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Dying man’s wish met as hospital adds room Ballinteer family honours late son’s (20) final wishes

REBECCA RYAN A BALLINTEER woman and her family helped fundraise for a new family room in Our Lady’s Ward in the Mater

Hospital, honouring the legacy of her late son, James (20).

The new room funded by Mary Moorhead includes a kitchenette, sofas and even a bed for loved ones

to stay over at difficult times – all as a way to honour the wishes of Mary’s late son, James, as a thank-you for the care and support he received.

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BALLINTEER: GILL FAMILY FUNDRAISE FOR TWO ROOMS

Local raises funds for hospital family room

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REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com

A BALLINTEER woman helped fundraise for a new family room in Our Lady’s Ward in the Mater Hospital which opened on Monday.

The new room will be a place of comfort for patients and their families.

It includes a kitchenette, sofas and a bed for loved ones to stay.

Speaking on the opening of the family room, CEO of The Mater Foundation Mary Moorhead told Dublin Gazette: “End of life care is one of the most sensitive areas for the hospital.

“We want to make sure that they have a place of privacy and dignity, where families can spend time with their loved one in those most difficult last few hours.

“We are extremely grateful for the amazing generosity of Geraldine, Declan and everyone who has supported the James Gill Memorial Trust, without whom the family room on Our Lady’s ward would not have been possible.

What has been achieved in James’s memory is truly inspiring and so many families from around the country will now benefit from this new family room,” added Ms Moorhead.

Local woman Geraldine Gill and her family helped to raise funds for the new family room in memory of

First years are first in line for fitness

James Gill, whose family fundraised for a new family room at Mater Hospital.

her son.

She lost her son James (20) to a rare form of cancer in 2013. He was a kind young man who always lived life to the full.

During Christmas 2010, when James was 17 years old, he felt he was coming down with the flu.

It was so bad the family took him to Tallaght hospital. Two days later, the family got the news that their son had a rare form of cancer, Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

At the end of 2012, the family got news that the only way that James might beat cancer was to travel to America where they could try treatment.

His doctors asked about getting funding from the

HSE, but when they heard they couldn’t get the funds, the family decided to raise the €80,000 themselves.

Buckets of support came in from family, friends and the local community.

To thank people for all they had done, James had one wish. He wanted any money left over from the fund to go toward opening a small space in the hospital where patients could chill out with family and friends.

As they were getting the paperwork in place for the trip, his health took a turn.

On May 18th 2013, James sadly passed away.

The Gill family used the funds to help open the new family room, and another one in St. Vincent’s in June

2014. Funds also went towards equipment in Sligo hospital.

Geraldine said the family rooms are going to bring comfort to people: “Even at night when patients can’t sleep because they’re worried and they don’t want to wake anyone up, it’s just a lovely room to go in, make a cup of tea, as if you’re at home.”

Geraldine said she will continue to fundraise in James’ memory.

She is also running the VHI mini marathon this weekend with her husband for the James Gill Memorial Trust.

To find out more about the work they are doing, you can find them on w w w. f a c e b o o k .c o m / jamesgillmemorialtrust

Students at St. Raphaela’s Secondary School, Stillorgan are first in line when it comes to fitness.

Recently 60 pupils from First Year took part in a ‘Fit Squad’ interactive health and fitness session for children, delivered by Irish fitness expert, Tom Dalton and organised by banana importers Fyffes.

Topics covered included an active workout plus talks and tips on healthy eating, all designed to improve children’s general fitness through engaging and fun-filled activities.

Describing it as “part of our commitment to encouraging healthy eating and an active lifestyle”, Fyffes marketing manager, Emma Hunt-Duffy, said: “we are hosting a nationwide series of Fyffes ‘Fit Squads’ throughout 2018 with a focus on sports clubs and schools, both at primary and secondary level”.

Schools and sports clubs interested in participating in the project are asked to visit www.fyffesfitsquad.ie

Rockbrook IADT video take part in wins stuWWI event dent prize Transition year students from Rockbrook Park School in Rathfarnham have spent the night in a mock WWI trench on their school grounds for charity.

To mark the WWI centenary commemorations, the event took place in a purpose-built World War I trench on the grounds of the school. The students hiked over the Dublin mountains before setting up camp, and learned about the role of Irish soldiers during the war.

TY student Peter Aherne said: “As we were fundraising for the Simon Community and St. Vincent de Paul, we wanted to feel what it’s like to sleep rough.”

“Even though it was cold and damp, we got a good night, so it must be very hard for those sleeping rough in winter,” Peter added.

The students raised over €1,000 for the charities.

A student of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), has won a Student Video competition.

Students from IADT’s Film, Television & Animation departments were set a challenge by Tracknstop™ to create videos capturing the essence of the company’s technology and software which can track, disable and even stop a vehicle from any location in the world.

The winning submission by Cian Desmond which showcased the technology and its unique software features.

Dr. Annie Doona, President of IADT Dun Laoghaire said: “This competition provided a wonderful opportunity for IADT students to showcase their work as well as giving them a real commercial exposure as to what is involved in launching a cutting-edge technology on the global stage”.

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DUNDRUM: RESIDENTS LEFT FUMING AT LACK OF ACTION ON BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES

Rosemount locals left irate at ‘lack of council help’ over issues RACHEL D’ARCY rdarcy@dublingazette.com

RESIDENTS of a Dundrum housing estate are currently living with infrastructure so poor, that paths and roads are unusable by those needing assisted access.

I r a te re s i d e n t s o f Rosemount estate, Dundrum, have been in contact with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (DLRCC) for almost two years about accessibility issues and dilapidating infrastructure, with, what they claim, is little to no council action.

There is currently a building site in the middle of the estate, developing 44 new soc ial housing units to replace the former Rosemount flats.

The scale of the building site has meant that a row of houses to the rear of Rosemount have such restricted access, that a local told Dublin Gazette that she felt like she is ‘living in a cage’.

There is a small walkway of space, but not large enough for a vehicle to pass through. A tragic incident occurred in one of these confined houses last week, where there was a delay in emergency vehicles being able to get to the scene due to the poor access.

Councillor Shay Brennan said: “I am disillusioned to learn of this, but not entirely surprised. The growing frustrations of the residents are very understandable as they consistently struggle to have their concerns addressed.

“It should not be necessary for a community at the heart of Dundrum to feel marginalised in this way.”

A representative from Townlink, the company employed by DLRCC for the project, told Dublin

The view from a resident’s front door in Rosemount.

Crowds gather at a meeting with councillors last week

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Should we really have to wait for tragedy to strike before something is done?

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Local Sinn Fein councillor Sorcha Nic Chormaic

Gazette that they have ‘actively worked’ with the local community on road access.

“Townlink have been working on the Rosemount Court social housing project in partnership with the council and local community for over a year and a half.

“Due to the nature of the estate roads, any additional traffic must be carefully managed and controlled. We have actively worked with the local community to manage traffic and parking in the area during the week and have adhered strictly to the construction plan with the placement of all hoarding,” a representative from Townlink said.

Locals have also said that footpaths have been ‘destroyed’ due to trucks

and heavy machinery from the site parking on the pathways.

When visiting the estate this week, we witnessed a wheelchair user unable to use the

up having to leave the path, and unsafely use the road to continue their journey. There were large concrete trucks and other heavy machinery actively moving, just a

Damaged pathways have meant accessibility is poor in the estate that wheelchair users can’t use the paths

path due to the extreme damage that had been done to the concrete.

The individual ended

few meters away on the same road.

Roadways in the estate are also in a state of dis-

repair, with speed bumps severely damaged.

One small green area adjacent to the building site had a number of cars parked on it, next door to the home of a young family.

A local committee group compiled a case study of the issues in Rosemount, addressing how a five-minute walk away, residents of Roebuck have had road safety concerns addressed, while Rosemount residents continue to deal with a number of issues.

Ac c o r d i n g t o t h e 2016 Pobal Deprivation indices, Rosemount is classed as ‘marginally below average’, while Ro e b u c k i s d e e m e d ‘affluent’.

Ta l k i n g to D u b l i n Gazette, a local resi-

dent, Eileen Kinch, said she believes it is ‘a form of social exclusion’ that the council have not responded to resident complaints.

“It seems to be a form o f s o c i a l e xc l u s i o n almost, see ing what other areas around us get. There are so many things wrong with what’s happening. I’ve been living here most of my life, and I’ve never seen it this bad,” she said.

The issues in the estate were on the agenda of a local area meeting in Dundrum on May 9th.

Councillor Sorcha Nic Chormaic (SF) proposed the motion that an access audit should be carried out of the estate.

However, a response from a senior executive engineer in municipal services, said the traffic section of DLRCC were ‘not aware of any incidents’.

Nic Chormaic said that the access issues are an ‘accident waiting to happen’.

“The community have raised issues time and again and feel they have fallen on deaf ears. I raised the issue of emergency vehicular access in Rosemount at a meeting of the Dundrum Area Committee on May 9th and received an unsatisfactory answer from the council, who said they were unaware of any access issues at the site.

“I believed at the time that this was an accident waiting to happen. I’m

aware that some of the obstruction is temporary and related to ongoing construction works at the site.

“Should we really have to wait for tragedy to strike before something is done?”

In a statement, DLRCC said that Dublin Fire Brigade have said the roads are accessible, and that the road and footpaths in Rosemount ‘will be renewed to the same standard as those in the new development’ upon it’s completion. Landscaping is also planned for the estate, according to the council.

“The construction of these units is being advanced quickly and it is envisaged that the subbase for the road will be laid within 2 – 3 weeks,” the statement read.

“The hoarding around the site has been moved in as far as possible to ensure maximum road space and the road has been marked to prevent parking.

“A random test in conjunction with Dublin Fire Brigade was undertaken and they have confirmed that the road is accessible and Contractors are informed not to cause obstruction when parking at the site. We also have a Clerk of Works on the site on a very regular basis,” DLRCC told Dublin Gazette.

Construction on the scheme is expected to be completed by October 2018.

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BALLINTEER

ST TIERNANS: TY STUDENTS TAKE PART IN CHALLENGE

Book on history of Ballinteer has been published

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AFTER five years of research, a book on the history of Ballinteer has been published.

‘Ballinteer Co. Dublin: A Local History from Rural to Suburban’ was produced by the history club of the Ballinteer Active Retirement Association’s (BARA).

The 400-page book focuses on the history of the area from 1700 to date.

The first print run came out last October, but now it’s back on shelves.

Information from the National Archives, the National Library, the Registry of Deeds and newspapers was used to give a clear picture of the district as a rural community.

The first housing development was in 1908 when the Council built a phase of the cottages in Taylor’s Grange.

The book was funded through local sponsorship and the BARA history groups own resources. It was compiled over several years.

Entries are now open for the 2018 DLR County Business Awards.

There are 13 award categories including, Best Business Start Up, Best Small Business, Best Professional Services Award and Innovation in Business.

Dun Laoghaire - Rathdown Chamber represents more than 500 companies, from start-ups to multi -nationals, connecting over 50 industry sectors through a membership programme.

Dublin Gazette caught up with the CEO of the DLR Chamber, Gabby Mallon.

She told us the Chamber has a board of 16 people who come from all walks of life.

She said: “The board guide the programmes that we run throughout the year. Some of them work in the corporate world and some of them are self-employed. There is a great variety and understanding of what businesses need.”

Speaking about the Business Awards, Ms Mallon said: “We’re really excited about the awards. We had a super event last year, we had great attendance and applications. People can enter for three awards and are free to enter. It’s great for all the companies for them to be recognised for all their hard work.”

It was through a networking group that Ms Mallon heard of a job opening in DLR Chamber, which she got, and went from Office Manager to Business Development Manager to CEO. The closing date to enter the 2018 DLR County Business Awards is June 29.

Judging will be carried out by a combination of mystery shopping, mystery telephone calls and assessment of the written submissions by a panel of independent experts, depending on the award category.

This year’s DLR Business Awards Gala Dinner takes place on the 27th September 2018 at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Killiney, Co. Dublin.

For more details see www. dlrchamber.ie

The researchers from the BARA group are: Christy Byrne, John Colgan, Peadar Curran, Noel Doyle, Dermot Farry, Joe Fleming, Dermot Kavanagh, Tony Lynch, Sean Roche, Nick Ryan, and Sean Magee, who chairs the group, edited the book for publication.

Peadar Curran from the group told Dublin Gazette they have already started their next project.

“Our next project is for Ticknock and Kilmashogue. We’ve already started to gather information. We’d welcome any local stories, photographs of a local history nature.”

Anyone from these areas that would like to share any photos or stories can email to Peadar on peadarfcurran@gmail. com ‘Ballinteer Co. Dublin: A Local History from Rural to Suburban’ is available for €25 at Grange Stores on Harold’s Grange.

Entries open for business awards in DLR

Student leaders from St Tiernan’s Community School.

Students at Balally school have a heart REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com

ST TIERNAN’S Community School have hosted a Cuchulainn Heart Challenge, the first of its kind in Ireland.

The Cuchulainn Heart Challenge is a Business, Enterprise and Citizenship Programme designed for school pupils aimed at nurturing them as future business leaders, responsible citizens and enterprising employees.

It has been brought to over 400,000 secondary school children in the UK. On Monday May 21, transition year students at the Balally school were split into teams and given a budget.

With the help of a panel of business experts from Dundrum Town Centre, who sponsored the event, and other local businesses, they were asked to develop a business plan that would benefit their community.

Dundrum Town Centre Director Don Nugent was chairperson of the event and told Dublin Gazette the students did brilliantly. He was very impressed with the topics they

chose for their business plan.

“They picked five different topics. One was working with teenagers, another was working with the homeless, working with the unemployed, people who are approaching or in the thrones of bankruptcy which was really interesting, and working with the elderly in terms of educating them in using IT to help them feel less lonely.

“They were all very real, topical, and relevant subjects.”

At the end of the day, the teams presented their final business proposal to the rest of the students and a panel of judges, and each team was recognised for their achievements with a crystal trophy in an award ceremony.

The overall award went to Team One: ‘Help Us Help You.’ Team leader Conor Finlay told us what their project was all about.

“We choose the teenager years because we can relate most to it.

The main part was emotion. There can be a lot of changes and mental health issues for some teenagers, and aspects of being a teenager can be rough on some people.”

“We came up with an idea of getting a council group together. It would be here in the hall. It would be free, and we would have professional doctors and stuff coming in to help them.”

Local councillor and chair of the board of management at St Tiernan’s, Lettie McCarthy (Lab), said the reaction to the challenge was amazing: “I think the insight they have into issues like depression, suicide, homeless, or fatigue if you’re a single parent – things I don’t think I would’ve had that insight into at their age,” said Cllr McCarthy.

Community Sergeant Ivan Howlin said: “All the students have all learned something about respect, about listening to each other, and about enjoying themselves. That’s what life is about.”

CEO of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber Gabby Mallon was also very impressed with the students. She said: “The kids nowadays are very socially aware, [they] are way ahead. The young people coming up are the future, and it’s in safe hands with them.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Fiona Austin, Fred Austin (South Dublin CU Chairman) & Anne Quinn (South Dublin CU Manager)

Adriana Di Mascio, Senator Gerry Horkan and Joan Fogarty (Chamber of Commerce Representatives)

Noel and Deirdre Hayden

South Dublin Credit Union marks its 50th anniversary

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OUTH Dublin Credit Union recently held a gala event in The Radisson Blu, St Helen’s, to celebrate 50 years in business. It was a great night with over 130 people in attendance including founding members, representatives from the local community, staff and board of directors past and present. South Dublin Credit Union began serving the community in 1968, ten years after the first Credit Union was established in Donore in Dublin 8.

The credit union movement has around 3.6 million members throughout the 389 branches across Ireland.

Caroline Monson, Catriona Kelly Puca, Jennifer Finegan, Annette Duggan, Mihaela Orban, Anne Polion, Patricia Sweeney, Helen O’Rourke, Sharon Howley and Anne Quinn. Pictures: Mike Curran

Ray McMenamin, Paul Cooney, Colm Fitzsimons, Marta Torres, Fred Austin, Paula Mythen, Alison O’Sullivan, Niamh O’Doherty, Cathal Gilbride, Paula Whelan, Maura Quill and Eloise McNamee

Some of the past and present board members and directors cutting the cake: Fred Austin (chairman, SDCU board of directors); Ronnie Whelan; Niamh O’Doherty (secretary, SDCU board of directors); Gabrielle McGowan, and Cathal Gilbride

Past Board and Chairpeople of Stillorgan & Donnybrook Credit Unions: Felicia Hulme Beamon, Stephanie Murphy, Dinah O’Meara, Lily Lyons, Frank Pearson, Annette Duggan, Anne Polion, Dick Courtney, Marie Wynn, Lena Carroll, Nick Kavanagh and Peggy Hayes

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THE RESULT

VOTE GIVES AN EMPHATIC ‘YES’ FROM ALMOST THE

How the city voted on May 25 PATRICK FINNEGAN GAZETTE GROUP EDITOR

LAST Friday will go down in history as the day that Ireland voted to change the 8th Amendment to the Constitution, and legalise abortion, with an overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote.

This particular referendum has attracted a great deal of attention from the rest of the world and coming so soon after the iconic vote to legalise samesex marriage three years ago, it has surely propelled Ireland to a position as one of the most progressive and inclusive countries in Europe.

The Government are not letting the grass grow under their feet, as Minis-

ter for Health Simon Harris met officials from his department on Monday to discuss drafting legislation to allow for abortion in the State.

He is seeking Cabinet backing to draft legislation that would allow abortions within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, subject to medical advice and a cooling-off period, and up to 24 weeks in exceptional circumstances.

As well as the legislation, clinical guidelines will have to be drawn up in conjunction with the new laws on abortion.

The regulation of new medical products, such as abortion pills, will also have to be completed

before the new law is passed.

However, while there is an outside chance the legislation will be ready for publication before the summer break, it is more likely to be published during the Dail recess in late July or August.

A n Ta o i se a c h L e o Varadkar summed up the feelings of two-thirds of the Irish population – and even more in Dublin – when he said: “I think what we’ve seen really is the culmination of a quiet revolution that’s taken place in Ireland for the past 10 or 20 years.

“This has been a great exercise in democracy and the people have spoken.”

All 10 of the Dublin con-

stituencies polled heavily in favour of the Yes for Repeal side, with large turnouts reported everywhere in the city. Dublin constituencies were the most emphatic in voting to repeal.

Another significant outcome was that all constituencies voted yes (bar Donegal), thus eliminating the Dublin-versusthe-rest argument. The people of Ireland spoke as one voice.

However, amid all the excitement of the outcome, there are always the vanquished. After all, a third of the country felt that the Government went too far in proposing unlimited abortion up to 12 weeks.

Many of the No side would not have had an issue over abortion on Area Yes c o m p a s s i o n a te 18,863 Dublin Central grounds (such as 33,919 Dublin Bay South incest, rape, or 28,477 Dublin North-West fatal foetal abnor34,529 Dublin Rathdown mality), but abor54,642 Dublin South-West tion on demand 51,840 Dublin Fingal proved a bridge too 33,595 Dublin West far for many.

34,201 Dublin South-Central It is important 57,754 Dublin Bay North to respect the 35,192 Dublin Mid-West views of those who voted no for whatever reason, European country where and the hope is that the upcoming legislation c o m p a s s i o n fo r o u r will be clear and unam- women is to the forefront. biguous.

Minister Harris In the meantime, the summed it up when people of Ireland and he said: “The Eighth Dublin have ensured that Amendment abandoned we now live in a modern women in crisis. Women

HOW DUBLIN VOTED No 5,790 9,298 10,489 10,845 18,301 15,523 11,794 11,530 19,573 12,838

have been told, ‘Take the plane, take the boat’.

“Today we say [we will] take your hand. Women had been told, ‘You are on your own’. Today, we say ‘We stand with you’.”

Sharing a feeling of change in the air LAST Friday will go down in history as the day that Ireland voted on permitting abortion, with an overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote.

Voting to repeal one of our most

conservative lawsIreland solidified its position on the global stage as one of the Western World’s most progressive-thinking countries.

Early exit polls showed a 69% majority for the Yes vote – higher than expected.

As soon as the offic ial count began on Saturday, there was a buzz in the air.

The sun was shining, a warmth in the air signalling a change in season, and a change in Irish society.

Anticipation built across social media as more and more tallies came in – the Yes vote soon came in at two-to-one across the city.

The gathering at Dublin Castle to find the final

vote drew in hundreds of people donning brightly coloured Yes badges – and one woman who symbolically handed out ‘After Eights’ mints to members of the crowd.

Major supporters of the campaign were also present co-director of Together for Yes Ailbhe Smyth, comedian Tara Flynn, and Repeal Project founder Anna Cosgrave.

Girls cried in the arms of friends and strangers alike as they revelled in their new-found bodily autonomy, men joyously cheering, knowing that Ireland had become a place of solace, almost, for the women in their lives.

The hard work of the Yes campaigners,and the repeated calls for the wish for repeal, all came down to this.

Sighs of relief after an emotionally charged week for many, knowing that the legislation they’d fought to repeal would soon be no more.

Speaking at Dublin Castle, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald said: “This is a momentous day for all the people of Ireland. Ireland is changing.

“The old certainties [are] being challenged, and a new and better Ireland is emerging.”

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WHOLE COUNTRY – LEGISLATION SOON TO FOLLOW

REFERENDUM

A picture of loss that has gone around the world ...

ONE of the defining images of the Referendum came from the late, pre-vote appearance of some street art paying tribute to Savita Halappanavar. A striking mural dedicated to her (painted just beside the George Bernard Shaw pub, South Richmond St, Dublin 2) has attracted a sea of flowers, hundreds of messages pinned by people, gawping tourists and plenty of interest from the local, national and international press alike.

Pictures: Shane Dillon

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

South Dublin Credit Union Staff and Management team: Caroline Monson, Catriona Kelly Puca, Jennifer Finegan, Annette Duggan, Mihaela Orban, Anne Polion, Patricia Sweeney, Helen O’Rourke, Sharon Howley and Anne Quinn. Pictures: Mike Curran

South Dublin Credit Union mark 50th

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OUTH Dublin Credit Union recently held a gala event in The Raddison Blu, St Helen’s, to celebrate 50 years in business. It was a great night with over 130 people in attendance including founding members, representatives from the local community, staff and board of directors (past and present!).

Fiona Austin, Fred Austin (South Dublin CU Chairman) and Anne Quinn (South Dublin CU Manager)

Noel and Deirdre Hayden

Past and present board and directors cutting the cake: Fred Austin (chairman, SDCU Board of directors), Ronnie Whelan, Niamh O’Doherty (secretary, SDCU Board of directors), Gabriel McGowan, Cathal Gilbride, Brendan O’Sullivan and Donough O’Reilly

Adriana Di Mascio, Senator Gerry Horkan and Joan Fogarty (Chamber of Commerce Representatives)

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Jordan Boyd leads Robin Neeson. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

Irish Drift Championship slides into Dun Laoghaire

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un Laoghaire harbour played host to the second round of the 2018 Irish Drift Championship (IDC) for competitors that can drive their car sideways the best. It is the 15th season of the IDC, which has gone onto produce world champion drifters, and currently attracts drivers from across the world.

Northern Ireland’s Duane McKeever took overall victory in Dun Laoghaire, making it two wins out of two in 2018, driving his highly modified Nissan 180SX. Another Ulsterman, Lee Scott, took honours in the Pro-Am category. Mondello Park hosts the third round of the championship between 30 June-1 July, with a grand prize of €20,000 up for grabs.

Movies @ Dundrum hosts premiere of Book Club

Stephen Roberts, Rachel Byrne and Simon Hayden

David Kenny and Lisa McGlynn

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here was a hive of activity in Movies @ Dundrum as guests such as Anne Tracey, Grace Hill and Sarah Connolly (above) walked the red carpet for the Irish premiere of the film Book Club. Guests arrived to a drinks reception and beauty treatments before viewing what is being tipped as one of this summer’s must see movies. The film tells the story of four lifelong friends Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candice Bergen) and Carol (Mary Steenburgen) who make a serious of rash changes to their lifestyles after reading the book “50 Shades of Grey.”

Sam O’Hagan, Karl Duffy and Luca Marsella

Pauline and Daniel McShane

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BEST OF THE JUNE BANK HOLIDAY FESTIVALS

BLOOM FEATURES AN ECLECTIC MIX OF STUNNING SHOW GARDENS, TANTALISING FOOD FEATURES AND FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Picture Chris Bellew

DUBLIN MADE EASY

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE CITY’S BEST EVENTS TO BRING YOURSELF (OR OTHER GROWN-UPS)

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UMMER is a great time for children, and Dublin has plenty of fun things to take the kids to. However, as much as we all love spending time with the kids, there’s plenty going on across town to hire a babysitter for and head off for some quality ‘me time’, too. This week, we take a look at some of the things going on that are perfect for grown-ups (although greenfingered kids will like Bloom).

Come rain (inset) or, hopefully, shine, these different events are well worth going along to.

BLOOM 2018

BULMERS FORBIDDEN FRUIT

GINFUSION 2018

LOCATION: The Phoenix Park HIGHLIGHT: Cookery demonstrations with Ireland’s best loved chefs

LOCATION: The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham HIGHLIGHT: The 100% Irish stage

LOCATION: The Bernard Shaw and The Eatyard HIGHLIGHT: Afternoon G+Tea

DUBLIN city centre’s multi-stage music and arts festival is set to return for its 8th instalment on the June Bank Holiday weekend, June 2-4.

The spectacular grounds of Irish Museum of Modern Art will once again play host to the hotly anticipated three-day festival, which combines music, art, fashion, food and simple good vibes.

Set across six stages offering a wide selection of different styles of music, to suit all tastes, you can expect the usual fruity cocktail of great cutting-edge sound, comedy, art, good food, and festival fun.

Acts include; the War on Drugs, Grizzly Bear, Warpaint, Thundercat, Spoon, Glass Animals, Bonobo, Vincent Stables, Superorganism, Idris Elba and David Kitt.

Tickets on Ticketmaster.

THE Dublin Gin Festival Gin Fusion is back again this year taking over The Bernard Shaw and The Eatyard from May 31 – June 3.

The festival spans across four days and four nights with events, tastings, workshops, pop up markets, classes, cocktail bars, pairings, food, DJs, live music, craic and lots more.

On Saturday, Whitley Neill are hosting a Gin Blending Workshop which will take place in the Eatyard Bunker Kitchen where you can forage for your own botanicals on the roof top and blend your own gin.

Then on Sunday, the hugely popular Afternoon G+Tea will be back as Bloom Gin partner again with The Cupcake Bloke for a decadent gin-based afternoon tea.

See www.thebernardshaw.com/ginfusion/

HAIRY Gardeners, Moving Statues and Climate Change, it’s just another June Bank Holiday weekend at Bord Bia’s Bloom! The festival returns from May 31to June 4.

The five-day event which showcases the best of Ireland’s horticulture and food industry will feature 20 spectacular show gardens and endless garden and floral features.

Bloom offers a great day out for all the family featuring arts, crafts, music, food and drink as well as talks, debates, workshops and live cookery demonstrations with some of Ireland’s best loved chefs.

Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster and can also be purchased on the gate. Ticket prices vary from €16 - €25 and children under 16 go free. For more information visit www.bloominthepark.com

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | SHOCKIN’ STATEMENTS

The world’s in a terrible state of chassis when even Davy makes sense

“YOU’D have to feel sorry for the poor ius’, not ‘Caritas’, ye bleedin’ span- never know. He could save the winGerman lad,” I says to Davy when I ner.” ning peno in the shootout in next met him on Sunday afternoon.

“Well, whatever his name is, I season’s final and be the hero. And We’d normally meet up on a Sat- still feel sorry for the lad. I’ve made sure, doesn’t everybody love an auld urday evening but we knew the pub plenty of mistakes in me time but for- redemption story?” would be bedlam with everything tunately not many people have seen I’m not used to Davy making this going on. them.” much sense with consecutive sen“Ah, yeah,” he says to me. “The He’s not wrong there. I’ve seen tences. poor young fella must be devastated Davy get up to all sorts but he had a “I suppose you’re right,” I says to after that but Jaysus, ye wouldn’t see point – imagine making two massive him. “Still though, yesterday was an it in the Phoenix Park of a Sunday mistakes like that with the whole interesting day all round, wasn’t it?” morning Gaz, would ye?” world watching?

“Ah it was,” he says. “The country’s Davy used to be a goalkeeper “I suppose yer man Klopp will get all changed now from when we were when we played ball when we were rid of him now,” I says. young fellas.” young fellas and he still thinks he’s “Probably,” says Davy. “But you “It has indeed,” I nodded. “And an authority on the subject. that may be no bad thing, Problem is, I remember Davy used to be a goalkeeper really.” him doing almost exactly “Ah yeah,” he says. that. On a Sunday morning. when we played ball when we “So did you vote ‘Yes’ in In the bleedin’ Phoenix Park were young fellas and he still the end then?” I ask him. and all, it was.

“I did, yeah,” he says. “I’m thinks he’s an authority on the I reminded him of this not sure I agree with it all, and he laughs and says: “Oh subject but after what the daughyeah. But there was only ter told me and everything, about seven people watchI figured I had to vote Yes. ing me. There was millions “I may be a bit uneasy watching young Caritas.” with it all but sure I’m never “Karius,” I says, correctgonna have to go through ing him. with it and I suppose they “I couldn’t carry you Gaz, all have their reasons for the bleedin’ size of ye,” he doing it.” says to me.

Three sensible state“Karius!” I roar at him. ments in a row. A new Davy “The keeper’s name is ‘Karrecord!

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Showing they care for CARI TERRY McCoy and Miriam Ahern were delighted to help support CARI with an annual summer lunch at The Shelbourne Hotel. CARI provides a professional child therapy and counselling service to children and families who have been affected by child sexual abuse. Many well-known faces came along to tuck in, and dish out some support for CARI’s work. See Gallery on Pages 22-23

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LEGAL EAGLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

It really is best to tackle your bank debt early OVER the past number of years, and particularly since the recession, bank debt has become increasingly common.

If there are significant arrears in respect of this debt, the bank will normally endeavour to recover it which may result in legal proceedings brought by the bank.

It is advisable to deal with this at an early stage and to seek the advice of a professional.

Bank debt can arise out of a number of different scenarios. The most common bank debt is mortgage debt.

It is recommended that the bank or financ ial institution are approached with a view to renegotiating the debt.

This would normally entail changing the repayment structure based on what you can afford to pay.

A write-down of the debt may be considered by selling some assets with a view to paying off the debt at a reduced figure.

You will normally be required to provide the bank with a statement of means which sets out all your assets, income, liabilities, and expenses and will show your net worth.

This assists the parties in ascertaining what a viable payment structure would be.

It is important that you keep up-to-date finan-

cial records including copies of all receipts and invoices and engage an accountant to prepare financial accounts if this is necessary.

If you do not do this, you are potentially in a considerably weaker position and it is important to keep all financial records as you may need to produce these in court at a later stage.

If you can show that efforts are being made to pay the debt, it is advisable to approach an accountant, financial advisor, or a personal insolvency practitioner to advise you in this regard with a view to putting a proposal to the bank.

Restructuring They will advise you as to what the best means are to restructuring the debt, based on what you can afford to pay.

In the event that the debt becomes significant, the bank or financial institution are likely to bring court proceedings against you to recover the debt.

There are a number of courts – the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court.

As to which court the proceedings are brought to, this will depend on the amount of the debt. The bank normally brings two types of proceedings: 1) Debt claim, or 2) Possession

The former is where banks seek to recover the amount due to them and the latter is where they are seeking an Order for Possession of the mortgaged property, with a view to selling the property.

There is a possibility to renegotiate with the bank after court proceedings have been issued, and it is advisable to do so and endeavour to reach an amicable solution.

A judge will not normally give an order unless they believe there is no other option and a complete lack of engagement of cooperation from the borrower.

Judges often stay orders for a number of months in order that you have time to put your affairs in order and sell the property without the necessity of the bank doing so.

There is always a solution to bank debt, and it is best to tackle it early on rather than leaving it to the last moment.

It is recommended that you should get professional advice from a solicitor, accountant, or personal insolvency practitioner to advise you, and to assist in making an approach to the bank regarding restructuring the debt.

In the event that there are court proceedings, you should immediately consult with a solicitor.

WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS specialise in litigation, personal injuries, probate, conveyancing, employment law and family law. Their offices are located at Unit 7E, Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. For further information, please call 01 291 0300, email info@walshandpartners.ie, or else visit the site at www.walshandpartners.ie.

DISCLAIMER: While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this article, Walsh & Partners Solicitors do not accept responsibility for errors or omissions howsoever arising, and you should seek legal advice in relation to your particular circumstances at the earliest possible time.

Caroline Huller-Wallace, Alone BNI coordinator (centre) with Lolanda Pearse and Katlin McNamara. Pictures: Arthur Carron

ALONE CONFERENCE BRINGS LIKE-MINDED GROUPS TOGETHER

Volunteers gather to help befriending RACHEL D’ARCY

MORE than 20 organisations from across Ireland attended the Befriending Network Ireland (BNI) conference in Dublin last week, organised by the charity, ALONE. Organisations including Dublin’s Depaul, LGBT Ireland, Elder Homecare and more attended the conference, which was held in the Ashling hotel.

Established by several ‘befriending’ organisations across Ireland in 2015, Befriending Network Ireland (BNI) has grown to a national network of more than 60 organisations.

The seminar comes at the end of a week of celebrating the central role such BNI organisations have in communities across the country.

The seminar was opened by the Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community

Caroline Huller-Wallace with Saoirse Sheridan and Lucie Cunningham

Development, Sean Kyne.

It also included an address from Professor Brian Lawlor, consultant psychiatrist at St James’ Hospital.

Speaking at the conference, Minister Kyne said: “I am delighted to be here to open the BNI seminar and to celebrate the role befriending can play in creating friendships and combating loneliness across the country.

“Our ageing demographic and changing society means that initiatives like BNI are more

vital than ever. These befriending organisations, and their volunteers, play a huge role in building stronger communities across Ireland.”

The importance of technology in supporting older people was emphasised as ALONE launched its new befriending app, BFriend, at BNI. The new mobile app will allow volunteers and staff to record their visits to people in the community, feedback any concerns or good news about the older person,

allow them to stay up to date with events such as volunteer socials, and to communicate with other volunteers.

Developed by ALONE in partnership with Netwell CASALA, it is a key element of ALONE’s wider BConnect service for training and technology.

Sean Moynihan, ALONE’s chief executive, said: “Every volunteer will have access to BFriend when they are out on their visits. This will help us to keep our volunteers safe.

“It will also help us to better support older people as we receive important updates from our volunteers in real-time.”

Following a six-month trial period last year, BFriend is now available for befriending organisations as a web application, on Android and iOS platforms.

The aim is to have 15,000 volunteers using the app by 2022.

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PEOPLE MALAYSIAN MASTER MUSICIANS TO FUSE SOUNDS OF EAST AND WEST TOGETHER AT DRAIOCHT

Lose yourself in the unique melodies of veena strings MARK O’BRIEN

FOR the first time in Ireland, Sri Ragam Fine Arts Music Academy from Malaysia is performing Magical Strings of Veena.

The veena is a traditional classical Indian instrument used to accompany Carnatic music, with this striking musical show set to feature 17 musicians ranging in ages from 11- to 50-year-old students.

The show will include Carnatic fusion, Indian cinema music, Malaysian and other famous hits bringing the music of the East and West together.

The selection of music ranges from the famous Carnatic track, Raghuvamsa Sudha, as well as Six-ties, Seventies and Eighties Indian movie songs, through to legendary hits of Malaysian band Alleycats, famous Michael Jackson songs and many more.

The Indian veena has always been considered as an instrument of the Gods; hence the name, Divine Instrument, has been attributed to it.

The traditional veena has been modified and refined over the centuries, having been used since

ancient times. From the earliest times, the veena has been a guiding star for the development of Indian music.

The instrument has

been developed to keep up with current trends, which has made it possible to be used for cinema songs as well as many other song compositions.

Unfortunately, the veena’s usage is decreasing day by day, with the aim of the show also to motivate veena students and nurture their interest.

The other aim of the show is to help create awareness of this wonderful, nearly forgotten musical instrument, and to delight music lovers and a young generation from modern, multicultural Ireland about the veena’s ancient heritage, helping to support the classical instrument in the future by encouraging people to learn how to play it.

Sri Ragam Fine Arts Music Academy’s vision is to create as many veena artists around the world with certificates, diplomas and degrees, in order to master the art of perform-

ing with the veena.

The school has been conducting veena lessons to students far outside Malaysia through online music lessons, and is working towards achieving its vision with ongoing online lessons from students from Ireland, the UK, Australia and Canada.

Magical Strings of Veena takes place on Saturday, June 2 at 7.30pm in Draiocht theatre, Blanchardstown.

Tickets are available via the box office (01 885 2622) or online at https:// draiocht.ticketsolve.com/ shows/1173587236.

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STUART Martin, Niall Carroll, JP Foy and Thomas Whelan were happy to put their handiwork skills to the test when 140 Aer Lingus staff flew over to the grounds of Holy Family School for the Deaf, Cabra. The lads and all the other helpers were delighted to help create a great sensory garden at the school. Picture: Chris Bellew

Showcasing social entrepreneurship HOPEFUL social entrepreneurs were joined by Irish writer and activist Sinead Burke to officially launch the 2018 Enactus Ireland National Competition.

Enactus is a global social entrepreneurship movement which partners students, academics and business leaders to develop socially responsible business models with the potential to benefit people in

need.

The students will present their proposed business models to a panel of judges at the Enactus Ireland National Competition which will take place in The Chartered Accountants House today This year’s winning team will go on to represent Ireland at the Enactus World Cup, in Silicon Valley in October 2018.

Sinead Burke with L-students Dylan Grimes Larkin and Kate Dowling

A captivating show Seeking “The Next Niall Horan” Up and coming production company, Loft Productions Ireland in conjunction with Princess Frannie Productions, is bringing, Arnica Was My Eyecream by Fran Winston to The International Bar this June. This fast-paced performance will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, as you follow the relationship of Nancy and Marcus.

Running from June 5 to 9, the production is a captivating one-woman show, tapping into the psyche of modern audiences. Tickets from Eventbrite, € 10.50 – €12.50.

A noteworthy event

THE Irish International A Cappella Festival returns for the second year taking place across various venues in Dublin city between the 22-24 June 2018.

Modest! Management, the team behind One Direction, Niall Horan, Little Mix and 5 Seconds Of Summer are coming to Dublin to hold an open casting call for male singer / songwriters aged between 15 and 19 to join a brand new international group.

The auditions will be held on June 8 and 9 at Dublin’s legendary live music

The biggest singing event of the summer, IIACF showcases the best a cappella that Ireland has to offer.

Festival hosts Ardu will launch the festival at the Sugar Club, Dublin with a brand new

venue The Button Factory, Temple Bar. Those interested in auditioning must have strong vocal ability and be able to play guitar or keyboard.

The open auditions will run from 9am to 3pm each day, please arrive early to avoid missing out.

For all enquiries please contact talent@modestmanagement.com

show, launching their first full album in two years on the same night.

Full programme details are available from https://www.irishacappella. com/#programme-section

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FESTIVAL

The Court Yard getting ready to Rock in style MUSIC fans will be spoilt for choice at an upcoming music festival right on the city’s doorstep, which is going from strength to strength – as this year’s highcalibre line-up again showcases.

Bringing together an eclectic line-up of artists and bands, both home-grown and from farther afield, Rock The Yard at the Leixlip Festival will see The Court Yard Hotel rock out to music to suit all interests across the June bank holiday weekend.

From Friday, June 1, four evenings and nights of great gigs in the heart of Main Street, Leixlip, will see some newcomers join local favourites, as well as several artists who’ve made quite a name for themselves in international festivals.

Below, you can read about just two of the acts, but for the full details of lineups, times and prices, see https://www.courtyard.ie/.

Secret Garden: Naas native Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian writer Rolf Lovland

Raising a Celtic bar Secret Garden’s songwriting legacy

Four-piece band should be a Giant hit SUNDAY, June 3, sees Brave Giant take to the stage. The new single, Dakota, follows last October’s Way To Love.

The Time I Met the Devil single from 2017 has enjoyed almost 100,000 views alone (featuring Irish actor and comedian, Joe Rooney) adding to the band’s impressive overall tally of 1,000,000 online video views. It’s the song that also resulted in a Late Late

Show invite last spring for the boys!

The Longford-based four-piece have an impressive pedigree, having sold out a number of regional headline Irish shows, and a headline show in Rockwood Music Hall, in New York, amongst others. Their love of Irish music is evident in their sound, described as a skilfully achieved blend of Rock, Folk and Alternative influences.

Waves of approval for the Riptide lads ALSO playing on Sunday, The Riptide Movement need little introduction to music fans, with the hard-working band playing The Court Yard and looking ahead to their coast-to-coast tour of Ireland.

The popular four-piece will sweep old and few fans along on some brilliant currents, while also helping to tackle some environmental issues with

the planned summer release of their next single, Plastic Oceans.

With the single recently recorded in London with producer Chris Coady (Future Islands/Slowdive), and having signed a global publishing deal with IMAGEM/CONCORD Music in 2017, The Riptide Movement have certainly started making ripples in the right circles, and should be a big hit on the night.

PERHAPS Ireland’s most famous Eurovision took place in 1994.

As well as an Irish win through Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Kids, a far more lasting legacy came through the first-ever performance of Riverdance at The Point.

At the same event, Secret Garden – Naas native Fionnuala Sherry and Norwegian writer and contestant Rolf Lovland – first met.

Following the Irish victory, the contest returned to Dublin in 1995. That particular Eurovision has long been thought a deliberate loss by the ‘home team’, due to the potential cost of hosting yet another finale.

Secret Garden’s Noct u r n e, n o n e t h e l e s s, brought a little Irish glory through winning violinist Sherry.

Some 23 years after forming, and following Sherry’s recovery from two horrendous broken arms back in 2015, the pair are still steaming on.

They’ve just released the first ever version of hit, You Raise Me Up, to feature the vocals of Johnny Logan, who

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had made the original recordings back in the 90s, only to be controversially bumped in favour of Brian Kennedy on the final version.

“It’s like a full circle being back,” Sherry says ahead of the pair’s recent The Late Late Show perfor-mance.

“I’ve actually played in a lot of Eurovisions with the orchestra, as we were having that nice run of wins at the time.

“I don’t think there’s been another song like ours since. We juxtaposed instrumentals with words.

“The vocal part was the introduction to Nocturne, and the outro.

“It was planned for the album, really.

“It was halfway produced, and then it was suggested Norway go with something very different for Eurovision. It was almost an accident.”

In the 90s, Eurovision was more suited to the Secret Garden style.

“There was an orchestra back then. Now, it’s more on the lighting and staging than the music.

Maybe we won because it was the right time for it. There was this ‘Celtic wave’, which helped.”

The result, ultimately, was a career that’s taken the pair around the world.

The new release is a best-of, in essence. “It’s a teaser while we wait for the new album, which is in production,” Sherry explains.

“There are three main things with it, really. One is to release the Johnny Logan [title] track that has never been released.

It’s a big thing to get out.

“There have been all kinds of problems behind it, but I think we have some reconciliation now.

“We’ve sort of landed that conflict, a few years ago, actually. It feels very good.

“Then we have another vocal song that we h ave n’t re a l l y d o n e before, and that’s a new thing for an album, plus lots of bits and pieces, piano solos, stuff like that.”

Lovland adds: “Really, the melody is the story.

You are the ones to add

some pictures of words to it.

“I think that’s true for all instrumental music.

We lead the listener into their own stories, and hope it opens up some pictures and some imagination in them.

“It could be uplifting, or suit you when you’re in a dark mood, or whatever.”

As for those two broken arms? “It was a very big drama at the time,” Sherry recalls. “I’m back play-ing, and nobody would hear the difference.

“I say sometimes it’s like asking a professional golfer to hit the same distance with a shorter club.

“They were very bad breaks. I feel the difference, but you wouldn’t be able to sense the damage that I’ve done to myself.”

Broken bones, living in different countries, and even Johnny Logan’s objections simply couldn’t hold this pair back.

Secret Garden’s new song collection, You Raise Me Up (which includes the first release of the title track to feature Johnny Logan’s vocals) is out now.

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COMPETITION

ENTERTAINMENT

Taylor’s reputation preceeds her as she heads for Croker AFTER starting her Reputation World Tour earlier this month in Phoenix, Arizona, Taylor Swift will be making her way to Dublin to take over Croker for two nights this June.

She’s set to perform hits from her back catalogue, like ‘Bad Blood’ and ‘Shake It Off’, as well as tracks from her brand-new album ‘Reputation’, like the smash ‘Look What You Made

Taylor’s newest album, Reputation

Me Do’ which went straight to number one on the Irish charts.

The Reputation tour sees Taylor play stadiums across the world, in some countries for the first time including Ireland. A second date had to be added due to demand, showing that we’re still as Swift-obsessed of a country as ever.

Taylor released her newest album Reputation - the sixth in her impressive back catalogue - last November to rave reviews.

It marked a distinct change in direction for the songstress. Her first handful of albums saw her maintain her country-esque roots with twangy guitars a key feature in some of her most legendary tracks, like her breakthrough ‘Love Story’.

While her album ‘1989’ saw her propell onto pop charts across the globe, Reputation solidified her ven-

ture into genres previously unexplored for Taylor.

Reputation features a more R’N’B edge, with rap verses a key feature on some of the album’s heaviest hitters something previously unheard of for the former Disney princess.

Joining her on the night is British ‘Boom Clap’ songstress Charli XCX, and ‘Havana’ hitmaker and former Fifth Harmony starlet Camila Cabello, who will get the party started at Croke Park.

To celebrate Taylor’s return to Ireland next month, the lovely folks at Universal Music Ireland have given us a Taylor Swift prize pack including official Reputation merchandise, a ‘Reputation’ album magazine signed

by Taylor, a copy of the new album, and to top it all off - two standing tickets for her June 15th gig at Croke Park, all for one lucky winner!

To win tickets for Taylor’s June 15 gig at Croke Park, answer the following question: What song from Taylor Swift’s new album, Reputation, went to number-one on the Irish Charts?

Love Story Shake It Off Look What You Made Me Do

To enter, email your answer along with your name, location and contact details to competition@dublingazette.com or visit the Dublin Gazette Facebook page.

Competition terms and conditions apply, visit dublingazette.com/competitions.

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TOP TWEETS

PREQUEL TALE MISFIRES

CINEMA | SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY ISN’T QUITE AS STELLAR AS PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE ...

Yesterday in the park I saw a toddler screaming “BAD DOG” at a goose & I can’t stop thinking about it.

Not the Solo hit that was hoped for THIS actually touched down at cinemas last week, but when you’ve a film as big as Solo: A Star Wars Story (Cert 12A, 135 mins), you need a little bit more room to park a decent-sized review. Et voila.

It is, of course, the latest – and slightly baffling – addition and edition in the long-running Star Wars saga, as the financiallyfriendly franchise continues to get mercilessly milked for every last drop of filthy lucre and lore.

So, another prequel, this time picking up on the eponymous, beloved, titular space rogue, because hey, who doesn’t want to see exactly how Solo got that legendary name and reputation, nabbed the Millennium Falcon, made The Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, and so on?

Well, park it there, Chewie, for an exploratory aside before returning to the film proper.

There’s no doubt that prequels can work as a very effective tool for fleshing out a cinematic universe, filling in key details and conclusively developing a story in perhaps unex-

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pected ways.

For example, I loved the dour, desperate Rogue One a few years ago, which pretty effectively fleshed out exactly how The Rebels got their hands on the plans to the Death Star, turning a rudimentary, throwaway plot device in the first film into an effective, complex prequel.

However, what worked so well in Rogue One can’t be repeated in Solo, as the former film had one key advantage that the latter, later film lacks: the unknown, and the element of uncertainty.

Yes, Solo introduces plenty of new characters and set pieces that are fresh for the franchise, alongside plenty of easter eggs and established canon to stay on track.

However, there’s an inescapable, fatal flaw at the film’s heart: all the core, key characters have to survive, and everyone else is expendable.

As such, whether caught up in troublesome train heists or super space battles, Solo (and non-solo sidekicks) have to scrape by, numbing any narrative tension.

It’s a core problem that has plagued filmmakers since year dot, forced to safely ensure that the heroes/villains will always escape their once literal cliffhangers, and it’s a problem that lingers throughout Solo, with his inevitable (albeit bungled) success assured, sucking a lot of tension from the film.

Still, there’s plenty of space for an enjoyable enough film here, with director Ron Howard doing well to patch up the troubled film shoot he inherited.

The handsomely shot and edited film feels like the more grounded Star Donald Glover clearly had a lot of fun with his role as Lando Calrissian (originally played by “Billy Dee” Williams Jr in the originals)

@fairfairisles Maybe that little kid was just winging it, Sophie Mackintosh

The young Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and Wookie pal, Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo, replacing Peter Mayhew)

Wars films we’ve seen lately, repeating a grungier take on the series that suits this down-at-heel origins story for the man eventually known as Solo.

The film pretty much ticks all the required boxes – that Kessel Run, yadda yadda – that anyone even half familiar with Harrison Ford’s iconic character will know, but it’s fun enough watching the film click its way along to tick off all the legendary lore.

Ford’s a tough, grizzled cookie to follow, but Alden Ehrenreich does his best at picking up on some of the character’s traits, while trying to present his own take.

Does he succeed? Alas, no.

He’s okay, but trying to

fill the space boots of such an established character is a thankless task that would bedevil any actor.

Alden’s aided and abetted by a competent cast here; the likes of Woody Harrelson hams it up in a role he could do in his sleep, while Donald Glover’s slightly flamboyant take on old frienemy Lando Calrissian is pretty fun.

However, barely a wet weekend after its release, there‘s already lots of studio grumbling about the film’s success – or lack of – at the box office, with a

slightly underwhelming take so far that’s come in under, say, even Rogue One’s launch, and that film wasn’t exactly beloved.

With more spin-off films on the way, perhaps there’s a dash of Star Wars fatigue setting in.

Also, Ehrenreich is fine, but he’s far from the kind of marquee name that may have sold the film and character better; and maybe the biggest problem Solo faces is that it’s a film that just didn’t need to be made, and which consequently fans weren’t clamouring for.

In taking the known, legendary aspects of Solo’s lore and then just showing them, warts and all, it’s a look behind the curtain that demystifies and humanises the legend, and turns a hero into a man.

As such, if you’ll excuse the pun, this could yet be the Solo prequel outing we see for this iconic character. (Sorry, Alden...)

Ve r d i c t : 6/10

I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans.

I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me - my joke was in bad taste. @therealroseanne Roseanne – that Roseanne – tucks into a bit of humble pie after her stupid, racist tweet, which saw her rebooted show get axed

Thinking of making a bread reviewing blog called Fantastic Yeasts and Where to Find Them. @TheDonnerKebab You never know, there could be some dough to be made from that, Adam Donnelly

I just got a GDPR email from a company with every single recipient accidentally CCd in.

Great start lads. @b3nfox Tech no notice of those endless emails, Ben – we don’t (but maybe we should)

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Cecelia Ahern, Miriam Ahern and Georgina Byrne

Claudine Keane

Assets Models ahead of the fashion show which was also part of the event. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Megan Connery and Amanda Davitt

Suzanne Jackson

Joan Palmer and Roz Flanagan

Valerie Reilly

Alan Hughes and Karl Broderick

Dining out in style to help fundraise for CARI A HOST of stylish people donned their glad rags for the annual summer lunch in aid of CARI at The Shelbourne Hotel, hosted

by Miriam Ahern. CARI provides a professional child therapy and counselling service to children and families who have been affected by child sexual abuse. Marks & Spencer Ireland were on hand to support the cause, hosting a pre-lunch drinks reception along with wine to accompany a delicious four-course gourmet lunch. Alan Hughes lent his reliable skills to the task as MC, with The Runaways entertaining guests after lunch, with a fun-filled raffle adding to the upbeat mood. Guests included Miriam Ahern and Terry Mc Coy, Cecelia Ahern, Georgina Byrne, Karl Broderick, Norah Casey, Claudine Keane and Suzanne Jackson.

Terry McCoy and Miriam Ahern

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Snapshots of history W

HILE the final result of the referendum proved divisive for many, there was one overwhelming emotion on show at Dublin Castle courtyard last Saturday when the final, official tally was revealed – one of delight, and joy. Politicians from across the political divide joined An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and a host

Carol Murray, James Brown and Margaret Murray

of activists to mark the historical occasion. However, the moment belonged to the people of Ireland, with thousands of men and women gathered for the result.Here are just a small selection of images from the gathering, as history was made and the way was cleared for the 8th Amendment to be removed from the Constitution.

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latitude&longitude Halong Bay is a vision of ethereal beauty.

Inset: Bangkok and the Imperial Citadel of Hue

St John’s, a city on Newfoundland island off Canada’s Atlantic coast

A colourful Canadian coastal town overflowing with Irish influence IT’S not just European beaches that are on our doorstep - did you know that the stunning Canadian destination St John’s, is just a 4.5 hour flight away?

This colourful coastal town is nestled at the most eastern point of North America.

A culture overflowing with Irish influences and history, it’s no wonder this cousin to the east is a must-see destination for the Irish.

With its perfect blend of city and nature, St John’s offers its visitors a wide array of activities.

From hiking through Terra Nova National Park and sampling the craft beer from the Quidi Vidi Brewing Company to climbing up to enjoy the views at Signal Hill and taking a boat tour out to go whale watching, St John’s is a destination with plenty to see and do.

You can fly direct from Dublin in less than five hours, with fights from only €423pp return. So what are you waiting for?

Book your Canadian adventure today with GoHop and explore North America’s oldest city for yourself.

For more information or to book visit www.

GoHop.ie, or call the experts on 01-2412389.

Enjoy the views from Signal Hill

Kayaking at Terra Nova National Park

GO EAST | CULTURE, BEAUTIFUL BEACHES AND WORLD-CLASS CUISINE

A Far East escape will leave you enchanted SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor OFFERING the perfect blend of intoxicating culture, beautiful beaches and world-class cuisine, the Far East is hard to beat.

Aside from boasting some of the world’s best scenery and heritage sites – from China’s Terracotta Army to the stunning Mount Fuji and Vietnam’s ancient ruins – it is also renowned for its amazing service and fantastic value for money.

Multi-destination holidays are popular and with such an array of locations on offer it’s easy to see why.

Vi s i to rs ca n b u i l d t h e i r bespoke holiday of a lifetime and hop from Bangkok to Cambodia – and anywhere in between – to feast their eyes on this beautiful corner of the earth.

Whether it’s a bustling city break you’re after, an idyllic beach escape or a cultural adventure, the captivating Far

East has you covered.

Experts at Hayes & Jarvis Ireland will tailor-make your trip for a magical experience. Feast your eyes on some of the tempting itineraries below: Bali has a rich variety of beaches to wow

Bangkok, Phuket and Phi Phi MultiCentre: The perfect city and beach combination in Thailand from only €2,059pp (travel

November 2018).

Price includes: Return British Airways flights, four nights in Bangkok, five nights in Phuket, and five nights in Phi Phi, transfers, taxes and charges.

A Journey Through Vietnam: Travel from north to south taking in the culture and beauty of Vi e t n a m f ro m only €2,139pp (travel August 2018).

P r i c e includes r e t u r n f lights with Emirates, 10-day tour with nine nights’ accommodation, transfers, English speaking local driver/guide, meals as per itinerary, taxes and charges.

This trip of a lifetime takes in Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An

and Ho Chi Minh City.

Explore French and Chinese heritage as well as cultural treasures such as Hoi An town and the Imperial Citadel of Hue. The stunning lakes found within busy cities and powdery beaches along the coastline of this mesmerising country are truly breath-taking.

Experience the rural life of villagers among the Paddy fields and relax on an overnight boat trip in spectacular Halong Bay. Singapore and Bali Multi Centre: Cosmopolitan c ity meets romantic island escape from only €1,939pp (travel October 2018).

Price includes: Return flights with Etihad, three nights B&B in Singapore and eight nights B&B in Bali, taxes and charges.

For more information visit www.hayesandjarvis.ie or call into the office just off Grafton Street - 18-19 Duke Street, Dublin 2 - where expert staff will help you create your dream holiday.

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TRAVEL & FOOD Hong Kong chefs get an insight into top-quality Irish meats Beaumont House, Dublin – last year’s winner of the Great Carvery Pub of the Year title

Carveries readying to compete for a slice of success at top awards THE 2018 KNORR Great Carvery Competition is now open for entries, with Dubs invited to mull over the best eaterie in the city – or beyond!

Now in its ninth year, the hunt is on to find the best carvery offered by pubs and hotels on the is-land of Ireland.

Launching this year’s competition, Jim Reeves, customer director at Unilever Food Solutions, said: “The core values of the competition are about celebrating and rewarding teams who can make a great car-very and meet the standards of excellence – great quality food and service, cleanliness and value for money.”

Last year, Beaumont House (pictured), Dublin

won the Great Carvery Pub of the Year title.

Dermot Carew, Beaumont House, said: “In 2016 we won the Leinster title, but it’s even better to have won the All-Ireland one.

“As the largest carvery in the country, we pride ourselves on delivering fresh, hearty food to our customers. It’s great to be recognised for that service.”

For the hotels, the Great Carvery Hotel of the Year 2017 went to Killyhevlin Lakeside Hotel, Enniskillen.

To enter, simply complete an online form at www.ufs.com/carvery describing why your carvery is the best. Competition entry closes on June 30.

Make time to break out these new KitKats THERE’S one thing in life that many of us find hard to share – chocolate. (Well, two things perhaps – chocolate and ‘chipper’ chips.)

There’s a brand-new chocolate product out that comes in boxes of 20 individually-wrapped bite-size treats, that would simply be too selfish to keep all to yourself.

Nestle have just announced KitKat Senses, which are available in three indulgent flavours: Double Chocolate, Salted Caramel and Hazelnut.

Each has the combination of the classic KitKat chocolate and wafer, and either a layer of indulgent praline and crunchy pieces of hazelnut, salted caramel filling infused with crunchy caramel flakes or rich chocolate ganache and crunchy cocoa nibs. You can get a box with a mix of all three, or a box of each flavour separately.

Prices start from around €5.99, and are available nationwide.

A recipe to pore over ...

AS PART of the Alpro Planquet, which took place in the city centre recently, Alpro teamed up with doctor, personal trainer and food fanatic, Hazel Wallace – AKA ‘The Food Medic’ – to create a delicious Banana and Flax Smoothie.

What’s a planquet, you may ask? It’s any meal that puts plants first; making veggies, fruit, whole grains, pulses, legumes, nuts and seeds the star of the dietary show.

Ingredients: 200ml of Alpro Oat Original 1 frozen banana (Peel the banana and chop into small pieces; place in a sandwich bag or tupperware box and pop in the freezer.)

1 tablespoon of almond butter (or peanut butter) 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed Quarter teaspoon of vanilla extract A drizzle of maple syrup Sprinkle of cinnamon

Preparation: Making the smoothie couldn’t be simpler – all you need to do is blend all of the ingredients to-gether in a blender, then sprinkle with cinnamon and serve.

ALPRO has a full range of delicious recipes available over at www.alpro.com to help you put plants first at every meal, helping to create a tasty planquet any time.

ON THE final day of a recent trade mission, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, met with some of Hong Kong’s top chefs at ‘East Meats West’ – a high-end culinary event organised by Bord Bia to promote Irish and European grass-fed beef and lamb.

The initiative involved more than 40 local HK chefs who were required to design a two-course menu with European beef and lamb.

The top six entrants competed in a live cookoff to win the overall title, while all six finalists will travel to Ireland in June.

As part of the trip, the chefs will visit Irish farms, factories and processors to experience EU food safety, quality and sustainability controls first-hand.

The prestigious judging panel included Kwanghi Chan, an award-winning chef born in Hong Kong, and raised in Donegal.

Kwanghi rose to fame representing Ireland in international cooking competitions, and most recently masterminded Dublin’s fusion restaurant, Soder+Ko. Speaking in Hong Kong, Minister Creed said: “We are here to celebrate the very best of EU beef and lamb, to tell you how it is produced and why is the best in the world.

“We in Ireland are very proud of our farm produce. We are also committed members of the European Union, with all of the advantages it brings for investors and traders.”

There’s plenty to chew over in a report on Irish eating habits MORE than a third of Irish people go out for dinner at least once a week, according to new research by Musgrave MarketPlace.

Their survey into dining habits reveals that 36% of Irish people dine

out at least once a week, with dinner the most popular meal to go out for (79%), while one in four people say they go out for lunch once a week.

Unsurprisingly, weekends are the most popular time to go out for some-

thing to eat, with 44% saying they like to dine out at the weekend.

When it comes to splitting the bill, 42% take it in turns to pay with their dining companion, while 30% say they “go Dutch” and split the bill equally.

However, a pet peeve for people is apparently when dining out with a large group of people and companions only paying for what they ordered, with a third of people calling this exacting approach “irritating”.

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Massed tulips provide a blaze of colour in a teracotta pot

The spiky foliage of an evergreen grass complements the tulips in this border.

Viva la Diva!

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Anne Byrne Garden Design provides easy to follow garden plans that you can implement right away or in stages.

Her design flair and passion for plants brings a touch of magic to gardens of all sizes.

Anne Byrne Garden Design – Creative Ideas  ANNE BYRNE – Practical Solutions – Stunning Gardens. info@dublingazette.com

AS I WRITE, the tulips are making a wonderful show in the garden and every time I look out the window they lift the spirits. They have to be one of my favourite flowers, both for growing and cutting and I could never have too many. Which is just as well, as in our climate they are the least reliable of spring bulbs – hence the diva reputation.

For every dozen you plant, eleven or twelve will perform beautifully the following spring, but in the year after that you would be lucky if two or three bother to show up.

This is because tulips are natives of the middle east and the bulbs are accustomed, in their native habitat, to a good baking each summer from the sun once the foliage has died down, which they rarely get in Western Europe. You might be inclined to associate them with Holland, which indeed produces vast numbers of the bulbs we plant in our gardens, but actually their natural home is further south and much, much hotter. All of which makes them rather an indulgence to the domestic gardener as the most beautiful and desirable varieties are naturally the most expen-

sive, and can’t be relied on to flower annually like most other spring bulbs.

But what a way to indulge! What other flower give such a spectacular show as spring edges towards summer – although the display might only last three to four weeks, to my mind, they are worth every cent. You’ll see them displayed in serried ranks in municipal flowerbeds and on roundabouts at this time of year, but in a garden, I think a natural approach is better. I like to scatter them amongst perennials and grasses in a more natural way – I think this displays them to best advantage and they look particularly elegant emerging from the fresh new perennial foliage.

They’re a brilliantly colourful way to bridge the gap from the end of the early spring bulbs and the first of the summer flowers. It’s lovely as well to plant them en masse in terracotta pots or glazed containers, which complement them really well. This allows you to move them out of sight when they’ve gone over, and also allows you to enjoy them if garden space is tight. Divas they may be, but they’re worth it!

FOR further information on Anne Byrne Garden Design, call 086 683 8098, or see www.annebyrnegardendesign.com

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FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE

HOME & STYLE

Beauty

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Just a few items on offer in Kat Von D’s new collection

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KNOWN for taking the beige out of interiors, husband-and-wife team House of Hackney have teamed up with chic high street store & Other Stories to launch a unique co-lab collection.

The collection was launched with the aim of celebrating each individual star sign’s unique style – the feminine, boho collection features effortless dresses, wide trousers and a range of accessories.

The entire zodiac family is decked out in twelve different, decadent looks from & Other Stories’ latest collab, which hit stores last Thursday.

Anna Nyrén, Head of Co-labs at & Other Stories said: “House of Hackney transcends trends and plays in a quirky world of their own.

We wanted to add to the playfulness of the co-lab collection by styling the pieces to fit the personality of each zodiac sign. Horoscopes can be wildly intriguing and so much fun.”

The brand got theirs in interiors, but have since successfully expanded into fashion and lifestyle design, with an emphasis on quality, design and ‘Made in England’.

Irish-born Frieda Gormley, one half of the team behind House of Hackney, said: “We love & Other Stories’ silhouettes, print treatments and how meaningful the brand’s social messaging feels.

“The collection that we created together is a heightened version of nature. We were inspired

by British psychedelia, vibrant fabrics from our local Ridley Road Market, and the bohemian mood of the Bloomsbury Group.”

The concept of the ‘free spirit’ is noted throughout the collection, highlighted by the notion that every woman should feel free to move, play and blossom.

Prices vary from a €59 bustier and a €69 skirt to a €99 blazer and €145 dress.

House of Hackney’s co-lab collection is available at & Other Stories on Grafton Street now.

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Celebrating Ten years of tattoothemed beauty THIS month saw the launch of Kat Von D’s 10th anniversary collection, celebrating a decade of the tattoo artist being in the beauty business.

To commemorate the occasion, a series of limited edtion gold products were launched; some new, and some redesigns of cult favourites within Kat’s collection.

One of the stand-out products is the 10th Anniversary Eyeshadow Palette. Comprised of 16 shades, each eyeshadow is named after a different one of Kat’s ‘muses’, from her mother, to her husband, to models she has worked with.

Shades in the palette include a dark duo-chrome with a teal shift, a vibrant green as well as more neutral tones.

As well as the palette, she has launched a limited edition gold packaged version of her iconic Tattoo Liner.

There’s also a limited edition Metal Crush highlighter, a gold brush, a gold-coloured ‘Everlasting’ liquid lipstick, and a gold ‘Studded Kiss’ lipstick in Santa Sangre The full collection is currently available from Debenhams, with prices ranging from €20 to €115.

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TECH TIME A digital divide – tech’s role in the May 25 referendum SHANE DILLON

sdillon@dublingazette.com

NOW that the big referendum is over, it’s possible to dig into a couple of interesting aspects to how it partially played out, with tech – and social media in particular – playing key roles and raising some serious issues.

As a disclaimer, these are anecdotal, personal, off-the-cuff observations based on what I saw, and also on how a wide variety of international media reports also reported events in Ireland.

First up, and social media proved a key influencer in getting the vote out, with young people in particular enthusiastically embracing and utilising tech to spread their message, spur on others, and create some momentum.

Frankly, the Yes side had this one in the bag – tagged with #HomeToVote (largely aligned to voting Yes), social media platforms were awash with images and posts charting emigrants’ temporary journeys home to vote in Ireland.

The No side had a similar rallying call to prompt equally passionate voters to head home, but – anecdotally – there just wasn’t the same fizz and energy in that side’s clarion call.

Clearly, lessons had been learned after a similar campaign was waged in the Marriage Equality referendum a few years ago, which also saw an affirmative #HomeToVote initiative seize young voters’ imagination, though not quite on this scale.

Whatever the next referendum will be, it’ll be interesting to see if a similar

#HomeToVote, possibly aligned with a Yes viewpoint, will make it three for three with social media ‘wins’.

Secondly, if the Yes side ‘won’ social media, the No side ‘won’ online advertising, with a significant presence of Vote No ads dominating internet sites in Ireland, and even beyond.

As someone who hates online ads of any kind – sorry, advertisers – I do my damndest to leave no digital footholds to drive or direct any kind of advertising, but everywhere I went, I was greeted by No, No, No, No, in a significant online push.

It’s absolutely vital for both (or more) ‘sides’ in any such referendum to make their voices clear, and for people to express themselves and to be able to get their message across.

However, in this case, the No side were perhaps a little too successful – we’ve all read how the tech titans ended up halting externally funded Vote No ads, prompted by concerns over external manipulation of the Irish electorate.

It’s one thing to have social media campaigns asking people to head home to vote Yes or No, but quite another for

external actors to heavily invest in trying to direct a referendum down one path.

Tech watchers, and general news sites around the world, noted the world-first move by the big tech companies as any externally sourced and funded ads were halted, with the move echoing increasing global concerns over data transparency, political interference, and tech’s role as a tool to sway politics.

As a side note, it’s also been reported how a number of international gaming sites are also investigating how graphic Vote No ads ended up linked to their sites, with advertisers sidestepping the bigger tech players’ ban to get their message delivered via such unexpected sources instead.

Ultimately, whether for Yes or No, it’s been made very clear that tech is now a voting tool to be reckoned with, with its success as a message driver being something that all sides, groups and politicians will have to become more adept at using, tuning and even exploiting in future.

It’s also been made clear that tech can be a little too successful, leaving those using it the risk of being hoist by their own petard, but as we’re still in the comparatively early years of this bold new digital and political frontier, there’s a lot still to be worked out.

At least the social media and online ads alike proved yet again one key, inarguable point: every vote counts, so whether you’re a Yes or No person on any given issue, always exercise that vote whenever you can.

When good intentions bring ‘unintended consequences’

BY NOW, the well-intentioned but somewhat annoying EU GDPR

legislation is beginning to take hold, already prompting what might be called ‘unintended consequences’.

We’ve all been under siege from GDPR-related emails from companies all over the place in the past couple of weeks, swearing that they take data protection very seriously, will never sell your data to Martians, and you can opt-in or out to stop or start getting emails and free squirrels etc.

Joking aside, it’s a serious issue – there’s a growing global unease not just at the role that almost completely unaccountable tech giants have in harvesting and exploiting user data, but also in how even generic user profiles can be targeted and exploited by foreign actors for desired political or societal outcomes.

However, it’s now being reported that EU citizens are being blocked from accessing various American newspaper sites, with warnings that under EU data protection laws they can’t see them

because, basically, of data protection concerns and related issues. Oh-oh...

It’s bad enough that the US-instigated crazy end of net neutrality looms in June (giving internet service providers the right to slow-down internet access speeds for cheapskates who won’t cough up to access ‘better’ packages), but the very real risk of other countries, or companies, deciding to block EU access to all kinds of sites over GDPR concerns is pretty alarming.

We’re already seeing some US news sites going dark, so one can only imagine that ashen-faced mandarins in Brussels are busy scurrying around trying to work out such kinks in the GDPR system, rather than risk the unintended consequence of a suddenly fracturing internet.

Keep an eye out for any more foreign sites suddenly ‘disappearing’ from your view or access – if this happens, at least now you’ll have a pretty good idea why...

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Arona adds small car charm to SEAT range Small compact crossover cars are the new market growth area and SEAT has joined this space with the new Arona model that capitalises on the technology resources of the giant Volkswagen Group. MICHAEL MORONEY took the Arona on test and came away seeking better economy from a desirable small car.

SEAT’s claim to be one of the fastest growing car brands in Ireland will be further enhanced with the addition of the new small crossover Arona model.

This car is the fourth new model from the Spanish brand that’s wholly owned by the giant Volkswagen Group.

The Arona is named after a town on the sunkissed island of Tenerife.

This car is smaller than the Ateca SUV and will be looking to build on the success which its larger sibling has had in its own class. It adds a new dimension of small car charm to the SEAT range and was recently singled out as Best Product Design 2018 by the prestigious Red Dot Award design competition.

SEAT claims the Arona is the first compact crossover in the Volkswagen Group to use the state-ofthe-art vehicle platform, MQB A0.

This is the same platform used in the new SEAT Ibiza, drawing on the technology expertise of the German car giant.

While the Arona is noticeably smaller than the Ateca, SEAT has fitted it with compact crossover with all of the driving assistance and infotainment systems you would expect, such as front assist,

adaptive cruise control, hill hold control, fatigue detection, rain and headlight sensors and multi-collision brake. But not all that specification is included in the entry models.

Also included were rear traffic alert, blind spot detection and park assistance system, which works for both parallel and angle parking.

T h e ca r wa s we l l equipped in terms of connectivity, with Apple Car Play, Android Auto and

with keyless entry and start/stop system, rear view camera, premium 8” black panel touchscreen.

Out on the road, this Volkswagen Group threecylinder engine was lively and responsive to drive. My test drives normally cover more than 700km and that includes quite a few longer motorway runs.

In the Arona, the driving experience was good, while the easily adjustable seats mirrored the com-

Seat Arona 1.0 TSI Petrol Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price Mirror Link.

I recently drove the petrol powered and turbocharged 1.0 litre TSI version that’s rated at 115bhp.

The specification was the Excellence grade so that meant I was able to sample almost all of the above features along

1.0 litre 115hp 9.3 seconds 20.4km/litre

(4.9l/100km or 56mpg)

40 litres 113g/km A4 €200 20,000km/12 months 5 star (2017) 3 years/90,000km €18,595 pact nature of the car.

This type of driving shows economy differences where the aim is to drive the car at its most economical, while not compromising on performance.

For the 1.0-litre TSI SEAT Arona, the 120km/ hr motorway speed pushed

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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS

TECH & MOTORS

Can fashion and driving mix well?

HAVE you ever given some thought about how the clothes your wear can impact the way you drive? For most people, they get ready for the day, get into their car and drive to their destination without thinking about what they’re wearing. It’s worth taking some

The new SEAT Arona is a compact crossover that has the attractive looks of a modern small SUV with a raised platform and distinctive styling. Entry prices for the S models start from €18,595.

time to making sure you’re wearing the right gear when driving.

Choose the right shoes. Never go bare foot as you have to put pressure on the pedals which your shoes can do a lot easier. Don’t wear flip flops or open-toed

the car into a higher and less economical zone.

This meant that over a 1,100km test drive I was overall 20% less economical than the rated figure of 20.4km/litre (4.9l/100km or 56mpg).

For longer distance drivers, this proved once again why we need to re-think our views about diesel engines.

SEAT’s diesel version of the Arona is 20%, with its 1.6-litre clean turbo-diesel engine more economical, even if its €2,300 more expensive to buy.

I don’t think that it’s

time to dispense with modern clean diesel engines when we have to burn more than 25% extra petrol to complete the same journey.

The six-speed gearbox is smooth to use with a light touch feel that makes for easy driving. But the extra ratios were not enough to deliver diesel engine economy for the longer distance, commuter drivers.

For them the economy sweet spot is with the engine at 2000rpm and that will deliver a steady m o to r way s p e e d o f 100km/hr.

The Arona is well equipped on the safety front and its recent Euro NCAP five-star safety rating does confirm its credentials.

However, the slight concern is the recent recall issued by SEAT because of the possibility that in rare situations (e.g. sudden quick lane changes with five passengers on board) and when the rear centre seat and the rear left seat are occupied at the same time, the left seat belt could be unintentionally released.

SEAT has identified a technical solution which will prevent this from happening and advised not to use the middle seat of the new Ibiza and Arona until the car has been equipped with the redesigned belt lock fixture.

The SEAT Arona has been designed to appeal to young and fun generation with lots of colour and specification choices to personalise the car. This is supported by a 3 year warranty deal that’s limited to 90,000km.

Entry prices for the SEAT Arona start at

€18,995 with 16in steel wheels and roof rails to enhance the car’s stance and appeal.

Entry level Arona S models get a good safety package.

The SEAT Arona competes is a compact crossover sector that getting packed with new models by the month.

The Arona styling package is good, the economy features of diesel power need some serious consideration because the 40 litre capacity fuel tank for the petrol model emptied far too quickly for my liking.

New Opel Corsa GSi bring a promise of driving fun

WHEN the new Opel Corsa GSi follows the Insignia GSi onto the market this summer, it will be powered by the brand’s punchy 1.4-litre turbo engine with 110 kW/150 hp and 220 Nm of torque.

This Opel hot hatchback is not only quick off the mark (zero to 100 km/h is covered in only 8.9 seconds), it also impresses with great elasticity, on its way to the maximum speed of 207 km/h, the Corsa GSi takes just 9.9 seconds to accelerate from 80 to 120 km/h in fifth gear.

When configuring the engine, which delivers a specific power output of more than 100hp/ litre, Opel engineers claimed to have specifically optimised responsiveness for great driving fun on winding country roads.

The turbo-charged engine with short-ratio, six-speed gearbox is bound to impresses with punch in second and third gears as well as a maximum torque plateau of 3,000 to 4,500 rpm tailor-made for spirited driving.

The Corsa GSi with its sport chassis known from the OPC version and the brakes with red

sandals as they can get caught between the pedals. Wearing a sturdy pair of runners or shoes is the best option when driving; you can always leave your favourite shoes in the boot of your car once you arrive at your destination.

Do you have enough leg room? Your trousers can restrict your movement. For example, skinny jeans are designed to be upright and barely bend. Go for trousers that are loose enough for your legs to move around in.

Following on from skinny jeans, before getting into your car, think about the type of clothes you’re wearing. If they’re tight fitting, then this will limit your movement in your car.

Fashion accessories such as smart watches have the ability to connect to your phone. So even if you’ve put your phone out of sight and on silent, will your watch vibrate when you receive a message or call?

Either change your settings to avoid this or put this away with your phone.

Sometimes a change of clothes may be required at your destination to make the journey more comfortable.

European Commission targets lower road accidents THE European Commission has announced details of its Third Mobility Package.

The package is wide-ranging and includes, a target to reduce deaths and serious injuries on EU roads by 50% between 2020 and 2030 and a proposal that within three years all new models introduced on the market must have 11 advanced safety features, such as advanced emergency braking, lane-keeping system, over-ridable intelligent speed assistance or driver’s distraction

callipers ensure precise athleticism, claims outstanding handling and short braking distances also when combined with the optional 18-inch light alloy wheels with high-grip 215/40 R18 tyres.

From the front, the cheeky Opel GSi fascia with large honeycomb grille and the central Opel Blitz supported by two wings, along with the exterior rear view mirror housings in carbon racing-look become visible. The large chrome-

ringed design elements that are visually connected in a horizontal line via black crosspieces running across the front, along with the black traverse cleat on the bonnet support the impression of road-clinging athlete.

The vibrant styling is also present at the rear. The prominent spoiler on the edge of the roof creates additional downforce, the sporty chrome tailpipe is framed by the vibrant design of the rear apron in body colour.

recognition.

Vehicle technology is just one piece of the complex safety puzzle, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association. To make progress on the Commission’s new objective of reducing fatalities and serious injuries by half between 2020 and 2030, we need put more emphasis on an integrated road safety strategy.

This is the only way to ensure that safe vehicles are driven by safe drivers on safe roads,” according to the ACEA Secretary General, Erik Jonnaert.

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their unbeaten record over fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers thanks to a last-gasp Rob Cornwall equaliser in this week’s League of Ireland derby battle.

Rovers captain Ronan Finn had given the visitors the lead with eight minutes remaining, a goal that looked to have earned Stephen Bradley’s side a second win in four days.

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DONNYBROOK-based Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe won individual gold at an UIPM competition for the first time after a breakthrough performance at the Pentathlon World Cup in Sofia.

It continued a spectacular week for one of pentathlon’s most progressive nations, coming 24 hours after Natalya Coyle – a former King’s Hospital student – claimed her first individual medal with silver in the Women’s Individual Final.

For Lanigan-O’Keeffe, there was a 14 second gap between gold and silver, and the identity of the silver medallist underlined the quality of the winning performance. It was Jun Woongate of Korea, the world No.1, who secured silver 5sec ahead of Pierre Dejardin of France.

Lanigan-O’Keeffe, the 2015 European champion, said: “I was feeling

pretty beaten up after the semi-final and I was worried my legs wouldn’t hold up but I’m delighted. It’s a bit of an outer-body experience.

“To make things even better my girlfriend medalled yesterday and this is the first time we have won individual medals at the World Cup so it’s a great result all round.

“As you can see I’m pretty red in the face but thankfully my body held up today. We’ve come through some hard times and now the results are starting to show.

“I’ll dust off my legs, get into the plunge pool and get ready for tomorrow’s Mixed Relay because we mean business.”

It was another day of success for Jun, who will be the man to beat at next month’s Pentathlon World Cup Final in Kazakhstan. The world No.1 started the Laser-Run in 3rd place but had too much ground to make up on

Arthur Lanigan-O’Keeffe celebrates as he won a World Cup event for the first time last weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Lanigan-O’Keeffe.

Jun and Lanigan-O’Keeffe immediately made their intentions clear in the pool with times of 2.01.83 and 2.01.92 respectively.

In the fencing, the Irishman emerged as the main man with 23V/12D in the ranking round plus two points in the Bonus Round.

A series of high-class performances on horseback enabled a number of athletes to get back into contention but Lanigan-O’Keeffe (IRL) protected his overall lead with a clean round (297).

He went into the Laser-Run with an 11 second lead which he maintained and saw off the job on the shooting range.

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BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S

LOTTO results: number 7, 11, 21 and 22. No winner. Next Thursday’s jackpot €5,600, lotto joker €975 .

Winner of €100 Brendan Sorohan, €50 Tony Brennan and Joan McCabe. Joker consolation prize Brian Ainsworth.

ELC Championship forecast won by Kieran Duffy, John Kelly, Pat Smith and J J Duffy.

Bingo continues every Monday at 8pm.

Annual BSJ Monster Bingo in aid of St Michael’s House next Thursday at 8pm.

The senior footballers recorded their first win in Division 1 by beating Castleknock in Somerton Park in a great display on a score of 2-16 to 2-11.

Yet another exhibition of free taking by Aodhan Clabby this week who pointed nine out of nine attempts. The Junior B team drew with Scoil Ui Chonaill while Junior C team beat Thomas Davis to go joint top of Div 11. Well done all.

The Lisney mini All-Ireland football tournament gets under way this week. On Thursday, the junior Bs v St Sylvester’s away at 7.30pm.

All support welcome.

Club Shop in Aras Naomh Eoin open Thursdays at 7.30-8.30pm and Saturdays 11.30am to 12.30pm.

Kevin’s Hurling club shone at the Cuala Bualadh tournament last weekend

CUALA CONGRATULATIONS to our Senior 3 camogie team who have secured promotion to Senior 2 for next year. This is a remarkable achievement for this group who have moved up three divisions over four league campaigns.

Our Senior 6 camogie side play Castleknock in St Catherine’s Park on Thursday.

Our U-12 and U-13 ladies footballers, and their mentors, enjoyed a great training session with Mick Bohan and the Dublin denior players in St Benildus on Saturday. Some great lessons learnt.

There was no winner of our €12,500 Cuala lotto jackpot. The lucky dip winners this week were Trish Madden and Ciaran

McAlarey. Get your tickets now at www.cualagaa.ie/ lotto Well done to the 300 boys and girls from eight different counties who took part in the 2018 Cuala Bualadh hurling and camogie tournament.

Many thanks to all those who sponsored it.

Well done to Mick Fitzsimons, Mark Schutte, Con O’Callaghan, Conor Mullally and the Dublin senior footballers who qualified for the Leinster semi-final with a win ovr Wicklow in Portlaoise.

Good luck to Cian O’Callaghan, Sean Moran, Jake Malone and David Treacy in their Leinster hurling championship match against Offaly next Sunday.

BASKETBALL: FORTY TEAMS BATTLE IT OUT AT DUBLIN MASTERS

Portland’s tribute to Dave O’Brien

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THE Dublin Master’s Basketball 2018 Tournament attracted its biggest field ever with 40 men’s and women’s teams from all over the world taking part in four venues in West Dublin.

Teams from the USA, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Belgium, Croatia, England and Scotland as well as a host of teams from the four corners of Ireland strutted their stuff.

Sunday’s finals day created a cracking atmosphere for the packed arena at the re-furbished Oblate Hall in Inchicore.

The big titles went to the American debutants Portland Old School who beat BNAF in the Tom McLaughlin Over-40s men’s final while Wild Rovers made it five wins in a row with victory over Mustangs in the Joe Kavanagh women’s cup final.

The men’s Over-40s decider was a real dog fight with nothing between the sides throughout as Portland Old School just pipped Brother’s Near and Far 31-30 in a titanic battle on the buzzer.

Portland is a side put together by the former Killester player Kevin McLoughlin who left Ireland in the mid 90’s and joined the US Marines.

The Dubliner was overcome after the final when he spoke to the Dublin Gazette.

“This is an amazing tournament and a credit to the organisers and the venues,” he said.

“When I made contact initially with John Walsh almost a year ago, I never thought firstly that we would be here as a team let alone be winners of the men’s tournament.

“Dave O’Brien and I set things in motion with these wonderful guys and within a few months we

were well on our way to having the trip set up.

“Dave is one of the integral parts of our group but just a couple of months ago he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and unable to make the trip to the homeland.

“This was shattering news for Dave, his family and for us as a group and that is why we wore the ‘David O’Brien’ green warm-up tops to honour our friend.

“When we were told that each team in the final would have an MVP, the guys automatically picked Dave to honour him with us” said McLoughlin as he tried to hold back the tears.

Jerome Westbrooks BNAF or Brother’s Near and Far who included Ed Randolph, Ger Kennedy, Damion Morbley and a host of other players certainly put it up to their American opponents.

The women’s title went to Wild Rovers who beat Siobhan Kilkenny’s Mustangs 62-43 in the decider. This was Wild Rovers fifth year in a row to win the big one.

The team is a who’s who of former SuperLeague players including Caitriona White, Suzanne Maguire, Gillian Hayes, Karen Hennessy and of course the amazing Lindsay Peat who has just finished a gruelling international rugby season with Ireland.

Peat loves her basketball and represented Ireland on many

occasions; she is also a soccer and rugby international while if that isn’t enough she also won an AllIreland football title with the Dublin ladies.

After the final, Peat told the Dublin Gazette what this weekend meant to her. “It was fantastic to put on the basketball boots for the weekend and to play with these amazing girls. This is a fabulous tournament and I am so thrilled that I was able to help the girls,” said the MVP. The Over 50’s Men’s final saw a new name going on the Mick Brew Cup as newcomers DM Ballers just edged out Inchicore 40-31 in a close fought final.

Former NBA player Anthony Bonner was the star attraction with many of the fans as he lined out for Checkmate Knights.

Unfortunately the finals day crowd at the Oblate Hall didn’t get a chance to see Bonner in the flesh as his side didn’t make the finals but he did lead the Knights to a Plate victory and also picked up the MVP award in the final against St Declan’s.

Mayo ladies won the women’s plate beating Maol Oldies in the final.

After the last basket was scored and the final trophies were given out Dublin Masters John Walsh was quick to point out to the Dublin Gazette that the 2019 event is already in the planning stages.

The Wild Rovers, top left, Dublin Masters Mike Murray, and, right, the winning Portland Old School team. Picture: JohN Walsh

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: CORNWALL STUNS FORMER CLUB

LOI SHORTS Peamount’s player of the match Claire Walsh receives her prize from Advance Pitstop’s Eddie Ryan

Bohemians Dylan Watts tries to escape a tight spot in their league tie with Shamrock Rovers. Picture: Martin Doherty

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BOHEMIANS maintained their unbeaten record over fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers thanks to a last-gasp Rob Cornwall equaliser.

Rovers captain Ronan Finn had given the visitors the lead with eight minutes remaining, a goal that looked to have earned Stephen Bradley’s side a second win in four days.

Former Hoop Cornwall had other ideas, however, powering home a header with just over a minute remaining to send the Dalymount Park faithful into raptures.

Martin O’Neill and his backroom staff, as well as several members of the first-team squad including Seamus Coleman and James McClean, were in attendance on the day.

They had come to see two of the latest call-ups to the international side, Rovers striker Graham

Burke and Bohs keeper Shane Supple, face each other in Ireland’s feistiest derby.

All had left, however, by the time Finn broke the deadlock on the counterattack and would miss Cornwall’s dramatic leveller.

The Gypsies scored late in both the sides’ previous meetings this season, at Dalymount and at Tallaght Stadium, with Darragh Leahy netting a winner in the eighth minute of injury last time out.

The home side didn’t leave it quite so late on this occasion, but a draw was a fair result in a game of relatively few chances and little to entertain the guests, including exRovers defender Enda Stevens.

Rovers controlled possession in the first half but were unable to turn the pressure into chances, with a glancing Dave McAllister header, easily gathered by Supple, their sole effort of the opening period.

A Hoops side so dominant at home against

St Patrick’s Athletic on Tuesday were unable to apply the same pressure against their mostintense rivals.

McAllister again went close with a half-cross, half-shot that whistled over the bar with Supple looking somewhat concerned between the home side’s sticks.

Burke was doing his best to impress the watching O’Neill and had a great chance when played through by Finn, but Supple stayed on his feet and managed to bat away the striker’s shot.

Cornwall registered the home side’s first effort on goal ten minutes before the break as he let fly following a half-cleared corner, but his low shot whistled past the post.

Rovers felt they should have had a penalty after the break as Dan Carr was sent through on goal and tumbled under the challenge of Supple, but referee Rob Hennessey wasn’t buying it.

They did get their goal as the clocked ticked into the final minutes, Finn

applying the cool finish after Dylan Watts had given the ball away in midfield.

Finn had given Rovers the lead here on the opening day, while the Hoops also led in Tallaght in April, but once more they let a lead slip in circumstances depressingly familiar for Bradley’s charges.

Their lead lasted just six minutes, however, as

Keith Ward delivered an inviting free kick for Cornwall – who spent three seasons with the Hoops before being released in 2016 – powered a header home.

The result will not particularly suit either team, both of whom remain in the bottom half, Rovers missing a chance to close the gap on the European places and Bohs to move clear of relegation.

Rovers Graham Burke and Bohs Keith Ward tangle.

Picture: Martin Doherty

Shels nick late point ISIBEAL Atkinson’s late goal earned Shelbourne Ladies a point in the Dublin derby against Peamount United at Greenogue on Saturday.

Sarah McKevitt had given the home side the lead early on and, for much of the game, it appeared the Peas were on course for a third win of the season over their title rivals.

McKevitt’s shot cannoned off the crossbar and was deemed to crossed the line, while Áine O’Gorman wasted a chance to extend the lead before the break.

Shels pushed on after the break and equalised with Leanne Kiernan linked up to provide Atkinson with the simplest finish.

PAT’S UN-CORKED BY CITY ST PATRICK’S Athletic conceded three for the second time in four days as they fell to an unfortunate 3-1 defeat to Cork City on Friday night.

Conan Byrne had put the Saints in position to take at least a point when he cancelled out former Ireland Under-21 international Kieran Sadlier’s early opener.

A stunning effort from Jimmy Keohane and an evenmore remarkable third from Sadlier, struck from within his own penalty box, ensured the three points went back to Cork.

There were just 13 seconds on the clock when Sadlier strolled into the box and went to ground under the challenge of Kevin Toner, and he converted the penalty himself.

The Saints were the better side for the next hour, but Cork should have gone into the break 2-0 up as former

Shamrock Rovers man Karl Sheppard headed over with the goal gaping.

Byrne levelled just past the hour mark with a well-taken finish after Mark McNulty could only parry James Doona’s low-struck effort into the winger’s path.

And it was Doona’s low cross that teed up captain Ian Bermingham for an audacious effort that crashed back off the Cork bar.

There was controversy as a foul on Ryan Brennan wasn’t spotted and Cork took full advantage, Keohane curling an unstoppable shot into the top corner of Tyson Farago’s goal.

Sadlier made sure of the win in the fourth minute of injury time when, with Farago up for a corner, he hooked a ball from the edge of his own box that ran all the way into the Saints goal.

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KILMACUD CROKES LARGELY positive for all the Dublin teams that played this weekend. Congratulations to the Dublin senior footballers who comprehensively beat Wicklow in their Leinster quarter-final.

Paul Mannion, Andy McGowan and Cillian O’Shea were all on the squad.

Hard luck to the Premier Camogie team who lost to Westmeath, 2-13 to 0-5, in their Leinster final. Rachel Noctor was the Crokes representative involved.

Well done to the U-21 hurlers who beat Laois in their Leinster game, 4-16 to 1-10. Ronan Hayes and Fergal Whitely both played their part.

Congratulations to the Dublin minor hurlers who beat Wexford 0-16 to 1-10 in their Leinster championship game. Aaron O’Toole and Dara Purcell were the Crokes players involved.

At club level during the week, well done to the Senior Ladies who won their second championship group game.

In the adult football leagues, hard luck to the AFL1 side who lost to Na Fianna, 1-16 to 2-15, and the AFL4 team who lost to St Monica’s, 2-10 to 1-16.

Well done to the AFL3 who beat St Peregrine’s, 1-14 to 1-7, the AFL8 A who beat Wild Geese 3-23 to 1-4 and the AFL8 B team who beat Ballyboughal, 2-24 to 1-7.

Well done to the intermediate camogie team who beat Good Counsel comprehensively.

Thanks to all who attended the Club AGM. Best of luck to all the club cyclists and support who headed off on their Malin to Mizen adventure on May 30. We wish them a safe trip.

Kilmacud welcomed a number of Dublin senior stars for a special skills session

NAOMH OLAF CONGRATULATIONS to Dónal Leavy, Ciarán Foley and Finn Murphy on excellent performances for the Dublin minor hurlers against Wexford on Sunday which puts the Dubs through to the next stage of the Leinster Championship.

Congrats also to Tom Keane on his selection on the Dublin Under-20 Football team and to David Byrne and the Dubs football team who overcame Wicklow on Sunday.

The Super Valu sponsored Mini All Irelands

take place in the club this week and are well worth a look to see the young talent coming through in the club.

Nice to see Margaret Sweeney, CEO of the club’s main sponsor IRes, taking the time to visit the club on Saturday.

We are delighted to have IRes on Board and Margaret enjoyed her visit.

The Senior Footballers continued their good start to their Division 1 campaign with a smashing win against Ballymun Kickhams last week.

SOCCER: ELEMENTARY EARLY SPELL SEES DERBY DELIGHT AT

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UCD’s lead at the top of the First Division was cut to just two points as they fell to a surprise defeat to south Dublin rivals Cabinteely at Stradbrook Park on Friday night.

Early goals from former UCD midfielder Jack Watson and Luke Clucas saw Pat Devlin’s side to their fifth victory of the season.

Cabo were winless in two coming into the game while UCD, whose lead at the top was seven points at one stage, had hit a rocky patch of their own with just two wins in five.

UCD goalkeeper Carl Williams – starting his first game of the season after replacing the injured Conor Kearns during last week’s 3-0 win over Ath-

lone Town – endured a difficult evening.

It was his mistake that led to Cabinteely’s 13th minute opener, as he took a wild swipe at the ball only for it to fall straight into the path of Watson.

The Wicklow man was left with the simple task of slotting the ball into the empty net to give the team in white and green an unexpected lead.

UCD looked to strike right back and last season’s top scorer, Georgie Kelly, had a chance to level right away but his curling effort creeped just past Stephen McGuinness’ post.

Any chance of a quick leveller dissipated after 20 minutes when another Williams mistake gifted Dean Casey the ball just outside the box.

The former Bohemians winger squared for Clucas – who made his first start in last week’s defeat to Galway United – to tap

home his first senior goal.

Timmy Molloy shot wide for the Students just before the half hour but nothing was going right for Collie O’Neill’s side.

Cabo could have made it three just before the break when the previous week’s goalscorer Keith Dalton had a pop from distance, but the former Dundalk man’s shot whistled past the post.

Casey had a chance to add a third early in the second half but headed

over, before Williams’ nightmare was compounded with a yellow card for taking down the winger outside his box.

Wi l l i a m s p a r t i a l l y redeemed himself when a Conor Earley free kick l o o ke d d e s t i n e d fo r the top corner, only for the deputy netminder extended his arm to touch the ball over the bar.

UCD began to assert themselves in the final half hour as they looked to get back into the game

but they found a resolute Cabo side in no mood to give up chances.

L i a m S c a l e s we n t close in the latter stages for UCD but his header lacked power and it was easily cleared off the line by the Cabinteely defence.

The Students will look to get back on track when they welcome Cobh Ramblers to the UCD Bowl on Friday night, while Cabo face a tough trip to inform Drogheda United.

Bulls parade Green/Walsh Cup THE Ballybrack Bulls won the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Green/Walsh Cup last Saturday evening as they ran up a 46-26 win over the North East Thunder.

Jason Ryan picked up the MVP for his performance in the final, crowning an exceptional season for the club as they won the competition for the third successive year.

They finished fifth of nine teams overall in the league but it was in the cups where they The Ballybrack Bulls in their final against the really shone, winning the Basketball Ireland North East Thunder. Picture: Martin Doherty national cup with Jonathan Hayes landing the

player of the season crown for his efforts, Hayes was also named the IWBL male player of the season. Ryan was honoured with the sportsmanship of the season crown while Valene Ryan was the able-bodied player of the season. She was appointed as the new Irish national wheelchair basketball head coach.

Bulls are also continuing with their development link to National Rehabilitation Hospital Sport and have announced the signing of Malaluwaca S’kwatakwata Mzila for 2018/19 season.

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STRADBROOK Cabinteely celebrate their excellent early salvo en route to victory over UCD. Picture: Paul Lundy

ATHLETICS: DONORE MAN HITTING FORM OUTDOORS

Travers one second off 5k European mark IFAM OORDEGEM 5,000M  JAMES HENDICOTT

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PARA SWIMMING

NAC launches tickets for world championships

ELLEN Keane, Claire Bergin, Rory O’Connor and Nicole Turner were at the Dublin 2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships ticket launch at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin.

Tickets for the Dublin2018 World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships are now on sale at www.paralympics.ie.

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DONORE HARRIERS’ athlete John Travers got his season off to a superb start at the IFAM Oordegem meet in Belgium over the weekend, breaking the tape in his busy 5,000 metres event in a personal best of 13.43.

The time falls just short of the qualifying standard for the European Championships – by a single second – a target for the season which Travers is remarkably laid back about achieving.

The personal best comes in the midst of an interesting time for the runner, who is currently on paternity leave after the birth of his child.

He admits his own tiredness, but nevertheless is on flying form on the track.

“I’m more happy than disappointed,” Travers said of the bittersweet combo that saw him grab a PB but fall short of the European mark.

“It was a big PB, about ten seconds, so I really can’t complain. I could have gone harder from the off, I hung back a bit as I didn’t want to get too involved.

“It was a really big field, 35 runners without a staggered start, so I started at the back and came through. I could have run a little bit quicker at the start, in hindsight, and I probably ran an extra 40 or 50 metres overtaking people, too, so I’m confident enough I can build on things and get the time later.”

Whether he does get the time or not, however, is not all that critical to Travers, who is taking a relaxed approach to the season.

“Obviously I’d love to get it,” he says, mentioning the late July cut off for qualification.

“But I’m also trying for the 1,500 metre times, so I’ll be setting the 5,000 aside until the Morton Games, I expect.

“I was thinking about traveling out to a couple more races in Belgium over the next couple of weekends, but I think I’ll take a break as the start lists aren’t looking too strong.

“I’m really running to enjoy running now,”

Donore Harriers John Travers has enjoyed an exceptional start to 2018 Picture: Eoin Noonan/ Sportsfile

Travers explained of his relaxed take on it all.

“If you go chasing times too hard it just doesn’t really work a lot of the time. Instead I’m just trying to enjoy it for what it is.”

There are certain parts of the season the middle-distance athlete doesn’t particularly love.

The cross country season in particular

seems to stand out – “I do it for the club, and because it does benefit you from a fitness point of view” – but, overall, Travers’ new approach has taken him to the form of his life over the 5k.

The European Championships are there in the periphery, a tempting distraction he glances through his side window.

Tonosa storms to another big victory

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THE new track season has started off in spectacular fashion for Dundrum South Dublin AC athletes over the past week.

First into action was Hiko Tonosa when he recorded one of the fastest times ever in Ireland over 5,000m on the road, setting another course record in his fourth Kia Series race, held in Enfield.

With a time of 14.19, there

was a 33 seconds gap between Tonosa and the second placed runner Peter Somba (Dunboyne AC). Given that the last time they clashed, there was only a three second gap, it seems that the DSD man has moved on to a new level, which bodes well for his upcoming track programme, culminating in the Morton Games on July 19. He now has four records in four wins in the Kia series.

Luke McCann knocked three seconds off his 1,500m time

recording a great 3.45.80 in Oordegem, Belgium.

Zak Curran had a magnificent win in the 800m at the British Milers Meet in Watford, with a time of 1.47.89.

This puts him into number one position from Ireland for the season, at this distance.

Also running well in Watford, Patrick MacGabhann finished fifth in 3.55.96 and Brian Maguire (17) had a tenth place finish in a personal best of 3.58.11 which qualifies him for the European Youth Olympics.

DSDAC’s Hiko Tonosa has four wins from four in the Kia Race Series

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SHANKILL THE juvenile academy, sponsored by O Donnell’s Pharmacy, is taking a break on this bank holiday weekend.

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.

Chase the Ace draw on Sunday nights in Brady’s. Congratulations to Christine and Andrea O’Dowd who won the €900 jackpot. Next week’s Jackpot is €500. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5 and are available from club members or in the pub.

There was lots of visiting teams to Stonebridge Road at the weekend with matches in football, hurling and camogie where there were great skills on show. Pride of place this week goes to our U-10 boys football team, pictured, who got to the quarter finals of the Kilmacud blitz from a field of 36 teams.

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 entertainment. The time sheet is open NOW contact Jimmy Nolan 087 2633203.

Our Summer Camp this year will be held from Monday, July 2 to Friday, July 6 in a new venue St Laurence College; the cost is €55 for members and €65 for non members.

NEWS FLASH there is going to be a second week for the Summer Camp details to follow. The Gaelic 4 Girls FREE six week programme for new comers to our club aged between 11 and 14 years continues on Thursday evenings from 7 to 8pm and will finish on May 31.

Dublin Ladies Senior All Ireland medal winner Molly Lamb will direct the sessions. Interested? Contact Steve Davis 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 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. Join Shankill GAA Club, your community, your Village GAA club where everybody knows your name.

Shankill’s U-10s who reached the quarter-finals of the Kilmacud blitz

BADMINTON: PRESTIGIOUS HONOUR

De La Salle named top school for 2018  STEPHEN FINDLATER

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DE LA Salle Churchtown were honoured as the Badminton Ireland School of the Year following an exceptional year in their long history in the sport.

The voluntary secondary school has a strong tradition in the sport since its formation in 1952 with students offered “shuttle time” and the chance to develop badminton as their sport for life to a broad spectrum of students.

“As a school, we very much work together with the community in badminton inviting our primary feeder schools to join us at Open Day and integrate for playing sessions,” the school’s Lynn McCrave explains.

“Badminton is the biggest individual sport in our school with training days structured to allow every student badminton as well as other sports.”

The schools has participated in the schools league since the mid 70s and their name appears on many of the schools trophies over the years.

Currently, with 320 stu-

De La Salle Churchtown’s badminton stars

dents playing badminton in 10 teams playing across the age groups in the Dublin schools badminton league this year.

The U-16A team, captained by Russel Flores, won the Dublin Schools Badminton League against Lycee Francais d’Irlande and continued on to take third place in the Leinster Finals after many matches going right to the wire.

The U-19A boys, captained Conor Bradley, was awarded U-19 Dub-

STAR POWER Cuala’s Byrne picks up team of year award CUALA’S Martha Byrne was

STARS OF ERIN THE MEN’S adult team played a great game last Tuesday against Plunkett’s.

Ladies team played a great game last Wednesday, but lost to Castleknock. U9 girls camogie team had a Blitz in Glencullen last Sunday.

Pine Forest Gaels U-14 hurlers lost to Cuala.

Quiz Night next Thursday in the Step Inn at 8.45pm. All welcome. Mini

All-Ireland was a great success. Thanks for all the help and support to make it a great success. New players wanted for all teams.

No winner of Lotto Jackpot. Numbers drawn were 19, 23, 32; €20 winners: Sylvia Cushin, Gerry & Collette, Bella Tracey and John Gorman.

Next week’s Jackpot: €2,200. Thanks for all your support.

among three Dublin players honoured at this week’s 2018 LIDL team of the ladies national football league following her exploits in the county’s run to a first ever Division One crown.

She is pictured with fellow Dubliners Nicole Owens and goalkeeper Ciara Trant at the event.

Picture:Piaras O’Mídheach / SPORTSFILE

lin Schools Badminton Score Keeper of the Year and De La Salle College Player of the Year.

His team was piped at the post for the Dublin finals but a young team is looking forward to another fine year next time around.

At U - 1 4 A l eve l , Andrew Nolan – who captained the team with his twin brother Ciaran – won his singles title but the team of Jusiah Mahdy, Brian Pierce, Elliott Looney and Ben

B oy l a n j u s t l o s t o n gold after a well fought match against Templeogue College.

All in all De La Salle College have had a much rewarded hard worked year between all the boys and more than well deserved their accolade of the most sort after trophy in the 32 counties, Badminton Ireland School of the Year Award.

B a d m i n to n i n t h e school is sponsored by SuperValu, Churchtown.

31 May 2018 SOUTH  DUBLIN GAZETTE 39

FOOTBALL: BALLYMUN MAN SAYS O’FARRELL COUNTY HOLD THREAT

FOOTBALL

Olaf’s fine run in AFL1 keeps on rolling

McCarthy wary of Leinster Long’ shot LEINSTER SEMI-FINAL  sport@dublingazette.com

JAMES McCarthy expects Longford to rattle Dublin in their Leinster semifinal in a novel pairing between the reigning champions and massive underdogs.

The midlanders qualified for a first provincial semi-final since 1988 after beating Meath on Sunday and few will fancy Denis Connerton’s side on June 10 at Croke Park.

When the teams last met during the 2015 championship, a group then managed by Dublin native Jack Sheedy were beaten by Dublin by 27 points.

Longford finished third in Division 3 of the National Football league this term and might well have been promoted had they overcome Armagh.

In fact, many feel that the Leinster side should’ve won the game, and there was controversy as the Orchard County were awarded a questionable free out before Ethan Rafferty’s 68thminute winning point.

“The Leinster championship is always one of the big competitions

we go after every year,” Ballymun Kickhams man McCarthy said at the announcement of AIB’s extension of their five-year Backing Club and County initiative.

“The biggest respect you can give a team is to go out and do your best and play your best out there, and that’s what we try to do every day.

“It will be no different in two weeks’ time and you see Longford had a great win against Meath, and a great league, and should’ve gone up to Division 2.

“They had a controversial loss in one of their games and there was something about a late point in Armagh, I think. They’re a coming team and you can see there’s a buzz about them, so they will definitely give us a good rattle in a few weeks’ time.”

McCarthy has now collected five All-Ireland titles, and the 28-year-old could well add to that tally in the coming seasons.

Despite collecting so much silverware, the Dubs continue to set the tempo in Gaelic football, and McCarthy tries to explain their ravenous hunger.

“When I think back to when we first

started winning All-Irelands with Dublin (in 2011), the following year we came back and lost. Then we came back in ’13 and won, and then the next year we lost.

“We couldn’t figure out how to be more consistent, and how to go back-toback. Once you win one, you want to win two and three, and you’re really hungry and mad for it.

“It’s so enjoyable because you’re playing with guys you’re really close with, and you’re going playing these big games that are going down to the wire, and it’s very hard feeling to describe, those moments.

“It’s such a powerful feeling to play with a team that works so hard together, and it’s a great journey you’re on.

“It goes by in the blink of an eye; I’ve been playing for seven or eight years now and I just can’t believe how fast

“

it’s going. So it’s about enjoying it as much as you can because it will be over soon enough.”

Last weekend, Dublin ran up a 23-point win over Wicklow in the Leinster quarter-final at O’Moore Park.

Dublin had 11 different scorers and the outcome was decided by the break, following late first half goals from Ciarán Kilkenny and Con O’Callaghan, and in the second half Dublin introduced subs with Co n o r Mc Hu g h a n d Colm Basquel both getting on the scoresheet.

Paul Flynn also got championship action under his belt after m i s s i n g t h e e n t i re league campaign following a back operation.

Dublin took a 18-point lead, 4-13 to 1-4, into the half-time interval after concluding the opening half with two late goals in front of an attendance of 11,786.

It goes by in the blink of an eye; I’ve been playing for seven or eight years now and I just can’t believe how fast it’s going.

”

NAOMH Olaf’s excellent start to life in AFL1 continued last Thursday as they took on last year’s county finalists, Ballymun Kickhams in the shadow of Dublin Airport last Wednesday night.

Buoyed by their success in taking two points from St Jude’s on the previous Saturday, they did fall behind 0-5 to 0-1.

Despite this start, the Sandyford lads were playing well and they got really stuck in to level matters by half time at six points apiece and then pushed ahead by two.

A Colin Doyle goal midway through the half proved crucial as the margin increased to five and, with both sides trading points, in the closing minutes, the margin remained with a final score of 1-11 to 0-9 in favour of the IRes-sponsored team in blue and claret.

Kilmacud Crokes fell 1-16 to 2-15 at home to Na Fianna. The visiting team dominated the opening moments at Silver Park and thanks to goals from Cathal Doran and Sean Caffrey, they created an early seven-point cushion.

Crokes displayed great resilience as the half wore on, though, and entered the break with a 1-10 to 2-6 advantage at their disposal. In addition to eye-catching scores

by Mark Vaughan and Brian Kavanagh, Steve Williams rattled the back of the Na Fianna net.

But Na Fianna dug deep and won out with scores from Michael Deegan and Glenn O’Reilly.

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ALL OF YOUR SOUTH DUBLIN SPORTS COVERAGE FROM PAGE 33-39

CABO KINGS ON DERBY DAY SOCCER:

Cabinteely’s flying start sees them pick up biggest win of the First Division as they see off current tabletoppers UCD. SEE P36

MCCARTHY’S HIGH BAR FOOTBALL: Dublin star on finding consistency to become the serial winning side on the All-Ireland stage. SEE P39

CHURCHTOWN’S STAR SCHOOL

BADMINTON: DE LA Salle Churchtown were honoured as the Badminton Ireland School of the Year following an exceptional year in their long history in the sport. SEE P38

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Rosemount Mulvey fighting on all fronts  JAMES HENDICOTT

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ROSEMOUNT Mulvey completed a dream return season with an unlikely and impressive double on the pitch, defeating Celbridge Town in the Lynch Cup last week.

But outstanding difficulties with access to facilities continue to present substantial issues for the Leinster Senior League Saturday Premier club.

The Lynch Cup final against Celbridge was a really tight affair, won by a single header in the second half, and somewhat against the run of play.

“They’re a really good team,” committee member Gary Roberts said of the opposition. “We’ve played them three times this year and, to be honest, they should have won at least one of them.

“They were in charge in the first half, but we were a lot better in the second. We nicked a goal, and defended really well.

It’s a really great end to the season.”

The team were given a team talk ahead of t h e g a m e by Co n o r McGregor’s coach John Kavanagh and brought a double-decker bus worth of fans over to the game in Larkview.

“From a footballing point of view it’s been a great year,” Roberts says, “we’re really delighted with it. It’s been a long season, though, with a lot going on off the pitch.”

Roberts is referring

Rosemount celebrate their Lynch Cup success this week, making it a double for their return to LSL football. Picture: George Kelly

“From a footballing point of view it’s been a great

year. We’re really delighted with it. It’s been a long season, though, with a lot going on off the pitch.” in particular to the difficulty in getting access to most of the facilities at their Mulvey Park ground, a dispute that’s been ongoing with the local council in South Dublin since early in the season.

“We have been given the key to one toilet now,” Roberts says. “It’s still difficult, though. For our semi-final, we had 180 people down for the game and they had to go to the pub to use the toi-

let.

“The only toilet we’re allowed access to is in the away team’s dressing room and, obviously, we can’t have people going in and out of there, as the opposition’s valuables are all in there.

“It’s now becoming a problem for our Academy.

It’s been going on all year, the facilities are there and we don’t have access.

It feels a bit ridiculous to be honest.”

The summer academy

at Rosemount Mulvey is due to get underway on June 9 and the club have indicated to the council that, without further access, the club won’t be able to run it. It already has 25 children signed up, with coaches including several League of Ireland players.

“We need to have certain facilities for safety reasons with the kids,” Roberts explains. “It’s really frustrating that this problem is still ongo-

ing.”

Despite their problems, though, the newly reformed Mulvey side have really outdone expectations, and are expecting to grow substantially next year.

“Some of our best players this year are doing their Leaving Certs,” Roberts explains. “People know we’re here now, and we’re starting to get a lot of interest locally in joining up.

“It’ll be a bigger squad

next year.

“We did well against teams from higher divisions in friendlies earlier this year, against Broadford Rovers and St Vincent’s. We think we’re very capable of competing at a higher level than we are now.”

With Liffey Wanderers recent rise through the Leinster Senior League, consecutive promotions look very possible. Perhaps Mulvey will be the next to go on a charge.