan with military precision SMARTLY-dressed Tony Perrin stood to attention in his historical uniform beside the 1916tour.ie bus recently, where he was joined by Bank of Ireland staff Deirdre Roche, area manager, South Dublin; Karen Cunningham, branch manager, Rathfarnham and Charlotte Cunningham, business adviser. Whether banking in the past or the present, the need for strong business support has always been crucial for any economy, with the national banking chain holding its twelfth annual National Enterprise Week recently, inviting thousands of companies and prospective clients to meet and network – a sensible and timeless business idea to promote. Picture: Photocall Ireland

THIS year’s Summer Reading Buzz 2015 starts with a garden party in DLR LexIcon Library on Saturday, June 6 from 2pm to 4pm, and everyone is invited. Entertainment lined up for the outdoor event in Moran Park, Dun Laoghaire, includes juggling shows, mime artistry, magic shows, a balloon modeller, stilt walker and more. The children’s reading challenge event runs in all DLR libraries from June to September. To join, children can pick up a membership card from their library. Every time they read a book, they get their card stamped, with some free incentives too, such as pencils and wristbands.

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nutgrove Centre to celebrate 30 years  bairbre ni bhraonain

TO MARK 30 years in business, Nutgrove Shopping Centre has some great offers and sales this month. The Nutgrove Shopping Centre Super Summer Sale starts Friday, June 5 and continues until Sunday, June 14. Nutgrove has also lined up some free family-friendly entertainment from June 6 to June 13 to add to the celebratory feel. Then, on Father’s Day, June 20, Nutgrove plans to host a Scalextric slot racing car event with time trials and prizes. Participants can also have their photo taken with their dad in the green-screen zone, where they can both become real superheroes.

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‘Water fairies’ magic away homes’ meters  bairbre ni bhraonain

A GROUP is offering through its Facebook page to remove Irish Water meters in Dundrum. The self-dubbed Dublin South Water Meter Fairies has attracted the attention of Cllr Neale Richmond (FG), who raised concerns with gardai last week over what he called the subversive southside group. He said: “Advertising online, this is clearly a subversive organisation seeking to willingly break the law and destroy

public property ... This sinister group is advertising to people in the Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, Churchtown, Dundrum or Sandyford areas that if residents have an unwanted water meter, they will come and make it disappear. “On their Facebook page, they have photos of one of their members, wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, removing at least 10 water meters supposedly in the Nutgrove area of Rathfarnham.” He added: “By removing and destroying water

meters, this group is attacking the very fabric of the State. What is next? Will they seek to remove speed cameras, traffic lights, litter bins or fences?” Cllr Richmond has reported the Facebook page to Dundrum gardai and said he hoped they could intervene before more water meters were destroyed. Gardai had not commented on any investigation into the group by the time of going to press. A spokesperson for Dublin South Water Meter Fairies told The Gazette: “The page was set up in response to requests by members of the community for the removal of unwanted water meters. To date, we have removed a significant number of water meters. “T he introduction of the water tax can be directly traced back to

The Dublin South Water Meter Fairies is offering through its Facebook page to remove water meters from homes – a move drawing criticism in some quarters

the decision of the September 2008 bank bailout. The bank bailout was orchestrated by the most dangerous subversives in Ireland: the political establishment. “People are fully justified in opposing the unjust water tax, through protest, objecting to meters, boycott of the bills and the removal of water meters. “Anyone who would like an unwanted water meter removed can contact Dublin South Water

Meter Fairies via Facebook.” Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “I know some law-abiding people have contacted me and are very disturbed by some of these activities. “Many of these do not agree with water charges and have written directly to the Government and taking part in protests to have their voices heard, but that is as far as they are prepared to go.” Responding to the activities of Dublin South

Water Meter Fairies, a spokesperson for Irish Water said: “Our social media team would regularly pick up details of groups such as this on various social media [sites] but not outside of that. “Under the Water Services Act 2007, it is a criminal offence for a person to remove, damage or impair the proper working of a meter.” The actions could result in fines of up to €5,000 or imprisonment or both.

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concern Group forms to oppose gigs at Marlay Park

Call for concerts to be scaled back  bairbre ni bhraonain

PEOPLE living near Marlay Park want the council to reduce the number of gigs to be held in the park this summer. The call went out from residents from Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, Dundrum and Churchtown ahead of this week’s Dundrum Area Committee meeting to discuss the current concert licence application lodged by music promoter MCD. Residents from Rathfarnham, Ballinteer, Dundrum and Churchtown have now joined some of the Marlay market traders under the

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umbrella name, South Dublin Protect Our Parks (SDPOP), to urge the council to permit no more than three concerts this year. SDPOP says the concerts result in intolerable noise pollution levels, traffic congestion, antisocial behaviour and

disturbance to the park’s natural environment. Brian Murphy, spokesperson for SDPOP, who lives in nearby Hermitage housing estate, said the park was like a warzone for much of last summer. He said: “The sheer scale of last year’s concerts was outrageous. Construction work started on June 19 and work continued into August. “There were nine days of concerts, including the three-day Longitude Festival with numerous concerts each day, and on each of these days we were subjected to sound checks from as early as 10am.

“Concert-goers arrived from midday and could be seen openly drinking on the streets.” Mar y Coleman, of Marlay Grange, said that while SDPOP was calling for a maximum three concerts a year, some members suggested other DLR parks such as Blackrock, Cabinteely or The People’s Park in Dun Laoghaire could be used on alternate years. Rita Goode, who runs a stall selling Irish-grown fresh fruit and vegetables, said her business had suffered in previous years due to the park’s closure for the concerts. A council spokesperson said they could not

Other DLR parks have been suggested for use on alternate years to provide local residents with an alternative to concerts at Marlay Park (above)

comment on MCD’s licence application for this year’s Marlay Park gigs as the application was being brought before councillors at this week’s Dundrum Area Committee meeting. Meanwhile, Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) welcomed a planned

programme of works for Marlay Park for 2015-16. The works will largely be funded by revenue from staging concerts in the park. Improvements include e x t e n s i ve f o o t p a t h improvements, replacing felled trees and drainage of football pitches in the

park. Cllr Richmond said: “I was also delighted to be informed that it is proposed in 2016 to have a revised master plan for Marlay Park which will indicate a full programme of works to be carried out over the next few years.”

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training New year-long programme at Cabinteely Park to help unemployed

Horticulture students hope to see job skills grow  bairbre ni bhraonain

A NEW programme being run by Southside Partnership Local Employment Service offers young unemployed people aged 18 to 35 years the opportunity for training in an area that could lead to employment in horticulture. The training base for the programme is Cabinteely Park,

the grounds of the 18th century Cabinteely House. From learning about tasteful landscaping and how to design a garden to growing plants and vegetables in purposebuilt poly-tunnels, the course offers a comprehensive training ground for participants to use in their working lives afterwards. Student Gemma Kinsella

DLR Dunnes staff for national demo  bairbre ni bhraonain

and keith bellew SOME of the 250 Dunnes Stores employees from six branches in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown are due to take part in a nationwide demonstration on June 6 in Dublin over a dispute around low-hour contracts, fair pay and job security. Speaking to The Gazette, Mandate’s communications officer David Gibney said the action was being taken due to the company’s failure to engage with staff.

In addition, there were acts of retribution against workers who took part in the previous strike with dismissals and instances of workers being shifted to different departments and hours being radically changed. The unions had met Junior Enterprise Minister Ged Nash to state the case of the Dunnes Stores workers and Minister Nash is drawing up legislation for collective bargaining which will effectively force Dunnes Stores to engage with staff.

from Greystones said: “I’m finding my own life after 20 years of being a mother. I came on the course after many different career paths.” Shane Stapleton from Shankill said: “It’s a very good course for beginners as I didn’t know anything about gardening before. I basically feel like a professional gardener now.” The year-long course is an

initiative of Southside Partnership Local Employment Service, aimed at unemployed people up to 35 years old, and it leads to a FETAC Level 4 award. Fiona Burke, manager of Southside Partnership Local Enterprise Office, said; “This is a fantastic opportunity for unemployed people. “This is a free FETAC certi-

fied course with a 60% focus on practical skills and 40% on the theory. “It demonstrates excellent collaboration with our key partners – Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education Training Board, who fund the programme, and Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council, who have provided the training rooms and facilities.

“Progression opportunities into higher level horticulture programmes and job placements will be the key outcomes for learners on the programme,” she said. For further information or to apply for the next horticulture programme starting in August, contact Southside Partnership at freephone 1800 200 501, or email info@southsideles.com.

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gazetteGALLERIES St Joseph of Cluny: Raising funds for earthquake victims

Off and running to rebuild

Sarah Hamill and Laura Flanagan. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

St Joseph of Cluny students took part in a 5k run recently to raise funds for the rebuilding of the school at their mission house in Haiti which was destroyed by the 2010 earthquake there. Pictured are Rebecca Clarke, Victoria Williams-Gaine, Issy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill and Emma Grehan.

Siobhain Murphy, Grace Lehane and Abby Keogh

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Beibhinn Curry, Ellen Unger, Alison Kenny and Jessica Barnes

Sarah Ayres, Lucy Carvill, Eve Cunningham and Claire MacHale

Emma Duggan, Holly Heffernan and Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke

Sarah Currevan, Anna Deevy and Keelin McGrath

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Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watkins

Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Charlie Murphy, Mary Murray and Peter Coonan from Love/Hate arriving for the 2015 IFTA Film and Drama Awards at Sean Bean and Jim Sheridan

the Mansion House. Pictures: Patrick O’Leary

Glitzy awards honour the brightest and best

HE stars of Ireland’s film and theatre world were honoured in true Hollywood style recently at the Irish Film and Television Awards at the Mansion House. Veterans of the stage, screen and television set rubbed shoulders with some more recenet arrivals to our screens. Gay Byrne, Kathleen Watkins and Patrick Bergin were among those in attendance, as was Jim Sheridan, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award

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by Sean Bean. It was no surprise that Love/ Hate picked up a few gongs on the night. Moe Dunford took the leading actor award for her role in Patrick’s Day. Aidan Gillen took the gong for the leading male in the RTE dram, Charlie. Those who attended the event were very sad to learn that shortly after he had walked up the red carpet to attend the awards, RTE veteran broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy died suddenly.

Ciaran Hinds signing autographs

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Jamie Martin: “We’d spend a good few hours rehearsing, maybe four or five.”

A DAY IN THE LIFE: Cry Monster Cry’s jamie martin on life in a band

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ONE OF Dublin’s most exciting bands on the circuit nowadays is folk-rock ensemble Cry Monster Cry. Ahead of numerous appearances lined up on TV, at festivals as well as their own shows throughout the summer, The Gazette spoke to Jamie Martin, one half of the fraternal duo that is the core of the band. Martin ran us through an average day in the life of a professional band member. “I normally get up at around 10am. Then I’d probably go over to my brother Richie in Rathmines and have a meeting about upcoming gigs and whatever that week entails, whether it involves

recording, radio and TV appearances or festivals. “At lunchtime, we’ll grab some food. A favourite place we like to go to is 250 Square in Rathmines because they do really great sandwiches and coffee. After that we go back to Richie’s house and will use it as a rehearsal space if we’re a two-piece or will go to a space in Glasnevin if it’s a rehearsal for the whole band. We’d spend a good few hours rehearsing, maybe four or five. “We start off by playing our instruments, I play the guitar and mandolin, and have a warm-up for about a half an hour. If a good song comes from that, we’ll stick with it. Then we’ll run through the full set list and see what sounds good. If we’re doing a festival,

we may have to cover songs to work on too.” The brothers have always had an interest in music. They attribute this to their early exposure to a wide range of musical genres thanks to their parents’ eclectic tastes. Summer holidays and long car journeys through the wilds of their mother’s home in Donegal were always accompanied by mixed tapes with Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Van Morrison, Ray Charles and Simon and Garfunkel. It wasn’t long before the brothers began playing music themselves; experimenting with many instruments from the piano and violin to the guitar and mandolin before setting up the band in 2012.

Cry Monster Cry last headlined in Whelan’s and the band has another gig coming up there too in a few weeks which will be in aid of the homeless. Also coming up in October, is a gig in Temple Bar’s Button Factory. The band is also due to appear on RTE’s popular music show, The Imelda May Show, in early July. “When we’re rehearsing we won’t get a chance to eat dinner but will just grab a sandwich but if not rehearsing, we’ll cook something at Richie’s. We both like to cook and usually it will be something pasta-based or fajitas. When rehearsing, we finish late, maybe 11pm or midnight and then I’ll go straight home to bed. I’ll be too tired to do anything else except maybe read a book.”

Ireland’s longestrunning chamber music festival has been launched for 2015 with a programme featuring over 40 performers in ten unique venues over six days. KBC Great Music in Irish Houses will take place from June 9 to 14 with an array of Irish and international artists performing pieces from classical greats such as Beethoven, Brahms, Ravel and Reich. The festival will kick off at the Samuel Beckett Theatre at Trinity College with the criticallyacclaimed Colin Currie Group, who will perform scores from Reich, including an Irish premiere, Reich’s Quartet. The first of two “sister acts” of the Festival are Latvian siblings Baiba and Lauma Skride whose programme by Scandinavian composers, Sibelius and Nielsen, marks two further 150 birthday milestones this year, along with WB Yeats. The German Armida Quartett will perform works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Stravinsky at Belvedere House on June 13. For more information on the full programme visit www. nch.ie.

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Elsie McDermid’s show at the Gaiety Theatre was cancelled when the Rising started. She wrote letters home to her mother in England describing what she was witnessing on Dublin’s streets

Opera diva’s Rising letters LORD Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke revealed a rare eye-witness account of the 1916 Rising at the Mansion House last week. The Lord Mayor and City Librarian Margaret Hayes welcomed a 26-page letter by opera singer Elsie McDermid, of her impressions of the Rising while she was in Dublin. McDermid was booked to sing in a Gilbert and Sullivan show at the Gaiety Theatre but the show was cancelled when the Rising broke out on April 24, 1916. She wrote the 26-page letter home to her mother in England, dated April 25, in which she related, among other things, that digging trenches in St Stephen’s Green was going ahead and gives eye-witness accounts of the first casualties on the streets of Dublin. The letter was never published in historical accounts of the Rising. Colin McDermid, the singer’s nephew, gave

a copy to Dublin City Public Library and Archive and it will be included in the exhibition, Proclaiming the Republic.

Kenny passes audition for Radio Kerry role MICHAEL Healy-Rae is well known for bizarre outbursts and contributions in the Dail. His latest contribution to parliamentary proceedings was equally bizarre. During the orders of business, he all but demanded that Taoiseach Enda Kenny appear on Radio Kerry. He said Enda had “refused” to appear on one of the station’s shows, Kerry Today, making him the only party leader not to have done so. He also said the show’s presenter Jerry O’Sullivan had “been looking for you for a long time.” Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett told Healy-Rae he was out of order and the two proceeded to argue, using the

formula familiar to the Punch and Judy theatre that the Dail has become, until Enda weighed in saying he would be delighted to appear on the show. Don’t touch the dial.

Top world golfer is hosting A fundraiser THE annual Mary McKenna Golf Classic takes place on Friday, June 5, at Donabate Golf Club to raise funds for the Dyslexia Association of Ireland. Having raised more than €30,000 for the associatilon to date, this year’s competition, which is organised by world-renowned golfer Mary McKenna, is the largest ever with a target of 35 teams and the aim of raising €10,000. The golf classic and raffle features some great prizes including two f lights to Istanbul, which have been donated by Turkish Airlines.

Mar y McKenna called on all golfers across Dublin and surrounding counties to dust off their golf clubs and register for the event. All funds raised will be used to support the services of the dyslexia association, including assessment and tuition for people with dyslexia, and an information service. Teams of four people can enter at a cost of €200 per team. Places can be booked online at https://marymckennaclassic.eventbrite.ie or by calling 01 877 6001.

Write time to give tips to budding authors IF you are a budding new writer, hungry for more skills to allow you to make the most of your potential, don’t miss the BooksGoSocial Writers’ Conference in the Writer’s Centre, Parnell Square.

From June 26–28, the weekend of first-class training provides practical support and opportunities to meet, and get to know, fellow writers and other professionals within the industry. This unique event will bring like-minded writers together for chats and longlasting friendships as well as well as arming you with valuable knowledge of the constantly-changing digital market, not to mention important tools to help you write that masterpiece within you that’s just aching to be written. The conference is ideal for both fiction and nonfiction authors and will be hosted at the Irish Writers Centre in the heart of Dublin, the main writers centre in Ireland. Tickets are available from €90 and can be purchased at www.thebookpromoter. com

Strategy talk time at networking awards RENOWNED strategy and communications adviser Olwen Dawe, who has worked mainly in the area of economic development, will visit Dublin on June 26 for the annual Network Businesswoman of the Year Awards. The visit will be Dawe’s first to Dublin since she became president of Network Ireland, an organisation supporting women in business. T he Network Ireland Awards ceremony takes place in the Dylan Hotel on Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4, at 12.30pm. Network Ireland’s Dublin branch is hosting the awards and an annual summer lunch at the hotel. Early-bird tickets cost €49 for Network Ireland members and €69 for non-members and are available at www.eventbrite.ie/e/network-dublinbusinesswoman-of-the-yearsawards-tickets.

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Join the fun to celebrate Bloom’s Dublin city stroll  bairbre ni bhraonain

JUNE 16 has become synonymous with Dublin, James Joyce and Ulysses. Bloomsday is a celebration of Ulysses’ main character, Leopold Bloom, on his tramp around Dublin on that date during the course of a normal day in his life in 1904. Bloomsday has become an institution in the social, cultural and literary life of Dublin. Each year more events are added to the celebra-

tions, which have outgrown the day itself and go on for a week, from June 9 to 16. Events to look forward to inclcude some wonderful guided tours recreating Bloom’s ramble around the capital taking in places like Sweeny’s Pharmacy in Lincoln Place, where he bought the famously redolent bar of lemon soap, and the Martello Tower in Sandycove, where the younger character Steven Dedalus (the young Joyce) shared lodgings

with his pal Buck Mulligan (based on Oliver St John Gogarty). Ulysses, the novel, makes such expansive use of Dublin that it is an ideal platform to show off the capital, revealing hidden areas unknown to even diehard Dubliners.

Characters The James Joyce Centre has organised plenty of events to recreate chapters from the novel, each of which is titled after characters and

events in Homer’s Iliad, which Joyce considered the finest story ever told. The centre’s Footsteps of Leopold Bloom tour on June 4 and 18 focuses on the Lestrygonians episode of Ulysses. Here, Bloom makes his way through the city centre from Middle Abbey Street to the National Library. During his walk, he gets hungry and this leads him to ponder hunger’s effect on historical and cultural events. On June 16, Bloomsday itself, the centre’s itiner-

Hats off to Leopold Bloom ... Bloomsday enthusiast Senator David Norris with James Joyce lookalike, john Shevlin. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography

ary gets off to an early start at 8am and a visit to the Martello Tower in Sandycove to relive the Telemachus scene where Dedalus describes the sea to Mulligan as “scrotumtightening”. From 10am to 11am, the Lotus-Eat-

ers scene where Bloom buys his bar of soap at Sweeny’s Chemist is recreated. Locations change on the hour to correspond to the relevant episodes being recreated, until the final scene at 2am.

Bloom returns home to 7 Eccles Street, where in the bedroom, his wife Molly recites her famous soliloquy. For more information on the festival, go to www.jamesjoyce.ie/ bloomsday

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Bulmers bubblin’ at the races  ian begley

FOLLOWING last year’s success with 36,000 attendees, Bulmers Live at Leopardstown is kicking off again this month. Some of Ireland’s most critically acclaimed musicians will take the stage, as well as the iconic UK 1980s group, The Human League. Commencing on June 11, the gig series returns with a strong Irish card for June, July and early August. Opening proceedings on a special Friends of Dublin Football Day, local legend Paddy Casey (June 11) gets things under way. That show is followed by The Hot Sprockets (June 18), Delorentos (June 25), Hermitage Green (July 9), The High Kings (July 16), Damien

Dempsey (July 23), and The Stunning (August 6) take to the racecourse stage. Then, one of the biggest selling UK acts of the new wave synth-pop era, The Human League, is the final act to play live on August 13. As always, the performances will be preceded by a top-class card of horse racing, a wide selection of hospitality options from the Summer Bundle to the premium Pavilion Party, with hospitality options to suit both large and small groups. Over the season, Bulmers Live at Leopardstown is set to offer a fantastic night out for individuals, groups and friends, with a huge variety of on-site entertainment on offer for just €15. For more information visit www. leopardstown.com

feature tips for testing times: don’t worry, be prepared

Look after brain and body for best results  ian begley

T H E L e av i n g C e r t and Junior Cert exams are just around the corner. These can be challenging and nervous times no matter how much preparation has been done. While there is no magic way to really learn what you need to know apart from putting in the hours revising, making sure you are on your best form to apply the knowledge learnt on exam day by putting worries to one side and embracing the exam knowing you have done all you can. Neil Shah of the Stress Management Society has some top tips on how to keep on top of the exam period, while remaining calm and focussed: Manage your study time: It is important to schedule your work. Draw up a balanced and realistic revision schedule and stick to it. Studying for long periods of time will not benefit you in the long term as

Exam time: It is important to manage study time and take regular breaks

human brains can only maintain concentration for 90 minutes at a time. Take regular breaks and schedule time to do the things you enjoy. Also, be aware of when you work best; some people prefer studying early in the morning and others prefer to stay up late.

Stop comparing yourself with others; adopt a revision technique that works for you. Everyone has a different approach to revision. Choose your own method and find the revision style that suits you. Examples

Some examples include revising alone in a quiet room; revising with a friend; going to the librar y; playing music in the background; or working on the computer. Manage your study space: Avoid technology, television or social media when you are studying. Keep your study room clean and clear to avoid distractions. Maintain a healthy lifestyle: Eat well and don’t skip any meals, especially breakfast. Good nutrition fuels your brain as well as your body. Also make sure you keep hydrated as your

brain can only function at its best when hydrated. When in a stressed state, our bodies are expecting a physical response – fight or flight. Engaging in physical activity such as short walks in the park, going to the gym or simply doing some stretching is the best way to burn off your stress and regain focus. Get support: If you are feeling stressed, allow yourself a break to spend some time with your relatives or your friends. Some social interaction will take your mind off revision for a while and give you a mental break. You can then go back to revision feeling re-energised and focused. If it all gets a little too much to handle why not take a moment out with Rescue Remedy, which is a blend of five Bach Flower Remedies especially beneficial when you find yourself in stressful exam situations.

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It takes some fishing to relax a workaholic Renowned broadcaster Andy Kershaw is currently touring Britain and Ireland performing his one-man show based on his acclaimed autobiography, No Off Switch, which tells of his time as a tour manager for the Rolling Stones, copresenting Live Aid, the Old Grey Whistle Test, touring with the Hells Angels, covering the Rwandan genocide as a war correspondent, and most

recently, presenting the BBC’s One Show. He will make his Dublin debut on Saturday, June 6, at the Abbey Tavern in Howth as part of the Howth Literary Festival. This week The Gazette spoke with Kershaw about what he likes to do to Escape the Mayhem of his fast-paced life and career. He said he was somewhat of a workaholic, as the title of his autobiography suggests, and he is

not happy when he is not working. There are only two activities that he can enjoy apart from working and these are fishing and attending motorcycle racing competitions. “I love going fishing, all kinds of fishing, but even there when I’m sitting beside a pond or a lake or in a boat at sea I’m busy thinking, plotting and planning because it’s a very contemplative activity. The only type of fishing I don’t do is fly fishing

with the floating line and all that splashing around,” he said. He went on to say that his favourite kinds of fishing are sea-fishing from a boat and general coarse fishing in rivers and lakes for perch and tench. He employs the catchand-release technique as opposed to bringing the fish home to eat. “I have fished all over the world. I have a fishing rod that will pack down very small and go

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in my rucksack for when I’m travelling. I like discovering waters that aren’t regularly fished or haven’t been fished for a long time. “I love going into the Pennines [mountains in Cumbria, England]. I’m always coming across these dams up in the

moors and wondering whether anybody has ever fished them. “Since childhood I’ve been a huge motorcycle racing fan, and I love going to watch the bikes, and I love coming to Ireland to watch them because of the real road racing [in Ireland].

He went on to say that he would like to take a fortnight’s holiday in Ireland soon and dedicate all of his time to fishing and motorcycle racing. You can catch Andy Kershaw performing his one-man show at the Abbey Tavern in Howth on, June 6.

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The National Library of Ireland (NLI) will commemorate the 150th anniversary of poet William Butler Yeats’ birth with a month-long celebration of his life and works

National Library of Ireland: commemorating Ireland’s most celebrated poet

150 years of WB Yeats

 Keith Bellew

On Wednesday, June 3, the National Library of Ireland (NLI) will commence its month-long commemoration of Ireland’s most celebrated poet, William Butler Yeats. 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Yeats’ birth, and NLI has a packed programme of events to celebrate the life and work of the Nobel Prize winner. Events during the month will include lunchtime talks, lectures and a panel discussion; music and theatre performances; poetry readings; and public tours of the award-winning exhibition Yeats: The Life and Works of William Butler Yeats. Speaking to The Gazette about

the highlights of the commemoration programme, head of outreach at the NLI, Katherine McSharry, said: “For me, one of the highlights is the Yeats birthday itself which is June 13, and the reason for that is it’s a day for anybody who is interested to come in to the National Library and enjoy listening to Yeats’ poetry, to hear some music, eat some of the Yeats’ cake and to really come in and enjoy the national library because that’s something Yeats did himself. Because he is somebody that spent a lot of time here, I think it’s lovely that we’re able to offer that opportunity to other people to really be a part of their national Library.” She went on to say that she thinks the annual Joseph Hassett Yeats Lec-

ture which will take place on Thursday, June 11, will be one of the biggest draws of the programme as this year’s lecture Players and Painted Stage: The Drama of Yeats’s Life will be given by Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford, Roy Foster. “He’s an amazing speaker, he’s also WB Yeats’ biographer so he knows the story of Yeats really intimately,” she said. The programme will not be limited to the exploration of Yeats’ poetry, as every aspect of his life and work will be looked at, from his plays, and his role in the foundation of the Abbey Theatre to his role as a Free State Senator, and his unrequited love for Maud Gonne.

“I think one of the most interesting about Yeats, unlike somebody like Joyce, is that he was so involved in so many different areas, so for that reason we have a short theatre piece which makes reference to the fact that Yeats wrote a lot for the theatre and was involved in the founding of the Abbey Theatre,” said McSharry. Another aspect of his life that will be explored is his fascination with the occult. There will be a number of interesting items on display including examples of some the automatic writing his wife Georgiana Hyde-Lees did, and various mystical tools that he made himself during the 1890s. For a full list of the programme of events visit www.nli.ie.

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week this week is Clara, who’s a terrier of about three years old. Clara can be a little bit nervous of new people but once she gets to know you, you’ll have a friend for life. Clara loves her food and will do anything for some of her favorite treats, so she’ll definitely enjoy some positive reward based training with her new family. She also loves curling up in her duvets to go to sleep. Clara needs an adult only home with experience of dealing with nervous dogs. Her new family will be offered support from our Training and Behaviour Team here in the centre to help Clara settle. If you think you could offer Clara a loving home please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www. dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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FastTravel Travel in Scandinavian style to enjoy Hong Kong’s treasures BETWEEN September 11 and October 24, you can fly from Dublin to Hong Kong, via Stockholm, for under €600 for return flights. You’ll be spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do in Hong Kong. The city exudes sophistication, with impressive skyscrapers, museums and galleries at every turn. Sample some delicious dim sum, pick up souvenirs at Ladies Market in Mong Kok or hike to the Big Buddha on Lantau Island. Scandinavian Airlines new luxury long-haul cabins feature fully flat beds in business class and top quality in-flight entertainment, allowing you the chance to fully relax from the moment you board. Book your flights with Scandinavian Airlines on www.flysas.ie.

Wi-fi fall on must-have list GLOBAL travellers’ desire for free wi-fi is still the number one amenity when choosing a hotel for both leisure and business stays, but this is slowly changing, according to the latest research from online accommodation booking service hotels. com Globally, complimentary wi-fi is the top factor in choosing a hotel for leisure stays (30%), as compared to 34% in 2013. Fifty per cent of global respondents said free wi-fi is their must-have when travelling for business, down from 56% two years ago. Free breakfast is once again the second musthave amenity for leisure travellers (21%) and third for business travellers (12%).

Soak up US sun and fun for all the family with June specials IT’S not too late to book a fun-filled getaway to the USA with American Holidays this summer. Soak up the sun and sights in sunny Orlando, Florida, in an adventure with your nearest and dearest. Orlando guarantees families adventures never to forget. Embrace your inner child at Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom, SeaWorld, Wet ‘n Wild, Legoland, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure to name a few. Spend seven nights at the International Palms Resort from €699pp, which includes return flights and accommodation. Based on two adults and two children sharing this offer is available only in June. To book and for more information visit www. americanholidays.com.

Nantes: Beautiful, strange and wonderful

Bemusement gives way to amazement in this small city  dave phillips

There is one feeling that Nantes seems to invoke in Irish people, and that is mild bemusement. Tell someone that you’re headed off to France for the weekend and you’ll be met with a friendly smile and the inevitable question – whereabouts? Tell them Nantes and watch their brow closely; you should be able to see a crinkle forming. For the geographically oblivious (among whose ranks I am often at the forefront) Nantes is

Europe’s green capital; a little city that sits on the Loire River, about 50km from the Atlantic coast. Officially part of the Pays de la Loire region, it was historically the capital of Brittany and still retains a strong connection to the Breton language and Celtic culture. And while Anne of Brittany – who went on to become Queen of France – left a mark on her birthplace, perhaps the biggest cultural imprint comes from Nantes other eminent enfant: Jules Verne. Ve r n e ’ s n o v e l s

embraced a particularly Victorian lust for adventure and invention, and it seems that this outlook is still very much alive and well on the streets of Nantes. Take a walk through Nantes’ Bouffay district and you’ll find a hectic blend of markets, bars and restaurants crammed into the tight medieval hub. There’s a chaotic blend of the old and new, a butcher’s shop front along one of the streets sits unchanged for decades – boucherie spelled out with painstaking detail in

The Lilian Bourgeat, Batiment Aethica,- on the Ile de Nantes is another of the city’s amazing installations. Picture: Bernard Renoux

well-maintained tiny red mosaics, while above the mantel, white plaster busts of a cow and a sheep are adorned with pink neon wigs. “This is part of an art installation,” explains Chloe, our guide. She delivers this information politely despite it being the umpteenth time she has done so. It is a line that seems applicable to practically everything in Nantes, which feels like a university town that grew up and prospered, but never lost its idiosyncratic, artistic spirit. On the other side of town, new and strange buildings continue to spring to life from disused dockland shells. Nantes had relied on shipbuilding and trade for centuries, until the nearby Saint-Nazaire became the main port on the Loire. Much like in Dublin, recent years have seen an injection of massive investment and an overhaul of the old shipyards. But the overhaul has kept that keen creative spirit intact. Now you can find an architect’s office with a massive measur-

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ing tape unfurled around its gardens. It adds to the feel that the city is a giant playground, just waiting to be explored. Very little in Nantes is purely functional, huge attention is paid to the aesthetic value of things as well. Across the road from the architect’s office there’s an upmarket furniture store, but the building it is housed in is clad in lightweight aluminium shreds, and discreet outdoor speakers play an ongoing loop that blends birdsong and metallic melodies. It sounds beautiful, and as people cycle by nonchalantly on their way home from work, it becomes evident how normal it is for things to be extraordinary. “This

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is part of an art installation.” The mantra repeated, we continue on. Across the river at the incredible Parc de Chantiers, the originality of Jules Verne’s vision is fully realised through a huge three-storey steam-punk carousel that allows you ride on lobsters, whales and other underwater beasties using antiquated joysticks and switches to make claws grab, tails swish and eyes spin as you whizz around. Les Machines De L’Ile Nantes is a collection of incredible machines that has to be seen to be believed. Le Grand Elephant is 45 tonnes of wood and steel that can carry 50 passengers on its back – at 40-foot high the

view from the top may be impressive, but the view from the bottom, watching the giant feet move, and eyelashes blink as water gushes from the trunk, is far better. Getting to see all the cultural highlights of Nantes is very simple. A 10-mile trail is marked out across the city that will take you from historic chateau x and churches, to pop up bars and restaurants along the Loire, and across the river, where the little clustered fishing houses with communal backyards has become one of the most popular spots to live in Nantes. It is not only marked out on the map you can pick up at the tourist office, but literally

marked out as a painted green line that stretches all across the city. There is a wholesome sense of relaxation that comes from walking Le Voyage a Nantes, knowing that if your eye is caught by an interesting cafe or gallery, you can explore away, safe in the knowledge that you will easily find your way back onto the green line. Like any bustling city, there are plenty of options for accommodation, including some that embrace Nantes quirkiness. The four star Okko Hotel forgoes the usual bar and restaurant set up in favour of a communal living room, where guests can eat together. You won’t be disappointed

by the cuisine in Nantes but really this is a place where culture is at the helm. Nantes is a beautiful, strange and wonderful little city to explore. You may arrive in Nantes bemused, but you’ll return amazed.

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TO mark the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music, Crystal Summer is offering holidaymakers in Austria a fantastic free Salzburg day trip and €50 off per holiday booking. Book a holiday to either St Wolfgang, St Gilgen or Fuschl am See, travelling from now to the end of September 2015, and take advantage of this fantastic offer. As the most successful film musical in history, The Sound of Music has captivated audiences for decades. The tour takes you to all of the film’s most memorable locations, including the Benedictine Convent and Leopoldskron Palace, where the legendary Do-Re-Mi was performed by Maria and the von Trapp children. Spend seven nights at the threestar Hotel Leifer in St Wolfgang from only €699pp from June 24. To book your holiday visit www. crystalsummer.ie

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man up: smart script, sharp direction

The highs and lows of the mistaken identity date  dave phillips

THE humble romantic comedy is a commodity that is increasingly thin on the ground. The past decade has seen a dearth of traditional rom-coms, you know the kind with two people meeting and overcoming a few stumbling blocks before settling down to eternal bliss. They really don’t make them like they used to, and arguably for good reason. There is only so much you can wring

from the nuts and bolts of fantastical romantic relationships before the audience get a sense that they have seen it all before, hence the need to subvert the genre, or fall back on gross-out humour, or God forbid, add zombies. But Man Up, the latest film from Inbetweeners’ director Ben Palmer doesn’t do this, instead it marks a return to that old-school, very British style of rom-com, relying for the most part on the classical cutesy chemis-

try between Jack (Simon Pegg) and Nancy (Lake Bell), and occasionally propping that up with a bit of crass humour. The set-up is simple: Nancy is single in her thirties, and desperately maudlin at the prospects of a life alone (we must deign to the Hollywood logic). After yet another matchmaking evening turns into awkward disaster, a hungover Nancy has a copy of a poppsychology bestseller Six Billion People and You foisted on her by a

well-meaning stranger on the train, who thinks that Nancy could use the book to develop a more positive outlook in life. Meanwhile Jack is divorced and forty and similarly miserable, waiting in Waterloo Station to meet a blind date set up. His cue to recognise her is that she will be waiting under the clock and carrying a copy of Six Billion People and You. Set over the course of a day, Man Up follows the highs and lows of the mistaken identity date

Simon Pegg and Lake Bell put in solid performances

– but what is refreshing is that the date seems relatively real. There is a beer on the South Bank, and there is bowling, and there are some tequila shots. The mundanity of it is charming, and of course things are kept interesting as Nancy is kept on her toes - she must now answer to the name Jessica, be a decade

younger, and compete in triathlons. Lake Bell steals the show as Nancy, comfortable with the awkward and bumbling style of dialogue that makes Man Up shine. Pegg also puts in a solid performance; Jack may not immediately be likeable – he’s egotistical, jealous, and cocky – but as the story develops we

start to see some of what has brought him to that space. Man Up proves to be just as mixed up and temperamental as its characters. We never stray from the well-beaten narrative path of true love. But buy into the myth for an evening and you’ll be sufficiently entertained. Verdict: 6/10

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SIMPLY RED: BIG LOVE

Happy to accept being blue-eyed soulsters – Mick  COLM MURRAY

MICK Hucknall says the love of his wife and daughter inspired him to write the first Simply Red album in eight years. The band this week announced they will r e l e a s e t h e i r 11 t h album, Big Love (East West/Universal) in June to coincide with their 30th anniversary year. Of the album, Hucknall said: “I hadn’t intended to do anything, and it was my manager who said it was going to be our 30th anniversary and I agreed to do a tour.” It’s not so long ago that Simply Red had embarked on a “farewell tour” back in 2010, so in essence they have “un-retired”. Around that period, there was the obligato-

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ry Greatest Hits packages – two, in fact, and Mick Hucknall’s tribute to Bobby Bland. On the new album, highlights include the celebratory first single, Shine On, driven by their trademark blueeyed soul sound, and The Ghost Of Love, a big soul song punctuated by wah-wah guitar and the kind of bold orchestral strokes that once powered Barry White and his Love

Unlimited. The break has done Hucknall a power of good; newly refreshed, he now has a much clearer appreciation of Simply Red’s considerable legacy. He says that the b a n d ’s l a s t s t u d i o album, 2007’s Stay, was an attempt to pull away from their sound. “With Stay, I was running away from Simply Red, but now I’m comfortable with the notion of us as a blue-eyed soul group. I had to stop myself fighting that idea. “Our sound is original too. I honestly don’t know of another band that has pulled so many musical strands together,” he said. Their tour hits Dublin on December 1. Key tracks: Shine On, The Ghost of Love

Earl Sweatshirt (right) went down a treat with the Forbidden Fruit audience. Picture: James Martin

KILMAINHAM: THOUSANDS PARTY

Bank Holiday festival bears plenty of fruit

LAST weekend signalled the arrival of the summer festival season kicking off in earnest with the uber hip Forbidden Fruit festival within the splendid surrounding of the Dublin’s Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Now in its fifth year, the festival (reflecting its urban location) has evolved into a more urban /dance line up. Nowadays performers have less to transport in the way of instruments and backline. And the sole requirements for this year’s headliners – Fatboy Slim, Wu Tang Clan and Richie Hawtin – barely consisted of a few mics, mixers and a couple laptops to wow the masses. Friday evening was an easing-in process with punters getting into the spirit of things with a

truncated line up and just the original stage and undergrowth stage with full line up in the form of DJs Nicolas Jaar and Mark Knight warming up for the main man, Fatboy Slim. Always one to play to the crowd, he didn’t disappoint and crammed as many of his 90s hit and remixes into a 90-minute festival friendly set. The comedy stage on Saturday and Sunday hosted some of Ireland’s top talent. This included Fred Cooke, Pat McDonnell and David McSavage. Damian Lazarus and the Ancients Moons provided an uplifting take on house to a rammed tent while over on the lighthouse stage Mount Kimbie shook things up. The original stage had its bass speakers pushed

to the limit with hip hop the order of the evening. Earl Sweatshirt kept it downbeat before Joey Bada$$ lifted proceedings with a mix of old and new dating back to the nineties. Even the absence of RZA failed to dampen the crowd’s enthusiasm as the Wu Tang Clan gave ’em what they came for. Sunday was all about the four-to-the-floor and house music with the main stage and tents peppered with good time DJs and collectives. Representatives Sleep Thieves did themselves proud with a production to match their dense, deep mood over at the live live stage. Booka Shade’s hotly anticipated live appearance didn’t disappoint either. Gorgon City followed and by now it was a race against time to fit as much

as possible before the curfew crept in. A quick dart to the live live stage to lively local collective the Greedy Pig dj’ and the busy undergrowth stage to check out a mix of breaks, acid and house expertly delivered by Maya Jane Coles and then the much anticipated Hamburg resident, Cyril Hahn, followed. Shame the same couldn’t be said of pin-up Hot Since 82, as he fluffed his lines at least twice early in his set. Benefiting from the full production it should have been easy for Richie Hawtin to deliver yet seemed to be unaware of his 90-minute set time. The chugging under tune kept ticking along for 45 minutes or so with only a drop here and there to lift the masses from their shuffle.

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pond: challenges lazy expectations

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A work of high art following no rules

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WHAT can I say about Pond? It is difficult to quantify the unquantifiable. This is a novel in its own sphere, following no decent rules of literary device or plot in its radicalism. The heroine speaks to us from her mind and we are privy to her gumble of thoughts and snatches of memory, never really knowing w h e r e we s t a n d o r exactly what is going on at times. Claire-Louise Bennett is an experimental artist in the tradition of Aldous Huxley with loud echoes of Beckett and Joyce. The unnamed character drifts from one mood or thought to another with no discernible purpose apart from the immediate apprehension of her existence. That should be enough, perhaps, and this is what is being explored by Bennett. Pond challenges us and our lazy, conservative expectations, as all good literature should

but seldom does. Pond, as an absolute good, is most challenging about what literature is. What is demonstrated through this novel is that literature, once in the steady hand of an artist fully in charge of --------------------------

‘Whereas Beckett’s tramps find engagement through dialogue with others, the unnamed woman in this novel does not’

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her medium, can feed on any single thing, or on nothing at all. The unnamed woman in Pond is utterly selfpossessed, self-obsessed and lives a solitary life. In this way she reminds me of Beckett’s lonely tramps, but whereas Beckett’s characters do find engage-

ment via dialogue with others, the unnamed woman does not. Instead, she sometimes tells us of conversations held in the past with various itinerant lovers or her landlady. Other than this, she is quite alone. Her memory is often very sketchy too, and her priorities are odd. In one excerpt, she struggles to remember an incident and is unsure of every detail except that she is positive she was wearing a hat. In another chapter, she relates a time when a rat catcher came to her cottage. She is knocked offkilter by his presence to such an extent that she does not know how she takes her tea; so she takes it the same way the rat catcher does. She also has a problem with physical perspective, often repeating: “When I am alone it’s very hard for me to gauge distance.” T his is followed through into temporal distance as she finds it hard to remember the past and resents

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Dancer who redefines Flamenco tradition  bairbre ni bhraonain

Pond is a work of high art in the steady hand of an artist fully in charge of her medium

any form of “enforced remembrance”. Not only do we question the character’s sanity but also, as a reader, it is impossible not to try to psychoanalyse her. The book is a goldmine for interpretation. T here is so much humanity in it that it is difficult to confine criticism to any broad themes. Bennett is a magnificent writer, and the connections she makes are highly individual and always poetic. One example is her description of her cottage demolition, seen from the side of a hill. She recalls the resulting carnage as being like a “glazed and gangly calf wrenched sideways out its mother’s dazed and quaking backside”.

Claire-Louise Bennett is an experimental artist in the tradition of Aldous Huxley with echoes of Joyce

The character is charming at times and has a real innocence about her. Her engagement with her surroundings is absolute, she gives her all to it and it is impossible not to agree with everything she says. Bennett’s powers of description are simply

unparalleled and a joy to read. Even her search for a knob for her old cooker becomes a riveting quest. What can I say about Pond? It is a work of high art. Pond, published by The Stinging Fly Press, is available in bookshops for €12.99

ONE of the highlights of this year’s Dublin Dance Festival, which finished on May 30, was Israel Galvan, arguably the best Flamenco dancer on the planet. His El Edad de Oro (The Golden Age) performance at the Abbey Theatre, was full of unexpected invention and great fire. Galvan commands a stage with enormous prowess and magnetism, and the audience was putty in his hands. Although he is nontraditional, his form of Flamenco is highly artistic and authentic. He uses, not only his lightening feet in his performance, but also his arms and body to create, at times, a single undulating movement. He also uses stillness to great effect, filling the gaps between action and quietness with great tension, making the audience wait for what will come next. Galvan also claps to accompany his dance, merging sound and movement to perfection. It is no wonder he is renowned for his cutting edge innovation, which embellishes the tradition of Flamenco he has inherited.

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FastSport First ever table cricket tie in dublin: CRICKET Leinster held a hugely successful first ever Table Cricket match in the province with St Michael’s, Belcamp Lane in Coolock taking on their counterparts from Ballybough. Both teams have had approximately eight training sessions in the game designed for people with severe physical or learning disabilities. Coolock won the toss and opted to bat first. They put up a good total of 282 but it wasn’t enough as Ballybough replied with 290, edging a victory by eight runs. Lynn Conroy, one of the players, said of the new sport: “The training was very interesting and I enjoyed the tournament. I got to make new friends and to engage with the Leinster coaches again. I’d love to keep playing this game.” The sport is supported by Dublin City Council and The Lords Taverners.

cricket: D’Arcy and morrissey inspire big senior cup fight back

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CLONTARF ran up a remarkable victory over Leinster in the opening round of the Leinster Senior Cup as they recovered from a seemingly down and out position

to stun their Rathmines opponents. Struggling at 84 for six, chasing Leinster’s first innings of 200, Adrian D’Arcy and Joe Morrissey put together a century stand that set up a great win.

Clontarf are safely through to the second round

D’Arcy carried his bat for 114 and led Tarf to the win. In the first innings, Leinster also had to recover from the loss of early wickets – Queenslander Mick Granger removed five of the top order in a devastating spell of five for 24 – as they dropped to 15 for four. But JP O’Dwyer clipped 58 and Ritchie provided 93 not out to launch them to a century partnership and a respectable total. But Tarf rallied after their similar early travails to land the victory and their place in the second round. In Phoenix Park, the hostes looked to have laid the foundations for a win with a massive first innings total of

Clontarf’s Mick Granger picked up five wickets. Picture: Deryck Vincent

327 for seven with runs from Sam Anderson (91), Alistair Taylor (79) and Masud Ahmed (76). But YMCA kept their composure throughout their innings and maintained a steady pace, keeping wickets in hand and never letting the run rate get out of hand. A win by eight wickets sounds comfortable enough but a couple of wickets at any stage could have turned the match on its head. As it transpired, YM planned it perfectly and secured the win in the gloom in the 59th over. There were two centuries in the innings Jack Tector [107] and Simmi Singh [125*]. Milverton saw another tense match with fluctu-

ating fortunes. Pembroke batted first and lost early wickets but a century stand between Jono Cook (70) and Lorcan Tucker (50) saw them post a competitive 249/9 in the 60 overs. Although The Hills reached 100 for two i n ve r y g o o d t i m e and looked comfortable, wickets fell steadily thereafter and when the 7th wicket went down at 167 Pembroke were well on top. But Tomas Murphy led a fightback and at 198 for seven with plenty of overs remaining, The Hills looked like they were back in with a chance. But three wickets for four runs from Jack Balbirnie, introduced late in the innings, finished off the

match. Although North County could be said to have never really lost control of their match against, Balbriggan they were made to fight all the way. Balbriggan were another team to lose early wickets and Mooney and Harper out with only four runs on the board. Balbriggan made something of a recovery from their disastrous start but the final total of 135 never looked like being enough. North County also lost a couple of early wickets but at 89 for the loss of only two wickets the game seemed in the bag. But six more wickets were to fall before North County were finally able to get over the line.

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UCD Marian’s Conor Meany is among the players named in the 12-man selection.

UCD Marian Conor Meany and Dan James along with Templeogue’s Conor Grace and Jason Killeen and DCU’s Martins Provisors have all been named in a 12-man Premier League selection by coach Colin O’Reilly to compete at basketball’s SinoEuropean Championships in China in July. The C&S UCC Demons Player-Coach is also available for selection for the trip to Jiansgu province while four other players from the undefeated treble

champions are also included while Neptune’s Roy Downey completes a Cork sextet. Killeen and Grace are some of the only players in the squad with professional basketball experience. Twenty-three players were named on the initial panel. “It took us five weeks, three training weekends and three games to finally come to agreement around the selection,” said O’Reilly of the selection. “As always, when you bring the best talent in the country together, it’s hard to really

decide between one player and the others within that sample size but we feel we have picked a balanced squad with one eye on the present and one on the future. “Our goal now is to turn a selection of players into a cohesive unit with everyone on the same page trying to better the team. “From the five weeks working with this group I feel this is very achievable before heading to China. “The commitment shown by each player has been sensational

and their improvements are very evident even at this early stage.” O’Reilly added that the side will look to create its own character in the coming weeks. “We are trying to establish a player driven culture of improvement, while implementing a style of play that’s fun and also rewarding for guys. “Over the next few weeks we will run individual sessions in Dublin and Cork to build on the foundations put in place so far while continuing to build momentum towards the competitive action in July.”

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Blind golf a perfect fit for brilliant Brill Despite suffering from Usher syndrome, Carol Brill is enjoying a new sporting lease of life; she tells JAMES HENDICOTT about playing golf internationally despite having less then 3% vision CAROL Brill, who suffers from a rare eyesight and hearing-affecting genetic disorder, Usher syndrome, is set to be the first Irish woman to compete in the Italian Blind Golf Open in Milan this coming October. Dundrum’s Brill is an active campaigner on issues surrounding Usher syndrome, having recently spoken to the Oireachtas about the debilitating genetic problem. Usher syndrome causes progressive damage to both eyesight and hearing. The rare condition is passed through recessive genes, and affects approximately one in 20,000 people. Astonishingly, Brill first picked up a golf club early in 2015. Her visual problems kicked in at the age of ten, but have slowly worsened ever since,

leaving just a 3% visual window - through which she has perfect vision directly in front of her. Somewhat surprisingly, golf is well-adapted to blindness, in that changes to the practical rules are relatively insignificant. Besides a few minor tweaks, the only rule changes are based around the participants reliance on a well-established guide for information on the distance and direction of the hole, as well as assistance in lining up shots. While simple in theory, though, the game is clearly a massive challenge in practise. Brill also sees it as “a chance to get out of my own head. “I can see the golf ball, but that’s it, I don’t see anything else around the golf ball”, Brill explains, “but I don’t feel the limi-

tations of my condition. I just focus on the ball and hit it. I might miss it a few times, but I hit it. “I’m so busy, even though I’m classified unemployed”, Brill tells GazetteSport “because I’m always campaigning around deaf and blindness. I just want to make life better for people who are losing communication and mobility. “We see and hear the world, and to lose both of those senses is a massive, massive challenge. “For the Milan Open, only three classifications can play, B1, B2 and B3. I’m classified as B3. B1 is completely blind, while I’m B3, because I have very limited 20-20 vision,” Brill explains. “My coach Gary has nicely demonstrated that it’s possible to hit the ball without seeing

Carol Brill is campaigning for more awareness of people with sight and hearing issues.

at all, by putting stickers on his classes. Of course, I worry about the day I really can’t see the ball, but he does it without a problem. “I had to give up my tennis, so its really encouraging to know I’m not going to lose this. You lose parts of your life

course. Leopardstown Golf Course have been great, too. It’s so encouraging to have people so interested in helping you.” “Carol’s a very determined woman”, Cullen said. “When she puts her mind to something she just goes and does it.

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altogether. I’ve lost driving, too, for example. A lot of this is about finding ways to make up for those losses. “I try to be positive all the time. Of course, there are days I get down, otherwise I wouldn’t be human. I just don’t allow myself to stay there, I keep picking myself up.” Coach Gary Cullen, a former Irish international golfer now working with American Golf, talks passionately of Brill’s progress, after meeting her through a contest on Twitter. The meeting came about through “complete chance, after professional lessons came up for grabs,” Brill says. “They’ve been so supportive, letting me use their driving nets when there are no customers, and helping me on the

She’s just completed her first 18 holes, which went really well for only four months’ training. “She had a few blow outs, but it’s seriously different to your everyday golf, and I’m learning while I do it as well. “We use a lot of numbers, and adjust Carol’s stance to help her measure how hard to hit the ball.” Cullen’s admiration of Brill is unquestioning, though, and he had little hesitation in agreeing to guide her around the Milan course. “She’s extremely inspirational; she’s done a huge amount of work on many different things. I think for her it’s a nice bit of head space”, Cullen says. “She’s a brilliant woman. She doesn’t let the world stop her.”

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Dun Laoghaire’s Doyle stars in billiards finals DUN Laoghaire’s Wayne Doyle won both the long format and 150-up championships last week at the Irish Billiards Championship as he got the better of Aidan Murray from Wicklow. It was a highlight of the Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association season as they held their biggest ever championship finals weekend with 14 national snooker and billiard champions were crowned in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Doyle also reached the quarter-finals of the World Billiards European Open earlier in the week and is fast emerging as one of the top young billiard players in the world. Aonghus McAnally, also from Dublin, won the intermediate billiards long format championship when he beat Robert McCrum but it was McCrum who came back to win the Intermediate 150-up Championship when he beat Brendan Devlin from Celbridge SC in the final. Colm Gilcresest, another Celbridge SC member, retained his master snooker championship with a dramatic five frames to four victory over John Farrell from Terry Rogers SC in Dublin. Andrew Doherty from Terenure became the first Dubliner to win a RIBSA Junior National Championship since 2006 when he beat Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal CYMS 4-1. Fitzgerald bounced straight back after losing the U-19 final to win the Under-21 Championship and qualify for the IBSF World Under 21 Championship later this year when he beat his club mate Noel Landers 4-3. The match was tied at 3-3 when Landers called a foul on himself that no one else saw it and that let in Fitzgerald to get back into the frame which he won to claim the title. Michelle Sherwin from Q’s SC Dublin, continued her domination of the ladies game in Ireland when she won her 11th Irish ladies championship with a 4-0 victory over Irish number two Claire Mill. Brendan O Donoghue from the New Institute snooker club in Nenagh won the title for the second time in his career when he beat Robert Murphy from the QClub Wicklow 7-2 in a high quality final.

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mini marathon: dsdac runner wins on the dublin roads

Rovers finish second in TBD Euro Trophy THREE Rock Rovers ended fourth in the Tilman Brewin Dolphin EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy as they ran out of legs against Azerbaijan’s Atasport at Grange Road. They ultimately fell 3-2, ending a tournament they started superbly on a low note. Friday saw a 5-2 win over Ukraine’s professional outfit OKS Vinnitsa before Ross Canning’s late goal saw them beat Scottish champions Grange 3-2. But Sunday’s agonising loss to eventual winner SC Stroitel Brest 2-1 denied them a final berth as they could not break through despite an overwhelming dominance of chances. It left them second in their group and destined for the bronze medal match, one that they never fully got going in. They had started superbly against Vinnitsa, scoring three times in the closing seven minutes to run up an impressive win. Mitch Darling, Jody Hosking and Peter Blakeney finished off some classy moves to see the Irish side, playing their first European match since 2009, off to a flying start. Their second tie against Grange was another tight affair with the Scots building a 2-1 lead before Jonny Bruton powered home with four seconds to go to half-time. It gave Rovers a much needed boost and Canning’s goal built on that before Grange came streaming forward in the closing phases. Goalkeeper Stephen West made a series of saves to cling on. It means Rovers needed a draw to advance but the full-time professionals of Stroitel Brest, regulars at this level of competition, proved too smart and difficult to break down. Luke Madeley gave Rovers an early lead but quick-fire goals around the 28 minute mark swapped the lead. From there, the Belarussians sat deep and soaked up wave after wave of pressure to cling on to their narrow lead and reach the final and eventual success. For Rovers, it left them playing for bronze against an Azeri side powered by nine players of Pakistani origin. The Dubliners looked good with Jody Hosking netting inside two minutes. Muhammad Vaqas Butt levelled but Madeley’s low bullet restored the advantage heading into half-time. Tired legs abounded, though, and Atasport took advantage with Muhammad Saleem Khalid thundered home for 2-2 and he popped home the winner 90 seconds from time.

Maria McCambridge celebrates as she crosses the line. Picture: Cody Glenn/Sportsfile

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DUNDRUM South Dublin AC’s Maria McCambridge finally broke her women’s VHI mini marathon as she claimed the title last Monday in a time of 34 minutes and three seconds. She led home a field of over 37,000 entrants for the annual event, the largest female-only event of its kind in the world. The Olympian has been running in the race for over 15 years but broke her duck in the event with almost

40 seconds to spare over her main competitors on the streets of south Dublin. It marked her as a fitting winner with the race being organised by her home club, DSDAC. Speaking afterwards about the win, McCambridge said: “I am just so delighted to have won it. All I wanted was the win. I decided to run a sensible race and am just really happy. “I have been running it since 1999, skipped one or two due to injuries and so on, and this is the first time I finally

awards ceremony Lakelands end-of-year event celebration Chien Kelliher was awarded the Lakelands football club’s Under-8 Most Improved Player award by FAI chief executive John Delaney at the club’s annual end-of-year event which took place in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. He was among the many stars of the fast-growing Stillorgan club to be honoured at the ceremony. Lakelands has gone from strength to strength in the past five years, rising from 100 to over 450 members.

won it.” With gale level winds and driving rain at different points during the day, McCambridge said it was important to work with the conditions, especially in managing the contrast between the out-bound leg to the UCD flyover before doubling back into the city centre. “The wind was really tough so I tried to be sensible in the first half of the race, knowing that the wind was going to be behind me coming back in to Dublin and use that to my advantage,”

she added. McCambridge was followed over the line by Ann-Marie Glynn in 34.42 while former European cross-country champion Catherina McKiernan was the third place overall a further four seconds back. And the DSDAC runner said that while she knew she was in “good shape”, the conditions and the potential opposition are variables that can always make for a tough battle on the Dublin roads, adding that “you never know quite who is going to be on

the starting line”. The event as a whole was once again a big success despite the inclement weather with thousands of runners raising money for a host of charities. Women’s Mini Marathon, Kathy Endersen Deputy CEO hailed the work of the organising crew to put on the event. “More than 1,000 volunteers and stewards are involved in making this event so successful and I would like to thank them for their time and commitment.”

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B A L LY B O D E N S t Enda’s junior B victory over Parnells on Tuesday, May 26 was one of those games St Enda’s players will be dining out on for a while, especially as the game was played out in front of a sizeable home crowd. Considering the dem-

olition job that was to come, Parnells didn’t start all that badly, with Boden keeper Dave Kelly make a block on what looked like a certain goal early in proceedings. From then on, the game was nothing short of an obliteration, with Boden racking up an incredible 17 goals to blow away their opponents by a

63 point margin, with a scoreline of 17-18 to 0-6. Cian Hiney was the most prolific, knocking in points and goals galore. His marksmanship was almost matched by the qualities of Aiden Horgan, Declan Keating, Brian Cummins, Alan McGrath, Conor Maher and Mark Judge, all of whom chipped in with

multiple finishes to help Enda’s to a memorable win. Of course, there will be far more substantial challenges still to come for Boden, whose hungry performance suggests a ruthlessness and eye for goal that will stand them in good stead as the season progresses over the coming months.

Club Noticeboard ballyboden st enda’s CONGRATULATIONS to our Ballyboden

St Enda’s players in next Saturday’s

St Enda’s players on the Dublin sen-

Leinster hurling championship replay

ior football and hurling team on their

against Galway the Dublin senior foot-

performance in Croke Park in the 2015

ball championship round two fixture

football and hurling championship.

between Ballyboden St Enda’s and Kil-

The Dublin footballers had a convincing win over Longford with a scoreline of 4-25 to 0-10. The Dublin hurlers will play their replay against Galway next Saturday in Tullamore at 4.45pm.

football: olaf’s man dons full-back jersey

Due to the involvement of Ballyboden

win, making up for their two-point

tant home matches. The senior hurl-

defeat by Castleknock earlier in the

ers played St Sylvester’s in the cham-

week.

draw, 1-8 each. The senior ladies footballers were in fine form against Clontarf B and

NAOMH OLAF man David Byrne has played his first Dublin Senior championship match, featuring in the demolition of Longford on Sunday, May 31. Byrne also captained the Dublin Under-21 side to Leinster glory earlier this year and previously also led the minors to All-Ireland success. He has played a role in the O’Byrne Cup for the seniors in the past two years. Dublin defeated their provincial rivals by an emphatic score of 4-25 to 0-10 at Croke Park.

back to Sandyford”, Public Relations Officer Clare O’Sullivan told GazetteSport. The Under-16 side will now face Kerry in an All Ireland semi final, due to be played on the Wednesday, July 15. The senior footballers, who face St Vincent’s in a key game championship at Parnell Park this Saturday, 6 June, have seen their progression to senior level assist in attracting a new sponsor to the club. “The sponsorship from Merrion Fleet could not have come at a better time,” Chairman Anthony Delaney said.

“They’re close neighbours, and like ourselves they are passionate about growing and developing their business and brand. We have seen a 30% increase in membership in the past two years and we now field over 40 teams each week in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. “A huge proportion of our membership is local, young families in the Dundrum, Sandyford, Stepaside and Leopardstown areas and we are delighted to bring Merrion on board as we look to build the club for the future.”

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came away with a comprehensive

second half and the match ended in a

Byrne rarely looked troubled at full back, and will certainly face tougher tests in games to come, with Dublin widely expected to break out of the Leinster championship at a canter. Byrne’s captaining of the Under-21 side and senior appearances this season aren’t Olaf’s only reason to celebrate, with Clara O’Sullivan also making her mark on the Dublin ladies Under-16 side. “The Under-16 ladies defeated Meath in the Leinster final and with O’Sullivan as captain, so she bought the silverware

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championship.

A LARGE crowd turned out last

Olaf’s led by two points at half time.

Byrne makes Dubs’ championship debut

Congrats to our intermediate footballers who overcame Lucan in their

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pionship.

Naomh Olaf man David Byrne has risen through the ranks to make his Dublin senior debut

macud Crokes has been postponed.

The junior hurlers were defeated by Civil Service in the C championship Group 1 game, 1-23 to 1-9. David Byrne lined out at full back for Dublin against Longford on Sunday in Croke Park and proved solid and tenacious in defence.

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