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Who will pay for water meters?  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

RESIDENTS living in older houses in Mulvey Park and Windy Arbour will not receive water meters from Irish Water during the first phase of installation currently under way, due to complications over houses that share one connection to the water supply.

A resident in Mulvey Park who lives in an old terraced house, and who wants her own water meter – rather than being charged esti-

mated bills when water charges are implemented in October – told The Gazette that she is fearful that she may have to pay herself for getting a separate connection to her neighbour in order to be eligible for a water meter.

In response to the issue raised by the resident, a spokesperson for Irish Water said: “Shared services do not come within the remit of this phase of the metering programme.”

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At a cool party: Children dress up for a Frozen-themed event THE smash hit Disney film Fro-

zen was brought to life at Giddy Studios in Dundrum Town Centre recently, when it hosted a pottery painting party themed after the animated film. There were lots of cool costumes on display, with

Robyn Mitchell one of the many princesses who took part, as lots of would be Anna, Elsa and Kristoff characters picked up a brush to create their very own Frozen-inspired dinner plate or money box.

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RESIDENTS in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown who live in older houses with shared water connections will not receive Irish Water meters during the present round of installations, and will have to make do with estimated water bills when the charges come into effect this October.

A resident living in Mulvey Park, Windy Arbour, who has had no water meter installed outside her house, told The Gazette that she is afraid she may have to pay for pipe-laying in order to get a separate water meter, as she shares a water connection with her neighbour.

Last week, the Windy Arbour resident – who lives in an old terraced house, and who wishes to remain anonymous – contacted several local councillors seeking clarity about her shared water

Concerns have been raised that residents in older houses in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown with shared water connections will have to pay for pipe-laying if they wish to have their own water meter, rather than accepting an estimated charge calculated without an individual installed meter

connection.

Despite wanting a separate water meter, the resident said she fears she will have to pay to create a separate connection first in order to get a meter.

Cllr Shay Brennan (FF) sent the resident information he received from Irish Water, which said:

“If a householder receives notification that a meter will be installed, where they believe they have a shared connection, it is advisable that the householder contacts us immediately so that this can be investigated.

“If a customer would like to have their own connection to the public mains, they will need to contact their local authority.

“As every new connection cost varies, we are unable to give you an estimate of how much the new connection would cost.”

The resident told The Gazette: “I received no information from Irish Water about any difficulties that they have with the ‘shared supply pipe’.

It was fortunate that I was aware of this pipe’s existence.

“I was informed by a man working on installing the meters for Irish Water that the water manhole [outside her house] which,

to all appearances, looks like all of the other Irish Water meters, is actually empty of any meters, and just contains an empty box.

“He stated that Irish Water had instructed him to do this. Irish Water has not informed the occupants of these houses about this.

“Irish Water then informed me that if people with a shared water pipe want a water meter, like everyone else, then they have to get a water pipe and stop-valves laid, at their own expense,” she said.

An Irish Water spokesperson told The Gazette: “We can confirm that the property in question shares a supply with a neighbouring property “Shared services do not come within the remit of this phase of the metering programme, and if a shared service is identified, no meter will be installed.

“Irish Water is gather-

ing data on these types of services, and developing a strategy related to a potential second phase of metering.

“Any property which has been identified as currently not suitable for a meter in this phase will be considered for further phases of the metering roll-out.

“Households that are connected to the public water system who will not have a meter installed before the commencement of billing on October 1will be charged using an assessed tariff,” said the spokesperson.

Cllr Sorcha Nic Chormaic (SF) said: “The problem in Mulvey Park is going to affect a lot of people with shared piping going into the houses.

“The response from Irish Water has been confusing, at best, [and] downright deceitful at worst. This has to be seen as grossly unfair treatment of the people affected,” she said.

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planning: permission agreed for site on lands off brighton road

Walking on the wild side

104 new dwellings agreed for Foxrock  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

SOME 104 new dwellings, both houses and apartments, are to be built in Foxrock following permission secured from An Bord Pleanala by developers Castlethorn Construction recently.

Castlethorn Construction was also granted permission for the provision of a creche on the site on lands off Brighton Road in Foxrock, an outdoor play area, 208 parking spaces, two ESB substations and the demolition of various outbuildings.

The proposed development comprises five detached two-storey fivebed houses, 22 detached and semi-detached twostorey four-bed houses,

58 detached, semi-detached and terraced twostorey three-bed houses – of which 20 will have a garage – along with four detached one- and twostorey two-bed houses, 14 two-bed apartments and one three-bed penthouse apartment, each served by a balcony/terrace.

Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “Many young families who wish to live in this area, close to work, and families will be delighted to see more family homes coming on the market.

“I sincerely hope this development and the others that are under construction in our area will offer value for money and not be out of reach

for young couples and families who are ready for this step.”

The dwellings will be served by a total of 208 residential car parking spaces. The development would contain just over two hectares of public open space, comprising extensive woodland areas of retained trees, and a central open parkland area of around 3,509 sq m, incorporating a children’s playground and kick-about space.

The eastern fringe of the site, which fronts onto Brighton Road, forms part of the Foxrock Architectural Conservation Area, in which the smaller of the two apartment blocks is to be situated.

On your bikes: 220 take part in local Cycle Against Suicide spin-off event MORE than 220 cyclists donned orange t-shirts and took part in Stillorgan’s St John of God Hospital’s Cycle Against Suicide North Wicklow/South Dublin Spin-Off cycle event recently. The Cycle Against Suicide campaign is a big cycle around the country that aims to raise awareness about positive mental health, with a key message to let people know that “It’s okay not to feel okay”.

The spin-off events give local clubs and communities an opportunity to host a smaller event in their town. Those assembled at the hospital created a colourful sight as they donned orange t-shirts, complemented by balloons and ribbons, before setting off to cycle to Greystones and back to raise awareness of the cause.

Nature-lovers in Dundrum will have an opportunity to learn a little more about Ireland’s indigenous trees this month when the Native Woodland Trust runs a woodland walk in Marlay Park.

Woodland Walk: Basic Tree Identification is for all those who would like to improve their knowledge of trees and to be able to recognise different species.

The meeting point for the August 30 walk is the bottom car park off College Road, and runs from 11am to 12.30pm.

The walk is free for members of the Native Woodland Trust, with a suggested donation of €4 for non-members.

For more details, contact Rebecca at 087 961 9083.

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sport pitches ‘Gullies couldn’t cope’

‘Poor planning’ is blamed for flood  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A LOCAL politician has blamed “poor planning” for three houses in Ballyogan Court being flooded recently when the gullies at the new sports grounds nearby proved insufficient.

In an email seen by The Gazette, the council has informed Ballyogan Court residents that the building contractor has taken steps to prevent further flooding, including creating a system to drain water, and: “We intend to commence topsoil spread and the lateral drainage this week and to seed the pitches in early September.

“This additional drainage and topsoil layer will provide additional attenuation for short periods during heavy rainfall.”

Cllr Chris Curran (SF) said: “Three weeks ago, the Ballyogan sports facility – which comprises new football pitches – was flooded during a heavy storm.

“The pitches flooded and the gullies were not able for the capacity of water. As a result, houses in Ballyogan flooded.

Yesterday, [August 25] the council came to fix the gullies.

“The council was aware there was a problem with the gullies and, in my opinion, the flooding was

Works under way at Ballyogan Samuel Beckett Centre earlier this year. The possibility of the infrastructure at the ongoing works impacting on the run-off from heavy rainfall looks set to be examined. Picture: Geraldine Woods

due to poor planning. I spoke to a construction expert and he told me that when you have big pitches, you have to build a reservoir.

“A reservoir was built for the pitch at Ballyogan, but the problem was that the pitch was already water-logged. Because of that, three houses then flooded.

“The council weighed in, and dug up the gullies and are to put in larger ones,” he said.

Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab), who witnessed the flooding in the three houses, said: “I was on hand to see the houses

which flooded due to the really heavy rain that fell that weekend. I spoke to the residents of the three houses, and they were exceptionally calm.

Contact “They [would have] preferred if it hadn’t happened, but were just dealing with it as best they could. The council was easy to contact and the residents were not neglected.

“The council offered to put them up in Bewley’s Hotel and also got a company in to drain the gullies on the field to make sure there was no

recurrence of flooding, and to monitor the site overnight.

“One resident did say the flooding was due to the fact that the infrastructure in place around the Samuel Beckett Centre construction site was insufficient to deal with such rainfall.

“I will submit a motion at the next council meeting asking the council to assure residents that there will be no recurrence of flooding in future.

“In my view, the flooding was connected to the Samuel Beckett Centre work ongoing,” said Cllr McCarthy.

Brush up on some art classes  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THE Eden Art Studio is one year old and will reopen its doors in Rathfarnham for new art classes this September.

On September 6 and 7, The Eden Art Studio will start first year celebrations by holding an open weekend and exhibition.

This will be a great opportunity for people to come into the studio and meet the teachers and peruse

the art courses on offer.

You can also grab a tea or coffee and check out the huge range of paintings completed by students over the past 12 months.

Located at Grange Road, Eden Art Studio opened its doors last September and the first class had just three students.

Owner Morgan Gibbs says: “Now, 12 months later, we run five classes a week and are planning to open up two more very

soon. Since we opened, we have had hundreds of both adults and children through our doors, the youngest being only four, to our eldest student, at the grand age of 82 years old.

“There is a very social aspect to all the classes, with many friendships being formed both in and out of the classes.”

For further information on upcoming art classes this term, contact Morgan at 087 250 7752.

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Shoppers go for a spin to help sick children THIS August 26 saw shoppers at Dundrum Town Centre going the extra mile by expending plenty of energy for charity on static bicycles set up by Pharmaton on the third floor of the centre.

All money raised by the fundraising initiative is going to Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, with Pharmaton Multivitamins setting a target of €10,000.

Participants were asked to “donate” their energy by getting on the bikes and cycling, with Pharmaton then converting that energy into cash for the hospital.

Male choir to visit Italy to mark its birthday BALLINTEER Male Voice Choir is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a trip to Italy.

The choir will travel to Italy to take part in a series of concerts, with a mass to be sung at in late October.

They will visit both Florence and Rome as part of this anniversary concert tour. The choir is now rehearsing every Thursday night in St Mary’s Boys’ National School and new members are welcome. To get involved, phone Ray at 087 919 5012.

ASDFAS: CASDF DASF DASworks FDSAFAFDS BUSINESS Costs to support Luas

Mixed reaction to levy imposed on Microsoft  BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

LOCAL politicians are at odds over a new levy being implemented by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council which will see Microsoft pay €2.4m towards the new B1 Luas Green Line from Sandyford to Cherrywood.

Because of new stipulations sewn into planning applications near new public transport, Microsoft must pay a levy to aid public transport infrastructure as part of its granting of planning permission on July 31 for a new Leopardstown headquarters.

The fee comes on foot

of the council’s adoption of Section 49 of the Development Levy Scheme, introduced to ensure that commercial business supports the construction of new public transport.

Cllr Ossian Smyth (GP) said of the Green Line tax: “Putting a levy on development near to new public transport acts as a disincentive to build in a sustainable location.”

He went on to say: “The planners are right to insist on the legally mandated levies, and the county will benefit from the money raised. I understand the motivation of the legislation is to recoup the cost of infrastructure from those who directly benefit,

but I would prefer a tax on commercial development that is not served by public transport.”

However, Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said it was only right and proper that

soft. The council adopted a Section 49 Development Scheme for this purpose, [but] we [the council] only administer the Luas Green Line levy – all monies collected are

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the cost of the Luas infrastructure was passed on to those who would benefit most from it.

He said: “I support the Green Line tax on Micro-

transferred directly to the Railway Procurement Agency.”

As well as the €2.4m levy for the Luas B1 Green Line, Microsoft

will also have to pay other costs accruing due to the development of their new headquarters.

These include development levies, around €380,000 to go towards creating an open public space in the Sandyford Business District Civic Park, €3.9m for road improvement locally and other costs.

Microsoft’s development of their new 120,000 sq ft office headquarters, with 215 car parking spaces, 220 bike parking spaces, and an on-site gym/leisure centre for staff, will cost the computer giant a total of €8.3 million in contributions to the council.

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Public Participation Network being Established

by Dún LaoghaireRathdown County Council tor/Pillar is a national Social Partner and an advocacy coalition of 27 national environmental NGOs, and since 2009 it has been nominating local people to represent the environment on a range of local bodies.

More information on the criteria for membership of the three sectors/pillars can be found on the council website www.dlrcoco. ie/ppn

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will establish a new framework for public engagement and participation, called the Public Participation Network (PPN). The DLR PPN will be the main link through which the local authority connects with the community, social inclusion and environmental sectors without prejudice to other consultation processes. The aim of the structures and processes is to facilitate and enable the public and the organisations to articulate a diverse range of views and interests within the local government system.

A PPN is currently being developed within each local authority area.

The Role of the PPN is to: •Facilitate the participation and representation of communities in a fair, equitable and transparent manner through the environmental, social inclusion & voluntary sectors on decision making bodies •Strengthen the capacity of communities and of the environmental, social inclusion, community & voluntary groups to contribute positively to the community in which they reside/participate

•Provide information relevant to the environmental, social inclusion & voluntary sector and act as a hub around which information is distributed and received.

DLR PPN Membership To ensure the widest representation and participation, the PPN will have 3 distinct sectors or pillars, the community, social inclusion and environmental sectors. In defining the three sectors or pillars for citizen engagement the community pillar relates to activity that is intended to promote goodness or improve human quality of life and community well-being. Volunteering is a key aspect within the community pillar and is renowned for skill development, socialization,

pillar, the role of resident’ associations, community organisations, community councils, local development groups, Tidy Town committees, sporting clubs, parish councils and other local faith-based groupings, arts groups and similar community organisations have a distinct relevance for the community leadership role of local government and in the promotion of community well-being.

The social inclusion sector/pillar will be based on the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007 – 2016 (NAP inclusion) it represents a wide-ranging and comprehensive programme of action to address social exclusion.

It sets out a coherent and comprehensive approach for a ten year period that

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meeting a particular need as well as creating fun and enjoyment in the community. In developing criteria for the community sector/

coincides with the timescale of Towards 2016 Partnership Agreement.

The Environmental Sec-

What Next To ensure your Group/ Organisation has the opportunity to participate in the PPN and to commence the establishment of the DLR PPN we are asking ALL Community Groups/Organisations in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown to register with the Community Department, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdow n County Council immediately.

Public Information meetings for interested Community and Voluntary Groups/Organisations will be held on; •September 10th at 7.00pm, in the offices of Dún Laoghaire- Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Dún Laoghaire • S e p t e m b e r 11 t h a t 7.00pm in The Stillorgan Park Hotel.

Membership Registration Form and instructions can be downloaded at: www.dlrcoco.ie/ppn or contact Mr. William Morton DLR PPN Co-Ordinator, Community Department, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, County Hall, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire 01- 2054700 Email: wmorton@dlrcoco.ie

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The little princesses sing along to their favourite song. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

Relief: Tara Gerrard, Aine Moran and Megan Carroll. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

ballinteer: LEAVING CERT RESULTS ARE OUT

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HE class of 2014 at Ballinteer Community School collected their Leaving Certificate results from the school recently. The graduates were relieved and bid the school a final farewell as they now look forward to their future. Principal David O’Connell said: “Congratulations and well done to our sixth year students on their excellent results. We wish each and everyone of you the very best for the future”.

Pierre Yimbog with principal

Paula Berry and Caoimhe Hoyne check

David O’Connell

their results

Stephen Munnelly

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Caitlyn McGuirk Amelia and Lilly Holland

Callie O’Brien puts her painting skills to the test

dundrum: GIDDY STUDIOS HOSTS POTTERY PARTY

Princesses get a royal welcome G

Devin O’Sullivan in roaring form

IDDY Studios in Dundrum Town Centre was full of little princesses recently as they hosted a pottery painting party under the theme of Disney’s hit movie Frozen.

The tots channelled the movie’s main characters Anna, Elsa and Kristoff, and were

treated to face painting by Funny Faces Face Painting, and each painted their own Frozen themed pottery of a dinner plate or princess money box.

They even Let It Go with some sing-alongs to the songs from Frozen.

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congrats! Entertaining talks, music, poetry and exhibitions outlines its history

Dundrum Library celebrates 100 years in style  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

The centenary of Dundrum Library was celebrated in style recently with an event made up of entertaining talks, poetry readings, exhibitions and music – all presided over

by Cathaoirleach Marie Baker (FG).

Originally opened to the public on August 12, 1914, Dun-

drum Library was designed by architect RM Butler who also designed some of the county’s other Carnegie libraries in Cabinteely, Glencullen, Sandyford and Shankill.

The original opening in 1914 was attended by an impressive array of dignitaries including the Lord Chancellor, Lord Shandon, the librarian of the National Library,

TW Lyster and WB Yeats and back in 1914 the opening ceremony concluded with a gala concert.

A hundred years later, the centenary ceremony featured an exhibition by John Lennon of the Dundrum and District Historical Society, which will run until September 30.

The exhibition boasts a wealth of interesting facts

about the history of the library. For instance, the early minutes of the Rathdown Town Council are part of the exhibition recording the lead up to setting up the library and the Lord Chancellor’s speech at the opening of the library.

Since it opened, Dundrum Library has been in constant use and is much loved by

the local community. It has served many purposes over the years apart from its primary purpose as a library, including as a venue for concerts and more.

Music on the night was supplied by the North Strand Kontra Band, banjo player Stephen Daly, trombonist Colm O’Hara and more.

Speaking on the night, An

Cathaoirleach Marie Baker said: “On behalf of all the groups who currently use this library, I would like to thank the staff and the many others who have worked here over the years providing such an important service to the local community and to congratulate you all on the centenary of this very popular local library.”

council: nominations are open

DLR Community groups’ work to be honoured  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

NOMINATIONS are now open for this year’s Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Community Awards.

The awards are an annual feature in the county calendar and will be presented at a special ceremony on November 27.

Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said: “The community awards provide the council with a great opportunity to showcase and celebrate special initiatives that have sustained communities across the county.”

The awards are in their 19th year, and were set up to support community groups by celebrating the best work of communities, showcasing activities and projects held throughout the year.

According to the council: “These awards allow the council to acknowledge the valuable contribution of community and voluntary groups within the county area.”

A panel of judges will assess applications, which will be judged on the originality of a

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is seeking entries for its annual awards

project, the level of local participation and effort involved, the contribution the group makes to improve the quality of life locally, and the group’s goals for the future.

The winning community groups will then be invited to show off their good work as part of an exhibition in County Hall, Dun Laoghaire, from November 24 to 28.

The winner of the overall award for Best Entry will receive a cash prize of €3,000, while €1,000 will go to the entry showing the high-

est level of local participation and effort.

The winner of the Recognition in the Community Award will receive €500.

The final awards ceremony and prize-giving will take place on Thursday, November 27, in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Stillorgan.

The closing date for receipt of applications is October 9.

Entry forms are available now from the council’s community section at County Hall, by emailing community@ dlrcoco.ie or by calling 01 205 4893.

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Actor and writer John Rogers will stage his non-stop 24-hour one man show as part of this year’s Tiger Dublin Fringe. Picture: Matt Burke

a day in the life: actor and writer gives us a glimpse of what makes him tick

Routine is the key to work  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A non-stop 24-hour one man show called Artist, Scientist, Priest by actor and writer John Rogers will be staged as part of this year’s Tiger Dublin Fringe.

The Gazette asked Rogers to take us through an average day in his own life ahead of his upcoming 24-hour challenge.

“The average day depends on whether I’m working on a piece or not.

Right now I’m working on this show.

I try to keep to a Monday to Friday, nine to five routine as much as possible because you need that when you’re working from home. I get up around 8am or 8.30am.

I’ll head downstairs then and make coffee. I don’t know where I’d be without a shower and a coffee. If I’m lucky there’s homemade granola which my wife makes, which is absolutely delicious.

“Normally my wife and I will have breakfast together. She also works for the theatre. I used to be a man for Morning Ireland over breakfast but she thankfully got me out of that habit and now there’s no radio, reading, Twitter or Facebook and we just chat. We take our time over breakfast and never miss it.

“I go up to my desk around 10am.

On an ideal day I keep all the production and administration stuff for after

lunch and the morning is spent doing creative work. This is not always easy because I use the computer and might see an email pop up and it’s easy to get distracted. So it takes a little bit of discipline to ignore that until after lunch.

“Around 11am I’ll have a second breakfast; another cup of coffee and a boiled egg. Then I’ll go back up and continue with what I was doing.

“When I’m in the middle of something I find it hard to stop so I have an alarm on my phone set to go off at 1pm or else I’d forget to have lunch. I’ll take the hour for that and at 2pm will do the admin stuff until 5pm.

“Then I might go for a stroll or get

out on the bike and listen to the radio to catch up on the news.

“At dinner time my wife and I cook together, then with no phones on and a glass of wine, we catch up on each other’s day.

“Later we might head out if there’s something on in town or else watch something on the laptop or read. I’m the luckiest man alive. I try to hit the hay by midnight otherwise I’d stay up for hours as I’m naturally a night owl.”

Artist, Scientist, Priest is on from 8am on September 13 to 8am, September 14 at the Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street, D 2 and tickets, available at the door, cost €14/€12.

THE world’s biggest photography competition, Wiki Loves Monuments, is taking place in Dublin, and runs until September 30.

It was officially launched recently by the Wikimedia Ireland Community and Minister of State for Finance, Simon Harris. Organised by Wikimedia, the movement behind free encyclopaedia Wikipedia, the competition aims to raise awareness of Ireland’s national monuments and create a crowd-sourced bank of quality photos that will be free to use for education.

Amateur and professional photographers are being invited to photograph the national monuments in their locality and upload their photos to www.wikilovesmonuments.ie.

Entries will be judged by a four-person expert panel, and the winners will be announced on October 31.

The project is being supported by The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, National Heritage Week, The Heritage Council of Ireland, The Office of Public Works, Open Knowledge Ireland and Dimension Data.

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drinks: nearly 60 small, independent producers to attend

Refreshing festival of craft beers hits RDS

 richard hubbell

It’s no secret – Irish brewing is booming. There are twice as many breweries as there were in 2011, spreading from Donegal to Wexford, with dozens more planned. In fact, the only place to miss out so far has been Dublin.

Scarce real estate and high costs meant new breweries skipped the capital until now.

That’s changed since last autumn, though, with the launch of three new ventures: Four Provinces, Stone Barrel and Rascal’s. Look for them

among the nearly 60 small, independent producers of beer at the Irish Craft Beer and Cider Festival at the RDS next month.

To Feargal Chambers and Andrew Murphy, there was never a question of setting up Four Provinces Brewing Co someplace cheaper.

“We’re not in it for the money,” says Chambers, “We don’t want to drive to Navan every day. We’re a Dublin-based brewery.”

Four Provinces have plans for a new brewhouse in Kimmage. Their first beer is called The Hurler to

reflect their mutual love of GAA. It’s an easy-sipping copper ale with enough character to hold your attention. “We intentionally brewed it to 4.2%, a sessionable beer,” says Murphy, “We went for something different.”

When Niall Fitzgerald returned from travelling, he found his friend Kevin McKinney excited to share his new hobby – homebrewing.

Fast forward three years and that hobby is Stone Barrel Brewing Company, based in Ballymount. Their passion is clear in Boom, a pale ale

made with citrusy American hops. McKinney believes tastes are changing, saying: “Now there are regular people who mightn’t have drunk craft two years ago who are into hoppy beers.” But he isn’t getting precious about it, adding: “At the end of the day, beer is beer.”

Emma Devlin and Cathal O’Donoghue have a bit of a Hollywood to their story – fall in love in New Zealand, create an award-winning beer with their creamy Ginger Porter, and open a brewery.

The reality of Rascal’s Brewing Co is bit less

Four Provinces Brewing Company’s Feargal Chambers and Andrew Murphy

glamorous. “A brew took 10 hours to start but we’re down to seven now,” says O’Donoghue.

“Us having time to make sales has been the hardest part.” The upside is having their own kit in Rathcoole, close to all their customers. “We haven’t really pursued other markets,” says Devlin, “We want to grow our

roots here.”

For all three, having the city on their doorstep is a definite advantage.

Distribution is easier but almost as important is the personal touch. “A big part is talking to people, convincing them you’re not going to be gone in five years,” says Four Provinces’ Chambers.

Stone Barrel’s Fit-

zgerald echoes that sentiment: “We’ll always know every barman in Dublin ourselves. We’re Dubs. It will always be our spiritual home.”

The festival runs September 4-7 at the RDS. Get tickets online or at selected pubs and offlicences. See www.irishcraftbeerfestival.ie or @ irishbeerfest for details.

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Ice, ice baby!

Gogarty goes all out for a good cause Dublin councillor and musician Paul Gogarty (Ind) recently joined the online fad for dumping a bucket of iced water over himself for IMNDA research.

The former Green Party TD who made a series of “unparliamentary” music videos while taking a break from his political life did the Ice Bucket Challenge in his garden in Lucan and made a donation to the not-for-profit organisation.

The video is significantly less cringeworthy and a lot more creative than you would imagine from a man who once said F#*k you to Deputy Emmet Stagg during a live Dail debate.

Gogarty even manages

to throw a dig in at Irish Water while he’s at it.

Hats off though to the only councillor in the country to bring the challenge into the Irish political sphere and for nominating some interesting personalities to follow suit, including billionaire businessman Denis O’Brien, Ryanair ’s Michael O’Leary and Wexford TD Mick Wallace.

Taekwondo Club kick up a storm Members of the Ballymun Taekwando Club kicked up a storm recently to become runners up in Three’s Power Your Network campaign.

In celebration of Three Networks continued rollout of 4G across Ireland,

people from across the country were invited to show the strength of their network for a chance to win a cash prize of €2,500.

The Ballymun Taekwando Club finished as one of the finalists and bagged a €300 cash prize by finishing as a runner up. They managed to get 333 likes in the 24-hour voting period.

The winner, Limerick’s St Colm’s Basketball Club, took home the grand prize after achieving 888 likes.

Elaine Carey, chief commercial officer of Three, said: “We’re committed to facilitating the connections that are integral to networks like the Ballymun Taekwondo Club so we’re delighted to be able to contribute to their continued growth. We’d like to thank all the amazing groups that entered the competition.”

Check out the winners of PowerYour Network @ Facebook.com/3Ireland.

one city, three barrytown books Roddy Doyle’s The Barrytown Trilogy has been announced as the Dublin: One City One Book Choice for 2015.

The Barrytown Trilogy brings Roddy Doyle’s three acclaimed novels

Cllr Paul Gogarty (Ind) has an ice experience ... His initial encounter with ice water – courtesy of a small glass – was soon followed by a substantial drubbing. However, nothing could dampen his enthusiasm to support the cause.

featuring the Rabbitte family (The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van) together in one volume.

The Dublin: One City One Book Festival, running since 2006, encourages everyone to read a book connected with Dublin during the month of April. The initiative is led by Dublin City Council’s Public Library Service as part of its UNESCO City of Literature.

Dublin City librarian Margaret Hayes says: “Dublin: One City One Book is about bringing Dublin’s literature to a wider audience. Dublin City Public Libraries will produce an imaginative festival programme which will animate the book through music, film and public readings.”

Roddy Doyle said: “Twenty-eight years after I started writing the novels that make up the trilogy, I’m delighted - and proud - that it will be the Dublin: One City, One Book choice for 2015.”

photo exhibition comes to Dublin The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, is coming to Dublin this month.

This is the first year the show has been brought to Ireland and is an ideal opportunity to see some of the world’s best wildlife photography displayed in the chq building at IFSC Dublin Docklands.

The exhibition will appeal to photographers, nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts and is also a great family event with a quiz for children.

This is the 49th year of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition which is organised by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Worldwide.

The 100 award-winning photos on display, by both amateur and professional photographers chosen from 96 countries and 43,000 entries.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition runs at Dublin’s Docklands until August 31 and the cost of admittance is €6.50 for adults and €3.50 for children.

dublin gets set for fashion fest Dublin is getting absolutely fabulous this September as it gets ready for Dublin Fashion Festival 2014.

Taking place September 4 - 8 at various locations in Dublin City Centre, the event aims to put the fun and theatre back into shopping and socialising within the city.

It brings fashion and beauty retailers together

while offering a mix of special offers, live fashion events and in-store activities that are unmissable.

A number of street fashion shows will be held in Henry Street and Grafton Street.

These shows are free to the public and will provide a glimpse of the latest autumn/winter trends coming to Dublin this year.

Young designers from across Ireland will have the chance to showcase their vision for fashion, and compete for the title of Young Designer of the Year at 8pm at Dame Street on September 4.

A full list of events can be viewed at www.dff.ie.

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ESCAPE THE MAYHEM: minister Kevin Humphreys on how he takes the air to clear the cobwebs

Quiet break from a busy schedule  keith bellew

Minister of State with special responsibility for Employment, Community and Social Support Kevin Humphreys (Lab) has a hectic schedule with numerous meetings and trips around the country to view various employment and community service schemes.

T his week Deputy Humphreys spoke to the Gazette about what he does in his free time to escape the mayhem of his political responsibilities.

He said: ”One of the great pleasures I have is walking out to the lighthouse at the South Great

Wall. It’s about an hour walk, and when you get out to the red lighthouse and look back over the city, it certainly blows all the cobwebs from the head and if you do it in the evening when dusk is settling in, you can look back and see the lights coming on in the city. I always find that a great recharger of the batteries.

“When I have less time, I like to walk along Sandymount Strand, especially since the new exercise equipment came in. I’ve started to use the exercise equipment along the beachfront to try and get myself a little bit more fit. You get a

good brisk walk and a bit of exercise in at the same time.

“I used to do a bit of running and that but time just doesn’t allow it any longer, but I find a good stiff walk great for clearing the head.

Adventurous

“The other thing which I always enjoy doing is cooking. I like a glass of wine and to cook a nice steak and potatoes.

Or sometimes I’m a bit more adventurous with a cookbook and do curries.

“I probably shouldn’t say this or I’ll end up in the divorce court, but my wife isn’t a very enthusi-

astic chef, so I find myself doing a lot of cooking!

But I enjoy it and she does the hard part. She does the washing up and I do the cooking.”

He likes to get away for two weeks a year, one week at a time, but his hectic schedule doesn’t allow for advance planning.

“I’m going on holiday next week, and it’s a bit like the CIE Mystery Tours, we have absolutely nothing planned as of yet. I have a history of coming back to work in the middle of holidays if an emergency comes up, so my wife likes to get me off the island of Ireland.”

“I like a glass of wine and to cook a nice steak and potatoes,” says Minister of State Kevin Humphreys (Lab)

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business Major rise in days lost to industrial action  keith bellew

THERE has been a significant rise in the number of working days lost due to industrial action in the second quarter of 2014, compared with the same period last year.

These figures, which

have been compiled by the Central Statistics Office, show that there were 8,014 days lost to industrial disputes during the second quarter of 2014, compared to 3,417 for the same period last year.

T here were seven

industrial disputes in progress in the second quarter of 2014, six of which began in the second quarter and one of which carried over from the first.

These disputes involved 1,681 workers and seven firms.

T here were three disputes for the same period last year, involving 2,408 workers. The industry sector had the most instances of industrial action in the second quarter of 2014, as it accounted for 89% of total days lost.

helen guest, owner, hair quarters

Developing sharp skills to beat the recession AS OWNER of Hair Quarters Rockfield at Balally Luas station, Dundrum, Helen Guest has worked in the hairdressing industry for 32 years.

Drawing on her extensive experience and having been an awardwinning manager, Helen knows a thing or two about running a top

notch salon, leading to her venturing out on her own by opening her own salon in July.

She says that she likes nothing more than a challenge, and has assembled a dynamic team of colourists and stylists, with Hair Quarters Rockfield ready to be a cut above the competition.

How long have you been in business?

What makes your business successful?

Hair Quarters is in its infancy stage, as the doors have just opened.

However, the team have more than 70 years’ experience between them, and are looking forward to meeting our new and old clients to join us on our venture.

What is your favourite thing about working in your local area?

I love where we are situated right on the Balally Luas stop, which has amazing footfall, and also ample underground parking and easy access from all surrounding areas.

As I have worked in the area for so long, it’s great to welcome clients to my new salon. Rockfield has a great community feel about it; the retailers have made us feel very welcome, and I feel I have come home.

What makes Hair Quarters different from its competitors?

I feel that our interior design stands out from competitors, with our less conventional furnishings opting for a more bespoke style. The welcome and warm atmosphere that is offered to our clients at Hair Quarters, as well as high-end hair services with a personal touch, makes our experience stand out.

Our prices are very competitive, while keeping our services at a very high standard, as well as using top quality products. Our diverse team specialise in colour, bridal hair, hair taming systems and fashion-forward hair styling.

As our doors have only opened, we have been growing week by week, meeting old and new clients in the area. We are situated at a busy Luas line, in a great area and in a lovely community where the retailers have made us very welcome.

Our passion for hairdressing and innovation will keep us ahead of our competitors, and building good professional relationships with clients and going that extra mile, as well as having an excellent team, are the strengths to a successful business.

How has the recession impacted your business?

As I have just opened the doors, hopefully, at the tail end of the recession it’s a different [economic] climate. I have managed a business in the recession very successfully, and I feel customer service is paramount.

What is your ambition for the business?

My ambition for Hair Quality is for the salon and team to grow to become successful and an awardwinning salon. I feel the team have the drive, ambition and skills to make this happen.

Already, we are furthering our knowledge on new hair techniques and products, as education is key in this fast-moving fashionable industry. At Hair Quarters, we already have award-winning stylists and we hope to continue this with our team.

Tesco’s click and collect point at Clarehall, where shoppers can collect groceries ordered a day in advance

retail: tesco launch online ‘drive-thru’ service

Every little helps to save time shopping  laura webb

SHOPPING has never been easier, thanks to the latest service by Tesco Ireland that allows you to do your shopping no matter where you are – all you have to do is click and collect.

Recently launched in its Blanchardstown store in Roselawn, the click and collect service is basically a new “drive-thru supermarket service”.

It is aimed at those who may have limited time to shop or to wait for a delivery. The Gazette gave it a road test this week.

The first thing I would advise is to write out your shopping list; be clear what you want, as you

can find yourself trawling through everything unless you know exactly what you are looking for, so having the list helps cut browsing time.

Then, head to www. tesco.ie/clickandcollect, where you will be asked which of the eight Tesco stores you want to collect your groceries from.

You then choose a twohour collection window to pick up your shopping from the drive-thru collection point.

It should be noted that you must order at least one day before your collection time slot. Then, you can get started shopping online.

One nifty thing about this service is that you

know how much you are spending, so if you are going over your budget, you can quickly remove the item before checking out. Proceed to payment and voila, your groceries have been ordered.

Customers receive a confirmation email with a reminder of their collection time slot. About a half hour before collecting the groceries, the customer also gets a phone call from a Tesco staff member to remind you to bring bags, as bags are not provided.

A Tesco truck, which has a freezer, fridge and cupboard features in it, waits at the collection point – in this case, the car park of the Blanchard-

stown store. It is here that you collect your groceries.

According to the Tesco staff member working the service in Blanchardstown on the day of collection, the service is growing every day and has become a life-saver for many parents who find supermarket shopping a struggle with youngsters, or for the busy worker who just hops off the train with their bags to collect a few bits and pieces.

This service definitely gets the thumbs up for ease and efficency.

This service is available in Naas, Newbridge, Maynooth, Bray, Greystones, Wilton, Clarehall and now Blanchardstown.

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En garde ... Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Heather Humphreys joined dashing blades Mike Prendergast and Frank O’Gorman, from The Society for Creative Anachronism, at St Patrick’s Cathedral to officially launch the upcoming Culture Night 2014, which promises to be another smash hit. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

culture night: hugely-popular annual event is almost upon us

The city’s greatest night

 ian begley

DUBLIN will be buzzing with events and live performances as the nation’s most popular cultural extravaganza returns for another year – Culture Night.

The ninth annual Culture Night begins on Friday, September 19, and will feature a diverse mix of free events with something to suit every age and interest, from live music to interactive tours in more than 900 venues participating around the country, with each county showcasing the very best of its cultural talents and creativity.

Dublin will boast more than 40 new participating venues for Culture Night.

The night includes guided tours of the official residence of the President of Ireland, Aras an Uachtarain, as well as tours

and talks in Ireland’s largest urban farm and food experience, Airfield Dundrum, while also featuring the largest outdoor programme for the capital, to date.

As a special attraction, visitors will be able to discover a half-hidden aspect of Georgian Dublin. Merrion Square will come alive for the night with “Downstairs Dublin” – an event that is lighting up the outside of basements with a series of talks, installations, projections, music and pop-up events.

Over at The Complex in Smithfield Square, an exciting night of drive-in movies is planned with The Mission, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? on the big screen.

Commenting on this year’s programme for Culture Night, the Minister for Arts, Heather Humphreys, said:

“Culture Night is a superb opportunity for Ireland to showcase the very best of its cultural offering, and it’s a fantastic chance for members of the public to enjoy unique performances and catch a glimpse inside some of our most beautiful buildings and cultural institutions.

“Culture Night has grown year on year, thanks to the huge commitment from local authorities, cultural organisations and participants throughout the country, and I fully expect this year to be bigger and better than ever before,” she said.

Other events throughout the night include a special performance from the RTE Concert Orchestra in Meeting House Square. Beginning with a performance by the children’s choir, RTE Cor na nOg, in St Stephen’s Green, a

Hansel and Gretel music trail can then be followed down Grafton Street and over to Meeting House Square, arriving just in time for Arena, RTE Radio’s flagship culture programme.

Meanwhile, Dublin Bus is getting on board by providing free bus routes across the city so that people can get to and from a number of different cultural venues. Dublin Bus will also schedule a bespoke programme of performances on their buses, including music and spoken word.

Irish Rail and DART will be offering 100 free family passes for travel on Culture Night, as well as some exciting musical performances aboard select routes.

The full national programme for Culture Night is available at www.culturenight.ie.

The Gazette Newspaper Group has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for lost and abandoned dogs. This week’s feature dog is Jill, a six-year-old female German shepherd.

This gorgeous dog likes to be the centre of attention, and loves taking trips in the car, cuddles and TLC. As a result of negative training in her past, Jill does not respond well to basic training cues, so her canine carer Donna is teaching her Irish!

Jill is picking up her new language very well, and already knows “suigh sios” (sit), and “leaba” (bed) – what a clever dog! She would love her new owner to continue on with positive reinforcement training, to help her develop all of her potential.

If you think that sounds like you, of for further infotmation about Jill, or calling to the Dogs Trust centre, please call 01 879 1000 and speak to the Rehoming Team. You can also follow the work of Dogs Trust on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland, or on Twitter, @dogstrust_ie

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Wonderful Westport  mimi murray

WESTPORT is Ireland’s capital for stag and hen parties – or so it seems, as the town is sometimes heaving with young men and women, out for a last hurrah before they take the plunge.

Still, there is plenty of space for people who truly want to experience the charm of Westport and all it has to offer.

Whilst on a recent weekend visit, we stayed at the Westport Coast Hotel, which was a great base. Set just outside the town, its location makes it a slightly quieter option than the more centrally located hotels.

Escape from the new term to Mauritius AS THE new school year begins, Mauritius offers the ultimate halfterm break.

There is an abundance of excellent seasonal offers available.

As just one example, The Residence Mauritius is offering guests a seven-night stay on a half-board basis, from £6,765 (€8,500) per family of four.

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The hotel overlooks Clew Bay and sits in the shadow of Croagh Patrick. Westport House is right next to it as well, so it really is a good spot with kids. The hotel also has a pool and smaller toddlers’ pool, which we took full advantage with our two-year-old.

Staff in the hotel are great, proving really accommodating and child-friendly. The hotel restaurant had a couple of hen parties dining there when we ate there, and I can’t lie – they were a little bit raucous, but very well behaved.

This suited us, as it drowned out the noise of our son banging away

at plates and shouting for nom-noms!

The food in the Westport Coast is very good, with a nice emphasis on seafood; not surprising, being right next to the Atlantic.

The prawns were from Dublin Bay, however, and were spectacular. Seabass on a ratatouille bed was also nicely cooked.

Their stand-out dish though is the crab claws (only available in the bar), cooked in garlic butter. These were the fat, succulent variety, and we couldn’t resist having them on both days for lunch.

The hotel also has a small spa, offering

Ayurvedic treatments, and I indulged in a heavenly facial, finished off with an Indian head massage.

If staying in Westport, I highly recommend a cycle along the Wild Atlantic Way, which runs from Westport to Achill.

We chose the section that sounded the most scenic, from Mulranny to Achill.

With our boy in the toddler trailer, my heart soared listening to his squeals of delight as we took off, down a beaten track, and peddling like crazy, eager to keep up the excitement for him!

With the sun on our backs and the wind in our hair, we thought: “Does life get any better?”

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The Westport Coast Hotel is a comfortable spot with great seafood, as well as being an ideal base to explore the region’s attractions, including The Atlantic Way

Although it is a long enough drive from Dublin, it’s well worth it once you get there, and the kids will adore all that Westport has to offer.

So, a few wails of “Are we there yet?” is a small price to pay.

For further information, see www.westportcoasthotel.ie.

THE Form exhibition on the grounds of Ballymaloe Farm is the sleeper hit of the summer, with 80 pieces of sculpture sited on the grounds.

Works in stone, bronze and mild steel are revealed as you come up the leafy drive; organic and geometric forms alike harmonising with the living backdrop of trees, fields and flowers.

For further information on the diverse works by 24 Irish, British, German and Dutch artists., see www.artisticalliance.eu.

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BITESIZEDNEWS FortyOne claims top titles at food awards

RESTAURANT FortyOne (right) has been crowned Best Restaurant in Dublin, while Graham Neville was awarded Best Chef in Dublin and the overall Best Chef of the Year at the recent Food & Wine Magazine Restaurant of the Year awards.

The awards, held in Dublin’s Four Seasons Hotel, are considered one of the most prestigious awards in the Irish hospitality calendar. Diners across the country nominated their favourite restaurants and chefs, with the top entries going forward to be considered by a national culinary panel of judges comprising industry experts and national food critics.

All of the regional and national winners were announced at the awards ceremony, with awards presented for Best Sommelier, Best Service, Best World Cuisine and Best Wine Experience, along with the Best Chef and Best Restaurant categories.

Miriam Atkins, editor of Food & Wine Magazine, said: “This year, we are very excited to recognise emerging chefs and restaurateurs who have been striving for excellence over the past year and are now getting the accolades they deserve.”

Restaurant FortyOne on St Stephen’s Green won Best Restaurant in Dublin at last year’s event, with chef Graham Neville also winning last year’s Best Chef in Dublin award. However, winning overall Best Chef of the Year is a fantastic achievement for the chef.

Neville said: “Winning ‘Best Restaurant in Dublin’ is great for all the team at Restaurant FortyOne as it is the hard work and dedication of every single staff member that goes to make our restaurant a success, and I’m so pleased the whole team is recognised.”

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review: a fine indian restaurant in dublin 2

Spice up your night

 mimi murray

SPICE of India on South William Street is tucked in among several restaurants and pubs. I have walked by it on many occasions but hadn’t ventured in. Offering standard Indian fare, this place is one that will keep you coming back time and again.

If you want your indian food to be tasty, and consistently good then look no further.

On a Friday night, it was busy when we got there at 8.30pm but by 10pm was completely empty. So an after-work crowd obviously makes up the bulk of their regular diners and I’m sure they do a good trade after the pubs close too, staying open till midnight.

The interior is quite sparsely decorated but the food more than makes up for this.

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Foodies can enjoy the red carpet treatment at Spice of India which marries taste with delicious food

poppadum is a regular on most Indian restaurant menus now but these were very good, fresh and tangy.

A seikh kebab, made with very tender succulent spiced lamb and a chilli prawn dish for starters more than hit the spot.

We decided on tried and tested curries, a

lamb chilli masala for h i m a n d a c h i c ke n tikka masala for me.

These were accompanied with garlic and coriander naan and pilau rice. Both curries had hearty chunks of meat. The lamb chilli masala had a delicious kick to it and some raita, although tasty, was not really needed

and almost killed off the dish’s flavours. The tikka masala had plenty of cream and butter and lots of tomato flavours coming through.

A bottle of Wakefield Riesling was a perfect accompaniment to a curry. Going for a curry is going for a curry my husband said, so desserts were by-passed,

but Spice of India maintain they are one of the only restaurants to make their indian desserts from scratch. So they might be worth a look next time.

SPICE Of INDIA Indian restaurant and take-away 6 South William St, D2 Ph: 016776873

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into the storm

You could give it a whirl AS IF this summer wasn’t bad enough, here comes some more awful weather – this time, courtesy of an unlikely storm that trashes a small American town. Full of blowhard characters and occasionally wishy-washy dialogue, it’s a passable film that won’t quite blow you away, but is substantially less entertaining than the TV film, Sharknado 2 (featuring sharks inside – well, you can work it out).

Although she begins the film as a bit of an airhead living overseas in Taipei, it isn’t long before Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) is much more dangerous than any mere human, thanks to the impact of experimental drugs – implanted into her as an unwilling drugs mule – leaking into her body, with unforseen consequences ...

lucy: Scarlett adds another diamond role to her action Repertoire

Fun brain-bending silliness IF THERE was an award granted for the most emotionless, yet stylish killer on screen, then Scarlett Johansson would be running high in contention this year.

Following on from her role as the assassin Black Widow in the Marvel franchise films, and more recently as the ice-cold alien protagonist in Under The Skin, Luc Besson’s Lucy is the current high point of Johannson’s detached, homicidal trend.

Based around the idea that human beings only use around 10% of our brain’s capacity, Lucy is a fast-paced, gun-laden exploration of what would happen if we could unlock more.

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mild ruff ling when released earlier in the year for perpetuating what is essentially an urban legend about how our brains work, but Besson makes it clear within the opening minutes that Lucy takes place in the world of science fiction, not fact.

We meet Lucy as an exchange student in Taiwan, where she unwittingly falls in with the wrong crowd – cue Choi Min-Sik (of Oldboy fame) as Mr Jang, the diabolical leader of

a Korean drug gang who forces Lucy to become a drugs mule.

However, the bag of the new narcotic she is smuggling within her body bursts and triggers increasingly potent superpowers as she tries to figure out the purpose of the universe, while taking out hordes of dapper gangsters in a globe-trotting trip that is punctuated by routine communication from Morgan Freeman as a sage professor who offers the only hope of understanding what will happen to her.

The fact that Lucy rarely pauses to clarify or justify its own logic means it barrels along at a relentless pace – a journey from imprisonment to omnipotence in

less than 90 minutes is a mean feat by any standards.

Besson’s quirkier side is on full display here too, with continued juxtaposition of stock footage that cuts into the action, playing on universal themes of suffering and death.

As Lucy is waiting to meet with Mr Jang for the first time, we cut to a furtive glance of a gazelle, then we momentarily glimpse the smooth stalk of a cheetah as Jang approaches.

Alongside the stock footage, we get some far-out cos-

mic visuals – lending a slight Koyaanisqatsi (1983, directed by Godfrey Reggio) feel to the proceedings.

Lucy is a fantastically odd kind of film that doesn’t take itself seriously, and manages to be thought-provoking.That Besson sidesteps the gravity that can be associated with this type of thoughtexperiment narrative will

divide audiences.

You’ll have people whose experience will be scuppered by the logical loopholes inherent in Lucy; but you’ll also have people who value the act of walking impassively away from an explosion above all other life experiences.

It is the latter group that will get the most from this, as once you wrap your head around the comic book-style world that Lucy operates in, it is a whole lot of fun – watch it with your brain set at around 1%.

Verdict: 8/10 Johansson’s occasionally vamp-like stylings in recent films once again come to the fore, as Lucy changes her appearance

dawn of apes

Lots of monkeying about DAWN of the Planet of the Apes is still building on the success of its predecessor, as leading chimp Caesar (once again memorably mo-capped by the ubiquitous Andy Serkis) attempts to lead intelligent apes to peaceful co-existence in a decimated world where humanity is but a banana skin away from extinction. However, ape-man relations don’t exactly go swingingly ...

the nut job

300’s unwanted sequel SQUIRRELS must learn to work together with other park animals to pull off the ultimate heist – a plot that’s mirrored by the bumbling human crooks in this family film, which sees the animal and human world echo each other in a bid to purloin some very different treasures ... Able voiceover work by the likes of Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigl make it worth branching out to – just.

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Theatre

Win tickets to see The Borstal Boy LOVE/HATE actor Peter Coonan is to headline as Brendan Behan in the Gaiety Theatre’s upcoming production of the hilarious Borstal Boy. The critically acclaimed marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Brendan Behan and tells the story of the legendary Irish author.

The play will run from September 11 and tickets from €24.50 are now on sale from Ticketmaster and The Gaiety Theatre box office.

The Gazette is offering readers the chance to win tickets to see Borstal Boy. All you have to do is visit our Facebook page for full details on how you could win.

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theatre: the abbey presents a dark comedy, set in heartbreak house

Three hours of a family’s shenanigans

 Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

AUDIENCES are being afforded a unique insight into the decline of the English upper classes in the years immediately before World War 1, thanks to The Abbey Theatre’s current production of George Bernard Shaw’s dark comedy, Heartbreak House.

The play lasts around three hours, and it is a testament not only to Shaw’s witty dialogue but also to the stellar cast’s strong performances that those hours seem to fly in.

The piece is very much an ensemble, with actors such as Nick Dunning, Kathy Kiera Clarke and Don Wycherley presenting a solid and committed

front in their depiction of an eccentric, spoiled family divorced from the horrors of a war raging around them, too concerned are they with their own petty problems.

T he audience was entranced from the off as they were introduced to a family whose father, Captain Shotover, steered the ship most cavalierly through the several dilemmas confronting them.

As Shotover, Mark Lambert is – like all the cast – superbly cast as the brusque and often shocking patriarch who spends the play going in and out of doors making outrageous pronouncements without a care for the feelings of others.

Shotover has not seen his youngest daughterAriadne (Aislin McGuckin) for 23 years, and does not recognise her when she shows up at the house as one of a group of people visiting for the weekend.

When Ariadne tries to insist that she is indeed his daughter, Shotover tells her: “You cannot be Ariadne – you’re a middle-aged woman!”

Lambert plays the blustering privileged father with comic aplomb and has the audience laughing in the aisles at his unapologetic relationship with what he calls

Marcus Lamb and Aislin McGuckin in character as Randall Utterword and Lady Ariadne Utterword in the Abbey Theatre’s new production of Heartbreak House,

by George Bernard Shaw. Pictures: Ros Kavanagh

his “wretched children”.

The other daughter, Hesione Hushabye, is married to a beautiful peacock in the form of Nick Dunning’s Hector Hushabye, who swans about the stage charming and seducing any woman he encounters.

Hesione, rather than becoming jealous, is quite at home with Hector’s philandering and also indulges in various flirtations to kill the boredom of married life.

Crossfire This alliance seems to suit the couple well, although others, however briefly, get caught in the crossfire of their romantic game-playing.

The most impressive cast members are the three female protagonists, Ariadne, Hesione and a family friend, the young and innocent Ellie Dunn

who is due to marry a business associate of her father’s (Mangan, played

by Don Wycherley).

Wycherley does not disappoint as the bloated capitalist, whose bulging belly and hunched stance make the character as unlikeable as he should be.

However, Wycherley is very funny in the role and as he is exposed, and as it becomes more and more evident that he is out of his depth, he wins the audience’s sympathy.

Ellie (Lisa Dw yer Hogg) is transformed over the course of the play, and although it seems impossible that such an utter transformation of character could happen in so short a time, the audience is more than willing to suspend all disbelief, thanks to Hogg’s performance.

The imposed limita-

tions of womanhood in the early part of the 20th century are fronted by the three female characters on stage, who are manipulating everything and every man around them.

The actresses in Heartbreak House at times work together for their common goals.

Continuing the theme of strong women pulling the strings from behind the scenes, this new production of Heartbreak House is also directed by a woman, Roisin McBrinn, who makes her directorial debut at The Abbey.

Hear tbreak House continues its run at The Abbey until September 13, and tickets ranging from €13 to €45 are available from the box office at www.abbeytheatre.ie, or by calling 01 878 7222.

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interview: the ethos of body by vi products

A new challenge to support weight loss  suzanne sheehy

Gazette Group advertising production manager, and award-winning athlete

WITH health and fitness as my background, I see many products coming onto the market that claim to be the solution to all your problems when it comes to losing weight and getting in shape.

The faster the weight loss, the more appealing it becomes – but are these products safe and effective?

The latest one which has now been launched in Ireland is, “The Body

By Vi Challenge”, created by Visalus Sciences.

Ryan Blair is the cofounder and chief executive of ViSalus Sciences and, although he was once an LA gang member, Blair is now a multimillionaire entrepreneur and author.

Talking with Blair, he told me what sets Body

By Vi apart from all the other weight loss products and what makes it work.

He said: “Body By Vi started in 2010, and now we take to market what’s called ‘The Project 10

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Challenge’.

“So, we have a Body

By Vi 90-day challenge, which is setting goals and achieving them over 90 days using our products to support people in their goals.

“The Project 10 Challenge really focuses on the person’s first 10lbs, which is what our primary market message is,” he said.

T here are various challenge kits to fit every goal, such as the Transformation kit, Shape kit and Balance kit.

It is clear that Blair is passionate about Body

By Vi, and he relates to the consumer in their quest to be healthier and fitter.

He said: “I was con-

stantly struggling with my weight, and when we first started, we didn’t have any weight loss products. “ My c o - f o u n d e r s wanted to create products that I would take as a consumer, and [we] created a challenge that would hold me accountable and that was sociable, and I would tell my friends about it.”

Blair himself has completed nine Body By Vi 90-day challenges – a testament to his belief in the product.

He focuses on one impor tant fact: “We don’t see ourselves as a diet – we see ourselves as a lifestyle change.”

Rather than skip breakfast, which is considered the most impor-

tant meal of the day, Blair appreciates that consumers don’t have the time in their busy schedule, and believes that Body By Vi is the answer.

“It’s very difficult to get a healthy, nutritious breakfast, and to spend the time procuring that for your family takes knowledge, education and planning.

“In this day and age, people don’t have this type of time – that’s why fast food does so well. We’re [Body By Vi] healthy fast food.”

I asked Blair for one of his favourite quotes, as he posts quotes on a regular basis and it is no surprise that he came back with this: “Challenge your limits – don’t limit your challenges.”

PRICES start at €59 for the Body by Vi Balance Kit (which includes enough for 30 shakes and also includes samples of the Shape-Up Mix-Ins).

Prices then rise to €299 for the full Transformation Kit (right), which includes two shakes a day to shape your body (60 meals), two boxes of NutraCookies (chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin), samples of Shape-Up Flavour Mix-Ins, 30 sachets of Vi Trim, 30 tablets of Vi Metab-Awake, and 60 capsules of Vi Omega Essentials.

For further information,see www.ie.vi.com, or free-call 00800 3639 2984.

‘How the plan helped me drop 14 lbs’ DUBLIN woman Evelyn Mullen is happy to endorse the Body by Vi Challenge – by following the programme, she lost 14 lbs and 19 inches on her first 90-day challenge.

She says: “I will never forget my excitement.

My health improved and my energy levels soared.

I felt great!”

On Body by Vi’s

unique approach, she says: “No one wants a diet that you have to fit your life around.

“T he shakes were easy, taste great, and they slotted easily into my hectic life.

“Plus, the company stresses the importance of eating a healthy meal a day so I never felt I was going without or craving foods.”

Evelyn went from a size 18 (left) to a size 12, with an overall loss of more than 19 inches

Ryan Blair, chief executive, Body By Vi

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OUT&ABOUT

FESTIVALwatch Prepare for an out of this world Spirit of Folk fest SPIRITS were high in Whelan’s of Wexford Street last Saturday night for the launch of the Spirit of Folk festival, which is set to illuminate Dunderry in Co Meath in September.

The launch night, themed around inspirational astronomer Carl Sagan’s quote: “We are made of star stuff”, gave people a taste of what the full weekend festival has in store next month, with talks on the cosmos and creativity, as well as poetry readings, and some out-of-this-world music.

Intimate sets were played by Sligo native Stephen James; Dublin-based electro-folk duo, Carriages; Limerick’s Leading Armies; and the night was closed off with an appropriately stellar set by Kildare-based musicians Bunoscionn, who performed a trad version of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon.

The launch party raised more than €1,500 for the Red Cross Gaza Appeal, while also highlighting some of the talent that will appear as the festival next month.

On top of the stargazing, spoken word, and music, the fourth year of Spirit of Folk promises interactive archaeology exhibitions, storytelling, shadow puppet shows – and Vikings.

The festival takes place in the wooded groves of Dunderry Park, Co Meath, and is set to run from September 19 to 21. Tickets cost from €35.

For further information and the full line-up, see www.spiritoffolk.com.

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ANNIVERSARY: A NIGHT OF SPECIAL GUEST AND MANY, MANY LAUGHS

Ha’penny a hotbed of comedic entertainment  ROB HEIGH rheigh@dublingazette.com

IN THESE days of false economies, the one thing that still holds currency is comedy, and the art of laughter is a constant element of Dublin nightlife, with clubs entertaining hundreds of people every week with all its different forms on display on any given night.

Among those clubs is The Ha’penny Inn – a hotbed of comedy since the mid-1990s, and their improvisational comedy troupe has been a proving ground for some of the most acclaimed comedy performers to come out of the capital in recent years, including Eleanor Tiernan, Neil Delamere, Danny Kehoe and Emmet Quinn.

The Ha’penny is this week celebrating the 19th anniversary of its improv comedy troupe with a special night on August 28 that will feature some of its famous alumni returning to their original stomping ground to celebrate almost two decades of tight-rope spontaneity and hilarity.

Inspired by an encounter with Second City, the world-renowned improv club from Chicago (which produced talents such as Bill Murray, Mike Myers and Tina Fey), the original company first hit the stage back in 1995, with Brian McMahon, Tony Ferns, Colman Higgins, Grainne McEntee and Richard Moloney form-

Mark Hanratty and Conor Doyle in a comic moment at The Ha’penny Inn (inset)

ing the core group in its early years.

When Brian went on to focus on stand-up comedy, his brother Ciaran came into the troupe, and he says that his involvement in comedy has been a literally life-changing experience, and one that he recommends getting involved in for anyone who even has a slight interest in the craft.

He said: “I still think comedy is one of the best things I’ve ever done.

Improv is a gateway drug to mainstream insanity, and it’s an addiction I can’t shake!

“It has completely changed my life, sent me in different directions and [has been the cause

of my] doing things I would never have thought I would have done at all.

The skills I’ve learned are transferrable to any kind of public speaking and communications environment anywhere in any career.”

Future As for the future of the Ha’penny Improv troupe, Ciaran said that he would be delighted to see a new breed of comedians coming through the ranks and taking to the stage.

He said: “I would like to see another incarnation coming through.

It’s almost like a football team, building the perfect team. We have all been the captain, and it’s

time for a new team to come out of the dressing room.”

The 19th anniversary event will be a special one, and Ciaran discussed what people can expect from the night.

He said: “It’s going to be a lot like the old days – we will be doing a full two-hour show, with three halves, which is only possible in an Irish pub.

“It begins at 9.30pm and runs to 11.30pm.

You’ll see people who haven’t been on the stage for a while, and some who are still hopping and bouncing around, and there’ll be a great crosssection of some of the craziest people you’ll see on a stage.

“There are some special guests we are waiting for confirmation from, but they will be there. I’m really looking forward to it – I would expect there to be stories made and hearts broken!”

For further information on the anniversary event and other comedy events at the Ha’penny Bridge Inn, including the iconic open mic night – Battle Of The Axe – see www. battleoftheaxe.com.

For a longer discussion of the history of the Ha’penny and improv in Dublin with Ciaran McMahon, Colman Higgins and Danny Kehoe, check out the latest podcast from theaapnetwork. libsyn.com.

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NOISE

Selfies while driving?

A dangerous distraction!

SsangYong have introduced an upgraded option on their already popular crossover SUV, the Korando

SSANGYONG: PLENTY OF ROOM FOR FAMILY AND STUFF IN STYLISH SUV

Korando crossover gets upgrade option  CORMAC CURTIS

KOREAN car brand SsangYong have only been in this market for 18 months, yet they are treating their new customers to an upgraded option on their already popular crossover SUV, the Korando.

The SUV segment – compact, crossover or otherwise – is a popular one in this country, and any model that has more room than a saloon and retains a good-looking exterior is certain to pick up a few extra customers.

Gone are the days when all the family’s worldly possessions were stuffed into the boot of a big estate car to go on

holiday once a year; leaving the kids to roam free during the rest of their summer holidays. Nowadays there seems to be no end of supervised activities and camps to keep them entertained – all of which requires no end of stuff to go with them – not to mention the obligatory car seat for every child.

As a father of two such school-going children, and a fan of a few outdoor pursuits myself, testing a car that offers plenty of space is always a bonus.

To be fair, I couldn’t quite test the family dynamic of the Korando passenger option as I tested the commercial model instead; but let

me say it acquitted itself exceptionally well during a long weekend of windsurfing last month – with the kids safely strapped into the support vehicle.

If there is one thing that can make a five-hour journey feel like a 10-hour journey, it’s the sound of something tied to the roof vibrating – and the various parts of a windsurfing rig have a habit of making the most violent of vibration sounds.

But for me, on this weekend at least, that wasn’t going to be a problem – everything but the board fitted neatly into the back of the Korando – with bags of room to spare.

The car is still powered by the same 2.0-litre

engine as the last incarnation, and it is more than up to the job. It is however, a smoother ride.

The company are very proud of this new, more comfortable drive in the new Korando, and rightly so. They have significantly improved what they call the NVH – noise, vibration and harshness – levels that effect the cabin.

And even the commercial version was a pleasure to drive for upwards of five hours at a time.

This car was already easy on the eye, and the upgraded looks add to it in a big way. It’s sportier and far more streamlined than its predecessor.

Its looks benefit from the new mesh radiator grille and an eye-catch-

ing lower level air intake.

The headlights are now a combination of projection lamps and LED daytime running lights. The black and aluminium surrounds give the front end a nice lift.

The rear lights also now feature LED lights for improved visibility and style.

Every new brand of car faces a tough audience with Irish motorists, as we tend to be a fiercely loyal bunch. But the SsangYong range is well worth checking out, with the Korando being a great place to start, and with prices starting at €25,995, they have a competitive edge against some of the more established brands.

ACCORDING to the survey, British drivers are the most likely to snap a “selfie” on the move (33%, ahead of their counterparts in Germany (28%), France (28%), Romania (27%), Italy (26%), Spain (18%), and Belgium (17%).

Germans drivers are the most likely to use social media apps or websites (35%) ahead of those from the UK (32%), Belgium (26%), Romania (25%), France (23%), Italy (21%), and Spain (8%).

Ford has found that snapping a “selfie” at the wheel can distract a driver for 14 seconds, and checking social media channels can distract for 20 seconds – long enough for a car travelling at 100 km/h (62 mph) to cover the length of five football pitches.

According to research carried out in North America by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), adjusting hair using a rear-view mirror can distract for four seconds, anddialling a hand-held phone can distract for seven seconds.

Ford Driving Skills for Life was launched in the US 10 years ago and has provided hands-on training to more than 100,000 young drivers around the world.

Classic car buffs gear up for Goodwood Revival THIS year’s Goodwood Revival, which takes place September 12-14, promises to attract a bumper attendance of classic car enthusiasts with a programme that includes extensive displays of classic cars and motorbikes and a series of classic car races.

Among the commercial exhibits will be an authentic 1950s-period style tyre fitting centre hosted by Michelin in which a pristine early-1950s Bristol 401 will be displayed.

Highlighting their contribution to motoring heritage, visitors can trip down memory lane and view some of Michelin’s heritage products, including reproduction maps of World War II battlefields. Expert demonstrations and advice on classic tyre fitting techniques (pictured below) will also be provided.

A classic tyre fitting demonstration

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FastSport fai salute for barber: THE

The Irish T20 senior women’s side celebrate their victory in the ICC Europe T20 championship in Rugby following a set of impressive wins

cricket: youth and women’s national team progress signals ireland’s future

Test status the target for Ireland after Euro success IRELAND’S domination of European cricket has seen recent tournament victories for the women and Under15 boys, which followed wins for both the Under-17 and -19 boys in the ICC Europe Challenge Series. In addition, the Under-17 girls beat Scotland in a three-game T20 competition earlier this summer.

Cricket Ireland performance director Richard Holdsworth, as a former ICC European regional manager, knows the importance of success at these tournaments if Ireland is to achieve its quest for Test status by 2020.

“In the first instance, I’m enormously proud of all the players and coaches for this terrific achievement.

There has been a tremendous amount

of planning and hard work behind the scenes in preparing all of our players for this year’s European Championships at youth level and the women’s seniors.

“It’s enormously gratifying to see our pathway programme improving through better support services for the athletes, more and better coaching and training opportunities, while more fixtures have led to some excellent performances by these players.

However, Holdsworth was clear to stress that no one should rest on their laurels and that the real work was just beginning. “Under our national academy, we have supported players in our system better than ever before, and our youth programmes have been improved tremendously with some

outstanding coaching.

“It is always good to benchmark ourselves alongside our European colleagues, but we must continue to challenge our players and ensure they are ready to compete on the world stage and be even better. We start preparations for an Under-19 World Cup campaign this winter and that will be a key focus for many of our top young players over the next 18 months.”

Ireland’s most recent success came at the weekend with six wins out of six for Ireland Women as they dominated the ICC Europe T20 Championships.

During their emphatic 117 run win against traditional rivals Scotland last week, Merrion’s Cecelia Joyce became the second Irish woman to score an international T20 century, and was

clearly delighted at passing the personal landmark.

“It was my first century for Ireland, so a very special day and I couldn’t be happier than to do it with Trent [Johnston] still here. I think he will have seen during this competition more than ever before how much we have moved on under him as coach.”

Johnston was quick to pay tribute to his squad who dominated the tournament. “I can’t praise the squad and management enough. We played fantastic cricket for the week and to finish with Cecelia Joyce getting a century, sharing that 160 stand with Kate McKenna was truly outstanding. This tournament has been great preparation for the South Africa series next month.”

Football Association of Ireland paid tribute to former international footballer Eric Barber who passed away last week. The Dubliner, aged 72, won two caps against Spain and Belgium in 1965.

Barber was best known for his career in the League of Ireland with Shelbourne FC where he was a prolific goal-scorer and indeed is the club’s record scorer with 126 league goals.

He had three spells with the Reds from 1958 to 1966, 1971–75 and 1978–80. He also managed Shels during the 1979–80 season.

He was part of Shels FAI Youth Cupwinning side in 1959 and also starred in the League of Ireland championship winning team of 1962, and the FAI Cup in 1960 and 1963, beating Cork Hibernians 2–0 in both games.

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WITH summer now officially over (except for that week of insane heat and sunshine coming in September), we can settle back and enjoy the start of the new seasons for some sports and the coming to an end of other campaigns.

And it’s with that transition in mind that we present this month’s Dublin Sports Awards nominees. It seems as though we’ve only just announced last month’s winners, but here we are, back again with another set of diverse and deserving participants who have shone in their respective disciplines and are worthy of a salute for their efforts.

As always, we’re delighted to hear your stories of sporting achievement, so contact us with your news at sport@dublingazette.com and we’ll tell the rest of Dublin!

H STARof the MONTH

fiona coghlan

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FIONA Coghlan retired from international rugby in an emotional fashion this month following Ireland’s 25-18 loss to Women’s World Cup hosts France. The skipper is stepping down after a sparkling 11-year career in green.

NAC swimmer James Scully brought home a brace of bronze medals this month when he shone in the pool at the Paralympic Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, coming in third place in the 200m freestyle final and the 100m freetsyle event.

HERMITAGE Golf Club’s Rowan Lester joined rarefied company last week as he reached the final of the British Boys Amateur final at Prestwick. In so doing, he became just the second Leinster golfer to reach the final of the event in its 93-year history.

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RAHENY United’s senior women’s soccer side made it through to the last 32 of the UEFA Women’s Champions League last week, having topped their qualifying group in Romania, finishing off their international mission with a 2-1 win over Malta’s Hibernians.

DUNDRUM South Dublin AC’s women’s track and field team once again reigned supreme in Tullamore this month when they won the GloHealth National League final, qualifying for the European club championships for the fourth year in a row in the process.

Peamount United’s Under-14 girls won the FAI Cup title this month when they defeated reigning holders Shelbourne at Frank Cooke Park after a determined performance protecting their lead and deserving their honours.

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Transplant Team Ireland return to Dublin Airport

TIRED yet victorious, 34 inspirational athletes returned home from Poland last weekend after their outstanding performance at the 8th European Transplant and Dialysis Sports Championships in Krakow.

With an impressive medals tally of 18 gold, 18 silver and 31 bronze medals, Transplant Team Ireland was ranked in the top three on the medals table, just behind Hungary which took first place and the host country Poland in second.

The team featured Dubliners Ron Grainger (Castleknock), Harry Ward (Baldoyle), Paul Prendergast (Santry), Chikoyo White (Balbriggan), Peter Heffernan (Skerries), James Reynolds (Tallaght), Michael Dwyer (Cabinteely) and Deirdre Faul (Dalkey).

They received a rapturous welcome home at Dublin airport from family and supporters festooned with flags and banners.

Transplant Team Ireland manager Colin White, newly elected secretary of the Presidential Committee of the European

Transplant and Dialysis Sports Federation, said: “It’s fantastic to be placed in the top three on the medals table out of 24 countries. The championships were very well organised by the Polish hosts.

“Each and every member of Transplant Team Ireland proved to be great ambassadors for organ donation both on and off the competitive field and each of them wore their Irish kit with pride and honour.

“The 10 newcomers to Transplant Team Ireland this year are tremendous additions and we

are delighted to now have them in our ‘extended’ family. Each team member worked hard in their sports events.

“The team enjoyed reuniting with old friends from previous Games and made new friends with people who have shared similar life experiences.”

This year, Transplant Team Ireland comprised 34 athletes including 25 men and nine women ranging in age from 16 to 76 years with 29 transplant recipients, as well as five people who are receiving dialysis treatment.

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Fired by community and commitment Fingallians and Dublin star Paul Flynn is set to take on Donegal in the All-Ireland quarter -final, but never forgets his roots or the supporters who follow the Dubs

PAUL Flynn is anticipating Dublin’s toughest battle to date this summer when they take on Donegal in the AllIreland senior football championship semi-final on Sunday in Croke Park.

It is a repeat of the gritty 2011 showdown at the same stage en route to finally breaking a championship hoodoo that stretched back to 1995. A 0-8 to 0-6 outcome provided little in the way of freeflowing football, making for tough viewing.

Since then, Dublin have emerged from their shell markedly embracing a dynamic attacking style, liberated by

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manager Jim Gavin’s forward-thinking philosophy.

The O’Connell county, though, is widely seen as the one side that can derail those attacking intentions and the Fingallians’ man says it is a battle that he will relish.

“We’re playing a proposition that we haven’t faced yet [this year] in Donegal so it will be very difficult for us.

“They play a very tight

system and are very good at it, trying to reduce the amount of scores the opposition get and are very efficient at it.”

It comes in a poignant week for the Dublin senior footballers.

Last Saturday evening, the county’s supporters gathered en masse in the Gibson Hotel to raise funds for Balbriggan’s Molly McNally.

The six-year-old is one of the team’s youngest but most fervent supporters and her battle with cancer has been providing a source of inspiration to Jim Gavin’s side since they were introduced to her earlier this year.

Last Saturday, county

Paul Flynn is prepared for a repeat of the 2011 match against Donegal in this weekend’s All-Ireland semi-final

panellists Dean Rock and James McCarthy along with legends Ciaran Whelan and Senan Connell were among the star-studded crowd at the event to raise funds for Molly’s ongoing medical procedures.

For Flynn, the connec-

operations and continues to need to be observed.

“She just built a bond with the team and the lads will try and support her in any way they can.”

Indeed, giving back is central to Flynn’s remit and he is keen to do any-

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tion that Dublin have with their fans like this gives an extra weight of importance to their performances.

“When you see a little girl like that, it brings it all back home,” said Flynn.

“You realise the happiness it brings to people for what you do in the Dublin jersey, it makes you feel proud but also that you have a responsibility to fulfil your duties and give back to people like this who are sick. I think this Dublin team is good at giving their time to important causes.

“Molly was introduced to us through the Dublin team; myself and a couple of the lads went out to her house with the cups a couple of months back.

“She is obviously a very sick girl and needs a number of different

thing he can to help his home club.

“This includes playing a central role in his club’s recent summer camps, encouraging a wealth of his county team mates – including Michael Darragh Macauley, Ger Brennan and Johnny Cooper – to help out with training before signing autographs and posing for photos with the participants.

“I never forget where I came from. Fingallians did a lot for me and my development. I wouldn’t be who I am without them so I want to give back,” said Flynn, who has recently become brand ambassador for local business, You and Us Insurance.

“If I can pass any of my knowledge on to the up and coming stars at Fingallians, I am glad to do that.”

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Moynihan named in Irish team for world amateurs THE ISLAND’S Gavin Moynihan has been named in the Irish team to play in the World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy at Karuizawa Golf Club in Japan from September 10 to 13.

He played a pivotal role in Ireland’s first victory in the Home Internationals for six years in Wales last week while Moynihan, who is in his second season at the University of Alabama, won the Scottish Amateur Strokeplay title.

He is included in the team alongside Paul Dunne and Gary Hurley and will continue his build-up for the competition in Alabama where he returned last week after summering in Europe and representing Ireland.

At the Home Nations, Ireland closed out their win with a huge 9.5 to 5.5 victory over England.

Ireland went ahead 3-2 in the foursomes and Moynihan duly led the side in the singles, winning on the 14th in a stunning display to start the ball rolling.

Disability course for coaches open for booking South Dublin County Sports Partnership in conjunction with the CARA National APA Centre and Coaching Ireland are calling on coaches, volunteers and anyone interested or involved in the provision of sport and physical activity for people with disabilities to book a place at their upcoming disability inclusion training course at Tallaght Leisure Centre on October 4.

On completion of the course all participants will receive a Coaching Ireland/ CARA APA Centre award and a course resource pack.

Participation in the course costs €25, with South Dublin County Sports Partnership part-funding the course as part of their Health and Wellbeing Week in October.

Booking is open now and if you are interested in taking part, log on to http:// goo.gl/DjOHBI. For more information about the course, contact CARA on 066 714 5647 or email apa@ ittralee.ie.

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soccer: pair of wins, pair of draws in opening matches

Flynn shines in T13 outing at Euro meet Dundrum South Dublin’s Andrew Flynn made an impressive start to his senior championship debut when he ran a personal best time of 16:47.69 when representing Ireland in the final of the T13 5000m at the Paralympic Athletics European Championships in Swansea last week, to finish seventh in the race.

Flynn bettered his previous best in Paralympic competition by over eight seconds. The race was won by reigning European champion Alberto Suarez of Spain in a season’s best time 14:56.04.

Flynn made his Irish Paralympic debut in April at the IPC Grand Prix in Berlin, and these championships were a real step up in class that will prove hugely beneficial for the DSD athlete as he continues his development.

Flynn was effectively running up a category, competing in this T13 5000m as the equivalent distance at T12, Flynn’s class, was not on the programme at Swansea. The 13 class is the least impaired of the three visual impairment classes.

Mixed fortunes for Russell for UCD Waves JULIE ANN RUSSELL turned from hero to villain on the first day of the 201415 Continental Tyres WNL. Russell scored twice against her hometown club and was then sent off for new side UCD Waves in their opening day 3-0 victory over Galway WFC. The talented winger, fresh from netting a fabulous free kick for Ireland against Slovenia on Wednesday

night, found the net on 34 minutes with a long range drive.

The offside flag ruled out Waves second, three minutes before the break, Russell setting up Seanna Cooke’s header.

Russell bagged her second on 55 minutes, heading home from a waves corner.

Aine O’Gorman made it three from the spot on 79 minutes after Melissa Casserly bundled over Russell in the box.

Russell then turned from hero to villain with eight minutes remaining, picking up her second yellow card of the afternoon.

Broadford Rovers will be looking to emulate their 2013-14 season of success, that included securing the Tom Carroll Cup

Rovers’ seniors start season  sport@dublingazette.com

Broadford Rovers’ senior soccer sides have gotten off to a very positive start to the 2014-15 season in their opening fixtures, with a pair of wins for their LSL Saturday Major Division 1A team and a pair of draws for their LSL Sunday Senior Division 1 side.

The Ballinteer club will be hoping to emulate the unprecedented success they enjoyed last season, when the first team graduated to the second tier of intermediate football in Dublin after they won the LSL Senior Saturday

Division 1A title and the second team secured the Tom Carroll Cup. The senior section’s successes were accompanied last season by a trio of titles at underage level, when the Under18s claimed the DDSL Major 1 League title, the Under-16s won the DDSL B league, and the Under-12s claimed the DDSL B1 crown.

So far this season, the second side have secured a place at the joint top of the Major 1A league after wins against Lucan United and TEK United put them on six points, tied with Portmarnock

running for ross Inaugural race for charity a huge success mary O’Reilly, Fiona Conaty and Adam Honan were among over 100 runners who took part in the inaugural Asics Run For Ross, organised by Runner’s Need with the support of Athletics Ireland in aid of the Ross Nugent Foundation. The charity focuses on providing equipment making life more comfortable for cancer patients, visiting relations and hospital staff. For more information, log on to www.rossnugentfoundation.ie

AFC. The first match, away from home, proved a close affair, with Broadford battling to a 3-2 victory on foot of goals from James McGovern and a brace from Simon Roche.

Their second outing in the league saw then defeat local rivals TEK at home in an eight-goal thriller that saw them come out on top by 5-3 in Broadford Park.

They next face Pegasus/St James in a repeat of last year’s league decider.

The first team have also not lost either of

their opening matches in LSL Sunday Senior Division 1, but have registered a brace of draws which places them midtable at this early stage of the campaign.

The Sunday Senior side put in a solid start in their opening game when they drew 1-1 at home to Sacred Heart in Marlay Park.

Gary Matthews netted Broadford’s equaliser in the 61st minute, a goal which was to prove to secure their first point of the season, although they were close on a number of occasions to claiming all three points,

making the better of their chances as the second half ran out.

A week later, they registered a second 1-1 draw on the road this time against St Francis. Rovers were leading until three minutes from time when the hosts struck to steal a point.

A goal from Stacky White had put Rovers ahead and it looked like all three points were coming back to Broadford until that late heartbreak.

They next face a quickfire pair of ties against Peamount/Moyle Park and Dublin Bus.

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Kilmacud hurling sevens set to soar again  sport@dublingazette.com

All roads lead to Dublin for the 2014 All-Ireland hurling championship decider on September 7, and the traditional national sevens tournament at Kilmacud Crokes was officially announced last week.

The One Direct AllIreland Hurling Sevens

will be held on Saturday, September 6, spread over six venues in the local area including Glenalbyn, UCD, Deerpark, Silverpark, Naomh Olaf and Bray Emmets, with games starting at 10.30am. The final will be played in Pairc De Burca, Glenalbyn at 6.30pm.

The annual sevens tournament which has

been running since 1973 will once again welcome clubs from across Ireland to celebrate the smallsided version of the small ball game.

In all, Kilmacud Crokes will play host to 64 teams and a total of 96 games will be played on the day.

Peter Walsh, chairman of Kilmacud Crokes Hurling said: “We welcome all

of our old friends back to Kilmacud, and look forward to making some new ones, at this year’s sevens.

We invite all hurling supporters to our venues to enjoy a feast of top quality hurling on All-Ireland Saturday.”

Fixtures will be available on www.kilmacudcrokes-hurling.com next week.

football: top five finish still in naomh’s sights

Club Noticeboard ballyboden st enda’s Congratulations to Natalia Hyland

the All-Ireland senior football semi-

and Rachel Ruddy together with the

final .

rest of the Dublin senior ladies team

Ballyboden St Enda’s bingo is back

who defeated Kerry in the All-Ireland

on Tuesday, September 2 at 8.30pm.

quarter-finals on Saturday.

All welcome. Great night’s entertain-

Dublin will play Galway in the semifinal next Saturday.

ment.

Pat Corcoran was this week’s win-

Best of luck to Michael Darragh

ner of the lotto. There was no match

Macauley, Dara Nelson, Declan

first three winners and Dan O’Sullivan,

O’Mahony and the Dublin team who

Manor Close, Marlay Grange was this

are playing Donegal this weekend in

week’s weekly subscribers winner.

kilmacud crokes THE Adult football championship rolls

Finally, hard luck to Rachel Noctor

on with congratulations to the Daire

and the Dublin Premier junior camogie

Brennan junior footballers who beat

team who lost their All-Ireland semi-

Parnell’s 1-6 to 0-8 in the champion-

final to Laois.

ship quarter-final.

Fantastic win for our junior lady

The minor B footballers had a useful

footballers as they beat Scoil Ui Cho-

workout in Bray and face Lucan next

naill 4-12 to 4-6. A tough physical game

weekend and Boden the week after.

in St Anne’s Park but our girls worked

Well done also to the Molly Lamb and

really hard to stay on top. Amy, Cathy,

the Dublin senior ladies footballers

Claire, Niamh and Orla Cotter leading

who beat Kerry yesterday in the All-

the way.

Ireland semi-final.

A narrow defeat in the U-15A hurl-

Hard luck to the senior footballers

ing championship in Silver Park 1 when

who lost to St Oliver Plunkett’s in the

Whitehall scored 2-12 to squeeze

AFL1, 0-13 to 1-8

through to our 0-17.

ballinteer st john’s THERE was no winner of Thursday,

Naomh Olaf’s Eoin Kinsella who scored a fine tally of 1-8 in his side’s win against St Finian’s

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NAOMH Olaf ended a run of three defeats to see them solidify their place in the top half of the AFL3 table following a goalfest at Pairc Ui Bhriain, seeing off St Finian’s with a five-goal performance.

Two of them came inside the first four minutes as Mark Doyle and Simon Hickey both hit the net to give Naomh Olaf a cracking start to the tie.

Finian’s pointed before Eoin Kinsella and Fergal McCann got two scores of their own for Olaf’s but, despite the early battering the Swords side bounced back with five points in a row to reduce the gap to two points.

Colm Doyle, though, reasserted Olaf’s control on the game when he broke up field from centre back to send the ball to the net for a third time. And while Finian’s bounced back with their seventh point, it was followed by a neat goal from Kinsella who then

matched the opposition’s last point of the half with one of his own.

It built a seven point advantage at the break, 4-3 to 0-8. St Finian’s made an excellent start to the second half with three quick points but a string of points from Kinsella – en route to a final tally of 1-8 – and Fergal McCann, 0-2) took the score to 4–9 to 0–11 at the end of the third quarter.

Finian’s pressed hard for the goals they needed but Brendan Redmond made a series

of fine saves to add to those of the first half and restricted them to just two more points.

Eoin K insella added another two points to his tally and Fearghal Purcell’s hard work was rewarded by a smashing goal to complete Olaf’s victory.

They have a chance still of breaching the top five in the division with their remaining games against bottomof-the-table Ballyboden St Enda’s, as well as Clanna Gael Fontenoy and Whitehall Colmcilles.

ment.

August 21’s lotto draw for €10,000.

Please book that special function in

Second draw for €1,400 also had no

2014 in your clubhouse now to avoid

winner.

disappointment.

Tickets are available online at www.

Great win for Senior footballers in

ballinteerstjohns.com or from the

the league over St Pat’s, Palmers-

usual outlets.

town.

Bingo every Monday night in the

Our ladies football second team won

Clubhouse starts at 8pm and all wel-

in the championship also against Wan-

come for a great night’s entertain-

derers.

naomh olaf Well done to our senior footballers

at home to Stars of Erin at 7pm, please

who defeated Finian’s in the league on

try to get down to support the team in

Saturday.

this local derby.

Hard luck to the junior footballers

The senior hurlers are in champion-

who were beaten against the same

ship relegation action at home on Sat-

opposition.

urday evening at home at 6pm.

Well done to our U-11s who won the

The junior hurlers are in the champi-

Camaint final in Parnell Park on Sat-

onship semi-final at home to Skerries

urday.

at home at 10.15am on Sunday morn-

Our ladies footballers are in championship action on Wednesday night

ing. Please try to support the hurlers in these two huge games.

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