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Coolquay residents ‘insulted’ by council SYLVIA POWNALL

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DAD’S SUCH A GREAT HUG! DAD Dean shared a tender moment with lovely little Tristan as they took in the sights at a Colour Run in Donabate last week. There was fun for all the family, with lots of gerat activities to take in even for those who weren’t taking part in the multicoloured run. Dean and Tristan certainly looked very happy being blue! See Gallery on P10. Picture: Alison O’Hanlon

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RESIDENTS of a Fingal village with a population of around 100 people are set to seek legal advice over a decision to move 50 Travellers to a halting site in the area.

Locals in Coolquay say they feel “deeply insulted” after Fingal County Council ignored their concerns over flood risks to adjoining properties.

Councillors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal to accommodate a family vacating a site at Collinstown in the path of the new runway at Dublin Airport.

Welcoming the decision, Pavee Point spokesman Martin Collins told Dublin Gazette: “It’s a victory

for human rights. We hope this proposed development will now proceed without further difficulties.”

Almost 650 submissions were lodged to the draft proposal, resulting in the debate being deferred for a month. Just five of Fingal’s 40 councillors voted against it.

Some objectors claimed they were denied access to the public gallery at Monday’s full council meeting and accused officials of treating their concerns lightly.

They believe the remote site near the Meath border poses a serious flood risk and suffers from a lack of transport and school facilities.

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CLONEE: FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS DEMAND REPAIRS

‘We can’t step out, so step up and fix unsafe balconies’

RESIDENTS of a west Dublin estate where balconies have been deemed unsafe have called for repair works to be carried out.

The management company placed signage on the structures at Phibblestown Wood in Clonee ordering residents not to use them – but there’s no timeframe for fixing the problem.

Yvonne Sheehan, whose wrap-around balcony on her gable-end apartment has been out of commission for a year, told Dublin Gazette: “The sun is shining and I’m sitting inside.

“It’s ridiculous; I’m using the balcony for drying clothes, but I can’t step out onto it. I’ve taken the barbeque in and put it away at this stage. It’s such a waste of a balcony.”

Pharmacy technician Yvonne (50) said she’d received a letter from the management company outlining issues concerning insurance claims and funding relating to structural defects.

She added: “Our management fees are quite high, yet this is going on over a year. The longer they leave it, the more work will be needed to repair it. I don’t feel anything is being done.

“A guy came to put a sign on it and I asked him was he going to fix the balcony

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with Sellotape. But it’s not funny at this stage. It’s not nice when you don’t know whether you can sell your property or not.”

The signs read: ‘Due to safety concerns this balcony is not to be used by order of Phibblestown Wood Management Company’.

Fingal County Council (FCC) owns 11 units within the development and has had them repaired at a cost of €62,250, excluding survey fees.

A council spokesperson said: “All remedial works have been carried out to the council-owned properties in Phibblestown and the management company have been kept advised of the works at all stages.

“Phibblestown Wood Management Company has responsibility for remedial works to the balconies that would come under the remit of the management company.

“The local authority is also the building control authority and it has powers of inspection and enforcement under the Building Control Acts and is working with the

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Part of Jugback Lane still facing closure to traffic FINGAL County Council is sticking to its guns regarding the proposed closure to traffic of part of Jugback Lane (above) in Swords.

The local authority maintains that the solution to road safety issues is to make it a pedestrian-only zone, despite objections from several area councillors. Elected representatives argued in favour of “hard traffic-calming” measures and noted that it provides access to a school at the top of the lane.

At a recent Area Committee meeting of the council, officials reported: “It remains the position of the Traffic Section that this part of Jugback Lane should be closed to vehicular traffic.

“Such a measure would ensure the safety and improve accessibility for the large number of pedestrians and cyclists who use this lane and also remove the need for traffic-calming [measures] to be provided.”

Animal group call halties to a fundraising walkies

One of the affected balconies at Phibblestown Wood

management company to ensure the works are completed.”

A spokesperson for Purple Property Management Limited told Dublin Gazette they had met with FCC “on matters relating to the conditions of some balconies in the development”.

T h e s p o ke s p e rs o n added: “They have advised of the requirements and

the responsibilities under Section 3 of the Sanitary Services Act 1964. The OMC are considering surveyors’ reports and guarantee options available.

“Attempts to remediate balconies are frustrated due to a lack of funding in the management company currently. We have advised residents and have put appropriate signage on balconies.”

AN ANIMAL welfare charity postponed a fundraiser due to take place in Balbriggan last weekend as a result of the hot weather.

The Irish Blue Cross was scheduled to hold its Bark in the Park sponsored dog walk last Sunday at Ardgillan Castle, but called it off in light of the heatwave.

The charity has assured supporters that the event will be hosted later in the year when it is cooler and safer to do so.

In a statement, a spokesperson for The Irish Blue Cross said: “We’re very disappointed

to be postponing our event and to have to disappoint so many people who have been looking forward to it, but we feel that this is the right decision to take.

“As an animal welfare charity, we are acutely aware of the risks to dogs who are susceptible to heatstroke, so hosting an event which encourages dog owners to bring their pets out in excessive temperatures is not something we could do.

“We’re currently exploring a new date and we’ll be announcing that very soon.”

Hopes Claremont Beach will be re-opened soon FINGAL County Council erected a temporary ‘Do Not Swim’ Notice at Claremont Beach, Howth on Tuesday due to suspected water contamination from animals and birds.

The bathing ban was imposed for 72 hours and once results of laboratory tests on samples taken on Tuesday become available, it is hoped the beach can re-open.

According to the council, bathing water samples have been taken fortnightly at Claremont Beach since the summer bathing season commenced, and the water has been at an “Excellent” standard in each test.

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PEOPLE: BRAVE TEEN TO SHAVE HER HAIR FOR CANCER CHARITY IN MEMORY OF ‘NANNY SULLY’

Aoife’s going to great lengths to honour the granny she never met SYLVIA POWNALL

Big-hearted teen Aoife Tierney, who’s about to bid her lovely long locks goodbye to help the Irish Cancer Society

A BRAVE Swords teenager is set to shave off her hair for charity in memory of the grandmother she never met.

Aoife Tierney (14) will go under the razor at The Pavilions Shopping Centre today (Thursday, July 12) to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society.

The head shave is in memory of her grandm o t h e r, K a t h l e e n O’Sullivan – affectionately known as Nanny Sully – who died of cancer before she was born.

Aoife’s proud mam, Bridget O’Sullivan, from Rathbeale, told Dublin Gazette: “It started out with her friend asking her to do it with her but then her pal backed out. Aoife decided to go ahead with

Mourning Dunlop fans rally for family FANS of the late William Dunlop have raised thousands of pounds to support his pregnant partner, young daughter and their unborn child.

The 32-year-old motorcycle champ (inset) was killed instantly during practice for the Skerries 100 Race on Saturday afternoon.

He is survived by his partner, Janine, who is due to give birth in September.

His daughter Ella’s second birthday is on Sunday.

His funeral took place at Garryduff Presbyterian Church, after which he was laid to rest in the same graveyard as his father Robert and uncle Joey.

The Loughshinny Motorcycle Sup-

porters Club, organisers of the Skerries 100, said the club “deeply regrets to announce that competitor William Dunlop of Ballymoney, Co Antrim, has passed away foll ow i n g i n j u r i e s received in a tragic accident.

“The Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club extends their heartfelt sympathy to William Dunlop’s family and friends.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with them at this very sad time.”

The event, which is attended by thousands each year, went ahead as planned at the weekend after a discussion with the Dunlop family, who deemed it a fitting tribute to the renowned racing motorcyclist.

it anyway.

“She has lovely shoulder-length hair, but when I said, ‘Are you sure?’ she said, ‘Yeah ma, it’s only hair, if I can do something good with it then it’s worth it’.

“What a brave, thoughtful, inspirational, amazing and cool girl!”

Charity begins at home for the family as Aoife’s younger sister Sinead donated her long locks to the Rapunzel Foundation last year.

Bridget said her youngest daughter Eimear Daisy (7) has two great role models to look up to, though she’s probably a bit young to start fundraising herself just yet.

Tanya Gallagher from Hairmaster in Swords will do the honours today and Bridget reckons there’ll be

Aofie Tierney’s mother, Bridget O’Sullivan, with her late mother, Kathleen (‘Nanny Sully’)

“as many O’Sullivans as I can gather” collecting on the day.

Bridget reckons her mother, Kathleen, who died of thyroid cancer in 2000, won’t be far from everyone’s thoughts on the day.

She said: “Ma was as mad as a brush, up for anything and full of skit but also warm, caring and

giving.

“Our door at 37 Glasmore Park was always open, with homemade scones or apple tarts, brown bread, porter cake and a cup of tea on offer.

“She did a lot of charity work in her life too, and always volunteered myself and one of my sisters to do collections, door-to-door selling for

various charities, church collections, dog sitting, childminding – you name it, we volunteered for it.

Whether we wanted to do it or not didn’t come into it!

“Well, it made us who we are, and I’m so grateful to have such a fantastic mother and father, raising 12 of us to be respectful of others, not to take life too seriously, and to always be yourself.”

The head shave gets under way at 4.30pm for anyone who wants to lend support, or you can donate online at www.justgiving. com/fundraising/aiofetierney1.

Bridget concluded: “The girls never met their Nanny Sully, but they’ve heard all about her and know what a character she was. We’re keeping her memory alive.”

Full STEAM ahead at school THE Deputy Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Grainne Maguire, joined fifth class pupils from Balbriggan Educate Together NS to get some hands-on experience of its STEAM education programme.

An educational initiative designed to increase students’ interest in maths, science and engineering, the innovative programme matches STEAM experts who work in the finance, industrial, pharmaceutical and engineering sectors with primary school teachers and their classes

for ten weeks, in a partnership between Fingal County Council, Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce and STEAM Education Ltd. Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive, Maurice O’Halloran, said: “This is an investment in the community and young population which has so much potential. I look forward to seeing the benefits of this programme and the opportunities it offers the young people of Balbriggan.”

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DONABATE: COUNCIL IS URGED NOT TO ISSUE A COMPLETION CERT

Call for action as estate footpath issue lingers SYLVIA POWNALL

FINE GAEL area representative Bob Dowling has called on the council to refuse to issue a completion cert for a Donabate estate, due to the closure of a right of way.

The housing development at Somerton, The Paddocks has drawn criticism from local residents who staged a peaceful protest recently over the footpath issue.

The pathway, which is used by school children accessing both primary schools and the community college, has been out of use for an entire school year.

Mr Dowling (inset) said: “I have repeatedly called for this footpath to be re-opened and it is clear to me that it should never have been closed in the first place.

“Under the original planning application, it is a condition that the pathway would be retained

in its entirety. In my view, that is a breach of the planning conditions, as the pathway has been somewhat altered and it has been closed for more than nine months.”

He added: “Both students of Donabate Community College and Educate Together have used this walkway since the opening of both new school buildings in 2011.

Both schools have expressed their frustration at the closure of the

pathway.

“I believe that we have a timeframe, in the summer months, to fix this problem before the children return to school in late August.”

Dublin Gazette last week reported how Fingal County Council “inadvertently” omitted a question from Donabate Cllr Paul Mulville (SD) about the right of way, which had been submitted for discussion at an Area Committee meeting.

The question asked for the council to outline the position regarding the reinstatement of the pathway on Ballisk Common between Portrane Road and the Donabate Portrane Community Centre.

The right of way was closed to facilitate gas works, but SPDD argues that these have now been completed so the pedestrian route should be reopened.

Mr Dowling referred to a case in Lusk where completion certificates were withheld until the open space provision, as per planning conditions was complied with, and said the council should do the same in Donabate.

He said: “The council does have real power to deal with this issue and I urge them to do so accordingly.”

In a statement to Dublin Gazette, Fingal County Council said the developer had yet to submit a commencement notice signifying intention to begin development.

Works to date are classed as site enablement works – meaning there has been no breach of planning conditions.

However, the local authority added: “The Planning Enforcement Section is presently in dialogue with the developer in question with respect to this matter.”

INCOMPLETE DATABASE

‘Hundreds’ of sex offenders avoid DNA list HUNDREDS of sex offenders living in communities across Ireland have ignored an obligation to provide a DNA sample, it has emerged.

Fingal Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has now called on the State to track them down and ensure their DNA is recorded on a national database being led by Forensic Science Ireland.

The Fianna Fail Seanad spokesperson for Justice said those convicted of a sexual offence here who had not yet provided a mandatory sample must be held to account by gardai.

Reports indicate that only 1,292 of the 2,000 people listed on the sex offenders’ register have come forward to provide a DNA sample for the State’s database, which was established by law in 2015.

Senator Clifford-Lee said: “The importance of a sex offenders DNA database cannot be understated; it is an essential tool for Gardai to cross-reference samples as they do their work.

“It is very concerning that 35% of those convicted and listed on the sex offenders’ register in Ireland continue to avoid registering their DNA, despite being legally obliged to do so. The State has an absolute responsibility to protect citizens from those found guilty of a sexual offence and to make sure they are adequately registered and monitored.”

FASTNews Two swimmers saved by fast-acting rescue crews TWO swimmers who got into difficulty on Claremont Beach in Howth and nearby Burrow Beach were rescued on Sunday.

An emergency call reporting an unconscious swimmer was logged at 3pm. Lifeguards took the swimmer out of the water and started CPR. They were joined by the Coast Guard and other emergency personnel and the bather was resuscitated and taken to Beaumont Hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.

Shortly before 5pm, the Coast Guard received a call after a young tourist spent time under the water at Burrow Beach.Life guards revived the casualty. The Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter and Howth RNLI also attended the scene.

Council rolls out electric vans across the county FINGAL County Council is reducing its carbon footprint with the launch of five new electric vans.

With 12 dedicated charging points recently installed across five Fingal offices and depots, each of the vehicles can cover 170km on a full charge and take just 30 minutes to completely re-charge the batteries at the installed fast-charging points.

Further developments on this journey currently being worked on are the installation of charging points in Fingal’s street lighting columns and ‘Smart Bench’ technology. The five electric vans are now operational and being used by council staff across the county.

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COOLQUAY THE NAUL: PAUL & EVELYN KIMMAGES CYCLE 600KM TO HELP SUPPORT GREAT CAUSE

Anger as halting site approved CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

After the lengthy council meeting, Coolquay Rural Community group said: “The councillors voted to support the halting site despite the flood issues raised by locals.

“How can Fingal County Council have gotten it so wrong, and now the councillors accept that the rushed proposal published last Thursday four days before this vote is correct?

“The community is extremely disappointed in this result and would like to thank the five councillors who voted against it.

“We are deeply insulted at the council’s decision to deny our community access to the public county council offices.”

Cllrs Anne Devitt, Cathal Boland, Howard Mahony, Eithne Loftus and Kieran Dennison voted against the plan, with abstentions from Cllrs Darragh Butler, Joe Newman and Tom O’Leary.

Officials outlined a m e n d m e n t s to t h e original plan – including elevating the site to protect against flooding from boundary streams and a tributary to the River Ward.

Objectors argue the site is a flood plain absorbing run-off water from surrounding streams and warn that unless adequate sewerage treatment is provided, it could have serious consequences for the Malahide Estuary.

Cllr Anne Devitt (Ind) said the development’s wastewater treatment system is “highly vulnerable”, adding: “I don’t know how you justify putting a family on a flood plain.”

But Cllr Paul Donnelly (SF) cautioned against rejecting the proposed development and said the local authority should ensure it was supported.

The new halting site is needed by next January to accommodate the extended McAleer family who have lived in a council-run halting site on Dublin Airport Authority land for the past 30 years.

Dynamic dad-daughter duo saddled up to help hospices

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THE daughter of former pro cyclist Paul Kimmage has just returned from a cycling challenge with her famous dad in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF).

E v e l y n K i m m a g e, from The Naul, saddled up alongside her broadcaster father Paul for a 600km bike journey over five days in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.

Evelyn, a clinical tutor in physiotherapy at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital, was also joined by her cousin, Katie Nolan, and 71 other participants.

It’s the second year the father-daughter duo headed up the IHF challenge – in 2017 the pair clocked up 600km from Porto to Lisbon raising much-needed funds in

the process.

Both fundraisers were in aid of the Nurses for Night Care service which is run by the IHF. Evelyn (27) has seen first-hand through her work at Cappagh Hospital the increase in d e m a n d fo r nu rs i n g resources in Ireland.

Her background in the healthcare system, combined with a passion for cycling passed down from former pro-cyclist father Paul, inspired her to take on the challenge for the second year running.

She said: “It’s a tough few days but it’s an amazing experience and in aid of such a worthy cause.”

Through her work in the active rehabilitation unit at the hospital Evelyn is surrounded by patients who are recovering from and overcoming

serious injuries.

S h e s ays s h e wa s inspired to challenge herself after witnessing the challenges her patients have overcome and the can-do attitude they adopt while facing a lifechanging injury.

She said: “I’ve always been inspired by the resilience I see in my patients after they experience trauma.

“The determination they have to overcome their injuries is inspiring, and it’s definitely something that has encouraged me to challenge myself in any way I can.”

In addition to her work at Cappagh, Evelyn is the team physiotherapist for the Kildare Senior Hurlers and manages to find the balance between work and getting out to train two to three times a week.

Delight as Sabina Higgins congratulates Rebecca LITTLE Felicity McAllister (right) was happy to look in as Sabina Higgins congratulated Malahide resident Rebecca McAllister (nee Murphy) on receiving the Breastfeeding Supporter of the Year 2018 award at the Annual Friends of Breastfeeding Award recently.

The fully trained, volunteer breastfeeding counsellor with parentto-parent support group Cuidiu was congratulated by the President’s wife, Sabina Higgins.

Rebecca was nominated by numerous breastfeeding parents whom she has supported.

She also provides further online support through her administration work of a large, online support group for breastfeeding parents.

Paul Kimmage and his daughter, Evelyn, at a fundraiser for the 2018 IHF Cycle Challenge

IF YOU want to take part in the next IHF fundraiser, its Camino Walk returns from September 9-15. Participants will walk the final 112km of the French Way, a stunning journey through the Galician landscape of forests, farmlands and rustic villages en route to Camino de Santiago. To register contact Louise on 01 679 3188 or visit https:// docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhlJdaZuYLWnXQWB2yomzQZqfxzYD9OmTb2iXuZWBEp09fA/viewform

Chambers leads a public meeting to slam crime rates DUBLIN West TD Jack Chambers hosted a public meeting last week calling for a crackdown on crime and anti-social behaviour.

The Fianna Fail Deputy said the Government’s inaction on crime and the poor level of resources provided to An Garda Siochana could not continue.

He was speaking after a public meeting on local safety concerns held in Huntstown Community Centre attended by his party colleague and Justice spokesman, Jim O’Callaghan.

Deputy Chambers said: “This government has

long ignored the seriousness of the crime-related issues in our area while presiding over a decrease in Garda presence across Dublin.

“Following a number of assaults, robberies and incidents of intense anti-social behaviour in our area in recent times, residents are feeling particularly fearful for their safety. This cannot be let continue unaddressed.

“From my perspective, it was important to offer the public an opportunity to share their concerns in an open forum and that their contributions or suggestions are followed up on their behalf with

key stakeholders.

“It is clear from our meeting that local residents are fed up with feeling unsafe in their own homes and should no longer feel uncomfortable going about their daily lives.

“Those living in the greater Blanchardstown area need every Garda support.

“I wish to see the introduction of additional measures to prevent criminals targeting entirely innocent, vulnerable citizens. Gardai must be properly resourced to protect our community.

“Enough is enough,” said Deputy Chambers.

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Early Swords exhibition back by popular demand AN EXHIBITION exploring the early Christian history of Swords has returned by popular demand and is on display at County Hall until Friday, July 20.

The exhibition features displays on St Colmcille’s Monastery, Glasmore Abbey and the Holy Wells of St Colmcille (below), St Cronan and St Werburgh.

It also features information on recent important archaeological finds including the discovery in 2003 of a previously

ENTERPRISE: 47 BUSINESSES TO GAIN FROM FUNDING Picture: SON Photo

unknown cemetery at Mount Gamble.

Swords is steeped in history and was an important centre for early Christianity. It is probably best known historically as the resting place of the legendary Brian Boru following his death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014.

The exhibition, supported by Fingal County Council, Creative Ireland and Gannon Homes, is open during office hours and is free to the public.

Sarah Jane Brangam, Piranha Beverages T/A Cult Drinks who received a business expansion grant, with Oisin Geoghegan, head of enterprise, Fingal Local Enterprise Office, and Paul Reid, chief executive, Fingal County Council

€500k grant boost to create 125 jobs across Fingal area SYLVIA POWNALL

GRANTS totalling half a million euro will create 125 new jobs in Fingal over the coming three years.

The Local Enterprise Office (LEO) last week revealed a €503,000 cash injection through its grant schemes aimed at supporting 47 small and start-up businesses.

This will result in 25 direct new jobs immediately, with more than 125 new jobs planned over the coming three years in a number of these businesses.

Newly-elected Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Anthony Lavin and the council’s

“

I can’t emphasise enough how important it is for entrepreneurs and businesses to engage with their Local Enterprise Office chief executive, Paul Reid, presented grant approval letters to the successful businesses at an awards event in Swords Castle.

The 47 businesses operate across a variety of diverse sectors including food and beverages, digital communications, bespoke signage, film equipment hire, oil diffusers, children’s

clothing, corporate wellbeing and process automation.

Fingal’s head of enterprise, Oisin Geoghegan, who is also chair of the national network of LEOs, said things were on the up locally.

He added: “The national economy and labour market is continuing to grow

and I’m delighted that this trend is reflected in Fingal, underpinned by the support of the LEO office.

“I can’t emphasise enough how important it is for prospective entrepreneurs, and existing small businesses, to engage with their LEO and avail of the supports and resources available.

“In addition to the 47 businesses rece iving funding today, many hundreds more have already attended LEO events and management training courses this year in Fingal and this is replicated in LEOs all around the country,” he said.

Preparations under way for Bleeding Pig Festival PREPARATIONS are well under way for the annual Bleeding Pig Festival in Donabate and Portrane in September.

The event, which is now in its sixth year, will run for 10 days with a diverse programme of activities and workshops to suit all ages.

A full timetable of events is being lined up for a variety of loca-

tions from Thursday, September 6, until Sunday, September 16.

Activities range from silk screen printing to ceili dancing, short films, storytelling, a gala concert and nature walks.

Local talent will be joined by visiting artists including members of the Blanchardstown Brass Band, the Dublin String Quartet featuring sisters Jenny and Aoife

Dowdall, the Dublin Male Welsh Voice Choir and Celtic Drummers.

Sponsors include Fingal County Council, Tesco, Progressive Credit Union, MotaEngil Group, Rhatigan & Company, Keelings pub, Easy Steps Financial and SuperValu.

All events are free but some require advance booking. For further information, see www.bleedingpig.ie.

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CRISIS FOR TOP CRISPS MAKERS

Drought may cause some spud-tacular problems ahead

A CRISP crisis is looming if the drought weather conditions continue, according to Fingal potato farmer Tom Keogh.

The spokesman for family business Keogh’s Crisps warned that while there are enough 2017 potato reserves to keep supplies afloat, they could dry up later in the year if we don’t see rainfall soon.

He said: “It’s not looking good. If conditions carry on for the next two weeks, it’ll have a huge impact in late 2018 and will affect the whole country.

Tasty Keogh’s Crisps

“Potatoes that have been planted in April and May have stopped growing because there’s so little moisture in the ground and we can only get water to 10% of the crop.”

Mr Keogh said the market will have to be carefully managed if Irish crisp suppliers are to meet demand – and he warned of possible price hikes.

He said: “The UK are facing the same drought conditions, so we’re not even sure where extra supply would come from.”

Keoghs employs 80 people and have been farming in Oldtown for more than 200 years. They launched their crisps range in 2011 and recently bagged a contract with Emirates Airlines.

COURTS: CRUEL BURGLARS TARGETED KINSEALY FARMER

12-year sentence for a ‘horrendous’ assault on man, 81 A MAN convicted for the “horrendous” aggravated burglary, assault and robbery of an 81-year-old farmer in rural north county Dublin has been jailed for 12 years.

Adam Marlowe (24), of Walkinstown Drive, Walkinstown, was convicted by a jury after his DNA profile was found on the tip of a blue latex glove located in the home of Malachy Turley at Kettle’s Lane, Kinsealy.

Mr Turley was beaten in his bedroom by three people wearing balaclavas after they broke into his home in the early hours of July 29, 2016.

Father-of-one Marlowe had pleaded not guilty to aggravated burglary, robbery of €50 and assault causing harm.

After a four-day trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a jury returned guilty verdicts on all three counts following less than one hour’s delibera-

tion. The court heard that Marlowe maintains his innocence.

Marlowe, who has 79 previous convictions, was on bail for two district court offences at the time of the burglary and was also serving the suspended portion of a sentence imposed for violent disorder.

His previous offences include theft, possession of knives, criminal damage, dangerous driving, use of a mobile phone in prison, as well as drugs,

Call to apply now for new rural fund share PROJECTS seeking support from the Government’s new Rural Regeneration and Development Fund have just over two months to apply.

The fund, under the remit of Minister for Rural and Community Development, Michael Ring, will be open to local authorities, local development companies, State agencies, other government departments, philanthropic funders, the private sector and communities. The lead partner must be a State-funded body.

The closing date for the receipt of proposals is September 27 and it is anticipated that successful projects will be announced in late October/early November.

Full details of the fund, along with the application form, are available on the Department of Rural and Community Development website, at www.drcd.gov.ie.

road traffic and public order offences.

Mr Turley outlined in a victim impact statement read to the court that he suffered bruising to his legs, torso and arms and a deep cut to his hand which required five stitches.

He had been living alone at his family home since his mother’s death in 1986 and told an earlier court hearing he rarely left the premises or received visitors.

He said he had been “traumatised” for some

months after the events and had increased security measures at his home.

He said: “I was very lucky in life that everyone I met were good people until I met these three boys.”

Judge Melanie Greally said the aggravating aspects in these “horrendous” offences were that they were premeditated and pre-planned crimes against an 81-year-old man who was “isolated, vulnerable and defenceless”.

Judge Greally noted the men had been armed with weapons of varying degrees with which Mr Turley had been struck and threatened to the point of losing consciousness.

She gave Marlowe credit for the fact that he was a young man who had a challenging upbringing marked by violence, and said his previous offending appeared to be related in some measure to his drug addiction.

Senator James Reilly (FG) is encouraging local authorities and communities to submit proposals for funding.

He said: “The new fund will invest €1 billion of Exchequer funding over the next 10 years. The fund provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to make a significant impact which will transform our rural communities for the better.”

said the billboard open call was hugely exciting as it offered a blank canvas on which to create a memorable piece of work for a high-profile location.

The winning entrant will receive €1,250. Full terms and conditions, including information on how to apply, are available at www.creativejourneys.ie. The closing date for entries is Friday, August 31.

Artists could create a giant airport work

Three-bed Fingal homes cost €320k

ARTISTS can now compete for a chance to have their work displayed on a giant billboard at Dublin Airport for up to 15 months.

The initiative is part of a two-year public art partnership between the airport and the National College of Art and Design known as Creative Journeys. The winning piece will be displayed on a 7m x 2m billboard beyond the security screening area at one of Dublin Airport’s boarding gate piers.

NCAD director Sarah Glennie

THE price of an average three-bed semi-detached house in Fingal now stands at €320,000, according to a new survey.

The house price index compiled

by Real Estate Alliance found that north Dublin county prices rose by 9.4% in the past year, slowing to 1.6% in 2018.

A typical three-bed semi in Balbriggan now fetches €270,000. An increase in supply has seen average selling times pushed out from six to eight weeks, to ten weeks.

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FASTNews STEMfest to help show the fun of science, maths A DAY-LONG event which aims to demystify science, technology, engineering, arts and maths for kids will hit libraries across Fingal on Saturday, July 21.

There’s a Young Engineers’ Lego Workshop in Blanchardstown Library from 11am – 12.15pm on Saturday. There will also be coding sessions throughout the day and Fingal’s first flight competition with the Air Corps which takes to the skies at 12.30pm.

Anyone4Science will bring coding to Malahide Library from 2.30–3.20pm. Balbriggan Library will welcome Create School for a Podcast Workshop.

The vinyl-cutting Fab Lab will see four creative sessions running in Donabate Library from 11am. For more information on age restrictions etc contact your local library or search for Fingal libraries online.

Off-leash area provided for Ardgillan Castle dogs AN OFF-LEASH area for dog walkers in Ardgillan Castle is one of the provisions under new bye-laws governing parks and open spaces in Fingal.

The draft bye-laws requiring dogs to be kept on a leash at all times were heavily criticised and a number of submissions were lodged with particular emphasis on the Balbriggan site.

The bye-laws have now been passed with space at Ardgillan designated for owners who wish to walk their dogs off-lead.

RUSH: NEW ADDITIONS JUST PART OF GREAT LOCAL FOCUS AND ENERGY

Monuments help show great community spirit SYLVIA POWNALL

THE picturesque seaside village of Rush certainly knows how to make an entrance this summer – make that three, in fact.

A trio of entry monuments designed by local landscaper Peter Smullen and provided by Fingal County Council are turning heads for all the right reasons.

The local authority has also replaced the trees on Echlin Court with a more robust breed, complementing the considerable work done by Rush Tidy Towns this year.

The work was funded through the local authority’s capital fund with the Tidy Towns group also

Locals and visitors alike can admire the neat additions to Rush’s pretty streetscape (two of three shown above)

allocating its €3,000 government grant towards the project.

The Tidy Towns group has submitted seven

entries to the Fingal C l e a n e r Co m m u n i t y Awards with Brookford, Tayleur’s Point and St Catherine’s entered in

the ir size categories for the Best Presented Estate.

A residence on Channel Road is entered for Best Presented Thatched Cottage, the Tidy Towns is entered for Best ‘Adopt a Patch’, Rush Clean Coasts is bidding for Best Community Environment Initiative and Rush itself for Best Presented Village.

Tidy Towns chairman Brendan O’Reilly told Dublin Gazette: “ B e t we e n t h e T i d y Towns group and the Clean Coast group we have at least 100 people. “ T h ey a re co m i n g together planting, weeding, painting – whatever needs to be done. We’re

delighted that the monuments have arrived. It’s part of our overall movement in Rush to transform the town.

“We’re getting new volunteers by the week, there’s a real buzz around the town. For the first time ever we have seven entries in the cleaner community awards.”

The installations at the junction of Whitestown Road and Old Road, opposite St Catherine’s on the Skerries Road and on Spout Road have won widespread approval.

Brendan explained that they take their inspiration from the nearby Martello Tower, adding: “It’s great to show off the town.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Taylor, Grace and Michael. Picture: Alison O’Hanlon

Tracy, Gemma and Maria Lauren and Branden Bowers

Cousins Sadhbh and Seren

Mathias, Karley, Viviana and Fabiana

Katie and Aoife

Inflatable Colour Run T bounces into Donabate

HE inflatable Colour Run came to Donabate last week.

The event is a crazy, fun event suitable for all ages, and all abilities. Participants could walk, run or even crawl, but definitely laugh their way around the route, bouncing through the inflatables and getting covered in colour powder.

Christopher, Jamie, Anna and Sam

Abbey with her dad Michael

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Zoe Bakenga, Mirabel Ojienor and Victoria Kanu. Picture: Simon Peare

Celebrating Igbo culture T HE Igbo Community turned out together with their friends and well wishers last weekend for the 2018 Ada & Okpara Igbo cultural pageant at Westmanstown Sports & Leisure Centre Lucan.

It was a night of song, dance, debates,

Jessica & Anita Nwachukwu with Uche Osakwa

pageants, native wrestling, masquerades and other cultural activities.

The aim of the event was to create awareness of the rich Igbo culture to the Irish public thereby promoting positive integration for the common good of all.

Ogechukwu Obeiesie

Love Island star launches new experiential store

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OVE Island star Hayley Hughes is pictured with Anthony McDonnell from Swords as she opened Virgin Media’s new experiential store in the Pavilions Shopping Centre, Swords. Hayley, who featured in this year’s summer hit TV show Love Island cut the ribbon at the official opening. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Jennifer Lapit

Destiny Warrio

Dina Ndukwe

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THE PHOENIX PARK

AS WELL AS BEING A FUN DAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY, DUBLIN ZOO IS A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT WILD ANIMALS

DUBLIN MADE EASY AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST PLACES TO VISIT IN PHOENIX PARK

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HE Phoenix Park is the largest enclosed public park in any capital city in Europe. It was originally formed as a royal hunting Park in the 1660s and opened to the public in 1747. A large herd of fallow deer still remain to this day.

The Park is also home to the Zoological Gardens, the President who lives in Aras an Uachtarain, the Victorian flower gardens as well as An Garda Siochana HQ. It is in a prime location in the city, being only and a half miles from O’Connell Street.

Many Dubs and tourists enjoy walking, running, polo, cricket, hurling, and many more activities in the park.

The Phoenix Park is open 24 hrs a day, seven days a week, all year round.

You won’t be short of things to see in the Phoenix Park. It boasts of spots like, The Magazine Fort, The Phoenix Monument, Prehistoric Burial Chamber, The Wellington Testimonial, The Papal Cross, The People’s Gardens, Ashtown Castle and Demesne and the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden.

We took a deeper look at some of the best things about the Phoenix Park.

DUBLIN ZOO HIGHLIGHT: Check out the three new

THE WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL

California sea lion pups

HIGHLIGHT: Great fun for kids to climb

DUBLIN Zoo is one of Ireland’s most popular family attraction and welcomed over one million visitors last year.

The Zoo was opened in 1831, making it the fourth oldest zoo in Europe.

There are around 400 animals from almost 100 different species living in the zoo.

The 28-hectare park in the heart of Dublin is home to around 400 animals from almost 100 different species!

As well as being a fun day out for all the family, it’s a great place to learn about wild animals, especially those which are endangered. The Zoo is also a registered charity that contributes to conservation programmes.

Dublin Zoo recently announced the birth of three California sea lion pups over the course of two weeks!

and you can bring a picnic THE Wellington Testimonial was designed

by Robert Smirke as a testimonial to Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, who is reputed to have been born in Dublin.

It was completed in 1861 and is the tallest obelisk in Europe at just over 62 metres tall.

There are four bronze plaques cast from cannons captured at Waterloo; three of which have pictorial representations of his career while the fourth has an inscription at the base of the obelisk.

It’s a great place to visit with the family, with the kids having fun climbing the monument. If it’s nice out why not bring a picnic or a Frisbee and make the most of the green space.

FARMLEIGH HOUSE HIGHLIGHT: Farmers Market FARMLEIGH House is an estate of 78 acres situated to the north-west of Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

It was formerly one of the Dublin residences of the Guinness family and was purchased by the Government in 1999.

A historic house holding important collections, an art gallery, a working farm, and the official Irish State guest house, Farmleigh House and Estate is open seven days a week, all year round.

It also provides accommodation for visiting dignitaries and guests of the nation.

Farmleigh is also known for their Farmers Market which is located in the Farmyard behind the Farmleigh Gallery.

The market offers its visitors a wide variety of products like award winning cheeses, organic vegetables, meats, fish, and more.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE NEWS AND EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY

THE GIFT OF GAZ | CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

A little perambulating has Davy in a pickle

I’VE seen a fair few summers in me “Davy, Janey Macs doesn’t have a know we’re mates and all but I’m not time and I have to say, I can’t remem- beer garden,” I says. “Two stools in a into that sort of thing like.” ber one as good as this. I know there’s yard isn’t a bleedin’ beer garden. It’s “I said perambulate, ye eejit,” I bark hosepipe bans and whatnot and some not even a beer patio.” at him. “It means walking. Get your of the auld horses are struggling in the “We could have gone somewhere mind outta the gutter and read a book heat but I refuse to complain about it. else,” he says. “Or gone out in the from time to time for God sake.”

What’s seldom is wonderful as the evening so ye could have enjoyed the “Ah right, yeah,” he says. “I thought fella says. weather too.” ye meant..”

Speaking of which, I’ve not seen Davy knows I don’t like going out in “I know what ye thought,” I snap much of Davy lately and that is quite the evening when the pubs are packed back at him. “Now we’ll say no more wonderful. And you’d think that the and if I do go for a jar, I like to go to the about it. Look there’s Michael D’s gaff chances of running into him in the local, even if it’s just so I can wind Pas- there now.” biggest bloody park in the city would chal up a bit.

“Will it be his gaff for much longer, be fairly remote, yet who should I But I figured there was no point in do ye think?” he asks me. bump in to only himself when I decid- arguing the point.

“Ah yeah,” I says. “Sure everyone ed to take a ramble through there ear“Sure look, I’m here now,” I says to loves him. He’ll get in no bother. Unoplier this week. him. “And it’s a lovely day. Let’s per- posed I reckon.”

“Is your phone broken or some- ambulate together.”

“Nah, yer man Gallagher is going up thing,” he roars at me as soon as he “Wha’!” he shrieks. “Ah here Gaz, I against him,” says Davy. sees me.

“Gallagher?” I says.

“Hello to you too,” I says.

“Where has he been hiding Ah here Gaz, I know we’re “I was ringing ye all weekthe past seven years?” end. Dying to get out for a jar, mates and all but I’m not into that “I dunno,” says Davy.

I was,” he says to me with a sort of thing like “These people just seem to wounded puppy expression pop up out of nowhere to get on his face. a bit of attention at election “Davy, as much as I’m time.” fond of a pint from time to “Jaysus does that mean time, I don’t like spending all we’ll have to endure Dana me time in the boozer,” I says again?” I says. with an air of exacerbation “We might well do,” the in me voice. hangdog expression is back “Especially when the on his face again at the mere weather is like this. Sure ye’d thought of it. be wasting the whole day.”

“That’s the drawback “We coulda sat in the beer to democracy,” I says. “It garden,” he says to me, lookallows for All Kinds of Eveing all hurt. rything.”

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Dressed to impress for launch of a campaign

Elaine Kenton and Fionnuala Moran at the launch of Three’s ‘Made By Music’ campaign, a celebration of the power of music to unite people and create lasting connections at Opium Garden, Dublin. Picture: Brian McEvoy See Gallery on Pages 22-23

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LEGAL EAGLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

Legal advice is a necessity if your marriage breaks WHEN a marriage breaks down, there are a number of legal options that can be considered, such as separation agreements, judicial separation, divorce, custody and access to children and maintenance.

Persons who are not married but qualify as cohabitants now also have legal rights under The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010.

The law in relation to family law and divorce in Ireland is predominantly contained in the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989; the Family Law Act, 1995; and the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996.

A separation agreement is where both parties reach a formal agreement in relation to matters such as maintenance, access to children, the family home, farm and division of the assets without issuing court proceedings.

Where spouses cannot agree the terms of the separation, or where only one spouse seeks a separation, an application for a Decree of Judicial Separation can be made to court.

A Decree of Divorce dissolves a marriage and allows both parties to remarry, but in order to qualify for this at the date of the institution of the proceedings, the spouses must have lived apart for

four years during the previous five years. Judicial Separation only requires one year living apart.

One of the key issues the parties have to consider when entering into a separation or divorce is the division of assets.

The most common asset normally is the family home, defined under the Family Home Protection Act, 1976 as “primarily, a dwelling in which a married couple ordinarily reside”, and the family home cannot be sold without the consent of both spouses.

Even if the family home is in the name of one spouse, the consent of the non-owning spouse is still required for a sale.

The court has the power to transfer or sell assets under a Judicial Separation or Divorce.

This is known as a Property Adjustment Order.

The court, when making such an order, must ensure that proper provision is made for both parties and children.

In order for “proper provision” to be made for a spouse and children, the only option may be that the assets are sold in order to raise capital for the purchase of an alternative home for the spouse and children.

Proper provision will vary from case to case and the court will take into consideration a number of factors, such as both parties’ financial

means and the needs of the children.

The children’s needs will only be considered whilst they are classified as a ‘dependent’ (under the age of 18, or 23 if in full-time education).

The court will normally consider all assets of the parties when making proper provision for the parties by making a property adjustment order.

Before considering to make an order for sale or division of assets, a court would have to be aware of a number of factors, such as: • Succession rights may need to be considered and whether the dependent children are interested in assets being transferred to them.

• Have both parties contributed to acquiring the assets, such as contributing to mortgage payments.

• The value of the asset is usually significant, and sometimes an order for division of an asset such as a family home or land may be unfeasible.

• Is there a family business with assets attached to it, and have both parties contributed to the running of this, and are their incomes primarily dependent on this?

It is important that you are aware of your legal rights in the event of marital or relationship breakdown – in either event, it is highly advisable to seek legal advice early on, considering the high stakes.

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.

The exuberant cast are ready to welcome everyone to Dublin’s legendary culchie-ral heart: Copper Face Jacks

NEW MUSICAL KNOWS WE’VE ALL BEEN TO FAMOUS NIGHTCLUB

Coppers – a feel for culchie love MARK O’BRIEN

IT’S something of a rite of passage to have had a night out in Copper Face Jacks.

While the famous nightclub is maybe best known as the place to head to for those up from the country, there aren’t many Dubliners who haven’t been through its doors either.

Now, a new musical – appropriately enough entitled Copper Face Jacks: The Musical – has hit the stage of The Olympia Theatre, promising to be packed full of craic, huge laughs, culchies, Dubs and plenty of (ahem) shifting.

New York had Studio 54, and Manchester had The Hacienda, but all of Ireland has Copper Face Jacks, and now this club of clubs has been given its very own all-singing, alldancing musical from the pen of Ross O’Carroll-Kelly creator Paul Howard.

Running until August 12, Copper Face Jacks: The Musical is a celebration of a club that started out life as something of a culchie embassy in Dublin, but has since been embraced by its home city.

Regardless of your county colours, you’ll always find a welcome (and a slow-set, plus a nurse, and if

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The show is a love story set on the eve of a Dublin-Kerry All Ireland final, when a sweet Kerry girl, who’s moved to the big smoke, ends up falling head over her flat-shoes with a true-blue Dublin team member you’re lucky, both together) in the club that has become synonymous with having a good time for three generations of Irish nightclubbers.

The show is a love story set on the eve of a Dublin-Kerry All Ireland final, when a sweet Kerry girl, who’s moved to the big smoke for her dream job in The VHI, ends up falling head over her flat-shoes with a true-blue Dublin team member.

Copper Face Jacks: The Musical stars Johnny Ward (Fair City, Love/ Hate) as Gino Wildes; Roseanna Purcell (Red Rock) as Noeleen Ni Gearailt, and Michele McGrath (The Tudors, Damo and Ivor) as Gretchen Ackerman.

Can love conquer all as these two young sweethearts face massive

cultural and linguistic hurdles on their road to happiness/Croker?

Only time, some great tunes and a bunch of cloakroom tickets will tell as Paul Howard uses his mighty comedy pen to see the musical celebrate the nightclub that has become so much more than just a club, and instead is home to millions of love stories and countless lost mobiles.

Tickets for Copper Face Jacks: The Musical range from €26 plus booking free (and €1 restoration levy), and are available online from Ticketmaster.ie.

In person bookings can be made at Ticketmaster outlets nationwide, or the Olympia’s box office, or call 0818 719 330; for group bookings of 10 or more, call 01) 646 8687.

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PEOPLE DEPUTY CLARE DALY TALKS TO DUBLIN GAZETTE ABOUT THE CONTINUING HUMAN CRISIS

‘What you see in Syria is absolutely awful – and not how it’s shown in the West’ REBECCA RYAN

FRESH home from her trip to Syria, Dublin Gazette caught up with Independent Socialist TD for Dublin Fingal, Clare Daly, about what she saw there.

After visiting Syria last year, Deputy Daly went back to Syria for a week with other Independent TDS – Mick Wallace, Maureen O’Sullivan and Catherine Connolly – along with around 15 other people, including some who had been involved in the Irish Palestine Solidarity campaign.

They visited Damascus, Maaloula and Aleppo.

Deputy Daly said what she saw there is quite different to what is sometimes reported in the media.

She said: “It’s hard to tell the story to people from Europe when we get a slanted view of what is going on. The people there are very conscious of the one-dimensional coverage that’s given to Syria, which completely [different] to the reality on the ground.

“They feel that they are the victims primarily of Israeli, Saudi, American and Turkish interference.

They feel everybody is using Syria as a ground to fight their own issues and that the people of Syria in the middle are forgotten.

“They feel the war is portrayed as a civil war, but they just want to rebuild their country and they want the war stopped.

“The narrative that’s told in the West is very much base d aro u nd

Devastation in every direction as far as the eye can see, and beyond ... Deputy Daly (at right) in Syria

[Bashar al] Assad. The West is obsessed with regime change, but on the ground in Syria that’s not where people are at.

“What most Syrians want is to rebuild their society and get back to the way things were.”

Deputy Daly said the destruction she witnessed over there is “appalling” and that it will take “decades to rebuild”.

One of the highlights of her trip was meeting a group of businessmen in Aleppo and hearing their stories. She said: “Life in Aleppo is very much getting back to normal” and it is “rebuilding”.

“What the people told us that was in the early

years when the movements erupted against Assad, a lot of Aleppo was just getting on with things.

“There were outbreaks of war in different parts of Syria. Aleppo wasn’t really involved; they were just getting on with it.

“But then, there were some incursions, some rebel activity, leaflets were given to the factory owners saying, ‘Close your factory or die’. Nobody really believed it, they just kept on going on making money.

“Then suddenly in 2012, almost overnight, there was a frustration from the rebels saying ‘Why wasn’t Aleppo against Assad?’.

Business men were being

kidnapped and given back for money.

“In a 48-hour period, the city was basically taken over by about 5,000 rebels.

There was no Syrian army there or anything. Almost overnight, a million people from the east ended up in the west and the city was closed off. It was obviously liberated years later by the army, but the destruction is just unbelievable.”

Deputy Daly said one businessman brought them to his factory “in the middle of this desert of other bombed-out factories, as much as the eye could see”.

She said the man had restored the first floor of the factory and there were

15 people back working.

“People there are trying to reopen the factories.

It was one million people working in factories in Aleppo, and they’re beginning to rebuild that and that’s the attitude of everybody you meet. It’s about rebuilding.”

Deputy Daly believes Ireland has a responsibility in international issues and believes we should keep a “neutral role”.

“We’d be very concerned about our responsibility, in terms of our contribution to destabilising the Middle East by allowing the US military primarily to use Shannon [Airport] to refuel, [which] has been a contributing factor to the

Top: Deputy Daly meets an Aleppo family; above: a boy in Yarmouk camp tries to play amidst the rubble

destabilisation of Afghanistan, and Iraq, and all the refugees that have flown from that.

“We know the invasion in Iraq was the bones that developed ISIS, and now ISIS is unleashed throughout Europe. So, we don’t think that Shannon should be used at all by the US military.”

As well as her passion for international matters, however, Deputy Daly has matters at home very much on her mind.

Her focus is on pushing legislation, and she

believes that if the focus was on legislating such as mandatory open disclosure, it would have had an impact on issues such as the ongoing cervical screening scandal.

She said: “Too many politicians in here are too fond of dealing with parish-pump issues, acting like glorified councillors, just doing the stuff in the constituency that really isn’t their business rather than legislating.

“We’re paying a price for that, because they haven’t been on the ball,” she said.

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Rose Festival: The annual St Anne’s Park Rose Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday,

July 14-15 from 10am to 6pm each day. Don’t miss the chance to spend a weekend during full summer enjoying the atmosphere, taking the time to visit the Rose garden and enjoying all that the Park has to offer. Admission to the Rose Festival is free and car parking within the park is €3. Pictured is Sadhbh Breen (age 5) from Marino at the launch. Photo: Chris Bellew

The bear essentials for a healthy, bear life HAS Mr Teddy had a lifetime of cuddles and in need of a bear check-up? Elastoplast is asking children to bring their beloved teddies to the Teddy Bear Clinic at this year’s Festival of Curiosity, taking place from July 19 – 22, and receive some TLC from the Elastoplast Bear Doctors.

The Clinic will allow children to get familiar with some of the weird and wonderful technologies at the festival, as they take their bear through three unique health checks.

Children can take a peek at their teddy’s heart through a VR X-ray machine, and also get the chance to perform their very own sur-

gery with the wacky Animoodles at the festival.

Once the Elastoplast Bear Doctors have performed their assessment, each child will be presented with their very own Elastoplast Teddy Bear Clinic Certificate and goodie bag filled with Elastoplast treats, including the brand new 1-2-3 Wound Care Kit. The Elastoplast Teddy Bear Clinic will take place at the Festival of Curiosity’s, Curiosity Carnival, in Smock Alley from July 19 to 22. Tickets are available for the at festivalofcuriosity.ie.

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BUSINESS NEWS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ETC. ETC.

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Raft race for homeless hoped to be a splashing success ON Saturday, September 8, homelessness charity Depaul’s annual Raft Race Against Homelessness event will be taking place.

Corporate teams will be taking to the water to power their rafts around a course in Grand Canal Dock in a series of 500m races to become the winners of this charity challenge. No skill required, just plenty of energy.

Entry per team of four for the Raft Race is €400, it is the biggest fundraising

event of the year for Depaul, all funds raised go towards supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

The event promises to be a great day out in the heart of the city, with entertainment, giant football shoot-out, a children’s play area, face painting, a DJ, food and prizes in a festive atmosphere for colleagues, supporters and family.

Interested parties need to sign up

by August 17 at ie.depaulcharity.org/ RaftRaceSignUp.

Coca-Cola Thank You fund opens for applications

Good Causes Awards

THE National Lottery is reminding people across Dublin to get their applications in on behalf of their local sports club, project or organisation in their community for the inaugural National Lottery Good Causes Awards. The deadline for entries for this competition, which has a total prize pool of €95,000, closes on Friday (July 13). The new initiative will celebrate the extraordinary work being carried out by individuals, organisations and clubs which are making a big difference in communities all over Ireland in recent years.

Each category winner will receive €10,000 and the overall Good Cause of the Year will receive an additional €25,000.

THE Coca-Cola Thank You Fund has put out a final call for applications for this year’s fund which seeks to give €100,000 to non-profit organisations supporting and inspiring young people.

The final call comes as 2017 winner, All Together in Dignity (ATD) Ireland, launched their ‘Ireland, I Have a Dream’ book last Friday.

The group received €5,000 from the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund last year and launched their project in February.

The ‘Ireland, I Have a Dream’ project has provided a new space for young people in Ireland, aged between 16 and 25, to find their voice as leaders and to explore the inequalities of poverty in the context of their own

lives by writing a speech inspired by Martin Luther King’s legacy.

Ronan Farren, director

of Public Affairs and Communications, Coca-Cola Ireland said: “Today we are making a final call for applications for the 2018 Fund.

“We are looking for groups working with communities in Ireland and Northern Ireland who are empowering young people.

“I encourage all suitable organisations to apply before midnight on July 13.”

For more information and to apply for the CocaCola Thank You Fund, visit www.coca-cola.ie/thankyou.

DOG OF THE WEEK

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

Pippa is a sensitive, 5 year old Lurcher lady who hasn’t had much luck finding her forever family yet.

Pippa is quite a shy girl, so her potential adopters would need to commit to getting to know her slowly and allow her the space to gain trust and feel secure.

Pippa would love to find a quiet home with adults who understand that she is a sensitive soul and will give her the love she needs to feel safe and comfortable.

She has lived in a home previously, so she is house trained and should settle into the home environment over time. Pippa has so much love to give; she is just waiting on the right person to share it with.

If you have a Pippa-shaped space on your sofa and think you could just be the special someone this handsome hound has been waiting for, contact Dogs Trust at 01 879 1000.

They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50.

Map and directions can be found on their website, www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline, or Twitter, @DogsTrust.

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GOINGOUTOUT Legendary group has seen and played it all, yet stay focused

The Family Stone – happy to roll along

PICKWEEK OF THE

JULY 13 (FRIDAY)

Paul Simon @ RDS, €100+ WE’VE been in danger of crashing into Dad Rock territory lately, as we’ve been picking out all kinds of (ahem) classic crooners for our pick of the week. Still, when you have the likes of Paul Simon in town, who can blame us? With an absolutely dizzying output down the decades to draw upon, the legendary pop songwriter plays Leinster Rugby Club as part of his farewell tour; fans and music lovers should expect an extended set of familiar classics from the man that some people call ‘Al’.

JULY 12 (THURSDAY) Bruno Mars @ Marlay Park, €80 Bulmers Carnival Night with Booka Brass Band @ Leopardstown Racecourse, €17 The summer racecourse gig series takes on a new twist with a carnival of events around this show from talented locals Booka Brass Band, as well as the usual racing/gig combo.

Parallel Society + Aoife Doyle Band @ Wood Quay, free (lunchtime concert) Rob Walsh & The Panic Attacks + Deep Sky Objects + Proper Micro NV @ Workman’s Club, €8 Aleigh + Grainne Hunt @ Whelan’s, €8

JULY 13 (FRIDAY) Longitude Festival - J.Cole, Migos, Post Malone @ Marlay Park, €70 (€190 weekend) Robocobra Quartet + Just Mustard + The Felonies @ Workman’s Club, €8 Gavin Glass @ Whelan’s, €15 Alabama 3 @ The Purty Kitchen, Dun Laoghaire, €25 The Innocent Bystander @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €11

JULY 14 (SATURDAY) Longitude Festival - Travis Scott, Tyler The Creator @ Marlay Park, €70 (€190 weekend) Damien Dempsey @ Iveagh Gardens, €40 Seo Linn @ Whelan’s, €16 Doyle @ The Bowery, €20 Punch Face Champions @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €7

JULY 16 (MONDAY) Longitude Festival - Solange, Sampha, Anderson.Paak @ Marlay Park, €€70 (€190 weekend)

JULY 17 (TUESDAY) The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7 Sofi Tukker @ Whelan’s, €22

JULY 18 (WEDNESDAY) Sara Ryan + Dan Elliot @ Whelan’s (upstairs), €8

‘I’ve never had a real job. The only other thing I’ve ever done is spent a bit of time as a booking agent, but this really keeps me happy.’

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE one of the iconic bands of the ‘f lower power’ era.

With tracks such as Family Affair, Dance To The Music, and iconic political track, Stand!, their Funk, Rock and Soul helped forge a scene.

Today, some of the m e m b e r s s t i l l p l ay together, minus frontman Sly, as The Family Stone.

Jerry Martini, who’s been on brass with the band since the very start back in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury, is very much in reflective mode when we ask him to tell us about The Family Stone today.

“I’ve never had a real job,” the 74-year-old explains. “The only other thing I’ve ever done is spent a bit of time as a booking agent, but this really keeps me happy.

“It’s amazing to get the chance to do what you love all your life.

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“ I s t i l l re m e m b e r Woodstock, which was a real mess,” Martini recalls, picking out the legendary American cultural turning point as a highlight.

“We played Glastonbury a few years ago, and in a way it was quite similar – 200,000 people in front of us while we played.

“They don’t arrest people who try to jump the fence, they just drive them a few miles away and release them.

“It reminded me a lot of the Woodstock, love thing.”

Martini plays saxophone, and says that at 74, he’s still very much in performance mode.

“I still jump around

a lot on stage. I think it keeps me young,” he says. “I’m always writing, too. We don’t really perform new songs, though.

Sly wrote so many great things.

“He’s been one of my best friends for 50 years.

I like to write my own songs, but Sly’s songs are so good, those are the ones we play. Good songs don’t get old.”

“We’re still adding songs that are not on the greatest hits, songs that haven’t been played live before.

“We would be open to new ones, but they’d have to be as good as the ones we’re already playing, and that’s a difficult thing to do.”

The band are still very much a family act, though former frontman Sly hasn’t been a part of the band in their original sense since he departed due to reliability problems associated

with drug use way back in 1975.

Sylvette Robinson, daughter of Cynthia, now takes Cynthia’s role. “I still struggle with her loss, it hit me really hard,” Martini says of the founder member’s death in 2015. ”Sylvette’s great, just like having her mum there, and I think her being in the band is what Cynthia would have wanted.”

In fact, Martini feels the band are now as good as they’ve ever been.

“There were a couple of times in the past when maybe we appointed people as singers because they looked or felt like Sly,” he recalls.

“The guy we have at the moment, Swang Stewart, is just a really great vocalist. He nails it, and that was the important thing.

“Things are going really well. I feel in great

shape, too. As good as ever. At the moment,I’m just really, really enjoying it.”

So any regrets from it all? “I just wish out first album had gone over better,” Martini says.

“It was loved by Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. It was a real diverse, underdog album and I think it was us at our best, before albums had to be similar for commercial reasons. “ It wa s d i f fe re n t, because it had all four singers on lead in different songs and really showcased us. But it’s been an amazing ride.”

The Family Stone play Beatyard Festival in Dun Laoghaire on August 3.

They’ll be joined across the weekend by The Jacksons, Kamasi Washington, Orbital, The Wailers and Little Dragon.

Tickets are €59 (per day) or €150 (for the weekend).

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ENTERTAINMENT

Eurovision contestant even more dedicated to music and charity work RACHEL D’ARCY

AFTER the whirlwind of Eurovision, this year’s Irish contestant Ryan O’Shaughnessy took a bit of time to himself – as could only be deserved.

“I took a few weeks off after the madness of Eurovision, but now I’m back in the studio. I just finished up a writing camp with some talented songwriters in Cavan, and around 10 or 15 new songs were born.

It’s all systems go again,” he laughed, speaking to

Dublin Gazette.

Having finished 16th after a promising performance in the so-called musical World Cup, it’s clear that Ryan is just as dedicated to his music now more than ever, as well as his charity work.

He’s partnered up with the #YouthEmpowered initiative, which aims to help young people aged from 18 to 30, who are not in education, employment or training, to make the ir goals a reality through workshops and digital training.

The programme was launched by the CocaCola Hellenic Bottling Company, and will provide training to 750 young people across Ireland to help them find ‘meaningful’ employment. Now in its second year, Ryan signed on as the initiative’s ambassador this year, and has already hit the ground running in his new role.

“I met a good few of the people from last year’s programme, and they’re all settled in jobs and everything now. It’s great to

This year’s Irish Eurovision singer Ryan O’Shaughnessy at the Youth Empowered launch in Temple Bar. Picture: Photo: Leon Farrell/ Photocall Ireland

see. Employment among the younger age group is still low, despite what people are saying about a recession being over, so it’s good to have an initiative like [#YouthEmpowered] that’s helping fix that issue,” Ryan said.

Spreading the word As far as his role as an ambassador goes, Ryan said that he wants to help as much as he can.

“I’m attempting to make myself available to offer any advice, or anything I can help with that’s needed. I’m hoping that my spreading the word and helping more people know about the programme will help those involved too.”

Ryan is also gearing up to release new music, and is set to tour across the country before the year is out.

“We have eight dates

booked right now for later on this year. Nothing international yet, just around Ireland, but I’m excited to get out on the road,” he said.

“I’m also going to be releasing a new single, hopefully in August. It’s called ‘War Zone’.

“It’s about the wars we have with ourselves, within our relationships, but it can also be applied to the wars going on

in countries across the world. There’s so much going on in the world at the minute. Refugees are still struggling to settle into new countries, and I’m hoping I might be able to partner with Amnesty International soon [on the single].”

For more on Ryan, check out ryanosmusic. com, and for more on #YouthEmpowered, visit youthempowered.ie.

Get ready to Vamp it up for Four Corners Tour RACHEL D’ARCY

The Vamps are set to hit Dublin nerxt May for their Four Corners 2019 Tour

FRESH off a Summer promotion tour for their latest album Day and Night, British quartet The Vamps have announced a headline gig at the 3Arena next May. The Dublin date on May 29th is part of their ‘Four Corners 2019 Tour’, which will see the band play several dates across the UK and Ireland over five weeks.

No stranger to our shores, The Vamps will be returning to the Docklands’ venue for the fifth time with the new show alongside rising star HRVY (who’s slated to play The Academy next week) and pop-rock

trio New Hope Club.

The band – comprised of vocalist and guitarist Brad Simpson, bassist Connor Ball, drummer Tristan Evans and guitarist James McVey – release their new album ‘Night & Day (Day Edition)’ tomorrow.

It’ll feature 10 new songs from the band, including recent single ‘Personal’ featuring vocalist Maggie Lindemann, and ‘Too Good To Be True’ featuring rapper Machine Gun Kelly and producer Danny Avila.

The Vamps are said to be one of most successful bands to emerge from the UK in recent years, achieving success across the glove. They have over 2 billion streams globally,

with 8.4 million monthly listeners as well.

Their most recent album ‘Night & Day (Night Edition)’ scored the top spot in the UK, and also stormed into the Top 10 on iTunes in over 20 countries including Argentina, Philippines, India and Australia. Their most recent tour saw them sell over 100,000 tickets, and they’ve also sold out London’s prestigious O2 Arena multiple times.

A limited amount of tickets will go on sale for just €17.50 (excluding booking fee), which are sure to be snapped up in seconds. Tickets for the gig go on sale on Saturday, July 28 at 10am.

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ENTERTAINMENT

TOP TWEETS

CINEMA | THE FIRST PURGE OFFERS SOME TIMELY SATIRE

Decadently dystopian drama has some bite

TURNING on the news over the past year and a bit has felt a little like wandering into an alternate reality, given the sights and sounds coming from the far West, where elements of the far Right have shocking-

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ly become embraced and normalised.

It’s not a very pleasant reality to be living with – but then, this level of uncomfortable actuality has given The First Purge (Cert 18, 97 mins) an underlying subtext and energy that one can only imagine was fully

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SICARIO 2

Mines the failing war on drugs for dramatic tension WE RETURN to the ongoing ‘war against drugs’ with Sicario 2 (Cert 15A, 122 mins) picking up more or less after where the first film had left off. Once again, ‘the good guys’ aren’t very good, in character or ability, as they try to disrupt drug cartels along the southern US border, as a drug kingpin’s daughter gets kidnapped and matters spiral out of control. It’s an interesting film, but a wholly unecessary sequel that’s just not as good as the starkly great first film.

OCEAN’S 8

Not making many waves in the crime caper genre GEORGE Clooney and pals are well and truly out of the picture in this one – suave heistmeister Danny Ocean is dead, for starters, but his jailbird sister Debbie has plans for her own big score to pull off – if she can get the right crew together ... It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good heist movie, and it looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer, as Ocean’s 8 (Cert 12A, 110 mins) is fine, rather than fresh. Still, it’s all female-lead cast are decent enough, despite one rather unfortunate Oirish accent ...

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Still stomping over all and sundry at the box office AS WE all know by now, it’s hard to go wrong with dinosaurs – as movie stars, that is, as the dinos at the heart of Jurassic World (Cert 12A, 128 mins) soon go very, very wrong indeed once they’ve been rescued from their exploding island home.

Shrieking sidekicks aside, the leads are likeable enough, but at this stage it’s hard not to feel that we’ve finally seen pretty much everything dinosaurs can do in this franchise. Maybe the inevitable next Jurassic film can give them guns. In space.

HEREDITARY

Another great addition to the modern social horror genre GIVEN the trials and tribulations visited upon Toni Collette in Hereditary (Cert 16, 127mins), it’s no wonder her character looks so upset here. She’s an artist mum trying to mourn her recently deceased, difficult mum – but grandma’s death seems to trigger all kinds of trauma for the fracturing family. Lob in some supernatural elements, and you’re in store for a fraught horror that’s laced with psychological trauma that keeps pace with some of the ghastlier goings-on in this well-received film.

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intentioned.

To date, the Purge franchise has provided a mixed bag of middling films, with their shared central premise (that of The Purge: an annual 12-hour period of nationwide chaos, murder and mayhem when anything is legal and no police will respond) providing some snide social commentary.

However, The First Purge, while far from the first Purge film, cuts the closest to the bone yet as it delivers an inevitable origins story, explaining how The Purge and Purging became an ordinary, normal part of American life.

In doing so, this prequel also taps into the current dark undercurrents swirling through public and political discourse across the pond, gaining a frisson of focus that adds an additional layer of context to dig through.

E ve r y t h i n g h a s a beginning, and Staten Island proves to be the acorn for a particularly twisted tree that soon envelops America, with its rulers – The New Founding Fathers of America – choosing the island as the base for a new social experiment.

People are offered $5,000 to stay on, or go to, the island for a night of mayhem, during which observers will watch and record what happens

when there are no laws, and no consequences, for everyone who chooses to stay put.

Handy retina cams (available in this near f u t u re s e t t i n g ) a n d tracking devices provide an up close and personal view of everything that’s going on during this mass social experiment - which is anything but social for the increasingly desperate people caught up in a night of escalating terror.

Throw in drug addicts and dealers, hookers, turf wars, shady operatives and nefarious goings on, and you’re firmly embedded in classic Purge lore, with this film firmly following the bottom of American society.

At this stage, if you’ve seen any of the previous Purge films, you’ll be very familiar with how The First Purge plays out, as it begins to simultaneously set up and tap into the lore and beats that are part of the rest of the franchise.

Stylistically, director Gerard McMurray does a good job of maintaining the look and feel of classic Purge tropes, with everything from visually striking face masks and an almost riotous use of moody colour palettes to the emotionally detached security camera footage of violent Purging all helping to tick the right boxes.

The cast, too (with a welcome supporting turn by Marisa Times) do a decent job of conveying their characters’ descent into hunter and hunted roles, as Staten Island plummets into lawlessness as the night wears on.

H o weve r, i t ’s t h e underlying tone that potentially elevates The First Purge beyond its B-movie schlock status.

Not for nothing are some of the poorest people in America chosen to be the fodder for the experiment, with money dangled like bait to lure and keep desperate people somewhere where their violent death or torture could be seconds away.

Indeed, this becomes a more overt story thread later in the film, when a secondary storyline gains a tighter focus on the rich versus the poor, basically establishing The Purge’s potential ‘usefulness’ for socioeconomic cleansing to whittle down ‘the undesirables’ at the bottom of society.

Given current American events and attitudes over the past 18 months, Purging feels like it’s taken a couple of determined steps towards reality, which earns The First Purge at least one extra point in its final score.

Which is...

Verdict: 7/10

Every day on my run, I pass an older ladies house.

She waves, and has recently started to blow me kisses. I noticed she is homebound. Today, I bought her flowers and introduced myself and we had tea. I will be having tea with her once a week from now on. @CaoimhePhotos A free lesson on how to be a lovely, thoughtful human being, courtesy of Caoimhe

Three worst things in human history: 1) The black death. 2) World War 2. 3) RTE Player. @brilliantshane Nobody’s told Shane that things like N*****x exist now

Just landed at Heathrow.

Been a while. Nice to get some respite from messy US political news.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Jennifer Hughes, Tara Stewart and Rebecca Brady

Sonia Mohlich

Broadcaster Edith Bowman with rising Irish artists Saint Sister and Kormac and Jafaris. Pictures: Brian McEvoy Maria Souza Patrick Kavanagh and Trudi McDonald

Edith Bowman at Opium for big launch

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Ruth Scott and Rob Morgan

Aoibhinn Fitzgibbon and Laois Decantalun

Ismay Bourke and Elaine Stenson

J/broadcaster Edith Bowman came to Dublin last week to launch Made

By Music.

The campaign is the latest innovation

by Three Ireland and aims to bring people together through the power of music.

The launch was hosted at Dublin venue Opium, and saw three rising Irish artists; Jafaris, Saint Sister and Kormac come together to produce a series of new music videos.

Clare Aughney

Orla Lawlor and Oonagh Mangan

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Graham Rogerson, Robin Kavanagh, Karen Muckian, Cyril Byrne and Deirdre Farrell. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh

Dermot O’Shea and Crispin Rodwell

Councillor Ossian Smyth, Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, with Cyril Byrne, Press Photographer of the Year

Councillor Mary Fayne, Michael Doorley, Una Brennan and Nina Hand

Exhibition opens at dlrLexicon

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OCAL man and Press Photographer of the Year 2018, Cyril Byrne of The Irish Times, was in attendance as the Press Photographer of the Year Exhibition arrived at dlrLexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire, last week. The exhibition features 107 winning and shortlisted images from the annual awards of the PPAI, , encapsulating the many highs Louise Murphy, Iveta Idanova and Georgie Bates

and lows of the year gone by. This year’s judging panel was chaired by Dermot O’Shea and the judges were internationally renowned photographers Tom Stoddart and Eamonn McCabe. The multimedia award was judged by Michael Lee, RTE cameraman and Philip Bromwell, RTE News video and mobile journalist.

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WITH WIMBLEDON FEVER IN FULL SWING, NOW’S THE VERY BEST TIME TO ...

Marbella Club tennis court

Aphrodite Hills infinity pool

Match yourself with your top tennis holiday

Carlisle Bay beach sports

Annabel Croft Tennis at Pine Cliffs Resort

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor WITH Wimbledon in full swing tennis fever is tangible. Thankfully, wellness holiday specialists Health and Fitness Travel has the cure, sharing their top tennis training holidays and tips guaranteed to inspire you.

Gain the advantage with an epic sporting holiday with a morning on the court followed by rejuvenating spa treatments.

A n d eve n t h o u g h you’re bound to be served up some great coaching tips, any of these holidays will also make you feel like a champ.

Sounds like game, set and match!

Cyprus: Tennis at Aphrodite Hills Do you fancy yourself as the next Serena Williams or Roger Federer?

Aphrodite Hills is the perfect place for tennis enthusiasts of every age to achieve all their sporting goals.

After powering yourself out on the high-quality courts, unwind and

soothe your muscles by paying the retreat spa a visit to enjoy a hot stone, Swedish or therapeutic massage to make you feel relaxed and restored.

Seven nights from €1,339.

Spain: Marbella Club Tennis Located just a ball toss away from the luxurious Mediterranean hideaway that is Marbella Club, follow in the footsteps of Boris Becker at Puente Romano Tennis Club.

With ten well-equipped courts and a talented team of professional coaches waiting to ‘serve’ you, there’s no better place to perfect your tennis technique.

After a day of serveand-volley, wind down with a personalised massage and relax in the beachfront Thalasso Spa with breath-taking views across the Med. Seven nights at Marbella Club from €3,099.

Portugal: Annabel Croft Tennis at Pine Cliffs Resort With a philosophy of ‘movement and repetition’, take your tennis

to new heights on this one-week tennis coaching retreat developed by former British champion Annabel Croft.

The academy suits all skill levels and the programme includes highlypaced drills and exercises with top facilities and qualified trainers. Seven nights at Pine Cliffs from €2,079.

St Lucia: BodyHoliday Tennis Gain the advantage over your tennis game and your fitness levels on this active tennis holiday at BodyHoliday in St Lucia.

Set upon the secluded bay of Cariblue, hit the courts for private coaching and group tennis lessons, before testing what you’ve learnt with a tennis competition between fellow guests.

Round out your allinclusive tennis holiday with a wide range of group fitness classes,

land and water sports, including yoga, Box Fit, mountain biking and kayaking.

After an active day, relax at the luxury spa with a choice of daily treatments, including massages, body scrubs and facials. Seven nights from €1,679.

Antigua: Carlisle Bay Tennis Add some Vitamin-D to your game as you soak up the sun training in the tropics at Carlisle Bay in the Caribbean.

Beneath tropical palm trees, all nine courts are a stone’s throw away from the turquoise waters edge, including four floodlit courts for cooler evening games.

Between games explore on a rainforest hike or take to the tropical waters paddle boarding, before rejuvenating with a deep tissue massage at the award-winning Blue Spa. (Prices on enquiry).

For advice, guidance and booking, see the site at www.healthandfitnesstravel.com or call 0044 203 397 8891. Flights can be arranged from Dublin and other Irish airports.

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

You knead to get to grips with making these tasty piadina TV CHEF and busy mother of three Rachel Allen has teamed up with pioneers of pesto, Sacla, to compile a new book, La Famiglia – The Family Book of Pesto (inset below).

It features everything from quick piadinas by Rachel and pesto fish fingers by Sacla, baked pasta, a hearty lamb ragu or pesto roast chicken.

We all know kids have a gra for Pesto and there’re heaps of opportunities for kids to get involved.

Here’s a sneak peak of one of the recipes from the book for all the family – Rachel Allen’s Piadina (which makes six piadina), a play on the classic piadina that hail from the Romagna region of Italy.

Children love them and they can create their own toppings and make them with you, serving up an alternative to Mexican fajitas any time.

For the Piadina • 250g plain flour • 1 tsp baking powder • Three-quarter tsp salt • 2 tbsp olive oil • 65ml warm milk • 65ml warm water

For the topping • 3 tbsp mayonnaise • Quarter jar Sacla classic

basil pesto • Handful of rocket leaves • 25g cheddar, grated • 200g cooked chicken breast, shredded into long, thin strips • 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt • Half a lime

Preparation: • Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the olive oil and mix until evenly crumbly.

• Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm milk and water.

Mix with your hands (or with a wooden spoon) until the dough become soft, but not sticky.

• Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and knead for 5-7 minutes until it is soft and smooth.

• Divide into six pieces, each about 60g in weight.

Roll each piece into a ball

and place the balls on a flour-dusted surface.

Cover with a damp tea towel or cling film for 30 minutes, or they can go into the fridge overnight.

• When you’re ready to cook the piadina, heat a frying pan or grill-pan over a medium-to-high heat.

• Working with one ball at a time, roll the dough into a disc approximately 12cm/4.5in in diameter and about 2mm thick. Gently place the dough into the hot pan – no oil is needed.

• Cook each piadina over a medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side, until lightly golden but still pliable, then wrap in a clean tea towel immediately to trap the steam and prevent the piadina from getting brittle while cooling. Repeat with the remaining balls of dough.

• Mix the mayonnaise with the basil pesto in a bowl. Place each piadina on a plate or worktop and spread half the surface with the basil mayonnaise.

• Arrange rocket leaves on top, then scatter each with grated cheese, shredded chicken and a dollop of yoghurt, followed by a squeeze of lime juice.

• Fold in half, serve, and tuck in ...

TRAVEL & FOOD

The Ivy could grow on diners DUBLINERS spotted an unusual vehicle out and about in the centre streets over the past week or so – an ‘overgrown’ bus trundling about, helping to promote the opening of a long-awaited new restaurant at Dawson Street – The Ivy. The Ivy Dawson Street is the first international brasserie from The Ivy Collection, and is located in the heart of the capital at a new landmark building, One Molesworth.

The bus took in several landmarks all around town, helping to promote the upcoming opening on Tuesday, July 24, and to announce the opening of its reservation line.

The brasserie-style restaurant and bar will accommodate up to 200 guests and feature an allencompassing menu complete with breakfast, weekend brunch, lunch, afternoon tea, light snacks and dinner, incorporating a selection of classics including shepherd’s

pie, crispy duck salad, alongside a selection of locally inspired dishes such as Dungarvan oysters.

Tantalising cocktails will be available to enjoy in the restaurant or at the brasserie’s striking central onyx bar, which will also be serving Irish staples such as Guinness and a selection of Irish whiskeys.

The Ivy Dawson Street’s artwork has been carefully curated, featuring a colourful mixture of old and new with pieces include topographical prints and plans of Dublin and Dublin Bay from 1850, as well as artwork inspired

by Ireland and Dublin, and pieces depicting music, Trinity College, horse racing and brewing.

For further information, or for reservations, call 01 695 0744, or see the site at theivydublin.ie.

E.Coli infections soar in heat REBECCA RYAN

Food Editor THE public have been advised to take extra care when handling and preparing food during this hot spell, after an increase in the number of E.Coli infections.

The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre said there have been 96 cases reported in Ireland in recent weeks, some three times higher than the same period last year.

The HSE has advised to always wash your hands before and after handling food, wash your fruit and vegetables thoroughly before eat-

ing them, and always ensure that minced meats are cooked all the way through.

On the spike in cases, Dr Kevin Kelleher, assistant national director, Public Health, said: “While investigations haven’t identified a specific reason for the increase in cases we would like to remind people to be careful about food safety during this heatwave to protect themselves against food poisoning.

“This hot weather provides the right conditions for bacteria such as VTEC to grow and multiply on foods, which can lead to high numbers of cases of food poisoning in adults and children.”

Such common causes of food poisoning can lead to serious complications. For example, the symptoms of VTEC infection vary but often include bloody diarrhoea and abdominal cramps.

Symptoms usually pass within five to ten days; however, VTEC infection can also cause a more serious complication called Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS) in up to 10% of cases, which can lead to kidney failure, and occasionally even death.

HUS is more common in children under five and the elderly. It is important to visit your doctor if you develop bloody diarrhoea.

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WITH a nationwide hosepipe ban recently announced, we need to be very selective about how and when we use water in the garden. Even if it rains soon, it will take weeks if not months for reservoir levels to get back to normal and at the time of writing the ban is expected to be in place until at least the end of July.

Right now gardens have to contend with unprecedentedly high temperatures, drying winds and plants and trees in full leaf – all things that make them need water more than ever. Garden lovers have difficult decisions to make – which areas need water the most - as there simply isn’t enough to go around. You may be able to eke out supplies by re-using “grey” water, and here are a few tips to help you use any water to best advantage: Don’t worry about the lawn.

Although they’re turning brown all over the country, when the rain returns, as it surely will, the grass will recover and return to its usual lush green. It’s best not to cut the grass in these conditions so enjoy the break!

Mulch as much as you can. Home made compost, well rotted manure or chipped bark can all be used, but you can get creative if you’re stuck – thick cardboard from boxes or layers

of newspaper, weighed down, are better than nothing and you can always remove them when normal (rain) service is resumed. Mulching helps slow down the evaporation of water from the soil but do remember to soak the ground well before you apply it.

You can mulch containers too, particularly if there’s a lot of exposed compost – rounded beach cobbles and pebbles are ideal for this.

Give priority to the plants that need water most – anything newly planted, as they won’t have developed strong roots to seek out water for themselves yet – and anything in containers, as they are likely to dry out quickest.

When watering from a can, remove the rose and aim the spout close to the base of the plant so that the water is getting into the soil and to the roots, where it’s needed.

These polished cobbles from Galway Stone make a smart mulch for containers.

FOR further information on Anne Byrne Garden Design, call 086 683 8098, or see www.annebyrnegardendesign.com

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It has been one of the warmest summers in recent memory but you can still stay cool while looking cool. 2018 has been the year of tropical prints in women’s fashion, for the home and, yes, even the menfolk. The key is balancing strong (usually leafy shirts) patterns with earthy solids. To stay cool, choose lighter fabrics and make sure you protect your skin with a straw hat. There is nothing cooler than that!

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HOME & STYLE

BEAUTYBits being scents-ible THE BURREN PERFUMERY, located in the heart of the Burren in Co Clare, expertly makes small batch perfumes and certified organic cosmetics inspired by the iconic limestone landscape of the Burren and its unique flora.

They have unique fragrances for men (and women) including

Aran is a fresh sea cologne with a citrus top note and woody base.

These frangrances are bottled by hand at the Burren Perfumery.

The Remus Oumo SS18 Collection has got summer covered with simple, classic styles in subtle earth tones. Available online at www.remusuomo.com and at selected stockists.

Dundrum a chance to see our products and experience a little bit of our culture, in person.

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TECH TIME

SHANE DILLON

sdillon@dublingazette.com

WITH a prime, marketdominating position that sees Netflix keeping a foot firmly planted in both media and technology worlds, it’s been interesting to note that the streaming titan has gone decidedly old-skool with a significant investment it’s expected to close this month.

Netflix is splashing out a whopping $150,000,000 on buying just a few dozen billboards in Hollywood – a sum that’s not exactly spare change to most of us, but is just a small part of the whopping $2bn it’s spending on marketing alone this year.

Tech and media analysts have been quick to praise the deal, however, as the $150m investment in buying some 35 billboards scattered around the Sunset Strip in Hollywood

is potentially a very shrewd, canny move by Netflix which could impact on its fortunes – quite literally.

For starters, there’s an immediate financial gain for the company.

Yes, $150m is a huge upfront investment to make, and is a significant expense to incur on some distinctly oldfashioned advertising tech – today’s billboards are virtually identical to those from back in the day, advertising then the finest moustache wax for your great-greatgrandfather.

However, with advertising rates of about $25,000 a month for billboards along the area, buying a whole lot of them outright and then just facing a low maintenance cost presents Netflix with an advertising investment that will have paid for itself in a comparatively short time.

More than that, acquiring the billboards immediately hurts any rivals advertising in the area, firmly preventing rival shows and streaming services from advertising in the key creative hub at the heart of Hollywood.

Apart from the calculated financial aspects of the deal, there’s also a less tangible – but no less valuable – intellectual aspect to the billboards deal.

The past 18 months or so have seen Netflix substantially up its production game, in terms of seizing control of the streaming market as it seeks to present an alternative to the main, traditional cinema-going and TV-viewing market.

Netflix now funds and creates a huge amount of original TV shows, as well as having ramped up production of movies as well – and nowhere

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

else on earth dominates television and movie production on earth like a comparatively small part of Los Angeles.

The kind of place where, say, 35 billboards advertising Netflix’s wares, shows and business deals might catch the eye of leading creative and industry figures in ‘the biz’, thus attracting even more acting, producting and other talents to join the Netflix stable.

With Netflix firmly focused on expanding its market share and drawing ever more creative talents to its side, the decidedly old-fashioned marketing ‘technology’ it’s buying – little more than slapping glued-on sheets of laminated paper on wood and metal – shows that sometimes the best way to move forward with technology is sometimes to just look backwards ...

Summit for everyone interested in taking EU rejects a serious look at Ireland’s gaming future copyright Hotel, Dublin 2, will see DUBLIN is soon playing to proposals a huge number of intera major gaming summit, set to bring an international panel of several leading figures and companies together for a key networking and industry event in the heart of the capital.

Many people don’t know that Ireland is home to a number of key tech companies providing tech and industry-leading skills at the heart of the gaming sector, with a number of small but vital companies quietly keeping Ireland firmly involved in the global market.

The likes of Google and Facebook tend to dominate the headlines when it comes to tech stories, but several other companies in Ireland, such as Havoc, are fundamentally Irish success stories in gaming.

As such, given our geographically small but sectorally significant role, the upcoming Dublin Games Summit on July 19 at the Alex

national industry speakers, company founders, researchers and many more coming to Dublin to share insights on gaming today, where it’s going and being developed into, new tech and market trends beginning to shape gaming and creative industries and, of course, also examining Ireland’s role in the ever growing sector.

It all promises to be a fascinating summit with an awful lot to take in, but for anyone who’s serious about gaming, and especially for those working in tech and gaming in Ireland, it sounds like an unmissable event.

Summit tickets cost €185 (with a Lillies Bordello after-summit bash costing €10). For further information on the full line-up of the summit’s guests and topics, see the site at dublingamessummit.ie.

LAST but not least, social media giants must have breathed a sigh of relief after EU lawmakers rejected copyright proposals that would have made them responsible for content on their sites.

There were some excellent arguments on both sides of the proposals – many artists earn pitiful royalty payments, if anything at all, from work which may have a vast reach from being shared online, while data protection and citizen surveillance fears were raised by how companies might track who’s sharing what.

This particular battle is over, but the issue of copyright protection is bound to return to the courts again.

Ford tops Focus with latest sporty ST-Line Ford has more options for the Focus range than most would think about, topped off by the sporty ST-Line models with a hint of more performance. Michael Moroney took the latest Focus St-Line on the road where he was impressed while he hankered for more power.

WITH the current Ford Focus generation getting ready for a revamp, it was opportune to get a recent drive in the Focus ST, the blue oval brand’s sporty take on the popular Ford Focus car. Ford has offered four styling and specification pack options for the Focus and the ST Line offers most in terms of performance and style.

The Focus ST-Line models clearly stand out from the basic Focus in having ST-inspired styling features that include a honeycomb design for the trapezoidal front grille.

The car has unique front fog lamps with dark surrounds and a unique front bumper insert. At the rear there is an ST-Line diffuser element and large rear roof spoiler.

The ST-Line versions come with deep side-skirts

Ford Focus ST 1.5 TDCi Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price and ST-Line exterior badging on the front wings.

The exterior sport effect is topped off with unique 17in alloy wheels in Rock Metallic Grey and LED daytime running lights.

On the inside, the STLine special features include sport seats with red stitching and a perforated leather ST-style steering

1.5 litre 120hp 10.6 seconds 26km/litre (3.8/100km or 74mpg) 53 litres 98g/km A2 €180 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2012) 5 years €26,220 wheel with grey stitching.

There is an ST style gear knob, a dark woven headliner, and you’re greeted by ST-Line scuff plates as you open the doors.

The ST Line image is one of power for Focus drivers who want more. Ford in Ireland offers three engine options for the Focus STLine, an entry level 1.0 litre

The Nissan Qashqai was Dublin’s and Ireland’s best-selling car for the first six months of 2018

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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS

TECH & MOTORS

Is hay fever pollen causing you problems?

A RUNNY nose, headache and constant sneezing, are just a few of the symptoms hay fever sufferers deal with during the summer. These symptoms can affect motorists in a number of ways. Here’s some advice on how to cope with it before taking to the road.

Ensure your car is clean and dust free and that you operate the air conditioning or ventilation to your advantage, making use of air recirculation where

The Ford Focus ST Line comes with unique exterior sporty styling in Frozen White colour that it makes it stand out from the other Focus models and entry prices start at €26,220 plus delivery charges.

possible. It’s also important that you change your pollen filter regularly For anyone who hasn’t been diagnosed with hay fever and is feeling under the weather, avoid driving or riding and arrange to see your GP as soon as

Ecoboost petrol engine, a mid-range 1.5 litre TDCi diesel engine and the top performing 2.0 litre TDCi diesel engine. The midrange 1.5 litre TDCi engine was the Ford Focus ST Line version that I drove recently combines the performance and style feel that you expect from an ST Line with an improved economy result.

With this car is aiming to appeal to drivers who like the style and driving feel of the Focus ST Line and also want the opportunity for more economical driving, when needed. This 1.5 litres turbo-diesel engine is lively, while naturally more sluggish than the top performing 2.0 litre version. I hankered for more power, because the car’s styling want to perform even better.

For those making an ST-Line choice, the question will be how important

is the car’s actual performance or is the perception of performance even more important? This ST Line will give the desired effect with a great styling and a rated economy figure of 26km/litre (3.8/100km or 74mpg), that suitably impressive.

Out on the road, you’ll still get the ST-Line sporty driving feel with the noticeably harder suspension. This actual economy performance will be difficult to achieve, because as Oscar Wilde once said, “I can resist anything but

temptation” and that’s what the ST-Line will do to you. Succumbing to STLine temptation meant that I achieved a range of almost 900km from the car’s 53 litre capacity fuel tank, and that added more than 30% from the official economy rating.

Opting for the higher performance diesel engine version won’t impact too much on your economy levels, while it will boost acceleration performance by more than 20%. I think that if I was a Ford Focus ST-Line buyer I would

The dash styling on the Ford Focus ST Line

also be tempted on the engine choice and opt for the bigger engine version, to complete the ST line effect.

On the inside the STLine feeling is less obvious. The styling is similar to Zetec models while I had expected a more dynamic looking steering wheel, even though it is a flat bottom steering wheel with perforated leather differs from the standard models.

The ST-Line seat stitching and the sports pedals gave a more lasting

The test car came with the mid-range 1.5 litre Ford diesel engine

impression. Seat adjustment and comfort are good so it’s easy to feel in control in the car. While the clutch pedal was a shade on the heavy side, this is a car that drives very well.

The car comes with a host of safety features while the useful Parking Park is optional, the city Active City Spot and Cross Traffic Alert systems are also on the options listing, which will add to the entry price figure of €26,220 before delivery charges.

As these current generation models run out in the next short months, there will be value for Focus STLine buyers. That value is topped off by the Ford Clean Up for 182 with up to €4,700 off a new Focus ST-Line when you take their 4.9% car finance deal.

That’s topped with a new 7 year warranty offer on the car.

June shows lift in Dublin new car sales New car sales in the capital rose in June this year compared with June 2017, while the overall market for the year to date was down marginally by 3.65%, according to the latest figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). The latest figures show that 35,747 new cars were registered in Dublin for the first six months of 2018.

The drop in new car sales in the Dublin region was less than that across all of Ireland, with Dublin now accounting for 41% of all new car sales in Ireland, up marginally from last year. This once again confirms the region

as the most important new car sales area in Ireland.

Nissan’s popular Qashqai SUV took the Dublin new car sales honours and was also Ireland’s best-selling car so far this year. The Nissan Qashqai topped popular models such as the Volkswagen Golf, Skoda Octavia, Hyundai Tucson and Nissan Micra among the five top-selling cars in Dublin, giving Nissan two models in the top five ranking.

Sales of diesel powered sales are continuing to fall in Ireland’s capital, and the SIMI figures showed a 20% drop in new diesel car registra-

tions this year. Sales of hybrid petrol electric cars are taking up the slack to some extent (up 65% on this time last year), while sales of petrol cars are making a comeback in the city, rising by 19% for the first six months of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017.

Car buyers have a huge preference for grey coloured cars, according to the SIMI statistics, and it’s interesting that orange coloured cars showed a 250% increase this year, no doubted boosted by the success of the new Nissan Micra, which uniquely looks good in orange livery.

possible. What you might think is just a slight cold can become a major distraction, so get it checked before it gets worse While over-the-counter medicines will help with a runny nose and sneezing symptoms, they can also blur vision and make you feel drowsy, check with your GP to decide what the best course of action is.

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Subaru congratulates Leinster Champions SUBARU Ireland has congratulated Dublin GAA following the crowning of their Senior Footballers as Leinster Champions for the eight-successive year.

As proud vehicle sponsor to Dublin GAA, Subaru provides vehicles to some of the players and management of the Dublin senior football and hurling teams.

The football and hurling teams, including the Dublin Ladies, are benefiting from a Subaru Forester van to oversee the transportation of team kits around the country for the All Ireland Championships and National League games.

Summer 2018 is shaping up to be one of great excitement, with the introduction of the new Super 8’s in the football championship. The Dublin footballers continue to inspire and entertain their dedicated supporters. The Subaru tagline ‘Confidence in Motion’ describes them perfectly.

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SPORT

LATE LATE SHOW: SOCCER: IT’S 15 years since Skerries

Town last competed in the FAI Senior Cup, when they achieved a memorable first round win over now-defunct Monaghan United at home.

Player-manager that day was Alan Sweeney and, a decade and a half later, he will lead the side from the dugout when they face League of Ireland side Waterford.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS ATHLETICS | SANTRY STADIUM WELCOMES INTERNATIONAL FIELD

Morton mile the highlight of top meet  JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

SANTRY’s Morton Stadium is set for its namesake Morton Games to come to town for arguably Ireland’s most high-profile track athletic’s event.

It is set to feature a selection of highlevel stars from abroad, and provide a great test for the stars of the local track and field scene.

The Games are a single evening event taking place on July 19 and have grown in stature in recent years. The races, taking in 100 metres to 5,000 metres distances, will also include a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Herb Elliott’s World Mile in the stadium back in 1958 (and a mile distance in its honour). Javelin and high-jump will take place on the field.

Brendan Griffin TD launched the event last week, saying: “This year’s Morton Games promises to be another

wonderful night of athletics and a fantastic opportunity for the Irish public to see some top class athletes in action.

“It is also a great chance for our athletes to test themselves against international opposition in preparation for the European Athletics Championships in Berlin in August.

“I would like to congratulate everyone involved in organising this prestigious event on the Irish sporting calendar and I hope everyone has an exciting and enjoyable evening.”

The Morton Games is now in its eighth year as an annual international track and field meet, and will feature many of Ireland’s top athletes.

It will feature Ireland’s fastest woman Phil Healy, Sean Tobin in the Morton Mile, 400m Brian Gregan, John Travers and Stephen Scullion in the 5000 metres, as well as Dundrum South Dublin’s Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, who’s a rising star of the American

Clonliffe Harriers’ Brian Gregan, Deputy Mayor of Fingal Grainne Maguire, DSD’s Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner and Brendan Griffin TD at the launch

university track scene, racing at middle distance. Confirmed international athletes participating in the Meet include 2016 world indoor 800 metre champion Boris Berian (USA) and Crystal Emmanuel (CAN), a two time Olympian and finalist in the 2017 world championships.

Olympic high jump finalist Alyx

Treasure (CAN), and Ryan Gregson (AUS) a 2016 Olympic 1500 metre finalist, will also compete.

Events get underway on July 19 at 6.30pm (including qualifiers, junior and wheelchair events), with international-level races from 7.30pm. Entry is €10 for adults, and free for Under16s.

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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CLUB NOTES

ROUND

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CASTLEKNOCK WELL done to everyone that took part in last week’s Summer Camp and a big thanks to all the coaches and organisers, over 230 kids attended with a great week had by all and plenty of new skills learned.

Well done to our ladies Division 2 footballers who had a great win over Lucan in their league campaign during the week.

The club had plenty of Dublin representitves in action over the weekend.

Well done to Ben Harding, Senan Forker, Conor Chawke and Alex Watson who are all involved with the Dublin minor footballers who beat Wexford 3-20 to 0-10 in their shield semi-final. The lads now go on to compete in the final vs Longford next week.

Congratulations to Rebecca Cassidy and Ciara Golden who played on the Dublin Minor B camogie team Leinster semi-final victory over Kildare on Sunday. Congratulations also to Cara Feeney, Caitlyn Coffey, Caoimhe Slevin, Ellen Baker and Emma Mc Meniman who all lined out for Dublin’s U-16 camogie against Clare in the All Ireland Championship. Both U.16 teams came out with victories (U-16 A - Clare 1-7 v Dublin 1-14, U-16B - Clare 2-6 v Dublin 2-9). Well done to all - Can’t be easy travelling that distance in the heat.

ERIN GO BRAGH WE ARE delighted to say we have launched our clubs lotto Online through the My Club Finances/LocalLotto. ie service.

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

There was no winner of our lotto jackpot this week.

Next weeks jackpot is €7,300 numbers drawn were 7,14,21 and 25 . Thanks to everyone who supports our club lotto it is very much appreciated.

Cúl camp to be held from July 16 to 20in Castaheany Community Centre; cost will be €65 per child.

EGB summer camp to be held from August 13 to 17 in Castaheany Community Centre; €50 per child with

a €5 discount for siblings; 9.30am to 2pm for both camps.

Places are limited so register early to avoid disappointment and to ensure you get your free cul camp gear All of our junior teams are now on there summer break, enjoy and see you all when training recommences.

Why not send us a picture wearing your club colours while on your summer holidays to pro.eringobragh. dublin@gaa.ie and lets see how far in Ireland and Worldwide our club colours will travel to.

Well done to our adult footballers who had a great win against O’Dwyers in the league.

BOXING: USA TEAM WIN BIG AFTER SERIES OF THRILLING BOUTS

World’s biggest Box Cup comes to Dublin Loughlinstown leisure centre sees an incredible 840 boxers, 2,500 fans and a wealth of volunteers come to south Dublin from all around the world to make the International Cup a monumental success  JAMES HENDICOTT

sport@dublingazette.com

MONKSTOWN Boxing Club hosted what has now become the biggest boxing tournament in the world earlier this month with an incredible 840 boxer weighing in at Loughlinstown Leisure Centre to take part in the Monkstown International Box Cup. The contest is aimed at boxers aged between ten and 19, and run entirely by volunteers. It continues to attract competitors from across the globe: while planned attendance by teams from India and Sierra Leone didn’t materialise in 2018 for visa and financial reasons, strong teams from the US, Russia, Ukraine and plenty of other European neighbours gave the cup serious international weight.

“The overall quality of boxing was the best we’ve ever seen,”

Monkstown Boxing Club’s JP Kinsella said after the weekend. “People were calling it the ‘mini World Championships’. 17 countries were represented, and Loughlinstown was just packed. We had more than 2,500 people watching the five rings at any one time.”

The American team came out on top, taking 11 titles, and also the overall club winners title in the process. They faced fierce competition from local boxers from Crumlin Boxing Club (who took nine titles), and Blackpool’s visiting Sharpstyle Boxing Club (who took seven). Monkstown Boxing Club took six titles of their own, despite the absence of four Irish Champions from the host’s team.

There were also overall awards given to boxers across various categories. Jack Turner of Crossfit Liverpool took the men’s overall title having beaten English and Irish champions and then a fantastic

American boxer to win his age/ weight-based category.

The junior men’s title was taken by thirteen-year-old Thomas

“

It’s just a huge collaboration, everyone is contributing and no big egos

”

Varey, from Sharpstyle Blackpool, whose outstanding skill particularly impressed judges as he saw off two opponents comfortably.

In the women’s tournament, Abbey McKay from Salisbury Boxing Club in Liverpool took the senior overall award, having beaten an English and an Irish Champion on the way to winning her weight

NAOMH MEARNOG CONGRATULATIONS to Sophie Brennan who won the Dublin under 16 camogie Puc Fada competition. It’s been a busy week for Sophie as herself and club colleague Gráinne Skelton helped the Dublin U-16 camogie team defeat Clare.

Well done to Ella Heary and Orlaith McGarry who were part of the Dublin U-13/14 camogie teams that took part in the blitz held at the club at the weekend.

Well done also to the Twomey girls (Laura and Miriam) who helped the Dublin senior camogie team to victory over the weekend.

Our senior footballers recorded an important league win over Na Fianna.

The scene in Loughlinstown Leisure Centre as the crowds flocked to the venue for the Monkstown International Box Cup.

category.

The junior women’s overall title was taken by Monkstown’s own Aliyah Flood, whose no-nonsense, action-packed style lead to two powerful first round stoppages.

“She hits so hard for her size,” Kinsella explained.

The competition was an impressive feat of organisation, which saw all 840 boxers weighed in within half an hour of showing up at Loughlinstown Leisure Centre on the Friday, and hours of consecutive bouts running to plan.

A number of fantastic side stories have grown out of the competition: Ballybrack Boxing Club, for example, hosted three international teams for free, sleeping on the floor of their clubhouse.

Young boxers, aged nine and ten, also took part in highly-popular ‘skills bouts’, contests that had no official victor (official decisions come from age eleven up), but helped prepare the various youngsters for future years.

“If we had the space, we could easily go to eight rings,” Kinsella tells us. “You’d be looking at the RDS or somewhere like that, and we’ll just about break even for it this year.

“Last year, we made a bit of money and subsidised a trip for our boxers, but it’s become more expensive to run, and we want to keep the entry fee down.

“It was an amazing experience.

Very tough, but amazing. The volunteers, 40 odd of them, really care about what’s going on.

“The judges and referees were incredible. It’s just a huge collaboration, everyone contributing and no big egos.

“Global Medics, the Lock Inn Pub, who provided lots of the food and an affordable menu, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and the Irish Amataur Boxing Association were all vital to what we did over the weekend.

If you get something like this wrong, it could be a nightmare, but it was just amazing,” Kinsella concludes.

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SOCCER: ST PAT’S FACE LSL SENIOR 1A SIDE IN FAI CUP

WNL ROUND-UP Shels keep up the chase

Inchicore Athletic’s LSL Sunday Senior 1A side have the absolute dream match-up in the FAI Cup

Inchicore and Quigley’s perfect FAI Cup draw  DAVE DONNELLY

THERE’LL be no question of split loyalties when Inchicore Athletic player/ assistant manager Stephen Quigley faces his former side St Patrick’s Athletic in the FAI Cup first round next month.

The defender spent four-and-a-half years at Richmond Park during a player career that took in spells with Dundalk, Shelbourne and, most recently, Athlone Town.

For the past couple of years, he’s played with his local Leinster Senior League club while assistant manager David Hyland on the coaching side.

Hyland’s young, mostly local-based side surprised many by dumping their Pearse Park tenants Crumlin United out on qualifying in the previous round.

Club officials had longed in the lead-up to last week’s draw to see their

local League of Ireland club come out of the hat – and that’s exactly what happened as they were picked out alongside the Saints.

It sets up what promises to be a huge game for the Inchicore area, where planners are currently mulling over a proposal from the Saints to build a new stadium and shopping complex.

First, though, the club will have to get the job done on the pitch against an amateur side from whom nothing is expected – which is the perfect setup for an upset.

“I’ve been winding him up about it all week,” Hyland told the Dublin Gazette.

“My assistant Stephen Quigley spent nearly five years at Pats. I keep winding him up telling him it’s his testimonial out there.

He’s looking forward to it.”

Hyland’s young side narrowly missed out on promotion from Sunday Senior 1A last season as

their challenge tapered off in the final months.

T h ey h a d a l re a d y exceeded the expectations of many to even challenge as an inexperienced, but talented and committed, side put in a big challenge.

They took that attitude into the Crumlin clash, and will do so again when they take on the 2014 FAI Cup winners.

The tie is set to be moved to Richmond Park as Pearse Park, which Inchicore rent, wasn’t deemed suitable when Crumlin faced Dundalk in last season’s competition.

It could turn out to be the ideal arrangement for all involved, however, as the tie has the potential to catch the imagination of the whole community, with the threat of a giantkilling to spice things up.

“It’s going to be extremely difficult. You’ve a fulltime professional football club against an amateur team. I do believe we’ll be

fearless.

“We’re going to have to have an extremely lucky night and they’ll have to have an off-night, but I wouldn’t be fearing it in any way.”

Un fo r t u n a te l y fo r Hyland, he’ll have to leave the running of the side to Quigley as he had booked time away for a family wedding when an FAI Cup spot was a remote possibil-

ity.

“I’m not around for it, believe it or not. I’m on my holidays.

“I’ve a family wedding thing on, and my holiday has been booked for the past year.

“We were weighing up could I come home on the Friday, but it would mean I’m coming home after nearly three or four days, so I’m going to miss it.”

St Pat’s Athletic will hope for no slip ups in the most local of local derbies. Picture: Martin Doherty

SHELBOURNE kept within touching distance of Women’s National League leaders Wexford Youths after they cruised to a 3-0 win over UCD Waves at the AUL Complex on Saturday afternoon. Republic of Ireland international defender Niamh Prior scored twice either side of Jamie Finn’s strike as he Reds posted their third win on the spin.

With top scorer Leanne Kiernan still out injured, Shels started with the newly-capped Isibeal Atkinson in the central striker role. It was the more unlikely source of left-back Prior who provided the first goal, however, as she beat Aisling Dunbar and sent a shot looping over Erica Turner Picture: Martin Doherty in the UCD goal.

A rare chance for the Students saw a free kick routine fall to Dearbhaile Beirne, but the forward couldn’t connect with her shot.

They were made to pay a minute before the break as right-back Seana Cooke swung in a cross for Finn to head home from six yards, her second in two games.

And the former UCD defender Prior wrapped up the win on the hour mark as she met Alannah McEvoy’s right-wing cross at the back post and turned the ball past Turner. Shels remain six points behind unbeaten Wexford and four points ahead of Dublin rivals Peamount in the table. Danny Crowley’s side host struggling Limerick on Saturday, when they’ll look for a repeat of their 5-1 triumph last time out.

PEAS’ O’GORMAN ON FIRE REPUBLIC of Ireland striker Áine O’Gorman scored a hattrick and laid on four more as Peamount United recorded the biggest win of the Women’s National League so far this season over Limerick.

O’Gorman provided a trio of assists as her Ireland strike partner Amber Barrett also registered a hat-trick in a 9-1 win for the Peas, as well as forcing an own goal.

Megan Smith-Lynch and Louise Masterson also scored, while Rebecca Horgan scored a consolation for Limerick, as Peamount kept in touch with league leaders Wexford Youths. 100-cap Ireland star O’Gorman broke the deadlock after 15 minutes before her cross led to an own goal

for number two.

O’Gorman provided the cross for Barrett to get on the scoresheet soon after before Smith-Lynch, an early injury replacement for Heather Payne, made it 4-0.

O’Gorman added a fifth before the break, and she laid on two early in the second half as Barrett completed her hat-trick. O’Gorman got her deserved hat-trick before Rebecca Horgan slotted home a consolation for the Blues.

Louise Masterson ensured Peamount had the last laugh, however, with the post-match discussion revolving around which of O’Gorman and Barrett would take the match ball back to Greenogue.

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RACE Day: Thanks you very much to Teresa Collins and her team for organising a great day. It raised badly needed funds, giving many of our sponsors and supporters and great inside into the personalities who run and play with the club.

Adult Footballers: Our Division two footballers continued their winning run with a home victory v St Annes. Our Division 6 squad had an away win v Innisfails.

Pictures: The summers holidays are back. We will post on our Facebook page any pictures of kids wearing their club colours from around the world.

Please let us know the team they play with. Please send to Fingallians@gmail.com . For the adult members, we will retweet any pictures you forward from the four continents showing off your holiday destination with the club colours.

Academy Holidays and Club Siopa: Both are now on holidays until September. Club gear can be ordered from the club bar during the holiday period.

Remaining Camps: Applications at the club bar Dual Summer Camp: July 23-27, 9am-1pm. €50 members/€70 non members.

NAOMH PEREGRINE A HUGE welcome goes out to the record numbers of children taking part in the first of our summer camps for children aged 5 to 13 each day this week.

Best wishes to the coaches and mentors taking part and all the special guests.

Additional help is needed on Friday, July 13 due to a number of coaches being away and we’re asking everyone to step up to the mark to ensure the children have a great week. Registration for the second summer camp taking place from August 13-17 is already available online at www.cnp.ie.

We offer our deep-

est sympathies to Mark McSherry, and family, on the sudden death of his father.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam.

Well done to Aoife Deegan and the Dublin U-16 camogie team on their win over Clare and also to Aoife and Niamh Heffernan and the Dublin Camogie minors on their win over Kildare in the Leinster quarter final.

There was no winner of the club lottery, numbers drawn were 3, 7, 11 and 22. Next week’s jackpot is €8,600.

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

SKERRIES HARPS WELL done to the McMeel’s sponsored AFL2 footballers on their midweek league win over Fingal Ravens and to the AFL9 footballers on their win over St Maurs. The Moriarty Supervalu sponsored MFL1 team recorded a one point win over Thomas Davis on Sunday.

The juvenile section had strong representation across the various Dublin Development Squads over the weekend - well done to all our young players (see Facebook for details) 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 Thursday in the clubhouse Zingo Result: 5-1-3-7-6-4-2. We had no winners of Jackpot or dividend. Jackpot €2,300.

Dividend €450 Next draw will take place on Sunday, July 15 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 3 for €5.

SOCCER: MANAGER LOOKING TO BEAT LOI OPPOSITION 15 YEARS

Skerries’ Reynolds plots yet another big FAI Cup shock FAI SENIOR CUP  DAVE DONNELLY

sport@dublingazette.com

IT’S 15 years since Skerries Town last competed in the FAI Senior Cup, when they achieved a memorable first round win over now-defunct Monaghan United at home.

Player-manager that day was Alan Sweeney and, a decade and a half later, a slightly longerin-the-tooth Sweeney will lead the side from the dugout when they face League of Ireland side Waterford.

The high-flying Blues, with former international Noel Hunt a recent addition, will expect to advance against a side five rungs below them in the league ladder.

Memories of their last giant-killing loom large in the town’s imagination, however, and Sweeney is confident

they can give them a good game – if they’re a l l o we d ke e p h o m e advantage.

“The last time we qualified was 15 years ago – I was actually playing and managing myself at the time back then,” Sweeney tells the Dublin Gazette.

“We played Monaghan United in the Park. “ T h e re w a s a b i g crowd and they let us go ahead with it in the Park, and we beat Monaghan 1-0. The Park hasn’t changed, but the criteria might have.”

Alan Reynolds’ Waterford boast a plethora of star names, including Hunt and former Irish underage internationals Courtney Duffus and Ismahil Akinade.

For a town starved of top-level cup action in recent years, however, a big name could provide a real boost for football in an area where rugby and

GAA have long ruled. “ It ’s h u g e fo r t h e schoolboy benefit within the town. We sort of play third fiddle in Skerries behind the rugby club and the GAA. We’re the third choice of a lot of people within the town.

Local buzz “I think this highprofile game can only benefit us going forward in terms of getting kids involved. Already the

buzz around the place is fantastic.

“We know we’re going to be playing one of the best sides in the country, but that’s why you want to get into these rounds.

You want to get into the hat with big boys to try and get one of them.

“You’re after getting through five rounds – you don’t want to be getting another non-league team at this stage. The home draw against one of the big boys – per-

fect.”

The club hope to host the fixture on their home patch but much depends on the FAI’s inspection on Friday and how many Waterford will look to take up to Dublin. “ We h a v e a f e w options within the town – the rugby club is a possibility for us, or we could go to Glebe North down the road in Balbriggan if needs be. We’ll wait to see what the FAI say on Friday.”

Over 2,500 in for Race Series SSE AIRTRICITY RACE SERIES  sport@dublingazette.com

Lizzie Lee at the Race Series launch. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

THE first of the SSE Airtricity Race Series will start with the 10K on Sunday, July 22 with over 2,500 competitors set to line-up.

The race will start and finish at Grange Castle Business Park in Clondalkin and will take in Corkagh Park and the Grand Canal Walkway.

Olympic Marathon runner, Lizzie Lee is set to line up as part of her final preparations towards the European Athletics Championships which

take place in Berlin this August.

She has had a great season after returning to running following the birth of her second child last winter. Lee has clocked her two fastest halfmarathons; 73 minutes and 24 seconds in February and 73:19 six weeks later. Recently she won the Neenan 5-Mile in Millstreet, Cork in 27:42.

Next in the SSE Airtricity Race Series is the Frank Duffy 10 Mile, set for Fingal on Sunday, September 2 with the Dublin Half Marathon returning to the Phoenix Park on Saturday, September 22.

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ON FROM LAST CUP RUN Guest of honour Steven Beattie was presented with a new Skerries Town jersey at their recent relaunch event

SAILING: HOWTH CLUB WOMAN IN LASER RADIAL CLASS

Hopkins to challenge for 2020 Olympic spot OLYMPIC SAILING QUALIFIERS  sport@dublingazette.com

POLO IN THE PARK

Derby delight as 40 acres hosts top event

PHOENIX Park played host to polo’s Derby Tournament last weekend with the battle for the President’s Cup and Mumms Cup both taking place. Pictured is the battle between Pegus and Rhone Hill. at the All-Ireland Polo club.

Picture: Martin Doherty

HOWTH’S Aoife Hopkins will form part of the Irish challenge looking for a place in the Tokyo Olympic Games as the first qualification opportunity takes place in Denmark at the start of August.

It follows an exceptional 2017 when she was crowned the European Ladies Under-21 Laser Radial champion after winning seven of her 10 races in Dournanez, France.

And she will get the chance to follow-up Annalise Murphy’s switch to a double-handed boat for her 2020 bid, opening up the chance for a new face to challenge in the laser radial class.

A total of 14 Irish athletes will be competing in four classes of boats: 49er, Laser Standard, Laser Radial, and Finn.

The Sailing World Championships will be staged in Aarhus, Denmark from July 30 to August 10 and 1,500 competitors from 100 countries are expected.

Importantly, the World Championships are the first of three opportunities for each country to win a single place at each of 10 sailing events for the Olympics. Once qualified, selection and nomination of athletes will follow.

Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy, currently competing in the closing stages of the Volvo Ocean Race will not attend Aarhus but recently announced that she will switch discipline from the single-handed Laser Radial to the double-handed women’s 49erFX skiff event. She has paired up with Katie Tingle and they will begin training together in July.

Murphy’s switch to the skiff event leaves two rising stars in the Laser Radial as Howth’s Hopkins and Lough Derg’s Aisling Keller contest the single-handed class.

Over in the men’s events, the Laser Standard rig features Rio 2016 Olympian Finn Lynch from Carlow and Belfast Lough sailor Liam Glynn competing in this demanding event.

Aoife Hopkins will travel to Denmark for the first Olympic qualifiers. Picture: James Crombie/Inpho

The men’s 49er skiff class features twotime Olympic veteran Ryan Seaton from Belfast who is teamed with Cork’s Seafra Guilfoyle. Three other teams from the Irish Sailing Development Squad will also head to Denmark, including Dun Laoghaire’s Sean and Tadgh Donnelly; Howth’s Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove; and Mark Hassett with Oisin

O’Driscoll from West Cork.

Irish Sailing concentrates its support on four of the ten Olympic sailing disciplines but other sailors may compete independently such as in the heavyweight Finn dinghy where Baltimore’s Fionn Lyden and Ulster sailor Oisin Mcclelland will both be seeking to qualify Ireland for Tokyo.

Knock’s samba soccer experience FAI SUMMER CAMP  sport@dublingazette.com

ALMOST unbroken sunshine was the order of the day for Castleknock Celtic’s week of summer soccer fun in Porterstown Park at their FAI summer soccer school camp.

There was a full range of ages taking part from six up to 14 years of age. From start to finish, the boys and girls were learning to develop their soccer skills.

The children had to be on their guard with lots of sun block to

protect their skin from the blistering sunshine. At the end of the camp, Martin Doyle, FAI’s Football Development Officer, invited the children to participate in future weeks summer soccer school camps which take place for July and August at a reduced “Extra Time” rate of €50.

Having earlier been given their full kit of Summer Soccer School jersey, shorts and stockings, the final day saw the participants presented with their own football and Certificate of Achievement for completing the week of

football coaching.

There was plenty of evidence of lots of satisfaction on the

faces of the children as they headed home after the final day’s activities.

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ST BRIGID’S ST BRIGID’S three summer camps run from July 23 to 27; GAA Cúl Camp from August 13 to 17 and club nursery camp from August 20 to 24. Book online via our club website.

Our club nursery is on a well-earned summer break and will return on September 1. St Brigid’s Lip Sync Battle takes place on October 6, a huge evening of entertainment in store for all.

Our car park project is now well underway. The work is scheduled to take another seven weeks. There is no access whatsoever to the work area. Access to complex, dressing rooms and all weather pitch is via footpath only. Access to grass pitches is via Camogie pitch only, with all parking on the Camogie pitch.

Well done to all our football teams last week with significant wins for AFL1, AFL3, AFL5 and AFL7, Minor A football teams as well as our senior ladies and for both our minor hurling teams.

There was no winner of the Lotto jackpot on Thursday last. Our next draw is in the Roselawn Inn on Thursday, July 12, the jackpot will be €5,600. Make sure to have your envelopes in the draw or purchase online via our website. A huge thank you to everyone who supports St Brigid’s Club Lotto and to our great Lotto Committee.

Final few Gaeltacht Scholarships remain for August for our juvenile members aged between 12-18. Contact 0876339238 for info.

Keep up to date with all our latest news via our website www.stbrigidsgaa. com our Club App (Free to download) and our Twitter and Facebook pages!

ST FINIAN’S IT WAS mixed fortunes for the AFL teams, this week. The AFL8 team beat Portobello in Ridgewood on Tuesday evening while the AFL4 team were beaten by the narrowest margin by Cuala on Wednesday evening also in Ridgewood.

The AFL4 Team are away to St Oliver Plunketts on Saturday, July 14 at 6:30pm. The AFL8 team are away to Kilmacud Crokes at 11am on Sunday, July 15. All support welcome and appreciated.

Please check the club Facebook page and club website http://st.finians.com for ticketing arrangements and prices for the Dublin v Donegal Senior football. Phase 1 of the All-Ireland quarter-final group stages at 7pm on Saturday, July 14 in Croke Park. Only FULLY PAID UP adult members and juvenile members playing on adult teams are eligible to purchase tickets through the club.

A reminder that St Finians GAA Club will be hosting the Dublin Camogie Advanced Camp (Aged 12 to 17) with the Dublin Senior & Junior Camogie Stars from Monday, July 16 to Wednesday, July 18. Please email dcdbsecretary@gmail.com to reserve a place.

Please put vouchers given in store for all

purchases over €20 into the St Finians GAA Box in Supervalu Boroimhe for training balls for the club.

A big thanks to all of the coaches and helpers who contributed to the success of the Cúl camp last week. Check out the Club Facebook page and website.

St Finians GAA Club Golf Classic will be held on Friday, August 31 in Forrest Little Golf Club.

The cost is €240 per team of four or €60 per player. For further information or to book a tee time please contact the following: Alan McGrath - 087 6529429, Shay Collins 086 3556833, Shay Leatham - 087 2172215 or Fergus O’Neill - 087 9676725.

There are Aerobics & Fitness classes taking place in the Clubhouse Activity on Monday, Wednesday evenings. For further details, contact Bernie at 085 135 9766.

The club lotto jackpot on July 6 was €3,900 and the numbers drawn were 1, 3, 9, 17. There was no winner. Lucky Dip Winners of €40 were Angela Tighe, John Dowdall, Fearghal O’Regan, Marie O’Donoghue. Next week’s jackpot is €4,000.

The club bingo takes place this and every Friday upstairs in Peacocks at 8.30pm.

O’DWYER’S ADULT hurlers play Erin’s Isle on Thursday, July 12 in Bremore Park at 7.30pm.

All support welcome. Adult men first team play Lucan Sarsfields on Sunday, July 15 in 12th Lock at 12pm. All support welcome.

Adult reserve team play St Pergerine’s in Blakestown on Sunday, July 15 at 3pm. All support appreciated.

Well done to all who organised a fantastic Centenary reunion evening and night in the club on Saturday last. It was amazing to see the place so full of members new and old. All sharing memories about our club. The photographs are eagerly awaited, especially from the drone.

If anyone has photographs of the night for the website/Facebook page, please send them to pro@odwyersgaa.com, Night at the Dogs takes place on Saturday, July 21. Tickets cost €10 from any committee member.

CRICKET: BLUES ARE THE T20 CHAMPIONS AGAIN

Leinster Lightning strike at interpros  sport@dublingazette.com

NORTH County trio Eddie Richardson, Fionn Hand and Andrew Sheridan, along with Malahide’s Peter Chase all played their part as the Leinster Lighting won their fourth consecutive T20 Trophy title at a sun-kissed Sydney Parade last weekend.

“This is a great reward for all the hard work we’ve put in for the T20s this season.” captain George Dockrell said. “ I t ’s b e e n t o u g h between availability, injuries and even Kevin (O’Brien) heading to the T20 comp in Canada, but everyone that has stepped in to the team has stepped up and performed and it’s been really pleasing.”

Leinster came into the festival weekend in good shape and a five wicket haul from Tyrone Kane and a record interpro stand of 132 between Andrew Balbrinie and Simi Singh propelled them to 207 for five against the Northern Knight.

This was the third highest total in the competition’s history and while the Knights put in a strong chase, they ended

The Leinster Lightning side celebrate their T20 interpro success.

27 runs short.

It put Leinster in the frame for the title on Saturday with a game to go in Sandymount. Against the North West Warriors, a superb unbroken fourth wicket partnership of 122 between Lightning captains past and present – John Anderson and George Dockrell – was the launchpad for a Lightning total of 182 for 3.

Anderson unfurled his full repertoire of ramps, sweeps - both conventional and unorthodox -

DONATION Peregrine’s walk for St Francis RICHARD Costello, on behalf

of The Friends of St Peregrine’s GAA Club, was delighted to present a donation of €7,015 to Bernadette Gillis of St Francis Hospice following the group’s recent fundraising trek and the gala evening held in St Peregrine’s clubhouse. Bernadette Gillis gratefully accepting the donation and acknowledged the hard work involved. St Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown relies on annual funding of €4.5 million to enable it to continue to provide its services.

on his way to 76 from just 41 balls (4 fours, 5 sixes), adding 122 in just 62 balls with Dockrell (40*).

The Warriors cause wasn’t helped by injuries to Varun Chopra (shoulder) and David Scanlon (back) which forced both to leave the field.

The Warriors chase of 182 started promisingly as William Porterfield (19) and David Rankin added 36 in 27 balls, but once Dockrell dismissed the Irish skipper, the innings stalled.

Rankin (37) and Stuart Thompson (19) added a run-a-ball 28 but by that stage the required rate was well into double figures and the hosts never relinquished their stranglehold on the contest.

Aaron Gillespie sparked briefly in an entertaining 34, but Eddie Richardson’s four wicket haul speeded Leinster to the 41 run win. On Sunday, Leinster lost a last over thriller by a couple of runs to Munster but the title was already theirs.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: WESTMANSTOWN GIRLS BATTLE WAY TO NATIONAL FINAL

HURLING

Brigid’s drop off the pace in AHL1 Pic: Martin Doherty

The Garda/Westmanstown Gaels Under-14 Feile side

Gaels shine in Feile Division 4 final run NATIONAL DIVISION 4 FEILE  sport@dublingazette.com

WESTMANSTOWN Gaels stormed to the Division 4 national Feile shield final with a series of heroic performances in Louth.

It followed their Division 5 success in Dublin in April, representing the county in a group alongside St Patrick’s Stamullen, St Brigids Longford and St Fechin’s of Termonfeckin.

Following their trip to Stamullen on the Friday evening, things got off to a bad start as the Gaels were soundly beaten by a dynamic and skilful St Patrick’s team who had a great eye for goal.

The final score was 7-3 to 1-3 but that did not reflect the competitive Westmanstown performance. The second game also went badly in the first half with St Brigid’s ahead by 2-6 to 0-1. However a strong sec-

ond half defensive performance kept the potent St Brigid’s attack scoreless and the game finished on the same score.

Despite the results, the Westmanstown side held their heads high for day two.

They played off against the home team in a far more evenly matched contest and came out narrow winners 1-4 to 1-2.

The two defeats on the previous evening consigned them to the shield competition and thus Westmanstown were drawn against Shane O’Neill’s of Armagh in the quarter final on Saturday afternoon.

After a trip to Termonfeckin beach for a communal swim, they came back refreshed for the new challenge. The quarter final match proved an epic contest and Westmanstown produced a strong performance to triumph 2-7 to 2-1.

A semi-final on the Sunday in Navan followed against local team Simonstown

Ladies. Another match of equals produced a Westmanstown win, 2-3 to 2-1, and a final in Pairc Tailteann against Kinawley Brian Boru of Fermanagh.

The final was an entertaining epic game of contrasting fortunes. Westmanstown played with a deceptively strong breeze in the first half which gave a great advantage. They capitalised but crucially leaked 2 girls to a strong Kinawley full forward, leading 3-3 to 2-0.

Predictably, Kinawley came back with the strong wind at their backs and, with two minutes to go, the score was 3-5 to 2-6 to Westmanstown.

Then, the Kinawley captain full forward struck with a third goal to take them into a one point lead. In the last minute, the Gaels determinedly worked their way up the field where captain Zeta Hemeryck was dragged down about 30 metres out.

She took the resulting free kick herself and against the breeze agonisingly struck the post and then the full time whistle was blown giving victory to Kinawley.

It was a devastating end to a wonderful weekend of Gaelic football played in fabulous sunshine.

They were ably lead by captain Hemeryck and co-captain Emma Lyons on her return from injury. All the squad made significant contributions and all the players played in as many games as possible.

Lia Cronin, Caoimhe Howard, Katie Murphy and the coaches player of the tournament Béibhinn Forker played almost every minute of every one of the six games in very hot conditions.

The side have elements in place to go again next season with five of the squad still Under-12 and 18 of this squad of 24 eligible for Under-14 Féile again next year.

ST BRIGID’S endured a tough week in AHL Division 1 as they ended a double-week in eighth place with a playoff spot now looking out of range.

They initially fell to a five-point defeat at the hands of St Vincent’s last Thursday night on a 3-15 to 1-16 scoreline.

And they hoped to bounce back on Tuesday when they faced a Crumlin side who had lost by over 40 points to Ballyboden St Enda’s on the weekend.

But this stage of the year has a habit of throwing up bizarre results and Crumlin duly produced a much improved performance to nick a single point victory, 2-15 to 2-14, to jump above the Russell Park club.

The losses mean Brigid’s are now six points off the leaders but have a buffer to those below them with O’Toole’s six points back and Cuala and Faughs a further couple off the pace.

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