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Green light for sports pavilion  IAN BEGLEY

AFTER months of controversy over the rejection of proposals for a sports pavilion in Lucan, funding for a facility in Griffeen Valley Park has finally been approved by the Department of Sport.

The proposal was voted down at the November 6 annual budget meeting by Sinn Fein and Independent councillors to offset/subsidise a planned increase in rent for social housing tenants.

At the May South Dublin County Council corporate policy group meeting it was finally agreed that Griffeen would get a new sports pavilion in phase one.

Welcoming the announcement, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, who lives in the area, said: “We are very lucky to have such a great sporting culture in our area and it is important that we provide adequate facilities for our sports clubs.”

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Open day: Centre showcases its wide range of services MILDRED Carroll and Chris Hoey pictured at a recent open day hosted by the Irish Wheelchair Association at The Lucan Resource and Outreach Centre. The event was held to showcase the range of services they provide to people with physical disabilities and others with

reduced mobility. The aim of the centre is to provide opportunities to people with disabilities so that they can lead full, active, integrated and independent lives in their own community.

See full Gallery on Pages 8-9 Picture: Cathy Weatherston

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funding Purpose-built space to replace unsightly containers

Sports pavilion for park is approved AFTER months of controversy over the rejection of proposals for a sports pavilion in Lucan, funding for a facility in Griffeen Valley Park has recently been approved by the Department of Sport.

In October 2014 the council accepted a proposal to begin building pavilions around local parks within the county including Griffeen Valley Park. These were to provide purpose-built changing rooms, meeting rooms and storage space which would ultimately see the elimination of containers from local parks.

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The proposal was voted against at the November 6 annual budget meeting by Sinn Fein and independent councillors to offset/subsidise a planned increase in rent for social housing tenants.

At the May South Dublin County Council corporate policy group meeting it was finally agreed that Griffeen Valley Park would get a new

sports pavilion in Phase One. It will likely be built to the rear of Arthur Griffith housing estate to serve pitches in this area on which 98 teams currently play. Planning and procurement begins this year with construction likely in 2016.

We l c o m i n g t h e announcement, Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald, who lives in the area, expressed her delight that funding had been approved to develop the pavilion.

She said: “I am pleased that Sports Minister Michael Ring approved the funding... The purpose-built space will

replace the unsightly containers currently in use by a number of local clubs. I understand the planning and procurement for the project will begin this year, and it is hoped that construction will commence in 2016.

“We are very lucky to have such a great sporting culture in our area and it is important that we provide adequate facilities for our sports clubs. It is imperative that we continue to encourage children and young people to take up sports and physical activities and make facilities available for them.

“I look forward to this much-needed spor ts pavilion.”

Also welcoming the announcement, Cllr Wil-

The Department of Sport recently approved funding for a facility in Griffeen Valley Park

liam Lavelle (FG) said: “I have initiated and championed the provision of sports pavilion in our parks and I am delighted that Griffeen Valley Park will get a new sports pavilion.

“This project hit a hurdle last year when the majority on South Dub-

Council wants to rent properties LANDLORDS and potential landlords with available properties in Dublin Mid-West are being encouraged to lease or rent them to South Dublin County Council.

This initiative is part of a countywide campaign spanning all four local authorities in Dublin with several beneficial schemes to choose from.

Benefits to landlords can include no vacancy costs, no letting fees, no rent arrears and no day-to-day maintenance costs for periods of up to

20 years. They will also be offered guaranteed income of up to 92% of the market rent.

Commenting on the campaign, Dick Brady, assistant chief executive of Dublin City Council, said: “There are schemes available for professional landlords who want to maximise income and also for those property owners wishing to be less directly involved with the letting. In all cases, we are offering guaranteed income.”

For more information visit dublinlandlords.ie or call 1800 855920.

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lin County Council voted to remove €600,000 from the 2015 council budget for two new pavilions at Griffeen Valley Park and Dodder Valley Park.”

Lucan’s Cllr Paul Gogarty (Ind) told The Gazette that most of his colleagues initially had to vote against the pavilions

to cover the allowances for the rent increase.

“The council officials were budgeting to increase the rent, but they didn’t have the [funding] so the money for the pavilions had to be temporarily taken off the tables until it became available again.”

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policing: ‘cuts have had a negative impact on the local community’

Garda launch inquiry

Lucan loses ten gardai since 2010  Ian Begley

SINCE the Government came to power in 2010, Lucan has lost a total of 10 gardai with 31 being lost from Dublin MidWest as a whole.

The figures obtained

by Fianna Fail show the reduction in Garda numbers in divisions across the country over the past five years. The data was released by the Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald recently after five months of parliamentary questions from Fianna Fail’s justice spokesperson Niall Collins.

Lucan at present has 74 gardai compared to 84 in 2010; Clondalkin has 89 compared to 97; Ronanstown 88 from 93; and

Rathcoole 21 from 29 during this five-year period.

Cllr Gino Kenny (PBP) believes these cuts have had a negative impact on the local community, saying: “Incrementally there is no doubt that this would have a detrimental effect on policing in the constituency. Like all public servants, including the Garda, the last five years have seen a raft of cuts to pay and conditions which there is no doubt had and continues to have an adverse effect on crime levels.”

In response to the concerns of local representatives, Minister Fitzgerald said: “I am absolutely committed to reducing crime and supporting the work of An Garda Sio-

chana.

“In September 2014 this Government reopened Templemore Garda College to new recruits. Since September funding has been allocated for recruitment of 550 new gardai.

“Futhermore, between 2012 and 2014, Fine Gael invested €27.5m in new Garda vehicles marking a massive increase on the €4.8m provided for in budgets 2009-11. The latest 370 new Garda vehicles have begun coming on stream since the start of this year.

“In addition, Government has allocated a further €700,000 in 2015 for the procurement of specialist vehicles to aid gardai in tackling highlymobile criminal gangs.”

An arresting sight: Mary makes away with a brand new Ford Fiesta garda Mary Brophy was all in a spin recently as she picked up the

keys to her brand new Ford Fiesta which she won in The Care Trust Draw. The fundraising draw, which is Ireland’s biggest car giveaway, sees three Ford Fiestas given away every month, with 36 cars up for grabs in 2015. Pictured with Mary is Senan Mullins (centre), chief executive of The Care Trust and Paul Molloy, managing director of Tallaght Ford, Airton Road Tallaght. The Care Trust raises funds for Rehab, the Central Remedial Clinic and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

A MURDER inquiry has been launched into the death of a 25-year-old man following an alleged assault in Palmerstown on the morning of June 9.

A 40-year-old man is being questioned in connection with the death of Peter Conroy from Deansrath Lane, Clondalkin who was stabbed during a row A row reportedly broke out at a bed and breakfast on Kennelsfort Road involving 10 to 15 people at about 3.45am, which then spilled out onto the street.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses or anyone who was on Kennelsfort Road between 3.30am and 4am to contact them at Ballyfermot Garda Station on 01 666 7200.

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politics Dowds, Tuffy selected DEPUTIES Rober t Dowds and Joanna Tuffy have been selected again to stand in the general election for the Labour Party in Dublin Mid-West.

The party membership made the selection at its convention in Palmerstown recently.

Speaking after the event, Deputy Dowds said: “I am very much looking forward to a positive campaign, and to getting out and talking to people about their concerns.”

Deputy Tuffy added: “My priorities will be more investment in public services now that the country’s finances have stabilised.

“In particular, I think the next government should prioritise further investment in our health service.”

grants Homes for elderly, disabled to get upgrades

Mixed welcome for housing funding boost  Ian Begley ibegley@dublingazette.com

SOUTH Dublin County Council is in line for €4.4m to improve housing for the elderly and those with disabilities in the locality.

The €4,383,880 grant will allow extensions to be built for people with a disability, and also housing adaptations to improve mobility, by funding items such as stair lifts and access ramps.

Environment Minister

Alan Kelly’s announcement on May 28 that the funds were part of a national housing investment package of €91m received a mixed welcome.

Dublin West’s Deputy Eamonn Maloney (FG) said it would make a big difference to those in need of such revamps.

He said: “I am delighted that South Dublin County Council is getting its fair share of the housing adaptations grants for the elderly and disabled in our

local community.

“Further funding is being provided towards local authority house adaptations and extensions to meet the needs of local tenants with a disability and to deal with overcrowding.”

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‘While the €4.4m is welcome it’s nowhere near enough to meet the needs in the county’

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Maloney was equally pleased that 49 vacant local authority units in South County Dublin would now be put back into productive use through an additional funding allocation.

“One of my huge frustrations is seeing boarded-up social housing not being used, so it’s important to see these vacant units come back on stream as quickly as possible.

Cllr Eoin O Broin (SF) told The Gazette that although the funds were welcome it was merely a “drop in the ocean” to meet the needs of the many local residents who applied for housing adaptation grants.

He said: “We have a very long waiting list of people who have applied and are on the waiting list for adaptation grants.

“This funding is a drop in the ocean.

“Many of the people who need these grants suffer with very severe mobility issues or are elderly individuals

The €4,383,880 grant will provide improvements to housing for the elderly

who depend on housing adaptations to help them live a normal life.

“While the €4.4m is welcome it’s nowhere

near enough to meet the needs in the county.

“It will go only a small way to meeting the needs of people

who have already been assessed and are on the waiting list for adaptations to their properties.”

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tourism Trips to Ireland up 14.1% on last year

Figures show Dublin visitors rising  Ian Begley

THE COUNCIL has welcomed the latest Failte Ireland figures which show an increase in visitor numbers to Dublin so far this year.

It is expecting a high tourism boost through its ambitious five-year tour-

ism strategy, launched last year.

Latest CSO figures show that the number of trips made to Ireland in the first three months of 2015 is steadily increasing. The statistics showed 1.53 million trips were made to Ireland between January and March, up

14.1% (188,800) on the same period last year.

Welcoming the figures, South Dublin’s chief executive Daniel McLoughlin said the local authority had been playing a key role in promoting tourism locally.

He said: “The redevelopment of Rathfarnham

Castle, scheduled to reopen in June, along with planned initiatives in the form of a Dublin Mountains Visitor Centre, the Clondalkin Round Tower Visitor Centre, the Dodder and Grand Canal Greenways and many other proposals would benefit local businesses

and communities.

“We’ve been working with Failte Ireland and our partners locally to promote South Dublin County as a tourism destination and we are delighted that this seems to be paying off with an increase in visitor numbers.”

don’sdublin The Wide Street Commission and its legacy in the city Although it was disbanded over 150 years ago, the Wide Street Commission left a legacy that we see in the city to this day. It was created by an act of parliament in 1757, and over its 94-year existence, was responsible for the reshaping of the medieval city into what we recognise today.

The actual reshaping of the old city began in earnest during the reign of King Charles II (16601685), when the Earl of Ormonde (The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland at the time) had radical plans drawn up. Before this the houses backed onto the Liffey that, over time, became little more than a collective sewer. He wanted all house frontages to face the newly built quays, with a street between them and the river. It was an inspired decision that changed the face and character of the city. New large houses and grand buildings, like the Custom House and Four Courts, enhanced the city’s image.

The commission’s main work was in reshaping central Dublin and it did this through careful planning with different developers given areas of responsibility. One of its first projects was to widen Essex Bridge (now Grattan Bridge) in 1755 so that it could deal with the traffic of people, horse-drawn vehicles and cattle on their way to market. Parliament Street and the Royal Exchange (now Dublin City Hall) were built later.

Most notably, a number of narrow streets were demolished to allow for the creation of Sackville Street (now O’Connell Street), which at 160 ft is one of the widest streets in Europe. O’Connell Bridge (designed by James Gandon) was erected between 1791 and 1794 and connected both Westmoreland Street and D’Olier Street to the north quays. Westmoreland Street ran into College Green (as it faced Trinity College), and a newly widened Dame Street led past the Irish Houses of Parliament to Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral beyond. This north-south axis became the dominant feature of the city, leading to much improved passage and aesthetic appeal. The work of the commission, though short-lived, certainly left its mark.

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The Wide Street Commission left a legacy that we see in the city to this day

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opinion ‘If you’re unhappy with your hospital – say so’

Complaining about medical care is a healthy thing to do

The Ombudsman Peter Tyndall tells readers why they should speak out if they have concerns about facilities TWO weeks ago, I published an investigation report called Learning to Get Better, which looks at how well public hospitals handle complaints about their services.

T h e i nve s t i g a t i o n began on foot of my concerns that my office receives relatively few complaints about public hospitals compared with Ombudsman offices in other countries.

My investigation listened to the public, hospital staff and representative groups. It revealed that people are often afraid to complain about poor care received in hospitals because they are concerned about possible repercussions for themselves or their

loved ones.

It is also clear that many people do not complain because they do not believe it will make any difference.

They also find it hard to find out how to complain, and are often frustrated at delays in dealing with their complaints, incomplete answers and failure to provide proper apologies.

However, experience has shown the value of complaints and that an effective complaint handling service can help to provide safe and highquality patient services and care.

After all, if you don’t know what is going wrong, you won’t know what you need to do to

put it right.

In particular, complaints are a vital early warning system for hospitals and other health services.

I often wonder whether the tragic events seen in Aras Attracta and the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise could have been avoided if those complaints that were made about these services were dealt with properly.

With that in mind, I have recommended that the HSE and each hospital put an action plan in place to: • Make it easy for people to complain; • Ensure that people have access to an effective, independent advo-

cacy service to support them in making a complaint; • Establish a single, consistent complaints system; and • Investigate the most serious complaints independently.

I am pleased to say that the HSE has accepted my recommendations in full and I will be monitoring their implementation to ensure that improvement is achieved and sustained.

My full investigation report can be read on my office’s website (at www. ombudsman.gov.ie), and copies of the report are also available on request.

Making a complaint Anyone who wishes to make a complaint about a public hospital may find it useful to visit the website, www.healthcomplaints.ie.

This site gives a lot of information about how to complain and what body to complain to.

The HSE operates Your Service Your Say, which explains how to make a complaint. You can also contact the hospital’s complaint officer.

If you are not happy with the outcome of your complaint to the HSE, you can contact the Ombudsman.

Complaints can be made to the Ombudsman in writing, by telephone, by calling to our office, by email or by using our

Ombudsman Peter Tyndall and, below, the cover of his office’s report on how well public hospitals handle complaints about their services

online complaint form.

Remember to send us any relevant documentation or correspondence you have which you think might help us.

We will keep in touch with you to let you know what we are doing with your complaint and we will do our best to resolve your complaint as quickly as possible.

T he office of the Ombudsman can be contacted at 01 639 5600, by emailing ombudsman@ ombudsman.gov.ie, or through our website at w w w.ombudsman. gov.ie.

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leixlip: music and entertainment extravaganza

Fantastic five-day festival has it all T

he June Bank Holiday weekend saw five nights of outstanding music and entertainment as the area enjoyed the Leixlip Festival.

The event showcased the best of national and local talent in the outdoor courtyard

throughout the day and into the night.

An inflatable pub popped up alongside the Court Yard this year, to keep music lovers refreshed, and a chill-out zone helped recharge the batteries in between favourite bands.

Bernette and Pat Burgess

Andrew Bushe, Conor Atkinson, Stephen Devereux, Emily Fleming and Deividas Rainys

Clodagh Ryan and Rosanna Burgess

Denise Freeman , Sarah Connolly and Alison Silke

Aine Carew

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Winnie Byrne, Laura Allen, Moira Condron, Sinead and Rita McGarry. Pictures: Cathy Weatherston

Fiona McGarrell, Amy Leigh and Suzanne Healy

Ally Byrne and Elaine Clarke

Lorraine Twamley and Kim Campbell

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Janice Bangala from Tallaght braved the rain

Rocstrong were among the top draws at this year’s Forbidden Fruit Festival at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham. Pictures: James Martin

A musical Eden at the Forbidden Fruit Festival

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USIC fans were not disappointed with this year’s line-up at the Forbidden Fruit Festival at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

While the rain came down in buckets, the bands just kept the temp up and everyone danced away over the threeday event. Among the top draws were

Jesus Rodriguez

Rocstrong, Earl Sweatshirt, Beauty and the Beats and Brooks Brass Band.

For the festival fashion conscious wellies and oilskins were all the rage but between the showers fans and performers got to show off some of their fancier outfits.

The legendary Patti Smith took the

Maura Healy from Beauty and The Beats

stage on Monday evening after galeforce winds and torrential rain threatened – but failed – to cancel the show.

Smith took her fans under cover in a big-top style tent before belting out the entire 1975 Horses album, which seemed to send as many 17-year-olds as 70-year-olds into raptures.

Brooks Brass Band

Nathan Lieghilo enjoyed the bands

Natalia Bil took time away from the stages

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what’son Fresh air, fun and frolics for the family

Gary Egan is well known for roles in Love/Hate, Ripper Street and Adam and Paul

a day in the life: actor, writer and mindfulness advocate gary egan

The write way for his life

 Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

FRESH from a recent guest appearance in TV3’s Red Rock season finale, Dublin actor, horror writer and mindfulness advocate, Gary Egan, spoke to The Gazette about an average day in his life.

Egan, well known for roles in Love/ Hate, Ripper Street and Adam and Paul, is from Rathmines.

He said: “I usually rise around 9am.

Breakfast normally consists of muesli, toast, fruit and tea. I would normally listen to a bit of radio in the morning, such as Dublin Talks on 98fm, which is always entertaining.

“I’ve taken up mindfulness [living in the now] this year and try to spend

some time on that each morning after eating.

“Then I pop on the laptop and check emails. I’m trying to finish a horror screenplay I’ve been working on by the end of June, so I’ll look at work I did the previous day before starting on new material. This is taking up most of my time right now.”

Egan has added another string to his professional bow by taking up writing.

He said: “Acting is a notoriously precarious business so it’s important to have other creative options, like writing, to fall back on. Hopefully, I will get a production company to take my screenplay. That’s the plan.”

After working on the screenplay for a couple of hours, he heads to the

gym. “I like to work out about three times a week. I’m not a big lunch person, so won’t eat again until evening.

I may have a coffee in town, read the paper and meet a friend, depending on who’s around.

“Then it’s back home again and get stuck into the writing. I’ll stop writing around 8pm and have some din-dins.

I haven’t eaten meat or poultry for 25 years, but do eat a lot of fish. Salmon and veg is a favourite of mine.”

Gothic master Egan has a real passion for the horror genre and his favourite writer is Gothic master Edgar Allan Poe. He also frequently watches retrotelevision, as well as indulging in his

extensive collection of DVDs in the genre.

Right now, he is watching the Hammer House of Horror series of films, which were very popular in the 1970s.

When it comes to bedtime, Egan said: “I’ll normally turn in around midnight. I’m reading a biography of Steve Davis, the snooker player, at the moment and it’s great.

“I love snooker, football, tennis and athletics. I like to play snooker when I can.

“I often listen to a meditation or mindfulness CD as I go to sleep as I find it relaxes the brain and helps me sleep well. Everybody should try this and turn their phones off.”

For the perfect family day out, filled with fun, fresh air and frolics, why not take a trip to the third annual Dublin Kite Festival on Sunday, June 14 at North Bull Island Beach.

With free entertainment all day long, it’s the perfect way to spend a summer Sunday with family and friends.

This year’s Dublin Kite Festival will attract kite fliers and spectators from across Ireland and overseas and is sure to be an exhilarating event from start to finish.

The festival will challenge kite enthusiasts from all over Ireland and abroad to show off their stunt skills and compete for a number of awards across a wide range of categories including most aerodynamic, most beautiful, and funniest.

The Dublin Kite Festival is organised by Dublin City Council as part of their year round programme of city-wide free public events.

For more information, visit www.dublinkitefestival.ie

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DIARY dublinlife Council’s sweet tooth cost €80k IT’S a revelation that really takes the biscuit!

Dublin City Council has spent more than €80,000 on chocolate bars, sweets and other such confections.

Under a Freedom of Information request from The Herald the €3.5m spent on food and drink over the past five years went on refreshments for official meetings, meals for staff on training courses and special events for members of the public.

Almost €55,900 was spent on chocolate bars,

€7,800 on sweets and over €16,700 on biscuits.

It was also revealed that more than €236,000 was spent on coffee, tea, milk and sugar.

Water outlay was €96,600 overall with €43,500 used on the Ballygowan variety alone, and €18,500 paid for sandwiches.

Cooking classes, Easter and summer camps, Halloween and Christmas parties for children and older adults and community meetings accounted for 76% of the chocolate

expenditure and 52% of the sweets.

Enough to cause a sugar rush, the Diary feels.

telling the tale of 233-year-old watering hole THE iconic Mulligan’s of Poolbeg Street has been immortalised in yet another book, and this time rather than featuring as the setting for a scene, it is the primary focus of the book.

RTE journalist Declan Dunne has written: Mulligan’s: Grand Old Pub of

Poolbeg Street which tells the story of the 233-yearold watering hole.

The pub was made famous by literary legends such as James Joyce, who used the pub as one of the scenes in the story Counterparts from Dubliners, as well as the numerous writers and journalists such as Flann O’Brien and Con Houlihan who frequented the pub.

Along with the myriad writers who frequented Mulligans over the years it was also a favourite spot for various artistes from around the world who would visit while on tour.

joan’s social media campaign not going well LET’S #talktoJoan! The Tanaiste’s latest initiative is calling on citizens to do just that. Her new social media campaign wants members of the public to engage with her, raising issues and commenting on Government policy making.

But there is a warning tone … Joan Burton refers to “keyboard warriors” and is adamant that she will concentrate only on comments from those with positive ideas.

And lo! Despite this, the very first people to use the hashtag were all negative.

Among these were hard left deputies Joe Higgins (AAA) and Joan Collins (ULA) who took the opportunity to blast her about her previous policies.

exhibition set to celebrate birth of Yeats A SOLO exhibition of artwork by Padraic Reaney to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of WB Yeats is running at Sol Art Gallery.

The Crazy Jane sequence on which Reaney bases his work are poems WB Yeats wrote in his later years featuring an

The council spent €7,800 on sweets over the past five years

eccentric old woman.

In the poems, Crazy Jane’s chance for love is ruined by an interfering bishop, who conspires to keep her and her lover Jack apart. After Jack’s

death Jane’s spindly figure is seen walking forlornly through dense woodlands.

The exhibition, which is supported by Yeats 2015, also includes a set

of prints using dry-point on CDs, block prints, monoprints and carborundum.

Crazy Jane runs until June 18, at Sol Gallery, 8 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

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A sea of colour as thousands of participants waited in the rain to set off on their way. Pictures: Stephen Fleming

Dan Stokes was one of the rogue males sporting a Sisters Eilish Curtin and Michelle Collins

Eileen Drumgoole and Ann Marie Shevlin, running for Irish Cancer Society

Water colourful day in a wet city centre S

OME 37,000 women – and more than a few rogue males – took to the waterlogged streets of the city centre on June Bank Holiday Monday recently for the 2015 Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon.

An international fixture as one of the world’s largest allfemale events of its kind, the 10km route saw participants of all ages and abilities take to the course with great energy and enthusiasm, despite this year’s

inclement weather.

However, nothing could dampen their spirits, with most running to fundraise for, or raise awareness of, a charity or cause close to their heart, making it a wonderful day for all.

Trinh Callan and Hanh Nangle

Darting in to the run ... Barbara O’Flynn, Michelle Corcoran, Clare Gorey and Laura Campbell

cunning disguise to also take part in the run

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FEATURE business

ESCAPE THE MAYHEM: stylist and tv personality angela scanlon

Nothing like a little weekend Shaksuka  ian begley

Although having a career as a stylist and popular TV personality may seem like an enjoyable profession it can at times be quite stressful if you don’t find the right balance between work and pleasure, according to stylist Angela Scanlon.

In this week’s Escape the Mayhem, T he Gazette found out about the type of things Scanlon does to unwind and get away from it all.

“I used to run a lot to clear my head and did a half a marathon a couple of years ago but, to be honest, I haven’t ran at all lately and should

really get back into it.

“What I love doing though to relax and u nw i n d i s t o c o o k brunch for all my friends at home. I do this thing called Shakshuka eggs which is a mixture of peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes and poached the eggs.

“Delicious”

“It’s absolutely delicious and I serve it with big, filthy slaps of white bread, Greek yoghurt and guacamole, and also serve my friends very strong Bloody Marys with them.”

Scanlon added that she did a course in transcendental meditation a

few years ago and says that learning to relax is a big thing for her.

“I love to listen to Russell Brand on BBC’s Deser t Island Discs and [in one episode] he chose a number of meditation songs called Triple Mantra. I find them so peaceful and it’s a great way to chill out.

“A friend of mine lives in London and owns a chicken restaurant in Hackney, so if I ever have a day off I tend to travel there to indulge in great food and cocktails. There’s also loads of people that I know down there, so I always have the best fun.

“Coming home and

spending time with my family in Cork or Mayo for a weekend is also something I love to do to get away from it all. I have a niece and a nephew up there and they’re so cute and are always a great way to escape from realty.”

Binging

Asked if she ever switches off by binging on episode after episode of a specific series, Scanlon finished by saying: “In the past I’ve lost weeks of my life to Mad Men, Breaking Bad and the Wire, but these days I just don’t have time to commit myself to that sort of stuff.”

To celebrate CocaCola’s summer campaign to encourage people to Choose Happiness, Angela Scanlon recently launched the nationwide tour – Your Summer, Your Choice.

Coca-Cola is challenging music-lovers to take to the stage to f lash a winning smile for a chance to win a package of 10 weekend tickets to Longitude Festival.

T h o s e w h o c a n ’t attend one of the events can still be in with a chance to win Longitude tickets by sending their smiles to Coca-Cola’s new Irish Snapchat account @CocaColaIreland.

Stylist and TV personality Angela Scanlon

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Ten years of fine foods

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THE Taste of Dublin Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this month at the Iveagh Gardens with a line-up of events with renowned native and international chefs.

Taste of Dublin, which takes place June 11 to 14, aims to showcase the range of diverse restaurants, producers and chefs that make up the city’s culinary scene.

The programme features one-to-one Q&As, live interactive cooking demos with Michelin Star chefs, taster plates from a melting pot of cuisines and boutique food and drink stalls hosted by artisan producers.

Speaking to The Gazette, event coordinator Molly Hutchinson said 2015

was a very big year for Taste of Dublin and to celebrate its tenth anniversary there are many new features.

“We have Nespresso on board who are doing an experience Nespresso feature. We also have the National Dairy Council who are doing a ‘skillery’ – this is inspired by Irish dairy where you can have intimate conversations with chefs and they’ll be sharing their top dairy skills and tips,” she said.

Sony will be presenting a brand new feature called a Taste of Japan, he said, which is a sushi masterclass involving an authentic Japanese restaurant.

“I think Taste of Japan is going to be a huge draw this year because it’s an interactive demonstration where you get to make your own sushi. Twelve

people will take part in a masterclass which will be led by a sushi professional who’ll be showing you how to make your own sushi then take it away with you and eat it,” she said.

Along with these new features, the festival will also have the old standards which draw huge crowds every year including the Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets.

“The Electrolux Chefs’ Secrets is a really unique feature where you get to cook along with Michelin Star chefs.

You get to take part in a 45-minute interactive demonstration and cook along with the recipes that the chefs are cooking,” she said.

A range of well-known chefs and restaurants will take part in this year’s festival including Stephen Gibson

from Pichet restaurant, who will be giving a live demonstration on Friday, 12.

Speaking to the Gazette, Gibson said that taking part in the festival gave a great boost in footfall at his restaurant.

“The great thing about Taste of Dublin is it’s a great opportunity to showcase the style of food you do in the restaurant, so you try and pick dishes that you have on your menu,” said the man who has been involved in every festival except last year’s instalment, which he regretted missing.

Gibson is very excited about getting back into the festival this year.

For further information on Taste of Dublin 2015 visit: www.tasteofdublin.ie.

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week is Beau, a five-year-old male Staffie. Beau is a boy with a big heart, and he has a super long tongue which is just great for giving big sloppy kisses to his favourite friends.

Beau is a worried boy, he’s been in kennels for quite a while now so we’d love to find him a patient, kind home with a family who’ll come visit him several times here at the centre to build up a trusting relationship.

If you think you could offer Beau a loving home then please contact Dogs Trust on 01-8791000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50 and would love to show you around. Map and directions can be found on their website www. dogstrust.ie

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As Shoreditch’s “little brother”, Brick Lane has put itself firmly on the map as a home to all kinds of quirky, trendy shops and businesses – and as a centre of vibrant urban art. Pictures: Shane Dillon

london: trendy shoreditch still fascinates

Brick Lane’s culture and art draws you in  shane dillon

WITH business names like Cult Mountain, Cereal Killer Cafe, LabourAnd Wait, The Lazy Ones and, err, Barry The Barber, a stroll from Shoreditch High Street rail station into the Hipster heaven that is Brick Lane provides plenty to stimulate the senses – and not just in the shop names alone.

While London remains a shopping mecca for visitors from around the world, Sterling’s current strength has left the Euro a little battered.

However, currency conversion woes aside, there are still bargains galore to be had in this too-cool-for-school corner of London, which in recent years has made a name for itself as a tour-

ist and shopper magnet alike.

Whether you’re looking for exclusive designer wares lurking on a rail in a second-hand shop, some hard-to-find accessories or trendy pop culture art, or are just looking to sample some of the global cuisine concentrated in myriad little cafes and restaurants, Shoreditch, and Brick Lane offer plenty to tempt Londoners, locals and visitors alike.

Firmly on the map for a few years now, the area is a busy mix of locals, shoppers and tourists at weekends, with the area’s rich ethnic diversity adding to the multicultural dining and shopping experience.

However, if you visit during calmer weekdays,

there’s certainly more space to relax, wander, and take in the area’s eyecatching urban art, with graffiti artists creating all kinds of colourful shop fronts, murals, and visually arresting scenes to add to the general buzz.

For those looking to perhaps feel more like a Londoner than the hordes of tourists packed into the West End, a half hour walk or so will take Brick Lane escapees south towards the River Thames, passing by quieter residential parts of the city on the edge of the nearby City district.

From the world-famous Tower Bridge, an inviting riverside walk back west takes you by some of the most prestigious – and historic – river views in the world, with an ever

shifting skyline underscoring London’s ceaseless growth.

From ice-cream eaters by City Hall, past the sundial-like shadow cast

by The Shard skyscraper (Western Europe’s tallest building), browsing stalls at the bustling Borough market, misquoting The Bard outside Shakespeare’s Globe, darting into Tate Modern to see free art and then traipsing across Millennium Bridge towards the timeless dome of St Paul’s, a delightful walk awaits.

So, whether you’re eager to see some of the buzz about trendy Brick Lane and its environs, or to take in some of the riverside’s timeless appeal, there’s plenty to draw visitors away from the usual city centre hotspots.

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LEARNINGCURVE

The basics CAREERS: UNUSUAL COURSES are key to the year DOING your work and preparing for your exams at the end might be two key aspects of college life, but getting settled in as early as possible is equally important.

Get to know your new environment. Find the nearest supermarket and bus stops. Explore the campus and discover where everything is. Above all, make sure you know how to get to classes. Organise yourself by getting library and student cards. Check whether your student grant or loan has arrived, buying anything that you still need for your accommodation or studies.

Try a forensic approach to criminology

 BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

FOR people wanting to choose the path less taken and who yearn for something a little different by way of a career, a host of unusual courses are on offer around Dublin.

At the Communications and Management Institute (CMI), students can study for an advanced diploma in crime scene investigation and foren-

sic science.

This is the first course of its kind in Ireland to be recognised by the Chartered Forensic Science Society CFSSoc (UK).

Many students will go on to work in forensic science laboratories, become crime scene investigators or work in crime prevention and security.

Students will have the opportunity to examine realistic mock crime

scenes, both indoor and outdoor.

Once you collect the evidence at the crime scene in your designated CSI team comprised of class peers, you will be expected to present a statement in a courtroom environment based on the particular case.

By attending a real mock crime scene, this will allow you apply theory learned in the classroom to practise.

Applicants from various levels of work experience and qualifications are accepted onto this course and graduates can

Mock crime scenes and courtroom evidence await in some forensic courses

pursue further study in areas such as law, social work, biological sciences, community work, crime prevention, and sociology.

The course costs €1,950 and you can contact CMI at 01 492 7070, or email info@cmi-ireland.com.

Blackrock Fur ther Education Institute is running an applied psychology course, which factors in criminology.

This one-year course in psychology is a QQI Level 5 Certificate which has progression links to Level 8 PSI (the Psychological Society of Ireland) accredited courses.

Course content contains subjects essential to those seeking to progress in the area academically or to apply psychology theories to areas of management and business.

Core elements include behavioural studies, child

development, criminology and work experience.

At the outset, students are required to pay for books, exams, a €200 PLC (post Leaving Certificate) Government levy (unless exempt) and a student services charge.

There are no tuition fees for EU students.

For further information, contact Blackrock Further Education Institute at 01 288 9717, or email office@bfei.ie.

Get to grips with your budgeting  KEITH BELLEW

MANY important things are learned in college, not all of which are academic.

One of the most important and consistently useful skills – learned in college but used throughout life – is the art of budgeting.

Whether you’re at home, on campus or in rented accommodation, chances are you’ll have to budget when you come to college. The first step to doing this successfully is finding out what kind of expenditure to expect.

First and foremostm it is important to remember

there may be unexpected costs during the year.

Books and supplies are the next thing to consider.

Before buying a textbook it is a good idea to check its availability in your college library and if so how many copies are in the short- and long-loan collection.

If there are a lot of copies it might not be necessary to buy the book, but if you are obliged to buy it, looking online is a good idea.

There are bound to be numerous second-hand copies available. If this is not the case, new copies are generally much

Look after the pennies ... or the euro, if you want to make it through college, and life. Picture: Sean McEntee

cheaper when bought online.

When buying stationery and all the other necessary tools, discount shops are an excellent source as their products are usually a few euro cheaper than those in dedicated stationer y stores and are often available to buy in bulk.

Eating out is always more expensive than packing a lunch. So, if you lunch out each day

you will see your funds dwindle rapidly. Another positive aspect of bringing your own lunch is that usually it’s the healthier option.

Socialising is a key element of college life, and a great way to reward yourself after a lot of diligent study. But drinks are quite expensive, so looking out for the myriad student deals available in various pubs and clubs is a great way to save money.

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LEARNINGCURVE Head abroad to enrich your study

Studying OVERSEAS: AVAIL OF ALL ADVANTAGES music may be for you INDIVIDUALS with a musical bent and a

hankering for a degree

or diploma in disciplines that involve guitar,

vocals, songwriting and music production, can avail of the many special courses offered by BIMM (British and Irish Modern Music) Dublin.

Students have access to venues such as The Workman’s Club and Whelan’s to perform, and Temple Lane Studios for rehearsing and recording. The campus is across two buildings, the main one in Francis Street, and another in The Coombe.

Contact BIMM Dublin at 01 513 3666, or email dublin@bimm.ie.

 IAN BEGLEY

REASONS for studying abroad are many: entry requirements may be easier; you may have access to courses not available in Ireland; or you may simply want the experience of studying outside Ireland.

So you should find out about the application procedures, length of courses, fees and living expenses before you make a final decision on whether a stint in foreign climes is truly suitable for you.

If you are a third-level

student in Ireland, your university or college may have information on opportunities for studying outside Ireland. You can also get information by applying directly to a third-level institution for a prospectus.

According to Citizensinformation.ie, many Irish third-level institutions offer their students the opportunity to travel through their course of study, often through student exchange programmes.

Audrey Byrne, exchange co-ordinator

at the international office at DCU, told The Gazette there were a multitude of advantages for students taking part in Erasmus, an international study programme that students already in college can apply for.

She said: “We would have a lot of students who select a programme which has a year abroad as part of their course. In all of our language programmes, it is compulsory that students spend their third year abroad to immerse themselves in the language they’re

studying.

“We also encourage students who aren’t studying a language to still avail of a year abroad.

We have selected partners overseas who can provide their classes through English and we’re now seeing an increasing number of students opting to go abroad.”

Byrne added that many students chose to study abroad because they intended seeking a career away from Ireland after they graduated.

“An awful lot of students are looking towards

Students can broaden their educational horizons and study abroad. Picture: David Heuts

a career outside Ireland. I think the days of walking into any workplace and seeing all-Irish faces is a thing of the past.”

For further information on studying outside Ireland, visit citizensinfor-

mation.ie.

You can also find detailed information on the range of Irish grants and funds for students in further and higher education on www.studentfinance.ie.

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AN EXHIBITION of embroidered art opens in the Mill Theatre in Dundrum on June 13, and runs until July 31 from Monday to Saturday from 12.30pm to 5.30pm. The exhibition, A Common Thread, features embroidered portraits depicting women’s traditional styles and costumes from around the world. Sarah-Anne Kennedy is the artist behind the work which features designs from Ireland, Finland Nepal, Nigeria, the Czech Republic and more. All Kennedy’s art on display is for sale.

ARTS

THE FINAL SILENCE: BELFAST-BASED CRIME THRILLER

Unlocking the buried secrets of the past

 BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

AS a really exciting summer read, full of high adrenaline and fast-paced action, Stuar t Neville’s thriller The Final Silence is one you can really sink your teeth into.

The novel is set in Belfast and is replete with undertones of historic division and paramilitary activities barely

covered by a veneer of surface respectability.

Rea Carlisle is a young woman, whose father Graham holds a seat on the Northern Assembly at Stormont.

When she inherits her uncle Raymond’s house, she uncovers, not only unsettling and gruesome trophies belonging to her uncle, but also has her eyes opened to her father’s questionable sec-

tarian past.

One room in her uncle’s old house is locked, and Rea resolves to get it open at all costs.

She finally does this after much effort and what she finds includes a macabre memoir written by her uncle and an envelope containing human nails ripped out at the root.

When she questions her mother Ida about her brother, the older woman says: “I didn’t know him and he was my brother. I should have tried harder.”

Rea is at a loss as to what to do about the evidence she has found in the house, and decides to call an old flame, Detective Inspector Jack Lennon for help. Lennon, however, has plenty of problems of his own.

He is on suspension from the PSNI, his relationship is failing and he has a young daughter to take care of, from a former marriage.

What happens next when the two meet up again, sets off a terrible chain of events neither one could have anticipated.

There are so many twists and turns in the novel that the reader gets the impression it could have been a much bigger book.

To give Neville his due, he is very adept at inserting the most unexpected twists the reader could never anticipate and this is crucial in a thriller writer.

Neville is also very good at including lit-

Author Stuart Neville’s thriller The Final Silence is fast paced and the final resolution really packs a real punch

tle telling details about characters and displays a great capacity to identify with what a specific character goes through under a very particular set of circumstances.

He understands what a mother would feel when she loses a daughter, what regrets she would have and how shock can interfere with her natural instincts to embrace her

child one last time.

This shows Neville as a writer of some insight and great human compassion and not just a writer of action scenes.

Although there is a lot going on in the novel by way of sub-plot and the introduction of new characters along the way, Neville never loses control of the novel but holds all strands together

deftly.

The Final Silence is a thriller of quality, full of the requisite excitement of the genre but with added intelligence and reflection.

The Final Silence, published by Vintage Books, is available in book stores for €19.50.

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MUSIC MOTORING music festival: Leopardstown

Let the Bulmers’ line-up stirrup your emotions

The Sticky Fingers album catches the Stones in transition

The rolling stones: Sticky Fingers is reissued

Polished new insight into a classic album  James Hendicott

STICK Y FINGERS: controversial and arguably career defining, yet atypical of the Rolling Stones. First time around, the 1971 album knocked The Beatles off number one, despite the noise surrounding the sizeable bulge in the unzippable jeans of the Andy Warholinspired cover. That iconic cover hid a blues-rock masterpiece.

These days, the reissue of a seminal album has become a standard part of the music industry’s repertoire. Sales are falling, why not enhance them with bestsellers endowed with enticing extras? When the content is so intriguing, why not indeed.

Sticky Fingers was never the brash, gnarling record that Rolling Stones fans had come to expect.

When it first appeared, the lack of rock bite made the release a surprise and

far from universally popular album, albeit one the Londoners were widely forgiven for.

It was written - slowly

by Stones standards - in the aftermath of Brian Jones’ drowning and amid the murder allegations that surrounded his drugfuelled demise.

L i ke m a ny g r e a t albums, time provided context. Hit by circumstance and the resulting change of mood, Sticky Fingers redefined brilliantly an already iconic band.

The new Rolling Stones were poppier, yet indulged in lengthy, almost adlibbed moments of guitar brilliance. Whilst doused in overtones of depression, sexual frustration and less than subtle drug references, they’d also edged towards pop.

The shine on the reissue is a simple, unintrusive remastering: this is still a flowing album, clawing together blues rock influ-

ences and considered life experience. It builds a beautiful whole around sublime singles and lyrical sharpness.

Of course, decades on, it’s the attached rarities that will excite fans.

The most essential is an alternative version of Brown Sugar. Instantly memorable, it adds Eric Clapton on crisp slide guitar, giving the track a looser feel. Fans might have come across the bootleg version before, but this tightened studio track is a brilliantly surreal remaking of a classic.

The extended rendition of Bitch has heavier edits still, with lyrical changes that include the omissions of Richards’ famous Pavlov’s Dog reference in favour of lines on loneliness and drug use. There’s an improvised version of Can’t You Hear Me Knocking in which you can almost feel the better known form of the track take shape, and a sub-

lime acoustic cut of Wild Horses.

Splash out on the super deluxe version - an inevitable add on - and you get a 1971 live recording from Leeds, a book rammed with essays on the album’s recording and assorted posters and cover rarities to go with it.

A generation later, and with the world of pop music as openly sexualised as it is, Sticky Fingers doesn’t have the shock factor that its initial release offered, and familiarity has long since burnt the melodies of the likes of Brown Sugar and Sway into rock fans’ consciousness.

There’s not a lot here that really crosses the line from “revision” to “new”, but nevertheless it’s a polished new insight into an outstanding album. The glance into the collective minds and songwriting might of the Londoners is a worthy offering in its own right.

BULMERS Live at Leopardstow n has another fantastic line up this summer. And the good news is, there are tickets for lucky Gazette readers who take part in our competition. Read on for details.

Paddy Casey kickstarts the music fest on Thursday, June 11. Winner of two consecutive Meteor Music Awards for Best Irish Male, he supported U2 on their Vertigo tour and has appeared on the hugely viewed David Letterman Show in the US. Along with Casey, performers include The Hot Sprockets (June 18), Delorentos (June 25), Hermitage Green (July 9), The High Kings (July 16), Damien Dempsey (July 23) and The Stunning (August 6) and The Human League (August 13).

Nominated in the Best Medium Festival category at the Irish Festival Awards 2014, Bulmers Live at Leop-

ardstown has had seven years of attracting some of the biggest names of Irish and international talent.

If you want a good night out with lots of onsite entertainment, tickets cost only €15!

Each Thursday, performances are preceded by a top-class card of horse racing, a wide selection of hospitality options from the Summer Feast to the premium Pavilion Party, with options for large and small groups.

Would horse racing be complete without the fashion stakes? Of course not.

So each week there are over €2,000 in prizes to be won in the Dare To Be Different Style Competition in association with The Beacon Hotel, part of Fitzpatrick Lifestyle Hotels. Celebrity judges include Lisa Fitzpatrick, Stylist on TV3 and Xpose, among others.

Weekly finalists return as VIP guests for the fes-

Paddy Casey is set to perform on June 11

tival finale on August 13 and compete for the Dare to be Different top prize, valued at €3,000.

The racecourse is only 20 minutes from the city centre on the Luas Green line, with shuttle buses running from the Sandyford stop.

For more information on how to win these tickets check out page 19 or see our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ dublingazettenewspapers.

For more on the gigs, see www.bulmersliveatleopardstown.com Line-up June 11 - Paddy Casey June 18 - The Hot Sprockets June 25 - Delorentos July 09 - Hermitage Green July 16 - The High Kings July 23 - Damien Dempsey August 6 – The Stunning August 13 - The Human League

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FastSport UCD granted UEFA cup berth: THE League of Ireland will have another team playing European football next season as first-division UCD were granted their UEFA license.

The students were granted special permission to play in the 2015/16 Europa League after Ireland finished third behind Netherlands and England in the UEFA Respect Fair Play rankings.

UCD finished third in the 2014 SSE Airtricity League Fair Play table but qualified due to the fact that champions Dundalk and third-placed St Patrick’s Athletic – who finished first and second in the rankings – had already qualified for European football.

The UEFA Respect Fair Play rankings are determined by the behaviour of each association’s international teams, fans and team performances in UEFA competition.

UCD currently sit in third place in the League of Ireland first division, nine points off Finn Harps.

athletics: world university games in seoul calls for local stars

Everard leads up Irish bid  aaron gallagher sport@dublingazette.com

UCD’S Ciara Everard will lead the local challenge at the World University Games next month in Gwangju, South Korea where a number of Dub-

lin-based athletes will feature in the international multi-sport competition that takes place from July 3-14.

She will be competing in the 800m, an event in which she broke new ground in Belgium in

May when she placed second in a new personal best of 2.01.27 – a time which moves her to number six on the Irish all-time list.

Crusaders’ Adam McMullen will contest the long jump event for

Donore Harriers’ John Travers. Pictures: Sportsfile

UCD’s Ciara Everard has been named in the World University Games panel

Ireland after an encouraging indoor season which included a 7.80m jump to win the GloHealth senior indoor long jump title.

McMullen represented Ireland at the European Indoor Championships in Prague in March and has an outdoor season best jump of 7.77m from the Loughborough International on May 17 while European Indoor 1,500m finalist John Travers (Donore Harriers) is selected in both the 1,500m and 10,000m events having achieved the times in both.

Joining him will be Adams State University’s Kevin Batt who goes into the 5,000m following a time of 13.39.61 at a meeting in Stanford on the 3rd of April. The

Leixlip-born athlete is the current Irish 5,000m champion and also represented Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria last December.

Also on the team will be University Limerick’s Thomas Barr who will lead team Ireland in South Korea, with the athlete making his debut at the World University Games.

Barr has been in impressive early season form including a third place finish in the prestigious IAAF Diamond League meeting in Doha where he recorded a time of 48.99 seconds while he continued his preparations with a fine win at the IFAM meeting in Belgium in a time of 49.50.

Among other Dublinbased competitors will be UCD’s Alan McGreal who will line out in midfield for Ireland’s football team.

McGreal played for Crumlin United in the Leinster Senior League before moving to Longford Town in 2011. He will be joined on the panel of twenty footballers by DCU student and Shelbourne striker Alan O’Sullivan, partnered in attack by 18-year-old Tolka Rovers striker Luke Kelly.

Ireland will be represented across eight different sports at the World University Games featuring archery, golf, men’s and women’s football, athletics, judo and swimming.

Basketball Ireland land major new schools’ sponsor  sport@dublingazette.com

Templeogue’s James Killeen and Stephen James help launch Subway’s new deal with Basketball Ireland

BASKETBALL Ireland have netted an important deal as Subway have come on board to be the title sponsors of the All-Ireland Schools Cup for the next three years.

A wealth of young and established players were on hand at the launch at the National Stadium including Sam Walsh, Conor Flood, Iarla McKeon, from Templeogue College, Amie Tunnah, Lynn Tunnah, Abbie Keirns, from St Louis Rathmines, with Jason Killeen and Stephen James, Tem-

pleogue BC. The brand, which now has 237 stores throughout Ireland, will engage with franchisees all over the country and encourage them to support their local school when the season re-commences later this summer.

The sponsorship will be supported with a full activation plan which will include Low Fat Sub sampling, sports equipment for schools, training sessions with International players and nutritional advice from professional dieticians.

Speaking about the sponsor-

ship, Neil Black, Subway Ireland Development Agent said: “We wanted to find a way that would support young athletes in their pursuit of excellence as they represent their schools and their communities.

“We believe this partnership with Basketball Ireland allows us to develop the sport and the tournament and help to grow and nurture talent within the towns all over Ireland that our stores operate.”

Speaking about the partnership, Bernard O’Byrne, Basketball Ireland CEO said: “We are

delighted to have Subway as the title sponsor of the All-Ireland Schools’ Cup, which has established itself as one of the most popular fixtures on the schools’ sports calendar.”

Basketball Ireland has over 28,000 school players from over 520 schools registered with the organisation.

Active in 32 counties, the sport is Ireland’s number one indoor sport.

Subway also works with sports stars throughout the world including Tommy Bowe, Pele, and swimmer Michael Phelps.

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Bannigan banking on defined club season

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Kilmacud Crokes’ manager Gabriel Bannigan tells STEPHEN FINDLATER that a defined six to eight weeks must be set American football set for aside for club championships to give them proper respect KILMACUD Crokes’ boss Gabriel Bannigan is adamant that the ongoing discussions about intercounty restructuring needs to include a voice from the club scene with the creation of a “defined” GAA season paramount.

His senior footballers were due to play Ballyboden St Enda’s in one of the stand-out fixtures of the second round of the Dublin championship.

That tie was postponed, though, with six days notice because of the tie clashing with the Dublin senior hurler’s Leinster replay with Galway. The refix will not take place until at least late August.

Bannigan says it is fundamentally “wrong”, adding that club “players, managers, coaches and supporters deserve better”.

Speaking to GazetteSport at the announcement of Crokes’ new sponsorship deal with Bank of

Ireland, Bannigan said that the last-gasp cancellation has seen months of plans “go in the bin”.

“From January, we were told the second round of the championship was definitely going ahead last weekend,” he said.

“All your plans are built around being ready for that date; then, because of a draw in a county hurling match, all those plans go in the bin and preparation goes down the drain.”

It is part of the larger debate about the structure of the season at all levels but Bannigan feels the voice of the club is currently not getting heard.

“I believe it is wrong.

Clubs are treated very badly within the overall structure of the GAA and it needs to be looked at.

“That debate around the intercounty season needs to have the club season taken into account. We only have intercounty talent and

structure because of our clubs. We don’t have a defined season.

“There should be six to eight weeks to run off the club championship. Clubs have accepted they will be playing most of their county players and that’s fine but have a defined time for the championship rather than try and cram it in to three or four weeks [like the current situation].

“For me, it doesn’t really matter when it is; just as long as it is defined so we can manage, coach and plan towards it.”

Bannigan joined up with Crokes in October of last year after a lengthy stint with St Sylvester’s and, despite this championship delay, says that he is loving the challenge so far.

Since taking on the manager’s role, the side has been unbeaten in the league, winning four out of six games as well as beat-

Kilmacud Crokes senior footballers Cian O’Sullivan and Rory O’Carroll, with Maria Ní Mhaonaigh, left, and Mia Sarahan at the launch. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

ing Whitehall Colmcilles in championship.

“Apart from the results, I have been delighted with the response from the players and the levels of motivation. They are a great bunch of lads to work with.

“We are nowhere near the finished article but

He feels “it is a really good fit and something great to get involved in” as Bank of Ireland will sponsor the club for three years with the seniors, minors and Feile sides across all four codes sporting the company logo, leaving space for other sides to receive additional jersey

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definitely are moving in the right direction in what we are trying to do.”

To that end, Cillian O’Shea – who began his Leaving Cert this week – has been a revelation, playing in all six league games before going on study break.

He is indicative of the type of player coming through the conveyor belt of talent, the size of which was never as big as with Sylvester’s.

That power in numbers is perhaps what persuaded Bank of Ireland to come on board with Crokes, their first GAA sponsorship since supporting the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Bannigan, who has worked for Bank of Ireland for 27 years, is optimally placed to see the dual benefits for the club and company.

sponsorship.

Three key aspects will benefit from it with Bannigan saying the youth section, the local club and business community as big beneficiaries.

The aim is to bring the community, its youth and its businesses closer together.

And they will hoping to have that feeling of togetherness to the fore when their championship tie comes around, a tie Bannigan knows will be a highlight of the autumn.

“It will be a serious battle. It’s a huge rivalry with great traditions and has thrown up really close, competitive matches.

“You can take that as a given. You only have to look at the make-up of both panels to know there will be a great deal of talent on the field and it’s going to be some game.”

Aviva return in 2016

AMERICAN football will return to Ireland next September with the clash between Boston College and Georgia Tech to be played in the Aviva Stadium in 2016, Enda Kenny confirmed last Thursday.

The fixture will bring an estimated €24m into the Irish economy with 25,000 fans expected to travel to the game in nine months’ time.

The game was initially proposed to be played in Croke Park, but the idea was rejected by the GAA on the grounds that it was not financially viable due to the euro’s decreasing value against the dollar.

It follows the successful tie of Notre Dame and Navy, dubbed the Emerald Isle Classic that attracted 49,000 fans to Landsdowne Road in 2012 with the concept being promoted by the tourism marketing campaign The Gathering three years ago. The Emerald Isle Classic initiative saw the first official American football game played in Europe when Notre Dame and Navy played in Landsdowne Road in 1996.

Next September’s game will see the rivals pitted against one another once again as American football continues to rise in both popularity and prominence in Ireland.

Following the formal announcement made by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke and sponsors of the game, Aer Lingus, Georgia Tech athletic director Mike Bobinski remarked the historic nature of the game.

“It’s great to open the 2016 season in Ireland”, he said. “This is a historic day for Georgia Tech football as we will play our first-ever international football game.”

It will mark 74 years since the first game of American football was played in Ireland when two teams of US servicemen played in front of 8,000 spectators at Ravenhill, Belfast in a game staged to raise money for the Red Cross.

This was followed by a similar game involving US servicemen returning from the Second World War that was played in Croke Park in what is believed to be the first foreign sporting game played in the stadium.

Next September’s game will be the ninth American football game played in Ireland and is expected to sell out the Aviva Stadium’s 51,700 capacity.

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mma: press tour antics more than basic hype for conor

Arcane’s Whelan lands A3 victory at Meath GP ARACNE/Adamstown Cycling Team’s Fergus Whelan sprinted home ahead of a select breakaway group to win the A3 Meath GP last Sunday, taking his second win of the season in a tough event at Navan.

Whelan was one of the last riders to get across to an early break and he made his vast experience count against some of Ireland’s best young riders with a well timed sprint to win by several lengths on the line.

In so doing, he edged out three Lucan CRC club members who ended up in the early break of 14 riders that was to make it all the way to the finish.

Dermot White was unlucky to be caught on the line after he escaped in the last kilometre while Stephen Bryan took third overall and first junior home. White held on for fourth place in the final reckoning.

Roisin Kennedy also performed well in the elite women’s event, attacking early and staying clear of the main field for almost an hour before being reeled back in by a breakaway group.

Kennedy tried hard to get away again in the closing kilometres but finished just outside the prizes in the final sprint.

Lucan were well represented at the event in all categories. In the A1/2 race, Ronan Killeen bagged third place.

Conor McGregor prior to his last outing in January against Dennis Siver

McGregor zones in on Aldo  sport@dublingazette.com

C O N OR M c G r e g o r says that, far from being just for show, his recent taunting of Jose Aldo on the UFC 189 press tour was specifically designed to get inside the head of his Brazilian opponent.

The Lucan native said that his regular verbal jousts had the intention to provoke Aldo into over-training ahead of they July 11 showdown in Las Vegas.

On the press tour, McGregor famously grabbed hold Aldo’s featherweight title belt, calling on the reign-

ing champion to “come and get it” among other taunts.

While some of the antics have been dismissed as showmanship in order to promote the fight and increase ticket sales, McGregor – speaking at an open work-out – said there was much more reason to his rhymes and that he was keen to up the ante and apply more pressure to Aldo.

“I knew his mind was beat throughout that world tour. I knew he would have flown straight back to Brazil and went heavy, heavy at it,” he said. “Heavy

rounds, heavy training.

Having the whole of Brazil on his back.

“T he pressure on him to beat this loudmouth Irish kid. Heavy, heavy rounds. The body breaks.”

McGregor says that while he emerged from the press tour calm, he believes that Aldo would have ended the tour frustrated and angry.

“I went to the beach,” the 26-year-old Dubliner added. “I did yoga. I did gymnastics. I worked on balance stuff. I flew out specific individuals just to train, just to keep the body fresh.”

“The world tour was

just a combination of me looking at him dead in the eye and telling him what was gonna happen to him,” McGregor said.

“I knew he does not speak English, so I spoke in his native tongue in Rio de Janeiro and told him he will die. And then that was it.”

And now he is keen to complete the transition from the promotion side of things to a hardcore training block in order to peak at the right time for his first title shot.

McGregor is based in Las Vegas for the next five weeks until the bout takes place while Aldo remains in his native

Rio de Janeiro at the Nova Uniao gym.

And McGregor says that he will approach the fight the same way he conducted the press tour.

“It’s the same way in the fight I’ll go in, I’ll set him up, he’ll react to what I’m doing,” McGregor said. “I’ll put him down, raise the belt and boom! I was just mimicking what will happen July 11 in Las Vegas.

“I knew his body was tired. I knew his mind was drained.

“He’s on his way out of the game. All you gotta do is look. He’s looking for his exit.”

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Pat’s and Lucan playing the waiting game  sport@dublingazette.com

BOTH St Pat’s Palmerstown and Lucan Sarsfields were left frustrated as their Dublin senior football championship ties were postponed in the lead-up to their respective ties last weekend.

Pat’s were down to meet St Sylvester’s while

Lucan were in line to play Castleknock in the first round of the competition in games pushed back initially due to inclement weather.

The reply of Dublin’s senior hurlers against Galway in the Leinster championship was cited as the reason why the two games – along with two other ties, includ-

ing the marquee battle between Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyboden St Enda’s and St Jude’s and St Brigid’s – were pushed back.

But they will now only make their tournament entry, at the earliest for 2015, in late August – and potentially in at the end of September – once the Dublin footballers con-

clude their intercounty campaign.

Of the other ties that did get played, St Vincent’s eased past Naomh Olaf, St Anne’s reached a first quarter-final in 16 years with a one-point win over Ballinteer St John’s while Na Fianna crushed UCD, running up six goals in their victory.

camogie: dublin champs see off kildare’s finest

Club Noticeboard lucan sarsfields MANY thanks to all the teams who sent in match reports this weekend.

Full details can be found on our website www.lucansarsfields.ie over

There are only four slots left on the timesheet for our classic on Friday, June 19. To book a slot or sponsor a tee-box, call Michael at 087 2331983.

1,500 players in action in the last week

Clarevoyant Bernie Stokes will

across all four codes from age seven

appear at the club on June 13. Tickets

to 40+.

on sale on Tuesday and Thursday at

Many thanks to everyone who sup-

the bar from 7.30pm.

ported the Kube event last Friday. A

The club shop is open on Thursdays

huge success for the club and, in par-

from 7.30pm to 8.30pm and Saturdays

ticular, the 30 charities who benefited

from 10.30am to 1.30pm.

from the night, to the tune of €7,000.

The Lucan District Credit Union GAA

Congratulations to Fintan Clandil-

academy at Lucan Sarsfields, 9.30am

lon who carried home the winner’s

for camogie and girls’ football, 10am

cheque of €2,500 for his nominated

for boys’ football and hurling, for boys

charity, Nagarhope in Nepal, who are

and girls born in 2008, 2009 and 2010 –

currently rebuilding following the

12th Lock, Lucan. Contact Johnny on

devastating earthquakes recently.

085 1294102.

Bookings are now open for our

There was no winner of this week’s

summer camps; the Kellogg’s Cul

€18,500 lotto draw; numbers were 8,

camp (football) – July 6-10; hurling/

10, 11 and 24. This week’s jackpot is

camogie – July 13-17; football – August

€19,000. Colaiste Laichtin Inin Oirr are

10-14; hurling/camogie – August 17-21;

sponsoring with Mick Mulhall’s Team

see website for details.

in charge.

st pat’s palmerstown THE lotto numbers were 7, 12, 18 and 24;

on Friday, June 19 at Palmerstown

there was no winner this week.

House – all support needed for this

The junior footballers had a loss against Fingal Ravens in their championship match.

fundraiser.

No matches for the U-11 and U-12 camogie teams. Camogie skills session

Well done to St Pat’s U-9s who played

for all juvenile camogie girls from U-11

in a blitz in Crumlin; they played bril-

to U-16 on Friday evenings from 6-7pm

Lucan advance to community decider

liantly with some great perform-

in Glenaulin. Any girls interested can

ances.

attend and new players welcome.

community games

The Lucan side that beat Maynooth in the Leinster Community Games Leinster semi-final

Maynooth 0-4 Lucan 2-13  sport@dublingazette.com

LUCAN’S community games side are through to the final of the Leinster camogie competition as the Dublin champions got the better of Kildare’s champions Maynooth on a windy night last week.

It sets up a final trip to Newbridge to defend their Leinster title. Given the time of year, it was achieved in spite of the bare numbers being available to field, picked from three Lucan teams.

The end result of 2-13

to 0-4 was a fantastic result against a strong Maynooth team. The Lucan girls came off the pitch with big grins on their faces showing how much the result meant to them.

Keeping goal for Lucan was Leah Concannon who answered all that was asked of her and distributed her puck outs well leading the attack from defence.

The Lucan defence of Jenny Glynn, Aoife Whelan, Caoimhe Morris and Ali Dunne were tenacious in the battle against some strong Maynooth attacks and showed great grip for

the full 50 minutes.

Midfield saw the ever battling duo Emma Kate Carroll and Siofra Byrne.

The latter controlled the pace of the midfield and scored four points with some great drives from midfield into the half forward line and choosing to play into the full forwards or score when the opportunity presented.

The half-forward line was made up of Emma Morris, Faye Murphy and a stand out performance from Aoife Coffey.

Murphy and Morris held wide positions allowing them run onto plenty of ball and creating a lot of

space for Coffey to exploit which she did time after time and contributed with one goal and four points for Coffey and a point from Morris.

The full-forward pairing of Rachel Feighery and Cora O’Toole displayed great movement, mopping up ball after ball sent in from the midfield and half backs and saw a confident performance from an ever battling Feighery.

She registered an impressive tally of a goal and four points and kept the Maynooth defence on their toes from the first to last whistle.

Great games for the U-8s in football

Great win for the U-14 camogie side

against Wanderers GAA at a windy

against Whitehall top four play-off

Glenaulin, loads of great perform-

in their division. St Pat’s had a great

ances.

game with a fantastic win. Looks like

Nice win for St Pat’s U-12 footballers

this league could go down to the wire.

over St Vincent’s; 4-06 to 3-05. Played

St Pat’s are sitting joint top of the

in tough conditions, first half goals

table.

from Liam Barnes and Jack O’Leary

U-15 camogie had no matches this

set us up for the win. Best for Pat’s

weekend but are top of the league

were Adam Devitt, Adam Murphy, Liam

table too.

Barnes and Jack O’Leary.

Clubhouse clean-up day – Saturday, June 13: lots of help needed.

Don’t forget to get your race cards from the club for a Night at the Races

They also have a top four play-off with games after the summer break.

Best of luck to all St Pat’s members doing their Junior and Leaving Certificate Exams this week.

round tower, clondalkin COMPREHENSIVE win for the senior

ers present a night of trad music with

footballers in the senior B football

EZE-PZE this Friday night, June 12.

championship last Saturday evening

Admission is €5 and all welcome.

against Templeogue Synge Street.

Well done to all involved in hosting

Well done to Brian McLaughlin who

of primary school blitz last week that

was on the Fermanagh senior hurlers’

brought 180 third and fourth class

team that won the Lory Meagher Cup

girls from local schools to Monastery

in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon.

Road.

Congratulations to Hannah Clarke

The 37th annual club Mass for

who participated in the All-Ireland

Deceased Members will take place

Feile camogie skills blitz in Portlaoise.

Thursday, July 2 in the club rooms at

Our Under-13 hurlers and football-

8.30pm.

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Taylor looking to add to her legacy  james hendicott

sport@dublingazette.com

KATIE TAYLOR has spoken of this week’s first European Games in Baku as another chance to “make history” in her promotion of the Azeri event, which gets underway this Saturday.

The Peamount United club member’s focus is firmly on the gold, with the video giving a clear sense that anything less than top honours would be seen as a failure.

“I go into every competition expecting to win gold,” Taylor said. “As long I’m standing there at the top of the podium I’ll go

home happy.”

Taylor’s last major outing was in South Korea back in November, where she took a World Amateur Championship gold medal in the 60kg category on the tropical island of Jeju. Taylor faced Azeri boxer Yana Alekseeva in the final by TKO, having not conceded a round for the duration of the tournament.

She also took part in two warm-up fights last month, defeating a pair of young Swedish fighters in Bray and Kerry on her comeback from a wrist injury.

“There’s a lot of pressure on me going into these competitions

and I enjoy that pressure,” Taylor said. “It’s something I’ve gotten used to over the years, and I see it as a privilege really. We’re all there to win a gold medal, but only one person gets to win the gold medal, and I plan to be that person.”

Having won every major competition she’s competed in since starting out in 2005, Taylor certainly goes into the competition as a huge odds-on favourite.

“I want to be the best female boxer of all time.” Taylor said of a title many would feel she already warrants. “I want to make history in my sport. That just inspires me really. People still haven’t

seen the best of me yet.”

The games in Baku feature boxing heavily, and will no doubt be a heavy focus of local coverage, with Azerbaijani amongst the top competitors on the world boxing scene.

“It’s going to be such a historical event with it being the first European Games,” Taylor said of the event. “You can’t really get any bigger than that. I can’t wait to be representing my country again. It’s an absolute privilege.”

“It’s great to go to a country that has such a passion for boxing and a great boxing team. I know the atmosphere is going to be fantastic.”

Katie Taylor is looking forward to the European Games in Baku