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Monday, January 20, 2014

Wealthiest 85 people own half the world by hayden sMith

‘Without a concerted effort to tackle inequality, the cascade of privilege and disadvantage will continue. We will soon live in a world where equality of opportunity is just a dream.’

Seven out of every ten people in the world live in countries where inequality has increased since the 1980s, while tax rates for the richest have fallen in 29 out of 30 countries for which data are available.

Oxfam Ireland chief executive Jim Clarken said while global wealth and power is ‘becoming increasingly concentrated in a lower number of people’ the Irish Government has a part to play.

He said it can ‘tackle inequality by cracking down on financial secrecy and tax dodging, investing in universal education and healthcare, and agreeing a global goal to end inequality as part of the post-2015 negotiations on a new development framework’.

Oxfam is calling on those attending the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to make a personal pledge to tackle the problem.

‘Super-rich are worth €1.2trillion’

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THE richest 85 people in the world have wealth equal to that of half the global population.

Analysis by Oxfam shows the super-rich are worth a combined €1.21trillion – equal to that of the poorest 3.5billion people on the planet.

The report found people in countries around the world believe the rich have too much influence over the direction their country is heading in.

Oxfam’s executive director Winne Byanyima said: ‘It is staggering that in the 21st century, half of the world’s population own no more money than a tiny elite whose numbers could all fit comfortably on a double-decker bus.

‘We cannot hope to win the fight against poverty without tackling inequality. Widening inequality is creating a vicious circle where wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few.

‘In developed and developing countries alike we are increasingly living in a world where the lowest tax rates, the best health and education and the opportunity to influence are being given not just to the rich but also to their children.

All dolled up… Áine Gleeson of Co Clare business Little Luxury had her hands full at Showcase, which runs at the RDS until Wednesday. A record number of craft micro-enterprises are exhibiting to potential Irish and international trade buyers this year from sectors such as textiles, ceramics and jewellery

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Today is... Blue Monday The ‘most depressing day of the year’ originated in a press release a few years ago and falls on January 20 this year, although the date is disupted. So just in case it’s an actual real thing, check out facebook.com/theworldsbestnews who reminded us of the anniversary and who hopefully will reassure you that humanity isn’t completely banjaxed From the archives (2011):

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The brother of Lee Harvey Oswald is taking legal action after the presidential assassin’s coffin was sold at auction. Robert Oswald said he thought the coffin had been destroyed. Mr Oswald, 76, from Texas, is seeking unspecified damages

Today’s birthdays

Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, former astronaut, 84; Tom Baker, actor, 80; David Lynch (pictured), film director, 68; Heather Small, singer, 49; Gary Barlow, singer, 43.

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A bridge too far? Not if you’re one of the world’s most dedicated Star Trek fans

Just call me Enterprising

Illogical: Line Rainville can sit back and watch old episodes in her Star Trek den, far left, soak in the tub and let her mind wander to distant galaxies, left, or prepare meals in her ship’s galley, above PicTureS: LiNerAiNviLLe/ cATerS

Out of this world: Meeting William Shatner who played Captain Kirk

SHE has boldly gone where few humans have gone before.

Star Trek super fan Line Rainville has spent €25,000 turning her home into a replica of its set.

Her living room pays homage to the bridge of the Enterprise. Then there is Spock’s bedroom, a transporter room, utility panels and intercom on the corridor walls and Starfleet bathroom.

‘I just love Star Trek and the basement needed renovating so I thought why not?’ she said.

‘I decided I wanted a Star Trek theme for the basement so I went and bought the grey paint.

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The social worker from Quebec, Canada, has been a fan of the sci-fi series since the age of nine when she would watch the programmes with her father.

He came in handy 40 years later because 84-year-old Mr Rainville did the carpentry and her 80-year-old mother helped with the upholstery.

‘It is my childhood dream come true and my own little haven,’ said Ms Rainville, 51.

‘I wanted to do something unusual, and I’m a life-long fan of the Star

Trek original series. This was an idea I had for a long time and wanted to bring to reality.

‘I wanted to replicate the bridge of the Enterprise. I recreated the kitchen that I had made into the recreation room. And for the bathroom, I took inspiration from the observation deck.’

‘My favourite thing to do is to sit back and enjoy being there and watching Star Trek episodes. The basement is like a big home theatre.’

She has a soft spot for Spock and has even met William Shatner.

‘I am a huge fan, and if he were to visit my Star Trek basement, it would be a dream come true. I would faint with happiness.’

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Man shot dead had been wearing bulletproof vest

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Campaign to make allergy pen standard CALLS have been made for lifesaving adrenaline shots to be kept as standard in first aid cabinets anywhere food is consumed.

The move follows the death last month of 14-year-old Emma Sloan in Dublin after she inadvertently consumed a sauce containing nuts and suffered a fatal allergic reaction.

Ennis Town Councillor Paul O’Shea has now called on the Minister for Health to ensure food outlets keep an ‘EpiPen’ – a penlike injector used for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis caused by allergens – in first aid kits.

‘UK will not impose solutions for North’ PICTURE: ABRAHAM TARRUSH

THE man found shot dead at the side of the road in Tallaght after a garda car chase was wearing a bulletproof vest.

The victim had serious gunshot injuries to his upper body and gardaí are seeking two men who fled the scene.

The dead man was named locally as Michael Devoy, in his 40s and from Balbutcher Drive in Ballymun.

He was found around 10.45pm on Saturday after detectives on routine patrol stopped to investigate a car parked on Fox Hill Road in Bohernabreena, a rural part of the west Dublin suburb lying at the foot of the Dublin mountains.

Two men appeared at the back of the car, jumped in and sped away.

The detectives gave chase, but did not catch up with the car.

Upon their return, they discovered Mr Devoy, who found to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

The man’s body was removed to Tallaght Hospital where a post-mortem examination will be carried out today.

An Garda Síochána said that it would await these results to ‘determine the nature and direction’ of the investigation, which is expected to be treated as murder.

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THE UK Government has insisted unwanted solutions will not be imposed on political leaders in Northern Ireland in a bid to break the impasse on flags, parades and dealing with the legacy of the past.

The statement came after comments from Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore that the Irish and British governments would consider ‘an intervention’ if the five parties in Stormont’s executive fail to agree on a deal by former US diplomat Richard Haass. The parties are due to meet in Belfast tomorrow in a bid to break the deadlock.

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YOU’VE heard it all before: plant compounds in chocolate, berries and even red wine may protect against diabetes, say scientists.

But they can’t tell us whether the amount of chocolate and red wine you have to guzzle to have this effect also ventures into the territory that will make your liver quiver and your belly jiggle.

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are linked to lower insulin resistance and better control of blood sugar, the researchers’ study of 2,000 healthy female twins showed.

Both effects help stave off the onset of Type 2 diabetes, which affects one in 20 in Ireland.

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dy, from the University of East Anglia, said: ‘We found that those who consumed plenty of anthocyanins and flavones had lower insulin resistance.

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Time for change? Time to Teach!

JusTin CuRRiE is lead singer with Scot-rock outfit Del Amitri, whose ubiquitous 1980s and 1990s hits include Nothing Ever Happens, Always The Last To Know and Roll To Me

It’s been 12 years since Del Amitri played live. Why the long hiatus?

After our last tour in 2002, there was nothing in the diary for about a month so we had a meeting and decided to take a break and see what happened next – which turned out to be very little. We could have gone on to make another album and play to fewer and fewer people. It had been non-stop for us from the mid-1980s until the end of the 1990s but by 2002 there was no demand. So we decided to take stock: if the audience and the media don’t want you, there’s no point in forcing it on people.

Were you bitter as your popularity began to wane and Britpop started dominating the charts? Not at all. I loved Pulp and

Oasis blew me away when I first saw them; I believed from the off that this was the future of British rock. There was no bitterness because these guys were younger than us and at the top of their game. I thought ‘that’s magic, on you go...’

You went on to release three albums as a solo artist. Were you tentative about going it alone?

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One of your last singles as a band was Don’t Come Home Too Soon, which became the official anthem for Scotland in the 1998 World Cup. That was our last

successful song; after that everything stiffed. I was vaguely against it becoming the official World Cup song but nobody had written another one and the record company were keen because it would guarantee airplay. I could see the commercial thinking behind it but I was unsure, not least because it wasn’t what you’d call rabble-rousing.

It’s one of my great regrets that I didn’t intervene. I felt it got co-opted by the PR company at a time when marketing became more important than music.

You signed up for Woodstock II in 1994, another decision you came to We should have lament. Why so?

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learned that a creative hierarchy wasn’t necessarily a bad thing

When I told a friend in the industry I was planning a solo record he told me it was commercial suicide. Strange as it sounds, that’s exactly what I wanted to hear. I really wanted to be defined as a writer – rather than as a moderately successful ex-pop guy – and it worked. I didn’t sell many records but I got the best reviews of my career.

Is it true that before finding success Del Amitri were treated pretty shoddily by fellow Glaswegians on the music scene?

Absolutely, so we felt really vindicated when we did make a go of it. People were openly obnoxious. I remember a promoter saying to our manager ‘they’re s**t and they’re never going to get anywhere’. Once Simple Minds became popular people had latched on to that horrible white soul thing which made my teeth chatter. By comparison, I think Del Amitri seemed a bit twee.

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that a creative hierarchy wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. As it was, we’d have meetings about who’d do such and such an interview or what we’d title an album that seemed to last months.

days were difficult because we ran the band like a strict socialist democracy; that doesn’t work because invariably one person will have a better idea than another. We should have learned

It was horrible. We came on after a band called Jackyl – the frontman decided to get the crowd going by taking his c**k out and turning his microphone stand into a rifle. The festival was an awful corporate pastiche and little more than a money-spinner. The audience got treated like cattle and had to change all their money into Woodstock dollars so they’d be fooled into buying a $14 burger. The security guys were these fresh-faced students with Peace Patrol emblazoned on their T-shirts who acted like Scientologists marching around barking s**t at people. And worse, there was no booze...

Do you empathise with young up-and-coming artists today? I

feel sorry for them because I have no idea how they can make money from recording music. Ideally you want to spend €30,000 making a record but you won’t see any of that back today. I’m really grateful we came to success at a time when those punitive 1960s and 1970s recording deals had become a thing of the past. We had decent entertainment laws and we got paid. It’s not like that today.

Daragh Reddin Del Amitri bring their A To Z Of Us tour to Vicar Street on Wednesday

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Bradley Cooper was joined by girlfriend Suki Waterhouse at Saturday’s Screen Actors Guild awards – marking one of the few times the pair have been seen out together. The US actor, 39, was practically inseparable from the British model, showing her off to the American Hustle cast at their shared awards table. And his 22year-old lady love was happy to applaud him and his co-stars sitting on his lap, as they won the outstanding film performance by a cast.

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Vamps fans’ Twittilation gives boys a real scare

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ot new pop punk band the Vamps have revealed they are shocked and appalled by the level of flirty messages they receive online.

After taking the twittersphere by storm and subsequently flying up the charts with their UK No.2 hit Can We Dance in october, the lads explained some fans are a little overzealous when expressing their appreciation. ‘there is branch of the English fans who are the worst,’ band founder James McVey, 19, told Guilty Pleasures exclusively. He said the home crowd was ‘the raunchiest’. He said: ‘they propose things I couldn’t even think of!’

Explaining his shock at the sexually graphic detail some of his twitter fans go into – and reading some choice examples too

by sEAMus Duff explicit to print – the guitarist’s bandmates told how they were forced to brace themselves after coming faceto-face with one of their most notorious social media fans in Manchester.

‘We were scared to meet her,’ explained lead singer Bradley Simpson, 18. ‘We were expecting her to literally pounce on James but she just looked at him. It’s all talk. I expected her to literally rub herself on him.’

Having spent much of last year on tour with the likes of McFly, Lawson and Selena Gomez, the boys are looking forward to offering musical support to taylor Swift next month.

‘James wants to be married to her with kids within a year,’ drummer tristan Evans, 19, said. the Vamps new single Wild Heart is out today, with an album pencilled in for April.

… And the winners were…

Best actress Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Best supporting actress Lupita Ngong’o, 12 Years A Slave Best supporting actor Jared Leto (pictured), Dallas Buyers Club Outstanding performance by a cast American Hustle Best actor (drama) Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Best actress (drama) Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey Best actor (comedy) Ty Burrell, Modern Family Best actress (comedy) Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Veep Best ensemble cast (drama) Breaking Bad Best ensemble cast (comedy) Modern Family Best actor (miniseries) Michael Douglas, Behind The Candelabra Best actress (miniseries) Helen Mirren, Phil Spector

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Julia’s supporting role as a medic as fans take a tumble Julia Roberts caused such a commotion at the SAG awards that she was almost crushed by some overzealous fans on the red carpet. The Pretty Woman star was forced to take evasive action as her star-struck followers flopped over a barrier as they reached out for the 46 year old. While no one was injured in the tumble outside the Shrine Convention Centre in LA, the actress joked that

her first aid skills came in handy. ‘Oh they all fell down. They are all okay. I checked everyone,’ she wisecracked after reviewing footage of the incident. ‘I gave a little bit of CPR everyone’s good. It was like, “Damn”, but everyone’s good.’

Roberts was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in August: Osage County but lost out to 12 Years A Slave star Lupita Nyong’o.

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ATe Blanchett risked making the audience blush when she won the best actress award from the Screen Actors Guild.

The Australian star, 44, was honoured for her lead role in the Woody Allen drama Blue Jasmine, in which she co-stars with Brit Sally Hawkins.

Collecting the statue of a naked man onstage she said: ‘Sally, I am very lonely up here without you. This is half yours – the penis part.’

Blanchett is already on a winning streak after she scooped a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice award for the same role.

Texan star Matthew McConaughey was another big winner on Saturday when he took best actor for his portrayal of an HIV-positive rodeo cowboy in Dallas Buyers Club.

The normally hunky actor, 44,

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shed 23kg for his role as a cowboy who smuggles life-prolonging drugs in the film based on a true story.

Accepting his award, he said: ‘Oh this feels good, thank you.

‘To the nominees, not just in this category, there were so many fierce characters.

‘It just shines some light on this bull ride.’

McConaughy’s co-star Jared Leto, 42, also won best supporting actor for his role as a transsexual in the gritty drama.

Making a special dedication to people with HIV/Aids, he said: ‘I’m so proud that I’ve been able to glimpse the world through your eyes.’

Blanchett, McConaughy and Leto will be hoping their luck continues as all have been nominated for Oscars in the same role on March 2.

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Crop spray ‘stops bees growing’ PESTICIDE could be making bumblebees shrink, a study shows. A pyrethroid pesticide used by farmers on flowering crops stunted the growth of worker bumblebee larvae, causing them to hatch in reduced size, it found. The study

by Royal Holloway University in London is the first to examine the pesticides’ impact across their entire lifecycle. A Europe-wide moratorium on the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides is in force.

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Motorists heed warnings as only two held in drink blitz

DUBLIN drivers appear to be taking the ‘Don’t Drink And Drive’ message seriously this January, with just two arrests for suspected drink driving during a late-night Super Mandatory Alcohol Testing (MAT) blitz in the city this weekend.

The Super MAT checkpoints are a new Garda initiative, carried out by simultaneous patrols.

by jOAnnE AHERn Motorists in the south and west of the city were targeted in this latest operation, with checkpoints at Ballymun Avenue, the N11 at Stillorgan Road, the N7 at Clondalkin, the Spawell in Templeogue and the Ballyowen Road in Lucan.

More than 60 gardaí were involved

in the latest operation, which took place between 12.30am and 1.30am yesterday morning.

A total of 1,100 vehicles passed through the checkpoints. Some 462 people were breathalysed and two people were arrested.

Meanwhile, 21 drivers received fixed charge penalty notices for road traffic offences and six vehicles fell

foul of the law for not having tax, not having an up-to-date NCT cert or functioning as an unregistered taxi.

Assistant Commissioner John Twomey of the Garda National Traffic Bureau said: ‘I would like to thank motorists for their co-operation during these checkpoints and as the figures show the vast majority of people were compliant with the legislation.’

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A baby is baptised during a mass baptism ceremony of about 600 children by the Georgian Orthodox church at the country’s main cathedral on Epiphany day in Tbilisi yesterday Picture: reuters

Art lover paid €3,600 for €300,000 eBay painting

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The search is on for an online art lover oysters and drinking champagne, on who paid £3,000 (€3,600) for a eBay but could not remember who painting on eBay eight years ago that bought it. has since been revealed as an The show’s co-presenter Philip Mould impressionist masterpiece worth said the missing treasure is out there around £250,000 (€300,000). possibly hanging over someone’s fireexperts on the BBC antiques show place and they probably don’t know it.

Fake Or Fortune made the discovery Another of Vuillard’s paintings, called when they valued a paintLes Couturieres, sold for ing owned by writer Keith more than £5million Tutt, who had bought the (€6m) in a Christie’s auccanvas, now established tion in 2009. as the work of French Fiona Bruce, who copainter edouard Vuillard, hosts the show, said: ‘You at an auction. can’t miss this painting, It had previously been it’s very large at four feet owned by art dealer Robhigh and an unusual oval ert Warren who revealed shape. Whoever bought it it was one of a pair and off eBay has bagged said he had sold the other, themselves the bargain of depicting a couple eating Bargain: The painting the century.’

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Iran promises to stick to nuclear deal with West GETTING rid of radioactive material that could be used to make nuclear weapons is Iran’s ‘most important commitment’, its government promised yesterday.

Production of 20 per cent-enriched uranium will be stopped from today and dilution of stockpiles of the

substance will begin, the atomic department confirmed.

The concessions are part of a deal that will see the P5+1 group of powers – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the US – ease sanctions against the country for six months.

Diplomats will keep working to

reach permanent agreement over the future of the nuclear programme.

Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) said: ‘I am hopeful that implementation of this first phase will have positive results for the country, and peace and stability in the region and the world.’ Under the deal,

Iran will limit uranium enrichment to five per cent – the grade used in nuclear power stations.

It is part of efforts by reformist president Hassan Rouhani to heal tensions with the West over the nuclear programme. He faces criticism from Iranian hard-liners.

Mother to face court over death of child n Two men have been arrested after racist comments were made on Twitter about Mikaeel Kular.

The men were held for allegedly posting on the social media site about the disappearance of the threeyear-old. The comments were brought to the attention of Scottish police by members of the public.

The men, aged 19 and 26, were released on bail.

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Charge: Rosdeep Kular was held after her missing son was found dead picture: enp ers and coastguards in their search THE mother of Mikaeel Kular will by TARiq TAHiR for the youngster. appear in court today after being Yesterday forensics officers were charged in connection with the three- Abdi, 25, who died in a shooting in continuing to search the house and year-old’s death.

Edinburgh last year.

Rosdeep Kular, 33, is being held by Also known as Rosie, Kular recent- woodland at its rear.

Kular grew up in Fife and her father police after the boy’s body was dis- ly launched a mobile beauty business covered just days after she reported and had attempted to juggle a career died when she was a teenager. She him missing. while looking after her children, who moved to Edinburgh 18 months ago.

Sources in the city council’s social Officers found Mikaeel in woods are all under the age of ten. behind a property in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Police Scotland’s Assistant Chief work department said it did not have a He had disappeared from his home in Constable Malcolm Graham con- file on the family.

Mikaeel’s aunt Pandeep Kular, 37, Edinburgh on Thursday morning. firmed Kular had been charged in contold one newspaper: ‘We are devasYesterday, details of the mother of nection with Mikaeel’s death. five’s background began to emerge.

‘She is expected to appear at Edin- tated.’ Floral tributes, soft toys Photographs on her Facebook page burgh Sheriff Court on Monday,’ he and candles have been placed at a small park in the Drylaw area of show the woman nicknamed the added. ‘dancing queen’ posing with a number More than 200 members of the Edinburgh near Mikaeel’s home in of friends, including Mohammed public joined police, mountain rescu- Ferry Gait Crescent.

‘Affair’ fails to dent Hollande’s ratings FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE’S approval rating is unchanged despite reports of his infidelity and moves to cut public spending by €50billion.

Twenty-two per cent of voters are satisfied with the president’s performance, according to a poll by French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche.

The rating remained the same before and after last week’s news conference, during which Mr Hollande, 59, promised to cut €30billion in payroll taxes in the hope of creating more jobs. But the Socialist leader was forced to brush off questions about his private life after celebrity magazine Closer published pictures showing him, it claimed,

Safe for now: François Hollande visiting actress Julie Gayet for late-night romantic liaisons.

Mr Hollande’s ratings have improved since plummeting to a post-World War II record low of 15 per cent in November.

However, they still trail far behind those of his Conservative predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, for the same period during his 200712 presidency.

A community in grief: A young girl kneels in front of the tributes left near the Edinburgh home of Mikaeel Kular pa

Rodman in rehab after North Korea trip shame

DENNIS RODMAN has entered rehab for alcohol abuse following his controversial trip to North Korea.

The former basketball star – who has befriended dictator Kim Jong-un – was said to be in ‘rough shape’ after coming under fire for taking a team of former NBA players to the secret state.

‘The pressure that was put on

Dennis to be a combination superhuman political figure and fixer got the better of him,’ his agent Darren Prince said, adding that Rodman is ‘embarrassed and remorseful’ for the anger and hurt his words caused.

Rodman has also apologised about comments he made in a TV interview this month, about US missionary Kenneth Bae, held in North Korea.

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Putin: Some of my friends are gay, you know

VLADIMIR PUTIN yesterday denied claims he was a homophobe as he assured gay competitors and spectators they would be in ‘no danger’ at next month’s winter Olympics.

The Russian president said a new law banning gay propaganda was ‘nothing to do with persecuting individuals for their sexual orientation’.

‘I myself know some people who are gay,’ he told BBC1’s Andrew Marr Show. ‘We’re on friendly terms. I’m not prejudiced in any way.

‘Read our law carefully – and pay attention to its name. It’s called a “ban on the propaganda of paedophilia and homosexuality”. There are countries,

by TARIq TAHIR including in Europe, where they’re debating the possibility of legalising paedophilia. Publicly discussing this, in parliament. They can do what they want but the people of Russia have their own cultural code, their own traditions.’

Mr Putin also praised British singer Elton John, who criticised the legislation in a recent Moscow gig, saying ‘he’s an extraordinary person and millions of our people sincerely love him, regardless of his sexual orientation’.

An international backlash over the controversial law has sparked calls for a boycott of the Sochi Games.

World Fire wrecks homes in historic village

nORWAY: A fire ripped through a village that is famous for its historic wooden homes, destroying at least 23 buildings. The blaze in Laerdalsøyri put 52 people in hospital with minor injuries and hundreds more had to leave their houses. It was unclear what had caused the fire, which spread quickly because of strong winds.

digest 22 killed in Taliban attack on army fleet PAKISTAn: At least 22 soldiers died and 30 were injured yesterday when a Taliban bomb tore through a military convoy in the Bannu region. The Pakistani Taliban said the attack was in revenge for the killing of their former No.2, Wali-ur Rehman, in a US drone strike last year. The group threatened ‘many more attacks’.

InDOnESIA: A flood victim manages to keep smiling as she is pushed through the streets of Jakarta in a rubber float. Seasonal rains and high tides have left much of the country under water Picture: AP

Assad: I didn’t put conditions on talks

RUSSIA: Claims that Bashar alAssad told visiting Russian MPs he had ‘no intention’ of giving up power were rejected yesterday by Syria. Russian media said Mr Assad had insisted his leadership was not up for discussion ahead of peace talks on Wednesday. Syrian TV insisted the quotes attributed to the president were ‘not accurate’.

Muslims butchered in sectarian violence

cEnTRAL AFRIcAn REPUbLIc: At least 20 people were killed by a lynch mob, say charity workers.

Muslim refugees fleeing the town of Bouar were attacked by gangs wielding guns and machetes. Mike McCusker, of Save The Children, said: ‘Doctors said there was blood everywhere, just pouring out of people like tap water.’

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FRAncE: Town hall staff sent a census form to Napoleon Bonaparte – who died in 1821. The owner of the home in Ajaccio, Corsica, where the French ruler once lived, returned it and suggested it be sent to St Peter in Heaven.

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Christians banned from saying Allah

THE king of Malaysia has backed plans to ban non-Muslims from using the Malay word for Allah to refer to God. Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam (pictured) said it was right for the term to be exclusive to Malay Muslims, who

represent 60 per cent of the population.

But his comments have raised questions about the rights of Christians. ‘Religious sensitivities, especially related to Islam as the religion of the federation, should be respected,’ he said.

‘Anti-gay’ UKIP councillor dropped A UKIP councillor has been ditched by the party after repeating claims that gay marriage is to blame for the floods that have ravaged Britain.

David Silvester was suspended after appearing on BBC radio,

even though UKIP requested him not to do so.

Last week, Cllr Silvester caused controversy in a local newspaper when he said: ‘The scriptures make it clear. A nation that acts contrary to the Gospel will be

beset by natural disasters such as storms, disease, pestilence and war.’

Richard Lane, from Stonewall, said: ‘It’s hardly surprising we’ve seen unusual weather in Britain considering the amount of hot air produced by UKIP members.’

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Despite all the health warnings and anti-tobacco campaigns, the number of people in the world who smoke is fast approaching the 1billion mark. ROSS McGUINNESS asks if the planet can ever kick the habit.

The answer, according to the IHME, is simple: population growth.

The more people there are on the planet, the more smokers there will be.

Indeed, a closer look at the figures reveals that, while the number of smokers has increased, smoking prevalence – the percentage of the population that smokes – has fallen.

In the early 1980s, 41 per cent of men worldwide were smokers, along with ten per cent of women.

Thirty years later, the rate has dropped to 31 and six per cent respectively.

‘Despite the tremendous progress made on tobacco control, much more remains to be done,’ said IHME director, Dr Christopher

Murray. ‘We have the legal means to support tobacco control and where we see progress being made, we need to look for ways to accelerate that progress.

‘Where we see stagnation, we need to find out what’s going wrong.’

Smoking levels are at their highest in Southeast Asian countries such as East Timor and Indonesia, where 61 per cent of men and 57 per cent of women are regular smokers.

The healthiest nations in terms of tobacco consumption are the twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean – where only five per cent of the population smoke – and the Central African island of São Tomé and Príncipe, where the rate is just seven per cent.

Robert West, professor of health psychology and director of tobacco studies at University College London, and author of The SmokeFree Formula, said: ‘The risk when talking about billions of smokers and millions of deaths is that the numbers are so large they lose meaning.

‘I would urge politicians, tobacco company executives and lawyers acting for these companies to imagine that every one of them is a personal tragedy for a family that they could do something about.

‘We will see the end of this ghastly epidemic and future generations will look back on us like we do on the slave trade and wonder at our cruelty.’

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n Ireland, HSE figures show smoking prevalence fell to 21.7 per cent by the end of 2012, a 1.8 per cent fall in a two-and-ahalf year period, but anti-smoking group ASH says this still leads to more than 5,000 deaths per year.

Further price increases, the emergence of e-cigarettes and better education about quitting will drive the numbers down further, said Prof West. ‘The big barrier is not the desire to stop but the ability to put that desire into effect,’ he added.

Mike Knapton, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said the 1billion global figure represented a ‘triumph of the cigarette companies that have managed to market a lethal product’.

He added: ‘The companies will, inevitably, for commercial reasons, want to protect their market and they will go to other areas of the world where there are emerging markets, China being one of them.’

One in eight Irish 15-17 year olds claim to smoke, and Thembi nkala, a senior cardiac nurse at the BHF, says cutting this figure is the key to changing smoking habits.

‘It’s imperative we reach this group with health messages early on so that they’re discouraged from ever trying this deadly habit.

‘Governments must also act to make cigarettes less appealing to young people. Our research shows that getting rid of the glitzy logos and attractive designs from cigarette packaging deters teenagers from smoking.’

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Smokers scoff, but is a craze burning out?

HERE are more than 7billion people on the planet.

Almost one in every seven is a regular smoker, latest figures show.

Some 976million people smoked cigarettes every day throughout 2012, statistics released earlier this month by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Seattle revealed.

In 1980, there were 255million fewer smokers. So in an age of multi-million health campaigns to warn people of the habit’s dangers, why are more people using tobacco?

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Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

6.25tn

cigarettes were smoked in 2012, compared with 4.96tn in 1980

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If you’d told me I’d be glued to a Danish political drama a couple of years ago I’d be a tad incredulous to say the least. But this Scandinavian West Wing just grabbed me from the off. The characters are so well wrought that you find yourself really hoping the best for them.

It’s also really encouraging to see a country of similar size to Ireland producing so many other great shows.

girls sky atlantic, 10pm What have Hannah, Marnie, Shoshanna and Jessa been up to since we last hooked up with this self-involved but curiously entertaining New York quartet? Writer-creator Lena Dunham seems to be giving Hannah/herself an easier ride as we enter series three of this dark comedy: no cotton buds stuck in ears this time and wayward boyfriend Adam has settled down enough to actually take part in a dinner party. Not that he’s exactly thrilled by the idea. But Marnie is mooning over Charlie and Jessa is getting up everyone’s noses in rehab.

amber RtÉ1, 9.35pm the suspense builds as the Dublinset crime thriller centred on the search for missing teenager amber Bailey (lauryn canny, right) and starring Eva Birthistle (Waking the Dead) and David murray (Raw), continues. Each episode focuses on the perspective of one individual connected to the case. in tonight’s second instalment, a prisoner contacts maeve Flynn-Dunne (Justine mitchell) claiming to have new information about amber’s disappearance.

trojan donkeY RtÉ2, 10pm It’s like PJ Gallagher night tonight on RTÉ2, with this hidden camera caper following new panel show Next Week’s News (see What I’m Watching).

Tonight, Fixer hires a plumber to listen to a noise in his toilet and celeb stalker Ursula is convinced a man on the bus is Peter Andre.

film of tHe daY WhitEout, tg4, 9.30pm

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Kate Beckinsale (left) is trapped in Antarctica with a killer. Geologist, pilot, doctor, FBI agent… everyone comes under suspicion in this frosty thriller.

Called to investigate a dead body, Beckinsale’s US marshal must conquer her demons to wrap up the case before snow grounds all planes. On paper, the story could be involving but it’s clumsily told. Scenes involve men in matching jackets lunging at each other in the blizzard.

Meanwhile, Beckinsale wanders around stating the obvious (‘Oh my god, it’s a body!’), failing to inspire much confidence in her law-enforcing abilities. Mediocre fare.

WinterWatCH BBc2, 8.30pm How are our feathered and furry companions coping with the destructively wet and windy climes this winter? Winterwatch heads up to the Cairngorms national park in Scotland for a glimpse of life on the wildlife side and four nights of creature spotting with golden eagles, red squirrels, otters and red deer. Heading down to the south of England we get up close with urban foxes in the seaside town of Brighton – the tailed variety.

operation transformation

It’s January so nearly everyone is on the some sort of health kick and OT hryn (presented by Kathryn Thomas, right) perfectly rides that wave. I like the fact that there’s no element of competition in it.

People don’t get ’s voted out and so it’s not exploitativee of the people involved. It also seems to genuinely influence the country for the better while it’s on.

breaking bad

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It’s got to be Benedict Cumberbatch’s acerbic, funny and almost amoral genius Sherlock. The show is one of the slickest and most entertaining things on TV at the moment. It must be hard to successfully reinvent such a beloved character as Sherlock Holmes, but this iteration easily matches the other versions.

Ruth Doris Neil will be joined by Bernard O’Shea and PJ Gallagher on RTÉ2’s new panel show Next Week’s News tonight at 9.30pm. Visit www. neildelamere.com for details of his new tour, Smartbomb.

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oLLYWooD superstar Cameron Diaz has turned her hand to writing. Her Body Book is a 263-page guide to how the body works – loads of stuff about nutrition, little tables of how much protein you need, diagrams that may remind readers of Leaving Cert biology textbooks.

But it’s a one-page section entitled In Praise of Pubes that’s attracting a disproportionate amount of media attention. It’s prompted some journalists to speculate about the state of the 41-year-old star’s own arrangements and now, bizarrely, here I am asking Cam to clarify her pubic policy.

‘I didn’t say what I prefer, I just said pubic hair has a purpose,’ she begins. ‘You can do what you want with it, I don’t care – you can shave it off every day, wax it off every day, turn it into a bonsai – I don’t care.

‘I just said consider maybe not removing it permanently and forever with laser treatment. Forever is forever and when we make those choices for our body we have to live with them forever.’

While pube-gate attracted the most attention, there are further wacky nuggets in the book – perhaps provided by ghost writer Sandra Bark, perhaps not. At one point readers are advised to eat beetroot and then scrutinise their emissions when they go to the toilet – apparently, the change in colour demonstrates how long it takes to digest food.

‘Fun’ tips aside, Diaz says the book has a serious purpose. She says she was inspired to work on it two years ago following conversations with her contemporaries who didn’t understand how their bodies worked.

‘I thought that was so strange – we’ve come so far as women our age and we don’t understand

a-lister Cameron Diaz has written a book aiming to ‘free women’ from body anxiety. but one page is getting all the attention, writes Andrew Williams how our bodies work,’ she says.

‘So I set out on this quest to bring that information to women in a way that’s easy to read.’

The result will, she hopes, ‘stop women beating themselves up and hating their bodies’. ‘It’s so negative to compare yourself to other women,’ she says. ‘When you’re comparing yourself to others, you’re saying what you have isn’t good enough. That negativity is a waste of time and energy.’

Sounding evangelical, she goes on to explain that understanding the benefits of nutrition and exercise will free women from the misery of being dissatisfied with their appearance. She also admits she was a relative latecomer to both, only really taking up vigorous exercise when training for Charlie’s Angels at the age of 27.

The intense fight training ‘forced me into my body in an extreme way’, she says. ‘At the time it was really painful but I managed to stick with it.’ The film earned her $20million (€14.7m) and saw her join the ranks of Hollywood’s highest paid female stars – probably better motivation than most of us have when considering a new year fitness overhaul.

‘I was like: “What? I can do this?” Things like doing kung-fu in high heels – that was a big achievement for me,’ she says.

‘Then I had the confidence in my body to learn how to snowboard and surf and be physically active and be able to say yes to whatever came my way.

‘A lot of people just sit

in HER Own wORDs Diaz on pubes, poo anD boobs ■ Pubic hair serves as a pretty draping that makes it a little mysterious to the one who might be courting your sexiness.

Pubes keep the goods private, which can entice a lover to come and take a closer look at what you have to offer. Also, let’s be honest: just like every other part of your body, your labia majora is not immune to gravity. Do you really want a hairless vagina for the rest of your life? It’s a personal decision but I’m just putting it out there: consider leaving your vagina fully dressed,

ladies. Twenty years from now, you will still want to be presenting it to someone special, and it would be nice to let him or her unwrap it like the gift that it is.

■ Let’s talk about poop, baby!

Yes, you heard me right. Listen, it’s a natural and necessary part of being human. Now I know that some people don’t like talking about their bowel movements but here’s why I’m talking about it: because your poop is a key indicator of your overall health. So let’s get past

the ick quotient and the modesty factor and become more familiar with what comes out the bottom of your beautiful bottom. Because poop is not ‘eeew’. It’s knowledge.

■ Whatever the shape, whatever the size, boobs – or mammary glands – are modified sweat glands whose primary biological function is to create milk for our young. Yes, they are sexy. Yes, they look great in a plunge halter. But at their most basic, they are part of the human need

for food. Your mum’s boobs fed you. Yours will feed any children you have. Sorry, any guys who may be reading: they’re not there just so you have somewhere to look when we talk to you.

The Body Book: Feed, Move, Understand And Love Your Amazing Body by Cameron Diaz (HarperCollins) is out now.

Fighting fit: Diaz discovered the benefits of exercise during Charlie’s Angels

and hold themselves back from doing things because they have no vitality in their body to do anything. That becomes a domino effect – and your life diminishes the longer you stay in that place.’

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ookIng for herself and paying close attention to her nutrition came later. Diaz, who counts super-healthy star gwyneth Paltrow among her friends, extols the virtues of savoury porridge – ‘I make it al dente with caramelised leeks, green vegetables and ponzu sauce,’ she reveals.

It all sounds very LA but as a teenager Diaz would eat two bean burritos a day. She says this contributed to the acne she suffered into her late twenties. She started her career at 16 as a model – did her skin affect the jobs she got?

‘I’m sure there were jobs I didn’t get because of my skin,’ she says.

‘But it was the 1990s, when skin was covered to the hilt anyway.

You could cake on make-up and no one cared. I covered it up as best I could. I was never a supermodel, I was a working model who did well in my market – I did catalogues, nothing big, and I never claimed it was.

‘The point of me sharing that story is that it shows my body was rejecting what I was putting into it,’ she says, switching the conversation back to her favourite theme of nutrition. ‘And as soon as I changed my diet and took that out completely, everything changed.’

Diaz has always worked in industries that revolve around appearance. After paying her dues modelling, she got her big acting break opposite Jim Carrey in 1994’s The Mask. With her film roles has come the occasional saucy scene – most recently, she had sex with a Ferrari in critical and commercial flop The Counselor – so you’d expect Diaz to be pretty confident in her own skin. But has she noticed women developing a more negative body image over the past 20 years?

‘I don’t know if it’s just because I’m more aware of it now,’ she says, ‘but I do think our society is getting more and more obsessed with youth and image, especially in America. We live in a consumer nation – we constantly buy things to make us look and feel better instead of working on the inside.

It’s not an external thing, it’s an internal thing.’

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We may be at the beginning of a new year but the fifth album from Sharon Jones’s soul and funk revivalists is a journey into the musical past. Lyrically, it doesn’t break new ground: heartbreak and hardship form the bedrock. Musically, it’s proudly backward-looking, lovingly recreating the vintage

sound of 1960s and 1970s Stax and Motown. But the songwriting is consistently sharp and the performances superb.

Jones, who recorded her vocals before her recent treatment for cancer, is in fine form, with backing singers The Dapettes infusing the likes of stomping opener Retreat! and the urgent, quick-stepping People Don’t Get What They Deserve with a distinctive girl-group dynamic.

Throughout, there’s exquisite, deeply felt retro detailing courtesy of the Dap-Kings and bassist/producer Bosco Mann – it’s little wonder Amy

Winehouse was so keen to record with them on Back To Robert shore Black.

Terribly mumbly, terrifically beautiful Damien JuraDo Brothers And sisters of the eternAl son Secretly Canadian HHHHI if we believe the sleeve notes (penned by talismanic alt-folkie Josh tillman), then damien Jurado’s 11th studio album is a religious-themed song cycle about ‘a freaky space Jesus’.

Unfortunately, Jurado’s whispering, yawning tenor voice is so incoherent that, save for the odd hippy-dippy reference, he could be mumbling

Warpaint WArPAint Rough Trade HHHHI West Coast alt-rock quartet Warpaint flaunted all the qualities to generate a heady buzz when they first appeared a few years ago: intense musical chops, arty associates, a glamorous air. At the same time, they’ve never adhered to LA ‘rock chick’ clichés and, if mainstream attention seems to have been distracted elsewhere more recently, that hasn’t deterred this band from creating an impressively involved, assured second album. This self-titled collection extends the experimental streaks and brooding poetry of their acclaimed 2008 EP, Exquisite Corpse (mixed by Warpaint vocalist/guitarist Emily Kokal’s then boyfriend, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante), and 2010 debut album The Fool.

The music is complemented by

surreal visual collaborations with British experimental artist/ musician Chris Cunningham (who also happens to be married to the band’s bassist, Jenny Lee Lindberg).

Warpaint’s sound never feels as confrontational as their name might suggest: there’s more of a slowburning allure to these tracks, underpinned by strung-out, almost trip-hoppy rhythms with an electronic edge.

The band’s various elements also meld together beautifully, whether on the hazy close vocal harmonies and strident basslines of Biggy or the pulsing energy of Love Is To Die. Somehow, it brings to mind both The Horrors and (especially on the funky Disco//very) Manhattan indie dudettes Luscious Jackson.

Warpaint still don’t make obvious concessions to conventional rock anthems but they definitely strike a fascinating chord – and this languorous latest record demands to be lingered over.

Arwa Haider

beats, which may remind the more haggard listener of overlooked Gen X girl-rockers Veruca Salt. In a previous life, bassist Paula Cullen sang with The Chalets, a group that walked the line between captivatingly quirky and shrilly annoying – September Girls are far less polished, and all the better for it. Eamon de Paor

Vintage soul – it’s what we want

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Band of the month amed after a Big Star song, September Girls are a ferociously nostalgic affair, their reverb soaked lo-fi equally rooted in 1990s garage rock and Smiths era-jangle pop. Recorded on and off over the past year, the dubliners’ debut is nonetheless extremely cohesive, one retro rocker flowing into another, the guitars zinging, harmonies soaring higher and higher. Having knocked around the capital for the past 18 months or so, lately their profile has risen considerably with the international press offering mild praise – ensuring, in turn, lots of gushing local coverage (we do like a pat on the head). The truth is Cursing The Sea is moderately engaging, even if obsessed with recycling the same clutch of ideas over and over. Through the melodic morass, several distinct influences are discernible: there are vestiges of mazzy Star and The Jesus and mary Chain on another Love Song, while the fistswinging Someone New has the shambolic charms of The Ram-

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about his trousers for all the sense it makes. it’s fortunate, then, that the music is so good. his previous albums have often been stark sessions, all acoustic guitars and bare floorboards, but richard swift’s production here is a sumptuous mix of psychedelia and blissful laurel Canyon folk rock. on tracks such as silver timothy and silver donna (yes, there’s a silver theme) it sounds like Crosby, stills & nash ingesting several tabs of acid and mixing their baroque harmonies with krautrock drones, James Bond strings and wiggly John Lewis synth flourishes. Beautiful stuff.

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Our resident agony aunt tells it like it is

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I went for a job interview recently and was shocked to find my interrogator was a woman I’d had an incredible one-night stand with about a year ago.

Obviously neither of us acknowledged that we’d met before – but I have since been offered the job. I’m not in a position to turn it down but at the same time is this just opening a can of worms?

Yozzer

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Only if you want to shag her again. A year is a long time, and she could be with someone else now – indeed, so might you be. The past is the past, and just as you didn’t acknowledge your previous, er, encounter, at your interview, you both need to go forth with unwavering professionalism.

Chances are you’re harbouring Jennifer Aniston in Horrible Bosses fantasies, or deep down, hoping that you got the job not for your boardroom but your bedroom skills.

But realistically, as your superior, she has more to lose by entertaining such fancies, so keep your head well down (pun intended).

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I joined a new gym and noticed that my yoga

fREE ADvicE fOR… Shia LaBeouf Dear Shia LaBoeuf. Seriously, what is your beef? Last week you head-butted a man in a London pub when he insulted your girlfriend’s mother. This is the very same pub where, last year, you were involved in a skirmish when a punter nicked your hat. Two more alleged brawls are on your fisticuffs CV. Has it ever occurred to you that anger management classes would be A Very Good Idea? Hulking out is inadvisable, especially for someone apparently ‘retiring from all public life’ (this is teacher was admiring my downward dog, even though I’m at least a stone overweight. I’d love to ask her out, but what’s the dating etiquette for health freaks – juice bar instead of cocktail bar, what?

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You’re describing her as a freak and yet expecting she’ll agree to go on a date with you?

You’re probably one of those guys who signs up to yoga/pilates/ knitting classes on the pretext of pulling a fellow student. And now here you are, coveting the instructor.

What ambitions! Hot, female yoga teachers tend to be snapped up pretty quickly so chances are her asanas are already being appreciated

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besides the fact that no movie producer worth their salt would hire such a liability anyway, and your filmography is patchier than Wayne Rooney’s thatch). We’ll count down the days until your obligatory spell in rehab, but until then, please stop going to the pub – and if anyone else slags you, or your girlfriend’s mam, refer to James Blunt’s genius Twitter putdowns.

Tantra practitioner-cum-yurt buildercum-dolphin-whisperer. You simply can’t compete. Forget it.

LAST WEEK:

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Catherine Yourself And Propose).

So you forgot the ring. You made a huge effort by whisking her away – Rome, right? – that you should’ve improvised with a temporary trinket or token. Sadly, your lack of imagination makes me doubt you will succeed in any marriage…

Mr Creative

I took my girlfriend away over new year and was going to propose but I left the fecking ring at home. Problem is she’s been such a moody cow ever since we got back that I’m in no rush to try again. How can a man tell the difference between PMT, SAD and a TSO (Trial Separation Opportunity)?

MrBaffled

My girlfriend barely makes a sound when we’re having sex. It’s almost spooky.

Am I doing something wrong?

YOU SAiD: She thought you were going to propose, you didn’t. It’s not PMT or SAD or TSO. It’s GOYAP (Get Over

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Remains

Working for the most part with photography and video, Derry-born artist and two-time Turner-Prize nominee Willie Doherty has been an indefatigable chronicler of that oft beleaguered city. His work, which he once described as concerned with ‘the representation of threat in conflict’, frequently questions the idea of photographic authenticity and challenges the crass stereotypes that have grown up around The Troubles.

In his new video piece, Remains, a camera wends its way through the streets of Derry where, behind an otherwise benign landscape, a sense of menace ebbs and flows Until Mar 4, Kerlin Gallery, Anne’s Lane, South Anne Street D2, Mon to Fri 10am to 5.45pm, Sat 11am to 4.30pm, free. Tel: (01) 670 9093. www.kerlin.ie

Heatwaves in Dublin

Summer 2013, how we miss thee. If you’re feeling low this January and long to relive the cheering highlights of last year’s heatwave, visit the Centre For Creative Practices where street photographer Barry Delaney will present a series of bright and breezy snaps taken across the city last year. From devil-may-care young swimmers somersaulting into the Liffey to sedate sunbathers spreadeagled on the grass in Stephen’s Green, it’s the ideal show to help slough off the post-Christmas blues Thu to Jan 31, Centre For Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower D2, Mon to Fri, noon to 7pm, www.cfcp.ie. Tel: (01) 799 5416

Denver-based singer/songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff brings his eloquent brand of Americana to Dublin tomorrow night. He’ll be wrapping his rough-hewn vocals around tracks from albums In Memory Of Loss and the justreleased Falling Faster Than You Can Run, a gloriously pared-back collection that includes the immortal line: ‘If you roll in it long enough, your s**t won’t ever smell’...

Tomorrow, The Academy 2, 57 Middle Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €12. Tel: 0818 719 300. www. theacademydublin.com

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One of the world’s finest short story progenitors, Wicklow-born Claire Keegan (pictured) will read extracts from her two exceptional collections –

Antarctica and Walk The Blue Fields – at the Howth Yacht Club tomorrow.

Beneath the surface of quietly-lived lives Keegan charts the lasting effects of love, loss, yearning and abuse on the heart of characters living in rural Ireland Tomorrow, Howth Yacht Club, Howth D13, 7.30pm, free. www.poetryireland.ie

The colleen Bawn

A real-life murder case is the inspiration for Dion Boucicault 1860’s play The Colleen Bawn, which sees a blueblooded ‘gent’ plotting to free himself from a secret marriage to a peasant girl in order to secure a better union. Garry Hynes helms this masterly tragicomedy from Druid Until Sat, Gaiety Theatre, King Street South D2, 7.30pm, from €20 (mat Sat, 2.30pm). Tel: (01) 679 5622. www. gaietytheatre.ie

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American Spiritual Ensemble

With Steve McQueen’s acclaimed 12 Years A Slave shedding light on one of the most atrocious episodes in US history, it’s an apt time for the American Spiritual Ensemble to pay Ireland a visit. Founded by Everett McCorvey in 1995, the group’s mission is to ‘keep the American Negro spiritual’ alive, something they’ve fulfilled by playing critically-acclaimed concerts everywhere from New York to Tokyo. Expect a repertoire taking in rousing gospel and folk standards Tonight, RDS, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge D4, 7.30pm, €20 to €25.

Tel: 0818 719 300. www.rds.ie

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METROSCOPE

by Patrick Arundell

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

The Moon and Venus combine perfectly for you, giving you a chance to demonstrate the warm side of your nature. Conversely, Mars forges a sharper right angle with Venus.

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Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Jupiter, in your sign, has brought you plentiful support since last June.

Today though, it’s at an obtuse angle to Mercury. This suggests if you’re considering anything speculative, it’s probably best to carefully consider all the potential outcomes.

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

The Sun gives you a chance to build warmer ties, now it’s moved into a new home. Yet, with Mars and Venus agitating, your best efforts, perhaps with a colleague at work, may not pan out so well. It may be better to look for new connections.

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You may feel your talents are

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Someone may feel you big yourself up too much. Part of the problem is the relating planet Venus continues in retrograde but continues the clash with your co-ruler, Mars. Instead, it may be better to keep a low profile.

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

The planet of commerce is Mercury.

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Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

Although the Sun is now emphasising the earthy side of your nature, if you’re trying to achieve any kind of advancement, with Venus in your sign still tracking backwards, and in an intense angle with Mars, the best progress will come from setting sensible targets.

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Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

If you’ve been experiencing a sense of drift, this can change now, as the Sun relocates into your sign. If you’ve been lucky enough to feel on top form so far in 2014, projects you’ve instigated can now gain even more energy.

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Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

With the Moon in your opposite sign today, you are prompted to be more attentive to other people’s points of view. This doesn’t mean that you need to agree, but a willingness to interact and at least reach out will be well received.

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Time to get the ball rolling as the CAO deadline looms GOING TO COLLEGE: Get what course you’re doing next September sorted now. You can always change your options later, writes Christina Finn

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HE CAO application deadline of 5.15pm on February 1 is fast approaching, and it is extremely important that anyone considering applying to CAO gets their application in.

It can seem daunting applying for a college place, but if you follow some key points, you’re sure to be studying the course you want and be in the college you like come September.

Hopefully, this is not the first time you’re thinking about what you want to do after school, but even if it is, these simple tips should help you focus on what needs to be done.

plicants should put the course they want wa to do at the top of the list.

Students should not order their course choices based on what points they think they might get, which Murphy says is still surprisingly common. ‘Students should not second guess the points system. It changes every year and if you get your top choice that’s the one you must take,’ he says. Students should also not forget to fill in their Level 7 and Level 8 lists as often these courses lead to the same end result as any an other degree.

form allows you to enter your personal information and register on the system without having to enter your course choices so you can start the application now, get your application number and then login to your account using the ‘My Application’ facility to add, remove or change course choices for no extra charge up to January 31. However, applicants who apply online before 5.15pm on January 20 can avail of a cheaper application fee of €25; after this date the fee is €40.

There is still a paper application available but this comes at an extra cost.

‘The college and the course is a package’

1. Register and apply early: Talk to your Guidance Counsellor in school if you have not already done so and register on the CAO website.

If you want to save some money you should start your application now. The CAO online application

2. Research: Griffith College’s schools liaison officer, Richard Murphy, says it is always surprising how many students apply for college courses without doing adequate research. ‘Drop-out rates in the first year in college can be high and this can be due to students thinking they know what a course entails,’ he says. ‘Students need to look into what each course entails. Don’t just judge by the title, look at the modules.’

Murphy adds that college is not all about studying. ‘It’s a package – the college and the course. My advise would be to go to Open Days, see what campus you like. If you are interested in sports, you should check out the facilities. The same for drama or art. ‘Many people come to

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Sometimes the larger universities aren’t suited to some people, so this is something to consider.’

3. Enter your course choices in genuine order of preference: Ap-

4. Don’t choose a course dependent on today’s job market: The jobs market of today may not be the same four years down the line, explains Murphy, who advises to choose the course you want, not the one that’s ‘popular’ today. While he says college is important for attaining full-time employment, students should not choose courses like technology or science if they’re not going to enjoy them. ‘Four years from now things will be different. There is no point following the market trends if it is not a subject you will thrive at. College is different to school; you need to be self-motivated, and work a lot on self-moti your own, so you really need to have an interest in what you are studying,’ he says.

5. Changed your mind? Don’t worry: It is advisable to simply start your application today. The Change Your Mind facility is available from February 5 to March 1. Murphy advises to leave plenty of time to think about course options and from now until the final deadline research and change their application at a later date.

6. After you have applied: Most students think that after July 1 their choices are now set in stone, but this is not the case, says Murphy. The Available Places facility opens in late July and allows you to choose courses that you might not have seen previously. For example, if a college has a new course but does not have it advertised in time for February 1, it will be added to this list and you can change your application.

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Value-for-money qualification with eLearning at its core: CMIT CMIT is Ireland’s leading provider of accredited distance and eLearning courses, offering career-focused courses in Management, Finance, Digital Marketing, eBusiness, Business, Project Management, IT, Childcare, Web Design, Photography, Mediation and Coaching and Psychology.

CMIT provides the opportunity for people to gain a value for money, recognised qualification in a convenient and flexible way.

‘When enquiring about our

courses, many students also have queries about our eLearning system. Students were our priority when developing our simple to use, interactive and effective eLearning system,’ says CMIT director, Sinéad O’Connor.

Metro Herald readers can avail of a 10% discount on CMIT courses in January. Contact Maria or Helen at (01) 286 5783, e-mail: enquiry@cmit.ie, www.cmit.ie. (quote ‘Mh14’ when booking. offer not valid with other current special offers).

MA nurtures business spirit The new MA in Global Entrepreneurship at IBAT College has been designed to assist existing or potential entrepreneurs to run their own globally competitive businesses while obtaining an MA. It exposes students to the rigours of entrepreneurial sustainability and provides graduates with the necessary skills set to negate the pitfalls of entrepreneurial failure.

‘Entrepreneurship can be Apply yourself: Successfully achieving a place on a college course all depends on how well you do before September, but what’s important for now is what courses you choose via the Central Applications form (pictured left), the deadline for which is February 1 picture: thinkstock

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Jobs&Courses BREnDAn O’DRiscOLL is the co-founder and chief executive of Irish music app Soundwave

What is Soundwave? Soundwave tracks what songs people are listening to and where, in real time, and allows users to see what others are listening to. If you play music through your player, such as an iPod, through streaming services such as Spotify or Rdio, through music apps such as 8tracks or watch music videos on YouTube, for example, the app syncs these songs across to your Soundwave profile. You can also search by location – draw a circle over any country, city, street, building in the world and see what’s playing and what’s played most. You can download it for free on iPhone at iphone.soundwave.com and Android at android.soundwave.com.

How does it differ from other music apps? It tracks all the songs

you play across different services without you having to do anything.

How did you come up with the idea? When living in Sweden,

I saw a girl walk straight into a tree – all because she was so lost in the song she was listening to. I wanted

that’smybusiness ed into YouTube – what’s the benefit of this? We noticed a lot

Company: Soundwave Business: Music app Founded: 2013 Employees: 11

to know what it was. That night on a Skype call, I mentioned this to Aidan [Sliney – another co-founder]. The next day, during his morning bus commute to work, Aidan noticed everyone around him had headphones on. He also thought it was crazy he couldn’t work out what people were listening to. A few days later Soundwave was born.

How many users does it have? We’ve

driven 750,000 downloads since we’ve launched. We’ve also tracked 40million song plays. We know who played what, where and when – and on what service.

of younger people did not have extensive mp3 collections on their hard drives and don’t have credit cards to purchase streaming subscriptions – they used YouTube instead.

How did you take Soundwave global? The app spread from user Ministry of sound: Aidan Sliney, Brendan O’Driscoll and Craig Watson

three guys in their 20s – did you have any problem being taken seriously when it came to funding? Ha

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We’ve our sights set on world domination

– no I think when they met us and saw how passionate we were and how logical our reasoning was – that helped them to see we had (some) sense.

How did you meet?

How did you fund the startup and how much money did you secure? We’ve raised $1.5m from Mark Cuban, ACT Venture Capital, Enterprise Ireland, Matthew le Merle, Trevor Bowen and others.

Soundwave was set up by

to user. We also translated the app into 14 languages, which didn’t hurt.

Myself and Aidan are cousins and we met Craig Watson at a start-up event called DublinBeta.

How business or start-up friendly do you think Ireland is? I think it’s great – there are

support structures here now that can get someone from idea to

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I have a B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCD and an M.Sc in Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH, Sweden.

Before Soundwave, I set up a Dublin-based ‘Rickshaw’ start-up and later moved to Sweden to study and then join Minesto, an innovative tidal energy technology company.

How did that help you in your current role? Problem solving.

How does Soundwave make money? If people buy songs

through the app we get a small percentage of the sale. Down the line, there’s value in the data we have.

You’ve also recently expand-

What’s your five-year plan?

We’ve our sights set on world domination. We’ve been downloaded in 196 countries. We’re growing at a rate similar to apps like Twitter and Instagram were when they were at this stage of their lives, so we’re keen to reach a global audience of tens of millions of users.

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far? Keep calm and carry on – big lows come after big highs and big highs come after big lows – keep on trucking.

How would you describe your own musical tastes? Poor at best. Check my Soundwave profile.

What do you do to relax?

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O’Connor pleased with an away day

Fond farewell: Brian O’Driscoll will be gunning for Heineken Cup glory in his last season with the club

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Hands off: Referee Romain Poite calls for Ian Evans of Ospreys before sending him off in the match against Leinster

THE road to an away quarter-final draw in the Heineken Cup has not been easy for Leinster but coach Matt O’Connor is pleased to have reached the last eight to face Toulon.

‘At the start of the year one of our goals was to qualify for the quarter-finals and we’ve done that as pool winners,’ O’Connor said, piling praise on his squad’s efforts.

‘It has taken a big effort from the players to come through a tough group with five wins out of six and they deserve great credit for that,’ he noted.

An away trip to Toulon and their vast array of stars is going to be a real challenge, but one that O’Connor is already

‘We have to play and beat the best’ eager to embrace. ‘I’ve said it many times before, there are no easy games in the Heineken Cup and a trip to Toulon is further proof of that. They have a fantastic squad of players and their form has been excellent, with only one loss in a group containing Cardiff, Exeter and Glagow meaning they have earned their home quarter-final.

‘I know from the mentality of my players that they want to be tested against the best and ultimately if we are to progress in this competition then we have to play and beat the best and I am confident we have the capabilities to do that.’

The draw for the semi-finals were also made yesterday, but O’Connor would not be drawn on a possible clash with either Munster or Stade Toulouse.

‘Of course the draw will get fans and media talking but we can’t control that.

All that we can control is our own performance away to Toulon. If we get over that considerable hurdle we will have plenty of time to talk about a potential semi-final.’

Leinster prop Martin Moore echoed O’Connor’s confidence, adding: ‘We’ve shown we can go anywhere and win, and that’s been huge for us. If we have to go away anywhere in Europe I don’t think that will be a factor.’

quARTER-FINALS Ulster v Saracens Clermont v Leicester Toulon v Leinster Munster v Toulouse

Penney delighted with Cup date at Thomond

MUNSTER coach Rob Penney said securing a home Heineken Cup quarter-final was ‘massive’ for his team as they coasted to a 38-6 bonus-point win over Edinburgh at Thomond Park.

Having led 12-6 at the break, Penney’s charges went on to dominate the second half with tries from Conor Murray, captain Peter O’Mahony – allied to closing scores from Simon Zebo and Felix Jones – ensuring

Dusautoir to miss Six Nations RugBy France captain Thierry Dusautoir looks set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations because of injury. Toulouse coach Guy Noves told L’Equipe that flanker Dusautoir suffered ruptured biceps during the 16-6 Heineken Cup victory over Italian side Zebre on Saturday. He is expected to undergo surgery later this week and could be sidelined for four months. ‘It is a rupture of a tendon of the right biceps. He will be out for four months,’ Noves said. France coach Philippe Saint-Andre was set to announce a replacement for Dusautoir in his 30-man squad yesterday.

they will host a last-eight date in Limerick in April.

Penney said he was pleased for Munster’s fans that their 15th quarter-final in 16 seasons would be at Thomond Park.

‘One of the things we spoke about was our magnificent supporters,’ said the New Zealander.

‘It was a small reward for them to be able to come and watch us here at home.’

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PROVEN TRACK RECORD IS A REASON TO BE CONFIDENT DESTINATION Toulon. It could be worse, Leinster could be travelling to Thomond Park or even to Clermont’s fortress at Stade Marcel Michelin, but, whisper it quietly, confidence should be high in the province.

Why? Because no team has been better battle-tested in Europe so far this season and the facts are there to prove it.

Firstly, no quarter-finalist has won all three away games without the help of an Italian team in the pool (Ulster, Leicester and Toulouse) other than Leinster, and no team has played in a pool as tough as the three-time European champions.

How do we establish this?

In Leinster’s opponents; Castres, Northampton and Ospreys, all three lie third in their domestic leagues of the Top 14, Premiership and PRO12, respectively. If you add up the points totals from the league positions of the three teams you get 132 – and no other pool winner has gone up against such collective might.

Leinster’s form on the road, having won at Ospreys, Northampton and Castres (where they ended a year-long undefeated run) will give them great confidence and the prospect of a home semi-final at Aviva Stadium will be a huge carrot dangling in front of the likes of Brian O’Driscoll and

Leo Cullen in their final season before hanging up the boots.

Their performance on Friday night against Ospreys, admittedly against a 14-man team, was composed, with the bench doing a good job to ramp up the intensity in the final quarter when the bonus point was needed.

Of all the provinces left in the competition Leinster boast the most impressive match-day 23 if everyone is fit. However, Munster and Ulster have the luxury of a home quarter-final.

Toulon are a formidable prospect, not only with the likes of World Cup winners like Jonny Wilkinson and Bakkies Botha in their team, but the power of reinforcements they can call upon off their bench.

They have scored 126 points in their three pool matches at their Stade Félix Mayol home this season, but their experience may also be their weakness. Their heavyweight pack contains a lot of men in their 30s and if Leinster can maintain their doggedness on the road and find a way to up the tempo on the Cote d’Azur then anything is possible.

However, April is a long way away and with so many Leinster players involved for Ireland in the Six Nations, coach Matt O’Connor will need a minor miracle to get them all back in one piece.

Mullen finishes 7th among elite riders

CyCLINg Ireland’s Ryan Mullen proved his ability to mix with the top elite riders in the world when the 19-year-old finished seventh in the Individual Pursuit at the World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday night. Mullen, who rides for the An Post Chain Reaction Sean Kelly team, won a bronze in this event at the European U23 Championships last summer. The gold medal was won by Jenning Huizenga (NED), silver went to Mauro Agostini (ARG) and Tumble: Mark Bolger falls from Jpevie at Fairyhouse Stefan Kueng (SUI) took the bronze.

Roseanne Galligan began her indoor campaign with a time of 2:03.69 in Reykavik, yesterday, close to the 2:03 qualification for the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Poland in March.

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Challenge: Kildare’s Sean Hurley tackles Jack McCaffrey of UCD in their tie

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BOSS Mick O’Dowd insists nobody’s position is safe on his Meath team after making it ultra-difficult to win a jersey.

A youthful Meath side knocked four goals past DCU in a 4-18 to 3-6 Navan rout to set up an O’Byrne Cup final clash with Kildare.

It’s the third time in four games in the competition that experimental Meath have scored four goals, and bodes well for their league and Championship plans.

Former All-Ireland minor finalist Cillian O’Sullivan shot 2-2 in the big win over DCU while David Bray and Andrew Tormey also netted.

Damien Carroll, Dalton McDonagh and Shane O’Rourke impressed too in the absence of regulars like Kevin Reilly, Conor Gillespie and Stephen Bray.

Asked if he expects more competition for places this year than in 2013 when they reached the Leinster final, O’Dowd said: ‘Yeah, I’d say so. I think every player in Meath knows there is opportunity there now and if you put your hand up you will get it.

‘That’s what we’re about. We are trying to create a very competitive squad. It should be difficult to play for Meath, it should be hard.’

O’Dowd’s young guns and fringe talent showed how much they want to stick around by hitting DCU hard from the start.

O’Sullivan hit the net after a great solo run after four minutes and a second goal from the Moynalvey man helped Meath to a 3-8 to 1-3 half-time lead.

Young Dubliner Conor McHugh and Cavan’s Jack Brady pulled late goals back for DCU. But the Sigerson Cup hopefuls were largely outplayed and Mickey Newman proved a reliable substitute with 0-4 for Meath.

They’ll face tougher opposition in Newbridge next Sunday afternoon as Kildare are also flying high.

Jason Ryan’s side demolished UCD 517 to 2-11, with Padraig Fogarty helping himself to a whopping 4-3.

Fogarty shot a brace of goals in either half as they built on a 3-8 to 2-7 halftime lead to move within 70 minutes of a successful title defence.

Moyes: Loss won’t derail my project MANCHESTER United boss David Moyes says he still has confidence in his ability, despite losing 3-1 to Premier League title rivals Chelsea yesterday.

United were undone at Stamford Bridge by a Samuel Eto’o hat-trick and had Nemanja Vidic sent off for a bad late challenge on Eden Hazard.

Rafael was guilty of a worse

two-footed tackle on Gary Cahill moments later, but

‘It’s difficult, but it’s about perseverance’ referee Phil Dowd gave the right-back only a yellow card.

‘I thought Vidic wasn’t a

sending-off, but I’ve seen Rafa’s and I think that could have been a sending off,’ Moyes said.

When asked how his confidence was following the loss, he said: ‘Fine. It’s a difficult task, but [it’s about] perseverance and keeping doing what’s right.

‘We have players to come back, and this is a project I know I’m going to improve.’

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Providing a big lift: Two-goal hero Adebayor celebrates his second and Spurs’ third with Danny Rose

SAMUEL ETO’O scored a magnificent hat-trick to deliver a knockout blow to Manchester United’s chances of successfully defending their Premier League title.

The Cameroon international turned in a vintage display to keep Chelsea’s own championship challenge on the boil at a jubilant Stamford Bridge.

Jose Mourinho’s side moved two points behind leaders Arsenal with a victory which exposed the numerous shortcomings that leave United 14 points adrift of top spot.

Perhaps more crucial to United, whose late reply was from substitute Javier Hernandez, is their alarming deficit to the Champions League qualification places.

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Realistic Sherwood can only hope four the best in league pREMiER LEAguE SWANSeA .....................................1 ToTTeNHAM............................... 3 Tim Sherwood masterminded a fifth win in six league games but fears his job will be on the line if Tottenham do not qualify for the Champions League, writes Danny Griffiths. emmanuel Adebayor headed Spurs in front in the 35th minute, then tapped in their third after a Chico Flores own goal had doubled the lead. wilfried Bony hit a late consolation for Swansea but the win moves Spurs up to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed Liverpool, as Sherwood remains undefeated in the Premier League since replacing Andre Villas-Boas last month.

5 Away Premier League wins in a

row for Spurs – the first two under Andre Villas-Boas

Hat-trick hero Eto’o is hailed by Chelsea manager Mourinho behind fourth-placed Liverpool and fifth-placed Spurs after seeing their seven-match unbeaten away run end.

A miserable afternoon was compounded when captain Nemanja Vidic was shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Eden Hazard.

Rafael was then lucky not to follow his skipper down the tunnel after a two-footed lunge on Gary Cahill.

Chelsea went ahead when Phil Jones backed off Eto’o, whose shot looped up off Michael Carrick’s outstretched leg and into the top corner.

The Blues doubled their advantage when Eto’o swept in after the visitors failed to clear a corner.

He then completed his treble when he poked in the rebound after David de Gea saved a Gary Cahill header.

Hernandez pulled a goal back 12 minutes from time but Vidic’s red card meant there was little reason to enjoy even that scant consolation.

A Bridge too far: David Moyes feels the heat as Manchester United crash to a heavy defeat

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The new man in charge has been delighted by results since signing an 18-month deal but knows what is expected when it comes to league position. ‘we know there are going to be tougher tests ahead, but it’s been a good start for me,’ Sherwood said. ‘if the season were to end tomorrow i don’t think the chairman [daniel Levy] would be too happy because we are fifth.

‘The final league position has to meet the expectation of the club otherwise it’s ‘‘goodbye Charlie’’.

‘The club needs to finish in fourth place.

Anything other than that will be a disappointment but realistically we should be in amongst it.’

Adebayor has now scored six goals in seven appearances for Sherwood but the manager insisted: ‘i haven’t said anything to him, i have just given him the stage to play on. he hadn’t had that stage for a while. ‘i haven’t made emmanuel Adebayor a good player, i think we already know he has been a good player at every club he has been at.

‘There’s been no magic wand from me. he has always been a good player. ‘he has a smile on his face, is scoring goals and is enjoying it.’

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We won’t give up ‘Bite not to blame for DCU defeat’

Red alert: Moyes

Moyes defiant but Jose writes off United bid by gAvin bROWn DAVID MOYES insists Manchester United will defend the title until it is mathematically impossible to keep it, despite yesterday’s 3-1 defeat at Chelsea which had Jose Mourinho ruling the holders out of the running.

A Samuel Eto’o hat-trick pushed Chelsea two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and one off second-placed Manchester City, but left United floundering 14 points off the summit in seventh place.

‘It’s a 14-point difference. And 13. And 12.

Can they recover to one of these teams? They can. But to recover to three of them, it needs three teams to have almost a collapse,’ said Mourinho. ‘For the title it will be difficult for them.’

The Blues boss denied the title race was down to three clubs, but effectively ruled the champions out of the reckoning.

‘It’s not just three,’ he added. ‘The distance is short. Six points from us to Liverpool. Six points to Tottenham. Everton, if they win [at West Brom tonight], they jump into that.’

But a defiant Moyes denied that yesterday’s loss at Stamford Bridge effectively signalled the end of United’s reign.

‘We won’t throw the towel in until we can’t get there,’ the United manager said.

‘The job is to try and finish first. I will keep trying to do that.’

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BoSS Niall Moyna insists the Dublin bite saga wasn’t to blame for his DCU side’s o’Byrne Cup disaster.

The students crashed to a 4-18 to 3-6 semi-final defeat to Meath in Navan – a week after knocking out AllIreland champions Dublin.

But that win over Dublin came at a price as one of their players was allegedly bitten, prompting a Leinster Council disciplinary probe.

Moyna broke his silence on the affair after yesterday’s 15-point hammering and insisted it wasn’t the reason the 2012 champions lost.

‘It wasn’t an issue all week,’ insisted Moyna. ‘It hasn’t been mentioned in the squad since last Sunday.

It’s being dealt with by the management of the GAA club so I’ve no comment to make at this stage.’

Asked if disciplinary chiefs have been in touch seeking information for their investigation, Moyna said: ‘I’ve no idea. I’ve stayed busy with my research work all week.’

Meath’s big win secures the back-to-back Leinster finalists a shot at holders Kildare in next weekend’s televised final.

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Moral spoils go to McIlroy but Pablo is real winner Rory McIlroy was only able to claim a ‘moral victory’ as a rules blunder cost him the trophy at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship for the second time in three years.

Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal carded a final round of 67 to finish 14 under par, one stroke ahead of major winners McIlroy and Phil Mickelson.

The 24-year-old paid the price for taking an incorrect drop on the second hole of his third round, an error which cost him a two-shot penalty and left him fuming about golf’s ‘stupid rules’.

Two years ago, the former world No.1 was handed the same penalty for brushing away sand that was not on the green but which lay between his ball and the flag. He then went on to finish one behind surprise winner Robert Rock.

‘I feel like I’m standing here and I should be 15-under par for the tournament and win by one, but that’s the way it goes,’ said the Northern Irishman.

‘I played the least shots of anyone this week. I can count it as a moral victory more than anything else.’

Mickelson had gone from two shots behind overnight leader Craig Lee – who slumped to a closing 77 – to one ahead before imploding on the 13th.

He ran up a triple-bogey seven after attempting to hit a right-handed escape shot from under a bush, only to suffer a ‘double-hit’ when his ball struck the bush and bounced back onto his club.

‘I was just trying to dribble it out of the bush, and I felt it was worth the risk,’ the left-hander said.

‘If Pablo had not birdied the last hole to win, I would have gotten into a playoff, so I give him a lot of credit.’