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INSIDE: Playwright Jimmy McAleavey has all the write words to amusingly describe a typical day in his life P13

Soccer:

UCD looking forward to red hot month Page 30

OPINION: Minister Kathleen Lynch on free under-six child care See Pages 8-9

Shock, grief as J1 students buried

Football:

Dublin U-21 side wins McGing Cup yet again Page 31

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 AISLING KENNEDY and BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

ONE WEEK after the untimely death of five J1 students, mostly from the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown area, the funerals of four of the five have taken place.

Six students – the five J1 students, and an American cousin of one – lost their lives when a balcony collapsed at a party at an apartment complex in Berkeley, California, killing them and seriously injuring several others.

Eimear Walsh, a UCD medical student who also attended Loreto College in Foxrock, was the first of the Irish students’ funerals in a week that marked an outpouring of grief across

the DLR area.

Ms Walsh’s funeral procession was led by her mother Patricia, father Jim and brother Robert, with local priest Fr Paul Ward acting as celebrant on the day.

Also in attendance on the day were Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Heather Humprheys, with the US Embassy represented by Stuart Dwyer, deputy chief of mission.

Hundreds of people descended upon the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock, to offer their condolences to the bereaved Walsh family, and both Fr Ward and Ms Walsh’s friends paid tribute to the “beautiful girl who was always smiling”.

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Picture: Rose Comiskey

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown united in respect as Berkeley youngsters take final journeys

The remains of Eimear Walsh (top) and Eoghan Culligan arrive at their respective funerals, where hundreds had gathered to pay their respects

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Berkeley Parents speak of their overwhelming loss, and

Hundreds mourn at students’ funerals Fr Ward spoke about Ms Walsh and how he had known her for most of her 21 years, and spoke to her family and friends about continuing to live their lives in her name.

He said: “We’re now very aware of how precious and fragile life is, so appreciate the gift of life to its fullest and take on the mantle that Eimear has left behind by making the world, and the future,

a better place in her memory.”

Ms Walsh’s father, Jim, spoke at the end of the ceremony and said: “Eimear was such a beautiful person, a wonderful daughter and sister. We were very proud of who she was and what she achieved.

“She was among other things kind-hearted, generous, fun-loving, independent minded, very bright, confident, but

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never pretentious.

“Like any young person, she was interested in having a good time, hanging out with friends, essentially just living in the moment. Eimear was deceptively easy going, but she was very determined when she set her mind to doing something.

“Eimear had many talents and interests – she was a beautiful singer, she loved dancing, she took part in various school musicals and plays.

“Now that we have lost Eimear so tragically, there is a huge void in our livesl; however, knowing Eimear, she would want us to be strong for each other, pick ourselves up

and keep going. We hope that one day we will be reunited.”

On the same day, Eoghan Culligan’s funeral took place at the Church of the Annunciation in Rathfarnham.

Hundreds of mourners filled the church to pay their respects, with the funeral procession led

by Mr Culligan’s mother Marie, father Gerry, and his brothers Andrew and Stephen.

At the funeral, Mr Culligan’s mother spoke of the overwhelming loss at losing her son, and said: “Eoghan was the light in our lives, we have lost a beacon that will never shine again. Our family’s

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Mourners gathering for the funeral of Ms Walsh

hearts are broken. We will love Eoghan until the day we die.”

The funerals of Niccolai Schuster, Olivia Burke and Lorcan Miller also took place in the following days, with hundreds of mourners attending each

ceremony.

Lorcan Miller, whose funeral is this Friday, June 26, and who was a UCD medical student from Shankill, is survived by his parents Ken and Sinead – a former teacher at the school, now work-

ing at Alexandra College in Milltown – and three younger siblings, Jamie, Lucy and Poppy.

The principal of St Andrew’s College, Peter Fraser, told The Gazette: “Lorcan joined us in first year and his mother did

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remembered family joys, as they say their last farewells

Eimear Walsh

Some of the overflow in mourners outside Ms Walsh’s Funeral Mass

Eoghan Culligan

her hDip in St Andrew’s and taught here in the past. Lorcan is remembered fondly as an outstanding academic.

“His desire to do medicine was driven by a desire to help others. He was very empathetic and

said: “The thoughts and prayers of everybody in the St Mary’s community are with the families of Niccolai and Eoghan, and the other youngsters who died or were injured in the heartbreaking accident.”

genuinely wanted to make a difference in the world.

He retained a connection with St Andrew’s, coming back to help students prepare for exams, etc.”

Niccolai Schuster, from Terenure was the grandnephew of playwright

John B Keane. He was studying politics and history at UCD. He is survived by his parents, John and Graziella. He attended St Mary’s College, Rathmines, until 2012.

A message posted on the school website

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St Mary’s College students form a guard of honour for Mr Culligan’s remains (top); family members and friends in Mr Culligan’s Funeral cortege. Pictures: Rose Comiskey

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Berkeley Cousins are laid to rest on both sides of world

Funeral follows a last journey home Continued from Page 3

“We also pray particularly for those being treated in hospital, and their families.”

O l i vi a Bu rke was another former Loreto Foxrock girl, studying entrepreneurship and management at Dun Laohgaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

Her funeral Mass took place in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock, on Wednesday, after The Gazette went to print.

Ms Burke had a joint funeral with her cousin, Ashley Donohoe,

in St Jospeh’s Catholic Church in Cotati, California, before being brought back to Ireland.

San Francisco, and was buried in her native California last Sunday.

Ms Burke did a fivemonth work experience

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‘Ms Burke had a joint funeral with her cousin, Ashley Donohoe, in St Jospeh’s Catholic Church in Cotati, California, before being brought back to Ireland’

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Ms Donohoe was the daughter of Dublin parents Jackie and George, who emigrated to the US in 1989. She was studying at Sanoma State University near

placement at East Coast Radio as part of her IADT course.

The president of IADT, Dr Annie Doona, said Ms Burke was very well respected and was

doing very well on her course.

IADT has provided an on-campus counsellor for any students who wish to avail of the service.

Separate to the tragic news of the six students’ death, one of the other Irish students injured in the balcony collapse has been released from hospital in California.

Sean Fahey, from Rathmines in Dublin, is now due to travel home to Ireland.The other six students injured in the tragedy remain in hospital, but all are reported to be making improvements.

Ribbons with messages of sympathy for all of the deceased students and their families adorned a tree at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Foxrock

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business Property company is ‘over the moon’ with award

Start-up victory for Button  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A BLACKROCK property company has won the Start-up Award at this year’s National Enterprise Awards. Property Button was founded by Jim Urell and Paddy O’Farrell in 2012 as a type of Hailomodel for the sector.

The company, which is supported by DLR Local Enterprise Office, automates all tasks that letting agents and estate agents have to do.

Urell told The Gazette: “We’re over the moon to receive this award as it’s a great recognition to get. A year ago, it was just Paddy and myself in an office on Carysfort Avenue and now we’ve 18 people working for us in a brand new office. We’re growing strongly and expanding to the UK in October. So,

we’re very energised and delighted. We couldn’t have grown without the LEO, it’s as simple as that.

They’ve been extremely supportive right from the start and every step of the way…at the start of your business, you can’t go to the bank and there are no other real financial supports available. If you want to get a couple of good people in, you have to pay for them, and the LEO helped us with that.

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“Any service an estate agent wants done to their property comes into us and then they’re presented with a couple of solutions…We identify the good ones and they are rated well if they do a good job or their rating is decreased if they let people down. We give that

information away for free to the estate agents and we get a small cut of the job from all those people.

“Because we are dealing with such a volume, we get the best discounts too and the service providers are happy because they are making more money; estate agents are happy because it’s a free information service; landlords and tenants are happy because the services are cheaper and trackable.”

Georgina Sweetnam of the DLR Local Enterprise Office paid tribute to the co-founders and their team at Property Button, saying: “It has been a pleasure working with Jim Urell and Patrick O’Farrell over the last year, which has seen very exciting growth in both terms of job creation,

Kieran Comerford, chair of Network of Local Enterprise Offices, Paddy O’ Farrell and Jim Urell from Property Button and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton

innovation and internationalisation.”

CllrVictor Boyhan (Ind) said: “This is a wonderful

achievement for Property Button, the Blackrock community join with me in congratulating Jim and

Paddy on this prestigious Enterprise Award and we wish them every success for the future.”

funding St Mary’s Hall cafe proposal Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is considering a funding application by Crosscare to establish a community cafe at St Mary’s Hall Eblana Avenue.

Crosscare and the Local Policing Forum have developed a proposal for the cafe which will support the needs of vulnerable people in the town, and are seeking support from local agencies and service providers. It is proposed that this community cafe will replace the temporary services being provided by the Church of Ireland in its Dining Room service.

Crosscare is the Social Support Agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. For more information on Crosscare services see: www.crosscare.ie.

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awards Success for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown buildings, emerging practice

Three county buildings take architecture wins  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THERE was great news for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s architect department last

week, with the announcement that three buildings in the county had scooped four Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Awards.

Taking away two of the prestigious awards was DLR LexIcon, designed by Carr Cotter and Naessens Architects. The library and cultural centre won

awards for Ireland’s Best Culture and Best Public Building in the 2015 Irish Architecture Awards.

Best Emerging Practice was won by John

McLaughlin Architects, Studio 4, The Old Firestation in Dun Laoghaire, while two new villas in Monkstown designed by Shaffrey Associates won Best Housing Award.

There were 120 building projects entered for this year’s awards. The jury selected 16 award winners, and 10 highly commended and 16 commended awards which were all presented to the architects at a ceremony in Wood Quay, Dublin City Council offices.

The RIAI received more than 10,000 votes for this year’s public choice award. The win--------------------------

Taking away two of the awards was DLR LexIcon, designed by Carr Cotter and Naessens Architects

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ner, the Restoration of St Mel’s Cathedral, by Fitzgerald Kavanagh and Partners, won with 18% of the vote, followed by The Lake House, designed

by Aughey O’Flaherty Architects, while coming in third place was the DLR LexIcon, designed

by Carr Cotter and Naessens Architects.

Robin Mandal, president of the RIAI, said: “We continue to see a very high standard of winners year-on-year. It is important that this architectural excellence is continually promoted to show the quality that good architecture can bring to our built landscape.

“Good architecture takes commitment and we can see the value of place-making, driven by quality of life, community and health-led agenda.

DLR LexIcon library

“The projects in this year’s awards continue to show the value and longterm investment that exists when high-quality architecture is delivered when an architect is involved.”

Ali Grehan, chairperson of the judging panel, said: “The jury was

pleased with the broad range of submissions that were received this year.

“It is gratifying to see the quality of the buildings produced every year continues to increase; so does public interest in good design, as we can see from the strong response to the Public Choice Award.”

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services Public consultation seeks views on key community facility festival Call for events in Dundrum

Have your say on the future of post offices  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain and Aisling Kennedy

FOLLOWING the closure of a number of post offices around the country – including the post office on Main Street, Dun Laoghaire a number of years ago due to the retirement of the postmistress – a public consultation on the future of post offices is set to take place in the next six weeks.

This follows a recent report on how to develop post offices by the firm of former Dragons’ Den member and owner of cafe chain Insomnia,

Bobby Kerr.

Postmasters around Dublin are now calling on communities, organisations and individuals to make their views heard by taking part in the consultation. The Irish Postmasters’ Union (IPU) welcomed the Bobby Kerr report, which encourages multi-use diversity to keep post offices going into the future.

However, the IPU highlighted the fact that the new report’s suggestions are in contrast with new Social Protection forms dropped into post offices recently. The forms

encourage customers to use banks for their transactions instead of post offices.

The IPU said: “The Government needs to join up its thinking and withdraw new Social Protection forms – issued last month – which recommend people use the commercial banks rather than post offices to receive their payments.”

In response, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Protection said: “On the specific issue of the revised applications forms, they were designed to reflect the

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Cllr Cormac Devlin (FF): “The post office, for many, is a cornerstone which offers a local service to the community ... It would be a real shame to lose this network.”

general societal trend to electronic payments.

“While the option to be paid at the post office remained on the forms, the Tanaiste [and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton] understands why they have caused concern.

“In light of those concerns, and the Govern-

ment’s stated commitment to the post office network, the Tanaiste has directed that the forms be revised.”

Cllr Cormac Devlin (FF) said “The post office, for many, is a cornerstone which offers a local service to the community and where many of the local postmasters and postmis-

tresses know individuals by name and have built up a great rapport with them over the years. It would be a real shame to lose this network.”

Consultation forms are available on the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources website at www.dcenr.gov.ie.

A FRESH appeal has been made to bring events in the Mountains to the Sea Festival to the Dundrum area.

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) made the call on the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Library Service.

He said: “Having just one paltry children’s event in the Mill Theatre in Dundrum is simply not good enough for a countywide initiative.”

A spokesperson for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council said the nature of festivals situate them in a particular area.

T he spokesperson added that there are no current plans to extend the festival outside its traditional base of Dun Laoghaire.

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health Free GP visits for those under six is just the start

Delivering for another kept Despite what some critics may say, the Government is keeping its word to care for all citizens, says Minister Kathleen Lynch

Minister Kathleen Lynch: “While others criticise, we will continue to take the necessary steps to provide universal health care for our people”

AS A mother and a grandmother, I know what it’s like to worry when a child falls ill.

And, as a minister with the opportunity to deliver change for the better, I believe that something no parent in Dublin should have to worry about is the cost of seeing a doctor when their child is sick.

That core principle is why, thanks to Labour,

the Government is introducing free GP care, starting with children under six. From July 1, children who have been registered for the scheme can begin availing of free doctor’s visits.

To sign your under-sixes up, log onto www.gpvisitcard.ie, where the HSE registration system has been open since June 15.

The process is simple

and quick. All you need is your child’s PPS number, your own PPS number and an email address. If your child is under two months and has no PPSN, a date of birth will do.

Already the level of parental interest has been huge – to date, more than 39,000 children nationally have been registered and will have access to free doctor’s visit when

don’sdublin The face that launched a billion in banknotes Helen of Troy may have had the “face that launched a thousand ships” but Hazel Lavery’s launched a billion pounds!

Hazel Lavery (nee Martyn) was born on March 14, 1880 in Chicago to Edward Martyn, a wealthy industrialist of Anglo-Irish extraction. She was known as The Most Beautiful Girl in the Midwest but decided to leave and went to London in the early 1900s. She married a doctor, Edward Trudeau in 1903, but he died after only five months.

By then, she had met John Lavery, and they married in 1909. He was the most sought after artist in London and was appointed the official artist to the British government during World War I. When he was knighted in 1918 Hazel became Lady Lavery.

As Sir John Lavery was the portrait artist of choice for the “great and good” in London, Hazel met and corresponded with many famous people like George Bernard Shaw, the historian Hilaire Belloc and Lytton Strachey, a founding member of the Bloomsday Group. During the Anglo-Irish treaty negotiations in 1922, their grand house on Cromwell Parade, South Kensington, was used by the Irish delegation. Hazel was very much the society hostess and entertained her guests that included Michael Collins and Kevin O’Higgins. At the time there was much gossip and speculation about her relationship with either men, but her correspondence does not confirm anything.

After the treaty was signed, Sir John Lavery was asked to design an image for the new Irish banknotes that represented the female personification

of Ireland. This looked back to Irish mythology and had been previously represented by Mangan’s Dark Rosaleen and WB Yeats’sCathleen Ni Houlihan. Hazel’s image was adopted and reproduced on banknotes from 1928 until the mid-1970s. And that’s an awful lot of banknotes (and money).

Don Cameron

www.donsdublin.wordpress.com

Lady Hazel Lavery and the banknote she inspired

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of true universal care

all children is promise the service begins on July 1. If you haven’t yet got around to it, don’t worry, because the registration process will remain open for some time to come.

The opening of the online registration process makes real Labour’s commitment to roll out free GP care, starting with the under-sixes. Through it, we will ensure that parents don’t have to think twice about bringing their sick child to the doctor.

The next stage will be free GP care for the over70s – and we’ll deliver that, too, in August.

Rebuilding an economy that was left in ruins has been a difficult task, but a country is more than its economy alone, important as that is – it’s a society, too. So, recovery means not just more jobs and increased incomes, but improved public services that deliver for people and communities – and free GP care is a perfect example of that. It wasn’t easily achieved.

I think people appreciate that, and I think people understand that securing agreement between the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive and the Irish Medical Organisation was challenging. But we did secure that agreement, and I want to thank all involved for their work in getting us to this point.

Registration by Dublin GPs in the scheme is already encouraging, and I expect it will rise even further in the coming weeks. In Dublin North Central, 78% of GPs are now registered, while the figure stands at 69% in Dublin South City, 50% in Dublin South East, 73% in Dublin South West, 83% in Dublin West and 56% in Dun Laoghaire.

So, we’re getting there, steadily and surely.

The bit I genuinely don’t understand is how some people didn’t want us to get there at all. I don’t understand how any public representative would decry the right of a family to ensure they can bring a young child to the doctor without worrying about the fee.

Parents of young children have borne their fair share of sacrifice to rebuild this country. It is time to give them something back. It is time to ease the burden a bit.

While others criticise, we will continue to take the necessary steps to provide excellent and universal health care for our people. We are focusing in particular on primary care, which means people being treated in their local communities, in their local clinics, by their local doc-

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tors and local nurses first.

We have delivered 44 new primary centre centres since 2011, with plans well advanced for many more. We are rolling out community-based programmes to manage chronic illness such as diabetes and asthma for children.

And, of course, we are rolling out free GP care in phases.

Again, we are well advanced on this front.

Our challenge now is to ensure that everybody else can benefit as well – and we’ll achieve that, starting with our most precious resource – our children – and ensuring they get the care they need when they need it.  kathleen lynch Minister for Primary and Social Care

FastNews

Young entrepreneurs Approval for planning could secure €50,000 applications on the rise

THE search for Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE) of 2015 is under way, with calls for budding businessmen and women from Dundrum and Dun Laoghaire to register.

A €50,000 investment fund will be awarded to the category winners from each of the 31 Local Enterprise Offices, and a fund of a further €100,000 is available for the winners of the IBYE national finals.

The competition is for people between 18 and 30. To enter, see www.ibye.ie before July 31.

APPROVAL for planning applications are on the rise in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown with permission granted for 246 developments in the first three months of 2015.

Construction work is currently under way on developments at several sites in the county, including at Belarmine Woods in Stepaside, Grange Hill in Sandyford and Wyckham Point in Dundrum.

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) said the increase will contribute to easing the current housing shortage.

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gazetteGALLERIES

Patrick Kavanagh

Richard and Jacqueline Phillips

Anna Brown, Nan Brabazon and Linda Pearse

This bookish gentleman helped to celebrate the star of the literary event. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

Saoirse and Orla O’Hagan-Davis

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Terry Fleming and Gerard Maguire

Rory Morahan

Ken, Pat, Noel, Graham, Rafal and Jean Louis help to mark the occasion

bloomsday: community craic at annual event

Genteel times as Glasthule parties O

NCE again, visitors to Glasthule were treated to the sights of a bygone era as the village celebrated Bloomsday in style. With nearby Sandycove’s connection to James Joyce’s classic tale, Ulysses, people from across the area needed no excuse to dress up in clothing appropriate to Joyce’s era, as they stepped back in time to celebrate the life and times – and legacy – of the late (and very fictional) Leopold Bloom. With their old-world clothes, some vintage cars, live music and even some tasty treats based on some popular fare at the time, Bloom and Joyce would have been made to feel very welcome with a trip to the friendly village.

Peter Caviston and Margaret Browne

Michael Flynn, known to

Luke Dunleavy of Voice of

fans as Mattress Mick

Ireland fame

Samuel Long

This girl was happy to wear a hat for the fun, too

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Peter O’Riordan and Stephanie Evans

Deirdre O Brien and Lorraine Keane

Al fresco feast is a delicious treat A

ldi’s restaurant, Prime by Aldi, was a great attraction recently at Taste of Dublin in the Iveagh Gardens. The sun was shining and Aldi’s Peter Kelly designed restaurant and garden terrace was a stylish oasis of calm and tasty food. Guests included many wellknown celebrities and food lovers – Brian O’Driscoll, Amy Huberman, Gordon Darcy, Aoife Cogan, Joe Duffy, Lucy Kennedy, Mairead Farrell (reunited with her Wedding Planner Peter Kelly), comedian Al Porter, Sean Munsanje, Masterchef star Monica Galetti, Chapter One’s Ross Lewis, Michel Roux Jr and many more.

Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman. Pictures: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Laura Dunne and Rosie McMeel

Sean Munsanje

Al Porter and Lucy Kennedy

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what’son air we go for some impressive swiss precision

“I am reading the Book of Job, which is from a book called The Bible, which used to be very popular down here, but you can hardly get it now,” says Jimmy McAleavey

a day in the life: playwright jimmy McAleavey’s love for bed and trash tv

Finding fun in monsters  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THIS week, The Gazette caught up with the hilarious Belfast playwright Jimmy McAleavey, who is in town for his new play, Monsters, Dinosaurs, Ghosts at the Peacock Theatre to talk about a day in his not so average life.

He said: “The alarm goes off at 7am – I wake up about 8.30am. I manage to sleep through an hour and a half of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 every day.

“About 7.30am, the dog comes in and she requires having her ears stroked for a moment or two.

“Then I lift the duvet and she gets in under it, and in thanks she licks my knees for a couple of minutes, which is a real high point of the day.

“My wife then brings me two cups of coffee in bed and I smoke three cigarettes. I have the loveliest bed; it’s a fourposter, but it has wings at the side and shelves; it has everything you need: an ashtray, a radio and what have you.

“I have to say, it’s hard to get out of.

Then I get up and stagger about all day.

If I’m working, I’ll drive 30 miles to Belfast. We live in the country, in paradise.”

McAleavey lectures in the Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University.

“Lunch is a problem area. I haven’t had breakfast now at this stage, I don’t eat breakfast. But I’m quite fat and it’s not fair – I don’t eat anything! I can’t eat a sandwich because it makes me too sleepy during the afternoon. So, what do you do?

“I have another couple of cups of coffee and another few fags; then back to work. I wouldn’t leave there till around 7pm or 8pm at night.”

Unfortunately, McAleavey has put on two pounds lately, despite being on a sandwich-for-dinner diet. “ But I’ve tried it the other way too, eating like a dinosaur, and that doesn’t work either.

“In the evening, because I am such an intellectual, I am reading the Book of Job, which is from a book called The Bible, which used to be very popular down here, but you can hardly get it now.

“So, I read that while also kind of watching on Pick TV a thing called Terror Tuesdays, which is true-life stories followed by another programme called Monsters-something-something In

America.

“I just realised that’s where I got the title for my play from!

“It has things like ‘The Goblin of Suburbia’, and interviews with American people whose stories always start off with: ‘Well, we were drinking a few beers and went off in the pick-up truck into the forest, and then this giant flying Sasquatch attacked the car, so that’s how the car was damaged, officer’.

“That’s a brilliant show, but it does my wife’s head in. We’ve started going to bed quite early, around 10.30pm. I would be asleep in seconds. I really am such a catch, aren’t I?” Monsters, Dinosaurs, Ghosts continues at the Peacock until June 27. Tickets, from €13 to €20, are available at www. abbeytheatre.ie.

AN AEROBATIC feast for the eyes will be presented at this year’s Bray Air Display on July 19, which is just one of a host of great events in this year’s Bray Summerfest.

The show is organised by Dublin-based Simtech Aviation, in association with the Irish Aviation Authority and Bray Summerfest. The Swiss Air Force aerobatic team Patrouille Suisse will dazzle crowds with displays of incredible daring.

Supersonic Founded more than 50 years ago, Patrouille Suisse is one of the few aerobatic teams to fly in supersonic jet aircraft with active military pilots. The team makes its Irish debut at this year’s event.

Display director Se Pardy, of Simtech Aviation, said Patrouille Suisse is a trademark for Switzerland, demonstrating Swiss aerial precision at its very best.

For further information, see www. brayairdisplay.com.

The Bray Summerfest runs from July 4 to August 3, and for further information see www.braysummerfest. com.

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FEATURE Exhibition: applications sought from students

It’s ready, steady, go for young scientists  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

If you fancy becoming a winner at next year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, like Adam Barry (pictured), applications are now being taken. Adam received his award from Maureen Walkingshaw, Director of Human Resources for BT Business. Picture: Chris Bellew/ Fennell Photography

Over the past five years, 70% of secondary schools in Dublin have taken part in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

BT is now calling for applications for next year’s competition, which will be the 52nd Young Scientist event.

The BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition draws ambitious students in such numbers as it is the most prestigious STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) event for schools in Ireland.

In the last five years, participating Dublin students have gone home with a total of 247 awards.

BT unveiled the statistics recently when it sent out the call for students across Dublin to submit their entries to the 2016 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.

Encouraging Mari Cahalane, head of the BT Young Scientist, said: “It’s encouraging to see that the majority of Dublin schools have taken part in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition over the past five years.

“However, our ambition is to have every school in the country experience this journey of discovery so we would encourage every single teacher and parent in Dublin to support their students by helping them to submit a project.

“There are fantastic benefits to taking part in the event and in addition to the experience of bring-

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‘In the last five years, participating BT Young Scientist Dublin students have gone home with a total of 247 awards’

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ing an idea to life, students will also have the opportunity to compete for one of over 120 awards including cash prizes, international trips and the overall title of BTYoung Scientist and Technologist(s) of the Year. I sincerely hope that Dublin schools will

now set the challenge to increase their record of success for 2016.”

Students can enter either as an individual or a group (of up to three students) by initially submitting a one-page proposal outlining their project idea before the closing

date of September 29, 2015. Once their application is submitted, students will then be notified by the end of the October 2015 if their project has been shortlisted for the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, due to take place in the RDS, from January 6 to 9, 2016.

For more information on the exhibition, as well as details on how to enter and apply for grants, you can log onto www.btyoungscientist.com.

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Pouring over Coca-Cola funding applications OLYMPIC athlete Derval O’Rourke is calling on Dublin voluntary and non-profit organisations to apply for funding from the CocaCola Thank You Fund before the June 29 deadline. €125,000 is available from the fund for projects that reflect new ideas to get people more active, more often.

Der val O’Rourke, Coca-Cola Thank You Fund ambassador, said: “I’m hoping to uncover some fantastic community initiatives that make it possible for the public to access activity programmes within their

locality, and the fund would like to hear from a broad range of organisations with novel ideas to motivate their community, or the whole country, to get moving.”

Projects can involve traditionally popular sports or newer forms of physical activity. The fund is searching for organisations that have the passion and energy to get a new project off the ground and get people excited about taking part.

Applications for the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund 2015 can be made at www.coca-cola.ie/ thankyou.

Tuck into some tuckatoos To celebrate the launch of Ireland’s newest savoury snack, Tuckatoos, the brand is kicking off a national roadshow of talent competitions to find Ireland’s next double act.

The competitions are open to children aged eight to 12 and Tuckatoos says it is looking to find “the next Little Ant and Dec”.

The Roadshow starts a t B l a n c h a r d s t ow n Shopping Centre on Saturday, June 27 at 10am. Entrants will

read a script to camera and get to experience what it’s like to be in a real studio.

Next stop on the road show is Dundrum Shopping Centre on July 4, followed by stops at various other shopping centres throughout Dublin and Ireland over the summer.

Two double acts will be shortlisted at each location and will go on to the final public vote later this summer on Tuckatoos Facebook page. The victorious double act will win a VIP trip to London to see One Direction.

Derval O’Rourke and Paddy Barnes announced that €125,000 is available for projects that have new ideas to get people more active, more often. Picture: Naoise Culhane

For more information, see www.tuckatoos.ie

Working class all wrapped up A new play which presents the modern, working class reality of many young Dublin women, will be performed for one night only at Axis Ballymun on Thursday, July 2.

Written by Bayside native Tracy Martin, and presented by Red Bear Productions Wrapped, tells the story of star crossed session-moths Ali and Lisa, two unlikely friends, played by Aoibheann McCann and Andrea Cleary who bond over drugs.

Set in Ballymun, Wrapped takes a fresh

approach to the themes of drug culture, Dublin life, emigration and pregnancy choices. The story follows the two from come-up to come-down as they make catastrophic decisions that affect each others’ lives.

Tickets are €12/10 concession. Visit www. redbear theatre.com/ wrapped-ballymun

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Pets Paws for some family fun in Corkagh Park for charity

Riverdance runs at the Gaiety Theatre until August 30

milestone: riverdance popular as ever after two decades of performances

Twenty years of the Dance  keith bellew

On February, 9, 1995, Riverdance, the first ever Irish dance show, opened at the Point Theatre, Dublin for a sell-out five-week run, with record sales reaching over 120,000 tickets.

Twenty years later, the show is as popular as ever and is currently touring with its 20th anniversary production.

Having blown away audiences at the Marquee, Cork, its month-long run at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin opened on June 23.

The Gazette spoke to Riverdance senior executive producer, Julian Erskine about the show and how it brought Irish dancing from the realm of the quaint into the realm of the spectacu-

lar on the international stage.

He said that as it took off so quickly, rather than gaining strength over the years, the show has maintained its strength.

“This thing took off 20 years ago faster than anybody had ever imagined it could do. When we put together the original plan it was for four weeks in Dublin in the Point Theatre. Nobody considered that it was going to go beyond the Point, let alone be on the road 20 years later,” he said.

He went on to say that a lot of work has gone into the 20th-anniversary production, including a new lighting design and a newly commissioned dance number.

“The roots of Riverdance are in

Dublin, so we’ve put in a new number called Ana Livia which is the James Joyce personification of the River Liffey. It looks very different and we’ve also spent a lot of time rehearsing the show, fine tuning it and making sure it was as good as it possibly could be going back out on the road 20 years later,” he said.

Due to the high intensity of the performance and the levels of stamina required it would not be physically possible for originals like Michael Flatley and Jean Butler to return for an anniversary performance. However, he said that one of the reasons the show has maintained its strength is the new blood constantly coming into the cast.

He went on to say that before Riv-

erdance there was no such thing as professional Irish dancing.

“It was an amateur, competitive hobby, and Riverdance came along and turned it into a professional dance form. Irish dancers can now aspire to have a career. Because of Riverdance there are now Irish dance schools all around the world, so it’s actually opened up a double career opportunity. You can dance in Riverdance and then you can teach Irish dance later on because Riverdance has opened up the world to Irish dance,” he said.

Having kicked off at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin on June 23, Riverdance 20th anniversary show will run until August 30. For more information visit www.gaietytheatre.ie.

PAWS in the Park is retuning again this year and promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Taking place on June 28 at 2.30pm the event will centre on a 2.5km sponsored walk and a family fun day in Corkagh Park in Clondalkin to raise much needed funds for one of Ireland’s longest running animal charities, saving abandoned dogs since 1997.

This event in Corkagh Park is crucial in helping Paws continue its good work.

As a shelter that has never turned away an abandoned dog in need the animal charity depends on events such as these in order to help them feed, care for and re-home their dogs.

On the day there will be face-painters, a groomer and also a Corkagh Park Pet Farm. If you would like to receive a sponsor card, email pawsanimalrescue@eircom.net. Donations can also be made at www.paws.ie.

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Cleansing is at the heart of any daily skincare routine With over 80 years of experience and expertise in caring for women’s skin, Vichy considers cleansing to be at the heart of any skincare regime The new Purete Thermale range from Vichy offers a cleansing option for every skin type.

Whether you seek a fast-fix or a more leisurely cleansing ritual, Purete Thermal has the solution. The new range offers a wide variety of cleansing choices to remove impurities, makeup, excess sebum and dead skin cells whilst instantly soothing the skin with Vichy Thermal Spa Water.

In the range is the new Beautifying Cleansing Micellar Oil €16.50. This non-greasy oil removes impurities, excess sebum and dead cells. Suitable for both dry and oily skin types, the formula works to remove even tough waterproof make-up, transforming into milk on contact with water. Formulated with camelia oil and vitamin E, this is light scented and leaves skin feeling clean and refreshed.

Also in the range is the new Cleansing Gel RRP €15. This is suitable for all skin types. The anti-pollution cleanser frees skin of impurities and pollutants.

Enriched with the anti-pollution Purisoft complex (amilite, glycerin and moringa) both deeply cleanse skin and protect cells against pollutants, such as cigarette smoke, mercury and coal particles. The gel formula feels fresh on the skin, foaming when rinsed with water to leave skin clear and soft.

STYLE

Sisal cuff €85

Palomar neckpiece long €110

Clove Cuff €57.95

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Teardrop earrings €40

dding impact Renowned for her eclectic use of materials and her avantgarde style, Blaithin Ennis is truly unique in her approach to jewellery design. Her latest collection sees Blaithin soften the edginess of her metal designs, opting for shades of soft pastel pink in place of her

traditional gunmetal for added femininity. The collection boasts a range of statement necklaces, cuffs and her classic teardrop earrings, designed to add impact to fashion. The new Blaithin Ennis jewellery collection is available now at the Kilkenny Shop

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RECIPECORNER

Bake some tasty comfort food THIS week, we have a delicious recipe for Home-baked cheese and olive soda bread, courtesy of TheIrishFoodDude.com. This is real comfort food, so have it with salads, stews, meat platters or hot with some melting butter slathered on top! This tasty and quick to make recipe serves two.

Ingredients 450g (1 pound) of plain flour 1 level teaspoon of bread soda Quarter teaspoon of salt Approx 400ml (14 fluid ounces) of buttermilk 250g (8oz) of grated cheese. (Red cheddar is lovely with it!)

10 olives Bunch of rosemary Preparation • Preheat oven to 200C fan/gas mark 6.

• Sieve flour, bread soda and salt into bowl. Add half the cheese and the but-

termilk and mix to make soft dough.

Knead on a floured board and flatten out slightly.

• Place on an olive oil-drizzled baking sheet. Drizzle more olive oil on top and add the remaining cheese. Scatter the olives and add the rosemary in spaced sections.

• Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until nice and brown on the bottom.

When tapped, it should make a hollow sound.

• Remove from the oven and cool on a wire tray.

• Serve and enjoy!

Nick Munier’s French fare at Avenue didn’t disappoint Picky and pal on their recent visit. Pictures: The Picky Eater

The Picky Eater

PICKY did a very quick lunch in Avenue by Nick Munier, he of Masterchef and Hell’s Kitchen fame.

He also used to run Pichet, but has branched out on his own, with this little French eaterie.

This was as part of a media lunch, so not all of these dishes may feature on the menu, but it gave me a flavour of the restaurant’s style.

I went for the foie gras with brioche, which was a light and elegant dish, while my colleague tried the mozzarella and

tomato soup – a delicious dish, and these two ingredients, as we all know, marry very well together, and they eloped in this dish.

The tortellini with spinach and mushroom was almost like a deconstructed dish, with all the elements plain to see, and was not the rich, hearty dish I was expecting – but it was better, as it was light for summer and I came away feeling not so full.

My colleague went for the chicken with cas-

soulet – again, summer on a plate, even though I would normally associate cassoulet with winter.

All dishes were attractively presented and the dining experience is very nice overall, with lots of subway tiles in soft pas-

tels of blue/green.

We dined in Eclair DeLu xe, Munier ’s upstairs seating area, or all-day casual dining experience.

I will definitely be back to sample more of what Munier has on offer.

Conclusion

AS YOU’D expect, Nick Munier’s latest venue Avenue (at 1 Crow Street, Dublin 2; tel 01 645 5102; www.avenue.ie) is a tight ship, with the French fare proving a hit. While Picky’s dishes were part of a media set (and thus maybe not generally available), on the basis of these dishes, Picky will return ...

A tea-mendous idea for gentlemen up for an afternoon bite to eat AS THE concept of meeting up for afternoon tea is far more popular amongst women than men, The Morrison Hotel, and its experimental head chef Sushil Kumar, have created a tasty Gentlemen’s Tea menu in an attempt to get the lads on board.

Instead of dainty items designed for women – such as delicately cut petite egg and cress sandwiches – think smoked rasher and hearty cheese with apple chutney.

Instead of intricate

cakes and clotted cream, think paprika chips, and instead of a cup of breakfast tea, The Gentlemen’s Tea is served with a pint of Wicklow Wolf beer.

For just €23 per person, you can sample tastes of steak sandwiches, with whiskey chocolate salted caramel treats to finish.

Patrick Joyce, general manager of The Morrison Hotel, said: “At The Morrison, we aim to come up with different ideas to get people talking and, more importantly, enjoying the

Say hello to

the new Gentlemen’s Tea menu

at The Morrison Hotel (€23pp)

fantastic creations from our head chef.”

He went on to say that they are proud to be the first to offer this unique

concept.

Gift vouchers for The Gentlemen’s Tea are available in the hotel, and from www.morrisonhotel.ie.

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TRAVEL LONG-HAUL: DREAMLINER READY TO WHISK YOU AWAY

Enjoy a stunning visit to Mexico or Jamaica  IAN BEGLEY

T H E T h o m s o n 787 Dreamliner touched down on Irish soil for the very first time recently to celebrate the launch of two long-haul routes directly from Dublin Airport during summer 2016: to Cancun, Mexico and Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Thomson Airways will operate the state-of-theart aircraft on behalf of the tour operators Falcon and Thomson non-stop from Dublin Airport, to Montego Bay, and Cancun, starting from next June 12-13.

Cancun, which is on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, is one of Mexico’s leading tourist destinations and is the gateway to the resorts in Riviera Maya to the south.

Over the past number of years, Cancun has grown significantly in

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Next year, you can take a nonstop flight from Dublin Airport to stunning Montego Bay and Cancun

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popularity with Irish long-haul holidaymakers and is now the most popular such destination after Orlando, Florida.

Speaking about the launch of the new longhaul programme, Charlotte Brenner, marketing manager for Falcon Holidays and Thomson, said: “We are very excited to introduce Mexico’s Caribbean Coast into our summer 2016 programme direct from Dublin Airport.

“The stunning coastline, coupled with our

Sharm El Sheikh will charm you  IAN BEGLEY

THERE’S no better time to plan a fantastic summer getaway to Egypt for you and the kids for summer.

With the many family-friendly hotels that Red Sea Holidays has to offer in the popular sun-soaked resort of Sharm El Sheikh, it is certainly a destination that will tick all the right boxes.

The cost for your first child (aged two to 12 years) is €1 on all departure dates up to and including October 8.

With luxurious sandy beaches, dining options to suit even the fussiest eater, and amazing cultural experiences – such as stargazing in the desert – Sharm El Sheikh is the perfect destination for all the

wide range of exclusive Falcon and Thomson hotels, is sure to make Cancun and Riviera Maya a popular choice for Irish holidaymakers next summer.”

Adult prices at the fourstar Catalonia Riviera Maya on an all-inclusive basis for 14 nights are from €1,699 per person, while child prices are from €979.

Montego Bay is Jamaica’s second largest city, along with the tourist resorts of Negril, Lucea and Ocho Rios.

Activities for holidaymakers on the island include visiting the famous Dunn’s River Falls, a 180m long mix of cascades and rock pools in the middle of the rainforest.

Music fans will definitely want to stop by the Bob Marley Museum, which has his guitar propped up in the corner.

family.

For further information and to book your family getaway now, visit www.redseaholidays.ie.

No foal-in’ – we all love donkeys THE Donkey Sanctuary, Liscarroll, County Cork, was delighted to receive a Certificate of Excellence for 2015 recently, with visitors highly rating their experience there.

The sanctuary has been in operation for 28 years now and has rescued almost 5,000 donkeys and welcomed thousands of visitors throughout the years.

The dedicated staff at the sanctuary were thrilled and extremely proud to receive the certificate from Trip Advisor.

The sanctuary has an abundance of beautiful donkeys at the

For marine lovers, Jamaica’s underwater realm is teeming with life – Runaway Bay is one of the best places to see marine life in all its glory.

Jamaica Tourist Board’s regional director Elizabeth Fox said: “Beautiful sandy beaches, clear blue waters and a beautiful natural landscape and great food are only part of the promise from a holiday in Jamaica – it will deliver good company, good music and a laugh; all the ingredient for a perfect Jamaican holiday.”

Adult prices at the three-star Holiday Inn Sunspree on an all-inclusive basis for 14 nights are from €1,599 per person, while child prices are from €979.

For further information on these great Mexican and Jamaican holiday offers, see www.falconholidays.ie.

open farm that loves to welcome visitors, and where there are scenic walks with a very safe environment for children.

The sanctuary welcomed a number of foals to the farm recently, as several pregnant mares that were rescued gave birth, with a sanctuary spokesperson saying the foals love to meet people and are a huge hit with visitors of all ages.

To find out more or to donate towards the upkeep of The Donkey Sanctuary, see www.thedonkeysanctuary.ie.

Foals are a hit with children visiting The Donkey Sanctuary in Co Cork

If next year’s summer is as underwhelming as this year’s, why not set off to Jamaica (top) or Mexico (above) with a Thomson 787 Dreamliner long-haul flight?

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LIVE: A SHOW TO REMEMBER AT CROKER

The Script’s home turf gig paints the town green in style  COLM MURRAY

SINCE announcing last Christmas their summer date at Croker, The Script have kept a low profile on these shores.

It sold out in a matter of hours – demonstrating the huge pull Danny, Mar and Glen have over the local faithful.

Strolling up on a sunny Saturday evening last weekend, the hordes were predominantly of the fairer sex, the songs striking a particular chord with the female of the species.

Main support act, Pharrell Williams’ funk-rap, pop crossover wooed the crowd with a mix including standards from his latter days in N.E.R.D (inviting girls onstage to gyrate to Lapdanc’)

to more recent outings with Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg and, of course, the monster hit, Happy.

By n ow, h e w a s orchestrating the obligatory Ole Ole Ole – now a standard calland-response action by every Irish crowd in venues holding over a couple of hundred punters.

Spectacle The penultimate longest day of the year provided a backdrop for an entrance by the band that was aimed at providing a spectacle by a couple of hundred green flag bearers circling the perimeter of the pitch – to illustrate the opener, Paint the Town Green – no subliminal messages there then!

Early crowd favour-

ites Breakeven, and Before the Worst, had ever y karaoke and X-Factor wannabe in overdrive, and another few kilowatts of sound wouldn’t have gone amiss to pour cold water on those souls.

A trip to the B-stage is now a standard of any self-respecting stadium band, with the lads soaking up and wringing out the best of The Man Who Can’t Be Moved.

The obligatory call to a member of the crowd’s ex-partner – now a staple of Script shows – provided an interlude of sorts.

On to the home straight, and the fireworks, ticker tape and lasers were in overdrive as Hall of Fame sent the masses floating home – until the next time ...

The Script’s frontman Danny O’Donoghue (above) delighted the home crowd in Croke Park with the band delivering a knockout show to remember

The lads in Muse don’t show any sign of losing their interest in out-there concepts, as their latest album, Drones, demonstrates with ease. Some unusual themes run through its tracks, creating an album to remember.

MUSE: DRONES DOESN’T DISAPPOINT

Concentrate on a tale worth droning about  COLM MURRAY

SEVEN albums in, and the album-tour-album tour treadmill has not abated the fondness of the absurd for Muse, the trio from Devon.

The recurring themes of paranoia, post apocalyptic sur vival and the destruction of the human race by technology surface again here on the latest long player by Muse, Drones (Warner Brothers).

Never one to follow the traditional songwriting blueprint, chief songwriter Matt Bellamy intertwines savage solo, over-the-top falsetto and bombastic breakdown while navigating the central concept which is, according to Bellamy himself, “sci-fi dystopia about a vulnerable protagonist being brainwashed and drafted into the military before

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With veteran rock hit-maker John ‘Mutt’ Lange (everyone from AC/DC, Def Leppard and Shania Twain) overseeing the production duties, the sound is big, clean and directed towards the back of enormodomes worldwide

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defecting and inspiring others to revolt, emerging heroic at the end”.

With veteran rock hitmaker John “Mutt” Lange (everyone from AC/DC, Def Leppard and Shania Twain) overseeing the production duties, the sound is big, clean and directed towards the back of enormodomes worldwide.

It is this approach from the producer which has returned the band to their “basics” in dynamics of a power trio – however, they still display

their technical wizardry with sonic soundscapes, but in a more concentrated way compared to their previous record, The Second Law. The swamp rock swing of Psycho is classic Muse, with enough empty spaces to let the song envelop the listener, and a slight nod to Marilyn Manson of the 1990s.

“Show me mercy from the powers that be” wails Bellamy, backed by a rhythm section in overdrive feeding the neuro-

sis of his imagination.

The relentlessness of the album doesn’t let up until the track Aftermath in true concept album style, with echoes of Pink Floyd’s The Wall seeping through.

Elsewhere, tracks such as The Handler, Defector and Revolt provide the anthemic operatics we’ve become accustomed to from a Muse album.

The Globalist is a straightforward pop tune with a catchy chorus and a dark undertone luring the listener into a false sense of security.

Overblown concept albums are, by many standards, a difficult listen – especially in the world of a la carte music purchasing and selecting – but there’s more than enough here to suck you in and offer yourself to the madness and paranoia of Drones.

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unexpected announcements WEEBYTES expo: make it a show to remember

Juggling dwellers’ needs is challenging but fun

Plenty to dig into with this Shelter NEWLY released free game Fallout Shelter (IOS phone/tablet) has created quite a stir in just a week.

At heart a blend of a town management sim and The Sims, Fallout Shelter tasks the player with developing a nuclear shelter in a postnuclear-war setting.

They must attract and assign survivors to a wide range of specialised rooms to keep everyone alive, while fighting off raider attacks, fires, bug invasions and so on, as you dig ever deeper into the mountain side ...

Sounds depressing, right? However, with its cheery inhabitants, great 2.5D graphics, and demanding town micromanagement, Fallout Shelter has already been a major financial hit for its developer, Bethesda.

While the game is free to play, its optional in-app purchases (IAP) that allow players to get some random supplies/ upgrades, have created impressive financial returns.

In its short life so far, Fallout Shelter has shot straight in to number three in the top-grossing titles, booting Candy Crush Saga out of its long-held slot – not bad, considering that CCS makes about $2.55m a day through IAP. So, whether or not you want to pay to play, there’s plenty to dig into with Fallout Shelter.

Oh, surprises galoreee at E3 in Los Angeles MANY millions of gamers around the world had their attention focused on Los Angeles throughout last week, where the annual E3 (electronic entertainment expo) revealed the biggest and best new games that are on the way, as well as more than a few surprises, too.

As the world’s biggest gaming show, and always reliably like a mash-up between a circus, a party, a rock concert – and a bank’s stuffy AGM, behind the scenes – E3 is a fascinating mix of fanboy service with looks at the hottest new and developing games, great networking opportunities for the industry and media, and serious backroom deals as the suits, analysts and moneymen get together.

This year’s E3 didn’t disappoint, with lots of terrific games about to be released or in development, with a noticeable ramping up in design quality and gaming potential as developers have become more comfortable with current-gen consoles.

However, apart from the stellar games and interesting tech, E3 2015 will surely be looked back on as the year of surprises, with a number of unexpected big revelations that set the internet on fire, and created a huge stir in the gaming world.

If I had four pages to fill

Still, some fantasies can come true, it seems.

 shane dillon sdillon@dublingazette.com

about E3, I couldn’t do it justice – besides which, E3’s main releases have been well covered in general media already – so instead, here’s a roundup of just four of the biggest surprises and news stories from this year’s event...

Jaw-dropping news J aw s c o l l e c t i ve l y dropped across the globe when Square Enix announced the biggest surprise and best-kept secret in gaming – that it is remaking the seminal 1997 PlayStation title, Final Fantasy VII. As not just the highlight of the long-running and hugely popular Final Fantasy series, criticallyacclaimed FF7 has been an old reliable in critics’s charts of the top five games ever, seeing fans of the long obsolete game clamouring for a remake for many years – to no avail.

Now, however, their wish is unexpectedly coming true, with the game’s remake – to be released initially for the PlayStation 4, and sporting a huge visual upgrade – under way, although it won’t be seen for quite some time yet.

Shenmue’s return Another big E3 story – and another fanboy reveal – came from the cult classic, Shenmue (1999).

As a critically acclaimed blast from the past, the planned trilogy stalled with Shenmue II (2001).

Despite repeated fans’ campaigns in the long years since, Shenmue was firmly shelved – until its creator, Yu Suzuki, launched a surprise Kickstarter campaign at E3.

He said that if fans would kick up $2m as an initial exploratory sum, the powers that be would take it as confirmation that there was a commercial market for the closing part of the trilogy, and proceed to developing Shenmue III. The subsequent flow of money smashed Kickstarter records in just a few hours, effortlessly cruising past the $2m goal.

Despite some questions being raised over launching such a high-profile title via Kickstarer, hopefully, Shenmue III will finally get made.

Did you see that?

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) were once again a feature of E3, with a variety of kits and tech seeking to wow consumers by letting them use headsets to explore virtual worlds,

At their shows at E3 this year, Sony (top) delivered a startling range of upcoming PlayStation 4 exclusives. However, in addition to its XBox One exclusives, Microsoft’s news of backwards compatibility for XBox 360 games was raptuously received.

or enabling people to see virtual objects “placed” in the real world.

A long-promised (but undelivered) reality, VR kits finally delivered with something tangible this year, with the Occulus Rift headset, and hand controller, continuing to impress as it nears an imminent consumer release, with several highquality games and VR experiences currently in development.

However, Microsoft arguably stole the show with its HoloLens AR kit and demo, with its projection of a Minecraft world that could be manipulated largely by just looking at, into and around it (while wearing the Hololens headset) proving pretty breathtaking.

While it’s likely to be pretty pricey when it launches – US reports peg it at being likely to cost a good bit more than an Xbox One console, for example – the HoloLens tech wowed at E3.

Either way, financial and consumer success looks virtually assured for the VR and AR sector ...

Augmented Reality – showing virtual imagery in the real world through a special headset – made a spectacular appearance, with help from Minecraft

Last, not least Yet another unexpected surprise came from the PlayStation 4 exclusive, The Last Guardian – a title that’s been famously lost in development hell for many years now, and which was first seen back around 2009.

Tasked with guiding a boy and his ginormous animal friend – like some kind of cat-bird creature – through dangerous ruins, the game’s troubled development has seen one crisis and delay after another, with its transition from a PS3 to PS4 title further delaying progress.

Given that its creator,

Fumito Euda, was the creative genius behind two of the most loved and lauded games out there – Ico (2001), and Shadow of the Colossus (2005), hopes have been high – and dashed, repeatedly – that Guardian would ever be released, especially after Ueda stepped out of his original role on the project.

However, the presence of Ueda at E3 to unveil the first new (and high-quality) footage in years, and the claim that it will be released in 2016, instantly became one of E3 2015’s highlights, and was a welcome surprise to gamers and critics alike.

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HEALTH the blog world: we bring you the most innovative for your delectation

Bloggers on a mission to get us all eating healthily  suzanne sheehy

FOOD blogs are cookin’! Wherever you look, there they are, popping up on every conceivable diet you can think of: plant based, gluten-, dairy-, meat- and wheat-free.

Your trusty GazetteHealth has delved into the blog world recently and picked the most innovative for your delectation.

We focus on plantbased blogs and their diet-based on whole, unrefined, or minimally refined plants. In other words, fruit, veg, tubers, whole grains and legumes (beans to the uninitiated).

The diet minimises meat (including chicken and fish), dairy products, and eggs, as well as highly refined foods like bleached flour, refined sugar, and oil.

Green Kitchen Stories This wholefood organic blog, run by David and Luise based in Stockholm, is top of the list. Luise, who’s Danish, is studying to become a nutritional therapist.

T he duo’s love of fresh plant-based food informs their blog and is showcased with great photography.

They show how to take healthy eating to another level with their blogs on sprouting and fermenting.

GazetteHealth is obsessed with their nut, quinoa and chocolate bars, there’s always a batch in the fridge. It’s a simple recipe if you make your own nut butter and easily added to your kitchen repertoire.

Eat it from the fridge or freezer.

Twitter: @gkstories Web: www.greenkitchenstories.com/ Instagram: gkstories

Earthsprout Swe d e n ’s E l e a n o r Bendel Zahn of Earthsprout is a vegetarian chef and health coach.

Her fresh treehugging, plant loving approach is inspiring, a lovely blog to visit. Take note of her Scandinavian inspired breakfasts.

Twitter: @ElenoreEarth web: www.earthsprout. com/ Instagram: elenoreearth

Toprecipes Natural Born Feeder Bread 1 cup quinoa flakes or oat flakes (GazetteHealth used all quinoa flakes) 1/2 cup of sunflower seeds 1 cup of almonds 2 cups of pumpkin seeds 3 full tbsp of psyillium husk powder 2 tbsp chia seeds 2 1/2 cups water pinch of sea salt 1/2 cup of flaxseeds (whole or milled – we use whole)

Green Spirit Adventure Over on Green Spirit Adventure, blog owner Lane displays beautiful images of plant-based recipes – good for visual nourishment as well!

A favourite recipe is her chia pudding with macerated strawberries and cherries. Prepare it the night before and it’s ready as you fly out the door next morning. Also a great snack. www.greenspiritadventures.org My New Roots Canadian Sarah Britton, author and holistic nutritionist, lives in Copenhagen and shares her plant-based recipes.

We’ve tried her sunf l owe r s e e d r i s o t t o recently posted – which is lovely and even lovelier without the pureed sunflower seeds!

Tw i t t e r : @ My N e w Roots We b : w w w. my n e w roots.org Instagram: sarah b

The blogs recommend using only fresh fruit and veg while minimising meat , dairy products, and eggs, as well

Hemsley and Hemsley Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley of London fuel this blog. GazetteHe-

Rosanna Davison Nutrition You may know her from the catwalk only but Davison is also a

as highly refined foods

alth recommends one of their two cookbooks, The Art of Healthy Eating.

T hese recipes are free from grain, gluten and refined sugar. We love their chia jam and goji marmalade – fresh, healthy and yum! Also try their caramelised garlic and goat’s cheese tart! They also include good healthy eating advice.

food blogger. The content may interest the novice health cook since she promotes a simple and healthy s u g a r- , w h e a t- a n d dairy-free diet.

For more see her b o o k , E a t Yo u r s e l f Beautiful. And look out for smoothie recipes like her creamy almondcinnamon shake – ideal post workout.

Web: www.rosannadavisonnutrition.com

Natural Born Feeder Model Roz Purcell gives healthy food preparation a fresh twist.

Green Kitchen Stores Nut, Quinoa and Chocolate Bars Makes around 18 bars 2 tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil 10 fresh soft dates, pitted 1 cup / 250 ml / 250g nut butter (see blog recipe) 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated 1/2 cup / 80g raw pumpkin seeds/pepitas 1 cup / 80g puffed quinoa a handful raw almonds, coarsely chopped a pinch sea salt flakes, optional 3.5 oz / 100g dark chocolate (70%) 1/3 cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened)

GazetteHealth adores the bread recipe from her March 26, 2014 posting.

We always have a batch in the freezer.

Try it with avocado and poached eggs.

Of these two blogs, we use Purcell’s most although her blogs deliver inconsistently.

The job is more of a hobby for her whereas Davison posts regularly and often.

Deliciously Ella and Madeline Shaw are another two British bloggers who promote gluten-free recipes.

Of the two, GazetteHealth visits Madeleine most – Ella can be a little repetitive.

Both have recently published books, now Amazon bestsellers.

Recommended: Saveur – it offers food and drink recipes, seasonal dishes, kitchen tips. Scroll through the different categories – there’s something for everyone. www.saveur.com And the favourite? If we had to choose, it’s a toss up between Green Kitchen Stories and My New Roots.

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SPORT Cooper is game for Kildare tie

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gaelic football: na fianna man welcomes increased dubs pitch time

roche leaves houston for sunderland:

IRELAND international and former Peamount United and Raheny star Stephanie Roche has opted to continue her footballing journey in the UK, having signed for Sunderland ladies.

The Dubliner, best known for finishing runner up in the FIFA Puskas Award for her spectacular United goal, learnt her game on the streets of Shankill, and has been playing for Houston Dynamo in the States recently.

Sunderland’s season is currently on the mid-season break, meaning Roche will have to wait another three months before kicking her first ball in anger.

On making the transfer, she revealed that she regretted her US move, but felt happy to have secured her future as a professional, having. Sunderland ladies currently sit fourth in the Women’s Super League, having won three and lost three of their first six games.

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THE early stages of the calendar year can be a bit so-so for inter-county GAA. Often the big names fail to arrive until the lat-

ter stages of the league and it is usually a chance to give youngsters or fringe players a chance in the squad.

For Na Fianna man Jonny Cooper however, he’s used all of 2015 to his full advantage and

was rewarded with a starting role in the Leinster Championship quarter-final against Longford at the end of May which Dublin cruised through. Kildare is up next for the Dubs this Sunday in the semi-final

Johnny Cooper is looking to up the ante after a productive league campaign

Cooper asked Dublin boss Jim Gavin for increased O’Byrne Cup matches

as they look to retain the Leinster Championship.

Cooper returned to the Dubs team in midJanuary in what was his first game back after a four-month absence due to serious knife injuries suffered when he was attacked in the city.

He could not hide his delighted when asked how this year has been for him.

“I really love it this year,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of games, touch wood. Some lads might take Januar y to get themselves in a better physical condition but I asked Jim for some games and he gave me a bit of time in January in the O’Byrne Cup and preseason competitions and from that it gave me

a platform to get into the league team so I’ve enjoyed it this year so far.”

With the Dublin team having what seems at least two capable starters for every position; the corner-back was asked if being involved early on has helped as the season has progressed.

He said: “I think getting game time [early on] is important, to put yourself in the shop window, and if you’re not in the shop window, Jim doesn’t put you into the squad on any given week.”

Being a regular member of the Dublin panel limits or completely nullifies your chances of representing your club at this time of year, but

Cooper has been keeping an eye on his teammates at Mobhi Road.

“We would have played t wo c h a m p i o n s h i p games to date,” he said.

“It’s going good so far with wins over Thomas Davis and UCD.” He added: “I try to get down to the club once a week, even though I’m not playing or training, just to say hello and see the lads.

“It’s not always possible sometimes I’ll go two or three weeks without seeing them but I keep in touch via social media which means I’m always talking to the lads.

“The club does get a lesser end of the stick this time of the year but hopefully we’ll have a run later on in the year.”

Cyclist John Lynch sets hour record in Crumlin  sport@dublingazette.com

John Lynch follows the derny during his record attempt at the Sundrive Velodrome in Crumlin

CRUMLIN’s Sundrive Velodrome witnessed a new Irish record recently, as cyclist John Lynch set a distance marker of 51.426km for the hour ride.

Lynch’s record is for an attempt undertaken outdoors and behind a powered derny.

Despite setting a new national mark, Lynch fell some way short of his target distance of between 56km and 60km. Acheiving his pre-ride aim would have taken the Kildare-based Kilcullen Muphy Surveys Cycle Club rider

to a distance in excess of Bradley Wiggins’s recent over 54km indoors, however the assistance of the powered bike and outdoor environment are major factors in the sport, and significantly add to potential through slipstreaming.

Nevertheless, in dealing with extremely windy conditions, Lynch comfortably added the record to his repertoire, which already includes 20 finishes in the iconic national grand tour, the Ras. The previous unpaced marker of 46.166km - a record held by international rider and Ras winner Tommy Evans from

back in 1999 – is the nearest comparable record.

“It’s hard to get shelter off the derny in the crosswinds,” Kilcullen cycle club chairman Liam Walker explained. “You have to keep tight, not more than a couple of inches away. And you have to move around the back of it as you go around the track to maximise the shelter depending on how the breeze is hitting you.”

Lynch’s recent achievements include four gold and six other medals at the National Championships. The hour ride is a relatively new discipline in Ireland,

especially behind the derny, and Kilcullen are already hinting that Lynch might return to improve on the record under more favourable conditions.

Cycling Ireland have officially ratified Lynch’s new mark, which is designed in part to ignite interest in the particular record on Irish soil. Amazingly, the 35-yearold fits his intense training schedule around working weeks that can amount to 70 hours.

Elsewhere, the Irish National Cycling Championships take place this week, running from June 25-28 in Omagh.

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Heartbreaking end to Smith’s reign as coach

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The Irish women’s hockey team, packed with Dublinbased players were agonisingly short of a place at the 2016 Olympics; STEPHEN FINDLATER reports on their near miss Ireland cricket legend A FOUR goal mauling and an eighth place finish overall provided an extra harsh exclamation mark, ending the Hockey World League Round 3 competition that offered so much Olympic hope in desperate fashion last Sunday.

Coach Darren Smith, in his last match in charge, said the heartache at the hands of the world n u m b e r s e ve n s i d e China was probably still in evidence.

“T hat game – 4 -0 – is not a ref lection of this tournament or the girls,” he said.“We worked hard to get a quality performance but I think there was still a lot of baggage from earlier in the week.”

He was referring to the shoot-out loss last

T h u r s d ay w h e n t h e width of a post denied M egan Frazer from landing a ticket to Rio in 2016. Ireland had produced a performance of a lifetime against the world number seven team, coming from a goal down to draw 1-1 while having the wealth of chances to win the game.

Their second chance was subsequently wiped away by USA, the world number five, on Saturday, 6-1.

And, battered and bruised, they took to the field last Sunday two short of quorum with former Old Alex player Shirley McCay suspended and UCD’s Chloe Watkins rested having spent 45 minutes after Saturday’s game under observa-

tion due to an irregular heart beat.

By the end, another UCD student Nikki Evans was added to the list as her jaw sustained a horrible whack. It was confirmed later to be fractured in two places.

South Africa, meanwhile, had conducted their own soul-searching session on Saturday, airing their grievances after an underwhelming campaign that saw them with just two draws from six prior games.

They were noticeably more game-ready and swept to the win in the second half, breezing home.

Candice Manuel’s first half deflection from a corner gave them the early advantage. LisaMarie Deetlefs slapped home a second after the

Irish coach Darren Smith conducts one of his last team huddles during Ireland’s World League 3 bid in Valencia. Picture: Stanislas Brochier

big break before Lilian du Plessis fired a rasping shot to the top corner and Kelly Madsen scrambled home the fourth.

It was a shadow of the performance 11 days earlier when Ireland swept to a 4-1 win over the same opposition,

ing to his family in his native New Zealand – with the European B division just a few weeks away.

Despite this weekend’s setbacks, he leaves a side in good shape and one that has been able to mix it with the top ten, something they had

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rated 11th in the world, t h r e e p l a c e s a b ove Smith’s side.

Backed up by a 3-2 win over Uruguay and a surprise 2-0 success over the US, setting up the China date which left the side flattened and in floods of tears.

In a tournament format where overall results rarely correlated to final position, the Africans – with one win from seven – end ahead of Ireland while China were runners-up with two wins. Ireland, meanwhile, won three and finished up behind four teams with an inferior record to them. Perhaps therein lies some sort of lesson.

The task of raising the side now falls to Graham Shaw who takes over the reins from Smith – who is return-

not done for the guts of five years and says that, while Kate Dillon has announced her retirement, he anticipates the majority of the panel will be around for the bid to qualify for the expanded 2018 World Cup campaign.

“The girls have better hockey in front of them than what they have behind them – our captain’s 23 and has been one of the best players in the tournament.

“When I started the job, I had a list of ten things I wanted to achieve. One of them was a platform to launch the sport into the future. I think the World Cup in 2018 and the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 – this team can get there and I will be a happy man when that happens.”

Gerry Duffy passes away GERRY DUFFY, who played senior cricket for Ireland and in Leinster for over four decades, passed away last week aged 84. Duffy was a talented all rounder who scored in excess of 10,000 runs in Leinster competitive cricket, and took more than 900 wickets as a distinctive slow bowler. He also ranks second on Leinster cricket’s all time catching stats, taking 238 victims.

Duffy’s time at St Mary’s College in Rathmines first brought him to cricketing prominence, with West Indian coach Learie Constantine singling out the batsman as a possible future England opener (long before Ireland had even campaigned for test match status) after Mary’s helped themselves to a Leinster Junior Cup in the ’40s.

Duffy’s Leinster career spanned from 1947 to 1990. He won the Marchant Cup for batting five times in the ’60s and early ’70s, and also the O’Grady bowling award in 1976, alongside the ‘all rounder’s’ trophy. Phoenix cricket club in particular seemed to be a favourite target of Duffy’s, with his batting damage against the successful club from the park including his two highest scores of 200 (in 1955) and 146 (in 1960).

The all-rounder also grabbed 55 Ireland caps, debuting in 1953 and retiring from the national team in 1974, having scored 1,123 runs and 82 international wickets.

What many will remember Duffy for, however, is his subsequent coaching, particularly at Leinster and at Merrion, which inspired many Dubliners to take up the sport.

Duffy could reasonably be said to have inspired the current crop of Irish players, who are perhaps the strongest to date, and stand a serious chance of finally forcing Ireland’s place as a test playing nation. He’s been particularly influential in the development of Ed, Gus and Dom Joyce, and memorably once practised his bowling down the aisle of a jumbo jet.

It’s fitting to remember Duffy for what he did on the pitch, first. Perhaps his finest moment came in ripping apart a powerful Australian side in 1961 in Inchicore, after the tourists had amassed a substantial start in a near hurricane. On being brought into the bowling attack, it took Duffy just 13 overs to achieve figures of 6-29. He’ll long be remembered and sorely missed following a substantial contribution to local cricket.

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SPORT

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De Vesci formally open first all clay tennis club IRELAND’S first ever all artificial clay tennis club was opened last Saturday as De Vesci Lawn Tennis Club, Monkstown, unveiled their switch from hard-court to clay.

Local TD Mary Mitchell O’Connor was on hand to officially open the new clubhouse and the new clay courts after work had been ongoing since March earlier this year. An exhibition also took place between members following the opening to display the courts to the public.

At the opening day, De Vesci club member John Kirwan said: “I spent my summers playing at this club. It’s really great to see the club go from strength to strength. The courts look and play brilliantly and it really does feel like clay. De Vesci is a great club for local people and is all the more enjoyable with these new fantastic facilities.”

The club is set in mature private parkland in De Vesci Gardens in Monkstown and has been going since 1895. It currently boasts 100 senior members and 50 junior members and has Ireland’s first four artificial clay tennis courts. The new surface is called Tiger Turf Baseline artificial clay and is a slower surface to artificial grass, which means a slower, higher bounce and longer rallies. The surface can be very beneficial to beginners learning the sport and advanced players to tactically improve their game. The likes of Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray all learnt to play tennis on clay.

De Vesci LTC are also hosting an open day to the public on July 5, at 1pm-5pm. The day will include tennis coaching, exhibition matches, tennis for all, membership discounts, a barbecue and prizes all at the clubs brand new facilities. For further information, contact Roy on 0862517833.

soccer: students handed competitive european draw

UCD in recent league action against Cabinteely

UCD set for Luxembourg date  sport@dublingazette.com

EX AM time may be over but July is set to be the most hectic month of all for the students at UCD with a number of red-hot fixtures scheduled for the Belfield club.

Having drawn F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg in the Europa League First Qualifying Round at the draw on Monday, the Belfield Bowl will host the first leg on July 2 before Collie O’Neill’s side make the trip to the continent a week later to the

Stade Jos Nosbaum for the return.

Fans of the Students w i l l h ave p r o b a b l y never heard of Dudelange, but O’Neill was quick to do his homework once the opposition was announced.

“We watched a video of their last league game a couple of hours after the draw,” he told us.

“Going from the video they’re a big strong physical side and it’s not going to be an easy game, but in comparison to some of the teams we could have drawn, it’s not a bad

monkstown box cup Over 400 sign up for international event over 400 boxers from 114 different boxing clubs from 11 different countries will take part in the Monkstown Box Cup 2015.

Registration for the schoolboy, girl and youth tournament has gone better than expected for the south Dublin club ahead of the event that takes place in the Holy Child Community School Sports Complex in Sallynoggin from Friday, July 3 to Sunday, July 5.

draw and it’s still a winnable game,” O’Neill added.

Just 10 days after that second leg in Luxembourg, UCD will host a Liverpool FC XI which will be made up of current and future Anfield first-teamers.

The likes of Jordan Rossiter and Jerome Sinclair are already confirmed to play, having featured for Brendan Rodgers’ first-team last season.

On the fixture, O’Neill said: “It really is a game to look forward to. We’ll be play-

ing against a mixture of the U-18’s, U-21’s and the reserve players, which is a difference to the teams Galway and Cork will be playing.

Galway and Cork will just be facing a development squad who are mostly U-18s, whereas the players we will be facing will be the next level up.

“It’s great for us to go and try and compete against some of the best young players that England has to offer, and since UCD has always kind of been considered as an academy, it’ll

be nice to see how we can do against products of one of the best academies in the world.”

As well as European ties and welcoming Liverpool to Belfield, July also brings big games in the league against Wexford and Finn Harps, of which the manager said: “Yeah it really is crunch time all round, but listen: it’s a great situation to be in. “ I t ’s b e t t e r t o b e involved in so many big games than have nothing to look forward to, it’s a good type of headache to have.”

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Shankill record maiden AFL11 victory  sport@dublingazette.com

SHANK ILL claimed their first league win of the season since reforming their adult side as they saw off Ballinteer St John’s 3-11 to 3-7 last weekend.

In an entertaining match played on Sunday in Marlay Park, Shankill held off a stiff

challenge to record their win. With the assistance of a strong wind and playing great football, the visitors had the better of the first half exchanges. The half time whistle had a score 2-6 to 1-3 in their favour.

In the second period, St John’s came right back into the match

and rattled of some fine scores. However, with strong Shankill defence and at the same time the forwards keeping the score board ticking over, the match was on a knife edge as full time approached.

Then, up stepped veteran Fergie O’Donnell who with poise and power blasted home a

goal to win the game and record another milestone in the club’s history.

The club only returned to adult action earlier this year after a long hiatus, building on the good work being done at juvenile level where the club has been back up and running for the past few years.

Club Noticeboard cuala CUALA would like to thank all those

after extra time. Final score: 2-8 to

who turned up on Sunday evening at

4-5.

the vigil to show support and solidar-

The Cuala Feile Girls went one bet-

ity for Aoife Beary, her family and all

ter as Dublin’s representatives in

those involved in the tragic incident

the National Camogie Feile in Galway,

in Berkeley.

reaching the final against Craughwell

It was three wins from four for our

in Pearse Park. Despite a great battle

adult footballers in the league this

the girls lost the final by the narrow-

weekend. The seniors beat St Jude’s

est of margins, 0-5 to 1-3.

by 0-18 to 2-11 in Hyde Road in front of a large home support on Saturday.

football: cuala, Foxrock and Crokes represented

Our inters had a good 2-11 to 2-7 win away to Balinteer in AFL5 and

Congratulations to Cuala’s Martha Byrne and the Dublin -21 ladies footballers on beating Cork today and winning the All-Ireland on Sunday.

the third team overcame Na Fianna

Dermot Earley’s youth leadership

by 2-17 to 2-11 in AFL8. Our AFL10 team

initiative opens to 15 GAA applicants.

lost out to Rosmini Gaels by 4-7 to

Details on www.cualagaa.ie Our adult ladies good run contin-

2-5.

Cuala’s mini All-Ireland finals and parade on Saturday were a great

ued last Wednesday when they beat Skerries Harps 2-9 to 1-6 in the cup.

success. Many thanks to all the

The 05 Girls enjoyed playing at half-

organisers, bainisteoiri, parents and

time in the Dublin-Kilkenny camogie

players for creating such a wonder-

match last Sunday.

ful spectacle and atmosphere.

Cuala members will be saddened

The Cuala Feile boys reached the

to learn of the passing of Bridie McK-

semi-final of the national Feile but

eown, mother of Damian and grand-

sadly lost out to Rosenallis of Laois

mother to Kate, Peter, Denis and Lily.

shankill

The Dublin ladies Under-21 side celebrate after their Aisling McGing victory over Cork. Picture: Cody Glenn/Sportsfile

Local trio to fore in All-Ireland final win aisling mcging final Dublin 0-14 Cork 1-8  sport@dublingazette.com

A TRIO of local footballers started last Sunday as the Dublin U-21 ladies footballers were crowned All-Ireland champions in Nenagh for the second year in a row.

Cuala’s Mar tha Byrne,Foxrock Cabinteely’s Niamh Ryan and Molly Lamb of Kilmacud Crokes were all in the starting fifteen as the Dubs beat Cork 0-14 to 1-8.

In what was an extremely closely fought

final, Dublin captain Carla Rowe opened the scoring from a free just two minutes into the contest. Minutes later, Cork midfielder Aine Terry O’Sullivan finished past Dublin keeper Trant to score the game’s first goal only for the referee to disallow the effort to award a free for an earlier foul on a Cork player.

The decision awoke Dublin as they hit five unanswered points with Oonagh W hite and Niamh Rickard both grabbing scores and Rowe converting her second free to leave the Dubs three clear on 18

minutes. Cork then went up and scored a goal and a point to edge ahead before Rowe struck again with two points while Raheny’s Siobhan Woods effort meant the capital went in leading 0-10 to 1-5 at the break.

Cork came flying out of the blocks after the restart and hit two points to bring the game level for the fifth and final time.

Rowe then hit another free on 36 minutes while Woods scored again to leave Dublin two ahead with 15 minutes remaining.

The rebel county’s rising star Doireann

O’Sullivan threatened to inspire a late comeback for Cork at this point but the Dublin defence of Martha Byrne, Deirdre Murphy and Leah Caffrey stood strong and held firm as they had for much of the tie.

Cork’s final score of the game came on 46 minutes from the excellent Laura Fitzgerald but Dublin had two more in them and they came from Clann Mhuire teammates Rowe and White as the game crept into stoppage time which ensured Dublin lifted the Aisling McGing Cup for the second year running.

THE juvenile academy is in action

on Saturday. Training for boys U-12

every Saturday morning in Shanga-

and girls U-9 and 11 is on Wednes-

nagh Castle at 10am, catering for

day at 7pm and also on Saturdays at

four- to eight-year-old boys and

10am in the Castle when there is no

girls.

match.

Learn the skills of Gaelic football,

The men’s adult team lost to Wan-

hurling and camogie while having fun

derers but had a fantastic first

with your friends. The cost is only €2

league win of the season beating

for each child and there is no annual

Ballinteer St John’s. Training is on

subscription.

Thursday evening at 7.30 in the Cliffs.

Many thanks to Bra y Emmets who brought four academy teams

New players always welcome; contact Damien on 085 2327359.

to Shankill for a blitz on Saturday

The club Summer Camp is on July

morning. The games were played

6-10 in Shanganagh Park. The cost is

in brilliant sunshine and the Castle

€45 members, €50 for non members

grounds never looked so well. To all

with a €5 reduction for siblings.

involved well done.

There will be Gaelic football, hurling,

The girls’ U-11s lost a great match

camogie, rounders, a free T-shirt and

to St Jude’s; the girls’ U-9 enjoyed

lots and lots of fun. For more infor-

a great morning out at the Tho-

mation contact secretary.shankill.

mas Davis blitz. Their next match is

dublin@gaa.ie or call 086 3215087.

against Naomh Olaf in the Castle at

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The boys’ U-12s lost to Clontarf; their next match is away to St Jude’s

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