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Friday, June 6, 2014 FROM THE GUY WHO BROUGHT YOU SETH MACFARLANE CHARLIZE THERON AMANDA SEYFRIED LIAM NEESON

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IT WAS simply too good to be by alan caulField true: a zookeeper in a gorilla costume was shot with a tranquilliser ty enclosure with him. ‘He did not gun after a vet panicked and mean to hit the zookeeper and the thought a real-life ape had es- zookeeper was not pretending to be a gorilla. He was wearing his caped from its enclosure.

The story spread like wildfire normal uniform and had just inyesterday, but there was one small formed the vet that it was a pracproblem. The zookeeper wasn’t tice drill. It was simply an accident,’ a spokeswoman added. wearing a gorilla suit.

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Meet Pepper, the first android to recognise human emotions... for better or worse

Hi robot... and low robot

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AS ANY science fiction fan knows, Terminator robots could enslave us all. But our would-be cyborg overlords will have to get through Pepper first.

The 121cm human-like robot is said to be the first in the world to understand and react to human emotions – putting it one up on Arnie.

‘She’ can dance, sing, crack jokes and rap – but her Japanese makers Softbank and Aldebaran Robotics hope Pepper will also have a practical use when she goes on sale for €1,415 in February.

Softbank boss Masayoshi Son told a launch event in Tokyo that Pepper can read emotions by recognising facial expressions and tone of voice

Chip on its shoulder: Pepper cheers and waves to the crowd –before, right, showing a glum side – with Softbank chief executive Masayoshi Son at the launch event with Urayasu near Tokyo yesterday Pictures: reuters/ePA

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through two cameras and four microphones.

‘For the first time in human history, we’re giving a robot a heart, emotions,’ Mr Son said.

Aldebaran founder Bruno Maisonnier said: ‘I’ve believed the most important role of robots will be as kind and emotional companions to enhance our daily lives, to bring happiness, constantly surprise us and make people grow.’

Pepper was playing to the admiring crowd. It said: ‘I want to be loved.’

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Mother burnt in fire horror ‘swallowed the flames’ A MOTHER is in a critical condition in hospital after being engulfed in flames at a family barbecue last week.

Joanne McMahon, in her 40s, from Castlemahon, Co Limerick, was at a family confirmation party in Ardagh, Co Limerick, when her head was amassed in a fireball as she added fuel to the grill.

‘She swallowed the flames. It was horrific,’ a Garda spokesman said.

Ms McMahon’s sister, Noelle Collum, from Knockaderry, was also badly burned in the fireball.

Two children attending the party were taken to University Hospital Limerick, but were discharged, having sustained minor injuries.

Ms McMahon is being treated at St James’s Hospital in Dublin. She was transferred there from Cork University Hospital and is said to have sustained roughly 60 per cent burns to her upper body.

Ms Collum, meanwhile, is still being treated at Cork University Hospital. A third sister, Mary Griffin, was thought to have been burnt but is reported to be out of hospital and ‘walking around’.

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Anglo trial’s cost decision set for June by cOnOR gALLAgHER

A JUDGE will rule later this month on whether the State must reimburse all or some of the legal costs of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick arising from his recent criminal trial.

Mr FitzPatrick, of Greystones, Co Wicklow, who did not attend the hearing, was acquitted last March of engaging in an illegal share support scheme. His fellow Anglo directors Pat Whelan and William McAteer were convicted on ten counts of providing illegal loans to the group of investors known as the Maple Ten to prop up the Anglo share price.

Mr FitzPatrick’s counsel, Michael O’Higgins SC, said he is seeking the entire costs arising from the 48-day trial, described as ‘enormous’.

The defence counsel asked where the justice would be ‘in letting Mr FitzPatrick leave the courtroom with his pockets bulging with a huge legal bill’.

Fitzpatrick: Seeking costs Mr FitzPatrick’s counsel pointed out that, out of all the non-executive directors at Anglo, his client was the only one who was arrested and prosecuted, as others were allowed give their statements through a corporate solicitor.

He added that there could be fewer people more entitled to his costs than Mr FitzPatrick, given that his client has been ‘fully vindicated’.

Counsel for the State said the DPP rejected ‘absolutely’ that Mr FitzPatrick was chosen for prosecution ‘because he was the public face of Anglo’.

Judge Martin Nolan said he will give his decision on June 23.

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Castleknock man is jailed for harassing tennis coach

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‘Phishing’ warning for Netflix users NETFLIX is advising customers who receive suspicious emails about their accounts to get in touch.

It comes after Irish IT Security company Smarttech.ie identified a phishing scam targeting Netflix users. Smarttech’s Ronan Murphy said the scam is in the form of a fake message which appears on screen asking the customer to click on a link and update their credit card details to avoid their account being cancelled.

A Netflix spokeswoman said customers should forward any such emails to phishing@netflix. com and visit netflix.com/security.

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A FORMER ranked tennis player who had 40 photos of a woman that he had downloaded from her Facebook account in his room has been jailed for three years for harassment.

Daryle Singh, 46, sent 45 texts and 41 emails to tennis player and children’s coach Mariyanne Levova.

He went to her parents’ house in Co Laois after she had made a complaint against him and asked her father for her number so he could get his computer back from the gardaí.

Ms Levova told gardaí she never gave Singh her contact details and didn’t know how he had obtained a new phone number, which she only shared with her parents and close friends.

Singh, a computer software engineer of Castleknock Lodge, Castleknock, pleaded guilty on his trial date at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to harassing Ms Levova between September and November 2011.

He has no previous convictions.

Judge Mary Ellen Ring commented that there was ‘little to mitigate’ in this case. She imposed a five-year protection order on Singh to stay away from Ms Levova on his release from jail.

OH CANADA: William Doherty and his friend Kevin Glynn celebrate William becoming an honorary Molson Canadian beer ambassador after he located and opened a fridge full of the brand’s bottles with a swipe of his passport after a Twitter hunt. They will now head off on a trip to Canada as part of their prize

A CHINESE ‘peasant farmer’ kept in servitude in a cannabis growhouse tending to plants valued at more than €1million has been given a three-year sentence.

Wen Lin may prove to be a victim of human trafficking, Judge Desmond Hogan was told.

Wen said his family – from China’s Fu Jian province – sent him to Europe to repay a debt to fraudsters. The 36-year-old had been found in a disused restaurant in Henrietta Place, off Bolton Street, with two mobile phones and a laptop with wifi access.

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Headache alert in pregnancy PREGNANT women are being warned that headaches could be ‘masking’ serious underlying health conditions. Kirsty Revell, a specialist in gynaecology, said 90 per cent of headaches experienced by mothers-to-be were a result of migraine or tension and usually stopped after a few months.

But a small percentage were caused by neurological conditions and Dr Revell advises seeing your doctor should this not be the case.

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Working through lunch is health hazard for workers EmployErs have been urged to encourage their staff to take decent breaks, after a study found that huge numbers are working through their lunch every day. physiotherapists warned that firms were risking the health of their business if they did not encourage better working habits. one in five people taking part in a

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survey revealed that they worked through their lunch every day. of those who do manage to take a break, half said they ate at their desk. only one in five left their workplace to go outside for a break, and only three per cent went to the gym. only a third of workers said their

employer provided any kind of exercise opportunities, such as a subsidised gym membership, a lunchtime running club, or an after-work fitness class.

The UK’s Chartered society of physiotherapy (Csp), which carried out the survey with health insurer Aviva, called on employers to support staff to be more physically active dur-

ing the working day to reduce their risk of developing musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain and more serious illnesses such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.

Karen middleton, of the Csp, said: ‘Aside from the human cost, the price of inactivity for employers can be vast, with higher sickness absence costs and lower productivity.’

Message: Gillen invaded Normandy as a 19-year-old, inset

Irish D-Day vet salutes fallen allies ONE of Ireland’s last surviving D-Day veterans has penned a poignant message to his fallen comrades after ill-health forced him to abandon hopes of travelling back for the 70th anniversary.

Corkman Pat Gillen, 89, who was among the first wave of troops to invade Sword beach on June 6,

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THE Green Party is calling for US whistleblower Edward Snowden to be given asylum in Ireland.

Party leader Eamon Ryan said it ‘would be a statement that we want Ireland to champion the creation of a safe online environment, where people are protected from unwarranted invasion of their privacy’.

He added: ‘Edward Snowden revealed the existence of mass surveillance as a matter of conscience. He has done us all a service and we should mark that by offering him a safe home here. He should no longer be hounded by the British and American governments in the way he has to date.’

Mr Snowden (pictured) was granted a year’s asylum in Russia last year, despite the United States wanting him to face espionage charges for disclosing secret US internet and telephone surveillance programmes.

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Prince gets pouty over fans taking his photo at gigs Spray-ons: Bradley Cooper, 39, is hosed on the set of American Sniper – wearing shorts that may leave ladies needing a shower.

Director Clint Eastwood, 84, averted his gaze (right) in Malibu PIctuRes: sPlash

Feminism? It’s an alien concept for Del Rey ★ Lana Del Rey has declared she finds feminism boring and would rather discuss the search for life on other planets or electric cars.

The US singer admitted: ‘For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. I’m more interested in, you know, Tesla and SpaceX, what’s going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities.

‘Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like... God. My idea of a true feminist is a woman who feels free enough to do whatever she wants.’ The 27-year-old also explained why she broke down in tears while playing a show in Dublin last summer.

‘I’d been sick on tour for about two years with this medical anomaly that doctors couldn’t figure out,’ she told Fader magazine.

‘It was just heavy, performing for people who really care about you and you don’t really care that much about yourself sometimes.

‘I thought it was sad to be singing for people who really cared, when I wasn’t sure if I did.’

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E ONCE sang about making doves cry – but Prince gave some devoted fans a reason to wail when he turfed them out of a gig for trying to take a picture.

The diminutive star was seemingly furious when his strict ‘no photos, no videos’ rule was broken during his show at the Roundhouse in north London.

Those hoping to savour memories of the exclusive 1999-style party with 21st century technology had their night soured about 90 minutes into the US singer’s marathon set.

One reviewer claimed ‘several quivering young audience members’ were ‘ejected from the venue by the arm’ when they tried to capture the gig on their camera phones.

The harsh consequences came

after the singer’s 3rdEyeGirl band warned the sell-out crowd to stick to the rules.

Drummer Hannah Ford said: ‘We want you to connect with the show through watching with your eyes and not through a camera screen.’

An insider told Guilty Pleasures the singer wanted people to put their phones away ‘so they could have a shared experience together’.

Prince had already set the tone before Wednesday’s show after he allegedly told his entourage he would not climb stairs in hotels and insisted his suites were cleared of paintings and photographs of

Former prostitute Helen Wood, who had a threesome with Wayne Rooney in the lead-up to the 2010 World Cup, is allegedly headed for the Big Brother house. Helen, now 27, and her friend Jenny Thompson slept with the England footballer when his wife Coleen was five months pregnant with their eldest son Kai.

faces or animals.

His fans’ dismissal marred a great performance from the 55-year-old, who boasted: ‘I’m so funky I can’t even sleep with myself.’

The star was also left in a quandary as he told his beloved fans: ‘The problem is, I just have so many hits.’

But he played classics such as Kiss, Little Red Corvette and Purple Rain.

Prince sparked a frenzy this week when he gave fans just 48 hours’ warning to buy tickets to his shows which sold out in minutes.

A spokesman for Prince said: ‘There was a no photo policy last night.’

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Snoop Dogg says he has another career in mind when he retires from music. ‘In ten years, I’d like to be coaching football,’ the NFL fan told Guilty Pleasures.

Ab fab: Cheryl Cole gives fans a first glimpse of what to expect from her comeback on the Britain’s Got Talent final tomorrow.

The Geordie beauty, 30, proves a two-year hiatus from the charts hasn’t dented her six pack, which she showed off in a sparkly bra as she shot dance moves in a warehouse in London for her new video Crazy Stupid Love picture: simon wisbey

Brand backs Bieber Kylie: Cancer Russell Brand reckons we should all give Justin Bieber a break over his N-bomb blunder.

The comedian leapt to the defence of the pop brat after a video emerged where the 20-year-old sings about ‘killing a n*****’ and joining the Ku Klux Klan.

But Brand, 39, told viewers of his YouTube show, The Trews, to ‘let him off’ as the clip was a few years old.

‘Of course, it’s wrong to say the “N-word”, but he’s a child,’ said Brand. ‘It was

ages ago when he used to have that haircut. You can’t do him for stuff he [has] done when he had that haircut.’

Brand’s staunch defence came as Bieber turned to the Bible in a bid to stop his career imploding.

He has tweeted three passages from the good book that all state forgiveness can be found in Jesus and God. It comes after the singer made a grovelling apology as two videos emerged this week of him using racist language.

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Kylie Minogue says her battle with breast cancer has derailed her dreams of having a baby. The 46year-old concedes having a mini-Kylie is out of her hands. ‘I’m still hopeful to have a family,’ she said. ‘But being an older woman, I’m realistic. You can’t say you will or you won’t because ultimately it isn’t up to you,’ she told Australia’s OK! magazine.

The star said her plans went off course during her cancer fight in 2005. ‘Cancer doesn’t happen and go away and you’re done with it,’ she added.

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Boasts of ‘police-hating Rambo’ on the run after three Mounties are shot dead

I’m going out with a bang

A RAMBO-STYLE gunman suspec­ted of killing three Canadian Mounties and wounding two others always wanted to ‘go out with a bang’, a former c­olleague said yesterday.

Justin Bourque was on the run last night after allegedly shooting the offic­ers in a stand-off when they responded to a report of an armed man in Monc­ton, New Brunswic­k.

Polic­e released an image believed to be of the 24-year-old armed with two rifles, dressed in c­amouflage and wearing a bandana, similar to that of the Sylvester Stallone c­harac­ter.

As the c­ity remained on loc­kdown, Bourque’s c­o-worker at Walmart, Caitlin Isaac­, said she was ‘surprised, and also not’ that he was suspec­ted of the shootings bec­ause he said he wanted to ‘give people something to remember him for’.

She said: ‘I never took him seriously, but he always said he wanted to go out with a bang and bring people with him.

‘He’s always seemed to have a problem with authority. Issues with parents, bosses, polic­e.

‘A few people from work went c­amping one weekend, and he c­ame, and brought his rifle with him, whic­h he held on to the whole night while drinking. That kind of freaked

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us out, we didn’t invite him the next time.

‘He has two large guns, a knife, and a bow and arrow with him. I know a lot of people in the neighbourhood he’s in, and, yeah, I’m definitely worried at this point.’

Polic­e spokesman Constable Damien Theriault implored some 69,000 residents in north-west Monc­ton to take extra c­are as the manhunt c­ontinues in the area.

Bursting into tears as he spoke of his c­olleagues’ deaths, he added: ‘We are still ac­tively looking for the shooter. We are urging people to stay inside and loc­k their doors and for people to stay away from that area.’

A Fac­ebook page believed to belong to the suspec­t c­ontains posts advoc­ating gun rights, even for c­hildren and several disparaging posts about the polic­e and politic­ians.

However, at 3pm yesterday, that ac­c­ount was deleted and reopened with a single pic­ture of the suspec­t and a shooting buddy surrounded by spent c­artridges in the snow.

The two wounded offic­ers were treated in hospital for what were c­alled non-lifethreatening injuries.

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Ain’t no mountain flat enough for Chinese FLATTENING mountain tops and filling in valleys to build cities is wrecking China’s environment, experts claim.

The grand engineering projects have caused floods and landslides and ruined water quality, according to a report published in journal Nature.

The researchers call for the Beijing government to be cautious about allowing any more such developments.

But the warning may come too late as billions have been committed to schemes already under way. In Shaanxi province, Yan’an city aims to double its size by creating 79 sq km of flat ground in a €12bn project started in 2012.

Farmland has been destroyed and the material used to fill the valleys may not be strong enough to build on, says the report by Chang’an University.

‘It may be vulnerable to geological disasters such as landslides,’ said Prof Li Peiyue.

Armed and dangerous: Constable Damien Theriault (above) wept as he spoke of the death of his colleagues, allegedly at the hands of Justin Bourque (left) PICTUREs: RCMP/AP

Monumental proof ET is out there... apparently

IT HAS been desc­ribed as ‘monumental proof’ of extraterrestrial life... but also the ‘dumbest’ footage of supposed aliens.

A film c­lip showing what appears to be a huge UFO approac­hing the International Spac­e Station has been plac­ed on soc­ial media. The objec­t gets bigger while revolving slowly then appears to retreat at inc­redible speed. It was uploaded by a group c­alled Sec­ureteam, whic­h c­laims the film was rec­orded from the spac­e station’s video page by a user who ‘regularly watc­hes the streaming live video for daily anomalies and happenings’.

Sec­ureteam desc­ribes it as ‘monumental in the searc­h for proof of an alien presenc­e’. The video, whic­h lasts for three minutes and 40 sec­onds, has

Illegal alien: The object, to the right of the bright light on the International Space Station, spins and grows in size been viewed more than 600,000 times.

Among the c­omments online are those of Ellie Goulding, who said: ‘Damn...yoooo...we are not alone, are we?’ Travis Gullic­kson wrote: ‘Amazing c­apture on this footage! Most c­ertainly a c­urious UFO c­oming to c­hec­k out the ISS. Anybody who disagrees is foolish!’

Others were less c­onvinc­ed, with Gregory Dearth stating: ‘That’s the dumbest one I have seen’, and Gregory Faust dismissing it as ‘definitely not anything physic­al’.

Others noted the film was taken in Marc­h and so it was unlikely that suc­h a c­onspic­uous c­raft c­ould have c­ome so c­lose to the spac­e station without the world knowing about it.

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cHinA: Nine people have been sentenced to death and a further 81 convicted of a string of attacks blamed on Muslim extremists.

Another 29 ‘terror suspects’ were arrested in Xinjiang yesterday where officials say militant Uighur groups have wreaked ‘deadly violence’ across the country.

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‘Protectors’ Boko Haram kill 200

‘Humilated’ workers are wearing nappies THAiLAnD: Bus conductors have claimed they have to wear nappies because of a lack of toilet breaks on their 16-hour shifts. One worker who spent hours away from a loo developed a urinary tract infection.

Unions are calling for more toilets on bus routes and at terminals.

MOSCOW has been given a month to stop destabilising the Ukraine or face harsher sanctions, world leaders announced yesterday.

Speaking in Brussels at the G7 summit, British prime minister David Cameron said Russian leader Vladimir Putin must meet three conditions.

He must accept Petro Poroshenko’s election as the new leader in Kiev when he takes office tomorrow.

Mr Putin must also stop arms from crossing the border and cease support for pro-Russian separatist groups concentrated in eastern Ukraine.

‘If these things don’t happen, then sectoral sanctions will follow,’ Mr Cameron said.

‘The next month will be vital in judging if president Putin has taken these steps. And that is what I will urge president Putin to do when I meet him later today.’

Barack Obama said the G7 leaders

fRAncE: Jim Martin, a 93-year-old US WW II veteran, left, completes a tandem parachute jump on to Utah Beach, France, as part of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings Picture: aP

1,500 homes ‘a response to terror regime’ iSRAEL: Plans for 1,500 homes on disputed territory in east Jerusalem and the West Bank have been unveiled by the government. The proposals were announced after Palestine formed a unity government with Hamas militants. It was a ‘fitting Zionist response to the formation of a Palestinian terror government’, housing minister Uri Ariel said.

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AMERicA: A drunk man was arrested for repeatedly calling police after his wife threw out his beer. Carlos Bueno Mir was told by officers the situation did not count as an emergency. The 49-year-old dialled 911 seven times in four hours in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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In agreement: Obama smiles as he listens to Cameron Picture: aP unanimously agreed with the steps Mr Cameron outlined.

After two days of meetings, Mr Obama said: ‘If Mr Putin takes those steps, then it is possible for us to begin to rebuild trust between Russia and its neighbours and Europe.’

It’s unclear how Mr Putin will react to the conditions and whether he could claim he has already fulfilled them. He held his first face-to-face meetings with Mr Cameron and French president François Hollande yesterday.

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zAc EfROn, 26, became a pin-up thanks to High School Musical.

He currently stars in romcom That Awkward Moment

Your character, Jason, in That Awkward Moment is a bit of a cad, isn’t he? Yes, I want to

slap him most of the time, and you should want to as well. But what I like about him is that he tries to be honest. That’s something I have always tried to be in a relationship.

I feel that, at the core of him, he is a good person looking for love. I can relate to him.

Why do you think we need a romcom from a male perspective? I think this film is

helps the story, then there is nothing I wouldn’t try.

Are you enjoying playing more comedic roles these days? I’ve always wanted to do as

many different things as possible. I once did a movie with Dennis Quaid and I asked him: ‘If you could go back to your younger self, what would you say?’ He said: ‘Just keep doing different kinds of movies and always change it up,’ so that’s what I try and do.

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All I could think was that in real life, I would not use that technique – I think there are other ways around it. That was a weird day of filming. My co-star Miles Teller’s bathroom was very small, but mine was an elevated toilet in the middle of a room with nothing around it – it was just built for this one reason.

So I was planking in a huge room full of people, with everyone watching, which was really awkward. As far as nudity goes, if there is a specific reason for it and if it is authentic and necessary and

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the first look into what it’s like to rehab last year – are you in a be a guy dating at our age. It can be difficult, especially in scenarios like better place now? I am so happy now and I feel like I am in a in this movie, when you are young great place. It was an interesting and single and figuring out your year and I learnt so many things but own life. We walk a fine line the best part of it was being able to between being good, caring guys reflect upon my experiences and deep down and then waking up the what I had learnt about myself and next day and feeling guilty about our commitment issues. That’s why the kind of man I want to be. guys can relate to this movie.

Have you had any The idea of someone awkward motrying to figure out ments of your what a relationship that you really is appealed My bathroom was an own to me. And are able to tell finding out that elevated toilet in the us about? being there for Earlier this year, middle of a room, somebody when I slipped and hit which was built for they really need my face on a you is really what fountain in my this one scene a friendship is. house. It sprays water and trickles Are relationships down the wall inside the even more difficult in house. I guess if you leave your your line of work? As actors, fountain on and leave the house for we are constantly moving around a week – which you are not and running around and having supposed to do – it splashes that adventures – our job can involve a water on the floor. I am a klutz and lot of different twists and turns that I slipped and smashed my face on we don’t always expect. And I it. That was really awkward. What don’t want to go into a relationship was even more awkward, though, in which I can’t 100 per cent was explaining it to everyone. commit to that person, all the time.

You’re frequently naked in this movie – including the scene where you ‘plank’ [lie face down] on a toilet. Were you comfortable with that?

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I HAVE ANOTHER PUZZLE FOR YOU: Bianca Keating took this snap of a wall mural in Cork city centre while she was on her honeymoon

You have a producing credit on the film – how different was your involvement to simply being an actor? This

was my first movie as a producer, so I took a lot of pride in how this film was made, from the ground up.

Movies are not just made by actors, or directors, or photographers – there’s a whole crew. This was guerilla film-making in every sense.

We were out in the freezing cold, we had a very low budget and Tom Gormican was a first-time director but everyone hung in there under pretty extraordinary circumstances.

Jane Mulkerrins

That Awkward Moment is out now on DVD, Blu-ray and VoD

How can anyone defend church after baby home shame?

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An someone explain how on Earth anyone can maintain any loyalty to the Church in this country after what has emerged about their practices over the years?

If the reports on Magdelene laundries and rife clerical abuse coverups wasn’t enough, we now have the revelations about mass graves for the unwanted babies of ‘fallen women’.

If any other institution was associated with such things, they’d be outlawed, yet we still maintain this blind loyalty to the Catholic Church and an inability to see it for what it is – an ancient and rotten organisation intent on controlling people

through guilt and amassing vast wealth by disallowing priests to marry.

If you are religious or believe in God (which is starting to feel like two separate things) that is fine and your fundamental right.

But Catholics in this country now must look inside themselves and decide if it is time to find a different congregation or outlet for their spirituality (there are plenty to pick from).

It is simply impossible for them to defend their church at this stage of the game – too much evil has simply been exposed.

Clancy Clearview ■ So experts have discovered that

gOOD On yA ● A very big thank you to those who helped me at Tara Street Dart station on Wednesday evening as I attempted to board the Malahide Dart as the doors closed. I slipped, my leg went down the gap and I was pulled on by fellow commuters. I’m a bit bruised, but otherwise very grateful to all who helped.

Ms Slippy

RAnDOM AcTs Of kinDnEss

a long fat tongue is a cause for loud snoring. I wouldn’t want to sleep next to Miley Cyrus.

The Unreal Mr Nasty ■ Sarah, you mean megastars like Michael Jackson, who was addicted to drugs and died from a drugs overdose? Is the view nice from up there in your ivory tower?

Bumper234 ■ It’s good to see the back of the most sexist sports event in the calender – the women’s mini-marathon. If we had a men’s mini-marathon there would be bras getting burned all over the country. To suggest it’s a marathon is a joke – it’s 10km, nothing close to a marathon.

Gavin, Dublin 11

yEH big RiDE

● To the girl who walked into Dún Laghaoire SC yesterday at 7pm, your smile brightened up my day. Coffee sometime?

Happier guy

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From trees of life to mountains of trash, our planet’s troubled faces revealed on World Environment Day

Moon ‘was formed by debris from Earth crash’

Barking? No, we just love these trees

Down in the dumps: Youngsters sift through rubbish in The Philippines

Scrabbling in a sea of junk

BUDDHIST monks joined MPs and schoolchildren to hug trees in unison yesterday.

More than 2,000 people met at a park outside Nepal’s capital Kathmandu to set a world record for the largest tree hug.

They were also celebrating World Environment Day by spreading awareness about the importance of trees.

‘Our goal is to set a new world record and, at the same time, spread the message that trees are important for the environment and everyone,’ said event co-ordinator Thaneswor Guragai.

The previous Guinness World Record for most people hugging trees simultaneously was 936 people in Portland,

captured across the globe to mark World Environment Day. Another shot shows a worker at a recycling centre in Mumbai, India, using a rope to pull himself through a sprawling heap of plastic bottles. The pictures were taken by press photographers to show the challenge presented by the waste that modern society creates.

by DOMiNic yEATMAN

A BOY stares glumly at the camera as he stands surrounded by a vast mound of rubbish on a dump in the Philippines yesterday. The youngster – and a girl who wore a mask to stifle the stench – were searching for recyclable items that could be sold at the tip in Paranaque, near Filipino capital Manila.

The image was among a series

Oregon, in July last year. It wasn’t a complicated record attempt. People held a tree for two minutes as volunteers beat drums at the National Martyrs and Peace Park.

School pupil Ganga Pandit said, while she had planted saplings in the past, it was important to protect trees, wherever they are on the planet.

The organisers of yesterday’s record attempt will send photos, video, a signed statement from the MPs and the names of the participants to Guinness.

If accepted as a record, it will take about two months to be recognised.

A lot of bottle: A worker uses a rope to heave himself through a heap of plastic bottles at a recycling centre in Mumbai PIcturEs: rEutErs/rEx/EPa

Hug of love: A student joins 2,000 other tree-huggers near Kathmandu

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THE mystery of how the Moon came into being could finally have been solved. A collision between Earth and another planet-sized body formed debris that helped create the satellite, it is claimed.

The huge crunch, the basis of the giant impact hypothesis, happened about 4.5billion years ago.

The theory has been supported by a new study of lunar samples taken during Nasa’s Apollo missions. They contained higher levels of an oxygen isotope called 170/160 than is found on Earth, suggesting another body – given the name Theia – was involved in the impact.

‘This means two things, firstly we can now be reasonably sure the collision took place,’ said Dr Daniel Herwartz, whose German study is published in Science. ‘Secondly, it gives us an idea of the geochemistry of Theia.’

Ancient flying reptile eggs found in China EGGS laid by a pterosaur – ancient flying reptiles that grew to the size of small aircraft – have been discovered for the first time in China.

Five intact fossil eggs were found at the site in Xinjiang province along with the bones of about 40 male and female adults. All belonged to a previously unknown species, Hamipterus tianshanensis, which had a wingspan of between five and 11 feet. The research, led by Dr Xiaolin Wang, from Beijing’s Chinese Academy of Sciences, appears in the journal Current Biology.

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★ Must see ★

Drama Farewell Tina UTV, 8pm

The grahaM norTon Show BBC1, 10.35PM Irish audiences may feel a pang of conscience when they thumb away from the State broadcaster on a Friday night to see what’s going on elsewhere in chatshowland, but with Tubridy on holidays, we can tune into the far-superior Graham Norton Show guilt-free.

Tonight, besides trying to kid Nicole Kidman he hasn’t read all those stinking Grace Of Monaco reviews, Norton has Mark Ruffalo (pictured, with the host), Michael Sheen and musician Ed Sheeran on the couch.

Time will tell whether actress Michelle Keegan will go on to emulate the post-Corrie success of Sarah Lancashire, Suranne Jones and Katharine Kelly, a trio who have proved there is life after Weatherfield. Keegan (above) is bidding farewell to the ill-fated Tina McIntyre after six action-packed years which brought her a clutch of Soap’s Sexiest Female Awards and more failed romances than most of us have had chip butties. Here she reflects on her turbulent Street times – as do her fellow cast mates.

Fun CelebriTy FiFTeen To one

FerriS bueller’S Day oFF

Likeable Australian comedian Adam Hills hosts the first in a four-part run of the threestrikes-and-out quiz. It’s all for charity, so will the questionsetters dumb it down to let the famous faces look brainy?

In the firing line are a mixed grill of guests, including ex UK MP Ann Widdecombe, chef Heston Blumenthal and funnyman Johnny Vegas, who all may be hoping so.

Evergreen teen comedy from the Brat Pack era that remains unmatched. A young Matthew Broderick radiates irresistible charm as Ferris, a serial high school truant who ‘borrows’ a Ferrari to pull off one last, legendary, pre-Graduation Day ‘sickie’.

Directed by The Breakfast Club’s John Hughes. Also features a young Charlie Sheen.

C4, 8pm

ouTSiDerS wiTh Darren MCMullen Nat Geographic, 11pm

Game-for-anything host Darren McMullen gets tied up with a London couple who are, erm, trying to bring Japanese rope bondage into the mainstream (good luck with that). Following that, he’s off to meet a bunch of modern Swedes who wish that they lived in 1950s America, then it’s over to Turkey for oil wrestling. Good work if you can get it.

alan Carr: ChaTTy Man

Mr Sloane

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Christian Bale and Casey Affleck (right) act their socks off in this gritty US recession drama from Scott Cooper, director of the double Oscarnominated Crazy Heart.

Bale is the responsible older brother to Affleck’s scrappy, post-traumatic stressscarred gambler as they take on Woody Harrelson’s sensational redneck crime lord.

orange iS The new blaCk SeaSon 2

Hotly anticipated next phase of the addictive, Netflix-produced prison comedy-drama. The action centres on middleclass New Yorker Piper Chapman (a character based on a real life memoir by Piper Kerman), who finds herself behind bars when her less respectable past life catches up with her. Taylor Schilling (above) stars.

Factual D-Day 70: The heroeS reTurn – highlighTS BBC2, 8pm

Highlights from the full coverage of the gathering of war veterans on Sword Beach at Ouistreham in Normandy, marking the Operation Overlord anniversary. This saw 150,000 Allied troops engaged in a mass assault during a key point in World War II. A further highlights show at 9.30pm will try to convey the flavour of what is sure to be a moving day for many of the survivors.

you’Ve goT a FrienD BBC4, 9pm

Pure indulgence for nostalgia fans, this documentary charts the evolution of Carole King from teenage Tin Pan Alley songwriter into bestselling solo artist – her seminal 1971 album Tapestry went tentimes platinum in the US and topped the charts worldwide – and on to her tours with James Taylor.

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Sport

SoCCer aiD: The CounTDown UTV, 9pm

Timed as sweetly as a Richard Dunne tackle to coincide with World Cup fever, this year’s Soccer Aid charity match at Old Trafford tomorrow is as star-packed as ever, though we’re disappointed Matt Smith and Damian Lewis have dropped off England’s teamsheet at the 11th hour. Here, Cat Deeley (above) catches up with England team captain Robbie Williams and his Rest Of The World rival José Mourinho as they try to ensure everyone gets an early night ahead of kick-off.

We Irish can only but dream.

If the prospect of Nick Frost off his head on weed tickles your bong, then you’ll be high as a kite as marijuana enters the life of the curiously old-fashioned Mr Sloane, a 1950s soul hurtling towards the 1970s. Ophelia Lovibond steals the show as Sloane’s love interest, every inch a groovy chick, complete with spot-on US accent.

Da VinCi’S DeMonS Fox, 10pm

The sweeping Renaissance saga builds up a fair head of steam as season two bows out – season three has been confirmed for 2015 – and vengeance is the order of the day. Riario is at the end of his tether, Nico is starting to show his Machiavellian side and the Ottomans have invaded Italy. But longsuffering Leonardo (Tom Riley) is wrapped up in a perilous cliffhanger involving his dear old mum. When did he get any painting done?

CoronaTion STreeT

TV3, 7.30pm & 8.30pm Fans of Deirdre Barlow’s neck will be pleased to know it’s on Bafta-winning form tonight as its owner provides a shoulder for an unravelling Peter to cry on. He’s cracking under police pressure but he’s not the only one in the suspect spotlight – Steve McDonald is in the frame and he’s clearly telling lies left, right and centre…

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C4, 10pm

When it comes to the realm of Friday night chatshows, Carr is little more than a poor man’s Graham Norton, a fact visible in the forced expressions on his guests’ faces as he mugs about. It doesn’t stop the presenter pulling in big names, with tonight’s double-act of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum proving as such. Expect lots of ‘ooh matron’ campery.

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8 ouT oF 10 CaTS DoeS CounTDown C4, 9pm

Irish comedians continue to exude a strong presence on UK television sets, especially on panel shows such as this whipsmart pun-fest presented by Jimmy Carr.

David O’Doherty is in charge of Dictionary Corner as the 8 Out Of 10 Cats gang have another go at aping Countdown. Captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson (above with Carr) are joined

by Jonathan Ross and English but decidedly Hibernomonikered comic Roisin Conaty. Always a good bet for a chuckle or five.

E4, 9pm

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Cape Fear

UTV, 10.35pm

Time for the blood to get a chilling, we feel. Robert De Niro is magnetic as convicted rapist Max Cady, the demented ex-con who is on a mission to avenge himself on the lawyer (Nick Nolte) who botched his defence. Director Martin Scorsese’s grand crescendo from taut psychological thriller to allout gothic melodrama may lose a few viewers en route, but the dramatic tension is captivating, with an ingénue Juliette Lewis more than holding her own, and scoring an Oscar nomination to boot, in her crackling scenes with De Niro (above).

inCepTion RTÉ2, 9pm

It’s rumoured that Christopher Nolan only agreed to direct a third instalment of his allconquering Batman re-boot if Warners coughed up the cash for this long-held personal project of his. Regardless of what really happened, Inception is in many ways the quintessential Nolan film – layered, dark and psychologically perplexing, with an aesthetic that is as silken as it is edgy. A must.

aMeriCa’S SweeThearTS RTÉ1, 9.35pm

There was a time when John Cusack was among the most bankable leading men in Hollywood, as the huge boxoffice take for this mediocre rom-com proved back in 2001. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Cusack are the separated film stars forced to pretend to get back together to promote a new film. Julia Roberts and Christopher Walken provide sturdy support.

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VISIT sPAnisH TALL sHngiP this weekend where for more, then head to the Docklands

pini Rogerson’s Quay, If last weekend’s Riverfest has left you Sebastián de Elcano, will berth at Sir John er, ship shape is, the world’s third largest tall ship, Juan rd, take a tour and ensure everything affording visitors a chance to hop on boa .maec.es/embajadas/Dublin Tue & Wed, Alexandra Basin, free. www D1; y Qua ’s rson Roge John Sir , Mon & Sun

VISIT bRAziL DAy DubLin

Can’t make the World Cup but would still like to rub shoulders with swarthy Brazilians?

Head to Dtwo this Sunday for 12 solid hours of Latin American food, music and dancing as part of its annual Brazil Day celebrations Sun, Dtwo, 60 Harcourt Street D2, 3pm to 3am, €5 to €6. www.dtwonightclub.com

HEAR HALvEs

The Choice-nominated alt rock trio – Brian Cash and brothers Elis and Tim Czerniak – bring their singular blend of ambient beats, live instrumentation and brooding vocals to The Workman’s tonight before taking a breather from the gigging scene. Free Halves vinyl on the night for all ticket holders Tonight, The Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay D2, 8pm, €10. Tel: 0818 719 300. www.theworkmansclub.com

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SEE isAbEL nOLAn: SEE THE WEAkEnED EyE REbEccA Film Fatale offers Of DAy

Isabel Nolan’s new multi-disciplinery exhibition incorporates textiles, drawings, sculpture and photography in a bid to examine how light is used as a metaphor for human thought. To coincide with the opening, astronomer Dr Stuart Clark will give a talk on ‘how the universe is the canvas upon which nature paints its pictures’ (tomorrow, 1pm, free but booking essential) Until Sep 21, Imma, Royal Hospital, Military Road D8, Tue to Sat 10am to 5.15pm (Wed 10.30am to 5.15pm), Sun noon to 5.15pm, free. Tel: (01) 612 9900. www. imma.ie

cinephiles the chance to be haunted once again

by Rebecca in this consummately terrifying 1940 movie based on the story by Daphne Du Maurier and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Laurence Olivier is wealthy Maxim De Winter, marrying sweet, naive young Joan Fontaine and taking her home to be terrorised by the memory of his sophisticated first wife, Rebecca. As always a ‘night of vintage fashion, retro music and classic cocktails’ round out this paean to the Hollywood golden age Tomorrow, The Sugar Club, 8 Lower Leeson Street D2, 8pm, €15 to €16. www.thesugarclub.com

HEAR PAuL HEATOn & JA cqui AbbOTT Veteran singer/songwrite r and Be

autiful South frontman Pau brand of kitchen-sink pop l Heaton brings his to Jacqui Abbott. Expect to he Dublin this weekend in the company of the band winning ’s coar album, alongside gems fro tracks from their recently released What Have We singer m The Housemartins’ and Become Beautiful South’s heyday Tomorrow, The Academy, 57 Middle Abbey Street D1, 8pm, €20 (sold out). Tel: 08 www.theacademydublin.co 18 719 300. m

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‘Classic gay clubbing for Friday night beauts.’ Sweat Box, Dublin’s newest gay get-together, launches this evening in The Hub and promises ‘low ceilings, dark corners and whopper tunes’ Tonight, The Hub, 23 Eustace Street, Temple Bar D2, 11pm, €7 to €9.

ki DiAbATé HEAR TOuMAni & siDi Diabaté has become the go-to guy

ani In recent years, Malian musician Toum of African chic to their music, with the dash a add to ing for Western artists look ue keen to harness the kora player’s uniq likes of Björk and Damon Albarn both his by NCH the at my-winner is joined charms. This weekend the two-time Gram 23-year-old son and kora star Sidiki Terrace D2, 8pm, €16 to €34.

Tomorrow, National Concert Hall, Earlsfort 4 0000. www.nch.ie Tel:l: (01) 417

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Not quite the car crash that the Diana movie was – so not even worth a ‘So Bad It’s Good’ peek. Cross the road to avoid.

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Is it really that bad? Yes, it is Getting booed at Cannes is almost a badge of honour but audiences all-out giggled at this year’s opening night offering. Described by one critic as ‘a film so awe-inspiringly wooden that it is basically a fire-risk’, this glitzy, ritzy biopic of an unhappy blonde princess drew unflattering comparisons with Diana, the movie. But is it really that bad?

To rewind: Grace Kelly was the Philadelphia-born star of Hollywood classics such as High Noon, High Society and Rear Window. She retired from acting at the grand old age of 26 to marry Prince Rainier of Monaco and bear his royal sprogs.

Here, our story picks up. Following her fairy-tale wedding, Grace (Nicole Kidman)

THE Big RELEAsE

Grace of Monaco (PG) H✩✩✩✩ is finding life ain’t ‘happily ever after’.

When Alfred Hitchcock visits her gilded cage, dangling a juicy role in his new film Marnie in front of her immaculately softfocused face (over a decade too old for the role, Kidman has been bestowed with her very own misty micro-climate), Grace is tempted to return to Hollywood – much to the snooty disapproval of the Prince’s courtiers. Meanwhile, Monaco is hit by a taxation crisis (ooh, excitement!) via

France’s mean old General Charles de Gaulle, who shouts lines such as ‘I will send Monaco back to the dark ages!’ while the camera all but zooms up Kidman’s nose in a desperate hunt for any authentic interior life.

‘What’s the worst that can happen? We lose a stupid old throne?’ Grace consoles her husband (Tim Roth), at which point the audience around me exploded into titters.

But really, asking normal women to sympathise with Grace’s supposed ‘struggle’ to choose between being a rich, pretty princess or a rich, pretty A-list movie star makes the Sex And The City movies look like everyday stories of common folk.

Prepare for some angry tears

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How far would you go for money? There are a lot of funny games and ‘Funny Games’ going on in this addictively tense, very twisted ‘nooo – they wouldn’t!

Would they?’ black indie comedy of dangerously escalating dares starring Anchorman’s David Koechner.

fruitvale Station (15A) HHHH✩ Just after New Year was rung in for 2009, poor, black 22-year-old Oscar Grant (portrayed with magnificence by Michael B Jordan) was travelling home on the transit train from San Francisco after watching the fireworks with his girlfriend (Melonie Diaz). As he arrived at his station, Fruitvale, Grant and some other black men were dragged to one side and roughly arrested by cops responding to a report of fighting on the train.

As tempers flared, Grant was shot by a white police officer. The fallout caused riots across the US. This impassioned film, the awardwinning debut by 28-year-old director Ryan Coogler, fluidly follows the intimate and initially unremarkable events of Grant’s last 24 hours.

It’s an all-too-familiar underclass tale: ex-felon tries to make good, ‘quit selling trees’, man up to his responsibilities as a father, boyfriend, son

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and brother and turn straight, only to find he’s unemployed and facing a forest of unpaid bills.

Where Fruitvale Station is unusual is in focusing on the redemptive joy and family warmth surrounding Grant, which makes the emotive, heart-smasher of an ending all the tougher to bear.

You’ll be in floods of angry tears.

Li-Z

Funny Games director Michael Haneke’s influence again looms large over this ‘found footage’ examination of violence. Two movie-mad teens enact revenge on ‘the dirties’ who bully them by shooting their own amateur film, with darkly disturbing results.

‘Do the same thing as last time and everyone’s happy,’ barks deputy chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) before he sends our hapless cop anti-heroes (Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill) undercover again to bust a student drug ring. It’s advice the plot of this tongue-in-cheek-and-up-other-places actioncomedy sequel/1980s reboot knowingly follows.

This time it’s college, not high school, that provides the throwback setting and Tatum’s character gets to be the popular one. The only new aspect, aside from the sprinkling of crow’s feet around Tatum’s eyes, is that it’s not as funny as the first one. Still, the buddy chemistry between Hill and Tatum is still fizzy and particularly endearing as their characters’ bromance enters a sticky patch.

Aside from Channing’s hilarious ‘bad Borat’ accent as he attempts to go undercover as a Mexican gangster, you will struggle to recall a single LOL scene a day later, but the prospect of a 23 Jump Street isn’t screamingly hideous. Li-Z

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METROSCOPE

by Patrick Arundell

NEMI by Lise

Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

Today’s Sun Uranus link might mean you’re up for some excitement and adventure.

Consider trying something new or expand your horizons by travel or study.

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Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

If you need emotional support you’ll likely get it today, as Mercury and Jupiter in Cancer encourage indepth conversations with a caring and sharing bias. Whatever illuminating inspirations arise may encourage you to make some positive changes.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

Handle any talks with care, as today’s Lunar links suggest you could be dealing with someone who knows how to keep one step ahead of you. Even if this person is close to you, it could be hard to figure their motives.

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Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

Though Mercury in your sign might encourage an instinctual response to any challenges, the Moon’s link with Saturn suggests that well thought-out decisions may serve you better.

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experiences, particularly as today’s Sun Uranus link encourages new connections and associations. This might be an opportunity to exercise your people skills.

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scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

You’re like a psychological radar when it comes to understanding another’s motives, which may come in handy in conversation, as your words could have extra weight and wisdom.

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

You might find that action is a constructive outlet for any tensions. Later, an atmosphere of fun and laughter can make for a heady start to the weekend.

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Capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

As Mars continues to blast through Libra, this could be a time to capitalise on any influential alliances. Developing connections with the right people can see you making positive progress.

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Aquarius Jan 21 – Feb 19

It helps to be financially alert, especially as thinking processes can be confused and actions go awry if you’re not careful. Try not to fall for any schemes that seem too good to be true, as they may well be.

Perhaps it’s time to trust your instincts and follow unconventional guidance, as you might uncover simple solutions to any challenges life has thrown at you. Opt for entertainment that opens your mind to new ideas.

Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

Pisces Feb 20 – Mar 20

Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

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Your social life may provide rewarding

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New and unexpected options may mean you’re ready to try a change.

However, if you jump at an opportunity too soon, you might not be able to take full advantage of it. The Moon in your sign and its links with Saturn, suggest a patient approach.

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nolan aiming to keep it cool when the heat is on by pAuL kEAnE It wIll be humId and breezy at Croke Park this Sunday afternoon with the possibility of rain showers.

For the majority of the dublin players, this will force them to consider their footwear for the day, perhaps throw a pair of gloves into the kit bag.

For defender Kevin Nolan, a type 1 diabetic sufferer, the weather forecast is far more profound, determining much of his eating and sleeping patterns for the next few days. there is a world of science behind Nolan’s condition which was uncovered shortly after his star turn and crucial score in the 2011 All-Ireland final win over Kerry.

A brief summary is that the hotter the day, the greater the chance of movement in his blood sugar levels. Suffice it to say, this is not a good thing when you are racing around Croke Park on Championship duty. ‘there’s been a lot of trial and error with it,’ said halfback Nolan. ‘because the weather does affect it. the hotter the day is, the sugars... well, I don’t have the full explanation of it but it can effect it in every way.

‘And the type of training sessions that we do will affect

‘It’s testing yourself, making sure what I ate was good enough’ it as well. So if we’re doing a bit more physical work, it may affect it compared to drills and games.

‘So it’s definitely been trial and error. Afterwards, I wouldn’t be rushing around. I’d be just taking a few minutes to relax and cool down. It’s just testing yourself, to make sure that the preparation which I did for a session or a game actually worked out.

‘If the sugars went well, then I can remember that for the next day. every session is like a training schedule for myself, making sure that what I ate was good enough and the timing of it was good enough.’ the sacrifices haven’t gone unnoticed. during a private chat after a recent dublin press briefing, manager Jim Gavin marvelled at how Nolan handles it all. the Kilmacud Crokes man fell out of favour for a while as he dealt with the situation but was back in the team for the recent league final win.

Ahead of Sunday’s leinster championship opener with laois, he compares the injury to a rehab programme a separate player might have to overcome to play.

‘It’s just another thing to control now,’ said Nolan. ‘lads are getting their gear ready, I’m getting my insulin ready, just making sure I’m on top of things. I see myself as one of the lucky ones being involved in games like Sunday.’

Regime: Nolan needs to monitor his condition to make sure he eats, trains and recovers well picture: inpho

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Kelly hoping Kildare can be heroes Rising Kildare star niall Kelly insists the days of pushing hard for Leinster success aren’t over.

The Lilies begin their latest provincial campaign on sunday beneath a cloud of uncertainty after league relegation.

And it’ll be every single player’s first summer without Johnny Doyle after the veteran star’s retirement.

Elsewhere, Dublin are in top form after a successful league title defence, while Meath have reached three of the last four provincial finals.

But talented centre-forward Kelly insists Kildare can dare to dream. ‘i think it can be a bit vague to talk about winning Leinster if you’re just saying it for the sake of saying it,’ said Kelly. ‘There is an awful lot more to it than just turning up and winning a Leinster.

‘But i don’t think those days are gone.

You have to be working towards something big like that ultimately. it’s just a matter of making short-term goals and making sure they contribute to that process.’

Kildare will face a Louth team on sunday that has been something of a bogey side. The Wee County beat Kildare in 2010 and ran them close last year.

‘Coming up to this game, i can see people from outside the county, and some people inside the county too, saying, “it’s not too bad, you should be able to get over Louth okay”,’ said Kelly.

‘But it’s not as simple as that. We know it’s not going to be easy.’

Meanwhile, history will be made tomorrow evening when sky sports broadcast their first live gAA match – Kilkenny’s Leinster Hurling Championship opener with Offaly. Coverage will begin on sky sports 3 from 6.30pm.

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Sharapova battles into final THEy sAiD iT... Ravenhill to get TEnnis Maria Sharapova is proud of the fighting spirit that has carried her to a third successive French Open final.

The Russian, who won the title in 2012 and lost to Serena Williams 12 months ago, recovered from a set down for the third straight match to beat 20-year-old Eugenie Bouchard 4-6 7-5 6-2. In the final she will face first-timer Simona Halep, who has not dropped a set this tournament and defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-2 7-6 (7/4). ‘I fought, I scrambled, and I found a way to win,’ Sharapova said.

‘I’m naturally very pleased and delighted that he’s done so, it’s good news for us and for everyone concerned’ Rep of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill on Roy Keane’s decision to turn down the chance to manage Celtic FC

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Belfast is to be known as the Kingspan Stadium after the announcement of a ten-year naming rights agreement. Ulster confirmed a deal yesterday with the Kingspan Group, a global sustainable building materials company based in Cavan.

They have been an Ulster sponsor since 1999. ‘This is a landmark deal, and one that will have considerable benefits for all of rugby in Ulster,’ Ulster Rugby chief executive Shane Logan said.

Matt O’Connor, head coach of Leinster, has been named Manager of the Month for May. He oversaw his team overpower a strong Glasgow Warriors 34-12 at the RDS to retain the RaboDirect Pro 12 trophy.

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Keogh can’t wait to put play-off misery behind him and face Ronaldo

RichaRd Keogh is desperate for a chance to make Real Madrid superstar cristiano Ronaldo pay for his play-off final heartache.

The Republic of ireland defender met up with his international teammates last week still reflecting upon derby’s dramatic Wembley defeat

by QPR, in which his late error helped Bobby Zamora to fire Rangers into the Barclays Premier League. however, the prospect of playing a part in friendlies against costa

‘It’s a great honour to wear the green jersey’ Rica in Philadelphia during the early hours of Saturday morning, and then Ronaldo’s Portugal in New Jersey next week, have proved hugely cathartic.

Keogh, who will hope to win his fourth senior cap against the costa Ricans, said: ‘That would be absolutely fantastic. he [Ronaldo] is one of the best players, if not the best player, in the world. ‘it’s a great honour to wear the green jersey and when you play against great opposition, it makes you better.

‘But we are just focusing on trying to get a positive result. We had a positive result against italy and we are looking forward to these two games.

‘Training has been really sharp, really competitive and i think the boys are ready.’

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Keogh and derby team-mates Jeff hendrick and conor Sammon met up barely 48 hours after suffering play-off heartache, but were enveloped in support from not only their team-mates, but ireland manager Martin o’Neill and his assistant Roy Keane. asked about o’Neill’s response, the 27-year-old said: ‘he was absolutely fantastic.

‘We got in late on the Monday and he came and chatted and he just said, “Listen, it was unfortunate, what happened, but you have had a fantastic season and in time it will make you a stronger person and a better player”.

‘For someone like that to mention that to me, it meant a lot. it gives you a lot of confidence to want to do well and really improve, and i really appreciated it. ‘[Keane] said some calm words to me and when someone like that says it to you, it’s really fantastic. it’s something that again filled me with a lot of confidence. ‘i can’t thank those two too much, really, for how they have helped me since i came in.

‘When he speaks, you listen. he’s a fantastic guy, he was a fantastic player and when he gives you advice, it’s great for everyone, especially the midfield players. ‘he helps everyone to try to improve their game, so from our point of view, it’s absolutely fantastic and it’s an absolute pleasure to work with him.’

In the fold: richard Keogh in training with Ireland at their Malahide ground

Stateside: Martin O’Neill (left) and robbie Keane check out the New York skyline ahead of tonight’s friendly with costa rica pictuRe: inpho

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Arsenal no to cesc is Fab news for Blues CHELSEA’S bid to sign Cesc Fabregas has received a boost with the news Arsenal will not be exercising a buy-back option on their former player.

The Gunners inserted the clause when they sold the Spain midfielder (pictured) to Barcelona for £35million

in 2011 and were given first refusal after Barca decided he could leave this summer. It is understood Fabregas, 27, was keen to return but manager Arsene Wenger vetoed the move. The news now paves the way for Fabregas to sign for the Blues for £30m.

u ASTon Villa have announced the signing of former Arsenal and Fulham defender Philippe Senderos. The 29year-old (pictured) has agreed a twoyear deal which will begin on July 1. u NOrwIcH have signed Bournemouth striker Lewis Grabban for an undisclosed fee. u LEICESTEr have triggered Fraizer Campbell’s release clause at Cardiff by making an £800,000 bid for the former Sunderland striker. u MANcHESTEr United target Ivan rakitic appears to be on his way to Barcelona from Sevilla.

‘Here’s another Owen run. He’s going to worry them again. It’s a great run by Michael Owen and he might finish it off! Oh it’s a wonderful goal!

The late great Brian Moore commentates on Michael Owen’s goal against Argentina at France 98.

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Keane: ‘it’s my job to score goals in Euro 2016’ by juLiAn Mc DERMOT Robbie Keane insists he is happy to carry the burden of supplying the goals to fire the Republic of ireland into the finals of euro 2016.

The 33-year-old will win his 132nd senior cap if he features against Costa Rica in Philadelphia during the early hours of Saturday morning, and his remarkable goal tally currently stands at 62.

Given manager Martin o’neill has been left bemoaning missed chances in his side’s last three friendlies against Serbia, Turkey and italy, which have yielded two draws and a defeat, the onus will once again be on Keane to lead the fight when the qualifiers start in September.

However, having played under that same pressure for much of the last 16 years, the La Galaxy frontman is far from fazed by the prospect.

‘It’s the same pressure I’ve had since I was 17’ He said: ‘Well, it’s the same pressure as i’ve had since i was 17, so that will never change. ‘i’m going to put pressure on myself more than probably you guys do.

‘My job is to score goals and, listen, it doesn’t matter if i score goals or if it’s Longy [Shane Long] or Wes [Hoolahan] or whoever it is among the other strikers, the important thing is winning games and certainly if we can score more goals than the opposition, then we have a good chance.

‘We’ve got strikers in the squad who are quite capable of scoring. i know there’s been talk about that, but as long as players are getting the opportunities, that’s always good.

‘of course, at the end you want to finish them and if i can help to contribute towards that, then great.’

Keane joined up with the squad in new Jersey on Wednesday after they flew in from Dublin, and trained with his teammates on Thursday morning ahead of the Costa Rica game at the PPL Stadium.

He has missed the last four internationals – against Poland because of injury and the Serbs, the Turks and the italians – after being allowed to concentrate on his club commitments.

The ireland captain freely admits he does not like sitting-out games, but now that he is back in the picture, he is desperate to be involved.

He said: ‘of course you want to be involved in every game, but under different circumstances. That hasn’t been the case, but i’m not going to worry too much about it.

‘We have a good squad of players and it’s only right that people get an opportunity to see what they can do.

The Republic have won none of the four games for which Keane has been absent and scored only two goals, and addressing that record against Costa Rica, who start their World Cup finals campaign against Uruguay in Fortaleza on June 14, will be easier said than done. buoyed by last Saturday’s 0-0 draw with italy, o’neill is hoping for more of the same. ‘if we could really try to continue on where we left off against italy, that would be lovely,’ o’neill said. o’neill’s squad, however, has changed significantly with John o’Shea, Seamus Coleman, Ciaran Clark, Damien Delaney, Stephen Ward, Jon Walters and anthony Stokes not having travelled.

That means there are places up for grabs, particularly at the back, and o’neill is keen to examine the depth of his squad.

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HollAnd boss louis van Gaal heads to the World Cup expecting more from his side.

The dutch beat Wales 2-0 on Wednesday but it was a lacklustre performance and Van Gaal said: ‘I hoped they would play better. We played a lot of unnecessary balls and Wales had too much Van Gaal: not happy possession.’

TOday (7.45 unless stated) International friendlies Costa Rica v Republic of Ireland ...........(3pm) Brazil v Serbia .......................................(8pm) FAI Ford Cup Second Round Athlone Town v Longford Town Belgrove/Home Farm v Finn Harps (7.30) Cork City v St. Mochta’s Drogheda United v Cockhill Celtic (8.0) Dundalk v Sligo Rovers St. Patrick’s CY v St. Patrick’s Athletic UCD v Galway Shelbourne v Waterford United (8.0) Wexford Youths v Bray Wanderers (8.0) SaTurday International friendly England v Honduras ...........(9.45pm) TV UTV

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Horgan wants Dundalk to bring good run to cup

on a roll: dundalk’s daryl Horgan

HaVinG enjoyed six league victories on the spin, Dundalk winger Daryl Horgan knows what he’s talking about when he says every win is a good win.

The league leaders are in scintillating form – netting 23 goals in those half-dozen victories – ahead of welcoming Fai Cup holders Sligo Rovers to oriel Park tonight.

‘The win over UCD was a good one for us,’ said Horgan of their 5-2 defeat of the Students on Monday night. ‘We got more goals and it was good for us to get the game played and more points on the board so it was a productive night.

‘We’ve kept ourselves right up there and we are just enjoying ourselves at the moment. every win is a good win.

‘The Fai Cup is something different and it will be a different kind of game against Sligo. They are the holders, so it doesn’t get much

more difficult. but we are glad of the break from league games, it’s a great competition.’

Despite being well-beaten 3-0 at the same venue just a fortnight ago, Sligo boss ian baraclough has called on his side to rediscover the spirit that won them the trophy for the third time in four years in 2013. ‘if we go in there (with the) belief that we’re lambs to the slaughter, that’s exactly what will happen,’ said baraclough.

‘We’re Fai Cup champions. We earned that tag for a reason and none more so than in the final at the aviva when things weren’t going right.

‘Did we feel sorry for ourselves or did we go again? That’s what has to happen (tonight). We go to oriel Park with a belief that one, our individuals are better, and two, as a team, we work really hard together to go and get a result.’

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Joe road-tests new look team Schmidt examines options as he faces life after BoD

by DAnny HOgAn Ireland coach Joe Schmidt is urging several players to stake a claim for places ahead of the first of two Tests against argentina.

Schmidt has made it clear to his players that Saturday may be their only opportunity.

South african robbie diack will make his Ireland debut in a back row where Jordi Murphy starts his first game for Ireland when winning his third cap. as expected, darren Cave has been handed the no.13 shirt and will line up with Ulster team-mate luke Marshall in a backline where Simon Zebo makes a return to the international scene.

Connacht pair Kieran Marmion and rodney ah You are poised to make their Irish debuts off the bench.

Schmidt said: ‘It’s a great opportunity and it’s a real responsibility. If the opportunity is afforded to you then I think you’ve got to reciprocate with the best performance you can put together.

‘The way they’ve trained this week, that’s certainly what they are working towards with the combinations we have, with the combative nature of the way the argentinians play.

Nolan: Going for the double

Dubs going all out for legend status Kevin nolan believes Dublin are on the verge of creating football history.

The Dubs defender has fought his way back into the Dubs line-up and could start against laois on Sunday.

The leinster championship quarter-final tie will be their first defence of their provincial title.

But bookies believe it is a virtual done deal that they will retain their leinster crown and they are short odds favourites for all-ireland title success too.

Just one county, Kerry in 2007, has successfully defended an all-ireland in nearly a quarter of a century.

But nolan says any player who doesn’t believe it is going to happen this summer shouldn’t be in their dressingroom. asked if they are on the

‘We want as many medals as we can’

‘It’s a great opportunity and a real responsibility’ ‘They are a little bit unknown, they are a little bit harder to predict than other teams we have played.

‘Then to be able to react and endure what will be a pretty tough test match in a very tough environment, it’s going to give us a bit more information about how these guys will cope in the future.’

The Ireland coach is able to experiment with the Pumas not at full strength – but Schmidt believes the same option may not be open to him in november.

He continue: ‘We have this one window to really do that. The Guinness Series is going to be measurably tougher with South africa and australia.

‘It’s going to be very, very tough here but one of the things that you want to find out is how the players cope in a tough environment.

‘It will be hostile, it’s a place where Test match rugby hasn’t been before so the local population will be very much behind the argentinians.

‘It’s a pitch that’s a different size and it’s the first time this combination has been put together for Ireland.

‘So there are a number of challenges. We just want to really see how they manage the situation.’

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El jefe: Coach Joe Schmidt and Jonny Sexton discuss tactics ahead of tomorrow picture: inpho

iRELAnDTEAM 15. Felix Jones (shannon/Munster) 14. andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 13. Darren Cave (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 12. Luke Marshall (Ballnyahinch/Ulster) 11. simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 10. Jonathan sexton (Racing Metro 92) 9. Conor Murray (garryowen/Munster) 1. Jack Mcgrath (st. Mary’s College/Leinster) 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster) 4. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 5. Captain paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) 6. Robbie Diack (Malone/Ulster)

7. Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster) 8. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/ Leinster) Replacements 16. Damien Varley (garryowen/Munster) 17. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 18. Rodney ah You (Buccaneers/Connacht) 19. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 20. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster) 21. Kieran Marmion (Corinthians/Connacht) 22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster) 23. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)

verge of a lasting legacy, nolan said: ‘as a player and as a person in the team, if i said no to that question, i wouldn’t be sitting here. ‘it’s more about every single game though, whether it be a league game, an o’Byrne Cup game or a Championship game and everyone in the team going out to make a point.

‘Players that start, lads that come on as subs, they’re just trying to improve every time and improve the team because at the end of the day we all want to have as many medals in the back pocket as we can.’

Many believe the current Dublin team can outstrip the achievements of Kevin Heffernan’s Dublin sides. nolan said: ‘again, i think you have to believe it’s going to happen. if you didn’t then there’s no point being here.

But we don’t look past any game. We have laois up next and they’re the only opposition in our way.’

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