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Dublin 15 dog pound ‘not fit for purpose’ SYLVIA POWNALL

THE council is considering building its own animal shelter amid claims that Ashton Dog Pound in Castleknock is “not fit for purpose”.

Members backed a call from Solidarity Cllr Sandra Kavanagh for a public-owned dedicated dog pound at Monday’s meeting of FCC. Cllr Kavanagh said there had been “thousands of complaints” in recent

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years about the outdated Ashton facility, which serves all four Dublin local authorities.

She said on a recent visit she found the animals were being kept on cold concrete floors with little or no heating in “sub-zero conditions”. The council will now seek permission from the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain its own shelter for strays and abanCONTINUED ON PAGE 4 doned dogs.

A g’day for home cooking PRYITE LUSK mum Kate Sweetman arranged some home cooking ‘just like mammy’s for daughter Sarah in Australia – with TV chef Catherine Fulvio popping up ‘down under’ to whip up one of her favourite dishes.

Having spent some time with mum Kate back home to get her cooking just right, Catherine cooked one of Sarah’s favourite home dishes for her as part of her new RTE show, Tastes Like Home. PAGE 8

ONGAR residents’ ongoing ‘pyrite purgatory’ is to the fore of ‘robust’ FCC discussions with the bondholder for Ongar village.

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FORMER MANAGER HAS BIG PLANS FOR KEYVENUE

Empire looks set to rise again as The Betsy bar

Engineer Karen Gallagher, council chief Paul Reid, Mayor Anthony Lavin, David Storey and Cllr Tania Doyle at the launch in St Catherine’s Park

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A FORMER manager of the Empire Bar & Grill in Swords has bought the premises and plans to reopen the bar and restaurant under a new name.

The pub has undergone extensive refurbishment and will open its doors to the public as The Betsy on Friday, November 23 – just in time for the Christmas trade.

Jerry Harrington and his brother Donal have bought the popular Main Street venue after the Empire went into liquidation and closed without warning on August 7.

Jerry is known throughout the licensing trade for his uncanny ability

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Council prepared for a harsh winter

The former Empire Bar & Grill – a new venture, The Betsy, is opening next week

to turn around an ailing business and is expected to work his magic on his latest venture.

H i s l e n g t hy a n d impressive CV includes four years as operations manager with the Wright Group, which includes Wright’s Cafe Bar in Swords, Findlaters in Howth and the Wright

Venue in Airside.

He also owned Dublin’s Barclay Club, Temple Theatre Complex and a restaurant in Durban, South Africa as well as overseeing the Empire Bar as general manager from 2014 to 2017.

Je r r y to l d D u b l i n Gazette: “My vision is an inviting and upmarket eatery for locals and visitors, together with a range of elegant and classy boutique bars to service the fast-growing town of Swords and north Dublin.”

The Betsy will employ more than 60 staff, including former employees who were left high and dry when the Empire closed down abruptly after the August bank

holiday weekend.

Staff who were left without wages attended a creditors’ meeting a month later where they were assured any pay owed would be forthcoming.

A source said: “Jerry is delighted to be back in the bustling town of Swords with a great bar and restaurant.

“Under his renowned management skills, The Betsy will have an exceptional level of customer care and service.

“The plan is for an extensive range of drinks and cocktails with superb food and music. He really does seem to have the Midas touch and this sounds like another winner.”

Call for installation of water fountains in Fingal to be extended to D15 parks THE installation of public water fountains in Fingal should be extended to parks in Castleknock, Mulhuddart and Tyrellstown, an election candidate has claimed.

Dublin West FG representative Emer Currie welcomed the initiative by Fingal County Council to reduce plastic bottle waste but called for its immediate expansion.

She said she had already been in contact with the council and the OPW about Porterstown Park, St Catherine’s Park and the Phoenix Park.

She added: “To add weight to this campaign, I would welcome support from any community groups in the D15 area who use our parks and would like Fingal County Council to install water fountains.

“Feel free to contact me. I want to build a vibrant, prosperous but sustainable community for Dublin 15.”

FINGAL County Council is launching a new fleet of winter vehicles and heavy-duty equipment to deal with harsh weather conditions this winter.

Its new fleet includes a gritting truck fitted with a salt spinner and snow plough along with two JCB excavators and two tractors to deal with emergencies.

The launch coincides with the Government’s Be Winter Ready initiative and the vehicles will be deployed to areas experiencing heavy snowfall.

Council director of operations David Storey said staff had carried out “trojan work dealing with storms over the past 12 months” including Emma, Ophelia and Ali. For more details on preparing for inclement weather, see www.winterready.ie.

Extra gardai Parkrun kids assigned to to celebrate Malahide a milestone

EXTRA gardai have been assigned to Malahide Station to crack down on a 30-strong gang of thugs behind a spate of vicious muggings.

The number of sergeants has doubled and the detective unit will be beefed up from three to six officers following a spike of serious muggings and assaults in the area.

Aggressive youths have resorted to mob tactics to terrorise teenagers in Malahide and Portmarnock with reports of muggings at knifepoint and threats to kill.

The cowardly pack of yobs typically target an individual walking alone and demand their wallet and mobile phone and in some instances their runners and jackets.

During six Halloween incidents, 15 youths were robbed and assaulted. Several arrests have been made and gardai are treating the investigation as a priority.

A public meeting on policing will be held at St Sylvester’s Parish Centre, Malahide next Tuesday, November 27 at 7.30pm.

HOLYWELL Junior Parkrun in Swords will mark its first birthday next month, celebrating 533 young runners who have taken part over 45 events.

The 2km walk/run takes place every Sunday morning at 9.30am and numbers in Swords are growing as well as at other events in Rush and Balbriggan.

To mark the milestone, the Holywell Junior Parkrun volunteers will host a first birthday celebration to thank everyone who has helped set the event up.

This group includes the core group of ladies (mainly sloggers to joggers), Parkrun Ireland, River Valley Parkrun, Fingal County Council, JC Savage’s and Fingallions.

If you have children or relatives aged from four to 14 years old, please bring them along.

The children get wristbands when they complete the equivalent of a half-marathon, a full marathon and then 50 junior parkruns.

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HEALTH: DONABATE SURGEON WHO EMIGRATED AFTER BEING WRONGLY SANCTIONED LEADS TEAM

Tanzanian triumph for doc who separated conjoined twins SYLVIA POWNALL

A DONABATE surgeon who emigrated after being wrongly sanctioned by the Medical Council has successfully separated conjoined twins in Tanzania.

Liver specialist Prof Martin Corbally led a team of nine other doctors in a complex operation on two-month-old boys who were conjoined at the stomach.

The surgery has been hailed as a milestone for the African state and is the first successful

procedure of its kind at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam.

Medics had to wait 60 days before the two Masai boys reached the required minimum weight of 4.5kg.

Prof Corbally, who lived for years in Corballis, Donabate, revealed: “They shared a part of the liver, abdominal and lower chest wall, but fortunately did not share any major blood vessels and had normal lungs and hearts.

“When the last piece of connecting tissue was divided there was great applause from

all the team at the success of the procedure, which was wonderful to witness.

“One baby was taken to a separate table and the other stayed with me.”

Both twins are now back with their mother and are said to be doing well.

Based in Bahrain Prof Corbally is now based in Bahrain and is head of the surgery department at the local campus of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

He appeared before the Medical Council after a mistake was made during a 2010 tongue-tie operation which he did not carry out and was found guilty of poor professional performance.

Prof Corbally was later vindicated in the High Court and a Supreme Court appeal led to Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman describing him as “a very distinguished” doctor.

The case led to calls for a review of fitness to practice hearings among those in the medical profession.

Tributes flow for ‘legend’ Neil as he retires from post SYLVIA POWNALL

TRIBUTES have been paid to “a legendary man of Donabate” on his retirement as local postmaster after 33 years of public service.

Dad-of-eight Neil Smith was surrounded by family and friends at a gathering in Keelings pub as the community turned out to thank him last Wednesday.

Neil (75) will be remembered as the face behind the post office counter and for running The Emerald Shop which was the heartbeat of the village for many years.

Paying homage, Cllr Adrian Henchy (FF) said: “As someone who was born and reared in Portrane, now living in Donabate, Neil was a constant

presence in my life as a close friend of my father and my late mother.

“I recall growing up on the peninsula the very close bond and friendship between Neil and Patsy McGarrity, the station master of Donabate Train Station.

“In so many ways Neil and Patsy were the eyes and ears of our local village.

“Not only did they know everybody, they knew everything that was going on and nothing got past Donabate Railway Bridge without the nod from Neil and Patsy – two unique and special characters.

“Neil will be greatly missed around the village and in our local post office.”

Manchester Utd fan Neil was one of the origi-

nal organisers of the Mini Euros on Portrane green.

He was also a keen GAA player in his youth and is a long-standing member of Donabate Golf Club.

He was also one of a group of community volunteers who came together in the late 1980s to push for a community centre and has spent decades supporting the parish council, community organisations and sports groups.

After moving to Churchtown, Neil kept up the daily commute to his beloved Donabate and has no intention of severing ties with the peninsula now he has retired.

He told Dublin Gazette: “I’ve seen a lot of comings and goings over the years and it’s grown from a small village to a busy town.

“The send-off took me a bit by surprise but it was lovely to see so many familiar faces.

“There were people there who I hadn’t seen for years; old customers of the shop before the post office was even there.”

A modest Neil was joined by his children Paul, Patricia, Nigel, David, Leandra, Sinead, Andrew and Michael at the bash along with his partner Joan and sister Ellyn.

The presentation of a cake in the shape of the post office brought laughter and applause.

He admitted: “I will miss it, but I’ve a few plans. A nice quiet Christmas with family and then maybe a few holidays. I might travel the world a bit at a time, who knows?”

Cllr Adrian Henchy (FF) congratulates Neil Smith at the function to mark his retirement as postmaster in Donabate

FASTNews Celebrating Mulhuddart’s community

AN EXHIBITION mapping Mulhuddart through a series of drawings, soundscape, audio recordings and radio broadcasts is going on display in Blanchardstown.

Mulhuddart Satellite is a major exhibition by Draiocht artist in residence Michael McLoughlin and will be on display from Saturday, November 17 until next February.

The artwork reflects the experiences of people, groups, clubs and agencies who shape the community of Mulhuddart – historically, one of the three main parishes of D15 along with Clonsilla and Castleknock.

One of the pieces on display consists of a bank of wallmounted loudspeaker cones resulting from Michael’s door to door calls to every home in Mulhuddart in an attempt to record the name of every resident.

For further information, see www.draiocht.ie.

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TYRRELSTOWN: NEWS OF FACILITY CHANGE GETS A BROAD COMMUNITY WELCOME

ANIMALS

All-weather pitch to be transferred to FCC

Concern at pound condition

AN ALL-WEATHER pitch in Tyrrelstown which was off limits for kids for the summer is to be handed over to Fingal County Council in a matter of weeks.

The facility has been under the control of the Department of Education and Sc ience which is about to transfer it to the local authority.

News of the change has been broadly welcomed since the community amenity was closed over the school summer holidays and was used as a dumping ground.

Referring to the temporary

closure of the community centre, Cllr Paul Donnelly (SF) said: “This is great news, considering the difficulties this community has faced over the past number of weeks.

“The next most important steps are who manages the facility on behalf of the Tyrrelstown community.

“Negotiations must take place between sports groups, the community and councillors to get this pitch up and running as quickly as possible as the poor weather sets in and clubs need training facilities over the coming months.”

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According to the council, the relevant documents are now with the Chief State Solicitor’s office and are being

processed.

Welcoming the news, Solidarity Cllr Matt Waine said: “Tyrrelstown GAA and other

sporting groups should be able to access the pitch shortly.

This will be a welcome development.”

Ongar residents in pyrite purgatory ‘deserve better’ SYLVIA POWNALL

FINGAL County Council is “engaging robustly” with the bondholder for Ongar Village in a bid to take the estate in charge and begin pyrite remediation works.

The local authority revealed it had served a Statement of Claim letter

on a UK-based insurance company and further correspondence had been received.

Residents have been left in limbo after the original bondholder went bust and the council is unable to provide basic services – as roads and footpaths fall apart.

At a recent Area Meeting, Cllr Roderic O’Gorman (GP) and Cllr Paul Donnelly (SF) both tabled motions calling for an update and timeline for legal proceedings.

Cllr Donnelly said: “It is ten years down the road since this estate has been built and it’s deteriorating

before our eyes. The people who bought houses down there are caught in limbo.

“If anyone has walked around O n g a r t h ey would see the deterioration of those footpaths.

There are lips on some of the paths of about two to three inches and nothing can be done.”

Hundreds of homes in Dublin 15 were built with inadequate material containing the mineral pyrite, which causes concrete to

crack and crumble.

If it is present in backfill used under floors, the mineral swells over time, causing buckling i n

Pyrite issues are the bane of Ongar village

concrete floor slabs, difference in flooring levels, cracking in internal walls

and sometimes movement in outside walls.

In Ongar, the pyrite was used during the construction of the entire village, which has resulted in the deterioration of the streetscape as well as houses.

Council officials revealed at the area meeting that they had received a detailed response from the bondholder in October seeking more information.

They added that no remediation works can begin until the bond is in the council’s ownership, but assured that “we’re working assertively and robustly on this”.

Cllr Roderic O’Gorman said he was disappointed to hear that there appeared to be some resistance from the bondholder, noting that how the case panned out may set a precedent for other estates.

He added: “We have an active Tidy Towns group in Ongar Village but they’re fighting with one hand tied behind their back because of the land ownership issue.”

An online petition calling for an independent investigation into the pound was signed by more than 18,000 people. It claimed dogs were living in “desperate conditions often with no bedding or heating”.

The pound vehemently denied an allegation within the petition that pets who strayed and ended up in the pound were not being properly scanned for a microchip so they could be returned to their owners.

Ashton Pound is contracted through a tender process to provide a dog warden service and dog pound facility for all four Dublin authorities under the Control of Dogs Act. In accordance with that legislation, dogs seized by wardens can be kept for five days before it becomes the property of the dog pound and can be re-homed.

A council official told Monday’s meeting the facility was inspected monthly by vets on behalf of Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council and was “remaining within the standards”.

He added: “If we were to build this and run this ourselves, it would be significantly more expensive”.

It also emerged that the rate at which dogs are put to sleep has reduced from 50% five years ago to around 14%, with most of the animals moved on to charities for re-homing after two weeks at the pound.

Solidarity Cllr Matt Waine said the council was paying €230,000 for the services which amounted to “considerable sums of public money going into a sub-standard facility”.

Cllr Mary McCamley (Lab) said she was “absolutely appalled” at the conditions she found on a recent visit to the pound, while Cllr Tania Doyle (Ind) branded it “Victorian”.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Darragh O’Brien TD, Maria Escriva and Michael Dawson Kilkenny Shop Swords - Winner Best Retail (Single Site). Pictures: Alison O’Hanlon

Fingal Business Excellence and CSR Awards 2018

Mayor of Fingal Cllr Anthony Lavin and Tina Lavin

Nicole Vossen and Liz Kelly Murane from IBM

Winner of Best Tea/Coffee Shop - The Tartan Larder Swords, Brianna, Sharon, Laura and Sean Clemenson

James Reilly, Tony Keely, Dorothy Reilly, Loreto O’Byrne, Susan O’Brien, Siobhan O’Donnell, Maura Cassidy and Darragh O’Brien TD

Gourmet Food Parlour Skerries - winner of Best Presented Business Premises

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BUDGET : INCREASE CRITICISED AS SPEND DETAILED

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Second rates hike as council passes €237m budget Average Fingal rent SYLVIA POWNALL

COMMERCIAL rates will increase in Fingal for the second year in a row after councillors agreed a 2% hike as part of an approved €237million budget.

The 2019 spend passed by 33 votes to three with a €3 million increase in funds for housing, an extra €1 million for roads and an additional €2.5 million for amenities.

The rates rise will generate an extra €2.5 million, which will be earmarked for street cleaning, parks maintenance and investment in tourism and community events.

Councillors had voted at a meeting in September not to alter the rate of the Local Property Tax, opting for a 10% below the baseline rather than the 15% available to them.

Some members accused council officials of misleading them at the September meeting as it emerged that income was €8 million higher than previously revealed.

After the meeting, Cllr Keith Redmond tweeted: “We’ve just been made aware that there’s an EXTRA €8 million income above what we were told at the LPT meeting in September.

“Basically, it means the €2 million increase in people’s LPT was not needed.

Executive deny misleading members.”

He added: “€22,550 was spent doing a census of red squirrels on Howth to see how many of the 25 animals in 2011 were still there. Two were found.

“That €22,550 represents about 40 houses’ LPT for 2018 ... to count

squirrels.”

Cllr Redmond noted that there had been a €20 million rise in overall spending

by Fingal County Council in 2017 and 2018 and there was no need to increase commercial rates “if you can afford to increase spending by 9% over two years”.

In an unusual move, Deputy Alan Farrell (FG) also commented on the LPT issue and released a statement claiming the decision to strike a rate was taken too soon.

He said: “It is my opinion that councillors should have been provided with this information [extra €8 million] while they were discussing the LPT rate that residents in Fingal will have to pay.”

The budget represents €801 per head of population to provide services

and investment with an emphasis on housing and community.

In total, €64m will be spent on housing and building, €27m on road transport and safety, €20m on water services, €23m on development management, €45m on environmental services, €45m on recreation and amenity, €1m on agriculture, health, education and €12m on miscellaneous services.

Council chief executive Paul Reid said the €10m increase in spending would help meet the “significant challenge” of demands on services in the fastestgrowing local authority area in the country.

Under its three-year Capital Programme 20192021, the council will spend a further €588m on 212 individual projects across the county.

Sile O’Kane (6) and beekeeper Colm Fogarty at the launch of Nect-Air at Dublin Airport

Airport has sweet news for passengers HONEY from bees at Dublin Airport is now on sale for passengers to buy.

The premium honey, called Nect-Air, is the first batch harvested from four hives on airport land which are home to 250,000 Irish dark native bees.

A 340g jar of the sweet gooey goodness will set you back €9.95 at Marqette restaurant and food hall in Terminal 1.

The honey is already popular with customers, as it forms part of the menu in some of Dublin Airport’s own executive lounges.

The hives were installed with the help and advice of the Fingal North Dublin Beekeepers’ Association and are kept by Colm Fogarty, who has 15 years’ experience in beekeeping.

He revealed that the bees feed on

nearby wild plants such as clover, blackberry, bramble and hawthorn, adding: “This blend of flora gives Nect-Air its pleasantly mild, gently sweet flavour.

“Honey bees are one of the most important species within our ecosystem; they are crucial for the survival of most of our animal and plant population.”

ahead of average THE average rent in Fingal is running way ahead of the national average, with monthly rates of up to €1,800 being demanded in Swords and Balbriggan.

Sinn Fein deputy Louise O’Reilly TD warned that rent pressure zones were failing families as the latest Daft.ie report shows an 11.3% increase across the State. The average rent across the country is now €1,334, with Fingal rates running between €1,600 and €1,800.

Deputy O’Reilly said: “Average asking rents have risen to new all-time high. Rent pressure zones are clearly not working. In every single county, the 4% rent pressure zone cap is being breached on new lets.

“For example, in Swords, the average rent is now €1,800 per month. This is 10.1% higher than the same period last year.”

She called for a measured response and for the Residential Tenancies Board to be given more resources and powers to investigate rent hikes.

‘Do more to tackle child obesity’ THE school meals programme must be expanded to communities at risk to stem the rise in childhood obesity, according to Senator Lorraine Clifford Lee. The senator, who was last week named Fianna Fail’s deputy leader in the Seanad, said more resources must be targeted at schools in lower socioeconomic areas.

Her call comes as an ESRI study found one in five children above their normal weight while just one in four got the recommended 60 minutes of exercise daily.

She said: “Fianna Fail are committed to expanding the School Meals Programme to reach children from disadvantaged backgrounds attending non-DEIS schools. Putting in place a national taskforce to monitor progress on this issue is essential.

“Addressing the gap between less advantaged children and those that are from higher income backgrounds must quickly become a priority for this government.”

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LUSK: CATHERINE FULVIO HEADS TO OZ TO COOK WOMAN’S FAVOURITE FARE

FASTNews

Irish dish Down Under proves there’s just no taste like home SYLVIA POWNALL

LUSK mum Kate Sweetman has sent a taste of home to her daughter Sarah in Australia with the help of TV chef Catherine Fulvio.

Legal secretary Kate cooked 27-year-old Sarah’s favourite dish – vegetable

soup and soda bread – while Catherine flew it 10,000 miles to deliver it Down Under.

Her culinary exploits feature on RTE’s Taste Like Home which airs next Monday, November 19, and showcases the coastal charms of both Lusk and Sydney.

Catherine spends time with Kate and her husband Noel at Lusk Round Tower before they get down to business in the kitchen.

Kate revealed: “When Sarah lived at home we always did things together and this was a way for us to do something together even though we live a mil-

Castleknock Hotel scoops a top award

Lusk mum Kate Sweetman (right) shared her cooking style with TV chef Catherine Fulvio – so that she could recreate her daughter Sarah’s (inset, with her partner, Aaron Howley) favourite dish in Sydney

lion miles apart.

“The whole idea of bringing your family dish to a loved one abroad is such an emotional idea and it struck a chord with me right from series one when I first saw it.

“Sarah had gone to Australia a few months before and I thought the whole concept of bringing families together across different parts of the world was just fabulous.”

Catherine flies to Sydney to replicate Kate’s dish and bring a taste of ‘mammy’s cooking’ to

Sarah and her partner, Aaron Howley.

She visits Sydney Opera House, gets a tour of the historic Rocks area and learns about Aussie Rules Football from Irish player Colin O’Riordan from Tipperary.

Needless to say, Sarah – who works for IT giants DXC Technology and is based in Sydney’s central business district – is bowled over by the visit.

When she first moved to Sydney she and fitness trainer Aaron both joined the Young Irelands GAA

team to make new friends and keep homesickness at bay.

She said: “The idea behind the show is very touching. When families are so far apart this brings us closer. Myself and Aaron had a great day filming in Sydney.

“I was delighted to taste some homemade soda bread and Catherine made us feel so comfortable, it was great to have an ‘Irish mammy’ with us.”

Taste of Home airs on RTE One next Monday at 7.30pm.

CASTLEKNOCK Hotel has won the highly coveted People’s Choice Award for the best place to stay in Leinster 2018 at the hotel and catering Gold Medal awards.

General manager Guy Thompson said: “I’m delighted to accept this award on behalf of all the team here at Castleknock Hotel.

“Everything we do here is designed to offer the best experience for our guests and to be recognised by the public with this award is truly an honour.”

People’s Choice have been running for more than three decades and are widely regarded as the leading independent awards for the hospitality industry.

Seanad boost for Lorraine Clifford Lee SENATOR Lorraine Clifford Lee has become Fianna Fail’s group deputy leader in the Seanad in a shake-up announced by party leader Micheal Martin.

The Fingal representative, who was Seanad FF spokesperson for Justice, takes up the new role after Mark Daly was stripped of his duties in the Seanad.

Senator Daly was demoted

by Micheal Martin for his role in the unsanctioned launch of a ‘candidate’ for next year’s local government elections in Omagh.

New off-peak train services welcomed

Getting the Late Late stamp early early before Christmas TUBBERS gave his stamp of approval to a new range of Christmas-themed products just launched by An Post. Philatelists everywhere will be sure to snap up the new stamps, with Ryan’s eagle-eyed, reindeer-styled helper, Lauren Cronje, pointing out that The Late Late Toy Show is also included in the range of new Christmas stamps. There will also be a ‘meeting loved ones at the airport’ stamp, a nativity scene, midnight mass and a child getting ready for Santa’s arrival, in addition to a traditional Christmas feast. The collection of stamps were designed by Detail Design Studio in Dublin, and are available in a €19 booklet and a €5 booklet from all post offices and anpost.com. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

NEW off-peak services will benefit rail commuters along the Maynooth line in time for Christmas, according to a local councillor.

Cllr Roderic O’Gorman (GP) welcomed news that trains will run every half hour from December 9.

Irish Rail have also confirmed that there will be an earlier first train from Maynooth on a Sunday at 8am and extra later trains providing an hourly service up to 11.20pm.

Cllr O’Gorman said: “This will bring about a significant improvement for commuters and make the city centre more accessible.”

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HERITAGE: SCULPTURE HELPS TO HIGHLIGHT IRELAND’S LOSSES IN

WORLD WAR ONE

Towering titan brings ‘The Great War’ home SHANE DILLON

WHILE many thousands of people all around the island of Ireland marked the World War One armistice anniversary last Sunday, a lone figure captured the thoughts and emotions of many Dubliners in the city centre on that bright, sunny morning.

The Haunting Soldier – a towering 2017 sculpture created in Dorset from scrap metal – drew constant crowds all weekend,

keen to consider what it highlights and represents.

Created by Dorsetbased blacksmith Martin Galbavy, the sculpture facing the Fusiliers’ Arch entrance comprises a vast range of metal detritus, from horseshoes to scissors to spanners.

Their final form creates a weary soldier laden with the apparatus of war as he looks blankly ahead towards an unknown future.

While plenty of onlook-

ers took some ubiquitous selfie shots, the striking sculpture provided the focal point for a lot of conversation.

Many older onlookers quietly discussed their grandparents and other ancestors who’d gone off to ‘The Great War’ from Dublin and Ireland, never to return.

More than 200,000 Irish soldiers took up arms in World War One, with some 35,000 Irish men and women killed in ‘the

war to end all wars’ – a loss felt by Dublin and virtually every town and village across the island of Ireland, yet left largely unspoken about until recent years.

Today, the sacrifice of so many brave Irish people is seeing the recognition and public respect long denied them.

The Haunting Soldier’s temporary installation sees it in place at the park’s main entrance until November 26.

Created in Dorset using scrap metal, The Haunting Soldier (2017) is on temporary loan to Dublin until November 26, helping to highlight the bravery – and deaths– of a great many Irish men and women in World War One. Pictures: Shane Dillon

President Higgins shares his uniting vision for a second term LUCIE WEIDENAUER

LAST Sunday saw the inauguration of President Michael D Higgins for his second term of office as President, having comfortably seen off his five rivals for the post in the presidential election last month.

Inauguration day presented the secondterm President with a hectic schedule, as he attended the Armistice Day centenary celebration earlier in the day at Glasnevin cemetery, to mark 100 years since the ending of World War 1.

The inauguration, which was held amid pomp and ceremony, took place at Dublin Castle and was attended by the two previous presidents, Mary Robinson and Mary McAleese, as well as church leaders and a whole host of politicians, TDs and senators.

Also in attendance were the five defeated candidates for the presidency: Liadh Ni Riada, runner-up Peter Casey, Gavin Duffy, Joan Freeman and Sean Gallagher.

The newly inaugurated President used his address to stress the need for inclusion, diversity and equality, and to overcome inequality in areas such as housing, health and education.

He also signalled his intention to support the global conversation on climate change and world poverty, which had been widely heralded, as well as the centenary of the rights of women gaining the right to vote.

In his speech he talked about the need for inclusion, diversity and equality to achieve this in areas such as housing, education and health.

He believes that each person can best realise their full potential when they work together.

He emphasised the need to share responsibil-

ity for this vulnerable and beautiful planet and that the economy must serve society and not the other way around. He added that while we must not re-open wounds, we must acknowledge the scars of the past.

The Chief Justice conducted the formalities, everything was signed and sealed, and President Higgins was inaugurated for a second term as President of Ireland, sworn in for another seven years with the words, “I, Michael D Higgins, do solemnly promise and declare I will maintain the constitution of Ireland. I will dedicate my abilities to the service of the people of Ireland.

“This is your presidency and I will work for you and with you towards a future of equality, participation, inclusion, imagination, creativity, and sustainability. It is together that we go forward.”

Picture: Maxwells

Pictured at President Michael D Higgins’ inauguration are President Higgins with his wife, Sabina; An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, and Tanaiste Simon Coveney

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Rachel Tracey and Laura Aston

Lisa Larkin and Maggie Rogers

Coolmine Musical Society Lip Sync Competition Fjorinda Mushi

Charity calendar

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Anne-Marie Niland

Kim Quearney

Gloria Burrowes, Sinead Burke and Derek Burke

INGAL Mayor Cllr Anthony Lavin with Malahide local Nicky Cleere launching his 2019 Calendar this week. Donations from the sales of the calendar will be made to Malahide Tidy Towns and St Sylvesters. You buy your copy for €8 from the Malahide Parish centre, Manor Books, The Medical Hall, St Sylvesters and The Garden House.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Isaiah and Eric Smyth

Lewis & Lisa Clarke

Keila & Sarune Piksilingaitiene

Hugo and Annabel Higgins with Clara and Gracie Higgins with Santa, Mrs Clause and elves Edlira Romadani and Shauna Baron

Flano, Lara, Dayse and Luke Castro Sophie Rossiter, Paul Kelly, Darragh Rossiter, Jackie Kelly and Ava Rossiter

Riona, Saoirse McNally and Dean Ashmore

Nathan and William Downey

Westend Shopping Park enjoys festive activities T

Nathan, Noami and Elvis Anumudu

O celebrate the start of Christmas, Westend Shopping Park teamed up with FM104 for a day of free festive family fun.

The event took place on Saturday 10th November and included a host of magical entertainers, customer competitions, live music and seasonal in-store promotions.

The team at the Great Wood hosted gingerbread decorating workshops as well as a very special visit with Santa and Mrs Clause.

Westend will host a further three free family fun days on Saturday 17th November, Saturday 1st & 8th December.

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CHRISTMAS: EVERYONE’S FAVOURITE TOYMAKER HAS AN EXTRA BUSY IRISH SCHEDULE AHEAD

There’s a lot of Clause to celebrate as Santa set to visit Dublin REBECCA RYAN

IT WON’T be long until most of us – particularly children – look to the skies in the hopes of spotting Santa Claus on his busy night delivering toys across Ireland.

However, before Santa’s busiest night of the year, the man himself is warming up for his special delivery service by calling to lots of places around Dublin and the country.

He’s had some tough scheduling choices, but his elves have carefully arranged a schedule to let him meet as many children here as possible.

We’ve rounded up some of his toy-mendous stops around the capital in the coming weeks. And, even if Santa isn’t yet listed as visiting everywhere below, you can be sure to find a lot of festive fun at all of these places ...

Powerscourt Centre, city centre Powerscourt Townhouse Centre switch on their Christmas light today (Thursday, November 15).

Powerscourt Townhouse Centre is always a wonderful destination during the festive season, and this month it will be again illuminating its South William Street façade in the city centre.

Its switch-on event will take place from 6pm with music, fanfare and a whole lot of Christmas spirit. All are welcome to attend.

Liffey Valley, Lucan Santa Claus and his elves will be special VIP guests at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Lucan on Saturday, November 21 at 4.15pm.

He will be saying hello to all the boys and girls and will remind them to post their present list to the North Pole in plenty of time for the big day.

Immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere, with entertainment from 3pm,

and Santa’s arrival sure to wow west Dubliners at 4.15pm.

They’ll also be able to visit Santa in his Winter Wonderland grotto and receive a special present.

The Square Towncentre, Tallaght Santa will be arriving at The Square Towncentre, Tallaght at 5pm on Saturday, November 24, bringing a sprinkling of early Christmas magic to the bustling centre.

After the big arrival, Santa will also spend plenty of time at his Ice Cave Grotto on Level 2 until Christmas Eve before he leaves with Rudolph for Christmas.

Santa wants to remind all the boys and girls to bring their Christmas list.

For further information, see www.thesquare.ie/ santas-ice-cave-grotto.

Blanchardstown Shopping Centre Not to miss out Blanchardstown, Santa’s coming to busy Blanchardstown Shop-

ping Centre by helicopter, no less, this Saturday, November 17 at 11am.

S a n t a ’s l e a v i n g Rudolph and the reindeers back at the North Pole to continue their training for the big night ahead, but we hear he can’t wait to meet Blanchardstown children, so come along to help give him a great Blanchardstown welcome.

Nutgrove Shopping Centre Despite his busy schedule, Santa is also calling to Nutgrove Shopping Centre on Friday, November 23 at 7pm.

We hear from Santa’s helpers that there’ll be lots of great, free family fun with festive characters, face-painting, balloon modelling, a DJ and more adding to the buzz.

Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre Back in the city centre, and Santa will be at Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre to help Dubs and everyone get in the

We’ve made a list that you won’t have to check twice – despite being very, very busy, Santa Claus is calling to lots of places all around Dublin from this week onwards, so check here where you can see the great man himself

Christmas spirit.

Santa is said to be delighted that he’ll be turning on the centre’s Christmas lights from 3pm this Sunday, November 18.

Dundrum Town Centre Today (Thursday, November 15) is a busy day for Santa – he’ll also be popping up at 6pm at Dundrum Town Centre.

S a n t a’s a r r iv a l to Dundrum Town Centre promises to be a Christmas cracker with singing from The Charming Soubrettes, a performance of Beauty and the Beast by the DLR Mill Theatre and a showcase of talent by Miss Ali’s Stage School that will all take place in front of Santa’s Grotto on Town Square.

Santa’s elves will also be on hand to entertain and rally the crowd before Santa arrives.

Airfield Estate, Dundrum A i r f i e l d E s t a te h a s announced the return of its old-fashioned Christmas Experience, on selected dates from November 24 to December 23.

Fun festivities include face painting, penning letters to Santa, meeting Santa, storytelling, baking, art workshops, and a magical trip onboard the North Pole Express for a trip around the estate.

This year, Airfield Estate are supporting Team HOPE. Families who bring a new toy for Team HOPE will receive a

free family picture on the stunning Santa Sleigh.

On Saturday, December 8, Airfield will host special ASD and hearingimpaired Santa sessions with sensory-friendly options and sign interpreters.

Tickets for the Airfield Estate Christmas Experience are €22.50 per child and €12.50 per adult.

Children’s ticket includes a gift; babies under one year are welcome at no charge, though there is an additional cost if a gift is required.

Santa at Croke Park Have you ever wondered what it takes to become one of Santa’s trusty elves? If so, you can’t miss the magical new Elves In Training experi-

ence at the GAA Museum in Croke Park from November 24.

At the Santa Experience, your family will wander through a behindthe-scenes candy cane trail, catching glimpses along the way of how the elves get fit and ready for the season ahead and their big day.

You can meet and greet with Santa, where every child will receive a gift and get their photo taken, along with complimentary admission to the GAA Museum.

The festivities get underway from Saturday, November 24, and will run on select dates until Saturday, December 23.

Pre-booking online is essential to avoid disappointment.

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CharityGifts

The Gazette’s Gift Guide

WITH Christmas just a few short weeks away – eek! – all minds are focused on the perfect gifts for our loved ones, close friends, the office Secret Santa and more.

It can be difficult to put your finger on exact-

ly what’s best to buy, with so many different options out there, but have no fear.

We’ve put together some of our top picks of what’s on offer this festive season for the special people in our lives, from techy gifts to

beauty and more.

There’s gifts for every age and every budget, to hopefully help out with all your shopping as we approach the full swing of holiday season in the coming weeks.

For him:

For her:

Magical Malahide Moments calendar MALAHIDE volunteer extraordinaire Nicky Cleere (right, pictured with Mayor of Fingal, FG Cllr Anthony Lavin) has launched a calendar to raise funds for two local causes close to his heart, Malahide Tidy Towns and St Sylvester’s U15 football team.

Magical Malahide Moments would make an ideal Christmas gift. It costs €8 and is available for sale in Manor Books, St Sylvester’s GAA clubhouse and the local church café. The calendar is selling fast - so make sure you don’t miss out!

Charity donations

CND Vinalux Bauble €20.95 Gym + Coffee Big Box €100

Chri st note ian Lacr oi book €56 x Curiosi té

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Bang and Olufsen Beoplay headphones €299

Gym + Coffee Big Box €100

Accessorize statement earrings €14.90

Tayto Park gifts €Misc

Signed and Sealed Tour of Slane Distillery €60

THIS year, for the person who may have everything, consider a charitable donation in their name.

Rise Rwanda is an Irish non-profit charity helping to educate vulnerable children in Rwanda. Founder Patricia O’Neill said: “We sponsor vulnerable children’s education in rural Rwanda, covering the cost of school fees, transport to and from school, equipment, books, medical insurance, uniforms, and food costs when they are at home.”

Donations include €15 (which will pay for a child’s medical insurance), €23 (for a child’s school uniform), €28 (for a child’s school books), €117 (for two school meals per day for a child, for a year), or €250 (to finance one business venture).

Best of all, 100% of donations go directly into the fund. For further information, see riserwanda.com.

Children’s book for Crumlin Hospital

Spotlight Whitening Gift set €50

Beoplay E6 earphones €299

Something for the travel bug in your life this Xmas WHO doesn’t dream of a hot getaway as the cold weather draws in? Everyone needs a little break, with travel vouchers the perfect gift for someone aching to go see the world.

Why not give them memories to last a lifetime with a 2019 holiday from guided travel experts Travel Department and TDactive Holidays?

Gift vouchers can be purchased for any amount, have no expiry date and arrive with a message of your choice. Choose to receive your voucher by post, or by email which can

be easily printed at home for that perfect last-minute gift on Christmas Eve! This unique gift can be redeemed on Travel Department and TDactive Holidays trips to more than 120 exciting destinations worldwide including long-haul, city breaks and both ocean and river cruises.

You can purchase your gift voucher online, by phoning 01 637 1650, and also at the travel store at Arnotts Department Store, Henry Street, Dublin 1. For more information, visit traveldepartment.ie/gift-vouchers.

CHILDREN’S author EJ Leeson has launched a hardback version of her Johnny Magory stories to raise much-needed funds for CMRF Crumlin.

EJ and her daughter Layla each have first-hand experience of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

Emma-Jane suffered from

chronic asthma as a child, while her daughter Layla was born with a cleft lip and has undergone surgery at the Hospital.

Johnny Magory, the main character in the books, is six years old and usually good, but sometimes bold! The aim of EJ’s books is to instil a sense of pride in young children about Ireland while enjoying this mischievous little boy’s adventures.

All three Johnny Magory titles will be included in the special edition hardback, and available at all bookshops or online at www.johnnymagory.com. The book retails at €16.99 and a donation of €1 from each book sale will go directly to CMRF.

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE LANDMARK’S MOST POPULAR FEATURES

THE NATIONAL WAX MUSEUM IS LOCATED BETWEEN WESTMORLAND STREET AND D’OLIER STREET IN THE CITY CENTRE

DUBLIN MADE EASY AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE NATIONAL WAX MUSEUM

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LUCIE WEIDENAUER

HE National Wax Museum is located in the city centre of Dublin right next to the Liffey in the Lafayette Building, offering a number of attractions for kids, teenagers and adults.

It was first opened in 1983 in North Dublin and even then it was one of the most famous sites in the city.

In 2005, it closed for a number of years, and reopened in 2009 in the historic Foster Place building, the Armoury, until it moved into the Lafayette building,.

You can visit famous figuresand pose for funny pictures with the realistic statues. The museum is divided into sections like the Irish writers room, or the entertainment section. You can learn a lot in the science section or get yourself scared in the chambers of horror. Be careful you don’t get lost in the mirror maze, so that at the end of the tour you can make your very own wax hand. The museum is open seven days a week, from 10am to 10pm.

IRISH WRITERS ROOM

CHAMBER OF HORRORS

WAX WORLD

HIGHLIGHT: Taking a picture with the writers

HIGHLIGHT: The moving wax figures

BEST FEATURE: Sit on the Nimbus 2000

Here you can meet the most famous writers in irish history, like the well known and much beloved author James Joyce.

Further on there’s Samuel Beckett, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and winner of the Noble Prize in literature in 1969 and William Butler Yeats, another Nobel Prize winner, even the first irish person who won it.

George Bernard Shaw, is in the writers room as well, he wrote many plays and is also a winner of the Nobel Prize. Last person in the room is Sean O’Casey a dramatist and memoirist, who lived from 1880 to 1964. The writers room is definitely worth a visit.

This special section of the museums is only for the bravest of visitors.

Here you can see the wax figure of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Bram Stoker created the typical image of a vampire, with fangs, pale skin and the mysterious habit to sleep in a coffin during the day., and will certainly give you a fright.

But this is not the only character you wouldn’t like to meet in a dark alley.

There’s also Hannibal Lecter from the silence of the lambs and many other monsters. Children under 16 must be supervised by an adult and the section can be skipped.

Dracula is not the only bat in the Wax Museum, in the wax world you can find the dark knight: Batman!

From the school of witchcraft and wizardry there are Harry Potter and Mad Eye Moody.

The magical world invented by Joanne K. Rowling is always a highlight for the kids and you can even sit on the famous Nimbus 2000.

Of course there’s also something for the toddlers, like Bob the Builder, Peppa Pig or Spongebob.

This is the perfect section for kids to have fun and feel like their living a dream between their heroes.

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HONOURING LOST LOVED-ONES PRESENTER Ray D’Arcy launched the inaugural LauraLynn online ‘Memory Tree’ campaign which honours those who have passed away while supporting Ireland’s only children’s hospice, LauraLynn. The public can sponsor a digital star on the Tree and commemorate those special to them, sharing memories in the beautiful Book of Treasured Memories while supporting LauraLynn.

You can sponsor a star on the Tree for €5 and help create a magical, twinkling tree of remembrance this Christmas. Also pictured is Des, Olive, Ronan and Lily Tumulty who are remembering their daughter and sister Katie who passed away in 2014, age 4. Picture: Andres Poveda

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Light up for LauraLynn LAURALYNN’S Annual tree-lighting ceremony of the LauraLynn Memory Tree will take place on Sunday, November 25 from 3.30-5.30pm in the grounds of LauraLynn.

Ray D’Arcy will be the MC of the festivities, featuring A Glor and the Symantec Choir, Hollypark Girls National School Choir, The Legato Singers and the charity’s very own LauraLynn Choir, who will be providing non-stop entertainment and carolling throughout the event.

You can pick up a Passport to Light Up LauraLynn when you arrive and get it stamped as you make

your way through the winter wonderland.

You can then redeem your Light Up Vouchers for treats from The Leopardstown Inn, Starbucks, Sweet Churro and Crepe Box. Festive fun and games will take place at the Elves Workshop and a full Christmas shop will be available for cards, wrapping paper and decorations.

Festivities start at 3.30pm with the main Light Up and fireworks taking place at 5.m. Tickets are limited and are available to purchase from Eventbrite.ie Parking will be available in the Leopardstown Racecourse car park.

Samba your way to this great gig AWARD-winning, immersive entertainment company elrow are making their Dublin debut this weekend bringing their vibrant Brazilian jungle carnival theme to the city.

Samodrowmo do Brasil will transform District 8 and Tivoli Theatre with intricate, flamboyant production, stilt-walking samba dancers, lively street theatre and some of the biggest names in dance music for a party to remember.

Renowned party starter Melé, resident

George Privatti and Spanish party starter WADEwill take the reins on both days, with Kaily, local selector Andrew Azara and Hidden Agenda offering support on Friday, November 16.

Providing the soundtrack on Saturday November 17 will be Dublin duo Boots & Kats, most well known for their ‘Feels So Good’ stomper, the Nic Fanciulli-endorsed Rebuke,Emma Jai and Bedlam DJs. Taking place from on November 16-17 at District 8 and Tivoli Theatre, see www.elrow.com.

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Wild Kids: The Seahorse Man makes his silver screen return

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

A cracking Christmas party competition!

THE CHRISTMAS countdown has officially begun!

We have teamed up with the stunning fourstar Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, to give one lucky reader the chance to win 4 tickets for one of the hotel’s upcoming Christmas party nights.

The lucky winner can decide between tickets for the ‘Mack Fleetwood’ Party Night on the 7th December or the ‘Beatles for Sale’ Party Night taking place on Saturday, 15th December.

Guests will enjoy a festive cocktail reception on arrival followed by a delicious 4-course meal. After the live performances’ guests can dance the night away with a DJ and late bar until 2am.

To be in with a chance of winning this great prize, email your name, contact details and the answer to the following question, with the subject line ‘Christmas at the Castle’: Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel is located in: A. Lucan B. Swords

C. Killiney Priced at just €59 per person, the

Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel Christmas party nights offer superb value for a Christmas night out in a truly magical setting.

The hotel is also offering special party night accommodation prices, starting at €99 Single B&B mid-week and €120 Single B&B Friday and Saturday evenings, while Double occupancy is €125 midweek and €150 on Friday and Saturday.

For more information on booking your perfect Christmas party night, simply contact the hotel on 01-2305558 or email: reservations@fitzpatricks.com.

It’s a ski-mendous win for one reader DUBLIN Gazette had a superb response to our ski lesson giveaway on November 1, in association with the Ski Club of Ireland, which offered one lucky winner a ski lesson for two adults and two children in the National Snowsports Centre in Kilternan, and a €25 voucher for Great Outdoors.

Sadly, there can be only one winner for

this great prize. We put all the entrants who correctly answered: “Where is the National Snowsports centre located?

A) Lucan B) Kilternan C) Smithfield” (the correct answer was Kilternan) into a hat, and the winner picked at random was Katie McKinnon. Congratulations, Katie, and have a great time hitting the slopes!

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DOG OF THE WEEK DUBLIN Gazette Newspapers have teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Lupa is a handsome, one-year old Pit Bull Terrier who is currently looking for a calm home where he can relax .

He is a sensitive dog who lacks self-confidence, so he will need an understanding owner who will allow him to build up his confidence gradually.

With some positive reward-based training and patience, there is no doubt that he will come on leaps and bounds. Lupa has never lived with another dog but he is happy meeting his doggy pals while out on his daily walks. He is looking for someone who has some

experience with shy dogs and is willing to give him a second chance with a loving family.

If you think you have room in your heart for Lupa, 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. (Remember: Always have your dog on a lead when in public.)

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Ella Deguzman and Sonja Mohlich David McWilliams with Bono pictured at the launch of David McWilliams new book Renaissance Nation in Cliff Townhouse . Picturea: Peter Houlihan

Renaissance Nation

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HE timely and brilliant new state-of-the-nation from David McWilliams traces the course of a generation of change makers and asks: Where do we go from here? Published in the wake of the overwhelming decision to repeal the 8th amendment, and book ended by two very different Papal visits, in Renaissance Nation, David McWilliams returns to trace how a generation of change makers, The Pope’s Children – those born in and around the pope’s 1979 visit to Ireland – have quietly rewritten the rules for Ireland.

The book was launched among special guests at the Cliff Towhouse in St. Stephen’s Green recently.

James Addie and Karl Dunbar

Cassie Stokes Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Gadgets galore for tech fans

T Deirdre Conroy and Sean Hayes

Alice McWilliams and Ann Kearns

ech fans gathered at Dublin’s stylish Morrison Hotel in Ormond Quay for the launch of Three’s new exclusive partnership with Chinese-based smart device companyXiaomi, a brand which is already generating huge interest.

As part of the partnership, which is sure to be a milestone for the Irish device market, Three will introduce three Xiaomi handsets and nine connected smart products from the Xiaomi Eco system range, providing consumers with the ultimate choice of devices for their connected lives.

Amy Hanton and Ann-Marie O’Brien

Katherine Bie

Jaime Ibar and Laura Camunas

Leanne Moore

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A LITTLE LOOK AT THE BIG SCREEN

ENTERTAINMENT

CINEMA | TRIBUTES PAID TO THE LATE STAN LEE, A UNIQUELY MARVEL-LOUS CHARACTER

A truly singular creative visionary TRIBUTES have been flowing in across the cinema and publishing world to the late, great and truly unique Stan Lee, who died on Monday, aged 95.

Born in his beloved Manhattan, the kid who grew up in a struggling family during The Great Depression would go on to be the driving force behind a global brand that would make a vast amount of money – Marvel-related films from the past 10 years have made $17.6bn at the box office alone.

However, Stan’s true value lies far from the box office, with the charismatic, avuncular writer creating, and co-creating, a staggering amount of characters, worlds and

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plots that have influenced pop culture for decades, becoming more popular than ever recently.

Such was his singular influence, it’s possible to link a great many projects across cinema, television and gaming directly back to his fabulously fertile mind alone, ensuring a media legacy that will far outlive the late, great man himself.

A roll call of just some of his iconic characters – Spider-Man, Thor, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, and the X-Men,

Part of the fun of any Marvel project was spotting Stan Lee’s cameos (right), with Stan turning in a huge amount of hammily enjoyable characters

to name but a few – has characters any writer would kill to have on their resume, but for Stan, they were all just one of his many, many treasured children.

His career wasn’t without plenty of bumps – his well-publicised legal tussles with artists such as Jack Kirby over who created what, exactly, hinted at some of the behind-

the-scenes bickering that’s often found when huge success strikes.

However, for many years now Stan was feted internationally, with his success relatively late in

life drawing warm praise and critical acclaim.

It’s fair to say that he played a unique role in lifting comic characters and worlds from the realm of pulp fiction and kids’

publishing into a format that, today, draws critical analysis, mass appeal and respect without a second’s thought.

Truly, we won’t see his like again ...

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GOINGOUTOUT

PICKWEEK OF THE

NOVEMBER 18 & 20 (SUNDAY) Interpol @ Olympia Theatre, €51 DINGY rockers enjoy a three night run at the Olympia Theatre, where their pulsating melodies are sure to shake the rafters.

NOVEMBER 15 (THURSDAY)

RANELAGH’S EMOTIVE

SISTER ACT

Jax Jones @ The Academy, €25

NOVEMBER 16 (FRIDAY) Mumford and Sons @ 3Arena, sold out Roy Ayers @ Sugar Club, €25 Vance Joy @ Olympia Theatre, €26 Shakey Graves @ Vicar Street, €25 Fields + Ivan Nicolas Nimbus @ Whelan’s, €12 Proper Micro NV @ Whelan’s Upstairs, €5 Samantha Harvey @ The Academy 2, €15

NOVEMBER 17 (SATURDAY) Perfect @ The Academy, €42+ Join Me In The Pines @ Whelan’s, €16.50 Motions @ Whelan’s Upstairs, €8

NOVEMBER 18 (SUNDAY) Now v Now @ Sugar Club, €20 The False and the Fair @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 You Me At Six @ The Academy, sold out

NOVEMBER 19 (MONDAY) Florence and the Machine @ The 3Arena, sold out Ms Welch and her band are one of the iconic acts of pop rock in recent years, with a sound based around delicate verses, blazing choruses and extraordinary vocals.

Hailu Mergia @ Sugar Club, €18

NOVEMBER 20 (TUESDAY) Antonio Sanchez + Migration @ Sugar Club, €23 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €6

NOVEMBER 21 (WEDNESDAY) Dashboard Confessional @ The Academy, €32 Free Love @ Whelan’s Upstairs, €15 The Headhunders @ Sugar Club, €25

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ARRON’s emergence into the Irish music scene has been a slow burner. In fact, in a sense their soulful, organic-sounding harmonies and lyrically intense melodies have been brewing since birth.

T h e two s i s t e r s , Meabh and Mella Carron (who’s band borrow their surname as a moniker, CARRON) have dabbled in music for years, but it took a personal crisis to push them from a covers band to delicate, folksy originals.

Specifically, it was Mella’s long-term sickness a few years ago had the girls chasing dreams. “It was a hard time, but it brought our whole family together around the music,” Meabh explains.

“Mella was in and out of hospital for about a year and a half. We started writing original music in that time, and our first EP was about our relationship as sisters. One of our songs, ‘Prison Robes’, is actually about Mella’s sick-

ness. The opening line is ‘we’re never ready for attack’, because the illness used to come on like that, very sudden. It felt like an attack to all of us.”

There’s real poignance in the pair’s gentle songs, which have since grown to include a number one Irish single in ‘Battle Lines’ (produced

by Gavin Glass), an EP entitled ‘Roots’, and melancholy new single ‘Even Sad Birds Sing’.

Since their early successes, the sisters have converted the spare room in their parent’s Ranelagh home into a rehearsal studio, and have a series of new releases on the horizon.

“It’s really great having somewhere we’re r e a l l y c o m fo r t a b l e to rehearse,” Meabh

explains. “We were renting spaces in town, all that money was getting eaten up, now we have our own personal space, it’s all go. We can focus on other things, and it’s really helping us move forward.”

“Our guitarist Darragh McGrath co-writes with us,” Meabh says of the tunes. “He’s amazingly talented, he thinks in music, but he does not care for lyrics. A lot of our lyrics are open to interpretation. They’re not crystal clear to listeners. We want to to be accessible to lots of people, but they are about our lives.”

“One time someone guessed not only what a song was about, but who it was about,” Mella says. “That was a bit weird. Usually, no

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one really knows the backstory, and it can be nice that it’s just us that know the real meaning. We connect on stage because we both know what we’re singing about. It can very emotional. I can’t even look at Meabh for ‘Prison Robes’ because I know I’ll start crying.”

“We’re very different,” Mella adds, citing her love of country music, garnered from the pair’s dad, and Meabh’s preference for more mainstream and indie acts. “We have totally different taste in music and in clothes, and different interests.

We don’t look like sisters. We sound the same, though, so much so that

our parents can’t tell us apart on the phone.

Being different works for this. It works well,” she laughs.

“We’ve got a bit heavier, a bit rockier than we thought we would on the new stuff,” Meabh adds, “but we’re not in any rush to move forward. We’d like this to be a career, but we’ll take our time. There are a few more songs coming, and there might be an EP sometime in the New Year.”

“Our new song, ‘Even Sad Birds Sing’ looks back on the last few years. It can be really sad, but birds still sing if there’s a terrible storm outside. Life doesn’t stop.

“That’s what it’s been about for us. We have to live with Mella’s illness every day, and it’s made us all closer. It wouldn’t work if we couldn’t be honest with it.”

Carron showcase their new material in their last gig of 2018 at the Grand Social, Dublin on December 5th, with tickets on sale now at €10

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WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND MORE

ENTERTAINMENT

Irish film slated for Netflix animation QUIKFLIX FLIX RACHEL D’ARCY

NETFLIX have revealed a whole slate of kids and family programming coming to the streaming giant over the next four years, including an Irish production.

The US based company made the announcement at last week’s Web Summit, revealing that nearly 60% of Netflix members globally regularly enjoy family content, particularly animation.

In response to the huge demand, several series and feature films have been commissioned by the company, with the first round due to be debuted in 2019, with releases continuing on a regular basis up to 2022.

One of the feature films, slated for release in 2021, is the Irish made My Father’s Dragon, delivered by renowned animation studio Cartoon Saloon. My Father’s Dragon s a 2D animated family feature film from director Nora

Twomey, who also directed The Secret of Kells and The Breadwinner.

It’s written by Meg LeFauve, who has worked on modern Disney classics Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, with story by Meg LeFauve and John Morgan, who are also executive producers.

Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn of Mockingbird Pictures are producing together with Paul Young of Cartoon Saloon and Tomm Moore.

The movie will be based on the Newbery Honoured children’s novels by Ruth Stiles Gannett, and tells the story of young run-away Elmer Elevator, who searches for a captive Dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.

Alan Moloney and Ruth Coady of Parallel Films will also serve as executive producers alongside Gerry Shirren.

Other releases to be expected are Kid Cosmic in 2020, an animated series in production from Craig McCracken of The Powerpuff Girls

and Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends fame., about a young boy who dreams of becoming a hero - and his dream comes true.

A host of stars, including Maya Rudolph, Ricky Gervais and Alessia Cara, will all feature in The Willoughbys in 2020, a feature film about the four Willoughby children who are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their old-fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create a new and modern family.

“We know that there is no one type of family.

We embrace all kinds of creators so we can tell unique and diverse stories that resonate with each and every Netflix family,” said Melissa Cobb, Vice President of Kids and Family at Netflix With our slate of global original animated feature films and series, we want to give families more moments to share the laughter, wonder and connection that comes from being immersed in a great story.”

TV | A GRITTY LOOK AT IRELAND’S ‘DIRECT PROVISION’ SYSTEM

Taken Down is filling the Love/Hate hole RACHEL D’ARCY

THE creators of Love/Hate are blessing Irish screens again with their unique brand of gritty drama with new show, Taken Down.

After it’s debut two weeks ago, the show has managed to get people talking about one of the most serious issues facing our country today - direct provision.

Following the discovery of the body of young Nigerian girl Esme (Marlen Madenge) at a bus stop, an investigation is opened to probe the circumstances surrounding her death.

This leads inspector Jen Rooney (Lynn Rafferty ) to a nearby direct provision centre, where asylumseekers are housed and processed. The residents refuse to talk to anyone; afraid that speaking up could lead to deportation.

The series follows the detectives as they delve into and discover the world where refugees exist, and the impact that the unfolding investigation has on

Sean Fox as Fitzer, Lynn Rafferty as Jen and Orla Fitzgerald as Niamh (above), and Aïssa Maïga as Abeni (right).

Pictures: Bernard Walsh

those living in the centre and their fragile lives.

Some of the refugees find themselves under suspicion in surprising ways.

Others have traumas from their past unearthed by the police attention with tragic consequences. The interventions of the centre’s manager also become increasingly sinister.

Another young Nigerian girl from the same centre, Flora (Florence Adebambo), is reported missing,

police begin to wonder if there is a connection between her disappearance and Esme’s murder.

It becomes a race against time for the investigative team to find Flora, which leads them into a world of trafficking and prostitution.

When the police discover a brothel in the middle of the city that is connected to both Esme and Flora, they find that their moves are being countered by a

cunning gang operating the brothel.

As the detectives enter the underworld they find their lives pushed to the limits as they do all they

can to find out who killed Esme and to rescue Flora before she suffers a horrific fate.

The series - of which two episodes have aired so far is proving to be a massive hit with former (and current) fans of Love/Hate, filling the hole left behind by the gritty drama.

Much like Love/Hate gripped the nation and sparked a new kind of conversation, Taken Down takes a brave step towards shining a light on Direct Provision, one of our lesser discussed areas of society.

Shows coming to a screen near

The kids are all wild on RTEJR REBECCA RYAN

DUBLIN born and bred wildlife advocate Kealan Doyle is hitting our screens in a brand new RTEjr television series called Wild Kids.

Known as ‘The Seahorse Man’ Kealan is the owner of Seahorse Aquariums and is widely regarded as the nation’s leading Aquatic expert. Kealan will be presenting the shows which follows him and three other passionate wildlife warriors.

Dublin city and county features heavily in this new series discovering the plants, animals, bugs, birds and bees that live around us.

Kealan Doyle, 53, is based in Tallaght and is one of the presenters on the show and told Dublin Gazette the aim of the show is to encourage kids and parents to get out into nature.

“One of the positive things is for the last few years RTE had closed their kids’ TV section, so any of the tv stuff was outsourced from the UK and States. It’s the first time they’ve commissioned a wildlife programme in years.

“In a world of iPhones, iPads and obesity, the whole objective of the series is to encourage kids and parents to get out into the wild and experience some of the wonders of nature that are literally there under their noses. This series isn’t about having to travel far, it’s stuff that’s in your local pond, park, woodland etc.

“People think you have to go to tropical countries to see amazing creatures but literally you can find them in as close as your back garden.

“Even in The Dodder there’s amazing life there. We filmed two of the programmes in The Dodder which is alive with stuff from foxes, fish, otters, king fishers, animals that only live in good water quality areas.

“There’s lots of positive oasis of nature areas out there and it’s only a stone throw to where we live.”

Three of the episodes features Dublin children: Keelin and Meaghan Power, Ryan Jenkinson, Sophia Donnelly and Tadgh Ferguson as they investigate hungry nocturnal city foxes and discover the enormous amount of creatures you can find in a city park.

Kealan said it was great seeing the children’s reaction in what they found.

“Nothing will beat a child’s amazement and wonder – it’s the simple things in life, and its free. I think parents are realising more and more this stuff is important, because phones and computer games are overly stimulating, and we just need to get out into fresh air.”

Wild Kids started on November 8 and will continue on November 19 and 23 at 11:45 and is repeated at 14:55.

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WHO needs to take to the much vaunted Wild Atlantic Way, when Ireland has so many other superb destinations to take in? Patrick Finnegan was delighted to wander through, over – and even under – the Munster Vales, where ancient sights rub shoulders with some world-class dining and tourism delights, and all easily accessible from Dublin.

WHEN we think of the rich scenic beauty of Ireland, much beloved of tourists the world over, many people immediately think of our magnificent Atlantic coastline and the peerless mountain ranges that stretch from Donegal right down to West Cork, all of which is included in The Wild Atlantic Way. B u t t h e re ’s much more to Ire l a n d t h a n just that. This prompted the setting up of Munster Vales as a holiday destination, based around the mountain ranges in West Waterford, South Tipperary, East Limerick and North Cork.

These include the Comeraghs, the Knockmealdowns, the Galtees, the Ballyhouras and the Nagles, with quaint villages and townlands dotted across wonderful scenery.

The project is supported by the county councils in Tipperary, Waterford, Cork and Limerick.

Triona O’Mahony, destination and marketing manager with Munster Vales, explained: “The idea to set up Munster Vales first came about in 2014, when the tourism providers and communities around the mountain ranges felt that they needed representation on a national and international level to highlight and market the strong tourism products available in this rural region.

“Munster Vales represents 160 stakeholders.

These range from accommodation providers, activity centres, water sports, horse riding and golf clubs to cafes, restaurants, bars, walking clubs and groups, among others.

“The aim of the project is to breathe life into the rural towns and villages in this off-the-beaten-track holiday destination, support the businesses and create new job opportunities.

Echoes of our past linger at lovely Lough Gur

“It also aims to highlight the vast array of walking routes available, with more than 1,100km of way-marked routes in the region, alongside mountain biking, scenic cycling and driving routes, kayaking and outdoor activities.

“They a pproa ched their local authorities and Failte Ireland who saw the potential, and a feasibility study was carried out

by Tourism Development International and Active Me tourism, with the project deemed feasible and the board set up,” she said.

I decided to explore part of the Munster Vales and was hugely impressed with a region that is largely unknown in terms of a tourism destination, even in Ireland.

Crossing the counties of Limerick, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford, exploring the Munster Vales, where history and heritage blend seamlessly with modern Irish life, was a very pleasant experience.

Discover this Munster haul of treasures ...

My first port of call was to Lough Gur, near Bruff in Co Limerick.

This, I must admit, was completely unknown to me, but what a surprise I had in store.

Lough Gur is one of the only known places in Ireland where there has been continuous habitation for more than 6,000 years, and the presence of the people who inhabited the area can be felt in the monuments and artefacts they left behind.

A very impressive heritage centre there is full of fascinating information and artefacts from the various ages, and the centre is also a replica of a house from the Neolithic era.

My next destination was Doneraile in north county Cork, passing through Bruff, Kilmallock with its impressive medieval walled entrance and Charleville along the way.

After a lovely lunch at the local Cafe Townhouse in Doneraile, my friendly guide, Michael, brought me on a visit to the hugely impressive Doneraile Park.

This area has a long association with the St Leger family.

An outstanding feature of the demesne with its wonderful house is the range of mature and specimen trees, many now more than 300 years old. It is a beautiful tranquil area for walking.

Overnight accommodation was at Springfort Hall, an impressive historical building dating back centuries, that was converted to a hotel in 1982, situated in the wonderfully named village of Twopothouse, not far from Mallow.

slopes of the Galtee mountains, close to its border with Cork and Limerick, was an experience never to be forgotten.

The caves, dating back thousands of years, were

dropped his crowbar into a crevice.

He stooped down to pull out a few boulders to retrieve the bar – next minute, he found himself looking down into a vast series

A trip to the worldfamous Mitchelstown Caves, located in County Tipperary on the low

discovered accidentally in May 1833, by Michael Condon, who was quarrying limestone when he

of underground chambers, passages and caverns.

Owner John English brought me on a spellbind-

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Lismore’s striking manmade and natural beauty is rarely matched by other Irish spots, yet even Lismore is just one

This shot can’t do justice to the ancient Mitchelstown Caves, which are something of a wonder to behold

I was hugely impressed with the Munster Vales - a region that is largely unknown in terms of a tourism destination, even in Ireland

Historic Lismore has many architectural jewels

ing tour of the caves, with their magical stalagmites and stalactites, developed over thousands of years, and he explained that the temperature is always at 12 degrees.

There are three massive caverns, the largest measuring 51 x 31 metres, with the roof tapering up to 20m in height.

It is in this cavern that many concerts have been performed. The superb acoustics and the vast natural auditorium of the Mitchelstown Cave make for a unique and unforgettable experience.

Words themselves could never do full justice to the Mitchelstown Caves, which have to be seen at leisure, so that its timeless masterpieces become vividly imprinted on one’s memory.

Following this, a trip to Lismore in neighbouring County Waterford brought me through the magical Knockmealdown Mountains and through the lovely villages of Ballyporeen and Clogheen.

The journey to the top of the mountain at the Vee and into Co Waterford was special.

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A LITTLE-KNOWN TRAIL UNCOVERS MANY DELIGHTS

Historic Tourin House and gardens make a masterful use of nature

TRAVEL

Bustling Lismore has plenty for locals and visitors alike to enjoy

An area known as ‘The Vee’ offers some of the finest natural views and amenities in Ireland

of the treasures found scattered about the Munster Vales

Tuck into some delicious fare courtesy of Springfort Hall

The view from the summit is breathtaking, overlooking the Golden Vale and beyond.

The descent through the Comeragh Mountains,

by Mount Melleray Abbey and on to Cappoquin, was spectacular.

The area around Cappoquin on the majestic Blackwater River has an abundance of stately homes and a visit to Tourin House and Garden, part of the Waterford Garden Trail, was very enjoyable.

A few miles down the road is the heritage town of Lismore, famous for its

outstanding castle overlooking the River Blackwater.

This award-winning town is one of the highlights of any visit to the Munster Vales.

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Get a sense of our ancient past by Lough Gur

the history of the town and the castle can be viewed.

Indeed, the castle, with its wonderful gardens, was the birthplace of Robert Boyle in 1627, regarded as ‘the father of modern

My next destination was the Nire Valley, deep in the scenic Comeragh Mountains that is a paradise for hill walkers, hikers and mountain bikers.

Its trails draw people

With many concerts held there, the superb acoustics and the vast natural auditorium of the Mitchelstown Cave make for an unforgettable experience

Here you will find the exhibition galleries at Lismore Heritage Centre, where a video outlining

chemistry’.

Appropriately, Science Week is held here every November.

from all over Europe and the Nire Valley Walk, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last month,

was a huge success.

The beautifully appointed Glasha Farmhouse outside the quaint village of Ballymacarbry, famed for its food and hospitality, located on the Waterford/Tipperary border, was where I spent my final night.

Exploring the Munster Vales gives visitors some authentic Irish country life, featuring plenty of charming villages and vibrant market towns, restaurants, shops, bars and cafes, wonderful accommodations, with great food and drink.

Doneraile Park’s grounds are a delight to stroll

Getting to the Munster Vales is simple. All you have to do is turn off the N8 and explore at your leisure.

The tranquil landscape offers an ideal escape from busy city life.

This region is perfect for those who are culturally curious and the great escapers, as well as those

who appreciate hospitality, great food, picturepostcard towns and villages and stunning scenery.

Give it a try – after all, it’s all right on your doorstep.

Patrick travelled courtesy of Munster Vales.

For further information about the region, see https://munstervales.

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Rare chance for a discerning buyer to acquire a unique property DURKIN Property brings No. 24 Garville Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 to the open market.

Purpose built-in 1995 by Architect John Diskin as his principal residence, No. 24 Garville Road, is a unique detached home located on a prime residential road.

Measuring c. 2,350 sq.ft. and laid out over three levels the home is bright and spacious with custom features throughout.

Consisting of 4 large double bedrooms (one ensuite and one with rooftop terrace), a self-contained studio apartment with fitted kitchen and wooden floors, an exceptionally large living room with adjoining dining room, kitchen, 2 bathrooms (one on each floor), a laundry room (on the lower ground floor) and a WC. The upper ground floor hosts a magnificent open plan living dining area with spectacular 12’ floor to ceiling heights and a striking bay window brings considerable wow factor to this home.

Also on this floor is the kitchen and a WC. Decorative coving and ornate ceiling rose details offers character and sophistication.

The custom built fireplace with stone mantel creates a warm and welcoming room for relaxation and entertaining at home.

The mahogany and brass staircase which consists of two returns and a landing leads to a large double bedroom with fitted wardrobes on the first return, adjacent to this is a large bathroom with a jacuzzi bath, WC, bidet, and WHB. The landing to the top of the house, which benefits from extensive glazing and natural light offers views over the Dublin Mountains.

From the landing, you enter a large double bedroom that leads out to a south-facing rooftop terrace offering panoramic views of the surrounding area.

Private mature gardens, extensive off street parking for 3 cars and automatic entrance gates also help to make this such an appealing property.

Garville Road is a mature tree lined super prime residential road consisting of period homes.

The location is really convenient to the City with St. Stephen’s Green 2.5 miles away, and the villages of Rathgar, Dartry, Ranelagh and Rathmines on the doorstep.

It is within easy reach of some of Dublin’s best schools and universities including Trinity College and U.C.D. Sandford National, Sandford Park, Alexandra College, Gonzaga College, Kildare Place, Zion National and Stratford College.

Sports clubs nearby include Milltown Golf Club, David Lloyd Riverview, Brookfield Tennis Club, and Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club.

Contact Durkin Property at 353 1 518 0777 or email sales@ durkinproperty.ie

Price €€1,650,000

A new development of A-rated 4 bed semi-detached and terraced houses SAVILLS latest offering is Willow Glen, a new high quality development located in Carrickmines.

Consisting of 4 A-rated semi-detached and terraced houses and 1, 2 & 3 bed apartments and duplex, all the homes will be finished to a very high specification.

The 28 homes comprise 14 four bed houses and 14 apartments and duplex, offering spacious accommodation and superb energy efficiency and comfort.

The houses are constructed in timber frame with the duplex and apartments built in concrete block with concrete separating floors.

External walls are finished in select brick and self-coloured render with the roofs finished with concrete tiles.

Facia, soffits and down pipes are maintenance free and are finished in a combination of uPVC and extruded aluminium.

Willow Glen is on the Glenamuck Road 800m from the Park, Carrickmines and directly opposite Rockville Drive.

Everything is at your doorstep, from shopping centres at Leopardstown Shopping Centre, Dundrum, Stillorgan and Cornelscourt to the eateries of Foxrock, Cabinteely and Stepaside.

The scheme is also a gateway to the great outdoors with many forest parks and way -marked trails nearby.

Closer to home, golfers can choose from an array of well known clubs including Carrickmines, Dun Laoghaire, Foxrock, Stepaside and Woodbrook.

Those with an equestrian interest are well catered for with a number of local riding schools and the ever popular Leopardstown racecourse a 2 minute drive away.

There are also a number of well-estabished sports in the locality such as DLSP and Old Wesley rugby clubs, Kilmacud Crokes GAA club, Carrickmines LTC and Westwood Health Club.

The surrounding area offers a good choice of schools with primary options such as Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua, Holy Trinity National School and Educate Together National School and secondary schools such as St Raphaela’s, The High School, Wesley College, St. Benildus, Loreto Foxrock and Blackrock College.

Willow Glen also offers excellent transport links to the city centre and beyond.

For drivers, the development is located just 2 mins from the M50, providing easily accessible links to Ireland’s motorway network.

For commuters, the Ballyogan Luas stop is within easy reach and the 63 bus route links to the bustling seaside town of Dun Laoghaire.

Contact Savills New Homes at +353 (0)1 618 1300 or email savills.ie

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PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS

AUCTIONEERA: A New Era in Estate Agency

Fixed Price Estate Agency the New Norm in Ireland?

THE days of paying an estate agent a percentage of the final selling price of the property are numbered according to Eddie O’Driscoll, founder and managing director of Auctioneera.

According to Mr O’Driscoll, Auctioneera provides everything a traditional estate agent does for a fixed fee of €1299+VAT. Onsite valuation, professional photography, 2D f loor plans, Daft / MyHome listings, conducting viewings, negotiation and for sale sign are all included in the fixed fee.

This represents a saving of several thousand Euro compared to the traditional fee of typically in the region of 1.5-2%+VAT of the final selling price. “If you take a property that sells for €250,000 a typical estate agent will charge in the region of €5,000 including VAT & outlays.

We think this is just too high” says O’Driscoll.

There do seem to be pretty substantial savings on offer but is it too good to be true? Not so argues O’Driscoll, “One man’s margin is another man’s opportunity is something that Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder says a lot and is something we believe strongly in.

“We feel the margins in the estate agency industry are just unsustainably high and we hope to be a force to drive these margins down and return literally millions of Euro per annum to Irish property vendors.

“We have already sold over €3million worth of property, thereby returning in the region of €40,000 to Irish vendors so far.”

Auctioneera also claims to have been the first to market with accepting offers for proper-

ties being sold by private treaty online on their website.

“We have been followed of late by some of our competitors but we were proud to be first to market with that. With so much of our lives being managed online now, it seemed like a logical step to allow buyers to make offers online.

“All our vendors get a control panel that they can log into to monitor the current highest offer in real time.”

The transparency has been very well received by buyers and sellers with much of the bidding happening outside of traditional working hours, according to O’Driscoll.

With companies like Purple Bricks blazing a trail in the UK’s fixed price estate agency market, Auctioneera is certainly one to watch in the prop-tech sector.

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TRAINER TIPS

COURTESY OF

Making sure you are getting the most out of those workouts THIS week, Jess Demicoli – a trainer (right) at Icon Health Club, Camden Street – on common mistakes made in the gym even by the most regular of gym members

BEING A member of a gym and most importantly attending it regularly is the most important thing and those of you who are doing just so should be proud of yourselves. But as trainers we want to make sure that you’re not cheating yourself out of results or opening yourself up to injury.

Every day we see very basic mistakes by even the most experienced gym users. So, here’s our top tips for making sure you get the most from every workout in the gym.

SQUATS Squats are probably one of the best exercises that you can do in the gym however despite its popularity, as adults our ability to squat naturally decreases as we grow older. Often people bend their knees out to the side (like in ballet) and demiplie rather than sitting into a squat to get the full effect.

To do a squat effectively, before you bend your knees, make sure that these four points are in alignment: your heels, knees, hips, and shoulders. Point your toes slightly out and now as you bend your knees imagine you are about to sit down on a chair allowing your glutes to go back towards the wall behind you.

At the same time do not allow the back to round, instead keep you back straight and your core tight. We naturally lean a bit forward as we drop down into the squat, so allow your knees to track over your feet as you

bend. The deeper you can squat the more muscle you will engage. To begin aim to squat to knee level.

As you come back up ensure you stand tall and keep everything in alignment before repeating the movement.

SLOW DOWN YOUR REPS Many people try to do reps as fast as they can but going slower will actually help you build more strength. This is known as time under tension.

AVOID HUNCHING Hunching is something we do on the couch, in work or even in the car and can be the main cause of muscle aches and tension.

When you’re on a cardio machine, especially the stepper, roll your shoulders back and stand tall. If you lean forward and transfer some of your weight to the machine, you get less of a workout

Squats are probably one of the best exercises that you can do in the gym

So don’t rush those reps to get through your programme as quickly as possible, instead slow it down to get results.

CONTROL YOUR TRANSITIONS Don’t collapse into exercises such as a push-up or a sit-up, instead try to keep your movement as controlled and slow as possible engaging the muscles you want to activate before beginning the exercise.

and you are weakening your muscles instead of strengthening them.

DEADLIFT When you’re doing a deadlift, keep your spine straight.

Often we see people curve their spines as they lean forward which can be very detrimental to the spine.

Keep the bar close to your thighs as you hinge forward and down from the waist.

Icon Health Club, 1-4 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2.

Telephone: 01 405 3777 www.iconhealthclub.ie

Dublin-based stylist and personal shopper, Martha Gilheaney, of Martha’s Looking Glass

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HOME & STYLE

BeautyBITS

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MARTHA Shopping bliss with

 Jessica Maile, Style Editor

I LOVE TO SHOP. But I have to tell you a secret...

When it comes to shopping for clothes (for myself) I find it a bit exasperating! I mean I do okay but I could be a bit more organised and certainly more brave. If you saw how many striped tops, earthtoned comfy sweaters and jeans I own, you would know this to be true.

I have always been interested in seeking the help of a personal stylist. Someone who could snap me out of my chronic shopping rut. I have always thought it was way too expensive to hire one or that I had to buy thousands of euros worth of clothes to do so. I couldn’t have been more wrong!

I wanted to make sure my choice of stylist wasn’t only into trends, took the time to get to know me and had an open mind and a free spirit when it comes to style. Then I met Martha Gilheaney. I have always loved her style and her light-hearted Instgram posts, so I decided to throw caution to the wind and spend a day

shopping under her careful and considerate guidance.

I booked an appointment with this Dublinbased stylist and she gave me the most stressfree shopping experience ever! Once I booked the appointment, Martha sent me a very thorough questionnaire about my lifestyle including what I think my personal style is, what colours I like and dislike, shops I prefer, body shape and whether I am shopping for a special occasion, work or just a general update in my wardrobe. I found the questionnaire very cathartic and it really made me think of what my style truly was.

The next step was to book a time to meet.

Martha kindly met me at the weekend when I had the most free time to do so. We met up for coffee first to go over the questionnaire and make a plan of attack for the day. The best thing about that is, well before our meeting took place, she went on a preliminary shop, took photos and presented me with options I may like to try on. It is such a timesaver and she was bang on with most of the articles of clothing she selected.

About martha and her looking glass...

Where did you get the name Martha’s Looking Glass from?

I’d wanted to use my name (forename) and my surname isn’t so catchy ‘Gilheaney’ and I’d just finished reading the Alice in Wonderland books and loved them! The imagination, creativity and eccentricity appealed to me. Alice is an old world name like Martha and the book ‘Through the Looking glass’ with its ‘Looking Glass’ made perfect sense for a personal styling business so I combined the two to make ‘Martha’s Looking Glass’!

How long have you been a personal stylist?

It’s been about 18 months but the

seed was planted much earlier when I did a course in image and fashion styling a few years ago. I’ve made it my focus after completing my Masters and working abroad.

What services do you offer?

The services I offer include personal shopping, wardrobe weeding, occassionwear shopping and virtual shopping.

What is your fashion philosophy?

Fashion is more than just clothes. For me, fashion is a creative outlet where I can express myself. That is what fashion should be about. Not just simply about what you wear. It’s a way

to express yourself.

What are your favourite shops?

Zara for basics, ASOS, Mango and vintage shops.

Who would be your dream client?

Florence Welch. I love her style and would love to work with her!

What’s the key reason to hire a personal shopper?

It’s for people who are “stuck”. They are not expressing themselves or dressing the way they want to dress.

That’s what I hear from most of my clients. If you feel like that, it’s very hard to come out of that on your own.

We hit each shop and I tried on her selections, as well as some of my own. She held hangers and hangers of clothes while I looked around and then made sure I was settled in my dressing room. If sizes weren’t quite right, she would venture out and find a different size for me to try. I tried on outfits I never would have dreamed of trying on.

Some worked, some didnt’t. And if they didn’t, we had a good laugh and moved on...

She also made me aware of when, and how often, I was being too harsh on my figure and brought my attention to what parts of me that I should be proud of!

Martha also suggested that I not buy everything right away but take careful consideration to my budget and what works best with my wardrobe right now. I ended up buying four key pieces that really worked with my present wardrobe and a lush forest green blazer we both instantly knew was meant to be mine.

That ended a day of learning and pure shopping pleasure. I thanked her and proudly clutched my bags of goodies and made my way to the train station.

But it doesn’t end there. After our shopping session, she emailed me an overiew of our day and gave me guidelines to follow when out shopping on my very own again. This is just the extra personal touch I was looking for and it was sage advice.

Was a personal shopper worth the money?

Absolutely! It saved time. It saved energy. I believe it saved me money. No hasty decisions, illfitting clothes or replicating things I have bought in the past.

Not one striped top purchased!  To find out more, email Martha at marthaslookingglass@gmail.com or contact her through Facebook or Instagram. Both pages can be found under the name ‘Martha’s Looking Glass’. Christmas gift vouchers available.

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SUPPLE RETIRES: SOCCER: BOHEMIANS and goalkeeper

Shane Supple has announced his shock retirement from playing just five months after he was called up to the senior international team.

The 31-year-old had been looking forward to his peak years with the Gypsies but has been forced to call it a day to a persistent hip injury.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS BASKETBALL| DCU MARCH ON AS THUNDER AND KILLESTER ALSO CLAIM WINS

Dubs doing well in Superleague  DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

DCU Saints came out on top of a pulsating Dublin derby with Templeogue in Inchicore on Saturday night as they edged out a 68-67 victory in the Men’s Super League.

Templeogue went into the game level at the top with Belfast Star and would have been confident of their fifth victory of the season against the second-from-bottom Saints.

Tariq Guebaili was the hero as he put Saints in front with five seconds to go to the buzzer in an entertaining game at Oblate Hall.

There was still time for more drama at the death as Templeogue had a chance to steal the win from the free-throw line, but they couldn’t find the target and DCU prevailed.

They did so in a large part down to the work of Martins Provizors and Mike Bonaparte, who between them netted 42 of Saints’ 68 points.

UCD Marian brought to an end a threegame losing run with a comprehensive 86-64 win over Keane’s Super

Valu Killorglin in Belfield.

The Students led 41-27 at half time and pushed the lead out in the final quarter as Conor Meany top scored with 17, just ahead of Mike Garrow with 15.

Griffith College Swords Thunder made it three wins on the bounce to move into fourth place thanks to a 87-78 win over UCC Demons, with guard Elijah Mays scoring 32.

And Pyrobel Killester remain just ahead of Swords in fourth as 26 points from Royce Williams helped them to a 99-74 win over Moycullen in Clontarf.

Courtyard Liffey Celtics remain top of the Women’s Super League courtesy of an emphatic 80-57 win over DCU Mercy in Leixlip on Saturday evening.

Celtics’ American pair Briana Greene and Allie LeClaire combined to score 54 points overall as they pulled clear of opposition who went into the game level at the top.

And Pyrobel Killester made similarly short work of NUIG Mystics in Clontarf, Christa Reed posting a massive 44-point individual total as they moved into a share of third place.

James Weldon has been appointed as Ireland Senior Women’s Basketball Head Coach. James will begin the appointment from January 1st, 2019 and will coach the squad up until the conclusion of the 2020 FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries. Coach Weldon brings a wealth of experience to the role, and recently qualified as a certified FECC (FIBA Europe Coaching Certificate) coach. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

U18’s Promoted

FIBA have confirmed that the Ireland Under 18 men’s basketball team have been promoted back to the FIBA Under 18 European Championship Division B for 2019.

The news comes after a successful summer for the squad in Division C, which saw them scoop a bronze

medal back in July. Gold medal winners from that tournament, Kosovo, have also been promoted, while silver medalists Cyprus have decided to continue to play in Division C for another year.

Ireland spent just one year in Division C, following relegation in 2017.

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CASTLEKNOCK COMMISERATIONS to our Senior Ladies who unfortunately lost out to O’ Leighlin’s GFC in the Leinster Junior Football final. The replay saw the ladies give their all in another down-to-the-wire battle, following on from the first game last week which ended drawn after extra-time.Well done to all the ladies and management on all their hard work and a fantastic season. The Club is very proud.

No Jackpot winner of our Lotto with thanks to Rialto Fiord. Numbers drawn were 6, 24, 26 ,29. 3 ‘match 3’ winners winning €100 each. Lucky dip winner was John O’Toole c/o Merchant winning €30. Next draw will take place in Kavanagh’s on Thursday 15th November with a jackpot of €8,200.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Castleknock Hurling and Football Club will take place on Monday 26 November 2018, commencing at 8 pm, in Castleknock Hotel & Country Club. All registered adult Full Members are eligible to attend, participate and vote at the AGM.

ERIN GO BRAGH OUR Christmas party takes place Friday 30th November In the Grasshopper Inn, save the date and get your dancing shoes ready, always guaranteed to be a great night. Tickets can be bought at the door and cost €10 each.

Erin Go Bragh GAA Nursery continues in Hansfield Educate Together National School Sat morning 9.30am - 10.30am, Phibblestown Community Centre 11-12 and on a Tuesday evening 6-7pm in Phibblestown community centre.For further information, please contact our Games Promotions Officer Michael McWeeney 086 2674299.

Player of the Match Katie and Best of luck Murray to out adult Captain Sarah hurlers who are playing after Murphy championshipClontarf’s final on Ladies IFCatwin..

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Our lotto tickets can now be bought online through the My Club Finances/LocalLotto.ie service.

The lotto is a significant part of the clubs fundraising activities and this onlineoption will complement the existing lotto sales activities.

There was no winner of our lotto jackpot this week. Next weeks jackpot is €9,000 numbers drawn were 1,10,25 and 28.Thanks to everyone who supports our club lotto it is very much appreciated.

GAA: STAR STUDDED EVENT THIS FRIDAY IN SWORDS

Fingallians gym named in Harrington’s honour  JAMES HENDICOTT

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FINGALLIANS will celebrate the life and acknowledge the achievements of their hugely successful underage manager Paddy Harrington with a game and a ceremony in their Clubgrounds on Friday night at 7pm.

T h e Sw o r d s c l u b were the Dublin minor champions under Harrington in 1988. The boss, described by team member Paul Gormley as “far, far ahead of his time,” managed the same side from the under-10 age group all the way through to their minor success. The side won the under-14 feile, the under-15 championship and the Dublin minor championship.

Harrington passed away a couple of years ago, and Fingallians will rename their gym after him in celebration of his contribution to the club, with a ceremony

attended by Harrington’s widow Marian, his five daughters and his granddaughters.

The Fingallians minor champions from his time in 1988 will then reunite on the pitch, playing a contest against the Dublin minor side of the same season at the club.

away in the US, so won’t be in attendance).

The sides - who are now in their late-40s will play 20 minutes each way on Fingallians artificial pitch, with the game getting underway after the ceremony honouring Harrington.

“He never had to knock

Fingallians, said of the late minor boss. “He used to have specific plans for the opposition, he used to get the magnetic boards out and talk about where we were all going to play and how were going to stop certain players.

“One player he always had a plan for was Vin-

Fingallians gym which will be dedicated to legendary club member Paddy Harrington on Friday Night.

That Dublin minor side in particular featured a number of high profile players, including current Dublin manager Jim Gavin (who looks likely to turn out) and county star Dessie Farrell (who is

on doors to get you to play football. To tell you the truth we were all a little afraid of him, but he was a terrific manager and we were all thankful for him, too,” Paul Gormley, now PRO at

nie Murphy from Trinity Gaels, who was almost unplayable at the time, though we usually found a way to beat them.”

Murphy will be amongst t h e p l aye rs t u r n i n g out for the Dublin side,

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN

INTERMEDIATES lost last league fixture of the season to Ballyboden St Enda’s last Sunday morning at Westmanstown.

Thanks to players and management for all their efforts during a long season.

Thoughts already already turning to next year and we look forward to 2019 with renewed enthusiasm and the trip to New York for the Tom Langan Tournament.

We welcome new players to the club at all levels both Garda and civilian-www.gardawestmanstowngaels.com.

Some tickets still left for the club Dinner and Gala Night on Friday November 23; contact Janet Mitten or any of her organising committee - this event marks the 50th year of the club since its relaunching in Pearse St Garda Station in 1968 and also marks the founding of the Ladies Section in 1998.

The Club AGM takes place at Westmanstown on Monday, November 19 at 8pm.

All club members are urged to attend this important event-come along and contribute to plans for next season.

Fingallians Under 15 League & championship double winning team - 1984/1985 with manager Paddy Harrington.

some of whom haven’t met since they played at minor level.

“I remember the team being made up mostly of players from the same clubs, as it was back then.

Especially in the 60s and 70s the Dublin sides were taken almost all from teams like St Vincent’s,” Gormley remembers.

“We won the Dublin Championship, but we didn’t have a single player in the Dublin minor side, despite regularly beating teams who had four or five players on it.

We were a really close team, without major stars but without big weaknesses.”

The Dublin side for Friday’s game is set to be a starstudded outfit, while the Fingallians team have two members flying back from the US to line out for the game alongside their old compatriots. The competition, Gormley insists, will be strong, but this time it’s very much all in Harrington’s honour.

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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER: LAST HURRAH AT AVIVA FOR WHELAN

LOI SHORTS Ben Mohamed wins African Champs league

6-year old Sophia Chiau with Northern Ireland’s Jonny Evans & Steven Davis and Republic of Ireland’s David Meyler and Shane Duffy during a visit to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin. Picture: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE

Whelan set for final Irish appearance  DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

CLONDALKIN’S Glenn Whelan will captain the Republic of Ireland on his 85th and final international appearance against Northern Ireland on Thursday.

The Aston Villa midfielder will lead out his country as he takes to the field at the Aviva Stadium for what Martin O’Neill hinted will be his last in a green shirt.

34-year-old Whelan hasn’t formally announced his retirement from international football but hasn’t been called up since Ireland’s World Cup play-off defeat to Denmark last November.

He won’t travel to Aarhus for Ireland’s final UEFA Nations League clash, coincidentally against the Danes, on Sunday.

Whelan has stood in as captain on a number of occasions during his 10-year international career, most recently in the 2017 World Cup qualifier with Austria.

And he’ll lead out what could be an experimental Irish side with Dublin-born Southampton striker Michael Obafemi in the frame to step into injured clubmate Shane Long’s boots.

Robbie Brady makes his long-awaited return to the international fray 11 months

after sustaining a horror leg break as part of a cohort of seven Dubliners.

Matt Doherty, Enda Stevens, Jeff Hendrick and Shaun Williams complete the septet in a squad that also marks a first call-up for Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

“Glenn is a bit like myself, he can be a bit narky,” O’Neill told reporters on Monday.

“But we’re fine, honestly, really good. I tell you what he didn’t do. He never shirked responsibility no matter how the game was going.

“He still wanted to get the ball and that is a really decent sign of a player. I’ve a bit of time for him as a player. We haven’t always seen eye-to-eye on things, but he’s been very good.

“In my time there, his overall influence on the side was very good and he deserves to captain the side. It may well be the last time.”

Tributes Seamus Coleman will give up the captaincy for the day to Whelan, and he continued the tributes to the midfield stalwart.

“One thing that stands out — and it’s the same with Robbie Keane — they are really proud to play for their country.

“He was someone I learned from in that respect — be proud to play for your coun-

try, when you meet up to train, you train properly.

“He doesn’t get a lot of credit for the type of role he does, a holding midfielder who broke play up.

“We were all aware of the criticism that he would have been getting., but it says a lot about him that he came in every international trip and he did his job.”

Whelan played underage football with Maryland in Clondalkin before moving to Cherry Orchard in Ballyfermot.

He secured a move to Manchester City but, despite making a sole appearance in a UEFA Cup game in 2003, he didn’t break through in the Premier League.

Whelan joined Sheffield Wednesday, who were then in the third tier of English football, in 2004 and helped the Yorkshire side to promotion in his first season.

He was made captain the following year aged 21 but couldn’t prevent Wednesday from relegation back to League One. Whelan’s form earned him a move to Stoke City in January 2008, and he became a regular fixture as the club were promoted to the Premier League for the first time.

He was handed his international debut in Giovanni Trapattoni’s first match in charge, a 1-1 draw with Serbia in 2008.

FORMER BOHEMIANS and UCD soccer player Ayman Ben Mohamed was part of Tunisian champions Esperance de Tunis’ side on Friday, as they overcame north African rivals Al Ahly of Egypt to take African Champions League title.

Ben Mohamed was raised in Dublin, and studied at Trinity College.

He played for UCD, Bohemians and Longford Town before he set off for his homeland back in 2016, as well as for top Dublin youth club St Joseph’s Boys before signing for UCD in 2012, as a 17-year-old.

It was Ben Mohamed’s form under Keith Long as Bohemians that brought him to the Tunisian champions attention.

He gained an international call up whilst still playing in Dublin, though was only a squad player for Tunisia until he made his debut against Niger last month.

In the African club final, Ben Mohamed’s side overturned the 3-1 deficit in front of a crowd of close to 60,000 just outside the capital. Tunis grabbed a 3-0 win, with goals from Saad Bguir and Anice Badri for a 4-3 aggregate win. The win was their first against Al Ahly in ten attempts.

Ben Mohammed played the entire 90 minutes, and now has the FIFA World Club Cup to look forward to in the United Arab Emirates this coming December.

FAI President Donal Conway and SSE’s Áine Plunkett, presents the Best Family Initiative Award to Mark Lynch, centre, Paul Weaver, left, and Bill Gleeson, right, from Shamrock Rovers. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

ROVERS HONOURED AT SSE LEAGUE AWARDS SHAMROCK Rovers took home two of the big prizes from the 2018 SSE Airtricity League Club Awards last Thursday afternoon as they were honoured with the Best Family Initiative and Best Overall Marketing gong.

Bohemian FC, meanwhile, were hailed for their Best Community Initiative and were given a commendation for the SSE Airtricity League Club of the Season.

Now in its second year, the Club Awards recognise, support and encourage each club in the Premier and First Division to strive in their efforts to excel off the pitch as much as they do on it.

Cork City were the big winners at the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge picking up three awards, including the prestigious SSE Airtricity League Club of the Season Award for the second year.

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FINGALLIANS JUNIOR Hurling Championship Final: Fingallians v Erin go Bragh will take place on Sunday 18th, at 2.30pm in Collinstown Lane. This is the last big championship game of the year, so let us get out and support.

U15B Championship: Hard luck to our hurlers who were beaten by a strong Na Fianna team, in Sunday’s final in Parnell Park.

Siopa Club: Our shop will open next Tuesday (November 20) from 7 – 8pm each evening (last Xmas orders on 24th Nov).

Fingallians Minors 1988 v Dublin Minors 1988: An exhibition game will take place between the county champions of ’88 and the All Ireland finalists (beaten by Kerry) on Friday 16th November @ 7.45pm. It will be preceded by the official opening of the Paddy Harrington Memorial Gym at 7.30pm by the Harrington family.

Music and refreshments will be provided in the clubhouse after.

Junior Park Run: This takes place every Sunday morning @ 9.30am in Holywell. The club is very well represented and there is always room for more of our members. It is a 2km walk/run for kids aged 4 – 14 years. The 1st year anniversary will be on Sunday 3rd December. For further info please checkwww.parkrun.ie/holywell-juniors/ Child Safeguarding Officer (CSO): The club are looking to our CSO’s.

These positions will also come with training if required. Please emailchairperson.fingallians. dublin@gaa.ie Dublin GAA Mass: The annual mass for the deceased members will be held at the County Board Offices in Parnell Park on Tuesday 13th November @ 7.30pm.

Mentor Christmas night: It will take place in the club bar on, Saturday 22nd December from 8pm.

Winter Bar Hours from 5th November: Mon – Wed 6pm to 11pm, Thursday 6 – 11.30pm, Friday 6 – 12am, Saturday 2 – 12.30am and Sunday 1pm – 11pm.

AGM: This year we will host the AGM on Thursday 29th November @ 8.30pm.

Club Accounts: Members can view the club accounts from 7.30pm – 8pm on 19th November ’18 with the assistance of our Treasurer Aidan Scully.

Na hUimhreacha Buaiteach Lotó: : 15, 16, 17, 22 & 27. We had two winners John McEntyre & Phil Kiely. The jackpot on Tuesday will be € 2,206.

NAOMH PEREGRINE THE Club AGM takes place on Monday 26 November in the Club Sports Hall at 8pm.

Nominations for Executive Committee positions have been received together with motions for discussion.

It is important for all members to attend this meeting if they wish to have their voices heard in making club decisions.

Well done to the Minor Camogie Ladies on their very good win in the Championship. The ladies face Thomas Davis away

on Sunday 18th at 10:30am for Round 3. Please come out and give them your full support.

There was no winner of the club lottery this week.

The numbers drawn were 3-6-8-25.

The lottery jackpot remains capped at €10,000 until its won while the reserve jackpot increases to €4,000.

Lottery tickets cost only €2 each with all proceeds used for the benefit of club members.

SOCCER: MICK DALY HAT-TRICK THE DIFFERENCE

Mochta’s progress in Cup after strong display METROPOLITAN CUP St. Mochta’s Newbridge Town

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 DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

Mick Daly scored the first hat-trick of his career as St Mochta’s came from behind to knock holders Newbridge Town out of the Metropolitan Cup. Ben O’Dowd had put the visitors in front early on but three goals from Daly and another from Jason Marks saw the Saints to a comfortable 4-1 victory.

The holders, who got a bye in the first round, began the game strongly and were unlucky not to take the lead on the break.

T h e b a l l b ro ke to O’Dowd on the edge of the box, and the left-winger’s shot beat Mochta’s keeper Craig Hyland but struck the base of the post and

rebounded wide.

The home side went close as Daly passed inside to David Somers, who played it through first time for Philly Hughes, but the striker poked wide under pressure from the keeper.

Newbridge took the lead eight minutes before half time as O’Dowd lined up a free kick 25 yards out and, though he didn’t get the cleanest of contacts, the ball bobbled low past Hyland.

Glen Shannon shot just wide for Mochta’s in response, and they got their equaliser five minutes later as Sean Quinn stood up a cross and Daly rose highest to bury his header.

And the turnaround was complete on the stroke of half time as a corner from the left fell perfectly for the former Drogheda United man to nod the ball home.

Daly turned creator

Grandstand cover for these St. Mochta’s supporters during their Metropolitan Cup win over Newbridge Town

just before the hour as it was his backheel that sent former Bray Wanderers winger Marks in on goal, and he kept his composure to slot the ball in the corner.

And Daly thought he’d completed the most spectacular of hat-tricks when he connected with an overhead kick in the box, but again the offside flag was raised.

T h e m i d f i e l d ge n eral wasn’t to be denied, however, and he capi-

talised on a slip from a Newbridge defender to run through and slot the ball past the advancing keeper.

“Mick’s been very good since he came back,” St Mochta’s manager Brian McCarthy told the Dublin Gazette.

“The way he’s come back, especially in the last few weeks, you wouldn’t realise he’s been out for three years.

He’s become a very big player for us and he took

his goals very well.

“He even had a very spectacular overhead kick ruled out for offside!

He’s a great attitude. He’s going between centre half and midfield but I think his position is midfield.”

McCarthy added: “I was delighted because between more injuries and a suspension I was down seven players on Sunday. It just goes to show the strength in depth of the squad.”

Schmidt’s Griffith honour

IRISH rugby’s head coach Joe Schmidt got robed up recently before being presented with the Griffith College Distinguished Fellowship Award 2018 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Irish sport.

Previous recipients have included Former President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Nobel Laureates Seamus Heaney and John Hume.

Under Schmidt’s leadership, Ireland have achieved sustained rugby success, including Joe Schmidt gets robed up by Fiona Byrne at three Six Nations Championships in five years the ceremony. Picture: Leon Farrell/Sportsfile and the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2018.

They face a huge date on Saturday evening at 7pm in the Aviva Stadium when world number two ranked Ireland take on Schmidt’s homeland and current number one New Zealand.

The tie has been given extra spice with suggestions Schmidt could be in line to be the next All Blacks coach when Steve Hansen steps down from the role.

Hansen, for his part, says this is a battle to declare who is the best team in the world right now.

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KARATE: 17 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT SHOTOKAN EVENT

World Karate camp held in Dublin sport@dublingazette.com

WSKF Ireland’s preparations for The WSKF World Cup intensified immediately following confirmation by World Shotokan Karate-Do Federation’s Chief Instructor, Hitoshi Kasuya, Japan, confirming the championships and international training gassuku would be hosted and held in Ireland – such privileged never before bestowed to Ireland - until now.

Following months of preparation, hardwork and dedication the time had finally arrived - 3rd October, 2018. The following five days would see over 17 countries, representing the WSKF International family, gathered together in Dublin for training and to compete against each other in both kata (forms) and kumite (fighting).

The championships followed a two day international training seminar held by Sensei Hitoshi Kasuya 8th Dan, a distinguished, celebrated and accomplished instructor of Japanese Karate. He is recognised as one of the leading Shotokan karate instructors in the world with his unique teaching method, scientific approach and dynamic technical skill. The seminar was also utilised to examine and grade a number of Irish and international practitioners for black belt grading. WSKF Ireland wish to congratulate Ireland’s Rachel

Slevin, Sho Dan (1st), David Gannon, Ni Dan (2nd), Sean O’Connor (San Dan) 3rd, Niamh Hogan and Sorcha McCorry Astudillo both achieving (Yon Dan)4th and Mrs. Leslie Hogan being awarded Godan (5th).

The National Indoor Sports Arena was a fitting venue for the two day event catering for male and female, individual and team events with age categories ranging from 6 years to over 55 years. Day one of competition was dedicated exclusively to kata events with a great diversity of competitors with each country vying for the best results outcome.

Following the opening ceremony spectators and competitors were entertained with a flavour of traditional Irish music and dance from members of Riverdance followed by a return to proceedings and ultimately the intense competition of the kata finals to determine places for gold, silver and bronze.

Making history for Ireland, was the women’s team kata, Sorcha McCorry Astudillo, Niamh Hogan and Sophie King, who for the first time, took Gold at a WSKF international championships with Belgium taking Silver and Switzerland taking Bronze place.

Ireland’s kata competitors featured well alongside Switzerland, Romania, Portugal, Russia and Belgium who also featured

high on the medals tally.

With Day 1 complete, Day 2 kumite events saw the predicted increase in pace and adrenaline change for competitors and spectators alike.

Kumite events provided a host of exciting and, at times, interesting bouts.

Of particular mention was the mens Jiyu kumite event in which Ireland’s Conor O’Sullivan, Sam Wheeldon and Ukraine’s Dmytro Vlokh took podium positions.

Day two also saw a short pause in the day’s proceedings allowing for the presentation and display of a range of techniques – Bunkai - showing an “analysis” or “disassembly”, of techniques of kata and extraction of fighting techniques from the movements of a “form” which were performed by long standing friends and fellow competitors Ireland’s Chief Instructor, Mark Sheridan and Ireland’s Kata Coach Francisco Astudillo.

Break over – the focus immediately returned to the business at hand – who would prevail? – what is the prize?, and who might be crowned world cup champion?

The team events, by their nature, are probably considered the most intense due to each competitor, of a given team, wanting to out-skill and take the edge over their rivals. This was evident for the individual events but

early initiative in a physical battle with centre Sarah Phelan crossing for a converted try just five minutes in.

Garda ground their way back into the contest with their pack gaining a foothold and they got on the board when Cogan used her strength to go over in the corner with 10 minutes to go in the first half.

Clondalkin, however, edged further in front via a penalty for offside,

opening up a 10-5 advantage.

That precipitated a severe change in weather conditions from reasonably benign to squally showers, making conditions underfoot exceptionally tough with plenty of turnovers following due to the slippy ball.

It meant the tie was going to be settled in the physical exchanges with Odie Brassil leading a strong Garda pack, par-

particularly between the international team kumite events. Skill, speed and stamina are the marks of each competitor and there were some fantastic and memorable performances over the competition days.

Ireland took Silver in the Junior and Mixed Team kata event; took Silver in the women’s team kumite; Ireland took Gold in Mens Team kumite ahead of Germany and Scotland, Gold for Cadet Team kumite; Gold for Mixed team kata; and Gold for Womens kata.

WSKF Ireland performances were strong, across numerous categories, and it was little surprise that on the close of the championships the medal tally for WSKF Ireland totalled 25 Gold, 20 Silver and 16 Bronze medals. Ireland’s Chief Instructor Mark Sheridan was delighted with the performances from all the WSKF Ireland competitors whose success is a testament to their dedication both at national and international level.

The hosting of the WSKF World Cup would not be have been possible without its competitors.

Martin and Conor Clinch.

WSKF were honoured and greatly appreciated the attendance of Sensei Hitoshi Kasuya, Sensei Tomiko Mitsuoka, Sensei Taro Kasuya, and each and every attending Chief Instructor and Instructor who attended the event and made it a special one.

Garda beat Clondalkin 15-10 WOMENS DIV 2 RUGBY

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GARDA/Westmanstown fought their way through rotten second half conditions to come back and beat Clondalkin 15-10, making it very tight in mid-table.

Garda trailed their west Dublin rivals 10-5 but second half tries from Kaylee Cogan and Grace Rogers saw them turn the tide.

Clon had taken the

ticularly in the scrums while Siobhan O’Neill marshalled the back lines.

Cogan levelled the game with her second try at 10 each and the game was won when full-back Grace Rogers crossed wide out.

The win ended Garda’s long wait for a victory lifting them up to eight points at the halfway stage with a date against bottom side Gorey coming in two weeks time

Mark Sheridan (Chief Instructor WSKF Ireland), with competitors in the WSKF World Cup in National Indoor Arena at the Sport Ireland Campus in Abbotstown.

Picture: Colette McCorry

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CLUB NOTES

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SKERRIES HARPS

CONGRATS to our Mcmeels sponsored Senior Footballers on their win over Round Towers Clondalkin last Wed 7th in the AFL2 playoff, a great achievement to win promotion to AFL1 for the 2019 season.

Well done also to the KMR Catering/STWS sponsored U15 Camogie team on their Div 4 Shield Final win over Faughs on Sun 11th.

The Moriarty Supervalu sponsored U16 Footballers topped their group in the D Championship on Sat 10th to make it to semi final stage.

All the weekend results can be viewed at on our website. www.skerriesharps.ie/results. See www.skerriesharps.ie/fixtures for details of all upcoming games.

Juvenile & Adult Games Weekly Meetings take place each Thurs in the Clubhouse.

Zingo Result: 7-3-5-4-1-6-2; We had no winners of Jackpot or dividend.

Next week’s Jackpot €2400 Dividend €800! Next Draw will take place on Sunday 18th Nov at 6.30pm in the Clubhouse. How do you win! You buy. a ticket! You can also play on line at skerriesharps.ie and follow the links.

Entries only €2 each or 3 for €5.

Academy will continue Sat 17th 10am-11.30am

ST BRIGID’S NURSERY every Saturday from 9.30 to 11.00.

All 4 to 7 year olds welcome. Just pop down and join in the fun.

Level 1/Award 1 Coaching Course Friday 30th November 7pm - 10pm, Saturday 1st December 10am - 4pm, Friday 7th December 7-10pm, Saturday 8th December 10-4pm, Contact @BarryMullane1 or barry.mullane. gpo.dublin@gaa.ie to book your place.

A huge thank you to everyone who supports St Brigid’s Club Lotto and thanks also to our brilliant Lotto Committee.

There was no Lotto Jackpot winner last week.

Our next Lotto draw is in Russell Park on

Thursday 15th November when the Jackpot will be €8,200.

The New Grass Pitch is totally out of bounds until the end of the year to allow the pitch repair and maintenance work to continue. Please help raise funds to assist former St Brigid’s player Mike Curran in his rehabilitation from a recent serious accident.

On Saturday coming 17th November, from 9am 54 cyclists will pedal the distance between Paris and the club on stationary bikes in Russell Park.

Great Sunday for St Brigids with a win v St Sylvesters sealing our position in AFL1 for 2019.

ST FINIAN’S Congratulations to Paul Timothy who was crowned King of the jungle on Friday in a nail biting final with Eoin O’Connor at the I’m a Celebrity Event, two worthy finalists.

What a night, a big thanks to all of those were involved in the organisation, to all of the contestants who took part, to the sponsors and to the members & supporters who turned out in such huge numbers and contributed to the success of the I’m a Celebrity Event.

The Minor Boys are playing in a semi-final on Sunday 18th November, all support welcome and appreciated for the Adult Ladies and Minor Football teams. The Club is also holding a Dual Award 1 GAA Coaching award course and will be ran over two dates, Saturday 24thNovember & Saturday 1st December 10am-4pm. Anybody wishing to attend the Award 1 must have completed the Foundation Award. Contact Paul Lyons 087 176 1302 to book a place. Early booking is advisable as places are limited.

ST COLMCILLES ADULT men’s- Last game of the year for the lads, this coming Sunday 18th November, they play Round Towers Clondalkin in Balheary, throw in at 2.30pm. Training continues each Tuesday and Thursday at 7.30 in Balheary.

G4M&O- The ladies are now finished their year, training will continue in January 2019.

The G4M&O team are always looking for new players, contact Marian 0876819540 Nursery -full training schedule on Saturday and every Saturday . This is an indoor session for kids who wish to learn to play

Gaelic Football. We run 2 sessions weekly10-10.45 3-5 yrs and 11-12 5+ yrs. Contact Cora (083) 374 1305.

Lotto- Numbers draw Monday 5/11/18 were,1,3,5,10. No JACKPOT WINNER - Jackpot for Monday 12th November is €3,700. €50 winners are Renna&Jenny and Eddie Lowndes.

The draw takes place each Monday in the clubhouse bar@ 10pm. Envelopes can be got in the clubhouse bar and The Estuary Bar. Thank you for your continued support.

LADIES FOOTBALL: LEINSTER JFC FINAL REPLAY

Hanlon heroics not quite enough LEINSTER JFC FINAL Old Leighlin, Carlow 2-8 Castleknock 1-10  sport@dublingazette.com

TWO goals in six minutes paved the way for an Old Leighlin victory over Castleknock in the Leinster Junior Final replay played in front of a large crowd in Athy.

Having finished level last week, supporters answered their respective clubs call for support and turned out in big numbers. However, 1-8 for Player of the Match, Hannah Hanlon wasn’t enough to bring the David McCabe Cup to Somerton and it will instead reside in Carlow this winter.

The opening half was a low scoring one with both sides squandering chances and defence on edge after last weekend’s thrilling encounter.

After her outstanding performance last week, Rachel Sawyer was first to score, splitting the posts in the opening minute. The sides were evenly split, with defences standing strong.

Castleknock were to finish the half the stronger though, Hanlon hit-

The Castleknock side ahead of their Leinster final replay against Old Leighlin.

Picture: GAAPics.com

ting her third and fourth scores respectively as the Dublin champions crept into a three-point lead. However, it was Old Leighlin that had the last score of the half, Aoife Roche’s effort skimming over the crossbar, leaving a two point gap at the break; 0-06 to 0-04.

T h e te a m s t r a d e d scores early on in the second half, Aoibhinn Gilmartin pointing before Hanlon split the posts to regain Castleknock’s two point lead. A sinbinning for Lauren O’Neill was a devastating blow for Castleknock as they

LEINSTER IFC Round Tower’s journey ends

ROUND Tower, Lusk’s provincial

dreams came a cropper at the first hurdle as they fell 4-15 to 1-16 in Saturday’s Leinster Club IFC quarter-final to Kildare’s Two Mile House in Newbridge.

2010 All Star Peter Kelly was the top-scorer for the Lilywhites as his tally of 2-2 helped his side into the semi-final after a well fought battle.

The Lusk men were left to rue the concession of two relatively soft goals in quick succession in the last quarter.

were reduced to 14 with Old Leighlin upping the tempo.

The teams once again traded scores but the sucker punch came on 14 mins when Emma Brennan blasted to the net and Old Leighlin led by one.

In the battle of the free takers, both Sawyer and Hanlon were sublime, Sawyer’s third free of the game sneaking Old Leighlin into a narrow lead with ten minutes left.

Then came the killer blow, Old Leighlin awarded a penalty – keeper

Nicole Hanley stepped up and hit the net with a flourish. For the first time, the Carlow champions led by four.

Hanlon and Gilmartin swapped scores and deep into injury time Castleknock were awarded a free. With time running out, Hanlon did the impossible; found a gap in the Carlow defence that crowded the goalline and crucially raised a green flag, leaving just one between the teams.

Unfortunately, time was up and Old Leighlin crept over the line, winning by a single point.

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HURLING: O’DONNELL LAMENTS PAT GILROY DEPARTURE

Tighe on target as Brigid’s avoid the drop

Eoghan O’Donnell with All Blacks player Kieran Reid during the AIG Skills Challenge in Castleknock Golf Club on Monday.

Picture: Ramsey Cardy/SPORTSFILE

Backing for new Dubs boss  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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WHITEHALL Colmcille’s Eoghan O’Donnell says the Dublin Senior hurlers are fully behind new manager Mattie Kenny and that the Galway native is the right choice for the job.

Kenny, who guided Cuala to the AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling title earlier this year, before losing their Dublin, Leinster and All-Ireland crowns, after a Dublin SHC semi-final loss to Kilmacud Crokes; was confirmed as the new Blues boss last week.

O’Donnell revealed at an AIG Skills event on Monday with the All-Blacks, who face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium this weekend; that Kenny was the first choice among players to succeed Pat Gilroy as Dublin manager.

“Mattie probably was the first choice between the players, his record speaks for itself,” O’Donnell said.

There’s already been a meeting between some of the players and the new management, which took place last weekend at one of the Clayton Hotels in the capital.

“He made it clear that this isn’t a transition period, we are going to build on what happened last year and we won’t reinvent the wheel,” O’Donnell revealed..

“I’m sure it’ll take a small bit of adjusting for him but his expertise from the meeting itself looks very positive.

“Everyone is delighted, all the backroom team around him, all the players are available, we’re delighted with how it’s shaping up so far.”

But while a new man in charge is an exciting pros-

pect, O’Donnell recalls with great shock, when he learned of Pat Gilroy’s departure, during a holiday in Croatia last September, when he received a call from the St. Vincent’s clubman.

“I thought it was one of the lads taking the pi** out of me, I couldn’t believe it at all.” he said.

“Before Pat rang there was a buzz that I have never seen around Dublin hurling, lads couldn’t wait to get back to the gym and it was August and lads were meeting to do programs and do hill runs in Phoenix Park.”

Dublin begin life under their new management next month when they face Carlow away in the opening round of the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup on December 9th, as part of a round-robin series, which also sees games against Offaly and Laois.

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SKERRIES Harps have secured a return to AFL1, the top tier of Dublin football, at the first attempt. Harps saw off Round Tower Clondalkin in a play-off on Wednesday night to guarantee an immediate return.

Harps boss Ciaran Roche - who manages the Skerries side alongside his brother Derek - admits that the Round Tower game was a real pressure pot, but was happy his side got the job done, and has big hopes for the coming season.

FOOTBALL

“We started well, as well as I’ve seen us play in the two years I’ve been here,” Roche said of the key game. “We led 0-9 to 0-2 after twenty minutes, and took our foot off the gas. It was 0-9 to 0-7 by half time.

Fortunately we got a goal early in the second half and that ended up being key, though they were closing the gap towards the end.” Harps took the game 1-12 to 0-12.

The Skerries outfit have been a yo-yo team in recent years, having been promoted, relegated and now promoted again in the last three league seasons. Roche - a 35-year-old former St Sylvesters player - believes his side are well placed to mount a challenge next year, and now have the right bal-

ance. The in-demand manager is also taking on a role as a Carlow selector for the coming season, as well as his Skerries post.

“It’s been a time of transition, and we have a young side now. It’s really been a squad effort,” Roche says of the 2018 season. “It’s come down to really fine margins. We lost a lot of people in the summer, with injuries, holidays, J1s, stuff like that. We’d started with five straight wins, and were aiming for the top two.

“We went through a hard time but the points we picked up then - just a win and a draw - made all the difference. Everyone’s played a vital role.

Shane Hickey, for example, who broke his arm during the year and won’t be

able to return to the game, made a vital contribution.”

It’s Roche’s ambition for the coming season that stands out, though, and he makes a good case. “We only lost to St Vincent’s in the championship this year,” he points out. “We drew the other two, and the final game was a shoot-out with Na Fianna that we’d led by six at one point, and drew in the end.

“We’re not far off. The league is an opportunity for teams like us, and we’re aiming to finish in the top four next year. It’s definitely not just about staying up. I have a league winners medal from my time at St Sylvester’s, so there’s no reason to think we can’t do it here.”

ST BRIGID’S maintained AFL Division 1 status for next season after defeating St Sylvester’s 3-15 to 1-9 in Sunday’s relegation play-off in Russell Park.

Mal Tighe was the home side’s top-scorer with his 2-4, all from play, central to their victory. Both goals came in quick succession at the midpoint of the second-half after Syls had restarted the better after trailing 0-8 to 0-5 at the interval.

Donal Timoney got Brigid’s off the mark with two excellent points and with Sean Egan and John O’Loughlin driving their side on from the middle third, Brigid’s were the more impressive side in the first-half despite playing into the wind.

With Paddy Andrews winning and using the ball to telling effect, Brigid’s got scores from Lorcan McCarthy and two from Tighe to go in three up at the halftime break.

However, Jack Hazley began to secure more primary ball for Syls in the early part of the second-half and a converted penalty had them in contention.

But Brigid’s responded impressively to score two well-worked goals and put themselves out of touch.

O’Loughlin and Philly Ryan combined before Tighe applied the finish for his first goal and then, three minutes later, raided through to strike a brilliant low angled drive to the corner for his second.

Late on Philly Ryan got Brigid’s third goal to put the final gloss on the scoreboard.

The Malahide club drop down to AFL2.

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HURLING: Eoghan

O’Donnell says that Dublin Senior hurlers will throw their weight behind new manager Mattie Kenny.

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WHELAN EXIT SOCCER: Glenn

Whelan is set to play for the Republic of Ireland for the final time in the Aviva Stadium. SEE P35

‘KNOCKED OUT LADIES FOOTBALL: Castleknock

Ladies Footballers failed to make it a trio of Dublin clubs as Leinster Champions with final replay loss. SEE P38

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Supple forced to call time on glittering career  DAVE DONNELLY

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BOHEMIANS goalkeeper Shane Supple has announced his shock retirement from playing just five months after he was called up to the senior international team.

The 31-year-old had been looking forward to his peak years with the Gypsies but has been forced to call it a day to a persistent hip injury.

It’s likely also the former All-Ireland winner’s last active involvement in GAA, having already taken a step back from his commitments with St Brigid’s this year to focus on soccer.

“As of today, I will be hanging up my gloves and stepping away from the game,” said the Navan Road native in a statement posted on the Bohemians website.

“This is a decision I haven’t taken lightly but, due to a persistent hip issue, I feel I can no longer play to the level needed and, more importantly, that I expect of myself.

“I need to listen to my body and can no longer put it through the high level of physical demand required at this level of competition as a goalkeeper in the League of Ireland.

“I had envisaged playing long into my 30s and intended doing that with Bohs – a club that has been so good to me and has given me the most enjoyable years of my playing career.”

Shane Supple (in yellow for both teams) enjoyed success for both St. Brigid’s and Bohemians. He was Brigid’s captain for their 2011 Dublin SFC success, while he earned Leinster Senior Cup soccer honours with Bohemians in 2016. Pictures: Chris Lynam/Peter O’Doherty

“I will miss Friday nights in Dalymount the most,

“The atmosphere created by the best fans in the world with the flares, banners and Johnny Logan’s Hold Me Now. Nothing will replace that!

Supple was an outstanding talent who made his name in England with Ipswich Town before walking away from the professional game at the age of 22 and returning to play GAA. The transition was seamless as he helped his local club St Brigid’s to their second Dublin Senior Football Championship in his first full season in 2011, and subsequently losing a Leinster final against West-

meath’s Garrycastle.

He was part of the Dublin intercounty panel for the 2013 season and he was an unused backup to Stephen Cluxton as Jim Gavin’s side lifted the Sam Maguire.

After a year in the Leinster Senior League with Crumlin United, Supple made his return to top-level soccer in 2016 with Bohs.

His performances earned him the attention of Ireland interna-

tional manager Martin O’Neill, who called up for summer friendlies with France and the USA this year.

“I will miss Friday nights in Dalymount the most -the atmosphere created by the best fans in the world with the flares, banners and Johnny Logan’s Hold Me Now. Nothing will replace that!

“As a team we always knew you had our backs no matter the result and

that’s something not many players can say about their own fans.

“I will never forget the [Cup] replay in Turner’s Cross when you all sung The Auld Triangle after the game as we warmed down. The hairs on the backs of our necks stood up.

“We may not have won any trophy, but we were successful in creating a bond between everyone associated with Bohs.”

He concluded: “Sport

has given me so much enjoyment from as long as I can remember up to my last game in Dalymount at the end of this season.

“Sport has taught me some of the most valuable life lessons and allowed me to meet some great people who have had such a positive impact on my life.

“I can look back on my career with no regrets and an awful lot of fond memories.”