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THE LATEST NEWS & SPORT FROM SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL AREA

Shock as convent site set to be developed PADRAIG CONLON CONTROVERSIAL plans to build on an historic Clondalkin site have been given the green light.

South Dublin County Council last week gave Bartra Healthcare the go ahead to build a four-storey, 155-bed nursing home

and a smaller 14-bed unit on the grounds of the Presentation Convent in Clondalkin village.

Despite 50 objections to various aspects of the original proposal being lodged, the council granted the developers planning permission last Wednesday (May 22).

The decision can be appealed to An Bord

Pleanala but it must be done within four weeks.

Newly elected Independent councillor, and Clondalkin Tidy Towns committee member, Eoin O Broin told Dublin Gazette there is no support in the community for the council’s decision.

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Balance of power shifts

INSIDE, you’ll find our comprehensive overview of the local election results in South Dublin County Council, which saw Fine Gael hold onto the most seats – but plenty of surprises across the rest of the parties.

The ‘Green wave’ had an impact on the council, while some familiar faces lost their seats.

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CLONDALKIN PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT DESPITE OBJECTIONS

Convent development gets council go ahead FROM PAGE 1

“We are very disappointed that South Dublin County Council have given no consideration for the residents of Clondalkin with this decision,” he said.

“Objections were lodged over many issues with this planned development.

“Some of these were the loss of the antique stone wall on Convent Rd, the planned brick finish on the nursing home, the height of the proposed building and potential traffic and parking problems because of the loss of the parking facility in the church yard for the schools adjacent to the site.

“Also there is a threat to

The Presentation Convent in Clondalkin village

biodiversity due to a colony of Swift birds living in the cloisters of the church that would be threatened by the development.

“Clondalkin Tidy Towns

will be appealing this decision to An Bord Pleanala and discussing it with other elected members of the Council.

“There will also be a

public meeting provisionally organised for 8pm Wednesday 5th June in Roundtowers GAA club.

“All politics aside, everyone in Clondalkin thinks this development is a disgraceful idea.

“I haven’t met a single person who is in favour of it.”

Patrick Ging, chairman of Clondalkin History Society, told Dublin Gazette why he opposes the convent development.

“This is the last remaini n g h i s to r i c s i te i n Clondalkin,” he said.

“If this is allowed to go ahead we will have lost all that’s left of our heritage.

“I’m old enough to remember all the historic sites around here that have been let go.

“The local community built that convent and while we’re sorry to see the community of nuns no longer live there the church should give the building back to the community if they no longer need it.

“Fr John Moore purchased a 12-acre site on New Road from the Caldweck family in 1855 who themselves initiated education of girls in the parish in 1809.

“Fr Moore entrusted three acres to have a convent built, and the first nuns arrived from the Presentation Order in December 1857, with 210 kids registered the next day.

“The history of that building goes back a long way.

“Once you touch that building you lose a story.

“Clondalkin has already lost so much heritage due to inadequate planning and supervision from South Dublin County Council.

“The convent is a very significant building which must be protected.”

FASTNews

Greyhound Group set to create 100 new jobs over next year GREYHOUND Group, one of the country’s largest waste companies, say they expect to create 100 jobs over the next year as they ramp up their commercial division and waste processing arms in response to the growing economy.

The new jobs will be in sales, marketing, operations and administration and will bring the number of company employees to 600.

Group Managing Director John Brosnan told Dublin Gazette how the increase in construction projects means more work for his company.

Rapid growth “We are experiencing rapid growth in our Commercial Division as the economy continues to grow,” he said.

“Our clients are demanding a total waste management solution and this is where the job opportunities lie.

“We are seeing increased interest from multi-site and large site customers, particularly in our offering of high recycling rates at lower costs driven by on-site personnel.

“The building sector is buoyant again after almost a decade in the doldrums and we expect more manufacturing companies to relocate to Ireland post Brexit.

“Accelerated business activity generates more waste and places greater importance on structured recycling which requires large technologically advanced processing facilities.

“Greyhound is the market leader in converting waste into renewable energy.

“We will be providing a total waste management ecosystem for our existing and future customers”.

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LUCAN

Exciting line-up of free events for festival RUAILLE Buaille, Lucan Children’s Music Festival, have announced an exciting line-up of free events for this year’s festival.

It all takes place from Wednesday June 5th to Saturday June 8th and will feature concerts with Paddy Casey, James Mahon (Kíla), Ceol Connected, The Creatures of Whistleberry Forest, Ka ka t s i s i D r u m m e rs from Ghana, Instant Opera, the Lucan Gospel Choir.

There will also be workshops with Ireland’s leading music education specialists Eamon Sweeny and Thomas Johnston, this is a family festival not to be missed.

Events will take place in Lucan Library, Griffeen Park and several workshops and performances will take place at local schools.

From 5th to 8th June Lucan Library will host a range of free events with Ireland’s leading musicians and education specialists.

This year’s Ruaille Buaille in the Park on Saturday 8th June will be the highlight of the festival and the perfect day out for families, children and young people with pop-up workshops and performances, face painters, jugglers, storytellers and lots of special guests.

Children and young people will have the opportunity to avail of workshops with some of the best musicians in Ireland through local schools from Wednesday 5th to Friday 7th June.

Since its inception in 2008, Ruaille Buaille provides an environment where children of all ages can experience music making, a wide variety of music styles, genres and instruments, in a fun and informal way.

Full details at ruaillebuaille.ie.

ARAS AN UACHTARAIN: LOCAL CHILDREN MEET SWEDISH KING AND QUEEN

A right royal welcome from Palmerstown pupils PADRAIG CONLON

A GROUP of local children were part of a special welcoming committee at Aras an Uachtarain to greet the King and Queen of Sweden.

The young pupils from St Brigid’s Girls’ National School in Palmerstown were among a select few guests who assisted President Higgins and wife Sabina with the visit of King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia of Sweden.

The Swedish royals spent the rest of the day (Wednesday 22nd) in Dublin visiting the Garden of Remembrance, where they laid a wreath in honour of all of those who died for Irish freedom, and Croke Park, following their meeting with President Higgins.

The Aras meeting was the opener to a three day visit from the royals

President Michael D Higgins and his wife, Sabina, were joined by pupils from Saint Bridgid’s Girls National School, Palmerstown to help welcome Sweden’s King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia

organised to highlight the historic and modern links between Ireland and Sweden and to further strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two nations.

Mr Higgins said it was his second meeting King Gustaf as he was Seamus

A tree is planted to commemorate the visit of the King and Queen of Sweden

Heaney’s guest at his Nobel Prize ceremony in 1995.

“Our cultures share much in common,” he said.

“The Viking period and the clear influence of the Norse-Gaels in our culture and language is manifest.

“We credit the Vikings with establishing our prin-

cipal urban settlements, including our capital city.”

One of the teachers who accompanied the girls, Michelle McCartan, told Dublin Gazette about their

memorable day.

“It was such a great honour to be invited, we only found out three weeks ago.

“The girls were all very well behaved and showed

great respect,” she said.

“Some of them were a bit nervous with the 21 gun salute! It was a wonderful day, one the girls will never forget.”

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ANALYSIS

The winners and losers of the 2019 local elections SHANE DILLON

Deputy Group Editor AS THE dust settles, one can only imagine the delight – and despair – writ large in the psyche of the country’s main parties after an election weekend that certainly upset the political apple carts.

‘All politics is local’ is the well-known phrase, but in choosing local representatives, the electorate across the country sent a clear message of discontent to the Government in particular, with other parties also caught off guard by the local election outcomes.

Widely lauded by political scientists and pundits as the ‘winners’ of the elections, nobody seemed more surprised than the Greens themselves at their election successes.

The Green Party’s haul of several seats sees the party edging closer to influence than it’s enjoyed in recent years, with a slew of global environment-related protests and stories also doing the party no harm in the past year.

However, the undoubted ‘losers’ were Sinn Fein, with a significant collapse in support seeing several well-known names and newcomers booted out of office. Party boss Mary Lou McDonald is a skilled old hand, but the party’s losses must be prompting some serious soul-searching over at the Sinn Fein headquarters for the SF chief and colleagues.

At least SF weren’t the only party to lose seats – while Fine Gael came out on top in Dublin, claiming the largest amount of seats across the four local authorities, nationally it was a different story as the electorate turned away.

The national loss of seats could be blamed on many things, with the party’s handling of the housing crisis, in particular, infuriating many across the country.

Meanwhile, embattled Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy’s recent tone-deaf comments on ‘co-living hubs’, the cost overruns on the National Children’s Hospital, the neverending National Broadband saga – these and other topics and individuals hit the party at the polls, providing An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with a crystal-clear message of voter discontent that could prove even more damaging down the road.

Fianna Fail emerged as top dog in the elections – at least, in terms of the most council seats claimed, giving the party plenty to cheer about, although it’s difficult to say how much of that success was down to genuine mass support, as opposed to protest votes.

Still, a win is a win is a win, and the shift in power could set FF up nicely to prove an even bigger thorn in its old arch rival FG’s side in the future.

There were no great surprises in Labour’s haul, which seemed to come in largely as expected, arguably drawing on the power and popularity of local Labour figures rather than a more compelling message from the party itself, while the Solidarity People Before Profit haul of seats may well have suffered from the relatively low voter turnout on the day.

However, last but very definitely not least, the Independents/ Others came in yet again as a force to be reckoned with, with their third-place haul of seats underscoring the ‘all politics is local’ power of local elections, and the power such representatives wield.

Whenever the next general election rolls around, it’ll be interesting to see if the voters again turn on the main parties, or if the political pendulum swings back anew...

CHANGING POLITICAL TIDES SWEEP FAMILIAR FACES

Elections caught several parties off guard with some surprise changes Electorate’s displeasure sees a changing of the status quo PADRAIG CONLON

THE green wave that swept the land last weekend left its mark on South Dublin County Council.

The story of the election locally was one of a very low turnout, a drop in support for the left and of course the green surge.

When the new South Dublin County Council meets for the first-time next month it will not be controlled by Sinn Fein who lost three seats.

Fine Gael retained their seven seats and Fianna Fail, who won eight, will now hold the balance of power in the Council, a trend that was reflected nationwide.

Independents again polled very strongly with nine returned after all results were counted.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was in Citywest count centre on Saturday evening to lend his support to local candidates.

Commenting on the excellent showing by the Greens both locally and nationally, he said the government must take the results on board.

“I think it’s a very clear message from the public that they want us to do more on climate action,” he said.

“It will require lots of changes at individual level, community level and also at Government level in terms of policy.

“Voters had made it clear they are up for that; they want us to do it”.

Another visitor to Citywest was Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald who spoke of her disappointment at her party’s results.

“I am disappointed for our people who ran and who served for the last five years and who I know wanted to continue to serve their communities,” she said.

“We’re really disappointed that we haven’t managed to hold the new ground we made five years ago.

“On that occasion, the surge was for Sinn Féin.

“This time, the surge is for the Greens,” she said.

“There is an issue that we need to address politically in terms of disengagement from politics generally, particularly in identifiable parts of Dublin and beyond, so I think it’s a mixture of things.”

The first candidate to be elected on Saturday night was veteran Fianna Fáil stalwart Charlie O’Connor who took Tallaght Central.

For the first time in his long political career, which has spanned almost three decades, he exceeded the quota on the first count.

One Sinn Fein candidate who was celebrating was former UFC fighter Paddy Holohan who was fighting his first ever election.

Contesting Tallaght South he was elected on the sixth count much to the delight of his party

colleagues.

Speaking to Dublin Gazette he said: “This is a very proud moment for me, the boy who grew up in a council house is now a Councillor!

“It’s been an eye opener so far definitely, I’ve learned a lot about politics.

“The big lesson I’ve learned from the last few months of campaigning is politics can be more nasty and vicious than UFC. “At least when they come at you in UFC you can see them coming.

“In this game they come at you smiling but behind your back they’re trying to sabotage you!

“You have to be very careful!”

Another maiden victor was Fine Gael’s Baby Pereppadan, who also ran in Tallaght South.

Originally from India, he has lived in Ireland since 2001.

“I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for making this five month journey a grand success!” he said following confirmation of his win.

“I am really looking forward to serving the community to the best of my ability.”

In the build up to this years’ election there was a bit of confusion due to the appearance in Clondalkin of another Eoin Ó Broin.

An Independent candidate with the same name as the local Sinn Féin TD, the new Eoin Ó Broin was elected on the sixth

count.

Solidarity-People Before Profit candidates Madeleine Johansson, Sandra Fay and Kieran Mahon all won seats in what was a disappointing election overall for the party with councillors Mick Murphy and Brian Leech failing to get re-elected, something leader Paul Murphy put down to the low turnout from working class communities.

For Labour it was another election to forget in the area with just two candidates, Pamela Kearns and Johanna Tuffy, getting over the line.

In the European election Dublin Mid-West Fine Gael TD Frances Fitzgerald was elected to the European Parliament after the 14th count for the Dublin constituency.

Speaking after she won the second of four seats in the Dublin constituency with 78,580 votes, Ms Fitzgerald said: “I am absolutely delighted.

“It’s a great vote. I think it’s very encouraging in the sense that it is support for the party’s approach to Europe and how we have dealt with the Brexit issue over the last number of years.

“I wanted to run for Europe because it’s a critical time for Ireland. There are huge changes with the UK pulling out. It’s very challenging for Ireland and a lot of key decisions are going to be taken in the European Parliament.”

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AWAY, WITH A NEW WAVE OF COUNCILLORS ELECTED

ELECTIONS

An unsurprising ‘Yes’ to changing divorce law SHANE DILLON Baby Pereppadan (Fine Gael) was elected on count 8

Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party) was elected on count 2

Patrick Pearse Holohan (Sinn Féin) was elected on count 6

WHILE political bloody noses were dished out at the polls, at least the Government had one certainty in the bag – overwhelming support from the electorate to change references to divorce in the Constitution.

Faced with removing Article 41.3.2 (i) in Bunreacht na hEireann – in effect, reducing the waiting time for a divorce to two years, instead of four – voters approved the change with a landslide vote.

Coming in at more than 8 to 2 in favour of the change (1,304,949 in favour of the

change, or 82.1%, with 284,735 against, or 17.9%), the vote paves the way for legislation to make the required amendment.

With divorce once one of the country’s biggest controversial topics that bitterly divided people, the public vote on divorce came and went with hardly a whimper in public and political discourse.

The public’s expected backing, although all but guaranteed, must have come as a welcome bit of news for the Government, with the voters’ approval again endorsing the country’s move to a progressive culture.

Our new MEPs all face a particularly hard job SHANE DILLON

Mark Ward (Sinn Féin) was elected on count 1 Francis Timmons (Ind) was elected on count 4

Meet your new local councillors, as chosen by you CLONDALKIN (7 seats available) • Emer Higgins (FG) • Francis Timmons (Ind) • Eoin Ó Broin (Ind) • Trevor Gilligan (FF) • William Joseph Carey (Sinn Féin) • Peter Kavanagh (Green Party) • Kenneth Egan (FG) FIRHOUSE - BOHERNABREENA (5 seats available) • Deirdre O’Donovan (FF)

• Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party) • Brian Lawlor (FG) • Emma Murphy (FF) • Alan Edge (Ind) LUCAN (5 seats available) • Paul Nicholas Gogarty (Ind) • Liona O’Toole (Ind) • Vicki Casserly (FG) • Joanna Tuffy (Labour Party) • Ed O’Brien (FF)

PALMERSTOWN - FONTHILL (5 seats available) • Mark Ward (Sinn Féin) • Moynihan Shane (FF) • Alan Hayes (Ind) • Gus O’Connell (Ind) • Madeleine Johansson (Solidarity–PBP) RATHFARNHAM - TEMPLEOGUE (7 seats available) • William Priestley (Green Party) • Ronan McMahon (Ind)

• Pamela Kearns (Labour Party) • Yvonne Collins (FF) • Mary Seery-Kearney (FG) • Carly Bailey (Social Dems) • David McManus (FG) TALLAGHT CENTRAL (6 seats available) • Charlie O’Connor (FF) • Mick Duff (Ind) • Cathal King (Sinn Féin) • Liam Sinclair (Green Party) • Teresa Costello (FF)

• Kieran Mahon (Solidarity–PBP) TALLAGHT SOUTH (5 seats available) • Sandra Fay (Solidarity-PBP) • Patrick Pearse Holohan (Sinn Féin) • Baby Pereppadan (Fine Gael) • Dermot Richardson (Sinn Féin) • Louise Dunne (Sinn Féin)

THE electorate will be wishing our new MEPs lots of luck – they’ll certainly need it, with what was once widely regarded as “an easy gig in Europe” now anything but.

Working with the rest of the continent’s MEPs in Brussels has always been important, but Ireland’s need for strong representation and sympathetic ears has never been so needed.

While Europe is facing the rising dangers of toxic populism and ultranationalism, Irish interests are firmly focused on the Brexit menace, which remains a matter of grave

import for the island.

Still, the electorate’s choice of Dublin MEPs are a perfectly capable lot, as were their predecessors.

Former Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald was always a likely shoo-in – though by less of a margin than FG may have liked, while Ciaran Cuffe is riding ‘the Green wave’ all the way to Brussels, as was widely expected.

Clare Daly (I4C) narrowly defeated Barry Andrews (FF) in a fiercely contested battle for Dublin’s third MEP seat.

Andrews will be Dublin’s fourth MEP; however, this seat will only be triggered when Brexit takes effect – if at all ...

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Ian Monaghan, Megan McCabe and Ava Irwin

Luke Spollen, Kayleigh Greene, Sarah Brennan, Emma Langton and Daire Murphy.

Rachel Beagan, Aoife Moloney and Niamh Fitzpatrick.

Pictures: www.simonpearephotography.com

Hamza Bana and Lauren Smyth

Students have a ball

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Hannah Crowley, Ava Sutcliffe, Rebecca Emerson and Aoife Gilbert

Jamie Gale, Stephen Cooney and David Ochinca

HE Transition year students of St Joseph’s College Lucan thought of an innovative way to fundraise for their classmate Mia. On May 17th, they hosted the inaugural ‘Cinderella Ball’ in the Clayton Hotel, Liffey Valley. Instead of buying expensive dresses and shoes and paying for professional makeup they did it all on a budget. They borrowed shoes and dresses, while their friends helped

them with the cosmetic end of things.

The savings they made contributed to the fund for their classmate Mia O’ Rahilly Egan. Mia is a world class table-tennis player and was featured on RTÉ earlier this year. She has, as of yet, no official sponsor, so travelling to competitions abroad can be very expensive.

Her classmates raised over €1,300 towards the fund.

Nadine Byrne, Holly McParland and Alex Fahey

Jodie Tyrrell and Elina Brune

Niamh Jones and Vicente Dascal

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From intimate celebrations to ceremonies with up to 230 guests, we will help you to create a fabulous day unique to your individual tastes and requirements

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Finnstown Castle is set amongst 45 acres of romantic parkland, a sweeping driveway and stunning fireplaces

Finnstown Castle Hotel celebrates 30 years with its 3,000th wedding Reaching the ground-breaking number a milestone for popular venue

FINNSTOWN CASTLE HOTEL recently celebrated 30 memorable years in business by hosting its 3,000th wedding. Reaching the ground-breaking number has capped an unforgettable few months that also saw it win “Most Romantic Wedding Venue of the Year” in the Irish Wedding Awards for the second year running.

We sat down with Katie Seville, Director of Weddings, at the hotel to talk all things wedding and why so many people choose Finnstown Castle for their special day.

“The dedicated team we have here at Finnstown Castle have gathered the experience to give you the very best wedding day imaginable,” she said.

“Since joining the team here in November it’s been a really enjoyable experience. The staff we have here are so friendly and welcoming, they really made me feel at home and I can see how they make wedding couples feel the same.

“Our head chef, Steve McPhilips, has been here for more than 20 years and worked on thousands of weddings, so he has a wellearned reputation for exquisite food.

“From intimate celebrations to ceremonies with up to 230 guests, we will help you to create a fabulous day unique to your individual tastes and requirements.”

Set among 45 acres of luscious parkland, mature trees and beautiful manicured gardens, Finnstown Castle boasts a sweeping driveway as well as 18th Century original plasterwork ceil-

ings, stunning fireplaces and a beautiful, ornate staircase.

“Our most popular wedding package starts at €70pp and includes an arrivals reception of prosecco, bottled beers, canapes, afternoon tea and cheeseboards, a five-course banquet with a half bottle of wine per guest along with a prosecco toast during your speeches and an evening buffet of finger food.

“We have a one-wedding-per-day guarantee and we are also licenced to host civil ceremonies on-site for couples looking to have the whole day in the one venue.”

Civil ceremonies can take place both indoors in the main ballroom or on the manicured lawns by the hotel’s feature gazebo.

The hotel always allows for inclement weather and changes like this can be made at the drop of a hat.

Second-day events are becoming increasingly popular with

wedding couples, and Finnstown Castle is an ideal venue for this.

“Jim’s Cellar Bar is the perfect spot for a post-wedding celebration. The wedding day goes by so fast, so to have the following day to catch up with everyone and reflect on the magical day before is always a lovely touch.

“We can cater for BBQs in our gardens with your own personal chef who will cook to order for your guests, buffets in Jim’s Bar, and even finger food in our private dining suites.”

For more intimate celebrations, you can also choose from one of the original rooms in the house that can cater from 10 – 50 people, with bespoke packages customised to suit each couple’s individual style and ideas.

“We host a wide array of weddings with so many different cultures and traditions and now with the legalisation of samesex marriages, we have been lucky to be a part of more wedding celebrations, with even more to come.”

Finnstown Castle offers a world of luxury and tranquillity conveniently located only minutes from both Lucan and Dublin city centre.

Each wedding at Finnstown is unique, and focuses on the needs and wants of every couple who walks through its doors.  Contact Katie directly by emailing weddings@finnstown castlehotel.com or calling 01 601 0700 to start planning your dream wedding celebration.

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SHOP LOCAL | THE GAZETTE FOCUSES ON INDEPENDENT AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES

It’s business as usual in Clondalkin Village WITH summer here, it is important to remember that you needn’t travel long distances for almost anything you could possibly need. In these times, it is important, now more than ever, that we support our local economy, with local spending sustaining local jobs. Simply put, shopping locally benefits the local area.

By shopping locally, without any of the difficulties involved in travel across the city, we can support local business, enterprise and industry all of which play a far greater role in our life than one might imagine.

The Factory Outlet on Orchard Road specialises in the supply and fitting of tiles, bathrooms, kitchens and wardrobes.

One local business that has also survived the testament of time is Becker Tansey & Co Solicitors, which has been providing legal services in Clondalkin for more than 30 years.

Mill Cabs, based in the Mill Shopping Centre, has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to serve the people of Clondalkin on a daily basis without any stop for rest.

Property Partners O’Brien Swaine, Clondalkin and Dundrum are part of Property Partners real estate group, which is an independentlyowned auctioneering group with more than 25 offices nationwide.

The local company specialises in sales, rentals, property management and valuation of all types of residential and commercial properties across all corners of Dublin City and further afield.

Cash In Rags, based at Watery lane, are now going into their sixth year in business. Donna who runs the company, says that there are a lot of people these days interested in recycling their old clothes with them.

She added: “People like the idea of clearing out their house of old clothes and bringing it in to us in exchange for money.”

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COMMUNITY: IMPRESSIVE FESTIVAL LINE-UP AHEAD

FASTNews

Diverse range of Irish businesses busy gearing up for BizExpo 2019 BIZ Expo 2019 on Thursday, June 6 at Citywest Convention Centre is the b2b networking event where every business owner should be.

Designed as a one-stop-shop for business solutions, you can find a wide range of products and services to take your business to the next level.

With free workshops and speakers offering great advice, there are 140 exhibiting businesses ready to help you overcome any obstacle such as compliance, cyber-security, funding, Brexit, outsourcing, digital marketing, web-design, staff-retention and a whole lot more.

Tallafest 2019 looks set to be the best yet PADRAIG CONLON

It is free to attend and there are very affordable packages for exhibitors.

There will be more than 1,000 attendees, the majority of whom are business owners. Get a free ticket or find out more on www.BizExpo.ie.

Sponsors include Cisco Ireland, Printroom, HR Locker, IE Domain Registry, Directorwealth, Radio Nova, BCS Recruitment, Whatswhat.ie and Dublin Gazette.

TALLAGHT Community Council (TCC) recently launched Tallafest 2019, promising the community a vibrant, bigger and better programme than ever before.

This year’s event, which will be the seventh year of the festival, takes place on Saturday, June 22 and will see a tram return to Tallaght Main Street for the first time in 87 years.

Tallafest seeks to energise the village and to celebrate its heritage, arts, culture and creativity for families.

Since first launching in 2013, Tallafest has grown in both size and popularity and is a much-anticipated date on the local calendar.

It is organised by a team of volunteers and the programme includes a wide range of free activities – from guided history walks and art exhibitions to imaginative child’s play and an afternoon of live entertainment on the main stage.

The return of the tram – a replica of a 100-year-old model – will give locals a unique opportunity to go back in time and experience what travel was like in Tallaght before Dublin Bus and the Luas, and comes courtesy of the National Transport Museum.

From August 1, 1888, the Dublin and Blessington Steam Tramway ran

from Terenure, where it joined up with the city’s horse tram system, to Blessington via Tallaght village.

In 1896 the line was extended to Poulaphouca.

With the introduction of buses in the 1920s, the commercial viability of the tram was undermined and in December 1932 the Dublin and Blessington Tramway was closed.

Tara De Buitlear, the festival’s Director of Fun, said this year TCC has excelled itself: “Tallafest 2019 has a bigger programme again this year which includes some really unique and one-off attractions for Tallaght.

“It is now the largest free commu-

nity event in Tallaght. TCC work very hard for months to ensure the festival brings new and exciting creative, cultural and collaborative activities for the community to enjoy.

“To achieve this, we constantly work with our partners such as Dublin Fire Brigade, national museums, An Taisce and the creative industry, as well as local groups such as Tallaght Community Arts, SDCC, Tallaght Town FC, TUD, Tallaght Campus and Partas.

“Local businesses are also very supportive and they are becoming more actively involved, year on year,” she said.

Other exciting events to look forward to are The Big Dig, also coming to Tallaght for the first time as part of Tallafest 2019, which will allow families to experience what it is like to dig and discover local history.

The Tallafest U11s Soccer tournament and Active Seniors Hub continue to get bigger and better and under the watchful eye of Sinead Tighe, an Inclusion Hub will join the festival programme of activities this June.

Tallafest is now open for registrations for community info stands, craft vendors, live stage performers and festival volunteer stewards.

All registrations can be made at http://www.tallafest.ie/register. html.

New app to promote mental health services PADRAIG CONLON

A NEW app giving access to mental health services has been launched

by South Dublin County Council (SDCC).

The new free iPhone and Android app l a u n c h e d by S D C C , called Mindmindr 2019, provides contact details and information on local mental services.

Developed in conjunction with the HSE, the app gives details of support services across a wide range of areas including depression, addiction, crisis pregnancy and suicide

prevention.

Supports The target audience is anyone who needs or knows someone who needs mental health supports in their life.

Emergency contact d e t a i l s fo r n a t i o n a l services are listed and services are mapped to enable the user to find the services themselves.

A previous version of the app was launched in 2013.

The initiative was spearheaded by the current Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County, Cllr Cathal King (SF).

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14 DUBLIN GAZETTE 30 May 2019 COMMERCIAL FEATURE

All the ladies at Celtic Careers

Celtic Careers celebrates 20 years in business CELTIC CAREERS, a recruitment company in Citywest set up by Kildare woman, Deirdre Moore is proudly celebrating 20 years in business this year. The company pulled out all the stops at a big celebration at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel last Thursday May 23rd to thank their clients for two decades of support. The celebratory event featured guests including Father Ted actor and comedian Joe Rooney as well as expert Psychologist Dr. Brenda O’ Connell of Maynooth University who gave an empowering talk on positive psychology.

In 1999, the company was established by Managing Director Deirdre Moore as a result of what she saw as a gap in the market and a disparity between what was sought from an agency and the services being provided. Without any candidates, clients or equally experience, Deirdre set out to establish what she believes is an agency that does things differently.

Deirdre is responsible for the toplevel management of a company whose core goal is to provide a professional and client-centric service to both candidates and clients. “Our business was created to provide the type of service we would like to receive.” Deirdre’s lead-

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ership skills have led to Celtic Careers’ resilience and consistency of exceptional service.

The company specialises in five areas of recruitment including Sales & Marketing, Accountancy & Finance, Office Support & Operations, Light Industrial and Executive Search. Celtic Careers offers employment prospects for those seeking full time, part time or temporary work.

With its expert staff, Celtic Careers has a combined recruitment experience of over 90 years. The company prides itself on its’ friendly and personal service.

love and it is all thanks to Celtic Careers.

Gemma is an asset to the company and could not have been more welcoming to me when interviewing me to put my C.V forward for this position. She rang me on the morning of my interview also which really put my nerves at ease.

I have to mention Sandra as well who rang me on a Friday evening after she had finished work to give the news I had been waiting for, that I had been successful and got the job!

Thank you for the card you sent wishing me luck in the job and thank you Celtic Careers and Gemma for the lovely Christmas gift you gave us!”

The company are proud supporters of local charities, including FOCUS Ireland, Barretstown and GOAL. Celtic Careers is a member of the South Dublin Chamber, The National Recruitment Federation and Guaranteed Irish and were also this year proudly accredited by the All Ireland Business Foundation.

With its expert staff, Celtic Careers has a combined recruitment experience of over 90 years.

The company prides itself on its’ friendly and personal service.

“We provide a professional, honest and customer-driven service to both candidates and clients. We interview 100% of candidates and only send the best talent to our clients.” Celtic Careers has worked with over 3000 clients and have placed people in over 30,000 jobs.

The company are also proud to boast over 70 5-star Google reviews. “I’m 5 months into my job that I absolutely

If you are looking for a job or looking to fill a role, contact Celtic Careers on 01 627 8750 or email info@celticcareers.com

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE NEWS AND EVENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND COUNTY

AN EXOTIC CREATURE RENOWNED naturalist Adrian Shine stopped to admire this exotic creature when he called to the National Museum of Ireland recently as part of a trip down to Dublin to highlight the natural beauty of Carlingford Lough and the Mourne Mountains.

Taking in some of the natural wonders at the Dublin landmark, he also discussed the beauty of heading north to further explore Ireland’s striking landscape and ancient history.

He was also highlighting a new ferry service, Carlingford Lough Ferry, which has opened up a direct new transport route across Carlingford Lough, further opening up access to northern nature, beauty and heritage.

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SOME OF THE RANDOM AND QUIRKY THINGS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE THIS WEEK...

Pokemon Go Grandpa

A 70-YEAR-OLD grandfather from Taiwan has gone viral thanks to his Pokemon GO playing prowess.

Chen San-yuan last year mounted 11 smartphones to a bike to play the cult game in an effort to catch all the Pokemon possible.

Now, the super fan has ‘mega evolved’ to attach a further 11 smartphones to his Pokemon rig, bringing him up to 22 smartphones all dedicated to playing the game. He also carries a bag of batteries, allowing him spend up to 20 hours straight playing Pokemon GO. San-yuan says the game helps him to meet other people,

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Walking back to 1845: This deliberately bedraggled, footsore group of walkers are pictured doing their bit to help bring the past back to life as part of the launch of the National Famine Way – a new 165km national heritage trail that will wind through Dublin on May 30. See www.nationalfamineway.ie. Photo: Nick Bradshaw

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

Rocky is a fantastic two-year-old male crossbreed who is looking for his special someone.

He is a really playful dog who loves playing with all of his toys, but he is also pretty chilled out too.

Rocky loves to spend time in his cosy bed and is the happiest little boy when getting belly rubs, kisses and cuddles from his favourite people. Rocky is looking for a family who will have the time to invest in him and help him with his anxiety - but don’t worry, our experienced Training and Behaviour Advisors will be more than happy to support his future family with this.

If you have room in your heart and home for Rocky 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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DOG OF THE WEEK

A 16ft talking robot of Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet is on it’s way to the UK ahead of the US presidents visit to the country next week.

American Don Lessem paid $25,000 to make the robot, which spouts phrases often used by the president including “I’m a very stable genius”. The giant robot will also fart.

Lessem, 67, from Philadelphia, worked with a factory in China which builds mechanical dinosaur models to sell to zoos and museums to create the Trump-bot.

Lassem said: “I can’t stand the guy. I decided something funny, as offensive as possible, would work.

“I thought that, well, if they can make a 60ft dinosaur, they can make a 16ft high Trump on a toilet because that is where he spends most of his day and that’s where all of his best ideas come from.”

It’s not known if the robot will make an

appearance in Ireland when Trump visits next Wednesday, but let’s hope it has a trump-ing good time in England.

Composting humans legalised WASHINGTON has become the first US state to legalise human composting in a bit to cut down on carbon emissions from cremations and burials.

Under the new law that will go into effect in May of next year, people who die in Washington will have the option to have their bodies transformed into soil suitable for use in gardening in a process called recomposition.

The approach usually calls for a dead person to be placed in a hexagonal steel

container filled with wood chips, alfalfa and straw.

The container is then shut, and the body is decomposed by microbes within 30 days. The end product is a dry, fluffy nutrient-rich soil resembling what one would buy at a local nursery and suitable for vegetable gardens.

According to statistics, more than one in two Americans opt for cremation. In Washington state, nearly 75% of people choose that option.

and believes it helps to combat Alzheimer’s disease.

A Taoist priest by day, Chen San-yuan is now a local celebrity when he roams the streets of Taiwan playing the smartphone-based game. Known lovingly as Uncle Pokemon now, he started playing in September 2016 when his son gave him a smartphone as a present, with his obsession growing since.

Uncle Pokemon estimates that between maintenance on the bike and on the phones, he spends about 35,000 yen per month on playing Pokemon Go – which works out at around €285 – in an effort to catch ‘em all!

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MUSIC

Ham Sandwich

Wild Youth

Mellowing Into Form Ham Sandwich

 JAMES HENDICOTT

NOW long-established as one of the most desirable suites amongst the Irish indie scene’s popular furnishings, Kells band Ham Sandwich have started taking life at a different pace.

With their boisterous live reputation established and a firm fanbase in tow, there’s no particular need for Niamh Farrell and her band to keep on churning out the tracks.

Instead, they’re taking time to explore other interests, hopping in and out of their lives as musicians as the mood strikes them.

There are songs being structured, gigs being planned and touchpapers being lit. It’s all just a little more casual, a little more confident than before.

“We’ve just taken a step back, taken a chance to enjoy other sides of our lives for a while,” Farrell

explains.

“We’re still writing stuff in the background, and working towards releasing an album. We’re not putting too much pressure on ourselves, but we’re keeping the Ham Sandwich train going.

“The people who generally come to our shows, it’s because they love the live experience, the party atmosphere that we try to bring to every gig. It’s a good thing when we go back to gigging, it’s really exciting when we haven’t done one in a while, like

now.

Ham Sandwich will be breaking their time-out with a debut 2019 show at Leopardstown Live in early June, at a venue Farrell has fond memories of.

“It’s really good fun, sort of a fun early-afternoon evening thing,” she says.

“You get a race named after you. It’s really good craic, and it’s the kind of gig where you might get a few people who haven’t seen us before.

“Last time I had to stand there while the horses walked around me in a circle and pick out my favourite. I put a €2 bet on and it won, so that was good fun.”

There have been some fun moments in the last few months in general, in fact.

“We did some covers for Slane Whiskey, and one of those was Eminem’s Stan, which Podge (gui-

tar, vocals) suggested. We hadn’t rehearsed it at all, but there was a man fully rapping the whole thing right in front of me, really into it. We love doing stuff like that, a little bit left of centre.”

Farrell has also been off working on her own during the quiet period, taking on a growing range of solo projects. “I don’t know about going off doing proper solo stuff,” she says.

“I’ve loved singing with other people, doing the Mix Tape gig on New Year’s Eve, stuff like that. It’s a really fun set up, just to sing and do different things.

“I’m doing the Carpenters cover thing at Lost Lane, too. If it wasn’t for Ham Sandwich I wouldn’t have got to do these things, and they’re great fun. It’s just a pleasure.

“From a Ham Sandwich point of view, we have a couple on the backburner,

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“We have two big shows supporting Hermitage Green at Limerick Castle in the summer, then we’ll hopefully be doing a tour with new music towards the end of the year, too, so we’ll get back to things in full flow then.”

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It’s almost time for the keenly awaited Leixlip Festival weekend WILD Youth (above), Hermitage Green and The Riptide Movement are just some of the exciting headline acts all set to delight music lovers at the upcoming Leixlip Festival this June Bank Holiday Weekend.

The spectacular open air music festival, staged in the Court Yard Hotel, Leixlip, has lined up four days of outstanding entertainment with some terrific national and local musical talent coming to town.

The 30th Leixlip Festival – which is also the Court Yard Hotel’s 15th live music festival – sees Olympia headliners Wild Youth opening the festival on the Rock the Yard main stage tomorrow night on Friday, May 31.

The Irish four-piece has been enjoying a breakthrough year with their hit single, Can’t Move On, following earlier chart-toppers, All or Nothing, and Lose Control, with the band’s melodic brand of pop-rock seeing them support artists such as Niall Horan, The Script, Zara Larsson and Kodaline, playing across Ireland and the UK. Wild Youth are just the first of many unmissable acts, with this Saturday, June 1 welcoming Hermitage Green back to Leixlip, following a sold-out international tour covering Ireland, the UK, the Middle East, Australia and the US, with such hits as Quicksand, Not Your Lover, and Save Your Soul to draw upon.

The band has a new EP of six progressive sonic masterpieces, Gold & Rust, made with producer Matt Lawrence, known for his Grammy Award-winning work with acts such as Adele, Amy Winehouse and Mumford & Sons.

Sunday, June 2 sees The Riptide Movement bring their soaring guitar rock that’s drawn comparisons with U2, Kings of Leon, The Clash and Oasis. The four lifelong friends from Lucan toured extensively last year on the back of critically acclaimed releases, All Works Out, Elephant in the Room, and Changeling, and with a huge fanbase and following need no introduction at the festival.

Last but definitely not least, Bank Holiday Monday in the Court Yard Hotel featues Smash Hits – a unique tribute band to the golden era of 90s dance, pop and R’n’B who’ll close out the open air festival’s weekend line-up with rip-roaring, feel-good boogie and the best of classic 90s tracks.

Tickets for the eagerly awaited open air music weekend are now on sale, with Day Tickets at €10 each plus booking fee, and a Weekend Ticket at just €30, offering four days for the price of three.

More than a dozen amazing live music acts, top bands and DJs are appearing, with main stage music action from this Friday evening, May 31, until Monday night’s closing gig with Smash Hits, which starts at 9pm.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite and via the Court Yard Hotel website, and will be sold at the gate each day, subject to availability.

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R P T P B I O FRESH IDEAS FOR YOUR HOME AND WARDROBE

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 MARTHA GILHEANEY YEARS ago I came to the realisation that regardless of how often I got my hair cut, it was always dry, fine and broken. From thereon, I decided to keep it to my liking, which was long and in bad condition, rather than short and in bad condition. Good reasoning, right?

A few weeks ago I was in for my biannual inch.

I even said, ‘A little inch’ to lessen it some more but five minutes, five inches later I was left with a lob (aka a long bob).

I suppose that’s the price you pay when you’re paying nothing as a hair model in a training centre, so I can’t complain, besides, I don’t want to. I actually love it! I would never have got this haircut intentionally but I’m delighted it happened accidentally.

While my accidental haircut doesn’t have its own Wikipedia page like the most serendipitous one of all time, also known as ‘The Rachel,’ the lesson is the same. When it comes to our hair, we often get stuck in a haircut rut and never entertain the thought of another, maybe better one.

Bobs and lobs are hot right now. Long hair had reached saturation point and, similarly with the trend of high heels and skinny jeans, it’s all about the opposite. So we move to lobs and bobs, runners and flares.

Another hot right now hair trend is hair accessories – clips, slides, bands, bows and scrunchies. Carrie Bradshaw made it near impossible for scrunchies to ever come back with her ‘No woman, bathroom face washing aside, would be caught dead in one’ comment. But they are most certainly back and are much gentler on our hair than regular elastics, which comes just in time for my new hair care pact. This is the healthiest my hair has looked in years and I’m determined to look after it!

Ultimately, I’ll always prefer long locks, but this feels fresh and for the first time in my life I understand that new haircut high. If you’re in the mood for change let your hair down, cut the rut, maybe the length or at least experiment with new accessories. And if you’re not sure whether you’re in the mood for change, simply put your head in a student hairdresser’s hands and see what magic awaits you.

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latitude&longitude All welcome on a stunning Sea of Arousa Camino walk CAMINOWAYS.COM, the Camino experts, have launched a wonderful new Camino route available for pilgrims – the Sea of Arousa Camino walk and boat, also known as Camino Espiritual.

Recently approved by Santiago Cathedral as an official Camino de Santiago route, the trail takes pilgrims through quaint coastal villages, lush forest tracks, vineyards, sandy beaches and ancient monasteries, following an alternative route to the classic Camino Portugues.

This fascinating Camino trail is also known as Camino Espiritual as this unique Camino includes a boat trip across Arousa Estuary, retracing the route taken by the body of St James on its way to Santiago.

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Dinners, airport transfers and hotel upgrades are also available; flights, lunch and insurance not included. To book, see caminoways.com or email the experts at info@caminoways.com.

CYPRUS | AN INTOXICATING MIX OF HISTORY AND MODERNITY

Paphos perfection in southern Cyprus

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Travel Editor

Delight dad with a Titanic Game of Thrones experience LOOK north to find the perfect Father’s Dad gift for June 16, thanks to the Game of Thrones experience package with the stunning Titanic Hotel.

The package includes two tickets to the limitedrun Game of Thrones Touring Exhibition, which is located at the TEC Belfast, just a short stroll from the Titanic Hotel.

Of course, the Titanic Hotel is a destination in itself, offering a direct window into the doomed liner’s past, whilst also celebrating the historic contribution by Belfast shipbuilders to the White Star liner, and shipbuilding, in luxurious style.

If dad’s a total landlubber, however, he’ll also relish the superb Game of Thrones experience, which has a limited run until September 1 but has more than enough authentic sets, props, costumes and more from the hit show to keep even an arch Tyrell matriarch happy.

Prices for this terrific offer start at £149 per person. See https://www.titanichotelbelfast.com/ offers/game-of-thrones-the-touring-exhibition/51-27327/

IRISH travelmakers have been seeking out Cyprus bargains for many decades, with the ancient sun-kissed country offering an irresistible blend of beaches, history, landscape and culture.

And, by the Gods, you’d be hard pressed to find a better spot than the southwest city of Paphos, which has been inhabited from as far back as Neolithic times, and where the Gods and Man left their mark.

Paphos, where you can be whisked back to ancient days with temples and colourful mosaics yet enjoy lively nightlife that brings you right back into the 21st century.

In Paphos, visitors can stroll through ancient ruins and temples, relax on a striking Blue Flag beach, and party the night away with the city’s vibrant nightlife scene.

Whatever you like to do on holiday, Paphos truly has you

Some of the stunning ruins around Paphos

covered, and with so much to see and do, it can be tricky narrowing down your options.

To give you a helping hand, below you’ll discover some of the top things to do in Paphos, courtesy of www.tuiholidays.ie.

Soak up the sun at the beach: While Dublin city and area can lay claim to several beaches and strands, there are approximately 27 beaches around Paphos, covering a total of around 50km of coastline.

This means, no matter what type of beach getaway you like to enjoy, there is sure to be some-

thing to match your preferences.

Wildlife and parks: The pleasant climate and unique geographical location of the city makes it a haven for wildlife.

There are lots of parks dotted around the city, many of which feature stunning themed gardens.

Explore the c ity’s culture: While Paphos beaches are certainly worth visiting in this remarkable city, it’s also renowned for its vibrant culture.

The city is split into two parts, including the New Town and the Old Town areas, and you’ll

find a range of churches, shrines, ruins and monasteries to explore, helping you to really soak up the city’s culture.

To book a dream holiday in Paphos, or for a range of alternative dream breaks in Cyprus, see www.tuiholidays.ie, call 1850 453545 or visit a TUI store or travel agent.

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

FOOD & TRAVEL

MORELANDS GRILL | WELL PREPARED FOOD AND WELCOMING STAFF IN THE CITY CENTRE

A fabulous food experience GARY IBBOTSON

LOCATED in the iconic Westin Hotel on Westmoreland Street, Morelands Grill is a relatively new addition to Dublin’s h i g h - e n d re s ta u ra n t offerings.

Opened in April 2017, the establishment is marketed as an “urban eatery” and steakhouse.

Although just over two years old, the restaurant’s decor seems almost dated.

Teal and gold suede dress the chairs while the dim lighting brings little vibrancy to the often monotone colour scheme of the space.

With contempora r y e s ta b l i s h m e n t s frequently opting for quirky, rustic, or more colourful decoration, Morelands Grill sleek take on a classic cosmopolitan restaurant feels outmoded or stale.

However, the most important part of a restaurant’s offerings, is and always will be, the food.

The starter of choice was scallops and the

notoriously difficult to cook molluscs were served with cauliflower “textures” and black pudding crumble.

Perfectly browned and simply plated, the scallops were delicious.

A simple dish that is so easy to get wrong, the natural umami flavour paired well with the crunch of the cauliflower and black pudding.

Prominently advertised on the menu and website, Morelands Grill says it uses a Josper Grill to cook their steaks.

Apparently hitting temperatures of 500°C, the grill is meant to create a perfectly crispy seal which locks in “the natural flavour and juices of the meat.”

Upon hearing such bold claims, the obvious choice for the main course was the 14oz ribeye.

Served with a mushroom puree and potato fondant, the meat was p e r fe c t l y c o o ke d to medium-rare.

There wasn’t a massive difference in the crispiness of skin com-

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Available 7 days a week, customers of Wowburger in Tallaght will be the first to benefit from the new partnership, with restaurants in Ranelagh, Parnell Street and Wexford Street also launching on Just Eat in the coming weeks.

Thrilled Edel Kinane, commercial director at Just Eat Ireland said: “We are thrilled to welcome Wowburger to the Just Eat platform and to give our customers the chance to enjoy this delicious menu, delivered straight to their home or office.

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pared to a regular sear but that wasn’t really an issue for me. It was s t i l l m e l t- i n - y o u r mouth level tender and an example of what a perfectly prepared and cooked steak should taste like.

For dessert, I decided to go for the staff recommended ice-cream sundae.

Not a conventional

dessert recommendation for a high-end restaurant but I respect the ingenuity and creativeness of adapting such a time-honoured staple.

Fan-favourite Constructed with icecream made on Glastry Farm in County Down with pecans, caramel drizzle, fresh cream, and an assortment of other decadent garnishes, it was a great tribute to the fanfavourite dish.

Finished off

with a glass of Morgan Bay Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, it is hard to find fault with overall offering of Morelands Grill.

The decor may be slightly dated but with food that hits such high standards, it feels dishonest to say the furniture is a turn-off.

Quality ingredients, well prepared food and welcoming staff is more than enough to make a restaurant feel special – and the Morelands Grill is certainly not lacking in any of them.

Taking apple cider vinegar into the mainstream AN exciting new drink has made it’s way into SuperValu stores across the capital, sure to pack some delicious health into your diet.

The Lost Coast apple cider vinegar drinks may sound slightly intimidating, but we can promise – they’re delicious. Coming in a range of flavours, including a blueberry, elderberry and lemon mix to a delectable strawberry, hibiscus and rose combo, there’s something for everyone to trial.

There are many health benefits to apple cider vinegar, including the lowering of blood sugar levels and assisting in weight loss, meaning these drinks don’t just taste like juice, but they’re also good for you too! The Lost Coast apple cider vinegar drinks are available in all Supervalu stores now, and on Supervalu.ie, priced at €2.69.

The pint was good – and

the pub was definitely great

MANY A a person has made the mistake of thinking they were walking into another standard Dublin pub upon entering Ryan’s of Camden Street.

However, they soon found out that’s not the case. For many born outside the capital, Ryan’s is a home away from home.

Like a number of others in Dublin, the pub’s roots lie in Tipperary; however, everyone and anyone is welcome here. The pub has one of the most vibrant atmospheres in Dublin, where a quiet pint can turn into a night of madness at the flick of a switch.

Recently renovated, the pub has held on to its traditional look and feel; the long bar counter hasn’t changed, but the large windows are a welcome feature and open the place up.

The pint itself was good and was creamy enough but was just that bit too cold, so the taste was hindered. If you haven’t been recently, do go – you won’t be disappointed Ryan’s of Camden Street – well worth the visit @guinnessadvisor

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A racy new addition to the fabulous Fiesta DECLAN GLYNN

THE new Ford Fiesta ST has been designed, and engineered, for even greater mass-market appeal than ever before, with a pioneering three-cylinder engine ready to combine performance and efficiency in rare proportions, and suspension tuned for a more balanced, comfortable ride.

All-New Engine Ford’s all-new, all-aluminium, 1497cc three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine takes pride of place in the new Fiesta ST. P ro d u c i n g 1 9 7 b h p (200PS) and a healthy

290Nm of torque, this new engine replaces the old car’s 1.6-litre, 4-cylinder unit.

Advantages of the new engine in the new Fiesta ST are many, including the fact that it creates a broader band of peak torque than the old four-cylinder unit, it’s lighter too, and it is also the world’s first three-cylinder automotive engine that can switch to two-cylinder operation under low load conditions.

By marginally downsizing the new ST’s engine, Ford have made advances in fuel economy, while also enabling the new car to be cheaper to run than its predecessor.

New Dacia TechRoad Models Revealed CELEBRATING its 7th birthday this year, with over 21,000 happy owners in Ireland, ‘shockingly affordable’ Dacia is excited to announce a new Special Edition, the TechRoad, for 192.

Available to order now from €16,440, the TechRoad offers generous equipment at the pinnacle of the Sandero Stepway, Logan MCV Stepway and Duster ranges, including naviga-

S e l e c t a b l e D r iv i n g Modes The all-new Fiesta ST is available with 3 selectable

driving modes – Normal, Sport, and Track.

Each setting fine tunes the car’s performance by modifying engine mapping, throttle positioning, brake pedal and steering response. With a combination of Enhanced Torque Vectoring, Electronic Stability Control, and a performance tuned chassis, optimum handling is guaranteed.

Review Car My review car was a new Ford Fiesta ST3 (200PS) 5-Door, and was finished in ‘Ford Performance Blue’ metallic paint.

Standard ST3 specification includes 18” machined alloy wheels, powerfold mirrors, large rear spoiler, partial-leather Recaro Performance Seats, satellite navigation, keyless entry, rear view camera, rear parking sensors, auto highbeam assist, driver alert, road sign recognition, auto wipers, auto dimming rear view mirror, and a leather steering wheel with red stitching.

As we have come to expect from Ford of late, the car is also laden with an impressive array of standard comfort features, along with the very latest safety technology – allowing the new Fiesta to achieve a full 5-star Euro NCAP (New Car

Assessment Programme) crash test rating.

Quality materials are used throughout the cabin of the new Fiesta ST, while good levels of interior space are matched by an equally generous 311-litre boot, with the prospect of dropping the rear seat backs to dramatically increase the space on offer.

Growling Soundtrack The new Fiesta ST’s engine is fantastic, as it pulls enthusiastically from low revs, and is accompanied by a muscular, growling soundtrack that is enhanced tastefully by a “Sound Symposer” which pipes engine noise through to the interior, with proper pops and cracks from the sports exhaust.

This is a car that can be happily driven with the radio volume down to zero, as the glorious noises from the car’s exhaust will be music to many keen motorists ears.

The pure enjoyment of the new Fiesta ST’s

engine is enhanced by the car’s standard six-speed manual gearbox, which has a slick, short lever, and well-stacked gear ratios.

Cruising at a relaxed pace allows cylinder deactivation to occur (where the car can run on just two cylinders to save fuel), but it is extremely difficult to tell this is happening.

There’s nothing on the dash to indicate any switchover, and no perceivable change in sound or smoothness inside. This is modern-day engineering at its very best.

Outstanding Fuel Economy The major advantage of the cylinder deactivation system in the new Fiesta ST is that the car is capable of consuming as little 5.99-litres of petrol for every 100kms driven on an extra-urban driving cycle.

Pricing & Verdict The new Ford Fiesta ST range starts at just €25,277 (ex-works).

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1) All-New Petrol Engine 2) Selectable Driving Modes 3) 200PS, with 290Nm of Torque 4) 5-Star NCAP Rating 5) Priced From €25,277

tion with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and reversing camera.

The TechRoad Special Editions feature striking new interior trims and a choice of two new metallic paint colours – Fusion Red and Highland Grey.

The brand is also launching a new TCe 130 petrol engine on Duster – the most powerful Duster ever.

Dacia has also announced its unmissable offers for the busy 192 registration period.

Customers can avail of ZERO deposit and 4.9% APR across the shockingly affordable range including the Sandero, at €10,990, the rugged AllNew Duster from €17,390, and the striking new TechRoad Special Edition models.

Dacia 7th birthday sales events will take place at dealerships from Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th June.

Don’t forsake the opportunity to take advantage of Dacia’s unmissable 192 offers on their ‘shockingly affordable’ range.

These unique offers are available from now until 31st July 2019 at all dealerships through Dacia Bank.

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BLOOM IN THE PARK: FOOTBALL: NICOLE Owens says it’s

important to talk about mental health, with the Dublin Ladies Footballer having gone through tough times with depression and panic attacks affecting her daily life.

Owens has been speaking about how she has dealt with her own personal struggles, as an ambassador for ‘Grounded’.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS GOLF | EPIC JOURNEY TO PORTRUSH TAKES SHAPE

The Open trophy tour visits Dublin  sport@dublingazette.com

THE OPEN trophy rolled into Dublin this week as part of its 500-mile journey, visiting every county in Northern Ireland and the city of Dublin as the competition returns to the island for the first time in almost 70 years at Royal Portrush this July.

The celebratory tour, coordinated by Tourism Northern Ireland, allowed Dubliners from businesses, schools, golf clubs and sports fans to join the buzz at Custom House Quay.

The event also offered an opportunity to win coveted tickets to The Open which are currently like golddust.

Unprecedented demand has led to record-breaking ticket sales and the Championship will be a sell-out for the first time in its history.

In total, the event is set to be beamed live to over 600 million

households across the world. It is set to attract more than 215,000 eager spectators, with a team of 6,000 staff and 350 volunteers warmly welcoming visitors.

Fiona Cunningham, ROI Market Manager at Tourism NI, said, “The 148th Open is the biggest event that Northern Ireland has ever held and we are delighted to be able to bring a part of it to Dublin and celebrate its return, engaging the community and golfing fans alike.

“It is building up to be a great occasion and The Epic Journey is a powerful and fun way to take the excitement on the road.

“The Championship is set to leave a lasting legacy, and visitors are encouraged to soak up the buzz before, during and after the global sporting event visits our shores.”

As part of the event, The Epic Journey to The 148th Open tour brought Rory McIlroy’s Claret Jug from his win at Royal Liverpool in

Benjamin Cunningham from Belgrove Junior Boys National School, Clontarf, at Custom House Quay. Picture: Fennell Photography

2014 to Dublin.

Along with a giant #TheOpen letter sculpture, designed by Tourism NI and made of 4,000 golf balls, was unveiled by McIlroy last October.

He commented: “The Open returning to Portrush is massive for Northern Ireland, everyone is so excited and is getting behind it.

“I never thought I would have the opportunity to play in a major championship at home and I’m really looking forward to it.

“You can really feel the buzz already, it’s going be a fantastic year as we get ready to welcome The Open for the first time in over half a century.”

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SOCCER: TALLAGHT CLUB KEEP UP THE PRESSURE AT THE TOP Shamrock Rovers celebrate during their win over Cork City.

Picture: George Kelly

LUCAN SARSFIELDS GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN GOOD done WELL weekto forthe Intermediates Junior A la and Juniors with three wins out of four played. Juniors did the double in the league, beating Kilmacud Crokes at home home and O Tooles away with Inters beating near neighbours Castleknock at home and losing narrowly away to Cuala.

Ladies lost in their Championship outing away to Templeogue Synge St.Busy week of Juvenile activity with U13 Girls winning their league,minor ladiesbeat St Judes to go second in Div 5,U-9 Boys beat Erin Go Bragh,U11 Girls welcomed Scoil Ui Chonaill and look forward to next weeks Blitz in Naas.

Well done to club members Gavin Curtis and Conor O Byrne who played for Coolmine Community School in their win in the Dublin School Hurling Championship.

Club summer camp takes place from Monday August 19-Friday August 23-places can be booked online at https://payments.gardawestmanstowngaels.com/camps Two Diary Dates re fundraising are the Club Golf Classic on July 4th and Club Race Night on October 4th.

LUCAN SARSFIELDS DISAPPOINTMENT midweek as both out Ladies Football teams crashed out of Championship, Inters lost out to a strong Parnells, but have had a good Championship following promotion from last year.

Better news for our Camogie teams with Jnr 3 Camogie pulling the semifinal win out of the fire with a last minute goal.

Our Senior Camogie team finished the league well with a win vs Skerries midweek. Good wins for both U15 hurling teams and the U14B Camogie team midweek. A good weekend also for adult defeat footballtowith FOLLOWING four positive Naomh O results, Seniors drew with a tough Ballymun side and maintain in the hunt at the top of the table, all three other adult teams recorded wins and progressed up the tables.

Good wins for U14A U16A and 14B Camogie teams.

Disappointment for the 13B Camogie team who lost out to a strong Olaf’s team, the 13B LF also lost out in league. Our 13 Boys football teams also lost out.

Well done to Darren Gavin who made his Championship debut with the Dublin Senior footballers in their comprehensive win vs Louth at the weekend.

Our deepest condolences to the Casserly family on

the death of Padraig. RIP. Congrats to Orla Sadlier Lucan Sarsfields Camogie player who claimed 1st place as Trainee Creative Blow dry in the Irish Hairdressing Federation Championship 2019. Well done. The Ladies were seen celebrating in the clubhouse after their win against Skerries!

The Summer Camps Dates have been announced and first up is the Cúl Camp (football) on the 1st of July until 5th July. Following dates we have 3 other camps: 8th -12th July Club Hurling/Camogie Camp; 12th 16th August Club Football camp; 19th – 23rd August Club Hurling/Camogie Camp. Registration can be completed through the link on the home page of the club website. So don’t be disappointed register asap to make sure of a place.

The camps are always very popular.

Ladies Night was once again a great success, a huge thanks to our Healthy Club Committee who put together a great night, a full report will follow so keep an eye on the website and Facebook.

There was no winner of the lotto on the 23rd May, Numbers were 5, 11, 22 and 24. Next weeks’ jackpot is €6,600.

ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN

Rovers pop Cork to keep pace at top with Dundalk

LOI PREMIER DIVISION Shamrock Rovers Cork City  DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com

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S H A M RO C K Rove r s remain neck-and-neck with Dundalk at the top of the Premier Division following a routine 2-0 win over Cork City at Tallaght Stadium.

Joey O’Brien’s first goal for the club and Roberto Lopes’ fourth of the season saw the Hoops to victory as Stephen Bradley’s side upped the ante after the break.

A dogged Cork side kept Rovers scoreless until the break but never looked like getting back into the game following O’Brien’s

51st-minute opener.

The five-times-capped Ireland international finished brilliantly from Ronan Finn’s cross as Rovers’ relentless pressure finally told, and Lopes added a second ten minutes later.

City had changed manager since the last time the sides met, a 3-1 win for Rovers at Turner’s Cross, with John Cotter replacing John Caulfield on a caretaker basis.

And the visitors seemed to play with a little more freedom in the early stages than they have in recent times.

They had the first chance as former UCD winger Daire O’Connor squeezed his way through

at the endline and pulled back for Karl Sheppard, but Ronan Finn was in to clear.

Rovers took over from there and Trevor Clarke went close with two crosses-turned-shots, the second of which rattled the crossbar after Mark McNulty had palmed the first away.

In between, Dan Carr had passed up a glorious chance when he allowed Finn’s cross to run under his foot with the goal at his mercy.

Jack Byrne was the man pulling the strings behind every bit of attacking play, and his cross should have led to the opener just before half time, but Lopes glanced a header wide.

Rovers continued to

press in the second half and, after Aaron Greene headed wide at the back post, they finally made their pressure count.

A build-up involving Byrne, Dylan Watts and Finn ended with the captain picking out O’Brien arriving from the right, and he swept home first time with his left foot.

O’Brien was denied a second shortly afterwards thanks to a terrific save from McNulty, but Lopes was unmarked from the resulting corner and nodded in at the back post.

Clarke could have wrapped up the win late on when played in on goal but he shot over from a tight angle, and Rovers coasted to a comfortable

2-0 win.

“I think first half we could have taken the lead once or twice without playing at our best,” Bradley told the Dublin Gazette. “I thought the second half was more like us and we completely controlled the game. We just upped our tempo. We moved it quicker, we got into our positions quicker.

“Everything was sharper, decision-making [was sharper], and when we do that we’re hard to play against.

“It was a great finish from Joey because it’s bounced out to him and he’s hit it first-time, but it was a really controlled finish. I think it was on his left foot as well.”

Harriers Heffernan hails 5k

The Lucan Harriers club members who took part in the Bob Heffernan 5k

LUCAN Harriers Lorraine Heffernan – niece of Bob Heffernan – expressed her thanks to all those who “came, participated and supported” the Bob Heffernan 5k in Johnstownbridge.

“It was great to see so many Lucan Harriers out on the course,” she said of the event, adding “it was the largest and fastest attendance to date with over 700 participations registered. Thank again for your ongoing support of the race.”

First home from a Lucan perspective was the ever consistent Will Byrne in 17.13, followed closely in lethal form with a new personal best

by Barry Aherne in 17.19. Among the other

Lucan results were Derek Lynch (18.20), Colm Carey (18.28), Ciaran Porter (18.44), David Trunk (19.18), Damian O’Sullivan (19.23), Colin O’Gara (19.29), Lisa Ward (19.32). Michael Lee (19.40), Pat O’Dwyer (20.23), Mark Hallinan (20.54), Lorraine Heffernan (22.31), David Cuneen (22.38), Vincent Scanlon (22.43), Jason Barrett (22.49), Oliver Freeman (22.57), Stephen Rynne (23.12), Bernadette Stapleton (23.27), Lisa Shortt (23.41), Colm Munnelly (23.50), David Jones (24.40), Mary Keohane (27.28), Eileen Quirke (27.56), Bernie Doyle (28.24), Niall Ganadin (29.05) and Winifred Ryan (30.45).

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CANOEING: SALMON LEAP CLUB MEMBERS MAKE THEIR MARK WITH STRONG RUNS

Egan aiming to go one better after World Cup silver in Poznan SPRINT WORLD CUP  sport@dublingazette.com

AFTER taking silver in the 5,000m race at sprint World Cup in Poznan, Poland last weekend, canoeist Jenny Egan of the Salmon Leap club heads to Duisberg in Germany aiming to go one better at the second sprint World Cup competition of the season.

Last weekend, Egan finished just over half a second behind Inna Hryshcun of the Ukraine in the sprint for the line.

The pair had broken away from the pack about halfway through the race after the second portage and battled it out to the finish.

“It was a really good race and I’m happy with it, especially since it was my first 5000m of the season,” Egan said.

With qualification for Tokyo 2020 in mind, Egan had also competed over the Olympic sprint distances of 200m and 500m.

Her best result came over the shorter 200m distance where she made the C final and finished 23rd overall.

In the men’s races, Barry Watkins, also Salmon Leap as indeed were all four members of the team, made the B final of the K1 1000m, finishing eighth overall. Watkins also finished seventh in the men’s K1 5,000m.

Ronan Foley, the reigning European junior marathon champion who is making his senior debut this season, finished 14th in the 5,000m after competing in both the 500m and 1000m and Ryan O’Connor, another promising young paddler, competed in the 200m sprint heats.

In the paracanoe races. Patrick O’Leary, a Corkman who is based in Galway, made the A final in the VL3 200m H2 after strong performances in the heats and semi-finals.

He also made the semi-finals of the KL3 H2 200m, which is a Paralympic discipline.

Ronan Foley, Jenny Egan, and Ryan O’Connor at Dublin Airport on Monday.

The Griffeen Valley Educate Together table tennis teams with school principal Andrea Burke Khan and coach Philip McLaughlin

Griffeen win Leinster double TABLE TENNIS

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GRIFFEEN Valley Educate Together School in Lucan have completed another fantastic season of schools table tennis with a double win at the Leinster Schools Cup Finals in UCD. Both the girls and the boys teams competed against primary and secondary schools in the Under-13 category.

The girls have now won

three Leinster Cup titles in a row and the boys have won twice in the last three years. The girls had a 4-2 win versus St Ronan’s while the boys had a very tight match against Castleknock College, winning 4-3 with the match going to a deciding doubles which Griffeen won 11-9 in the fifth set.

In addition to the Leinster Cups, GVET also had a number of teams participating in the Leinster Schools League.

The Girls A team won Division 1, the Girls B team won Division 2. The Boys A team won Division 1 and the Boys B team were runners up in Division 1.

Next up were the All Ireland Schools Finals in the National Indoor Arena with the girls and boys A teams qualifying to represent Leinster in the primary school category. The boys team came runners up to a very strong Munster team

while the girls team took gold and the All-Ireland shield for the second year running.

Griffeen Valley ET have supported the development of table tennis as a sport in the school over a number of years.

These great achievements can be attributed to this support, along with the hard work and commitment of the coach, players, and the sponsorship from Centra Griffeen Valley.

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ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN OUR senior footballers secured their second league win with a victory over Scoil Uí Chonaill Sunday morning. But our Junior Football teams were beaten

by Thomas Davis and Rosmini Gaels.

Last week we announced details regarding our 2019 Summer Camps. The Round Tower Camp will take place Monday 8th to Friday 12th July and the Kellogg’s Cúl Camp will run Monday 1st to Friday 5th July. Visit our website for registration details or pop up to Towers Óg Saturday morning from 10am.

Boys and girls born in 2012! We are delivering a series of special training sessions every Thursday. They are taking place at Monastery Road from 6pm to 7pm and will run to Thursday 13th June. The training entails football, hurling and camogie. All welcome and contact details on our website.

Round Tower Lotto 20th May 2019. Jackpot: €8,500. Numbers drawn 2,7,9,10 bonus ball 22. No overall winner and no bonus ball winner. 3 x €100 winners: Tess McCabe, Margaret Leddy, Kathleen Kehoe. 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.

ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN PRIDE of place this weekend to our senior camogie team on winning their League.

Congratulations to all involved, managers and players, on such a brilliant achievement.

A Street Leagues competition for boys born between 2007 and 2009 will be held on 10 - 11 June (Hurling) and 17 - 18 June football, starting at 6pm. All are welcome.

Further information on our website. We will holding a similar competition for girls in September.

Our senior footballers lost to Kilmacud Crokes on Sunday morning. Thank you all who turned out to support the team.

Online booking is open for our Cúl Camps which will run from 8 - 12 July, and 15 - 19 July, 2019.

Hurling skills for our younger players on every Friday from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Two Lotto jackpots this weekend €10,000 and €2,400.

The numbers in the first draw were 11, 19, 25 and 27; and 3, 14, 15 and 21 in the second.

We had four match 3 winners – Damo Flood, Jim Kelly, Karen Maguire and Denise Butler. The jackpots next week will be €10,000 and €2,600, with the draw taking place on Sunday night in the Palmerstown House at 10pm.

Lotto tickets are available online at https://www.locallotto.ie/play_newa. asp?ll_id=1483#Anchor and from SuperValu, Palmerstown House, and Manor Hair Studios.

WANDERERS LOTTO: No winner of this weeks jackpot, numbers drawn were 1-7-22; €25 goes to Darren Snell, Fiona Griffin, Roisin Quinn, Angie Carroll.

Jackpot next week is €8,100. Our Lotto is now online through our Website or Facebook page.

Our All Ireland mini blitz starts on the 17th of June, see our Facebook page for more information If you are interested in playing for our Adult Men’s teams this season please contact Dave on 0877256754.

If you are interested in joining our Ladies team this season please contact Dionne on 0879315556 for more info. Our Juvenile training is on Saturday mornings and Wed evenings along with the nursery on Saturday mornings, please contact Fergal on 0876213142 for more details, the club is looking for new members at all levels so please reach out as per above if interested.

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

ST MARY’S GFC OUR Annual Golf Classic takes place on Friday 28th June in Citywest Golf Club, entry is €260, Tee/Green Sponsorship is available at €75. Contact Brendan Murray 0860401169 or Pat Farrelly 0860454434 for details.

Weekly Bingo every Wednesday Night at 8.30pm in club Hall, again all welcome, especially new players.

Club Shop will be open on Wed and Thurs

7.30 to 8.30pm, contact Eileen.

Set Dancing every Thursday at 8pm, again all welcome.

Monthly Whist takes place this Thursday the 30th, in club Lounge, all most welcomed.

26th May, Lotto numbers drawn this week were 18-20-22-28. There was no winner so next week’s Jackpot remains capped at €8000 with a €600 roll-over.

COMMUNITY GAMES: DEANSRATH AND LUCAN SHINE

Community heroes  CÓILIN DUFFY

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DEANSRATH and Lucan competitors represented Dublin with pride at the Aldi All-Ireland Community Games weekend in ideal conditions at the University of Limerick on Saturday and Sunday last.

It was a weekend to remember, with Deansrath cleaning up in the table tennis competitions, while Lucan Community Games also had plenty to celebrate with two Gold medals, and some excellent displays also in competitions ranging from Handwriting to Swimming.

With an involvement in Community Games stretching over 20 years, Sister Annette Murtagh helped mastermind more success for Deansrath in Table Tennis.

It certainly was a memorable event for the Clondalkin area side who took part in all four Table Tennis competitions, and delivered medals in each.

Both the Boys Under 16 and Over 13; and the Girls Under 13 and Over 10 teams struck gold, with Silver medals for both the Boys Under 13 and Over 10; and Girls Under 16 and Over 13 squads.

In the Boys Under 16 and over 13, Ijaz Jimmy, Khaleed Jimmy, Aironas Liucvaikis, Tommy Nguyen and Alex Tang were on the winning squad who beat St. Mary’s Sligo by

Lucan’s David Coakley, left, battles with Portlaoise’s Daniel Downey in Limerick at the Aldi Community Games. Picture: Piaras O Midheach/Sportsfile

4-2 in the final, after a 5-1 semi-final win over Letterkenny.

Michelle Atunwa, Jo Jo Ekeziem, Kate Ojolowo and Oluchi Williams were on the Girls Under 13 and Over 10 squad that claimed top spot. Deansrath produced a 6-0 semi-final win over Erne Valley from Cavan, and followed it up with a similar 6-0 win over Glanmire of Cork in the final.

Deansrath took silver in the Boys Under 13 and Over 10 Table Tennis competition. Salvador Afonso, Michael Nguyen, Adedayo Odutola, Seun Odutola and Robert Okosun were part of the winning squad, who beat Letterkenny from Donegal 6-0 in the semifinal, but lost to Glanmire

TRAINING BALLS Towers set to kick on in 2019 ROUND Tower’s Under-13

footballers got a big boost from SuperValu Rowlagh who provided sponsorship to go toward training footballs for the 2019 season.

Michelle from Hanley’s SuperValu Rowlagh is pictured presenting the footballs to Round Tower Under-13 footballers: Charlie Kennedy, Matthew Behan, Matthew Broderick, Colm Morris, Mark Donnan, Cillian Downey.

of Cork in the decider 4-2.

Martha Camara, Ruth G o o d h e a d , Re b e c c a Mahan, Winnie McDonagh and Chimamkpam Williams also took silver in the Under 16 and Over 13 girls table tennis competition.

They won their semifinal by 6-0 over Caherdavin from Limerick, but lost an entertaining decider by 4-2 to Cloughjordan of Tipperary.

Lucan’s Maggie Jez struck gold in the Individual Girls Cross Country, ahead of Kerry’s Aoibhinn Gleeson.

Samilksha Muthukumaar took gold in the Under 10 and Over 6 girls handwriting competition.

Lucan’s David Coakley was part of the Boys Under

12 mixed distance relay squad, who came third in their heat behind Kerry and Laois.

There was a strong re p re s e n ta t i o n f ro m Lucan with Rainne Isibeal Marzo and John Carlos Estrella involved in Solo Singing competitions, while Emer Keogh, Nicole Ní Dhonail, EllenKatie Ní Dhuinncacha and Eabha Rodgers took part in the Group Singing.

Arushi Kathuria and Janisha Singhvi took part in the Group Modern Dance competition.

Lucan were also represented by Marcus Zaidan in the two lengths Butterfly swimming where he finished seventh in a time of 29.88.

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MENTAL HEALTH: ALL-IRELAND WINNER ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO TALK

FOOTBALL

Boden go top of AFL1 table

Bloom in the Park ambassador and Dublin ladies footballer Nicole Owens

Nicole Grounded for Bloom in the Park  CÓILIN DUFFY

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NICOLE Owens says it’s important to talk about mental health, with the Dublin Ladies Footballer having gone through tough times with depression and panic attacks affecting her daily life.

Owens has been speaking about how she has dealt with her own personal struggles, as an ambassador for ‘Grounded’ – one of the gardens which will feature at this weekends ‘Bloom in the Park’ in the Phoenix Park.

“My rationale is that the more mental health is talked about and the more that it is normalised, and to give people an insight into self-awareness and how they are feeling, and give them ways to verbalise how they are feeling,” Owens told the Dublin Gazette.

“It’s hard to go to someone to talk about it. It is becoming easier, but it is hard to go to someone and say ‘I’m not feeling great today, I’m feeling really sad today’ – it’s something that traditionally wouldn’t have been done.”

Owens hopes that speaking out from her position as a Dublin Ladies Footballer, can help.

“The reason why I like talking about it is that there is a platform based off playing for Dublin,” she said.

“It is a privilege to have that platform. If me speaking out means that one person can come to me and say ‘I understand what you are feeling’ then that’s what I’m hoping to get out of it.”

Speaking on a personal basis, Owens gave an insight into how she struggled to motivate herself to go to football training at times.

“When it was at its worst everything came in on top of me and I just couldn’t do anything,” she said.

“Part of it was that I couldn’t be around people, and obviously in teams you are around lots of people. I didn’t have the mental strength.”

Owens revealed that she took time away from the Dublin squad in 2017, and they were very supportive of her.

“It was only for a few weeks, but I was supported very well by the management and the team. It has impacted

on me at times.

“Sometimes, in the week leading up to a match, I haven’t had a good week and obviously you want to be coming into a game like an All-Ireland semifinal with a really positive mindset.

“It’s very tough when you are not. I think that is something which in the last year or two has definitely improved for me a lot.

“Looking back on 2017, I would say that was when it was probably at its worst.”

However, Owens says losses on the pitch didn’t necessarily impact more than normal on her mental health.

“It’s not something I thought about, and I don’t think it impacted any more than anyone else,” she said.

“In terms of football for instance – the All-Ireland semi-final loss hit me hard for a few days, and I didn’t want to think or talk about it, but I don’t think it affected me more.”

Looking ahead to the summer, Dublin face Westmeath in the Leinster final on June 30.

Owens says there’s not much focus

on the game yet.

“At the moment, the focus is mainly on the clubs. For the county, it’s about focussing on what we can improve upon from the league, and Mick [Bohan] is focussed on the fundamental skills which can only have a knock-on affect.

“Obviously, we have it in our heads that the next game is June 30, but the fuel is just for us all to get better at the moment, and then as we get closer to the match we’ll start looking at Westmeath in isolation and how we can deal with them and their threats.” ** ‘Grounded’ was designed in collaboration with people living with or affected by mental illness will be one of the gardens featured at this year’s Bloom in the Park over the June bank holiday weekend.

On Bloom’s opening day, a panel discussion will be held in the ‘Grounded’ garden featuring campaign ambassador Nicole Owens, psychiatrist Dr Lee Motherway, Aware ambassador and Director of Services Brid O’Meara, and See Change ambassador and Project Coordinator Barbara Brennan.

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s stretched their lead at the summit of the AFL1 table to three points with a 4-15 to 2-11 victory against St Vincent’s at Pairc Naomh Uinsionn on Sunday morning.

Since they shared the spoils with county champions Kilmacud Crokes at the beginning of March, Boden’s league form has been imperious. Four wins on the trot affirmed their push for topflight honours and with Ballinteer St John’s and Crokes dropping points in midweek, they became the division’s outright leaders.

They faced a Vincent’s side who were seeking to build on their own midweek success over St Brigid’s, but it was the in-form Boden who ruled the roost. Supplementing his brother Ryan’s six-point haul, Colm Basquel amassed a personal tally of 1-5.

Additionally, Tom Hayes and Darren O’Reilly grabbed goals to ensure Ballyboden shook off the attentions of their Marino counterparts.

Kilmacud conceded further ground to their southside rivals on Saturday evening, when they fell to a 5-16 to 2-19 defeat at the hands of Naomh Maur in Rush.

Following a highscoring opening half, Maur’s held a slender advantage (2-12 to 2-11) on home soil.

Crokes subsequently edged ahead after the resumption, only for a Ciaran Archer penalty in the 41st-minute to galvanise the hosts once again and they turned things around with a couple of late goals.

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Lucan dreaming of Rovers in FAI Cup  DAVE DONNELLY

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LUCAN United are dreaming of an FAI Senior Cup clash with partner club Shamrock Rovers after seeing off Limerick side Aisling Annacotty 3-1 on Sunday.

The tie had been delayed until now as Aisling awaited the outcome of their unsuccessful challenge to take Sheriff YC’s place in the FAI Junior Cup final.

The visitors pushed John Doyle’s side all the way to extra time before the side recently promoted to the second tier of the

LSL pulled away to victory.

Marco Chindea put Lucan in front before Ben Banaghan equalised in the second half, however goals from Harmony Mercer and sub Dave Bracken settled it in extra time.

Chindea put Lucan in front two minutes before the break as a run and pinpoint cross from midfielder Michael McLoughlin left the striker with a simple finish.

Aisling were well-organised and caused Lucan problems on the break, and they punished them late on when Banaghan cut in from the left and curled

into the far corner.

Just before half time in extra time, Lucan hit the front again in spectacular fashion as Mercer met a corner Kanu-style with a flying backheel.

And Bracken settled the

tie soon after from the penalty spot, dusting himself down after being tripped in the box to take the kick himself.

“We’d love to get someone decent,” Doyle tells the Dublin Gazette.

“We’re hoping to get our partners, Shamrock Rovers. With a bit of luck we might get them, which would be great.

“We’ll wait and see what happens. That’s something for us to look

forward to over the summer.”

Lucan play Rovers every February in the Molly O’Toole Memorial Cup, but meeting them in an FAI Cup game would be a completely new experience.

Before they can look ahead to July’s draw, Doyle can savour their promotion and look ahead to making a couple of judicious addition for their Sunday Senior 1 bow.

“I’d say it’ll help us get some players in. I’m not going to be looking for too much. Obviously you have to sit down with the lads that are there and see

who’s staying or going.

“You won’t know where you are until you do that first. I’m confident most of them want to stay – I’ve had chats with some of them already.

“Things happen outside football and somebody you think you have might not be available next year.

“We’ll definitely be adding two or three, and hopefully that’s all we’re adding.

“We don’t want to be going out looking for six or seven players because we’ve a good team, a good team spirit and a good dressing room.”