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Corridor will destroy our communities, say residents RESIDENTS are up in arms at plans for a bus corridor they say will destroy several communities on the Southside. The proposal is for a six-lane route linking Rathfarnham to the city centre. It would have two bus lanes, two car lanes, two cycle lanes and footpaths. The National Transport Authority says the bus corridor would cut seven minutes from the journey into town and eight minutes from the return trip. But residents say it would

cause serious damage to local communities and businesses, and destroy the environment and heritage of the area. Rathgar Road Residents Group has joined neighbours from Rathfarnham, Templeogue and Terenure to launch a campaign against the corridor, under the title‘Rathgar Is A Community Not A Corridor’. Their pressure has resulted in an extension of the date by which objections can be lodged with the NTA.

Notice of the plan was sent to some residents in the middle of January, stipulating that objections must be raised before March 29. The NTA has now moved the deadline to April 30. The six-lane route is called Bus Connects Corridor 12. In a statement, the residents said it would “see the destruction of communities and heritage to save seven minutes bus travel time from Rathfarnham to Dublin City Centre at an estimated cost of up to €120

million”. The NTA says the corridor is designed to improve bus timing and reliability. It is one of 16 proposed bus corridors it says are necessary to reduce congestion on some of the busiest routes. They are part of a wider plan that would see current bus routes scrapped in favour of new ‘spine routes’ that go more frequently through the city centre and ‘orbital routes’ that avoid the the city centre. >>MetroLink row: Page 2

Paul Gordon checks his skin checked through a scannerat the launch of the Irish Cancer Society’s sunbed mystery shopper survey. Pic: Andres Poveda Lots more pictures inside

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newsinbrief Fatal stabbing

A woman has died in Clondalkin following an apparent knife attack. GardaĂ­ were called to a house in Greenfort Drive, where they discovered the woman, aged in her forties with serious injuries which proved fatal..

Pub plan rejected

A PLAN to merge Bowe’s pub on Fleet Street with the Irish Yeast Company building on College Street has been refused by Dublin City Council because it would “seriously injure� the architectural character of both buildings.

Moutain fires

)LUHÂżJKWHUV KDYH EHHQ EDWWOLQJ outbreaks at Hollywood, %RKHUQDEUHHQD .LSSXUH DQG Lacken, Landowners are permitted to burn vegetation at this time of year but the exceptionally dry weather has made this hazardous.

Marathon record

A recordnumber of 22,500 runners have registered for this year’s Dublin Marathon. .

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Little Red Riding Hood Alison Dennan, with Rory McDermott (aged 8) from Mary Mother of Hope N.S, Dublin 15 and Sophia Glackin (aged 7) from Scoil Ghråinne, Dublin 15 at the launch of the An Post and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation ScÊal Eile creative writing competition. Pic: Maxwells

Jack wins the name game JACK is the most popular name for baby boys in Dublin. New statistics show that last year Jack was the name most registered in three Dublin local authority districts. In South Dublin it replaced Adam in the top spot. In Fingal it replaced Daniel as the most popular choice. In Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown it replaced James and in Leinster as a whole it retained the top spot. The Dublin City area was

an exception. There James replaced Noah as the most popular name for a boy. No clear choice emerged in the names of baby girls. Emily, the most popular in Leinster as a whole, tied with Olivia for the top slot in Dublin City, replacing Mia, the 2017 choice. Emily retained the top slot in Fingal but Amelia toppled Emily in South Dublin. In Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Lucy replaced the 2017 joint winners, Chole and Sophie.

)RU WKH ÂżUVW WLPH WKH &HQWUDO VWDWLVUWLFV 2ŕľśFH OLVW featureed Irish language names with the sĂ­neadh fada. SeĂĄn, Éabha, RĂłisĂ­n and OisĂ­n are included in the list of most popular names. Conradh na GaeilgGeneral Secretary Julian de SpĂĄinn welcomed the move and said: “We hope this inspires other organisations, and state bodies especially, to follow in updating their systems to ensure the correct spelling of names in Irish.â€?

Poo plan to collar dirty dog owners DOG owners who don’t clean XS DIWHU WKHLU SHWV PD\ VRRQ ÂżQG the law on their trail. Councillors want dog poo to be DNA tested in a bid to clamp down on careless owners not picking up after them. A submissions has been made to the council’s environmental meeting calling for DNA testing DV ZHOO DV DQ LQFUHDVH LQ ÂżQHV Green Party councillors Claire Byrne and Patrick Costello, who put forward the proposal, say the method has worked well in east London where it is used by Dagenham Council. The council there started collecting poop in 2016 and built a database of dogs in the area. Cllr Costello said the cost of testing could be added to the ÂżQH He told The Herald: “You have to build up a DNA database which you can do when chipping the dog, so you take a sample and at that point you put it on the database.â€? 2QO\ IRXU ÂżQHV IRU GRJ fouling were issued in the whole of Dublin last year.

Hope of reprieve for pool in Metro dispute A LESURE centre, refurbished at a cost of â‚Ź1 million just two years ago, is threatened with demolition to make way for MetroLink. But a campaign group that protested and raised a petition hopes it may have won a reprieve for the Markievicz Leisure Centre on Townsend Street. The National Transport Authority says it is considering issues they have raised along with concerns about the route. It will publish revised proposals shortly. The threatened demolition of the gym, pool and 70 apartments is the latest controversy to hit the plan for a rail line linking Swords and Dublin Airport to the city centre. It was decided to extend the service to the Southside, leading to fears that construction of the northern link would be delayed. The Southside plan has now been frozen because of the disruption it would cause to road WUDŕľśF DQG WKH H[LVWLQJ /XDV service. The Save Markievicz Pool and Gym campaign wants ofÂżFLDOV WR UHFRQVLGHU WKH GHPROLtion plans. Martin O’Quigley, one of the campaigners, said the leisure centre is a “vital facilityâ€? for those who live and work in the

city centre. He told Newstalk: “It’s the only public swimming pool in the city that is actually open on a daily basis. The centre is an extremely important social outlet for the community where people of all ages can learn to swim. “We question why one of the several derelict sites in the surrounding area have not been designated for the new MetroLink station instead.� The controversial Southside section of the link looks likely to be abandoned due to Government unwillingness to endure a lengthy disruption to the Luas Green line. In a major change to plans published last year, it is expected that the line will stop north of Ranelagh at Charlemont. The change, which will be announced when the NTA publishes a revised route, means that the Metro will not continue on to Sandyford. The line, due to open in 2027, had been expected to run from Swords to Sandyford with the construction of new track from Swords to Charlemont, and an upgrade of the Luas Green line between Charlemont and Sandyford. Opposition to the plans centred on proposals to close a road linking Ranelagh and Rathmines.

Traveller site ‘inhuman’ THE Workers’ Party wants better accommodation for Traveller families it says are living in “inhuman conditionsâ€? on the Scoil Oscar site in Balgaddy. Its representative in the North Clondalkin area has called on the Minister for Children DQG <RXWK $ŕľľDLUV .DWKHULQH Zappone, and the Chairperson of Tusla, Pat Rabbitte, to put

pressure on South Dublin Council to provide better conditions for the families. David Gardiner said they were the two most senior people tasked with responsibility for the welfare needs of children. and “they are both obliged to insist on the council providing proper living conditions for these families.�

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‘Build that wall ...’ BRIAN Mohan wants to build a wall and make Dublin Council pay for it. Mr Mohan, who hopes to win a council seat at the forthcoming election, wants the local authority to pull down an ugly fence that separates Sean O’Casey Avenue from Summerhill. “We need to build that wall, it is as simple as that,� he said. “Donald Trump is totally wrong to try and build one along the Mexican border and I totally oppose that. But this is a Dublin community which has put up with ugly fencing now for more than six years�. The fence was erected as a temporary measure to stop some antisocial behaviour. “There were cases of the route being used as a cut through by people to avoid checkpoints, either on foot or on moped,� Mr Mohan told the Irish Sun. “But the residents here are good and honest people and they are asking for this to be taken down and replaced with a proper wall, one that is in keeping with the look of the area.�

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St Michan’s attack work of just one man GARDAĂ? investigating the desecration of the crypt at St Michan’s Church believe the crime was the work of just one man. They had been working on the theory that the attack was planned and not just mindless vandalism. But CCTV footage has shown a lone man forcing his way into the crypt at around 11:30 on night of February 23. GardaĂ­ VDLG KH KDG PDGH QR HŕľľRUW WR disguise himself. Assistant Commissioner Pat Leahy said it was “an outrageous actâ€? and there was “no sense nor meaning to what has taken placeâ€?. An 800-year-old mummy, known as The Crusader, was decapitated after the break-in at the vault on Church Street, where conditions kept it preserved. The head was removed and there are concerns it will disintegrate in the open air. 7ZR RWKHU PXPPLÂżHG UHmains, including the 400-yearold remains of a nun, were badly

damaged as was the crypt itself. The Church of Ireland and Catholic archbishops of Dublin, Dr Michael Jackson and Dr Diarmuid Martin, visited the scene and condemned the outrage. Dr Jackson said “the damage is barbaricâ€? and that “the disturbance and desecration of the mummies is not a pretty sight to see.â€? Dr Martin said the incident ZDV ÂłDQ RŕľľHQFH WR WKH FLW\´ and was “horrible vandalism of a peculiar kind.â€? Assistant Commissioner Leahy, who also visited the scene, said the damage was considerable. GardaĂ­ are renewing their appeal to anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of the missing head to come forward. The crypt at St Michan’s was also vandalised in 1996. Last year, around 27,000 people visited the vault. The church authorities say it will remain closed for the foreseeable future, due to the severity of the damage.

Flora (age 5) and Gregory (age 5) at the launch of Engineers Week 2019 at St Conleth’s College Junior School. Pic: Julien Behal

Hats warm heads - and hearts STAFF at Crumlin Hospital say they were “overwhelmedâ€? by a random act of kindness from a stranger who left a bag of hand-knitted hats for premature babies. They little hats are just a couple of inches long. A note left with them said: Âł(QFORVHG ÂżQG KDWV IRU premi-babies that my mam knit. I hope you can make use of them, regards, Marie.â€? “We are overwhelmed by this lovely gesture,â€?

said the hospital’s Head of Communications, Fiona O’Malley. “We have the most amazing supporters who do great fundraisers for us including abseils, mini marathons, cake sales, fundraiser cycles or by arranging a crazy hair day or no uniform day in their schools. “There are so many ways that people give back and help us fund life-saving equipment, ground-breaking

medical research and wraparound support services. “Every so often, we see something like this and it really make us smile in the ofÂżFH :H GRQÂśW NQRZ DQ\WKLQJ about the person who sent in these hats, but we all want to thank them from the bottom of our hearts “People who want to help us support some of Ireland’s sickest children can donate directly on our website at cmrf.org/donate.â€?

Early start to get the Dart - we’ll drink to that! DUBLINERS are early risers, regular users of public transport and more likely to live alone than people in any other part of the country. We are also the biggest binge GULQNHUV DFFRUGLQJ WR QHZ ¿Jurers from the Central Statistics 2ྜFH &62 Newly released data shows nine in ten Dubs say they have six units or more on a night out. CSO statisticians looked at 70 indicators of how people live their lives across the country. They covered everything from how much we drink to the speed of our Internet connections. The results show one in ten people in Dublin are at risk of poverty, a relatively low rate. The number grows to one in four in the Border region. Commuters in the Dublin area are most likely to get up early in the morning. More than 30% of people in the greater Dublin region say they leave for work

before 7:30am. Dublin has the lowest number of private cars, 495 for every 1,000 people RYHU WKH DJH RI D UHÀHFWLRQ of the city’s better public transport. Roscommon, with 645, is the county with the biggest car ownership. One in six Irish drivers have penalty points - the rate is as high as 21% in Wexford and Galway but just 13% in Donegal and Louth. In Dublin, the rate is 16.5%. 7KH &62 ¿JXUHV DOVR UHYHDO that almost nine in ten people in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown have broadband access. The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown local authority disrict has the highest number of women FRXQFLOORUV WKH ELJJHVW number of homes using natural JDV IRU KHDWLQJ DQG WKH most houses with broadband acFHVV The fertility rate in Dublin is now below the theoretical

replacement level of 2.1, having dropped to 1.65. Longford, where couples are producing an DYHUDJH RI R྾VSULQJ LV WKH most fertile county. But immigration means population replacement will not be a problem. Almost 15% of Dublin’s population is recorded DV QRQ ,ULVK 7KH KLJKHVW ¿JXUH LV LQ *DOZD\ FLW\ The statistics show that only 7.6% of people in Kilkenny are living alone. The highest rate by IDU LV LQ 'XEOLQ FLW\ ZKHUH ÀDW dwelling singletons push the ¿JXUH WR 7KH ¿JXUHV MXVW SXEOLVKHG are for the years 2016 and 2017. $ VHSDUDWH VHW RI &62 ¿JXUHV show that the average Irish annual pay grew by more than 4% in the last quarter of 2018 for WKH ¿UVW WLPH VLQFH WKH JOREDO ¿nancial crisis a decade ago. The Irish economy has grown faster than any other in the European Union since 2014.

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‘Our hopes of finding missing Esra are fading’ IT’S been eight long years since Esra Uryun disappeared and while her family have no intention of giving up looking for her, her sister has admitted that hopes are fading that they ÂżQG KHU DOLYH Berna Fidan returned to Dublin and Wicklow recently in another bid to solve the mystery of her younger sister’s disappearance. Esra, a 38-year-old married mother-of-one, disappeared after leaving her home in Clondalkin on February 23, 2011. Ms Fidan (53) has campaigned tirelessly ever since, travelling here from her London home on dozens of occasions in a bid to uncover a lead into the case. “It’s now almost eight years since Esra disappeared,â€? Berna said.

“That’s a long time and it’s getting harder and harder for me to believe that she’s still alive. “The longer this goes on, the more I have to accept that she can’t be alive, but I won’t rule it out completely. “I still have a glimmer of hope that she might be alive, and I will not give up that dream of being reunited with her until I’m told otherwise.â€? Esra’s family believe she was abducted between the time VKH VHW Rŕľľ IURP KHU KRPH DQG the discovery of her car in Bray later that morning. Although the grey Renault Twingo was captured on CCTV travelling towards a car park in WKH VHDVLGH WRZQ HŕľľRUWV WR HQhance the grainy footage and identify the face of the driver believed to be Esra’s abductor have been unsuccessful.

However, Ms Fidan is praying her four-day visit to Ireland, during which she will meet with gardai and put up posters of her PLVVLQJ VLVWHU ZLOO ÂżQDOO\ OHDG to some sort of breakthrough. Her campaign is all the more urgent as her frail mother, who is 75, is battling a serious illness and “literally holding on for news of Esraâ€?. “Mum has gone through hell since Esra disappeared and it’s really taken a terrible toll on her health,â€? Ms Fidan said. “She cries all the time about Esra, but she gets excited when I go over to Ireland. It gives her hope. “But then when I came back it’s heartbreaking not to be able to give her good news. “I’ve got to keep going. I’m EDྡHG DQG WKH JDUGDL DUH EDIĂ€HG WRR , NQRZ VRPHRQH RXW there knows something, and I beg them to come forward.â€?

Aidan McKee of WaterWipes at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards. at the awards was. Picture Jason Clarke

Brides shun church weddings CIVIL ceremonies and other non-traditional blessings are almost as popular as church weddings with Dublin couples. A survey shows the the traditional wedding is the choice of only a little more than half the couples. It was conducted by WeddingDates HQ among 1,400 engaged people. The survey found that summer weddings are still a favourite

of Irish couples with August and June topping the bill. Friday is the most popular day to get married but Saturday was the choice of 44%. Most people will still marry somewhere in Ireland but those opting to marry abroad is on the rise. Some traditions still ring true with 48% saying their partner picked the ring. With 45% spending more than

Fears for future of top beach

Anger at Irish Water sewage leak silence

ONLY one Dublin beach has made it onto the TripAdvisor list of Ireland’s top ten. Portmarnock strand comes in as a new entry at number ten. The beach, which was awarded the International Blue Flag Award and Green Coast Award last year, draws visitors from all over Dublin. There are fears, however, that it could be damaged by Irish Water’s plans to increase capacity at its Ringsend treatment plant. A 2.5m diameter outfall pipe from the plant will cross Portmarnock Estuary and Baldoyle Bay and will pump treated sewage into the sea just D NLORPHWUH R྾ ,UHODQGœV (\H Kerry took six of the spots on the top ten list. The other nine are: Inchdoney Beach, Co Cork, Banna Strand, Co Kerry, Inch Beach, Co Kerry, Strandhill Beach, Co Sligo, Derrynane Beach, Co Kerry, Coumeenoole Beach, Co Kerry, Lahinch Beach, Co Clare, Rossbeigh Beach, Co Kerry, Ladies Beach, Ballybunion, Co Kerry.

IRISH Water has been criticised for not issuing a warning about a big sewage discharge into Dublin Bay. The discharge from the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant polluted an area that is used by some groups of swimmers all year round. “Even in early Spring there are a lot of people swimming in the bay,â€? said Donna Cooney of the Green Party. “But there seems to have been no public warning from Irish Water as to what had happened and no advice to stay out of the sea. The company needs to also explain why this communications failure has taken place.â€? The sewage entered the water at Poolbeg, about 1 km from the wastewater treatment plant. An amateur photographer usLQJ D GURQH VSRWWHG WKH HྡXHQW and brought the matter to public attention. Irish Water has said that the failure of a tank led to the incident. The tank has since been repaired and both Irish

â‚Ź20,000 on their wedding, most couples rely on their savings to pay for their big day. The venue is the most expensive item followed by food and drink, then entertainment, dress and suits. Big Irish weddings are still popular with 31% inviting more than 180 people. Hotels are still the most popular venue choicebut Country Houses are becoming popular.

Water and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are investigating. Irish Water said the plant, which treats approximately 40% of the country’s sewage, is operating above capacity. In a statement, the company said: “In order to treat the increasing volumes of wastewater arriving at the plant to the required standard and capacity, Irish Water is investing over â‚Ź400 million in the staged upgrading of Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant .â€? Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said more details should have been released about what happened. “The unexplained failure led to a massive volume of raw sewage being released into the bay,â€? he said. “That bay has been recognised by UNESCO as an internationally important biosphere but we are not providing the protection it deserves. Seeing the lower reaches of the /LŕľľH\ IXOO RI RXU RZQ H[FUHment is a sickening disgrace.â€?

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Rita Macari, Denisa Ennis, Joanna Macari and Selene Cloe at the Club Italiano Irlanda Ball 2019 at the Clontarf Castle Hotel. Pic Brian McEvoy

Nora Costello of Irish Ferries with Glenda Gilson celebrating the official launch of the Irish Ferries W.B. Yeats in Dublin Port. Pic: Andres Poveda

Sharon MacGowan and Katie Gallagher at the Bulmers Road to Gold Cheltenham event in Twenty Two Dublin. Pic Peter Houlihan/Brian McEvoy

Moe Dunford and Pat Shortt at the premiere of Dark Lies The Island in Cineworld. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Emily Ryan and Blaithin Willis, and right Niamh Martin at the special preview screening of The Aftermath at The Stella Theatre. Pic Brian McEvoy

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THE WYCH ELM by Tana French NEW Horizons for Nature – Ireland’s first National Biodiversity Conference has just taken place over 2 days at Dublin Castle. We are all, or should be, familiar with the Living Planet Report that was published in 2018 with the, for many, astonishing news that we have lost 60% of the biodiversity of our planet in the last 40 years. We may think that applies to other countries and all is well here in Ireland. Well think again! This trend is being mirrored in Ireland as well. Red-list conservation assessment of 3,000 Irish species shows that 1-in-4 species is threatened with extinction. Most of our other species are also suffering huge drops in numbers, rapidly pushing them towards the danger zone. So with the above in mind the conference saw the coming together of academics, artists, businesses, community groups, conservationists, ecologists, farmers, fishers, foresters, government, landowners, local authorities, NGOs, politicians, scientists and state agencies to discuss the challenges, explore the solutions and figure out how to work together to reverse biodiversity loss. As I write the conference is still ongoing but aims to agree 20 recommendations or ‘Seeds for Nature’ to help protect our biodiversity, habitats and ecosystems. We will wait with interest what those recommendations are. The cynic in me wonders how committed government will be towards them given that recent administrations have seen fit to weaken protection for the natural environment and biodiversity in some areas. Even our so called protected areas are being chipped away at and in particular are coming under pressure from increased human recreational activities. So what should happen? We need a greater number of high biodiversity value sites along with wider tracts of the habitat/countryside protected and managed at landscape level with long term (200 years) goals. All these sites should be connected by a network of wildlife corridors. Also large sections of our inshore and offshore waters need to be designated solely as conservation areas. There is so much more to say but I’ve run out of space!

One night changes everything for Toby. He’s always led a charmed life - until a brutal attack leaves him damaged and traumatised, unsure even of the person he used to be. He seeks refuge at his family’s ancestral home, the Ivy House, filled with memories of wildstrawberry summers and teenage parties with his cousins. But not long after Toby’s arrival, a discovery is made: a skull, tucked neatly inside the old wych elm in the garden. As detectives begin to close in, Toby is forced to examine everything he thought he knew about his family, his past, and himself.

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FERTILITY SHOCK RTE 1. March 11th @ 21.35pm

FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY General Release: March 2019

Journalist Dearbhail McDonald investigates Ireland’s low birth-rate, revealing how fewer children combined with an ageing population is creating a demographic time bomb. Our fertility rates have always been quite high, we’ve always had large families, we’ve never had to think about it but our fertility rates are in decline. The journalist has made this documentary with RTÉ exploring the issue and how it is impacting Irish society. and features past and current pupils of Roscommon Community College and their discussion of issues affecting fertility.

Based on a true story, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY follows reformed gangster Ricky, wife Julia, daughter Paige and son Zak as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues. When Paige and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn their wildest dreams into a dazzling future. However, brother and sister quickly discover that to become superstars, both their talent and their relationship will be put to the test. FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY is a heartwarming and smart comedy that proves everything is worth fighting for when it comes to family.

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IRELAND VS FRANCE Aviva Stadium. Sunday 10th March 2019

THE BLINDBOY PODCAST TOUR Vicar Street, 4th March 2019

France come to Dublin to face Ireland in the 2019 Six Nations on Sunday 10th March and with Ireland beating them in the most dramatic fashion last year (thanks again Johnny Sexton!), the French will be hoping for a big performance in the Aviva Stadium. The Six Nations Comatches the rugby skills of Ireland, France, England, Scotland, Wales and Italy, as they take each other on over the course of five thrilling rugbypacked weekends of fixtures. This is an international competition that takes place annually, with each of the six sides playing each other once.

Following an assortment of incredible sold-out Vicar St dates this year, we are delighted to announce the Blindboy Podcast will return to Vicar St in March 2019. Blindboy’s increased notability away from his band Rubberbandits, has allowed for him to explore wider avenues and create perhaps outrageously mind-altering brainchildren which can only be described as courageous, yet bonkers. Outspoken, informed and empathetic, Blindboy engages his audience with an unusual touch of realism.

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NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SUMMIT Citywest, Dublin. T: 01 4010501 14th March 2019 The purpose of the National Constriction Summit is simple - bring together over 2000 construction companies, developers, policy makers, project owners, building owners , government and municipal bodies, lenders & private investment firms, architectural and design firms, property managers, technology companies, legal & tax professionals, building material providers, professional advisors, in order to stimulate debate, enrich knowledge and connect stakeholder’s involved in the management of Ireland’s, infrastructure and industrial projects.

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AMERICAN IDIOT Gaeity Theatre, Dublin. 19th - 23rd March

GOODBYE CHARLIE MOONHEAD TOUR Olympia Theatre, Dublin Friday 15th and Saturday 16th March

This story of youthful disillusion and mistrust of society and government has never been more current; particularly with the modern parallels in the USA where school children have mobilised to form an impressive campaign for gun law reform. The musical’s hit songs include “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,� “21 Guns,� “Wake Me Up When September Ends,� “Holiday� and the blockbuster title track “American Idiot� from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Awardwinning, multi-platinum album. Leading the cast is Tom Milner as Johnny.

U2: MADE IN DUBLIN Little Museum of Dublin. 15 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.

ASLAN’S album ‘Goodbye Charlie Moonhead’ was released 25 years ago and so with this in mind the band are touring the album. Such was the demand for their hoetown gig a second night had to be added. Songs such as Rainman, Where’s The Sun, Games, Sweet Time, Goodbye Charlie Moonhead and of course Crazy world will be performed live on this tour. Don’t worry the band will also be playing crowd favourites This Is, Too Late for Hallelujah and more.

Ireland’s greatest rock band has finally got the exhibition it deserves. U2: Made in Dublin charts the story of the band over the last 40 years. This fan-curated exhibition features musical rarities, signed albums and some great photography, alongside delights such as a Trabant car, an oversize Gibson Explorer, a lifesize sculpture of MacPhisto and even a pack of U2 condoms. The exhibition was created by fans of the band along with some of Ireland’s best photographers and artists, as a tribute to U2 and a celebration of their roots.

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