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WAITER! MORE WATER! LITTLE Hugo Healey was happy to toast the success of Bloomsday in the heart of Glasthule village last weekend, as the area’s annual celebration of the most famous Dubliner who never lived got under way. Raising a glass of the cool, clear stuff, adorably dressed Hugo joined in the fun as lots of Bloomsday fans strolled about in period attire, celebrating James Joyce’s enduring legacy. Picture: Rose Comiskey

STEPASIDE Garda Station must be given a specific timeline for reopening, according to a local TD..

It was announced in 2017 that the station, along with five others across the country, would reopen after a recommendation from acting Garda Commissioner Donal O’Cualain.

However, Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin said it is “a year on” from when the Government announced the station would be reopened.

She warned: “The local community

were led to believe that a concrete commitment was given in respect of its imminent reopening, but on the anniversary of that announcement, there is still no specific timeline for when that will happen.

“The patience of the local community is wearing thin.”

The owner of Fleming’s Butchers in Stepaside village, Michael Fleming, told Dublin Gazette the locals are “fed up” waiting, and security is a big issue with a rise in the number of break-ins in the area since the station closed SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3

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THE Minister for Transport has been slammed for “failing to deliver transport solutions” for Dublin Rathdown.

Speaking at the Dublin Rathdown Labour Party selection convention last week, Brendan Howlin TD said that the “chaotic” government policy on public transport is due to the “lacklustre performance” of Minister Shane Ross.

Deputy Howlin said traffic is getting worse and that solutions are needed.

He said: “Across Dublin and Ireland, we are seeing increased traffic chaos, and a failure on the part of the Minister responsible to deliver real solutions for commuters.

“Two years in office has seen Minister Ross fail to deliver for Dublin Rathdown and for Dublin.

“The buck stops with the Minister responsible.

His idea of seeing what commuters have to put

Cllr Lettie McCarthy

up with was to get the 44 bus after 9am, when most people have already gone to work.”

Deputy Howlin also claims the manner of

the way big projects are handled has caused “great concern” among Dublin communities and he is calling on the Minister to “step up” as Minister for Transport.

“The cack-handed way in which consultation was started for the MetroLink line is a case in point. The Ireland 2040 plan, when announced, caused great concern for a lot of communities along the route.

“We’ve heard about the impact on Na Fianna, but not as much about how it will sever communities along the Green line.

“After investing millions building Luas Cross City, the Metro upgrade will see a large section of the Green line upgraded to metro standard, leaving an isolated stretch of Luas

from Sandyford to Bride’s Glen.

“On National Bike Week, it is a scandal that investment in cycling infrastructure is only 1% of the transport budget.

“Today we’ve seen again a classic failure of Ministerial competence.

The National Transport Authority announced the first details of the €2 billion Bus Connects plan, but those residents that will be impacted have had no consultation or information on the plans.

“Instead of obsessing about the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, it’s time for Minister Ross to step up as Minister for Transport.”

At the Dublin Rathdown Labour Party selection convention for Cllr Lettie McCarthy, the party leader concluded: “These failures are why Labour is tonight selecting Cllr Lettie McCarthy as our candidate in Dublin Rathdown.

“She is a proven can-

didate, topping the poll locally three times in a row, steeped in her community, committed to finding solutions and a passionate advocate for the people she represents,” said Deputy Howlin.

Cllr Lettie McCarthy told Dublin Gazette she is “disappointed” with the Transport Minister. She said: “We have nearly 50 different bodies responsible for Transport in Ireland and each are working to their own agenda and not talking to each other or working together.

“I am disappointed with Minister Ross’ perceived lack of interest in Transport and the challenges we are all facing on a daily basis.

“It’s a pity he didn’t take more control of his brief which may have enhanced our quality of life.”

Despite our best efforts, we did not receive any comment from Minister Shane Ross before going to print.

FASTNews DLR Chamber names new president

DUN Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber has named Aileen Eglington as their new President.

Ms Eglington was elected at the chambers AGM in May 2018 which was ratified by the Board this week and now takes up office.

She runs Marketing Communications/PR company AE Consulting and is celebrating 30 years in business this year.

She is Chair of the Rural Leader Programme in DLR and serves on both the Secretariat and National Advisory Committee of the Public Participation Network, as well as representing the Community on the DLR Strategic Policy Committee for Economic Development.

Ms Eglington is also the Chair of Kilternan Glenamuck Residents Association.

She takes over from Pat Neill Past President, who has just completed a strong 2-year term, while Vice President Elect is Brian Crowley of The Alternative Board.

Speaking on her new role, Ms Eglington told Dublin Gazette she is excited about her new role.

“I have been in the Chamber a long time, and after spending 4 years on the Board and two of those as Vice President, I feel ready now to take on the role of President of Chamber.

“As you now know I am a community activist and also a business activist, and I think is a great time for us to have the views of business in the county heard, both locally and nationally,” said Ms Eglington.

One of the highlights of DLR Chamber’s focus is the DLR County Business Awards which are now open for entries, with a closing date of 29th June 2018. For online entry see www.dlrchamber.ie

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A YEAR ON: LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE LOOKS FOR ANSWERS ON GARDA STATION

STEPASIDE garda station must be given a specific timeline for reopening, according to local TD REBECCA RYAN

STEPASIDE garda station must be given a specific timeline for reopening, according to a local TD. It was announced in 2017 that the station, along with five others across the country, would reopen after a recommendation from acting Garda Commissioner Donal O’Cualain.

In February 2018, An Garda Siochana compiled and submitted a “statement of needs” for the station outlining the fit-out requirements.

Green Party Deputy Leader Catherine Martin said it is “a year on” from when the Government announced the station would be reopened.

“The local community were led to believe that a concrete commitment was given in respect of its imminent reopening, but on the anniversary of that announcement, there is still no specific timeline for when that will happen.

“Clarity is required from Government. A year has passed since the fanfare of the announcement, and the patience of the local community is wearing thin, while all the time serious security concerns remain,” said Deputy Martin.

She has submitted a Parliamentary Question (PQ) to the Minister for Justice and Equality Charlie Flanagan and to the Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran calling for clear timeline for the reopening of the station.

Minister Charlie Flanagan has since responded to Deputy Martin’s PQ. In the response shown to Dublin Gazette, Minister Flanagan said: “As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters.

I understand that the OPW has concluded the

Catherine Martin TD is pictured outside Stepaside Garda Station

necessary technical surveys and advised the Commissioner accordingly. The Commissioner is currently considering the matter and has assured me that he will be reverting to the OPW shortly.

“It is not possible to say at this stage when the six stations will reopen as this depends on a number of factors, but my officials are engaging on an on-going basis with An Garda

A Local TD is calling for a new Garda Station in Cherrywood or Ballyogan TD for Dun Laoghaire Maria Bailey (FG) said there is a need for a station for the south Dublin area as it will see a substantial increase in population over the next few years.

“Thousands of new homes and offices will be built here in the next few years.

“Particularly in Cherrywood where Planning Permission has recently been granted for one of the largest urban Developments in the State, where approxi-

mately 31,000 people will live and work in an inclusive community,” said Ms Bailey.

Speaking about Stepaside garda station, she said it is not about bouncing one location off the other or throwing a “political hot potato around” but it is about providing the “best location” for a modern police force.

Ms Bailey also said the Garda station in Stepaside was not a “modern purpose-built building” and did not have sufficient space

for a helicopter pad, drone facilities and the training facilities required for a large metropolitan Garda station.

“Cherrywood and Ballyogan have quick access onto the M50. The Stepaside site is far too small to provide the facilities that are needed.

“We need to cater for the growing population in these areas and ensure a visible Garda presence. What people want is to see Gardai on the ground,” added Ms Bailey.

Siochana and the OPW as they progress these very important projects.”

Owner of Fleming’s Butchers in Stepaside village, Michael Fleming, told Dublin Gazette the locals are “fed up” waiting.

“I feel this is dragging on now. The people in the area say they fear it’s going to turn into another election issue, which we’re not going to let happen.

“They [locals] are fed up. They feel that Shane Ross is keeping a very low profile in the area at the moment. They want answers. They want to know when it’s going to happen. They want a timeline. Nobody has come forward with answers, we’re not getting any information. “[Minister Kevin] Boxer Moran came up to The Step Inn and he promised that he would get the work started straight away, but that hasn’t happened.”

Mr Fleming also said that security is a huge issue and he told us his house and business has been broken into since the station has closed.

“My shop has been broken into. They were caught that night which was good, but I don’t think that would have happened before when the station was only across the road.”

Owner of The Step Inn, John McCluskey said that security is “fierce important” to the community and told us about more break-ins in the locality.

“The week before last, the chemist had a smash-and-grab done on it. [At] 3 o’clock in the morning, two or three lads pulled up outside,

smashed in their windows, made a mess of the place and robbed the till. There was 300 quid in it, but it cost €2,500 worth of damage.”

Mr McCluskey said locals have been left in “limbo land”: “Everybody feels like they’ve been made fools of. All it is, is lip service. They tell us the station is going to be open, but nobody can tell us when. We’re in limbo land.”

Irate locals have been taking to Facebook to vent their frustration.

One local said: “The people of the community have long since grown tired with the political nonsense going on in the background and just want the station opened.”

While another wrote: “The lack of communication is so frustrating.”

Speaking on Dun Laoghaire TD Maria Bailey’s call for a new garda station in Cherrywood or Ballyogan, Deputy Catherine told Dublin Gazette that, with the predicted population growth in the Cherrywood area, she “understands” the call for a garda station there, but that locals in Stepaside are “very concerned” that a Cherrywood station would takes years to deliver.

Michael Fleming of Fleming’s Butchers echoed that concern and said: “A superstation like Cherrywood could take another 10 to 15 years to build. The station needs to be put back into Stepaside and not to worry about a station in Cherrywood.”

We did not receive any comment from Minister Shane Ross or Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran before going to print.

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NEW INITIATIVE: BIDDING TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO USE THE FACILITY

Fines are abolished and opening hours being extended at Deansgrange library REBECCA RYAN

DEANSGRANGE Library a re s ay i n g g o o d bye to fines and hello to increased opening hours, in a bid to encourage more people to use the facility.

It is part of the “My Open Library” pilot initiative which will see opening hours extend to 8am-10pm 365 days a year and there will also be more self-serve machines.

The ambitious fiveyear Library Strategy includes the complete abolition of library fines and the roll out of a significant increase in library opening times in 100 of the 330 library branches around the country.

D u n L a o g h a i re T D and Minister of State for

Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor said it is great news for library users in Deansgrange and further afield.

“With the abolition of all fines and increased opening hours in many of our local libraries, I hope that more people will visit and use their local libraries.

“Deansgrange library will be one of the initial tranche of libraries in which My Open Library will be rolled out and the extended opening hours will be implemented by autumn of this year.

“The remaining libraries to avail of the initiative will be identified and during the course of the strategy, and I hope to see more libraries in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown benefitting from this wonderful initia-

tive.”

She said libraries will continue to be fully staffed during the normal working hours, and that the increase in opening hours will be made possible by the provision of self-service technology.

Library users will be able to scan books in and out when the libraries are unmanned.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Michael Ring said he hopes the initiative will encourage more people to use their local library.

“The overall aim is to increase active library membership from 16% of the population to 30% by end-2022.

“It will focus on removing barriers to access by

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Minister Mitchell O’Connor at Deansgrange Library

eliminating fines and other charges and challenging the belief that the

library is only for certain sectors of society,” said Minister Ring.

Apprentice opportunities for South Dublin school leavers A DUBLIN Rathdown Senator has welcomed a new apprenticeship opportunities announcement by the government.

Neale Richmond (FG) said the number of apprenticeship places is being expanded and it will greatly benefit young people in south Dublin.

He said: “The Government is investing €8m capital funding in 10 Institutes of Technology to expand the number of apprenticeships available to school leavers.

“This presents a fantastic opportunity for lots of school leavers and I encourage young people in Dublin to consider an apprenticeship as a way to start their careers and receive quality training on the job.”

Dublin and Blanchardstown IT will receive €3.26 million in funding to provide additional apprenticeships places in the areas such as: Mechanical, automation, and maintenance fitting, industrial installation, sheet metalwork, aircraft maintenance, vehicle body repairs, wood manufacturing and fitting, brickwork, painting and decorating and plumbing.

Senator Richmond said apprenticeship programmes were severely reduced during the economic recession and it is great to see them being restored.

“Registrations decreased by 80% after the crash and Minister Bruton is building that back up again to give school leavers a wider range of options.

“Apprenticeships are extremely

important to our economy as well as the young people who take them up.

“Currently over 5,000 employers use the apprenticeship system as a talent pipeline in Ireland.

“It is the Government’s stated aim to double the number of apprenticeships available by 2020.

“I hope to see lots of young people in South Dublin benefitting from this expansion of the apprenticeship scheme.

“Apprenticeships are a great way of keeping young people off the Live Register and ensuring they gain both the qualifications and the practical experience and skills to help them build successful careers,” added Senator Richmond.

THE Board of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation has appointed Carmel Doyle, who has worked as Communications Director for the charity for nine years, as the Interim CEO. Carmel from Beaumont Dublin is a marketing graduate, fellow and past president of the Public Relations Institute of Ireland, with over 30 years’ experience in business management and communications.

She takes over from Hugo Jellett, who has stepped down as CEO after two and a half years with the charity, to pursue a career in the cultural sector.

Currently 355 children and their families receive home nursing care and respite from Jack & Jill.

The charity will start the process of recruiting a new CEO in the coming weeks.

Horses for therapy courses AROUND 400 delegates from all over the world will attend the Horses in Therapy Education International Congress in Dublin from June 25-29.

This year the event is being hosted by Festina Lente and takes place in the RDS. The conference presents international research papers which examine the benefits of the horse human relationship, otherwise known as Equine Assisted Interventions, which will range from Hippotherapy, Therapeutic Riding, Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

The official opening is on Tuesday, June 26, and showcases indigenous horses including the Connemara Ponies, Kerry Bog Ponies, Irish Cobs, Irish Draught and Donkeys.

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GALLERIES

Derek Carroll and Angela Mulligan David and Karin O’Donoghue in their Lomax Citroen

Chloe, Sophia, Lucy, Isabella and Zoe. Pictures: Rose Comiskey James and Jean Connolly

Alannah and Zak Barnes

Picnic in The Park in aid of LauraLynn House M ARLEY Park in Rathfarnham hosted the 12th annual Picnic in The Park in aid of LauraLynn House last week. It was a friendly and very enjoyable event with classic cars and motorcycles of all ages on show.

Luke and Ryan Bourne with their cousin Noah Browne

Jenny Barnes with her daughter Alannah and motherin-law Helen

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‘I WAS DELIGHTED THAT THIS WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY’ - COUNCILLOR

New autism friendly initiative for council has been welcomed REBECCA RYAN

AN autism friendly initiative for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has been welcomed by a local councillor.

It follows the result of a motion proposed

by Cllr De irdre Donnelly (Ind) at Monday’s monthly council meeting.

She said: “I met with Jen Kane Mason, chairperson of PRISM and Geraldine Graydon of AsFan recently to exchange ideas on how we co u l d m a ke D u n Laoghaire-Rathdown a more autism friendly county.

“Autism is regularly considered the ‘invisible disability’ in that it may not always be obvious that the individual has difficulties with the

environment that they are exposed to.

“There are measures that can be taken to try and make life that bit easier in the county for those who are on the autism spectrum and their families.”

Cllr Donnelly said she tabled a motion, asking the council to acknowledge that the needs of people with autism in areas, such as communication and sensory processing are often overlooked.

She said their rights should be supported if they want to avail of DLRCOCO services.

“I also included in the motion that training of staff involved in service design and delivery, in order to create an autism friendly environment should be encouraged.

“I was delighted that this was passed unanimously,” added Cllr Donnelly.

Geraldine Graydon, an Autism Advisor and Advocate with AsFan (The Autism Spectrum Family Advocacy Network) welcomed this motion.

Speaking on why an autism friendly County Council is so important, she said: “Autism friendly means being aware of social engagement and environmental factors affecting people on the autism spectrum, with modifications to communication methods and physical space to better suit individual’s unique and special needs.

“Knowing about these differences and how to react effectively helps to create a more inclusive

society.

“It also better suits the needs of the growing number of individuals with autism, Asperger syndrome, or other disorders on the autism spectrum.”

Representatives from credit union movements in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi visiting Core Credit Union in Ballybrack

Core Credit Union welcomes East Africa delegation CORE Credit Union Ltd was delighted to host a delegation of credit union leaders from East Africa in their Glasthule/Dun Laoghaire office, on May 31.

The delegation, representing credit union movements in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania, discussed best practice in day-to-day credit union operations.

The visit incorporates a mix of workshops, training sessions and field visits to credit unions.

Core Credit Union made a presentation to each of the delegates and who also learned some hurling skills, which they thoroughly enjoyed.

Speaking about the visit, Elizabeth Harpur, Chairperson Core Credit Union, said: “Being involved with the Study Tour enables Credit Unions across the globe, to identify strengths and weaknesses within its peers. This is an excellent project and I am delighted Core Credit Union was able to share knowledge and experiences to help improve Credit Unions in Africa”.

John Lessonet, director of Boresha Credit Union in Kenya said the delegation was very grateful to the staff in Core Credit Union.

“The credit union in Ireland is in the

hearts of the people who volunteer, this is what we need in Kenya. I admire how passionate people are in the credit union movement in Ireland.”

Sinead Lynam, Engagement Officer with the ILCU Foundation thanked CEO and Board Directors Michael Byrne and his staff for their fantastic hospitality and generosity during the visit: “These visits are a fantastic opportunity for the delegation to see and hear first-hand how a successful credit union operates.

“This study visit is a valuable tool in knowledge sharing.”

Councillor Deirdre Donnelly (Ind), Jen Kane Mason, Chairperson of PRISM and Geraldine Graydon, AsFan

STEPASIDE /RATHFARNHAM

Schools chosen for creative school scheme LOCAL children from Stepaside and Rathfarnham have been chosen to participate in a pilot Creative Schools scheme.

The initiative will give them increased access to creative activities in schools as part of an Arts Council led initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme. The scheme is due to begin this September.

Speaking at the launch, Minister Josepha Madigan said: “I am very pleased that Stepaside Educate Together Secondary school and Rathfarnham Educate Together National School here in my own constituency have been chosen to participate in this pilot programme.

“This pilot initiative will develop and celebrate the arts and creativity in our schools. It will establish a range of collaborative opportunities for schools and will develop and strengthen the relationships between schools and the broader cultural and community infrastructure here in Dublin Rathdown and further afield.

“I have no doubt the scheme will prove a great success,” Minister Madigan said.

Orla McBride, Director Arts Council. Richard Bruton TD, Minister for Education, Josepha Madigan TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Tania Banotti, Director Creative Ireland.

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PLANS TO BUILD HOUSES IN BALLYCULLEN PARK

‘EXCITED’ TO COME TO DUN LAOGHAIRE

Call on council to change plans for houses at pitches MARK O’BRIEN

KNOCKLYON United have called on South Dublin County Council to reconsider plans to build social housing at their pitches in Ballycullen Park.

The council plans to build 42 social houses in Ballycullen Park and say that the club will not be affected by the building of these houses.

But club officials say the building of the houses would have a negative effect on the club and prevent it from growing in the future.

In statement released this week, Knocklyon United Chairman Donal Skelly said: “Over 30 years ago we started with a single team, we now cater for nearly 600 players of all ages.

“Our mission to this day is to provide football for all ages, girls and boys regardless of ability. A team of 100 dedicated volunteers selflessly run the club to the highest standards.”

Mr Skelly said the club was experiencing rapid growth, due to the building of additional housing developments in the area and need to increase facilities to meet the growing demand.

“We are currently growing at a rate of 20% per annum, which means that within four years, we could potentially be meeting the sporting needs of 1,000 girls and boys of all ages.

“To lose the pitches at Ballycullen Park will have a devastating impact

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To lose the pitches at Ballycullen Park will have a devastating impact on Knocklyon Utd

on Knocklyon Utd FC and the greater community at large. Currently every week, 450 children between the ages of seven years and 12 years of age use the pitches at Ballycullen.

“Every week hundreds of children from all over Dublin and the surrounding counties travel to Ballycullen Park to enjoy partaking in sport regardless of their ability.

“Removal of the pitches will result

in the immediate lack of facilities for 450 of our youngest players and their opponents, who travel to play them week in week out due to no available alternative site in the area.”

He added that as Ballycullen Park is fully enclosed, with only two points of access and a network of paths and pedestrian crossings, it was a safe location for young children.

“We, the people of Knocklyon Utd FC are totally opposed to any development at Ballycullen Park that removes, reduces or impacts negatively on this precious vibrant local amenity.”

A council spokesperson said the council was currently preparing plans for social housing units adjacent to Knocklyon United’s pitch.

The spokesperson added: “The club will not lose their pitch or dressing rooms. This proposal when finalised will go through the Part 8 planning and a consultation period is part of this process. The council will not be in a position to deal with any further queries outside the planning process.

“I also wish to add that the council staff have, and will continue to discuss the matter directly with the Club officials.”

Award winning soprano set for charity concert REBECCA RYAN

DUN LAOGHAIRE’s Pavilion Theatre is hosting a charity concert for Children in Hospital Ireland.

Opera singer Celine Byrne is back home in Ireland after performances abroad to sing her favourites from the world of opera, operetta and musicals.

All profits will go to Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI), who facilitate hospital play visits for sick children.

Celine will be joined by her ensemble: Dearbhla Brosnan (piano), Lynda O Connor (violin) and Ailbhe McDonagh (cello).

Celine is a lyric soprano and has performed with the likes of world-renowned tenors Jose Carreras, Roberto Alagna and Joseph Calleja, and has sung for such dignitaries as Queen Elizabeth, President Barack Obama, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict.

She received her master’s in music from Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy of Music.

She also has an honours Music Degree from the Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin.

Celine told Dublin Gazette she is excited to come to Dun Laoghaire and sing for charity.

She said: “I’ve been away a lot doing operas and concerts. In July I’ll be in Copenhagen and in August I’ll be in America. In between those two inter-

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national concerts I wanted to do some concerts at home.

“When I do the theatres in Ireland I think it’s nice to give the money to charity and give back to the community.”

This year Celine’s aim was to choose a charity and raise €10,000.

She is already half way there in her fundraising efforts, with the proceeds from her Christmas CD ‘O Holy Night’ divided to Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation and CHI. Celine told us she wants to “continue” her work and she hopes to reach the €10,000 target for CHI by the end of the concert at the Pavilion Theatre.

Speaking of the concert, she said: “Come along. It’s going to be a great night of entertainment, but besides that, all the money from the night goes towards the charity.

“There’ll also be a raffle on the night with the proceeds going to the charity as well.

“I’ll be singing opera and I’m [also] doing songs from musicals.”

Celine Byrne’s ‘Summer Celebration’ takes place at the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire on Thursday, July 19 at 8pm.

Tickets are €28 with all proceeds going to Children in Hospital Ireland.

Tickets are selling fast, so it is advised to book early to avoid disappointment.

It’s nice to give the money to charity and give back to the community

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DUN LAOGHAIRE: DETAILS OF PLANNED CENTENARY EVENTS

FASTNews Dublin Garden Squares Day makes a return

THIS year, Dublin Garden Squares Day moves to Dun Laoghaire.

A half-day seminar will feature local and international speakers focusing on the historic evolution of Dun Laoghaire-Monkstown within the context of garden square development in Europe.

Dublin’s squares are a vital part of the city’s fabric; a growing focus for local communities, attractive to tourists, and pleasant areas for Dubliners to live, work and relax.

They can also be a haven for wildlife, providing links in the green chain between the city’s parks and gardens and a peaceful oasis in the urban milieu.

The seminar is run by Dublin Civic Trust and will take place in the LexIcon theatre on Friday, June 22.

Booking is essential at http://dublincivictrust.ie/ dublin-garden-squaresday-2018-

Volunteers sought to help charity THE Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) is looking for volunteers that can spare two hours on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 to bag pack in their local Tesco Store.

Volunteers will be bag packing in Tesco Stores nationwide as part of IWA’s National Bag Pack Collection.

All funds raised during the bag pack collections will be immediately invested into the range of essential services IWA provides to people with disabilities in their own homes and local communities.

IWA invites all local people to get involved by filling out a registration form at www.iwa.ie/tesco or by contacting Alison McDonnell, IWA Community Fundraising officer alison.mcdonnell@iwa.ie or 087 2676688.

RMS Leinster Centenary events officially launched

Cillian Allen, Padraig Allen - St Johns Ambulance at the launch. Picture: Paul Sherwood

REBECCA RYAN

THE RMS Le inster Centenary events were officially launched in Dun Laoghaire over the weekend.

A pre-centenary gathering of families and relatives of those who were aboard the boat when it sunk in 1918, was held in the Royal Marine Hotel on Sunday.

Hundreds of relatives and friends of the Mail Boat Leinster passengers gathered to hear details of the planned centenary events, which are set to take place this September and October across Dun Laoghaire and Dublin City.

The mail boat was torpedoed by a German submarine not long after it had left Kingstown (Dun Laoghaire) harbour on its way to Holyhead.

More than 500 people lost their lives in the incident, making it the worst-ever maritime disaster in the Irish Sea. It brought the First World

War, in its final stages, very close to Irish shores.

Highlights of the centenary events will include a maritime tribute from Dun Laoghaire Harbour to the site of the Leinster wreck and back, exhibitions of St John Ambulance rescue equipment used 100 years ago and actors in period costume, a tour of Leinster associated graves with an official unveiling of a monument to Leinster hero William Maher and a special mass to be celebrated by Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, in memory of all victims of the Leinster disaster.

An Post will stage a significant display in Dun Laoghaire Post Office will issue a special edition stamp to mark the centenary in October.

The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire will also hold several events throughout October to coincide with the commemorations.

Historic vehicles outside the Royal Marine hotel

Iris Dunne, Val Dunne, Sheila Killoran, relatives of people on the RMS Leinster

Volunteers sought for community radio

IF you would like to try your hand at radio, six Dublin community stations are taking part in a national campaign looking for more volunteers.

The campaign called “Community/Speak” will be launched on National Community Radio Day, Friday June 22, and is encouraging more people to take an active part in community broadcasting.

It is being organised by CRAOL, Community Radio Forum of Ireland.

The six Dublin licensed community radio stations taking part are Dublin South FM, Dublin City FM 103.2, Liffey Sound 96.4 FM, Near 90.3FM, Phoenix FM 92.5 and Raidio na Life 106.4FM. Every week across Ireland, 2,000 Community radio

volunteers broadcast to 170,000 people in 21 fully licensed stations and many more aspirant stations who are developing their applications for licensing.

Community stations around Ireland will broadcast special programmes to mark National Community Radio Day and encourage new volunteers.

“Our focus is to increase interest in radio broadcasting and to encourage more volunteers into broadcasting in all capacities, using the theme – Your Voice in Your Community,” says Declan Gibbons, CRAOL chairman.

“Community radio is volunteer-led and driven, with the support of professional staff.

“It is not a competitor to the primary radio broadcasters, but is an additional service responding to the desire

within communities to have their own resource to represent, speak for and to themselves and make the type of programmes which would not be possible on stations that must depend on commercial profitability to survive,” said Mr Gibbons.

CRAOL stations are non-profit, licensed and supervised by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and run by voluntary boards. Some stations receive POBAL funding support, while others fund themselves.

Last year community stations put over 100,000 local voices on-air. The stations provide wide diversity in programme production and presentation, with news and current affairs and documentaries of community interest.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Pictures: Paul Lundy

Mini World Cup at Ballinteer St John’s

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Pupils from 6th class at Queen of Angels National School, Sandyford. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh Photography

A taste of track cycling on pop up velodrome L OCAL school children and members of the local community flocked to an exhilarating event last week. The Street Velodrome pop up event turns public spaces into heart-pounding theatres of cycling action and brings all the excitement and drama of Olympic style track pursuit racing right into the heart of the community.

Edvin Krasovski

Pictured at the event are: Patrick Robinson, reigning champion, Street Velodrome; Gwen O’Looney, communications officer, dlr Sports Partnership; Councillor Ossian Smyth, Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; Brian O’Donnell, dlr Sports Partnership and Michelle Muldoon, professional cyclist.

A wheely good way to promote road safety awareness on bikes

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ICTURED is Cllr Ossian Smyth, Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, who presented Ciara Farber of Stepaside Educate Together National School and Aifric Glynn of Scoil Lorcáin, Monkstown, with awards for the children’s art competition, which was organised by the council with local schools to coincide with Bikeweek and sought to promote awareness of road safety especially for children using bicycles. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh Photography

Kate Kelly

Alex Robinson

Apipol Konmun

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST THE DUBLIN MOUNTAINS HAS TO OFFER

ENJOY A BREAK FROM THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF THE CITY

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AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST THINGS TO DO IN THE DUBLIN MOUNTAINS

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HEY may be officially known as the Wicklow Mountains but we Dubliners generally refer to them as the Dublin Mountains. If you’re looking for a break from the hustle and bustle of the city, you could do worse than head for the mountains.

There are a host of activities and things to do, whether it’s a walk, mountain biking or a nice relaxing drink surrounded by the rolling hills.

We take a look at some of the best things to do in the Dublin Mountains.

TAKE A TREK ON THE DUBLIN MOUNTAINS WAY OFFICIALLY opened in 2010, the Dublin Mountains Way stretches for over 40km from Shankill to Tallaght.

Travelling from east to west, the route of the Dublin Mountains Way starts on the Main Street of Shankill and passes through Rathmichael, Carrickgollogan, Barnaslingan, Glencullen, Ballyedmonduff, Three Rock Mountain, Two Rock Mountain, Tibradden Mountain, Cruagh Wood, Featherbed Forest, Glenasmole and Kiltipper before ending at Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght.

The route is fully waymarked and takes in several places of historical interest, such as prehistoric monuments at Ballyedmonduff and on Two Rock and Tibradden Mountains.

If 40km seems too daunting a walk, the route is split into three sections; Shankill to Three Rock, Three Rock to the Hellfire Club and Hell Fire to Tallaght. You can download the maps for each section from www.dublinmountains.ie.

TICKNOCK MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL TICKNOCK Mountain Bike Trail is a network of purpose-built single-track trails and forest roads that are designated for use by mountain bikes on a waymarked circular route of 8km in length.

The trails take the rider through beautiful forest and heathland with fantastic views over Dublin City and Bay and the Wicklow Mountains beyond.

Forest road climbs lead you into tight, twisty single-track with plenty of fast descents, ups and downs, tight turns and technical rocky bits.

This trek isn’t for beginners or the faint of heart. It is a challenging rocky, technical trail throughout. The trail is quite exposed on the upper slopes and can be very windy in poor weather, so make sure your bike is in good order and that you have an appropriate fitness and skill level to undertake these trails.

RELAX AT JOHNNY FOX’S THIS Glencullen pub is one of the oldest and most famous traditional Irish pubs in the country and is a real Dublin institution.

Popular with tourists and locals alike, this is the perfect place to stop off for a drink, a meal and a quiet chat after you’ve trekked your way through the Dublin Mountains.

Johnny Fox’s is also well known for their traditional Irish music, with bands playing seven nights a week, as well as on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Patrons can also avail of the ‘Johnny Fox’s Hoooley Experience’. For €55 per person, guests can enjoy a four-course meal, featuring the pub’s award-winning seafood dishes, followed by a live traditional music session.

The music session is then followed by Johnny Fox’s famous Irish dancers.

The evening is then closed out by another music session from one of Johnny Fox’s regular acts.

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Tulips nod along at Brian Kerr’s wisdom THE brother finally headed home the other day, thank God. He’s a good skin underneath it all, but Jaysus, he’s hard work all the same.

It’s great not to walk down into the kitchen in the mornings and not find a mountain of teabags stacked up on a mountain of dirty dishes.

I’ll miss Ray, but I won’t miss his mess.

On the plus side, with Ray occupying my time, I haven’t had time to catch up with Davy lately.

He’d wear you out at times, so it’s nice to have a bit of a break from his ramblings.

If the measure of a man is who he spends his time with, then I must be a full bouquet of tulips.

To make matters worse, as soon as the brother arrived over, Davy miraculously finally figured out how to send text messages and he’s been hounding me for the past few weeks and now I’ve no excuse to avoid him, so I said I’d meet up with him for a pint.

“Ah, there ye are now, Gaz,” he greets me with. “The other tulip gone off back over the water then?”

“He has,” I says. “I’m only left with the one tulip now.”

“Get me a pint and I’ll let that one go,” he rasps back at me.

He has me there, to be fair to him, and sure I was at the bar anyway so I says to Paschal to stick another one on for Davy.

He’d gotten us a decent table right in front of the telly so we could watch the World Cup. Normally he’d be stuck into the football, but when I dropped his pint in front of him, he was staring down at his phone, with his thumb frantically scrolling up through something.

“Please tell me you’ve not discovered online betting,” I says to him.

“Can you do that?” he says, his eyes lighting up.

“No!” I says, firmly.

“I was only messing.”

Davy does me head in at times but I don’t want to be the one that sends him down that particular rabbit hole.

“What are ye at, anyway?” I says to him. “Are ye not watching the football?”

“Ah, I am,” he says. “But I’m just looking through Twitter. I joined it

the other day. It’s fascinating really.”

“Twitter?” I says to him. “Have you done a course or something?”

This new-found tech savviness is quite baffling.

“I just thought I should catch up with the modern world a bit,” he says. “It’s interesting to read what people are saying.”

“Sure, it’s all just attention seeking,” I Davy’d says to him, swivelwear you out at ling around to get a times, so it’s nice better view of Sweden to have a bit of a against Not-Headcase break from his Korea. ramblings.

“Ah, you’re probIf the measure ably right,” he says. of a man is who he “There’s a load of spends his time people on here giving Brian Kerr stick. Saywith, then I must ing he’s crap and hard be a full bouquet to listen to.” of tulips.

“Sure, what would they know?” I says.

“That’s all just snobbery because he talks like us. The man has forgotten more about

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football than they’ll ever know.”

“He never forgets anything though,” says Davy.

I can’t argue with him there, and sure he’s up on his soapbox now, so there’s no stopping him.

“It’s a sin that he’s not involved with the FAI at some level,” he says.

“And he’s incredibly intelligent too, but just because he’s not posh, people look down on him.”

“He comes out with some crackers too,” I says. “Ye wouldn’t hear them anywhere else.

He was going on about some team playing a banger the other day.

Bolivia, it was.

“Who else would combine classic Dublin lingo with knowledge of South American football?”

Right on cue, a Korean lad goes over and does his hamstring, and the physio starts wrapping it in cling film.

“That’s the stuff you’d normally use for wrapping your sandwiches,” says Kerr.

“One of our own,” I says, taking a sip of me pint.

“Yet one of a kind,” says Davy.

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PEOPLE BALLYFERMOT SERVED UP THE PERFECT SPOT TO FILM DES AND PEGGY, A NEW SHORT FILM BY RITA-MARIE LAWLOR

Brought together by a bus stop, and finding a shared humanity MARK O’BRIEN

SINCE the advent of smartphones, many of us have possibly become more insular. Instead of striking up conversations while waiting for a bus, many of us are happy to get lost in the digital world at the expense of real human connections.

But what happens when we decide to make those connections?

This is the question that is explored in Des and Peggy, a new short film by Dublin filmmaker RitaMarie Lawlor.

The film – which was shot in one day in RitaMarie’s native Ballyfer-

mot – explores themes of loneliness and the power of random human connections.

Rita-Marie tells Dublin Gazette that she came up with the idea following a conversation she had with an elderly man at a bus stop a few years ago.

She says: “The idea just came from that a couple of years ago, and I just wanted to write a script about two people who come together at a bus stop, because there’re a lot of lonely souls out there.”

The film stars Fair City’s Tommy O’Neill as Des and Michele Burton as Peggy.

“It [the film] just basi-

Lonely Des (Tommy O’Neill) and Peggy (Michele Burton) strike up a connection as they wait at a bus stop, in the new short film by Dublin filmmaker Rita-Marie Lawlor (right)

cally focuses on loneliness and two people coming together through bereavement and through loneliness, and meeting up at a bus stop with their own sad stories.

“But there’s actually

a lot of black humour in it; it’s not all doom and gloom.”

Despite writing the film a few years ago, it took Rita-Marie a while to find the right location to film it before she eventually

Young theatre makers set to make their mark on arts

work aims to address universal issues through the mediA YOUNG Dublin-based um of contemporary theatre, theatre maker is among five while engaging with and 18 to 25-year-olds chosen to involving its community. programme a two-week fesMartha is currently protival at the Abbey Theatre. duction-managing their The Abbey put out the latest project, funded by an call for submissions in incubation award from CreaMarch, with more than 120 tive Ireland South Dublin. people answering the call.

She recently performed After some very impresin DU Players’ production sive presentations, Martha of, pool (no water), and Knight was amongst those advanced, DROWN, both in chosen. the Samuel Beckett Theatre.

Jen Coppinger, head Martha has taken part in of producing (New Work two international theatre Development) at the exchanges with students Abbey said: “We have been from New York in collaborahugely inspired by the vast tion with Tallaght Commuamount of applications nity Arts. She also works as that we received and have Allie Whelan, Aoife Nugent, Colin Smith, Martha a freelance performer and thoroughly enjoyed reading Knight and Luke Casserly. Pictures: Mark Stedman facilitator. each and every one, knowThese Young Curators will ing the future of Irish theatre is in Martha Knight (22) is a student attend work at various Irish festisuch safe hands. of Drama Studies and Music at vals, starting with Cork Midsum“In choosing these five partici- Trinity College Dublin. mer Festival. pants, we look forward to being She is a founder of Freshly Together with the Abbey staff, challenged, excited and energised Ground Theatre, a theatre company they will then programme a twoby their ideas and relish the oppor- based in Tallaght. week Young Curators’ Festival in tunity to work with them on shapTheir work includes FRICTION 2019. ing the inaugural Young Curators’ (2017) and Curve (2018) in the Civic You can follow the project at Festival in 2019.”

Theatre Tallaght. Freshly Ground’s #AbbeyYoungCurators.

MARK O’BRIEN

found the perfect spot – right on her doorstep.

“I eventually found the bus stop in Ballyfermot where I’m from so it just made sense,” she says.

“It was kind of a nobrainer in the end to make

it at this particular bus stop at Markievicz Park, where it was nice and leafy and quiet.”

Rita-Marie has been making films for the past 22 years and is particularly fond of making lowbudget films with a tight cast and crew.

Her 2015 feature film, The Last Show, was made on a budget of just €4,000 and is now available online all over the world on Amazon Prime, YouTube and Vimeo.

“I love getting people together,” she says, of working on small, independent projects.

“I like to enjoy the process and have fun as well

as get the work done.”

She is now currently working on entering Des and Peggy in to film festivals and when asked for advice that she could offer young filmmakers, Rita-Marie says that they should just go for it and make films even if they have a tiny budget.

“Years and years ago, you wouldn’t have heard of low-budget films b e c a u s e f i l m m a ke rs couldn’t get their hands on cameras and sound equipment and editing.

“But now there’re people shooting films on their iPhones. There’s actually a film festival just for iPhone films.”

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Before bringing a comA key issue in employThe process is now a plaint, it is advisable that ment cases often is as to lot more streamlined and the employee notifies whether fair procedures ultimately it is easier for their employer to ascer- have been followed by an employee to now bring tain whether the matter the employer in dealing a complaint against his can be resolved through with the employee’s com- employer to the Commismediation or other means. plaint or in dismissing an sion.

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Come along and have a smashing time with the one and only Gangsta Granny (right) in this fun family production

Gran-tastic capers over at the Olympia RACHEL D’ARCY

THIS week sees David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny take to the stage at The Olympia for a three-day run, bringing David’s book exploits – which sees a young boy, Ben, and his grandmother embark on an exciting adventure on a Friday night – to Dublin audiences.

Gangsta Granny has already had a successful run in the UK, with Louise Bailey starring as Granny alongside Tom Cawte as Ben. There’ll be performing up to three shows a day, having started last night, Wednesday 20. The show runs until this Saturday, with some tickets still available.

For the Dublin shows, the Gangsta Granny cast are joined by a special guest – Ariane Tighe, a member of Dundrum’s own Debbie Allen Dance School.

Ariane was picked to perform in Gangsta Granny as part of the tour’s ongoing commitment to enlist a young, local dancer in each show.

“No doubt, Gangsta Granny would have been my favourite of [Walliam’s] books,” Ariane said.

Speaking about the opportunity to perform in the show, she added: “I’m delighted to be given the chance to meet new people and perform on stage with them on a stage I have never performed on before.

“It will be an amazing experience

Dundrum dancer Ariane Tighe is stepping up to perform in the show based on David Walliams’ book, right

that I know I will learn so much from and will never forget.”

Ariane has been dancing since she was four years old, and began to pursue dance and musical theatre as a career when she was 11.

“As I got older, my passion grew stronger. It started as just a fun after-school activity for me and my friends, but the passion grew and dancing soon became my life.

“It has been an uphill battle for me, but as they say: with hard work comes great reward.

“I’m proud to say I have been a member of the Irish National Youth Ballet company for the past four years.

“During my time in this com-

pany, my passion for ballet and dance has become stronger and it has provided me with great life lessons as well as a lot of experience, performing in two shows per year with talented dancers from all over Ireland.”

The talented young dancer was accepted into the prestigious College of Dance at 16 before returning to school to do her Leaving Cert.

Ariane is now set to go on to audition for a number of dance and theatre colleges across the UK and Europe following her performance in Gangsta Granny.

Tickets for the show available now from ticketmaster.ie, a steal at being priced from €19.50.

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EIGHTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Seamus Haverty, resident at Central Park Nursing Home with fellow residents Sabina Tierney (91) and Esther Mc Donagh (84), and Stella Grogan, staff member, at the launch of ‘Reel Memories’, a Nursing Homes Ireland/Irish Film Institute initiative, taking place during Nursing Homes Week 2018, from June 18 to 24. Residents in nursing homes across the country will gather to watch specially selected films of Ireland’s past, which have special resonance for them. Films from the IFI Irish Film Archive are available to view on www.ifiplayer.ie, or via the newly updated IFI Player suite of apps, available via Google Play, the App Store, Amazon TV, Android TV, and Roku. Picture: Declan Monaghan

Snapshot contest back for second year THE Volkswagen Snapshot Competition, powered by The Snapys, is back for its second year.

The Instagram based contest encourages photography enthusiasts to discover their creativity and upload photos to Instagram using the #VWSnapshot hashtag along with their chosen category hashtags. The categories for this year’s competition are ‘Design’, ‘Light’, ‘Roadtrip’, ‘Technology’ and ‘Volkswagen.’

This year there are some fantastic prizes

including a trip to Barcelona. Other prizes include an escape to Bubblehouse, Finn Lough, drones and premium photography lighting equipment. Twelve entrants will feature in the 2019 Volkswagen Snapshot calendar, the sales proceeds of which will be donated to Volkswagen Ireland’s 2018 charity partner Focus Ireland.

Earlier this year, €3,000 was raised for Pieta House through sales of the 2018 Snapshot calendar. For details visit: https://vwsnapshot.ie/

New college courses Judges announced for Art Prize BIMM Institute Dublin has announced the launch of two new college courses which are set to be game changers for the Irish music scene.

The BIMM Institute Dublin Diploma in Music and Audio Production and the BIMM Institute Dublin Diploma in Music Business are the latest courses to be added to the range of courses available to students.

BIMM Institute Dublin has also announced the BIMM Institute Dublin/2FM Diploma in Music & Audio Production Scholarship which will offer one student the opportunity to study on the yearlong Diploma course free of charge.

Prospective students can apply for the scholarship by submitting an application at info@bimm.ie

THE National Gallery of Ireland has announced the panel of judges for the 2018 Zurich Portrait Prize.

Judges are Geraldine O’Neill, Sue Rainsford and Tanya Kiang. The Zurich Portrait Prize invites applications from artists living in Ireland, and from Irish artists based abroad. Deadline for submissions is June 22, 2018.

The Zurich Portrait Prize competition is open to artists working in all media. Shortlisted artists’ works will be exhibited in the Gallery from October 6, 2018 to January 13 2019. Admission to the exhibition is free.

The winner will receive a cash prize of

€15,000, and a commission worth €5,000, to create a work for inclusion in the National Portrait Collection.

There will also be two awards of €1,500 for highly commended works. For competition entry details see nationalgallery.ie/ art-and-artists/zurich-portrait-prize Last year’s Portrait Prize winner was Jack Hickey, with commendations awarded to Myra Jago and David Hamilton. Previous winners are Vera Klute; Gerry Davis and Nick Miller.

There will be local talks by shortlisted artists, tours and workshops on portraiture.

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GOINGOUTOUT Dublin duo Hvmmingbyrd take rising popularity in their stride

Fluttering past darkness

PICKWEEK OF THE

JUNE 23 (SATURDAY)

Billy Joel @ The Aviva Stadium, €43 THERE’RE a few decent gigs across town this coming week, and truth be told, even tonight music lovers are a bit spoilt for choice.

Still, there’s soemthing about wee Billy that makes him an enduring, endearing staple of the gig scene.

He’s not quite the powerhouse of hits he once was, but when you’ve got such a passionate, varied body of work to draw upon, you’re guaranteed to hear plenty of classic tracks that haven’t aged a day, making this a great gig.

JUNE 21 (THURSDAY) Jenny Greene and the RTE Concert Orchestra @ Donnybrook Stadium, €49.50 Hudson Taylor @ Leopardstown Racecourse, €17 Willie and the Bandits @ The Bowery, free Moon Looks On @ Whelan’s, €10 Jamie Harrison @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10

JUNE 22 (FRIDAY) Changing Gears @ Bellobar, €8 The Pale @ The Unitarian Church, €25

JUNE 23 (SATURDAY) Elvis Costello and the Imposters @ Bord Gais Energy Theatre, €66 Crazy Town @ The Bowery, Rathmines, €15 Bone Machines play the music of Tom Waits @ The Grand Social, €10 Luke Clerkin @ Whelan’s, €10

JUNE 24 (SUNDAY) Chainsmokers + Rita Ora + Chasing Abbey @ The RDS, €50-55 Sean + Conor Price @ Vicar Street, €25 Ho-Ro @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €15

JUNE 25 (MONDAY) Beth Rowley @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €13 Sean + Conor Price @ Vicar Street, €25

JUNE 26 (TUESDAY) The Killers + Franz Ferdinand @ The RDS, €70 Two of the great mid-00s indie bands on the same bill at the RDS: these two take glamorous indie rock n’ roll to huge highs, with singa-longs aplenty.

Roger Waters @ 3Arena, €131 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7

JUNE 27 (WEDNESDAY) Roger Waters @ 3Arena, €131 Pink Floyd legend returns to Dublin, and he’s sure to compel after his previous The Wall tour blew the roof of the 3Arena. This one’s less album-focused, so expect a mix of hits.

HVMMINGBYRD, a Dublin duo, only started out in 2016, yet their steep learning curve, delicate harmonies and intensely moving sound has quickly established them as a real Irish act to watch.

Having featured on the cover of Hot Press and made the Irish Times’ list of 50 Pe your Deborah Byrne and Suzette Das’s music has featured on TV shows Made In Chelsea and Striking Out, as well as on H&M’s playlist, despite their having released less than half a dozen tracks, to date.

With the duo working as a self-producing DIY act and proud perfectionists, an average track takes hour upon hour of studio time to construct.

“I’ve learnt not to put anything out until we’re completely happy with it,” Byrne tells us. “That’s been an important lesson. Parpillon [inset], which we put out in March – I still love that.

“We’re new to production, so it takes time, but it’s important we get it

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right. We find it very hard to let go of a song.”

Their latest, Prisms, came in the wake of the Belfast rape trials, and explores the darkness faced by many women in 2018, and the slow process of being able to speak out.

It’s a subtle track; its lyrics loaded with love for women, but dripping with angry undertones come the chorus, and crammed dense with meaning.

“It started in March.

The rape trial really upset us, and we went to the [verdict] protest,” Byrne says.

“We left really moved; there were a lot of people in tears. There was a lot of anger and sorrow for the woman involved, and a sense that things might change.

“Pretty much every woman has experienced

sexual attacks, to some extent.

“We felt like writing a love song to the women in our lives; something tender. It’s all lovely in the bridge, just hinting at the dark side, before going into full-on darkness at the end.

“It’s about the idea that sometimes the brightest lights can attract the most darkness, if that makes any sense. It’s tender, but there’s anger there, too.”

“I feel like there’s been a shift, particularly in the last year or two,” Byrne adds. “The #MeToo movement and the way people talk about sexual violence has really changed things.

“We feel a bit more empowered, but there’s still a lot of pain about stuff that has been left unsaid for so long.

“As weird as it sounds, it feels strange to be heard.”

In the musical sense – as well as the genderrespect one – Hvmmingbyrd are finding it increasingly easy to be heard.

They can’t quite trace how their music travelled to H&M stores, TV shows and some high-profile Spotify playlists, but Byrne suspects the three are connected, and thinks the signs are promising.

“We’ve talked about an album, maybe next year, maybe the year after,” she says. “We have 45 minutes of material now, ready for this summer’s shows, and that’s taken six months to prepare. It’s a bit of a step up.

“I guess it is an album, length-wise, but you need a bit of backing to actu-

ally do it.”

Byrne adds: “We’ve learnt how to do the electronic stuff from scratch over the last couple of years”; astonishing, given the quality of the band’s use of their media.

“We were looking for a way to make the sounds we wanted to just the two of us. It’s quite a change, but the songwriting’s still the core of it.”

Hvmmingbyrd play Inspirefest on Friday, June 22, and Body and Soul on Saturday, June 23. Their latest single, Prisms, is out now.

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ENTERTAINMENT US TRIO ARE QUIETLY RISING TO GREATNESS

CROKER GIG IS A SOLID SUCCESS

So LANY things Taylor-made to delight her fans ahead for band RACHEL D’ARCY

IF THERE’S one thing to be said about Taylor Swift, it’s that the woman knows how to put on a show.

From theatrics to stage presence, there’s no denying that Swift truly has the ability to captivate her audience from beginning to end.

Swift took to the stage for two dates at Croker last week – becoming the first woman to headline two dates at GAA headquarters, and the fourth woman to headline a show there at all.

Opening up the show was Boom Clap songstress Charli XCX, who’s impressive physical workout on stage, teamed with her dance-based pop, left an infectious tapping in my toes. Charli’s set saw the early birds at Croke Park have a whale of a time while waiting patiently for the arrival of Ms Swift.

Camila Cabello, of Havana-oohna-na fame), was the main support act of the night. While there was no

RACHEL D’ARCY

IT’S difficult to define an ‘overnight sensation’ in 2018. People who’ve been working hard at their craft for years are gaining more prominence thanks to social media, their dedication to their work coming to the fore seemingly, well, overnight.

Enter LANY – a US based, bi-coastal trio comprising vocalist Paul Jason Klein, multi-instrumentalist Les Priest and drummer Jake Goss.

They’ve sold out stadiums in Manila, garnered millions of streams on Spotify, and were even billed as one of the best bands at New York’s Governors Ball by the one and only Rolling Stone Magazine.

You could say they’re a fairly big deal, even if the masses haven’t heard of them just yet.

The band were in Dublin on Monday night to play their third ever show

(and second headliner) on Irish soil.

“I’ve only been in Dublin an hour, but it’s great,” laughed frontman Paul Jason Klein. “We’ve been here once before, I flew in on the day of the show and had an amazing hamburger, but I hope I’ll get to see a little bit more this time around.”

LANY were in Dublin to play The Academy as part of their unofficially titled, End of the Rose, tour.

The band played to a packed-out room, which diligently sang back every lyric with as much zest and passion as Klein himself.

Having played several festival slots – including the prestigious Coachella – and numerous shows across the globe since the release of their eponymous debut album in 2016, the band are preparing themselves for the next ‘era’ of LANY. It’s seen as the ‘demise’ of the rose adorning the

cover of their first release, before the beginning of the Malibu Nights album cycle later this year.

“I kind of just locked myself into a room and wrote for 50 nights straight, and I came out of it just kind of like, ‘Wow, I think I just wrote the next album’,” Klein told Dublin Gazette.

“We got to work with some really great people on it – an Irish man, actually – and got a lot of knowledge out of the process. We write from the heart, and we write our truth, and I’m glad it resonates.”

Recorded in California earlier this year, LANY took to social media to announce their second full-length offering would be called, Malibu Nights, much to the delight of fans.

Their first album deals with themes of heartbreak and love and family, and Klein said they’re sticking to what they do

best on album 2.

“We want to be the biggest band in the world, but we want to do it while staying true to ourselves.

There’ll be a lot of the same themes from the first album, for sure,” Klein said.

As for their plans for the rest of 2018, Klein promised that fans new and old will get to hear a taste of what comes next for LANY before the colder months draw in – and a return to the Emerald Isle might be on the cards too.

“There’ll be a song out before the end of the summer, and the album, hopefully, before the end of the year. I’m excited for people to hear it, and the people seem to be excited too.

“We’ll be touring again soon too. I definitely want to go back to the UK and I hope Ireland will be included as well.”

For more on all things LANY, check out social media tags @ThisIsLANY.

denying the vocal range of the former X-Factor USA contestant, parts of her set felt somewhat disjointed.

Still, Cabello is a name to watch out for – she had everyone (myself included) practically eating out of her hand by the time her set wrapped up.

Now, on to the main act. As someone who’s seen Taylor Swift live before, the Reputation Stadium Tour was something I was excited for.

Whilst Reputation as an album didn’t set my world alight like Swift records of the past, there was no denying Swift could put on one hell of a show.

The theatrics of floating snakes and Roman-themed costumes and stage design were truly something to behold.

Fans in my section visibly lit up when the starlet played older tracks like Love Story, Style, and Should’ve Said No, though they were mixed into medleys, rather than played on their own merit.

That, however, was the only downfall in ‘Tay Tay’s’ set. She managed to captivate the Croker crowd through a dazzling pyrotechnic display, and light-up wristbands handed out to the entire stadium, truly getting everyone involved in the theatrics of the show as well as the music.

Leaving at the end of the night, I found myself almost wanting to go again, like it was a fun theme park ride of sorts.

While I don’t know if I would go and see the Look What You Made Me Do vocalist again, it’s clear that she has a band of everlasting fans that want to see her Long Live ...

Charli XCX 8/10 Camila Cabello 6/10 Taylor Swift 8/10

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Kevin Kennedy, 19 and aquatics coach, Martina Kennedy. Pictures: Ricardo Guglielminotti

President Michael D. Higgins performed the official opening of the 2018 Special Olympics Ireland Games at Tallaght Stadium

Grace O’Brien, Shauna Stewart and Fiona Byrne following the Ladies Basketball.

Noel Murphy

Joe O’Hanlon

Supporters cheer on athletes at the Opening Ceremony

Bridget Walsh

Torch Bearer: John Keenan

Special Olympics Off To A Flying Start T HERE was great excitement when President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins performed the official opening of the 2018 Special Olympics Ireland Games at Tallaght Stadium. The Opening Ceremony kicks off three full days of competition, in what is set to be one of the largest and most prestigious sporting events to take place in Ireland in 2018.

The athletes from throughout the island of Ireland accompanied by their families and friends cheered on the flag bearers and specially selected torch carriers, as Air Corp pilots in their jets performed a special show in the skies above the stadium.

The Olympic Flame was lit to great aplomb to mark the start of what is sure to be a super games.

Athletes enjoying the celebrations

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Athletes enjoying the celebrations

Athlete Joseph McNamara

Munster Male 3 players celebrate after the Men’s Basketball Final. Pictures: Sportsfile

Glenn McBride in action against Graham O’Neill

Anita Forde

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ENTERTAINMENT

FORMULAIC OCEAN’S 8 ENTERTAINS

TOP TWEETS

One thing I know for sure: no one on the right side of history has ever had to nitpick what the definition of “cage” is @StephenAtHome

It’s not quite a heist-erpiece WITH Jurassic World currently laying waste to all and sundry around it, you could be forgiven for not noticing another dinosaur that’s slunk into cinemas: the return of the heist flick.

Last thought to be as

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dead as the proverbial dodo, the Ocean’s [Num-

ber] franchise has been dug up, had a hormone switch, been zapped full of electricity – or at least given a little on-screen crackle – and sent back out into the world, via Ocean’s 8 (Cert 12A, 110 mins).

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BOOK CLUB

Comes with 50 shades of excrutiating gags SOME glamorous grannies start reading the 50 Shades books, and decide they’d like some of the sexy, sexy times too with the silver-haired foxes in their lives. Yeesh. That’s the premise of Book Club (Cert 15A, 104 mins), which digs up a whole bunch of (ahem) mature actors and actresses, uses every bit of lighting and camera trickery known to man to de-age them, and starts lobbing in predictable gags about seniors’ sex drives. It’s all as wonderful and entertaining as that all sounds.

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

Not the most stellar of origins stories WIDELY regarded as the Star Wars film that nobody was asking for, Solo: A Star Wars Story (Cert 12A, 135 mins) is already officially a flop, barely a wet weekend since its release. If you’ve ever wanted to see all about the misadventures of a young Han Solo (how he got his name and reputation, how he won the Millennium Falcon etc), you’re in luck. However, it lacks classic Star Wars magic, its lead looks nothing like Harrison Ford, and it just feels like a cynical cash-in on the august franchise’s name.

LIFE OF THE PARTY

Not quite a comedy masterclass, but still gets a pass YOU pretty much know what you’re getting with a Melissa McCarthy film, but her latest character, Deanna, patently clearly doesn’t know what she’s in for when she decides to go back to college in Life of the Party (Cert 15A, 105 mins). It’s the kind of lovable-underdog-triumphs role that McCarthy can trot out in her sleep, but still, this tale of a dumped mom trying to better herself – at the same college as her initially mortified daughter – has some okay laughs in store.

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Dino-ugh, already - give us something new!

AS WE all know by now, it’s hard to go wrong with dinosaurs – as movie stars, that is, as the dinos at the heart of Jurassic World (Cert 12A, 128 mins) soon go very, very wrong indeed once they’ve been rescued from their exploding island home.

As nobody wants to see Jurassic World: Peaceful Park, the ensuing mayhem is fun enough, but at this stage it’s hard not to feel that we’ve finally seen pretty much everything dinosaurs can do. Maybe the next one can give them guns. In space.

In case you somehow missed the extensive marketing push, it’s the rebirth of the Ocean’s series, with its core concept being – shock – that the crew this time round are all women.

Wimmen! What sacrilege is this, a variety of knucklehead men have grunted, showing the same Neanderthal outrage that greeted the recent all-girl Ghostbusters reboot (although that film was… fine, in its solidly average way).

The very thought that – shock – women can be just as cool as the usual male suspects, and that a bunch of gals might like to be serious crooks onscreen too, has caused some unrest amongst some threatened males, poor lambs, though not as vociferously as seen with Ghostbusters (and much of that film’s cowardly criticism was laced with blatant racism aimed at Leslie Jones).

Diving away from that analysis, Ocean’s 8 finds that too-cool-for-school Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is out – way out, as he’s as definitely dead as that damn dodo in this film – and his sister, Debbie (Sandra Bullock) is in.

Or, rather, she’s out – outta jail and outta get the big score she’s been planning during her years in the slammer.

A more modern criminal might be musing how

to hack bitcoin cryptocurrency exchanges, but frankly, who wants to watch a bunch of nerds running mining PC farms in gloomy basements, making small talk as pizza boxes pile up?

Instead, Debbie’s an old-skool crook who’s all about the bling, baby – the McGuffin bling here being a fabulously expensive necklace that’ll be on show at the Met Gala, courtesy of a conveniently placed socialite (Anne Hathaway).

Even a fast-talking, fast-thinking jailbird like Debbie’s going to need a diverse crew to carry that heist off, rounding things up – and also down – to the eponymous eight from the title, so in timehonoured fashion she sets about rounding up The Crew, organising The Plan, and then executing The Heist.

If you’ve read this far, you’d be forgiven for thinking that The Film is rather formulaic, with its single biggest raison d’etre so far being to create a new all-girl (or allwomen) star vehicle.

Perhaps. In this regard, its director (Gary Ross) is largely irrelevant to how this particular Ocean’s pans out.

Given a large enough cast to manage (I haven’t even nodded at The Guys also along for the ride), he’s little more than a bus driver, dropping everyone

off at predictable stops along the film’s route.

As such, this particular Ocean’s Star Vehicle is powered by some A-list stars (the likes of Rihanna and Cate Blanchett are also along for the ride), as well as slightly more leftfield choices (such as Helena Bonham Carter, rocking an unfortunate Oirish accent), while fashionistas may squeal at spotting the likes of Anna Wintour or a wretched kollection of Kardashians in their kameos.

Ultimately, does 8 do enough to distinguish itself from the clappedout dozen or whatever previous Ocean’s films?

Not so much. Ignoring that the film’s core hook is that, ‘Hey, They’re Girls!’ when it comes to the crooks and the cons, you’re deep in standard heist territory here.

It’s worth pointing out that the crew here are anything but motley – director Ross seems to have decided that the most criminal thing about the film would be to show any stray hairs, imperfect make-up or less than Christmas-perfume-tellyads levels of lighting and shots – making them an unusually perfect group of thieves.

As such, the 8 crew may not steal your full attention, but hey, they’ll at least nab most of it for a couple of caperrific hours.

Verdict: 6/10

TV host Stephen Colbert pointedly shows some of the humanity the current US administration are busy trying to crush. Or cage.

Tayto Park – Mr Tayto is handing out crisps Little girl: “I want one!” Mr Tayto hands her a packet Mother: “What should you say to Mr Tayto now?”

Little girl fiddling with the packet, looks up at Mr Tayto and shouts: “Open this!” @OverheardDublin Our own little darlings would have said: “Open this NOW!”

Oh God. Flashback!

Trying to put my trainers back on after Coppers, sitting on some steps, and I kept handing this guy beside me one of my socks and saying “YOU’RE A FREE ELF NOW DOBBY” @Dizzydub1 And this isn’t even the strangest thing to have happened at the (cough) beloved Culchie landmark in the heart of the capital

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PUZZLES

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SLOVENIA | GREAT LOCATIONS TO CHARM EVEN THE MOST DEMANDING GUEST

A treasure trove of beauty and culture

Lake Bled

From the top: Predjama Castle, Ljubljana and Triglav National Park

SYLVIA POWNALL

Travel Editor CENTRAL Europe might lack glitz, but when it comes to scenery and value for money, you’d be hard pressed to find better.

Slovenia is fast emerging as a must for savvy travellers. Tucked away in the heart of Europe, this tiny country hides a treasure trove of beauty and culture.

Considering it’s three times smaller than Ireland, it’s incredible how much diverse scenery can be found here – from imposing mountains to glacial lakes, mysterious caves and rolling hills.

Then there are the unique towns and cities begging to be explored, with a friendly welcome from the locals guaranteed wherever you roam and delicious locally-produced food and drink to be sampled.

Lake Bled is the most photographed location in Slovenia and once you’ve seen it up close you’ll understand why. The emerald lake, surrounded

by mountains with a tiny island at its centre, may well have spawned the phrase picture-postcard views.

Limestone particles give the lake its v iv i d c o l our, and tinge the

bouring Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary has crept across the border over the centuries, resulting in a vibrant swirl of cultures that’s evident throughout Slovenian villages, towns and cities.

Iconic B l e d ,

authentic Bohinj and waters of lively Kranthe Soca and jska Gora invite Radovljica Old L j u b l j a n i ca you to explore Town Square rivers. traditional archiHead furtecture, frescoed ther into the c h u rc h e s a n d Triglav National Park, local museums – with spread across the peaks plenty of pavement cafes and valleys of the Julian and shops to stop at along Alps, to find an endless the way. bounty of rugged trees, Legends live on here blooming wildflowers too – from Predjama Casand jagged gorges. tle, once owned by SloAnd dive deeper into venia’s version of Robin the earth to explore the Hood, to the peak of fantastical Postojna or Mount Triglav, home to Skocjan caves, carved the mythical buck, Zlaout of the Karst region’s torog.

Swiss cheese-like rock.

Ljubljana is a bustling The influence of neigh- cosmopolitan hub with

a traditional soul, where chatter fills the cobbled streets, dragons guard the bridges, and a proud castle keeps watch from above.

Plot your own path starting with a friendly farm stay in the hamlet of Kupljenik – just an hour’s drive from Ljubljana airport and a ten-minute drive from Lake Bled.

Ride the Julian Alps via a new self-guided cycling tour along a route dotted with three and four-star hotels, taking in Lake Bled and finishing up in Radovljica.

Or head to an eco farm in the heart of rural Slovenia, where the focus is on wellness and fresh produce.

Turkish baths and jacuzzis will help you unwind and make the most of the peace and tranquility.

TUI offers seven-night packages flying to Salzburg and staying in Kranjska, Bled, or Bohinj from e562 per person sharing.

Visit www.tuiholidays.ie, call 1850 453545 or visit a TUI store or travel agent for more details.

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TRAVEL & FOOD

A huge thirst for Gin and Tonic fest THE Irish Gin & Tonic Fest is back with a bang this weekend.

Now in its third year, the week-long 2018 edition features 26 Irish gins that hail from every province in Ireland.

There are Irish gins distilled with potatoes (sure what’s a gin without a potato) and organic apples.

Irish gins that feature botanicals such as Wexford strawberries and Dublin city rhubarb will also make an appearance and Irish gins aged in casks.

Since launching the festival in 2016, many of the venues that have

been involved have seen huge uptakes in Irish gins.

There will be a number of different events taking place hosted by all the brands that include tastings, tours and food pairings.

On the first day of the festival, June 23, there will be two opening parties on in Urban Brewing on George’s Dock.

For €15, you will get a full serve of an all Irish Gin & Tonic and you’ll be able to sample over a dozen premium Irish gins.

The festival is running from June 23 to 30.

For more info visit www. greatirishbeverages.com

Third of parents have no clear rules on alcohol consumption ONE in three parents do not have clear rules around alcohol consumption for kids.

New research by Drinkaware showed that parents rarely look for information about some of the effects of underage drinking, such as the link between alcohol and mental health, illegal drug use and sexual health, according to the Behaviour and Attitudes research of 503 parents.

The research also found an increase in the number of parents who believe it’s ok for their children to drink at home before the age of 15 years.

Drinkaware research reveals that parents are the key source for children to learn about alcohol.

Ms Niamh Gallagher CEO of Drinkaware said: “We are regularly contacted by parents who worry that friends and peers have more influence on when their child will drink alcohol, but this just isn’t the case.

“Drinkaware research shows that all family members, and in particular parents, are the single strongest influence on their child’s opinions and future behaviour around alcohol.”

As the state exams drawing to a close, Drinkaware is appealing to parents to talk openly and honestly to their children about alcohol and their plans for celebrating the milestone. For more information see www.drinkaware.ie

New pre-theatre is menu full of Sole

Sole Seafood and Grill on Dublin’s South William Street

REBECCA RYAN

Food Editor SOLE Seafood and Grill on Dublin’s South William Street have launched a brand new pre-theatre menu.

The new menu incorporates a range of dishes, including Howth Smoked Irish Organic Salmon and West Cork mussels just in time for the summer months.

The dishes range from a traditional seafood chowder with Irish fish and shellfish in a creamed broth, rock oysters sourced from Irish coastal waters, tempura-coated octopus, to chilli and wild garlic pasta with crisp shallots.

Speaking about SOLE’s supplier connections, executive chef Richie Wilson said: “We work really closely with our supply chain led

by Kish Fish, to ensure when possible we our supporting the Irish fishing industry.

“Our new pre-theatre menu is perfect for the foodie community to enjoy some of the highest quality seafood around.”

Still in it’s infancy, SOLE opened its doors in March of this year and prides itself on offering the ultimate high-end casual dining experience.

SOLE’s pre-theatre menu is available daily, Monday – Thursday from 5pm – 6.15pm and Friday and Saturdays from 12pm – 6.15pm, at a cost of €30 for two courses and €36 for three courses.

For more information on SOLE Seafood & Grill visit www.sole.ie

Airport trials honesty-based food offer RUNNING for a plane and not having enough time to grab a bite to eat because of long queues at the airport could be a thing of the past.

Dublin Airport have teamed up food hall Marqette to trail a new honesty-based food and beverage takeaway offer.

An Honest Eats Co fridge will be installed at Marqette’s airside location in Terminal One later this month stocked with a selection of sandwiches, wraps, salads, pastries, snacks and drinks.

Passengers will pick the items they want, scan them and pay for them via a cashless self-service checkout that accepts cards and mobile payment applications.

The fridge unit, which will have a range of up to 73 different food and drink products, texts Marqette’s kitchens as sales are made

to ensure that stock levels will be properly maintained.

Dublin Airport managing director Vincent

Harrison said: “We are constantly seeking to improve the passenger experience at Dublin Airport and are delighted to be working with

Marqette to trial the new Honest Eats concept.”

Marqette owner Michael J Wright said: “Honest Eats has the potential to work really well in an airport setting where passengers in a hurry want to grab high quality food and drink on the go.

“We’re really excited to be working with Dublin Airport to test this new concept.”

Retail software company CBE is supplying the software for the trial and this will provide for a simple and efficient payment system for passengers.

The initial trial will last for about four weeks and data from the trial will be shared with participants in the upcoming InspireFest Conference in Dublin as part of a minihack competition to further refine and improve the Honest Eats concept.

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THE CHELSEA CHOP – it sounds like a rather edgy haircut, doesn’t it?

In fact the term refers to the cutting back of flowering perennials in early summer in order to slow down flowering and extend the season until later in the year.

Named after the world famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show, it’s a technique that’s usually carried out around the time the show is held, which is during the third week in May. Plants that flower later in the season are cut back by about one third to a half, which results in flowers that may be smaller but are usually more numerous.

It also helps to keep the flowering season going into late summer and even early autumn, and helps the plants to maintain a more compact structure, which lessens the likelihood of them flopping over and reduces the need for staking.

Because spring came so late this year, garden growth has only been catching up over the last couple of warmer weeks, so this year you should be safe carrying out the Chelsea Chop even now, halfway through June.

As a general rule, the closer to flowering time you cut the plants back, the more you will delay flowering, so it’s usually a good idea to limit the chop to plants with good new season stem and leaf growth that haven’t started to form flower buds yet.

You needn’t be too fussy – a trim with a shears will usually do – but you might just want to tidy up any stems left exposed down to the next set of leaves.

Do keep an eye out for slugs who may be attracted to fresh, new growth that results.

Here are some favourite garden perennials that might benefit from the chop: • Aster frikartii “Monch” and other perennial asters, also known as Michaelmas Daisies • Sedum “Herbstfreude”, otherwise known as Sedum “Autumn Joy” • Echinacea purpurea • Rudbeckia “Goldsturm” • Phlox paniculata

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

Magical FOR THE FIRST TIME, H&M will do a mini print collaboration with the Swedish fairy tale-brand Mrs Mighetto for Baby Exclusive. Mrs Mighetto’s magical prints of Mini Mighetto’s will decorate parts of the Baby Exclusive collection new-born and baby. The collection is exclusively online.

The theme of the collection is sweet, yet mysterious, with a fairy-tale story specially written for the collaboration.

In a pastel mix of pink, grey and blue, the collection offer different tops, a dress, leggings, jersey pants and a sweater in soft materials together with accessories.

“We are extremely proud and happy to be a part of the first design collaboration for Baby Exclusive.

We instantly felt that our motifs would be a great fit for the well-coordinated colour and material choices at Baby Exclusive” says Malin and Anna, founders of Mrs Mighetto.

“It is a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to invite our customers to the fairy tale world of Mrs Mighetto with this collaboration for Baby Exclusive. We hope our customers will love it as much as we do,” says Pernilla Wohlfahrt, H&M’s Design Director.

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Be Acne aware of your skin this June JUNE IS Acne Awareness Month and Eau Thermale Avène has a range of gentle, non-comedogenic products specially formulated for oily skin, blemishes and blackheads. The Cleanance range has been developed purely to help fight acne while respecting the balance of the skin.

The Cleanance range by Avène contains 8 key products and an anti-blemish starter kit. The hero products from the range include a cleansing gel, an expert moisturiser, a mattifying toner and high protection factor 50+ SPF. Speaking about Acne Awareness Month, skin expert and CEO at The Skin Nerd, Jennifer Rock, said “Acne truly debilitates anyone who suffers with it regardless of age, sex or the severity of the acne itself.

“I believe skin should be focused around health as opposed to vanity as it can truly impact people’s confidence daily. Acne awareness month is much needed as it addresses the issues in an open forum educating us all that it is common, needs addressing and encourages those that live with it to feel less isolated.”

Avene’s full range of products and a list of stockists can be found on Avene.co.uk.

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The Teeth White Travel Kit is available exclusively at Boots and Boots.ie and contains 4 award winning Teeth White Strips, a travel-sized Teeth White Paste and a Spotlight toothbrushall the essentials to keep your smile sparking in the sun.

Speaking about the launch, Spotlight Whitening co-founder Dr Lisa Creaven said: “Vanessa and I do so much travelling, a travel kit was a no brainer for us. Spotlight strips can be easily used when travelling but it’s great to have all the essentials in one kit!”

“This has been in the works for some time and came about as lots of our customers were looking for travel versions of our toothpaste in particular. We wanted to create a comprehensive kit that will keep teeth gleaming without taking up precious packing space!” said cofounder Dr Vanessa Creaven.

The kit is available Spotlight Whitening Teeth White Travel Kit now. €9.99

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TECH TIME

Celebrating astonishing worlds coming to gamers SHANE DILLON

sdillon@dublingazette.com

THE biggest annual gaming showcase in the world – E3 – took place last week in LA, and while Dublin Gazette’s bus fare fund doesn’t quite stretch that far, it was easy to keep up with what was on show.

E3 is always a hyped-to-the-max event that gives the industry, gamers, the public and beancounters alike a

look at all the biggest, best, strangest and most creative games on the way in the next 6-9 months, as well as providing a snapshot of gaming in general, from industry trends to evolving tech.

While E3 can be a bit hit and miss, and while the public have only recently been given access to what was traditionally a trade-only affair, E3 2018 had some incredible highs (and some lows, too), making it one to note.

Many of the games on show and in the works were absolutely stunning to watch, even for jaded old gamers and hacks like myself.

As gaming matures as an industry – unsurprisingly, as the average gamer is now aged about 37 – it’s clear that many games are hitting some incredible creative highs that can surpass TV and cinema experiences. Below are just a few of E3 2018’s many highlights ...

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Style and substance in Audi RS4 Audi has a halo car in the new RS4 Avant sports estate car that combines power and style in a unique styling package that sure to impress.

MICHAEL MORONEY took the RS4 on a road trip and quickly got into the mood for special driving experience.

CYBERPUNK 2077 LONG in the making – and still with no sign of a concrete release date, although it’s hoped not to be too far off – Cyberpunk 2077 effortlessly stole the show with a snappy, blistering trailer showcasing some must-see visuals.

Looking like a cross between Blade Runner, The Fifth Element, and some of the worst excesses of the neon-soaked

Eighties as we remember them, there was nothing else on show quite like this stunner (which, as with all these titles, you can – and should – easily look up for yourself on social media).

The futuristic city-set adventure game with very heavy cyber and techno influences marked a dramatic change for its developer, CD Projekt Red, previously best known for its all-conquering

GHOST OF TSUSHIMA GAMES with zom-

global hit, The Witcher 3, which fused complex storytelling with a medievalplus-magic setting.

Will the game live up to the astonishing visuals and vision portrayed within its in-engine trailer? Hopefully.

Still, even if not, Cyberpunk 2077 made one hell of an impact at this year’s E3.

THE DIVISION 2 SOMETHING of a

bies are – yawn – two-a-penny these days, but samurais?

Not so much. Set during the Mongol invasion of 13th Century Japan, this open world game looked simply beautiful, offering a mix of exploration, missons, action and plot in a richly detailed, and lavishly realised world.

curate’s egg, the first game divided many gamers. Its tale of an abandoned, plagueridden, wintery Manhatten looked great, but underwhelmed many. Moving the story on to summer, and over to an equally ravaged Washington DC, could be just the shot needed to reinvigorate this interesting online shooter.

DEATH STRANDING NOBODY even

THE LAST OF US 2 DON’T be fooled by

knows what this game from auteur Hideo Hojima is, exactly – but seeing the likes of stars Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Guillermo del Toro, Lea Seydoux, and even Lindsay Wagner (remember her?) involved makes it something that continues to spark enormous interest and debate.

this tender moment – this sequel to the classic post apocalyptic game in a fallen world looks to be even darker, grimmer and more intense than the already nerve wracking first game. For those old enough, its dark violence and complex characters look set to provide uneasily rivetting fare.

DRESS to impress and deliver with substance, that’s the mood of the new Audi RS4, a performance car that tops the Audi A4 range.

The RS4 sets the pace for just what Audi engineers can do and for Audi enthusiasts this is the ultimate head turner, their absolute desire car.

You simply cannot use words such as competitive, economical or practical when writing about cars with the performance ability of the Audi RS4 Avant.

Driving this estate car is motoring at a different level and you’ll know that even before you experience the tempting growl of the 2.9 litre Audi TFSI petrol engine.

This is a car in which you will be seen and heard in. If your pocket is deep enough and your image can cope with the attention, then read on.

Audi has crafted this very unique car to lead its range, with so many features included to make the car very spec ial and that spec ial feeling rubs off on you when you get behind the wheel.

The low profile stance on 19in tyres, the exclusive badging and some not so subtle design features all create a car that’s hugely desirable, even if it’s not remotely affordable.

RS specific front and rear bumpers and side skirts, along with exterior mirror housings in carbon fibre look and RS specific rear bumper and diffuser along with dual oval tailpipes, all combine to create a very distinctive car.

T h i s c a r ’s p e r fo rmance ability starts with the engine. Audi has released 450bhp from this 2.9 litre V6, twin-turbo petrol engine and you can experience every bit of power and the 600Nm of engine torque. This engine gives the car a dual personal-

acceleration figure of 4.1 seconds will excite.

On regular Irish roads, this power capacity has limited application, but you know it’s there. The a c c e l e r a t i o n p e r fo rmance means that overtaking is never an issue, perhaps the engine’s throaty sound as you accelerate may put other drivers off a little. Many others will simply grin with envy.

Audi claims a new chassis for this performance car, and in truth it’s probably needed to cope with the power ability from the massive

RS 4 Avant 2.9TFSI 450HP Quattro Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price ity, smooth and relaxed to drive around the city or massively energetic when you want it to be on the open road.

To get the full performance value from the car you really need to drive it on a race track where the 0 to 100km/hr

2.9 litre 450bhp 4.1seconds 11.4km/litre

(8.8/100km or 32mpg)

58 litres 199g/km F €1200 20,000km/12 months 5 star 2009 3 years €102,350 engine. Bring the car out on the road and it will thrill in terms of performance and handling supported by the proven Quattro all-wheel-drive system.

The car is fitted with a RS Sports suspension w i t h va r i a b l e s h o c k

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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS

TECH & MOTORS

Fourth generation BMW X5 has landed

BMW has launched its new fourth-generation X5 once again combining elegant and strong design with impressive on and off-road ability. The new BMW X5 claims an even greater blend of premium luxury performance and comfort with entry prices significantly higher and starting from €94,325.

The new generation Audi RS4 Quattro is a superb performance car that’s packed with technology to match its sporty credentials

BMW Ireland claims that the new X5 demonstrates the latest BMW advances in technology, design and safety, with the highest level of autonomous capability yet seen on a BMW X model. There is a choice of TwinPower and M Performance petrol and diesel engines which can be matched to a new

absorption and for once I could notice the difference.

There are four Drive Select settings available by means of a button on the dash, Comfort, Auto, Dynamic and Individual.

I started in Individual mode and later opted for Comfort mode when out on the open road.

Fo r t h e e c o n o my record this car does what it says. The rated economy figure of 11.4km/litre (8.8/100km or 32mpg) was almost achievable over my lengthy test

drive.

As I criss-crossed the countryside to experience its power, my Audi RS4 attracted attention for the combination of stylish looks and the instant engine response as I accelerated.

Don’t expect the Audi RS4 to be economical as with its CO2 rating of 199g/km, the road annual tax will cost €1,200.

For someone with over €100,000 to spend on an image car, I doubt that the road tax rate will be a concern.

There is also a significant technology feel to the Audi RS4.

The dash and controls resemble those of other models in the A4 range, with a lot more features as standard to allow the driver to maximise the car’s ultimate potential.

The Audi virtual cockpit is part of the RS4 package and you can easily change the dials layout to suit your style.

The car includes Audi Pre Sense City automatic safety system, plus a host of other safety features.

The Euro NCAP rating is more out of date than other brands, even though the car has one of the most impressive safety packages on board.

Despite the huge technology offering, the Audi Smartphone interface was easy to get set up with and the car’s sound system was equally impressive.

The RS4 packages also include a 3 years subscription to the Audi connect system along with Audi emergency

c a l l a n d b re a kd ow n assist.

With an entry price of €102,350, this Audi RS4 is going to be as rare on Irish roads as it is unique.

Like all Audi models there is potential for personalisation and the test car package added over €27,000 to the base car list price!

The RS4 is not a big car in terms of stature on the road, but it is a very special car, for me that special driving experience will live on.

Mercedes Benz sets prices for new Sprinter van

THE latest generation range of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter panel vans have arrived on the Irish market with entry prices from €21,950, excluding taxes and charges.

The spacious, high-spec, high-tech Sprinter claims to bring new levels of intelligent connectivity and superior comfort.

This Sprinter range now comes with a new front wheel drive version, plus a new 3-years warranty which is now standard across the entire Mercedes–Benz van range.

This is the third generation of the Sprinter van and so far over 8,000 have been sold in Ireland with over 3.4 million produced worldwide.

Equipped with all of the features buyers look for in a panel van, this latest Sprinter comes with a new design and passenger car levels of comfort and safety.

I took it on a short test drive in the Wicklow Mountains to be

impressed with the comfort, handling and driving ease of the new van range.

Mercedes Benz claims that the with the generous load volume and carrying capacity, the addition of front wheel drive, and a new infotainment and connectivity system van owners will see the benefits in terms of better fleet management, lower operating costs and maximum cost effectiveness.

The new Sprinter is available in six different body variants in five wheelbase options.

There are three diesel variants developing between 114bhp (84kW) and 177bhp (130kW) power output. Three body heights range from 1,719 mm to 2243 mm.

It comes in five weight classes with load compartment volume increased up to 17cu. metres with 5.5 tonnes capacity, three drive configurations, front, rear and 4-wheel drive, LED strip lighting in the load compartment, and a towing capacity up to 3.5 tonnes.

eight-speed Steptronic gearbox and the latest version of xDrive with claims o maximum comfort, capability and performance.

The latest X5 comes on a wheelbase that’s 42mm longer than its predecessor. This makes it 36mm longer, an extra 66mm of width and 19mm higher.

BMW claims that the new X5 has both an imposing appearance and generous levels of space for passengers and their luggage.

There is one petrol engine and two diesel engines available for the new X5. The new entry level BMW X5 xDrive30d is powered by a straight-six diesel engine, this time with displacement of 3.0 litres and featuring a single turbocharger with variable inlet geometry. The engine is rated at 265hp, while offering 620Nm of torque. BMW claims that it is capable of reaching the 100km/h mark from rest in 6.5 seconds, and has a combined fuel consumption of 6.1l/100km (16.6km/l or 47mpg), equating to CO2 emissions of 158g/km.

The BMW X5 M50d is powered by a six-cylinder in-line diesel engine with a quartet of turbochargers, with a six-cylinder inline unit in the BMW X5 xDrive40i and BMW X5 xDrive30d.

Fiat has electric plans for its future in Europe LAST week, Fiat in Europe announced plans to reduce its model range in Europe to fewer models all of which will be based around an electrified version of the Fiat 500 and the Fiat Panda.

Fiat said that it was ceasing production of the Punto and withdrawing the Tipo from European markets, while this Turkish built car will still be sold outside of the EU, and also in the Middle East and Africa.

For the future in Europe, the Fiat 500 will get full-electric and mild hybrid drive systems, while the 500L and 500X will get mild hybrid drives but not full-electric versions.

Fiat is strong in the minicar market in Europe and the Fiat 500 was Europe’s top-selling minicar last year, followed by the Panda and well ahead of the next nearest rival, the Volkswagen Up.

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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Co Council

Permission is sought for attic conversion with 1 no.

Dormer type window to the rear of the main roof, and 1 no. Velux type window to the front of the main roof at 5 Woodside Demesne, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, by Stanislav Ugrimov The planning application may be inspected or purchased for a fee not exceeding a reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, during its public opening hours of Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the Planning Authority, on payment of a fee of €20 within 5 weeks of receipt of the application by the Planning Authority and such submissions or observations will be considered by the Planning Authority in making a decision on the application.

The Planning Authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions or may refuse to grant permission.

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Planning permission being sought by Matthew Flanagan and Caoilfhionn Clarke for development at 25 O’Donnell Gardens, Glasthule, Co. Dublin.

The development will consist of the following ; Ground and First floor extensions to the side and rear of existing house including demolition of rear kitchen, relocation of existing front vehicular entrance and all site ancillary works.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Co. Council, County Hall, Marine Road during its public opening hours. A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee, €20, within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application.

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PLANNING NOTICE Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council: Planning permission is sought by Mr and Mrs Golden for the proposed upgrading of the existing creche facility at 128 Balally Drive, Dundrum, Dublin 16, to cater for up to 60 pre-school children in accordance with the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations 2016, by means of increasing the internal play area and provision of wheelchair accessible toilet facilities in the proposed one storey extension to the rear ofthe existing house; the construction of a covered porch and wheelchair accessible ramp to the front of the existing house; increasing the width of the front gate to accommodate 1 no. additional car parking space; increasing the width of the existing mono-pitch building in the rear garden.

In addition, retention permission is sought to retain the existing creche use at first floor level and storage at attic level in the existing house and existing creche use in the mono-pitch building in the rear garden.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Co. Planning Dept, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin durin its public opening hours.

A submission/observation in relation to the application may be made to the authority in writing on payment of the prescribed fee within a period of 5 weeks from the date the application is received by the planning Authority.

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Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Co Council Planning permission being sought by Ken and Siobhan Doran for development at 15 Churchview Avenue, Killiney, Co. Dublin. The development will consist of the following ; First floor extension to front and side of house, conversion of existing garage to habitable room, porch modifications and all site ancillary works.

The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dunlaoghaire Rathdown Co. Council, County Hall, Marine Road during its public opening hours.

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PLANNING NOTICE

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.

Permission is sought for 1 – Change of use from commercial to residential use including alterations to existing floor plans and insertion of new staircase.

2 – Demolitions of existing staircase structure and insertion of new windows in original opes at ground and first floor levels to the rear of the existing property at 12 Crofton Avenue, Dunlaoghaire, Co. Dublin by Ivan Warner and Sallyann Redmond.

The Planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire during its public opening hours.

A submission/observation may be made on payment of €20 within a period of 5 weeks from the date the application is received by the planning authority.

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BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S LOTTO results: numbers 8, 13, 17 and 23. No winner. Next Thursday’s jackpot is € 6,200, Lotto Joker €1,050. Winner of €100 Peter Fagan c/o The Willows, €50 Tommy Quinn and Ultan Carroll.

Joker consolation prize Terry Carpenter. Bingo continues every Monday at 8pm.

Last week, mixed results from our adult footballers: junior As beat Ballymun Kickhams 4-8 to 1-11 in Pairc Ciceam where our Niall Dunphy, Ciara McCabe, Mitch Moody, Ciaran Gormley and D J Corbett were prominent. Junior Bs made the long trip to Garristown and came away with full points, 1-15 to 0-10; well done.

Junior Cs were very unlucky to lose out to Croi Ro Naofa by a last minute goal. Hard luck also to our seniors who lost out to St Brigid’s away by two points. Simon O’Reilly, Diarmuid Kennedy, Sam Tully, Nicky Devereux and Fergal Duffy caught the eye in a a hard fought battle. They still remain joint second.

Well done Eoghan Fitzpatrick and the Dublin U-20 squad now through to the Leinster Semis.

Congrats to Ian O’Hehir, and Seamus Fenton, Dublin minor hurlers also through to the Leinster Semis and Jack Kelly with the Dubs in the Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge.

Junior A hurlers made it three in a row with a great win at home to a very strong Clanna Gael team to remain second and still chasing promotion.

Saturday, June 23 we have our annual Summer Festival 1pm to 4.30pm at the clubhouse. Inflatable pitch, Face painting, Wipeout, Football and Hurling games, Barbecue, Music, Carnival Games and much more. All welcome.

CUALA THERE were three fantastic days of summer football blitzes in Thomastown Road last week with almost 800 third, fourth and fifth class children from 10 local schools involved, many of whom would not be familiar with Gaelic games at all.

Well done to Barry Burke, Ken Fitzgerald and Damien Byrne from our coaching section for organising it and also to the 31 teenage Cuala players who helped out.

Tremendous work lads.

The Cuala Academy’s signature event of the year, The Mini All-Ireland, starts this week and culminates on Saturday with all the colour and noise of the annual Academy parade through Dalkey to Hyde Park.

We’d like to wish all our young players, their parents and mentors the best of luck.

Week 4 of the Cuala GAA Summer camp is

already booked out.

Secure your place on weeks 1-3 now to avoid disappointment.

There will also be advanced Coaching Camps for players aged 12-15 on Tuesday, July 10 to Thursday, July 12(Camogie/Hurling) and Tuesday, July 17 to Thursday, July 19 (football) in Thomastown.

You can make bookings and see more details at http://www.cualagaa. ie/cuala-summercamps-2018/ Good luck to Mark Schutte, Mick Fitzsimons, Con O’Callaghan and Conor Mulally in the Lensiter Senior Football final against Laois next Sunday.

There was no winner of our €12,500 Cuala lotto jackpot.

The lucky dip winners this week were Brendan Goss and Brian Nolan.

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Quinn crowns yet more DDSL glory

Cherry Orchard man fires a final hat trick to propel the league to a 32nd SFAI New Balance Kennedy Cup title as they prove too good once again at the annual festival of Under-14 football  sport@dublingazette.com

A STUNNING hat-trick from Ben Quinn helped the Dublin and District Schoolboy League (DDSL) retain the SFAI New Balance Kennedy Cup with an exciting 4-2 final win over Kildare at the University of Limerick on Friday afternoon.

Kildare had rallied from two goals down to trail 3-2 with eight minutes remaining of a highly entertaining contest before hattrick hero Quinn collected the ball from Glory Nzinga’s pass and rifled a terrific left foot shot into the bottom right corner of the net.

The goal finally broke Kildare’s resistance as they had fought

valiantly to claim the prestigious Under-14 inter-league title for a first time.

The DDSL’s success is their third in successive years and their sixth in the last seven editions.

The free-scoring Kennedy Cup winners managed 22 goals in their six games, conceding just three times.

Kildare made a dream start in the final when Jamie Duggan’s free-kick was headed home by striker Dean Owens inside three minutes.

However, the DDSL drew level two minutes later when Quinn finished a rebound to the net from close range after Evan Ferguson’s

goal attempt was parried.

The pre-tournament favourites were in front in the 14th minute when Cherry Orchard’s Craig King’s cross was headed home superbly by Evan Ferguson of St Kevin’s Boys.

The DDSLs 2-1 half-time lead was quickly doubled when Ferguson turned provider for Quinn to grab his second of the game three minutes after the restart.

Battling Kildare, who recovered from losing their opening group game against Limerick County to reach the final, pulled a goal back with 10 minutes remaining when Owens, of Athy Town, scored his second with a superb volley, fol-

lowing excellent work from Matthew McCarrick.

However, the DDSL nerves were settled in the 52nd minute when Quinn completed his hat-trick, bringing his tally to four goals in two days, to help the competition’s most successful side retain the Kennedy Cup. The side itself was drawn from five clubs with Malahide United (three players), Cherry Orchard (four), St Kevin’s Boys (six), Crumlin United (three) and Belvedere (four) providing large contingents to the squad.

There was further success for Dublin leagues in the Shield final as the NDSL beat home hosts, Limerick Desmond, on penalties after normal and extra time had ended 0-0. They held their nerve to win out 4-2.

The side featured Clonee United’s Darragh Gorman, Jack Supple, Cian Nolan and Abdulquadri Balogun, Tolka Rovers Sean Darling and Josh Dunne, Baldoyle United’s Callum Ralph, Adam Lynch, Aaron Duffy, Aaron Hughes, Daniel Barry and Daragh Mooney, Donnycarney’s Craig Walsh and Swords Manor’s Destin Bismwa and Stephen Finnegan.

The DDSL, top, celebrate their Kennedy Cup success while the NDSL raise the shield; player of the tournament Callum Warren, right. Pictures: Tom beary/Sportsfile

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: ST PAT’S DROP INTO BOTTOM HALF

LOI SHORTS Watts on top sides’ radar

St Pat’s Lee Desmond tries to escape a tackle against Sligo Rovers. Picture: Martin Doherty

Denied penalty grates on frustrated Buckley LOI PREMIER DIVISION St Patrick’s Athletic Sligo Rovers  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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ST PATRICK’S Athletic ushered in the midseason break with a fifth straight defeat – and arguably their most damaging – against a clinical Sligo Rover side on Friday night.

The visitors were devastating on the counterattack as Patrick McClean, Ally Roy and Jack Keaney fired them to a 3-0 win at Richmond Park.

The misfiring Saints were held scoreless for the third time in those five defeats after it was confirmed star striker Christy Fagan will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

Liam Buckley’s side dominated possession in both halves and created the majority of the chances, but a mixture of wasteful finishing and some impressive last-ditch

defending kept them out.

Centre-half McClean – the younger brother of Ireland star James – scored with Sligo’s first attack of the game, a wonderfullytaken finish at full-stretch after Pat’s were slow to react to a short corner.

The goal came very much against the run of play, after Pats’ promising early play yielded a chance for captain Ian Bermingham, who headed Simon Madden’s cross narrowly over.

The goal allowed Sligo to sit back more and attack with pace on the break, and there were clear indicators that the Saints would struggle against their pacey transitions.

Caolan McAleer gave one warning when he won the ball deep in his own half and within seconds had played Roy through on goal, but the Scot’s finish was poor.

There was nothing poor about Roy’s finish for Sligo’s second on the

half-hour, but the Saints were incensed they weren’t awarded a penalty moments earlier.

Ryan Brennan looked to be shoved in the back

by Seamus Sharkey in the box, but referee Derek Tomney deemed there not be enough contact and the Bit o’ Red broke with pace.

Rhys McCabe found Roy, and he exchanged passes with Adam Wixted before planting a beautifullytaken finish past Barry Murphy.

Pat’s had chances to get back into it after the break but Jake Keegan and Brennan were denied by fantastic flying blocks from Keaney and the impressive John Mahon.

And Keaney wrapped up the win late on when Michael Barker and Lee Desmond ran into each other and the teenager made no mistake with time to pick his spot under Murphy.

Saints boss Buckley picked out the non-award

of the first-half penalty, and Sligo’s subsequent goal, as the turning point but conceded his side were toothless in front of goal.

“It looked like if we were going to be there all night we weren’t going to score,” Buckley told the Dublin Gazette.

“We bounced around, had a few shots, but we needed to get a goal or two.

If we had, we’d have been back in the tie. But, that

said, the critical point for me was that penalty incident.

“Having watched it back, it’s a penalty. The referee saying ‘no, there’s no contact’ – it’s ridiculous for me. It’s a stupid call.

“They’ve gone down the other end of the park and we’ve gone 2-0 down because of that, which makes it all the more difficult. If it’s 1-1, it’s a different game.”

Dean Clarke holds possession. Picture: Martin Doherty

IRELAND Under-19 midfielder Dylan Watts is being tracked by Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers following his release by English Premier League club Leicester City.

21-year-old Watts has spent the first half of the season on loan with Bohemians and has grown into one of the league’s most exciting attacking talents.

The former St Joseph’s Boys schoolboy was nominated for the league’s Player of the Month award for April as he shone for an inconsistent Gypsies side in their win over the Hoops in Tallaght.

However, with his loan due to expire at the end of the month when his Leicester contract also comes to an end, the Dubliner has attracted the attention of Rovers boss Stephen Bradley.

Watts broke through for UCD during the 2015 season and was part of the side that progressed two rounds in the Europa League, beating F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg before bowing out to Slovan Bratislava.

ROVERS INTO TOP FOUR SHAMROCK Rovers moved up to fourth in the Premier Division with a comfortable 2-0 win over struggling Limerick at the Markets Field.

Joel Coustrain scored against his hometown club on the stroke of half time to send the Hoops in a goal to the good.

And departing hero Gra-

ham Burke scored his 13th goal of the season early in the second half in his final game before completing a move to English side Preston North End. The result sees the Hoops move above Derry City into fourth and cut the gap to third-placed Waterford to seven points ahead of the midseason break.

10-man Cabo cling on to precious point TEN man Cabinteely put a dent in Shelbourne’s promotion aspirations as they battled to a 0-0 draw at Tolka Park.

A momentary rush of blood to the moment cost Kevin Knight a first half sending-off. The Cabo defender was tripped by Shelbourne’s James English on 26 minutes but his reaction seemed out of proportion and referee Paula Brady brandished a red card.

Shels dominated possession from then on and forced eight corners to Cabinteely’s two but could not make their numerical advantage count.

Several chances fell to Dayle Rooney in particular but the clinical touch was lacking. Cian Kavanagh smashed a shot just past a post from the pick of their openings.

The sending-off forced Cabinteely to change their 3-5-2 formation.

However the southsiders’ well-drilled defence coped well and Christian Lotefa, Marty Waters and Luke Clucas worked tirelessly further up the pitch to ensure the second scoreless draw at Tolka Park this season.

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GERALDINE P MORANS NO WINNER of this week’s lotto draw, the numbers were 2, 5, 19 and 32. Next week’s jackpot will be €750, thanks to all who play and support the club.

Places are filling up fast for our summer camps visit www.geraldinesgaa.ie for further details.

This Saturday sees the last of the go games before the summer break; in hurling, the U-8s are away to Kilmacud Crokes, U-9s home to Kilmacud Crokes and U-10s are away to St Vincent’s.

In football, the U-11s are away to St Mary’s, Saggart and the U-12s are home to Clanna Gael Fontenoy. Good luck to all teams playing.

Kilmacud Crokes Under-12s celebrate their recent victory at the Newry Mitchels tournament

SOCCER: STUNNING RETURN TO THE LEINSTER SENIOR RANKS

Park back to life in LSL with a bang as they go Premier LSL SUNDAY PREMIER 1  DAVE DONNELLY

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KILMACUD CROKES HARD luck to the Dublin U-14 ladies footballers who lost their All-Ireland to Cavan.

Erica Field was the Crokes representative and captain.

Well done to the Dublin U-20 footballers who beat Wexford 1-15 to 0-11.

Dan O’Brien, Nathan Nolan and Michael Mullin were all on the team.

Well done also to the Dublin minor hurlers who comprehensively beat Antrim, 3-16 to 0-4.

Dara Purcell and Aaron O’Toole were both on the team.

In club hurling, well done to the AHL1 team that beat O’Tooles, 2-17 to 0-13.

Hard luck to the AHL2 and AHL4 teams that lost to Naomh Fionnbarra and Bray Emmets respectively.

The AHL6 team had a good two-goal win over St. Sylvester’s.

Hard luck to the fourth adult football team who lost to St Peregrines in the Murphy Cup. Congrats to all involved in a great week of mini All-

Ireland hurling.

During the week, well done to the AFL1 team who had a good 4-14 to 2-4 win over St Maurs and the AFL3 team who beat St Patrick’s 2-8 to 0-12.

Hard luck to the AFL4 side who lost to St. Margaret’s, 0-15 to 1-15, and the AFL8 A team who lost to St. Oliver Plunketts, 0-13 to 1-13.

Well done to the AFL8 B who had a big win over Naomh Fionnbarra.

At Intercounty level, well done to the U-21 Dublin hurlers who beat Westmeath, 2-13 to 1-13. Ronan Hayes and Fergal Whitely both played their part.

This week, it’s the last week of the mini All Irelands and the turn of the boys’ footballers.

Fundraising concert on Friday, June 22 at 8pm in St Lawrence’s Church at 8pm in aid of Father Tony’s Walk While You Can. Kilmacud Crokes choir will be part of the line-up.

MC is Marty Morrissey.

Check out the club website for details.

PARK Celtic marked their return to the Leinster Senior League with promotion from Sunday Premier 1 at the first attempt.

The Cabinteely side finished second behind Blanch side Corduff, five points behind the league winners but good enough to earn a spot in Sunday Premier for next season.

Celtic were on course to win the title before a disastrous run of three defeats in six days – including one away to Corduff – meant they had to settle for second place.

They spent a couple of seasons in the Leinster Football League and, last year, the Wicklow L e a g u e b e fo re m a king the step back up to regional level.

Originally, they were the club second team, comprising mainly players just out of schoolboy football, they took over the mantle when the first team folded two years ago.

Under the stewardship of their coach Assie Sattar, the team have been revitalised and have set their sights on a Sunday Premier title next year to make up for the one that got away this season.

“We felt we should have won the league,” Pa r k Ce l t i c c a p t a i n Conor Langan told the Dublin Gazette. “ If we h a d n’t h a d those bad six days, we’d have won it with a game to spare, but to finish second and get promoted in our first season in the Leinster Senior League, it’s a very successful season.

“We wanted promotion from the start and we thought we could win

Park Celtic celebrate their success.

the league. That was our ambition. Falling short at the final hurdle was disappointing but we have a young team.

“Most of the lads are still in college, or it’s only the ir second or third year playing senior football, so we’re very ambitious for next season.”

The players themse l ve s a re a m ix o f players from the old Park Celtic senior side, and players who came

through at Park and Granada who wanted to continue playing after schoolboy level.

“We were all mates.

A lot of us came from the same school, CBC Monkstown, and a lot of us came from Granada or younger Park Celtic teams.

“The Granada team that a lot of the players came from had finished up, and Park Celtic teams had finished up, so there was a great core group of

players who wanted to play football.

“Luckily Assie Sattar was willing to take a t e a m . Pe o p l e a re impressed at Assie’s style of coaching. We train twice a week and we take our matches seriously, which not a lot of people seem to do.

“We’ve always been c o m p e t i t i v e, w e ’v e always been ambitious, and once we hit the Leinster Senior League it’s kicked on from there.”

Meteors link up with Trinity

Meteors and Trinity will join forces for the upcoming season

METEORS Basketball Club and Trinity College Dublin have this week announced a strategic partnership, which will see the southside club’s women’s Division One team compete as Trinity Meteors for the 2018/19 season.

The team will move their home games from Colaiste Iosagain in Stillorgan to Trinity’s Sports Centre and, as part of the new partnership, will also have access to the world class sports science facilities on site in the college.

Speaking about the partnership, Head of Sport in Trinity Michelle Tanner commented: “Trin-

ity are delighted to be partnering with Meteors to support the growth and development of the sport within Trinity and the wider community.

“In particular, we are excited that this will undoubtedly strengthen women’s basketball at the top level and attract students and spectators alike to our wonderful campus.”

Meteors Chairman John Keane added: “To have such a prestigious and internationally recognised university associated with basketball on the national stage will only assist in the further development and growth of the game.”

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FOR SOUTHSIDERS

SOCCER: OVER 1,100 CHILDREN TAKE PART IN ANNUAL EVENT

Cabo crowns twelve World Cup champs CABINTEELY MINI WORLD CUP  NIAMH HASKINS

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SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Donohoe carries the Eastern Team torch

DUN Laoghaire’s Drew Donohoe was one of four official torch bearers at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics Games at Tallaght Stadium last weekend.

He was part of the Eastern Team of 402 athletes that brought home a haul of 544 medals.

Donohoe went on to secure gold in the pentathlon and then gained a silver in the 4x100m relay.

Picture: Ricardo Guglieminotti

CABINTEELY Football Club’s annual Mini World Cup competition came to an end at the weekend as 12 teams were named world champions.

Martin O’Neill’s squad may have missed out on World Cup action, however, the stars of the future had it all to play for.

The tournament, which has been running for 29 years, features football enthusiasts from all over Dublin.

Over 1,100 boys and girls, from the ages of five to 13, togged out for the two week tournament which took place in Kilbogget Park in Cabinteely.

Speaking to the Dublin Gazette, Mini World Cup committee member Fergal Young said, “The whole club are delighted with how the competition went and the feedback we got from volunteers, players, parents and sponsors was just magic”.

More than 400 games were played throughout the competition.

“They were 15 minutes a half with nine, seven and five-a-side games which gave each child the opportunity to play as much as they could.

“The weekend games were the biggest. 90 games were played one day - 106 teams, 139 managers,1974 goals scored, 44 sponsors and 3,000 burgers sold that shows how big it was.

“It has really become a community event provided by Cabinteely FC and it’s our biggest fundraiser. We really would have been lost without our volunteers because without them this wouldn’t have happened.

“The atmosphere around the club the days it was on was electric. Spirits were high both on the pitch and sidelines. The whole ethos is football for all.

“This year we had four groups dedicated to the girls. It’s an all inclusive competition but

Pictures: Cabinteely FC/Greg O’Connor

unfortunately, it’s the first year that we had no Special Olympics section as the players couldn’t commit due to their Olympic games being on at the same time.”

Aja Chambers (13) from Sallynoggin said although her team didn’t win the coveted World Cup trophy, she still thoroughly enjoyed it.

“It’s always fun participating in the Mini

World Cup, you make new friends and you get to play against your friends too.

“I usually play competitively so it definitely brings the fun aspect into it. I’ve played in this tournament for eight years.

“This is my last year unfortunately. My team didn’t win but we really did have a good laugh which is what the tournament is about fun, football and showcasing your skill.”

Torrans the bolter in World Cup panel HOCKEY  STEPHEN FINDLATER

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LORETO’s Hannah Matthews, Sarah Torrans and Nicci Daly, Monkstown’s Sinead Loughran and UCD’s Lena Tice, Katie Mullan and Deirdre Duke all moved a step closer to a ticket to the World Cup following their inclusions in the last 22 for the tournament which gets under way in July in London.

Coach Graham Shaw named his reduced panel on Monday

from which he confirmed a final 18 will be selected for this summer’s main event, the first elite level competition Ireland have qualified for since 2002.

Daly is a doubt with a foot injury with Shaw saying she is about 10 days away from a return but he is giving her time to prove her fitness.

Torrans is the bolter in the panel. The 19-year-old - an underage international sprinter, too - only made her senior international debut last October and is the only player in the panel

with less than 35 caps to her name but she has impressed in recent times.

Otherwise, it is a hugely experienced panel with former Monkstown trio - now based in Europe - Anna O’Flanagan, Chloe Watkins and Nikki Evans included in the front lines.

Former Mount Anville student Aisling Naughton was one of the five players to miss out in this latest selection as she got the tough news on Monday that she would not be travelling with the side for Loreto’s Sarah Torrans. Picture: Adrian Boehm London.

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NAOMH OLAF GOOD week for the junior men’s teams with the two junior football teams and the junior hurlers all registering wins.

Well done to the Dublin minor hurling team, including Dónal Leavy, Ciarán Foley and Finn Murphy on a good win over Antrim in the Leinster quarter final and to the Dublin U-20 football team including Tom Keane who overcame Wexford at the same stage of their competition.

Great work by Damien Murtagh and his team on a very successful Golf Classic and thanks to all who supported. Golf Society Captain’s (Liam Kavanagh) Prize next Saturday in Arklow.

Many thanks to Tesco Dundrum for their support of the club and for a generous donation from the Tesco Community Fund.

Congratulations to John Garvey on winning an An Cathaoirleach Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council award in recognition of all his work in support of the community which John sees as recognition for all those with whom he worked in promoting GAA activities locally.

End of juvenile season summer disco party next Saturday evening. Sandyford Family Fun Day and BBQ organised by Sandyford Business District takes place next Sunday in the GAA club grounds from 1-5.30pm.

The Naomh Olaf Under-13B camogie side played out a thrilling 5-0 to 9-1 loss to Round Tower, Clondalkin last week.

SHANKILL

THE juvenile academy, sponsored by O’Donnell’s Pharmacy, is in action every Saturday at 10am in Stonebridge Road.

All equipment is provided free of charge and the cost is only €2 for each child. There is no annual subscription.

So why not come along and give the Academy a try.

Many thanks to Sherry Fitzgerald for their partnering with our U-10 girls football and camogie teams.

Chase the Ace draw in Brady’s; there was no jackpot winner. The €50 prize went to Carol and Stephen Spain and this week’s jackpot is €650. Tickets are €2 each or three for €5.

There were lots of games over the

weekend and great skills on show.

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 and plenty of craic during the evening entertainment.

The time sheet is open now contact Jimmy Nolan 087 2633203 to book your slot.

Our Summer Camp is in St Laurence College from July 2 to 6 and there is a few places still available .

See our website or Facebook pages for details on the club or contact GPO Steve Davis, email stevedavis203@gmail.com or call 087 6414123.

STARS OF ERIN THE GIRLS’ U-13 camogie team lost their two games last week. U-9 girls camogie team lost their three games in a blitz in Bray.

U-9 boys and U-11s lost their games. U-8 boys won their game against Na Gaeil Oga. The ladies senior team played well in their cup game but lost to St Monica’s. The men’s adult team’s next match is on Tuesday, June 26 in Silver Park.

New players welcome for all teams.

No winner of the lotto jackpot. Numbers drawn were 3, 5 and 15; €20 winners: Vinny and Peter, Yvonne O’Neill, Shane Walsh and Kevin Gaynor. Next week’s jackpot is €2,500. Thanks for all your support.

BOXING: WORLD’S BIGGEST AMATEUR EVENT

The rise and rise of the Monkstown Box Cup  JAMES HENDICOTT

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MONKSTOWN Boxing Club are in the final stages of preparations for their 6th annual Monkstown International Box Cup, which takes place from June 28 to July 1 at Loughlinstown Leisure Centre.

The cup is only six years old but is widely regarded as one of the top international age-group competitions in the world, attracting ever more high-class boxers aged between 10 and 19 to the annual event.

The cup started out with 75 boxers, taking place in a single ring in Sallynoggin’s Holy Child School in 2013.

Last year, the move to Loughlinstown Leisure Centre came about as a result of a year-by-year expansion to over 700 boxers.

This year’s event will feature 928 fighters, with morning to night fights in five simultaneously-operating rings.

“We started out as a way to try and see if we could use boxing to help take people away from drugs problems in the area, keep people off the street,” JP Kinsella says of the club’s early days.

“We got access to a single old flat and we set up in there. Now we have

170 boxers, with 50 down most nights for training.

It’s important that the club is accessible. We charge €2 per session for Under16s, €3 for over 16s until they get a job, then €5. It’s for serious boxing, and fitness.”

The Box Cup was originally designed to test the club’s members against some other fighters.

“It grew legs,” Kinsella explains. “We’ve had European Champions and English Champions. Gabriel Dossen, who was a Box Cup gold medalist, is now a world silver medalist.”

The cup draws big crowds, too.

Last year, there were typically 2,500 people at any one time in Loughlinstown Leisure Centre to watch the contests, an astonishing crowd for underage boxing.

“I’ll never forget this little American lad we had last year, called DJ Zamora III,” Kinsella recalls.

“I think he might be the best schoolboy boxer I’ve ever seen. He knocked out the Irish champions in two rounds, and then beat the English lad, a European silver medalist, 5-0 in his semi-final. His final was a walkover, but he got boxer of the tournament. He’s back this year, and he’s bringing his brother.”

TRANSPLANT GAMES Triple gold and double silver for Dalkey’s Faul DALKEY swimmer Deirdre

Faul kept up her stellar success record scooping three gold and two silver medals in her five swimming races at the European Transplant Games in Sardinia.

Her first gold came in the 50m freestyle with a personal best time.

She followed up with 100m freestyle and 50m breaststroke gold.

Members of the Monkstown BC team at last year’s Box Cup

“This year we have fighters coming from 191 clubs in 19 countries, including Sierra Leone, India, Russia, the Ukraine, Nova Scotia in Canada, and lots of different American clubs.

“It’s recognised as the biggest boxing tournament in the Europe.”

That’s an extraordinary rise for a club initially

intended as little more than a remedy for local social problems.

“This couldn’t run without our volunteers, who all work for nothing, and our sponsors, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, the IABA and Globalmedics.com, as well as many other local businesses. It’s a great time for the club.”

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FOOTBALL: GAP AT THE TOP REDUCED TO A SINGLE POINT

FOOTBALL

BSJ keep winning roll going in junior leagues

Kilmacud Crokes’ Karl and Craig Dias close in to make a challenge. Picture: Darragh Hickey

Four-star Kilmacud close in on Vincent’s AFL DIVISION ONE

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KILMACUD Crokes closed the gap on Adult Football League Division One leaders St Vincent’s with an emphatic 4-12 to 2-5 victory over Naomh Maur at Silver Park.

They moved within one point of the Marino men who fell to Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-15 to 1-10 at Pairc Ui Murchu, putting them in great shape with five wins from seven games so far in 2018.

The defending champions – jointlymanaged this year by Robbie Brennan and former county star Johnny Magee – entered the contest on the back of last week’s comprehensive win at the expense of neighbours Naomh Olaf.

They encountered a stubborn resistance from Maur’s, the team they defeated in the 2017 league decider, in the early stages of the contest before eventually assuming control on their home turf.

In addition to the notable absence of several inter-county players (both senior and Under-20), Crokes also fielded without the services of Conor Casey, Ross O’Carroll and Mark Vaughan. Yet, with

Dara Mullen contributing a brace of goals, the home team brought a comfortable 2-7 to 0-3 lead into the interval.

During a dominant second half display, former Longford attacker Brian Kavanagh kept the scoreboard ticking over for Crokes. Craig Dias also impressed for the southsiders while a goal apiece from Shane Cunningham and Shane Horan ensured Maur’s were kept firmly at arm’s length.

The Rush outfit did have their moments in the second period, but a fifth reversal in seven means they are now rooted to the foot of the top-flight table.

There was no result, though, for the other local sides in the division with Naomh Olaf, Ballinteer St John’s and Cuala all falling to defeats.

Local rivals St Brigid’s and Castleknock got their campaigns back on track with respective triumphs over Ballinteer (2-7 to 1-8) and Cuala (2-10 to 3-4).

Brigid’s had opened their season’s account in fine style against Lucan Sarsfields on May 23, before suffering a narrow reversal - 0-11 to 0-9 - to Vincent’s six days later.

Thanks to Collie Carr’s third-minute

goal, as well as points from Lorcan McCarthy and Mark Cahill, Brigid’s held a 1-4 to 0-4 buffer over John’s at the midway stage.

This meant they were in the driving seat on the resumption, and they significantly enhanced their lead courtesy of a Lorcan McCarthy major.

Although Ballinteer kept themselves in contention in a low-scoring affair, the outstanding half-back line of Sean Egan, Daire Plunkett and Paddy Maguire guided

Brigid’s towards another morale-boosting win.

Olaf’s, meanwhile, fell to a 4-15 to 1-11 loss to Na Fianna in their tie at Mobhi Road. The upshot of these results sees Cuala drop to fifth place in the table while Ballinteer and Olaf’s are both on six points in a share of eighth place.

However, with bottom placed Maur’s on four points, it leaves precious little room for comfort.

Kilmacud Crokes’ Brian Kavanagh. Picture: Darragh Hickey

BALLINTEER St John’s junior A footballers ran up a five-point win over Ballymun Kickhams to continue their recent upsurge in form.

After a win against Ballyboden, it was important to keep the run going after a difficult start to the season. Shane Holland moved from his normal full back position to full forward and assisted Sean O’Reilly in scoring the opening goal, helping BSJ to a one-point lead at half time.

A massive effort was put in in the middle the pitch by Niall Dunphy, DJ Corbett and Ciaran Gormley, ably assisted

by Ciaran McCabe, attacking from the half back line.

With the game in the melting pot, the pressure was eased by an important save by goalkeeper David Quinn followed by a wonderful goal

by Mitch Moddy until, finally, Corbett switched to full forward.

He caught a perfectly placed pass from Gormley and put the result beyond doubt.

Ballinteer led by seven points at half time having dominated proceedings and ran out eventual winners on a scoreline of 1-15 to 0-10.

The junior C team lost on a score 3-12 to 2-12 to Croi Ro Naofa.

It was level at halftime before they built up a two-point lead with eight minutes to go but late scores turned things around at the death.

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