Month XX, 2012 Malahide • PortMarnock • kinsealy • clarehall May 9, 2013 Find us on castleknock • carPenterstown • laurel lodge • roselawn FREE GAZETTE Castleknock ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES...................... 8 DUBLIN LIFE................... 11 OUT&ABOUT ..................17 CLASSIFIEDS................ 26 SPORT ........................... 27 Soccer: Castleknock sides continue winning streak Page 30 Hurling: St Brigid’s epic comeback pips Kilmacud Crokes Page 31 Paul hosFord A GArdA investigation is under way after thousands of copies of the Lucan Gazette were removed from stores last week. The pictures above showTommy Morris, parliamen- tary assistant to Fine Gael’s derek Keating Td, who was captured on CCTV, taking substantial numbers of Gazettes from different stores during last Thursday and Friday. The paper’s distribution staff believe that over 3,000 copies were taken across Lucan, including the Village, Ballyowen, Hillcrest, dodsboro and Griffeen Valley. This week Tom Curran, general secretary of Fine Gael, said: “[The party] condemns in the strongest possible terms the actions of MrTommy Morris, who is an employee of derek Keating Td, in removing copies of the Lucan Gazette from retail outlets. His actions have no place in politics. We are deeply disappointed by these events.” Local residents, advertisers and distributors of the paper are angry at the actions. One reader of the pub- lication said: “I looked for the Lucan Gazette on sev- eral days in Marks and Spencer and I couldn’t find it there. This is censorship and it smacks of underhand- edness. “They should let people read what they want. If I had advertised this week I would have been incensed.” continued on Page 5 BUSTED!
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Month XX, 2012M a l a h i d e • P o r t M a r n o c k • k i n s e a ly • c l a r e h a l l
Hurling: St Brigid’s epic comeback pips Kilmacud CrokesPage 31
Paul hosFord
A GArdA investigation is under way after thousands of copies of the Lucan Gazette were removed from stores last week.
The pictures above show Tommy Morris, parliamen-tary assistant to Fine Gael’s derek Keating Td, who was captured on CCTV, taking substantial numbers of Gazettes from different stores during last Thursday and Friday.
The paper’s distribution staff believe that over 3,000 copies were taken across Lucan, including the Village, Ballyowen, Hillcrest, dodsboro and Griffeen Valley.
This week Tom Curran, general secretary of Fine Gael, said: “[The party] condemns in the strongest possible terms the actions of Mr Tommy Morris, who is an employee of derek Keating Td, in removing copies of the Lucan Gazette from retail outlets. His actions have no place in politics. We are deeply disappointed by these events.”
Local residents, advertisers and distributors of the paper are angry at the actions. One reader of the pub-lication said: “I looked for the Lucan Gazette on sev-eral days in Marks and Spencer and I couldn’t find it there. This is censorship and it smacks of underhand-edness.
“They should let people read what they want. If I had advertised this week I would have been incensed.”
Gazette Group newspapers ltd. Terms and Conditions for acceptance of advertisements
reserve the right to omit or suspend or alter any advertisement(s) in any of its publications. we also decline any responsibility in the event of one or more of a series of advertisements being omitted for any reason whatever, nor do we accept liability for any loss or damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of any advertisement. if your advertisement appears incorrectly, contact the Advertising department immediately, as responsibility cannot be accepted for more than one week’s incorrect insertion. responsibility cannot be accepted if the complaint is made more than two weeks after insertion. if one places an advertisement for more than one week and then cancels it after the first week, no refund or credit will be given for weeks cancelled. The advertiser undertakes to indemnify the proprietors against any liability for any civil action arising out of the publication of the advertisement or any other matter printed or published in the blanchardstown Gazette, Castleknock Gazette, Clondalkin Gazette, dundrum Gazette, dun laoghaire Gazette, lucan Gazette, Malahide Gazette and swords Gazette. The placing of an order or contract will be deemed an acceptance of these conditions.
Alison and Kevin Mulligan Carroll with eli and Leo, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in November 2012
wags to run June mini marathon for hospitalWIVES and girlfriends of a local American football team will run the women’s mini mara-thon next month to raise money for Crumlin hos-pital where one of their children is currently being treated.
Little Leo was just two years old when he was diagnosed with leukae-mia in November 2012. He is since been under-going ongoing treatment on the cancer ward at St John’s Ward in the facil-ity.
Leo’s father Kevin Mulligan-Carroll is a member of West Dub-lin Rhinos American football team based in Castleknock, and his wife Alison is now set to take part in the upcom-ing marathon to raise money for the ward her son is receiving treat-ment in.
She will be joined by nine other wives and girlfriends of other team members.
Alison has seen first hand the work that doc-tors and staff do each day, but has also seen just how much funding the hospital needs. “He has six months’ treat-ment done and he has three months left.
“They [Crumlin] are in the middle of renovating the ward. They have the first phase done. In the ward, you are sharing rooms with other fami-lies and obviously in a cancer ward there are
families going through really tough times, so it can be uncomfortable having to share a room. There are no bathrooms for the parents [in the room] so you have to walk up the corridor, but with us, because Leo is so young, whichever one is staying over night, you had to wait for the other one to come in the morning before you could go to the toilet – that sort of thing. But now they are building private, en-suite rooms, so families have pri-vacy and rooms are big enough now for families to stay in and have the equipment needed there too,” she explained.
She went on to say that more money is needed to put towards this project. “The first phase of work was finished and opened in February. They are on
the second phase now to open at the end of the summer. I think about 19 rooms are going to be there.
“We aren’t going to run the mini marathon in record time, it’s just about getting involved and raising money for the hospital. We hope to raise €1,000, we already have €650 at the moment so it would be great if we could get to that in the next month,” Alison said.
Last year, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Chil-dren launched an ambi-tious campaign to raise €8 million to renovate the cardiac and cancer facilities there. Since then, €4 million has been raised.
Help Us Cross the Finish Line is part of the Fix Crumlin campaign - a fundraising initiative
to improve and upgrade the old and cramped wards currently being used at Crumlin Hospi-tal by this summer.
Anyone who has reg-istered for the marathon, but has not decided on a charity is being asked to consider the Fix Crumlin campaign.
“We are appealing directly to women… to help us raise the remaining €4 million to complete construction of these essential new facilities. By getting your running shoes on with your friends and family on June 3 you will help us cross the finish line for Ireland’s sickest chil-dren,” Dr Orla Franklin, consultant paediatric cardiologist, said.
To receive a fundrais-ing pack see www.fix-crumlin.ie or locall 1890 507 508.
Music school to performCASTLEKNOCK School of Music will showcase its students’ talents when they perform at their sev-enth annual awards con-cert.
The concert takes place on Sunday, May 12 at 2pm at Westmanstown Sports and Conference Centre.
Students and teachers will perform on a range of instruments and prizes will be awarded to stu-dents in a variety of age categories by adjudicator, professor Anthony Byrne of the Royal Irish Acad-emy of Music.
Tickets cost €10 for adults, and €6 for children and senior citizens. A fam-ily ticket (two adults and three children) costs €25.
A DUBLIN 15 primary school has been reward-ed for its dedication to showing racism the red card after winning the national competition.
Scoil Choilm, along with 140 other schools, entered the Show Racism the Red Card competition as part of Anti-Bullying and Anti-Racism Week.
They were declared overall winners in the primary school category during the award cer-
emony held in the Aviva recently.
The school entered art designs, slogans and a video of their concert for the competition.
“We had children sing-ing, dancing and they all had statements about anti-racism. It was really brilliant,” said principal Treasa Lowe.
This is the first year the school entered, and win-ning made it even more exciting.
“We are so lucky. We had a huge week here in the school for anti-racism
and anti-bullying. We had lots of events going on for kids, parents and staff. It was really an awareness building week. It was a big week, but this is some-thing that must be contin-ued at all times through-out the year,” she said
The principal went on to say that the school is “very lucky” to have an “eclectic mix of cultures”, which they are all very proud of.
“For all children grow-ing up, racism is some-thing we need to be aware of and respecting
everyone in our society is a vital part of education. We were delighted to participate - we were very lucky that we won it,” she continued.
During the award cer-emony, a number of chil-dren, who were chosen to represent the school, got a chance to visit the Aviva
Stadium. They met former Irish international foot-baller Kevin Kilbane and Dublin GAA legend Jason Sherlock among others.
“It was an absolutely great day. They met Kevin Kilbane and some other celebrities, and one kid got a football signed – it was really brilliant. It was
a school community ini-tiative; it incorporated everyone in the school. We would love to enter it again next year – it’s an important part of educa-tion,” she added.
For further information on Show Racism the Red Card programme, log on to: www.theredcard.ie.
winnerS Local school shows racism the red card in competition
rTE children’s TV presenter Diana bunici with Scoil Choilm pupils Evelyn Turcanu,
Clinton Eluka, Klevis Malaj, Jordan whelan and Jennifer Jerevardan in the Aviva
Stadium at the Show racism the red Card Creative Competition Awards Exhibition
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College’s set to hold its 16th annual plant saleThe Parents Association of Castleknock Community College will be hosting their 16th annual plant sale at the school this weekend. The fundraising fair will take place on Satur-day and Sunday, May 11 and 12 from 10am to 5pm.
There will be plenty of plants and garden accessories for sale to liven up your garden as the evenings stretch, such as herbs, hanging baskets, flowers, shrubs and potted plants. There will also be a cake sale with tea and cof-fee on both days.
For more information about the plant sale, log on to www.castleknockcc.ie.
FastNews
CCTV cameras to combat dumpingCCTV cameras are in place at Rugged Lane to combat illegal dumping in the area. The cameras have been put in place by Fingal County Council.
Fine Gael Cllr eithne Loftus asked management at Fingal to carry out inspections at Rugged Lane, Strawberry Beds to “ascertain the extent of illegal dumping and institute safeguards to stop this”.
In response, a spokesperson for the council said the litter warden inspected the area on April 18 and 24 but found “no evidence” of illegal dumping.
She added they would continue to carry out regular inspections. Currently there are two No Dumping signs and
CCTV cameras are now in place.
St Mochta’s FC academy tournamentSt Mochta’s FC is holding their academy tournament on May 11 at their Porterstown Road venue. The two-league competition will commence at 2.30pm on the day, and will see the winners from each league take part in a one-off final match.
There are 12 seven-a-side teams enrolled to take part in the Clonsilla competition so far, including local sides Dunboyne, Verona, hartstown/huntstown, as well as two sides from the host club, and WFTA, Parkvilla and Leixlip United among the other participants.
For more information, contact Brendan Kennedy on 087 679 9923 or Carl Duffy on 087 284 3881.
The recommended option is the step bridge, which does not have universal access, meaning cyclists, buggies
and wheelchair users will have to use an alternative route
Footbridge plans to aid crossing closures LAurA webb
lwebbgazettegroup.com
FINGAL is to put out plans for a proposed footbridge over Porter-stown level crossing to facilitate plans by Irish Rail to close a number of crossings along the Maynooth line.
The local council is to initiate Part 8 of the planning process, pub-lic consultation, which allows interested parties lodge submissions and observations on a plan.
During a recent area committee meeting, the council presented two options for the area; a stepped footbridge and a ramped bridge.
The recommended option is the step bridge, which does not have universal access, mean-ing cyclists, buggies and wheelchair users will have to use an alterna-tive route over the Dr Troy Bridge, parallel to
Porterstown Road. According to a coun-
cil spokesperson, the proposal is to “facilitate the closure of the level crossing to vehicular traffic”. Adding, it is Irish Rail’s “objective” to close level crossings on the Maynooth line for “safety and opera-tional” reasons, which would include electri-fication and increased frequency.
Funding for the plan would be supported by the National Transport Authority.
The advantages of the stepped footbridge is that it is the shortest and most direct route for pedestrians with minimal visual impact, but the main disadvan-tage is that it does not provide for universal access.
The second option, with ramps, although universal, has an “exten-sive” distance along the
ramps resulting in 350m walk to cross the level crossing. For exam-ple, the council said the distance from Dis-wellstown Road to St Mochta’s using the Dr Troy Bridge is 1,100m, using the ramped bridge at Por ters town Rd would be 1,107m and the stepped foot bridge at Porterstown would be 803m – showing the distance from the alternative route and the proposed ramped option is pretty much the same.
In the plans it also states that existing poor pedestrian facilities at this road would suggest this route is already unsuitable for people with disabilities.
Installing the ramped bridge would also affect a steep cutting of the canal requiring complex construction to provide foundations with asso-ciated impacts on canal
and railway. “We looked at the
option of full univer-sal access but it has a number of disadvantag-es… it’s still shorter to go over Dr Troy Bridge, so we recommend option one – stepped footbridge,” the council spokesperson said.
Cllr Kieran Dennison (FG) recommended waiting a year before looking at closing the level crossing to vehi-cles at all.
“We will have three schools in the area… it will be difficult to cater for all needs… it might be something to wait until a school term has finished to see how it works,” he commented.
It was agreed that the proposed plans for the stepped footbridge will go out on public display in the coming weeks, with a view to have it on display for six weeks over June/July.
council Stepped bridge is recommended
CAReMARK Dublin North has launched its new eLearning pro-gramme that will provide knowledge required to carry out the role of care and support worker.
The new eLearning programme was recently launched at their Dublin north offices.
Caremark, which has a number of offices across Dublin and nationwide, provides care and sup-port for anyone who wishes to remain in their own home, regardless of their illness, disability or situation.
This eLearning train-ing will provide the knowledge required to carry out the role of care and support worker.
The care and support worker can study in their own time at home. On completion of the theo-retical training the care and support worker will attend eight practical classes.
With an ageing popu-lation more and more people are choosing to be cared for at home, care and support workers need to be trained. Care manager Aislinn Bobbett says: “Caremark provide a 12-week induction of all its care and support workers and understands the commitments that care and support have to their own families and e learning allows for this flexibility”.
helen Chan Care-mark National train-ing and support man-ager remarked how well eLearning has worked in the other Caremark office and is delighted that Caremark Dublin North has introduced eLearning.
caremark: elearning programme
Home study course launch
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The recommended option is the step bridge, which does not have universal access, meaning cyclists, buggies
and wheelchair users will have to use an alternative route
Footbridge plans to aid crossing closures LAurA wEbb
lwebbgazettegroup.com
FINGAL is to put out plans for a proposed footbridge over Porter-stown level crossing to facilitate plans by Irish Rail to close a number of crossings along the Maynooth line.
The local council is to initiate Part 8 of the planning process, pub-lic consultation, which allows interested parties lodge submissions and observations on a plan.
During a recent area committee meeting, the council presented two options for the area; a stepped footbridge and a ramped bridge.
The recommended option is the step bridge, which does not have universal access, mean-ing cyclists, buggies and wheelchair users will have to use an alterna-tive route over the Dr Troy Bridge, parallel to
Porterstown Road. According to a coun-
cil spokesperson, the proposal is to “facilitate the closure of the level crossing to vehicular traffic”. Adding, it is Irish Rail’s “objective” to close level crossings on the Maynooth line for “safety and opera-tional” reasons, which would include electri-fication and increased frequency.
Funding for the plan would be supported by the National Transport Authority.
The advantages of the stepped footbridge is that it is the shortest and most direct route for pedestrians with minimal visual impact, but the main disadvan-tage is that it does not provide for universal access.
The second option, with ramps, although universal, has an “exten-sive” distance along the
ramps resulting in 350m walk to cross the level crossing. For exam-ple, the council said the distance from Dis-wellstown Road to St Mochta’s using the Dr Troy Bridge is 1,100m, using the ramped bridge at Por ters town Rd would be 1,107m and the stepped foot bridge at Porterstown would be 803m – showing the distance from the alternative route and the proposed ramped option is pretty much the same.
In the plans it also states that existing poor pedestrian facilities at this road would suggest this route is already unsuitable for people with disabilities.
Installing the ramped bridge would also affect a steep cutting of the canal requiring complex construction to provide foundations with asso-ciated impacts on canal
and railway. “We looked at the
option of full univer-sal access but it has a number of disadvantag-es… it’s still shorter to go over Dr Troy Bridge, so we recommend option one – stepped footbridge,” the council spokesperson said.
Cllr Kieran Dennison (FG) recommended waiting a year before looking at closing the level crossing to vehi-cles at all.
“We will have three schools in the area… it will be difficult to cater for all needs… it might be something to wait until a school term has finished to see how it works,” he commented.
It was agreed that the proposed plans for the stepped footbridge will go out on public display in the coming weeks, with a view to have it on display for six weeks over June/July.
council Stepped bridge is recommended
CAReMARK Dublin North has launched its new eLearning pro-gramme that will provide knowledge required to carry out the role of care and support worker.
The new eLearning programme was recently launched at their Dublin north offices.
Caremark, which has a number of offices across Dublin and nationwide, provides care and sup-port for anyone who wishes to remain in their own home, regardless of their illness, disability or situation.
This eLearning train-ing will provide the knowledge required to carry out the role of care and support worker.
The care and support worker can study in their own time at home. On completion of the theo-retical training the care and support worker will attend eight practical classes.
With an ageing popu-lation more and more people are choosing to be cared for at home, care and support workers need to be trained. Care manager Aislinn Bobbett says: “Caremark provide a 12-week induction of all its care and support workers and understands the commitments that care and support have to their own families and e learning allows for this flexibility”.
Helen Chan Care-mark National train-ing and support man-ager remarked how well eLearning has worked in the other Caremark office and is delighted that Caremark Dublin North has introduced eLearning.
caremark: elearning programme
Home study course launch
official opening: club celebrates its newly-installed facilities dANiEL and Niamh Haslan were among the many guests who attended the official launch of the newly-installed changing rooms and meeting facility at Hartstown Huntstown Football Club recently. The opening was celebrated with guest of honour, John Delaney, chief executive, FAI in recognition of Dublin 15’s largest soccer club, one of the fastest growing in the coun-try. The club currently has 27 teams, 22 junior, five senior, one ladies team, 20 children in their Autistic Academy, 50 children in their nursery and 40 children in their academy.
Meet the park’s gardenersIF YOU are getting your garden ready for the summer months, you can get the advice you need by meeting the Phoenix Park gardeners this Sat-urday, May 11.
The OPW profession-al gardeners Brian and Meeda will meet visitors at the Victorian Walled Kitchen Garden from 10.30am to 12pm. They will offer advice about growing your own herbs, fruits and vegetables, as well as show visitors the garden.
The gardens are open every day from 10am to 4pm, and the garden-ers are on site on the second Saturday of the month from February to November.
For more information, log on to www.phoenix-park.ie.
growing
Taking of newspapers sparks Garda inquiry CONTiNuEd frOM COvEr
GAZeTTe managing director Michael McGov-ern said: “We will take whatever steps are neces-sary to protect our brand, the people who read the paper and the people who spend money advertising with us.
“The Gazette is a group of eight papers, with a weekly print-run of more than 40,000 copies. We employ 22 people, as well as freelance and agency workers.
“That someone would attempt to jeopardise their livelihoods in these times is particularly shocking.
“We have sought legal advice, and reported the matter to the Garda. We are determined to ensure that the person or persons
responsible are made accountable,” he said.
The Gazette made many attempts to contact Mr Morris, but he had not responded by the time of going to press.
Barry McCall, presi-dent, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), said it was “astonishing and bizarre behaviour by an individual being paid by the taxpayer”. He added: “Respect for media free-dom is a hallmark of a modern democracy.”
The Gazette NUJ chapel said: “As a local paper, we seek balance in our coverage of all stories and give space to as many points of view as possible.
“We are shocked at the consequences of this course of conduct which, in effect, we believe is an
attempt to censor our reporting.”
When asked if he would apologise, Deputy Keating said he had initiated an internal investigation.
Deputy Keating said: “Following legal advice, I am now initiating an internal investigation into these allegations. This internal investigation may lead to disciplinary proce-dures against Mr Morris.
“I wish to be unequivo-cal that, at no time, in this alleged incident, did Mr Morris act with my knowl-edge or consent.”
At the time of going to press, there has been no effort made, nor has any confirmation or undertak-ing been given, to return the papers to The Gazette and/or not to repeat such conduct.
reaction: Fg condemn actionS oF keating aide tommy morriS
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As of April 30, 2013, following an amendment
to the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002, over 180 additional public bod-ies were brought within the remit of the Ombuds-man for Children’s Office. This is a positive develop-ment meaning the office can now investigate a far greater number of public bodies and organisations that provide services to or make decisions about children or their families on behalf of the state.
Established in 2004, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is the independent statutory body with responsibility for promoting and mon-itoring children’s rights in Ireland.
The role and functions of the Ombudsman for Children’s Office as set out in legislation, the Ombudsman for Chil-dren Act, 2002 are to provide an independent, impartial and free com-plaints handling service; to advise Ministers on policy and legislation; to consult with children directly on matters that affect them and to high-light their concerns.
After almost 10 years of investigating the actions of public bodies
within remit, it was clear to the office that the core principles of best inter-ests and respect for the views of the child were not always respected in Ireland.
When the office inves-tigates a complaint, our intervention has consistently provided opportunities to increase accountability, to pro-mote transparency and improve the quality of the decision-making that directly affects the lives of children and families.
Clearly ensuring that more bodies are sub-ject to our investigatory powers means that there will be opportunities to ensure that children and families are receiv-ing better services from the state.
The Ombudsman for Children’s Office first raised concerns about the number of public bodies excluded from the remit of the office in 2005. We continued to raise these concerns both at a domestic level with Government and at an international level, with the UN Commit-tee on the Rights of the Child.
Under the Ombuds-man for Children Act, 2002 the Ombudsman
Dr Niall Muldoon, director of Investigations, Ombudsman for Children’s Office
for Children is obliged to monitor and review the operation of the Act and can make recommen-dations to the Minister and or the Oireachtas for change.
In March 2012, the Ombudsman for Chil-dren’s Office submit-ted a formal review of the Act, setting out our concerns about the current legislation and making recommenda-tions to address these concerns. In July 2012, the Ombudsman for Children’s Office began direct engagement with Minister Brendan How-lin and his department, and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
The result of this engagement is the Ombudsman for Chil-dren Amendment Act and we are pleased that the Oireachtas has addressed the main concerns and brought the 180 new bodies under the remit of the office. Accessibil-ity to a free, independent mechanism of redress for people who cannot avail of redress in the courts is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy.
The role of the office is even more important in providing a low cost,
180 additional public bodies under Ombudsman’s remit
opinion promoting and monitoring children’s rights
independent mechanism for parents and children through our complaints function.
By identifying and rec-ommending the resolu-tion of systemic problems and extending the remit
of the office, this statuto-ry function will continue to assist even more chil-dren into the future by going towards creating a culture where children are treated properly.
T h e r e a r e ove r
1,100,000 children and young people in Ireland and, as a society, we have responsibility to them, to ensure that when decisions are made that will directly impact on these lives that the deci-
sion makers really think about what is best for young people.
Dr Niall Muldoon
Director of Investigations
Ombudsman for
Children’s Office
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StudentS have got behind their school by signing a petition for an extension with a view to hand it to local ministers at an upcoming public meeting.
Castleknock Commu-nity College has invited local ministers, tds and councillors to attend a public meeting at the school on May 16 to dis-cuss getting the 10 new classrooms and sports hall promised to them in
2006. Speaking to the
Gazette, CCC principal John Cronin said students are signing a petition this thursday (May 9).
“they are concerned about it. We are bidding our class of 13 goodbye and they remind me that six years ago, I promised them that before their time is done here that they would have a sports hall and the additional classrooms – that are long overdue,” he said.
“they have gone through six years of lis-
tening to me promising something – your integrity is on the line.
“the student council meet on an annual basis and one of the issues high on their agenda now is the facilities long since prom-ised and not delivered on. they are very active on it,” he added.
the school has had numerous spor t ing achievements, and con-tinue to have them, yet in 17 years they have not hosted a home game because there is no sports hall.
Castleknock Community College has invited local ministers, TDs and councillors
to attend a public meeting
“there is an appetite, a passion – teachers are giving up weekends going training and coaching.
“It has been decided by the powers that be, that they are not releasing the funding for this particular project. Yet the depart-ment of education’s poli-cy is to replace all tempo-rary accommodation and we have prefabricated buildings that are just on
their last legs. “Into that, we deliver a
first-class education but they still haven’t hon-oured their commitment to replace these ‘tempo-rary’ accommodations – how long is temporary?” he continued.
Carol Pitcher, chairper-son of parents association CCC said support is gath-ering for the meeting but urged everyone to come
and get involved. “Judging on the meet-
ing we had before, I hope we have more people there. Parents realise the work that has been done… there has been a response to the request to engage with politicians as constituents themselves,” she added.
the public meeting takes place on May 16 at 8pm at the school.
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Fash bash: shoppers are treated to beauty and style classes at U-style event
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Fang Ren, aisling Best and sharon cole. Pictures: Ronan O’Sullivan
Model teresa Rock strikes a pose
VERONICA Coburn recently launched her new book Clown Through Mask’ at Draiocht in Blanchardstown.
Veronica is the Theatre artist in residence at Draiocht, and she hosts the Hallelujah! Clown Choir, in which people who like to sing and laugh gather together.
Renowned writer, director and actor Gerry Stembridge was amongst the attendees at the launch, and he got stuck into Veroni-ca’s new book.
Fooling around: CloWn THrougH MaSK BooK launCHEd aT draioCHT
sisters aisling cunningham and eugenie o’Brien
sinead Mccluskey and carolina tolan
the Hallelujah! clown choir. Pictures: David Murtagh
gerry stembridge reading from clown through Mask
Veronica coburn ken crotty
Valerie coyne
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Bang on trend in BlanchardstownTHERE was glitz and glam on the cat-
walk as St Brigid’s National School recently held their fashion show at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Blanchardstown. TV3 presenter Colette Fitzpatrick present-
ed the show, as the latest trends and styles were showcased to all of the local fashioni-stas. The clothes on show were a mixture of local designs and the high streets’ latest collections.
Marilyn langan and Jane Dever
Michelle McDonnell and ann Delaney
STYLE: ST BRIGID’S NATIONAL SCHOOL FASHION SHOW
tV3 presenter colette Fitzpatrick was Mc on the
night
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the models strut their stuff on the catwalk
Mary Furlong and Marie Boyle
samora craven and eileen Voltonnicola o’connell and Jill Boisse karl McIntyre
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THE Gala Irish premiere of Byzantium was recently screened at the IFI in Dublin.
Byzantium is directed by Neil Jordan, and stars Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Jonny Lee Miller and Sam Riley. This gothic thriller was also shot on location in Ireland.
The film is based on a play by Moira Buffini, A Vampire Story, and it tells a mysterious story of a mother and daugh-ter with a dark secret who live in a coastal town.
Byzantium will be released in cinemas nationwide from May 31.
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Director neil Jordan at the premiere of his latest film Byzantium in Dublin.
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dublinlifelet dublin Gazette newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week, as well as the latest from our schools
recruiting: organisation adds 10 new locations
More teachers needed as summer camp expandsThis year, Let’s Go summer Camps are tak-ing on 120 additional teachers to work in their 12 camps dotted around Dublin.
The camps will be set up in various locations throughout the capital including sandyford, Rathfarnham, Foxrock, Knocklyon, Terenure, Castleknock, Malahide, swords and others.
Organisers of the exer-cise focused camps are
currently recruiting pri-mary, secondary and PE teachers which will bring the total number of Let’s Go employees this sum-mer to 280 to service an expansion plan which includes 10 new loca-tions around Dublin.
The camps, which operate during the months of July and August are aimed at children aged between five to 13 years and have been running nationwide
for 20 years.Their multi-activity
programme offers a cur-riculum of events spe-cially designed by physi-cal education teachers.
Let’s Go co-founder Eileen sheehy said: “The camps are a great oppor-tunity for teachers to gain experience and learn activities that they can take back to their schools after the summer.”
The camps will run in Malahide and Portmar-
nock and sandyford July 1–5, in Rathfarnham July 8–12, in Foxrock and Knocklyon July 15–19, in Terenure and sutton July 22–26 and July 29– 2 and finally in swords and Castlenock August 6–10.
Primary, secondary and PE teachers who are motivated, energetic and have an interest in sports, are asked to visit www.letsgo.ie for more information.
the camps offer a curriculum of events specially designed by physical education
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Marvelling at an incredible virtual iron Man experienceSuperheroeS, fans of the Marvel universe and Gazette reporters were excited to become one of The Avengers at the Dundrum Town Cen-tre last week when the Become Iron Man virtu-al reality booth arrived to coincide with the launch of Iron Man 3.
Speaking to Gazette Diary, chief technolo-gist Jared pepall from Marvel, who brought the experience to Ire-land said: “The software was written for Disney/Marvel especially for the movie and it’s so smooth, people think it’s a game.
“The technology is
effectively a highly-advanced version of the Kinect, and a much smoother experience. It renders amazingly and it’s stunning.
“people’s reaction is amazing when the suit goes on. It’s a real experience once you get in there. It tracks your
Gazette reporter Paul Hosford (right) fulfills a lifetime dream as he prepares to
transform into Ironman, courtesy of a Become Iron Man virtual reality booth at
Dundrum town Centre
entire body, and the soft-ware will map the suit to your exact measure-ments. Whatever you do, the suit will do on the screen in front of you.”
having been in the suit, we have to say: Be yourself. unless you can be Iron Man. Always be Iron Man.
CataloGue to ConCentrate on enerGy Costs hArvey Norman have launched a new Future home catalogue which focuses on the benefits of smarter and more effi-cient home appliance technology.
According to harvey Norman, the home fur-niture retail giant, con-sumers are more aware of their energy costs than ever before. homes are becoming smarter and more efficient with home appliance technology changing how we live, cook and entertain.
Following the launch of the new catalogue, a spokesperson for the store said: “A common question that we are asked in store is ‘how much will this appliance cost me to run?’
“In light of this we came up with our Future home concept, where we wanted to present a range of products that could save a household up to 40% on their ener-gy bills.”
The store hopes to advise customers about the money they can save with a new eco-friendly purchase.
For more information, and catalogue details, see www.harveynorman.ie/the-future-home.
sIGn uP for tHe fIrst fIt CIty run serIesAS thousands of run-ners lace up their shoes and take to the streets in preparation for a fast approaching summer, FIT Magazine, Ireland’s leading fitness magazine, is calling on all joggers, runners and walkers to sign up for the inaugural FIT City run Series.
The inaugural FIT Magazine event; FIT City Series is a 10k run which will take place in the phoenix park on Sunday May 12, with a prize fund of €3,000 up for grabs.
Suitable for runners of all levels it is the ideal way to shape up this summer - or get some fit-ness practice before the larger events of the run-ning season.
With a special entry
fee of just €25, including booking fee, (normally €31.50) is being offered by entering the code cit-yseries2013. visit www.fitmagazine.ie to regis-ter.
The event will also benefit Athletics Ireland Fit4youth programme which aims to foster an awareness of fitness and running among teenag-ers.
entrIes BeInG souGHt for fIlM festIvalFIlMMAKerS from across Dublin are being called on to enter this year’s Stranger Than Fic-tion documentary film festival at the IFI.
The festival, which was announced officially this week, will take place September 26 – 29 and is looking to include origi-
nal and exciting docu-mentary films from Irish and international film-makers.
If your film fits the bill, now is that time to pre-pare your entries as sub-missions have opened with a deadline of 6pm, June 14.
This year IFI Stranger Than Fiction plans once again to premiere some of the best documenta-ries from Ireland and around the world, fol-lowing on from 2012’s successful festival which included Dublin pre-mieres of The Imposter, 5 Broken Cameras, The Interrupters, one Mile Away and Detropia.
Details of the 2013 programme wil l be announced and go on sale in early August 2013. For more details, see www.ifi.ie/stf.
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Helping students to deal with exam pressuresAs always, English starts off the Leaving Cert this year on June 5 and by the end of the two weeks, culminating in the last exam, technology on June 21, 56,584 students nationwide will have sat the most important and therefore most pressu-rised of all state exams.
steve Gray, manag-ing director of Dun L a o g h a i r e ’ s Tu t o r Experts, a grind service with an online facility, gave his top tips to The Gazette for Leaving Certificate students fac-ing into the exams next month.
“I could say to parents – take the fuse out your child’s Xbox, but I tried that myself with my own
On June 21, 56,584 students nationwide will have sat the most important of all
State exams
son and he came home the same day announcing he’d learned how to fix a plug in physics. My advice to parents is: “Encourage the student to get some exercise breaks – impor-tant for stress relief. Watch out for consumption of sugary caffeinated drinks, they can cause mood swings and adversely affect concentration.
“Ask your kids to make a list of priorities for the next month. If Facebook is in there, say “put it away until after the exams – you have all summer for that.”
steve also had some tips from his project maths team.
“This advice is like finding gold as the projects maths is new and unfamiliar territory to teachers, parents and pupils.
“On the new project maths exams there is a choice on some of the papers, so make sure to read the paper very care-fully so you know which questions to do and so
you use your time effi-ciently.
“It is hard to predict questions on the new exams, so while students might be faced with dif-ficult / unfamiliar ques-tioning, don’t panic.
“The new course s t i l l awards marks for attempts but also encourages students to work towards the
answer using any logical approach so make sure to give all your selected questions a try.
“Also, most of the marks in a particular question are allocated for the first few parts of the question.
“That is, by the time you get to the more com-plicated parts (d) or (e) at the end of the question,
you have already picked up most of the marks for that question, so while completing that last sub-section will certainly pull up your grade, if you have got all the parts up to this correct, you have cer-tainly already passed the question.”
For more advice and tips go to www.tutorex-perts.ie.
Get involved with our schools pagesCALLING all students! We want all budding writers and photographers from all of our schools to help fill the pages and, in order to encourage the next generation of journalists and snappers to get involved, we are partnering with Harvey Norman to present the Dublin Gazette Newspapers’ Cub Reporter and Cub Photog-rapher of the Year awards. For more details, contact [email protected] or telephone Rob Heigh at 01 601 0240.
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Owners urged to pick up after their dogsLocaL councils are coming together to pro-mote the Green Dog Walkers programme that aims to change attitudes towards cleaning up after pets.
The Green Dog Walk-ers programme was launched by South Dub-lin county council mayor cathal King (SF) in Sean Walsh Park, Tallaght, recently.
He was joined by mem-bers of the DSPca, The Kennel club, council dog wardens and local resi-dent dog owner Sharon Murphy.
The programme is regional involving SDcc,
and the councils of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Meath and Wick-low.
It is a non-confron-tational, friendly way to change attitudes about dog fouling in South Dub-lin county. Green Dog Walkers is a community-based scheme that volun-teers in the community can adopt in their own area and promote.
The mayor welcomed the initiative and said he was “delighted” to offi-cially launch the Green Dog Walkers programme in Sean Walsh.
“Dog fouling is a very serious health issue.
Young children are par-ticularly at risk. Dog own-ers should take responsi-bility for their dogs and make sure they clean up after the dog.
“The Green Dog Walkers programme is a great way to raise awareness of the way to look after your dog. I look forward to meeting lots of green dog walk-ers in the county.”
a spokesperson from Tallaght Hospital said: “We welcome the launch of the Green Dog Walk-ing Initiative. We support the objective to improve our local environment by the responsible man-
agement of dog foul-ing by dog owners. We believe this initiative will help enhance the well-being of our community by reducing the risk of infection posed by dog fouling.”
Tony Kavanagh from Rathfarnham Tidy Towns was also present at the launch and said: “Tidy Towns welcomes this programme as dog foul-ing is a real problem and a health risk.”
Volunteers wear a Green Dog Walkers armband which signi-fies that they have “taken the pledge” to always: clean up after their dog,
Mayor of South Dublin County Council Cathal King at the launch
wear the armband or put the Green Dog Walkers collar on their dog when walking, carry extra dog waste bags, be happy to be approached to “lend” a dog waste bag to those without, be a friendly reminder to other dog walkers to clean up after their dogs.
T h e g r e e n a r m band acts as a friendly reminder to pick up after your dog.
all dog owners have to do is sign a pledge form which can be got through www.social-credits.ie then a Green Dog Walker armband and a GDW bone dog
bag dispenser is posted out.
If anyone is interested in rolling out the cam-paign in their local neigh-bourhood or would like some more information on the programme, then call 01 4149000 or email [email protected] or see www.socialcredits.ie
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More than a mere mortal BairBre Ni BhraoNaiN
Although his nationwide tour is winding down, people still have the chance to see Neil Delamere’s new show, DelaMere Mortal in Draiocht this month.
Neil spoke to the gazette about how the tour went and all about the inspira-tion behind his current show.
“My brother just said to me one day, ‘You know, you’ve lived as long in Dublin now as you have in offaly” and this got me all introspective about which version of me, the first 16-year part or the last 16-year me was the best. So, I went back and found some footage of myself at 16 when I appeared on Blackboard Jungle
with Ray D’Arcy in 1995.“I created the show for the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival, so I performed it there first and although they could under-stand the idea of Blackboard Jungle, it was much more craic doing it in Ireland where everyone was familiar with the show.
“I recreated the whole Blackboard Jungle show with my original team mem-bers, got Ray D’Arcy to host it and filmed it all again to see if we’d learned a small bit over the intervening time.”
Neil recently appeared in two televi-sion documentaries, one on St Patrick and the other on the Vikings.
“they were comedy documentaries with serious experts putting the facts
across and me doing sketches to deliver the material in bite-sized pieces so peo-ple could digest it better.
“It was a probiotic of history really, Ninja history where people don’t even realise they’ve learned anything until afterwards.
“It gave me the chance as well to get involved in something I was interested in and play with swords and ride chariots and things any 12-year-old boy would love to do.”
he has also appeared on a number of tV shows in Britain, chief of which was Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, a platform that has launched many an Irish comic’s career in Britain. Yet Neil has no plans to leave our shores for the
bigger British market.“You have to live over there to crack
Britain, or at least go over and do tV there every couple of weeks. You also need a combination of luck, talent and to be in the right place at the right time. the Panel here in Ireland was great for me and I do Edinburgh every year, which keeps me sharp because it’s the hardest comedy festival in the world.
“At the moment, though, I’ve no plans to move to Britain because I have a nice life here and I have work here. But then again, who knows what will happen? Never say never.”
DelaMere Mortal is on in Draiocht on May 23 and tickets, costing €20 are avail-able at the Box office on 01 885 2622.
Comedian Neil Delamere, who appears in his show at Draiocht this month
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caN you Give lovely Nala a New home?The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.
Our Dog of the Week is Nala, a two-year-old female boxer. Nala came into Dogs Trust pregnant, and had six beautiful pups. All Nala’s babies have found homes, so now it’s time for her to find hers.
Nala loves her comfort and can’t wait to snuggle up on the couch for some well-earned TLC. She can be quite shy when meeting new people and other dogs, but once she gains your trust, she will love you forever.
She needs a home with someone there during the day, and wouldn’t mind sharing the rubs and cuddles with another dog. Nala would be suitable for a family with older children. If you think you are that special person then please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_Ie.
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ALL things style and beautiful filled Blanchardstown Centre recently when they hosted the U-Style event, in conjunction with U Magazine.
The catwalk – which was filled with colour, floral, monochrome, holiday essentials and bold pieces – was the focal point for shoppers throughout the weekend.
Shoppers were also treated to beauty and style masterclasses, and there was a range of discounts across many of the retail stores.
Commenting on the event, Ciara Daley, marketing executive at Blanchardstown Centre, said: “U Style was a huge success, and a fabulous weekend of style, beauty and fun.
“Our spring/summer catwalk shows showcased the wide range of fantastic brands available at Blanchardstown Centre, with eve-
rything a girl could possibly need in her wardrobe to keep her on trend this season.
“All items featured in our shows are in store, and available to buy, now.
“Over the weekend, we had great discounts from BT2, A/wear, Die-sel, French Connection, MEXX, Debenhams, Boots and Specsav-ers, to name but a few.
“There were some seriously styl-ish ladies over the weekend who walked away with some amazing spot prizes, and, of course, our Covergirl winner, Anastasia Per-elighin [see inset].
“Anastasia won a €500 shop-ping spree in Blanchardstown Centre, a feature in U Magazine, an overnight stay plus dinner in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, a beauty hamper from Inglot, and a gift from McCabes Pharmacy.
“All that, plus complimentary beauty treatments! It was a great weekend all round. To check out all of our pics and videos, see www.facebook.com/blanchardstown-centre,” said Ciara.
This week, Gazette Style is showing readers just some of the highlights from the weekend.
Covergirl winner anastasia
Perelighin
Competition winner Grace Murphy
The very best of beauty makeovers in Dublin 15
Fashionista Sean Munsanje and U Magazine editor,
Jen Stevens. Pictures: Paul Sherwood
Jules Fallon, First Option, presenting Sweet Jeans
U-Style delights for all
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The models showcased a wide range of fresh styles and colourful summer outfits from Blanchardstown Centre’s stores
Bright colours and bold designs helped set the tone for some of this summer’s hot new styles
Catwalk styles
U-Style delights for all
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TheatretHe pavilioN tHeatRe 01 231 2929liam o’MaonlaiLIAM O’Maonlai is one of Ireland’s best-loved musicians and singers, both in rock and traditional music. Bono once described Liam as “The best white boy soul singer in the world” and he has been also been described as one of Ireland’s best sean nos singers.May 11, tickets €20/€18.
DRaiocHt 01 885 2622the Great GatsbyTHIS is a classic fable – of America, of the breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age, of enchantment and illusions, of a world where love and dreams are pursued and betrayed. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. May 10 and 11, tickets €16/€14.
Mill tHeatRe DuNDRuM 01 296 9340the odd coupleClassic comedy opens as a group of guys assemble for cards in the apartment of Oscar Madison. If the mess is any indication, it is no wonder his wife left him. Late to arrive is Felix Ungar, fastidious, depressed and none too tense. Another Taney Drama Society production very deftly directed by Niall Jordan. From May 22-25 tickets €15/€12.
C OL I N FA R R E L L has had an interesting career.
Early om, it seemed that the Castleknock bad-boy would spend his career shackled with the label Castleknock bad-boy.
As well known at the outset for who he was sleeping with as his actual job, Farrell has nonetheless proven to be head and shoulders above many of his peers in terms of sheer talent.
From his blistering Hollywood debut in Tigerland, Farrell has turned in an impressive slate of performances.
Minor i t y Repor t , Phone Booth, The New World and In Bruges spring to mind, with his turn in Irish ensemble classic Intermission a personal favourite.
With Dead Man Down,
Farrell begins the first of four 2013 releases and, on a personal level, the
Going down hard
Dublin 15 native sets the bar pretty high.
Here, Farrell plays Victor, an efficiently brutal gangland enforc-er who has infiltrated the gang of demented crime-lord Alphonse (played with delirious glee by the always-excel-lent Terence Howard).
We as the audience, of course, know that Victor’s motivations have less to do with his love of the criminal lifestyle than they do with gaining revenge for the deaths of his family at the hands of Alphonse’s thugs some years before.
This being the first English-language work
of Niels Arden Oplev, the director of the original Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy, violence is often not too far away and every char-acter has an abundance of shades of grey.
The arrival on the scene of Oplev’s Lis-beth Salander, Noomi Rapace, sparks the film to life as her Beatrice draws Victor into a revenge plot of her own, casting a pall over Vic-tor’s own plans.
It’s here that the film slightly loses the run of itself as the script becomes more and more complex, with all
of the lead characters wrestling with moral dilemmas.
In truth, it feels like a modern day version of The Long Good Friday, with Howard’s Alphonse acting as a stand in for Bob Hoskins.
Strangely, the pres-ence of Rapace holds the film back some-what.
In her best English-speaking role yet, she delivers a solid per-formance, but the film’s tonal similarities with the Dragon Tattoo tril-ogy mean that all the while she is on screen, you’re expecting her to
be meaner, to show the demented streak of Lis-beth.
It is akin to casting Sylvester Stallone as a boxing agent. Sure, he could do it, but all the audience will see is Rocky.
It makes you wonder how good the film could have been had Rapace and Farrell’s characters switched places.
That’s not to take away from Farrell ’s performance, which is indeed a fine one.
He handles this kind of silent fury brilliant-ly and has seemingly found his comfort zone in mid-budget films, burned by the one-two of Alexander and Miami Vice.
Overall, the film is a decent calling card for Oplev and Rapace and a piece of excel-lent work from Farrell, Howard and the under rated Dominic Purcell.
Dominic Purcell and Colin Farrell try to out do each other in the poorly-dressed stakes
Review: coliN FaRRell Has beeN wRoNGeD aND He’s out FoR ReveNGe
Paul hosForDour VerDICt:WHEN it is good, it is very, very good. When it’s bad it is just plain confusing. The overly complex script hampers what could have been a top-quality revenge thriller. It features some excellent performances, an assured visual hand and a gratifying burst of violence in the denouement. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t really know what it’s about.
Director: Niels arden oplevstarring: Colin Farrell, Noomi rapace, Dominic Cooper, terrence howard
Film OF The Week: Dead Man Down h h h (12) 130 mins
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I’M SO old, I remember the very first compact disc I ever saw, way back in 1980-cough-something.
My peers and I couldn’t have known then just how ubiquitous the CD would become, let alone how comparat ively quickly the format would become almost obsolete, as the music world moved on to valuable yet (argu-ably) intangible virtual products, such as MP3s.
The reason why I’m freewheelin’ down Mem-ory Lane like Grampa Simpson, is because we’re on the cusp of seeing another potential giant step forward in consum-er technology, via Google
Glass, which is likely to create a long-lasting memory, once sighted.
Well, perhaps. Tech watchers are hedging our/their bets a little at the moment, as Google Glass could indeed turn out to be the vanguard of
a bold new move in the convergence of technolo-gies, and could soon be as comparatively common-place all over the world.
Then again, that’s what soothsayers said about 3D televisions, too, and we all know how well they’re doing. (Just about as well as Remington typewrit-ers, by all accounts.)
So. Google Glass. What is it, and why mention it now, when only a few exist? First things first.
Continuing Google’s interesting progress as a company driving some innovative ideas forward, “Glass” is the company’s attempt to create a new product – and for many,
preview: a summary about new tech just around the corner
Look out for the Google Glass(es)
this model shows one of the current Google Glass models (close-up, below), which
look at first glance like a snazzy pair of glassses – perfect to saunter around
Manhattan with, as she’s doing – yet, at second glance, reveal a tiny camera and
slight lens overlay; with which to film and record data, or to watch and receive it
augmented glasses that also function as a weara-ble computer seems like a natural fit. Pun intended.
Glass has a tiny cam-era that’s capable of taking photos as well as HD recording. as well as boasting data projection capabilities, courtesy of a discreet projector unit in front of one lens.
In other words, what feels like, in effect, a lit-tle monitor in front of the user can display informa-tion as needed.
Using specific com-mands, users can also take photos, start filming, call up certain types of data, and perform a number of other applications.
It’s an interesting move by the technology and data giant, as many companies have been tinkering with mobile, wearable computing for many years, but with no appreciable success, bar limited, simple sports-related tech.
However, if Glass takes off as expected, the tech could become a high-prestige product all over the world, with Glass’s abilities adapting and developing as time goes by, and other technolo-gies develop.
For example, who’s to say that the tech driving Glass couldn’t be adapt-ed in time to suit, say, presciption or contact lenses, specific industry needs, medical proce-dures, and so on?
But first, we have to
look at how well Glass performs. (Yes, yes, another pun.)
Right now, a limited number of Glass units are out in the field, undergo-ing extensive testing, as Google works to both work out early kinks and establish any issues to resolve, and raise aware-ness – certainly, it doesn’t need to raise interest, as a great deal of global atten-tion is already focused on the glasses.
While initial price points suggest the $1,500 (€1,150) mark, con-sumer prices (possibly for slightly stripped-back versions) are certain to be lower, but all has yet to be fully revealed by the company.
So – last pun, I promise – make sure to look out for Google Glass, soon ...
aliens taken to court in californiaclass action lawsuit based on game’s finished qualityWHILE lawsuits and legal problems are common enough within the gaming industry, as people fall out, deals fall through, or contracts are snapped over a knee like kindling, it’s rare enough for anyone in the industry to be sued by ordinary gamers.
This being so, the news that aliens: Colonial Marines developer Gearbox Software and publisher Sega are facing a class action lawsuit has sparked widespread coverage across the media, with everyone from Forbes to Eurogamer picking up the story.
A lawsuit is under way in California, filed on behalf of gamers who bought the widely-criticised game, which saw a number of articles focusing on its graphics.
The class action lawsuit claims that gamers may have been misled by pre-release footage of the game that wasn’t matched by the game’s graphics in the final version, thus misleading them into buying the game.
Although pre-release footage is generally a work in progress, and not a guarantee of final quality, it’s still an interesting case to watch, as gamers regularly see adverts for games showing graphics, or footage, that bear no resemblance to the actual game (albeit generally presented with a caveat of “Not actual gameplay footage”, or somesuch, buried in tiny writing somewhere on the screen).
Regardless of the case succeeding or failing at the court, it could see those responsible for game advertising pause a little, and consider using more specific, actual footage of the finished title – less glossy cinematics, and more gritty, actual footage, which is certainly something that would be welcome.
space out your Gameplaytest your captaincy skills with star commandWITH the next Star Trek film almost upon us, and the (somewhat underwhelming) tie-in Star Trek game just released, this seems like the perfect time to mention star Command. Available for €2.69 for your IOS gadgets, Star Command very much has that Star Trek vibe as you captain your own starship, boldly go about the universe, meet aliens, put together a great crew –
And then watch everything fall apart, as your best-laid plans for starship management, crew rostering, damage control and alien diplomacy get sucked out the nearest airlock when the nearest bad-tempered aliens attack.
Presented with charming pixel graphics, the real-time sim-slash-space ’em up has had a colourful and extended development period on Kickstarter, but the final product was worth it, as Star Command has plenty of character that compensates for its slightly niggly controls.
potential pitfalls for GooGle Glasstech isn’t even out yet, but already some concerns are emergingWITHOUT wishing to go all Chicken Licken and start running around like a headless chi– well, you know, a number of concerns have already emerged about Google Glass, primarily focused on security and data privacy. For example, some analysts have questioned whether people’s privacy will be invaded, should Google Glass wearers record data without their knowledge, while others have questioned how susceptible Glass may be to hacking, or malicious spyware – as cool as the tech seems, its appeal would take a blow if there was, say, any issue of someone hacking into your Glass to, say, watch your bank PIN number being entered. Of course, without Glass being widespread – or even properly, publicly available, just yet – any such concerns or problems have yet to be seen ...
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THE recession has affect-ed us all in one way or another, but it seems that there has been no let-up in recent years in the numbers of young people flocking to the sun from Ireland.
Club 18-30 is gearing up for a similar wave this year and, for anyone hop-ing to let off some steam with a sun holiday com-bined with the very best in music and partying, May 31 appears to be the date to keep in mind.
It’s the day that Club 18-30 officially opens its summer parties, and starts the summer season with a particular focus on music and party mecca, Ibiza.
The number of Irish partygoers hitting their sunspots has continued to grow recently and, with the opening parties bringing events such as an open water party at Es
Paradis, and Jake Bugg performing at the Ibiza Rocks hotel, you can see why.
There’s a lot more going on in various music venues such as Amnesia, DC10, Eden, Pacha and Space, which help to give the popular island its well-deserved standing as Europe’s party capital.
If nightclubs aren’t your thing, you can choose instead from sunset cruis-es, foam parties and silent Sundays, or Full Moon celebrations and poolside parties.
There’s a huge amount of entertainment, as well as a great variety of water-based activities to enjoy, and the best part is that it all takes place in the beautiful settings of Ibiza, surrounded by temperatures floating around 25C.
Even when the sun goes down, you can chill out by the shores of the bay of Calo des Moro in
San Antonio, to the back-drop of the ambient and eclectic sounds of local DJs.
However, the rush to the sun doesn’t have to take you just to Ibiza, since Club 18-30 also offers a range of sun holi-day packages to other popular destinations, including their brand-new destination in Tenerife.
As the most popular of the Canary Islands, Ten-erife boasts the best in nightlife, having hosted DJs such as Tiesto and Judge Jules in the past.
And, during the day, the island has a huge range of beaches to bathe on and water sports to try.
Siam Park, Europe’s most spectacular water park with its 28m Tower of Power vertical drop, is also a must-see for holi-day-goers.
Two-sharing at the Parque Cattleya can enjoy a seven-night geta-way from just €529 per
club 18-30: europe’s party and music capital awaits younG irish visitors
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Wing it to a beautiful Turkey spa and resort natalie burke
THE new Palm Wings Beach Resort and Spa in Kusadasi, Turkey, is opening its doors for the very first time this month, offering its inaugural holiday-makers seven-night all-inclusive breaks from only €559 per person.
Located on Paradise beach, the hotel is just 80m away from the water’s edge, and is situated just minutes from a range of near-by cafes, markets bars and restaurants.
Ideal for families and couples alike, the hotel offers an all-in-clusive plus service, 24 hours a day. Travel on May 19 and stay at the four-star Palm Wings Beach Resort and Spa for seven nights on an all-inclusive plus basis from €559.
PriceThe price includes
return f lights from Dublin, seven nights’ accommodation as stated, return airport transfers and taxes.
Prices are per per-son and are based on two people sharing. An extra €3 govern-ment tax is required per person, and terms and conditions apply.
For further informa-tion, see www.wingsa-broad.ie, or telephone 01 871 9444.
Club together and visit Ibiza
person – with the addi-tional option of going all-inclusive with meals, local drinks and cock-tails and various activities included.
Club 18-30 Ireland is offering seven nights’ accomodation in the three-star Four Seasons in Crete on a self-catering basis, from €395 per per-son, departing from Dub-lin on June 7.
The price includes return flights from Dub-
lin, and all transfers.There are also options
for all-inclusive packages, with meals and drinks included for most Club 18-30 destinations, as well as special group deals.
Since music is always at the core of the Club 18-30 holiday, this year, party lovers need only look to the new Club Life hotels for endless beach BBQs, poolside DJs and pool parties that are exclusive to guests.
Examples include the Laura S’Atalaya in Ibiza, from €415PP; the Paloma Studios in Cyprus, from €589; and the Quayside Village, in Corfu, from €495PPS.
Prices are for seven nights, flights departing from Dublin.
For further details on prices, packages and des-tinations, call Club 18-30 in Dublin at 01 514 0318, or see www.facebook.com/club1830Ireland.
With so much variety and choice in ibiza, from beach types to nightclubs, it’s no wonder that so many young irish are happy to holiday there
relax with some chilled-out beats at San antonio, in ibiza
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with Radio Nova’s Dee Woods
Happy Birthday, Bono! The Dublin rocker is ringing in his 53rd year
with the news the planned U2 Tower in the city’s Docklands will not be constructed, but what is building is fans’ hopes ahead of U2’s next album.
The working title for U2’s thirteenth studio album is 10 Reasons To Exist, and with the band in their 37th year together, it’s clear that making music is their raison d’etre.
However as a die-hard U2 fan, I’m always a little nervous ahead of a new album release. U2 are a band that have always maintained that their success is down to experimenting with different sounds and constant reinvention to keep their music alive, saying no album is released until they are good and ready.
Their last record No Line On The Horizon, from 2009, had a Moroccan influence and con-tained solid singles like Magnificent and I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight.
However, sales were disappointing and only five million copies shifted worldwide. The good news on the horizon for Bono and Co was the world tour that followed. U2 360° became the highest grossing tour in history, proving the quar-tet most certainly have still “got it”.
So what will their thirteenth album sound like? Word has it U2 have been working with producers will.i.am (of the Black Eyed peas) and Danger Mouse, indicating they could be going uber-contemporary with their next record. and if you’re to believe internet rumours, some of the album has already been leaked online.
In the last few months they’ve been recording here in Dublin as well as New york and the south of France, and the album is due out in Septem-ber. Will it be lucky 13 for the Dublin fab four? I’ll be buying it regardless.
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ONE OF the greatest misconceptions the world ever experienced is that Dexys are a one-trick pony.
The infamy that came from “that song” has led to a generation thinking that the raggle-taggle, dungaree-donning 1982 vintage of the Midnight Runners is all they ever were.
However, DMR, or simply Dexys as they are now, have forever been one of the most inspired and inspiring acts on the planet. They are purveyors of soul, in its purest and most emotional sense.
This fundamental truth was borne out last week on the stage of the Olympia when Kevin Rowland and his trou-
badors returned to Ire-land for their first head-lining show since 2003.
That night in Vicar Street marked a hugely welcome return to the stage for Rowland after far too long off the radar, and led, eventu-ally, to the release of last year’s One Day I’m Going To Soar, Dexys first record since 1985’s classic Don’t Stand Me Down.
It is last year’s album the show is based around, and all of the
drama and theatricality of the record plays out live, with a stunningly fa i thful recreat ion, played in its entirety and in sequence. The core band — vocalists Row-land and pete Williams, together with Dexys legend “Big Jimmy” paterson — along with Lucy Morgan on vio-lin, Tim Cansfield, Sean Read, Dave Ruffy, andy Hobson and Mike Tim-othy nail every nuance throughout act 1 of a memorable night.
It is a theatrical event like no other rock show, a drama with vocalist Madeleine Hyland cast as Kevin’s romantic muse, and he does what he has throughout his career in music, asking questions of himself and
challenging the band and audience to come along.
It’s a challenge well worth accepting, as Dexys deliver an deep-ly emotional blend of vocals, brass and keys reminiscent of the Northern Soul greats who inf luenced the band since their incep-tion, with the Celtic presence of Morgan’s violin adding another level to the uniqueness of the sound.
One Day... was a mas-terpiece on record, it is a Van Gogh live.
The standing ovation that heralded the end of the One Day... section was utterly deserved, and kept on coming as the band delved into their back catalogue,
opening with The Waltz from Don’t Stand Me Down.
The eternal Officer and a Gent leman skit bookended Until I Believe In My Soul and Tell Me When My Light Turns Green, and the band again shone while per forming a latin-tinged version of Geno, a meltingly beau-tiful and faithful version of Old, before closing on an epic rendition of This Is What She’s Like, which saw Kevin take to the Olympia’s box seats to help the audi-ence acclaim the play-ers as he introduced the band.
all this and no Come On Eileen, despite the baying of the balcony. Long may they run.
concert review: a triumphant return to ireland for dexys
Kevin Rowland, Pete Williams and sax and keys man Sean Read express themselves onstage at the Olympia last week
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Orna Conway, general manager of product and marketing, Audi ireland, commented: “The all-new Audi S3 has it all and we are hugely excited about its arrival to the irish mar-ket. Sporty, elegant and powerful, this new model
epitomises the Audi brand and brings stylish design and world class engineer-ing together with leading edge performance.”
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The three-door body of the S3 is also very stiff, crash-safe and quiet. A noise-insulating wind-screen is standard. The coefficient of drag is just 0.33.
Audi has designed a variety of infotainment elements for using the
new services, topped by MMi navigation plus with MMi touch.
The high-end system boasts a super-flat, pow-er-retractable, seven-inch monitor and a new oper-ating concept in which MMi touch is integrated into the rotary pushbut-ton. The Audi Phone Box connects mobile phones to the vehicle in a conven-
ient way, and the sound system from Bang & Olufsen offers pure hi-fi enjoyment, with LEd light guides accentuating the woofers in the doors.
The assistance systems in the S3 come directly from the full-size class.
The Audi S3 is open for irish order now. its price is €45,260 OTR for the manual version.
The Audi S3 hatchback is now available to order from Audi dealerships nationwide
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sport mash-up: a new blend of the world’s favourite Games comes to dublin
fore! fore! two! – golf and soccer come together Have you ever dreamed of being Lionel Messi and Rory McIlroy – at the same time?
That might just become a reality after Footee Ireland launched their new sporting venture at the old Dub-lin City Golf Club, Ballinascorney, last weekend.
Footee is a game that blends two of the world’s best and most popular sports – football and golf – which is described as “a competitive, skilful and addictive sports game that mixes the passion and strength of football with
the elegance and tradition of golf”. Footee is played on a 12-hole golf
course by teams or individuals but instead of swinging golf clubs and hit-ting golf balls, players kick footballs.
The game rules are identical to golf – each hole carries a par (3, 4 and 5) and the aim is to get the football into a (bigger) hole in as few shots as pos-sible.
The scores from each hole are accu-mulative and the player with the low-est score at the end of the round wins. The usual golfing lingo applies: bogeys,
birdies and eagles, with the exception of a hole in one which is now called a “goal in one”
Footee is the brainchild of Ronan Cunningham who had been toying with the idea for a few months last year before applying to study for a Postgraduate Certificate in Innova-tion, entrepreneurship and enterprise at university College Dublin last Sep-tember.
While there he met David Campbell and together they collaborated and developed the idea to bring footee to
Ireland as part of a course project in early 2013. They completed the course at the start of april and footee is now the culmination of that hard work and everything they have learned about developing business ideas and bring-ing them to market.
Footee will be announcing details of a series of League and Cup competi-tions that will take place throughout the summer.
For more information, contact Ronan Cunningham on [email protected] or see www.footee.ie
Sport fans are set to get a kick out of footee, a blend of golf and soccer, which has found a home at Ballinascorney
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SiMMONS CALLS ON CriCKETErS TO ShiNE: IReLanD’S head cricketing coach Phil Simmons has chal-lenged every player in Ireland to use the RSa inter-provincial series as a route into the interna-tional team when the revamped tourna-ment gets under way.
Speaking at the series launch at Col-lege Park, Simmons said: “This is the perfect platform for all cricketers, young and old, to show the selectors exactly what they are capable of.
“We’re looking for qualities and technique that prove that guys have what it takes to perform at a higher level and in the international arena.”
Further details on fixtures in the RSa Inter-Provincial Series can be found at www.cricketire-land.ie
A MAnchester Unit-ed Legends XI came to Dublin recently and did not disappoint the huge crowd who came out to support Diabetes Ire-land when the legends played a rosemount XI at stradbrook recently. A crowd of over 2,000 people enjoyed the match in bright sun-shine, and the game lit up the crowd, keeping all the spectators enter-tained.
United had brought a
strong side with them, captained by Bryan r o b s o n , w h o w a s flanked by the likes of ray Wilkins, Day May and Frank stapleton, to name but a few.
the match was organ-ised by tony Browne and Willie simpson to raise vital funds for Diabetes Ireland, a cause close to tony, as four of his children are diabetic.
Given Wil l ie and tony’s recent involve-ment with rosemount, it seemed ideal to pro-
pose they pull together local legends from the 70s, 80s and 90s to com-pete against the Man-chester United stars.
Managed by tommy hogan, the rosemount team incor pora ted junior internationals, league representatives and many league and cup winners from suc-cessful sides from down the years.
they arrived at teK’s grounds in fine spirits and set about trying to topple the United Giants. captained by David Daly, rosemount dominated the early exchanges and scored first through Alan Ben-nett, af ter a couple of chances fell to his brother, John, and the other rosemount strik-er, stephen Doyle.
Philly Gray was quiet in the rosemount goal, but when asked to spring into the action did so with ease.
e d d i e D o n e g a n spurned a great chance to double the host’s lead but, when the goal final-ly came, it was worth the wait with man of the match Daniel Murphy volleying home from 14 yards to give the under-dogs a 2-0 lead going in
at the break. United were a differ-
ent side in the second half, with robson and Andy ritchie becoming more influential as the game wore on. robson scored first, a down-ward header at the back post to put United back into the game.
the equaliser was contentious, but ritch-ie made no mistake and slotted home from inside the box to level the game.
the game continued to ebb and f low and chances at either end went untaken and the sides played out a good spirited 2-2 draw.
the game was fol-lowed by a gala dinner at the royal Marine hotel, where an auc-tion took place to raise funds.
Action from Stradbrook and the match between Rosemount Legends and
Manchester United Legends
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eXcIteMent is building across the country with the news that a host of amateur cyclists and GAA stars past and present are lining up to cycle across Ireland from May 19 to 26.
this is for the third race the ras, a char-ity cycle in aid of the national Breast cancer research Institute (nBcrI).
Declan Darcy, ex-Leitrim and current Dub-lin inter-county footballer selector who is tak-ing part in the cycle, is asking for former GAA players and residents to take part in the charity initiative.
“We need as many people as possible to take part in the race as we want to build on last year’s success and reach our target of raising over €250,000.”
race the ras began in 2011 to raise much needed funds for charity by allowing sponsored amateur cyclists to ride the same route of the ras, on the same day as the ras itself, except the amateurs start a few hours ahead of the pro’s.
to register for the cycle, log on to racetheras.com/event-registration.
With eight stages to choose from, cyclists can opt to do all eight stages, a single stage or opt for a combination of two or three stages.
If you wish to simply donate, you can do so by visiting www.racetheras.com/donate.
Pictured at the launch of the 2013 race the ras charity cycle at croke Park recently were Micheal O Muircheartagh, Mayo footballer Jason Doherty, Dublin ladies football vice cap-tain sinead Finnegan, Donegal footballer Mark Mchugh, Ireland International rules manager Paul earley and former Dublin footballer Paul clarke.
Former Leinster minor medal winner and cur-rent senior inter-county star David Treacy was on hand last week to help to support the 2013 elec-tric Ireland GAA minor Championships, and to offer his insight into the experience of playing at minor level, and how it has influenced his career in the sport.
There were heavy defeats and ground-breaking victories but it is the long-lasting bonds created that David Treacy recalls most warmly from his two years as a Dublin minor hurler.
“It’s one of the fond-est memories I have,” he declares enthusiastically. “There’s nothing else you’d [rather] be doing.
“At that age, there is
so much going on with your Leaving Cert and everything. I have plenty of friends just because of that year. It’s the best two years of your GAA life nearly because of the amount of friendships that you make. It was a brilliant experience.”
Treacy played at minor level in 2006 and 2007, and had completely con-trasting experiences.
In the first year, a richie Hogan-inspired Kilkenny laid waste to the dreams of a Dublin unit looking to emulate their immedi-ate predecessors, who had annexed a Leinster title for the first time in 22 years.
“They beat us off the park but it was a brilliant experience. We were nearly starstruck playing against lads that we had been hearing word of growing up.”
It was very different in
2007 though, by which stage, people were talking about the gifted Treacy. The Dubs accounted for Wexford before gaining sweet revenge against Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
“We had never beaten them as a group all the way so it was brilliant. We didn’t really know what to expect. We were confident but we lost every single game from Tony Forrestal up to then. I don’t know what happened that day. everything just clicked.
“I can still remember the final whistle going and it was surreal. I remember Barry o’rorke’s speech on the steps of the Hogan. He did the whole thing as Gaeilge as he’s a gaelgeoir himself. I nearly remem-ber all the pieces of it. The 21s are a transition up to senior but I think minor is a very unique competi-
tion.”The apparently inevi-
table development of Treacy as one of hurling’s true stars has been stalled by injury but he is on the way back and hoping to have a significant impact on the summer.
“I’ve been unlucky after the cruciate, in that I had
a hamstring problem. but that’s all cleared up now and my fitness levels are getting somewhere close to where they used to be. I’m really looking forward to playing Wexford on June 8.
“As far as the league went, we were delighted. The aim at the start of the year was to get back to top-flight hurling and we did that. obviously it was disappointing against Tipp (in the semi-final) but now we’ve got a nice break to go back to the basics and concentrate on Wexford. We can’t wait for it.”
The number of sen-ior panellists that came through the Dublin minor teams of 2005-7 is double-figured, and when you add the most recent graduates to another period of suc-cess (the Sky Blues will be going for a Leinster three-in-a-row this term), it is clear that the county has recognised the value of the grade.
Minor star on the jump to major levelCuala player David Treacy is one of Dublin senior hurling’s tyros, and he spoke last week about how his experience at Minor level has made him the player he is today
Leinster minor medal winner David Treacy with Kevin Foley from Wexfordat the
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“even if you look at the past couple of years, they’ve been in All-Ire-land finals in football and hurling. It’s so important to get it right at underage level and it will translate onto the senior team.
“The coaches we had at minor were fantastic – Joe Fortune, eimear Duignan
and Dwayne Walsh. They were absolutely brilliant. I wouldn’t have been a very confident player growing up and they brought the best out of me.
“It’s an awkward stage for young lads, trying to find themselves let alone trying to find a position on the team, so I think it’s very important for the management to get it right and we were fortunate enough to have a man-agement that brought the best out of us.
“It was a life lesson for me when I played minor, a brilliant life experience.”
Elec t r i c I r e land ,
sponsors of the GAA Minor championships, are giving one lucky child (aged five to 11) from Leinster the oppor-tunity to be the official ball carrier at the Lein-ster Minor champion-ship provincial finals. To enter, see www.face-book/electricireland
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repuBLIC of Ireland goalkeeper David Forde and the Irish women’s Number 10, Denise o’Sullivan, were on hand last week to help to launch the 2013 eFlow FAI Summer Soccer Schools programme.
This year’s camps are priced at €65 (€55 for second children) and come with the same high standards of coaching and care delivered by Garda vetted FAI-qualified coaches, as well as full kit, a ball and school bag for all partici-pants.
The camps will be held in 290 venues nation-wide, and are open to boys and girls of all abili-ties from the ages of six to 14. Beginning on July 1, and running through to August 23, each week-long school is run by FAI development officers and delivered by Garda vetted FAI qualified coaches in a safe and professional environment.
early online bookers will receive up to €45 worth of parent and child tickets for the sen-ior international matches in Aviva Stadium against Georgia, the Faroe Islands or Kaza-khstan, making the real cost of the camps as low as just €20 per child.
Along with mainstream camps, specialised goalkeeping camps have also been discounted this year to €50.
FAI chief executive John Delaney said: “our summer soccer schools are a great way of get-ting children out of the house and into the fresh air to enjoy themselves. I would like to thank eFlow for their sponsorship of this won-derful programme.
“96% of parents rated the enjoyment level for their kids as ‘good’ to ‘excellent’ last year and we hope that with this year’s added discounts, more parents will be encouraged to send their children this summer.”
With some camps already booked to 50%, parents are encouraged to book early to avoid disappointment. match tickets are available on a limited first-come-first-served basis.
Further information can be found at www.summersoccerschools.ie, or by calling 1890 653 653.
A super summer of FAI soccer schools arrives for students of the game
CastleknoCk Celtic’s underage sides were once again on a winning spree throughout the bank hol-iday weekend, and there were goals galore both home and away.
the nDsl Under-8s were involved in a goal-fest in Porterstown when they defeated Maynooth town 9-7. Highlight of the game was essay oki-rikpo’s hat-trick.
this was followed by a fine end-of-home-campaign win for Celt-ic’s DDsl Under-11Bs who shaded their match against Greenhills aFC
in Porterstown. a brace from man of the match, Conor aughney, and a trademark strike from Mark Hughes were enough to ensure the home side took all three points in their league encounter.
elsewhere in the DDsl Under-11D divi-sion, Celtic had to work hard to take the spoils against a plucky landen United in Ballyfermot. Despite having some clear chances in the first half, Celtic went in at half time at 0-0.
Constant pressure on the landen goal ended in an own goal to Celtic
and a deserved lead to the visitors before Celtic got their second from Chris Flanagan’s strike. Celtic did have to with-stand late pressure from landen, but the visitors’ defence held firm.
elsewhere, there was a rare defeat for Celtic’s DDsl Under-12B team which means they must travel to kilbarrack next week in order to guaran-tee them promotion to the a league.
Castleknock’s Under-13 C s e n t e r t a i n e d shankill in Porterstown and were convincing winners with goals from Jonathon o’Hanlon,
Daniel Fagan, Davy Por-ter, shane Bowe, and ahmed emara.
Celtic’s aUl Div 2a team put in an excellent performance when they travelled to st Mark’s Rangers. a flowing move involving six players ended with Paul Hunt shooting home for Celt-ic. their second came from a cleverly finished strike from aaron nolan which gave the visitors a 2-0 win.
Castleknock’s nDsl Under-15Cs continued their topsy-turvy season when they put in a solid performance at home to swords Celtic.
Cory Power seized on a through-ball from Cian Galvin to score a contender for goal of the season.
Cory was again on hand to snatch his sec-ond goal following good work by Peter Germaine and Cian Galvin.
swords were given a lifeline when the arrears were reduced in the sec-ond half.
Castleknock pressed on to ensure victory, and they got their reward when an incisive pass from Peter Germaine set up Cian Galvin, who fin-ished in style to give them a 3-1 win.
Goals galore for Celtic
soCCer: younG CastleknoCk sides shine in the sunshine
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Vlad Krylov shoots for goal in Castleknock Celtic’s 3-3 draw against NDSL Under-13C league leaders Kilbarrack in Porterstown
LAST week saw thousands of runners take to the nighttime streets of Dublin for the second samsung night Run, a 10k event that wound its way from Col-lege Green to north Wall Quay. First man over the line was Metro st Brigid’s aC’s John Coghlan, who completed the course in a time of 30.25, with aoife talty of Raheny shamrocks aC the first woman home in a time of 34.50.Picture: INPHO/James Crombie
Coghlan wins samsung 10k run through city
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Olympic stars come to Mulhuddart BColyMPiC boxers Darren o’neill and adam nolan recently visited Mulhuddart Boxing academy with local tD and Minister for transport, tourism and sport leo Varadkar.
the boxers, pictured above with irish boxing coach Billy Walsh and the Minister, spent time talking to club members who were delighted to meet the two olympians at the clubhouse.
Darren o’neill from Paulstown in Co kil-kenny captained the irish boxing team in the 2012 london olympics, while adam nolan from enniscorthy, Co Wexford, won the qual-ification tournament at the olympics.
the two star boxers were joined in Mulhud-dart by irish boxing coach Billy Walsh, and tommy Walsh, the president of the irish ama-teur Boxing association.
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Mullins makes mark in minor title successCastleknoCk’s leah Mullins played her part in the Dub-lin ladies football-ers squad as they claimed leinster minor championship final victory last sun-day when they got the better of Meath in rampant fashion 2-14 to 0-4.
Michelle Davoren’s goal settled some early nerves after an initially shaky start to the tie as they struggled out of the blocks.
But from there they pulled away with plenty to spare, moving 1-9 to 0-2 ahead by the half-
time break.leah Mullins
added the second goal in the second half, swivelling nicely onto her left foot to fire home and extend the advantage with Meath never really threatening a come-back.
thomas Davis tyro Ciara McGuigan was to the fore through-out as Dublin com-pleted an emphatic season winning each game in the competi-tion by at least dou-ble scores.
But this time around, the Jackies were way too strong, giving them confi-dence in making a name for themselves on the all-ireland stage with a semi-final date against the Ulster champions.
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a little more distant,though, when DavidSmith picked up twoyellowcardswithin12second-halfminutesforuglyswipes,leadingtohisearlydeparturewithoveraquarterofthetietoplay.Brigid’sweremaking
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