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DLRCC urged to turn down Bulloch Harbour plans

 MARK O’BRIEN DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council have been urged to reject the latest plans for Bulloch Harbour.

The original plans were rejected in February last year after almost 300 residents lodged complaints about the proposal.

Councillor Michael Merrigan (Ind) has called on council planners to reject the revised planning application for a mixeduse development on the historic harbour pier as it “fails to address the unique sense of place and maritime heritage and character of the area.”

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SANDYFORD | CAR PARK WILL BE CLOSED FOR NEXT NINE MONTHS

Decision to close busy Luas stop Park and Ride criticised  MARK O’BRIEN

THE decision to close the Sandyford Luas Park and Ride facility has been criticised by a local politician.

Dublin Rathdown based Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond called on Transdev and the Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to be more considerate of Luas users when commencing works on the line and altering the service.

The Park and Ride closed on Friday to facilitate works and is not expected to reopen until September.

Senator R ichmond said:

“Since the closure of the Sandyford Park and Ride facility on Friday last, with the loss of nearly 50 car park spaces, I have been contacted by several frustrated local people who are suffering the knock on effects of this.

“I appreciate that the works are vital to accommodate the much welcomed longer trams, something I have been calling on the Minister for Transport Shane Ross to prioritise.

“However giving less than a week’s notice for these works during a holiday period bed is very frustrating for commuters.

“These Luas customers have already been forced to endure

increasingly congested trams over the last number of months and a little consideration to their commute would have been appreciated I am sure.”

Senator Richmond said that he had written to the managing director of Luas operator Transdev asking that the company engage with local parking providers to ensure adequate spaces are available for Luas users.

“They could also work better with car park operators to ensure the commute is hassle free for LUAS users,” he said.

“For example, they could harmonise the payment system in Sandyford carpark with the

considerably larger Stillorgan car park.

“This would go a long way to increasing harmony between Transdev and the long-suffering commuter.”

Senator Richmond welcomed the works, which will facilitate extended trams, but added that he felt that closing car parks at short notice was not helpful for customer relations.

“Shunting through operational changes to the LUAS service with such short notice because of works I’m certain were well flagged, is neither a solution nor a way to improve relations with customers.”

FASTNews Blackrock Further Education Institute to hold open day BLACKROCK Further Education Institute (BFEI) will hold their next open day on Wednesday, January 17 from 10am to 4pm.

BFEI is not part of the CAO points systems and offers students alternative pathways to degree courses or professional qualifications to those who want to go directly into employment.

BFEI also offers second chance opportunities to individuals who do not have the Leaving Certificate and are looking for a new career, and a fresh start.

The Open Day provides an excellent opportunity to learn more about the courses and qualifications.

Students can make a more informed decision about a course or career choice by speaking to course teachers and students, sampling the atmosphere and seeing the state-of-the-art facilities which includes computer laboratories, design studios, beauty salons and an the learning centre.

Further details on the Institute and all courses are available at www.bfei.ie.

Director to create new artwork with young people DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s arts office have announced director Ciaran Taylor as the recipient of the Grainstore Public Art – Arts Office Commission.

Ciaran Taylor will be working collaboratively with young people at the Grainstore to create a new sitespecific artwork connected to the Grainstore, dlr’s youth arts facility in Cabinteely Park.

Research, development and creation will be taking place during 2018, exploring the history, spaces and creative life of The Grainstore in Cabinteely Park, and the community of young people who have worked and played there, culminating in performances at the Grainstore and the dlr LexIcon.

This commission is part of the council’s Public Art Programme with additional funding from the dlr Arts Office programme.

Fernhill Estate to open for pedestrians on Sundays

Elaine’s proof there’s plenty of accounting for success

ELAINE Cosgrave from Ballybrack was among the people who graduated with flying colours at the Accounting Technicians Ireland conferring ceremony at the Talbot Hotel in Dublin recently.

The title was a tribute to the hard work Elaine had put in to her studies Elaine also received her Diploma for Accounting Technicians.

She is pictured with Anne and Gerry Cosgrave.

Picture: Fintan Clarke

FERNHILL will open for pedestrians only every Sunday in January from 9am to 3pm.

There is no car parking facilities available with pedestrian access at the new entrance on the Belarmine Roundabout. The public should take particular care when crossing the Enniskerry Road and upon exiting from Fernhill.

Fernhill is a highly sensitive historic landscape containing a rare and wonderful plant collection.

Members of the public are advised to walk only on the designated paths and dogs on leads are permitted in the front meadow and rear fields only.

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CHALLENGE | STEPHEN HOPES TO JOIN ELITE CLUB WHO SUCCESSFULLY SWAM THE CHANNEL

Tallaght man bids to conquer the North Channel for charity  MARK O’BRIEN

A TALLAGHT man is hoping to raise money for charity by becoming one of only a handful of people to successfully swim the North Channel, between Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Stephen Martin founded Marathon Man To Ironman three years ago and has raised money for charity by running marathons and ironman challenges since then.

Stephen initially took on the first challenge himself but others soon joined him to help raise money for Make A Wish.

He told Dublin Gazette: “I just fancied taking on an Iron Man there a few years ago but I was told go get a marathon in my legs as well.

“My wife suggested that I do it for charity just to give me the extra push to do it. The first time I did it, I was on my own.

“Last year I just chanced my arm to see would anybody fancy joining up with the challenge so I set up a Facebook page and all that and luckily I think we got about 12 last year.

“Over the last two years we raised nearly €8,000 for Make A Wish.

“This year I think we’ve about six or seven signed up and it’s only the first week of January so the ball’s rolling already.”

As well as an Ironman challenge in Majorca later this year, Stephen is hoping to swim the Irish Channel next year.

Just 57 people have suc-

cessfully completed the swim since 1947 and there is gruelling training involved before Stephen can attempt the swim.

“You have to prove to the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association that you can swim in water for eight hours below 15 degrees,” he said.

“They have a race on this summer, I’m going to swim that, it’s 25km. I’m hoping to get there. It’s just over eight hours so I’ll be good to go.”

The group have also decided to change charities this year and have partnered with Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (SBHI) for the next two years.

“We were with Make A Wish for the first two years but this year now, a friend of mine,

his daughter was born with Spina Bifida so we decided to change charities this year for the next two years and team up with Spina Bifida Ireland and try and raise as much funds for them as we can,” said Stephen.

The next fundraising event in aid of SBHI will be a 5km race in Corkagh Park on June 30. The event is intended as a family fun day with people of all levels of ability encouraged to run or walk the race in aid of the charity.

“There’s no pressure on you to finish in a certain time,” said Stephen.

“It’s just a day out and hopefully we’ll raise a few bob.”

To get involved please visit the Marathon Man To Ironman Facebook page.

Stephen has raised money for charity by running marathons and ironman challenges

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DALKEY | CALL ON PLANNERS TO REFUSE PERMISSION FOR REVISED PROPOSAL

Disappointment over lack of progress on a master plan for Bulloch Harbour  MARK O’BRIEN DUN Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have been urged to reject the latest plans for Bulloch Harbour.

Councillor Michael Merrigan (Ind) has called on council planners to reject the current planning application for a mixed use development on the historic harbour pier.

Councillor Merrigan said he had considered in detail the planning

application, drawings and reports lodged by the applicant with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

The original plans were rejected in February last year after almost 300 residents lodged complaints about the proposal.

Cllr Merrigan said: “The current development proposal submitted to the planning authority is inappropriate for Bullock Harbour.

“It fails to address, the unique sense of place

and maritime heritage and character of the area, which needs to be protected and sensitively enhanced as a coastal amenity.

“As a local county councillor for the area I am disappointed that no progress has been made on a master plan for the harbour.”

Cllr Merrigan said he had a number of concerns over the new plan.

He said that it was an inappropriate development for the area and

added that it would have a negative impact on the existing fishing boat hire services.

He added that there was no evidence of consent from Dublin Port Authority, which has overall responsibility for the harbour and that there had been a lack of engagement with local residents and community groups.

“I am calling for the council to commence a process of engagement in order to prepare a draft master plan for the harbour in accordance with the County Development Plan,” he said.

Bulloch Harbour, Dalkey. Picture: Google Maps

Members of the public can view the proposals at the council’s planning office between 10.00 – 16.00 Monday to Friday – free of charge - Reference D17A/1135.

The deadline for sub-

missions is February 5.

A spokesperson for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council said that the council does not comment on any comments made by individual councillors.

FASTNews 27% unable to name any symptom of lung cancer

OVER a quarter of Irish people are unable to name the symptoms of lung cancer.

At the launch of its Lung Cancer Awareness Month last week, the Irish Cancer Society said that 27% of Irish people were unable to name any symptoms of lung cancer, according to new research from the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC).

This is a significant drop in awareness from 2013 when only 9% of Irish people were unable to name any symptoms of the disease.

Speaking at the launch, Kevin O’Hagan, cancer prevention manager with the Irish Cancer Society said: “1 in 4 lung cancer cases are being diagnosed in emergency departments and many of these are at an advanced stage.

“Late diagnosis limits your treatment options and reduces your chances of survival.”

For further information and to take the Online Lung Health Checker visit www. cancer.ie/lung.

Rector chosen for Christ Church

Being dressed to impress was neigh bother at Leopardstown THESE ladies effortlessly led the field in the style stakes at the Leopardstown Races recently, with men and women from across the city and farther afield putting on their glad rags for a great day out at the traditional event. This trio of glamorous gals were absolutely on point at the Cliff Style awards at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival, with stiff competition for the Best Dressed Woman, and Best Dressed Man. However, regardless of success in the hotly-contested contest, the whole event proved a winner with everyone in attendance.

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THE Revd Asa Björk Olafsdottir O’Hanlon has been appointed Rector of Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire.

She will be formally instituted as Rector by the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Rev; Michael Jackson in Christ Church Dun Laoghaire on Friday, January 5, 2018 at 7.30 pm.

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HOUSING CRISIS | WESTERN WEBSITE IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO DUBLIN

Mayo-led initiative could help to house Dubliners  MARK O’BRIEN MORE than 400 vacant properties that could potentially be brought back into active stock to help alleviate the housing crisis have been identified across Dublin.

The properties have been identified by members of the public and logged onto the website www.vacanthomes.ie.

The website (right) was launched in October and is an initiative of Mayo County Council with the aim of possibly bringing some of the properties back into stock to help alleviate the current housing crisis.

Mayo County Council’s director of services, Tom Gilligan, told Dublin Gazette: “We’ve been delighted with the responses we’ve got back from the public

in Dublin and nationwide.

“We’d have around 15,000 people that have contacted us.

In the country overall, we’d have about 1,600 properties logged on vacanthomes.ie, and in Dublin – you take the four Dublin authorities – we’d have about 440 properties.”

The website allows members of the public to upload pictures of vacant properties in their area and provide details of where the properties are and how long they have been vacant for.

The details are logged anonymously, and the details are not displayed on the website, protecting the privacy of people who log the details and the people who own the properties.

“Once the properties are identified through the crowd-sourcing mechanism in relation to the

logging on the website, we then provide that information to the local authority,” said Tom. “We’ve got very good feedback up to now from the authorities that they’re looking at the properties and obviously trying to get as many of them as possible back into stock.”

The last Census showed that there are 183,212 vacant homes across the country.

“That figure from Census

2016 represents 9.15% of the overall national housing stock,” said Tom. While it will not be possible to bring all of the identified properties back into stock, he said that it will be quicker to bring the ones that can be made available into stock rather than wait for brand-new houses to be built.

He said: “In relation to vacant properties and existing properties, the reality is an awful lot of

the key infrastructure is already in place.

“For example, you have the roads, facilities such as electricity and telephone, a lot of that work is already done, so to bring those properties back in to use, there would be less work involved.”

He added that were other benefits to local areas in making these homes habitable once again.

“There’s also a benefit to the local economy because a lot of these properties, they’re going to use local builders or tradesmen to bring them back them into use, and also it helps to create stable communities.”

Tom said that he hopes that the initiative will go some way to helping to ease the homelessness crisis in the country.

FASTNews

Peter Varga exhibition

AN exhibition of 60 photos by Peter Varga from his acclaimed Humans of Dublin series will run from January 8 to March 31 at the LexIcon, Dun Laoghaire.

Peter Varga was working in a Dublin cafe when he decided to follow his passion and dedicate himself to photography.

Inspired by the success of the Humans of New York project, he began to walk the streets of Dublin interviewing and photographing those he met along the way.

What he uncovered were the powerful stories that hide in plain sight as we rush about our busy lives, too busy to notice.

The exhibition will launch this Wednesday January 10 at 6.30pm at dlr LexIcon.

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Out and About

Bronagh Elliott with Eleanor Ryan Doyle from Lucan

Bronagh Elliott, Financial Controller, ITB is pictured presenting Odhran McNally from Raheny with a ITB sports scholarship for soccer. Andres Poveda Photography

Strong showing from Dubs with Sports Scholarships T

HERE was strong Dublin representation this year as ITB (Institute of Technology Blanchardstown) awarded their Annual Sports Scholarships to 22 ITB students in Kickboxing, Soccer, Basketball, Rugby, Pool, Canoeing, Boxing, Athletics and Badminton with all packages totalling €25,000. Of the 22, 18 were Dubs. Students, selected for the ITB Sports Scholarships benefit from an excellent financial package as well as the excellent support services made available to them.

Jamie Hollywood from Crumlin

Daniel O’Donovan from Nicole Carroll from Howth

Drimnagh

Aimee Clarke from Jordan Fallon from Castleknock

Donnycarney

Paul Ryan from Donahgmede

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Bronagh with Anna Brennan from Malahide

Jordan Fallon from Castleknock

Steven Ball from Swords

Bronagh with Shane Elworthy from Swords

Sean Bregazzi from Glasnevin

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BUSINESS | FIRM HAS HIRED OVER 100 IN LAST YEAR

Fleetmatics on the move to state-ofthe-art campus as growth continues  MARK O’BRIEN IRISH company Fleetmatics has announced plans to move its team into a state-of-the-art campus in Sandyford.

The move facilitates the continued growth at the company which has already hired more than 100 people in the past year.

This recent recruitment brings the total workforce in the rapidly growing company to about 250

people.

Fleetmatics was founded in Ireland in 2004 in a small office in Templeogue, employing about 10 people in the first year of operation.

Fleetmatics has leased 90,000 square feet of space at the Atrium Building in Sandyford.

The new building will also be home to the start of the art Network Operations Centre (NOC) which was officially opened earlier this year.

Current and future employees are due to move into the new campus by mid-2018.

Peter Mitchell, chief technology officer at Fleetmatics, said: “Today is a really proud day for the company.

“Fleetmatics was founded in Dublin 13 years ago employing just 10 people.

“As an Irish company, we’re proud of the growth we’ve achieved in recent years.

“To have evolved from a start-up based in a small office in Dublin, to being a large telematics player in Europe is something that continues to drive our Irish workforce to innovate and create new solutions for our customers.

“Since joining forces with Verizon Telematics, we have been able to further accelerate innovation in our sector and I’m looking forward to seeing this continued growth into 2018.”

FASTNews 2017 saw a 7% Last Voyage of rise in public the Leinster transport use THERE was a 7% rise in journeys on public transport in Dublin last year.

Dublin Chamber said the figures send a clear signal to the Government that it must invest ambitiously in Dublin’s transport network.

The Chamber has called on the Government to at least triple its investment in public transport to meet growing public demand.

Dublin Chamber’s head of public affairs, Graeme McQueen, said: “It is fantastic to see such strong growth in the number of people using public transport. However, imagine what we could achieve if we invested properly across the spectrum of public transport services. There are still far too many people in the Greater Dublin Area without an attractive public transport offering. “

Dublin Bus’s popularity was singled out by Dublin Chamber

A NEW book has been released commemorating the sinking of the Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead Mail Boat RMS Leinster.

“The Last Voyage of the Leinster” was published by the Mail Boat Leinster Centenary Committee with assistance from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

The boat was torpedoed by a German U-Boat 123 while on passage from Kingstown (now Dun Laoghaire) to Holyhead.

More Irish people died on the Leinster than on the Titanic or the Lusitania.

The Last Voyage of the Leinster” is available now in stores across the county.

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Race goers turn on the style at Leopardstown T

HE style stakes were at an all-time high at the Cliff Style awards at Leopardstown recently. Fashion devotees rubbed shoulders with avid racegoers in a winning display of the best of Irish style, haute couture and stunning millinery. It might be all about the horses for some people, but those in the fashion industry know that the Leopardstown Races is a seriously stylish event!

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DUBLINBUSINESS Enterprise Ireland reports creation A new year, so time of 19,332 new jobs for a new job, think employees – survey RESEARCH | CONSULTANCY SEES RELIABLE STAPLE IN WORKERS’ THOUGHTS

ENTERPRISE Ireland has reported the creation of 19,332 new jobs by Enterprise Ireland backed companies in 2017.

There are 209,338 people now employed in companies supported by the agency.

This is the highest total employment achieved in the history of the agency.

This represents a net increase of 10,309 jobs for 2017, taking account of job losses.

In line with total employment levels, the net increase in jobs, is the highest on record with Enterprise Ireland.

Enterprise Ireland attributed the strong performance by Irish businesses to the continuing growth of an entrepreneurial climate for start-ups, allied to strong jobs growth in the Construction (8% increase), Engineering (8% increase), Lifesciences (8% increase), Digital Technology (6% increase), Electronics (6% increase), Food (4% increase) and ICT sectors (5% increase).

Temporary support for businesses hit

by Eleanor’s wrath THE Irish Red Cross has confirmed that the Department of Defence has requested the society to administer an emergency humanitarian support scheme to assist small businesses, community, voluntary and sporting bodies affected by the recent devastating floods caused by Storm Eleanor.

The scheme will provide support up to €5,000 initially for those who meet the eligibility criteria, and up to €20,000 following receipt of more detailed information and a site visit.

This scheme provides emergency humanitarian support to small businesses impacted by the flooding from Storm Eleanor between January 2-5, with the closing date for receipt of applications set for January 31.

Targeted at small businesses (with up to 20 employees), the funding is a temporary support contribution towards the costs of returning business premises to their pre-flood condition and designed to cover damage to buildings, contents and fixtures and fittings.

This scheme also provides temporary emergency humanitarian support to community, voluntary and sporting bodies impacted by flooding from Storm Eleanor between January 2-5.

This aid is designed to cover damage to buildings, contents and fixtures and fittings; however, it is not designed to provide a contribution for loss of earnings or loss of business goodwill, or for damage caused to pathways, sports grounds, carparks or pitches.

To download an application form, or for further information, see www.redcross.ie.

A RECENT survey by recruitment consultancy, Osborne, has revealed that 85% of respondents have started back to work for 2018 – and the first thing on their to-do-list is to look for a new job.

A better salary (28%), and a new challenge (20%) are the two main driving forces behind the search, with promotion, location and a complete change of career completing the top five reasons, and more than a quarter citing all five as the reason to change jobs.

Shona McManus, Osborne’s chief executive, said: “Having time to regroup over Christmas and the opportunities that the New Year brings gives many employees the chance to reflect on

the past year and make resolutions and plans for the year ahead.

“In today’s market, candidates may find it difficult to get clarity and

direction on next steps, as there are a number of employment platforms available.

“Some 9% of those surveyed have not changed

jobs within the past 10 years, so for them, finding a new role or company could be extremely daunting.”

Joanne Murray, recruit-

ment and business manager at Osborne, added: “A career plan is a good way to start the year for any employee.

“To get started, we advise performing a selfassessment or personal audit, which consists of making a list of skills, abilities and experiences.

“This will act as a snapshot of who they are as an employee, and what they can offer.

“Creating long- and short-term career goals will help the candidate to critically assess their objectives and decide on reasonable goals, which they will then list, starting from the long-term goals and working backwards, identifying benchmarks along the path towards their long-term goals,” she said.

STATISTICS | TOTAL DOWN ON 2016 – BUT REFLECTS GOOD TRADING

Market watchers toast Dublin pub sales worth €20m in 2017 LAST year saw 20 Dublin pubs changing hands in sales worth more than €22 million.

Commercial property consultants CBRE Ireland have released statistics on the volume and value of pub sales in the Dublin market.

They show that 20 pub properties, totalling sales worth more than €22 million, sold in the Irish capital last year – a figure that compares to €43 million in 30 pub sales in Dublin the previous year.

Some notable Dublin pub properties that sold in the past 12 months include Boland’s in Stillorgan; JJ Smyth’s on Aungier Street, Dublin 2; Sandyford House, Sandyford and the Arc Cafe Bar at Liffey Valley in West Dublin.

‘Pent-up demand’ John Ryan, director of CBTRE Hotels said: “On the one hand, the volume of transactional activity in the Dublin pub sector last year was disappointing, consid-

ering the volume of pent-up demand prevailing for good licensed premises in the capital.

“However, on the other hand, it is largely reflective of strong economic and trading conditions that have encouraged publicans to remain in business.

“Good trading conditions boosted turnover and profitability, leading to a corresponding uplift in the value of the underlying asset, which encouraged many publicans to continue trading.”

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Let Dublin Gazette Newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week

2017 BIRTHS: FORTY NEW ADDITIONAL ANIMALS ARE WELCOMED TO POPULAR ATTRACTION

A very busy year for babies at Dublin Zoo

 MARK O’BRIEN

SINCE Dublin Zoo first opened its doors in 1830, its 28 hectares has been transformed with the support of the Irish public and now attracts over 1 million visitors a year.

Last year proved to be a particularly busy year for the zoo, as it welcomed 40 new animal additions.

“2017 has been a truly remarkable year for all of us here at Dublin Zoo,” said Leo Oosterweghel, director at Dublin Zoo.

“We were delighted to welcome a total of 40 new animals including the births of two Asian elephants, a southern white rhinoceros, an eastern bongo calf and no less than three scimitar-horned oryx - a species classified as extinct in the wild.”

Scimitar-horned oryx were once widespread across northern Africa but due to overhunting, habitat loss and competition with domestic livestock, they have gradually disappeared from the wild.

The species have now been classi-

fied as extinct in the wild.

Since 2013, Dublin Zoo has financially supported the reintroduction programme for the scimitar-horned oryx in Tunisia. Currently there are over 200 oryx in semi-wild areas in four national parks across Tunisia.

These semi-wild areas are an immediate step between zoo animals and wild living animals.

Dublin Zoo kicked off 2017 with the birth of a healthy eastern bongo calf, a species classified as critically endangered.

Born on January 5, the calf is the offspring of mother Nanyuki a n d father Hodari.

This was a particularly significant birth for Dublin Zoo, as only between 75 and 140 eastern bongos exist in the wild.

A population in rapid decline, the eastern bongo is hunted in the wild for its horns and meat.

As well as the animal additions, Dublin Zoo also opened some new attractions this year.

In July, Zoorassic World opened its doors. The Zoo’s new home for reptiles past and present features Stan, a life-size replica fossil of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived 65 million years ago.

Dublin Zoo’s opening hours are 9.30am-4pm, with last entry at 3pm.

Tickets are priced at €17.50 for adults and €13 for children over 3 and under 16.

NEW BONGO CALF

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DUBLINLIFE Get a glimpse into the mind of world’s most famous hacker

DIARY

BT MINDSHARE: EXPERT SET TO PERFORM A LIVE HACK

THE “World’s most famous Hacker”, Kevin Mitnick, will be the keynote speaker at BT Mindshare, which takes place during the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 5pm in the RDS, Dublin.

Formerly one of the FBI’s Most Wanted, Kevin has since transformed himself into a trusted security consultant to Fortune 500 enterprises and governments worldwide, mentoring leaders and staff on both the theory and practice of social engineering and educating consumers on how they can protect themselves from today’s latest threats.

On his first visit to Ireland, Mitnick will be performing a live hack

and will bring insight and experience alive to a room full of senior business professionals where security is top of their agenda.

Tickets are available online now costing €6 for students, €12 for adults and €25 for a family pass which includes two adults and two children. http:// btyoungscientist.com/ ticketing/

MUNKY RELEASING SECOND SINGLE DUBLIN’S alt-rockers Munky are releasing their second single 7am on Wednesday, January 17.

The release will also be accompanied by a video written and directed by the band’s frontman Zac Stephenson.

This is the follow up to their debut single Hunter

Gatherer Blues which resulted in a sold out Whelan’s mainstage show in February 2017.

The ‘7am’ single launch on the February 9 in Whelan’s sold out within a month of the announcement and as a result a second date has been added, Saturday, February 10.

All the proceeds of this second date will be given to the Peter McVerry Trust to help combat the homeless crisis.

Tickets are on sale now via eventbrite and donations will be welcome on the night.

POWERFUL STORIES AT THE NEW THEATRE THE New Theatre in Temple Bar is currently playing host to the highly acclaimed show, Save +

Quit.

Fun, fast paced and fearless, Save + Quit tells the powerful and empathetic stories of four humans.

The play was chosen as the winner of the London Student Drama Festival 2015 and completed a hugely successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and VAULT Festival in London.

Save + Quit runs until January 20. Tickets available from www.thenewtheatre.com.

FUNDING TO SUPPORT ANGLING EVENTS INLAND Fisheries Ireland has launched its Sponsorship Fund for 2018 which will support angling events and initiatives across the country.

The fund supported

Dublin’s alt-rockers Munky are getting set to release their second single

79 events and initiatives across 19 counties to the tune of €30,000 in 2017, with a particular focus on those which help grow Ireland’s angling tourism product and support novice anglers.

Inland Fisheries Ireland’s Sponsorship Fund aims to support large international competitions held in Ireland which showcase Ireland’s angling offering and contribute to local economies.

The fund contributes to novice angler events which increase participation in angling among those who want to begin, or who have recently taken up, fishing as a hobby.

Applications for funding from the Sponsorship Fund are now invited from anyone organising an angling initiative.

The scheme will remain open for applications until January 22 2018 and all

applications can be made online at www.fisheriesireland.ie/Angling-Information/sponsorship-programme.html.

INNOVATIVE THERAPY FOR MENTAL HEALTH A GROUND-BREAKING mental health treatment, with potential to save thousands of patient lives, is launching in Dublin this month.

Smart TMS, a leading UK clinic for the treatment of mental health issues, launches its innovative Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy on January 15 in Ireland.

Statistics from the Healthy Ireland Survey (2016) suggest that over half of the Irish population will either have personal experiences with mental health issues, or have experience with someone with a mental health prob-

lem.

TMS is a clinically proven and non-invasive treatment which stimulates the affected areas of the brain using magnetic energy, treating a range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, OCD, addiction, PTSD and depersonalisation disorders.

FAMOUS PAINTER’S WORK ON DISPLAY CLOSING the afternoon of January 14 is the National Gallery of Ireland’s exhibition Frederic William Burton: For the Love of Art, which has been delighting audiences since October.

Don’t miss this fascinating show that reveals the full talent of Burton.

Advance ticket booking is advised due to high demand. Great concession offers from €5, see www.nationalgallery.ie

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Enjoy food in a whole new way  MARK O’BRIEN

EVERY year, dieting and losing weight factor among people’s most common New Year’s resolutions.

After the overindulgence of Christmas, many people resolve to get fit and healthy and this often involves new fad diets.

But one Dublin-based psychotherapist says that diets don’t work and that people can lose weight while still enjoying their food.

Karina Melvin recently released her new book, Artful Eating: The Psychology of Lasting Weight Loss.

Artful Eating contains no strenuous exercise regime, no food elimination and no strict meal plan - just powerful psychological tools and strategies aimed at creating lasting change.

It is filled with stories, examples and the actions that Karina says people need to take to reprogram

their minds to lose weight, by changing their thoughts, behaviours and approach to pleasure.

Karina – who has run her own psychotherapy practice since 2010 – told Dublin Gazette that the book was inspired by the work that she was doing with people who were unhappy with their bodies.

“How I came to it really was working in the clinic and I was struck by how many, regardless of their age, regardless of their gender, regardless of their size, would talk about weight and would talk about their relationship with food,” she said.

“I’m not talking about the far end of the spectrum – people with eating disorders per se – the book isn’t necessarily for people who have extreme issues with food as a problematic symptom.

“More just in terms of, as a society, I realised that this is a stick we beat ourselves up with on a con-

stant basis.”

Karina says that she wants to change the narrative around food.

“Our relationship with food and attaining weight loss isn’t about what we eat,” she said.

“It’s about what we think, how we feel.”

As well as treating people in her practice, Karina also runs an online course that promotes Artful Eating and has recently started a podcast on the same subject.

She says that, through her research, she is convinced that dieting doesn’t work.

“The diet is basically doomed to fail because you’re fighting against seven million years of evolution,” she said.

“The body is designed to hold on to weight and as soon as we start to calorie restrict or limit our food intake the body responds by clinging on.

“My hope is to stop people from

dieting because they don’t work and also to stop with this good/ bad relationship and really just start to engage in enjoying food, finding pleasure in food whether it’s healthy food or sweet treats or whatever it is but just that we can enjoy it.

“And when we start to enjoy it really wonderful things happen.

“We slow down, we eat less, we don’t feel guilty, we enjoy ourselves, we feel better in ourselves and we start to lose weight.

“So it’s a really positive approach and it works in comparison to diets, which don’t work.

Artful Eating provides actions, exercises and key psychological ingredients to successful weight loss.

Artful Eating is available in all good bookstores and online now.

Karina’s new book contains powerful strategies to create lasting change

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CINEMA ReelReviews

VISIT THE SKELLIGS!

Makes a Force-ful impact BORD Failte’s ingenious film about visiting the lovely Skellig Islands (oh, all right, it’s really The Last Jedi, Cert 12A, 155 mins, which has lots of scenes shot at the Skelligs) is an interesting addition to the Star Wars series. There’s something truly spinetingling about seeing the late Carrie Fisher (as General Leia) in her final film, but Mark Hamill surpisingly steals the show with a terrific turn as a much older, jaded Luke Skywalker.

It’s definitely a news room, not a snooze room with magnetic stars like Tom Hanks (as Ben Bradlee) and Meryl Streep (as Katherine Graham) at the heart of The Post

THE POST: TIMELY REMINDER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLISHING THE TRUTH

Press to get real news THE Post (Cert 12A, 115 mins) director Stephen Spielberg’s timely defence of the free press, stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham – the first female publisher of an American newspaper.

Helming The Washington Post alongside editor Ben Bradlee (played by serial Spielberg collaborator Tom Hanks), Graham aids in exposing decades of American government lies concerning the Vietnam War. In the process, she puts her reputation on the line, risks her career and those of her employees, and gambles with the life of the paper itself – all worthy bets when freedom of the press and the truth itself is concerned, posit Spielberg and Co. Indeed, the inhabitants

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of this world eat, sleep and breath journalistic integrity and the almighty truth – “the right to publish”.

The only way to protect that very right, we’re told

by Bradlee, is “to publish”.

Consequently, for all the grey areas in politics, this is fundamentally a world of black and white, much like the newspapers on which it thrives.

Centred on the government’s attempted cover up of The Pentagon Papers in 1971, The Post’s conspiracy-driven overtones evoke the work of Alan J Pakula

– in particular, 1976’s All the President’s Men – an association that will be lost on few cinema-lovers regardless of the narrative.

Aesthetically, The Post is all slow-zooms, naturalistic lighting and sudden cuts, bringing to mind the best of paranoid 1970s cinema, and even some of Spielberg’s own work from the decade – visually, along with its slow, deliberate pace, this is a far more nostalgic film for the director than any of his late-career throwbacks.

Deftly choreographed long-takes and tracking shots bring us through frantic newsrooms where incessant typewriters click away like drums in a march to war, and the office space is so choked

with the smoke of anxiously sucked-dow n cigarettes, you can all but smell the tobacco from the comfort of your cinema seat.

The office of The Washington Post is not just the war room, it’s the war zone itself – a world away from the Vietnam battlefield in which proceedings begin, but thematically and aesthetically connected.

A peppering of stock footage adds an element of pseudo-realism to a story about truth in journalism, politics and everywhere in-between.

While Hanks is in typically magnetic form here, leading the journalistic procedural element of the narrative and pulling us into all its sinister intrigue, it’s Streep that, unsurpris-

ingly, carries The Post’s dramatic weight.

It’s from Graham that all narrative tension evolves; a woman leading a newspaper in a world where politics is a men’s table subject and women remove themselves to discuss the style section in the sitting room.

It’s great to see longtime collaborates Bob Odenkirk and David Cross acting alongside each other in a major dramatic film, and Sarah Paulson, although regrettably underused, turns in a great performance as Bradlee’s wife, Tony.

Bruce Greenwood is a dead ringer for Robert McNamara, whose sanctioned study instigated all this controversy.

This story about the free press and its essential

role in democracy is well told, timely and deeply necessary.

Spielberg’s sinister positioning of Nixon through the window of the Oval Office in a number of scenes has dark ties to its current inhabitant.

However, affairs are a little too neatly tied up here to inspire any further investigation – we rarely have to work at following The Post, and for it to provoke any radical consideration of the subject, a little more nuance may have been necessary.

Still, while it may not garner Spielberg any major awards this season, The Post provides a nailbiting political thriller with much to say from a master showing little sign of slowing down.

Verdict: 8/10

JUMANJI

A jungle-icious reboot LESS of a reboot of the classic Robin Williams film, and more of a reimagining, Jumanji (Cert 12A, 119 mins) turns out to be a surprisingly fun romp through the Jumanji universe. Again taking a core premise of kids getting sucked into a game, some older teens find themselves trapped in their gaming alter egos, and forced to survive in the Jumanji jungle world. Jack Black is a hoot and a half!

DADDY’S HOME 2

Yule be glad when it’s gone LAST and very definitely least, Daddy’s Home 2 (Cert PG, 100 mins) is a Christmas turkey whose time on our big screens is thankfully up.

Mel Gibson clashes with Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and John Lithgow as a diverse family tries to get through Christmas with some wildly different dads in tow.

The end result? An often humourless, macho tale with some uncomfortably sexist jokes that don’t sit too well.

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WHAT’S ON

BEST OF THE REST JANUARY 11 (Thursday) Christy Moore @ Vicar Street, sold out Ghost Accuser + Ger Fox Sailing + Runway Lights + Niamh Regan @ Workman’s Club, €8 The Manglers @ Grand Social, free Michael Buckley’s ‘Dublin Standard Time’ @ Bruxelles, €10 JANUARY 12 (Friday) Jarlath Regan @ Vicar Street, €25 Organek Dla Wosp @ Grand Social, €20 The Bionic Rats @ Grand Social, free Delorentos host The Therapy Sessions @ The Workman’s Club, €10 Kiernan McMullan + Aaron Shanley @ Fibber Magee’s, free Camelphat @ District 8, €20 JANUARY 13 (Saturday) The Redneck Manifesto + Margie Jean Lewis @ Whelan’s, sold out Instrumental rock band starring Jape make a rare return to the stage in what’s sure to be a loud, lairy yet brilliantly nuanced rock night out. They’re a Dublin treasure; catch them while they’re still around.

Silent Front + Hands Up Who Wants To Die @ Whelan’s Upstairs, free Ewa Gigon, Workman’s Club, €10 Bone Machine plays the music of Tom Waits @ Grand Social, €10 The Hot Press Big: Rusangano Family + Ailbhe Reddy, Le Boom and A. Smyth @ Tramline, €12 Last year’s Choice Music Prize winners Rusangano Family are probably the best hip-hop act ever to come out of Ireland, and a fiery live act, full of bounce and not afraid to tackle big issues in their lyrics.

The support’s not at all bad, either!

PICK

OF THE WEEK

JANUARY 14 (Sunday) The Dublin Blues Cartel @ Whelan’s, free Mack Fleetwood @ Vicar Street, €25 JANUARY 16 (Tuesday) 6Lack @ The Olympia Theatre, €27-€29 Motionless In White @ The Academy, €26 God Mother +Ilenkus + Destriers @ Whelan’s, €12 The Ruby Sessions - secret line up for charity @ Doyle’s, €6 You never know what you’re getting with the Ruby Sessions, but if you turn up every week, you’ll see pretty much everything worth seeing in Irish music. Turn up early to ensure entry, it’s ‘on the door’ only.

Pierce Turner @ The National Concert Hall, €25 JANUARY 17 (Wednesday) This Is The Kit @ Whelan’s, €19

CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE - A TRIBUTE  JAMES HENDICOTT

THERE are loads of great gigs and events happening across Dublin in the coming week (see panel, left), but a celebration of the late, great and utterly unique David Bowie stands out as a show not to be missed.

Taking place at The Olympia Theatre next

Monday, January 15, Celebrating David Bowie – A Tribute sees long-time Bowie collaborator and recording keyboardist Mike Garson lead other experienced Bowie figures to present a show that’s not only a celebration of Bowie’s inimitable music, but also imagines what a 2018 tour by ‘The Thin White Duke’ himself might have been like.

With music played by some of the musicians who knew Bowie best, it promises to be a night to remember, with Dublin one of the few European cities that the largely UStouring show is also visiting.

Tickets priced €45-€51 are available now via Ticketmaster, the Olympia Box Office, and all usual outlets.

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TravelShorts

The world is on offer at an RDS show THE new year is barely

a wet weekend old, but already many of us are looking ahead to sunnier times and climes in the coming year – and there’ll be a dizzying range of options to consider at this year’s Holiday World Show.

Taking place at the RDS Simmonscourt from Friday, January 26 to Sunday, January 28, this

Water view! For those looking to get off the

year’s show looks set to

beaten track, Vietnam offers an unforgettable

be the best yet.

mix of some of the world’s most incredible

More than a thousand

landscapes, and a rich, diverse culture

travel experts from across the island of Ireland and the whole globe will be on hand to offer visitors a world of dream destinations.

From unforgettable breaks in our own fair isle to old favourites, up and coming travel hotspots, trendy getaways, cruises and package deals – and much more – the show looks set to be holiday heaven for all.

For full info, see www. holidayworldshow.com.

WIN a family pass to the holiday show TO HELP celebrate the upcoming Holiday World Show at the RDS from January 26-29, we have ten sets of family passes to give away.

To enter and be in with a chance of winning, email your name, address and contact details to competitions@dublingazette.com before noon on Friday, January 19. The lucky winners will be contacted by email.

Good luck!

DREAM DESTINATIONS: BEAT THE JANUARY BLUES WITH SUN-SATIONAL ESCAPES

Dig into bucket list bliss with top 2018 holidays  SYLVIA POWNALL

memorable as its citizens mark 200 years of independence. So why not jump on a flight, raise a glass of pisco sour and join them?

Travel Editor

THERE’S no better way to beat the January blues than with a good, oldfashioned bit of escapism.

We’ve put together our predictions for 2018 to give you a headstart on everyone else. Bucket lists at the ready ...

1 Chile It might resemble a long string of misery on a map, but nothing could be further from the reality.

Explore the sun-kissed historic treasures found in Montenegro

This South American gem of a country has a vibe all of its own – with the soaring Andes to the east, the vast Pacific Ocean to the west, the

Atacama Desert to the north and the wilds of Patagonia to the south.

Celebrations in the trendy capital of Santiago are expected to be

2 The Commonwealth Games, World Cup or Winter Olympics It’s a super year for spor ts fans and the variety of destinations will keep the keenest of globetrotters happy too.

It all starts with the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, followed by the Commonwealth Games

on Australia’s Gold Coast.

What better excuse to go and visit some of the planet’s most talkedabout destinations?

And, if you fancy something closer to home, there’s always Russia’s first FIFA World Cup this summer.

3 Montenegro This slice of Adriatic coastline has become more and more accessible to travellers over the past decade.

Now Montenegro – which is just a short hop

across the border from Croatia – is tipped to hit the mainstream in 2018.

The majestic coastline was showcased to great effect in James Bond flick Casino Royale, and celebs have long since cottoned on to the delights of Buddva.

The bustling town of Tivat on the picturesque Bay of Kotor should also feature on your ‘must-see’ list.

4 Vietnam This Asian gem has rightly emerged from the shadow of its neighbour

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Oman has avoided many of the pitfalls of her over-developed neighbours, and offers visitors a more authentic Middle Eastern experience

Thailand.

With investment in tourism infrastructure increasing, major hotel brands establishing more of a foothold and flight options expanding, now is the perfect time to see Vietnam’s beautiful landscapes, experience its rich history and mix with its friendly people.

Food, drink and accommodation options are all great value.

5 Symphony of the Seas launch Royal Caribbean’s eagerly-awaited flagship vessel will take to the seas in 2018, weighing in at 230,000 tonnes, and accommodating 5,500 passengers in 2,774 cabins across 16 decks.

H e r s e ve n ‘ n e i g h bourhoods’ will have something for everyone – including a 10-storey waterslide.

She’ll spend her first summer sailing around the Med, before transferring to her home port – a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal in Miami.

You’ll never be bored

Endless jaw-dropping vistas

aboard the floating city

of raw natural beauty await

that is the spectacular

lucky visitors making their

Symphony of the Seas

way down to Chile

If you’re more of a landlubber, how about the Abraj Kudai, currently being built in Mecca by the Saudi royal family?

With more than 10,000 rooms, 12 towers, 70 dining options and a US$3.5 billion price tag, it is set to be the world’s largest and most extravagant hotel.

6 Malta Malta’s historic and rugged beauty remains relatively unknown but its capital, Valletta, has been designated as a 2018 European Capital of Culture (along with Leeuwarden in Holland).

An increased number of flights from Dublin and Belfast will give more travellers than ever the chance to enjoy the 12-month long celebration of art, performance, history and Maltese culture.

7 Oman Travellers who prefer a more authentic Middle Eastern experience than some of its flashier neigh-

Marvellous Malta

Even by Spain’s high

needs no introduction

standards, Seville is a

to Irish tourists

stunning destination

bours have put Oman firmly on the map.

T he destination is growing in popularity among even first-time visitors to the region, thanks to its impressive range of hotel choices, from world-class resorts to tented desert camps, its traditional architecture (a result of its strict no-skyscraper policy), natural wonders – especially the Wadi – and the preservation of local traditions in its art, cuisine and entertainment.

8 Movie- and TVinspired holidays It’s no secret that Game of Thrones has seen tourist numbers to Dubrovnik and Northern Ireland skyrocket, and Star Wars has done no end of favours for these shores.

T his year, we can expect the all-female cast of Ocean’s 8 to throw the spotlight on New York; the Star Wars spin off, Solo, to give Fuerteventura and Italy a boost; and Jurassic

World: Fallen Kingdom to show off Hawaii in all its wild glory.

9 The launch of the world’s longest nonstop commercial flight, to Australia From March, flying Down Under will take just 17 hours, thanks to Qantas’s new direct from London to Perth – the longest non-stop commercial flight ever.

Passengers will be crossing 10 time zones aboard one of Qan-

tas’s brand-new 787 Dreamliners – where the recycled in-cabin air, mood lighting and ergonomically designed seating are all designed to improve the passenger experience. Sounds heavenly.

10 Seville This Spanish city has transformed itself over the past decade to the point where it’s almost unrecognisable.

The traffic gridlock has given way to bicycles

and trams and thanks to the change the capital of Andalucia will host the 31st European Film Awards in 2018.

Scenes for the final season of Game of Thrones will also be shot on location in Seville.

The city still celebrates its artistic past and is in the midst of marking the 400th anniversary of Baroque painter Bartolome Esteban Murillo with a variety of expos lined up for coming months.

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Peugeot makes a strong statement with new 5008

Peugeot’s new 5008 car will make a strong impression on the Dublin car market for a combination of its distinctive styling, flexible seating, modern dash design and total package offer.

MICHAEL MORONEY took a New Year drive in the new Peugeot and he’s well impressed with it PEUGEOT’S new 5008 car makes an impressive statement for the French brand in terms of styling and the overall package on offer. This new car for 2018 brings Peugeot into a growing market segment of seven seat SUV’s, with a unique design style that stands out from the crowd in a modern and distinctive way.

SUV growth in the Dublin car market has been phenomenal; the new Peugeot 5008 is set to boost that even further. In its previous form, Peugeot’s 5008 was a top selling MPV, now it has morphed into a large seven seat SUV, almost without a hint of warning, to make it a real family driving choice for 2018.

What’s noticeably different about the new 5008 is that it now comes with the new Peugeot iCockpit

Peugeot 5008 1.6 HDI Engine 1.6 litre Engine power 120hp 0 – 100km/hr 11.4 seconds Economy 23.8km/litre

(4.2l/100km or 67mpg) Fuel Tank Capacity 56 litres CO2 emissions 108g/km Road Tax Band A3 €190 Main Service 20,000km/12 months Euro NCAP Rating 5 star 2016 Towing rating 1300kgs Warranty 5 years Entry Price €29,865 and digital instrumentation across the range.

The 5008 range prices start from €29,345 plus delivery related charges for the Access 1.2 130bhp PureTech petrol version, while the entry diesel versions cost an additional €520.

Peugeot claims that the

new 5008 is lower and more spacious, yet less bulky than competitors.

And while it is a full seven seat car it retains the same height as before at 1.64m while the third row passengers get an extra 21mm of head height.

This new SUV design model is longer than the

previous 5008 and Peugeot claims that this delivers additional knee room for the second row passengers who also have the benefit of individual sliding seats.

The extra length means that the camera reversing kit is useful option for the 5008.

The second row of seats are matching and each separate and can be folded and tilted, while the two third row of seats can be easily folded or removed.

All three seats in the second have three-point Iso-fix child seat anchor points.

The seating arrangement gives the car great flexibility. In the five seat mode, the boot space is impressively huge, while the boot itself is a shade heavy and could benefit from an auto opening system that’s available from other brands. There’s a

The new Peugeot 5008 is an impressive new seven seat SUV from Peugeot with great space, stylish modern looks and good economy, while prices start at €29,345 for the entry level turbo-petrol models.

useful space saver spare wheel tucked externally under the boot floor.

I was driving the 1.6 litre turbo-diesel version that’s rated at 120bhp and comes packed with the extra features that come with the higher specification GT-Line range.

The GT-Line specification adds almost €10,000 to the list price of the car compared with the entry level Access specification model.

There is a lot of extra kit coming with the GT-Line and GT models, while the slightly lower specification Allure models comes with a high level specification at a keener price.

Peugeot has a wide specification option listing for the new 5008 model, across five trim levels which include Access, Active, Allure, GT Line and GT versions, and a

range of both petrol and diesel engines. So take time to look at the choices and give yourself the potential to get the best value offer.

The standard features from entry Access models includes the Peugeot iCockpit interior comprising a compact steering wheel, a configurable 12.3” headup digital instrument panel, an 8” touchscreen, multifunction steering wheel, Bluetooth, USB connectivity and 3 x 12V sockets. This new Peugeot boasts a 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating.

On the safety front, the car comes with Electronic Stability Programme, 6 airbags to include curtain airbags along all three rows, Cruise Control with Speed Limiter, Speed Limit Information with Intelligent

Speed Adaptation, Driver Attention Alert Level 1 and Lane Departure Warning.

The extra third Iso-Fix seat in the middle row is also a useful safety bonus for family owners. There is sufficient width to squeeze three small people in safety and comfort.

Peugeot has re-invented its car range topped now by this impressive 5008 that combines people carrier features in a model SUV styling.

While there is some competition in this big market segment, few cars have the distinctive styling of the Peugeot 5008 in a car that’s packed with features.

This is one 2018 car that has to be driven and experienced to appreciate its styling, flexibility and value running costs.

New electric hybrid Mondeo on the way from Ford

FORD in Ireland is adding its first Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) car to

shift automatic transmission would deliver a fuel consumption rate

its line up with the arrival of the new Ford Mondeo HEV due here in

of 4.8l/100km.

January 2018. This new Mondeo option is based on a 4-door body style with a 2.0 litre 187bhp petrol engine with an automatic transmission in either Titanium or Vignale series.

The car is priced from €34,895 and when a promotional launch discount and VRT rebate is included, customers will be able to get into

Ciaran McMahon, Chairman and Managing Director of Ford Ireland believes that the demand for electric and partial-electric cars in Ireland is on an upward slant accounting for 4.1 percent of car registrations this year.

“The arrival of Mondeo HEV in Ireland is the first step in a progres-

a new Mondeo HEV for approximately €31,500 for a limited period.

sive Electric Vehicle (EV) development plan for Ford that will see

Similar to other HEV models, the energy for the electric motor

seven new full or partial EVs hit the streets of Europe and North

comes from the petrol engine and from regenerative braking where

America by 2020, including a hybrid version of the iconic Mustang that

the energy generated by braking recharges the battery.

will deliver V8 power and even more low-end torque; and two new,

Ford is now offering a petrol hybrid drive Mondeo with

pursuit-rated hybrid police vehicles for North America” says Ciaran

impressive economy figures and a starting price in the

McMahon.

region of €31,500

The Mondeo HEV claims to deliver a fuel consumption rate of 3.8l/100km. For comparison purposes, a 2.0 litre diesel 150bhp Power-

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One of the more impressive features of the new Peugeot 5008 is the ease with which you can convert the car from five to seven seat configuration and back again.

NISSAN has revealed that Irish motorists are switching to petrol cars at a much faster rate than the car industry or market analysts predicted.

The shifting trend has emerged from Nissan’s 181 pre-sales figures which reflect its position as Ireland’s number one selling petrol car brand, according to Nissan Ireland CEO, James McCarthy.

The number of new car buyers who have opted to buy the petrol version of the Nissan Qashqai has increased from 29% in 2017 to 54% for 2018.

The numbers buying the diesel model have fallen from 71% to 46%, while the Qashqai mix outside of the cities has doubled from 21% to 40% over the same period.

“Our 181 pre-sales figures show a real shift towards petrol cars where there is a choice on offer.

“The economic factors governing the cost of change and residual values sharply influencing consumer behaviour across the urban and rural divide,” said James McCarthy.

“The rate of change is far more accelerated than predicted and the trend from our 181 pre- sales figures provides very real evidence that the split between petrol and diesel car sales is well on track to being close to equal by the end of next year,” added.

“Sales of the Nissan Qashqai provide a very accurate barometer of what is happening in the market and

our 181 pre-sales figures have swung in favour of petrol for the first time, heralding a return towards the natural market position of 70:30 that existed in 2007,” he continued.

“Diesel drivers are taking a much harder look at their mileage and whether the cost benefits of running a diesel car will be ultimately outweighed by the higher entry costs of owning a diesel car and potential lower residual values.

“Petrol is winning out where consumers have a choice of petrol over diesel and Nissan offers that choice across its model range,” said Mr McCarthy.

“The VW emissions scandal also led to extensive regulatory change which has influenced manufacturers and consumer alike.

“The cost of regulatory compliance has led manufacturers to consider the financial viability of producing diesel cars below €35,000, while consumers are considering the merits of buying diesel at a time when Governments are introducing bans that prevent them from driving those cars into their capital cities,” he added.

Nissan also predicted that cumulative electric vehicle (EV) sales will increase from 3,500 to 14,000 units by 2020 and that the Government’s target of having 20,000 EVs on Irish roads by that time can be achieved but only with significant investment in the country’s EV recharging infrastructure.

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FASTNews

Agnelli Motor Park joins the Suzuki team in Dublin SUZUKI Ireland has announced the appointment of Agnelli Motor Park for its new franchise in Dublin. The state-of-theart 128 square-metre, six-car showroom on Greenhills Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24, is the fourth Suzuki retail location in the Declan Maguire, dealer city, and brings the total

development manager

number of Irish dealers

for Suzuki in Ireland

representing the brand

with Michael Kerslake,

to 22.

Dealer Principal of

The contemporary and

Agnelli Motor Park

spacious premises in Tallaght house Suzuki’s entire model range, spanning the Celerio city car to the flagship S-Cross crossover, and the accessible external forecourt offers a further selection of Approved Used models.

Agnelli Motor Park is also a Suzuki Service Centre that adheres to Suzuki’s Service Promise. Customers will benefit from, amongst other advantages, pricing that is transparent, the use of genuine parts during any maintenance or repair work, and a complementary health check on every visit.

Agnelli Motor Park is one of the busiest motor retailing outlets in Dublin and brings over 20 years’ experience.

2018 brings active year for Mercedes-Benz MERCEDES-Benz is

Both cars have been

planning another

significantly enhanced

active year ahead with

in terms of appear-

nine new models set

ance, specifications

to arrive at Dublin’s

and technology fea-

Mercedes-Benz dealers

tures compared to the

the course of the year.

model they replace.

In the first six

Looking towards the

months, attention will

second half, the spot-

focus on the arrival of

light will move to the

two new S-Class mod-

entry-level A-Class

els, an S-Class Coupe

range with the arrival

New car sales drop 10% while Dublin region stays stronger

and S-Class Cabriolet

of a new A-Class

with arrival dates

hatchback, followed

fixed for the Febru-

towards year-end by a

OFFICIAL statistics released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that the total new car registrations for the year 2017 finished 10% down on the 2016 figures dropping from 146,649 to 131,356.

New car sales in the Dublin region had a smaller decline of 5.88%, significantly below the national average, confirm Dublin as a significant hub for new car sales in 2017.

The figures show that 54,856 new cars were registered in Dublin in 2017 com-

ary/March period.

saloon version.

This shows the new Peugeot iCorkpit dash design that’s especially modern in terms of style with plenty of functionality and a range of easy to use display options.

pared with 58,285 in all of 2016.

Ireland’s best-selling car in 2017 was the Hyundai Tucson, followed by the Volkswagen Golf, with the Nissan Qashqai, Ford Focus and Skoda Octavia, taking third, fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford were the top three selling car brands in Ireland in 2017, according to the SIMI figures, while Hyundai and Nissan took fourth and fifth places.

The top five brands between them accounted for 46.5% of all new car regis-

trations on the Irish market in 2017.

The diesel engine share of the car market dropped by 16.6% in 2017, while registrations of petrol electric, hybrid and electric cars all increase, while still only accounting for less than 5% of the total new car market.

Registrations of new Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV’s) at 24,195, recorded a fall of -14.2% for the year in 2017, while new Heavy Commercial Vehicle registrations (HGV) at 2,602 saw a decrease of -9.4% over the 12 months compared to 2016.

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Working out what to wear…

1 2

New Look Green and black palm leaf print leggings €24.99

New Look Grey tie-up front vest €9.99

Penneys Lace-Up mid top black €16

4

3 New Look Green and black palm leaf print crop top €14.99

Penneys Slogan tee €6, shaping leggings €13, holdall metallic gym bag €14

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RUGBY: UL BOHS FIGHT BACK FROM EARLY TRIES IN DONNYBROOK

Cabinteely Park to host Transformation 4k walk CABINTEELY Park will host a free public walk organised by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership on January 13 as part of Operation Transformation.

The event registers at 10.30am and gets underway at 11am. It is being held in conjunction with Sport Ireland and RTE’s Operation Transformation television programme.

On Saturday, every County in Ireland will have a similar walking event to cater for all levels of fitness, but in particular those looking to start exercising again.

The 4km route will bring participants around this picturesque park and is based on pathways, making it suitable for all walkers.

Old Wesley on the attack against UL Bohemians last Saturday. Picture: Deryck Vincent

Wes let big lead slip again UBL DIVISION 1B

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OLD WESLEY let slip a strong winning position for a fourth successive tie as they allowed UL Bohemians snatch a 17-15 victory in Donnybrook.

Played in cold but dry conditions, Wesley had a dream start when winger Thomas O’Callaghan dotted down in the corner in the first play. Flanker Conor Barry had made a fine break bringing play into the opposition 22, before it was recycled resulting in the try.

O’Callaghan was on

hand again a few minutes later when he finished off a neat run down the wing by Eoghan O’Reilly to score his second try midway between the posts and the corner flag.

Adam Kennedy converted to make it 12-0 to the home side before UL had a chance to touch the ball. The Limerick side did eventually settle and they got on the scoreboard with a 30th minute penalty from Ian Porter O’Callaghan came close to a second try and was only denied by an illegal intervention from James McCarthy, one that earned him a yellow card but no penalty try.

CROSS COUNTRY Rathfarnham clubs make impact in Raheny BROTHERS Pearse’s Declan Watters is pic-

tured making his way around the St Anne’s Park course in Raheny en route to a time of a 26.08 in the Dublin Masters cross-country event last weekend.

Colm Costello produced the club’s best finish with a 22.29 run, enough for 20th overall and fifth in the Over-40s category.

Rathfarnham’s Robert Murphy finished fifth overall in 21.22 with Paul Fleming 12th in the pick of the local performers.

Picture: Deryck Vincent

Wesley opted for a scrum from the resulting restart; however, this time it was Bohemian who forced the penalty to relieve the pressure, just before half time.

The second half started with both sides guilty of handling errors. Kennedy had a chance to extend the lead with a long range penalty kick but was wide of the mark. A kick ahead

by Rory Stynes had the opposition in trouble, too.

After a bit of a comedy of errors, Wesley were nearly over again but the players were beaten to the touchdown by the dead ball line.

Now approaching the final quarter the Munster

men were starting to gain the upper hand. A defence mix up allowed them to get into the Wesley 22.

A fter a number of attacks, a try looked imminent until the referee spotted some obstruction, allowing Wesley to relieve the siege. There was also a yellow card for Bohs number four Dara Frawley.

In spite of this, a kick to the corner and strong line-out pressure did lead to a Mike Lynch try for the visitors and UL were sniffing a big chance.

T hey ran the ball straight from the kick off, and a kick ahead brought play into the 22, putting Wesley under pressure

once again.

Wes looked to have escaped when a maul was held up and they were awarded a scrum. However the Limerick men kept attacking and, with just five minutes remaining, following some strong carries, Frawley got over for a try to avenge his earlier punishment.

The try was converted and, for the first time, Bohs were in the lead.

Wesley were thrown a lifeline with a penalty 35 metres out in front of the posts. In the last play, Tim Clifford stepped up for his first place kick of the match but pushed the ball well wide.

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ROVERS RETURN

BASKETBALL

O’Brien the star as TRR shoot to Neville Cup win SHANE O’Brien proved the Three Rock Rovers hero as they won Leinster hockey’s Neville Cup for the first time since 2007.

The goalkeeper made a trio of saves in a shoot-out as the Rathfarnham club beat Pembroke 3-1 in the decider after normal time had ended 2-2 with John Mullins and Ross Canning the goalscorers, the latter levelling with 90 seconds remaining.

Picture: Adrian Boehm

BASKETBALL: MAIRTIN SISTERS IN PERFECT HARMONY Luis Filiberto Garcia Hoyos takes on UCD’s Neil Baynes. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Marian magic ends Killiester hopes

Meteors Shannon Brady denies Makenzie Burud of Fabplus North West. Picture: Eoin Noonan/Sportsfile

Meteors soar into National Cup final

NATIONAL CUP SEMI

Meteors 76 Fabplus North West 59  DAVID NAUGHTON sport@dublingazette.com

METEORS booked their place in the Hula Hoops Senior Women’s Cup final as they pulled away from Fabplus North West towards the end of a thrilling contest at Neputne Stadium in Cork.

Cliona Mairtin was instrumental as she made two massive three pointers with one-minute left to allow Meteors to pull away.

There was little to separate the teams in the first quarter as they both made

shots and good defensive plays. There were also a number of missed opportunities for each team, however, the scoring of Makenzie Burud for North West and Eimear Mairtin for Meteors kept the teams relatively close, the Sandyford club leading 16-19.

The second quarter was even closer. Meteors capitalised on the physicality of Fabplus North West by getting several and-ones.

Faith Welch came to life in the second as she ran the floor, acting as leader for her team.

She called the shots and motivated her teammates when they needed it.

Meteors kept fighting back and, by the end of the half, the score was tied 37-37.

North West’s Burud came into her own in the third quarter as she gained much-needed scores to give her team the momentum while Clodagh Brennan made multiple impressive defensive stops.

Meteors were on the backfoot for most of the third quarter and when things started to become worrying, they called a timeout to regroup and settle the nerves. It helped them out as they only trailed by four points at the end of the third, 51-47.

The beginning of the fourth quarter saw a rein-

vigorated Meteors side regain the lead after some nice play. Fabplus gave away fouls and were in foul trouble early on.

Meteors capitalised on the free throws they received. Eimear Mairtin did a fantastic job of controlling the pace of the game towards the finish.

The result was cemented as Cliona Mairtin made to huge threes to give Meteors the win 59-76.

Meteor’s head coach Igor Petrovich believed his team deserved the win: “The hard work the girls put in during the last quarter and over the Christmas definitely helped us to pull through.”

A DOMINANT third quarter display from UCD Marian was enough to book them a spot in the Hula Hoops Pat Duffy National Cup final as they overcame Pyrobel Killester 77-91 in an intense and hotly-contested semifinal clash at the Mardyke Arena.

A frantic first quarter saw just one point separating the sides at the sound of the first buzzer as scores rained in from Luis Garcia Hoyos, Royce Williams and Ciaran Roe of Killester which were responded to almost immediately at the other end by the hugely in-form Dan James along with Mike Garrow and Conor Meany.

UCD’s slender one-point lead disappeared almost immediately as the second quarter got underway. Roe at the point led the Killester battle, as Williams and Garcia Hoyos attacked the Marian defense repeatedly.

At the other end, James continued to stand out, netting some vital three pointers, but it was Killester who had the lead at the half time break, 47-44.

A storming third quarter from Marian, though, proved to be key in the end as they put in a huge 26-point display in the third to take an eightpoint cushion into the final quarter.

Meany chipped in with 10 points, while Garrow continued to cause havoc in the Killester defence and brought his personal tally to 19.

A huge quarter from Marian’s Neil Baynes at both ends of the court saw him vital on rebounds for UCD and despite super work from Garcia Hoyos, Williams and Paddy Sullivan, UCD led 62-70 at the end of the third.

Baynes, Barry Drumm and Garrow continued to dominate in the fourth quarter and with just over six minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Marian’s Matt Kelly slotted home a super jump shot from the baseline to widen the gap to ten points (64-74).

UCD never looked back. Scores from Neil Baynes and Drumm followed and they ran out 77-91 point winners in the end, avenging last year’s semifinal loss with style.

They will meet Black Amber Templeogue in the final following their Dublin rivals 98-77 victory over UCC Demons over the weekend.

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UCD and Cabo to ring the changes for 2018 BOTH UCD and Cabinteely have kept their cards close to their chests in the off-season as they look to build on promising campaigns last year.

Cabo enjoyed their most successful season to date as they finished a creditable sixth in the First Division having, for a time, threatened to break the top three.

UCD, for their part, couldn’t quite maintain a title change through the entire season as the fullyprofessional operation at Waterford pulled away to ease to the title. The most important signing the students have made in the off-season is not a player but their manager, Collie O’Neill, who has signed on for another season.

The Drogheda native had been seriously considering an offer to succeed Pete Mahon at his hometown club following their relegation but chose to continue his work in Belfield.

And with Evan McMillan unable to continue in his role as assistant manager due to work commitments, the 2016 under-19 league-winning manager Ian Ryan has stepped into his shoes.

With Niall Corbet, UCD’s goalkeeper during the famous Europa League run of 2015, departing for Waterford and promising winger Simon Power to Norwich, there’s plenty of rebuilding to do.

A short distance away at Cabinteely, Pat Devlin will continue to mould the effort at Stradbrook Park. His influence was key in persuading last season’s First Division Player of the Year, Marty Waters, to spurn outside interest to continue with his hometown club. And one of the league’s outstanding goalkeepers, Stephen McGuinness, has made the move from Drogheda having previously worked with Devlin at Bray.

On the flip side, strikers Ryan Swan and Gareth McCaffrey have departed for Bohemians and Drogheda respectively.

Jason Byrne has joined Leinster Senior League champions Bluebell United following an injurymarred season, while Daire Doyle has retired to take up a coaching role at Longford Town.

Both have work to do if they’re to make the offseason a profitable one, with UCD arguably more hard-pressed to replace the quality that’s left.

RUGBY: LANCASTER GUNNING FOR TOP SPOT IN EURO CHAMPS GROUP

Fergus McFadden dives to score Leinster’s fourth try and confirm a winning bonus point against Ulster. Picture: Martin Doherty

Larmour lights up the RDS GUINNESS PRO 14 Leinster 38 Ulster 7  sport@dublingazette.com

JORDAN Larmour ’s meteoric rise continued apace as he produced a man of the match performance as Ulster blew away Ulster 38-7 at the RDS last Saturday, scoring two tries and setting up others in a breathtaking counterattacking role.

He jinked through for the first before his delayed catch and release created just enough for Barry Daly to go over for the second and a 12-0 lead inside 15 minutes.

The confidence gained

from Ulster’s monumental comeback victory over Munster ebbed away as a Fergus McFadden brace secured Leinster’s bonus point by the 51st minute, and 20-year-old star-inthe-making Larmour and Jonathan Sexton touched down in the final quarter either side of Jacob Stockdale’s consolation score.

Having also overcome Munster (34-24) and Connacht (21-18) in recent days in the PRO14, Leo Cullen’s second-placed side, who trail the Scarlets in Conference B by just two points, have opened up an 11-point lead on Ulster in third.

It was a seventh suc-

GREAT IRELAND RUN McCormack launches annual Phoenix Park run OLYMPIAN Fionnuala McCormack was on

hand to launch the 2018 Garmin Great Ireland Run along with personal trainer Sean Harding.

They are encouraging families to get off the couch and get active for 2018, by joining them for a fun, healthy family day out in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on April 15.

Early bird tickets are available for a limited time and cost €20 for entry to the 10k, €15 for entry to the 5k and €10 for entry to the mini events (1.5k and 2.9k).

cessive win in all competitions and the blues now look to carry that form into European Champions Cup against Glasgow on Sunday (1pm).

The Scottish side are all but out of the competition but senior coach Stuart Lancaster is more than aware of the dangers they pose “Of the performances over the recent period, Ulster was the best of the three,” Lancaster said on Monday.

“But it counts for nothing [for next Sunday]. The last game we lost in the Pro 14 was against Glasgow and they were very impressive. Even though

they have nothing to play for, they are a very good team, well coached and very proud so its not going to be easy.”

There is also the quickfire nature of upcoming games to factor in with the final European Cup group game coming six days later in southern France, one which may have big implications further down the road.

“We’ve got a short turnaround with Glasgow and then Montpellier. As we said to the players after the Ulster game, it’s a squad effort.

“It’s not 15 who will contribute over the next two games. It’s 23 and

conceivably more for changes we make going into the Montpellier game. “[Top spot in the group] is the motivation and the target from the start of the campaign, to make sure you come out of it as pool winners. Having won four from four, a home quarter final is all we are driving for.

“Last year against Castres in the last group game, we drew and it was the difference between a home and away semi-final so every point counts.”

Following the Ulster tie, Lancaster ruled James Tracy, Garry Ringrose and Adam Byrne out of the game this Sunday.

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FOOTBALL: FRESH-FACED DUBS UNDONE BY WEXFORD

WALSHCup

New Dublin boss Pat Gilroy has seen his side advance to the semi-finals

Crokes’ O’Carroll aids win over Antrim BILL O’Carroll played a key role for Dublin reach the semi-finals of the Walsh Cup following a 4-16 to 0-17 win over Antrim at Parnell Park.

The Kilmacud Crokes defender was one of 11 men to start in two games in as many days; with the Boys in Blue losing a challenge match against Tipperary in Thurles the day before. The tough schedule seemed to affect them initially as they fell five points behind within the opening six minutes – with illdiscipline from the Dublin players contributing to four of those points coming from frees.

However, like the game against Meath, Dublin once again showed form in front of goal to significantly reduce their deficit through Paul Crummey’s early three pointer.

The forward found himself in the right position to add a finish to fine work from Cillian Costello. Three unanswered points from the Dubs then saw lead by the 12th minute.

Dublin’s second goal arrived ten minutes before half time and it was another fine effort. Alan Moore stooped low to make a great catch before surging past his marker and towards the goal. He had a team-

Gerry Seaver lays off a pass. Picture: BallyboughalGAA/Facebook

O’Byrne run comes to close in Enniscorthy O’BYRNE CUP Wexford 1-12 Dublin 0-14  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

A YOUNG Dublin football side were defeated in the O’Byrne Cup against Wexford on Sunday afternoon, dropping out of the tournament they’ve won for two of the last three years with a low key loss away in Enniscorthy.

Ballinteer St John’s David Devereux, Kilmacud Crokes’ Ross McGowan and Naomh Ola’f Colin Doyle were all part of the panel that had a mountain to climb, needing to win by 17 points to turn around the goal difference to advance as a result of Offaly’s massive victory against Wexford a week ago.

The Dubs, managed by Paul Clarke and missing their main stars, had been fortunate to draw with Offaly at Parnell Park on Wednesday night.

The hosts, though, started the stronger with Daithi Waters setting the tone for the home side. He hit a fine solo goal seven min-

utes in as Wexford played with the wind.

The home team were better all round, gathering lots of possession and adding another nine points to the goal to lead the Dubs by 1-9 to 0-6 at half time, having built much of that lead in a fast-paced and pressured opening ten minutes.

It was clear Clarke was going to have to change something and a lot of that change came in improved second half composure.

Unlike the Offaly contest, the second half proved stronger for Dublin.

They gradually edged back into the game through some well-taken points from Emmet Ó Conghaile, Paddy Small and Colm Basquel, drawing level through a dominant period of play leading up to the 60th minute.

From then on, most would have bet on the Dubs, and when Kevin Callaghan popped up to give the boys in blue a 70th minute lead, it looked like the game – if not the tournament – had been salvaged.

It was not to be: a sting

in the tail from Wexford came via a Craig McCabe free, and then a fine thirty-yard point from Barry O’Connor with four minutes past the allotted time having been played. Despite a weak second half, Wexford had snatched the contest by 1-12 to 0-14.

A few players came out of the O’Byrne Cup with credit: Basquel hit 0-5 on free duty, to add to a still stronger performance on Wednesday night, while

Brian Howard looked a threat without really converting his play into points. Killian O’Gara, Shane Carthy and Graham Hannigan all raised their hands in the Offaly contest early in the week.

Most of these players, though, are very much testing the water of county football though perhaps Clarke might regret his pre-match quote: “if Wexford can keep us to 15 points, perhaps they’ll see that as a moral victory.”

mate bearing down on goal either side of him but he decided to take the chance on himself and crashed a shot off the bar. The sliotar rebounded to Paul Winters who made no mistake by firing into the top corner.

Both sides scored a further two points each to see Dublin take a six-point advantage into the break.

Antrim notched the first point of the second half but Dublin responded with another well taken goal.

After initially misplacing a puck out, Ballyboden St Enda’s keeper Gary Maguire showed great composure at the second time of asking by finding Darren Kelly with a nicely disguised pass. The defender went long towards Moore, who ushered the ball past his marker before cutting inside and finding the net.

Moore grabbed his second goal of the game five minutes later after taken advantage of a scramble in the opposition box to stretch his county’s lead to 10 points.

To their credit, Antrim continued to fight valiantly and managed to get within seven, but Dublin eventually re-established control to make it two wins from two in competitive fixtures for Gilroy.

CLUB NOTICEBOARD BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S LOTTO results (December 21): Numbers drawn were 3, 14, 16 and 24. No winner.

Next Thursday’s jackpot is €1,600; lotto joker is €500. Winner of €100: Mona Noonan, €50 Rita Keane and Peter Maher. Joker consolation prize: Gerard O Donnell.

Christmas lucky dip prize winners were Eamonn Naughton, Roy Clarke,

Adam Rogers gets in a tangle

Luke Naughton, and Sean O’Driscoll.

Senior football presentation night last Friday on their league and cup titles and promotion to Division 1.

Congrats to David Devereux on his selection on the O’Byrne Cup team.

The 35th AGM will take place on Friday, January 19 at 8pm.

BSJ Nursery starts back on Saturday, January 13 at 9.15am on the AWP.

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Karl Kelly, centre, is looking forward to making a big step up in 2018

No easy journey for Kelly Monkstown boxer is keen to follow the path of his mentor Jay Byrne, pushing for tougher fights early in his fledgling professional career  KARL GRAHAM

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KARL Kelly is in confident mood as he prepares to take a huge step up for the second fight of his fledgling professional boxing career next month.

The 23-year-old from Monkstown will travel to Belfast to fight undefeated English prospect Lucas Ballingall at an MHD Show at the Europa Hotel on February 3 and very few are giving him a chance of victory.

However, Kelly himself is raring to go and confident he can cause an upset.

“I’m feeling good going into the fight,” Kelly told the Dublin Gazette. “Of course, it is a big, big step up for me for my second fight, but I

have said from day one that I didn’t want to fight handy journeymen; I want to go out and get a name for myself and build.

“It is going to be a tough fight but I am hoping to go up and cause an upset.”

Kelly is managed by recently crowned BUI Celtic welterweight champion Jay Byrne, and has plumped for taking a similar career path to his mentor.

“Being with Jay from day to day has had a big influence on my career. He helps me a lot; not just as a manager, he is a mate as well. If I ever need help, Jay is always there. If I ever need to discuss anything about a fight, Jay is there to answer all the questions.

“I want to follow in the footsteps of Jay; being the BUI Welterweight champion, and I

am not going to get there by taking easy journeymen fights. Win, lose or draw, this fight is not the end of the world; it just means I am going to be ready for some domestic fights in 2018.”

Ballingall has impressed so far with his quick hands and effortless footwork, and is likely to prove a cut above many realistic Irish opponents for Kelly.

“He is going to be coming over from England very, very confident. He is 8-0 so he has everything to lose. I am still early in my career so I don’t really have anything to lose.

“I haven’t watched too much of him but I know Jay and Deco [Geraghty, his trainer] have been sitting down and studying him well.

Deco has watched his eight fights and seen

how his style has changed.

“I’m not going to go and look for the knockout but if one of my shots land [then I could achieve it].”

Although looking to forge an international career, Kelly is excited about the future of professional boxing in Ireland.

“It’s amazing looking at the boxing side of things in Ireland over the last year and what the likes of Red Corner and Irish Boxing have done for it.

“Irish Boxing are hosting their Last Man Standing in March and they are hoping to get it televised. That is going to be absolutely amazing for the sport and I am looking forward to the days of Bernard Dunne and the like coming back into Ireland.”