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Development proposals for Clonburris appealed MARK O’BRIEN

A NUMBER of councillors have submitted appeals against the proposed Clonburris development to An Bord Pleanala.

The amended plan for the proposed 8,000 home Strategic Development Zone was passed by the council last month.But some councillors voicing concerns over the delivery of infrastructure and high density of housing.

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Strikers forced to picket in car park MANAGEMENT of the Mill Shopping Centre in Clondalkin have been criticised for moving striking workers out of the centre.

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Calls for pound to be shut down SOUTH Dublin County councillors have unanimously backed a motion voicing concerns about a dog pound the council have contracted to house stray dogs.

The council awarded a tender for dog warden and pound services to Ashton Dog Pound in March of last SEE PAGE 9 year.

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CONCERN OVER DELIVERY OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Development plan for Clonburris appealed

Water fountains in parks being examined

 MARK O’BRIEN

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A NUMBER of councillors have submitted appeals against the proposed Clonburris development to An Bord Pleanala.

The amended plan for the proposed Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) was passed by the council last month by 24 votes to nine, with two councillors abstaining.

The plan would see over 8,000 homes for a population of 21,000 built on 280 hectares of land near Adamstown.

But the plan has proved to be contentious with some councillors voicing concerns over the delivery of infrastructure and high density housing.

Cllr Paul Gogarty (Ind) said that he had submitted a request for an oral hearing to object to the plan.

He said that, having been involved in five SDZ plans, he believed the Clonburris plan to be “the weakest and least sustainable of all in terms of phasing of infrastructure and facilities”.

In his submission to the planning authority, Cllr Gogarty said he felt many councillors had pushed the plan through on “ideological grounds” in case it delayed the delivery of housing.

“I acknowledge there is a need for increased housing supply with a mix of social,

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Councillors Francis Timmons, Liona O’Toole and Guss O’Connell submitting their joint appeal

affordable and private units,” he said.

“However, the housing crisis does not mean we leave the provision of essential services, community spaces, playing pitches and transportation infrastructure up to the vagaries of the market or the timescales of unelected agencies.”

Cllr Gogarty added that he had concerns that the plan does not take the existing traffic issues in the area in to account and said that not enough houses were placed near train stations.

“A higher density in this area would create a suitable mass so that new residents can enjoy access within walking distance to larger, affordable retail and community facilities,” he said.

“The alternative will be

for thousands of people to have to drive or take taxis, buses and trains to find an affordable shop.

“This is not good in terms of community cohesion when we have the opportunity to deliver it right the first time.”

Cllr Liona O’Toole (Ind) submitted a joint appeal with Cllrs Guss O’Connell and Francis Timmons.

She said: “We don’t want to repeat the planning mistakes of the past but use this plan as an opportunity to build a new town which addresses housing needs but also provides for a sustainable community including a better public transport system and road network, amenities and community facilities.

“Lucan, in particular, has endured a deficit of facilities and poor transport system over the last

20 years. The Clonburris SDZ should help alleviate the situation in Lucan, not make it worse.”

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) confirmed he had also submitted an objection to the plan prior to the Monday deadline.

He said: “I have consistently voiced my concerns about the lack of new transport infrastructure and services planned as part of this development and my fears that the existing transport networks cannot take any more traffic.

“I was the only councillor to vote against the plan on both occasions it came before councillors for the substantive votes in January and last month.

“In my appeal to Bord Pleanala, I ask the board to look at the transport planning afresh. “

SOUTH Dublin County Council is to examine the possibility of installing drinking water fountains in parks and other busy public areas.

Cllr Danny O’Brien (SF) raised the issue at the recent full council meeting.

He said: “Acknowledging how our children are so aware of reducing waste and recycling, these water fountains would allow them the opportunity of accessing fresh water fountains and therefore reduce the use and disposal of plastic bottles and cans.

“I feel confident that the same would apply to locals and tourists.

“This would also be an opportunity to offer a free better option compared to the expensive sugar laden soft drinks on offer today.”

The Council’s Public Realm Section will examine the matter by assessing suitable locations in consultation with Irish Water.

Deansrath Proposal Community for 80,000 Fun Day affordable in August THE St Cuthbert’s Park Community Fun Day will be held on Saturday, August 11 from 12pm to 4pm.

The event has been organised by the friends if St Cuthbert’s Park Group who are a working group closely with various stake holders to ensure the community reclaim this area and for all the local residents to use.

The day’s main event will be the Clondalkin Dog Show, with organisers hoping to attract dog lovers from all over Clondalkin and further afield.

There will also be a DJ music stage, balloon modelling, face-painting, a magic show, soccer games, inflatables, displays from the Scouts, Civil Defence and fire service and a cake bake off competition.

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THE Labour Party have unveiled a plan that proposes to build 80,000 affordable homes over five years.

David Eaton, Labour local area representative for Palmerstown, Lucan and North Clondalkin has welcomed the plan.

He said: “The only way to build enough affordable housing for the people of local communities is through State-led action. Our proposal for a National Housing Development Bank, with housing executives based in local government, show how this can be delivered.

“Labour would commit €16 billion for the development of 80,000 units over five years, estimating an average cost of €200,000 per home, built on the hundreds of acres of publicly owned land across the country.”

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CLONDALKIN: HELPING TO DEVELOP CHILDREN’S HEALTH AND WELLBEING

New initiative improving the outcomes for children MARK O’BRIEN

A LOCAL initiative is helping to bring new parents together and teach them skills aimed at helping to develop children’s health and wellbeing.

The Blue Skies Initiative is based in the Oakfield Industrial Estate in Clondalkin and has seen over 300 parents come through its doors to avail of its free courses.

Coordinator Karen Costello told Dublin Gazette:

“Our catchment area would be south west and north Clondalkin and some of Lucan.

“We don’t do a lot of direct services for young people and children.

“What we do is look at the community and upskill so if our funding got cut in the morning, the skills are left in the community.”

Blue Skies run an antenatal programme that steers away from the physical preparation of

birth and focuses on psychological preparation of becoming a parent.

They also run an Upto2 programme. This programme is a universal parenting support programme for parents and babies from 0 to 2 years of age.

The programme aims to strengthen parenting skills and enhance infant wellbeing, learning and development.

The Upto2 Programme combines a range of groupbased, developmentally-

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appropriate parent and infant supports which are delivered in a coordinated intervention process in ‘clusters’ to parents over the first two years of their infants’ lives.

“We also run play and talk workshops to encourage early play skills and literacy development from a very early age,” said Karen.

“It’s about how to play with your child and how to encourage a good positive learning environment at home.”

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proved invaluable for both new parents and parents who are having their second or third child.

“What also happens organically is that in some of the parenting groups they will set up a WhatsApp group and they have that social support afterwards,” said Karen.

Blue Skies are also working to create an Infant Health and WellBeing Strategy to develop knowledge, skills, practice and services for the prebirth to three-years period of life.

A free information session will be held on Thursday, July 26 from 12:30pm to 2pm in Áras Chrónáin Irish Cultural Centre in Clondalkin and will be facilitated by Senior Clinical Psychologist and Infant Mental Health Specialist Catherine Maguire.

The next Upto2 programme will commence on Wednesday, September 5.

Anyone who is interested can contact us through our website or by emailing blueskiesinitiative@archways.ie.

CLONDALKIN Drama Group (CDG) are asking the community to become their Friends and Lovers to help the group grow.

The financial support allows the group to purchase equipment, props and costumes for all future performances.

A Lover will make an annual donation of €50.

They will receive four complimentary tickets to any show of their choosing during the year.

A Friend will make an annual donation of €25.

The donor will receive two complimentary tickets for any show within the year and a mention in the programme of every show.

To help please email clondalkindramagrp@ gmail.com or speak with a member of the cast/ committee at any of their upcoming performances.

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CRISIS: COUNCILLORS CLASH ON HOUSING ISSUE

Mayor defends party’s record on housing MARK O’BRIEN

THE Mayor of South Dublin has defended his party’s record on housing, following accusations that they have failed to properly deal with the housing crisis.

Sinn Fein councillor Mark Ward was elected as the new Mayor of South Dublin last month.

People Before Profit had put forward Cllr Madeleine Johansson as a nominee for the position, saying no other group had committed to the preventing the selling off of public land.

Following Cllr Ward’s election, Cllr Johansson and Cllr Emma Hendrick released a statement saying the Progressive Alliance claimed that Sinn Fein had failed to address the housing crisis.

The statement said: “Unfortunately there seems to be no difference in terms of actions if there is a centre-left Progressive Alliance Mayor or a right wing Fine Gael/ Fianna Fail Mayor.

“We have been proactively looking for a new approach and a commitment to stop the selling off of

public land.

“We would have voted for any progressive nominee willing to make such a commitment.”

But Mayor Ward defended his party’s record on housing, saying the government had “failed dramatically” on the issue.

“In fact, in the recent Clonburris meeting the Sinn Fein motion that was passed will see up 2700 social

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This is scandalous by a group that states we are doing nothing to address the housing crisis

and affordable houses included in the plan, despite opposition from Fine Gael and a host of Independents,” he said.

“There were 128 motions submitted in the final Clonburris meeting and Sinn Fein submitted 18 of these in relation to housing,

better transport and amenities.

It’s a matter of public record.”

Cllr Ward was critical of People Before Profit’s contribution to the Clonburris debates.

“Out of the 128 motions submitted, People Before Profit’s contribution was zero.

“If you add in her (Cllr Johansson) colleagues in Solidarity, the total of motions the combined groups submitted is still zero.

“This is scandalous by a group that states we are doing nothing to address the housing crisis.

“I stand by our record on the council in maximising the amount of builds, given the restraints laid out by central Government.”

He pointed out that People Before Profit had abstained on a vote for 63 public houses to be built on public land in St Cuthbert’s Park.

“I suggest that people in glass houses stop throwing stones and that if People Before Profit/ Solidarity are serious about social housing that they do what we do and submit pragmatic, well researched motions to this council.”

Harriers are on a high

Lucan Harriers put in some great performances at the Clonrarf 5 Mile and Half Marathon last week. Despite the hot conditions, all were rewarded at the end with a finishers medal and a doughnut! In the Half Marathon, first home for Lucan was Sinead Fleet. In the 5 Mile Race, first home for Lucan was Fiona McGovern with first time five milers Aoife Bradley, Mary Wallace, Jenny Garland, Mary Wheeler and Amanda Breen all running well.

In the 5 Mile Josephine Dignam completed the trilogy of Wicklow 10k, Wexford 10k and Clontarf 5 Mile. Lucan Harriers put in some great performances at the Clonrarf 5 Mile and Half Marathon last week. Despite the hot conditions, all were rewarded at the end with a finishers medal and a doughnut!

In the Half Marathon, first home for Lucan was Sinead Fleet. In the 5 Mile Race, first home for Lucan was Fiona McGovern with first time five milers Aoife Bradley, Mary Wallace, Jenny Garland, Mary Wheeler and Amanda Breen all running well.

In the 5 Mile Josephine Dignam completed the trilogy of Wicklow 10k, Wexford 10k and Clontarf 5 Mile.

Man charged with Public consultation assaulting father on special speed limit now open A MAN has been charged with assaulting his father who later died from his injuries at their home in Clondalkin last week.

Mark Tims (47) appeared at Dublin District Court on Monday and was charged with one charge of assault causing actual harm.

His father, Anthony Tims (74), was found with serious injuries at his home in Rowlagh Green on Friday, July 13.

Gardai from Ronanstown were called to the house at approximately 8.45pm that evening.

Anthony was rushed to Tallaght Hospital but was pronounced dead later that evening.

Mark Tims was arrested the following evening and was detained at Lucan garda station.

He was charged on Monday and appeared before Dublin District Court later that day.

Mr Tims is charged under Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. He was granted free legal aid by Judge Dermot Simms.

His defence solicitor did not apply for bail on his behalf and he was remanded in to custody.

He is due to appear before Cloverhill District Court on Friday, July 20.

PUBLIC consultation is now open on proposed byelaw for a periodic special speed limit of 30 kilometres on a section of the Lucan Road.

The speed limit will apply from a point 1 metre south west of public the lighting pole No. 40 adjacent to the entrance to Esker Lawns in a north easterly direction to a point 12 metres east of public lighting pole No. 16 adjacent to Roselawn.

The bye-law shall come into operation on November 1 and will be effective from 8am to 9.30 am and from 1pm to 4pm during the school term.

The draft bye-law and associated map are available for inspection at the South Dublin County Council offices in Lucan and Clondalkin from Tuesday, July 17 until Wednesday, August 15 between the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4.30pm on Friday (excluding bank holidays).

The documents will also be available for inspection at Lucan Library, on http://consult.sdublincoco. ie and on www.speedlimits.ie.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Sean and Michael Bophy

Eoghan and Sinead Maye

Effie Power, Chloe Slaughter and Robyn Reddin. Pictures: Alison O’Hanlon

Free weekly junior parkrun at Griffeen Valley Park

Isabelle McGovern

Adam and Alex McMahon with their mum Liz

Chelsea Jackson and Alannah Carroll

David Coakley

James and Dylan Scott with Ted

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‘GARDAI UNABLE TO ENGAGE IN HIGH SPEED CHASES IN ESTATES’

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Gardai seizing a number of scramblers in Ballymun. Picture: Garda Traffic

‘Scrambler taskforce will be limited without legislative change’ MARK O’BRIEN

LEGISLATIVE change may be needed to tackle the misuse of scramblers and quad bikes according to one local TD. Deputy John Curran (FF) made the comments following receipt of a response from the Minister for Justice regarding the new scrambler taskforce that has been created to deal with the issue.

He said: “Since its first meeting in April, it has become more and more obvious that the newly formed taskforce is currently limited in its capacity to properly or meaningfully address this escalating issue.

“Communities across Dublin are plagued by the danger, the noise and the anti-social behaviour associated with the use of these bikes.

“The cross-agency taskforce must prioritise the introduction of new legislation that will provide gardai with the necessary powers to seize quads and/or scramblers, based on intelligence led investigations carried out by An Garda Siochana.”

The improper use of the vehicles is causing havoc for residents across Dublin.

Numerous sports clubs have had their pitches damaged by the bikes.

Last month, residents in Clondalkin said they feared for their safety due to the use of scramblers in the area while a man was seriously injured when a scrambler landed on him in Darndale Park.

Following the Darndale incident, gardai seized a number of scramblers across the city.

But Deputy Curran said that changes in legislation must be enacted to allow gardai to seize any vehicles that are being improperly used or have no tax and insurance.

“As it stands, local gardai policing our area are unable to engage in high speed chases in the hous-

ing estates or large green spaces where these bikes are being used, due to the greater concerns for public safety,” he said.

“Gardai are therefore not in the position to seize a vehicle from a person who is blatantly and illegally misusing it.

“It needs to be made an absolute priority that these changes to legislation are introduced so that we can support our gardai to seize a quad or scrambler from an individual’s home.”

Deputy Curran said he feared that without legislative change, the taskforce would serve as “little more than a quick-fix” to the problem.

OVER time mattresses can often be forgotten about.

Constant use from our bodies for seven or eight hours per night can absorb a fair amount of sweat and dead skin (gross!).

Some of us may have invested a lot of money in the mattresses we have, therefore it’s important to ensure that we care for our mattress so they’ll take care of us!

How can I protect my Mattress?

If you are worried about staining or damaging your new expensive mattress, a mattress protector may be a good security investment. Mattress protectors can also be beneficial for protecting your warranty and ensuring the longevity of your little bit of heaven.

Can I clean my Mattress at Home?

Cleaning a mattress can sound very daunting, however there is actually one very easy and effective way to clean a mattress and that’s to give the upholstery a thorough vacuum every now and again.

All you need to do is remove the bedding, pillows and blankets and vacuum all the indents and hard to reach nooks and crannies. Some vacuums have special attachments for upholstered fabrics which may come in handy!

My Mattress has a Nasty Stain! How do I remove it?

Stains are sometimes unavoidable especially if you enjoy snacking in bed! When cleaning these stains it’s important to avoid using harsh chemicals.

The best way to remove a nasty mattress stain is to use warm water and a little soap and gently apply to the affected area. Using chemicals or rubbing roughly can actually damage the fabric and underlying materials.

Foam mattresses can absorb the water used to clean a mattress, so be sure to only use a small amount to avoid long-term damage!

For more information and advice on getting that perfect nights rest visit EZ Living stores and speak to their mattress specialists today!

Approval given for Ireland’s first technological university

An artist’s impression of DIT’s new Grangegorman campus

Approval has been given for Ireland’s first technological university this week, following legislation passed earlier this year.

The first technological university will be based in Dublin, as three of the city’s current institutes of technology merch for the first Technological University of Ireland (TUI).

Dublin Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown Institute of Technology and Tallaght Institute of Technology were the first merger to have their bid to become a TUI approved by an international panel.

It’s expected that the TUI will be fully created

by January 2019, with each IT keeping their current campus.

Dr Mary Meaney, TU4Dublin Programme Lead, said: “This is a red-letter day that is the culmination of a huge effort over many years. The passion and hard work of staff and students across our three Institutes over the last number of months, in particular, laid the final foundations for this exciting announcement and we’re enthused about the ultimate stage of our journey to designation as TU Dublin.”

President of Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Professor Brian Norton, said: “This is a milestone day that marks the beginning of a new type of Irish University that will revolutionise Higher Education in this country.

“TU Dublin will be positioned at the convergence of the arts, business, science and technology, and will strengthen the Greater Dublin Region and it’s prominence as a location that encourages and supports knowledge advancement, sustainable development and inclusive education.

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CLONDALKIN : PHARMACY WORKERS ON STRIKE OVER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Strikers at Mill centre forced to picket in car park MARK O’BRIEN

MANAGEMENT of the Mill Shopping Centre in Clondalkin have been criticised for moving striking workers out of the centre.

Workers at Lloyd’s Pharmac ies across the country have been engaged in escalating industrial action over the last three weeks

including at three locations in Clondalkin the Mill, Neilstown and Rowlagh.

But workers in the Mill centre have been told by centre management that they were not allowed to picket inside the centre and have had to picket in the car park outside the centre.

Cllr Madeleine Johansson (PBP), who joined

the picket in support of the staff, said: “The workers at Lloyds are e n g a g i n g i n l aw f u l industrial action with their trade union Mandate and should have the right to picket at the front door of their place of employment.

“It is highly unusual for a management company not to allow striking workers to picket

inside the premises, and the decision by The Mill could be seen as taking a side in favour of the employer in this dispute.”

Local TD Gino Kenny called on centre management to allow the workers to picket inside the centre.

“I have attended the pickets by the workers and there has been a very positive response by the local community with a large level of support for their demands,” he said.

“Unfortunately, some people were unaware of the strike happening because the picket was held outside.”

Dublin Gazette contacted the management of the Mill Shopping Centre, but a spokesperson for the centre declined to comment.

The workers are on strike to demand an end to zero-hour contracts, sick pay and holiday schemes, as well as for the employer to recognise their trade union, Mandate.

Mayor of South Dublin Mark Ward (SF) urged

Mayor of South Dublin Mark Ward (centre) urged Lloyd’s to enter into talks to end the dispute.

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We have a situation where workers do not have confirmation on how many hours they will be working on a week to week basis

Lloyd’s to enter into talks to end the dispute.

He said: “The Government was meant to bring in legislation to protect workers and to end zerohour contracts, but so far

this protection has not been forthcoming.

“We have a situation where workers do not have confirmation on how many hours they will be working on a

week to week basis.

“Simple things like budgeting for back to school and birthday parties, to more complex things like trying to obtain a mortgage, prove to be extremely difficult in these working conditions” “Reports coming from Mandate also disclose the Lloyd’s pharmacy workers are paid on average 30% less than their colleagues in Boots.”

Further strike action is planned for this Friday (July 20).

Minister attends launch of special booklet MINISTER of State for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly visited Bloomfield Health Services in Rathfarnham last week.

He was in attendance for the launch of a special booklet titled “Preventing Falls – Advice and Guidance for preventing falls for People Living with Huntington’s Disease”.

For over 200 years, Bloomfield Health Services has been providing assessment, treatment and care services for adults with a range of severe and enduring mental health conditions, including Schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s Diseases.

Huntington’s Disease is a rare, incurable, hereditary, degenerative disorder of the brain, affecting motor ability, behaviour and cognition.

There are currently over 800 HD patients in Ireland and, due to the genetic nature of the disease, a further 3,000 individuals are estimated to be at risk.

Bloomfield is the only facility in Ireland providing the necessary level of care to deal with this challenging condition.

The Preventing Falls booklet will be available nationwide. For more information, contact Bloomfield on 01 4950021 or www.bloomfield.ie.

Minister Daly with Dr Jennifer Hoblyn. Picture: Brendan Farrell

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‘DOGS HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THEIR OWN FAECES’

Petition is calling for pound to be shut down MARK O’BRIEN

SOUTH Dublin County councillors have unanimously backed a motion voicing concerns about a dog pound the council have contracted to house stray dogs.

The council awarded a tender for dog warden and pound services to Ashton Dog Pound in March of last year. The tender was jointly awarded

by SDCC, Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council.

Over the past number of months, concerns have been raised about the treatment of dogs in the pound.

An online petition calling for the pound to be shut down has raised over 8,000 signatures. The petition claims that dogs have been left in their own faeces in the pound, with no access to food or water.

The petition also claims that dogs in the pound are left ungroomed in cold cells with no bedding.

Cllr Dermot Looney (Soc) brought the motion before last week’s full council meeting on the back of con-

cerns from locals who had visited the pound.

The motion stated: “This council expresses its concerns regarding Ashton Dog Pound following representations from members of the public as to its suitability, and asks for a detailed report on how this facility is inspected, how the tendering process/contract works, if animal welfare is part of the contract (and to what extent), and when this contract is over.”

In response to the motion, the council said that it had received nine complaints regarding services delivered through the pound.

The council report said that some of the complaints related to recent social media articles about the pound and were not specific to an individual personal experience.

The council said that the claims made by all of the complainants have been unsubstantiated.

The report stated: “Regular, unannounced inspections of the pound are carried out by the council’s vet-

erinary practitioners.

“In 2017 eight inspections were carried out, seven of which were unannounced. The one announced inspection was part of the tender process. To date in 2018 there have been eight unannounced inspections and one arranged inspection.”

The council said it is satisfied that the kennels are maintained to a high standard with all kennels being clean and disinfected.

“All dogs are housed in individual kennels, with blankets in plastic beds. Dogs that are suspected to be unwell are isolated with access to the isolation kennels restricted.”

The council said the pound has access to a private veterinary practitioner to asses and treat dogs that need veterinary care.

The report added that the current contract permits two 12-month extensions. The first year of the contract is due to expire at the end of August, with the council saying it will be reviewed prior to the granting of any extension.

Fun at the weekly parkrun BEN and Abbie Capewell with their mum Noelle pictured at the free weekly junior parkrun at Griffeen Valley Park in Lucan. The event is a 2k run for juniors only (4-14 year olds). It is held every Sunday at 9:30am. See gallery on page 6. Picture: ALISON O’HANLON

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Aisling, Orla and Abigail

Darragh, Oscar, Luke and Mark. Pictures: Simon Peare

Daniel, Darragh and Conal

Sophie, Rachel, Ellen and Caoimhe

Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club Summer Camp

Daire, Leon, Liam and Ethan

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Isabella, Poppy, Zara, Caoimhe and Robyn

Lauren, Saoirse and Emma

Amy, Maya, Holly and Ciara

Cian and Andrew

Sean, Siobhna and Connor

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: MARLAY PARK IS A PICTURESQUE LOCATION IN SOUTH DUBLIN

MARLAY PARK BOASTS BEAUTIFUL TRAILS THROUGH FOREST-LIKE AREAS

DUBLIN MADE EASY

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEST ATTRACTIONS MARLAY PARK HAS TO OFFER

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ESTLED in the heart of South Dublin’s suburbs, Marlay Park has become synonymous with summertime gigs, but there’s much more it has to offer.

The park measures a whopping 121 hectares and offers beautiful views of the Dublin Mountains. It has a number of amenities making it a lovely day out for everyone.

Massive, luscious green fields are perfect to have a kickabout, or for lounging in the sun with a 99 from one of the ever-popular ice cream trucks. If that’s not your thing, the park offers trails through forest-like areas; so it’s like a walk through country woodland, without ever leaving the county.

The 16 bus drops you right outside the door, or there’s also ample parking with two massive car parks.

There’s loads on offer in this south suburban gem, but here’s three of our favourite things.

PLAYGROUNDS

THE FAIRY TREE AN illusive landmark of sorts in Marlay, the Fairy Tree is popular with far flung visitors and locals alike.

Buried deep in the heart of the wooded area of the park, the hunt for the Fairy Tree is somewhat of a tradition.

Families stroll deep into the woodland beyond streams and stone bridges, wandering to find the illusive tree hidden away for the perfect outdoor treasure hunt.

The tree itself has a number of twigs and variations of moss decorating the trunk, with growths and carvings on the tree and its top giving a fantastic fairytale illusion.

It’s definitely something that needs to be seen with your own eyes to truly appreciate how lovely it is.

A favourite with kids and adults alike, it’s worth a wander around Marlay for.

MARLAY Park is home to not one, but two playgrounds – one more modern affair complete with giant climbing frame, and an older style, traditional wooden playground.

Both are located at the College Road entrance to the park, but are worth the exploration for, especially if you have energetic kids needing some entertainment during the Summer.

The main attraction is the playground located across from Marlay’s well-loved tennis courts. There’s something for everyone, even for adults; massive swings, a huge jigsaw, slides and a range of other playground activities – it’ll be hard to make time everything!

The wooden playground is smaller, but is always packed with children eager to explore using the different activities on offer. It’s akin to the old Marlay playground that’s long since closed, but a more minute version.

WEEKEND MARKET

THE weekend market in Marlay has long since been a staple attraction for the park, selling a range of foods, accessories, books and beyond.

Running every Saturday and Sunday (weather dependent in some cases), there’s a whole range of local fare on offer.

Fruit and veg, gluten free items, dog biscuits, cakes and pizza, to name but a few of the stalls that set up outside Marlay House every weekend, with a large amount of seating located nearby in the Courtyard and on the massive field to enjoy your gourmet feast.

The market is free to walk through, but the delicious smells will invite you (and your stomach!) in to try some of the food out.

There’s often more than just food on sale, with handmade clothes and jewellery regularly available, as well as second-hand books and flowers.

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The Rock scales silly heights P20

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | THE FOOTY’S FINISHED

The post World Cup blues have set in but Les Bleus have Davy speaking sense

WELL, that’s the World Cup over Davy was looking fairly glum always loved that about the World now for another four years – four and when I met him this week for our Cup. Remember that mad Coloma half actually because it’s going to a usual catch up. bian keeper and the Cameroon lad country that’s as hot as Hell but the “I don’t know what to be doing who did the funny celebration? Great size of Cork next time. with me evenings now,” he says. “It’s stuff.”

Jaysus, there’s a thought now. like post-holiday blues or something “I suppose it’s a way of opening What’s worse, eternity in Hell or with the World Cup over.” our eyes to different cultures and eternity in Cork? Neither sounds “I know what ya mean,” I says to all that,” says Davy. “It goes beyond appealing really. him. football in some ways. And with all Not that this Qatar place sounds “It’s great having football on every the horrible talk these days, wasn’t very appealing and sure what’s the day and seeing fellas you’d never it nice to see a country with such point in even trying to qualify if normally see play. That French a multi-cultural influence win the we can’t have a gargle while we’re young fella looks like a star and there tournament. I’d say that upset a few there? And there’ll be no nuns to were some of the lads playing for people that could do with a bit of sing the Our Father at to prove we’re Japan and Mexico that were great. I upsetting.” the best fans in the world.

I have to hand it to him, Shame we didn’t make Rusthat was a fairly profound And with all the horrible sia really because it was a thing to say. At least as far great auld tournament and talk these days, wasn’t it nice as Davy is concerned anyit was a bit of a distraction to see a country with such a way. from some of the other “Still though,” he continmulti-cultural influence win the goings on. ues after he lowers his glass Sure, no sooner was the tournament down to the table. “It was tournament over and the nice to see England do well, mad fella with the funny but not win it. I don’t think I hair from America was could have faced that.” spouting all sorts with “There’s some cultural Putin standing beside him. boundaries you haven’t I think the Croatian hurdled over yet then?” I president was meant to be says to him. there too but she probably “Some things are just caught a cold after Vlad hard-wired,” he fires back wouldn’t share his umbrelat me with a grin and a la with her. wink.

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Living it up at Longitude Zoe Deignan, Lauren Rock and Katie Morgan at Three’s #MadeByMusic base at Longitude. Over the weekend a line-up of top Irish DJ collectives celebrated connections Made By Music. Picture: Brian McEvoy See Gallery on Pages 22-23

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LEGAL EAGLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

Worried about the cost of help for ageing mum A READER writes: “I don’t want to put my mother in a nursing home. My mother, who is in her 70s, fell and broke her hip last October and it’s brought some things to a head at home, where she’s in a ‘granny flat’ off the main farmhouse.

“I’m a single woman in my 40s, with a good job, own my house and get on very well with my mother and brother. Our father passed away a number of years ago and my brother took over the farm from a young age.

“When mam broke her hip last year, I had to take time off work to take her to hospital and physio appointments afterwards and ensure she had everything she needed.

“I’ve no doubt my brother and his wife do loads for her when I’m not there, but from the outside it doesn’t look like that.

“Also, the knock took a lot out of her and she seems to be becoming much more ‘scattered’.

“I’m wondering what to do? My brother and his wife don’t seem to want to be any more hands-on, and I don’t have the time, unless I give up work or go part-time, which I’m willing to do. But I’m concerned about the cost.

“The main farmhouse is still in her name and I know she has some savings, but I’m not sure how far they would stretch, as nursing homes seem incredibly expensive.

“Do we have to pay for

all the home help or could the house be sold if she had to go into a home?”

Reading that, of course, I appreciate this is a difficult situation for everyone. The first and most important matter that needs to be addressed is your mother’s health and you should arrange for her to be seen by her medical practitioner.

Depending on what the doctor says, it would be important now that your mother ensures her will is up to date and accurately reflects her wishes, or if she has not made one to put one in place.

This may all seem like rather morbid advice – however, it is always important to take care of these things in a timely manner to prevent difficulties down the line.

Your mother should also give consideration to creating an Enduring Power of Attorney, otherwise known as an EPA. An EPA gives a person chosen by your mother legal authority to make decisions on her behalf about her financial affairs, property and welfare, should she lose the mental capacity to do so.

It is crucial, however, that it is created before a person starts to deteriorate mentally, as if you wish to create an EPA you must be of sound mind and have mental capacity.

The home help service provides support to people in the community who need help with day-to-day tasks because of illness or

disability.

The service assists people to remain in their own home and to avoid going into long-term care.

The HSE either provides the home help service directly or contracts non-profit or private providers to supply the service on its behalf.

There are a number of arrangements that could be made, but it would be best to contact the HSE directly to see what may work for your circumstances.

In relation to the nursing home, I would advise you to consider the relief available with the Fair Deals Scheme.

This will involve you making an application for a Care Needs Assessment.

There will then be a financial assessment, which takes account of income and assets.

If you are an eligible applicant, then you must provide 80% of your assessed income and 7.5% of your assessed assets each year. There is also a three-year cap on payments.

As I don’t have the space here to give you sufficient direction on such an important matter, I would again urge you to explore options with the relevant professionals.

Finally, I would also urge you to talk to your brother and sister-inlaw. Clear and effective communication with no blame attached goes a long way – it’s clear that you all care for your mum.

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One of last year’s winners, Ayesha Taniya, with her original work – and the big billboard it appeared on

COLOURING COMPETITION LOOKING FOR DUBLIN ENTRIES

Pencil this one in for your kids MARK O’BRIEN

A COMPETITION that turns the most vivid scene from a kid’s imagination into a sky-high reality is back and bigger than ever.

Returning this summer, the BIC KIDS Young Artist Award is giving proud parents across Dublin the opportunity to see their child’s drawings graduate from the fridge door to a massive public bill-board.

Open to all 5 to 11-yearold, entrants are encouraged to flex their creative muscles and draw with complete freedom. Judges will award points for everything from creativity and use of colour to composition and subject matter.

An expert judging panel comprising creatives from the marketing, publishing and illustration industries will select the Dublin finalists, whose work will be displayed on billboards from late August.

A public vote will then decide the ultimate winner from the 13 regional finalists from across Ireland

Another 2017 winner, Eliana Goodall, proudly shows her work displayed on a billboard

and the UK. Rebecca Huda, BIC UK and Ireland’s Product Manager, Stationery, said: “We’re delighted to be returning with our BIC KIDS Young Artist Award.

“Last year’s competition was a great success and we were overwhelmed by the quality of the art-work we received.

“We can’t wait for this year’s imaginative entries to start pouring in, ready to be displayed – there’ll be some proud parents for sure.”

Carrie Longton, cofounder of competition

partners Mumsnet, said: “Sitting down with a pen and paper is such a formative experience and gives children a chance to let their imaginations run wild.

“Seeing something that you’ve created plastered on a massive billboard is a once-in-a-lifetime op-portunity and if the standard is anything like last year, then we’re in for a treat.”

As well as the priceless opportunity to have their drawings published, the 13 deserving finalists will win a hamper full of BIC KIDS goodies.

Specifically designed to help children to hone their artistic talent, these hampers will include an ar-ray of exciting stationery products including the BIC Kids Evolution Ecolutions colouring pencils, Kid Couleur felt pens and Plastidecor crayons, to name just a few.

Entries are now open, until Sunday, August 5.

Once your kids have created their masterpieces, parents can enter by visiting www.bickids.com/uk/ youngartist and uploading the artwork before the deadline.

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PEOPLE NEW PROGRAMME GIVES TOURISTS A LOCAL VIEW OF CITY

Great Greeters making visitors feel welcome to our fair city RACHEL D’ARCY

HAVE you ever landed in a foreign country, wondering what it would be like to see it through the eyes of someone local, rather than your typical bus tour?

Alternatively, have you ever wanted to show Dublin to a tourist through your own eyes, and show off all of our city’s little quirks and secret spots?

Dublin Greeters is a new initiative, currently taking on volunteers to welcome people to our Fair City.

The Greeter Network is a global programme, available in countries across the globe, but has recently started up in Dublin thanks to Gavin Ow and Kevin Flood.

Gavin told Dublin Gazette: “I heard about the programme in other countries and was surprised to see there wasn’t a Greeter programme in Ireland.

“I contacted the Global Greeter Network to get an Irish network established a few weeks ago, and it just went from there.

“They told me someone else was also interested

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Meet the Dublin Greeters – Gavin Ow and Kevin Flood

I’m passionate about Dublin, and I want to help people see the city in a unique way in starting an Irish programme, and that’s how I met Kevin.”

Aimed at helping visitors to new cities see their way around, and a completely free initiative, new visitors to Dublin can contact the Dublin Greeters through their website to organise a ‘Greet’ – an experience akin to a walking tour.

Kevin and Gavin will then get in touch, and they arrange the best meeting place to ‘greet’ visitors.

Gavin said: “Usually we pick our favourite spots in the city to meet, to try and give a personal view of Dublin.

“Kevin has set places he likes to bring people, to show them around. He used to be a tour guide and he’s retired now, but he still loves showing everyone around. He has a really good knowledge of Dublin.

“I’m passionate about Dublin, and I want to help people see the city in a unique way.”

Kevin told Dublin Gazette that the best way to truly understand the programme is to embark on a ‘Greet’ with either himself or Gavin.

The retired former tour guide told us that he has such a passion for sharing his knowledge and love

for Dublin that conducting ‘Greets’ is his hobby.

The Global Greeter Network was initially started in the Netherlands in the early 1990s, based on four core values – optimism, diversity, community and fun.

Today, there are Greeters in more than 200 cities worldwide, with the programe now growing to 6,000 Greeters globally.

In the past year, according to Jon Nusse, the chairman of the Global Greeter Network, there have been more than 75,000 greets across the world.

Other cities taking part in the Greeters programme include Los Angeles, London, Berlin and many more.

If you’re interested in getting involved with the programme, Dublin Greeters are currently looking for more volunteers who are passionate about Dublin and what it has to offer.

For more information, visit dublin.greeters. info, or take a look at globalgreeternetwork. info for a list of cities where you can organise a ‘Greet’ on your next adventure.

If you’re passionate about Dublin, why not become a Dublin Greeter too?

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Casting of the Spear: The new Lord Mayor of Dublin and Honorary Admiral of Dublin

Port, Nial Ring, took to the waters of Dublin Bay to take part in the annual ‘Casting of the Spear’ ceremony. The tradition dates back 530 years and was his first official duty. Also pictured was Lucy McCaffrey, Chairperson Dublin Port Company and Eamonn O’Reilly, chief executive, Dublin Port Company. Photo: Conor McCabe Photography

The Little Prince is coming to dlr Mill Theatre FRESH from its preview at the 2018 GalwayTheatre Festival, Morgan Creative presents a dramatic re-imagining of Antoine de-Saint Exupery’s “The Little Prince”, translated and adapted

by Oisín Robbins.

The Little Prince is a fantastical adventure that explores growing up and how the imagination we are all born with can save us.

Antoine, the narrator of the tale, is spending a few days repairing his airplane engine when he is visited by a boy that comes from another planet.

In his bid to help Antoine survive the lonely days in the dessert, the Little Prince recounts his experiences hopping from one planet to the next, and in doing so, makes some startling revelations on adulthood, and what it means to live in this crazy, wonderful world of ours.

The show takes place in the dlr Mill Theatre in Dundrum from August 1 to 4.

Tickets priced €12 for adults and €10 for children are available from www. milltheatre.ie.

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

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Calling Doggy Detectives for unique family fun event HAVE you got a barking good nose for detective work, or consider yourself a Sherlock Bones? On July 21st, Dogs Trust are holding their annual ‘Doggy Detectives’ event, and they need the most talented dog-tectives there are.

The event needs an undercover team (you) to take part in a number of mystery and discovery themed workshops.

As a ‘doggy detective’, you will head on a behind he scenes tour of the Dogs Trust rehoming facility in Finglas, sniffing out

clues in an educational treasure hunt, focusing in on the theme of responsible dog ownership.

Detectives will also be asked to carefully inspect a “Inspector Paws” video and will then try out some experiments to see how good a dog’s senses are.

The event takes place from 12 to 2:30pm and is most suitable for children aged 7-13 and their families. Single tickets cost €5, while a family ticket for 4 costs €18.

For more information, visit dogstrust.ie.

GAZE LGBT Film Festival launches programme

A cultural feast

THIS year’s Festival of Curiosity kicks off today (July 19) and runs until Sunday. Promised to be jam-packed full of ‘playful days and curious nights’, the Festival of Curiosity promises a feast of events as it celebrates science, design, arts and technology in venues across the city centre.

Homegrown in Dublin, the festival takes place annually in July and has become known as one of the most exciting festivals of it’s kind in Europe. For more information, check out festivalofcuriosity.ie.

The GAZE LGBT Film Festival has officially launched the programme for the 26th edition.

The launch took place at The Dock – Accenture’s multi-disciplinary research and incubation hub at 7 Hanover Quay – and was attended by special guests and filmmakers.

Major titles announced include Disobedience, which stars Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams.

A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend.

Once back, their pas-

sions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.

Also confirmed to screen at the festival is The Miseducation of Cameron Post, starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Jennifer Ehle.

Based on the book of the same name by Emily M Danforth, the film tells of Cameron Post, a 12-yearold Montana girl, who is sent to a ‘de-gaying’ conversion camp after her parents die in a car crash and she is sent to live with her conservative aunt.

Full details of all the events are available at www.gaze.ie , where

tickets are also on sale.

The GAZE 2018 Film Festival takes place at Light House Cinema, Smithfield, from August 2nd to 6th, 2018.

Rachel Weisz stars in Disobedience

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

Maisie is a beautiful and very intelligent four-yearold female Collie crossbreed. She is an active dog and loves her daily walks and activities.

She is really good at doggie brain games such as scent games, agility, obedience training and her favourite game is fetch.

Maisie likes to make new friends on her walks out and about but she can become a little worried by loud noises or when unfamiliar people or dogs come too close.

She is a typical Collie and is full of beans, so she would suit an active household where she will have lots of company. Maisie really has huge potential and will make the perfect agility or flyball partner and a very loyal companion!

If you have room in your heart for Maisie, then please contact Dogs Trust on 01 879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www. facebook.com/dogstrustirelandonline or Twitter @ DogsTrust.

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GOINGOUTOUT

PICKWEEK OF THE

JULY 23 (MONDAY)

Grace Jones @ Trinity College, €60 Singer, songwriter, supermodel, producer, actress and icon Grace Jones brings her vivacious and highly charged live show to the Summer Series at Trinity College. A pioneer of the expansive vocal range and inspiration for modern legends like Rihanna and Lady Gaga, Grace Jones’ live concerts are always a delight.

Keywest

Gutsy Dublin Buskers Hit the Big Time

JULY 19 (THURSDAY) Paul Young @ Bulmer’s Live @ Leopardstown, €17 Glenn & Ronan @ The Sugar Club, €23 Dublin Quays Festival @ The Workman’s Club, free Anna Burch @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €15

JULY 20 (FRIDAY) The Academic @ Iveagh Gardens, €35 Iron Sky @ The Bowery, free Niall McGuigan @ The Workman’s Club, €10 Summer Watch Festival Whelan’s, free Whelan’s summer festival tends to announce its line-up late, but is usually crammed full of three days worth of up and coming local talent, and with free entry, you can hardly go wrong.

JULY 21 (SATURDAY) The Coronas @ 3Arena, €42 Local heroes play another huge show, having relocated back to Ireland following a relocation to London.

Aslan @ The Iveagh Gardens, €40 Pillow Queens @ Workman’s Club, free Summer Watch Festival @ Whelan’s, free

JULY 22 (SUNDAY) Summer Watch Festival @ Whelan’s, free Dublin Blues Cartel @ Whelan’s, free

JULY 23 (MONDAY) Grace Jones @ Trinity College, €60 The Gaslight Anthem @ Vicar Street, €36.50

JULY 24 (TUESDAY) Il Divo @ Trinity College, €55 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7 Steve Earle & The Dukes @ Vicar Street, €42

JULY 25 (WEDNESDAY) Rag N’ Bone Man @ Trinity College, €45 Galway Street Club @ Whelan’s, €10

A FEW YEARS ago, you’d have been hard pressed to walk the streets of Dublin without stumbling across four-piece pop-rockers Keywest, often found plying their trade around Grafton Street or Temple Bar. They’re following a well-trodden road: there have been a number of successful Irish acts that first unveiled their skills on the footpaths of Dublin, from The Hothouse Flowers to Ryan Sheridan, The Riptide Movement to Glen Hansard.

Keywest used to draw a substantial crowd to the main shopping streets as they struggled by in a shared house, perfecting their sound and living from meagre takings.

These days, they’ve quit the streets, and find themselves propping up the charts instead.

Drummer Harry Sullivan, in fact, was a late arrival in the band.

“It never felt that awkward,”, the late draft pick from the UK said.

“It was a strange existence, but they were so welcoming. We were all crammed in this house and we had to go out and

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busk to make the money to get food in. We used to go over to the supermarket at the time they reduced the prices. But it was great fun.

“It always felt like it was going to work out to me, though,” Sullivan explains.

Keywest were modestly established by the time he arrived, at least in terms of the local scene, he was leaving behind his native London to join an up and coming band, a move his family were surprisingly positive about.

“They knew it was a dream, a good fit,” he explains.

“They’ve always been supportive.”

While it hasn’t always been smooth sailing, Keywest’s rise to the top of the Irish charts has been swift. They hit the peak with 2015 release ‘Joyland’, with this year’s follow up ‘True North’ also hitting number three locally.

“We don’t really busk a ny m o r e, ” S u l l iv a n admits following the chart success, “but it taught us a lot about grabbing a crowd and connecting with people.

“You have the time it takes someone to walk by to get their attention. It’s a real learning process.

Anything that didn’t work in that environment kind of feels like it wouldn’t work as a song to us, so I guess that’s a measure of what goes on the album.”

True North has solidified a bond with fans that first formed on the city’s streets.

“The album is us moving on a little bit,” Sullivan says. “It’s a lot about our experiences, what’s happened in the last few years, and about reflect-

ing on that. It’s about finding out what’s real.”

“We see a lot of stuff these days with social media and the internet, where people don’t really reveal their true selves, but what they think other people want to see.

It can be really difficult,

ers its message through the medium of accessible melodic pop rock, and does so with real heart.

Keywest’s dedicated audience have followed them from the streets to sell outs at the Olympia Theatre, making them a poster-act for success in

it’s a bit disconnected from reality.

“We wanted to look into that a little on this album, and also make it clear to people that it’s not always straightforward.

“Life can be hard. I don’t think we should be afraid to say that, and to talk about our problems and our challenges.”

The title track, ‘True North’, an exploration of mental health, deliv-

the harsh world of Irish music.

Their voices highlighting the dark side as they enjoy the ride might just be their bravest and smartest move yet.

Keywest play Bulmers’ Live at Leopardstown on Thursday, July 26. Tickets cost €20, and include pregig horse racing. The band will also support Imelda May at her Trinity College show on July 29.

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Life can be hard. I don’t think we should be afraid to say that, and to talk about our problems and our challenges

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ENTERTAINMENT EXCITING WORKS AT THIS YEAR’S THEATRE FESTIVAL

Programme to turn Fringe on its head Seahorse.

Picture: Engin Akyurt Epoch.

Picture: Ayesha Ahmad

A Holy Show.

Picture: Ste Murray

MARK O’BRIEN

DUBLIN Fringe Festival has announced the line-up for its 24th edition, with a programme that is sure to turn the city on its head this September.

Some of the hottest new talent will perform across 23 venues in the city – from a vintage bus trav-elling around the Phoenix Park to City Hall; from Stephen’s Green to outside the GPO; inside your earphones and on the heads of iconic Dublin statues.

Dublin Fringe is Ireland’s largest multidisciplinary arts festival, and home to the bold and brave showcasing brand-new ideas for the first time – this year, the festival will run for 16 days and nights, stage an impressive 80 productions, 554 performanc-

Ruth McGowan, Fringe festival 2018 artistic director

es, with 55 world premieres.

Fringe introduces the hottest new talent and connects artists with audiences. As a year-round or-ganisation, it sources and develops talent.

Artists such as Alison Spittle,

Rusangano Family, and the hit play, Dublin Oldschool – which has been adapted into a critically successful film – all started at Dublin Fringe.

“This programme is pulsing with energy, adventure and joy,” said Ruth McGowan, Dublin Fringe Festival’s new artistic director.

“It’s a festival of firsts – each of the 80 events are brand-new and happening in Dublin for the very first time at Fringe.

“We’re introducing the essential voices you need to hear from.

I can’t wait for you to meet them.”

This year’s festival highlights include The Money by Kaleider Productions – a cross between a game and a theatrical performance.

Choose to be either a Silent

Witness or a Player and take a seat in City Hall as the audience have one hour to decide unanimously how to spend a pot of real cash.

A Holy Show by Janet Moran and presented by Mermaid Arts Centre is a new comedy about the 1981 hijacking of an Aer Lingus plane by an ex-Trappist monk with a bottle of water as his weapon, the Pope as his nemesis, and a burning desire to know the third secret of Fátima.

This year’s festival also boasts 10 free shows across the programme.

Dublin Fringe Festival runs city-wide from September 8-23.

All 2018 Fringe events are now on sale at fringefest.com, or by calling 1850 FRINGE (1850 374 643) from August 29.

Twenty One Pilots all set to fly in to Dublin for a 3Arena gig (but it’s not until next March) RACHEL D’ARCY

AFTER dropping two new songs last week after a year of silence, ‘Stressed Out’ stars Twenty One Pilots have announced a gig at the 3Arena next March.

Best known for Stressed Out, and Heathens, the American duo have previously played Ireland a handful of times, gracing the stages of the Academy 2 and Academy Main Room before graduating to take on the 3Arena next March 1 as part of their Bandito world tour.

Multi-instrumentalist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun announced the release of the band’s new album, Trench, with the debut of two new tracks – Jumpsuit, and Nico and the Niners.

Trench is the follow-up to the Grammy Awardwinning duo’s 2015 release, Blurryface, which sold more than 6.5 million copies globally.

The new album is due for release on October 5, giving fans plenty of time to learn the new tracks before Tyler and Josh hit Irish shores next year.

The Bandito world tour will begin on October 16, and will cross three continents before reaching Dublin and Belfast.

Tickets for Twenty One Pilots’ show next March are priced from €49.90, and are on sale from Ticketmaster now.

For Saoirse.

Picture: Babs Daly

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AN OLD friend recently moved home to Hong Kong for good, but before

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THE FIRST PURGE

A devilishly relevant origins story for the franchise WITH the current wave of ‘dark’ politics currently sweeping through American life, The First Purge (Cert 18, 97 mins) gains an underlying subtext that works in the film’s favour, just about elevating it beyond its B-Movie status. If you ever wanted to learn how The Purge – an annual 12-hour night of murder, chaos and terror, when anything is legal – came about, this origins story is for you, tapping into Purging’s tropes and lore, with echoes of contemporary divisions and political divides.

SICARIO 2

Mines the failing war on drugs for dramatic tension WE RETURN to the ongoing ‘war against drugs’ with Sicario 2 (Cert 15A, 122 mins) picking up more or less after where the first film had left off. In an attempt to disrupt violent drug cartels along the southern US border, ‘the good guys’ (largely in name only) try to kidnap a drug kingpin’s daughter, with events soon spiralling out of control. It’s an interesting film, and handsomely shot with many visual nods to the first film, but it’s just a wholly unecessary sequel that’s not as good as Sicario.

JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Getting ready to stomp off over the horizon

IT’S probably our last nod at Jurassic World (Cert 12A, 128 mins), which looks set to go stomping off over the cinema horizon to make room for newer blockbuster beasties. These dinos stomped all over the summer charts, with the tale of a mass dino rescue from their exploding island home – just the start to a nefarious tale of corporate shenanigans – proving a hit with audiences. However, at this stage even dinosaurs are a bit boring, so some fresh storytelling blood would be welcome .

HEREDITARY

Another great addition to the modern social horror genre SOMETHING of a curate’s egg, Hereditary (Cert 16, 127mins), has wowed most critics and audiences, and has proved a welcome addition to the newly resurgent modern social horror genre. It doesn’t mine the creeping horror that a film like, say, Get Out does, but its slowly burning dread is still fairly gripping.

Toni Colette excels as an artist mum trying to cope with her own ‘difficult’ mother’s recent death – but her own family life begins to fracture as awful, creepy things start happening to them all.

how tall they were. This sent Mok into fits of giggles, as he gasped: “They... they are not ‘tall’!”

Maybe Mok was right – it’s hard to impress any Hong Konger with a ‘tall’ building or skyscraper – yet that was a challenge for writer-director Rawson Marshall Thurber to achieve with his new HKset film, Skyscraper (Cert 12A, 102 mins).

The titular tower here is The Pearl – a vast building that dwarfs everything else in HK, and filled with enough super-duper new tech that it might as well be a new Hogwarts extension, such are the almost magical aspects of some of its impossible tech.

Speaking of super-duper, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson rocks up as Will Sawyer; the brand-new tower’s security risk-assessing veteran who was formerly a top FBI agent.

Will’s an amputee, having had one leg part amputated in the line of action, but that’s just part of his character – although inevitably this returns as a character point when things go pyrotechnically wrong at The Pearl.

Long, slightly messy gangsters-and-moneylaundering backstory short, it’s not long before The Pearl is attacked by terrorists and mercenar-

ies, with half of the building set ablaze, Will’s wife and family trapped, and Will framed for the spreading fire.

What’s an ordinary dad with the body of a Greek god and a burning need to save his family from a blazing tower gonna do? The Rock’s gotta roll into action to get into the tower, climb the superstructure and – well, you can work out the rest.

Long before this point, and if you’ve seen any of the trailers, you’ll have already been thinking of two films, which loom large – even larger than The Pearl – over the film: Die Hard, and The Towering Inferno.

It’s inevitable that either such classic film returns as a mental reference again and again, but especially Die Hard, given how masterfully that unlikely Christmas film went on to definitively rule the ‘tower of terror’ genre.

That film’s towering success still casts a long, long shadow over similar films today and, in short, this ain’t no Die Hard, although it certainly tries hard to build on that 1988 film’s strengths.

The Rock rarely puts a foot wrong, as he’s such a naturally charismatic, likeable lead that even when saddled with an absolute-

ly awful turkey like Doom (2005), he’s watchable, and Skyscraper very much plays to his strengths.

Team him up with his latest screen wife, Neve Campbell, and their standardly cute twin kids to save, and you have a fine, fun family in peril at the heart of the film.

However, it’s hard not to think of an uncomfortable darkness cast over all the spectacle by last year’s horrific Grenfell Tower blaze, giving this dumb-but-spectacular film a patina of peril that I’m sure the studio never intended.

More than that, despite some decent action set pieces and the best burning real or digital sets that money can buy or render, Skyscraper simply can’t reach the lofty, silly heights of Die Hard, playing things a little too earnestly.

Local Chinese talents do their best with their roles, but without a core villain as hammily enjoyable as Alan Rickman’s unforgettable Hans Gruber to cheer on, Skyscraper comes up short, delivering little more than a fun but forgettable action film.

It reaches for the skies, but you won’t come away with many stories about this particular tall tale.

Verdict: 6/10

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Elderly lady on the 39 bus - “My Brendan’s really frustrated not being able to use his hosepipe.” @OverheardDublin She’s talking about the ongoing ban. We hope.

I told a customer good morning and he said “Time means nothing to me”. He’s the only person I’ve ever respected. @pants_leg And Vienna means nothing to me. Oh, Vienna...

So football is not coming home but extending its gap year to learn French. @WeeMissBea Sounds like the best thing to do if you’re overconfident about your team but then get a oui bit disappointed

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

They’re lovin’ Longitude ‘18

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NCE the rumours that someone as old as 30 had been spotted at this year’s Longitude faded away, the exuberant crowd of young people got on with the serious business of enjoying this year’s line-up at the popular Marlay Park festival in Rathfarnham. People came from all over the country to the popular festival, which this year saw a dizzying line-up, which included the likes of Post Malone, Diplo, Sza and Sigrid, to name but a few. Pictures: INPHO/Ryan Byrne; facing page at Three’s #MadeByMusic base: Brian McEvoy

Senator James Reilly and Mia Raftery approve of the ice cream party

Deputy Roisin Shortall and Harry Brassel

Laura Furlong and Minister of State Mary Mitchell O’Connor

Senator John Dolan has some fun with Alisha Harrington and Lola Duff

Deputy Sean Canney with Odhran Yeates

Eve McHale and Emily Rosenkranz

Sorcha Maguire with Deputy Jan O’Sullivan. Pictures: Robbie Reynolds

A lickle bit of fun P UBLIC representatives from across the political divide set aside their differences to join a new party at Leinster House recently – an ice cream party, arranged by Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI). The HB Hazelbrook Farm Ice Cream Fundays Party was hosted

by Senator John Dolan, with senators and TDs joining several DSI guests and their families for a tasty treat, tucking in to a delicious way to support HB’s fundraising for the national organisation. Over the past 17 years, the partnership has helped to raise €3.2 million, with the politicians urging the public to host their own Ice Cream Fundays Party to help support DSI.

Caitlin Hanlon and Jack McNally

Jenny Creavy, Rebecca Dooley and Carragh Sweeney

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Rapper Jafaris

Lucy Kilbride, Shane Gillen and Etaoin Corr

Jack Grealish and Lauren Walsh

Stevie G performing on stage

Katie White and Emily Leahy

Haley Cassidy and Rosin Kelly

Wes Quirke and Rosanna Davison

Dearbhla Melia, Gerard Keevers and Roseanne Melia

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THE CZECH REPUBLIC: BOHEMIAN BEAUTY ABOUNDS

Czech Prague out if you want to find a truly stunning city SHANE DILLON

IF, LIKE me, you’ve always wanted to visit the 14thlargest city in the EU (Prague, of course), you’ll find it’s very easy to Czech out.

That’s a terrible pun that was good enough to use twice, in this headline and intro alike, but you’ll soon find that the Czech Republic’s astounding capital is a place where seemingly everything repeats, over and over and over again, and in a good way.

Cobbled streets, many mosaics, churches, archways, cafes, trams, towers, turrets, bridges, bars, bikes, spikes and spires – you can Czech them all off, again and again, as the Bohemian city is a place that reinforces its sights over and over, creating a singularly striking setting.

It’s a place that many of us have sitting on our bucket list as a dreamy, rosemantic and historical city that we’d all love to see – and, with a less prosaic view, it’s also one of Europe’s beer capitals – so a quick hop on a 2.5-hour flight will soon whisk lovers, families or beer-lovers alike over to the Czech Republic’s capital.

This ancient city has been home to all kinds of rulers, visitors and victors down the centuries – from Bohemian kings to Nazis to Communists to Velvet

Revolutionaries to modern ‘invaders’ (groups of Irish and British gentlemen stuffed into Anto’s/Kev’s Stag Do t-shirts) – but Prague’s patient citizens are well used to dealing with burghers and burgers alike, offering cultural and popular attractions for all kinds of tourists and budgets, today.

Town quarter, which is home to a huge amount of historical and cultural sights alike, and surrounded by endless eateries, bars and boozers.

The quarter’s rambling streets are perfect to go ambling along, with most roads, byways and alleys eventually leading to Old Town Square, the wide

OLD Town Square is a repeat must-visit area, with its 14th Century Town Hall giving the best views of the city from its tall Clock Tower (main picture), while those at ground level can admire the striking Church of Our Lady before Tyn (above) on the other side of the square. Before – and after – you’ve made the ascent to the top of the tower, grab some cool ice cream (or a beer) at one of the many smart restaurants or casual bars dotted all around the square’s edge.

Dubs, in particular, should feel at home here, as our capital is comparable in some ways to theirs – with just about 1.3 million citizens, and a sprawling city footprint that yet has a compact, easily walkable town centre, Prague is a very approachable city (with Metro lines, to boot).

Most visitors are drawn with the rest of the throng to the beating historical heart of Prague – its Old

heart of historical Prague, and set along the edge of the city’s moving, thoughtful old Jewish quarter.

The square is a place to die for – quite literally, centuries ago, as it’s where all manner of the city’s very best (and worst) people were variously beheaded, burnt at the stake, and otherwise executed.

These days, the only killings going on are plenty of hours at the many pretty

bars and cafes all around the square’s sides and side streets.

However, with such a marvellous setting in which to watch the world go by, you could happily stake an entire evening’s time and budget on hanging out here, staring up at the stark silhouettes rising above you.

Two things dominate the square – the stout, dark towers of the Church of Our Lady before Tyn to the east, and the Town Hall to the west, which is home to Prague’s legendary 600-year-old astronomical clock, the third-oldest in the world.

Alas, the landmark clock is currently hidden away for refurbishment, but there’s plenty of time to set aside your disappointment to go up to the top of the Clock Tower (which offers the very best views over the entire city), before descending to grab a signature ice cream or drink at one of the many neighbouring bars.

The Clock Tower (admission: 250Kr) is just one of many things to climb up, up and away from the bustle of the city’s streets – there are towers and other things to climb dotted all over the city centre and beyond, with plenty of smooth stone staircases, clanging metal steps, lifts, spiral ramps and even steep hills to give you ele-

From warring Bohemian kings of old to more recent occupations by Nazis and Communists, Prague’s history has been a long, complex and often violent one, but the city has survived and flourished. Today, tourists flock to it from all over the world, with everything from its old Jewish quarter to its fantastical architecture to its appeal to beer lovers providing something for all tastes and budgets, making it a perfect destination for a weekend break or a longer stay.

vated views over this city’s antiquity.

Most such towers and landmarks charge 250 Czech Koruna (or Crowns, which is close to €10) or less for admission, making that 25-to-1 ratio also something that’s easy to keep in mind when paying for anything.

Away from the endless sights of the Old Town quarter, the main drag in town is Wenceslas Square – and a drag it may be, if traipsing past such traditional Czech outlets like Starbucks, KFC, Burger King, Marks and Spencer’s, and signs for the likes of Rocky O’Reilly’s Irish Bar or, erm, Hooters isn’t quite your

thing either.

Wenceslas Square is actually a very long street rising into a gentle hill – personally, I don’t think I could

class a very long, narrow rectangle as a square, but the Czechs seem to have managed to square that particular circle. (They could probably manage that feat, too.)

Dotted with all kinds of high- and low-budget shops, stores, hotels, bars, clubs and boozers, Wenceslas Square is the retail and nightlife heart of Prague; a little like Grafton Street, Temple Bar and Henry Street all rolled into one.

You might have to look around almost as much as Head of Franz Kafka (by David Cerny) to find this kinetic sculpture on the edge of Old Town, but this, gleaming, shifting, twisting, giant tribute to the hugely influential Bohemian writer is well worth looking out for.

Pictures: Shane Dillon

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TRAVEL

For one of the best views of the River Vltava’s gentle bends, many bridges and the sprawl of historic old Prague, just walk over Cechuv most (north of Old Town) and head left up the hill, to Hanavsky Pavilon – then take in the view

Charles Bridge (Karluv most) is a truly iconic landmark, and somewhere you almost expect to see in black and white – but unless you go to it at the crack of dawn (top), expect to find it swarming with tourists (above)

Full in the daytime with Prague locals, Czech grannies (doing their ‘Clery’s run’), teenagers and tourists, Wenceslas Square turns into a nightlife hub once the sun goes down, with strip clubs and the like dotted off the street – just one more reason there are so many Antos and Kevs (and their Hen counterparts) wandering about at all hours.

However, you’ll still find plenty of cultural highlights dotted around here, too, with the smallish but brilliantly-staged New National Museum (200Kr, 340Kr family) just off the very southern end of Wenceslas Square just one of many places that are great for kids.

Of course, no trip to Prague would be complete without crossing Charles Bridge (Karluv most).

Still arguably the defini-

tive Prague landmark, it’s a particularly lovely bit of architecture to stroll across, passing by the statues of many saints and scholars lining its sides, rubbing the ‘lucky’ brass plaques at the base of some, glancing over at nearby Prague Castle’s dramatic turrets and spires sweeping up into the sky...

That’s assuming that you arrive at dawn or soon afterwards, however, as the bridge very, very quickly turns into an absolutely jam-packed crush of heaving masses for the day.

Luckily, early birds – and I do mean early – can find the bridge largely empty, save for specks of fluttering white every 100 yards or so, as a range of canny bridal photographers nudge sleepy charges into place to get the perfect wedding shots before the

The Powder Tower, a key landmark that’s a short stroll to the east from the Old Town Square, is just one of many worth visiting to take in some superb views (inset)

In many of Prague’s churches, they seemingly ran out of wall before they ran out of gold and marble, such as at St Nicholas Church, at Mala Strana on the Vltava’s west bank

The black, spindly silhouette of Prague Castle dominates the city’s skyline (right), enticing visitors to come over to explore its vast complex of beautiful palaces and chambers

hordes arrive.

Seeing Charles Bridge during a summer sunrise (5.30am or so, sleepyheads), is definitely a bucket list experience to savour.

That’s only a flavour of Prague – I haven’t even touched on her jaw-droppingly elaborate churches

mucking about in swanshaped pedalos on the river; or about the beer tankard-bearing skills of Prague waiting staff.

Nor have I talked about walking through crab apple groves in Petrin Park; standing in the shadow of the world’s largest metronome overlooking

and cathedrals; the fantastic fusion of Gothic, Baroque and even Brutalist architectural styles all around; the complexities of the vast Prague Castle complex; simpler delights like the world’s only Cubist streetlight; the everspinning monument to Franz Kafka; family fun

the city; or grabbing an ice-cold drink near John Lennon busker/graffiti wall.

I haven’t even talked about picking up blue glass souvenirs; feeling like a Harry Potter extra in the empty viewing deck of Henry Tower, or accidentally photobombing a

Chinese couple’s wedding shots at Charles Bridge ...

But that’s the thing about this city – once you’ve been, it’s clear that your first trip won’t be your last.

It may not be the most Prague-tical thing to be thinking about, but I can’t wait to go back...

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FOOD & DRINK

A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD Pictures: Barry McCall

Veteran Olympia barmaid Maureen Grant (92) has served enough stars and legends down the years to have become one herself

Irish actor Barry Keoghan has wowed in the likes of Dunkirk, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, as well as being a Dior ambassador

A former Miss Ireland, model Aoife Walsh has carved out a successful career, with a popular blog that also proudly celebrates redheads

Ivy’s Irish roots growing RACHEL D’ARCY

TO COMMEMORATE its opening next week, The Ivy Dawson Street invited acclaimed Irish photographer Barry McCall to capture portraits of some of Ireland’s best loved people.

T h e p o r t r a i t s a re intended to highlight the diversity of Dublin – some-

thing The Ivy hopes to champion by catering for all occasions and tastes.

Recognisable faces in the campaign include musician and mental health advocate Bressie, actor Barry Keoghan, The Olympia’s bestknown barmaid Maureen Grant, and Rala (Patrick O’Reilly).

Jamie Belton, general

manager of The Ivy Dawson Street said: “By collaborating with Barry McCall, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed photographers, The Ivy Dawson Street is staying true to The Ivy Collection’s ethos of celebrating the local area, people and neighbourhoods.

“I think this portrait series of 12 people with

There’s Sam-thing delicious at Camile RACHEL D’ARCY

THAI restaurant Camile have teamed up with one of Ireland’s best-known exports for a dish of her own creation.

Singer, actress and former contestant of Celebrity Master Chef, Samantha Mumba, has teamed up with the restaurant to act as ‘guest chef’ on a brand-new dish.

Samantha created a vegetarian version of one of Camile’s best loved dishes, bringing to life a Chickpea Massaman Curry that’s available from Camile now for a limited time, priced €12.95.

House-made daily, the ‘Gotta Tell You’ singer’s dish is packed full of chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, peppers, broccoli and good old Irish potatoes,

fragranced with Thai holy basil.

Served with steamed brown and wild rice, it’s sure to be an irresistible dish for all the family.

Talking about the collaboration, Samantha said: “I genuinely love to cook for my family at home and I am excited to be collaborating with Camile and being able to share this recipe.

“As a food lover, I enjoy cooking and eating healthy dishes that are both flavorsome and filling – giving me lots of energy that I need as a busy working mum.

“I am delighted that this guilt-free dish will be conveniently available for those with a craving for something wholesome but deliciously satisfying.”

very different stories helps highlight the amazing di-versity of Ireland, all captured beautifully

by Barry on the streets of Dublin and in his studio.”

Barry said: “I’ve always loved The Ivy in London, so it’s good to see The Ivy Collection making its way over here. Dublin is in a great position for developing its own take

on the restaurant, and I loved working with all the great people chosen for the portrait campaign.

Looking forward to enjoying many an evening out there!”

Located on Dawson Street, the brasserie-style restaurant and bar will accommodate up to 200 guests with a range of menus on offer.

JP pours all his energy into new Heineken dishes HEINEKEN Ireland has announced the launch of its next limited edition Wild Lager: Wild Lager Himalayas, which is now available in selected bars around Dublin.

Wild Lager Himalayas (H32), a lager with fresh hints of citrus and a full malt character, is the second limited edition Wild Lager released in Ireland, following the success of Wild Lager Patagonia (H41), which was released in Dublin last year.

To celebrate the launch of the new lager, Heineken Ireland partnered with Michelin Star winner JP McMahon to create The Wild Lager Menu – a four-dish tasting menu inspired by each lager’s coun-try of origin.

The menu, created using wild and foraged Irish produce and ingredients, can be enjoyed during events across Ireland this summer, including The Galway Arts Festival and The Big Grill in Dublin.

To accompany Wild Lager Himalayas, JP made monkfish with asparagus and woodroof, as well as goat’s curd with nettles and dandelion oil.

To pair with Wild Lager Patagonia, JP created a ribeye steak with wild garlic pesto and roasted ha-zelnuts dish, as well as wild Irish mussels from Galway Bay with dillisk.

Speaking on the partnership, JP said: “Wild Lager

by Heineken is a totally new beer style with unique flavours that pair perfectly with the wild flavours of real Irish produce.

“Creating The Wild Lager Menu was a journey of discovery; a culinary adventure, of sorts.

“I’m looking forward to sharing the dishes and both Wild Lagers with the Irish public throughout the summer. It’s going to be wild.”

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FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE

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Seoulista combine Korean skincare formulations with bio-cellulose to deliver ‘salon-quality skincare’ in 20 minutes. Both Diamond and Gold masks contain Vitamin B3 to tackle fine lines and dullness, Adenosine with proven anti-wrinkle benefits and Vitamin C to address uneven skin tone and dark spots.

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Taking place on Thursday 9th August, Dundrum Town Centre Ladies’ Day is a key date in Ireland’s fashion calendar, showcasing the glamour, originality and elegance of Irish style.

TV & Radio personality Doireann Garrihy will be the Dundrum Town Centre MC for Ladies’ Day. Speaking at the announcement Doireann said: “Being one of three [sisters], fashion has always been important in my house, so I jumped at the chance to be part of this gorgeous day. I can’t wait to see what this year’s trends will be and to be inspired! I love getting a sense of how other women put together their look, finding out who inspires them and how style makes them feel.”

Doireann will also be joined on the day by the Dundrum Town Centre Ladies’ Day judging panel; Blogger ‘Retro Flame’ aka Erika Fox, and Irish

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This year Dundrum Town Centre will go one step further in support of Irish style as they open their first Irish Design Pop-Up shop stocked only with Irish designers. Margaret O’Connor has even created an exclusive collection especially for Ladies’ Day that will only be available at the Irish Design Pop-Up in Dundrum Town Centre.

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Penneys’ sizing scheme set for a shake up Penneys have announced that their whole in-store sizing scheme is changing to a new, more inclusive system.

Slowly beginning to appear in Penneys stores across Dublin, the new sizes will see numbers eradicated and replaced with letters.

Gone are the days of searching for a size 12 or 16 – sizes will now range from 2XS to an 2XL, extending their size range and promising a better quality fit for gals

of all shapes and sizes.

The new size guide includes new sizes also.

A 2XS will cater for sizes 4 and 6, and for curvier ladies, sizes 22 and 24 will fall in under 2XL. The new sizing only applies to certain items for now, but each store has a guide to the new sizes on display too.

In a statement, Penneys said that they have made the change to fall in line with other high street retailers, and following customer research.

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TECH TIME

Will apology go Nissan Leaf Elon way to make leads the up for odd insult? electric way SHANE DILLON

Musk Tweets

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LITERALLY at the time of going to print, one of the biggest tech stories of the week out saw a possible end to an ongoing bizarre row that sprang up around the Thai cave rescue and the controversy-prone boss of Tesla, Elon Musk.

Musk has made a name for himself in recent years with his significant investment and research into self-driving cars, as just one of many prominent tech projects he’s been attached to.

However, he also regularly generates negative press over spats and personal attacks on critics and journalists, with the past week and a bit providing some prime, juicy Musk headlines.

With the world’s attention focused on the Thai cave where that awful situation of the trapped boys and their coach was playing out, Musk volunteered his company’s services, setting engineers on the task of creating a mini-submarine/tech that could help with the rescue.

Eyebrows were raised a little by his sulky stance when his offer of help was rejected, as he basically dismissed the person leading the rescue efforts as not a particular expert anyway.

However, his subsequent actions earlier this week saw explosive media attention from around the world, with Tesla backers and investors angrily calling for a public apology from Musk.

In case you missed this unsavoury story, Musk made some bizarre tweets, since deleted (but inevitably seen by many, and saved for posterity – and detailed, right) in which he personally attacked one of the cave’s rescue divers, British diver Vern Unsworth.

After Unsworth dismissed Musk’s offer of experimental submarine help as a PR stunt, Musk responded with an angry tweet saying he’d make a video showing his mini-sub working, which included: “Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it”.

As if publicly attacking a critic and

MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Original tweet, responding to diver rubbishing Musk’s offer of a sub device to help in Thai cave rescue: You know what, don’t bother showing the video. We will make one of the mini-sub/pod going all the way to Cave 5 no problemo. Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it.

Followed by this reaction to someone querying Musk’s calling diver a ‘pedo’: Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.

Elon Musk

bizarrely accusing them of being a paedophile wasn’t bad enough, Musk made matters even worse by following with another Tweet backing up his outlandish insult, saying: “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.”

Both tweets were soon deleted – but the damage was done, with Unsworth (at the time of writing) still considering his legal options after such an outlandish insult was made in front of millions.

Even more pressing, a loud chorus of disapproval from many of Tesla’s investors was very vocal in slamming the comments and the figurehead’s behaviour alike.

A common theme from their responses was ‘frustration’ that Tesla’s efforts to create potentially revolutionary tech constantly get overshadowed by negative press related to Musk himself.

One investor made the point that constant negative press because of Musk’s behaviour could impact on securing access to capital, as the man, rather than the brand, is often the focus of critical media attention.

At the time of writing, the elusive Musk finally upped periscope to resurface with an apology, also detailed right.

Followed eventually by this apology: As this well-written article suggests, my words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader.

Nonetheless, his actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologize to Mr. Unsworth and to the companies I represent as leader. The fault is mine and mine alone.

It’s reported that Unsworth has told Reuters he’s aware of Musk’s apology, but has made no further comment on a possible settlement or legal action.

Apart from the tragic death of hero diver Saman Kunan in the rescue attempt, the bizarre row cast seemingly the only negative press and headlines on a tale that was seized upon by the world as a good-news story that the planet could cheer on, with tech also playing a crucial role in helping to map and execute the rescue of all involved.

It’ll be interesting to see what happens next, and whether Musk’s public apology will be enough to bring an end to this odd, negative story tacked on to the end of that nervewracking crisis.

Recovering well: The rescued Thai children, and their coach, with a portrait of diver Saman Kunan, still in hospital

The Nissan Leaf challenge was taken to the ultimate this week as Michael Moroney brought the new generation electric car on a nationwide tour where despite initial range anxiety and a scarcity of charging points, he’s clearly impressed There is a great community of knowledge and friendliness emerging around the electric car world as public charging points have become places of warm discussion, helped no doubt by the good weather.

This new community of sharing was so evident when I took the new Nissan Leaf on my usual lengthy test drives.

Everywhere I stopped for a charging boost I met either other Leaf drivers or people who were fascinated by the electric car concept.

And I learned so much about the car that I was driving, mainly from existing Leaf owners, all of whom were delighted to enthusiastically share their electric car driving experiences. And not a bad word among them.

After over 1,000km of driving, not your typical electric car driving profile, I have developed a new confidence in the car. Driving an electric car in Ireland is about changing your

Nissan Leaf 40kW Electric Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Driving range max CO2 emissions Full charging time Fast charge time Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price mindset; you need to plan your journeys with charging at the other end or in between, always in mind.

My journeys to Cork, Portlaoise and Kells, Co Meath all required strategic planning. Fast charging and top charging gives you new opportunities to become a coffee expert and I found I quickly created work opportunities during these charging intervals.

The charging network still needs more work, while the ESB app to locate the charging points is good, there are not enough

Electric 150hp 7.9 seconds 0 km/litre (0 l/100km) 378km 0g/km 6 hours 40 minutes for 80% 5 star (2018) 5 years/150,000km €28,690 (after €5k grant) of them out there. The Nissan Leaf electric car is great, but the network lets you down a little. Even with careful planning and while you can travel the country comfortably, the range anxiety still takes some time to ease, and it will as you become better at planning your journeys.

This Leaf is a very impressive car. Firstly, it’s an attractive new car, with real car looks, a car that you would be proud to own.

On the inside, the Leaf comes with an improved 7 inch, full-colour (TFT)

Spirit Motor Group appointments THE Dublin-based Spirit Motor Group has appointed Alan Moore as the new managing director of Spirit Motor Group. Alan has worked with the OHM Group, owners of Spirit Motor Group, for the past fifteen years.

Jim Ryan will assume responsibility as dealer principal for the recently renovated Spirit Jaguar Land Rover flagship dealership in Sandyford.

Spirit Motor Group operates ten sites across South Dublin, West Dublin and North Wicklow, employing in excess of 180 staff. Total employAlan Moore ment in the OHM Group now exceeds 350.

Jim Ryan

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Audi upgrades the A1 LAST month, Audi unveiled the second generation of its compact model A1 model which will be available in Ireland later this year. The car retains its overall look from the past in a design style that’s very evolutionary. The car retains its wide track and short overhangs on the new Audi A1 Sportback.

Audi claims that the new model has grown significantly in length, with an additional 56 millimetres now measuring the car at 4.03 metres while the width has remained almost the same at 1.74 metres. The new-

The new Nissan Leaf entry prices are from €28,690 (after €5,000 Government grant), and the car is attractive and spacious and great to drive despite a shortage of charging points, with the extra bonus of significant BIK savings for company car drivers

display to highlight key features, including information from the audio and navigation systems.

The standard navigation features also includes real-time information on the nearest charge points of which there are not enough, just yet. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also available through the system.

The car has its own app to allow drivers to remotely get information about the charging level of the car.

It also allows you to adjust the climate control while the car is being charged, saving battery capacity, so that on these warm days it is possible to have your car cooled down in advance of returning to

it, after a day at the seaside.

The car’s performance has also been significantly improved as the new electric drive system delivers 150bhp (110kW) of power and 320Nm of torque, a match for most cars in this size category.

With this comes improved acceleration performance where you get a 7.9 second from 0 to 100 km/hr acceleration, making this is the fastest car to accelerate in the c-segment of the market where the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus dominate the sales.

The new Leaf is the first electric vehicle to undergo Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Testing Pro-

cedure (WLTP) and delivers a range of up to 378 kilometres on the Combined Cycle, or higher in city conditions, on a single charge. This is claimed to be a 50% increase over the previous generation Leaf.

The WLTP test is designed to reflect real life situations more accurately.

This means that you can enjoy longer journeys, by using the interconnected by the extended European CHAdeMO Quick-Charging network which is well catered for on the Irish motorway network.

Charging time from alert to 80% (quick charging – 50kw) takes 40 to 60 minutes at one of the stops, while it’s around 7.5 hours from alert to 100% with a

generation model stands only 1.43 metres in height, including aerial.

Audi claims that the A1 Sportback is fit for the digital future. Even the basic version comes standard

7Kw wall box, one of which I have at home.

Longer driving demands that you use the car’s adaptive cruise control to maximise its efficiency. I quickly came to terms with the new Nissan Leaf’s revolutionary e-Pedal technology.

This allows acceleration, deceleration and full stop with the simple increase or decrease of the pressure applied to the accelerator.

With a deceleration rate of up to 0.2G, the e-Pedal eliminates the need for drivers to constantly move their foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal to slow down or stop.

I found that this helps reduce fatigue and stress in daily city driving, and it meant that I was using the brake pedal way less than I would in a conventional car.

The entry prices start at €28,690 after the Government grant of €5,000. This is a real car with good comfort, great handling and a decent boot.

Running costs are minimal as public charging remains free and an overnight home charge is rated to cost you not more than €3. So it was safe to say that my 1,000km driving week cost me less than €20. Do you need any more convincing?

Ford’s new and BEST EVER Focus is here FORD’S new Focus, introduced last week, claims to deliver more style, space and advanced driving technologies for mid-size family car customers than ever before. The car is noticeably different in terms of styling, with a longer bonnet and new body curves and an overall more sporty and faster look.

Ford claims that the car is the most aerodynamic in its class.

Ford also claims that the new Focus also introduces a comprehensive range of advanced driving technologies that can help drivers make light work of stop-start traffic; see more clearly when driving in the dark; park simply by holding down a button; and avoid accidents.

These new advanced driver assistance technologies make driving a Ford Focus on motorways, in stop-start traffic and in town

easier than ever before; and they are designed to make the driving experience more comfortable, less demanding and safer.

This Focus introduces FordPass Connect onboard modem technology for customers in Europe, turning the vehicle into a mobile WiFi hotspot with connectivity for up to 10 devices. FordPass Connect also enables Live Traffic

updates for the navigation system, and using the FordPass mobile app drivers can easily locate their car in sprawling shopping mall car parks, check fuel levels, remotely lock and unlock their car, and even start it remotely.

FordPass Connect is an optional extra which will be connected at the time of vehicle delivery. The Live Traffic access feature is complimentary for the first 2 years following the purchase of a new Ford featuring SYNC 3 with navigation and after that a licence fee is payable.

The new Focus arrives into Ireland this month and will be priced from €24,900, which is about €500 more expensive than the current equivalent model. The car will initially be available in 4 series in Ireland; Zetec, STLine, Titanium and Vignale. The Active Series will arrive in Ireland in 2019.

with a fully integrated digital 10.25-inch display and a multifunction steering wheel.

Audi claims that the interior of the new Audi A1 has been designed to be driver-focused. All of the controls and the optional MMI touch display are strongly driver-oriented, with the eye being naturally drawn to the sporty compact unit of air vent nozzles, hood and the digital display.

Audi claims more luggage space capacity by an extra 65 litres extending the capacity to 1,090 litres with the rear seats folded down.

Opel packs more load space into new Combo OPEL has just introduced the 5th generation of its compact Combo van range to the Irish market, which will be available here from September. This new van has been developed on a completely new architecture within Groupe PSA Citroen Peugeot, the undisputed European leader in the commercial vehicle business.

The new Combo offers a wide range of variants to choose from including a short version with 4.40 metres length, a long version with 4.75 metres.

Both models come with cabins that feature two or three front seats, and a spacious five-seat crew cab.

Opel claims that the new Combo outshines most of its main competitors with a load volume of up to 4.4m3, a payload of up to 1,000 kg and a loading length of up to 3,440 mm for objects and work material.

This new Opel van comes with up to 19 assistance systems, some optional, that claim to make driving, manoeuvring, transporting goods or a crew easier, safer and more comfortable.

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TRIPLE THREAT: HOCKEY/MOTORSPORT: NICCI Daly is gearing up for a massive month as she leads the line for the Irish women’s hockey squad at the World Cup in London before switching her focus to her Formula Female motor-racing team. The former Dublin footballer will take to the track for the first time in a predominantly male field to raise funds in honour of her father.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS SWIMMING| NATIONAL CENTRE STAR SHINES IN HELSINKI

Coyne edged out of Euro medal places  sport@dublingazette.com

NIAMH Coyne came agonisingly close to a medal in the 100m Breaststroke on the final night of racing at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki, Finland last week.

The National Centre Dublin swimmer had progressed across heats and semi-finals in second place, swimming a lifetime best in the semi-final of 1.08.56.

In the final, the 17-year-old swam her second fastest time in the event ever to come within five hundredths of a second of a medal; Germany’s Elena Brandt getting her finger to the wall in 1.08.68, just ahead of Coyne’s 1:08.73.

Lithuania’s Kotryna Teterevkova claimed the gold medal in 1:08.03 with Russia’s Anastasia Makarova in the silver in 1.08.46.

Coyne returns to action at the Irish Summer Nations at the end of July and is one of four swimmers nominated to the Olympic Council of Ireland for selection to the World Youth Olympics Team in Argentina in October.

Also in action was Robbie Powell raced the 50m Freestyle Semi-Final.

The Athlone swimmer bettered his time from this morning touching in 23.30 to place 13th overall.

Speaking at the conclusion of the event, team leader Andy Reid commented: “The European Junior Championships always provides our up and coming athletes a very real taste of international swimming ahead of what is hoped to be a successful senior international career.

“As in recent years, the standards have been exceptionally high and yet our young team has achieved

National Centre Dublin swimmer Niamh Coyne came within a few inches of landing a medal at the European Junior Swimming Championships

much and learnt even more.

“We return from Helsinki with ten individual swims seeing us progress into semi-finals or finals, a relay final and three Irish Junior Records.

“The staff are very proud of the teams’ professional approach to racing and how they have present-

ed themselves in the arena and we look forward to working with their home programme coaches to ensure even further progress next season.”

Next up for Team Ireland will be Glasgow 2018 where 12 swimmers and three divers will compete at the European Championships from August 3 to 10.

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

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BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S THERE was one winner of this week’s lotto Michael Reade from Knocklyon who won €1,000.

There were six match three winners - details are on www.bodengaa.ie . The lotto numbers drawn this week were 7, 3, 15, 14. This week’s lotto jackpot is €1,000. If you have not signed up for the Ballyboden St Enda’s lotto log onto https://ballyboden. club.

South Dublin County Council wishes to advise all clubs that pitches are now closed for summer.

Pitches will re-open weekend of August 11/12, 2018.

Ballyboden St Enda’s Summer Camp has started.

If you would like to join, log onto www.bodengaa.ie for more details.

Congratulations to Ballyboden St Enda’s U-16 players Luke Byrne, Ryan O’Dwyer and Eoghan Gannon. They beat Kildare 2-14 to 0-14 in the Gerry O’Reilly tournament. Harry Colclough and Oran Dunne are also on the panel but were away for the game.

FAUGHS

SENIORS play Lucan Sarsfield on Sunday, July 22 at 11am in the league (venue TBC). At the same time, AHL4 play Bray Emmets in Bray. AHL5 play Clanna Gael Fontenoy (venue TBC) on Sunday at 12.15p,.

Good luck to all the boys and girls who are taking part in this week’s Cul Camp.

Next Irish music session in the Members’ bar on Thursday, August 2.

Club Lotto – jackpot: €5,200. Numbers 15, 18, 22 and 25. No winner. Two ‘Match 3’ winners (share €200) Aaron Connolly and Maurice Walsh. Next week’s jackpot will be €5,300.

Don’t forget to book your tickets by the end of July, either individual tickets or tables for our night

at Leopardstown Races on August 16. Contact secretary.faughshurling.dublin@ gaa.ie or Eoin Reynolds or any of the team champions.

A huge thank you and well done to everyone who contributed to Saturday’s bag drop, if you missed it don’t worry because it’s ongoing so just take a bag, fill it and drop at the club.

Golf Society results – 1st David McEntyre, 2nd Michael Martin, 3rd Conor McCann 4th Conor O’Connell. Next outing is the Martin Freeman memorial on Augus 11t in Tulfarris.

Total Hurling is back this August 14, 15 and 16th for an advanced hurling workshop for U-13 to U-16 kids; €50 per child, all clubs welcome. Text 089 2082388 to book in advance.

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN MIXED league fortunes last week for Intermediates with a win and a loss.They beat Ballyboden St Endas at home but lost away to Trinity Gaels on Sunday morning.Minors turned in a great performance to Na Fianna coming from 10 points down at half time and seven points down with 10 minutes left to win by four and top their league group-well done to all.

Very little juvenile activity during the holiday period but off field fundraising continues with Tesco Roselawn via their Blue a Token Campaign.

All club members are asked if they shop in Tesco to place tokens in Westmanstown Gaels container.

A date for club members diaries is Friday, November 23 which is the Club Annual Dinner and Awards night.This year the club celebrates two significant milestones in the 50th Anniversary of the relaunching of the Garda GAA Club at Pearse St Station in 1968 and the founding of the Ladies Section in 1998.Details available shortly on website.

HOCKEY/MOTORSPORT: MULTI-TALENTED WAYS OF NICCI DALY

World Cup driving Daly’s dual passion  STEPHEN FINDLATER

sport@dublingazette.com

A LIFETIME in the making, the multiple sporting strands of Nicci Daly’s life reach an incredible crescendo this month.

On Saturday, she lines out against USA as part of the groundbreaking Irish hockey team that will play in their first World Cup for 16 years. It follows eight years – and over 150 caps – of graft, including two devastating Olympic qualifying campaigns.

Then, on August 18 and 18, along with Emma Dempsey, she will get behind the wheel of a racing car for the first time in earnest at Mondello Park at the Historical Racing Festival as part of the Formula Females Race against Cancer.

Her father Vivion was a celebrated figure in Irish motorsport before he passed away from cancer. Her uncle Derek drove in Formula One and so it will be very much in the family tradition when she hits the track in her 1.8L 160Bhp Rover 25 saloon in a “future classics” class.

They will be the only two women in the field of 20, adding to the challenge with all funds raised from the venture going to the Irish Cancer Society, making it a tumultuous month for the Dubliner after a lifetime around the sport.

“Since the day I was born, every Sunday I was at the race track with my family. My dad, the brothers and sisters, it was always a family

affair.

“That was how I spent my weekends from when I was four until I was 13. My brother and I always pestered him to see if we could get more involved.

“I think if he was still around, we probably would have got into karting as his career was about to wind down, he would have enjoyed helping us out.”

But his passing ruled out that avenue. It meant she redirected her sporting passions in other directions to incredible effect but the fire still burned to do something in motorsport.

“It’s such an expensive sport, if you don’t have the finances and at the age we were, we didn’t have the experience to take it on ourselves. The opportunity never came around.

“In the last few years, it weighed heavy on my mind that I wanted to get back involved and that’s where the Formula Female thing came in.”

Dempsey was another who grew up around the paddock with her father, an arch rival of the Daly clan in their younger years and was “mad to get me into a car” and eventually it got the green light.

“I just asked ‘can we do this for the Irish Cancer Society and in memory of my dad?’ and it’s just taken off since there.”

Many of her father’s former sponsors and crew have come on board getting her to the brink of this moment.

First though, the full focus is on hockey and the World Cup. Again, it was not an obvious journey to this point. She was initially a Gaelic footballer primarily until she went to High School in Rathgar where she started to make representative teams.

A bout of shin splints, though, saw her put hockey on hold for

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Since the day I was born, every Sunday I was at the race track with my family. It was always a family affair.

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three years before being coaxed back by the current Irish coach Graham Shaw to play with Tallaght club Glenanne in 2008.

It was pretty meteoric from there, getting a call into the Leinster Under-21s within six months and an invitation to the Irish senior team trials just a few month

Nicci Daly in action for Ireland against Chile last week (Picture: Adrian Boehm) and, right, with her new racing helmet.

later in April 2009.

Big decisions arrived almost immediately, the tough nature of county or country showing itself when Dublin won their first AllIreland ladies football title in 2011.

“I had only just got called into the Dublin senior team the same year I got into the Irish team. I had been with the Senior B team.

There’s always that ‘ah, should I have stayed on?’ but then again would I have had my opportunity with the Irish team? You just don’t know. It was hard to take when they did win eventually but I chose hockey and it has been good ever since!”

There have been low points, most painfully missing out on the Rio Olympics by the width of a post in a shoot-out in Valencia.

But the side produced a series of superb results in 2017 to qualify for this week’s World Cup. “It’s the biggest tournament we have played in, the first time since 2002.

“There’s hype around family and friends, it’s just something we have worked so hard for, been disappointed with not making the major tournaments. Getting there, feeling really good about it, I just can’t wait.”

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS GOOD win for the senior footballers vs Olafs, 3-16 to 1-13. Inters put themselves back in contention for promotion with a strong win vs O’Dwyers, 0-22 to 0-5; junior Bs drew and unfortunately the junior As footballers lost. Good win for junior A hurlers midweek vs Na Fianna. With Dublin playing Tyrone on Saturday, the senior Hurling league game vs Faughs has been moved to Sunday morning, July 22 at 11am.

Super weekend for the Dublin Camogie with wins for the Premiers and Seniors, well done to Lucan players Ali Twomey, Mairi Moynihan, Emma Flanagan, Orla Beagan (who hit 1-7 of Dublin’s 1-14 vs Wexford), Emer Keenan and Emma O’Flynn.

Also well done to Aoife Byrne, Danni O’Connor and Chloe O’Connor that were part of the Dublin minor B camogie team who defeated Kilkenny and have now made their Leinster final. Commiserations to Mark Lavin, Jake Rooney and Matthew Dunne who lost the Leinster minor shield final.

The club offers its deepest sympathies to the Quiiligan family on the recent loss of Mary, mother to our former club secretary Derek.

There was no winner of the €20,000 lotto on July 12; the numbers were 2, 3, 5 and 25. Next draw will be managed by Josephine Donohue and is sponsored by John Ryan Accountant. Lucky Dip Winners €30 -Brendan Freeman, Seán Walsh, Geoffrey Brennan, Pat + Eileen Glover, Móna + Olive. Play Online or Tickets can be purchased online, at the Club, in Carey’s Newsagents, in Vesey Arms or Kenny’s Bar. Golf Society - next outing will take place at Castleknock Golf Club on Saturday, July 21 from 1.30pm to 2.50pm.

Great numbers up enjoying another great Camp this week, well done to David Moran GPO and others, more camps to come and a different jersey for the next football camp,don’t miss out, registration can be completed on the club website.

ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN CONGRATULATIONS to our junior C footballers who claimed league honours with a comprehensive defeat of St Finian’s.

Our senior and junior A footballers kept in the hunt for promotion with league wins over Whitehall Colmcille and St Brigid’s.

Midweek our senior hurlers suffered their first league defeat to Naomh Mearnóg and our juniors were beaten

by Naomh Barróg.

Thanks to the 200+ children who participated in our Summer Camp last weekend and to the volunteers who successfully ran it.

All mentors and players using Monastery Road must ensure gates providing access to the main and all weather pitches are closed after usage.

Animals are gaining access to both playing

surfaces and are causing damage.

Our senior hurlers are hosting a Golf Classic in Citywest on Saturday, August 4. The four-man team scramble will cost €200, with food included.

If interested in playing or sponsoring contact Conán at 086 1089857 or John at 087 2639981.

Round Tower lotto (July 9); jackpot €4,200. Numbers drawn: 1, 7, 10, 30, bonus ball 3.

No overall winner and no bonus ball winner.

Three €100 winners Mary Farrell, Tony Keogh, Penny Connolly. Thanks to all who support our weekly lotto.

Bingo continues every Tuesday in the club, with first call at 8.30pm and a jackpot of €1,000 on offer if checked within 53 numbers.

All welcome.

SOCCER: AWAY GOAL AT TALLAGHT STADIUM PUTS SWEDES IN

Rovers on back foot as AIK in Europa control EUROPA LEAGUE

Shamrock Rovers AIK  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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SHAMROCK Rovers face a mammoth task if they are to progress to the second qualifying round of the Europa League after they fell to a 1-0 first leg defeat to Sweden’s AIK in Tallaght on Thursday.

Daniel Sundgren scored the game’s only goal 16 minutes from time to ensure the visitors take a slender lead to Stockholm, where Rovers will have to score at least once.

It all started so brightly for Stephen Bradley’s side, who dominated the ball in the early stages against a side content to sit deep with five defenders across the backline.

Still there was room to exploit, as Ethan Boyle demonstrated with an incisive run and cross early on to produce a chance for Dan Carr, and an offside flag saved his blushes after a poor miss.

Midfielder Dylan Watts, making his competitive debut after signing from Bohemians the previous week, stung keeper Oscar Linner’s palms with a volley soon after from a half-cleared free kick.

The Swedes grew more adventurous as the half wore on and Ahmed Yasin cut in and shot, forcing a smart save from Gavin Bazunu before captain Henok Goitom sliced a shot over.

Watts had another great chance to nab a debut goal seven minutes into the second half but, after brilliant work from captain Ronan Finn to cut the ball back, he blazed over from close range.

M o m e n t s l a t e r, a well-struck effort from distance by Watts was fumbled by Linner, and the Swedish keeper was fortunate to see the ball spin away from goal.

Mistakes began to creep in as Rovers tired, however, and they fell behind when Sam Bone

failed to track Sundgren’s run from the right.

The wing-back latched onto Tarik Elyounoussi’s through-ball and slotted the ball into the corner of Bazunu’s net – the first goal the 16-year-old has conceded in five games of senior football.

Bradley introduced Aaron Greene for his debut late on, and his pace and power caused problems, with a powerful strike in injury time causing problems again

for Linner.

“I thought we played well enough to get something out of the game,” Bradley said in his postmatch press conference.

“I’m disappointed with the goal because the boy who scores it, that’s his game. He runs off the ball and he’s good at it.

“We worked on stopping it, but we switched off for a minute and got punished. If you do that at this level, nine times out of ten you get pun-

ished. And we got punished.”

Bradley feels there’s still an opportunity to get something from the tie on Thursday evening, however he’s aware the Swedish side will be better again on home soil.

“We knew before they came they’re a good side.

I’m sure next week in Sweden they’ll be better again, so it’ll be a step up again, but I believe we can cause them problems.”

McHugh lob undoes Peamount

Peamount United’s Rachel McGrath and team manager Brian Kaye. Picture: Piaras O Midheach/Sportsfile

PEAMOUNT United came unstuck against Sligo Rovers on the opening day of the newly formed Women’s National League Under-17 division.

Rovers made the trip to Greenogue and left with the three points after an incredible performance.

Aife Haran opened the scoring with a fantastic 30-yard half-volley into the bottom corner to give Sligo the lead at the break.

Ava Keane doubled Sligo’s lead just after the break after great work from Ciara Henry

before Peamount got one back through striker Rachel McGrath.

It was to be Sligo’s day though as Leah McHugh lofted the ball over the keeper to ensure the victory for Sligo, despite a tense ending to the match thanks to Jess Lawlor’s strike goal.

Elsewhere, Galway were 2-1 winners over Shelbourne with Kayla Brady getting the winner while Athlone Town beat Donegal League 5-2. Waves won 3-1 in Group Two against Greystones.

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GOLF: BALLINASCORNEY BASKS IN FIERCELY CONTESTED EVENT

Red-hot Captains’ Prize Flood-ed by sun BALLINASCORNEY CAPTAIN’S PRIZE  sport@dublingazette.com

Shamrock Rovers trail AIK 1-0 going into the away leg.

Picture: Bobby Best

WESTON WELCOME

Lucan hockey club hosts open sessions for boys

WESTON hockey club are welcoming newboys and non-club members in third to sixth class to try out the sport over the next two weeks at their base in Griffeen Valley Park.

The sessions will be on Saturday, July 21 and 28 from 10.30 to 12pm and Wednesday, July 25 from 7pm to 8.30pm with Hockey Ireland development officer Kenny Carroll assisting with training. Contact westonhcj@ gmail.com or 087 637 1096 for more information.

COOL heads prevailed in sweltering conditions at Ballinascorney Golf Club as Monica Flood and Liam Redmond emerged victorious in the Lady Captain’s and Captain’s Prizes.

These fiercely contested blue riband events attracted well over a hundred entrants between them with scoring frequently as scorching as the weather.

The course basked in glorious sunshine for both competitions but the combination of firm greens and unusual easterly breezes made for tough conditions for golfers of all standards.

In Lady Captain Hilary Coffey’s Prize, Flood came home with a blistering 68 to overtake first round leader Joan O’Farrell and take the honours with an amazing two round aggregate of 139.

Patricia Fitzachary produced two very consistent rounds of 71 and 72 to take second spot on a count back while first day leader Joan O’Farrell secured the gross prize.

Captain Martin McGlynn’s Prize produced real drama as the early leaders failed to reproduce their first round form on a day when fiendish pin positions combined with slick surfaces to create a real test of skill and patience.

Two players made light of the tough conditions with eventual winner Redmond producing a round of 70 and former champion Jim Kennedy coming in with a 69, the best round of the two days.

The traditional six-hole playoff between the top 21 golfers produced its share of thrills and quite a few spills with Redmond emerging on top ahead of early leader Shea Boyce and Jim Kennedy in third. Jimmy Fitzachary made it a family podium double by taking the gross prize.

Liam Redmond with Ballinascorney Captain Martin McGlynn

Congratulating Redmond on his third Captain’s Prize victory, Captain Martin said: “There’s no truth in the rumour that he gets to keep the trophy for that achievement.

Congratulations to everyone who played so well and contributed to a great week’s golf.”

“It was marvellous to see such amazing golf from two deserved champions”, said

Lady Captain Hilary.

“It was also great to see a number of new members high up on the leaderboard in both competitions.

“We have some great offers for new members at the moment and anyone interested in joining should go to ballinascorneygolfclub.com to find out more.”

Saoirse runs free to national gold medal JUVENILE ATHLETICS  sport@dublingazette.com

LU C A N H a r r i e rs S a o i rs e Fitzgerald produced a star turn with gold in the 600m at the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Championships last weekend in Tullamore.

The Under-12 star stormed away in the last 200m to take the title, crowning an exceptional weekend for the club.

Hannah Moriarty started Saturday with a brilliant second in her heat of the U-14 75m

hurdles which qualified her for the final where she finished 6th.

Eoghan O’Connor and Liam Fitzgerald were next in the U-13 javelin, both competed very well and the former threw a huge personal best to place sixth.

Tom Bracken contested the U-14 shot putt followed swiftly by the U-14 javelin. He ended up with a big personal best in javelin of over 32m for eighth.

Moriarty was back in action in the girls high jump where she

cleared 1.45m for fourth. The next day she took silver in the long jump as she cleared five metres.

Kate O’Connell and Sophie Reihill jumped well in the U-15 long jump with the former making her best ever leap.

In the sprints, O’Connell was again in action in the 100m and finished fifth, just missing a medal by a mere six hundreths of a second. Chelsea Olumba qualified for the final of the U-13 girls 80m where she fin- Lucan Harriers Saoirse Fitzgerald. ished a strong sixth.

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ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN THANK you everyone who supported our Comedy night in the Palmerstown House on Friday evening. A great night was had, and we hope to have more such events in future.

Our club lotto is now online. Follow the link below to play online, like, and share on your social media before 31st July, and you can be in with a chance of winning your choice of a 2019 club membership; a €100 voucher for Supervalu; or a €100 voucher for the Palmerstown House. https://www.locallotto.ie/play_newa.asp?ll_id=1483#Anchor Hard luck to our senior footballers who lost out against Fingallians on Sunday morning. Our senior hurlers had better luck during the week with a big win over Commercials, while our junior hurlers had wins over Realt Dearg and Clontarf.

Our Golf classic is taking place on Friday, September 14. Please contact Conor Haugh on 086 3851310 if interested in supporting.

Over 180 children attended our Cúl Camp during the week. Thanks to Maree O’Toole, Johnny McGlynn, all the coaches, Eileen Maguire, and everyone who helped make it so successful.

Our second summer camp runs from this Monday 16 July at 10am. Further details on our website and all are welcome.

Well done to Jack O’Leary who played recently for Dublin against Meath, and to Sadhbh Duffy who captained the Dublin Minor camogie team against Kilkenny to reach the Leinster final.

Congratulations also to Sinead Doran who represented Ireland in a duathlon race in Denmark recently and was placed third.

Our big fundraiser this year will be LipSync on Friday 30 November in Westmanstown. More information in the coming weeks. We would encourage everyone to get involved.

The numbers in the Lotto draw were 1, 14, 20 and 30. There were two match 3 winners – Kellie O’Brien and Padraig O’Brien who won €100 each. The jackpot next week will be €3,400. The draw take place on Sunday night in the Palmerstown House at 10pm. Tickets are available online, and from SuperValu, Palmerstown House, Manor Hair Studios, Mullingar House, and Chapelizod Post Office. Many thanks to all our ticket sellers and everyone for supporting this important fundraiser.

ST MARY’S SAGGART ADULT league results saw seniors beat O’Tooles and Juniors beat Garristown.

Minors play Templeogue/Synge Street on Sunday at 11am in Dolphin Park.

A big thank you to Blathnaid, Peter, coaches & helpers for another hugely successful Cúl Camp enjoyed by 200 children. A special mention to Emma Redmond, Kieran Crone and Ann-Marie Reddy for giving up so much time to coach this week. Thanks also to Joanne, Ken, Conor, Barry, Stephen and Gary for helping during the week.

The club would like to extend it’s deepest sympathies to the Williams family on the

passing of Margaret RIP last week.

The annual Paula Redmond Fun Day has been re-scheduled for Saturday, August 4.

Details are available on posters and flyers located around Saggart and Rathcoole and our Facebook page.

Lotto numbers were 1, 4, 10 and 23. There was no winner so next week’s Jackpot remains capped at €8,000 with a €4,200 Roll-over. There were no Match 3 winners, so next week’s Match 3 will be worth €200 win/share. You can now follow the LocalLotto link on our Facebook page by using the Blue “Shop Now” button and website to play Lotto online.

THOMAS DAVIS HARD luck to the senior footballers who were beaten away to Maurs. The intermediates lost out to Raheny while the junior footballers kept their promotion hopes on track with a brilliant win.

The senior hurlers lost out to Castleknock while the juniors had a very good win. Well done to the minor footballers who beat Ballinteer. The U-15 footballers lost out while the 15 hurlers were also beaten.

The senior hurlers play Clontarf at Home on Sunday at 11am. The minor footballers play their last league game away to Whitehall Sunday morning at 11am.

In camogie, best of luck to our U-12 team and management who are out playing at half time at the senior camogie All-Ireland championship in Parnell Park at 3pm on Sunday; great opportunity for all the players and to support Dublin senior camogie team. Well done to Shane Plowman and the Dublin Premier Junior Team who won their first game in the championship.

CAMOGIE: DUBLIN CONTINUE FLYING FORM

Beagan brilliance powers third win SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP Wexford 0-13 Dublin 1-14  sport@dublingazette.com

LUCAN Sarsfields’s Orla Beagan put in a virtuoso performance as Dublin made it three wins from four in the senior camogie championship.

The sky blues would ordinarily go into the tie as underdogs but strong wins over Offaly and Meath had them in good shape while Wexford have been off colour in the competition, losing all of their games to date.

They did, however, win the first half battle, reading the game exceptionally well and taking some fine long range scores from the speedy Chloe Fox. Despite being behind by three points, Dublin continued to push forward with some brilliant high catches and lovely side steps and pace shown by Ali Twomey and Orla Beagan.

It was Naomh Mearnog’s Laura Twomey in the back line who, once again, displayed incredible sheer grit, breaking two hurls in tackles and showing her accuracy through some excellently delivered diagonal balls.

There were moments of play where the crowd were reminded that Wexford where in fact three in-arow All-Ireland champions in the past. But Dublin were still yet to increase the tempo, intensity and skill level.

The first half ended with Dublin trailing by a marginal three points. The second half commenced with Dublin dominating from the 30th to the 60th minute with excellent scores taken from goal scoring machine Emma Flanagan, free taker Orla Beagan, workhorse Ali Twomey, flawless Faye McCarthy and Speedy Gonzalez, Siobhán Kehoe.

Gráinne Quinn and young Niamh Gannon were introduced after a fine display last weekend against Meath.

Frustration was seen on both the Wexford players and management faces due to the support play shown from Dublin which was pure bliss.

The opposition struggled to keep up with the blue jersey resulting in fouls left right and centre.

Stacey Kehoe and Linda Bolger made it a game of tit for tat and it was sensed that what would break the two sides would indeed be a goal.

CELTIC CLASH McDonald king of Counsel ring TALLAGHT’S Carl McDonald

won a highly charged battle with Colin O’Donovan for the vacant BUI Celtic Super Bantamweight title last Saturday at Good Counsel in Drimnagh.

The 29-year-old won it by a unanimous decision to raise his record to four wins and two defeats since turning professional in 2016.

Jobstown’s Dylan McDonagh and Lucan’s John Joyce were also winners on the night.

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Orla Beagan scored the vital goal to see Dublin record a rare win in Wexford. Picture: ilivephotos.com

Luck found it’s way to the girls in blue when, in the 42nd minute, the green flag was raised after a long rage free from Beagan skimmed past the keepers hurl and found the back of the net. The score now stood Dublin 1-8 Wexford 9 points.

Dublin would need to keep their tally up and with two vital points pinged over the bar from the half way line from goalkeeper Faye McCarthy and they would continue

to strive forward.

Kehoe slotted two fine points over the bar during pivotal times in the game along with Ali Twomey, who was exceptional throughout.

To ensure a convincing win, manager David Herity called upon Leah Butler and Sile Ní Coitir to finish the game off.

Dublin now close out their group stage with a big battle against Tipperary with the winner set to finish second behind Cork.

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HURLING: CLONDALKIN SIDE UNDONE BY GOALS AT KEY TIMES

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Sars in the hunt for AFL1 playoff place

Round Tower’s junior hurlers before their game with Naomh Barrog

Towers hit for six by Barrog’s barrage AHL DIVISION SEVEN Round Tower, Clondalkin Naomh Barrog  MICK MCGLYNN sport@dublingazette.com

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A SIX-goal return for Naomh Barróg proved insurmountable for Round Tower’s junior hurlers in their Division 7 clash last Thursday evening at Monastery Road.

Played in the extreme dry conditions with the sliotar giving an unprecedented bounce off the surface, the visitors struck goals at critical stages in an otherwise even tie.

The Barrog goal threat was evident from the off. Goalkeeper Ian Carbery pulled off a smart early save to flick

the ball around the post but two minutes later a high ball was stroked low to the net.

It took Towers a few minutes to get going and Dean Blankson struck narrowly wide before Fergal McDonagh won a puck out and drove into the inside forwards where Ian Church was ahead of his marker and struck between the posts.

Church, Martin Doyle and Blankson then combined on the Towers 40 to set up Donnacha Rafferty on the right and he slotted over on the run.

Rafferty turned provider with a low pass inside to Adam Clarke and he turned sharply to equalise.

Graham Proctor edged Towers a point clear when he seized upon a

clearance in midfield and drove over.

But the Kilbarrack men always had their eye on goals and they kicked a second goal to nip in front before striking their second and third points before they netted twice before the break.

Towers had responded with a point from Blankson but a late Barróg free left the Clondalkin side with an uphill task at the break, with the scoreline being 0-8 v 4-4.

McDonagh moved from half back into the forwards for the second period.

Within two minutes, he had won in the air and fed to substitute Liam O’Connor to drive over.

Rafferty pointed a free from the 40 but the deficit was eight points moving into the final quarter. The task

effectively became insurmountable when a soft goal was conceded.

O’Connor then produced a remarkable moment of skill to flick over two defenders and it led to Rafferty striking the resultant free.

The substitute struck the post from a tight angle after a good pass inside by Mark Keane and eventually we found the net courtesy of Martin Doyle after a good run from Cian Proctor to set it up.

But the visitors struck a sixth goal to embellish the scoreline.

Towers second goal did arrive with two minutes remaining when O’Connor jinked past two before driving past the keeper but it was too late in the final reckoning.

LUCAN Sarsfields moved into the top four of AFL Division One as they they recorded a commanding 3-16 to 1-13 win against Naomh Olaf at 12th Lock on Saturday morning.

While Olaf’s kept in touch for much of the opening period, they were ultimately facing into a four-point deficit (1-8 to 0-7) at the break. With Luke Walsh and returning Dublin U-20s defender CJ Smith producing the goods, Lucan pushed forward on the resumption.

Leitrim attacker Brendan Gallagher finished with an impressive personal haul of 1-6. In addition to Conor Gallagher’s 1-4 tally, Declan O’Shaughnessy also chipped in with 1-2 for the victors.

Sky Blues underage star Darren Gavin (son of All-Ireland winning Galway footballer Fergal) offered a powerful presence in midfield and the evergreen Stephen O’Shaughnessy was also a leading light over the course of the hour.

With Gavin, Dara Shanahan, Jack Carey and Harry Ladd landing a point apiece to compliment their chief marksmen, Lucan eased over the line.

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REPUBLIC of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark praised the “lovely” Richmond Park surface after helping Newcastle United kick off their preseason with a 2-0 friendly win over St Patrick’s Athletic.

Clark played the second half as Rafa Benitez’s side wrapped up their pre-season camp at Carton House with a hard-fought win over the League of Ireland side on Tuesday evening.

Almost 5,000 fans watched on as goals late in either half from Sean Longstaff and Christian Atsu ensured the large travelling support had something to cheer about on their return to England.

The Magpies had a succession of early chances as the Saints’ stubborn insistence on playing out from the back saw them cough up possession in the wrong areas of the pitch.

Longstaff, Joselu and Mohamed Diamé all saw efforts miss the target early on before Joselu again was wasteful from a free kick routine that caught the Pats’ defence napping.

The Saints gradually got a hold on the game, however, and began to dominate in the second quarter with the previously-quiet Darragh Markey dictating play from midfield.

A nicely-weighted ball from Dean Clarke found

St Pat’s manager Liam Buckley with his Newcastle counterpart Rafa Benitez

“It’s a lovely stadium and the pitch has been

brilliant. The ball moved really well on it. It suited us really because we like to pass it around a bit.”

Jake Keegan peeling away from the centrehalves and he looked to loop his header over the advancing Karl Darlow, but he couldn’t steer it on target.

A bad tackle from Matt Ritchie on Michael Barker forced the Saints rightback to be replaced by Simon Madden, but not before the Magpies took the lead three minutes from the break.

Pats once again failed to clear the lines despite

a goal-saving header from Lee Desmond, and Longstaff was on hand to finish well with the help of the post.

Madden could have equalised within a minute when he got on the end of Clarke’s chipped cross but, despite shipping a heavy knock from Darlow, he couldn’t find the bottom corner.

Both sides made nine changes at the break, one of which saw Clark share a pitch with Pats’ Kevin

Toner for the first time since they faced Newcastle for Aston Villa in the Premier League in 2016.

A stronger Newcastle side now began to dominate, with Jonjo Shelvey particularly impressive in midfield, but the second goal just wouldn’t come.

DeAndre Yedlin had the best opportunity after Barry Murphy had done brilliantly to deny Dwight Gayle with his feet, but the American

missed an open goal.

Chelsea loanee Kenedy struck the crossbar with a vicious shot from range before a world-class save from Murphy denied the Brazilian from close range.

The Magpies did find a second four minutes from time as Toner brought down Gayle on the edge of the box and Atsu sent Murphy the wrong way from 12 yards.

“It’s a lovely stadium and the pitch has been

brilliant,” Clark told the Dublin Gazette.

“The ball moved really well on it. It suited us really because we like to pass it around a bit. It was a good atmosphere as well with all the fans coming down to see it.

“They weren’t afraid to play out from the back at all.

“Everyone looked very comfortable on the ball and made it really difficult for us to press them and get the ball back.”