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JOHN Clarke (centre), the husband of Marian Finucane, led mourners at the funeral mass of the trailblazing broadcaster on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people attended the funeral at St Brigid’s Church in Kill on Tuesday evening, where the legendary late presenter was lovingly remembered as a wife, mother, colleague and voice of a nation.

Her death was one of two that rocked the country this week, with RTE colleague Larry Gogan’s passing also leaving the nation mourning his loss. See full story on Page 3. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

Fears over glut of housing for Fingal SYLVIA POWNALL

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PRIVATE property groups are gearing up to develop thousands of apartments in Fingal amid fears that the vast majority will be targeted at the lucrative rental market.

Plans have been lodged for a development

of 995 apartments in Fosterstown, Swords with a separate application to build 730 apartments in Ashtown.

Just weeks ago, Gannon Properties Ltd secured permission for 1,416 apartments at Clongriffin.

The application was lodged directly with An Bord Pleanala under new planning guide-

lines for strategic housing developments.

Deputy Tommy Broughan (Ind) had raised concerns over plans to build high-rise apartments, with nearly two-thirds of them earmarked for the private rental market.

He called for the planning regulator to step in and review “erratic” developer-led projects across Dublin which will do little to help the housing crisis.

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€100,000 to help Fingal SEVERAL community projects across Fingal look set to benefit from a share of €100,000 funding from the Government’s Community Enhancement Programme. Some 57 groups have been marked for a share of the SEE PAGE 8 funding.

Policing GARDAI suspect that the same criminal gang is behind a spate of breakins across the Dublin 15 area, which saw up to 15 properties per night being targeted. SEE PAGE 2

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DEPUTY Alan Farrell (FG) was delighted to say ‘Thank You’ to the hundreds of participants who came along to Malahide Castle on Christmas Day morning, all to take part in the GOAL Mile fundraising initiative.

He said: “I would like to thank every person who attended and donated to support the great work that GOAL do with vulnerable communities throughout the world.

“More than €4,000 was raised at the GOAL Mile run in Malahide. Once again members of our community have shown great support for the work of GOAL.”

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Gardai suspect same gang behind many D15 break-ins GARDAI investigating a spate of burglaries in Dublin 15 suspect the break-ins are the work of the same criminal gang.

A number of homes in the Castleknock area were targeted on New Year’s Eve and burglaries have been reported in the wider D15 area in the first week of 2020 at an alarming rate of up to 15 properties per night.

Officers probing the break-ins, one of which was captured on CCTV footage, believe a crime gang from Eastern Europe is behind the robberies.

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Video stills from one house, which show two men with their faces covered breaking in via the front door, have been widely shared on social media.

The footage shows the men driving up to the property in a Mercedes A Class compact saloon, leading detectives to

believe they are using luxury vehicles to keep a low profile in affluent areas.

Officers also believe based on the size of the getaway vehicle that the gang is targeting car keys, cash and other small portable valuables such as jewellery, mobile phones and tablets.

Last October, a woman had a screwdriver held to her throat by burglars who targeted the Castleknock home of a director of a multi-national company.

At the weekend, An

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wrote to his constituents advising them that he had spoken to gardai about the spike in burglaries.

In a letter to residents, the Fine Gael leader said senior Gardai at Blanchardstown Station have assured him that every effort will be made to tackle the problem.

Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers also wrote to constituents in December advising that he had engaged with Gardai about the “serious increase in burglaries”.

He added: “They have informed me that the K-District Community Action Team have been deployed in the local area to improve visibility and response times.

“We must have law and order in our community.

The growth we have witnessed in crime in recent times is mirrored by increased levels of anxiety around public safety. “[There is ] a sense in too many communities that citizens are now stalked by the menace of criminality in their homes and work places.”

Swords comes third in latest IBAL survey SWORDS has been placed third of 40 towns and cities nationwide in the latest antilitter survey by the business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).

The town scored a ‘Cleaner than European Norms’ ranking for 2019, while Dublin Airport Environs also scored well, achieving 19th place and also given a ‘Clean to European Norms’ rating in the IBAL list.

The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Eoghan O’Brien, said: “It is great to see Swords high up on the list and going beyond what is required to create and maintain a clean environment for everyone in the community.”

Free D15 event on housing management THE Housing Agency is holding a free event in Blanchardstown next week, where it will outline ways to maintain sustainable communities.

The outreach event for volunteer directors of Owners’ Management Companies (OMCs) will aim to assist and advise those involved in the management of the common spaces and facilities of multi-unit developments on best practices that will benefit their living conditions and wider communities.

As part of a series of events taking place across the country, the Housing Agency will host an evening talk in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown Town Centre, on Wednesday, January 15, commencing at 6:45pm, and covering a wide range of topics.

To register to attend the free Blanchardstown event, see its eventbrite page, or for further information see housingagency.ie.

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DEATHS: MARIAN FINUCANE AND LARRY GOGAN PASS AWAY DAYS APART FROM EACH OTHER

Glowing tributes paid to late broadcasting legends SYLVIA POWNALL

TRIBUTES have been paid to legendary broadcaster Larry Gogan, who died earlier this week – just hours before his RTE colleague Marian Finucane was laid to rest.

The Fairview native passed away at the age of 81, predeceased by his wife, Florrie, who died in 2002, and survived by his five children: Gerard, Orla, Grainne, David and Sinead.

Larry was the first presenter to take to the airwaves on 2FM when it launched as RTE Radio 2 in 1979, and he used his DJ status to promote Irish music for six decades, championing homegrown bands from U2 to The Stunning to Kodaline.

He earned the accolade

of being the “golden voice of radio” and was best known for his Just a Minute Quiz, weekly Top 20 countdown, and the first play of a Christmas song on every December 1.

Leading the tributes, President Michael D Higgins said Larry, who was born Lorcan Gogan in 1938, made an “indelible impact” on Irish music.

He added: “Blessed with one of the warmest voices in Irish broadcasting, Larry Gogan not only defined RTE’s coverage of music, but also shaped the mould for many generations of DJs.” The Mayor of Fingal C l l r Eo g h a n O ’B r i e n told Dublin Gazette: “We have lost two true giants of Irish broadcasting with the passing of Larry Gogan and MarLarry Gogan

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ian Finucane.

“They have both left behind wonderful legacies and they will both be fondly remembered.

“Larry was the epitome of a disc jockey; a real music man. Marian broke through a lot of barriers in terms of female news and current affairs broadcasting.”

A n Ta o i s e a c h L e o Varadkar was among the hundreds of mourners who said a final farewell to iconic radio presenter Marian Finucane at her funeral on Tuesday.

Just hours after her sudden and unexpected death was announced last week, he said: “She was a true broadcasting legend who reshaped current affairs radio.

“I spent many hours in the studio with Marian.

Marian Finucane

We have lost two true giants of Irish broadcasting with the passing of Larry Gogan and Marian Finucane.

They have both left behind wonderful legacies and they will both be fondly remembered.

She was thorough, courteous and professional.

I’m very sad to think that we won’t hear her voice again on the radio.”

Dublin native Marian, who lived in Kilteel near Naas in Co Kildare, was due to become a grandmother for the first time

in February.

Her heartbroken husband, John, told mourners how the 69-year-old broadcaster, who was

pre-deceased by her daughter Sinead in 1990, had planned to hang up her mic and retire in coming months.

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ENVIRONMENT: DEPUTY JOE O’BRIEN CALLS ON COUNCIL TO TACKLE WASTE

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Deputy Joe O’Brien at the south strand of Skerries beach, where he pointed out mounds of buried litter (main and inset)

‘Remove beach litter mounds’ SYLVIA POWNALL

GREEN Party TD Joe O’Brien has called for the immediate removal of mounds of buried litter on Fingal beaches.

Last summer the council was taken to task by An Taisce after Clean Coast groups posted videos of JCB diggers compacting waste – including dirty nappies – along shorelines.

Deputy O’Brien made

the call after uncovering what he described as “a considerable mound” of rubbish on the South Strand at Skerries where it joins with Red Island.

Buried rubbish was also uncovered in Rush, Donabate and Balbriggan where a used syringe was unwittingly dug up by a group of children playing on Bell’s Beach.

Deputy O’Brien told Dublin Gazette: “This is not just a few stray

pieces of plastic, this is large pieces of rubbish, like a piece of a car seat, old items of clothing, and the biggest curse of all, numerous large pieces of plastic buried in one area.

“I would stress this is only what is visible from the uncovered side of the mound, which was recently opened up from strong waves.

“The mound is basically a mixture of sand, old rotted seaweed and

rubbish and it’s also clear that the rubbish has been there for some time, most likely a number of years.”

Deputy O’Brien has asked Fingal County Council to carry out an assessment of all Fingal beaches, to remove rubbish and to review beachcleaning practices.

He added: “This is a big challenge for beaches trying to regain or retain Blue Flag status and for local Tidy Towns groups,

and the council needs to do everything it can to remove these mounds of rubbish.

“Dead seaweed gets washed up on beaches on a regular basis, especially during winter. This is normal and natural, and is part of the ecosystem, so any interventions need to be done with care ... Doing this with heavy machinery is not the best way.”

Fingal County Council said the beaches along its 88km coastline are litter-picked daily and mechanically cleaned on a weekly basis during the bathing season.

The local authority met with An Taisce last May

and again in June, and agreed in July on foot of a report to unravel mounds of seaweed to remove non-organic material.

A council spokesperson said: “This exercise revealed that that the amount of non-organic material contained in the mounds was insignificant.

“The council proposes to prepare a beach management plan covering each of the council’s 11 designated bathing areas and this process will involve consultation with all relevant stakeholders including An Taisce, Clean Coasts Groups and local communities.”

Meanwhile, councillors in Dublin 15 resolved on Tuesday to urge An Bord Pleanala to reject a strategic housing application at Windmill, Porterstown, Clonsilla.

Cllr John Walsh (Lab) proposed the motion, which was unanimously backed at the Mulhuddart Area Committee meeting of the local authority.

He described the project as “another example of unrestrained overdevelopment with highpriced apartments which will do nothing to solve the housing crisis”.

In Clongriffin, permission was granted for 943 build to rent apartments, and 473 build to sell units via a fast-track planning permission which bypasses the local council.

In all, 20 submissions objecting to the development were lodged, most claiming that the Government’s fast-track rules do not take local area plans into account and do not take the views of local public representatives on board.

Clongriffin One of the Clongriffin blocks reaches 17 stories in height and will comprise 210 build to rent apartments.

In its original application, Gannon Properties sought to build 1,950 apartments across 12 blocks but the appeals board vetoed one block.

Planners ruled that the associated land should be retained for a maximum period of five years for potential use as a school site.

The original master plan for a 130-acre site at Clongriffin in 2003 provided for 3,600 residential units.

Gannon has so far built 1,685 dwellings, duplexes and apartments with a further 503 units under construction.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Barry and George White

Sheena O’Reilly, Katie Garry and Al O’Reilly

Nisha Dunne, Vera Halligan, Ingrid Halligan and Neala Dunne. Pictures: Alison O’Hanlon

Barney leads another tractor run to success T

Declan, Oisin, Kit and John White

Cllr Darragh Butler, Adam Butler, Barney Greene, Mayor of Fingal Cllr Eoghan O’Brien with Tadgh O’Brien and Cllr Tony Murphy

HERE was an amazing show of support at the historic Man O’War pub recently for the 13th annual Barney Greene Tractor Run. The thirteenth annual tractor run got under way at 12 noon and followed the usual two-hour route around Balbriggan, Naul, Ballyboughal, Blake’s Cross and Ballough from Barney’s local, the Man O’War pub. A staggering €100k has been raised to date since the Tractor run began in 2008 in aid of St Francis Hospice.

Rory and Christopher Kerrigan

Pat Byrne, Jack Kelly and John Coyle

Jason Murtagh, Martin Everard, Michael Hoey and John Everard

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PEOPLE: SHARING SOME SLIMMING WORLD SUCCESS

Gardai to check firearms Toastmasters for possible previous use fun for all BALLISTICS examinations will be carried out on ten firearms recovered near Swords to determine if they have been used in any previous shootings or murders.

The cache of weapons, which includes two assault rifles and eight handguns, were recovered in a holdall bag last Friday as part of a

major intelligence operation.

Gardai have linked the firearms to the Kinahan cartel and believe the firearms were being stored in the remote location for potential future attacks.

The firearms will be tested for DNA in a bid to link them to any person or persons in the hope of making arrests.

Baldoyle Musical Society all set to stage Aladdin BALDOYLE Musical Society will stage its annual panto at St Mary’s Secondary School, over the weekends of January 10-12 and 17-19.

The group will perform Aladdin with a script written by members Katie Burrows and Sinead McCrohan, with plenty of twists. Veteran director Richie Smith is again at the helm, having been involved in pantomimes in Baldoyle for almost 40 years. Tickets are priced at €13 (€11 for groups and €55 for a family ticket) with online booking at www.baldoylemusicalsociety.ie or by phoning 085 137 8329.

MALAHIDE Toastmasters Club is hosting its annual open night on Wednesday, January 22 at The Grand Hotel, Malahide from 8-10pm.

The public speaking group will have a special guest speaker, Gerry French (an accomplished Toast-master member and Toastmaster competition winner) and free refreshments on the evening.

This is a friendly club where anyone can develop communication, leadership and public speaking skills in a relaxed, fun, supportive environment. All guests are very welcome to come along and join the fun for free on the evening.

All are welcome and Malahide members look forward to seeing you there!

Pat celebrates with Chatty Man Alan Carr SYLVIA POWNALL

SLIMMING World consultant Pat Forde celebrated his Dublin group’s success in style when he got to meet chat show host Alan Carr at a glitzy bash in the UK. The comedian hosted the annual Slimming World Awards with the organisation’s founder, Margaret Miles Bramwe l l , a n d Pa t, f ro m Tyrellstown, said it was the perfect way to end 2019.

Pat runs ‘Slim With Pat’ SW groups in Hartstown every Monday as well as a morning group in Cabra and an evening group in Blanchardstown Village every Thursday.

He said: “The members at our groups make me burst with pride. Not only have they seen big changes on the scales, many have improved their health and completely changed their lives, too.

“For many people, taking that first step into a Slimming World group takes a huge amount of courage. But they’re always certain of a warm

‘Chatty Man’ Alan Carr with Pat Forde

welcome. “ Wa tc h i n g p e o p l e grow in confidence each week and take on things

that they didn’t think possible before losing weight absolutely amazes me.

“I feel proud of the small part I play in supporting people to achieve their dreams and to celebrate alongside them when they do.”

Alan, who is best known for his show, Chatty Man, on Channel 4, said it was great to meet Pat at the event at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre and he left the awards “feeling uplifted and positive”.

Pat enthused: “We’ve just celebrated our fiftieth anniversary and I’m excited about what 2020 has in store.

“For anyone who may be thinking of taking that step to lose weight and improve their health this New Year, I truly believe that joining a local Slimming World group is the best way for people to learn new habits and make long-term healthy changes.”

To find out how you could get that Slimming World feeling, call Pat on 085 135 4423, or you can email slimwithpat@ gmail.com, or visit www. slimmingworld.ie to find your nearest group.

€100,000 funding set to help 57 Fingal projects

PROJECTS in disadvantaged areas across Fingal are set to receive €100,000 from the Government’s Community Enhancement Programme.

A total of 57 projects have been granted funding to enhance facilities and provide additional sup-ports and services.

Welcoming the allocation, Deputy Alan Farrell (FG) said: “This supports a range of activities in all areas of communities, such as childcare groups, playgrounds, recreational groups, sports grounds, landscaping, and supporting the elderly.”

Balbriggan Rugby Club is to receive €1,000 towards the instal-

lation of CCTV cameras at the club grounds, Balbriggan Community Childcare Group is to get €2,000 towards replacing and repairing outdoor equipment, and St Brigid’s NS in Balbriggan will get €1,000 to develop a school garden.

Other Balbriggan beneficiaries include the Order of Malta, Balbriggan Meals CLG, Aster Family Re-source Centre, Coder Dojo, Flemington Community Centre, Men’s Shed, Cairde, Bremore Scouts, and Castleland Park Estate residents’ association.

In Swords, BASE adult education in Brackenstown has been approved for a grant of €6,000 towards the

upgrade of the building, while Applewood Community Centre will get €2,093 for the installation of CCTV cameras and finger guards on all doors.

Several other Swords projects have been grant aided, along with a wide range of groups in Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Donabate, Naul, Blanchardstown and Dublin 15.

Projects in line for a cash boost include Men’s Sheds, community centres, defibrillator schemes, sports clubs and Tidy Towns groups.

For further information, see www. gov.ie/en/collection/1e973acommunity-enhancement-programme-projects/.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Clay Giles and Kenneth Giles

Nate Kelly with some Stormtroopers. Pictures: Andres Poveda

Dermot Whelan and sons Owen and Mathew

Laura McNaughton and Stephen Carey

A forcefull premiere

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Bella Domingues, Megan Loughrey and Leigh Brady

HE ninth installment of the Star Wars series ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ had its premiere recently at Cineworld, Dublin.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the greatest saga in movie history introduced the world to Luke Skywalker and the heroes of the Star Wars universe. Now, the story of a generation

comes to an end as the Resistance, broken but not defeated after the events of The Last Jedi, faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. As the final battle begins, the surviving heroes of the original trilogy will once again fight alongside Rey, Finn, and Poe Dameron, in the most eagerly anticipated film of the year.

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Blanch SC in line for its first BALDOYLE: VICTIM OF SUSPECTED POISONING ON A NIGHT OUT major facelift in 20 years THE Blanchardstown Shopping Centre is in line for its first major facelift since it opened more than 20 years ago.

The retail and leisure hub is to get a €16.5m interior design makeover with management at Multi Corporation hoping to complete the revamp by the end of 2021.

Refurbishment works – the first of their kind since it opened in 1996 – will be carried out in conjunction with ongoing 5,000sq m extensions, to include a new Aldi and a flagship JD Sports.

The interior works include new tiling, ceiling and wall finishes to give the centre an entirely new look and feel, according to management, as well as upgraded toilet facilities.

Multi Corporation is a pan-European manager and redeveloper of shop-

Christmas drink left Gary fighting for life in Vietnam SYLVIA POWNALL

ping centres and other retail assets in 14 countries.

It is owned by Blackstone, which acquired the Blanchardstown Centre in 2016 from Green Property for €945 million, in one of the biggest property deals in the history of the State.

The Blanchardstown Centre is visited by more than 16.5 million shoppers every year and is one of the largest retail hubs in the country.

It totals 112,000sq m of retail complexes, with more than 180 stores, including Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Dunnes Stores and Penneys, as well as restaurants and leisure facilities and a nine-screen cinema.

AN IRISH man left fighting for his life in Vietnam after a suspected poisoning on Christmas Eve is on the road to recovery and hopes to return home soon.

Gary Doyle from Bayside in north Dublin was rushed to hospital and spent days on life support after he was found struggling to breathe on his first night in Ho Chi Minh City.

But his brother, Anthony (Anto), who flew to be by his bedside, said he is now on the road to recovery and is hoping to be well enough to fly home in coming days.

Anthony, who works at Grange Builders Providers in Baldoyle, told Dublin Gazette: “Gary touched down in Ho Chi Minh City on December 23.

“On a night out he was either

spiked or poisoned with a lethal drug of some description. The doctors could specify through a blood test exactly what the foreign substance that entered his body was.”

Gary is at Chi Rey Hospital where he spent two weeks on a ventilator. He sustained liver and kidney damage and is also being treated for pneumonia and an abnormal heart rate.

Anthony said: “I flew in this morning [Sunday] to try to get him well, pay the medical bill and get him back to Ireland at some point over the coming week or weeks.

“It was an emotional reunion with my brother. I had a talk with the main doctor looking after him and he said Gary is lucky to be alive.

“If he had not been brought to the hospital in such a speedy manner, then most likely he would not

Anthony (right) flew out to be at his brother Gary’s bedside in Vietnam

have been as lucky as he was in pulling through.

“He is still in ICU but stable, off the ventilator and now breathing for himself. Most of his bodily functions are now normal, but he

remains very sick with feeding tubes inserted and on antibiotics to prevent infection.

“He is for the most part able to understand what people are saying to him, but struggling to communicate right now. I can understand a few words he says here and there.”

A GoFundMe page set up to help get Gary back home has already exceeded its €5,000 target with €7,800 donated in two days.

Anthony said he and the family were bowled over by the response.

He added: “Gary will now concentrate on building his strength over the coming weeks. We are still not sure when he will be in a fit state to leave the hospital.”

To support the Doyle family, see https://www.gofundme.com/f/ u7gcrd-gary039s-road-to-recovery.

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St Stephen’s Green, 1952. Picture: Fondation HCB Paris/ Magnum Photos

A chance to see Dublin in the rare auld times PADRAIG CONLON

IF YOU ARE a fan of all things historical then a photo exhibition featuring Dublin in the rare auld times should be right up your street.

‘Ireland in Focus: Photographing Ireland in the 1950s’ features striking images of Dublin in the 1950s taken by professional photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Dorothea Lange.

Since opening in November at the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks, the exhibition has proved very popular with visitors.

Featuring several photos from various locations across Dublin, including St Stephen’s Green and Custom House, the exhibition looks at images from three photographic collections created during what is generally regarded as one of the most challenging decades in 20th-century Ireland.

The exhibition features 50 images by Henri Cartier-Bresson, considered the most important photographer of the 20th century, of which 30 have never been exhibited previously.

There are also 20 images by renowned American photographer Dorothea Lange, taken in Dublin and Co Clare in 1954, and 30 by Robert Cresswell, an American anthropologist who was based in Paris, who lived in Kinvara, Co Galway, during 1955 and 1956 and took over 400 photographs in the area.

Henri Cartier-Bresson was considered the most important photographer of the 20th century.

A pioneer of street photography and photojournalism, he was on assignment from Harper’s Bazaar magazine when he visited Dublin in June 1952.

He returned later for a holiday in October 1962 and travelled throughout the country during both visits.

His images include landscapes, street scenes, portraits and public events, and this is the largest number of his images to have been displayed in Ireland.

Dorothea Lange is a renowned American documentary photographer whose portraits of displaced farmers during the Great Depression greatly influenced later documentary and journalistic photography in the United States.

Dr Audrey Whitty, head of collections and learning at the National Museum of Ireland, said the exhibition provides a rare insight in the Ireland of the 1950’s.

“Ireland in Focus: Photographing Ireland in the 1950s” is open to the public in the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks until the end of April.

ARTS: ANNUAL FESTIVAL CHALLENGES MENTAL HEALTH STIGMAS

Fab First Fortnight Arts Fest underway PADRAIG CONLON

FIRST FORTNIGHT, the annual Mental Health Art & Culture Festival, kicked off last week for another month of thought-provoking events.

The Festival utilises arts and culture to challenge mental health stigma while supporting some of Ireland’s most vulnerable people through creative therapies.

In Ireland, one in four people are predicted to struggle with their mental health at some point in their lives.

The themes for this year’s Festival are loneliness, isolation and community.

First Fortnight began as a kitchen conversation 10 years ago and has grown from one event in 2010 to 119 events in 17 counties, across 62 venues this year.

Some of the contributors at this year’s Festival include: The Blindboy Podcast, Ham Sandwich’s Therapy Sessions, Richie Sadlier, Pat Kinevane’s Silent, a world premiere

by Stephen James Smith with the Irish National Opera and many more family and child-friendly events, music, sports, comedy, theatre, film, panel discussions, listening events and workshops.

In addition, comedian, writer and broadcaster Colm O’Regan, former athlete David Gillick, i n te r n a t i o n a l r u g by p l aye r Ha n n a h Ty rrell, actor Tadhg Hickey (CCCahoots), musician

Launching First Fortnight Mental Health Art and Culture Festival 2020 in the beautiful Botantic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin one of the 62 venues featuring in #FFFest20 is Paul Timoney from Batman Needs a Break!.

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Through community driven initiatives like First Fortnight, the opportunity is created to extend an invitation for connection to address feelings of loneliness and isolation.

John Spillane and actor John Connors with further special guests to be announced.

“We have always seen First Fortnight as the antidote to the themes we decided to focus on within this year’s festival programme,” David Ke e g a n , C E O, Fi r s t Fortnight told Dublin

Gazette.

“It’s through community driven initiatives like First Fortnight, the opportunity is created to extend an invitation for connection to address feelings of loneliness and isolation, which we all experience but also heavily stigmatised just like mental health.”

Edel Doran, First Fortnight Programme Coordinator, extended an invitation for everyone to get involved.

“It is through consistent changes in our community, society as a whole can be changed,” she said.

“We invite you to attend our festival and

leave feeling part of our ever-growing community, empowered to be part of the change.

“One person can always make a difference and as one community, we can make a profound impact.”

More information about First Fortnight on www.firstfortnight.ie

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Dublin Airport funds are ready to support local communities RACHEL D’ARCY

DUBLIN AIRPORT’S Community Fund has reopened for applications, until February 12, 2020.

The airport’s €10 million Community Fund was launched in 2017, with an annual investment of €400,000 over 25 years. The fund supports projects in the neighbouring communities around Dublin Airport with 44 local groups receiving €122,358 in funding before Christmas.

Dublin Airport Community Liaison Manager, Maura Cassidy, said: “Since the fund was opened in June 2017, more than €1 million has been granted to community groups based within the eligibility area.

Support is focused on areas such as environment and sustainability, sports and recreation, social inclusion and community development, health and well-being, and culture and heritage.

“This will be the sixth round of funding from the Community Fund and we’re delighted to, once again, invite local community groups to apply for funding and encourage all eligible groups to apply.”

The fund supports applications from Ballymun, Cloghran, Forrest Little, Greater Baskin, Hollystown, Malahide, Portmarnock, Rolestown, Santry, St Margarets, Swords, The Ward and Tyrrelstown.

Among the groups who received fund-

ing in November 2019 were Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna in Ballymun, who put the funding towards their school library. Other beneficiaries included Anew Support Services in Swords, who used the funding received for a community gardening project. The Community First Responders in both Malahide and Portmarnock also received vital funding towards defibrillators.

The Community Fund also supports up to 10 students a year from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to enable them to attend Dublin City University (DCU) through the university’s Access Programme.

The fund makes a call for applications twice a year – on January 1 and September 1. Once open, applications are accepted for up to six weeks, with two types of grants on offer. There are minor grants for less than €5,000, or major grants for more than €5,000.

Applications are reviewed and assessed by an independently chaired Grant Making Panel comprising of four representatives, with Major Grant applicants required to engage in a second stage process.

Those who wish to apply for funding can find an easy how-to-apply guide along with an application form on the airport’s website www.dublinairport.com/community-fund.

Dublin Airport’s Community Fund, which supports local communities around Dublin Airport, has reopened for applications for 2020

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FIRST Year CBS Synge Street student Aditya Joshi was joined by Shay Walsh, managing director of BT Ireland, to help launch the 56th annual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Taking place at the RDS and open to the public from today (Thursday, January 9) to this Saturday, January 11, the exhibition promises to showcase some fascinating and brilliant projects by students.

Urine a lot of trouble if Man hiding from his you try to trick police girlfriend is arrested A WOMAN in Kentucky was arrested after she tried to pass off dog urine as her own to her probation officer, police have said.

The 40-year-old woman was asked to provide a urine sample for a drug test as part of a scheduled probation visit, but police said she ‘snuck in a sample’ of her dog’s urine to pass as her own.

Officials determined that the urine didn’t belong to the

woman and confronted her about the sample.

She told officers that she brought urine from her dog because she knew that she would fail the drug test, admitting to using methamphetamine and the painkiller, Suboxone.

The woman was subsequently arrested and now faces charges for trafficking in a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence.

A MAN was arrested after trying to avoid having sex with his girlfriend, by hiding in her car and refusing to leave.

Khrystian Collins locked himself inside his girlfriend’s Kia Optima and refused to get out.

Police in Warren, Ohio then arrived and found Collins hiding inside the car with the window cracked open.

Collins told police his girlfriend always wants to have sex and it was too hot in their apartment – an account that his girlfriend confirmed.

An officer was eventually able to open the door and had to pull Collins out of the car after he refused to exit the vehicle.

Collins was charged with obstructing official business, resisting arrest and trespass.

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

This week’s dog of the week is Bella, a gorgeous three-year-old American Bulldog with a big heart and an even bigger personality.

She is desperately looking for a family who have the time and commitment to come up to our Rehoming Centre over a period of time to meet her and then to help her settle into her new home.

Bella would love a home with people who are around a lot of the day as she struggles when left on her own – she just loves giving her humans attention.

She would also prefer to be the only pet in the house and would love a secure garden to roam around in, as she can be a really giddy girl when the notion takes her!

If you have room in your heart and home for Biddy then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie.

You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE. (Remember: Always have your dog on a lead when in public.)

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THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE THIS WEEK...

TOP TWEETS

SOME unlucky drivers in Washington spent the first few hours of 2020 trapped in a massive pile of tumbleweeds that closed down a highway for 10 hours – until 4.30am on New Year’s Day. Five ca rs a n d o n e 18-wheel semi-truck were trapped in the tumbleweeds on New Year’s

Sing us a song, you’re baby piano man. @griffski I think it’s pretty cool that we can all agree on the most f-d up thing of the past decade.

It wasn’t ebola, it wasn’t Trump, it wasn’t even Blake Shelton getting ‘Sexiest man of the year’ – it was that damn U2 album that Apple decided to just download to everyone’s iPhone. @chunkyfila If Netflix doesn’t release a five-part series on the disappearance of Rizzle Kicks, then I’ll start booting down doors (mainly in Tesco’s public toilets). @StephenTries Why do airplane tickets have to be so expensive?! Having separate continents is so dumb – retweet if you miss Pangaea. @JbKnockout In 2010 so many lads I met in UCD told me they were doing Business and Chinese because China was going to become the biggest superpower and they’d be ahead of the curve.

That didn’t quite happen, and now there are lads working in finance in Dublin who randomly know Mandarin. @BigPaulieDoyle I never told my mom this, but one time I threw a party in high school and someone peed in the cat’s litter box, so when she got back there was a giant petrified human pee brick and she cried while taking the cat to the vet – all while I watched and said nothing to avoid being caught. @crocodilethumbs

DUBLIN BITS & BOBS Weeds force road ‘Jesus to be closed down Christ’ is Eve, with State Route 240 being closed in both directions as transportation workers moved to clear the tumbleweeds with a snow plough.

Wa s h i n g to n S t a te Trooper Chris Torson said the tumbleweeds were piled 20 to 30 feet in places, with the road closed for over 12 miles, or just over 19km.

Chill with Snoop’s Surprise as £20k binned ... lullabies album?

SNOOP Dogg, famed for epic rap hits such as Drop It Like It’s Hot, has released a lullaby album.

Yes, songs to help babies get to sleep.

Snoop Dogg, or as he was known for a time, Snoop Lion, released a children’s album on December 6, entitled, Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Snoop Dogg, with a special vinyl version released for Record Store Day. The album contains his greatest hits, including Gin and Juice, and Sensual Seduction.

Many of Snoop’s fans online praised the move, saying they couldn’t wait to give it a pre-bedtime spin.

The unusual bedtime album is available to stream on all music services now.

Present sparks a problem in Texas THINGS got a little heated at Christmas for a Texas family whose 12-year-old son decided to use a magnifying glass for something other than reading.

Nissa-Lynn Parson, an interior designer, shared online how her family’s Christmas Day was “memorable to say the least” after her son, Cayden, used the magnifying glass he received as a present to light their front lawn on fire.

“Cayden asked for a magnifying glass for Christmas,” Parson said in a video posted to Facebook.

“We thought, ‘Oh, he wants to magnify something’. No, he wanted to see if he can make fire with it, and did.”

Cayden’s father, Justin Parson, told Fox News that

when his son opened the magnifying glass he said: “Yay, magnifying glass!”

“The other son in the background says, ‘Yay, now we can light stuff on fire’. And we’re like, ‘Oh dear’,” he told the channel.

On Christmas morning, t h e t wo brothers went out to the garden and burnt a couple of holes in pieces of newspaper.

However, after one of them dropped the now burning paper, the flame ended up spreading throughout the grass – scorching the lawn.

Luckily, nobody was injured in the incident and the fire was extinguished quickly, before it could spread further.

RECYCLING centre workers in England were in for a surprise when they found nearly £20,000 cash in a box dropped off at the depot in Midsomer Norton.

Investigators were later able to identify the car that had dropped off the box – along with several others – earlier in the day and contacted the people involved.

Avon and Somerset police spoke with the owners of the vehicle and learned that they were cleaning out the home of a recently deceased relative.

“Despite the fact they mentioned that the relative was known to hide money around the house in unusual places, they were aghast to hear the details of the find,” police said in a Facebook post.

The money was turned over to the couple.

jailed for animal cruelty A MAN in the US has been sentenced to more than five months in jail for killing his dog, after claiming he was Jesus Christ.

Police in Maryland said that Joseph Cryer pleaded guilty in late December to aggravated animal cruelty, after the accused hit his dog over the head with a hammer until it died.

Cryer told police that he was Jesus Christ, and that he was sending his dog to heaven, and that the dog was happy that he was in heaven with his brother.

The man had already served 104 days in jail before he received his sentence late last week.

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DUBLIN FOOD & DRINK

A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FARE

Fallon & Byrne shuts its FSA ordered three Dublin food outlets to close last December branch in Rathmines FALLON & BYRNE has announced the closure of its Rathmines branch, with immediate effect.

The food hall, wine bar and restaurant, which was located in the Swan Centre in Rathmines, revealed the news to its staff on New Year’s Eve, with the establishment shutting for good on Thursday, January 2.

The company released a statement online saying the closure was for financial reasons: “Unfortunately,

the location was loss-making and, while the decision was a very difficult one, we believe that acting decisively is what’s best for the business overall.”

The store, which opened in 2017, was the biggest of the group’s three outlets, at almost 10,000sq ft.

According to the chain, the closure will not affect its branches on Exchequer Street in the city centre, and at Park Road, Dun Laoghaire.

THREE food establishments in Dublin were forced to close in December due to safety concerns.

All three were issued with closure orders by the Food Safety Authority (FSA), but have since reopened.

Circle K Service Station at Belgard Road, Tallaght was issued with a closure

order on December 6, but the order was lifted on December 9.

Beef and Lobster at Parliament Street, Dublin 2, was closed on December 11, but the closure order was lifted on December 12.

Finally, The Carrot’s Tail at Lower Rathmines Road was issued with a closure order on Decem-

ber 17, but the order was lifted three days later.

In total, six food businesses were forced to close in Ireland in December.

It is currently unknown at the time of writing why the businesses were forced to close, with the FSA’s reasons for their closure expected to be revealed imminently.

The KFC Vegan Burger

Just Eat and KFC team up for burger

Get ready for a year in which (clockwise from top left) pancakes, Nashville hot chicken, Korean cuisine and cauliflower could become a bigger part of Dubliners’ diets

Tuck into Yelp’s insights on the top food trends to note for 2020 GARY IBBOTSON

AS WITH all trends, food fads come and go. From designer donuts to artisan burgers, Dublin’s food scene has been evolving in the past few years.

In an attempt to predict what’s going to gain popularity this year, review website Yelp has conducted some research to find what food item – or style – is due to make a splash in 2020.

Here are the potential trends that came out on top ...

risen to 156.2% in the past year alone.

appearing on chicken-centric restaurants soon.

Elevated breakfast Hearty and colourful breakfasts have been making waves over the past couple of years and, this year, it’s looking like that’ll continue.

An ‘elevated breakfast’ has come out as a top trend and includes souffle pancakes as well as cinnamon swirl pancakes.

Reviews for both dishes have

Nashville hot chicken Chicken wings and fried chicken are consistently popular among Dubliners and this year Yelp predicts that Nashville hot chicken will be sizzling our taste-buds.

Deep-fried, hot and spicy, it certainly has all the ingredients to be a hit in the coming year, so expect it to see it

Healthy-swap comfort food Tuck into cauliflower pizza, cauliflower mash, cheesy cauliflower, etc. Yes, cauliflower is the healthy alternative for 2020, according to Yelp.

Searches for the white root vegetable have risen over the past year, with many people looking for a comforting meal but without the added calories.

Korean cuisine Korean cuisine and Korean BBQ fare became big in 2019 and it looks like they’re not going anywhere in 2020.

With Dubs showing an ever greater appetite for delicious foreign fare, dishes such as tteok-bokki (Korean fried rice cakes), sundubu-jjigae (tofu stew) and kimchi, should encourage more and more Korean restaurants to pop up over the coming year.

JUST Eat has confirmed it has partnered with KFC to deliver the first-ever KFC Vegan Burger.

It’s now available to order on the Just Eat app.

Exclusive to Just Eat customers for January, the vegan offering is based on KFC’s Chicken Fillet burger, consisting of the same herbs and spices while the usual chicken breast is replaced with a bespoke Quorn fillet.

The burger is served with vegan mayonnaise and iceberg lettuce, all within a soft-glazed bun.

Speaking on the announcement, Amanda Roche Kelly, managing director at Just Eat Ireland, said: “Innovations like this one from KFC are changing the food game, so we’re thrilled to be exclusively delivering this great-tasting, original recipe vegan burger to homes and offices right across Ireland.”

Ira Dubinsky, innovation director at KFC UK and Ireland, added: “We’ve worked hard to perfect the flavour and make a vegan burger the [KFC] Colonel would be proud of.

“It’s the flavour of KFC, just with zero chicken.”

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PLANT YOURSELF IN A COSY ENVIRONMENT

Oliver Bonas

DUBLIN STYLE

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Argos Home

Oliver Bonas Iro Collection

DFS Iconica Chord Three Seater

BOTANICAL Bliss A NEW YEAR can be a new opportunity to breathe new life into a room.

Botanicals and all things floral inspired are the vibe going into 2020,

Iggy Ladder Shelves, Oliver Bonas

Winter Winner EZ LIVING FURNITURE will be running their “Winter Winner” campaign for the month of January where they are giving their customers a chance to win their furniture for free with over €8,000 worth of prizes!

Guidelines for the Winter Winner Campaign: • Customers must fill out an application form.

• Each week a winner will be chosen from each of

our stores (including our website) and they will receive a €50 voucher.

• From this original draw above the 14 weekly winners will go forward to a draw where one of the 14 €50 winners will be chosen and they will receive an extra €100 voucher.

This person will then go forward to the final draw at the end of the Winter Sale. They are

now in with a chance of winning a minimum of a €500 voucher or the overall prize of a €2,000 voucher.

• Chosen winners must participate in promotional video and photography for social media to claim their prize.

The Winter Winner Campaign is exclusive to the following EZ Living Furniture stores in Dublin, and online at

EZLivingFurniture.ie: • Blanchardstown – Unit 403, Blanchardstown Retail Park, Blanchardstown Centre • Swords – Unit 9, Airside Retail Park, Swords • Fonthill – Unit 3, Fonthill Retail Park, Fonthill Rd • Tallaght – Unit 4, Tallaght Retail Centre, Abberley Square, Tallaght • Naas Road – 12 Nangor Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12

with many high street stores hopping on the naturistic trend.

Think palm leaf inspired prints, the introduction of fake (and real!) plants into living spaces, and the

beauty of incorporating the outdoors into a bright, airy space in the home.

Retailers such as Argos and the newly opened Oliver Bonas on Exchequer Street are fully embrac-

ing the trends in their new offerings this spring.

If you love all things beautiful and botanic and are in the market for a room revamp, take a look at our fave bits on offer.

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CHECK OUT WHAT IS

Something for Bowie fans of all ages at a fun festival THIS week sees the third instalment of the Dublin Bowie festival taking place in venues across the capital, with something for everyone on offer at the fourday event.

Following on from two successful years, the Dublin Bowie Festival pays tribute to all things Bowie that you could imagine.

From his illustrious musical career, to his turn in acting, even discussions of sexuality and gender all appear on the line-up of this week’s events.

T h e fe s t iva l this year celebrates 50 years of ‘the man who sold the world’, with particular focus being paid to the anniversary of the legendary album.

Highlights of the festival include a gig from Rebel Rebel at The Academy, a screening of the iconic Bowie film Labyrinth at The Lighthouse Cinema, and a drag show – The Woman Who

Sold The World – at The George on January 10.

Saturday, January 11 sees the festival continue with a Bowie Brunch at The Church Bar and Restaurant, a family-friendly event in the form of a reading of the children’s book, Heroes – Little People Big Dreams at Hodges Figgis, Holy Holy playing The Olympia Theatre, and a LGBT+ club night, Holy Mother, at Lost Lane.

Festivities continue into January 12, the last day of the festival, with An Audience with Tony Visconti and Woody Woodmansey at the Royal College of Surgeons, Between The Eyes of Bowie – a live conversation with Bowie’s lifelong friend Sarah-Rena Hine at the 5 Lamps Brewery, and an iconic festival closing party at Whelan’s.

For further info on the Dublin Bowie Festival, see dublinbowiefestival.ie.

Soulé: Urban Pop Set to Take Off in 2020 FOR those in the know, London-born Balbriggan native Soulé - Samantha Kay to her parents - has been threatening to become a very major artist for sometime.

Hit single ‘Love Tonight’, launched early last year, has millions of streams and is a regular on almost every major Irish radio station. She’s appeared at the 3Arena and her social media does serious numbers.

Perhaps most of all, though, her song appeared alongside every Love Island episode for a huge chunk of last summer, gathering hours of prime time play as part of a fashion advert.

“The Love Island placement really did a lot for me,” she remembers.

“It was on every ad break for two or three months, and it definitely boosted the track. People were hearing it, but a lot of people assumed it was an American artist. I thought it was amazing. It doubled the number of streams, with radio boosting it too.”

“The dream was to have

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the song actually on Love Island, but that would be once. To have it on an ad every ad break was much better. At first it was cringey, but after a while I just got so excited about it, with the tweets going crazy all the time.”

Soulé might be flying now, but she finds some of her roots in the local Foroige club, where she spent a lot of her time collaborating with Farah Elle, who has also gone on to be something of a local rising star.

“We were in Foroige Balbriggan, there wasn’t a sort of music thing that they had, and my friends and I were very into that kind of thing, drums, guitar, dancing, singing,” Soulé recalls.

“Our mentor there was an Irish rapper called Messiah J, an amazing guy, and he gave us loads of advice on recording, stuff like that.

“They got in Mac computers and we’d sit in and do lessons on how to record on a program called Garage Band. We got gigs, too, as they learnt how much we loved music and started bringing it in as part of what they did.

“I really got my first experience of doing gigs really young as part of Foroige. I’m not sure I even processed what I was doing, but I’m very grateful. I learnt a lot about collaboration, about being a musician, and about getting on stage. It was an amazing experience.”

Yet to launch an album, but expected to make a huge impact when she does, Soulé is mostly enjoying the ride at the moment.

“It’s the craziest thing for me,” she says. “Being independent and being able to reach these numbers, I never expected it to happen. When I started in 2016 with stuff like ‘Love No More’, it was a really big thing to break 5,000 streams.

“To be on seven figures now just seems so far

fetched, as an independent Irish artist. I never processed it in my head until someone said it recently, but it adds up to every person in Ireland.

“It’s not about the numbers, of course, but it is something that keeps me going, the idea that people are listening and love my music. It’s why I look at those numbers and shout them out on my social media.”

“I love adding different sounds and different people into my stuff, or my genre into their stuff. It’s great when completely different styles of artists can come together and make things work. It’s been a great part of my journey, and then there’s the friendship, too. It’s really important.”

It might be a little while before Soulé moves past her infectious, hook-laden singles, but watch this space.

Soulé has been widely earmarked as likely to be one of the key rising Irish artists of 2020. She recently played the 2FM Christmas Ball at the 3Arena.

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WELL WORTH A LISTEN AND A LOOK

DUBLIN ENTERTAINMENT Some of the main winners at the 2020 Golden Globes BEST FILM – DRAMA Winner: 1917 The Irishman Joker Marriage Story The Two Popes BEST ACTRESS IN A FILM – DRAMA Winner: Renee Zellweger, Judy Cynthia Erivo, Harriet Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan, Little Women Charlize Theron, Bombshell

It was a good night for Reg Dwight – AKA Elton John – with the beloved, bespectacled superstar winning Best Original Song – Motion Picture for ‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again’, from the hit biopic about him, ‘Rocketman’

Few surprises at this year’s Golden Globes AS THE first major awards ceremony of the year, this year’s Golden Globes held few surprises.

While eyebrows may have been raised by some of the more, ah, interesting fashion choices on show on the night, the actual winners were a much more straightforward matter.

Irish eyes flitted briefly to Saoirse Ronan, who was up for Best Actress – Drama with her role in Little Women (losing out to Renee Zellweger’s win for Judy), but that was the most high-profile directly Irish link to this year’s awards.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect to the awards was the growing impact of streaming content, increasingly muscling in on awards.

Like a slowly rising tide that’s hardly noticed, there were several nods at content which still currently sits in an uneasy halfway house between conventional cinema and TV content.

And who better to embody this increasingly

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relevant form than Martin Scorsese?

Marty’s latest, The Irishman, had nods in lots of categories, with the film’s cinema and streaming releases straddling market reach that’s incrementally reshaping how audiences can engage with viewing content.

However, if there was an overall winner on the night, it was arguably Sam Mendez.

Scooping wins for Best Picture – Drama, and Best Picture, his World War One epic, 1917, was facing down the Joker juggernaut, and critical darling The Irishman, yet still seized victory.

That’s always the way with such awards ceremonies; there’s always an outside win that upsets the expected outcome.

Still, there were few other surprises in a largely

conventional list of winners.

For example, it could only have been Joaquin Phoenix picking up the Best Actor – Drama award for his bravura titular turn in Joker.

Tarantino – the Quentin is superfluous at this stage – nabbed Best Screenplay for Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood.

The startling South Korean tale, Parasite, seemingly inevitably claimed Best Foreign Language Film.

Chernobyl bulldozed its way to Best Limited Series, with its creeping horror on the small screen having transfixed audiences all around the world.

It also nabbed a Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series win for Stellan Skarsgard.

Finally, in the Expected Winners Wot Actually Won list – not yet an actual category, although it should be – Olivia Coleman nabbed Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in The Crown.

Buried deep in the

awards categories was a lone nod at Game of Thrones, with Kit Harington up for Best Actor in a Drama Series (losing to Brian Cox, for Succession), marking an ignoble awards whimper for the once allconquering show.

There were plenty of other winners in other categories, of course (see panel, right), but overall few genuine surprises in this year’s winners’ list.

Arch commentators might snidely comment that seeing Ricky Gervais back as the evening’s MC was the most unlikely event of the evening, given how dim his star has waned of late, but I’d never be so cruel, of course.

As an early nod at the year’s full-blown awards ceremonies – such as a certain O***rs event looming on the horizon – it’ll be interesting to see if the 2020 Globes successes translate across to 2020’s other awards lists.

For the full list of nominations and winners in all categories, see www.goldenglobes.com.

BEST ACTOR IN A FILM – DRAMA Winner: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Christian Bale, Ford v Ferrari Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory Adam Driver, Marriage Story Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes BEST DIRECTOR – FILM Winner: Sam Mendes, 1917 Bong Joon Ho, Parasite Todd Phillips, Joker Martin Scorsese, The Irishman Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood BEST SCREENPLAY – FILM Winner: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Marriage Story Parasite The Two Popes The Irishman BEST FILM – FOREIGN LANGUAGE Winner: Parasite The Farewell Les Misérables Pain and Glory Portrait of a Lady on Fire BEST TV SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY Winner: Fleabag Barry The Kominsky Method The Marvelous Mrs Maisel The Politician

BEST LIMITED SERIES OR TV FILM Winner: Chernobyl Catch-22 Fosse/Verdon The Loudest Voice Unbelievable BEST TV SERIES – DRAMA Winner: Succession Big Little Lies The Crown Killing Eve The Morning Show BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A FILM Winner: Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes Al Pacino, The Irishman Joe Pesci, The Irishman BEST ACTOR IN A TV SERIES – DRAMA Winner: Brian Cox, Succession Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Rami Malek, Mr Robot Tobias Menzies, The Crown Billy Porter, Pose BEST ACTRESS IN A TV SERIES – DRAMA Winner: Olivia Colman, The Crown Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show Jodie Comer, Killing Eve Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show

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DUBLIN MOTORS

WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORT

With a great mix of power and comfort, as well as maximising its petrol-electric hybrid potential, Toyota’s Corolla Hybrid Hatchback is a great car to face your future driving needs with

Ready for a new motoring world FACT BOX

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THE all-new Toyota Corolla Hybrid Hatchback’s low bonnet, striking wide grille and distinctive headlamps give it a sleek profile, which is enhanced by sporty alloy wheels.

B u i l t o n Toyo t a’s advanced new TNGA platform, the Corolla Hybrid Hatchback delivers a truly satisfying drive, while a rigid body and low centre of gravity come together to reduce body roll when cornering.

Additionally, a double wishbone suspension absorbs shocks more effectively for a noticably smoother ride quality.

1) Striking new design 2) Petrol-electric hybrid 3) Five trim levels 4) Standard CVT transmission 5) Priced from just €26,390 (ex-delivery) It will come as no surprise then that the new Toyota Corolla has been voted the ‘Continental Tyres Irish Medium Car of the Year for 2020’.

Five trim levels are available in the New Toyota Corolla Hybrid Hatchback – Aura, Luna, Luna Sport, Sol, and range-topping GR Sport.

The only powertrain in the new Toyota Corolla

range is a petrol-electric Hybrid, which is now available in a choice of two capacities: a 1.8-litre with 122bhp, and a 2.0litre with 178bhp.

While the 1.8-litre engine is available is all spec ification grades, the 2.0-litre is exclusively available in just Luna Sport and GR Sport grades.

The fact that the new

Corolla Hatchback is a self-charging Hybrid, effectively means that there will be no cost to the driver when operating in full electric mode.

With annual road tax from just €170, low maintenance costs, and regenerative braking helping tyres and brakes last longer, the new Corolla Hatchback Hybrid should prove itself to be an excellent financial proposition.

Additionally, there is no clutch to wear out, due to the car’s standard electronically-controlled CVT (single-speed automatic) gearbox.

My review car was a Corolla Hybrid Hatchback in Luna Sport specifica-

Skoda Ireland reflects on some key industry changes from the past year SKODA Ireland is looking to the future, with 2019 data underlining some trends that it, and other main manufacturers, reported across the industry last year.

For Skoda, the total number of new cars sold in 2019 fell by 6.8%, to 117,031 units, but Skoda Ireland is projecting a slightly more optimistic result in 2020, with 120,000 passenger vehicle sales forecasted.

According to Skoda Ireland, the biggest challenge for the industry

over the past three years were the 307,900 used imports that indirectly affected the new car market.

However, with the introduction of the new government NOx tax from January 1, used imports will not be seen as quite as advantageous, with the new NOx tax expected to significantly affect the cost of many imported used vehicles.

Looking back on 2019, the sale of electric vehicles increased nearly threefold, with 3,443 Battery Elec-

tric Vehicles (BEVs) delivered in 2019, compared to 1,233 in the same period for the previous year.

The demand for BEVs will only increase in line with consumer awareness of climate change and new model introductions from various brands.

With electric vehicle technologies still in development, petrol and diesel vehicles will likely account for 85% of new vehicle sales in the coming year.

tion, and it looked stunning in bi-tone Pearl Red and Night Sky Black pearlescent paint.

While all trim levels in the Corolla range come well equipped, key Luna Sport features include 17” bi-tone black machinedfa ce 1 0 - s p o ke a l l oy wheels, rear privacy glass, rear-view camera, black rear spoiler, full bi-tone exterior look, bi-beam LED headlights, dual-zone climate control, and LED daytime running lights, along with many other standard features, and a comprehensive suite of safety features for ultimate driving confidence.

Capable of sprinting from 0-100kmph in just

10.9-seconds, the Corolla Hybrid Hatchback can reach a top speed of 180kmph, and can return a fuel consumption figure as low as 3.3l/100km (up to 84mpg).

The Corolla Hatchback has excellent space in the front for two adults, while passengers in the rear are provided with good head, elbow and legroom, too.

My review car performed admirably well on a variety of road surfaces, with very little wind noise from around the door mirrors.

At a steady motorway speed, the car’s engine tone is hardly noticable at all, while excellent driving dynamics ensure that

the car remains composed when faced with a twisty country road, too.

Pricing for the new Toyota Corolla Saloon Hybrid starts at a very reasonable €26,390 (ex-delivery).

While all Toyota vehicles are built to exceptional standards, a threeyear/100,000km warranty comes as standard.

However, Hybrid vehicles have fewer parts that require servicing, and those that do are inherently durable to extend service intervals.

Hybrid components within the drivetrain system have a fiveyear/100,000km warranty for peace-of-mind motoring.

A Skoda Vision – the company’s striking electric concept car, finished in Ultra Yellow

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DUBLIN TRAVEL

Some of the travel trends from 2019 AS A last look back at 2019, it’s interesting to note the changes and trends that emerged and developed over the past year.

Online travel agent Click&Go has released its Travel Barometer for 2019, providing some great insights on the top travel trends and destinations for Irish consumers in the past year.

In 2019, sales of sun holidays saw an overall increase of 7%, with the Algarve and Lanzarote remaining the top-selling destinations booked throughout the year.

The top-five sun destinations in 2019 were the Algarve, Lanzarote, Costa del Sol, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, cementing their popularity with sun-starved Irish holidaymakers.

However, city breaks were another popular choice for Irish consumers in 2019, with an overall increase of 15%.

The top-five city break destinations were Rome, Prague, Krakow, Budapest, and Lisbon.

The biggest growth for city breaks were Lisbon, which increased by 67%; Venice (up 58%); Vienna (up 55%) and Porto (up 15%).

In 2019, sales of cruise holidays saw a 23% increase, with the most popular cruise destinations being Barcelona, Palma and Copenhagen.

For 2019, Click&Go saw an overall increase of 11% in holiday bookings; camping holidays increased by 12%; and holidays in the USA and Canada increased by 5%.

A new list of EU-wide holiday destinations has pegged Madrid (above), Lisbon (upper right) and Athens (right) as the most affordable, offering value for money and great features

Find an early 2020 holiday that needn’t break the bank SHANE DILLON

Travel Editor FEELING more than a bit broke after all those Christmas and New Year celebrations?

Well, you and me both – at this time of year, most of us can feel like our funds have packed their bags and gone on holiday, leaving moths fluttering around in their wake.

Well, not to worry – even the most cash-strapped of us can still look ahead to some affordable holidays, with a new list (by UK credit experts TotallyMoney) showing some of Europe’s most affordable destinations.

Pulling in data from a wide variety of sources, the list considered factors such as the cost of accommodation, flights, eating out, average temperatures, and the number of free tours on offer, giving each city a score out of ten.

If you’re thinking of an early 2020 getaway this New Year, this list could help save you time and money.

There were some interesting results from the list, with the results pegging marvellous Madrid as Europe’s best holiday destination, with an overall score of 7.6.

Istanbul ranked highest for eating on a budget, scoring an impressive 8.1.

A little further afield, and Russia had two of the highest-ranking cities in Europe (with St Petersburg and Moscow), respectively scoring 7.8 and 7.7 for eating out and drinking costs.

Unsurprisingly, Scandinavian cities dropped to the bottom of the list for affordability, with Oslo only scoring a lowly 2.7 due to costly day-to-day expenditure Going back to the best-value destinations, Madrid topped the list with ease.

Spain’s capital is often overlooked in favour of her second city, Barcelona; however, Madrid is increasingly getting more and more attention, due to its cheap flights, soaring temperatures, and affordable wining and dining.

Madrid also benefits from the country’s rich and fascinating past, boasting beautiful palaces, museums, and the gorgeous El Retiro Park.

Coming in at second place is Lisbon, with its treasures and attractions drawing more and more interest from tourists looking to see more of Portugal’s culture.

While Portugal has a well-deserved reputation for the sandy beaches and golf courses of the Algarve, the colourful hillside harbour city of Lisbon will wow.

Popular The city has become increasingly popular thanks to its hot climate, affordable accommodation, and unintimidating size, which makes it incredibly walkable.

The Portuguese capital is also a food and drink hotspot, with pasteis de nata (custard tarts) its culinary signature dish.

Claiming a very respectable third place on the list is the capital of Greece,

Athens.

The Greek capital offers high average daily temperatures (18.5C), great hotel prices (€40 per night), and affordable wine (€7 per bottle).

You can immerse yourself in the history of the birthplace of democracy at The Acropolis, see an ancient Greek play at The theatre of Dionysus, and visit the roaring epicentre of classical Europe at the hustling markets of The Monastiraki If you’re looking for an affordable foodie break, Eastern European countries are hard to beat, offering a delectable mix of rich culture – and cheap grub – that are easy on the pocket and the palate, too.

For example, Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) in Turkey is a culinary capital. With a healthy selection of restaurants, you can sample the full array of Turkish cuisine — at a low cost, too.

In fact, Istanbul boasts the most affordable food in the continent, costing

you just under €6 a day.

And, picking a drink to match your meal won’t cost much either, with wine averaging at just €6 per bottle.

So, whether you want to eat, drink and relax, or enjoy the fast-paced markets at the Grand Bazaar and the nightlife at Taksim Square, there’s something for everyone.

That’s just one of the tempting cities to visit – you won’t go wrong with a trip to Kiev, Ukraine; St Petersburg or Moscow, Russia; or Prague, in the Czech Republic.

While Prague is a destination that’s a little more familiar to Irish holidaymakers, this group of cities are all largely similar in terms of offering greatvalue breaks in cities that are overflowing with history and culture, as well as some superb dining experiences that are surprisingly affordable.

As with any city, these destinations have their fair share of high-end eateries that serve up some eye-watering prices, but

you’ll also find a vast range of superb restaurants and dining options that are very affordable.

At the other end of the scale, Scandinavian cities still have an awful lot to offer — but at a high cost.

The notorious costs of the beautiful Scandinavian cities and countries have unfortunately not improved, with a hefty chunk of change still needed to get the most from the lovely countries (which can sting with often high costs) Oslo and Copenhagen plummet to the bottom of the table for cheap eating. The Danish capital will set you back about €49 for daily dining, while The Tiger City (Oslo) will charge you €7 for a pint and more than €15 for a bottle of wine.

Irish holidaymakers often rave about these great cities, but look set to rant about their costs for some time yet.

For more on the list of rankings, see https:// www.totallymoney. com/exploring-europe/.

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DUBLIN SENIORS Home Support Service for Older People THE HSE Home Support Service (formerly called the Home Help Service or Home Care Package Scheme) aims to support older people to remain in their own homes for as long as possible and to support informal carers.

The Home Support Service provides you with support for everyday tasks including: • getting in and out of bed • dressing and undressing • personal care such as showering and shaving The support you will receive depends on your individual needs. These supports will be provided by the HSE or by an external provider, approved by the HSE. Costs The Home Support Service is free. You do not need a medical card to apply and your income will not be assessed. However, if you arrange additional home supports, over and above the level funded by the HSE, you will have to pay for these.

Who can apply?

The Home Support Service is available to people aged 65 or over who may need support to continue living at home or to return home following a hospital stay. Sometimes exceptions are made for people younger than 65 who may need support. For example, people with early onset dementia or a disability.

Read more about how to apply for a Home Support Service Read the Home Support Service for Older People Information Booklet Consumer Directed Home Support Consumer Directed Home Support (CDHS) is another way your home support can be delivered by an Approved Provider.

If you are approved for a Home Support Service and HSE staff are not available to deliver the service, then a provider who has been approved by the HSE, will deliver the home support to you.

You will deal directly with the HSE Approved Provider(s) of your choice to arrange days and times of services that meet your essential care needs. These will be identified during your care needs assessment.

You can choose to be considered for CDHS when you are completing your application form. If you apply for, and are approved for CDHS, after your care needs assessment, you will receive a letter from the HSE approving a weekly amount of funding. You can use this to arrange home support from the approved providers you choose.

Further information on CDHS is available in the Home Support Service for Older People Information Booklet.

This week, we look at Home Support Service for Older People, Volunteering and making sense of your cholesterol

Making sense of your cholesterol CHOLESTEROL is a fatty substance which is essential for a healthy nervous system, good digestion and the production of hormones.

Your body produces cholesterol and you also get it from your diet, but too much cholesterol in your blood can be dangerous as it builds up on the walls of your blood vessels and leads to narrowing or hardening of the arteries.

There are two main forms of cholesterol: • LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) - known as ‘bad’ cholesterol • HDL cholesterol (high density lipoproteins) known as ‘good’ cholesterol.

Bad cholesterol This attaches to the wall of the arteries and causes narrowing, which may contribute to angina, heart attack or stroke.

Good cholesterol This cholesterol collects extra, unwanted cholesterol and carries it to the liver where it can be broken down.

High cholesterol There are no symptoms to indicate if you have high cholesterol, but a simple blood test at your doctor’s surgery will show your overall level of cholesterol.

Depending on the results

of this test, your doctor may arrange for you to have a further test that will breakdown the HDL (good) cholesterol from the LDL (bad) and it may be necessary to fast before this test.

Check with your doctor. Remember, one raised reading does not mean you have high cholesterol, as levels may vary from day to day.

Causes of high cholesterol Many factors contribute to high cholesterol. These include: • Not taking enough regular exercise • Too much fat in the diet • Being overweight • Family history of the condition.

Treatment for high cholesterol Simple lifestyle changes may help lower cholesterol levels, including: • Diet – your doctor may refer you to a dietician • Exercise – decreases ‘bad’ cholesterol and increases ‘good’ cholesterol • Weight loss –healthy eating and exercise will help control your weight • Medication – your doctor may prescribe drug treatment.

Irish Heart Foundation www.irishheart.ie

VOLUNTEER WITH FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY THERE are many opportunities to volunteer with Friends of the Elderly, depending on the amount of time you can commit to and the type of volunteering you are interested in.

Their mission is to bring friendship and companionship to lonely and isolated older people, so if you would like to meet new older friends you can volunteer as a Visiting Volunteer or at one of their social events.

Opportunities also exist for volunteers to share their skills, talents and expertise with our organisation in other areas – marketing, social media, filming, office work and fundraising.

Their future depends on continual and increased involvement of dedicated volunteers. Whether you are available for a few

hours a week, a month or a year, you can make a difference!

Types of Volunteer Opportunities at Friends of the Elderly.

• Visiting Volunteer: Visit an older friend for half-an-hour once a week.

• Social Club Volunteer: Volunteer at their social club for 2 hours per week. All clubs take place at 25 Bolton Street, Dublin 1.

• Friendly Call Volunteer: Volunteer on the Friendly Call line for 2 hours per week, also at Bolton Street • Social Events/Day Trips: Volunteer occasionally and help out at one of their events or day trips.

• Friendly Helper: Be an “on-call volunteer” to help with urgent members’ needs, bring

them to the hospital or taking them shopping.

• Charity Shop: Volunteer 3 hours per week in our Charity shop Ritzy Rags based at 25 Bolton Street • Office Volunteer: Need a flexible volunteer role, help in the office or fundraising Drivers: Transport is a big problem for some older people, you could help bring older members to events or parties. Must hold a valid driver’s license, NCT & insurance.

Friends of the Elderly are constantly looking for new volunteer opportunities to bring friendship and companionship to their older friends and the roles available may vary from those listed above.

Please contact: info@friendsoftheelderly.ie Telephone: 01-8731855.

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BROTHERS IN ARMS: HURLING: DUBLIN’S senior hurlers got 2020 off to a strong start, with goals key to their victory as they accounted for Carlow by 11 points at Parnell Park on Sunday last.

The win ensures that Dublin are in a good position heading into their final group stages game against Laois. The tie saw two sets of brothers line out for Dublin.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS TENNIS | DONNYBROOK MAN RECEIVES FINAL WALKOVER

Osgar starts big year with indoor title  sport@dublingazette.com

DONNYBROOK’S Osgar ó hOisín landed his fourth men’s Shared Access national indoor senior championship last weekend following a final walkover against Mullingar’s Ammar Elamin. Ó hOisín swept through the early stages of the competition, not conceding a game in his 6-0, 6-0 win over Mark Griffin in the second round. He was pushed harder in the quarterfinal by Daniel O’Neill but prevailed 6-3, 6-3 before securing yet another straight sets win in the semi-final against Peter Corrie, 6-1, 6-3.

It set up the final date with Elamin but he duly found out half an hour before the final his opponent was not fit to play due to a shoulder injury.

It meant the 23-year-old picked up the title for a third successive year, kickstarting a big 2020 on the front foot as he embarks on life on the professional circuit following four years

at the University of Wisconsin.

He will depart for Mexico next week for three ITF Futures events with the first of them in Cancun.

Speaking after the final, ó hOisín said: “I was very satisfied with the way I had played in the tournament so it was disappointing for me that Ammar was unable to play in the final.

“I was out on court warming up when Ammar came over to me and gave me the news about his physical condition.

“But still it’s very encouragement to win the indoors four times and it sets me up nicely for the start of my professional career in a few weeks since graduating.

“I am really looking forward to playing on the pro tour and it’s an additional boost that other Irish players such as Simon Carr and Julian Bradley will be playing in the same Mexican tournaments as myself.” Ó hOisín, playing with David Gar-

Tennis Ireland President Shane Cooke presents Osgar O hOisin with his prize for winning the national indoor championships.

diner, was denied a double by Matthew Earle and Conor Gannon in the doubles final 7-5, 7-6.

In the women’s competition, Castleknock’s Caragh Courtney reached the final. She saw off Breda Brennan in round two and Kate Gardiner – both in three sets – in the early rounds before winning against Sol

O’Lideadha 6-1, 7-6.

Third seed Karola Bejenaru, however, prevailed in the final 6-4, 6-4 with Belfast-based Romanian travelling up and down to Dublin for each round of the competition.

The women’s doubles final was won by second seeds Tanya Murtagh and Grainne O’Neill 7-6, 6-1.

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

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FINGALLIANS MEMBERSHIP 2020: Good news – It has been decided that there will be no increase in the premium for the coming year.

GAA Draw: Tickets are € 10 each and are available from team managers & the club bar. All funds will stay in the club. For any additional information please contact the draw co-ordinator derrydmurphy@gmail. com Gym Opening Hours: This week the gym facility will open as normal. For further information or team bookings, please contact noel.cowman40@gmail.com Safeguarding Course: The course this week is full. To register interest in the next course please email cpo@fingallians. com Grúpa Comhrá / Irish Language Conversation Group: Our Grúpa Comhrá started back on Wednesday 8th Jan at 9pm.

Relaxed, non-classroom environment suitable for all levels. Fun and free. Fáilte roimh chách. Tuilleadh eolas ó Liam: 086 3814422.

Adult Refs: A foundation course has been organised for new adult refs, for January 2020 (16th, 23rd & 27th) at 7.30pm each evening in Parnell Park.

Any members interested in signing up and requiring further information, please call Aidan Sheills 087 2442 764.

Valentines Ball: The club is hosting a Ball on 14th February 2020 in the Carlton Hotel.

Tickets are €65 per person and will be available very soon.

Tickets are on sale at the bar or by contacting fingalliansfundraising@gmail.com Funds raised will go towards regeneration of the area beside the ball wall.

Academy: Returns on Saturday January 11th 2020.

SKERRIES HARPS HAPPY New Year to all !

As we begin our pre season preparations , training slots have been allocated to juvenile teams commencing this week.

Team mentors will contact parents with details via text/whatsapp.

Mentors check for email from the juvenile secretary with details!

ZINGO RESULT Sun 5 Jan 2020: 4- 3 -5 -2 -7 -1- 6 No winners of Jackpot or Dividend; jackpot now €8400.

Dividend €150.

Next draw Sunday 12th January.

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3 for a fiver. Thanks to all who support the Zingo every week.

Play online www. skerriesharps.ie/zingo.

Many thanks to all who supported our 2020 Christmas Tree collections, a key fundraiser for our Feile teams.

Well done also to all the volunteers who worked hard gathering trees from every corner of the town.

The club extends its deepest sympathy to Mark and the extended Grimes family on the passing of John Grimes RIP & to the Murphy Family on the passing of Terry Murphy RIP.

SOCCER: PORTERSTOWN CLUB FALL FROM TOP SPOT BUT BOSS

McCarthy’s mighty Mochta’s still fighting on all fronts LSL SUNDAY SENIOR St Mochta’s Maynooth University Town  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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ST MOCHTA’S manager Brian McCarthy is delighted with his side’s progress this season despite losing their grip of top spot in LSL Sunday Senior at the weekend.

The Saints were overtaken at the summit by Malahide United following a 1-1 draw at home to Maynooth University Town on Sunday afternoon at Porterstown Road.

An own goal from Alan Byrne inside the first minute had the home side trailing but they quickly equalised through Gareth McCaffrey and that’s the way it stayed after 90 minutes.

Niall Lanigan was shown a straight red card for Maynooth in the dying minutes for a bad tackle but it was too late for a tired Mochta’s side to capitalise.

Things got off to the worst possible start for the Clonsilla club as a mazy

run from Cillian Duffy was inadvertently turned into his own net by the vastly experienced centre-half Byrne.

The visitors had the better of the opening period and went close once more as Jake Corrigan struck a shot past Craig Hyland’s post.

The Saints hit back in the ninth minute, somewhat against the run of play, as a superb Karl Somers delivery was glanced home by the head of former Shamrock Rovers striker McCaffrey.

McCaffrey shot narrowly wide before Byrne redeemed himself with a goal-saving challenge on Jack O’Connor during a lively opening period.

Hyland had to be at his best to deny O’Connor as the half-hour approached and he turned Conor Foley’s free kick around the post before again denying O’Connor.

Mochta’s had the better of the second half, with Denis Moran and McCaffrey going close before Jason Grouse’s header edged just past the post.

St Mochta’s Gareth McCaffrey heads home his side’s equalising goal. Picture: Martin Doherty

Niall O’Reilly and Darragh Gannon went close for either side before a rash challenge from Lanigan saw the former Shelbourne midfielder receive his marching orders in the dying minutes.

“We played good football and had our chances to win it, but just didn’t take them,” McCarthy told the Dublin Gazette.

“Maynooth are a good side and we’ve taken four points off them. We were down six or seven lads on

Sunday, so at the end of the day I’m happy with the point.

“I think it was about 15 seconds [the opening goal] – it was from the tip-off. I’d only just sat down in my chair! But we reacted well.”

McCarthy has been boosted by the news that towering defender Gavin Kearney has returned for the second half of the season following a spell in the League of Ireland with Athlone Town.

With Edenderry to come

in the league on Friday, before they meet Collinstown in a mouth-watering FAI Intermediate Cup last 16 clash the following week, McCarthy is happy with his side’s progress.

“We could be a couple of points better off.

“But the other side of it is if you said to us at the start of the season we’d be second by a point, in all competitions, and with a game in the FAI Senior Cup, I’d have snatched your hand off.”

MSB’S O’Neill a Dub Master

Kate O’Neill leading the way in St Anne’s Park. Picture: Deryck Vincent

METRO St Brigid’s Kate O’Neill took the women’s overall title at the Dublin Masters Cross Country championships in St Anne’s Park, leading home a field of over 200 women.

The race was run over 3k and consisted of two laps of 1,500m. The short distance made this a very competitive and tight race throughout the field with O’Neill, in the Over-35s category, taking to the front as soon as the gun went.

She ran a very controlled race with her

second lap quicker than her first showing how she managed this race extremely well, finishing in a time of 11.55, two seconds ahead of Raheny’s Kate Purcell with Malahide woman Annette Kealy – the leading Over-50s athlete – finishing in third place.

Clonliffe Harriers’ Colm Rooney took the men’s overall title, traversing the 6km, four lap course. He did it in similar style, taking up the pace from the start and he built an imposing lead, finishing in 20.10, 48 seconds ahead of Liffey Valley’s Pierce Geoghegan.

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SOCCER: GOALKEEPER’S DOUBLE SAVE EARNS THIRD ROUND SPOT

Floating on Ayr after Whelan’s pen heroics LEINSTER SENIOR CUP Willow Park Ayrfield United Ayrfield win 4-3 on penalties  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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St Brigid’s plays host to City one-wall battle ST BRIGID’S hosted the Dublin City one-wall handball tournament last weekend, taking in five singles grades - Open, A, B, C and Masters.

The Open Singles final was won by James Prentice (Ballina, Tipperary) who overcame a spirited comeback from Paul Donnelly (Loughmacrory, Tyrone) to win 21-17.

The first action got going at 10am with the last matches concluding at 6pm with both of Brigid’s indoor 1-wall courts kept busy throughout the day. Pictured are the two finalists.

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GOALKEEPER Stephen Whelan saved twice in the penalty shoot-out as Ayrfield United advanced to the third round of the Leinster Senior Cup with victory over Willow Park in Athlone.

Conor Young netted the winning spot-kick after Alex Barry’s spectacular free-kick in extra time had been cancelled out by a Stephen Mullen wonderstrike at the death.

It was Whelan who would have the biggest say, however, stopping Willow Park twice from 12 yards as well as seeing two more saves chalked off for stepping off his line.

Luckless Willow had lost on penalties to Inchicore Athletic in the Lummy O’Reilly Cup two days earlier, but it was Ayrfield’s first game in almost a month.

The rustiness showed with neither side creating much of note for the majority of the 90 minutes, until Ayrfield winger Keith McCormack was twice denied late on.

Whelan was forced into a terrific stop himself at the death, but it was in the final ten minutes of extra time that the game burst to life.

Barry won a free kick on the edge of the box and curled a wonderful strike up and over the wall and into the top corner past a helpless goalkeeper.

Manager Ciaran McLoughlin, though unofficially retired, had to sub himself on due to injuries and had a perfect view of Mullen’s stunning volley with two minutes remaining.

Whelan was beaten all ends up but he wasn’t to be denied in the shootout, and Alan Connor, Rhys Higgins, Dylan Byrne all scored before Young set up a third round tie with Kilkenny’s

Ayrfield United goalkeeper Stephen Whelan

Evergreen.

“In your first game back after Christmas, lads are going to be blowing a bit and I don’t think the pitch was great,” says McLoughlin.

“I don’t think we played particularly well but we grinded out a result. For the first one after

Christmas, the main thing was making sure we got into the hat for the next round.

“I’ve been there before where a team scores in the last minute of extra time and they’ve got their tails up and you’d think there’ll be only one winner but we kept positive.”

Thunder strikes down St Mary’s BASKETBALL  sport@dublingazette.com

SWORDS Thunder split the difference from their double weekend as they nicked a 62-60 women’s Division One win over the Ulster Rockets a day after falling to Team Tom McCarthy’s St Mary’s.

In game one, St Mary’s picked a key away win on Saturday evening, overcoming Swords 59-71 in a cagey affair. Lorraine Scanlon and Loretta Maher were on form for St Mary’s throughout, but the game remained neck-and-neck in the first half, shading things 28-27.

Despite strong performances

from Katie Black and Aoibheann Byrne for Swords in the third and fourth quarters, they were unable to rally back in the second half as St Mary’s mounted the pressure offensively to push further into the lead.

On Sunday, however, Swords secured a big win in a nail-biting finish. A big first half display from Thunder saw them open up a 37-26 point lead at the half thanks to key scoring from Byrne and Black.

Rockets came back hard in the third quarter with Kayonna Lee, Charisse Williams and Charlie McGrath leading the charge to see them close the gap.

Swords just had the edge going

into the last, 47-43. A nervy fourth quarter followed with Rockets mounting the pressure as the time ticked down. Big scores from

Swords Thunder

Swords’ Peggy and Katie Black kept their noses just in front and they managed to hold on to win out by two in a thriller.

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CAMOGIE: COUNTY SIDE WIN UP TEMPO CONTEST

Dublin win All-Star Christmas cracker ANNUAL DUB STARS Dublin 1-14 All-Stars 0-7  sport@dublingazette.com

Over 30 coaches from St Brigid’s attended a coaching master class last weekend run by Dave Passmore, Stuart Lancaster and Bryan Cullen among others

ST BRIGID’S HAPPY New Year to all our players, coaches, members, sponsors and friends and thank you for supporting StBrigidsGAA in 2019! We look forward to serving the communities of Castleknock and Blanchardstown for an 88th successive year in 2020! Our Club Bar and Gym have now resumed to normal opening hours.

Our Club Dinner Dance takes place in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown on 14th February, 2020 and tickets are now on sale from Yvonne McCormack (0868548282), Paula Jackson (0872858574) and Elaine Curtin (0872025129). It promises to be a great club night with Aidan Tierney from ‘Tierney Talks’ performing LIVE also!

Well done to Andrew Dunphy who made his debut with the Dublin Senior Hurlers in their Walsh Cup win over Carlow in Parnell Park! Andrew also got on the scoresheet from corner back!

Our Club Shop will open every Saturday morning from 11/01/2020 from 9.30am to 12noon and is located in our Club Coffee Shop. There will be samples of our new gear to try on as well as Gift Vouchers for sale! Our new Clothing range is also available to view on our Online Shop which is now LIVE on our website! Check it out by visiting our club website! If you have a query on your order please email; stbrigidsgaaclubshop@gmail.com It’s that time of year again! Club Membership for 2020 is now due and must be paid before 31st March, 2020. Please click on the membership link on our website. Thanks to all our members for your continued support.

There was no winner of our Club Lotto Jackpot last week. Our next Jackpot rises to €8,000 and will take place on Thursday week, January 16th in the Roselawn Inn. Get your tickets from our usual sellers, in the club bar on play online via our club website!

Our Club Nursery, in association with Sherry Fitzgerald returns this Saturday (January 11th) from 9.30am to 11am in Russell Park. All boys and girls aged between 4 and 7 are welcome, especially new families! Just arrive down and speak to any of our friendly coaches or email us at; Pro.stbrigids.dublin@gaa. ie for more information.

Tickets for the GAA’s National Club Draw are now on sale for €10! Some brilliant prizes on offer including a brand new Renault Clio! Speak to Jerry Nolan on 0872272518 or Paddy on 0868229312 for tickets and further info!

Juvenile Handball Training, which is open to current and new juvenile players, continues every Wednesday evening at 7pm in Russell Park! We’ll have our Handball Coaches on hand to support all new players and introduce them to the game! Everyone is welcome! Contact Enda on 086 8288308.

Coiste na Réiteoirí, Átha Cliath will be holding a Foundation Course for new Adult Referees in January. The classes will be held over three nights in January 2020 in Parnell Park - on Thursday 16th, Thursday 23rd & Monday 27th.

Anybody interested should contact Aidan Shiels at 087 244 2764 or Finbar Gaffney at 087 242 7690.

All of our Grass Pitches in Russell Park and Collegefort are OFF until further notice. This applies to all team training and to any individual training also.

Please respect our facilities.

Adult Championship Football and Hurling Regrading Form are now available for 2020 Club Championships. Email: secretary.stbrigids.dublin@gaa.ie for a form which should be left fully completed for Mary O’Connor by Friday, 17/01/2020 in the Club Bar. Keep up with all our news on our website www.stbrigidsgaa.com, our free to download Club App and our Facebook and Twitter pages.

THE Dublin senior selection won a festive, uptempo challenge against the Dublin Camogie Stars of the 2019 championship just before the turn of the year at Abbotstown.

T h e m i l d -we a t h e r made for a lively affair to shake off the cobwebs and look forward to the new year with gusto with the pick of the club season facing a county squad overseen by new manager John Treacy.

A f t e r a t e n t a t ive start, the Stars Caragh Dawson, from St Jude’s, opened the scoring before Cuala’s Sinead Wylde evened things up.

Na Fianna’s Roisin Baker hit the upright for Dublin soon after but Plunkett’s Gaby Couch pounced to drive the sliotar into the net for the game’s only goal. Their side was forced to defend stoutly, only conceding to a Beth Whyte drive over the bar.

Jude’s Aoife Walsh, C a s t l e k n o c k ’s Ao i fe Whelan, Naomh Mearnog’s Laura Twomey and Wylde augmented their lead while a penalty was missed as Dublin looked set to race clear with Whyte getting a second reply.

Jody Couch did surface with a free to keep the Stars in the game at 0-4 to 1-7 down at half-time.

It laid the base for a spectacular second half.

Baker did add another the Dublin tally but the Stars matched the point for point with Whyte cracking over her third score.

Leah Butler, another from Jude’s, retaliated with a mighty thump of the sliotar over the bar only for Niamh Gannon

Dublin’s senior selection, above, the Stars team, below, that took part in the annual challenge match. Picture: ilivephotos.com

to roar up the right wing and land a point for the Stars.

Dawson plucked an impressive sliotar from the air and continued its journey over the bar with a firm strike. Wylde, in one solo action, blocked down a strike, won ball off the ground and pointed in one glorious intervention.

Butler put a stop to the opposition scoring spree and added a point of her own and Beth Whyte rebounded for another point for the Dub Stars.

Not to be outdone, the seniors went into over-

drive for three successive points of their own: Kerrie Finnegan’s sublime pass to Wylde opened up for a point.

Wylde then hit arguably the best score of the game with a catch, run and strike sequence of elegance which was unstoppable.

Lucan Sarsfields’ Mairi Moynihan put in her customary display of tenacity as the tie closed out with both sides scoring seven quality second half points.

Happy players, satisfied coaches, proud families, inspired younger

players. An exhibition and celebration of camogie.

Jenny Byrne, Chairperson of the Camogie Board, did the honours in the after match presentations stating that this game marks the beginning of the camogie year.

Player of the Match went to Caragh Dawson.

The trophy was presented to Dublin senior player Sinead Wylde, who graciously accepted with some fine words ‘as gaeilge’.

Dub Star Aisling Carolan accepted the runner up medals.

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HURLING: NAOMH FIONNBARRA MAN STRIKES TWICE IN BIG WALSH CUP WIN

FOOTBALL

U-20s fall to Meath in Kerins league

Na Fianna siblings Kevin and Donal Burke made club history as the first brothers to represent the club together on a senior county hurling team.

Dillon double destroys Carlow’s strong start WALSH CUP Dublin 3-20 Carlow 0-18  CÓILÍN DUFFY sport@dublingazette.com

DUBLIN’S senior hurlers got 2020 off to a strong start, with goals key to their victory as they accounted for Carlow by 11 points at Parnell Park on Sunday last.

The win ensures that Dublin are in a good position heading into their final group stages game tonight (Thursday) against Laois at Parnell Park at 7.45pm; with a win or a draw guaranteeing Mattie Kenny’s side a place in the semi-finals against Galway.

Kenny was happy to have his side back in action after they took a break for the Christmas period but are now ready to build-up for the Allianz League, which begins later this month.

“We gave the guys Christmas off, so it was good to get back on the pitch today,” he said after the game.

“We are blessed with the weather.

It’s early January and, weatherwise, you could get anything at this time of the year. Parnell Park is in good shape, and the weather is good, so it was a good run out for everybody.

“Mostly, I’m happy with getting the lads out on the park, and getting them playing again.

“When you are training this time of the year, it’s nice to have a game to see where you are at, and get feedback from that match, and also get gametime into the guys.”

Two early goals from Eamonn Dillon set the tone for this contest, with Na Fianna’s Donal Burke also finding the net, on the way to a 12-point interval lead.

Carlow welcomed back their St Mullins contingent, including sharpshooter Martin Kavanagh (0-8), who helped keep them ticking over from placed balls.

Dillon was goal hungry early on, and found the net twice within 11 minutes of the throw-in.

He made it 2-1 to 0-3 with back-to-

back goals after Carlow had made the initial running, leading by a couple of points before the Naomh Fionnbarra man rattled the net.

Dublin drove on and, with Thomas Davis clubman Davy Keogh; Ballyboden St Enda’s Paul Ryan (2), debutant Andrew Dunphy (from St Brigid’s) and Cuala’s Mark Schutte on target, Kenny’s charges moved 2-6 to 0-3 ahead.

Response It was an excellent response by Dublin to Carlow’s early burst, firing 2-5 without reply and causing the Barrowsiders strong problems in defence.

Carlow however didn’t lie down, and hit a purple patch of their own, with eight unanswered points, including some Kavanagh scores to reduce the gap to the minimum by the 31st minute.

Dublin rallied again before the break, with Schutte slotting over a fine point from play, before Burke’s goal, and an Oisin O’Rorke (0-5) point ensured a 3-8

to 0-12 interval lead.

Dublin outscored their opponents by double-scores (0-12 to 0-6) in the closing period.

With the aid of unlimited subs, they utilised the bench well with brothers getting in on the act, as Kevin Burke (sibling of Donal) and Enda O’Donnell, brother of Eoghan, handed their first senior appearances.

In all, Dublin made 11 substitutions, with 12 players getting their name on the score-sheet, with Lorcan McMullan (0-2), James Madden, Fergal Whitely, Alex O’Neill and Cian Boland (0-1 each), also on target.

For Carlow, it was their second defeat having already fallen 3-19 to 0-22 to Laois which Dublin proved too strong for Westmeath in their tie on December 15, coming out with a 1-22 to 0-17 success.

Westmeath’s win over Laois last Sunday means Dublin are the only side remaining with a perfect record and a large points differential in their favour over their rivals in the group.

DUBLIN’S Under-20 footballers opened their John Kerins Development League with a narrow defeat to Meath in Dunganny on Saturday, 2-13 to 2-11..

First half goals from Ciarán McKeown and Ciarán Murphy helped Dublin to a 2-8 to 1-4 lead with Jordan Morris hitting the Royal County goal.

The Dubs made several changes for the second half and made some alterations later in the period as Meath took control in the final 15 minutes.

Dylan Keating’s 59th minute goal helped Meath to victory.

Dublin face Kildare, victors over Laois on Saturday, in their next game in Hawkfield, Kildare (2pm).

They complete their group stages on January 18 against Laois.

Camogie schedule released THE OUTLINE schedule for the Littlewoods Ireland National Camogie League has been released with Dublin set to make their seasonal bow on the weekend of February 1 and 2 against Galway at home.

Dublin’s second and third fixtures will be away to Tipperary (February 23) and Limerick (March 8).

The winners from both of the groups will go on to contest the final on March 22 while there will also be a relegation playoff on March 15 for the sides who end bottom.

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METRO St Brigid’s Kate O’Neill produces star turn at masters cross country. SEE p28

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Malahide storm back to top with Crumlin win  DAVE DONNELLY

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MALAHIDE United regained top spot in LSL Sunday Senior in spectacular fashion with a wellearned 2-0 win over reigning champions Crumlin United at Pearse Park on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Levi Boardman and captain Darren Craven saw the Seasiders to a statement victory at the home of a side who went the entirety of last season without a league defeat.

Ger Coughlan’s side led as early as the seventh minute when striker Boardman took a long ball in his stride and slotted coolly past the advancing Michael Quinn.

Cillian Timmins was within a whisker of doubling the away side’s advantage as the midway point of the first half approached but he couldn’t quite reach Ciaran McGahan’s inviting cross.

They didn’t have to wait long to double their tally, however, as they were awarded a spotkick when Boardman was bundled to the ground by Quinn.

The referee pointed to the spot and Craven made no mistake from 12 yards in front of a stunned Crumlin crowd.

Crumlin did eventually get a handle on the game and twice went close through playmakers Alan McGreal and Jake Donnelly as the first half drew to a close.

The hosts would have

Malahide United are hoping for more silverware to add to last year’s Charlie Cahill Cup success

plenty of the play in the second half but lacked the incision displayed by the away side in the first half, and Boardman could easily have added a third on the break.

Crumlin very nearly forced a grandstand finish, however, when McGreal’s free kick found Craig Walsh, but the former Shelbourne winger saw his effort crash back off the crossbar.

With St Mochta’s held

by Maynooth University Town in Clonsilla, Coughlan’s side lead the

Saints at the top of the table by a point, with Bangor GG three points further back in third.

An Alan Byrne own goal within the first minute put Maynooth a goal to the good against the Saints before Gareth McCaffrey levelled to secure a point for the Clonsilla side (see page 28). 2017/18 champions Bluebell United were stunned by bottomplaced Portmarnock on Sunday as they were beaten 4-2 at Paddy’s Hill.

Porto had lost each of

their last six games – and ten from 11 in total – coming into the game and would have feared the worst against the champions of three of the past five seasons.

Goals from Alan O’Shaughnessy, David Sheppard, Kaito Akimoto and Chris Burgess saw Brian Irwin’s side kick off 2020 in fine style D e s p i te co n ce d i n g after just five minutes, Porto showed good character to hit straight back as O’Shaughnessy found the back of the net with

a shot from more than 30 yards.

The home side hit the front on the 20-minute mark as a corner delivery bounced around in the box and former Galway United striker Sheppard prodded home.

Bluebell levelled shortly before the break but it was Porto who would go into half time in the lead as Japanese winger beat two men before picking his spot to make it 3-2.

Striker Burgess scored the vital fourth after the break, showing deft skill

before rippling the net, and Porto survived a late Bluebell surge to take a vital three points.

Meanwhile, Rush Athletic extended their lead at the top of LSL Sunday Major to four points with a fine 5-0 victory over struggling FC Translyvania.

A Brian McAllister hat-trick, plus goals from Mark Doyle and Liam Mulcahy, saw Declan Whyte’s side warm up for Sunday’s FAI Junior Cup last 32 clash away to Villa FC in style.