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Garden owners to get â‚Ź25k in bus plan MORE than 300 home owners are set to receive on average â‚Ź25k each for part of their gardens to make way for the new bus network.

The â‚Ź2bn plan will also see the removal of more than 500 trees in the Capital.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) outlined its plans to build four highcapacity bus and cycle corridors as part of the Bus Connects

programme, which will result in some homeowners losing between one and four metres of their property.

It is understood the NTA has issued letters to around 340 property owners along four proposed bus corridors; &ORQJULŕľśQ WR WKH FLW\ FHQWUH Swords to the city centre, Blanchardstown to the city centre, and Lucan to the city centre.

A further 1,000 property owners are expected to be informed from January and February.

2I WKH IRXU WKH &ORQJULŕľśQ route will have an impact on up to 120 property owners; Swords ZLOO VHH DŕľľHFWHG SURSHUWLHV and Blanchardstown (110) and Lucan (15).

A total of 232 car parking spaces will be lost on these four corridors, and 514 trees

removed.

However, they will result in faster journey times on 57 bus services. Details of the remaining 12 routes will be announced next year. Bus Connects is a proposal to reorganise the existing network, and build high-capacity bus and cycle corridors across the capital.

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Ezra Cole (7) at Alpine Fest which took place at the Ski Club of Ireland in Kilternan recently. See www.skiclub.ie for more info. Pic: Jason Clarke More pictures inside

04 | newsinbrief Extra 300 beds for homeless MORE WKDQ H[WUD emergency beds will open across Dublin in the coming weeks to cater for homeless people over Christmas and New Year.

The additional beds have been announced as part of this year’s cold weather strategy, which will see 2,480 beds provided for homeless adults from now until March.

These do not include hotel and hub beds occupied by homeless families, or 4,708 people, according to the most recent data.

Airport one of fastest growing DUBLIN Airport was one of the fastest-growing large airports in Europe during September, DFFRUGLQJ WR QHZ ¿JXUHV IURP Airports Council International (ACI).

It said that the airport’s 6.7pc JURZWK WKDW PRQWK ZDV WKH ¿IWK highest rate amongst European airports handling more than 25 million passengers a year.

Moscow’s Sheremetyevo was the fastest-growing in the group.

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Ex-coach at rugby school faces 38 Spice Girls to Stop by for first time in 20 years charges

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City garden owners to get â&#x201A;¬25k Continued from previous page A total 230km of segregated bus lane and 200km of cycle paths will be built, but it will result in portions of gardens being taken, loss of car parking DQG WUHHV DQG FKDQJHV WR WUD൶F movements including some streets becoming one-way.

The NTA has written to D൵HFWHG KRXVHKROGV VHHNLQJ one-to-one meetings. Sources said no household would lose its entire garden. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do wish to reiterate that these are proposals only which DUH QRW ¿[HG RU ¿QDOLVHG ´ WKH letter says, saying the scheme will be subject to a full public consultation process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If any garden portion or land was ultimately necessary to be acquired from your property, appropriate compensation would have to be paid in addition to the rebuilding of new garden walls, fences, gates and driveways, plus landscaping ZRUNV WR WKH UHVLGXDO DUHD ´ The NTA says the scheme is subject to planning consent from An Bord Pleanála, adding an application will not be made before 2020.

A FORMER rugby coach and teacher at one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top rugby schools has been charged with indecently assaulting students in the 1970s and 80s.

John McClean (73) faces more than 30 counts of assaulting schoolboys at Terenure College over a 17-year period.

He was granted bail subject to conditions when he appeared in Dublin District Court this month.

Mr McClean, with an address at Casimir Avenue, Haroldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cross, is charged with indecent assault on nine boys at the secondary school at Templeogue Road, Terenure on dates between 1973 and 1989.

The 73-year-old was arrested by gardaí from Terenure and faces a total of 38 charges, with 14 relating to one alleged victim and 13 relating to another.

7KH R൵HQFHV DUH DOO DOOHJHG to have taken place at Terenure College itself.

Mr McClean did not speak during the brief hearing at Dublin District Court and sat with his hand covering his face as Sergeant Jason Miley gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.

He made no reply to each of the 38 charges of indecent assault.

The sergeant also told the court that the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed trial on indictment, which means the case will be heard in a higher court and that the gardaí were seeking eight weeks to serve the book of evidence.

There was no garda objection to bail and Mr McClean agreed to sign-on every Saturday at Terenure Garda Station, to have no contact with the injured parties or witnesses directly or indirectly and surrender his passport within 48 hours.

Judge Dermot Simms remanded him on bail on his own bond of â&#x201A;¬500 to appear again at the Dublin District Court on January 9.

Special branch DUBLIN has been named the PRVW H[SHQVLYH FLW\ WR EX\ D Christmas tree in the world. $ VL[ IRRW &KULVWPDV WUHH LQ Dublin costs on average â&#x201A;¬146beating both London and New York.

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Whereas residents have to fork out around â&#x201A;¬138 in New York, which is known for its H[RUELWDQW SULFHV The cheapest city to buy a

Christmas tree is Prague with the average cost coming to only â&#x201A;¬11 per tree, according to ¿JXUHV IURP %ORRP DQG :LOG Dublin has also been named in the top 10 Christmas city worldwide praised for its â&#x20AC;&#x153;epic pub crawl around endless FREEOHG VWUHHWV´ EHKLQG 3UDJXH Montreal, and Edinburgh.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Bad idea U2 duo object to injecting centre ONE of U2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest hits, Bad, was written about heroin addiction but when it comes to injection centres, it would seem Bono and The Edge have taken the attitude of â&#x20AC;&#x153;not in my back yardâ&#x20AC;?.

The four-star Dublin hotel owned by the U2 duo is objecting to a drugs centre on the quays in the heart of the city.

7KH SODQ IRU WKH 6WDWHÂśV ÂżUVW medically-supervised injecting centre was submitted last month

by Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI).

The application involves the redevelopment of the charityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Riverbank building at 13/14 Merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quay in D8.

The centre will cater for about 60 heroin and cocaine addicts in seven injecting rooms.

The Clarence Hotel - coowned by Bono and The Edge - is one of 99 businesses and business organisations opposing the plan.

General manager Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor said the centre should be located on a medical campus, not in the city centre.

Other hotels opposing the plan include The Morgan, The Trinity City and The Westin, all of which are part of the MHL Hotel Collection owned by US billionaire John Malone.

Pubs opposing the plan include The Porterhouse and The Temple Bar, one of the best NQRZQ DQG PRVW SURÂżWDEOH pubs in the country.

The Temple Bar Company, the Dublin Business Alliance and the Licensed Vintners Association also oppose it.

St Audoenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National School, which stands just 300m from the Riverbank building, also objects.

The city council has received a VXEPLVVLRQ IURP WKH +6( RŕľśFH on Merchants Quay outlining its concerns over the plan.

In the objection lodged by The Clarence - which has been trading for 25 years - Mr Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The location of [the injecting centre] is less than 500m from our premises and we believe that if granted, LW ZLOO KDYH VLJQLÂżFDQW QHJDWLYH impacts on the surrounding area up to and including Temple Bar - an area with an annual footfall of 22m.â&#x20AC;?

He said that for the centre to work, gardai would have to turn a blind eye to drug possession around the centre. Âł7KLV ZLOO FUHDWH VLJQLÂżFDQW anti-social behaviour within the immediate vicinity,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drug users must pursue whatever illegal means necessary to access money to feed their habit. This will lead to an increase of crime in the area.â&#x20AC;?

A city council decision is due on MQIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application next month.

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ESB International Engineer of the Year Award recipient Siobhan Kennedy at the Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards AT the InterContinental Hotel. Pic: Julien Behal

46 held in begging swoop FORTY-six people have been arrested in an operation targeting organised and aggressive begging in the Grafton Street and Temple Bar areas of Dublin city centre.

The operation got under way earlier this month, and all 46 are due to appear in court on December 6.

Nineteen members of one family were arrestedwhile eleven members of another family were among the total of 46 people.

The families, originally from Romania, have been accused of targeting tourists in the capital.

Although theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re suspected of organising begging rings, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also thought to have been stealing iPhones from revellers and distracting people at ATM machines before stealing their cash and stealing from handbags.

They operate by collecting cash in the city centre before cash is then delivered to â&#x20AC;&#x153;collectorsâ&#x20AC;? and returned to the main organisers.

The teams of beggars are then collected and driven to run down properties before returning the following day.

Ross Toal and Grace Toal at thepreview screening of Widows at the Lighthouse Cinema. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Green light for longer Green man on lights PEDESTRIANS are set to get an extra second to cross the road after councillors voted in principle to extend the length of time that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;green manâ&#x20AC;? appears at WUDŕľśF OLJKWV The motion, tabled

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Home is where the heart is for St Laurence

newsinbrief Developer tries again for tower DEVELOPER Johnny Ronan has renewed his bid to deliver the city’s tallest building next to Tara Street station just weeks after his plan was rejected for a second time by Dublin City Council.

Planning agents representing Ronan Group company, Tanat Ltd, wrote to An Bord Pleanála earlier this week to request an oral hearing for its appeal of the decision. Should the board agree, it would be the second WLPH LWV R൶FLDOV KDYH FRQYHQHG a public meeting to consider the merits of Mr Ronan’s plan for an 88m (288 ft), 22-storey tower at Tara Street.

Parking charges may rise in 2019 PARKING charges in Dublin City Centre may rise by up to 10% from next summer, if new budget terms are accepted.

Charges in the council’s yellow and red zones, the most expensive on-street parking areas in the city, are set at €2.90 and €2.40 per hour respectively.

The increases would put the yellow zones, areas of very high demand, at €3.20 and the red zone at €2.60.

By Jake Maxwell

Maria Finn, Yvonne Gough and Michelle Brian representing the Clondalkin Addiction Support Programme with Alin Milesan, Aldi’s Fonthill store “Charity Champion”. Pic: Conor McCabe

Firms paid for Monopoly IT’S all about the money, money ... It turns out that businesses that feature on the new Dublin edition of Monopoly paid for their places on the board.

This has lead to accusations by the advertising watchdog that the game makers of “lacking transparency”.

The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) imposes strict product placement rules across media platforms.

A spokeswoman for the $6$, VDLG LW ZDV ³WKH ¿UVW

time this type of activity has been brought to our attention and it does strike us as lacking in transparency”.

She said it was powerless to act because board games are not covered by its code, but said it would “consider DPHQGLQJ >WKH FRGH@ WR UHÀHFW such activity if companies paying to feature on board games becomes a regular occurrence”.

In the new version of the game, well-known landmarks including the Ha’penny Bridge stand alongside

commercial enterprises such as the Nord Anglia International School, the restaurant chain Freshly Chopped and Maxwell Photography.

Nord Anglia International 6FKRRO FRQ¿UPHG LW KDG SDLG for its square on the board.

“We were approached by the makers at around the time we were preparing to open and thought it was a good opportunity.

“It was a commercial decision,” a spokeswoman said.

HOME is where the heart is, as the expression goes, and for St Laurence O’Toole, Dublin’s patron saint, his heart has been returned to Christ Church Cathedral after it was stolen over six years ago.

The 800-year-old relic was recovered undamaged by gardaí in the Pheonix Park earlier this year, following an intelligence-led investigation.

The relic was stolen from the cathedral in March 2012. It had been in an iron-barred cage on the wall of the chapel of St Laud in Christ Church, its resting place for years.

This month, a special ecumenical service of dedication and thanksgiving marking the occasion is taking place in the cathedral.

Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson blessed and dedicate the redesigned cathedral grounds incorporating the new stone labyrinth.

The heart was stolen on by a thief who is believed to have hidden overnight in the cathedral.

The thief also lit two peace candles on the Trinity altar in the cathedral before he left.

Born in Castledermot, Co Kildare, in 1132, Laurence O’Toole became archbishop of Dublin in 1161 and was consecrated the following year at Christ Church Cathedral.

He died in France at the Abbey of St Victor at Eu on November 14th, 1180, and was canonised in 1226.

Some of his relics were returned to Dublin, where they lay in the cathedral until the Reformation, with the heart on display in its chapel of St Laud until stolen in 2012.

It will now be housed in a specially designed art piece by Eoin Turner.

Gardaí have carried out ¿QJHUSULQW DQG IRUHQVLF WHVWV EXW no arrests have been made.

City council set to spend €1.6m on chewing gum DUBLIN City Council is set to spend €1.6m to get itself out of a sticky situation - the removal of chewing gum in public areas.

The local authority is seeking tenders for a contract to remove gum from footpaths and pedestrianised zones throughout litter blackspots over the next three years.

It expects to spend €1.6m plus VAT on these services, according to tender documents.

The huge cost of removing chewing gum from public areas comes despite recurring awareness campaigns run by Dublin City Council in recent years, which were intended to encourage responsible disposal of gum.

The campaigns have involved waste-management personnel

handing out free gum wraps to pedestrians in the city centre. According to the local authority’s website, “The public’s behaviour in disposing of gum litter responsibly has improved dramatically.”

H o w e v e r , the National Littering Pollution Monitoring System for Dublin City Council showed earlier this year that chewing gum remained the main food-related litter issue in the capital.

“Dublin City Council proposes to establish a framework agreement for three years, with an option to extend for a further year, for the provision of chewing gum removal VHUYLFHV IURP VSHFL¿HG DUHDV around Dublin City Council’s administrative area,” stated the tender notice.

“The requirements of the contract are the complete removal of chewing gum deposits from footpaths and pedestrianised areas ZLWKLQ WKH VSHFL¿FDWLRQ RI requirements…”

Previous tender documents KDYH LGHQWL¿HG SDUWLFXODU blackspots for chewing-gum litter in Dublin City. These include Henry Street and Mary Street, O’Connell Street, and North Earl Street.

6SHFLDOLVW ¿UPV W\SLFDOO\ use steam and detergent to disintegrate and dislodge chewing gum that has been discarded in public places.

Remaining residues are vacuumed by specialised machinery, which can remove up to 700 pieces of gum per hour.

Interested parties have until December 11 to bid for the contract.

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Kerri Nicole Blanc and daughter Kayla at the special evening for children and their families from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin at the Disney Store to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Mickey Mouse. Pic: Brian McEvoy

Pippa O Connor with Roxanne Hart at the opening of her sixth and biggest POCO by Pippa pop-up shop for six-weeks in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. Pic Brian McEvoy

Aenne Barr, Jenny McCarthy, Olwen Fouere and Chelsea Barr at the premiere of Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald at the Odeon Cinema In Point Square. Pic Brian McEvoy

Amelie (11) and Will (8) Hennessy from Killiney the launch of a new awareness campaign for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), called ‘Expand Your NETwork’. Pic: Julien Behal

Suzanne Jackson and Keilidh Cashell, and right, Rosanna Davison, at the SOSU by Suzanne Jackson Keilidh Urban Collection launch at 9 Below in Stephens Green. Pic: Brian McEvoy

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WILDLIFE WILDLIFE with Justin Ivory

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BOOK of the week

12 Small Acts to Save Our World

WITH reports coming thick and fast in the last few weeks about the impacts of climate change and the huge reduction in biodiversity in the last 40 or so years and the knowledge that the clock is ticking for unprecedented global action.

It can feel overwhelming and hard to know what we as individuals can do about it all.

Well as a first step let me draw your attention to this brilliant little book that I picked up, just released by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading independent conservation organisation) written in collaboration with leading environmental experts.

The book lists 12 relatively easy and achievable actions we can take to help the planet.

While one, some or all of these wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t save the planet, if enough of us adopt some of them it can make a hugely positive difference. The steps as per the books chapter headings are as follows: 1. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t simply standby: Unplug your appliances and kill the vampire power 2. Go blue to stay green: Save water each day brushing and washing 3. Green is the new black: Make your wardrobe last longer 4. On your bike: Walk, ride or run 5. Paper doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t grow on trees: Lower your daily paper usage 6. Gear up for a greener plate: Moderate the meat and enhance those plants 7. Reuse, rinse, repeat: Cut down on daily plastic waste 8. Mindful shopping: Think big, before you buy big-ticket items 9. Potted potential: Clean the air by potting plants at home and in the office 10. Eco-footprints in the sand: Lower your holiday footprint 11. Pledge for the future: Make your pension an investment for the planet 12. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mess with the world: Stop littering, and lead a community clean-up.

TV SHOW of the week

HOROSCOPES

FILM of the week

A KEEPER

by Graham Norton

THE KEITH & PADDY PICTURE SHOW Saturdays 9pm Virgin Media Two

THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD ROI Rating: - 12A

The mystery of Elizabeth Keaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father has never been solved - not for lack of speculation. Her mother Patricia had been assumed a spinster, until she began dating a mysterious man from out of town, and within months had left Buncarragh and had married.

Less than two years later, Patricia was back, with a new surname and a new baby, but no new husband and unbendingly silent. A secret she would take with her to her grave.

Elizabeth returns three months after her motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral, with her her own regrets and wounds, she finds a thin pile of ribbon-bound

Written by and starring Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness, this six part series is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;comedic tributeâ&#x20AC;? to some of Lemon and McGuinnessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; favourite films. Each week they attempt to recreate an iconic films: Grease, Top Gun, Pretty Woman, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park and Gremlins, all with the help of a celebrity cast, including Stacey Solomon, Nicole Scherzinger, Fearne Cotton, Marvin Humes, Emily Atack, Pat Oliver, James Crossley, Emma Willis, Adam C Booth, Hank Osasuna and George Potts.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwaldâ&#x20AC;? is the second of five all new adventures in J.K. Rowlingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wizarding Worldâ&#x201E;˘. At the end of the first film, the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) was captured

by MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), with the help of Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). But, making good on his threat, Grindelwald escaped custody and has set about gathering followers, most unsuspecting of his true agenda: to raise pure-blood wizards up to rule over all nonmagical beings.

FESTIVAL of the week

DVD of the week

GIG of the week

ARIES - This week is an 8 A lucrative phase dawns with this New Moon. Adapt to new terrain as Uranus retrograde re-enters your sign.

TAURUS - This week is a 7 Partnership blossoms under this New Moon. Strategize and establish back-up plans with changes as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries.

GEMINI- This week is a 9 Pull together with your community as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries.

(QHUJ\ Ă&#x20AC;RRGV \RXU ZRUN health and vitality..

CANCER- This week is an 8 Your profession is undergoing a revolution as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries. Upgrade skills for new markets.

LEO- This week is an 8 Big changes shift your destinations or objectives as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries for four months (and not again for 80 years).

BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB | LIFE TOUR 3Arena, Sunday 25th November 2018 Tickets â&#x201A;Ź49.50 www.ticketmaster.ie

DUBLIN BOOK FESTIVAL Smock Alley Theatre, November 15 - Sunday 18 http://www.dublinbookfestival.com/

Grammy Award winning legends Boy George and Culture Club will play 3Arena Dublin with special guests Thompson Twinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tom Bailey.

After more than two decades and 150 million singles & records sold globally, 2018 marks a new era for Boy George and Culture Club, as they are currently working on their first new music in 20 years. The tour setlist will celebrate some of their biggest hits and will also give fans an advance listen to new songs. Since their inception in 1981 Culture Club have sold more than 50 million albums and 100 million singles; totaling 150 million worldwide.

The Dublin Book Festival is one of Irelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful and vibrant book festivals, running since June 2006. The annual public festival showcases, supports and develops Irish publishing by programming, publicising and selling Irish published books, their authors, editors and contributors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all in an entertaining, festive, friendly and accessible environment that reflects the creativity and personality of the Irish publishing sector.

Most events will take place in SMOCK ALLEY THEATRE in the heart of Temple Bar.

EXPO of the week

EVENT of the week

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE BROMLEY BOYSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 7.7/10 IMDb - 60% Rotten Tomatoes Available at Amazon and major retailers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Bromley Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it to the cinema here, for reasons I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fathom, so this DVD release starring Brenock Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor [Game of Thrones], Martine McCutcheon [Eastenders] and Alan Davies [Jonathan Creek] is welcome.

The film is based on the book of the same name by Dave Roberts, a football memoir based on his real-life experiences following non-league Bromley FC through their worstever season in 1969-70. A funny and poignant and rewarding film for all the family to enjoy together. Highly recommended.

SHOW of the week

VIRGO- This week is an 8 Conditions shift with family ÂżQDQFHV 6WUDWHJL]H WR increase savings and reduce risk as Uranus retrograde reenters Aries.

LIBRA- This week is a 7 Surprises arise between partners as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries.

Flexibility and humor make D GLŕľľHUHQFH SCORPIO- This week is an 8 Nurture your health and work over four months as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries. Practice your talents, capacities and skills.

SAGITTARIUS- This week is an 8

Expect the unexpected with love, romance and family.

Insights, breakthroughs and revelations sparkle under this New Moon.

CAPRICORN- This week is an 8 Household changes require adaptation as Uranus retrograde re-enters Aries.

Make home upgrades over four months.

CYBER EXPO IRELAND 2018 Irish Management Institute, Wednesday 28th November 2018

LEARNOVATE LEARN & CONNECT EVENT | STORYTELLING IN LEARNING Huckletree, Wednesday 21st November 2018

GAIETY PANTO | THE SNOW QUEEN Gaiety Theatre, Sunday November 25- Sunday January 6. 2019 www.ticketmaster.ie

This one day expo will bring together the whole cyber ecosystem- Exhibitors, Re-sellers, End Users, IT experts and general business thought leaders keen to understand what they can do to mitigate security risks to their business. The Expo will be open to IT Trade and End Users in the Irish market. There will be heavy focus to attract value added partners to the Expo, while also keen to attract SMB and Corporate Users to demonstrate how they can apply Data Security and Compliance solutions within their organisations.

Celine Mullins from Adaptas explains why our brains love stories, while Mary Kate Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Flanagan from A Dramatic Improvement shows how to craft stories to boost communication in every context. Humans are wired to process information as stories.

Stories sustain our attention, increase our engagement and enhance our memory. We use more of our brain when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re listening to stories. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical to understand how a story works in our brains to appreciate its impact in human learning.

This is no ordinary panto, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Gaiety Panto!

It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be Christmas without a visit to the Gaiety Panto! THE GAIETY THEATRE has hosted the annual Christmas Panto each year since 1873. Today, families come from far and wide to experience the Gaiety Christmas Panto and for many it has become as much a family Christmas tradition as Santa himself! This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabulous Gaiety Theatre pantomime is The Snow Queen. Group Discounts10% off each ticket for 10 or more. Group rates from â&#x201A;Ź17.

Teachers go free with groups.

AQUARIUS-This week is an 8 Unexpected news buzzes.

Adapt to changes. FastEUHDNLQJ VWRULHV FDWFK ÂżUH Professional opportunities shine under this New Moon.

PISCES- This week is an 8 )LQDQFLDO Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWLRQV FRXOG interrupt over four months with Uranus retrograde reentering Aries. Education, travels and exploration sprout under this New Moon. Consider new views.

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Brian Quigley

To wear or not to wear a poppy?

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olitics and religion don’t mix and sport c e r t a i n l y shouldn’t be mixed with either, as the recent controversies caused by the wearing (or not wearing) of the Remembrance Day poppy in English football games have shown.

James McClean had to endure abuse from his own supporters during Stoke’s recent Championship game against Middlesbrough for his decision not to wear a poppy, a decision that should have been respected by everyone in light of McClean’s upbringing and beliefs.

Nemanja Matic, the Manchester United player, also chose not to wear one due to his memories of the 1999 Serbia bombings.

War kills soldiers and civilians from all nations indiscriminately.

Sport is there to entertain people of all nations, beliefs and creeds.

McClean’s critics – even if

DJ and artist Mo Kelly, model Teo Sutra and Zane Sutra with their ‘Beautifully Broken’ globe, designed for GOAL as part of the charity’s ‘What on Earth’ public arts initiative - 25 of the globes will be auctioned at Buswells Hotel on November 21. Pic: Leon Farell

they didn’t stoop to the level of abusing him - would argue that he should respect the traditions of the country that is employing him and paying him handsomely, and wear the

poppy. They are wrong. The English football machine is very cosmopolitan these days, employing players from all over the world.

The traditions of the nations

these players come from need to be factored into the mix too.

Many Irish players in English soccer wore the poppy without having an issue with it.

If I was a soccer player there

myself I would wear it (even though I am an Irish Catholic), given that my maternal greatgrandfather died in World War 2QH ZKLOH ¿JKWLQJ IRU WKH British army, as did 50,000

other Irish soldiers (the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin is dedicated to them).

A small number of our citizens still enlist in the British army.

It depends on your personal and family circumstances what stance you would take with regard to the poppy if you were in James McClean’s position.

Whatever your decision, it should be respected. The game in England needs to change, and stop focusing on players (especially Irish Catholics) who choose not to wear it.

McClean shouldn’t be the news for his stance.

The result his team achieved should be the news.

Drawing attention to individuals makes them a convenient scapegoat for the bully boys and keyboard warriors to vent their vitriol at. James McClean’s wife and children were also abused. In who’s name?

I’m sure the soldiers who lost their lives and were supposedly being remembered didn’t die for that, and wouldn’t want to see such nonsense.

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