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Lucan all geared up for record Liffey Descent  IAN BEGLEY

Keep reading, keep recycling – thank you Weir we go ... a compeitor at last year’s event

THE 57th international Liffey Descent will take place again this year and is set to be one of the largest events of its kind, to date.

The annual descent,

which will occur on September 24, will see canoeists face surging waters from 10 weirs, along with one set of rapids and a 500m portage around the dam at Leixlip.

Over the years, the Liffey

Descent’s reputation has grown and attracted paddlers from all over the world to experience both the event itself and the unique atmosphere of the fun and friendship that surrounds it.

T he race course is 28.2km long and starts at the K Club above Straffan Weir, County Kildare, and finishes at Trinity Rowing Club, some 18 miles or so to the east.

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PROPOSAL | THIRD PARTY SUBMISSIONS TO BE ACCEPTED

New plans submitted for 80 houses in Finnstown  IAN BEGLEY A NEW application for the development of 80 housing units on the Coolamber site in Finnstown has been submitted to the council, following a long, controversial procedure.

The original application by Crekav Trading GP Ltd sought to develop 119 houses on the green space in Coolamber. T his number was later reduced to 58 houses due to a reten-

tion order and was then appealed to An Bord Pleanala (ABP) by Finnstown Priory/Cloisters Residents Association, along with several local representatives.

In January, ABP decided to refuse permission for the development of the houses, stating that the company should have sought permission for 124 homes.

Later on, a compromise was reached that could allow up to 80 homes to be built on the site at

Coolamber, Finnstown.

During negotiations between Independent Alliance councillors Liona O’Toole, Guss O’Connell and Paul Gogarty; the developer Patrick Crean and council management, it was agreed than an amendment be made whereby development could proceed and a Special Local Objective [SLO] be put in place.

Included within the new plans is the development of 39 two-storey

houses which includes 26 four-bedroom units and 13 three-bedroom units.

A three-storey and one-storey apartment block is proposed, to include eight one-bedroom, 20 two-bedroom and five three-bedroom apartments along with eight duplex units as part of a three-storey duplex block.

In 2015, a tree preservation order was granted by the council for nine trees located on the site, which must be protected by any development that takes place.

Third party submissions will be accepted on the application until September 26, with a

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decision due by October 17.

When contacted, Paul Gogarty (Ind) said: “At this stage we’re welcoming this development because originally An Bord Pleanala ruled that the application wasn’t dense enough, saying there wasn’t enough housing in it.

“So we sat down with the developer to see if there was a compromise, which there was.

“We figured that it made sense to have a limited number of housing units in keeping with the size of Finnstown.

It’s not as we’re against houses being built, we’re just in favour of proper development.”

FASTNews

Shots fired as late night feud row erupts in Celbridge

SHOTS were fired during a violent late night feud in Celbridge this week, which resulted in a man sustaining head injuries and lacerations.

At around 10pm on September 19, a large group of people gathered on a local green as a feud escalated and got out of control. Local residents said they heard a number of shots being fired in the Ballymakealy Grove area followed by scores of people fleeing the scene. It is reported that one man in his 20s sustained injuries due to being attacked with a weapon such as a machete or axe.

Gardai confirmed they attended a public order incident in the estate on the night and have been making follow-up enquiries.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Final day for show entries TODAY is the closing date for entries for the revived Clondalkin Horticultural Show which takes place on Sunday, October 9 at Aras Chronain. The show is open to Rathcoole, Newcastle and Palmerstown residents and organisers are promising a great day out for all the family. The event will feature 38 categories for children and 59 for adults, including baking, photography, art, flower arranging, produce, preserves and crafts.

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DUBLINER Janet Grogan admitted she was “a glutton for punishment” after making it through to X Factor’s Six Chairs Challenge for the second time on Sunday.

The 28-year-old from Kingswood in Tallaght came through bootcamp and is one of two Irish acts to take to the stage at Wembley’s SSE Arena this weekend alongside Derry lad Niall Sexton.

Janet, a lifeguard at Tallaght Leisure Centre, was axed by Simon Cowell in the dying minutes of the brutal Six Chairs round in 2014.

The head judge later admitted: “I should have kept Janet, my mistake” and when she returned to audition at Croke Park earlier this year he told her he’d been praying she would come back.

And the brunette belter got another boost from Si on Sunday’s show when he told her: “You’re becoming my new favourite thing.”

Janet was one of 48 hopefuls to beat bootcamp out of a field of 121. If she survives the chairs challenge she’ll be mentored by Sharon Osbourne.

After the show Janet took to social media and said: “What can I say? I’m a glutton for punishment! 6 chairs round 2!”

She also revealed she’d watched the show “sick in bed” but hopefully resting her voice will stand her in good stead.

Both she and Sexton will sing in front of a live audience this weekend and their fate lies solely in the hand of her prospective mentors – Sharon and Nicole Scherzinger. If they get to take, and keep, a seat they go on to judges’ houses. X Factor continues this Saturday on TV3.

Janet’s huge Si of relief

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The Tallaght beauty is looking good for a spot in the next round

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SPORT | CROWDS SET TO GATHER FOR PRIME VIEWING POSITIONS BY THE WEIR

Liffey Descent is set to make quite a big splash  IAN BEGLEY

THE 57th international Liffey Descent will take place again this year and is set to be one of the largest events of its kind to date.

The annual descent which will occur on September 24, will see canoeists face surging waters from 10 weirs, along with one set of rapids and a 500m portage around the dam at Leixlip.

Over the years the Liffey Descent’s reputation has grown and attracted paddlers from all over the world to

A competitor at the weir in Lucan village. Picture: Declan Masterson

experience both the event itself and the unique atmosphere of the fun and friendship that surrounds it.

The race course is 28.2km and starts at the K Club above Straffan Weir, County Kildare and about 18 miles later

finishes at Trinity Rowing Club in Dublin.

Up t o a t h i r d o f entries are in the true racing classes and the

remaining places are taken up with “fun” paddlers who are there to enjoy the event no matter how long it takes

them to get to the finish line.

The challenge is will they make it to the finish line without falling into the water.

To complete your weekend, there is an after-race party which is included in the price of entry and goes on until very late or very early the next day depending which way you look at it.

In the past it has been a mixture of live band and DJ. Many a drunken tale is told at the party of the wonderful experiences had during the race and a well-deserved boast-

ing about making it to the finishing line with or without swimming.

In 1959 Canoeing Ireland started a marathon canoe race on the river Liffey that was destined to become one of the world’s most famous and exciting canoeing events.

The Liffey Descent is r un by the Liffey Descent Committee, a subcommittee of Canoe Marathon Ireland – a technical committee of Canoeing Ireland.

For more information on the Liffey Descent visit w w w.canoe.ie/ liffey-descent.

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GazetteGALLERY | JUNIOR CERT RESULTS AT LUCAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Amy O’Brien and Denise Galusca

Alan Griffin, Jake McEntee and Callum Shone

Patrick Quinn and Vivienne Conway

Aoife Hanley and Alex Healy

Randy Ntsheunko and Mathew Obayuwana

Year Head Gen Casey and Aine Burke

Long wait is over and results are in L

UCAN Community College Principal Diane Birnie and Deputy Principal Andrew Purcell joined in congratulating students and offered advice as they received their Junior Cert results. Year Head Gen Casey and tutors were on hand to remind students that this is a learning experience and to look for the positive in what you see first and then consider what you have learned from this experience.

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Oisin Forde, Eoin Griffin and Michael Carron

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DUMPING | MOVE MADE TO DETER ILLEGAL ACTS

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ESKER Cemetery has installed CCTV cameras worth €30,000 in an

Pictured are councillors Pamela Kerns, Emer Higgins, Charlie O’Connor and

€30k worth of CCTV installed at Esker Cemetery attempt to deter opportunist thieves and illegal dumping at the graveyard.

The security measures comprises of five cameras as well as speakers linked to a monitoring centre

Provisions were previously made in South Dublin County Council’s 2016 Budget in Esker Cemetery, which has suffered a number of breakins in recent years with mourner’s cars being broken into whilst visiting loved ones.

Illegal dumping has also been a prevalent problem within the graveyard, which had led to many calls from improved security measures at the counciloperated burial site.

T he security measures at the graveyard comprises of five cameras as well as speakers linked to a monitoring centre.

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) welcomed the security measures implemented.

“In July 2015, I first launched a campaign to secure CCTV for Esker Cemetery carpark, to improve public safety and deter break-ins to cars. I received a lot of

local support for my campaign.

“At the South Dublin County Council Annual Budget meeting in November 2015, I secured agreement that funding would be provided in 2016 for my proposal.

“My next campaign for our local cemetery is to seek funding in 2017 for replacement of very badly damaged concrete lane way surfaces. “ I h ave t a b l e d a motion on this for the Lucan Area Committee meeting on September 28,” he said.

Lavelle added that a number of residents had contacted him in relation to anti-social behaviour at the cemetery.

Last year, mourners were urged to be vigilant and lock their cars when visiting the graveyard due to a thief stealing personal items belonging to a grieving mother.

Paula Donovan

Hose about that!

Six South Dublin County councillors were put through their paces by the Dublin Civil Defence in the Belgard Volunteer Training Centre. Deputy Mayor Martina Genocky and Councillors Emer Higgins, Charlie O’Connor, Paula Donovan, Pamela Kerns and Dermot Richardson all toured the facility, met with volunteers and had a crash course in fire fighting. Speaking about the event, Cllr Higgins said: “It was fantastic meeting so many volunteers and seeing how rigorous and demanding their training and schedule commitments are. The Civil Defence is a fabulous organisation that plays an invaluable role in communities right across the country.”

Councillors with members of the South Dublin Civil Defence volunteer crew

American donut chain has its sights set on Dublin store THROW out that diet plan! US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme is on its way to Dublin with sources saying that Liffey Valley is a favoured location.

According to The Irish Times, British real estate agent Morgan Williams is scouting potential sites in the capital for a so-called hotlight factory store that would comprise a production unit and a cafe.

Tim Edwards of Morgan Williams said the

holder of the franchise for the UK and Ireland was now looking to bring the brand to Dublin.

Edwards added that “preliminar y discussions” have taken place with potential landlords here, and that the company would set up a wholly-owned Irish subsidiary to manage the venture.

In Ireland the chain is looking for a leasehold site, either at a free standing building or a development plot. It is

seeking a building of about 4,700sq ft that is capable of accommodating a drive-thru, and has a minimum 60 car parking spaces.

The investment in a factory store would be in excess of €1.5m, and it would be expected to employ about 50.

Although not commenting on potential sites in Dublin, property sources have indicated that they are looking at locations close to Blanchardstown and LIffey

Valley shopping centres.

Once the factory outlet has been established, Krispy Kreme would consider smaller format stores here that could be located at airports, train stations or in a city centre unit.

According to Krispy Kreme’s website, its factory outlets can produce up to 440 dozen doughnuts an hour. About 80 per cent of its sales are doughnuts, with the balance largely coffee and beverage sales.

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GazetteGALLERY | COMMUNITY COMES OUT TO ENJOY THE LUCAN FESTIVAL 2016

The Lloyd Family

Thomas Spratt, owner and creative director of DAS Academy, with members

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An attentive audience

Members of The Garda Band perform

HIS week The Gazette is bringing you some more pictures from the Lucan Festival which saw people come from far and wide to enjoy the numerous activities which included singing, dancing, theatre, wild animals, treasure hunts and historical walks. Among the highlights of the event was the opportunity to walk the grounds of Lucan House and savour the many delights of the day.

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James and Hannah Doolan

Members of 180th Lucan South and 142nd Esker South enjoying the festivities.

Some junior members of Bollywood Beats Dance Academy

Pictures: BRIAN PATRICK GALLAGHER

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CONFERENCE: MOTIVATIONAL INSIGHTS ON THE WAY

Bedding down for top entrepreneurial tips  IAN BEGLEY

BORD Gais Energy will host its second national business conference Courage to Succeed with Joe Schmidt, George Hook and renowned Irish SME owner, Mattress Mick, as speakers at the event.

The conference will take place at the Mansion House from 8.30am to 1.30pm on Wednesday, October 5, and will offer a range of stimulating key note addresses, presentations and interactive question and answer sessions.

It will open with a motivational presentation from world-class coach, Dave Alred, who will discuss how pressure can be utilised as a tool for success.

George Hook will participate in an entrepreneurial panel discussion alongside the chief executive of Tweak.com, Jerry Kennelly, and the chief executive of UrbanVolt, Kevin Maughan.

The panellists will draw on their own business experiences to share

Cosying up ahead of the Courage to Success conference – broadcaster George Hook and retailer Mattress Mick, who are speakers at the event. Picture: Paul Nicholls

insights into the courage and risks required on the road to success.

Irish SME owner “Mattress Mick” will deliver a 15-minute marketing workshop, which will be followed by an interview with Irish Rugby head coach, Joe Schmidt.

Other speakers include lecturer in entrepreneurship at the UCD Quinn School of Business, Dr Orla Byrne, and digital account manager at NewSlang, Caroline Kelly.

The managing director of Bord Gais Energy, Dave Kirwan, said: “With

the economy showing signs of improving, businesses are growing.

“This growth stimulates competitiveness and means that now, more than ever, businesses need to take risks to succeed.

“Risk-taking in business requires great courage, and it is for this reason that we have chosen Courage to Succeed as the theme for this year’s national conference.”

Tickets are priced at €150 per person including breakfast, mid-morning refreshments and lunch. See www.bgebusinesshub.ie.

Switching on to power study at ESB GRADUATES from across Dublin have commenced a three-year Graduate Development Programme at ESB. They form part of a cohort of 76 graduates from third-level institutions, spanning fields of engineering, IT, HR, marketing, trading and finance.

The Graduate Development Programme is a tailored three-year programme which will see these graduates develop both professionally and personally.

It forms part of an ambitious drive by ESB to recruit the brightest talent from third-level institutions.

This year’s graduates will be placed across five business units – ESB International, ESB Networks, Generation and Wholesale Markets, Business Ser-

vices Centre and Electric Ireland – in the coming years.

Announcing the programme, ESB chief executive Pat O’Doherty said: “As Ireland’s foremost energy company, ESB is committed to offering a rewarding and dynamic career path for exceptional people interested in meeting the challenges of the coming decades.

“Our 76 new colleagues will play an important part in building this brighter, more sustainable future.

“Working across diverse business units in hands-on roles, I have no doubt that they will enhance our culture of collaboration and teamwork, as ESB seeks to remain at the forefront of energy innovation.”

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Lord Mayor of Dublin, Brendan Carr, and Failte Ireland Head of Dublin, Keelin Fagan, joined a group of children behind the walls of a North Great Georges Street gothic pile to summon the supernatural and launch the programme for Bram Stoker Festival 2016. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

BANK HOLIDAY: BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL FEATURES MANY UNUSUAL EVENTS

Dark adventures in the city

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THIS October Bank Holiday weekend Dublin is set to summon the supernatural as the Bram Stoker Festival presents four days of living stories and four nights of deadly adventures in venues across the city.

From October 28 to 31, thrillerseekers will be invited to Glasnevin’s Botanic Gardens for an after-dark experience like no other this year.

Step inside the world of Nightmare Plants (Oct 28 and 29, tickets €10), an immersive performance in the Victorian glass house.

Join a centuries-old plant-hunter and mysterious purveyor of new and unusual species as he opens his glasshouse for the first time to see the deadliest of Mother Nature’s creations.

Game-lovers and fans of some freak-

ish fun can take part in Werewolf (Oct 28 to 31), a high stakes parlour game which tests improv and observational skills.

Master-storytellers and creators of unforgettable interactive experiences, Macnas, return to Bram Stoker Festival (Oct 31, Henry St, 6pm, free) to summon spirits and awaken the ghosts with a new parade like no other seen in Dublin. Under cloak of twilight, magic will be released in a stunning crescendo of street art, parade and thundering music on Moore St and Henry St. Other ghoulish adventures taking place over the weekend include Prohibition: the Beautiful and the Damned at IMMA with Film Fatale (Oct 29, Tickets €34 plus booking fee), a night of gothic glamour, strange curiosities, the bewitching and the bizarre at Ireland’s most elegantly decadent Hal-

loween celebration; while Horror Expo in the stunning surroundings of Freemasons Grand Lodge (Oct 30, 2pm-2am, tickets €39.50) will deliver a one-of-a-kind event which promises to please the most ardent of horror fans.

The festival extends to Bram Stoker’s homestead of Clontarf where, in St Anne’s Park, Behind The Dark by Loosysmokes (Oct 28 and 29, various times, Tickets €15), a dark and frenetic aerial acrobatics show in the park’s centuries old trees which has previously wowed audiences in Kilkenny and at Dublin Fringe Festival 2015.

Families are encouraged to venture out in fancy dress and visit Stokerland (Oct 29 and 30, 11am-4.30pm, free).

See St Patrick’s Park like never before as it is transformed into a popup gothic theme park featuring the macabre talents of world-class street

performers, with rides and attractions to ensure a fangtastic time.

Previously announced events include Bleedin’ Deadly (Oct 28 to 31, 9pm, Tickets €20) a raucous celebration of a time when the Freak Show dominated in all its shocking glory, in the atmospheric Pillar Room of the Rotunda Hospital, and specially created for Bram Stoker Festival, Dracula Live at the National Concert Hall (Oct 29, 8pm, Tickets €27/€22) sees leading Irish musicians Matthew Nolan and Sean MacErlaine create a deathly new score for Todd Browning’s 1931 classic movie Dracula performed live on the night.

Dubliners and visitors to the city are invited to follow the fun using #BiteMeDublin at www.facebook.com/ BramStokerDublin and @bramstokerdub on Twitter and Instagram.

OUR Dog of the Week looking for their #SpecialSomeone* is Spencer, a three-yearold, playful male Pit Bull cross.

He adores spending time with his carers in Dogs Trust, but he really wants to find a loving family.

Spencer loves being the centre of attention, so he would love to be the only dog in the home.

He adores toys, and is very happy to occupy himself playing with them.

If you’re looking for an active boy who excels in agility, then Spencer could be your perfect companion!

If you think you could be Spencer’s #SpecialSomeone, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off Exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website, www.dogstrust. ie. You can also find them on Facebook, at www.facebook.com/ dogstrustirelandonline, or on Twitter @ DogsTrust_IE.

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Act now to nominate the city’s best carers PEOPLE across Dublin are being invited to vote for the county’s carers and young carers for the tenth annual Carers of the Year awards.

Hosted by Family Carers Ireland, the awards ceremony takes place on November 16 in the Westin Hotel, with RTE broadcasters and patrons Mary Kennedy and Marty Whelan.

Catherine Cox, head of communications, Family Carers Ireland, said: “Hosting our tenth Carers of the Year Awards is a special milestone. We want to celebrate family carers and young carers across Dublin and Ireland with these awards.

Catherine Cox (second left), Family Carers Ireland with Sam Norris; Des Coffey and his daughter, Danielle; and Jennifer Carroll and her two children,

Author Roddy Doyle (blue shirt) with the theatre cast of The Commmitments

Alex and Ava. Picture: Mark Stedman

THE COMMITMENTS: QUINTESSENTIALLY DUBLIN TALE IS HEADING HOME FOR 25TH ANNIVERSARY

“We are calling on people across Dublin to nominate these dedicated carers for this year’s awards.”

Nomination forms are available from Family Carers Ireland Resource Centres nationwide, or

call the Freephone Careline at 1800 240 724.

Nomination forms and further information can also be found at www. familycarers.ie. The closing date for entries is Friday, September 30.

Reliving 1991... the year of the Rabbitte  EMMA NOLAN

“IT’S our responsibility to bring it home”. This was the collective outlook of the cast of The Commitment stage ensemble, who chatted to The Gazette on the 25th anniversary of the iconic movie as the production comes home to Dublin after two years on the West End. Some 30 years since The Commitments first burst from the pages of Roddy Doyle’s bestselling novel, the world’s hardest working soul band will be going on a seven-month UK tour.

“We really want to take care of the characters,” said Andrew Linne, who plays the part of Jimmy Rabbitte.

When asked if they felt added pressure bringing the story home to Dublin, each cast member agreed emphatically with Andrew, who said: “We have a responsibility to the Dublin audience.”

He added: “This is the

audience that really cares about the characters, so we have to be truthful to them while also being conscious of first-time viewers.”

The cast told The Gazette that they feel their performance of the story “reflects real life”.

Amy Penston, who plays Natalie, said: “We’re a group of people coming together for a common cause: to make music and entertain – just like The Commitments.”

Amy’s sister, Leah, is playing Imelda, and Christina Tedders, as Bernie, completes the backing trio.

Christina said: “I have

loved The Commitments since I was a little girl – my nightly renditions of Mustang Sally were both the joy and bane of my parents’ evenings!”

Leah said: “I’m so thrilled to be joining the cast of The Commitments, playing the role of Imelda Quirke, which was originally portrayed in the film by Angeline Ball. I have some pretty big shoes to fill!”

Also appearing on the tour, having appeared in the West End production, are Peter Mooney (Derek), Padraig Dooney (Dean), Sam Fordham (Mickah) and John Currivan (Billy).

They will be joined by Rhys Whitfield (James), Alex McMorran (Joey), and Christian James (Outspan) and Kevin Kennedy, of Coronation Street fame.

Speaking about his story coming to life on both stage and screen, author Roddy Doyle said: “I wrote the novel – invented the characters – in 1986, and it thrills me to think that they will be entertaining audiences throughout the UK and Ireland in 2016.”

The Commitments will run in the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from October 12 to 29, and tickets are on sale now.

The theatre cast raising the roof during their show. Picture: Johan Persson

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Step up and help Crumlin hospital CMRF Crumlin, the principle fundraising body of Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin and the National Children’s Research Centre, are inviting everyone to put their best foot forward for Savills’s third annual Dublin’s Got Talent.

The talent show fundraiser is expected to attract more than a thousand people to the Ballsbridge Hotel on October 27, with a month of practise time expected to reveal some of the city’s best dancers, all in the hopes of impressing a celebrity judging panel.

TV3 Xpose presenter, and CMRF Crumlin ambassador, Karen Koster, is calling on the hospital’s supporters,

would-be dancers, and the people of Dublin to support the event in aid of the children’s hospital.

For further information or to register, see www. savills.ie.

RDS CRAFT SHOW IS WOOLLY UNMISSABLE CALLING all craf t enthusiasts – the Knitting & Stitching Show is coming back to the RDS this October.

T h e s h ow, w h i c h attracted more than 15,000 people last year, has been running in Ireland for 23 years and is the country’s only textile and craft fair.

Over the course of the event, guests will get the opportunity to choose from hundreds of work-

shops, demonstrations and master classes, all led by industry experts, and with more than 200 exhibitors set to take part.

Taking place from October 20 to 23, a standard day ticket costs €14.50. Find out more at theknittingandstitchingshow.com/Dublin.

THE BEST OF JAZZ AT THE COBBLESTONE JAZZ singer Violetta Curry is playing for one night only in Dublin this month.

A native of Philadelphia, and now living in Barcelona, Violetta’s father, Paul Curry – a much sought-after musical arranger and pianist – shared the same stage with many stellar artists,

including Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

Violetta will be performing as part of her Honouring My Roots tour in The Cobblestone pub in Smithfield on Thursday, September 29.

Appearing with Violetta will be Catalan jazz pianist and arranger Jaume Vilaseca, Dick Thom on bass, and drummer Kevin Brady. The gig starts at 8:30pm, and admission on the door is €10.

EXPLORING THE 1916 RISING’S LEGACY ANU and CoisCeim Dance Theatre are continuing the year’s Rising centenary commemorations with These Rooms.

Their show explores the 1916 events through

Meaghan Dunne and Kyle Moloney with TV3 Xpose presenter and CMRF Crumlin ambassador Karen Koster. Picture: Mark Stedman

the eyes of civilians at the moment when the Rising invaded their homes in North King Street.

It combines eye witness testimonies from 38

female voices with newly released findings of the Government inquir y which followed.

The world premiere takes place at Numbers

85/86, Upper Dorset Street, from September 29 until October 16. For further information, see www.dublintheatrefestival.com.

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Thanks to everyone for entering!

WE HAD a terrific response to our Back to School photo competition, with lots (and lots) of our

super shots of children going to school.

To see if YOU (or rather, your child) won, check

readers only too happy to share some precious

our Facebook page (Facebook.com/Dublin-

memories of their children, grandchildren, nieces

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and nephews on their very first day at school, or

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their first day back at school after summer.

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a hamper from Flying Tiger, every kid’s favourite

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Super sisters Tina an d Emma Zhang settle in to St Catherine’s, Cabra

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The Lash Lounge wins best salon  EMMA NOLAN

R AT H FA R N H A M salon, The Lash Lounge, has won best salon 2016 at the Irish Hair and Beauty Awards.

The awards, held in the Crowne Plaza on September 4, saw proprietor Alana Miley and her team pick up the awards for Regional Best Salon 2016 and Overall Winner Best Salon 2016.

Speaking on the win, Alana said: “To say we are delighted is an understatement – we couldn’t be more chuffed, and have a huge thank-you to say to our loyal clients and friends.”

Alana has been in the beauty industry for more than ten years and is a qualified beauty therapist, master lash technician, and one also one of Ireland’s elite trainers for HDBrows.

Try Forever’s new lip pencil  EMMA NOLAN

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DUBLIN makeup brand, Make Up F o r e ve r, on Clarendon Street, have launched their new High Precision Lip Pencil.

At €12,99, the range offers 12 natural shades developed by professional make-up artists to contour the lips with high precision.

RIVER ISLAND’S latest collection of coats includes some choice outerwear pieces for men.

Focusing on silhouettes and varying textures, the line boasts both slick tailoring and casual luxe.

The palette consists of plush shades of plum, burnt orange and deep russet, complimented with earthy tones of stone, olive and sage greens.

Statement collars are a reoccurring motif of this collection, with faux fur making a larger than life appearance on parkas, and shearling polonecks and lapels give a Nordic air to the cold-weather essentials.

Technical hardware, such as functional patch pockets and chunky metal zips, imbue a note of authenticity while country elegance is touched on with hints of tweed.

This all creates a solid, yet somewhat out-there offering for the high street brand men’s customers this coming season.

Shearling neck jacket €95

Smart overcoat €127

Faux fur hooded bomber €100

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Dublin does Littlewoods THE streets of Smock Alley provided a colourful backdrop for the launch of Littlewoods Ireland’s autumn/ winter collection, with the bold lines of the collection complemented by the vibrant features and dynamic culture found in the area. Pictures: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

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A) January wears military Jacket €42; Suedette fringed top €45; Pleated midi skirt €45; Victoria strappy peep-toe boot €52. Thalia wears patchwork blush gillet €81; ruffle sleeve jumper €38; pencil skirt €42, Round toe glitter shoes €35 B) Thalia wears leopard print faux fur coat €100; high neck ruffle front dress €52; Holloway caged heeled sandals

€38. January wears Floral jacquard bomber jacket €57; Metallic pleated skirt €45; Saffron mesh strappy tie sandal €38.

C) January wears Longline check shirt €35; leather fringe skirt €150; Victoria strappy peeptoe boot €52. Thalia wears Zig-zag sequin bodycon knitted dress €42; Canvas parka coat €70; Holloway caged heeled sandals €38.

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TRAVEL TRAVEL DUBLINLIFE Gourmet festival to set the town sizzling KINSALE: TOWN READY TO TRANSFORM INTO PARTY MOOD

Christmas in China can add an extra magical view to many of her already fascinating sights

Head East for Christmas DISCOVER China’s most fascinating historic and cultural sites at Christmas on this exceptional holiday, where you can choose between 4-star from €1,999pp, or a 4-star and 5-star Occasions holiday from €2,199pp – both for 12 nights with a December 22 departure.

In Beijing, spend Christmas Eve exploring Tiananmen Square and the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is one of the largest squares in the world, and has been the site of many historic rallies and protests.

It is also home to numerous important buildings and monuments and is separated from the Forbidden City

by Tiananmen Gate.

Visit Qianmen Street, which is one of the oldest pedestrian streets in China – this ornate

shopping street has a mix of Chinese and Western shops and eateries, the most famous of which is Quanjude Chinese Restaurant, selling more than two million of its trademark Peking Roast Duck meals every year.

Enjoy a full day excursion to see the Summer Palace, Beijing Zoo and the Olympic Village, or take a trip to the Lama or Yonghe Temple, which is a monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, and take time for shopping at the Sanlitun Village shopping centre, which is a huge complex of shops and restaurants.

Both holiday options include flights, 12 nights’ hotel accommodation, transfers, excursions and taxes and charges, with flights departing December 22.

For more information and to book, see www. traveldepartment.ie.

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THE Kinsale Gourmet Festival running from October 7 to 9 marks the 40th anniversary of this ever-popular event, and will be celebrated in high style.

The festival is hosted

by Kinsale’s ten Good Food Circle restaurants, and promises a weekend of fine food and wine in a fun atmosphere.

Each restaurant works flat-out to show off the talent of their chefs, whose beautifully presented food – featuring largely local ingredients sourced from the sea and land – is accompanied by carefully selected wines.

The festival starts in style with a Laurent Perrier champagne reception at 6.30pm on Friday, October 7, followed by a celebratory five-course Taste of West Cork blacktie dinner at Acton’s Hotel.

The menu will feature locally sourced produce, including seafood

The event promises a weekend of fine food and wine in a fun atmosphere

and shellfish caught off the coast of West Cork; locally reared beef from Kinsale’s craft butchers, and farmhouse cheese from West Cork, accompanied by wines from Christy’s Wines and C&C Gleesons.

Saturday’s Musgrave MarketPlace Mad Hat-

ter’s Taste of Kinsale, is an escorted “foodie walking tour”, in a fun atmosphere, as people show off their colourful headgear and fancy dress costumes.

The town is transformed into party mood, as brightly dressed participants in amazingly

imaginative hats parade along the streets following Alice, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Dormouse to four venues for a dazzling lunchtime spread of the finest food from Kinsale’s Good Food Circle restaurants.

The festival concludes

on Sunday with the fourcourse Fruits de Mer Spectacular – an elegant luncheon with platters of lobster, crab prawns and other delights from the sea.

For further information on the festival’s events, see visit www. kinsale.ie.

Holidays with pets gives paws for thought ALMOST a third of holiday-makers base their holiday around how suitable a destination is for their pet, according to a recent study by Visit Scotland.

The new report from the national tourism organisation highlights ways businesses can improve their animal instincts, potentially providing a multimillion euro boost to Scotland’s visitor economy.

The survey also showed that 72% of dog owners say they would take more holidays in their own country if there were a better attitude towards their canine companions.

Further research showed that holidays with pets had an average extra spend of

€148, compared to those without pets.

A third of people also said they leave voicemails so their dog doesn’t feel too upset while they’re away.

The lucrative pet market has continued to grow in recent years and is now worth more than £4bn in the UK. With an estimated 12 million households owning a pet – including 8.5 million dogs – the economic benefits of expanding pet offerings to domestic visitors could be hugely significant.

Working in partnership with recruitment agency Denholm Associates, the national tourism organisation is looking

for a four-legged friend to follow in his or her owner’s footsteps, taking in everything Scotland has to offer – all to be documented on social media.

Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, said: “Scotland is the perfect destination for pet owners, with our beautiful, spacious parks and award-winning beaches providing an excellent environment for furry friends.

“Pet tourism has the possibility to be worth millions to Scotland’s visitor economy and this latest paper offers some great tips for businesses on how to ... unlock the potential of this lucrative market.”

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FEATURE

EDUCATION: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PATH CAN BE STRESSFUL FOR BOTH PARENTS AND STUDENTS

From 6th year to a career  CILIAN MURPHY

WITH secondary schools around the capital having reopened this month, tens of thousands of students are slowly but surely getting back into the rhythm of school life.

This is often a difficult transition for most following a summer of freedom. For sixth year students in par ticular, knuckling down to regular study is taxing enough without the added burden of worrying about what path they’re going to choose once they leave second level education.

This decision can be hugely stressful for students and is quite often

made worse by the good intentions of parents.

Naturally, parents want what’s ‘best’ for their children. They want to see them pursue a career which will give them the most amount of security.

The hope is that this security will enable their children to save money, buy a car, a nice house, get married and have children. These are the pretty standard hopes and dreams that any parent might have for their child.

So, as a result, many parents steer their children towards certain careers in search of this ‘security’. If a student shows a promising aptitude towards accounting in school, they’re often encouraged to choose a

number of accounting courses for their CAO form, for example.

Choosing university courses based on academic aptitude in a particular area seems to be the most popular method for students who are deciding what career to pursue once they leave school.

The difficulty with focussing solely on academic aptitude is that it ignores the student’s personality and suitability for a particular career role. For example, just because you show an aptitude with accounting does not necessarily mean that you are suited to working as an accountant.

According to a 2013

study conducted by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, under 30% of Irish workers have a high level of satisfaction with their jobs. So somewhere along the line, the process of choosing a career is not working out for over 70% of workers in this country.

Parents can play a key role in a number of ways to ensure that their child has the best possible chance of success when choosing a career path.

Firstly, students should be encouraged to speak with as many people as possible who have experience working in a particular area of interest.

If a student thinks they might like to be a teacher, it is vital that they speak

Parents and students share the educational journey. However, while parents naturally may wish to ‘steer’ the student towards certain sectors, it’s important they work together for what is truly best for the student.

to a number of teachers to get a flavour for what it’s like to work in that sector.

It can also be hugely beneficial for a student to spend a day or more obser ving someone working in their area of interest, if it can be organised.

There are also a number of diagnostic career questionnaires online which take into account the student’s personality when suggesting what careers might be suitable for them to pursue.  Cilian Murphy is a

Career and Life Coach

specialising in career guidance and career change. For more information visit www.timetoshine.ie or phone 0874626072.

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Savvy college student saving tips.

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FOOD&DRINK DUBLINLIFE Indulge without the guilt

Creamy Curried Pork Ready Time : 25 min. Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 tbsp curry powder ½ tsp mustard powder l ½ tsp water l Four pork chops, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces l Two tsp vegetable oil l 250g mushrooms, sliced l 170ml Avonmore Cooking Cream l 150g green beans, trimmed and halved l l

Preparation Stir together the first 3 ingredients to form a smooth paste. Rub all over the pork to coat. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the pork for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally to sear the meat on all sides. Remove from the pan and set aside. Increase the heat and add the mushrooms to the pan. Cook for 3-4 minutes until browned. Stir in the Avonmore Cooking Cream with a wooden spoon, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Return the pork to the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes until cooked through. Add the green beans during the last 3 minutes of cooking, so they are tender but still crisp. Serve hot on a bed of mashed potato.

Abra Chicken Club Burger

Abra sweet potato fries

Fed up with boring salads? Try this idea to add a little colour with your main meal, Beetroot and Orange Salad with Avonmore Sour Cream and onions.

Ingredients l 170ml (6fl. Oz) Avonmore Sour Cream l 250g packet of pre-cooked beetroot with no added vinegar l Segments taken from two oranges l Greens of two scallions, sliced finely l 1 small or ½ large red onion, sliced finely l 1 small or ½ large white onion, sliced finely Preparation Method Arrange all ingredients on a salad plate, drizzle with Avonmore Sour Cream and enjoy.

T he Loaded Fries range continues to recruit new Abra followers. Diners can choose from the Katsu Fries and Aussie Fries or the CBG Fries, Pulled Pork Fries, or Original Taco Fries.

The new menu is even getting a lot of attention among celebrity din-

Cheese and onion pie Ready Time : 1 hour, 30 min. Serves 4 GIVE your taste buds a real treat with this great dish for a meat free night, served with lots of hot, buttered kale and broccoli.

Beetroot and Orange Salad

IRISH fit-fam members can now indulge in a late night Abrakebabra without the guilt.

Sweet Potato Fries are the latest addition to a growing menu of great new dishes from Abrakebabra, which includes the tasty new Abra Chicken Club Burger.

Ingredients l 1 kg onions – roughly chopped in chunks l 1 kg potatoes –well scrubbed l 30g Avonmore Butter l 100ml Avonmore Milk l Two sprigs fresh thyme l Salt and pepper l 1 x 250ml carton Avonmore Cooking Cream l 150g Avomore Cheddar Cheese - grated Preparation l Steam or boil the potatoes until they are tender l Meanwhile, melt the butter in a heavy bottomed pan that can go in the oven, add the onions and sprinkle over the fresh thyme. Cook the onions

slowly over a low heat for 30-40 minutes until they have turned a deep, golden brown colour, turning them occasionally. l Drain the potatoes and roughly chop them in the pot with a knife, leaving some chunks, add the butter and milk and season well with salt and pepper, stir well to combine l Top the onions with the potatoes and pour over the contents of the carton of Avonmore Cooking Cream, sprinkle with the cheese and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C for 30 minutes l This is a great dish for a meat free night, served with lots of hot, buttered kale and broccoli.

Alternatively it makes a hearty meal to add to some meaty sausages or pork chops, enjoy it immediately to make the most of the creamy potatoes and sweet onions.

ers. Naomi Campbell and Colin Farrell both recently talked about their love for Abrakebabra. While other long-time fans include Jimmy Carr and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini.

In fact, Cheryl cites the Abrakebabra Doner Kebab as the tastiest she has ever eaten.

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CINEMA

ReelReviews

BRIDGET JONES 3

Oh, baby, what a pity ...

COMING along many years after the previous film, Bridget Jones’s Baby (Cert 15A, 123mins) attempts to recapture the zeitgeist of Bridget’s previous offerings – but falls a bit flat in the process. Now in her 40s, a pregnant Bridget (Renee Zellweger) isn’t exactly sure who the father is, but with a couple of choices she’s determined to work it out.

It’s a likeable film, but just not quite classic Bridget.

HELL OR HIGH WATER Shot with plenty of style PROVING there’s plenty of life in the modern western yet, Hell or High Water (Cert 15A, 102 mins) takes aim at America’s sleepy heartlands, where a pair of serial bank robbers (Chris Pine, Ben Foster) try to stay ahead of two rangers (Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham) doggedly staying on their trail. This slow-burning film lives up to the critical acclaim that’s also been following it.

AKIRA

A cel-shaded classic ANIME fans – and anyone looking for something a little different – are in for a treat with a re-release of 1988’s groundbreaking Akira (Cert 15A, 119 mins).

Set in a future Neo-Tokyo that was built beside the ruins of Tokyo, which was destroyed in a vast explosion, it’s a startling and complex tale of power, corruption, politics, gangs, teenage hopes, psychic powers and much more.

Lane (Wes Robinson) and Talia (Valorie Curry) are part of a group that takes an ill-advised trip into the woods in search of the truth behind the infamous Blair Witch

BLAIR WITCH: AN ADRENALINE SHOT IN THE ARM OF FOUND-FOOTAGE HORROR

Horror sequel branches out GIVEN the talent behind Blair Witch (Cert 16, 89 mins), it occasionally feels like somewhat of a missed opportunity.

There’s a solid horror film here; unfortunately, it alltoo-often tends to favour jump scares over genuine tension.

Despite this, Adam Wingard’s direct sequel to the horror classic that launched an army of imitators is a much-needed adrenaline shot in the arm of the dying foundfootage genre.

Set 22 years after the original, Blair Witch is told from the perspectives of four college students, led by Lisa (Callie Hernandez), a film student, and James (James Allan McCune), whose sister, Heather, went missing during the events of The Blair Witch Project.

They journey into the

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Black Hills of Maryland to investigate her disappearance; Lisa captures everything via an arsenal of video-recording equipment. Naturally, strange and supernatural occurrences abound as the group ventures deeper into the woods ...

Director Wingard has offered up two fantastic pieces of genre cinema in the past few years. 2011’s You’re Next, and 2014’s The Guest established him as a force to be reckoned with in modern horror.

Written by frequent collaborator Simon Bar-

rett, Blair Witch exhibits much of Wingard’s commended flair for thrilling, distressing and expertlypaced genre filmmaking.

Indeed, the film’s first act does a great job of building tension. Some early exposition expands the haunting back story of the Blair Witch legend, and the anticipation felt as the group first enters the woods is disturbingly effective.

We know exactly what to expect as the first night falls, yet the thrill is no less chilling – a familiar trope worn threadbare by the Paranormal Activity series is given a new lease of life here.

Unfortunately, when supernatural forces lead to a darkness that doesn’t seem to end, the night gets tiresome. Much of the excitement of the original lay in the day/night cycle,

where the chilling events of the previous night would be discovered and picked apart the following morning.

Without day, there is less potential for tensionbuilding; the night is somewhat stripped of its power to scare.

Each character here is equipped with their own earpiece-camera. This is a nice touch and allows Wingard to get around a problem that has plagued every found footage horror – the characters now have an excuse to keep the cameras rolling.

However, the multiple perspectives deny complete absorption in the found footage experience.

An inexplicably empty tent in the light of morning is scarier than a nearindecipherable point-ofview shot of someone being dragged through

the woods in the dark of night.

The original film’s low budget meant that much was left to the imagination – this certainly isn’t the case here, and unfortunately this works to the film’s detri- Lisa (Callie Hernandez) is determined to find out what ment.

It’s hard not happened to her missing sister, to compare Heather, from the first film Blair Witch’s flaws to the triumphs of steps, and a reliance on a the original. On its own, relentless stream of jumpthis is a solid, often genu- scares, almost to the point inely scary horror film, of parody. particularly so in the taut Regardless, Wingard beginnings of its first act knows how to make a and the nail-biting ten- horror movie, and there’s sions of its final sequence. plenty here that will leave Unfortunately, Blair you feeling uneasy after Witch is let down by the credits roll.

Verdict: 7/10 some middle-act mis-

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SPORT

FastSport MORRIS FORCED TO RETIRE AT 28: FORMER Blackrock College man Niall Morris has been forced to retire from Leinster rugby due to injury.

The 28-year-old had played in two of the Bank of Ireland Pre-Season friendlies but didn’t feature in the third game against Bath nor in the first two rounds of the Guinness PRO12.

Commenting on the announcement Morris said, “Unfortunately my ankle, which I fractured and dislocated in an incident against Bath in May 2015 and have rehabbed for 15 months, wasn’t right after the Gloucester game, so I decided to seek further opinion and in the end I’ve been left with no choice but to retire.

“I’m disappointed that my rugby career has come to an end, having completed a degree at UCD and recently passed FCA Level 1, I feel I am well positioned to make what is a difficult transition and I am excited about what lies ahead.”

RUGBY: KEOGH KICKS REIGNING CHAMPIONS TO VICTORY IN SEASON OPENER

Clontarf Bowl over Students ULSTER BANK LEAGUE 1A  sport@dublingazette.com

FULL-back Rob Keogh came to reigning champions Clontarf’s rescue as his late penalty saw them edge past UCD 22-20 at the Belfield Bowl on the opening day of the Ulster Bank League Division 1A. This was a repeat of last season’s 1A semifinal and a league debut for new UCD head coach Andy Skehan, who gave starts to Ireland Sevens international Harry McNulty and Ireland Under-20 captain James Ryan, newly signed from Lansdowne.

Clontarf wasted little time in hitting the front.

Winger Rob McGrath turned a loose ball at half-

way into a superbly-taken opportunist try, and five points soon followed from Keogh’s reliable right boot.

However, UCD found their rhythm entering the second quarter, winger Cillian Burke slotting a penalty and then converting Stephen Murphy’s try which saw the centre open up a gap with a clever dummy.

That made it 10-all for half-time, and it was titfor-tat in the early part of the second half. A scrum penalty saw Keogh add to his tally before a break from McNulty teed up a response from Burke.

The momentum was with the students after Ireland U-20 flanker Greg Jones finished off a wellexecuted lineout maul,

with Burke continuing his excellent form with the boot for 20-13.

But Tarf showed their winning mentality in a nail-biting conclusion.

Two more penalties from Keogh, either side of a yellow card for UCD prop Liam Hyland, made it a one-point game with 10 minutes remaining.

Both Burke and Keogh were off target in windy conditions before the latter made no mistake with a final place-kick to land the points Elsewhere, Old Belvedere squeezed past Young Munster at the end of an enthralling contest at Greenfields, with former Cookies starWillie Staunton kicking 16 points in this 36-35 triumph.

Staunton’s handsome

Clontarf set a move in motion. Picture: Deryck Vincent

kicking contribution – two conversions, two penalties and two drop goals – proved vital for Belvedere as they leaked a last ditch try to Young Munster’s new flanker Dan Walsh. The touchline conversion was missed and the Dubliners hung won.

Two quick-fire tries from talismanic full-back Daniel Riordan – one of them a lung-busting intercept effort – had Belvo leading 15-13 at the interval.

Recent Ireland Under20 cap Walsh grabbed an early debut try for the

Cookies, but Riordan sparked his side into life with scores after 9 and 11 minutes.

Munsters were unable to convert their lion’s share of possession into points, although full-back Paul Downes’ late penalty cancelled out Staunton’s 38th-minute kick to keep the two-point deficit.

It was drama all the way in a rip-roaring second half, with the Cookies, including Munster back rower Robin Copeland, clearly determined to succeed in new head coach Gearoid Prendergast’s first league game in

charge.

Twice the Limerick men breathlessly snatched the lead from ‘Belvo’s grasp thanks to tries from blindsideDarren Ryan and scrum half Rob Guerin. Downes converted both and also nudged over a penalty for a 30-26 turnaround.

Staunton’s boot negated the damage for ‘Belvo and with time almost up, winger Shane McDonaldclinically cut through to complete his second half brace. Walsh’s lastgasp effort ensured that both sides finished with try-scoring bonus points.

Lawrie and Luttrellstown a perfect golfing pairing  sport@dublingazette.com

Peter Lawrie is the new Lutterllstown Director of Golf.

LUTTRELLSTOWN Castle have appointed Peter Lawrie as their new Director of Golf following his retirement from professional golf.

Lawrie stepped from the pro game which he has been part of since 1997. He was on the PGA European Tour since 2003 and has played in over 400 events but is now starting a new chapter in his career at Luttrellstown Castle Resort following his passion for golf and the golf industry.

Lawrie will continue to play

on the Tour until the end of the year and remain on the Player’s Committee.

Speaking about the move, he said: “I have enjoyed my years on the tour and have made many great friends and contacts. I hope to build on my relationships to promote Luttrellstown Castle Resort as the top class venue it is in Ireland.

“I am very excited by this new role. I know the course well and look forward very much to working with the team.”

Born in Dublin and educated at Terenure College, he had a

series of career highlights including winning the Spanish Open in 2008 while he had three runnersup spots to his name – runner-up by way of a playoff at the 2003 Spanish Open, the KLM Open in 2010 and the Czech Masters in 2012.

Indeed, he was awarded Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the year on the European Tour in 2003; the only man in Ireland to date to win this prestigious award.

He comes with a flowing endorsement from Ryder Cup winning captain Paul McGinley who said of Lawrie: “Peter brings

great energy, enthusiasm and professionalism with him and is always a great ambassador for golf in Ireland and internationally.”

Colm Hannon, Chief Executive of Adare Manor and Luttrellstown Castle Resort, meanwhile, added: “Peter has also worked closely with the European Tour on a range of initiatives, including coaching programmes and developing relationships with new promoters for the sport. Peter was also elected onto the Player’s Committee, which is responsible for creating and updating rules.”

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Returning Olympians add to hockey line-up

FASTSport

Mitch Darling and Shane O’Donoghue have rejoined their hometown clubs ahead of the second edition of the EYHL as the sport looks to capitalise on appearance on biggest stage EY HOCKEY LEAGUE  sport@dublingazette.com

FOLLOWING a first Olympic summer for hockey in over a century, Dublin’s hockey clubs are hoping the return of a number of Rio stars to domestic competition will help give the sport a further boost.

To this end, the EY Hockey League returns with a bang, a doubleweekend of action for both the men and the women’s national competitions returning for a second edition on an AllIreland basis.

Mitch Darling and Shane O’Donoghue add to the attractions, returning from Rotterdam and Antwerp, respectively, to play for their hometown clubs Three Rock Rovers and Glenanne – two of six clubs from the capital in the men’s division.

For both Dublin clubs, they will hope the new arrivals can provide the impetus to push them toward the playoffs. For Rovers, they were in the top four for the majority of the last campaign in a season when many anticipated they would struggle following some high profile departures.

With a young panel, they struggled in front of goal but will hope that Darling’s arrival along with Clontarf’s Kevin Mullins – who became the first player in the north Dublin club’s history to score over 30 times in a season – will add to their firepower along with Shane Madeley. They start off with a pair of games on the road, travelling to Banbridge on Saturday before facing UCD on Sunday.

For Glenanne, O’Donoghue can pro-

vide a similar boon. The Tallaght side will miss the scoring prowess of South African Shannon Boucher but the returnee is a more than adequate replacement having scored at over a goal every two games on the international stage including three goals at the Olympics.

They will hope Leo Micklem can step into the goalkeeping pads vacated by Polish star Lukasz Domachowski who has returned home after a couple of seasons in St Mark’s. The arrival of Richard Couse is another boost from Avoca.

The Glens were fifth in the league last season but will hope to move up a rank this term. They start with key games against Dublin rivals Railway Union on Saturday before meeting Ban-

Mitch Darling is one of a number of returning Olympians. Picture: Adrian Boehm

bridge on Sunday.

Railway, for their part, have added 10 players to their wider squad with Peter Catchpole from Cork and Australian Kieran Springett the key new players while James Dick has moved back to Tasmania.

Promoted UCD have a tough ask on their hands to avoid the relegation

rugby with UCD. As such, they will have a battle on their hands to return to the top four with only Maurice Elliott coming in on the plus side.

On the women’s side, the Hermes-Monkstown amalgamation is the clear favourite for the title. In the Hermes guise, the Booterstown swept all

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‘Olympians Mitch Darling and Shane O’Donoghue add to the star attractions to play for their hometown clubs’

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places but have retained the services of James Duncan and added YMCA duo Aaron Bailey and Ben Campbell.

Monkstown and Pembroke – playoff finishers last season – have both seen a number of departures during the summer. For the former, second place in the regular season, Olympian Peter Caruth has taken up a coaching role with Annadale in Ulster while Jonny Bruton moves to Corinthian in the Leinster league.

They have, however, drawn players in from Pembroke with brothers Karl and Jason Lynch moving down the N11 to Rathdow n. Pembroke have also suffered the retirement of Adam Pritchard, Scott Sullivan’s move to the US while Nick Burns has changed codes, playing

before them to win the inaugural EYHL title.

A couple of internationals have moved on like Naomi Carroll to Cork Harlequins but the triangle of Anna O’Flanagan, Chloe Watkins and Nikki Evans remain in effect.

They can give promoted Belfast Harlequins and last year’s strugglers Ards tough baptisms to the new season. Loreto, the other promoted side, have strengthened by hoovering up a number of young players from nearby clubs to add to a panel with a quartet of senior internationals but have lost Lena Tice to UCD who they meet on Sunday on what could be a key game despite this early stage of the season.

The Beaufort outfit begin with an opening tie against Cork Harlequins on Saturday.

St Pat’s in the game to retain EA Sports title ST PATRICK’S Athletic retained the EA SPORTS Cup in an exciting final against First Division side Limerick at Markets Field, winning out 4-1.

The Shannonsiders went into the half-time break ahead through Lee Lynch but secondhalf goals from Christy Fagan, Conon Byrne, Jamie McGrath and Graham Kelly sealed the win for Pat’s.

The home side dominated much of the first 45 minutes but should have gone behind but for the heroics of Freddy Hall. Byrne found space 25 yards out and his fierce effort was tipped over the bar before Hall somehow denied Fagan’s flicked header from the resulting corner in the 14th minute.

Four minutes later, Markets Field erupted as Lynch blasted home from the edge of the area to leave Conor O’Malley with no chance to cue wild scenes from the huge home support.

Billy Dennehy hit the post with a header five minutes later as Pats pushed their Premier Division advantage home in the second-half.

Dennehy was involved when he crossed for Fagan to tap home at the back post to level the tie and the away side were soon ahead.

Man of the Match Byrne found the net with six minutes remaining and the EA SPORTS Cup was won three minutes from time as Jamie McGrath lifted the ball over Hall to seal the win.

With Limerick pressed forward, Kelly ran the length of the pitch to put the ball into an open net as Pats lift the trophy for consecutive seasons.

St Patrick’s Athletic manager Liam Buckley said: “It was a fantastic final and a great occasion. We’re delighted to come out on top of course, it was a difficult game.

“In the first-half, they really pressed us back and I think we were taken by surprise. However, after the break, the players performed brilliantly and got the goals our play deserved.

“It’s great that Limerick will be back in the Premier Division next season as it’s a great facility down here and we’ve really been looked after since we came down.”

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ATHLETICS: HARRIERS YOUNGSTER PROVIDES FUN DAY INSPIRATION

Arcane’s glittering end to Leinster track season ADAMSTOWN-based Arcane Cycling Team competed with great success as both the Leinster track championships and The Revolution Series in Manchester.

The former event was the last domestic race for 2016 and saw ACT’s Tony Mairs defend his Leinster time trial title by setting a new Irish record to win the elite men’s event.

Mairs is now the fastest 500m TT rider ever to ride at Sundrive Velodrome.

Andre Grennell won a Leinster bronze in the scratch race and a silver in the TT in the junior events. New signing Sam Gilmore went close in the elite men’s scratch race with Marc O’Brien just missing the podium in fourth place.

Former champions Roisin Kennedy and Brendan Whelan also had to settle for fourth place in their events.

Darragh Zaidan missed the championships due to international duty, representing Ireland in front of a sold out venue at Manchester Velodrome in the Revolution Series. He was unlucky to crash out in the scratch race but he has a long international Winter track season ahead.

Esker launch Box Cup on Friday ESKER Boxing Club will launch this year’s Esker All Female BoxCup in the Lord Lucan Public House in Lucan on Friday, September

23 at 8pm.

Over 310 entrants from Ireland, Canada, England, Scotland, Poland, Netherlands and Sweden are registered with multiple Irish, European and World medalists registered.

Lucan Harriers juveniles enjoying the family fun day while, right, James Casserly crosses the finish line.

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THE Lucan Harriers Festival Mile and fun athletics event proved a great success with large crowds taking part in the event opened by Mayor Gus O’Connell.

He started the first timed mile at 11.15am, a race that saw the men’s festival mile won

by Lucan Harriers own PJ Hyland with Dylan Wright in second and David Cuneen in third.

The ladies mile was won by Niamh Fitzgerald with Breda Smyth second and Carol Kearney third while mile of the day went to James

Casserly.

Casserly is a 10-yearold Lucan boy who has cerebral palsy and juvenile arthritis.

Together with Mark Lacey, he is taking part in a number of races this year to raise funds for Barretstown and, in the next two months, will take part in the Dublin half marathon on September 24 and the SSE Airtricity Dublin City Marathon on October 30.

Speaking about his mile, a Harriers club member said it was: “inspiring and emotional to see him get out of his wheelchair and fin-

ish the last 100m on his feet.

They added that it was a great day for all concerned: “Thanks to everyone who was there for roaring him across the line and supporting him.

Popular “T he fun athletics in the infield were very popular and gave everyone a chance to have a go at new athletics elements that they wouldn’t normally try out.

“The juvenile 400m and 800m races were great fun and well done to everyone for taking part. It was great to

see all elements of the club together and enjoying the various athletics events and proudly wearing the black and red. There was great support from local organisations with Starbucks and Soundworks Limited supporting and Liffey Sounds broadcasting on the day.”

Admis s ion to the event was free but donations were welcome.

A total of €560 was raised which will be split between Lucan Harriers track fundraising project and Team James which is James Casserly’s fundraising for Barretstown.

Elsewhere, a record

number of 45 young athletes represented Lucan Harriers in Ardgillan Park for the first cross country league race of the season.

T h e r e we r e s o m e great performances with wins for Lucan in the boys Under-9 category for David Coakley and girls Under-10s by Saoirse Fitzgerald along with podium and top 10 finishes in most races.

Indeed, there was some very strong running all round with some athletes taking part in a competitive race for the first time and putting in great performances.

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LADIES FOOTBALL: MANAGER UPBEAT FOR REBEL’S YELL

CLUB NOTICEBOARD LUCAN SARSFIELDS DUBLIN escaped Croke Park on Sun-

The Golf Society’s next outing is

impact of the replay on club fixtures

Captains Day on Saturday, October 1

in Dublin is not known yet but we will

at Luttrellstown.

keep you posted.

nights while the bingo continues every

for next Saturday, September 24; full

Wednesday evening at 8:30pm with

steam ahead with donations sought

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

ior hurlers next championship game

days from 7-9pm and on Saturdays

in O’Toole Park on Saturday next at

from 10.30am to 1.30pm. If you are

3.30pm.

hoping to have guaranteed delivery

successful in their last league game

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DUBLIN manager Greg McGonigle was in candid form ahead of his side’s Ladies’ All Ireland final against Cork next weekend, describing his team as in “great spirits” going into the game.

“People might question our character after we’ve lost to them the last three times we’ve played,” McGonigle told GazetteSport. “I think that’s one thing that can’t be questioned, especially after digging out a result after giving up an eight-point lead against Mayo in the semi-final. It should stand to us. The big thing we’ve been talking about all year is how the subs have made the difference.

They did. “ We ’r e w h e r e we wanted to be at the start of the year, and I think we expected - as much as Monaghan gave Cork a game - we expected the one team to be in the final against us to be Cork. That’s what we’ve planned for all along.”

McGonigle empha-

sized the growing experience of his squad ahead of the game, saying “I don’t think if you’d asked us ahead of 2014 or 2015 we’d have said we were anything less than ready, but I look at the likes of Molly Lamb, who obviously didn’t start against Donegal, coming back in.

We’ve got Leah Caffrey back, as well as Sinead Aherne and Siobhan Woods. It’s strengthened the pack.

“The experience will also stand to us,” he added. “Last year, we started with nine players who hadn’t appeared in an All-Ireland final.

Overall, we have the feeling that we’re a team with enough legs, in terms of youth, as well as enough experience through the likes of Sinead Aherne, Sinead Goldrick, Sorcha Furlong and Niamh McEvoy alongside them.

“There’s a confidence within the camp that we’re coming on, that we’re playing well and that we’re capable,” McGonigle argued.

Dublin’s opponents Cork have won 10 of the last 11 Ireland’s, their

dominance broken only

by Dublin’s sole senior win, in 2010. The 2016 final sees Cork once again holding a ten game winning streak, but the earlier stages of the championship have suggested that the top counties are more closely matched than ever more, in particular with Dublin clocking up a victory over their rivals earlier this season.

“In fairness I think we have to give credit to Cork,” McGonigle said of the record. “The best team usually wins on the day. We just weren’t cut enough in 2014, and Cork were the better team last

year.

“You get exactly what you put in on the day.

Hopefully come the 25th we’ll make our own luck.

If we work hard and try to stick to the process I think we’ll have a successful outcome.”

The ladies’ football association hosted the single biggest day for women’s sport in Europe last year, attracting 31,000 to Croke Park for the finale between these same two sides.

With the increased commercial backing and a close match expected, this could be the biggest day in ladies’ football to date.

The club shop is newly stocked and

As currently scheduled, the sen-

The senior footballers were not

McGonigle’s spirit high for grand final

Set dancing is back on Wednesday

The family Fun Day is scheduled

for bottles, books etc.

Dublin manager Greg McGonigle. Picture: Peter Hickey/GAApics.com

end. See the website for more details.

day still in the All-Ireland series. The

of items for Christmas then orders should be in by the end of October.

against St Sylvesters on Saturday

The Lucan District Credit Union

night. Their fate now depends on a

academy is back in full flight on Sat-

number of other delayed games due

urday mornings from 9.30am for girls

to be played midweek. Their Saturday

and 10am for the boys. New members

night race night on the other hand was

(5+) always welcome.

very successful.

€11,000 is the prize on offer for next

The ladies football cup semi-final

week’s lotto. This week, there was

against Croi-Ro-Naofa has yet to be

no winner where the numbers were

scheduled but we will keep you posted.

6, 20, 23 and 28. This week’s sponsor

Rock The Lock is a three-day music

was John Ryan Accountant and next

festival taking place at the 12th Lock

week’s draw will be managed by team

over the October Bank Holiday week-

Gerry McAndrew.

ST PAT’S PALMERSTOWN THE lotto numbers for this week were

skills continues on Friday and will be

8, 17, 24 and 27. There was no winner so

on from 6-7pm next week. Every-

next week the jackpot will be €5,600.

one welcome. It’s a great chance for

The draw takes place in the Palmers-

the kids to learn from experienced

town House every Sunday night at

coaches.

10pm and tickets cost €2.

Thank you to all our sellers and to all that support our lotto every week.

Our nursery has started back on Mondays in Glenaulin from 6-7pm; new players welcome aged 4-7.

Tickets available from all the usual

Great turnout for the U-9s football

sellers including Moriarty’s Super-

match away to St James Gaels; two

Valu, Palmerstown House and Manor

super wins. Well done lads. Our U-8s

Hair Studios.

displayed fantastic football skills at

Big thanks to Robbie Carson for

Robert Emmets at the weekend. All

organising our golf classic at the

players excelled. The team is improv-

weekend and to Suzy Smith and the

ing every week. Back to hurling train-

camogie ladies who organised our

ing on Monday at 6.30pm.

Decades Disco on Saturday night.

New members welcome; full train-

Thank you to everyone that support-

ing will be given and check out our

ed both events, it was a great club

website for training times for all ages.

day and night.

Best of luck to all our teams this com-

Our Friday hurling and camogie

ing week.

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN THE intermediates finished their

U-8 girls travelled to Swords for a blitz

league season with a loss at home

with St Maur’s and St Finian’s. The girls

Fingallians on Saturday evening. The

played very well in both games and

game played in good conditions fin-

plenty of heart and determination on

ished on a score of 2-11 to 0-9.

display.

Best of luck to Fingallians in the

Both U-11 boys teams were away to

promotion playoffs. The next fixture

Scoil Ui Chonaill coming away with a

is a championship outing against

narrow defeat and a creditable draw;

Lucan down for October 1 but may be

lots of work to do on the training

changed due to All-Ireland final replay.

ground next week. The U-12 football-

Very busy on the juvenile front with

ers were away to Clanna Gael securing

several teams in action last week. The Deirdre Murphy in Leinster final action. Picture: GAAPics.com

a well deserved win by 3-7 to 1-10.

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LUCAN Sarsfields are hoping to come out of this weekend as quarter-finalists when they take on Setanta at O’Toole Park this Saturday in their final group game of the senior A hurling championship.

They currently sit second in group three and take on bottom side Setanta, knowing that a draw against the Ballymun outfit will be enough to send them through.

The other game in the group sees leaders O’Tooles, who are ahead of Sarsfields on points difference, take on Na Fianna at Par-

nell Park.

Sarsfields’ Mark Simpson spoke to GazetteSport about his side’s upcoming game.

“Really looking forward to it.

We’ve a few injury worries but apart from that I think we are going to put out the strongest team that we can.”

Sarsfields will be going into the game as favourites, with Setanta losing heavily in their other two championship games, but Simpson insists his players will not be taking anything for granted.

“It is championship hurling.

The last time they played a championship game was, like ourselves, before the summer and a lot can

happen in that time. Setanta always have a very solid team, and are a very good hurling club.

“It’s like the old cliche; if you don’t prepare, you prepare to fail.

I think that we will absolutely respect Setanta. However, we would have to be confident going in.”

Sarsfields will once more be without Emmet O’Conghaile due to his exploits with the Dublin senior footballers but Simpson says that because he is available to the team so rarely, it is not as big a loss as some would expect.

“With Emmet being tied up with the footballers all season, we probably don’t factor him in

as much as other people might think we do. We’re not building a team around Emmet; we’ve got an awful lot of other players who perform very well on a regular basis for us, so Emmet is a loss but maybe not as big a loss as others could be.”

When asked if there is a tem he would like to meet or avoid in a prospective quarter-final, Simpson wasn’t getting ahead of himself.

“I’d like to avoid them all!”

Simpson joked. “Look, we have to just worry about ourselves, hopefully put in a good performance on Saturday and see what happens after that.”

Lucan Sarsfields need a draw or better against Setanta to assure they advance to the playoffs