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Controversial Coldcut apts ‘to rent’ again MARK O’BRIEN APARTMENTS at Coldcut Road were advertised for rent last week, despite recently being denied planning permission.

The apartments at Larkfield House were built by Cavvies Ltd. and have been at the centre of much controversy in recent months. The developer was given permission to build 27 apartments at the former gym, but subsequently applied for

permission to build 45 apartments.

In March, An Bord Pleanala upheld South Dublin County Council’s decision to refuse permission for the additional apartments.

Last week, local TD Eoin O Broin shared an image on Twitter showing that the apartments were being advertised for rent at €2,000 per month through Ray Cooke Auctioneers through property website Daft.ie.

Following enquiries from Deputy O

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Broin and TheJournal.ie, the ad was removed from the site.

Cllr Madeleine Johansson (PBP) told Dublin Gazette that she found it “bizarre” that the apartments could be legally advertised, despite not having planning permission.”

Dublin Gazette contacted Cavvies and Ray Cooke Auctioneers for comment but had not received a response at the time of going to print.

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Protest march held over closed road SOUTH DUBLIN communities rallied on Saturday to hold a protest march against a road closure in their locality. Around 350 frustrated locals turned out for the protest calling on SDCC to repair the road immediately.

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Tanya from Tallaght takes Dublin Rose title MEET the new Dublin Rose – talented Tanya from Tallaght, who hopes to do the city proud when she represents the capital at the evergreen festival down in Tralee later this summer. Wish her the blooming best when she heads down in August!

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Residents hold protest march celebrating over closed road Centra revamped store REBECCA RYAN rryan@dublingazette.com

SOUTH DUBLIN communities rallied on Saturday to hold a protest march against a road closure in their locality.

Edmondstown Road in Rathfarnham, dubbed the “gateway” to the Dublin Mountains, was closed

by South Dublin County Council (SDCC) in November 2017 after illegal excavation works on lands bordering the road compromised the stability of the stretch of road.

Around 350 frustrated locals turned out for the protest calling on SDCC to repair the road immediately.

Local residents said as a result of the closure, they have to make lengthy detours daily and emergency services have experienced severe delays in reaching emergencies in Rockbrook, Cruagh and Tibradden.

One of the organisers of the protest, Valerie Keogh, told Dublin Gazette there was a farm accident in early Spring and the ambulance was delayed in getting to the injured man by an hour because “the ambulance did not know the road was closed.”

Ms Keogh said: “God forbid if there was a fire in the Dublin Mountains, how in the dickens could they get services up there really quickly? It’s just

ludicrous.”

SDCC has commenced legal proceedings but Ms Keogh said the focus should be on fixing the road.

“What is perplexing everybody is why is the council pursuing this before the courts before

first, we had Germans that were meant to arrive at 8pm, and they arrived at 4am. They drove to Blackrock and had gone to Walkinstown because they couldn’t get around the barriers. It’s chaotic.”

She also said the road closure is having a nega-

Around 350 frustrated locals turned out for the protest calling on the council to repair the road immediately

they have fixed the road.

The road is a health and safety issue.

“This road is a pivotal road. It’s the gateway to the Dublin mountains.”

Ms Keogh owns Tibradden Farm Cottages with her husband for the past 20 years and said the detours around the road closure is having a very negative impact on their business.

“This is really affecting us. We have people coming in, groups of walkers and tourists, and we’re losing them.

“When this happened

tive impact on local schools, clubs and other businesses who are having to take detours on “small rural country lanes and roads” which is very dangerous especially when they are meeting “agricultural trailers and tractors with loads of hay and loads of silage.”

“This road has to be fixed and opened as a matter of emergency. Lives are at risk. It’s health and safety,” said Ms Keogh.

Local TDs and councillors were also in attendance at the protest on

Saturday and addressed the crowd echoing the call for SDCC to repair and reopen the road immediately.

John Lahart TD (FF) told Dublin Gazette he wants SDCC to pursue the court case and fix the road simultaneously. He is also calling on the government to step in and provide funding.

“The council didn’t cause this problem, but if this was any other major route in or out of the city I don’t see how the government would not bump up emergency funding to a local authority in order to remedy the situation.

I don’t see why Edmondstown Road should be any different.

“The community may be rural but a huge amount of tourists use that road [and] thousands of Dubliners use that road to the mountains on a weekly basis.

“I don’t see why the residents in Edmondstown and in the Dublin mountains ought to have to accept this.

“I think at this stage the government should step in and provide the funding that is necessary for SDCC to undertake the work and allow the council to pursue the developer separately,” said Deputy Lahart.

Both the defence and representatives of SDCC are due back in the courts regarding the issue this week.

EVANS’ Centra in Neilstown is celebrating the launch of its newly revamped store on Saturday with a host of festivities taking place instore from 12pm to 3pm.

There will be food sampling, face painting, balloon making and other entertainment for families to enjoy. Be in a chance to win one of the many prizes on the day.

Get your photo taken on the Day with the Soccer World Cup, Champions League Cup as well as the Premiership and FA Cups.

Evans’ Centra has been undergoing a complete store revamp over the last number of months and is delighted to launch its exciting new shopping experience to the Neilstown community.

The newly transformed store has an exciting new range of products to help customers make the most of their day.

The shop provides employment to 14 local staff members and also sponsor numerous local charities and community initiatives, such as Collinstown Football Club.

Writers urged to enter contest THE Institute of Technology, Tallaght and Red Line Book Festival are inviting writers to submit their work to the 2018 Red Line Book Festival ITT Short Story Competition.

The prestigious competition, now in its third year, has a top prize of €500 and attracts entries from all over the world.

This year’s competition will be judged by award-winning writer Deirdre Sullivan, whose latest book Tanglewood & Brine was recently voted winner of the 2018 Children’s Books Ireland prize.

Writers can submit a short story, free of charge, until Monday 13th August 2018. A shortlist of ten writers will be published in September, with the winning story announced at a special ceremony during the 2018 Red Line Book Festival in October.

The winner will receive a cash prize of €500, with two

runners up receiving €250 and €150 respectively. Shortlisted entries will be published in an anthology, Stand Fast!

The 2017 Red Line Book Festival ITT Short Story Competition winner was Tony Devlin for his story ‘Coronary Care’. The inaugural winner in 2016 was David Butler for his story ‘Aphasia’.

Entry details and rules for the 2018 competition can be found at redlinebookfestival. com

Protest in Clondalkin to call for housing CAMPAIGNERS calling for more housing will stage a protest in Clondalkin on Friday. The March for Housing begins at Finches SuperValu car park at 12pm.

The march will finish up at South Dublin County Council Offices in Clondalkin.

The protest is being organised for the Independents4Change group.

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EDUCATION

New Initiative from IT Tallaght to further strengthen its links with employers INSTITUTE of Technology Tallaght (ITT), in collaboration with the Dublin Regional Skills Forum (DRSF), has announced the launch of its new Office for Business & Industry (OBI).

OBI represents a significant investment by the Institute in response to the fast-changing needs of the economy and of employers in the South Dublin region and beyond.

It also creates a “one-stop-shop” through which employers can identify and access Institute-based expertise, educational and research capabilities.

Speaking at the launch, institute president, Thomas Stone, said: “The new office provides a conduit to the entirety of our academic and research expertise, irrespective of discipline area or of association to a particular Academic School, Department or Research Centre.

“It will enable us to better support our employer stakeholders and to continue to invest in strategic and enduring relationships.

“Most importantly, by strengthening employer linkages, OBI will serve to create new and even greater opportunities for our students, graduates and staff.”

For information please visit OBI at www.it-tallaght.ie/obi, phone +353 1 4042533 or email: obi@ it-tallaght.ie.

CULTURE: TANYA HOPES TO DO THE CAPITAL PROUD IN TRALEE

Dublin’s Tallaght Rose is blooming thrilled to win MARK O’BRIEN

TALLAGHT woman Tanya Feighery has been chosen to represent Dublin at this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival.

Tanya (26) came out on top ahead of 22 other contests at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan on Saturday.

She now goes on to take part in the Rose of Tralee in The Dome, Tralee from August 17-21.

Speaking after the glitzy e v e n t , Daragh O’Neill, the general manager of Talbot Hotel Stillorgan,

said: “We’re so thrilled to have provided the backdrop for such a prestigious event tonight and thanks to the hard work of our team and everyone involved with the Dublin Rose, it was a resounding success.

“Each of the contestants did themselves proud tonight and I’m sure they’ll never forget the experience.

“Tanya is a worthy winner and I can’t wait to see her progress to the next stage of the competition.

“All of the team here at the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan will be

Tanya Feighery is congratulated by the other ladies on claiming the Dublin Rose title. Pictures: Richard McCarthy

cheering her on every step of the way.”

With up to 500 supporters and special guests in attendance on the night, the tension and excitement was palpable in the hotel’s Shelbourne Suite, as presenter Brian Ormond put the girls through their

paces as each took to the stage to impress.

Those tasked with the difficult mission of choosing the right lady for the job were Arlene O’Neill, the 2012 Dublin Rose; Colleen Gallagher, the 2007 Philadelphia Rose and John Richard-

son, who was an Escort in 2015.

The reigning Dublin Rose, Maria Coughlan, was also on hand on the night to pass the baton to this year’s winner.

Tanya, a secondary school teacher, won over both audience and judges with her outgoing personality and musical performance and looked stunned as her name was announced.

The 26-year-old, whose biggest passion is dance, will carry the capital’s hopes with her to the August event.

It has been 15 years since Dublin won the crown, with the capital’s representative, Orla Tobin, last scooping the honour for Dublin in 2003.

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POLITICS: 'I WANT TO BREAK THE STIGMA AROUND HOMELESSNESS SAYS NEWLY-ELECTED MAYOR

Housing is the number one priority for new Mayor THE new Mayor of South Dublin says his priority during his term is “housing, housing and housing” after revealing that he was homeless during his time as a sitting councillor.

Cllr Mark Ward (SF) was elected as Mayor recently at the annual meeting of the council.

His party colleague Cathal King will serve as Deputy Mayor.

During his acceptance

speech, Mayor Ward said he wanted to use his time to break the stigma around homelessness, revealing that he became homeless not long after he became a councillor in 2016.

He said: “Not long after I became a councillor, I received a notice to quit from my landlord. He was an accidental landlord who, due to increases in his own rent, was forced into selling the property I

Councillor Mark Ward

was living.

“I immediately started looking for accommodation that was suitable for

me and my children.

“I had to over hold the property I was living in for three months and in November 2016 I became officially homeless.”

Cllr Ward stayed with family and friends during this period and also spent time in Apollo House.

“I was in Apollo House as a volunteer therapist, but used the opportunity to also provide me with a roof over my head.

“I was active in trying to secure a home through the homeless HAP scheme and went from viewing to viewing, with scores of other desperate families.

“As a member of this chamber I went about my duties as best I could despite the circumstances that I was in.”

It took Cllr Ward six months to find accommodation through Homeless HAP.

Cllr Ward said he didn’t go public at the time as he did not want to be seen as using his position as a way of solving his housing problem.

He added that he hoped to use his term in office to put pressure on the Government and the council to build more social and affordable homes.

“The housing crisis is across the four local authorities and I want to

TheJournal.ie, the ad was removed from the site.

A spokesperson for Daft. ie told Dublin Gazette: “As Ireland’s largest property portal we don’t manage the properties that advertisers place on the site directly.”

“Advertisers manage the content of their own ads.

We have a list of terms and conditions for advertisers available. All ads have a report ad button and we do operate a notice and takedown policy.”

A number of tenants at the apartment complex had been in receipt of Housing Assistance Payments (HAP), but these were suspended when it emerged that the development did not have proper planning permission.

The council told Dublin Gazette they are pursuing planning enforcement action and have been in contact with the Property Services Regulatory Authority on the continued advertisement of apartments for rent.

The council said it has no tenants currently in the property. The development also featured on an episode of RTE’s Prime Time last week.

Cllr Madeleine Johans-

son (PBP), who previously raised concerns about improper planning permission at the site was interviewed on the programme.

She told Dublin Gazette that she found it “bizarre” that the apartments could be legally advertised despite not having planning permission.

“I find it incredible really the fact that they continue to advertise them and continue to rent them out,” she said.

“It shows that they have absolutely no respect for the planning laws and regulations whatsoever.

“Surely, anyone with any bit of decency would not do that when they know that they’re breaking the law in regards to the planning.”

At the end of Cllr Johansson’s Prime Time interview, a man was shown approaching her and the RTE staff in an aggressive manner and making threats to them.

The man then drove after the RTE crew before they lost him. The programme stated that there was no evidence that the man was in any way connected to the developers.

Cllr Johansson said that she and the RTE crew had made statements to the gardai in relation to the matter.

Dublin Gazette contacted Cavvies and Ray Cooke Auctioneers for comment but had not received a response at the time of going to print.

set up a task force that will include the Department of Housing and the Mayors, CEO’s and Chairs of the Housing SPC’s (Strategic Policy Committees) of South Dublin, Dublin City, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown and Fingal Councils meeting at least twice during my term goal is to increase public housing and decrease the numbers on our waiting lists and homelessness.”

Apartments built without planning permission still being advertised for rent

MARK O’BRIEN

APARTMENTS at Coldcut Road were advertised for rent last week, despite recently being denied planning permission.

The apartments at Larkfield House were built by Cavvies Ltd and have been at the centre of much controversy in recent months.

The developer was given permission to build 27 apartments at the former gym and subsequently applied for permission to build 48 apartments.

This permission was denied by the Council but 45 apartments were built.

In March, An Bord Pleanala upheld the council’s decision to refuse per-

mission for the additional apartments.

Last week, local TD Eoin O Broin shared an image on Twitter showing that the apartments were being advertised for rent at €2,000 per month through Ray Cooke Auctioneers on property website Daft.ie.

Following enquiries from Deputy O Broin and

The image from Eoin O Broin’s Twitter page

FASTNews Dream Big comes to Citywest AUDIENCES will set sail with the wayfinder Moana as she makes her European debut live on ice in Disney On Ice presents Dream Big. This all-new production assembles a collection of inspiring stories connected by a cast of characters with a desire to explore the depths of their dreams.

Alongside Moana and demi-god Maui are eight tales of courage and heart, including Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and Tangled.

The production will arrive at Citywest Hotel, Dublin running from November 9 to 11.

“Dream Big was created with the intention to inspire everyone to explore their world by highlighting the defining moments of relatable characters who became their own heroes,” said executive vice president and producer Nicole Feld.

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 6 from Ticketmaster Outlets Nationwide.

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GALLERIES

Pictures: Alison O’Hanlon

Celebrating 10 years with spectacular show L

EIXLIP-BASED Dance LA put on a spectacular original show in the Helix last weekend to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Their production, We Can Be Heroes, is a story where science and technology is threatening the survival of planet Earth. This exhilarating storyline questions our overstimulated world of social media, its influence on teenagers today and our interactions with one another.

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TRAGEDY: KAREN’S BOYS TOOK THEIR LIVES WITHIN 3 YEARS OF EACH OTHER

Mam shares suicide story so sons’ deaths not in vain MARK O’BRIEN

A LUCAN mother who lost her two sons to suicide is speaking out to encourage people to talk and fight the stigma against mental health.

Karen Docherty’s son Stephen died aged 30 in June 2015.

Her other son Graham died in November last year.

Karen told Dublin Gazette that they were “two great lads” and she is speaking out so their deaths are not in vain.

She said: “Stephen had a drug addiction for 15 years and he just felt that his life was unmanageable. He left us letters and everything to explain it all.

“Graham was only 22. He was 22 on the Saturday and he took his own life on the Monday.

“He was after getting the highest degree in the 30-year history of his college.

“He was a software developer.

He had a great job with an American company here in Dublin. He was just back from San Francisco after being working there for two weeks.”

Karen, who also has a daughter and a granddaughter said that she is sharing her story so that other families do not have to go through what hers went through.

“We need to break down the stigma and let people know that it’s okay to talk.”

Karen is now involved with the Don’t Be Mean Behind Your Screen group, which gives talks to schools about the dangers of cyber-bullying.

She also gives talks along with a group of other people who have been affected by suicide.

“We’re free to speak to projects or groups that might be interested in hearing us speak,” she said.

Karen with Rachel, Stephen and Graham

“It’s not a depressing night, it’s actually a very informative night and people will come away with a lot of helpful information. We don’t charge, it’s all free.

“All we need is a room, a little somewhere to speak and people that would like to come.”

She has also written a memoir about her experiences and she hopes to secure a publisher for the book in the near future.

In spite of the difficult times she has experienced, Karen said she is determined to help others in memory of her boys.

“This is what’s keeping me

going,” she said.

“I want to make something positive. I don’t want their deaths to be in vain. I’ve said it to everybody, I’ve two choices.

“I can lay down and die or I can get out there and do something and I have to do something.

That’s what gets me up in the mornings.”

Karen added that she would like to see the Government provide more support to families affected by suicide.

“The lack of counselling in the country for families bereaved by suicide is just unbelievable.

“Pieta House are great but it took me six months to get to a counsellor after Graham died.”

If you need to talk, please contact; The Samaritans 116123, Pieta House 1800 247247, Teen Line (ages 13 to 19) 1800 833634 or Childline 1800 666666 (under18s).

ASSAULT

Gardai seek information after attack GARDAI in Lucan are appealing for information following the serious assault of a 17-yearold man at Rowlagh Gardens, Dublin 22 in the early hours of Monday last, July 2.

It is understood the youth sustained head injuries during an altercation involving number of persons on the street outside a house at Rowlagh Gardens at approximately 1am.

He is currently in Beaumont hospital where his condition is understood to be serious.

Gardai have commenced an investigation and are appealing for anyone with information to contact the incident room at Lucan Garda Station on (01) 6667300 or the Garda Confidential line 1800 666 111.

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COURTS: MAN WAS ACTING ‘COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER’ TO PAY DRUG DEBT COURT HEARS

Pizzeria robber with chainsawwielding accomplice avoids jail

A MAYO resident who robbed a pizzeria with a chainsaw-wielding accomplice has avoided a custodial sentence.

Craig Dempsey (25) formerly of Allenton Road, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing Apache Pizza in Oldbawn Shopping Centre in Tallaght on September 6, 2015.

The court heard Dempsey was acting completely out of character to pay off a drug debt and was remorseful for the offence.

A total of €2,535 was taken from the pizza outlet.

Dempsey, now with an address at St Finnions Close, Achill Island, Mayo also pleaded guilty to robbing a Spar store at Old Court Shopping Centre in Ballycullen, Dublin and producing a broken bottle in the course of the offence on July 20, 2015.

Garda Niall Russell told Lisa Dempsey BL, prosecuting, that a staff member was preparing to close the pizzeria in the early hours of the morning when Dempsey and another man carrying an electric chainsaw ran into the store shouting “money, money”.

The other man turned

Craig Dempsey pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

the chainsaw on while Dempsey jumped over the counter and threw the till on the ground. The pair then fled with the till and were spotted by a taxi-driver making off into nearby wasteland.

Gardai searched the wasteland and found the till and hoodie. Dempsey was recognised from CCTV footage and arrested two weeks later. He has three previous convictions, including one for burglary.

At the original sentence hearing in December 2016 defence barrister, Sorcha Whelan BL, said Dempsey had a cocaine drug debt at

the time of the offence. He has moved from Dublin to Mayo to live with his sister and her family, the court heard.

“He has moved away to get away from the negative influences of people he grew up with in Tallaght,” Ms Whelan said. She said Dempsey had got involved in the local boxing club in Mayo and helped out with his sister’s children.

The court heard Dempsey’s father died of lung cancer three years ago and his mother is suffering from late stage emphysema. He also found the body of his four-month baby nephew who died from cot death. This had a profound effect on him, Ms Whelan said.

She said at that hearing

that Dempsey had stopped taking cocaine, but was still using cannabis.

Judge Melanie Greally had previously adjourned the case for a year placing Dempsey on a probation bond during which time he would undergo probation supervision under strict conditions.

On Monday, July 2, Judge Greally noted his principal risk factors of cocaine use and antisocial peer group appeared to have been addressed. She took into account he had not reoffended and was now a carer for his mother who is unwell.

Judge Greally imposed consecutive sentences totalling six years which she suspended in full for three years.

‘No commitment to fund community based drug initiatives’ FIANNA Fail TD for Dublin Mid-West John Curran has said that there is no commitment from Government to sufficiently fund community-based drugs initiatives as the level of funding provided remains at 2014 levels.

In his statement on the National Drugs Strategy in the Dail recently, Deputy Curran, said: “It is very disappointing that, despite the fact that the Department of Health and the HSE have seen significant increases in their annual budgets, but local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces have yet to see any restoration in the level of funding they receive.”

Deputy Curran said that Drug and Alcohol Task Forces play a key role in providing a targeted response to the drug problem in local communities.

He added that he felt their capacity must be strengthened with funding in order to implement the relevant services to local areas where drugs are causing harm to families and communities.

“If the Government is serious about tackling Ireland’s drug crisis it must restore the funding to the Local and Regional Task Forces,” he said.

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

Ella Burke, Millie O’Callaghan and Christine O’Callaghan

Scott, Kayla and Rhys Gaffney with Lady Longbottom. Picture: Simon Peare

Handcraft and Horticultural show winners Irish Famine Victims supporters

Cllr Francis Timmons with winner Dee Tully

Winner Luke Foley

Winner Mary Whelan

Winner Derek Foley

Winner Rebecca Donnelly

Winner Nicky Timmons.

Festival fever on the streets of Clondalkin T HE popular InClondalkin Festival returned this year going from strength to strength with enormous crowds coming out in the glorious weather to enjoy a host of activities. A variety of events were enjoyed including Handcraft and Horticultural show, poetry readings and free guided historical walking tours, with the festival’s highlight being live performances.

Musicains from Aras Chronain

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Mayor Paul Gogarty with students from the Green School Committee. Photographer Simon Peare

Niamh, Chloe and Jack from the Clondalkin Shotokan Academy

Jo Leniston and Martin Byrne

A Day Of Celebrations For Esker ETNS T

Tina Stynes and Aoife Cousins Katie Lynch and Sinead Marshall

Teacher Gemma Curry Orla Jackson with Vikings Beaga Irish Speaking Sports Club

HERE were great celebrations at Esker ETNS in Lucan recently where an awards ceremony was held to celebrate the school becoming the national winners or the schools’ competition for water conservation.

The school has also been awarded it’s third Green Flag.

Outgoing Mayor of South Dublin, Paul Gogarty was on hand to officiate at the proceedings. The school’s first Active Flag was raised by Ireland cricket star Kevin O’Brien who recently scored a century against Pakistan.

As if that wasn’t enough, the school is also being awarded it’s fifth STEM award.

Principal Colette Kavanagh

Teacher Karen Morrissey, Kevin O’Brien and Naomi Scott-Hayward with students Abdullah, Tasassum and Florencia

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LOVE YOUR DUBLIN: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BEST BEACHES DUBLIN HAS TO OFFER

MAKE A BREAK FOR ONE OF THESE BEAUTIES

DUBLIN MADE EASY

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT SOME OF THE BEACHES WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THE CITY CENTRE

W

ith the recent burst of good weather, our minds turn to beaches!

Dubliners have been basking in the glorious sunshine recently, with the mercury topping 30°C in some parts of the country. The beach is the perfect spot for making the most of it and a great place to take the family to as well.

So, get the wind in your hair and the sand in your toes and grab an icecream while you’re out – 99 anyone?

Grab your bucket and spade and take yourself back to your childhood days, or simply bring a towel and lay and do nothing for a change.

Breath in the peaceful sea-side atmosphere and don’t forget your picnic! We don’t know how long the warm weather will last for so let’s soak it up as much as we can and make the most of it.

We took a look at some of the best beaches that Dublin has to offer.

VELVET STRAND LOCATION: Portmarnock HIGHLIGHT: A walk along the 5km of smooth sand Portmarnock’s beach is nicknamed The Velvet Strand due to the beautiful smooth sand along the beach that makes up the three miles of Portmarnock Strand.

The beach is backed by sand dunes which lead onto the Portmarnock Championship golf course.

Velvet strand has been the starting point for two pioneering flights. The most famous was the Southern Cross flown by aviator Charles Kingsford Smith where there is a monument on the beach.

Like many of Dublin’s coastal settlements, Portmarnock is also home to a Napoleonic Martello tower.

The beach is a popular place with wind and kite surfers. It’s a great place to kick off your shoes and go for a nice walk.

DOLLYMOUNT STRAND

WHITE ROCK

LOCATION: Clontarf HIGHLIGHT: Dublin Kite Festival

LOCATION: Killiney HIGHLIGHT: Breath-taking views

DOLLYMOUNT Strand, or “Dollyer” to Dubs, is a very popular spot on the northside.

Situated on Bull Island, it was created in the 19th century to deal with silting problems. Linked to Clontarf by a famous wooden bridge, Dollymount Strand is a 5km stretch of sandy beach and dunes. Today it is an important nature reserve and a breeding site for many bird species.

The beach is good for paddle boarding and kite surfing. The very popular Dublin Kite Festival takes place on Dollymount Strand every year. It took place this June attracting attendees from all around the country brandishing an array of kites.

The North Bull Island Interpretative Centre is well worth a visit to discover more about the island’s history, wildlife, and its importance as an ecosystem.

IF you’re looking for a beach with a view, White Rock in Killiney will give you just that.

It’s quite a stoney beach but the views are just breath-taking.

The beach offers stunning views of the surrounding rocky coastline including Dalkey Island and Sorrento Terrace to the north, and Bray Head to the south.

Killiney is one of four Blue Flag beaches in Dublin (including Seapoint, Portrane and Portmarnock).

One of best spots for a dip is at the north end of the beach, where clumps of whitish rocks are exposed at low tide.

Beside the car park is a grassy area in between a sea wall and the railway line.

It offers excellent views of the surrounding coastline and is a popular spot for a picnic.

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THE GIFT OF GAZ | THAT DAVY’S SITTING PRETTY ON CLOUD NINE – FOR HOW LONG?

Sun-thing shocking about the climate WE CAN’T have nice things, can we? It’s only a few weeks when there was all sorts of chaos because of the snow, if I remembers right, and now we’re getting weather warnings because of a bit of sunshine.

Sure, where else would ye get it at all?

Still, at least we have bread this time, which is one-nil to the sun versus the snow, in my book.

I love an auld sambo, so I do.

I’m not one for all this avocado and pesto carry on. The most exotic I’ll go is a bit of chorizo and some of that spicy cheese they have in the shop down the road.

Speaking of which, I was on me way back from the shop the other day when I walked past Davy’s gaff.

Davy was sitting flaked out in the deckchair with the bandy leg that I fell off at Christmas.

Me ankle was banjoed for weeks after that – not that Davy was bothered. He just broke his heart laughing at me.

“Howya, Gaz,” he roars at me. “I’d offer ye a seat, but I know ye have a bit of difficulty with staying upright on them.

There’s a knack to it, ye see.”

“Are you still wearing that stupid shirt,” I says to him.

“Have ye even washed it since last time I was speaking to you?”

“Of course I have, ye bowsie,” he says to me, looking hurt that I’d question his hygiene. I’ve questioned worse about him, to be fair.

“Maureen washed it the other day.”

“Would ye not wash it yourself?” I says to him.

“Ah, Maureen takes care of the washing,” he says. “I’ve never been able to figure out that machine.”

For all of his talk of equality and what not lately, Davy is still a bit of a dinosaur, really.

“Did I hear me name being

mentioned,” Maureen roars at us as she walks down the hall.

“I’d never take your name in vain, Maureen,” I says to her. “Davy was just telling me about how enlightened he is in relation to the whole feminist thing, these days.”

“That enlightenment hasn’t extended to doing a tap around

“

The most exotic I’ll go is a bit of chorizo and some of that spicy cheese they have in the shop down the road

this place,” she says, as she slaps him on the back of the head with her free hand as she walks past him.

She had a big glass of water in the other hand that was near overflowing. I thought she must be fairly thirsty because of the hot weather, but she walked over to the flowers in the garden and started pouring dribbles on to them.

“What are ye doing, Maureen?” I says to her.

“Watering the f lowers.

What does it look like?”

“Would you not use the watering can,” I asks her.

“I don’t want to get a fine,” Davy pipes up.

“A fine?” I says to him.

“Sure, that’s only if you use the hose. You’ll be grand with a watering can.”

“Ah, I can’t risk it,” he says.

“We’ve the holidays next week. I need the few quid for sangria and the likes.”

“I can’t wait to get away,” says Maureen. “I bet there’s no water shortages in Spain.

They’re used to this weather.”

“I’ve gotten used to it meself,” I says to her. “Sure, why would ye want to be going anywhere at all?”

“Ah, it’s good to get away though,” says Davy. “Recharge the batteries, like.”

“They look fairly recharged from where I’m standing,” I says to him. “Anyway, yis might be going nowhere. The pilots are going on strike.”

I was already sauntering down the road when I shouted that back at them but had a little chuckle at the pair of them roaring “Wha’?!” in unison.

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LEGAL EAGLE

PEOPLE

BY WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS

Snippets of info when cosmetic cuts go too far COSMETIC surgery is elective surgery which aims to improve one’s aesthetic appearance. This is an area of medicine which does not have any proper regulation in Ireland .

As a result of this, there are numerous ‘cowboys’ operating in this field, giving rise to significant post-operative complications for patients.

When things go wrong during a cosmetic surgery procedure, the consequences for the patient can be devastating, not just physically but emotionally and financially as well.

While nothing can make up for the distress caused by a wrongful procedure, if you have suffered at the hands of a negligent cosmetic surgeon, you may be entitled to some compensation.

Common cosmetic surgery claims Today, cosmetic surgery is more than just a tummy tuck or a breast implant, and as the scope of this type of surgery widens, so has the potential for different types of claims.

Some of the more common cosmetic surgery claims arise from something going wrong with these procedures: • Breast augmentation • Facelifts • Liposuction • Botox injections • Plastic surgery • Tummy tucks

• Rhinoplasty • Eyelid surgery • Brow lift • Chemical peel • Ear surgery • Cosmetic dentistry Do you have a case for compensation?

From a legal standpoint, all medical practitioners, including doctors and plastic surgeons, owe their patients ‘duty of care’.

In lay terms, what this means is that these medical professionals are obliged to take reasonable precautions to ensure your safety and wellbeing while you are in their care, whether it is for health or cosmetic purposes.

Cosmetic surgery is treated as any other area of medical practice and when something goes wrong, it is for the law to decide whether or not there is any legal liability to pay the patient compensation or damages for any injuries and losses.

Not surprisingly, establishing liability is reasonably clear-cut in some cases, whereas in other cases, it could get quite complicated and expert medical opinion may be necessary.

You should know that it may not be enough for you to file a claim simply because you are dissatisfied by the result of your cosmetic surgery.

There is a fine line between being unhappy with the results and actu-

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al malpractice or negligence.

The legal stand is that prospective claimants ought to be realistic and reasonable about the outcome of the procedure that they had elected to undergo.

What exactly will you get compensated for?

Here is what you might be entitled to claim compensation for if you have been at the receiving end of cosmetic surgery gone wrong: • Physical injuries • Psychological scars • Loss of earnings • The cost of having to undergo corrective procedures • The cost of care • Any other out-of-pocket expenditure directly related to the procedure While calculating tangible compensation such as expenses incurred for a corrective procedure and other medical expenses is fairly straightforward, calculating intangible compensation for psychological injuries and other inconveniences and losses can get quite complicated.

This is one of the main reasons why you will need a really good cosmetic surgery claims solicitor.

They will assess the level of compensation that you should be entitled to receive and will build your case so that you get the maximum award.

WALSH & PARTNERS SOLICITORS specialise in litigation, personal injuries, probate, conveyancing, employment law and family law. Their offices are located at Unit 7E, Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. For further information, please call 01 291 0300, email info@walshandpartners.ie, or else visit the site at www.walshandpartners.ie.

DISCLAIMER: While every care is taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this article, Walsh & Partners Solicitors do not accept responsibility for errors or omissions howsoever arising, and you should seek legal advice in relation to your particular circumstances at the earliest possible time.

ANIMATION COMPANY HAS BEEN PUT ON THE WORLD STAGE

Dublin company celebrates show being premiered on Nick Jr DUBLIN Company JAM Media celebrated the world premiere of their new pre-school show Becca’s Bunch on Monday.

The show – which aired at 7am and 7pm on Nick Jr in the UK - stars a cast of cute handmade puppet characters and features over 4,000 individually crafted props, set pieces and characters.

Becca’s Bunch also features special visual effects that give the show its unique look and feel, along with catchy songs written by Richie Egan from the Irish electronic-rock band Jape.

JAM Media, with operations in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, is one of the leading creators and producers of multi award-winning animated and live action content for the children’s and pre-school audience.

Becca’s Bunch follows a quartet of young woodland critters. Becca, the leader (catchphrase: “Let’s wing it!”) is a little bird with big ideas and a can-do attitude.

Confident, boisterous Russell the squirrel (catchphrase: “Macadamia!”) is the ultimate act first, think later kid — energetic, playful, and hungry.

Pedro (catchphrase: “I’m digging

it!”) is a cautious earthworm; knowledgeable, stretchy, and ultimately courageous.

Last but not least is Sylvia the fox (catchphrase: “Abra-ka-bag-rah!”), the youngest who looks up to Becca; she carries a deceptively deep bag of random objects that come in handy on the Bunch’s adventures.

In Wagtail Woods, one little bird and her friends are ever ready for adventure.

Becca, a happy bobble-hat wearing bird, sees adventure in every situation and as a result often bites off more than she can chew; landing herself and Russell, Sylvia and Pedro

in some sticky situations.

But it’s in the midst of these “oops” moments that Becca’s ideas, heart, positive thinking and leadership skills really shine.

And that’s when simple, kidrelatable challenges take a bold turn towards the best day ever.

Thinking on her feet, Becca will urge a generation of kids to never give up, aim high and have big ideas.

Because, once they do, like Becca, adventures just seem to happen.

The premiere episode “Legendary Gill” finds Becca and the Bunch setting out to prove the existence of a legendary giant fish in Wagtail Lake.

John Rice from Jam Media, at the Animation Festival in Dingle

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PLAY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY Dublin City Council, brought plenty of action in Merrion Square last weekend to celebrate National Play Day.

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Pictured at the event was The Lord Mayor Of Dublin Nial Ring with Bella (5) and Rosie (3) Devine from Artane. Running, climbing, jumping, outdoor street games, action songs, skipping and cycling are just some activities encouraged to improve children’s physical and social development. Picture:Chris Bellew /Fennell

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For a taste of what you can expect, visit your local Gro Mor garden centre including, Lucan Garden Centre, Newlands Home and Garden Centre Clondalkin, Jones Garden Centre Donabate or Windyridge Garden Centre Dun Laoghaire for top gardening tips and advice.

To get started Dermot O’Neill has chosen his top three summer plants that will add a splash of colour to any garden including, Dahlia, Senetti and Poppy all of which are widely available at GroMor garden centres nationwide.

The website www.gromor.ie contains easy to follow guides and videos on how to grow flowers, plants, herbs, trees and vegetables.

Gardening expert Dermot O’Neill with Sarah McGovern and her children Robyn and Jude Vaughan as they launched GroMór 2018 in Merrion Square. Picture: Brian McEvoy

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Churn out the watering cans, grab a trowel, and discover the beauty and mystery of the garden with a helping hand from GroMor and gardening expert Dermot O’Neill.

GroMor is an initiative by Retail Excellence Ireland in association with Bord Bia and nursery growers, promoting its 62 local garden centres and nurseries located across the country.

The garden centres offer free expert advice to people of all ages, from novices or new homeowners, to experienced gardeners.

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SOME OF THE LATEST EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN DUBLIN

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Declan O’Rourke

Serving up some soulful music at dlr Mill Theatre DECLAN O’Rourke returns to the stage of dlr Mill Theatre on Saturday, July 14.

Declan’s soulful music, rooted in folk and trad, has attracted the praise of countless industry giants, including John Prine, and Paul Weller, among others.

The Dubliners legend John Sheahan, declared recently that: “After 50 years I have decided it’s time to put a lid on the The Dubliners but I’m sure you’ll all agree that with Declan, and Damien (Dempsey), the future is in good hands.”

O’Rourke’s song-writing style moves faultlessly between impressionism, and storytelling, and can be at home in almost any form.

A dynamic performer, he is at once as comfortable fronting a 50-piece orchestra, as playing solo with a guitar.

Tickets priced €25 are available from www.milltheatre.ie.

Ian Felice to put in the Submissions from work in November IAN Felice has announced a solo show to take place in the Workman’s Club in November.

Ian, the lead singer and songwriter for The Felice Brothers, released his debut solo album ’In The Kingdom Of Dreams’ to widespread acclaim last year.

Hailed as his “solo masterpiece”

by No Depression and “impressive”

by Q M a ga z i n e (4/5), the record was recorded in his childhood home of Palenville NY, with his brother Simone Felice on production duties.

Simone produced and co-wrote recent hit albums from The Lumineers and Bat For Lashes.

On the album, Ian was joined by the original Felice Brothers line-up of James Felice on keys, Simone Felice on drums and Josh Rawson on bass.

Tickets for the November 10 show are on sale now from https://www.loosemusic.com/live

writers/poets sought for book festival RED Line Book Festival are calling on aspiring poets to submit their work for the 2018 Red Line Book Festival poetry competition.

Now in its sixth year, the prestigious competition attracts hundreds of entries from all across the island of Ireland annually.

The 2017 winner was Evan Costigan for his poem The Lean Season.

The winning poet will win a cash prize of €300, as well as an invitation to read their poem as part of the 2018 Red Line Book Festival, which runs October 8 - 14.

There is also a cash prize of €200 for second place and €100 for third place.

Adam Wyeth, a renowned poet and exceptional talent, will judge the competition entries.

The closing date for entries is Friday, August 10, 2018 and this year will only be accepted by email to poetrycompetition@sdublincoco.ie The shortlist will be announced on Friday, September 14, 2018.

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

Ace is a stunning two-year-old German Shepherd who adores attention and loves to give kisses!

He is a very sweet boy who e n j oys b e i n g around people so much; he finds it hard to contain his excitement so he will need some training to learn how to say hello calmly.

Ace is super smart and loves solving doggy puzzles and putting his busy brain to use. He will require some socialising with other dogs so he can learn how to interact and play, but our experienced

Training and Behaviour Advisors will be more than happy to support his future family with tips and tricks on how to do this in a fun and safe way.

Ace has so much potential, he just needs the right family to take him home and lavish him with the love that he truly deserves.

If you have room in your heart for Ace, then please contact Dogs Trust at 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.

MAXI Zoo is offering some sage advice to help pet owners throughout Dublin to protect and keep their pets safe in the summer sun with day time temperatures set to soar to their highest average levels throughout July.

“July is the warmest month of the year in Ireland and pet owners need to be aware of what they can do to help their pet to stay cool, how to identify signs of heat-stroke and what action to take if necessary to save the ir pet,” said Emma Fanning, brand ambassador at Maxi Zoo Ireland who operate six stores across Dublin.

“A lot of pet owners make the mistake of thinking that responsible pet ownership begins and ends with not leaving their pet in the car when temperatures climb, but there are many other simple

things they can do to help their pet avoid heatstroke during hot weather spells.”

Maxi Zoo is advising pet owners to leave pet water bowls outside, to provide their pet with shaded areas or wet tow-

Keeping pets safe in the summer sun

els to lay upon, to avoid tethering their pet outside if they need to leave home for a short period during the day and to keep their pets out of conservatories and glassed areas if they are staying indoors.

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WIN: a summer sizzler for you and three friends A CARNIVAL extravaganza comes to

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cess and fans both here and internationally.

The New Orleans styled brass collective are the superb music element in a first for Bulmers Live at Leopardstown, which will see the famous Dublin racecourse transformed into a Mardi Grasflavoured atmosphere, complete with aerial acrobatic performers, stilt walkers, fire breathers, samba drummers, face painters and carnival dancers.

AROUND 2,000 UKULELE PLAYERS TO DESCEND ON DUN LAOGHAIRE

The Thursday evening performance will be preceded by a high-quality card of horse racing and a wide selection of hospitality options are available.

The ‘Summer Bundle’ at only €33 includes admission to the racing & concert, a welcome drink, €10 Food Voucher and a €5 tote bet. À la carte style dining is available in the 1888 restaurant at €75pp.

The Big Ukulele Jam at Ukulele Hooley 2017

Booka Brass Band

Hooley father visit won’t stop festival ORGANISERS of the worldfamous Ukulele Hooley in Dun Laoghaire say the show will go on despite the dates clashing with the papal visit.

Pope Francis is due to come to Ireland on August 25 and 26 – the same dates as the Ukulele Hooley is due to take place.

“When the dates of Pope Francis’s visit were confirmed we got a little worried,” said Ukulele Hooley founder and Festival director, Tony Boland.

But, such has been the remarkable success of the Hooley over the past nine years that the organisers felt they couldn’t let so many people down, especially those travelling from abroad, and decided to stick to their original dates.

“Call it divine inspiration if you will but we are going ahead as planned on August 25 and 26,” said Tony adding that hotels a c ro s s D u n L a o g h a i re we re booked up from last year’s event with ukulele players and fans many of whom had also booked their flights.

“I don’t think there will be any serious clash of audiences.”

As well as the big open-air concert in the People’s Park, Dun Laoghaire, on the Sunday – this year will also see around 2,000 ukulele players taking part in “The Jungle Jam at the Hooley”, a mega jam with a jungle theme.

Up to 20,000 people will attend the day long Big Concert in the People’s Park.

“It’s 10 years since I first started a ukulele group in Glasthule,” said Tony Boland, who for many years was a stalwart of Gay Byrne’s “Late Late Show” backroom team.

“The Hooley came a year later and now the ukulele is one of the

Irish calendar and is the longestrunning ukulele festival in Europe.

It attracts players and fans from all over the world every summer and is a non-commercial, community, family-friendly event where the bulk of events are free.

Minnie (of Minnie the Illywhackers)

most popular instruments in the world.”

The Ukulele Hooley is now one of the biggest festivals on the

For more information, see www. ukulelehooley.com

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The Eskies

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A Fun-Filled World of Craggy Sea Shanties

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THE Eskies, it’s easy to conclude, have their tongues stuck firmly in their cheeks.

The Tallaght fourpiece’s modus operandi is one of playful, hard-wired fun, and it reflects in their music: a frantic, snarling but endlessly witty selection of gratifying, whiskey-loving country-punk.

Having been working their way around the Dublin music scene for the best part of a decade, their first album ‘After The Sherry Goes Round’ has been joined by the Christmasrelease country-melodrama of ‘And Don’t Spare The Horses’.

The entire process, at least from the outside, has been one surreal, messy party.

“The difference between our first album and our second album is our first album was written for live performance,” Frontman Ian Bermingham explains of the band’s progression in recent years.

“I think a lot of bands will tell you that. By the time we got to the second album we had our hour long set. When we came to record the second album, we only had about half the album written. Maybe less. The

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same pressure wasn’t there to write songs that would work live, so we could be dynamic in what we did.”

The second album ended up being delayed by a couple of months for marketing reasons, leaving the band struggling to keep quiet about what they’d finished.

“We were going round to people’s houses for sessions, and the thing is when you have lots of musician friends, you have a couple of pints and you all share what you’ve recorded.

“Then we’d wake up the next day going, ah, we shouldn’t have done that. I

don’t want to be that guy.

It’s like 2.0 of that guy who won’t put his guitar down.

Playing the unreleased album on your phone.”

That album is out now, though, and is helping the band secure a wider audience, something that’s critical to their long-term ambition.

Despite the silly side to their music, the Tallaght band are deadly serious

them paying us.

“There’s an extra dimension to having managers and booking people, a team of people who care about what you’re doing and become friends. It’s made a big difference to getting gigs” That hasn’t made life entirely easy, but the band are determined to press on into full professionalism.

At this stage, the door is

about finding a bigger audience.

“We were totally on our own for a long time, “Bermingham tells us. “Now we have booking agents and label services, though label services basically means we pay them to get the records out, instead of

ajar.

“The financial side is always tight and sometimes a total disaster, especially a band of ours, where we’re trying to make it a full time thing,” Bermingham says.

“There’s a balance between trying to make it

“

I don’t really think there’s a place for us in Ireland sometimes

cover itself and trying to expand that can be quite difficult.

“It doesn’t cost money to tour, but I don’t think we’re coming home with much.

It can be quite difficult.”

That has often involved touring outside Ireland in the last couple of years.

“I don’t really think there’s a place for us in Ireland sometimes,” Bermingham says, despite selling out a number of shows here recently.

“Maybe there’s not a scene we quite fit into.

Which is fine.

“We write music for ourselves, pushing each other in stupid directions and doing increasingly ridiculous things.

“We want to make people in the room laugh.

It can be ridiculous and obnoxious, “We’re not worried about being cool, but we are certainly enjoying ourselves. It’s a very carefully choreographed sloppy session buzz.”

The Eskies play Groove Festival at Kilruddery House, Bray, on Sunday, July 8.

They’ll be joined across the weekend by The Stunning, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Ham Sandwich and Kila.

Tickets are on sale now.

MICHAEL BUBLE @ CROKE PARK, €89.50

Multiple Grammy and Juno Award winner Michael Buble is delighted to announce that Emeli Sande will join him as special guest at Croke Park on Saturday July 7.

JULY 5 (THURSDAY) Mutefish + Bicurious @ Whelan’s, €7 Feuds + Painted Skies @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €5

JULY 6 (FRIDAY) The High Kings @ Vicar Street, €33.50 Eels, @ Iveagh Gardens, €45 The Cosmic Funk Band @ The Bowery, free (late show) The Soul Tree Festival @ The Sugar Club, €15-25 Mark Dinam @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 The Classic Beatles @ Whelan’s, €20 One of the strongest Beatles cover bands we’ve come across on our travels, the Classic Beatles serve up a Fab Four experience well worth seeing.

Thumper @ Workman’s Club, free (late show)

JULY 7 (SATURDAY) Michael Buble @ Croke Park, €89.50 The Three Tenors @ The National Concert Hall, €25-35 The The, @ Iveagh Gardens, €55.50 Chris Haze @Whelan’s (Upstairs), €12.

The Soul Tree Festival @ The Sugar Club, €15-25 Freak Control + Boom Child @ The Mezz, free 5 Dollar Shakes @ Workman’s Club, €5

JULY 8 (SUNDAY) Queen (+ Adam Lambert) + The Boomtown Rats + The Darkness @ Marlay Park, €79.50 The reformed version of Queen - minus Freddie, obviously - might not hold the same appeal as their stunning original offering, but they’re still a powerful live act. Great support, too.

Ralph Rolle + CC Brez @ The Bowery, €10

JULY 10 (TUESDAY) Tune-Yards @ Tivoli Theatre, €24 The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €7

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Crooner in Croker MULTIPLE Grammy and Juno Award winner Michael seen me live, well… I just haven’t met you yet!”

Buble is coming to Croke Park this Saturday and will be Nobody But Me, his seventh major label studio album, joined by very special guest Emeli Sande. was released in October 2016. The record debuted at #2 on With three Number 1 albums and a classic ‘Christmas’ the Irish charts and went platinum in the UK in January. album to his name, Michael Buble has toured the globe 5 Emeli Sande’s critically acclaimed number one record, times and has sold out Aviva Stadium in 2010 followed by Our Version Of Events was the biggest selling album of four successive nights at The O2 Dublin in 2013.

2012 and second biggest selling album of 2013, scoring Michael Bublé’s classic voice, endearing charm and three UK number 1 singles and 4.6 million album sales sheer panache have established him as one of the great worldwide. singers and entertainers.

Emeli released her second studio album, ‘Long Live He has carved a unique place in the hearts of fans The Angels’ which became the biggest selling album around the world from a UK female and lit up pop released in 2016.

I can’t wait to come over to see my fans in Dublin and charts since his She went on to play Croke Park for my largest ever Irish show! You guys debut album in win ‘Best Female’ have been patient and I can’t thank you enough for all 2005, bringing at the 2017 BRIT your support. And for those of you that haven’t seen me jazz standards to Awards, becoming live, well… I just haven’t met you yet! a new generation her fourth BRIT while scoring Award win to date. his own original hits including the unforgettable global She was also appointed Member of the Order of the smashes ‘Home’, ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’, ‘Everything’ and British Empire (MBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for ‘Lost’. her services to music.

Speaking ahead of the Croke Park concert, Michael There is still a chance to see the King of Cool with spesaid: “I can’t wait to come over to see my fans in Dublin cial guest Emeli Sande live at this fully seated concert in and play Croke Park for my largest ever Irish show! You Croke Park this Saturday, July 7th.

Tickets from €89.50, including booking, fee are availguys have been patient and I can’t thank you enough for all your support. And for those of you that haven’t able at Ticketmaster.

“

Multiple Grammy and Juno Award winner Michael Buble is coming to Croke Park

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All you have to do is decide which letter is represented by which number!

To start you off, we reveal the codes for two or three letters.

As you find letters, enter them in the key and into the grid.

Cross off the letters in the A to Z list.

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION FIND THE HIDDEN WORDS Dumbledore

Neville

Ginny

Pettigrew

Hagrid

Ron

Harry

Sirius Black

Hermione

Snape

Luna

Umbridge

Mad-Eye Moody

Voldemort

Malfoy

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GALLERIES OF THE WEEK

PR

Pride 2018 – were you there? Thousands cheer as they gather at Smithfield

AND NO

This fabulous fido knows how to dress to impress

Many companies are delighted to promote Pride-related events or support, with Blanchardstown-based eBay no exception. Several of its staff, including Cathal Heaney, Eoin Hendrick, Sean O’Beirns, Jamie Kennedy with (front) Mairead KinahanSayeh and Niamh Hynes, were delighted to help mark eBay’s involvment, which included a tricked-out van in the parade. Pictures: Donall Farmer/Julien Behal Photography

Brian Murray and Senator David Norris

Moe Coakley has the write stuff for a striking look

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Marta Rovira, Maria Cuvecheru and Maria Gmad

RIDE

Pictures: Simon Peare

PREJUDICE

Deirdre Clarke with Marcel Koile and Maim Omal

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NE of Dublin’s most popular events – and certainly the most colourful – passed off at the weekend, with the annual Pride parade again seeing many thousands of people of all ages, sexualities and identities marching and gathering on a fun, inclusive afternoon in the sun. Blessed with the continuing spell of unusually great weather, Pride participants and spectators created a rolling river of rainbow-coloured flags and hues as they poured en masse from Stephen’s Green over to Smithfield.

A slight cloud was cast over the proceedings by the route itself, with several social media posts criticising the choice of streets that the parade was ‘shunted’ onto. However, whatever about such complaints, most people made the best of the upbeat, vibrant and eye-blisteringly colourful sights on show, as Dubs, culchies, tourists and onlookers alike celebrated the city’s increasingly inclusive spirit. Most of all, it was a day to reflect on the city and country’s huge number of LGBT+ citizens, and on their decades-long path to acceptance and equality – a celebrated journey much longer than the Pride route itself.

Meabh O’Brien, Ciaran Leeny and Elizabeth Carr

Joining in the celebrations in the sunshine

Iqbal Parambil, Nazir Basha and Ewerton Davis

Antonio Scalia and Stephania Vitale

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SUNNY CALIFORNIA | TRAVEL ACROSS THE POND TO WHAT MAY POSSIBLY BE BEER HEAVEN

Brewing up a fine pint in Southern Cal DARREN MAILE

IF YOU are one of those people who have more imagination than just drinking Guinness or o t h e r ye l l ow, f i z z y, watery beers, you may wish to consider a holiday that includes exploring good quality beer in

the USA. Those of you that are open-minded may be aware of the West Coast IPA phenomenon, but now may be the time to experience it for real rather than just a cold beer from your fridge.

California has all the ingredients for a great holiday with the perfect

combination of Pacific coast, blue skies, sunshine, great food and, of course, great beer. Aer Lingus are the only airline to fly direct to LAX from Ireland, whereas numerous airlines via a connecting flight, fly from the UK into LAX and San Diego.

There are two types of

breweries and tap rooms to visit whilst in the Los Angeles area and 120 miles down the road in San Diego. There are the large well-established gastropub, distributer, breweries and the much smaller local boutique breweries.

Stone Brewery and Ballast Point would be two of the larger breweries in California, which having started as small local craft breweries back in the late 1990s. They have now expanded to multiple locations in California and The Angel City a c ro s s t h e Brewery in Los Angeles US. offers a wide array of Visiting beers and the much-adored these more street taco truck to cure the munchies. The Mexican famous street food in LA is breweries nothing less than breweries, is also a passpectacular. time of many so you will Americans, who spesee all the large cifically visit these ven- fermentation tanks and ues for brewery tours and pipework in the back to drink and dine in their ground. restaurants. The buildThere is something ings are very spacious unique to sitting at a and are also working bar with a massive list

of beers on the wall to choose from, yet behind a glass wall you can see how all the magic is made.

These breweries cater for families by offering superb choice of food, along with an extensive range of beers in stunning

The Ballast Point Brewery where you can try their award-winning Grapefruit Sculpin

relaxing settings. You will see many large families out together around long tables enjoying the offering.

The Stone Brewery in Escondido has a near tropical garden attached with pools and palm trees etc. which makes the outdoor dining experience all the more enjoyable.

When you have finished your dining and drinking experience, there is always the shop on site to visit offering a vast range of merchandise.

If you have decided to plan a route yourself for some of the smaller breweries, you will find that this is a great way to explore many of the various neighbourhoods that the two large cities of Los

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A GUIDE TO TEMPTING FOOD AND LOCATIONS

TRAVEL & FOOD

MICRO-BREWS | SOME OF THE BEST

JACKED UP BREWERY 800 W Grand Ave CA 92025 USA

A pint of California delight at the Angel City Brewery

A very tasty flight of beers at the Eppig Brewery in San Diego

Angeles and San Diego have to offer.

Southern California certainly has a beach and surfer vibe to it and you will find driving through many of the smaller beach communities very enjoyable.

In amongst the amazing houses, palm trees and endless food establishments, you may find tucked away a small boutique brewery.

These can be hard to find, as often, they are situated within industrial estates, where they neighbour other smaller commercial enterprises.

On the high streets they may just be nestled in between a surfer shop and a cafe or smoothie bar. The smaller brewer-

ies don’t waste an exorbitant amount of money on advertising to attract customers. Those that want to seek out these establishments will come looking for them. The money saved can be invested in the process of creating great beer and food.

Often these small breweries will be very spartan with painted breeze block walls and exposed pipework etc., but always they are warm, friendly places to visit.

A stranger turning up to try a flight (tester) of the beers to sample will be met with an enthusiastic barperson/owner who will be more than happy to explain all that they have to offer and their whole history.

If you plan on visiting California, you will find this that this is a great way to mix with the locals

and engage in friendly conversation with other like-minded individuals.

California is blessed in so many ways from the stunning beaches and scenery to the endless blue skies and sunshine.

A visit to the west coast of the US, to some,

may feel like walking into an episode of Baywatch, but I suggest that there is no better way to take in the amazing surroundings than to find a brewery and enjoy (sensibly) a nice cold beer and just hang out with the locals.

GOING ON TOUR IF YOU want to pack your day full of breweries and don’t want to worry about transportation, your best bet is booking a tour with a professional touring company and let them do the driving so all can enjoy.

LOS ANGELES TOURS www.lacraftbeertours.com www.labeerhop.com/ www.socalbrewbus.com SAN DIEGO TOURS www.brewerytoursofsandiego.com www.brewhop.com SAN MARCOS TOURS www.sacraftcruiser.com/san-marcos-tour

JUST off Interstate 15 in the suburb of Escondido you will find Jacked Up Brewery. In amongst a group of commercial buildings wedged in between main roads you will find this little gem which was established in 2016.

When the owner’s dog is the first thing that greets you upon entering, you know this place will be warm and friendly. The interior has brightly painted concrete walls, with a large logo of the brewery painted on one wall.

Board games are stacked in the corner, as well as a machine that dispenses the best movie popcorn ever and pretzels.

The room is divided by the bar and on a wall of corrugated iron hangs a list of the various pale ales, IPAs and stouts on offer.

There is a sign that stretches across the bar that states Brew, Drink, Relax, Repeat and it’s not long before you will find yourself engaged in friendly conversation with one of the owners. You may wish to try a small taster of many of the beers that they have on asf a fdsaf dsf dsaf dsa offer before you decide to go ahead and enjoy a full pint. Behind the fdsaf dsaf dsfa dsaf sf dividing wall you can see that all the brewing is done there, onsite, dsaf dsaf dsaf dsa fdsaf and the drink does not need to travel far from the fermentation barrel to tap.

If you are driving on your way to San Diego from LA you may wish to stop off on route and enjoy this wonderful little brewery.

ANGEL CITY BREWERY 216 S Alameda St Los Angeles, CA www.angelcitybrewery.com THIS downtown LA brewery is inside an old factory and is very spacious with an industrial feel to it. This is a very popular venue and like many other breweries it is pet friendly, expect to meet some furry friends as well. Food is supplied by a street taco van and this place has a very gritty, trendy urban decay feel to it which it why it seems such a hit with the locals.

EPPIG BREWING 2817 Dickens Street San Diego, CA www.eppigbrewing.com AMONGST the sail boats and yachts on San Diego harbour you will find this small brewery.

The inside is more outside as

the walls open up to make this place feel like you’re in the great outdoors. There are also tables outside so you can enjoy your drink in the sun and take in the impressive surroundings of this busy yet picturesque harbour.

RIP CURRENT BREWING 1325 Grand Avenue San Marcos, CA www.ripcurrentbrewing.com THIS is where beer and surfing collide. The decor is beach themed and many of the beers have a surfing related name. On one wall the owners proudly display the numerous prizes their beers have won and along the other is the most amazing collection of antique beer cans.

Surf’s up: A flight of beers at Rip Currant

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Aldi Nutgrove store open after revamp ALDI’S Nutgrove “Project Fresh” store in Dublin has reopened its doors to customers after an extensive renovation project.

The store has been completely refurbished as part of Aldi’s €160m investment in its Irish store network.

Aldi has committed €100m to constructing and opening 20 new stores by the end of 2019, while Project Fresh sees Aldi invest a further €60m in revamping the layout and design of all of its 131 stores nationwide.

Featuring the new layout, Aldi’s Nutgrove store now offers over 18% more fridge space, a wide selection of fresh food at the front of the store, hi-spec fixtures and fittings and new signage that provides a more efficient and hassle-free shopping experience.

103 free car parking spaces are also available to customers.

Speaking on the reopening, store manager at Aldi’s Nutgrove store Lorcan Hardy said: “Following extensive refurbishment work we are delighted to have reopened our new Project Fresh store. The whole Aldi team is looking forward to welcoming customers from the locality, both existing and new. We are confident our customers will find the new store provides a more enjoyable and spacious shopping experience.”

Dundrum set for new children’s play festival DUBLIN is playing host to Ireland’s brand-new children’s play festival ‘Playstival with The Happy Pear.’

It runs across two days on August 11 and 12 at Ireland’s largest urban farm Airfield Estate in Dundrum.

Playstival is the antithesis of too much screen time and the festival encourages families to ‘go back to basics’ and experience a more innocent approach to games and play.

It will feature a range of hands-on, fun imaginative games and themed ‘play universes’, with no fancy technology or screens to be found!

Tickets for Playstival with The Happy Pear are now available at www.playstival.ie Standard individual tickets are €12.42 and under 2’s go FREE!

The Happy Pear twins, David and Stephen Flynn hosted a sand castle competition on Sandymount Strand to celebrate the launch of the festival

FOOD & TRAVEL

Dinner and a Movie?

New Stella Diner opens in Rathmines DINNER and movies are a match made in heaven and Rathmines has a new offering for Dubliners.

Last year the iconic Stella Theatre was re-opened and now The Stella Diner has opened next to the theatre on 211 Rathmines Road.

The stunning former Bank of Ireland building has been given a new lease of life which has been beautifully restored and refurbished into an authentic American style diner.

The stonework above the door still has the original engraved sign of the bank, the building’s very first resident.

As you walk through the door, you enter into a bright and spacious room that brings you a taste of Manhattan.

A long pewter topped counter runs down the right side of the room, overlooking the open grill, and big comfy leather booths surround the room.

You can choose from all day breakfast favourites like a stack of buttermilk pancakes, corned beef hash with eggs and home fries, proper sausage sambos, fluffy three egg omelettes, or brioche French toast with bacon and

The Diner boasts vintage red leather booths and a centrepiece bar which serves cinema inspired cocktails.

maple syrup.

There are plenty of lunchtime and late night favourites on offer, too. Downright dirty cheese burgers, hot griddled sandwiches, next level tasty hot dogs, and some nostalgic classics including meatloaf, liver and onions, and grilled gammon steak with roast pineapple.

If you have a sweet tooth, The

Stella Diner offers homemade pies including cult classics pies like Apple, Key Lime, and Mississippi Mud pies, along with sundaes, thick and creamy milkshakes and malts. All proper American style.

Fancy something a little stronger? There is a full selection of draft and bottled beers, wines and cocktails.

There’s plenty of fun on the cult

classic cocktail menu which takes inspiration from neighboring Stella Theatre, with such titles as ‘There’s something about Bloody Mary’, ‘Don Julio’s day off’, ‘Midnight Espresso’ and ‘O Bacon, Where Art Thou?’.

The Stella Diner opens from 8am -10pm daily, seven days a week.

Let the good times roll!

Rachel (16) rises to the challenge SIXTEEN-year-old Rachel McPartlin has won the Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2018 at an event in Dublin.

The event was hosted by Foroige in the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Kildare Street in Dublin.

Rachel took the title with her business Rachel’s Heavenly Homemades, which is a Gluten Free Bakery at affordable prices.

Rachel established the business as most of her family are Coeliacs, and because being Coeliac not only limits their food choices, but shopping gluten free is expensive.

Rachel, from Leitrim, took the title after competing against twelve hundred other young

entrepreneurs throughout Ireland.

Sean Campbell, CEO Foroige, said: “The Foroige NFTE Entrepreneurship Programme has multiple positive impacts on the young people who take part in it.

“Career aspirations increase; interest in attending college increases; business knowledge increases; leadership behaviour increases; and a belief that attaining goals is within their control significantly increases.

“Empowering young people is what Foroige does, and we are more than proud of everything the young people here today have achieved.”

Gluten Free Baker Rachel McPartlin. Picture: Mark Stedman

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HOME & STYLE

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Anne Byrne Garden Design – Creative Ideas  ANNE BYRNE – Practical Solutions – Stunning Gardens. info@dublingazette.com AS THE evenings have just passed the summer solstice I hope you have been able to enjoy some time outside in the garden. This is the time of year when your garden furniture comes into its own, so if yours is tired or past its best it might be time to think about investing in some new pieces.

As a firm believer in the benefits of sitting down and enjoying the garden as much as possible, I look upon outdoor furniture as one of the most valuable investments in your garden, and it’s often overlooked in favour of hard landscaping and plants when planning your space. This is why I always include advice on the best furniture as an integral part of a garden design.

If you’re thinking of updating your furniture, consider first what you’re more likely to use it for. There are endless choices, so decide whether you’ll use it most for dining and entertaining or lounging and relaxing.

It needs to be comfortable and well constructed if you’re going to be spending any length of time outside, whereas if you’ll just be popping out

for a quick morning coffee you’ll get away with lighter, less durable pieces.

The furniture you choose will form part of the overall look of the space, so make sure it fits with the style and design of your garden. Well-chosen pieces can enhance the space and add the perfect finishing touch, but inferior quality or badly maintained furniture can spoil it.

If you favour a cottage style garden, rustic or painted timber and cast iron will always look well, and you can get away with a few scratches and a bit of rust – just call it shabby chic! If you prefer a sleeker, more contemporary look, simple streamlined shapes and all - weather rattan or sleek aluminium are good choices.

I like to leave my furniture outdoors throughout the seasons as you never know when a spell of good weather will tempt you outside – it’s often very early spring or late autumn and I like to be able to seize the day and snatch a few minutes in the garden whenever possible.

Let’s hope this summer continues to bring us plenty of them!

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CINEMA MACHINE OF THE WEEK

Eclipse setting the smooth line at Mitsubishi Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin are great, but the film isn’t quite a great vehicle for their intense talents

SICARIO 2 IS A DARK (BUT UNECESSARY) SEQUEL

Anti-drugs tale just borders on cruelty in places THE relentless, violent, failing but necessary war on drugs proved an interesting basis for 2015’s sleeper hit, Sicario, which followed a darker, grittier take than usual on the drug war.

Diving headfirst into some very shady goings on along the USMexico border, at times it was hard to see the difference between the drug cartels and the government forces stacked against them.

That moral ambiguity of merciless, cruel people on two sides of the same issue stacked against each other provided a dark lens through which to peer at some uncomfortable issues, with the film’s core character (brilliantly played by the ever reliable Emily Blunt) providing a solid hook for a film injected with many shades of grey.

Still, despite being a sleeper hit and a critical darling, Sicario seemed like a perfectly self-contained one-off, and not something that there was a need for, or an obvious path into, a sequel.

However, money and acclaim talks, and thus we have Sicario 2 (Cert 15A, 122 mins).

To use its actual title, Sicario: Day of the Soldado once again picks up on the same overall theme as the first film, as the ‘good’ guys

choose to fight fire with fire, with a number of characters in motion who play totally by their own violent moral codes, all in the aim of serving the greater good.

However, I’m not sure that the violence and cruelty at the heart of much of the film (such as the opening act’s grim suicide bombing at a grocery store, directing the rest of the story), is truly in service to the plot, or is there just to underscore that ‘this is a bad place, with bad people’. This, we already know.

Following that bombing, and tasked with sowing chaos along the border in a bid to weaken drug cartels, maverick federal agent Matt (Josh Brolin) turns to shady sicario (hitman) Alejandro (Benicio del Toro), with the aim of kidnapping the daughter of a top cartel kingpin to disrupt operations.

What could possibly go wrong?

At heart, that’s a blithe summary of the film’s core plot (then again, most films have a simple summary; Titanic is basically: ‘Ship hits iceberg, sinks’, after all), but there’s nothing blithe or casual about Sicario 2, which is an intense, focused and deliberate dive into darkness.

It’ll come as no surprise to hear that the kidnapping plot soon goes awry, with the plan falling apart as

the body count ups, and violence begets violence – and then some.

Ambushes, personal grudges, brooding violence – in service to the right plot, these triggers could provide some high notes to make a story sing and zing off the screen, but alas, Sicario 2 isn’t such a film (which is perhaps why Blunt isn’t back on board for this one).

Brolin and Del Toro are great – but then, aren’t they always – and the film picks up on many of the same visual beats as the first film, from beautifully shot dawn desert shots to helicopter shots that helped give the film (and now, the franchise) a strong identity.

However, there’s no getting away from the fact that this is very much a film that was made because they could, rather than because they should have made it – it’s a grim but gratuitous followup, and the definition of an unnecessary sequel.

Notwithstanding the incomprehensible, brutal violence of the real, ongoing drug war slaughter, Sicario 2 also seems a little easier to warm to than the current (and continuing) cruelty we’re all witnessing in the news along the southern US border, further weakening its impact on the big screen.

Verdict: 5/10

MITSUBISHI has given its SUV range a styling makeover and pointed to a new future with the introduction of the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SUV. In a packed mid-range SUV market, the new Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross stands out as a stylish smooth operator as MICHAEL MORONEY found out during his recent test drive.

MITSUBISHI Motors aims to build on its SUV reputation by adding a new and more styled Eclipse Cross compact SUV to its range.

This new design is a departure from the utilitarian look of the current Mitsubishi SUV range, giving the Japanese brand, which is now firmly a part of the Nissan Renault Alliance, a stronger product opportunity.

While this new Eclipse Cross is seen as slotting in between the current Mitsubishi ASX and Outlander models, it’s clearly very different. The Eclipse Cross styling is so strong that it puts the others somewhat in the shade as Mitsubishi’s bright new SUV for the future.

For Mitsubishi this new Eclipse Cross brings a fresh new opportunity to the market. For Irish SUV drivers, this latest offering scores high in the style stakes, in a segment of the car market that’s in danger of getting over-subscribed.

The car incorporates some new petrol engine technology that delivers impressive smoothness and performance.

Mitsubishi Motors in Ireland have kept it simple.

At this stage there is one engine choice, a new and lively 1.5 litre capacity turbo-petrol engine. Later this will be joined by a new 2.2 litre turbo-diesel version, but for the present Mitsubishi is confident that petrol power has a significant place in the SUV market.

I’ve had the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross across a

1,145km test route that included a wide range of typical Irish mixed driving conditions, some good and some dreadful. The lasting impression is of a smooth performer with good driving pace and reasonable economy.

The outstanding appeal factors included the engine which I rated highly for its ease of driving and good low rev torque. Most petrol engines require higher revs for longer drives to combine performance with acceleration ability.

For the Eclipse, the low rev torque impressed me so much that I could cruise on motorways at 120km/ hr while just marginally exceeding the 2000rpm rating on the rev counter.

eration, and most of all a quiet smoothness. This means that longer drives are very pleasurable and never tiring.

With that engine flexibility, I had expected a slightly better fuel economy figure and closer to the Mitsubishi rated figure of 15.2km/litre (6.7/100km or 43mpg). My driving performance delivered a range of 760km from the full 65 litre fuel tank, which meant that I was 30% off this rated figure.

Despite that, this economy level didn’t feel too thirsty, while relative to similar diesel powered SUV’s the margin of difference is still significant.

Creeping higher petrol costs at the pump will

Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 1.5 Engine Engine power 0 – 100km/hr Economy Fuel Tank Capacity CO2 emissions Road Tax Band Main Service Euro NCAP Rating Warranty Entry Price Combine this with an eight speed CVT automatic gearbox and the engine smoothness was further complimented to give an overall pleasant driving experience irrespective of the road conditions.

On motorways it was at its best, giving good accel-

1.5 litre 163 bhp 9.3 seconds 15.2km/litre

(6.7/100km or 43mpg)

63 litres 154g/km C €390 20,000km/12 months 5 star 2017 8 years €27,900 mean that without steady conscious driving, fuel costs could be a more significant part of the ownership costs of the Eclipse.

The internal layout of the Eclipse is a further part of the SUV’s appeal.

The dash layout is more modern than that of oth-

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WHAT’S NEW IN TECHNOLOGY AND ON WHEELS

MOTORS

New fourth generation Jimny SUV on the way SUZUKI, the Japanese small car maker has a new fourth generation Jimny SUV on the way. The Jimny has been part of the Suzuki line-up since 1970 and the third generation model was introduced in 1998.

The new model has a more robust look and retains

The new Mitsubishi Eclipse has an entry price value at €27,900.

ers in the Mitsubishi range with a familiar feel to some parts.

There’s a large central screen with a multi-function system that includes a novel touchpad controller beside the gear lever that can operate audio functions like radio and iPod, as well as the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Many of the functions can also be controlled by the multi-function steering wheel.

Mitsubishi claims that this new touchpad interface allows for a more intuitive operation than

the usual rotating knobs.

For instance, audio volume can be adjusted using two fingers to swipe the controller screen either up or down. This took a little practice to perfect, while it’s a skill quickly perfected by those of us who live with smartphones and tablets.

The standard kit for what is called the Invite version includes a reversing camera, Bluetooth and USB connectivity and rear seat passengers benefit from sliding rear seats (200mm) with an 8 step recline. The safety features

include a forward collision mitigation system, lane departure warning system, LED daytime running lights and 7 airbags.

The Eclipse comes with a Euro NCAP five-star safety rating that’s right up to date.

While the top-of-the range Intense version, which I drove comes with a whole lot more including larger wheels, a 9 speaker premium radio system, leather seats, electric heated front seats, Rockford Fosgate audio system, panoramic glass sunroof, multi-around monitor

for easier reversing, blind spot warning (BSW), lane change assist (LCA), rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) and adaptive cruise control.

Entry prices are competitive at €27,900 for what is a substantial SUV. The bigger alloy wheel option will make a huge difference to the stance of the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross, so most buyers will opt for the second grade up Intense version with this smooth CVT gearbox, which will add another €4,500 to the price and changing its competitive position ever

so slightly.

The Eclipse marks a change in styling at Mitsubishi. The threediamond quality image remains firmly intact with this new model, so this is an SUV that should look well and perform well for many years to come.

The engine and CVT gearbox are stand-out impressive; the overall driving experience is pleasant and untiring.

There are 182 value deals on offer including low cost finance, and the 8 year warranty is a further attraction.

Touareg N1 models face July 30 deadline THE clock is ticking for anyone who wants to get a hold of the last of the Volkswagen Touareg N1 Commercial models, and indeed other brands such as Toyota Land Cruiser and Mitsubishi Pajero, which are all rated as five seat commercial vehicles that offer significant savings for buyers compared to the passenger (non-commercial) version of these models.

The opportunity for buyers to avail of one of these N1 models ends on July 30, and not a day after, and all of the vehicles must be registered by or on this date. Volkswagen Touareg N1 versions in stock in Ireland all come with a technology pack with over €5,500 worth of kit for €1,499 and many of them come with the R-Line package too.

Compared to the full retail price of a passenger example of the same model, there is a total of €23,400 of savings to be made on many of these.

They can only be sold to VAT-registered businesses and cost €62,925 including VAT, so the days of commercial five-seat car value are slipping away.

the ladder chassis and part-time four-wheel-drive system with a low range transfer gearbox.

There is a new 3-link rigid axle suspension for greater comfort.

The new Jimny with get the benefits of the latest Suzuki Power Boost petrol engines. On the inside the dash layout is refreshed with a clear off-road feel to it. The Jimny has a popular following in Ireland for its off-road ability and ease of driving. Across the world over 2.85 million Jimny’s have been sold in 194 countries and regions.

New generation Santa Fe IRELAND is the first country in Europe to launch the new Hyundai Santa Fe SUV, ahead of the 182 registration plate arrivals.

The Santa Fe is claimed to be more powerful, and elegant with best-in-class safety features and exceptional roominess. Entry prices start from €41,995 and there is a single 2.2 litre turbo-diesel engine fitted.

The new model has a fresh exterior design that distinguishes it from the older model. The Santa Fe’s front adopts the Hyundai’s new SUV family appearance with a modern grille that is complemented by the Composite Light, a design comprising LED daytime running lights positioned on top of the LED headlights.

This Santa Fe features the latest Hyundai SmartSense active safety and driving assistance features to comply with the highest European safety standards. This includes blind-spot collision warning, forward collision-avoidance assist with pedestrian detection, rear cross-traffic collision-avoidance assist, lane keeping assist, rear occupant alert, safety exit assist and speed limit info function.

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LATE LATE SHOW: SOCCER: SHAMROCK Rovers have announced a new club partnership with local schoolboy club Templeogue United that will attempt to improve the player pathway for young players.

It’s the fourth such partnership the League of Ireland club have announced following associations in the past year with Corduff, Lucan United and the Kildare District League.

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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS PARALYMPICS | NAC SET TO HOST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Team Ireland confirmed for major events  sport@dublingazette.com

SWORDS Castle was the venue as Paralympics Ireland uneviled the Irish teams for the upcoming European Para Athletics and World Para Swimming Championships this August with a spate of Dublin-based representatives.

This August, for the first time ever, Ireland will host a major International Para sporting event when the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships take place at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre from August 13-19.

Ireland have named an eight person squad for Dublin 2018 including Rio Paralympics bronze medal winner, Ellen Keane from Clontarf.

Keane is joined on the team by UCD’s Patrick Flanagan, Castleknock’s Ailbhe Kelly, NAC Swim Club pair James Scully and Nicole Turner.

August 20 will mark the first day of competition in the European Para Athletics Championships which will see a 10-person Irish team compete for podium places in Berlin.

Swords woman Greta Streimikyte will race in the 1,500m while Le Cheile AC’s Patrick Monahan will compete in the 800m and 1,500m.

Raheny Shamrock’s Orla Comerford will race in the T13 sprints over 100m and 200m.

Team Ireland’s swim team will now leave for a training camp in Portugal as they fine tune their preparations for Dublin 2018 which will begin in only 48 days.

Speaking about the announcement of Team Ireland for the European Para Swimming and Athletics Championships, Paralympics Ireland President, John Fulham, said: “We believe that the two squads are ready to compete very well for European glory.

Ellen Keane will be one of the ones to watch at the World Para Swimming Championships in Dublin in August. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

“These are two important events for our athletes as they all look to Tokyo 2020 which is coming around very quickly.

“Hosting the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships in Dublin is a great boost to para sports in Ireland.

“This is an opportunity to put para

sports on a pedestal and to give young, budding Paralympians the opportunity to come and see their role models compete in person.

“I believe our squad of swimmers are a great combination of experience and potential that will give our country something to be really proud of this summer.”

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

For more information or to send in news and photos: sport@dublingazette.com Phone: 01 601 0240

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BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S

HAVE you signed up for the Ballyboden St Enda’s Summer Camp - guaranteed fun. Starts July 9. For more information log onto www.bodengaa.ie.

Congratulations to everyone involved in the second year of our Poc Fada competition. The winning team was Paul Ryan, Mattie O’Sullivan and Cillian Kirwan - managed by Pat Conway. Great day all round.

We also held our first Juvenile Poc Fada on Saturday morning. Managed by George O’Shea, it was won by Sean Luz, Nathan Comerford and Sean Wall.

Well done to the our U-11s pipped by Raharney of Westmeath in the final of the Celbridge All-Ireland U-11 hurling tournament There was one winner of the Ballyboden St Enda’s lotto: Vivian Ruddy, Glenvara Park, Knocklyon.

Match three winners were Michael Keville, Deerpark Way, Kiltipper Road, Olive Maguire, Petitswood Manor, Dublin Road, Michelle Connolly, Darglewood, Knocklyon.

Well done to our U-16A hurlers winning the Division 1 League in Ballycullen, beating Fingallians 3-13 to 1-15. A great performance by the lads to wrap up the league with a game to spare.

Congrats to Jack Lambert,Pearce Christie, Fergal Ryan, Daragh Kenny, Adam Kelleher and the Dublin Minors on their win over Kilkenny in the Leinster Championship.

Well done to our Boden players on the U-20 Dublin team on their win over Meath in the Leinster championship and to our U-14 hurlers who won the Ballygalget GAA Tournament in the Ards Peninsula in Co Down.

FAUGHS THE senior hurlers lost to Craobh Chiarain in their championship tie on Saturday. Their next game is v O’Tooles on Saturday, July 7 in Blunden Park at 6.30pm. Please come out and support our team in this crucial game.

A big “Thank You” to all visiting juvenile teams (too many to mention them all) who stopped off at the club on their way to Croke Park on Sunday. A feast of hurling was enjoyed by all!

Next Irish music session in the Members’ bar on Thursday night, July 5. If you play an instrument, sing a song, tell a yarn or just enjoy the craic just turn up on the night. Beidh fáilte mór roimh gach duine.

Golf Classic on Thursday last was held in glorious sunshine in Grange GC. Results: 1st Rafter Landscaping with 75pts, 2nd Tanstar 73pts.

3rd DC Poultry 73pts.

Front 9 Alpa CC 37pts, Back 9 J & E Davey 38pts.

Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to all sponsors and players

who helped to make it such a successful event.

Best wishes to Bartley King who is hospitalised at the moment.

Club Lotto – jackpot €5,000. Numbers 2, 6, 11 and 27 No winner. Two ‘Match 3’ winners (share €200) Rachel O’Malley & Liam Fitzgibbon. Next week jackpot will be €5,100.

Well done to Seamus O’Connor who fought two rounds with Michael Carruth on Friday night in the National Stadium in aid of Cystic Fibrosis, A big THANK YOU to everyone for their generous sponsorship!

Best of luck to Dublin camogie and our own Catherine Costelloe who take on Meath in the Championship this Saturday.

Don’t forget to book your tickets, either individual tickets or tables for our night at Leopardstown Races on August 16.

Contact myself or Eoin Reynolds or any of the Team Champions.

SAILING: MCGUCKIN TAKING ON EIGHT-MONTH CHALLENGE

Gregor on Golden Globe epic journey

Dubliner Gregor McGuckin waved goodbye to dry land last Sunday as he began his eight-month journey around the world, leaving all mod cons behind as part of the Golden Globes Race  sport@dublingazette.com

ON Sunday, July 1 at midday in Les Sables d’Olonne France, Goatstown man Gregor McGuckin crossed the starting line of the Golden Globe Race onboard his very ordinary looking 33-year-old yacht, Hanley Energy Endurance.

All going to plan, Gregor will not step foot on dry land again for eight to nine months.

The Golden Globe Race is being held to mark the 50 years that have passed since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston achieved what was once thought to be impossible.

Modern round the world races embrace technology and skippers can now conduct live Skype calls, talk to anyone in the world 24/7 through satellite phones and receive detailed weather

routing to steer them away from the worst of the weather.

McGuckin and the 17 other competitors are setting off with no GPS, no freely available satellite phone, no internet and no weather information other than what they can pick up over the radio.

McGuckin is now sailing alone out into the Bay of Biscay; he will then turn south, sail down the Atlantic, around the Cape of Good Hope, lap the Southern Ocean before rounding the infamous Cape Horn, turning left, sailing back up the Atlantic and into Les Sables d’Olonne.

The completion of this epic voyage will put him and his yacht, Hanley Energy Endurance, in the history books as the first Irish person to sail alone non-stop around the planet.

Speaking before he left the dock, McGuckin said: “If the race is as hard as the road to the starting line, I’m in for a rough

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If the race is as hard as the road to the starting line, I’m in for a rough ride! ride! Only through countless volunteer hours, people and company’s generosity and the support of our many sponsors led by Hanley Energy we simply would not be here today.

“We still have more opportunities for companies to support so don’t be shy when I’m gone!

Gregor McGuckin at the starting line in France last Sunday. Picture: Neil O’Hagan/Team Ireland

Right now, the thought of simply getting out there and doing what I love is wonderful.”

An estimated 100,000 people came out to see the fleet off and over 50 Irish people traveled to France to wish him well. McGuckin’s father, Randal McGuckin, added: “Of course, I’ll worry about Gregor but I have every confidence in him and the boat. The team that got him here, along with the amazing support will see him through. It’s fantastic to know that primary school children across Ireland will be following the adventure as well. We’re all extremely proud of Gregor.”

When asked what he will miss most, he said: “If I start thinking about what I’m going to miss, it’ll be a long eight months. I rather focus on the amazing sailing, wildlife, oceans, weather and challenges that lie ahead.

So other than missing friends, family, and loved ones, I’ll be doing my best to enjoy every moment of the voyage.”

The fleet includes 18 competitors in total. Ranging from a 73-year-old French sailing legend that has sailed around the world numerous times, to an Australian from Manchester who is a relative newcomer to sailing but has summited Everest three times.

McGuckin’s campaign is part of a wider professional sailing team under the ‘Team Ireland’ brand that saw Enda O’Coineen compete in the Vendee Globe.

They are also working to see Ireland’s first female, Joan Mulloy, attempt to race alone around the world.

The team has been long supporters of the Atlantic Youth Trust charity and their mission to create a youth development tall ship trust for the island of Ireland.

T h e G o l d e n G l o b e Ra c e yachts can be tracked online at Goldengloberace.com.

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: BOHS END TOUGH RUN WITH DERBY WIN

LOI SHORTS Bazunu keeps it clean in front of the scouts

St Patrick’s Athletic’s Jamie Lennon and Bohs’ Dylan Watts battle for the ball. Picture: Martin Doherty

Devaney piledriver piles on the pain for St Pat’s LOI PREMIER DIVISION Bohemians St Patrick’s Athletic  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

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BOHEMIANS ended a poor run of form on Friday night with the Gypsies edging past an equally out-of-form St Patrick’s Athletic to take the spoils through a Kevin Devaney wonder strike a few minutes before half-time.

Bohs had taken only two points from their previous five league contests ahead of the derby, despite a dramatic late equaliser against rivals Shamrock Rovers before the mid-term break back in late May. Pat’s, meanwhile, had lost five in a row, scoring only two and conceding 14 in the process, ahead of the trip to north Dublin.

The Inchicore side had the better of a cagey opening few minutes, creating one particularly

clear-cut chance as a lofted through ball found Ryan Brannan, who beat Bohs goalkeeper Shane Supple to the ball.

Having grabbed possession, though, Brennan couldn’t finish with a poor touch see ing the ball edge wide. The chance led to a period of Pat’s dominance, however, and the visitors looked well on top for most of the first half, with former Ipswich and Dublin GAA man Supple forced into several big saves.

Pat’s stalwart Conan Byrne and Jamie Lennon both forced fine stops out of Supple, as they asserted themselves in looking unusually strong on the break. At the other end, Pat’s had very little to do in defense, as Bohs sloppy form continued and their sometimes-fluid attacking play looked offkilter and loose, riddled with sloppy passes.

In fact, Bohs’ taking the lead was a real sucker punch, though it was also a superb finish. Devaney cut inside and unleashed a piledriver of a strike into the top corner of the previously unbothered Barry Murphy’s net with 40 minutes gone, giving the Phibsboro side a lead only the most hardened fans would argue they deserved.

Deveney’s goal, however, shifted the momentum, and either side of half time Bohemians were very much in charge.

Dylan Watts had a couple of efforts turned away

by Murphy, and another effort that saw an acrobatic last-ditch block from former Aston Villa man Kevin Toner keep Pat’s in the game from a powerful headed corner.

They created little that matched their first half showing, though, with the late arrival of attacking threats James Doona

and Jake Keegan doing little to turn around the deficit. Earlier, Ryan Brennan and Thomas Byrne had both had half chances to drag Pat’s back into the contest, but failed to threaten Supple’s goal, leaving Bohs to stroll away with the spoils in a game they’d been outplayed in for

large chunks.

The second half of the League of Ireland top-tier campaign is underway, then, and Bohs have edged up to seventh and eased the lingering relegation fears that their poor form had ushered in.

They remain six points b e h i n d t h e i r fa d i n g visitors.

Kevin Devaney lines up his shot for the goal. Picture: Martin Doherty

SHAMROCK Rovers goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu was watched by scouts from Liverpool, Norwich City and Brighton as he kept a third clean sheet on the bounce against Derry City.

Dan Carr’s seventh goal of the season and a second in two games from Joel Coustrain saw the Hoops move clear of their opponents on the day in fourth position.

16-year-old Bazunu has yet to concede a goal since making his senior debut between the sticks Gavin Bazunu. Picture: Bobby Best in a 3-0 win over Bray Wanderers last month.

The Firhouse native is set to keep his place in the first team in spite of the return of club legend Alan Mannus to the fold.

The Hoops have won all three games, results which have seen them overtake St Patrick’s Athletic and Derry and close the gap on third-placed Waterford to three points.

Stephen Bradley’s side were the better team throughout against an uncharacteristically poor Candystripes side.

Carr had already missed a glorious chance to open the scoring when Brandon Kavanagh was denied by a top-class save from Gerard Doherty after getting on the end of a flowing one-touch move.

Coustrain was the creator for the opening goal in first-half injury time, beating Ronan Hale on the left and crossing for Carr, who controlled with one touch before firing into the top corner.

And Coustrain himself sealed the points midway through the second half when, after good work from Ronan Finn, Carr’s shot was blocked and the Limerick native bundled home.

SHELBOURNE SIGN UP SLIGO’S MOORHOUSE SHELBOURNE completed the signing of striker Greg Moorhouse from Sligo Rovers at the opening of the July transfer window on Tuesday.

Moorhouse was part of the Crumlin United team that won the Leinster Senior League Senior Sunday division in 2013/14 and back to back FAI Intermediate Cups in 2014/15 and 2015/16.

He was also part of the Irish Amateur side that won the UEFA Regions Cup in Dublin in 2015.He signed with Glenavon ahead of the 2016/17 season.

Moorhouse scored 16 goals in all competitions with Glenavon during the 2016/17 season, including ten in league competition and at season’s end he went to Coventry City on trial and travelled with their squad to Spain on their pre-season tour, but terms could not be agreed between City and Glens.

He signed for Sligo Rovers from Glenavon in July 2017 for the remainder of that season.

He renewed his contract with the ‘Bit-O-Red’ in November for the following 2018 season.

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LUCAN SARSFIELDS WELL done to Colm Walsh on a super performance with the Dublin minors who were crowned Leinster champions over the weekend, a brilliant achievement.

Congratulations also to Ken Robinson who is part of the Dublin Ladies Senior management team, the team won another Leinster title at the weekend.

Also well done to CJ Smith who played for the Dublin U20 footballers that secured a Leinster Final spot, they play Kildare next Friday in Tullamore. Commiserations to Bren Gallagher (Leitrim) Laura Quinn (Dublin minor Ladies football) Mark Lavin, Matt Dunne and Jake Rooney | (Dublin minor footballers) who all suffered defeats on county duty this week.

Tough week for football with all four team losing in league last week, there was some positives over the weekend with the Inters bringing home the Conlon Cup and the Juniors making the Stacy Cup Final. Great to see the U-9s supporting our Senior footballers last week.

Due to the lack of activity during the summer months the executive have decided to temporarily reduce the opening hours of the members bar. This will give our volunteer bar staff a well-deserved break for the summer period.

The club dressing rooms are available for meetings if required, and the Club Function room can be made available for larger meetings if required. ABC gym will be unaffected.

The bar area will remain available for functions on closed nights provided advance notices is given to the Bar Manager. Closed Monday, Tuesday & Friday.

There was no winner of the €20,000 lotto on June 28; the numbers were 3, 10, 11 and 20. Next draw will be managed by Diarmuid Dawson and is sponsored by REA McDonald Auctioneers. Play Online or Tickets can be purchased online, at the Club, in Carey’s Newsagents, in Vesey Arms or Kenny’s Bar. Lucky Dip winners of €30 -Gerard Gleeson, Ann Finnegan, Sinead Smithers, Teresa McDonnell, Gerry Gleeson.

Sars Stars – which is ‘GAA for All’ finished up last Tuesday for the summer break; it has been a remarkable success and another super initiative from a dedicated Health Club team and supported by our GPO David Moran & Triona Leonard. Watch out for the full report and pictures.

GARDA WESTMANSTOWN GREAT weekend for our U-14 girls Feile squad who reached the National Shield Final only to lose by a point to Kinawley Brian Borus of Fermanagh.

Well done to all involved in a fantastic weekend.A huge thank you to St Fechins GAA Club for hosting the girls and giving them the experience of a lifetime.

Congrats to Beibhinn Forker who was the Westmanstown Gaels Player of the Tournament.

Congrats as well to Lia Cronin on her selection on the Dublin U13 Development Squad.

Two good league performances last week

by Inters and Junior but unfortunately both lost narrowly away to Kilmacud Crokes and Na Fianna.

U-12 boys kept up their unbeaten league run beating Ballinteer St Johns by 5-8 to 3-9 to remain top of their league as they head into the summer break.

SOCCER: UNITED PROVIDES THE PERFECT LINK FOR ROVERS TO

Temple’ player pathway gets big Rovers boost  DAVE DONNELLY

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SHAMROCK Rovers have announced a new club partnership with local schoolboy club Templeogue United that will attempt to improve the player pathway for young players.

It’s the fourth such partnership the League of Ireland club have announced following associations in the past year with Corduff, Lucan United and the Kildare District League.

The FAI has encouraged League of Ireland clubs and schoolboy nurseries to foster links to improve the opportunities for young players to reach elite level at underage and senior.

Templeogue is ideally placed at an equal distance of five kilometres between Rovers’ traditional heartland of Milltown and current home in Tallaght.

United have produced underage internationals

past and present including Barry Quinn, who captained Ireland to an Under18 European Championships title in 1998.

Current Everton trainee Steven Kinsella is a graduate of the club, while former Hoops players Mark Leech and Darragh Kavanagh were also on the books at the Wellington Lane club.

“This is another exciting partnership for Shamrock Rovers,” Hoops academy director Shane Robinson said. Over the last two years we been adding to our partnerships. We already have partnerships with KDUL, Corduff FC and Lucan Utd. “This partnership is one that brings two clubs in close proximity of each other together. It is important that between all the clubs we provide the appropriate level of competition for the players.

“We see this partnership as being crucial to this

plan. Templeogue have a history of producing schoolboy internationals and it is our intention to help them to continue this tradition.

“Already we have a number of former Templeogue Utd players playing in our National League teams and we are looking forward to adding to this list.

“Templeogue Utd has some great people working with the club and we are looking forward to working closely with them.

“Our existing partnerships with Corduff FC, Lucan Utd and the KDUL are already proving to be very beneficial for both sides and we welcome Templeogue Utd to our club.”

Templeogue United secretary John Cannon added: “This partnership will prove to be hugely beneficial to both clubs.

“It will help nurture all of our teams across the club, whatever the standard of football. Over the

next number of years, both clubs will work closely together in a coaching and learning capacity.

“Within this link, players from both clubs may at times unite to train together and to enter tournaments with the other affiliates involved.

“This may also result in a possible movement of players between both clubs, providing a great opportunity for our players to reach their maximum potential.”

Boden’s Poc Fada festival

Mattie O’Sullivan, Paul Ryan, Cillian Kirwan and manager Pat Conway

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s 2018 Poc Fada proved a tremendous success in sun drenched Cherryfield last Saturday as 17 teams participated for the coveted prize over an extended course.

The feedback from participants was that the course was fair but challenging. The winning team were one of the first out of the blocks and set a tremendous target for the remaining teams which could not be matched.

Paul Ryan, Mattie O’ Sullivan and Cillian Kirwan, managed by Pat Conway, prevailed.

This was Conway’s first success as a hurl-

ing manager and later boasted that the trophy would have pride of place in his cabinet. It was O’Sullivan’s second success and, despite playing with a suspect hamstring, can now claim a 100% record in the competition.

The juvenile Poc Fada took place earlier over a shorter course. Organiser Emmet Pullan was delighted with the success of the event.

The winning team of Séan Wall, Nathan Comerford and Seán Luz were managed by George O’ Shea and they were presented with their trophies at the clubhouse afterwards.

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OLD AND NEW VENUES

TENNIS: CLUB OPEN DAY TO TAKE PLACE ON JULY 8

Templeogue open to grow in second century TEMPLEOGUE OPEN DAY

The immaculate facilities at Templeogue Tennis Club

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Members of Templeogue and Shamrock Rovers at their link-up announcement this week.

PHOENIX RISING

Noonan swings into action OISIN Noonan, age 13, of Phoenix Gymnastics club in Tallaght, shone on the parallel bars at the National Series Super Gymnastics Championships at the National Indoor Arena.

He produced a series of fine performances in the boys minor Under-14 events including the floor, high bar, vault and rings.

Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

A CENTURY ago in the Templeogue Inn (The Morgue), 13 people met and decided to form a club for their shared passion for tennis. Templeogue Tennis Club was founded in May 1917 and has since grown to become one of the premier clubs in Ireland.

This coming Sunday, July 8, the club are inviting all comers to join them for their Family Open Day as they advance into their second century.

The event will feature a carnival of tennis, activities and lots of fun with tennis demos, coaching lessons, bouncy castles, kids games and a great barbecue. It runs from noon to 4pm, admission is free and everyone is welcome.

It is part of the club’s plans to develop even further from their humble roots. When Paddy O’Byrne started the club with his friends, there were 32 male and female members who paid between seven and ten shillings in subs.

Today, there are over 800 playing and social members in Templeogue in the club and it looks very different in 2018 compared to the one Paddy founded.

The two grass courts that the club opened with all those years ago have become 12 allweather courts with floodlights. Recently, the club’s members voted in favour of a temporary dome that will cover three courts during the winter months.

Off court, the ever-improving clubhouse now contains changing rooms for men and women, steam rooms, comfortable bar, function room and an extended balcony for delicious barbecues on warmer days.

The club prides itself on catering for members whatever their level of tennis.

Templeogue has a prestigious history in the Dublin Lawn Tennis League with numerous titles won by men’s and women’s teams in

the top division. The club also hosts the wellregarded Leinster Senior Open, Veteran’s Open and Junior Open each year.

And for those just starting out or who aren’t keen on serious competition, there is a weekly social tennis meet on Sundays and plenty of relaxed tournaments throughout the year.

Templeogue have an established coaching programme, led by Kathryn Leonard, that has numerous lesson types for adult and junior players of all levels.

In addition, the club offers fitness classes, bridge club, golf society, choir and numerous parties and gatherings organised by their various committees.

Lamon and Garland the Harriers heroes LUCAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS  sport@dublingazette.com

RACE TWO of the Lucan Harriers’ club championships saw Brian Lamon and Jenny Garland win out in the novel race format on a warm evening at Griffen Valley Park.

The 5k race is run with athletes starting in reverse order with starting times based on a handicap applied following Race One. In the men’s race, Lamon started third last and overcame

all the field in front of him to win in style. He was followed in second by PJ Hyland and third Colm Munnelly.

In the ladies race, Garland was third lady to start and she overtook the two who started in front of her and stayed away from the rest of the field to claim the trophy. Second was Mary Wallace O’Callaghan with third place going to Aileen Walsh.

The event was mad possible by a series of volunteers who timed, organised and provided refreshments over the course of

the evening, particularly Tricia Gough, Colm O’Connor and Vincent Murtagh.

This included a pop-up water station, a hugely important element on the night.

Fiona Hegarty (Club Chairperson), Mary O’Callaghan Wallace, Jenny Garland and Aileen Walsh

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ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN CONGRATULATIONS to Alex O’Neill and Joe Murray who were part of the Dublin minors that defeated Kilkenny to win the Leinster minor hurling championship.

Our minor footballers defeated Cuala over the weekend. Last week, our senior footballers were beaten by Fingallians in the league but our Junior A footballers beat Erin’s Isle and Junior B’s Starlights.

This week, we are hosting the Kelloggs Cúl Camp and next Monday our own Summer Camp is running for boys and girls aged four to 12 years of age. The fee is €60 - €55 if booked in advance. Book at Towers Óg 10am to 11.30am Saturday morning or by calling into the club Monday evening 7.30pm to 8.30pm.

Round Tower Lotto (June 25): Jackpot €4,000. Numbers drawn 1, 7, 16, 26 bonus ball 17. No overall winner and no bonus ball winner. Three €100 winners: Marta McCabe, Sandra O’Rourke, Conor English. Thanks to all who support the lotto.

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

ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN OUR family sports day takes place next Saturday, July 7 in Glenaulin Park from 2 to 5pm. All welcome.

Tickets still available from SuperValu, Palmerstown House, and team mentors for our comedy night on Friday, July 13 in the Palmerstown House.

Bookings for our summer camps can be made on-line at www.stpatricksgaa.ie The Cúl Camp runs from July 9 -13, and Summer Camp from July 16 -20.

A 10% discount if booked on-line before midnight July 11.

Our junior hurlers had a great win in the championship over Erins Isle on Sunday, following on from the junior footballers winning against Lucan Sarsfields during the week.

The senior footballers lost out narrowly to Skerries Harps, while Oliver Plunketts

were too strong for the hurlers.

The U-7s boys and girls teams had their celebrations and great fun - games and a clubhouse party - on Saturday morning.

They will resume again in September.

Congratulations to Sadhbh Duffy on being slected for the Dublin Minor B Camogie team.

The numbers in the Lotto draw were 1, 5, 22 and 30. There was no winner. One Match 3 winner – Kellie O’Brien.

The jackpot next week will be €3,000. The draw take place on Sunday night in the Palmerstown House at 10pm.

Tickets are available from SuperValu, Palmerstown House, Manor Hair Studios, Mullingar House, and Chapelizod Post Office. Many thanks to all our ticket sellers and everyone for supporting this important fundraiser.

ST MARY’S GFC A GOOD week of adult league results with the juniors beating Scoil ui Chonaill, seniors beating Naomh Mearnog, minors beat Kilmacud Crokes but lost to Ballyboden St Endas by a point.

Congratulations to Holy Family NS on winning the boys competition and Scoil Cronain NS on winning the girls competition at the Four Corners Credit Union Blitz held in Saggart last Monday. Our thanks to all the boys and girls, coaches and organisers for making it such a successful day.

Congratulations to the Jim Byrne Memorial Cup winners DGD, second The Marshall family and third O’Reilly Auctions. Our thanks to everyone who took part, main sponsor Citywest Hotel and Golf and all our sponsors, the Anvil Restaurant, the Byrne Family and the organisers Brendan Murray, Gary Fitzgerald and Pat Farrelly.

St Mary’s are hosting the annual Kellogg’s Cul Camp from July 9-13 in Saggart. The online booking has been closed as we are almost at capacity.

There are a very limited number of spaces left and they will be filled at registration Monday at 7pm in clubhouse.

The Paula Redmond Memorial Day has been postponed and a new date will be announced ASAP. Lotto numbers were 3, 4, 16 and 28. There was no winner so next week’s jackpot remains capped at €8,000 with a €4,000 roll-over.

There were three Match 3 winners of €35 each, Cathal Kelly Snr, Newbridge, Thomas Brennan C/O Colly Andrews and Johnny Ryan, Saggart.

Next week’s Match 3 will be worth €100 win/share.

You can now follow the LocalLotto link on our Facebook page by using the Blue “Shop Now” button and website to play Lotto online.

GOLF: DONEGAL BECKONS FOR TOP STARS

Cream of Irish golf hits Ballyliffin for high quality Open  sport@dublingazette.com

R AT H M I C H A E L’ S Pa d r a i g H a r r i n g to n , Rathfarnham man Paul McGinley, Malahide’s Gavin Moynihan and Clontarf man Neil O’Briain are among the Dubliners heading north this weekend as they look to make their mark at Ballyliffin in Donegal at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

The event is the highlight of the domestic calendar for golf fans and they will get the chance to see a top class field battle it out from Thursday to Sunday for the $7 million prize fund.

It is the first time the venue has hosted the Irish Open in its 91 year history, dating back to 1927 when Portmarnock was the venue and Scotland’s George Duncan the winner.

World number five Jon Rahm is among the star attractions as the reigning champion from Spain looks to reprise his victory in Portstewart a year ago. He is aiming to

Jon Rahm raises the Irish Open trophy in 2017. Picture: Warren Little/Getty Images

become the sixth man to retain the title, the last of which was Colin Montgomerie in 1996-97.

Rory McIlroy – whose foundation supports the event – is the other stellar name on the tee list along with the majority of players from the top ten on the Road to Dubai points list taking part.

For McIlroy, the 2016 Champion and world

AIG HEROES Twomey able to pass on her tricks of trade LUCAN Sarsfields and Dub-

lin senior camogie player Ali Twomey was on hand to pass on her tricks of the trade to the likes of 10-year-old Alex Judge this week at the AIG Heroes event in Ballyfermot, an initiative which helps support local grassroots communities by partnering with Dublin GAA and other sports to build selfconfidence and social skills.

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number eight is extremely proud of his victory two years ago and he is excited to take on the stunning Ballyliffin links.

“I obviously love the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open,” said the 28 year old. “One of my career highlights is winning at the K Club in 2016 and I’d love to go back to Ballyliffin this year and lift

that trophy again.

“I’ve enjoyed my time up in Ballyliffin, I’ve played quite a lot there as an amateur and I think it’s a great venue. It’s pure links, and I think people will really enjoy it.

“It’s one of the toughest links courses in the world. It’s really well designed, it’s a beautiful course and Donegal is just a beautiful area.”

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HURLING: CATS QUELLED IN INCREDIBLE 13-GOAL MINOR THRILLER

Boden and Gaels shine at Feile

Man of the Match Luke Swan with ESB manager Paul Dempsey. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile

Dubs Dunne deal in final Swan song ELECTRIC IRELAND MHC FINAL Dublin Kilkenny  sport@dublingazette.com

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LUKE Swan put in a virtuoso performance to make the key difference in a truly remarkable Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Final with Dublin eventually prevailing in a 13-goal classic at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise.

He was joine din the line-up by Round Tower, Clondalkin’s Alex O’Neill, Ballyboden St Enda’s duo Jack Lambert and Pearce Christie and St Jude’s Ciaran Hogan in a battle for the ages.

Kilkenny hit two goals early in the

game, and another two just before the final whistle.

But, in between, they were unable to curtail the superb Swan and Raheny man Liam Dunne on the full forward line for Dublin, who inspired their team-mates to a famous victory.

Man of the match Swan and his able assistant Dunne hit a goal apiece immediately after the second half started which set them on the road to victory.

Kilkenny had led at the interval by 4-8 to 3-10 after a helter-skelter opening 30 minutes played in sweltering heat.

In a pulsating opening period, Kilkenny struck for early goals from George Murphy and Killian Hogan, as they

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quickly established a 2-3 to 0-2 lead.

Soon, though, Dublin showed what they were capable of at the other end and raised green flags through Liam Dunne, Luke Swan and Conor Murray.

There wasn’t even ten minutes played at this stage, and the excitement only increased with further Kilkenny goals from Cian Kenny and Cathal O’Leary as they regained the lead by half time.

It all changed after the resumption, however, as two more Dublin goals gave them a lead they never relinquished.

Dunne and Swan made no mistake in front of goals, although Kilkenny brought themselves back in contention when Conor Kelly drilled a shot to the net from over 20 metres.

Now only one point separated the sides, but Swan completed his hat-trick to put Dublin in the driving seat again, and with Dunne firing over points, they stretched their advantage to seven points.

In injury-time, Kilkenny brought their tally of goals to seven through Conor Kelly and Jack Buggy but it was too late to stop Dublin’s march to the title.

Dunne ended up with a massive 2-8 while Swan had 3-1 to his name, aided and abetted by strong contributions from the likes of Conor Murray (1-2), Ciaran Foley, Dara Purcell (0-3 each) and scores from Donal Leavy and Christie.

BALLYBODEN St Enda’s and Westmanstown Gaels represented Dublin with distinction at last weekend’s John West Feile Peile Tournament.

Boden reached the knock-out stages of the Division 1 cup only to lose out in the semifinal to eventual winners, Eire Óg of Cork.

Earlier in the competition, they produced brilliant results in the group stages with a 5-9 to 2-2 win over Carryduff before drawing 1-3 each with Killucan.

A 7-7 to no score win over Bredagh saw them advance from their group to the quarterfinal stages.

There, they got the best of Crosserlough on a 6-4 to 0-3 scoreline before the journey came to an end against the Cork side.

In Division Four, Westmanstown started off with tough outings against St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s but bounced back in their third game to beat St Fechin’s.

It saw them go on to contest the shield. They were up and running in the quarter-finals with an excellent 2-7 to 2-1 win over Shane O’Neills.

A 2-3 to 2-1 win over Meath’s Simonstown followed, setting up a final spot against Kinawley where they were just pipped 3-5 to 3-7.

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Russell lays out vision to reach a New Level  DAVE DONNELLY

Martin Russell has outlined his vision for how he feels football should be coached

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UEFA Pro Licence coach Martin Russell will launch his new programme New Level Football with a pair of week-long coaching camps for kids in Lucan later this month.

Russell, who currently manages League of Ireland Premier Division side Bray Wanderers, is a vastly-experienced player and coach in Ireland and abroad.

His new programme aims to prioritise mastery of the football and the development of a high level of technical expertise in young footballers, which hasn’t always been a strength in Ireland.

The Dubliner managed UCD and Limerick to the First Division title and has worked extensively with some of the League of Ireland’s highest-profile exports.

He was headhunted by Manchester United as a teenager and played with Leicester City and Middlesbrough before returning to Ireland with Portadown and St Patrick’s Athletic.

With UCD, he managed future Irish international Andy Boyle, while the likes of Ronan Finn and Templeogue’s Dave McMillan have competed in the group stages of the Europa League.

With Limerick, he coached Paudie O’Connor, Barry Cotter and Chiedozie Ogbene, all of whom have gone on to make their debuts in the English Championship in 2018.

“A kid can win trophies but not necessarily

develop to his full potential as a player by not practicing the right level of skills” His son, Sean Russell, has represented a number of top clubs in Ireland and the United States, and now he’s turned his attention to the development of young footballers at grassroots level.

“It’s a development programme we do, through camps and academies, for kids, making myself available and also available to clubs,” Russell told the Dublin Gazette.

“It’s about making my expertise available in terms of running camps and there will be other

events coming on stream.

“The initial one is the camps I’ll be doing in Lucan, where I’ll be covering the coaching sessions with young kids, giving them advice to help their development.

“I’m starting with the Lucan camps, but I’ll be doing other camps throughout the year and I hope to make myself available for academies, where academies want to be run through New Level.”

New Level Football aims to change the emphasis on how kids

are coached in Ireland from the ‘win at all costs’ mentality to one focused on ball mastery and skill development.

Russell, both as a player and as a manager, has always placed an emphasis on playing from the back and playing an entertaining and technicallyadvanced style of football.

While that ethos has undoubtedly improved the players working under him, it’s often at odds with the demand to win games and trophies, which can sometimes hurt a player’s

development.

“The things [to prioritise] from a young age are ball mastery, skill acquisition. How they build the skills and how they’re encouraged to keep them in their game.

“You’ve got to challenge the kids in the right way, having skills sessions at a young age. Continuously, when they come to training, they work with the football.

“It’s the quantity of practice and the quality of practice, and I think you’ve got to have both.

If you want to be the best player you can be, you’ve got to perfect the practice.

“The analogy I’d use is that kids can win every medal as a full-back in a very good team, but not necessarily become the best full-back.

“A kid can win trophies but not necessarily develop to his full potential as a player, by not practicing the right level of skills in order to make himself the best he can be.” ** For further details, contact 087 952 6250