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FOCUS, FOCUS ... Joshua Wardlaw from Glasthule trying out sensory challenges at the ASIAM Autism Experience Exhibition held at the DLR Lexicon to promote a greater insight into what it is like to live with autism. Picture: Peter Cavanagh
A LOCAL TD has expressed “serious concern” over a proposed development at Carrickmines. Retail units, cafes, restaurants, a seven-screen cinema, office spaces and an indoor skydiving facility are all included in the proposal at the “neighbourhood centre” at The Park. There would be 130 residential units, 13 of which would be allocated for social and affordable housing. H o w e v e r, D u b l i n -R a t h d o w n TD Catherine Martin told Dublin Gazette the proposed cost for the
social housing is more than €515,000 per unit, which she said raises serious concerns over how much developers are charging local authorities for social housing. She said: “We are in the middle of an unprecedented housing crisis, and the Government is not doing anything effective to create affordability. “[The] Government must not continue to contribute to the whims of developers in a housing market which is entirely unaffordable for the vast majority of people.” SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
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26 NEW SCHOOLS TO BE BUILT ACROSS DUBLIN
Implementation of new schools plan a major worry for TD REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com
NEW schools have been announced for the Goatstown/Stillorgan area, Clonskeagh, the Booterstown/Blackrock/Dun Laoghaire area, and the Sallynoggin/Killiney/ Cherrywood area. It follows a Department of Education report of where additional schools is most needed. 42 new schools - 26 schools at primary level and 16 at post-primary level - are being planned over the next four years (2019-2022) across Ireland,
Minister Richard Bruton declared a list of new schools
and 26 of them will be in Dublin. TD for Dublin Rathdown and Green Party Deputy Leader Catherine Mar-
tin has welcomed the announcement, however she expressed concerns for the implementation of these announcements due
to what she described as “the Government’s appalling track record at forward planning in Dublin Rathdown.” Deputy Martin said: “I am delighted that government has now recognised there is a looming crisis in school places, particularly in Dublin Rathdown, but I am worried that they may be overpromising – the announcement of new schools is wonderful for the communities of Goatstown, Stillorgan and Clonskeagh, but only if they are followed through on. “This has not been the experience of some schools in our constituency, including Ballinteer Educate Together National School (BETNS), which has been without a permanent school building since it was announced by the Department of Education in 2012. “It is an incredibly ambitious plan to build four schools across Goatstown, Stillorgan and Clonskeagh, with the primary schools due to open in 2019, when the Government has been unable to provide a permanent building for BETNS within a much longer timeframe.” She also said there was confusion from the parents and students of Our Lady’s Grove in Goatstown surrounding the land around the school being sold last year, despite calls for it to be acquired by the state to allow for the expansion of the school. “This is a real kick in the teeth for a local school in an area where parents and residents were very aware of the need for more school places, but it seems the Government has only now come around to this realisation too late,” the Green Party Deputy Leader said.
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Speakers sought for TEDx events TEDxTallaght is moving to Rathfarnham, and they are looking for speakers. After seven years of the TEDx event being hosted at The Civic Theatre, it is moving to Ballyroan Library in October. If you have a great idea that you think is worth spreading, you could be part of TEDxBallyroanLibrary 2018. TEDx is a local and international event. All talks are recorded and will be uploaded, postevent, to the TEDx YouTube channel, bringing your talk and ideas to the world. You will be talking live onstage for up to 18 minutes maximum. For details on how to apply, check out www. tedxballyroanlibrary.com Deadline is Friday, May 18, 2018.
Ballyogan Top play welcomes comes to artist back Pavilion ARTIST Mark Storor will be in the Ballyogan Community Hall on April 21 from 10am– 4:30pm to celebrate a project he created with Ballyogan locals. Work on “Flying Blind Semi Blue with a Belly Full of Ring ‘A Ring ‘A Rosy” in the beginning of February, and after some delay caused by Storm Emma, Mark is back to chat about the project. It was created with Ballyogan residents of all ages as part of Exit 15, a creative place programme formed by a partnership between Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council and Voluntary Arts Ireland.
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THE Importance of Nothing is coming to The Pavilion Dun Laoghaire on April 25. It is a comedy about a drama therapy class which focuses on the work of Oscar Wilde in an imaginary prison. Directed by Gavin Quinn, it has an ensemble cast of Andrew Bennett, Sonya Kelly, Mark O’Halloran, Anna Shiels McNamee and local musician Dylan Tighe from Shankill. Oscar Wilde’s material is used by drama therapist Lady Lancing to test the prisoners’ patience and imaginations. The prisoners, are challenged to refashion or completely overhaul Oscar Wilde’s material. The play combines great literary work with humour.
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CAMPAIGN: LIVER DONOR RUNS 1,000KM TO URGE PEOPLE TO CARRY ORGAN CARDS
Sandyford man Don in epic run to inspire organ donation REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com
A 45-year-old man from Sandyford, who gave half of his liver to his sister, has completed a 15-day 1,000 kilometre run to raise organ donor awareness. Don Hannon set out on the first day of Organ Donor Awareness Week on March 31 running along The Ireland Way, Ireland’s longest coastto-coast trail covering 14 countries. He started from the Giant’s Causeway and
finished in the Beara Peninsula in Cork on Sunday evening. The challenge came less than two years after he donated part of his liver to his ailing sister, Therese in 2016. After the operations, Therese, who had previously undergone a liver transplant from a deceased donor, asked Don, an avid trail and long-distance runner, to take up the challenge once he had recovered. According to the Irish Kidney Association, he also smashed his goal to
get over 1,000 people to sign up for organ donor cards. Don said he was very happy he made it to the finish line: “It was an epic journey filled with fear and excitement in equal amounts. I’m very relieved to have made it
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Out of someone’s tragedy has sprung a new life
Don Hannon (centre) with liver transplant recipient Tim Goulding (left) and Dan Healy, a liver transplant recipient
to the finish. Hopefully I have inspired many people to register for Organ Donation cards.” Among the supporters greeting Don on Sunday was his proud mother Salle, and local musician Tim Goulding, who is a liver transplant recipient. In anticipation of Don’s
impending arrival Tim said: “What makes Don doubly special is that he is inspiring many on the way to consider carrying a donor card, having successfully donated a part of his own liver to his sister. “As a recipient of a new liver nearly three years ago, I am naturally aware
that I have been given a second chance in life due to a family’s generosity and foresight. “Out of someone’s tragedy has sprung a new life. We recipients share one over-riding emotion, gratitude.” For more information on Don’s epic challenge visit
www.Runningdonor.com or Facebook page ‘Running the Ireland Way’. Organ Donor Cards can also be obtained by phoning the Irish Kidney Association on 01 6205306 or Free Text the word DONOR to 50050 or online at www.ika.ie/geta-donor-card
Social housing units ‘terrible value for money’ A “NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE” at The Park would include retail, cafes, restaurants, seven-screen cinema, a creche, office spaces, car showrooms, a gym and leisure facility, a medical centre, a linear park, two supermarkets (to include an off licence) and an indoor skydiving facility. The proposed development also comprises of a series of open landscaped streets and green roofs. There would be 130 residential units in three blocks, 13 of which would be allocated for social and affordable housing. However, Dublin Rathdown TD Catherine Martin told Dublin Gazette the proposed cost for the Part V social housing units in the development is more than €515,000 per unit, which raises serious concerns over how much developers are charging local authorities for social housing. She said: “[It] is terrible value for money for the state, and a perfect example of how Government measures of affordability are unrealistic and out of reach in the current housing market. “We are in the middle of an unprecedented housing crisis, and Government is not doing anything effective to create affordability.
How the propsed development in Carrickmines could look “The state needs to start building residential units directly by acquiring land under Part V to build the state housing stock. “This will help alleviate the crisis, as will investing in cost-rental public housing and working with not-for-profit cooperatives and housing bodies on existing public lands. “[The] government must not continue to contribute to the whims of developers in a housing market which is entirely unaffordable for the vast majority of people.”
A spokesperson from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council told Dublin Gazette: “We cannot comment on live planning applications. “However in relation to Part V obligated residential planning application, we can confirm the following; any costs submitted with a Part V compliance proposal in a Part V obligated residential planning application (for 10 or more residential units) are INDICATIVE only. “It does not mean that we will acquire the Part V social housing units at those prices.
“The true cost will only become known when, and if, planning permission is granted at which stage construction/ development costs and land values are evaluated and agreed with the applicant/ developer. “In agreeing unit costs, we must be cognisant of value for money and keep within cost limits approved by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.” Dublin Gazette contacted property investment company IPUT in relation to cost of the social housing at the proposed development. A spokesperson for IPUT told us the process around social and affordable housing is a “negotiating process.”
He said: “In line with requirements, IPUT has allocated 13 apartments (10% of development) for social and affordable housing. “The value at which DLR CoCo would acquire these apartments has yet to be agreed, and IPUT is engaging with DLR CoCo on that. “IPUT has submitted an initial valuation based on the projected build cost. “The 13 apartments comprise 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units; and underground parking (1 or 2 spaces depending on the size of the unit). “Clearly the value of individual units will differ depending on size and number of car parking space,” the spokesperson concluded.
The zone at The Park proposed for the development
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MASTERCARD: COMPANY SEEKS NEW WAYS FOR CUSTOMER PAYMENTS TO BE PROCESSED
Expansion sees jobs created at Leopardstown headquarters REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com
AROUND 175 new roles at Mastercard are comi n g o n s t re a m a t i t s Mountainview head quarters in Leopardstown, part of the Sandyford Business District. Roles include software engineers, blockchain specialists, data
scientists, project managers, analysts, product designers, cloud infrastructure spec ialists and information security experts. Mastercard’s Leopardstown office currently houses 380 staff and is the global headquarters of Mastercard Labs. “[The] announcement is more great news for
the Sandyford Business District following a series of large jobs announcements in the District over the past year,” said local Fine Gael Senator, Neale Richmond. “With the economic uncertainty that comes with Brexit, it is important that every opportunity is taken to expand sectors such as interns financial services to make up for the overall impact. “Ireland is now a very attractive location for international FinTech and payment companies from all over the world.
Mary Buckley, executive director, IDA Ireland; Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys; Sonya Geelon, country manager, Mastercard Ireland and Dave Fleming, Global Head of Research and Development, MasterCard. Picture: MAXWELLS DUBLIN
“The Sandyford Business District is an extremely vibrant and productive area for business to invest and grow with many big name companies based there such as Microsoft, Vodafone, Bank of American/ Merril Lynch and of course MasterCard,” the Fine Gael Senator said. We l c o m i n g t h e announcement, Minister Heather Humphreys s a i d : “ M a s t e r c a r d ’s decision to expand here is an important land-
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The Sandyford Business District is an extremely vibrant and productive area
mark and I warmly welcome the new jobs that
are coming with the announcement. “The Government has been working hard to ensure that we have the right conditions in place to attract the knowledge-based sectors to Ireland, in particular a skilled workforce that can fill the needs of companies like Mastercard.” The creation of these jobs follows Mastercard’s recent announce-
ment that it would bring its digital and physical payment teams under one organisation. T h e n ew l y- fo r m e d Products and Innovation team will bring core products, digital payments, Mastercard Labs and processing activities together. For information about jobs at Mastercard: www. mastercard.com/corporate/careers/ireland/
Call for robust action against vulture funds A LOCAL TD is calling for robust action to prevent vulture funds from sitting on empty properties. It comes as it has been revealed that 27 units at Robin Hill apartments on the Sandyford Road in Dundrum are lying vacant, which People Before Profit’s Richard Boyd Barrett told Dublin Gazette is an increase. Deputy Barrett said: “NAMA sold this apartment block to a vulture fund, and even when NAMA was sitting on it there were about 15 empty.” Deputy Boyd Barrett said houses lying empty is an “absolute scandal in the teeth of the absolutely dire and worsening housing crisis.” He said a few years ago, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council tried to purchase the Robin Hill apartments. “The council approached NAMA to try and purchase them for social housing and NAMA refused on the basis that they would only sell the whole block, which obviously the council couldn’t do because there were sitting tenants in the other block. Now even more of them are lying empty, and most of them have been lying empty now for several years.” Dublin Gazette spoke to Holly Fawcett,
who has been a resident of Robin Hill Apartments for the last eight years. She said it is very “disappointing” to see so many empty houses in the middle of a housing crisis. “The apartment [complex] always had some vacancies because some were never finished at the beginning of the development itself. It’s so disappointing to see there are so many empty apartments when there is such a huge demand for living [accommodation] in the area.” Ms Fawcett also said the residents still feel they are being pushed out of their homes. Last year it was revealed that the vulture fund introduced heating and hot water charges, which Ms Fawcett said are “absolutely bananas”. “It’s roughly twice that of the standard rate that any of the other electricity companies will provide. The receiver is just piling it on. They’re just making everybody feel insecure, and it’s working. “If the short-term desires of this particular vulture fund are to sell the property as empty, and he’s trying to make life unpleasant for everybody so that we’ll all leave – [it] is working.”
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GALLERIES
Orla Hyland trying out sensory challenges
Nicole Deegan with volunteer Susan Buckley
Joshua Wardlaw
Councillor Ossian Smyth, Adam Harris and Cllr Lettie McCarthy
Adam Harris, CEO of ASIAM Autism and Jan Kane-Mason, Chairperson, PRISM DLR. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh Photography
Gaining a greater insight into living with autism
D
LR Lexicon recently hosted the ASIAM Autism Experience Exhibition. The aim of the exhibition was to engage the general public in gaining a greater insight into what it is like to live with autism. How would you feel if you couldn’t communicate
with your own voice or were unable to filter out surrounding noise? What if you couldn’t cope with the feeling of certain textures or odours of certain foods. The exhibition tried to answer these questions and let guests experience some Adam Harris, CEO of ASIAM Autism of these challenges.
The large group of volunteers with Adam Harris
Adam Harris talks to Joshua Wardlaw
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BUSINESS: FUND FOR GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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Minister Heather Humphreys, Niall Harty, director, Harty Nutrition Ltd and Sarita Johnston, manager HPSU Start, Enterprise Ireland. Picture: Photo Karl Hussey / Fennell Photography 2018
Graduates urged to apply for €500k start-up fund
REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com
GRADUATES with early stage start-ups across South Dublin are being encouraged to apply for a new €500,000 start-up fund. The Government’s new Competitive Start Fund was recently launched by the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys. Dublin Rathdown based Senator Neale Richmond said: “Final year students, and graduates with a third-level qualification within the last three years, who have a start-up company, can now apply for the Government’s new start-up fund worth a total of €500,000. “Up to 10 successful applicants will be awarded up to €50,000 each.”
The Fine Gael Senator said the fund is aimed at those working across manufacturing and internationally traded services sectors, including sub-sectors such as cloud computing, software-
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Up to 10 successful applicants will be awarded up to €50,000 each
as-a-service, enterprise software, cleantech, gaming, mobile, apps and LifeSciences. “The goal of this new fund is to support start-up companies that have the capacity to succeed in global markets, as part of
our strategy to increase the number and quality of High Potential Start-Up companies that have the potential to employ more than 10 people and achieve €1 million in export sales within three years. “Aside from funding, this new fund provides valuable business support and networking opportunities to innovative entrepreneurs and companies at the start of their journey. “It also provides a platform for them to progress their businesses. The fund is open for applications and the deadline is 3pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Applicants must apply though Enterprise Ireland at www.enterprise-ireland.com/graduatecsf In addition to written online applications, companies will be asked to prepare an online video pitch.
Council seeking musicians
dlr council are looking for musicians to showcase their work. The 2018 Musicians-in-Residence Scheme has been announced, which is jointly funded by the council and the Arts Council, and by Music Network. There will be three residencies offered: two for established musicians/groups and one for an emerging musician/group. The aim of the scheme is to provide opportunities to develop and showcase new work. Throughout each residency, the cultural environment of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown will be enriched through engagement by the musi-
cians with a broad demographic via presentation of a series of performances in the dlr LexIcon Studio and Library. The wider community will have an opportunity to gain an intriguing insight into the creative process through a regular online video diary created by each musician – a series of recordings where they talk about their progress throughout the residencies. dlr Arts Office is hosting an information session for interested applicants in the Studio, dlr LexIcon at 5.45pm on Wednesday, April 25. To book a place please e-mail cbrown@
dlrcoco.ie Application details and guidelines can be found on www.musicnetwork. ie/musicians/opportunities
Nick Roth who was a Musician In Residence in dlr last year
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DUN LAOGHAIRE: REMEMBERING ALL OF THOSE WHO PERISHED IN TRAGEDY
Sinking of RMS Leinster to be marked REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com
AN official commemoration to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Royal Mail Streamer (RMS) Leinster has been announced to take place in Dun Laoghaire on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. More than 500 people lost their lives in the incident, making it the worstever maritime disaster in the Irish Sea. Just before 9 o’clock on the morning of October 10, 1918, the RMS Leinster began its final voyage from Carlisle Pier in Dun Laoghaire (then Kingstown) to Holyhead in Wales. The ship was owned and operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. An estimated 771 passengers and crew were on
board, comprising postal sorters, civilian passengers, military and medical personnel and the crew. Between 09.30 am and 09.40 am, the RMS Leinster passed the Kish Bank Lighthouse. Shortly afterwards, it was sunk by three torpedoes, fired by German submarine, UB-123. Speaking about the incident, Minister Josepha Madigan said: “We will remember all of those who lost their lives one hundred years ago, when the Leinster was sunk off the Kish Bank by German submarine UB-123. “This tragedy took place one month and one day before the signing of the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I and it remains the greatest maritime disaster ever to have occurred in the Irish Sea.
“Over 500 people perished, including members of the ship’s crew, postal sorters, civilian passengers and military, medical and support personnel involved in the war effort. “Families and communities on both sides of the Irish Sea and as far afield
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Their stories have, for too long, been hidden and unspoken
as America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, were devastated by this tragedy. “We will also remember the 35 members of
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An image of RMS Leinster and the Kish Bank Lighthouse where it was sunk
the crew of UB-123, who themselves were killed one week later. “An immense humanitarian response was mobilised following the tragedy and we will acknowledge the care and kindness shown by the rescue services, nursing and medical personnel”. The Minister also commended the efforts of those, who for many years have worked to hard to make sure the stories of all those who were on board the RMS Leinster are not forgotten.
“Their stories have, for too long, been hidden and unspoken. “As we mark the centenary of this tragedy, we have developed an appreciation of the complex narratives around Ireland’s involvement in World War I and a mature understanding of the context of that time. “In particular, I wish to acknowledge the efforts of the late owner of the RMS Leinster, Mr Des Brannigan, who was committed to protecting the ship and was one of the
founders of the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire.” The centenary programme will comprise a significant cultural element as well as a formal commemoration and wreath-laying ceremony, with participation by members of the Defence Forces. This is also the date on which the vessel will come under the protection of the National Monuments Acts, which covers all shipwrecks over 100 years old.
Stepaside school showcases methodology STEPASIDE Educate Together Secondary School (ETSS) welcomed teachers abroad as part of a joint Erasmus project with Trinity College. Teaching for a Sustainable Tomorrow was held for the week of April 9-13, and visitors came from Germany, Romania, Portugal and Sweden to observe the southside schools approach to their Bridge 21 methodology of teaching and learning.
A series of cultural events was interwoven with practical opportunities to share the school’s skills and experiences as educators, as well as attending lectures at Trinity College. Stepaside (ETSS) also welcomed their visitors to their brand-new school building, and the students performed as well. Local primary school, Thaobh na Coille, also provided a spectacular troupe of Irish dancers for their European guests.
THE launch of the 2018 Smart Dublin Challenges will be hosted by the Dun Laoghaire–Rathdown City Council (DLRCC) at dlr Lexlcon, the smart library. Smart Dublin is an initiative by the fur Dublin local authorities to use smart technology to improve city life. Smart Dublin is offering €900k in funding for Small Business Innovation Research competitions offering smart, low-cost solutions and improvements for bathing water quality, smart mobility hubs, the internet of things, last mile delivery and unheard voices. DLRCC Transformation Project Manager Therese Langan said: “This is an excellent opportunity for small and emerging companies to get involved in demandled projects through the development of innovative solutions and technologies to address future challenges that impact on the quality of people’s lives.” Applications will open up on April 26 and be available through smartdublin.ie..
Get set for a hell of a quiz
THE Save the Hellfire group is holding a pub quiz, Tuesday April 24 to fundraise for the planning and consulting processes necessary to prepare for their hearing with An Bord Pleanala. The Save the Hellfire group was formed in response to a South Dublin County Council plan to develop areas around Massy’s Estate and the Hellfire Club, which the group believes will have a detrimental effect on the ecosystem. The pub quiz will be at The Goat Bar & Grill in Goatstown, Dublin 14 at 8:00pm, and costs €40 for a table of four. If you can’t attend but still want to support the cause, you can make donations through their website savethehellfire.com or by signing their petition on change.org.
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No jail for ex-civil servant with over 60k child porn images A RETIRED senior civil servant in the Department of Health and Children, who was caught in possession of nearly 60,000 child pornography images and videos, has avoided jail. Brendan Phelan (66) was on Monday given a suspended three-year sentence in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to one count of possessing child pornography at his home on March 26, 2013. Phelan, with an address in Merrion Grove, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, admitted to gardai that he had a “fair bit” of child pornography relating to young boys when his home was raided five years ago. He is a retired principal officer with the Department of Health and Children, the court heard. Most of the images and clips were “naturist”, the court heard, but others showed pre-pubescent boys engaged in sexual behaviour. Sentencing Phelan, Judge Martin Nolan noted that there was an “unfortunate delay” in bringing the case to court due to a lack of resources within the garda unit. As a result, Phelan was only charged last year. Since his home was raided in 2013, he has attended counselling and rehabilitated himself, with a report handed into court showing he is at a low risk of reoffending. Handing down the suspended sentence, Judge Nolan said the conviction would bring shame on Phelan and his family. He noted he would be on the sex offenders register. The judge took into account a number of mitigating factors, including the nature of the images - the majority of which were placed in the lowest category of serious-
ness by gardai - his cooperation and the fact that Phelan did not produce or distribute the material elsewhere. Garda Peter Woods told Eoin Lawlor BL, prosecuting, that gardai received a tip-off from Canadian officials in relation to clients who had bought child porn from a website under their investigation. As a result, gardai raided Phelan’s home in March 2013, where they seized his computer, a laptop and five external hard drives, among other equipment. A suitcase of DVDs found in Phelan’s bedroom was also seized. When the material was eventually examined four years later, gardai discovered 58,585 child pornography images and 1,046 movies. The majority of these files were “naturist” and concentrated on young boys’ genitalia, Gda Woods said. Others were of a more serious nature. Phelan readily admitted to gardai that he had started looking at child pornography “a long time ago”. He has no previous convictions. D e fe n c e c o u n s e l , Philipp Rahn BL, said his client referred himself to psychological services in the aftermath of the garda raid. He has now rehabilitated. Mr Rahn said his client, who is originally from a large family in Waterford, went to university and had a good career. He said Phelan does not appear to have had any romantic or sexual relationships throughout his life. Phelan is extremely remorseful for his behaviour. He used the images only for himself and did not produce any or send them on to anyone else, defence counsel added.
Driver who crashed into pedestrian given community service A DRIVER, whose failure to pay attention led to a serious collision with a man crossing the road, has been sentenced to 125 hours of community service in lieu of a six-month prison sentence. Aisling Keogh (38), who told gardai she had not seen the pedestrian, tended to the injured man at the scene and called an ambulance before going to a garda station to report the collision herself. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Paschal Walsh died in hospital at a later date, but not as a direct result of the injuries he received in the collision. Keogh was not charged in relation to his death. Keogh, of Butterfield Drive, Rathfarnham, pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious harm in Rathfarnham on December 29, 2015. She has no previous con-
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
victions. Judge Martin Nolan said it seemed to him that Keogh had ample time to see the man crossing the road and would have seen him if she was paying proper attention. He said he thought most drivers were capable of inattention. He noted Mr Walsh had almost reached the far side of the road when he was struck and that Keogh’s car had stopped
almost immediately following the considerable impact. “She had almost stopped the car by breaking, it seems to me,” said Judge Nolan. Judge Nolan said Keogh had behaved in an honourable way following the incident and had excellent mitigation. He said she did not deserve a prison sentence. “This could be termed an accident in the true
sense of the word,” said Judge Nolan, “there was no aggravating circumstances whatsoever.” Judge Nolan previously imposed 125 hours community service in lieu of six months imprisonment and adjourned the case until April for an assessment of suitability for community service. Last Monday, the court heard Keogh was suitable for community service and the sentence was confirmed. Judge Nolan also imposed a mandatory driving ban of four years. Garda Peter Collins told Diarmuid Collins BL, prosecuting, that gardaí first became aware of the incident when Keogh came to Rathfarnham Garda Station to report the incident. She told gardai she had been driving past Rathfarnham Shopping Centre when she collided with a man crossing the road. She
said she applied her brakes when she first saw him. She got out of her car, tended to the man and called an ambulance. Gardai recovered CCTV footage of the incident which was played for Judge Nolan in court. Gda Collins said forensic collision analysis was carried out and established that Keogh had been driving at 43 kilometres per hour, within the 50kmph limit. Weather conditions were not a factor. He said the man crossing was visible for six seconds on the road and wearing quite bright clothing. Mr Walsh was taken to Tallaght Hospital following the collision with a sore arm and ribs. He was later put into an induced coma for a number of weeks. He never fully recovered and later died.
Burglar traced by DNA after cutting hand gaining entry to a house is given a 16-month sentence
A BURGLAR who was traced by DNA after cutting his hand gaining entry to a house has been given a 16-month sentence. Martin O’Brien (36) stole items valued at over €15,000 from the home, but left blood spatters on the walls after cutting his hand when he smashed glass in the front door to gain entry. O’Brien, who has 64 previous convictions, will serve this sentence consecutive to the four year term he is currently serving for robbery. He had been due for release next March. O’Brien, of Cois Cualann, Loughlinstown, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to burglary of the home in Foxrock on November 11, 2015. Jewellery, electronic equipment, cash and cheques were among the items stolen. None of the property
was recovered. €300 damage was caused to the front door. Garda James Wall told Elva Duffy BL, prosecuting, that a young woman had been studying upstairs in her bedroom that afternoon when the door opened and she saw the burglar. O’Brien saw her and left the house. Three upstairs bedrooms had been ransacked. Gardai took DNA swabs from blood spatters found in the house, which yielded a match to O’Brien. O’Brien made full admissions and said he had been on heroin and tablets at the time. Sandra Frayne BL, defending, said her client, a father-of-six, had a tragic upbringing with a number of bereavements and lost everything in a fire at his home in 2015. She said he was sorry for what he had done and anxious to put
DNA swabs from blood spatters yielded a match to O’Brien
things right. She said he had started using drugs as an 18-year-old when he was hanging around with the wrong people, but now wants to wean himself off methadone and live a drug-free existence. Last Friday, Judge Martin Nolan noted O’Brien had fully co-operated, made admissions
and entered a very early guilty plea. He took into account he had an unfortunate family background as well as a serious record of offending. He said O’Brien was doing his best to deal with his drug addiction. Judge Nolan imposed a 16 month sentence consecutive to his current sentence.
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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK
Councillor Tom Murphy and Madam Huayang with Maria Hitel. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh
Justine King and Conor O’Reilly
Olivia and Maria Hitel
Kate, Chloe and Lisa Wixted
Katarina Cierna and Oisin Kinsella
Marian Keyes, Senior Executive Librarian, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Cathaoirleach Tom Murphy, Madam Huayang, First Secretary, Chinese Embassy in Ireland and Ciara Jones, Senior Executive Librarian, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
Chinese culture embraced by DLR
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he Chinese Traditional Culture Book Donation Event was launched by the China Ireland Media Association. on April 10th. This Book Donation Event is aimed at promoting Chinese traditional culture in Irish society. 124 books will be donated this time, which will be distributed to seven libraries within DLR County Council. All the books are in both Chinese and English, and of topics ranging from Chinese traditional customs and the Four Classics of Chinese
literature, to classical works by ancient Chinese philosophers. Some of the books are purely text, some are coupled with illustrations, while others are cartoon books, catering for people of different ages and groups. During the ceremony there was a demonstration of Chinese water-and-ink painting skills, as well as an interactive session to introduce and explain some of the books onsite.
Ailbhe Coffey and Kayla Brantley
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Cara Millaney and Dave Kenny. Pictures: Anthony Woods
Bronagh Gately and Shannon Meagher
Aoife McCormack
Ann Canavan and Eoghan O’Neill
Azzy O’Connor and Rebecca Stephenson
Ciara Merriman and Jordi Toner
Enjoying an exciting ‘escape’ game
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OORS Light brought its version of an adventure room challenge to Dundrum Town Centre last week. The high octane game imitates an avalanche high
Soarcha Chambers and Hannah Cassidy
Andy Kenny and Sam Bass
in The Rocky Mountains during a power cut. Once the lights go out, participants must race to beat the clock and restore the light facility to escape from the rooms.
Olivia Hogan and Oliver Gates
Sinéad Moloney and Daniel Power
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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST HANG OUTS AND HISTORICAL GEMS
THE BEST OF THE BRUNCH BUNCH
DUBLIN MADE EASY AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST CULTURAL HOTSPOTS
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HERE’S no denying that there’s a new food craze in town that’s here to stay. People meeting for brunch has become more common than a rainy day in our fair city, getting together in the late morning for a meal and a drink (or two). There’s a whole range of places across the length and breadth of the city that are jumping on the brunch train, with all kinds of delicious offers and bargains to tempt you to tuck in, but here are our top three of the best brunches in Dublin ...
SOPHIE’S DUBLIN
BRASSERIE SIXTY-SIX (66)
FIA CAFE
LOCATION: No 33 Harcourt St, Dublin 2 BEST FEATURE: Skyline views over the city RECOMMENDED MEAL: Pancake stack with whipped orange butter and maple syrup
LOCATION: No 66, South Great George’s Street BEST FEATURE: A range of cocktails perfect for a mid-morning buzz RECOMMENDED MEAL: Eggs and lobster
LOCATION: No 155B, Rathgar Road BEST FEATURE: Organic produce at its best RECOMMENDED MEAL: Gubeen Toastie
SOPHIE’S has quickly become a steadfast leader on the Dublin brunch scene. With a delectable Instagram feed to make your eyes and mouth water, Sophie’s is truly a must visit. Their bar serves a range of cocktails as colourable as the rainbow, made with premium spirts and a whole lot of love. Homed at Harcourt Street’s Dean hotel, its views over the city centre are a sight to behold – perfect to complement a relaxing brunch on a sunny Sunday morning. It has become a hit with those coming from abroad too, with their Yelp page filled with reviews from those who have travelled far and wide and still crown brunch at Sophie’s as one of the best.
BRASSERIE Sixty-Six is across the road from the legendary George’s Arcade, and their brunch menu is equally as iconic. Known for their eggs and lobster as well as their range of cocktails, their brunch menu truly has something to cater to all tastes. They have everything from a halfchicken, to every egg dish under the sun, as well as American-style pancakes that’re sure to make you feel like you’re in the finest New York eatery. A homey decor and a bustling location adds to the overall atmosphere, with colourful plates lining the walls for your eyes to adorn while you tuck into your photo-ready brunch.
SMALL in stature but mighty in taste, Rathgar’s Fia cafe is organic at its best. The southside restaurant seats 20-25 at best, but if you can get a seat, you’re in for a treat. They try to make the most of their ingredients from Irish organic suppliers, meaning their menu is usually quite small, but everything on it is done well. Their ingredients are as fresh as possible, and anything that isn’t used is pickled or dehydrated in house for future dishes. They’re known for their eggs and greens and the Gubeen Toastie, using all ingredients developed in-house or through local suppliers. Their coffee is Irish-made too, with people coming to Fia especially to sample the well-known Roasted Brown coffee.
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THE GIFT OF GAZ | THANKS TO HIS PHONE, ME PAL’S AN EXPERT ON DE NEWS
Davy’s got all the answers – but are any right? I’VE started taking vitamin tablets recently. I never used to take them but seeing as how January has been extended for three months, I felt I was lacking in a bit of the auld Vitamin D. So it was great that the sun finally popped out a bit this week and I could finally get out for a bit of a walk. I do enjoy having a bit of a stroll once the evenings start showing a bit of the grand stretch. I’ve gotten into podcasts lately so I’ll sometimes stick me headphones in as I wander around the park – just
them normal headphones now, not them Beats by Whatshisname that cost the GDP of Mozambique. It’s a fierce peaceful way of spending an hour or so. At the risk of going full-on hippy, it’s quite tranquil – or at least it was until I bumped into Davy. I swear the fella follows me sometimes. Everywhere I turn, he’s there. Anyway, I hadn’t seen him for a while so we sat down on a bench for a chat, instantly transporting me from my tranquil place and back to a much stranger place all together.
Davy’s never been the podcasts to him but better of it. a l l t h a t te c h - s av v y that would perplex him “Go way out of that,” but Maureen got him a all together, so I thought he says. “I know I’m a bit s m a r t p h o n e fo r late to the party but Christmas and he’s I’m glad I’ve got the Maureen got Davy a finally figured out hang of it now. All how to use the apps smartphone for Christmas the news and eveand that. (Took four and he’s finally figured rything is here. months, but that’s out how to use the apps “ L i k e, I w a s and that. (Took four our Davy.) reading there that “It’s great,” he months, but that’s our t h ey ’re t a l k i n g says to me. “I can Davy.) about Ireland havget all the news and ing an official Indeeverything. All on pendence Day.” this little phone.” “Are they?” I “Most of us have says. “But sure, do been doing that for we not have Padabout ten years, dy’s Day?” Davy,” I says. “Yeah, but this I was thinking will be January 21 of mentioning – the day the first
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Dail sat back in 1919,” he says, getting all excited. Davy loves the bit of history and harping on about the War of Independence and all the heroes and what have ye. I’ve never been mad on wars – more of a Gandhi than a Collins man when it comes down to it – but sure, each to their own. “I was reading about the lack of housing and lack of schools and things like that in the news,” I says to him. “Would they not be more important?” “Of course they’re important,” he says. “But I still think these things
should be marked.” “And who came up with this bright idea?” I asked him. “A Senator,” he says. “They’re going to discuss it in the Seanad!” “The Seanad?” I says. “Well, isn’t it just as well we voted to keep that shower a few years ago. Who else would be looking out for these vital issues?” Before he could pipe up, I popped the headphones back in and set off on me merry way again. Sure, sometimes the best answers are the ones ye don’t want to hear!
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Picture: Robbie Reynolds Joanna Kelly, Simon Communities of Ireland; architect and TV presenter Dermot Bannon, and Kathryn Meghen, chief executive, Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland
Help to architect a better future with the RIAI Simon Open Door MARK O’BRIEN
ONE of the country’s best-known architects, Dermot Bannon, was on hand last week to launch the RIAI Simon Open Door campaign, aimed at raising funds to help tackle the housing and homelessness crisis. Now in its 14th year, the campaign will run from Monday, May 14 until Sunday, May 20. As part of the annual partnership between the RIAI and the Simon Communities, members of the public are encouraged to sign up for a one-hour consultation with an RIAI-registered architect in exchange for a donation of just €90. All funds raised go directly to the Simon Communities of Ireland. Since the initiative began, more than €700,000 has been raised nationally. Last year alone generated €124,000 for the charity, which provides support services to more than 11,000 people across Ireland who are experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. The Dublin Simon Community provides services to more than 5,100 people and families each year across Dublin, Wicklow, Meath, Kildare, Louth and Cavan. They work on the streets of the capital 365 nights a year, providing a Rough Sleeper team, soup runs and a mobile health unit, as well as operating a medical treatment centre for people experiencing homelessness, which was recently granted planning permission to expand to 100 beds. A unique counselling service (“Sure Steps”) is also provided to clients to help them rebuild their lives, with the service completely funded by volun-
tary donations – just €90 covers five counselling sessions. Niamh Randall, national spokesperson for the Simon Communities, said: “Unfortunately, homelessness in Ireland remains a major challenge. “As of February, figures showed that almost 10,000 men, women and children remain trapped in emergency accommodation and many thousands more are experiencing housing insecurity. “The RIAI Simon Open Door campaign is a wonderful initiative, which raises much needed funds for the Simon Communities of Ireland and supports our work in addressing the housing and homelessness crisis all around the country. Partnerships like these make a real difference.” Speaking at the launch, Kathryn Meghen, RIAI chief executive said: “Last year, 191 RIAI-registered architects across the country completed 1,366 one-hour consultations and we would encourage as many architects as possible to again consider giving up their time to contribute their expertise for this worthy cause this year. “Building is complex, and a consultation with an RIAI-registered architect is a great opportunity for homeowners to explore the most economic and appropriate options to meet their needs. “We’re urging interested members of the public to book early to avoid disappointment as the slots are expected to fill up quickly.” Registration for the week-long event is now open and home owners are encouraged to book a slot with an RIAIregistered architect in their local area by visiting www.simonopendoor.ie.
MARK O’BRIEN
T H I S ye a r ’s a n n u a l Darkness Into Light campaign has officially been launched ahead of the upcoming walk on Saturday, May 12. This year’s campaign, Wake Up, was launched with the release of an emotive video aimed at raising awareness of how we treat one another, and how this could be a matter of life or death. The video also aims to
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Pieta House’s chief executive, Brian Higgins, has thanked participants of the annual Darkness Into Light walk for the support they provide so that the charity can continue to provide their services free of charge destigmatise suicide and self-harm within Ireland with the help of a handful of famous faces. Mental health advocate and academic Sinead Burke, musician and
mental health activist Niall Breslin, sports broadcaster Evanne Ni Chuilinn, Fair City actor Eric Lalor, GAA AllIreland winner Nicole Owens and the designer
of the 2018 Darkness Into Light t-shirt, Step h e n Co n s i d i n e, a l l take part in the video campaign, which was launched by Electric Ireland and Pieta House.
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WAYS TO HELP OTHERS, AND TO HELP YOURSELF, TOO
PEOPLE
PUBLIC URGED TO SIGN UP NOW FOR ANNUAL PIETA HOUSE WALK
Will you help to turn Darkness Into Light?
A host of well-known faces from across society are taking part in this year’s Darkness Into Light, and are calling on you to take part in either the main walk at the Phoenix Park, or in a similar event in your area
Niall Breslin, one of Ireland’s foremost mental health advocates, has said that it’s important that the issue of suicide is highlighted. The musician said: “It’s never been more important to highlight the issue of suicide in Ireland and the message of kindness is especially important.” Demand for the services that Pieta House provide has been steadily increasing, with the
chief executive of the charity Brian Higgins, thanking participants of the annual walk for the support they provide so that the charity can continue to provide their services free of charge. He said: “Thanks to the generosity of all our participants and supporters, all of our services remain free, but the demand for them is ever-increasing. “We all need to wake up to the stigmas that
lead people to the point of self-harm or suicidal crisis and subsequently to the doors of Pieta House to seek help.” Now in their sixth year of partnership, Electric Ireland have said they are determined to continue supporting the communities they operate in through the Darkness Into Light initiative. Niall Dineen, head of Commerc ial, Electric Ireland, said: “This pro-
gramme fits with our values as an organisation and our determination to continue to support the communities in which we live and operate in. “Sadly, suicide continues to be an issue for so many families in Ireland and we know the work that Pieta House do continues to be of vital importance in helping to create a brighter future for people in their hour of need”.
Last year, more than 180,000 people took part in Darkness into Light, which is steadily becoming a national – and indeed global – movement. Registration for this year’s event must be completed by May 4, with organisers expecting spaces to fill up quickly. For further information about the walk and events, see www. darknessintolight.ie.
Glasnevin view is a towering success story THE O’Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum was officially reopened last week, concluding a remarkable restoration process of one of the city’s most striking views. Visitors to Glasnevin Cemetery can now climb the newly installed staircase within the tower and enjoy a truly unique and spectacular view of Dublin not seen since 1971. The reopening of the O’Connell Tower was marked by the laying of a time capsule at the base of the tower by students from the local O’Connell School in Glasnevin. Speeches were also given by Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe, and the chairman of Glasnevin Trust, John Green. The O’Connell Tower was closed in 1971 when a large bomb exploded at its base, which shot up through the tower, destroying its staircase and blowing out its windows. In partnership with the Office of Public Works (OPW), Glasnevin Trust began work in 2016 to reinstate the staircase and restore the tower. The newly installed 198-step staircase in the O’Connell Tower comprises a wrought iron spiral staircase followed by hand carved wooden steps. The top of the O’Connell Tower provides a 360-degree panorama affording breath-taking views to the north, south, east and west across all of Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and the Irish Sea. Admission is by ticket only, with a range of admission prices available. BELOW: Jeffrey Mark Donaldson, MP; Commissioner of the OPW, John McMahon; chairman of Glasnevin Trust, John Green, and Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe. Pictures: Julien Behal.
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SINGER/SONGWRITER John Duhan will play at Blanchardstown’s Draiocht Studio on April 27. Known as the writer of Christy Moore’s hit, The Voyage, he will perform a selection of his greatest hits on the night from a career spanning more than 40 years. Duhan began his career with Beat group Granny’s Intentions in the 1960s, before they disbanded when Duhan was 21. He then went on to write folk songs and prose, receiving critical acclaim for these across the board for his work. Tickets for the show are available now and can be booked through Draiocht’s website, priced €18.
Junk is in, darlings, in this fashionable final THE grand final of this year’s Junk Kouture competition takes place on April 19 in the 3Arena. Known as Ireland’s leading fashion competition for secondary schools, a collection of some of the nation’s most talented fashionistas of the future will take their designs to the 3Arena stage. Students will be wear-
ing their own creations, made from recyclable materials, in a catwalk show to showcase their looks. Now in its eighth year, thousands of students across the country enter Junk Kouture. 2018 saw a record number of applications, with 1,533 entries whittled down to 86 for the grand final.
Tesco’s Great Irish Bake set to help raise dough for sick kids TESCO stores across Dublin will host their annual Great Irish Bake this Friday, April 20 to help raise funds for Temple Street Children’s Hospital. Now in its fourth year, the Great Irish Bake aims to raise €100,000 for Temple Street to buy much needed medical equipment for the hospital. More than €3m has been raised for Temple Street by the supermarket, to date, with Tesco recently announcing
that they are to extend their charity partnership with the children’s hospital. This year, the money raised through the initiative will go towards purchasing speech and language equipment for Temple Street, used in the treatment of children with a cleft palette. Tesco staff prepare the baked goods for the day, allowing customers to enjoy a treat while in-store activities aim to entertain as well.
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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN
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COOPER – OUR DOG OF THE WEEK STILL GOING DAFFY FOR... THEIR time is rapidly running out, but daffodils are still proving popular with photographers – and with our readers, such as this shot by Joseph Smyth, who framed these blooms in the city centre. If you have great, high-res shots of the city that you’d love to share with fellow readers, email them to news@ dublingazette.com.
Dip into the delights of Grease on the big screen FOR one night only, classic musical, Grease, is set to return to the big screen, ready to wow old and new fans in style. Cinema chain Odeon will be screening the 1970’s hit on April 19 across all their locations. Revisit the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies and their story of love, lust and anguish during their time at Rydell High – just in time for the Summer of love! Although set at the tail end of the 1950s in the heart of Americana, Grease’s infectious, toe-tapping tunes have a timeless appeal that have made Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta’s unlikely romance a hit down the decades. The screening is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie. Odeon’s Dublin locations include Stillorgan, Coolock, Charlestown, Blanchardstown and Point Square. Tickets for the special screening are available to prebook online, with prices ranging from €9.75 to €12.50.
DUBLIN Gazette has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs. Cooper is a stunninglooking two-year-old English Cocker Spaniel who cannot wait to find his perfect home. His favourite activity is to go on a long walk to new places, where he can explore interesting smells. Cooper is a big foodie which is great news as this makes him a dream dog to train because he is always ready to work for food. He has brains to burn and already knows a few commands, like Sit, Stay, Fetch and Find. Cooper gets anxious around dogs and he wants to be the centre of attention, so for this reason he would be the happiest dog in the world if he is the only
king of the castle. At the moment we feel that a singleperson home will be best to give Cooper the 1:1 attention he truly deserves to fulfil his real potential. Cooper is an energetic boy with brains and beauty to boot, and he will thrive in a home with lots of activities to keep his brain busy. If you have room in your heart for Cooper, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust.
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APRIL 21 (SATURDAY)
Bryan Ferry @ Olympia Theatre, €71.50 THERE’S a Ferry good gig ahead (sorry) for those catching the now classic crooner who’s still one of the most identifiable faces of the ertswhile glam art rock wave. To call the former Roxy Music frontman’s solo career prolific would be an understatement, with a massive bank of songs to draw upon for his show.
APRIL 19 (THURSDAY) Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats @ Olympia Theatre, €30 All The Luck In The World @ Workman’s Club, €13 Ciaran Lavery @ Whelan’s Haiku @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10
APRIL 20 (FRIDAY) Lisa O’Neill with Pat McCabe @ Abbey Theatre, €30 The Low Anthem @ The Grand Social, €23 Mary Black sings Jimmy MacCarthy @ Vicar Street, €35 Courtney Marie Andrews @ Whelan’s, €19 Wiki @ The Workman’s Club, €17.50 Aine Cahill @ Smock Alley Theatre, €22 Overhead, The Albatross @ The Bowery, €15 Unquestionably one of Ireland’s most enthralling live rock acts, this devastatingly loud and textured instrumental act will blow you away. Melts @ Deborah @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 David Bowie Weekender featuring Rebel Rebel @ The Purty Kitchen, €15
APRIL 21 (SATURDAY) David Bowie Weekender featuring Rebel Rebel @ The Purty Kitchen, €15 Nada Surf @ Whelan’s, €21 John Sheahan and Colm Mac Com Iomaire @ Abbey Theatre Mary Black sings Jimmy MacCarthy @ Vicar Street, €35 Peter Mulvey @ The Workman’s Club, €14 Pillow Queens @ The Workman’s Club, €15 Mabel @ The Academy, €14
APRIL 22 (SUNDAY) Mercury Rev @ Whelan’s, €35 Unquestionably one of the best atmospheric, cult soft-rock bands of the last twenty years, Mercury Rev only occasionally stuck their head above the parapet, but they have countless great tunes.
APRIL 23 (MONDAY) Nashville in Concert @ 3Arena
APRIL 24 (TUESDAY) Eden @ Olympia Theatre, €20 Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7
APRIL 25 (WEDNESDAY) Awolnation @ The Academy, €28 The Vamps @ 3Arena Moor Mother + Joni + Sunken Foal @ Whelan’s, €15
Mastering the harp was a Canny move From seven-time All Ireland champion in harp and banjo as a kid, to working with some household names under the encouraging, watchful eye of a personal champion from The Police, Lisa Canny’s road to the musical big time is starting to look like it’s tilted downhill ... GROWING up in rural County Mayo, Lisa Canny wasn’t from a particularly musical family, but she fell in love with music, fast. Practising intensely on harp and banjo as a child, she rose to the level of JAMES HENDICOTT All Ireland Champion in both instruments, not once, or twice – but an incredible seven times. Now, she’s looking to establish herself in a wholly different world. “The All Irelands were very competitive – up to 50 people from each county, and you had to finish first or second in your county to make the All Ireland. I was very competitive,” Canny jokes. “It’s a huge deal to get out of your county. “I remember the first time I won. Driving home, they had the banners out for miles driving up to the house, like a football final! I had a big homecoming. It kept me going through those years when being a redhead playing harp and banjo wasn’t so cool.” Later, having decided she wanted to do a phd in music at UCC, Canny asked legendary music professor Mel Mercier (now at UL) to be her supervisor. “He said he thought I should be on the stage,” she recalls. “He said he’d take me on ‘this day next year’, if I showed him for one year that I’d just done performance, because he thought that’s where I should be. I left with my tail between my legs, but thank God he did that. On the next tour, everything changed.” Canny was touring with a band called Celtic Crossroads when she was approached by a man in the audience. “Forget this band,” he said, “You need to be a solo artist, baby.” That man was Miles Copeland, of Sting-fronted band, The Police. At the time, Canny had never written a song, and had focused heavily on Irish traditional ballads. It’s taken several years to reach her current status, which has seen Canny work with the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs and Akon as a songwriter, but also to get herself in a place to release her own work. Despite her success – her online following, for example, has gone up by 400% in the past year – the new single, Freedom, and forthcoming EP are Canny’s first formal releases. “I was living two lives in Ireland,” she remembers. “I was doing the trad thing, but also trying to establish this original work. It was hard to manage both of them, so I decided to start being who I needed to be; to make it work in London. From the get go, I was the hip-hop harpist over there.” Today, you’ll find Canny writing her own stuff, but also grabbing an online reputation in covering the likes of Metallica (her version of Nothing Else Happens alone has a million views online since January), Beyonce and Christy Moore. She’s also releasing a song every week this year; a memorable blend of originals and covers. “It’s been a very purposeful plan to get a following up. I’ve been able to do two Irish tours now without releasing anything,” she tells us. “It’s been incredible. I’m very excited to finally get something out there. It’s time. It’s become my life.” Lisa Canny follows the release of debut single Freedom (left) with an Irish tour, including a show at the Chalk Venue in Swords of May 31.
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ENTERTAINMENT Record Store Day fun AUSSIE QUARTET BACK AFTER BREAK over at Tower Records RACHEL D’ARCY AS A staple in any music fanatics calendar, this year’s Record Store Day will take place this Saturday, with Tower Records hosting a number of events to celebrate the event. They’ll be throwing open their doors at 8am sharp on Saturday for a long day of musical celebration. There’ll be DJ sets in store from 12pm from a whole heap of acts including The Hot Sprockets, The Fontaines DC and Today FM’s Claire Beck, with more to be announced. Radio Nova will also stop by to broadcast live from the Dawson Street outlet. Anyone who makes a purchase on April 21 will be entered into a draw to win a huge selection of goodies – from tickets to the Gorillaz or Beck, tickets to The National, a Record Store Day turntable or tickets to Forbidden Fruit. Keeping music fanatics full on the day will be Wowburger, whose Wicklow Street branch have teamed up with the record store stalwart to provide a deal for hungry music fans. If you show your April 21 Tower receipt in store, you’ll get a burger and a pint for €10. Dun Laoghaire’s famous Teddy’s Ice Cream will also be parked up outside Tower Records, bringing a little sunshine to the city as they serve free 99s to customers bearing a Tower receipt. Tower are also currently hosting a vinyl sale filled with albums new and old with bargains galore, encouraging people to begin or update their collections with hundreds of titles available. Be quick, though, as the sale ends this Sunday!
Youngblood: A grown-up sound for 5SOS guys
RACHEL D’ARCY AFTER taking some time off to focus on their new album, 5 Seconds of Summer are back with a bang. The Aussie boys are revving up to release their third album, Youngblood, on June 22, after taking a career break to truly define and reimagine their sound. Once hailed as the “biggest new rock act” in the world by legendary magazine Rolling Stone, 5 Seconds of Summer’s (5SOS) previous two albums – Sounds Good Feels Good, and their titular titled effort – have seen them score numerous number ones across
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The 5SOS emerging now are totally different to the boys who used to record YouTube covers in their bedrooms the globe, shifting more than 1.5 million albums globally. Yo u n g b l o o d m a r ks a more mature sound for the quartet, driving away from their poppypunk roots and towards a more indie, older sound, growing up alongside the fans that first drove them to number one four years ago. “Growing up is what we had to do on Youngblood,” says vocalist/guitarist Luke Hemmings.
5SOS started when the band – comprising Hemmings, drummer Ashton Irwin, guitarist Michael Clifford and bassist Calum Hood – were all barely out of school, aged from 14 to 16 years old. Now, all aged in their early 20s, the 5SOS emerging now are totally different to the boys who used to record YouTube covers of popular rock/ emo tracks in their bedrooms. “Seven years as a band
may seem like a long time, but we were teenagers when we started. “We had to look at each other and say, ‘Are we going to stop now, or do this forever? Because if we continue, we have to go farther than we ever have before’,” Hemmings said. To celebrate the new r e l e a s e, H e m m i n g s and the rest of 5SOS embarked on their smallest tour in years, playing some of the more intimate venues Europe had to offer before heading on to the US leg of the promo tour. Venues averaged a capacity of 1,000 compared to the arenas they usually grace, and fans
who were lucky enough to snatch tickets to the gigs were treated to a selection of startling new tracks including title track Youngblood, released as the second single from the record last week. Re p o r t s f r o m t h e shows were glowing, showing that even with a change in sound, the band are still as loved by fans as ever. Youngblood is a departure from the AmericanApparel-clad She Looks So Perfect sound of years gone by, and a departure from the 5SOS we once knew; now destined for bigger, bolder horizons with legions of fans by their side.
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THE ROCK’S LATEST WILL AMUSE CINEMA | RAMPAGE MAY NOT SMASH MANY RECORDS, BUT IT’S ENTERTAINING
Monkeying about proves plenty of fun A MERCILESS beast goes on the loose in the city, leaving a trail of violence and devastation behind him as the authorities try to grab him before there’s any more carnage – But enough about Bruce Willis’ latest film – the disastrous remake of the Charles Bronson (ahem) classic, Death Wish, which is currently stinking up cinema screens – here’s Rampage (Cert 12A, 107 mins) instead. People of a certain age may recall an old 1986 game which saw players guide a monster around a single-screen cityscape, smashing buildings until they collapsed, chomping tasty humans, and trying
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to leave King Kong-lossal damage in their wake. Well, it’s taken some 30-something years, but we’re finally treated to much the same thing with a film loosely – very loosely – based on the game, with The Rock weighing in to keep the gloriously dumb action rolling along. Dumb isn’t the word – this one is strictly a nobrainer, following the stress and tension of last week’s film, A Quiet Place. Wildlife expert and anti-
poacher The Rock is called into action when pathogens from space infect a number of beasts, including his gorilla pal, causing extreme growth and termperament changes. It’s not long before the big, bad beasties are – all together now – rampaging, with The Rock doing his all to help stop them before Chicago is destroyed. It’s a classic high-concept film, which could easily be summed up as ‘Man tries to stop monsters destroying the city’. There’s not much more to it than that, despite the best efforts of the plot to unnecessarily make things a little more complex. We’ve had a flood of
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Full of sssh-penseful high-stakes tension and stress EMILY Blunt takes another confident step into sci-fi territory with A Quiet Place (Cert 15A, 90 mins), which briskly tells of a family’s desperate struggle to survive in a world that’s been decimated by strange monsters. With the slightest noise drawing the monsters’ attention towards any nearby noisy, delicious humans, the film creates an unusual amount of stress, and while it’s far from silent it forces the audience itself to form a quiet place to best appreciate the tightrope tension.
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PACKED to the brim with gaming and pop culture references, director Stephen Spielberg’s latest, Ready Player One (Cert 12A, 140 mins) goes out on a limb to bring us a near future world that’s virtually brilliant (if you’re a gamer), but may be a bit baffling for many others. A youth races to find a secret that’s hidden somewhere in the all-pervasive virtual reality that many people escape from slums and dreary reality into – but in doing so he draws actual, real-world danger ever closer ...
PACIFIC RIM UPRISING
Not quite the monster of a sequel fans had hoped for IT’S hard to make a mess of a film about giant robots (more or less) fighting giant Kaiju (monsters) in dense urban cityscapes, but there’s just something a little derivative about Pacific Rim Uprising (Cert 12A, 111 mins). Leading the troops is John Boyega, who turns in a nicely charismatic performance, but as sequels go it’s missing a little of the sly wit of its impressive predecessor. Still, at least the visuals are great, and it’s not as offensively dumb as the terrible T**********s films.
Whoa, whoa! The Rock swears that his ape pal – and the trouble it gets into – will get an awful lot bigger in Rampage (and he’s proven right on both counts)
similar films pouring into cinemas in recent years, and Rampage doesn’t add anything particularly new to the genre. Still, The Rock is as char-
ismatic as ever, the effects are decent, and the support – including Jeffrey Dean Morgan, all but channelling his Negan character from The Walking Dead
– is on top form. Maybe you won’t go ape for this, but at least it’s not as monstrously bad as Death Wish. Sorry, Bruce. Verdict: 7/10
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GALLERIES
Joy Neville, who received a Sports Person of the Year Award. Robbie Reynolds
Celebrating some extraordinary people H
ISTORIAN Catherine Corless, the Irish Coast Guard, crew of Rescue 116, rugby referee Joy Neville and campaigner Vera Twomey were among those honoured at the Rehab People of the Year Awards. The star-studded black-tie ceremony, which was hosted by Grainne Seoige and Aidan Power, saw ten winners recognised for their heroic deeds and remarkable achievements.
Harry Flynn and his sister Molly Flynn who received the Young Person of the Year Award
Ifrah Ahmed, International Person of the Year Award
Colette Byrne received a Everyday Hero Award
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Martina Jennings with Sile Seoige and Suzanne Walsh
Brian Farrell and Aoibheann McCaul
Vera Twomey, received a People of the Year Award
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Maia Dunphy with Anna Geary and Ksenia Zsikhotska
Dianna Bunici
James Gannon receiving the Cyril Donnellan
Catherine Corless
Community Group of the Year Award
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Clementine MacNice and James Patrice
Joy Neville and Simona Coppola
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Northern wonders ACROSS THE BORDER | HEAD ‘UP’ TO DISCOVER A WIDE RANGE OF DIVERSE ATTRACTIONS
SYLVIA POWNALL
Travel Editor THERE’S a quiet revolution happening across the border as more and more tourists discover the hidden gems of Northern Ireland. Fermanagh is the latest addition to the ‘must see’ list for holidaymakers – though with 195,000 visitors to Belleek Pottery alone last year, it’s no big surprise. Tourist attractions such as the Marble Arch Caves and Enniskillen Castle are also a big hit with sightseers, along with the Cuilcagh Boardwalk, also known as the Stairway to Heaven. Part of the trip through the underwater caves has to be made by boat – kids will love it! Florence Court is well worth a visit, particularly if the weather is good which is ideal for exploring its charming gardens.
Cuilcagh is regarded as one of the most beautiful walking trails in the world and this weekend (Sunday, April 22) there’s a guided walk of the hikers’ trail – a not-to-bemissed event for those who love the outdoors. The SHARE discovery village is hosting an afternoon tea and cruise event on April 28, allowing visitors to experience the stunning scenery at Lough Erne while indulging in a glass of bubbly and a selection of delicacies. The fully guided tour of Upper Lough Erne is hands-down the most relaxing way to experience the beauty of the lake. Are you a Maguire, or do you know a Maguire? If so, then sign up for the
Maguire History Weekend at Enniskillen Castle from May 11-13. This annual weekend presents an exciting and varied programme exploring the history and heritage of the Fermanagh namesake. The Lough Erne heritage exhibition runs until June 24 at Enniskillen Castle (inset, left) and showc a s e s some of the work of Lough Erne Heritage which ensures that its unique artefacts, history, traditions and records are preserved and celebrated. Then there’s the worldfamous Belleek Pottery, not to mention water sports aplenty and a host of great pubs and restaurants. If you can fit it in, Lusty Begs on Boa Island is a lovely spot for lunch
or dinner. Tanya Cathcart, who welcomes visitors at Fermanagh Lakeland Tourism, says: “It’s bursting at the seams with exciting things to see and do, which make it the perfect place for a long weekend or short break. “We may not always get the weather we would like, but we certainly make up for it in terms of interesting things to experience, including a wide range of historical tourist attractions, water sports and outdoor activities.” If retail therapy is your thing then Enniskillen is your best bet – why not purchase an Enniskillen gift card in advance to set your budget and make things that bit easier? For details on accommodation offers, visitor attractions and how to purchase a gift card see www.fermanaghlakelands.com/hello.
From the top: Crom Estate, the Cuilcagh Boardwalk, Belleek Pottery, Florence Court, and Castle Coole
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FOOD & TRAVEL Jayna McCloskey and Max Barrett help Dr Marian Faughnan, chief specialist in nutrition, safefood launch the new five-year campaign. Picture: Jason Clarke
A call to join a day of action to tackle the rising use of plastics IF YOU’RE concerned about the increasingly high levels of plastic on supermarket shelves, environmentalists want you to join a ‘Shop and Drop’ day of action on Saturday, April 21. Oison Coghlan, director of Friends of the Earth, said: “People are just sick of plastic, and sick of having more and more of it dumped on us by retailers who make us responsible for trying to recycle it. “Far too much of our fruit and vegetables are packed and wrapped in plastic, for example. “There are lots of things shops can do to reduce plastic packaging and we’re hoping people will use this day of action on April 21 to show supermarkets that we want them to act.” The ‘Shop and Drop’ encourages consumers to leave extraneous plastic packaging at the point of retail, and to question what retailers are doing to reduce their use of plastics. A plastic bottle: Marion Something that’s just a moment in Briggs, the your hand – but volunteer national which could coordinator potentially of the day of float about as action, added: rubbish for “Shows such decades (or as Blue Planet even longer) II and the in the sea news that there’ll be more plastic in the sea than fish by 2050 have highlighted the adverse impact plastic has on our natural environment and wildlife.”
Iceland goes cold on using palm oil in its own-label foodstuffs ICELAND has announced that it will stop using palm oil as an ingredient in all its own-label food by the end of 2018. Growing demand for palm oil for use in food products, cosmetics and biodiesel is devastating tropical rainforests across South East Asia. In Indonesia and Malaysia, where expanding palm oil and wood pulp plantations are the biggest driver of deforestation, many species are being threatened with extinction, including orangutans, which are already critically endangered.
Palm oil is currently found in 50% of all supermarket products, from bread to biscuits and breakfast cereal to soap – despite this, 35% of consumers are unaware of what palm oil is, or its usage. Once informed about palm oil and its devastating impact on the environment, most people say that they do not believe palm oil should be used in food products. Iceland’s reduction project is already well under way, with palm oil successfully removed from 50% of its own-label range.
NEW CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING IN FAMILIES
Go coconuts for the freshest food WITH the run in to the summer (and hopefully being able to get out and about more), safefood, the HSE and Healthy Ireland are encouraging parents to reduce the amount of treat foods given to children. Research reveals almost one fifth (19%) of the average weekly family food shop is spent on highlyprocessed ‘treat’ foods such as crisps, chocolates and sweets. This compares
with only 10% spent on fruit and 7% on vegetables. The research found that on average, families with children spent €1,037 last year on treat foods. In comparison, the spend on fruit was €521 and €346 on vegetables. The research was carried out to coincide with the latest phase of START, a five-year public health awareness campaign from safefood, the HSE and
Healthy Ireland. The campaign is encouraging families to take the first step towards a healthier lifestyle for their children by supporting them to start with one daily win and to persist with the changes, no matter how difficult they become. Sarah O’Brien, HSE national lead on the START campaign, said: “We all love to treat our children or grandchildren,
and many of us do it with these types of snacks and sugary foods, knowing in our hearts that it would be better not to. “Our research with parents shows that almost half (49%) give treat foods at weekends, and of these more than one in four (27%) use them as a reward during the week. “But on a very positive note, it also shows that almost half of us parents
have tried to change our children’s eating habits, and better again, 88% of us have persisted with that change. “So, when it comes to treat foods, together we can make that change and ensure our families lead healthier lives.” To find out more about the START campaign and ways to make a healthy, positive start see www. makeastart.ie.
Howth launch for Lambay Irish Whiskey HOWTH was the setting for the launch of the Lambay Irish Whiskey Company last week. Brand manager Sabine Sheehan said: “We are a small, craft, independent Irish whiskey with a unique taste and are focused on sharing our Lambay Whiskey with
the community of whiskey lovers around Ireland.” A maritime theme started the evening with a short boat excursion towards Lambay Island courtesy of Dublin Bay Cruises followed by fine food, whiskey cocktails and live music afterwards in
Howth Yacht Club. Guests enjoyed delicious Lambay Whiskey cocktails such as the recently recommended cocktail of the month from Chilled Magazine, The Selkie. Music was provided by Skerries duo, The Finns, who performed
their exclusive track, Lambay. Lambay Whiskey is available to buy in key Dublin off-licences, whiskey bars and locations, including L Mulligan Grocers, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Peter’s Pub, the Ragtrader, Sheehans, The Bank, and The Temple Bar.
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HOME | GETTING READY FOR SUMMER
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1)Climbing plants like clematis make use of vertical boundaries 2) Climbing roses look lovely but need careful pruning 3) Clever use of planting can soften the appearance of boundary walls 4) Hydrangea petiolaris clings to walls by means of aerial roots
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BARBECUE? RACHEL D’ARCY We know - with the wintery weather conditions as of late, it’s hard to envision an Ireland where we can cook al fresco and have a garden that we can actually get use out of. With Met Eireann constantly dangling prospects of higher temperatures above our heads, though,
our daydreaming
of a lovely barbeque with family and friends becomes more plausible. Aldi have us covered, too - they’re delivering all the goods we need for a fashionable yet functional Summer soiree.
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Setting boundaries Anne Byrne
Garden Design WHATEVER size your garden is, there will be some sort of boundary separating it from the world outside and the boundary has an important role to play in a number of ways. In towns and cities we need to enclose our own space and create a private area outside our homes for our own personal use, and in more rural areas with larger gardens the boundaries may be further away from the house itself, but still have an important role to play in the design of the garden. A secure boundary is usually the first consideration, to keep small children and pets safely inside the garden, and unwelcome intruders out – these may be of the two legged or four legged kind, and any country dweller who’s had an unscheduled visit from an escaped herd of livestock will know just how much damage they can do in a very short time. The choice of boundary also plays an important role in the garden design. In a town garden where space is limited, a poorly planned boundary can make you feel hemmed in and often isn’t adequate to ensure a comfortable feeling of privacy. Clever design can make a world of difference here. The use of climbing plants can
help to soften the starkness of walls, while introducing changes of level, for instance in the form of raised beds, reduces the stark contrast between a small, flat space and a high boundary wall. Adding height to the internal layout also helps encourage the eye to linger on interesting features within the garden itself rather than the four walls enclosing it. In larger gardens, particularly in less built up areas, the boundary can play a role in helping the garden to blend in with the surrounding area, especially if there are views of countryside beyond. Sometimes the challenge here is to provide a sense of enclosure and indeed shelter when needed, without completely screening attractive views that you want to hang on to. It’s a lot to think about! When I’m called in to design garden plans, clients often assume that planting climbers is a good way to disguise an unattractive boundary. It can work, but you have to be careful, as you could end up drawing attention to the very feature you’re anxious to conceal. Climbing plants have hugely varying rates of growth, with some taking years to make any visual impact, while others can run riot and create another problem for you to solve. Some climbers will need support
such as timber trellis or garden wire secured to the boundary, while others will attach themselves to walls or fences by means of aerial roots, which are very difficult to remove if you want to clean or re-paint the wall. You also need to consider whether you want an evergreen or deciduous climber, and whether you want to go for attractive foliage or whether flowers are more important. Finally, the maintenance needs of climbers vary widely, with some needing hardly any, others needing just an annual trim, and some, such as wisteria and climbing roses, look stunning but you need to know how to look after them. Here are a few suggestions for different situations to get you thinking: • Hydrangea petiolaris – this selfclinging, deciduous climber will tolerate shade so its white blooms can brighten up a north or east facing wall. • Akebia quinata – also known as chocolate vine, attractive deciduous leaves and unusual purple – pink pendant flowers in spring. • Lonicera japonica “Halliana” – this Japanese honeysuckle is semi - evergreen, meaning it will keep its leaves in a mild winter, and although its flowers are less showy than deciduous varieties, they have a lovely fragrance.
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FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE
Gym Plus Coffee takes to the Dublin Mountains
FOLLOWING the success of its Classic range, Irish active wear brand Gym+Coffee has launched two brand new colours in its best-selling hoody. The new Forest Green and Midnight Navy Taking to the Dublin mountains to shoot this campaign, Gym+Coffee founder Niall Horgan said, “We chose the Ticknock Forest for this photoshoot because it is such a unique location and mirrors the colours of the hoodies in the natural surroundings. At G+C, we believe a healthy balance in life is essential. Gym plus coffee, exercise plus socialising - is key. Another balance to strike is urban and rural and finding the right balance between city life and the outdoors can help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Ticknock is just 15 minutes outside Dublin city and the perfect escape from hectic urban life.” The hoodies, which have become a favourite in fitness circles with fans including Bodycoach Joe Wicks, Brian O’Driscoll and The Happy Pear Twins, as well as Roz Purcell and Nicky Byrne. These colours are available in both women’s and men’s styles and are priced at €60.00. The hoodies are available online from www. gympluscoffee.com.
BEAUTY FROM THE BURREN THE BURREN PERFUMERY, located in the heart of the Burren in Co. Clare, expertly makes small batch perfumes and certified organic cosmetics inspired by the iconic limestone landscape of the Burren and its unique flora. The Burren Perfumery also has a range of certified organic herbal balms, which offer an abundance of soothing properties. These natural herbal balms are blended from the highest quality organic plant oils. The Burren Perfumery’s herbal balms are soil association certified 100% organic, made only from natural plants and oils, and available in a range of different skin conditions/dry and damaged skin issues. The collection includes a variety of therapeutic properties; Arnica (soothes muscular pains and general aches), Borage (cools and soothes skin suffering from dermatitis and eczema), Calendula (relieves minor burns, sunburn, eczema and chapped skin), Comfrey (wellknown traditionally used herb with antibacterial qualities for humans and animals alike, reduces swelling, heals bruises, insect bites, stings and minor wounds). Soothing and effective with no synthetics or hidden ingredients, the herbal balms can be used on all parts of the body, including the face. The Burren Perfumery’s herbal balms are both calming and restorative. They are suitable for even the most sensitive skin types. The full range of The Burren Perfumery products are available at The Burren Perfumery, online at www.burrenperfumery.com, and in Avoca stores nationwide. The herbal balms are available for RRP €18.
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HOME & STYLE
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NCAD student, Ciara Masterson
River Island award their 2018 bursary RIVER ISLAND have awarded their 2018 bursary to NCAD student, Ciara Masterson. Ciara, from Dublin, was selected by NCAD’s current design controller Lucy Moller to win the €3,500 bursary. As well as this, Ciara’s functional yet fashion forward collection for Spring/Summer 2018 has secured her a three-month internship with River Island at the studio in London. The bursary is highly sought after, with previous winners having seen their designs sold in River Island stores across the globe. This is the fifteenth year of the bursary, which offers final year NCAD students the chance to win the coveted internship at their head studio. Many of the winners of the bursary go on to become full time members of the River Island design team, including current design controller Lucy Moller, who won the 2006 bursary. Moller said: “River Island’s NCAD bursary launched my fashion career 12 years ago. Our industry thrives on fresh ideas, and it’s fantastic to give NCAD graduates the chance to work as an extension of our design team.” Ciara’s winning collection is a combination of fashion and function, featuring pieces that can be easily adapted for different purposes. An example is an oversized check coat and dress that can be adapted by using the built in drawstring belts to change them into a more structured silhouette. The palette of her collection is fresh and Spring-like, utilising tonal neutrals alongside rouching for more texture and definition in Ciara’s designs. Angela O’Kelly, head of design for body and environment at NCAD, said the support of River Island is central within the college’s fashion division. “The ongoing support of River Island is central to supporting activity within our Fashion division at N.C.A.D. Each year the River Island project advances skill set in the students, developing knowledge and expertise in key areas of innovative high street fashion design. The bursary and placement in River Island’s design studios in London offer invaluable experience for our graduates, and a superb launch pad into the fashion industry.”
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TECH TIME We all have a role to play in monitoring contentious social media advertising
SHANE DILLON
I USUALLY have plenty of space to go through the best games winners at the just-held Bafta gaming awards – alas, not this year and week. So, head over to the official site (www. bafta.org/games) for the full breakdown of some of the biggest and best games, technical
achievements, and industry highlights from the past year given top awards by the Baftas. Now firmly established as one of the world’s gold standards in gaming excellence, this year the Baftas selected What Remains of Edith Finch (above) as the best game, adding yet another win to the excellent, narrative-driven tale of a quirkily doomed family line.
Some sillier moments amidst Facebook focus WITH another week of revelations about Facebook again casting a cold light on the tech titan’s workings and data protection issues, there were at least some amusing moments from the mild toasting that Mark Zuckerberg experienced from ageing senators as he appeared before them to answer questions recently. Who wouldn’t feel sorry for Mark when he visibly paused
after being asked, with a straight face, how Facebook makes money if it’s free? “With advertising.” It’s hard to say who was more confused – the senator asking such an obvious question, or Mark being momentarily blindsided by it . A special nod must also be given to the person who attended the hearing... dressed as a Russian troll (right)!
Shining a social media light on a royal drama SPEAKING of YouTube (see column, right), its role in the drama of a r u n away UAE princess was highlighted again this week with the reappearance of a sensational social media story from last month. Princess Sheikha Latifa (32), a daughter of Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, had posted a self-filmed video (inset) to the social media platform announcing that she intended to flee the kingdom to pursue her own life and freedom. Perhaps publicly posting your intentions to flee somewhere isn’t the greatest idea – it’s just been reported that Princess Latifa has been ‘brought back’, with a lengthy Time
Magazine article online reporting that Princess Latifa had been grabbed ‘kicking and screaming’ by commandos who intercepted the boat she was on in the Arabian Sea, as well as reporting much more besides on the story. Social media’s role in this very public incident provides a dark flip side to sunny Dubai’s international image as a luxury stopover destination for tourists, despite ongoing issues over worker and human rights criticisms which, it seems, most tourists don’t consider much. Social media watchers and human rights observers, however, will continue to be on the lookout for Princess Latifa, who remains currently missing and silent...
FOLLOWING on from my article last week about the potentially offensive use of people with Down syndrome in the upcoming ‘Repeal’ referendum – even though several leading Down syndrome advocates have explicitly requested that nobody on either side of the debate does so – I’ve been given a little more insight into this issue from YouTube. A helpful, senior YT figure confirmed to me that “ads go through a combination of human and algorithmic review – and we have teams all over the world on this team including Ireland”. More explicitly, they also added: “We have a set of policies which determine which ads can and cannot run on our platform. “We review these policies regularly and make changes to keep them current and effective. “We are aware of the upcoming [Repeal] referendum and are working hard to ensure that no bad actors use our platform to show offensive, inappropriate or harmful ads.” They also pointed out that YouTube users can report any ads that they find to be offensive. It’s a standard enough answer, but given the volume of content added to YouTube every minute – and to any and all other leading social media platforms – it’s understandable that content can’t be more tightly policed. Regardless of your views in the upcoming referendum, here’s hoping that users do avail of such platforms’ feedback tools and forms to report any offensive or inappropriate ads, including those using people with Down syndrome as blunt instruments to hammer home any particular viewpoint.
MACHINE OF THE WEEK
Allspace stretches Tiguan to seven seats Volkswagen has added extra space to its popular Tiguan SUV in the form of the recently introduced Tiguan Allspace which Michael Moroney took for a recent test drive. This new more spacious Tiguan has a lot to offer, for not a lot more than the compact 5 seat version. WHEN VOLKSWAGEN upgraded the Tiguan back in 2016 it was inevitable that they would soon offer a seven-seat version of the popular SUV. And so it has come to pass, over a year later the seven-seat Tiguan is now available with more space and flexibility in the new car offer. In modern urban motoring SUV’s have replaced people carriers in terms of choice and they need to have the larger family capacity to fit that bill. There are now a growing number of seven-seat SUV options on the market, where the priority is space, flexibility in terms of seating and comfort. This new Tiguan is called the Tiguan Allspace and it comes with a wheelbase that’s 109 mm longer than the regular Tiguan. The extension means that a third row of seats can be easily accommodated. This third row of seats can be folded flat, too, opening up a larger luggage area when needed. The third row of seats can be folded and brought back up for seating very easily and effortlessly. You get an extra 125 litres of
boot space when you fold the third row of seats flat, to make the Tiguan Allspace and impressive load carrier, when needed. And there is a space saver spare wheel included under the floor, by some impressive
still my preference over any petrol versions, especially with a full load on board and over longer runs. The Highline specification version that I drove was fitted with Volkswagen’s DSG automatic
Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace 2.0 TD Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy
2.0 litre 150hp 9.8 seconds 20km/litre
Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Towing rating Warranty Entry Price
58 litres 129g/km B1 €270 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2016) 2000kgs 3 years (100,000km) €37,120
engineering design. In most other respects this Tiguan Allspace is comparable to the slightly smaller five-seat version. Adding that extra row of seats gives the car much more flexibility without any significant changes in terms of performance for the Volkswagen 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine. This 150bhp engine is
(4.9l/100km or 58mpg)
gearbox and that added significantly to the driving comfort. The car was an all-wheel-drive version using Volkswagen’s 4Motion technology and while still feeling wintery, it was not necessary to put that extra drive system to the ultimate test. For many family SUV buyers the Tiguan Allspace choice offers more
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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS
TECH & MOTORS
The new Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace comes with impressive large and flexible space that’s easy to use
Ford has a new version of the Focus on the way
A new era for Ford as it unveils new Focus FORD claims that its new Focus has been designed from a clean sheet of paper, and that it ushers in a new era for technology, comfort, space and driving experience for mid-size car customers. The new Focus design for expanded line-up includes first Focus Active crossover and upscale Focus Vignale. Ford claims that the new Focus will offer the most sophisticated range of Ford driver assistance technologies ever offered to Ford customers. They claim that this new technology is seamlessly integrated to enable an intuitive, stress-reducing and refined driving experience. The advanced technologies include, Adaptive Cruise
in terms of space for not a lot extra in terms of cost. The entry model differences in price are just over €1,600 before extras and that’s not a lot when you’re getting an extra row of seats and a lot more storage space if needed, when they are folded. There are no obvious fuel economy or performance downsides when opting for the 7 seat version. While the performance might be marginal-
ly lower, for most drivers, it will not be noticeable, meaning that running costs will be virtually equivalent. What you’ll also like is the solid feel for which Volkswagen is renowned and you’ll feel good driving this latest Tiguan. The inside is equally modern with new generation digital instruments that are clear to view and easy to use. The steering wheel is very tactile and lovely to
Mercedes challenge Tesla with electric S class
Keeping distractions inside your car to a minimum
MERCEDES-BENZ is developing a battery-powered S Class car to challenge Tesla’s Model S in the market for luxury high-end electric cars. The all-electric S Class will be part of Mercedes Benz’s plans to introduce 10 all-electric vehicles by 2022. The new car will be supported by some plug-in hybrid models offering which Mercedes Benz claim will offer a totally different battery range than today, while conventional vehicles will feature so-called mild hybrids with 48-volt technology in a shift away from pure combustion power. With the new cars Mercedes Benz will meet China’s planned electric-car quota.
use, not too big either with full controls included. The seat position was good but it took a little time to get to my comfort zone. There is good rear legroom and the high positions for all seats are appreciated with good headroom. Individual rear seat adjustment is included but only the two outer rear seats are ISO-Fix compatible. There is a large screen for radio and infotainment controls that was easy to set up and use. Connecting
IN MODERN Dublin city driving there are hosts of distractions around us when we’re driving, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorbikes. But how often do we check what potential distractions we have inside our vehicle? Here we list five items that could cause a distraction while driving. Driving safely requires total concentration, try to minimise any distractions within the car which may affect this. If you do need to make a telephone call or make adjustments to the settings of the vehicle, find somewhere to pull over safely and do it at your leisure. Being distracted can lead to errors in your judgement and may result in a collision or at best, a close call. Smoking and vaping: Bear in
my phone with Bluetooth was quick and easy. The test Tiguan came with satnav included and it is also possible to use your phone to connect with Google maps rather than opt for the more expensive factory sat nav system. The 2.0 litre turbo-diesel Tiguan Allspace entry price starts at €37,120. That’s very competitive relative to the new Peugeot 5008, Renault Koleos and Skoda Kodiak, all of which offer the 7 seat
mind that there are legal restrictions on smoking in vehicles. If you do smoke or vape inside your car, this could be a distraction. What if you drop it? Where would your focus be? And have you thought about how the smoke from your vape could get in the way of the road? Car technology: As helpful as technology can be, this can also lead to less focus on the road. For example, a sat-nav can tempt you to take a quick glance as you look at the map. To avoid taking your eye off the road, keep your sat-nav out of sight and listen to the instructions rather than looking. It always helps if you plan your route beforehand. If you need to adjust it, pull into a safe place to do so. Food and drink: Eating or
option in their ranges. The rated economy figure of 20km/ litre (4.9l/100km or 58mpg) will be difficult to achieve, so expect a 30% lower performance such as I achieved over my 800km testing programme. That level of economy is probably a more realistic assessment of how you measure your potential running costs. Compared with the competition, there is little between them.
drinking in your vehicle slows down your reaction time. It’s better to take a short break to consume your food; this way you don’t have one hand off the steering wheel, so there’s no opportunity for you to be distracted. Phones/radio/CDs: Music can become a distraction when you’ve put the volume too high
Control (ACC) now enhanced with Stop & Go, Speed Sign Recognition and Lane-Centring for effortlessly negotiating stop-start traffic Ford’s Adaptive Front Lighting System with new camera-based Predictive curve light and Sign-based light that pre-adjust headlamp patterns for improved visibility by monitoring bends in the road and for the first time in the industry, road signs. The new Focus is the first vehicle globally to be based on Ford’s new C2 platform designed to enhance crash performance; deliver more interior space for Ford’s mid-size models without negatively impacting exterior dimensions; and support improved aerodynamics for better fuel-efficiency. Ford has invested €600 million at Ford’s German Saarlouis assembly facility, for the new car.
which can prevent you from hearing any key sounds, such as emergency services. Either turn it off or lower the volume so you are still aware of your surroundings. Car ancillaries: This means things like indicators, lights, windscreen wipers etc. When we use these while driving and
are unfamiliar with the location of the controls, our attention is not 100% on the road. Even worse, we can sometimes take our eyes of the road for a split second or two. Learn where the controls are to minimise distraction, so you can operate them as safely as possible. Richard says: “Driving safely requires total concentration, try to minimise any distractions within the car which may affect this. If you do need to make a telephone call or make adjustments to the settings of the vehicle, find somewhere to pull over safely and do it at your leisure. Being distracted can lead to errors in your judgement and may result in a collision or at best, a close call. Why take the chance?”
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DERBY DAYS: WATERS WASHES OVER SHELS: AS BOHEMIANS were stunning Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Friday night, Cabinteely were manufacturing a surprise Dublin derby win of their own over Shelbourne. Goals in either half from Conor Keeley and Marty Waters earned Cabo all three points at Stradbrook Park, just their third win of the season, to lift them up to sixth. It marks a partciularly strong result for the Stradbrook club in the ultra competitive first division.
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OLD Belvedere won one of the best women’s rugby club matches of the year at Park Avenue on Saturday, edging out second-placed Railway Union 10-7 to set up a league final tilt next weekend. This was a game of immense skill, entertainment and thrills. It was a platform for some of the most talented players in the country to showcase their undoubted abilities and they did not disappoint. The ultra competitive edge was a joy to behold, and the result was in doubt all the way to the final whistle as ‘Belvo clung onto a 10-7 lead. The Railway scores came from a Larissa Muldoon try, converted by Nikki Caughey, but this was balanced by a 60-yard intercept try from Belvedere winger Ailbhe Dowling, converted by Nora Stepleton.
Fifty-cap Ireland international Stapleton had a huge influence on proceedings, kicking the winning penalty in the 60th minute while also guiding her side around the pitch and ensuring they were in the front foot in both defence and attack. The Belvo defensive line was almost impenetrable as they showed great speed off the mark with vicecaptain Elise O’Byrne White and Sene Naoupu making some bonecrunching tackles. The fact that ‘Belvo prop and captain Fiona O’Brien showed immense hunger for the ball from the first whistle to last said a lot about her leadership qualities. The winners celebrated joyously at the final whistle, having set up a repeat of last season’s final which they lost 10-3 to UL Bohemians. Regaining the trophy they lifted
FINAL FEVER: Old Belvedere are through to the women’s All-Ireland league final where they will face UL Bohemians following a narrow win over Railway Union
three times between 2014 and 2016 would be the ideal way to end head coach Josh Brown’s first year at the helm. Bohs had a much simpler run to the final with a comprehensive 58-8 win over Ulster side Cooke at UL. They led 41-3 at the interval after tries from Laura Sheehan, Nicole
Cronin (2), Aine Staunton, Clodagh O’Halloran, Niamh Briggs and current Ireland captain Ciara Griffin. There was little hope for Cooke at that stage but they never stopped trying and restricted Bohs to three tries after the resumption with Griffin, Laura O’Mahony and Sheehan crossing the visitors’ whitewash.
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BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S LOTTO results: numbers were 8, 16, 17 and 21. No winner. Next Thursday’s jackpot is €4,400, Lotto Joker €825. Winner of €100: Marie Naughton, €50 Clarinda Weir and P Gallagher. Joker consolation prize: John Kelly. Bingo continues every Monday at 8pm. This year’s Festival has been moved to midsummer and will now take place on Saturday, June 23. Senior Footballers were well beaten in the end by a strong Judes side in the A champ. However the final score does not do us justice as we were only two points down 10 minutes into the second half. The junior A team got off to a winning start against Whitehall, winning by 2-11 to 0-11. The junior B team also won by six points, beating Scoil Ui Chonail by 3-11 to 1-11 in the junior B championship, reversing a seven points defeat by Scoil last year. Junior C team had a bye. Next Sunday, 11am, the MFL As v Kilmacud Crokes, Silver Park, Minor Bs v Lucan Sarsfield in Marlay Park. Senior hurlers take on Lucan Sarsfields on Saturday at 4pm in O’Toole Park in the championship on the back of their first round win against Setanta all support welcome. The Junior A hurlers take on Ballyboden at 6pm in Marlay on Saturday in the second round of the championship. Junior B hurlers take on Ballyboden in the championship at home on Sunday at 2.30pm in Marlay. Minor hurlers went down by the bare minimum to Whitehall Colmcille in their Division 1 game on Sunday hard luck to all concerned.
CUALA ALL four of our adult men’s football teams were in championship action over the weekend. Our senior footballers beat Templeogue Synge Street 1-17 to 0-8, our inters lost out to Ballymun Kickhams 2-10 to 0-14, our thirds beat Castleknock 1-3 to 0-19 in the Junior 3 Championship while our fourths lost to Round Towers Lusk in the Junior 4 Championship. On Thurday our Senior 3 Camogie team play Na Fianna in Mobhi Road at 7pm. Good luck to the senior hurlers who play Chraobh Chiaran in round 2 of the Dublin SHC next Saturday in Parnell Park at 4pm. Well done to all the Academy boys and girls who completed their sponsored circuit of Killiney and Dalkey hills on Saturday.
The foggy conditions failed to dampen their enthusiasm. Many thanks to all the parents who volunteered to help out on the day. The Ladies Gaelic Football Feile, apart from Divisions 1 and 5, fell victim to the weather and has been postponed to May 19/20. This Saturday, the boys’ Feile hurlers take the stage with Cuala hosting a Division 2 group, including Raheny, Judes and Clontarf, in Thomastown. Throw-in times are 10.30am, 11.45am and 1pm. The Division 6 hurlers play in St. Vincents (PNU) at 10.15am, 11.30am and 12.45pm. Let’s get out and support! There was no winner of the €12,500 Cuala lotto jackpot. Our Lucky dip winners
WHEELCHAIR RUGBY: SYDNEY CALLING FOR IRISH TEAM
Gaelic Warriors to take on the world
Ireland will be represented on the world stage for the first time as they swept to glory in Switzerland last week; the team’s ALAN LYNCH tells the Dublin Gazette about what happens next as they prepare for Sydney
JAMES HENDICOTT
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THE GAELIC Warriors wheelchair rugby team qualified to compete at the very peak of their game for the first time last week, and are now raring up to head to Sydney to compete on the world stage. The world championship qualifying tournament win in Switzerland saw them defeat New Zealand, South Korea and Brazil in their group stage. The four-player team then overcame a tough Poland side in the semi-final, and comfortably beat New Zealand for a second time in the final to come out as outright winners. Wheelchair rugby has been played in Ireland for just over 20 years, and takes place on a basketball court, with a try area at each end. Teams of are of mixed gender, each made up of four players, with each player categorised according to their level of physical disability. In order to encourage varied participation, teams cannot have
a total of more than a certain number of category points, which ensures every team has a balance of more and less physically able players. Ireland international Alan Lynch has been playing wheelchair rugby since he encountered the sport as part of his rehab, after falling from a tree and breaking his neck as a 14-year-old. “I play for the Gaelic Warriors [based on Clontarf] and Ireland, and for a team in London, and a German team for a couple of tournaments each every year,” Lynch told the Dublin Gazette. “It’s become a huge thing in my life. I think it’s important to get past the idea that people with disabilities are fragile,” he explains. “We’re no more fragile than anyone else. A lot of people with disabilities are sheltered from this kind of sport, because Irish people typically put us in cotton wool. It’s important to get past that stereotype.” The game is fast and physical,
Gaelic Warriors’ Alan Lynch. Picture: Julian Behal Photography
though Lynch says you’re no more likely to get hurt than walking down the street, apart from the odd cut and bruise.
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We’re no more fragile than anyone else. People get sheltered from this kind of sport because people want to wrap us in cotton wool
Its gameplay is highly strategic: at an international level, teams have secret calls to communicate plays, both attacking and defensive, and carefully curated roles within a team. It can look spectacular with the game full-contact, and sometimes
toppling chairs on impact. The Irish team have modest expectations for Sydney, and Lynch hopes more than anything else that the tournament creates exposure, and attracts new players. “Realistically, we’re not going to win. We’d be very happy with a top six or eight finish, depending on who we draw, I think, though we haven’t really talked about it yet,” he explains. “The main difference is strength in depth. The top teams have big benches and can make as many substitutions as they like. We have four or five players who are really at the necessary level, so we have to play them the entire time. It’s a big disadvantage over a full tournament, obviously. “For a long time, the US and Canada were the only teams playing at any level. These days Asian and South American teams are really picking up. Teams like Germany and Japan are really strong. It’s really coming together as a sport.” Funding remains a key issue for the team and they’re hoping to get corporate sponsorship for their trip to Sydney, alongside some other fundraising endeavours. Two teams in the four-team Irish league recently and the national team received funding to support their wheelchairs and other equipment from Lottery Ireland, to the tune of €84,000 in total, which has been key, given the specialist chairs typically cost between €4,000 and €8,000 a time. Due to the physical nature of the sport, chairs typically last between two and five years. “The lottery money has been a huge help, but we’ll also need more for Sydney, that’s the biggest challenge,” Lynch said. “We’ll be shaking buckets ahead of the Leinster v Scarlets game at the weekend, and there’ll be more fundraising to follow. Hopefully we can make it, it would be a huge disappointment if we don’t.”
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FAI SENIOR CUP: BUS BIDDING FOR PLACE IN MAIN DRAW
LOI SHORTS Burke the March star
Dublin Bus’s LSL Sunday Senior team
Bus looking to drive on for senior showdown DAVE DONNELLY
DUBLIN Bus will host Firhouse Clover in a west Dublin derby on Sunday with a place in the FAI Cup proper at stake. The Bus have struggled for consistency in Sunday Senior 1 this season and currently sit just a point clear of the relegation places, but had a great run to the semi-finals of the FAI Intermediate Cup. Had they won that game, their opponents in the final would have been Clover, who now face Maynooth University Town at the Aviva on May 12. Dublin Bus beat Firhouse in the semi-finals of the Metropolitan Cup last season before going
onto take the cup back to Clondalkin. And Bus manager Darren Matthews will look for a repeat of that when the sides meet up on Coldcut Road on Sunday morning.
Rivalry “I suppose with us beating them last year, they’ll probably look to avenge that,” Matthews told the Dublin Gazette. “It was a very good game last year. I’ve watched them a couple of times this year, and they’ve got to the final of the Intermediate Cup. “I think it’ll be a very good game. If we have everybody fit and available I fancy us to give them a good game. “We’d be looking at it
to win anyway, just to get into the next round. We’ll be up for it, that’s for sure.” Matthews has struggled to field a consistent side this season owing to a combination of injuries and players unavailable for other reasons. Having broken ground in the Metro Cup last year, they put a strong focus on the Intermediate Cup and came within a whisker of making the final. “We thought we’d give it everything we have this year in the Intermediate Cup, and we did. Just at the last hurdle, we didn’t show up on the night. “It’s been a difficult season this year for a lot of reasons, but we just
have to stick at it. Not everything is going to go the way you want it all of the time.”
History The Bus were last in the FAI Cup proper in 2010, when they were beaten 2-0 by Shel bourne after moving their home fixture to Tolka Park. Clover were in the competition as recently as three years ago, when they were comfortably beaten 4-1 by Bohemians at Dalymount Park. For both clubs it represents the progress they’ve made both on and off the field in recent seasons and Matthews feels it’s something the club can aim for consistently.
“It’s a great achievement for any club. It shows there’s been progress made in the time I’ve been there, last season and this season. “ U l t i m a te l y, w h a t we all try to achieve is progress, or at least we should do. “It would be a great achievement and the club is very much looking forward to it. It’s great publicity. “We probably took two steps back this year, but if we get to the next round of the Senior Cup it’s something to look forward for the club next season.” In another all-Dublin tie, Sunday Senior 1B promotion-chasers Kilnamanagh host Skerries Town at Ned Kelly Park.
SHAMROCK Rovers’ Graham Burke has been named the SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers’ Association of Ireland Player of the Month for March. It is the first time Burke has won the monthly award which was presented to him by Leanne Sheill from SSE Airtricity. Burke was the Hoops’ biggest threat during the month, scoring six goals. That included four against Derry City, the winner against Limerick and a stunner in a defeat away to Waterford. The Rovers star admits it was not a perfect start to the season for Stephen Bradley’s men but he reckons things have started to turn. He said: “I scored six goals over the month so it was a good return for me personally and I’m thrilled to get this. Overall, it’s been a bit up and down for us so far this season. We had a slow start but we’ve been on a good run of form since bar one or two results. “We haven’t really been winning the games against the teams around us, games we’ve needed to win, and that has been the most disappointing thing. But we’ll see those teams again this season so we’ll have a chance to put those results right.” Burke reckons Rovers should be aiming to win every trophy they compete for this year. He added: “I have a few personal targets in my mind but I’ll keep them to myself. As a team, we want to win everything we can. That’s the ambition and that’s what we’ll try to do. Obviously we want to win the league and everything else. It’s about doing the best we can.”
ROVERS SLIP UP AGAIN SHAMROCK Rovers slipped further behind in the title race as they became the first side to taste defeat against Bray Wanderers this season. Ronan Coughlan – who was on trial at Rovers in preseason but wasn’t offered a deal – seized on a rare error from Rovers captain Ronan Finn to score the game’s only goal. Finn overcooked a backpass to defender Ally Gilchrist and played Coughlan clean through on goal, and he
showed good composure to slip the ball under the legs of keeper Kevin Horgan. It was Stephen Bradley’s side’s sixth defeat in 11 league games and means the Hoops have won just one of their away games this season. Striker Dan Carr was sent off shortly after Bray scored when he was shown a second yellow card for a trip to prevent a quick free kick. Rovers host Limerick on Friday night in what is now a must-win game for Bradley.
SHELS NEW SIGNING SHELBOURNE FC have appointed Dave Henderson as the club’s new Head of Recruitment. Henderson has a long association with the League of Ireland, having previously represented Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemian FC during a 21 year career.
Since his retirement from playing, he has established himself as one of the most trusted and well-recognised figures in the scouting fraternity in Ireland, with a proven track record in identifying the best young talent in the country. He has also worked as Academy Scout at Aston Villa and Chief Scout at Hibernian .
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GERALDINE P MORANS WELL done to the senior A team on their championship victory over Wanderers on Sunday, also a great win for the u14s on saturday against St Patrick’s (P). Hard luck to the senior B team in their lose to Thomas Davis. This week’s fixtures see underage hurling: U-12s away to Na Fianna, U-11s home to Clontarf, U-10s, U-9s and U-8s fixtures will be on the website later in the week . Minor footballers are at home to Cuala. Sponsorship walk from Bray2Greystones is on this Sunday, meet at Bray dart Station at 1.30pm; for further details visit our website. Our Golf Classic is being held on May 31 in Old Conna GC costing €400 per team of four including steak dinner, for available tee times and sponsorship opportunities visit the website.
POWERLIFTING: MONKSTOWN MAN RYAN DALY AIMS TO TURN
Ireland’s leading lifter to take on world in Malta POWERLIFTING DAVE DONNELLY
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The Dublin Under-16A side beat Offaly 1-11 to 0-5 in their Leinster championship tie in Artane last weekend. The B side beat Laois 5-15 to 2-3 in their semi-final. Picture: iLivephotos.com
KILMACUD CROKES WELL done to all five adult football championship teams that played this weekend who all had big wins (the sixth team had a bye). Well done to the Junior 3 side who beat Ballyboughal Sunday afternoon, 1-7 to 1-5. Well done also to the Junior 4 team who beat St Oliver Plunketts, 2-9 to 1-9. This follows on from the SFC 1 and IFC victories over Ballyboden and St Brigid’s respectively on Saturday and Sunday’s Junior 1 win over St Vincent’s. In ladies football, hard luck to the minor team who lost to Clontarf 1-8 to 2-13. In hurling, congratulations to the MHL1 team who beat Raheny, 8-14 to 0-5. The MHL2 team who beat Lucan Sarsfields 2-15 to 0-4 whilst the MHL4
team drew with Lucan. The U-14 ladies footballlers played their #AIGFeile18 in Glenalbyn on Saturday. They lost to Ballyboden 0-3 to 4-10, but beat Foxrock-Cabinteely 1-4 to 1.1 in the group stage. Well done to all involved! Friday, April 20: Table Quiz in aid of Brain Tumour Ireland and the camogie section of Kilmacud Crokes Club at 8pm in Glenalbyn/club function room. Teams of four and 40 euro per team. All support, including raffle prizes, greatly appreciated. Contact Colette Byrne at 086-6098727 if you can donate a prize. Hurling championship returns next weekend, with the senior A team playing on Friday. Watch the club Facebook and Website for details.
A MONKSTOWN weightlifter is intent upon putting powerlifting on the map as a competitive sport in Ireland by hook or by crook. 22-year-old Ryan Daly has only been involved in powerlifting for two years after 13 years as a boxer, but already he’s the holder of multiple national records in squats and deadlifting. He will travel to Malta next month on his own expense to defend his world junior titles, where he’ll come up against fulltime professionals, as is the norm outside of Ireland. For now, however, the confident Dubliner is funding the entire enterprise as a ‘hobby,’ with a full-time job in his local Easons compensating for the lack of prize money in the growing sport. The end-goal for Daly is
to be able to pursue powerlifting as a professional through sponsorships and endorsements, but for now he has to be content with the sport’s low profile in Ireland. “You don’t hear of powerlifting,” Daly told the Dublin Gazette. “It’s completely different to your standard sports like boxing or GAA or football. It’s interesting. I can hopefully make it more known. “I don’t want to do what I’m doing now [working full-time]. I want to be fully committed to powerlifting. “There’s a lot of sponsorships in powerlifting, but unfortunately there’s not a lot of sponsorship in Ireland, which is what I want to bring over here.” He currently does get support from Dempsey & Byrne Butchers in Dun Laoghaire who help oragnise his protein requirements and have named one of their deals after Daly.
But Daly feels there should be further scope for support. “I want to make it be a profession and inspire other people to see what I’m doing. I’ve a couple of thousand followers on my Instagram and hopefully progressing.” Daly competes under the Irish Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation – his only drug, he admits, is food – in a sport riddled with steroid and other drug abuse. For Daly, who recently
made the massive drop from 100kg to 82.5kg and picked up three new national records, the natural route is a no-brainer and one he can use to inspire others. “There is that element of drug abuse in powerlifting, but obviously not in my federation. I don’t see a reason to [take drugs]. “I go to sleep thinking about it. I wake up thinking about things involving powerlifting. It is quite addictive.
“I suppose the biggest drug for me is eating food – that’s where I get my strength from. The lads down the butchers really help. I don’t believe in using any steroids – I don’t need it. “I can do this as naturally as I can, and I have been. I’ve been breaking records. “I’ve been getting stronger as I’ve lost weight. So I don’t see a need for it. Why cheat yourself?”
Badgers Glen take on Tulfarris
The Badgers Glen GS winning team of Tom Fox, Seamus Healy and Joe Byrne
THE Dublin Gazette Newspapers sponsored Badgers Glen Golf Society event took place in Tulfarris GC last Saturday with the team of Tom Fox, Seamus Healy and Joe Byrne taking the laurels. With 36 golfers in teams of three, the course proved a really tough challenge with the ground wet and mucky, despite being well sanded, making for very difficult conditions for all participants.
The team of Fox, Healy and Byrne mastered them the best with Garvan Murphy, Peter Corrigan and John Campbell ending second. Third went to Val Quinn, Colm O’Connor and Brian Flynn and fourth place was Niall o Shea Eugen Hickey and Niall Hoare. The next Badgers Glen GS outing is being held in Rathfarnam Golf Club on Sunday, May 6 with all welcome to join.
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“HOBBY” INTO CAREER
RUGBY: FINAL DAY DRAMA AS PLAYOFF PLACES CONFIRMED
Terenure prevail but Bulls miss out in UBL UBL DIVISION 1A sport@dublingazette.com
Ryan Daly making is making waves on the Irish and world drug-free weightlifting circuit
MARCH MADNESS
UCD’s Liapakis named coach of the month
UCD MARIAN’S Ioannis Liapakis has been named the Basketball Ireland coach of the month for March after his side overcame Pyrobel Killester in a thrilling end of season showdown to win the league after 40 years. He was one of two Dublin winners of the March awards with Lions Rob white getting the Division One coach of the month gong following their eye-catching run against the odds. Picture: Martin Doherty
THERE was drama aplenty on another action-packed final round in the Ulster Bank League, as Lansdowne were joined in the Division 1A semi-finals by Terenure College, Cork Constitution and Garryowen with Clontarf missing out despite a brilliant win. Terenure got the win they needed when they ran up a 50-12 win over Dublin University with Sam Coghlan Murray, James o’Donoghue and Matthew Byrne all crossing for a pair of tries each with Michael Melia also crossing. It boosted them up to second place in the table but third, fourth and fifth would ultimately be covered by just a single point in the final reckoning with Tarf the unlucky side to miss out. They knew that anything other than a big win on Saturday against Cork Con would leave them out of the running for the title. First half tries from Matt D’Arcy and Hugh O’Sullivan, with a conversion from David Joyce made it 12-12 at half time but they soon cut loose in the second half, running in five more tries. D’Arcy crossed for his second with Royce Burke-Flynn, Sean O’Brien, Jack Power and Neil Reilly all weighing in. It lifted them up to 55 points, one behind Con on 56. It meant that they needed some help from St Mary’s who were up against Garryowen, hopeful that they could hold up defensively. That was not to be, however, as the Limerick side ran up seven tries to secure a bonus point and the 48-21 victory, putting them one points clear and into the end of season playoffs. Elsewhere, UCD finished their campaign on a high with a narrow 31-29 win over Young Munster at the Belfield Bowl courtesy of two tries each from Colm Mulcahy and Tim Car-
Clontarf beat Cork Con with plenty to spare but it proved not quite enough. Picture: Deryck Vincent
roll along with one from Brian Cawley while the conversions of Conally Doherty proved critical. They finish in seventh place overall in the division. St Mary’s finished ninth overall, putting them into a relegation playoff game against UL Bohemians who finished second in Division 1B.
Down the divisions, Malahide will be hoping to make it a maiden season in the AllIreland leagues to remember as they travel to Deramore Park this Saturday for a promotion/relegation playoff semi-final against Belfast Harlequins. Malahide finished fourth in Division 2C at the first attempt.
Meadowbrook hosts Walking Football WALKING FOOTBALL sport@dublingazette.com
THE Ballinteer Men’s Shed, in conjunction with FAI Development Officer for Dublin Rathdown, Thomas Morgan, carried out a number of walking football sessions on Dlr Leisure, Meadowbrook Astro pitches. This was a very popular activity that members of the Ballinteer Men’s Shed took part in, and is set for a
return for five weeks from Tuesday, April 24. Speaking from the Ballinteer Men’s Shed, founder and secretary Sean Mc Loughlin said: “We are delighted to have the walking football back in Meadowbrook and our members are excited to get going again. It was difficult to find a venue to do Walking Football in the winter months but we have kept in contact with Thomas, and thankfully
he has secured the astro pitches in Meadowbrook for us for five weeks. “This is a fantastic initiative that improves the wellbeing of men in the locality, and it is also very positive for both their mental and physical health. “While it is organised in conjunction with ourselves in the Ballinteer Men’s Shed, the walking football is open to anyone in the community who
wishes to take part and is not exclusive to members of the men’s shed. I would encourage anyone who is interested in taking part to come along on any of the five weeks that it is initially scheduled.”
Walking football will take place on the Astro pitches, Dlr Le isure Meadowbrook from 3.30pm – 4.30pm on Tuesdays from April 24 to May 22 inclusive, and is free of charge.
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SHANKILL THE juvenile academy, sponsored by O Donnell’s Pharmacy, is back in action this Saturday at 10am in our new home Stonebridge Road. Why not give the Academy a try the coaches are ready and the equipment is waiting and ready to be used, the cost is only €2 per child and there is no annual subscription. The weather played havoc with the fixture list this week with not many games going ahead. Well done to our club quiz team which represented Dublin in the Scor National Final in Sligo. Our team comprised of Aine Ni Bhrian, Lisa Lawren Mulvaney, Kim Downes and Jen Mahon who finished in the top ten from an entry of over thirty teams. They also met with John Horan President of the GAA who we hope will visit Shankill in the near future. Now that the bright evenings are back, could all players please check with your team manager for details of training? Our Golf Classic is in Delgany Golf Club on Friday, June 29. The cost is €300 per team of four people which includes a meal in Brady’s Pub and plenty of craic during the evening. The time sheet is open now; contact Jimmy Nolan on 087 2633203. Our Summer Camp this year will be held from Monday, July 2 to Friday, July 6 in a new venue: St Laurence’s College. Its going to be an even better Summer Camp than last year when we were completely booked out so register your interest with club asap. Gaelic 4 Girls a FREE six week programme for new comers to our club aged between 11 and 14 years. It is been held from 7 to 8pm on Thursday evenings from April 26 to May 31. Dublin Ladies Senior All Ireland medal winner Molly Lamb will direct the sessions. Interested? Contact Steve Davis on 087 6414123. For details of our Ladies football team check out our Facebook page and follow the link to the ladies Facebook group, e-mail stevedavis203@ gmail.com or contact Steve on 087 6414123. The men’s adult football team are looking for new players which are always welcome contact Kevin 086 8449902. For more information on the club, contact, secretary.shankill.dublingaa.ie or call 086 4010438. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
NAOMH OLAF
Naomh Olaf’s Under-11’s girls and mentors held a successful fundraiser for the club’s I’m a Celeb fundraiser, supporting their representative Anthony Hogan
ALL eyes this week are on next Saturday night’s AIG-sponsored I’m a Celebrity club fundraiser. Some tickets still available. Best of luck to all contestants. The Under 16s are running a car washing and cleaning event in the club car park next Saturday morning to support their rep. Get your car spruced up while you watch a match or the Academy! Well done to the Under 15 footballers who broke new ground by fielding two teams in the championship - and both won. Well done also to the Senior and Junior 2 football teams who recorded championship wins but hard luck to the Junior 1 team who were beaten by Castleknock. Under 14 Footballers notched a nice win against Naomh Mearnóg on Saturday. Two solid championship draws last week for the Senior Hurlers and Senior Camogie team in
hard fought encounters. Christine Shanahan and Julie Grimes and the Under 16 Dublin Camogie team overcame Laois in the Leinster B semi-final at the weekend with both girls scoring points. Well done girls. Julie was a busy girl as she also turned out for the Under 16 Footballers against Meath in a 1st Round Leinster Championship win. There has been great work done all week by various teams in support of their respective I’m a Celebrity contestants. Under 11 Girls ran a successful Cake Sale in the Parish Pastoral Centre and the Under 8s who ran a successful Movie Night in the club. Lotto numbers were 15, 22, 26. No jackpot winner this week. Next week’s jackpot is €1,900.
FOOTBALL: ST JUDE’S VS BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S
McManamon kicks into gear to see off Ballinteer challenge DUBLIN SFC GROUP 3 Ballinteer St John’s 0-8 St Jude’s 0-20 sport@dublingazette.com
ST J U D E ’S f i n i s h e d strong to defeat Ballinteer St John’s 0-20 to 0-8 in Group 3 of the Dublin senior football championship last weekend at O’Toole Park. Six points from Kevin McManamon saw him lead the way for the Tymon North men which Niall Coakley contributed 0-5 (0-1f) and wing-back Paul Cunningham slotted a n i m p re s s ive t h re e points from play. Jude’s led 0-8 to 0-6 at half-time. But St John’s, for whom Fearghal Duffy scored 0-4 (0-3f ), hung on bravely and closed the gap to 0-9 to 0-8. Back came Jude’s will 11 points without reply as they got their campaign off to an impressive start. Early on, Glenn Whelan got Ballinteer rolling with an impressive long-range score, giving the ball plenty of scope to use the wind for a fifth minute led.
St Jude’s Kevin McManamon takes on Ballinteer St John’s John O’Connor during their Dublin SFC tustle last weekend. Picture: Niall O’Connell
J u d e ’s t o o k f i v e minutes to tie the game up via Colm Murphy as they found it tough to pierce holes in BSJ defence in those initial phases with Jamie O’Connor keeping tabs on McManamon. A quickfire stint of five
ON THE BRINK UCD move in range of EYHL title retention
UCD moved within a point of retaining the women’s EY Hockey League title as they ran up a 5-0 win over southside rivals Hermes-Monkstown. It was scoreless at half-time before Deirdre Duke scored a double with Katie Mullan (pictured) also on the mark two times with Emma Russell also scoring. Picture: Sinead hingston
points to one for Jude’s saw them forge a lead only for Ballinteer to get back into the tie with David Devereux to the fore and Duffy hitting his mark. They initially kept things tight in the early stages of the second half
but Jude’s are seasoned campaigners and soon g o t t h e i r m e a s u r e, tearing away in the closing stages. Next up for Ballinteer is a date with St Sylvester’s, big winners over Parnell’s, on April 28.
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LADIES FOOTBALL: DIVISION ONE FEILE FINAL
Crokes make major mark in the SFC JAMES HENDICOTT
Foxrock Cabinteely’s Lucy O’Connell is tackled by Ballyboden St Enda’s Clodagh Reid; inset - the Foxrock team. Pictures: GAApics.com
Foxes final fightback falls just shy of Boden AIG DLGFA FEILE DIVISION ONE FINAL Ballyboden St Enda’s Foxrock/Cabinteely DAIRE WALSH sport@dublingazette.com
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BALLYBODEN St Enda’s held off a spirited fightback from Foxrock/Cabinteely to claim the AIG Dublin Feile Division One title at a misty IT Blanchardstown on Sunday afternoon. After Abbie Brennan had raised a green flag in the early moments, a Rachel Callery penalty offered Foxrock a lifeline. There were a number of fine defensive performances on both sides in a tightlycontested affair, but it was Boden who eventually emerged with the spoils. The Emma Jones Memorial Cup was the prize on offer for the winning team – named in memory of the Templeogue Synge Street underage star, whose family donated the trophy for the Feile competition in 2009. Boden and Foxrock had already faced each other in Group B of the top division a day earlier. Cabinteely edged that lowscoring outing (1-0 to 0-2) at Silver Park, but thanks to their superior scoring average, Boden progressed to the semi-
final as group winners. A runners-up spot for Foxrock saw them facing St Brigid’s in a most dramatic penultimate round fixture. With the sides on level terms after extra-time (Brigid’s 0-6, Foxrock 2-0), a free-taking competition was needed to determine who would face Boden following their 1-4 to 0-6 success over Lucan Sarsfields. A 2-0 win finally secured Foxrock’s place in the final which was preceded by an impeccably-observed minute’s silence for Na Fianna Club Secretary Deirdre Lambe who sadly passed away over the weekend. Eager to make up for their defeat to the same opposition on Saturday, Boden broke the deadlock with a Kate Donaghy point in the second minute. In tandem with Aine Rafter and Hannah Byrne, Brennan was a lively presence. After she was picked out close to the Foxrock goal, she coolly fired beyond the reach of the stranded Nicole Kenna for a well-worked three-pointer. She added a single to this major at the end of a subsequent attack, as Boden created early daylight between the teams. Though Foxrock were finding it hard to settle, their challenge came to life on 11
minutes. When Sarah Jane Campbell was fouled inside the square, referee Andrew McAllister pointed to the spot. Callery’s subsequent effort from 11 metres got the better of Boden custodian Shauna Feely. This placed the Pairc Ui Murchu side on high alert, but their response was emphatic. Byrne and Rafter, following excellent approach work by Brennan, added points in the large stages of the opening period, giving Ballyboden a commanding 1-4 to 1-0 lead at the interval. Foxrock had displayed a great deal of resilience en route to the final and it was expected that they would push ‘Boden all the way after the break. Indeed, they cut the gap to three points when an Ailbhe French ’45’ bounced over the woodwork just three minutes into the second half. They squeezed out the Boden attack on a number of occasions, ensuring they couldn’t bring the same fluidity to their
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forward play as they had in the opening 15 minutes. Leah Cunningham did find the back of the Foxrock net six minutes from the end, but it was ruled out for a square ball. With Callery driving forward at every available opportunity, Foxrock were priming themselves for a final onslaught on the opposing goal. Yet, Boden eventually cancelled out French’s earlier score with a Donaghy point, after she cut across from the left-wing to split the posts in devastating fashion. Foxrock were not prepared to throw in the towel, however, and the ‘Boden rearguard scrambled to divert Hannah O’Sullivan’s goal-bound strike away from the target. French’s second point in the 27th-minute kept the Ballyboden supporters on tenterhooks, but even though their side were on the back-foot in the dying embers of a compelling contest, they held on for a three-point win.
Callery’s goal put Boden on high alert but their response was emphatic to build a commanding interval lead
KILMACUD Crokes made a real statement of intent on the opening day of the Dublin Senior Football Championship at Parnell Park on Saturday, beating traditional rivals Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-12 to 1-11. They got the first three points before Boden fought back. But a key moment arrived just 10 minutes in as Shane Horan’s almost innocuous looking run through the middle ended with the halfforward sliding the ball past Conor Dooley into the bottom right corner. Following an unsuccessful attack from ‘Boden, Horan pulled almost exactly the same trick again a minute later, this time running on to a brilliant fisted through ball to finish with an instinctive soccer style volley beyond Dooley. That put Crokes 2-3 to 0-3 in front with just 14 minutes on the clock, and they maintained the same margin right up until half-time, 2-6 to 0-6. The more recent All Ireland club champions came back at Kilmacud, striking a goal of their own through James Madden. Madden lashed in just 30 seconds after their restart and Boden, inspired by the work of the two Basquels and an influential Michael Darragh Macauley, closed the gap to just two points with 15 minutes left on the clock. But Crokes sub Callum Pearson netted the decisive goal and added another couple of points for the win.
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Waters washes out Shels for Dublin derby delight DAVE DONNELLY
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AS BOHEMIANS were stunning Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght on Friday night, Cabinteely were manufacturing a surprise Dublin derby win of their own over Shelbourne. Goals in either half from Conor Keeley and Marty Waters earned Cabo all three points at Stradbrook Park, just their third win of the season, to lift them up to sixth. The now ten-team First Division is as competitive as it has been in years and Cabo have found it challenging despite improving in each of their three years in the league. They beat Drogheda United – who were then top of the league – two weeks ago and have followed it up with another big win that could mark a turning point for Pat Devlin’s side.
Frustration Waters had a chance to give the home side the lead within five minutes when played in by Karl Byrne, but the striker was frustrated not to find a finish to go with it. It looked to have cost Cabo when Shels’ top scorer Davy O’Sullivan put the ball in the net only for it to be disallowed for a foul on Kevin Knight. O’Sullivan scored four in last week’s 7-0 win over Athlone Town and strike partner Adam Evans the other three,
Cabinteely’s Marty Waters celebrates his goal against Shelbourne last Friday night. Picture: Paul Lundy
“We have been very unlucky this season, hitting the bar, the post, the corner flag - everything but the score sheet” - Cabinteely’s Marty Waters but the latter couldn’t beat Cabo keeper Finn McGowan with a low drive. They paid the price just after the half-hour w h e n J a m e s B row n pushed Joe Doyle in the back inside the box, and defender Keeley stepped up to beat Dean Delany from 12 yards. O’Sullivan and Evans had further chances after the break but Cabo made
the game safe eight minutes from time as Waters notched his second goal of the season. A l o n g p a s s f ro m Kevin Knight tempted Delany off his line, but the speedy Waters got to the ball first and nicked it first-time over the keeper and in off the bar. “We caught them offguard,” Waters told the Dublin Gazette. “Kev Knight played
a lovely pass over the top and it bounced once and that was it. Big Alan Byrne cleaned me as well so if I hadn’t have scored I don’t think I would have got up.
Delight “I was delighted. I got a good chance in the first half where I should have put it in and I didn’t. I got a half-chance in the second half and put it in. I
scored the harder one out of the two.” The 28-year-old, who helps coach the club’s underage sides in his spare time, thought luck had deserted him when the ball cracked the woodwork. “It hit the underside of the bar and I thought it was going out, but thankfully a bit of luck shone through and it bounced on the line and
went in. “I’ve had one or two this season where it’s hit the underside of the bar and popped back out of the goal, so it was nice to get the goal and, more importantly, the win. “We’ve been very, very unlucky this season. Even in front of goal, we’ve been hitting the bar, the post, the corner flag – everything but the scoresheet!”