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shift work ages brain by 6 years

Long-term shift work has an ageing effect on the brain that leads to an impaired ability to think and remember, a study has found.

A decade or more working rotating shifts was associated with a loss of brain function equivalent to 6.5 years of age-related cognitive decline, the research showed.

Stopping shift work led to gradual recovery – but one that took at least five years, said scientists.

Disruption of the body clock, which is based on natural day and night cycles, may cause stresses that affect brain functioning, researchers believe. other studies have linked vitamin D deficiency due to reduced exposure to sunlight to poorer mental ability.

Writing in the journal occupational and environmental medicine, the international team led by Dr Jean-

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MO MONEY, MOHAWK: Emer O’Daly, of Love and Robots, who won the 2014 ESB Spark of Genius Award at the Web Summit in Dublin yesterday.

Ms O’Daly’s firm, which uses 3D printing to make personalised items, wins a €25,000 cash prize and help in getting the business off the ground

Claude marquie, from the University of toulouse, France, concluded: ‘Shift work chronically impairs cognition, with potentially important safety consequences not only for the individuals concerned, but also for society.’ the scientists assessed more than 3,000 workers from southern France who had their mental abilities tested over a ten-year period.

Shift workers had lower average scores for memory, processing speed and overall brain function than those working normal office hours.

Compared with people who had never worked rotating shifts, participants employed this way for ten or more years had lower overall thinking and memory scores.

Workers had low memory scores

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BE TRUE TO YOURSELF, SAYS INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN CAREY Instinct: Know what is best for you, says Mulligan pictures: getty

V-ictoria: Mrs B in low-cut dress

CAREY MULLIGAN warned young actresses not to be coaxed in the wrong direction as she called for more Hollywood films about inspirational women.

The Great Gatsby actress – who was honoured as an ‘inspiration’ at last night’s Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards – said rising stars should trust their instincts about movie roles.

‘With actors and actresses, people are trying to lead you in different directions,’ she said. ‘You know yourself what is best and should follow the choices that you believe in.’

The London-born star, 29, added: ‘So much of my career has been about great female roles in male-driven stories. So I’m excited about people I have been working with recently to get female stories told.’

Dubliner Simone Rocha, daughter of acclaimed fashion designer John Rocha, was named Young Designer Of The Year at the awards.

Gwendoline Christie – alias warrior Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones – won British actress of the year at the awards at Claridge’s in London.

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Winners Sarah Burton

Designer of the year

Gwendoline Christie British actress

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Model of the year

Roksanda Ilincic

Businesswoman of the year

Carey Mulligan Inspiration

Carolyn Murphy

Beauty icon

Julia Peyton-Jones Art icon

Margot Robbie Breakthrough

Simone Rocha

Young Designer of the year

Diane Von Furstenberg

Fashion icon

Jessie Ware Audemars Piguet

Musician of the year

Looking clawsome: Gwendoline Christie with Ellie Goulding

SiCo highest paid entertainer in US Red hot: Young ung Designer Of The Year Simone Rocha

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€75m Simon Cowell £59m €75m Howard Stern £59m €71m Glenn Beck £56m €65m Oprah Winfrey £51m €61m Phil McGraw £48m €56m Ellen DeGeneres £44m €52m Rush Limbaugh £41m €52m Ryan Seacrest £40.6m Gordon Ramsay €37m £29m Judge Judy €37m Sheindlin £29m

Source: Forbes

HIGHEST EARNING US TV PERSONALITIES

AN UP and down year for Simon Cowell has ended on a high – after he was named the top-earning TV personality in the US. The music mogul raked in a total of €75million in the year to June to top the list, compiled by Forbes.

Cowell took the top spot despite Fox axing The X Factor in the US. But the franchise remains a big earner around the globe – along with Cowell’s Got Talent series.

The 55-year-old – who remains the only X Factor judge to have all four acts still competing in the British version of the show – shared the No.1

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spot with America’s Got Talent judge and shock jock Howard Stern.

The worldwide success of boy band, One Direction, also helped boost Cowell’s coffers, according to Forbes business magazine.

Fellow Briton Gordon Ramsay appeared on the list too. The foulmouthed chef pocketed €37million last year to finish in ninth place.

Chat show host Oprah Winfrey saw her earnings tumble €131million year-on-year but made €75million to finish in fourth place.

METRO HERALD Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Workshop to help DIY disasters ARE you a ‘do-it-yourself’ disaster? If so, then Dublin City Council’s new pop-up workshops could save you a lot of time and money.

A volunteer-based project, the Repair Café relies on handy men and women, such as qualified electricians, seamstresses and carpenters, being generous with their time.

The public can bring broken household objects, such as lamps, bikes, chairs, jewellery and stereos, to be fixed and even learn first-hand from the experts themselves.

Workshops will take place in the Chocolate Factory on King’s Inn Street, Dublin 1, between 12 and 3pm on November 15 and at the Church of John The Baptist in Clontarf from 1pm to 4pm on December 7. The move is part of the council’s drive to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’.

For more information visit www.repaircafe.ie.

Varadkar wants to talk drugs MINISTER for Health Leo Varadkar has launched the annual Drugs.ie Let’s Talk about Drugs National youth Media Awards in Dublin.

The drugs awareness competition aims to help young people understand the various issues relating to drug and alcohol use in our society.

To enter, students must create: a short video; an audio podcast; a news article; or a poster on the effects of alcohol on the family or the effects of drugs on mental health. Winners in four age categories will receive an iPad mini and the overall winner will win €2,000.

‘Targeting young people with prevention in mind, and highlighting the dangers of substance abuse, are some of the most important things we can do,’ said Mr Varadkar.

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Web gathering off to roaring start despite WiFi woe

Dear leader: Taoiseach Enda Kenny rings the US Nasdaq stock exchange bell

Mind Candy: Michael Acton Smith

Founder: Paddy Cosgrave

A-list: Actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Eva Longoria jokes with the crowd

Smile: Another Web Summit delegate has his photo taken

Summit not quite right with lack of tech women

tHE Web Summit has defended the by jOAnnE AHERn low number of women speakers at Meanwhile, as with last year there this year’s event, saying that it’s an were Wifi woes at the RDS yesterday ‘industry-wide issue’.

Hailed as Europe’s largest tech afternoon, prompting one twitter user event, some 22,000 tech and business to suggest it should be renamed the heads from around the world are ex- irony Summit. in a statement, the RDS said the pected to attend over the next three days. However, just 15 per cent of the ‘extraordinary success’ of the Web Summit saw a peak of 16,741 unique more than 755 speakers are women.

A spokesman for the event said that devices connected to the Wifi yesterit is aware of the issue and has worked day and added that the Wifi ‘successfully responded to the exceptional to address it.

He said it has increased the number demands placed on it’.

RDS chief executive Michael Duffy of women speakers – up from an estimated 11 per cent last year – as well said: ‘this is an unprecedented Wifi as offering more free tickets to wom- density compared to similar European en developers, designers and found- tech events. there was a disruption of ers, and organising the Women in approximately 25 minutes this morning associated with firewalls servictech event.

Metro Herald Career Doctor Jane ing the network. ‘this was resolved by the RDS Downes said the lack of women in the line-up is ‘disappointing’ and said technical team on site who are supthat it does not reflect the number of porting this world class event.’

However, Web Summit founder women students she sees on training paddy Cosgrave was not impressed. programmes.

Apologising to attendees, he said: one woman who did make it to the stage was actress and businesswoman ‘We have been working tirelessly beEva Longoria – who addressed the hind the scenes to get the Wifi working, it’s incredibly disappointing.’ issue of the lack of women in tech.

He added that he would like a ‘third She said she found while working on her Masters thesis that Latina party to run the Wifi at this event’ women in science, technology, engi- next year. neering and maths are ‘continually, even today, discouraged from going into these fields’.

She put it down to issues in education systems and said it needed to be changed.

Science foundation ireland and the Department of Jobs yesterday announced €1.7million in funding to ten female recipients in order to encourage more women to stay in science and tech career areas. Tech talk: Pat Kenny chats at the summit

Swift: I’ve shaken off Spotify Pirate Bay man held in Thailand Spotify has stopped streaming taylor Swift’s music at her request, setting up a business struggle between the leading provider of a new music distribution system and the industry’s most popular artist. the music streaming service said in a statement that Swift’s management told it to no longer make her songs available to its 40million users. Swift’s single So long, Spotify: Swift Shake it off was the most-played

song on Spotify last week. the decision means many fans will have only one option to hear her new album, 1989, and that is to buy it, which hundreds of thousands have already done.

Streaming and file sharing have sharply cut into music sales in the past couple of years. Many artists complain the fees Spotify pays to record labels and publishers, with a portion eventually funnelled to musicians, is too small.

Nabbed: Neij

A FOUNDER of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has been arrested under an Interpol warrant as he was crossing into Thailand from Laos. Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij was detained by Thai police in Nong Khai province, about 483km north east of Bangkok.

Neij and other co-founders were convicted of aiding copyright infringement by a court in Sweden in 2009. He fled

the country after being released on bail.

Officials said a US-based movie association had hired a Thai lawyer to search for Neij, and his photo had been given to Thai immigration police. He is being taken to Bangkok and is set to be returned to Sweden.

The movie and music industries have for years pursued legal action against sites such as The Pirate Bay.

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Primark sees ‘magnificent’ year as sales soar to €6bn BUDGET conscious fashionistas helped Primark to a ‘magnificent year’ that saw sales jump to almost €6.4billion.

The company was founded as Penneys in Ireland and is now owned

by Associated British Foods.

The retailer’s profits soared 29 per cent to €844million after it expanded its empire abroad.

In contrast, Marks & Spencer is expected to report another decline in sales while Next and SuperGroup were forced to issue profit warnings as the unseasonably warm weather put the brakes on purchases of coats and jumpers.

‘Primark’s trading success and significant expansion delivered another magnificent year,’ said the chain’s chief executive George Weston.

Associated British

by ROgER BAiRD Foods said the results followed strong clothing lines and a successful launch in France last December. Sales rose 16 per cent to €6.4billion after it opened new stores across Europe.

It has built an estate of 278 stores and has more than 10million sq ft of space in locations across the continent, including 164 shops in Britain and 38 in Ireland.

The chain also has plans to open stores in America.

Meanwhile, adjusted pre-tax profits at AB Foods – the conglomerate that owns Ryvita and Ovaltine – lifted 2 per cent to €1.4billion.

The results came as lower prices at its sugar division were offset by growth in its grocery, agriculture and ingredients units.

GO METRO! Your daily online companion to Metro Herald, GoMetro.ie, hasn’t been around too long, but we’re already making waves – with a nomination in the eircom Spiders for best news and entertainment website. Metro Herald digital editor Orna Cunningham said it was ‘a delight to be nominated’ and added: ‘There’s a wealth of talent on show at this year’s Spiders and we’re thrilled to be nominated. We’ve had a terrific response loyal readers.’ espons to the site so far and it’s all down to o our loy The winners will be revealed at a ceremony in the Convention Centre on November 20, and our spider senses are already tingling…

Forecast puts Ireland at top of Eurozone IRELAND’S economy will see the greatest growth in Europe this year and forecasts by the European Commission predict further improvement for 2015.

According to an EU autumn forecast, the recovery in Europe is still slow and dogged by poor confidence in many member states.

Despite widespread growth projected to be weak for the rest of 2014, Ireland will see an increased rate of 4.6 per cent.

The EU average is expected to 1.3 per cent, with 0.8 per cent across the Eurozone.

The report finds Ireland’s improvement helped by rises in business and consumer confidence. Retail sales are now on an upward trend and private consumption has turned positive for the first time since 2012 (+1.4 per cent).

EU chiefs do offer a health warning, however. The growth is being fuelled by ‘strong goods exports’, which may be temporary and fluctuate.

Meanwhile, latest Exchequer figures show tax returns this year are almost €1.1billion ahead of target.

METRO HERALD Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Emigration hits mothers the hardest THE EmigraTioN of our adult children during the recession has left mothers depressed, a new study has shown, but it hasn’t affected fathers.

The irish Longitudinal Study on ageing (Tilda), led by Trinity College Dublin, has shown the mental health of mothers suffered as a consequence of the emigration of their children. mothers whose children left felt greater depressive symptoms than those mothers whose children stayed, unsurprisingly. However, with the exception of those aged over 65, fathers did not suffer an equivalent decline in mental health following the emigration of their children.

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Half of irish rail trips are on Dart More train disruption RaIL journeys were slightly down last year, with some 123,500 train journeys across 660 services in Ireland. the figures, from the National transport authority’s Heavy Rail Census 2013, also showed almost one in every two train journeys was on the Dart service, and the greater Dublin area accounted for 83 per cent of all rail journeys. the census, released yesterday, records information on all passenger boardings and

alightings on a particular day and provides a snapshot of usage across the country on all services. ‘Heavy rail’ does not include the Luas.

For the second year running, the busiest train in the country was the 8am Dart service from Greystones to Malahide.

On the day of the survey, November 13 last year, 1,444 different people used that train at one point or another, which, thankfully for them, was an Dart: green machine eight-carriage Dart.

RAIL passengers experienced major delays for the second night in a row yesterday. thousands of Irish Rail users were affected by a ‘major signal fault’ along the Drogheda to Greystones line.

It comes after a similar defect in the same area caused travel disruption on monday.

All Dart and Northern Commuter services had to be shut down from 5.50pm yesterday evening but were restored soon after.

Burton throws plumber’s wrench into water-works

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a HUgELy-aNTiCiPaTED lawsuit is set to begin today over an Englishman’s claims that he was wrongly arrested over the murder of a French filmmaker in ireland.

Sophie Toscan du Plantier was beaten to death on a freezing night outside her holiday home in west Cork on December 23 1996. ian Bailey, 57, left, a former freelance journalist, was arrested twice over the 39-yearold’s murder, but never prosecuted. The killing remains unsolved. mr Bailey is suing for wrongful arrest. The High Court civil action could last six weeks.

Page 3 girl date advert is banned aN aD for The Sun newspaper’s Dream Team fantasy football competition has been banned for offering the prize of a date with a Page Three girl. an email sent to subscribers of the competition said those who recruited ten players would be entered into a draw for the date. it added: ‘We might even let you pick which one, so feel free to start your research now.’

The UK advertising Standards authority (aSa) received 1,036 complaints, many part of a campaign by SumofUs.org, claiming the offer of the date was sexist and objectified women and therefore offensive and socially irresponsible.

the incident caused knock-on delays to train schedules in the capital.

According to Irish Rail, a back-up system was put into operation and the delays were limited to 35minutes.

A spokesman for the transport provider said that he understood the ‘extreme annoyance’ of passengers.

He said a review of the second major delay in as many days is expected to follow soon.

Girls shade it at the races Racegoers goers in fancy dr dress enjoy joy thems themselves during ing the Melbour Melbourne Cup – the race that stops a nation – at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia Picture: ePA

CommENts by Joan Burton in the Dáil yesterday reignited the Irish Water controversy the Government was hoping had been dampened.

During a debate in the Dáil about the controversial levy, the Labour leader described imminent bills as modest and necessary to update the water network.

But ms Burton (pictured) said she thought water charges should be as low as €200 for a family of four adults, sparking a flurry of speculation. the social protection minister was accused by socialist Party tD Joe Higgins of forcing a family of four, including an 18- and 19-year-old, to pay just under €500 in charges. the Dublin West tD added a family of five would have to pay under €600.

In the heated exchange, mr Higgins said: ‘there is an absolute uprising of people out there that you don’t seem to recognise... Get real, abolish the water charges.’

A Government spokesperson told metro Herald €200 ‘is a net figure after the deduction of the water support measures that the Government will provide for each household’.

Illegal fuel plant raided We’re still a fast food nation Customs officials who smashed a multimillion-euro fuel laundering plant in the Republic have claimed many more are still operating in the North.

A man was arrested after the latest illegal fuel cleaning factory along the border was uncovered at Drumboat, Inniskeen, Co monaghan.

It is believed the operation had the potential to cost the taxpayer more than €10million every year.

Revenue officers, backed up by an elite armed Garda squad, moved onto the site

late on monday after a lengthy surveillance operation, sparked by a curious official who noticed suspicious activity in the area. the plant, in a commercial yard close to the border with south Armagh, has the capacity to launder dyes out of about 20millionl of oil every year. the dyes are used to differentiate fuels sold at lower taxes.

Around 20 officials involved in the swoop seized 50,000l of laundered fuel, three oil tankers and two stationary tanks.

Put away your Michelin stars, Ireland loves takeaways. a new study shows when it comes to eating out the Irish really do want fries with that as takeaways continue to dominate the country’s €6billion restaurant industry.

Less than 11 per cent of what we spend on food goes towards full service restaurants. By contrast, almost 40 per cent, €2.38billion, of the food budget gets spent on ‘quick service’. the research was carried out

by Bord Bia, which said much of the current spending had Grub: cheap n cheerful come after a period of sharp

decline during the recession. and while the Irish Food Board lamented the decline of the Irish pubs sector, the figures show it still accounts for more than €1.5billion in food spending.

Fast food restaurants have become the fast growing food sector, mainly due to the use of mobile technology.

Food theatre was also of growing importance, while eating in workplace canteens increased to 5 per cent.

Meanwhile, coffee shops accounted for about 4.5 per cent of the country’s annual food spending.

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The two other teachers on teenage killer’s death list Plot: Pregnant Sinead Miley, whom Cornick spoke of stabbing in the stomach

Target: Head of year Andrew Kellett

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by DOMINIC YEATMAN TWO teachers – one of them pregnant – whose names were also on a hit list drawn up by UK killer schoolboy Will Cornick were revealed yesterday.

The teenager planned to stab languages teacher Sinead Miley and her unborn child, as well as head of year Andrew Kellett, it emerged.

The 16-year-old, who on Monday was sentenced to 20 years for murdering his Spanish tutor Ann Maguire in front of horrified classmates, told doctors about the plot after his arrest.

In an interview, he said: ‘I said I was going to do other stuff but I never got the chance – other murders. It was a triple homicide.’

Cornick, who was 15 at the time of the murder, repeatedly voiced his hatred for Mrs Maguire and talked about stabbing Ms Miley in the stomach ‘so as to harm her unborn child’.

He showed knives – including the 9in murder weapon – to friends at Corpus Christi Catholic College, in Leeds, on the day of the attack in April.

But police insisted his rampage could not have been predicted.

Chief Supt Paul Money said: ‘No person acting in authority could have reasonably foreseen the events.’

A council spokesman described the murder as an ‘isolated and unprecedented incident’.

However, the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board yesterday launched an inquiry into whether warning signs were missed.

Chairwoman Jane Held said: ‘We have already agreed to work with the school to look into the circumstances surrounding the incident and help with the learning for all agencies involved.’

Jailed: Will Cornick

Takeaway boss’s anger at JustEat.ie THe Former owner of the o’Brien’s sandwich chain has hit out at Justeat.ie after the restaurant delivery company bought a rival and more than doubled its commission.

Brody sweeney, who now runs the Camile Thai Kitchen franchise, has urged Justeat to reverse its commission rates after it bought out rival, eat City.

The UK multinational announced it was closing the eat City website yesterday, and has since initiated a rise in the old eat City commission from 5 per cent to 12 per cent.

‘We cannot sustain a unilateral price increase like this. This will cost Irish jobs and put many Irish businesses like ours at risk of closure,’ said mr sweeney.

A spokeswoman for Just eat said the higher rate of commission reflected more investment in the brand. she highlighted that companies who sign up to the website ‘typically see a 20 per cent increase in sales within the first few weeks’.

t-shirts ‘not made in a sweatshop’

Stabbed: Ann Maguire

Cornick’s 20-year sentence ‘too tough’

Murderer: William Cornick

THE head of a youth justice charity has claimed William Cornick’s 20-year sentence was too harsh.

Penelope Gibbs, of the Standing Committee for Youth Justice, insisted the tariff was out of line with European standards.

‘How many years do we need for punishment?’ she asked.

‘We have given him a sentence

which is more than his own lifetime.’

But Ann Oakes-Odger of KnifeCrimes.org said: ‘We’re talking about a youth who’s shown particular cruelty and a complete lack of remorse.’

Rose Dixon, of Support After Murder and Manslaughter added: ‘This young man said he “couldn’t give a s***” about the impact on her family.’

A WomeN’s group has strongly denied claims that T-shirts sold as part of a pro-feminist campaign were made in a sweatshop.

The Fawcett society said that evidence it had seen ‘categorically refutes’ the assertion that the ‘This is what a feminist looks like’ T-shirts produced by Whistles were made under sweatshop conditions in mauritius.

The group faced claims that women were paid €.80c an hour to make the T-shirts, which were worn by British Deputy Prime minister Nick Clegg and Labour leader ed miliband at an event last week.

The clothes were designed and produced by high street chain Whistles, in collaboration with elle magazine.

Women ‘likely to make false sexual abuse claims against Savile’ SOME women are likely to make fraudulent claims about being sexually abused by television personality Jimmy Savile, UK appeal judges have been told.

Trustees of a charity which is the major beneficiary of Savile’s estate yesterday told the UK Court of Appeal that compensation claims had to be scrutinised.

And they said they had concerns

about a compensation scheme agreed between the executor of Savile’s estate – the NatWest bank – and lawyers representing alleged victims.

Earlier this year, a High Court judge approved the compensation scheme set up for victims of Savile, who died in October 2011 aged 84, despite objections from the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust.

Predator: Savile abused women and children over 40 years picture: pa

Mr Justice Sales sanctioned the scheme following a High Court hearing in London in February. He also refused to order the NatWest bank to be replaced as executor.

The Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust wants the Court of Appeal to overturn Mr Justice Sales’ decisions.

Three appeal judges yesterday began to analyse legal argument at

a hearing in London. The hearing is expected to end today.

The judge said Savile, who worked at the BBC, had been accused of being a ‘serial child abuser and sex offender’ – and was alleged to have abused people in hospitals.

Lawyers said the number of people intending to make claims has now risen to more than 160.

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LITTLE RIX-UP... AND TROLL LOT OF GRIEF

Pop couple: Jake and Jesy

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RiXtON’S Jake Roche is on a mission to make it up to girlfriend Jesy Nelson after he unwittingly caused her to be trolled by 1D fans. the 22-year-old exposed the Little Mix star to Directioners’ wrath when he reportedly said she disliked boybands.

But he explained: ‘i said Jesy doesn’t like bands but watches our shows and likes our music – but they put “boybands!” People were trolling saying “she doesn’t like One Direction”.’

Drummer Lewi Morgan has also issued a denial, after claims he had to date on tinder as women hated his a pierced penis. He said he had be to d use girlfriend, adding: ‘i on tinder but it was just a laugh.’ Rixton’s single Wait On Me is out on November 16.

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OUGIE POYNTER isn’t just dating Ellie Goulding – he is also in a relationship with Blink-182 frontman Mark Hoppus, say his McBusted bandmates.

‘Dougie is dating him. The whole Ellie thing is his beard,’ Harry Judd, joked, as McBusted yesterday announced they will kick-off a UK arena tour in March.

The pop-punk band worked with Hoppus on their new album – out next month – and say that collaboration is all down to 26-year-old Poynter.

‘I became friends with Mark and after a few man dates he said, “If you guys ever need help with anything, let me know”. So, I emailed him to work with us,’ Dougie told Guilty Pleasures.

He admits working with Hop-

thanks, pal: Dougie Poynter convinced

Jolie: Being wed to Brad t nice feels different bueren t’ now she and

aNGELiNa JOLiE says she feels ‘diff Brad Pitt have tied the knot.

CHRiS she Spilling more details about her big day, EvaNS won’t cake a e mad Pax son said her ten-year-old let teenage heartache ruin while their other five children made his love life. ‘i was dumped at pillows for their wedding rings. my senior high school prom. i She and her 50-year-old husband was 18 and in love. We danced all to live up to a promise night, then she got back together also have e to their kids ‘to always mad they with her ex,’ the Captain america if they fight. actor, 33, recalled. Now he’s ready to say sorry’ to be husband and nice s feel ‘it ‘take the next step’ he told told vanity Fair.

Jolie ,’ wife Cosmopolitan magazine.

On the road: McBusted will tour the UK in March Picture: Pa play our own instruments’.

But now? ‘Working with Mark is the only recognition we need,’ he said.

Tickets for the McBusted 2015 tour go on sale on Friday, via mcbusted.com and livenation.co.uk.

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pus on new tracks Sensitive Guy and Hate Your Guts left him star struck. ‘He is the reason I started playing bass guitar in the first place,’ he added.

And working with the US rock star has given McBusted ‘credibility’ snobby music magazine’s could never offer them, said bandmate Danny Jones, 28. He said the band used to get fed up with telling critics ‘we really do

Rita ORa got dow n tossed her hair in ec on her knees and stasy as she flicked the switch at a shop pi the Christmas light ng centre to turn on s. the 23-year-old go t at Westfield shoppi into the festive spirit ng centre, west Lond where she sang be fore making the pl on, ace light up. the i Will Never Le gushed on her insta t You Down singer gr you Westfield for gi am account: ‘thank ving me the honour turning on the Chris of tm and letting me perfo as lights this year! rm!’

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jESSiE j’S hunt for a r boyfriend is over –afte is e sh rld wo she told the ke Lu r pe rap US g datin james.

The Bang Bang singer, 26, posted a pic with the 30-year-old on instagram to announce she is off the market.

‘My man. My crush,’ the Essex girl wrote online alongside her picture.

Her american boy returned the favour by posting a picture of him with jessie with the caption: ‘a new feel’.

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EVA GREEN sips from the devil’s cup as the face of Campari. The former Bond babe, 34, sizzles in a scarlet dress while posing against a wheel of time for the drink brand’s 2015 calendar Mythology Mixology.

However, the 9,999 copies will not go on sale.

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Nicki breaks cars as well as hearts

Sharon: I take pills for blues

Bale pulls plug on Apple role

Safaree Samuels’ Mercedes-Benz. The 31-year-old took revenge on the rapper before washing her hair of him, says TMZ.

popping pills in secret for 16 years. ‘Some days you feel like you just want to... not do a damn thing – except rot,’ said Sharon, 62.

Steve jobs in a movie biopic. The star, 40, quit after deciding he was ‘not right’ for the role, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Nicki MiNaj DEPRESSION cHRiSTiaN BaLE ★ ★ ★ allegedly took a sufferer Sharon has pulled out baseball bat to lover Osbourne has been of playing apple boss

Jaymi won’t be rushed up the aisle with Olly UNiON j star jaymi Hensley says he hasn’t named the date he’ll marry Olly Marmon because the couple ‘want it done properly’.

The 24-year-old, who popped the question last October, told Guilty Pleasures: ‘We’ve put the wedding plans on hold a bit so we can really

enjoy the great things that are happening to us and not get too stressed.

‘We’re constantly thinking and planning ideas.’

Union j’s next single You Got it all is released on November 30 ahead of their album on December 8.

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time to get on board because my daughter was 19 months old when they asked and it was five or six months of shooting, so it was not easy for me. But then i was convinced because the focus of the story was so much on the characters, not just on what happened.

It’s the story of a young child who goes missing and how his father searches for him.

Did having a young child influence your decision? in a

way. As a father, i could relate to what Tony, the father in the story, is going through. But you don’t have to be a father to feel that pain.

Is it a thriller or more a human drama? What’s really

way, Julien is obsessed like Tony.

And he’s angry, too.

Did it cause any problems having to switch between English and French? in terms of

RED IT HERE FIRST: Marion Bienert caught autumn redhanded in the act of being beautiful in this lovely shot taken recently in Wicklow’s Mount Usher Gardens

You speak excellent English – but with a distinct French accent. Is that an issue when getting parts? i’ve been working

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the drama, we spoke the same language, all with different accents.

We had a lot of Flemish people on the set too, because we shot with a Belgian team.

a lot on films in the Us and i know i’ll never be cast as an English or American character because i have my accent. i’ll always be the ‘French guy in hollywood’, and i’m cool with that.

gripping is that we are following these three characters – the something liberating about father, the mother and it. i can act in spanish i’m the detective – and Turkish as well as and we try to French or English I’ll never be an understand the but it’s not difficult way what has English or American when you have an happened ear. it’s character. I’ll always affects them understanding differently. it’s be the ‘French guy in who you are going very different for Hollywood’, and I’m to play – then the everyone. language is just a cool with that tool: when you think There have right, you act right.

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it has echoes, of course – something like that is a horrible thing. The Missing is really about the humanity of everyone. it’s about how a couple get so involved and what happens when the father just can’t let go. his obstinacy just won’t allow him to let go.

How does your character fit into the jigsaw? it’s one last

case for him and he needs to close it. he realises that when Tony [James Nesbitt] calls him, even though it’s been eight years since the boy disappeared. he can see that the world is against Tony and he recognises that.

So he’s not your typical onedimensional detective, then?

he’s a beekeeper and the script uses that as a metaphor for how he feels.

All the bees buzzing around the hive but what is their purpose?

There’s a sense of life rolling on, from spring to summer to autumn to winter and back to spring, the symbolism of how much we can and can’t control things. in his own

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How difficult is it to act in a language that’s not your mother tongue? There’s

inevitably been comparisons with the story of Madeleine McCann.

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Tchéky karyo, 61, found fame in Luc Besson’s movie Nikita. He can act in four languages but is sticking with English and a spot of French in BBC1’s The Missing

Did it take much to persuade you to play Julien Baptiste in The Missing? it took me a certain

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How important is music to you? i’ve been using music for

many things all my life. What i love about music is that when we play or listen to music, we allow ourselves to lose time. That’s a luxury, to lose time, it’s like the ‘lost spaces’ in architecture, we need those different, dark sides to life.

One of your projects is putting a poem by Zéno Bianu to the music of Jimi Hendrix.

This came about when i was recording my second album, Credo, which was released last year. Of course, hendrix is a great musician because he’s so free, he seeks out places that not many musicians can.

Is he the greatest guitarist of all time? i worry about the idea of

arguing or debating about ‘who’s the greatest’. That’s not what music is about for me. But, of course, he’s one of the finest guitarists but you could put Robert Johnson or Charlie Christian or many others on that spot. keith Watson

The Missing airs on Tuesdays on BBC1 at 9pm

‘Let someone else pay’ culture is alive

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his country has been bankrupt as a consequence of the ‘let someone else pay’ attitude that prevailed during the boom.

Among the consequences of that bankruptcy is the introduction of water charges. The other reasons for the introduction of water charges are the maintenance of the infrastructure and the worldwide issue of the conservation of a vital resource. Yet negative coverage of the water charges issue dominates the irish media day after day.

This is the media whose commentators said nothing when the country was being bankrupted during a decade of reckless decisions.

Many of the people in power during the boom are all over the place now pontificating loudly about the evils of water charges. The fact that

these people are now unchallenged on the water charges issue is a gross media failure. instead of promoting outrage at the introduction of water charges, the media should be warning all of us paying for these mistakes to beware – the ‘let someone else pay’ attitude that bankrupted us has not gone away, you know... A Leavy ■ i can’t believe the WiFi went down at the Web summit. Last year it was a water outage and now this. if i had put all that work into getting the event together or paid my money, i would not be happy.

We irish really couldn’t organise a p***-up in a brewery. Rant over.

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■ What celebrity will turn on the Grafton street lights, i wonder? i

good on ya

think they should get Bertie to do the honours. haven’t heard from him in some time...

Ciaran ■ Would it not make more sense – not to mention a comfortable commute for their paying public – if they used the full eight-carriage Darts during peak rush hours instead of four-carriage Darts? i often see a full eight-carriage on sundays when it is not needed.

When the trains are late, it’s generally due to leaves on the track – why don’t they use the abundance of staff that regularly congregates at the ticket barriers to keep the lines clear?

Last but not least, why are they allowed to increase fares when they do not provide a reasonable service to customers?

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● Big thanks to the lady who stopped to give me directions earlier on Grafton Street. Yes, I was lost. Did I look it?

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● Dear college coffee guy. Can I put you on my Christmas wish list? Hope I meet you under the mistletoe soon...

Santa’s Swooning Helper

● The Metro Herald vendor on Westmoreland St deserves a big shout out for always greeting people with a happy smile and a ‘good morning’ at ungodly hours, helping the blind and being out in all weathers. It doesn’t go unnoticed – thank you, Metroman!

● Oh Gráinne, is cailín álainn tú! Lá breithe shona duit. Ghlaoigh orm b’fheidir? GaelGoer

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Virgin crash probe ‘could take a year’

AMERicA: An investigation into the cause of the Virgin Galactic disaster could take at least a year, safety officials said. Part of the inquiry will focus on the actions of the two pilots before Richard Branson’s spacecraft crashed in California’s Mojave Desert on Friday.

Investigators are waiting to talk to surviving pilot Peter Siebold, 43.

Rebel chief sworn in as poll row continues

UkRAinE: Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko was yesterday officially sworn in as prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. The former electrician, 38, was inaugurated in a heavily guarded theatre after an election widely condemned by the West as a major threat to the ceasefire.

MEXicO: Prince Charles struggles to keep his balance on a punt as he visits a ‘chinampas’ or floating farm outside Mexico City. He and Camilla are on a four-day tour of the Latin American country PICTURE: REX

Ruling party leader Simon breaks his reinstated after riots silence for a book

zAMbiA: Acting president Guy Scott reinstated presidential frontrunner Edgar Lungu as leader of the ruling party yesterday to appease rioters. The sacking of Mr Lungu lead to machete-wielding protesters rioting in Lusaka on Monday. His dismissal triggered speculation that Mr Scott - of Scottish descent - may be making a play for the presidency.

AMERicA: After decades of telling his story through music, Paul Simon is ready to rely on words alone. The 73-year-old Sound of Silence writer has agreed to work with music critic Robert Hilburn, 75, on his biography. He says the book will be a portrayal of an artist’s life, from ‘rejection to self-doubt to writer’s block’.

and finally...

cROATiA: Forget something borrowed – a bride will be wearing something stolen from a bridal shop in Sesvete. The woman ran from the changing rooms in her underwear to join friends who grabbed dresses and jumped into a car.

Republicans ‘set to take Senate’ in US mid-terms

REPUBLICANS are set to make major gains and possibly recapture the US Senate after voting began in the mid-term elections.

The party needs only six seats to control the 100-member chamber for the first time since 2006.

Democrats are struggling with President Barack Obama’s approval rating at a low of around 40 per cent and an economy that is not growing enough to help many middle class Americans.

Millions of people cast their votes to elect 36 senators, 36 governors and all 435 members of the House of Representatives.

Seizing the Senate would give Republicans control of both chambers of Congress, constituting the most dramatic political shift

2014 ★★★★★★★★★★★ since Obama entered the White House in early 2009. The outcome would complicate his last two years in office and make it more difficult for him to govern.

The White House tried to play down the prospect of changes in strategy after the election.

Spokesman Josh Earnest said: ‘It would not be wise to draw as broad a conclusion about the outcome of this election as you would about a national presidential election simply by virtue of the map.’

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Sex killer must be executed, demands father of prostitute

by HARRiET cOOkE THE parEnTs of an Indonesian prostitute whose corpse was found ‘almost decapitated’ in a British banker’s flat are calling for her killer to be executed. sumarti ningsih’s butchered and decomposing remains were discovered in a suitcase on rurik Jutting’s balcony in Hong Kong on saturday. she had left her five-year-old son Muhammad in Indonesia while she earned money in the city.

Her father, ahmad Kaliman, told BBC Indonesia he would be ‘very disappointed’ if his daughter’s killer was not given the maximum penalty.

He said the family had only learned of her death when Jutting appeared in court. ‘I received a call from Hong Kong in the afternoon,’ he said yesterday.

‘They told me to remain calm.

There is nothing that can be done, it is destiny. I was told she was killed, mutilated and packaged into a suitcase. What can you do? This is fate.’ Hong Kong abolished capital punishment in 1993 when it was a British colony.

Mr Kaliman, from the town of Cilacap in Java, said sumarti, 25, was on her third trip to the city and had planned to return home last sunday. she was killed on October 27, six days before her body was found.

Fellow sex worker Jesse Lorena, 32, was found with her throat slashed in a ‘sea of blood’ inside Jutting’s 31st floor flat.

Jutting, 29, has been charged with murder and remains in custody.

Butchered: Sumarti Ningsih was due to return home to Indonesia PICTURE: AFP Suspect: Rurik Jutting is driven to court, right

Man jailed for insulting king a THaI court has sentenced a university student to two-and-ahalf years in prison for posting a message on Facebook that the court found insulted the country’s king. a Criminal Court judge found 24-yearold akkaradet Eiamsuwan guilty of violating Thailand’s lese majeste law, which punishes anyone who defames, insults or threatens the monarchy.

The ruling said akkaradet used an alias

to post the message about King Bhumibol adulyadej on Facebook in March.

The court said it reduced the original sentence of five years because the defendant confessed to the offence.

He was arrested in Bangkok in June and has been in jail since then.

Thailand’s lese majeste law is said to be the world’s harshest, carrying a jail term of three to 15 years.

Anger: Mr Kaliman on Tuesday, left LIVES REMEMBERED at SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL DUBLIN

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1. Grayson Perry: Who Are You?

C4, 10pm This wonderfully insightful and good-natured series comes to a close with Grayson making artworks to interpret the identities of three different ‘tribes’: contestants in Miss Plus Size International, a group of defiantly self-empowered deaf people and, most arrestingly, five Ulster Loyalists. We’re going to miss that filthy laugh almost as much as the sharp brain and natural way with his subjects.

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3 2 Twelfth Night Mark Rylance headlines an all-male cast in this highly acclaimed performance

The Apprentice Alan Sugar sends his aspiring wannabes off to run coach tours

Grayson Perry: Who Are You? The last in the series sees Grayson making artworks

2. Twelfth Night

Sky Arts 2, 8pm Mark Rylance, Stephen Fry and the late Roger Lloyd-Pack headline the all-male cast of this highly acclaimed performance of Shakespeare’s raucous comedy of mistaken identity, performed at London’s Globe Theatre in 2012. Rylance is soon to be seen as Thomas Cromwell in BBC1’s Wolf Hall adaptation, but this is his natural environment and he duly excels.

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3. The Apprentice

BBC1, 9pm Remember the London tourist bus challenge of 2010? After last week’s triple firing, it’s unlikely that this year’s crop will get away with any Baggs-ian antics as Alan Sugar asks them to set up, sell and then run coach tours. Which doesn’t stop them trying, of course: gruesome packed lunches and choruses of ‘One Man Went To Mow’ send Nick and Karren spiralling into despair. Again.

4. Film 2014

BBC1, 11.35pm The owner of the hardest-working fringe in show business swaps Tess Daly for Danny Leigh as Claudia Winkleman ponders the big autumn cinema releases. Expect Chris Nolan’s sci-fi epic, Interstellar, to come under scrutiny in the first of a new run for the BBC’s film-crit warhorse.

5. The Passing Bells

BBC1, 7pm The five-part drama about life in the trenches for two young soldiers, one German and one English, reaches 1916 and the Battle of the Somme.

The evocation of the ensuing slaughter is subtly, unforgettably

The Passing Bells Irish actor Paddy Gibson is brilliant as tough soldier

4 Film 2014 Claudia Winkleman and Danny Leigh ponder the big autumn releases

YOUR GUiDE TO THiS EvENiNG’S ESSENTiAL viEWiNG rendered, with Jack Lowden and Irish actor Paddy Gibson once again brilliant as the now battle-hardened soldiers on opposing sides.

6. Dialanna Ón gCogadh Mor TG4, 9.30pm

The First World War commemorations have provided a much-needed window in which humanity can revise the atrocities a century later. This intriguing series doesn’t pull its punches, telling the story of the war through the diaries of politicians and soldiers alike, among them John Kettle and Thomas Redmond. More hard-hitting and vital documentary making from TG4.

7. Rachel Allen: All Things Sweet RTÉ1, 8.30pm

The Comely Countess of Cuisine is fast becoming everyone’s go-to girl for devil-may-care culinary heaven every week on the State broadcaster.

Tonight, she gets her sweet tooth around rose water marshmallows, sesame and honey halva and Ballymaloe’s famous fudge.

8. Secrets Of The Universe

BBC4, 9pm Einstein and Hawking, you’ve probably heard of. But this accessible, illuminating documentary also investigates the breakthroughs made by Paul Dirac (subatomic

particles) and Fred Hoyle (stellar nucleosynthesis, of course), and reveals plenty of entertaining argybargy in the scientific community: it makes The Apprentice look like The Waltons.

9. What Do Artists Do All Day?

BBC4, 10pm There’s surprisingly little to shock in this concise profile of Jake and Dinos Chapman, a pair of UK artists who are best known for their provocative, headline-grabbing explorations of sex, death and disfigurement (with the odd Swastika thrown in for bad measure). But it’s an enlightening examination of two artists in middle

age as they work on their ‘hellscape’ installations.

10. Today’s Film: Away From Her BBC1, 12.05am

One of the hottest properties in American indie cinema for the past number of years, award-winning Canadian writer-director (and sometimes actress) Sarah Polley made her debut with this deeply moving 2006 meditation on Alzheimer’s, featuring a magnificent, Oscar-nominated performance from Julie Christie as a sufferer whose arrival at a care home drives a wedge between her and her devoted husband (played by Gordon Pinsent).

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Rock Sorcery

The legendary Jimmy Page P16

Out of Dublin

Director Donal Foreman P15

Stellar ascent

The Jessica Chastain interview P14

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She’s got a fashion executive on her arm and a career that’s set to go stratospheric. Anna Smith meets Interstellar’s Jessica Chastain to talk public recognition, feminism and who’s good at dancing

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t’s one of my favourite films I’ve done. I think it’s so important and challenging.’ Jessica Chastain is talking about Interstellar, Christopher nolan’s ambitious sci-fi, in which she stars alongside Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine.

‘It’s pretty special. I knew when I read the script that Chris was going to elevate the material in a visual way that I don’t know any other director could do.’ the 37-year-old actress plays Murph, the grown-up daughter of space explorer Cooper (McConaughey), who goes on a mission to save an ailing earth.

‘You know the part originally was written for a man?’ she confides with some pleasure. ‘Which is why the character’s name is Murph.

Chris decided to make it about a

father and daughter, which is very rare. she’s intelligent but she can also be emotional. It’s not like: “oh she’s smart so she’ss cold.” cold. she’s actually everything.’ rything.’

Chastain is a pretty good all-rounder herself. After her breakout role opposite Brad Pitt in the tree of Life, I love him. He she’s been a sweet improvises a lot. suburban blonde in the Help, a dancerIt’s great because turned-waitress in sometimes I can take Lawless and a CIA agent in Zero Dark things a little seriously thirty, for which she as an actor was oscar nominated.

In person, she’ss a friendly, intelligent conversationalist. rsationalist.

Like many smart interviewees, she’ll break the ice by admiring something you’re wearing, and sit in a casual, informal fashion that lik you’re helps you feel like talking to a friend. she’s she’ also prone to bursts b of happy laughter, not least when laughter discussing James McAvoy, McA her co-star in the upcoming romantic drama the Disappearance of eleanor Rigby.

Rigby ‘the gorgeous James there was always a sense of play McAvoy, whom I love – he McA and fun. there’s a scene where he improvises a lot,’ she says. impro is helping my character put her bra ‘It’s great because ‘It’ back on and he just started sometimes I can take tak things improvising that he was a little seriously as an actor. actor programmed to take bras off, not With Casey Affleck in sci-fi Interstellar put them back on. I laughed and said: “You’re so stupid” and that’s used in the film. We trusted each Beau: With other and had a good time.’ boyfriend Having once dated eleanor Gian Luca Rigby’s writer-director ned Passi De Benson, California-born Chastain is Preposulo now in a relationship with Italian fashion executive Gian Luca Passi De Preposulo. ‘I don’t date actors,’ she says. ‘I know that just opens up a whole new situation I don’t want to In Oscar-baiting form in deal with.’

Zero Dark Thirty (2012) the actress noticed a marked increase in people recognising her just this year. ‘everything was fine,’ she says. ‘then I shot a film in toronto for about four months, came back in April and it was like… what’s happening? I hadn’t been in a movie in a long time and someone said: “oh yeah, I just saw Zero With Octavia Spencer Dark thirty on HBo.” that is it! in The Help (2011) that’s what’s going on.’

Chastain had better get used to

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it: there are more oscar mutterings about the upcoming 1980s-set drama A Most Violent Year.

‘I play the wife of oscar Isaac,’ she says. ‘she believes he is her king but sometimes you wonder if she should be the king.’

And of course, Interstellar is bound to increase her visibility.

‘It’s a heavy film,’ she says, ‘but how wonderful that it’s an optimistic film and it’s a hopeful film. I believe it will stand the test of time.’

As, you sense, will the versatile Jessica Chastain.

Interstellar is in cinemas on Friday

JESSICA CHASTAIN ON FEMINISM ‘I love that so many people are admitting they’re a feminist. Before, it felt like it was a controversial thing to say. After I saw Emma Watson’s (right) speech about it at the UN, I changed my Twitter bio to include feminist.

It means you believe in equal opportunity for all.

‘Even if you look at the Best Picture films everyone’s talking about, there’s not a female protagonist. Yes, there’s incredible performances in the

Best Actress race but all the stories are about men. So I think we need a bit of a change and of course I think the more we talk about it we can’t help but create it.

‘Sometimes, even if there’s a movie about a woman, I’ve noticed it’s sent to me after they know who the male actor is because they do that male actor’s deal first.

‘Also, I’m very vocal about wanting to do movies with other actresses. We should be able to talk to each other in a movie.’

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Director remembers Dublin in the rare young times in debut Donal Foreman’s debut feature, Out Of Here, a study of a young man eking out an existence in recessionary Dublin, has been receiving glowing reviews. And Metro Herald’s Luke Holohan had a small part in making it happen...

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or me, out of Here ends just how it started: with a chat to its director Donal Foreman. I first met Donal in a café in the city centre two years ago.

Him, a burgeoning director already forging a strong reputation in the industry. myself, a recent graduate, floating aimlessly on the current of post-college life. our meeting concerned his proposed debut feature, a study of Dublin youth culture, in which I would end up landing a small role.

With the film going on limited release from Friday, it feels like a good time to revisit old ground with the man who made it happen. ‘out of Here follows Ciaran (Fionn Walton), a Dubliner in his early 20s, reluctantly returning home after a year of travelling. He struggles to reconnect to the place, and along the way leads us through the varied social, urban and natural spaces of the city. It gives us an insight into what Dublin has to offer today for Irish youth,’ Foreman explains.

Ireland’s ‘first mumblecore’ and ‘the next once’ are just two of the epithets that have been bandied about to describe out of Here, with the film going on to meet great acclaim at the Galway and Jameson film festivals. I’ve since left acting to the more gifted, such as key cast members: Fionn Walton (What richard Did), Annabell rickerby (Get Up And Go), Aoife Duffin (moone Boy) and emma eliza regan (Love eternal).

However, I’m chuffed to have been involved in a contemporary story that’s likely to chime with many a returning emigrant as well as those adrift in noughties Ireland. ‘The film is really about what it feels like to be in Dublin now and at this age [Foreman is 29]. Growing up, I never saw a single Irish film that touched my experience of the city, so I was conscious of trying to counteract that.’

Crowdfunded and shot on a micro-budget

City dreamers: (L-r) Fionn Walton and Dean Kavanagh in a scene from Donal Foreman’s acclaimed feature debut, Out Of Here

‘I have an issue with films that create problems for characters that are then solved by the end’ with backing from Stalker Films, the project could so easily have wilted. money was tight and actor schedules had to be juggled, so it’s testament to Foreman’s sheer enthusiasm that it didn’t. ‘The biggest challenge was working with such limited time and resources,’ he concurs. But a healthy flexibility allowed him to ‘roll with the punches’.

Talent cherrypicked from the Actors Studio on Bow Street as well as from open casting made for an intriguing ensemble of characters.

In fact, actor Jer o’Leary – who makes a wonderful cameo as a hard-up city dweller – was

All set: Hollywood’s loss is our gain as Luke Holohan (above) decided to trade acting for journalism

actually a former neighbour of the young director. ‘Basically I had “casting goggles” on everywhere I went, whether I was at a party or popping out somewhere. I was very keen on giving a sense of Dublin’s youth culture, so it was important to involve people who are part of that,’ he says.

During the shoot, I remember a lot of laughs and even more ad-libbing. ‘I like the idea of filmmaking being a process where you are constantly reworking things, being open to ideas as you go along, rather than the approach where you write the script, do a storyboard and then go through the motions’.

But did having people like myself go off on ridiculous improvised tangents grate at all? ‘I think those difficulties are part of the fun of it,’ he says diplomatically. ‘I’d much rather an actor go off on a tangent and be “good” than to stick to the lines perfectly but fall flat in terms of performance.’

Far from relying on pat plot devices or spoonfeeding the viewer, Foreman took a less-ismore tack. ‘I have an issue with films that create problems for their characters that are then perfectly solved by the end. That doesn’t ring true... usually in life when one problem is solved, other questions are raised that need to be dealt with.’ But it doesn’t mean you leave the audience stranded, and he believes it’s interesting to hear the audience’s varied experiences.

As the son of late documentary-maker Arthur macCaig (A Song For Ireland/The Patriot

Director: Donal Foreman

Game), Foreman’s directorial path might appear predestined but this wasn’t quite the case.

‘There was no conscious connection to my father’s filmmaking. It just emerged naturally with friends. Someone’s dad had a VHS video camera and we started messing around with it.

Before long, we were obsessed,’ he says.

Still, if his father’s work wasn’t an influence when Foreman started out, he has certainly learned to reassess. ‘The Irish Film Board has given development funding for a script I’m writing about two Irish brothers in New York,’ he tells me. ‘I’ve also been developing a documentary idea about my father’s films at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris.’

The baton has clearly been passed from one generation to the next.

Out Of Here opens in the IFI on Friday. ifi.ie

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Guitar hero: Jimmy Page remains an inspiration to fans Inset below: On stage in his famous dragon suit in 1975

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Jimmy Page is revered by rock fans for his unique style and sound. He tells Chris Cowley about his remastering of Led Zeppelin’s back catalogue

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RY AS hard as I can, I just cannot get an image of Jimmy Page out of my head. No, it’s not the iconic shot of him holding up his doubleneck Gibson guitar on stage at London’s Earls Court in 1975. It’s him singing the Bond theme to Goldfinger in the shower.

The guitar impresario is laughing as he jokingly answers a question at a playback session of remastered albums Led Zeppelin IV and Houses Of The Holy at Olympic Studios in south London.

But while his shower-singing confession may not be strictly true, it is not widely known – unless you are a fan – that Page played on the Shirley Bassey track back in 1964 when he was a session musician.

And in the 50 years since then, it is

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I am careful about my diet. I haven’t been drinking for getting towards 14 years, so that was a wise decision.

clear the Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer has never lost his passion for his craft – an enthusiasm that is evident as he ‘air drums’ along to Misty Mountain Hop in his cinema seat.

Now, at the age of 70, the sonic sorcerer still has ambitions. Ever the astute businessman, he knows there is still a market for his music and his sound.

Not only that, he is thinking about going on the road again towards the end of next year but only after he has released the remastered versions of all the Led Zeppelin albums – a project that has been two years in the making.

So why has he done this? From the quieter surroundings of Sarm

Studios in London’s Notting Hill, where parts of the band’s fourth album were put together back in 1971, a relaxed Page tells me: ‘I wanted to provide a portal into the recording world of Led Zeppelin.

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I am really looking forward to playing live again and bringing a few surprises to the party. I know how I want to present myself. I am going to work and craft this thing and there will be a number of favourites in it too. That’s what it ought to be.

‘I would hear downloads and it started to sound as though everything had been remixed, changing the whole perspectives of the originals.

‘It all got sort of flattened in this little wedge and was missing so much of the detail.

‘Twenty-something years ago, the analogue was revisited to tie in with the CD market. But now it’s for every market. There are highresolution files for whatever might come further down the line.’

The remastered albums are being packaged in different formats ranging from single CDs and vinyl LPs right up to the impressive superdeluxe boxed sets, which are not cheap at over €100 but have everything, including a book of memorabilia as well as the companion discs of, as Page puts it, outtakes.

‘I knew the Zeppelin fans were just going to love all this. And it also becomes a historical document because of the fact all this is authorised information, not bootleg – so I beat the bootleggers on this too,’ he reveals.

‘There wouldn’t have been anything like this if I hadn’t been around. It would not have been done in quite the same way – there would have been

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I’ve been quite diligent about keeping them, I’ve even got an outfit from the days when I was a studio musician. I’ve got quite a hoard. But I can’t fit in them! I probably would get things made up [for playing live again]. Why not? It’s not like the last hurrah but it’s not far off it (he laughs). I’d give it my best shot in every respect. just a few bonus tracks. Nobody would have known what it was and where to look, so I’ve been really pleased that I have been able to do that and been able to present that to the fans. You can feel how good we were.’

Yes, Led Zeppelin are arguably one of the finest rock bands of all time with a huge following all over the world. And while Page is thrilled with, and should take all the credit for, the outcome of the remasterings, he is quick to praise his fellow bandmates as ‘four serious superstars that can all play as a band – that’s the magic’.

So what is different about versions of the tracks on the companion discs? ‘The Whole Lotta Love version without the overdubs is just gripping. The whole essence of it is like some sort of voodoo ritual,

A HiGHLiGHT OF His cAREER?

Doing the Olympics (Beijing 2008) with Leona Lewis. That was really major. She was amazing. Really plucky and superb. She was just flying with her vocal, she was fantastic. It was such an accomplishment to pull that off. which is fantastic.

‘Then you have something like Keys To The Highway, which nobody had ever heard… there are all these little gems along the way and lots more to come.’

But, as much of a musical alchemist as he is, Page cannot work his magic to get rid of noises such as the squeaky drum pedal at the start of Since I’ve Been Loving You on

Led Zeppelin played Dublin’s National Boxing Stadium on March 6, 1971. Here’s the iconic setlist -Immigrant Song -Heartbreaker -Since I’ve Been Loving You -Black Dog -Stairway To Heaven -Dazed and Confused -Going to California -What Is And What Should Never Be

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Les Paul. If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t have had multi-tracking at that stage of time. You listen to what he did and you hear these cascades of guitars… it’s just absolutely classic stuff. No matter what, I can put his stuff on and just marvel at what he did. the third album.

Not that he would want to, as it is

-Moby Dick -Whole Lotta Love (medley incl.

Let That Boy Boogie, Suzy Q, Some Other Guy, Honey Bee, That’s Alright Mama) -Communication Breakdown -C’mon Everbody -Rock And Roll.

part of the charm of the track. But he laughs: ‘I could have put some WD40 on the tape and hoped for the best but that would have been reckless.’

Reckless is a word you would associate Page with in his wilder, younger days of drink and drugs but not today and particularly not when it comes to his music.

And, while I try not to imagine him singing Goldfinger in the shower, when it comes to creating his sound he is still the man with the golden touch.

Now the songs don’t remain the same...

THE remastered albums I have heard so far have a much fuller and more expansive sound.

The tracks seem fresher than ever, with John Bonham’s drums even more powerful and in your face than before. And the alternate versions of the tracks are fascinating in their own right.

The Rain Song from Houses Of The Holy is a case in point. There is a mix without the piano and this, for me, is better than the original.

Some other tracks have also been turned into instrumental versions, with Robert Plant’s vocal being edited out. But, if you think that may seem odd, be assured that Stairway To Heaven is still awesome in all its forms.

Jimmy Page says he was keen to make sure the new pressings were better than anything that had preceded them.

At home: Jimmy kicks Well, he has done a great job. cc back at Sarm Studios

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INSPIRED BY THE FLOYD

Last roll for the rock of ages REX

Pink Floyd’s new record – rumoured to be their last – has become Amazon’s most pre-ordered album ever. Sharon O’Connell ponders their enduring appeal

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n the face of it, Pink first in 20 years. It has become the most pre-ordered album ever on Floyd are so much the Amazon, overtaking last year’s dinosaurs of rock that their existence in 2014 Midnight Memories by previous seems like a bizarre title-holders One Direction.

Of course, plenty of bands evolutionary blip. play on into their pension When Johnnyy Rotten Pink famously sported a Floyd tribute years – the Rolling Stones and the Who, Pink Floyd t-shirt, act Brit Floy d having scrawled most ob obviously – but bring their ‘I hate’ above they don’t command the Discovery Liv same degree of artistic their name, punk to The Borde show respect, let alone rock represented a Energy TheaGais pro young, fearless and provoke such enormous tr exciting citing future while new material. on Nov 28. e interest in ne Pink Floyd yd were part And it’ it’s more than just the faithfulness of ageing of the lumbering, consumers that sustains Pink Floyd pretentious and irrelevant past.

But in 2010, John Lydon – in fact, fans can be pretty fickle, confessed that he actually loved irrespective of their age. If Pink their career-defining magnum opus, Floyd’s enduring appeal can be Dark Side Of the Moon, adding explained by something apart from the peculiar, timeless universality of ‘you’d have to be daft as a brush to their music, it’s their quiet integrity say you didn’t like Pink Floyd’.

In 2014, legions agree with him. as a band and the philosophical, next Monday, the band release a even cosmic, slant to their lyrics – new album, the endless River – the both of which are valued as much

In the Pink: The original line-up of Mason, Wright, Barrett and Waters as their sonic experimentation and use of advanced studio techniques.

Pink Floyd helped define psychedelic/space rock and have done impressively little to blot their own artistic copybook down the decades, which explains why they

still command respect from both young alternative guitar bands and leftfield electronic acts.

And those gazillion Amazon customers queuing up ahead of the release of the endless River surely also appreciate Pink Floyd’s refusal

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Radiohead Their neo-prog masterpiece OK Computer would arguably never have happened were it not for Pink Floyd, although many hated it because of that, as much as others loved it.

My Bloody Valentine Dreamy psychedelic soundscapes, woozy loops and a general experimental approach point to an obvious appreciation of the Floyd.

Spiritualized Imagine Pink Floyd with gospel, soul and a dash of heavy rock added, and that’s pretty much Jason Pierce’s sound.

Mercury Rev Those trippy and abstract washes of FX-drenched sound take their cues from Floyd albums such as Atom Heart Mother.

Mogwai They’re far heavier and also draw on metal, drone and classical music, but the Scottish avant-rockers are kindred spirits in many ways. to relentlessly haul their a**es around the world’s stadiums or to ‘version’ any of their old material in an attempt to appeal to a younger audience. Imagine what David Guetta might do to them if allowed – and breathe a huge sigh of relief.

ROSS MCDONAGH catches up with a bit of Irish history in LA – but finds that telling your Larkins from your Connollys can be tiring work

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’M SIttInG in a tiny theatre in hollywood having one of the most torturous experiences of my entire life. having got only a couple of hours’ sleep the night before, and having been awake for a good 16 so far, all I want to do is sleep. My eyes are burning, the dark is soothing, and my head feels like it weighs a tonne. All I want to do is let it drop onto the shoulder of the person sitting next to me. the problem is the shoulder beside me belongs to none other than the playwright of the show unfolding before us.

I had been genuinely excited about this play, my second of the hollywood Fringe Festival.

Picking from the plethora of productions is always the hard part of fringe festivals, but going to an Irish one was a no-brainer. I vaguely remembered Lockout – the story of the 1913 Dublin

Lockout – from when it played in Dublin a few years back. I knew it had something to do with fellow statues Jim Larkin and James Connolly, but after that my history is a little hazy, so I was looking forward to a refresher.

After picking a random and I am pinching the free seat I discover the inside of my thigh – so lady beside me has hard that I’m an Irish accent, probably drawing Cut to 30 minutes something of a blood – in an rarity in effort to stay into the play and California, but I that’s not I’m pinching the inside awake. suppose I to say Ann’s play shouldn’t be so is bad; rather I of my thigh in an surprised to find don’t know if it’s effort to stay one here. I good or bad either introduce myself, and way. the Americans awake when I don’t quite playing Jim and James catch her surname, she were trying so hard to points to the programme in her convey what they believed to be hand where it says ‘written by Irish accents, I understood around Ann Matthews’. What are one in ten words. If you have ever the chances? tried to watch a foreign language Cut to 30 minutes into the play play on two hours’ sleep, you might

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Big Jim Larkin: Story of the Lockout is being told at Hollywood Fringe Festival have an idea what it was like.

When the curtain (finally!) came down, Ann of course turned to me and asked what I thought about it. ‘I wasn’t sold on the accents,’ I replied.

She completely agreed (sorry if you are reading this by the way, Ann).

Unlike fringe theatre festivals in other cities around the world, pretty much everybody in hollywood is either a performer, writer, director or – commonly – all three. everybody thinks they can do it. But the funny thing is, anybody can. In Ireland, if the captain of my football team told me out of the blue one day he was going to write, produce, direct and

star in a play in a theatre festival just months away, I would have laughed at him. But there is a different attitude here, an aura of support around artistic creativity that surrounds everyone, not just those in the arts.

Come closing night of the festival, Lee turnbull, my seven-a-side teammate who didn’t know a thing about writing, directing or producing plays, had won Best International Show, Best Actor and the encore Award, meaning his play Love Is would be performed for an extended run. I just don’t think stuff like that happens in other towns. @rossvsross

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The book of Elijah

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In his new film, he’s swapped Tolkien and Middle Earth for Dylan Thomas and Swansea.

Anna Smith meets Elijah Wood

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wo things strike you about Elijah wood the instant you meet him: his big childlike eyes and his tiny frame. while now 33, there’s still something of the kid from the ice storm about the actor – he brought the same innocent quality to his role as Frodo in the Lord of the Rings, and to a different extent in his new movie, set Fire to the stars.

‘John Malcolm Brinnin was a poet, a professor of poetry and the reason Dylan thomas travelled to America,’ explains wood of his character. ‘he was straight-laced and uncomfortable in situations out of his control.’

Much like My week with Marilyn, the black-andwhite drama is I’ve based on a book about a brief never met a brush with an Dylan Thoma icon: Brinnin’s to rnado of a pe s time in 1950s new York But Robin W rson. illia with the hardwas larger th ms drinking poet an thomas. li fe ‘i think he didn’t realise that he was babysitter going to be a babysitter, that he had a giant child on his hands who was also very unhealthy.’ the ‘giant child’ is played by welsh actor Celyn Jones in an amusingly boisterous fashion, with wood as the repressed, possibly infatuated foil. it’s both funny and sad watching his character attempt to shepherd thomas between speaking engagements, vainly trying to keep him away from wine, women and song. ‘in our meeting [director] Andy goddard made a reference to withnail & i and i thought, i need to do this movie! it’s a great reference Still wide-eyed and childlike: Elijah Wood models his trademark casual off-screen modish look and a movie that i adore.’ see. he walked up and introduced f***ing idiot, an incredibly portable record player upstairs in himself and his daughter Zelda, beautiful woman is flirting with my room, i can bring that down, who was a baby. you, what are you thinking? it was and i’ve got a bunch of records so i EspitE wood’s family ‘he was like: “i’m Robin, this actually painful to film that scene.’ can just sit there on the floor and moving from iowa to is my daughter Zelda.” And i’m while admitting that he has more play them.” By that time many Los Angeles for him to shaking his hand and it all clicks in common with the party-hearty people were quite drunk, a become a child actor, and i realise who it is. And i thomas than his character John, shopping trolley was wheeled in there’s something reassuringly and was like: “williams?” he said: wood says: ‘i don’t think i’ve ever with all sorts of booze, it was very, refreshingly un-hollywood about “Light goes on!” As an adult we met a Dylan thomas tornado of a very funny.’ his manner, not to mention his love ultimately worked together on person but i’ve met some big sporting his look of buttoned-up of pubs and relaxed after-parties. happy Feet twice.’ personalities. Robin williams was ‘we had a wrap party for the crew shirt and modish trousers and wood strikes you as the kind of larger than life but there was an boots, wood is equally open about at the bar in downtown swansea,’ man who doesn’t choose parts for intimacy, too, that was beautiful his love of flirting, referencing his he says of the welsh town which – the money – after three Lord of and vulnerable. co-star Maimie McCoy. surprisingly – doubled for new the Rings movies, he probably ‘the very first time i met him i ‘i think Brinnin was a closeted York in the production. doesn’t have to – but he keeps was eight years old, i was working homosexual and had an inability to ‘As it was coming to a close we himself busy. on a movie in Baltimore called communicate with women or find were thinking, we’re not going to Recent roles have included Avalon and Robin came to visit. it them attractive. Maimie McCoy go to some discotheque, let’s go indie horror Maniac and thriller was night-time, i’ll never forget it. back to the Dragon hotel. we took flirts with him and it was so grand piano, and he’s currently it was dark and i couldn’t really frustrating for me. Like, you over the bar. i said: “i have a

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Milking it: With Welsh co-star Celyn Jones, who plays Dylan Thomas, in Set Fire To The Stars

wOOD’s MOviE MEMORiEs

Back To The Future Part II ‘It’s totally surreal even now to think that I’m a part of the film, even though it’s such a blink-andyou’ll miss it moment. Seeing Marty McFly in the futuristic cars was completely mind-blowing to an eight-year-old.’

The Lord Of The Rings trilogy ‘I still feel immense affection for it and I accepted it was going to be a part of my life forever. The four years we spent making them were some of the best experiences of my entire life.’

Happy Feet ‘I love animation. It’s a great medium. It’s a different thing.

You’re not thinking about physicality, you’re not worried about what you’re wearing. It’s really about your voice. There’s something that’s very stripped down about it that I enjoy.’

Set Fire To The Stars ‘I liked the idea of going to Wales for three weeks to create something that is very actor-driven.

I didn’t realise until I read it that I was yearning to go and do something very simple that just relied on a group of actors and their connections.’

working on a fantasy called the Last witch hunter with Vin Diesel. his production company has several films in the works, and he also DJs at more than his own wrap parties. ‘i would be doing it for fun anyway, so it’s just an outlet for me to express myself,’ he says. ‘Music is a huge part of my life and it’s as much a defining part of who i am as what i do as an actor, if not more so in some ways.’ he beams, those wide eyes shining. whether he’s starring in a hollywood movie or spinning the decks, you get the feeling Elijah wood is a happy little fella.

Set Fire To The Stars is out Friday

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hilling out needn’t mean doing without. These days spas are more about indulging than abstaining – so forget the kale juice, whale music and five-day detoxing cleanse, and bring on the champagne pedi, the nightclub-esque modern Roman baths and the massage with a portion of chocolate cake on the side.

Best for… urban cool

Agua Bathhouse And Spa at Mondrian, London This freshly squeezed new spa is housed in the first Mondrian to open outside the US. Bold, glam and a bit quirky, it describes itself as a spa playground and plans to be a fun and sociable space, reinventing the idea of the Roman ally baths – all under You don’t norm usic, the design associate club m s, n stewardship of o ti lla a video inst Tom Dixon. r o e u d chocolate fon You don’t the spa normally hedonism with is spa t th associate club experience. Bu les music, video breaks the ru installations, chocolate fondue or hedonism with the spa experience. But this spa breaks the rules. Expect an eclectic array of brands including glamglow, Billion Dollar Brows and lola’s Apothecary, and suitably hip treatments: try the Feet Booster – a tension-busting foot massage and pedicure.

Treatments from £40 (€50); doubles from £195 (€248). morganshotelgroup.com/ mondrian/mondrianlondon/spa-fitness/agua-spa

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Best for… the art of Zen

The Peninsula, Paris The latest glittering spa in Paris, The Peninsula, has a 20m pool with underwater mood lighting, hydropools, hammams and saunas, and offers treatments from Biologique Recherche and ESPA, which blend traditional Eastern methods with Western techniques. Signature treatments include the Yin Yang Vitality fusion treatment, which promises deep relaxation and stress relief and the Qi Balancer, designed to harmonise physical and emotional energy levels and encourage calmness and clarity.

Treatments from €85; doubles from €1,095. peninsula.com

Best for… sweet dreams

Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland Boasting the world’s most comprehensive medical spa, as well as a thermal and wellbeing spa, Bad Ragaz takes the

art of inner health and relaxation to new levels. if you have an injury or health concerns, this place can sort you out in days, with a la Prairie facial and outdoor hot tub thrown in for good measure so you leave not just looking great but genuinely feeling better.

The Sleep Diagnostics programme includes video polysomography (that’s recording your sleep and analysing any disturbances), medical examinations and personal guidance to sort out your sleeping issues.

You’ll stay in a special sleep suite and get full access to the thermal spa and daily fitness and relaxation sessions, too.

Treatments from €85; doubles from €420. resortragaz.ch

Best for… anti-ageing

La Reserve, France This small terracotta-hued boutique hotel on France’s Cote d’Azur is the last word in chic with ultra-modern rooms overlooking the Mediterranean and a 1,000m spa with plenty of anti-ageing treatments on the menu – all courtesy of one of the world’s most exclusive beauty brands, Crème de la Mer. The six-day Ultimate Regenerating Experience aims to reduce stress, improve fitness and relaxation and reduce weight to physically combat ageing and maximise life expectancy.

Meanwhile, detoxifying skin toning and firming treatments improve the youthfulness of your skin. The promise? long-term visible results.

Treatments from €180; doubles from €500. lareserve-ramatuelle.com

Best for… OTT luxury

SLS, Las Vegas Vegas and emotional well-being isn’t an obvious combination but this super-wow new hotel and Ciel Spa, designed by Philippe Starck, hasn’t scrimped on finding the world’s best therapists and finest treatments, all offered in ridiculously lavish

surroundings. Think customised massage beds for extra comfort, herbal steam rooms, oversized ‘experience showers’ and freestanding ‘egg’ baths in the treatment rooms. Even the relaxation lounge comes with gold teapots and a dizzying array of juices.

Treatments from €72; doubles from €130. vhiphotels.co.uk

Best for… beauty junkies

Guerlain Spa, Waldorf Astoria, Amsterdam if the thought of post-facial oily hair and blotchy skin fills you with dread, you’ll love this new spa in the netherlands. The design is tranquil, the products – from guerlain – are opulent and the treatments are thoroughly spoiling. After each treatment, subtle make-up is applied so that you leave the spa feeling and looking revived.

Treatments from €120; doubles from €420. waldorfastoria.com

Coping with loss November is traditionally a time to remember those in our lives who have died. As such, it provides an opportunity for comfort, sharing and for coming together.

The Irish Hospice Foundation is hosting an evening of rememb-rance tomorrow from 5.30pm to 8.30pm at the Alexander Hotel, 41-47 Fenian Street (off Merrion Square), Dublin 2.

This is a free public information event allowing people to hear about aspects of bereavement.

At the event, Michael Harding, Irish short-story writer, novelist and playwright, will talk about ‘Living with Loss’.

For further information contact Iris Murray, Irish Hospice Foundation; telephone: 01 6793188; email: iris. murray@hospicefoundation.ie; website: www.hospicefoundation.ie and www.bereaved.ie

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by Patrick Arundell

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Aries Mar 21 – Apr 20

The Sun and Venus are close together still but it is the former’s link with Pluto that remains intense and can see your business senses razor sharp.

So, if you have an entrepreneurial spirit, do show it now. While in love, passions run high.

potential for abundance at this time, but this doesn’t necessarily equate to money. Try to see the wealth that you have in terms of your relationships or your beliefs.

Taurus Apr 21 – May 21

scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 22

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The planets are giving you an awful lot to think about when it comes to close involvements. If you’re happy, you could be soaking up every single second. If you’re not, there might be a sense the grass is greener elsewhere.

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Gemini May 22 – Jun 21

METROKU Easy, Moderate and Challenging

The moon and Mercury go face-toface briefly today and this could push you to examine your feelings about something or then again, tempt you to be more outspoken. Whatever you say can lead to reverberations.

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cancer Jun 22 – Jul 23

You don’t usually like it if you feel others know what’s going on in your mind. But do they really? The reality is only the most perceptive of individuals can pick up our moods and despite this, today yours can be upbeat.

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Leo Jul 24 – Aug 23

Your impressions about someone could change when you realise they have a generosity you hadn’t noticed before. You’re likely to have a particular appreciation for the more nurturing elements of life.

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Virgo Aug 24 – Sep 23

It’s ironic that after the past couple of years when communications may not have always run that smoothly, today represents a time when it can be easier to hear what others have to say and to beguile them with your ideas or personality.

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Libra Sep 24 – Oct 23

Single? Meetings can prove fated. A chance encounter, a shared joke or slice of insight can see you and someone almost immediately bond.

Yet, it’s possible that you’ll have more than one option in terms of the people who want to spend time with you.

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sagittarius Nov 23 – Dec 21

With Mercury and the moon going face-to-face, this could prove to be stimulating or pose something of a question. If you’ve been ruminating about what to do around a relationship, this could challenge how you’ve been thinking.

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capricorn Dec 22 – Jan 20

You might sense something of an undercurrent around one situation, and it could come as something of a surprise. You’re in a phase when you probably want to extend goodwill to others and think the best of them.

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Kiss wants Les talk of Ulster as Boks loom

by DAnny HOgAn

Defence coach Les Kiss has insisted his four-month Ulster sabbatical will have no impact on his preparations for Ireland’s autumn Test series.

The former Waratahs coach assumed an interim director of rugby role with Ulster between June and October to plug the gap left by the twin summer departures of David Humphreys and Mark Anscombe.

Kiss will leave the Ireland set-up after Rugby World cup 2015 and return to Ravenhill as fulltime rugby director.

The 49-year-old believes his short-term Ulster stint to help neil Doak prepare to take the head coach reins will not affect Ireland’s autumn challenges against South Africa, Georgia and Australia.

‘The Ulster work was probably more than anything trying to help facilitate the coaches there take forward the challenge they have,’ said Kiss.

‘My main role was just to help Doaky and the guys get to a position where they could take it forward.

‘I was happy to help out, it was a great opportunity personally, but I was still doing a lot of days back in the office with Ireland.

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Barry Murphy has announced his retirement ‘after much deliberation’. In a statement, Murphy (pictured) said: ‘It has been an arduous decision but at 29 years of age, I feel it is the right time. To represent the country I love, in a sport I have loved since I was eight years old fills me with an incredible amount of pride. When I set out on this path as a young sports fanatic, I could only have dreamed of having the career I was able to have, achieving the accolades I was able to achieve and embracing the opportunities I was able to pursue.’ In his career, Murphy competed at the Olympic Games in 2012, won a European Bronze medal and World Cup Bronze medal in 2013 and broke numerous Irish national records.

‘Barry has been a fantastic athlete and role model for Irish swimming throughout the years,’ commented Swim Ireland CEO Sarah Keane. ‘He has inspired many young swimmers to follow their dreams and we look forward to his continued involvement as an ambassador for our sport.’

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‘I enjoyed it, but that’s in the past and I’m really focused on this jersey and being back here now; it’s certainly had no affect on any of this.’

Ireland host South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, with head coach Joe Schmidt’s side heavily depleted by injury.

Kiss said Ireland will give hooker Rory Best as long as possible to prove his fitness after calf trouble, with the match squad to be confirmed tomorrow. fast-rising fly-half star Handre Pollard has been widely credited with helping South Africa develop a more threatening expansive attacking game.

Despite the Springboks’ increased running raids however, Kiss has still warned Ireland to steel themselves for a brutal battle up front.

‘It’s still important to remember they will still go to the core parts of their game,’ said Kiss, who held the position of South Africa’s

RUGGER GRUBBERS: Ahead of their upcoming game against South Africa in the Aviva Stadium this Saturday, y, Irish ish rugby in internationals Tommyy Bo Bowe and Mike McCarthyy are pic pictured at Carton House as Irish health food company Kelkin launches its partnership with the IRFU as an official supplier to Irish Rugby picTuRe: iNpHO defence coach between 2001 and 2002.

‘They will drive, they will send big runners at you, their nines are canny players and they can shape that ruck area really nicely so you’ve got to be aware of that.

‘They will kick the ball but you’ve got to be smart with when they’ll kick and why. So their core strengths are still huge threats.

‘They have built another layer to their play.

Pollard’s given them a bit more reliability about how they get the ball into that second, third channel. And he’s more of a carrier as well.

‘So it’s a double-edged sword to defend the frontline when they will run it wider from deeper, but still also be able to cover the spaces there that they will kick to at times.

‘They can hurt you before you know it with their very good kick chase. It’s a massive challenge defensively and we’ve done a lot of work on it.

‘We’ve got a wonderful form of physicality of our own when it’s in the right spaces though, and that’s the challenge we’ve got to take to the Springboks.’

Rosberg admits he got Ham-mered in Texas

Gloomy: Rosberg

spORT DigEsT ‘Proud’ Murphy to exit the pool

Sam: Let’s banish Aussie hoodoo

‘It’s a double-edged sword to defend the frontline’

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NICO ROSBERG accepts he was outmanoeuvred by Lewis Hamilton at Sunday’s US Grand Prix in Austin.

The German has seen an advantage which peaked at 29 points after their collision in Belgium transformed into a 24-point deficit going into the final two races.

‘It was just driving better that was missing for some part of the race,’ Rosberg said. ‘In the end I was driving okay but it was too late.’

Despite his tenth runner-up finish of the year, Rosberg

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‘I’m not convinced, even if you double the money to Caterham and Marussia, it would have solved their issues. It’s not a matter of taking away from the teams who are delivering and doing their job.’

The Red Bull boss claims a redistribution of wealth from big teams to small is not the answer to Formula One’s financial problems.

goes into Sunday’s race in Brazil with his hopes alive – with double points up for grabs at the final race in Abu Dhabi on November 23.

‘It’s a positive I have a chance in the last race to win,’

said Rosberg, who has no issue with double points.

‘It is what it is. As long as I have one point more at the chequered flag in Abu Dhabi.

I don’t care why or how. It is the same for everybody.’

Warburton has called on his Wales team to end their nine-game losing streak against Australia and prove they are one of the best teams in the world. Wales last beat the Wallabies six years ago but have a chance to chalk up a win on Saturday. ‘It is a massive opportunity and it is coming to the time, with the World Cup on the horizon, that we really do have to get a win over one of these teams if we are to be considered one of the best in the world,’ Wales captain Warburton (pictured) said.

4-1 Win for world No.1 Mark Selby over veteran Steve Davis at snooker’s Champion of Champions tournament yesterday in Coventry

Farrell’s ready for All-Blacks test RUgBy England fly-half Owen Farrell

has shrugged off any concerns over his fitness by declaring himself ready for Saturday’s clash with New Zealand at Twickenham. Farrell has started just two matches for Saracens this season after spending a month out with a quad strain but will line up against the All Blacks. ‘I feel like I’ve kept up to speed with everything, made sure I’ve done my work off the field and also kept up with my skills on it. So if I was selected I’d be confident,’ he said.

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Rodgers under fire as Real sink below-strength Reds

Not yet Gun ‘n’ dusted as hosts choke

aRSENaL wasted the chance to book their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League as anderlecht came from three goals behind to secure a stunning point at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners looked to have guaranteed their qualification into the last 16 with two games to spare, going three up after 58 minutes.

However, a remarkable late flourish from their visitors ensured it would be anything but a happy night

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for arsene Wenger’s men.

Mikel arteta’s penalty, dispatched beautifully beyond Silvio Proto after Chancel Mbemba’s clumsy challenge on Danny Welbeck, broke the deadlock on 24 minutes but it was alexis Sanchez, with his 11th goal

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by Jack Fox of the season, who settled the nerves. The Chilean thumped the ball beyond Proto after his initial free-kick had bounced back to him off the anderlecht wall. arsenal looked to be cruising when alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added the third, sprinting into the box before firing low into the net.

However, the game was far from over as anthony Vanden Borre pulled one back from close range – although the right-back looked at least three yards offside.

Vanden Borre than claimed his second from the penalty spot after Nacho Monreal had pulled back aleksandar Mitrovic. arsenal were hanging on and with just a minute of normal time remaining, Mitrovic stooped to head the ball beyond Wojciech Szczesny.

LIVERPOOL succumbed to a predictable defeat in Madrid on a night when Brendan Rodgers caused controversy by resting several senior players.

The Reds manager’s decision to leave the likes of captain Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling on the bench came as little surprise after his comments in the prematch press conference.

But it still provoked a backlash, with many questioning the wisdom of fielding a shadow side against Real Madrid, the European Cup holders and favourites.

Karim Benzema’s first-half strike was the difference between the teams but the expected thrashing did not materialise.

For Liverpool it still meant a third defeat from four matches in Group B and leaves their Champions League involvement hanging by a thread.

Yet there will be plenty the Reds can take from a spirited display against the Spanish giants.

From the start, Liverpool were organised, dogged and determined against wave after wave of Real attacks.

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet had to be alert to keep out James Rodriguez and Cristiano Ronaldo early on but the deadlock was broken on 27 minutes when Benzema nipped in at the far post to

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by Matthew Nash neatly tuck away Marcelo’s fine low cross from the left.

Mignolet had to keep out Ronaldo again after the break before Rodgers finally gave Gerrard and Sterling a run.

Despite the changes, Gareth Bale was the next to be denied by Mignolet and the Welshman also hit the bar, as Rodgers was left to focus on Saturday’s clash with Chelsea, when his rested stars will return and Liverpool will see if the gamble was worth it.

The sub way: Gerrard, Glen Johnson and Jordan Henderson

The Bernabeu debrief by Jon Harvey Boss takes a punt on Blues BreNDAN roDGers’ move to field a second-string team raised eyebrows but maybe there was method in the Liverpool manager’s apparent madness.

The reds kept the scoreline respectable – and that was surely the aim, whatever rodgers said the

night before. With his star names fresh for saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea, which has clearly been prioritised over this match, the reds boss has the tools he believes can beat Jose Mourinho’s tabletoppers. Anything else may make him look foolish.

Bold: Rodgers

Kolo looks a force again KoLo ToUre came in for criticism last season but he was one of Liverpool’s best players last night. The central defender, who replaced Dejan Lovren in the starting line-up, was solid in the tackle and looked assured.

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minutes gone when brendan rodgers introduced steven gerrard and raheem sterling as substitutes

Sakho back in the running for Irons STRIKER Diafra Sakho is set to return to West Ham’s squad for Saturday’s Premier League game with Aston Villa after recovering from a shoulder injury. The 24year-old sat out last weekend’s 22 draw with Stoke as a result of his collision with Joe Hart after getting the crucial second goal, and his seventh of the season, in the 2-1 win over champ-ions Manchester City. West Ham’s head of medical and sports science Stijin Vandenbrouke said: ‘Diafra ran individually on Monday at Chadwell Heath and is available for the game.’

Winston Reid is also fit to face Villa after suffering a dead leg against Stoke, while club-record signing Andy Carroll is in training and closing in on a return after his pre-season ankle operation.

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NORTHERN Ireland boss Michael O’Neill is set to put his faith in Manchester United teenager Paddy McNair for the Euro 2016 qualifier in Romania on Friday week. The Manchester United defender has won his first senior call-up and O’Neill said: ‘I’d have no issues with putting him in the side if we needed to.’

attempts on target for real madrid in the first half – liverpool failed to register one

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‘selecting a weakened side in europe’s premier competition, especially against real madrid, is unbefitting of a club of liverpool’s stature.’

The former England captain voices his disapproval on Twitter

Strachan: England clash overshadowed by Ireland GORDON STRACHAN insists Scotland’s priority this month is their Euro 2016 qualifier with Republic of Ireland, despite the excitement over the clash with England four days later.

The annual friendly with the Auld Enemy was resurrected last year, with Scotland losing a thrilling match 3-2 at a packed Wembley.

Excitement is building as the sides prepare to meet again at Parkhead on November 18 but Strachan says the clash with Martin O’Neill’s

Ireland is ‘absolutely’ the most important tie.

The Scotland manager revealed he

‘i’ve been inundated with ticket requests’ has been inundated with requests for tickets for the qualifier and said: ‘I really didn’t know I had that many friends in the Republic – it’s wonderful. Everybody enjoyed the occasion [at Wembley]. It is not a

friendly. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the Republic game has overshadowed it in a way, which is great because it means there are things going on here.

‘Sometimes the Scotland v England game is all you have to look forward to. But it is not. It is one of these big games we play, which is good.’

Strachan yesterday announced his 27-man squad for both games. Asked if he would take a ‘tanking’ from England in return for three points priority: strachan announced against the Irish, he said: ‘No.’ his squad to play rep of ireland

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Wenger rages at Arsenal chokers for blowing three goal lead

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It’s Real easy as Madrid brush aside Liverpool

Karim of the crop: Benzema celebrates his goal against Liverpool at the Bernabeu last night PIcture: aP

holdErS real Madrid secured their place in the last 16 of the champions league with two games to spare when a Karim Benzema strike secured a 1-0 win in their Group B match at home to a toothless liverpool last night.

Benzema clipped a Marcelo cross high into the net from close range in the 27th minute to maintain real’s perfect record in the pool with 12 points from four games. it was the record 10-times European champions’ 12th win in a row in all competitions and followed their 3-0 success against liverpool at Anfield last month.

A major surprise was the fact that cristiano ronaldo failed to get on the scoresheet and he remains one goal short of the champions league scoring record of 71 set by former real and Schalke 04 forward raul. real were close to full strength for the clash at a chilly and breezy Bernabeu, while liverpool coach Brendan rodgers made a host of changes from the team that lost to Newcastle united in the Premier league at the weekend.

« liverpool v real maDriD match report – p23

Matfield: Paulie is the best rival

SpringbokS talisman Victor Matfield has hailed ireland captain paul o’Connell as ‘the best player i’ve played against’.

Veteran lock Matfield admitted boss Heyneke Meyer’s side must be wary of ireland’s lineout and driving maul in Saturday’s autumn Test at the Aviva Stadium.

The 37-year-old retired after the 2011 World Cup, but was enticed back after a two-year break, since returning to action for both club and country.

The second row believes Munster enforcer o’Connell will once again prove central to forwards coach Simon Easterby’s pack. ‘i think he is a fantastic player, i think he’s probably the

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best player i’ve played against in my career,” said Matfield. ‘He is also a student of the lineout.

‘You can see he puts in a lot of hours in analysing, preparing and getting his whole unit ready for the weekend.

‘So it is always tough going up against him.’ ireland are missing pack mainstays Cian Healy and Sean o’brien to long-term injury, with the fast-improving Marty Moore also absent and Mike ross battling to be fit for the weekend. o’Connell and Devin Toner are ireland’s shooin starting locks, with

Paulie fan: Springboks lock Victor Matfield

iain Henderson and Dan Tuohy sidelined.

Head coach Joe Schmidt must also do without prop nathan White, who was in line for his debut but damaged a biceps tendon in training.

Matfield drew on all his 117-cap experience in predicting a gritty tussle up front with ireland, despite Saturday’s hosts clear injury issues. The wily operator also launched the first charm offensive towards French referee romain poite, who will officiate the weekend’s Test clash.

Last season, many questioned the legality of ireland’s highly-effective tactics at stopping rolling mauls.

Former forwards coach John plumtree whipped ireland’s pack into accurate shape in diffusing opposition

mauls, with officials mainly judging them the right side of the laws.

Matfield picked up that theme in an early call for the ‘boks to be water-tight with their own driving game. ‘i also think when gert Smal (ex-ireland forwards’ coach) was here he gave a lot of insight into how i think about the lineout to paul, so it makes it more difficult,’ said Matfield.

‘The rolling maul is very important to us: looking at them as well, they were very successful in sacking the maul during the Six nations, especially.

‘They stopped it very well, so we know we need to do our things right and hopefully the referee will be very strict on how to stop the maul.’

« Kiss WarNiNg – page 21

Injury rules Pienaar out of Ireland tie South AfricA have withdrawn ruan Pienaar from their squad and called up scrumhalf Jano Vermaak as a replacement. ullster star Pienaar failed a fitness test for Saturday’s tie with ireland in the Aviva Stadium and was also a major doubt for the following week’s clash with England. the 30year-old picked up a knee ligament injury in the Springboks’ four-point loss to New Zealand in September. ‘ruan was re-assessed on tuesday morning following the on-field fitness tests from Monday, and unfortunately he has developed some swelling and puffiness around the knee, indicating that he is not yet ready to partake in full training and playing in a match,’ team doctor craig roberts said. Springbok coach heyneke Meyer added: ‘We’ll miss his experience, especially when it comes to playing rugby in the northern hemisphere, but luckily Jano knows our structures and should not have a problem to slot back in,’ said Meyer.

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