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FINGLAS: LOCALS CONDEMN DANGEROUS DRIVING
Outrage as joyriders blitz housing estate A VIDEO of erratic drivers blazing through a housing estate in Finglas went viral last weekend, with residents and councillors alike outraged over the drivers’ behaviour. The two-minute video shows a number of cars engaging in real-life ‘bumper cars’, with the cars speeding through a residential area, repeatedly crashing into walls and each other in Finglas’ Berryfield estate. A local resident’s car was also damaged, with one of the joyriders bashing into a parked Volkswagen Golf outside a house. In the video, residents are visibly frightened, with a young man and woman running down the road to escape the cars, with a
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group of youths also moving in the opposite direction from the cars. Children are also seen in the video footage, watching on as sparks flew away from the vehicles. The driving in the video has been compared to that from the video game series, Grand Theft Auto, which often features dangerous driving from criminals. Both cars in the video were heavily damaged in the dangerous driving, with footage showing the entire rear passenger tyre
Sparks spray across the road as one of the drivers tears through the housing estate in the video
hanging off one of the cars, as well as the bumper of another. It is believed that the pair were driving as such in dedication to Shane Fowler, a motorcyclist who passed away last week after crashing into a pole at Dunsink Park in Finglas, just five minutes away
from the scene of Friday’s carnage. A Garda Siochana spokesperson said: “Gardai in Finglas are investigating incidents of dangerous driving and other related traffic offences that occurred in the Berryfield area of Finglas on the evening of May 11.”
Melodies to help a hospice A BRILLIANT Maytime Melodies night in aid of St Francis Hospice will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 7.30pm in the newly-refurbished clubhouse of Hermitage Golf Club. Soprano Mary MacGabhann, Sean Hession’s Frankly Sinatra, soprano and harpist Maire Ni Chonaire, and accompanists Mary Peppard and Michael Minnock are among those promising a night to remember for all Dubs supporting the great cause. All proceeds will be donated to the St Francis Hospice, which must fundraise €4.5 million per year to provide its free service to patients and their families. Tickets are available at the door, or at reception from the hospice in Blanchardstown; see www.sfh.ie/online-shop, or call 01 829 400.
FASTNews St Patrick’s congratulates TY students on ‘graduation’ MORE than 100 Transition Year students from across Ireland have graduated from St Patrick’s Mental Health Services’s Walk in my Shoes programme this month. The Walk in my Shoes programme is a mental health awareness initiative that aims to educate young people and to breakdown the stigma associated with mental health difficulties. Students participate in a week-long placement hosted by the Adolescent Mental Health Team at St Patrick’s University Hospital, aiming to help students understand mental health difficulties, positive mental health and combatting stigma. To date, more than 700 students have completed the programme, which is now in its eight year. Paul Gilligan, the chief executive at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, said: “Mental health is one of the most important public health issues across the globe and educating students from a young age is crucial to promoting positive mental health attitudes and behaviour and to tackling stigma. “Each year, the Walk in My Shoes Transition Year programme sees students graduate with a better understanding of mental health difficulties, and equips them with skills to act as mental wellbeing ambassadors for their schools and local communities.”
Thousands flock to help celebrate health, wellness UP TO 5,000 people descended on the Royal Hospital Kilmainham last weekend for this year’s Wellfest. The weekend-long event is Ireland’s largest health, wellness and fitness festival, which this year saw a host of international and national fitness stars taking to Royal Hospital to share their tips and tricks with thousands of health and fitness fans. Headliners at the event included Davina McCall, and Hazel Wallace. Festival-goers had the opportunity to attend a wide range of fitness classes,
panel discussions, cooking demonstrations, workshops, as well as an opportunity to try some of Ireland’s leading wellness brands. WellFest co-founder Katie Ryan said: “We were delighted to see such a fantastic turnout again this year. The new venue at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham allowed us to offer an even wider range of activities and experiences to attendees. “We’re always blown away by the fun and positivity during the weekend and we’re already looking forward to planning next year’s event.”
Negga to be, or not to be (actually, to be) Hamlet OSCAR-nominated Irish actress Ruth Negga is set to take on the role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a new production coming to the Gate Theatre this autumn. Negga will take on the titular character in Shakespeare’s story of love, revenge, madness and murder from September 21 to October 27. The production will be directed by internationally acclaimed director Yael Farber, with some of Ireland’s leading actors joining the production including Gavin Drea, Fiona Bell, Gerard Walsh, Aoife Duffin and Barry McKiernan. The Tony Award-winning set and costume designer Susan Hilferty will also work on the production, which will be part of this year’s Dublin Theatre festival. Tickets for Hamlet are on sale now.