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Butler hit by party’s focus on genders SYLVIA POWNALL

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FIANNA FAIL Cllr Darragh Butler says he is “bitterly disappointed” at his party’s decision to choose candidates for the next general election based on gender.

Fingal members were advised ahead of the selection convention on Tuesday night that two names would go on the ballot paper – one male and one female.

Cllr Butler said this left him with no option but to withdraw his bid,

leaving the way open for sitting TD Darragh O’Brien and Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee. He told Dublin Gazette: “I’ve no doubt in my mind that if it was a square vote – not based on gender – I would have the numbers and the support from my colleagues.

“By a mile it would have been me and Darragh O’Brien selected to go forward if all three names were there. I’ve said all along I wanted to be his running mate.

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SWORDS: ‘MOTORIST MAYHEM’ AT ESTATE ENTRANCE

Flood of complaints at water work delays FINGAL County Council was inundated with complaints over traffic delays in Swords last week with reports of motorists waiting 40 minutes to exit their estate onto the Forest Road.

Un m a n n e d te m p o rary traffic lights at the entrance to Ridgewood estate malfunctioned, resulting in chaotic scenes during morning rush hour.

Cllr Joe Newman (Ind), who saw first-hand the mayhem at the busy junction, contacted the local authority demanding swift action to have the situation resolved.

He told Dublin Gazette: “It’s not good enough in this day and age to just pop up a few mobile light signals to control traffic, especially with the volume of traffic around Swords.

“I have previously asked that the council request professional traffic management companies to handle any major roadworks.”

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In a strongly-worded letter to the council, Cllr Newman called for an urgent meeting with Irish Water and said he had “serious concerns” about how the contractor would deal with issues when works are transferred to the Main Street.

Traders on North Street have already raised a red flag and met with Irish Water last month to outline their concerns over traffic disruptions which they say could put them out of business.

A stop-go system was introduced earlier this week at the junction between the Forest Road and Cooks Road to allow for the connection of the new water main to the existing one.

Irish Water says this will

be in operation 24/7 for a fortnight, but that flag men will manually operate the signals to reduce traffic impacts from 7-10am, and again from 4-7pm.

The utility company is investing €9 million in the upgrade of the outdated water mains and says while delays and disruptions are inevitable they will be kept to a minimum.

Earlier this week a burst water main disrupted service to customers in Boroimhe and Airside, though Irish Water said it was not related to the replacement

project.

In a statement the company said: “The water main is fragile and has a high history of bursts which is why Irish Water is replacing the water main to ensure a more reliable service is provided to customers.

“The replacement of this water main will provide a secure water supply and remove the incidents of bursts in the area. This project will deliver an average water saving of 44 million litres of water every month.”

Gaelscoil an Chuilinn supporters make a splash with big fundraiser PARENTS and staff of Gaelscoil an Chuilinn in Tyrrelstown took to the water for a good cause at the weekend.

A group of 42 parents, teachers and friends took part in a sponsored river rafting trip down the Boyne over the weekend to raise money for the school.

Their target was to raise more than

€5,000 and the event was organised by four parents – Margaret Mc Mahon, Liz Kelly, Andrea Daly and Justin O’Connell.

Justin told Dublin Gazette: “This will be our third year doing challenges like this, with us doing a scuba dive last year and a parachute jump the year before.

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lenge different is we don’t announce what it is until everyone has signed up before Christmas, and we then have a big reveal in January when everyone finds out what they have signed up for!”

Each entrant must raise €150 to take part, with all proceeds, less the cost of the rafting, going to the school.

WITH many people now turning to spring cleaning to freshen up their homes for the rest of the year, furniture hunters are also looking to spruce up their homes with some stylish new furnishings.

Many will be turning to the upcoming annual EZ Living Furniture roadshow, with massive reductions promised off everything in store during the threeday event from April 27.

In addition to the huge savings on sofas, dining, bedroom and everything in the home accessories department, all mattresses have also been reduced, including top brands such as King Koil, Respa, Signature and O’Dearest.

Visit the EZ Living Furniture outlets at Blanchardstown Retail Park, Airside Retail Park or at Fonthill Retail Park for some of the freshest, most comfortable furnishings at a very friendly price.

All welcome to a spring fair at Tyrrelstown NS TYRRELSTOWN Women’s Social Club is hosting a spring fair this Saturday, April 21 from 11am – 2pm at Tyrrelstown Educate Together NS. The event gives local craftspeople and organisations an opportunity to showcase their talent and entry is free.

There will be stalls featuring hand-made goods, plant and cake sales, craft demonstrations, a kids’ corner and lots more.

The women’s group is all about inclusion and

reducing isolation for women of all ages and cultures.

Chairperson Lisa Crehan told Dublin Gazette: “To do this we simply meet every week and chat, create, share and learn. We have been able to run various workshops this year thanks to the integration funding we received.”

All welcome to Saturday’s event. For further information on the women’s group see their Facebook page – Tyrrelstown Women’s Social Club.

Get help to create the write stuff on this course AN EIGHT-week creative writing course starts on Tuesday, April 24 at Ardgillan Castle from 10.30am to 12.30pm, with courses also running at Skerries Community Centre on Mondays from April 23, starting at 10am.

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FOOD: POPULAR CHEF SOON TO SERVE UP SOME SUCCULENT TIPS AT DUNNES STORES

Grab a slice of cookery expertise at Neven’s demo at the Pavilions CELEBRITY chef Neven Maguire will share some of his top food tips during a cookery demo at Dunnes Stores in the Pavilions this Thursday, April 19.

The chain’s brand ambassador will be instore from 6pm to show some of his favourite recipes from the Simply Better Cook with Neven magazine.

It was launched last summer to nurture people’s passion for cooking at home any day of the week with easy to follow recipes devised exclusively by him.

for sure and the opportunity to meet fellow food lovers.

“The simple message is for consumers to experience premium quality food at home, while supporting Irish, with the help of some very easy to follow recipes.

“I will be demonstrating some of these on the day.”

Neven’s collaboration with Dunnes has proven a

The magazine – free in-store and available to download from the Dunnes Stores website – also features stories of

Exhibiting on the day are Miena Rust from Miena’s Nougat, Catriona and Brian Flaherty from handmade dessert supplier What’s For Pudding and Franco Pastore from pasta sauce range Taste with Gusto.

Miena said: “I am excited about the visit to Swords. The store there is just magnificent and it is a

great platform for our business.”

Customers will get to see in-demand chef Neven in action as well as chatting to him and the producers as well as tasting the products themselves.

For further information, see www.dunnesstores. com or follow the hashtag #COOKwithNeven on social media.

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Students at St Mary’s, Baldoyle, delighted to welcome top rugby trophies to the school

IT WAS a great day for staff and students at St Mary’s in Baldoyle when they welcomed a visit from rugby’s RBS Six Nations Championship Trophy and the Triple Crown Trophy.

St Mary’s has b e e n wo r k i n g closely with local rugby club, Suttonians, and the sport was introduced to second years at the secondary school last year.

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There are plans to grow the range from 350 to 500 products by the end of the year – most of them chosen from small producers with a nod to the past when food was made “in the right way”.

years won five of their six matches at their first rugby blitz.

The school was decorated in the national colours and all students were given an opportunity to see the trophies and get photographs taken.

This was only the third time that Ireland had won the Glam Slam – 1948, 2009 and this year.

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POLITICS: PARTY EDGES MAN OUT TO ADD WOMAN TO TICKET

HOUSING CRISIS

An Taoiseach and the Minister for Housing’s actions in dealing with the housing crisis were slammed by the Fianna Fail housing spokesman

Three faces, but just two names selected by the party for two seats – Darragh Butler, Lorraine Clifford-Lee and Darragh O’Brien

Gender agenda sees Fianna Fail manoeuvre Butler to the sidelines CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

“I’ve been working hard as a local councillor for 11 years. I find it extremely frustrating to be replaced by somebody who’s been moved into the constituency on a

gender basis.”

Cllr Butler said he was dismayed that there would be no Swordsbased FF candidate going to the polls since Deputy O’Brien is a Malahide native and Senator Clifford-Lee, originally from

Waterford, lives in Donabate.

The 47-year-old said: “Swords is the capital of the north county. It’s the biggest town in Fingal.

It’s a mistake not to have a Swords-based candidate.”

Asked if he would support his colleagues and canvass on their behalf once the hustings begin, he said: “I have a threemonth-old baby at home and local elections coming in 2019, so I’m going to focus on my family and my council work.”

Cllr Butler, who finished a term as Mayor of Fingal in June of last year, was nominated in December along with Deputy O’Brien and Senator Clifford-Lee to go forward at the selection convention.

He said: “I couldn’t believe the level of support I got from colleagues before Christmas. But once I got the letter about the gender thing, that

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Cllr Butler said: ‘I couldn’t believe the level of support I got from colleagues before Christmas.

But once I got the letter about the gender thing, that effectively took me out of the running.’ effectively took me out of the running.”

Deputy O’Brien (43), who was recently appointed party spokesman on housing, said he was “absolutely honoured” to be selected.

He added: “I’m going to do my best to win two seats along with Lorraine Clifford-Lee, who will be an excellent candidate.

“I understand Darragh’s disappointment.

He’s a terrific councillor and I count him as a friend of mine. He has a very valuable role to play and I know there’ll be

other days for him.”

Senator Clifford-Lee (36), who polled 3,359 first preference votes in the 2016 election, told Dublin Gazette: “I think if you look at the figures you can see the logic, because I was very close to being elected.

“Since my election to the Senate I’ve opened a constituency office and built up even more of a support base locally.

“We’re trying to get two seats in the constituency and I feel I’m best placed to get that second seat.”

Taoiseach target of scathing attack

by O’Brien (FF) as ‘elitist’, ‘aloof air’ is singled out SYLVIA POWNALL

FIANNA Fail’s housing spokesman Darragh O’Brien has launched a scathing attack on An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, branding him too “arrogant” to tackle the housing crisis.

Within days of moving from foreign affairs to housing, the Fingal TD claimed Fine Gael is out of touch with the man on the street.

Deputy O’Brien said Mr Varadkar and his Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, could not resolve the housing emergency because their “elitist” and “cosseted” backgrounds prevent them from empathising with ordinary people.

He added: “They don’t feel there is a problem and maybe it’s because of their own backgrounds that they don’t get it.”

The outspoken TD, who lives in Malahide, said Mr Varadkar and Mr Murphy had “rightly” been accused of “arrogance” and “aloofness”.

He said: “I don’t know them personally to be honest, so I don’t want to be unfair. I’m just saying in some ways they come across cosseted.

“I think their culture is that they seem to carry on in a very aloof way.

They are there to govern the people but they are not part of the people.

“There is an elitist

element that I think is there. I’m born and bred in Dublin. Four or five generations Dublin; normal family all the way through.

“I would have bought my house in 2006. I bought a three-bedroom terrace house for €580,000. We are still in negative equity. There’s loads of people like me.

“I have a good job but I could be out of a job at the next general election.

I would ask them to get out into the real world to actually look at how this housing crisis is affecting people.

“Forget about the numbers and look at what is happening to families because of this.”

The Fianna Fail TD said he plans to force the Government to introduce a raft of new measures to address the housing and homelessness emergency.

This will include abolishing the first-time buyer’s grant, an SSIAstyle savings scheme for first-time buyers, strict rent freezes and a push to build social and affordable housing on State-owned land.

Deputy O’Brien has met Minister Murphy – who faces a vote of no confidence from Sinn Fein – once since taking up the housing portfolio and is due to sit down with him again this week.

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BALBRIGGAN

Judge rules that cabbie should get licence restored A JUDGE has ruled that a Balbriggan cabbie convicted for dealing drugs from his car can have his taxi licence restored and carry on working.

An action brought by taxi driver Barry Burns (43), of Bath Road, Balbriggan, was opposed by Garda Superintendent Thomas Murphy of the Dublin region traffic department, which includes the carriage office.

The superintendent said tests last year showed Mr Burns’s drug use was “off the scale” and put it to him that he was “a danger to the public”.

However, Burns described that claim as a “pure vendetta” and insisted he had stayed off drugs since he was prosecuted in court in 2016 for drugs offences.

Burns had been stripped of his taxi licence following that prosecution, but was then allowed hold on to it and work provisionally, pending the outcome of his appeal heard by Judge Deirdre Gearty at Dublin District Court.

Giving her ruling on Monday, Judge Gearty said she was restoring his licence.

Mr Jackson said that at the time of the offence father-of-three Burns had been going through family difficulties and began using drugs.

He was caught on two separate occasions with cocaine worth €70 and in excess of €500.

COURTS: SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR DRIVER OF CRASHED CAR

‘Heartbroken’ family of Jane Dardis, 20, react to verdict SYLVIA POWNALL

THE family of a talented camogie player from Skerries whose close pal was last week convicted over her death said they are “devastated” by her loss.

Jane Dardis (20, right) was killed when the car she was a passenger in crashed just a few hundred yards away from her home in October, 2016.

Fa t h e r- o f- o n e L e e Peacock (25), of Seafield Court, Lower Main Street, Rush was given a ninemonth suspended sentence for careless driving causing her death.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last week heard Peacock had consumed four glasses of wine a number of hours before the collision and was travelling

at 80kmph in a 60 zone.

He initially told gardai he had swerved prior to the accident to avoid an oncoming car but later said it was to avoid a pedestrian on the road.

The court heard a taxi came upon the scene and the passenger heard the driver, Peacock, whom he knew, call out his name, and emergency services were alerted.

There were also two females in the car, one of whom the witness could see was deceased.

Peacock, who was coming in and out of consciousness, said he had taken a “few drinks” and

Jane Dardis, 20, who was killed in October, 2016

was then brought to hospital.

He told gardai that he, Ms Dardis and other friends, had been drinking after work and decided to go back to her house. He said he had four glasses

of wine between 9pm and 12.15am.

He said that he did not feel drunk or tired and did not think he was over the limit. He said he did not notice that Ms Dardis was not wearing her seat belt.

Jane, who worked locally as a waitress, was an active member of Skerries Harps GAA as both a player and coach to younger players and locals remembered her for her bubbly personality and quick smile.

Her family described themselves as being a “heartbroken, devastated family of three” without her and said they missed her “infectious smile”.

“Jane loved life and life loved her. She was a truly special person,” they added.

The court heard that Peacock, who had grown up in foster care and had supported himself from the age of 18, had a close relationship with Ms Dardis.

His counsel said the accident had weighed heavily upon him and he had been significantly traumatised by her death.

The court heard that he hoped to continue working in the hospitality sector.

Judge Martin Nolan expressed his condolences to Ms Dardis’s family on the terrible tragedy.

He imposed a ninemonth sentence and disqualified Peacock from driving for five years.

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GALLERIES

Brona and Christopher Heaney

Nina Murray, Maria Clancy, Teresa Murray and Lisa Murray. Pictures: ALISON OHANLON

Catherine, Fiona and Alaina Killard Lynch

Deirdre Farrell and Geraldine Kennedy

A super time in Rush

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USH Musical Society celebrated 30 years of entertaining audiences in North County Dublin with the timeless rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar. The performance was extremely popular as locals flocked to the

Natalie Johnson, Grainne Keany and Claire Johnson

Millbank Theatre where it ran for nine nights. The superb show recounts Jesus’s last days as seen through the eyes of Judas and features a live orchestra to play the familiar hits like I don’t know how to love him, Gethsemaine and Superstar.

Helen Baker and Sarah O’Gorman

One of the models

Orla McCrea, Natasha Singh and Klara Voordeckers. Pictures: Alejandro Sotomayor

Striking a M pose for Respect

OUNT Sackville Secondary School’s gym hall was transformed into an elaborate catwalk designed to show off the Spring/Summer collection from seven boutiques last week.

It was all done in aid of the charity Respect. The event was organised by the Transition Year students in Mount Sackville as part of their charity awareness campaign – but the concept of the Fashion Show was the brainchild of Ms Eileen Ring.

Rebecca Waldron and Tara Newcombe

Anna Byrne and Vicky Medeiros

Damien O’Reilly, Clodagh Havel and Sr Zoe Killeen

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Kiosk zones at shopping centre to be scaled back THE creation of new kiosk zones at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre will be scaled back as a result of an objection from Dunnes Stores.

A planning application was submitted to create areas within the mall allowing for up to 54 commercial stalls, more than doubling kiosk space to almost 1,000sq m.

Anchor tenant Dunnes Stores lodged an objection with Fingal County Council contending that the proposal would “clutter” the entire mall.

In its submission it wrote: “The applicant is seeking carte-blanche permission to locate retail and service kiosks throughout Blanchardstown Centre.”

It added that the new kiosks would obstruct and reduce consumers’ ability to see the entrances to the Dunnes store on the first and second floors.

Following the objection the council requested additional information and the centre’s response was to revise the design reducing the number of kiosks from 54 to 38. A decision by the council is expected in the coming months.

‘Confusing’ M1 signs are ‘hiding’ Rush, Lusk – TD CONFUSING signage on the M1 motorway is causing visitors and tourists to miss the turn for Rush and Lusk, according to a local TD. Deputy Brendan Ryan (Lab) has called on Transport Infrastructure Ireland to alter the signage on the Northbound M1 to include Rush and Lusk.

He said: “For visitors to Lusk and Rush, and for residents of the towns receiving guests, this is an ongoing issue.

“Junction 4 on the M1 is the junction for Lusk and Rush – however, there is no indication of this at the junction.

Visitors to the towns, unfamiliar with the directions, are missing the junction and having to exit further up the M1 and track back.

“Junction 4 has people exiting for Skerries, Donabate, Swords, Rush and Lusk – however, only Donabate and Skerries are explicitly referenced.”

Council agrees to review community fund scheme FINGAL County Council has agreed to review its community activity funding scheme to see if it can help address the insurance headache faced by local organisations.

Cllr Malachy Quinn (SF) asked that the cost of insurance be included under eligible criteria for grants and the local authority said it will consider the move. The council explored the feasibility of arranging a group insurance scheme but firms were not in a position to provide it as each event must be covered in its own right.

However, Cllr Quinn was told that a review of the community grant funding scheme is under way and it is proposed to include the cost of insurance under eligible criteria. Cllr Quinn said: “This is a very welcome step by Fingal County Council, as they had also identified the insurance headaches of community groups across Fingal.

“I look forward to many community groups availing of the funding with many more projects coming on stream.”

PENINSULA: INFLUX OF NEW MEMBERS TO HELP REPRESENT AREA

Donabate and Portrane see community council revived

THE community council in Donabate and Portrane has been revived after an infusion of new members, with the aim of giving the area strong representation.

New officers have been appointed and a number of sub-committees have also been set up to address specific issues including planning and infrastructure.

The organisation aims to ensure issues around infrastructural deficits are addressed, and will be seeking to further encourage the cultural and community activities run every year on the peninsula.

It will also focus strongly on the safety of children, as they make their way to and from school as large numbers of 12-wheel

The heart of Donabate village

vehicles pass them due to increased construction activity.

Other priorities include ensuring there are sufficient primary school places for the fast-expanding population, and that the promised road improvements are delivered on.

A spokesperson for

March saw passenger numbers soar at airport DUBLIN Airport recorded its busiest ever March despite the impact of Storm Emma and the heavy snow. The airport had to close for almost two days because of the weather but figures show almost 2.3 million passengers passed through it – up 3% on 2017.

The numbers represent a new record for the month of March and were boosted with St Patrick’s Day falling at the weekend and an early Easter at the

end of March.

Passenger volumes to and from continental Europe grew by 5% with more than 1.1 million passengers travelling to European destinations. UK traffic declined by 5% when compared to last year, with more than 807,000 passengers travelling to and from Britain in March.

Passenger volumes to and from North America grew by 24%, as almost 258,000 passengers travelled on transatlantic routes.

Donabate Portrane Community Council said the community welcomes new residents but it is concerned about infrastructural deficits on the narrow peninsula.

They paid tribute to former community council chairman Tom Burke, who kept the organisation

going despite depleted membership numbers in the past few years.

There are 25 people on the new committee, who were voted onto the community council at a public meeting.

The new chairman is journalist Charlie Weston, with former DPCC chair

Gareth Lee in the role of vice-chairperson.

Elected secretary is Corina Johnston, a member of the Links Residents’ Association and secretary of SPDD (Supporting Proper Development in Donabate).

Existing treasurer Roger Lamb is continuing in that role, with the assistance of Alain Rochecouste. The planning officer is Cormac MacDiarmada, with David Fletcher taking up the role of publicity officer.

Alex Staveley is in charge of the website and social media for the community council.

The local tidy towns committee and the Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival, among others, are subcommittees of the community council.

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SKERRIES: PRESTIGIOUS WIN FOR CHEF AT INAUGURAL CONTEST

Derek has a oui bit of success with his French culinary skills SYLVIA POWNALL

A SKERRIES student and his French culinary counterpart have been crowned Diary Chef winners for 2018.

Derek McClelland, a student at Waterford IT, along with his competition partner Pierre-Louis Delacroix from Universite de CergyPontoise, won the inaugural prize.

The gastro competition was organised in partnership between the French Embassy, Institute of Technology and dairy councils in both Ireland and France.

Derek and Pierre’s threecourse menu, based on a mystery basket of ingredients with dairy as the main component, saw them triumph over four

Skerries man Derek McClelland, and his French cooking partner, Pierre-Louis Delacroix, are congratulated on their culinary success as Diary Chef winners

other Franco-Irish pairs.

Derek, a former pupil of Skerries Commu nity College, currently works as a pastry chef at Waterford’s Bay Tree Bistro and said he was

delighted with his win.

He told Dublin Gazette: “It was a huge achievement for me personally and for my career. I’ve worked hard over the past three years to get myself to

where I am now.

“Hearing my name being called out was a huge relief. I was overcome with happiness and excitement.”

WIT lecturer in culinary

arts, Edward Hayden, who accompanied Derek to the event, described his work on the day as a “tour de force of culinary ingenuity”.

He added: “I feel their level of teamwork and attention to detail was their most effective weapon as they worked collaboratively on each dish.”

Derek, who now looks forward to a one-week internship within the kitchens of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, thanked his lecturers at WIT and his current head chef, Keith Boyle.

His dish won high praise from judges who included chef Ross Lewis of Chapter One and Guillaume Lebrun from Patrick Guilbaud restaurant.

Demand for action on fire appliances issues

CLONSILLA Cllr Tania Doyle (centre) has laid down an emergency motion calling for the provision of fire ladders and appliances to deal with multi-storey emergencies. Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) recently warned that if a blaze broke out in a high-rise apartment block outside the city centre it did not have the equipment needed to effectively deal with it.

Cllr Doyle called for the provision of the equipment without delay. The public rep for the Mulhuddart ward also called for greater resources for DFB in Coolmine. She said: “In Blanchardstown, we have a number of high-rise buildings and a number of seven-storey blocks at Hansfield over the next short while. This serious safety issue cannot be ignored.”

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FASTNews Gardai seek witnesses to Swords collision

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Swords that has left a young woman fighting for her life in hospital.

The 22-year-old pedestrian was struck by a car at a busy roundabout on the R132 near the Pavilions Shopping Centre just after 9am on Tuesday.

Emergency services were called to the scene and the woman was rushed to Beaumont Hospital with serious head injuries. The driver of the car was not injured.

Gardai are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward. They are seeking drivers or cyclists with dash cams/Go Pros to get in contact.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is urged to contact Swords Garda Station on 01 666 4700 or the Garda Confidential line 1800 666 111.

ISPCC Childline now recruiting volunteers ISPCC Childline is now recruiting volunteers in Dublin to help raise vital funds to keep the service listening to children and young people in Ireland 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The national child protection charity’s annual Childline Change collection day takes place in Dublin on May 18 this year and supporters north and south of the Liffey, with a few hours to spare, are being called upon to volunteer to ensure the greatest possible amount of funds is raised.

ISPCC Childline costs €3.5 million to run every year and relies on public and corporate support to provide more than 90 per cent of this funding.

Volunteer Sarah Hughes said: “I’ve been with the ISPCC as a volunteer for over six years now and I’ve answered messages from children of all ages.

When they need to, they can reach out, we are there to listen.

“While we can’t always know the long-term effect of what we do, it is the most amazing feeling to think that we can help children out of the dark by simply being there.”

For information email the ISPCC Fundraising Team at community@ispcc.ie or call 1850 50 40 50. More information also available at ispcc.ie/ childlinechange.

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Jockey who punched taxi driver has community service hours reduced A JOCKEY who punched a taxi driver in the face and tried to gouge his eyes had his community service reduced because his hours of work and study are so extensive.

Christopher Timmons, 29, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to the taxi driver at Morehampton Rd, Donnybrook on July 24 2016.

A previous hearing heard garda evidence that after confusion over a taxi fare, Timmons slammed the passenger door, punched the car roof and kicked the side door.

When the driver got out, the defendant grabbed him from behind, punched him in the face and tried to “gouge his eyes out” with his fingers.

The court heard Timmons is so busy with work and study that a probation service report found

he did not have time to complete 200 hours of community service.

His barrister Brian Storan said: “He is willing, able and anxious to carry it out, but is not in a position to do so.”

Judge Karen O’Connor reduced Timmons’ community service from 200 hours to 80, noting he had brought €3,950 to court to compensate the taxi driver he assaulted.

She said Timmons, of The Pines, Castleknock, had behaved in a very aggressive manner and must give priority to his community service.

The 29-year-old wrote a letter to the court saying he was horrified by his own actions, especially as both his grandfathers had worked as taxi drivers, and had given up alcohol as a result.

In a victim impact statement, the injured taxi driver said he suffered a financial loss and

After confusion over a taxi fare, Timmons slammed the passenger door, punched the car roof and kicked the side door

had since changed his job and become a bus-driver.

Judge O’Connor said testimonials on behalf of Timmons suggested that this was “out-of-

character” behaviour.

She said he has completed a third-level degree, works as a jockey and is now addressing his alcohol issues.

The judge said Timmons was clearly a talented jockey with an impressive employment record, who had shown remorse and cooperated with gardai.

Banned driver who stole BMW and crashed while ‘out of his mind’ is jailed for two years A DISQUALIFIED driver who stole a BMW and later crashed it while “out of his mind” on drugs has been jailed for two years.

Jonathan Conway, 36, lost control of the car at a roundabout while being pursued by gardaI and it briefly became airborne before hitting a lamppost and wall.

Conway, of Delhurst Avenue, Blanchardstown and formerly of Haven House, Morningstar Avenue, has 120 convictions, mainly for road traffic and public order offences, theft and failing to appear in court.

He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to taking a car without the owner’s consent, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and refusing to give a sample at locations in south county Dublin on July 1, 2016.

Judge Melanie Greally said he and his passengers were very fortunate to have escaped injury when the car became airborne and crashed, after he drove away from gardai in a “highly dangerous” manner.

Garda Paul Byrne said he was on routine mobile patrol when he saw a black BMW change lanes without indicating. He said he activated the siren and lights and the car “shot off like a rocket”.

The court heard that the owner had mistakenly left her keys inside her car parked outside her Killiney home. The vehicle was written off after the crash.

Gda Byrne agreed with defence counsel that at the time of the offence Conway appeared to be “out of his mind” on heroin, alcohol and tablets.

One in five of us have been burgled – survey A RECENT survey has revealed that one in five people have been burgled, or know someone who has been burgled, in the past two years.

In the survey of 400 homeowners conducted by insuremyhouse.ie, it was discovered that 21% of people know somebody who has been burgled in the past 24 months.

The results come after the Central Statistics Office revealed that there was a 3.3% increase in burglaries from 2016 to 2017.

However, Dublin seems to be bucking the trend, with a decrease of almost 8% in the number of burglaries in 2017, with 8,199 burglaries reported in 2017, compared to 8,845 in 2016.

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Isabelle, Lola and Stella. Pictures: ALISON O’HANLON

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Eabha, Emily and Isabelle

AOMH Mearnog GAA held an Easter Camp recently for children in Junior Infants up to 6th Class. It was a multi-sports camp that catered for both girls and boys with a range of indoor and outdoor activities. It was a great opportunity to learn new skills and have fun and make new friends.

It’s all fun and games at camp

Some of the children enjoying the event

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Louise, Graham, Eve and Lynn Maxon. Picture: Alison O’Hanlon

Fundraising night for Erin go Bragh GAA Club E RIN go Bragh GAA Club hosted The 20k Drop in Westmanstown Centre last week. There were big screens, trap doors, backing music, etc in what has proven to be a very entertaining evening for all in the past. Funds raised at the event will be used to improve facilities at the club.

Ciaran Lanigan and John Kinsella

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O, Jim Gavin hasn’t deserted his darling Dubs, he was on loan recently to St Sylvester’s GAA in Malahide as he took time out of his busy schedule to give a special coaching session. Jim joined the U9 team and mentors at Broomfield for a special coaching session to support fund-raising efforts for the club for all-weather pitch development. See Gallery Next Week.

Dermot, Margaret and Mark Quinn

Georgia and Linda Smith

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST HANG OUTS AND HISTORICAL GEMS

THE BEST OF THE BRUNCH BUNCH

DUBLIN MADE EASY AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST CULTURAL HOTSPOTS

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HERE’S no denying that there’s a new food craze in town that’s here to stay. People meeting for brunch has become more common than a rainy day in our fair city, getting together in the late morning for a meal and a drink (or two). There’s a whole range of places across the length and breadth of the city that are jumping on the brunch train, with all kinds of delicious offers and bargains to tempt you to tuck in, but here are our top three of the best brunches in Dublin ...

SOPHIE’S DUBLIN

BRASSERIE SIXTY-SIX (66)

FIA CAFE

LOCATION: No 33 Harcourt St, Dublin 2 BEST FEATURE: Skyline views over the city RECOMMENDED MEAL: Pancake stack with whipped orange butter and maple syrup

LOCATION: No 66, South Great George’s Street BEST FEATURE: A range of cocktails perfect for a mid-morning buzz RECOMMENDED MEAL: Eggs and lobster

LOCATION: No 155B, Rathgar Road BEST FEATURE: Organic produce at its best RECOMMENDED MEAL: Gubeen Toastie

SOPHIE’S has quickly become a steadfast leader on the Dublin brunch scene.

With a delectable Instagram feed to make your eyes and mouth water, Sophie’s is truly a must visit.

Their bar serves a range of cocktails as colourable as the rainbow, made with premium spirts and a whole lot of love.

Homed at Harcourt Street’s Dean hotel, its views over the city centre are a sight to behold – perfect to complement a relaxing brunch on a sunny Sunday morning.

It has become a hit with those coming from abroad too, with their Yelp page filled with reviews from those who have travelled far and wide and still crown brunch at Sophie’s as one of the best.

BRASSERIE Sixty-Six is across the road from the legendary George’s Arcade, and their brunch menu is equally as iconic.

Known for their eggs and lobster as well as their range of cocktails, their brunch menu truly has something to cater to all tastes. They have everything from a halfchicken, to every egg dish under the sun, as well as American-style pancakes that’re sure to make you feel like you’re in the finest New York eatery.

A homey decor and a bustling location adds to the overall atmosphere, with colourful plates lining the walls for your eyes to adorn while you tuck into your photo-ready brunch.

SMALL in stature but mighty in taste, Rathgar’s Fia cafe is organic at its best. The southside restaurant seats 20-25 at best, but if you can get a seat, you’re in for a treat.

They try to make the most of their ingredients from Irish organic suppliers, meaning their menu is usually quite small, but everything on it is done well. Their ingredients are as fresh as possible, and anything that isn’t used is pickled or dehydrated in house for future dishes.

They’re known for their eggs and greens and the Gubeen Toastie, using all ingredients developed in-house or through local suppliers.

Their coffee is Irish-made too, with people coming to Fia especially to sample the well-known Roasted Brown coffee.

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | THANKS TO HIS PHONE, ME PAL’S AN EXPERT ON DE NEWS

Davy’s got all the answers – but are any right?

I’VE started taking vitamin tablets recently. I never used to take them but seeing as how January has been extended for three months, I felt I was lacking in a bit of the auld Vitamin D. So it was great that the sun finally popped out a bit this week and I could finally get out for a bit of a walk. I do enjoy having a bit of a stroll once the evenings start showing a bit of the grand stretch.

I’ve gotten into podcasts lately so I’ll sometimes stick me headphones in as I wander around the park – just

them normal headphones now, not them Beats by Whatshisname that cost the GDP of Mozambique.

It’s a fierce peaceful way of spending an hour or so. At the risk of going full-on hippy, it’s quite tranquil – or at least it was until I bumped into Davy. I swear the fella follows me sometimes. Everywhere I turn, he’s there.

Anyway, I hadn’t seen him for a while so we sat down on a bench for a chat, instantly transporting me from my tranquil place and back to a much stranger place all together.

Davy’s never been the podcasts to him but better of it. a l l t h a t te c h - s av v y that would perplex him “Go way out of that,” but Maureen got him a all together, so I thought he says. “I know I’m a bit s m a r t p h o n e fo r late to the party but Christmas and he’s I’m glad I’ve got the Maureen got Davy a finally figured out hang of it now. All how to use the apps smartphone for Christmas the news and eveand that. (Took four and he’s finally figured rything is here. months, but that’s out how to use the apps “ L i k e, I w a s and that. (Took four our Davy.) reading there that “It’s great,” he months, but that’s our t h ey ’re t a l k i n g says to me. “I can Davy.) about Ireland havget all the news and ing an official Indeeverything. All on pendence Day.” this little phone.”

“Are they?” I “Most of us have says. “But sure, do been doing that for we not have Padabout ten years, dy’s Day?” Davy,” I says.

“Yeah, but this I was thinking will be January 21 of mentioning – the day the first

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Dail sat back in 1919,” he says, getting all excited.

Davy loves the bit of history and harping on about the War of Independence and all the heroes and what have ye.

I’ve never been mad on wars – more of a Gandhi than a Collins man when it comes down to it – but sure, each to their own.

“I was reading about the lack of housing and lack of schools and things like that in the news,” I says to him. “Would they not be more important?”

“Of course they’re important,” he says. “But I still think these things

should be marked.”

“And who came up with this bright idea?” I asked him.

“A Senator,” he says.

“They’re going to discuss it in the Seanad!”

“The Seanad?” I says.

“Well, isn’t it just as well we voted to keep that shower a few years ago.

Who else would be looking out for these vital issues?”

Before he could pipe up, I popped the headphones back in and set off on me merry way again.

Sure, sometimes the best answers are the ones ye don’t want to hear!

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Picture: Robbie Reynolds Joanna Kelly, Simon Communities of Ireland; architect and TV presenter Dermot Bannon, and Kathryn Meghen, chief executive, Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland

Help to architect a better future with the RIAI Simon Open Door MARK O’BRIEN

ONE of the country’s best-known architects, Dermot Bannon, was on hand last week to launch the RIAI Simon Open Door campaign, aimed at raising funds to help tackle the housing and homelessness crisis.

Now in its 14th year, the campaign will run from Monday, May 14 until Sunday, May 20.

As part of the annual partnership between the RIAI and the Simon Communities, members of the public are encouraged to sign up for a one-hour consultation with an RIAI-registered architect in exchange for a donation of just €90.

All funds raised go directly to the Simon Communities of Ireland.

Since the initiative began, more than €700,000 has been raised nationally.

Last year alone generated €124,000 for the charity, which provides support services to more than 11,000 people across Ireland who are experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.

The Dublin Simon Community provides services to more than 5,100 people and families each year across Dublin, Wicklow, Meath, Kildare, Louth and Cavan.

They work on the streets of the capital 365 nights a year, providing a Rough Sleeper team, soup runs and a mobile health unit, as well as operating a medical treatment centre for people experiencing homelessness, which was recently granted planning permission to expand to 100 beds.

A unique counselling service (“Sure Steps”) is also provided to clients to help them rebuild their lives, with the service completely funded by volun-

tary donations – just €90 covers five counselling sessions.

Niamh Randall, national spokesperson for the Simon Communities, said: “Unfortunately, homelessness in Ireland remains a major challenge.

“As of February, figures showed that almost 10,000 men, women and children remain trapped in emergency accommodation and many thousands more are experiencing housing insecurity.

“The RIAI Simon Open Door campaign is a wonderful initiative, which raises much needed funds for the Simon Communities of Ireland and supports our work in addressing the housing and homelessness crisis all around the country. Partnerships like these make a real difference.”

Speaking at the launch, Kathryn Meghen, RIAI chief executive said: “Last year, 191 RIAI-registered architects across the country completed 1,366 one-hour consultations and we would encourage as many architects as possible to again consider giving up their time to contribute their expertise for this worthy cause this year.

“Building is complex, and a consultation with an RIAI-registered architect is a great opportunity for homeowners to explore the most economic and appropriate options to meet their needs.

“We’re urging interested members of the public to book early to avoid disappointment as the slots are expected to fill up quickly.”

Registration for the week-long event is now open and home owners are encouraged to book a slot with an RIAIregistered architect in their local area by visiting www.simonopendoor.ie.

MARK O’BRIEN

T H I S ye a r ’s a n n u a l Darkness Into Light campaign has officially been launched ahead of the upcoming walk on Saturday, May 12.

This year’s campaign, Wake Up, was launched with the release of an emotive video aimed at raising awareness of how we treat one another, and how this could be a matter of life or death.

The video also aims to

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Pieta House’s chief executive, Brian Higgins, has thanked participants of the annual Darkness Into Light walk for the support they provide so that the charity can continue to provide their services free of charge destigmatise suicide and self-harm within Ireland with the help of a handful of famous faces.

Mental health advocate and academic Sinead Burke, musician and

mental health activist Niall Breslin, sports broadcaster Evanne Ni Chuilinn, Fair City actor Eric Lalor, GAA AllIreland winner Nicole Owens and the designer

of the 2018 Darkness Into Light t-shirt, Step h e n Co n s i d i n e, a l l take part in the video campaign, which was launched by Electric Ireland and Pieta House.

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WAYS TO HELP OTHERS, AND TO HELP YOURSELF, TOO

PEOPLE

PUBLIC URGED TO SIGN UP NOW FOR ANNUAL PIETA HOUSE WALK

Will you help to turn Darkness Into Light?

A host of well-known faces from across society are taking part in this year’s Darkness Into Light, and are calling on you to take part in either the main walk at the Phoenix Park, or in a similar event in your area

Niall Breslin, one of Ireland’s foremost mental health advocates, has said that it’s important that the issue of suicide is highlighted.

The musician said: “It’s never been more important to highlight the issue of suicide in Ireland and the message of kindness is especially important.”

Demand for the services that Pieta House provide has been steadily increasing, with the

chief executive of the charity Brian Higgins, thanking participants of the annual walk for the support they provide so that the charity can continue to provide their services free of charge.

He said: “Thanks to the generosity of all our participants and supporters, all of our services remain free, but the demand for them is ever-increasing.

“We all need to wake up to the stigmas that

lead people to the point of self-harm or suicidal crisis and subsequently to the doors of Pieta House to seek help.”

Now in their sixth year of partnership, Electric Ireland have said they are determined to continue supporting the communities they operate in through the Darkness Into Light initiative.

Niall Dineen, head of Commerc ial, Electric Ireland, said: “This pro-

gramme fits with our values as an organisation and our determination to continue to support the communities in which we live and operate in.

“Sadly, suicide continues to be an issue for so many families in Ireland and we know the work that Pieta House do continues to be of vital importance in helping to create a brighter future for people in their hour of need”.

Last year, more than 180,000 people took part in Darkness into Light, which is steadily becoming a national – and indeed global – movement.

Registration for this year’s event must be completed by May 4, with organisers expecting spaces to fill up quickly.

For further information about the walk and events, see www. darknessintolight.ie.

Glasnevin view is a towering success story THE O’Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum was officially reopened last week, concluding a remarkable restoration process of one of the city’s most striking views.

Visitors to Glasnevin Cemetery can now climb the newly installed staircase within the tower and enjoy a truly unique and spectacular view of Dublin not seen since 1971.

The reopening of the O’Connell Tower was marked by the laying of a time capsule at the base of the tower by students from the local O’Connell School in Glasnevin.

Speeches were also given by Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe, and the chairman of Glasnevin Trust, John Green.

The O’Connell Tower was closed in 1971 when a large bomb exploded at its base, which shot up through the tower, destroying its staircase and blowing out its windows.

In partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW), Glasnevin Trust began work in 2016 to reinstate the staircase and restore the tower.

The newly installed 198-step staircase in the O’Connell Tower comprises a wrought iron spiral staircase followed by hand carved wooden steps.

The top of the O’Connell Tower provides a 360-degree panorama affording breath-taking views to the north, south, east and west across all of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and the Irish Sea. Admission is by ticket only, with a range of admission prices available.

BELOW: Jeffrey Mark Donaldson, MP; Commissioner of the OPW, John McMahon; chairman of Glasnevin Trust, John Green, and Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe.

Pictures: Julien Behal.

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SINGER/SONGWRITER John Duhan will play at Blanchardstown’s Draiocht Studio on April 27.

Known as the writer of Christy Moore’s hit, The Voyage, he will perform a selection of his greatest hits on the night from a career spanning more than 40 years.

Duhan began his career with Beat group Granny’s Intentions in the 1960s, before they disbanded when Duhan was 21.

He then went on to write folk songs and prose, receiving critical acclaim for these across the board for his work.

Tickets for the show are available now and can be booked through Draiocht’s website, priced €18.

Junk is in, darlings, in this fashionable final THE grand final of this year’s Junk Kouture competition takes place on April 19 in the 3Arena.

Known as Ireland’s leading fashion competition for secondary schools, a collection of some of the nation’s most talented fashionistas of the future will take their designs to the 3Arena stage.

Students will be wear-

ing their own creations, made from recyclable materials, in a catwalk show to showcase their looks.

Now in its eighth year, thousands of students across the country enter Junk Kouture. 2018 saw a record number of applications, with 1,533 entries whittled down to 86 for the grand final.

Tesco’s Great Irish Bake set to help raise dough for sick kids TESCO stores across Dublin will host their annual Great Irish Bake this Friday, April 20 to help raise funds for Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

Now in its fourth year, the Great Irish Bake aims to raise €100,000 for Temple Street to buy much needed medical equipment for the hospital.

More than €3m has been raised for Temple Street by the supermarket, to date, with Tesco recently announcing

that they are to extend their charity partnership with the children’s hospital.

This year, the money raised through the initiative will go towards purchasing speech and language equipment for Temple Street, used in the treatment of children with a cleft palette.

Tesco staff prepare the baked goods for the day, allowing customers to enjoy a treat while in-store activities aim to entertain as well.

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

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COOPER – OUR DOG OF THE WEEK STILL GOING DAFFY FOR...

THEIR time is rapidly running out, but daffodils are still proving popular with photographers – and with our readers, such as this shot by Joseph Smyth, who framed these blooms in the city centre. If you have great, high-res shots of the city that you’d love to share with fellow readers, email them to news@ dublingazette.com.

Dip into the delights of Grease on the big screen FOR one night only, classic musical, Grease, is set to return to the big screen, ready to wow old and new fans in style.

Cinema chain Odeon will be screening the 1970’s hit on April 19 across all their locations. Revisit the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies and their story of love, lust and anguish during their time at Rydell High – just in time for the Summer of love!

Although set at the tail end of the 1950s in the heart of Americana, Grease’s infectious, toe-tapping tunes have a timeless appeal that have made Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta’s unlikely romance a hit down the decades.

The screening is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie. Odeon’s Dublin locations include Stillorgan, Coolock, Charlestown, Blanchardstown and Point Square.

Tickets for the special screening are available to prebook online, with prices ranging from €9.75 to €12.50.

DUBLIN Gazette has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Cooper is a stunninglooking two-year-old English Cocker Spaniel who cannot wait to find his perfect home.

His favourite activity is to go on a long walk to new places, where he can explore interesting smells.

Cooper is a big foodie which is great news as this makes him a dream dog to train because he is always ready to work for food.

He has brains to burn and already knows a few commands, like Sit, Stay, Fetch and Find.

Cooper gets anxious around dogs and he wants to be the centre of attention, so for this reason he would be the happiest dog in the world if he is the only

king of the castle.

At the moment we feel that a singleperson home will be best to give Cooper the 1:1 attention he truly deserves to fulfil his real potential.

Cooper is an energetic boy with brains and beauty to boot, and he will thrive in a home with lots of activities to keep his brain busy.

If you have room in your heart for Cooper, then 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.

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APRIL 21 (SATURDAY)

Bryan Ferry @ Olympia Theatre, €71.50 THERE’S a Ferry good gig ahead (sorry) for those catching the now classic crooner who’s still one of the most identifiable faces of the ertswhile glam art rock wave. To call the former Roxy Music frontman’s solo career prolific would be an understatement, with a massive bank of songs to draw upon for his show.

APRIL 19 (THURSDAY) Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats @ Olympia Theatre, €30 All The Luck In The World @ Workman’s Club, €13 Ciaran Lavery @ Whelan’s Haiku @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10

APRIL 20 (FRIDAY) Lisa O’Neill with Pat McCabe @ Abbey Theatre, €30 The Low Anthem @ The Grand Social, €23 Mary Black sings Jimmy MacCarthy @ Vicar Street, €35 Courtney Marie Andrews @ Whelan’s, €19 Wiki @ The Workman’s Club, €17.50 Aine Cahill @ Smock Alley Theatre, €22 Overhead, The Albatross @ The Bowery, €15 Unquestionably one of Ireland’s most enthralling live rock acts, this devastatingly loud and textured instrumental act will blow you away.

Melts @ Deborah @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 David Bowie Weekender featuring Rebel Rebel @ The Purty Kitchen, €15

APRIL 21 (SATURDAY) David Bowie Weekender featuring Rebel Rebel @ The Purty Kitchen, €15 Nada Surf @ Whelan’s, €21 John Sheahan and Colm Mac Com Iomaire @ Abbey Theatre Mary Black sings Jimmy MacCarthy @ Vicar Street, €35 Peter Mulvey @ The Workman’s Club, €14 Pillow Queens @ The Workman’s Club, €15 Mabel @ The Academy, €14

APRIL 22 (SUNDAY) Mercury Rev @ Whelan’s, €35 Unquestionably one of the best atmospheric, cult soft-rock bands of the last twenty years, Mercury Rev only occasionally stuck their head above the parapet, but they have countless great tunes.

APRIL 23 (MONDAY) Nashville in Concert @ 3Arena

APRIL 24 (TUESDAY) Eden @ Olympia Theatre, €20 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7

APRIL 25 (WEDNESDAY) Awolnation @ The Academy, €28 The Vamps @ 3Arena Moor Mother + Joni + Sunken Foal @ Whelan’s, €15

Mastering the harp was a Canny move From seven-time All Ireland champion in harp and banjo as a kid, to working with some household names under the encouraging, watchful eye of a personal champion from The Police, Lisa Canny’s road to the musical big time is starting to look like it’s tilted downhill ...

GROWING up in rural County Mayo, Lisa Canny wasn’t from a particularly musical family, but she fell in love with music, fast.

Practising intensely on harp and banjo as a child, she rose to the level of  JAMES HENDICOTT All Ireland Champion in both instruments, not once, or twice – but an incredible seven times.

Now, she’s looking to establish herself in a wholly different world.

“The All Irelands were very competitive – up to 50 people from each county, and you had to finish first or second in your county to make the All Ireland. I was very competitive,” Canny jokes. “It’s a huge deal to get out of your county.

“I remember the first time I won. Driving home, they had the banners out for miles driving up to the house, like a football final! I had a big homecoming. It kept me going through those years when being a redhead playing harp and banjo wasn’t so cool.”

Later, having decided she wanted to do a phd in music at UCC, Canny asked legendary music professor Mel Mercier (now at UL) to be her supervisor.

“He said he thought I should be on the stage,” she recalls. “He said he’d take me on ‘this day next year’, if I showed him for one year that I’d just done performance, because he thought that’s where I should be. I left with my tail between my legs, but thank God he did that. On the next tour, everything changed.”

Canny was touring with a band called Celtic Crossroads when she was approached by a man in the audience. “Forget this band,” he said, “You need to be a solo artist, baby.” That man was Miles Copeland, of Sting-fronted band, The Police. At the time, Canny had never written a song, and had focused heavily on Irish traditional ballads.

It’s taken several years to reach her current status, which has seen Canny work with the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs and Akon as a songwriter, but also to get herself in a place to release her own work.

Despite her success – her online following, for example, has gone up by 400% in the past year – the new single, Freedom, and forthcoming EP are Canny’s first formal releases.

“I was living two lives in Ireland,” she remembers. “I was doing the trad thing, but also trying to establish this original work. It was hard to manage both of them, so I decided to start being who I needed to be; to make it work in London. From the get go, I was the hip-hop harpist over there.”

Today, you’ll find Canny writing her own stuff, but also grabbing an online reputation in covering the likes of Metallica (her version of Nothing Else Happens alone has a million views online since January), Beyonce and Christy Moore.

She’s also releasing a song every week this year; a memorable blend of originals and covers. “It’s been a very purposeful plan to get a following up. I’ve been able to do two Irish tours now without releasing anything,” she tells us.

“It’s been incredible. I’m very excited to finally get something out there. It’s time. It’s become my life.”

Lisa Canny follows the release of debut single Freedom (left) with an Irish tour, including a show at the Chalk Venue in Swords of May 31.

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ENTERTAINMENT Record Store Day fun AUSSIE QUARTET BACK AFTER BREAK over at Tower Records  RACHEL D’ARCY AS A staple in any music fanatics calendar, this year’s Record Store Day will take place this Saturday, with Tower Records hosting a number of events to celebrate the event.

They’ll be throwing open their doors at 8am sharp on Saturday for a long day of musical celebration.

There’ll be DJ sets in store from 12pm from a whole heap of acts including The Hot Sprockets, The Fontaines DC and Today FM’s Claire Beck, with more to be announced.

Radio Nova will also stop by to broadcast live from the Dawson Street outlet.

Anyone who makes a purchase on April 21 will be entered into a draw to win a huge selection of goodies – from tickets to the Gorillaz or Beck, tickets to The National, a Record Store Day turntable or tickets to Forbidden Fruit.

Keeping music fanatics full on the day will be Wowburger, whose Wicklow Street branch have teamed up with the record store stalwart to provide a deal for hungry music fans.

If you show your April 21 Tower receipt in store, you’ll get a burger and a pint for €10.

Dun Laoghaire’s famous Teddy’s Ice Cream will also be parked up outside Tower Records, bringing a little sunshine to the city as they serve free 99s to customers bearing a Tower receipt.

Tower are also currently hosting a vinyl sale filled with albums new and old with bargains galore, encouraging people to begin or update their collections with hundreds of titles available.

Be quick, though, as the sale ends this Sunday!

Youngblood: A grown-up sound for 5SOS guys

 RACHEL D’ARCY AFTER taking some time off to focus on their new album, 5 Seconds of Summer are back with a bang.

The Aussie boys are revving up to release their third album, Youngblood, on June 22, after taking a career break to truly define and reimagine their sound.

Once hailed as the “biggest new rock act” in the world by legendary magazine Rolling Stone, 5 Seconds of Summer’s (5SOS) previous two albums – Sounds Good Feels Good, and their titular titled effort – have seen them score numerous number ones across

“

The 5SOS emerging now are totally different to the boys who used to record YouTube covers in their bedrooms the globe, shifting more than 1.5 million albums globally.

Yo u n g b l o o d m a r ks a more mature sound for the quartet, driving away from their poppypunk roots and towards a more indie, older sound, growing up alongside the fans that first drove them to number one four years ago.

“Growing up is what we had to do on Youngblood,” says vocalist/guitarist Luke Hemmings.

5SOS started when the band – comprising Hemmings, drummer Ashton Irwin, guitarist Michael Clifford and bassist Calum Hood – were all barely out of school, aged from 14 to 16 years old.

Now, all aged in their early 20s, the 5SOS emerging now are totally different to the boys who used to record YouTube covers of popular rock/ emo tracks in their bedrooms.

“Seven years as a band

may seem like a long time, but we were teenagers when we started.

“We had to look at each other and say, ‘Are we going to stop now, or do this forever? Because if we continue, we have to go farther than we ever have before’,” Hemmings said.

To celebrate the new r e l e a s e, H e m m i n g s and the rest of 5SOS embarked on their smallest tour in years, playing some of the more intimate venues Europe had to offer before heading on to the US leg of the promo tour.

Venues averaged a capacity of 1,000 compared to the arenas they usually grace, and fans

who were lucky enough to snatch tickets to the gigs were treated to a selection of startling new tracks including title track Youngblood, released as the second single from the record last week.

Re p o r t s f r o m t h e shows were glowing, showing that even with a change in sound, the band are still as loved by fans as ever.

Youngblood is a departure from the AmericanApparel-clad She Looks So Perfect sound of years gone by, and a departure from the 5SOS we once knew; now destined for bigger, bolder horizons with legions of fans by their side.

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THE ROCK’S LATEST WILL AMUSE CINEMA | RAMPAGE MAY NOT SMASH MANY RECORDS, BUT IT’S ENTERTAINING

Monkeying about proves plenty of fun A MERCILESS beast goes on the loose in the city, leaving a trail of violence and devastation behind him as the authorities try to grab him before there’s any more carnage – But enough about Bruce Willis’ latest film – the disastrous remake of the Charles Bronson (ahem) classic, Death Wish, which is currently stinking up cinema screens – here’s Rampage (Cert 12A, 107 mins) instead.

People of a certain age may recall an old 1986 game which saw players guide a monster around a single-screen cityscape, smashing buildings until they collapsed, chomping tasty humans, and trying

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to leave King Kong-lossal damage in their wake.

Well, it’s taken some 30-something years, but we’re finally treated to much the same thing with a film loosely – very loosely – based on the game, with The Rock weighing in to keep the gloriously dumb action rolling along.

Dumb isn’t the word – this one is strictly a nobrainer, following the stress and tension of last week’s film, A Quiet Place.

Wildlife expert and anti-

poacher The Rock is called into action when pathogens from space infect a number of beasts, including his gorilla pal, causing extreme growth and termperament changes.

It’s not long before the big, bad beasties are – all together now – rampaging, with The Rock doing his all to help stop them before Chicago is destroyed.

It’s a classic high-concept film, which could easily be summed up as ‘Man tries to stop monsters destroying the city’.

There’s not much more to it than that, despite the best efforts of the plot to unnecessarily make things a little more complex.

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A QUIET PLACE

Full of sssh-penseful high-stakes tension and stress EMILY Blunt takes another confident step into sci-fi territory with A Quiet Place (Cert 15A, 90 mins), which briskly tells of a family’s desperate struggle to survive in a world that’s been decimated by strange monsters. With the slightest noise drawing the monsters’ attention towards any nearby noisy, delicious humans, the film creates an unusual amount of stress, and while it’s far from silent it forces the audience itself to form a quiet place to best appreciate the tightrope tension.

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PACKED to the brim with gaming and pop culture references, director Stephen Spielberg’s latest, Ready Player One (Cert 12A, 140 mins) goes out on a limb to bring us a near future world that’s virtually brilliant (if you’re a gamer), but may be a bit baffling for many others. A youth races to find a secret that’s hidden somewhere in the all-pervasive virtual reality that many people escape from slums and dreary reality into – but in doing so he draws actual, real-world danger ever closer ...

PACIFIC RIM UPRISING

Not quite the monster of a sequel fans had hoped for IT’S hard to make a mess of a film about giant robots (more or less) fighting giant Kaiju (monsters) in dense urban cityscapes, but there’s just something a little derivative about Pacific Rim Uprising (Cert 12A, 111 mins). Leading the troops is John Boyega, who turns in a nicely charismatic performance, but as sequels go it’s missing a little of the sly wit of its impressive predecessor. Still, at least the visuals are great, and it’s not as offensively dumb as the terrible T**********s films.

Whoa, whoa! The Rock swears that his ape pal – and the trouble it gets into – will get an awful lot bigger in Rampage (and he’s proven right on both counts)

similar films pouring into cinemas in recent years, and Rampage doesn’t add anything particularly new to the genre.

Still, The Rock is as char-

ismatic as ever, the effects are decent, and the support – including Jeffrey Dean Morgan, all but channelling his Negan character from The Walking Dead

– is on top form.

Maybe you won’t go ape for this, but at least it’s not as monstrously bad as Death Wish. Sorry, Bruce.

Verdict: 7/10

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GALLERIES

Joy Neville, who received a Sports Person of the Year Award. Robbie Reynolds

Celebrating some extraordinary people H

ISTORIAN Catherine Corless, the Irish Coast Guard, crew of Rescue 116, rugby referee Joy Neville and campaigner Vera Twomey were among those honoured at the Rehab People of the Year Awards. The star-studded black-tie ceremony, which was hosted by Grainne Seoige and Aidan Power, saw ten winners recognised for their heroic deeds and remarkable achievements.

Harry Flynn and his sister Molly Flynn who received the Young Person of the Year Award

Ifrah Ahmed, International Person of the Year Award

Colette Byrne received a Everyday Hero Award

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Martina Jennings with Sile Seoige and Suzanne Walsh

Brian Farrell and Aoibheann McCaul

Vera Twomey, received a People of the Year Award

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Maia Dunphy with Anna Geary and Ksenia Zsikhotska

Dianna Bunici

James Gannon receiving the Cyril Donnellan

Catherine Corless

Community Group of the Year Award

Fr Peter McVerry

Clementine MacNice and James Patrice

Joy Neville and Simona Coppola

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Northern wonders ACROSS THE BORDER | HEAD ‘UP’ TO DISCOVER A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor THERE’S a quiet revolution happening across the border as more and more tourists discover the hidden gems of Northern Ireland.

Fermanagh is the latest addition to the ‘must see’ list for holidaymakers – though with 195,000 visitors to Belleek Pottery alone last year, it’s no big surprise.

Tourist attractions such as the Marble Arch Caves and Enniskillen Castle are also a big hit with sightseers, along with the Cuilcagh Boardwalk, also known as the Stairway to Heaven.

Part of the trip through the underwater caves has to be made by boat – kids will love it! Florence Court is well worth a visit, particularly if the weather is good which is ideal for exploring its charming gardens.

Cuilcagh is regarded as one of the most beautiful walking trails in the world and this weekend (Sunday, April 22) there’s a guided walk of the hikers’ trail – a not-to-bemissed event for those who love the outdoors.

The SHARE discovery village is hosting an afternoon tea and cruise event on April 28, allowing visitors to experience the stunning scenery at Lough Erne while indulging in a glass of bubbly and a selection of delicacies.

The fully guided tour of Upper Lough Erne is hands-down the most relaxing way to experience the beauty of the lake.

Are you a Maguire, or do you know a Maguire?

If so, then sign up for the

Maguire History Weekend at Enniskillen Castle from May 11-13.

This annual weekend presents an exciting and varied programme exploring the history and heritage of the Fermanagh namesake.

The Lough Erne heritage exhibition runs until June 24 at Enniskillen Castle (inset, left) and showc a s e s some of the work of Lough Erne Heritage which ensures that its unique artefacts, history, traditions and records are preserved and celebrated.

Then there’s the worldfamous Belleek Pottery, not to mention water sports aplenty and a host of great pubs and restaurants. If you can fit it in, Lusty Begs on Boa Island is a lovely spot for lunch

or dinner.

Tanya Cathcart, who welcomes visitors at Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism, says: “It’s bursting at the seams with exciting things to see and do, which make it the perfect place for a long weekend or short break.

“We may not always get the weather we would like, but we certainly make up for it in terms of interesting things to experience, including a wide range of historical tourist attractions, water sports and outdoor activities.”

If retail therapy is your thing then Enniskillen is your best bet – why not purchase an Enniskillen gift card in advance to set your budget and make things that bit easier?

For details on accommodation offers, visitor attractions and how to purchase a gift card see www.fermanaghlakelands.com/hello.

From the top: Crom Estate, the Cuilcagh Boardwalk, Belleek Pottery, Florence Court, and Castle Coole

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FOOD & TRAVEL Jayna McCloskey and Max Barrett help Dr Marian Faughnan, chief specialist in nutrition, safefood launch the new five-year campaign.

Picture: Jason Clarke

A call to join a day of action to tackle the rising use of plastics IF YOU’RE concerned about the increasingly high levels of plastic on supermarket shelves, environmentalists want you to join a ‘Shop and Drop’ day of action on Saturday, April 21.

Oison Coghlan, director of Friends of the Earth, said: “People are just sick of plastic, and sick of having more and more of it dumped on us by retailers who make us responsible for trying to recycle it.

“Far too much of our fruit and vegetables are packed and wrapped in plastic, for example.

“There are lots of things shops can do to reduce plastic packaging and we’re hoping people will use this day of action on April 21 to show supermarkets that we want them to act.”

The ‘Shop and Drop’ encourages consumers to leave extraneous plastic packaging at the point of retail, and to question what retailers are doing to reduce their use of plastics.

A plastic bottle: Marion Something that’s just a moment in Briggs, the your hand – but volunteer national which could coordinator potentially of the day of float about as action, added: rubbish for “Shows such decades (or as Blue Planet even longer) II and the in the sea news that there’ll be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050 have highlighted the adverse impact plastic has on our natural environment and wildlife.”

Iceland goes cold on using palm oil in its own-label foodstuffs ICELAND has announced that it will stop using palm oil as an ingredient in all its own-label food by the end of 2018.

Growing demand for palm oil for use in food products, cosmetics and biodiesel is devastating tropical rainforests across South East Asia.

In Indonesia and Malaysia, where expanding palm oil and wood pulp plantations are the biggest driver of deforestation, many species are being threatened with extinction, including orangutans, which are already critically endangered.

Palm oil is currently found in 50% of all supermarket products, from bread to biscuits and breakfast cereal to soap – despite this, 35% of consumers are unaware of what palm oil is, or its usage.

Once informed about palm oil and its devastating impact on the environment, most people say that they do not believe palm oil should be used in food products.

Iceland’s reduction project is already well under way, with palm oil successfully removed from 50% of its own-label range.

NEW CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING IN FAMILIES

Go coconuts for the freshest food WITH the run in to the summer (and hopefully being able to get out and about more), safefood, the HSE and Healthy Ireland are encouraging parents to reduce the amount of treat foods given to children.

Research reveals almost one fifth (19%) of the average weekly family food shop is spent on highlyprocessed ‘treat’ foods such as crisps, chocolates and sweets. This compares

with only 10% spent on fruit and 7% on vegetables.

The research found that on average, families with children spent €1,037 last year on treat foods.

In comparison, the spend on fruit was €521 and €346 on vegetables.

The research was carried out to coincide with the latest phase of START, a five-year public health awareness campaign from safefood, the HSE and

Healthy Ireland.

The campaign is encouraging families to take the first step towards a healthier lifestyle for their children by supporting them to start with one daily win and to persist with the changes, no matter how difficult they become.

Sarah O’Brien, HSE national lead on the START campaign, said: “We all love to treat our children or grandchildren,

and many of us do it with these types of snacks and sugary foods, knowing in our hearts that it would be better not to.

“Our research with parents shows that almost half (49%) give treat foods at weekends, and of these more than one in four (27%) use them as a reward during the week.

“But on a very positive note, it also shows that almost half of us parents

have tried to change our children’s eating habits, and better again, 88% of us have persisted with that change.

“So, when it comes to treat foods, together we can make that change and ensure our families lead healthier lives.”

To find out more about the START campaign and ways to make a healthy, positive start see www. makeastart.ie.

Howth launch for Lambay Irish Whiskey HOWTH was the setting for the launch of the Lambay Irish Whiskey Company last week.

Brand manager Sabine Sheehan said: “We are a small, craft, independent Irish whiskey with a unique taste and are focused on sharing our Lambay Whiskey with

the community of whiskey lovers around Ireland.”

A maritime theme started the evening with a short boat excursion towards Lambay Island courtesy of Dublin Bay Cruises followed by fine food, whiskey cocktails and live music afterwards in

Howth Yacht Club.

Guests enjoyed delicious Lambay Whiskey cocktails such as the recently recommended cocktail of the month from Chilled Magazine, The Selkie.

Music was provided by Skerries duo, The Finns, who performed

their exclusive track, Lambay.

Lambay Whiskey is available to buy in key Dublin off-licences, whiskey bars and locations, including L Mulligan Grocers, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Peter’s Pub, the Ragtrader, Sheehans, The Bank, and The Temple Bar.

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HOME | GETTING READY FOR SUMMER

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1)Climbing plants like clematis make use of vertical boundaries 2) Climbing roses look lovely but need careful pruning 3) Clever use of planting can soften the appearance of boundary walls 4) Hydrangea petiolaris clings to walls by means of aerial roots

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BARBECUE? RACHEL D’ARCY We know - with the wintery weather conditions as of late, it’s hard to envision an Ireland where we can cook al fresco and have a garden that we can actually get use out of. With Met Eireann constantly dangling prospects of higher temperatures above our heads, though,

our daydreaming

of a lovely barbeque with family and friends becomes more plausible. Aldi have us covered, too - they’re delivering all the goods we need for a fashionable yet functional Summer soiree.

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Setting boundaries  Anne Byrne

Garden Design WHATEVER size your garden is, there will be some sort of boundary separating it from the world outside and the boundary has an important role to play in a number of ways. In towns and cities we need to enclose our own space and create a private area outside our homes for our own personal use, and in more rural areas with larger gardens the boundaries may be further away from the house itself, but still have an important role to play in the design of the garden.

A secure boundary is usually the first consideration, to keep small children and pets safely inside the garden, and unwelcome intruders out – these may be of the two legged or four legged kind, and any country dweller who’s had an unscheduled visit from an escaped herd of livestock will know just how much damage they can do in a very short time.

The choice of boundary also plays an important role in the garden design. In a town garden where space is limited, a poorly planned boundary can make you feel hemmed in and often isn’t adequate to ensure a comfortable feeling of privacy. Clever design can make a world of difference here. The use of climbing plants can

help to soften the starkness of walls, while introducing changes of level, for instance in the form of raised beds, reduces the stark contrast between a small, flat space and a high boundary wall. Adding height to the internal layout also helps encourage the eye to linger on interesting features within the garden itself rather than the four walls enclosing it.

In larger gardens, particularly in less built up areas, the boundary can play a role in helping the garden to blend in with the surrounding area, especially if there are views of countryside beyond. Sometimes the challenge here is to provide a sense of enclosure and indeed shelter when needed, without completely screening attractive views that you want to hang on to. It’s a lot to think about!

When I’m called in to design garden plans, clients often assume that planting climbers is a good way to disguise an unattractive boundary. It can work, but you have to be careful, as you could end up drawing attention to the very feature you’re anxious to conceal.

Climbing plants have hugely varying rates of growth, with some taking years to make any visual impact, while others can run riot and create another problem for you to solve.

Some climbers will need support

such as timber trellis or garden wire secured to the boundary, while others will attach themselves to walls or fences by means of aerial roots, which are very difficult to remove if you want to clean or re-paint the wall.

You also need to consider whether you want an evergreen or deciduous climber, and whether you want to go for attractive foliage or whether flowers are more important. Finally, the maintenance needs of climbers vary widely, with some needing hardly any, others needing just an annual trim, and some, such as wisteria and climbing roses, look stunning but you need to know how to look after them.

Here are a few suggestions for different situations to get you thinking: • Hydrangea petiolaris – this selfclinging, deciduous climber will tolerate shade so its white blooms can brighten up a north or east facing wall.

• Akebia quinata – also known as chocolate vine, attractive deciduous leaves and unusual purple – pink pendant flowers in spring.

• Lonicera japonica “Halliana” – this Japanese honeysuckle is semi - evergreen, meaning it will keep its leaves in a mild winter, and although its flowers are less showy than deciduous varieties, they have a lovely fragrance.

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FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE

Gym Plus Coffee takes to the Dublin Mountains

FOLLOWING the success of its Classic range, Irish active wear brand Gym+Coffee has launched two brand new colours in its best-selling hoody.

The new Forest Green and Midnight Navy Taking to the Dublin mountains to shoot this campaign, Gym+Coffee founder Niall Horgan said, “We chose the Ticknock Forest for this photoshoot because it is such a unique location and mirrors the colours of the hoodies in the natural surroundings.

At G+C, we believe a healthy balance in life is essential. Gym plus coffee, exercise plus socialising - is key.

Another balance to strike is urban and rural and finding the right balance between city life and the outdoors can help maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Ticknock is just 15 minutes outside Dublin city and the perfect escape from hectic urban life.”

The hoodies, which have become a favourite in fitness circles with fans including Bodycoach Joe Wicks, Brian O’Driscoll and The Happy Pear Twins, as well as Roz Purcell and Nicky Byrne. These colours are available in both women’s and men’s styles and are priced at €60.00. The hoodies are available online from www. gympluscoffee.com.

BEAUTY FROM THE BURREN THE BURREN PERFUMERY, located in the heart of the Burren in Co. Clare, expertly makes small batch perfumes and certified organic cosmetics inspired by the iconic limestone landscape of the Burren and its unique flora. The Burren Perfumery also has a range of certified organic herbal balms, which offer an abundance of soothing properties. These natural herbal balms are blended from the highest quality organic plant oils.

The Burren Perfumery’s herbal balms are soil association certified 100% organic, made only from natural plants and oils, and available in a range of different skin conditions/dry and damaged skin issues. The collection includes a variety of therapeutic properties; Arnica (soothes muscular pains and general aches), Borage (cools and soothes skin suffering from dermatitis and eczema), Calendula (relieves minor burns, sunburn, eczema and chapped skin), Comfrey (wellknown traditionally used herb with antibacterial qualities for humans and animals alike, reduces swelling, heals bruises, insect bites, stings and minor wounds).

Soothing and effective with no synthetics or hidden ingredients, the herbal balms can be used on all parts of the body, including the face. The Burren Perfumery’s herbal balms are both calming and restorative. They are suitable for even the most sensitive skin types. The full range of The Burren Perfumery products are available at The Burren Perfumery, online at www.burrenperfumery.com, and in Avoca stores nationwide. The herbal balms are available for RRP €18.

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HOME & STYLE

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NCAD student, Ciara Masterson

River Island award their 2018 bursary RIVER ISLAND have awarded their 2018 bursary to NCAD student, Ciara Masterson. Ciara, from Dublin, was selected

by NCAD’s current design controller Lucy Moller to win the €3,500 bursary. As well as this, Ciara’s functional yet fashion forward collection for Spring/Summer 2018 has secured her a three-month internship with River Island at the studio in London.

The bursary is highly sought after, with previous winners having seen their designs sold in River Island stores across the globe. This is the fifteenth year of the bursary, which offers final year NCAD students the chance to win the coveted internship at their head studio. Many of the winners of the bursary go on to become full time members of the River Island design team, including current design controller Lucy Moller, who won the 2006 bursary.

Moller said: “River Island’s NCAD bursary launched my fashion career 12 years ago. Our industry thrives on fresh ideas, and it’s fantastic to give NCAD graduates the chance to work as an extension of our design team.”

Ciara’s winning collection is a combination of fashion and function, featuring pieces that can be easily adapted for different purposes. An example is an oversized check coat and dress that can be adapted by using the built in drawstring belts to change them into a more structured silhouette.

The palette of her collection is fresh and Spring-like, utilising tonal neutrals alongside rouching for more texture and definition in Ciara’s designs.

Angela O’Kelly, head of design for body and environment at NCAD, said the support of River Island is central within the college’s fashion division.

“The ongoing support of River Island is central to supporting activity within our Fashion division at N.C.A.D. Each year the River Island project advances skill set in the students, developing knowledge and expertise in key areas of innovative high street fashion design.

The bursary and placement in River Island’s design studios in London offer invaluable experience for our graduates, and a superb launch pad into the fashion industry.”

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TECH TIME We all have a role to play in monitoring contentious social media advertising

SHANE DILLON

I USUALLY have plenty of space to go through the best games winners at the just-held Bafta gaming awards – alas, not this year and week.

So, head over to the official site (www. bafta.org/games) for the full breakdown of some of the biggest and best games, technical

achievements, and industry highlights from the past year given top awards by the Baftas.

Now firmly established as one of the world’s gold standards in gaming excellence, this year the Baftas selected What Remains of Edith Finch (above) as the best game, adding yet another win to the excellent, narrative-driven tale of a quirkily doomed family line.

Some sillier moments amidst Facebook focus WITH another week of revelations about Facebook again casting a cold light on the tech titan’s workings and data protection issues, there were at least some amusing moments from the mild toasting that Mark Zuckerberg experienced from ageing senators as he appeared before them to answer questions recently.

Who wouldn’t feel sorry for Mark when he visibly paused

after being asked, with a straight face, how Facebook makes money if it’s free? “With advertising.”

It’s hard to say who was more confused – the senator asking such an obvious question, or Mark being momentarily blindsided by it .

A special nod must also be given to the person who attended the hearing... dressed as a Russian troll (right)!

Shining a social media light on a royal drama SPEAKING of YouTube (see column, right), its role in the drama of a r u n away UAE princess was highlighted again this week with the reappearance of a sensational social media story from last month.

Princess Sheikha Latifa (32), a daughter of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, had posted a self-filmed video (inset) to the social media platform announcing that she intended to flee the kingdom to pursue her own life and freedom.

Perhaps publicly posting your intentions to flee somewhere isn’t the greatest idea – it’s just been reported that Princess Latifa has been ‘brought back’, with a lengthy Time

Magazine article online reporting that Princess Latifa had been grabbed ‘kicking and screaming’ by commandos who intercepted the boat she was on in the Arabian Sea, as well as reporting much more besides on the story.

Social media’s role in this very public incident provides a dark flip side to sunny Dubai’s international image as a luxury stopover destination for tourists, despite ongoing issues over worker and human rights criticisms which, it seems, most tourists don’t consider much.

Social media watchers and human rights observers, however, will continue to be on the lookout for Princess Latifa, who remains currently missing and silent...

FOLLOWING on from my article last week about the potentially offensive use of people with Down syndrome in the upcoming ‘Repeal’ referendum – even though several leading Down syndrome advocates have explicitly requested that nobody on either side of the debate does so – I’ve been given a little more insight into this issue from YouTube.

A helpful, senior YT figure confirmed to me that “ads go through a combination of human and algorithmic review – and we have teams all over the world on this team including Ireland”.

More explicitly, they also added: “We have a set of policies which determine which ads can and cannot run on our platform.

“We review these policies regularly and make changes to keep them current and effective.

“We are aware of the upcoming [Repeal] referendum and are working hard to ensure that no bad actors use our platform to show offensive, inappropriate or harmful ads.”

They also pointed out that YouTube users can report any ads that they find to be offensive.

It’s a standard enough answer, but given the volume of content added to YouTube every minute – and to any and all other leading social media platforms – it’s understandable that content can’t be more tightly policed.

Regardless of your views in the upcoming referendum, here’s hoping that users do avail of such platforms’ feedback tools and forms to report any offensive or inappropriate ads, including those using people with Down syndrome as blunt instruments to hammer home any particular viewpoint.

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Allspace stretches Tiguan to seven seats Volkswagen has added extra space to its popular Tiguan SUV in the form of the recently introduced Tiguan Allspace which Michael Moroney took for a recent test drive. This new more spacious Tiguan has a lot to offer, for not a lot more than the compact 5 seat version.

WHEN VOLKSWAGEN upgraded the Tiguan back in 2016 it was inevitable that they would soon offer a seven-seat version of the popular SUV. And so it has come to pass, over a year later the seven-seat Tiguan is now available with more space and flexibility in the new car offer.

In modern urban motoring SUV’s have replaced people carriers in terms of choice and they need to have the larger family capacity to fit that bill.

There are now a growing number of seven-seat SUV options on the market, where the priority is space, flexibility in terms of seating and comfort.

This new Tiguan is called the Tiguan Allspace and it comes with a wheelbase that’s 109 mm longer than the regular Tiguan.

The extension means that a third row of seats can be easily accommodated.

This third row of seats can be folded flat, too, opening up a larger luggage area when needed.

The third row of seats can be folded and brought back up for seating very easily and effortlessly. You get an extra 125 litres of

boot space when you fold the third row of seats flat, to make the Tiguan Allspace and impressive load carrier, when needed. And there is a space saver spare wheel included under the floor, by some impressive

still my preference over any petrol versions, especially with a full load on board and over longer runs. The Highline specification version that I drove was fitted with Volkswagen’s DSG automatic

Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2.0 TD Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy

2.0 litre 150hp 9.8 seconds 20km/litre

Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Towing rating Warranty Entry Price

58 litres 129g/km B1 €270 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2016) 2000kgs 3 years (100,000km) €37,120

engineering design.

In most other respects this Tiguan Allspace is comparable to the slightly smaller five-seat version.

Adding that extra row of seats gives the car much more flexibility without any significant changes in terms of performance for the Volkswagen 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine.

This 150bhp engine is

(4.9l/100km or 58mpg)

gearbox and that added significantly to the driving comfort. The car was an all-wheel-drive version using Volkswagen’s 4Motion technology and while still feeling wintery, it was not necessary to put that extra drive system to the ultimate test.

For many family SUV buyers the Tiguan Allspace choice offers more

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TECH & MOTORS

The new Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace comes with impressive large and flexible space that’s easy to use

Ford has a new version of the Focus on the way

A new era for Ford as it unveils new Focus FORD claims that its new Focus has been designed from a clean sheet of paper, and that it ushers in a new era for technology, comfort, space and driving experience for mid-size car customers. The new Focus design for expanded line-up includes first Focus Active crossover and upscale Focus Vignale.

Ford claims that the new Focus will offer the most sophisticated range of Ford driver assistance technologies ever offered to Ford customers. They claim that this new technology is seamlessly integrated to enable an intuitive, stress-reducing and refined driving experience.

The advanced technologies include, Adaptive Cruise

in terms of space for not a lot extra in terms of cost. The entry model differences in price are just over €1,600 before extras and that’s not a lot when you’re getting an extra row of seats and a lot more storage space if needed, when they are folded.

There are no obvious fuel economy or performance downsides when opting for the 7 seat version. While the performance might be marginal-

ly lower, for most drivers, it will not be noticeable, meaning that running costs will be virtually equivalent.

What you’ll also like is the solid feel for which Volkswagen is renowned and you’ll feel good driving this latest Tiguan. The inside is equally modern with new generation digital instruments that are clear to view and easy to use.

The steering wheel is very tactile and lovely to

Mercedes challenge Tesla with electric S class

Keeping distractions inside your car to a minimum

MERCEDES-BENZ is developing a battery-powered S Class car to challenge Tesla’s Model S in the market for luxury high-end electric cars. The all-electric S Class will be part of Mercedes Benz’s plans to introduce 10 all-electric vehicles by 2022.

The new car will be supported by some plug-in hybrid models offering which Mercedes Benz claim will offer a totally different battery range than today, while conventional vehicles will feature so-called mild hybrids with 48-volt technology in a shift away from pure combustion power. With the new cars Mercedes Benz will meet China’s planned electric-car quota.

use, not too big either with full controls included. The seat position was good but it took a little time to get to my comfort zone. There is good rear legroom and the high positions for all seats are appreciated with good headroom. Individual rear seat adjustment is included but only the two outer rear seats are ISO-Fix compatible.

There is a large screen for radio and infotainment controls that was easy to set up and use. Connecting

IN MODERN Dublin city driving there are hosts of distractions around us when we’re driving, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorbikes. But how often do we check what potential distractions we have inside our vehicle? Here we list five items that could cause a distraction while driving.

Driving safely requires total concentration, try to minimise any distractions within the car which may affect this. If you do need to make a telephone call or make adjustments to the settings of the vehicle, find somewhere to pull over safely and do it at your leisure. Being distracted can lead to errors in your judgement and may result in a collision or at best, a close call.

Smoking and vaping: Bear in

my phone with Bluetooth was quick and easy. The test Tiguan came with satnav included and it is also possible to use your phone to connect with Google maps rather than opt for the more expensive factory sat nav system.

The 2.0 litre turbo-diesel Tiguan Allspace entry price starts at €37,120.

That’s very competitive relative to the new Peugeot 5008, Renault Koleos and Skoda Kodiak, all of which offer the 7 seat

mind that there are legal restrictions on smoking in vehicles.

If you do smoke or vape inside your car, this could be a distraction. What if you drop it? Where would your focus be? And have you thought about how the smoke from your vape could get in the way of the road?

Car technology: As helpful as technology can be, this can also lead to less focus on the road. For example, a sat-nav can tempt you to take a quick glance as you look at the map. To avoid taking your eye off the road, keep your sat-nav out of sight and listen to the instructions rather than looking. It always helps if you plan your route beforehand. If you need to adjust it, pull into a safe place to do so.

Food and drink: Eating or

option in their ranges.

The rated economy figure of 20km/ litre (4.9l/100km or 58mpg) will be difficult to achieve, so expect a 30% lower performance such as I achieved over my 800km testing programme. That level of economy is probably a more realistic assessment of how you measure your potential running costs.

Compared with the competition, there is little between them.

drinking in your vehicle slows down your reaction time. It’s better to take a short break to consume your food; this way you don’t have one hand off the steering wheel, so there’s no opportunity for you to be distracted.

Phones/radio/CDs: Music can become a distraction when you’ve put the volume too high

Control (ACC) now enhanced with Stop & Go, Speed Sign Recognition and Lane-Centring for effortlessly negotiating stop-start traffic Ford’s Adaptive Front Lighting System with new camera-based Predictive curve light and Sign-based light that pre-adjust headlamp patterns for improved visibility by monitoring bends in the road and for the first time in the industry, road signs.

The new Focus is the first vehicle globally to be based on Ford’s new C2 platform designed to enhance crash performance; deliver more interior space for Ford’s mid-size models without negatively impacting exterior dimensions; and support improved aerodynamics for better fuel-efficiency. Ford has invested €600 million at Ford’s German Saarlouis assembly facility, for the new car.

which can prevent you from hearing any key sounds, such as emergency services. Either turn it off or lower the volume so you are still aware of your surroundings.

Car ancillaries: This means things like indicators, lights, windscreen wipers etc. When we use these while driving and

are unfamiliar with the location of the controls, our attention is not 100% on the road. Even worse, we can sometimes take our eyes of the road for a split second or two. Learn where the controls are to minimise distraction, so you can operate them as safely as possible.

Richard says: “Driving safely requires total concentration, try to minimise any distractions within the car which may affect this. If you do need to make a telephone call or make adjustments to the settings of the vehicle, find somewhere to pull over safely and do it at your leisure. Being distracted can lead to errors in your judgement and may result in a collision or at best, a close call. Why take the chance?”

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DERBY DAYS: WATERS WASHES OVER SHELS: AS BOHEMIANS were stunning Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Friday night, Cabinteely were manufacturing a surprise Dublin derby win of their own over Shelbourne.

Goals in either half from Conor Keeley and Marty Waters earned Cabo all three points at Stradbrook Park, just their third win of the season, to lift them up to sixth.

It marks a partciularly strong result for the Stradbrook club in the ultra competitive first division.

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OLD Belvedere won one of the best women’s rugby club matches of the year at Park Avenue on Saturday, edging out second-placed Railway Union 10-7 to set up a league final tilt next weekend.

This was a game of immense skill, entertainment and thrills. It was a platform for some of the most talented players in the country to showcase their undoubted abilities and they did not disappoint. The ultra competitive edge was a joy to behold, and the result was in doubt all the way to the final whistle as ‘Belvo clung onto a 10-7 lead.

The Railway scores came from a Larissa Muldoon try, converted by Nikki Caughey, but this was balanced by a 60-yard intercept try from Belvedere winger Ailbhe Dowling, converted by Nora Stepleton.

Fifty-cap Ireland international Stapleton had a huge influence on proceedings, kicking the winning penalty in the 60th minute while also guiding her side around the pitch and ensuring they were in the front foot in both defence and attack.

The Belvo defensive line was almost impenetrable as they showed great speed off the mark with vicecaptain Elise O’Byrne White and Sene Naoupu making some bonecrunching tackles. The fact that ‘Belvo prop and captain Fiona O’Brien showed immense hunger for the ball from the first whistle to last said a lot about her leadership qualities.

The winners celebrated joyously at the final whistle, having set up a repeat of last season’s final which they lost 10-3 to UL Bohemians.

Regaining the trophy they lifted

FINAL FEVER: Old Belvedere are through to the women’s All-Ireland league final where they will face UL Bohemians following a narrow win over Railway Union

three times between 2014 and 2016 would be the ideal way to end head coach Josh Brown’s first year at the helm.

Bohs had a much simpler run to the final with a comprehensive 58-8 win over Ulster side Cooke at UL. They led 41-3 at the interval after tries from Laura Sheehan, Nicole

Cronin (2), Aine Staunton, Clodagh O’Halloran, Niamh Briggs and current Ireland captain Ciara Griffin.

There was little hope for Cooke at that stage but they never stopped trying and restricted Bohs to three tries after the resumption with Griffin, Laura O’Mahony and Sheehan crossing the visitors’ whitewash.

SPORT CONTACT INFO SPORTS EDITOR: Stephen Findlater sfindlater@dublingazette.com

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CASTLEKNOCK OUR nursery, with thanks to Tiger Childcare, is in full swing in CCC every Saturday. New members always welcome. Nursery enquiries to lisakiernan1@gmail.com.

Great start to their championship for our senior footballers with a win ove Clontarf GAA in a high tempo display in O’ Toole Park. (Castleknock 2-19 to Clontarf 0-9), The lads are next in action against St Brigids on April 28 in Parnell Park.

Well done to Caitlin, Cara, Emma, Caoimhe and Ellen who were all a part of the winning U-16 Dublin teams over the weekend. Both teams now qualify for the Leinster finals on May 6.

Great news! The club is very excited to announce a new partnership with West Pharmaceutical Services to support our adult and minor men’s sides together with our juvenile girls. Look out for more news to come from “West” and Castleknock GAA .

Date for your diaries! Race Night on Friday, May 11 in Kavanaghs at 8.30pm, set to be a great night as always. “Horses” are available from the Race Night Committee and from the Club Shop.

No winner of our lotto jackpot with thanks to Rialto Ford. Numbers were 17, 24, 28, 29. No ‘match 3’ winners, €300 will be donated to St Francis Hospice. Lucky dip winner was Caroline Power who takes home €30. Our new jackpot is €2,200 with the next draw in Kavanaghs on April 19.

The Dublin Under-16A side beat Offaly 1-11 to 0-5 in their Leinster championship tie in Artane last weekend. The B side beat Laois 5-15 to 2-3 in their semi-final. Picture: iLivephotos.com

WHEELCHAIR RUGBY: SYDNEY CALLING FOR IRISH TEAM

Gaelic Warriors to take on the world

Ireland will be represented on the world stage for the first time as they swept to glory in Switzerland last week; the team’s ALAN LYNCH tells the Dublin Gazette about what happens next as they prepare for Sydney

 JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

THE GAELIC Warriors wheelchair rugby team qualified to compete at the very peak of their game for the first time last week, and are now raring up to head to Sydney to compete on the world stage.

The world championship qualifying tournament win in Switzerland saw them defeat New Zealand, South Korea and Brazil in their group stage. The four-player team then overcame a tough Poland side in the semi-final, and comfortably beat New Zealand for a second time in the final to come out as outright winners.

Wheelchair rugby has been played in Ireland for just over 20 years, and takes place on a basketball court, with a try area at each end. Teams of are of mixed gender, each made up of four players, with each player categorised according to their level of physical disability.

In order to encourage varied participation, teams cannot have

a total of more than a certain number of category points, which ensures every team has a balance of more and less physically able players.

Ireland international Alan Lynch has been playing wheelchair rugby since he encountered the sport as part of his rehab, after falling from a tree and breaking his neck as a 14-year-old.

“I play for the Gaelic Warriors [based on Clontarf] and Ireland, and for a team in London, and a German team for a couple of tournaments each every year,” Lynch told the Dublin Gazette.

“It’s become a huge thing in my life. I think it’s important to get past the idea that people with disabilities are fragile,” he explains.

“We’re no more fragile than anyone else. A lot of people with disabilities are sheltered from this kind of sport, because Irish people typically put us in cotton wool. It’s important to get past that stereotype.”

The game is fast and physical,

ERIN GO BRAGH feile this weekend in O’ No winner of our lotto jackpot this week. Next weeks jackpot is €6,100. numbers drawn were 8, 13,15 and 23.

Thanks to everyone who supports out club lotto.

On Saturday we had our main fundraiser 20k Drop in Westmanstown. It was a tremendous success and showed both a true club and community spirit. Thanks to our 8 major sponsors, all our advertisers, everyone who bought tickets and attended the event on the night. A special thanks to our fundraising committee for giving up so much of their personal time to organise this extremely successful fundraiser.

Best of luck to our under 14 hurlers who are playing

Dwyers of Ballbriggan. We know you will do the club proud. All support appreciated.

Congratulations to Ellen Gribben and Aoife O’Sullivan who are part of the Dublin under 16 Ladies who have reached the Lenister football final which will take place on the 20th May against Kildare.

Well done to all of our of our juvenile teams in action this weekend. If anyone is shopping in Tesco , please remember to put your blue tokens in EGB tube.

We would like to thank Paul Casserly and MooGoo Ltd for sponsoring a new set of jerseys for our under 13 team.

Gaelic Warriors’ Alan Lynch. Picture: Julian Behal Photography

though Lynch says you’re no more likely to get hurt than walking down the street, apart from the odd cut and bruise.

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We’re no more fragile than anyone else. People get sheltered from this kind of sport because people want to wrap us in cotton wool

Its gameplay is highly strategic: at an international level, teams have secret calls to communicate plays, both attacking and defensive, and carefully curated roles within a team.

It can look spectacular with the game full-contact, and sometimes

toppling chairs on impact. The Irish team have modest expectations for Sydney, and Lynch hopes more than anything else that the tournament creates exposure, and attracts new players.

“Realistically, we’re not going to win. We’d be very happy with a top six or eight finish, depending on who we draw, I think, though we haven’t really talked about it yet,” he explains.

“The main difference is strength in depth. The top teams have big benches and can make as many substitutions as they like. We have four or five players who are really at the necessary level, so we have to play them the entire time. It’s a big disadvantage over a full tournament, obviously.

“For a long time, the US and Canada were the only teams playing at any level. These days Asian and South American teams are really picking up. Teams like Germany and Japan are really strong.

It’s really coming together as a sport.”

Funding remains a key issue for the team and they’re hoping to get corporate sponsorship for their trip to Sydney, alongside some other fundraising endeavours.

Two teams in the four-team Irish league recently and the national team received funding to support their wheelchairs and other equipment from Lottery Ireland, to the tune of €84,000 in total, which has been key, given the specialist chairs typically cost between €4,000 and €8,000 a time. Due to the physical nature of the sport, chairs typically last between two and five years.

“The lottery money has been a huge help, but we’ll also need more for Sydney, that’s the biggest challenge,” Lynch said.

“We’ll be shaking buckets ahead of the Leinster v Scarlets game at the weekend, and there’ll be more fundraising to follow. Hopefully we can make it, it would be a huge disappointment if we don’t.”

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: CABO RECORD IMPORTANT WIN

LOI SHORTS Burke the March star

Kieran “Marty” Waters celebrates his goal against Shelbourne last Friday. Picture: Paul Lundy

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AS BOHEMIANS were stunning Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Friday night, Cabinteely were manufacturing a surprise Dublin derby win of their own over Shelbourne.

Goals in either half from Conor Keeley and Marty Waters earned Cabo all three points at Stradbrook Park, just their third win of the season, to lift them up to sixth.

The now ten-team First Division is as competitive as it has been in years and Cabo have found it challenging

despite improving in each of their three years in the league.

They beat Drogheda United – who were then top of the league – two weeks ago and have followed it up with another big win that could mark a turning point for Pat Devlin’s side.

Frustration Waters had a chance to give the home side the lead within five minutes when played in by Karl Byrne, but the striker was frustrated not to find a finish to go with it.

It looked to have cost Cabo when Shels’ top scorer Davy O’Sullivan put the ball in the net only for it to be disallowed for a foul on Kevin Knight.

O’Sullivan scored four in last week’s 7-0 win over Athlone Town and strike partner Adam Evans the other three, but the latter couldn’t beat Cabo keeper Finn McGowan with a low drive.

They paid the price just after the half-hour w h e n J a m e s B ro w n pushed Joe Doyle in the back inside the box, and defender Keeley stepped up to beat Dean Delany from 12 yards.

O’Sullivan and Evans had further chances after the break but Cabo made the game safe eight minutes from time as Waters notched his second goal of the season.

A l o n g p a s s f ro m Kevin Knight tempted

Delany off his line, but the speedy Waters got to the ball first and nicked it first-time over the keeper and in off the bar.

“We caught them offguard,” Waters told the Dublin Gazette.

“Kev Knight played a lovely pass over the top and it bounced once and that was it. Big Alan Byrne cleaned me as well so if I hadn’t have scored I don’t think I would have got up.

Delight “I was delighted. I got a good chance in the first half where I should have put it in and I didn’t. I got a half-chance in the second half and put it in.

I scored the harder one out of the two.”

The 28-year-old, who

helps coach the club’s underage sides in his spare time, thought luck had deserted him when the ball cracked the woodwork.

“It hit the underside of the bar and I thought it was going out, but thankfully a bit of luck shone through and it bounced on the line and went in.

“I’ve had one or two this season where it’s hit the underside of the bar and popped back out of the goal, so it was nice to get the goal and, more importantly, the win.

“We’ve been very, very unlucky this season.

Even in front of goal, we’ve been hitting the bar, the post, the corner flag – everything but the scoresheet!”

SHAMROCK Rovers’ Graham Burke has been named the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month for March.

It is the first time Burke has won the monthly award which was presented to him by Leanne Sheill from SSE Airtricity.

Burke was the Hoops’ biggest threat during the month, scoring six goals. That included four against Derry City, the winner against Limerick and a stunner in a defeat away to Waterford.

The Rovers star admits it was not a perfect start to the season for Stephen Bradley’s men but he reckons things have started to turn.

He said: “I scored six goals over the month so it was a good return for me personally and I’m thrilled to get this. Overall, it’s been a bit up and down for us so far this season. We had a slow start but we’ve been on a good run of form since bar one or two results.

“We haven’t really been winning the games against the teams around us, games we’ve needed to win, and that has been the most disappointing thing. But we’ll see those teams again this season so we’ll have a chance to put those results right.”

Burke reckons Rovers should be aiming to win every trophy they compete for this year.

He added: “I have a few personal targets in my mind but I’ll keep them to myself. As a team, we want to win everything we can. That’s the ambition and that’s what we’ll try to do. Obviously we want to win the league and everything else. It’s about doing the best we can.”

ROVERS SLIP UP AGAIN SHAMROCK Rovers slipped further behind in the title race as they became the first side to taste defeat against Bray Wanderers this season.

Ronan Coughlan – who was on trial at Rovers in preseason but wasn’t offered a deal – seized on a rare error from Rovers captain Ronan Finn to score the game’s only goal.

Finn overcooked a backpass to defender Ally Gilchrist and played Coughlan clean through on goal, and he

showed good composure to slip the ball under the legs of keeper Kevin Horgan.

It was Stephen Bradley’s side’s sixth defeat in 11 league games and means the Hoops have won just one of their away games this season.

Striker Dan Carr was sent off shortly after Bray scored when he was shown a second yellow card for a trip to prevent a quick free kick. Rovers host Limerick on Friday night in what is now a must-win game for Bradley.

SHELS NEW SIGNING SHELBOURNE FC have appointed Dave Henderson as the club’s new Head of Recruitment.

Henderson has a long association with the League of Ireland, having previously represented Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemian FC during a 21 year career.

Since his retirement from playing, he has established himself as one of the most trusted and well-recognised figures in the scouting fraternity in Ireland, with a proven track record in identifying the best young talent in the country. He has also worked as Academy Scout at Aston Villa and Chief Scout at Hibernian .

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HURLING Championship Fixtures – Round 2: This Saturday (April 21), our intermediate team play away to Scoil Uí Chonaill at 6pm. Our junior team play Erin go Bragh at 3pm at home on Sunday.

Our senior footballers lost their first group game v Round Towers, Clondalkin. Our Junior 1 team beat St Brigid’s by a point and our Junior 5’s were beaten away to Lucan.

Senior Ladies: Our Division 1, ladies have got off to a great start in the league, with wins over Thomas Davis and Clontarf. This week they are back in Cup action v Clanna Gael.

Girls Féile: Due to waterlogged pitches, the girls Féile has been re-scheduled for the weekend of May 19 and 20.

Coaching Seminar: Thank you to Dr Edward Coughlan for his presentation on Skills Acquisition on Friday evening and the great numbers who attended.

Race Day: Part of the Funds raised at this year’s Bellewstown event will be used to replace the light bulbs, on our all-weather pitch, at a cost of approximately €5,000. To book a ticket, please contact Teresa Collins at fingallians@gmail.com.

GARDA WESTMANSTOWN PRIDE of place this week goes to our Feile girls team who finished off a fantastic weekend with a win in the Division 5 Feile Final.

Super performance by all the girls over the weekend who now go on to the National Feile in Louth on June 29. Well done to the girls, parents, supporters, Ciaran and Kevin.

The intermediates lost in the championship outing at home to St Pats Donabate on Saturday evening but the juniors had superb win in their match away to Round Towers in Clondalkin on Sunday after noon.

Next fixtures for both are weekend after next with the inters away to St Marks and the juniors at home to Ballyboughal.

Ladies lost in the league away to St Maurs.

Apart from Feile, lots of other juvenile activity with U-16 boys beating Clontarf,U-13 boys lost to

Templeogue Synge St,U-14 boys beat St Marys of Saggart and U-12A hurlers beat O Toole’s.On the girls side U12s hosted St Patrick’s Palmerstown and gave a great all round performance showing tremendous skill and enthusiasm while U-16s beat St Finbarrs in the league to make it four wins from four.

After our very successful Easter Camp, Declan Jennings and his coaches are already preparing for Kellogg’s Cul Camp on July 9 and the club summer camp on August 20.Cul camp can be booked at https://www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie/booking/ online/?camp=3981 Thanks to all who have paid their club membership recently but a few still outstanding-please pay online or directly to Club Registrar Marco Nuvoloni at earliest convenience: 086 3791359 or to eugosullivan@eircom.net.

SOCCER: PADDY’S HILL CLUB RECORD ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST

Ports put brakes on Crumlin’s winning streak LSL SUNDAY SENIOR Crumlin United Portmarnock AFC  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

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PORTMARNOCK AFC took a huge step towards Leinster Senior League top-tier survival on Sunday, as a gutsy performance away to high-flying league big-boys Crumlin United ended their hosts five-game winning run in a staunch second-half defensive performance.

Po r t m a r n o c k we re expansive in the first half.

They had slightly the better of a scrappy opening period, but did concede two slightly unnecessary close range free kicks, both of which they scrambled away, just.

Crumlin have a great astro turf weapon in the well-placed distribution of goalkeeper Michael Quinn, who had the home side launching plays from easy platforms inside the Portmarnock half.

It was just such an attack that saw Craig Walsh clear straight through the middle but he failed to control a bounc-

ing volley 20 yards out and slammed it wide.

The North Dublin side were less direct, with sharp passing and intricate interplay. They largely lacked a final ball, but when they found their range, a sharp cutback from Phillip Rushe to Sam O’Connor down the right hand side saw the latter calmly side-foot Portmarnock in front from 10 yards with less than 15 minutes gone.

Kieron Reilly found himself battling with Portmarnock keeper Brian Kane for a bouncing ball shortly afterwards, as the visitors looked comfortably the better side early on.

They could – and really should – have had a 20th minute penalty as O’Connor was tripped chasing away from goal.

Crumlin were also lucky to keep 11 on the pitch when Jake Donnelly only got booked for a high challenge on Ray Whelehan in midfield, prompting a shoving match. Almost immediately afterwards, Crumlin had two decent chances with players free in the area, but both came at awkward height, and

the ball eventually fell just wide. On balance, though, Portmarnock were slightly unfortunate to go in only 1-0 up.

Crumlin brought on Graham Zambra at half time to try and sharpen up their attack, and immediately looked a better attacking prospect. A lovely take down from Zambra resulted in Walsh volleying just wide from distance with the keeper beaten.

The home side, in fact, were suddenly very much on top. Alan McGreal volleyed into the stantion

from 20 yards. O’Connor headed a pacey ball just over at the other end, before Donnelly saw a hit from 25 yards deflected over the bar.

A hooked finish from Crumlin’s Conor Murphy, shifted back into midfield to make room for Zambra, also flew inches over.

With Crumlin dominant misfiring, Portmarnock started to ring their own changes to stem the tide, but the chances get coming as the game became one-way traffic.

Zambra fired over from

a McGreal cut back. Donnelly drew a fine save from Kane. Murphy dipped a volley just over, and several goalmouth scrambles end up hacked clear.

Crumlin’s goal had rarely been troubled, but their forward line kept misfiring.

For all the threat, Portmarnock were visibly growing in confidence defensively, and even the appearance of Crumlin ‘keeper Quinn up top for a late corner wasn’t enough, as the hosts five-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt.

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WINS IN LSL

HOCKEY: DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR NEWLY FORMED CLUB

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Portmarnock AFC gave their hopes of staying in the LSL Sunday Senior division following promotion last summer

MEET AND GREET

Balbriggan RFC launch their newest team

BALBRIGGAN RFC launched its newest rugby team last Sunday, a team for people with special needs and intellectual disabilities.

They hosted a meet and greet session as well as an introductory session as they form the new team with the aim of teaching new skills, making new friends and, most importantly, having lots of fun.

For further information, contact either Leigh O’Toole, Director of Rugby (085 842 2094), or Robert Cashell (086 242 1880).

DUBLIN North Hockey Club crowned their maiden season in spectacular style with the ladies first team’s promotion to Division 2 of the Leinster leagues while their men’s seconds won Division 5 this week.

It follows a dramatic couple of seasons.

The club was formed 12 months ago as the end result of countless meetings and two mergers in consecutive years.

For the 2016/17 season, Swords HC joined forces with St Brendan’s/Phoenix Park HC and moved from their base at ALSAA to the new hockey facility at the NSC, Abbotstown.

In August 2017, Fingal HC then merged with the one-year-old club and Dublin North HC became a reality.

The new club fielded four men’s and three ladies teams in the Leinster leagues with the ladies firsts playing in Division 3.

Under coach Shane Dempsey, the target was promotion to Division 2 and with it senior hockey for the first time.

That aim was realised and history made with wins over Genesis seconds and Railway Union thirds in the concluding matches of the season.

The final game against Railway was on Monday, April 9 was the chance to finish the campaign on a high and they set about the task in determined fashion.

They established an early hold on midfield through Brona Dunne, Isolde Veld and Sharon Finn resulting in some early chances. The pressure paid off on 15 minutes when Breda Orohoe, from a short corner, moved the ball to Dunne who finished calmly to the net.

Before half-time Railway won a couple of short corners which were well cleared by the home defence and these were followed by a disallowed goal following a trademark strike

by Alva Mulloy.

The first ten minutes of the second half

The Dublin North ladies first team and men’s second teams who both ended their seasons on a high

were evenly contested and were followed by a dominant ten minute spell from Railway during which they won a number of short corners.

Solid defence, this time including a super save by ‘keeper Una Farrelly, kept the score at 1-0. Dublin North steadied the ship over the final ten minutes and they held on for the

narrow win in the face of three consecutive penalty corners.

The men’s second team backed up that success with a surprise league victory.

Promotion was assured with a draw against YMCA but North Kildare looked set to land the league until they garnered just one point from their last two games.

Skerries Bowling raises flag for 2018

BOWLING

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MEMBERS of Skerries Bowling Club gathered last week for the Unfurling of the Club ceremony which marks the beginning of the outdoor bowling season.

Fo l l o w i n g a ve r y successful open day the previous week, club members assembled at the flagpole at to see the traditional raising of the flag which will fly at

all matches during the season.

The flag was raised by Liam Worrall and John O’Dowd.

Speaking at the ceremony, Worrall said it was wonderful to see such a large attendance.

He wished all those taking part in the various leagues in the club every success and huge enjoyment.

The ladies will compete in Divisions 1 and 4 and the gents in Division 2 and the

Veterans League which start soon.

Skerries Bowling Club are always eager to welcome new members. This is the ideal time of the

year to take up bowling and whether you have never played a sport before or retiring from another sport, this could be the idea game for you.

The Club is open all year round and is situated behind SuperValu in Skerries. For further information, phone Liz on 086 3707627.

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SKERRIES HARPS WELL done to the the Senior 1 Camogie team on their league win over Good Counsel.

The Ollies Place sponsored AFL2 and AFL6 ladies Footballers recorded midweek wins against Castleknock. The McMeels sponsored Intermediate and Junior Footballers both had wins on Sunday against Na Fianna and Naomh Barrog. See www.skerriesharps.ie/fixtures for details of all upcoming games.

Best of luck to our U-14 hurlers who compete and host Feile next weekend.

Adult & Juvenile Games Weekly Meetings continue this coming Thursday, April 19 in the clubhouse.

Zingo Result: 7-6-1-5-2-3-4. No winners. Next week: €1,100 jackpot, dividend €150. The next draw will take place on Sunday, April 22 in the clubhouse. How do you win? You buy a ticket! You can also play online at skerriesharps.ie and follow the links. Envelopes only €2 or three for €5.

Skerries Harps 2018 Golfing Schedule is now available to view on our websitewww.skerriesharps.ie/news. Contact Paul on 0851740474 for details.

Friday, April 27: Music Night in the Clubhouse ...Come and join us for a great night with a variety of music from a hugely talented group of musicians. Starts 8.30pm, cover charge €5 at the door.

Harps Juvenile Academy: Term 3 continues each Saturday from 10am11.30am. Clubhouse available for Functions/Parties - Contact Pat on 0872505479 for details, or email bookings.skerriesharps@gmail.com

ST FINIAN’S WELL done to the adult camogie team who beat Whitehall in their Senior 7 League North game in Cloghran.

Hard luck to the adult St Finians/St Margarets LGFA team who battled bravely but narrowly lost to Cuala in Bray.

Congratulations to the U-16 LGFA Team who beat Clontarf in their first league outing in St Anne’s Park on Sunday.

The AFL4 team lost by the narrowest margin to an injury time score from Ballyboughal in the Championship on Saturday in Nevinstown.

The Gaelic for Mothers and Others team had their first match of the season against ‘The Island’ Ladies in Inis Oirr on the Aran Islands at the weekend.

The U-14 hurling team will be hosting the 2018 Hurling Féile on Saturday in River

Valley with Na Fianna, Kevins and Naomh Fhionnbarra in attendance. Both pitches will be used from 10am until 6pm that day.

Please contact Ciaran Crosbie 087 785 5828 if you can help with the day’s preparations and events.

Hurling Championship action next weekend. The AHL4 team are at home to St Maurs in the Junior A Championship Group 1 One at 6pm on Saturday.

St Finians GAA Club is looking for new Adult players to join its Football, Hurling, Ladies Football & Camogie Teams. Please contact Jim Shelly 087 323 7190 for further details.

There are Boxercise classes taking place in the Clubhouse Activity Room every Monday evening. For further details, please contact Karen at 087 776 5165.

NAOMH PEREGRINE ST BRIGID’S THE boys’ hurling Feile takes place this weekend and the club is a host venue for matches on Saturday and the finals on Sunday at 12pm and 1pm for Divisions Divisions 4 and 2 respectively.

All available volunteers are asked to turn out and make our visiting clubs welcome.

Congratulations to Eoin Gleeson and Sam Beirnes who were awarded their Leinster Hurling Championship medals with Dublin North Colleges. Well done to Aoife Deegan and the Dublin U-16A Camogie team on their championship win. Well done also to the Junior B footballers on their good win.

Session 2 of Coaching the Coaches takes place this Thursday, April 19 at 7.30pm on the Astro. This session will be given by Amanda Scallan and Colm

ST BRIGID’S Nursery runs each Saturday from 9.30 to 11am, all 4 to 7 year olds are welcome, come down to take a look and get involved.

Weather has disrupted training and matches- thank you to everyone for making accommodations as needed. Both of our Ladies Football Feile teams did everybody proud at the weekend.

Our B team lost out in a tight match against Man O War, our A team hosted their Division and had an exciting draw in their semi-final with Foxrock Cabinteely which went to a points shoot out.

Best of luck to our Feile hurlers out this weekend, with camogie and Boys football on the following two weekends.

Kilkenny and Knock too good for Clontarf DUBLIN SFC Castleknock 2-19 Clontarf 0-9  PADDY HEWSON sport@dublingazette.com

CASTLEKNOCK got their senior football championship campaign underway with a convincing 2-19 to 0-9 win over Clontarf at O’Toole Park last Saturday.

The 2016 finalists beat their east coast opponents with the help of a brace of goals from substitute Seamus O’Carroll and a total of eight points from Ciarán Kilkenny Winning possession from a poor Clontarf restart, Kilkenny got Castleknock’s first score after two minutes. A pacy and indeed frantic opening ten minutes saw chances presented to both sides with missed opportunities aplenty.

Without the injured Jack McCaffrey, it was left to an impressive Anthony Foley to create scoring opportunities for Clontarf. A goal chance fell to Foley early on but Knock goalkeeper Morven Connolly denied him any return for his efforts.

Castleknock’s Graham Hannigan looked on song as his trade mark runs troubled the Tarf defence at regular intervals.

Castleknock’s Jamie Tunney and Clontarf’s Andrew Foley fight for the ball. Picture: Niall O’Connell

Clontarf’s first score came on the eight minute but a score apiece from Ciaran Kilkenny and Mikey Galvin put the Somerton side temporarily ahead.

Clontarf borrowed the lead from the Dublin 15 side at the 16-minute mark but Shane Boland and Kevin Kindlon took it back with interest with a point each to their credit.

The second quarter was to see Castleknock pull ahead with scores from Mikey Galvin, Ben Galvin

DRIVING SUCCESS St Finian’s get boost from Texaco Swords

ST FINIAN’S offered a huge thank you to John Murphy from Texaco Swords Road Service Station Airside who sponsored a new set of training tops for the club’s Under-14 ladies football and camogie teams for Féile 2018.

The majority of last weekend’s ladies football divisions were postponed to May 19 and 20 due to the weather conditions.

and Kilkenny to leave the Somerton side ahead 0-10 to 0-4 at the break.

Unsurprisingly, Clontarf started the second half on the offensive and recorded the first score of the second period. Following an exchange of scores four points separated the teams.

The sea-siders soon experienced that sinking feeling as Castleknock substitute Seamus O’Carroll scored the first of his two goals to help scut-

tle Clontarf hopes.

Further points followed including three from O’Carroll and by the time the Limerick man had scored his second goal, the game was all but over as a contest.

Castleknock’s next task is an encounter with neighbours St Brigid’s on April 28.

With the Russell Park side coming off the back of a loss to Ballymun, the meeting is crucial to both sides championship hopes.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: DIVISION 5 GLORY FOR WESTMANSTOWN

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ZETA Hemeryck produced an outstanding individual display at IT Blanchardstown on Sunday to help Westmanstown Gaels land the AIG Dublin Feile Division Five title at the expense of Ballyboden St Enda’s ‘B’.

Hemeryck amassed a personal haul of 2-4 from centre-forward. Boden forged a spirited attempt at a comeback in the second half but they couldn’t stem the tide of the Westmanstown girls who ultimately finished with 13 points to spare.

Westmanstown enjoyed home advantage during the group stages of the competition a day earlier, where they locked horns with Boden. This was preceded by encounters against Foxrock/Cabinteely B and St Mary’s Saggart for both teams, with two wins apiece in those games making their eventual meeting a race for top spot in Group A. An eight-point success (0-9 to 0-1) for Westmanstown set-up a penultimate round showdown with Man-O-War, while Boden aimed to bounce back in their last-four clash against Robert Emmet’s.

After they advanced to the final with flying colours, the scene was set for a

renewal of acquaintances.

However, following a whirlwind opening, Westmanstown effectively left ‘Boden with too much ground to make up. An early free by Hemeryck set the wheels in motion.

We s t m a n s tow n we re c a m p e d inside the Boden half during the early exchanges, with a strong breeze making life difficult for their Pairc Ui Murchu counterparts. The rampant Hemeryck rattled the net in the third-minute after she intercepted a short kick-out and she repeated the trick at the end of another memorable run.

Ballyboden were already facing into a sizeable deficit (2-2 to 0-0), with Westmanstown showing no signs of fatigue.

Sophie Tynan released some of the scoring burden off Hemeryck with a neat point on nine minutes.

The Westmanstown outfit held onto their nine-point buffer into the break with some stout defending. While there was potentially a way back into the reckoning for Boden, it was Gaels who drew first blood on the resumption.

Hemeryck once again discovered a gap to kick another magnificent point from play. Boden finally opened their account through a pointed Karyn Burke free in the 18th-minute and a goalmouth scramble almost led to a morale-boosting goal moments later.

Syl’s see off Nells but Harps undone

Westmanstown Gaels celebrate their Division 5 Feile success. Picture: GAApics.com

They couldn’t break down a Westmanstown defence that was marshalled by the likes of Caoimhe Howard, Sinead Farrell and Aoife Connolly, however, and the outcome was soon placed beyond doubt.

Lia Cronin’s speculative effort at a

right-hand angle drifted into the roof of the Boden net and made fo an unassailable gap.

Hemeryck completed a wonderful afternoon for Westmanstown with a fine point on the half-hour mark to complete the win.

St Brigid’s tamed by Ballymun Kickhams in SFC  JAMES HENDICOTT

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St Brigid’s Paddy Andrews

ST BRIGID’S got off to a disappointing start to their Dublin Senior Football Championship ‘group of death’ on Sunday, falling to a tame 2-13 to 1-10 defeat to Ballymun Kickhams that immediately puts pressure on their derby contest with Castleknock.

Kickhams were in full control throughout against a Brigid’s side that looked good up top but somewhat frail defensively, opening up a sizeable half-time lead, and never really looking back.

Ballymun got off the mark through a Rock free, and also had a decent shout for a penalty in the early stages, but Brigid’s were also settling well, looking fluid up top as they looked to test the Ballymun defence.

Pretty much everything for Kickhams was going through Dubs star Rock, and he grabbed two frees and a 45 to push them into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead, before Fiach Andrews cut in from the right and tucked over to secure a goal margin after just 15 minutes.

Lorcan McCarthy and Paddy Andrews were looking dangerous at the other end, however, and McCarthy and Rock exchanged further frees in a game that was fast becoming bitty in between some strong runs and fierce tackling.

By the time Rock fisted in a great crossfield ball from fellow full-forward Ted Furman, out-jumping Brigid’s goalkeeper Shane Supple to the looping ball, there were 20 minutes on the clock, Kickhams lead 1-6 to 0-2, and Rock had pillaged 1-5 himself and counting.

McCarthy’s underhit

free for Brigid’s three minutes before the break summed up a poor first half for the Blanchardstown club, who simply couldn’t live with Rock and Paddy Small’s creativity.

Nevertheless, Paddy Andrews showed his class coming into half time, scoring the best point of the half from wide on the right, and then winning a penalty as he was about to shoot from close range, with Phillip Ryan slotted low past Evan Comerford.

Despite the late revival, Kickhams went in 1-9 to 1-3 up, with Rock having scored no less than 1-8, and probably should have led by more.

After a fairly tepid start to the second half, Malachy Tighe made a strong break into the Kickhams half, only to slam a strong chance against the post, and Collie Carr just failed to get on the end of a high

ball in towards Comerford.

While Brigid’s had their tails up, Liam O’Donovan added to Kickhams lead, before Maguire hit a huge point for Brigid’s. To Kickhams advantage, though, the game was getting a scrappy edge to it.

They grabbed their second goal when Rock fed Conor Kavanagh, who drove home from six yards and effectively ended the game as a contest on 42 minutes, as Kickhams led by a clear three goals at 2-10 to 1-4.

Andrews, McCarthy and Gavin Kane responded with three of the best points of the game for Brigid’s, only to see Rock and Furman casually pull the points back, and while Brigid’s finished with good forward energy and a run of points, a comeback never really looked on. Kickhams won out by a comfortable 2-13 to 1-10.

ST SYLVESTER’S had little difficulty in defeating Parnell’s 0-19 to 0-6 in their Dublin senior football championship Group 3 contest in Balgriffin.

Former Dublin senior, Michael McCarthy, who was a member of the AllIreland SFC winning panel in 2011, was top-scorer for the Malahide side with 0-8 (0-4f), just ahead of Ed Walsh who tallied 0-7, five from play.

By the interval, Syls were well in control as they had built up a 0-12 to 0-4 advantage after kicking seven points on the spin towards the close of the half.

McCarthy scores four of this seven while Stephen Cluxton, operating at centre-back for Parnell’s, scored two first half frees for the Coolock side.

Defending champions, St Vincent’s, opened their Dublin SFC Group 2 campaign with a facile 5-18 to 1-9 victory over Skerries Harps in Parnell Park on Thursday night.

Tomás Quinn and Cormac Diamond both helped themselves to a brace of goals in an encounter that was really settled by the half-time interval with the Marino men leading by 4-11 to 0-7.

Quinn hit two goals inside the opening quarter and despite an encouraging opening by Skerries they had no answer to Vincent’s all-round energy and efficiency.

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Leinster in rude health for Scarlets showdown

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LEINSTER look set to be in strong health ahead of this Saturday’s Champions Cup Semi-Final against reigning Guinness PRO14 champions Scarlets at Aviva Stadium with senior coach Stuart Lancaster delivering an upbeat round-up earlier this week.

There was positive news on Robbie Henshaw with the centre returning to full training after he picked up a shoulder injury on Six Nations duty with Ireland.

“Robbie’s in better condition than I’ve ever seen him,” Lancaster said.

“He’s achieved his quickest speeds, he’s done his best fitness test, he looks lean and fit.

“He’s such a good player, and he’s been in every meeting. I’m absolutely certain he’ll be up to speed.”

Jordan Larmour reported no issues after making his return from a calf injury and will again train fully this week.

Seán O’Brien was removed at half-time against Benetton Rugby and will be further assessed this week ahead of selection but the form this term of the likes Dan Leavy means the blues have high quality options in the back row.

Leavy was also speaking to the media this week and he is fully aware of the confidence the Welsh side will bring to the Aviva.

The Welsh region and

Sean O’Brien was withdrawn at half-time for Leinster during their win over Treviso.

Picture: Martin Doherty

Bohemians and St Kevin’s Boys young stars have formally joined forces for 2018 and beyond

“Robbie is in better condition than I have ever

seen him. I am absolutely certain he will be up to speed” - Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster its supporters will have fond memories of the venue having won the Guinness PRO12 final there last year, overcoming Munster, 46-22.

Scarlets reached the final after defeating Leinster in a semi-final at the RDS Arena the previous weekend, a recent, painful reminder of how dangerous Wayne Pivac’s side can be.

“They’re a quality outfit. We didn’t bring our

A-game to [last season’s PRO12] semi-final and we paid,” Leavy said.

“They are littered with Welsh internationals.

You throw in a Tadhg Beirne and a few others around the park and they are a serious handful.

“They are going to come over confident as well. They have no fear here. It wasn’t that we were looking at them differently [last year].

“It’s just we didn’t step

up the way we should have and it cost us the season.

“The Scarlets team that played [against Edinburgh last weekend] and the Scarlets team that will play against us are completely different.

“But they will be fired up and they will be coming to the Aviva with a lot of confidence so we have to be ready for them.”

While it will be Scarlets again on Saturday,

ultimately the focus for Leavy is on the team p l ay i n g we l l r a t h e r than getting hung up on notions of revenge. The real prize on offer is Bilbao.

“We’re in finals rugby here. It’s all about going out and playing the best game you can play. I think if we do that, and play the best rugby we can play, we’ll be in with a good shot.

“We are very hungry.

We’ve been saying it

for a few seasons now.

There was such success – three Heineken Cups in four years.

“There’s been a bit of a lull since then, but I think the quality of young players and the experience of some of the older guys meshes together really well now. “ We h ave a g o o d o p p o r t u n i t y to ta ke something but we have to play our best game a n d l e ave n o s to n e unturned.”