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AN Bord Pleanala (ABP) has given Bartra Properties Ltd permission to develop a 155-bed nursing on the site of the historical Clondalkin Convent.

Bartra and the Presentation order – which claims ownership of the land – originally received permission to develop the nursing home from South Dublin

County Council (SDCC) earlier this year before local residents filed an appeal with ABP. Over 70 objections to the development were submitted to ABP from residents, local schools and historical groups, citing the loss of a children’s playground, the blocking of the convent and the increase in traffic congestion in the village.

New school patronage THE Minister for Education has designated the new primary school in Saggart-Rathcoole-Newcastle as a gaelscoil.

The online patronage process system (OPPS) opens this week, and

parental preference will help determine the newschool patron.

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Honoured LOCAL woman, Caragh Coote has recently been honoured for her conservation work with the Dodder Action group.

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EDUCATION: ONLINE PATRONAGE PROCESS SYSTEM OPENS

Parents asked to vote for patron of new gaelscoil GARY IBBOTSON

THE Minister for Education has designated the new primary school in Saggart-Rathcoole-Newcastle as a gaelscoil.

The online patronage process system (OPPS) opens this week, and parental preference will help determine the newschool patron.

Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) have applied to the Department of Education and Skills to be patron of the

new gaelscoil due to open in Saggart-RathcooleNewcastle in September 2020, and which will have eight class rooms.

The state’s Community National School (CNS) model is the only school model that has been developed in the 21st Century.

“DDLETB has an outstanding track record working with the Citywest/Saggart community.

“Our schools, Citywest & Saggart CNS and Scoil Aoife CNS, are pillars of the local community and we want local

families to reflect on our commitment here when they decide on the management of their new Gaelscoil,” said DDLETB patronage officer David McGuinness.

“We currently have four gaelcholaisti across Dublin. What will not surprise anyone in Saggart to Newcastle is that our schools prioritise Excellence in Education, Equality, Community and Multidenominational education.

“Our schools are also technologically advanced that are designed to pre-

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pare students for the many diverse needs of a modern society,” added McGuinness, “Parents do not need to be concerned about their level of proficiency in the Irish language.

“Their children will be immersed in Gaeilge through a process known as tumoideachas.

“We also support parents through after-school classes and bilingual school communications such as school newsletters

and Classdojo updates,” added McGuinness.

“Voting is open to all families, living within the outlined area the attached map, who have children under five years of age.

“The Department of Education and Skills will soon open an online portal where parents can express their preference.

“We are asking parents to visit www.cns.ie to register for information on the new school,” concluded McGuinness.

ELECTED council representatives have passed a motion calling on the transgender flag to be flown above council buildings during International Transgender Day of Visibility.

At a meeting week, councillors voted in favour of the flag being flown above County Hall in Tallaght and the Civic Offices in Clondalkin on March 31 and six days after every year.

Independent councillor, Francis Timmons, who brought forward the motion says that, “the motion included support for the Call It Out campaign and asked the minister to enact Hate Legislation.

“I am calling on all interested citizens to put in a submission to the Hate Speech Public consultation before December 13. It is very worrying that 77% of LGBTQ young people recently surveyed said they felt bullied in school, this is not acceptable in 2019.”

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HONOURED: RECOGNISING PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR COMMUNITY

Local woman awarded for her preservation of the Dodder GARY IBBOTSON

LOCAL woman, Caragh Coote has recently been honoured for her conservation work with the Dodder Action group.

Coote was one of the recipients of this year’s Ballyroan District Community and Civic Engagement Awards which recognises people who volunteer in their local community.

Pearse Stokes of Cherryfield Dog Walkers says that Coote “works in the background and would probably prefer as little publicity as she can get away with.

“We now realise the fragility of the environment and our impact on it.

“We know that our children and grandchildren will inherit what we leave, and will judge us on the way we treat the environment.

“Young people look to Greta Thunberg as an inspiration figure, one of theirs who is fighting for their future.

“We can look to Caragh Coote as an example of one of ours who works

tirelessly to improve the environment throughout the area.

“Caragh has been involved in handson work against litter pollution, fearlessly confronting the mistakes of officials who destroy our trees, animals and delicate areas, and supporting change for the better.

“Caragh does what matters and doesn’t just talk about it.

“Caragh is an inspiration to us all, and we could do well to learn from her.”

In response to receiving the award, Coote said: “Thank you so much for this award. It is a huge honour and an acknowledgment of BDRA’s ongoing commitment to the environment.”

The Dodder Action group is a collective of volunteers who are committed to protecting the Dodder River and maximising its potential as an amenity.

The group organises clean-ups of the river and its banks, talks on the ecology and conservation of the river and has also published Down the Dodder in eBook format – a comprehensive guide to the Dodder River.

590 dwellings planned at Liam Cosgrave’s former home PROPERTY developers, Ardstone Homes have filed for planning permission with An Bord Pleanala (ABP) for the construction of 590 dwellings on a site on the Scholarstown Road in Knocklyon.

As per a description of the development, 480 of the units will be buildto-rent, while 110 will be build-to-sell.

The development will range from three to six storeys in height with the build-to-rent units being a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments, while

the build-to-sell units being a mix of two- and three-bedroom homes.

The site was previously the home to former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave who passed away in October 2017.

After Cosgrave’s death, Ardstone purchased the land and applied for permission to demolish the cottage in which the former Taoiseach lived.

However, earlier this year the site was the subject of an archaeological excavation in which the partial remains of 83

An artist impression of development

people were found. It is believed the remains belong to a settlement which dates back to the early medieval period.

After South Dublin County Council granted the demolition of the cottage, local Fianna Fail TD, John Lahart filed an objection with ABP citing the “significant” archaeological discoveries on the grounds.

A public meeting discussing the proposed development took place this past Sunday in St Colmcille’s Community School.

Caragh Coote with award

SCHOOLS

Budget cut slammed DUBLIN Mid-West TD Gino Kenny (PBP) says the recently announced cut to the budget that funds upgrades to existing school buildings could mean schools that are in already dire need of repairs, may fall into “degradation”.

Kenny says the cut of “€17m to fund essential remedial and upgrade work to schools, will mean the further degradation of many of our schools that are working out of buildings, which quite frankly, could have serious health and safety implications.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Santa claus returns to Tallaght for his festive T

HE Square Tallaght saw its biggest Santa Arrival to date last weekend.

Thousands attended the family fun day extravaganza which featured plenty of entertainment throughout the day including a giant Ferris wheel, carousel, DJ and face painting.

Samba dancers Denis and Caoimhe

Samantha Mumba with her daughter Sage

Ian, Dolores, Jack, Jonathan Smith

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Libby, Gareth, Jack, Max and Charlie Bramble.

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Roisin and Aaron Keating

Paula, Luna, Aubrey, John and Charlene

Hugh and Joe McGrath

Caitlin Kearney

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CLONDALKIN: OVER 70 OBJECTIONS TO PROJECT WERE SUBMITTED BY RESIDENTS LUCAN

Local nursing home given green light GARY IBBOTSON

AN Bord Pleanala (APB) has given permission to property developers Bartra Properties Ltd to develop a 155-bed nursing home on the grounds of Clondalkin Village Convent.

The decision was made late last week after a local resident’s group held a protest in front of the site, calling on the planning authority to refuse permission.

ABP’s ruling was originally due in October, but was deferred for a month.

The Save Clondalkin C o nv e n t c a m p a i g n , which organised the protest, says that the development will obstruct the 162-year-old convent while also wiping out a scenic green space and a children’s playground which is attached to the nearby primary school, Scoil Mhuire.

Bartra are developing the project in conjunction with the Presentation Sisters order, who claim they own the site.

Planning files show that ownership of the lands would be transferred to Bartra if the development is successful.

Over 70 objections to the project had been submitted by local residents, schools and historical groups.

E d d i e M u r p h y, a spokesperson for the group said that they are “very disappointed” and the convent will be “obliterated, inside and out” if construction proceeds.

Murphy says that if ABP’s inspector report – which is due to be published on Wednesday – values the site at over €3.5m, then the Vatican would be forced to step in and decide on whether or not the lands can be developed.

According to Murphy, the Save Clondalkin Convent campaign has contacted Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin in relation to the matter but has yet to receive a response.

Local Sinn Fein councillor Mark Ward says that even though ABP’s decision “was not surprising, it was however extremely disappointing.”

“Everything about this development is negative and is not wanted by the people of Clondalkin.

“It will have a negative

Sensory room open at airport THE National Transport Authority (NTA) has introduced the JAM Card on all public transport, aimed at helping those with learning disabilities or communication difficulties to discreetly communicate that they need extra time boarding.

Passengers with a learning disability, autism, or any other communication barriers can show the driver their card to convey that they need an extra degree of understanding and communication.

The NTA’s aim in introducing the card is to continue in its efforts to make public transportation safe and accessible for all passengers, regardless of their circumstances.

JAM Cards are available in the standard card form or as a smartphone app.

impact on the architecture of this ancient village, and the overbearing scale of the development will overwhelm the beauty of the Convent and its ground,” he said.

“The current plans also means the closure of the school playground. This is unacceptable.”

Star turn for local singer

The Save Clondalkin Convent campaign protest in front of the site

LUCAN singer-songwriter Alex Tierney was “blown away” recently when he was asked to support Lewis Capaldi at his soldout show at the Olympia Theatre.

The 20-year-old musician only started gigging this year when he toured with Cork singer, Lyra.

Tierney performed a half-hour set which included five of his own compositions.

Tierney recently performed at the Ruby Sessions, Whelan’s, Crowbar and the Grand Social and plans to release his first music early in 2020.

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COURTS: DISQUALIFIED FROM DRIVING AND JAILED FOR FOUR AND HALF YEARS

Man jailed after crushing postman’s ankle with car A MAN who crushed a postman’s ankle after pinning him against a wall having stolen the victim’s car has been jailed for four and half years.

Shane McKeever (28) stole Thomas Stephens’ (58) vehicle as the man had pulled up in a pub car park to dispose of his recycling in a facility nearby.

Mr Stephens noticed the man at his car and went over to investigate when McKeever drove the car, pinning him against a wall and crushing his ankle against a curb.

M r S te p h e n s w a s caught for a couple of minutes before McKeever reversed the vehicle.

M r S te p h e n s t h e n

approached the car again but McKeever reversed, knocking the man to the ground.

Garda Mark Walsh told Siobhan Ni Chulachain BL, prosecuting, that McKeever drove off and was involved in a serious collision with a recycling truck on the M50 ten minutes later.

Gda Walsh was called to assist with the initial incident involving Mr Stephens and remained with the man when he was taken to Tallaght Hospital where he was treated for a triple fracture to his ankle.

The garda was still at the hospital when McKeever was brought in having been involved in the

accident on the M50.

McKeever had at his stage been nominated as a suspect in the theft of the car after gardaí had viewed nearby CCTV footage.

McKeever refused to give Gda Walsh a sample for testing and was arrested as soon as he was discharged from hospital.

McKeever of Mac Uilliam Parade, Tallaght, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to endangerment, car theft, failure to provide a sample and driving without insurance in Clondalkin on October 11, 2018.

His 86 previous convictions include stealing cars, misuse of drugs, providing false information, theft

and road traffic offence.

McKeever had been disqualified from driving two weeks earlier.

Judge Martin Nolan said McKeever’s intent had been to take the car but he had difficulty in starting it and driving it which resulted in him pinning Mr Stephens.

He said he had “no doubt” that McKeever hadn’t intended to injure the man but it had left Mr Stephens in great distress and pain and requiring multiple surgeries.

Judge Nolan said he had taken into account that McKeever was remorseful and had since taken steps to deal with his addiction before he disqualified him from driving for six years and jailed him for four and half years.

Helping People Make It Home For Christmas SARAH Thornhill and Frank Dunne, from the Dublin Ukulele Collective pictured in Heuston Station as Iarnrod Eireann has teamed up with Focus Ireland to launch the 3rd annual campaign to help more people make it #HomeForChristmas.

The Dublin Ukulele Collective performed a few festive tunes at Heuston Station in Duboin to highlight that people can donate at www.focusireland.ie or 1850 204 205 Passengers also have the option to donate €4 to Focus Ireland when purchasing a rail ticket.

Picture: Robbie Reynolds

TRANSPORT

Call on NTA for additional bus services CLONDALKIN county councillors say they welcome the updated draft of the Bus Connects scheme but are s t i l l ca l l i n g o n t h e Na t i o n a l Tr a n s p o r t Authority to implement additional services.

Counc illors to the area have launched the #ClondalkinConnects campaign, asking people to make their views heard and submit proposals to the NTA. Feeder bus route One of the additional services that local representatives would like to see includes a feeder bus route from the Red Cow Luas station to Clondalkin Village via Monastery Road which continues on to Liffey Valley or Bawnogue.

Independent councillor Eoin O Broin says that the “The Red Cow Luas stop is too far to walk to for most people in Clondalkin.

“A s h u t t l e b u s o r feeder bus service to it is needed. In the new B u s Co n n e c t s d ra f t residents of the Dutch Village and those living near Newlands Cross have gotten a connection, but those in the older Clondalkin Village have not.”

Waiting Fra n c i s Ti m m o n s, another Independent representative says that “there are many good points about Bus Connect but it needs to connect all areas like Palmerstown Woods that is over 40 years waiting for a bus service.”

While Green Party c o u n c i l l o r, P e t e r Kavanagh says “we need to make sure that Bus Connects works for everyone – workers, schoolchildren, older people.”

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Richie with Paul McElvanna Richie with Fionula Merrick, Laura Fitzgerald, Una Ryan and Aoife Rowantree. Pictures:

Richie with Finuala Merrick

Richie with Cian Murphy

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ORMER Ireland international footballer Richie Sadlier signed copies of his cathartic and inspiring memoir, Recovering at Dubray Books Liffey Valley last week. A former sports star turned pundit, psychotherapist, columnist, Richie Sadlier with Paul McElvanna and now author, Richie is one of Ireland’s most trusted voices

in both the Irish sporting and mental-health arenas. Richie has spoken about his struggles with alcohol and mental health in the past. Now in Recovering Richie reveals with unflinching honesty just what it took to face his demons and begin the road to recovery.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

David Onwuzulumba, Ruairi McCluskey with his sister Meibh. Pictures: Kenneth O’Halloran

Sanctuary Runners celebrate birthday T

HE Dublin branch of the Sanctuary Runners, a movement which brings together asylum seekers, refugees and Irish residents, celebrated its first birthday at the Corkagh Park 5k parkrun last Saturday morning in Clondalkin. They also launched their ‘Here to Be’ Community Partnership with lululemon Dublin. This two-year social impact programme will provide Sanctuary Runners with access to yoga and meditation. The Sanctuary Runners now has 1,200 members in a dozen locations across Ireland and last week was awarded a #BeInclusive award from the European Commission for its contribution to Social Inclusion in Ireland.

Sanctuary Runner Adebayo Hafsat volunteering

Noel Selorm Adabblah crosses the finish line

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Rachel, Aaron and Steven Davenport

Olivia and Melanie Connolly

Dena Levitz and Nicola Brady

Orlagh and Keira O’Reilly

Karl Bowe and Lynn Mulvey

Charlotte Foot

Denis Ellis, Michelle Cantwell and Aidan Ellis. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Gillian Fitzpatrick with Giulia and Felix

Conrad Dublin gets into the early Christmas spirit

C Ella and Michelle Daly

ONRAD Dublin drew inspiration from the new smash hit Frozen to showcase its festive 2019 programme recently, with local designer Edwin Jebbto creating a bespoke Christmas look for the hotel’s exterior and interior.

On the launch night to reveal the striking new

look, guests enjoyed a wide range of Christmas fare with food and drink for young and old alike. With everything from a hot chocolate fountain to gingerbread and marshmallows for kids, while adults had seasonal mulled wine and Irish coffees, the delicious fare also included mince pies and even oysters.

The night was just part of the hotel’s focus on Christmas fun, with a range of special seasonal offers also helping to entice guests to stay at the busy hotel.

The Frozen 2-inspired makeover was also a hit with guests, providing plenty to talk about just in time for the film’s release at Irish cinemas.

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PART 4 OF 7

Examining how our politicians have attempted to protect struggling Irish mortgage holders “

You criticise me for not intervening with vulture funds. Well, it was a compliment when they were so dubbed in America because vultures, you know, carry out a very good service in the ecology. They clean up dead animals that are littered across the landscape.

PADRAIG CONLON

THE words of then Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan talking about vulture funds at an Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness in May 2016.

It was only natural he would defend them, after all he was the very person who invited them into the country.

In figures released to Fianna Fail TD Michael McGrath, which he shared in the Dail in 2015, it was revealed that Michael Noonan had met with private equity groups eight times in 2013 and 2014.

The former Minister was accused of “rolling out the red carpet” for vulture funds, while at the same time ignoring Irish mortgage holders in distress.

He even met with Lone Star, who along with its affiliate Shoreline Residential, were the biggest purchaser of Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) mortgage loans, three times in 2014.

In 2013 he twice met with Apollo, who bought a portfolio of Irish home loans from Lloyds Bank in 2013 for €307m.

In total, officials in the Department of Finance met with private equity firms and vulture funds 65 times during 2013 and 2014.

So how have our politicians reacted to the inva-

sion of vulture funds into the Irish market, and what have they done to help struggling Irish homeowners?

The fightback has been led by several Bills brought to the Dail over the past couple of years.

In 2017, Independent

Michael McGrath TD

TD Kevin “Boxer” Moran put forward the Keeping People in Their Homes Bill 2017 aimed at providing further protections for homeowners in mortgage difficulty.

It proposed that judges evaluate, among other things, a borrower’s family circumstances before granting a possession order in respect of a family home.

In February 2019, the Minister for Justice confirmed the Government would advance the Bill as a Government-sponsored Bill, with some changes, and it was re-named the Land and Conveyancing

Law Reform (Amendment) Bill.

At the start of 2018, Michael McGrath was himself behind a Fianna Fáil private members’ Bill, The Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) (Amendment) Bill 2018, to regulate vulture funds.

The Bill, passed on Christmas Eve last year, became operational on January 21st this year, and brings vulture funds within the full suite of Central Bank regulation.

In January, the Dail also voted in favour of Sinn Féin’s No Consent, No Sale Bill which aims to give mortgage holders the power to block the sale of their loans to vulture funds.

Pearse Doherty’s Central Bank (Transfer of Mortgages) Bill puts into law what currently exists as a voluntary Central Bank code, where lenders looking to sell a mortgage must get the borrower’s permission before selling the loan on to a third party.

The Dáil voted by 80 votes to 45 to pass the Bill however the government, and the Central Bank, has opposed the proposed legislation.

In June 2018, Fianna Fail TD, and chair of the Oireachtas Finance Committee, John McGuinness brought The Affordable Housing and Fair Mortgage Bill to the Dail.

Former Minister for Finance Michael Noonan

Written by Master of the High Court Edmund Honohan, the bill brings together several pieces of Irish and European law, and proposes the establishment of a ‘national affordable cooperative housing exchange’, which would allow not-for-profit housing providers to buy

John McGuinness

distressed loans and lease the properties to the borrower.

The bill also covers the provision of housing by not-for-profit, non-state entities with ethical funding as well as dealing with evictions and the reconfiguration of the government’s legal advice service Abhaile as a mortgage resolution agency.

The Affordable Housing and Fair Mortgage Bill reached its second stage unopposed, but remains currently before Dáil Éireann, potentially stuck in limbo until there is a change of government next year.

The lack of support for his bill from his own party, Fianna Fail, has been a source of deep frustration

for McGuinness.

Addressing party colleagues in a scathing letter last year he said: “Complete silence from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil on this matter says much for the state of Irish politics today.

“Remember, it is not just mortgages that are being sold, it’s the lives of Irish people, many of whom are where they are because of the reckless lending of the very banks now selling them into destitution.

“Fianna Fáil needs to find its soul and regrow its backbone, become the opposition it should be, rather than the supine partner in government it is, and force the government to act by promoting decency, instead of toler-

Pearse Doherty (Sinn Fein)

ating greed and keep our people safe by strongly curtailing the actions of all those who seek to reduce their lives to numbers on an enormously profitable balance sheet.”

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Join the Christmas fun for all at Dublin Castle THE Office of Public Works (OPW) has announced a magical new experience for Christmas taking place in the historical surroundings of Dublin Castle.

Christmas at the Castle is a unique festive event running from December 12 to 22, with the event promising to have something for everyone.

With a boutique open air Christmas market, evening carol singing, a Neapolitan crib and complimentary evening access to the traditionally decorated State apartments, the event will also see Dublin Castle’s historic courtyard filled with more than 30 traditional Alpine market stalls, featuring an array of decorative crafts and inspiring gift ideas along with mouth-watering festive treats.

Visitors to Christmas at the Castle, which has free admission, can indulge in traditional fare being sold by artisan producers and soak up the festive atmosphere with evening carol singing provided by local choirs.

There will be a vintage carousel on site for children, while weekend visitors to Christmas at the Castle can avail of horse carriage rides around the grounds and gardens.

During the celebrations, the OPW will be providing complimentary evening access to the State Apartments from 6-8pm. After exploring the castle’s beautifully decorated interiors, families can visit the gothic revival Chapel Royal, the setting for the castle’s hand-made Neapolitan Baroque crib.

Admission to the market is free. For further information on what promises to be a great festival in the heart of the capital, see www.dublincastle.ie.

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4. Pop into a bowl and shake your cinnamon on top and decorate with slices of the other half of the apple.

5. Lastly, top off your bowl with the spoon of granola and as much or as little sweetener as you like, bearing in mind that the apple will sweeten it up a lot!

6. Enjoy!

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Anger over snapper’s All’s well for Swalwell in Ducks duck any offers for ‘retouching’ breaking wind incident noise restrictions quacking good case, a gang of little girl’s school pic A PUBLIC representative politician pausing briefly IN60 AFrench ducks have been given A FURIOUS mum has hit out at a school photographer who offered ‘retouching’ editing options for her eight-year-old’s school photographs.

Sam Walker, living in Arizona, shared a photo of her daughter’s school photo price list, offering “basic retouching” to remove blemishes, and “premium retouching”, which was described as “basic plus whitens teeth and evens skin tone”.

In her tweet, the mum wrote: “The girls have their school photo today and there is the option to AIRBRUSH the picture!

“There are two levels offered! What the ... ?!

Have complained! What eight-year-old needs to be paranoid about an ‘uneven skin tone’?”

The post went viral, with fellow parents expressing their horror.

in California has been forced to deny breaking wind on a live broadcast recently.

Democrat Eric Swalwell was live on MSNBC when an unfortunate, lengthy tooting noise was heard in the broadcast, clear as day.

He wa s s p e a king about US President Donald Trump when the noise emitted, with the

and attempting not to smile before he continued speaking.

Buzzfeed News have since shared that they had received a text from Swalwell (inset), ensuring them that it was not him who let rip live on air.

“It was not me!!!!!” he wrote. “Ha. And I didn’t hear it when I was speaking.”

permission to carry on making noise by a French court last week.

The ducks, kept by retired farmer Dominique Douthe at the foothills of the Pyrenees mountains, were ruled to be making noise “within acceptable limits” following a case brought to court by Douthe’s neighbour.

“The ducks have won. I’m very happy, because I didn’t want to slaughter my ducks,” Douthe said following the verdict’s announcement.

A complaint was lodged by Douthe’s neighbour who moved into the city about a year ago, 50 metres away from the flock’s enclosure.

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

This week’s dog of the week is Murley, a wonderful three-year-old crossbreed, looking for a home to call his own.

He loves attention and will make a wonderful new addition to a family who can match his energy levels and provide him with a fun and varied lifestyle.

Murley is a sweetheart and just wants to be loved. He would like his new family to be around all of the day, as he doesn’t like to be left on his own at the moment – he just wants to be with his people too much!

Murley will love a family that will make him feel secure and safe. He can live with older children over the age of 10, and with some dogs, as he can be a bit picky about his canine pals.

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

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

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CINEMA | THERE’S A FRESH TAKE ON A CERTAIN ECCENTRIC BUT BELOVED FAMILY

Kooky Addams characters return SHANE DILLON

A LAST-SECOND change of plans saw me having to miss seeing a certain animated blockbuster sequel that’s just been released – let’s just say I had to let it go, let it gooooo until another time – and settle instead for something somewhat darker in tone.

The Addams Family (Cert PG, 87 mins) is the latest take on the evergreen family, with this new version just the latest variation on a franchise that has a surprising amount of films already out there.

Presumably as part of the film’s marketing push, MGM have just released a whole lot of classic Addams episodes from the

hit 1960s series on YouTube, and I was already briefed on Addams lore before settling down for an unexpected visit with the Addams at the cinema.

It’s a non-canonical take on the family, bringing the atypical family to a whole new audience, with an allstar voice cast breathing fresh life into Gomez and the family.

Following a brisk opening act which establishes Gomez and Morticia’s move to New Jersey along with a couple of other stalwart Addams characters, we jump forward 13 years to the current expanded Addams family of parents, kids and other family members.

They’re all living in splendid isolation, regard-

Just your extraordinary neighbours that you’d probably welcome moving in next door

ed as creepy oddballs and freaks by the rest of their town, but presented in classic Addams style to the viewer as eccentrics, sure, but as a kind and

loving family in their own way.

The Addams’ assorted oddities, however, present a threat to the plans of an outside villain of sorts,

with Margaux – a horrid reality TV host who’s trying to present, and manipulate, a ‘perfect community’ show – horrified by the ghastly family in

town who present a threat to her scheming plans for perfection.

The Addams are more interested in their own plans, such as little Pugsley’s worries over his upcoming Addams rite of passage ceremony, the Mazurka, but a monstrous clash of cultures is slowly building.

Will Pugsley pass his Mazurka? Will Margaux be able to make the TV show she wants? And will The Addams Family successfully introduce the characters to a whole new audience?

Yes, guess, and probably are the unsurprising answers, as The Addams Family follows a pretty conventional take that, in some ways, channels a lit-

tle of the spirit of Edward Scissorhands.

Its overall core message (‘strange people aren’t strange once you get to know them’) was a little on the nose for my liking, and I just wasn’t mad about its character design and animation.

Still, its voice cast including the likes of Charlize Theron, Bette Midler and Oscar Isaac do a pretty decent job with their roles, while the plot was fine.

While I still prefer the charmingly oddball TV episodes that are available online, this animated reboot could be just the Thing to while away some time with the kooky Addams.

Verdict: 7/10

Showcasing some of the best of new books out now BOOK-lovers Rick O’Shea and Sinead Moriarty are seeing out a year of wonderful books in style, with an exciting selection of fiction and non-fiction books, showcasing the best of new Irish and international talent as part of their Book Club.

Sinead said: “My Eason Must Reads are carefully selected with winter in mind and are perfect for curling up and getting lost in a story.

“This selection shows some of the most exciting upcoming Irish and international literary talent and I’m excited to share these books with everyone.”

Rick added: “I am delighted to share my winter Must Reads with the nation. The books I have chosen will have something for every reader, perfect as a treat for yourself or a gift for a loved one this Christmas.”

The titles selected include The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, a dark fairy tale narrated by protagonist Danny, covering over five decades of the lives of a family.

It’s a story about an obsession with a house and a fractured family, but most of all, it’s a book about

the powerful bond between siblings.

• Barefoot Pilgrimage by Andrea Corr. Andrea takes a lyrical look back on the success of one of The Corrs, with a unique insight.

• Olive Again by Elizabeth Strout.

This is the eagerly awaited followup to Olive Kitteridge.

When we first meet Olive in this book, it’s two years after her husband Henry’s death.

She is a little less prickly and more introspective now that she is in her eighties and experiencing loss and loneliness.

• She Said by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. In 2017, two determined and dogged reporters, Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, began their investigation into Harvey Weinstein.

This ground-breaking book is their account of gathering the evidence that led to the story that ended Weinstein’s career, and that also sparked the #MeToo movement, making it an important and insightful account of one of the most important news stories to emerge in this generation.

• The Body by Bill Bryson. Bill returns with a unique and fascinat-

ing look at how our body works.

Jam-packed with a brilliant treasure trove of mind-boggling facts, this is the ideal Christmas gift for that awkward family member who is tricky to buy for.

• Akin by Emma Donoghue. An odd-couple adventure about a retired widower who, due to circumstances beyond his control, ends up on holiday in the South of France with his 11-year-old greatnephew, making it part detective story, part coming together of two lonely people.

• Unfollow by Emma Phelps Roper. Once a vocal and devout member of the notorious and hate-filled Westboro Baptist Church, Emma Phelps Roper tells the story of the origins of the church itself.

• Gotta Get Theroux This by Louis Theroux. In this autobiography, documentary maker Louis Theroux tells the story of how he got started, and also how all of his famous TV programmes came into being.

To check out full reviews of Sinead and Rick’s Must Reads for winter, see www.easons.com/ sineadandrick.

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SOME OF THE BEST THINGS TO SEE AND HEAR GOINGOUTOUT

NOVEMBER 28 (THURSDAY)

Bjork @ 3Arena, €50 Alec Benjamin @ Olympia Theatre, sold out Judah & the Lion @ Whelan’s, €22 Do Nothing @ The Workman’s Club, €13 Julia Jacklin @ The Button Factory, sold out The Sherlocks @ The Academy 2, €15 Careerist @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €12

NOVEMBER 29 (FRIDAY) Bjork @ 3Arena, November 28 €50

The Lumineers @ 3Arena, €50 BellX1 @ Vicar Street, sold out Radical Face @ Whelan’s, €20 Pumarosa @ The Workman’s Club, €17 Six60 @ The Academy Green Room, €23 Penelope Isles @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €13

REVELLING IN HIS ARTISTIC VARIETY NEW ORLEANS legend Harry Connick Jr has had a vast, varied career, taking in movie acting, Broadway performances, and his original and perhaps most passionate love, music.

With more than 20 albums behind him, and unquestionably a legitimate Hollywood star to boot, Connick Jr rarely produces a similar style of record twice.

His latest, and first in four years, focuses on another Broadway legend, Cole Porter. Porter left us more than half a century ago, leaving behind a library of musical wealth.

“I signed my new contract with Verve Records after 30 years with Sony and we were talking about ideas. I said I wanted to do a songbook album, something new,” Connick Jr told us of the Porter-devoted record.

“I made a list of my favourite Cole Porter songs, went out and discovered some new songs. I’ve always loved his music, so just picked the songs that

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spoke to me. The songs are great, so they’re easy to do justice to.”

Having been behind a piano since he was barely more than a toddler, there’s an endearingly jubilent confidence to the way Connick Jr talks about music, and about all his projects, though Porter brings out a particular vibrancy.

He rewrote the tracks for his own style, focusing on the enduring legacy Porter left behind.

“I’ve been taking each day as it is for a long time,” he laughs as we chat about performing the Porter tracks on the Late Late Show.

“I feel happy here in Ireland, a lot of my ancestors are from here and I walk down the street wondering if the people I see might be my distant cousins. But I’m really glad I don’t have to

organise this stuff. I have a great management team behind me.

“I got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last month and I found out when I arrived that they’d organised for my star to me next to Cole’s.

“It means a lot to be there amongst all those legends, and that really topped it off. That really was surreal, when they called and asked if I wanted a star, I was beside myself with joy.”

These days, Connick Jr is typically booked up months in advance, be it for acting performances (“I’ve just finished shooting ‘Fear of Rain’; I’m always reading scripts.

I really have to leapfrog between these things.”), or playing night after night in a single New York venue residency, as he’ll be throughout the majority of December.

True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter by Harry Connick Jr is out now.

See full story on our website.

ENTERTAINMENT

NOVEMBER 30 (SATURDAY)

Versatile @ 3Arena, €43 BellX1 @ Vicar Street, sold out Brian Deady @ Whelan’s, €23 Lawrii Craic @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €13 Ruel @ The Academy, sold out Ocean Wisdom @ The Academy Green Room, €18

DECEMBER 1 (SUNDAY)

Dido @ 3Arena, €50 BellX1 @ Vicar Street, sold out Yola @ Olympia Theatre, €30 Dublin Ukelele Collective @ Whelan’s, €20 Whitney @ The Academy, €25 Mulholland/ McCluskey @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10

DECEMBER 2 (MONDAY)

Melanie Martinez @ Olympia Theatre, sold out

DECEMBER 3 (TUESDAY)

J.I.D @ Olympia Theatre, €25 Aldous Harding @ Vicar Street, €25 Man Forever @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €12

DECEMBER 4 (WEDNESDAY)

Rod Stewart @ 3Arena, €86 Bay City Rollers @ Olympia Theatre, €35 John Sheahan @ Vicar Street, €36+ Aitch @ The Academy, sold out Amistat @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €14

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MOTORING & TECH

Our reviewer was wowed by Volkswagen’s e-Golf, with it building impressively on the Golf legacy

This shattered America to traverse feels an awful lot like wild Iceland

Death Stranding delivers a game full of great stars that’s often quite baffling, bizarre – and brilliant, too SHANE DILLON LIKE a postman trying to make his way unsteadily down a rocky mountain side, there’s a lot to pick your way delicately around in the long awaited new PS4 title, Death Stranding (Cert 18, c. €60).

Released less than a fortnight ago – but with annual leave and unex-

Mads Mikkelsen

pected illness delaying this review – this enigmatic title is one of the oddest-butFor starters, auteur Japanese games director Hideo Kojima has assembled one hell of an eclectic cast to star alongDead’s Daryl).

Lindsay Wagner

It includes actors Mads Mikkelsen, Lindsay Wagner and Lea Seydoux, and film director Guillermo Del Toro, to name but a few of the well-known names and faces fleshing out the cast and plot.

The end result is a world that’s full of an ever denser plot, twists, deep lore and things to mull over, all presented in the director’s infamous style, replete

Norman Reedus

with in-jokes, surprises, nods at gaming and pop culture, and much more.

Suffice it to say there were fresh

Scrambling carefully around any

ideas here that I’ve never seen before

spoilers, the main game sounds easy

in 40-plus years of gaming, presented

enough to describe, at first.

in a ravaged but often truly incredible

After a cataclysmic event (the Death Stranding) shatters and destroys most of America, Sam (Reedus) reluctantly agrees to try to join up the scattered

looking open world.

Would Death Stranding be a good, if unusual, Christmas present?

Yes indeed, for despite its flaws such

small cities and stragglers that remain,

as an annoyingly clunky menu system,

namely by being their porter.

there’s an awful, awful lot going on here

Unfortunately for Sam, ghostly echoes of the dead (BTs) left behind by the cataclysm are also scattered about

behind its surface level be-a-postman premise.

Non-gamers will also appreciate

the broken world, spelling potential

seeing the likes of Mads and Lindsay

disaster if he runs into the BTs.

constantly pop up in the complex story,

With the help of a BT-detecting unborn baby, BB, that he lugs around with him in a tank, Sam and BB hit the

while gamers will love its innovation and gameplay loops.

They’ll also come away with a feeling

road (and mud trails, lava plains, snow-

that they’ve truly impacted on the

bound hills, city ruins and damp woods)

world, helped other people, and con-

to be the ultimate parcel porter ...

nected with something bigger than just

That’s already something of an odd setup, but, believe me, Death Stranding

their game.

That ain’t bad going for a gruff ghost-

is packed to the gills with layer after

busting-postie, making Death Stranding

layer of innovative features, with an

easy to recommend ...

absolute mountain of things that I can’t go into here.

For a joy to drive, swing for e-Golf DECLAN GLYNN

great games I’ve ever played.

side lead Norman Reedus (The Walking

DRIVING INNOVATION

Sony provided Dublin Gazette with a review code.

HISTORICALLY, the multi award-winning Golf is Volkswagen’s best-selling model, and is among the world’s top three best-selling cars, with more than 35 million built since the launch of the MK1 model in 1974.

Thanks to its upmarket presence and feel, practicality, comfort, outstanding build quality, and generous equipment levels, the VW Golf continues to be one of the world’s favourite family cars.

The wonderful e-Golf adds one more feature to the Golf’s envious list of attributes – silence.

The electric motor delivers its power instantly, so the car responds quickly and quietly, making the e-Golf simple to drive, smooth and remarkably relaxing.

There are three driving modes in the e-Golf – Normal, Eco and Eco+ – which do vary how much range you can get out of a single charge.

There is also a ‘B’ mode that can be engaged from the gearbox , which will convert the car’s lost momentum into charge in the battery, and is enough to slow the car without the driver needing to press the

FACT BOX

1) Zero-emission motoring 2) 5-star NCAP crash-test rating 3) Annual road tax just €120 4) Choice of driving modes 5) On sale now brake pedal.

The VW e-Golf was initially launched in 2014, and it received the same cosmetic and equipment tweaks as the rest of the Golf range in 2017.

Along with this upgrade came an increase in the energy capacity of the e-Golf’s lithium-ion battery, from 24.2 kWh to 35.8 kWh. Power output was hiked to 136 bhp, and the car’s range was boosted to 230 km when tested under strict new WLTP testing procedures.

As with all electricallypowered vehicles, battery range will ultimately depend on driving style, use of heating and ventilation, and weather conditions.

The e-Golf comes in its own highly specified trim levels – namely ‘e-Golf’ and ‘e-Golf Executive Edition’ – which are priced from €35,995 and €39,495 respectively (inclusive of current Government

incentives).

In addition to the impressive standard equipment in the e-Golf, the ‘Executive Edition’ adds 17-inch ‘Madrid’ alloy wheels, LED tail lights with running indicators, a full leather interior with sports comfort seats in front, Active Info Display, rear view camera, heated front seats, tinted rear windows and keyless access.

Charging the VW e-Golf is a simple procedure. You can charge it through a normal household threepin plug, which takes around 13 hours for a full charge.

Alternatively, you can have a dedicated charging point installed at your home, bringing charging time down to between four and five hours.

However, the quickest option is a public charging station, which can charge the battery to 80% in just 45 minutes using the CCS rapid charging system available for the e-Golf.

My review car was a new VW e-Golf Executive Edition, which looked particularly striking in Atlantic Blue metallic paint.

Driving an e-Golf brought with it a huge element of fun, with no journey failing to leave a huge smile on my face.

The surge of power when you drive an e-Golf has to be experienced to be believed.

With 136bhp (100Kw), and a healthy 290Nm of torque available, the 1-speed automatic gearbox ensures a real wow-effect from a standing start, all the way up to a top speed of 150km/h – where legally permitted.

The e-Golf can sprint from 0-100km/h in just 9.6-seconds.

The VW e-Golf takes all the quality, practicality and comfort of the standard Golf and adds the attraction of zero-emission motoring.

There are many grants and incentives available when you buy a new VW e-Golf, such as €5,000 VRT relief, €5,000 SEAI Grant (Private) or €3,800 (commercial), €600 Home Charger SEAI Grant, Savings on toll charges, 0% BIK, and annual road tax of just €120.

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SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT

FOOD & DRINK

Greg and Cassie team up to launch Just Eat awards LOVE Island star Greg O’Shea has j o i n e d p re senter Cassie Stokes to launch the popular Just Eat National Awards.

Now in its s i x t h ye a r, a total of 25 awards will be up for grabs, and three new categories have been added to the 2019 ballot paper, including Best Takeaway Sustainability, Best Takeaway Vegan and Best Takeaway Breakfast.

Food enthusiast Cassie Stokes is returning as the host of the glamourous awards, which will be taking place in Number Twenty Two, South Anne Street, on Tuesday, January 21 next.

To nominate your favourite local restaurant, see just-eat.ie/takeawayawards2019, and you could be in with a chance to win free takeaway food for a year.

Neven helps cook up €11.5 for centre THE Neven Maguire Cookery Demonstration in aid of The Down Syndrome Centre on November 13 was a huge success.

The event, now in its second year, was held at The Pavilion in Leopardstown Racecourse and was attended by more than 300 people.

It was presented by Brendan O’Connor, and renowned chef Neven (above) had plenty of demonstrations for people to enjoy.

Speaking after the event, Sharon Dagg, chief executive of The Down Syndrome Centre, told Dublin Gazette it was an “unforgettable event” and they were delighted to raise more than €11,000 for the charity.

She said: “We had a fantastic night and want to say a huge thank-you to Neven and his team for an unforgettable event and to the fantastic Brendan O’Connor for being a super MC for the evening.

“We would like to thank the Simply Better team at Dunnes Stores for their support and to everyone who attended the event, for their generosity – the event made just over €11.5k, which we’re delighted about.

“The funds will go directly into providing services and supports for children with Down syndrome.”

For further information about the centre and the work they do, see www.downsyndromecentre.ie, or call 01 661 8000.

Left: The image that shocked the country – a little boy (aged 5) forced to eat literally off the street in one of Europe’s wealthiest countries. Above: volunteer Denise Carroll, one of the founding members of The Homeless Street Cafe.

Volunteers are feeding the homeless – partly because the Government fails them REBECCA RYAN

A HOMELESS charity which runs a pop-up cafe in the city centre is warning that the homeless crisis is getting worse.

Recently, The Homeless Street Cafe reported children as young as newborns being brought out at night to their food queues.

In one particular post, the charity shared a photo of five-year-old ‘Sam’, who was sitting on a sheet of cardboard eating dinner on a cold, wet night.

The post went viral and caused national outrage.

Dublin Gazette spoke with one of the founding members of The Homeless Street Cafe, Denise Carroll (39), who said they shared that photo in a moment of complete frustration of the crisis.

She said: “I think this photo came about at a moment of exasperation and totally overwhelming circumstances.

“For us, we just couldn’t believe that it was acceptable that this little boy had to come to us for his dinner – that his only comfort to try to eat his evening meal was to sit on the side of a street on a piece of cardboard.

“This little boy is looked after fantastically by his mother, in her circumstance, but this is how she was forced to feed her child.

“Many people aren’t aware that a lot of emergency accommodation has no cooking facilities, and strictly forbids cooking in bedrooms.”

Mum-of-three Denise, who is a nurse, said it was when she read a post of Facebook four years ago from a soup kitchen looking for help that she got involved in helping the homeless.

“We had lots of food in our house, so I answered the appeal, made sandwiches and brought them

to town.

“I was so saddened to see the homeless gather that night looking for food and essentials. I suppose it was an image burned in my mind, and I felt compelled to begin volunteering with the homeless.

“A year later, The Homeless Street Cafe was born when we started our own group to help the homeless every Tuesday night.”

Dignified Denise and the team set up the pop-up cafe, “which seems a more dignified description than soup kitchen,” she says, and they are out every Tuesday night at Grafton Street, outside Dunnes Stores and the Disney store.

Denise drives in a van, and the homeless service users help to unload tables, food, drinks, and essentials.

There are approxi-

mately 40 volunteers who give their time to help the initiative, and businesses such as Village Vets and Ratoath Barbers donate their services.

When the pop-up cafe started out, they served about 70 people each night; now, that number has grown to more than 300 people.

Denise said the homeless crisis is getting worse and believes the Government needs to step up.

She said: “There is no question the homeless crisis is getting worse.

We really need a massive intervention before we have even more deaths on the street.

“If I had to send this government a message, it would be that, at present, the plan to solve homelessness is acutely failing.

“No more spin on figures or promises – we have more than 10,000 people homeless, and children eating on the streets.

“Put your hands up and admit it’s not working and re-evaluate. Look to countries which have successfully solved their homeless problem.

“Stop paying hotels etc for short-term answers – one hotel alone earned €5 million from homelessness last year. How many peoples’ lives could have been changed with that [funding] forever?

“A very wise person told me that to solve a problem, you must first understand it, and I don’t feel our current leaders have any true understanding of this crisis,” said Denise.

The Homeless Street Cafe are holding a protest on December 5 at noon, gathering at the Garden of Remembrance in the city centre, and are encouraging people to join them.

To find out more about the incredible work they do, see their Facebook page for The Homeless Street Cafe.

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DUBLIN SENIORS

This week, we look at improve the energy efficiency and CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN...JUST FOR FUN! warmth of homes, medication and Home Care

The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme explained Home Care can provide the answer THERE is no doubt that we are living longer than any previous generation, and while that is good news overall, it brings plenty of challenges with it.

The question that family of elderly parents or relatives need to ask is what how do we cope with elderly relatives, particularly as many people have their own families and work commitments to attend to.

Ideally, we would like to have our parents live in their own homes, free from illness and surrounded by friends and family. Alas, that is not the norm and alternative plans need to be put in place. Options include paying for care at home, sending your loved one to the comfort of a nursing home, or taking them into your own homes to look after them.

It can be very difficult caring for the elderly.

This challenge can be even more significant if the elderly you are caring for is also resistant to care.

This resistance to elderly care could be triggered by a number of factors. Firstly you have to remember that if your loved one is in need of elderly care, then they are at a stage of their lives when they have to cope with their own challenges – for example physical loss, mental loss, or loss of independence.

This can be difficult for them to accept, and they could also be facing the challenge that they might think it is a sign of weakness to accept elderly care.

As we get older we are increasing the likelihood of getting ill, and less tolerant leaving us susceptible to stress.

If elderly parents, or a single elderly parent is living on their own, they may need some assistance in maintaining their independence, staying safe, eating well and enjoying their retirement.

Home Care companies will also involve the professional carer, the family and the client in all decisions, so it is very much a team and combined decision regarding future care. It can happen than an older person is initially resistant to having a carer coming into the home, seeing it as a threat to their independence or seeing visits as an invasion of their privacy.

With care and attention, it is very possible for elderly parents to maintain their independence and stay living at home for many years.

THE Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme aims to improve the energy efficiency and warmth of homes owned by people on low incomes.

It is operated by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

You can get full details of the scheme from the SEAI’s website.

The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme provides funding for: • Attic insulation • Draught-proofing • Lagging jackets • Low-energy light bulbs • Cavity wall insulation •Energy advice.

Since 1 June 2018, the Scheme covers a number of new energy efficiency measures.

In certain circumstances, the Scheme may cover external or internal wall insulation, central heating and replacement windows.

You may be eligible for external or internal wall insulation under the Scheme if your walls are unsuitable for cavity wall insulation.

A surveyor acting for SEAI will arrange to call to your home to confirm that you are eligible and assess the amount of work needed.

If you are eligible, the work will then be done by an installer, appointed by SEAI. However, as the scheme is in high demand, you may have to wait some months before the work can start.

Rules You must own your home and be living in it.

Your home must have been built and occupied before 2006.

You must be getting one of the following payments: • Fuel Allowance as part of the National Fuel Scheme • Working Family Payment • Jobseeker’s Allowance for over six months and have a child aged under seven years • Domic iliary Care Allowance • One Parent Family Payment

• Carer’s Allowance and live with the person you care for Rates You will not be charged for works done under the Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme.

How to apply You must complete the application form (pdf). You can download it from seai. ie or contact SEAI to ask for it to be posted out.

You will need to provide evidence that you are eligible for the scheme. Full details of the information required are on the application form.

Where to apply Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Locall: 1800 250 204, Homepage: http:// www.seai.ie/ Email: warmerhomes@ seai.ie

Be informed on the drugs and medicine you take BEING informed about the medication you take is essential to maintaining your health.

It is important that you remember and understand what your doctor tells you about any condition you may have and any medicine prescribed.

It is also a good idea to write down any questions you have before you visit your doctor or pharmacist so you don’t forget anything.

If you don’t like asking questions you may want to take a friend or family member with you.

Here are some questions you (or your carer) may want to ask your doctor or chemist about

your medications: • What is the name of the medication and what is it for?

• Are there any possible side effects?

• What should I do if there are any side effects?

• How long will I need to take this medication for?

• Will this medication affect any of my other medical problems?

• What should I do if I forget to take my medication?

• Will this medicine interfere with any others that I take?

• Is there anything I should avoid while tak-

ing this medication – such as alcohol, cigarettes, driving?

• Check that you are taking the lowest possible effective dose of medication • Take your medicine at the same time every day Medication costs If you are not a Medical Card holder, you can apply for a Drugs Payment Scheme Card which allows you to spend no more than a maximum of €120 per month on medications.

Senior helpline LoCall: 1850 440 444 Seven days a week, 10am-1pm and 7-10pm.

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DERBY DELIGHT: BASKETBALL: GRIFFITH College Templeogue scooped up a decisive road victory on Saturday evening, taking a 64-87 point win over Pyrobel Killester in Dublin.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS RUGBY | YOUNGSTER SCORES DECISIVE TRY AGAINST LYON

Deegan’s delight for Leinster  sport@dublingazette.com

MAX Deegan’s first Heineken Champions Cup try set Leinster Rugby on their way to a dogged 13-6 victory over first-time opponents Lyon at Matmut Stadium de Gerland.

On his first European start, the young number eight crashed over in the 22nd minute to establish a 10-0 lead, a scoreline the province held up to half-time thanks to some excellent defending during Jordan Larmour’s sin-bin period.

Lyon out-half Jonathan Wisniewski landed two penalties during the final quarter, but man-of-the-match Johnny Sexton’s second successful penalty – in the 78th minute – got his side over the finish line in a closely-fought Pool 1 encounter.

And while the performance was not quite perfect once again, Sexton felt winning away in France is another boost for the team’s character.

“The big games the margins are so

fine, so small. They do come down to swings in the games,” said the outhalf, who was named man of the match.

“So, yeah, we’re happy with the win. I suppose the attitude that we had if you compare it to when we went down to Toulouse last year having got a five-point victory over Wasps, where we lost. We weren’t ready for the battle that day.

“Today was much better and I’m proud of how we turned up. But like I said when you don’t take your chances – we had a few of them – that makes it a really difficult game in those conditions.”

Leinster return to Pro 14 this weekend against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun on Saturday evening at 7.35pm.

The blues lead the way in their section with six wins from six while the Warriors have three from the same amount of games.

Leo Cullen’s side have a few injuries clearing up. Fergus McFadden (elbow) made a return to on-field training last

Leinster’s Johnny Sexton was named man of the match in Lyon.

Picture: Martin Doherty

week and will look to increase his workload throughout training this week.

Centre Joe Tomane will also increase his workload after sustaining a minor hamstring injury ahead of the European opener against Benetton while Rory O’Loughlin returns to on-field training after picking up a shoulder

injury in that match.

Tadhg Furlong came through Saturday’s game on his return from a back complaint.

Seán Cronin, however, remains unavailable for selection but will again increase his training load as he recovers from a neck injury picked up on international duty.

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

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SOCCER: TALLAGHT CLUB MOVE STEP CLOSER TO SENIOR DATE

LUCAN SARSFIELDS BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S WELL done to to the ourJunior SeniorAAlaFootballers and management who progress to the Leinster Final after their win over Garrycastle on Sunday. Our Footballers will now face Eire Og of Carlow in 2 weeks time, December 8th - time and venue to be confirmed. Well done to our 16A footballers winning the Shield Final in Finglas on Saturday.

Check out the website on dates to get your Christmas Tree starting December 1st.

As Ballyboden St Enda’s 50th Gala Gathering Celebration approaches why not find out more from some players, mentors and members who have contributed to the club’s success. Last few days to see the remaining profiles. Log on to www.ballyboden.ie and check out our social media pages to find out more from our Fifty from 50 profiles.

Best of luck to everyone involved in the 50th Gala celebrations in Citywest Hotel this weekend.

There was no winner of this week’s Ballyboden St Enda’s Lotto - This week’s jackpot is €14,000.

The numbers drawn were 8, 5, 6, 18

LUCAN SARSFIELDS DUE TO the wet weather at the weekend, O’Toole Park was waterlogged, resulting in the postponement of the U21A Hurling Championship final against Na Fianna. The U21B Hurlers won their quarter final against Good Council, but lost the semi-final against Naomh Mearnòg. The Minor A and B Camogie semifinals also fell victim to the weather, no dates available yet. U15 Footballers however won their last game to finish third in the Division 1 league.

Our deepest sympathies to the Connelly family on the recent loss of Pauline’s mother, and Laura’s FOLLOWING defeat grandto mother, Naomh OShiela Carthy. RIP. Joe Whyte has announced he is stepping down from the role of Director of Hurling after 4 years in the role. All in adult Hurling would like to thank Joe for his great service and commitment to the development of Hurling in the club.

There is now a vacancy to be filled and anyone interested should contact Chairman Mike Bowler.

Lucan Healthy Club are organising a “Moustaches and Music for Movember” so please Save the Date – 30th November , we are of course looking for more volunteers for this worthy cause, funds raised will go to the Marie Keating Foundation. Come

on Lads let’s get involved.

Also the 30th November the Lucan Healthy Club presents – COMPLETE MADNESS! Scan the code on the website to purchase Tickets.

The Christmas Craft Fair takes place on Saturday 14th December in conjunction with our Academy Christmas Party. Stallholders to contact Jackie Foley 086 6776122 or jackiefoley10@ gmail.com.

Tá athrú dáta ann do Scór na nÓg Áth Cliath. Beidh Scór na nÓg Átha Cliath ar tarlú anois ar an Domhnach 1 Nollag (01/12/2019) idir 3-5 i gclub theach CLG Fingallians. Má tá eolas breise uait is féidir teagmháil a dhéanamh le Cóilín Ó Cearbhaill coilinoc@gmail. com nó ar 086 8599 067 le tuilleadh eolais a fháil.

Físeán do Jack Mc Caffrey ag labairt in Gaeilge ag ócáid bhronnta na PwC All-Stars le feiceál anseo. Áth Cliath Abú! Déan nasc linn ar facebook ag https://www. facebook.com/CLGAthCliathGaeilge Australian Visitors: we want to extend a huge ‘Cead Mile Failte’ to the forty boys and their travelling party, coming from Australia, on Saturday next 30 November.

They will be playing two challenge games against our U16 Boys at 3:30 and 5pm.

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Kilnamanagh’s team before their FAI Intermediate Cup date with St John Bosco

Kilnamanagh eye potential lucrative day out in FAI Cup

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St John Bosco 1 Kilnamanagh 2  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

KILNAMANAGH manager Keith Foy has his eyes fixed on promotion to LSL Sunday Senior and a plum FAI Cup draw after his side sealed their place in the last 16 of the FAI Intermediate Cup. Stephen Kinch and Sean Harding were on target for the Tallaght club as they ran out 2-1 winners away to St John Bosco at Brickfields Astro, with Peter Hynes scoring a late consolation.

The final 16 teams in the Intermediate Cup

are entered into the preliminary round of the FAI Senior Cup and, should they win that tie, opens up the possibility of drawing Dundalk or Shamrock Rovers.

Kilnamanagh have only been in the FAI Cup once before, in 2018 when they were beaten by Skerries Town, but, with two successive promotions under their collective belt, confidence is high.

“It is a target of ours to get to the second round of the FAI Cup and maybe draw a Premier Division club out of it,” Foy tells the Dublin Gazette.

“If we get to the second round, it’d be nice to get a Shamrock Rovers or a St

Patrick’s Athletic around the area. It would be an excellent occasion for the club.”

Kilnamanagh hit the front two minutes before the break as they turned the ball over in the St John Bosco half and broke quickly, with ‘Hoppy’ Kinch running through before slotting home.

Harding added the second on the hour mark and Kilnamanagh looked to be cruising before Hynes struck 15 minutes from time to set up a tense finish.

“We always knew it was going to be a really hard match. We watched them the previous week when they beat Dublin Bus 2-1,

so we knew it wasn’t going to be an easy evening for us.”

Kilnamanagh currently sit fourth in Sunday Senior 1 with games in hand on the sides above them, including leaders Firhouse Clover Sacred Heart fellow promoted side Lucan United.

Foy, who scored in the final as Ireland beat Italy to lift the under-16 European Championship in 2008, took charge of his local side in 2017 and has led them to back-to-back promotions.

With League of Ireland experience in abundance with the likes of Gary McCabe, who played in the Europa League with Shamrock Rovers, and Harding

in tow, the potential is there for more success.

“A lot of lads from Kilnamanagh were playing out of the estate, whether League of Ireland or with Bluebell or Crumlin.

They’re slowly but surely coming back into the club.

“At the start of the season, we said the target was always promotion. I obviously needed to add a couple of players into that, and I’ve brought in a couple that have brought the team to a new level.

“We started off OK, finding our feet a little bit as a team with a lot of new players coming into the squad, and hopefully after Christmas we’ll see the benefit of that.”

St Mary’s Bates wins Irish title

St Mary’s BC’s George Bates

ST MARY’S Boxing Club, Tallaght’s George Bates toppled Wayne Kelly 4-1 in the 63kg class to win the national senior title at the National Stadium last Friday night.

It completed a superb week for Bates, contesting one of the Olympic weight categories.

It started off with a 5-0 win over Galway’s Yannick Meseke in the quarter-finals.

He followed up with another comprehensive 5-0 win over Gerard Matthews - from St Paul’s Antrim - in the semi-final on the

Wednesday evening, earning his return trip to the Stadium for the main event.

“Nobody in the club deserves this more,” the club said of his achievement.

“He’s been an incredible athlete for a very long time and a major role model within the club. Another outstanding achievement and well deserved pure happiness.”

It meant he finally mounted the top step of the podium having missed out last time out in February when he was done in the final by St George’s James McGivern.

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BASKETBALL: DUBLIN LIONS AGONISINGLY MISS OUT ON MAIDEN LEAGUE VICTORY

Templeogue back in business MEN’S SUPER LEAGUE  sport@dublingazette.com

GRIFFITH College Templeogue scooped up a decisive road victory on Saturday evening, taking a 64-87 point win over Pyrobel Killester in Dublin.

A superb first quarter display from the visitors saw them into a 22-30 first quarter lead, thanks to brilliant scoring from Darren Townes.

Templeogue young guard Kris Arcilla stepped up in his first start of the season, making key plays and running the offence to extend the lead, 33-48 at the end of the second.

Killester managed to bounce back in the third, with Kason Harrell and Mintatus Bulanovas leading the way, but Templeogue still had the edge, Lorcan Murphy dazzling throughout to see home the win.

“I’m delighted, it means a lot to us, to get us up and going and give

us a spurt going forward,” said coach Mark Keenan afterwards.

“It is night and day between last week to this week; it would have been easy with the amount of injuries for the players not to get up for the game and just make excuses.

“But the attitude was great all week in training. With a nine man rotation, the boys put in a great shift and some of the young guys stepped up big time, we played a lot of small ball - with intensity and the passion.

“It got a bit hairy down the stretch but, every time Killester came back, we were able to respond and keep pushing that lead.”

Abbey Seals Dublin Lions came agonisingly close to claiming their first win of the season at home when they lost out 70-76 to the reigning champions, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors. Lions opened the game in red-hot fashion, stunning the Warriors into a 31-13 point end of first

quarter scoreline, with Finn Hughes and James Gormley dominating the scoring.

Lions kept the intensity up in the second quarter, and despite a big Tralee push in the second, the hosts still held the lead, 43-37 going in at half time.

Warriors regrouped well at the break, with Jonathan Lawton and Paul Dick picking up some big scores in the third.

But, again, superb shooting from Hughes coupled with some great plays from Conroy Baltimore kept Lions’ in front, leading by 10 going into the last, 61-51.

The fourth quarter was where it unraveled for Lions though, with Eoin Quigley, Paul Dick and Lawton leading the way for Warriors, and they kept mounting the pressure before edging into the lead and eventually taking the win by six, 70-76.

Templeogue’s Iarla McKeon and Kieran O’Brien battle for the ball. Picture: Martin Doherty

The Irish WSKF team in Lisbon

Sheridan leads WSKF Lisbon crew SHOTOKAN KARATE

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A SMALL but mighty contingent of WSKF Ireland Karate members from west Dublin recently travelled to Lisbon to compete in the Lisboa Karate Open 2019.

WSKF Ireland’s Chief Instructor Mark Sheridan led the team who formed part of an entry list of over 600 in the two day event.

The Irish contingent of competitors were David Gannon, Kenna Kelly, Tristan Kennedy, Rian Fitzpatrick, Zoe McDermott, Conor O’Sullivan, Leigh O’Sullivan, Lee Sheridan, Rachel Slevin,

Dylan Wallace and Sam Wheeldon.

Medal successes over the two days included Gannon taking bronze against 22 other competitors in the Under-18 male kata category.

McDermott landed bronze in the female Under-16 kumite event against her Luxembourg opponent.

Kennedy also finished with a bronze in the senior male +84kg event.

O’Sullivan was on the third step of the podium in the senior male -67kg event by beating his French opponent.

Fitzpatrick, in the male Under-16 -70kg kumite

event, progressed through the various rounds 6/0, 2/0, 0/0 on judge’s decision, putting him to his next 5/0 win to a 1/0 final win against the championship’s favourite.

The youngster took gold and champion title over his previously ranked number one Portuguese opponent Goncalo Martins.

There was a ninth place for Dylan Wallace in the male Under-16 -52kg kumite event with a seventh place for Kenna Kenny in the Under-18 female kumite event beating her French opponent eventually bowing out to her Portuguese rival.

Instructor Sheridan was delighted with the results and with efforts and performances of all the competitors at the championships.

The 6th Dan and Chief Instructor of WSKF Ireland also holds the position of Karate Ireland’s National Kumite Coach and teaches karate at Kilnamanagh Community Centre, Tallaght and WSKF Senshi Karate, Unit 16, Cookstown Enterprise Park, Dublin 24.

For further information on karate classes in the Tallaght area please Visit us at: www.wskf.ie or Chief Instructor Mark Sheridan at 087 360 4405.

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ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN WE ARE delighted to announce the club will honour Jim Gavin with a special reception in the clubhouse Sunday 8th December. Club Members are invited to attend this very special occasion. Further detail regarding the celebration is on our website.

The National Féile na nGael (U14) tournament will be hosted next year in Dublin 5th to 7th June. Round Tower are looking to participate as a host club and enter one Hurling and one Camogie team. As part of participation, each host club is expected to provide host accommodation for the visiting teams.

Further details are on our website and if you are interested in hosting please contact Dean at 086 1035874 or dean.m.alford@gmail.com.

Thanks to all who are supporting our green recycling initiative with South Dublin County Council and Repak. Over 60 bags of aluminium cans and plastic bottles were collected last week and will raise valuable funds for the club. We urge Members and Supporters to continue bringing your cans and bottles to the collection point at Monastery Road (back dressing room).

Round Tower Lotto 18th November 2019. Jackpot: €10,000. Numbers drawn: 4,13,21,22 bonus ball 7. No overall winner and no bonus ball winner. 3 x €100 winners: Barry Keane, Billy Cullen, Rosanna. Thanks to all who support our weekly Lotto.

Bingo every Tuesday night in the club with first call at 8.30pm, with a jackpot of €1,000 up for grabs. €20 for a full house. All welcome.

Round Tower’s Under-15 footballers who won Division 6 this week

ST PATRICK’S, PALMERSTOWN PRIDE of place this week to our minor camogie team and management who won their shield final on Sunday morning. Congratulations all round on a well-deserved victory.

We had a very well attended Annual General Meeting. Thanks to the many club members who turned out, and best wishes to our new committee in the year ahead. There is much being done, and hopefully we will have more people on board to help out with club activities, on and off field.

Our thanks to Canon Reilly for saying mass on Saturday evening for deceased members of St Patrick’s GAA.

Thanks also to Moriarty’s SuperValu Palmerstown and the community who supported our bag-pack at the weekend.

Tickets for our National Club Draw are still on sale. A further bonus draw will be held at Christmas. Lotto numbers this week were 4, 13, 26 and 27. We had one match 3 winner – Dianne Grainger who won €200. The jackpot next week will be €7,800 with the draw in the Palmerstown House on Sunday night at 10pm. Lotto tickets are available online at www.stpatricksgaa.ie and from SuperValu, Palmerstown House, and Manor Hair Studios.

THOMAS DAVIS PLAYERS Presentation night takes place this Saturday 30th November in clubhouse and after a very successful year on the playing front across all codes it promises to be a great night. Presentation commences at 8.00 p.m.

Tickets are now available for the Christmas Double Up Draw . Tickets €20 each and are available from Kevin Lydon 087 633 8227 . All players are asked to sell at least one book and if you have not received your allocation yet please contact Kevin or your team mentor.

Club AGM takes place in clubhouse on Monday 16th December at 8.00 p.m. Nominations are now closed.

Results: Very little activity this week but U-15A footballers had a great win in their playoff for second place against St Peters which ensures promotion to Div 2 for next season. U-15B team were beaten in their final game of the season.

Academy this Saturday takes place in the Hall with special guest Santa Claus arriving at 10.00 a.m. Any queries please contact Stephen Stewart on 0876795720.

Lotto Numbers: 3,10,20,23. Not Won. Next weeks jackpot €10,000

FOOTBALL: CLINICAL SEMI-FINAL PERFORMANCE

Brilliant Boden into Leinster final LEINSTER SEMI-FINAL Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-14 Garrycastle (Westmeath) 0-12  CÓILÍN DUFFY sport@dublingazette.com

CLINICAL Ballyboden St. Enda’s led throughout, as they booked their place in the AIB Leinster Club SFC Final, following an 11-point semi-final win over Garrycastle at TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar on Sunday.

Goals were key for Anthony Rainbow’s charges who will now meet Éire Óg, Carlow in the Leinster decider on Sunday, December 8 at 2pm in MW Hire O’Moore Park in Portlaoise.

An incredible unbeaten streak in both league and championship continues for Boden, who will celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a major gala event in Citywest Hotel this Friday, before facing into the provincial decider.

Ten minutes into Sunday’s match, they led by six points; by the interval they had extended that gap by two, and at the final whistle the margin stood at 11 points.

Colm Basquel (1-3), Robbie McDaid (1-1) and 55th minute substitute James Holland fired the goals along the way, on a

Garrycastle left with no room to move by the Ballyboden St Enda’s midfield. Picture: John Kirwan

day when Dessie Dolan Jnr. called it a day for the Garrycastle Seniors, after a glittering career for both club and county - ending his on-field career with a seven-point haul, before being substituted in the 50th minute.

Rainbow, who came up against Dolan, both on the field; and while managing Carlow against Westmeath in the past, paid tribute to the 40-year old.

“He has been an incredible footballer for Garry-

U-15 SUCCESS Davis close out season in style

THOMAS Davis Under-15 footballers, pictured, won their Division 3 playoff final last Sunday 2-14 to 2-9 against St Peter’s to take home the silverware.

It completed a great year for the side, also winning the B championship while the club’s B team finished their league in a strong third position.

The sides were managed by Philly Kavanagh, Aaron Shorten, Shane McGrath and Darren Palmer with the A team and Stephan Hayden, Niall Hayden and Larry Quinn.

castle and for Westmeath over the last 20 years,” Rainbow said.

Focussing on what’s next to come, Rainbow is fully aware of the task ahead against a club with plenty of history in the Leinster senior football championship, and who are seeking to bridge a provincial gap stretching back to 1998 for their last silverware in this competition. “Éire Óg are very, very good side,” he said.

“They have a lot of intercounty players with them – the likes of Eoghan Ruth.

“Sean Gannon is another one that would come to my mind. I would know a lot of them from my time down in Carlow.

“They are a very proud club with a great tradition.

Between 1992 and 1998 they won five Leinster titles.

“They haven’t won one since, and they are gunning to come up and give us a game.”

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HURLING: MEMORABLE GOAL-RUSH HELPS SARS END NA FIANNA’S REIGN

Boden’s Ryan named in Dub Stars

Lucan storm to U-21 glory U-21 A HURLING FINAL Lucan Sarsfields 4-10 Na Fianna 1-9  CÓILÍN DUFFY sport@dublingazette.com

LUCAN SARSFIELDS blocked Na Fianna’s four-in-a-row Dublin Under 21 A hurling championship ambi tions, after an impressive final win at Russell Park’s all-weather pitch on Tuesday night.

‘A good start is half the battle’, and Sarsfields certainly answered this mantra well with a brace of goals inside the opening 10 minutes providing the platform for victory.

By the interval, Lucan Sarsfields had found the net for a third time to help them to a 3-4 to 0-7 lead at the break.

Na Fi a n n a b a g ge d their only goal in the second half, but were outscored by 1-6 to 1-2

in the closing period, as Lucan Sarsfields continued to look good.

This game was well worth waiting for, after the initial encounter was postponed the previous Saturday due to an unplayable pitch at O’Toole Park.

It just took four minutes for the games opening goal, after Ciarán Dowling found Matthew Dunne who blasted the ball for the net.

Na Fianna’s goal was again rattled five minutes later.

Dowling and Dunne again linked up, with the latter raising another green flag to push his side 2-2 to 0-1 in front.

It wa s a s t u n n i n g opening quarter from Lucan Sarsfields, with Harry Ladd completing their hat-trick, as he grabbed the first of his two goals over the hour.

SUPER SAR Beagan takes on AllStar Big Apple tour

LUCAN SARSFIELDS’ Orla Beagan, pictured in blue, was Dublin’s lone representative on the Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Stars tour to New York, featuring for the 2018 All-Stars Selection, who lost to their 2019 counterparts by 5-19 to 2-11 at Gaelic Park in the Bronx.

Player of the Match Amy O’Connor from Cork, scored 3-4 of her 3-5 tally from play in the first half, as this year’s crew proved far too strong and energetic for the 2018 side.

Sars’ Beagan, was among a party of 30 players plus Camogie Association President Kathleen Woods, CEO Sinéad McNulty, support staff and media that participated in the hugely-successful tour.

Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

HURLING

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s Paul Ryan was named at left corner-forward in the Dublin Bus Dubs Stars selection announced on Tuesday following his performances in the club senior hurling championship this year. He will joined on the panel for the annual match against a county selection by Lucan Sarsfields’ Chris Crummey and John Bellew were named on the substitute’s list.

Lucan Sarsfields’ Under-21 hurlers on Tuesday night

Sarsfields were now eight points in front, and with Na Fianna forward Eoin O’Dea exiting through injury, they found it tough.

Donal Burke grabbed two much needed points from play, and also was on target from placed balls on the restart, but Na Fianna never really exerted control.

As the final quarter approached, Ladd got through for his second goal, after an initial effort was blocked by Na Fianna keeper Peter Mongey.

At 4-5 to 0-9 ahead, Sarsfields were fully on course for victory.

Na Fianna pressed

hard, but Ben Coffey only managed a point from a penalty strike, while a Burke goal from a free was mere consolation late on.

The Mobhí Road outfit’s woes were compounded in injury-time, after Seán Currie was dismissed, following a second yellow card.

It’s been a busy few weeks for Lucan Sarsfields at Under-21 level, with their second Under 21 hurling team reaching the semi-finals.

There, they lost out to Naomh Mearnóg by 2-15 to 0-8 on Saturday in the Under-21 C Hurling Championship semifinal.

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