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‘Snub’ angers Sharkey as presidency race begins to warm up SYLVIA POWNALL

WHETHER or not you spot any stars in LA, you’ll be starstruck by any film location tour

SUMMER FUN AT MALAHIDE LYNSEY and Summer McCormack shared some sweet smiles as they joined in the fun at this year’s bustling Malahde Has It festival. Family fun was very much the focus of the event, as always, with organisers laying on a particularly great range of attractions this year in the heart of the pretty coastal village. See Gallery on P10-11. Picture: Alison O’Hanlon

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PRESIDENCY hopeful Kevin Sharkey says he’s “disappointed” at what he describes as an apparent snub by Waterford City and County Council.

The local authority held a meeting on Tuesday to hear from potential candidates – but artist and activist Sharkey, who lives in Balbriggan, was not in attendance.

He told Dublin Gazette: “I’m still trying to find out why I was not invited. If it was an administrative glitch then that’s fine, but if it was anything else at play then I’m very annoyed about it.”

A spokesperson for WCCC said specific invites were not issued and those who attended secured their place by replying to a newspaper advertisement.

Mr Sharkey (57) said he had written to every local authority in the country six months ago and followed this up two months ago to notify them of a change of email address.

He said: “I’m assuming that before the election there will be another meeting and they [Waterford] will let me come and speak to them then. I’m hoping for an explanation and that we can clear this up.”

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TYRRELSTOWN: ‘WASTE’ OF FACILITY SLAMMED

Anger as rubbish building up on a new, closed pitch Kids climb into the shut pitch, where rubbish is accumulating

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AN ALL-WEATHER pitch in Tyrrelstown which cost thousands to install has been left bolted for the summer and is now being used as a dumping ground.

The facility at Le Cheile school in Dublin 15 is sitting idle because there’s nobody to oversee its operation over the school break – and locals say it’s a crying shame.

Cllr Mary McCamley (Lab) told Dublin Gazette: “This is a wonderful asset, if only it were being used. The people of the area deserve more.

“I spoke to some teen-

agers kicking a ball around on the pitch; they said they had to climb over the fence to get in. Obviously, this is happening on a regular basis, hence the number of plastic bottles.

“No-one seems to be in charge. It is not being cleaned and is not being opened to the people of the area.”

Cllr McCamley said she was informed by Fingal County Council that they are in negotiations with the Department of Education to draw up plans for managing the pitch.

But she fumed: “This should have been done

Terrific Foroige teens sent off to Boston summit THREE teens from the Foroige Clubhouse project in Blanchardstown will attend its youth summit in Boston this week. Adam King (17), Amir Serajpour (15) and Patrick O’Sullivan (17) will join more than 150 others from 16 countries at the US event. They were chosen for their enthusiasm and commitment to learning, and for their work in mentoring younger members of the group.

They are pictured with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ahead of their six-day trip, currently under-way until August 5.

already. We are in the summer season, with children off school – a wonderful facility and rubbish building up on it. What a waste!

“I would call on the council and the Department to get their act together and get a strategic plan going forward.

Really, this is a disgrace.

“What does it say to our young people? That we allow a wonderful facility like this to sit idle while the GAA club is crying out for facilities? Not good.”

Fingal County Council said the pitch had not yet transferred to the local

authority as part of the building programme by the Department of Education.

A council spokesperson added: “The [council’s] community department is actively pursuing the transfer with the Chief State Solicitor’s office and progress is being made with regard to the required legal agreement.

“Separately, we are working on coming up with a usage agreement with a club acting as the anchor tenant but in conjunction with the schools and other clubs in the area.”

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Standing room only at meeting on buses MORE than 400 residents aggrieved at plans to change bus services in Malahide and Seabury attended a public meeting last week organised by Fianna Fail.

Local FF TD Darragh O’Brien said the large attendance at the first in a series of meetings on the Bus Connects proposal shows there is widespread concern.

He said: “It’s clear that local residents have legitimate concerns. The fact that over 400 attended on a warm evening in the middle of summer tells its own story.

“The community values its current bus services, and there is a concern that the proposed changes will lead to a reduction in both frequency and connectivity.”

The meeting was co-hosted by Cllr Eoghan O’Brien (FF) and is the first in a series of public information meetings, with one planned for Rush on August 20.

Community readies for fun in Rush FINAL preparations are in place for the eighth annual Rush Harbour Festival, which takes place over the Bank Holiday Weekend – with something for all ages.

The highlight will be the Rush Tourism Air Show which starts at 3pm on Saturday, August 4 on the beachfront.

The spectacle will include displays of aerobics in the sky and Rescue 116 and the Irish Parachute Club are also

expected to drop by.

There are three free children’s shows, starting with an Alice in Wonderland-themed event on Friday at 5.30pm, and a pirate-themed fiesta on Monday.

Woolly Wards Farm, still one of the most popular events, will visit the seaside town on Monday.

Saturday night sees line dancing classes while Sunday sees the return of the Smash Hits gig. The festival finishes with the annual tea dance with music by Stage Two. Tickets are available from alaevents.ie, Rush Community Centre or The Strand Bar.

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PEOPLE: MAN JOINS EFFORTS TO HELP D15 BOY WITH RARE, TERMINAL DISEASE DONABATE

American hiking the country to help little Dylan SYLVIA POWNALL

AN AMERICAN man is hiking his way around Ireland to raise funds for a five-year-old Tyrrelstown boy who has a rare and fatal genetic condition.

Dylan Finglas (inset) is one of just 60 patients in the world diagnosed with Multiple Sulfatese Deficiency (MSD), which affects the body and central nervous system.

His parents, Alan and Michelle, are fighting to raise the €2 million needed for vital research in the US that could lead to clinical trials to find a cure for the disease.

John Ewen, whose daughter Barbie was born with MSD and died two years ago, has already walked from Dublin to Galway raising money along the way.

The 71-year-old said: “I’m raising

funds so that it doesn’t have to be a death sentence. I feel an obligation to help parents in the same situation as I was in.”

John, who has a strong Irish heritage, struck up a friendship with Dylan’s dad, Alan Finglas, and hopes his gruelling challenge will help the MSD Action Foundation – otherwise known as SavingDylan – campaign.

Alan said: “At 71, what an incred-

ible thing to do. John knows we are on the road to treat and cure MSD but need more help, which is why he is doing it.”

Dylan was the youngest person in the world to be diagnosed with the rapidly degenerative disease when he was just two years old.

Sufferers develop breathing difficulties, lose their sight, hearing, the ability to walk, to swallow and their organ functions deteriorate and eventually fail. Most do not survive beyond the age of 10.

Alan said: “We need more support to get clinical trials; we have to keep moving forward.” To donate, visit: https://give.everydayhero.com/ ie/walking-to-CureMSD You can track John’s progress at: https://www.facebook.com/SavingDylanFinglas/

FF pleased with plans for school

Big-hearted John Ewen, whose late daughter, Barbie, also had MSD, is walking the country to help Dylan

Dylan with his devoted dad, Alan Finglas

THE Department of Education is being urged to liaise with Fingal County Council on plans for a new primary school in Donabate.

The 16-classroom facility is due to open in 2020 and local Fine Gael representative Bob Dowling has called for both authorities to work together on the project.

Mr Dowling, who is a teacher and long-time campaigner for schools in Donabate, suggested the use of three sites previously identified in the Local Area Plan 2016 for an educational campus – at Corballis, Spires East and Ballymastone.

He met with Education Minister Richard Bruton to discuss the merits of using state-owned lands to build schools, and was relieved to receive confirmation that this is Minister Bruton’s intention.

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FASTNews

Sinn Fein want answers over D15 power cuts constantly hitting area SINN FEIN Cllr Paul Donnelly has written to ESB networks following power cuts in west Dublin over the weekend.

Slamming the ongoing series of cuts, he asked why there are a “disproportionate number of outages in Dublin 15”.

He added: “I am concerned that we have had nearly bi-weekly outages, especially in Mulhuddart and Clonsilla, with no explanation as to why.

“I want to find out if this is just a coincidence or is there something more structurally wrong with the ESB networks in Dublin 15.

“I look forward to their response and hopefully their assurance that these power outages will become less frequent into the future,” said Cllr Donnelly.

First phase of greenway coastal route approved FINGAL is a step closer to having its own coastal greenway after permission was granted for the first phase of the route linking Baldoyle and Portmarnock.

News that construction of the 1.8km stretch of a pedestrian and cycling route has been approved was given a broad welcome.

Fingal County

Council’s director of planning and strategic infrastructure, AnnMarie Farrrelly, said it will allow tourists to view the incredible coastline of north Dublin.

She added: “It’s going to be a fantastic amenity but it can also be used as a commuter route and it will be lit in the dark; a really exciting opportunity to deliver on our greenway strategy.”

HOUSING: CLLR TANIA DOYLE QUERIES SITE’S FUTURE POLITICS

Fears 600 homes could go straight to landlord group SYLVIA POWNALL

CONCERNS have been raised that a development of more than 600 units in west Dublin could be sold on for private rental – making zero impact on the housing list.

Garlandbrook Ltd has applied for permission to build 618 apartments on a site beside the Grand Canal and near the train station in Hansfield.

If the scheme worth more than €200 million gets the go-ahead, it will be made up of 10 apartment blocks up to seven storeys in height on a 12-acre site which forms part of the Hansfield Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).

However, concerns have been raised that the development could be sold on, as Garlandbrook last year entered a partnership with Ireland’s biggest private residential landlord, Iris Reit.

Cllr Tania Doyle (Ind) told Dublin Gazette: “They have a track record of selling on for 100% private rental with 0% for social or affordable housing.

“They’ve done it once already, so what’s to stop them doing the same thing again?”

Garlandbrook last year sold a 4.5-acre site with planning permission for 99 homes to property company Iris Reit in a deal reportedly worth €7 million.

Cllr Doyle said: “Clonsilla itself needs sustainable long-term development, and any observations made are in the

clear knowledge that we remain in a housing crisis.

“I am concerned that a further agreement may be made between Garlandbrook and Ires Reit on this development within the Hansfield SDZ, which will effectively eliminate the ability to purchase a home for a swathe of the community.

“Yet again, they will be left to negotiate with landlords who will only work within high-end rent-rate structures.”

A separate planning application has been l o d ge d by D u n d r u m Town Centre developer Joe O’Reilly for 155 units

on another plot of land within the SDZ. Cllr Doyle said meeting the needs of those priced out of the market should be a priority when it comes to SDZ land.

She added that she intends to write to Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy “calling on him to ensure that no such sale takes place and that the aims of the SDZ are community-led instead of developer-led”.

Figures for the first three months of the year show that councils delivered just 11% of their 2018 target for social housing between January and March.

Hair’s to Aoife – a great teen who raised €2,000 for charity WELL done to Aoife Tierney from Rathbeale in Swords who volunteered to have her hair shaved off to raise money for the Irish Cancer Society. Aoife (14) raised more than €2,000 in memory of her grandmother, Kathleen O’Sullivan, and her mother Bridget couldn’t be prouder. Bridget sent out a thank-you to Tanya Gallagher from

Hair Master who performed the honours at The Pavilions Shopping Centre and to all who took the time to collect and donate.

She added: “And, of course, so proud and thankful for having such a kind and thoughtful young lady in Aoife. She is an inspiration to us all. Nanny Sully and Granddad would be SO proud.”

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The Waterford meeting was attended by three potential candidates – Pieta House founder and Senator Joan Freeman, businessman Gavin Duffy and Galway activist Patrick Feeney.

Despite the setback, Donegal native Sharkey said: “It’s still full steam ahead. The reaction I’ve had from people has been spectacular. I had no idea there were so many people out there who felt there was no voice to represent them.”

The outspoken artist is campaigning on an antiEU and anti-immigration platform and says he has “several businesspeople” willing to back him financially.

He added: “I’m 100% serious about this and feel it’s time for change.”

Waterford City and County Council placed an advert in The Irish Times advising its intention to hold a meeting on Tuesday with the “single purpose” of offering potential candidates to address members.

A spokesperson for the local authority added: “Waterford City and Council did not invite any potential candidates to attend this meeting, and the three candidates who did each contacted [us] by the deadline.

“The Special Meeting is part of an ongoing process and if Mr Sharkey wishes to address the Elected Members at a later date, he will need to contact the Meetings Administrator directly.”

Those interested in running must be nominated by four local authorities or 20 members of the Oireachtas. Candidates cannot be formally nominated until the official Presidential Election order is passed, probably in late August or September.

Mr Sharkey revealed: “I have five other local authorities lined up but it will probably be September before that happens.

Watch this space.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Members of the Halleluia Gospel Choir entertained the crowds

Ali, Paul, Harry and Carter Duffy Smyth

Westley Lowndes, Sharon Byrne and Mia Lowndes. Pictures: Simon Peare

Paul Flynn, Fiona Hudson, Dara Flynn and Fergus Flynn

SWORDS SUMMER FESTIVAL

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HIS week we are bringing you some more great shots from the recent Swords Summer Festival.

There was some top quality musical entertainment with performances from Abba Esque, Hot House Flowers and Marvin and The Grooves. There was also a food village and craft fair, bouncy castles, puppet shows and zip wire activities.

Adam Carberry, Alex Carberry, Vicki Lawlor, Yvonne Lawlor and Dave Boorman

Aidan Clerkin

Liam Ó Maonlaí from Hothouse Flowers.

Pictures: Tara Keane

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DONABATE: GROUP CONCERNED, BUT FCC DEFENDS HEARSE ROAD ACTION

Concern as tree removed just days after road sign is erected SYLVIA POWNALL

FINGAL County Council has rejected claims that it felled a healthy tree in Donabate to facilitate a newly-erected sign on the Hearse Road.

The mature tree at the junction with Cobbe’s Lane was cut down just days after a sign for Newbridge House & Demesne was erected directly behind it.

Community organisation Supporting Proper Development in Donabate (SPDD) has now written

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The tree was removed because it had a major internal cavity to the council questioning the need to remove the tree.

A spokesperson told Dublin Gazette: “Residents in the area are asking if the sign could not have been erected without the need to take down what appears to be a decades-old tree.

“There are no obvious signs of disease from an

inspection of the remaining trunk.”

The loss of another tree comes just weeks after the peninsula lost 900 mature trees at St Ita’s as the site is cleared for construction of the new forensic mental hospital. Some of the indigenous oaks felled were centuries old.

Portrane Road also lost a row of graceful poplars in

recent years when Fingal County Council removed them claiming they were dangerous.

The SPDD spokesperson said: “These trees were a feature of the area.

We await a response from Fingal County Council on the removal of the Hearse Road tree.”

Responding to a query from Dublin Gazette, a spokesperson for FCC rejected any suggestion that the tree was cut down because it was obscuring a sign.

The spokesperson said: “This tree (Aesculus Hippocastenum), which was located at the junction of Cobbe’s Lane and Hearse Road, was not removed to facilitate the erection of a road sign.

“The council does not remove healthy trees unless all other options for retention have been exhausted.

“The tree was removed because it had a major internal cavity and had

The council has defended cutting down the tree (above), claiming it has been assessed with a number of defects

recently suffered ‘wind throw’, which posed a serious risk to members of the public.

“The tree was also suffering from Bleeding Canker, which is a bacterial

pathogen that had been noted in the canopy of the tree.

“The tree had been assessed and was recommended for removal in late 2017.”

Hopes walkway closed for nine months can be reopened in Donabate HOPES have been comed by Supporting raised that a right of Proper Development way near the comDonabate. munity centre in Cllr Adrian Henchy Donabate that has (FF), who had repeatedly raised the walkbeen closed for nine way issue at council months may be relevel and lodged an opened. objection to the planThe walkway was ning application, said: closed pending a “This is indeed good planning decision but news. I really hope plans by Aljaco Ltd to this will mean the build six houses near Closed since November established right of the pathway have been turned down by Fingal County way that has been closed since November 17 will be reopened again as soon as Council.

It is the third time permission was possible.”

Fine Gael local representative Bob sought to build on a designated open space – and the third time it has been Dowling also welcomed the decision.

He said: “The application caused much refused.

The pathway was widely used by controversy. I am delighted it has been primary and secondary school children refused permission. In my opinion it is a and the planning decision has been wel- great victory for the local residents.”

FAST NEWS

Emma hit Pavilions’ footfall

THE firm behind the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords has revealed that footfall was down by 3% for the first half of the year.

Property giant Hammerson, which also coowns Dundrum Town Centre and the Ilac Centre, said this was due to Ireland being “particularly badly hit” by storm Emma in late February.

In its half-year results, the company said while sales data was not currently available, retail sales had been strong with growth of 4.5% despite the drop in footfall.

Hammerson announced last month that it will launch a new €3.3 million restaurant quarter at the Pavilions in the second half of the year, which will include Five Guys and Milano.

Grants to support subjects

FOUR Fingal schools are to receive grants to support the introduction of Computer Science and Physical Education as subjects on the Leaving Certificate curriculum.

Loreto College and St Finian’s Community College in Swords, and St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush will each receive €3,000 to assist with the roll-out of Computer Science as a Leaving Cert subject.

Portmarnock Community School will receive a grant as part of the rollout of PE as a Leaving Cert subject, based on how many students participate in the subject, which will not be known until September.

Welcoming the news, Deputy Alan Farrell (FG) said: “The introduction of PE as a full examinable Leaving Cert subject reflects the priority this government puts on promoting healthy lifestyles and choices.”

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SKERRIES: LOCALS RAMP UP OBJECTIONS WITH 116 SUBMISSIONS, PETITION

Hundreds of locals chip in against drive-thru plan SYLVIA POWNALL

A TOTAL of 116 submissions objecting to plans for a fast food drive-thru restaurant in Skerries have been received by the council – including a submission from the HSE. The Health Service Executive Clinical Lead for Obesity, Prof Donal O’Shea, wrote to the council’s planning department advising that Ireland has an obesity crisis with one in three children now classed as overweight.

He said the proposed development conflicts with the Government’s Healthy Ireland Framework and the Department

of Health’s Obesity Policy and Action Plan.

He wrote: “Carrying excess weight as a child has serious long-term effect on physical and mental health. The determinants of obesity are multiple, but it is preventable if we work together.

“I ask the council to show strong leadership in this area and to refuse the planning permission.”

The proposed development at Skerries Point Shopping Centre, directly opposite Skerries Educate Together primary school, has seen an unprecedented number of submissions, according to local Green Party representa-

Objecting: Catherine Sexton, Joe O’Brien and Corinna Cunnane with the petition at the proposed site of the drive-thru restaurant

tive Joe O’Brien.

Speaking after the deadline for objections closed he said: “This is very significant, considering it costs €20 to

formally log an objection. Not everyone who objected to the plan was in a position to pay €20, so we opened a petition as well, with more than 500

Brothers wing over to Malahide Castle’s exotic butterfly house A TROPICAL butterfly house which will showcase 20 species of butterflies and their life cycle was launched at Malahide Castle last weekend.

The habitat in the Cambridge Glasshouse – built last century to house Lord Milo Talbot’s tropical flower collection – started over three years ago and is the first of its kind in

the Republic of Ireland.

Pictured are Deputy Darragh O’Brien and his brother, Cllr Eoghan O’Brien (both FF), as they check out the new butterfly house and environs in Malahide Castle The project was overseen by Fingal County Council, and Mayor Cllr Anthony Lavin said it was a “wonderful

addition” to the medieval castle site which has seen its botanical gardens developed as well as the addition of a Fairy Trail.

The glasshouse allows visitors to watch caterpillars feed on plants, which were sourced through specialist growers, and grow from larva to fullygrown butterflies.

signatures.”

Cllr Tom O’Leary (FG) also lodged a submission outlining his concerns including site access, the likely traffic congestion

and the proximity to a residential area.

He wrote: “I am a local councillor residing in Skerries for more than 50 years. Normally I do not involve myself directly in planning applications ... however, in this case I have serious concerns.”

He said the 524sq m development would cause noise nuisance, become a hotspot for anti-social behaviour and littering, and have a negative impact on traders in the town centre.

Sinn Fein Cllr Malachy Quinn and Deputy Louise O’Reilly, who is the party’s spokesperson on health, also lodged objections.

COUNCIL

Heritage role plan welcomed

SOCIAL Democrats Cllr Paul Mulville has welcomed confirmation that Fingal County Council intends to fill the position of heritage officer as soon as possible.

Fingal’s heritage officer Gerry Clabby recently departed to take up a new role in the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, leaving the post vacant.

Cllr Mulville said: “The County Heritage Officer performs a vital role both for the council, in terms of planning and development issues, and for the wider public in Fingal.

“I welcome [the] confirmation that it is intended to fill the position as soon as possible, and I hope that the recruitment process can progress quickly.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Sam McHugh

Ronan Boyle Cole Underwood Gwen Culhane with Abigail and Lucy Condron. Pictures: Alison O’Hanlon

Sophie Foster

Brandon Martin

The Kajjal team cooking up a storm

Hannah and Eleanor McElroy

Malahide enjoys one of the best summer festivals T HERE was something for everyone last weekend at the Malahide Has It festival. Music, food and family fun were enjoyed at the seaside event.

There was a barbecue on the green along with food stalls around the village, with lots of demonstrations and competitions to enjoy.

A funfair took place on the beach with lots of fairground rides and even its very own ferris wheel.

Richey and Gill McCourt with Sam and Maria

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Reef Underwood, Faye Ferguson, Michael Ferguson and Kai Underwood

Phil O’Shea with her grandaughters Saoirse and Alannah

Olivier, Claudine, Shemra and Guriza Gasore

Kieran, Saorlaith and Brunach O’Reilly

Lynsey and Summer McCormack

Liam and John Glover

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | HIGH RENTS HAVE DUBLIN’S ARTISTIC TALENT TUNING OUT

‘Maybe it’s karmic punishment for unleashing Bono on the world’

YOUNG Adrian has had a guitar and we can’t find another place. the way things are going and that’s case slung over his back for as long Sure, they’re all mad money now.” a crying shame for a city that proas I can remember.

“Ah that’s terrible,” I says to him. duced Jimmy Joyce, Whipping Boy He’s about 22 now and ever And I meant it too, not like when and yer wan from Bananarama.” since he was a young fella he was ye just say something like that just “That’s a fairly diverse cast of obsessed with music. because it’s the thing ye say, even characters,” says young Adrian, He played in the pub a few times if you’re not all that bothered that laughing at me. and I have to say, he was very good. the neighbour’s goldfish died or “Ah they were the first three He lives in town now but I do see whatever. names that popped into me head,” him when he pops back to see his “I was reading about yer man I says to him. ma and da.

Kitt saying he was having to leave “But I suppose it illustrates me “Ah there ye are young fella,” I the country because of the same point, really. We’re a little city says to him when he came walking thing,” I says to Adrian. that’s produced a stunning amount down the street last week. “When “There’ll be no creative types left of artistic talent and I’d hate to see are ye signing the record people feel they have to deal.” leave the city to stand a There’ll be no creative “Sure there’s no record chance of having a career deals to be had these days, types left the way things that doesn’t involve sitGaz,” he says to me. ting at a bleedin’ desk.” are going and that’s a crying “All this streaming and “Who are ye telling,” all that, sure it’s not worth shame for a city that produced he says to me. “Maybe it’s it. Gigging is where what Jimmy Joyce, Whipping Boy karmic punishment for little money the band unleashing Bono on the and yer wan from Bananarama makes comes from.” world?”

“Is that why you’re off That set me off into fits. to London?” I asked him.

I’ve always had a lot of “Your da was telling me time for the young fella. last week you and the lads He’s a good kid and I hope are heading over soon.” it works out for him and “Yeah well there will be the band in London. more gigs and probably “Here,” I says to him. more of a chance of get“That’s probably why Migting signed over there but gledy is running for the we’re moving over because Aras again.” we haven’t got a choice,” “Must be,” he says. “It’s he says. the only way a poet could “The landlord is turning find a nice, affordable gaff our gaff into an AirBnB in Dublin right now.”

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Dressed to impress as The Ivy is launched Blathnaid Healy and Katie Holohan are pictured at The Launch Of The Ivy Dawson Street. See Gallery on Pages 18-19

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LEGAL EAGLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

There’s nothing like a bit of land to split a family A READER writes: “I inherited land along with three of my cousins in equal shares. The property has been vested in our names as tenants in common.

“There is already disagreement between us as to what to do with the lands. Two of us would like the keep the land for nostalgic reasons, but the others want to sell it.

“What are our options? Can we be forced to sell?”

This situation is quite a common scenario. The more people who own property together, the higher the probability of disagreements occurring, and very often they result in the land being sold.

You say you and your cousins hold the land as tenants in common in equal shares. The importance of identifying how the property is held relates essentially to survivorship, how each of your respective shares and land can be passed on to the next generation.

In the case of a tenancy in common, the co-owner that dies can leave their share to another person under their will or their next-of-kin on intestacy.

While the shares of tenants in common do not have to be equal (eg, one co-owner could be entitled to a half-share, and the other two are entitled to a quarter each), this does not confirm exclusive right in respect of any part of the co-owned land.

W h e re c o - ow n e rs divide the land into individual areas in which each will have the respective right to exclude the others, this amounts to a partition which brings the co-ownership to an end.

In order to address difficulties in the co-ownership of property, it is often thought best to bring the co-ownership to an end.

This can be achieved: 1. By a co-owner purchasing the interest of the other co-owners.

2. By physically dividing the property into portions over which individual co-owners would have exclusive rights.

3. By sale in lieu of partition.

W h i l e t h e a b ove options may need all of the co-owners to agree to bring the co-ownership to an end, one co-owner can affect a partition or court sale through an application to the courts without the need for consent or agreement from the other co-owners.

This allows at least one of the individual owners to petition the court to divide the property and force a sale. Distribution of the net proceeds is then made to the individuals in the shares to which they own the property.

This process is somewhat time-consuming and expensive, as most of the owners usually engage their own solicitor.

Naturally, anybody who does not want this matter to proceed may file an objection with the

court, but normally, their objection will be overturned, as the other owners have a right to force the sale of the property.

These situations often occur when a family cannot agree on the terms of the sale itself.

In many cases, however, a family is unable to agree amd resolve matters, and therefore, the partition proceeding is necessary in order to force the sale on behalf of the uncooperative or disagreeable heirs.

The Petition to Partition proceedings should be viewed as a last resort when there is basically no cooperation among family members.

All parties must understand that there will be significantly more expense and time delay, and their property may in fact be sold to an unwanted buyer at a lower than anticipated price.

Another, less costly option would be to hire a mediator to work out a family agreement rather than pursuing litigation in such a situation.

You and your cousin who wish to keep the land could hire an auctioneer to value the land and make an offer to your other two cousins to buy out their share.

By doing that, you would keep the land and your other two cousins would get the market value of their share.

It is always best to keep things as amicable as possible to keep costs down.

WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS specialise in litigation, personal injuries, probate, conveyancing, employment law and family law. Their offices are located at Unit 7E, Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. For further information, please call 01 291 0300, email info@walshandpartners.ie, or else visit the site at www.walshandpartners.ie.

DISCLAIMER: While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this article, Walsh & Partners Solicitors do not accept responsibility for errors or omissions howsoever arising, and you should seek legal advice in relation to your particular circumstances at the earliest possible time.

Pictured at the announcment launch of Tesco’s involvement in the Banquet at Electric Picnic are Brian Higgins, chief executive, Pieta House; Emma Barrett, Temple St Hospital; Melvyn Benn, Festival Republic and chefs Clodagh McKenna and Derry Clarke. Photo: Gareth Chaney Collins

TESCO TEAMS UP WITH DERRY CLARKE AND CLODAGH MCKENNA

An electrifying dining delight THERE’S an electrifying treat in store at Electric Picnic courtesy of a partnership to feed festivalgoers once they’ve had their fill of this year’s line-up.

D e r r y C l a r ke a n d Clodagh McKenna have announced an exclusive

partnership to serve a fivestar fine dining banquet at the three day event.

Partnering with Tesco finest, the pair have cocreated a mouth-watering menu for picnickers to enjoy, while also raising much-needed funds for

Temple Street Children’s University Hospital and Pieta House.

Guests will be treated to a gastronomic dining experience in the sumptuous surrounds of Stradbally Estate with fivestar silver service at this

year’s Picnic.

Alongside the Tesco partnership, the Banquet will see a luscious line-up of food comprising a starter of Irish salmon gravlax, dry-aged Irish Angus beef followed by honey-roasted peach with amaretti crumble for dessert.

Vegetarians will be treated to a sumptuous menu of tempura vegetables with Asian fusion flavours, gnocchi with wild Irish mushrooms, leek paired with truffle and parmesan dressing.

Denise Fitzgerald, chief executive, Temple Street Children’s Foundation, said: “We’ve a long-standing partnership with Tesco and Electric Picnic; to pair the two and raise vital funds for the little heroes of Temple Street is a recipe for a great weekend”.

Tickets to the Fine Dining Picnic are priced at €120 and are available via https://www.giv2go. com/ticket-events/thebanquet-65.

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PEOPLE ON THE RADAR ❱❱ NOVELIST IS GETTING DOWN ON THE FARM DUBLIN PEOPLE AND THEIR STORIES DRIVE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FOUR IRISH CHARITIES

Dublin band Wild Youth hit right note for Hero campaign RACHEL D’ARCY

FOLLOWING the success of last year’s campaign, this year Woodies’ Heroes returns to raise funds for four very important, deserving charities.

The Heroes campaign this year sees Dublin band Wild Youth team up with the 50-strong Woodies’ choir in Westland Studios to record their rendition of the Foo Fighters’ hit ‘My Hero’.

They were also joined by plucky youngsters Cathy May Foote and Lorna Dolan from Down Syndrome Ireland, who were beyond excited to take part!

Funds from this year’s campaign will be split between Down Syndrome Ireland, Make A Wish, Temple Street and Jack and Jill.

One of the ambassadors for this year’s programme is two-year-old Luke, an energetic toddler who has congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), and benefits from home visits from the staff at Jack and Jill.

Jack and Jill provide assistance to families with ill children, and currently assist 355 families across Ireland.

The funds from last year’s Woodies’ Heroes campaign allowed the charity to increase their age limit from 4 to 5, meaning more families can benefit from Jack and Jill’s services.

This year, Woodie’s Heroes plan to

fund vital home nursing care hours.

“CMV is a virus where by, if you or me got it, we’d probably just have a bit of a cold or feel unwell but generally it’s very mild otherwise.

“However, if you get it during pregnancy, it can affect a baby’s development.

“They think I got it around the time of conception, which affected Luke’s brain development, and because of that Luke has cerebral palsy.

“We were told he might never sit, or do anything really, so anything he does is a bonus for us,” his mum Beth told Dublin Gazette.

While Luke is an active little boy, his form of cerebral palsy means his limbs are quite tight which can make movement difficult for the two-year-old.

However, Beth said he’s a determined little boy, saying that Luke tries to do everything that other people can, not letting his illness stop him for a second.

Beth said that the time that Luke gets to spend with the Jack and Jill nurses at home is a huge help to her and allows her to do ‘normal’ things like the weekly shop, or to spend time with her four-year-old son Matthew.

“It’s difficult to bring Luke out to do some things, like it wouldn’t be safe for him to sit in the seat of a trolley when I’m shopping, so it’s

great to be able to have the time to do those things thanks to Jack and Jill.

“It helps us spend time with Matthew as well; though truth be told, he loves our two nurses too, and sometimes I think he’d rather stay with them!” Beth said.

In addition to the home visits from Jack and Jill, Beth said that having the ability to phone their Jack and Jill liaison, Sinead, has been a huge help to the family as well.

“Luke was struggling with ear infections, and the doctor said that everything would be fine, but I just knew there was still something wrong.

“I called Sinead, and within five minutes she managed to set me up with the E&T at Temple Street who asked me and Luke to come in.

“It’s great having someone that understands, that can give advice or a second opinion on something.

“I think I’d be a bit lost without the help of Jack and Jill, because even though I work in healthcare, Luke’s condition is still a lot to comprehend sometimes,” Beth said.

The funds raised from the sale of the Woodies’ Heroes single go towards charities like Jack And Jill.

‘My Hero’ is available now from iTunes, and donations can also be made in any Woodies store.

Dublin band Wild Youth have recorded their rendition of the Foo Fighters’ hit ‘My Hero’

Luke with his mother, Beth

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On the ball to help find mighty ‘millennials’: RUGBY players Rory Scannell, Dan Leavy and Rory O’Loughlin joined Niamh Flannery to help launch The Millennial of the Year event in Fallon & Byrne, D2 in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI). The campaign hopes to raise €100,000 for DSI’s national EmployAbility Programme. To help, see downsyndrome. ie, or https://the-millennial-of-the-year-2018.everydayhero.com/ie/get-started

Former Barenaked singer ready to wow with first gig at Whelan’s CANADIAN music icon Steven Page will play his first ever solo date in Ireland when he comes to Whelan’s on Tuesday, August 14.

Steven’s distinctive and powerful tenor is among the most instantly recognisable voices in popular music today.

The singer/songwriter is a founding member of The Barenaked Ladies, with whom he toured the globe and sold millions

of albums.

He recently reunited with the band for their induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2018 Juno Awards in March, nearly 30 years since their founding.

Steven has continued his artistic evolution with a diverse array of solo projects since leaving The Barenaked Ladies in 2009.

He has composed six theatrical scores for Canada’s Stratford Festi-

val, including 2016’s production of Macbeth; collaborated and toured with Toronto’s innovative Art of Time ensemble, and journeyed across North America as host of TV’s The Illegal Eater.

A new album of his own original material, Discipline: Heal Thyself Pt 2, is scheduled for release this year.

Tickets priced €30 are available from whelanslive.com.

Steven Page

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Los Angeles: There’s much more to this city than what’s left of the old Hollywoodland sign

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

DIARY

Say ‘Si!’ to the chance to see great Spanish films INSTITUTO Ce r v a n te s Dublin will present CineCafe Club this month in partnership with Pearse Street public library, offering a diverse range of Spanish films with English Subtitles with free admission.

On Saturday, August 11, director Juan Manuel Sepulveda captures the detached existence of the Native Americans living within the Oppenheimer Park at the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver with La Balada del Oppenheimer Park (The Ballad of Oppenheimer Park).

Harley Prosper, Janet Brown and

Bear Raweater, exiled from Canadian reserves, talk and share their lives, transforming their drinking ritual in a daily defiance to the status quo.

On Wednesday, August 15, there will be a showing of one of the best Spanish films of recent years, La Isla Minima (Marshland).

In this film, at the beginning of the 1980s two teenage girls are murdered in a small Andalusian town.

Two p o l i c e m e n , ideologically opposed, are sent from Madrid to investigate the disappearance.

In a community anchored in the past, they will have to face not only a cruel murderer, but also their own ghosts.

For further information and to book a seat, see http://dublin.cervantes.es/ en/default.shtm

Hop to it to have fun with the inflatables at Marlay Park

Fun for all at this year’s Comic Con RETURNING for its sixth year, Dublin Comic Con 2018 comes to the National Convention Centre from August 10 to 12.

The event brings media guests from TV and film, comic creators, artists, fans and professionals together for a weekend of talks, Maybe Comic Con 2018 w o r k s h o p s , d e m o s , can cheer grumpy Bats up interactive activities and more, all based around some great family fun with some amazing guests, panels, cosplay and more.

Attendees will have a chance to meet actors from their favourite TV shows and movies, comic artists and writers.

There is also the chance to partake it one of the many activities over the weekend including workshops, compete in some casual gaming or go try your hand against some tougher competition in the E-Sports area.

For further details, see www.dublincomiccon.com.

THE Super Milk Wild Air Run comes to Marlay Park on Saturday, August 11.

The Wild Air Run is an award-winning family fun run that features 10 of Europe’s biggest inflatable obstacles as part of a 5K course.

2018 brings new features such a water guns to the course.Each runner gets a powerful foam water gun, which they

take home, to complete new fun tasks around the course, and of course, to give each other a soaking.

At the Super Milk Wild Air Run, the focus is on fun and is suitable for all, from fitness fanatics who will find the run a genuine challenge, to the armchair athlete and everyone in between who will enjoy things at a more relaxed pace.

The 10 massive obstacles combine agility, creativity and a vast amount of great craic.

While spraying fellow competitors with the free water gun, participants will be faced with tasks to earn a ‘winners wristband’.

For further information, see https://wildairrun. c o m /eve n t s/d u b l i n marlay-park/

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

Guy is a gorgeous seven-year-old, playful Pit Bull cross.

He loves to get wrapped up in his duvet and can often be seen in all sorts of hilarious positions in his kennel.

Guy is quite an agile young dog so would love a home with a warm, cosy bed inside and a fully secure garden.

He is really clever and already knows lots of commands that his dedicated carers have taught him.

This energetic, clever and charismatic chap will make someone a great companion; he just needs a patient and committed adopter who has a dedicated interest in unleashing his potential and giving him a real chance in a loving home.

If you think you have room on your sofa for Guy, 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.

Like to learn how to become the Payday Hero in your workplace?

EVERY workplace has a ‘Payday Hero’ – the person most of us often think about (usually at the end of the month), and who we’re positive about when they ‘push the button’ and we get paid.

However, many such payroll personnel have no formal qualification for their absolutely crucial role.

While working in payroll can be challenging and varied, the role also brings a high level of job satisfaction, and general respect, that few other company roles can provide.

Whether dealing with ever changing Revenue, social welfare and employment Law legislation, or working to strict deadlines, being proficient in the use of IT and dealing with a myriad of queries

from employees and management alike, the job is complex yet rewarding.

Although many people drift into payroll services, you can get expert training in this field, thanks to the Irish Payroll Association (IPASS) – Ireland’s leading provider of payroll and VAT training and certification.

IPASS’s payroll and VAT qualifications are accredited by QQI (Quality Qualifications Ireland) at Higher Education, Level 6 Special Purpose Award, with classes held nationwide and also by distance/ online learning for extra convenience.

For further information on payroll training, contact IPASS at 01 408 9100, see www.ipass.ie, or email ask@ipass.ie for a brochure.

Time to grill out

THE Big Grill Festival, Europe’s largest BBQ & Craft Beer festival, returns from August 16-19 in the leafy surrounds of Dublin 4’s Herbert Park, with all kinds of BBQing grilling, smoking, meats and delicacies from around the globe, alongside craft beers.

There will be demos and workshops from wellknown chefs, a chilli-eating challenge, children’s play area with entertainment, a grand BBQ cook-off and loads more for foodies and families to enjoy.

Tickets for The Big Grill range from €18 for a oneday pass to €30 for a weekend pass. For further information, see biggrillfestival.com.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Lisa Woods, Madhu and Poppy Woods

Hannah Kelly, Rose O Donnell and Deirbhile Cotter

Fiona Byrne, Sinead O Connor and Avril Kirwan

Dana De Moel and Doireann Gately

Margarita Shikalova and Gareth Downey

Rachel Ennis and Meabh Hogan

Gracie Cahill and Katie Allen

Aaron Sidewell and Luke Woollaston

The Launch Of The Ivy Dawson Street T HE Ivy Dawson Street is open for business and special guests were invited to view Dublin’s most hotly anticipated new restaurant.

The Ivy Dawson Street is the first international brasserie from The Ivy Collection and is located in the heart of Dublin’s city centre. Positioned at 13-17 Dawson Street, Dublin, the brasserie is situated in the new landmark building, One Molesworth, bringing a touch of Ivy magic to Ireland.

The brasserie-style restaurant and bar accommodates for approximately 200 guests and features an allencompassing menu complete with breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, light snacks and dinner.

Ellen Chesser and Mona Deegan

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Zoe Kelly and Mary Millea

Ger Schwartz and Shona O’Toole

Emily Shaw and Jason Braderick

Bairbre Power and Emma Fitzpatrick

Isobel Jones and Lauren Murphy

Mary Wallace and Andrea Smith

Catherine Coffey and Aine O Neill

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TOP TWEETS

Can we please keep the recent Irish tradition of voting in presidents who are intelligent orators, artists, human and civil rights activists? And not just some ould lad who’s class at making money.

Miggeldy needs to stay. @Rubberbandits The Rubber Bandits snap into action to back their hero, President Miggel– sorry, President Higgins

Michael Michael Ring and Howard Hall, Tallaght Library, at the announcement of the new funding. Picture: Maxwell Photography

COMMUNITY | FUNDING BOOST TO SUPPORT IT-DRIVEN UPGRADES

Conor McGregor’s sentence will have no impact on his immigration status, lawyer Bruce Maffeo has said, sadly meaning he can return back home to Ireland. @MallowNews Mallow, we hear ya

Occasional reminder that jokes, movies, tv shows, and songs that you don’t enjoy are not necessarily evil, and that your personal taste doesn’t constitute the moral grammar of the universe. Thank you.

A new chapter for library services MARK O’BRIEN

A MAJOR investment package for digital services and facilities in public libra ries wa s announced last week.

The funding will enable the provision of ICT upgrades, meeting space technologies and facilities, and digital learning suites for up to 300 public libraries in 2018.

The funding will also support provision of a range of technological supports for libraries

across the country.

These include the provision of iPads, tablets and smart devices for users and for staff to assist users, computers and workstations, software to support design, ga ming and coding, meeting space technology and podcasting equipment and workstations The €7.8m investment comprises some €5.2m from the Department of Rural and Community Development, and €2.6m from l o c a l

authorities.

Speaking at the announcement of the investment at the South Dublin County Library in Tallaght, Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring said: “The funding will support a programme of ICT upgrades and developments. “[These will] ensure libraries can provide a service that is not only in line with the needs of library users, but which can also deliver new and

enabler of digital services and facilitator of digital skills development.”

The announcement follows on from the allocation of €3.4 million by the Department in 2017 for self-service technology and hot-desking facilities in public libraries.

“All of this will transform the facilities and services on offer in public libraries throughout Ireland,” Minister Ring added. “ T h i s i nv e s t m e n t and the new strategy is

focused on public libraries delivering a modern, progressive library service which connects and supports communities and individuals.

“It is an ambitious strategy which is aimed at increasing library membership and the usage of our public libraries.

“It focuses on removing barriers to access by eliminating fines and other charges and challenging the belief that the library is only for certain sectors of society.”

Stamp of approval for the Pope’s visit

@frankieboyle Sounds like Frankie’s just volunteered to watch Love Island. Yes, all of it, Frankie.

Don’t mind that soft ‘snick’ behind you – just the sound of the door being locked. Let the not-evil Island fun begin!

innovative services.

“It will develop digital learning centres and innovation centres, providing users with access to the latest technologies and supporting library users who are not confident with technology.

“This investment will contribute significantly to the strategic actions in Our Public Libraries 2022 – Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering Communities [plan], which seeks to establish the library as an important

Picture: Maxwell Photography

EMMA O’Shea, Josh Copeland and Sadhbh Dennehy were happy to help An Post launch two new stamps to mark the historic upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Ireland.

With Pope Francis flying in for the World Meeting of Families later this month, a print run of 500,000 €1 stamps with an image of the Pope, and more than 100,000 €1.50 international stamps featuring a family walking on a beach,

have been created.

With the special stamps now on sale to everyone at post offices nationwide, keen philatelists can also buy specially designed First Day Covers, stamp miniature sheets, and souvenir sheets from the stamp counters at the GPO and online at www.irishstamps.ie.

The Pope’s visit has already seen all available tickets for his Phoenix Park mass long since snapped up.

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

ENTERTAINMENT

Seamlessly shifting from style to style

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PICKWEEK OF THE

AUGUST 2 (THURSDAY)

SWEDISH electro-pop veterans Little Dragon have been going for more than 20 years, a winding journey that’s taken them through several disparate guises, seen them accompany several mega stars, and made them an indie hit.

Fronted by notoriously fiery Japanese/ Swedish vocalist Yukimi Nagano (for whom the band are named), Little Dragon’s adventurous journey has seen them appear on Gorillaz hit album ‘Plastic Beach’, and TV shows Grey’s Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries and 90210.

Oddly, they’re more famous in Britain, Ireland and the US than in their native Sweden.

Drummer Erik Bodin has seen a transformation in the band’s recent work, describing it as “increasingly DIY”.

We’re definitely more interested in doing what

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we want to do than making hits.

Music has to be a natural progression for us.

Labels generally try to say that you should do this or that, especially with collaborations and stuff like that.

All they want is hits and collaboration names for confidence, but we’re more confident now on the way to move forward.

“Gothenburg is a great place to do this stuff. It’s cheap to live in and has a really nice feel to it, and it really works for us being here.”

Little Dragon are fantastically creative, morphing in style notably from album to album.

While the Gorillaz col-

laboration and subsequent tour alongside Damon Albarn perhaps gained them the most attention, it’s the dist i n c t ive vo c a l s a n d spaced out, fuzzy beats that have become their calling card.

“We don’t know how to reproduce the same thing over and over,” B o d i n s ays o f t h e i r career progression.

“We stay curious and keep experimenting, we’re really open minded in what we write. It’s quite abstract, hippy and free. We don’t really think about it, it just kind of happens.

“We love reproducing it live, though, and really making an atmosphere.

“The most difficult part has always been s a m p l i n g t h e sy n t h sounds and making them easy to control.

“It takes time to set up so he can just play them like a piano, but Håkan

[Wirenstrand, the band’s keyboard player] loves it, it’s just a real passion for him.

“We’ve always built from the sounds and played live, which is kind of fragile, but once you’re into it, you just get hypnotised by it.

“A lot of our inspiration comes from nature now. [vocalist] Yukimi h a s c a l m e d d ow n a bit over the years. If it wasn’t for the band, I’m sure she would be furious, I think it’s like therapy for her. Things are a lot smoother now.”

There is new work on the horizon for Little Dragon, though they’ll be stepping away from full album format for a while. “ T h e re ’s t h e s t u f f there for an EP in the fall,” Bodin explains.

“That music was done in early spring, we’re always ahead of ourselves.

“We’ve tried to let it go once it’s done, so it’s not in our ears all the time and we can stay excited about it, so we won’t be doing that stuff live yet.

“We’ve started bringing back old songs in a different way on stage.

We’ve added an accordion and approached things in a different way.

“When we get the accordion out people wo n d e r w h a t ’s h a p pening, and we kind of like that, it’s good to do things differently on a few songs. It’s been fun to be free.”

Little Dragon play Beatyard in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday, August 4 alongside Kamasi Washington and Django Django.

The Wailers, The Jacksons, The Family Stone, Orbital and St Germain also appear across the weekend.

Tickets are on sale now.

Dweezil Zappa @ Vicar Street, €45 Dweezil’s 12th annual tour is called “Choice Cuts!” and he has curated an all new show filled with some of Frank Zappa’s boldest compositions or as Dweezil says, “A collection of the meatiest tracks,” with which he plans to satiate the appetite of Zappa fans, old and new.

AUGUST 3 (FRIDAY) Whelan’s Trad and Folk Fest 2018 free Albert Ross Foundation @ The Bowery, €5 Liniker e os Caramelows @ The Sugar Club, €15 (early and late shows)

AUGUST 4 (SATURDAY) Saul Williams @ The Sugar Club, €20 Inventive New York slam poetry star blends his intellectual hip-hop with plenty in the way of clever comment and insightful politics.

Baby Shakes + Protex + Soft On Crime @ Drop Dead Twice, €10 The Echoes @ Workman’s Club, €5 Whelan’s Trad and Folk Fest 2018 @ free

AUGUST 5 (SUNDAY) Jeremy Underground + Kettana + Adamant @ 39/40, €25 Scentless Apprentice (Nirvana Tribute) @ The Bowery, €10 Whelan’s Trad and Folk Fest 2018 free

AUGUST 6 (MONDAY) Huntertones @ Whelan’s, €12

AUGUST 7 (TUESDAY) The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7

AUGUST 8 (WEDNESDAY) AMS Records label launch @ The Sugar Club, €10

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HOTEL ARTEMIS

An edgy origins tale JODIE Foster makes a very welcome return with Hotel Artemis (Cert 16, 94mins), bringing a nice mix of drama and comedy to her role as the effective manager, caretaker and virtual prisoner of the eponymous hotel that’s strictly for crooks only. When some guests bring unwelcome attention to the door, Foster (as The Nurse) and the others have to rally as the hotel faces a particularly long, violent night (even by Artemis standards).

SKYSCRAPER

A particularly tall tale THE Rock leaps into action in Skyscraper (Cert 12A, 102 mins) – one of the summer’s biggest (and certainly tallest) high-action, low-brainer blockbusters. Here, The Rock is just your bogstandard ex-FBI superhero wonderdad, forced to run, climb, wobble and leap into action to save his family when terrorists take over the Hong Kong skyscraper they’re in. It can’t quite claim the Die Hard tower of terror crown, but it’s fun enough.

Take one ordinary family (right) and lob in a bloody alien invasion (left) and the scene is set for, well, an unwhelming film that was bounced from cinema release to Netflix

Perilously unrewarding fare WITH silly season well and truly under way out there at the moment, it feels like half the country, and city, is away or planning to get away, even as all kinds of blockbusters try to lure remaining citizens into the nearest multiplex.

It’s also the perfect time for dumping-ground content to get released, with Netflix currently busy heavily plugging another ‘hot property’, Extinction (Cert 15, 95 mins).

It’s another high-profile acquisition for the streaming giant, following similar deals over other films which were also origi-

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nally made for theatrical release, until spooked studios grew nervous about them and sold them on to Netflix instead.

Thus, while we should all have seen Extinction on the big screen, here it is on our little screens instead, providing another ‘big’ Netflix acquisition that many of us will be watching on holiday.

However, just as with the hilariously bad (but mostly just awful) The Cloverfield Paradox, and the brainy-but-boring

Annihilation, Extinction soon shows why it got kicked from the big screens to the little.

Everyman dad Peter (Michael Pena) goes to work, haunted by disturbing dreams of death and destruction – to the annoyance of his wife, Alice (Lizzy Caplan).

With their two girls to think about, she’s fed up of his blackouts and nightmares, and much like his boss, she wants Peter to get psychiatric help to put an end to his ongoing dazed daydreaming.

(Un)luckily for Peter, things soon take a dark turn when a chaotic alien invasion begins, echoing his dreams.

That’s the start of the

main narrative thrust of the family have to somehow escape from their tower block (which is itself being attacked by invaders, floors below) and escape to a hoped-for sanctuary, blocks away.

But first, there’s the small matter of the invasion, high-tech killing machines, and a persistent alien invader on their tail to deal with ...

And that’s it. That’s yer lot: ‘Scared family versus alien invasion’ neatly sums up most of the film – most of it, anyway, as sharp-witted readers may be wondering what Peter’s prophetic visions had to do with the plot.

It may be no surprise to hear that the film is lead-

ing towards ‘a twist’, twothirds in, which suddenly explains a lot more about what’s really going on, who the terrifying invaders in this near-future world are, and potentially frames the family in a very different light.

The film doesn’t seem to grasp that perhaps the twist, and its insight into its Peter and Alice’s earlier lives, runs the risk of turning them into potential villains (if you really, really think through their character arcs), making the aliens potentially more sympathetic.

That’s a narrative weakness I found hard to ignore, despite the best efforts of the mostly solid cast, and possibly one reason why

this film got swerved onto Netflix instead.

Still, it’s easy to see why Netflix was interested to acquire Extinction.

After all, it’s unchallenging sci-if with an action focus; familyin-peril films generally resonate well with audiences, and it’s intellectually lightweight fare that should easily while away some time off on summer holidays.

It left me cold, however, and I couldn’t help rooting for the invaders after the twist popped up.

With some jarring final shots hinting at a possible sequel, here’s hoping that the studios exterminate any such Extinction move.

Verdict: 4/10

A return to boldly going in No Man’s Sky SHANE DILLON

sdillon@dublingazette.com WITH Dublin Gazette now shutting up shop for two weeks of Summer holidays, her staff will be running to the hills and exploring new horizons.

That’s also the quintessential hook of possibly the perfect Summer game – No Man’s Sky, which sends you and your spaceship off exploring truly vast galaxies, flying from one unexplored planet to another, creating your own journey and tale as you go.

Something of a curate’s egg, the game (first released in 2016) was initially lauded as a technical masterpiece, swiftly followed by widespread fury (and even death threats) as disgruntled gamers blasted a lack of content, direction, and misleading trailers.

However, a just released major free update, Next,

has made many very substantial changes to the core gameplay, while still using procedural generation to randomly create almost all of its content.

Next sees everything from a major graphics boost to all-new chemical tables, crafting blueprints, true multiplayer gaming, expanded massive base building,

and a dizzying number of other additions, tweaks and fixes – all giving NMS a great lick of paint and some much-needed agency and purpose.

Now available on PS4, XBO and PC, the new life found in the new lands of NMS make it a great galaxy in which to while away some weeks off work.

A heavily reworked engine and many new features vastly improve the 2016 game. Screenshots: Shane Dillon

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ENTERTAINMENT Social Media behind Dunphy’s leaving QUIKFLIX FLIX WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND BOOKS

TRUE to form, Eamon Dunphy took one final sideswipe after announcing that he was to leave RTE after 40 years in the pundits’ chair.

Dunphy announced last week that he had decided to quit RTE and will now focus on his podcast, The Stand.

But the following day, Dunphy hit out at RTE in his Irish Daily Star column, saying that station management were playing it too safe because of fears over social media reaction.

“It’s a place that lives in fear of keyboard warriors on Twitter and Facebook,” he said of the station.

He also branded social media a “vicious, ignorant and dark world”.

“That’s one of the evils of modernity –

the social media thing,” he said.

“It puts down anyone who has a contrarian view. Anyone who has their own mind is immediately targeted.”

Dunphy was also critical of “stunts”, such as having 202-cap and World Cup-winning US goalkeeper Hope Solo appear on the panel during the World Cup. As with all things surrounding the penflinging contrarian, reaction to Dunphy’s announcement was mixed.

Some lamented the fact that Dunphy would no longer be a part of the RTE due to the entertainment value he brings.

But while there is no doubt that Dunphy did bring “showbiz, baby”, there is a compelling argument to be made that he has been past his sell-by-date for quite some

time.

Where once he was firebrand who was parodied by the great and the good, in recent years Dunphy has become a parody of himself as he increasingly bought in to the notion that what he was doing was “showbiz” rather than analysis.

His obvious lack of research has been painfully bad in recent times.

During the World Cup he claimed that Brazilian goalkeeper Alison was set for a move to Europe after the tournament despite the fact he had played for Roma for the previous two seasons and there are countless other recent examples.

The man who once branded Cristiano Ronaldo a “cod” has become a bit of cod himself.

COMPETITIVE BAKING SHOW | REALITY PROGRAMMING

All the ingredients for some mind-numbing television BAKING shows carry a sense of suspense that no other competition-based television can.

Will the cake cool in time? What if the fondant doesn’t set? All incredibly important questions that may seem monotonous but set the scene for suspense.

Netf lix have been upping their culinary game lately, with more and more food-based content being added to the platform.

However, to fill the Great British Bake Off-shaped hole in my heart, I went searching and ultimately found Sugar Rush.

A Netflix-produced baking competition, featuring mainly professionals, but it still has me on the edge of my seat.

Four teams of two bakers are put through three rounds, all based around a similar theme – the cupcake challenge, confectionary challenge, and the almighty huge mad cake showstopper round, as I’ve unofficially dubbed it.

They’re in with a chance to win $10,000 if they manage to impress the judges.

Judges include sugarysweet cupcake connois-

Streaming highlights of the week

Gazette’s Netflix Picks THE summer is winding down, the days are getting shorter, and our seemingly-decades long heatwave is finally breaking off, which only signals perfect telly weather. Netflix have revealed their list of additions for August, including some brand new shows, movies, and the return of some favourites. The highly-discussed Insatiable debuts on August 10th, following a former overweight girl getting ‘revenge’ on her bullies.

Fan favourite Better Call Saul returns for new episodes every Tuesday from August 7th, and family comedy and recent hit Marlon comes back for season 2 from August 22nd.

In the realm of film, there’s some top additions to Netflix this month. YA rom-com To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (August 17) has already been receiving critical acclaim for it’s Asian-American casting, while the ultimate classic

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is sure Debby Ryan stars in to be a family hit.

Insatiable

COMING TO NETFLIX IN AUGUST NETFLIX ORIGINALS Switched – August 1 (Yesterday) Insatiable – August 10 Disenchantment – August 17 La Casa De Las Flores – August 10 Marlon – Season 2 – August 22 Ghoul – August 24 The Innocents – August 24 Ozark - Season 2 – August 31 Paradise PD – August 31 Ultimate Beastmaster Great Britain: Survival of the Fittest – August 31 NETFLIX MOVIES Like Father – August 3 To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before – August 17

The show puts competitors in a high-pressure situation, where they only have minutes to create delicious sweet treats and pastries.

seur Candice Nelson and ‘world-renowned’ pastry chef Adriano Zumbo who, for a pastry chef, seems to think everything he tastes is somehow ‘too sweet’ and ‘needs a little salt’ despite the show literally being called ‘Sugar Rush’ and being about sweets.

Each episode also has a guest judge. The fashion challenge saw designer Betsey Johnson take part, and the sci-fi episode featured Colin Hanks.

Not exactly baking pro-

fessionals, but provides some additional entertainment value all the same.

Call me sadistic, but there’s something gas about seeing even professional bakers getting it a little bit wrong.

In one episode, a whole cake just fully slid apart right before the judges started their deliberation, which provided me with a bit of a giggle, though I’m sure was somewhat traumatic for the team involved.

Much like it’s other baking show counterparts, there’s always the team you’re rooting for – one woman was on the show trying to win the prize money to bring her military husband home for Christmas.

It also has the typical people that you just don’t like, for some reason, like a chef from Brazil who was just that bit too cocky, that I was hoping would somehow set the kitchen and his mountain-themed cake

alight as comeuppance for being so up himself.

All-in-all, it’s not the worst show.

It’s great for a bit mindnumbing after a long day at the office, or to watch with a hangover on a Sunday morning.

It can get a bit repetitive, however, despite the entertainment value.

Sugar Rush wouldn’t be a show that you’d binge, for fear of rotting your teeth with how sugary sweet it can get.

NETFLIX WEEKLY SERIES Better Call Saul – Season 4 –Tuesdays from August 7 Power – Season 5 – New episodes on Mondays Chesapeake Shores – Season 3 –Mondays from August 6 NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES Zion – August 10 Follow This – August 23 NETFLIX FOR KIDS Voltron: Legendary Defender – Season 7 – August 10 Spirit Riding Free – Season 6 – August 17 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! – Season 3 –August 24 Catch everyone’s (least) favourite childcatcher – before he catches you – in family classic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, now playing over on Netflix

FAMILY FAVOURITES Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – August 1 (Yesterday) Pride & Prejudice – August 4 Divergent – August 21 Secret Life of Pets – August 22 HIGH-STAKES DRAMA The Boy – August 1 (Yesterday) Jason Bourne – August 1 (Yesterday) Unforgotten – Season 2 – August 9 Gotham – Season 4 – August 15 Top of the Lake – Season 2 – August 17 SOME LIGHT RELIEF A Fish Called Wanda – August 1 (Yesterday) Monster In Law – August 1 (Yesterday) 20th Century Women – August 17 Bridget Jones’ Baby – August 20 Bad Moms – August 26

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The soft, sandy beaches of Alcudia, Puerto Pollensa and Cala Bona are among the best destinations on the island. Their calm waters and selection of restaurants and bars means they’re firm favourites with families.

The 13-kilometre ribbon of sand at the former fishing village of Ca’n Picafort is also a magnet for those who enjoy simple days of sunbathing and swimming – with a bunch of close-to-the-water hotels that resemble mini holiday villages, too.

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American Holidays’s deals to whisk you away to the US DON’T just dream of an American getaway in 2019 – make it a reality. Holidays to the US in 2019 are now on sale and there are some magnificent deals to be had with American Holidays.

Easter city breaks to New York, Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas and LA are all at unbelievable prices, or if you’re thinking ‘bucket list’, why not try an Alaskan cruise?

Booking bespoke trips now means early booking offers and big savings, such as the Seattle stay and Alaska Cruise from just €2,250 per person for nine nights next May. A 14-night family Disneyland Easter break in Orlando can be had for just €639 per person, while a New York and LA multi-break in February is on offer at €820 per person.

Four nights in Vegas travelling next February is available from €632 PPS. For details, call American Holidays at 01 6733 804, or see www.americanholidays.com.

Patsy’s Pies, Shameless (Warner Bros)

Having a blast over in a real LA La Land

LOS ANGELES | WHERE THE SUN AND CELEBRITIES BURN BRIGHTLY RACHEL DARCY

LOS Angeles is the perfect spot for lovers of television and film alike, make no mistake. There’s an incomprehensible buzz around walking down the street, knowing there’s the potential of seeing some form of celebrity.

While it wasn’t our primary reason for visiting the West Coast, we delved into several of the regular television-based tourist tropes during our time in LA. LA has a few studio tours on offer, but as Pretty Little Liars and Shameless fans, we decided to take a trip to the Warner Brothers’ Studios.

A short five minutes’ away from our AirBnB letting, it eased us into LA culture and gave us the opportunity to see where our favourite shows were made.

We chose to book our tour with the Go Card; it’s a card that allows you book several attractions with a 10% discount, as opposed to paying ‘gate price’, and all your attractions were on their smart-

Central Perk cafe (Warner Bros)

phone app rather than a million different tickets that could’ve easily gotten lost!

Our guide seemed a little rushed at times, but ultimately had an abundance of knowledge we wouldn’t have found elsewhere.

He made sure to check in with the members of our group to find out our favourite shows, making sure to cater to our interests.

As a result, we saw ‘Stars Hollow’ from Gilmore Girls, the courthouse from Back to the Future, the soundstage from the Big Bang Theory and more. A cup of coffee at Friends’ Central Perk cafe finished off the tour.

Deciding one film set wasn’t enough, we also took a trip to Universal Studios.

The studio tour at Universal is only available if you purchase a theme

park ticket, but it really is worth it to get to explore both.

It’s a more interactive tour, and while you don’t get the chance to actually get off the cart and explore, you’re taken through a number of ‘rides’, including a Fast and The Furious experience, and a 360 King Kong adventure.

There was an ‘A-List’ Western filming when we were there, as well as a handful of TV shows, only adding to the excitement.

When in LA, there’s also an opportunity to book into the audience of a TV show through a website called 1iota.

There’re a few shows on offer, including The Voice and Jimmy Kimmel. The chance of getting tickets for a show are slim, but if you ever wanted to see how a talk show or award show is made, it’s a definite must-do if you have

The Good Place (Universal Studios)

the time for it.

My advice would be to keep checking in on the site; you never know what shows might pop up.

We applied for free tickets to the Radio Disney Music Awards, an annual event targeted toward younger people.

Filming took up a whole day, but it was incredibly exciting. We were assigned ‘seat fillers’ and ended up sitting amongst the celebrities in the third row of the Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard – the same venue as the Oscars, if you don’t mind!

Stars such as Janet Jackson, Meghan Trainor, Charlie Puth, Kelly Clark-

son and Carrie Underwood all made appearances just a few feet away from us – you wouldn’t get that back home!

In all, LA has a lot to offer for anyone interested in a bit of celebrity spotting. There’re film premieres a go-go (we managed to see Paul Rudd on our travels), studio tours for every taste and something filming on every corner.

Of course, LA has a multitude more to offer; the more time you spend, the more you’ll find ...

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

TRAVEL & FOOD

Trust Neven to dish up a very tasty salmon dish RACHEL DARCY

A TRIO-MENDOUSLY VIBRANT SHOT FOR JUST EAT JANUARY Russell Winters, Teodora Sutra and Appiok Tong looked very colourful as they launched Flavourville, part of the Just Eat Retreat at the upcoming Electric Picnic 2018. Taking place at the end of this month, Electric Picnic sees this year’s Just Eat Retreat celebrating food, with a top restaurant line-up of Box Burger, Platform Pizza, Daata and Arctic Stone to help feed festivalgoers who’ve sated their hunger for great music at the popular festival. The trio were modelling sweet, spicy and savoury-themed headpieces, created by milliner Michelle Kearns.

Picture: Naoise Culhane

THIS recipe is courtesy of Edd Rathorne, the head chef of Sandyford House.

He began his training in Killakee House Hotel, Rathfarnham, under master chef David Edwards, where he worked gaining experience in classical French cuisine.

THIS week, why not ‘Thai’ a delicious fish dish? This recipe for tasty Thai Spiced Fish Cakes (which serves four) will go swimmingly with the great Summer we’ve been enjoying.

Ideal as a light lunch or tea-time snack, it’s also a great way to use up left-over potatoes. For a variation on the dish, substitute fish with cooked chicken and chorizo.

Ingredients

• 500g large potatoes • 300g salmon fillet • 300g cod fillet • 100g smoked haddock • 3-4 anchovies (optional) • 1 lemon (zest & juice) • 1 small red chilli • 50g chopped chervil • 50g chopped parsley • 1 small red onion diced • 50g frozen peas For the crumb

• 5 tbsp flour • 3 eggs, beaten • 100g panko breadcrumbs

THE season of summer barbeques and delicious food is definitely in full swing.

Wi t h t h e eve n i n g s stretching out and the heat still very much on, it’s the ideal time for dinner parties and lighter fare.

Celebrity chef Neven Maguire has created a recipe for a Griddled Salmon starter (to serve four) – perfect for when you’re not in the mood for something too heavy, or as a small starter at a summer shindig.

Ingredients • Four 175g (6oz) skinless organic salmon fillets, pin bones removed • Olive oil, for brushing • Half lemon, pips removed • 2 firm, ripe avocados (preferably Hass)

From here, Edd achieved extensive qualifications, and has since won numerous awards and garnered many rave reviews throughout his career.

Edd has cooked for celebrities and ambassadors, and has also appeared many times on television.  EDD RATHORNE Preparation:

• Wash pota-

toes and bake until soft, allow to cool • Poach fish with lemon wedge, 20g of chervil, 20g parsley, approx 8-10 mins, transfer from pan and allow to cool • Scoop out potato and mash until smooth • Gently flake Thai Spiced Fish Cakes fish into potato and add chopped herbs, anchovy, diced • Dip fish cakes firstly in flour, onion, lemon zest & juice, chilli shake off excess, then egg then bread crumbs and peas • Season with salt and pepper • Deep fry for 5-6 mins until golden • Shape into eight small patties in colour • Serve with some freshly tossed and chill for 30 mins • Season flour, beat eggs in small baby leaves, cherry tomatoes, and bowl tartar sauce

•

12 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and finely chopped • Half small red onion, very finely chopped • 25g (1oz) wild rocket • 1 tbsp snipped fresh chives • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation: • Heat a heavy-based griddle pan until it’s smoking hot.

• Cut each salmon fillet into three pieces, then season and brush each one with a little olive oil.

• Arrange on the griddle pan, then reduce the heat and cook for 1–2 minutes on each side, until just cooked through and golden brown.

• Remove from the heat and add a squeeze of lemon juice.

• Cut each avocado in half and remove the stone, then carefully peel away the skin.

• Cut into thick slices and arrange in the centre of each plate or bowl, then scatter over the sun-dried tomatoes, red onion and rocket and season to taste.

• Arrange three pieces of the salmon on each one and scatter over the chives to serve.

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ow further out, for instance, giving you the best of both worlds. You can keep a path mown through the long grass and wildflowers with perhaps a seat at the end. The flowering season can be extended by adding spring flowering bulbs and allowing them to naturalise in the grass.

It’s worth seeking advice if a meadow is on your wish list in order to make it work well in your particular space. You need to know when and how to mow your meadow as well as the best varieties of flowers for your soil.

A common mistake is to attempt a meadow on soil that’s too rich, in which case the grasses will flourish at the expense of the wildflowers, who thrive best on poorer soil. With good planning though, you can provide a wonderful habitat for wildlife and a glorious carpet of flowers for yourself, from the earliest of spring bulbs to the bright poppies and cornflowers of late summer.

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Anything that provides food and shelter for bees, butterflies and the other little buzzing creatures who are increasingly under threat is a good thing as far as I’m concerned.

I can also understand the longing so many people have for a little patch of wildness where they can feel close to nature and perhaps relive memories of carefree summer holidays when time outdoors seemed endless. From a purely practical point of view, a meadow can be a great design solution in extensive grounds, reducing the need for regular mowing and allowing you more time to enjoy your garden in other ways.

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IT’S not just clothes that keep us looking stylish. The choice in schoolbags is bigger and better than ever, with hundreds of styles and sizes to choose from. Why should carrying around school supplies be boring, when you can send your child to school with a bag that perfectly complements their personality?

From the sturdier and more practical, to the more fantasy-like and whimsical, we’ve compiled our favourite offerings of the backpacks on offer on the high street.

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WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORT

Dacia dishes up new-look Duster THE new second generation Dacia Duster is on the way, with claims of more refinement across every aspect of Ireland’s best-priced SUV. The Duster exterior styling is totally new. There are new 17-inch wheels along with a more distinctive grille extending to the head lights.

The new Duster has LED daytime running lights divided into three sections and Dacia’s rear lighting signature, four red stacked squares, is used. There’s a newly designed bonnet and a larger, scratch-resist-

The Range Rover Velar is one of the most impressive looking SUV’s on the road

ant front skid plate to reinforce the Duster’s adventurer credentials. The windscreen has been brought forward 100mm and is more steeply raked, while the dashboard has been revised with a higher position centre console touchscreen display.

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Dacia claims that the seats have been redesigned and the front seat cushions are 20mm longer. Dacia

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also claims that cabin noise has been halved and there is a new electric power steering system for easier parking.

The new Dacia Duster will be offered in two and

four-wheel-drive formats, with Hill Descent Control and Hill Start Assist included.

Land Rover has added a new mid-range SUV model to its luxury Range Rover series, in the name of the recently award winning Range Rover Velar. MICHAEL MORONEY has taken the Velar on tour, because that’s what you do when behind the wheel of one of Britain’s most iconic car brands.

THERE are some cars that are simply stand-out impressive to look at and the car that we feature in Dublin Gazette this week is just that.

The new Range Rover Velar has been somewhat of a secret that’s slowly exposing itself, helped in large measure by its new credentials of winning the World Car Design of the Year 2018 Awards at the recent New York International Auto Show.

The Velar is the newest model in the Range Rover line-up filling the gap between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport.

This gives more space than the Evoque as it is significantly longer, while the overall car height is low for easier access.

I took the Range Rover Velar R-Dynamic for a recent test drive and was immediately impressed with the stance of the car.

Its styling was helped by the Burnished Copper bumper accents, bonnet vents and side vents.

I had the top of the range V6 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine version on the road; it’s one of three engine options that can include two more modest entry level 2.0 litre turbo-diesel versions too.

The Velar also now has a new D275 engine option, a 275bhp 3.0-litre V6 diesel, producing 625Nm of torque.

The actual power is every bit as impressive as the sound from the engine as it powers up the automatic gearbox to a fast and

smooth acceleration pace.

The smoothness of the engine and gearbox combination belies the fact that this Range Rover Velar can perform when called upon.

The 0 to 100km/hr rating for this V6 version is very impressive at 6.5 seconds for what is a strong and heavy car, weighing at over 2 tonnes.

The Land Rover design team have complimented the impressive design with equally impressive economy figures for its class.

The rated economy figure for the entry model at 15.6km/litre (6.4/100km or 44mpg) is comparable with that of many larger saloon cars, while the CO2 ratings are slightly high at 167g/km.

In practice, that level of economy is difficult

to achieve even though I drove the Velar for most of the time in the Eco mode setting, which claims to deliver the best economy rating.

One bonus is that there is a good size 60 litre fuel tank and some might say that it is needed. Achieving a range of almost 800km on a full tank is a reasonable achievement for an SUV as big and impressive as the Range Rover Velar.

All versions of the Range Rover Velar come with an automatic gearbox and all have four-wheel-drive as standard.

With the automatic drive there are additional driving settings, Dynamic, Eco and Comfort, as well as Auto, all displayed on the large central information screen.

This lower screen also controls the heating settings, suspension height settings and the off-road driving options, all with touch control. A smaller

touch screen on mounted on top, controls, radio, sat nav and mobile phone systems.

The Range Rover Velar has come out with high rating from its recent Euro NCAP crash test and the car is very well equipped with safety features to substantiate that ranking.

I was happy to read recently that the Range Rover Velar is getting Adaptive Cruise Control with Steering Assist operates between 0-180km/hr because this was one feature that I felt was missing from the otherwise impressive range of automatic driver aids.

This Range Rover will impress for so many reasons and entry prices are attractive at €62,640 even if that’s just to tempt you.

The Velar has that stunning factor when it comes to modern car design; just about everyone who gets a glimpse of it knows that it’s special.

electric car sales

THE new Nissan Leaf was the best-selling electric vehicle in Europe for the first half of this year, according to new market information.

More than 18,000 new Nissan Leaf vehicles were registered in Europe between January and June.

In Ireland, 263 Nissan Leaf cars were registered this year compared with 182 last year, an increase of over 44%. Of these 103 were registered in Dublin.

European customers have now placed more than 37,000 orders for the new Leaf since it first went on sale last October 2017.

The new Nissan Leaf offers the impressive acceleration and environmental performance of an all-electric car, together with a larger, 40 kilowatthour battery delivers a combined driving cycle range of 270km.

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within a point of third-placed Waterford and the final automatic European berth with a comfortable 2-0 win over Sligo Rovers.

The Hoops made it 16 points from the last available 18 as they gradually wore down a resolute Sligo side with second-half goals from Dylan Watts, his first for the club, and Gary Shaw.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS SOCCER | AUL HOSTS TOP CLASS UNDER-13 TOURNAMENT

Crumlin the VW Masters champions  sport@dublingazette.com

OVER 200 footballers from 15 top teams around Ireland competed in Dublin’s AUL Complex last weekend in this year’s Volkswagen Junior Masters football tournament.

A fiercely competitive final saw Crumlin United defeat St Kevin’s Boys with a penalty shootout needed to separate the two teams to land the main prize.

Crumlin United had put in a solid performance in their group with two strong performances against Roscommon Cubs and Portumna, winning both games 4-0. They faced a tougher challenge in the semi-final coming up against a strong Tolka Rovers side, who they overcame 2-1 in a closely fought encounter.

There was success, too, for Belvedere who won the Bowl competition, getting the better of Portumna Town in the final of that section.

Newbridge Town beat Mullingar Athletic to the shield while Evergreen saw off Arklow Town in the plate final.

Now in its fifth year, the Under-13 tournament has grown significantly in terms of its recognition and importance amongst the Irish grassroots soccer community.

The stakes were high with the winning team, Crumlin United receiving a cheque for €2,500 from Volkswagen Ireland for their club.

Mark McGrath, Head of Marketing for Volkswagen Passenger Cars in Ireland said: “We are proud to have hosted another exceptional Volkswagen Junior Masters event, which saw teams from all over Ireland play some great football in a very sporting manner.

“It is with great pleasure that I congratulate all teams who took part and the overall winner and Volkswagen Junior Masters Champion 2018, Crumlin United.”

PARTY TIME: Crumlin United celebrate their final success; bottom left, Crumlin goalkeeper Rian Hogan saves a penalty; bottom right, Belvedere’s Tadgh Hickey on the attack. Pictures: Seb Daly

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

For more information or to send in news and photos: sport@dublingazette.com Phone: 01 601 0240

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CASTLEKNOCK

NO JACKPOT winner of our lotto with thanks to Rialto Fiord. Numbers drawn were 9, 10 29, 30. Two ‘match 3’ winners winning €150 each. Lucky dip winner was Carmel Wayne winning €30. Next draw will take place in Kavanagh’s on Thursday, August 2 with a jackpot of €5,200.

Commiserations to Conor Murray Luke Swan and Davey Bohan and all the Dublin minors who lost out Galway in the All Ireland Minor Hurling Semi-Final.

Bravely fought lads, hard luck Some great wins for our Adult Hurling teams.

Our Div 3 beat out Commercials, (Castleknock 2-18 Commercials 0-10) while the Div 6 had great win over Clontarf (Castleknock 5-23 Clontarf 0-3) Lots of action for the club’s representatives with Dublin Camogie over the weekend. Congratulations to Caitlin, Cara, Ellen, Caoimhe and Emma and the rest of the Dublin Camogie Minor A and B squads who both won their final round clashes with Kilkenny to progress to the semi-final. Hard luck to Rebecca Cassidy and Ciara Golden who were part of the Minor B team who lost out in their Leinster final to a strong Westmeath side.

Club Fit out Appeal- Our new clubhouse building programme is making great progress and with your help we’re looking to make our house in Somerton our home. The club is asking members to help out in a number of ways- by contributing finanically through our donation appeal or bond scheme, by donating or sponsoring materials or by volunteering your time and skills to the fit-out or maintainence of our new clubhouse. If you are interested or, please contact any member of the Club Executive Committee.

NAOMH MAUR CONGRATULATIONS & well done to Evan Carthy and Tomas Hegarty on their win over Antrim with Dublin U-15 football team Saturday. Another fantastic win by our adult hurlers with a 2-22 to 0-15 victory over St Mark’s.

That’s nine wins from nine with one more win to seal automatic promotion.

St Maur’s Annual Golf Classic takes place on Friday, August 10 in Rush Golf Club. It’s an all day timesheet, and the sheet is now open. Early bird tee-times are €180 pre10.30am, €240 there after.

Entry fee includes a goodie bag, meal and every chance of winning a prize. More importantly, it’s a fundraiser for the club whilst offering everyone a great day out.

To book a tee-time, contact any of the below; Martin Mulvey: 0861680129, Derek Farren: 0868474499, Johnny McNamara: 0868529677.

St Maur’s annual mass for deceased members and families will be held

on Wednesday, August 8 at 8pm in the Club Pavilion.

Despite the camping wash-out Friday, the G4MO organised an impromptu warm-up for the main event on August 11. Many thanks to those, of all ages, who helped out at short notice to provide a great day’s entertainment - hurling, disco, movie time, BBQ and music. Club spirt at its best once again.

The club celebrated much-loved clubman Martin Wall’s 70th after the game last night. Martin here in fine voice as usual. Happy Birthday.

What is club spirit all about? This is it folks. Minor and juvenile players taking it upon themselves to come down on their summer holiday to clean up their club, with club coach Ann leading the charge. Excellent role models.

Could all club members and members of the community please be aware that dog walking is strictly prohibited in the club grounds.

SKIING: GLORIA AND GIORGIA MAKING THEIR MARK IN AUSTRIA

IrishLyonessesaimto conquer worldslopes

Austrian-based sisters looking to star in the green bib on the world skiing scene, looking to make a breakthrough for Irish skiers in the midst of an ultra competitive environment at their current base  JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

TWO IRISH skiers based in Austria are looking to put Ireland on an unlikely sporting map, by making inroads into the world of downhill skiing after picking up their Irish colours over the past year.

Gloria Lyons (competing at Under-21 level) and Giorgia Lyons (at Under-16) scored strong results with the Irish children’s team at the Trofeu Borrufa in Andorra last year, and are spending the summer working on their conditioning as they look to make a further impact in the coming season.

The pair have lived in the region of Styria in southeastern Austria since they were very young and, as is the convention

in the area, have been on skis since they were still little more than toddlers.

They have an Austrian mum, and an Irish dad. The pair regularly return to Ireland, seeing Dublin as a “second home”.

“At first, I skied some kindergarten races and school races but when I got older I started to ski in bigger races at the age of 12,” Gloria recalls.

“From this point on skiing became not just a hobby but a passion and I started to train more and more to improve my technique to become even faster.

“Two years ago, I raced in Ireland on the dry slope [in Kilternan] for the very first time; it is harder for me to ski on, but still an amazing adventure to have had.

“So at this point I really start-

Gloria and Giorgia Lyons representing Ireland

ed to race for Ireland at international races.”

Gloria is ambitious and sees the chance to race for Ireland as both a way to celebrate her

“

I hope to ski for Ireland as long as possible and that skiing will still be fun for me in the future

”

background, and a chance to circumnavigate the challenges of breaking into an extremely crowded Austrian team.

“I hope to ski for Ireland as long as possible and that skiing will still be fun for me in the future,” she says.

“One of my biggest dreams is to compete in the Olympics for Ireland.

“But until I get there my goals are to compete in the EYOF 2019 (European Youth Olympic Festival) and the Alpine Junior World Ski Championships 2019.”

Giorgia very much follows in her sister’s footsteps and is also enjoying the Irish team experience.

“Here in Austria, it’s quite unusual to be an Irish skier but at international competitions, there are other countries that are not known for skiing, so there it’s not so unusual,” she explains.

“Many Austrian ski athletes have had more race training (in special ski programs) but I’m motivated to catch up. With hard work I hope it will be possible.

“I wouldn’t say training is more difficult or harder but of course it a challenge because it’s unusual and I want to represent Ireland well, but I will always give my best,” she adds.

“I mostly train alone and with my sister Gloria.

“Our trainer gives us advice and we do our best to put it into practice.

“In summer we train a lot of swiftness, strength, coordination and stamina and in winter we train on snow, on our race and ski technique.”

Giorgia’s ultimate aims are also around heading to the Olympics, something that would be a fantastic achievement for the pair: Ireland sent only five competitors to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, with only California born Seamus O’Connor and Utah-raised Brandan Newby breaking into the top 50 in their events.

With their Austrian experience, perhaps the Lyons can follow in their footsteps.

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: AUTOMATIC EURO SPOT IN RANGE

LOI SHORTS Peas wash over Waves

Shamrock Rovers celebrate their second goals against Sligo Rovers. Picture: Bobby Best

Watts powers Rovers to big win over Sligo LOI PREMIER DIVISION Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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S H A M RO C K R o v e r s moved to within a point of third-placed Waterford and the final automatic European berth with a comfortable 2-0 win over Sligo Rovers.

The Hoops made it 16 points from the last available 18 as they gradually wore down a resolute Sligo side with second-half goals from Dylan Watts, his first for the club, and Gary Shaw.

Watts – making his fifth appearance since signing from Leicester City last month – had already forced a fine stop from Sligo keeper Mitchell Beeney when he broke his duck for his new club.

It was a scrappy goal – in keeping with the general flow of the game – as Watts finished a chance that should have been finished off by Dan Carr.

Captain Ronan Finn caused havoc in the Sligo box as he dribbled passed Re ga n D o n e l o n a n d scooped in a cross that Beeney could only get a fingertip on.

Carr hit fresh air with his effort but was alert enough to stab the ball back to Watts who managed to poke the ball into the bottom corner past the despairing Beeney.

It was just reward for the Hoops’ play after the break, when they put a somewhat sluggish first half behind them by controlling the tempo and forcing Sligo to defend deep.

The visitors should have taken the lead early on when a nice one-two between Lee J Lynch and teenager Jack Keaney sent the latter free down the right.

He pulled the ball back into the box where David Cawley was arriving untracked from midfield, but his first-time shot hit the bar when he seemed

certain to score.

Watts’ forced a strong full-stretch save from Beeney with a longrange strike just past the half-hour, but generally the Hoops couldn’t turn their possession into clear-cut chances.

That changed after the break, and there was barely a minute played w h e n Aa ro n G re e n e came agonisingly close to connected with a Finn cross at the near post.

Finn had a shot expertly blocked by teenage defender John Mahon, but it was the captain’s marauding run shortly after that started the move that led to the opener.

Sligo defender Seamus Sharkey was shown a red card nine minutes from time as he picked up a second yellow card for chopping down subsitute Aaron Bolger.

And Shaw took advantage of the extra space in the visiting backline as he was quickest to react

to slot home the rebound after Beeney had saved Watts’ shot.

It was the Hoops’ sixth clean sheet on the bounce – and second for Alan Mannus, who once again deputised for the injured Gavin Bazunu – a record for the Tallaght era.

“It was a big result for us. We knew coming off

the back of the result last week that we needed to push on tonight,” Finn said afterwards.

“I thought after a sloppy first half we played well and deserved the win.

“We were a bit sluggish and weren’t at the races.

In the second half, we moved the ball quicker and got our goals.”

PEAMOUNT United reached a second successive Women’s National League Cup final as they brushed aside UCD Waves at Greenogue on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Niamh Farrelly, Amber Barrett and Aine O’Gorman saw the Peas to a comfortable victory, albeit one they had to wait until late on to put to bed when O’Gorman netted with eight minutes remaining.

They will face old foes Wexford Youths.

James O’Callaghan’s side led from the third minute as a glut of early pressure yielded dividends for the home side.

O’Gorman’s cross from the right was met with a first-time volley from Ireland Under-19 international Farrelly and the ball arrowed past goalkeeper Erica Turner.

UCD had plenty of the ball but didn’t create many clear-cut chances, a shot from ex-Pea Rachel Doyle that was well-held by Naoisha McAloon their best shot at an equaliser.

Barrett doubled the lead midway through the second half and it was Turner at fault, the keeper’s clearance going straight to the Ireland striker, who finished into an empty net. O’Gorman capped off the win late on as she got on the end of Barrett’s cross for a tap-in.

UCD CLOSE IN ON TITLE UCD took one step closer to wrap-

unveiled to the home fans an hour

ping up the First Division title – and

before kick-off.

their return to the top level for the

40-year-old Dave Mulcahy

first time in five years – with victory

opened the scoring just past the

away to Athlone Town on Friday

half-hour to give Shels the half-

night.

time lead but Sam Verdon levelled

Gary O’Neill’s penalty was the only goal as the Students went seven points clear with five

for the visitors just three minutes after the break.

Moore scored his first 20 min-

games left.a Shelbourne now look

utes from the end before top scorer

odds-on to book a play-off spot

David O’Sullivan kept up his record

following an emphatic 6-1 victory

of scoring in every game against

over fellow promotion-chasers

his former club to make it 3-1.

Longford Town at Tolka Park.

Owen Heary got one over on his former Bohemians teammate Neale Fenn as new signing Karl

Jamie Doyle was shown a straight red card for dissent before Shels cut loose, Moore adding two more before

Moore made an instant impact,

James English capped off the win

scoring a hat-trick after only been

with a penalty.

St Pat’s and Bohemians’ forgettable weekend IT WAS a weekend to forget for both Bohemians and St Patrick’s Athletic as the pair fell to costly defeats.

Bohs are nervously looking back over their shoulders as their 2-0 defeat to Dundalk on Sunday leaves them just four points above the relegation play-off spot. The Saints’ chances of a top-half finish were dealt a blow as Liam Buckley’s side lost to Derry City.

After Ryan Brennan cancelled out Ally Roy’s early opener, Killian Brennan missed a late penalty.

It went from bad to worse as Rory Patterson put Derry in front, before an injury-time melée saw captain Ian Bermingham and Thomas Byrne shown straight red cards.

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NAOMH PEREGRINE REGISTRATION for the second club summer camp taking place from August 13-17 is available online at www.cnp.ie. Camp times are 10am - 12.30pm for 4-7yrs and 10am - 2.30pm for 7-14yrs in football and hurling - gumshields must be worn for Football. The cost is €30 and children should bring a packed lunch and drink, hurley and helmet for hurling and camogie (spares available at camp), mouthguard for football, suitable playing gear (tracksuit, shorts, runners, boots), a rain jacket and changes of gear on wet days, sun cream, baseball hat and towel.

Well done to Aoife Deegan and the Dublin U-16A camogie team on their final win v Kilkenny. Very hard luck to Aoife and Niamh Heffernan and Dublin minors in their Leinster camogie final clash with Westmeath, you’ve done the club proud. The inter hurlers managed to salvage a draw in the last minute of their match last week.

The club hosted the U-15 All-Ireland camogie blitz on Saturday, July 28 with Dublin reaching the final to suffer defeat with Kilkenny following a tough day with 6 matches played. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out with the organising and running of the event.

There was no winner of the club lottery, numbers drawn were 6, 8, 10 and 23. Next week’s jackpot is €9,200.

While the club’s “No Pay – No Play” rule applies, overdue membership fees can be paid online on www.cnp.ie.

SAINT BRIGID’S GAA Cúl Camp from August 13 to 17 is now completely full, with no more places available.

Mixed results for our teams in the last rounds of adult league before the summer break, good wins for our lads in AHL1 v O’Tooles and for AFL3 v Ballyboden.

In the AHL1 match Johnny McGuirk scored 1-8 helping Brigid’s on their way to a convincing success, with strong performances in evidence for many of the squad.

Dublin senior men meet Roscommon on August 5 in Croke Park.

Well done to Noelle Healy, Ciara Trant and Deirdre Murphy on a good win v Mayo resulting in a top of group finish for Dublin Ladies.

They now play Kerry in the TG4 Senior Championship Quarter final on August 12.

Dublin camogie are due to meet Galwayon August 4 in the Quarter-final in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Wishing all the Dublin teams and especially our

St Brigids representatives every success.

Saturday morning Nursery has taken a summer break and will be back on September 1, have a great holiday in the meantime.

St Brigids Lip Sync event will take place on October 6, there is a huge evening of entertainment in store, so make sure to keep that date.

The car park project is now well in progress. The tarmacadam is due to be laid during this week and access to the complex will change during the progress of the week. Exciting times and thank you and well done to all who helped to get the project underway.

A huge thankyou to our great lotto committee and to everyone who supports St Brigid’s club lotto. There was no winner of the lotto jackpot on Thursday last.

Our lotto committee are also taking a summer holiday with the next draw in Russell Park on Thursday 6th September when the Jackpot will be €6,200.

Keep up with all our news on our website www. stbrigidsgaa.com.

SOCCER: COASTAL CLUB LOOKING TO MAKE THINGS DIFFICULT

Skerries closing on on home comfort for FAI Cup date FAI SENIOR CUP  DAVE DONNELLY

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SUBJECT to official confirmation, Skerries Town will host their first FAI Cup clash in 15 years on their own patch at Park Lane after the ground was tentatively approved by the FAI for their date with Waterford.

The coastal club have worked closely with the national association since the draw was made at the beginning of July to ensure the ground was up to spec for the first round.

Standards become more strict as the rounds progress but Park Lane looks set to be deemed suitable to host the game, and the advantage will be key to Skerries’ chances of causing an upset.

“I wouldn’t say we’re hopeful at all but we just want to go out and give a good account of ourselves,” manager Alan Sweeney told the Dublin Gazette.

“We know these are full-time professionals.

They’ve a lot of lads coming back from England. I see Noel Hunt signed for them last week. They’re going to be very strong.

“They might give a few fringe players a run, thinking they’ll have enough to beat us, but if we’re in the game for an hour on our own pitch, big crowd, we’ll make it difficult enough for them.

“Our own pitch is key to us. As long as we don’t get murdered!”

Sweeney was playermanager of Skerries 15 years ago when they last graced the FAI Cup – and caused a shock with a firstround win over Monaghan United.

The task that faces them is much stiffer this time around with Waterford boasting a seven-figure budget and a plethora of ex-senior and underage internationals.

Sweeney’s squad, by contrast, are all drawn from the local area, where

soccer has been a bit of a poor relation behind with the massive growth of rugby and GAA. “The players are all locally-based. There’s no one from outside the town.

We have all local lads playing.

“There’s three or four players coming back from League of Ireland clubs who didn’t quite make it.

Eoghan Dempsey in the middle of the park was let go from Drogheda halfway through last season.

“Paul McKenna up front had spells with Dundalk.

Ken Costello who played in the FAI Cup two years ago for Drogheda against Derry City.

“We’ve had two promotions in the last three years, so we’re going in the right direction. The average age of the squad is about 24 or 25. A good group of youngfellas.”

The Ross Hopkins-captained side will need to be at their best and hope that Alan Reynolds’ slick

Waterford side have an off-day to have any sort of chance.

With the comfort of their own pitch and a small venue that is sure to test the resolve of players used to playing in more elaborate venues, a strong start will be key.

Should they manage that, come 7pm on Saturday evening, August 11th, Skerries Town could be celebrating the most famous victory in the club’s history.

Four NAC swimmers in Euros

NAC based swimmers Conor Ferguson, Darragh Greene and Alex Muphy are all bound for the LEN European swimming and diving championships this weekend in Glasgow.

The meet will also act as an opportunity for swimmers to “pre-validate” their place on next year’s World Championships team.

The European Championships will see almost 1,000 participants compete in the aquatic events with 47 nations and 43 titles Darragh Greene competing in the Breaststroke in swimming and 23 nations competing in 13 at Sette Colli in Rome. Picture: David Kilberd events in Diving.

Greene, who set a new Irish record of 1:00.21 in the 100m Breaststroke at the Irish Open in April, has the potential to be the first Irish swimmer to break the minute mark when he takes to the blocks alongside Murphy in the event on Friday.

Conor Ferguson will be competing in his first European championships as a senior and will race in the 50m backstroke.

Team Ireland divers will get their campaign underway on Tuesday, August 7 with Oliver Dingley and Jack Ffrench competing.

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FOR WATERFORD Skerries Town during the Crumlin Summer Cup this week

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: CASTLEKNOCK-BASED CLUB MARCH ON

Rhinos bulldoze their way into IAFL-1 final IAFL-1 PLAYOFFS  sport@dublingazette.com

CROSS FIT

Blanch man in world’s best 20 in Wisconsin TADHG Lawless, 17 from Blanchardstown, jetted out to Madison, Wisconsin this week to take part in the World CrossFit Games which run until Sunday, August 5.

He is pictured at RF Strength and Fitness in Blanchardstown during his last training session having gone through five weeks of qualifying tests and a field of 30,000 worldwide, making it down to the top 20 in his division.

He is the only Irishman to reach this level.

Picture: Ricardo Guglielminotti

CASTLEKNOCK-based Dublin Rhinos qualified for the IAFL-1 with a 24-8 victory over the Donegal/Derry Vipers on Sunday.

Travelling to Limavady, the Rhinos knew they would face a hard-hitting, fierce challenge from the IAFL-1 North winners.

Before the game, head coach Barry Bolton told his side that “big-time players make big-plays in big-time games” – if that was the case, Bolton found big-time players across his squad.

The day could not have started any better for the Rhinos as David Hosford’s opening kick-off was spilled and the Vipers left pinned inside their own 10.

A fumbled toss on the first play saw Bolton himself recover the ball, giving the Rhinos offence the ball on the Vipers 6.

It took just two plays for the Rhinos to find the endzone as Paddy Roche ran between left tackle Darragh McDonnell and left guard Finlay Dargan for a touchdown. Paul Hosford tacked on the extra to leave the Rhinos 7-0 up with scarcely a minute played.

That hard work from the Rhinos offensive line – including Stephen Egan, Eric Fitzgerald, Chris Cullen, Bolton, Paul O’Donnell and Graeme Taylor – would see the unit named game MVP. That would be a lead the Rhinos would never relinquish, thanks in no small part to a mean defence that has shipped just 25 points in its last five games. Plays from Pat Noonan, Adam Skelly, Luke Ivers and Brian Martin meant that a strong Vipers running game couldn’t get a foothold in the game.

Strong running from QB Paul Richardson and RBs Ian Fanning and Robert Pops would put the Rhinos just outside the redzone with time running out in the second quarter. That allowed Paul Hosford to hit a

The West Dublin Rhinos following their win over the Donegal/Derry Vipers

44-yard field goal for a 10-0 half time lead.

The Rhinos offence took the field receiving the ball and feeling confident for the second half. Again, Richardson, Pops and Fanning led the way, with David Hosford and Roche adding yards before the QB was able to force himself into the endzone. Hosford again hit the PAT for 17-0.

The Rhinos D continued to hold fast with Karl McGlynn and Fanning covering the pass along with Gahan and Shane McKeogh adding pressure up front. That pressure would get the ball back for the Rhinos and two massive Richardson runs had them on the 15-yard line as the 4th quarter ebbed

away.

Richardson would break the line and rush into the endzone for his second TD of the day, with Paul Hosford again adding the PAT for 24-0.

The Rhinos D would be denied a shutout by the Vipers, who have shown this season they can pass on any team in the country.

First a long pass was met with a high-point catch a run that McGlynn managed to end at the Rhinos 5.

After a number of stuffed runs, a well thrown and an excellently caught slant put the Vipers on the board for a consolation score.

Garda’s McCrystal takes on the world UCI PARA CYCLING  sport@dublingazette.com

GARDA Cycling Club’s Eve McCrystal are both part of the Irish team taking part in the UCI 2018 Para-cycling Road World Championships in Maniago, Italy this week.

McCrystal is part of the reigning world champion B Tandem with Katie-George Dunlevy and they will be competing in the time trial on Friday, August 3, and in the road race on Sunday, August 5 with the aim of

defending their titles.

The Irish women are on the right track, standing on the podium at both World Cups this year. Dunlevy competed with Jennifer Bates at the last World Cup in Emmen, winning a silver and a bronze medal.

Scott Orwell Wheelers Ronan Grimes, meanwhile, will be taking part in the men’s C4 categories. He won a bronze medal in the first World Cup of the year in Ostend, Belgium, in May. They are part of a six-bike

Irish team for the event. Speaking ahead of the championships Cycling Ireland Performance Coach, Neill Delahaye, is looking forward to some tough competition.

“Most Nations have stepped up their programmes this year in the hunt for Tokyo qualification points.

“This competition will see the culmination of a lot of that focused effort. We are anticipating every race to be hard fought and we are ready for the Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal challenge.”

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SKERRIES HARPS WELL done to the Blue Bar sponsored AHL5 Hurlers on their win against Cuala.

Congrats to Lyndsey Davey and the Dublin senior ladies on their win over Mayo and to Lyndsey who was deservedly named player of the match .

Well done to Megan Carroll and Alix Buckley who were part if the Dublin minor Camogie team who won the minor A shield.

See www.skerriesharps.ie/fixtures for details of all upcoming games.

Juvenile Games Weekly Meetings are now on summer break! Adult Games Meeting continues each Thurs in the clubhouse Zingo Result: 3-1-7-4-6-2-5. We had no winners of Jackpot or dividend.

Next week’s Jackpot €2500. Dividend €550. Next draw will take place on Sunday, August 5 in the clubhouse. How do you win? You buy a ticket! You can also play on line at skerriesharps.ie and follow the links. Envelopes only €2 or three for €5.

Upcoming events • Friday, August 3 - annual Golf classic at Skerries Golf Club. LIMITED Tee Times now available €200 entry for team of 4 includes meal. Presentation that night in Clubhouse Contact Jackie on 087 2121418 to register your team or sponsor a tee.

• Saturday, August 4 - annual Bryan Cullen U16 Football Tournament takes place from 11.30am with teams from various counties taking part. All support for this enjoyable day of football and support for our U-16s appreciated. There will be a BBQ on the day and Club.

Cul Camp 1 took place last week and was a huge success. Check out the amazing footage on our website and Facebook..317 kids took part in the fun filled week so well done to all involved...it was great to see so many of our young players helping out as coaches also!

Camps continue as during August.

Nursery Camp : August 7-10, 10am - 2pm; Cul Camp 2: August 13- 17, 10am.2.30pm

ST FINIAN’S WELL done to the Adult LGFA Team who have kept their impressive100% record going in the Junior E Championship Group A with three wins from three games by beating Naomh Olaf away.

Congratulations to the Gaelic for Mothers and Others team who represented the club with distinction at the Leinster Blitz in Trim last weekend and winning all of their four matches.

Well done to Ciara Buchanan who was once again named in the Dublin Premier Junior Camogie teams in their recent victories over Armagh and Roscommon!

The Dublin senior camogie team are having an open training session on Thursday, August 2 at 7pm in DCU prior to their All Ireland Senior Camogie clash with Galway on Saturday, August 4.

Come along and watch the girls training and get you jersey or hurl signed or get phots

with the players.

Congratulations to Teagan Comber, Ciara Laird, Grace Murray and Ellie Kane from our U-16 camogie team who took part in the Dublin U-15 All-Ireland camogie blitz on Saturday in Naomh Peregrines.

Ticketing arrangements and prices for the Dublin v Roscommon on Sunday, August 5 in Croke Park at 4pmis available on the Club Facebook page & Club Websitehttp://www. stfinians.com/news_detail/10041980/.

Only FULLY PAID UP adult members and juvenile members playing on adult teams are eligible to purchase tickets through the club and have been notified by email.

Please note that 6pm Sunday August 12th is the cutoff for online payments for the two August club camps sponsored by Sky Handling Partner Tuesday, August 14 to Friday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 21 to Friday, August 24 on the Club Website.

LADIES FOOTBALL: KERRY AWAIT IN NEXT ROUND

Brigid’s Healy puts in star showing yet again for Dublin TG4 LADIES SFC GROUP 4 Dublin 3-11 Mayo 1-8  sport@dublingazette.com

NOELLE Healy scored 1-2 as reigning champions Dublin advanced to quarter-finals of the TG4 Ladies Football Championship with a perfect record after victory over Mayo in their Group 4 decider.

It was a repeat of last year’s final was a competitive affair played out in wet conditions, and Dublin started the stronger.

St Brigid’s Healy got the girls in blue off the mark inside a minute, but it was quickly clear the weather was to be a major factor, with both sides struggling to string passes together and keep their footing at Dr Hyde Park.

Ni c o l e Owe n s a n d Sinead Aherne chipped in for the Dubs early on, with Mayo sticking within a couple of points in a scrappy affair in which sights of the posts were hard won.

The key moment of the first half coming when Aherne’s shot was stopped by Mayo ‘keeper Sorcha Murphy, only for the unfortunately Clodagh McManamon to put through her own net from the rebound.

Clann Mhuire’s Carla Rowe holds off Mayo’s Kathryn Sullivan Picture: Brendan Moran/ Sportsfile

The first period had yielded a 1-5 to 0-4 lead for the holders, but hadn’t been the final repeat that spectators might have hoped for with Mayo still shy key players.

Things started a little quicker in the second half with Mayo grabbing the first couple of points, before Healy hit was looked like a deci-

sive goal in the 33rd minute, only for Mayo to head straight down the other end and snatch a maximum through Fiona Doherty.

The west coast side were level with 20 minutes to go with Niamh Kelly looking ever more a threat for the girls in green and red. Dublin, though, had their own goal chances and were

ultimately to put things away in a game that was solely a battle for group stage position.

Carla Rowe had a goal disallowed for a square ball before Owens netted Dublin’s third, and Sarah Rowe was dismissed for a second yellow for the Mayo side.

Dublin will now play Kerry in the quarter finals.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: BLUES SISTERS DOCUMENTARY GAVE NEW INSIGHT

St Brigid’s stopper reveals other side to the girls in Blue LADIES SFC

 DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

DUBLIN goalkeeper Ciara Trant says the continued excellence of Jim Gavin’s men’s side is serving as an inspiration for the defending All-Ireland champions to drive their own standards.

The Girls in Blue put the disappointment of three successive final defeats behind them to capture the Brendan Martin Cup last summer for the first time in seven years.

While Dublin comfortably overcame Mayo on the day – the same opponents they beat by a lesser margin in the Group 4 decider on Saturday – Trant feels the standard is only going one direction.

“The competition is getting tougher every year,” the St Brigid’s netminder said as AIG revealed that Aoibheann’s Pink Tie would adorn the shirts of all Dublin’s senior GAA sides this summer.

“I couldn’t call who’s going to win the All-Ireland this year – I wouldn’t be able to put my money on anyone. That just forces you to get better and be better.

“We take a lot of inspiration from the lads and how they do it, how every performance counts. Going out and getting results each day, and ultimately that will lead to getting All-Irelands.

“Not getting ahead of yourselves – just because you won one doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to win another. Nobody has the right to win an All-Ireland so we have to earn the right again this year.”

Last year’s adventure was captured by RTE and Loosehorse productions in the Blues Sisters documentary, which followed the Jackies on the road to success.

It was a rare glimpse into the emotional side of what is, above all, a labour of love for amateur athletes at the pinnacle of

their sport.

“After the documentary was aired, everybody wanted to talk about it, and it wasn’t ‘oh you’re fantastic’.

“They wanted to talk about the football, the emotion of it, the very human side of playing intercounty football.

“It was a new conversation, rather than congratulations or something like that.

“Even in my own circle of friends and family and people I work with, they’re now looking at it with a different perspective from getting an insight into it.

“It’s really nice and refreshing as a player, rather than generic conversations. I think people are invested more in it from having that bit of an insight.”

Trant herself – a secondary school teacher at St Michael’s in Finglas – is benefitting from having the summer off in order to condition herself as much as possible like a full-time

Dublin goalkeeper Ciara Trant at the announcement of Aoibheann’s Pink Tie as charity partner. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

athlete.

“The girls ask ‘what are you doing with your day?’

And I’m like, training!

“People ask do I get bored? No I don’t. If anything, teaching suits football.

“As long as I’m playing football, I’ll teach, just for the release it gives you around championship to focus and invest on it.

“I’d love if it was my full-time job. Some people wouldn’t but I would.”

Four-star EGB too good for Knock AHL DIVISION 8 Castleknock 1-6 Erin Go Bragh 4-14  sport@dublingazette.com

Erin Go Bragh and Castleknock locked horns. Picture: Martin Doherty

ERIN Go Bragh’s hurlers bounced back from a league defeat to St Sylvester’s to run up an excellent 4-11 to 1-6 win over Castleknock at Somerton Park.

With the home team having a wind advantage in the first half, Knock started the much livelier team, taking an early lead that they held for most of the half.

However with their wides beginning to add up, a goal late in the first half from Cian Dolan saw Erin go Bragh go into the break 1-4 to 0-4 in the lead.

The second half saw a re-energised Go Bragh team use the wind to their advantage scoring straight from the throw in through Dolan and Tadhg Reddan (1-0).

A stronger presence i n t h e m i d d l e t h i rd of the pitch allowed them to push on from there, adding some fine long range scores from Mick Moroney before a couple of late Martin O’Callaghan goals put an added gloss to the scoreline. Dolan ended with 0-5.

The result lifts EGB to ninth in the table with two rounds of matches still to play. Castleknock are bottom and require a win to overhaul St Finian’s..

FOOTBALL

Maur’s undone ST MAUR’S were unable to stop table toppers St Vincent’s as the AFL1 leaders ran out 2-10 to 1-8 in Marino last Saturday.

Kevin Bonnie’s goal just before half-time gave Vincent’s a 1-7 to 0-4 half-time lead before while Ciaran Archer weighed in with a goal to reduce the deficit to a single point with Chris Carthy also to the fore.

But Vincent’s pulled away in the closing stage with a goal from the palm of Adam Baxter to secure another two points and moved them three clear of the table.

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