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‘Gentleman Jamie’ laid to rest as town grieves

 SYLVIA POWNALL SKERRIES came to a standstill yesterday to bid a final farewell to Jamie McAllister (right) whose body was recovered from the sea on Saturday after an ill-fated fishing trip.

The 28-year-old, who went out on a boat to catch razor clams with his uncle Kevin, had offered to fill in at the last minute for another fisherman who was unavailable.

Popular Jamie was buried at Ardla Cemetery following Funeral Mass at St Patrick’s Church yesterday, where mourners heard

what a well-liked “gentleman” he was.

On Sunday, 100 friends and family gathered on the beach for a fireworks

display in memory of the young man, who was set to enrol as an apprentice electrician.

His mum, Elaine, said

it had been “one big long nightmare” since the boat he was on capsized on Friday afternoon metres from the shore.

Jamie’s uncle, Keith McAllister, was rescued and treated in hospital but the 28-year-old’s body was not recovered until the following day.

Elaine said Sunday’s emotional tribute – which saw fireworks set off, fires lit and Jamie’s name spelled out in candles across the sand in celebration of his life – had provided her with some comfort.

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LUSK | ‘OVERCROWDING & CONGESTION NOW PART OF DAILY LIFE’

Parents call for school build to be fast-tracked  SYLVIA POWNALL FED-UP parents forced to endure a five-year delay for a school building project in Lusk have called a public meeting in a bid to speed things up.

The second phase of Lusk Community College – which includes a badly-needed sports hall - was due for completion in 2014 but the bestcase scenario now presented to the board is the end of 2019.

Following a street protest by 200 people earlier this year the school’s parents’ association has now called a meeting and is urging public representatives to take up their cause.

Spokesperson Michael Lenehan told The Gazette: “Overcrowding and congestion are now part of daily life in the school.

“There are prefabs on site since last year and their answer for the

Lusk Community College. Picture: Oppermann Associates

next intake of students is another floor of prefabs on top of the last lot.

“And while the prefabs mean technically there are enough classrooms there are no additional facilities or amenities to keep pace with new enrolments.

“There is no new canteen, no new PE space, kids have to eat their lunch in these prefabs which are damp and cold in the winter and

hot and stuffy in the summer.

“A lot of the children in Lusk would have come through national school in prefabs as well so they don’t know any different.

“But that doesn’t make it right.

They are unsuitable accommodation for educating children in and it’s just not good enough.”

Parents are frustrated at the fact that the project was advanced to architectural planning and pre-

tender stage last October but will now have to go through the tender stage a second time before a sod is turned on the facility.

Mr Lenehan said: “There seems to be no sense of urgency on the part of either the Department of Education or the school patron body, the Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board.

“Neither has taken responsibility with each placing the blame on the other. We now need our local political representatives to use their influence with the parties involved to expedite this project and bring it to completion.”

The PA’s building completion sub-committee is inviting political representatives “to address the community” at a public meeting on June 13 at 8pm in Lusk Community College.

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Local Training Initiative participants work on the windmill

Bloom veteran Jane all set to show off Fingal’s diversity THE DIVERSITY of Fingal will be showcased at the annual Bloom Festival in the Phoenix Park this weekend with an entry which merges land and sea.

Taking the county’s motto ‘Flúirse Talamh is Mara’ (abundance of land and sea) the ‘Flúirse Fingal’ show garden offers a taste of what it has to offer in terms of heritage, landscape, flora and fauna.

Features include a stone windmill (representing the iconic structure in Skerries) and a river which flows into an estuary and on to the sea.

The garden was designed by seven-times Bloom Gold Medal winner Jane McCorkell, a lecturer in horticulture at ITB, in conjunction with the Parks & Green Infrastructure Division of Fingal council.

The hard landscape elements of the garden are being constructed by participants of the Local Training Initiative based in Bremore Castle, Balbriggan who have used traditional stonework skills they’ve learned to create the windmill.

One still missing from Oberstown after attack GARDAI are still searching for one of the three young offenders who escaped from Oberstown on Monday night.

Three youths had taken over a staff office at the children’s detention centre before escaping. Gardaí were called and one was returned to the centre that night, while the two others remained at large.

However, a spokesperson for the children’s detention centre said on Wednesday that a second youth had been found and was being returned to the centre. Oberstown’s director Pat Bergin was slightly injured during Monday’s attack.

Groups urged to apply for Spirit Awards funding

TIME is running out for groups looking to apply for this year’s Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards (CSAs), which once again are helping to support the development of new projects, grow services and help raise community spirit all across Dublin.

The CSAs have helped more than 1,800 voluntary groups since 2004, with its grants of €1,000, €2,000 or €5,000 having a transformative effect on a huge amount of groups and services for young and old alike.

Any voluntary group located within the area Dublin Bus’s services operate is eligble for a grant and interested groups are urged to apply now at www.dublinbus. ie/csiapplication, before 5pm on June 23.

Celebrating First Holy Camán-ion LAST SATURDAY was a special day for the second class pupils at St Marnock’s NS. as they made their First Hurly Communion at St Anne’s Church.

Among the 80 children celebrating their Communion Day were Naomh Mearnog camogie players and future Dublin stars Ellie Reen, Amelie Kenny, Issy Harrell, Aimee Loftus, Alssandra Garfolo, Naomi Crilly and Grace Plunkett.

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YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALIST AWARDS | LORETTO COLLEGE GIRLS BUZZING AFTER OVERALL WIN The ‘Let It Bee’ girls get an A+ at this year’s ECO-UNESCO Young Environmentalist Awards. Picture: Colm Mahady / Fennell Photography 2017

LET IT BEE

 SYLVIA POWNALL STUDENTS of Loreto College, Swords think they are the bee’s knees – but they have every reason to celebrate.

The eco-friendly teenagers are buzzing with excitement after winning the overall junior award at the ECOUNESCO Young Environmentalist finals at the Mansion House in Dublin last week.

The girls’ ‘Let it Bee’ project saw them plant a wild flower garden in the school to provide a habitat for, you guessed it, bees and other insects.

They also raised awareness about the decline in bee population due to chemical sprays and the threat of pollutants to the natural world.

The group also organised a concert which included a short drama and a rap on the bee population, as well as handing out seeds to parents and persuading Fingal County Council to plant flowers on the River Valley roundabout.

A school spokesman said: “They are over the moon with the win. They did their bee rap on stage and judges loved it. They really deserved the recognition because they put a lot of hard work into it.”

This year’s competition featured 84 finalists from all over Ireland and saw young people aged 10 to 18 address the present and future challenges of climate change with a range of innovative projects.

The annual ECO-UNESCO awards have provided over 40,000 young people with an opportunity to take action and raise awareness in their own community on issues that matter most to them since it began in 1999.

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BALBRIGGAN | COUNCIL LOSES LEGAL BID TO REMOVE 100-TON THE PORTISHAM SKERRIES

Victory for Shane, 58, as floating home can stay  SYLVIA POWNALLT BOAT dweller Shane Kennedy has told of his relief after Fingal County Council lost a legal bid to remove his floating home from Balbriggan Harbour and scrap it.

The third-generation sailor – who has been locked in a court battle with the local authority since 2012 – has been told his 100-ton vessel, the Portisham, is safe.

Shane (58) told The Gazette: “It is a huge relief. I grew up on a barge and the sea is my life. I am now supporting others who have legal problems.”

The Supreme Court allowed Shane’s appeal because the council failed to prove that the boat is on the foreshore, which would require planning permission, whereas a vessel at sea does not.

Dad-of-one Shane bought the boat – built by

NATO as a mine sweeper during the Cold War, for the sterling equivalent of €34,000 in 2007, and

brought it to Balbriggan in 2010.

He spent €80,000 refurbishing it and his original plan was to transform it into a schooner and sail to the Indian Ocean. But for the past five years he has been fighting a rear-guard action with Fingal County Council.

However, last Thursday, Mr Justice Frank Clarke noted on behalf of the three-judge court that it

was “surprising in the extreme” that the council had not offered relevant maps as evidence of boundaries.

The court heard the council had claimed the vessel was unsafe and unseaworthy and would not be permitted into any harbours in its area.

It also heard the local authority took legal action after Mr Kennedy was offered alternative

accommodation, which he turned down on the grounds that he deemed it unsuitable.

It claimed to have received a number of complaints about the vessel, including one that it was leaking raw sewage into the sea. This was refuted by Mr Kennedy who said he used the public toilets or those of a nearby hotel.

Afterwards, he said: “This has been an ordeal and the stress of the court case has taken its toll.”

Electronics engineer Shane was honoured at the National Bravery Awards in 2015 in recognition of a heroic rescue in June 2013 when he dived into the harbour and brought a drowning girl to safety.

Teacher’s petal: Malahide’s Maria is the new Dublin Rose!

MALAHIDE woman Maria Coughlan had a kiss of congratulations from her parents, Brendan and Mary, at the news that the 25-year-old school teacher is the new Dublin Rose. A teacher at St Vincent de Paul Infant School on Griffith Avenue, Maria is a champion Irish Dancer, having retired last year as a twotime world champion, five-time All-Ireland champion and three-time Dublin Regional Champion. She has recently set up her own school, the Coughlan School of Irish Dancing, and will now go on to represent the capital at the 2017 International Rose of Tralee Festival in Kerry this August. Picture: Pat Moore

Tributes paid to late Jamie McAllister Continued from Page 1

She said: “You don’t expect to have to bury your kids. I’m just going to miss him. He put a huge smile on everyone’s face. We didn’t realise how popular he was until Sunday night.”

Elaine’s boss at the local pizzeria, Xhemajil Abdullahu, nicknamed ‘Jimmy’, donated all proceeds from a half-price fish day promotion yesterday to Jamie’s family.

He wrote on Facebook: “My deepest condolences to Jamie’s family and especially to his mom, who is a member of our staff.

“He was just a gentleman, and no one would have anything bad to say about him. It’s hard to find anyone like him.”

Jamie’s cousin Danielle said the support from his friends had helped the family through the tragedy.

She added: “His brother, Ryan, they were best friends. They did everything together. When you saw one you would see the other. They were like two peas in a pod. He is absolutely devastated.”

By Tuesday evening, an online fund to help pay for Jamie’s funeral had already exceeded its €5,000 goal by almost €3,000 with €7,775 raised.

A poem written by his pal, James Reid, will also be inscribed on a plaque and replicas sold to raise funds for his family.

An extract from it reads: ‘The heart of our little town has been shattered.

‘It goes to show how much you really mattered.

‘But now you’re gone up to a better place.

‘To take over heaven with your cheeky face.’

Jamie’s heartbroken parents, Elaine and Troy, sister Ela and brother Ryan welcomed a steady stream of mourners to the family home in Mourne View on Tuesday evening, where his body was reposing.

An investigation into Jamie’s death got under way earlier this week.

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Out and About

Mary McNamara, Malahide Lions Club, rally driving legend Rosemary Smith and Shelia McGirl, president of the Malahide Lions Club Michael Coughlin

Annual classic and vintage car show U

and Leon Ring loved the 1978 Ferrari 308 GTB. Pictures: ALISON O’HANLON

P to 100 beautiful classic and vintage cars from all over Dublin and the East were on show as Malahide Lions Club held their 6th Malahide Classic and Vintage Motor Show.

The event was held at The Grand Hotel in Malahide and as well as the beautiful vehicles there was live music, a kids play area and face painting. This year they are raising funds for the Alzheimers Society and the Parkinsons Association, two worthy causes.

Gareth and Laurie Shaw with children Patrick and Sam

Meabhe Murphy, Cara Evans and Gianluca Doirgo

Eric McAuley and Jamie

Paul Maguire in a Zundapp

McDermott

Janus 250

Heidi and Lara O’Neill

Rachel mcLoughlin and Kate Barry

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FASTNews Salon to donate funds to charity A SWORDS beauty salon has lent its backing to the ‘Brows for Barnardos’ fundraising campaign, which runs from June 15-24 and allows participants to look great while doing their bit for a good cause.

During the event Light Wave Beauty Salon will donate 20% of the cost of an eyebrow treatment to national children’s charity Barnardos. Call 890 4133 or see Light Wave Beauty on Facebook for details.

Volunteers slam ‘brain dead drunks’ who uproot trees THIS is the sight that greeted disgusted Tidy Towns volunteers in Swords on Sunday morning.

Saplings newly planted as part of a landscaping feature at Seatown had been uprooted and strewn along the path further down the road at a bus stop.

The Tidy Towns group posted photographs of the damage on

Facebook before replanting the area, vowing that the “braindead drunks” would not win.

Management at neighbouring Aldi also pledged to replace some of the trees which had been damaged beyond repair.

Meanwhile, Fingal County Council says it will pursue a prosecution against residents

in Howth who they claim hired a firm to illegally top trees to give them a clearer view.

More than 50 trees on public land were vandalised or topped in Thormanby Lodge and the local authority launched a probe on foot of complaints from other residents.

Council officials have since written to residents informing them that they “do not have the right to carry out these works”. Warning against further illegal tree topping, the letter adds: “It is council policy that incidents of criminal damage will be investigated and prosecuted.”

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Estuary land set to sell for €5m A 75-ACRE land bank along the estuary in Malahide is set to sell for in excess of €5 million.

Estate agents Savills they say there may be potential for rezoning the land – one of the last remaining green belts between Swords and Malahide – for housing, leisure, commercial or institutional uses.

They’re guiding €5.25 million for the land.

Ryanair chief O’Leary backs daa in runway fight with locals

Thugs uprooted several young trees in Swords, while (inset) the council has warned Howth residents not to top trees on public land

FASTNews

Three cheers for Hope Beer A FINGAL company has just scooped Best Start-Up at the National Enterprise Awards.

Hope Beer, which employs five full-time and one part-time staff, is supported by Fingal County Council’s local enterprise office and now exports a range of premium craft beers named after adventurous characters from the past.

Portmarnock set for 112 new homes PLANNING permission has just been granted for 51 houses and 61 apartments on Station Road in Portmarnock.

The site of the development is at Dun Dearg na Saille, a boarded-up red-brick house between the Links and the Kilns estates.

Salmonella probe extends to 17 areas HEALTH OFFICIALS investigating the outbreak of salmonella in Fingal believe that at least 50 people, including four children, became ill with the bug across 17 areas in north Dublin.

The HSE has described the outbreak as one of the worst of the past decade.

Dr Kevin Kelleher of the HSE said he couldn’t comment on individual patients, but confirmed it was now believed that people became ill in 17 different areas where food was delivered. He added: “We are trying to make sure there are no further cases.”

The catering firm said to be at the source of the outbreak had raised the alarm with the HSE on May 18, and the outbreak was first reported in the media shortly after a Dublin mum in her 50s died on May 21.

Sandra O’Brien died eight days after she fell ill from food poisoning when she attended a First Holy Communion party in a North Dublin home on May 13.

The popular mother of one’s funeral took place in Swords last week. Hundreds turned out to pay their last respects to the “fitness fanatic”. Her husband, Mike, paid an emotional tribute, saying that meeting Sandra was like winning the Lotto. He told

the packed gathering: “I was the lucky one every day to share my life with such a beautiful woman. I was a very fortunate person to have such a beautiful woman as a wife, a partner and best friend.”

The Food Safety Authority and the HSE are conducting a joint investigation into the outbreak. A HSE statement released on Monday said: “The first cases of food poisoning were notified to the HSE on Thursday, May 18. A North Dublin food business was identified as the common link in this outbreak. The investigation is focused on this business. A Closure Order was served on the food business on Friday, May 19.”

The catering business in question, Flanreil Food Services Ltd, operate the kitchens at the popular O’Dwyers Bar and Grill in Portmarnock, and also provide outside catering.

It’s believed that none of those who fell ill ate at the pub, but rather at private parties for which Flanreil provided food.

Flanreil’s Rory Reilly told The Gazette on Tuesday: “I’m very sorry but I can’t say much other than to confirm that we are cooperating with the HSE 100%, and have been since we discovered people had fallen ill and immediately informed them.”

RYANAIR chief Michael O’Leary has vowed to join the Dublin Airport Authority in defending court actions challenging a proposed €320 million runway.

The budget airline boss (pictured above) said it’s “imperative” that the airport gets another landing strip which would give the hub “enormous advantages” over the UK and Europe.

He confirmed: “We will be enjoining that process with the daa.”

Meanwhile Aer Lingus says it has not yet decided whether to row in behind the airport authority and is “evaluating” its position.

Work on the 3.1km runway has already begun and it’s due to open in 2021.

Night flights The daa wants two planning conditions restricting night flights – which would result in it handling 35 fewer flights between 11pm and 7am than its current schedule – set aside.

Last week a third legal action brought by the Friends of the Irish Environment against Fingal County Council and the State was lodged for hearing on October 3.

In papers lodged it claims the runway will result in additional emissions that contravene a climate action act.

It will be heard in the Commercial Court alongside two other cases brought by St Margaret’s The Ward residents.

The daa argues that the runway is a necessary piece of infrastructure of national significance which complies with new EU rules governing aircraft noise.

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Out and About

Janet King, Elaine Flood and Bridie McCloskey

Stars out in force for charity event

Fiona Bonk, Sandra Crean and Sinead Lawless. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Miriam Ahern and daughter Georgina Alan Amsby and James Brown

Ahern and Georgina’s daughter Tia

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IRIAM Ahern hosted her annual Summer Lunch in aid of CARI at The Shelbourne Hotel Dublin last week. Glamorous guests were out in force to support this worthy cause. TV3 star Alan Hughes was the MC for the afternoon, and after lunch, guests were entertained

by The Swing Cats. The day closed with a fun-filled raffle. Guests continued to enjoy the day at House Dublin where post lunch cocktails were served.

George McMahon, Dermot O’Neill (Grandad, Mrs Browns Boys), Pat Shields (Pepsi, Mrs Browns Boys), Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton

IT’S TIME FOR TEE

Ronnie Whelan, George McMahon and Brian Ormond.

Pictures: Karen Morgan/Lensmen

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HE 14th Ronnie Whelan Golf Classic was a great day out at St Annes Golf Links in Dublin. The funds raised went to two very worthy causes, The Marie Keating Foundation and Fighting Blindness Ireland. A total of 26 teams took part and some very well known faces were in attendance, such as: Ronnie Whelan, Ray Houghton, Keith Andrews, Stan Boardman, Robbie Keane, Brian Ormond, Shane Byrne, George McMahon, Dave O’Sullivan and Mrs Browns boys, Pat (Pepsi) Shields and Dermot (Granddad) O’Neill.

Laurence Kinlan and Robbie Keane

George McMahon and Dermot O’Neill

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Patrick Bergin and Helen Goldin

Claudine Keane and her mother, Joan

Pat Shields, Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton

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DUBLINBUSINESS Follow five rules to triumph at temping

Frank Keane Volkswagen in top Gold Pin win FRANK Keane Volkswagen scooped the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Dealer of the Year 2016 award at the recent Volkswagen Gold Pin Awards.

The award, which celebrates excellence within the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Retail network, recognises the retailer’s contribution in a number of areas, including sales performance, local market share and overall customer experience.

It is the highest honour that a Volkswagen commercial vehicle retailer can achieve.

The award was presented to Donal Geoghegan (dealer principal) and Ger Colwell (commercial vehicle manager) of Frank Keane Volkswagen by Alan Bateson, managing director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland, at the gala awards ceremony held in Carton House, Maynooth.

Since opening in January 2012 with 14 staff, the company has grown significantly, resulting in two new dealership locations in five years – at Liffey Valley Motor Mall and Deansgrange, and now employs more than 120 people.

In 2016, the company acquired MSL Motor Group Volkswagen in Deansgrange, Ballsbridge,

and Pottery Road. It also merged with the MSL Volkswagen showroom in Deansgrange, and opened up a new state-of-the-art service centre.

Commenting on the award, Ger Colwell said he was delighted to achieve such an accolade: “Winning retailer of the year for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is a great honour.

Ireland for our commercial vehicles, with strong results delivered through the recovering economy.

“2016 was also a great

Alan Bateson, managing director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Ireland, congratulates Ger Colwell, commercial vehicle manager of Frank Keane Volkswagen

year for Frank Keane Volkswagen and I would like to thank everyone involved for their hard work and determination.

“With the recent launch of the all new Crafter, International Van of the Year 2017, we are focused on continued growth.”

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‘It is always nice to win, as it gives the whole team a real lift and recognises the team effort put in by all’

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“Our objective at Frank Keane Volkswagen for 2016 was to become the number-one destination for commercial vehicles in Ireland. It is always nice to win, as it gives the whole team a real lift and recognises the team effort put in by all.”

Volkswagen commercial vehicles director Alan Bateson said: “2016 has seen continued growth in

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HEADWAY, Brain Injury Services and Support and Epilepsy Ireland have called on workers with a ‘hidden disability’ to nominate their company in the National Hidden Disability Awards 2017.

There are an estimated 30,000 people in Ireland living with an acquired brain injury, and 37,000 living with epilepsy. A national survey conducted by Amarach shows that 9 in 10 employees in Ireland feel their

workplaces lack an awareness of hidden disabilities.

However, if your employer is hidden disability-friendly, you can nominate them for an award by visiting www.iseebeyond.ie.

Pictured showing their support for the hidden disability awareness campaign are Brain Injury Services client Rebecca Cunningham, radio presenter Rick O’Shea. and Epilepsy Ireland client Karen Lee.

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Here’s your opportunity to shape the city for 2050 WHAT do you want your city to be like in the future? Dublin Chamber is looking to find out via The Great Dublin Survey.

The survey, which can be carried out online at www.greatdublinsurvey. ie, sets out a number of thought-provoking questions that aim to capture the ideas, hopes, wants and aspirations of everyone who lives in Dublin – this means you!

It is part of Dublin Chamber’s Dublin 2050 initiative, which is exploring the need for better long-term planning in the Dublin region.

According to Dublin Chamber chief executive Mary Rose Burke: “We are giving Dubliners the

opportunity to have their say on what they want and need their city to be like in the future.

“When it comes to quality of life, Dublin currently sits outside the top 30 cities in the world. By listening to the ideas of the people, we want to see Dublin rise up those rankings and challenge the world’s best cities for the standard of living that they offer.”

Findings Open to people of all ages, the survey will remain live until the end of June, giving you plenty of time to have your say.

The Chamber will publish the findings of the survey later this summer.

The survey’s findings

will be fed back by the Chamber to decisionmakers and will be used to influence its policy work as it sets out to ensure that Dublin becomes a better place to work, live and visit for both current and future generations.

Burke said: “As well as the survey, over the coming weeks we’ll also be carrying out a number of workshops with various groups to try and capture as many different voices as possible.

“This will include setpieces with the homeless community, school children, the travelling community, businesses and people with addiction issues.”

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Whether the city centre or the suburbs are your home, have a say on the kind of Dublin you’d like to see in 2050, and help to make the city not just good, but great

brief survey are based on initial work done by the Chamber and Amarach Research last year, which identified the key characteristics of successful cities.

The survey asks everyone to think ahead to the year 2050, and to consider where you want to live in the city, how you’d like to get around, the social

amenities you’d like to see in your community, how prepared you are for technology to play an increasing role in your daily life, the institutions and people that you expect will have a strong influence on your life, and also the qualities of other cities that should be replicated in Dublin.

The Chamber’s chief executive added: “Wheth-

er you’re 13 or 73 years old, we want to hear from you.

This is your opportunity to shape the future of your city. Dublin is currently a good city to live in – we want to ensure that, in the future, it is a great city.”

Have your say online now at www.greatdublinsurvey.ie, and help make the Dublin of 2050 that you want to live in.

OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone* is Barney, a distinguished seven-year-old crossbreed.

He has simple needs in life: a soft cosy bed, regular meals, a secure garden that he can potter around in, and a family which will accept him the way he is.

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Play a vital role in preventing drownings Noel Patrick Browne, GAA Community and health manager and player for Castlehaven. Picture: Nathan Williams

THE RNLI has re-launched its water safety campaign Respect the Water and are reminding the public to “fight your instincts, not the water” to stay alive.

As temperatures look set to soar across Ireland new research commissioned by the RNLI has revealed that 39% of Irish people questioned said they would follow their instincts and fight against the water, if they unexpectedly fell into it.

However the RNLI’s Respect the Water campaign is asking people to fight those instincts and remember one simple piece of advice – floating – that could save lives from drowning.

The charity recently announced a partnership with the GAA for the campaign which is being supported through their Healthy Clubs programme.

Noel Browne of Castlehaven GAA is the healthy club representative and well-known long distance open water swimmer.

Backing the RNLI’s Respect the Water campaign Noel said: “It can go against everything your body wants to do but resisting the urge to fight against the water when you fall in and just float, can save your life.

“The best course of action is to try to float or rest, just for a short time. The effects of cold water shock will pass within 60 to 90 seconds and let you regain control of your breath-

ing, increasing your chances of survival.”

Visit RNLI.org/RespectTheWater for information on the effects of cold water shock and floating techniques.

also contribute to the services such as the Home Teacher Programme, Speech & Language Therapy and New Parent Support in the Limerick branch.

older people to take charge of their own health in light of the Citizens’ Assembly turning its attention to the challenges and opportunities an ageing population brings.

provides huge opportunities.

“Older people should take this opportunity to take ownership of their own futures, and take charge of their own health by living their best lives in retirement.”

NESTLE EMPLOYEES BID TO RAISE €70K FOR CHARITY

COMEDY NIGHT TO SUPPORT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

BEULA Lynch and Alex Smith, both from Dublin, both seven years of age gave a helping hand at the launch of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) and Nestle in Ireland Charity of the Year 2017/18 partnership announcement.

Nestle’s employees in Ireland have committed to raise €70,000 for Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) in a new partnership announcement.

The partnership will involve over 700 employees from Nestle Ireland, Citywest and Nestle’s Wyeth Nutrition infant formula plant in Askeaton, Limerick raising funds to benefit the services and supports provided

by DSI for families with Down syndrome.

These funds will go towards a new Multi-Sensory and Family Room in Down Syndrome Ireland’s national support office in Ballymount.

This will provide a drop-in respite space available for family members and an area to relax when visiting Dublin for hospital appointments.

The much needed funds will

AL Porter and some very special friends are delighted to announce a very special show at Vicar St on Saturday, June 24 to mark the celebrations during Dublin LGBTQ Pride.

“We’re delighted to be coming back to Vicar Street for a great night of comedy, featuring Al Porter, Alison Spittle, Linda Martin, The Sugar Cubes with more exciting guests to be announced. Together, we’re hoping to raise much needed funds to support Amnesty’s human rights work.

“We are so grateful to all of the wonderful performers and everyone involved who continue to support us and give freely of their time. Thanks to their generosity and hard work, all the proceeds raised from the event will go directly to help us fight human rights abuses, both here in Ireland and around the world.”

Tickets €25 are on sale now through www.ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets nationwide.

Cancer survivors and journalists Emily Hourican and Evelyn O’Rourke at the launch of the “Just Ask Your Doctor!” campaign by Cancer Trials Ireland. Picture: Robbie Reynolds

TRADE AND TOURISM SHOW HAILED A SUCCESS ACTIVE Retirement Ireland’s Trade and Tourism Show 2017 was hailed a great success, with more than 3,000 people attending throughout the day.

Pat Spillane joined Active Retirement Ireland at the RDS last week as the group called on

CEO of Active Retirement Ireland, Maureen Kavanagh said: “The Citizens’ Assembly will be meeting soon to discuss how we best respond to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.

“Active Retirement Ireland believes that an older population is nothing to be feared, and

CALL FOR CANCER DRUG TRIAL PARTICIPATION TO DOUBLE

CANCER Trials Ireland has called for cancer drug trial participation to double to 6%.

International Clinical Trials Day last week was marked with the launch of the Just Ask Your Doctor! Campaign to encourage people diagnosed with cancer to ask about joining a cancer trial.

Cancer trials can provide people with cancer with free access to new promising treatments which in some cases can only be accessed through a trial.

These treatments have the potential to enhance and extend their lives as well as supporting the development of new treatments.

Around 650 people with cancer join a cancer drug trial each year and Cancer Trials Ireland wants to double this to 1,300 each year.

Speaking at the launch, Professor Bryan Hennessy, Clinical Lead with Cancer Trials Ireland and Consultant Oncologist at Beaumont Hospital said: “Cancer trial participation is a no-brainer. Cancer trials find treatments that stop people dying from cancer, they enable patients to get treatments not available by other means and they save the HSE cancer medication costs.

To find out more about the Just Ask Your Doctor! campaign, visit cancertrials.ie/justask/

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HEALTH: TODAY’S THE DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS OF A LITTLE-KNOWN GENETIC DISEASE

Fighting haemochromatosis, the iron disorder known as ‘Celtic Mutation’ A NEW CAMPAIGN to reduce the numbers of people suffering unnecessarily from ‘Celtic Mutation’ disease was launched last week ahead of today’s National Haemochromatosis Awareness Day. Hereditary

Haemochromatosis is an iron overload disorder that causes people to absorb excessive amounts of dietary iron. This excess absorption may in time lead to serious organ damage.

The genetic condition is especially prevalent among the Irish – hence the ‘Celtic Mutation’ moniker.

Health Minister Simon Harris has joined forces with world rowing champion Niall O’Toole – who has the genetic disorder – and Dublin GAA star Jack McCaffrey, left, to launch the new Iron Overload campaign, which seeks to raise awareness of the condition.

While Jack doesn’t have the ‘Celtic Mutation’ himself, as a final year medical student he knows all too well about Haemochromatosis and is delighted to help raise awareness.

There are information stands at shopping centres and hospitals around the country today – the full list of which can be viewed at www.haemochromatosis-ir.com.

If you have any concerns about the condition, please call the Irish Haemochromatosis Association support group at 01 873 5911.

Health Minister Simon Harris with Jack McCaffrey and Niall O’Toole. Pictures: Marc O’Sullivan

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E D I U G S T N E EV with JAMES HENDICOTT

Forbidden Fruit

The June bank holiday festival has got progressively more beat-driven over recent years, and has largely followed the same theme this time around. Orbital, Aphex Twin, Bon Iver, Flying Lotus, Booka Shade and many more are set to light up the Kilmainham Hospital grounds.

June 3-5

Taking it slow HAM SANDWICH’S

unstoppable plod to the top

VHI Women’s Mini Marathon

Thousands take to the streets of Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday to pavement pound their way around the city centre in the name of health and charity.

Entries are long since closed, but it’s quite a spectacle. June 5

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CAR SHOW

Back To The Future

The classic movie gets a big-screen outing in Merrion Square as the latest in ‘Happening’s series of events, which will also feature a live performance from 80s-aping Dubliners Spring Break.

Marty’s back. June 8

Ireland v Uruguay

Two of world football’s most successful smaller nations meet at the Aviva. While there’s no guarantee of an appearance from a certain Mr Suarez, a contest against South American highfliers Uruguay is a great summer friendly offering for the boys in green. June 4.

Howth Trad Fest

The peninsula will bring eight venues to life over an extended bank holiday weekend as the likes of Kila, Declan O’Rourke and Andy Irvine take to a Smithwick’s trail. The festival will also feature outdoor performances and a nice selection of free gigs to get your teeth into. June 2-5.

Guardian Football Weekly

The Guardian’s popular soccer podcast comes to the National Boxing Stadium, with the panel discuss all that’s entertaining about the game. Starring Football Italia legend James Richardson and a host of the Guardian and Ireland’s finest. June 7.

Vantastival

75% music festival, 25% love in for all things campervan, Vantastival has relocated to the grounds of Beaulieu House (Drogheda) in recent years, and offers arguably Ireland’s most chilled out festival vibe, together with a lineup packed with local talent. June 3-5.

Bray Seafront Vintage Car Show

A celebration of pre-1990s cars takes over Bray Seafront for a few hours adding the vehicles, face painting and live music to the usual beach buzz. June 4.

New album of the week

Haim - Something To Tell You. Long awaited second album from the infectious pop rockers, who quickly became the sound of 2013 when their debut broke in a big way in time for festival season. Will the three sisters strike again four years on?

Pictures: Dara Munnis

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Almost two years on from their number one album ‘Stories From The Surface’, the Kells indie act are riding slow and enjoying the view...  JAMES HENDICOTT

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AM SANDWICH have never been a band to rush things. After their Irish number one album Stories From The Surface - their third full-length - saw them reach their highest ebb so far back in Spring 2015, the Kells act stepped up to larger venues as opportunities rushed before them.

They’ve never been the type of band to “cash in”, however. It’s taken well over a decade to get to three albums, a journey that’s taken the five-piece to a host of the UK’s biggest festivals. Their laidback outlook still finds them, the night before our interview, performing secret shows at short notice in the heart of Dublin, essentially for the sake of performing.

Niamh Farrell, an iconic frontwoman on the Irish indie scene, tells us where things stand in 2017: “We’ve started working on new music, but we’re not the kind of band to put anything out until we’re really ready,” Farrell explains.

“But we’ve been down to Dingle recently for a weekend to work on a few songs and spend some time as a band, to really gel. We don’t know when the next album will be, but we never really did. We’ll have to see how it goes.

“What we have so far is a lot groovier, a lot funkier,” she says of the progress already made.

“We just do our own thing. We even had a time apart before, but it was just to do our own thing.

People misconstrued it as a break up. It wasn’t, it was more refreshing ourselves over that Christmas.

We were really buzzing after some time apart, it really helped us move forward.”

Part of Ham Sandwich’s appeal has always been their willingness to do things slightly differently, from some of their earliest album performances involving guerilla gigs in the streets of Dublin, to Farrell’s famous Hot Press cover, nude, aside from a coating of copies of the magazine.

“We like new experiences,” she explains. “We’re creative, and playing the same venues again and again isn’t the ideal. We like to challenge ourselves. A gig like last night [the secret Dublin show] can be harder than walking out somewhere like the Olympia. It’s really intimate, totally surrounded by people, and pin drop silent. That can be quite intimidating.

“It’s the same with the album. Having a number one has definitely opened doors, and helped with radio play, which gets more people coming to gigs.

We always had people who were great at dragging their mates along to shows, but we’ve had more people since the album

who’ve come along and told us they know us from new tracks on the radio. But we’re not going to just put another album out for the sake of it, we need to get it right.”

It’s long been a tradition that some of the more successful Irish indie/ rock acts relocate to London, simply because of the size of the UK market. While the likes of The Coronas have hopped across the water and started at the bottom, however, Farrell cites family commitments and the difficulty of relocating a group of five and their differing lives as a good reason to stay put.

“Years ago, we thought about it,” she admits. “But it’s a huge deal for five people to up sticks like that.

We still go there gigging a lot. We’ve dealt with it by bringing shows together in groups and doing a lot when we get over there in a short space of time, to get your money’s worth. It’s expensive going over, especially for an independent band like us.”

Perhaps the harder moments over the years have kept Ham Sandwich here, too. Manager Derek Nally died of a heart attack in 2010, right around the time Ham Sandwich were putting out their popular second album.

“Derek only heard the final version of ‘Ants’ (one of the band’s biggest singles) once before it happened,” Farrell explains.

“The day of the funeral, we had to go back and do our first day of recording [on second album ‘White Fox’]. But we know if he’d been there he’d have been the one pushing us to do it. It’s hard not to think of him at certain times.”

Ham Sandwich’s second-album success came full circle recently, when Farrell dropped down to the Hot Press covers exhibition in Temple Bar to check out several decades of covers, including her own.

“There are so many more women in music now.

I think it’s a confidence thing,” she says, thinking back to the cover, and citing rising act Rosa Nutty as a recent inspiration.

“She’s right: the fairer sex isn’t quite at parity at the top of the indie scene, but it’s definitely becoming more balanced next to the male-fronted indie of ten years ago.

While backed by four men - including the memorable madness of guitarist Podge McNamee - Farrell has played a huge role there, and it’s a testament to where the band stand.

Ham Sandwich’s 14 year, three album journey has plodded for a reason: they do things slowly, when they’re ready to be done. But they get them right.

Ham Sandwich play Live At Leopardstown on June 22, as well as festivals in Cork, Kilkenny and Wexford over the summer.

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Newly reinvigorated, the range now includes Marula Oil, which leaves hair smooth, soft and frizz-free for 72 hours.

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POPULAR hair brand TRESemme has announced its first-ever Irish ambassador – TV presenter and model Glenda Gilson.

The anchor for TV3’s Xpose show follows in the footsteps of previous TRESemme ambassador Chrissy Teigen as the new face of the haircare brand.

TRESemme was founded by Edna L Emme, a trailblazer who is remembered for her beauty, intelligence and tenacity, and the brand wanted its first Irish ambassador to be someone who would embody these same qualities.

Speaking on her new role, Glenda said: “I always think when your hair looks good, you feel good. I was delighted when TRESemme invited me to be its ambassador.

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Ah the June Bank Holiday weekend – sunshine, payday and a Monday off.

There’s lots on this June Bank Holiday, and whether you’re heading to Forbidden Fruit festival here in Dublin or planning a weekend away, the occasion calls for some new summery bits.

Have fun with vibrant florals, inventive layering and bold accessories to toast the beginning of summer.

The high street along with ASOS have some great and affordable options right now, with new summer stock dropping just in time for June.

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Awards keep coming for Dublin’s Exchequer Bar  EMMA NOLAN DUBLIN’S Exchequer Bar has won the title of Best Gastro Pub Dublin at the Restaurant Awards Ireland 2017.

The team say they are delighted to have beaten out some incredible competition to take home the win.

These awards recognise achievement and excellence in the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry throughout the 32 counties on the Island of Ireland. Having won the AllIreland Best Cocktail Experience at the RAI awards 2016 and showcasing their talents at Tales of The Cocktail, the world’s biggest mixology expo, The Exchequer team are excited to continue their award winning streak in 2017 and this achievement is a great way to cement their reputation.

At The Exchequer D2 customers can enjoy award winning cocktails and a new menu designed by head chef, Anthony Gaughan. To find out more go to www.theexchequer.ie

Mango and Passionfruit Mousse Tartlets

by Siucra and Catherine Fulvio

Mango and Passionfruit Mousse Tartlets by Siucra and Catherine Fulvio Get exotic with these mini tartlets! A creamy filling is flavoured with sweet and tangy tropical fruits and encased in a crunchy pastry base to make this perfect summer dessert.

For added convenience, the pastry bases can be made ahead of time. Makes 8 tartlets

INGREDIENTS

Pastry - 200g plain white flour - ¼ tsp salt - 100g butter 2 tbsp Siucra Icing Sugar - 1 egg yolk- 2 to 3 tbsp cold water FILLING 2 ripe mangoes, pureed - 3 passion fruit, juice only (sieve pulp) 100g Siúcra Caster Sugar - 2 eggs - ½ lemon, zest only 200ml cream TO DECORATE 2 passion fruit, pulp - Sweet geranium leaves or mint leaves METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 190°C /170°C /gas 5.

2. Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl.

3. Rub the butter into the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

4. Mix in the Siucra Icing Sugar. Add the egg yolk and a little water to the flour mixture. Bind together, adding a more water if needed. If the dough is too sticky then add a little flour.

5. Shape the dough into a ball, flatten slightly and wrap in cling film. Leave in the fridge to rest for at least 1 hour.

6. Brush the tartlet tins or tray with melted butter and dust with flour.

Shake the excess out.

7. Flour a clean surface and roll out pastry until 3-5mm thick.

8. Use a cutter to shape and then line the tartlet tray with pastry into the base and up the sides.

9. Line each tartlet case with parchment paper and fill with some baking beans.

10. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes.

11. Remove the baking beans and lining.

12. Brush with egg wash and return to oven for a further 3 to 4 minutes.

13. Combine the mango puree and passion fruit together and whisk in the Siúcra Caster Sugar together with the eggs over a bain marie until light and fluffy.

14. Stir in the lemon zest. Leave to cool.

15. Whip the cream and fold it into the mango puree and passion fruit mixture. Leave in the fridge for about 20 minutes to firm up.

16. Spoon the mix into the cold tartlet cases.

17. To decorate, place about ½ tsp of passion fruit onto each tartlet and a sweet geranium or mint leaf on each.

Recipe courtesy of Siucra. For more information on Siucra products along with recipes, tips and videos visit www.siucra.ie.

Celebrating Spain’s signature cuisine THURSDAY, June 15, is World Tapas Day and restaurants and venues around Ireland are celebrating Spain’s famous small plates with special menus and offers.

For those looking to join in the World Tapas Day celebrations in Ireland many restaurants, bars and venues will offer special menus and promotions on June 15 including The Port House who will be offering Almejas con Jamon (clams with ham and sherry) plus a glass of wine for €10, No. 5 Vinoteca on Merrion Row will have a special set menu including six tapas and two glasses of Cava for €50 for two sharing, Piglet in Temple Bar will offer two tapas and a glass of wine for €9.50, Market Bar on Fade Street will offer guests a tapas sampler for €15, available from 12-5pm it will include three tapas, a dessert and a glass of Sangria.

Cava Bodega in Galway will be offering complimentary churros to

guests having five or more tapas on the day.

Culminating at Taste of Dublin in the Iveagh Gardens, the Spanish Tourism Board will be celebrating World Tapas Day with a feature stand alongside The Port House restaurant.

They’ll be offering delicious samples of tapas with fantastic Spanish wines and chefs Manu Liria and Pedro Santana from Lanzarote will be performing a culinary demonstration at the four-day event showcasing Spanish cuisine and signature dishes from the island.

With plenty of interesting aspects of Spanish cuisine to explore, World Tapas Day is an excellent opportunity to discover new tastes and flavours.

Buen provecho!

Further information about all the activities and promotions can be seen at the website: www.spain.info/en_IE/ world-tapas-day-ireland/

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TRAVEL Whisk yourself off on a dream holiday with one of these offers Summer Deals: • July 25 – Ireland West Airport to Costa Dorada, California Garden, Salou, 3*, half-board, seven nights from €679pps (www. falconholidays.ie).

• Last minute Algarve – 3* Rosamar I Aparthotel, departing June 8, seven nights selfcatering, from €425pps including transfers (www.clickandgo.com).

• June 19 – Cork to Majorca, Bellevue Minerva, Alcudia, 2*, all-inclusive, seven nights from €1,169pps (www.falconholidays. ie).

• June 5 – Crete, Rethymnon, 3* Axos Apartments (2 adults, 1 child), departing June 5 for seven nights on a self-catering basis, from €1,115 per family (clickandgo.com).

Longhaul Offers: • June 28 – Dublin to Mexico, Azul Fives by Karisma, Playa Del Carmen, 5*, all-inclusive, 14 nights from €1,969pp (www.falconholidays. ie).

• July 12 – Dublin to Mexico, Grand Bahia Principe Coba, Riviera Maya, 4*, allinclusive, 14 nights from €1,959pp (www.falconholidays.ie).

Cruise deal of the week – from €979 Explore the ‘Treasures of the Mediterranean’ with a seven-night cruise on board the Thomson Majesty, taking in Majorca, Sicily, Sorrento, Rome, Corsica and Menorca.

Price includes flights, transfers, 27kg of checked-in luggage and seven nights in an inside cabin on a full-board basis. Departing on June 20 with a flight from Dublin to Majorca, prices start at €979pps; phone 1850 453 545.

Classic views of crystal-clear waters and sun-soaked sands from around the Canaries ... (Clockwise from top left) Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura

FALCON DEALS: SUNSEEKERS SHOULD WING IT TO THE SUN-KISSED ISLANDS

Summer’s here – so fly away to the Canaries

 SYLVIA POWNALL Travel Editor

WHETHER you’re a winter sun seeker or a lover of long, sunny summer days, it’s hard to go wrong with any of the Canary Islands – but each one holds something unique to visitors.

Should you go to the largest island, Tenerife, or try one of the smaller ones? Is nightlife important or do you want adventurous hikes and trips into nature?

Maybe your only goal is to relax on a warm, sandy beach?

Whatever you have in mind, Falcon will help you find the perfect Canary Island for your trip ...

Tenerife As the largest of the four main islands, Tenerife provides you with lots to see and do. This island is home to the famous

Mount Teide and, if you’re an outdoor enthusiast, the surrounding national park will keep you happy for days on end.

Not that Tenerife shies away from creature comforts, though – the island boasts Michelin-starred restaurants and the tourist resorts offer a wonderful experience.

The nightlife is buzzing, especially when there are festivals taking place. This is when the capital, Santa Cruz, takes on a Mardi Gras feel with street parties and parades. The beaches, villages, restaurants and nature spread right across the island allow you to have it all your way on Tenerife.

Gran Canaria The resorts here are world-renowned and there’s even a volcanic mountain, like on its bigger sister, Tenerife.

However, it’s the beach-

es and the charm of the villages – where you can escape the crowds for a romantic getaway – that set Gran Canaria apart.

The island’s trademark tropical lager will hit the spot after a day spent exploring and the seafood is second to none.

Gran Canaria has an active nightlife near the resorts and in the main cities, meaning you can combine the best of both worlds.

Lanzarote Lanzarote has something of an otherworldly feel due to the volcanic cone shapes around the island – where the original Planet of the Apes TV series was filmed – particularly in Timanfaya National Park.

This is also one of the youngest of the islands and showcases some modern architecture, thanks to the creative architectural

style of Cesar Manrique, who fought to stop highrises from taking over.

More recently, the island has become popular with active travellers who are into cycling, mountain biking, running or watersports.

If you’re lacing up your tennis shoes or popping on your gear for some beach volleyball while reading this, Lanzarote might just be for you.

And don’t forget to check out w w w.lanzarotewinetours.com while you’re there, and say hello to Paddy!

Fuerteventura Fuerteventura is one of the more organic Canary Islands. It’s a no-addedsugar sort of place, where the buildings are low-rise and the landscape has been built up by biology rather than bulldozers.

But that’s not to say nothing goes on here – in

fact, as most of the Canaries creak to life around mid-morning, Fuerteventura has been up for hours catering for the people who want to fit it all in.

Other islands T he other Canar y Islands are easy to get to and are ideal day-trip destinations from these islands.

La Palma is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and is a

good location for wideranging nature outings.

La Gomera is another secluded nature retreat, whereas the smallest of the islands, El Hierro, is relatively untouched by tourism and is a refreshing day trip.

Each of the Canary Islands represents something different, but the one thing they all have in common is their awe-inspiring beauty.

Canary Island Late Deals • June 2, Dublin to Tenerife, Labranda Oasis Mango, Los Cristianos, 3*, SC, 7 nights from €679pps • June 8, Cork to Lanzarote, San Marcial, Matagorda, 2*, SC, 7 nights from €599pps • June 8, Dublin to Gran Canaria, Gran Amadores Apartments, Amadores, 2*, SC, 7 nights from €479pps.

To book, visit www.falconholidays.ie, or call Falcon at 1850 45 35 45.

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Renault develops wireless electric car charging RENAULT has recently demonstrated a new wireless electric vehicle charging (DEVC) system, which allows vehicles to charge while driving.

The new system is capable of charging an electric vehicle dynamically with a charge of up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up to, and in excess of, 100km/ hr (62mph).

The DEVC system has been designed to support real-world implementation of dynamic charging. The two Renault Kangoo ZE vehicles that were used in the development of the system showed how they can pick up charge in both directions along the specially built 100 metre test track near Paris.

Renault has worked with Qualcomm Technologies and Vedecom as part of an €9 million EU part-funded FABRIC project.

The DEVC system will shortly be handed over to Vedecom to perform tests. These tests will evaluate the operation and efficiency of energy transfer to the vehicles for a wide range of practical scenarios.

“We see dynamic charging as a great vision to further enhance the ease of use of EVs, and the accessibility of EVs for all,” said Eric Feunteun, Electric Vehicle program director, Groupe Renault.

Think about your car and don’t pollute THERE are some useful and simple strategies that all car owners need to consider in order to make your contribution to lowering city pollution levels. A small amount of planning and preparation will go a long way in minimising your carbon footprint. The added bonus is the money you save on fuel.

Packing unnecessary weight into our cars is just one of the factors that are heavily impacting the environment. It is worthwhile spending some time de-cluttering your car’s boot as the extra weight makes your engine work harder, leading to increased fuel consumption.

Leaving your engine running when you are not moving or parked, also wastes a lot of fuel. Start your engine when you are about to move, and if your vehicle is fitted with stop-start make sure you know how to properly use it.

Check your tyre pressures as underinflated tyres waste valuable fuel. And while you are at it remove any unused roof racks or roof boxes. Keeping windows closed at high speeds reduces drag but go gentle on the air conditioning and other electrical extras as they are well known to be more demanding on the engine.

The XC60 gets the R-Design treatment

Volvo has a distinctive offer for the XC60, its best-selling SUV, with the R-Design specification.

This gives the SUV a sportier look, from wheels to seats you’ll notice the R-Design difference, says Michael Moroney VOLVO has given the XC60, its best-selling midsize SUV, the R-Design treatment in an effort to give the car a different and stand alone type personality. The target is to give drivers the option of choosing an SUV that can be more individual than the standard version, which depending on colour and styling, can need some distinction.

R-Design at Volvo means a sportier appearance coupled with some chassis adjustments to match higher engine performance. This is a styling where detail is important to make the car distinctive, from the lower suspension to the sports seats and subtle interior designs that will be noticed by those with a flair for style.

All Volvo R-Design cars, including the XC60, feature a unique frameless Tech Matte Black grille, has high-gloss black stripes, a silk metal

diagonal and a refined R-Designed emblem. The DRL lights in the outer corners are designed to reinforce the low, roadhugging impression.

There are subtle design changes to the front bumper while at the rear there is a unique diffuser with aero fins flanked by the round, high-tech R-Design chrome exhaust pipes.

On the inside it comes with a blend of black Nubuck textile and perforated leather seat coverings with an embroidered R-Design logo.

The seat support is one of the most instantly noticeable features with hugging side support all the way from the thighs to the shoulders. Seat adjustment is very good and within minutes I was comfortable in the car, with little need for further adjustment over the full length of my test drive period.

The dash area includes

an adaptive digital display feature that gives the driver the option to switch between three layouts with different configuration and functionality Elegance, Eco and Performance. In the R-Design versions, the Elegance theme boasts a radiant blue colour.

There are a lot of interior design features team to emphasise how distinctive R-Design is. The dash area itself combines black leather and contrasting stitching. There is a new stainless steel tread plate with a bright blue ‘R’ in the R-Design emblem as yet another unique design detail.

The test car was powered by Volvo’s all aluminium 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine that’s rated at 190bhp, which is powerful for a car in the midSUV class. The engine is smoother than in the past and delivers an impressive 400Nm of torque. That’s

Entry prices start at €39,995 and there are lots of options to add over €13,000 to the test car, which makes it an expensive option

Volvo XC60 R-Design 2.0 D4

SPECIFICATIONS Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price

2.0 litre 190hp 8.1 seconds 21km/litre (4.7/100km or 60mpg) 70 litres 124g/km B1 €270 20,000km/12 mnths 5 star (2009) 3 years (100,000km) €39,995

The dash for the Volvo XC60 R-Design

enough to give the relatively heavy SUV impressive acceleration at 8.1 seconds in a 0 to 100km/ hr race.

The car was matched to a smooth automatic gearbox that includes paddle shift control to add to the sporty effect. I drove long distances over much of the

week, clocking in almost 900km and found that I was using the auto box without paddle shift most of the time, with fuel economy very much in mind.

The vehicle has a fuel economy rating of 21km/ litre (4.7/100km or 60mpg), which is impressive given its power ability.

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Skoda goes compact in new Karoq

I achieved a figure closer to 30% less than this, which still gave me a good driving range of more than 1,000km on the full 70 litre capacity fuel tank.

Overall, that’s a good level of economy for what is a substantial, mid-size SUV with lots of sporty driving features.

Volvo claims that the R-Design Sport chassis has been lowered 15mm and the spring stiffness is 15% higher compared with the chassis in the standard S60 and V60.

The XC60 R-Design chassis is also stiffer than the standard car.

The sport effect was not too pronounced and I liked that, because I don’t want to feel every bump on the road, just to get a more responsive engine and gearbox.

Volvo has included some electronic systems that claim to sharpen the sporty driving experience in the R-Design cars.

Corner Traction Control which uses torque vectoring to provide smoother cornering is now also standard on the XC60.

The DSTC (Dynamic Stability and Traction Control) system also has several other functions that improve driving and safety properties, such as advanced stability control.

Engine Drag Control is also included to prevent the wheels from losing their grip during engine braking on a slippery surface. The DSTC system also has a sports setting that makes it possible for the driver to disable the anti-spin function.

This car comes with a high Volvo safety rating although it does not have a recent independent Euro NCAP safety rating. Volvo claims that the XC60 comes with one of the most comprehensive standard safety offers available in the segment, including City Safety, which offers a range of collision avoidance including pedestrian and cyclist detection.

The test car came with Volvo’s Style Pack, which includes front and rear park assist, rear parking camera, interior light-

This Volvo is powered by a twin-turbo all-aluminium diesel engine that delivers 190bhp and 400Nm of torque

SKODA has now unveiled its new smaller compact SUV called Karoq which will be available to Dublin motorists later this year.

The Karoq claims space and functionality for five people but as yet no prices are available.

It will be offered with an array of new technologies including driver-assistance systems.

Full‑LED headlights are featured and for the first time in a Skoda, a digital instrument panel.

Five engine variants will be available from 115bhp to 190bhp, of which four are new. A number of new clever features are also included in the new compact SUV, including a rear-seat VarioFlex system and a virtual pedal for the hands-free opening of the boot.

Skoda claims that the Karoq luggage compartment has a capacity of 521 litres with the rear seats in place, increasing to 1,630 litres with the rear seats folded down.

The VarioFlex system consists of three separate seats, which can be individually adjusted.

The seats can also be completely removed to reveal van like proportions with a maximum load capacity of 1,810 litres.

Skoda claims that the capability of pairing a car with a Smartphone has reached a new level in the Karoq. The SmartLink+ platform, compatible with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Mir-

rorLinkTM, is likely to be standard in the new compact SUV. The driver assistance systems for the new Karoq include Park Assist, Lane Assist and Traffic Jam Assist. Blind Spot Detect, Front Assist with predictive pedestrian protection and Emergency Assist serve to increase safety.

The Karoq will be offered with five engine variants, two petrol and three diesel engines on offer.

The two petrol engines and two of the diesels are new in the line-up.

The power range is from 115bhp to 190bhp. All engines are with turbo-charged direct injection units and come with start/stop technology and brake energy recovery and comply with EU 6 regulations.

With the exception of the most powerful diesel, all can be ordered with a 6-speed manual gearbox or 7-speed DSG. The 2.0 TDI with 190bhp comes as standard with 4×4 drive and 7-speed DSG. The new 1.5 TSI has the special feature of cylinder deactivation.

From the Ambition trim level upwards, Driving Mode Select with the Normal, Sport, Eco, Individual and Snow (4x4) modes is available on request.

The Off-Road mode with allwheel drive improves the driving characteristics on rough terrain.

European car sales fall as diesel loses dominance This Volvo XC60 R-Design was fitted with 265/60R18 tyres that gave the car an almost off-road impression, even though the chassis is lower than the standard models

ing high, dark tinted rear windows and a high performance sound system.

The entry prices for the XC60 are from €39,995 and when you take the

R-Design choice expect to be tempted to significantly up the specifications list but be prepared for the noticeably extra price hike as a result.

EUROPEAN car registrations totalled 1.22 million units in April 2017, a drop of 7.1% when compared to April 2016.

This was the largest monthly decline seen since March 2013 Diesel cars saw a dramatic 15% decline in registrations in April, performing well below the market average. Diesel car sales accounted for just 46% of the market in April 2017,

compared to its 50% market share in April 2016.

Sales of SUV’s across Europe continued to grow, posting an increase in registrations of 7.2%. MPV’s have gone out of favour with registrations shrinking by 21.3%. The Volkswagen Golf regained its position as Europe’s most popular car model, after the Ford Fiesta took the spot in March.

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DUBLINLIFE

ReelReviews

BAYWATCH

Plumbs the depths IT’S not easy to take an old piece of TV fluff and make something with even less plot and character, but Baywatch (Cert 15A, 116 mins) has risen – or sunk – to the challenge. If you’ve ever wanted to see Zac Efron and Dwayne Johnson run about, flexing their muscles, this is the film for you! Anyone else, however, won’t find much to enjoy in this charmless, frequently cheap-looking reboot.

SALAZAR’S REVENGE Caribbean pirates ahoi!

JOHNNY Depp returns to his most famous – not to mention successful – role as Jack Sparow in the latest of the Pirates franchise (Cert 12A, 129 mins). It’s more of the same for Pirates fans – ridiculously entertaining setpieces, a slightly plodding plot, and great actors having a go at being a pirate. Here, the always watchable Javier Bardem steals the show as Sparrow’s latest nemesis.

KING ARTHUR Swords losers

ABOUT to stagger off cinema screens after being slashed by critics, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (Cert 12A, 126 mins) looks set to go down as one of the year’s biggest flops. Director Guy Ritchie’s gritty reimagining of the King Arfurr legend is interesting in parts, and Charlie Hunnam is fine in the beefcake-with-a-destiny lead role, but it’s pretty underwhelming stuff.

CINEMA

ALIEN COVENANT: DESPITE PLENTY OF FLAWS, IT’S AN INTERESTING PREQUEL

New sci-fi delivers a shipload of dark dread THERE’RE a lot of things that Alien Covenant gets right.

Director Ridley Scott returns to the series that legitimised sci-fi horror with layer upon layer of pitch-black terror, alongside brooding, creeping tension and a retrofuturistic aesthetic that gracefully walks the line between homage to instalments gone by (1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, to be clear) and the sleek, polished sci-fi of Covenant’s predecessor, 2013’s Prometheus.

As another prequel to the original film, Covenant shares much with Prometheus, packing in another talented cast, featuring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston (who stood out in last year’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them), the incredible Danny McBride, and Billy Crudup, who’s been on point recently with fantastic

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turns in Jackie, and 20th Century Women.

Unfortunately, Alien: Covenant also shares Prometheus’s most grave indiscretion: a narrative regrettably riddled with plot holes and oversights.

Scott may have proclaimed that he “doesn’t do backstory” (whatever that means) in a recent interview, and that’s all well and good, apart from when you’re directing a film that supposedly exists as explanatory prequel to a beloved series – as well as being a sequel to a film that already raised more

Michael Fassbender returns, this time playing two Synthetics (androids): David, and Walter

questions than gave answers ...

The main plot begins in 2104 on board The Covenant: a ship on a colonisation mission, carrying 2,000 passengers bound for a remote but hospitable planet, while Synthetic android Walter (Fassbender) monitors the sleeping crew.

When disaster and tragedy render Oram (Crudup) the ship’s new captain, the mission is altered and the crew set out after a distress call from an apparently hospitable paradise planet. However, Daniels (Waterston) is wary of the planet – and rightly so.

Soon, an encounter with the only surviving member of the Pro-

Tennessee Faris (Danny McBride) and Daniels Branson (Katherine Waterston) are going on a bug hunt – or are they the ones being hunted, in Alien Covenant?

metheus, another Synthetic, David (also Fassbender) leads to the kind of Alien terror fans of the series have been dying for ever since the announcement of Prometheus.

Covenant certainly delivers on much of the untapped potential of its precursor. After a slow, creeping build-up, paradise comes crashing down.

The eventual burst of violence here is genuinely disturbing and gloriously executed; the foreboding sense of dread that precedes it more tense than anything we’ve been offered in horror since last year’s The Wytch.

The performances here are fantastic – in particular, Fassbender in his dual role. Thoughtful, human

turns from each of the leads make up for the glaring lack of character exposition at the beginning of the film; indeed, most of the character forming was relegated to an online teaser film months ago – a nice treat, but a poor decision on Scott’s part.

We never really get to know these characters and, accordingly, when they start to be picked off one by one, it’s hard to care about what happens to them.

To pick through each of the film’s more problematic plot holes would be to ruin the eventual surprises that come in Covenant’s third act.

It’s unfortunate that Scott seems to have gleaned little from the hostile reaction to Pro-

metheus’s narrative missteps – consequently, Covenant plays less like a return to form and more as a thrilling, though occasionally infuriating reminder of what made his original film so breathtakingly terrifying.

There’s plenty here for Alien purists and those willing to dig into the wider mythology of the series; newcomers and casual watchers will be left scratching their heads.

If you’re willing to allow Scott his rejection of “backstory”, this is an unsettling, stimulating adventure that delights and disgusts the senses in equal measure and promises more – let’s hope Scott’s next sequel makes good on it.

Verdict: 7/10

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TECH Pictures: @mohikan1974

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: ONE DAY, CATASTROPHE COULD HIT WORLD’S DATA

The dangers of a digital doomsday Feel-good gaming “Haiiiiiiiiiiii!” Unbridled joy at

finding his cardboard Switch

console had become a real one!

shot of the year

TWITTER user Mohikan (@mohikan1974) gave the internet an absolutely heartwarming picture (top) that only a heart of stone wouldn’t like, as well as perhaps earning himself a nod as Japanese Dad of the Year 2017.

Noticing that his creative son had made a cardboard Nintendo Switch (above) to play with, Mohikan took the hint and sneakily put a real Switch inside some cardboard (right) when his son was taking a bath, Tweeting: “I wonder when he’ll notice”. The result? The picture at the top, showing his absolutely ecstatic son!

Whether this ever emerges as brilliant guerilla marketing from Nintendo, or is just what it appears to be, it’s a charming photo and story that captures the passion for gaming and the hopes of youth in one exuberant photo. Good job, Mohikan-san!

Nintendo’s worth switches upwards STAYING with the Nintendo Switch, sales of the quirky console-that’salso-a-handheld have proven to be a hit for the company, following the disappointments of its previous hardware sales.

Despite the initial bemused response to the new console, and its comparative lack of presence (on Irish shores, at least), the Switch has quietly hit its stride in the few short months that it’s been on release.

It has just been announced that Nin-

tendo’s share price has hit a seven-year high, with strong international sales, and some notable launch titles, giving it an unexpected but welcome running start.

It’s thought that the console’s sales alone aren’t solely responsible for Nintendo’s good fortune, with its recent initial forays into mobile gaming also affecting its revenues and share price.

Either way, the boost is welcome news for the august gaming company, and for gamers in general.

THERE are many things that Stephen Fr y is already well known as – an actor, an author, a bon viveur, a comedian, an activist, a presenter – and now, perhaps, there’s an unusual addition to this list: a digital doomsayer!

Having established quite a name for himself as a keen techie and early adopter of new tech trends, the sharp-witted character had some interesting thoughts on modern digital life when he was speaking at Hay Literary Festival recently.

In between some sharp comments on the likes of Facebook and other digital platforms needing to step up and accept more responsibility for the content that they publish, Fry also took aim at our increasingly digitally-reliant world, which could see everything from our opt-in interactions (such as Instagram selfies) to compulsory participation (government records) at risk of sudden, spectacular failure.

Perhaps his words took sustenance from the global chaos created by WannaCry recently, the low-tech ransomware worm which crippled a variety of banking systems, health services, and other networks

Stephen Fry: “An extinction-level event ... will delete all the archives and accumulated data of our existences and create a kind of digital winter for humankind”

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that were unexpectedly brought to their knees by its relatively unsophisticated attack.

He went on to warn: “An extinction-level event ... will obliterate our title deeds, eliminate our personal records, annul our bank accounts and life savings, delete all the archives and accumulated data of our existences and create a kind of digital winter for humankind.”

Strong words, if not more than a little alarmist, but his words are not without a grain of truth.

Speaking of grains – bear with me – it’s well known that the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, set in the remote Arctic Svalbard archipelago about 1,300 kilometres from the North Pole, contains thousands of varities of seeds and grains from every corner of the world.

In the event of a global catastrophe, the Svalbard Vault, and others, are expected to provide the means for Man to survive,

Tech sector equality put in the spotlight GOOGLE is busy across the pond at the moment, where it’s been squaring up to the US government in a row over wages.

Specifically, the US Department of Labor (DoL) has accused the company of under-

What’s the link between a doomsday seed vault on the edge of the world and comedian Stephen Fry? Read on, and find out ... Composite: Shane Dillon

and replant the world.

But what is the digital counterpart to the Svalbard Vault, should a global digital doomsday hit?

What if all the data in The Cloud were to be maliciously attacked, or otherwise rendered useless?

The answer, of course, is

paying women.

Strongly rejecting the charge, Google has said that it would cost too much, and take too much time, to go through all its data and records to compile enough data to satisfy the DoL. The DoL requested the information as Google is a federal contractor, which means it’s required to comply with equal

that no such ‘digital seed bank’ exists, with so-called Big Data (stored by governments, megacorporations etc) potentially just as much at risk as ‘small data’ – the shots of your holiday last year that yuo keep on your phone.

There’s no need to panic

opportunity laws and allow its records to be investigated – except with a huge employee base and complex records, Google has argued the logistics and cost of preparing the info for the DoL are just too difficult.

Whatever the final resolution to the case, it’s an interesting issue to follow across the entire tech sector.

just yet, but as we all head towards an increasingly digitally-reliant future, it’s perhaps worth considering Fry’s words. Ask yourself if you’ve backed up, copied or otherwise saved the digital data that you now rely on others to store. If you haven’t, start!

A fascinating look at Facebook’s rules I WOULDN’T normally direct people to another paper, but The Guardian’s major new Facebook Files section provides an awful, awful lot of content, and is well worth digging into to learn more about the tech titan’s workings.

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FastSport HERMESMONKSTOWN TAKE ON EUROS: HERMES-Monkstown hockey club travel to ’s Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands to take on Europe’s top club sides this weekend.

They start off with the toughest possible draw as they meet Den Bosch, the hosts, in the quarter-final of the competition, facing a side that had won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup over 10 times in the last 15 years and features a series of Olympic gold medalists.

The southsiders will be hoping they can use the international experience of Chloe Watkins, Anna O’Flanagan, Nikki Evans, Ellen Curran and Sinead Loughran to good effect. They were all in the US last week with Ireland for a series against the world number six side. Should Hermes lose their quarterfinal tie, they will then play in the fifth to eighth place playoffs with likely teams from Spain, Russia and England.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: AFFORDABLE APPROACH A KEY TARGET FOR CARRICK

Ballyfermot’s Ryoshin club open for all for the love of it

 JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

BALLYFERMOT’S Ryoshin mixed martial arts club is pushing its community-driven, “for everyone” agenda by adding an affordable Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition to its training regime, with the tournament set to take place in July.

Run by Tony Carrick, the successful gym has taken home a number of major belts in recent years, and is part of a largely “for the love of it” empire that Carrick has built across the UK, Germany and Ireland – with a second gym in Kerry in the offing – having spent a decade training in Japan.

T he latest tournament endeavour has twin aims: to counter the prohibitive costs of most tournaments by pricing entry in the €10-15 range, and to bring in additional funds that will help keep gym membership costs down.

For a gym kitted out with its own cage, boxing ring and padded floor for other martial arts, Ryoshin’s membership is very affordable, starting at €55 a month, and incorporating up to six days a week of training with-

Members of the Ryoshin Fight Team

in that price but hosting in their own building and the relative lack of additional costs enables the affordable tournaments.

“The tournaments will start at age ten because we’ve found from travelling to tournaments that a lot of our younger kids will see the older lads go off and come back with belts.

“They’re asking themselves ‘what am I training for?” gym

manager Joanna Morgan explains of the plan. “There’s a lot of attrition in teenagers with sport, and stuff like this can keep them going, and off the streets.”

Carrick outlines a bit of the history of the gym, explaining that since opening in Dublin in late 2009, they’ve taken home 13 MMA belts and a K1 (kickboxing) title. Having said that,

he’s keen to emphasise that the top-end competition is not the overall focus.

“We’ve won tournaments that very professional gyms, like Conor McGregor’s gym [Straight Blast in Walkinstown], have never won,” he explains, highlighting their EFC Africa title won through Henry Fadipe.

“But we get a lot of young-

sters coming in because they felt like the more pro-focused gyms don’t consider them a priority.

“That’s how we want it, we don’t do this for the titles. We’re not making any money from it, really, either, we’re down here six days a week because it’s what we want to do. We all have day jobs,” he explains.

Morgan is keen to invite newcomers down, emphasising the social benefits of the disciplined training regimes.

“I think there are a lot of people who don’t realise we’re here, though we get an influx after every McGregor fight,” she explains. “Mixed martial arts is for all kinds of people. We get mothers bringing in kids who are getting bullied, not to learn to fight, but to learn some confidence and self-belief.

“Then we get the bullies, and they learn discipline. A lot of what we do in MMA is about discipline and self-control.”

Carrick concludes: “We take it very seriously. This isn’t swimming lessons, you know? Safety is really important, and we can spend a lot of time reassuring parents, which I understand.

But it can absolutely transform people.”

Lewis and Shillington do damage in big YMCA win  BERNARD DUFF sport@dublingazette.com

Irish international Gaby Lewis starred in club action for YMCA. Picture: Deryck Vincent

THE Cricket Leinster women’s Division 1 began in glorious sunbaked conditions last Thursday as many of the Ireland players rejoined the six Division 1 clubs after some weeks in South A frica on national duty.

In 2017, there will be an equal number of 50-over a side matches as well as the T20 format. The longer format is a welcome addition as many players may only have experienced

T20.

League champions YMCA got off to an ominous start by restricting Pembroke to 87/9 off their 20 overs at Sydney Parade.

Irish international teenager Gaby Lewis did the damage with amazing figures of 5/16 off her four overs.

Run chase A target of 88 proved no hurdle for YMCA who got there with eight wickets in hand with Claire Shillington scoring 42 not out and Heidi Cheadle 27

not out.

At Obser vator y Lane in Rathmines, what looked like a one sided game proved anything but. Leinster rattled up a mammoth 169/2 off their 20 overs against Malahide.

Straight, powerful hitting in the V by Rebecca Rolfe (60) and Ellen R igdeway (64*) seemed enough until Ireland centurion Mary Waldron started hitting out in response.

On 66, however, she was nonchalantly caught and bowled

by Anna Kerrison. The last six overs of Malahide’s innings fiz-

zled out by comparison, Leinster winning by 26 runs.

A similar game took place in Anglesea Road. Merrion looked comfortable in scoring 170/5 with Cecilia Joyce hitting a half century and her sister Isobel ending the innings on 45 not out.

The Hills racked up 135/5 to lose by 35 runs. Kiwi Katie Gurrey was the Fingal club’s mainstay with 78 before being stumped off Isobel Joyce.

Seventy runs were needed off the last six overs but proved too steep for The Hills.

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Battle of the Bay launches beach volleyball season  BERNARD DUFF

FOR Beach Volleyball Ireland, the Pure Magic’s Battle for the Bay festival last week marks the launch of the 2017 Irish season.

The festival is now in its 11th year on Dollymount Beach with both days seeing a constant stream of people making their way along the causeway to explore the beach market, listen to music and experience unusual sporting activities.

This year’s sports included kiteboarding, kitesurfing, landyacht, stand-up paddle boarding as well as there being five beach volleyball courts.

This festival puts beach volleyball centre stage as Irish number one ladies pairing of Miriam Gorbally and Marie-Claire Sabogal explained.

“On Saturday, we have a four-a-side mixed team tournament which has 20 team. And, on Sunday, we will have even more teams in a two-a-side tournament which is also mixed.

“It’s more recreational than the competitive games but it gives newbies a chance to join in and really gets us noticed as a sport here. It’s our biggest showcase to show people what we do.” said Gorbally. On Saturday, the four-a-side was won by The Watermelons team (21-19, 21-17) who beat Chuba Chups in the cup final.

In Sunday’s two-a-side cup final was won by Ernesta Gruzsaite/Pawel Kalaga (26-24, 21-15) beating the pairing containing Irish Beach Volleyball ladies coach, Alex Graves, who partnered Fernando Duarte. Over 150 players participated on both days. For Gorbally and Sabogal, the previous week had been the serious matter of Ireland duty. Although the latter had a prior engagement at a tournament in Hamburg, Gorbally played in the CEV Small Countries Division Event in Edinburgh.

She was partnered by Isabelle Carey who studies in UCLA but is eligible to represent Ireland. In a tournament featuring pairings from Luxemburg and Denmark and hosts Scotland Gorbally/Carey came third.

They won two of three group games but lost the semi-final to the Danish pair of Sondergaard/ Okholm before gaining third by beating Grethin/ Klerf of Luxembourg.

There were three Irish pairings, all pictured above, in action with Regina Halpin/Roisin Roantree finishing sixth and Roisin Allen/Olivia Molloy in seventh.

Skerries lights up again for stunning Ras finish Gullen and Condor team soar to An Post victory with set of consistent performances while Kasperkiewicz takes final stage laurels as well as the King of the Mountains jersey  sport@dublingazette.com

JLT CONDOR’S James Gullen claimed the An Post Ras 2017 honours in Skerries last Sunday as he produced a week of consistent finishes to land the yellow jersey.

Despite no stage wins, he secured the leaders’ shirt of stage five and defended it into the north Dublin town.

Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz was the stage eight winner in Skerries, giving the An Post Chain Reaction team their third stage win of the week.

The 22-year-old from Poland added the stage win to his King of the Mountains jersey.

Kasperkiewicz came home the strongest from Samuel Jenner (Australia National Team) in second and Jerome Mainard (France Armee de Terre) in third.

After a dismal day of rain on Saturday, the riders welcomed the dry

weather for what was the shortest route of the week at 129.4 kilometres. The final stage took the riders along similar roads as in recent years; heading through Nobber, Navan, Kentsown, Duleek and over Bellewstown (a category three climb), Snowtown Hill/Harbourtstown and Ringfort View before being welcomed by a huge crowd in Skerries.

The route took the peloton around the finishing circuit three times with the riders making three climbs over Black Hills before the ceremonial finish.

Shortly after the 12.30pm start, eight riders went clear for a short time before being reeled in by the peloton.

The bunch travelled well together until 48.2 kilometres where a lead group of twenty including Swords man Eoin Morton (Ireland National Team), Sean McKenna (Ireland An Post Chain Reaction),

James Davenport (Cork Strata3/Velo Revolution), Conn McDunphy (Donegal Voodoo Performance), Darnell Moore (Down Bikehouse), Sean O’Malley (Mayo Westport Towers Bar Covey), Felix English (Westmeath Team Planet X Carnac) and Keith Finn (Westmeath Team Planet X Carnac) went away by 55 seconds.

From the leading group, it was McKenna who took the climbing points at Bellewstown, Ringfort View and Black Hills whilst stage three winner Michael Storer claimed Snowtown Hill/ Harbourtstown.

Coming into Skerries for the first of three laps of the finishing circuit, the gap between the leaders and attackers closed with the two groups merging into one.

From here, four riders including Mark Dowling, Kasperkiewicz, Storer and Samuel Jenner

pushed on to establish a 32 second gap.

General classification leader Gullen’s JLT Condor team chased behind in search of securing the overall win and did enough to carry their rider home.

The final two takes of Black Hills went to Storer and King of the Mountains winner, Kasperkiewicz.

Celebrating his biggest win of his career, yellow jersey winner, Gullen said: “It’s brilliant to win a race like this. You really have to rely on your team mates to get the overall win. They kept me going so this win is all down to them.”

Commenting af terwards, King of the Mountains and stage eight winner, Kasperkiewicz said: “I want to say a huge thank you to my

team mates. We did this together and it was a fantastic week for all of us.”

It was a superb stage for county rider Mark Dowling who finished the best of the Irish riders in fourth.

The ceremonial finish saw the presentation of the overall winners from the week.

Daan Meijers (Netherlands Delta Cycling Rotterdam) won the points classification, Michael O’Loughlin (Britain Team Wiggins) won Under-23 Rider whilst Daire Feeley (Galway Team iTap) took Irish County Rider.

The final stage winner, Kasperkiewicz was crowned King of the Mountains. Netherlands Delta Cycling Rotterdam were overall team winners whilst Cork Strata3/ VeloRevolution were best of the county teams.

Yellow Jersey holder and An Post Ras winner James Gullen of JLT Condor in Skerries. Picture:

Przemek Kasperkiewicz of An Post Chain Reaction celebrates

Morgan Treacy/Inpho Przemek Kasperkiewicz of An Post Chain Reaction celebrates winning stage 8

winning stage eight. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

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SPORT

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SOCCER: SUPER CELTS FLYING HIGH IN CUP AND LEAGUE COMPETITIONS

Moynihan stars in Spain on Euro Challenge Tour THE ISLAND golfer Gavin Moynihan was runner-up on the European Challenge Tour at the Andalucia Costa del Sol Match Play 9.

He was beaten 2&1 by Aaron Rai in the final at La Cala after a fine week.

Moynihan, now 22, secured his place in the field thanks to a Team Ireland invitation.

After advancing to the match play section thanks to a second round 67, Moynihan progressed to the quarter-finals, where he edged out Marcus Kinhult by one hole. Moynihan went on to knock out top seed Charlie Ford 3&2 in the semi-final.

Both players were on fine form in the final, with Rai striking first by taking the first two holes with back-to-back birdies.

Moynihan responded with gains of his own on the third and fourth holes, but after Rai holed a 25-foot putt to halve the fifth the momentum changed -- Rai rallied to birdie the sixth and seventh to reach 2up with two to play.

With Moynihan narrowly missing a birdie putt on the eighth, Rai was left with a five-foot putt for his second victory in two months.

Elsewhere, it was another successful year for The Island at the East Leinster Senior Cup Finals at Skerries.

A halved match between Gillian O’Leary (The Island) and Deirdre Walsh (Milltown) was followed by wins for Gertie McMullen, Clodagh Walsh and Caroline Fanning to give the north Dublin side a 3.5 to 1.5 win and the East Leinster title for the third year running.

The Hills washed out by Phoenix THE HILLS fell to their first loss of the Leinster cricket Division One season in a rain-affected tie at the Vineyard last Saturday.

The start was delayed with the tie reduced to 37 overs

initially with the north county side running up 167 for nine.

Reinhart Strydom’s 65 from just 50 balls gave Phoenix the perfect start to hit an adjusted target of 177 on Duckworth Lewis due to the rain delays. And they reached that target inside 23 overs.

Swords Celtic’s Under-14 Premier side during a recent trip to England

Swords hit Briggan for six BRENDAN MCKENNA CUP Swords Celtic Balbriggan FC  KARL GRAHAM

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SWORDS Celtic’s Under14 Premier side reached the semi-final of the Brendan McKenna Cup thanks to an emphatic 6-1 win over Balbriggan FC. They took awhile to get going but still managed to take the lead early on through Flynn Munroe after good work from Adam Naughton and Cameron Nangle.

Their lead was then doubled five minutes later with a tap in from Mat-

thew O’Brien after the keeper made a good save to keep out Bobby Brady’s volley.

Naughton and Brady grabbed a goal each before the break and Naughton added another from the spot early in the second half for their their fifth. Balbriggan managed to pull one back but it was Swords who had the last say when Munroe departed on a mazy run before finding the net on his second attempt.

The game came three days after Swords came up against St Kevin’s at home in the league and ran out 2-1 winners to keep up their 100% start

SPORTS SCHOLAR Portmarnock’s Boyle a DCU badminton star PORTMARNOCK’S Sarah Boyle received a sports scholarship award from DCU in recognition of her sporting excellence in the 2016/17 academic year.

She received her award for excellence in badminton. Boyle attended Portmarnock Community School and is now a student of Business Studies at DCU. In total, 75 students were presented with awards by Deputy President of Dublin City University Professor Daire Keogh at this year’s ceremony held at the DCU Glasnevin campus.

to the campaign with seven wins from seven.

Both teams started at a fierce pace but it was the visitors who took the lead from a free kick parried into the path of the goal scorer. Swords equalised shortly afterwards before Naughton grabbed the winner for his side in the second half.

Speaking about the win over Kevin’s, manager Joe Gannon told GazetteSport of his delight at securing a win over a good side, having just returning from a tournament abroad.

“It was a hard fought win because we were only home from a tournament

in England, which we won by beating Wallsend BC who have produced the likes of Alan Shearer, Peter Beardsley and Michael Carrick. Also, six of the lads were out ill so we are delighted with that.

“We’ve to go back in six weeks time to play in St George’s Park, which is the headquarters for the English FA, to play in the grand final.”

Gannon also spoke about the great work Daire Doyle is doing at the club and the attitude he is instilling in the players “We’ve had a great start to the season. We are

really strong on developing players to be the best they can. Daire coaches the lads to be winners, not to win. He said that to the parents and players from day one.

“If he wants to go out and play football and win matches and leagues and cups, by playing hoof-ball and playing what we call GAA soccer, it is pointless.

“We don’t do that but we like to win by playing football the way football should be played. Play out from the back and develop the lads to be footballers. That is what Daire is all about,” Gannon concluded.

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GAZETTE

HIGH VISIBILITY

St Finian’s clean up on Litter Awareness Week

CLUB NOTICEBOARD FINGALLIANS

ST FINIAN’S Under-11 girls coach Tony Egan

donated a box of children’s hi-vis vests and a box of gum wraps to promote Fingal County Council’s Gum Litter Awareness Week.

In addition, he also donated reusable water bottles to the club.

Club PRO James Freeman and Under-7s girls Sarah and Emily and Under-11s Anna received the gear on behalf of St Finian’s.

BOOTCAMP with Noel: This Tuesday, June

Fins Shop Sale: This starts on June

6 at 9.30-10.30am; there will be a boot

10. Shop closes on Saturday, June 24 for

camp for any members interested in

the summer. Last orders will be June 10.

improving their fitness levels.

All goods ordered must be collected by

All fitness levels are welcome. The

FOOTBALL: BALLYMUN AND CLONTARF BOTH DISMISSED

Members First Credit Union: The dates

equipment and techniques will be used.

for the Swords schools final that will

Classes are €5 per session and all you

take place are - Girls Credit Union Cup:

have to do is turn up five minutes before-

June 16 and Boys Credit Union Cup: June

hand on the day.

19.

The bootcamp will be on the all-

All Ireland: The footballers will play

weather pitch in Fingallians and will go

Carlow in the Leinster championship

ahead rain/hail/shine. If there are suf-

on Saturday, June 3 at 7pm in Portlao-

ficient numbers interested, additional

ise. The hurlers were beaten by Galway

classes will be scheduled. Keep an eye on

and now wait on the backdoor to open.

the weekly notes and the notice boards

Please log on to www.dublingaa.ie for

in the club for further details.

ticket information.

Our Division 3 footballers had two

Summer Camp dates: football - July

wins last week to move them to the top

3-7 and hurling - July 10-14 for boys and

of the league. Our Division 6 squad had

girls aged four to 13 years. Hurling and

an away draw and win to leave them one

Paul Flynn school of excellence is July

point off the top.

25-28 and August 1-4 for boys and girls

The senior ladies were beaten by Kilmacud Crokes by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday.

Last Chance: Race Day – Saturday, July 8: after a very successful day last

St Sylvester’s manager Jack Sheedy. Picture: Peter Hickey/GAAPics.com

Syl’s in three-way tie at top of table AFL DIVISION ONE

St Sylvester’s 3-15 Clontarf 0-5  sport@dublingazette.com

ST SYLVESTER’S are in a three-way tie at the top of AFL Division 1 thanks to a pair of impressive wins in the past week, making it four wins out of five to start the 2017 campaign.

The first of those was a comprehensive 3-15 to 0-5 win over Clontarf, newcomers to the top tier, in Broomfield.

The visitors started brightly with two quick points but once out Syl’s got into their stride, it

was all one way traffic.

The Malahide side got two goals either side if half time through Alan Foy and Gary Sweeney that put a real gap between the teams that Clontarf were never able to come close to reducing the deficit significantly.

The third goal came late on when Gavin McArdle sent a long ball into box and the bounce deceived ever ybody, including the Clontarf goalkeeper, with the ball ending up in the net with Jack Hazley in the mix, claiming a possible touch.

There were solid performances from the whole defensive unit while up front they all worked hard to close Clontarf down and force turnovers.

They followed up with a significant win against one of their rivals in the upper echelons of the division.

Ballymun Kickhams were level on points with St Sylvester’s heading into their Saturday meeting at Broomfield.

Ballymun trailed by a single score – 0-6 to 1-2 – at the midway stage in the contest but ultimately suffered a 0-17

to 2-5 loss against Jack Sheedy’s men.

This means that Thomas Davis, St Jude’s and Syls remain at the summit of the table with eight points apiece and, following a 2-11 to 0-9 success over Na Fianna in Russell Park, St Brigid’s have moved into fourth place in the table.

Elsewhere, despite facing into a three-point deficit in the latter stages of their away clash with Skerries Harps, a successful stoppage-time free from Chris Carthy helped Naomh Maur to claim their second consecutive league draw.

June 10.

sessions will be great fun and the latest

aged 13 to 18 years.

Kellogg’s Cúl Camp is August 14-18 for four to 13-year-old boys and girls. Application forms are available at the bar or on www.fingallians.com.

year, our club are now taking bookings

Brendan O’Reilly Classic: Fingallians V

for tables at Race Day 2017 in Bellews-

Columba’s Rovers will be held on Satur-

town. Tables seating 10 people are priced

day, June 10. It will include Bren’s team

at €1,200. For further information,

mates from both clubs, competing on the

please contact Teresa or Gary – teresa-

field and then joining forces, for a Trad

collins9@gmail.com.

Night in the bar.

ST FINIAN’S IT WAS a mixed bag of results for the

are now available to purchase on the

adult football teams this week. The AFL8

club website.

team drew away with Geraldine Morans

A reminder also that the Family Fun-

while the AFL4 team beat Castleknock

day will take place on Saturday, June 17

away on Wednesday evening but were

from 3pm until 6pm. This year, the club

beaten by Clanna Gaal Fontenoy on Sat-

will be hosting an Ice Cream Funday in

urday evening in Ridgewood.

aid of Down Syndrome Ireland, so please

The AFL8 team’s unbeaten run came

support this worthy cause.

to an end with a narrow home defeat

The Kellogg’s Cul camp will take place

to Stars of Erin on Sunday morning in

from Monday, July 3 to Friday, July 7. The

Ridgewood.

second summer camp will take place

A word of thanks to U-11 girls coach,

Tuesday, August 15 to Friday, August 18

Tony Egan who donated a box of chil-

and the third camp will take place on

dren’s hi-vis vests and a box of gum

Tuesday, August 22 to Friday, August 25.

wraps to promote Fingal County Council’s Gum Litter Awareness Week.

Online payments can be made under the Summer Camps 2017 side menu on

In addition, Tony has donated reus-

the club website http://www.stfinians.

able water bottles, so there should be

com. Forms are also available and pay-

no excuse for children to be thirsty on

ments made in the club office.

match days and at training. Remember

St Finian’s extends sincere sympa-

to always ‘Bin your gum when it’s done!’

thies to the family of Sandra O’Brien who

The nursery and academy, sponsored

passed away.

by Sky Handling Partner, will not take

Sandra played on our Gaelic for Moth-

place on Saturday, June 3, the Bank Holi-

ers and Others team and Sandra’s son

day weekend but will resume on Satur-

Josh also played football and hurling for

day, June 10 at the usual times 10am and

the club.

11.30am, respectively.

Ar dheis De go raibh a h-anam dilis.

A reminder that comedian Rory

Sandra’s sister Bernie will not be run-

O’Connor, the man behind Rory’s Stories

ning the aerobics classes which are nor-

is coming to the Peacocks on Saturday,

mally held in the clubhouse on Mondays,

June 17. Tickets are €20 and are available

Wednesdays and Fridays for the next

from team mentors, the club office and

two weeks.

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