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1,500 more staff and a new city base for Salesforce TECH giant Salesforce has announced a huge investment which will bring 1,500 new jobs to Dublin. The company, which makes business software, already employs around 1,400 people at Leopardstown. It is moving to an “urban campusâ€? at Spencer Place, RYHUORRNLQJ WKH /LŕľľH\ ZKHUH it will more than double its workforce. The new jobs will be in a variety of areas, including sales, customer support,

engineering and business services. Hiring is already under way. Employees are due to move into the 430,000 square foot campus in mid-2021. It will feature a Salesforce Tower with an “immersive video lobby experience�and “riverside paths connecting the campus to the cultural city hub�. There will also be an open hospitality space that will be available for use by local community groups. Salesforce provides services

to 150,000 companies around the world and employs some 30,000 people. It opened in Sandyford in 2000. The Californian company added 100 new jobs in 2013 when it RSHQHG RྜFHV LQ /HRSDUGVWRZQ When that expansion was announced, its then-senior vice president David Dempsey said Ireland had played a key role in the company’s success in Europe. The new development was unveiled at Dublin’s Convention

Centre where the company also announced that its philanthropic arm, Salesforce.org, was giving $1 million (â‚Ź878,000) to Educate Together. The event was attended by 1,000 of the company’s employees and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.who said Salesforce is an “important part of our technology sector, helping Ireland become the tech capital of Europe, and one of the most globalised and open economies in the worldâ€?.

Patrick Bergin with Andrea Hayes at the launch of her fourth book Mind, Body,Soul Journal at Lillies Bordello, the last event to be staged there before it closed. Pic Brian McEvoy. Lots more pictures inside

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newsinbrief Cutbacks at INM Independent News and Media has announced it wants 30 redundancies from its editorial and commercial sectors to counter declining circulation volumes and contracting advertising revenues.

Robbery bid

A woman in her 60s was left shaken following an attempted robbery on the Ballycullen Road in Firhouse. She was approached by youths who attempted to steal her KDQGEDJ EXW ÀHG HPSW\ KDQGHG

Monastery fires

Dublin City Council has been urged to take the De La Salle monastery lands in Ballyfermot into its ownership after the EXLOGLQJ ZDV VHW RQ ÂżUH ODVW week. Councillor Hazel de Nortuin said there had been three incidents at the site in two days and called for the council to take action.

Be prepared

FĂĄilte Ireland is to invest â‚Ź5 million to get Irish tourism ready for Brexit..

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Paying the price for litter louts DIRTY dumpers are costing local authorities a fortune. 1HZ ÂżJXUHV VKRZ WKDW LQ WKH past three years alone illegal dumping has cost South Dublin council more than â‚Ź4million. It is not only costly, it is spoiling the quality of life for Dubliners says SDCC mayor Mark Ward. “Illegal dumping is an epidemic within our communities,â€? said Cllr Ward. “The dumping negatively impacts on all aspects of our lives. Âł7KLV EHKDYLRXU LV DŕľľHFWLQJ our quality of live and is having a bearing on the mental health of people living in the areas DŕľľHFWHG ´ Last month, a Dublin city councillor slammed illegal dumpers she said were making an “absolute kipâ€? of her community. Cllr Janice Boylan shared pictures of extensive dumping at Montpelier Gardens in Dublin 7. She said: “Someone in the locality is dumping their household rubbish and making an absolute kip of our community. Whoever you are you need to hang your head in shame.â€?

It will be easier to get into TCD- by new gates TRINITY College is to make its campus more accesible to the public. The university plans WR EUHDN Rŕľľ SDUW RI LWV ZDOOV and create new entrances from Pearse Street. It hopes the move will forge closer links between the historic college and the people of Dublin. Professor Veronica Campbell told The Irish Times that many people living in the city have gone most of their lives without seeing the inside of the grounds. “I’ve spoken to people who’ve lived and worked in the capital their whole lives,â€? she VDLG Âł2IWHQ WKHLU ÂżUVW WLPH LQ Trinity may not occur until they DUH LQ WKHLU IRUWLHV DQG ÂżIWLHV ´ But Trinity’s student newspaper, The University Times, dismissed the notion. “A few more entrances on Pearse Street won’t rid Trinity of its walledRŕľľ LPDJH ´ LW VDLG LQ D OHDGLQJ article attributed to the Editorial Board. Âł,WÂśV DQ HŕľľHFWLYH 35 VWUDWHJ\ to create the impression that Trinity is transitioning to an open-to-all, 21st century campus,â€? the newspaper said. “But the reality is that these new projects are likely to have little impact on its impression as an unwelcoming place. “If College wants to reinvent itself as a space open for anyone WR YLVLW PRUH HŕľľRUW ZLOO KDYH WR go into tearing down the barriers – metaphorical and other-

wise – that prevent many Irish people from engaging with what LW KDV WR RŕľľHU ´ At present the city centre campus has one entrance (often closed) from Pearse Street through which visitors can enter the grounds and exit onto College Green or Nassau Street. Now, as part of a wider development more gateways are planned from Pearse Street. The university has mapped out spots for the new entrances to be opened in conjunction with a new block of student rooms and an â‚Ź80 million Business school. The University Times was not entirely critical of the project. It said: “Of course, the construction of the buildings and the two new entrances are very welcome and will surely come as a boost to the formerly derelict Pearse Street. Further, the Business School has consistently emphasised its outside links with industry, particularly tech companies in Grand Canal Dock. But the College has a lot more to do if it wants to become more outward-facing and draw more ordinary Dubliners onto the campus.â€? The newspaper quoted Senator Lynn Ruane who, when promoting her autobiography People Like Me, said: “The walls are not the problem. It’s the culture. It’s the feeling that we’ll be kept out, the feeling that we’ll be thrown out, the feeling that we won’t belong

A costly error ... SOME Trinity students and graduates are being asked to pay fees left outstanding by an administrative error. The university is looking for â‚Ź1.7 million, the sum by which they were undercharged over the past three years. When registering for a thirdlevel college, students enter their SUSI grant application and self-declare the amount

they expect to receive. Over the past three years, TCD students whose grants fell short of what they expected were never charged for the remainder. More than 500 people are being pursued, some for as much as â‚Ź9,000. A TCD spokesperson said they had mistakenly sought the money from SUSI before realising it was the students who owed it.

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Ann Summers revenues at its Irish retail stores rose 15% last year but it still posted an operating loss. After paying interest charges of â‚Ź73,718, the Irish retail business posted a pre-tax loss of â‚Ź776,240, down 28% from the loss of over â‚Ź1m in 2017. .

Suburban swing â‚Ź3.2 billion was invested in commercial property last year. Dublin attracted almost 90 per cent of this, with a swing towards investment in the suburbs.

College boom The number students enrolled in undergraduate courses in Ireland has continued to rise, ZLWK QHZ ÂżJXUHV UHYHDOLQJ WKDW there are now 232,000 people in higher education in Ireland.

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Calls mount for 24-hour bus service DEMAND is growing for a 24hour Dublin bus service. Fine Gael TD Noel Rock got the ball rolling when he called on the National Transport Authority (NTA) to prioritise a long-promised 24-hour bus link between the City Centre and Dublin Airport. His suggestion has grown into a demand for a wider city service running throughout the night. An online poll conducted by Mr Rock showed 85% in favour of the service and there was an explosion of support on Twitter. “Yes, yes yes,â€? said one Tweet. “The weekend night buses should run all week and increase the stops, especially pick up in the city centre.â€? Andrea Gilligan raised the issue on Newstalk and also discovered there was big demand for a 24-hour service. One of many supporting Tweets to her show said: “I think there is certainly a case for a trial of running the existing Nitelink routes every night of the week and see what demand is there. There is DOVR D FDVH IRU WKH ÂżUVW EXV HDFK

morning starting earlier - many routes have no service until well after 6am.â€? Mr Rock’s call followed the LQWURGXFWLRQ RI &RUNÂśV ÂżUVW hour bus route. “How on earth have the NTA prioritised a 24-hour service from Ballincollig to Carrigaline over the much needed and often requested 24-hour service to Dublin Airport?â€? the Dublin North-West TD said. “More than 30 million passengers used Dublin Airport in 2018, and the number of jobs supported and facilitated is in the region of 120,000 - with employees often having to get taxis to and from work. “Accordingly, it would make perfect sense for this route to be SULRULWLVHG DV WKH ÂżUVW LQ 'XEOLQ and I am calling on the NTA to set down a timeline for its introduction as soon as possible.â€? In March last year Dublin Bus revealed it had plans to roll out a 24-hour service for three main routes in the greater Dublin area but no date has been announced for the launch.

Jayden Osam and Seoighe Bird at the launch of The Eason Spelling Bee which will take place in schools across the country, with students competing to be crowned Spelling Bee Champion at the All-Ireland Final Bee held in the RDS in June. Pic: Julien Behal

Tea drinkers warned

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Coombe chiefs deny they called halt to abortion

THE board of the Coombe Hospital has denied that it refused an abortion to a woman whose baby was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality . It would not comment on the individual case but said medical decisionsof this sort were never taken by the board. The issue was raised in the DĂĄil by two TDs. Ruth Coppinger said the woman was told she must wait four weeks to see if there would be a spontaneous miscarriage.. Her fellow Solidarity-People %HIRUH 3URÂżW 7' %UtG 6PLWK said she had spoken to the woman. “She’s pregnant on a much wanted baby. But she is being told by doctors you can go to England,â€? said Ms Smith. “Her words to me were ‘this is not what I voted for. I have constitutional rights’. Âł6KH ÂżQGV LW KDUG WR VOHHS knowing the condition that her

much-wanted child is in and she wants a termination.â€? Ms Smith said the woman wanted the matter raised in the DĂĄil but when she and Ms Coppinger tried to do so Ceann &RPKDLUOH 6HiQ Ă? )HDUJKDtO said it was not appropriate to discuss a medical situation. “This is about the law,â€? said Ms Coppinger. “A main maternity hospital in the capital city of this country is refusing this woman her constitutional rights when two doctors FHUWLÂżHG ZKDW LV YHU\ FOHDUO\ D fatal foetal abnormality.â€? She said: “I want to raise what , EHOLHYH LV WKH ÂżUVW WHVW FDVH IRU the new abortion legislation. “I’ve been contacted by a woman who has a fatal foetal abnorPDOLW\ WKDW KDV EHHQ FHUWLÂżHG E\ two consultants and now it appears the board of the Coombe Hospital is refusing her constitutional right that we all voted for to have an abortion at a time

she chooses. Instead they have told her that she must wait another four weeks to see if there’s a spontaneous miscarriage.â€? 0U Ă? )HDUJKDtO LQWHUUXSWHG her, saying: “We cannot and will not have in this chamber a situation in which individual cases are brought up here and ministers called upon to adjudicate or comment upon medical situations. “The law is one thing ... discussing individual medical circumstances is not appropriate, not in order.â€? Ms Coppinger also accused the Rotunda Hospital of only enforcing the law up to 11 weeks into a pregnancy, not the 12 weeks that is allowed since abortion services became legal in Ireland on January 1. It has been reported that the woman in the Coombe case now plans to travel to England to have the abortion.

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How drinking by parents can ruin lives of children PARENTS who regularly take three or more alcoholic drinks a day could be “unwittingly� abusing their children, a HSE addiction specialist has warned. She was speaking in Dublin at the launch of a campaign to alert adults to the harm excessive drinking can do to children. Marion Rackard said children, even infants, could sense when a parent or caregiver was not attuned to their needs, whether as a result of alcohol consumption or other reasons. This could frighten a child and was a form of abuse, she said. She said alcohol abuse in the family, was “one of the last skeletons� in society’s cupboard. “We’ve had the sexual abuse, the institutional abuse. This is abuse within the family unwittingly and unknowingly it’s abuse, it’s neglect,� she said. ‘Silent Voices’ is an initiative of Alcohol Action Ireland that

Carol Fawsitt, Fergal Keane, Barbara Whelan and Marion Rackard at the Royal College of Physicians Ireland for the launch of Silent Voices, a new initiative by Alcohol Action Ireland. Pic: Jason Clarke

Premier Inn chain heads for Jervis St A NEW hotel is coming to the city centre. The company that owns the Premier Inn hotel chain has bought a landmark site for a ÂżJXUH IRU PRUH WKDQ Âź P :KLWEUHDG FRQÂżUPHG LW KDV SXUFKDVHG 7ZLOÂżW +RXVH RQ Jervis Street and intends to EXLOG D EHGURRP KRWHO RQ the land. The company did not dis close the price it had paid for WKH SURSHUW\ EXW WKH ÂżJXUH is thought to be more than Âź P The site, which is currently home to National Leprechaun Museum of Ireland among other businesses, is Whit EUHDGÂśV ÂżUVW IUHHKROG DFTXLVL tion in Dublin. The company said in a statement that the purchase PDUNV D ÂłVLJQLÂżFDQW´ VWHS LQ its expansion into Ireland. Dan O’Connor, senior vice SUHVLGHQW RI -//ÂśV KRWHO GLYL sion who brokered the sale WROG UHSRUWHUV Âł7KLV DFTXL VLWLRQ LV DQ H[FHOOHQW ÂżW IRU WKH FRPSDQ\ÂśV ÂżUVW IUHHKROG purchase in Dublin, given its SULPH ORFDWLRQ DQG H[SHUWO\ GHVLJQHG KRWHO VFKHPH ´

aims to end the silence of the experience of growing up with parental alcohol misuse. It wants to promote an understanding of the adverse impacts of parental alcohol misuse on the lives of children, including children who are now adults. It also plans to secure supports for those who have lived, or are living, with the issue. At the launch of the campaign BBC journalist Fergal Keane spoke of the devastating impact his father’s alcoholism had on him as a child, and into adulthood. He stressed the loneliness, the sense of being an outsider, the shame he felt as a child. “I still struggle with the feeling I will never be enough, never be good enough . . . I constantly watch other people’s reactions in emotional situations. “How are they? Do I need to run in and rescue? The people pleasing . . . It all comes back to self-esteem being shot. “Insecurity is your birthright if you grow up in a home like

this. And the grief. I am over the shame but I am no way over the grief and I wonder will I ever be, looking back at what was lost and knowing that it can’t be recovered.â€? The Drinkaware oprgansation , meanwhile, has said there was a 300% rise in people visiting its website in December 2018 compared to 2017. The organisation, which is funded by donations from the alcohol and retail industry, said its own research has found that SK\VLFDO KHDOWK ÂżWQHVV (43%) and mental health (32%) are the top three motivations for Irish adults to drink less. “The recent threefold increase in the number of people taking the time to visit the Drinkaware website is a signal that attitudes and behaviours are shifting,â€? Sheena Horgan, Drinkaware CEO, said. “People are actively looking for information, tools and tips to understand and change their drinking habits.â€?

Court says cash and house are crime proceeds THE HIGH COURT has ruled that a Finglas house with a jacuzzi, sauna, and bulletproof glass windows is a proceed of crime. The court grated an order sought by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to take possession of the property along with an apartment in Bulgaria and approximately ₏72,000 in cash . The CAB had claimed the SURSHUWLHV ZHUH EHQH¿FLDOO\ owned by alleged illegal drugWUDྜFNHU -DVRQ %R\OH EXW ZHUH registered in the names of his parents Laurance and Rosaleen Boyle to conceal their son’s involvement. The Boyles opposed the application but Justice Carmel 6WHZDUW VDLG VKH ZDV VDWLV¿HG the assets were acquired with, or are, the proceeds of crime. Following the ruling, the Boyles said they would appeal the court’s order and the case will come up again next month. The assets remain frozen in the meantime. In 2016, CAB secured freezing orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act against the Boyles in respect of a three-

bedroom house where Jason Boyle lives. It is located at Casement Drive, Finglas and is worth approximately â‚Ź250,000. An apartment in Bulgaria was also frozen as well as â‚Ź72,000 cash found in plastic wrapping during a search conducted by the gardaĂ­ of Laurence and Rosaleen Boyle’s home at Coolebrook Cottages, Finglas West, in November 2016. Laurance Boyle claimed the assets were acquired through savings over ten years from his business. He claimed to have kept the cash buried becasuse he did not trust banks after being refused a loan. He claimed that the property at Casement Drive was acquired for â‚Ź70,000 in 2013 with a â‚Ź60,000 loan from Mrs Boyle’s father. The judge said the explanations they were “unacceptableâ€?. She noted that in or around time the money was discovwered, a member of the Boyle family had brought approximately â‚Ź4,000 worth of water damaged notes to the Central Bank.

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Do you stand with the nurses?

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he country’s nurses will be going on strike for a day later this month, on January 30, as they seek a pay increase of 12%. If the dispute is not resolved then the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has further strikes SODQQHG IRU )HEUXDU\ ¿YH GD\V in total at the moment). These strikes will seriously inconvenience the general public, whose taxes pay the sector’s existing wages, not to mention any increases won from the impending industrial action. So, do you stand with the nurses? If you are on social media you will have seen many of your friends and contacts change WKHLU SUR¿OHV LQWR RQH RI WKRVH ‘I stand with the nurses’ themed ones. It’s a free world, especially in the realms of cyberspace, but I don’t like to see this kind of agenda-setting and bandwagon jumping. Before people can even make up their minds on the issue they are automatically corralled into

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a particular pen. This happened with the recent referendums on Equality and Repeal – people were made to feel like pariahs if they voted against the popular trend (for the record I voted in favour of both but I looked at both sides thoroughly and made up my own mind). Personally, I have an intense dislike of strike action. I don’t like being inconvenienced, whether that’s by my bus not coming due to a transport strike, my street being unprotected by a police strike or whatever. A lot of people are

Two students at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2019 in the RDS going to be inconvenienced on 30 January. Clinics will be cancelled and wards will be under more pressure than they already are. There should be a better way to settle disputes in 2019 rather than this old-school action. Strikes in the public sector

tend to be carried out by groups who are large in number and have powerful unions behind them. The nurses are certainly a very large group, probably the largest in the health service. As someone in the private sector who doesn’t have that

luxury, I resent having my taxes mugged like that; I’ve worked as hard as anyone to contribute to the recovery, and I’d like to keep my share of it in my wallet for my own family. Nurses are professionals whose salaries could do with being boosted.

They do an amazing job and one of the ways for society to reward that is by paying them a salary they deserve. A bigger salary will also attract more people into a profession that has shortages of numbers. I’d certainly be pleased to see one of own children choose a career in nursing; there are plenty of opportunities for career paths and development. If we give all the nurses a 12% increase though, will it represent value for money for the taxpayer? The money that an acrossthe-board increase would cost won’t reduce waiting lists or create more beds. So would the money be better spent tacking issues like that? It has to be said too that if the nurses get what they want then LW FRXOG RSHQ WKH ÀRRGJDWHV IRU copycat action by other groups who have similar unionised power to extract their demands IURP WKH JRYHUQPHQW¶V FR൵HUV (and the taxpaying public’s wallets). We will watch with keen interest how this all plays out.

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ninenottomiss BOOK of the week

Trees R Us

Plant a tree for the Planet (Photo Justin Ivory) HAPPY New Year everybody! As we leave 2018 behind and enter into 2019 I guess the big stories of last year that will continue to run into this year are the two massive issues of Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss. There are certainly no bigger or more important issues facing us at this moment in time, and they are probably the two biggest and most important issues that humanity have ever had to face. The future of humanity and all species, even the future of the planet as we currently know it is now hanging in the balance. My apologies if that is not the most cheerful welcome to a new year you are ever likely to receive! It can be hard not to feel overwhelmed and powerless in the face of such complex and far-reaching issues and if we are to dig ourselves out of this situation it will need unprecedented and co-ordinated action from governments and big business across the globe. Don’t despair though, there are lots of actions that we can take as individuals or in our local communities which if replicated nationally and globally could have huge positive impacts on both these issues. One such action which I am proposing everybody adopt as a New Year resolution is to plant more trees. If each family planted 1 native tree for each member of their household and if each school planted one native tree for each pupil in the coming year that would be one small step that would help mitigate against carbon emissions and help biodiversity at the same time. There are lots of other small actions we can take which I highlighted in a column a couple of months ago. Of course given the hugely complex nature of the factors driving climate change and biodiversity loss the solutions are also complex and never simple....but some action is better than doing nothing at all.

TV SHOW of the week

HOROSCOPES

FILM of the week

BIRD BOX by Josh Malerman

HOW TO BE GOOD WITH MONEY RTE1, Thursdays 8.30pm

STAN & OLLIE ROI rating: PG

NOW A MAJOR FILM IF YOU’VE SEEN WHAT’S OUT THERE. IT’S ALREADY TOO LATE Malorie raises the children the only way she can: indoors, with the doors locked, the curtains closed, and mattresses nailed over the windows. The children sleep in the bedroom across the hall, but soon she will have to wake them and blindfold them. Today they will risk everything. Today they will leave the house. Josh Malerman’s Bird Box is a terrifying psychological thriller that will haunt you long after reading.

New series. How you manage, spend and invest your money can have a profound impact on your life. But recent research found that only one in four Irish people claim to be “financially savvy�. Eoin McGee presents this show aiming to help viewers look after their finances. He begins by advising Mary Anne Stokes and Mustafa Cezaroglulari, who are expecting their second child and want to know if Mary Anne can afford to spend more than her allocated six months maternity leave at home with the new arrival.

Laurel and Hardy, the world’s greatest comedy team, face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. The pair attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song - a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain. Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953. The shows become an instant hit, but Stan and Ollie can’t quite shake the past as long-buried tension and Hardy’s failing health start to threaten their precious partnership.

TOUR of the week

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ERIC BELL 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Civic Theatre, Monday 28th January 2019 8pm Tickets 25.00 / 23.00

BOYZONE | THE FAREWELL TOUR 3Arena, North Wall Quay . Price:â‚Ź44.05 - â‚Ź76.00 Thursday 24th January 2019

TRADFEST 2019 Temple Bar, Wednesday 23rd January - Sunday 27th January 2019

In 1969 Eric Bell walked into a bar in Dublin, ordered a pint and settled down to watch a band play. Two of the members of that band were Brian Downey and Phil Lynott. He was knocked out by what he saw and heard and asked them to form a band with him. Both duly obliged and within weeks Thin Lizzy was born. Eric eventually decided to forge a solo career, playing in his favourite 3-piece format and has over the years recorded a host of albums both live and studio and most recently has recorded two highly acclaimed albums, Exile and Standing at a Bus Stop.

After 25 years together, Boyzone announce details of their 25th Anniversary and Farewell Arena Tour. Ronan, Keith, Mikey and Shane: “When we started out as five young Dublin Northsiders, eager to face the world, we never imagined that we’d still have an army of fans some twenty-five years late. We’ve played stadiums and arenas all over the world, released six albums, and had almost twodozen hits. We really can’t put into words just how much you, the fans, have supported us along the way. Without that support, we would have never achieved what we have, and for that we’re eternally grateful.�

TradFest is Ireland’s largest festival of traditional music. The festival also features artists from the worlds of folk, nu-folk, and even (whisper it) rock’n’roll! We want to keep it special – we are still a boutique Winter festival – closing the door on the darkest season and ushering in the light and energy of Spring. TradFest also offers concert goers unique opportunities to experience live music in some of Dublin’s most historic places. From the breathtaking nave of St Patrick’s Cathedral to the grandeur of City Hall, this is the difference between memorable and unforgettable.

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THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Gaiety Theatre, Friday 25th January - Saturday 9th March 2019 2.30pm | 7.30pm Tickets â‚Ź21+

TIGRAN HAMASYAN + SPECIAL GUESTS WALTONS WORLD MASTERS SERIES NCH, Tuesday 22nd January 2019 8pm.

CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL BGE Theatre, Tuesday 22nd January - Saturday 2nd February 2019 2.30pm | 7.30pm Price â‚Ź21+

Martin McDonagh’s work is known and loved by both theatre and film audiences alike. The Cripple of Inishmaan is set on the small Aran Islands community of Inishmaan (Inis MeĂĄin), off the Western Coast of Ireland in 1934, where the inhabitants are excited to learn of a Hollywood film crew’s arrival in neighbouring Inishmore (Inis MĂłr) to make a documentary about life on the islands. ‘Cripple’ Billy Claven, eager to escape the gossip, poverty and boredom of Inishmaan, vies for a part in the film.

World-renowned pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan was trained as a classical and jazz musician but draws on a wide range of influences, including Armenian folk music, rock, electronica, hip-hop, spoken word poetry and more. A restless musical explorer and collaborator, in collaboration with a veritable who’s who of jazz luminaries, he has recorded two albums each for Universal, ECM and Nonesuch. Tickets 35.00

Calendar Girls The Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is the award-winning production based on the true story of the calendar girls – a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary. This marvellous musical comedy which received fantastic fivestar reviews in London’s West End now comes to Bord GĂĄis Energy Theatre. Starring Fern Britton, Anna-Jane Casey, Sara Crowe, Karen Dunbar, Ruth Madoc, Rebecca Storm and Denise Welch. The Times described Calendar Girls the Musical as ‘pure gold’.

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Mary Kennedy, Liam Cunningham and Lorraine Keane at the launch of Liam Cunningham’s DIGNITY Photographic Exhibition with aid agency World Vision at the Solomon fine art gallery. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Amy Cusack and Zoe Blundelle at the Young Scientist exhibition in the RDS. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Niamh Boyle, Karen Hassan, Emmett Scanlan and Aoife O’Sullivan, and right actor Conor O’Hanlon at a screening of Cellar Door in Cineworld Dublin. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Michael Adebayo at the Young Scientist exhibition in the RDS. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Miriam O Callaghan with students Caileigh McCormack, Sienna Kavanagh and Evelyn Kirwan at the Young Scientist exhibition in the RDS. Pic: Brian McEvoy

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