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CAMOGIE: New Dublin Senior Camogie manager Frank Browne has hit the ground running, aiming high for success with a strong team. SEE P28

IT’S GOING TO BE NEW YEARRIFIC! IF YOU’RE lucky enough to have bagged a ticket, you’ll love the superb New Year’s Eve celebrations in town by the River Liffey – but even if you don’t, have a fun countdown to 2019, wherever you are!

Dublin Gazette – your favourite local newspaper – would like to thank our readers and advertisers for your support in 2018, and wish you all a very Happy New Year!

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Defence Force school visits supported by TDs PADRAIG CONLON PEACEKEEPERS and members of the Irish Defence Forces will visit local schools in the coming months hoping to inspire students.

Under the Global Schools Programme, which was launched last week, Irish diplomats and peacekeepers will visit every secondary school in the State

in 2019.

They will talk to students about their work overseas and explain how UN membership has played a role in Ireland’s history.

More than 700 schools will be presented with a UN flag and a copy of the preamble of the UN Charter.

Following last week’s launch Minister Katherine Zappone said the visits will

give students a chance to hear how Irish people are keeping the peace in trouble spots around the world and “hopefully inspire some local students to follow in their footsteps.”

Military recruitment in schools is a controversial topic and one we decided to put to local politicians.

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THE mother of a boy who attends a local school for children with special needs hopes her new head shave will help raise much needed funds.

Stewarts School in Palmerstown cares for 130 children with complex learning difficulties.

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Addiction team set to fight crack A NEW community addiction team has been launched in west Dublin as the use of crack cocaine continues to rise across the capital.

The service will be delivered by drug and alcohol treatment centre Coolmine, which helped more than 1,400 addicts in 2017.

Minister Catherine Byrne launched the service and said it would provide a direct and effective response for those who need it.

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UNITED NATIONS: WE ASK LOCAL TDS FOR THEIR OPINIONS

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In 2016 the UN committee on the rights of the child told the UK government to “reconsider its active policy of recruitment of children into the armed forces and ensure that recruitment practices do not actively target persons under the age of 18 and ensure that military recruiters’ access to schools be strictly limited”.

With this in mind Dublin Gazette asked local TDs the following: Do you think it’s appropriate the UN and Irish Defence Forces are visiting local schools to “inspire” children to join the army?

Here are their responses: Minister Katherine Zappone: “The Irish

Defence Forces are unique in Europe and have a proud and unrivalled tradition of peacekeeping during which many have put their lives on the line during United Nation’s mandated missions.

“In an uncertain world it is right that second level students should learn about this work with the UN and the thousands of lives which Irish men and women have saved.

John Lahart (FF): “Yes I do. The Defence Forces do amazing work and it is really important that young people are aware of the role of our defence forces Sean Crowe (SF): “I know that the Irish Defence Forces are actively trying to recruit more women personnel for their

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the launch of the Global Schools Programme

work in peace keeping and personally don’t have any difficulty in Defence Force personnel outlining the transformative work they are involved in with the UN. Paul Murphy (SOL): “I

think it is definitely inappropriate to be encouraging school students to join the army, if that is what is taking place. Soldiers remain woefully underpaid and are badly treated, denied the right to union organisation. This is added to by the role that unfortunately the UN plays in supporting imperialist interventions, for example of French imperialism in its former African colonies like Mali.”

Gino Kenny (PBP): Some peace keeping under the auspices of the United Nations has led to some Irish army personnel being killed in military service…

Hearing members of the army speaking about their

experience in areas of conflict and witnessing firsthand how conflict and strife does not resolve anything is a good lesson for all school students.

Frances Fitzgerald (FG): “I think that it is appropriate (and vitally important) that people from all professions visit schools to address students.

“The United Nations is one of the most important global organisations that unites many countries in addressing the challenging issues of today – such as climate change, global poverty, assisting in the efforts against humanitarian crises to name but a few – not just peacekeeping!”

THE DECISION to move a health facility from Clondalkin to Tallaght has been blasted by a local TD. John Curran (FF) says it is “very disappointing” to hear the HSE plan to move the Boot Road Health Centre to Tymon Primary Care Centre, from 7th January.

Curran said: “The move is to allow for demolition and construction of a new primary health care centre at the Boot Road Site.

“While I strongly welcome the construc-

tion of a new Primary Health Care Centre for Clondalkin, it is with regret to hear that the centre will be moved as far away as Kilnamanagh, Tallaght, during demolition and construction of the new Boot Road Centre.

“The planned date for completion of the new Primary Care Centre is mid-2020, therefore the construction phase could take almost 2 years to complete.

“To expect people in Clondalkin to travel to

FASTNews Celebration of Human Rights Declaration

ON SUNDAY 6th December representatives of 25 nations joined 9-year-old, Irish born Chinese, Han Xuan Yu to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in an event at the Church of Scientology & Community Centre in Dublin.

Under the theme of “Diversity Meets Equality”, the event was opened by Han Xuan Yu with a virtuoso piano performance.

Presentations of the 30 articles of the Human Rights Declaration followed, in Irish, English, French, Greek, German, Georgian, Urdu, Tagalog, Moore, Thai, Estonian, Turkish and Russian among many other languages.

Erin King-Swords (22), President of Youth for Human Rights (YHR) Ireland said that “the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations in December 1948. Today 70 years later, 90% of people are unable to name more than 3 of the 30 rights. Hence the need for education is greater than ever.”

Movement of health facility from Clondalkin blasted by TD

Tallaght for basic primary health care needs for this amount of time seems unfair and a total inconvenience.”

“This is unacceptable for elderly people, people with disabilities, parents with young children and patients who are very ill.

“I am calling on the HSE to seriously consider an alternative location during the re-construction.

“A more local location is what is needed to serve the people of Clondalkin their basic health care needs.”

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FASTNews

PALMERSTOWN: FUNDRAISING FOR KIDS

Mum shaves head for Stewarts School PADRAIG CONLON

THE MOTHER of a boy who attends a local school for children with special needs hopes her new haircut will help raise much needed funds.

Stewarts School in Palmerstown cares for 130 children with complex learning difficulties including young Niall O’Brien, who has Down Syndrome and Autism.

The school is building a new playground to provide the children with the stimulation they need, but the school must raise €200,000 for playground equipment.

Niall’s mother Dorothy pledged to shave her head to raise funds.

In way of saying ‘thank you’ for the work and care provided by the school for

her son Niall, and to be the voice of the children who cannot speak for themselves, Dorothy has set up the campaign on GoFundMe to raise €20,000 to put towards building a new playground.

Dorothy said: “My son Niall has Down Syndrome and Autism. He will never be able to speak or care for himself, and needs full time one on one care.

“Thanks mainly to Niall’s special school, he and all of our family can have a pretty normal life.

“We are building a new school this year, but we have to raise €200,000 for playground equipment.

“Our kids really need stimulation, they have to learn how to play, and they need lots of breaks from the classroom.

“For health and safety

reasons they can’t leave the school premises.

“We really really need to buy this equipment and install it during the building phase this year.”

Dorothy’s “fundrazor” drive is already near reaching its target, and Dorothy showed off her newly shaved head on the GoFundMe page.

Dorothy hopes the local community can help her reach her target.

“Stewarts school has been so good to my family.

“Please sponsor my head shave and share this page with others.

“Our children have no voice of their own, please help us.

If you would like to sponsor Dorothy please go to https://www.gofundme.com/dorothy039shead-shave-for-stewarts

Christmas Tree recycling in SDCC You can leave your Christmas Tree for recycling at 21 locations in SDCC from Wednesday 2 January to Friday 11 January.

This service is free and is for domestic household trees only.

Only one tree per household/ vehicle will be accepted.

Signage will be placed at the various locations indicating that it is an official recycling point.

For a list of locations near you please visit www.sdcc.ie

30 Million pass through Airport

Coláiste Phádraig 5-A-Side soccer blitz fundraiser A 5-A-SIDE soccer blitz was held in the school recently to raise funds for the school. There was enormous interest as expected and once the teams were put up on display, much discussion and debate could be heard in the corridors as to who

had the best team and who would be crowned Blitz Champions 2018.

Pictured above are the winners of the 3rd Year Blitz, Barcelona Juniors, after beating Liversmule by three goals to zero on the day.

Dublin Airport has welcomed over 30 million passengers this year – the first time in the airport’s 78-year history.

Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison said: “I’d like to thank our airline customers, our passengers, our staff and our partners, all of whom played a role in helping the airport reach this historic passenger milestone.”

Passenger numbers were up 6% so far this year.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Lynne Guthrie

Lucy and Jenny McShane

Catriona O’Connor

Fergus Kealy and David Vaikasas. Pictures: Brian McEvoy Photography

Preview screening of Aquaman at Cineworld C

INEWORLD IMAX in Dublin hosted a special preview screening of Aquaman last week.

The action packed superhero film stars Nicole Kidman, Willem Dafoe, Amber Heard and Jason Momoa and reveals the origin story of half human, half Atlantean Arthur Curry, and takes him on the journey of his life time -one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be….A King.

Joanne Northey and Teodora Sutra

Ellen Tracey and Laure Finnegan

Roisin Tierney-Crowe

Dee Purcell and Magdalena Olas

Alex Whyte and Lee Russell

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HSE offers helpful reminders to stay well for this New Year’s RACHEL D’ARCY

WITH the New Year holidays almost upon us, the HSE is reminding people that it’s always best to be prepared.

To avoid interruptions to the festivities, the HSE say that it’s important for people to plan in advance for any anticipated medical needs over the holiday period such as prescription renewals.

There are lots of things to think about at this time of year and medication needs can often get overlooked – the HSE is reminding patients to reflect on what you will need and to make the necessary arrangements with your GP practice and pharmacist and not to leave it to the last minute.

This year, the HSE in partnership with GP Out-of-Hours services, is asking people to prepare ahead for a healthy and happy New Year.

Dr Mel Bates, medical director of NorthDoc, which provides the DDoc GP Out-of-Hours service, said: “I would urge everyone to take the time to prepare in

HEALTH: COMMUNITY TEAM SET UP AS DRUG USE UP

advance, to use the GP Out-of-Hours services for urgent medical problems only and to take measures to stay well this New Year.”

1. If you have a medical condition that requires medication, ensure you order sufficient supplies to cover the whole holiday and any trips away.

2. Stock up on home medicine cabinet essentials suitable for all the family: painkillers (including painkillers for children, hangovers etc) and indigestion remedies, cough and cold medicines, plasters, bandages, antiseptic cream, thermometer, contraceptives and a minor injury first aid kit are all sensible items to have to hand.

3. For common ailments such as coughs, colds and sore throats, you’ll find straightforward advice on www. undertheweather.ie.

4. If you need to use the GP the Out-ofHours service, phone the Out-of-Hours number so a nurse can triage your care and provide you with an appointment time. Remember the GP Out-of-Hours service works on an appointment basis.

A report published by the EU drugs agency earlier this month indicates that Ireland has one of the highest prevalence of cocaine use in Europe, with crack cocaine showing an alarming increase in use here

Addiction team set to fight crack cocaine SYLVIA POWNALL

A NEW community addiction team has been launched in west Dublin as the use of crack cocaine continues to rise across the capital.

The service will be delivered by drug and alcohol treatment centre Coolmine, which helped more than 1,400 addicts in 2017.

Minister of State for Health Promotion and the National Drugs Strategy Catherine Byrne launched the service and said it would provide a direct and effective response for those who need it.

Community Addiction Team – D15CAT – is located in Coolmine industrial estate and will target young people, new communities, those with

alcohol addictions and adults misusing drugs.

Coolmine chief executive Pauline McKeown said the service would be the first port of call for those with addiction problems.

She added: “The specialist team will be working in tandem with existing services to provide a variety of substance abuse programmes as well as referring clients to appropriate residential treatment.”

Coolmine, which has been operational for 45 years, has residential treatment facilities for men at Coolmine Lodge and Ireland’s only mother and child residential treatment facility at Ashleigh House, as well as a day care facility in Lord Edward Street in the city centre.

Last year, the service was in contact with 9,000 people, delivering its supports on a budget of €3 million – an increase of zero on its 2016 funding.

In all, 119 men and 71 women availed of residential therapy during 2017.

Those admitted were overcoming addiction to a variety of illicit drugs as well as prescription drugs and alcohol.

Based on research, more than 70% of those who availed of the services will remain drug-free.

Co o l m i n e ’s a n nu a l report shows an alarming increase in the use of crack cocaine, which has now overtaken heroin as the most commonly abused drug.

The organisation said one-third of all its admissions are now for crack

cocaine addiction – overtaking heroin, at 31%.

Crack cocaine, which is smokable, is made by chemically altering cocaine powder to form crystals or rocks. Coolmine says the cost of the drug has decreased significantly in the past 12 months.

The service also noted a sharp rise in addiction to prescription drug Lycria. A cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and benzodiazepine pills also continues to affect an increasing number of those with addiction problems.

A report published by the EU drugs agency earlier this month indicates that Ireland has one of the highest prevalence of cocaine use in Europe, along with Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.

Children’s hospital to cost €1.4bn RACHEL D’ARCY

THE projected cost for the new National Children’s Hospital has risen once again, with An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirming the project cost is now €1.4bn.

Originally, the new hospital was expected to cost €650 million, but this figure increased to more than €1bn by April 2017.

Now, in a response to a question from Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, the Taoiseach confirmed that the

current cost of the new hospital is now set at €1.433bn – some €400m more than projected just over a year and a half ago.

He also said that it may be possible the cost will rise further. Mr Varadkar said that increased construction costs were the reason behind the increase.

The Taoiseach said that the project is the “biggest single investment in healthcare” in Irish history, and there will be an investigation into the additional costs and how they have esca-

lated since April, 2017.

The National Children’s Hospital is expected to replace the three older children’s hospitals in the capital – at Temple Street, Our Lady’s in Crumlin, and the National Children’s Hospital in Tallaght.

The new facility is currently under construction on the grounds of St James’s Hospital; however, it is believed that the hospital is facing a further nine-month delay in its completion, meaning it will not open its doors for patients until August, 2022.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Kate Collenette, Jane O’Farrell and Amy O’Connor Fraya and Ella Kilbride

Karen Koster with children Finn, Eve and JJ. Pictures: Andres Poveda

Sienna Boucher and Poppi Gogan

Cara and Roan Kelly

Special screening at the Lighthouse Cinema T HE Lighthouse Cinema hosted a special screening of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns last week.

The practically perfect nanny returns to the big screen to help the next generation of the Banks family in a spectacular new story.

Using her magical skills, Mary Poppins takes the Banks’ children on an animated adventure, full of unexpected surprises and musical sequences, to help bring joy and wonder back into their lives.

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Keelan Morrogh, Hannagh O’Shea, Ava Morrogh and Aoileann O’Shea

Ameila Nolan with Amelia Devlin, Lorraine Keane and Romy Devlin

Ellie and Niamh McCormack

Keevey Bucks, Issabella Chudzicka and Lucy Bucks

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: RING IN 2019 IN STYLE AT OUR TOP NYE EVENTS

CELEBRATE THE END OF 2018 AND THE BEGINNING OF 2019 WITH OUR TOP PICKS FOR DECEMBER 31!

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AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE BEST NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENTS

T’S THAT time of the year again - with a million and one things to choose from, you need to narrow down what soiree you’ll make an appearance at this New Year’s Eve. Christmas might only be out of the way, but it’s never too late to start planning how you’ll ring in the next year, especially if you’re worried about just exactly how to choose with so many different events on offer.

Fear not - we’ve chosen the best of what Dublin has to offer this December 31 to help you narrow down your options.

From an almighty get together on Custom House Quay, all the way to an exclusive rooftop party in the heart of the city, we’ve got you covered for the New Year’s celebrations.

Tickets are on sale for all events now, so make sure to act quickly to avoid disappointment on the big day.

NYF DUBLIN HIGHLIGHT: GAVIN JAMES, HUDSON TAYLOR AND WILD YOUTH PERFORMING

NOW in its seventh year, New Year’s Festival Dublin have announced 3 spectacular New Year’s Eve events to ring in 2019 in celebratory style. A Failte Ireland and Dublin City Council initiative, produced and promoted by MCD Productions, the festival will play host to a spectacular line up of Irish music and entertainment.

Gather together in the heart of Dublin with family and friends as The Custom House will be the centre for NYF Dublin’s three countdown events - Liffey Lights Midnight Moment - Matinee, the 3Countdown Concert and the Liffey Lights Midnight Moment.

Tickets are available now from Ticketmaster.

ALL THAT GLITTERS HIGHLIGHT: ROOFTOP VIEWS OF THE CITY CHECK out The Dean on New Year’s Eve to start the night in style.

After a cocktail, you’ll head for the sky at Sophie’s for an exclusive rooftop party, with beautiful views of the city to ring in the new year, including a view of the fireworks and sweet sounds from DJs across 3 floors.

You’re also invited to the Everleigh House of Gold party, all with the one ticket - three venues for the price of one.

Doors open from 8pm and the party goes on ‘til late. Tickets allow access to all 3 glittering floors, with tickets available now on eventbrite.ie.

STUDIO 54 @ NOLITA HIGHLIGHT: NOSTALGIC 70S VIBE ON DECEMBER 31, NoLIta becomes a time machine, bringing you back to New York in the ‘70s. On the night, it’ll transformed into the legendary STUDIO 54.

For one night only, they’ll be pulling out all the stops - your ticket even gets you unlimited complimentary drinks from 9-11pm!

Expect non-stop disco hits, from Chic to Donna Summer, from Rick James to Grace Jones, courtesy of their special guest DJs. Tickets for NoLita Presents: Studio 54 are available now from Eventbrite.

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DISAPPEARING DRESS MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT POWERSCOURT CENTRE

PICTURED is model Laura Furlong as Oscar-nominated film director Lenny Abrahamson launched the Powerscourt Centre’s new children’s picture book - The Townhouse: Lady Powerscourt’s Disappearing Dress.

Writer Shireen Marcus and illustrator Tarsila Krüse transport the reader back to the eighteenth century with their charming children’s picture book based on the family who lived on 59 South William Street before it became the Powerscourt Centre.

In addition to this the Powerscourt Centre has commissioned one of Irelands leading bespoke fashion designers Synan O’Mahony to create the ‘Disappearing Dress’ featured in the book. Photograph: Photocall Ireland

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PHOTOGRAPHER EXPLORES A RARELY-SEEN ASPECT OF THE CITY

Showcasing the city’s coastline in Dublin Salt

PADRAIG CONLON

FOR the past three years, Peter Gordon has risen at the crack of dawn to capture a unique collection of Dublin’s seascapes.

All those early mornings led to the creation of his new book, Dublin Salt, a fascinating look at the capital’s coastline.

Despite travelling the world taking pictures, local photographic artist Peter says he feels most inspired in his own back yard, Dublin Bay. S p e a k i n g to D u b lin Gazette, he said: “If you travel in a straight line from Balbriggan to Shankill, the distance is about 40 kilometers.

“These two towns on Dublin’s coastal periphery form both the boundary of the county and the two defining points for my exploration of Dublin’s salty perimeter.

“I’ve always lived beside the sea, and the sea has always resonated with me, as a child growing up in Shankill, spending summers in Wexford.

“There is something about the sea air, the smell, the taste. It gets in your bones; it invigorates you.”

Fr o m S ke r r i e s t o Shankill and everything in between, he searched for the perfect light, just the right tide and unique

Some of the atmospheric shots in photographer Peter Gordon’s (left) book, Dublin Salt, which captures shots of the the city’s sea aspect in ways most citizens never see

weather conditions, in an attempt to make a landmark collection of Dublin landscapes.

Peter slept on Ireland’s Eye, did overnights on Dalkey Island, and visited locations time and time again at obscure hours of the day and night to realise his vision.

Witnessing the mist on Dollymount strand at

5am, finally capturing the perfect reflections and tide of the boat wreck on Rogerstown Estuary, witnessing an epic storm batter Dun Laoghaire Baths before they were torn down, seeing the Forty Foot glow more than an hour before sunrise in intense colours – as the only witness to the event – these and many more

were just some of his experiences.

Peter wanted to encourage people to see his local landscape in a new and exciting way and to see the city and its relationship with the sea and the shore in a new light.

He said: “I often stare out of my attic window from my home in Booterstown, as weather systems

move in and out of Dublin Bay. “With the stacks at Poolbeg as the anchor, Dublin can throw up amazing and inspiring natural conditions. “ C h a n ge a b l e l i g h t mixed with cloud and tide is a powerful formula. A familiar location is quickly transformed into something distinct and new, by a moment never to be repeated.

“Being present for these moments was the essential factor in the creation of Dublin Salt.”

Peter is a multi-awardwinning photographer who was crowned European Photographer of the Year in 2013.

The same year, and in 2014, he has also won the titles of Irish Professional Photographer of the Year, Landscape Photographer of the Year and Pictorial and Travel Photographer of the Year.

The book has been designed by Read That Image to reflect the minimalist approach undertaken by Peter in Dublin Salt.

The standard book retails at €35, while a limited number (200) of special edition books (€150) have been produced, complete with a linen cover and box, a limited edition print, as well as luxurious paper throughout.

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FEATURES PETS: SOME GREAT ADVICE ON HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR FIDO AT THIS TIME OF YEAR

Top tips to have a woof-tastic Xmas

CHRISTMAS and the New Year period can be a wonderful time of the year for most of us, but with a lot of forbidden foods and decorations within reach, it can be a very busy time for veterinary practices around the country!

The experts at Dogs Trust have put together some suggestions to ensure your dog enjoys a happy and healthy Christmas time ...

While you’re gift-wrapping, it’s probably best if your dog is in another room enjoying a tasty, chewy treat.

Wrapping paper and string are very easy to get hold of and can cause severe intestinal issues if swallowed.

Also, nobody wants

dog hair stuck to the tape on their Christmas presents!

When decorating your tree, try not to use glass decorations, and keep tinsel up high and away from your dog.

Make sure to clean up tree needles to protect those paws and ensure your dog doesn’t chew holly, mistletoe and yew as they are poisonous.

If yo u a re h av i n g guests over, try and stick to your normal daily routine and ensure your dog is walked and fed at the usual time.

Chances are he will be nice and relaxed when people arrive and might even enjoy a little snooze.

If your dog gets giddy or excitable when friends and family visit, help

calm him by distracting him with a long-lasting tasty treat, such as a frozen Kong or K9 Connectables.

If children are visiting and your dog is not used to kids, or they are not used to dogs, have a chat with the family before-

to create a nice quiet and comfortable area with fresh water that only the dog is allowed to go to, so A dog is for he can remove himself to life, not just for if he’s finding the experiChristmas – and ence too stressful. at this time of He will no doubt let you year, you need know when he’s ready to to be aware of re-join the action! many ways that Most of us like to Fido can come indulge over Christmas to harm, so look and, of course, so do our out for him dogs, but you need to and his needs! make sure they stick to dog-friendly treats.

Chocolate, grapes, raisins, macadamia nuts and alcohol are toxic to dogs, and rich fatty foods can cause serious damage.

Although it’s really hand to make sure the tempting to give your dog children understand not the bone from the Christto approach your dog if he mas meat, they are likely is eating or sleeping. to splinter and cause It may also be an idea internal damage.

Remember to add your local veterinary practice’s out-of-hours number to your phone, just in case you have a veterinary emergency outside of their opening hours.

Most importantly – don’t forget to spend quality time with your dog during the busy festive period and, of course, to have lots of fun together!

YOU can contact Finglas-based Dogs Trust at 01 879 1000. Map and directions can be found over at their website, www.dogstrust.ie.

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

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HOME & STYLE

BRING IN 2019 IN STYLE!

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BEAUTY BITS

WE’VE HAD the most Wonderful time of the Year - now get ready for the most Fashionable night of the year! New Year’s Eve is high on the style stakes, calling for glitter, velour and rainbows galore in a whole host of different styles. The trend for this year? The shinier and brighter the better! We’ve picked out some of our top outfits for December 31 to help provide you with some inspiration for what to wear while you wave goodbye to 2018, and say hello to 2019.

PUT A BOUNCE

TO YOUR SKIN

YOU COULD be using the most magical foundation in the world, but without the right sponge and tools to apply it , you may still end up looking too cakey, too streaky, or just plain mucky.

That’s where KISS makeup sponges come in.

What has come a long way from a skinny rectangular form have now taken on rounded curvy new shapes and colours all with different attributes for the most flawless base.

KISS Rainbow Teardrop sponge, (RRP €6.00) ensures impeccable product application, and provides a streak-free finish to your base.

KISS Makeup Sponge Trio (RRP €8) has three sponges with contoured edges and tapered points, that make for easy blending in both large and small areas.

These sponges, and others in the KISS range, are available now from all good pharmacies nationwide.

NEW LOOK, €69.99 NEW LOOK, €20 NEW LOOK, €44.99

THESE SHADES

ARE NAILING IT

PRETTY LITTLE THING, €58

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WE HAVE fallen in love with CNDTM’s long wearing high performance SHELLACTM formula which makes chipped nails a thing of the past due to its resistant formula.

With over 100 shades to pick from, they have a shade for every occasion, and have just announced Ireland’s top three shades of 2018.

In first place is the

nude Field Fox. Field Fox is that classic manicure that works with every skin tone.

In second place is Wildfire, a solid,colour without any shimmer.

Third place belongs to Negligee. This soft, sheer pink finish is perfect for anyone who loves a simple nail.

All of these shades are available at professional salons nationwide.

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FOOD & DRINK

Dublin tomato growers land a plum award from Bord Bia in recognition of their sustainable farming ethos

Flynn’s Tomatoes, represented by William and Martin Flynn, receive the Horticulture, Protected crops and fruit award, from Bord Bia chief executive Tara McCarthy and chairman Dan MacSweeney CO M M E RCIAL F E AT U RE

SHIMMERING MILK CHOCOLATE ACORNS, 80G, SIX FOR €7.50

CLASSIC RECIPE MINCE PIE SELECTION, 352G, €3.80

Find your favourite M&S festive fare!

WE ALL have our favourites at Christmas. It could be the Christmas turkey – moist, juicy and full of flavour – or maybe it’s crisp, fresh brussel sprouts, or perhaps you prefer a sweet treat and are mad for mince pies with crisp, all-butter pastry and plenty of rich, fruity filling.

At M&S, thousands of colleagues work hard to make every moment special throughout the festive season, ensuring that customers have the very best Christmas shopping experience, helping them pick their Christmas staples, as well as discover new favourites in the food halls.

This festive season, customers and colleagues have been put front and centre for Christmas, bringing their favourites to life.

This year, more than 100 of the M&S Christmas lines are cheaper than last year, including the Christmas Day staple,

cranberry sauce, which was €2.20 last year and is just €1.50 this year.

If you’re looking for some Christmas inspiration for festive food treats, Ciara O’Kelly from the Grafton Street store has shared some of her #MyMarksFave with us!

1. Cheese & Bacon Rosti Towers These are heaven in a bite!

2. Italian-Style Beef Crostini The perfect canapé to wow your guests.

3. Prosecco & Winter Berry Crisps These crisps are a festive wonder!

4. Shimmering Milk Chocolate Acorns Almost too beautiful to eat with their beautiful shimmering coat.

5. The Collection Mince Pies A traditional favourite and delicious with the M&S brandy butter.

FLYNN’S Tomatoes in Bealinstown Swords scooped a top prize at Bord Bia’s Ireland’s Sustainable Farmers awards recently.

Bord Bia honoured Ireland’s most sustainable, efficient and environmentallyfriendly family farms at the Origin Green Farmer Awards in Killenard, Co Laois this month.

More than 240 farmers and senior representatives from farming organisations and the agri-food industry gathered to celebrate the achievements of the 39 finalists, drawn from the dairy,

beef and horticulture sectors across the country.

The night saw 11 category winners announced following a rigorous process that included on-farm judging by teams from Bord Bia, Teagasc, the Irish Farmers’ Journal, UCD and IT Blanchardstown.

Opening the awards ceremony, Bord Bia’s chairperson Dan MacSweeney highlighted the importance of sustainable food production to the future of Irish farming and rural economies, saying:“Origin Green can help shape a future that’s better for all of us.

“The rewards for our

success in this regard are potentially huge. In addition to supporting on-farm sustainability efforts, Origin Green supports our marketing and sales efforts, playing a key role in helping us meet the ambitious targets of Food Wise 2025, which will see our food and drink exports grow to €19 billion annually by the middle of the next decade.”

All finalists will be invited

by Bord Bia to participate in an organised visit to an overseas market to see how Bord Bia uses their achievements in sustainability to win new business.

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TRAVEL

SLOPE OFF TO SOME PRETTY COOL DESTINATIONS

Ski mendous SNOW HOLIDAYS Sestriere offers snow-lovers a wide range of choices, with slopes and routes to suit all levels of ability – as well as stunning scenery at the well-developed resort

SHANE DILLON

FOR anyone looking to slope off somewhere unforgettable for the ultimate Christmas holiday, Italy is a must-visit, particularly for snow lovers.

Irish holidaymakers have been hitting the Italian slopes for many years now, with Italy offering skiiers some of the best ski runs, snow conditions and related activities in Europe.

And, let’s face it, who doesn’t want some – or lots of – snow at Christmas?

There are plenty of deals out there to whisk you away to some of Italy’s best ski holidays, so grab your skis, goggles and gear, and check out some of the following deals ...

For starters, why not visit Sestriere with Crys-

IF YOU’RE unable to head off to your dream ski holiday this year, worry not – Crystal Ski Holidays have already lined up a range of great Christmas 2019 ski deals across many top European resorts.

So, start planning now for a great Christmas next year away on some perfect snow-drenched slopes …

Andorra – Depart December 23, stay at the 3-star Hotel Katmandu, Pas Dela Casa, on a halfboard basis, for seven nights, from €629pp.

France – Depart December tal Ski Holidays for an unforgettable ski break?

Offering slopes suitable for all abilities, as well as a vibrant festive atmosphere, Sestriere is a fantastic all-round resort.

Sestriere is renowned for its great conditions, with the resort set high up, facing the north-west – and it even has extensive

22, stay at the 3-star Grand Bois Apartments, La Tania, on a selfcatering basis, for seven nights, from €489pp (based on four sharing).

Depart December 29, stay at the 3-star Ham Du Borsat, Tignes, on a self-catering basis, for seven nights, from €975pp (based on four sharing).

Austria – Depart December 22, stay at the 2-star Hotel Maximillian, Soll, on a B&B basis, for seven nights, from €659pp.

Depart December 29, stay at the 2-star Pension Mair, St Johann,

snow-making equipment, too!

There are lots of open runs on the local slopes, plus some amazing offpiste and a handful of treelined slopes.

With some fabulous restaurants, you will have plenty of options to enjoy some delicious food and beverages, making it a

on a B&B basis, for seven nights, from €979pp.

Italy – Depart December 23, stay at the 3-star Campo Smith Apartments, Bardonecchia, on a self-catering basis, for seven nights, from €495pp (based on four sharing).

Depart December 30, stay at the 3-star Hotel Gran Baita, Sauze D,Oulx, on a half-board basis, for seven nights, from €1,025pp.

For full details on these and other offers, and full T&Cs, see www.crystalski.ie or call 01 653 3500.

Christmas break of a lifetime for experienced or amateur skiiers alike.

But you better get your skis on and move fast – this deal (for four people) will get here sooner than Santa …

Depart December 23, staying at the 3-star Olympic Apartments, Sestriere, on a self-catering

basis, priced from €425pp (based on four sharing).

If that doesn’t suit, Crystal Sky Holidays also have a wide range of other upcoming ski holidays to consider.

Depart December 30, stay at the 3-star Hotel Martin, Sauze D’Oulx, on a half-board basis, for seven nights, from €999pp.

Amateur or advanced skiiers will find a great break

Depart January 5, stay at the 3-star Hotel Orchidea, Passo Tonale, on a half-board basis, for seven nights, from €619pp.

Depart January 12, stay at the 3-star Chalet Violette, Val Di Fassa, on a catered basis, for seven nights, from €704pp.

Depart January 12, stay at the 3-star Planibel Apartmets, La Thuile, on a self-catering basis, for seven nights from €379pp (based on four sharing).

Depart February 10, stay at the 3-star Grand

Albergo, Claviere, on an all-inclusive basis, for seven nights, from €815pp.

All holidays and prices are subject to change and availability, are based on two sharing and are for seven nights (unless otherwise stated above).

All the above offers include flights from Dublin, 20kg luggage and transfers.

Book your Christmas ski getaway now with Crystal Ski Holidays; see www.crystalski.ie or call 01 653 3500.

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WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND BOOKS

ENTERTAINMENT Dublin city and county – and the rest of the country – are thankfully still packing in plenty of festivals and events for music lovers. However, 2018 was also the year that Dublin’s club scene teetered on the edge of oblivion, with the loss of venues all over the place leaving the capital a much duller place to party than many smaller cities.

Some of the high (and low) notes left behind by 2018

IT’S been a turbulent but memorable year in the realm of Irish music.

The city altered substantially, facing great pressure on its floundering live venues, but nevertheless also excelling in spawning quality bands and memorable scenes.

Here are our best (and worst) trends and musical outcomes of the past year...

High: The rejuvenation of Irish rock Music’s always gone in cycles, and while 2017 was the best year in the young but fast-developing area of Irish Hip-Hop, 2018 was all about Rock.

Liberties art-rockers Fontaines D.C. going international was accompanied by the breakthrough of vibrant punks, Vulpynes; melodramatic guitar-bashers, The Murder Capital; and vibrant punks, Silverbacks. Abstract politics is back.

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Low: The Dublin club scene bottoms out It seems a long time ago that the likes of Tripod, Twisted Pepper and Crawdaddy gave the Irish dance scene some genuine – if limited – kudos.

Enthusiasts have long known that Dublin’s clubbing scene is a weakness, but the death this year of Hangar, Club 92 and the pending closure of District 8 at the Tivoli are big losses.

The need for a better late-night scene could hardly be clearer: recent stats show that Dublin has only a fifth of the number of nightclubs found in Sheffield – and Dublin is three times Sheffield’s size.

High: 8Radio’s continued progress Irish music radio took a real battering when it comes to any kind of alternative music offering when Phantom (later TXFM) closed its doors in 2016.

Nova offers some alternative tunes, but they’re mostly drawn from the big names, and delivered with all the imagination of a rock fan picking from a pile of chart smashes.

8Radio is still largely online, with only the occasional stroll onto the FM dial, but in terms of introducing quality local music and attempting to do something different, the young upstarts are setting the bar.

Low: Gig prices This might have been the year that Noel Rock’s anti-touting bill finally offered some (admittedly limited) protection to

those looking to attend popular gigs, but Ireland’s culture of pricey gigs shows no sign of letting up.

In music, rip-off Ireland is endemic – in fact, Spice Girls tickets cost €90 or so in Dublin, and the equivalent of €67 in the UK. Post Malone is €56 in Ireland and the equivalent of €39 at some UK dates.

Ennio Morricone clocks in at a whopping €107 in Dublin, and starts at €57 in Birmingham.

It’s hard not to feel a little disheartened by it all.

High: Big name locals soar Hozier absolutely nailed the political zeitgeist with his brilliant new single, Nina Cried Power.

Delorentos’ emotive new album has seen

them step up to playing big shows at The Olympia.

The Irish Rap scene continues its metamorphosis from comic punchline to genuinely outstanding.

Picture This and Keywest are taking Irish PopRock to another plane of popularity, and the likes of David Keenan and Gavin James have become household names.

In short, there’s plenty to appreciate amongst Ireland’s bigger sellers.

High: Quirky little event promoters are ose h t f o e killing it n Are you o ople e p g Homebeat, Bodytonin v a phone-w t to help ic, and Choice Cuts are s e b ir e s th who doe t gigs? three Dublin promoters e mood a th ... wreck re a u o that particularly stand y who You know out.

These folks have taken Low: Phones the slow road, building continue to kill the niche reputations in specific areas where their concert buzz Call us old fogies, if you expertise has become a must, but we’ll never get mark of quality.

If you’re into imagithis trend.

Why pay for an expen- native indie, Homebeat sive night at a gig and gigs, for example, are very then spend it pointing rarely less than brilliant, your phone at a stage, curated mainly with a recording dubious con- clever collection of intercert footage that on no national and little-known level compares to what acts. you can find professionChoice Cuts are transally online later? forming the feel of the The atmosphere at wonderful Sugar Club, gigs has collapsed off the and Bodytonic might just back of this habit, which be the best beat-based reduces shows into an bookers Ireland has ever exercise in ‘I was there’ had. celeb spotting.

W h a t a m a s s i v e Who knows what 2019 shame! might bring...

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Three of the best – and one of the rest. Can you name these four films? (See answers, right.)

(L-R): Black Panther, A Quiet Place, Hereditary, Fifty Shades Freed

YEAR IN REVIEW | A RECORD YEAR FOR AUDIENCE FIGURES ALSO SAW SOME INTERESTING TRENDS

The best (and the rest) of 2018 WELL, what a year that was!

For all the talk of ‘the end of Cinema’ that some had started 2018 with, it turned out to be not just a bumper year for cinema attendances, but a benchmark year.

All around the world, a largely similar pattern emerged – in terms of coarse metrics, 2018 saw more bums on seats than seen in more than 20 years.

Despite more than a few turkeys this year (of which, more anon), 2018 saw some record attendances and significant box office hauls for the victors.

Analysts and pundits had started the year on uncertain terms, with the fragmentation of media browsing habits over the past few years (the rise of the so-called Netflix Generation) casting a pall over cineplexes the world over.

However, if anything, Cinema bounced back as a roaring success this year – so much so that 2018 even

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saw the streaming services further dip a toe into the big-screen world.

Netflix led the field here, with a number of simultaneous launches on both cinema and home screens, with limited big screen runs adding a critical cachet to some of its glossier projects.

Indeed, there was something of a symbiotic relationship going on between the big and small screens this year, with some surprises in store as films which were destined for cinemas unexpectedly veered onto Netflix and other streaming content providers.

This wasn’t always a success – for example, the execrable The Cloverfield Paradox was an unmiti-

gated disaster, quickly showing why it had been dumped from its planned cinema release onto Netflix instead, and it wasn’t the only such cinema disaster to follow this route.

However, the success of such experimentation also sent a clear message to filmmakers – namely, that audiences will clearly accept quality content that’s simultaneously accessible on big and small screens alike, setting up a content delivery relationship that could be very interesting in coming years.

Of course, that evolution of content provision was just one aspect of 2018’s record success, which also marked a subtle yet key shift in media consumption patterns, This year also saw a significant number of big-budget blockbusters alongside a plethora of critically acclaimed films.

That’s true of any year, of course, but 2018’s offer-

ings seemed to resonate much more than usual with global audiences.

A particular shout-out has to go to the all-conquering Black Panther – a film impossible to imagine being made just five years ago, but very much a film that rode the zeitgeist to smash-hit success.

Only a fool would take the success of one film as being cast-iron evidence of a new cinema wave; still, Panther’s runaway international success sent a clear signal: give audiences a great film with interesting, non-Cauca-

sian characters, and it’ll play well everywhere.

Panther was a welcome step away from the bogstandard, almost exclusively white superhero genre that’s become somewhat old-hat of late, and all of the usual Hollywood excuses about audiences rejecting ‘ethnic’ films crumbled away like dust.

Although nowhere near as successful, Crazy Rich Asians also helped to send a signal about providing alternative stories in mainstream big budget films, with Asians proving another global hit.

A special shout-out to Boyle man Chris O’Dowd, one of the stars of arguably the worst film of the year, The Cloverfield Paradox. The film was simply awful beyond words – but he gave me the (unintended) biggest laugh of the year by far when his spaceship-set scientist reacted with shock to his just-severed arm crawling by itself down a hallway – but it was trying to tell him something ... It was one of the worst scenes I’ve seen in many years, but absolutely hilarious because of it – so, thank you, Chris!

It’ll be interesting to see if a more nuanced approach to exploring global characters and more diverse stories than usual creeps in to Western film fare in 2019.

Moving on and away from such a philosophical focus on how 2019’s films could play out, a look back at 2018 saw an unusually high amount of great films released.

Aside from all the usual blockbusters and money-makers (the likes of Black Panther, Mission Impossible Fallout, A Star is Born, Aquaman, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Venom, Bohemian Rhapsody, Incredibles 2), there were tons of other, critically lauded films to enjoy.

Audiences lapped up the likes of A Quiet Place, Hereditary, Game Night and many more – their box office takes were nowhere near that of the marquee films, but for anyone bemoaning the death of

good films, there were a lot of great films to prove them wrong this year.

There were also – dear God – some truly, truly atrocious films inflicted on audiences in 2018.

While some ferocious flops (again, Cloverfield) were kicked straight onto streaming sites by panicking studios, some big screen audiences had to sit through the likes of A Wrinkle In Time, Fifty Shades Freed, and Robin Hood, and many other grade-A turkeys. You have our sympathies.

Ultimately however, after such a bumper year of great hits (and despite some spectacular duds), it’s clear that Cinema as a medium is very much alive and well.

And, to end on a positive note, 2018 also saw the truly terrible Transformers franchise put on hiatus – this being so, I can look ahead to 2019 and very cheerfully say: “Happy New Year, everyone!”

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ENTERTAINMENT QUIKFLIX FLIX Streaming the latest news

Miley to star in the new series of Black Mirror IT HAS been confirmed that singer and actress Miley Cyrus is set to have a starring role in the next season of cult hit Black Mirror. Rumours that Cyrus was to appear in the new series began circulating early last week, with the star confirming her turn in the series to radio host Howard Stern.

Cyrus said that there are ‘a lot of different sides’ to her character in Black Mirror: “There’s a lot of dimension to it, and it was actually while the devastation of Malibu was happening, and it was a really weird learning experience for me because I was so far from home and the show is already really dark, and it’s kind of eerie when you’re there the whole time.

“But I learned a lot about myself, and I think I was able to use that and put that into it,” Cyrus said.

It’s believed that Cyrus filmed for the series while in Cape Town recently.

The fifth series of Black Mirror is set to air in 2019, showcasing a whole range of new dystopian scenarios for fans of the show.

Taylor Swift documentary to be released on NYE TAYLOR SWIFT fans rejoice! The pop star has announced that she will be releasing a concert film of her latest tour, The Reputation World Tour, this New Year’s Eve. The concert film will be exclusively streamed on Netflix. It takes a look at the U.S leg of the highest-selling tour in American history, giving fans who missed the chance to see the ‘Ready For It’ starlet in action in Croke Park last summer an opportunity to see the show in full.

Launching globally on New Year’s Eve, the trailer is available to watch on YouTube now.

Bop to the top

To All The Netflix We’ve Loved Before... (in 2018) RACHEL D’ARCY

WITH 2018 now coming to an end, Netflix have unveiled their top 2018 lists, packed with all the original content we enjoyed from the streaming platform over the last year.

From the movies that the public fell in love with, to the stars of Netflix shows that were most popular with audiences, they’ve compiled three lists of everything those subscribed to the service loved most.

Under their ‘Movies We Fell In Love With’ category, teen romcom The Kissing Booth topped the poll of movies rewatched most, narrowly beating out the much-talked about To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before to the top

Dancing With The Stars reveals a dazzling season three line-up RETURNING to our screens in 2019 is RTÉ’s Dancing With the Stars, with a new host and 13 new contestants.

The line-up for the third season of the dancing series was unveiled over the past few weeks, with the final three being unveiled on the Late Late Show. Series Three will see some familiar names grace our screens as they learn to foxtrot, two step and

everything in between.

Former Fair City star Clelia Murphy, country music singer Cliona Hagan, stylist Darren Kennedy, Young Offenders’ star Demi Isaac Oviawe, five-time All Ireland champ Denis Bastick, Eilish O’Carroll of Mrs Brown’s Boys fame, funnyman Fred Cooke, model Holly Carpenter, Love/ Hate actor Johnny Ward, TV presenter Mairead

Ronan and former Ireland rugby player Peter Stringer all make up this year’s dancing line-up.

Jennifer Zamperelli will also join the show as a cohost, appearing alongside Nicky Byrne to present the star-studded affair, replacing Amanda Byram.

Last year, country singer Jake Carter won the Glitterball with professional dancer Karen Byrne.

spot. In third place was Roxanne Roxanne, the true story of Roxanne Shanté, a teenage New York MC with star power.

These three movies received the highest rewatch rate of Netflix’s original offerings last year.

In ‘The Stars We Fell In Love With’, the service has calculated which of their stars received the largest percentage growth in Instagram following since January.

In no surprise, the much loved and wholesome Fab Five from Queer Eye pipped the top spot, just ahead of the leading lady from To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lana Condor.

Joel Courtney, the main love interest in The Kissing Booth, and three members of the Elite cast also made it into the top ten.

There was also a number of shows we ‘Fell In Binge’ with this year, as they call it, including High School drama On My Block, the second part of Making A Murderer, and season two of the much-discussed 13 Reasons Why. Other titles that appear on the much-binged list include Bodyguard, Insatiable and the most recent series of prison drama Orange Is The New Black, as well as the horror series The Haunting of Hill House.

This year saw some of Netflix’s most discussed content yet. it’s been an overall successful year for the platform. They’ve already began to announce new content that will be coming to the platform in 2019, including their first original African series. As

well as that, they’ve also secured the heavily anticipated documentary ‘Fyre’ on the controversial festival failure in 2017.

There will also be a new eight episode show from the producers of Stranger Things and the director of sleeper hit ‘The End of the F***** World’ in 2019, based off a graphic novel by Charles Forsman.

Of course, there will also be the return of a number of everloved series from the streaming giant, including cult hit Stranger Things, the feel-good Queer Eye, royal drama The Crown, heartwarming comedy Grace and Frankie and the second half of the final season of the Tina Fey comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

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MOTORS

WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF TRANSPORT

Rugged new Rifter specs released GOWAN Distributors Limited, PEUGEOT Importer in Ireland, has released prices and

FIAT have knocked it out of the park with the newly revived Tipo name, with models packed with an impressive range of features

specification for the

Tipo rolls out almost unbelievable value

lengths, with five or

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version, the new Rifter

rugged new Rifter.

Available in two

IN 2016, Italian car giant, FIAT launched their new entrant into the family car market and, at the same time, revived the Tipo name, which was last seen on a new FIAT in the mid 1990s.

However, the new Tipo bears absolutely no resemblance to the model launched initially in 1988.

A lot has changed in the intervening 30 years, in terms of engineering, technology and safety, and the new Tipo was designed from the ground up with the task of offering excellent value for money.

The new FIAT Tipo is offered in three body styles: five-door hatchback, four-door saloon and five-door estate for maximum practicality.

Power is provided courtesy of 1.4-litre and 1.6litre turbo-petrol engines (T-Jet) or 1.3-litre and 1.6litre turbo diesels (MultiJet).

Depending on the engine you choose, the 0-100km/h sprint can be completed in 9.6 to 12.1 seconds.

A manual and an automatic gearbox are available in the new Tipo and

a choice of solid or metallic colours complete the potential buyer’s wish-list.

All models in the new FIAT Tipo range come extremely well equipped with items such as airconditioning, remote central locking, ABS with EBD, electric windows front and rear, electric mirrors, front armrest and 60/40 split rear seats.

Of course, they come with much more than that, such as driver’s seat height adjustment, multiple airbags, chrome exterior door handles, body coloured bumpers and mirrors, auto-opening boot, Bluetooth, full-size spare wheel and audio controls on the steering wheel.

The Easy specification also includes front fog lights, leather steering wheel and gear knob, cruise control, rear parking sensors, chrome grille, 5’ touchscreen with USB and AUX ports and DAB radio, 16” alloy wheels and LED daytime-running lights.

The high-spec Lounge model also comes with auto lights and wipers, automatic climate control, rear camera, auto dimming rearview mirror, chrome window surrounds and grille surround, satellite

seven seats, dealer demonstrator models have just landed to preview during the PEUGEOT Drivetime event, with customer orders now open.

Retailing in Ireland from €23,540, plus delivery related charges, for the Active 1.5 BlueHDi 75bhp level five- seat comes with a five-year extended warranty as standard.

The standard equipment on the entry level Active model, retailing from €23,540 plus delivery for the five-seat version or from €24,490 plus delivery for the seven-seat version, includes the revolutionary i-Cockpit with 8”

In short, there has never been a better time to buy a new FIAT Tipo, thanks to incentives and super features

navigation and 17” alloy wheels.

However, FIAT have now added a limited edition flagship S-Design model in five-door hatchback guise, which is based on the Lounge specification but also benefits from Xenon headlights, 18” diamond-cut alloy wheels, body coloured door handles, and passenger seat height adjustment.

Further features include Techno leather seating with black fabric inserts and gloss-black door mirror casings and exterior trim.

Available with either a 1.4-litre turbo-petrol or 1.6litre turbo-diesel engine, the latest addition to the Tipo family injects a dash of sportiness to the hatch-

back range.

On test this week was the new FIAT Tipo fivedoor 1.4-litre T-Jet petrol (120bhp) model in S-Design specification, and I could not believe the excellent value for money that this car offers.

Taking design cues from FIAT’s stunning 124 Spider Roadster, the new Tipo is graced with a sporty, wide front grille, flanked by stylish narrow headlights.

The upright rear of

the new Tipo hatchback provides excellent space within the car for passengers and their luggage.

The 440-litre boot can be easily extended by dropping the rear seats to reveal a fully flat floor.

FIAT’s smooth petrol engine can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 9.6-seconds, while leading to a top speed (where permitted) of 199km/h.

Fuel consumption from the petrol engine is as low

FACT BOX

1) New ‘S-Design’ limited edition 2) Impressive specification level 3) Petrol or diesel engines 4) Spacious and practical family car 5) Tipo range starts at just €17,995

as 5.0l/100km on an extraurban driving cycle and as low as 3.3l/100km in diesel guise.

With ex-works prices starting from just €17,995, the new FIAT Tipo is a very welcome addition to the FIAT stable.

The Tipo S-Design model is priced from just €22,995 and represents terrific value for money.

For a limited time only, all FIAT Tipo diesel models are equally priced with their petrol equivalents – a saving of €1,750 – plus finance at just 3% APR and three years’ free servicing available too – based on registrations made before January 31 next.

There has never been a better time to buy a new FIAT Tipo.

touchscreen, compact steering wheel and customisable headsup digital instrument panel, and mirrorscreen connectivity.

Further features include 16” wheels, fullsize spare wheel, tyre pressure monitoring, six airbags, air conditioning, 12-volt plug in row two, overhead storage, luggage cover and a safety pack to include Active Safety Brake, Lane Keeping Assist and Speed Limit Recognition and Recommendation.

Manufactured at the Vigo (Spain) and Mangualde (Portugal) factories, the new PEUGEOT Rifter is available to preview now at Peugeot dealers nationwide.

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JOBSTOWN duo Chris O’Driscoll and Daniel Seery, and Lucan resident Patrick Kwiecien were part of the Ireland squad which took part in the recent FIFG Footgolf World Cup in Marrakesh, Morocco.The pair were joined on the 14-man squad by Dun Laoghaire native and Footgolf Ireland founder and President Ronan Cunningham; Jobstown duo Chris O’Driscoll and Daniel Seery, and Lucan resident Patrick Kwiecien.

The World Cup drew the biggest ever participation in the history of the competition, including 14 players from Ireland, where along with the aforementioned Dubs, footgolfers from Mayo, Waterford, Carlow, Kildare and

Limerick were also involved.

“The sport is five or six years old in Ireland. I think it always starts out with a passion for football. When they do play footgolf, they realise it’s not as easy as it looks. There is a difference, it’s a very new sport with very new techniques,” Ronan Cunningham told the Dublin Gazette.

“This is our second world cup. There have been three world cups in total. It’ll be held every two years from now on, so the next one is in 2020. In Argentina, in 2016, there were 220 players from 21 countries. This year there were 540 players from I think 36 countries and lots of supporters. There’s been massive progress.”

“The world tour started last year, and you need a world tour licence to com-

Balbriggan’s Daniel Redmond in action during the FIFG Footgolf World Cup in Marrakesh, Morocco. Picture: FIFG

pete. The number of licences a country has determines how many players can go to the World Cup. We have 19 Irish players playing at a high level, and that equated to 14 spots at the World Cup. For some perspective, Argentina has something in the region of 2000 World tour licenses, and they got, I think, 41 players at the World Cup. It’s biggest in Europe, 50% of the tour licences came from Europe last year.

“There are women as well. We had a women’s category at the World Cup this year for the first time, with 70 odd women.”

Many people stumble across Footgolf initially as a social activity, perhaps as part of a team-building group activity or a stag or hen event.

Many involved have been involved with other sports in the past, and Cunningham says that the most successful players tend to just focus on Footgolf, with plenty of reward.

“You get out what you put into it. To get a national license, you’d want to be out every single weekend. Some of our best players actually parked what they were doing with their football team.

But a lot combine it with football, but the better ones can’t do both.

“The majority of footgolf courses are on golf courses. It has developed from that. People are now building courses from scratch with interesting terrain.

In Ireland right now we have one footgolf course that’s played alongside golf.

Through the last six months alone, I’m

getting a lot more calls from golf courses about investing in footgolf.”

More information about Footgolf in Ireland can be found on www.footgolfireland.com or search for FootGolf Ireland on Facebook.

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CAMOGIE: BROWNE BELIEVES DUBS CAN BAG FIRST DIVISION 1 SUCCESS SINCE 1983

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NEW Dublin Senior Camogie manager Frank Browne is setting the bar high in his first few weeks at the helm.

He maintains there’s no reason why his new charges can’t win their first Littlewoods Camogie League Division 1 title since 1983 next Spring.

Dublin haven’t reached a top-tier league final since 1988 - when they lost their fifth final in a row, but with the strides being made in recent years under Shane O’Brien and David Herity, things are pointing in the right direction for the Metropolitans, and Browne feels there is nothing bad about setting a high target.

Speaking exclusively to the Dublin Gazette Browne said, “I know once these words come out of my mouth I’ll get slated, but sure we are going to go and try and win the league.”

“I know that sounds very confident, or cocky, or arrogant, but we are going to do. ‘Go out and try and not win it?’ Sure that’s illogical.

“These girls are highperformance, top class athletes. What am I going to say to them ‘sure look we are going to play the league but not try and win it?’

“Of course we are going to go out and try and win every game we play. Yes we’ll win some, and yes we’ll lose some.

“If you said to me

‘What are you going to try and do in the League, the Leinster Championship or the All-Ireland?’

I’ll tell you we are going to try and win all of them.

“Whether we do that or not, and ultimately we can dress it up and talk about trying to get a performance and looking to get to know players. “ U l t i m a te l y w h a t would I like to get out of the league? I’d like to be able to try and win it.”

Browne says that while he has been aware of Dublin’s progress in recent years, not being too tied to the small ball in the capital is a positive, which he has already utilised with some anonymity attached to squad trials, which meant previous knowledge of players was cast aside.

“When we set ourselves up for our trials and training I had two specific mechanics,” he said.

“One I didn’t want to write down which clubs players were from, because I don’t really care. They could be from Ballymun or Bangladesh for all I care! If they are eligible to play for Dublin, you have to be good enough.

“Secondly I purposefully didn’t look at the players names at all.

We had numbered bibs and numbered jerseys.

From just having an interest in camogie you would recognise some of the names, you would recognise the Laura Twomey’s and that kind of thing.

“I just wanted to simply write down the numbers of the players who I thought had potential to be on the Dublin Senior Camogie team, and that’s how we done it.

“We ended up with our 35 players, and I think we have been very fair. Sometimes that fresh look at it is good.

“It’s an honour all of the time, be it a Junior C ‘Special’ competition in West Mayo, or the Dublin Senior Camogie team or whatever, you are in a very privledged position.

“You are getting to

“

Frank Browne is excited about the challenge of managing the Dublin Senior Camogie team in 2019 Picture: Martina McGilloway/ ILivePhotos

first time he’s taken charge of a Camogie side.

“What motivated me to get back involved with an inter-county team was, hurling would have been my primary love,” he said.

“I really enjoyed my couple of years with the Mayo Ladies Footballers and working with high quality ladies teams, and now I’m getting the chance to do that with the small ball as well. It’s perfect for me from that point of view.

“Also it’s about enjoying it, in terms of the ability. Other teams would say that’s a big statement to make, but I think there is loads of potential, there’s loads of skill and I think David has done massive work bringing them on, and bringing on their player base and their skill level.

“If there’s a hundred steps to winning an All-Ireland, David has probably got us 90 steps of the way and it’s just my job now to try and get the last 10 steps put in.

“Those last 10 steps are sometimes the most difficult ones.

“My last hurling experience at inter-county level was with Longford and the Lory Meagher, and I remember in the very first year we went to play Fermanagh and we just had about 15 players.

“We stuck at it, and we built on it and we got to Croke Park the next year and were beaten in the final, and eventually we got there.

They could be from Ballymun or Bangladesh for all I care.

If they are eligible to play for Dublin, you have to be good enough spend time in a dressing room before a big game, with a group of people who are very committed to a single cause and it’s an honour to do that, to be brutally honest with you.”

There’s no doubting Browne’s managerial experience, with everything ranging from the Mayo Ladies Football team being beaten by a point by Dublin in an All-Ireland semi-final, to stints managing the Mayo and Longford hurlers, and also club teams.

However, this is the

“People used to say to me ‘Ah sure it’s only a Lory Meagher!’ My response back was ‘sure that’s the only competition we can win, it’s the only one we are in!’

We can’t win the Nicky Rackard; we can’t win the Liam MacCarthy, we only win this game.

“I’m buzzing to be involved with Dublin. I think they are a brilliant bunch of people. We’ve had really extensive trials. We are operating off a training panel of 35 at the moment, and we’ll trim that down after Christmas, but it’s all really positive anyway.”

Browne says the trials have shown just how enthusiastic the players are to play Camogie for Dublin.

“I was speaking to some of the former Mayo Ladies players in a social setting recently and they were having the banter about how the Dublin Camogie players fare

out, and I was saying ‘I can see so much of them in them.’

“I can see leaders all over the place, I can see enthusiasm. I can see them challenging themselves, and challenging everybody to want to be better and to move on and to win, and I can see so much positives.

“We had a couple of wet days for the trials, but we drove on and we enjoyed it and I can see that enthusiasm, and that will to win as well which they have in abundance.

“They are realistic to know that just because they want to win, doesn’t mean it will happen.

They will have to put in the hard miles. For instance they’ve been in Philly McMahon’s gym BeDo7 at 6am in Finglas on Christmas week, which just shows the focus and determination that they have.”

Dublin begin their Lit-

tlewoods League campaign with an away tie to Kilkenny on Saturday January 26th, after getting a bye on the opening weekend.

It’s a blessing in disguise for the new Dublin manager, as it gives him an extra week to get to familiarise himself with the squad.

“It gives me and the backroom team an extra week to get to know them in training, and just get familiar with these players and instill the culture and the values, and what we are going to do,” Browne said.

“I don’t think we will truly know where we are at until after a half an hour against Kilkenny in January.”

Dublin’s first game is on Thursday December 27th when they take on the Senior DubStars selection in Parnells GAA Club, Coolock at 2pm, with the Junior fixture at 12 noon.

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GAELIC GAMES: FORMER DUBLIN DUAL PLAYER TO CELEBRATE HALF-CENTURY

Rathcoole legend Comyn set to bring stars to Commercials for 50th birthday bash ALBERT COMYN MEMORIAL TROPHY  CÓILÍN DUFFY

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WELL known Gaelic Games player, official and referee Noelle Comyn is set to celebrate her 50th birthday in style on Friday December 28th at 1pm, with a whole host of players and celebrities set to gather in Commercials GAA Club in aid of Cancer and Parkinsons Disease.

A decade ago Noelle was part of the Dublin Ladies Football team, and she brought her then colleagues to her native Tubber in County Clare for a game on her 40th birthday between the Dublin and Clare Ladies Football teams, with some male celebrities (featuring in wigs!) also taking part!

The game was played for the Albert Comyn Memorial Trophy, in honour of her late Dad who passed away in 2002. A decade later, Commercials will be the venue for another entertaining afternoon of activities, which will then later continue into the night at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, where there will be a medal presentation, food, music, dancing and craic from 4pm.

Noelle, who continues to play for Commercials, and featured in a county camogie final this year, explained why she is having such an event for her birthday.

“It all started 10 years ago,” Comyn told the Dublin Gazette.

“I promised myself 10 years ago, that definitely it’s not something you would want to do every year with trying to organise it. 10 years ago I organised a birthday event, when I was playing inter-county football with Dublin at the time .

“We took some of the Dublin girls who could travel down to Clare to my home place of a little village called Tubber and played a Clare selection there. I can’t say that it was all ladies footballers.

“There were a few gentlemen with wigs and a few other celebrities thrown in here and there. It all started from there, and we had a good night afterwards. That’s where the idea came from.

“It’s 10 years later and why not go and give it a lash again and maybe collect a little bit of money as well for one or two charities.

This journalist has known Noelle for the best part of a decade and a half, and there’s always been a Gaelic Games connection wherever we meet - the GAA, and the associated bodies of the LGFA and Camogie are something very close to the heart of the Clare native.

“I’m probably known for better or worse for my involvement in Gaelic Games,” she said.

“I’ve had a very good inter-county career, with both my native Clare, and Dublin in football. I played inter-county camogie with Clare.

“I had a very short stint with the Dubs, I think I might have spent a lot of time on the bench so I decided to concentrate on the big ball.

“Also with management I had a few stints at club and county level, and went on and done a bit of refereeing as well.

“Maybe the clock is going around, and I’ve found myself in all of these different positions, but it’s something that I enjoy as well, of just moving on and maybe trying some-

thing different the whole time.

“I like my little bit of travelling also. I suppose it’s different, but that’s what makes us all individual.”

Indeed Noelle’s refereeing career started in America at the Continental Youth Championships, which sees Juveniles from across the USA converging for one of the biggest GAA competitions in the world.

“I started refereeing in the States at the CYC Championships and it just progressed from there,” she said.

“If somebody told me 10 years ago that I would be refereeing I would have possibly told them that they were barking mad!

“I was a player that maybe lifed a bit on the edge myself, so going into refereeing was just turning the other side of the coin.

“It’s something that I have to say I enjoy immensely.

It’s keeping me involved; keeping me fit, and keeping me active.

“I like the challenge of having to make decisions in big games, whether it is in Ireland or in the States, it doesn’t matter to me.

“I’ve refereed plenty of mens games in New York, which just poses a further challenge, and I have to say I’m enjoying it!”

For Noelle, her GAA involvement started at home back in Clare, but also involved some action in neighbouring Galway.

“I started playing Camogie at the outset. Where I come from in Tubber, the home of the current Clare Hurling captain Patrick O’Connor, with 450 people in the parish,” she said.

“When I started playing, I started playing with some of the boys and training with them, and playing with the schools teams and Under 14’s and Under 16’s.

“I actually started playing Camogie in Gort when I was 12 years old, and from there I would have went on and played with my own native county Clare.

“It’s from there that I actually ended up playing football.

“I was OK playing camogie, and I think what happened was that Ladies Football was coming on stream at the time in Clare, and three of us from the Camogie team ended up playing Ladies Football.

“I think possibly the end result was that I ended up being a better Ladies footballer than a camogie player!

“Playing both codes, over a long period was great, but I came to an end at inter-county level when I tore my cruciate.

“For a period of time after that my career was finished, eventhough I would have loved to have got back and finished on my own terms, but I worked hard and worked away in the background.

“I did a little bit of boxing, and just got a bit of confidence back. When you do both knees, and both cruciates - at that age it’s maybe not too easy to get back. i found it very difficult to get back myself.

“Boxing actually sorted me out on that, much more so than even trying to training with a team, or trying to do drills and that progressed on.”

There’s no doubt that in the past few years Noelle has been back with a bang, and she will be giving it her all on and off the pitch this Friday in what is sure to be a special day.

Noelle pictured with fellow Commercials Camogie player, Swiss native Adelita Graf and Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D. Higgins at the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Finals last September in Croke Park.

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THE rest of the country might be looking at Dublin football’s dominance in the county GAA game over the past few years with no little jealousy, but it doesn’t appear to be affecting the broad and growing appeal of the GAA nationwide.

Gaelic Games came out on top of Teneo’s Sports and Sponsorship Index 2018 research into Ireland’s most popular sport for the first time in nine years, with soccer having been in steady decline over the last few reports. GAA took 21% of the vote to soccer’s 19% for this year, though the Limerick hurlers were more admired than the Dubs outside Leinster.

Nevertheless, the Dublin Senior Football team were the fourth most admired sporting team in the country, grabbing 6% of the vote, with the achievements of the astonishing women’s national hockey team re co g n i se d w i t h a second place finish at 17% of the vote. The world final-reaching hockey team were more popular than the men’s national rugby team amongst female respondents.

The research explores the opinions of 1,000 sports fans from throughout the island, questioning them on their tastes and preferences.

Katie Taylor became t h e m o s t a d m i re d sportsperson, scoring 19% of the vote, ahead of Leinster star

Johnny Sexton, while the national rugby team and their win against New Zealand ranked top in both the team category and the greatest sporting achievement category, scoring over 40% in both cases.

T h e 2 0 1 9 Ru g by World Cup is the event most people are looking forward to the most in the coming year, with the All Ireland Senior Championships in second.

The two proved most appealing to 26% and 19% of those surveyed.

Conor McGregor’s s t a n d i n g, t h o u g h , seems to have fallen su b s ta n t i a l l y. T h e most admired sportsperson of 2016 and 2017 dropped right out of the top ten in 2018, scoring just 2% of the vote.

Ke l l i O ’Ke e f fe, Te n e o’s m a n a g i n g director, said of the results “It should also be borne in mind that the research was carried out in the immediate aftermath of the November internationals so the win against the All Blacks would have been very fresh in people’s minds. “The excitement generated by a revamped hurling championship will certainly also have boosted the popularity of Gaelic Games in 2018 and people are really looking forward to the All-Ireland Championships next year. Not surprisingly though, given the successes enjoyed by our rugby team this year we’re excited to see what they can achieve in Japan.”

GAELIC GAMES: BALLYBODEN 50 YEARS ON THE GO IN 2019

50 not out for Ballyboden St. Enda’s as Firhouse Road Club set to celebrate A number of the original Ballyboden St. Enda’s founders, including Laois native and former teacher Fintan Walsh are still heavily involved in the club and will play a key role during the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 2019. Pictured are Back Left to Right: Eamon McKenna, Tommy Clinton, Eddie Finn, Ray Leonard, John O’Neill.

Front: Denise Kelleher and Patsy Glennon.

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BALLYBODEN ST. ENDA’S are set for major celebrations in 2019, as the Firhouse Road club celebrates 50 years in existence.

It’s been a half century full of highs for the Blue and White striped side with everything from Dublin underage titles through to All-Ireland silverware annexed, particularly in the last 20 years.

While ultimately the Club will be hoping for a string of silverware to be picked up on the pitc hes in 2019, there’s plenty of concrete celebrations planned with a number of special events and activities set to take place over the next 12 months.

“Ballyboden St. Enda’s is certainly a huge success story,” Boden member Gerry O’Sullivan

told the Dublin Gazette.

“Especially with all the thousands of members who have passed through the club over the past 50 years, or even further back.

“The club started around 1910 when Ballyboden Wanderers was founded, and then after that in the middle of the sixties another club started Rathfarnham St. Enda’s.

“After the two clubs joined together in 1969, the club that we have now was formed.

“For 25 years we hadn’t achieved much, but certainly in the last quarter century we have won a lot of Championships with a variety of players across Mens and Ladies Football; Hurling and Camogie; and also our newest section Handball.

“We are very happy with what we have achieved to date.”

Ballyboden St. Enda’s is proud

of its close links with local schools in the area, with the majority of its players now Dublin born.

Off the pitch the club also has a strong Scór section, and one of the main events to celebration 50 years is a drama about the history of the club.

“We have a mix of events taking place every year, especially to promote all aspects of Gaelic games,” O’Sullivan said.

“But we also have a fine clubhouse on the Firhouse Road, which host lots of different activities each week, with drama, music, chat, set-dancing and ceilis etc.

“We are a facility for the parish and the local area, and it’s not just the games that are important , but also the local community.

“That was one strong thing from the start.

“The club started officially in the seventies, when there was a stronger emphasis perhaps on Irish culture, especially Irish music.

“Sean Ó Riada started in the early 60’s and Ireland entered the EEC, and people were thinking about ‘What does being Irish mean?’ and we have a very strong emphasis on the family.

O’Sullivan has been researching the clubs history in recent years, with the hopes of a book being published later in 2019.

A special club jersey marking 50 years of Ballyboden St. Enda’s is also being produced, while there will also be a special banquet in the CityWest Hotel among other activities.

The list of events is likely to be added to over the course of the year and further information is available from www.bodengaa. ie.

Mary’s and Terenure for Cup double LEINSTER SCHOOLS RUGBY  JAMES HENDICOTT

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ST MARY’S COLLEGE and rivals Terenure are to face each other twice in a tasty looking pair of Leinster Schools Cup draws.

The games are set to take place in late January.

The sixteen side draw was carried out by Leinster players Fergus McFadden and Nick

McCarthy before Christmas.

The two sides competing in the Vinnie Murray Cup will face each other in the first round of the Senior Cup. A repeat of the 2015 final might prove the clash of the first round, with Belvedere drawn against Cistercian College Roscrea.

Holder’s Blackrock, meanwhile, will kick off their Senior Cup against Pres College Bray.

Other matchups see Wesley at

home to Clongowes Wood, Kilkenny hosting St Michael’s and Gonzaga facing Castleknock.

The two south Dublin rivals St Mary’s and Terenure will face each other in the Junior Cup as well as the Senior meeting, with that game set to take place a few days ahead of its senior counterpart, with Mary’s again drawn at home.

Blackrock College against Belvedere College is perhaps the

pick of that Junior draw, which sees the traditional big six nearly all getting a rough outcome.

Clongowes and Castleknock will face each other, while St Michael’s have avoided the big guns as they host CBC Monkstown.

Also in the Junior Cup, Gonzaga host Kilkenny College, Temple Carrig travel to Newbridge and Wesley face Presentation College (Bray)

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CURLING: WORLD AND IRISH ASSOCIATIONS COME TOGETHER IN TALLAGHT STADIUM

‘Curling into 2019’ as Olympic Sport set to host ‘Come and try’ day in January in Tallaght

Ireland’s James Russell at the 2018 World Mixed Championships in Canada.

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THE IRISH CURLING ASSOCIATION are set to host a promotional, interactive two-day event in Tallaght, in an attempt to promote the game more broadly in Ireland.

The event will be hosted at Shamrock Rovers’ Tallaght Stadium on Wednesday January 16th and Thursday January 17th next.

The introductory event is designed both to promote their sport through giving people an opportunity to try it out, and to press the case for Dublin to develop a permanent ice rink and enable more local participation.

The campaign for a permanent Irish ice rink is one that’s been ongoing for some time.

This drive is in particular happening through the surprising number of local ice hockey teams that manage to get by - largely by traveling to Belfast in the off-season - without one.

T h e c u r l e r s h ave

achieved surprising success whilst largely based in Scotland, including senior European gold and bronze medals in 2012 and 2016.

Thus they are keen to ensure they’d be included in any future developments.

“As an association for 25 years now, our main aim is to get ice in Ireland,” member of that medaling senior team David Whyte explains.

“Curling gets a big Olympic profile every four years, and our world federation is a global organisation that is working hard to expand the sport.

“It is biggest in Canada, and they’re really helping with funding. That’s what’s behind this ‘Olympic Celebration’ event.

“People get quite excited about it when they see the pros, and some of the shots they can play, what’s possible.”

Cu r l i n g, W hy te explains, has “elements of chess and of golf. It’s for people who like a combination of a team sport with some exercise,

a physical challenge and some strategy.”

T h e l a rg e s to n e s, thrown towards a target along a sheet of ice, curve according to a player’s rotation of the handle used to launch them, and have their post-throw movement altered by teammates sweeping - or abstaining from sweeping - the ice before them as they move.

“We are sending two Olympians to Dublin to talk to and play the sport with kids at schools,” Whyte says.

“Also to talk about what it’s like to go to the Olympics, and to play curling, “We’ll be doing demonstrations to the public too, with our coaches, giving people a go and teaching people how to deliver a stone towards a target, and take out another stone.

“Then we will go for a drink and a chat afterwards, and give everyone a chance to talk to the Olympians.

“It is a chance to put the sport on the radar a little bit more, and we

hope people will come down and give things a go.”

The events in schools will be based on what’s known as ‘slow curling’, which doesn’t require ice.

“It is only a vague approximation of the real version, but also serves to illustrate the reality for Irish hurling, something that means the association is effectively based abroad.

“Right now, the Ireland team all live in Scotland, where the game is fairly well subscribed,” Whyte continues.

“We all compete as part of different teams, but we do get the chance to practise together as Ireland, too.

“We’d like to see the game included in any plans for a permanent ice in Ireland, and to get a chance to talk to councillors, to Sports Ireland and anyone else who’s interested. It’s about awareness, basically.

“We think there’s a great opportunity for public participation, and the game might really strike a chord.”