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Metro plan is back on track  keith bellew

A REVISED version of Metro North – which was among six options shortlisted as a transport option for north Dublin last year –is now a strong contender for development, according to reports.

Last September, a spokesperson from the Department of Transport described the Metro option as “an optimised Metro North”.

“It’s coming in cheaper [than the

original proposal], it’s not a tunnel all the way, there is some overground around Ballymun Road and there are some savings because there are not as many stations,” he told The Gazette.

Up to now, the Luas link from the city centre to Dublin Airport had looked like the front-runner; however, sources have said the Metro plan has emerged as the preferred option, but that no final decisions have been made.

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In like Flynn: Dublin player has his chance to address the city FINGALLIANS player Paul Flynn took a moment at the mic to address the crowd in O’Connell Street on Monday evening at the public reception for the Dublin Senior Football Team. The Boys in Blue were given a rousing welcome, following their

victory against Kerry in the AllIreland final last weekend. The sight of the silver Sam Maguire trophy hoisted aloft stirred every sporting heart in the street, which was closed for the event. Picture: Stephen Fleming See Gallery on P10; match report on P32

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enterprise Councillors call for careful EU-US negotiations

‘Protect Fingal’s trade interests’ COUNCILLORS in Fingal have called for the Government to protect the interests of the State in the negotiations of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the US, saying the agreement would have implications for Fingal’s IT, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.

This comes as a result of a motion tabled by Cllr Malachy Quinn (SF) at a recent council meeting which was supported by 26 councillors, opposed

by Cllr Anne Devitt (Ind) and Fine Gael councillors Kieran Denni-

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son, Eithne Loftus, and Anthony Lavin, and four abstentions.

Cllr Keith Redmond (FG) said he voted in favour by accident.

TTIP is a series of trade negotiations being carried out between the EU and US. It is essentially about reducing the regulatory barriers to trade for big business, in areas

such as food safety law, environmental legislation, banking regulations and the sovereign powers of individual nations.

Cllr Quinn said the county of Fingal, with its strong IT, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, would be heavily impacted by TTIP if it is agreed in its present form, so it is vital that the Government protect both Fingal and the State’s interests at every stage of negotiations.

In relation to its implications on agriculture in Fingal, Cllr Quinn said: “The food standards in the US wouldn’t be on a

par with European standards, in regard to crop rotation and GM foods.

“This allows for a cheaper produced product, which means that a cheaper product could come in from the US and undercut higher-standard products being produced in Fingal.”

There are a number of large pharmaceutical companies in Fingal, such as Bristol-Meyer Squibb and Alexion, and Cllr Quinn says that in the event of a minimum wage increase in Ireland, TTIP allows for these companies to dispute such a move, with the argument that it could reduce output.

He said: “This deal proposes that regulations should be harmonised across a number of industries and will mean a weakening of many current EU regulations, which could have farreaching implications for many industries based in

Fingal councillors say that negotiations between the State and the US on a transatlantic trade deal could have major consequences for Fingal

Fingal.”

He said the support of 26 councillors for his motion calling for the protection of Irish Interests in the TTIP negotiations in Europe highlights the real concerns that many have about this agreement.

Cllr Brian McDonagh (Lab) said that he has concerns about TTIP due to the implications it could have for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Fingal.

He said: “From my point of view, there are certain elements of TTIP where people would have concerns, particularly around switching too high a bias from SMEs towards global corporations.”

Cllr Keith Redmond (FG) voiced his support of TTIP, saying that it will open up huge markets in the US for Fingal farmers.

He said: “If you think about it, the northern

two-thirds of Fingal are rural, so the farming industry is very important to us in Fingal. If you think about how difficult it was for us to get our beef into the United States, imagine if the United States was an open market for all of our products.

“I think that if you were to introduce Irish milk and dairy products into the United States market, it can only help Fingal,” he said.

Fingal Film Festival makes a return The fourth annual Fingal Film Festival kicks off this weekend at Movies@ swords, Pavilions Centre, Swords.

Festival organisers say this year’s line-up was very difficult to wittle down after the unprecedented amount of submissions this year, which was three times more than they have had in previous years.

“The finalist films selected from the schedule are incredible, we had

three times the amount of films submitted last year and the shortlisting has been very tough. We are happy with the final selection and believe there is something for everyone in this year’s schedule.

“We are being quite specific in our 2015 schedule layout, making the festival more accessible for people who just want to see a good film,” says creative director, Dave Byrne.

Along with a huge

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amount of submissions from domestic filmmakers, the festival also received a huge amount of submissions from around the world, a testament to how much it has grown in four short years.

“The final selection of films are from all over the world. We had a huge response internationally this year.

“Also, the wealth of talent amongst Irish independents this year has been inspiring, although this made our decisionmaking a lot more difficult,” said Byrne.

Along with the films themselves, there will also be a number of workshops at the festival this

year, one of which will be hosted by a team from Treehouse Republic Animation Workshop chief executive Stephen Fagan, on Friday, September 25 from 10am to 1pm.

On Saturday, September 26, there will be a screening of documentary 7 Days in Syria, followed by a workshop and Q&A with the producer and director.

T his documentar y brings viewers right into the centre of the conflict and the workshop is a must for budding action documentary makers.

Tickets can be purchased at http://fingalfilmfestival.tickets.ie or at any Supervalu or Centra outlets.

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politics: parties put forward their hopefuls for fingal seats

Survey at Velvet Strand

General Election candidates named  aisling kennedy and

keith bellew

WITH the General Election mooted for early next year, local politicians are gearing up for the race with numerous parties already announcing their candidates for the Fingal constituency.

Anti-Austerity Alliance candidate Terry Kelleher said: “All of the establishment parties represent the politics of austerity and the interests of the 1% – we need to build a movement for the 99%.

“I and the AAA are part of building this movement for ordinary working class people. We need to build a radical alternative.”

Louise O’Reilly was announced as Sinn Fein

candidate for Fingal some months ago, and has been active on a number of local issues, including a campaign to focus attention on Dublin’s homeless crisis and the Fingal County Council Swords Summer Festival.

Last month, she took part in an event outside the GPO in response to the homelessness crisis in the capital.

She said: “There are now 556 families and 1,185 children using emergency accommodation in Dublin, and many others being put up by extended family and friends.

“This is a complete reflection of the crisis and the establishment’s incapability to properly address the issue.”

Joe O’Brien is the Green Party candidate, and he has been working on a number of local issues, including upgrade works on Skerries Library and the re-establishment of the Swords and Balbriggan Community Policing Forums.

He said: “There is a glaring lack of belief and confidence among a lot of people in Balbriggan and, indeed, in other towns in north Dublin that the Gardai are losing touch with the realities on the ground because they are stretched so thinly.”

He has also been campaigning for a commitment from the council to begin works on the Skerries to Balbriggan cycleway.

Supporting Syrians: Swimmers raise €3,300 to help humanitarian crisis SWIMMERS took to the waters off Low Rock, Malahide recently to help fundraise for, and highlight, the children and families currently fleeing civil war in Syria. Event co-organiser Siobhan O’Brien, NAC Masters Swimming Club, and Patricia Reilly, Aer Lingus Masters Swimming Club, were among the many swimmers taking part, with more than €3,300 raised so far to help support international medical humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontiere, in its work with Syrian refugees. A minute’s silence to reflect on those drowned fleeing Syria added to the respectful nature of the fundraising event.

MARINE ground investigations are taking place this week at Velvet Strand, Portmarnock as part of the Greater Dublin Drainage project.

The surveys will inform the part of the project that will see a wastewater treatment plant on a 23-hectare site at Clonshaugh and an outfall pipe discharging 6km out to sea from Baldoyle.

These surveys are necessary to ensure that the proposed project does not adversely affect the environment of local beaches and marine wildlife during the development of the plant and the outfall pipe, in particular.

Further information regarding the Greater Dublin Drainage project is available at www.greaterdublindrainage.ie.

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route: donabate, malahide

policing Calls for more resources to be deployed

Green link plans praise  keith bellew

THE Donabate-Malahide Greenway project is moving on apace, with planning permission due to be lodged with An Bord Pleanala in the next four weeks.

Fingal County Council is currently awaiting an environmental impact statement, which must be submitted with the plans.

There is also a requirement to liaise with Iarnrod Eireann with regard to approvals and accommodation works.

The council says it has received excellent levels of cooperation, to date, from Iarnrod Eireann in its aim to deliver this greenway.

Discussion The completed documentation will be brought before councillors for discussion prior to forwarding to An Bord Pleanala.

Cllr Anthony Lavin (FG) said that when the greenway is complete, it will be possible for Malahide residents to cycle to Newbridge House directly along the viaduct.

He said this was one of a series of great developments in the area, with the Fry Model Railway and Casino project moving ahead.

Cllr Lavin said: “There’s a lot happening. Little bits of the jigsaw are coming together, slowly at times, but happening.

“We’ve come through a lot of negativity and austerity and whatever, but thankfully we’re coming into recovery and I think there’s evidence of it in Malahide.”

With anti-social behaviour around Main Street in Swords of increasing concern to locals, it is hoped that the area will benefit from additional Garda resources

North Dublin hopes for more gardai on patrol  keith bellew

IT IS hoped that a portion of the 500 gardai due to be recruited next year will be allocated to north Dublin, and that foot patrols in Swords will be increased.

This comes as a number of residents contacted Cllr Justin Sinnott (Ind) with issues of antisocial behaviour around Main Street in the form of public urination and petty vandalism.

One particular resident claimed to have seen an individual urinating on Main Street and pulling flowers from their boxes in the vicinity of Peter Mark’s.

The resident said that this is particularly bad to see at a time when Main Street is looking so well.

Cllr Sinnott said that gardai do the best with the limited resources they have, but increased foot patrols in the area could be a deterrent to this kind of behaviour.

He said: “The guards are doing a fantastic job with the resources they have, but it’s just the lack of patrols at night, we need more of a presence out there. There is no issue with the guards, just with the lack of resources out there.”

Deputy Alan Farrell (FG) said that with 450 gardai recruited this year,

and 500 to be recruited next year, he believes that it will be possible to increase foot patrols in Swords.

He said: “We’re committed to recruiting 125 [gardai] per quarter in 2016, and hopefully for a considerable period of time; 125 per quarter is the capacity of Templemore [academy].

“We don’t have a training station in this constituency, so we don’t get the gardai who come straight out of Templemore – they go into training stations.

“So, in due course over a period of weeks, we will get an allocation, and my attitude is that we in Fingal amount to about 3

or 4% of the population, and on that basis I would assume that we would get an allocation commensurate with our population,” said Deputy Farrell.

earth-shattering”.

“There isn’t enormous growth in a lot of crime categories; you’re talking four or five detections in one year, and that lends

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He went on to say that for these reasons, he hopes that Fingal will continue to get allocations in terms of manpower, as well as vehicles and technology.

He added that increases in most areas of criminal activity locally are “not

itself to statements and headlines, but largely speaking the guards are doing an excellent job, and the crime rate has plateaued, I think.

“But the only solution to crime in general is more resources, and

we’re doing that by way of funding for [garda] recruitment, vehicles and technology,” he said.

Garda commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan is responsible for where gardai are deployed, and she is due to come before the Dail committee on policing in the next few weeks to discuss budgetary matters, among other things.

“It will be raised and we will discuss in detail precisely how many guards are being allocated across the country,” said Deputy Farrell, adding that they are looking to provide funding to upgrade the Pulse Garda computer system.

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don’sdublin Reflecting on the life and times of Dublin man Edmund Burke EDMUND Burke was born in Dublin on January 12, 1729 to a Protestant father, Richard, and Catholic mother, Mary Nagle, who was from County Cork. Richard was a prosperous solicitor and he sent young Edmund to be educated in a Quaker school in Ballitore, County Kildare.

Later, in 1744 he entered Trinity College and in 1747 established a debating society – the Edmund Burke Club. The society merged with the Historical Club in 1770 to form the College Historical Society which is the world’s second oldest student society.

He went to London in 1750 to study law, and against the wishes of his father, soon gave up and decided to earn his living by writing. His first published work, A Vindication of Natural Society: A View of the Miseries and Evils Arising to Mankind (1756), attacked social philosophy, especially that of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the great Swiss philosopher.

By the late 1750s he counted Samuel Johnston, Oliver Goldsmith, David Garrick and Sir Joshua Reynolds among his circle of friends in London.

After a return to Dublin, where he acted as private secretary to William Hamilton, chief secretary for Ireland, he entered parliament in 1765. He spoke out against Britain’s actions in America and thought war was the wrong path to follow. Subsequently, he attacked the French Revolution, for which he was criticised. However, many of his desperate warnings were borne out with the execution of Louis XVI and the rise of the despotic Napoleon.

Here is a selection of his many famous quotes: “Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”

“Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.”

“You can never plan the future by the past.”

He died in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire on July 9, 1797 and is buried in the local churchyard with his infant son Richard, whose loss affected him deeply.

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Writer, lawyer and debater: Edmund Burke: “Never apologise for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologise for the truth.”

heritage 1916 Centenary programme to focus on region

Lectures on Fingal’s role in Rising A SERIES of lectures planned as part of Fingal’s 1916 Centenary programme was announced recently by Fingal Mayor, David O’Connor (Ind).

Revolution in Context aims to set the backdrop to the Fingal 2016 Centenary programme in general while specifically exploring and discussing

the unique role that the women and men of Fingal played in the fight for Irish freedom.

A day-long series of lectures by distinguished academics Professor Eunan O’Halpin, Dr Marnie Hay, Dr Brian Hughes and Dr Shane Kenna provide an introduction to the 1916 Ris-

ing in general, as well as honing in on the local experience.

Yvonne O’Brien, senior executive librarian with Fingal County Council, said the lecture series will set the context for the council’s Centenary programme, which is a broader programme of events to be unveiled at a

later date.

She said: “It will provide a forum for great discussion, engagement and debate with Fingallians over the coming months.”

Cllr O’Connor (Ind) said Fingal libraries are uniquely placed to host events that encourage engagement with the

past, critical thinking and debate.

He said: “Libraries are also valuable resources for researching the revolutionary era, and Fingal County Council are dedicated to providing firstclass local history primary resources through Fingal local studies and archives in Swords.”

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Seatown Lane Council replace structure over health and safety concerns

New bridge is described as an ‘abomination’  Keith Bellew

Fingal County Council has said it had to replace the old bridge at Seatown Lane, Swords, with a new structure as a matter of urgency due to serious health and safety concerns regarding its structural

stability.

This follows criticism from a local man who said the old bridge was a beautiful structure that was much loved by generations of locals around Seatown Lane, and the new one is an abomination.

Speaking to The Gazette,

local man James O’Neill said: “Fingal County Council decided the bridge had to be replaced, and it had, but they’ve replaced it by what has been described by many people as an abomination. Basically it’s cheap crash barriers with wire mesh on it. This is

in a rural setting, where people walk on a daily basis down to the estuary, and they have all expressed their outrage at what has happened.”

A spokesperson for Fingal County Council said the bridge was removed following a survey of all bridges in the county

to assess their structural stability. They also said they liaised widely with local residents and businesses, particularly those which relied on the bridge as their primary means of access to their homes/premises.

“The width of the new bridge is the same as the origi-

nal and it was also possible to construct a footpath on the upstream side, where previously there was none. Unfortunately, it was not possible to retain the badly weathered capping from the original bridge,” said the spokesperson.

Fyffes team helps UNICEF to fight polio in South Sudan A TEAM comprising staff of Swordsbased banana importers Fyffes, and members of the international children’s aid organisation UNICEF, has just returned from a trip to South Sudan to assess the administration of a polio vaccination programme being funded

by Fyffes.

The campaign to immunise as many young children as possible aged five years and under against the deadly virus will follow similar lines to last year when, with Fyffes backing, UNICEF administered polio vaccinations to more than one million young children in Nigeria, with the result that the deadly virus has

since been effectively eradicated in that country.

The campaign in South Sudan forms part of UNICEF’s goal to eradicate polio worldwide by 2018. It will target young children affected by the ongoing conflict, focusing on those living in remote areas and in known polio hotspots.

Following the visit, Peter Power, executive director, UNICEF Ireland said: “Every year, about 29,000 children under the age of five die every day, mostly from preventable causes. With Fyffes’ support, an estimated 250,000 children in South Sudan alone will be immunised against polio.”

Proposals to build a huge wastewater treatment plant in Clonshaugh, with a pipe discharging treated water 6km out to sea off Baldoyle/Portmarnock, have been met with further criticism from Fiann Fail

project: fingal ‘should not be toilet of dublin’

Parties row over wastewater plant  Keith Bellew

SENATOR Darragh O’Brien (FF) has hit out at Fine Gael and Labour councillors in Fingal after they opposed the removal of the Greater Dublin Drainage Project from the Fingal Development Plan.

This project proposes a huge wastewater treatment plant built in Clonshaugh, with a pipe discharging treated water 6km out to sea off Baldoyle/Portmarnock.

Senator O’Brien has accused both parties of ignoring the views of around 3, 000 people who made submissions objecting to the plant.

He said: “We [FF] have

consistently opposed the imposition of a super waste water treatment plant going back to 2005.

“We oppose it no matter where they want to put it in Fingal, because we don’t believe it’s appropriate that Fingal should be used as the toilet for the rest of Dublin.

“What they’re looking to build here is a sewage plant that’s four times the size of Croke Park. The sewage is only treated to secondary level, which is only the most basic level of treatment available.”

He went on to say that he advocates a series of small localised plants in each area of Dublin, similar to the one in Portrane which has been operating

for a number of years.

Cllr Keith Redmond (FG) responded, saying that Fianna Fail attempted to pull a fast one by tabling a generic motion to remove the ability to look at developing a regional treatment plant from the development plan, rather than coming out and naming the proposed development at Clonshaugh or the Greater Dublin Drainage Project.

He said: “It’s such a premature motion. We have to go through the entire planning process [for the project], the Environmental Protection Agency is going to have their say.

But you can understand it with an election coming.”

Cllr Brian McDonagh (Lab) said that as someone who swims at Portmarnock beach regularly for six months of the year, he would be very concerned about making sure the facility is built to the highest standard.

He went on to say that expert advice says that small, localised plants are less effective.

He said: “What we have with Senator O’Brien is a cynical effort to create fear in people to his own electoral advantage,” he said.

Greater Dublin Drainage, a subsidary of Irish Water, declined to comment and said it is a matter for Fingal County Council.

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transport Long-standing project is still in contention

Revised Metro North plan may be greenlit  keith bellew

A REVISED version of Metro North – which was among six options shortlisted as a transport option for north Dublin last year – is now a strong contender for development, according to reports.

When announcing the shortlist last year, a spokesperson from the Department of Transport said the metro proposal is “an optimised Metro North”.

He said: “It’s coming in cheaper than [the original proposal], it’s not a tunnel all the way, there is some over-ground around the Ballymun Road and there are some savings because

there are not as many stations.”

In addition, while the project was coming in cheaper, it would still provide an adequate solution to transport issues around Swords and Dublin airport, he said.

It has been reported that sources have said the metro has emerged as the preferred option, but that no final decisions have been made. The Department intends announcing the decision along as part of the Capital Plan for 2016 next week.

Meanwhile, Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe has said Dart services will be extended from Malahide to serve

the communities of Donabate, Rush, Lusk, Skerries, and Balbriggan as part of an overall plan to improve the service.

He made this announcement in tandem with the revelation that the Dart underground project would not proceed as planned, but would be redesigned to be more cost-effective.

The estimate for the current underground option is €3bn, and the cost for the currently envisaged Dart Expansion Programme is €4bn (this includes the €3bn underground project).

This decision has been made in the context of preparations for the next

Capital Plan from 2016, the details of which are being finalised.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) was asked to review the Dart underground along with updating the long-term transport strategy for the Greater Dublin Area.

The NTA recommended that the project be redesigned to provide a lower-cost technical solution, while retaining the required rail connectivity.

The Minister endorses the NTA recommendations, and intends to provide funding in the new capital plan to progress redesign and planning for the revised project.

Senator Darragh

Artist’s renderering of a potential Metro North station at Swords

O’Brien (FF) said this was a “huge step backwards for Dublin”.

He said: “The Dart Underground is an essential piece of infrastructure that would transform our public transport network, by radically increasing

capacity, dramatically improving the customer experience, and finally allowing Dublin to compete with other capital cities in terms of public transport.”

Minister Donohoe intends to provide fund-

ing for other elements of the overall Dart Expansion Programme, including electrification of the northern line to extend the Dart to Balbriggan, and works to increase frequency of existing services.

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Racha Mennad

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PAVILIONS: AIDEEN BODKIN PREVIEW AT KILKENNY

Sacha Mennad, Mary Keane, designer Aideen Bokin and Kate Zienkiewicz. Pictures: Stephen Fleming

Model designs steal the show D

ESIGNER Aideen Bodkin was guest of honour at the Kilkenny Shop in Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre recently, where she held an evening of style tips, and gave a great insight into her work, to date. Several models were on hand to showcase her new collection, Dress

by Aideen, which is exclusive to Kilkenny. The stylish pieces in the collection were a natural fit for Kilkenny, which is rolling out a wide range of on-trend autumn and winter-related accessories across a number of areas, with Aideen’s collection fitting right in to Kilkenny’s upmarket image.

Karen Branagan

Store manager Mary Keane with Kilkenny fashion Mandy Maher, Catwalks Model Agency owner

Anne O’Shaughnessy

Lisa Heather

buyer Catherine Connolly

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Ellie and David Galloway

Liona Cassidy with Sid, Ben and Casair Feidhlim. Pictures: Stephen Fleming

Dubliners have never been happier to be blue

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’CONNELL Street was transformed into a sea of blue earlier this week when possibly the nation’s best-loved name – Sam Maguire – paid a visit, courtesy of the victorious Dublin Senior Football Team, the

David O’Dwyer

newly-crowned All-Ireland champions who were honoured with a city centre reception.

The famous trophy was hoisted into the air to a deafening cheer from the crowd, with

Dubliners and onlookers in the closed-off thoroughfare delighted to pay tribute to the Dublin team, following their 0-12 to

0-09 victory against Kerry at Croke Park last weekend, despite the terrible weather.

However, the match’s rain was banished for sunny smiles all round once Sam showed up, with even Kerry fans applauding the sight.

Sam and his new friends – Dublin captain Stephen Cluxton and the rest of the boys

James Dempsey

The wait was hard, but

Lord Mayor of Dublin, Criona Ni Dhalaigh, among the

worthwhile in the end

notable speakers paying tribute to the Dublin team

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a day in the life: Guinness ambassador Aaron Ridgeway

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Storehouse job a taste of the good life

 Ian Begley

The many thousands of people who visit Ireland each year will always prioritise the Guinness Storehouse as one of their must-see attractions during their stay.

With such a vast obligation to meet expectations and to keep the Guinness brand as a key symbol of Ireland, it is no wonder that a huge amount of work goes into its operation.

This week The Gazette caught up with beer specialist and Guinness Storehouse ambassador Aaron Ridgeway to describe a typical day in his life.

“The time I’d leave my house at changes every day. I work shifts so the earliest I would head off would be around 7am.

“I live near the Phoenix Park, which is only about a 20-minute walk away from the Guinness Storehouse which is brilliant.

“My role is to basically make Guinness ambassadors out of anyone who walks into the building. I do that with interacting with anyone who comes through our doors by offering them a welcome, whoever they are.

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Sharing the rich history of Guinness is part of the job for Aaron Ridgeway

“Personally, a big part of my job involves doing tasting sessions and talking about all of the different variants of Guinness that we have. I also do connoisseur sessions where our visitors get to try our variants in a private bar.”

Asked if he has ever crossed paths with anyone famous within the Guinness Storehouse, Ridgeway said that he had the pleasure of meeting actor and Anchor Man lead David Koechner and astronaut Chris Hadfield.

“Usually I’m fairly okay when I’m meeting celebrities but when Chris Hadfield came into the Storehouse I

was very excited and extremely nervous.

“The man has literally been to the outer regions of the earth so trying to impress him was a very big deal to us.”

Ridgeway added that travelling abroad to launch a new type of Guinness or to simply keep the Guinness brand in the minds of people outside Ireland is also a big part of his job.

“The last trip I was on was for the launching of a new variant in Mauritius. It was amazing to go over there and meet the people. We had a massive launch with lots of food and

drink, along with teaching the bartenders around the island how to pour our pints correctly.

“The time I get home at varies a lot too. I could walk in the door at 10 in the evening or even be out of here by 5pm. When I finish I may go for a pint or just chill at home and read.”

Guinness Storehouse is open seven days a week from 9.30am until 5pm.

Adult admission is €20, which includes a complimentary pint of Guinness in Gravity Bar, 5th floor restaurants or the Guinness Academy.

Book online at www.guinness-storehouse.com

THE June Rodgers Christmas Show is back again this year, and with Tristan McManus providing the choreography for the show, it promises to be a brilliant Christmas party night.

McManus, who is originally from Bray, is best known for his appearances on Dancing with the Stars, and Strictly Come Dancing.

McManus is now putting June and her troupe through their paces for this year’s Strictly Christmas Show at the Red Cow Moran Hotel.

The show promises plenty of Latin moves, glitz and glamour, along with June’s usual brand of comedic laughter.

June is also celebrating 25 years in showbusiness this year so there’s sure to be some unpredictable surprises throughout the shows.

The June Rodgers Strictly Christmas Shows will run from November 27 to November 29.

Tickets, which include a dinner and show, start from €55 per person, with special overnight packages available too.

For further information, see www.redcowmoranhotel.com.

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Celebrate 50 years of the best in antiques Over 15,000 people are expected to discover the delights of Irish antiques at the 50th Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS, from September 25-27.

Antiques Roadshow stars Judith Miller and Mark Hill head a packed programme which has been organised to celebrate the golden jubilee of the annual fair that manages to combine contemporary design history with the best of Irish antiques.

The fair, the second oldest of its kind in the world, was founded by Dublin entrepreneur Louis O’Sullivan at a time when most antiques were being exported from the country.

George Stacpoole, chairman of the Irish Antique Dealers Association (IADA), said: “For the past 50 years, people have been attending the fair to discover something different, that magical piece that can make a home.

“We have a carefully selected blend of antique and contemporary exhibitors, allowing all ages to focus on the unique yet affordable design that appeals to

them.”

Admission to this fair is €10, available at the door.

getting out those festival gloves A boxing tournament and intercultural event is taking place this week in Aughrim Street Sports Centre in Smithfield.

Smithfield Box Fest is now in its sixth year and the main aim of the festival is to show how boxing can be used as a successful tool for integration both socially and culturally.

The week will take place from September 21 - 27 and will include a boxing tournament that will take place over two of the days (September 25 and 26) and will involve over 100 boxers from various countries along with a training camp for the participants and various intercultural activities.

Igor Khmil, coach of Smithfield amateur boxing club, said: “The festival will show how sport has no boundaries or limits and I know that all the teams will come together in a spirit of sportsmanship and fair-

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The Van Morrison tribute band, Celtic Soul, will play the Mill Theatre on October 24

ness.”

Tickets are available for purchase through the club on 087 955 2654 or 087 779 3475.

a friendly night of friends trivia Following their sold out Harry Potter table quiz in September, SpunOut.ie’s next quiz will be on the hit TV show Friends.

The event which takes place at 7pm on October 6 at D2 nightclub, Harcourt Street, will cover the length and breadth of all seasons featuring Monica, Chandler, Rachel, Ross, Joey and Phoebe.

With 238 episodes of the US series, those wishing to participate in the table quiz are advised to indulge themselves in the show. Episodes are currently being aired round-the-clock on Comedy Central.

There will be eight rounds of eight questions, including a video round and a picture round. Tickets are priced at €30 for a team of four or €8 per person.

All funds raised will be donated to SpunOut. ie, the youth information

Antique lovers are in for a treat at the Irish Antique Dealers Fair at the RDS

website.

SpunOut.ie aims to educate and inform readers about the importance of holistic wellbeing and how good health can be maintained, both physically and mentally.

van Tribute band to play dundrum THE Van Morrison tribute band, Celtic Soul, will return to the Mill Theatre in Dundrum on October 24.

The band, who recently played a show in Belfast to mark the eve of Morrison’s bir thday, previously played to the largest worldwide gathering of hardcore fans since the Astral Weeks

concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in 2009.

On the birthday itself, the band played in Bangor at the same time as Morrison played in Belfast. Then they raced up to see the man himself play before the gig finished that night.

Tickets are available for the Celtic Soul gig at www.milltheatre.ie

burton’s austere radio interview WHETHER deserved or not, Tanaiste Joan Burton takes a disproportionate amount of flak for Government decisions compared with her political colleagues – and usually with a smile.

The smile was dropped in a Morning Ireland interview with Gavin Jennings recently, when the Labour Party leader and Social Protection Minister was run through the mill with dogged questions about her policies on targeted increases in social welfare benefits.

Jennings backed her into a corner: “Yes, but with respect a child benefit increase to every child, to every family in the country, is not a targeted increase. What benefit cuts I have asked you about, are you going to reverse?”

Burton had had enough at that point and decided she wasn’t play-

ing nice anymore.

“Gavin, can I just say to you, I think that’s quite an extraordinary statement by RTE that child benefit doesn’t benefit families with children. I don’t know what world RTE inhabits, perhaps in Dublin 4.”

Apparently, Jennings was highly insulted by this and wrapped up the interview without further comment.

Afterwards, the exchange continued with Jennings telling Burton she had overstepped the mark. Finally, Morning Ireland editor Brendan Fitzpatrick intervened a n d p r e ve n t e d a ny bloodshed.

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FEATURE escape the mayhem: ‘life’s too short for bad fiction’

Weather woman walks in sunshine  aisling kennedy

RTE weather report presenter, secretary of the Irish Meteorological Society, and all round science aficionado Evelyn Cusack is a busy woman as she juggles many different aspects of her career on a daily basis.

She is currently raising awareness for age-related macular degeneration and contributed to the booklet, Your Defining Moment, as part of the awareness campaign for people over 50 to

have their eyes tested.

She also regularly gives lectures on science and will be speaking at the Clifden Arts Festival this week.

Taking time out to escape the mayhem is something she doesn’t always see as a necessity but when she does she has an array of interesting ways to unwind after a long day.

“I’m not really a stressed person but I do think it’s important to exercise at least an hour a day as our bodies are

meant to exercise. I’d recommend everyone to go for a good walk, especially before breakfast if possible, because when you’re getting fresh air and, hopefully, some vitamin D from the sunshine, it’s a great start to the day.”

Cusack has a passion for science and explains that one of her favourite things to do is watch science documentaries such as Horizon on BBC Four and other science programmes.

“I also love Netflix so

I watch different series. I find that great. I love getting into a new series like Breaking Bad or Suits.”

Cusack also loves to read a good book and if it’s science related, she’s usually immediately hooked.

“I tend to read science books, I don’t really like fiction that much.

There’s a lot of bad fiction out there and I just think life is too short to read a bad book!”

One of the things Cusack really enjoys after a busy day is to sit

Evelyn Cusack on top of the world at work in the Met Office in Glasnevin

and listen to music. Her favourite radio stations are Newstalk and Lyric FM. “I listen to a lot of radio and my particular favourites are John Kelly on Lyric FM in the

afternoons, and also at night there’s a brilliant programme on between 10pm and 1am called Blue of the Night. I love listening to that because it plays very eclectic

music; it’s a really good show.”

To download Your Defining Moment and to find out where you can get your eyes tested for free see www.AMD.ie

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Trad for Trocaire will include fundraisers for refugee crisis  keith bellew

MUSICIANS across Dublin are getting ready for Trad for Trocaire week, which takes place from Friday, September 25, to Friday, October 2, in support of Syrian refugees.

Trocaire has reported an outpouring of concern from trad musicians for Syrian refugees and is asking people to support their local Trad for Trocaire seisiun to aid people living through poverty

and conflict.

The annual week of fundraising and traditional Irish music is run by Trocaire and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

Trocaire community fundraising officer Katie Bolger said the charity had an overwhelming response from trad musicians and members of Comhaltas concerned about the suffering of refugees.

“This crisis has moved people to reach out to their communities and

to see what they can do to help people in the world, who are struggling through war and poverty.

“Some musicians are holding two sessions this year, one to support Trad for Trocaire, which funds Trocaire’s long-term overseas development projects, and a second to fundraise for our work with refugees from Syria and Iraq.”

To organise a session in Dublin or find out when sessions are taking place, see ww.trocaire.org/trad.

Marriage equality campaigners: including Moninne Griffith (extreme left), Senator David Norris, Deputy John Lyons (Lab) and Deputy Pat Carey (FF)

legislation: Details of bill yet to be ‘sifted through’

Gay couples expect to be able to marry soon  keith bellew

F OL L OW I N G t h e unprecedented voter turnout and resounding Yes vote in the Marriage Referendum in May, the Marriage Bill has been published by Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald and approved by the Government. It is now hoped that same-sex couples will be able to marry by Christmas.

The key provisions of the Bill include the removal of the statutory impediment in section 2(2)(e) of the Civil Registration Act 2004, preventing parties of the same sex from marrying. This will enable two persons to marry without distinction as to their sex.

Couples who are already in civil partnerships will be able to marry one another without hav-

ing to dissolve their civil partnership. The civil partnership will be dissolved as of the date of the marriage.

Foreign marriages between same sex couples will be recognised under Irish law as marriages.

The Bill also specifies that religious bodies will not be compelled to recognise or sanction a particular form of marriage that they do not recognise.

Minister Fitzgerald also announced that she is working with the Department of Social Protection to reduce the fees for civil partners wishing to marry from €200 to €50.

Kieran Rose, co-chair of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (Glen), which campaigned for marriage equality said the group warmly welcomed the Government’s deci-

sion.

“The right to marry for lesbian and gay couples is now in the Irish Constitution, thanks to the people of Ireland who resoundingly voted in favour of it on May 22.

“We hope that the Bill can be brought through the Dail and Seanad as quickly as possible and that we will see lesbian and gay couples marry within the next couple of months.”

Speaking to The Gazette, Glen director and Yes Equality cofounder Brian Sheehan commended the Government for bringing the Bill forward quickly.

“These are the final steps to ensure equal citizenship for lesbian and gay people. All across the country there are many lesbian and gay people who have waited

decades to say ‘I do’ to the person they love and they’re counting down the weeks.

“We would hope that given the huge support for marriage equality across Ireland, from all political parties and so many independent TDs, that the Bill will go quickly through the Dail and Seanad and that we can see the first weddings between lesbian and gay couples before Christmas.”

He said he hadn’t sifted through the “gory details” of the Bill but the principles of it were great.

He said the reduction of fees for civil partners who married was “a very generous and important gesture”.

Minister Fitzgerald brought the Marriage Bill before the Dail on Wednesday, September 23 where it was approved.

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features food drive: call to help gather unwanted fruit from across the city to help charities

Plucking at a way to help the community  aisling kennedy

A GROUP of volunteers who want to give back to the community are organising a Falling Fruit project this autumn whereby they will collect fruit from trees around the Dublin area and redistribute it to food charities.

The group, WeShare Dublin, want to collect fruit that would otherwise go to waste due to it never being picked or rotting on the ground.

Bernie Brannick, coordinator of WeShare Dublin, told The Gazette that she came up with the idea of the Falling Fruit project when she watched a YouTube

video of a group called Abundance Manchester who were doing a similar fruit-collecting drive for charities in England.

Brannick said: “I was so impressed with the video and I thought this is something we could do in Dublin.”

She contacted FoodCloud.ie, an organisation which was set up by two young women in Trinity College to connect charities with available food around the city.

“I contacted them and they said that they would be willing to collect and distribute the fruit we find to local c h a r i t i e s . We we r e

delighted when they came on board.”

Brannick’s main challenge now is to find private gardens and community gardens that have fruit that may be going to waste.

“We’re trying to find large gardens with more than just one tree, we would like larger gardens with several trees with lots of fruit. For example, there is a community garden in DCU which has apple trees and DCU have agreed for us to come along and pick the fruit after the community have availed of the fruit they need.

“We would ask any owners of private gar-

dens who have a lot of fruit going to waste to get involved and allow us come along to pick the fruit.”

As well as providing fruit to charities, Brannick also envisages leaving a box of fruit in local community areas for people to avail of too.

“The whole idea is about sharing the fruit that would normally go to waste,” she said.

If you would like to volunteer to collect fruit with the Falling Fruit project, or if you know of any area where there is a lot of fruit that goes to waste, then contact Bernie Brannick at bernaidine@eircom.net.

Bernie Brannick, co-ordinator of WeShare Dublin: “We would ask any owners of private gardens who have a lot of fruit going to waste to get involved and allow us come along to pick the fruit”

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UN and EU must step up to Syrian challenge

EU efforts to solve the refugee crisis, writes Barry Andrews, are like using a teaspoon to empty a bath with the taps still running T H E Un i t e d Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, admitted last week that the UN had “failed the Syrian people”.

In truth, it was more a statement of the obvious than an admission.

After all, it has hardly gone unnoticed that little has been done to halt the nearly five years of carnage in Syria.

The UN has not been alone in its inaction.

The world has stood by while Syria’s cities and towns have been levelled by rocket and bomb, and its civilians slaughtered in their hundreds of thousands.

It is the innocent and the defenceless who suffer most in a conflict, and few have suffered more than the ordinary people of Syria.

Conser vative estimates have 250,000 people killed; more than one million injured; and in excess of 11.5 million (more than half the prewar population of 22 million) driven from their homes by the violence.

At least eight children are killed every day.

Goal has been working inside Syria since late 2012, and during that time the situation has worsened year on year.

We are delivering aid to one million people, and our staff witness at

firsthand the bereaved, injured and traumatised of this conflict.

They deal every day with the children left parentless; the parents left childless; and those left with neither home nor loved ones.

It has long been a cause of deep frustration for Goal that multinational organisations, supposedly dedicated to upholding the rights of the individual, have acted as spectators to this carnage.

120,000: a mere drop in the ocean, designed to ease pressure on Hungary, Italy and Greece rather than realistically address the crisis.

To do that, the conflict which is driving growing numbers of Syrian people to abandon their homeland must be alleviated.

With these minuscule proposals on refugees, the EU is addressing a symptom rather than the cause of this crisis – like trying to empty

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‘It has long been a cause of deep frustration for Goal that multinational organisations have acted as spectators to this carnage. For its part, the EU has largely restricted itself to occasional hand-wringing statements on Syria.’

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For its part, the EU has largely restricted itself to occasional hand-wringing statements on Syria.

Until now, that is.

Last week’s EU proposals on refugee quotas for member states marked a change in approach. But it is not nearly enough.

I welcome any initiative that eases the suffering of refugees, but there are, at least, four million Syrian refugees, and the EU is proposing to resettle only

a bath with a teaspoon while the taps are running.

The majority of Syria’s four million refugees are in neighbouring countries, with Turkey absorbing at least half the total.

It was notable that the EU proposal did not make any reference to providing further support to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.

These countries could only ever accommodate a finite number of refu-

gees.

It was hardly unpredictable then, with the conflict in Syria allowed continue uninterrupted, that the tide of people fleeing for their lives would eventually spread beyond the immediate region and into Europe.

This tide will continue, and in all likelihood grow, as long as the conflict rages.

It is beyond the gift of the EU, as a collective body, to directly affect the situation inside Syria. It cannot intervene to bring relief to the people.

But it can put pressure on the UN to do so, which certainly has the authority to intervene.

Given that the refugee crisis has begun to encroach on Europe, if for no other reason than self-interest, the EU should be lobbying the UN to do more.

Perhaps Mr Ban’s public admission that his organisation has failed the people of Syria is a precursor to that great wrong being righted.

Let us hope so, for if it isn’t the people of Syria will continue to suffer, and continue to flee the country.

After nearly five years of increasingly bloody conflict, the people of Syria have lost hope of a return to normality.

There is no prospect of this war abating of its

Barry Andrews, chief executive of Goal, says that until recently the EU had done little more than wring its hands regarding the unfolding refugee crisis

own accord. They have given up on anyone inter vening on their behalf.

If only for their children’s sake ever-increasing numbers are determined to leave.

Who among us can blame them? It is the most natural thing in

the world to want to flee to safety; to where life prospects for self and family are enhanced.

Goodness knows, enough of our ancestors did it.

Barry Andrews Goal chief executive

To donate to Goal’s work in Syria, or to sign a petition calling on European representatives to put pressure on the international community to find a solution to the Syrian crisis, please visit www. goalglobal.org

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Caitriona O’Leary will perform the very best of Joni Mitchell’s songs, as Gaeilge

voyage of discovery: with irish language literary festival imram

Joni Mitchell as Gaeilge

 keith bellew news@gazettegroup.com

THE Irish Language Literature Festival returns to Dublin from October 10 to 18, in a multifaceted showcase of literature, music, theatre, dance, poetry, readings, talks, discussions and workshops.

The Irish word Imram means voyage of discovery. Festival organisers say that is what is in store for those attending regarding the contemporary, cutting edge and diverse Irish language literary scene.

Speaking to The Gazette, festival director Liam Carson says the idea for Imram came when he realised there was no dedicated festival for Irish language literature.

“We’re trying to present Irish literature in a way that’s imaginative. There’s a multimedia context to what we do.

It’s not just people coming along to hear somebody droning on a stage.

There’s visuals always; we commission soundtracks, new music and visuals.”

He adds that the words are displayed on a screen throughout the readings so people can follow it more easily, as dialects and pronunciation often create barriers for the people trying to learn.

There are a number of unique and intriguing events planned this year, one of which is Trickster Bird, a multimedia show of poetry and song about corvids: ravens, magpies and, especially, crows.

“There’s a lot of literature in every

country about crows; every mythology has references to crows. It’s very strong in Irish culture.

“We’ve put together a series of poems and songs in Irish, English and Scots. Margaret Lonergan, who has been working with Imram for a number of years, has beautiful artwork and photographs of crows that will appear behind the pots as they read.

At the same time experimental musician and composer, Sean Mac Erlaine will play the clarinet and saxophone, creating sound effects including actual field recordings of crows.”

And Sweet Fire: The Joni Mitchell Project celebrates the very best of Mitchell’s songs, as Gaeilge.

Carson says that translating the music of famous folk artists into Irish

is something Imram does each year.

Initially, this stemmed from his own personal desire to translate the songs of Bob Dylan into Irish. Because it worked so well Imram has been translating other artists every year since.

“It worked very well because a lot of his songs come from the American folk tradition, which is connected to Irish, Scottish and English traditional music going way back. It’s not just literal translation. Gabriel Rosenstock, who is one of the translators on this project, will find an Irish place name or phrase to replace an American one.”

The poetry element of Imram 2015 is led by Homage to Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill, which honours this multi award winning Irish poet. For more information visit www.imram.ie

The Dublin Gazette Newspaper Group have teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week this week is George, a five-yearold male German Shepherd crossbreed. He is finding kennel life quite stressful so we are very eager to find his forever home soon. George is looking for a quiet home with older teenagers or adults where he can feel safe and be allowed to relax.

If you think you could offer George his forever home, 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. Don’t forget that you can also support Dogs Trust by checking out their online shop www.dogstrustshop.ie

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Style icon and creative director of Ciate London, Olivia Palermo, will launch her Olivia Palermo X Black floor-length gown, €149

Ciate London Make-Up collection on September 26

BT to welcome Olivia Palermo for launch

Ashley dress, €119

50s Cobalt Hero Dress, €119; Red Jayne Dress, €119

Lennon Courtney added to Dunnes Stores designers THE addition of Lennon Courtney adds to the growing reputation of Dunnes Stores as the premium high street store group bringing affordable fashion and some of the best contemporary Irish design to a much wider audience.

This latest collection brings a seductive, contemporary edge to Dunnes Stores’s existing fashion line-up, with strong and form-flattering silhouettes from Lennon Courtney.

Carolyn Donnelly, creative director for Dunnes Stores, said: “T he collaboration marks yet another significant development in reinforcing our position as a designer-led fashion business.”

For Lennon Courtney, this exclusive collaboration with Dunnes Stores provides an extensive and powerful retail platform which will bring their exciting designs to a much wider customer base.

Speaking on behalf

of Lennon Courtney, Sonya Lennon said: “Dunnes Stores is such a natural fit for us, given their stable of prestigious Irish designers. We feel we can now grow our visibility and accessibility as Irish designers. We love the idea that many more women will now be able to buy our clothes.”

Lennon Cour tney now joins the company of esteemed Irish designers such as Paul Costelloe, Carolyn Donnelly, Leigh Tucker and Helen James at Dunnes Stores.

Designers Brendan Courtney and Sonya Lennon

FASHIONISTAS will be thronging to Brown Thomas this Saturday when style icon and creative director of Ciate London, Olivia Palermo, will be in Grafton St on Saturday, September 26 to officially launch the highly-anticipated Olivia Palermo X Ciate London Make-Up collection.

Customers who make a Ciate London X Olivia Palermo purchase in Brown Thomas Dublin or online at BrownThomas.com from September 21 to 26 will have the opportunity to join Olivia for an exclusive meet-and-greet in store that Saturday, from noon to 3pm.

Upon purchase, customers will receive a special wristband that will grant access to the meet-and-greet, where they can get a photo with Olivia and have their product signed.

As guest creative director for the brand, Olivia has expanded the collection from nail polish to include makeup that reflects her own beauty style.

The new collection of cosmetics, housed in luxurious black and gold packaging, includes four Satin Kiss lipsticks,

a smoky eye palette in nine of Olivia’s favourite shades, two gel kohl eyeliners with blending tips and two Cheekbone Cheat blush/bronzer compacts designed to contour and add warmth.

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Palermo said: “When developing the collection, I wanted to create a variety of textures and shades in the same way I love to mix patterns, fabrics and accessories to style the perfect outfit.

“Many of the names were chosen to represent not only the hue but the unique textures specially developed for this collection. Others are eclectic touches from my own life and style – I can’t wait for [everyone] to play and discover the products I had so much fun creating.”

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TRAVEL OUT&ABOUT fast TRAVEL NEWS Take a break now the kids are back in school

city sights: there is lots of short break choice this season

 ian begley

The Algarve is popular for late season sun. Picture: Ana Guzzo via Flickr Creative Commons

Snap up these late, great sunshine deals STILL hoping to enjoy a week in the sun before the winter sets in? Then why not spoil yourself in a country where the sun always shines.

If you are after a last minute dash to the sun, the Algarve is an extremely popular destination with holidaymakers of all ages. Budget Travel is offering a getaway for €319 per person from October 10. This sun-drenched corner of southern Portugal is the perfect choice, being home to spectacular beaches, secluded coves, a jaw-dropping rocky coastline, delicious local cuisine, year-round sunshine and amazing natural wonders, which are all waiting to be discovered.

For €359, a holiday in Benidorm, Spain, will surely get rid of any post summer blues. Located in sunny Costa Blanca, from October 17 visitors will be able to bask on the golden sandy beaches from morning until dusk, experience total luxury in one of Benidorm’s beach-front hotels, or be a short hop from amazing shopping opportunities at the hip boutiques, dine at stel-

lar restaurants or sip expertly crafted cocktails at the swanky bars.

If you adore spending time in the great outdoors then Majorca, which is the largest of the Balearics, is definitely a holiday destination worth going to. From October 6, at €419, you can explore sweeping bays, sandy coves and tiny inlets, and swim in turquoise waters.

For those who want to experience Majorca’s incredible party scene, Magaluf, with its electrifying nightlife, is not to be missed.

A sun holiday to Fuerteventura is a holiday like no other. Spend your days lazing on white sandy beaches, relax in peaceful resorts marvelling at the unbelievable year round sunshine.

Explore the famous volcanic landscape, be blown away by incredible sand dunes or just experience this Canary Island’s vibrant nightlife.

Caleta Garden in Caleta de Fuste is €479 from October 13.

For more information on these last summer deals, visit www.budgettravel.ie

IF you fancy a city break away without breaking the bank then you’re in luck as there are many tempting European deals on offer, now that the kids are back in school.

With GoHop.ie you can spend four nights in Lisbon at the four-star Hotel 3K Barcelona from €170 per person from November 9.

Lisbon, voted best city or short-break destination at the Travel Media Awards 2015, has something for everyone. Think quaint yellow trams, picturesque cafes, majestic monuments, impressive museums and stunning views.

If you fancy a weekend break in Paris, you can spend two nights in the four-star Park & Suites

Prestige Hotel from €215.

Flights leave on October 16, and a city break to Paris rarely disappoints.

Often deemed the most romantic city in the world, this wonderful destination boasts rich history and culture visible at every turn.

Indulge in the finest macaroons, get up close and personal with the Mona Lisa and enjoy a sumptuous glass of French wine in a streetside bistro.

On October 22, you can spend three nights in Prague at the four-star Relax Inn from €203.

Prague’s affordable prices and breathtaking sights undoubtedly make it one of Europe’s top destinations.

Head to the Prague Beer Museum to learn about the city’s brewing

history before strolling across the iconic Charles Bridge. The city’s majestic buildings and unique culture will continue to inspire long after you return home.

With Clickandgo.ie, those looking for a break in Berlin, one of the most energetic cities in Europe, can stay at the four-star Berlin Mark Hotel from €199 in November.

Berlin’s mixture of glamour and grit is bound to mesmerise anyone keen to explore its vibrant culture, cutting-edge architecture, fabulous food, wild nightlife and tangible history.

Some of the highlights of the German capital include the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz.

Also in November,

Clickandgo.ie is offering a three-night break in Rome for €359 at the five-star La Griffe Roma MGallery Collection Hotel.

Rome is without a doubt one of the most impressive metropolises on the planet. Every year millions of people from around the world book a family holiday or short city break there.

The eternal city has lots of ways to entertain holidaymakers, from the superb thrill of feeling centuries of tumultuous history all around you to getting in touch with your inner gladiator at the Colosseum; or from being part of an audience with the Pope in the Vatican to tossing a coin into the Trevi Fountain For those really looking to spoil themselves, Low-

costholidays.ie is offering a five-night stay in New York at the 3-star Seton hotel from €1,050.

From Wall Street’s skyscrapers to the neon lights of Times Square to Central Park’s abundant paths, New York City is always buzzing with energy.

The city is the global centre of entertainment, fashion, media, and finance. Some of the must-see attractions include world-class museums like MoMA and unforgettable icons like the Statue of Liberty and the new World Trade Centre building.

Prices are per person sharing. For more information and to book these city deals, visit GoHop.ie, Clickandgo.ie and Lowcostholidays.ie.

Rome, Berlin and New York are just some of the cities offering culture, cuisine and fun on a short break. Pictures: Juan Cabanillas, Pablo Fernandez and Eva Abreu, all via Flickr Creative Commons

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Boutique Bake’s Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies

Give brownies a swirl with this easy recipe Brioche in Ranelagh, with Chef Gavin McDonagh, will be holding a tester evening celebrating the unique taste of Irish-bred Dexter beef

Delectable Dexter delights BRIOCHE in Ranelagh will celebrate the unique qualities of Dexter beef with a special tasting event designed to showcase every aspect of this native Irish breed on October 9.

Earlier this year chef patron of Brioche restaurant in Ranelagh, Gavin McDonagh, took a trip to north Donegal to see Cathy and Sam Dill’s herds of Dexter cattle in their native environment, and decided to put on a taster evening in Brioche.

The Dills have been

farming Dexters since 2009 and now have one of the largest herds in the country. The cattle are 100% pasture reared, eating tough grasses and herbs that are found on fields exposed to the Atlantic winds.

Six weeks before the tasting evening, a Dexter will be slaughtered by the Dills and hung for 36 days before being delivered to Brioche for cooking.

Starting with a selection of canapes including beef fingers with hazelnut emulsion and

beef tartare, guests will then enjoy courses that include carpaccio, oyster and horseradish and shin and oxtail raviolo, roast parsnip and cognac consomme, parsnip crisps and puree. Other courses include a beautiful braised shoulder of beef, sauerkraut, potato dumpling, shallot and wild mushroom. Even the dessert will incorporate Dexter beef.

Described as having a rich, nutty taste and ‘sweeter’ than other beef, living a stress-free life on grass, meadow plants

and leaves, Dexter cattle produce a tasty, tender beef, rich in omega 3s and CLA (conjugated linoleic acid) and antioxidants and low in saturated fat.

The Dexter breed virtually disappeared in Ireland during the 1940s due to changes in farming practices but has been making a comeback, and is now seen more often on the grasslands and in the climate for which it was specifically bred.

Brioche’s modern tasting menus showcase

the very best of Irish produce using classic French techniques in beautifully composed and carefully crafted dishes.

Chef Gavin McDonagh selects only the very best in-season produce from hand-picked producers and suppliers to ensure flavour is always at a maximum.

The Celebration of Dexter Beef takes place on October 9 in Brioche restaurant in Ranelagh, and will cost €65 per person, with matching wines for €35. To book call (01) 497 9163.

Guinness go for the gold with a new golden ale GUINNESS has just launched Guinness Golden Ale the latest release from The Brewers Project, St James’s Gate, Dublin.

Named after its distinctive golden colour, Guinness Golden Ale is brewed using Guinness yeast, Irish barley, hops, and a specially selected amber malt that gives the new beer its rich golden hue.

Peter Simpson, the brewer

behind Guinness Golden Ale said: “My ambition was to create a beautifully balanced ale from Guinness that would appeal to a broad range of people and introduce them to the exciting world of premium ale.

The release of a golden ale from Guinness is a bold new step and I’m really proud to have created a great new beer that is worthy of the Guinness name.”

Head of innovation for

Guinness, Nick Curtis-Davis said: “There has never been a more exciting time for beer and at Guinness that inspires us.

People are interested in beer again, and in trying new styles and varieties of beer. Guinness Golden Ale gives beer lovers the chance to try something new from a much-loved brand; a flavourful golden ale with all the character and quality that Guinness is famous for.”

Peter Simpson, the brewer behind Guinness Golden Ale

PUT a new twist on a sweet classic with these decadent recipe for delights Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies, from Boutique Bake.

The delicious duo of peanut butter and chocolate combine to make rich, fudgy and seriously moreish treats that are sure to earn brownie points with your friends and family.

Boutique Bake’s range of gourmet baking mixes are ideal for bakers of all abilities who are short on time but do not want to compromise on quality.

Started in a small cottage in Donnybrook, Boutique Bake’s award-winning range includes this week’s tempting recipe pack Belgian Chocolate Brownie Mix – “The Gooey One”.

For a video tutorial showing exactly how to make these delicious brownies, see https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=3Dy51PN7ruw.

Ingredients For the brownies, you need 1 Boutique Bake Belgian Chocolate Brownie pack.

For the mix, you need 150g melted butter, 3 eggs and 200g peanut butter.

Preparation • Preheat your oven to 180C/160 fan.

• Mix the brownie mix with 3 eggs and 150g of melted butter until well combined.

• Spoon half your mixture into a greased/lined square tin (10x7” approx).

• Next, melt your peanut butter in the microwave for approx 30 seconds to loosen it up a bit.

• Place approx 6 teaspoonfuls of peanut butter equally spaced out across the brownie layer.

• Pour over the remaining brownie mixture, and place the remaining peanut butter in little dollops across the top.

• Using a sharp knife, pull the peanut butter into the brownie layer in sharp swirling motions until you have a lovely swirly pattern (above).

• Bake for 20-25 mins, depending on how gooey you like your brownies.

• Then just slice, serve and enjoy!

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road

NOISE Spacious Sorento gets stylish upgrade BY all accounts the Kia Sorento has come a long way since its introduction in 2001. Back at the start of the century, the Sorento models were infamously rigid, lacking much of the comfort you might escape in such a large vehicle, and fuel hungry to boot. There was a noticeable shift in 2010 when Kia majorly shifted the design – moving from the body being mounted on the frame to a unibody approach that acted as a remedy for much of the problems with the stiffness of the older models.

The third generation of the Sorento, introduced earlier this year, moves things a couple of notches further up the comfort meter. Sitting a world apart from its boxy truck debut the third generation Sorento boasts a smoother, more sculpted look. Elongated, wrap-around headlights and a polished curve that follows along the window-line cement this latest model as a sleek and muscular presence on the road. The move towards a more refined look follows through into the interior as well.

The cabin has a spacious feel, with wide seats and clean, well-defined panels.

There are plenty of touches of luxury here: an abundance of soft leather and muted chrome finishes, some incredibly comfortable power-adjusted front seats, and a panoramic sunroof that really increases the sense of spaciousness. And there is plenty of space inside, and a variety of ways to use it.

The Sorento can pop up a third row of seating to accommodate a total of seven, including the driver. Like the front seats, the second row is a comfortable space to travel in, with the middle seat converting to an armrest with drinks holder. The third row, seating two, is admittedly cramped with little leg or head room – but it would suit perfectly for kids or for squashing in the occasional extra passenger.

With the third row folded down, there is ample boot space; and the second row can either fold down fully, or part-way, to provide even more seating solutions. Kia’s greatest accomplishment with this new generation is managing to make the Sorento feel compact, despite its larger capacity.

It is a car that is at home on the motorway, where it is a real joy to cruise along. But negotiating tighter roads, the Sorento manages to feel deceptively slight and nifty.

Excellent driver visibility, a rear camera, and front and rear parking sensors make getting around the city centre and navigating older underground carparks a doddle.

Prices start from €43,995 for the seven- seater option.

Kia has made the Sorento feel compact, despite its larger capacity

It’s important to use a reputable company that complies with Government regulations on car recycling

Six steps to safely scrapping your car

 MARIA MCCARTHY

could be up to €150.

SO the time has come to say goodbye to your car. Its next destination has to be the Great Car Park in the Sky – via the local scrap yard. Here’s a handy guide to giving it a decent sendoff.

Get an instant quote It’s no longer necessary to phone around several scrap car recyclers or fill in forms on websites and wait for companies to reply. Now there’s the opportunity to go online.

“When customers enter their postcode and the registration number of the car they’d like to scrap on the CarTakeBack. ie website they get an instant online quote that’s valid for seven days,” says CarTakeBack manager Alison Price. “Motorists can also get a quote by using the online chat service or phoning 1800 844 389.”

Move with the times Back in the 1990s and early 2000s motorists often had to pay to have the car taken off their hands. But now most can get money for their scrap vehicle – though it’s important to use a reputable company that complies with Government regulations on car recycling and which will deal with the paperwork side responsibly. www.CarTakeBack.ie offers customers a choice between dropping off their old car or making use of their free collection service – so it’s ideal for cars without tax, insurance or an NCT certificate. Depending on the type of car you could get around €70 on average but it

Avoid dodgy dealers Steer clear of dodgy dealers when scrapping your car – they’ll be nothing but trouble.

They can offer unrealistically high amounts for your scrap car but then drop their offer dramatically on collection. There’s also the risk of negligence or dishonesty when dealing with your

car paperwork. Signs to watch out for include companies that only give mobile numbers and badly constructed, out-of-date websites full of mistakes.

Go green We’re all so used to separating out our household rubbish so that paper and glass can be recycled and other items properly disposed of. It’s even more important to make sure scrap cars are recycled properly so they don’t end up damaging the environment.

You should only scrap your car at a recycling centre with an authorised treatment facility waste licence or permit. It’s actually a criminal offence for someone to recycle a scrap car without one. Visit www.

CarTakeBack.ie to make sure you’re using a licensed recycling centre Get the paperwork sorted Most of us know how important it is to get the paperwork

sorted properly when selling a car. If legal ownership isn’t transferred correctly you remain responsible for the vehicle, including paying its tax – and could end up being fined.

And if the car falls into the wrong hands and ends up racking up speeding and parking fines – it’s your doormat they’ll be plopping onto!

The same principle applies when scrapping your car. When a car is scrapped the Department of Transport in Shannon needs to be notified using a Certificate of Destruction, which can only be issued by authorised treatment facilities.

Reclaim motor tax and insurance Finally don’t forget to call your car insurers and let them know your car has been scrapped. And if there’s a minimum of three complete months of road tax left on your car you will be able to get a refund for any complete months that remain.

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ReelReviews

walk in the woods

Wandering and wondering TWO elderly pals rekindle an old friendship by setting off to hike the 2,200 miles of the Appalachian Trail in A Walk in The Woods (Cert 15A, 104 mins). Mishaps and mild mayhem ensue as the two men – Robert Redford and Nick Nolte – step ever forward, grumbling and philosophising as they go.

It’s light fare, but there are worse journeys to take, and audiences are in safe hands with these two aging stars.

the visit

A typically twisty tale IN M Night Shyamalan’s The Visit (Cert 15A, 94 mins), two kids go on holiday to meet their estranged country grandparents for the first time, with their camcorder footage recording events. However, it isn’t long before the two grandparents start acting strange and creepy – could Shyamalan have a twist in store? With scattered laughs – not all intentional – it’s not awful, just a bit silly.

the scorch trials Running for the top

THE sequel to last year’s The Maze Runners – Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (Cert 12A, 131 mins) – sees a group of young people running for their lives (again). Having spent the first film trying to escape a deadly, ever-shifting giant maze and its horrors, the young leads discover that the outside world is even worse ... With lots of CGI-driven set pieces, it’s exciting, if a bit predictable.

Anton Corbijn’s Life looks closely at the fleeting true life relationship between Dean (Dane DeHaan, left) and photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson)

anton corbijn’s life: a look into world of the original rebel james dean

A film with kind of a cause Life is a strange thing, as photographer turned movie maker Anton Corbijn knows. If you’re not familiar with the Dutchman’s feature films you are bound to have come into contact with some of his work over the decades.

For over 20 years, Corbijn has been the creative force behind bands like U2 and Depeche Mode, working on everything from album covers, to stage design and music videos.

Corbijn is the man behind long-standing MT V bulwarks like U2’s One and Nirvana’s Heart-Shaped Box. Corbijn demonstrated his cosiness with highs and lows of rock and roll in his 2007 feature-length debut Control, which chronicled the tragic

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story of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis.

His latest film, Life carries certain thematic similarities. Following the story of a young James Dean in the months running up to his death, Corbjin is once again bringing us a tale that is focused on artistic expression, mental instability, and untimely demise.

Life looks closely at the fleeting true life relationship between Dean (Dane DeHaan) and photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson).

Stock is a jobbing photographer at Life magazine, whose regular assignments have him spending his time as a cog in the great Hollywood machine.

Snapping shots at the endless roulette of red carpet openings and vapid celebrity soirees is causing Stock’s faith in himself as an artist to wane, but he sees an opportunity to shine when he meets a promising but yet unknown young actor.

Stock realises that the James Dean phenomenon is just about to catch, and he has the perfect opportunity to capture it happening.

Poised between the industry success that the upcoming East of Eden is gathering, and the worldwide stardom that Rebel

Without a Cause will ignite, the perennially discomfited Dean is in an uncomfortable position.

Equally disillusioned with the mechanics of the industry, Stock and Dean fall into a state of transient and unlikely compatriotism when the photographer follows the actor over several weeks to shoot a photo essay for Life magazine.

It is an assignment that takes the two men on an unexpected trip across America, from the balmy reaches of California, to the rustic charms of the Dean family farm in Indiana, to the cold harshness of New York City (where Stock shot the iconic image of Dean mid-stride, ensconced in an overcoat with shoulders hunched against the rain).

As much as ever, Corbijn embraces the landscapes using the range of environments to illuminate the contrasting and divergent sides of Dean’s personality. And DeHaan is captivating in the role, convincingly capturing the Dean that is the life and soul of the party, the home-bird Dean nestled with his family, and the estranged Dean locked up in his small New York apartment.

The same unfortunately cannot be said for Pattinson, whose character remains somewhat aloof and impenetrable for most of the film. It becomes problematic that Stock is never fully developed, and yet he remains as half of the fundamental focus of the film.

There are some comic

moments with Ben Kingsley playing a pantovillainesque Jack Warner, but the lack of significance in the relationship between the two leads results in an abundance of scenes where despite solid performances, there is very little chance for the audience to connect in a meaningful way with the story.

Things improve dramatically during the scenes with Dean’s family in Indiana but by that stage we are already getting into the third act.

There are what feel like some legitimate great moments here but the trouble with Life is that by the time is starts to get interesting there is really not much left to it.

Verdict: 6/10

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HEALTH SIDESTEPS

Happy participants reaching the finish line

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Round up some Aldi cycling gear DEVOTED to the road? Then don’t miss Aldi’s Cycling Pro range, in stores nationwide from Thursday, September 24 while stocks last.

The range includes innovative and technical apparel that will certainly help you get those wheels in motion.

Whether you like to cycle in style to work, or simply want to enjoy a weekend jaunt, get there in the right gear. With the clocks going back soon and the evenings getting darker, Aldi makes sure you’re safe and seen on the road with its premium bike lights and hi-viz winter cycling jacket, available in sizes S-XL. Although bike safety is critical, keeping warm means

that cycling in winter is more enjoyable. With Aldi’s range of waterproof lobster cycling gloves, waterproof socks and its Cycling Pro’s three-layer system, you will hop on the bike whatever the weather.

These layers are: 1. Base layer: keeps you warm on cooler days and transfers body moisture away from the skin.

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These versatile and functional overtrousers are for everyday clothing, available in sizes S-XL.

THE Dreat Dublin Bike ride took place on September 14, marking the first cycling event of its kind to take place in Dublin.

More than 3,000 cyclists, 28 nationalities, and 30 of Ireland’s counties were represented on the day.

The bike ride rolled out of Smithfield Square at 8am, with participants covering either the 60km or 100km distance.

Along the route, cyclists took in the views of well-known landmarks such as Bull Island Bridge, Malahide Harbour, Portmarnock Coast and Dublin Airport.

Luckily, the rain held off for the best part of it.

Events like this are fantastic as they encourage people to get fit and cover a considerable distance they wouldn’t normally do by themselves, thus increasing their confidence and fitness levels.

At the finish line, cyclists refuelled with some warm pasta waiting for them. I hope this event takes place next year as it was positive and encouraged participants to get back in the saddle again.

Runners step up for half marathon Garmin Edge €109.99 This lightweight high-sensitivity GPS bike computer tracks your speed, distance, position, altitude, climb, descent and heart rate.

Cycling Wool Blend Socks €4.99 Available in sizes 4-11.

Men’s/Ladies Performance Cycling Bib Tight €34.99 These are breathable and feature an anti-bacterial Coolmax gel seatpad with front zip, optifit braces and thermal fleece panels.

AN OVERCAST morning greeted the SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon on September 19, which saw up to 8,570 participants register from every county in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England.

In addition, more than 300 overseas athletes travelled from the USA, Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and South Africa.

That’s what’s so great about the SSE Airtricity race series – it brings together thousands of people from all backgrounds and races.

Voice of the Dublin Marathon race series, Liam Moggan, was MC, and he saw everyone off at the start and welcomed them to the finish. His familiar voice, with his entertaining starting line speeches, helped to put nerves at ease.

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SPORT expertView Muireann’s rapid rise from minor to major

Japan’s Brave Blossoms FOR the duration of the Rugby World Cup, ex-Edinburgh and Marlboro player and IRANZ Level 5 rugby coach Dennis Bowes will give his thoughts on the key battles in the RWC15.

WHAT a great advert for rugby the weekend proved to be.

England and Fiji served up a cracker until England brought on the heavy artillery with 25 to go and moved past a fighting Fijian team who can be proud of their work. But for a few missed kicks and a dropped ball, after a magical break from the scrumhalf, this could have gone to the wire.

In a feast of games on Saturday, Tonga v Georgia was just a war and a smart Georgian team squeezed home with a narrow but deserved win.

Ireland showed serious class and stamped their intentions loud and clear on this World Cup, a super team performance by the men in green!

Then came South Africa, twice winners, against the minnows of Japan; I was fortunate to spend three weeks working with their Head Coach Eddie Jones last February in New Zealand and got a very deep insight into their style and the way they work.

Japan invested in a specialist scrum coach and line-out specialist to give them a set piece platform and then a clear attack and defense policy which they have been working on for the last two years.

The result was just unbelievable; the stuff dreams are made of - a last play of the game - a try in the corner and a conversion to beat the once mighty Boks. This has shook up world rugby, go the Brave Blossoms!

While France came away with a solid win, the current holders New Zealand played out a thriller against a mean, tough and very skillful Argentina.

New Zealand went to their bench for relief and this was a clear indication of the depth as the game changed from this point and was there for the taking.

With the games coming thick and fast, everyone will be on the edge of their seat watching the underdogs and hoping for more amazing upsets - will we have another this week?

For coaching advice, call Dennis on 086 1742733.

In next to no time, Muireann ni Scanaill has gone from water girl to an integral part of the Dublin ladies footballers defence; she tells JAMES HENDICOTT about her meteoric ascent A YEAR ago, Muireann Ni Scanaill watched Dublin give up a 10-point lead with 20 minutes left on the clock to be pipped

by Cork in the dying seconds of the All-Ireland final.

She experienced the atmosphere – and the heartbreak – of a final loss, having been promoted to the senior panel three games from the end of the season. A devastating experience, no doubt, but also one that’s sure to leave a player wanting more: to play, to perform, to win.

That day, Ni Scanaill was the team water-girl, with no real expectations of getting into the side. A year later, up against the same opponents at the same stage, she’s had a stunning season that’s seen her make the number three jersey her own, and can fully expect to get a shot at helping to make amends for the girls in blue come

Sunday.

“Greg asked me into the panel a week or two before the quarter-final last year”, she recalls. “I’d always hoped to play for the seniors, but I didn’t expect to be moved up with the team playing so well. I didn’t think there would be room for extra players, but I got asked up along with two or three other girls, which was an absolute honour.”

At first, of course, there were challenges to be faced.

“It’s so much faster [than minor level] and more player driven, I felt,” Ni Scanaill explains.

“When you’re a minor, the managers kind of tell you what to do all the time, and hold your hand the whole way.

“At senior level, it’s the girls pushing you. The girls are bigger and it’s more physical, as well.

The intensity in training is high. It’s girls pushing each other, and encour-

Muireann ni Scanaill. Picture: GAAPics.com

aging each other. There’s a lot more camaraderie, really, with girls saying ‘well done, that was a good play’, or ‘if you do it this way, it might work better’. That kind of thing.”

Citing her four older brothers, she says she first picked up a football at the age of five or six, developing a tomboy, athletic style that also incorporated athletics and swimming.

She first made the Dublin county panel at Under-14 level, and has been around the county set up fairly consistently since.

She combines her athletic undertakings with studying and working at a fruit and vegetable company.

“It’s manageable, life wise,” Ni Scanaill says.

“It’s taught me a lot about time management.

I’m lucky in a way, in that I don’t go back to college until after the Al- Ireland,

so I’ll really have time to focus on getting ready for the final and making sure I’m fully focused on the game.”

The game, she expects, will offer new challenges.

“Against Armagh, we had a really strong team performance. But Cork are a different animal.

because I love football, but it’s always nice to see the women’s game doing well.

“Las t year, I was delighted to be on the panel and be training with the girls. This year I’m delighted to be part of it. There is a history for the other girls with Cork.

I lost to them at Under-

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‘Last year, I was delighted to be on the panel. This year, I’m delighted to be part of it’ - Muireann ni Scanaill --------------------------------------------------------

We have to forget about the games that have passed and focus on the next sixty minutes.

“I’m just going to try and enjoy it. I don’t feel nervous yet. We’re just going to train the way we’ve been training and look forward to it. We don’t need to change anything. We’re training hard, and rest is just as important as training before a game like this.”

The flowing approach the ladies sides have to the game is making waves. Attendances have risen consistently over the last few years, and feedback is strong, too: “After watching the Armagh game, a lot of people told me they enjoyed it more than they enjoy the men’s game, because the men’s game is so physical,” Ni Scanaill tells us.

“I play football

14, Under-16 and other underage levels. They’re such a good county, full of great players.

“You just want to do the best you can with the players you have at the time.

“It’s good that there’s youth there, but the experience through girls like Sinead Goldrick and Sinead Finnegan is vital, too. There’s a great mix.

We’ve been playing so well together.”

Should she make the side - and she’s expected to - it’ll be the first time Ni Scanaill’s kicked a ball in anger at HQ. Having taken home an All-Ireland title earlier this year with Dublin Ladies Under-21 side, and experienced the noise of the season’s finale last time out, she tells us she feels ready. It’s all done bar the playing.

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McGrath on the double for Clontarf Blackrock AC runners Michael Wood, Sarah Kelly, Niamh Bolger, Stephen Mulligan, Bryan Sheils and Patricia Forde

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E OI N O ’ C a l l a g h a n took top honours in this year’s SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon in an incredible time of 1.08.21. David Mansfield finished the race in second place a minute and a half back and was followed closely by Barry Minnock in 1.10.08.

Over 8,570 runners, joggers and walkers took part in the event with nearly all of the participants being welcomed across the finish line by perfect conditions.

Speaking after the race, O’Callaghan said: “I’m absolutely delighted

with the win.

“I woke up this morning and I wasn’t feeling the best so I decided to take the first half of the race a lot slower and then I picked up the pace then at the half way mark which definitely paid off .

“The Dublin Race Series has been fantastic this year and has been great preparation for the 26.2 miles for both a beginner and an experienced runner. It’ll be a tough four weeks of training ahead but I’m really looking forward to the full marathon in October.”

In the women’s race,

Flying finland

McCabe earns player award for Irish women SUE Ronan’s Republic of Ireland Senior Women’s fell to a 2-0 defeat against Finland in their opening UEFA Euro 2017 qualifier in Tallaght Stadium on Monday night.

A superb crowd of 2,905 turned out to see the girls in green, but they were ultimately undone by goals from Emma Koivisto and Linda Sallstrom in the Group 2 clash.

Shelbourne’s Katie McCabe, who was celebrating her birthday, was Ireland’s key player and earned the player of the match award and almost unlocked the door for Aine O’Gorman into space to shoot but it was not to be for the girls in green.

Karen Alexander crossed the finish line first with a time of 1.22.44. She was followed by Aine O’Reilly in second place and Tara Kennedy Monks in third.

Winner of the women’s race, Alexander said: “I’m surprised at how well it went for me.

“I came with the intention of finishing in the top five but to be honest it was a last minute decision to enter this race as I only signed up last week.

“I think I definitely set off too fast but after the 5km mark I pulled it back and took things a little easier so I felt good

at the end.

“I’ve been battling a hamstring injury for the last 12 months so I have not been able to compete in some of the races throughout the summer months but I’m over the moon with the win.”

In the wheelchair race, Patrick Monahan was also first over the finish line in an incredible time of 53 minutes and 56 seconds.

The half marathon is an important fixture in the Dublin calendar as it marks the end to the SSE Airtricity Race Series ahead of the main event, the 2015 Dublin Marathon on October 26.

ROB McGrath’s two-try haul from the opening round as Clontarf beat Old Belvedere 20-14 for their second league triumph in UBL Division 1A. The north Dubliners lost twice to Belvedere last season, so they were all out for revenge under the Castle Avenue floodlights. Winger McGrath’s intercept effort had them 7-3 ahead at half-time.

In the second half ‘Tarf brought on last season’s Division 1A Player of the Year Matt D’Arcy, whose short-term contract at Munster has been extended, but two more penalties from Belvedere winger Shane McDonald closed the gap to 10-9. Joey Carbery steadied the hosts with a well-struck penalty and a terrific weaving run from McGrath settled the tie at 20-9, before Rory O’Loughlin’s late try earned ‘Belvo a losing bonus point.

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Soccer: st mochta’s prove too strong for gannon park outfit

Portrane welcome Irish national side to opening TO mark the opening of the Donabate Portrane Community Centre waterbase allweather pitch, the Irish senior men’s hockey team – recently crowned European bronze medallists and potential Olympians – will play a challenge match this Sunday at 3pm against a Leinster President’s XI. The event is €5 for adults while children go in free. The pitch was originally laid a couple of years ago only for flood damage to push back the opening of the pitch – a joint venture between Fingal County Council and Portrane Hockey Club.

Portrane, themselves, start their league season a day earlier with a local derby tie against Skerries in Leinster league Division 4.

Fingal hockey club, meanwhile, will play in Division 1 this season and welcome back Paddy Gahan to the fold for their campaign that starts with a date against Kilkenny at their new home, moving from ALSAA to the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown.

They play in the rejigged division following the introduction of the EY Hockey League, the first all-Ireland full season league that has seen five of the province’s top clubs move into a national league.

As such, Gerry Wheeler’s side will be hoping to push for a top half finish in their new surroundings, looking to the likes of Eamonn Bane, Jeremy McKeever and Shane Dempsey to power their progression.

Doherty pens new deal with Wolverhampton MATT Doherty is confident he has plenty to contribute to a successful Wolves’ future as he looks to improve on the experiences of his first five years at Molineux.

The 23-yearold defender from

Swords has signed a new three-year contract, with a further year’s option in Wolves’ favour, which secures his future at the club potentially until the summer of 2019.

Doherty arrived at Molineux as a teenager five years ago and he has already made impressive progress since turning professional.

Malahide United and St Mochta’s in action last Sunday

Malahide bow out of Inter

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MALAHIDE United crashed out of the FAI Intermediate Cup against at the hands of LSL Sunday Senior League rivals St Mochta’s in Blanchardstown.

Rory O’Connor proved to be the cup hero for Mochta’s as his hat-trick secured a 3-0 win for the Porterstown side in a game which Malahide chased from the off.

Mochta’s, semi-finalists in this competition last year, got off to a perfect start when

Denis Moran sent Lee Dixon through down the left. His cross found O’Connor and his header found the back of the net.

Malahide have started their league season in decent fashion, losing just once in their opening four games, against last season’s champions Bluebell.

W i n s h ave c o m e against Tolka and Drumcondra after that defeat and their opening day draw with Firhouse.

Mochta’s are one point better off after an extra game and perhaps that extra game-time played a part here as they looked

mcmullen magic The Island star second at British amateur Open gertie McMullen finished in second place behind England’s Julie Brown (Trentham) at the senior ladies British Open amateur championship.

McMullen, who was part of The Island’s Senior Cup team who were crowned AllIreland champions last month, finished on six over with rounds of 75, 74 and 79.

She will hope to cap off a fantastic year which also included a bronze medal with Ireland at the Irish seniors team at the European team championships in Lithuania.

sharper in most areas of the field despite gallant efforts from the Malahide men.

O’Connor tried turning provider just after the half hour mark, but despite freeing Dixon down the left, his cross failed to be headed in by David Somers.

The lead was doubled five minutes before the break.

Karl Somers turned on the sat-nav and delivered O’Connor a perfect pass and the frontman happily fired in his second despite Brian Kane getting some fingers to it.

Mochta’s showed little signs of slowing down

after the break and they added a third just after the hour mark. Another Somers through ball, this time from David, ripped through the United defence and O’Connor waltzed around Kane and grabbed his hattrick.

Chances did come Malahide’s way before the end, but they were half chances at best.

David Fallon’s long range strike was comfortable for Warren Fee as was Danny Mahon’s.

Jake Hyland plugged away at the Blanch boys’ defence but it was 3-0 on the whistle.

Both these sides are

back in league action this Friday night with Malahide welcoming Greystones United to Gannon Park and St Mochta’s taking the trip to Drumcondra.

Rounding-up the other local results, Swords Celtic were also on the end of a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Dunboyne AFC in Division 1 Sunday.

Rivervalley Rangers did enjoy some cup success as they beat Blessington 4-3 in the Leinster Junior Cup last Friday.

John O’Donoghue, Paul Currivan, Ciaran Lattin and Daniel Murphy got the goals for Ste Doran’s side.

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club future

St Finian’s launch new all-weather project

Club Noticeboard FINGALLIANS

st finian’s launched a project aimed at

developing an All-Weather pitch in the grounds of Loreto College River Valley with club chairman Barry Shelly setting out the vision for the future of the club last Saturday.

Pictured are club treasurer Pat Farrell, Eva Kellegher and chairman Shelly while Dublin county board vice chairman Mick Seavers was also in attendance.

football: north county enjoy double celebration

CONGRATULATIONS to Paul Flynn and

Academy: Each Saturday from

the Dublin squad as the Jacks secured

10am, we are open to new members

their 25th senior football title. Many

aged four to seven years. Our newest

thanks to all who helped in the club

section the four-year-olds has grown

over the weekend on our busiest

to 94 young footballers and we have

period of the year.

room for more. The numbers are now

Junior Football Champions: well

so large, we are asking any members

done to the junior squad, led by Gary

with helmets at home to please bring

McCallion. All the hard work has finally

them down next Saturday.

paid off as they became champions in

The clubs Irish language group

Parnell Park on Saturday with victory

meets each Wednesday at 9pm in

over Bank of Ireland. The squad would

the club bar. New participants are

like to thank all the support and their

sought. Failte mor to all, regardless

sponsors.

of standard.

The Dublin Ladies will play All-

The club will celebrate our very

Ireland champions Cork this Sunday

own Oktoberfest on the weekend of

in Croke Park. The club would like to

the third and fourth October. Double

wish the best of luck to our talented

draw tickets will cost €10 each and

quartet of Fiona Hudson, Sinead Ni

will entitle you entry on both Satur-

Fhionnagain, Emer Ni Eafa and Niamh

day and Sunday to the club for a night

Rickard. It is important as a club that

of live entertainment and raffle. The

we wear the colours and support our

club will host a number of craft beer

girls.

suppliers. This is an over 18s event.

The club will be very well repre-

Tickets are available from all men-

sented in Croker on Sunday as the

tors and bar staff. Please contact

Gaelic 4 Mothers group will play an

tonygordon68@yahoo.ie for further

exhibition game at the interval.

information.

Another successful camogie week-

After a summer break, Texas

end with the U-12s winning in the

Hold’em returns on the last Friday of

league and the U-13s having success

each month. Entry is €10 per person

in the championship.

and anybody new can call to the club

Every Friday from 8pm an experienced group of footballers play on the new astro pitch at the club. If you are The Fingallians’ junior B foootballers celebrate their victory. Picture: Kyran O’Brien

Fins and Lusk claim JFC titles in Parnell

Junior b final

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BEFORE the drama of Sunday’s All-Ireland final in Croke Park, the attention of many football fans in Swords and north County Dublin was on a couple of junior county championship finals in Parnell Park on Saturday.

Both Fingallians and Round Tower Lusk were contesting the junior B and A finals and both left Parnell Park with titles as Fingallians beat Bank of Ireland 2-17 to 3-8

and Round Tower ran out 4-10 to 1-12 winners against Raheny.

The Fingallians game was the first of the day and a strong finish to the first half proved key in them landing victory.

The sides were level 0-7 to 1-4 after 20 minutes but Gary McCallion’s side then hit 1-06 without reply just before the break.

Ross O’Neill began that surge with two points before Tommy Reilly fired in a brilliantly taken goal after 27 minutes. Despite a brave second half performance from Bank of Ireland, Oisin Lynch’s

second half goal proved to be the score that sealed the result.

With one title already on the way back up the M1, Round Tower, Lusk took to the field against Raheny, and while Dublin had the Brogan brothers scoring key points the following day, it was the Howley brothers, Aaron and Cormac, who led Lusk here.

They led comfortably at half-time, 2-5 to 0-5, with Robert McGee and Greg Lewis getting the goals. Aaron Howley chipped in with a number of points in the first half, a lot of which were assist-

ed by his younger brother Cormac.

The younger of the Howley’s assisted the second goal too after combining well with Lewis.

Raheny had some decent spells of possession but on the scoring-front, they were relying on their freetaker Michael Grenham a little bit too much, who to his credit finished with a tally of 0-8 from frees.

Lusk were more ruthless, however, and used the noticeable height advantage in their fullforward line to full effect with the older of the Howley’s grabbing two late goals.

bar this Friday from 8pm.

The winning numbers on Tuesday were 1, 2, 17, 22 and 23.

interested in joining up please contact

There was one winner, Enda Connor

Mark at onecotaxisdublin@gmail.com

who won €2,056. The jackpot this week

or 086 8431200.

will be €2,026.

FINGAL Ravens THE club lotto results: numbers

September 27 at 11am in the champi-

drawn were 1, 8, 29 and 32. There was

onship.

no winner; €20 to Ger Foley, Maura Norton and Colin Prendeville.

Our lotto jackpot is now capped at €17,000. The lotto jackpot will remain at €17,000 until it is won.

We have started a ghost jackpot in

Hard luck to our Division 1 team on their loss to St Jude’s in the league on Saturday.

Well done to our neighbours Fingallians on winning the junior B championship final.

the background which will be funded

Congratulations to Darren Daly

each week and will then be available

and Dublin in their All-Ireland win on

as the new jackpot once the current

Sunday; All-Ireland champions 2015.

jackpot has been won.

Upcoming adult fixtures: our minors play O’Toole’s away Sunday,

The club are now live on Twitter please follow @FingalRavensGFC for live match updates.

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Dublin in dreamland The Dublin senior footballers celebrate their All-Ireland success in Croke Park last Sunday. Picture: Stephen McCarthy

Flynn and Daly play their part in third All-Ireland senior football title in five years for Dublin as manager Gavin pays tribute to county strength

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HAVING guided Dublin to a third All-Ireland title in five years and his second as Dublin manager, Jim Gavin heaped praise on the structure of Gaelic Games in the capital.

Fingallians’ Paul Flynn played a big part in the success, kicking a couple of points, while his brother in law Darren Daly – from Fingal Ravens – came off the bench in the second half to play his part in landing another title.

For Gavin, he led Dublin to a 0-12 to 0-09 over reigning champions Kerry on Sunday and he mentioned those involved in the sport at every level the morning after the win.

“The fabric of the team is made up of all parts of the county,” Gavin said in the aftermath. “As intercounty manager; I’m just privileged to work with players who have come from great clubs.

“In Dublin we have a great Cumann na mBunscol structure, we’ve a great coaching system, we’ve got some great teachers doing some great work in the primary schools, some great coaches in the clubs.

“I’m just fortunate to receive that product and we just put a bit of polish on it. This has really been a great effort by the county for Gaelic Games in the city and we’re just delighted to represent them.”

Sunday’s final was hardly a classic in terms of

quality, mostly due to the wet conditions on the day, but Dublin still put in a massive performance, particularly in defence. Gavin was asked if he thought this final was tougher than his first as Dublin boss back in 2013.

“They’re all tough,” he said. “I think 2013, one of the players referenced it as one of the most physical battles they’ve ever played in. It was a great Mayo team and we went head to head with them. It was a little bit different with the conditions.

“The conditions didn’t allow for the expansive and expressive football Dublin and Kerry would naturally play. It was a really defensive game and thankfully our defensive system came out on top just about yesterday and we’re

just thrilled for it.”

It didn’t take long after the final whistle for comparisons to start between this Dublin team and the one of Kevin Heffernan’s of the 1970s which won three All-Ireland’s in four years.

The current boss stated that without the likes of Heffernan, the modern-day team’s success wouldn’t be possible.

“Kevin was that bit of spark, that bit of genius that ignited Gaelic football in the city,” he said. Obviously he was a big part of the team in 1950s too, and we stand on his shoulders and the shoulders of the likes of Bernard Brogan and Jim Brogan who is on my backroom, these are the men that have given us the foundation to build-on.”