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Little Ruggers: School raises €550 for charity PUPILS at Little Ruggers’ Montessori
Football: St Sylvester’s pair assist minors to Leinster title Page 32
Soccer: Martin Russell on UCD’s unique approach Page 29
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School, Malahide, raised €550 for St Michael’s House, one of Ireland’s largest providers of community-based services for children and adults with an intellectual disability. Presenting the cheque to St Michael’s House were staff members Hayley Taaffe, Pauline Walsh, Kevin Muldoon, Karen Smith and Caron Steenkamp, and pupils Sean Power, Amerlie Sampson, Aoibhe Murphy, Conor Lawlor, Simar Preet, Freya McFerran, Siun McFerran, Sophia Moloney, Katie McGahan, and Joy Lennon Fay.
St Ita’s Hospital to cease admissions Development is ‘causing extreme worry’ in the area
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ST ITA’S Hospital in Portrane is to cease accepting admissions at the end of August, that’s according to Fianna Fail’s Leader in the Seanad, Senator Darragh O’Brien. Senator O’Brien described
the development as extremely worrying for the community of Dublin North where there were approximately 800 admissions to the hospital last year. “The information provided to me is that there are only around 100 beds across three alternative centres that
can take admissions after August 31. “This is about 100 beds for the whole of north Dublin. Surely there is not a belief within the HSE or the Mental Health Commission that this is sufficient?” he said. Full Story on Page 5
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COUNCIL: STARK WARNING IN REPORT OF POTENTIAL €7M LOSSES IN 2012
Purplicious: Prince gets set to rock Malahide
Bin service scrappage criticised Q LAURA WEBB news@gazettegroup.com
PLANS by Fingal County Council (FCC) to scrap its waste service, after an independent report predicted losses of €7 million to the council in 2012 if it doesn’t withdraw the service, have been criticised by local politicians this week. Last week, county manager David O’Connor, said that, given the projected losses, the council had no choice but to withdraw the service as of next year. A memorandum on the issue was sent to councillors on July 5 following the publication of the report, jointly commissioned by FCC and SIPTU, which said the waste service by Fingal was no longer “viable”. In the memorandum, O’Connor said: “The report concluded unequivocally that there was no prospect of the service being made costneutral to the council in the current competitive context. “The loss of customers, the increasing demand for waivers, and the inroads of competition from private operators combined to project a minimum loss of €7 million (inclusive of service
PRINCE, one of the most prolific and ground-breaking artists of our times, whose recorded music, live performances and powerful artistry have had a big impact on music and pop culture for decades, is currently on a 17-date European tour, and will arrive in Dublin at the end of this month for a Malahide Castle show, which, he says, is going to be incredible. “I can’t wait to play Dublin. It’s gonna be an incredible show. It’s going to be a show of real music, by real musicians,” he says. Malahide has played host to all kinds of artists over the years, but Prince’s concert promises to be something extra special, as the purple one prepares to remind Irish fans why this particular prince is still the king of his unique style of funk. Fans can expect to hear many of his classic tracks drawn from decades of hits, as well as hearing some fresher tracks from the dynamic artist. Tickets for the concert are currently on sale, with seated and standing tickets available from €89.50 (incl booking fee) from www.ticketmaster.ie, with phone/internet bookings subject to extra charges.
support costs and VAT) projected for the budget for the service for 2012, should the service continue on the current basis. “It is the opinion of the consultant that this level of loss could not be recovered through efficiencies of operation on behalf of the council, or its workforce for that period.” T his week, Fingal councillors voiced opposition to the decision, and debated the issue during a council meeting.
‘Excellent service’ Swords Labour councillor Tom Kelleher said the council had an “excellent” service, and “people less well-off in society had an excellent service with a fantastic waiver system – it’s now gone”. “I think, in two to three year’s time, unless you can pay you won’t have your rubbish taken away – society in general will lose out,” he said. Mulhuddart Councillor Patrick Nulty said it was his understanding that the council’s waste service “always broke even” and that it was not there to “make profit” but to “provide a service for the people”.
FCC: €4.1M SPEND ON CLAIMS IN 2008 - 2010 PERIOD
Council paid out €4m in public liability claims Q LAURA WEBB, DAWN
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MORE than €4 million has been paid out by Fingal County Council (FCC) in public liability claims over the past three years. Figures obtained by The Gazette have revealed that, from 2008 until 2010, the local authority paid out approximately €4.1 million in claim payments. In 2008, €1.35 million was paid out in public liability claims. In 2009, this figure increased to €1.9 million, but dropped dramatically to just €0.85 million in 2010.
According to an FCC spokeswoman, specific details of the regions where claims are made “are not available”. The most predominant type of claim made against FCC was “lowvalue claims, mainly involving damage to motor vehicles as a result of impact with potholes”. “Most of these claims fall under the category of non-feasance, for which the council has no liability,” said the FCC spokeswoman. The figures obtained are less than those paid out by Dun LaoghaireRathdow n County Council (DLRCC) during the same period,
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‘Most types of claims made against FCC were low-value claims, mainly involving damage to motor vehicles as a result of impact with potholes’
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which paid out in the region of €6.5 million in respect of public liability claims between 2008 and 2010. According to a DLRCC spokesperson, in 2008, €2,079,494 was paid out in public liability claims. However, between 2009 and 2010, the figures show a massive drop in payments, with the figures dropping
from €2,678,946 to €1,681,698. Meanwhile, South Dublin County Council (SDCC) paid €5.9 million in respect of public liability claims in the three-year period from 2008 to 2010. The breakdown for each year shows that, in 2008, SDCC paid out €2.01 million. This increased in 2009 to €2.22 million, and
decreased last year to €1.66 million. The total paid out by FCC over the three-year period is slightly down on the previous three years, as revealed by The Gazette in 2007. In 2007, The Gazette revealed that the total amount paid out by FCC in public liability claims and personal injur y claims amounted to €4,696,900. The figures were based on the period between 2004 and 2006. At the time, FCC said the average pay-out between 2004 and 2006 was €6,254.35, and, of the claims paid out, 37% related to personal injury claims, while 63% related to property damage.
14 July 2011 MALAHIDE GAZETTE 3
BUSINESS Malahide native returns from Down Under
Local man promotes new wine in Irish market VINCENT McGrath decided to up sticks and leave his home in Malahide two -and-a-half years ago. He made the brave decision to move to the other side of the world with his wife, who was born in Perth. Last week, he was back home with a new wine that he is introducing into the Irish market, and he spoke to the Gazette about the fruits of his labour. “My wife’s family moved back to Australia and I had travelled around Australia for a year after college so a seed was planted when they moved back. Moving
“With the way things were going here we decided we might as well try while we still had the time. “Australia is great for opening the gates when they need people but can close them quite quickly again. “I had a transfer from my job and everything, but that fell through at the last minute so it was more of an adventure than anything.
“I worked for Nespresso, but previous to that, I worked in the wine business and had done all my certs with the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust in London.” Pear Tree Wines are produced in New Zealand and are mainly sold into the Australian markets, but Vincent is now attempting to break the Irish wine market with his own wine, Marlborough. “I met the guys I am working with in the wine business two years ago. “Ant Moore is the wine maker and he owns 700 acres in New Zealand. “Our main aim was to focus on distribution in Australia but then I dug up my contacts in Ireland. “Pear Tree is the main range we have in Ireland, which is a single vineyard Marlborough- a very French-style Sauvignon Blanc. “T he wine-making technique is very traditional and old world. “I have a distributor here who is looking after it. Passion
“I have to say I absolutely love the job and it is great to be able to
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Vincent McGrath left Ireland over two years ago for Australia in pursuit of his passion, wine making.
Vincent’s vineyard
come home and mix a holiday with work. “I have a huge passion for wine so it is much easier to sell something when you have a passion for it.” Vincent says the Australian way of life is very conducive to outdoor living and he loves the lifestyle. “Moving away gave us the push to make new friends and business contacts as well.
“You can get comfortable back home.” W h e n a s ke d h ow much of a dip he sees in the Irish economy and of course the mood of the people, he says: “People are a lot more aware of their spending but I am surprised that there is such a positive attitude. “The headlines do make their way down to Australia and, unfortunately, they don’t give us any hope and I was
expecting things to be a lot worse. “I think people are still positive they are going to get out of the situation. “I am happy we made the move and there are more and more Irish people down there. “There is a great community and we love it.” Pear Tree Wines are available is Gibneys, Jus De-vine and Martins and priced between €14.99 and €16.99.
FINGAL County Council and DHL marked World Environment Day last month by engaging in a massive joint cleanup of beaches on the Fingal coastline. Council workers were joined by 30 DHL Global Forwarding staff volunteers on June 23 to complete the operation and mark World Environment Day which took place on June 5. Teresa Tyrrell, communications specialist for DHL Global Forwarding, explained DHL’s cooperative effort with Fingal County Council. “This is the second year we’ve coordinated our cleanup efforts with Fingal County Council. Last year we focused on cleaning up the Broadwater Estuary but, this year, we expanded the operation to include 10 beaches along the Fingal coastline, stretching from Balbriggan to Portmarnock.” It took DHL volunteers and Fingal staff four hours to complete the cleanup, working alongside participants from local community groups, schools and members of the public. When asked why only two Fingal beaches (Portmarnock Velvet Strand and Portrane) along the Greater Dublin coastline have been awarded Blue Flags, Florence White, communications officer at Fingal County Council, she said that water quality remains a priority for the council.
“Just because the Blue Flag isn’t present, it doesn’t mean the water quality isn’t there. The test is done over the course of thirty days and when you are over the limit, even on one or two days only, you will lose the blue flag. We are completely committed to ensuring our water quality is paramount.” She advised that, while every effort is made to regularly clean the six beaches which received the Green Coast awards, the involvement of DHL was particularly welcome at a time of reduced staff and financial resources within Fingal County Council. T he company are using World Environment Day to strengthen its GoGreen programme, targeted at improving its CO² emissions, by raising continuous awareness on the topic and mobilising employees. Fingal County Council provided litter picking equipment for the cleanup. “We were successful last year in cleaning up the Estuary and we felt it was important to stretch our targets to cover a greater area this year,” said Maurice Meade, managing director of DHL Global Forwarding. Michael Lorigan, Fingal County Council’s Director of Operations, congratulated the DHL volunteers on their hard work. “As a council we fight a continuing battle against litter and illegal dumping and we are always very encouraged by initiatives like these,” he said.
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FastNews EVENT Fingal Enterprise Week gets set to kick off Development plans on railway IARNROD Eireann has applied for planning permission from Fingal County Council to develop Malahide Railway Station. The development will consist of the demolition of an existing structure adjacent to the existing station signal box on the Western Platform and the existing sloped landscape is to be extended and re-graded in place of the removed structure and will include the erection of a fence to match the existing one along the west side of platform in place of the demolished structure and all landscape and associated works. Malahide Railway Station is a protected structure.
Snooker club refused planning WESTBURY Snooker Club in Malahide Marina Village has been refused an extension to the duration of its planning permission that will allow them to demolish the existing snooker club. Fingal County Council refused an extension to the applicant, who planned to replace the existing snooker club on the ground floor with an underground car park for 25 cars, a first-floor office associated with snooker club, 11 apartments on the first, second and third floors, basement bin and occupant storage and new ground floor security kiosk for the village complex.
€6,000 prize is up for grabs Q HIROMI MOONEY news@gazettegroup.com
A DRAGON’S Den-style competition is set to get the Fingal Enterprise Week underway this September. Organised by Fingal County Enterprise Board, with support from Fingal County Council and Bank of Ireland Business Banking, the competition will take place in the Europa Academy in Swords on Thursday, September 29. The competition will be judged by Bobby Kerr from RTE’s Dragon’s Den’ series; Ben Dunne and 11890’s Nicola Byrne. Richard Curran, from the Sunday Business Post, who hosts the television series, will act as master of ceremonies for the competition. Four Fingal businesses will compete against each other to win a share of the €6,000 cash prize with mentoring support, and to represent Fingal at the National Enterprise Awards later this year. For the first time, audience members will also have the chance to vote for the best business pitch in a special Audience Winner prize category. The Fingal Enterprise
Awards are expected to be one of the main highlights of the week. There will be many events running in various locations throughout the county, including Swords, Malahide and Balbriggan. The events will vary, but some will be free of charge. CEO of Fingal County Enterprise Board, Oisin Geoghegan, says that Fingal Enterprise Week aims to inform, educate, and encourage new startups and the existing small business community. “Every year, thousands of new start-ups, sole traders and SMEs attend Fingal Enterprise Week events and, given the surge in interest around setting up a business, we’re expecting record numbers in September,” he said. “The exciting schedule of events for September already includes social media seminars, a ‘popup bank’ exhibition, business networking events, mentoring clinics, finance workshops, networking sessions and specialist events for craft, food, export and tourism sectors.” For more information visit www.fingalceb.ie.
Pictured at the announcement were Bill Cullen, Europa Academy and star of The Apprentice, 11890 founder Nicola Byrne, and Oisin Geoghegan, CEO, Fingal Enterprise Board and chief organiser of Fingal Enterprise Week
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EXHIBITION Martello Towers
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A JOINT Public Exhibition of Martello Towers along Dublin’s Coastline will be held by Fingal and Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Councils and supported by the Heritage Council this summer. The iconic buildings along the Dublin coast are familiar landmarks but the reality is that many people know very little about these pretty and unique buildings dotted along the coastline. Martello Towers of Dublin documents the history of the Towers from their construction to the present day. The exhibition tells the story of each of the 28 towers built from Balbriggan to Bray to defend the capital and the coastline from a French invasion in the early years of the 19th century.
It looks at why they were built, where the idea for the towers came from, their military role, how they are being used today, and where similar towers are found across the globe. Te r r y P r o n e a n d Tom Savage, who own the Tower in Portrane, and other owners, tell their stories and give an insight into what it is like to live in a tower in the 21st century. In July 2009, Fingal’s Arts Office presented Tattered Outlaws of Histor y, a 12-screen visual presentation of Fingal’s Martello Towers, designed by visual artist Dan Dubowitz and choreographer Fearghus O Conchuir. T his well-received exhibition was on display at Skerries Red Island Martello Tower, with the assistance of local volunteers during summer 2009 and is currently on display at Jaywick
The Martello Tower at Drumanagh, Rush
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The Martello Tower at Robswall, Malahide Coast Road, north of Portmarnock
Martello Tower in Essex, Britain, receiving several excellent reviews. Fingal Archives has also recently been presented with the original deed of conveyance for the site of Balbriggan Martello Tower by Hugh Cumisky, who is the grandson of William J Cumisky.
Indenture This deed, or Indenture, is one of only two surviving deeds for any of the 28 Dublin Martello Towers, and the original deed will be on display for all to see, as part of the exhibition. “We hope that this new exhibition will stimulate further interest and research into this fascinating group of build-
ings. “Perhaps you have an old photograph or documents relating to the towers – if so we’d like to hear from you,” a spokesperson for Fingal County Council said. “As our knowledge and understanding grows we hope that the value of the Martello Towers as a unique part of Dublin’s heritage will be more fully recognised,” the spokesperson said. The Martello Towers exhibition enjoyed its first run from June 30 to July 8 in Rush Library and has recommenced in Fingal County Hall until August 22. The exhibition will then return to Rush Library until its close on September 2.
Malahide Has It Quiz next week MALAHIDE Tidy Towns are hosting the Great Malahide Quiz as part of the Malahide Has It Festival next Thursday. All the brains of Malahide, together with their friends and family, will gather in the Grand Hotel next Thursday, July 21, at 8pm to see who will take the title for 2011. Last year was won by the well-
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known chess expert, Vincent Bissett, and his team, but, it remains to be seen if he can retain the title this year. The Quiz was well-supported last year by businesses and residents alike, and is used as the main fundraiser for the work done by the Malahide Tidy Towns group. Gerry Rafferty and the Tidy
Towns volunteers have been working non-stop over the summer to improve the village of Malahide, and gain maximum points for the town in the national competition. All are welcome at the quiz next Thursday, and entrance fee will be €10 per person with four people to each team. There will be a raffle held during the break.
ST. ITA’S Hospital in Portrane is to cease accepting admissions at the end of August, that’s according to Fianna Fáil’s Leader in the Seanad, Senator Darragh O’Brien. Senator O’Brien described the development as extremely worrying for the community of Dublin North where there were approximately 800 admissions to the hospital last year. “The information provided to me is that there are only around 100 beds across three alternative centres that can take admissions after August 31.” S t I t a ’s Ho s p i t a l opened in 1901 and has continuously provided care since then, led by a consultant psychiatrist and psychiatric regis-
trars working with social workers occupational therapists, psychologists and physiotherapists. “I am extremely concerned that this decision has been taken and has not been announced publicly, and I would point out that this is in the Health Minister’s own constituency and, more important, that the alternative services at St. Vincent’s in Fairview, the Mater Mental Health Unit and the Mental Health Unit at Connolly Hospital will not be able to cope. “This is about 100 beds for the whole of north Dublin. Surely there is not a belief within the HSE or the Mental Health Commission that this is sufficient? “Concern has been expressed to me that, in light of the anticipated pressure, very ill patients
will be prematurely discharged to make way for more acute admissions and that elderly patients could be forced into nursing homes at huge cost.
Essential “Fianna Fáil has a very good record in recent years with implementing the Vision for Change strategy. It is essential that our mental health services are better coordinated and that local access is a priority. I am urging the Minister to explain clearly what exactly is happening at St. Ita’s. Information available to me is that the HSE have informed staff of the August 31 cut-off for admissions. This has not been announced publicly and will only lead to claims that the Minister is trying to slip this through over the summer,” said Senator O’Brien.
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COURTS Man kills a mother of twins with car
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Three-year sentence for dangerous driving A MAN whose car mounted a footpath, killing a mother of twins and seriously injuring a man, has been given a three year jail-term. Francis Lennon (37), of Marigold Grove, Darndale, Dublin 17, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing the death of Ms Anne Fitzsimons, at Malahide Road in Clontarf, on November 15, 2009. He also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing serious harm to Mr Tom McKiernan, and drink-driving on the same date and at the same place. Judge Martin Nolan handed down a threeyear sentence and suspended Lennon from driving for a period of five years. The judge said the consequences had been dreadful – a woman was dead and a man was seriously injured. Judge Nolan said Mr Lennon will have no difficulties in future and seems to be capable of reform. He said he was taking into account his early plea, his co-operation with gardai and his expression of remorse. He said he had to take into account his previous minor convictions. He said there was an important aggravating factor in that he was under the influence of alcohol, which meant he had to impose a custodial sentence. “He shouldn’t have driven the car in such a condition” said the judge. Judge Nolan said he had great sympathy for Lennon in that he made
this misjudgement but that he had no option but to impose a custodial sentence. Mr McKiernan, who was present in court but did not read his victim impact statement, said it had a catastrophic impact on his life - he is left with a limp and is still attending rehabilitation for brain injuries. He described himself as someone who had a successful career in computer programming with 140 clients but his business has ceased trading. Mrs Fitzsimons’s husband, who was with his wife at the time of the accident, read his victim impact statement to the --------------------------
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court. Mr Patrick Fitzsimons described his wife as “a very valuable member of society, a great wife and mother”. “I went back to Anne and when I saw the blood loss from her head I knew she would not live,” said Mr Fitzsimons. “I was afraid to say the Act of Contrition in her ear as I felt this would make her panic. This was my reasoning at the time. When I arrived at the hospital, Anne was dead,” he added. Sergeant Paul Slattery told Mr Shane Costelloe BL, prosecuting, five people who all knew each other were walking
on the Malahide Road when they saw a vehicle coming from a southerly direction. Sgt Slattery said the car mounted the footpath and collided with five people, Mr McKiernan being the first to have been struck. The car continued through a group of people and Mrs Fitzsimons was struck. Lennon who was seriously injured was also brought to hospital for treatment and a blood sample was taken from him. The specimen showed 144mg per 100mls of blood – the legal limit being 80mg per 100mls of blood. After he was released from hospital Lennon presented himself at Clontarf Garda Station where he took responsibility saying he had been in a verbal argument with his partner that evening. He told gardai he drank five pints and two Bacardis and Cokes and he lost control of the car as he was “exasperated and put his hand over his face”. Sgt Slattery told the court Mr Lennon had two previous public order offences “of a minor nature”. Sgt Slattery agreed with Mr Bernard Condon SC, defending, Lennon expressed regret and remorse telling gardai: “I’m disgusted with my actions.” He said Lennon cooperated with gardai at the scene and at the garda station. Mr Condon said Lennon suffered from alcohol addiction and had attended an alcohol treatment programme.
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DESIGN Sequins and Threads the perfect name for venture
Malahide girl, Emmy Slattery, and Knocklyon girl, Averil Blakely, aim to design the perfect debs’ dresses for girls who want something a little bit different.
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SEQUINS and Threads is the perfect name for a new dress design company recently set up by Malahide girl, Emmy Slattery. E m m y, w h o w a s awarded both the Nokia Young Designer of the Year Award and the DIT Alfa Romeo Student Designer Award, has set up Sequins and Threads with her friend, Averil Blakely, who hails from Knocklyon. The duo aim to design the perfect debs’ dresses for girls who want something a little bit different and that will make them stand out on their big night. Emmy, who went to work with Christopher Kane and Gareth Pugh in London after leaving college, has great fashion cre-
dentials, and some of the clothes she has worked on have been worn by Beyonce and Lady Gaga, to name just two. “I was based in London until recently and I have relocated in Dublin, and set up a studio on Burgh Quay. I have collaborated with my best friend and fellow NCAD Graduate, Averil Blakely, on this new venture, which we have called Sequins and Threads. The concept behind our creative collaboration is aimed at debutantes in Ireland, as in the class of 2011, who have recently taken the Leaving Certificate Exams, offering a creative solution to sourcing their ‘dream’ debs’ dress, if you will,” Emmy says. Combined, the girls boast an impressive CV since graduating. “Since
then I have gone on to work with designers Christopher Kane, and, most recently, Gareth Pugh, accompanying the team to Paris Fashion Week. Pieces from his collection have most notably been worn by Lady Gaga, Fergie and Beyonce in her ‘Run this World’ video. I have also made pieces for La Roux, the Klaxons and Natasha Khan, from Bat For Lashes, which was worn on stage in Sydney
Opera House as part of her comeback gig two weeks ago, which was all very exciting.” Having attended Malahide Community School, Emmy made a return visit to the school to give the girls a talk on her new business venture. “I am still in touch with the Art Department, and the year head, David Hayes, who taught me, has been very accommodating and enthusiastic about the
whole thing.” She explains how the concept for their design company works. “We both felt that there is a serious niche in the Irish market for sourcing the perfect debs’ dress, and have sought to offer girls an outlet to attain exactly what they would like to wear on their big night. We basically have scoured music videos, catwalk shows, red carpet events, and inspira-
tional images, bearing in mind our target market, and have created a portfolio of eight ‘key looks’ accompanied by colour chips, fabric swatches and mood boards with the intention of guiding, and hopefully inspiring, the client’s dress. In saying that, some girls know exactly what they want and have got in touch with us with, for example, an image of Rihanna at the Grammys, saying that they would like a similar dress, but with a different detail and long sleeves, for example. The idea behind Sequins and Threads is that each dress is 100% unique, and is designed by us and is created exactly to your taste and figure.” Emmy says the designs don’t have to cost too
much and they will be accommodating and cooperative on the price. After this, Emmy says her dream is to set up her own label, but first she needs to raise the capital to embark on that journey. She became inspired when she worked with Gareth Pugh, one of the more edgy and provocative designers out there at the moment. “Sitting at my sewing machine and looking up to see Gareth Pugh sitting across from me was just amazing. It didn’t matter that I was working from 9am to 2am the following day. It was worth it”. For more information email Emmy at sequinsandthreads@gmail.com or go to the girl’s Sequins and Threads Facebook page.
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PICTURES Gazettephotos.com is packed full of local pictures;
A shave for charity Mark Corbally was all smiles as he bid farewell to his luscious locks. A number of staff at the Tesco John Bowden, Ann Marie Gill, Fiona Gill and Frances Gill
Clarehall branch stepped forward to help fundraise for the Irish Cancer Society with an in-store event as five management staff at the store took part in a nationwide Shave Or Wax fundraiser. Picture: Conor O’Mearain
Siofra Ni Nuallain and Cliona Siobhan and Lauren Dunphy
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Teacher Anne Higgins with Aoife Williamson
Marty Whelan and the twins Emily and Aoife. Pictures: Peter Doyle
Raising hope for Aoife HERE was a large show of support recently when Malahide Lions Club, in a joint effort with two other local Lions Clubs, hosted a concert featuring “The Graffiti Classics” in the Grand Hotel, Malahide. The event was organised as a fundraiser to raise
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money to buy a special speech computer for little Aoife Williamson from St Michael’s House, who can only move her eyelids due to cerebral palsy. Irish radio and television personality, Marty Whelan, was host for the occasion, which was well attended by the local community.
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1 HERE was another reason to celebrate for St Oliver Plunkett’s National School, Malahide, when they enjoyed the momentous occasion of winning their fifth Green Flag award. The school of over 900 pupils was visited by former Green TD Trevor Sargent who acknowledged their understanding of climate change impacts, the importance of
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local horticulture in reducing the carbon footprint of food, and how organic growing methods are less carbon-intensive. Over 70 students had cycled to school. There was an exhibition of a range of innovative cycle helmet designs and a creative fashion parade showing used consumer materials made into more modern and fashionable creations.
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Fifth Green Flag Award 1. Marton Teli, Calum Burke, Matthew O’Burke, Ameli Soffe and Adam Collins
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CONFERENCE 2011 – ‘Year of Craft’ at Craft Means Business
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Colourful: Textiles designer, Susannagh Grogan, shows off the beautifully coloured piece of cloth at the Craft Means Business Conference
Highlighting achievements of talented Irish Artisans ROUND 100 guests attended the inaugural Craft Means Business conference in the Phoenix Park recently, which was organised by the Fingal County Enterprise Board to highlight the achievements of Irish craft and design companies in retail and
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export markets, marking 2011 as the Year of Craft. Whilst different types of Irish crafts were shown during the conference, speakers from craft and design companies, dealing with different types of crafts work, spoke at the event.
Suzanne May and Christina Sanne. Pictures: Mark Stedman
They included Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of the Fingal County Enterprise Board, Greg O’Gorman and Melissa O’Gorman, from the Kilkenny Shop, Philip Gaffney from O’Gowna Giftware, Susannagh Grogan, a textiles designer and Vivien Walsh, a jewellery designer.
Oisin Geoghegan, CEO of the Fingal County Enterprise Melissa O’ Gorman
Oisin Geoghegan and Susannagh Grogan at the Craft Means Business Conference
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Board, speaking at the conference
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ADVICE Taking steps to dealing with credit problems on your own terms
Roadmap to recovery: The safe journey This week, Tara O’Grady brings the third and final part of her Roadmap to Recovery from Debt Despair. TO WRAP up our process of recovery from debt despair, the focus is on the “Life” file, the “Courage under Fire” file and the “Action Plan” file. The matters contained within these files need to be dealt with in a practical and deliberate manner. Start the process as follows:
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Don’t make the mistake of ignoring demand letters.
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If phone calls are distressing or harassing, you are entitled to change your number and to write to the banks to say that all communication needs to be in writing. Request an email address if you do not have one, to save postage funds.
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Write to all unsecured creditors
(with or without the help of a Debt Management Organisation), explaining your situation, based on your income and expenditure form. Once you have established your exact financial position, if there are no funds available after basic living means are met, then these unsecured creditors cannot be paid (until and unless you become in a position to be able to do so).
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In the case of your Secured Creditors, suggest every conceivable option to allow you to pay the minimum amount possible, based on your income and expenditure.
Over the coming months, a variety of participants of the Phoenix Process will bring further advice and information on
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If there are NO funds available for a certain amount of time, inform them.
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Ask them to temporarily freeze the interest and late repayment charges.
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Ask them not to issue any legal proceedings until every available option is looked into.
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Request that all correspondence is sent by email so that you have records. If this is not possible, keep a copy and a record of every letter sent and received.
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Remember to enter each event into the “Life after Debt” diary.
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Be supported or support when
post is being opened.
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Inform your family GP of your mood, sleep patterns etc. If the stress has reached the point of despair, or suicidal thoughts, ask this GP to make an appointment with a specialist to help with this. If there are no funds for
dealing with the problems of modern life and also tips on activities that can help us all enjoy life a little more.
this help, a GP can make an appointment with a HSEfunded service. Remain focused on positives; keep strong supports in place and remember to put things in perspective. Those in debt need to remember that debt is a massive national problem that has sadly manifested
itself in people’s lives in a highly-distressful way.
Correspondence No one individual is to blame, and to be in debt is not a criminal act, contrary to what is repeatedly intimated on legal correspondence that may be received. For the moment, our
court process is limited. However, as stated above, this is a legal issue, and not a criminal issue. The paperwork process outlined above in a court situation would be more than enough in a case of inability to pay, which now means, in fact, that the worst-case scenario has already been dealt with.
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GazetteFITNESS FITNESS
Brought to you by Derry Temple personal trainer and pilates instructor
THE FACTS: YOUR NORMAL WORKOUT MAY NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS YOU THOUGHT IT WAS
How to lose those few extra pounds by using the right kind of workout OST gymgoers spend endless hours performing steady state cardio and have probably been doing the same sort of exercise for years without ever achieving the results they are looking for. There is a common misconception that, in order to lose fat, you must spend hours pounding on the treadmill when, in fact, the opposite is true. Aerobic means “with oxygen”, and refers to the use of oxygen in the body’s metabolic or energy–generating process. By definition aerobic exercise is performed at moderate levels of intensity for extended periods of time. Long-duration aerobic work has a host of valuable health benefits, including increasing blood flow, making the heart stronger, decreasing the resting heart rate and improving energy production. However, there is a downside to steady-state aerobic work, in that it is easy for your body to recover from and adapt to. Also when you train
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The use of anaerobic exercise is more suitable to help you lose the extra pounds
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aerobically you may burn calories, but this ends shortly after you finish your workout. How can you shift bodyweight without spending hours in the gym? The answer is through a combination of Resistance Training and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).
more calories for up to 72 hours after training. The other great news is that you can increase the intensity of this training in a number of ways as your body begins to adapt. HIIT training can be any form of aerobic training that is performed at high intensity
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Both these anaerobic forms of training (anaerobic meaning without oxygen) create shifts in your metabolism causing you to burn more calories even after you have finished training. “The optimal approach to fat loss is Resistance and H.I.I.T. training.”
With anaerobic exercise, you do not only raise your metabolism, burning calories while you train, but you also burn
followed by a period of rest or low activity. HIIT causes increased excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) keeping your metabolism high for up to 72 hours after training. Ageing causes a drop in muscle mass, and so a lowering of the metabolism. The optimal approach to address this metabolic drop is resistance training – for every pound of muscle you gain, you burn an
extra 50 calories per day. Your goal should be to make your body more anabolic (to promote muscle growth) to help you burn fat. The other benefits of resistance training are plentiful and include improved posture and appearance, reduced body fat, increased strength, power, endurance, metabolism and bone density. Before embarking on any training programme, you should ensure you have guidance and help from a qualified fitness professional. Derry Temple runs DT Fitness in Artane, Dublin 5, and specialises in helping people achieve their health and fitness goals. He is holding a free presentation on Training and Eating For Fat Loss on Saturday, July 23. Places are limited so to confirm your attendance please e-mail Derry Temple at derry@ dtfitness.ie. Make sure to mention the Gazette Newspaper in the title to receive your free EBook on Training and Eating For Fat Loss.
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GazetteMUSIC MUSIC Welch delivers a harvest full of earthy delights Q ROB HEIGH
GILLIAN Welch is renowned for two things — being one of the best singer-songwriters in music, and not being nearly prolific enough. Eight years since their last release, Soul Journey, which had the Bob Dylan-esque audacity to feature an electric guitar in their previously all-acoustic sound, comes The Harrow and The Harvest, a return to Welch and David Rawlings’ darker, melodic roots. As the title suggests, there’s a pastoral gothic at work here, and the instruments used, that include banjo, hands and feet show they have stripped the music back to it’s almost barest bones. There is an indescribable familiarity about Gillian Welch’s music. It’s like nothing you’ve heard before, and everything you know. Rooted in bluegrass and Appalachian styles, there is something fascinating and beguiling about The Harrow and The Harvest. It’s shot through with a folk memory of songs long forgotten but that are still in your ears, and their shapes come into focus quickly after only a few bars. It’s not even country music, it’s something more than that. It’s soul music, in the purest sense of that phrase. The songs speak of scarlet and daggers, and, within the shadows of the music, there’s the feeling that there is something ready to reap what has been sown in the lives and loves of the characters in the songs. This isn’t a great record, it’s an essential one. There’s the essential force of life and death within, and there’s very few records you can say that about.
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
The One: Prince set to be crowned at the Castle THE time is nigh. Prince, still the best live act in the world, comes to Malahide Castle on July 30. Fresh from the stage of the Hop Farm festival in Kent, where he stole the weekend with a hitpacked and super funky two-hourplus set, Prince will hit the stage at the Castle to enthral his Irish fans for the first time since 2002, when he owned the Point, and went on to an awesome aftershow at Spirit. Tickets from €89.50 are available at www.ticketmaster.ie.
INTERVIEW: A FRESH START FOR FORMER REPUBLIC STARS
Cars Love Girls love their new direction Q ROB HEIGH
CARS Love GIrls sounds like the blueprint for every great song of the last few decades, but it’s also the name of the new band from former Republic of Loose members Cormac and Orla Breslin. The band came about when the brother and sister duo, who had always talked about working together, were looking for the next stage to their musical careers after leaving the Loose around two years ago. “I had a good few songs left over that I had written for the band,” said Bres. “Usually, I would bring along an instrumentals and we would then put lyrics and vocals to them. So, I was left wondering what I would do next with them, and so I decided to finish them myself. “Orla and I always said we would do something together, and the timing was right, so it happened pretty naturally.” That natural progression has seen the band put together an album, Skip School, which con-
Bres and Orla of Cars Love GIrls, who play at Crawdaddy on July 20
tains ten highly polished and accomplished songs that stand out from the current crop of sounds emerging from the capital city. Imagine the chromeplated production sound of Steely Dan, the loose funk of early Prince and the warm embrace of Prefab Sprout, and you’re getting close to the sound of Cars Love Girls. “I’m not really affiliated with the Irish music scene, I’ve been in one band since college, and I don’t play with anyone
else. The scene wasn’t an inf luence, what influenced it was me going back to my record collection and thinking about the artists that I loved and what did I want us to sound like. “Things like Prince and Prefab Sprout, b a n d s t h a t I n e ve r stopped listening to, something that had a groove, and was really polished. It’s almost easy listening - clean, well-produced stuff. “That was what we were going for and, hopefully, I’ve ended up
somewhere in that ballpark.” The band will play their first official gig at Crawdaddy on July 20, and their live sound is something that Bres and Orla have been working hard on perfecting. “We’re looking forward to the first show, we’ve been rehearsing for the last couple of months, and it’s sounding good. It’s pretty much exactly the same as the record. “It’ll take time to grow, and settle down on stage. We have a sup-
port slot in September; we’re planning on doing the Hard Working Class Heroes and EuroSonic festivals, as well as the IMRO showcase tour. “We’re starting from scratch, really doing everything we can. I can’t wait to get the album out there, so we’re looking at the best way of doing that.” When the album drops, don’t expect Cars Love Girls to remain in the shadows for long. It sounds like the first step on the road to international success.
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GazetteBEAUTY BEAUTY Smoothtastic, summer legs F you want to get smoothtastic pins, but you’re fed up with shaving and waxing, then why not follow the celebrities’ lead and epilate your way to smoother skin this summer. Lifes2good’s latest Wet and Dry Emjoi Dolphin Epilator has been specifically designed to remove even the shortest of hair, its 18 sets of tweezeraction discs ensures rapid, non-irritating and virtually pain-free hair removal - literally! Its special water-resistant design enables it to remove even the shortest of hair on the legs, bikini line and under arms, with perfect precision giving results which last up to six weeks! And to help you along the way, Emjoi has come up with its five top tips to achieving those perfectly
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Maintain silky-smooth legs by exfoliating and moisturising at least three times a week. Exfoliation prevents unsightly ingrow n hairs by removing dead skin, ensuring new hair can surface. Moisturising will also help to sooth your skin.
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Ahhhh ... Aveeno is here THEY’VE achieved a cult following in the US, and now the new Aveeno Positively Radiant range is available for the first time in Ireland! The skincare range utilises the benefits of soy, a new naturally active ingredient for the Aveeno brand in Ireland, and has been clinically proven to even out skin tone and texture to boost skin’s natural radiance. Included in the range is the Positively Radiant Daily Skin-Brightening Moisturiser SPF 15, which contains SPF 15 to help protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, while its light diffusers will instantly boost your skin’s natural radiance. Shea Butter, squalane and glycerine help to ensure skin is left
hydrated and smooth. Meanwhile, the Positively Radiant Triple Boost Serum contains a blend of vitamins and antioxidants, which are known to help fight free radicals and help keep skin looking younger. The unique formula reveals the skin’s natural radiance and visibly diminishes the appearance of skin discoloration and brown spots. And for those dark circles and lines around the eyes, Positively Radiant Eye Brightening Cream is sure to be a hit. This eye-brightening cream, with naturally active soy, is fast-absorbing with a light texture and is clinically proven to visibly improve the appearance of dark circles and puffiness.
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Light diffusers instantly boost skin’s natural radiance and revitalise the area around the eyes.
The new Aveeno Positively Radiant range is available from July in pharmacies nationwide.
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SNAPSHOT Some fun stories of the week around the capital
On your bike! RTE’s Jacqui Hurley launches the annual Tomas Mulligan Cycle in aid of Pieta House, the suicide crisis centre, along with Dublin footballers Éamon Fennell and Eoghan O’Gara. The fun cycle, which is in its fourth year, is held in memory of Dublin footballer Tomas Mulligan who died by suicide in 2007. The cycle, organised by the Mulligan family, takes place on Saturday, August 13, and Sunday 14, and this year’s destination is Athlone. The cycle aims to raise awareness of the work carried out by Pieta House and to celebrate the lives of those lost to suicide.
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Mingin? Dail’s fashion sense just might be... “IF I HAD a handbag, I’d have clobbered him with it.” So said Mar y Mitchell O’Connor, showing that the schoolyard whispers of Deputies Wallace, Flanagan and Ross had not dampened her sense of humour. But if she did have a handbag, what would have been in it? A driver’s licence? A spare “garish” outfit? A brick heavy enough to knock the pink off Wallace’s shirt? The Diary was heartened to see that such taunts exist in other workplaces, not just our own newsroom, but we are not being paid 90 grand a year to represent thousands of people. Aside from the rights and the wrongs of the incident, one is forced to question how three deputies such as Wallace, a man so woefully dressed that legis-
lation will soon be passed to correct him, “Ming” Flanagan, whose namesake was feared for his sinister looks as much as his ability to torture Flash Gordon (and don’t even get me started on the beard!) and Ross, he of the strange tuft of hair, just sitting limp atop his head, can, with sincerity, question the sartorial choices of another?
DIARY One-hundred invited Muggles of all ages will dress up and gather in the party room from 3 to 5pm to learn wizardry tricks and play Harry Potter-themed games. Frangos World Cuisine will also have a full Harry Potter-themed menu with lots of mouth-watering treats to choose from. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 is released in cinemas this Friday, July 15.
Hamleys cast Photography a spell showcase HAMLEYS in Dundrum Town Centre will be cast under a spell this Saturday. The store’s party room on the third floor will be bursting with magic as it is transformed into a School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in aid of Unicef.
A GROUP of recent photography graduates of Griffith College have come together to form a photography collective, entitled Arcadia, and will host their debut exhibition as a group, entitled Grey Area, in Gallery
53, Capel Street, Dublin 1 until July 30. The exhibition, which is part of the PhotoIreland Festival 2011, seeks to examine some of life’s grey areas and is an exploration and personal interpretation by the diverse group of photographers. Sinead Murphy, Head of Photography at Griffith College, said: “I am delighted to see these talented photographers showcasing their work and commend them for the formation of the Arcadia group. “I would like to wish them the best of luck with their debut show.” Students of Griffith College Dublin, both past and present, have also had their photography work selected for the Four Floors exhibition in the Mad Art Gallery on 56, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1, and will run until July 30. For more information on Griffith College photography courses go to www.gcd.ie.
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GazettePETS PETS
Brought to you by Miriam Kerins of the DSPCA
THE FACTS: LOOKING AT THE FISH IN A FISH TANK CAN HAVE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS
Our popular finned friends OLDFISH are one of the most popular household pets in Ireland. It’s very simple to take care of one, and, although they don’t require that much space, as beautiful, living creatures, they certainly require love, care, attention and a healthy living environment. This week I want to make my readers aware of the specific needs of the goldfish because, last week, I was forced to intervene when I witnessed a group of teens at a jumble fair kicking around a clear plastic bag containing a small amount of water and a goldfish they said they’d “just won at a stall”. I also want to take this
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opportunity to remind stall-holders/fair-organisers that they have a duty of care to any animal in their possession, and should not give them out as prizes. Let me state quite clearly for the record that it is a crime to intentionally abuse, injure, illtreat or cause unnecessary suffering to an animal and those who do so may be prosecuted. That said, goldfish are wonderful, educational, finned friends to introduce their owners to the responsibilities of caring for a living creature and, if taken care of properly, can live for ten years or more. Some have been documented to live up to 30 years. It’s worth remembering that every
Goldfish might be the right pet for you
goldfish, just like every human, is an individual and can possess its own characteristics. For example, did you know that a pet goldfish will actually recognise its owner and will rise to the surface to be hand fed by them? If you’re reading this and thinking about giving a goldfish a home, here’s a
few tips to help you out. First of all, there are two categories of goldfish, single-tailed and twin-tailed. An example of singletailed gold fish would be the Comets: This variety has an exceptionally long tail fin; in fact often the fin is the length of the fish’s body, allowing him to swim pretty fast. You’ll
need a large tank for this variety, which are usually yellow but sometimes have a white body with red on their backs. An example of twintailed is the Black Moor: This variety has telescopic eyes that appear to stick out from the fish’s head. As the name suggests, they are always black in colour. Goldfish should be kept with their own kind, i.e. twin-tailed with twintailed, single-tailed with single-tailed and not mixed together. So, you’ve decided on the variety, now how do you choose your supplier? W hen visiting the aquarium/pet-store, take a look at the condition of
the fish in the tank. Is the tank over-crowded? Are there any dead fish in the tank? Is the water clear or cloudy? Do the fish have fungal growths on their scales? Are the fins erect and moving (but not moving too quickly, as this could be a sign of a lack of oxygen). Healthy fish should swim effortlessly through water, with long-finned ones swimming a bit slower than the others. There are many factors to consider when buying the fish tank and, while a fish aquarium can make a unique decorative addition to any room, placement is a key issue. The tank must be placed against an inside wall, away from direct sunlight,
open windows and doors. Remember, the warmer the room, the less oxygen there will be for the fish so keep this in mind and don’t over-crowd the tank. Fish grow, so do your research on your particular variety to find out how large your pet will get before you buy your tank. There’s a lot to consider before you join the fishkeeping fraternity, including who will look after Nemo and friends. But it is a therapeutic experience – did you know that gazing into a fish tank can slow down your heart rate and calm your nerves? For a more information, visit www.dspca.ie, or email miriam.kerins@ dspca.ie
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GazetteMOTORS MOTORS
The BMW 1 Series convertible is the car for summer driving. This car blends sports styling with practical driving economics, even if the buy-in price is relatively high at €36,450 for the diesel powered entry model.
Converted by BMW’s 1 Series MICHAEL MORONEY took the top down on the BMW 118d
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and loved every moment of its thrilling performance ONVERTIBLE time is summer time and that’s when ownership of a car like the BMW 118d convertible comes into its own. This is a car in which to plan a trip to a big event like the Galway Races. So get ready for the road in car that makes a statement while being thrifty on the road. The BMW 118d convertible mixes bling with brains in a car that’s super in terms of style and performance and even better when it comes to efficiency. If you are one for motoring style, this is a car that makes a modest statement. Modest in terms of running costs while a shade bling in terms of the message that it gives to all others on the road. Just roll down the roof and see the reaction. I covered the roads in the BMW 118d and it is
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SPECS: BMW 118D CONVERTIBLE Top speed: 208 km/hr 0 – 100km/hr: 9.5 secs Economy: 20.8 km/litre (4.8 l/100km) CO2 emissions: 127g/ km Road Tax Band: B (€156) Euro NCAP Rating: 5 Star (2004) Warranty: 3 years Entry Price: €36,450
impressive. There’s plenty of power from the 2.0 litre turbo-diesel engine that has all of the BMW EfficientDynamics systems included. This latest edition car differs from the previous versions as it has a new front bumper with redesigned fog lights and redesigned halogen headlights with an “eyebrow” element. If you specify the optional Xenon head-
lights, this “eyebrow” element features an LEDilluminated light bar. The rear lights and the headlights have also been changed and now give a new, and more detailed, appearance. The biggest change for the BMW 1 Series is that the cars now come fitted with what BMW calls an Aero Curtain. This new feature channels the airflow around the front of the car to reduce aerodynamic drag, with the aim of further improving efficiency. BMW engineers have lots of convertible experience and they say that wheel arches are one of the main areas of aerodynamic drag. They believe that the newAero Curtain is the solution to reduce this inefficiency. The system is developed from racing car technology. The air is routed into
two ducts in the front of the car, which then flows out of a narrow opening at high speed in the wheel arch. BMW claims that this jet of air effectively covers the side of the front wheels like a curtain and reduces turbulence. The good news from this bit of engineering is that the CO2 emissions have been lowered throughout the range. The test BMW 118d I drove is now rated at only 118g/ km, while all 2.0-litre petrol versions have CO2 emissions of 154g/km or below. The six-speed manual gearbox car came with an optimum shift indicator to let you know when to change up or down the gears. I don’t tend to use this feature in many of the cars that I drive, I find that it’s always more interesting if you listen to how the engine performs and keep
a weather eye on the rev counter. Like other BMW models, the 1 Series coupé and convertible also come with other EfficientDynamics measures. The test car 118d model was fitted with Auto Start-Stop, a diesel particulate filter for a cleaner exhaust, brake energy regeneration that lowers the drag on the engine. It also has what BMW call “intelligent alternator control” for more efficient electricity generation in the car for a multiple of functions The car has a responsive electric-power steering that was a dream to use. It corners with a positive feel and has good road feedback, making the car a treat to drive. The test car was an M Sport version, that’s a little special, but with a special price to match. All M
Sport models come with 17-inch light doublespoke-style alloy wheels, door sill finishers with M designation, chrome front exterior trim, highgloss Shadowline window surrounds, M aerodynamic bodystyling, M Sport suspension, runflat tyres, Sport seats and M Sport multi-function leather steering wheel. The shock is that this M Sport is about €4,000 more than the entry model and I am just not sure about the value of that. The look is enhanced, the features make for a more comfortable drive, but then the basic car basically only has smaller wheels and less opulence when it comes to chrome trims. I’m not sure if I would need those extras in what is a super compact sports car, to make a bold summer statement.
Volkswagen’s planned takeover of MAN suffers setback Volkswagen Group suffered a setback in its efforts to create Europe’s biggest truck maker as a European regulator pushed it to drop plans to take control of MAN trucks. Volkswagen has made a €13.8 billion takeover offer for MAN. The move
is part of a Volkswagen Group plan to create Europe’s biggest truck maker by combining MAN and Sweden’s Scania to take on world market leader Mercedes Benz and its next biggest rival, Volvo Trucks. The European Commission said
Volkswagen’s overly hasty grasp for control would breach merger rules. The Commission told Europe’s biggest carmaker to wait for regulatory approval of closer cooperation of VW, MAN and Scania. Volkswagen Group aims to over-
take Toyota as the world’s biggest car maker by 2018. It has been trying to incorporate sports car maker Porsche into its business as a tenth brand, and its chairman has publicly said that he has also set his sights on taking over Alfa Romeo.
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GazetteMOTORS MOTORS Fifty years a Mercedez-Benz man RoadSigns Road Signs NEW PLASTICS FOR MOTORING: SCIENTISTS in Brazil have developed a way to use nano-fibres from lemons and other fruit plants for a new generation of car plastics. Scientists have demonstrated that superstrong fibres can be harvested from delicate fruits, including pineapples and bananas. These nanocellulose fibres – also known as micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) – are comprised of 5-20 nanometre fibrils, and are nearly as stiff as Kevlar, found in armour and bulletproof vests. One day, these new plastics may be used in car manufacturing – not just to replace current plastics, but to replace the steel parts, too.
ONNIE Moloney, co-founder and managing director of TR Motors, this year celebrates his 50-year career in Mercedes-Benz service. His company, which is situated in the Dublin suburb of Harold’s Cross, is a main authorised service dealer for Mercedes-Benz. From Clonmel, Ronnie began working at the age of 16, taking up an apprenticeship with the then local Mercedes-Benz main dealer in Tipperary, King Keating. From King Keating, he emigrated to Canada, where he worked for the German-owned Mercedes-Benz of North America organisation. Returning to Dublin, he continued to work
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with Mercedes-Benz through their Modern Motors, Rialto and B a l l s b r i d g e Mo t o r s dealerships. In 1975, Ronnie cofounded TR Motors Limited, since when the dealership has operated as an exclusive service outlet for MercedesBenz passenger cars.
Prominent location Situated in a prominent location on Harold’s Cross Road, next to the greyhound stadium, TR Motors has enjoyed a distinguished histor y, listing many prominent MercedesBenz owners amongst its client base, including numerous foreign diplomats and embassies. In 1992, the company suffered a major setback when fire destroyed their original premises.
Heartened by the support of all concerned, the company undertook a complete redevelopment to create the modern showrooms and extensive workshop and spare parts facility from which it now operates. Today, Ronnie is supported in the business by his daughter, Louise, son, Gavin, and a staff of 14. Commenting on the milestone and the c o m p a ny ’s a c h i e ve ments over the five decades being celebrated, Mercedes-Benz chief executive in Ireland, Stephen Byrne, praised Ronnie and his team at TR Motors for their “immense technical knowledge, expertise and skill that they bring to the service of Mercedes-Benz customers in Dublin city”.
Ronnie Moloney is celebrating 50 years of service to Mercedes-Benz
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GazetteBUSINESS BUSINESS Interview: Edno Cooley, owner of a successful healthcare equipment company
Started his own company at 25 EDNO Cooley, from Cooley Healthcare Ltd, grew up in Wexford and moved to Dublin to go to Dublin City University where he studied biotechnology. He then went into the brewing business, working for a short time for Guinness and then for one of the pioneering microbrewing companies making lager. He now lives in Palmerstown and runs a successful healthcare equipment company in Lucan, supplying equipment to hospitals, nursing homes and private customers. Edno started his own company at the age of 25 in 2000, when, as he says himself “it was easy”. He recently started a new business, Cooley Healthcare Ltd, when it wasn’t quite so easy. Edno says: “It has been really difficult, but we have concentrated on the end users’ needs and found that, by really caring for the patient or client, we earn the respect and trust of the professionals and families involved. “Our business slogan is Quality, Reliability and Care. I believe that this simple traditional code has a very important role in our business and, indeed, in all aspects of life. We treat all of our customers as if they were our own families. We see this as what makes us different.” Cooley Healthcare is a modern, vibrant, caring and professional Irish-owned company that provides a wide range of products. Edno says: “We are trying be as positive as is possible in this difficult time; we just launched a new website, www.cooleyhealthcare.ie and invested substantially in our branding and advertising. I always compare starting a new business to lifting yourself up by your shoe laces; it seems like an impossible feat, but it can be done. “The Irish Healthcare market is expanding simply because people are living a lot longer, although it is now fiercely competitive. Entering into a new business area at a competitive time has it’s advantages – overheads are lower and customers are more open to changing supplier in search of better deals.”
to buy my own place . I don’t know much about loans etc, so I need your help. I’d love to buy an apartment in the city, but don’t know a lot about how the loans work. Do I just pay back the loan in full or do I have to pay extra for getting it? Any help greatly appreciated. Mark – Dublin 9. A - All lending is based on the ability to repay. Whether you are looking for a car loan, a mortgage to buy a home or even a credit union loan, you have to prove that you can pay back what you borrow. The “extra” is the interest you pay to the lender and their reward for giving you the loan and their interest rate can vary. Home loans are the cheapest type of loan available and, inversely, short-term “unsecured” loans - i.e. no underlying asset that the lender can repossess in the event you fail to pay back - carry a higher rate of interest and, therefore, greater monthly repayments. Buying property has a whole set of rules and regulations, from the method lenders use to calculate your repayment ability; there are two methods – 4.5 times your annual income or the total of all your monthly financial commitments, including the proposed mortgage repayment should not exceed 35% of your net disposable Income – or what you have left in your pay packet after all the taxes, universal social charges and other deductions are made. Remember also, virtually ALL lenders are members of the Irish Credit Bureau and their
Q: What was your first job? A: Farm labourer at 10-yearsold.
Q: And your first pay cheque? A: £5. I used to iron my money and keep it in a small suitcase.
Q: When did you start your present job? A: 1999. Q: What is the best thing about your job? A: I enjoy the risk and return aspect of running my own business. When it goes wrong, it’s terrible, but when it goes right, it’s fantastic.
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have little chance of progressing. So, once you have passed this first test – being
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on that mortgage (compulsory on home loans) and at least buildings insurance on the property in case of fire, etc. With apartments, this is norcharge. Before you finally go down the road of buyof expected and estimated costs in buying the property. These include stamp duty (1% of the purchase price under € 1m) and your solicitor’s legal costs (c. 0.5% of the purchase price plus VAT and outlay) not to mention basic furniture, etc. You should also do an annual household budget, so work out the ongoing costs of maintaining a property and living. Good luck. Contact John with your money questions at jlowe@moneydoctor.ie or visit his website at www.moneydoctor.ie. John Lowe, Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, is founder and managing director of Money Doctor
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The Maldives offers a holiday close to nature with white beaches and clear blue seas FAMED for its fragile beauty, the Maldives has long been a top destination for those wanting to get closer to nature, offering sugar-white beaches and clear blue seas. However, this tiny cluster of stunning atolls and islands is also one of the most delicate environmentally. Located in South Nilandhe Atoll, Vilu Reef Beach and Spa Resort is a green and fertile resort, which actively protects the local environment through tending to its underwater ecosystem, using locally-grown produce in its restaurants and regularly planting palm trees – promising guests the ultimate in idyllic natural beauty. Vilu Reef is known locally as the “Garden Of Eden” for its lush tropical vegetation and countless coconut palms. In fact, honeymooners staying at this small island retreat are invited to plant a tree during their stay, leaving a small legacy of their stay. As well as boasting over 800 palm trees, one side of this 122-room resort boasts a protected lagoon and the other has a beautiful reef, with a greater variety of corals and reef fish than in any other atoll. Even the accommodation at Vilu Reef is inspired by nature, offering understated laid-back luxury and traditional thatched roofs. As 99% of the Maldives’ low-lying coral islands are covered by sea water, climate change and rising sea levels are of great concern for its people. Vilu Reef’s sister resort, Olhuveli Beach and Spa Resort, has, therefore, set up a number of initiatives to protect its abundant coral reefs and wealth of endangered sea creatures – from manta rays to turtles. To stay in this stunning eco-friendly resort, Trailfinders is offering seven nights at Vilu Reef Beach and Spa Resort from €1,619 per person (saving over €140 per person), based on two sharing. Available for selected departures in October, the price includes return flights from Dublin, Cork or Shannon via Heathrow and Doha with Qatar Airways, accommodation in a garden villa on a full-board basis, resort seaplane transfers, taxes and surcharges. For more details go to www.trailfinders.ie / 01 677 7888 / 021 464 8800.
A little slice of designer heaven waits for you in Galway city ANITA WARD
SINCE it opened, the g Hotel in Galway has received a fairly healthy list of awards to its name, everything from topping hot lists, receiving design awards, to their best chef and prestigious top Irish destination awards – fair enough, but I was hoping this didn’t mean they thought they didn’t have to try anymore. That certainly wasn’t the case. To say the g doesn’t disappoint is an understatement; the large neon sign in the black marble reception area that reads, “This must be the place” rings true. I couldn’t wait to see the famous decor by Philip Treacy – oh, the glamour! I even brought three pairs of shoes for one night to make sure I was keeping up with the style. Taking your city break in Ireland affords that convenience of hopping in the car, filling the boot with your wardrobe and hitting the motorway and in no time you are at your destination. Galway is only a mere two hours from Kildare, motorway all the way, and the g Hotel just lies on the edge of Galway city. Just a few short miles, but right beside the Lough Atalia, giving you a wonderful sense of being away from it all. Our room was breath-
taking, with one whole seems to have lost over contemporary fine-dining portion sizes and side entirely of glass that the years. We headed back to hoped he wasn’t going overlooks the stunning lake. Luxury oozes from the g to relax in one to leave hungry which ever ything, even the of the many reception in turn, means grumpy. Luckily, there was a bedside lamps resemble rooms – cue a change of delicious sounding fila Philip Treacy glamor- shoes. There are three vary- let of beef dish with a ous hat creation. The decadent style of ing styles of room to duck ravioli which he this place doesn’t com- choose from – the ambi- instantly eyed up, and promise on comfort, the ent gold Grand Salon, he also chose a smoked room just embraces you the quirky Pink Room or t u n a s t a r t e r w h i c h in every way and the the eclectic Blue Room. comes with an almond bathroom, with its free- I made myself comfort- quiche. I also chose a standing Villeroy and able in the Pink Room fish starter of sea trout Boch bath, just calls to much to OH’s joy. The with a fennel broth and you to relax and enjoy atmosphere is great, a chicken main with with people enjoying a gratin of apple and yourself. While I was oohing pre-going out cocktails potatoes. I love that each dish and ahhing at the decor, and it seems to be the comes with a recomthe other half (OH) was place to be seen. A f ter some lovely mendation of wine and impressed with the flatscreen ambient light TV spiked (alcoholic) cof- I opted for the wine and the fact there was a fees, we headed back that accompanied my flatscreen TV intergrat- to the room for another main. OH ordered a ed into the wall in the change of shoes, and pint of Bulmers – pure --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
‘The decadent style of this place doesn’t compromise on comfort, the room just embraces you in every way and the bathroom, with its free-standing Villeroy and Boch bath, just calls to you to relax and enjoy yourself’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------bathroom – he was one happy man. We headed into Galway city, which was just buzzing; it really felt like it has survived the recession – and was in fact having a party to celebrate. The streets are filled with independent shops, busy with customers and tourists, while the big name high-street brands are still there, Galway seems to have retained a sense of self that Dublin
outfit this time, and strolled down to the Matz Restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was also buzzing; there were families celebrating alongside groups of Itgirls sipping champagne in the latest fashions, and couples enjoying an intimate date. The compact menu has a great variety of choice – OH is a purely meat-andtwo-veg man and I worryingly thought about
fine dining darling, the staff didn’t bat an eyelid and it was brought straight away, ice cold – they were in his good books. T he star ters were light and packed with f lavour, the fish was cooked to perfection and, best of all, the food came out piping hot, nothing worse than warm-going-cold fish. The presentation of the food was like the hotel itself, every last detail was
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accounted for and created an impact. The beef came perfectly cooked to a request of medium rare, and, I was told, melted in the mouth. My chicken was succulent and juicy, the potato and apple gratin was complemented with a sprinkling of creamy goat’s cheese – divine. The wine was light and fresh like the dish and I was told the Bulmers hit the spot as well. Desserts are equally impressive; I was also treated to a sample of a new dessert wine to accompany my star anise dessert and OH stuck to the Bulmers while he demolished a stunning chocolate fondant creation. OH announced he was actually stuffed – result, fine dining doesn’t have to mean mini-food on a giant plate. We retired to the Pink Room again for some bespoke g
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TravelBriefs Royal wedding fever hits Edinburgh as Zara Philips to wed rugby player, Mark Tindall ROYAL wedding fever is set to start all over again when Zara Philips, daughter of Princess Anne, marries rugby player Mike Tindall in Edinburgh on July 30. Edinburgh might seem like a surprising location for a royal couple to tie the knot, but the low-key princess is actually following in her mum’s footsteps when she married her second husband Cmdr Timothy JH Laurence, a British naval officer in the Scottish capital in 1992. While the wedding won’t have the pomp and pageantry that accompanied Kate and William’s big day in April, the majestic surroundings of Scotland’s royal city are sure to provide a dramatic and romantic setting for the couple’s big day. To celebrate the first royal wedding in Scotland for nearly two decades, VisitScotland has put together its top royal hot spots across the city. Log on to www.visitscotland.com/surprise for further information and the best value deals on accommodation and visitor attractions in Scotland this summer.
Visit Orlando – The perfect fun family destination HOME to the world’s top amusement parks and attractions, Orlando, in Florida, is the perfect destination for a family. Explore what Orlando has to offer and enjoy everything from Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Studios Orlando to SeaWorld Orlando and Legoland Florida. GoHop has some great family offers at the moment. Stay for seven nights at the three-star Champions World resort from €2,589, or at the three-star + Radisson International Drive from €2,729. Alternatively, stay at the four-star Doubletree by Hilton from €2,789 The package includes return flights from Dublin, airline taxes, accommodation for seven nights based on two adults and two children (under 12). Offers are based on two adults and two children and are valid for travel August 2011. Visit www.gohop.ie for information on the ideal holiday for you and your family.
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A new baby owl has arived at Trabolgan Holiday Village
cocktails and then called it a night. We managed to pull ourselves out of the bed to a quiet self-service breakfast (full service option also available) before I sampled the delights of their world-
class ESPA. This spa understands the meaning of relaxation and opulence. I was treated to a rejuvenating full body massage with infused oils to add to your sensory delight. I wanted to marry the girl by the
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TRABOLGAN Holiday Village in Cork has welcomed the latest edition to their Holiday Park, “Fudge” the beautiful new baby Tawny Owl. Fudge is now six weeks old and can be seen by the public at the Birds of Prey Educational Centre, located in the main centre at Trabolgan. Fudge will join a host of other birds at Trabolgan this season, including Brendan, the native peregrine falcon, Sundari, the stunning Black Shakeen; Morgan, the native kestrel, and Oscar, the European Eagle Owl. The new Birds of Prey Educational Centre opened at Trabolgan earlier in the season and offers families the chance to learn about birds of prey and to raise awareness of the indigenous species and environmental issues involved in their protection and conservation. The Birds of Prey Centre is open daily to resident guests and day visitors. Visitors also have the opportunity to “Fly Your Own Hawk” during the visit.
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GoingOUT GoingOUT MILL THEATRE 01 296 9340 Port Authority Leading Irish dramatist, Conor McPherson, brings his hit play Port Authority to the Mill Theatre for two nights on July 15 and July 16, directed by Peter Reid. First staged in 2001, Port Authority became a resounding success with its story of three interwoven lives and the challenge of relationships in modern day Ireland. Saturday, July 15 and Sunday, July 16 at 8pm. Admission: €18/€15
PAVILION THEATRE 01 231 2929 Plaza Suite Rough Magic Theatre Company Theatre’s Plaza Suite is one of Neil Simon’s most poular and celebrated plays. The play focuses on the misadventures of three very different couples as they face important moments in their lives, all in the same hotel room in the world famous Plaza Hotel. Laughter is guaranteed with this witty, funny and clever play. Wednesday July 13 - Saturday July 30 [excl. Sundays], please note that Thursday, July 14 is a preview preformance. Mon-Fri: 8pm and Sat: 3 pm and 8pm. Admission: €17.60/€18/€20/€22/€25.00
THE HELIX 01 700 7000 The blonde, brunette and the vengeful redhead Seen as a cross between Desperate Housewives and CSI Miami the play – set in Anytown, Ireland – tells the story of Rhonda Russell. After a call from her husband for 20 years telling her that he’s leaving her, the story unfolds in a quiet suburban neighbourhood where friends and strangers are drawn together and relationships fall apart. Friday, July 15 and Saturday, July 16 at 8.30pm. Admission: €16/€14
DRAIOCHT 01 885 2622 Desmond Kenny - Past and Present Dublin 15 based artist Desmond Kenny is showing both old and new work at Draiocht this summer as he is welcomed to both the ground floor and first floor. The artist has had an active relationship with the centre for the 10 years it has been open, holding a solo show there in June 2001. This will be the first big exhibition of Kenny’s new venture into abstract painting. Kenny’s new work tries to tap into the childlike creativity that breaks free from art history by removing all figuration from the work. His earlier figurative work will be exhibited in the First Floor Gallery at the same time. Until Saturday August 27. Admission: Free
CIVIC THEATRE 01 4627477 Ballet Workshop - The Jays on Treasure Island Ballet Ireland’s Annual Summer School launches a new voyage of excitement and discovery embarking on their 11th expedition, The Jays on Treasure Island. It promises a fun-filled week with workshops which will develop into the highlight of the week; a performance held onstage for family and friends. Monday, July 18 – Friday July 23. Admission: €165 per child or €300 for 2 children from the same family.
SEAMUS ENNIS CULTURAL CENTRE 01 802 0898 John Spillane John Spillane, twice winner of the Meteor Award in the Best Folk/Trad category, will be playing at the Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre. His music spreads joy with entertaining stories, poetic tunes and melodic lyrics. With several albums under his belt, his platinum-selling album ‘Irish Songs we Learned at school’ being just one of many, and another to be released later this year, John seems to embody the meaning of real, traditional Irish music. John Spillane promises to bring you along on a journey with his emotive songs and make it an evening to remember. Friday, July 15 at 7.30 pm. Admission: €18.
Mr O’Brien (Bradd Pitt) tries to impress upon his sons the importance of being civilised, upstanding citizens, as well as being dutiful and obedient sons, in The Tree of Life. However, tragedy, and the struggles of family life, are themes that will return to haunt his adult son’s life.
Full of leafy, lofty ideas No, we don’t mean our reviewer, Kate, who is back from her holidays without a tan, but with a review of The Tree of Life Q KATE CROWLEY
READERS! I’m back! Back from my early summer sojourn, which was largely spent watching a red-faced Mr Crowley enthusiastically attempting to erect a familysized tent in one rainsoaked spot after another, while Crowleyetta and I checked into any nearby B&B instead for some TLC (and a change into warm, dry clothes away from awash Wicklow campsites). Did you miss me, dear readers? Well, I missed you both, too, almost as much as I missed my official review and/or family trips to the cinema or screenings, all in a bid to tell you what’s on. And, as I’m still in a holiday mood, with a few grains from the golden sands of Fundoran still caught between my dainty toes, here’s a quick aside on an interesting cinema trend.
FILM OF THE WEEK: The Tree of Life ++++ (12A) 138 mins Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Sean Penn, and lots of strikingly memorable shots
OUR VERDICT: MAVERICK director, Terrence Malick has returned with another rare, and rarefied, film, which has received boos from some audiences, and standing ovations from others. On one hand, the film is about a decent family growing up in a long-gone 1950s’ Americana setting; on the other, it muses on the meaning and evolution of life itself. Many superb shots certainly make it a film to remember, says Kate.
Has anyone been to see 3D films recently? Anyone? It seems that Hollywood big-wigs are beginning to question the financial returns on this fad, with audiences beginning to fall away, following an initially enthusiastic takeup of this new tech. Heavens knows why. After all, who doesn’t enjoy paying up to a fiver – or more – extra per 3D cinema ticket to wear uncomfortable glasses for upwards of two hours, staring at a darkened, slightly-defocused image in the hopes of possibly,
maybe, perhaps seeing one or two shots that seem ever-so-slightly three-dimensional? Oh. Hmmm. I seem to have answered my own rhetorical question there. And, judging by the halfdeserted 3D films I’ve watched recently, it’s possible that The Gazette won’t be featuring many more in issues to come. And now, my review. (Some may be expecting it to be on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but a scheduling malfunction in the postholiday Crowley household is seeing my review
kicked back to next week instead, folks.) This week, in my shortest ever review, I’m recommending a slightly artsy film, and – Wait! Come back! The Tree of Life is not exactly a popcorn-pusher, seeing as it’s a film that asks lots of questions, poses some interesting points for the viewer, and then, umm ... well, that’s about it. Unconventional points are raised, and cinematic questions are posed, but, like a hazily-remembered dream, a clear reality is never quite to hand. It’s a hard film to sum up, being one that, at its heart, follows an ordinary family growing up in a long-lost 1950s’ Americana; as alien a landscape to modern audiences as, well, some of the other desolate landscapes that are visited in this film. At its simplest, The Tree of Life tells of a stern father, Mr O’Brien (Brad
Pitt), who is doing his best to raise three children, with Mrs O’Brien (Jessica Chastain) adding a softer touch to his upright, uptight parenting. In later life, a son, Jack (Sean Penn) seeks some familial reconciliation and a personal understanding of his almost idyllic, yet edgy, childhood, seeking to understand himself, his father, and the O’Brien family’s place in the universe. However, The Tree of Life also jumps far beyond its 1950s and modern-day settings – in fact, it also jumps back millions of years, interested in not just the highly personal tale of a family’s evolution but – perhaps – in the evolution of life itself. Full of outstanding cinematography, yet coupled with subject matter that is likely to confound, confuse, irritate and delight in equal measures, The Tree of Life could be a real grower for many ...
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Google steps up battle with Facebook ADAM MAGUIRE
OVER the last few years Google has been trying everything to out-fox Facebook. It created the confusing Google Wave, the uninspiring Google Buzz and is even rumoured to have tried to simply buy out the massively popular social network. N ow G o o g l e h a s unveiled its latest - and arguably most significant - step against Facebook. Google+ is a social network that marks a massive change in the way the search giant works. If it succeeds it will restore Google as the king of everything online; if it fails it could ultimately drag the whole company down with it. So, here is everything
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How it works Any user of Facebook will see a lot of similarities when they log onto Google+ first (which might be hard to do for now as it is invite-only at the moment). You can link up with friends, post status updates and pictures and share things in an instant. How it differs from Facebook Google seems to have spotted a lot of the things that are wrong with Face-
book and put their solutions at the heart of the Google+ design. For example it allows you to differentiate between people you connect to, so rather than tagging them all as friends you can put them into “Circles” according to your relationship. So you can have one person as a friend and another as an acquaintance. You can also put people in multiple groups if they happen to be, say, a friend and a work colleague. From that you can easily decide what circle you share what piece of information with. So your rant about your job can be seen by your family but not your boss. Users can also video chat easier with people they connect to, some-
thing Facebook does not yet offer, and is more transparent when it comes to privacy.
Why it might succeed Google has put a lot of effort in to getting this right. They have clearly learned from past mistakes and some of the features of Google+ are really compelling. While the company is absent from social networking it still has a lot of clout generally and, if anyone is going to take on Facebook, they certainly have the resources and skills to do so. Why it might fail The best-designed social network is only as good as its user-base. Google has millions of people logging on every day but there is no guarantee that they
will jump to Google+. The one thing people will ask is: “Why join this when I’m already on Facebook?” and they need a good answer to that. Likewise, the last thing they want is someone signing up, finding no one to interact with and leaving straight away.
avoiding the mistakes of the far-too-small-to-use netbooks of the past and giving the user plenty of screen and keyboard real estate while still being portable. T h a t said it is still very
Samsung NF210 netbook
NETBOOKS have been somewhat overshadowed by tablets lately but Samsung’s NF210 does its best to catch the user’s eye once more. With a striking curved shape and a striking gloss body (in this case a bright white), the Samsung NF210 certainly looks the part. It is a nice size too,
much a netbook, for better or for worse. It has no CD/DVD drive and is relatively low-powered. Indeed, it still has much the same specification as the netbooks that were around a few years ago, bar perhaps the Windows 7 install. It is still a nice, wall e t- f r i e n d l y c h o i c e ,
especially for students and young users, however. It does the trick for most basic tasks like checking e-mail and typing documents, while its near 11-hour battery will keep users online for more than enough time. It is a bit of a shame that netbooks have not advanced all that much in the last two years. However, it is questionable whether they need to. The NF210 does a good job of arguing that they do not. The Samsung NF210 is available from elara.ie €330 before P&P Visit teic.ie for the latest tech news, reviews and views.
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I, Christopher Knight, intend to apply for Permission for development at No. 24 Forest Court Swords, County Dublin. The development will consist of one no. additional four bedroom, two storey dormer style detached dwellinghouse (area 108m2) in south side garden of existing house; a new boundary division wall; existing vehicular entrance is proposed to be widened and used for both the new house and the existing house. The site boundary facing the Forest Court and Forest Grove is proposed to have new piers and low walls to provide screening, with new driveways & four no. car-parkings spaces, two to each front garden. Also included are alterations to existing site drainage and additional surface water drainage measures and associated siteworks. This Planning Application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the Authority of the application. 13115
We, Paul & Marian Domican intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site address 30 Lissadel Wood, Malahide, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of a single storey flat roof extension to the side of existing dwelling consisting of a Dining room, incorporating 1no. Bi-folding door & 2no. roof windows. Existing first floor bedroom window at side to be reduced to suit new roof parapet. The application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority during it’s public opening hours and a submission or observation may be made to the Planning Authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee (20Euros) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of this application. 13086
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HOCKEY: IRELAND’S UNDERAGE STARS REGISTER IMPRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL WINS
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IRELAND’S young hockey stars enjoyed a fine week last week when the U-18 girls and both U-16 groups had successful international series against Celtic rivals. The U-16 boys claimed an intense three-nation series in Paris, playing four games in quick succession against France and Wales, eventually taking the laurels on goal difference. They began the compe-
tition with back-to-back wins over Wales, starting off with a 3-1 success, one which could have been won by a greater margin. That was proved in the second tie as they stormed past Wales on day two by a half-dozen scores, in which there were first international goals for Mark Loughrey, Lee Cole, and Jack Ryan, all from St Andrew’s. That win came on day two of their trip, giving them just a few hours to
rest before playing against the tournament hosts, France. The strain of two games in a day proved too much for the lads but there was enough in their 3-2 loss in a more physical match to suggest they could turn the tide on day three. Luke Madeley of Three Rock Rovers and Wesley were on the mark. With the tournament decider again against France, Ireland saved their best for last, with an
The Ireland underage hockey sides were victorious against French and Welsh opposition
emphatic 7-2 victory. The U-16 girls, meanwhile, hosted Wales and notched up three consecutive wins. Thirteen year-old Kathryn Edgar, Elaine Carey and Alex’s Millie O’Donnell were to the fore, with a couple of goals over the course of
the Belfield games, which provided valuable match practise for the young side as they make tentative steps toward the 2012 Europeans. The Irish U-18s ran up three big wins over France in Belfield. In game one, they came from a goal
down to win the first of their three games with France. Emily Beatty from Old Alex made the game level in the first half before an excellent Rebecca Barry touch gave the girls in green the lead. Joanne Orr and Katie
Mullan also weighed in to secure a 4-0 success, all the goals coming from open play. And the series ended as it had started, a 5-1 success with Leinster youngsters Beatty, Erika Hinkson and Lisa McCarthy scoring four of the goals.
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Ciara Markey from Swords West
Swimming
Elise Walsh from Skerries
The Girls Under-13 Skerries Relay team
Games winners advance
VER 200 swimmers took to the water on Sunday at the Dublin Community Games County Swimming Finals, held in Tallaght Sports Complex. With swimmers aged from six to 16 years, some taking part in their first ever competition, each participant represented their local area with pride. A new event added this year was the U-16 4 x 50m Medley relay, which created great excitement and a very close finish in the final. The heats, semi-finals and finals of the freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly events were hotly contested with nothing but a touch of the wall between placings. The gold medal winners will now represent Dublin at the HSE Community Games National finals in August.
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Polymae Dempsey and Louisa Byrne from Skerries
Ella May from Skerries St Jude’s Medley Relay team
Boys’ Under-13 Perrystown team
Brian Markey from Swords West
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Martin Russell, manager of League of Ireland side UCD, is giving back to his young stars the lessons of his footballing life, ROB HEIGH discovers Grange pair take 2011 A LOT of players travel a long way in their soccer careers, and eventually return to their roots when it comes to the next phase of their careers when their playing days come to an end. Someone who did just that, and who is making a difference to the culture and results at UCD is Lucan resident, Martin Russell, the former Manchester United apprentice who has worked, at various times, under the stewardship of Ron Atkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Pleat and reknowned Irish coach, Noel O’Reilly. “Most footballers who go through their playing career and end up on the coaching side of things will take things on board that they’ve experienced.
At all the clubs, I’ve tried to take on board everything I’ve found useful, and I’m trying to implement them now at UCD. “From grassroots up, from having Noel O’Reilly, to Eric Harrison at Manchester United, and learning from the likes of David Pleat and Ryan Hamilton at Leicester, all gave me lots of good teachings and good philosophies on the game.” From those esteemed guardians, Russell has learned a great deal and brings that wealth of experience to the young players at UCD, where he started coaching in 2005, before being offered the manager’s role in 2009. That first season proved a baptism of fire for the former Belvedere player,
UCD in action against St Johnstone
as the side had just been relegated from the top flight of the league of Ireland, but he performed what many considered was a miracle when the
ers as a back-up plan if their soccer career doesn’t work out, which is vital.” That grounding for young players is coming earlier and earlier, by vir-
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team bounced back up immediately, and have remained in the top flight since then. “In 2009, we had a very young squad, and they were not expected to come back up, and it was great to achieve that. To go on and stay in the top flight last, and this season, is great credit to the group of players we have.” UCD have a quite unique ethos in League of Ireland soccer, as their player base is made up of players involved in its highly-regarded scholarship scheme, which gives players the chance to combine senior football with the opportunity to earn a college degree. “UCD is such a good club for young players. When I went to Manchester, at the time, there were very few full-time set-ups in Ireland. “What we’ve tried to establish at UCD is a fulltime outfit, and providing an education for the play-
tue of the fact the team needed to field an Under19 team last season. “What’s happening at the moment, we have players on scholarship, who come in when they’ve done their Leaving Cert. But, this season, with the need to put together an Under-19 team, we needed to be signing players who were still in school, and creating pre-scholarship agreements for the Under-19 squad. “For the players who sign at that young age, they have access to the high-performance unit, for strength and conditioning, and they get to see what life at the club is like. “The UCD structure means that we don’t pay players, the remuneration is the scholarship. After that, we would like to keep some of the good players to help the younger players as they come in. “When we got the team up from the first division
and stayed up, they all acquitted themselves well, and the really good ones were offered contracts elsewhere. “We lost a lot of players last year, and we would like to be able to produce some strength and depth at the club, keeping players involved.” With that in mind, Russell is clear about the team’s short-term goals and the benefits of forthcoming matches against top-flight opposition. “Our whole goal is to remain in the premier league next year, and the friendlies against St Johnstone and Villarreal are great experiences for the players, lining out against seasoned professionals from these clubs.” UCD, for Russell, is a great place for new players to develop their future careers, as he did, under the watchful eye of a seasoned professional. “There are so man strengths in Dublin football that I see when I go around the city and look at players. However, as Dublin is filled with only so many clubs, teams will go after the same players. “What we think is that we at UCD are different. UCD can fulfil a player’s needs, that they get an education, as well as firstteam experience. “For the young player, I think that’s the ideal vehicle for their future career,” said Russell.
Father & Son title at Castle Golf Club
MICHAEL and Michael Cronin, from Grange Golf Club, were the victorious familial pairing who won the 2011 All Ireland Father and Son classic at Castle Golf Club last week. Over 500 golfers, representing more than 100 different golf clubs, participated in the qualifying rounds of the tournament, the biggest open event on the Irish golfing calendar. Sixty-four pairs qualified for the matchplay stages of the event, which commenced last Monday and ran every evening during the week. In the final, held on Sunday, the Michaels defeated Brian and Gavin Whittaker, of Elm Park/Milltown on the 18th green.
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CRICKET: PEMBROKE’S TOTAL DENIES LOCAL SIDE VICTORY
Malahide holding rugby conditioning lessons MALAHIDE Rugby club have announced that they will be staging a series of conditioning classes for players aged between 15 and 19 over the next few weeks. The classes will be held by club strength and conditioning coach Richie Forbes on Thursday mornings between 11pm and 12.30pm. This will be an excellent opportunity for young players to sharpen some vital areas of their game. Each class will cost €5. Anyone interested in the classes is asked to contact Richie on 086 3537258.
Fingal fitness for over-55s THE Fingal Sports Partnership is asking if you are the one in five over 55 year olds who are regularly physically active as part of their Go for Life Fitline programme. Of people aged over 55, 18% are regularly physically active. Activities like swimming, golf, keep fit, dancing and cycling are all popular. You can check if you’re part of Fingal’s one in five or you can find out how to join them by calling Go for Life FitLine. It is a free service provided by Go for Life, and Fingal Sports Partnership which helps callers check their exercise levels and can advise people who want to get more active. People interested in getting more active can call Go for Life FitLine on 01 805 7733 or Fingal Sports Partnership on 01 8906256
between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
McCleery new CRO for Fingal GERRY McCleery has been named as Leinster Rugby’s newest Community Rugby Department Officer, taking over from Christian Stemmett as the CRO for the Fingal County area. McCleery has been heavily involved with rugby in the Fingal County area through his club - Skerries RFC - and his work with the Leinster Rugby Development Pathway. As always, with the sports development partnership that exists between Fingal County Council and Leinster Rugby, McCleery will be working closely with Fingal CC Sports Development Staff to ensure the continued improvement of opportunities to participate in all sports in Fingal CC is continued.
Malahide were unable to match Pembroke’s impressive total in spite of a stern effort at Sydney Parade
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A WELL-composed 65 from Jack Balbirnie helped Pembroke recover from 107-5 to post 213, a total which Malahide’s second team was unable to match as they fell 97 runs short at Sydney Parade last Saturday. They were destroyed by Gary Baugh’s opening burst of 3-23 while Keith Reynolds did well to make 42 and be the mainstay of the innings. Andrew Leonard put together a spell of 3-12 to clean up the tail. Pembroke began in decent fashion, Robin Russell and Stu McDon-
nell combining for an opening stand of 42. Atif Kamal accounted for the pair in quick succession, though, and when Glenn Kirwan snagged Nicol lbw, Pembroke were wobbling at 59 for 3. His wicket brought Balbirnie to the crease and the schoolboy played a composed innings to guide his side through to a competitive total. At the other end, wickets did fall at regular intervals, with Kirwan removing Baugh to reduce Pembroke to 130 for 6. J a s k a r a n Wa l i a , though, stuck around
Leinster champions: Malahide victorious MALAHIDE’s mixed Under-11 bas-
ketball team were victorious in the Community Games Leinster finals in Carlow last weekend. They defeated Urlingford/Johnstown (Kilkenny) 24-12 in their semi-final, and went on to defeat Kilbride (Meath) 29 – 13 in the final. On that Malahide team were Hannah Motyer, Isabelle Flynn, Lauren Devitt, Zoe Ellingboe, Vicky Young, Ben Motyer, Cian Daly, Reece McGonigle, Alex Sherwood and Michael Barnett.
for 17 for a crucial partnership while Leonard also chipped in with 16 to push the total beyond 200.
Wickets Neil Boyne and Ronan McGeehan weighed in with a couple of wickets apiece to ensure Pembroke did not use their full complement of overs, but Malahide were also unable to use their 50, falling well short in their run chase. Baugh ensured they got off to the worst possible start, having Killian Byrne caught behind before Brian Gilmore and Robert Weir also
departed. Walia came on to good effect, removing Shash Kiran cheaply before Kirwan and Michel van Oorschot were both done for, pegging the village back to 50 for 6. Reynolds was providing the resistance at one end, and Boyne provided temporary support to put on 38, but his departure precipitated a quick end as Leonard filled his boots. It left Malahide claiming just two of the 25 points on offer, lowering their league percentage to 33.71. It means they are just above Clontarf, who are
second from bottom, who could make a jump were they to pick up a win in the near future given their small amount of games played. Meanwhile, the club’s Cameron Shoebridge and Luke Birrell have been named in the Leinster U-13 side, who are set to play in the Taunton cricket festival being held at King’s College, Taunton, Somerset, from July 25 to 29. They have been named in the 15-player panel for the event which will see the province play against Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and Kent.
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LADIES FOOTBALL: ST SYLVESTER’S REACH THE FINAL
CLUB NOTICEBOARD ST SYLVESTER’S DON’T miss it — the game of the
your place.
week is the junior footballer’s sec-
The senior football team play Fin-
ond round championship match on
gal Ravens next Saturday, July 16 at
Thursday night in Broomfield at 7.30
6.30pm in Rolestown.
pm against Ranelagh Gaels. The ladies football team reached their second championship in a
The intermediate footballers play St Finian’s in Broomfield, also on Saturday at 6.30pm.
row with a great win over Thomas
The junior 6 team play St Mary’s in
Davis in the semi-final. They play
Saggart on Sunday, July 17 at 11am.
St Maur’s in the final in two weeks. This is another must-see match.
Colm O’Connor organised another very successful hurling camp,
The club takes great pride in
and our thanks go to Shane Ryan
our representation on the Dub-
and David O’Callaghan for coming
lin minor team by Eoin Boyne and
along.
Conor Meaney and their fantastic
The junior hurlers had a very
achievement in becoming Leinster
good win over Liffey Gaels, and the
champions.
Under-16 hurlers lost narrowly to
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Aherne steadfast as Syl’s claim final spot DUBLIN LADIES’ S-FINAL Thomas Davis St Sylvester’s
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S T S Y LV E S T E R ’ S ladies’ footballers reached their championship finals last week after a windswept and interesting semi-final encounter against Thomas Davis at Kiltipper Road. On an evening of varied weather conditions, there was great anticipation for what was expected to be a nailbiting encounter, both sides previously having reached the county finals in recent years. Thomas Davis were without the influence of their All-Star player, Siobhan McGrath, but her Dublin senior ladies’ counter par t, Sinead Aherne, opened the scoring with two points, one from play and one from a free. R ising star on the Under-16 Dublin panel, Ciara McGuigan, got Thomas Davis off the
mark with a point from the half-forward line. McGuigan and teammate Sinead Deegan were to prove a threat to the Sylvester’s goal for the next passage of play, with the half-forward duo both scoring points to give Davis the lead. A f ter 22 minutes, M c G u i g a n we n t o n another great run from midfield, passing three defenders and into the full forward line where she took an effortless point from a awkward angle and put it straight over the bar making it a draw. Sylvester’s tactic was to keep pumping the ball into Aherne, and it took two defenders to stop her from gaining possession. Aherne was the target woman, not only for scoring but also for distribution, making some great passes to the forwards and making life difficult for the Davis defence. With four minutes to
go to half-time, Aherne split the Davis defence with a powerful run and scored a fine goal to give Sylvester’s a 1-4 to 0-4 advantage at the break. From the outset of the second half, Sylvester’s seemed to be hungrier for the ball and dominated for the first few minutes, while Deegan looked to bring Davis back into the game with an equalising goal. Christina McGinty was introduced for Davis at that stage, and while her distribution and attacking nous were beginning to reap benefits, Sylvester ’s ability to cut loose on the break was keeping them ahead. With the game progressing, two, quick-fire goals shaped the outcome. Adding to her previous major, Aherne was able to double Syl’s goal tally with a welltaken strike, before Deegan pulled one back for Thomas Davis. From there on in,
Syl’s held sway, answering any points that Davis put on the board and defending with precision and pace. With three minutes remaining in the game, Sylvester’s substitute Carol Hickey, the lone Sylvester’s player in the Thomas Davis half, latched onto a long cl e a r a n c e f r o m h e r defence and went on a solo run, shaking off two defenders to score the crucial insurance point for Sylvester’s when a goal looked on the cards. Sylvester’s will face St Maur’s for the county title in two week’s time.
FINGAL RAVENS OUR summer camp last week was a
lyboughal at home in the league on
great success; huge thanks to Mick,
Sunday at 3pm.
Alan, all the juvenile committee, our GPO Paul, and all of the coaches. Also, thanks to Dublin stars Paul Flynn and Eamon Fennell. Well done to our U-9s on winning
The senior team play St Sylvester’s at home in the league at 5pm on Sunday, best of luck to all.
the Ger Canavan tournament last
Congratulations to Darren (Butsy)
Thursday; get well wishes to Sam
and Sarah on the birth of their son,
who got injured.
Caolan.
Huge week for the club with all our
Well done to the Dublin senior
adult and minor teams in league
football team on winning the Lein-
and/or championship games.
ster final.
Junior A team pla y St Brigid’s
There was no lotto winner. Num-
away in the league on Sunday morn-
bers drawn were 11, 14, 15 and 29;
ing at 11am.
€20 to J McCarthy, C Kettle and C
Junior D team play Beann Eadair in the championship at 7.30pm at home on Thursday, then play Bal-
Kiely. Nex t week’s jackpot is wor th €2,323.
ST FINIAN’S THERE are a number of f ix ture changes this week. The In termediate footballer s
Hopefully, this will be the first of many appearances in Croke Park for the team.
have a rescheduled match away
Congratulations to Maree and
to St Sylvester’s on Saturday, and
Angela , who have both become
the junior footballers play away at
grannies again over the weekend.
Trinity Gaels on Sunday.
St Sy l ve s te r ’s - L i s a McIntyre, Niamh Gallagher, Michelle Walls, Emma Lynch, Leah Harold, Ciara Lynch, Niamh Gallagher, Sinead Tracey, Aimee Hazely, Mal Flannagan, Niamh Lawlor, Lucia Hughes, Louise Ryan, Sinead Aherne, Diane McIhagga. Subs - Carol Hickey for Diane Diane McIhagga and Orlaith Harney for Emma Lynch.
Minor team play St Maur’s away at 7.30pm on Friday.
The Under-8 team paid an early
The lotto numbers drawn last week were 7, 14, 15 and 22.
morning visit to Croke Park last
There was no winner. The €50 win-
week. They togged out in the dress-
ners were Mary Corr and The Five
ing rooms and ran out on to the
Pups (Justin Dervan).
pitch for a match, in which they scored 2-1.
Next week, the jackpot will be €5,700.
A number of parents came back
The hurling summer camp will take
from the country, while others put
place from August 16 to 19, while the
off their holiday so that they could
football camp is the following week,
be there.
August 23 to 26. More details later.
Well done to John Ryan and his team for organising it all.
Check out the website for updates at www.stfinians.com.
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St Sylvester’s minor footballers have gone from strength to strength, and the inclusion of Eoin Boyne and Conor Meaney on the Dublin panel is proof
Sylvester’s pair aid Dublin minor double Meehan rightly thrilled as his young charges add more medals to the Malahide club’s cabinet with football win RONAN MOYLES malahidesport@gazettegroup.com
ST SYLVESTER’S had two representatives on the Dublin minor panel for their Leinster championship win over Meath on Sunday last. The young Dubliners were worthy of their victory, outclassing the Royal County on a score of 2-18 to 1-11. Sylvester’s will be rightly proud of the role played by Eoin Boyne and Conor Meaney. Their manager Ciaran Meehan told GazetteSport: “They are very dedicated lads who have come through the under-age system. From Under-12 to Under-16 and now to minor level; they have put in a lot of work and are very dedicated to their hurling.” Meehan is particularly familiar with this group of young players, having previously served as Juvenile Development Officer at the club.
Though the two youngsters did not get much of a run-out at Croker on Sunday, Meehan points out that off the pitch matters were more to blame than any flaw in their on-pitch form. “The Leaving Cert came along, which means you’re going to be missing a bit of game and training time. Obviously it’s a very high standard at this level so it’s tough to keep your place at the best of times.” “It’s now up to the lads to work hard to regain their places,” he added.
Successful season A very successful league campaign is currently drawing to a close for the Sylvesters’ minors, who currently lie top of the MFL1 with two games remaining. “We have two matches left (against Ballinteer St John’s and Lucan Sarsfields) and if we win both we are champions, simple as that. It will be great if we can do it.” The club has been growing steadily in recent
years and this year fielded three teams at minor level for the first time, all of whom put in respectable performances. Meehan is confident too that there are some good players coming through. “Steven Cunningham, who is at Under-17 level has been part of the minor panel and we have five or six players in the Under-21 development squad, so I think we have a good standard of young player here.” One eye is very much on the coming championship campaign. “We’re sort of using the league as the warm-up for the championship, which is obviously the main target.” Depending on the county side’s progress, that competition will begin in August or September. Next up in the league is the away fixture at Ballinteer St John’s at Marlay Park. There was further local representation on the Dublin minor panel with Naomh Mearnog’s Shane McCarthy also playing his part in the success.