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MOTHER’S HEARTFELT APPEAL THE mother of a young girl who suffers from a rare, painful skin condition is appealing to the public to aid in raising awareness by wearing a special tattoo this week.

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PADRAIG CONLON

A RECENT Labour Court recommendation may lead to discrimination against children with physical disabilities in a local school.

This is according to former local TD Robert Dowds who says he fears students in Scoil Mocha, a school for severely physically disabled children in Clondalkin, “will have their educational opportunities diminished” because of the decision.

Last month, the Labour Court recommended a group of 23 Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) drop their objection to carrying out toileting duties for special needs pupils at the school and carry out the tasks.

Mr Dowds, who taught in Scoil Mocha for 11 years, explains why this ruling could be bad for students.

“The SNAs scheme in Scoil Mochua, which is managed by the Central Remedial Clinic, traditionally operated under the direction of the teachers in their classrooms following the curriculum and each child’s individual education plan.

“Their duties included assisting in the classroom under the teachers’ direction, feeding at lunch times and assisting with toileting. These duties they have admirably performed over many years.

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Residents vow to protect local park

RTE’s Emma O’Driscoll pictured at Liffey Valley Retail Park’s Halloween Fun House.

CONCERNED locals in Lucan are fighting to stop a road being built through their much loved St Catherine’s Park.

A valuable amenity of over 200 acres of open spaces and woodland within the Liffey Valley, the park is popular with everyone from dog walkers to BMX riders, footballers and toddlers.

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CONSULTANT SEEKS INJUNCTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYER

Doctor seeks to halt disciplinary actions PADRAIG CONLON

A TALLAGHT Hospital doctor returns to the High Court hoping to halt disciplinary procedures against him.

Dr James Gray, who works as a consultant in emergency medicine at the hospital, last week applied for various orders against his employer, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital Dublin, stopping them conducting a disciplinary hearing which was scheduled for October 23.

He also applied for orders permitting him to continue in his consultant role at Tallaght Hospital without further interference.

The judge Caroline Costello granted Dr Gray permission to serve short

notice of the injunction proceedings on his employers and then adjourned the case to October 26.

Over the last decade Dr Gray has been a very high profile and outspoken critic of how Tallaght Hospital is run. His repeated criticisms of the treatment of his patients in the hospital’s overcrowded emergency department have gotten him in trouble with employers.

In 2015 he felt compelled to write a bombshell memo to then Health Minister Leo Varadkar after a 91-year-old patient with Parkinson’s disease suffered 29 hours on a hospital trolley in Tallaght Hospital.

This led to his employers conducting an internal review into the circum-

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stances surrounding the disclosure and characterisation of certain “confidential patient information” in the national media.

Dr Gray went on record

at the time describing the decision by the hospital as “intimidation.”

At a 2011 inquest into the death of a man on a trolly at the hospital, he criticised the “appallingly poor standards of sanitation” in his department.

In another display of defiance last year, he went on radio and blasted Health Minister Simon Harris and the state of the Irish health service.

He said: “This is state institutional abuse. I can’t understand why people are not out on the streets in their droves protesting over this scandal that has been allowed continue.

“Patients are in conditions were there’s no confidentiality, no dignity, no privacy. They’re stacked heel to toe in conditions that are blocking access for staff, they’re sleep deprived, conditions tantamount to sensory torture, constant light, regular noise for days on end.

“The Minister is making all these non-specific statements on key issues, there’s nothing, there’s actually nothing specific there that gives me any hope that 2018 is going to be any better.”

Joanne Coffey, communications manager with Tallaght Hospital said: “This case is not something we can comment on at all.”

TESCO Ireland stores will be hosting ghoulishly great Trick or Treat for Temple Street events this Saturday, 27th October between 11-4pm.

Taking place in all 151 stores across Ireland, Tesco has set a national fundraising target of €100,000 to help buy new life-saving equipment for its charity partner, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.

Tesco colleagues will be kitted out in costumes while they host Halloween parties at the front of each store with cake sales, face-painting, balloons and much more.

All funds raised by Tesco stores will purchase a new Ultrasound machine for Neurosurgery which will be used during neurosurgical procedures to get real-time views of the brain anatomy and thereby facilitating the removal of brain tumours and accurate placement of devices and shunts.

Aoife Donohoe, Head of Corporate Affairs at Tesco Ireland, said, “At Tesco we are excited to be hosting Trick or Treat for Temple Street in our stores. It is guaranteed to be a fun filled day in all of our stores, so pop in to pick up a treat and support the little heroes of Temple Street at the same time.”

Denise Fitzgerald, Chief Executive, Temple Street Foundation, said: “We’re thrilled once again to be part of such a fun Halloween fundraiser with our friends in Tesco.

“By supporting Tesco’s Trick or Treat fundraising events in-store you become part of Temple Street’s extraordinary circle of care that’s helping to transform little lives for the better every day.”

Temple Street has been Tesco Ireland’s charity partner since October 2014 and to date Tesco Ireland has raised €3.6million in aid of the little heroes of Temple Street.

Irish language version of Parkrun in Clondalkin #PARKRUNABÚ the Irish language version of Parkrun comes to Clondalkin this Saturday, October 27.

As a once off, the weekly parkrun in Corkagh Park will be organised through Irish.

The introduction on the day, the merchandise available and even some of the goodies handed out afterwards will be in Irish.

The event is a cooperation between Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an organisation promoting events in Irish, Gaeilgeoirí Chluain Dolcáin, who do the same in Clondalkin, and the local Corkagh Parkrun organisation. #parkrunabú will start at 9:30am sharp on Saturday morning, October 27 at Corkagh Park, Clondalkin and will be followed by refreshments and a chance to speak cupla focail or more.

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APPEAL: CALL FOR LOCALS TO WEAR SPECIAL BUTTERFLY TATTOO TO HELP CHARITY

Mam seeking support for daughter with ‘Butterfly Skin’ PADRAIG CONLON

A CLONDALKIN mother whose young daughter has a rare and painful skin condition hopes local people will support her child by wearing a special butterfly tattoo this week.

Six-year-old Casey Connors from Kilmahuddrick has a severe form of the ‘butterfly skin’ disease EB (epidermolysis bullosa).

This incredibly painful genetic condition causes the skin layers and internal body linings to blister

and wound at the slightest touch.

One of only 300 people in Ireland with EB, Casey has to be bandaged almost from head to toe to protect her from everyday life.

Casey is in senior infants at St Ronan’s national school in Clondalkin, but her skin condition, which causes her fingers and hands to fuse, leaves her struggling to even hold a pencil.

“EB affects every part of her body with constant blisters and sores. Casey is

very brave but every day she has to take three different types of medication for pain relief,” said mum Rachel.

This week (October 22-28) is National EB Awareness Week and Debra Ireland, the charity that supports EB patients and their families, is asking people to help children like Casey.

“Please pick up a Debra Ireland Butterfly Tattoo at any Applegreen service station and text the word BUTTERFLY to 50300 to

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Casey Connors with mother, Rachel

make a €4 donation,” said Rachel.

Casey’s body is 80% covered in bandages which have to be changed every two days, an extremely painful process that takes several hours.

“Casey has very limited use of her hands. She has had an operation to help with the fusing and her left hand is still in a splint so she has to try and man-

age with only one hand.”

Despite a life of daily pain, Casey enjoys school and playing with her friends.

“She has some very special little friends who see her and not her EB condition and it’s lovely to see the affection they have for each other,” said Rachel.

Debra Ireland provides day to day help and support for EB patients and

their families. The charity also funds research programmes to find better treatments and possible cures for EB. “The research Debra supports could transform the lives of children like Casey and it is now at a stage where every euro can make a vital difference to the future lives of people living with this condition.”

THE Tallaght Photographic Society Exhibition opened on October 16 in the County Library, Tallaght with local Cllr Charlie O’Connor launching the event.

Also present on the night was current Tallaght Person of the year Sinead Tighe.

The exhibition showcases members’ photographs and gives the public an opportunity to experience many different styles of photography and hopefully inspire them to try it for themselves.

The Society meets each Tuesday from 8pm at the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght.

The exhibition will run until Friday, October 26, during Library opening times.

Enquiries can be made to: info@tallaghtphotographicsociety.com

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OBJECTIONS TO TOILETING DUTIES

Discrimination fears at local Scoil FROM PAGE 1

Clondalkin clinic get their cups out for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

PICTURED are Pauline, Anne and the team of Midas Touch Skin, Laser & Beauty Clinic in Unit 2b Caldbeck Way, Newlands Cross, Clondalkin, getting their cups out for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

They’re delighted to support #cupsagainstbreastcan-

cer in association with the Irish Cancer Society which is an amazing charity that provides so much support for patients with breast cancer and their families! They are collecting donations and selling €3 pins up until the end of October.

“The input of SNAs in this situation is vital. Where a minority of students is concerned, feeding requires hands-on assistance from SNAs either because of lack of capacity to feed themselves, or dangers such as risk of choking while being fed.

“Now the CRC want the SNAs to undertake nearly all of the toileting.

“In practice, this would mean SNAs are hardly ever in the classroom which would seriously undermine the students’ chances to avail of an education, some of them are also preparing for state exams.

“This is a recipe for chaos and is the situation which exists in the school already because recently appointed SNAs had to agree to management conditions to undertake all, or nearly all toileting in order to get their jobs.

“Because I worked in Scoil Mochua as a teacher from 2000 to 2011, I came to know the dedication and hard work of so many SNAs. It is a matter of huge regret to me that the current management of the CRC is fighting with admirable SNAs rather than working with them to make Scoil

Mochua the happy, productive place of work it was when I worked there.”

In reply to Robert Dowds’s claims, the CRC told Dublin Gazette: “The CRC welcomes the decision of the Labour Court and has begun implementing the recommendations which are in the best interests of the pupils.

“The recommendations will not have a significant negative impact on the students. They will result in achieving best practice in line with every other special school in Ireland, as laid out by the Department of Education & Science and the National Council of Special Education.

“The principal of Scoil Mochua has met with the parent’s association and fully informed them of developments. Parents were also informed that if they had any questions or concerns that they could contact the principal directly. No such queries have been received.

“The normal management structure will apply to the management of SNAs in the school. SNAs are under the direction of the teacher in the classroom and ultimately responsible to the principal/board of management as employees.”

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GALLERIES

Harry Knowles and Sarah Lavelle Emma O’Driscoll with Jennifer Fagan, Gerard Grace, Killian and Emma Fox. Pictures: Simon Peare

Lucy Lou, Taidgh and Lilly Mae Redmond

Emma with Nasma, Zaynab and Biba Boughueroua

Neringa and Emilia Nanickiene

Liffey Valley Retail Park Halloween Fun

Ready to roll out a hilarious musical A

IMS award-winning HXT Musical Society returns to The Civic with Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical from November 6 to 10.

Society members are hard at work in rehearsals for what promises to be a fantastic show.

Outrageous, thought provoking and even a little romantic, 9 to 5 The Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business.

Featuring a cast of 39 and a live 12-piece orchestra, this production will leave you wanting more and singing along right to the very end of the show. Tickets are available from The Civic Box Office by calling 01-4627477 or online at www.civctheatre.ie

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PEOPLE: 13 YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS, MAYOR ‘COULDN’T BE IN A BETTER PLACE’

Mayor’s marathon effort to aid charity PADRAIG CONLON

“HAVING MS does not define me. I changed my thinking about MS. I am not a MS sufferer, MS suffers me, I haven’t got MS

but rather MS has me and God love it!”

Mayor of South Dublin County Mark Ward is all set to run in Sunday’s Dublin Marathon and he has an inspirational mes-

sage to share.

13 years on from the day he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis he couldn’t be in a better place.

“In 2005 my life as I

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Mayor of South Dublin County Mark Ward

knew it was over,” he says.

“After diagnosis, the standard of care and assistance I received from the HSE was almost n o n - e x i s te n t. W h e n someone is diagnosed like me with an incurable progressive neurological condition like MS, the psychological impact can be immense.”

Mayor Ward said he put on a front to the outside world, that everything was fine, but the reality was different.

“Inside I was dying.

I was caught in such a ball of fear that I isolated myself from my family including my children. I was unable to articulate how I was feeling.

“After losing another job. I found myself unemployed for the first time in my life.

“The shame I felt as a man that always provided for his family multiplied the other issues in my life. I had a complete mental and physical breakdown.

“I started to change my lifestyle. I changed my diet, stopped drinking alcohol and started exercising.

“Gradually things started to improve. I enrolled in a course that led onto college.

“A m e m o r y t h a t always sticks with me is walking through UCD to college with all the other students and finally real-

ising that I was as good as any of them.

“I qualified as a behavioural therapist and was working in a job that I adored specialising working with people with addiction issues.

“I had a talent working with people that society had discarded. The people that everyone else thought were lost causes, sure wasn’t I a lost cause myself at one stage.

“

logical conditions.

“Today I am healthy, mentally and physically.

My relationships with my family and friends is unbelievable.

“I live a fully active life where I try on daily basis to make a positive difference in people’s lives.

“To show them that there is light at the end of the tunnel. If what I am doing helps them and their families not to suf-

CLONDALKIN councillor Madeleine Johansson has called on local shops in North Clondalkin to take responsibility for recycling facilities.

This follows a recent motion to South Dublin County Council which revealed a number of shopping centres in North Clondalkin have refused to allow bottle banks on their grounds.

Cllr Johansson (People Before Profit) said: “It’s a real shame that the owners or management companies of local shopping centres are refusing to place recycling facilities on their grounds.

“There is a massive need for facilities to allow people to recycle bottles and cans in North Clondalkin. The nearest facilities are located at the Mill Centre in Clondalkin Village.

Shops that sell these products should take some responsibility for providing accessible disposal of the waste.

“I’d like to ask the management and owners of these centres to reconsider the request for recycling facilities and enter discussions with the council.”

Currently the council are exploring other options for the facilities.

If what I am doing helps them and their families not to suffer Church marks the way I and my famfirst year ily did it will be worth it its THE Church of Scientol“I have been in training for the Dublin City Marathon for 8 months.

“The confidence I have got from running is unreal and the support and well wishes I have got from everyone has been inspirational.

“I am looking forward to Sunday with a hint of trepidation but I know I have prepared myself for this run to the best of my ability.

“I am one of over 800,000 Irish people who are living with neurological conditions, such as migraine, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and rare and genetic neuro-

fer the way I and my family did it will be worth it.

“I have an MRI appointment two days after the marathon. This is my first MRI scan in over 8 years.

“Whilst the physical and psychological effects of MS have abated over the years, I have no idea if the disease has progressed in a neurological sense.

“As well as raising awareness about MS I am also raising much needed funds for MS Ireland.

People can sponsor me on https://dublin-citymarathon-2018.everydayhero.com/ie/mark-smarathon-for-m-s

ogy & Community Centre in Firhouse, celebrated its first anniversary on October 21.

Diana Stahl, director of public affairs said: “From the day we opened here in Firhouse we wanted everyone to feel at home here, regardless of where they came from, what they believed in or worshipped, or what they did for a living.

“In our first year in Firhouse, we were delighted to have hosted so many religious, cultural and community gatherings, concerts and celebrations.

“One of the main principles in Scientology is to help each other and we would like to thank all of our friends for the opportunity you gave us, to help you.”

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GALLERIES

Michelle Harlin and Sharon Cummins

Kelly Winters and Sara Sabbioni

Derek Cummins and Matt Burke Caroline Earley Derek Cummins, Robyn Good and Mauro Duque. Pictures: SIMON PEARE

Headway table quiz fundraiser at The Waterside, Clondalkin

Ray Donnan

Sarah Benson

Sean Dempsey and David Brennan

Mark Cummins and Eamon Hamlin

Clair Hughes and Rita Byrne

Ben and Phyliss and MacLochlainn with Kasia Lazarek

Andy Lane and Adrian Byrne

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SHOP LOCAL: THE G AZETTE FOCUSES ON INDEPENDENT AND FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES

It’s business as usual in Clondalkin Village WITH WINTER almost upon us, it’s important to remember that you don’t need to travel long distances to get what you need – unless of course it’s a holiday you’re after!

Simply put, shopping locally benefits the local area – and sure when the weather is behaving itself, why spends hours in traffic or in a stuffy bus when you can stay in sunny Clondalkin and stroll around the village at your leisure?

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

Clondalkin Nurseries, premium horticultural specialists in Dublin, is conveniently located at Green Isle Road near Corkagh Park, caters for trade and landscape contractors from Dublin and the surrounding counties.

The Factory Outlet on Orchard Road specialises in the supply and fitting of tiles, bathrooms, kitchens and wardrobes. One local business that has also survived the testament of time is Becker Tansey & Co Solicitors, which has been providing legal services in Clondalkin for more than 30 years. Mill Cabs, based in the Mill Shopping Centre, has been in operation for over 30 years and continues to serve the people of Clondalkin on a daily basis without any stop for rest.

Cash In Rags, based at Watery Lane, are now going into their sixth year in business. Donna, who runs the company, says that there are a lot of people these days interested in recycling their old clothes with them. She added: “People like the idea of clearing out their house of old clothes and bringing it in to us in exchange for money.”

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CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION?

All you need to know on Blasphemy Referendum RACHEL D’ARCY

IN ADDITION to the presidential election on Friday, there will also be a referendum on whether or not to change the constitution in relation to laws on blasphemy.

Currently, the Irish constitution says that publishing or saying something blasphemous is an offence that is punishable by law, and a criminal offence.

The referendum proposes to remove the word ‘blasphemous’ from the constitution.

At present, there is a fine of up to €25,000 if a person is convicted of that offence under the 2009 Defamation Act. There is no prison sentence for the blasphemy offence.

The legal definition of blasphemy, as contained in the Defamation Act, is: “A person publishes or utters something blasphemous if they publish or say something that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by any religion, thereby causing outrage among a substantial number of the adherents of that religion, and intend to cause that outrage”.

The referendum on Friday will decide whether or not that the constitution will continue to state that publishing or saying anything blasphemous will be a criminal offence.

If the ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum wins, it will mean that the Oireachtas will be able to change the law so that blasphemy will no longer be punishable by law.

If the ‘No’ vote gets the majority, it will mean that blasphemy will remain punishable by law, and will continue to be a criminal offence.

The last known complaint of blasphemy was in 2017, when Gardai were allegedly looking into a formal complaint made against broadcaster Stephen Fry and RTÉ after he appeared on RTE’s religious programme, The Meaning of Life.

Concerns have been raised over whether the removal of blasphemy from the constitution will impact upon other minority religious groups in the country, however, there are other laws such as the Defamation Act and laws against Incitement to religious hatred that will continue to exist in the constitution to protect these groups.

Inaugural Irish Book Week Launch THE inaugural Irish Book Week takes place from 27th October – 3rd November, a nationwide celebration of Irish books and bookshops.

A collaboration between Bookselling Ireland and Publishing Ireland, the week will see events taking place throughout the country, celebrating Irish books and the central role bookshops play in Irish society and culture.

The week aims to encourage people into their local bookshop, and to highlight the important role bookshops play in the fabric of Irish life – fostering cultural creativity,

community spirit and generating economic activity.

Pictured are Author Donal Ryan (right), 14-year-old children’s books ambassador Sarah Fitzgerald, Chair of Bookselling Ireland John Keane (2nd from left) and President of Publishing Ireland Ivan O’Brien at the launch of the inaugural Irish Book Week in The Winding Stair bookshop. Irish Book Week is a nationwide celebration of Irish books and bookshops, which takes place from 27th October to the 3rd of November.

Photograph: Mark Stedman

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LUCAN: COUNCIL PLANS TO PUT ROAD THROUGH PARK LINKING M4 TO THE M3 MOTORWAY

Residents vow to protect St Catherine’s Park CONCERNED locals in Lucan are fighting to stop a road being built through their much loved St Catherine’s Park.

A valuable amenity of over 200 acres of open spaces and woodland within the Liffey Valley, the park is popular with everyone from dog walkers to BMX riders, footballers

and toddlers.

Its future however, is under threat thanks to plans by Fingal County Council to put a large road through it linking the M4 to the M3 motorway.

The Save St Catherine’s Group have other ideas though and vow to do their “damnedest to ensure it never gets built”.

Declan Kenny, PRO of the group, explained why the park means so much.

“There are precious few resources like St Catherine’s out there,” he says.

“For the hundreds of thousands of people living out in the west of Dublin, and on the edges of Meath and Kildare, this natural amenity is just too good

Ready for showtime THE Genie had time for a quick snap during dress rehearsals at Westside Performing Arts Studios in Lucan recently. Final preparations are in full swing as they take Get Your Wish On from the rehearsal room to the Helix, from October 27 to 29.

Join them as they take you on a journey through Agrabha filled with excitement and enchantment. Where a Street Urchin becomes a Prince and a Princess becomes a Hero. This show is not to be missed, for bookings visit www.thehelix.ie

Pressure from angry residents leads to Firhouse park cleanup

SINN Fein councillor Robert Russell says he welcomes the maintenance of Firhouse village park.

According to Cllr Russell, the much needed work came about following a lot of pressure from local angry residents.

“After months of pushing this issue on behalf of residents of Firhouse who had contacted me expressing their anger at the state of neglect Firhouse village park was left in over the last few years,” he said.

“I am delighted to see that following a motion I had entered at the September Rathfarnham/Terenure-Templeogue area Committee meeting SDCC gave a commitment to carry out the required maintenance works it desperately needed, and that these works have now taken place reinvigorating the community space” “I also welcome South Dublin County Council’s commitment to work with local community groups who have expressed an i n te re s t i n h e l p i n g to maintain the park going The neglect at Firhouse village park angered residents forward.”

to allow unelected bureaucrats destroy it, simply because it looks ‘neat’ on a map.

“Locals know all this.

People have been coming here for years. Which is why it was easy to raise money recently in order to fund some of the park improvements.

“How can the mecha-

nisms of the state on one hand join to conceive a wonderful public amenity like St. Catherine’s Park, and on the other, contrive to destroy it?”

“Why do the council want to put a large road through our park, linking the M4 to the M3?

“Last year, councillors, after much campaigning,

unanimously agreed to remove this proposed road from their development plan.

“No single body wants to claim this road, it would be deeply unpopular, horrifically expensive to construct and would face interminable delays to get it even to planning stage.

“If you would like to

know more about the campaign, see our Facebook page (/SaveStCsPark) and visit the site https:// savestcatherinespark.org/ “We will continue to fight and when councillors come knocking for your vote, ask them if they support the destruction of one of the best facilities this side of the capital.”

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New book reveals the women who made it to the very top REBECCA RYAN

CABRA based political correspondent with RTE Martina Fitzgerald has launched her debut book.

‘Madam Politician’ tells the stories of the 17 surviving female senior cabinet ministers and the two former female Presidents, who are interviewed collectively for the first time to reveal the challenges and triumphs of getting to the top table of Irish political life.

Only 10% of those who have sat at the cabinet table in Ireland in almost 100 years have been women, totalling just 19 female politicians.

There was no better person for the job in putting this book together than Martina Fitzgerald.

From her base in Leinster House, Martina has reported on all major political news stories in recent years, including several general elections and referendums.

She always had an interest in politics.

“My Dad used put the radio on really loudly to wake us up, so we woke up to RTE news! I grew up around discussions and debates.”

The launch of the book at the National Library in Dublin last week was a huge success, with 15 of the 17 surviving ministers in attendance.

Martina told Dublin Gazette the

launch was a “super evening” and she is very proud of the book which took the best part of a year to complete.

“There’s nothing like seeing your own book on the shelf! It can be daunting but I’m really proud of it.

“We all go away from a project and you feel ‘I should’ve changed this or that’ but thankfully I

chained mys e l f to the laptop, on top of the day job, because I didn’t want that feeling at the end of it.”

Martina told us why she decided to write the book.

“I’m a female political correspondent with Leinster House. I look around and you don’t see that many women on the benches in the Dail chamber so I decided let’s look at this.

“We know that there is 22% of women in the Dail, but how many

ever got to the cabinet - and it is really shocking - 19 in almost 100 years.

“I decided to go and find out what happened and hear their stories and they all gave generously.

“People would say its a political book but really it’s about women in the workplace.”

Martina discovered that the women in the 70s and 80s had much more difficult experiences in Leinster House.

“The bar was so intimidatory so they used to have to go in groups because they used to get awful slack from the men. They really had to strive.

“Mary Harney made a great point.

She said the men’s toilets were always closer to the action! And that was a symbol that they were on the periphery. We don’t have to deal with all the challenges that they had to deal with.”

Martina felt it was very important to record these women’s stories.

“It would have been very sad if their stories were not recorded collectively. They are members of one of the most exclusive clubs in Ireland and we shouldn’t forget what they achieved and how they achieved it against all the barriers, many of which are not here today.”

Madam Politician is now available in all good book stores.

Martina Fitzgerald

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Angela O’Mahony

Avril Kelly

Savvy shoppers enjoy BT Shop for Change

Ann-Marie Nash and Dermot Nash

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T Shop for Change, Ireland’s biggest charity shop takeover in aid of the Irish Cancer Society took place last week. The Irish Cancer Society shops that took part this year were Bray, Drogheda, Limerick, Camden St., Capel St., Dun Laoghaire, Kimmage, Phibsboro, Rathmines, Swords and Tallaght.

Chairman of the Dublin Theatre Festival Terence O’Rourke presents Cillian Murphy with an award for his outstanding contribution to theatre.

Pictures: Brian McEvoy Photography

Alan Shanley, Greg Grimes and Ronan O’ Dowd

Ger McNaughton and Liv McNaughton Matt Forde and Ian Wilkey

Actor honoured at Theatre Festival

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RISH actor Cillian Murphy took time out of filming to pick up a gong for his outstanding contribution to theatre last week.

Chairman of the Dublin Theatre

Festival Terence O’Rourke was on hand to present Cillian with an award for his outstanding contribution to theatre at the Dublin Theatre Festival 2018 gala night at The Westbury Hotel, Dublin.

Eithne Harley and Michael Porter

Mairead McCambridge and Liz Elston-Mayhew

Yvonne McGuinness and Richard Cook

Mirian Mooney and Kieran Doohan

Alanna and Brian Mulcair

Gilly Clarke and Willie White

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‘IRELAND’S GOT TALENT’ is returning to our TV screens, and you could be watching all the action from the best seats in the house.

The all-star judging panel; Louis Walsh, Michelle Visage, Denise Van Outen and Jason Byrne will be auditioning talent from all around the country.

There are two shows a day, from November 20th until 22rd, then from November 24th to 26th with one in the afternoon and one in the evening. When applying audience members must take note of the dates and have a preference for an afternoon or evening show.

Stillorgan Players have a Prescription for Murder that they’re sure will be a killer hit STILLORGAN Players is putting on its Autumn production this week, with a thriller, Prescription for Murder, by Norman Robbins, about the seemingly quiet town of Bere Knighton.

There is never a dull moment in the town for Dr Richard Forth. Not only does he have a hectic work schedule and an awkward friend-

ship with his ex-girlfriend, but his wife, Barbara, is constantly ill and nobody knows what is wrong with her.

When Eric Dawson, a stranger, claims to have known Richard’s second fiancee – a woman Richard claims does not exist – Barbara’s health worsens, and she isn’t the only one.

With bad luck spreading almost as quickly as bad news, it seems somebody is out to kill Barbara and anyone else who gets in their way.

The play is directed by Carol Fitzsimons and Gwen Priestman. The cast includes Basil Conroy, Cherith Dalzell, John Ellaway, Linda Montgomery, Patricia Tanner, Edwina Scan-

lon and Neale Webb.

Prescription for Murder by Norman Robbins takes places at The Parish Centre, St Brigid’s Church Road from tonight, October 25 to Saturday, October 27 at 8pm.

You can get tickets by calling the Box Office at 089 239 1498, or book online at www.stillorganplayers. com.

TRAVEL, PAGE 20

Germany: A culinary tour takes in some truly delectable dishes, accompanied by fine wines

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Abseiling off the Hogan Stand for young people PEOPLE are gathering in Croke Park this weekend to support the mental health of young people across Ireland – by abseiling.

Some 60 courageous individuals can join Jigsaw on Saturday, October 27 to abseil from the top of the famous Hogan Stand at Croke Park.

The challenge aims to raise more than €30,000, and all funds will go towards Jigsaw’s vital work supporting the mental health of young people.

Justin McDermott from Jigsaw said: “Our first abseil of the year in April raised an incredible amount to help us with our

wo r k su p p o r t i n g the mental health of young people, and the interest in it far outstripped what we expected. “ We ’r e r e a l l y excited to be able to offer people another chance to join Team Jigsaw this Saturday at Croke Park and become a hero by abseiling off the Hogan Stand.”

You can register your interest in taking part online at jigsaw.ie/abseil, or by calling The Jigsaw Fundraising Team at 01 472 7010. There is a €50 registration fee, and participants are asked to raise a minimum of €300.

Get ready for a magical time at a big Harry Potter funfest DUBLIN Wizard Con will take place on the first weekend of November in the Red Cow Moran Hotel, in an event that can’t be missed by any Potterhead!

Grab your wands and book a place on the Knight Bus to the Harry Potterbased convention where fans will share their love

Get ready for a Kraken good time

THERE’S a gruesomely good immersive movie experience coming to Dublin this Halloween night.

The Kraken Screamfest, a festival of fearsome film, is coming to The Sugar Club on Wednesday, October 31.

Screamfest cinemagoers will enjoy a one-of-a-kind movie experience, with the chance to have a freaky, sea-themed makeover of their own at the Kraken Horror Parlour before the movie begins.

Horror-seekers will also sample a spinechilling selection of The Kraken Black Spiced Rum cocktails, including The Perfect Storm signature cocktail, and tuck into cinema snacks, along with a few other dark and twisted surprises along the way.

Dare to face the Kraken? Get your tentacles on a ticket at www.tickettailer.com/ krakenrum. Tickets cost €20 and include two Kraken Rum cocktails – but landlubbers beware: there are limited tickets.

of the characters, books, movies and stories.

There will be a whole host of different aspects to the convention, including a delightful Diagon Alley Market, the opportunity to win the illusive House Cup, a marauders map treasure hunt, an enchanted escape room

and a cosplay competition.

Fans will also have the chance to meet Fantastic Beasts, take part in an interactive game show as well as bingo, and attend the Yule Ball after the convention ends.

For further information, visit dublinwizardcon.ie.

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

Snowball is a playful and happy two-year-old Collie cross who has won the hearts of everyone she has met since arriving at the centre.

She loves keeping active and playing with her toys, but not nearly as much as she loves playing with her canine carers.

Snowball is deaf, and because of this she needs a slow approach so she feels comfortable when people are coming over to her. Our Training and Behavioural Advisors will be more than happy to assist her future family with all the training they may need to communicate with a deaf dog.

Once Snowball gets to know you, she loves her cuddles and will seek affection. She enjoys the company of gentle and calm dogs for companionship and would be happy to share her home with a furry friend.

She is an active girl; therefore, she will require daily walks to keep her in good shape.

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

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GERMANY’S rich heritage and scenery are reason enough to visit at any time, but Patrick Finnegan tucked into a culinary trail that took in some particularly fine wine-growing regions A RECENT trip I made to two of the principal winegrowing regions of Germany, namely Franconia and the Saale-Instrut region of Thuringia, proved to be a very pleasant and educational experience.

The visit embraced the culinary delights of these regions, in a country where food and drink are of paramount importance.

My trip to Franconia, part of the northern area of Bavaria and the province of Thuringia (part of the former East Germany), w h i c h b e ga n with a f light from Dublin to Frankfurt with Lufthansa, was to provide solid evidence that Germany is well prepared to reclaim its status as one of the world’s premier white wine and sparkling wine-producing countries.

Some of the principal grapes used in German wine production include Riesling, by far the most popular, Silvaner, with some of the world’s finest Silvaner wines coming from Franconia and Pinot Noir (The Red Diva).

A popular misconception is that all German wines are white. Indeed, Germany’s most heralded red grape is one of the most popular worldwide: Pinot Noir, or Spätburgunder, as it’s known locally.

This is the nation’s most important red wine grape, accounting for one-third of total German red wine production.

In fact, Germany is the world’s third-largest producer of Pinot Noir after France and the United States.

Franconia is widely regarded as a miniature version of Germany because it offers so much variety and is notable for its beautiful vineyards and hiking tracks.

Over half of the territory is protected and with

nia’s finest wines for more than 400 years.

All vineyards in the region are run on traditional and natural methods and Weingut Brennfleck is no exception. ten regional nature parks, The vineyard is run Franconia is a dream come in close accordance to true for nature lovers and nature. Clear, cool nights its fabled cobblestoned and warm days charactowns and villages are terise the maturity of the straight out of a Disney grapes and create fresh, film. rich, fruity flavours.

The first night was A trip to the “Vinothek spent in Frickenhausen, Iphofen” for a very persona charming village with al wine tasting and explaquaint medieval houses nation soon followed. and the hotel, Weingut The Vinothek presents a and Hotel Meintzinger cross-section of the wines from the Iphöfer vineyards and wineries, typical of the Franconia region.

Lunch at the restaurant 99 Kulinarium followed, offering seasonal and traditional dishes, plus a small selection of homemade cakes.

I particularly enjoyed a plate of carp from the local area.

The fish are found in local A sample of delicious ponds, but are not farmGerman food raised, and the clean, white meat is typically Babenbergplatz, was both served poached or fried. comfortable and inviting.

Trout is also enjoyed The much-anticipated across Franconia. The fish dinner on the first night are caught in the numerwas enjoyed at the charm- ous rivers cutting through ing restaurant Ehrbar. the region, with trout Plates of sumptuous served smoked or when Franconian food and available fresh, poached, local wines were enjoyed, roasted or fried. with the food including Franconia’s capital, local favourites, Schäu- Würzburg, is a true gem – ferla, slow-roasted pork the city history looks shoulder; Sauerbraback on a long traditen, roasted meat in tion; its picturesque, a slightly sour sauce historical buildings and veal, all served are reason alone for a with delicious potato visit. dumplings.

The spectacular The next morning views over the city saw a visit to awardand the majestic winning Weingut Main River from the Brennfleck to Marienberg fortaste some tress, which delicious dominates white the skywines. line, was This a p a rvineticular yard highh a d light. b e e n The old producbridge (Alte i n g MainA bottle of Ernst Popp Scheurebe some of brücke) from Vinothek Iphofen Francoover the

Gourmet Germany A delicious trip into

A building at the entrance

Hugo Brennfleck, owner of Weingut Brennfleck at Sulzfeld am Main

River Main is fascinating.

It was erected between 1473 and 1543, replacing an old Romanesque bridge.

The characteristic 12 statues of saints were added around 1730, including one of Irishman Saint Killian, who has a long association with the city.

The bridge links Würzburg’s old town with the former fishermen’s quarter on the left bank of the River Main.

In recent years, the bridge has become one of the city’s prime gathering spots for socialising

to the Marienberg Fortress

One of the courtyards at the Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg

and meeting old and new friends.

The visit to Würzburg would have been incomplete without a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage site at the Residence

one interested in culture, history and architecture will find plenty of inspiration here.

A visit to the winery Weingut am Stein for a brief introduction to Ger-

of Würzburg – a truly remarkable and beautiful building.

Lots of wine festivals take place in Franconia and wine lovers and any-

man wine by the German Wine Institution (Deutsches Weininstitut), and further wine tasting, was followed by dinner at restaurant Reisers

“

In fact, Germany is the world’s third-largest producer of Pinot Noir

am Stein, with selected accompanying wines.

The following day started with a four-hour bus journey to Saale-Instrut region of Thuringia, located in the former East Germany. This area is notable for its steep vineyard slopes, picturesque scenery and imposing castles.

Upon arrival in Freyburg, I paid a visit to the sparkling winery cellar of Rotkäppchen – the largest sparkling wine producer in Germany.

A guided cellar visit was followed by an opportunity to enjoy the extraordi-

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WINES, VINES AND FINE DINING – GERMANY WOWS

TRAVEL

A typical Franconian meal with dumplings

The wonderful view of the majestic River Main and the city of Würzburg taken from the Marienberg Fortress

The imposing cathedral in Würzburg

The owner of the winery Landesweingut Kloster Pforta in Saale Unstrut with a bottle of wine produced from grapes from the adjoining vineyard

The Domkeller at Rotkäppchen winery, Freyburg, with its giant cuvée barrel capable of holding 160,000 bottles of wine

nary flavours of Rotkäppchen sparkling wine.

The imposing Domkeller, with its giant barrel (built with 25 oak trees in 1856 and capable of holding 160,000 bottles of wine) is the largest cuvée barrel in Germany, and along with the venerable vaulted cellars provided moments to remember.

Notable wines included Rotkäppchen Weissburgunder Extra Dry, Rotkäppchen Riesling Dry and Rotkäppchen Rose Dry. This winery is the largest producer of German sparkling wine and pro-

vides a top-quality product at a fraction of the price of champagne.

A visit to charming Naumburg town followed and a guided tour of the 1,000 year-old cathedral, which recently was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, was an unforgettable experience.

A visit of the very i m p r e s s i v e w i n e r y, Landesweingut Kloster Pforta nearby, included more wine tasting and a tour of the extensive vineyard.

Dinner at restaurant Gasthof Zufriedenheit

in the town provided an exquisite menu including local favourites, lowtemperature cooked veal topside with potatoes, celery and cabbage, washed down with 2016 Spatbur-

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Freyburger Edelackerfrom from Winery Pawis.

A favourite event was a dinghy tour on the River Saale, where the peaceful river meandered serenely through the lush Thuring-

The giant barrel is capable of holding 160,000 bottles of wine gunder quality wine from the Winery Bohme and Tochter.

A second wine enjoyed was the 2015 White Burgundy Beerenauslese

ian rural landscape, with densely forested riverbanks providing shelter for an abundance of wildlife.

The final night was spent in Frankfurt am

Main, with a delicious meal at the historic Old Opera House, one of the most remarkable buildings in a modern European city centre setting.

The unlikely combination of heritage buildings and the massive skyscrapers associated with a prominent EU financial centre somehow works, as Frankfurt by night is vibrant and atmospheric.

Unquestionably, Germany has a vast history of producing some of the finest white wines, and food of the highest

Sandra Knoll from Weingut am Stein displays some of the excellent wines produced there

quality, and a visit to this charming country is a must for those who love culture, history as well as food and wine.

Patrick travelled courtesy of the German National Tourist Office.

For further information, see www.germany.travel.

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CINEMA | WILL YOU GO GAGA FOR A STAR IS BORN?

NIGHT SCHOOL

Not a cracking comedy EVEN Kevin Hart fans won’t exactly be rolling in the aisles at the antics in Night School (Cert 12A, 111 mins), which certainly doesn’t offer lessons in comedy. Hart’s character has to go to the eponymous night school to complete his education because of some far-fetched reasons, leading him into all kinds of allegedly hilarious shenanigans. Hart’s fine, and Tiffany Haddish provides solid support, but it’s fairly forgettable fare.

Bradley Cooper as rock star Jackson Maine and Lady Gaga starring as budding popstar Ally in A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born far from Shallow RACHEL D’ARCY

THE EL ROYALE

Worth checking out TO USE its full name, Bad Times at the El Royale (Cert 16, 141 mins) follows firmly in the footsteps of Tarantino, but carves out its own confident identity successfully enough. A group of strangers all hole up in the eponymous hotel that straddles two states as a storm approaches – with violence not far behind.

Stylish design and some great music make up for its flaws and a weak final act.

SINCE its release, musicaldrama A Star is Born (Cert 15A, 136 mins) has been considered by many as an Oscar frontrunner.

It’s a bold thing to call a movie this early on in the game, given the distance to awards season, and particularly as it’s a remake.

However, if the film doesn’t at least receive one nomination, in any category, it will be an injustice.

It would be an even greater injustice if Lady Gaga (real name Stefani Germanotta) was not taken as a serious actress following her authentic performance as Ally, the rising star.

Revolving around leg-

endary country-cum-rock star Jackson Maine and his discovery of Ally, a parttime waitress singing in a drag club, A Star Is Born should be packed to the brim with cliche, but it’s not.

The movie is a slight whirlwind, casting through an undetermined amount of time from Ally’s ‘discovery’ right up to her winning her first major award, right up to a lifechanging incident for both Ally and Jackson.

Despite getting a full synopsis of Ally’s fledgling career, at times parts can feel like they’ve been drawn out for effect when not entirely necessary, whilst other aspects don’t have enough detail.

It’s all told primarily though Jackson Maine’s perspective – which isn’t a massive fault, as it offers valid criticisms of some of Ally’s decisions – but given the talent showcased by Gaga in the move, it would have been ideal to see more of her perspective, given how wildly things change for Ally.

It’s a heartwrenching tale at the best of times, as the budding couple struggle to cope with the pressures of their fast-paced careers and the toll it takes on family, friends and their relationship.

With the soundtrack topping charts around the world, and lead track ‘Shallow’ making its way to number-one in many coun-

tries, the song is the perfect summation of all that the movie is and stands for, the soundtrack being the perfect descriptor to each element of the film.

I t ’s r a r e t h a t a soundtrack so perfectly complements the storyline of a movie, with each track revealing a main plot point.

From Ally getting her bearings as a soft-Folk singer songwriter under Jackson’s guidance to her development into a more ‘corporate’ pop star, to opening track of the movie, Black Eyes, setting the tone for Jackson’s rebellious streak that runs through the whole two and a half hours.

It’s a movie that’s rooted in melody throughout,

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with the performances from both Cooper and Gaga delivered almost like that of a beautiful opera.

Whilst some may have been skeptical of Gaga’s dancing skills, she manages to channel previouslydiscussed insecurities and her own experiences as a musician into an authentic performance that keeps audiences capitvated.

Cooper can fall flat in some aspects, but perhaps that’s the point.

His character is one that I indeed felt sorry for at points throughout the movie, though I also found myself growing increasingly frustrated with the portrayal of an alcoholic

rockstar’s sense of entitled masculinity.

Maybe this was the point, given the major turn in Jackson’s plot, but it dimmed his shine next to Gaga’s portrayal.

The supporting cast in the film were also spectacular, under Cooper’s direction.

Given that this was his directorial debut, he carried it off with an edge that many established directors struggle to grasp.

Ultimately, it is a mustsee film, even if musicals or romantic dramas aren’t your usual thing. It tugs on the heartstrings in a way that truly renders it a modern classic.

Verdict: 9/10

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WHAT’S BIG IN MUSIC, CINEMA, TV AND BOOKS

ENTERTAINMENT

Rodge and Podge return to our screens QUIKFLIX FLIX RACHEL D’ARCY

RODGE and Podge returned to RTÉ screens on Monday evening, though not everyone was best impressed with the revival of the O’Leprosy brothers.

Now accompanied by radio host and influencer Doireann Garrihy, the show was highly anticipated by those who used to watch, and looked upon with fond curiosity by those who’d only heard fabled legends of the puppet’s carry-on from their parents.

It was controversial enough, but it was to be partially expected from the residents of the infamous

Ballydung Manor.

Discussions of marriage equality were met with Rodge saying that it ‘doubled his chances of

getting his hole’, and talk of the #MeToo movement were accompanied by semi-sexist remarks.

On social media, viewers

remaked that the format - and perhaps some of the content was dated. The words ‘just not funny’ have also been thrown around by a few on Twitter, also calling on RTÉ to introduce a new late-night format rather than returning to old tricks.

However, for every critic there was a fan of the pair, celebrating their return to our television screens and making for some light-hearted Monday night viewing on RTÉ, with one Tweeter questioning why it was ever taken off air at all.

Rodge and Podge airs Monday nights from 9:30pm on RTE.

Kiernan Shipka stars as Sabrina Spellman in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the haunting adaption of the well-loved story

Sabrina’s adventures as chilling as they come RACHEL D’ARCY

THE LONG awaited reboot of the classic Sabrina tale hits Netflix this Friday, and is the perfect amount of occult opulence to warm you to the Halloween festivities.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina centres around Sabrina Spellman, this version of her story is far from the Nickelodeon tales of old.

Executive produced, written and developed by the main man behind recent-cult-hit Riverdale, Roberto Aguirr-Sacasa, it takes a similar tack and places a darker, grungier tone on the beloved retro Archie comics.

The series starts off with Sabrina, played by Kiernan Shipka, gearing up to celebrate her 16th birthday in Greendale, ‘the town that always feels like Halloween’.

We’re introduced to the main characters, including boyfriend Harvey Kinkle, played by Ross Lynch. As the series progresses, you find yourself rooting for the pair in the same way one would have watching the old, lighthearted version of the comic - perhaps even more so.

You also meet her guardians, and her father’s sisters, Hilda and Zelda, though their quirky personalities from the previous incarnation are eradi-

cated, to a point.

It should be stressed that this isn’t a remake of the Nick version, but rather a whole new telling of the tale. It’s far more dark, taking a decidedly more “Riverdale” edge, both in the telling of the story and in the cinematic work.

It’s dark enough to make you want to jump if you’re watching it on your own late at night, but has the same teen-ish element that fans of Riverdale have come to know and decidedly love.

There’s blood, demons and gruesome murder, but it’s not overloaded - even this writer’s weak enough stomach could handle it, and it all only adds to the

general story of Sabrina and the witching world.

With Sabrina’s birthday approaching, she’s forced to make a decision between undertaking her ‘Dark Baptism’ to introduce her to the darker witching world, or to continue living as a mortal as she’s come to know.

The subsequent series is a detailing of the teenager’s struggle to live accustomed to the choices she makes, whilst also battling the demons of both her mortal and supernatural life.

It’s uncertain whether one would binge it in one, however, like many would do with new Netflix releases with as much

hype as Chilling Adventures has. This isn’t a bad thing - I found myself wanting to drag out my viewing experience almost, to give myself another twist and turn to look forward to.

In all, if you’re a fan of the slightly spooky and a little more of a teen-drama edge, Sabrina’s adventures will enthrall you, there’s no doubt. It’s a must for fans of Riverdale, but also for those who are familiar with Sabrina’s story.

It’s a new view on a story many will already know, and with the spookiest time of year lingering around the corner, Sabrina is a definite must watch.

Streaming highlights on the way

Black Eyed Peas for 20 year special on ITV

One of the world’s best loved bands, The Black Eyed Peas, are set to have an ITV special air later this year on their 20 year career.

Viewers are being invited along to chart will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo’s incredible journey, with Joanna Lumley presenting this very special one-hour spectacular with exclusive performances of some of the global super group’s greatest hits.

A whole host of celebrities and faces from the music industry, as well as the friends and family that have shaped their lives, will share their insights into the group and what makes them such a unique and special act, taking a look back at how The Black Eyed Peas came to be. will.i.am, said: “I have my family, my Black Eyed Peas family and my Voice UK family. I’ve always felt at home in the UK and, as a group, we continue to feel Big Love from our fans over here. We are excited to be sharing the backstory of our journey to success with you all.”

Netflix to adapt Channel 4’s The Circle in US Netflix have announced that they will be bringing Channel 4’s latest hit reality show, The Circle, to it’s viewers around the globe.

The streaming giant will be creating three new local versions of the social media-based competition, including a version in the United States.

It attracted high ratings when aired in the UK, and whipped up a storm on social media as viewers discussed the series online. The format was devised by Studio Lambert, who previously created the likes of Gogglebox, Tattoo Fixers and Naked Attraction.

The show involves a group of people, all living in separate apartments in the same building, who never meet face to face and talk solely over an inhouse social media service called The Circle.

Unpopular players are “blocked” and ultimately the most popular player wins a cash prize.

Brandon Riegg, Netflix Vice President of Unscripted Content, said: “The Circle has already proven to be a compelling, timely, and buzzworthy show.

“We think the show’s combination of modern social media interaction and competition will captivate Netflix members around the world, and we’re delighted to partner with Studio Lambert and Motion to produce these three new local versions.”

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A terrific family home in Blackrock with the most incredible sea views

Stunning two bed terraced home in the heart of Inchicore

SAVILLS is excited to present 8 Maretimo Gardens to the market, a terrific four / five bedroom semi-detached family home with the most incredible sea views.

Having undergone significant renovation in 2010, the property is in excellent condition and will suit buyers looking for turn-key condition in a very special location.

As you approach the property, you will get a glimpse of the sea through the partially glazed front door, setting the scene for what is to come.

The entrance is at the front and in to a spacious hallway with beautiful wood flooring.

The living space is versatile and includes an office / sitting room to the right hand side which could easily be used as the fifth double bedroom if required.

The kitchen / dining room is located at the rear and really makes the most of the position with large windows overlooking the gardens, Dublin Bay and across the sea. The property forms part of a small residential cul-de-sac just minutes walk from the centre of Blackrock village and a wide selection of local shops and amenities.

Contact Savills South Dublin, 01 288 5011 or email blackrock@savills.ie.

OMD Estate Agents are delighted to present this stunning two bed terraced home at 4 Ring Terrace, Inchicore, South Dublin City, Dublin 8, to the market. The property is presented in walk in condition and is a credit to its current owners.

This red brick property consists of entrance hall, living room, kitchen, family bathroom and utility area.

Upstairs there are two double bedrooms. There is a good sized east facing rear garden over looking Oblate grounds. Local amenities include shops, church, schools, CIE works, bars, St James’ Hospital, LUAS and city centre.

It has G.F.C.H, disc parking to the front, fully fitted kitchen, double glazing throughout, alarm and built in wardrobes. Viewing is a must.

Contact Brian O’Connor at 01 4971004 or email salesomdestates@ gmail.com.

Price €199,950

Price €1,495,000

Charming two bed red brick end of terrace home in quiet cul-de-sac THE property is situated in a quiet residential cul-de-sac and is fronted by its original red brick facade and a front courtyard, bordered by an iron gate and railings.

Upon entering 1 Oblate Drive, Inchicore, Dublin 8, the main living room is a welcoming and spacious area with a black tiled art deco fireplace, high quality engineered wood floors and alcove shelving, lit by a modern sash window.

The kitchen has high ceilings with a double inset skylight, a fully tiled floor, built-in appliances, counters and splashback tiling.

Past the kitchen is a wide storage and utility room which connects the garden to the rest of the house.

This room has significant potential, either as a kitchen extension or possible home office.

The south west facing rear garden has an extremely spacious block shed which is perfect for storage.

The bathroom features a fully tiled floor, a walk-in shower unit modern fixtures and mirrored cabinets, lit by two opaque sash windows.

Upstairs, are the bedrooms which both still retain their original solid wood doors. The master overlooks the rear garden and has an original cast iron fireplace within. Both spacious bedrooms feature high quality engineered wood floors, built-in wooden wardrobes and high ceilings.

Oblate Drive is ideally situated just around the corner from the tree lined Jim Mitchell Park and only a short walk away from Inchicore Village with a number of shops

and services available locally. The Grand Canal and Kilmainham village are fantastic local amenities boasting scenic walks and historic buildings. City Centre access is provided by a series of bus routes and the Red Line LUAS from the Blackhorse LUAS stop.

Contact Brock DeLappe at 01 633 4446 or email info@brockdelappe.ie.

Price €275,000

Stunning top floor two bedroom apartment in turn key condition THIS property is located at penthouse level, in the lowest density occupation block within the Kilmainham Square development.

Upon entering 36 Kilmainham Square, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, there is a wide hallway with high ceilings and solid oak wood flooring.

The apartment features the same solid oak wood floors, modern recessed lighting and in-built Heos surround-sound speaker system throughout the property and all the blinds, lights and sound system can be remote controlled.

The main kitchen/living room is laid out in a modern open plan design. The kitchen is an exquisite blend of modern and rustic styles, melding modern fixtures with traditional American oak wooden cupboards and shelves as well as white marble counter-tops and a wooden-topped island unit which can extend to nearly double its surface area.

The master bedroom is spacious and lit through a double-glazed window, with large solid wood wardrobes that have sliding doors which feature inset floor to ceiling mirrors on the doors and colour-changing LED lighting within the wardrobes. Immediately to the right of the front door lies the second bedroom.

Contact Brock DeLappe at 01 633 4446 or email info@brockdelappe.ie Price €375,000

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PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS Growing consensus that property prices destined to drop THERE is a growing consensus, backed by official figures, that property prices in Dublin have peaked and are destined to move downwards.

Take Dublin 4, which tends to be ahead of the curve in market movements.

House prices in this fashionable suburb have fallen by 12.24% in first six months alone.

Although the Economist believes Irish house prices are 25% overvalued there are those who feel we have a way to go before prices stop rising.

It’s taken three years but it appears Central Bank lending restrictions are starting to bite, doing what they were designed to do.

We have moved from 60% of all purchases being made with cash in 2012 to only 22% in 2018.

That flight of cash, coupled with the effect of the Central Bank restrictions, will be a significant drag on the market and will likely drive prices into negative territory.

The questions remain, will the benefactors of the crash, the foreign investment vehicles who bought our housing stock at bargain prices, take flight now we’ve reached the peak?

Will they flood the market with supply in an environment where consumer sentiment is wobbling and demand is falling due to affordability?

A re-calibration of prices must occur and one hopes we the buyers may take a more sensible approach to property afterwards.

All the while the rental sector continues to soar as would-be buyers stay renting since they can’t afford to save a deposit and more landlords sell up due to our punitive tax and legislative regime.

Derek Mulligan, OMD Estate Agents

Here are 7 mortgage myths that we feel need busting!

Fintan Lalor, Hub Manager, KBC Blanchardstown

FINTAN LALOR

ON a daily basis we hear a number of mortgages myths that we would like to bust. Here are some of the most common ones.

Myth 1: You are bound to your mortgage provider Although it’s the biggest financial commitment you’ll ever make, you’re not necessarily tied to sticking with the mortgage provider you opted for at the time.

It’s always worth checking whether a different mortgage provider could make your life easier, and could save you money in the long term.

Switching mortgages may be a great way to save money on your current repayments with many customers’ saving considerable amounts by switching.

Myth 2: If you frequently spend money on ‘things you

don’t need’, your application is refused Another myth is that you’ll never get a mortgage if there’s evidence that you’re spending money on things you don’t need or cannot afford.

For example spending a lot of money on travel or gambling is noticed in your bank account.

These are an issue only if it’s frequent, if you place bets you can’t afford, or if your mortgage advisor thinks it might impact your mortgage repayments.

T h e s a m e go e s fo r spending money on ‘silly’ things. We all do it, so go out and have a good time!

Just make sure to follow your budget and to do it all in moderation.

Myth 3: Self-employed people can’t get mortgages Just because you are selfemployed does not mean you can’t get a mortgage.

It just means there are different criteria to be met and different documents needed.

If you are self-employed you’ll need to provide KBC with a copy of your audited accounts for the two most recent financial years.

The accounts must be audited by an accountant acceptable to KBC and signed by directors and accountants.

We also require a copy of your two most recent tax returns (P21 or Form 11 and Chapter 4 Revenue Cert). We will also need a minimum of 6 months business bank statements.

Myth 4: Banks do not want to lend to single people This isn’t true. The amount an applicant can borrow is based on a number of factors including your income, rent you’re currently paying and how much you have saved.

Our mortgage specialists will be delighted to support you on all aspects of your mortgage application. In fact, we are seeing more and more single applicants in the past few years.

Myth 5: I have to wait until I find a property before I can apply for a mortgage No, you don’t have to wait until you find a property before applying for a mortgage.

We can provide you with approval in principle for a mortgage amount even before you’ve found a suit-

able property.

This approval in principle lasts for 6 months and enables you to start your house hunt with confidence.

Myth 6: My rent is not taken into consideration when I apply for a mortgage This is another myth that is not the case; your rent is taken into consideration when you are being assessed for a mortgage.

It allows us to see what you might be able to afford in mortgage repayments and also demonstrates to us your repayment capacity.

In the same way the savings you make every month are looked at when determining affordability.

Myth 7: If my mortgage approval runs out, will I have to go through the whole application process again This isn’t true.

If your approval runs out before you’ve found a suitable property to buy, come and talk to us. Extending your approval can be really easy if your circumstances haven’t changed significantly.

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TRAINER TIPS

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It’s worth shaking things up and trying something new

Acers – How to Ace it

THIS week, Jess Demicoli – a trainer (right) at Icon Health Club, Camden Street – says routines are great but sometimes it’s worth shaking things up and trying something new.

At Icon Health club, you can guarantee there’ll always be something fresh, exciting and unique on the horizon.

So, if you’re bored with your training, make this the year you book in for something completely different. Whether you’re floating in the air in our Aerial Yoga class or trampolining in the pool (yes, really), these fun and inspiring workouts may just feature your new favourite exercise you never knew existed:

you do it on trampoline in the middle of a swimming pool. Thanks to the water resistance and balancing required to stay centred on the trampoline, your muscles can work harder but there’s less stress on your joints compared to doing the moves on the ground. If you fall, it’s double the fun (and the splash) and as you are immersed in the water, nobody can see if you are putting a step wrong - plus you get an instant refresher.

Balance your body and mind at Aerial Yoga Exercise doesn’t get much more unique than suspending from the ceiling on a silk hammock.

But don’t think this is a workout solely reserved for trapeze artists – Aerial Yoga is an artistic fitness experience that boasts benefits for everyone.

Floating, fine-tuning and fitness-boosting, the aim of Aerial Yoga is to nourish your health, agility, mobility, creativity and wellness by combining elements from pilates, yoga, dance and gymnastics.

You spend a lot of your time upside-down, so you’ll leave feeling lighter, taller, stronger, bendier, and delightfully surprised at what your body can actually do - it’s much easier than it looks.

Jump without stress with Aqua Jump This water-based workout is making waves for all the right reasons. Put simply, Aqua Jump is a aerobic workout - only

Unleash your inner warrior with Body Combat Bit of a sport warrior?

and conditioning levels or aiming for abs of steel, these Les Mills classes will work the entire body for quick results - so you can look and feel faster, fitter and stronger.

Dance yourself healthy with Zumba Laugh, swirl and slide your way to a slimmer body and healthier mind with this heart-rateboosting dance class.

Improve your aerobic fitness, muscle tone, heart and lung health, and strengthen your bones -

Aerial Yoga is an artistic fitness experience that boasts benefits for everyone

Then our Les Mills BodyPump/Body Attack/ Body Combat are perfect for anyone eager to push their bodies - crunching, lifting, jumping, pressing and pulling your way to a lean, mean figure.

Expect 45 minutes of full body training and hours of feel-good adrenaline post-class.

Whether you’re looking to boost your fitness

all without really feeling like you’re actually exercising, thanks to the fact Zumba is ridiculously fun.

With a choice of so many group exercise classes at Iconic Health Clubs you’ll never get bored and you’ll be craving the next class!

For full details of the wide variety of classes available at Iconic Health Clubs visit www.iconhealthclub.ie

Icon Health Club, 1-4 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2.

Telephone: 01 405 3777 www.iconhealthclub.ie

THE Acer palmatum, or Japanese maple, seems to be high on the wish list of trees for gardens and often when I meet clients to discuss their garden plans it’s one of the plants they’d like included.

I’m not surprised as it’s such a pretty, elegant tree – but if you’d like to grow one there are a few things it’s useful to know.

Firstly, there are many cultivars of Acer palmatum and they vary hugely in size when mature, from just over a metre in height and width to seven or eight metres – that’s a pretty wide range, so before you buy, decide what size tree you’re after. The cultivar name should be in quotes on the plant label, so you can easily look it up online and check its vital statistics.

As they grow fairly slowly, they’re usually happy in a large container, so if you have a small garden this is a great way to incorporate one.

They look very well in glazed pots and you can mulch the top with shiny cobbles to retain moisture and complete the polished look.

With the ir divided leaves, resembling a hand with fingers outstretched, they bring a touch of lightness to contemporary schemes in particular, contrasting well with straight lines and clean-

Anne Byrne Garden Design provides easy to follow garden plans that you can implement right away or in stages.

Her design flair and passion for plants brings a touch of magic to gardens of all sizes.

Anne Byrne Garden Design – Creative Ideas  ANNE BYRNE – Practical Solutions – Stunning Gardens. info@dublingazette.com ly cut stone or metal finishes.

You can choose from fresh, light green leaves, some with hints of gold, deep wine reds and plummy purples, with some cultivars having a combination of colours.

The variegated ones can scorch in strong sun so will probably be happiest with a little shade. Acidic soil is their absolute favourite, and they like good drainage, but they’ll happily tolerate most soils except the strongly alkaline. For narrow, finely divided leaves with an almost serrated edge, look for cultivars with “dissectum” in the

name.

Most Japanese maples colour up beautifully in autumn so this is a good time of year to choose one, while it’s still in leaf, to add a blaze of crimson to your garden before winter sets in.

Remember that the one thing they can’t cope with is exposure, which makes sense when you consider what harsh winds can do to those delicate, dainty leaves.

If you have a sheltered garden, though, an Acer palmatum is an investment you’ll be enjoying for years to come.

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BEAUTY BITS

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The fabric is so soft and so cosy, one can’t help to integrate it into their wardrobe when temperatures drop. It’s also very versatile. Whether it’s coats, jackets, skirts, dungarees, caps or handbags, it’s easy to bring a little corduroy love into your wardrobe

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HOME & STYLE

The BLOSS Winter Capsule event at Dundrum Town Centre is a luxury showcase and pop-up shop of over 35 established and emerging Irish designers.

To celebrate the launch, the BLOSS team brought together a selection of the designers involved as well as host of guests to celebrate the new store.

Guests on the night enjoyed a beautiful selection of drinks from Hendricks and Fever Tree and for the designated drivers, the non-alcoholic spirit, Seedlip.

Guests shopped the inspiring range and spoke to the designers about their collections.

BLOSS founders, designers Emma Manley and Jenny Huston, together with their accountant Paul Haycock, imagined the showcase as a new channel to sell Irish luxury designs.

The store boasts a range of cutting edge and classic, Irish designed women’s, men’s and children’s fashions as well as homewares, jewellery, millinery and accessories.

Jenny Huston and Emma Manley.

Photo:Karen Morgan Speaking about the store launch, BLOSS founder and designer Emma Manley said, “We have incredible design talent on our Island and myself and Jenny are so proud to be able to bring a portion of that directly to customers where until now, there has been such a gap in the market.

“Each brand sold in BLOSS is one we admire and we feel represents the very best of Irish design right now. We can compete with European, American labels from even further afield. It’s time to really celebrate our designers, both emerging and established.”

BLOSS runs at Dundrum Town Centre’s Pembroke District until January 7th with new styles and designers added weekly.

TLC FOR

WINTER SKIN COMING into the winter months your skin needs a little extra TLC. The Burren Perfumery’s Atlantic Coast range has been special designed to nourish and protect skin, making it a must have collection for your skin this winter. The castile hand and body soap (RRP €18.00) is made with organic plant oils, by hand.

The Atlantic Coast body lotion (RRP €26.00) is formulated with organic Hazelnut oil and Shea Butter to leave skin enriched and protected.

Next up for winter protection is a focus on the face, Atlantic Coast Serum (RRP €30.00)

with organic Neroli and Sweet Orange oils, soothes damaged skin.

It helps the skin to stabilise after a change of temperature. The Seaweed and Bergamot Day Cream (RRP €32.50) is created with seaweed extract which improves elasticity.

Last step is night care. The Soothing Night Cream(RRP €33.50) is made with seaweed extract and Shea Butter. It is a rich formulation that soothes and protects the skin. Products are available at The Burren Perfumery, online at www.burrenperfumery.com, as well as in Avoca stores nationwide.

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MUSIC

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John Fogerty @ 3Arena, €90

Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty, who as lead singer of multi-million-selling blues-rock outfit Creedence Clearwater Revival penned a string of hits including ‘Bad Moon Rising’, ‘Proud Mary’ and ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’.

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W H E N Londonbased Superorganism released their first single, some of them had never met.

In fact, their lead vocalist, a Japanese girl living in the USA, had blended with a fading New Zealand indie act living in the UK, and another member from South Korea, but living in Australia.

A geographically confused entity, then, they met through message boards, and wrote entirely online.

Debut single ‘Something for your M.I.N.D’ changed everything.

It’s wacky eclectic pop sound threw Superorganism into the mainstream limelight almost overnight. Soon enough, rather than sharing memes and musical thoughts online, they were appearing surrounded by inflatable whales, using apples as instruments and singing about prawns on NPR’s memorable YouTube music channel ‘Tiny Desk Concerts’.

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Bravely, the eight-piece moved in together, in London, and things suddenly became a little less virtual.

“We never imagined this would end up with us touring and playing festivals,” backing vocalist Ruby tell us ahead of a show at Europavox Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France. Frontwoman Orono Noguchi cuts across her immediately, joking “I did.

Eve r y t h i n g t h a t ’s happened, I saw coming.” She’s being tongue in cheek, but Noguchi relocated from Maine to London off the back of early successes to make Superorganism a reality.

The band in general have shown no little faith in the concept.

“The idea was everything would be done over the internet. Even at the start some of us were living in a house

together, but we d i d eve r y t h i n g o n l i n e, ” Ruby explains.

“There was quite a big time difference, but we’ve always done things that way. Even now, all in the same house, we do everything by sending it between our rooms.”

Superorganism’s music is knowingly weird.

straight-faced reflection of the band’s origins.

The live show includes lots of synchronized dance, garish backdrop videos and endless smiles. “We could release ten albums right now if we wanted to,” Noguchi tells us.

“There’s a huge backlog of stuff we’re working on. There are so many ideas flying around.”

T h e i r e p o ny m o u s debut album, released in March, is like a trippy, fast-paced sugar-coated glance at the weirder corners of internet culture, all abstract escapism and wacky asides.

The early single won the band a contract with renowned label Domino Records, and the album’s weirder moments include unwater ode ‘The Prawn Song’ and ‘Everybody Wants To Be Famous’, which walks a fine line between parody and a

“I think everyone’s an internet band now,” Ruby continues. “We talk about it more, maybe. We all grew up starting bands on forums, punk bands and stuff, years ago. It makes for a few good stories.”

“We met over a period of about ten years, but all separately, and slowly.

The music brought us closer, and it works for us.

We didn’t play any shows until Soul joined us from Sydney, as the last arrival.”

“It was really exciting

“

It’s been a total whirlwind. Exhausting and crazy, and great

Jordan

Hughes

watching the hype build from afar,” Soul remembers, “though Australia was really sunny and I had to leave that.”

“I was confident when I came over because we have lawyers,” Noguchi jokes. “ D o m i n o ca m e i n before all that. Even at that point we weren’t sure we were going to do live shows.

“We never thought we would all end up living in London, and then touring in France. It’s been a total whirlwind. Exhausting and crazy, and great.”

“We had to figure out how to do it all live in big group meetings, and figure out choreographs and stuff.

“Over a period of a few months we figured out how we were going to do it. But everything felt pretty organic, like we’ve been given a problem and then just solved it.”

Superorganism’s debut album charted at number 25 in the UK, which just goes to show, sometimes the internet really is the best use of your time.

Jeff Lynne’s ELO @ 3Arena, €80.50 Alan Marshall and the Party Faithful @ The Grand Social, €15 Queen Extravaganza @ Olympia Theatre, €34.50 Little Hours @ Smock Alley, €25 Jamali Maddix @ Whelan’s, €18 RTE Radio One Folk Awards @ Vicar Street, sold out Elderbrook @ The Green Room, €15

OCTOBER 26 (FRIDAY) Little Hours @ Smock Alley, €25 Julian Casablancas and The Voidz @ Vicar Street, €37 John Byrne @ DC Music Club, €10 Sun Mahshene + Glossolalaia @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), late show, free Leila Jane @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €10 Vieux Farka Toure @ The Sugar Club, €25 People Under The Stairs @ The Sugar Club, €20

OCTOBER 27 (SATURDAY) Counting Crows + Alison Krauss @ 3Arena, €70 Metropolis Festival - Villagers, Friendly Fires, Booka Brass @ The RDS, €35+ Villagers create a line up loaded with local talent at the RDS, as Conor O’Brien returns to a live setting following the launch of ‘The Art Of Pretending To Swim’.

Phosphorescent @ Tivoli Theatre, €25 Lisa O’Neil @ Vicar Street, €20 PJ Morton @ Whelan’s, €26 Tom Grennan @ The Academy, €20 Her’s @ Whelan’s (Upstairs), €15

OCTOBER 28 (SUNDAY) Metropolis Festival - Roisin Murphy, Mac DeMarco, Blood Joan Armatrading @ Vicar Street, sold out Versatile @ Olympia Theatre, sold out Boy Pablo @ The Button Factory, €27 Bixiga 70 @ The Sugar Club, €20 Sister Nancy @ The Sugar Club, €22 (late show)

OCTOBER 29 (MONDAY) Jake Carter @ Vicar Street, €20 Stanley Clarke @ The Sugar Club, €30

OCTOBER 30 (TUESDAY) The Ruby Sessions @ Doyle’s, €6 Elder Island @ The Grand Social, €15 Andrea Bocelli @ 3Arena, €56

OCTOBER 31 (WEDNESDAY) Andrea Bocelli @ 3Arena, €56 Peter Cetera and the Bad Daddy’s @ Vicar Street, €65

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THE FINAL ACT: SOCCER: The SSE Airtricity League season draws to a close this weekend and it’s been another mixed season for the Dublin clubs.

With the First Division having wound up early to facilitate the play-offs, its just the three Premier Division sides still in action but with little at stake.

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CLONDALKIN man Aidan Harris Igiehon made headlines across the USA this week as he announced his commitment to the University of Louisville for next year.

Irish basketball fans across the country were anxiously refreshing their social media feeds from five o’clock last Friday evening for the news, after the Irish NBA prospect revealed he would announce his number one choice from his top four colleges – choices that also included St John’s, Oregon and Kentucky.

The Dublin Lions star, who is known Stateside as The Irish Hulk, announced the news on a live stream from his high school, Lawrence Woodmere Academy, where his mother was also linked in via Skype from Dublin.

The news sees Harris Igiehon become the first Irish player to play in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and will play home games with the

Louisville Cardinals in the famous KFC Yum Center which has a capacity of over 22,000. The 6’ 10 player will be eligible for the NBA draft in 2020.

Speaking at the announcement, he said: “When I first came to the United States, I didn’t imagine myself being here… This is a decision that will potentially change my life and my family’s life forever. Honestly speaking, this is the hardest decision I have ever made.”

Also speaking about the news, his Dublin Lions coach Rob White added: “We are all delighted that Aidan is fortunate enough to have a selection of these great schools.

“Aidan hasn’t stopped working since the day he joined Lions and went to the USA. He fully deserves this great moment and the many more to come. Dublin Lions are very proud and we look forward to watching him progress.”

Reflecting on why he chose Louisville in the end, Harris Igiehon told

Dublin Lions graduate Aidan Harris Igiehon. Picture: Paul Sherwood

247sport.com: “It’s one thing to be wanted and another thing to be needed and I kind of felt like I was needed when I went on my visit,” Igiehon said.

“Coach [Chris] Mack showed me the roster and the blueprint he had setup.

When I went on my official the city embraced me and they kind of like

exploded the second I was there.”

“My other officials were nice but the Louisville visit was crazy,” he added. Fans everywhere going crazy and with the basketball team it’s just the beginning. The ability of them to develop players, their staff is wellequipped to develop a player such as myself.”

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BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S WHAT a weekend - congratulations to our Senior Hurlers on a great match against Kilmacud Crokes in the Championship Final .. Replay is Sunday at 3.30. Ticket details are on www. bodengaa.ie.

Well done to our camogie girls who were chosen to help promote the new 20x20 Women in Sport initiative. Log onto Facebook and bodengaa.ie for the pictures.

Well done to our U15b hurlers were crowned league champions. Congrats to all the team and management Well done to footballe Graham Heavey who was representing Ballyboden St Enda’s at the Underdogs this evening in Parnell Park There was no winner of this weeks lotto .

The numbers drawn were 9,16,25,18. For more information on Ballyboden St Enda’s lotto - log onto www.bodengaa.ie

FAUGHS A HUGE “well done” to our senior hurling team, who had an emphatic win over St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh in Division Two county final on Sunday.

Great performances from John Prendergast, Emmet Mckenna in his new role at full-back, Chris and Neill Bennett, Carl O’Mahony and ‘man of the match’ Fergal Heavey (1-4 from play), whose first-half goal set us on the road to victory. Well done Joe, Tommy, Niall, backroom team and players on a great performance. Next stop Division One. Well done also to U15B team on a great win to leave them on top of their Division.

Congratulations to U13 hurlers, who finished off the season in style, defeating Erin’s Isle to finish runners-up in the Division One league. Best of luck to neighbours St Jude’s and

Player of the Match Katie Ballyboden St Murray Enda’s in and Captain Sarah their upcomingMurphy finals next after weekend. Tickets for FoodLaClontarf’s diesfrom IFC bar win..

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or Grainne - or pay at door on the night. A great night not to be missed. Congratulations to Johnny Small on his promotion to the rank of Garda Sergeant. Best wishes for a long and happy life together to Mikey and Yvonne Ryan, who were married last weekend.

Deepest sympathy to the family & friends of Peter Fitzpatrick. Good luck to all our members who are taking part in the Dublin City Marathon next weekend.

Club Lotto Jackpot: €6,600.

Numbers: 2, 11, 14 & 17.

No winner. Five ‘Match 3’ winners (share €200): Julie White, Paul Moroney, Fintan Lalor, Dermot French & Paula McKenna. Next week’s Jackpot will be €6,700.

SHINTY/CAMOGIE: SCOTLAND SIDE PROVE TOO STRONG

Premier stars get to answer Irish call

Despite a tough final scoreline, Shane Plowman and his Dublin selection enjoyed a weekend to remember in Inverness, taking on Scotland in an shinty/camogie international battle at Bught Park SHINTY/CAMOGIE INTERNATIONAL Scotland 4-1 Ireland 0-2  CÓILÍN DUFFY at Bught Park sport@dublingazette.com

A DUBLIN camogie selection, mainly drawn from players in the Premier Junior ranks fought a brave battle against the Scotland’s Womens Shinty team in the annual Country v County Shinty-Camogie game at Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday.

The curtain-raiser to the men’s International between Ireland and Scotland, was played on the main pitch at Bught Park for the first time.

This was a real game of two halves, with Dublin dominating the opening exchanges and deservedly leading at the break, but Scotland came into their own in the second half, and scored 13 points unanswered, including four goals to take victory

Dublin were depleted due to Sunday’s Senior final between St Judes and Na Fianna, and travelled to Scotland with 18 players.

“It’s a knock-on effect with the Premier Juniors winning the All-Ireland and the Dublin championships starting so late, but when someone else is let down, someone else steps in,” Dublin manager Shane Plowman told the Dublin Gazette after the game.

“It’s a fabulous tournament to be invited into, and the girls that came over gave it their all, and experiences like that you live for.”

Dublin began this game in strong fashion, and constantly pressed hard at the Scotland defence.

However, the hosts offered strong resistance, with a point each from Ciara Callaghan and Kerry Finnegan, Dublin’s lone contributions of the opening half.

Scotland were offered little change at the opposite end, and only managed to open their account with almost 13 min-

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To be asked into tournaments like this, some of the girls would only dream of it. utes played in the second half.

Like they had done in the opening half, Dublin marshalled well at the back, but Scotland were virtually camped in Dublin’s half, in the closing 30 minutes, which made it hugely tough for the visitors.

Sarah Corrigal opened the hosts scoring, before Dublin’s goalkeeper was forced to deliver

GARDA/WESTMANSTOWN PRIDE of place this week goes to our U14 Girls who completed a fantastic season last weekend when they won their championship final against O Tooles by 4-09 to 4-07.

This win completed a unique treble having already won their league along with Feile success early on in the season-well done to all involvedplayers,parents and mentors.

U12 hurlers hosted Naomh Mearnog in their final league match of the season winning by 1-11 to 3-01 which leaves them in 3rd place in Div 2.On Saturday two U10 girls football teams travelled to Balbriggan to play O Dwyers putting in some great performances and doing themselves and their coaches proud.

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The Dublin junior premier side that travelled to Inverness to play against Scotland’s shinty team last weekend. Picture: Neil G Patrson

a fine save, after a blazing goal shot.

However, at the start of the final quarter, Scotland got their opening goal from Lorna MacRae, which handed Stuart Reid’s side a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Scotland fired three goals in the closing 10 minutes of normal time, with Zoe Reid, Lorna MacRae and captain Kirsty Deans all finding the net on the way to a nine-point win.

The Dublin side on the day was captained by Deirdre Johnstone.

“Scotland seemed to get the goals, when they dropped back in behind the ball, they defended it well and couldn’t give us any space to get at them,” Plowman said.

“In the second half they got the exact same thing, they put pressure on us and went at us, but they got the few goals.

“The same as any match, goals win matches.”

This was the third year of a three-year series between the teams, and Plowman says it’s great that as a county Dublin have the chance to play in a game like this, where in previous years it was a combined Irish team that faced the best in Scotland.

“To be asked into tournaments like this, some of the girls would only dream of it,” he said.

“Then to get the call-up to play in them and experience the whole thing coming over here, the hospitality you get off everybody is fabulous.

“For a Dublin selection, they did themselves proud today, we didn’t get the goals that we needed – Scotland got them, but we’ll go away happy enough.”

Meanwhile, in the Senior Mens Shinty-Hurling International, a strong second half was also key to victory, as a string of two-pointers from Kevin Bartlett earned Scotland a 1-11 to 1-9 win over Ireland.

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LEAGUE OF IRELAND: LITTLE TO PLAY FOR ON FINAL WEEKEND

LOI SHORTS Shels WNL bid ended as Wexford prevail

Bohemians enjoyed a fine run of form in the second half of the season. Picture: Martin Doherty

Testing times for Dub clubs on Premier stage LEAGUE OF IRELAND  DAVE DONNELLY

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The SSE Airtricity League season draws to a close this weekend and it’s been another mixed season for the Dublin clubs.

With the First Division having wound up early to facilitate the play-offs, its just the three Premier Division sides still in action but with little at stake.

Shamrock Rovers have qualified for Europe for the fourth successive season as a result of their thirdplaced finish but once again the Hoops failed to mount a title bid.

A disastrous second series of games, which saw Stephen Bradley’s side win just once, saw the Hoops out of touch by the midway point in the season.

Rovers are on course to finish the season 26 points behind Dundalk, even if they beat managerless Sligo Rovers on Friday.

More positive has been the manner in which

they’ve ended the season with 11 wins, two draws and one defeat from their final 14 games, and they’ll hope to carry that on next year.

On the other end of the Liffey, Bohemians have exceeded all expectations this season and look set for a top-half finish that belies their part-time status.

Keith Long’s side came within the bounce of a ball of an FAI Cup final appearance as a disputed penalty decision in the home game against Cork City forced a replay, which they lost 2-1.

The Gypsies hit form at just the right time and went ten games unbeaten leading into the cup replay, and their tally of 50 goals so far is the fourth-best in the division.

It was the end of an era in Inchicore as Liam Buckley agreed to step down from the St Patrick’s Athletic hotseat following a success-laden seven-year stint.

Buckley, who led the Athletic to league success

in 2013 and their first FAI Cup in 53 years 12 months later, left the club by mutual consent in late September.

There’s little doubt the success story of the season from a Dublin perspective has been the revival of UCD, who not only topped the First Division but made it all the way to the FAI Cup semi-finals.

And it took the Premier Division winners Dundalk – featuring a handful of ex-UCD players including striker Georgie Kelly – to deny them a final appearance at Oriel Park.

Remarkably, despite leaving the club in July, Kelly finished the season as the Students’ top scorer with 14 goals – four ahead of captain Gary O’Neill.

A return to the top flight will really test the limits of Collie O’Neill’s squad – they’re set to stick with only scholarship players next year – but will have turned heads with the style of football this year.

Things have been less

rosy at Shelbourne, however, and the Reds dispensed with the services of manager Owen Heary despite finishing third and reaching the play-offs.

Heary had guided the troubled Dublin side to progressively higher finishes but a penalty shoot-out defeat to Drogheda having played the majority of the second leg with nine men was the final straw.

David O’Sullivan finished the season with an impressive 15 goals to take the First Division golden boot, and Shels could face a battle to keep the league’s form striker on the books.

A n d C a b i n t e e l y ’s upward trajectory continued with their most successful season to date – a seventh-placed finish in the ten-team First Division.

Shamrock Rovers end third. Picture: Martin Doherty

SHELBOURNE’S bid to regain the Women’s National League ended without them kicking a ball as Wexford Youths sealed a second successive title with victory over Cork City on Saturday.

It brought to an end a disappointing week for the Reds, who were knocked out of the FAI Cup at the semi-final stage thanks a 2-1 home defeat by Peamount United.

It meant the Reds’ 6-0 demolition of Limerick was in vain – Danny Crowley’s side had already secured second place in the standings.

A first-half hat-trick from Kate Mooney sent the 2016 treble champions on their way to a facile victory.

Fiona Donnelly scored twice after the break, either side of an own goal, as Crowley gave opportunities to some of the players who have been on the periphery this season.

Shelbourne host bottom-placed Kilkenny United on Sunday afternoon as they look to finish their season on a positive note.

PEAS’ GREEN SHOOTS Goals from Eleanor Ryan Doyle, Jade Reddy and Amber Barrett made it three wins in eight days for Women’s FAI Cup finalists Peamount United as they avenged last month’s defeat to Galway at Greenogue with a 3-1 success.

Peamount started on the front foot and were a goal up inside two minutes.

Galway failed to defend Sarah McKevitt’s corner to

allow Ryan Doyle shoot past keeper Tina Hughes from close range.

The westerners were undone again from Peas’ second corner of the game on 16 minutes when Reddy latched onto the loose ball to crack a stunning right-foot drive to the net from some 25 yards.

Barrett added a 40-yard free-kick for her 27th goal of the season later in the win.

Whelan on the treble in 14-0 Under-17 win SHELBOURNE’S Emily Whelan scored a hat-trick as the Republic of Ireland opened their European Under-17 Championships campaign with a 14-0 win over Albania.

Whelan, who made her debut for the senior team in a friendly with Poland earlier this month, scored twice in the first half before wrapping up her hattrick within ten minutes of the resumption.

Her Reds teammate Jessica Ziu also scored twice, while Mia Dodd added a late goal from the bench. as Colin Bell’s side ran riot at the Serbian FA’s Sports Centre in Stara Pazova.

FFC Frankfurt’s Emily Kraft scored four goals on her international debut, while captain Eabha O’Mahony of Cork City and Athlone Town’s Katelyn Keogh both scored braces.

Ireland face Wales on Thursday before finishing the group against the hosts Serbia on Sunday morning, with the top two sides guaranteed a place in the elite qualifying round next year.

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SOCCER: HARRISON HAILS IRISH FITNESS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

LUCAN SARSFIELDS WHATdone WELL a performance to the Junior and A an la unbelievable achievement from our U16 Ladies Football team and management, Champions 4 years in a row, u13-u16, a remarkable and dominant showing. Well done to all.

Well done also to the Jnr B hurling team managed by PJ, Christy and Paul who secured a Championship semi-final spot.

Hard luck to ouR Jnr 2 Camogie team who lost out in the Shield Final. U16F had mixed results with Bs unfortunately losing out in the Championship Qtr Final, As progressed to the Shield semi-final.

15B hurlers also lost out in the Shield semi-final.

The Chairman has been informed by the Senior Football management team that they will not be seeking another term with the Senior Football team for 2019.

Well done to our two Senior footballers, Darren Gavin and CJ Smith, who made the Dublin Senior Football debuts vs the Underdogs last Friday.

Lotto: There was no winner of the lotto on the 18 th October; the numbers were 4, 16, 24 and 26.

Next weeks’ jackpot €4,600, draw will be managed

by Cormac Gordon and is sponsored by Coláiste Laichtín, Inis Oírr. Lucky Dip Winers: John Healy, Geoffrey Brennan, Joe Donnelly, Mary Gleeson, Aileen Ennis. Play Online here Or Tickets can be purchased online, at the Club, in Carey’s Newsagents, in Vesey Arms or Kenny’s Bar. Date for the Diary, Lucan Scaresfields, THIS Saturday 27th October 2018, Halloween Event for kids aged 4-11, 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Sure to be a great fun filled evening. Not to be missed.

ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN A MOMENTOUS weekend for ladies football in our club. Congratulations to our Under 13, 15 and Minors for their Championship successes.

And thanks to all the mentors who have developed girls football within our club. Our 13’s beat Naomh Mearnóg, 15’s Ballyboughal, Minors FOLLOWING defeatWhitehall to Colmcille.

Naomh O And congratulations to our Senior Camógs who comprehensively defeated Lucan Sarsfields in their Championship Semi Final.

This Bank Holiday weekend we welcome the Joe Dolan Tribute to the club on Saturday night. It follows on from the success of his pre-All Ireland Football Final performance. Show starts at 9.30pm and no cover charge. All welcome. We extend our condolences to the families of Ray Verso and Méabh Milton (nee McGarrigle) following their recent bereavements.

Round Tower AGM 2018 will take place in the clubhouse Saturday

24th November. Motions, Recommendations and Nominations to the Executive must be submitted to the Club Secretary by close of business Saturday 10th November. Details are available on our website.

Thank you to all who supported Aoibhinn’s Home Adaptation Project fundraiser in the club on Sunday.

You can still donate online to support the daughter of Simon and Caitriona Breslin.

Coaching sessions with Dublin Intercounty players will be hosted for our Under 15 and 16 Footballers and Hurlers on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st October.

Both will run 11am to 2pm at Monastery Road. See the website for details.

An exclusive offer is available to Towers Mentors to have your team jerseys collected, cleaned and returned for just €10. The online service, which has a dedicated app, enables you have the jerseys collected and returned back at an agreed time and date. See the website for details.

ROUND TOWER, CLONDALKIN

The Ireland Amputee squad prior to their departure to Mexico.

Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

Five Rovers Mexico-bound ASDFASDFASDFSDA  STEPHEN FINDLATER

sport@dublingazette.com

FIVE Shamrock Rovers players will travel with the 13-man squad to represent Ireland in the Amputee World Cup in Mexico next week.

G o a l ke e p e r Ju s t i n Guiney, defenders Simon Baker and Stuart McEvoy, midfielder Kevan O’Rourke and striker Christy McElligot have been selected to take part in the tournament in Mexico.

Bohemians quarter James Conroy, Gary Hoey, Stefan Balog, James Boyle and Neil Hoey have also been selected to take

part in the tournament in Mexico.

Cork City pair Fergal Duffy and Ruairi Murphy, as well as Newcastle United’s Eanna Durham, make up the squad making the trip to North America.

Cork were the winners of the inaugural National League season as they overcame Bohs 3-2 on the final day to clinch the title.

The majority of players for the finals are drawn from Dublin, however, as the capital provided two of the league’s three founding clubs.

Ireland have been d r aw n a g a i n s t t h e heavily-favoured hosts, England and Uruguay in the group stages of the

24-team tournament, which takes place over eight days in San Juan de los Lagaos.

The top two in each group will advance to the quarter finals, but Ireland coach Nick Harrison is confident his side can make at least the semis.

“The fact that the players are playing League football and training every week makes this a strong squad,” said Harrison.

“The team are fitter and technically better because of playing in the [National] League.”

Ireland kick off the tournament in the toughest way possible as they face the hosts Mexico in the

opening fixture on Saturday, October 27th.

They face the English on Monday the 29th before rounding off their group campaign against the Uruguayans the following day.

The Mexicans will be considered favourites for the tournament in front of their home fans, who promise to turn out in numbers despite the location being moved from Guadalajara.

He added: “We expect a big crowd. Mexico look like a good team. They’re very strong and quick.

“We’ve changed the way we play, and we are hopeful of creating a few shocks. If we got to the

semi-finals it would be brilliant.”

FAI Chief Executive John Delaney added: “2018 has been a historic year for Amputee Football in Ireland with the formation of the National League and I am sure we will see the fruits of that competition in the coming weeks.

“Our Football For All international sides have impressed internationally this year, and I hope the Amputee Football team can do the same.

“They have been preparing brilliantly for the trip, and I look forward to following their progress throughout the competition.”

Boucher the sole difference

SHANNON Boucher’s seventh-minute goal proved the sole difference as Glenanne continued their unbeaten start to the men’s EY Hockey League season, overtaking Three Rock Rovers in the process following a very fast-paced game.

Boucher scored a drag-flick from a corner.

From there, they played a clever game, sitting deep and soaking up Three Rock pressure and then looking to hit on the break while they Shannon Boucher celebrates his goal against kept out Rovers’ corner chances to stay in the Three Rock Rovers. Picture: Adrian Boehm clear.

Iain Walker was the star man, making numerous saves, denying one gilt-edged chance before tipping away a corner in the last 20 seconds that secured all three points.

On the women’s side, meanwhile, the Glens won their third game in succession in Leinster Division One with Paul Fitzpatrick scoring her fourth goal in a week in a 1-0 win over Our Lady’s. It keeps them in second in the regional league, one point below leaders Trinity.

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RUGBY: WESTMANSTOWN BUZZES FOR CLUB’S ANNUAL FUN DAY

Garda Westmanstown put best foot forward GARDA WESTMANSTOWN RFC FUN DAY  sport@dublingazette.com

GARDA Westmanstown Rugby Football Club’s fun day last Sunday saw the club welcome the Six Nations and Triple Crown trophies, proving popular with both home and visiting teams.

Also attending the club were the Garda National Unit with the Garda Dog and Mounted unit. Photo opportunities and lots of fun was had by all.

The club day started off with the Under-12s playing St Brigid’s and the senior women’s team training. This was followed by the Under-16s taking on Skerries and the Wasps taking on the Under-

11s in a challenge game.

The men’s team took on Portarlington in their league campaign which they won comfortably with a score line of 57-14.

The club itself is open to all members of the public located between Lucan and Clonsilla and currently has over 200 members and is continually growing.

It caters for all ages with boys and girls from age 6 up through the youths section to senior men’s and women’s teams. Along side this there is also a special needs tag rugby team, the Westmanstown Wasps which caters for all abilities.

For more information, go to the club’s Facebook page or contact Gardarfcsec@gmail.com.

Palmerstown kick on in Dudley PALMERSTOWN Shotokan Karate Club, along with HDKI Ireland students, recently produced a series of great performances in Dudley at the GB Championships.

A total of 46 students and parents travelled in force for an event which has grown in size over the last four years with students ranging from aged eight up to adults involved in most of the

categories.

And the team, led by Ray Stritch and Jason Smyth, from HDKI Ireland, they dominated most of the events and won a total of 16 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals.

Spirit In addition, they took away the two top trophies of the day which were awarded for best spirited

student for Victor Delmas from the Hombu dojo and best overall competitor which went to local student Chloe Holten from Palmerstown.

The event finished with team Ireland versus team GB. The hosts got pipped at the post this year with team GB winning 3-2 to get their payback for their meeting a year ago.

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ST MARK’S COMMISERATIONS to the Bowden family on their loss, Sean will always be in our hearts, Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Adult Hurlers had a great victory on Sat in the Intermediate Championship Semi-Final Replay against Scoil UI Conaill. Minor Footballers had a great victory against St. Anne’s in the Minor Championship Qtr-Final on Sun. U12 Hurlers had a great victory to put them top of their league.

Special mention to the U8 Lady Footballers, the Club is so proud of you all.

Championships: Intermediate Hurling Final v Cuala this Sun @2pm in Chanel, please show your support. Club shop will re-open shortly and the Club are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to run the Shop (Must be Digital Media capable such as, but not limited to, Social Media and Websites), if interested contact secretary.stmarks.dublin@gaa.ie. The Academy is back, Mon & Wed 6 to 7pm St. Mark’s NS Astro.

Music every Saturday in the club. Music this Sat by Marcus Prounce (Gareth Brooks) and Sun by Ben Stetson. Live sport every weekend. Set dancing classes every Monday from 8pm. Bingo Thursday night, starts at 8.45, open to everyone. Slimming World Tuesday at 5pm & 7pm and Wednesday at 9am.

ST MARY’S GFC

PRIDE of place this weekend was our U16 Ladies (pictured) who have won the club’s first ever Ladies Championship title by beating Na Fianna in a gripping match.

Our thanks to the girls and to their coaches, Paul Ballesty, Tony Kenny and most of all Emma Redmond as this was her last game with the team.

St Marys wishes Emma and Emily all the best for the future on their move to the Kingdom!

Next weekend sees the Seniors contest the club’s first ever Senior championship final in Parnell Park on Saturday, throw in 530pm.

Best of luck lads. Our thanks to everyone who decorated the Parish with Blue and

Green over the weekend, a special thanks to Christy McDonald, Rathcoole Community Centre for all his help. Marys will also be represented at the Intermediate final beforehand by Ronnie Malone and his team of match officials.

Hard luck to our neighbours Commercials on their Camogie final defeat but congrats to our other neighbours, St Finians on their Junior championship semi-final win.

Congrats to our Minors who beat Na Fianna to reach the Championship semi-final.

Hard luck to our U16’s and ladies U14’s who lost their championship matches the weekend.

ST PAT’S, PALMERSTOWN WELL done to James Brennan and Johnny Brady for organising the information talk during the week. Thank also to the excellent speakers and everyone who attended.

Well done also to Chris Mooney who refereed the senior county hurling final in Parnell Park on Sunday.

New lights were installed on the Astro pitch during the week. This is the first step in a significant upgrade of facilities for the club and wider community.

Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the clubhouse on Thursday 22 November, 2018 at 8pm. Notice will issue to members during the week.

Lip Sync rehearsals are well under way for the big event in Westmanstown on Friday 30 November. Any companies that would like to sponsor the event can contact Gill on secretarybng.stpatrickspalmerstown.dublin@gaa.ie Well done to the U15 hurlers who are through to the Shield final after their win over Lucan. The junior hurlers are also through to a championship semi-final after beating Kilmacud Crokes. Man of the match was Colm Egan.

Disappointment however for our senior hurlers who now face a relegation play off.

There were great performances from all of our juvenile teams including the U11 girls with Cerys Smelly and Anna Deegan girls of the game. Great play too from the U12 Ladies footballers with Lucy Brunt girl of the game.

The U9 and U11 boys were equally brilliant on Saturday morning. A special mention too for our young referees who did so well.

The hurling/camogie skills session continues on Friday evenings at 6pm.

The Academy for younger members is on Saturday morning 10am at the clubhouse. New members can register online at www.stpatricksgaa.ie Training for boys born in 2012 is on Saturday morning at the clubhouse from 9 to 10am, and Monday from 6 to 7pm in St Lorcan’s Hall. Contact Ken Mariner on 087 6595491.

LADIES FOOTBALL: CLONDALKIN’S U-15 GLORY

Towers hit six in Division 3 final DLGFA DIVISION 3 FINAL Round Tower, Clondalkin 6-15 Ballyboughal 4-8  sport@dublingazette.com

ROUND Tower, Clondalkin’s Under-15 girls footballers put on an o u t s t a n d i n g p e r fo rmance in the Division 3 final against Ballyboughal to win another championship title in Moyle Park.

The Towers girls displayed tremendous character and resilience to see off Ballyboughal, fighting back after the north county side had b u i l t a co m m a n d i n g early lead.

Aoife Kennedy helped calm nerves with the Clondalkin club’s opener on six minutes. Both teams struck their second moments later but the overwhelming momentum continued to run the way of Ballyboughal. They struck their third goal through Molly Carthy and, as t h e w i n d i n c re a s e d , they kicked another two points.

Towers girls regained composure and soon pegged back the margin. On 13 minutes, Kate

Round Tower, Clondalkin’s Under-15 Division 3 side celebrate their success.

Whelan travelled at pace to finish into the roof of the net and followed up with a free. Boughal then scored twice but Aisling Roebuck and Roisin Flavin scored two points to reduce the deficit once again and Whelan went on to net two more times to complete a hat-trick.

That levelled the game at 3-6 apiece before the break.

The Towers girls started strong with Whelan netting four minutes after the restart. Lauren

JUNIOR CAMOGIE Commercials come unstuck to St Jude’s COMMERCIALS finished run-

ners-up in the Junior 2 camogie championship final as St Jude’s proved just too strong in the decider, coming out 2-11 to 2-4 victors in Blakestown.

It completed a super season for Jude’s who were also crowned senior champions over the weekend with a final win over Na Fianna.

Picture: ilivephotos.com

Branigan then kicked their first point of the half and Towers now had the momentum.

Rachel Condon kicked her first which was followed by a Whelan goal on 39 minutes when she struck low into the left corner.

Alex Melia then scored to add to the lead. Ballyboughal registered their first score of the half but the hoops responded with a free and a penalty, both scored by Whelan.

At the other end, Nora

Aja proved outstanding in goal. She dived low to her right to repel a penalty and did well to palm a rebound away.

She was supported by an outstanding defence that hassled and harried the visiting forwards.

Ballyboughal scored a consolation goal but Towers finished strong with points from Whelan, Roebuck, Flavin and O’Brien.

Round Tower celebrated another championship title.

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HURLING: CRACKING FINAL SEES TOP CLUBS INSEPARABLE IN PARNELL PARK

HURLING

Faughs storm to Senior B success in Parnell

Boden and Crokes must do it all again DUBLIN SENIOR HURLING FINAL Ballyboden St Enda’s Kilmacud Crokes  JAMES HENDICOTT sport@dublingazette.com

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KILMACUD CROKES and Ballyboden St Enda’s will have to go again, after extra time couldn’t separate the two in the Dublin senior hurling final on Sunday in a Parnell Park contest heavily influenced by the wind.

The absence of three-times champions Cuala was almost as big a story as the two sides actually competing ahead of this contest, but Crokes and Boden are the second and third most recent title holders in Dublin, and both proved their mettle in challenging conditions.

Things were nip and tuck in the early stages, as the advantage swung one way and then the other in a high-scoring contest, peppered with poor finishing.

Boden were stronger on the ground and in the rough and tumble moments but Crokes made up for that with the better point-taking and bolshy defence.

Crokes were on the up first with a Sean McGrath goal after four minutes. He finished off a sharp move from the left side of the square after he slipped through a

tight gap in the Boden defense.

Boden hit back with Conor Dooley and Conal Keaney looking their biggest threats. After a flying opening, the score was leveled up after just over ten minutes at 1-2 to 0-5.

Boden had the bit between their teeth, and got space when Gary Maguire’s free dropped into the square, flicked on by Dooley into the net to put Ballyboden in charge, their lead soon edging past a single score at 1-7 to 1-3.

Despite the goals, though, both sides were having off days in front of the posts.

Crokes closed the gap by a point ahead of the break, with Boden’s dominance tempered by nine first half wides. They had also played with the wind.

Perhaps that told as Crokes got the better of the early part of the second half.

Mark Howard, who hit six second half points, shone as they worked their way back in front in their best period.

Almost as soon as they’d done so, Boden had a great chance. Aidan Mellett’s shot came back off the woodwork, leaving Niall Ryan close in with a free swing at goal, one he pulled wide.

Mellett’s moment was to come, though, as he finished a sharp team move from Boden and he looked to have snatched

the game as it headed into injury time.

Incredibly, Crokes grabbed the two points they needed to level up through McGowan and Howard and an extra twenty minutes was confirmed at 2-11 to 1-14.

Howard, the star of the second half, had even had a last second chance to win the game for Crokes, but dragged a free from inside his own half wide.

The first period of extra time was exceptionally tight, with Boden vis-

ibly tiring. Nonetheless, they went two points ahead through Ryan before Howard squared things up for Crokes.

The tension ratcheted up in the second period and a huge point from Oisin O’Rorke looked like it might have been enough to snatch the game for Crokes.

But McMorrow and a late, late point from Paul Ryan ensured these 21st century Dublin hurling powerhouses will have to do it all again next Sunday at 3.30pm at the same venue.

Kilmacud’s Shane Veale tumbles as David O’Connor and Conor Dooley close in.

Picture: Steven Dagg

FAUGH’S senior hurlers added the Senior B title to their previously confirmed promotion to Dublin Senior A at Parnell Park on Sunday, with the hurling-only club seeing off St Oliver Plunkett’s ER comfortably in the showcase match.

The 31-times Dublin senior winners were on top from the off against Plunkett’s, enjoying a free-scoring first half. Fergal Heavey hit the net early, finishing after only four minutes to give Faugh’s control of the contest, which they never relinquished.

It was points that were to prove the difference, though, and Faugh’s led 1-9 to 0-6 at half time thanks to scores from Heavey, David Cooke and highscoring Chris Bennett, with the latter finishing the game with 0-8 to his name, including a glut of frees.

The southsiders added to their lead after half time, with Conor O’Shea firing into the net. They could afford to relax going into the closing stages, allowing Plunkett’s to hit back.

Plunkett’s hit two goals of their own through Sean Clerkin and Stuart Mullen, to keep the scoreline respectable.

Faugh’s made their way into Leinster with a comfortable 2-17 to 2-8 win.

It adds to a memorable week for the club following their camogie side’s Senior 2 championship win, earning Senior 1 status for the first time in the current guise.

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