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STYLE | SPRING IS COMING
BEAUTYBits TV PRESENTER Lucy Kennedy has been announced as the new SS2020 brand ambassador for iclothing.com, featuring in their brand-new campaign.
Renowned for her effortless style, Lucy is known for her enviable casual wardrobe. Iclothing.com has taken that style and added more occasion and even red carpet looks to her wardrobe.
This latest collaboration with the queen of Irish TV marks a new direction for the brand. Launched in 2012, iclothing.com started off as a very small venture. Within 10 years the brand has grown hugely and now sells in both Ireland and the UK. Lucy Kennedy – the new ambassador of casual
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Pastelsgotech Rachel D’Arcy, Style Editor THE WEATHER is brightening up, so why shouldn’t our wardrobes, too? River Island has just dropped its latest menswear edit, with pastel brights, to boot.
The Pastel Tech collection provides perfect holiday wear in lightweight t-shirts and shorts, as well as jackets and cover-ups.
Ranging in shades from lilac to a more rose-red, the colour story for the edit delivers a subtle Summer palette as we make the transition from a dreary Irish Winter to the (slightly) warmer Irish Summer – or the two weeks in June, as they’re more commonly known! With colour blocking the theme of River Island’s collection, the wearable nylon and jersey fabrics also prove powerful for packing in a suitcase and jetting off to warmer climes, or even bringing along to your favourite festival this summer.
As detailed by River Island themselves, the Pastel Tech edit is designed to “catch attention for directional yet effortless ‘thrown together’ styling”.
The items on offer are available to buy from RiverIsland.com, and in selected stores, with prices ranging from €22 to €65. Pastels
THE BELOVED Dutch brand Viktor&Rolf has unveiled its latest eyewear collection at Specsavers, Viktor&Rolf Vision. The 15 optical styles, and three styles of sunglasses, are priced at €239 and are available now in all Specsavers Ireland stores.
The range embodies the avant-garde aesthetic of the brand, but remains wearable for day-to-day wear. Traditional glasses shapes are reinvented and brought to life in a rich colour palette of burgundy, bright yellow, silver and gold. New eyewear collection
HEALTH | CYCLING IS A FUN ACTIVITY FOR ALL OF THE FAMILY
Get on yer bike and give your heart and lungs a great workout
PADRAIG CONLON
CYCLING is a wonderful, stimulating and healthy activity with so many benefits for young and old alike.
With the arrival of Spring, and better weather, now is the time to maybe consider getting back in the saddle. Improved cardiovascular and mental health are just two of the many benefits you’ll gain from regular cycling.
Because it’s an aerobic activity, cycling gives your heart and lungs a great work out while also reducing your blood pressure and your cholesterol level.
Cycling also releases endorphins – chemicals that make us feel good, and the increased health and fitness gained by regular cycling helps to create a happier and improved outlook on life.
Here in Dublin, we are lucky with the climate as it generally never gets too hot, wet or cold to cycle and the city is relatively flat.
In comparison to cities with a similar population density, for example, Dublin gets less freezing weather than Copenhagen, and less rain than Amsterdam.
However, a lack of good cycle lanes is an issue in Dublin, and calls are increasing for the implementation of the GDA (Greater Dublin Area) Cycle Network Plan.
First put forward by the National Transport Authority in 2013, the plan will see the number of segregated cycle routes in and around Dublin increase from 500km to 1,485km in length.
The roll-out of the GDA Cycle Network Plan has been stalled over the past seven years, but some routes have been built – among them the 7km Canal Way, and 3km of the Sutton to Sandycove route.
Despite this, there are still some excellent cycle routes which are safe and well worth a spin.
MY OWN THREE FAVOURITES ARE: • Clontarf to Howth (12km): Taking you along the coast, you can detour into Dollymount Strand along the way for some added excitement. St Anne’s Park can also be included in this route. •Sandymount - Dun Laoghaire (8km) Another coastal route with great views of Dublin Bay, highlights include a lovely park between Booterstown and Blackrock village, the 40 Foot bathing area, Bullock Harbour and Collimore Harbour, with stunning views of Dalkey island. • Dodder Valley Park (6km) Tallaght to Rathfarnham: Even though this route brings me to work, it is lovely! This route takes you along the banks of The Dodder with plenty of trees thrown in for good measure!
TECH TIME How much value do you place on your own data?
SHANE DILLON
HOW much would you want a tech platform to pay you a month for access to your contacts?
While you couldn’t pay me to hand over that info, plenty of other people have a price they’d settle for, according to a key new multi-country study by a US thinktank.
The Technology Policy Institute carried out a study of people living in the US, Germany, Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Argentina, in a bid to see how people value their private and digital information.
Germany came out on top of the study, with our European friends saying they’d want the tech titan to pay them about $8 per month for sharing their contact information with third parties. However, US users would only seek $3.50.
Understandably, financial data, including bank balances, held the most value for individuals, with location data commonly considered the least valuable data to share, with a range of metrics besides contacts info up for access consideration – at a price.
Averaging out the multi-country data, across all the people studied, consumers would have to be paid a monthly $8.44 to share their bank balance information, $7.56 to share fingerprint information or $6.05 to read an individual’s texts, while at the lowest end of ‘worth’, consumers would only want to be paid $1.82 per month to share their location data, and nothing to be sent advertisements via text message.
With tech giants increasingly in the news over data privacy concerns, there’s a growing academic, consumer and lawmaker interest in the ways in which such data is monetised.
Apple bars ‘bad guys’ from using iPhones in films
PICTURE this: think of a film where The Hero has been yakking away on his iPhone to save the day/city/planet. You’ve probably already thought of someone in a recent film or TV show, where the iPhone has been an incidental but obvious bit of product placement.
Now think of the last time you saw the Bad Guy on an iPhone, and, and, and ...
Well, good luck with that, as it’s just been revealed that Apple won’t let its products be used by ‘the bad guy’ in films.
Director Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) let slip in a Vanity Fair video that particular nugget of cinema info, which won’t surprise anyone when they
Dr Evil might ask: “Hello? Where can I get a frickin’ iPhone? Hello?!”
think of Apple’s firm, positive image control of its brands. As such, you’ll often see plenty of characters using Apple products – but now canny viewers will know that the character they’re focused on can’t be The Bad Guy, or a killer, or a terrorist, if they’re ever shown using an iPhone ...
Ford’s new Focus ST is a terrific new variation MOTORS | EXPECT SOME EXCITING HANDLING
DECLAN GLYNN
BACK IN 2002, Ford launched its very first fast Focus, the ST170.
Now, three generations later, petrol power for Ford’s latest Focus ST comes courtesy of a 2.3-litre four-cylinder (EcoBoost) engine, which boasts 280bhp, and a whopping 420Nm of torque for swift acceleration.
The all-new Focus ST boasts an aggressivelysculpted signature exterior, with a large rear spoiler designed to enhance aerodynamic performance.
An all-new selectable drive mode feature (conveniently located on the steering wheel) lets the ST driver tailor the car’s drivability to suit the road conditions at hand.
These modes comprise Normal, Sport, Slippery, and Track options, with each mode capable of providing the driver with the requested assistance at all times.
The Ford Focus ST is also available with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel unit producing 190bhp, while a slick six-speed manual gearbox comes as standard, as does front wheel drive.
There is no automatic gearbox or all-wheel-drive option available in the new fast Focus.
My review car was a 2.3- litre EcoBoost Ford Focus ST-2 5-door, which was finished in Ford Performance Blue paintwork.
Featuring anti-lag and Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD) technologies, the new Focus ST is the most powerful, agile, and responsive yet, and is the product of engineering genius from the Ford Performance professionals. Petrol power for Ford’s latest Focus ST comes courtesy of a 2.3-litre four-cylinder (EcoBoost) engine
QUICK FACTS The standard equipment in the new Focus ST is impressive, with a host of optional extras available for the ultimate in individual personalisation.
Capable of a top speed of 250kmph, the Focus ST can go from 0-100kmph in just 5.7-seconds.
Co 2 e m i s s i o n s o f 179gpkm translates into annual road tax of €750, while a fuel return of 8.2l/100km is possible from a combined driving cycle.
On the road, the new Focus ST really does show its true colours, with exhilarating driving dynamics and effortless acceleration taking centre stage, while strong brakes ensure that the Focus ST stops with the same urgency with which it accelerates.
Providing exciting handling, and everyday usability, the new Ford Focus ST could very well be the only performance car you could ever need.
With pric ing from €41,099 (ex-delivery), the Focus ST adds affordability to the performance car mix, too. 1) Exhilarating driving dynamics 2) Petrol or diesel engines 3) Slick 6-speed manual 4) Created for road and track 5) On sale now
New Puma ready to pounce on market JUST arrived in Ireland, the new Ford Puma introduces Ford’s advanced, fuelsaving mild-hybrid powertrain technology alongside class-leading practicality and head-turning design for compact crossover customers.
Powerful, responsive performance and optimised fuel efficiency is expertly delivered using Ford’s EcoBoost Hybrid 48-volt technology – seamlessly integrating electric torque assistance with a low-friction, three-cylinder 1.0 litre EcoBoost petrol engine, delivering 125PS.
In Ireland, the new Puma is offered in three series: Titanium, ST-Line and STLine X, with pricing from just €24,465 (ex-delivery).
An impressive array of comfort, convenience, safety, infotainment, and security features come as standard across the entire range, with a whole host of optional extras available for total personalisation.
My full review of the amazing new Ford Puma will be coming soon.
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LET DUBLIN GAZETTE NEWSPAPERS INFORM YOU OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AND SCORES OF YOUR FAVOURITE TEAMS THE BEST IN DUBLIN SPORT BODEN ON THE MARCH: FOOTBALL:BALLYBODEN St Enda’s got their delayed start to the AFL Division One campaign up and running on a windy Sunday morning with a strong win over Na Fianna.
Tom Hayes, Ross McGarry and Dar ren O’Reilly recorded second half majors to ensure the hosts came away with the two points on offer. GAZETTE PAGE 31
Brilliant Baird breaks Warrior spirit RUGBY| LEINSTER CONTINUE TO BRUSH ASIDE PRO 14 OPPOSITION
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RAMPAGING Academy lock Ryan Baird helped himself to a memorable hat-trick in Leinster Rugby’s 55-19 Guinness PRO14 bonus point win over Glasgow Warriors at the RDS Arena. The former St Michael’s College student took just three-and-a-half minutes to crash over, the hosts’ thun derous attack producing further scores for Dave Kearney, James Lowe and captain Scott Fardy to create a 24-7 halftime lead.
Kyle Steyn deftly doubled Glasgow’s try tally, adding to Tommy Seymour’s slick 25th-minute effort, but Lowe completed his brace before Baird bril liantly accelerated away in the 55th minute and then went over again past the hour mark.
Kearney finished with a hat-trick of his own, cancelling out an Alex Allan score, on a night that Leinster moved 20 points clear at the top of their Con ference A.
The hosts got over from their very first attack, a scrum penalty allowing them to carry with great intent before Baird expertly burrowed over from a couple of metres out. The heavilyinfluential Harry Byrne converted to the right of the posts.
Leinster tidied up lineout ball after an overcooked Pete Horne kick, and another powerful carrying spell forced Warriors backwards. Armed with a penalty advantage, Byrne’s long pass put Kearney over in the corner to make it 12-0 after as many minutes.
The Warriors did clip the lead back to five points through Seymour’s try off George Horne’s inside pass but Fardy soon outfoxed two defenders with a scooped offload to send Lowe raiding over for a seven-pointer.
Luke McGrath’s initial break sparked a furious late hunt for the bonus point, Fardy duly delivering it off a close-in ruck.
However, Glasgow had an encour aging start to the second half. Skipper Ryan Wilson was involved as quick hands released Steyn for a superb inLeinster’s Ryan Baird breaks through a tackle. Picture: John Crothers
and-out finish from his own 10-metre line.
Leinster cancelled out that score in the 51st minute, Will Connors’ turno ver and another burst by Baird leading to Lowe spinning free.
It got even better for the table-top ping province when Baird stormed over from 45 metres out, stunning scrum half Horne and the chas ing wingers with his pace. The St. Michael’s College product picked from a ruck to add a much more straightfor ward third try with 63 minutes on the clock.
Leo Cullen’s side pushed through the 50-point barrier, Fardy starring in the build-up to Kearney’s second of the night before Jones’ loose offload gave the Ireland winger his third.
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WELL done to the Junior A laANNUAL membership is now due. We would ask you to pay online. Please note, fees can be paid online in 3 equal monthly installments. Or in the club lounge Thursday evening 7-8pm. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Siobhan on 0851407465. Thank you.
Clean Our Club Day, next Saturday 7th March from 9am, Spare an hour or two. All welcome and all ages. Thanks.
Great start to the season by our Senior team in their first game this year.
Our St Patrick’s Day Parade and celebrations in the club house are well in advance in their planning. This years theme ‘ Music Legends’. If you wish your Business, club or Group to be part of the parade contact our Parade Co-Ordinator Sharon Redmond on 087-2304248 or email.....4districtstpatricksday parade@gmail.com
Weekly Bingo every Wednesday Night at 8.30pm in club Hall, again all welcome, especially new players.
Club Shop will be open this Wednesday and Thursday 7.30pm, contact 0861684766.
Dancing every Thursday at 8pm, again all welcome.
Lotto numbers drawn this week were 9-22-23- 22. There was no winner so next week’s Jackpot remains capped at €8000 with a €4300 Roll-over. There were 2 (two) Match 3 winners, each wins €50 Congrats to Cait Jacob, Rathcoole & Anne Kelly, Naas. Next week’s Match 3 will be worth €100 win/share.
ST MARK’S
FOLLOWING defeat to Naomh O ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN ST MARK’S GAA Club would like to extend our condolences to the Walsh and Kane families at this time. Congratulations to the Senior Men’s Footballers who registered their first win of the season with a fine 0-10 to 1-6 victory over Kilmacud Crokes in Silver Park.
Under the official guidance of the HSE in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19), the GAA have stated that all clubs operate as normal but recommended that until further notice, post-match handshakes be suspended at juvenile games.
Membership for 2020 is now due and the deadline to register is nearing closer. Members of old and new are welcome. Please see pinned post on www.facebook. com/StMarksGAA for full details.
Teams are back training with new players welcome at all grades. See club website www.stmarksgaa.ie for contact information and team managers.
Academy runs Monday and Wednesday from 6pm to 7pm on St Mark’s National School Astro. For further information contact David O’Callaghan at 087 974 8309 or email: david.ocallaghan.gpo.dublin@gaa.ie. Ladies Football and Camogie teams are back training. All new players welcome from Under 8 to Minor. Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others Team are also welcoming new players of all skill levels - if interested contact Sharon at 0857569659.
The Club Shop Opening Times: Monday and Wednesday from 6pm to 7.15pm and Saturday from 10am to 12pm.
Club gear now also available through O’Neills to purchase online, enter this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/2XKBruo.
Back by popular demand, Music Bingo is on every Tuesday night in the club lounge at 9.30pm. Regular Bingo on Thursday night starts at 8.45pm.
Live music every Saturday in the club from 10pm. Bookings subject to change. March 7 – Anita McGee.
SOCCER: STRIKER BOOKED IN TO BE RTE PUNDIT BEFORE ABOUT TURN IN PLANS O’Gorman swaps TV booth for Ireland return
EURO 2021 QUALIFIERS DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com
AINE O’Gorman expected to cover Thursday night’s Euro 2021 qualifier between Ireland and Greece as a pundit – but a surprise call from manager Vera Pauw saw her quickly change her plans.
The Peamount United skipper had taken a step back from international football after 12 years and 100 caps at the conclusion of the unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign. O’Gorman, a personal trainer by profession, dipped her toe in punditry following retirement and was a prominent feature on RTÉ’s broadcast sched ule for World Cup 2019.
The 30-year-old, who had a successful 2019 both personally and collectively with the Newcastle club, had no hesitation in revers ing her decision once the call came.
A fine personal season saw O’Gorman lead her side to the league title for the first time in eight years, though they lost the FAI Cup final to Wexford Youths at the Aviva Sta dium.
A tally of 20 goals – her best return since sinking 26 on her way to the gold en boot in 2014-15 – came about as the Peas looked to their captain to fill the void left by Amber Barrett’s move to Koln.
“Vera gave me a shout and it was an opportunity I wasn’t going to turn down. I’d probably regret it if I had,” said O’Gorman ahead of her international return. “After the new manage ment came in, I probably started to get itchy feet.
“I was watching the girls play in Tallaght and it was something in the back of my mind, especially off the back of a good club season. “I had the itchy feet so when the opportunity pre sented itself, I grabbed it with two hands. And here I am now and it kinda feels like I never left, to be hon est.” The versatile striker, who frequently plays off either side of the Peas attack, had been booked in to cover the game for the national broadcaster before her plans were reversed.
“They asked me to do the the next game and I texted and said: ‘Sorry, my circumstances have changed’. Then the news came out and we had a laugh about it.”
O’Gorman does feel her punditry work – she cov ered the return game in Greece when a dominant Irish side were hit by a last-gasp equaliser – may benefit the way she looks at the game.
“It might come back to haunt me! No one’s actual ly mentioned anything, to be honest. The topic hasn’t come up.
“Probably taking a step back helps you look at the overall picture rather than just you in the situation with the team. It can be a learning experience.
“You just look at it from a different perspective, but anything that has to be learned, the coaching team bring that to the table already and you learn from your mistakes.
“I think that the Ukraine performance typifies how good this team can be when they are let play free, attacking football.
“They can be a massive attacking threat.”
Boh’s Boyle’s brilliance BOHEMIANS continue to top the Megazyme amputee football national league after they picked up a pair of wins last weekend in the latest series of games.
James Boyle was in red-hot form as his hat trick along with a goal from Robert Balog saw the side run up a 4-1 win over Cork City.
Boyle duly added a double against Shamrock Rovers in the second game of a day affected by high winds from Storm Jorge. The win made it six wins out of six for Bohs thus far in the fourteam competition and has them four points clear at the top with Rovers.
Rovers, for their part, did run up a 5-1 win over Scottish side Par tick Thistle which lifts them up to 14 points in total with four wins out of six.
Cork are in third with a win and a draw while Partick are improv ing and have risen to seven points.
Peamount United’s Aine O’Gorman is looking forward to her Ireland return this week.
STRONGER TOGETHER
Women’s mini marathon open for 2020 entries
THE Ryan sisters Lottie and Bonnie, along with mum, Morah; broadcaster Georgie Crawford; actress Demi Issac Oviawe and fitness enthusiast Leanne Moore, will make up the 2020 Vhi Squad and are calling on women all around the country to run stronger together and join them at the largest all-female event of its kind in the world on May 31! Enter now at www.vhiwomensminimarathon.ie. Picture: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Eanna still in the hunt
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DBS Éanna secured a big win at home on Saturday evening, running out 14-point winners over neighbours UCD Marian, 90-76 to keep alive their chances of a top four fin ish and a possible playoff.
A massive first half from the hosts paved the way for their victory, as they opened a big 49-36 lead at the half, thanks to superb scoring from Stefan Zecevic (34 points).
UCD managed to bounce back in the third quarter with Mike Garrow to the fore, and UCD trailed just 68-60 going into the final quarter.
Éanna made some big runs in the fourth quarter, with contributions from Marko Tomic and Joshua Wilson helping them keep ahead, while solid free throw shooting saw them keep Marian at bay down the stretch to win out 90-76.
Reflecting afterwards, DBS Éanna coach Darren McGovern said: “I’m delighted with that big win and our reaction from last week. We are learning so much every week on how to stay competitive in this league; any win is massive!
“We must give credit to UCD’s determi nation. They were excellent in their transition and sets. We really stood up to it in the fourth which pleased me a lot. We made big plays at the right time and our fans carried us over the line.”
The result sees them three points behind UCD and Griffith College Templeogue but with a game in hand.
Templeogue managed to hold off the chal lenge of Moycullen, running out 90-80 point winners in the end.
Speaking afterwards, Templeogue head coach Mark Keenan said: “It was important to get back to winning ways tonight against an in-form Moycullen team. I’m happy with the result but our performance level still needs to improve.” Dublin Lions lay up a shot against Belfast Star last Saturday in Clondalkin
In Clondalkin, meanwhile, Belfast Star once again put the pressure on Tralee War riors with a convincing home win against Abbey Seals Dublin Lions.
Star started off strong with Aidan Quinn and Keelan Cairns both getting established in the first half. However, Lions put up a fight with Jack Maguire and Oisin Rice get ting some important baskets.
The game slowly drifted away from Lions as the clock wound down in the second though, and it was Star who took a 54-33 point lead into the half.
Adrian Fulton’s charges came racing out of the blocks in the third quarter, with Delaney Blaylock and CJ Fulton continuing their fine form of recent weeks.
James Gormley played well on defence and contributed eight points as Lions tried to claw back the deficit, but with Fulton leading the charge for the visitors, Star won out 102-61, with Adam Ryan and Dominic Lynn capping off a well-rounded team per formance.
Ronan’s “empty-netter” wins it for Glens
MEN’S EY HOCKEY LEAGUE STEPHEN FINDLATER sport@dublingazette.com
GLENANNE won a 6-4 goal-fest at Belfield to make it two wins in seven days, lifting them up to 14 points, while UCD are now on a streak of four successive losses. Brad Venter and Clive Kennedy combined to make it 2-0 before the end of the first quarter.
Iain Styles’ deflection reduced the gap in the 22nd minute only for Shannon Boucher to power home a penalty corner drag-flick soon after.
It was 3-2 in the 26th minute via Matteo Romoli but Glenanne stayed in the clear at half-time when Johnny McCormack scored from another corner.
Cian Murphy nicked another one back early in the second half; again Glenanne replied with play er-coach Gary Shaw on the mark to make it 5-3.
That came in the 52nd minute but less than 60 seconds later, UCD won a stroke which David Nolan calmly scored to make it 5-4 going into the final quarter.
Hopes of salvaging a result were ended when goalkeeper Max Maguire was shown a yellow card and, with no recognised replace ment on the bench, Glenanne took full advantage with Stu Ronan hitting in what proved to be the clincher.
“We certainly made it difficult for ourselves and it was end to end,” said Glenanne skipper Brad Venter following the tie.
“Any team could have taken it on the day; we built a good lead and they kept pegging us back but glad to get the win in the end. “It is a different season to last year but playoffs is still the tar get,” he added, comparing it to last year when the Glens were comfortably in the top four.
“We had a bit of a slump toward the end of last season but glad to see we are taking our chances now and piling up a few points.”
TWO of the clubs’ minor players are travelling to Zambia with their school later this year. Thanks to all those who supported their fundraising Quiz on Friday night. A special word of thanks to the Palmerstown House, and the many local shops and businesses for their support.
Thanks to John Glennon and all who participated in the OT walks over the last few weeks.
The Glenaulin pitches remain closed for the week ahead. Whilst it’s frustrating, we would ask all teams to note this. We’ve worked hard in recent years to build a relationship with the County Council and don’t want to jeopardise the hard work done by Mark Collendar and others.
The Events Committee are delighted to announce that this November, back by public demand, St Pats will again be presenting Strictly Come Dancing. It promises to be another great night and a thoroughly enjoyable occasion for those participating. The Committee would also like to highlight some additional dates to note for your diary – April 3rd Feile teams fundraiser; April 6th - 9th Easter Camps; June - club festival; and July 6th -17th Summer Camps. The Junior football team are recruiting players. If anyone is interested, please contact Pajo Hartnett on 087 6147950. ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN
WELL done to both our AFL5 teams who had a good start to the league with two away victories at the weekend, the inters beat Craobh Ciaran away 2-12 to 0-7 while the juniors beat St Brendan’s at home 3-10 to 1-5. The inters also beat the juniors midweek in round 1. The seniors lost out to Cuala at home 2-3 to 0-6. The minor hurlers also had a great win at home to St Judes in winning 1-17 to 0-15.
In the juvenile section the U14 hurlers had a good win over Cuala in Div 1 while the U15 just lost out to Faughs also in Div 1. U15 B team were beaten by Parnells. All the other scheduled games were cancelled due to the weather.
We are absolutely delighted to announce that The Square Tallaght are the new sponsors of our Club Academy section as part of their new “Club Together” community sponsorship initiative. To celebrate and officially launch this partnership, The Square will be holding a free Family Fun Day on Saturday, March 14th from 1pm to 4pm on the Level 2 Car Park. We’d encourage as many club members as possible to attend on the day. Our Kids Academy takes place every THOMAS DAVIS
Sat morning from 10-11am on the Astro pitch. New players welcome. Contact Club GPO Stephen Stewart for further details 0876795720. Check out our club website for all up to date juvenile training
times and team contacts. www. thomasdavis.ie.
Our food Menu is now served in the upstairs lounge Thurs 4-9pm, Fri 4-9pm, Sat 12.30-9.00pm and Carvery downstairs 12-7pm on Sundays. Open to all the community to enjoy our delicious food. Coffee shop now open 9.30am - 12.30pm on Saturday and Sundays.
Membership for 2020 is now due, please check the club website or Facebook for online payment options or search Thomas Davis on the Clubforce app.
The deadline for all club players is March 20th.
Huge Congratulations to all of our Leaders on their journey in this years Operation Transformation. Overall Winner - Brian Lowth. Biggest Weight Loss - Terry O’Reilly. Winning Team - Team B. Aideen O’ Hara, Colm Clarke, Terry O’Reilly.
Templeogue shine in Under-16 semi BASKETBALL: HIGH-SCORING WIN IN TERENURE
DMBB U-16 SEMI-FINAL Templeogue 88 Ongar Chasers 46 TIARNÁN O’KELLY sport@dublingazette.com
TEMPLEOGUE’S Under16 side reached the DMBB final thanks to an excel lent 88-46 win over Ongar Chasers, setting up a derby decider with Eanna in two weekends’ time.
Managed by former American Division 1 play er at Fordham University Jay Fazande, Templeogue were up and running in brilliant style right from the start at Presentation Terenure.
They burst straight into action, going 10-0 up with just three minutes gone thanks to Hugh Beashel who couldn’t stop scoring. T h ey e xc e l l e d o n the fast break, turning defence to offense to cre ate easy baskets thanks to captain Daire Murray.
Ongar fought back well but Templeogue kept their cool to hold a 22-15 lead at the end of the quarter with Beashal and Danny Car berry keeping the points rolling.
They made a big move in the second quarter, out scoring their rivals by 13 points.
Jacob Fazande and Jack The Templeogue Under-16 side
Finn played their role in defence while making open shots as Templeogue landed 26 points to build a 48-28 advantage.
Ongar fought back in the third quarter and solidified their defence and began to cut into Templeogue’s lead thanks to a great performance by Eimantas Spuduhs who scored 23 points.
With that heavy scor ing, the score at the end of the third quarter was 58-38 to Templeogue.
Nonetheless, with cool heads, they were just eight minutes away from reaching the cup final and they responded in the best fashion.
The Ongar lads seemed to be exhausted and Tem pleogue were just scoring points for fun and passing the ball around nicely.
They pushed on, drop ping another 30 points with Ongar only able to muster eight of the points for an 88-46 success.
It showed the chem istry within the team with the talented youngsters showing their serious potential for the future with Carberry and Beashal scoring consist ently, Murray showing his leadership while Alex Rodriguex, with his fancy, no-look passes, adding a classy box of tricks.
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RHASIDAT Adeleke of Tallaght AC was presented with a trophy at Athletics Ireland’s National Star Awards at the weekend in Tullamore following her stellar 2019. She was presented with the trophy by chairperson of the Athletics Ireland Juvenile Committee John McGrath; her mother Adewumi Ademola; and President of Athletics Ireland Georgina Drumm. Picture: harry murphy/SPORTSFILE Adeleke gets top 2019 honour
Ballyboden St Enda’s Aran Waters rises highest in midfield. Picture: John Kirwan
Towers up and running with big victory
Boden off to a flyer as Na Fianna beaten
AFL DIVISION ONE Ballyboden St Enda’s 3-10 Na Fianna 0-14 sport@dublingazette.com
BALLYBODEN St Enda’s got their delayed start to the AFL Division One campaign up and running on a windy Sunday morning with a strong win over Na Fianna.
Playing with the breeze in the first half, the home team was first on the score board after three minutes when Warren Egan split the posts. Na Fianna responded almost immediately but in the next 10 minutes Alan Flood, Ross McGarry and Aran Waters added points.
Na Fianna got two back from play and then up popped Bob Dwan and Brian Bobbett to cancel out these scores. The visitors had two points from frees each side of a similar point from McGarry as half time arrived, leaving the home side 0-7 to 0-5 ahead.
This could have been even more favourable were it not for two late goal chances that went abegging. First, Conor Dooley cracked a shot off the crossbar and, later, Tom Hayes went for goal from a tight angle but his shot went across the goal and wide.
A two-point lead did not look good with the wind now in their faces but, as he did in the first half, Egan was first to score when he popped over a point within the first minute to start a very productive phase for Boden.
As he bore down on goal, Darren O’Reilly was dragged to the ground and a penalty was awarded. Egan’s effort was saved and even though he caught the rebound, the Na Fianna goal remained intact. But not for long.
After some great team-work, Hayes made no mistake with a well-taken major.
Four minutes later, Egan was fouled in the square and another penalty was awarded. Once again, the Na Fianna goalie made a good save, this time from McGarry’s shot.
This time, though, McGarry finished the rebound to the net to put the home side eight points ahead.
Na Fianna fought back and applied regular pressure on the Boden goal, landing two frees in quick succession. It could have been worse if not for great defensive work by Darragh Gogan and Kieran Kennedy, among others, to prevent Na Fianna adding two goals. Simon Lambert stopped the rot with a great point from a distance before O’Reilly palmed to the net after a good pass from Hayes. This left 10 points between the sides but Na Fianna were not about to surrender without a challenge. In the final 10 minutes of ordinary and seven minutes of added time, the visitors scored six points to the home sides one point. Waters was covering well around the half back line to keep Na Fianna at bay. However, Egan had a chance to finish the game on a high but, with the goal at his mercy, the chance was missed, leav ing the winning margin at five points.
Warren Egan shoots at goal for Boden. Picture: John Kirwan
ROUND Tower Clondalkin produced a strong second half performance at Silver Park on Sunday to beat Kilmacud Crokes ‘B’ in AFL Division Two 2-10 to 0-10.
With points from Joe Leech and Ian Ward, Towers hit the ground running despite playing against a strong breeze as the visitors dictated the early terms of engagement.
Following excellent approach work by Leech, Jason Murphy found the Crokes net to hand Towers a five-point advantage. However, Crokes fired back with a powerful scoring blitz to restore parity to the contest. A Cathal Carty free brought this particular sequence to a close, before Crokes rallied to establish a 0-7 to 1-3 interval advantage. In a frantic start to the second half, there was goalmouth action at both ends of the pitch. Yet, it was Towers who ultimately displayed a clinical edge in this juncture as Leech registered his side’s second goal on 35 minutes. This acted as the catalyst for the Monastery Road outfit to assert their authority on the proceedings. Ward and Lee Moran added unanswered scores to leave Towers six points to the good moving into the finalquarter. As expected, Crokes maintained a potent threat.
Yet, Derek Murray and Tommy Galvin singles provided Towers with breathing space. Ward was a reliable source of scores and the former county star nailed a stoppage-time free to seal the deal.
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huge win over Dundalk
DAVE DONNELLY sport@dublingazette.com
JACK Byrne scored a stunning late winner as Shamrock Rovers moved clear at the top of the Premier Division, edging out Dun dalk by the odd goal in five in front of a record league attendance at Tallaght Stadium.
A crowd of 7,522 – including a sizeable away contingent – crammed into the Whitestown Way venue for a thrilling game between the top two teams in the country.
That surpassed the 7,021 who saw the Hoops edge out bitter crosstown rivals Bohemians back in August, shortly after the stadium’s capacity was increased with the opening of the South Stand.
Stephen Bradley’s side led early on thanks to Dylan Watts but goals from Jordan Flores and Patrick Hoban’s third in as many games turned the tie on its head.
Rovers seized the ini tiative in the final halfhour, however, and Roberto Lopes drew the home side level before Byrne snatched all three points. Perhaps the real story on the night was the more than five million people who viewed RTÉ’s video of Jordan Flores’ wonder ful first-half strike which evened up the tie following Dylan Watts’ opener.
Republic of Ireland man ager Mick McCarthy and assistant Terry Connor, who were among the inter ested spectators, may wish they had a player with Flores’ capacity for stunning A bumper crowd in Tallaght Stadium celebrate their winning goal. Picture: George Kelly
“ I always get a bit of stick off the Dundalk fans leading up to this game telling me that Chris Shields has me in his back pocket “ goals at their disposal.
The Englishman has endured an injury-inter rupted beginning to his time at Dundalk, which included an operation on his hip flexor, and his unstoppable volley will have pleased his surgeon every bit as much as the Dundalk faithful.
It was a goal of rare beauty and has already been touted as an early contender for the Puskas award since going viral on Friday night.
Footage showed Dun dalk boss Vinny Perth, a native of Killinarden, unmoved in the aftermath of the goal, perhaps still irked by the manner of his side’s concession two min utes earlier.
Watts, given his second start of the season follow ing a strong showing in Waterford four days earlier, scored at the second attempt after connecting with ex-Dundalk man Ronan Finn’s cross.
The Lilywhites immedi ately poured forward and got their reward within minutes when Michael Duffy’s drilled corner found an unmarked Flo res just inside the penalty area.
Few expected what would happen next, as the former Wigan Athletic prospect bounced on one foot and sent a ferocious volley crashing through the palms of Alan Mannus. Hoban completed the turnaround just before the hour as a rare Byrne mis take, under pressure from Greg Sloggett, allowed Flores’ replacement Dan iel Kelly to slip the ball through for Hoban to finish.
It’s a game that the Hoops of 2019 may have lost but the Tallaght club appear to be made of stern er stuff since their FAI Cup final win over Dundalk and they didn’t panic despite trailing against the run of play.
Byrne atoned for his ear lier error when a pinpoint front-post corner was met by the head of Cape Verde international Lopes, who had peeled off marker Chris Shields.
And Byrne wasn’t done yet, his dancing feet keep ing him free of Clondalkin man Shields and curling a wonderful shot past the excellent Gary Rogers.
“I always get a bit of stick off the Dundalk fans leading up to this game telling me that Chris Shields has me in his back pocket, all this stuff,” Byrne told reporters.
“It’s probably the first time in about six games that he’s actually left me and I’ve had a chance to spin him. He’s a top player, with countless medals in this league.
“It’s never an easy night against him and I’m just happy I was able to spin him for that goal, because I was getting a bit of stick from Dundalk fans before that.”
