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Stars’ €77m Google fight over nude pics

Cara DeleviNgNe and Jennifer lawrence have threatened to sue google for €77million over their leaked nude pictures.

The celebrities and other victims have accused the web giant of failing to remove the hacked images and of ‘violating’ their privacy.

Yesterday it emerged that US lawyer Marty Singer sent a written legal warning to google founders larry Page and Sergey Brin.

He accused the company of failing to ‘act expeditiously’ to remove the images from the web and of ‘profiting from the victimisation of women’. in the letter, Mr Singer added: ‘google knows the images are hacked stolen property, private and confidential photos and videos unlawfully obtained and posted by pervert predators who are violating the victims’ privacy rights. Yet

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google has taken little or no action to stop these outrageous violations.’ in the document, obtained by the New York Post, Mr Singer also accused the group of ‘blatantly unethical behaviour’. Private pictures of Hunger games actress lawrence, 24, and model Delevingne, 22, were among dozens of images of stars floated on the web when hackers targeted their iCloud accounts. lawrence vowed to track down the culprits and have them prosecuted after her account was attacked for a second time this week.

Mr Singer, who has also been recruited by singer rihanna, 26, said he sent a notice to remove the images four weeks ago but many photos were still on YouTube and BlogSpot, which are owned by google.

Lawrence vowed to track culprits

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE: Models Sinead Duffy, Karena Graham and Aoife Walsh launch Ireland’s first zombie picture:brian mcevoy infested 5k adventure race in Malahide Castle on October 26, for reachout.com.

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Don’t mess with this Living Doll!

HE MAY be better known for his naff dancing than his tough guy persona but two of Sir Cliff Richard’s fans have employed him as their bodyguard – well, a life-sized doll at least.

Jill and David Stolworthy are a bizarre sight as they drive with an effigy of the star in the back seat of their Peugeot 206. But Mrs Stolworthy, 68, feels a lot safer with him around.

The couple snapped up Cliff’s head at a car boot sale before giving him a body made from MDF. Mr Stolworthy, 71, said: ‘We got the head because we like Cliff – Jill especially is a big fan – and it just escalated from there.

‘We thought he would be particularly useful when Jill is driving on her own, especially at night, so it looks like there is a male passenger.

‘We had him in the shed for a while, dressed in a high-visibility jacket and

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Travellin’ fright: The Stolworthys and Cliff Picture: archant

by cATHERinE MORRis-gRETTOn holding a broom – just in case anybody broke in.

‘Our grandson nearly had a fit when he saw him.’

The Stolworthys, from Norfolk, have given the Bachelor Boy a makeover for his security role, furnishing him with one of Mr Stolworthy’s old blazers, a Norwich City scarf and a pair of aviator sunglasses.

For extra fear factor, they’ve stuffed a cushion under his shirt ‘to give him a bit of chest’ as he keeps watch from the passenger seat.

‘We get plenty of people doing double takes when they look

into the car. But not everyone has picked up on him,’ said Mr Stolworthy.

‘We recently caught the Dover to

Dunkirk ferry service to Germany – and not once during the inspection by customs in either country was he spotted or commented on.’

‘Inspiring’ new schedule for Science Gallery

Bright igh idea: Student Carmel O’Brien and Minister Heather Humphreys

HOW well do you know yourself?

What does trauma look like? Can you code a dance like you’d code an app?

The Trinity College Science Gallery runs inspiring, informative and engaging exhibitions all year round, and now its organisers have released details of its list of exhibitions for 2015. Kicking off the programme is the Lifelogging

Lab in February. Visitors will ‘tool up’ and explore a fascinating project – themselves.

Using sensors, reflections and analysis, those visiting will be asked to record details of their own lives and their bodies, and to figure out what they would do with the relevant information.

Home, which takes place in May, will look at what we consider

a home, and exactly how technology and design will change that philosophical construct.

Some 300,000 people are expected to attend the various exhibitions over the next year. The Science Gallery started in 2008 when a carpark in a forgotten corner of Dublin’s Pearse St was transformed into an experiment that attempted to bridge art and

science. Since then, some 1.7 million visitors have attended 32 exhibitions at the gallery.

Speaking at the launch yesterday, Trinity College’s Vice-Provost and Chief Academic Officer Professor Linda Hogan said: ‘Science Gallery’s 2015 programme continues to present science and technology in a contemporary, inspiring way to new audiences.’

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No opt out for developers DEVELOPERS will have to make 10 per cent of future residential units available for social housing, under new legislation.

Approved by the Government this week, the forthcoming Planning No 1 Bill will ensure that property planners have to adhere to a number of additional requirements in future projects, including a vacant site levy and ‘use it or Lose it’ clauses.

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly said: ‘This will be a significant and highly socially progressive step forward for the planning process. If this planning policy had been in place since 2000, we estimate that there would be an additional 15,000 social housing units in Ireland today.’

He added: ‘Addressing the current housing supply shortage, which is particularly acute

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THE Central Bank is considering limits on how much can be lent to mortgage seekers, which could affect first-time buyers.

It has said in a research note that banks should not

give out more than 80 per cent of a property’s value and suggested that potential housebuyers should not be granted mortgages that are worth more than four times their income.

in Dublin, is one of the highest priorities for the Government.’

Previously, instead of opening up construction for affordable housing commitments, builders could make cash payments to local authorities to forgo this responsibility.

This will no longer be the case, with the Department of the Environment expecting the change to yield an extra 4,000 social residences by 2020.

Meanwhile, the land levy will enable local authorities in areas with a population greater than 3,000 to charge landowners 3 per cent of the property price for leaving their sites vacant and in disrepair.

The Irish Council for Social Housing welcomed the decision at a time when social housing demand outstrips supply.

‘Disappeared’ IRA victim is removed The body of a man believed to be one of the IRA’s ‘disappeared’ victims was moved from a bog in Meath yesterday as family members looked on.

Remains thought to be those of newlywed Brendan Megraw, from Twinbrook, west Belfast, were discovered by a drainage ditch in the middle of Oristown bog, Co Meath, earlier this week.

The remains were placed in a wooden coffin yards from where the man’s brother Sean was comforted by relatives. He said: ‘It’s the end of a long search and Brendan can be laid to rest.’

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Blasphemy ‘crime’ to go to the vote

‘Tighten mortgages’ call

Dermot Healy, a farmer from Tullow, Carlow, paints his sheep pink for the Irish Cancer Society’s iety Paint it Pink campaign. ampaign. Today T y is Paint P it Pink Dayy and the society soc is calling on people to get involved in aid of breast cancer. Visit paintitpink.ie

A REFERENDUM is to be held to remove the crime of blasphemy from the constitution.

The offence is currently punishable by a fine of up to €25,000.

‘In practice, there have been no prosecutions under the 2009 Act and the last public prosecution for blasphemy in Ireland appears to have been brought in 1855,’ Aodhan O Riordain, junior minister with responsibility for Equality said yesterday while announcing the referendum.

No date has been set for the vote.

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Teen hooked on Dexter cut up girlfriend Copycat: Miles and victim Elizabeth Miles blamed an alter ego called Ed – revealing Elizabeth’s body to sister Sophie after saying ‘Ed made me do something bad’.

But experts found no evidence of a dual personality and said Ed might be a product of anxiety.

Judge Christopher Critchlow told Miles, who admitted murder at Guildford crown court: ‘This is a case of the utmost gravity, the horrific features of which are rarely heard.

‘No sentence this court can impose can alleviate the pain suffered by Elizabeth Thomas’ family.’

Elizabeth’s mother Alison said she was placing flowers on her daughter’s grave ‘when I should be putting them

Breaking Bad fan in the clear

by wiLL sTOnE A TEENAGER has been jailed for 25 years for murdering and chopping up his girlfriend in a ‘copycat killing’ inspired by TV series Dexter.

Austistic Steven Miles, now 17, met Elizabeth Thomas at Oxted School in Surrey, where both studied politics.

He told her he was a fan of the TV series about a murderer working as a police blood splatter analyst and texted: ‘You will see a lot of similarities in the personality of Dexter and myself.’

Elizabeth’s friends asked why she stayed with Miles – who had been referred to mental health services after self-harming – but she said: ‘I am different from other females – I am fighting for him.’

On January 24 the couple went to his family’s flat above a shop in Oxted High Street in Surrey where he used knives and a saw to kill her. A partlyburned note was found listing some of the tools.

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Shine a light on homelessness

Top CEOs, including 98FM’s Keith McCormack, Sammy Leslie of Castleleslie, Caroline Keeling of Keelings and Patrick King of The Doyle Collection, have signed up to Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light Night to raise awareness of homelessness on October 17. Visit focusireland.ie for more details

A LOVESTRUCK woman was cleared yesterday of trying to kill her mother by poisoning her Diet Coke in a plot inspired by TV show Breaking Bad. Kuntal Patel was found innocent of attempted murder but guilty of acquiring a toxin after the jury in her trial deliberated for just over three hours. They believed her story that she had ordered deadly abrin over the ‘dark web’ but stopped short of using it.

Patel, 37, had become suicidal after her mother Meena, 60, forbade her from marrying her boyfriend, London’s Southwark crown court heard. She got hooked on Breaking Bad – in which drug king Walter White kills an enemy with ricin-laced tea – and fantasised about ridding herself of her ‘controlling’ parent.

The graphic designer, from east London, will be sentenced on November 7.

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60 seconds Simon Freedman is sticksman in both Oldskool and Whole Lotta Zepp, two Irish tribute bands that recreate the best tracks from hip hop and seminal English rockers respectively.

You perform in two different tribute bands. What can audiences expect from each?

The Oldskool show and concept is totally different to anything else you will see in Ireland. Hip hop has been an unbelievably important cultural movement, profoundly important I would argue. But, it’s also very groovy, borrowing heavily as it does from old funk records. This combo of classic grooves paired with a powerful, sometimes hard-hitting message makes for a very intense and we hope, enjoyable show. As for Whole Lotta Zepp, I’ve never in my life seen or even heard of a ninepiece, three-drummer Led Zeppelin act before. We faithfully recreate an album at each gig, playing just once annually. Blink and you’ll miss us, but if you’re a Zepp fan, it offers you something that a four-piece Zepp tribute cannot, and in that way, is a different animal altogether.

Your best live performance so far?

Playing Led Zeppelin’s drum solo tune Moby Dick with three drummers at last year’s Whole Lotta Zepp show was a real treat. The three of us were trading drum licks, and doing a fair bit of messing, like playing without sticks or throwing sticks across the stage for one of the other drummers to catch. It was a treat to perform with such great players.

Tell us about a night that it all went wrong? The night my drum

stool fell off the back of a four foot stage, and me with it, in the middle of a tune, would have to be among my career lowlights, as it combined embarrassment and a healthy dose of physical pain. I believe this is a rite of passage for drummers.

Do you ever get into character for the wrong band and start playing the wrong song? I am

a professional so this never happens.

Well, it’s happened a few times.

Look, it only happens once a week.

It’s not a problem, let’s move on.

Favourite song to perform?

Whole Lotta Zepp have had some amazing moments for me on stage.

Highlights have certainly been No Quarter with two drummers, all 11 minutes of Achilles Last Stand, and of course Kashmir with three

drummers. Childhood dreams fulfilled right there. With Oldskool, I have really enjoyed taking apart James Brown’s funky drummer groove which was sampled on the likes of Straight Outta Compton and Mama Said Knock You Out. It’s a drum groove everybody has heard, and you think you can play it… until you have to play it, at which point you realise you can’t play it at all and have to spend ages practising it to get it sounding good. Some day I’ll get it right, but Clyde Stubblefield is very hard to emulate.

Can people be a bit sniffy about tribute acts? I suppose so,

but I think that is changing. In my eyes, there is no shame in being in a tribute act. I feel honoured and privileged to be able to offer up a tribute to music as important as Led Zeppelin or to the hip hop genre, both of which have informed pop culture so powerfully for so many decades.

That genuinely seems a worthwhile calling to me.

Having said that, I would not wish to be in an Abba tribute band, but that’s a personal taste thing I guess.

Any plans to expand your tribute empire? We

are hopeful for a strong expansion push in Q3, 2015. Sales targets have been reached and breached, so we are looking for a 15 per cent yearon-year growth. I can do a pie chart to better illustrate this. A Venn diagram maybe? Nonsense aside, we are just happy to be playing these gigs at all.

If you were a kangaroo, what would you keep in your pouch? Well this depends… am

I a kangaroo with the brain of a kangaroo? In this case, I’d likely have my offspring in my pouch like the rest of the lads. If I had a human brain in a kangaroo’s body, I’d get the pouch sewn down the middle into two pouches, or pockets if you like, so that my car keys and my coins don’t scratch my phone.

Oldskool play their Evolution Of Hip Hop show tomorrow in the Sugar Club, with DJ sets from Choice Cuts and DJ Scorpio. Tickets €14 (oldskool.ie).

Whole Lotta Zepp play Led Zeppelin III in The Sugar Club Oct 11. Tickets €15/€10 (wholelottazep.com).

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We’re splashing that extra cash on holidays IRISH people are taking more holidays than they did during the same period last year, Central Statistic Office figures show.

We took almost 1.8 million domestic (national) trips in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 5.2 per cent when compared to the same period 12 months earlier. Each trip lasted an average of 2.6 nights, resulting in 4.6 million paid nights in beds.

by orna cunningHam Total spending on domestic trips in Q2 amounted to €337million and almost €194million of this was accounted for by those on holidays, while those visiting friends or relatives spent over €67million in the second quarter of 2014.

Internationally, more than 1.8 million outbound trips were undertaken

by Irish residents during the second

quarter, an increase of 1.8 per cent over the same period last year.

The UK is still the most popular destination for travel in terms of number of trips (596,000), followed by Spain (389,000) and France (183,000).

Irish people spent a total of €1,470 million on outbound trips in Q2, of which €887 million was spent on holidays, €238 million on visiting friends or relatives and €204 million on business trips.

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US Ebola victim to be prosecuted Liberia plans to prosecute the airline passenger who brought ebola into the US, alleging that he lied on an airport questionnaire about not having any contact with an infected person, authorities have said.

Thomas eric Duncan filled out a series of questions about his health and activities before departing on his journey to Dallas. On a September 19 form he answered no to all of the questions. it asked whether Duncan had cared for an ebola patient or touched the body of anyone who had died in an area affected by ebola.

‘We expect people to do the honourable thing,’ said binyah Kesselly, chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia airport authority in Monrovia.

The agency obtained permission from the Ministry of Justice to pursue the matter. it’s believed Duncan became infected when he helped a sick pregnant neighbour to find treatment a few weeks ago.

Four of his family were under armed guard yesterday.

Hong Kong talks avert fear of chaos FEARED clashes between protesters and police in Hong Kong were averted last night after its leader made a last-ditch offer to hold talks with student leaders.

Chief executive CY Leung made the pledge just minutes before midnight local time, which had been set as a deadline for him to resign by pro-democracy demonstrators.

Tensions had been mounting throughout yesterday after police were spotted carrying boxes of rubber bullets and CS gas, sparking fears of a violent crackdown.

Protesters had threatened to occupy government buildings but the offer of talks appeared to calm tensions, with many residents returning home.

Mr Leung said police would exercise ‘maximum tolerance’ towards protesters but reiterated that some crowds were ‘acting illegally’.

When asked if police would use rubber bullets, Mr Leung told reporters: ‘If anyone wants to cross over the

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Hope: Students put protest notes on a wall Picture: ePA

by cOn DOHERTy police lines... they (police) will take some action against them’.

Mr Leung added: ‘I will not resign because I have to continue with the work for elections.’

The development comes after five days of protests by demonstrators who are demanding free elections in 2017. Under current plans, only Beijing-approved candidates will be able to stand for election.

However, there are fears among some demonstrators that the push for reform will now fizzle out.

Kenneth Mok, a 22-year-old civil engineering graduate, said: ‘We are not worrying about excessive violent from police, as we don’t expect that they will repeat it again when the whole world is watching.

‘We are worrying that the movement will lose steam without a clear leader. We are worrying that people will now go back to normal as if

nothing has happened.’

Police use of pepper spray over the weekend had sparked outrage among the population.

There has been particular anger over a clip of an officer tapping an elderly man on the shoulder and then spray-

ing him directly in the face when he turned round.

The viral video of the incident has been viewed more than one million times since it was uploaded to the Facebook page of a local news site on Wednesday.

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Pet dogs stolen for diners in Vietnam

Crowded: Animals are crammed into tiny cages

Thieves kill three boys who tried to stop them THIEVES are stealing pet dogs for people to eat in restaurants.

They’ve snatched tens of thousands from homes across Vietnam after the government tried to restrict the dog meat trade by banning imports.

The crimewave has led to violent clashes – and three boys were recently killed by thieves after chasing them to try to recover their animals.

Lao Huynh, whose 18-year-old son Bau was among the victims, told Channel 4’s Unreported World: ‘He

by SHAROn MARRiS loved his dog. Because dogs like this one are like human beings. That’s why young people are so angry and want to chase the thieves.

‘I didn’t think they would kill him, just injure him. But they shot him intentionally in the temple.’

Up to 20 thieves have also been killed, and many more badly beaten, after angry animal-lovers sought revenge. But their dangerous trade is

also lucrative – earning them up to €75 a night.

Enough live dogs to make seven tons of meat are brought to market every day in Hanoi. And one dog-napper told Unreported World he had stolen more than 3,000 in seven years.

Activists are calling for laws to curb the problem because the thieves do not face jail if convicted.

Unreported World: Vietnam’s DogSnatchers will be shown tonight on Channel 4 at 7.30pm.

Ready for market: Dogs are hosed down before being sold piCTureS: Chau Doan

Charlie Sheen goes dental in surgery

Angry dolphin lashes out SWIMMERS have been urged to keep their distance from marine mammals following an incident in Salthill in which a number of people were shaken by the unwelcome attention of a dolphin.

Galway’s RNLI inshore lifeboat had to be tasked to come to the aid of swimmers off Salthill after a dolphin was reported to be ‘intimidating’ them on Wednesday evening.

Eyewitnesses said the dolphin circled the swimmers before approaching them in ‘an intimidating manner’. The dolphin then touched off them with his tail and nose.

The swimmers were all very shaken by the incident, sparking investigations into why the dolphin had acted in such a way. Reports yesterday indicated that the dolphin was a French-based animal which arrived off Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands late, last month. It is the same mammal which reportedly pushed a swimmer underwater off Sherkin island in West Cork during the summer. The aggressive behaviour is thought to be due to increased interaction with swimmers.

CHARLIE SHEEN has blamed a bad reaction to laughing gas after reports that he threatened his dentist with a knife while high on crack.

The Anger Management actor is said to be facing a police investigation over claims that he attacked the dentist during treatment for an abscess in Los Angeles.

But his representative Jeff Ballard played down the allegations – saying the nitrous oxide had a heightened effect because of the medication Sheen was taking for a shoulder injury. He added: ‘There was no knife involved and there were no illegal drugs involved.’ Sheen – who has a history of drug abuse – is said to have flailed his arms, striking a dental nurse who was placing the

nitrous oxide mask over his mouth. The nurse left the room to bring in the dentist and the former Two And A Half Men star’s security team.

Sheen, 49, is accused of attacking the dentist at that point, although there is no suggestion that injuries were inflicted.

One of the bodyguards reportedly said his boss was ‘high on rock cocaine’.

Sheen’s lawyer Marty Singer claimed the incident had been blown out of proportion by the nurse, who he said was bitter after being fired for telling her son that the star had been at her surgery.

Surfer loses arm in Oz Shark attack

Man-eater: Great white shark

A MAN has had part of his arm savagely torn off by a suspected great white shark while surfing off the coast of Western Australia.

The man was surfing at Wylie Bay in the town of Esperance on Western Australia’s remote southern coast when he was attacked by what is believed to be a four-metre (13ft) great white, according to Esperance Shire president Malcolm Heasman.

A fellow surfer managed to get the victim to shore and to a nearby car park where there was an off-duty

ambulance officer, Mr Heasman said.

The officer gave the victim first aid while they waited for help to arrive.

The man, who was a visitor to the area, lost one arm below the elbow and suffered extensive injuries on his other arm, probably from trying to fend off the shark. He also had lacerations to his legs.

He was flown to a hospital in Perth for treatment and is said to be in a stable condition.

Within hours of the attack, fisheries officers caught a great white shark

that was between three and 4.5 metres (10ft to 15ft) long. It was not clear whether it was the same shark responsible for the attack, but officials were planning to examine the animal. Beaches in the area were expected to remain closed for several days and swimmers were told to stay out of the water. Police retrieved the man’s surfboard, which was covered in bite marks, Mr Heasman said.

It was the second attack by a suspected great white shark in the waters off Esperance in a year.

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Fry is roasted over cocaine outburst

STEPHEN FRY faced criticism yesterday after saying he was the only one hurt by his cocaine use. The actor appeared on BBC’s Newsnight programme following suggestions that he should be arrested after admitting

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MEET the cutest new arrival to the herd at Woburn Safari Park in England – a baby Asian elephant, the apple of her father Raja’s eye. Her mother Damini gave birth this week. Terry Shelton, head of elephants, said: ‘Damini has taken to motherhood fantastically.’

Fertility of men is hit by alcohol By cOn DOHERTy Drinking just five units of alcohol every week could reduce the quality of sperm, new research suggests.

And the more alcohol a man consumes, the weaker the quality of his sperm, the study found.

Men of a reproductive age should be advised to steer clear of habitual drinking, the report’s authors said.

The study, published in the journal BMJ Open, examined 1,200 Danish male military recruits between the ages of 18 and 28 between 2008 and 2012.

As part of the assessment they were asked about their drinking habits and invited to provide sperm and blood samples. researchers found that drinking alcohol in the previous week was linked to changes in reproductive hormone levels, with the effects increasingly noticeably the more alcohol consumed.

Among this group of men, researchers found that the higher the tally of weekly units, the lower was the sperm quality in terms of sperm count and the proportion of sperm that were of normal size and shape.

The effects were evident in those who drank five or more units a week and most apparent in those who drank 25 units or more. Those who typically drank 40 units a week had a 33 per cent lower sperm count.

Glastonbury gig frenzy The first batch of tickets for glastonbury 2015 has sold out twice as quickly as last year. A total of 15,000 coach and admission packages for the British rock festival were snapped up in just 14 minutes.

The real scrum for tickets, which are priced £220 (€280) plus a £5 booking fee, will come on Sunday when fans will hit the phones to try and get their hands on one of the 120,000 remaining places.

The line-up for the Somerset festival, which runs from June 24-28, will not be announced by organisers until spring next year.

in his latest book of memoirs to taking the drug in places such as Buckingham Palace. Fry said: ‘If people think I should be arrested for historical drug abuse, that’s fine. I’m the only person I hurt.’

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HaRRY sTYlEs played the ultimate matchmaker when he helped a fan propose to his girlfriend at a 1D concert.

The 20-year-old lent a hand after Bradley Chisenhall grabbed his attention by getting #1Dproposal trending on Twitter.

Hazza made sure the cameras were on Chisenhall as, supported by his sister, he got down on one knee to pop the question to Christine Kozlowski – who, luckily, said yes. ‘Thank u @Harry_styles for making this all happen,’ he tweeted.

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Maroon 5 in trouble for ‘glorifying rape’

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MaROOn 5 have come under fire over their dark new music video.

The animals clip, in which adam levine ‘stalks’ a sexual partner, glorifies rape, charities have argued.

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aloma Faith says battling loneliness during her student years – as well as, er, conjunctivitis – made her the star she is today.

The 33-year-old singer revealed she ‘couldn’t cope’ with university rsity life and failed to bond with other students at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in leeds.

‘I remember my first year of living ving away from home really well. I was

Ellie lets it all hang out to look so good

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ELLIE GOULDING wears skimpy workout clothes so she can see her flabby bits. ‘If it’s wobbling then I say to myself, “Well you need to work on that”,’ the 27-year-old said.

excited about being independent but struggled with the reality,’ the singer said. ‘one morning in my shared house, I woke up and couldn’t see anything. It turned couldn’ out that I had really bad conjunctivitis. I’d underestimated how much support “home” had given me. I felt like I just needed my mum. mum.’

She also blamed her boyfriend at the time for the reason she found herself

Rebel weeps over Robin’s final scene

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REBEl WilsOn was left in floods of tears after watching late co-star Robin Williams’ last scene in night at The Museum 3. ‘it’s super, super emotional,’ the 28-year-old aussie said.

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VIcTORIA BEcKHAM is getting a pat on the back for her charity work.

Posh will pick up the ‘philanthropreneur’ award at pal Eva Longoria’s Global Gift Gala in London next month.

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usHER has promised ‘surprises and special guests’ at his uR Experience live shows. Tickets for his first tour in four years, which comes to ireland on March 20, are on sale now.

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The 22-year-old ‘unfollowed’ Biebs, 20, on instagram on Wednesday just when it looked like the pair were getting closer. she also confessed she had turned to prayer after learning her lesson the ‘hard way’. ‘sometimes we think we aren’t good enough,’ she tweeted following her solo arrival in la from France. ‘But then i realise when i think i’m alone i have God.’ Her cryptic tweets started after Bieber took her frenemy Kendall Jenner, 18, out to lunch in Paris.

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without any pals. ‘I made the fatal mistake of having a boyfriend who lived in london – I was constantly going home to see him,’ she told Cosmo on Campus. ‘I found it difficult to bond with anyone. my advice is to split up before you go to uni!’

But taking up part-time work while studying helped her stand on her own two feet, she added. Read the full interview in the autumn issue of Cosmo on Campus, out on monday.

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DJ FRESH appears to have accused ‘public celebrity’ Rita Ora of being more interested in fame than making credible music.

The 37-year-old was instrumental in launching 23-year-old Ora’s career with the chart smash Hot Right Now in 2012 but it seems their relationship has soured.

Fresh, aka Daniel Stein, told Digital

Spy: ‘Obviously I’ve worked with her but I think that’s a different sort of artist. It’s somebody who’s kind of doing film and fashion shoots and is much more diversified and not so focused on being an artist.

‘Then you get people like Jack White who’s completely the opposite.

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AMIE DORNAN will quit showbiz to live in the wilderness with his family if the hype surrounding his Fifty Shades Of Grey role lives up to expectation.

‘If it’s a nightmare, we’ll move to Outer Mongolia or something and live in a yurt,’ said the actor, who has just had a baby with wife, Amelia Warner, 32. ‘I’ve got a lot of s*** together, finally, by age 32.

I’m glad I have that all in place

when whatever happens, happens.’

Despite playing smouldering Christian Grey in EL James’ erotic novel, the model-turned-actor said he was useless at pulling girls in his teens.

‘I was very shy. I’m not saying that was the only reason I didn’t do well with them but I just didn’t. I never had any reason to think I looked different,’ said Doran, who has managed to pull Keira Knightley, 29, in the past.

He also revealed he was a ‘reluctant’ model and was happy to turn his back on the ‘silly’ fashion industry.

‘The actual thing of having to stand looking all moody and looking off in the distance and, “Let’s just do a couple with a finger round your mouth” – I’d rather be playing football.’

Read the full interview in the November issue of Vogue, out on Monday.

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She is one of those people who will rise from the ashes and come back.

I had no idea Sinitta was going to appear wearing a 40in weave covering her modesty and a Native American headdress. I saw her the night before and she was going to me: “Girlfriend! I need to know how I am going to make an entrance!” When she appeared… my jaw dropped.

I was like: “Sinitta, you’re going to get hair-kini as a trend!”

The X Factor is on TV3 tonight with The Xtra Factor following at 10pm.

GEORGE CLOONEY’S new wife Amal Alamuddin (pictured) had a personality overhaul in a bid to snare the superstar, a pal has claimed. The 36-year-old lawyer quit the fags and improved her punctuality to win over the one-time marriage-fearing star.

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■ Dee, in responding to Dr O’Flynn, my intent was not to say whether Hamas was

■ Your report ‘We lag behind the British on giving to charity’ comes to me as no surprise as a foreigner. The amount of money Irish people spend on booze and cigarettes is substantial. I am sure if every Irish spends 5 per cent less on those and donated the money to charity that would be way above the average British donation to charity.

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WIN tickets to the Irish Premiere Screening & after party of 71 To celebrate the release of the highly anticipated thriller ’71, we’ve teamed up with Studiocanal to offer you the opportunity to see it ahead of anyone else.

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A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape. Directed by Yann Demange.

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wrong or not, but to make a point similar to yours, that being democratically elected is no guarantee of good behaviour, as history has shown us time and time again. All too often, our judgements are based on simplistic labels like ‘democracy’ and ‘terrorist’.

In any case, Israel’s relationship with Hamas is love/hate; hate for obvious reasons, love because they are a blunt instrument at best and as long as they are around, Israel has good reason to avoid negotiations. In the absence of a functioning Palestinian nation, all groups, regardless of the legitimacy of their cause, can be labelled terrorist.

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HE claim by Bono that Apple, not U2, gave away their latest album can only be described as disingenuous. Is he claiming as the band’s defence that they didn’t know what Apple was going to do with it when they had received $100million in return?

Sadly, this whole episode is further evidence of the decline of a once great band whose primary motivation these days appears to be dictated by a balance sheet.

Oh how I long for their Dandelion Market performances. Now that was a band!

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Bella A Go Go curates a mini-festival tonight to celebrate the Mexican Day Of The Dead; the centrepiece is an altar upon which guests can deposit gifts, names and photos of loved ones who have passed away. Elsewhere, there’s live music, cabaret and authentic Mexican crafts.

Tonight, The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, D2, 8pm, €15. www.thesugarclub.com

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his classic Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, the heavilysequinned Rocket Man hits Dublin in December to revisit tracks from that LP and other timeless tunes from a busy back catalogue.

Dec 09, 3Arena, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay D1, 7.30pm, from €96.

Tel: 0818 719 300. www.eltonjohn.com

HEAR Ed ShEEran

Only a few short years ago Ed Sheeran was playing the kind of tiny, tumbleweedstrewn venues that might have prompted a less committed musician to consider calling it a day.

Now the guy-next-door Suffolkian is a folk rock phenomenon capable of filling the vast 3arena for not one but four consecutive nights. Kudos.

Until Mon, The 02, East Link Bridge, North Wall Quay D1, 7.30pm, €44.55 (sold out).

Tel: 0818 719 300. www.edsheeran.com

WIN abSolut lE GalaxiE

Dublin electro behemoths Le Galaxie have hooked up with Absolut to launch their buzzy new single Carmen and its accompanying video at The Academy next week (Oct 9). As well as featuring a live performance from the group, there’ll be Absolut cocktails doing the rounds and DJ sets from Nialler9 and Ghostboy (aka Phil Boyle).

To be in with a chance of winning tickets see www.absolut.com/ie/pulse

TRY tElEphonES: aFro CaribbEan aCid houSE lanEWay party

Make the most of the Indian summer at this late night, outdoor street gathering in the heart of the city centre, organised by the good people at Discotekken. Expect feelgood Afro Caribbean sounds, disco balls and an entire marquee’s worth of bunting...

Tomorrow, venue to be announced, 11pm to 5am, €5 to €12. For full details. See www.eventbrite.ie

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The Nashville singer/songwriter plays rollicking original honky tonk and ‘mountain hillbilly soul’ from excellent, recently-released album High Top Mountain.

Tomorrow, Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street D2, 8pm, €15. Tel: 1890 200 078. www.whelanslive.com

SEE Withnail & i

An eminently quot ab about two out-of-w le 1987 British flick or debauched Withna k actors – the il (Richard E Grant) and his pal Marwood Withnail practically (Paul McGann) – de movie. Initially a bo fines the term cult x-office flop, the fil m is dominated by Gr an histrionic thespian t’s gloriously an ways: ‘We want the d his alcoholic fin available to human est wines ity, we want them here and we want th em now!’

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TRY hWCh FEStival

Dozens of up-and-coming Irish musicians – and a raft of established talents including Meath’s Ham Sandwich (pictured) – will be showcasing their talents this weekend as part of this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes, a city-wide festival that’s all indie and no schmindie. See website for list of participating venues and details of attendant lectures from industry experts.

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he success of eimear McBride’s audacious debut novel, A Girl Is A half Formed Thing, is proof that good things happen to those who wait. having languished in a drawer for almost a decade after failing to hook a publisher, McBride’s manuscript finally came to the attention of a tiny indie press in the uK, who were bold enough to take it on. Belated compensation has arrived in the form of major awards – including the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction – and now a superb stage adaptation, courtesy of corn exchange director Annie Ryan.

Aoife Duffin (Moone Boy) takes on the role of the unnamed narrator, who, with recourse to jagged and idiosyncratic syntax, relates the sorrowful story of her life from early childhood to the age of 20.

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reardon, Una McKevitt and sam Pearl act out the love triangle between Constantine, Masha and Nina. Oh, and there’s also audience participation too. this dazzling production from director Gavin Quinn

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TOM Murphy’s Beckett-influenced classic Bailregangaire (‘town without laughter’) is a complex, dark drama about loss, home (both escaping and returning to it), desperation, family and the need to exorcise the past in order to look to the future. In the play, a senile, bedridden old woman, Mommo (Marie Mullen), recites the same epic yarn about a village laughing contest without ever actually reaching its conclusion.

Meanwhile, her two granddaughters – lonely, frustrated middle-aged carer Mary (Catherine Walsh) and Dolly (Aisling

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catholic mother, terminally-ill brother, haughty aunt – Duffin fashions an entire world of tragedy and dysfunction.

But it is the abuse she suffers at the hands of her uncle that leaves the most indelible mark and sows the seeds for a ruinous, sexually precocious adolescence.

In a brave and bruising performance, the pyjamas-clad Kerry actress stalks designer Lian Bell’s sparse set like an injured animal, creating a credibly damaged antihero who is, by turns, pugnacious and pitiable.

A Girl Is A half Formed Thing is a visceral, disturbing and uncompromising study of psychological damage that, like the novel that inspired it, feels both vital and fully formed. Daragh Reddin

Lena dunham’s Girls and Who’s afraid of Virginia and ll seagu Wolf become part of the new The work) and a number of miniHH HHH oTher birds plays with names such as where It’s hard to know the Gannet (these are the to begin with PanPan’s Other Birds of the title). energetic, imaginative and the transposition of the the of ing rework hilarious ul figure of mournf seagull, given how much is the angst-ridden ntin, Consta s. packed into its 80 minute garde wannabe, avant young although it definitely helps n, whiny Kerry deadpa a into if you are familiar with reardon) is (daniel rapper comic darkly Chekhov’s t things funnies the of one source material, it’s certainly in a long stage on seen I’ve work not a prerequisite. the are there ere, Elsewh time. is transposed into the ballet l classica of s snatche modern vernacular, intercut sort of slow-motion with the theatrical equivalent and a mime sequence where comic of sampling (scenes from

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O’Sullivan), the unhappily married town floozy – bicker and bond as they assess the direction their lives have taken and the restrictions that define them.

There’s no denying that Mommo’s endlessy repeated tale, dense and difficult to follow as it is, could try the patience of a saint, but Bailegangaire’s moments of wry humour, coupled with Garry Hynes’ muscular direction, make it a must-see.

And if you have time, check out Brigit, a freshly-minted companion piece set in that same village some 30 years earlier.

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1. The X Factor

TV3, 9pm As the judges’s houses stage begins, the remaining 24 acts jet off to glamorous destinations around the world to meet mentors Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Mel B and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini as they compete for places in the live shows.

BBC1, 10.35pm

QI Stephen Fry is back to test your grey matter

2 The Graham Norton Show Graham grills Hugh Grant

2. The graham norton show Graham Norton puts the Friday night battle of the chat shows in the shade as he lures Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Luke Evans (plugging new movie Dracula Untold) into the studio, with Lenny Kravitz on music duty. Alan Carr: Chatty Man (C4, 10pm) has John Bishop, footie fan Samuel L Jackson and a clutch of Strictly hoofers, plus the latest tune from Ella Henderson.

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4 Enlightened The world revolves around Amy in this dramedy

1 House party Cheryl and Tinie Tempah give the hopefuls a hearing

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BBC2, 10pm

Friday night is comedy panel tonight on the BBC and, making a play for the cerebral end of the audience, majordomo Stephen Fry sends his QI troops back into battle. Second in command Alan Davies leads Sarah Millican, Ross Noble and Colin Lane in a skirmish with the letter ‘L’ that’s louche, lascivious and, just occasionally, lucid and learned.

4. Enlightened

Sky Atlantic, 10pm

Dramedy is a clunky word but it perfectly encapsulates the feel of this US show, which takes spiritual redemption seriously while sneaking in laughs. Amy (Laura Dern) is the centre of this universe but there are other stories to be told: step forward Luke Wilson as her husband Levi, making a belated bid to kick his booze habit at a Hawaii retreat.

5. Have i got news For You

BBC1, 9pm The reliable warhorse of a headlinefilling topical quiz returns with Jennifer Saunders in the host’s chair.

Regulars Paul Merton and Ian Hislop will be given a run for their satirical

Love/Hate Nidge et al are back to liven up your Sunday nights. Get ready...

YOUR gUiDE TO THis EvEning’s EssEnTiAL viEWing money – as razor-sharp political pin-pricker Armando Iannucci is in the house.

6. The Blacklist

Sky Living, 9pm A swift return for charismatic criminal turned FBI informant Red (James Spader) as season two of this US hit picks up with our duplicitous anti-hero in dire straits in deepest Cameroon. But, as we’ve learned by now, he’s a man born to slide smoothly out of tight spots. Though a threat to his ex-wife Naomi (played

by Weeds favourite Mary-Louise Parker) tightens the screws…

7. gogglebox

C4, 9pm Has the shine gone off this couch TV critics reality comedy now that everyone is in on the joke? Certainly last week there seemed to be a fair few pre-prepared lines scattered around the cushions – and Gogglebox’s success has been built on its spontaneity. We shall reserve judgment until we have seen the show and report back.

8. EastEnders RTE1, 8pm

Bang, bang, my baby shot me down… the arrival of gun law in

Albert Square is a worrying development because if everyone decides to settle their tiffs with a blaze of bullets we’ll be left with a cast of three inside a fortnight. The story? Oh yes, there has in fact been a shooting and everyone is overacting their cotton-mix socks off.

9. stars At Your service

C4, 8pm In a nifty twist on websites where (we’ve heard) you can make special requests from anyone who takes your fancy, Channel 4 has lined up famous-ish faces to offer their services in aid of charity Stand Up To Cancer. Boyband Union J are

dinner ladies, Ollie Locke is on an assault course and Russell Kane helps a cancer patient with her bucket list.

10. Today’s Film: Unknown More4, 9pm

Liam Neeson stars in this 2011 thriller about a doctor who suffers an accident, falls into a coma and then awakes to find that his identity – and hefty chunks of his memory – have been completely wiped out. As you can imagine, much confusion ensues.

Neeson’s unfortunate stooge character tries to piece his life, and the plot, back together in a number of tense, action-packed scenes.

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Ben’s trouble and strife THE Big RELEAsE

Directed by award winning filmmaker Ross Whitaker, Unbreakable: documents the experiences of the blind Northern Irish adventurer as he battles to recover from a devastating fall.

Dead funny zom-romcom

Suspense: Nick (Ben Affleck) finds his life turned upside down when wife Amy (Rosamund Pike) disappears As most critics will note, it is difficult to write about Gone Girl without giving too much away to those new to the story. It’s a narrative that depends on surprises, and they’re very welcome. There are absolutely terrific scenes: gripping, shocking, clever, darkly funny. There are others that leave questions hanging in your mind

after the credits roll. unlike a traditional twist-driven thriller, Fincher opts for a slower, steady pace where the ending of the film is only really indicated by a knowledge of the running time.

While Affleck and Pike put in excellent performances, their characters are, of necessity, elusive. Fincher opts for a cold, film-

Dolphin tAle 2 (U) HHH✩✩

THIS family-friendly sequel returns to Florida where the tail-less dolphin Winter – the world’s first recipient of a prosthetic dolphin tail – needs a new companion at the aquarium. While Winter is playing herself, she’s once again joined by actors portraying fictional roles. Dolphin Tale’s young hero

noir feel but, unlike many in that genre, rarely stylises or eroticises his subjects. This is a brutal take on marriage and it’s an unusual and sophisticated film. Don’t expect to come out of Gone Girl feeling entirely comfortable or satisfied – but do expect to have an interesting conversation afterwards.

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Sawyer (Nathan Gamble) is now a slightly less awkward teen, buoyed by his work with the famous Winter and a newfound interest from girls – something his friend Hazel (Cozi Zuehlsdorff) is jealous of. And so coming-ofage issues mingle with dolphin dramas as the vaguely concerned adults (Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr) look on. But it’s a warm-hearted follow-up to the first film.

Prosumer back in town with Tepeli in tow

Prosumer is a regular visitor to Dublin but on this occasion, he is bringing his colleague and occasional collaborator, Murat Tepeli, with him. While Prosumer is best known for his residency at Panorama Bar and his inspirational DJ performances around Europe, his productions are overlooked, including Serenity, the album he released back in 2008 with Tepeli. Featuring classics like The Craze, it drew on both DJs’ passion for US dance music and their ability to craft deep, vocal grooves.

LUKE Evans turns from Vlad to vampire in this fantasy horror, which also stars Dominic Cooper and Sarah Gadon. Expect big-budget action scenes and a sympathetic approach to Dracula.

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our wife has disappeared and fingers start pointing at you. How do you react amid the media circus? This is just one of the problems facing Nick (Ben Affleck) when Amy (rosamund Pike) goes missing. Based on Gillian Flynn’s novel, David Fincher’s thriller is an equally complex take on relationships, the press and the apportioning of blame. on the day of his wedding anniversary, Nick is at the bar he runs with his sister (Carrie Coon) when he gets a call saying his front door is wide open. There are signs of a struggle – and blood. A pair of cops (Kim Dickens and Patrick Fugit) start sizing Nick up. A ‘Find Amazing Amy’ campaign is launched by Amy’s parents. Nick must learn how to look like a desperate, worried husband in front of the cameras – but is that what he really is?

Gone Girl plays with the audience’s expectations and assessment of its central characters. Flashbacks show the couple in happier days, narrated by extracts from Amy’s diary. We see Nick and Amy meeting and falling for each other: but who exactly are they falling for?

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Expect them to take Twisted Pepper’s audience on a proper musical journey when they play head to head there tonight.

Tonight, Subject, The Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street D1, 11pm, €13/€15.

It’s hard to believe that Steve Rachmad has been releasing records for over 20 years. The Dutch producer has put out a wide range of music, from tough club techno to esoteric electro, but it’s his deep techno work that really impresses. Sterac releases like Asphyx, Sitting On Clouds and the superlative Secret Life Of Machines album may be two decades

old, but they haven’t aged.

Hopefully he’ll include some of his deep techno classics at this weekend’s Dublin gig.

Tomorrow, Signal Code/ Archetype, District 8, 135-138 Francis Street D8, 9pm, €12/€16. www.district8dublin.com Hidden Agenda celebrates

Master DJs: Mount Kimbie

three years in business with a DJ set from UK duo Mount Kimbie. Rising to prominence with a series of EPs on Scuba’s Hotflush as well as 2010’s debut album, Crooks & Lovers, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos defined the environment after the dubstep boom, threading together indie, electronic and hip-hop influences. However, for this DJ date they are sure to bring a big box of bassfuelled house and techno records.

Tomorrow, Hidden Agenda, Opium Rooms, Liberty Lane D2, 11pm, €12.

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THE head of the International Monetary Fund has said that six years after the financial crisis struck the world is still mired in a disappointing economic recovery and will only be able to regain momentum through improved government policies.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the world had experienced a sub-par recovery that remains ‘brittle, uneven and beset by risks’. Lagarde said the risks included possible escalation of the strife in the Middle East and Ukraine and dangers from the ebola outbreak in Africa.

Policymakers, she said, would have to pursue reforms to break out of a prolonged period of mediocre growth. She called for reforms of labour markets and increased spending on infrastructure.

Lagarde was speaking at Georgetown University to preview next week’s meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

Meanwhile, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi underlined the bank’s willingness to ramp up its stimulus efforts with large-scale bond purchases if needed – but otherwise he offered no new economic help at the bank’s meeting yesterday.

Draghi described the economic recovery in the 18 countries of the eurozone as ‘weak, fragile and uneven’.

Joe Tynan of PwC, Minister Damien English and Ellen Szmanski of the US Chamber of Commerce at the Intellectual Property Conference and Awards in Dublin. PicturE: FEnnElls Nevertheless, the ECB chief offered no new help, choosing instead to stress what the bank had already done, and he repeated statements about the bank’s willingness to do more.

At a press conference after the ECB’s decision to keep interest rates on hold, Draghi said the ECB would launch its already-announced programme to buy bonds made of

bundles of bank loans later this year. This is meant to encourage banks to lend more.

Draghi noted that recent data confirmed the weakening of growth in the eurozone, which did not grow at all in the second quarter.

The ECB president commented: ‘I have said many times that our recovery is weak, fragile, and uneven – and it still is.’

Employment on the rise with 700 new jobs EMPLOYMENT around the country has been given a welcome boost with as many as 700 new jobs announced in quick succession.

Over the last 24 hours, new positions have been announced at West Pharmaceutical Services in Waterford and the

pharmaceutical packaging provider Optel Vision based in Limerick. Meanwhile, Dundrum-based company Car Trawler have revealed that it will be creating more positions.

However, there was bad news for Galway, as Beckman

Coulter annouced its closure, with the loss of 70 jobs and the transfer of 70 others to Clare.

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Jobs said: ‘It is extremely encouraging to see that jobs are being created for our highly skilled workforce.

This news comes alongside another drop in the live register figures announced yesterday which confirmed that the number of people signing on has dropped by 9.5 per cent since the launch of the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs.’

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Up cycling your CV This article comes off the back of interesting research published just last week which found that one in three small-to-medium sized firms in Ireland had received fraudulent references from job applicants.

If this is happening at the reference stage, what does it say about some applicant’s CVs? Dare I ask, are some people including untruths, A.K.A ‘lies’ in their job applications? It seems so.

Various studies have suggested that any amount, from one in four, job applicants have padded out their CV with untruths.

One study from Cornell University found up to eight lies in a single CV. So here it is: you should never lie on your

CV. It simply will not serve you Service Rep vs. Customer well. Even just from a Liaison Officer is generally fine psychological point of view, the as it’s the same role, just a fear of being exposed will be different title. It makes sense to multiplied at an interview if up cycle your CV in this respect you lie on your CV. – to use the title that is used by However, you can improve the organisation that you’re your CV by being strategic applying to. It’s simple about how you present it. This, psychology that works. in my book, is something we • 3. You can’t mess around with need to get better at. And the academic credentials. These career intelligent among you are already set in stone. But will know this already. you can downplay your So what are the final college grade by rules? What can leaving and can’t you it off the CV You can, to a do when it comes altogether – if it to ‘up cycling’ limited extent, wasn’t too great your CV? a result for change your example. You can • 1. You can’t change dates of also ‘show intent’ by job title employment. The documenting, for dates must match the example, under the actual times when you were education section that you are employed by a company. ‘registered to commence a • 2. You can, to a limited diploma in X’ or that you are extent, change your job title. It ‘Intending to commence a is OK to use an equivalent title, diploma in Y’ and provide a however this does not mean link to the course. This is simply it’s acceptable to change your being strategic. job title to imply you had more • 4. You can also leave out responsibility than you actually irrelevant jobs you’ve held or did. For example; Customer group them under ‘Stop Gap’

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Payday lender Wonga has agreed to write off the debts of 330,000 people who it admits should not have been given loans in the first place.

Britain’s biggest payday lender announced the move after striking an agreement

with the UK Financial Conduct authority, which will require significant changes in the way that it does business .

The customers affected are those in excess of 30 days behind in their payments and who would not have fit the

work. Given the economic climate we’ve had in recent years, one which is hopefully now changing, many CVs include interim work or work which is not relevant to a career but is undertaken simply to pay the bills while hunting for the right role. To get around this fact, I’m a big advocate of grouping such work under ‘Stop Gap’ work. The rest of the information on your CV will should be in chronological order. Put it first if you believe it will focus the employer and grab their attention from the start of reading your CV. • 5. You can weave in appropriate words on your CV. Use the lingo or key words from the job spec you are applying to. This is called tailoring your CV. There is no point using phrases that the organisation to which you are applying doesn’t use to describe work tasks. Use the language of the company instead of your own. After all, you are not looking for a job in your company. Finally lay off the fraudulent references. company’s new lending criteria. another 45,000 customers who are up to 29 days behind will now be able to repay their debt without interest.

The move will mean the writing off of £220million.

Makers of Angry Birds announce job losses Mobile game developer Rovio entertainment says it plans to cut some 16 per cent of its workforce amid signs that its Angry birds game is losing some of its lustre.

Ceo Mikael Hed said in a statement that Rovio expects to cut up to 130 jobs in Finland as the company had been building its team on assumptions of ‘faster growth than have materialised’. it’s estimated that over 200million people around the world play Angry birds.

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Mercury is set to begin the third of its three annual retrogrades. When this happens, all sorts of gremlins can affect many areas of life. For you, try to be extra vigilant around purchases, bank statements and shared finances.

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If you make any arrangements over the next week, be sure to doublecheck them. With Mercury rewinding in your sector of relating, crossed wires are going to be a possibility. If you are looking to date someone, things can be off and on.

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Your guide planet, the speedy Mercury, slams on the proverbial brakes today. This will last for the next three weeks, and see it reverse out of Scorpio and into Libra. Be sure to confirm all the little details of situations are tied down neatly.

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The Moon in Cancer could see you encounter someone today who is more direct. Then again, perhaps you are set to tell it how it is. However, don’t be in too much of a hurry to get your side of an issue over, as you may be being more defensive than you realise.

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You’ve been so switched on this week, someone might be struggling to keep up with you? How you feel something has been left may not be how it feels for them. Ensure you’re not brushing off their concerns.

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Your crisp, clear way of communicating is one of your great assets. The problem is that a piece of information you’re tempted to share, could actually be wrong. So, if you have an important discussion, ensure you double-check it first.

Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

The next week is not a good time to be lackadaisical about any of your resources, so stay sharp-eyed. Even if you find checking bills, invoices or bank statements tiresome, it’s better to do this than being caught out by a mistake.

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A project that seemed full speed ahead may hit a glitch. Perhaps you’ll start to wonder if this is the right one for you, after all. It may not be until mid-November before this saga truly unwinds to a conclusion.

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With such a sparkling skyscape, your take can continue to be absolutely inspired. So why would you start to doubt yourself? Your subconscious can start to stir unhelpfully.

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S InSIDE THE 22 returns ahead of the biggest derby in Irish rugby, it’s time for leinster to signal the strength of their squad by beating Munster without the likes of o’Driscoll, o’Brien, Cullen, Sexton and Healy.

A combination of retirements, injuries and, in Sexton’s case, departure have removed key ball carriers and leaders from leinster’s squad and, despite some of the promising young talent available to Munster, Matt o’Connor’s team have a much greater production line operation.

The losses of world-class forwards like Cian Healy and Sean o’Brien are not easily overcome, but in Jack McGrath leinster have a Test-capped loosehead who can hold his own in the scrum, boasts a terrific work rate and has a nose for the try-line. o’Brien’s absence is one that should

23 appearances which

included a career-high 17 starts. Last season was a breakthrough campaign for Rhys Ruddock, who clocked up 1,294 minutes of play

be covered up by committee. Jamie Heaslip can take more carries while the likes of Rhys Ruddock and Dominic Ryan (after years of promise) have a real opportunity to establish themselves as the first-choice blindside and opensides heading into the Champions Cup. one name to keep an eye on is Jack Conan. This bullocking no 8 can slot in

Tug of love: Ireland legends Shane Byrne and David Wallace prepare for battle at the Aviva Stadium Picture: iNPHO

slow starters

Since 2009/10 leinster have averaged two wins and at least one defeat in their first four league games.

Despite the loss to Connacht this season, leinster’s record of two wins and two losses is nothing out of the ordinary. at blindside and his development last season cut off fellow academy back rower Conor Gilsenan (now at london Irish). His appearance on the bench last weekend indicates that he could be in contention to do so again at the Aviva tomorrow. leadership is a key factor for this group now. leo Cullen, Brian o’Driscoll, Johnny Sexton and o’Brien cannot line out for leinster and this puts the focus on Eoin Reddan and Gordon D’Arcy to support Jamie Heaslip.

Indeed, Ruddock and Ryan both have

Behind enemy lines stat a history of captaincy but ideally you want the younger players to retain more of a focus on their own game and allow the senior men to steer the ship.

We think we’ll see Rob Kearney fully embrace leadership as one of leinster’s two co-captains.

As the epitome of the modern rugby player expect Kearney to adopt the ‘do as I do’ method rather than ‘do as I say’, so that should manifest itself in some top-drawer performances.

Rory has a bad day at the office RoRy McIlRoy suffered a Ryder Cup hangover as he struggled to an opening round of 73 in the Alfred Dunhill links Championship on Thursday.

The world number one, who helped Europe ease to victory over the United States last weekend, made one birdie and two bogeys at Carnoustie, one of the

three Scottish courses hosting the tournament.

Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher, who lost both his matches at the Ryder Cup, found his form with a four-under-par 68, four shots behind leader oliver Wilson of England.

Victorious Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley had to settle for a 72 on his

return to action after masterminding the win over the US at Gleneagles.

Former British open champion Padraig Harrington carded a 66 to climb to joint third, level with fellow Irishman Shane lowry, one stroke behind Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin and two adrift of Wilson.

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Munster’s squad contains four players reared in the leinster system: Andrew Conway, Felix Jones, Ian Keatley and Robin Copeland (sub academy) while prop Martin Kelly has played for leinster in the B&I Cup.

For a change this inter-pro has not been scheduled for the week directly before the European tournaments kick off. So not only do leinster need to raise their game against their old rival but they need to answer whatever questions remain in selection in order to fine tune things away to Zebre next week.

In a pool containing Wasps, Harlequins and Castres, the province should expect to top the group but they have to avoid the errors of last season to claim a home quarter-final. Ultimately, Eu-

rope is where we judge leinster and Munster so while this game will serve to whet the appetite, history tells us to expect it to be tense and error-filled because the players put so much pressure on themselves.

If leinster can rise above that, if the personnel can match the performance levels of the absentees and if leadership does not become an issue then o’Connor’s team should put themselves in position to make a statement of intent.

But the honours keep on rolling in as fellow pros vote him top NORTHERN Irish world number one Rory McIlroy was named on Wednesday as the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year for a second time after a stellar 2014 campaign highlighted by two major victories.

The 25-year-old, who first landed the coveted honour in

2012, won out over Billy Horschel, Martin Kaymer, Jimmy Walker and Bubba Watson in a vote of his peers.

He also earned the Arnold Palmer Award as the Tour’s leading official money winner ($8,280,096) and claimed the Byron Nelson Award for adjusted scoring average.

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ALAN PARDEW has said he is grateful for the continued support of owner Mike Ashley as his struggling Newcastle travel to Swansea tomorrow.

Monday night’s 1-0 defeat at Stoke means the club have now won just five of 26 Premier League games in 2014 but the 53-year-old, for now at least,

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Keeping the faith: Ashley remains in charge with the backing of Ashley.

Pardew said: ‘It’s completely out of my hands. I don’t think people understand quite what a football manager is.

‘We always have our lives on the line, almost every game you can lose your job, so you have to try to focus on the next game.

‘I’m very fortunate to have an owner who can see we are fighting. It’s like a boxing ring – there is nowhere to hide.’

Per Mertesacker has warned chelsea the Gunners are ready to ‘try new things’ when they head to the Premier League leaders on sunday, boosted by their european success. a hat-trick from england forward Danny Welbeck saw Galatasaray taken apart 4-1 at the emirates stadium on arsene Wenger’s 18th anniversary as arsenal manager on Wednesday.

It was in stark contrast to the result of Wenger’s 1,000th match as boss in March, when the Gunners were stuffed 6-0 at stamford Bridge. arsenal vice-captain Mertesacker said: ‘It is a good lift before the chelsea game.

‘We have got good confiWith skipper Mikel dence at the moment and Arteta out with a calf will try to implement that injury, Mertesacker into the game on sunday. will lead Arsenal ‘We know we can do better than the two consecutive at Chelsea PICTURE: GETTY seasons [at chelsea] before and

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Gunners have Blue tricks up their sleeves Uefa action over Gala’s flare-up ArsenAl and Galatasaray face punishment after fans of the Turkish club threw flares onto the pitch during their Champions league match. Uefa has charged Arsenal with ‘insufficient organisation’ and Gala with ‘crowd disturbances, setting off and throwing of fireworks’. we will try new things to get a better result than last year.’ arsenal will hope for more of the same from £16million man Welbeck.

German defender Mertesacker admitted: ‘He’s the main threat at the moment, especially on the counter-attack.

‘We have players who can put him in the right situations. It took a bit of time but now we see what it takes to be a team and to be fully integrated.’

fOOTBALL DiGEsT Flawless Bluebirds 1914 truce recalled EnGlIsh football will commemorate get gift from Gabb the centenary of the 1914 Christmas Angry: rodgers blamed Hodgson for injury

Rodgers puts Liverpool first over Sturridge

LIvERPooL manager Brendan Rodgers admits he is not interested in thinking about Daniel Sturridge’s return for England until the striker is fit enough to play for his club.

While the Northern Irishman went to great lengths to play down any suggestion of a club-versus-country row over the injured striker, he has certainly made his position crystal clear.

Sturridge, 24, was injured in training while on international duty a month ago and has not featured since, missing six matches with a thigh strain.

Rodgers said: ‘I’ve not spoken to Daniel (about the situation). My focus is on Liverpool, it is not on England.

‘I spoke to him about being available for Liverpool but I can’t think about England when he is not yet ready to play for Liverpool.

‘He’s had a grade-one injury for four weeks, which is a long time.’

CARDIFF’s joint caretaker managers Danny Gabbidon and scott Young want to end with an unbeaten Championship record if tonight’s clash at Blackpool is their final game. Former leyton Orient boss Russell

slade is already helping the Welsh club on a consultancy basis as Cardiff try to resolve compensation issues. The two men have overseen one win and two draws so far.

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Truce football match with a week of remembrance activity this December.

The ‘Football Remembers Week’ will mark 100 years since British and German soldiers put down their guns and played football in no man’s land on Christmas Day in Flanders, Belgium.

strange stories from the world of sport

Keane still inspires a fit of Pique GerArd PiqUe admits he is still afraid of his former Manchester United team-mate roy Keane.

When the Barcelona defender was asked whether he feared the legendary sir Alex Ferguson ‘hairdryer treatment’ during his time at old Trafford, the spain international said it wasn’t Fergie who gave him the willies but the club’s hardman irish skipper. ‘i wouldn’t say i was scared of [Ferguson]. roy Keane? Well, maybe that’s different!,’ Pique told FourFourTwo magazine. ‘i remember we were in the changing room at old Trafford and my phone started vibrating.

‘Keano could hear the vibrations and went crazy trying to find out who the phone belonged to.

Cops and watchers

scary: Keane Before we [Barca] beat Celtic 1-0 last season, i noticed him by the side of the pitch as a pundit as we went to warm up. ‘i hid my face with my hand because he still scares me. i was 26 years old and i was s***ing myself!’

so Keen were local police to follow the Kansas City royals win their baseball play-off this week, they sent a tweet asking criminals to take the night off.

‘We really need everyone to not commit crimes and drive safely right now.

We’d like to hear the @royals clinch this,’ read a message from the @kcpolice account.

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by Daniel Jones ROBERTO MARTINEZ hailed the character of his Everton side as a late Samuel Eto’o equaliser earned the Toffees a crucial point in Russia.

The visitors were on the back-foot for much of the Group H encounter and fell behind to Ferreira Ari’s goal just before half-time after some sloppy defending allowed the Brazilian to nip in and fire past Tim Howard.

But after riding a second-half storm from their impressive hosts, the old head of Eto’o rescued a draw as he turned home an inviting cross from Leighton Baines.

‘I am pleased because Krasnodar played well, started with energy and pressed high up’ said Martinez.

‘I am pleased with the manner in which we stayed in the game.

‘We showed incredible character to wait and get ourselves in the game.

‘We finished the second half strong, energy levels were in our favour and it’s an incredible result for us.’

Everton are back in Europe after a five-year absence and Martinez feels the experience of three-time Champions League winner Eto’o, 33, will be crucial as the competition unfolds.

‘If you come to a place like today it’s easy not to be yourself and that’s where you need the experience of waiting for your moment. Samuel has that,’ Martinez added.

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Majestic: Totti

iT’s A vLAD finisH fOR spuRs VLAD CHIRICHES cost Spurs their first victory in Group C. The Romanian clumsily handled in the box with a minute to go and Demba Ba levelled for Besiktas from the resulting penalty. Harry Kane gave Spurs a

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HANK goodness for Francesco Totti. I am, generally, a miserable man. Having set myself the task of finding something positive to write about last week, I spent a lot of time staring mournfully into the middle distance. My screen remained blank, my fingers still.

It’s not that I don’t find pleasure in football, it’s more I like it too much and things that spoil my enjoyment tend to grab my attention more than things that make it just so.

Rather than celebrate the good, I find it easier to moan about the bad. In football, as in life.

But then Totti sauntered through the Manchester City defence to lift the ball – and in turn my spirits – impudently beyond Joe Hart. Here was a moment to savour.

Like a latter-day Teddy Sheringham, with a more generous waistband but better hair, his was a goal we could all relate to, and one which left the slow-mo machine largely redundant.

Totti’s majestic, arcing run didn’t so much outpace Vincent Kompany and Martin Demichelis as take them on a tour of the Etihad before giving

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CRYSTAL Palace boss Neil Warnock says Hull’s Steve Bruce deserved to win last season’s manager of the year ahead of his Eagles predecessor Tony Pulis.

After winning promotion, Bruce (right) steered Hull to a 16th-placed top-flight finish and their first FA Cup final.

He was beaten to the top award by Pulis, who rescued Palace from the bottom three and guided the Eagles to 11th.

Palace face Hull on Saturday and

premier league Warnock said: ‘I know Tony got manager of the year but I thought Steve Bruce was head and shoulders the best around.

‘To make a club like Hull comfortable in the Premier League and to get to the FA Cup final – I thought that was fantastic.

‘He’s done an incredible job and had fabulous support from his chairman.’

‘I expect Totti gives heatmaps short shrift’ them the slip, the Italian resetting his compass and warm-footing it towards goal.

Afterwards he was asked if he’d been inspired by a tweet from City highlighting his poor record in England – because, you know, a great goal in itself is no longer story enough.

The Roman dutifully said he had, although, having sent 89 tweets in two years and none since August, you suspect Totti checks his Twitter feed about as often as he pulls up his socks.

A man who was breaching Serie A defences two years before anyone had Hotmail probably gives similarly short shrift to heatmaps and other online gizmos, but he’s increasingly in the minority.

Statistics have a place, of course. All football fans care about the final score and analytics can help us work out how to get the right one.

But often nowadays when people say they’re ‘watching football’ they’re scanning a timeline, clicking on a link and then, at a convenient break in their own play, glancing up at the game.

What we’re missing is the majesty of a talent like Totti, reminding us why we bother with all the rest of it. There, a positive note to end on.

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TiTANs sHApE up fOR sHOwDOwN AT AvivA WiTh Munster arriving in Dublin tomorrow evening for the first inter-pro battle of the season between the sides, coach Matt O’Connor is left with a big hole to fill at open side flanker.

Both provinces come into this game with a record of two wins and two losses, but momentum is the vital prize, with the European Champions Cup kicking off in two weeks’ time.

Despite the loss of Seán O’Brien, however, head coach Matt O’Connor believes that Rhys Ruddock and Dominic Ryan can step into the

back-row mix for Leinster and establish themselves alongside captain Jamie heaslip.

‘Rhys had a couple of fairly devastating carries against Cardiff at the weekend, so that’s something that we’ll need to get in our game with no Cian (healy) and Seán,’ said O’Connor. he added: ‘We’ll be looking for other blokes to stick their hands up and carry the ball. i think Rhys, Jamie and Dominic have done that.’

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Going under the knife: Tullow Tank is due to go surgery surger undergo on his shoulder later today.

Sean O’Brien faces a ‘nightmare’ six months sidelined with shoulder trouble that threatens to wipe out his Six nations campaign with ireland.

Leinster boss Matt O’Connor has revealed that the British and irish Lions flanker will undergo shoulder surgery in London today.

The 27-year-old has suffered an infection in the same shoulder that he had reconstructed after ireland’s 24-22 Dublin defeat to new Zealand in november.

The bullish back-rower will miss ireland’s three-test autumn series and

‘It’s a nightmare, he is incredibly frustrated’ could now be left with just four international matches to prove his fitness for rugby World Cup 2015. ‘it’s a nightmare. He’s incredibly frustrated,’ said O’Connor.

‘There was a little bit of a complication with the previous surgery due to the infection, so they’re going to have to redo that reconstruction, which is a five- to six-month timeframe.’ ireland face South africa, Georgia and australia in their autumn Guinness series and have just 12

fixtures before launching their World Cup bid against Canada in September 2015. O’Brien has marked himself out as among the best flankers in world rugby through his gritty, physical style. The 30-cap back-rower was expected to form a dangerous partnership with Peter O’Mahony and Jamie Heaslip for ireland this autumn. now head coach Schmidt may well turn to Ulster flanker Chris Henry, who deputised most impressively last term as ireland claimed the Six nations title.

Should O’Brien miss ireland’s Six nations campaign he would be left with just the World Cup warm-up fixtures to prove himself ready for the global tournament. ireland face Wales home and away and Scotland in Dublin august next year, before taking on england at Twickenham on September 5.

O’Brien swells ireland’s list of autumn absentees after Munster duo Keith earls and Donnacha ryan were ruled out of november action.

Luckless earls has undergone surgery on the patella problem that has dogged him for some time. Lock ryan could miss the entire campaign with a foot problem, while Ulster duo iain Henderson and Dan Tuohy have also been ruled out of autumn contention.