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Alternatives to â‚Ź1.3bn Shannon scheme ‘will not work’

By Jake Maxwell IRISH Water has claimed that alternatives to its â‚Ź1.3bn plan to pump water from the Shannon to Dublin will not work.

The company said that it cannot use the sea to supply drinking water for Dublin as it would require six times as much energy to make the water suitable for human consumption.

In addition, the process would

produce millions of litres of ‘salty’ brine which would have to be disposed.

The Capital is expected to be hit by severe water shortages from 2025 due to rising demand created by a growth in population.

Irish Water says says the best way to meet this demand is to pump 330m litres of water from the River Shannon every day.

The company will apply for planning permission next year

for the â‚Ź1.3bn water supply project, which will see water extracted at the Parteen basin in Tipperary pumped to Peamount in south Dublin before being spread across Dublin.

Water will also be drawn from the 170km pipeline to meet demand from homes and EXVLQHVVHV LQ 7LSSHUDU\ 2ŕľľDO\ Laois, Westmeath, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow.

Water shortages, such as those experienced during Storm

Emma and the Web Summit a number of years ago, will become more frequent unless extra supply is found. “If we continue to operate without the required headroom, we can expect more frequent water outages in the coming years as demand increases,� a consultation report on the project says.

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Lisa Cannon launches Kiss Goodbye to MS in Heuston Station.

Throughout May, supporters are asked to ‘go red’ for MS Ireland Please text KISS to 50300 to donate â‚Ź4 and nominate others to take part. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan Âť Lots more pictures inside

02 | news in brief ‘Die-In’ protest outside Dail CYCLISTS staged a silent ‘Die-In’ Protest Outside Leinster House recently.

Dozens of protesters gathered to raise awareness of the continued dangers cyclists face in the city every day.

The Dublin Cycling Campaign who has been a big cyclist safety advocate in recent years has asked cyclists on social media to join them and urge the government to take action.

This year so far 14 pedestrians DQG ÂżYH F\FOLVWV KDYH GLHG RQ Irish roads.

Sunshine sees litter complaints rise Litter complaints have increased since Spring and and WKH VXQVKLQH KDV ÂżQDOO\ DUULYHG in the capital.

Dublin City Council has received up to 19 complaints from the public about litter last week.

Hundreds enjoyed the sunshine in popular areas and hot spots such as Grand Canal on recently of last week, and apparently left their rubbish behind. Usually the area is cleaned during the day but the Council said “due to the large crowd that were present on Friday night, the day crew were unable to access the area that required cleaning and the night crew assisted�.

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Drivers to slow down as 30kph limit gets MDMA ‘may have killed Caleb’ green light Tina Geoghegan wearing a creation fashioned from junk and recycled materials in rehearsals ahead of the Grand Final of Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture 2018 at the 3 Arena. Pic Brian McEvoy

By Jake Maxwell GARDAĂ? suspect that a contaminated batch of MDMA killed Caleb Nolan (17) outside a Dublin youth facility.

The teenager was found in a serious condition in Crumlin on April 23 and despite being treated at the scene by paramedics his condition rapidly deteriorated.

Caleb was brought to St

James’s Hospital but died three hours later.

An investigation has been ODXQFKHG E\ RྜFHUV DW Crumlin garda station into the circumstances surrounding the youth’s sudden death.

Gardaí have spoken to a number of Caleb’s friends but are still looking to interview a number of people who may be able to shed light on what happened.

One line of inquiry is that

the teenager unwittingly took MDMA before taking ill, which may have originated from a bad batch.

2ŕľśFHUV KDYH LQWHUYLHZHG friends of the victim who said that he ingested a substance moments before he collapsed outside the Youthreach Centre.

It is also being probed if the teenager took a bad batch of MDMA. A local source said: “A number of lines of inquiry are being looked at to determine how this tragedy happened.

Pipe dream: water plan ‘won’t work’ Continued from previous page The proposal has met with stern opposition and should be subject to independent review, the Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government was told when consultant Emma Kennedy, who is advising the groups objecting to the plan, appeared.

Among the concerns include the impact on agricultural operations, including stud farms; on wildlife, protected areas and levels in the River Shannon.

Alternatives considered included utilising groundwater sources, and desalination, or treating sea water.

The report says some 1.67bn litres of water is generated every day, but 658m is lost through leaking pipes. In Dublin, there is demand for 580m litres but just 600m is available.

In the event of drought, a pollution incident, severe weather, extra demand or a problem with a plant, shortages can occur.

Tackling leakage through pipe replacement will bolster the system, but the utility also says a new source is also needed.

By Jake Maxwell DUBLIN’S drivers will be slowing down in the coming weeks after plans to cut speed limits to 30kph on almost all residential streets were given the green light by the city council’s transport committee.

The 30kph limit will now be rolled out to an additional 12 more southside suburbs and 19 areas on the northside.

The limit will be extended into areas such as Harold’s Cross, Rathmines, Portobello, Ranelagh and east Inchicore on the southside. On the northside VXEXUEV D྾HFWHG ZLOO LQFOXGH Coolock, Artane, Killester, Clontarf, west Cabra, North Wall and parts of Glasnevin, Finglas and Ballymun.

The plan is part of the council’s strategy to reduce speeds as far as its boundaries with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin and Fingal.

The limits are being introduced on a phased basis. In March of last year they were applied to west of the current city centre 30kph zone to cover most of the streets between the Royal and Grand canals. Last May, 10 more suburbs were added to the 30kph zone.

Public consultation on the 31 new zones is expected to begin next month.

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Following the addition of the new zones just a handful of suburbs will remain outside the 30kph zone. These include Terenure, Rathgar, Clonskeagh and Donnybrook on the southside; Ballyfermot, Bluebell, and Ashtown to the west of the city; and Drumcondra, Whitehall, Donnycarney, Beaumont, Darndale, Northwood and the remainder of Glasnevin, Ballymun and Finglas on the northside.

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Homeless figures fall

By Jake Maxwell THERE has been a sharp decrease in the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin, new ÂżJXUHV VKRZ 7KH ÂżJXUHV SXEOLVKHG E\ WKH Department of Housing, show the number of people sleeping rough dropped from 184 in winter 2017 to 110 in spring 2018.

This is a 40% drop and the largest decrease on record.

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Home is where heart is as 800-year-old relic returns

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Book lovers hit by â‚Ź360,000 in library fines

Technological Universities Bill THE Institute of Technology Tallaght and its two TU4Dublin Alliance partners, Dublin Institute of Technology and the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown will soon be submitting a formal joint application to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for designation following the recent enactment of the Technological Universities Bill.

The ambition now is to soon bring the TU4Dublin project to fruition with a successful joint application for designation that would be transformative in terms of the overall social, cultural and economic impact in the region, and for the international competitiveness of higher education in Ireland.

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Carol Byrne, Laura Woods, Cassie Stokes and Eilish Boyle at the Cloud 10 Beauty showcase with Caroline Hirons at the Marker Hotel. Pic Brian McEvoy

New schools for Harold’s Cross

200 new jobs

By Jake Maxwell

New Relic, a technology Firm, has recently opened its new European headquarters in Dublin.

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The HQ is located in Golden Lane and supports customers in the EMEA region. The company ÂżUVW FDPH WR 'XEOLQ LQ DQG currently employs 100.

A NEW primary school school is to open on the site of the former Harold’s Cross stadium in September 2019.

And a post primary school will open 12 months later in September 2020.

Plans for the 16 classroom primary school and 1,000 pupil post primary school on the site of the former greyhound

WUDFN ZHUH FRQÂżUPHG E\ Education Minister Richard Bruton who said that contractors had been signed for the acquisition of the stadium.

The transaction is due to close shortly at which stage the property, for which the Department of Education paid ₏23m, will transfer into the minister’s ownership.

It is intended that the site will be the home to the

recently announced new 16-classroom primary school, and a 1,000 pupil post-primary school to serve the south Dublin suburbs of Dublin 6, Clonskeagh and Dublin 6W. It is likely that both schools ZLOO LQ WKH ÂżUVW LQVWDQFH RSHQ in temporary accommodation on the site, pending the construction of purpose-built schools, which will have to go through the planning process.

THERE’S money in reading LI ¿JXUHV UHOHDVHG UHFHQWO\ RQ 'XEOLQœV OLEUDU\ ¿QHV LV DQ\thing to go by.

The Capital’s book lovers were KLW E\ ¿QHV RI RYHU Ÿ DIter they dropped back books late to libraries last year.

Dublin City Council had the greatest challenge with returns, seeing just over â‚Ź141,000 in ÂżQHV EXW FROOHFWHG MXVW Âź In DĂşn Laoghaire-Rathdown, the authority levied more than â‚Ź79,000 on borrowers but collected just over â‚Ź75,000.

In South Dublin County Council, the tally for the year was just over â‚Ź86,000, compared to the â‚Ź55,633 collected.

Fingal County Council had WKH ORZHVW UDWH RI ÂżQHV RI WKH four local authorities in the capital, with â‚Ź54,179 levied and â‚Ź48,537 collected in 2017.

The four councils also gave details of what were the most borrowed books of last year, with kid’s titles proving popular.

In Fingal, nine of the 10 most

popular items were written by two authors – David Walliams and Diary of a Wimpy Kid ZULWHU -H྾ .LQQH\ 7KHLU ¿JXUHV covered July to December.

For Dublin City Council, the results saw Echoland by Joe Joyce the top title, mainly because it was chosen for the One City One Book initiative.

The top choice in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (July to December) was Eithne Massey’s Where the Stones Sing, a novel about the Black Death in Dublin in the fourteenth century.

South Dublin County Council said all of their top 10 for 2017 were made up of “junior titles� with the Big Bad Book of Bart Simpson by Matt Groening claiming the number one spot.

Wetherspoon to create 300 jobs in pub and hotel

By Jake Maxwell THEY may not be everyone’s cup of tea (or pint) but there’s not doubting Wetherspoon’s commitment to Ireland and its record of creating jobs in Dublin.

The pub chain has announced that it is to create 300 jobs at a new pub and hotel development in the city centre.

The UK company will begin work on its new pub and hotel located in Camden Street Upper and Camden Street Lower on May 8.

The pub and 92 room hotel, which is set to open in the summer of 2019, is being developed in a row of derelict properties at a cost of â‚Ź18.5m. “We are looking forward to developing the site into a fantastic pub and hotel,â€? Tim Martin, Wetherspoons chairman, said.

The development is set to big

the biggest single investment undertaken by Wetherspoon and will result in its largest hotel alongside a pub.

The pub will be set over two levels and feature a beer garden, and a number of original features of the derelict buildings will be retained and restored.

This includes the circular stained glass window which was crafted by Earley & Company (church decorators and stained glass manufacturers), who were based at the site.

The window on the façade of 5 Upper Camden Street is considered to be the work of John Earley – son of the founder of the company. Part of the terrace was also a convent of the Little Sisters of Assumption – from 1890 until the 1940s and their former chapel will also be preserved and form part of the new pub and hotel, a statement from Wetherspoon said.

It will be called Keavan’s Port Hotel, which is based on evidence from a series of historic maps and records dating back to 1673, showing that the original name of Camden Street Upper and Lower is Keavans Port.

Meanwhile, two protected buildings which will comprise the 1,600sq m space for JD Wetherspoon’s new gastropub on Abbey Street will be connected by a glazed link at JURXQG DQG ¿UVW ÀRRU OHYHOV D court has heard.

Judge Terence O’Sullivan, in the Circuit Licensing Court, has granted Wetherspoon’s a declaratory order that will guarantee the company a full drinks license and restaurant providing the development is completed in accordance with planning.

The already company owns six other gastropubs around Dublin, DĂşn Laoghaire and Cork. It also has pubs in Northern Ireland.

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I’m sweet on new sugar tax

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he sugar tax announced in last autumn’s budget looks set to be introduced from May 1.

That’s unless it is postponed again – it was originally meant to come LQWR H྾HFW IURP $SULO EXW ZDV postponed while the Department of Finance engaged in discussions with the European Commission on whether the tax infringes EU law on state aid.

When it comes to the introduction of the tax it seems the date is a moveable feast, if you’ll excuse the pun.

The tax proposes to add a 30 cent per litre tax to the price of popular sweetened drinks with more than eight grams of sugar per 100 millilitres.

This will translate into roughly 10 cent tax on the price of a QRUPDO VL]HG FDQ DQG FHQWV tax per two-litre bottle.

It remains to be seen if the prices will actually go up by these amounts; will the manuIDFWXUHUV WDNH D KLW RQ SURÂżW margins so as not to lose market

Brian Quigley share? The reason for the tax is to discourage young people in particular from consuming excessive amounts of sugarVZHHWHQHG GULQNV LQ DQ HŕľľRUW WR tackle obesity.

It’s a step in the right direction. A sugar tax alone won’t tackle obesity. Young people need to be educated as to what constitutes a balanced and healthy diet, not just be told that a diet without sugar-sweetened drinks is healthy.

They also need to be provided with more opportunities for taking aerobic exercise, particularly in school, and warned of the QHJDWLYH HŕľľHFWV RI VSHQGLQJ WRR much time on electronic devic-

Shauna Murphy, Molly Keating, Courtney Byrne, Emma Fitzpatrick and Nicole Hibbits from St Mary’s Glasnevin and Dominican College, Drumcondra at the Get Going Get Rowing Blitz at Grand Canal Dock. Pic: Bryan Brophy es. The government estimates that the sugar tax will bring in ₏40m in revenues.

This is the wrong way to be thinking.

It’s putting the sugar tax in the same bracket as taxes on petrol, cigarettes and alcohol,

where just enough tax is always added at the budget to ensure revenue streams are increased; in other words it can look like the last thing the government actually wants are for sales, in other words consumption, to collapse.

$ FRQĂ€LFW RI LQWHUHVW SHUKDSV" ([FHVVLYH UHÂżQHG VXJDU FRQsumption is possibly the singlebiggest threat to the health of the developed world.

It leads to not only obesity but also diabetes and heart disease.

Sugar is essentially a drug – it

releases chemicals in the brain that make you happy.

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The food industry knew what it was doing. We were had.

Possibly we’ll be had again if they tinker with their formulas so that low-sugar means more chemicals added that will lead to cancers etc.

We will have to wait and see.

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Model Ali McDonnell as she announced details of Autism Ireland’s Blue Nose week which ran until April 29

Sophie Spence and Rob Heffernan with Ryan Scully Aluko (10), Jackson Staunton (8), Teigh Warburton (9), Lily Boylan (9) Lexie Boylan (8) and Ella O’Reilly (8) at the launch of the Applegreen Blossom Fund to support children living in disadvantaged areas in association with the Irish Youth Foundation. Pic: Marc O’Sullivan Yaduvir Harhangi, Synge Street CBS, at the 2019 BT Young Scientist launch which runs January 9-12. Pic: Colm Mahady

Hilary Kelleher and Hilda O’Shea at Neutrogena’s Mask Collection launch in Iveagh Garden Hotel. Pic Brian McEvoy

Kayleigh Campbell and Erina McNeilis, and right Ailis Gavin, at the launch of Marimer spray range, at Urchin, St Stephen’s Green. Pic Brian McEvoy

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with Justin Ivory

CHARITY of the week

FILM of the week

Earth Force!!!

CUIDIU AWARENESS WEEK Carmichael House, North Brunswick St, Arran Quay, Dublin 7 May 14-18, www.cuidiu-ict.ie.

LOVE, SIMON Out Now

(All pics: Justin Ivory) THERE were strange goings on outside government buildings last Wednesday, April 25.

The men (and women) in white suits had turned up in force. Were they here for the lunatics in the asylum that is our DĂĄil? Well yes and no, they were certainly hoping to prevent our politicians from presiding over some utter madness and they had not come alone. There were giant owl and ladybird like creatures in their midst among more normal folks carrying a various menagerie of colourful signs and banners.

The gathering was in fact a good cohort of members of some of Ireland’s environmental NGOs including Birdwatch Ireland and the Irish Wildlife Trust to demonstrate against the Heritage Bill.

This bill if passed would see section 40 of the Wildlife Act amended, allowing burning on our mountainsides and hills in March and hedge-cutting in August, which would have devastating consequences on our biodiversity.

It is sickening ironic that a piece of legislation entitled the Heritage Bill will have such negative consequences for our natural heritage. I can still vividly remember when the period prohibiting cutting and burning was extended via the Wildlife Amendment Act of 2000, and the years of lobbying by many groups and individuals to achieve that.

It beggars belief that in the year of 2018 we are looking at our elected officials rolling back on those changes for no other reason than to satisfy a vocal minority with no other motive than short-term greed and being too lazy to adopt work practices more in keeping with a modern, educated society and world.

The Cuidiu week will take place at many Cuidiu centres across the country. Cuidiu is a voluntary parent-to-parent voluntary group who offers many different activities for young children and parents. They also provide breastfeeding support and have toddler groups in different locations across Dublin. Their aim

is to provide support to parents who are feeling low or mothers with post-natal depression. They are currently looking for new volunteers and parents to join the group and spread the word.

EXHIBITION of the week

Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it’s a little more complicated: he’s yet to tell his family or friends he’s gay and he doesn’t actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. Directed by Greg Berlanti (Dawson’s Creek, Brothers & Sisters), written by

HOROSCOPES Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger (This is Us), and based on Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love.

COMEDY GIG of the week LIMMY’S VINE Vicar Street, 58-59 Thomas St, The Liberties, Dublin, May 2, 7.30pm, ₏28, www.ticketmaster.ie

FISHY BUSINESS National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin, May 5, 2-4pm, www. museum.ie Drop in to the Kildare Room at the National Museum of Ireland - Archaeology to discover the Stone Age replica objects in the museum’s handling collection.

Examine the replica fish trap and flint stone tools to learn about how people in Stone Age Ireland caught their dinner. Then

make your own paper fish to take home. Admission to this event is free, if you have any questions please send an email to marketing@museum.ie.

Limmy is perhaps best known for BBC Scotland’s Limmy’s Show, but when that came to an end, Limmy turned to Vine.

With a lot of time on his hands, he spent most of 2013 on his phone, recording 6 second video after 6 second video. When Vine came to an end, Limmy

had created over an hour’s worth of nightmarish nonsense, improvised characters, and the one with the spider crawling out his mouth. Book your ticket now!

OPPORTUNITY of the week

IRELAND’S SEASHORE: A FIELD GUIDE

By Lucy Taylor and Emma Nickelsen

SLIMMING WORLD CAREERS OPPORTUNITY EVENT Hilton Dublin Airport Hotel, Malahide Rd, Northern Cross, Dublin, May 26, 10am

also make Irish shores habitable for species found in southern Europe, the Canaries and the Mediterranean. Written by qualified marine biologists.

Slimming experts in Dublin are celebrating another successful year supporting thousands of members to lose weight and now they have launched a campaign to recruit more people with a passion for helping others for the “best work in the world� with a special Slimming World careers

HEALTHY APPETITE RTÉ One, Wednesdays, 8.30pm Healthy Appetite is an exciting new eight part series about fabulous food. In each episode, TV presenter and healthy food guru Pamela Flood meets two top chefs in their restaurants where they whip up truly mouthwatering and seductive signature appetisers, main courses or desserts: like Paul Flynn’s luxurious Crab Crème BruleÊ, Aoife Noonan’s divine Assiette of Chocolate and Espresso or

Michelin starred Derry Clarke’s sumptuous Surf n’ Turf. The chefs are brave enough to allow their dishes to be deconstructed by esteemed dietitian Aveen.

Opportunity Event. Slimming World is looking for people who have lost weight themselves with the organisation. For more go to www.slimmingworld.co.uk.

GIG of the week

TV SHOW of the week

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together of two of classical music’s brightest stars will showcase the versatility of their instruments through a range of music from Bach to Bogdanović, and Benjamin Dwyer.

ALBUM of the week

STAR CHASERS Pavilion Theatre, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, April 29, 4pm, â‚Ź6.50 www.paviliontheatre.ie

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between a parent and child and their attempts to come to terms with the shared loss in their lives.

A tapestry of music, movement and magical imagery.

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KIDS FUN of the week

A modern-day adventure for all, Star Chasers sees Billy and Dad heading north with just a tent and a box full of Mam’s memories.

On the way they pitch their tent, conjure Mam’s stories and quarrel as they seek journey’s end and a new beginning. A rich exploration of the relationship

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WHERE HISTORY & CULTURE LIVE ON Rediscover Russborough – rich with paintings collected by the Earls of Milltown and donated to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1902, on view in their original surroundings for the fi rst time in over 100 years.

The RHSI 18th century walled garden is available for pre booked groups For Family Fun there is a Maze, Fairy Trail, Playground & Tree Trail 2km Audio walking tour of the Demesne

Gift Shop &Restaurant

TO CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF GUIDED TOURS AT RUSSBOROUGH WE ARE OFFERING A

40% discount

from 14th April to 30th April on production of this voucher * Please note: this offer does not apply to groups

OPENING TIMES: 1st March to December, 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm

Tel: + 353 (0)45 865239 Email: friedaoconnell@russborough.ie www.russborough.ie Sat Nav GPS: Lat 53.135517 Long 6.572386

* Free Coach Park * €2 Car Park Location: 20 km from Dublin off the N81 and 4.5 km from Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland DV

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Brian Quigley

Leinster play total rugby

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n the 1970’s Holland were the most consistent and skilful soccer side in the world. The brand of near-perfect football they played was referred to as ‘’total football’’.

If there’s a rugby equivalent, then that’s what Leinster played in their emphatic 38-16 victory over Scarlets on April 21 to set up a Champions Cup ¿QDO PHHWLQJ ZLWK 5DFLQJ LQ Bilbao on May 12.

Leinster’s performance was certainly near-perfect. They were clinical, accurate and powerful. They monopolised possession and tackled ferociously.

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more in the second half. SexWRQ FRQYHUWHG DOO ÂżYH +H DOVR scored a penalty for good measure.

Leinster had put out Saracens, the reigning champions, in the TXDUWHU ÂżQDO DQG 6DUDFHQV DUH the only side ever (in 2016) to win every match of a winning Champions Cup campaign.

Leinster could emulate that this year. In their Pool they beat Exeter, Glasgow and Montpellier, the current table-toppers in the English Premiership, Pro 14 and French Top 14 leagues.

Leinster, along with Toulon, have three Champions Cups. A win in Bilbao would see them draw level with Toulouse on four.

Nobody has more than that.

That’s the level of greatness and immortality Leo Cullen’s side are on the verge of.

Credit too to Stuart Lancaster, who has worked quietly and diligently in his coaching role with Leinster to resurrect his career and reputation after his harsh treatment by the English media at the end of his tenure with the national team. England’s

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Fast-track your career into the healthcare profession ‌work as a phlebotomist!

Advertorial THIS August sees the return of Geopace Training to Dublin and Cork with their two day phlebotomy training course.

An increasing demand for skilled healthcare professionals has led to a shortage of allied healthcare workers, especially phlebotomists - the skilled healthcare professionals who take your blood. Demand is high within hospitals as well as many clinics and surgeries and RŕľľHUV D JROGHQ RSSRUWXQLW\ IRU that “longed forâ€? career change!

If you have good people skills, good manual dexterity and like the idea of working in a busy hospital or clinic, a phlebotomist job may be just the right job for you!

Many people enter this profession when they are looking for a career change or a fresh start.

Phlebotomists often work part time (mornings) but some do work full time as well as weekends and holidays. Blood samples are usually collected in the mornings and then analysed in the Path Labs in the afternoon.

“We train people from all walks of life and all agesâ€? exSODLQV -HQQLH (DJOHWRQ RŕľśFH manager. “We’ve had shop assistants, receptionists, beauticians and dental nurses, as well DV WHOHVDOHV VWDŕľľ XQHPSOR\HG school leavers and the retiredâ€? says Jennie.

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people to progress to working in the labs and to other specialised departments. Internal promotion is much easier once you are “on the ladder� and have some experience.

Many hundreds of Geopace trainees are now working as phlebotomists and a few have even chosen to work abroad where there is often a shortage and growing demand for this specialised skill.

If you like the idea of a career in healthcare then this may be just the job for you! Training takes place over two full days and culminates in the award of a UK nationally recognised DQG DFFUHGLWHG FHUWLÂżFDWH Âł:H SUDFWLFH RQ DUWLÂżFLDO DUPV´ VD\V Jennie. “And all our students have a lot of fun learning. We get a great deal of satisfaction when we later learn that they are working in their local hospital or GP Surgeryâ€?.

If you would like to know more about phlebotomy as a career or to book a place on the Dublin or Cork course visit Geopace Training’s website at www.geopace.com.

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