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A 10-YEAR-OLD boy with cerebral palsy and his team of supporters have raised an incredible €40,000 for Barrestown – just before he takes part in the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon.

James Casserly will make history this Sunday when he will be the first child ever to take part in an Irish marathon, alongside his personal coach Mark Lacey.

Over the course of the year the duo have been training relentlessly for

the 26.2 mile challenge while raising awareness and money for Barrestown, a specially designed camp that James attends throughout the year.

Mark, owner of Fit Zone in Palmerstown, says that James is one of the bravest children he has ever met.

Mark told The Gazette: “We originally set our t a r g e t f o r € 10 , 0 0 0 , but James’s story has just touched the lives of so many people that this number just went up and up.”

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STRAWBERRY BEDS | RIVER LIFFEY FREQUENTLY BURSTS BANKS

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A PLAN which aims to address flooding at the Strawberry Beds in Lucan has been drawn up by the Office of Public Works (OPW).

The draft Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Plan will be opened up for public consultation next week as part of a national flood risk assessment programme.

Heavy rain frequently causes the River Liffey to burst its banks leaving roads impassable in the area.

The OPW plan – the largest study of its kind undertaken in Ireland – has been carried out in conjunction with councils and members of the public.

The Eastern Catchment Flood Risk Plan will suggest solutions for areas prone to flooding including Lucan to Chapelizod (Strawberry Beds), Clonee, Mulhuddart, Staffordstown, Swords, Donabate, Portrane, Lusk,

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The plan falls under the auspices of Fingal County Council and can be viewed at its civic offices in Blanchardstown and in County Hall, Swords until Friday, December 2.

Consultation A public consultation day is being held at County Hall on Wednesday October 26 from 2 to 7pm where OPW staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Minister Sean Canney has set aside €430 million to tackle flooding between 2016 and 2021.

Submissions on the draft plan can be submitted either to Fingal County Council by Monday, October 31 or directly to the OPW by December 2.

Further information is available from www.opw.ie

On the look out fur the perfect pic from our readers WE AT the Gazette are just nuts about this photograph of an inquisitive squirrel sent in by Nicholas Keys. The cute critter took time out from running about to have a quick snack, giving Nicholas the perfect opportunity to get this great shot.

The Gazette is always happy to feature photos from our readers – indeed, we’re looking out for more of your shots!

If you’d like your photo (or photos) to appear in the paper, or to be shared on our social media, email your shot/shots to picturedesk@dublingazette.com.

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THERE isn’t a single or double room available to rent in Dublin for less than €500 a month.

Of 16 flat-shares advertised on daft.ie, 12 are for beds in twin rooms and three are for beds in triple rooms – and one is a bed in a sitting room for €500 a month, an Irish Times analysis shows.

Of 26 flat-shares available in Dublin for a maximum of €600pm, only five are for private bedrooms, meaning low-paid workers will struggle to rent a room of their own.

Expanding the rental search criteria out to Dublin 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8, more than half of 64 flatshares available for €500 or less are shared rooms – some for up to four people. You’ll be paying €500 each for the privilege.

Ray big spender RTE splashed more cash on guests for the Ray D’Arcy Show than it did for its flagship Late Late Show, figures attained by the Irish Mirror show.

An average of nearly €2,000 more was spent on appearance fees for D’Arcy’s Saturday night programme last year than was for Ryan Tubridy’s show.

The Ray D’Arcy Show had an average 389,800 viewers in its first September to December run, and cost an average €6,471 per episode for guests’ transport, accommodation and appearances.

The Late Late, whose audience averaged 617,600, spent around €4,628 on guests per episode in 2015, Freedom of Information figures showed.

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Gaiety greats

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE MANY IRISH STARS WHO’VE SPARKLED AFTER ATTENDING THE SCHOOL

Musician Peter Devlin and fashionista Lorraine

Gaiety School of Acting director Patrick Sutton with actors Tara Egan-Langley, Victoria

Star machine turns 30

Keane with director Patrick Sutton

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SOME famous faces were spotted in Temple Bar on Sunday, as graduates of the Gaiety School of Acting celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary.

Lorraine Keane and PJ Gallagher were just two of the familiar faces dropping by for the celebrations, where they rubbed shoul-

McQuaid, Georgina Miller, Aileen Mythen and Joanne King. Pictures: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

ders with many up-and-coming stars. The school is known as the Alma Mater of a myriad of prominent actors, writers and theatre makers.

With former students including the likes of Colin Farrell, Aidan Turner, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Murphy, Sarah Greene, Deirdre O’Kane, Stefanie Preissner and Mark O’Halloran, the impact that

the college has had on the cultural landscape in Ireland is apparent.

In October, 1986, theatre director Joe Dowling opened The Gaiety School of Acting at a modest venue in Baggot Street.

His intention was to begin a tradition of professional actor training in Ireland that had thus far been lacking in the country.

Fast-forward 30 years, and

Dowling’s legacy lives on, as today Gaiety School of Acting graduates grace the cast lists of most films, television shows and theatre productions, both nationally and internationally.

Now under the directorship of Patrick Sutton, The Gaiety School of Acting still delivers a variety of courses to more than 2,000 students a year.

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TRAFFIC | M50 AT ‘BREAKING POINT’ AS CONGESTION TAKES ITS TOLL

‘Rush hour’ on ring road lasts for 8hrs  IAN BEGLEY

SOME 25,000 extra motorists are using the M50 every day compared to three years ago – with “rush hour” now spanning eight hours a day.

Due to a significantly increased volume of traffic journey times on Dublin’s orbital route are becoming much longer.

Transport Infrastructure Ireland says the number of motorists using the M50 is nearly 159,000 every day – it’s regularly so congested it’s been dubbed the M50 carpark.

Rush hours traffic now lasts from 7am to 10am and the evening peak goes from 3pm to 7pm.

Last week, four road accidents caused chaos and big delays during morning peak hours.

The TII data shows that every month, there are up to 120 M50 incidents including breakdowns. The analysis on a Wednesday in October 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 proves numbers are steadily growing year on year.

On the first Wednesday of October, 2013, 133,345 vehicles used the road.

The figure has increased by 19% for the same day of 2016 to 158,695.

A TII spokesman said: “The levels of service are diminishing. That means as you go further and further down the road, you’re going to see the level of service continue to diminish and people will have to spend longer on the M50 to make the same journey.

“It has reached a point

of breakdown. The consequence is journey times become less reliable, and very long. To overcome that unreliability, people start leaving earlier.”

The M50 traffic volumes were captured using traffic counters installed between the N4 at Lucan and the Red Cow. While the road was serving its “strategic function” issues arose at certain times of day.

In 2010, the M50 was upgraded at a cost of €1bn, and cannot be further expanded as there is no land available along the route which would allow for additional lanes.

A 2014 study on M50 traffic volumes revealed that ‘safe operational capacity’ was being exceeded at peak times on some sections of the

BLOOMIN’ TRAFFIC: Almost 159,000 cars use M50 daily

road including the M1 connection with the North, the N4 to Lucan and the west and M7 to Cork and Kildare.

That means in these sections of the road, the chances of an incident occurring are higher.

TII has taken steps to improve traffic flows, including stationing response teams close to the Red Cow. It takes on average 11 minutes for a team to arrive at the scene of an incident.

Last week’s collisions caused delays of up to an hour, in part due to the number of vehicles on

the road. The TII spokesman added: “These are medium-sized events which lead to delays of up to an hour. That’s due to capacity issues. It is compounding the issue.

When capacity is maxed out, a medium sized incident creates a major delay.”

TII will be introducing variable speed limits from 2019, where drivers will be warned of a serious incident through variable message signs and told to reduce their speed and merge into a different lane to allow emergency teams respond.

210 beds for rough sleepers 201 bed spaces for rough sleepers in Dublin are to be put in place as the number of homeless people in the city reaches critical levels.

There are on average 140 rough sleepers in Dublin every night and the number of adults in emergency accommodation in the city today stands at 2,988.

Adults experiencing homelessness may also be accompanied by child dependents and, at present, there are 2,065 children in emergency accommodation in Dublin, including in hotels.

Some 40 of the homeless adults are OAPs. These figures were announced by the Dublin Regional Homeless

Executive (DRHE) who say that it is “clear that increased rates of reported rough sleeping are related to the capacity of available emergency accommodation provided in the Dublin region”.

Anthony Flynn, director of Inner City Helping Homeless, said he was anxious to see proper beds provided as soon as possible to cope with increasing demand for services as the colder winter nights close in.

The group said it is handing out 4,000 sleeping bags every month.

Ca mpa igners als o raised concerns at the increase in women sleeping rough, with three pregnant women recorded in the past month.

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Clondalkin-based packaging company Americk facing sale CLONDALKIN-based packaging company Americk, maker of labels and cartons for high-volume consumer goods, is about to be sold.

The firm is set to be acquired by Spanish packaging group Saica – just one month after another flexible packaging business, the Clondalkin Group, was bought by a Dutch investment firm in a deal estimated to be worth as much as €250 million. Americk, which makes plastic labels for drinks bottles and printed cartons for tea and biscuits, was set up in the 1980s by Patrick Doran and currently has six plants in Ireland and the UK, employing 691 people.

The terms of the deal – including employee concerns – were not disclosed.

New market for Inchicore THE first of a new series of weekend markets will open in Inchicore this weekend.

Argo Events are launching The Works Flea at Inchicore Social Club on Saturday, October 29.

The event will feature stalls selling everything from vintage and antique items to old vinyls, artisan food and handcrafted gifts.

For more information or to book a stall see http:// argoevents.ie/, or see the ‘argoeventsireland’ Facebook page . Alternatively email info@argoevents.ie or call Andrew Mulhall at 087 096 3350.

Vehicle thefts ‘shocking’

THE number of stolen and burnt out cars recovered in Dublin City has reached an all-time high.

Some 86 cars were either stolen or burnt out across central Dublin areas for the first six months of this year.

New figures show that the amount of cars that were recovered by the Dublin City Council Abandoned Vehicles Officer from January to June have surpassed the number recovered for all of 2015 and 2014.

Councillor Daithi Doolan (SF), said that the problem has reached “epidemic levels” and has a “terrible effect on communities”.

He said: “This is shocking. There seems to be an epidemic of robbed cars. This has a terrible effect in our communities and it affects the individual whose car is robbed.”

For the whole of 2015, 54 cars were recovered by the council’s Waste Management Division. The number was 57 in 2014.

These figures have risen sharply for the first half of this year, with high numbers expected for the latter half of the year as the trend continues.

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MAKING HISTORY | BOY TRAINING FOR 26.2 MILE CHALLENGE IN AID OF BARRESTOWN

‘Brave’ James to be first child ever to run in Irish marathon  IAN BEGLEY A 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and his team of supporters have raised an incredible €40,000 for Barrestown – just before he takes part in the Dublin Marathon.

James Casserly, will make history this Monday when he will be the first child ever to take part in an Irish marathon, alongside his personal coach March Lacey.

Over the course of the year, the duo have been training relentlessly for the 26.2 mile challenge while raising awareness and money for Barrestown, a specially-designed camp that James attends throughout the year.

Mark, owner of Fit Zone in Palmerstown, told The Gazette that James is one of the bravest children he has ever met.

“I first started training with James from January of this year. Basically, we were trying to bring a bit of light back into his life by setting him with little goals, which eventually turned into a double marathon!

“He chose to raise money for Barrestown, which is really close to his heart because he goes there three of four times a year.

“There were a few knock backs here and there with me getting injured and James being sick, but after a two-month break we got back into the swing of things and began training hard once again.”

James’s condition affects mostly his lower limbs and core, and he was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis before

James and Mark are best mates

Christmas.

“We originally set our target for €10,000, but James’ story has just touched the lives of so many people that this number just went up and up,” added Mark.

“We had a lot of people holding fundraisers for James throughout the year and have about 35 people running in the marathon for him. Hopefully, before the end of the year we will have raised €50,000.”

The Team James Facebook page is very proactive and James and Mark regularly update their followers with personal messages and videos of their progress.

“Doing videos is much more personal and people can actually see the real James and what a character he is,” said Mark.

“Anyone can see his good and bad days, but when he gets out and about with me you can see by his face that he just loves it. I ran 70 marathons at this stage and have six Iron Mans under my belt but this is by far the most exciting thing I’ve done.

“It is also lifting barriers with Dublin Marathon and hopefully they will allow more children with disabilities take part in future.”

After the marathon Mark will run for Team James in New York and three weeks after that will compete in the Lanzarote marathon.

You can still donate to Team James by visiting www.dublin-marathon-2016.everydayhero.com/ie/ team-james.

The lads have been training and participating in smaller events for the past year

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PARTICIPANTS FROM COMMUNITY COMPETE IN

Minister Leo Varadkar competing in the Kube Ivan Hennigan, Helena Kelly and Claire Martin. Pictures: ALISON O’HANLON

Ann Duffy and Emma Goodall

Tanya Ennis and Ian Byrne

Laura Courtney, Trish Gilmartin and Angela Lacey

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THE KUBE, RAISING MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR SCHOOLS

All fun and games for a good cause L

OCAL politicians Minister Leo Varadkar and TD Jack Cahmbers were on their game as they took part in a fundraising version of popular TV show Kube in Westmanstown Sports and Leisure Club. The

event was organised by Mary Mother Of Hope National School in Clonee and it also saw the school’s principal and many teachers taking part. As well as Kube games there were plenty of goodies to be raffled.

Linda Mathews and Tracy McGuirk

Monica Bridgette and Mick Flanagan

Ashley King and Marian Sheridan

Mark Breen competing in the Kube

Lisa Buckley, Susan Markey Pollard, Lee Haines, Paul Kavanagh, Colette Haran and Mark Cunningham

Jackie Carroll, Amanda Gearon, Lindsay and Catherine Clancy

Fianna Fail TD Jack Chambers

Jean Murdiff, Yvonne Cunningham and Lorraine Uzell

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Packaging company facing sale PACKAGING company Americk, maker of labels and cartons for high-volume consumer goods, is about to be sold. The firm is set to be acquired by Spanish packaging group Saica – just one month after another flexible packaging business, the Clondalkin Group, was bought by a Dutch investment firm in a deal estimated to be worth as much as €250 million. Americk, which makes plastic labels for drinks bottles and printed cartons for tea and biscuits, was set up in the 1980s by Patrick Doran and currently has six plants in Ireland and the UK, employing 691 people.The terms of the deal – including employee concerns – were not disclosed.

New market for Inchicore THE first of a new series of weekend markets will open in Inchicore this weekend. Argo Events are launching The Works Flea at Inchicore Social Club on Saturday, October 29. For more information or to book a stall see http://argoevents.ie/, or see the ‘argoeventsireland’ Facebook page . Alternatively email info@argoevents.ie or call Andrew Mulhall at 087 096 3350.

PEOPLE | MUM OF LITTLE CLONDALKIN GIRL APPEALS FOR HELP

Help Casey live a more comfortable life with rare skin condition  SYLVIA POWNALL A CLONDALKIN mother whose four-year-old daughter has a rare skin condition is asking the people of Dublin West to help ease her child’s suffering.

Casey Connors, from St Mark’s, has a severe form of the “butterfly

skin” disease EB (epidermolysis bullosa).

Now, her mum, Rachel, wants people to wear a special butterfly tattoo, available from Applegreen stores this week, to highlight awareness and raise funds for research.

Casey is one of just 300 people in Ireland with EB – an incredibly painful genetic condition which causes the skin layers and internal body linings to blister and wound at the slightest touch.

The brave four-yearold has to be bandaged almost from head to toe to protect her from everyday life – yet she manages to smile and stay positive through it all.

Rachel told The Gazette: “She can’t go out to play in the playground like other children, she is on pain relief and every three days she has to have her bandages changed, which is extremely painful.”

Difficulties

Casey attends preschool at Scoil Mochua, Clondalkin and is a lively youngster despite the difficulties she faces.

Rachel said: “She loves dancing, singing and playing with blocks. But now that she is getting bigger, she is asking questions I can’t answer, like why is her skin this way?”

As a mother, Rachel knows there is currently no known cure for EB. The only treatment is constant, painful bandaging of the skin.

She said: “Research is our only hope. We have to

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Casey Connors (4), who suffers from a severe case of EB (epidermolysis bullosa)

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find something that will help ease the pain; children like Casey depend on it.”

National EB Awareness Week runs until this Saturday, October 29, and Debra Ireland – the charity supporting EB patients – wants to raise vital funds to find a treatment for one of the most harrowing side effects: extreme itch.

The Itch Project is being carried out at the Charles Institute of Dermatology at University College Dublin.

Dr Avril Keenan, head of research at Debra Ireland, said: “Imagine having wounds all over your body that itch horrendously as soon as they start to heal.

“At night, children with severe EB can scratch

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themselves so badly they wake in the morning to blood-soaked sheets.”

Now the Connors family, including grandmother Eileen, are asking the local community to help those living with this distressing condition by picking up a Debra Ireland EB butterfly temporary tattoo at any Applegreen store, and sharing a selfie of their new tattoo on social media.

“With EB, every little bit can hurt, but in this case every little butterfly helps, so please show your support, go to any Applegreen, pick up a Debra Butterfly and text BUTTERFLY to 50300 to make a €4 donation,” said Rachel.

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| SUPPORTING A BOY SEEKING LIFE-CHANGING SURGERY

Robbie Kane and Allanna Hennessy

The star of the evening - Rory Gallagher with his mother, Shauna. Pictures: Louise Hannon Photography

Voice of Ireland winner Patrick James

Mr Ireland, AKA Darren King

Gathered in Lillies to help little Rory A

HOST of well-known faces rubbed shoulders at a Lillies Bordello fundraiser last weekend to help support a brave little boy called Rory Gallagher. The four-year-old was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at age six months, and cannot walk. However, his parents – Shauna and Gerry – have persevered to help Rory all his life, and are currently trying to raise €80,000 to send Rory to America for operations on his legs. Hosted by Fair City’s Dave O’Sullivan and George McMahon, some of the familiar faces supporting Rory’s night include Steven Mangan (Red Rock), Teena Gates, Miss Ireland Niamh Kennedy, Mr Ireland Darren King, Allanna Hennessy and more.

Lynn Brooks

Miss Ireland 2016, Niamh Kennedy

George McMahon, Robbie Kane, Dave O’Sullivan and Steven Mangan

Relaxing despite the excitement

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Chopped to create 120 jobs LAUNCH | NCBI NOW HAS AN ONLINE PRESENCE CHOPPED, Ireland’s leading healthy fast food outlet, has a recruitment drive to fill 110 new positions across Dublin and Kildare.

The positions on offer, a mix of full- and parttime, will service five new Chopped outlets opening in the next month.

T h e f a s t g r ow i n g healthy food chain is looking for new store managers, supervisors, breakfast chefs and choppers.

Aramark, which recently agreed to an exclusive five-year stra-

tegic partnership with Chopped to expand the healthy fast food chain’s presence in the corporate, education and industry sectors in Ireland, will open and manage the new Chopped outlet at The Loop at Dublin Airport.

In addition to the new Chopped airport experience, four other outlets will open over the next month in the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Swords, O’Connell Street, Talbot Street and in the Whitewater Shopping Centre in Newbridge, Co

Kildare.

The impressive growth of Chopped over the past year has recently seen the company named Ireland’s “Best Emerging Franchise” at the Irish Franchise Awards in April and Brian Lee named as a finalist in the “Best Emerging Entrepreneurs” category at the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

To work with Chopped p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. chopped.ie/jobs.html or follow Chopped on Jobbio.

Charity bids to appeal to eBay customers  EMMA NOLAN

CHARIT Y shops are getting with the times.

What once used to be a rummage through the ‘seco’ for a bargain is now being transformed into a streamlined user friendly experience.

NCBI, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland, have just launched a charity shop on eBay Ireland.

The move comes as the charity strives to expand their offering by appealing to the 162 million global users of eBay and adapt to the current perception of charities in Ireland and how they’re run.

“Irish people don’t tr ust charities any more,” CEO of NCBI tells The Gazette.

“Charities have gained a terrible reputation in the Irish media due to the corruption that was unveiled this year.”

As a result, Chris says that NCBI’s funding has dramatically decreased.

Chris White, CEO of NCBI and Hazel Mitchell, site director of eBay Ireland, at the launch of NCBI’s eBay

loved designer brands to first edition copies of classic literature titles.

NCBI provide a number of services for people with sight loss including librar y, employment, training and counselling services.

Chris says that all of these services and more are in need of additional funding because it’s not coming from the Government.

In Dublin, there are 22 NCBI charity shops.

store. Picture: MAXWELLPHOTOGRAPHY.IE

“All charities have been hit with this lack of trust now, so we had to come up with another way to make ends meet.

“We need to come up with innovative ways to generate funding and we’re trying to do is appeal to a bigger market.

“So rather than people who would come and visit our shops in Ireland, we’re looking to broaden our offering to a global market.”

Chris believes that having an online presence will be an armour for charity shops in the future and says that NCBI are modelling their approach on the British Heart Foundation who are raising £1.5million a year from their eBay shop alone.

“We’re trying to get into a digital space that we haven’t been in before,” he says.

The online store features a diverse range of items from coveted pre-

Banana firm’s campaign appeals to award judges S WOR D S - b a s e d b a n a n a importer Fyffes has reason to celebrate – the company was honoured with the Best Marketing Campaign award at the recent 2016 Louth Business Awards.

Coupled with its contribution to both the local and wider community in Ireland, Fyffes, which also has operations in Dundalk, was acknowledged for its recent Discover More communications initiative – the impact of which can be seen across

the organisation’s corporate and brand communications platforms throughout its core European markets.

Accepting the award on behalf of Fyffes at the annual gala dinner attended by over 500 guests, the company’s sales and marketing manager Emma Hunt-Duffy (right) said: “Fyffes is honoured that the Discover More campaign has been recognised with this award, alongside the many grass-root charities and initiatives we are involved in.”

Disaster Just last week, disaster struck at their Francis Street premises when it was burned down when a rogue firework caused the shop to set fire.

Despite this set back, Chris says they have started to rebuild the premises and hope to reopen soon.

T he eBay store is gaining traction too as they just sold a Versace handbag online for €350.

“A bargain,” Chris says.

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Highlighting the horrors of poverty  IAN BEGLEY

HALLOWEEN is being brought to Dublin classrooms with a new campaign that gives students the chance to go to school dressed up while helping people living the horrors of poverty overseas.

Primary and secondary schools are signing up for the Hunger Heroes campaign, run by Irish aid agency Concern Worldwide, which teaches students about world hunger and food waste.

The campaign involves fun-filled awareness and fundraising activities, like a Hunger Heroes Day where stu-

dents dress up for one day.

Scoil na Mainistreach in Celbridge, Co Kildare, asked their 600 pupils to leave their grey uniforms at home and to arrive in costume, which saw many dress as super heroes and other colourful characters.

The pupils, aged four to twelve, dressed as Star Wars villains Kylo Ren and Darth Vader and there was also a ghostbuster, Captain America, Spiderman and Batman.

Concern’s school programme officer, Claire Marshall, said: “While Halloween is a fun holiday for us here in Ireland, a real horror exists for millions of people living in hunger and

suffering the effects of climate change.

“People living in countries like Malawi, Mozambique and Ethiopia live in what would to us be a nightmare with their livelihoods and food sources destroyed by droughts and floods due to the effects of climate change, exacerbated by the El Nino and La Nina weather events.

“The frightening result of this, mixed with conflicts and other issues, is that every night, 795m people go to bed hungry and every morning 66 million children go to school hungry.”

Concern said people can fight climate change by changing how they dispose of their waste and by not

wasting food, which involves ensuring we store our food correctly.

Claire Marshall added: “In Ireland, over one million tonnes of food waste is disposed of each year and one third of that is from households. If that food waste is put into general rubbish bins it ends up in a landfill and creates the ozone damaging methane gas, which contributes to climate change and the droughts and crop failures that leave millions in need of food aid.

“Hunger Heroes is about fighting hunger and food waste locally and in our schools, and even in our kitchens.

“One of the things we teach is how to store food properly in a fridge and

how foods like mushrooms, onions and potatoes should be stored.

“We are urging schools and students to become hunger heroes and learn how they can use their own powers to help fight this problem.”

Every school that takes part is sent an information pack full of games, posters, fact sheets and lessons for students, who each get a Hunger Hero certificate for participating, and a Concern representative can also go to the school to help set up campaign workshops. To take part in the campaign, contact Concern’s Claire Marshall at schools@concern.net or 01 4178078.

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Dublin Zoo gets into the Halloween spirit TO celebrate Halloween, Dublin Zoo has announced a spooktacular line-up of activities taking place on Monday, October 31.

From 12 to 4pm, visitors are invited to Dublin Zoo for an unmissable afternoon which will include a creepy animal trail, festive keeper talks as well as spooky arts and crafts!

Face painters will be on hand to give trick or treaters the exciting opportunity to transform into friendly or scary Halloween characters for the annual monster-themed disco on the Great Lawn.

What’s more, children who come to the Zoo dressed in costume can get in for half price!

For more information,

visit www.dublinzoo.ie or https://www.facebook. com/DublinZoo/.

TRICK OR TREAT FOR TEMPLE STREET THIS Halloween, Imaginosity, the Dublin Children’s Museum in Sandyford kick off their celebrations with a special after hours “Trick or Treat for Temple Street” Halloween Spooktacular.

Taking place on Friday, October 28 from 5.30 to 7.30pm, visitors will be treated to a Halloween disco, spooky storytime, Halloween games, superhero meet and greet and a monster raffle.

Limited tickets are available for the event and go on sale each Friday during October

from 9.30am, by calling 01-2176130.

All proceeds from the night will go directly to Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

There will be lots of additional spooky goings on at Imaginosity to keep the kids entertained until October 31.

Visit www.imaginosity. ie for further information.

BETTING STOPPED ON NIALL’S FUTURE BOYLESPORTS have been forced to suspend betting on Niall Horan to leave One Direction before the end of 2017 after a flurry of bets last Thursday morning.

Niall was initially installed at 11/2 to leave the band before the end of 2017 earlier in the

“Another bet of €100 was placed within an hour of the first bet along with numerous bets of tenners and twenties.

Our traders smelled a rat and had no choice but to pull the plug on the market.”

REAL LIFE STARS OF ‘NARCOS’ COMING FANS of Netflix

DEA agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena played by Boyd Holbrook and Pedro Pascal in TV show Narcos

week, as well as being priced at 9/2 to land his own UK or Irish chat show after impressing on Graham Norton’s show.

The Mullingar native is 33/1 to have a statue erected in his home town before the end of 2020.

Liam Glynn, BoyleSports’ spokesperson said: “We were flooded with bets on Niall Horan to leave One Direction on Thursday morning with the biggest being a bet of €150 placed in his home town.

show Narcos may be excited to hear that the two agents portrayed in the show are coming to Vicar Street in December.

DEA agents Javier Pena and Steve Murphy were responsible for taking down drug lord Pablo Escobar and were the inspiration for the hugely popular Netflix crime series which tells

the story of Colombia’s infamous drug cartels and Escobar’s fight to maintain his position as the most powerful player.

Agents Pena and Murphy will be joined on stage with Mike Sheridan, of entertainment.ie, and will speak about the rise and fall of the Medellin Cartel and the role the Agents played in bringing down its notorious leader, the ‘King of Cocaine’.

The evening’s discussion will shed light on their input into the hit Netflix series, where they will reveal information which does not feature in the show, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.

Tickets are on sale now from Ticketmaster at €33.50.

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It’s getting hot in here!

Currabinny have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes  EMMA NOLAN

CURRABINNY, the catering business set up by Snapchat star James Kavanagh and his partner William Murray have teamed up with Tabasco and created some hot ’n’ spicy recipes.

James and William have come up with some interesting ways to use the cupboard staple with their own unique twist.

“Spicy doesn’t necessarily mean volcanic; you can easily add a nice depth of flavour with Tabasco which gives certain dishes a delicious kick,” says James.

James Kavanagh and William Murray

Spicy Halloumi Burger Ingredients l 1 aubergine l 5 tbsp. olive oil l 1 tsp salt l 1 x 200g pack of halloumi cheese l 4 burger buns l 170g mayonnaise l 60g tahini l Two tablespoons lemon juice l 1 clove garlic – minced l ½ teaspoon salt l few drops of tabasco l Two limes Method Preheat oven to 200 C

Slice the Aubergine and arrange on a roasting tray, season and drizzle with olive oil. Roast for roughly 20 to 25 minutes.

In a bowl whisk the mayo, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt and tabasco until creamy, add more lemon juice if the mixture is too thick.

Slice the Halloumi and pan fry until golden on both sides. I like to squeeze some lime juice over the halloumi while I fry it.

Toast the burger buns and add a large dollop of the tahini and tabasco sauce on each bun.

Arrange slices of halloumi and

BITESIZEDNEWS

Pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves

aubergine and top with a little rocket.

Smoked Mackerel with Tabasco & Lime Potato Salad Ingredients l 340g of new potatoes l 1 lime zested and juiced l pinch of pink peppercorns l smoked mackerel For the dressing l handful of parsley l handful of coriander l juice of 1 lemon l Three anchovies l tsp Dijon mustard l few drops of tabasco l 1 garlic clove l white wine vinegar l salt and pepper l 2 tbsp olive oil.

Method Cut potatoes in half,

needed.

Arrange potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle generously with the dressing.

P u l l t h e s m o ke d mackerel fillets gently apart into large pieces and arrange on top with slices of lime and add as little chopped coriander.

Roast Cauliflower and Bacon Soup Ingredients l One large head of Cauliflower cut into florets l Tabasco – a few drops l One small onion finely chopped l One clove of garlic crushed

Leave those pounds behind with an alternative pasta LOVE pasta but hate the bloat that comes afterwards?

A new brand of pasta made from Buckwheat and Chickpeas is now on Irish shelves.

Made in Dublin and Available at Supervalu, Leaves pasta is high in protein and is great for when you’re craving starchy goodness but are trying to watch your carb intake.

It has 50% more protein and three times more fibre than regu-

place in a large saucepan and cover with cold salted water.

Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes until cooked through.

Drain and toss with lime juice and zest.

Blitz all of the ingredients for the dressing in a food processor adding more oil if

lar pasta and it is also free from wheat, dairy and eggs.

While it doesn’t pass for the real thing, it will definitely appeal to fitness enthusiasts and is a decent substitute for regular pasta for weight loss.

It has a nutty taste that will stand up well to most sauces.

Leaves costs €3.99 for the 300g pack and €1.99 for the 100g pack in Supervalu and online at www. leavespurefood.com.

One tbsp. butter 1 bay leaf l Three tbsp. of Yoghurt l Thin bacon cooked until very crisp l Chicken stock l l

Method Preheat oven to 190 C Arrange cauliflower florets in a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with a few drops of tabasco. Roast for around 25 minutes until tender. In a pan cook the onion and garlic with the butter until soft. Add Cauliflower and cook for a further two minutes before adding enough chicken stock to cover everything along with a bay leaf. Simmer for 15 minutes and blend with a hand blender until smooth and creamy. Stir in yoghurt. Serve in bowls with crispy bacon and a few drops of tabasco.

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Faye Mulvihill, Tori O’Connor, Annya Mulville, Mary Kate Reidy and Fiona Kelly. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

Home for ‘old soldiers’ is our best preserved 17th century building I don’t know how I had managed to avoid visiting The Irish Museum of Modern Art before, but I’m sure glad that I finally put that right.

Although it obviously concentrates on the Modern, there is much history to learn, too.

It’s a terrific place to visit, and I expect you’ll need a

Shannon O’Rourke, Ciara McParland and Margaret Soper

second one to “get it all in”.

The Irish Museum of Modern Art was established by the Government in 1990 as the first, national institution for the collection and presentation of modern and contemporary art. It was opened officially by An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, on May 25, 1991, and since then it has become an influential presence in both Irish and international art. It is

la, Rathfarnham Girl Guides Caitriona Brennan, Inshiya Kagalwa y pictured Rosita Jackson, Rosie Gillis, Laura Tuite and Louise Dunleav IGG after receiving their Trail Blazer Awards. Also pictured are president Maureen Dillon, Rathfarnham Guide leader Heather Branch Bowen, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon and Guide

recognised for its extensive and informative exhibitions that attract 500,000 visitors each year.

The site where the building stands has an interesting history. James Butler, Earl of Ormonde and

chair Carol O’Brady.

Viceroy to King Charles II, was granted permission to build a home for “old soldiers”. He was impressed with the building Les Invalides, erected by France’s Louis XIV, and selected William Robinson (he also

Lara Johnston, from the Tavoli Girl Guides, Dun Laoghaire

designed Marsh’s Library) as the architect.

The old hospital on the site that dated back to the days of Strongbow was removed, and the foundation stone was laid in 1680. The work was completed in four years and what you now see is Ireland’s best preserved 17th century building. Much work by the Office of Public Works in the 1980s has really made the place “easy on the eye”, and it is no surprise they received a Europa Nostra in 1986.

Apart from the building you must visit the 18th century formal gardens. It was a treat walking past the neatly trimmed hedges, fountains and many, lovely statues.

There are art works at different points around the grounds, and you can always consider your next move in the friendly restaurant. The mixture of “old and new” works very well – it’s a delight.

Zara McGe, Megan Lawlor, Katie Redmond, Chloe Sheehan and

Don Cameron

Abigail Byrne

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Blazing a trail to the very top S

ixty-eight Girl Guides from around the country blazed a trail to Croke Park with their proud families and Guide leaders to celebrate reaching the pinnacle of Guiding. The Trail Blazer National Guide Awards were made in recognition of the successful completion of a series of challenges, including teamwork activities, outdoor survival skills, community service, global awareness and working with younger IGG members to help them develop confidence, independence and essential life-skills.

The 18th century formal gardens feature trimmed hedges, fountains and many lovely statues

Chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Lt Jennifer Larkin and President Maureen Dillon

Saidhbh Greene of Lucan Girl Guides pictured after receivin g her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides’ National Award ceremo ny

Kellie Flannery of Howth

Girl Guides pictured after receiving her Trail Blazer Award at Irish Girl Guides National Award ceremony in Croke Park. Also pictured are IGG President Maureen Dillon, IGG chief commissioner Helen Concannon, Guide Branch chair Carol O’Brady and Regional Development officer and Howth Guide leader Mary

Chloe Hughes and Aoibhe Conway of Rivervalley Guides, Swords, pictured after

Clarke

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Airline changes check-in window for passengers

IN a move that will most likely annoy and inconvenience many people, Ryanair is knocking back the check-in window for passengers who don’t pay for allocated seating.

From November 1, anyone who doesn’t have their seat assigned by the airline for free will only be able to check in from between four days and two hours before their flight.

Previously this service was available from one week in advance.

As many passengers will not be able to check in for their return flights before they leave home, this is likely to be inconvenient for those with

limited access to Wi-Fi or printers while abroad.

Passengers’ grievances around this new move include that data roaming can be expensive and not every airport is equipped to accept mobile boarding passes.

If technology proves problematic for passengers, there are hefty costs associated with printing boarding passes at the airport (€15/£15) and not checking-in in advance (€45/£45).

Some people feel that the move is designed to persuade travellers to pay extra to select their seats, as those who do so can check in up to 30 days before their flight.

Irish shop abroad rather than home for savings BARGAIN loving Irish shoppers say “better savings than at home” is the main reason they shop abroad, according to the survey from Expedia.ie.

Over 30% of Irish travellers admit to pinching pennies by stocking up abroad, second only to the Danes (35%) when admitting to shopping abroad to save.

The top reason for the romantic French, Spanish and Italian travellers is the love of shopping (34% 37%), only 22% of Irish travellers say the enjoyment of shopping is the reason they spend abroad.

Irish travellers top the list for buying clothes abroad, with 77% of Irish holidaymakers saying the shopped for clothing

on their last holiday.

Best value New York is considered by Irish travellers to be the best value for money (19%) and to have the highest quality items on sale (20%), while a huge 48% of Irish respondents surveyed said New York was the top destination they wanted to visit outside Europe, followed by Dubai (10%).

Dublin was towards the bottom of the list of European cities respondents wanted to visit to shop, less than 2% of those questioned rated Dublin as a shopping destination in Europe.

London, Paris, Milan and Barcelona were the top four destinations rated by the European respondents.

C’Mon The four-star Muckno Lodge with its private fishing lake is an idylic holiday destination in the beautiful Monaghan countryside

MONAGHAN IS A HIDDEN GEM JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM DUBLIN  ALISON O’HANLON

SEDUCED by its serene beauty and “splendid isolation”, Paul McCartney showed he actually was still capable of impeccable taste when he chose the Monaghan countr yside as the “secret” location for his wedding to Heather Mills.

And yet, 14 years on from Castle Leslie owner Sir Jack Leslie famously letting slip to the world’s press that the wedding “is on Tuesday, but it’s a secret”, Monaghan is still one of Ireland’s least known destinations.

But that’s beginning to change as more and more Dubliners take the short drive north to the Land of Little Hills.

Just an hour from Dublin, Muckno Lodge is a stunning home from home in the rolling hills along the Monaghan border with South Armagh.

Nestled between its ow n private fishing lake, Lough Muckno and Concra Wood, the lodge is the per fect place to get away from it all. It’s the ideal destination for an intimate New Years gathering, a lads’ fishing trip or in our case, the perfect family weekend away.

The renovated traditional stone cottage is a fine example of old and new in perfect union (no offence to Macca) and this place is deceptively large – sleeping up to 10 comfortably.

Mod cons The lodge boasts all the usual mod cons, including free wifi and a fully equiped modren k i t c h e n t h a t wo u l d make Nevin Maguire jealous.

There’s even a games room with an air hockey table that doubles up as a pool table, so the kids will never have a dull moment.

With it’s fascinating, colourful history, Carrick is the picture perfect market town

Speaking of tables – the busy market towns of Castleblayney and Carrickmacross, with their numerous wecloming pubs and restaurants are just a short drive from Muckno.

Free walking tours of Carrickmacross, known locally as Carrick, can be arranged

by contacting the local Chamber of Commerce, and Jo, our guide, was as charming as he was informative as he took the family on a wondefully interesting tour of the old lace town.

A relaxing evening in front of the fire back at the Lodge was the perfect end to a great

d ay e x p l o r i n g C a rrick and the wonderful unspoiled countryside made famous by Monaghan’s favourite son, poet Patrick Kavanagh.

The following morning, after a refreshing stroll down to the lake with the kids, we took the short trip north, passing Glaslough and

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Alison’s “pencil holder” next to daughter Heidi’s wonderful jam jar

Castle Leslie and on to the beautiful old mill village of Mullen, home to Busy Bee Ceramics.

If you’ve never had a go on a pottery wheel, this is the place to give it a try. Put quite simply, it’s great fun!

Master potter Brenda McGinn has the patience of a saint, and she has a way of bringing out the creative side in anyone – even this reporter.

As Brenda explains: “We are all creators

at heart – its just we rarely get the chance to be creative, and that’s where I come in.”

The kids had a great time pottering about (sorry) and even mum and dad got to have a turn, though you’ll be glad to hear it was nothing like that scene from Ghost.

As well as produce beautiful, handcrafted pieces, Busy Bee Ceramics do hen parties, family days, birthday parties, and more,

and the experience is both novel and fun.

Brenda’s own original designs derive from a combination of Irish landscape and symbolism of ancient sacred tradition present all over the celtic realm.

Each Busy Bee Ceramics piece tells a story. Brenda spent a decade living in Killarney where the red deer of the National Park inspired her work.

Having returned to the “stony grey soil” of

Busy Bee Ceramics’ Brenda McGinn shows Anna how it’s done

her native Monaghan, she is now looking to the poetry of Patrick K av a n a g h a n d t h e region’s drumlins to inspire her new work.

Each piece is made by hand, either on a potter’s wheel or using a rolling pin.

Where to stay The plush four-star Muckno Lodge (mucknolodge.ie) has two self-catering units available: the large 5-bedroom cottage (sleeps up

to 10), from €390 per party for two nights; and a one-bedroom apartment next door that sleeps up to 3 from €150 for two nights.

Weekly rates are also available.

If self catering isn’t your thing, the Nuremore Hotel (nuremore. com) in Carrick has t wo - n i g h t m i d we e k breaks from €130pp (B&B plus one evening meal).

Carrickmacross Chamber offers free

heritage walking tours of the tow n, taking place every Saturday at 11am. Email info@carrickmacrosschamber. com for more details.

Busy Bee Ceramics (busybeeceramics.ie) organises pottery making and painting for individuals and groups.

Open 2-6pm Saturdays and 10am-5pm Wednesday to Friday.

Private bookings (groups of 10 or more) can be organised out of hours.

Heidi shows her handywork

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Accessorize

Bat Party Headband €8.90

Creepy Crawly Spider Ring €3.90

have a great selection of spooky-worthy pieces and dress up costumes that are sure to send a few chills down your spine

Cat Face Stickers €6.90

Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating

Glitter Devil Horns €4.90

HALLOWEEN TREATS For the ultimate trick or treat party M&S has a great range of sweet treats that are in store now.

50 Zombie Jelly Brains €4.50

Eerie Eyeballs & Pumpkins €3.00

Dealz have some monster value in thier stores with everything from Halloween decorations to DVDs and ebtertainment

Keep Out Scary Sign

Warrior’s Axe

Light Up Ghost

Ghostly Mini Bites €3.90

Petrifying Pumpkins €3.00

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WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN Spooktacular Gazette contest Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Gazette’s Halloween reader pix competition, Sharon Graham from Dun Laoghaire. Sharon sent in pictures of her fantastic garden full of creepy characters.

She wins a €100 voucher for BASE Entertainment Centre, Ireland’s newest and largest family entertainment centre.

Keep those spooktacular snaps coming in folks – we have great prizes for the best decorated Halloween garden, and we’ll have more for the best – and worst – dressed trick-or-treaters. Just email competitions@ dublingazette.com or upload your pix to our Facebook page. Happy snapping and have a safe and fun-filled Halloween everyone!

A special shout out to the students and Parents’ Association at St Marnock’s National School in Fingal for their fangtastic Halloween themed garden (below). Grrrreat work guys!

DUE to phenomenal public demand, Russia’s Ice Vision have announced extra dates for both Alice In Wonderland and the eagerly awaited Dracula On Ice, The Story Of Eternal Love at the National Show Centre in Swords next month.

And to celebrate the extra dates, The Gazette has THREE family passes to give away for BOTH spectacular productions.

To win a special day out for your family, all you have to do is visit The Gazette’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/DublinGazetteNewspapers, Like and Share our Ice Vision competition post and write which of the two shows you’d prefer to see in the Comments section.

So if you’d like to win four tickets to see Alice in Wonderland on November 24, just write “Alice” in the comments section, or if you’d prefer tickets to see Dracula on Ice the

GET YOUR SKATES ON

following day, just write “Dracula”.

Featuring top professional Russian skaters, the unique productions are sure to thrill audiences of both children and adults.

The beloved tale of Alice in Wonderland is transformed in a new and amazing spectacle for all the family.

Musical numbers in union with the art of dance on ice creates an unforgettable impression and enchanting show, permeating the soul of audiences of all ages.

The performance takes place on large-scale video scenery that plunge the viewer into the picture so spectators can experience the effect of following Alice through the rabbit hole.

Dracula On Ice retells Bram Alice in Wonderland Stoker’s classic novel featuring

Jonathan Harker, his beloved Mina, young Lucy, courageous and brave Van Helsing who devoted his life to fight dark forces; hungry and ruthless vampires and, of course, ominous Count Dracula.

Dracula On Ice includes acrobatic elements, air gymnastics, fire juggling and much more. Visitors will see large scale video-installations, exquisite costumes, interactive decorations, lighting and mirror balls incorporating the entire venue.

The mystical show features fog, red steam, flying vampires, fire on ice and extremely demanding ice skating elements: high support, death spirals, triple jumps – all complemented by charming music.

Visit www.mcaevents.ie for full details on the productions.

Dracula on Ice

Seeking talented BASE tour guides BASE Entertainment Centre want to let parents know about the fun things kids can do at the centre so they are recording a series of videos (to be posted on Facebook) to showcase their themed party rooms and activity areas.

They are seeking expert help from young people who can talk on camera about the fun that can be had at Base Enter tainment and show off the different rooms.

If there is a young person in your life who is a natural in front of camera, a comedian or just an all-round show-off, they want to hear from you.

To apply, please Facebook message them a clip of your child in action or email it to marketing@baseentertainment.ie To record the guided tour video clips on-site at Base, each competition winner will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

And at the end of it all, they will invite your superstar back to Base Entertainment with nine friends for a party on them valued at €250.

Entry deadline date Friday, November 4.

Swizzels launches spooky selection of sweet treats for Halloween Swizzels, has launched a variety of fun Halloween themed sweets that are perfect for Halloween sharing occasions, from ghoulish parties with friends and family to trick or treating.

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Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective, Temple Bar, winner of the Gold award in the Color Vision Category, with his model

Winners of the Silver and Bronze respectively in the same category, Alex Reid and Sinead Berrigan, with their models

Success is a snip for Wella colourists in a top UK/Ireland final  EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

SIX Dublin hairdressers have placed Gold, Silver and Bronze at the Wella Professionals TrendVision Award UK and Ireland Final 2016.

Darren Lacken, from Crow Street Collective in Temple Bar, was awarded one of the highest colour accolades in Ireland, winning the Gold award in the Color Vision Category.

Alex Reid, from Keville for Hair on Anne Street South, was awarded the Silver award in the same category, while Sinead Berrigan scooped the gold.

In the Creative Vision

category, Shauna Foreman and Nadine Walshe from House of Colour scooped the Silver and Bronze awards respectively.

Speaking on this year’s competition, Sinead O’Sullivan, education and events manager of Wella Ireland: “This is a huge accolade. There was fierce competition this year from amazing hairdressers throughout the country.

“The Wella Professionals TrendVision award is widely respected and not only recognises new talent, but encourages creativity at its finest. We wish the winners every success for the coming year.”

ALL ABOUT CLOTHES OF GREAT BEAUTY

&Other Stories

 EMMA NOLAN Style Editor

AHEAD of the & Other Stories Grafton Street opening this December, The Gazette previewed the brand’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection.

Created in the Paris and Stockholm ateliers, this season’s collections feature a dark palette that is brought to life through shiny embellishments and pretty textures.

The Paris collection reflects the aesthetics of retro-futurism, which is a key inspiration throughout the season.

The Stockholm Atelier collection meanwhile conveys a sleek and precise

expression that is key for the current mood.

A date for the opening of the Dublin store – the first & Other Stories shop in Ireland – has not yet to be set, but it is likely it will be before Christmas.

It will replace the recently closed HMV on Grafton St, much to the delight of fashion lovers who can shop the brand online but have until now missed out on the beautiful store experience. & Other Stories is a member of the H&M family, along with COS, Monki, Weekday and Cheap Monday, and will offer women a wide range of shoes, bags, accessories, beauty and ready-to-wear selections.

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INFERNO

Still flaming awful THE latest blockbuster based on Dan Brown’s work continues its big screen run. In Inferno (Cert 12A, 121 mins) Tom Hanks returns as a globetrotting historian supersleuth, and this time he’s trying to prevent a deadly plaque breaking out and wiping out half the world. It’s a tired plot that Inspector Morse would have sneered at – Inferno will just be hellishly dull for many viewers.

While Doctor Strange doesn’t quite have the same widespread recognition as other Marvel figures, this film does a great job of introducing him, and shaking things up

DOCTOR ... WHO? YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS CHARACTER, BUT YOU SOON WILL

Something Strange is afoot

A N O T H E R M a r ve l Cinematic Universe release, another review that comments on the studio’s well-worn cinematic formula.

D o c to r St ra n ge (Cert 12A, 115 mins), like all the MCU instalments before it, is fraught with the familiar beats, upbeat tone and signature brand of humour we’ve come to expect from Marvel.

While the studio’s “if it ain’t broke” approach has been steadily growing a little tired, Doctor Strange pushes the formula forward with a hallucinatory, mindbending blend of action and aesthetic unlike anything we’ve experienced on the big screen.

From the film’s earliest trailers, many have picked up on elements on Inception – indeed,

 MARTIN MACNAMARA

its impossible to miss its visual influence here.

H o w e v e r, D o c t o r Strange builds on the architecture-bending aesthetic of Christopher Nolan’s 2010 sci-fi film, incorporating action in such a way that will have audiences twisting their bodies into obtuse shapes to follow the flow of movement.

T his time around, Disney and Marvel have put their faith in Sinister director Scott Derrickson and assembled an unlikely, but brilliant, group of actors.

This may not be Mar-

vel’s most high-profile cast, but it’s certainly their most highbrow, featuring Oscar nominees Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofar, and Oscar winner Tilda Swinton.

As an origin story, Doctor Strange echoes the studio’s trendsetting first feature, Iron Man, depicting a witty, arrogant genius who, after being struck by tragedy, learns the errors of his imperious ways – as well as gaining a few superpowers, naturally.

Cumberbatch plays Dr Stephen Strange; a brilliant surgeon whose life is drastically changed when a car crash horribly mangles his hands. When western medicine fails him, Strange travels east in search of a mysterious cure.

Along with the mystical secret to his recovery, Strange encounters an otherworldly battle with dark forces and must decide whether to return to his former life, or join Mordo (Ejiofar) and the Ancient One (Swinton) in saving the world from another case of imminent destruction.

Like Marvel’s other origin narratives, the story here is somewhat overshadowed by setup.

However, the leap from fact to fantasy in Doctor Strange is sudden and swift – in typical Marvel style, the narrative doesn’t get bogged down in realism and grit.

The studio trusts us to suspend our disbelief when watching a superhero movie (unlike a certain other cinematic

superhero universe) , and Doctor Strange is all the more enjoyable for it.

It’s odd that this cast, perhaps the most respected to grace the MCU, should appear in its most fantastical instalment.

Doctor Strange goes above and beyond the multi-dimensional fantasy of Thor, and everyone involved seems to be having a fantastic time with the out-there material.

T he beats may be familiar at this stage, but with that comes an expertly paced narrative replete with wonderfully dynamic action sequences and plenty of well-placed, punctuating moments of drama.

If it wasn’t for the genuinely innovative aesthetic and FX-driv-

en fight scenes, maybe Doctor Strange would stick a little too close to the borderline hackneyed formula – thankfully, we don’t have to worry about that.

Doctor Strange is the most visually innovative superhero movie yet, and perhaps the only one to genuinely benefit from a 3D-viewing.

Regrettably, Mads Mikkelson’s villain is a little underwhelming – with all the talk of “infinite multiverses” and “infinite dangers”, what’s really at stake in Doctor Strange often gets a little lost in the flood.

The trick here is to lose yourself with it and let the mind-boggling blend of action and aesthetic sweep you away.

Verdict: 8/10

STORKS

Wings it with the myth THE mysteries of where babies used to come from is solved with Storks (Cert G, 90 mins), which reveals how our feathered friends moved on from the baby-delivering business to packages instead. However, a mix-up at the factory sees one last baby to be delivered to its waiting family ... The animation is great, but the choppy editing and frentic scenes may leave some in a flap.

GIRL ON TRAIN Stays on track

EMILY Blunt brings some nervy energy to The Girl on the Train (Cert 15A, 112 mins), the film based on the bestselling book. Blunt is pretty decent in the role of a troubled commuter who may have witnessed something awful, and while the film ends up at a predictable destination, wobbling in a few places along the way, it’s rail-ly not that bad to ride along with for two hours.

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So what on earth is ‘VR’ when it’s at (your) home?

Whether lazily exploring the ocean depths, blasting through ferocious space battles, or experiencing a strikingly realised setting, the PS VR has a diverse and strong range of launch titles and experiences

REVIEW | SONY’S VR HEADSET FOR PLAYSTATION 4

It’s Virtually a whole new world  SHANE DILLON

Tech Editor

YES, that is indeed my good self over on the right, doing my best to try not to bump into the furniture.

Oh, I don’t mean the furniture in the living room at home, where I was trying out the PlayStation virtual reality headset (PS VR) in front of the TV – I mean the dusty and cobwebbed furniture in Lara Croft’s run-down manor, which I was gawping at as I put the PS VR through its paces.

(Note that you’ll find a quick refresher course on modern VR, and how the PS VR works, over in the panel on the right.)

Virtual reality (VR) finally burst properly into the public – and commercial – sphere this

year, with a number of VR sets looking to stake a claim in this bold new entertainment frontier.

Now that the tech has finally caught up with the dream, and the promise, VR has lots of potential uses to appeal to a consumer market, in everything from gaming (of course) to media consumption, education, training and tourism.

Sony are making arguably the first main assault on the home market with its mid-price, mid-range PS VR (€400 upwards; PlayStation 4 console extra) headset.

In this regard, the PS VR works, and it works very well indeed, despite a couple of caveats.

I tried a number of games and media browsing experiences, with similar results from them all, but

Controller, camera, headset and Move controllers – PS4 unit (required) not shown

turned to our tomb raiding friend, Lara Croft, for my most extensive testing of the PS VR headset (noting that VR experiences are tailored to what you’re doing, seeing or playing).

After all, her recently released PS4 game has some VR-enabled bonus content to try – a stroll through the run-down Croft manor, exploring and delving into her family’s past.

With the VR headset in place, I was able to walk around all over the manor, with the first seconds of use creating a real sensation of “Wow!” Looking around, with the view behaving as I expected it to as I looked behind me, tilted my head, peered ‘over’ bal-

cony edges and so on, created a tangible sense of immersion I’ve never experienced in a game.

It’s hard to tr uly describe the innate instinct to reach out and touch the damp stone, cold metal and pitted wood in the world passing by, or to duck in low doorways, as I felt a sense of tangible reality in ways that I’ve never experienced in a hundred firstperson-view games down the years.

That ‘being there’ experience was repeated in other titles I tried, such as being trapped in a lunatic’s kitchen, exploring a beautiful American national park, or blasting through a frentic

Busy failing his Daft Punk audition ... Tech/Games editor Shane Dillon tries out the PlayStation VR

wireframe game, and more.

In this regard, honestly, I have to say that I was – and am – very impressed by the PS VR tech. And now, those couple of caveats I mentioned earlier.

There’s no getting away from the fact that my eyes loved the experience – but my stomach, not so much, as I often felt queasy after each VR session.

Perhaps my eyes, brain and stomach were subconsciously arguing over the different signals they

were all being fed; still, I know many people are perfectly fine with VR. Although the headset works great, I didn’t find it particularly comfortable (then again, I also hate wearing headphones, so I’m not someone to put anything on my head at the best of times).

Ultimately, I was very impressed by the PS VR, and think it could be a real game-changer for some. So if you have the chance to try one – definitely do so, and see if it fits what you’re looking for in a VR headset.

VIRTUAL reality – or VR – has been around for decades – at least, its premise has – but it’s only in the past couple of years that VR has become an affordable, practical reality, with 2016 seeing several VR headsets and tech reaching the market.

Although unique in its own right, the workings of the PS VR headset and system are straightforward enough.

A camera connected to your PlayStation 4 sits at your TV set, and tracks your head (and hand) movements, with the light sensors on the headset and controller(s) helping to locate you, what you’re doing, and adjust what you see accordingly.

For example, as you look at the small screens inside the headset (a little like raising binoculars to your eyes), if you turn your head left, the headset adjusts the view to match that view, while the controllers – whether a standard PS4 controller, or the Move controller – move you around, or let you interact with the world.

In this way, VR can help to really place you ‘in’ the scene, whether in a virtual world while gaming, or watching real footage shot with increasingly common 360-degree cameras, letting you look all about you.

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FastSport OLD BELVEDERE KNOCKS RAILWAY OFF TRACK: RAILWAY Union let slip another lead, the fourth time they have lost from a winning position this season, going down 17-12 away to Old Belvedere in women’s rugby’s All-Ireland League.

Out-half Nikki Caughey’s first half try and another, this time from tighthead Katie O’Dwyer, had the visitors two points up.

They were still leading with ten minutes to go when they conceded a penalty. Ireland star Nora Stapleton opted to kick for touch instead of going for the posts, and from the resulting lineout, the pack drove within a metre of the Railway line before hooker Jennie Finlay managed to crash over.

Stapleton converted from far out on the left hand side to put five points between the sides. Despite severe pressure, Old Belvedere stood firm for a victory that sees them three points behind UL as the league takes a week off.

BASKETBALL: RAHENY CLUB GET THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE

KUBS sweep to Super win over Eanna  KARL GRAHAM sport@dublingazette.com

KUBS BC recorded their first win of the season as they defeated Comercial.ie Eanna 72-65 in the Hula Hoops Men’s National Cup at Greendale last weekend.

The game was a tight affair with the score tied on 50 points going into the final quarter but it

was the Dublin 5 natives who got the better of their Southside rivals.

Brian Edwards and Kevin Foley put in standout performances – scoring 23 and 20 points respectively.

Head Coach Mark Ingle revealed after the game how happy he was to finally get their first victory.

“It is never easy. We

hadn’t had a win yet because we are a new team coming together and we have a lot of young players in our squad. We have eight players under 22 years of age and with me coming in as a new coach, it is about gelling them into a team.

“We will look at the tape and see what we can improve on. They had a

KUBS in action against Eanna last weekend.

great start with a lot of good shots so we have to try and cut down on them shots. If we play with the intensity of that second half, I’ll be happy enough.

There were also wins for UCD Marian, Templeogue and DCU Saints in the cup over the weekend.

Ingle also tasted victory the following day when he led DCU Mercy to a 78-51 win over the NUIG Mystics in the Women’s Super League at the DCU Complex.

The win was their second of the season after three games and was aided by 24 points from Sarah Fairbanks.

It proved a tough week-

end for the Mystics as they were forced to play Mercy less than 24 hours after defeating Singleton Supervalu Brunell.

Ingle was equally as delighted to pick up a win for his women’s side.

“I’m feeling happy now that we have won. It is a new team so we are still trying to put some stuff together but we are getting better week by week.

“We didn’t start off the season well against Meteors and we’ve got them again on Sunday in the cup so we probably needed this game.

“I know they played last night and they were probably tired in the second half but we played

well enough to win comfortably.”

With a new squad being assembled, Ingle believes that as the players get to know each other they will continue to get better and better.

“I think it is the fact that we have seven players from our underage teams making their debuts at Superleague level and we have the two scholars over from America, as well as Aisling Sullivan coming from Killester so it is new for everyone.

Elsewhere, Pyrobel Killester beat Meteors and Courtyard Liffey Celtics lost out to UCC Glanmire.

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Dubliner Niall Murray on the rampage. Picture: Tony Todd

DUBLINER Niall Murray added another major win to his rapidly growing collection when he scored his second victory in four years in the final of the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, He took the chequered flag a comfortable 3.7 seconds ahead of Britain’s Scott Malvern, who started the race from pole position.

Earlier, these two had each won a semi-final with Malvern getting the advantage on the grid because his winning speed was

faster than Murray’s. However, once the race got under way, the Irishman showed his class and pulled away from his rival.

Already this year, the 21-yearold Dubliner has won the British Formula Ford title by a huge margin and taken the Martin Donnelly Trophy race at Kirkistown earlier this month.

As a result of his British Championship win, he has qualified for the shootout stage of the Mazda Road to Indy programme which carries a $200,000 prize of a drive in the 2017 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship, pow-

ered by Mazda.

Sixteen year-old Jordan Dempsey from Mullingar was the next best Irish finisher in the Festival Final, driving the Sport Ireland/ Motorsport Ireland car to ninth place at his first attempt at the end of season race meeting.

Double European Touring Car Rallycross champion Derek Tohill was the clear winner at Mondello Park yesterday in his Parts for Cars Fiesta, finishing well clear of the opposition in both the Supercar Final and the main race of the day, the Super Final.

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Marathon man Mark on awareness mission

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Clondalkin man tells JAMES HENDICOTT why his 120th marathon on Bank Holiday Monday will feature a sleeping bag, a monkey hat, a tracksuit and strong messages of hope MARK CONLON, who will reach an astonishing 120 full-length marathons should he successfully complete the course in Dublin on Sunday – will represent one of the more unusual distance-running stories pounding Dublin’s streets for the annual city mega-run on bank holiday Monday.

Based in Clondalkin, Conlon ran a single marathon in 2008 and another in 2009, got the bug and has gone on to clock up some fantastic feats in the sport, not least two intensely demanding marathon series sessions.

The first saw him complete 26.2 miles ten times in ten days, and the second bettering that by running ten more marathons in just five days.

A former marine, Conlon’s latest outing is inspired by a story from Dublin’s pre-race expo a couple of years ago.

“After the expo I was having a pint with a couple of American tourists, and a guy ran past covered in a sleeping bag and soaking wet,” Conlon told GazetteSport. “I went out and gave him some money for a hostel and to get a new sleeping bag.”

Since returning from serving abroad, the Clondalkin-based athlete has been heavily affected by the extent of Dublin’s homeless crisis, and is running his latest race in aid of the Simon Community.

Having fundraised for Pieta House during previous events, this time he’s focusing on awareness instead. A lot of the inspiration for his race comes from that one moment.

“I’ll be running draped in a sleeping bag covered in messages from the Simon Community, wearing a monkey hat and tracksuit” Conlon

Mark Conlon is on course to complete his 120th marathon

explains. “It’s really an awareness raising exercise. The Dublin Marathon gets a huge crowd and if some of them act on what they see, that will make it worthwhile.

“There’s a huge problem with homelessness in Dublin, as we all know. I think part of the problem is with shelters. Some people are scared to go into them.

“I’d like to see separate shelters for women and children, and separate shelters for drug users and alcoholics. The winter is an incredibly difficult time for these people and it’s obviously very difficult for them not to be able to use the facilities. I don’t see any reason not to provide more services.

“Even for the average person to go out there with soup, sandwiches or warm clothes makes a difference. Some people don’t like handing over

money for whatever reason, but people have died on our streets and little things make a real difference.”

Despite having more opportunities to do so than most, Conlon has yet to fail to complete a marathon. His one DNF came at an overnight 100-mile race in Wicklow, where he was forced to pull out

around fuelling, clothes and self-preservation.

Conlon deals with his marathon pains by cooling down in the sea for 20 minutes and easing back in the next morning, but recommends less abrasive remedies for the newcomer: “Get your gear setup properly. Wear old clothes to the start line that you

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‘The Dublin marathon gets a huge crowd and if some act on what they see, it will be worthwhile’ - Mark Conlon

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at the halfway mark having lost a toenail.

He admits, though, that the races don’t really get any easier and points to grit and determination as essential factors in any marathon finish. “I have good days and bad days,” he tells us. “This won’t be one of my faster marathons, for obvious reasons.”

Having run so many marathons and with the time for Dublin training long since passed, Conlon identifies some things runners can do to make life easier on the day.

“Don’t go off too fast” is a key tip: after so many races, Conlon’s become adept at spotting runners who “could be half an hour in front of you, and end up lying on the ground with a few miles to go because they go off too quickly.”

Other essentials are

can then throw away [in Dublin, they’re also given to the homeless]. Eat a lot of carbs in the week before the race, but something normal for you the night before.

“Take sports gels on the way around. Get an early night the night before, and when it gets hard, that’s when to keep going. If you freeze up, just run slowly for a while and eat a gel and your legs will come back.”

Of all the runners taking to the street for the city event - “the best marathon I’ve done, because of the support” - Conlon should know what it takes.

The Marathon Club Ireland athlete will be donating his medal to the Simon Community in a presentation case, complete with messages of hope for the future. In his 120th 42km run, he’ll be doing his own small part.

Buser ends Pembroke’s Irish Senior Cup dream BALLSBRIDGE side Pembroke were edged out of the Irish Senior Cup by Lisnagarvey 3-2 to fall at the first round stage.

It earned the Ulster side a huge tie with another Dublin side, Monkstown, in the second round of the competition – hockey’s oldest club tournament in the world – in a repeat of last year’s final.

Twice Pembroke had come back from a goal down, Alan Sothern and Maurice Elliott counteracting efforts from Andy Williamson – a corner for 1-0 at half-time – and Daniel Nelson.

But Daniel Buser converted his stroke with four minutes remaining, though, to win the day and a home date with Monkstown on December 3.

Another eye-catching second round tie is Banbridge’s tie with Three Rock Rovers. Rathfarnham’s Rovers – with a 7-1 win over NICS – were the highest scorers in the first round which went pretty much to the form book. Luke Madeley and Ben Walker both scored a brace.

UCD eased to a 4-1 win over Rathgar while Corinthian beat Raphoe on the same scoreline.

Mossley were too good for Blackrock’s Avoca in a 3-0 result.

In the Leinster league derby, YMCA came from a goal down against Clontarf to win 3-1, Thom Ritchie, Rob Anderson and Jamie Tobin doing the damage.

John Mullins missed an early stroke but atoned for the miss when he scored from play as the Bulls had the best of the first half with Andrew Poynter giving their attack an extra focal point while goalkeeper David Lawless made his debut.

But YM had much more of the play in the second half and got level from the spot via Ritchie and they never looked back. Their reward is a tough away trip to meet Cork C of I. In the other ties in the second round draw, Railway Union enter the competition with an away date at Mossley; Annadale meet Instonians in a tasty Ulster derby; Corinthian’s hosting of Glenanne has a similar interest to it, pitting an ambitious provincial league side against a currently out of sorts national league side. UCD will fancy their chances at Kilkenny.

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SPORT

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SOCCER: RYAN-DOYLE AND FARRELLY HELP IRELAND TOP GROUP

Glenville ensure no Home comfort in Palmerstown GLENVILLE reached the third round of the FAI intermediate cup with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Home Farm at Palmerstown CS last weekend.

Although still just a relatively new club, they became the first side from Dublin 20 to compete in the top tier of intermediate football during the 2015/16 season. They were relegated that year and have suffered a mixed start to their new campaign in the LSL Senior 1 Sunday.

They currently sit eight in the league having won three, drawn three and lost two of their opening eight fixtures.

They will now be hoping that this cup win, secured through a second half strike by Carl Corcoran, can be the catalyst for a run of good results as they look to bounce back at the first time of asking.

Home Farm set up a Conte-style three man defence but, unlike the Italian, they used it to pump long ball after long ball into the Glenville defence to try and cope with being put under pressure by the home side’s pressing game.

Neither side created much by way of chances in the first half but Home Farm seemed to come out with more attacking intent about them at the start of the second.

They were rewarded for their chance of game plan with a penalty around the 60 minute mark but Glenville keeper Paddy Whelan produced a fantastic save to keep the game in deadlock.

Realising they could have easily gone behind, Glenville upped their game and began to get on the ball more.

More chances were now coming their way and when Sean McGrane swung in a beautiful cross-field ball onto the chest of Corcoran, he controlled it magnificently before firing home with his left foot from a tight angle.

The goal came with 15 minutes remaining, leaving enough time for Home Farm to try and grab an equaliser, and try they did.

Glenville conceded numerous corners as the game drew to a close and Home Farm pushed hard for an equaliser. They desperately attempted to hold onto their slender advantage leading to a nervous tension creeping into the match.

They did, however, hold out and can now look forward to the third round draw with anticipation.

Lucan resident Eleanor Ryan-Doyle

Lucan duo set for Euro elite

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LUCAN duo Niamh Farrelly and Eleanor Ryan-Doyle played their part in the Republic of Ireland Under-19 girls hugely impressive run of three successive victories in the UEFA European Championships qualifiers.

They opened up with a 10-0 win over hosts Macedonia – with RyanDoyle on the mark – before securing a ticket to the next stage of the qualification process with a 2-0 win against Wales.

And they closed out

the group with a 2-0 win over Italy, a victory that means Dave Connell’s team finish the first stage of qualifying for the 2017 finals as Group 2 winners.

Connell opted to stick with the same starting line-up that overcame Wales and his decision paid off on 33 minutes when Saoirse Noonan opened the scoring.

Defender Chloe Moloney made it 2-0 on 58 minutes after good work

by Niamh Prior and that was all they needed to complete their objective of three wins in Skopje.

“We needed to beat

LOCAL CHAMPIONS Adamstown win regional FAI futsal showdown ADAMSTOWNEducate Together NS beat

neighbours St John the Evangelist NS 3-1 to win their section of the FAI Primary Schools Futsal competition at the Lucan sports complex.

They top the Lucan group and advance to the FAI Dublin finals which will take place in January.

The side are picture along with their management team of Denis Kelly and Kevin Kennedy.

Italy to top the group and we did it in style. We played really well as a team against a very good Italian side and it was a real team performance that got us through,” said head coach Connell.

“I’ve been fortunate to work with some great teams through the years and this team can potentially go all the way.

Now, we won’t get too carried away, but we are certainly going in the right direction.

“We set targets individually and as a team, which included getting nine points, not conceding a goal, and top-

ping the group - and we achieved that. I’m delighted for the players and also the staff, who work incredibly hard.

“The most pleasing thing, though, was how the players managed the games and how they were able to shut out games.

“It was a really professional approach from the players and they came to the fore in these three games.

“We now look forward to the Elite Round next year.”

To p u t I r e l a n d ’s achievement in numbers, they played three

games, won all three, scored 14 goals, conceded zero, took 58 shots on goal, had seven different goalscorers, and all but one of their squad got minutes on the pitch.

Connell, who is aiming to guide a third different women’s team to a UEFA finals tournament, can now start planning for Spring 2017 when the Elite Round games will be scheduled.

If Ireland top their group at that stage, they will be one of seven teams joining the hosts, Northern Ireland, in the finals. It’s a case of so far, so good for this team.

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LEAVING A LEGACY

Brogan and friends celebrate fine year

CLUB NOTICEBOARD LUCAN SARSFIELDS

MEMBERS of Lucan-bsaed Legacy Consult-

ants team (l-r) Elaine Caffrey, Matthew Gavin, Bernard Brogan, James Brogan, Emily Crawley and Kevin Moore enjoyed a celebratory day out at Castleknock Golf club last Friday. They were joined by fellow Dublin stars as well as clients and friends of Legacy Consultants, who specialise in communications and sports sponsorship like AIG, SuperValu and Volkswagen.

ROCK the Lock is a three-day music

game; they have Ballymun in their last

festival taking place at the 12th Lock

pool match but the tables look to be

over the October Bank Holiday week-

against them progressing.

end. This is the club’s main fundraiser

The juvenile side again had a busy

for this year and we are committed to

week. U-16B ladies football won their

the weekend.

shield; U-14A football lost out but the

We have a very large marquee

U-14B progressed. U-14A camogie lost

46sq/m with ample facilities. Fri-

their final but the U-15As won their tie,

day night features Spirit of Smokie,

finishing off the year with Feile, league

Reflex80s (with Aslan due to make

and championship success.

a guest appearance), Thin As Lizzy,

FOOTBALL: SARS PUSH 2014 CHAMPIONS ALL THE WAY

Usual Suspects and Laurie Hartz.

Saturday Night features Bagatelle,

Towers, maybe it was their youthful

The Garth Brooks Experience, Cry

looks that made it a juvenile fixture,

Before Dawn, The Harleys and Arthur.

but they won anyway.

Sunday Night features Shane Filan

The cards are back – 25 card drive

(yes, the Real Shane Filan fresh from

Friday night 9pm. The Cupla Focal club

his sell out UK tour), Flash Harry,

is back in action on Monday nights

Frankie Says, Brendan Mulcahy and

8pm. Set dancing is back on Wednes-

Tadgh.

day nights while the bingo continues

We need support from all members and more. Please support this event.

Local bus available.

day from 7-9pm and on Saturday from

ter final. The sidelineview.ie in report-

10.30am to 1.30pm. If you are hoping to

ing on the game said “It was probably

have guaranteed delivery of items for

the most exciting of the four quarter

Christmas them orders should be in by

finals. The outcome was certainly in

the end of October.

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LUCAN Sarsfields pushed 2014 All-Ireland club senior football champions St Vincent’s all the way but ultimately succumbed by three points at Parnell Park in the Dublin quarter-final.

Indeed, an Andrew Hope goal five minutes from time left just one point in it as Lucan showed no sign of being over-awed by their muchvaunted opponents.

However, Diarmuid Connolly and sub Albert

Martin came up with the late scores to seal their entry into the semi-final against Ballymun Kickhams.

After being two up at half-time Vins restarted with points from Nathan Mullins, Shane Carthy, who finished with four points from play, Ruairi Trainor and Joe Feeney to lead by 1-9 to 0-6 after 37 minutes.

But Lucan got back into the game with a Brendan Gallagher penalty in the 40th minute and the introduction of the experience Tommy Brennan fuelled Lucan for the finish.

In the opening half, Lucan matched Vinnies every step of the way and by the break, the Marino men held a 1-5 to 0-6 lead.

The goal came in the 17th minute when Trainor fired to the net after Tomas Quinn’s penalty rebounded off the upright following a foul on Connolly.

Lucan had a major goal chance earlier in the half but Rory Kelly was denied by Michael Savage.

With Darren Gavin and Sean Newcombe growing in influence, Lucan hit a purple patch

towards the close of the first half with points from Brendan Gallagher, a free following a foul on Newcombe, Dublin minor CJ Smith, an excellent Dan Gallagher score and Kelly’s palmed effort made it four in-a-row to leave it all square, 1-3 to 0-6.

Kelly’s point could have been a goal but he was unable to keep his batted effort under the crossbar. Vincent’s closed out the half well with points from Enda Varley and Shane Carthy, which could have been a goal, to lead by two at the break.

The club shop is newly stocked and

Vincent’s in the championship quar-

Davis in their latest championship pool

DUBLIN SFC QUARTER

with free tea/coffee. back in action and is open on Thurs-

Minor footballers lost to Thomas

Late Hope for Lucan dashed by Vincent’s

every Wednesday evening at 8.30pm

The senior football lost out to St

doubt to the very end”.

Lucan Sarsfields senior footballers

One fixture listed as a juvenile one was the Mamamias challenge v Round

SEACHTAIN ciuin a bhi ann dos na

The Lucan District Credit Union Academy is back in full flight on Saturday mornings.

ann. Ta na sonrai go leir ar Facebook.

foireannacha fasta. Le Foireann Peile

Go n-eiri leis na gcailini ar an tseach-

na bhFear agus na Camoigithe ag

tain stairiula doibh.

ullmhu da cluichi ceannais.

Beidh an fhoireann F8 peile ag imirt

Ag labhairt faoi sin, beidh an Foire-

ag an deireadh seachtaine freisin. Is i

ann Camogaiochta ag imirt a cluich

gcoinne Naomh Fionnain (An Caislean

ceannais craoibhe De Domhnaigh

Nua) a bheidh siad; ag imirt as baile ag

i gcoinne Naomh Barrog amuigh i

a 10 De Sathairn. Ta treanail na bpaisti

pairceanna imirthe O’Tooles. Ta an

ar siul i nGaelscoil Naomh Padraig ag

t-am fos le socru. Roimhe sin, beidh

a 10 gach Sathairn. Freisin ta trean-

Trath na gCeist ar siul san Conradh

ail do bhuachailli a rugadh i ‘09 ar siul

oiche De Ceadaoin chun airgid a thuil-

gach Mairt i nGaelscoil Naomh Pad-

leamh don foireann agus iad ag ullmhu

raig ag a 5 agus treanail do chailini a

da cead cluiche ceannais mar fhoire-

rugadh i ‘09 agus ‘10 gach Deardaoin.

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN WELL done to our intermediate foot-

game of the season and they didn’t

ballers who beat Naomh Barrog by a

disappoint, winning comfortably.

point 0-9 to 1-5 at Westmanstown on

We will have to await other results

Sunday to reach the B championship

to determine the final outcome of the

final for the second time in three sea-

league but a big thank you to Tony for

sons. Their final opponents will be Scoil

his never-ending enthusiasm.

Ui Chonaill date and venue TBC.

The U-11 hurlers had home advan-

Disappointment for our U-16 hurl-

tage on Saturday morning against St

ers St Catherine’s who came up just

Mark’s for their final contest of the

short in their championship final

season, winning by 5-2 to 2-1.

against St Pat’s on Saturday.

The U-8 hurlers reversed the jour-

While the result is disappointing,

ney, travelling to St Marks giving a

everyone is very proud of the great

great display of skill and enthusiasm.

effort put in by the players and men-

This team are growing in confidence

tors. The U-12 hurlers travelled to St

and took some great scores to the

Kevin’s on Saturday for their final

delight of their coach and supporters.

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St Francis quartet answer Irish call  KARL GRAHAM

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ST FRANCIS FC’s latest conveyor belt of talent has seen four of their players have been named in the Republic of Ireland Under-15 international training camp.

Kian Leavy, Conor Carthy, Conor Power and Cormac Moore will all take part in the camp that contains 34 of the country’s best players in this age group.

St Francis’ club coach Mark Connolly said it is a just reward for the young stars’ commitment.

“I am delighted for the lads,” he told GazetteSport. “They had a

long pre-season but they worked hard and did really well at the Ireland trials. They have done really well for St Francis in the league, remaining unbeaten so it is well deserved as far as I am concerned.”

Many young players might feel overawed in a situation such as this but Connolly is confident his players will be fine.

“They are looking forward to it.

They have been involved in some of the other camps so they know what to expect and it’s kind of second nature to them now. Hopefully now they can make the final squad for games against Poland.”

The camp is designed to instil a

high performance culture within the players and will see the squad play games against Manchester City and Shamrock Rovers this Sunday.

A team of 18 will then be chosen to represent their country against Poland in Lomza in their first internationals on November 15 and 17.

Head coach Jason Donohue and his staff watched over 700 players during the last few months when deciding who would receive the excellent opportunity to progress their careers in football.

“Everything we are doing with the players is with a view to instilling a high performance culture

within them,” said Donohue.

“The players are filling out nutrition and weekly training load diaries to help explain best practice in preparation for training and games, and the importance of avoiding burn out.

As part of the camp, the players will receive a presentation from former international Keith Andrews on the importance of education while working as a full-time professional, and his pathway from schoolboy to full international player.

They will also view presentations on fitness and social media, as well as undergoing a cardiac screening.

St Francis’s Cormac Moore has progressed from the Kennedy Cup to the Irish Under-15 setup