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ROSEMOUNT Mulvey Football Club are contending a decision by Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council Parks Department, to refuse pitch allocation in Rosemount Park to its newly formed girls teams.

The dlr Parks Department revealed to the club that Mount Merrion Youths FC – a club which is located about two and a half kilometres away from the park – has been allo-

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cated the pitches on a Sunday morning for the upcoming season.

In a statement posted online, Rosemount Mulvey FC said it is an “inclusive football club for girls and boys […] In recent times, the committee and parents alike, have collectively put in a huge effort in providing football for girls in Rosemount Park.

“With the support of local businesses through greatly appreciated sponsorship, Rosemount Mulvey FC Girls are due to take

part in the MGL (Metropolitan Girls League) commencing 2019.”

The club says that the local council had previously indicated that the pitches would be allocated to its girls teams.

On August 27, Rosemount Mulvey members, coaches and players protested outside the county council, and delivered a letter to the local authority demanding that the pitches were re-allocated to their girls teams.

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Major plan sought to regenerate harbour and town

DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has announced that it is seeking consultants to advise on a major regeneration strategy of Dun Laoghaire town and harbour. The harbour was acquired by the local authority from Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company last year, after a €30 million cruise ship berth was proposed in 2015.

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The Department of Education and Skills has purchased the old Irish Glass Bottle site on the Goatstown Road

School confirmed for old Irish Glass Bottle site GARY IBBOTSON

MINISTER for Transp o r t , To u r i s m a n d

Sport, Shane Ross TD has announced that the Department of Education and Skills has

purchased the old Irish Glass Bottle site on the Goatstown Road in advance of the develop-

ment of a new national school.

Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the site will be the location of the Goatstown/Stillorgan Educate Together National School, subject to the approval of planning permission. The county development plan will also have to be altered to allow the construction on the site.

In addition to the national school, an 800 pupil secondary school will also be developed on the site, with Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh TD saying that prospective patron bodies would be invited to express interest in running it.

This is the first stage in the patronage process which will ultimately go to an online parental preference survey and then adjudication by the New Schools Establishment Group.

In a statement, Minister Ross said: “This is very welcome news for both primary and secondary education in Goatstown. “ T h e i nv i t a t i o n to become the secondary school patron in Goatstown follows on from the announcement in

April 2018, that the Government was making a major investment in education.

“This is great news for Goatstown and the region as it will help meet demand from the growing population.

“Patronage for a new school is an important decision for a community. This is the first step today in seeking invitations.

“This will be followed over the coming months with an online patronage survey, where local people, parents and guardians of eligible children living in the area, will be asked to express their preferences on patronage of this new school in Goatstown.”

Preferences Parents, whose children will be commencing first year in secondary school from 2020-2024, and who are living in the relevant school planning areas will be eligible to make their preferences known in the online survey.

The primary school’s temporary accommodation for the coming academic year will be in Grafton House, Sandyford.

TICKNOCK

Calls made to restore Countess Markievicz cottage SINN Fein TDs Sean Crowe and Aengus O Snodaigh are calling on Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council to intervene, preserve and possibly restore Countess Markievicz summer cottage in Ticknock.

The cottage, which is located just off the Blackglen Road, was originally owned by Constance Markievicz and her husband Count Casimir Markievicz and was used as a summer retreat.

The cottage is also historically significant as it was the location for Fianna Eireann (the nationalist youth organisation) activities such as camping and trekking in the Dublin Mountains.

In addition, many of those who took part in the 1916 Easter Rising, including some of the executed leaders, occasionally stayed at the house.

Deputy Crowe and O Snodaigh recently visited the now overgrown and derelict cottage and say that due to it’s place in revolutionary history, it should be saved and preserved.

Deputy O Snodaigh, said: “Minister Josepha Madigan should, as part of her role as chair of the Decade of Centenaries Committee, show leadership and intervene to ensure the cottage doesn’t deteriorate further.

“The Minister should work with the council to save and preserve Markievicz Cottage, as part of local, national, and international history.”

Sean Crowe TD says that the cottage falling into dereliction, is part of a wider trend as other historically significant buildings often meet the same fate.

“The state has allowed this cottage, like the Moore Street site - the last headquarters of the 1916 Rebellion, go into ruin. No protection was given to the Fianna Eireann headquarters on Camden Street and it was demolished.”

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COUNCIL: ROSEMOUNT MULVEY FC ‘DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED’ IN LOCAL AUTHORITY’S DECISION

New Rosemount Mulvey girls teams left without pitches ROSEMOUNT Mulvey Football Club are contending a decision by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Parks Department to refuse pitch allocation in Rosemount Park to its newly formed girls teams.

In s te a d , d l r Pa r ks Department has awarded the use of the pitches

to Mount Merrion Youths Football Club, a club located about two and a half kilometres away from the pitches.

In a statement posted online, Rosemount Mulvey FC said it is an “inclusive football club for girls and boys […] In recent times, the committee and parents alike, have collectively put in a

huge effort in providing football for girls in Rosemount Park.

“With the support of local businesses through greatly appreciated sponsorship, Rosemount Mulvey FC Girls are due to take part in the MGL (Metropolitan Girls League) commencing 2019.

“Our U10s and U13s

girls teams are fully paid up to participate in their respective leagues for the first time.”

Disappointed The football club’s statement continues on to say that it met with the local council to discuss the allocation of the local pitches, and is “deeply disappointed”

in its decision to allocate the use of the pitches to Mount Merrion Youths FC on Sunday mornings.

Rosemount Mulvey Football Club says that the local council had previously indicated that the pitches would be allocated to its girls teams.

The club says that the committee has voted to not accept the decision

made by the council’s parks department, and is willing to “challenge Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council by all means necessary, until our girls receive fair and equal treatment”.

Protested On Tuesday, August 27, Rosemount Mul vey members, coaches

Cabinteely charity set for flagship Challenge 21 event

GARY IBBOTSON

THE Down Syndrome Centre, a Cabinteelybased charity that prov i d e s t h e ra p i e s a n d workshops for children with Down syndrome, will host its annual Challenge 21 event – a 21km run from Booterstown to Howth – on September 15.

Now in its third year, the charity expects hundreds of people to walk, jog or run the seaside route while raising over €75,000 in funds.

Irish Olympian David Gillick is the ambassador for this year’s affair, a n d re ce n t l y h e s a t down with Lydia Corley (9) who has partaken in the event every year since its inception to talk training tips and the work of the charity.

In the weeks leading up to the 21km Challenge, Gillick says that “a balanced diet with good proteins and carbohydrates is essential.

“The more colour in your food, the better. We all like treats, but have them when it suits, not all the time.

“Eat regularly, and hydrate. 2-3 litres of water a day especially leading up to a big event.”

Gillick says that training for the big day can be done incrementally – building your way up

to the required fitness level.

He says: “You ca n do amazing things in a short period of time.

Even if you only have 20 minutes, grab a friend or family member and get active.”

Corley, whose sister, Sophie (8) attends The Down Syndrome Centre, says that “a good breakfast (I eat porridge and berries) goes a long way.

“Trying is all you can really do. If you can make it to the halfway point, you can keep going! I’ve been doing the walk since I was seven – you can too.”

Speaking about the cause, Corley says that the centre “is our second home, the people here are very good to Sophie.

“It makes me really happy to see them help her. I’m turning 10 just after this year’s walk, so I hope it’s the best one yet.”

After visiting the centre, located on the Bray Road at Cabinteely Village, Gillick says that he was “blown away” by the work that they do.

“They’ve created an environment where children are able to access essential services, many of which we take for granted on a daily basis – all without government funding.

“That’s why fundraisers like Challenge 21 are

“

Trying is all you can really do. If you can make it to the halfway point, you can keep going! I’ve been doing the walk since I was seven – you can too Centre says that everybody is welcome to take part in the event, regardless of fitness level.

Other events will be

taking place around the country of the weekend of September 15 as well, with walks and runs in the North East and Midlands.

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Walk to honour priest’s incredible achievement AS portrayed in an RTE documentary last year, Fr Tony Coote’s (below) remarkable 550km walk from Donegal to Cork has raised over €600,000 for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA).

The Mount Merrion priest was diagnosed with motor neurone disease early in 2018 and vowed to complete the journey, even after he lost much of the power in his legs and became dependent on a wheelchair.

With the funds raised, the IMNDA was able to hire a fourth outreach nurse to provide care and support to people living with the disease in the country.

According to the association, this resource “has been invaluable” - allowing IMNDA’s nursing team to reach more people in the community, more often.

Encouraged by Fr Coote’s successful fundraiser, the charity are hosting a 5km walk in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Saturday, September 14.

To register, visit www. imnda.ie and under-12’s walk for free.

Lydia, Sophie and David Gillick at the Down Syndrome Centre

so vital for families who use the services at the Down Syndrome centres around the country.”

The Down Syndrome

and players protested outside Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council and delivered a letter to the local authority, demanding that the pitches were re-allocated to their girls teams.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council had failed to comment to Dublin Gazette by the time of publication.

For more information or on how to register you can visit www.downsyndromecentre.ie or ring (01) 661-8000.

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DUN LAOGHAIRE: EXPERT ADVICE SOUGHT FOR MAJOR REGENERATION STRATEGY

Plan sought to regenerate harbour, town GARY IBBOTSON

DUN Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has announced that it is seeking consultants to advise on a major regeneration strategy of Dun Laoghaire town and harbour.

The harbour was acquired by the local a u t h o r i t y f ro m D u n Laoghaire Harbour Company last year, after a €30 million cruise ship berth was proposed in 2015.

The berth was planned to allow ships up to 250m in length to dock.

H o w e v e r, t h r e e months ago, the council withdrew its planning application for the facility after it was revealed that the funds needed for the plan were not currently available.

Many councillors also raised concerns regarding the environmental impact of the project.

In addition to the shelving of the cruise berth scheme, the coun-

ty council has yet to find a suitable tenant for the old Stena Line terminal which has been unused since 2015.

The Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead in Wales ferry was operational since 1835, but due to a declining demand for the service, Stena Line ceased operations.

The council says that it is offering a €100,000 contract to the appropriate suitor who assesses the current marine and tourism uses of the har-

bour and its economic position and advises on its future uses and income generating potential.

In a separate contract, also worth €100,000, the council is seeking a consultant to develop and revitalise the town centre, improve employment opportunities and find solutions to the declining commercial and retail health of the town.

In a statement, the council said that recent development of the town has been largely focused on increasing residential development, to the detriment of employment and commercial growth.

“Over the past 10 years

The council is seeking an alternative strategy for Dun Laoghaire following the withdrawal of cruise ship plans

,[the council] has noted an increase in applications to change the use of properties from commercial to residential in the town. Other parts of the county have experienced growth in new

office floor space, while the town has not,” it said.

“The Planning Authority acknowledge constraints regarding available sites and are concerned that without

growing the employment base the town may lose the mix of uses that creates economic vibrancy and activity.”

Tenders for both contracts are due to by September 17.

Cyclists warned after man has bike stolen going over Sally Gap

The Sally Gap in Co Wicklow

CYCLISTS in South Dublin are being warned to stay cautious, after a string of bicycles were stolen from people on a popular Dublin to Wicklow cycling route.

Dublin cycling groups have posted online about numerous cyclists reportedly being targeted by men in a van in the south county Dublin and Kippure areas.

It is believed the men are targeting solo cyclists and those who have an expensive looking bike.

Back in June, Dublin Cycling, a campaign group for better safety for cyclists, tweeted: “We’ve had a report of bike thieves in a van targeting solo cyclists in the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains.

“Local [Garda] have been made aware, but please be alert if cycling in the area.”

Thefts appear to be continuing with one man posting that we was a target of a gang as he was cycling towards Sally Gap over the weekend.

“Two guys in a car drove me off the road into a ditch and nicked my bike.

Luckily my phone was in my back pocket not my stem bag. Reported to the Garda and getting a lift home,” he said.

The bike stolen was a Trek 1.7 2009 Road Bike with a retail value of roughly €1,000.

Kieran Ryan, Dublin Cycling Group spokesperson told Irish Independent that “there seems to be a bit of a pattern emerging. “Ripping someone off a bike and into a ditch, with the bike being pulled off them, is a terrifying experience. They seem to be targeting people on high-end road bikes and then stealing their phones, maybe so they can’t contact gardai.

“But it’s pretty sinister if someone was injured after being run off the road and couldn’t call for help if their bike was stolen. It’s pretty scary to think what could happen.

“It’s frightening, really. We would be telling people to be aware of their own safety, watch out for suspicious behaviour and report it to gardai.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Mo Montgomery, Paul O’Neill and Ann Sulzmann

Harriet Wheelock and Máire Fox

Mary Fitzpatrick, Aisling Little, Breda Roche and Carol Rowe. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh

Printmaking Studio’s Exhibition at dlr Lexicon D

LR Lexicon Library recently hosted the launch of the exhibition ‘Leinster Printmakers’ featuring past and present artists from The Leinster Printmaking Studio which is based in Clane, Co Kildare and which celebrated it’s 20th Anniversary in 2018. The theme was open so as to allow participants demonstrate their influences, inspirations and personal style. All work is handprinted using a variety of processes. The exhibition continues until 27 September.

Paula Golden, Sophie Dillon and Michael Geraghty

Carla de Brí and April Cleary

Linda Uhlemann, Emer Brady, Ruby Staunton and Deirdre Glenfield

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FUNDING SHORTFALL: SHORTAGE OF AROUND €62M RISK TO FLAGSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Cherrywood in danger of being delayed GARY IBBOTSON

ONE of the country’s largest housing developments, Cherrywood in south Dublin, is in danger of having its completion severely delayed due to a funding shortage of around €62m.

As a greenfield site, it is required that Cherrywood consists of common infrastructure – such as roads, bridges and flood attenuation areas, with the estimated cost of these builds believed to be around €175m.

However, according to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and its spring capital projects programme, the money currently on-hand would “not address the full funding requirement,” and around €61.9m is being sought.

As per the Sunday Independent, in a statement

the council said that “the greatest risk associated with the delivery of Cherrywood is the current funding gap, which must be resolved to deliver the common infrastructure.

High risk “There is a high risk that if funding and legal solutions are not found, the pace of delivery will be significantly adversely affected, despite the potential benefit of the development from a housing and economic perspective.”

Local Green Party councillor Ossian Smyth, said he was concerned about the gap in funding.

“Right now, construction is happening as fast as possible,” he said.

“There are five cranes and 1,300 apartments being built for completion in 2021.

FASTNews

Sandyford complex approved by ABP AN Bord Pleanala (ABP) has given planning approval to a 428 residential unit complex between Blackthorn Drive and Carmanhall Road in Sandyford.

Submitted by IRES Residential Properties Ltd, the development will consist of two blocks of apartments ranging in five to 14 storeys high.

The development will also include a creche, outdoor play areas, four local retail units, communal community residents’ facilities, including a multipurpose space laundry and community co-working area.

The reaction to the decision by ABP has drawn mixed responses from locals, with one saying that they are sick of people being “tied into sky high rents instead of being able to buy” while another person said “the city has to go up or else towns like Arklow, Navan and Drogheda will be suburbs of Dublin.”

Extra charge points coming in next 5 years UP to 1,000 on-street charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) will be installed by local authorities over the next five years, according to Minister Richard Bruton. The plan is designed to support the widespread rollout of EVs as the Government aims to have 936,000 of such vehicles on the road by 2030.

Meanwhile, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross said that the target is something “I believe we can achieve and there has been increasing take up of electric vehicles in recent months”.

Deputy Ross recently became the first member of Government to purchase a fully electric car after buying a Hyundai Kona electric from a local garage in Stillorgan.

“So, the shortfall in funding has not yet become an issue. However, if a source of income is not found, the delivery of housing will be delayed.

“The most obvious source is an increase in future development levies.”

The main developer of the project, Hines, said that it is expecting work to

continue as intended and collaboration between all parties to be ongoing.

Smyth said that the “probable” sources of funding would come from grants and development levies.

Ministerial approval is needed for local authorities to acquire funds through lending so that option is doubtful.

An artist’s impression of the Cherrywood development

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MUSIC

Westlife’s new video revealed WESTLIFE has unveiled the highly anticipated video for their current Summer single, Dynamite, which was filmed at their Croke Park gigs last month.

The quartet appeared in front of 160,000 fans at the northside stadium last month, with the video for Dynamite featuring footage from the mammoth event.

The concert-goers are now captured forever in a music video that will be seen by millions around the world. Dynamite features on the band’s upcoming album, Spectrum, due for release on November 15.

The track, co-written

by Ed Sheeran and Steve Mac, has a feel-good Summer sound and once again shows the band on the very best form following their sensational return to music in 2018.

HOUSING CRISIS: ACT WON’T APPLY TO DUN LAOGHAIRE BUILD, SAYS BARTRA CAPITAL

Co-living residents won’t have tenancy rights, says developer PADRAIG CONLON

A COMPANY planning to build controversial co-living developments in Dublin say their residents won’t have tenancy rights.

Bartra Capital is claiming the Residential Tenancies Act won’t apply to it because tenants will be sharing kitchens and living spaces.

Last month, it received planning permission from An Bord Pleanala to build the country’s co-living development, in Dun Laoghaire town centre.

The controversial development of 208 residential units will be located on the site of the former CBS Christian Brother’s school on Eblana Avenue.

According to the Sunday Business Post, Bartra sent a legal memo to Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanala, saying its shared living developments cannot be regulated under the Residential Tenancies Act. The Act enforces a 4% rent cap in rent pressure zones, and allows residents to bring disputes to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).

In response to an enquiry from Dublin Gazette, Bartra Capital said: “In terms of the regulation under the Residential Tenancies Act or otherwise, that is a matter for the Department of Housing.”

Bartra has filed plans to build more than 500

A sample shared co-living space

shared living bedspaces across Dublin so far.

In June, it had a setback when one of its planned developments, which was to be located in Tallaght and have more than 200 units, was refused planning permission by the Bord.

Sinn Fein’s housing spokesperson, Eoin O Broin, says he has seen the correspondence sent

by Bartra to DCC. Talking to Dublin

Gazette, he said: “I have read the memo and it is very weak.

“However, it is very worrying and demonstrates that companies like Bartra will do everything they can to get around the regulations.

“Minister [for Housing Eoghan] Murphy must make a statement on the matter and commit to amending the RTA [Residential Tenancies Act], if necessary.”

A spokesperson for The Department of Housing told Dublin Gazette its focus is on protecting the rights of longer-term tenants. They said: “The Minister has already said he will keep every aspect of co-Living under review as it develops, given that it is a new concept to Ireland.

“It is important to understand that this is for a very small cohort of people, many of whom may only be looking for

short- or flexible-lease arrangements.

“The main focus has been, and remains, on p ro te c t i n g te n a n t s ’ rights in the longer-term rental market, and radical reforms in this regard were enacted before the Summer [Dail] break.

“The focus on the build side remains on homes, houses and apartments, which comprise 100% of all new-build [projects] this year,” they said.

Fianna Fail bill set to help first time buyers A BILL empowering local authorities to earmark residential land for the purpose of sale to first time buyers is set to be introduced by Fianna Fail.

The Planning and Development (Amendment) (First Time Buyers) Bill will be introduced by Fianna Fail housing spokesperson Darragh O’Brien in September.

It will introduce a requirement that 30% of new homes be set aside for first-time buyers, similar to existing legislative provisions requiring 10% of all new homes to be set aside for social and affordable housing.

The requirement will also apply to the purchase of developments by the State and approved housing bodies.

However, exemptions will be granted for rental developments that would not otherwise be built.

Celebrate the best of Irish food at City West THE All-Ireland Food and Drink Business Conference and Awards comes to City West on September 5.

As the showcase of the National Food & Drink Business Conference, the awards give recognition to the fantastic work that is being done within the food and drink industry all around the country.

More than 3,000 people are expected to attend the conference, which is to include discussions on the impact of Brexit on the food and drink industry, how to scale a food business, the Irish take-away and delivery sector overview, and craft beer and spirits trends for 2020.

Some of the speakers confirmed for the event include RTE broadcaster, Phillip Boucher-Hayes; food and style blogger, Holly White.

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HEALTH

Boys now offered the HPV vaccine

FOLLOWING a recommendation by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), boys in first year of secondary school are now being offered the HPV (Human Papilloma Viruses) vaccine for the first time. Since 2010, girls in secondary school have been offered a form of the vaccine that protects against four types of HPV. Speaking on RTE’s Morning Ireland, Averil Power, the chief executive of Irish Cancer Society said although HPV can cause cervical cancer, it also causes some cancers in men, such as penile cancer, anal cancer and head and neck cancers in both men and women.

She said: “HPV is an incredibly common virus – some 80% of us will be infected at some stage. For most people your immune system will clear it, but for many it doesn’t, and as a result we lose 130 people – men and women – in Ireland every year that die from HPV-related cancers.”

However, boys who are in second year or above in secondary school will be able to receive the vaccine through their GP – an issue the Irish Cancer Society has raised with Minister for Health, Simon Harris.

Power said: “We want every parent to have the opportunity to get it for a girl or boy, particularly if they are aged under 15, but even if you have to go to your GP, we would urge parents to do that. We have an opportunity here ... to eliminate a whole form of cancer,” she said.

Get strength from Vicky’s remarkable life story in her memoirs, Overcoming

WHEN Vicky Phelan delivered a passionate statement from the steps of the Four Courts in April, 2018, she exposed the medical and political scandal of our times.

She had just refused to sign a non-disclosure agreement in the settlement of her action against the HSE and would not be silenced.

By going public on her court action against the HSE in 2018,

she broke the cervical cancer scandal, where 221 known sufferers – including herself – were not told of a clinical audit that had revised their earlier negative smear tests: their cancers could possibly have been prevented.

Since then, Vicky’s systemchanging activism has made her a household name, with her upcoming memoirs, Overcoming (inset), seeing her share her remarkable personal story.

Speaking ahead of the imminent release of Overcoming, Vicky said: “If there’s any message I want people to take from this book, it is hope that, even in the hardest of times, life is worth living, one precious moment at a time.”

Vicky Phelan’s Overcoming: A Memoir, is published

by Hachette Ireland in Trade Paperback, priced €14.99, and available from September 12.

Call to address councillors’ pay INDEPENDENT Senator Victor Boyhan has again called on the Government to address the issue of county councillors’ pay.

Senator Boyhan has called for councillors to receive between €25,00030,000 per year for their work, well above the cur-

rent €17,000 (plus allowances and expenses) that they currently receive.

Senior Counsel Sara Mo o r h e a d h a s b e e n tasked by the Government with compiling a report on pay and conditions for councillors, but has yet to make any recommenda-

tions.

Senator Boyhan said: “The basic rate of councillor pay is just over €17,000 per year, subject to standard income tax, USC and PRSI contributions, and this is simply not sufficient or fair pay for the work and commitment

that councillors give to the job.”

Senior Counsel Moorhead was appointed in June, 2018 to conduct an independent review of the role of councillors’ remuneration, but Senator Boyhan says councillors are getting frustrated

with the lack of progress.

He added: “As city and county councillors prepare to head back to their council chambers across the country after the Summer recess, it is timely that the Government address the issue of poor pay for councillors.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Serena

Emma, Talli and Sara

Annabelle and Eden

The young fashionistas hard at work in the Dun Laoghaire Project Fashion Summer Camp 2019. Pictures: Emily Gallagher

Sew great at creating style G

IRLS were delighted with the recent Project Fashion Summer Camp held at Mounttown Community Centre in Dun Laoghaire, which saw the entire process of fashion design under the spotlight.

Featuring everything from creative thinking, fashion illustration, sewing machine training and garment construction with guidance from real fashion designers, the summer

Emily

Emma, Talli, Sara

Jodi

camp saw the budding fashionistas produce their very own summer playsuit.

Inspired by some Pop Art designs, the girls’ very own hand-made garments put all of their skills learned from the camp to the test.

The week was finished off with a fabulous fashion show at the end showcasing their very own unique creations to their impressed parents.

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GALLERIES GALLERIESOF OFTHE THEWEEK WEEK

Some of the many competitors gathered in a sea of black and green, waiting for the off at the harbour

The large crowd of onlookers and wellwishers cheered on the hardy competitors in their challenge

Rebecca Patton, Emma Payne and Louise Hopper

And they’re off … An Leas Cathoirleach, Cllr Deirdre Donnelly, officially starts the event; (right) Cllr Donnelly with some of the Ironman European Organising Team. Pictures: Peter Cavanagh

Ironmen, women A impress with ease

LARGE number of hardy men and women gathered at Sandycove recently for this year’s Ironman 70.3, with the 2019 event once again pushing people to the limits of their physical and mental strength. With Cllr Deirdre Donnelly on hand as Leas Cathaoirleach of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to launch the event, there was also quite a crowd of onlookers ready to cheer on everyone taking to the waters for the challenging event.

Those taking part had to complete a 1.2-mile swim, followed by a 56-mile cycle and a 13.1 mile run, all of which demanded the very best of performance from participants, who faced an impressive, if daunting, challenge.

However, the men and women taking part had trained extensively and they all set off from Sandycove carrying the respect and encouragement of everyone watching them.

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It’s a good-bye (for now) for historic market DUBLIN’S HISTORIC Fruit and Vegetable market closed its doors last week after 127 years of trading.

The site, located off Capel Street is set for redevelopment which could take over two years to complete.

The market was designed in 1884 and completed with modifications in 1892, by then City Engineer Spencer Harty.

On Tuesday 6th of December 1892 the market was officially opened for business by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Joseph M. Meade.

It was built to give the traders of the area a permanent structure where they could trade fresh produce and fish.

Since the times of the Vikings,

the area around the current market was always an area where traders sold their fresh produce.

Dublin City Council has had permission since 2015 to convert the market into a 50-50 retail and wholesale market.

However, the market may now be changed to a retail-only facility, depending on the outcome of a tender process for the redevelopment, which gets under way in the coming months.

Although many traders will get compensation to move elsewhere, there will be mixed emotions over the closing of one of Dublin’s institutions.

The compensation being offered

to traders is believed to be €5m.

The redevelopment of the market was first proposed by DCC in 2002 and three years later, the Markets Framework Plan was published.

In 2011 the council announced plans to redevelop the fruit and vegetable market as a retail and wholesale food market.

In 2012, it began repairs to the roof and the following year drafted plans for the redevelopment aiming to open the new market in 2015.

Following a delay, plans for the redevelopment were approved by DCC in February 2015.

It is hoped the market will reopen in 2021 and might be a catalyst for the redevelopment of the area.

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MAN FINDS 50-YEAR-OLD Bear falls on moving police car MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE WHEN Tyler Ivanoff went searching for firewood about 20 miles from his hometown on an island in western Alaska, he arrived back with something entirely unexpected.

Posting online a picture of a green wine bottle with a piece of paper rolled up inside and the subsequent paper unrolled, Ivanoff asked if anybody could translate the message inscribed on the scroll, as it was written in Russian.

It was later found that the message was written

by Captain Anatoly Botsanenko, a former sailor who wrote the message and subsequently dropped it into the sea, while on board the Russian ship Sulak on June 20, 1969.

Botsanenko is now 86 years-old and reportedly burst into tears of joy when it was revealed to him that his message-in-a-bottle was found – 50 years later. The message reads: “Sincere greetings! From the Russian Far East Fleet mother ship VRXF Sulak.

I greet you who finds the bottle and request that you respond to the address Vladivostok -43 BRXF Sulak to the whole crew.

We wish you good health and long years of life and happy sailing. 20 June 1969.”

HALLELUJAH it’s raining… er, bears? That’s what a police officer in Northern California was thinking when he was responding to an apparent overdose call earlier this month.

The Humboldt Country Sheriff’s officer was on his way to the scene at about 11pm, when a bear fell from an embankment

above and onto the hood of the patrol car.

According to Caltrans, the state highway department, the patrol car struck an ridge, rolled over and caught fire. The flames then spread to nearby vegetation – destroying half an acre of foliage. The outcome of the overdose which sparked the initial

‘Crocodile’ causes quite a stir POLICE officers in Devon, England were recently alerted to the possible sighting of a crocodile in a nearby swamp.

Images of the croc first appeared on local Facebook page in Loddiswell, called Spotted Knightsbridge.

However, after officers responded to the call of a potentially lethal reptile loose in rural England, it was revealed that the crocodile was actually a plastic toy.

Police said: “Police were notified at

around 9am this morning to reports of what looked like a crocodile in a swamp in Loddiswell, Kingsbridge.

“Officers attended the scene and it transpired that this was a plastic crocodile.”

In October 2014, a similar incident occurred when wildlife experts and police were called to a garden in Plymouth where a crocodile was supposedly hiding.

It later transpired that the crocodile was only an inflatable swimming apparatus.

DOG OF THE WEEK DUBLIN Gazette Newspapers has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Bella is a loving and affectionate 5-yearold terrier cross lady who is full of character.

She is a super clever girl who has a lot of obedience training under her belt and is still eager to learn new tricks. She is looking for a quiet home where she can relax and enjoy her new, happy life. This small but sparky girl has so much potential!

Her favourite thing in life is learning new tricks and showing off just how clever she

call wasn’t clear.

“Travellers are reminded to stay alert while exploring the beautiful highways and nature of District 1,” Caltrans said on Facebook.

“Bears, elk and deer are just some of the critters sharing our coastal home.”

Luckily enough, both the officer and bear escaped the ordeal unscathed.

is! Bella can be shy with new people initially, so she is looking for an understanding family who will help build up her trust and let her settle in at her own pace.

If you have room in your heart and home for Bella then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www. dogstrust.ie.

You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE. (Remember: Always have your dog on a lead when in public.)

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Dubs just 70 minutes away from historic first ever All-Ireland five-in-a-row BROGAN  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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It takes two to tango in an All-Ireland Final, and Paddy Andrews knows the trials and tribulations of Championship Football as they come up against Kerry in the All-Ireland Senior Football this weekend.

A mammoth task awaits both sides this weekend. On one hand, Dublin are on the quest of rewriting the history books if they manage to pull off a historic five ever five-in-a-row. For Kerry, they face one of the biggest challenges in Gaelic football history in trying to stop that ‘Drive for Five’ - a feat that has never been achieved with Offaly stopping Kerry from winning a fifth Sam Maguire triumph on the bounce in 1982.

“It’s a great joy to be a part of this group and with the success we have had over the last couple of years, it’s just an exciting time for us as players, and an exciting time around the county,” Andrews said.

“You could see that, even before qualifying for the final, over the last couple of weeks - around the Summer Camps with kids, and around the clubs and things like that.

“There is a great atmosphere around, and all you can do as a player is embrace that.

“There’s no point in trying to hide behind anything like that. We have experience and we are lucky to have that experience.

“We know what to expect in the lead

up to the final, but it doesn’t really change for us.

“It’s going to be hard work, with lots of preparation.

“We’ll review obviously what happened in the semi-final, and prepare for the challenge that Kerry are going to bring.”

Andrews says facing into the final game of the year - on the biggest stage of all - an All-Ireland final is where every player wants to be.

“There’s nowhere you would rather be.

I am very excited about it.”

Speaking about five-in-a-row talk, Andrews says it’s something that’s hard to avoid.

“We know that people are going to talk about that, and I think that’s something

more for the media and supporters and things like that and that’s fine.

“We want them to be excited about it.

We know that they are very passionate about supporting the team, but as players we have to be focussed.

“We can’t really lose sight of what we need to do. We know the challenge that Kerry are going to bring and we have to be focussed on that.

“We can’t be caught up in talk about records or other things that are externally ourside of our control.

“That’s not going to help us. I think that’s the benefit we have of being in this situation before, and having that experience built up over the last number of years, that we know what we need to do, and we’ll just focus and prepare for that.”

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ALL-IRELAND FINAL SHORTS Call to erect big screen in Smithfield CALLS have been made to erect a big screen in Smithfield next Sunday, as Dublin aim for a historic five-in-a-row of All-Ireland Senior Football titles.

A big screen has previously been erected at the Dublin 7 plaza for All-Ireland finals involving Dublin, but turnouts were low.

However, much of the reason for the less than expected attendance was due to wet weather. But Independent Councillor Mannix Flynn believes that there is a need for it.

“A lot of people can’t get into Croke Park, or the Mansion House, and even people who have very little interest in the GAA want to be part of this and the celebrations. That’s what people are saying to me.

“You’re going to have a vast amount of Kerry people who don’t have a ticket, who want to be in the atmosphere in the city for this event. The Council should be announcing this and inviting everybody.”

Banter among councillors has been at fever-pitch in recent weeks also, with Dublin Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe sending his Kerry counterpart a tongue-in-cheek letter which replaced all ‘S’s’ in the text with the number 5.

Strong Dubs interest in Mini-Sevens THERE will be a strong Dublin interest in the Mini Sevens INTO Cumann na mBunscol half-time games during the All-Ireland Minor Football Final between Cork and Galway at Croke Park this Sunday.

Girls footballers Niamh Andrews, of St Patrick’s NS Diswellstown, and Nicole Pierce, of Scoil Maurice Clondalkin, will be in action.

Johnny Dillon of Rolestown NS and Jack Geraghty St Paul’s Senior NS Ayrfield are involved in the boys football game.

Players such as Brian Fenton and Brian Howard from Raheny; Ciaran Kilkenny, Cormac Costello and many others in the current Dublin senior football squad have featured during their primary school days at Croke Park, either in the Mini Sevens games which take place during

the All-Ireland semi-finals and finals, in county colours; or for their primary schools in the Dublin Cumann na mBunscol football and hurling finals, which have become a regular feature at GAA Headquarters in recent years.

Indeed, it’s not just about getting the chance to play in these games but also, perhaps, feature as the ‘man or woman in the middle’ as over the last decade the Cumann na mBunscol GAA Young Whistlers programme has gone from strength to strength in the capital.

Two young Dubs will be acting as referees at Croke Park on Sunday.

Toby Devlin from St. Pius X Boys National School in Terenure; and Nessa Haverty of St Brigids. Girls National School in Glasnevin, will be officiating.

Niamh Andrews from Castleknock who will be representing St Patrick’s NS, Diswellstown in the Mini Sevens games on Sunday,

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OUTLOOK: NO STONE UNTURNED BY BOSS

Team’s consistency and high performance levels are key – Gavin  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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DUBLIN manager Jim Gavin says consistency and a high level of performance are something he seeks over a 70-minute spell, rather than in short bursts.

Dublin hit 2-6 in a 15-minute spell to blitz Mayo early in the second half of the semi-final last time out.

Gavin says this type of play needs to happen over a 70-minute spell.

“All we are trying to eke out is a high level of consistency and performance over the games,” he said.

“When you look at it in terms of performance of a team, perfection is a bit like infinity - there’s always something in each facet of play that you want to improve upon.

“We went through a patch against Mayo where we executed very well in the first half. Mayo defended really well and took their scores really well, and they went in two points up and it could have been more.

“I thought we did really well to limit the scores to just being down by two points.

“Over the expanse of the game it will ebb and flow, and when the opportunities come your way, you just need to execute them as best you can.”

Gavin is known for his strong tactical analysis of Dublin’s opponents, and it’s been no different ahead of this year’s showpiece encounter.

“Having looked at Kerry closely in recent days, it’s quite apparent what a solid game plan they have and the skill levels that they have, so it’s going to be an exceptionally tough game for us.”

Gavin reflects back to their league meeting in Tralee in the league earlier this year, and the special atmosphere that cold, wet night in Austin Stack Park.

“That was a really enjoyable game and a great game for us to get. We were only back from the Christmas break a few weeks at that stage, and we obviously had a lot of work to do in the legs.

“Kerry looked very fresh and full of energy. In hindsight it was great to get a close-up look at them. We came

Jim Gavin believes Kerry have shown to have solid foundations this year in both their game plan and their skill levels

back on the bus saying ‘that’s a very impressive team’.

“It wasn’t just a once off though.

They looked very accomplished during their National League campaign and got some serious results, both at home and away, and rightfully deservedly got into a National League final.

“I think they have carried that form into the Munster campaign.

They looked very impressive against Cork, albeit the score was tight.

‘Impressive’ “They opened with an impressive six attacks and got 1-5 on the board.

In their game in Ennis against Clare in difficult conditions, they managed quite well.

“In the quarter-final series, Donegal would have posed a lot of questions for them, and I thought they answered them really, really well.

“They had a very clinical performance against Meath, in difficult circumstances going up to Navan, and they came away relatively unscathed.

“Then their semi-final against Tyrone, they were four points down against a really experienced team,

with an outstanding manager in Mickey Harte and they still turned it around and finished with some aplomb.

“They backed it up, with a performance in Killarney against Mayo, with 15 points on the board from their first 19 attacks.

“This isn’t a team who are developing. This is a team who are very accomplished and polished, so it’s going to be a massive challenge.

“It’s one we are looking forward too, and one for which we will prepare to the best of our ability.”

Gavin says games at this stage of the year are certainly ones to savour.

“They’re great opportunities and great occasions. Getting through a semi-final, they are there to be won and that’s the main thing about them.

“The performance the last day against Mayo has given us the opportunity to eek out and seek as good a performance in the next game, which happens to be an All-Ireland final against Kerry.

“The great challenge from a management perspective is to prepare the team as best as one can, and creating an environment where the guys can be at their best.”

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DRIVE FOR FIVE ALIVE FOR DUBLIN MIDFIELD MAESTRO: BALLYBODEN DYNAMO AIMING FOR SEVENTH ALL-IRELAND MEDAL

Macauley has plenty more to offer  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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MICHAEL Darragh Macauley is always a bundle of energy, and is certainly one of the jokers of this Dublin squad, always offering a light-hearted moment to proceedings.

It’s hard to believe, nearly six years have passed since the Ballyboden St Enda’s Clubman scooped the ‘Footballer of the Year’ accolade - his maurauding runs and high fielding just some of his trademark features of that Summer.

There’s been much change in the Dublin squad since he picked up his first All-Ireland Senior medal back in 2011. Paul Flynn, the most recent departure, while play-

ers like Barry Cahill and Alan Brogan have long since departed - Alan’s brother Bernard, struggling to make the matchday panel, after a cruciate injury in 2018.

But Macauley is feeling as fresh as ever.

“My body is feeling good, Paul was saying his body wasn’t feeling good. Bernard obviously had injuries and he was coming back from last year and bits and pieces,” Macauley states.

“So, as I said, I’ll probably trip on a step coming out of here and be out of the final. But that’s the way it goes. I’ve had a clean run of things for the last while and I’m in a decent position.”

He’s delivered three

goals in the campaign to date, showing that as well as his high fielding and attacking prowess, he also has a keen eye for a score.

“I think I have another level to be honest, which I need to hit at some stage because we don’t have many matches left.

“But yeah, no, I feel good. I think a lot of this stuff comes down to getting a run with injuries.

“A lot of people don’t see what happens behind the scenes, people have niggles, people wonder why people don’t play.

“It’s usually because they’ve been picking up niggles or haven’t had a good run of training schedules.

“So I haven’t had a scratch. Yeah, all good,

feeling good.”

Dublin go for five-in-arow this weekend. It’s hard to avoid the talk. For years, it’s always been about Offaly stopping Kerry in 1982, now the tables have turned for the Kingdom.

History and records don’t concern Macauley.

“It’s not something that bothers me individually.

I’ve been hearing a different number every year for the last number of years.

I believe this number is… five, is it?

“We had this exact same conversation three years ago and you said, ‘You’ll never do two, two, how will you deal with the pressure of two?’ Then it was, ‘Oh, three, three...’

It is what it is. It’s another number.”

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DRIVE FOR FIVE ALIVE FOR DUBLIN KERRY VIEW

Good balance in Kerry says Keane KERRY manager Peter Keane believes his side have the balance right to challenge Dublin this weekend.

The Kingdom face one of the biggest challenges in Gaelic Football history, in trying to stop Dublin’s quest for a fifth AllIreland title in succession on Sunday.

“As a management, myself and James Foley, Tommy Griffin, Donie Buckley and Maurice Fitzgerald; came in here with a view that it was a blank page.

“We weren’t hung up about what fellas did before us, it was what we could do now.

That’s the way we have been looking at all through.”

Dublin’s Bernard Brogan (centre) with Valerie Mulcahy (Cork), Damien Comer (Galway), Andy Moran (Mayo) and Doireann O’Sullivan (Cork) and the mighty Sam Maguire Cup at the launch of SuperValu’s 10th year as sponsor of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

His hunger for success keeps Bernard driven

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Competition Keane says there’s great competition for places in the matchday squad.

“The first thing we try to do is to develop a panel and you need depth to compete at this level.

“If you don’t have depth, you won’t be in a position to compete, whether it’s starting the team or finishing the team, or supporting the team.

“The guy who is number 33 might be as important to you as the guy who is number 3, because he might be pushing the fellas all along. ”To win we need to score more than we concede and there-in lies the problem.“

BERNARD Brogan has never lost the hunger, despite not being a constant part of Dublin’s match-day squads this Summer.

In 2018, a cruciate injury looked liked it spelled the end of the St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh clubman’s days in the Sky Blue and Navy of Dublin.

Serious injuries aren’t just the preserve of competitive inter-county fare, but perhaps an insight into how intense inter-county training has become, that Brogan’s pain came on a Winter’s night training in Innisfails “Paul Mannion just pinged the ball into me and I just went up to it and I lost the ball in the floodlight and I kind of just moved ahead to get the ball out,” the six-time All-Ireland winner recalls.

“I landed awkwardly and just rolled the left knee. I knew straight away that something was wrong.

“It is tough when you’re not getting picked, tough to not be involved, confidence was down, the twilight of my career to do a cruciate so late I was like, God, will I ever get back?”

But there’s resilience in the Brogan clan, and the 35-year old, who has won 12 Leinster titles in his 13-year senior career with Dublin, worked hard to get back into the frame.

“I was always good at bouncing back. I always felt when the pressure was on, when people questioned me, when people didn’t think I was up for it, that’s when I’ve always stood up and done my best.

“I just went straight into recovery.

You usually have a period to build the legs up to take on the operation, but I was in good enough nick that the following couple of days, I got into Santry and got it done.”

The Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry has become a familiar scene for many inter-county players in recent years.

Recovery from any injury can be a lonely spell, but it’s also the result of a lot of team-work.

Brogan pays tribute to physio James Allen for all his work in aiding his recovery.

“James Allen, the physio, we were with each other four or five times a week – I was in his house every Saturday morning and he kind of devoted his

time to trying to get me back,” he said.

“For me I was like, ‘this is my last chance to try and be involved in an AllIreland’ and, for all I knew, it was my last chance to play with Dublin.”

Brogan said it was tough being around the Dublin camp during the Allianz Football League campaign, where his on-field action was at a minimum.

“For the National League I didn’t feel I was there, I didn’t get much game time, my confidence was down, and I didn’t know if I’d made the right decision and all that, but I just said, I’ll stick with it.”

They bleed blue in the Brogan household - his namesake father Bernard Snr won three All-Ireland Senior titles.

His first came in 1974 as a squad member, with Dublin claiming their first All-Ireland SFC success since 1963.

Bernard Jnr had the fortune of lining our with his brother Alan for three of Dublin’s recent All-Ireland wins.

“Sport has been a massive connector for our family. People always say, ‘Your Dad was a legend.’ You’d walk the streets and you’d hear people talking to

him, about the great Dublin and Kerry games and the great days of the Dubs and how much of a legend he was.

“I’d love to walk down the streets someday and have my kids talking about me and kind of look up and go, ‘wow – he must have been an impressive guy.’ For me, that’s massive – the pride that brings to your family.”

Having represented his county for 13-years, Bernard finds himself imparting wisdom on some of the younger footballers coming through the ranks: “I always talk to the young lads and not to forget their career – yes you can give everything to football for a period, but don’t chose a career just because it’s going to give you more time to play football. Choose a career that’s right for you and unlock your true potential.

“When I was young, I was just transfixed on football. I didn’t care about anything else. All I cared about is just putting on the blue jersey.

“Where you’re from is everything.

For me, my family, my club, my school – everything that I’ve done in my life has been building towards that and to put on that blue jersey and to play for Dublin is amazing.”

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WHEN THE MURDER CAPITAL’S debut album ‘When I Have Fears’ dropped last week, it quickly bolstered an already growing reputation: one for stark, brittle, slightly miserable art punk that ruminates abstactly on Dublin’s - and their own - problems.

It’s a distinctly local album referencing Yeats and nodding to The Liberties and Dublin music college BIMM, but also dealing in existentialism and brutalism.

The Murder Capital have not been slow burners. Despite a relative dearth of material in the build up to this debut, their wafer-thin diet of sparse, angsty singles has fuelled hype not dissimilar to vaunted neighbours Fontaines D.C. They’ve appeared in NME and The Guardian, and in an unusual twist, found the hype to be slightly nauseating.

“I wish someone would come out an criticise us,” guitarist Cathal Roper tells me when I mention the hype.

“It feels weird to have people talk about us like this. We don’t make the kind of music you’d expect everyone to like.”

It’s true: the shouting and tangled guitars that characterise the band - references, they say, to poetry and fearful philosophy as much

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Phoebe is hostile towards Mairead

TESSA persuades Pete to audition Dean as the new ‘dinner and date’ festivals event chef, impressed with his ambition.

Dean’s admiration for Tessa grows as she helps him deliver a successful audition, with the pair go Dean and Tessa grow closer but Tessa reminds Dean that Fionn is her first priority. However, Tessa and Dean get closer as she commits to the relationship.

Phoebe is hostile towards Mairead, leading to a wedge pushing between the pair as Will ingratiates himself with Phoebe. She accuses Mairead of instigating the kiss with Will, with Damien reeling from the accusa-

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as musical touch points are not exactly straightforward or easy to suck in.

They’ve taken a stab at Dublin’s housing situation, and ruminated on their own existence. It’s poignant, and somewhat abstract.

“It’s not a pop album,” Roper says of the release.

“It’s mainly recorded live. We wanted to capture that energy.

“We are a live band above all, and when it came to making a record we wanted to give a sense of that energy. “ We p u t a l o t o f

tion. Mairead warns Will to tell Phoebe the truth.

Hayley gets used to Mondo being her boss. Sharon walks out as Bela and Anto discuss the details of the house sale. Sharon is desperate to help Comet get new business. Sharon frets that their home has come at a heavy price for Hayley but Hayley reassures her.

Paul struggles to hide his upset when Ruth leaves for boarding school, with Fiona advising him to use his newly-free evenings for networking.

Phoebe’s alarmed at a gift Damien’s bought for Mairead, and probes into Damien’s past relationships.

Phoebe takes drastic action to slow down Mairead and Damien’s relationship but worries about the repercussions of her actions.

Hayley puts on a brave face for Sharon’s sake when Mondo shuts her out of an overseas deal, and her pride is dented when she’s offered P.R. work for Vino’s.

thought into how we put this album together. It’s a kind of narrative, but also a feel thing.” There’s a real contrast that leaps out in the flow of the album, with fluctuating moments of loud and quiet, an enticing sense of tone.

“It’s not really political,” Roper says of the album, which is odd, because it could easily be portrayed as such.

“It’s about our experiences. We learnt a lot at BIMM, but there’s a lot you can’t learn until you get out there playing, too. You never really

learn how to go on tour, how to resist the temptations and how to function when you’re out there, not until you do it.”

Eve n t h e n a m e i s forged from dark corners: one of lead singer James McGovern’s closest friends died by suicide, and the band and their content are one of the ways he deals with the grief.

They’re named for that role. There are some things, though, that feel like they should remain unexplained, at least in this particular little nook

Tessa fills Pete and Dolores in on the newest festival event, the King and Queen of Carrigstown competition, and Anto gets the community to rally behind the festival.

Fiona feels left in the cold when Melanie, Ruth and Paul share a warm moment, and suggests Melanie is overstepping some boundaries. Paul is unimpressed when Anto tells him the Collins family are his permanent neighbours.

Hayley pretends she’s okay about her new role in Comet, but Sharon can see through the facade. Lee tells Hayley to bide her time at Comet until Mondo messes up. Hayley and Sharon share a tender mother-daughter moment, as Sharon worries about what the future may hold.

Watch Fair City on RTE One on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

of explosive Irish rock.

The Murder Capital have stoked the status of ‘enigma’, and even with the long-awaited release of their debut, there’s a sense that they’ll continue to deliver their barrage of cutting riffs on stage and pass relatively little comment about why.

There doesn’t need to be a why, after all. The abstract assault of their stark, memorable poetry offers more than enough to chow down on.

‘When I Have Fears’ The Murder Capital’s debut album, is out now.

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The imaginatively developed Titanic Quarter in Belfast certainly has some terrific attractions concentrated in the area. The Titanic Museum, and the dry-docked SS Nomadic (top row), are a proven hit with visitors – and the lovely Titanic Hotel (and its delicious fare, above left) and a nearby time-limited Game of Thrones exhibition (above) also make this trip to Northern Ireland an absolute must. Pictures: Shane Dillon

There’s much more to this bustling Belfast hub than ‘just’ the Titanic SHANE DILLON

Travel Editor BELFAST has always had plenty of historic attractions, with the relatively recent development of the Titanic Quarter adding a particularly impressive string to the northern city’s bow.

And a bow and a stern are, for many of us, what we immediately think of when we think of the Titanic Quarter – no prizes for guessing why – with a certain White Star Line ship drawing visitors up to Northern Ireland to the superb Titanic Museum.

However, although ‘just’ the museum itself is reason enough to hit up the road, there are other attractions to draw readers north – and with some urgency, too, thanks to a time-limited Game of Thrones attraction to take in.

But first things first – and the Titanic Museum itself (https://titanicbelfast.com) should be the first port of call for any visitor to the quarter, which is

a bustling hub of activity.

By now, there can be few people across the island who don’t know of the striking museum, which has proved a huge success since its 2012 opening.

Visitors are advised to book a slot (typically £19 per adult, children £0-8.50; see website), but once inside, there’s everything you could want to know about the RMS Titanic’s past, and even her present.

Indeed, the museum has an exhaustive amount of attractively presented information to delight any Titanic buff – from the smallest of rivets to the luxury of her state rooms, everything you could possibly want to know about the ship is found right here.

Just a rope’s throw away lies the SS Nomadic in dry dock (www.nomadicbelfast.com; admission included in museum ticket), which captures an echo of her famous sister ship’s lost majesty.

As the last remaining ship of the once mighty White Star Line, the

Nomadic (launched 1911) keeps a watchful eye over the museum that’s dedicated to her more famous sister vessel.

Restored in a similar livery as the Titanic, you can stroll her wooden decks and get a feeling for what

bring the past to life, with some cleverly projected ‘holographic’ characters helping to flesh out her past.

The hours that you could spend in the Titanic Museum, followed by a stroll aboard the Nomadic,

The Titanic Museum and Titanic Hotel easily deserve a trip North – and Game of Thrones fans can also spot a bit of Westeros, with this nearby key King’s Landing set

passengers may have thought aboard her back in 1912 when the Nomadic ferried many First- and Second-Class passengers out to the now infamous ocean liner.

The Nomadic also makes similar impressive use of technology as the Titanic Museum to help

will certainly whet the appetite – making the Titanic Hotel (www. titanichotelbelfast.com) the perfect spot to drop anchor for an hour or two, or for the night.

Set literally within a few feet of the museum, the smart and stylish hotel is fast becoming something

of an attraction in its own right, thanks to its imaginatively presented links to the Titanic found throughout the building.

For example, it incorporates the Drawing Rooms in which the Titanic was born – you can wander through the rooms where, once upon a time, the ship’s very first rivets, beams and lines were sketched out by master engineers and shipbuilders, giving birth to the ship with every stroke of their pens and pencils.

The hotel also incorporates many other unique and fascinating features for the eye to alight on and the mind to take in – but hungry landlubbers may first want to decide on the hotel’s varied wining and dining options before diving into its features and history.

My travelling companion and I plumped for a window seat in the riveting hotel’s new restaurant, The Wolff Grill, with a view of the museum to our side, where an immediate decision was made to order

a classic bite to eat.

And what else could you have at the Titanic’s birthplace, near the sea, besides some good old fish and chips?

That was possibly an undemanding order for the hotel’s award-winning chefs to conjure up, but my goodness, even this simple fare proved quite a treat, with the attentive (but not intrusive) staff creating a welcoming mood – always an appreciated touch.

Last but not least – and the reason why I’d urge going north sooner rather than later – was the time-limited Game of Thrones exhibition (gameofthronesexhibition.com).

With its run extended until September 8, this exhibition (admission £17.50; see website for prices) set not even five minutes’ walk away from the Titanic Museum has a terrific range of key costumes and props from the smash-hit television show.

If you ever wanted to stand a foot or two away

from intricate weapons, ponder doomed Ned Stark’s crypt statue, stare a White Walker in the blue eyes – or even take a dorky photo of yourself sitting on The Iron Throne – this is an absolute must-see exhibition for any fan.

And, as an added bonus, eagle-eyed visitors can even spot a little bit of King’s Landing itself – part of a still-standing set featuring ruined, dragonscarred streets and greenscreens can be spotted behind the side of the exhibition’s car park.

Whether or not anything to do with dragons or thrones is enough to get you to fly up to Belfast in the next couple of weeks, you should definitely make the time to visit the Titanic Quarter.

If nothing else, Belfast has shown that it’s very much looking to the future, with the help of some superbly presented, respectful and researched tributes to her most famous ghost from the past.

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‘SCANDAL’ | $1 TRILLION WORTH OF FOOD IS LOST OR THROWN AWAY

Food waste levels hit record highs

ACCO R D I N G to t h e head of the European Food Safety Authority, Europe’s high levels of food waste “are an ethical scandal at a time when hundreds of millions of people around the world are going hungry”.

Dr Bernhard Url, chief executive of the EU food

safety watchdog was speaking at a conference in Dublin where he said that “theoretically, 100 million people could potentially have the calories that we throw away”.

Dr Url’s words come at a time when the EU has begun requiring member states to report their annual food waste levels and provide incentives for collecting and redistributing

unsold food.

According to the World Food Program, $1 trillion worth of food is lost or thrown away each year – about one third of the world’s food produce.

“The food production systems are so complex, spanning global supply chains, that people don’t know where the stuff comes from, who is processing it, what is really in there. So, there’s a bit of distrust,” Dr Url said.

Dr Url explained that food waste is also damaging to the environment because when it is dumped in landfill, it begins to rot and produces greenhouse gases.

One of the reasons for a high-level of household food waste, Dr Url, says is because of some confusion regarding “best before” and “use by” dates.

While a “use by” label is a strict guideline to

determine whether or not perishable goods such as meats and eggs are still safe to eat, “best before” labels only indicate an item’s quality or freshness – and are often safe to eat after the “best before” date has expired.

Dr Url said: the ‘best before’ date is one where more awareness has to be built with consumers and say, ‘don’t throw it away.

Look at it. Smell it and maybe you can use it’.”

A hidden gem that’s full

of character and characters NESTLED away at the top of Tyrconnell Park lies one of Dublin’s hidden gems, Slatts’.

It’s a real ‘local’s local’ and it was even used as a location for a few scenes in Love/Hate.

The bar hasn’t changed much since it opened its doors; the small front bar and lounge are full of character and characters alike.

The pint has been recommended by a few over the past few months, so I had high hopes going in – I wasn’t disappointed.

Pulled from the bar, the pint was smooth, creamy and with temperature on point. I stayed for quite a few, to be sure ... I highly recommend you do the same. @guinnessadvisor

Slatt’s, No 126A Tyrconnell Park, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Free workshop offers SMEs advice on food safety Do you work in a small to medium sized Dublin food business? Maybe you’re a local food producer or processor, or a catering company? If so, your work will require you to keep up to date and informed on a number of food safety issues.

THAT’S WHY safefood, in partnership with Teagasc, are hosting a free workshop specifically for SME food businesses, to provide practical advice on how to produce and handle food safely. Our experts will be there to address all your food safety questions, with topics including: • Food allergens in a nutshell - Dr James McIntosh, safefood • Food labelling: What you need to know – FSAI • The role of packaging in food safety – Edward O’ Neill, Teagasc • Food hygiene essentials: A clean regime – Edward O Neill, Teagasc • Controlling food-poisoning bacteria – Dr Kieran Jordan, Teagasc One previous attendee – a Leinster-based soft drink SME – “found the true-life experience of participants helpful and informative,” and “enjoyed the relaxed and open atmosphere generated by the speakers.” Similarly, a Dublin-based food SME described the workshop as offering “lots of good information and practical advice” with “excellent topics covered and explained in simple terms rather than heavy detail.”

We’re coming to Dublin on Wednesday 4th September 2019, 9:15am – 1.00pm, at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. The workshop is FREE, but places are limited so make sure to register at safefood.eu/events.

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WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORT

Irish Defence Forces invest in new Toyota Land Cruisers DECLAN GLYNN

T OYO TA I r e l a n d i s delighted to announce that the Land Cruiser has been selected as the vehicle of choice for the Irish Defence Forces for the next four years.

The Defence Forces have confirmed an order for 280 new Toyota Land Cruisers, with first vehicles arriving in late 2019.

The Toyota Land Cruiser, which is synonymous with toughness and the ability to perform in some of the worlds harshest conditions, has proven its capabilities over the decades with organisations such as the UN, the Red Cross and Medecins Sans Frontieres.

The Land Cruiser was chosen for its quality, durability and proven reliability as well as its comprehensive customer support network both in Ireland and worldwide.

The Land Cruisers will

be enabled to operate sophisticated on-board IT and communications equipment commensurate with the requirements of a modern defence force.

All Land Cruisers are also fully compliant with Euro 6 emissions guide-

lines which will contribute to lower fuel costs and reduced CO2 emissions.

This significant investment reflects the Irish Government’s commitment to strengthening the operational capability the Irish armed forces.

Commenting, Steve

Tormey, CEO, Toyota Ireland said: “Toyota Ireland is delighted to be chosen as the 4x4 supplier to the Irish Defence Forces for the coming 4 years.

The Toyota Land Cruiser has proven itself to be an incredibly tough and reliable vehicle since its

introduction into Ireland in 1973. Its off-road ability and durability is legendary.

“As a 100% Irish owned company, Toyota Ireland welcome with great pride this opportunity to work with and support the Irish Defence Forces.”

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New Nissan JUKE primed and ready for action

SELLING over one million units since its debut appearance in 2010, the new JUKE has been in the final stages of road testing, showing a new look and agile driving performances ahead of its official unveil next month.

Taking to the Millbrook testing track in the UK with a camouflaged exterior, there are elements of the new design left to drivers’ imagination, but the stage is set for its bold return to the B-SUV segment it pioneered almost a decade ago.

Designed in Europe, New JUKE has been an exciting and successful journey in collaboration, bringing together talented Nissan designers across the region to work together on its evolution.

The original JUKE model landed with significant impact and captured the imagination of drivers, the next episode is about to begin.

Before the official unveiling in early September, Nissan can reveal: 1) Sleek coupe lines, striking 19” alloy wheels and athletic stance that set a new standard in compact crossover design.

2) Inspiration for the new JUKE design development has been tailored around B-SUV customer demands for leading design, latest tech and ‘fun to drive’ performance.

3) Loaded with empowering tech, JUKE becomes the third Nissan model to feature ProPILOT technology, which forms part of the Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision.

4) The footprint of new JUKE has increased in size to provide greater ‘roominess’ and comfort for the driver and passengers, without losing its agile driving style.

Having launched and led the B-SUV segment with the first model, the Nissan JUKE will shortly be back with its unique identity, even more character, exciting performances and a leading level of connectivity that responds to drivers’ evolving needs.

Nissan is about to unleash an even bigger personality and exciting driving experience that will appeal to the growing number of drivers opting for the B-SUV segment.

Rest assured: while JUKE has grown up in many respects, it will ultimately remain fun to drive!

New Toyota Camry Hybrid – A Legend Returns DECLAN GLYNN

THE all-new Toyota Camry Hybrid Saloon is a winning combination. It takes the sophisticated elegance of a quality saloon and adds all the benefits of a Toyota Hybrid.

Powered by an all-new 2.5 litre engine, the driving experience has been transformed, allowing the hybrid system to produce impressive power of 218 bhp and 221Nm of torque, alongside excellent fuel economy, and CO2 emissions from just 98-101g/km –model dependent.

The supremely quiet drive is made even more tranquil thanks to superior sound insulation that reduces road and wind noise at all speeds. The Camry Hybrid comes with Toyota Safety Sense as standard, providing a unique set of advanced driver assistance technologies.

Three Trim Levels There are three trim levels in the new Toyota Camry Hybrid – an un-named entry-level Camry, mid-spec ‘Sol’ and top-spec ‘Platinum’, with all models powered by an all-new 2.5-litre petrol engine which is mated to a self-charging electric motor. No matter which model you choose, generous equipment levels are guaranteed.

Car On Review My review car was a Toyota Camry Hybrid ‘Sol’ which looked terrific in striking Pearl Red pearlescent paintwork with contrasting beige leather upholstery.

With more than adequate performance (0-100km/h in 8.3-seconds) and super-quiet driving around town, driver’s will be hard pushed to realise when the petrol engine

kicks in, with a comfortable ride quality equivalent to some ‘premium’ brand models.

The spacious cabin in the new Camry Hybrid Saloon is built with precision, with a logical and intuitive layout allowing for a relaxed driving experience. The new Camry Hybrid Saloon is priced from just €39,750 (ex-delivery), and certainly is a car that is ‘built for a better world’.

FACT BOX

1) Imposing 4-Door Hybrid Saloon 2) Toyota Safety Sense Technology 3) Low Running Costs 4) Comprehensive Warranty 5) Priced From €39,750 (ex-delivery)

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CUALA’S GOAL RUSH: HURLING: GOALS from Darragh O’Connell, Colm Cronin and Niall Carthy saw Cuala capture the Dublin AHL1 title after defeating fellow southsiders Ballyboden St Enda’s in Saturday’s decider at O’Toole Park. Carthy’s strike five minutes from time was the insurance score for the Dalkey side as Boden had just hit four points without reply to trail by two points

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ALISTAIR Brownlee and Nikki Bartlett led home the field to win their respective men’s and women’s Ironman 70.3 Dún Laoghaire races last Sunday ahead of the some of the biggest names in professional triathlon.

The swim started at 7am, where professional athletes and age grouper athletes began their 1,900m swim.

After a thick fog rolled into Scotsmans Bay during the rolling swim start, the decision was made to shorten the swim to a 950m course for the remaining athletes as the town came out in force to support the evnt In the women’s race, Bartlett and Lucy Hall went neck and neck throughout the whole race. Hall led the way for most of it and made it out of the water first, with a time of 24:51, followed by Rebecca Clarke, from New Zealand, with a time of 26:12.

Hall kept her pace on the bike and kept her first place position intact. It

wasn’t until the run where Bartlett made up the time she had lost in the swim.

They were toe to toe for most of the run course until Nikki passed Lucy and crossed the finish line with a seven minute and 42 second lead, leaving Hall in second.

Just a minute later, Lisa Roberts, from the USA, ran down the red carpet and took third place. She ran an impressive 1:26:35 half marathon.

In the men’s race, all eyes were on Alistair Brownlee to see if he could make it an Irish double having won Ironman Cork earlier in the year.

Defending champion, Elliot Smales from Great Britain, was also back to try and retain his winning title. Ireland’s very own, Bryan McCrystal, took to the start line and everyone was looking forward to seeing a Brownlee/ McCrystal showdown once again.

Brownlee was first out of the water with only a one second lead ahead of Ireland’s Chris Mintern, who is racing

Nikki Bartlett, main picture, and Alistair Brownlee cross their respective finish lines in Dun Laoghaire. Pictures: Charlie Crowhurst/Getty

as a professional for the first time this year. Adam Bowden was hot on their tails as they all entered T1 together.

It was Brownlee who kept the lead throughout the bike course and saw McCrystal followed by Tim Don coming into T2 next. It wasn’t until the run when Smales moved up from fifth to second position with Brownlee pull-

ing away into an eventual 10 minute victory.

Mintern and Smales raced neck and neck for nearly 12km, but it was Smales who took the lead, leaving his rival in third position. Bowden eventually passed Mintern on the run, leaving Bowden to take the bronze position.

SPORT CONTACT INFO SPORTS EDITOR: Stephen Findlater sfindlater@dublingazette.com

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BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S LOTTO results for Aug 22nd Nos.3,8,14 and 24.

Jackpot not won. Winner of €100 Henry Diamond, €50 Conor & Liz O Brien and Brian Hainsworth. Joker consolation prize Sean Lee. Next week jackpot €8,200. BSJ Bingo every Monday at 8pm.

Well done Orlagh Nolan and the Dublin Senior Ladies Football through to another All Ireland final. Summer Camps were a great success thanks to Carol and Donal and the coaches , BSJ Car Park team and our sponsors Lisneys and Kellogs.

Nursery Registration for Children born in 2014 and any new members wishing to join takes place in the Club House next Sat August 31st August 10.00 until 12.00.

Nursery resumes September 7th in Broadford.

Next Sat we kick off our All Ireland Weekend festivities with the return of RTE radios Kieran Hanrahan and Ceili House to our club.

Ticket only event. Go to ballinteerstjohns. com/ceilihouse or phone Darren Chambers on 0878177009 to register. On Saturday the Seniors Footballers play St Vincents in Marlay throw in 6-30 .

On Saturday also the Jun A team play Maurs in Rush throw at 5-30. A win will see them into the promotion playoff .

The Jun B team have finished their league and await other results to see if they make the playoff. Best of luck to Jim Gavin and the Dubs Seniors with the drive for 5 on Sunday.

Kilmacud Crokes beat St Peregrine’s to reach the AHL3 final. Picture: Diarmuid O Gallchobhair

KILMACUD CROKES WELL done to the 4th Hurling team who qualified for the AHL6 playoff final after their 3.12 to 0.9 win over Clontarf.

Well done also to the 2nd team who have qualified for the AHL3 playoff final after their 6.21 to 1.11 win over St. Peregrines. Playoff finals will take place after Championship.

Congratulations to the 3rd team who won the AHL4 after their 1.15 to 1.15 draw with Cuala.

Well done to the Dublin

Senior Ladies Footballers who have beaten Cork, 2.11 to 0.11, to qualify for the All-Ireland Final! Congratulations to Aoife Kane, Eabha Rutledge, Lauren Magee and Rachael Fleming.

Thanks to all who attended the club BBQ social in the club at the weekend.

A great night was had by all. Londis Kilmacud Football Sevens will take place on Saturday August 31st in club. A great day of football and activities is planned so come on down and enjoy.

SOCCER: TARNOGRODSKI STEPS INTO THE BREACH WITH UCD

Maciej hoping to work a miracle in relegation contest LEAGUE OF IRELAND  DAVE DONNELLY

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MACIEJ Tarnogrodzki will sit down with the UCD board at the end of the season and mutually decide whether to continue as the club’s manager.

The 43-year-old was promoted to first-team manager from the Under19s following the dismissal of Collie O’Neill last week.

Tarnogrodzki’s first job was to pick the players up from a league-record 10-1 defeat away to Bohemians the previous week – though few could have predicted the rapid turnaround.

A 3-1 victory over St Patrick’s Athletic in the second round of the FAI Cup proved to be one of the shocks of the round – and cost Saints boss Harry Kenny his job.

A goal in each half from Liam Kerrigan, added to Yoyo Mahdy’s opener, earned the Students a

quarter-final trip to Sligo Rovers.

That distraction may not be as welcome as it sounds – Tarnogrodzki is fighting a losing battle against relegation.

The Students are six points adrift with just seven games to play.

The task doesn’t get much easier as they welcome Dundalk to UCD Bowl on Friday night – having been beaten 3-0 at Oriel Park on Monday.

Tarnogrodzki is hopeful that they can rein in Finn Harps in the play-off spot and pull off the miracle escape.

However, the number one priority for him and the club is for the team to represent themselves and the UCD ethos, which prizes development and commitment.

“The goal of the club is when we are on the pitch, we show that we are UCD, that we give everything, we play well and we develop players,” he said.

New UCD interim manager Maciej Tarnogrodski

“From my point of view, of course I hope we get results and keep us in the division, but I will see where we will end up in the end.”

Ta r n o g r o d z k i h a s worked with the majority of the squad in his role with the Under-19s, which the likes of Mahdy and goalkeeper Conor Kearns having come through his side.

That was a help to the Polish-born coach when he took over a senior team hurting from a record

defeat and stripped of almost all its senior players, whether by injury or departure.

“The majority of the players in this full squad I worked with. Even if I didn’t work [with them], they know me from youth set-ups. That helps a lot.

“The players wanted to have a response as well themselves. We just helped them, Ger [Barron], Ian [Ryan] and myself as a coaching staff, and they responded. But it was up to

players to really want it.”

Tarnogrodzki’s assistant will step in, along with youth development head Albert Sugg, for the remainder of the under19s season and the club will review whether to continue in the off-season.

“We will talk at the end of the season [and see] if the club is happy with myself and if we continue.

Even if I got a contract I might be gone after two months because it means nothing.”

Seapoint off to a flying start

Seapoint and De La Salle Palmerston battle for possession. Picture: JC Sport Photography

SEAPOINT got their competitive rugby season up and running with a strong local derby win over De La Salle Palmerston with a 24-7 result in the Spencer Cup over the weekend.

While the game was closely fought in the first half, tries from Brian Lyons, Zac Jungmann, Tom Sheehan & Daniel Montayne, two of which were converted by Darragh Mullins, saw the Kilbogget Park club run out winners in the end.

Next up for Seapoint is a date against Suttonians at home on Thursday, September 5.

For Salmo, they will complete their threeteam group stage of the competition against Sutton at John J McDowell Memorial Fields on Saturday, October 5.

Point will start their Leinster Division 1A campaign on September 14 as they adjust to life back in the provincial league after a spell in the All-Ireland leagues.

De La Salle, meanwille, will take on Cill Dara at Kirwan Park in the first Leinster Division 1B clash on September 22 as they big to climb back up the ladder.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Healy launches chance to run 2020 Euro route BLACKROCK AC’s Irish international athlete Sarah Healy was on hand to launch the SPAR Cross Country Xperience.

The event will take place at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus on Sunday, October 20. Participants will get the opportunity to run on the cross country course that will host the 2020 European Cross Country Championship. Places are limited, to sign up visit www.athleticsireland.ie/runzone/crosscountry-xperience.

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LEINSTER, with local hero Julie Byrne to the fore, recaptured the senior interprovincial tennis championships after an absorbing weekend of action at Monkstown LTC. The home side finished with a tally of 14 points, just one point ahead of Ulster who pushed the title favourites every step of the way.

A youthful Munster side took third place ahead of Connacht, who battled bravely, in what was one of the most competitive interprovincial tussles in recent years.

Monkstown members were denied the opportunity of cheering on former Ireland number one and long-time Monkstown LTC member, Scott Barron, who had to withdraw from the Leinster line up with a shoulder injury.

Representing Connacht however, was Fergus O’Ruairc, a former Monkstown LTC club champion and who, along with Byrne, is a product of the club’s junior coaching programme.

The opening day’s play saw Leinster defeat Munster by five points to one, while Ulster won all six of their matches against Connacht.

Day two began with Leinster replicating Ulster’s scoreline against Connacht and Ulster pipping Munster by four points to two.

That meant a showdown between Leinster and Ulster to decide the champions, with Leinster requiring just three match wins out of their six with the northern Province.

Ulster started quickly as they sought the four points they required to finish on top.

Their number two ladies singles player, Lucy Octave, was too strong for Leinster’s Caragh Courtney as she won out 6-2, 6-1.

Leinster fought back with 17-year-old Ammar Elamin defeating Alex Watt 6-3, 6-2 to level things up. Ulster weren’t giving up hope however and Sam Bothwell from Belfast fought back from one set down to beat the fancied Osgar O’hOisin 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.

The Leinster winning side, above; Julie Byrne, below, with young Leinster supporters

All eyes then turned to Monkstown’s Byrne who faced off with Romanian-born Karola Bejenaru, representing Ulster.

Bejenaru started the brighter, claiming the first set 6-2, but Byrne, backed by a vocal Monkstown support, displayed huge resilience and determination in winning the second set 6-2 to bring the match to a deciding set.

Byrne quickly raced into a 5-0 lead but the experienced Bejenaru found some form and clawed her way back to reduce the deficit to 5-4.

Byrne, however, was not going to let the home supporters down and managed to close out the match 6-4 in the third set.

It was then left to the Leinster men’s doubles pairing of Ireland number one Simon Carr and Ciaran Fitzgerald from Greystones to claim the title for Leinster with a comprehensive 6-1, 6-0 win over Cian McDonnell and Caleb Ralston.

An exciting end to what was a wonderful two days of high quality tennis at Ireland’s oldest tennis club.

Marley-Grange shines in Limerick COMMUNITY GAMES  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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MARLEY-GRANGE, Shankill and Roebuck athletes did their areas proud at the Aldi Community Games All-Ireland finals in UL, representing Dublin with pride over the weekend.

Marley-Grange’s boys relay Under-12 team (Tommy Cullen, Ronan O’Boyle, Geoff O’Sullivan, Conor Quinn, Charlie Reynolds and Andrew Smyth) struck gold in the 4x100m; with Ellen Oldrey (Girls U-10 100m) and Ella Duffy

(Girls U-8 60m) picking up silver medals.

Shankill’s Anna Simpson claimed a silver medal in the girls long puck competition, while James Foot finished fourth in the final of the noys U-12 100 metres.

Cormac Byrne and Grace Cullen (U-10 hurdles); Wesley Earle, Becky Isaac, Hugo Fitzgerald, Ellen Oldry, Pearse Glendon, Ruby Bell Curran (U-10 mixed relay); Isabelle O’Halloran (U12 girls ball throw) and Conor Byrne (U-14 boys shot putt) were the other Marley-Grange representatives.

Shankill’s Aoife Carter (U-16

high jump); Oliver Lee (U-14 long jump); Jamie Boothman (U-12 long puck); Anna Simpson (U-14 long puck); Aoife Carter, Hannah Foot, Ciara Murray, Ozi Nwosu, Ella O’Donnell, Anna Watson

(U-16 relay); Ozi Nwosu (U-16 100m) and Niamh Murray (U-14 800m) also took part.

Roebuck’s Trudy Mollins was involved in the U8 80m, putting in a strong run

Marley Grange’s Geoff O’Sullivan, Tommy Cullen, Ronan O’Boyle and Conor Quinn

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CLUB NOTES

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NAOMH OLAF WITH the All Ireland Senior Football weekend fast approaching, Naomh Olaf would like to wish Club Man, David Byrne, and his Dublin team mates the very best of luck in their quest for the coveted Sam Maguire. For those not lucky enough to have a ticket for Croke Park, why not come to the Club Bar to enjoy the craic and atmosphere and to watch the match on the big screen.

Hard luck to the IRES sponsored Naomh Olaf Ladies Football team who lost out to a very strong St Brendan’s in their Championship Semi Final last week.

Commiserations also to the senior hurlers who lost their Division 2 match against league toppers, Naomh Barróg last weekend.

Club Chairman, John O’Brien, the Executive Committee and members of Naomh Olaf extend their deepest sympathies to the Leonard family on the passing of Antoinette (nee Traynor), wife of Mark and mum to Scott, Cian and Charlotte, following a long illness. Ar dheis lámh Dé go raibh a hanam uasal.

Congratulations to Naomh Olaf’s Patrick Mulhall and Fiona Shanahan (Kilmacud Crokes) who were married in Mount Merrion last week. Wishing them both a long and happy life together.

The Boys and Girls Academies will be starting up again in September - boys on Saturday 7th at 10am and girls on Sunday 8th at 11am. It will be great to see all the familiar faces back on the pitches after the summer break, and also to welcome new boys and girls to the Naomh Olaf family. If you’re are interested in your little one joining the academy, why not pop in to the Club on the 7th or 8th and have a chat with the Academy volunteers.

FOOTBALL: MAGEE HAILS ANNUAL SEVENS EVENT Tomas Ó Sé, Richie Donnelly and former Dublin footballers Paul Griffin and Charlie Redmond at the launch of the Londis Senior All-Ireland Football 7s.

Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Crokes’ 7s heaven  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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SHANKILL THE Kellogg’s Cul Camp week was brilliant with great weather and loads of fun. Well done to all the boys and girls and the organising committee for a great job.

The club Chase the Ace Sunday night draw in Brady’s pub there was no jackpot winner the €50 prise went to Joanne Collins this week’s jackpot is €900. Our juvenile Academy which is for boys and girls from 4 to 7 years of age and sponsored by O Donnell’s Shankill Total Health Pharmacy is back in action this Saturdays in Stonebridge Road. The cost is only €2 per child there is no annual subscription and all equipment is

provided free of charge. The club field day will be held on Saturday 14th September at Stonebridge Road. The adult men’s football team had a good win over St James Gaels.

For details of our Ladies adult football teams e-mail stevedavis203@gmail.com or contact Steve 087 6414123. The men’s adult football team contact Kevin Martin 086 8449902. For more information on the club, contact, secretary.shankill.dublingaa. ie or call 086 6072746. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Join Shankill GAA Club, your community, your Village GAA club where everybody knows your name.

WANDERERS LOTTO: No winner of this weeks jackpot, numbers drawn were 8-19-32, €25 goes to Kevin Kavanagh, Denise Coleman, Martin Cullen, Michael Fennelly.

Jackpot next week is €9,400.

If our lotto gets to €10k we will start a new draw in the background at €500 and build the weekly €100 on that draw. When the €10k is won our new lotto will start from the background draw. Our Lotto is now online through our Website or Facebook page.

If you are interested in playing for our Adult Men’s teams this season please contact Dave on 0877256754. If you are interested in joining our Ladies team this season please contact Dionne on 0879315556 for more info.

Our Juvenile training will return late August and is on Saturday mornings and Wed evenings along with the nursery on Saturday mornings, please contact Fergal on 0876213142 for more details, the club is looking for new members at all levels so please reach out as per above if interested.

If you would like a Match Report or Photos submitted to the website or press please contact pro@wanderersgaa.ie. All items for the club notes must be submitted by Sunday evening to pro@wanderersgaa.ie.

KILMACUD Crokes are once again gearing up for the Londis All-Ireland Senior Football Sevens, this Saturday.

Teams from across the four provinces will travel for the event, including last years champions Corofin, who are also the reigning All-Ireland Club champions.

There’s a strong contingent of Dublin clubs also taking part this year, along with the hosts.

Neighbours Naomh Olaf, Thomas Davis, Fingallians, St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh, Templeogue Synge St., Ballymun Kickhams andFingal Ravens all expect to line out on Saturday.

Páirc De Burca, Glenalbyn and Silver Park will host group games beginning at 11am, with the final set to take place at 6pm.

Kilmacud Crokes manager Jonny Magee has been giving an outline of what makes a successful Sevens side.

“The Sevens game is a great game,” he told the Dublin Gazette.

“When you have the ball, you aren’t allowed pass it back, so the objective is that the ball always goes forward.

“You have to be accurate, because you know if you lose possession, or don’t kick the ball over the bar, or put it in the back of the net; that the other team will go down the field with it so quickly, because

PARAHOCKEY Irish side rocks Euros in Antwerp MEMBERS of Three Rock Rovers Rockets and the Monkstown Strikers teams took part in European ParaHockey Championship in Antwerp last week.

The side played a series of games at the venue that hosted the European Championships.

Members of the senior men and women’s international sides among their biggest supporters, taking pictures with the players while Conor Harte presented Joe McHugh with the stick he played with at the event.

the pitch is smaller.

“Lads have to be more tuned in to not giving the ball away, and making sure there’s a fella over the shoulder.

“Sevens football is so taxing mentally and physically that you have to be switched on. If I’m going forward, and there’s no one off my shoulder, then you are going to get the ball stripped off you and met with a counterattack quickly.”

Less than a fortnight ago in Glenalbyn, there was plenty of excitement with the Beacon Hospital Hurling 7s taking place.

Portroe were crowned overall Cup winners, after the Tipperary side delivered their first Sevens success in 20 years, with a 4-13 to 0-10 win over

Mullagh of Galway in the decider.

It was a day to savour for Munster, with Crotta O’Neill’s becoming the first Kerry club to claim a Senior Hurling Sevens title, following their 6-6 to 2-4 win over last years champions Setanta in the Shield final.

A strong contingent of Dublin clubs were involved, with Na Fianna and Naomh Barrog the only sides from the capital to advance to the knockout stages, with the sides meeting in a quarter-final tie, which Na Fianna won 4-10 to 3-11.

The Mobhí Road side subsequently lost to last year’s winners Mullagh on penalties, after the sides were tied 5-8 to 6-5 at fulltime.

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HURLING: DALKEY CLUB’S BIG GUNS MAKE AN IMPACT IN AHL DECIDER

CAMOGIE

Ballinteer undone

by Lucan in senior opener

Cuala’s Jake Malone on the attack. Picture: Cliona Mellett

Cuala’s goal blitz lands AHL1 title AHL DIVISION ONE FINAL Cuala Ballyboden St Enda’s  sport@dublingazette.com

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GOALS from Darragh O’Connell, Colm Cronin and Niall Carthy saw Cuala capture the Dublin AHL1 title, defeating fellow southsiders Ballyboden St Enda’s in Saturday’s decider at O’Toole Park.

Carthy’s strike five minutes from time was the insurance score for the Dalkey side as Boden had just hit four points without reply to trail by two points.

Cuala had come to Crumlin on Saturday afternoon intent on dethroning dual 2018 champions Ballyboden of a title that they had held for two years.

The game centred on the performance of the bigger names on the teamsheet, and on that score Cuala came on well on top.

In the engine room, they partnered Dubs stars Daragh O’Connell and Jake Malone. At centre-back, Paul Schutte deputised for the absent Sean Moran and, protecting the inner sanctum, they placed John Sheanon in the spot normally reserved for Cian O’Callaghan.

However, the star man was arguably their net-minder Sean Brennan. He was equal to about six goal-bound shots

from the Boden forward-line, resulting in a well-earned clean sheet.

Up front, Colm Cronin looked very sharp and moved elusively into the open spaces.

On the scoring, the Dalkey side bagged two first half goals of the highest quality. Cronin’s was a low daisycutter of a shot from some distance.

This score equalled Boden’s opening scores from Paul Ryan and a beauty from Niall Ryan after Conor McKeown set him up.

Cuala kicked on with Cronin pointing after Liam Murphy found him in space.

The scoring over the next 15 minutes was all points with the sweetest of them coming from Boden’s James Madden and Conor Dooley.

The red and whites replied with equal quality and Cronin and David Treacy showed why their side must be respected as the team to beat in the autumn.

Boden’s Aiden Mellett looked sharp and pointed after Luke Corcoran found him with a long ball. Cuala’s second goal came later in the half. O’Connell raced through the Boden defence after accepting the sweetest pass in a parallel line to the goal-line from tight on the spectator side.

His direct run ended with a rasper of a shot that Gary Maguire could not

reach;Half-time had the score at 0-13 points to 2-9.

Boden dominated possession for the second half but, try as they might, they never got level.

A tally of five points over the 30 minutes was never going to be enough to match Cuala. Paul Doherty and Stephen O’Connor pointed two quality scores but, again, it was the goal-threat from Cuala that undid their efforts.

Boden tried several low shots, but the

Cuala line remained unbreached. At the other end, a defensive mix-up led to a poached goal for Cuala and a lead that would be enough to see them home.

Boden’s James Roche pointed a trademark score after he worked hard to create his own bit of space. Cuala’s big players kept to the script and looked comfortable in the heart of the defence.

The last four scores were all for Cuala and they finished full-value for their win.

The battle for midfield possession. Picture: Cliona Mellett

GOALS cost Ballinteer St John’s in the opening round of the ‘We Are Dublin’ Senior 1 Camogie Championship on Sunday morning.

Lucan Sarsfields netted twice at Marlay Park on the way to a 2-6 to 0-5 win, with both goals arriving in the second half.

The sides were tied at 0-3 apiece at half-time, but Lucan drove on in the second half, holding their opponents to just two points, as Ali Twomey (1-3) and Jessie McClelland (1-1) both found the back of the net for the visitors.

Twomey was involved in both of Lucan’s goals, with the first coming after she dipped a free short into the goal-mouth, and McClelland was on hand to finish to the net.

Lucan’s second goal arrived 10 minutes from the end, to set Sarsfields up nicely as they take on a St. Vincent’s side that beat Ballyboden St. Enda’s by 2-16 to 1-4 in the opening round last Sunday.

Ballinteer now face last year’s beaten semifinalists Na Fianna in Round 2 this Sunday at 10am in Mobhi Road, Glasnevin.

Just four points separated the sides when they met in the league back in May, with Na Fianna claiming a 0-16 to 0-12 win. Na Fianna were unbeaten at that stage of the league.

Na Fianna claimed a 1-18 to 1-3 win over Skerries Harps in the first round Elsewhere last weekend, St. Jude’s recorded a 5-16 to 1-1 win over Faughs/Celtic.

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DUBLIN manager Mick Bohan says his side will have a big battle on their hands if they are to hold on to their crown when they meet Galway in the TG4 All-Ireland senior final at Croke Park on September 15.

He was pleased that his side made the step up to handle the Cork challenge after two losses to the Rebelettes earlier in 2019.

“Three weeks ago, we weren’t in a good place.

We weren’t playing good football. We certainly didn’t hit the tempo that was required for this end of the championship,” said Bohan. “ We w e r e h u g e l y impressed by the way these guys went about it, particularly over the last fortnight. Just the maturity in the group in knowing that they had to get up a couple of notches, and the way that they approached training and the leadership they showed to make the thing work.

“I’m so proud of our group today, the way they went about their work.”

His biggest concern ahead of the final showdown with Galway concerns a knee injury which curtailed Nicole Owens’ involvement to just four minutes.

Second-half goals from Caoimhe O’Connor and

Foxrock Cabinteely’s Sinead Goldrick and Emma McDonagh with Cuala’s Martha Byrne (right) following last weekend’s win in Croke Park. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

“Three weeks ago, we weren’t in a good place.

We certainly didn’t hit the tempo that was required for this end of the championship“ Sinéad Aherne proved the difference in the end, as Dublin booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland final.

The sides were deadlocked at 0-7 apiece at half-time following an absorbing opening half hour of action where neither side could establish a period of dominance.

Dublin scored their first goal when Cork were down a player in their full-back line with Eimear Meaney off the

field. Caoimhe O’Connor applied the finish after a smart move and Aherne wrapped up the win with a late penalty.

The sides were level seven times in the opening half as they traded score for score in a gripping encounter in front of a crowd of 10,886.

Both sides picked off fine points with Lyndsey Davey, Niamh McEvoy and Carla Rowe in top form for Dublin, while Eimear Scally, Doireann

O’Sullivan and Orla Finn were impressive for Cork.

Aherne edged Dublin in front after the restart. But they were reduced to 14 players in the 33rd minute when Niamh Collins was penalised for a foul on Doireann O’Sullivan and issued with a yellow card. Finn scored the free.

Rowe’s quickly taken free allowed her to send over her third point and interval substitute Noelle Healy opened up the first two-point margin

between the sides when she fisted a score.

That lead was halved by a Finn free but Meaney was sent to the line for a yellow card in the 41st minute. Áine O’Sullivan almost scored a goal for Cork two minutes after her arrival as a substitute, but she couldn’t finish off Ciara O’Sullivan’s pass.

But Dublin substitute O’Connor took her chance when she was set up by Niamh McEvoy and Healy

in the 44th minute.

Dublin extended their lead when Jennifer Dunne pointed after coming off the bench, while Áine O’Sullivan then departed on a yellow card for an off-the-ball challenge on Davey.

Finn ended Cork’s 17-minute scoring drought. Collins was fouled at the other end, however, for Aherne to score the resultant penalty and seal their place in the final.