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AN IRISH drugs trafficker was arrested after throwing two suitcases containing 55kg of cocaine out of an eighth-floor hotel window during an attack of paranoia.

The 39-year-old is said to have tried to recover the cases after they landed in an internal patio at his hotel in Valencia, Spain.

But a receptionist had already called police after finding the drugs scattered over the floor and the dopey drugs smuggler was arrested after finding he was locked out of his room and went to ask for another key.

The incident happened just before 10pm on Friday at the Hotel Tryp Valencia Oceánic.

The Irishman is also reported to have damaged his room by trying to hide the €3million worth of cocaine behind ceiling tiles and disconnecting the flush on his toilet.

Detectives believe he suffered an attack of paranoia after consuming drugs – and threw the suitcases out of his window after confusing the noise from guests entering and leaving neighbouring rooms with rival criminals trying to steal his drugs.

Local Valencian paper Las Provincias quoted an unnamed hotel employee as saying: ‘He disconnected the toilet flush and caused quite a bit of damage in his room.

‘He looked like he’d suddenly gone mad after throwing the drugs out of his room.’

SPLAT’LL DO, PIG: Wyatt Van Handel makes a diving grab during a Pig Rassle event.

The muddy attraction was held at the 44th annual St Patrick Catholic Church round-up in Stephensville, in the US state of Wisconsin Picture: AP

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Tom Cruise’s boy swaps gummy bears for vodka Tom Cruise’s adopted lad Connor looked unrecognisable when he emerged in the earlier hours from a London celeb haunt.

The 19-year-old showed off his transformation from sporting buff to late night stop out after swapping his favourite vice of Gummy Bear sweets to vodka and tequila during a night on the lash at Boujis in West London.

The last time the A-list offspring had turned up to the famous South Kensington venue was to DJ last year.

Back then his top priority was a sugar rush when he insisted on the confectionary being on his rider – this time it was drinks all round when Cruise Junior allegedly ordered Belvedere vodka and Patron tequila for his VIP table of friends.

And it seems the swap in party treats won him far more suc-

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cess as he was spotted dancing and ‘deep in conversation’ with plenty of interested women in the club.

However, it was his dramatic change in appearance that was the talking point.

Connor, the son also of Cruise’s exwife Nicole Kidman, once looked to be following in his trim fitness obsessed father’s footsteps by staying in shape.

However, his shock change in appearance left him unrecognisable to regulars at the club.

One told me: ‘The last time he was there DJing he was a big hit with clubbers but he went largely unnoticed this time around.’

But he was still unmistakable to the paparazzi waiting for his exit.

They snapped the lad chugging on a Buff to rough: Connor in London (left), with his sister, adopted cigarette when he called it a night at mum Nicole Kidman and dad Tom Cruise in 1996 and with his 3am. dad in 2009 pictures: Getty/ splash News

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Anglo pair arrested and charged with loan fraud

Mr Ireland winner’s €5m council payout A FORMER Mr Ireland who suffered severe brain injuries after he was run over by a bin lorry seven years ago has been awarded just under €5million in damages.

Padraig Hearns (pictured) is now in the care of his parents and siblings after he was struck by the lorry on Sycamore Street in Temple Bar. Mr Justice Michael Peart awarded costs of €4,885,888 and legal costs to Mr Hearns after ruling Dublin City Council had breached its duty of care during the incident.

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Inquiry after body found in Carlow

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TWO former bankers with the defunct Anglo Irish Bank are to stand trial for alleged fraud over an €8million loan arranged for one of them.

Pat Whelan and Willie McAteer appeared before Dublin District Court yesterday and were remanded on bail by Judge John O’Neill. The former Anglo directors are due to appear before the court again in November. Both are charged under the Companies Act with arranging a loan for McAteer worth €8,246,307 which was secured against shares he held in the liquidised lender.

The charge states that the money was arranged in 2008 to pay off a loan he owed to Bank of Ireland which he was personally liable for. It also states the loan provided a gain to McAteer and a loss to Anglo contrary to section 297 of the Companies Act 1963 as substituted by section 137 of the Companies Act 1990.

McAteer, with an address at Greenrath, Tipperary Town, was a former head of finance and risk, while Whelan, who lives on the Coast Road, Malahide, Dublin, was a former head of lending.

Fraud squad officers arrested the men in Dublin city centre yesterday morning.

THAT’S THE SPIRIT: Brothers Jack and Stephen phen Teeling got ready r dy for f some work at the official breaking king ground gr on the construction of the new Teeling eeling Whiskey Company distillery in The LLiberties, ties, par part of a €10million investment that will see 30 people employed at the distillery and visitor centre

GARDAÍ launched an investigation yesterday after a 37-year-old woman was found dead in a house in Carlow town on Sunday night.

The woman’s body was discovered in the home in Graiguecullen at about 9.45pm.

Local officers have called in the State Pathologist’s Office to carry out preliminary examinations at the scene and determine the course of the investigation.

Gardaí sealed off the house for a forensic and technical examination, but later said they were not treating the death as suspicious.

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10 hurt as boats capsize in regatta hit by sudden squall

TEN sailors were injured when a regatta in Northern Ireland was hit by a squall yesterday afternoon.

The casualties were mostly suffering from hypothermia after more than 200 people competing in 88 sailing dinghies were hit by a sudden change in the weather on Strangford Lough, the Maritime and Coastguard agency said.

Initial reports suggested scores of

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people went into the water after a spate of capsizes but officials later scaled back the figure, saying 20 people were believed to have gone overboard.

Among the injured were two teenage boys, a woman, believed to be in her 30s, who injured an arm, and another sailor who suffered a head injury.

Two people with minor injuries were taken to the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald after being treated by paramedics at the East Down Yacht Club near Killyleagh.

The dinghies hit by the squall had been competing in the GP14 World Championships with competitors from local clubs, Ireland, England and Australia among other countries.

Epic sail: Competitive sailors Jamie Ritchie (left) and Charlie Edgar from Bangor relax back on dry beside their GP14 dinghy land at East Down Yacht Club, Killyleagh. Their boat was among a number that capsized during yesterday’s GP14 World Championships regatta Picture: Pa

Iraqi government Troops killer suspect faces internal crisis is to be deported IRAQ’S new president has snubbed the powerful incumbent prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and nominated the deputy parliament speaker to form the new government, raising fears of more in-fighting as the country faces the threat of Sunni militants in the north.

President Fouad Massoum picked Haider al-Ibadi to form a new government after he was nominated by the Iraqi National Alliance, a coalition of Shiite parties.

Al-Maliki’s Dawa Party rejected alIbadi’s nomination, as al-Maliki deployed elite security forces in Baghdad, raising fears he may use force to stay in power.

A LEBANESE ice-cream seller who is suspected of murdering two Irish soldiers serving with the United Nations 34 years ago is to be deported from the US. Mahmoud Bazzi, 71, is to be returned to his homeland where he could stand trial for the abduction, torture and double killings while serving with a Christian militia.

Privates Derek Smallhorne, from Dublin, and Thomas Barrett, from Cork, were on duty near the Israeli border on April 18, 1980, when they were captured. An RTÉ Prime Time investigation traced Bazzi to the Detroit area in 2000.

Belfast Coastguard was first contacted just before 2pm with reports some of the boats had capsized, while others were struggling to cope in the strong winds and squally showers.

Liam Colquhoun, watch manager at Belfast Coastguard, confirmed that the search and rescue operation had been a success and that it was called off within three hours.

Thrones actor dies BElfasT actor JJ Murphy has died days after starting his new role on the HBO series Game of Thrones.

The 86-year-old was cast to portray ser Denys Mallister, the oldest member of the Night’s Watch military order, and began filming scenes last week.

He died on friday at his home.

Mr Murphy, whose credits include angela’s ashes and Mickybo and Me, is survived by his wife Mary and children.

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Three-quarters of employees working outside office hours

NEARLY three-quarters of Irish employees work from home outside office hours, research has found.

The survey found 72 per cent admitting that they do engage in some outof-office work from their homes.

Vitamin makers Pharmaton, who conducted the survey, also found that Irish women are busier than their male counterparts – expending on average 15 per cent more energy during the week.

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Of those surveyed, 40 per cent said if they had time to spare, they’d prefer to spend it exercising.

While 55 per cent of the 100 respondents said they’re on top of things, 40 per cent admitted they feel totally stretched and needed to take more ‘me time’.

Family, friends and work responsibilities were top priorities for all, but

of those needing a little personal time, 45 per cent said they would like to exercise more.

Highlighting the challenges faced

by Irish women, the survey also found 70 per cent of females felt they didn’t have enough time to keep fit and spend time with family and friends.

The news that most people work from home won’t come as a surprise to busy professionals. A recent Fastnet Recruitment study showed 60 per

cent of employers expect their workforce to check on emails even when they’re off. And in the same survey, eight out of ten said they believed remote email access was contributing to longer working hours.

The problem is not limited to Ireland either. In France in April, a new labour agreement was brought in after unions complained that their members were dealing with work issues on their time off.

More of us are putting away cash MORE people are saving regularly, an index has shown.

The Nationwide UK (Ireland)/ ESRI Savings Index, which measures overall sentiment towards saving, increased to 102 in July, seven-points up on June.

The increase was mostly driven by an 18-point jump in the Savings Attitude Index, which asks people about their saving behaviour and how they feel about the amount they save. In July, regular savers increased to 41 per cent from 35 per cent last month in both the over-50s and under-50s.

Since January, the level of regular saving has gradually improved and this month’s data represents a reversal of a decline which started in autumn 2012.

The Savings Environment subindex, which gauges opinion on economic conditions and the impact of government policy, fell to 78 from 80 last month.

Great granny breaks record A GREAT grandmother from Sligo has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest surviving recipient of a single Vera: ‘Grateful’ lung transplant.

Vera Dwyer, 73, developed fibrosis alveolitis, a thickening of the walls of the lungs’ air sacs, and underwent a transplant in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, London, in 1988.

‘It is a wonderful gift for which I am forever grateful,’ Mrs Dwyer said at the launch of Transplant360. com, an online advice guide for organ transplant patients.

Last year, a record number of organ transplants were performed here, saving more than 240 lives.

Electrical waste: Recycling call

Don’t hoard your old TV, send it off for recycling FORTY-FIVE per cent of all electrical waste items are being recycled, but rogue collectors and hoarding has to be stopped if the other 55 per cent is to be recycled too, WEEE Ireland has warned.

WEEE Ireland, the Irish compliance scheme for electrical and battery recycling which released its annual report, revealed that recycling needs to increase to at least 65 per cent by 2019 to comply with new legislation.

Leo Donavan of WEEE Ireland said there were environmental concerns because of rogue collectors who are not properly recycling electrical waste.

In 2013, WEEE Ireland recycled 25,651 tonnes of electrical waste.

‘cannabis factory’ is discovered in hospital

Mother grabs child after gust blows buggy on to tracks This is the moment a mother jumped off on to the tracks to rescue her child, seconds before a train screeched into the London Tube station. The woman managed to scramble back on to the platform with her child just as the train came to a halt. The CCTV footage ootage of the July 223 incident, t, where the buggy w was blown wn by a gust of wind w from the Goodge Street platform, has been released by police who want to identify the couple Picture: SWNS

37% of women fear food shame at work SOME 37 per cent of working women in Ireland worry their employers and co-workers will judge them based on the food they eat, a survey has revealed.

The study of women’s eating habits showed 83 per cent said their confidence is linked to their body weight, with women in Dublin more inclined than women in other counties to experience ‘intense pressure’ to get a ‘celebrity body’.

Promoting Jacob’s Real Me Moments campaign, ambassador Kathryn Thomas, said: ‘It’s more important than ever to encourage a more balanced approach to health and beauty.’

One in five women said they are not confident about their appearance, with 65 per cent saying the stubborn

stomach was their ‘biggest hang-up’.

Irish women are ‘facing increased pressure’ from magazines and social media to match up to ‘unrealistic body perfection’, Hang-up: Belly Thomas said.

While most women said they love food, 57 per cent said guilt stopped them enjoying it, with 37 per cent fretting over office judgment and 52 per cent ‘constantly worrying’ about what they can and can’t eat.

The survey also found three out of four would challenge a colleague over mistakenly eating their lunch – two per cent would make a formal complaint.

Vikings to hold open call for 300 ‘ethnic’ extras YOU might want to practise your Viking roar as the hit TV show is holding an open casting call for extras in Dublin.

The show is seeking up to 300 ‘ethnic extras’ from backgrounds as far flung as the Middle East, Africa, India, South America and Asia.

Potential Vikings can attend from 10.30am to 5.30pm this Saturday at FilmBase on Curved Street, Temple Bar. The historical drama, which follows the life of warrior hero Ragnar Lothbrok, and stars former Calvin Klein model Travis Fimmel, is filmed in Ireland. Series three is due to air next year.

A CANNABIS factory was found in the grounds of a mental hospital, UK police have confirmed. Detectives found 30 illegal plants in a disused ward in Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, while searching for a missing person. It is believed the culprit had also hooked up powerful ultraviolet lights and ventilators powered by the hospital’s electricity supply.

under-18s get free travel with Leap cards CHILDREN can travel for free until August 24 on their Leap cards. The promotion will be available on Dublin Bus, Luas, Swords Express, Dart and short-hop Irish Rail services in Dublin, and on Bus Éireann services in the Greater Dublin Area and in Cork for four to 18-year-olds for the final weeks of their school holidays.

DnA on burglar’s beer can got him arrested A BURGLAR was caught after his DNA was found on a can of lager he left at the crime scene. Steven Craig Vonk broke into a flat in the street where he lives in Swansea, Wales last month. The 39-year-old disturbed the homeowner during the break-in and ran off empty-handed.

However, forensic tests on a can of Carling pointed to Vonk.

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SELENA GOMEZ was on the brink of tears as she thanked fans for ‘making her better’ following her big win at the Teen Choice Awards.

The 22-year-old, who went into rehab in January when she ‘lost sight’ of who she was, seemed relieved to put a rotten year behind her.

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All smiles: Selena with host Sarah Hyland

remind me, amid all the stuff that we deal with personally, what’s important, and that’s giving and loving and caring about each other.

‘I’m not trying to preach or any of that. It’s just that you guys make me better and I just really appreciate everything that you’ve done.’

And she credited her mother, Mandy Teefey, for getting her back on the straight and narrow.

‘I want to thank my mom so much – she’s incredible,’ she gushed. ‘This never belongs to me. This only goes to you. Thank you for letting me do what I love.’

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NiCKi MiNAj is unhappy that Miley Cyrus mocked up images of her Anaconda single cover with her own face. The 35-year-old fumed: ‘No chill ZONE!!!!’

DAvID and victoria Beckham’s days of wearing matching outfits are over. Designer Posh, 40, insisted: ‘We wouldn’t do it now but it was fine at the time.’

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SUPERMODEL Kate Upton says it’s good to have some meat on your bones. ‘The model who is retouched and is too skinny is also depressed,’ the 21-year-old told The Talks.

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There have been plenty of sightings of the exes enjoying holidays and dining out together since they announced in March that they would be ending their marriage.

Martin said: ‘We are very close. We are not together.’

My, how you’ve grown: Jgreets former co-star PoseLo y

JEnnIfEr LOPEz got a blast from the past when a former onscreen son surprised her at the Tee n Choice awards. The 45-year-o ld was surprised when Tyler Posey turned up to help her present a gon g. last time she and 22-year-old The Posey came face to face was when he played her son in 2002 romcom Maid In Manhattan. ‘I know we haven’t seen each other since Maid In Manhattan forever ago but I thought if you needed a backup dancer, I’d fit,’ he said.

Lopez was surprised at how ‘big’ he’d grown.

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Cara Delevingne was hard to spot when she arrived at the Wilderness festival in Oxfordshire over the weekend. The 21-year-old wore a Breaking Bad-style boiler suit and gas mask to help her remain anonymous while she wandered the site.

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Radcliffe reveals lover Erin is also his best buddy Daniel Radcliffe has said his lover erin Darke is also his best buddy.

The actor, whose new film What if premieres in london tonight, opened up about the close bond he shares with his taller lover who he pulled on set whilst shooting Kill Your Darlings in 2012. ‘i think that’s the kind of relationship i always aspire to have with someone i’m in a relationship with,’ he said of his love affair with 29-yearold Darke.

‘You want that person to be your best friend. in the case of erin, we definitely are.’

The Harry Potter wizard says he likes the slow burn approach to finding love and waits for the chemistry to kick in. ‘i don’t think you can ever control how anything starts,’ the 25-year-old continued. ‘it’s not like i seek out that way of meeting people or think i have to be their friend first, but i think it’s often a very natural thing to progress from into a relationship,’ he told Us Magazine.

The pair’s romance came hot on the heels of his split in 2012 from ex Rosie Coker, who he met on the set of Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince in 2007.

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Supermoon lights up the night sky

by LukE HOLOHAn THESE incredible pictures show the moon at its biggest and brightest for 20 years.

The spectacle was created as the moon reached the point in its orbit closest to Earth – known as perigee – at the same time as it became full.

On Sunday night, the moon was just 356,896km away and appeared 16 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than usual.

Supermoons occur every 13 months and 18 days, but are not always noticed because of cloudy weather.

They have been proven to cause sea levels to rise and have been linked to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tidal waves. This year has five supermoons – two new moons in January and full moons in July, August and September.

Lunar wonder: The supermoon is seen in the sky over Sao Paulo, Dublin and behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro Pictures: reuters/marc o’sullivan

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IF YOU’RE looking for a low-budget break, this particular package deal may not be the best option. But supposing you do have €66,900 saved up, you can now walk along the Great Wall of China, climb the Eiffel

‘Sorry’ is Harvest word as label drops Smiths star Moz

Tower and explore the souks of Marrakech, all on one ticket. TCS Expeditions came up with the 25-day round-the-world trip, taking in 35 sights, having done research to find the most sought-after destinations.

CHART star Morrissey claims he has been dropped by his record label less than a month after his first new album for five years charted highly around the world.

It comes just days after the former Smiths frontman criticised his latest label Harvest over a TV snub for his release World Peace Is None Of Your Business.

A statement posted on the website used by Morrissey said: ‘Three weeks after the

release of Morrissey’s World Peace Is None Of Your Business (#2 UK, #14 US), Capitol Records/Harvest have ended their relationship with Morrissey, as directed by label boss Steve Barnett.’

Morrissey added: ‘I should like to finally make it clear that I have not received any television invitations – worldwide! – to either discuss World Peace Is None Of Your Business, or even to sing any songs from the album.’

Farmers pitch in to help Google tourism project THE stunning Co Clare scenery is now available for all to see on Google Street View, thanks to a partnership between the web giant and the Clare Local Development Company (CLDC).

In the first Irish collaboration, the team up is part of Google’s Trekker Loan programme, which sees tourism organisations get a loan of Street View recording equipment.

Speaking on the collaboration, CLDC rural officer Eoin Hogan said: ‘Our motivation for getting involved in the Trekker programme was to be able to showcase our stunning native landscape and inspire a wider

The deal is dead: Morrissey

audience to come and visit the county’s trail for themselves.’

With the help of local farmers the project was completed in less than three weeks, with 21 hours of footage collected from six trails – covering more than 46km. The Cliffs of Moher benefits from the programme; a 12km coastal walk from Liscannor to Doolin has been recorded, with a coastal, roadway and

cliff-top trail available for trekkers.

The joint effort from Clare County Council, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Fáilte Ireland and Shannon Development means that loop walks including Lough Avalla, Ballycuggeran near Lough Derg and Blackhead trail are now covered more in-depth on Google’s mapping tool.

Top beauty spot: The Cliffs of Moher now on Street View Picture: GooGle

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Two dead in drive-by shooting in the latest New Orleans violence POLICE in New Orleans were yesterday investigating a drive-by shooting that killed a man and an 18-year-old woman and wounded five other people, three of them children.

The shooting happened around 8pm on Sunday in the city’s Lower 9th Ward, a neighbourhood that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has struggled with crime.

A woman and two children, aged two and four, were in critical condition and a 13-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman were in stable condition, according to police spokesman Frank Robertson.

All the victims were in front of a house when a dark car occupied by several men drove up, opened fire and sped off, Robertson said. Police have not released details of the shooting or a description of the suspects.

The Lower 9th, a predominantly black neighbourhood less than 8km from the tourist district of the French Quarter, was overwhelmed

by Katrina’s floods in 2005.

The shooting is the latest in a city dependent on tourism. In June, two men exchanged gunfire on Bourbon

Shock: People at the scene where seven people were shot picture: ap

Street, killing one person and wounding nine others.

In a separate incident, a 20-yearold man shot a friend on Sunday morning inside a hotel room at the edge of the quarter, then killed himself after a three-hour stand-off with police.

The shootings happened at The Westin on Canal Street, where four friends were staying for the weekend. Three of them came in from partying, waking the fourth about 5am. The man was awoken again by the plea: ‘Put the gun down.’

The 20-year-old, looking ‘dazed’ and ‘under the influence of an unknown substance,’ shot his 24-year-old friend in the chest at about 6.30am.

World

HAND sigNAL: A trapped worker calls for help from the rubble of a collapsed building in Pathumthani province, central Thailand. A six-story building under construction on the outskirts of the capital collapsed yesterday, killing an unknown number of workers and trapping others underneath the rubble picture: ap

clooney fiancée on gaza inquiry

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Rouhani: Nuclear Rocket attack sparks critics can go to hell breakout at prison

iRAN: President Hassan Rouhani has told hardliners who oppose a deal over its contested nuclear programme to ‘go to hell’. He told an annual meeting of ambassadors that critics of the plan to limit its atomic activities in exchange for reduced Western sanctions were ‘political cowards’ who should ‘go and find a warm place for yourself’.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed the nuclear talks with world powers.

ukRAiNE: Rockets hit a highsecurity prison in Donetsk, igniting a riot which allowed 106 inmates to escape. Some of those who fled had been jailed for murder, rape and robbery. One inmate died in the attack, which left three people badly injured. ‘It’s hard to know the extent of the threat this poses to the city,’ a spokesman for the council said. Kiev said it was in the ‘final stages’ of retaking Donetsk from pro-Russian rebels.

Erdogan: My win is Riots after teen is shot dead by police the start of new era

AMERicA: Unrest turned to rioting following the death of an unarmed black teenager, who was shot by police. Mobs looted shops following a vigil for Michael Brown, 18, who was killed in a scuffle with officers. Police in Ferguson, St Louis, where Mr Brown was shot on Saturday, said there were no reports of any injuries. James Knowles, the mayor of the Missouri town, said of the riots: ‘Nothing productive can come from this.’

TuRkEY: Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described his presidential victory as ‘a milestone’ for the country. During a speech, he pledged to serve as the president of all 77million people – not just those who voted for him.

Mr Erdogan, who has been prime minister since 2003, also tried to appease critics who fear he is on a power grab. Amid cheers from supporters, he added: ‘Today is the day Turkey is born from its ashes and a new Turkey is built.’

and finally... cHiNA: Cyclists are used to potholes but one dozy rider drove into a giant sinkhole full of flood water. Rickshaw driver Huang Gang ignored warning signs and ended up in the hole in Yangzhou. He escaped unharmed.

Panel: Ms Alamuddin picture: getty

BRITISH-Lebanese lawyer Amal Alamuddin has been chosen to serve on the UN’s three-member inquiry into possible war crimes in Gaza.

Ms Alamuddin, who is engaged to marry Hollywood star George Clooney, is a London-based international law specialist and former legal adviser to the prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

She will serve alongside Doudou Diene of Senegal, a lawyer who has filled UN posts on racism and human rights in Ivory Coast, and Canada’s William Schabas, an interna-

by cON DOHERTY tional law professor at Middlesex University, who will chair the commission.

Meanwhile, a 72-hour ceasefire in Gaza that began on Sunday appeared to be holding last night.

Since the conflict began a month ago, 1,938 Palestinians have been killed, along with 67 Israelis.

Pro-Palestinian Turkish group the Humanitarian Relief Foundation also plans to send aid ships, despite an Israeli blockade, four years after ten activists died in a similar flotilla.

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egative equity (Mailbox, Mon), you represent everything that is wrong with irish society by your dim, heartless comments. the situation in gaza is not the doing of the impoverished civilians who live there, it is the fault of islamist fundamentalism and indiscriminate revenge attacks by a powerful US-funded israel. the children being killed know nothing of adult greed and prejudices.

Of course, idiots like yourself can only think of your own situation which, believe me, is luxury compared to the plight of gazans. Maybe if you changed your attitude to the world around you, you might find yourself more capable of working your way out of financial difficulty. it has also bypassed you that you accuse gazans of voting in Hamas, yet your kind voted in Bertie twice, hopping on the gravy train Fianna Fáil pushed that has put you in your current situation.

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■ if the gazan ceasefire persists, i take it that all those so vocally outraged about israel’s actions will next be assembling to protest over the vicious killings and live burials by isis in iraq and Syria. and then they’ll demand the expulsion of the Saudi arabian ambassador over his country’s rife and infamous human rights abuses. Public beheadings, anyone? then, naturally, they’ll call for a boycott of Chinese goods and technology due to China’s stance on the death penalty, its incarceration of thousands of human rights activists and repression of minority groups.

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Clancy Clearview ■ g, the gaa’s attitude to everything is to take the money and run in true Celtic tiger era fashion. it knows Croke Park is a closed market, with people just wanting to shovel anything down and get back to their seats – so why would they bother to make sure matchgoers get good value for money? i’m afraid we’re the fools for paying. Sambos in tinfoil – yer only man!

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● To the girl waving at me as I cycled down the Luas track on Abbey Street, completely unaware I’d lost my house- and car-keys. Were you waving because you found them? If so, get in touch for a reward. When I realised they were gone, I walked all the way to King’s Inns and back but couldn’t find them.

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Best for: LIvIng-off-THe-LanD sUpermarkeT HaTers Alarmed at society’s – and especially supermarkets’ ets’ – needless food waste, admirable able twentysomethings ethings Bart, Selma, Merel el and Freke resigned esigned from their retail jobs and began a pop-up restaurant.

Making apt use of a disused gas factory inside Westerpark, a chichi neighbourhood close to the Jordaan daan district, Instock ock is now serving ‘rescued scued

food’ until November 2. Its founders collect unwante unwanted produce from various st stores each morning; their yyoung chefs then devis devise an in inventive three-course threemenu using the day’s haul, da from smoked fr sausage st stews to rhubarb and peach compotes with co Dutch strained Dut yoghurt. yoghur Three courses €20 €20. instock.nl

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Best for: HIp-sHakIng HepCaTs In cool East Amsterdam you’ll find pop-up spaces Trouw (inside a onetime newspaper printworks but now home to a restaurant, bar, gallery and record label) and Baut (a bar and restaurant serving simple dishes such as steak tartare with bacon mayonnaise).

The neighbourhood is also home to the edgy new Volkshotel, built inside the former office of Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. Occupying its seventh floor – try for a seat on the terrace – is Canvas, a club-bar-restaurant that serves high-quality takes on Dutch classics: smoked trout with ras-elhanout mayonnaise or Kloosterbig

Restaurant As is set in the majestic St Nicolaas chapel in south Amsterdam

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piglets basted in sesame oil, each with a specific wine suggestion.

At weekends, when the touslehaired trendies arrive en masse, the music gets louder, the lights are dimmed and the party starts.

Mains from €10. volkshotel.nl/canvas

Pllek

Best for: aDvenTUroUs oUs woULD-be mark ZUCkerbergs The Noord’s NDSM Wharf is where people go to see and nd be seen. The one-time hinterland and of abandoned shipyardss and rusting tram cars has been adopted ed by street-artists and skateboarders ders and has been transformed into to a riverside hang-out. There aree yoga classes, MacBook-tapping entrepreneurs, a beach, barbecues and beanbags, as well as Amsterdam’s largest disco ball, film evenings, festivals estivals and even the occasional wedding. edding.

On top of all of this is Pllek restaurant, erected from om shipping containers, salvaged wood ood and stray scaffolding, and serving organic food. Be it just-caught oysters or just-bought hanger

DUTCH In recent years, a new ne kind of Amsterdam eatery has emerged emer celebrating ing locally ounds sourced food. Sam Gosling rounds up the coolest spots.

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steak, all dishes are fairly priced and very fresh.

Mains from €19.50. pllek.nl

There was a time when BAK was itinerant, popping up inside an old theatre the one month and at a music festival the next. But last year its trio of young male founders decided dec to go steady. They now have a bona fide restaurant adhering to their gospel: local, loc zesty, inventive, high-quality and very affordable fare.

This being BAK, though, they were never going to set up in a square room in

tourism central: their chosen lair is a third-floor loft in a sprawling building at the western Old Harbour, where houseboats moor alongside former timber docks. Their lamb and yellow bean dish is a delight, as are their coffee-dusted carrots.

Four courses €35. bakrestaurant.nl

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Eat Well: The Benefits Of… Coconut Oil The magical coconut just keeps on giving. The benefits of coconut water have long been known, but now coconut oil is winning celebrity fans.

Claimed to maintain cholesterol levels, boost metabolism, increase immunity levels and reduce high blood pressure, earlier this year it was even reported to have reduced the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.

Supermodel Miranda Kerr, 31, has admitted it’s her beauty secret, while Brazilian supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, 34, uses it as a main ingredient in her organic skincare line, Sejaa pure skincare.

So what’s all the fuss about? ‘While there’s little evidence to show coconut oil has health benefits, there is lots of anecdotal evidence,’ says Sarah Brown, nutritional therapist at Pure Sports Medicine. ‘So hopefully this will lead to more research into this superfood.’

Restaurant As Best for: Allotment-eyeing environmentAlists A Brutalist former chapel and a garden filled with cherry blossom trees provide a memorable venue for this gem of a restaurant, buried in affluent south Amsterdam.

The majestic St Nicolaas chapel, designed by architect Lau Peters in 1962, sits on the edge of Beatrixpark.

‘It’s also mere steps from the business district – I liked the

contrast between the old and the new,’ says founder Deborah Schilperoort, who sources all the restaurant’s produce from the local area. Stand-out dishes from chef Sander Overeinder (left) include sweet tomato, red pepper, basil, anchovy and buttery, crunchy croutons, and langoustines with black pudding, ground hazelnut, lardo and carrot purée.

Four courses €52. restaurantas.nl

What it can help with: Weight loss – Angelina Jolie (below) has been known to start her day with little more than a spoonful of coconut oil and a handful of cereal. ‘There is evidence to support coconut oil for weight loss,’ says Brown.

‘Coconut oil is a medium chain fatty acid (long train fatty acids are the ones that are bad for us). It effectively goes straight to the liver and is metabolised into energy. Some people take a spoonful of coconut oil before they work out as it can boost performance.’

Health conditions: Gwyneth Paltrow (right) reportedly slathers herself with extra-virgin organic coconut oil after a bath.

‘There’s no evidence to show that applying coconut oil to the skin makes a difference to skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, but because of the mechanisms behind these conditions and the way they lead to inflammation in the body, it’s possible eating coconut oil can reduce them. There are reports looking at populations where coconut oil is used a lot which show they have low incidences of things like cardiovascular disease.’

Immunity: Celebrity trainer James Duigan suggests taking four teaspoons of coconut oil every day, by adding it to smoothies, tea or coffee.

Coconut oil is made up of the healthy fatty acids lauric acid, caprylic acid and capric acid, which contain antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties to boost the immune system.

Beauty: Kourtney Kardashian includes coconut oil in her beauty regime. ‘I use the oil as a hair mask and I use coconut oil as body lotion every day,’ says the reality star. ‘Coconut oil is a natural product so some use it as a makeup remover and even make body scrubs with it. It can also be used as an antibacterial mouth wash.’

How to include it: Sarah Brown says coconut oil is one of the most stable oils you can cook with. ‘When you get over a certain temperature the heat breaks down the chemical formation of oils and they become toxic. Olive oil, for example, should only be used cold on salad dressings.

Substitute olive oil and vegetable oil with coconut oil when you are frying or roasting food.’

FOOD NEWS BAT AND BITES Metro Life really likes the sound of this one. Diners at Overends restaurant at Airfield, the recently revamped working farm in Dundrum, can avail of a very special offer this month. Following a leisurely two or three course evening meal, visitors are invited on a special walking tour through the estate to learn about Airfield’s bat population. Paul Scott of Bat Conservation Ireland will introduce contented diners to our winged, twilight friends – including Leisler’s bat, the soprano and common pipistrelle (pictured) – as they swoop and soar overhead and through the undergrowth. The cost of the dinner and walking tour package is €30 and €36 for a two or three course dinner respectively, including donation to Bat Conservation Ireland.

Aug 15 & 22. Tel (01) 969 6666. www.airfield.ie

DERRY CLARKE AT ELECTRIC PICNIC While it’s hard to cavil with the choice of street food options at Electric Picnic, discerning festival-goers and Epicureans are in for a real treat at this year’s event thanks to the presence of L’Ecrivain’s Derry Clarke. The Michelin-star chef will be presenting a fine dining banquet in aid of Console with the help of some of the country’s top restaurateurs, Ross Lewis of Chapter One among them. The five-course meal – choose from one of five twohour sittings over the course of the weekend – costs €120, including a half bottle of wine.

For full menu see www.electricpicnic. ie. To book tel (01) 497 9337 or email support@give2go.ie A TASTE OF WEST CORK The hugely popular foodie fest, which now encompasses more towns and villages than ever before, returns to the people’s republic next month for its 11th outing. With events taking place ‘east to Clonakilty, north to Dunmanway and further west past Bantry’, every self-respecting restaurant in this impossibly picturesque enclave will be getting in on the

act. As ever, Skibbereen will be the main hive of activity, with farmers’ markets, culinary demonstrations, talks and sundry opportunities to sample the wares. To kick off the festival, Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa will host a special tasting evening on September 5, featuring the best of local artisan produce (€65 per person), like this delicious dish below.

Sep 5 to Sep 14, www.atasteofwestcork.com

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Film a better lIfe Film4, 7pm

A tear-jerking tale of life as an illegal immigrant in Los Angeles. Demián Bichir plays Carlos, a Mexican gardener who one day discovers the truck essential to his livelihood has been stolen.

He must team up with his disgruntled teenage son to recover it, while avoiding the police and immigration authorities.

rIchard e grant’s hotel secrets SKy ATLANTIC, 9PM We’ll forgive Richard E Grant (pictured) a lot for Withnail & I, but there are times in this behind-thescenes tour of swanky hotels when you wish he’d be more hard-headed reporter, less shameless ligger.

Still, you can’t blame him for letting the 1930s architecture and sun-kissed glamour of Miami’s South Beach go to his head, his visit a blur of Cadillac tours, swimsuit parades and mud-smeared spas. Still it’s nice work if you can get it.

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Film4, 10.45pm

A bona fide cinematic classic – Alfred Hitchcock was on top form when he masterminded this innovative thriller that has stood the test of time. Plucky Janet Leigh (above) takes it upon herself to steal $40,000 from her boss and go on the run – but little does she realise the mayhem that will ensue when she spends the night at the Bates Motel. The film’s small budget makes this achievement all the more impressive, the shower sequence one of the best known cinematic scenes.

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Brendan Gleeson (below with co-star Kelly Reilly) plays Irish priest Father James in this acclaimed thriller. All looks bleak when a member of his congregation threatens to kill him as revenge for being abused by a clergyman. Who is it? And can this date with death be averted?

Sport european athletIcs champIonshIps 2014 hIghlIghts

RTÉ2, 7.30pm

Rookie cop Rama (Iko Uwais) goes undercover to infiltrate a crime ring – but don’t worry about the plot, the martial arts are all that matters here. And there are loads of them. Gaze on in exhaustion as Uwais kicks everyone’s head in for 90 minutes.

sexy beasts BBC3, 10pm

RTÉ2, 10.15pm

Highlights from the opening day of a packed week of action at Zurich’s Letzigrund stadium. There’s the decathlon and the heats of the men’s 100m and 400m hurdles, while later on golds are decided in the men’s shot-put and women’s 10,000m.

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Cardiff’s City Stadium hosts the final of the Uefa Super Cup, an all-Spanish affair between Champions League champs Real Madrid and Europa League winners Sevilla. Real will unveil star summer signing James Rodríguez, the Colombian striker who stole the show at the World Cup. Another goal like his classy volley against Uruguay will do the job nicely.

The pilot of this mutant twist of Blind Date and The Mask went down well enough with the powers that be at BBC3 to persuade them a full series would be a good idea. A real-life Bridget Jones (above), disguised as a tree, is the date-picker this week and she’s got a leprechaun, a fish and a demon to choose from. The idea is that the power of their charisma trumps the shallow superficiality of good looks.

Comedian Susan Calman gives it two barrels of Scottish sarcasm on the voice-over.

Drama In the club BBC1, 9pm

The complicated trials and tribulations of Kay Mellor’s bump-heavy drama kicks off with a lesbian/straight ménage à trois – a story worth a series of its own – but the week’s main plot follows Diane’s efforts to come to terms with hubby Rick’s spot of impulse bankrobbing. Jill Halfpenny and Katherine Parkinson are among the star waddlers.

utopIa C4, 10pm

The second season of Dennis Kelly’s dystopian thriller plot, featuring Adeel Akhtar, twists to a close and it’s infuriating, bewildering and intriguing by turns. The race is on to prevent the release of the dangerous flu virus that will sterilise the human race and there you have the paradox that beats at the wounded heart of the Utopia: you’re led to ponder that perhaps the virus wouldn’t be such a bad thing after all…

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Factual buIldIng Ireland RTÉ1, 7pm

The final programme in the architectural and engineering trip around Ireland takes a look at Co Mayo’s textile industry.

Geographer Susan Hegarty (above) explores the historical role of the county’s wool production in stimulating the textile industry.

Architect orla Murphy discovers how the textile industry impacted on town planning in Westport and engineer Tim Joyce investigates developments in woollen mill technology.

somethIng’s gotta gIve TCM, 11.10pm

In this smart, albeit rather cheesy, Nancy Meyers movie, Jack Nicholson is Harry Sanborn, a 60-something music mogul with a penchant for much younger women.

While on a weekend with lover Marin (Amanda Peet) at her mother Erica’s (a luminous Diane Keaton) beach house, he has a cardiac event. Things get complicated when Erica reluctantly agrees to take care of Harry until he’s well enough to go home.

Keanu Reeves appears as Erica’s gorgeous love interest doctor Julian.

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ITV4, 10.05pm

Star-studded heist drama in which George Clooney stars as Danny ocean, a crime genius who brings together a bunch of his film star pals to rob Las Vegas’s three biggest casinos. Aside from its topdrawer casting – featuring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts – the film is best remembered for Don Cheadle’s abysmal Cockney accent.

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InsTAnT EXpERT IFTTT YOU probably have difficulty managing all of your websites and apps. Luckily there’s a single tool to rule them all. It’s called IFTTT (say it like gift without the G). It stands for ‘If This, Then That’.

What is IFTTT? A website and app used to automate every other website and app, plus any connected gadgets. If you own the Philips Hue smart lighting system, for instance, IFTTT could turn on a light every time you’re tagged in a Facebook photo. There are numerous combinations, called recipes, that are designed to make your life easier.

The Teague Denny’s handlebars transform into a bike lock

A battery-powered bike for the city

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t LOOKS a little like the Starship Enterprise, but it’s on two wheels and is boldly going where no bike has gone before. the teague Denny includes handlebars that change into a bike lock, automatic lights for night riding, braking and indicating, as well as nifty electric pedal assist to spur you up hills.

Everything is powered up by a removable battery, which can be recharged while you’re at work.

It even provides enough juice for an on-board computer, which measures resistance and automatically changes gear depending on how hard you’re pedalling.

Forget traditional-style baskets. the teague Denny’s clever

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Spring (iOS/ android, free)

We’re familiar with the term ‘Photoshopping’ to alter an image; Spring uses this principle to make you appear taller in photos. The virtual rack picks several points on your body and stretches them so you appear more like Tom Selleck than Tom Cruise (moustache optional).

The app asks you to pick the points on your body that you want to accentuate, often with some rather amusing consequences. The app is free but a paid-for version is available for working with high-resolution images.

snApsHOT The Teague Denny is a tech-enabled commuter bike for 21st-century cyclists front storage has space for tablets, laptops and even cappuccinos, while a revolutionary rear brush replaces the traditional mud guard to save weight – and your outfit.

Seattle design consultancy teague created the look of the first Polaroid camera, the iconic UPS parcel truck, and the Pringles crisp canister. the Denny is its latest triumph and has just won the coveted Oregon Manifest Design Bike Project – voted for by the public – ahead of going on sale next year in a tie-up with Fuji Bikes.

rantable (iOS/ android, coming soon, free)

Ah, the warm feeling you get when venting your spleen about something on social media. We love it, and rightly so. The problem is, Twitter’s 140 characters aren’t always enough. Enter Rantable, a new platform for purveying your peeves about any topic you care to wax lyrical about. Rants can be liked, disliked and voted for by other users to form a league table – or what we’re calling the ‘axis of annoyance’ – while links to your tongue-lashings are posted to your other social networks such as, er, Twitter.

Karen Bliss, from Fuji, says: ‘the Denny features the kind of innovations we had hoped would come from these collaborations, and we anticipate a sales success while introducing and reintroducing people to the joy of riding a bike.’

Roger Jackson from teague adds: ‘the fact that this was a public vote means a lot to our team, so we’re super-excited to reward those voters by working with Fuji to refine the Denny and bring a great biking experience to market. We were up against some fierce competition, so this is a proud moment for us.’ A price has yet to be revealed, but you can find out more by visiting teague.com.

James Day

traces (iOS, free)

We like the sound of leaving secrets on street corners for others to discover. That’s the premise behind Traces, where you place digital messages at physical locations for your friends to collect on their smartphone. Besides texts, images, videos, tickets and vouchers can be used, turning it into a kind of treasure hunt.

Because you get to choose the intended recipient from your contacts list, strangers won’t accidentally profit. The first Traces marriage proposal – or annulment, for that matter – surely can’t be that far off.

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I ACCIDENTALLY watched The Karate Kid trilogy last Sunday. The movies caused a martial arts explosion in the 1980s, fuelling video games such as Street Fighter. Amazingly, the series, which follows characters competing in a worldwide tournament, is still alive and kicking 27 years after first appeared in arcades in 1987.

According to the fictional bio of main protagonist Ryu, he turned 50 a fortnight ago, while best friend and rival Ken Masters reaches that milestone next February. Incidentally, actor Ralph Macchio who played Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid films, is now 52.

Despite getting on a bit, Ryu and Ken are still very much at the heart of Ultra Street Fighter IV. But things have moved on apace from the original arcade outing, where they were the only playable characters, and reliant on just three special moves: ‘Hadouken’, ‘Shoryuken’, and ‘Tatsumaki Senpuuyaku’.

The game introduces five new

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characters called Decapre, Elena, Poison, Rolento, and the significantly less scary sounding Hugo, who just happens to sport a pink leopard skin tank top too. Don’t be fooled, however, Hugo is the tallest character in Street Fighter history at just under 8ft.

That brings the roster up to a total of 44 fighters to choose from and a heck of a lot of actors needed to voice them.

Useless trivia: Laura Bailey, who portrays female character Chun-Li, is married in real life to Travis Willingham, who plays air force major Guile. In an early version of Street Fighter, an unfortunate glitch had Guile taunt Chun-Li to ‘Go home and be a family man’. Let’s hope it’s all water under the bridge.

There are six new arenas to battle in and new game modes, while fan feedback has prompted developer Capcom to tinker with the balance of the bouts and the gameplay mechanics. Social media has been embraced too, with players encouraged to upload footage to YouTube, ensuring Street Fighter continues to have more reach than elastic-limbed character Dhalsim.

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From old country to the coolest city N ashville, Tennessee is having a moment. after The New York Times anointed it ‘the coolest city in the Us’ last year, it’s now made the ‘mustvisit in 2014’ lists in glossy getaway bibles Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + leisure, while virgin hotels is opening a hotel on the city’s famous Music Row, which will be filled with themed suites and a recording studio.

Meanwhile, the hayden Panettiere Tv drama Nashville, set and filmed in the city, is shining a sexy spotlight on its southern charms for a second hit season over on More4.

Nashville has been the heartbeat of the Us songwriting and country music scene for more than 50 years, attracting greats including Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Tammy Wynette and Willie Nelson, who have set up homes and recorded hits here. singing and strumming is the way of life here – wander into any bar (smoking is still permitted), restaurant or barbecue

Nashville’s reputation is built on the great names of country music but, as Jane Mulkerrins discovers, there’s a new energy blowing through its Tennessee streets joint and no matter how tiny, or what time, you’ll hear live music. and the scene is no longer just about the traditional honky-tonk bars along Broadway (the best of which is the joyfully raucous Robert’s Western World, robertswesternworld.com) and famous songwriters’ venues such as The BlueBird Café (bluebirdcafe. com). a younger generation of musicians and artists – led by the likes of Taylor swift, The Black Keys and Kings Of leon – have brought with them a blossoming fashion, food and nightlife scene which are breathing new life into old streets. local hero Jack White

Hot wax: Jack White and his Third Man Records store

of The White stripes owns the quirky record label-cum-store-cum-venue Third Man Records (thirdman records.com) near the fashionable Gulch, a collection of old warehouses recently converted into residential properties, restaurants and cafés.

12south, another stretch of bars, restaurants, boutiques and art galleries, is also booming, but the most vibrant scene is across the Cumberland River in east Nashville.

The newfound hipster stronghold has the predictable population of luxuriantly bearded boys and pretty girls with prominent tattoos, but what first marks it out from other formerly gritty, now similarly fashionable, areas such as Williamsburg in New York or london’s hackney is its quaint, gentle prettiness.

Colourfully painted clapboard houses, all set in spacious gardens, have been converted into vintage boutiques, bike shops, guitar repair and tuition centres, icecream cafés and all manner of restaurants and bars. and as i stroll along the sun-dappled, tree-lined streets to cheery greetings from passers-by, it becomes apparent the southern hipsters are a rather different type too – edgily dressed but laidback and friendly, instead of aloof and frosty. every thrift store i pop in,

Street music: Musicians play on Second Avenue or bookshop i browse, i am inundated, unbidden, with tips, recommendations and lists of the staff and other customers’ favourite local spots. in Meg MacFadyen’s art & invention Gallery (artandinventiongallery. wordpress.com), she explains how the neighbourhood has been steadily revitalising over the past 15 years after the wealthy types fled west and left the area in disrepair for much of the 20th century.

‘Then the gay community began moving here into beautiful homes they could fully restore,’ says MacFadyen. ‘Then the artists and musicians followed, and a creative spirit took hold.’

Getting there: Tour America have a tenday tour (from €2,299 per person, touramerica.ie), including accommodation and return flights from Dublin. For more, see advert below a sense of frivolity and fun permeates the place; MacFadyen founded the annual Tomato Festival, which sees thousands dress up in tomato-themed outfits each august and parade through the streets of east Nashville, competing in Bloody Mary and redhead contests.

But there’s also a serious entrepreneurial spirit. Meg’s husband, Bret, set up the hatchery in east Nashville,

iN MEMORy Of The mAn in blAck There’s no shortage of places in Nashville at which to pay homage to country musical greats, or – for those who feel their education is a little lacking – to swot up on the genre.

This spring, the vast, rhinestone-studded Country Music Hall of Fame will more than double in size, following a $75million expansion. And just around the corner is the

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recently opened tribute to one of the city’s biggest heroes, the late Johnny Cash – the man in black.

The intimate and lovingly curated museum is stuffed with artefacts and awards from Cash’s five decades of performing and his early and private life, including letters to his second wife, June Carter Cash (left, with Johnny).

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There are interactive sections, allowing visitors to hear albums or old live recordings, but the most moving and enlightening aspects are those that document Cash’s struggles and his passions, his marriages, drug addictions and his work on behalf of prison reform. (€10.90, johnnycashmuseum.com) JM

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The watchword with property here is repurposing. Barista Parlor (baristaparlor.com) is a cavernous old carwash, now serving carefully selected coffees – each with tasting notes – brewed in intricate-looking chemistry-set apparatus. The Family Wash (familywash.com) is a fabulously kitsch former launderette turned cosy music venue, bar and

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Meanwhile, Monday night’s Keep On Movin’ party at the Five Spot – an old-school southern soul night (the5spotlive.com) in an otherwise unremarkable one-room bar and club – has been labelled ‘the most stylish party in America’ by GQ. The question now, clearly, is not whether to go, but what to wear when you get there.

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Serious Tag business METRO HERALD cORpORATE cup

Corporate champs: Kyle Murphy and KPMG were the overall winners, receiving the trophy from Metro Herald boss Paul Crosbie (below). Meanwhile, Vodafone claimed the Bowl trophy, bottom left; while, top left, Niall Cribben and RSM missed out to Metro Herald in the Plate final

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ou really had to be there! Ireland’s Top Dogs (in corporate terms), fought bravely through all of the rounds to finally win the Prestigious Metro Herald Corporate Cup. At Bowl semi-final stage, it was a close call between Vodafone and Aecom at 5-4, while the other semi featured Maxim Integrated emerging triumphant over Information Mosaic, 4-2.

Vodafone went on to take the Bowl from Maxim Integrated 7-5.

In the Plate, RSM Farrell Grant Sparks came through their semi-final, 6-2 over Grant Thornton, setting up a decider against hosts Metro Herald, who took out Citibank 8-2.

The final was truly an electric affair and as the full-time whistle went the sides were still scoreless.

The Golden Try rule ensued (first to score) and Metro Herald drove through the tight defence of RSM to claim the Plate.

The Cup competition proved to be tense and really competitive as both semi-finals yielded the same winning score.

KPMG took out Accenture 6-1 and Deloitte triumphed over last year’s champions, PwC, 6-1.

The final was a real humdinger as KPMG just got the edge and beat Deloitte 6-4 to become Metro Herald Corporate Cup Champions.

As well as the trophy and the prestige, the generous prize fund of €15,000 worth of advertising in Metro Herald was celebrated over beer and barbecue on a super evening in Wanderers RFC on Merrion Rd.

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...and Stevie’s taking ‘midfield general’ a FIVE of football’s greatest artists have been transformed bit literally into iconic paintings to mark Sky’s new European football

Fitting climax: Klose with the World Cup

channel. Mimic John Myatt created the portraits of some of the continent’s best players to coincide with Sky Sports 5 going on air for the first time today. The collection, which will be on show at Castle Fine Art Gallery in London for the next month, features Italian Andrea Pirlo (left) in the style of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Dutchman Arjen Robben (inset) in the image of Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portrait and Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard (right) from Joshua Reynolds’ portrayal of General John Burgoyne. Paintings of Andres Iniesta and Cristiano Ronaldo are also included. Gary Hughes, Sky Sports’ head of football, said: ‘We wanted to do something to recognise the unique footballing artistry that will be on show and John’s work captures the spirit of the channel and the beautiful game.’

Glittering era comes to a Klose GERMANY’S all-time leading goalscorer Miroslav Klose has announced his retirement from international football.

The 36-year-old has called it a day less than a month after helping his country win the World Cup, having taken his tally of finals goals to a record 16.

‘The win in Brazil was a childhood dream come true,’ said Klose. ‘I am proud and happy I was able to help this great success. A striker’s job is to score goals and it never occurred to me about records. As a striker I

byTHENuMbERS 71 International goals for Klose 4 World Cup tournaments across which his record goals haul was accumulated

2 World Cup final appearances, plus two semi-final defeats

3 Times he played at the

European Championships always depend on my team-mates and I give them a big thank you.’

Only Lothar Matthaus has won more than Klose’s 137 caps since his Germany debut in 2001.

Coach Joachim Low said: ‘Miro is one of the greatest strikers there has ever been. I have barely seen a player who is so much about modesty and team spirit. He has given everything to Germany.’

Mourinho backs Cesc to shine as bright as Lamps

by JOHN PAyNE CESC FABREGAS is perfectly suited to replace Frank Lampard at Chelsea, according to his manager Jose Mourinho.

Lampard was the mainstay of the Blues’ midfield during 13 glittering years at Stamford Bridge but Mourinho insists his £30million summer capture from Barcelona can fill his shoes.

And while 36-year-old Lampard sat on the Manchester City bench for Sunday’s Community Shield defeat by Arsenal – having joined on

‘Fabregas is right to occupy that central midfield role’ loan from New York City – Fabregas, 27, scored in Chelsea’s 2-1 friendly win over Ferencvaros.

‘Frank is the history of the club – history nobody can forget,’ said Mourinho. ‘Fabregas is the future. History is history but the future is more important at the moment. My opinion, and the opinion of my players, is Fabregas is the right player to occupy that central position in midfield.’

Santi’s staying put

ArsenAl’s santi Cazorla has all but ruled out a return to spain this summer.

Cazorla, who scored in Arsenal’s 3-0 win over Manchester City in sunday’s Community shield, has been a linked with a move to la liga champions Atletico Madrid, but insists he is only focused on the Gunners. ‘I’ve seen that in the papers, but nobody has told me anything and the only things I know are from the papers, so I don’t know anything,’ said Cazorla. ‘I’m only focused on training and preparing well playing with Arsenal. It’s paper talk.’

Chelsea, who host Real Sociedad in their final pre-season game tonight, are still waiting to find out the extent of the ankle injury which forced Didier Drogba off in the first half in Budapest.

‘I twisted my ankle and I couldn’t continue,’ said Drogba. ‘We are going to do some treatment and I hope everything will be better.’

Frank speaking: Fabregas follows Blues hero Lampard

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blind sees benefits of Reds move aJaX defender daley Blind has hinted he would be open to a move to Manchester United.

The 24-year-old (pictured) said: ‘I am happy here. But if there comes another club I will have to think about it.’ u ASTON Villa manager Paul Lambert is preparing a move for Colombia World Cup midfielder

A Hammer blow Ole: No Ravel bid Florin flies in to CardIFF boss Ole Gunnar SolskSUNDERLAND jaer insists the club have made no seal Saints deal have rejected a approach for West Ham midfielder £4million bid from West Ham for striker Connor Wickham. The Black Cats are thought to want £8m for the 21year-old – the sum they paid Ipswich for him in 2011.

Carlos Sanchez, who plays for Spanish side Elche. u SWaNSEa want to sign Nice

Bid: Wickham

left-back Timothee Kolodziejczak, who can also operate in a more attacking position on the wing,

ravel Morrison. Solskjaer, who knows Morrison from his days at Manchester United, said: ‘I can’t speak about other clubs’ players and rav is a West Ham player. But we’ve not made any offers whatsoever.’ Meanwhile, the Bluebirds are closing on a loan switch for United’s central defender Michael Keane.

before they begin the new season against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.

SOUTHAMPTON are believed to be close to a deal for Steaua Bucharest defender Florin Gardos after the centre-half had a medical at St Mary’s. The 25-year-old is seen by Saints boss Ronald Koeman as a replacement for Dejan Lovren.

However, Koeman looks bALKAN set to miss out on bHOy TONE Sporting Lisbon’s CELTIC have signed Marcos Rojo. The Argentina left-back is Bulgarian midfielder said to favour a switch Aleksandar Tonev on a season-long loan to Manchester United. from Aston Villa.

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Picture perfect: McIlroy poses with the trophy after his dramatic victory at the US PGA

McIlroy eyes next step to immortality by nIck METcALfE RoRy McIlRoy insists he is taking it one step at a time as he sets about trying to make golfing history, and says he would love to become the most successful European of all time.

McIlroy won a fourth major with a dramatic triumph at the US PGA at Valhalla on Sunday.

There has been talk of a possible Grand Slam next year – if he wins the Masters and US open – and even of challenging the 14 majors won by Tiger Woods.

But McIlroy insists he’s first thinking about a career Grand Slam – he needs to win the Masters one day to achieve that – and becoming the most successful European of the modern era. Seve Ballesteros, with five majors, and Nick Faldo, with six, are now in his sights.

‘I think I’ve got to take it one small

Jet-setter: McIlroy takes a selfie with his team en route to New York after the win in Valhalla step at a time,’ said the 25-year-old.

‘The two next realistic goals are the career Grand Slam and trying to be the most successful European player ever in the modern era. And hope-

fully, when I achieve those, I can start to think about other things.’

McIlroy’s recovery from last year, when he was struggling with new equipment and labelling himself ‘brain dead’ after missing the cut at The open, is a remarkable one.

‘I’ve got that sense of belief in myself now that I go into every tournament I play knowing that I can win,’ added McIlroy.

‘It’s a great feeling to have. I think I’ve always had that sense but after this run, it’s confirmed I can turn up at any tournament anywhere in the world and know if I play my game, I can walk away with a trophy.’

McIlroy now plans to show off the Claret Jug – and perhaps the Wanamaker Trophy too – at old Trafford on Saturday, where his beloved Manchester United will play Swansea in their Premier league opener. ‘That will be a great thrill,’ McIlroy admitted.

Mickelson refuses to cry foul at fast finish PHIL MICKELSON chose not to criticise organisers despite the two players in the group behind – including Rory McIlroy – hitting their approach shots to the final green before he and Rickie Fowler had completed the hole.

With darkness rapidly falling at Valhalla, officials were desperate to get the tournament finished on time, and American Mickelson did appear to be agitated as he ended his round on the 18th.

However, he said afterwards: ‘It didn’t affect the outcome, I think.

It’s not what we normally do but it’s not a big deal.

‘It’s a courteous thing to let the

No complaints: Mickelson guys tee off in case they blow the horn. It gave everyone a chance to finish just in the nick of time.’

Fowler explained it was a surprise to him and Mickelson when McIlroy and Bernd Wiesberger played their second shots into the green.

‘We were cool with hitting the tee shot,’ Fowler said. ‘We weren’t expecting the approach shots. It changes things a little bit. Obviously, there is no waiting. Phil and I waited on the tee for a good amount of time and had to hit tee shots.

‘In a way, they [McIlroy and Wiesberger] never got out of rhythm as far as hitting shots.’

Mickelson has now finished as a runner-up in nine majors, while Fowler has finished in the top five of all four majors this year.

spORT DIgEsT O’Brien departs as Model manager gAA After two seasons at the

helm, Wexford football manager Aidan O’Brien is to step down, it has been confirmed. Since taking over from Jason Ryan in October 2012, the Model County reached two Leinster semi-finals under O’Brien’s guidance. This year, they defeated Longford in the provincial quarter-finals before being put to the sword by

rampant All-Ireland favourites Dublin, while Laois sent them out of the qualifiers in round 2 for the second year in a row. A spokesman said: ‘Aidan O Brien has confirmed to the County Chairman that for personal reasons he will not be continuing as Senior Football Team Manager.

We would like to thank him most sincerely for all his efforts.’

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ranking of the United States, who have been confirmed for a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on November 18.

Mercedes fight ‘won’t boil over’ fORMuLA OnE

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is confident the simmering rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will not get out of control.

Rosberg leads secondplaced Hamilton (pictured) by 11 points in the standings, with the duel punctuated by frosty moments between

the pair, on and off the track. Wolff said: ‘Until now it has functioned really well.

Could it come to a point where we say it is difficult to manage? It could be but I don’t see it – not with the two of them. They push each other to new heights, in a way that is not detrimental to the team.’

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Rory’s Grand plan

by DANIEL JONES

Slamming: McIlroy wants to emulate Woods

RoRy McIlRoy is counting down the days to next year’s Masters as he eyes up the possibility of becoming only the second golfer to hold all four major titles at the same time.

The 25-year-old’s stunning victory at Valhalla saw him add the US PGA crown to the open triumph he secured at Hoylake earlier this summer.

Success at Augusta next April would not only complete a career Grand Slam for McIlroy but edge him tantalisingly close to emulating Tiger Woods’ feat of winning the US open, The open and US PGA Championship in 2000, and then The Masters in 2001.

‘Hopefully I’m in just as good form heading into Augusta next year and have a chance to win the career Grand

man-of-the-moment mac targets tiger’s historic set

Slam,’ said McIlroy. ‘If that happens, then we’ll turn our attention to Chambers Bay [venue for next June’s US open] and try and get the job done.

‘I was happy being a two-time major champion and all of a sudden I’m a four-time major champion and going for the career Grand Slam at Augusta in 242 days – not that I’m counting!’

In the meantime, McIlroy has the FedEx cup play-offs and the Ryder Cup ahead of him, while Woods remains a big question mark for the American team.

Woods has told captain Tom Watson

he wants to be chosen as a wild card for next month’s showdown at Gleneagles despite only recently returning to action following back surgery.

Watson is confident Woods will be honest about his fitness, however, stating: ‘Absolutely. He’s just like me. I’m direct and he’s direct. It really is going to have to come from Tiger himself.

‘He is Tiger Woods and he brings a lot to the team. If he has the ability to play and he’s healthy, I’d be a fool not to consider him.’

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LouIS van GaaL has become the latest poster boy in Manchester after his image was unveiled on a giant billboard.

The ‘Welcome to vanchester’ banner, put together by a betting company, copies one set up by Manchester City (inset) after Carlos Tevez left united for their rivals in 2009. united will play valencia in a pre- season friendly at old Trafford tonight.

Manchester city boss Manuel Pellegrini believes his new signing eliaquim Mangala has all the attributes to become one of the best central defenders in the world. the 23-year-old (left) completed his £32million switch from Porto yesterday, becoming city’s sixth signing of the transfer window following the arrivals of right-back Bacary sagna, goalkeeper Willy caballero and midfielders Fernando, Frank Lampard (on loan) and Bruno Zuculini. having been beaten 3-0 by arsenal in sunday’s community

City boss Manuel sees new signing Mangala as central to the defence shield, the chilean stressed the need to have greater competition for places and Mangala’s arrival certainly gives him that in defence. ‘eliaquim is already a fine player but he has all of the mental, physical, technical and tactical attributes to become one of europe’s very best defenders,’ said Pellegrini.

‘i believe he will make an immediate impact in the Premier League, thanks to his physicality, his reading of the game and quality on the ball.’

Mangala will link up again with Brazilian Fernando, who joined from Porto in June. the France international centre-back said: ‘city is a top club in europe. it was an

important step to join city to continue my progress. ‘i want to win titles and i believe i can do this. i am ambitious and this is why i am here. the fact Fernando is here is better.

‘But there are also other players that i know at city like sagna, [Gael] clichy and [samir] nasri.’

picture: eamonn and james clarke

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