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INSIDE: St Mary’s students are red-dy to help raise funds P8
June 2, 2011
THE ROAD TO SUCCESS: Local
star talks about her career See Page 3
Magical music: Pupils tune up on violin skills Rowing: Local star’s world-class show in Munich Page 32
SHOWING off their talents with the violin were Conor, Ciara, Etan, William and Andrew from Rolestown NS at their recent classical music class. The group, along with many other pupils at the school, have been really enjoying the new classical music programme. They get one hour of lessons each week and it’s definitely paying off, with our photographer being greatly impressed. Picture: Peter Doyle
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Sports Awards: May’s Dublin Awards winners are announced Page 29
ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES ................8, 10 MOTORS ........................18 BUSINESS ................... 20 TRAVEL......................... 22 ENTERTAINMENT ........ 24 CLASSIFIEDS ............... 26
Resident rejects wall collapse claim Engineers say snow and wind were to blame
Q MIMI MURRAY
A RESIDENT from Malahide Marina Village is rejecting claims by engineers working on behalf of Murphy Moore Property Services Ltd who say that the cause of a falling wall, which wrote off his car, was due to snow and wind.
Dr Steve Jerrams, who is an expert in building stress and structure, says that it was not an “act of God” as suggested by insurers for the property company, but poorly constructed walls. “The wall was not keyed to the steps to which it was abutted, nor to the damp course
beneath it. It was standing under its own weight,” he said. At time of going to press, Murphy Moore Property Services had not responded to a request for comment on the matter. Full Story on Page 6