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New â‚Ź1bn town gets green light

By Jake Maxwell DUBLIN is to get a brand new â‚Ź1bn town centre in south Dublin after planning permission was granted for the massive development at Cherrywood.

International property company Hines claims that it is the biggest single urban

development in the country and added that construction was expected to start towards the end of the year.

The project will include 1,269 build-to-rent apartments and the the 15-block town centre will also contain shopping and hospitality facilities.

The development company said it will provide housing

IRU SHRSOH RྜFH accommodation for 2,300 and employment for 2,500 retail and leisure workers. Cherrywood Town Centre is located between Cabinteely and Loughlinstown and will be constructed on an elevated site which integrates the existing Luas stops of Cherrywood and Bride’s Glen.

Hines said that the space “will

prioritise pedestrians and bike users and will incorporate both covered and open public spaces as well as an extensive array of shops, bars and restaurants, and a 200-room hotel and other leisure facilities�.

An application for planning was lodged last September.

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Leo Appleby (2) from Sandyford tastes some strawberrries at the Keelings ‘Love to Grow Tunnel’ at Bloom. Pic: Peter Houlihan Âť Lots more pictures inside

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Rush to bring splash of colour

Health & Safety online course COMPANIES and businesses across the country could EH IDFLQJ KHIW\ ÂżQHV DQG compensation claims or even imprisonment because of the lack of Health & Safety training.

Booterstown-based Design Risk Management is one of the leading Health & Safety training companies in Ireland and has recently introduced a series of online training courses which will help companies meet their Health & Safety responsibilities.

Some of their clients include Insomnia, Tesco, Aldi, Marks & Spencer, Portmarnock Golf Club, and Johnny Foxes Pub. Further information on eLEARN is available on www. elearn.ie or call 01 278 1938.

By Jake Maxwell

Fire Hazard $IWHU D ÂżUH EURNH RXW LQ 'XEOLQ and with the nice weather and beautiful sunshine, Dublin Fire Brigade now warns people to not leave certain household items on the windowsills. $ ÂżUH FDQ HDVLO\ EUHDN RXW LI you leave any of the following items on display on your windowsill including glasses, mirrors and crystal vases as well as lighters.

All these items can cause a ¿UH RQ VXQQ\ GD\V LI WKH OLJKW LV UHÀHFWHG RQ D ÀDPPDEOH surface. So no more leaving pint glasses out after a night out.

IF you’re looking to bring a little colour to your life, then head along to The Lucozade Sport Colour Rush in Bray on June 24.

Bray will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour as it hosts its second colour themed obstacle fun run.

All of the proceeds raised will go to Ardmore Rovers FC, as part of their Ardmore 2020 Campaign which aims WR ÂżQG D SHUPDQHQW KRPH IRU the Club as it heads towards its 40th Birthday!

$W QRRQ WKH ÂżUVW RI WZR 5k colour fun runs will kick Rŕľľ ZLWK WKH VHFRQG DW SP 7KH ÂżUVW UXQ LV WKH )DPLO\ Friendly Run for participants IURP ÂżYH \HDUV DQG XS ZKLOH the later run is for Youths and $GXOWV \HDUV DQG XS Whether walking, running, crawling or jumping over The Colour Rush obstacle course, those taking part are guaranteed to get saturated in multi-colours as the ‘Colour Rush Crew’ will be on hand to make sure the brilliant white T-shirt you receive at registration, is a veritable

colour riot when you leave.

To register for this funÂżOOHG HYHQW JR WR ZZZ thecolourrush.ie.

Tickets cost â‚Ź25 per adult (16+), â‚Ź22 per child (5-15) or â‚Ź80 for a special family ticket (2 adults + 2 children or 1 DGXOW FKLOGUHQ DQG Âź for a special Group Ticket (4 people) in the Youths & Adults Run (All tickets are subject to a booking fee).

Included in the ticket price is a dazzling white Colour Rush Tee Shirt, pouch of powder paint and our Colour Rush Sun Glasses.

Green light for â‚Ź1bn town centre Continued from previous page.

The plans were given the go ahead by DĂşn LaoghaireRathdown Council as part of a Strategic Development Zone, which means it cannot be appealed to An Bord PleanĂĄla.

In a statement local Solidarity3HRSOH %HIRUH 3URÂżW 7' Richard Boyd Barrett said the new housing will be “uselessâ€? unless the Government ensures that homes are provided to those on middle or low incomes.

He added: “It is outrageous that Hines got this site at a large discount from NAMA, has received â‚Ź15 million in Government funding from LIHAF [Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund], but will be allowed rent and sell these units at totally XQDŕľľRUGDEOH OHYHOV ´ Hines has recently completed FRQVWUXFWLRQ RI WKH ÂżUVW SKDVH RI its infrastructure development project at Cherrywood, which includes three new parks, an allweather multipurpose pitch, six new tennis courts and a sports pavilion, 5.4 kilometres of roadways, pedestrian footpaths, cycle paths, greenways and over 3,000 trees.

Jastine’s parents to return and live in Ireland

By Jake Maxwell THE parents of murdered Jastine Valdez still want to live in Ireland despite their heartbreak.

Teresita and Danilo Valdez brought their daughter home to the Philippines for burial earlier this month.

They plan to stay in Aritao for some time, but will return here next year.

They have been overwhelmed by the support of Irish people after their only daughter’s murder.

Jastine’s aunt Florida said: “I’ve seen how the Irish people helped my brother and sister and I feel so grateful to the Irish people.�

And amidst all their grief, the family met with the family of her killer Mark Hennessy before WKH VWXGHQWœV ERG\ ZDV ÀRZQ WR the Philippines for her funeral.

The remains of the 24-yearold, who was abducted and killed on May 19, left Thomas Murphy & Sons funeral home in Bray on in a black hearse earlier this month before she was taken to Dublin Airport in a maKRJDQ\ FRŕľśQ IROORZHG E\ KHU heartbroken parents.

Consul to the Philippines Mark Christopher Congdon also accompanied the family, assisting them on their journey to their home town of Aritao.

Mr Congdon said the “spirit of love and compassion� has shone

from the Valdez home “like a beacon of light in a dark tunnel of torment�.

He said: “Jastine will be greatly missed but never forgotten. Always in the hearts of mum and dad and the hearts of the Filipino and Irish nations, bound together forever in grief in Jastine’s name.�

Hennessy killed Ms Valdez (24) after kidnapping her from near her home in Enniskerry and he was subsequently shot dead by gardai at 8pm on May 20 in the Cherrywood Business Park and he was shot dead while Jastine’s body was found the following day near Puck’s Castle.

The families released a joint VWDWHPHQW FRQÂżUPLQJ WKDW WKH\ met. “In the midst of our grief both the Valdez and Hennessy families met on Friday morning where we exchanged sympathies with each other on the tragic circumstances that resulted in the loss of our respective loved ones,â€? it read.

Ivy to open in July

By Jake Maxwell IF ever there was a sign that the boom is back it the fact that the The Ivy restaurant, the London celebrity hotspot favoured by theatre, art and media personalities, will open a brasserie on Dawson Street in Dublin in July.

8QOLNH WKH :HVW (QG ÀDJVKLS where prime time reservations are almost impossible to book, unless you are a very regular customer, accessibility will be

a feature of the Dublin opening, where a third of the seats will be available to walk-ins. “It’s not going to be just a special occasion restaurant. We GRQÂśW KDYH D VSHFLÂżF GHPRgraphic in mind, it’s for everybody,â€? says general manager Jamie Belton. “We have the ability to do a huge menu, and 50% of that menu will be under â‚Ź20 – and that includes main courses – so very accessible prices,â€? he adds.

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take to Taste 2018 has plenty 30,000 the streets for to sink your teeth into mini-marathon

By Charisma Trant THIS year’s Taste of Dublin looks set to be one of the best ever.

Returning to the beautiful Iveagh Gardens between June 14- 17, it will showcase the very best in Irish food and drinks.

This years topic is called the ‘Food Lover’s Playground’ and visitors can expect a mouth watering, vibrant and colourful experience.

And organisers are promising spectacular line-up of chefs, food companies and producers.

The demo stage will be the biggest one yet and spectators will be able to the special line-up of celebrity chefs including Ed Cooney of the Merrion Hotel, Edward Hayden - TV chef, Kevin Dundon of Dunbrody House, Rory O’Connell of Ballymaloe, Sharon Hearne-Smith - Food Stylist and Cookbook Author and Sunil Ghai - Head Chef of Pickle, among many others.

The chefs will showcase their amazing skills and share amazing recipes and tips. Other

Rosanna Davison announces Volkswagen as the Official Car Partner of Taste Dublin 2018.

Pic: Brian McEvoy

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Class Bartender of the Year Competition will bring its Irish ÂżQDO WR 7DVWH RI 'XEOLQ ZLWK WKH winner being crowned live at The Iveagh Gardens on Sunday the 17th.

For more information visit www.tasteofdublin.ie.

By Charisma Trant IT JUST gets bigger and better every year - an estimated 30,000 women stormed the streets of Dublin this month to walk, run, jog and sprint to WKH ¿QLVK OLQH RI WKH 9KL Women’s Mini Marathon.

The marathon has grown from 9,000 entrants in the ÂżUVW UDFH WR WKH ODUJHVW all-female event of its kind in the world.

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the Dublin Mini Marathon, I’ve never even run it, this is my debut running it,â€? Ms Lee said. “I have two little girls and they are dotey gals and they are home with their daddy and I told them I wouldn’t see them today, but they might see Mammy on the news,â€? she joked. “It’s a great event, it’s a great fundraiser for a lot of FKDULWLHV LQ ,UHODQG DQG LWÂśV great to see all the women out,â€? said runner Caitriona Jennings of Letterkenny $WKOHWLF &OXE :KLOH VRPH SDUWLFLSDQWV made their Mini Marathon debut, others have been involved for years. Liz Downey of Dublin has been running WKH PDUDWKRQ VLQFH DQG said this year has been one of the hottest in its history. “It was one of the hotter years, I found it tough. I liked WKH FRXUVH EHFDXVH WKHUH ZDV the reverse so you didn’t quite know where you were going, but it was very, very hot I have to say,â€? said Ms Downey.

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Emily and Jack Kiely from Sandyford at the opening of the Broadwalk at Fernhill House and Garden in DĂşn LaoghaireRathdown Pic: Peter Cavanagh

Some of the Girl Guides from Dundrum who took part in the Irish Girl Guides’ Eastern Region Camp at Larch Hill outside Rathfarnham

Laura Keogh and Michael Kinsella from St Gerard’s Junior School at the presentation of awards in the Tidy Schools Competition. Pic: Peter Cavanagh

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Ready for take off? Air show acts unveiled

By Jake Maxwell Up, up and away ...

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Kite festival returns to our skies

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By Charisma Trant DON’T miss out on Dublin’s Kite Fest which returns on June 10 to the North Bull Island in Clontarf.

The event is organised by Dublin City Council and promises to be one of the best yet.

Last year the festival attracted attendees from around the world country showcasing an array of colourful kites ready to take the skies of Dublin’s skyline.

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It was truly an emphatic Yes!

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In the end it wasn’t the fact that we voted Yes that was a surprise, but the margin of victory.

Sixty-six per cent in favour was an emphatic win for the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the constitution, and it was in line with opinion polls and exit polls, but until the counts started coming in there remained the doubt that the polls were wrong and that the No vote was being seriously underestimated, as has happened before here with votes on abortion and divorce.

So it’s over to the politicians now to legislate for the provision of abortion here. This is something we could have done many years ago if we hadn’t been encumbered with the Eighth Amendment, which shouldn’t have ever been put in the constitution.

The Eighth Amendment was DQWL ZRPHQ ,W UHĂ€HFWV ZHOO RQ us that we have voted to repeal LW EXW LW UHĂ€HFWV EDGO\ RQ XV DV a so-called modern, progressive society that it has taken us until

Brian Quigley 2018 to do so.

Our attitude to women in this country has a poor track record in modern history. Women had WR ÂżJKW IRU WKH ULJKW WR YRWH LQ the last century. Even into my lifetime women were often obliged to give up employment when they married, ensuring they were dependant on their husbands. They had no access to family planning or contraception and had no means to escape an unhappy relationship.

There was nowhere to turn for help and support back then, if your life didn’t follow the ideal scripted by the Catholic Church. You couldn’t just get a divorce and walk away – that

Grace Fitzgerald, Lea Curley and Aine O’Toole from Team Craobh Chiarain Donney Under 11 Girls GAA and Camogi Team at Lidl in Artane at the prize giving for Lidl’s LGFA Club Competition was banned too. They had the front and back door closed in order to ensure their views were forced on the populace. How cruel must that have been? The question is easily answered – just ask your parents if you weren’t around yourself 30, 40 or 50 years ago.

The turnout in the referendum vote was healthy. This pleased

me enormously. The campaign may have been protracted and bitter but this proved people – on both sides - were engaged with the issue, and articulated their views passionately. We had a full and proper debate, and it was the people having the debate - the politicians were a sideshow, with their strategic politics and bandwagon jump-

ing. It would great to see this level of engagement with the other issues we face. The housing crisis. The urban / rural divide. The HSE. The need to act on environmental issues and other challenges thrown up by global warming. That’s just for starters. Let’s talk about these matters and set the agenda for the politicians – they are there

after all, being paid out of our taxes, to do what we tell them; let’s start giving them more speFL¿F DQG QHFHVVDU\ ZRUN WR GR The No vote was undoubtedly highest amongst older voters. Donegal’s No majority essentially proves this, as did the highest No in the Marriage Equality referendum being in Cavan / Monaghan. Counties where the young people have left in droves because of a lack of employment and education opportunities. But let’s not forget the No voters. Let’s listen to their concerns and see if we can use them in any way as inputs into how we design our abortion provisions.

If we are to be an inclusive society then we need to listen to all voices, and the No voice was the voice of a sizeable minority.

If it was an older voice then that was the voice of the people who have built this country up as best they can, and are handing it on to us.

Their voice is one to be listened to and taken on board, not ignored in the excitement of victory.

Release of Maydenhayes homes Advertorial HUGE demand is expected for the new release of homes in a cul de sac facing the green at Maydenhayes.

Houses here are proving extremely popular with people from Dublin, with everyone from newlyweds and professionals to families both upgrading and downsizing moving in.

This beautiful development nestled in a mature and settled area near Mornington village in Co. Meath is now home to over 120 families.

It ideally accommodates commuters from Dublin as it is located 30 minutes’ drive from the airport and a mere stones throw from Ireland’s Gold Coast with its stunning beaches.

Described by property experts as a place where buyers will get “plenty of bang for their buckâ€?, a visit is highly recommended to H[SHULHQFH ÂżUVW KDQG WKHVH A-rated, well laid out, well ÂżQLVKHG Ă€H[LEOH KRPHV WKDW RŕľľHU WHUULÂżF YDOXH IRU PRQH\ The village of Mornington is home to all kinds of shops, schools, churches, and sport and leisure activities.

The local national school is very highly regarded

among families currently living in the area, and there are excellent secondary schools locally, including the Drogheda Grammar school and a Gael Scoil.

Presently selling agents Knight Frank and Sherry Property Consultants are showing the two storey, three and four-bedroom semidetached & Detached style all of which come with the option to convert the attic to a IRXUWK ÂżIWK EHGURRP DQG IRXU DQG ÂżYH EHGURRP GHWDFKHG houses. All are A-rated homes featuring a Dimplex A-Class air sourced heat pump.

Prices start from â‚Ź287,500.00 for a three bed semi, rising to â‚Ź325,000.00 for the substantial four bed semi DQG Âź IRU D ÂżYH EHG

semi. There are also a limited QXPEHU RI IRXU DQG ÂżYH EHG detached houses starting from â‚Ź355,000.00 for the four EHG DQG Âź IRU D ÂżYH bed detached.

The houses are open for viewing every Saturday and Sunday from 2pm to 4pm and on Wednesdays & Thursdays from 12pm to 4pm. Alternatively you can view outside these hours by arrangement on http:// maydenhayes.ie/contact/ A virtual tour is also available on www. maydenhayes.ie. Enquiries: Knight Frank 01 6342466 www.knightfrank.ie Sherry Property Consultant 041 9841149 www.sherryproperty. ie. sherryproperty.dro@ gmail.com

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Eoin Finn (7), Ava Finn (9) and Amy Finn (11) enjoying the Tall Ships Regatta. Pic: Bryan Brophy

Aidan O’Sullivan and Shauna Dineen at the premiere of the new Irish film DIVE at Omniplex Rathmines. Pic Brian McEvoy

Rebecca Rose Quigley ,Laura Mullett and Neasa Henry pictured at the special preview screening of Book Club in Movies at Dundrum. Pic Brian McEvoy

Sutton Park students Elle MacHale and Sam Hendrick at the Young Scientist announcement of its partnership with Dr Norah Patten, Ireland’s astronaut in training

Megan Connery and Amanda Davitt at the CARI Charity Summer Lunch at The Shelbourne Hotel. Right, Georgina Byrne. Pic: Brian McEvoy

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TUESDAY GROUPS Clontarf 5.30pm and 7.30pm Clontarf Parish Centre, Seafield Road West, Clontarf Your consultant is Jackie 083 3655650 Donabate 530pm & 730pm Waterside hotel, Donabate Your Consultant is Maria 087 1371957 Feltrim, The Riasc Centre, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Feltrim Rd (opposite Ploughmans pub), Swords Your Consultant is Paula 086 8507051 Finglas 9.30am, 11.30am, 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Erins Isle GAA Club Finglas Your consultant is Jillian 086 3532051 Finglas 3.30pm, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Willows Football Club, Jamestown Road, Poppintree, Finglas, D11 TF61 Your consultant is Margaret 086-3233524 Kilbarrack/Raheny 7.30 pm Ard Scoil La Salle Raheny Road Your consultant is Mary 0866008918 Portmarnock 5.30pm & 7:30pm St Marnocks Primary School Strand Rd. (Beside the parish church) Your Consultant is Helena 086 2068100 Rush 5.30pm & 7.30pm The Strand Bar, Upper Main St. Your Consultant is Adele 0876440118 Sutton 5.30pm & 7.30pm Marine Hotel, Sutton Cross, Your consultant is Carol 086 040 2690 Swords 5.30pm & 7.30pm The B.A.S.E. on Brackenstown Road Your consultant is Jen on 0863726938

Whitehall 5.30pm & 7.30pm St Aidan’s CBS, Collins Ave Whitehall, Dn 9 Beside DCU Your consultant is Linda 086 3987316

WEDNESDAY GROUPS Donaghmede 5.30pm & 7.30pm The Donaghmede Inn, Cellar Bar Your Consultant is Toni 087 2430247 Drumcondra/ Marino 7.30 pm lerne Social & Sports Club Grace Park Road Your consultant is Edel 0874601216 Edenmore 7.30 pm St Eithne’s Primary school Your consultant is Jen 0863726938 Finglas 6.30pm Leisure Point Centre, Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas, D11 FF66 Your consultant is Margaret 086 3233523 Glasnevin 5.30 pm & 7.30pm St Columbas NS, Iona Road Your consultant is Jackie 086 2107000 Malahide Pastoral Parish Centre 9.30am Main Street, Malahide Your Consultant is Paula 086 8507051 Malahide 5.30pm & 7.30pm St. Sylvester’s Infant School Yellow Walls Road, Malahide Your Consultant is Paula 086 8507051 Raheny 9.30 am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm Raheny United Football Club, All Saints Drive Your consultant is Carol 086 040 2690 Donaghmede 5.30pm & 7.30pm The Donaghmede Inn, Cellar Bar Your Consultant is Toni 087 2430247 Rush 9.30am St Maura’s GAA club Your new consultant is Maria 087 1371957 Skerries 5.30pm & 7.30pm Skerries Harps GAA Thomas Hand St Your new consultant is Adele 087 6440118 Swords 5.30 pm & 7.30 pm Peacocks Bar & Restaurant Rivervalley, Swords Your Consultant is Rachel 086 8062229

THURSDAY GROUPS Ballymun 9.30am Axis, Main Street, Ballymun, D 9 Your Consultant is Linda 0863987316 Balbriggan 9.30am 11.30am 5.30pm & 7.30pm Bracken Court Hotel Your consultant is Sandra 0863258526.

Baldoyle 5.30pm & 7.30pm Racecourse Inn, Grange Road, Baldoyle Your Consultant is Michelle 086 4402531

JOIN OUR WINNING TEAM and make a real difference to people in our area.

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Drumcondra/ Marino 9.30AM & 3.30PM, 5.30PM, 7.30PM lerne Social & Sports Club Grace Park Road Your consultant is Edel 087 4601216 Killester 7.30pm St Brigids Boys School, Howth Road, Killester Your consultant is Jackie 083 3655650 Kilmore / Beaumont New consultant from 7th June Ju une Gaelscoil Cholmcille 530pm & 7:30pm Your consultant is Jackie 086 2107000 Lusk 5.30 pm & 7.30 pm Corduff National School Your consultant is Maria 087 1371957 Lusk 9:30am Round Towers GAA Club Your consultant is Joan 086 3857035 Malahide 5.30pm St. Sylvesters Infant School Your Consultant is Paula 086 8507951 Skerries 5:30 & 7:30 pm Skerries Sailing club Your consultant is Joan 0863857035 Swords 9:30 am Peacocks Bar & Restaurant Rivervalley, Swords Your Consultant is Rachel 086 8062229 Swords 5:30 pm & 7:30 pm Peacocks Bar & Restaurant Rivervalley, Swords Your Consultant is Joanne 087 6082073

FRIDAY GROUPS Baldoyle 9.30 am Racecourse Inn, Grange Road.

Baldoyle Your Consultant is Michelle 086 4402531 Swords 9:30am Rivervalley Community Centre Rivervalley, Swords Your Consultant is Rachel 086 8062229

SATURDAY GROUPS Ashbourne 10am Parish Hall, Main St Your consultant is Audrey 086 0848189 Finglas 9.30am Beneavin College, Beneavin Road Finglas, Dn 11 Your consultant is Natalie 0861095260 Kilbarrack /Raheny 9.30 am Ard Scoil La Salle Raheny Road Your consultant is Mary 086 6008918 Santry 9:30am Santry community resource centre (opposite Santry park front gates) Donville Court, D9 Your Consultant is Linda 0863987316 Swords 10.00 am & 12.00 pm Colmchilles, GAA Glenn Ellen Road, Swords Your consultant is Joanne 087 6082073

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EVENT of the week

FILM of the week

TALL SHIPS REGATTA Docklands, Convention Centre, North Dock, Dublin, June 1- 4

SOLO Out Now

with Justin Ivory with Justin Ivory

The Tall Ships Regatta sails into Dublin Port this weekend.

Organised by Sail Training International, the stopover in Dublin is hosted by Dublin City Council & Dublin Port Company.

This year, the Regatta features seventeen ships racing from Liverpool to Dublin. They will then continue on to the historic Bay of Biscay, finishing up in Blackbird fledgling Pic: Justin Ivory LAST WEEKEND the homestead welcomed 4 newcomers into the world as our Blackbird pair’s first brood took a leap of faith and fledged (i.e. left the nest).

First evidence of this wonderful event was when observing the bees feeding on our rosemary bush I pulled back a branch to capture the fabulous scent of this most aromatic of herbs to find a pair of big eyes and a fluffy head staring right up at me! It was a blackbird fledgling.

By the next day it was joined by 3 more siblings secreted in various parts of the garden (2 in the front garden and 2 in the back garden).

All four fledglings were on the ground and not yet able to fly properly but they were being well attended by the parents who were back and forth nonstop all day feeding them juicy worms extracted from our lawn. In between feeds they would hunker down motionless and for the most part were well camouflaged except for one hiding behind a flowerpot on the patio.

To the untrained eye this little chappy might have looked abandoned and in need of rescuing. Other than keeping our dog out of the garden for 48 hours no other intervention was required.

As these scenes will be replicated in gardens, hedgerows and woodlands across the country at the moment it is good to remind people that for the most part none of these young birds need rescuing.

Blackbird Babies calling their mother to feed them Essentially if the bird looks injured then bring it to a wildlife hospital or vet. If it doesn’t have feathers it is a nestling. If the nest is nearby and the parent birds are still around put it back in the nest.

If it has feathers it is a fledgling. If it is in immediate danger then move it somewhere safe nearby otherwise leave it alone as the parents will not be far away.

Bordeaux, France. Over the weekend, the smaller ships can be viewed in Grand Canal Dock and the larger ships will be berthed on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay. Everyone is welcome!

KIDS FUN of the week

mission -- the Millennium Falcon. A flawed yet fun and fastpaced space adventure, Solo: A Star Wars Story should satisfy newcomers to the saga as well as longtime fans. So get the gang together this weekend.

FESTIVAL of the week

engaging commentary, ensuring all are captivated on this thrilling tour! Great day out for the whole family. For more information visit www.vikingsplash.com.

Dalkey Book Festival has hosted internationally renowned writers, including Booker Prize winners, a Nobel Laureate, Impac winners, Oscar winners and Costa winners. The charm of this festival is undoubtedly the intimate nature of the numerous events, which take place in pubs, cafĂŠs, shops, schools and the local town hall as well as

BOOK of the week

PLAY of the week

12 RULES FOR LIFE

by Jordan B. Peterson

GANGSTA GRANNY Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Temple Bar, Dublin June 20- 23, â‚Ź29/19.50

What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world’s most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. This book, he

HOROSCOPES

DALKEY BOOK FESTIVAL June 14- 17

VIKING SPLASH TOUR St. Stephen’s Green North, Dublin ₏25/17/13 Explore the capital the other way. Join the Viking Splash Tours on a thrilling tour around the main sights of Dublin City - by land and water! Let the Vikings show you the sites and scenes of the capital city from a World War II amphibious vehicle all whilst our Viking guides deliver an informative, entertaining and

Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins a gang of galactic smugglers, including a 196-yearold Wookie named Chewbacca.

Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous

provides twelve profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others!!!

The cabbage-crunching, criminal master-mind, Gangsta Granny is coming to Dublin! Gangsta Granny is the story of Ben and his grandmother. It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing, staying with Granny!

Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be so boring! But

THE GREAT HOUSE REVIVAL RTÉ One, Sundays, 9.30pm

TAYLOR SWIFT Croke Park, Drumcondra, Dublin June 15- 16, â‚Ź74.50 - â‚Ź664

This new series, presented by architect Hugh Wallace, follows six homeowners who have taken on the task of a lifetime, to transform these derelict properties into comfortable modern homes fit for the 21st century. All over Ireland, there are derelict properties quite literally rotting to the ground.

Country estates, farmhouses, cottages, Georgian buildings – places that once buzzed with

There are still some tickets left to see Taylor Swift live at Croke Park this months. Her critically acclaimed sixth studio album, reputation, topped iTunes album charts in 111 countries and debuted at no.1 on the both the Official UK Albums Charts and the Billboard 200 album chart. Selling over 1.29 million copies in the U.S. week of release, it is the highest

what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine. Great show for all ages!

selling album there this year.

Taylor is the only artist in history to have four albums selling over one million copies in their first week of release in the U.S. Get your ticket now!!!

VHI MINI MARATHON Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin June 3, 2pm, â‚Ź23

IRISH WOMEN IN INDIAN HISTORY National Library of Ireland,7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin , June 5, 6.30pm

health and fitness. In 2017, it is estimated that â‚Ź9.3m was raised on the day for charities. The women decide themselves which charity they will support.

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LECTURE of the week

Dr Jyoti Atwal will speak at the event and is the Associate Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, New Delhi. She engages with issues pertaining to Indian women in the reformist, nationalist and contemporary perspectives; socio cultural and

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The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon is the largest Women’s event of its kind in the world. In 1983, the inaugural event had 9,000 women entering and the event reached a record attendance in 2014 with over 41,000 women taking part. The event has grown in popularity as women have taken more interest in their own

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life lying empty and falling into disrepair. The series follows every aspect of these mammoth projects as the homes are restored to their former glory.

the medieval graveyard, the secret garden marquee and the Masonic Lodge. For more information on the locations and authors please go online.

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Discuss options and priorities, and take action. ,QYHVW LQ HྜFLHQF\ $YRLG stepping on another’s sensitivities.

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religious aspects of women’s lives in colonial and post colonial India; women’s agenda and the nation; autobiographies of women.

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Brian Quigley

The fickle world of football

T

hey say a week is a long time in politics; it’s certainly a long time in soccer.

Things change quickly, stories come and go; and in a week that should have been a quiet one for football, nestled as it was in the lull between the end of the cross-channel domestic season and the start of the World Cup, there were quite a few stories coming and going.

The week started with the fallout from Live r p o o l ’s U E F A Champions /HDJXH ¿QDO defeat to Real Madrid. Liverpool have many fans here. I’m not one of them, but I was hoping for a Liverpool win - I think it would have been great for European football to have one of its giants

back on top, and to see someone other than Real lifting the trophy for a change.

All the talk after the game was about Ramos ‘taking out’ Salah, and not facing any sanction for it, and about how it possibly wouldn’t have mattered anyway given how poorly Loris Karius played in the Liverpool goal. Hopefully Salah recovers quickly from that cynical challenge and can play for Egypt in the World Cup. Hopefully too Karius has been somewhere quiet and not looking at all the negative press and social media content his horror show has inspired. I didn’t like to see the abuse of Karius.

He’s not a great keeper, but that’s not a crime. It’s not his fault he was asked to play in a game that was beyond him.

He didn’t make the mistakes

Former Republic of Ireland International Keith Andrews and current Republic of Ireland women’s footballer Megan Campbell at the SPAR FAI Primary School 5s National Finals in the Aviva Stadium where girls and boys from 13 counties battled it out for national honours.

Pic: Sam Barnes/ Sportsfile

deliberately. He won’t be able to play for Liverpool again so ZLOO KDYH WR ¿QG D QHZ FOXE RU agree a loan move abroad.

All that was quickly consigned to ‘yesterday’s news’ status when Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid’s victorious manager, walked away from his job.

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He could have left him on until half-time. But then football can be a strange game sometimes.

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