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Dubs urge Bus Connects to turn over new leaf in roads battle DUBS are urging the National Transport Authority (NTA) to reduce the number of cars accessing the City Centre rather than cut down trees. The Irish Georgian Society (IGS) has also suggested said this should be done by the NTA “before considering undermining the integrity of the historic environment through the removal of historic fabric and street trees”. A submission by the IGS was made to the NTA in relation to the BusConnects core bus corridor project before public
consultation closed last month. BusConnects aims to overhaul the current bus system in the Dublin region by creating 230km of dedicated bus lanes and 200km of cycle tracks along 16 of the busiest corridors along with a redesign of the network. And more trees face being cut down along Dublin’s proposed BusConnects routes than previously estimated, a university professor has warned. More than 4,700 trees have EHHQ LGHQWL¿HG DV JURZLQJ within a 20m-wide corridor along the 16 bus routes
earmarked for possible major road-widening, said Gerald Mills, Associate Professor of Geography at University College Dublin. The installation of enhanced bus lanes and cycle lanes LV SURSRVHG WR HDVH WUD൶F congestion and make public transport faster. “The public have seen GL൵HULQJ QHZV UHSRUWV RI WKH estimated loss of trees along the routes, sometimes varying between 500 and 1,000 trees,” said Prof Mills. “The National Transport Authority (NTA) has
VWLOO QRW JLYHQ XV DQ\ VSHFL¿FV on the trees to be cut down. It is reasonable to expect that the proposers have acquired information so that they can do a complete environmental-impact analysis of the consequences of tree removal.” The NTA has stated it does not yet know how many trees will need to be felled. However, Prof Mills said he had compiled a report which counted the number of trees along each bus corridor by placing the proposed bus routes map over a satellite image of the city.
Alex Lennon (11) at An Róbó Seó (The Robot Show) in Dublin City University. Pic: Julien Behal Photography
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newsinbrief The Grees sign up a zero-carbon city
The Green Party has secured an agreement that will help Dublin become a zero-carbon city by 2050. The party’s 10 Dublin City councillors have signed a ¿YH \HDU GHDO WR LPSURYH WKH environment. It’s also signed by Labour, Fianna Fåil and Social Democrat reps. The Greens’ Michael Pidgeon, newly elected, said it was a wide-ranging policy agreement.
Dublin the luckiest at scratch card wins
Dublin is the luckiest county when it comes to winning the top prize when playing scratch cards. Since 2015, there have been a total of 402 winners who have won top tier prizes, which are the maximum cash prizes on a given scratch card game, worth a massive total of â‚Ź22,565,000. Dublin is the luckiest county with 102 players claiming top prizes worth over â‚Ź5.3 million in winnings.
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Taking a break at the Celtic Pure Irish Spring Water Entertainment Stage and hydration station at Bloom in The Park 2019. Pic: Louise Slevin
Candid shots of Dublin in the rare auld times ... AT night Dubliner Bill Hogan as a projectionist in cinemas as a young man in the 1960s. During ring the day he trawled the streets of his City with his camera, photographing the everyday moments of Dublin life. When he got married, children and family life took centre stage, and his photographs were relegated to the attic. Only in retirement, 50 years later, did he
rediscover this time capsule of 1960s Dublin, and these perfectly captured small but extraordinary moments of the city in years gone by. Bill Hogan’s amazing photos are in a new book, ‘In $ 'LŕľľHUHQW 'XEOLQÂś &XUUDFK Books, â‚Ź19.99). The candid black and white photographs of distinctive and often touching scenes in Dublin city centre show a Dublin that is familiar despite
WKH ¿YH GHFDGHV WKDW VHSDUDWH the moments from today. It LV ¿OOHG ZLWK PHPRULHV RI times gone by; of a time when there was only one Poolbeg chimney; of a time before the shopping centre was built on the corner of St.Stephen’s Green. Bill’s poignant photographs that portray emotional, moving moments and quirky glimpses into the everyday lives of the people of Dublin.
Catholic sex class dropped after row A DUBLIN multi-denominational school has cancelled plans to bring in a Catholic agency to teach children about sexuality and relationships after sustained protests from parents over the past two weeks. The principal of Castleknock Educate Together primary school, AedĂn NĂ Thuathil, has written to parents telling them that Accord will not now be providing the RSE module for ÂżIWK DQG VL[WK FODVVHV DQG WKDW an alternative provider has been sourced. The decision follows demonstrations outside the school and protest by parents in the last month after the school announced that Accord, which was established by the Catholic bishops, would deliver the programme to pupils later this month. Accord has delivered the programme at the multi-denominational school for the past number of years, despite growing opposition from parents and formal opposition from the school’s parent teacher association. The decision was welcomed by the parents pressure group.
Gardai aware of growing attacks on trains THERE have been a number of reports of anti-social incidents on commuter trains and DART in recent weeks, one of which a Dublin mother has described the horrifying attack that has left her son too afraid to take the train to work. The worried parent shared her story in the wake of reports of a family of Indian tourists being racially abused on a train from Belfast to Dublin. The mother, who said her son was recently attacked by a gang RQ WKH VDPH WUDLQ WROG -RH 'Xŕľľ\ on RTE’s Liveline that the group began staring at her son as soon as they got on the train, making him feel “very intimidatedâ€?. She said: “They arrived in Connolly and that group of ODGV JRW Rŕľľ ÂżUVW DQG WKHQ KH followed so he thought he was okay. But just as he was leaving the station they appeared and they blocked him from going down the elevator.â€? One of the group then put an arm over her son’s shoulder and threatened him while demanding he hand over his phone and wallet. The incident was reported to Gardai who said they would review CCTV footage of the incident but the family have not heard anything since. Her VRQÂśV FRQÂżGHQFH KDV EHHQ shattered, the nother tols Liveline.Meantime, footage has emerged.
of a man allegedly racially abusing a group of Indian tourists. Prasun Bhattacharjee and his parents were travelling on the 7.05pm train in coach D on the Enterprise after spending time in the North when they were allegedly told to “return to your countryâ€?. A voice can be heard in the YLGHR VKRXWLQJ Âł) Rŕľľ EDFN homeâ€? while a man in a blue t-shirt is later seen standing up in the carriage talking loudly over passengers. I n another recent incident, a security guard was hospitalised after an attack at Connolly station. Irish Rail spokesman Barry Kenny appeared on the RTE VKRZ DQG FRQÂżUPHG UDLO authorities were investigating the alleged racist incident but WKDW D ÂżOH LQFOXGLQJ IRRWDJH KDG not yet been sent to Gardai. 0U .HQQ\ DOVR FRQÂżUPHG WKH VHFXULW\ JXDUG KDG VXŕľľHUHG a broken jaw and nose in the attack at Connolly Station late last month. He said: “There was a group that was in a bar in Connolly Swho were causing a disturbance. He was escorting them from the station when he was attacked by them. “He was punched and XQIRUWXQDWHO\ KH KDV VXŕľľHUHG injuries so obviously we’re very concerned about that.â€?
Burglaries: be alert! HOMEOWNERS are being urged to double-check how secure their home is ahead of the holiday season, and in a City where 45% of burglaries so far this year took place, The Automobile Association (AA) have said homeowners should be aware of the security of their homes to reduce the risk of break-in while they’re away. According to a recent survey by the insurance company, in which more than 5,000 people
took part, more than 61.46% indicated that they would be taking additional precautions during the summer months to help keep their home secure. Figures released by the GardaĂ DQG WKH &HQWUDO 6WDWLVWLFV 2ŕľśFH (CS0) earlier this year showed that 45% of burglaries reportHG LQ DŕľľHFWHG KRPHG LQ Dublin. Avoiding discussing holidays on social media is a good way to prevent break-ins.
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Potential homes site on market for â‚Ź42m A SITE with the potential for 1,600 homes has gone on the market for â‚Ź42m. The 125 acre residential development opportunity is located in Baldoyle, county Dublin. The site already has planning permission for 546 residential units, and there is potential to increase. It will be of interest to both investors and developers as demand for housing in the capital continues to grow. John Swarbrigg, director at 6DYLOOV ,UHODQG VDLG Âł,W RŕľľHUV coastal living and excellent connectivity to Dublin City Centre,â€? he said. The development is split into two ‘growth areas’. Growth area one, which is 41 acres, is designed by awardwinning architects, Henry J. Lyons. Growth area two is zoned for residential development with potential for approximately 759 units. The lands are situated between WKH &RDVW 5RDG DQG &ORQJLŕľśQ Dart station in the coastal town of Baldoyle.
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₏5.15 for Starbucks coffee! WATERFORD woman Jovi Mullen paid a hefty price DIWHU 6WDUEXFNV FR྾HH VKRS in Dublin Airport knocked a few extra quid onto the bill for something that’s generally free in their other stores. Ms Mullen said she paid over ₏5 for her latte after Starbucks added a bit extra on for soy milk. The woman, who is lactoseintolerant, was charged a total of ₏5.15 for her the
medium beverage, which included extra for vanilla syrup (60c) and soy milk (60c), She said none of her local chains in Waterford or in the UK where she works have ever charged her extra ... and she doesn’t feel she should be paying for having an allergy. She said: “It’s my usual order. I am [lactose intolerant] so I always have to have soy milk. It’s a shame you have to pay extra for something
you have no control over.â€? A spokesperson for Starbucks said stores may vary in price WR UHĂ€HFW ÂłWKH FRVW RI GRLQJ business in that locationâ€?. They said: “We are comPLWWHG WR RŕľľHULQJ JUHDW YDOXH and service to all customers, whether they are on the high street, or at the airport. We also work with a number of licensed business partners who set their own prices in line with competition law.â€?
A MAN who had to be physically pulled from his rape victim by gardaĂ during a late night street attack in Dublin’s city centre has being jailed for eight years. After hearing screams for help a nearby resident used his phone to record Bogdan Timorte (37) attacking the woman. The witness was too afraid to approach but contacted gardaĂ. The phone footage, as well as CCTV footage of Timorte’s movements, was played to the court. Timorte was captured on &&79 ÂżUVW PHHWLQJ WKH LQWR[Lcated woman on Parnell Street, putting his arm around her and chatting before they turn into a laneway which ended in a cul de sac. The woman described being in fear for her life during the “extremely violentâ€? attack. Timorte, formerly of Synott Place, Phibsborough, Dublin pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to oral rape and sexual assault of the woman on
D ODQH ZD\ R྾ 3DUQHOO 6WUHHW RQ October 9th, 2017. The married father of three is originally from Romania and has no previous convictions. Mr Justice Michael White paid tribute to the courage of the woman. He said that it was an unusual case involving an opportunistic crime committed by a man who now had deep remorse. He said Timorte’s action on the night seemed to be out of character. He noted Timorte’s previous excellent character and said he was a hard-working man. The judge set a headline sen tence of 12 years but reduced this to nine to take those mitigating factors into consideration. +H VXVSHQGHG WKH ¿QDO \HDU on condition that Timorte engages in an assessment for sex R྾HQGHU WUHDWPHQW The sentence is backdated to the date of the attack as Timorte has being in custody since the attack.on that night back in 2017.
Grave concerns sees objections to apartments A DEVELOPMENT of 34 apartments in Harold’s Cross has been given the g0-ahead by Dublin City Council planners, despite concerns from the nearby cemetery that it would deprive mourners of their privacy. An appeal has now been lodged with An Bord Pleanåla by a separate party against the development going ahead. The appeal was submitted to An Bord Pleanåla late last month by Martin Ryan, a solicitor and property owner in the area, with properties adjacent to the proposed development. The appeal comes after a number of parties – including Ryan, local residents’ groups and the company behind Mount Jerome Cemetery – lodged objections to the development. The application for the apartments was lodged on December 21st last year
by Rivergate Property Harold’s Cross Limited, which is led by construction consultant Joe 0F&D྾UH\ The application is for the demolition of existing buildings and structures at 126 to 128 Harold’s Cross Road and the FRQVWUXFWLRQ RI DQ LQ¿OO UHVLGHQtial development of 34 apartments, made up of: 18 two-bedroom units 11 one-bedroom units ¿YH VWXGLR XQLWV These would be spread over two blocks with balconies, with WKH KLJKHVW EORFN EHLQJ ¿YH storeys. The application also requests permission for 30 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, refuse store and a landscaped courtyard and associated works. The application was met with nine separate objections and FRQFHUQV IURP GL྾HUHQW JURXSV The objections were to do
with the size and scale of the development in relation to other buildings in the area. Concerns were also raised around potenWLDO WUDŕľśF LVVXHV Ă€RRGLQJ ULVNV and parking. Alan Massey – secretary of the General Cemetery Company of Dublin, which owns Mount Jerome Cemetery – raised concerns about all of the above, as well as the impact balconies overlooking the proposed development would have on mourners visiting graves. “Mourners attending to their loved one’s graves in these sections will be robbed of their privacy when paying their respects to their deceased family members by people in these proposed balconies / terraces overlooking them,â€? Mr Massey said on behalf of the cemetery, calling for the balconies to be removed from the design.
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Good news on the salary and welfare front
THE average earnings of a worker in Ireland is just under €39,000, according to the 2018 ¿JXUHV UHOHDVHG E\ WKH &HQWUDO 6WDWLVWLFV 2൶FH &62 Last year, the average wage was €38,871 which represents a 3.3% increase on the €37,637 average wage in 2017. For full-time employees the average annual earnings were €47,596 – up 2.6% on 2017 – while the average earnings for part-time employees were €17,651 – an increase of 3.5% on the previous year. The CSO recorded a rise in annual total earnings in all 13 economic sectors. Following the increase in earnings for employees, the cost of labour also increased by 7.1% to €82.7 billion, over twothirds of which was made up by full-time employees. Both earnings and labour costs have been steadily in-
FUHDVLQJ RYHU WKH SDVW ¿YH \HDUV Figures released by the CSO last week showed Ireland has reached full employment after the unemployment rate slipped below the 4.5% threshold and reached 4.4%. A report from the National Skills Bulletin has reported there are 2.19 million people employed in Ireland. In our previous edition Dublin Voice reported that, while increased employment was benH¿WWLQJ DOO SDUWV RI WKH FRXQWU\ the “damaging over-concentration” of employment in the greater Dublin region continues, say leading economists. Meanwhile, employees are urged to check if they qualify for the Government’s Working Family Payment scheme. More than 53,000 working families already get an average weekly payment of €135 – and more could be missing out on
EHQH¿WLQJ IURP WKH VFKHPH Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty said a new campaign aims to raise awareness of the scheme. She said: “The Working Family Payment is one of my Department’s schemes to provide support for employees with families who have low earnings. “Currently, over 53,000 working families with 120,000 FKLOGUHQ DUH EHQH¿WWLQJ IURP WKH scheme and receiving average weekly payments of €135. “Everybody who is entitled to such supports should be aware of what is available and this new information campaign seeks to promote greater awareness. “If anybody thinks they and their family might qualify, I would urge them to contact their local Intreo Centre or simply check out the details of the scheme on our website www. welfare.ie.”
Barry Hutchinson, George Mhitarjans, Fionn O’Leary and Sean Franks at the 2019 Eason Spelling Bee AllIreland Final in the Helix. Pic: Julien Behal
Number’s up for phone boxes SEVERAL of Dublin’s existing pay phones could be turned into “digital pedestals” under plans being considered by Eir and the city council. The new kiosks could LQFOXGH ZL¿ KRWVSRWV DQG digital displays used for public messaging and information on events across the city. Eir has responsibility for phone boxes throughout the country, and operates a
programme for removal of derelict or unnecessary kiosks. Today people frequently use public phones to access homeless services. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show that in late 2017, 144 pay phones remained in 82 locations in the Dublin City Council area. Presentation slides delivered to the city council show an option being considered at
Students do the digital biz with Microsoft
Another JD pub open, but no Cauldron
FOR the second year running, students of the M.Sc in Marketing collaborated with Microsoft to build and execute live online advertising campaigns, for small local enterprises, using the Microsoft Advertising platform. The students worked with a range of Irish businesses, in areas including recruitment, food, entertainment and hair salons, and the programme closed out with the students presenting their campaign outcomes at an event at the College of Business, TU Dublin City Campus. Edel Foley, lecturer in marketing at the College of Business, TU Dublin City Campus and Digital Marketing Module Coordinator, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to gain real-world experience and to engage with local companies to gain a deeper understanding of digital strategy. “Students really value the opportunity to engage with a live project and improve business performance”.
PUB proprietor JD Wetherspoon has announced that its newest pub will open in Dublin City Centre on June 21. The company has spent €4m developing the outlet which is on the site of a former bank and chapel in Lower Abbey Street. The pub will be called The Silver Penny, creating 70 new jobs in the capital, according to Dublin Live. It will be managed by Filip Mordak who was previously at The Forty Foot, a Wetherspoon pub in Dún Laoghaire. The opening hours of The Silver Penny will be 8am until 11:30pm Monday to Thursday, 8am until 12:30am on Friday and Saturday and 8am until 11pm on Sunday. The pub will also serve food every day from opening until 11pm and will specialise in real ales as well as craft and world beers. It will also cater for family dining with children welcome in the pub up until 9pm during the
the time included the council, Eir and media company Clear Channel developing “a commercial partnership to install a new digital pay phone structure in some key locations and remove all other existing kiosks and pedestals”. (LU VDLG EHQH¿WV ZRXOG include revenue-sharing, smart city enhancement, shared access to the display screen and digital marketing.
week when accompanied by an adult. Meantime, fans have been left disappointed by the announcement that plans to open a VFL ¿ WKHPHG EDU LQ 'XEOLQ KDYH been cancelled. The Cauldron, which has venues in New York and London, had been planning to open on Francis Street soon. However, Dublin’s Art & Antique Quarter announced that would not be happening. It is believed an excessive amount of red tape forced them to change their minds and they are now planning to open a second business in the UK. The bar describes itself as “broadly inspired by fantasy and VFLHQFH ¿FWLRQ DQG LV D SODFH IRU fans of magic” but insists it is QRW HQGRUVHG RI D൶OLDWHG ZLWK the likes of Warner Bros, JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and other franchises. The withdrawal follows the decision of Bonac Gin to cancel their plans to open at 59 Francis Street.
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Age-old Traveller lifestyle problem
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Y grandfather died in his early sixties; my father lived a decade longer. My generation can reasonably hope to see 80 and my grandchildren have realistic expectations of reaching 100. Improved medicine and health care have greatly extended life in the western world and FKDQJHG RXU GHÂżQLWLRQ RI growing old. My father regarded 40 as marking the onset of middle-age. Today it is the age when many people embark on new careers, when some decide to start a family and others to change their spouse. But one section of our people still sees 40 as the age when decline sets in. Pavee Point, the organisation that lobbies IRU 7UDYHOOHUV TXRWHV ÂżJXUHV from the 2016 census showing that just 3% of the Traveller population had reached the age of 65. It has compiled a report on ‘Indicators of Positive Ageing
Michael Wolsey for Travellers’. At its launch, a Traveller woman called Missie Collins sounded a sad note: “To be an old Traveller means that you’re only over 40.� Pavee Point is calling for publication of a National Traveller Health Action Plan. “My community is dying before their time and to stop this from happening we need the plan,� said Missie Collins. Now I mean no disrespect to Ms Collins, who obviously knows a great deal more about the Traveller community than I do, but I cannot see how publishing a report will prolong a single life. Acting on it might. But the
Angie Wallace, Jordan Costello, Senita Appiakorang,Anne Mulcahy and Maire O Herlihy at the Vodafone Comedy Festival launch at Opium. Pic Brian McEvoy certain way to extend Traveller lives is to change Traveller lifestyles. Travellers would live longer if they stopped living in containers and caravans on waste ground or overcrowded halting sites. Traveller women would live longer if they married later and had fewer children. Traveller men would live longer if they gave up bareknuckle boxing DQG IDFWLRQ ÂżJKWV ZLWK RWKHU clans. And yes, I know, not all
Travellers do these things. My description is a stereotype but one grounded in fact. A report from the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance has called for action to be taken against local authorities that fail to spend money allocated for Traveller accommodation. It expressed concern that “the majority of local authorities have consistently failed to provide adequate and culturallyappropriate accommodation
for Travellers�. I presume that means halting sites. But while good halting sites are obviously better than bad halting sites and good health care better than no health care - I do not believe that either will solve the root problem. Traveller life expectancy has not kept pace with modern standards because the Traveller lifestyle belongs to another age. If you Google Irish Traveller LPDJHV \RX ZLOO ¿QG ORWV RI pictures of Romany caravans
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and an archive photo from the Irish Times of a Travelling man outside one of these caravans, mending pots and pans. By trade he was a tinsmith, a tinker we would have called him when I was a child. He had a hard life but not much harder than the rest of the rural community in which he and his family played a useful role, mending and making metal items and helping with the harvest. That life has gone and Travellers can’t make it return any more than wheelwrights, stagecoach drivers or, from my own newspaper profession, hotmetal compositors, can force a return of once-useful roles that are now obsolete. The State cannot prevent Travellers living the lifestyle they choose but encouraging it is not doing them any favours. If the Government tried to force anyone else to live that way it would be taken to the Court of Human Rights. Travellers should respect their past and its traditions but the best place for the Traveller lifestyle is in a museum.
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Cathy O’Connor, Shannen Welby, John Butler and Tara Lee at the screening of Papi Chulo at the Lighthouse Cinema. Pic Brian McEoy
Wayne Cronin and Triona McCarthy at the launch of summer on the terrace at Asador Restaurant on Haddington Road. Pic Brian McEvoy
Sarah Blake, designer of the Irish Girl Guides - Earthology garden at Bloom, with her daughters Sophie (9) and Katie (11)
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Elaine Keogh and Karl Bowe, and right Irma Mali, at the Forever Living Summer Glow launch at The Ivy Restaurant. Pic: Brian McEvoy
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WILDLIFE WILDLIFE with Justin Ivory
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BOOK of the week
Indulge your Hobbies
Hobby at East Coast Nature Reserve (Photo Justin Ivory) OVERCAST and cold, the reeds in the fen are swished back and forth by the strong south-easterly. All is quiet bird wise. Then, suddenly and dramatically, everything changes. The wind drops. The clouds roll away to reveal a bright sun in a blue sky. Within minutes dragons are rising from the fen and patrolling the skies like masters of all they survey. First one, and then another, large shape launches themselves to the skies from the nearby tree-line. Enter the dragon hunters. Like deadly, silent assassins, they pick off the dragons one by one. No, this drama is not a scene from the latest fantasy epic but one playing out at several locations along the East Coast in recent weeks. The dragons being dragonflies and the dragon hunters Hobbies. So what is a Hobby? The Hobby is a handsome falcon which superficially looks a bit like a small Peregrine but also bears some similarity in size and shape to a Kestrel. It has long pointed wings which are held swept back in a scythelike position giving the look of a large Swift. It has very distinctive red ‘trouser’ feathers on its upper legs. Extremely fast and agile, the Hobby is capable of sudden bursts of acceleration and high-speed aerial manoeuvres that allows it to hunt down its favourite prey, dragonflies which it eats while in flight, stripping off the wings before devouring the body. They also hunt martins, swallows and even swifts.
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TV SHOW of the week
MISSING by Barry Cummins
UNDER THE CLOCK RTE One, 17th June 9.35pm
From 1950 to the present day, there have been almost 900 long-term missing people in Ireland. Where did they go? Are they dead or still alive somewhere? How many have been murdered? How many killers have got away with their crimes? RTÉ journalist Barry Cummins has reported on the unsolved cases of Ireland’s missing for decades. In this new edition of his bestselling book, he examines the latest leads and developments of Ireland’s most high-profile missing cases, including the women who disappeared under eerily similar circumstances in the 1990s and whose bodies have never been found.
Exploring the social history of Ireland told through the tales of people whose relationships began under the Clerys clock in Dublin, one of the nation’s most famous meeting places. Stories range from the romance of a first date and a nostalgic reunion of old friends to the curious excitement of a visiting tourist, with the documentary revealing tales of love and loss, hope and disappointment.
PARADE of the week
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FILM of the week
X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX The story of one of the X-Men’s most beloved characters, Jean Grey, as she evolves into the iconic DARK PHOENIX. During a lifethreatening rescue mission in space, Jean is hit by a cosmic force that transforms her into one of the most powerful mutants of all. Wrestling with this increasingly unstable power as well as her own personal demons, Jean spirals out of control, tearing the X-Men family apart and threatening to destroy the very fabric of our planet. The most intense and emotional X-Men movie ever made. It is the culmination of 20 years of X-Men movies, as the family of mutants that we’ve come to know and love.
COMEDY of the week
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DUBLIN PRIDE PARADE Starts at O’Connell Street Saturday 29th June 2019 at 1.00 pm
WRESTLERAMA National Basketball Arena, Sunday 23rd June 2019
TWO PINTS Abbey Theatre, Dublin Monday 24th June - Saturday 10th August
Assembling on O’Connell Street and Parnell Square on Saturday, June 29th, 7,000 people from over 150 different groups with floats and marching bands and colourful costumes and lots and lots of noise will lead out the Parade. From O’Connell Street, the parade will turn on to Eden Quay and pass Liberty Hall, where the first large scale march for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland started in 1983. The Parade will cross the Liffey at Talbot Memorial Bridge and travel along City Quay, Lombard Street, Westland Row and end with a free outdoor event in Merrion Square.
Over The Top Wrestling returns to the National Basketball Arena for its biggest event of the Summer, WrestleRama 3. Featuring the best talents from around the world – OTT Champion Jordan Devlin, WWEUK champion WALTER, The Product David Starr, Mexican Superstar Bandido, The Coolest Cat Puma King, Darby Allin, The Rapture, MTH, The Prodigy Scotty Davis, and many more to be announced.
Roddy Doyle’s ‘achingly, breathtakingly funny’ Two Pints takes to the Abbey Stage this summer after sold-out tours of pubs across Ireland, the UK and the US. The hilarious and provocative Two Pints started as a conversation on Facebook. Now it’s a play. Two men meet for a pint. They talk about their Da’s, death, Nigella, North Korea, the afterlife and lots more as well. Settle down and listen in as they chew the fat and set the world to right. This summer, Two Pints will be performed with The Unmanageable Sisters See both shows for just â‚Ź40 when you book your tickets at the same time.
CONCERT of the week
MUSICAL of the week
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Red-footed Falcon (Photo Justin Ivory)) A scarce but annual vagrant visitor to Ireland – usually young birds which nip across from the UK to our shores for a week or two in May/June, this year has seen higher numbers than usual with sightings of between1 to 6 individuals at multiple locations in Wicklow, Wexford, Dublin, Cork and Carlow. There have also been multiple sightings recently of Red-footed Falcon, another annual but scarce vagrant to our shores.
PETER AND THE WOLF WITH THE WESTLAND WIND QUINTET NCH, Saturday 29th June 2019 Expect to be enthralled by the timeless story of Peter and his dealings with the crafty Wolf, with the Westland Wind Quintet. Delve into all-time classics for everyone to enjoy, and learn the story of the wind quintet through the music of Jacques Ibert. The Westland Wind Quintet was formed in 2012 and in addition to working in a wind quintet setting they often play in wind sections of orchestras together, performing in a wide range of styles and, above all, they really enjoy spending time together!
FAME THE MUSICAL Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Tuesday 18th June - Saturday 22nd June
FOIL, ARMS & HOG - CRAICLING Vicar Street, 20th & 21st June, 2019
Former children and regular eaters Foil, Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture Arms & Hog return to Vicar St with their new film of the same name, Fame The Musical is show. Craicling is a fast-paced sketch show the international smash hit following the featuring a class on how to hold a baby, a lives of students at New York’s High School Gregorian chant about life as a monk and the For The Performing Arts as they navigate assassination of a classically trained actor. Best their way through the highs and lows of life. known for their YouTube videos (100 million This bittersweet but uplifting triumph of a online hits), their live show is what they’re show explores the issues that confront many most proud of. young people today: prejudice, identity, “Quite simply, a sensation�- Edinburgh Festivals pride, literacy, sexuality, substance abuse and Magazine perseverance.
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opinion&comment
Between a Rockall and hard place
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