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Best of buddies: Stepping out for a healthy walk KAREN Clinton, Jean Power, Mairead

McLoughlin and Brenda Doyle were among the many people who came along to Cabinteely Park recently to take part in a 4km Operation Transformation walk. Organised by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Sports Partnership in conjunction with the Irish Sports Council, and with the council’s support, the participants enjoyed the bracing mid-winter stroll, with the fresh air and sunlight proving a great way to shake off any lingering new year blues and get fit.

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Mount Carmel Hospital set to provide 100 beds HSE confirms facility to have an initial 65 places from March/April

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ONE hundred beds will be made available when Mount Carmel Hospital reopens, the HSE has said, with an initial 65 beds due to come on stream by the

end of March or the beginning of April.

However, before the beds can be provided Mount Carmel will have to be brought up to a proper standard, and this will involve some capital investment.

The first 65 beds will be available in the next two to three months for non-acute patients.

A HSE spokesperson said: “The long-term development of the site will be for a 100-bed facility for short-

stay beds.”

Minister for Communications Alex White said plans for at least 100 beds will ease the pressure on overcrowded emergency departments.

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report 34 homes scheduled for refurbishment by 2016

19 social housing units planned as queue hits 5,000  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

DESPITE 5,000 people currently on the council’s housing list, a social housing report delivered at a recent Dun LaoghaireRathdown County Council meeting revealed that 19 houses are to be constructed in the county this year, with another 34 units to be refurbished by spring 2016.

Tom McHugh, the council’s director of housing and community,

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submitted the latest social housing report to councillors, some of whom considered it not going far enough to meet the demands of those on the list.

Of the agreed and funded works outlined in the

report, the 53 social housing units included 15 units at Cromlech Close in Kilternan, for which tenders are now being evaluated; four units at Clontibret in Blackrock, for which tenders are being prepared; and 34 units as phase two of Rochestown House refurbishment project, which will be completed by spring 2016.

However, the report outlined social housing schemes which have planning approval but no

funding.

These include 21 units for Broadford Rise in Ballinteer and four units for St Michael’s Terrace on York Road, Dun Laoghaire.

McHugh also included proposed social housing schemes which are yet to be designed so, they can proceed to Part 8 planning stage of public consultation.

These projects would provide for 45 units at Fitzgerald Park, 45 units at Rosemount Court and 14 units for the third phase of Rochestown House.

According to the report: “There is currently no funding available for these schemes, proceeding to planning stage in expectation of funding being provided under the Social Housing Strategy.”

However, McHugh said the social housing strategy now includes the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Taskforce which “may result in a number of the housing sites being further progressed”.

A number of other

Despite a range of sites being identified for social housing, with planning permission approved, the council says it has no funding to proceed in building them

sites and buildings were also cited which may be progressed by alternative means.

The sites identified include one on Enniskerry Road which could conceivably accommodate 144 units, a site at Abbeyview House in Monkstown on which eight units could be developed, and one at Whitehall Road which would see another 12 units.

As well as those sites identified for possible future development, there are also schemes such as the Loughlinstown Cooperative – a group of housing applicants interested in developing units on a council-owned site if all the application proce-

dures are completed.

McHugh said there has been no outcome from discussions involving the social housing strategy yet.

He said the council does not know “what the housing strategy will be for this county [as] a number of taskforces are in operation now”.

Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said the report provided “little consolation to 5,000 people on the housing list, with 20 units here and 30 there”.

Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said development of the “Cromlech Close, Kilternan site was agreed a couple of years ago, but because of new planning [rules] and incentives [which came in recently], it is taking so long.

“I absolutely endorse [the council] looking for ready-made sites for quick delivery [of social housing units].”

Cllr Denis O’Callaghan (Lab) said he had “some concerns about the proposed schemes” and asked why so many units in Stillorgan were derelict. He said: “We can’t leave them boarded up for another month.”

He added: “Why aren’t we building social housing? Let’s see sites we own [being] developed in next few months.”

Cllr Hugh Lewis (PBP) said: “Housing has been in crisis for years now.

The Government’s strategy is not to build social housing. [DLR] is too expensive so people have to leave their homes.”

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theatre

courts: foxrock man will be in the dock charged with woman’s murder

Songs of love at The Mill

Trial date set for Elaine O’Hara case THE trial of Graham Dwyer, who is accused of murdering Dublin woman Elaine O’Hara in August 2012, is scheduled to open on Thursday, January 22 in the Court of Criminal Justice.

The trial was expected to begin on January 20 but was adjourned as it was not ready to proceed, according to Mr Justice Tony Hunt.

When Dwyer appeared in court on January 19, he pleaded not guilty to the murder of the 37-year-old childcare worker from Killiney, whose body was discovered on Killakee Mountain, Rathfarnham in September 2013.

Before the jur y of seven men and five

women was selected, Mr Justice Hunt asked possible jurors to declare links – if any – to the website alt.com, which will feature in the trial.

He urged those who were particularly squeamish to make it known before taking the oath, and also said that anyone who knew O’Hara should not serve on the jury.

Mr Justice Hunt urged those selected to ignore all other opinions that they hear and see in the media between now and the trial’s close.

Architect Dwyer, originally from Cork, lives in Kerrymount Close in Foxrock with his wife and family.

Elaine O’Hara was

last seen at Shanganagh Cemetery, where her mother’s grave is, in August 2012.

Her remains were discovered 13 months later by a woman out walking her dog on Killakee Mountain.

The trial is expected to last six to eight weeks; there will be 540 witness statements and 408 witnesses in the case. The book of evidence for the case comprises seven volumes.

Remy Farrell SC is leading Dwyer’s defence team, while Sean Guerin SC is acting for the prosecution.

He is due to outline the prosecution case to the jury on the morning of January 22.

A whale of a time: Pitch up to this screenwriter’s show to remember A SCREENWRITER delivers a wide-ranging pitch for a film in a one-

man-show coming to The Mill Theatre in Dundrum later this month.

Drawing on a true story, the screenwriter – played by Donal O’Kelly – attempts to give the perfect pitch in Catalpa, based on the true story of the daring rescue of six Irish prisoners in 1875 from the British penal colony in Fremantle, Western Australia, by the whaling ship Catalpa.

O’Kelly’s vivid performance in this award-winning production mixes a dash of comedy with lashings of facts, and the little-known event, to create a pitch-perfect production. Catch Catalpa at 8pm on January 25 and 26, with admission €15/€13, or €10 for those in school groups.

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B e c au s e L o c a l M at t e r s

WELL-known chanteuse Caroline Moreau will be bringing a bit of romance to The Mill Theatre in Dundrum when she gives a concert there on St Valentine’s Day. The one-off show, entitled Beguiling, will be staged at the theatre in Dundrum Town Centre at 8pm. The French singer will be wooing lovers in the audience with her unique and sultry rendition of various wellknown love songs.

Moreau will be accompanied by Lucas Gonzalez on guitar and percussion, and storyteller/artist Eleanor Nicolas will also perform ahead of the main concert.

Tickets are on sale now priced €16/€14. To book, contact the theatre at 01 296 9340.

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health United praise for 100 beds at Mount Carmel facility

Hospital’s reopening welcomed  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THE HSE has committed to providing 100 beds when Mount Carmel Hospital is redeveloped, with an initial 65 beds – already announced last year – due to be ready for use as early as late March.

Within the existing infrastructure, the hospital will provide the first 65 beds as short-stay support or step-down beds for patients who no

longer require acute hospital care.

However, the HSE expects that the Mount Carmel building will need some capital investment to bring it up to a proper standard, but would not say how much this would cost. The entire works are expected to be finished in approximately 18 months to two years.

A spokesperson for the HSE said: “The HSE acquired the site at Mount Carmel Hospital,

Churchtown at a cost of €11m in 2014. The longterm plan for the development of the site will be for a 100-bed facility for short-stay beds.

“Some 65 beds will be open in Mount Carmel on a phased basis, commencing March/April as a dedicated community hospital for Dublin.

“The property requires some renovation and the project team are currently working on the development.

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Reopened Mount Carmel Hospital could be ready for use by the end of March, says the HSE. Picture: Facebook

“The site offers an excellent opportunity to develop an integrated pathway of care for hospital patients in the greater Dublin area, and is being developed to support both acute hospitals and community services in the area, including step down/step up beds, assessment beds, transitional care beds and rehabilitation beds.”

Minister for Communications Alex White learned of the new beds

in a letter he received from HSE chief Tony O’Brien.

Minister White said: “The development of Mount Carmel is very welcome. Plans for at least 100 extra beds will help ease the pressure and overcrowding of emergency departments and will be of specific benefit to older people.

“I warmly welcome this excellent news, which is a further sign of the progressive use of public

funds to meet the needs of our community.”

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) said: “This is great news for our area and for the health services in general.

“On a personal note as someone who was born in Mount Carmel [Hospital] and who spent two happy summers working there as a porter, I am delighted to see that its doors will reopen. Hopefully, some of the old staff might even be employed

in the new facility.”

Cllr Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF) said: “I would welcome this initiative; it would be an excellent use of the site, which, presumably, already has a lot of equipment and furnishings relevant for such a project.

“I’d be amazed if the first phase of 65 beds was ready by March/April, but I very much support the initiative – it will be a great facility for the people of Dublin South.”

exhibition: romantic missives on show at airfield

You’ll just love these tender, heartfelt letters

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A ROMANTIC exhibition of love letters entitled, With Love… x, will be launched in Airfield, Dundrum next month in time for Valentine’s Day. The exhibition of love letters and tokens from the Air field archive will be held in Airfield House from February 7 to March 8, and includes some very tender epistles from Trevor Overend, the owner of Airfield, to his wife, Lily.

The Overend family were prolific let-

ter writers and among the hundreds of letters preser ved are many wonderful copies of the family’s love and affection for each other.

One of the many examples of this is a letter Overend once wrote to his wife, which read: “I wish, my pet, that it was in my power to tell you how much my heart is bound up in you and how deep and abiding is the love.”

The intimate exhibition will be on display in the library of the couple’s former family home, where a selection

of letters expressing love and devotion penned by both the Overends and their friends will be on display.

The letters will be accompanied by other love tokens once exchanged to symbolise devotion to one’s sweetheart, including engraved coins and harvest knots, which were original Irish love tokens worn to show that the harvest was completed.

The language of flowers also plays a central role in the exhibition.

Originating in France,

the tradition of flower giving became popular during Victorian times, conveying a special meaning to a loved one.

E a c h f l owe r w a s assigned its own special meaning; for example, honeysuckle represented the bonds of love, forget-me-nots meant true love, and how flowers were arranged could also portray a specific expression of love.

Visitors to the exhibition can compose their own letters, with Airfield arranging for them to be delivered safely to loved ones.

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council ‘Make the charge’s use clearer to citizens’

Call to show what property tax is spent on  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

DLR citizens may soon be able to view a clear breakdown of what their property tax is being spent on.

A motion calling for the council to provide a breakdown on Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s website of what exactly the county’s citizens’ local property tax payments are being used for was unanimously passed this week at a special council meeting on January 19.

Cllr Deirdre Kingston (Lab) put forward a motion that the council be

required to communicate to citizens how their property tax is being spent, in relation to local services, and to also include a detailed report on how the tax is replacing grants and allocations.

Cllr Kingston said she would like to provide the public with a simple means of showing them how the money they pay for the tax translates into real services, with a percentage breakdown relating to lighting, housing and other such services.

She said this information could be obtained by including on the DLRCC

website a calculator which breaks each property tax figure down into its constituent parts. “We owe it to residents to show where their money is going.”

Cllr Gerry Horkan (FF) said that although the Government had suggested that the tax would be used to fund the likes of parks and libraries: “we’re funding more local services in Donegal than here”.

He added: “We need to let people know how hard done by this county is, relative to [the €52m collected in property tax in the county].”

At a special council meeting, councillors unanimously passed a motion calling on the local authority to provide a breakdown on its website of what exactly the county’s local property tax is being used for

While Cllr Patricia Stewart (FG) said the council’s website is a “superb” resource which supplies a lot of the information on how the tax is being used, Cllr Melisa Halpin (PBP) said: “The website is good, but it’s worth spelling [the property taxuses] out too.”

Cllr Catherine Martin (GP) said: “People want to know where the tax is going and what [funding] we used to get [before its introduction]. They want to be able to access the website easily and see where it’s going.”

The council’s director of finance and IT, Helena Cunningham, said: “The

LPT is just one of several sources of funding [available to] the council.

We are working on a format [relating to the tax] and expect we will have something in the coming weeks.”

Cllr Kingston said a lot of people in the county are paying €400 a year, and would benefit from a service which breaks this figure down, such as a calculator.

She added that whereas the website contained a lot of information in budget documents, they “can be quite dense, [whereas] a calculator would be very simple and very effective”.

don’sdublin Rediscovering the work of an iconic designer “ICONIC” is not a description that Eileen Gray would have been comfortable with, but with her success as a designer, a creator of some of the 20th century’s most admired and sought-after works, and her continued artistic influence, it is certainly justified.

The permanent exhibition that I visited recently in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, is both interesting and fun – not unlike many of Gray’s clever designs.

Gray was born near Enniscorthy, Wexford on August 9, 1878, as the youngest of five siblings.

Her father, James, was a painter and he was the first to encourage her artistic interests.

When she was 20, she travelled to London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. While in London she became interested in lacquer.

Later, in Paris, she met Japanese expert Seizo Sugawara, and she first exhibited her work in 1913 to critical success.

A commission to decorate the Paris apartment of Madame Mathieu Levy was completed in 1921 and brought immediate critical acclaim.

Gray (right) had des igned most of the furniture, lamps and carpets, and also installed some of her famous lacquered panels.

However, it was the inclusion of the Bibendum Chair for which this project is best remembered.

Named after the Michelin character that advertised their tyres, the chair has become one of the most recognisable furniture designs.

In the 1920s, she designed E1027 house in Roquebrune on the Cote d’Azur, France.

The unique name is decoded as follows: E = Eileen, 10 = Jean (J is the 10th letter of the alphabet), 2 = Badovici and 7 = Gray.

She designed the furniture while collaborating with Jean Badovici on structural aspects. Her popular, circular glass table E-1027 was inspired by the Bauhaus design movement.

Although well-known in France, it is only in more recent years that Gray has been re-discovered in Ireland.

A TV documentary, a novel (The Interview) and the issue by An Post of a stamp (this coming August) are going a long way to correct that position. It’s the least an icon deserves.

Don Cameron

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ask the politician A weekly Q&A with local representatives looks This week The Gazette asks the politicians: Is Minister Alan Kelly’s announcement of proposals to offer landlords tax relief to keep rents at affordable prices the best way to deal with rising rents?

fingal county council: Deputy Ruth Coppinger (AAA)

Labour and FG happy to see rents rise The Labour/Fine Gael government centre their housing policy around what best serves the interests of landlords and the banks. The interests of those renting, those struggling to pay their mortgages and those on council waiting lists are not a priority. This is seen in the recent announcement by Labour’s Alan Kelly to offer tax reliefs to landlords to keep rents low.

There are 90,000 families on the housing waiting lists, the vast majority of whom are in private rented accommodation in receipt of rent supplement.

Labour and Fine Gael are happy to see rents rise and house prices become unaffordable.

They would like to portray this as evidence of “the recovery” in the economy they are talking about.

The reality is the rising rent and house prices are resulting in landlords increasing rents and not accepting rent supplement.

It should be noted that Joan Burton made the decision to reduce the rent supplement cap. This is a decision that has directly resulted in homelessness in Dublin 15 as families can no longer afford the rent when landlords raise it to meet market rates.

There are increasing numbers of people contacting me about facing eviction following their landlord’s property being repossessed by the bank. The Government offers no protection for tenants in this situation.

Ironically, the banks are meant to be owned and controlled by Government, yet the Government refuse to intervene to keep people in their homes. This is another example of the Labour and Fine Gael Government protecting the interests of the banks over the needs of working class people to [have] a roof over their heads.

The Anti-Austerity Alliance believe that housing is a right and not a privilege. We are calling for rent controls, investment in massive public house-building to end the waiting lists, and real rights for tenants. We also advocate a writedown in mortgages to the real values of the properties in order to give relief to struggling mortgage holders.

Only by tackling the market system can there be an end to the housing/homelessness crisis.

Labour’s latest policy of giving tax relief to landlords is merely tinkering with a failed system.

dun laoghaire-rathdown county council: Cllr Sorcha Nic Cormaic (SF)

Tax relief will only benefit landlords I DON’T believe offering tax relief to landlords will necessarily lead to the affordability of rents in this county. It will only benefit landlords, and they will continue to increase prices if they are not prevented from doing so by rent controls.

Demand for rental housing is very high and supply is very low, but this does not excuse rent levels nearly 40% higher than three years ago. There is nothing to stop landlords taking advantage of desperate people who are trying to keep a roof over their head. Many have ended up unable to keep up and have been evicted, now needing emergency accommodation.

Rent controls are needed to stabilise rent levels and to stop the hikes which are putting people on the streets. We also need a major investment in social housing – we need to see a social

housing building programme that delivers more houses and faster than has been happening to date.

Unfortunately, the Government has indicated they are opposed to rent control, despite the fact that rent control has been a major part of the action plans put forward by campaign-

ers against homelessness in recent months.

The Tanaiste has claimed there are constitutional problems with rent control. This is an excuse because she is politically opposed to regulating the private market. There was a constitutional ruling over 30 years ago, but it was only based on one kind of rent control and it failed to properly consider the constitutional requirement that private property be regulated in the interest of “social justice” and “the common good”.

If we are serious about making rent affordable, there is an urgent need for the introduction of rent controls. This combined with an effective social housing programme and greater protections for tenants in the private sector is what is needed to bring down rents and keep people out of emergency accommodation.

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at that are concentrating minds across the city and county Duntopics Laoghaire-Rathdown County: Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) dublin city council: Cllr Patrick Costello (Green Party)

south dublin county council: Cllr Ed O’Brien (FF)

Investment in high quality public The Government’s suggested housing is the best way forward reforms are just not enough The biggest problem with the rental market and one of the main causes of skyrocketing rents is a lack of supply in housing across all sectors.

The best initiative to help with rising rent costs would be to increase supply of high quality public housing, reducing the pressure on the market and the upwards path of rents. Such an investment in public housing would ensure affordable housing for families in such public housing but also decrease the pressure and competition in the private rented sector that currently is leading to spiralling prices.

Back in our history when this country had very little money, we still managed to build a significant amount of public housing and so provide affordable accommodation for everyone. We have to find creative ways to do this again.

The recent National Economic and Social Council report, NESC 138 – Social Housing at the Crossroads outlines the benefits of a cost rental model and the improvements such a move can bring in terms of improving the housing stock. Equally in many parts of Europe, for example in Germany, it is common for pension funds to invest in public housing as a low risk stable and predictable source of income. We would be better served by such proven ideas than by tax breaks for landlords.

Actively building houses would also put money into the pockets of the builders and tradesmen delivering such projects and the direct financial benefits to families would be spread wider across society. This would give the economy as a whole a greater lift from the increased spending and demand.

While the Government’s willingness to tackle the issue is to be welcomed the suggested reforms do not go far enough in my view. There needs to be an immediate review of landlord and tenant law in the country to provide, in the short term, some relief for people renting.

We need to create a proper rental market.

At present the tenant is faced with two real problems in this country. Firstly, they have only limited security of tenure and, secondly, they have almost no protection against rising rents. I believe that the Government should incentivise the rental of property by both offering tax breaks for landlords and being more flexible with rent relief.

We have a large number of what are described as accidental landlords in the country. These are people who bought property either for short-term gain and couldn’t sell when the market crashed or people who

bought and can’t afford to live in them themselves.

These landlords are generally interested in turning their investment around as quick as possible or in maximising the rent which leaves the tenant in an invidious position.

If the Government were to encourage relief for people in those situations, it may allow more financial freedom which would in turn help keep rents manageable. The Government could also afford capital gains tax relief for landlords who maintain a property as a rental property for a period of say 10, 15 or 20 years. Again, this would provide a guarantee to the tenant that the property would be theirs to rent for that period should they so wish and allow them settle into their community. At present, the law allows a landlord break a tenancy where they wish to sell or renovate a property providing no security for the tenant.

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Orla and Ciara Redden

Sandra Byrne and June O’Connor. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

Ready, steady – go act on new year resolutions

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ESIDENTS of Dun Loaghaire put their New Year resolutions into action recently at a local 4km public walk.

Held by the Irish Sports Council and RTE’s Operation Transformation programme, participants stomped the pavement in unison.

Brian O’Connor

Every county in Ireland held a similar walking event to cater for all levels of fitness on the same day.

The walk kicked off at Cabinteely House and there was a hot cuppa for all at the finish line.

“For heart health adults need at least 30 minutes of physical activity, such as

Participants of 4km public walk

brisk walking, five days a week,’’ said Sports Partnership coordinator Shane McArdle. ‘‘By taking part in these types of local events, people can become more aware of the excellent parks available in the county and how walking can be made social and fun.”

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Phyl and Patrick Lonergan

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Norman Pratt and Roisin Tierney Crowe

Derek Phoenix and Jessie Chrystal at the Irish Premiere screening of American Sniper at Cineworld at the Parnell Centre. For The Gazette’s review of Clint Eastwood’s latest offering, see Page 23. Pictures: Brian McEvoy

Cineworld: Premiere screening of American Sniper

Sights set on a great night at the movies Laura Allen and Amy McGovern

Jessica Hughes and Fran Newton

Kirsten Ennis and Jordan Kavanagh

Katie O’Reilly and Kellie O’Brien

Ali McGinley and Audrey Shiels

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Investigative journalist and documentary maker Donal MacIntyre’s new documentary series, Breaking Crime, continues on TV3

a day in the life: journalist and documentary maker Donal MacIntyre

No ordinary day for Donal  Laura Webb

Investigative journalist and documentary maker Donal MacIntyre can often find himself in tricky situations when delving into the underworld so there’s never a dull moment throughout the day.

The alarm clock isn’t always set at the same time for MacIntyre who spends his days balancing work with his beloved wife, Ameera, and three children.

“I tend to get up quite early, 5.30am or 6am and do a bit of work when all the kids are asleep. I love a bit of instant Nescafe in the morning – I live and breathe on that.

“Then when the youngest starts to stir, I run up to the room, we play a bit

of hide and seek and he gets his milk, and in his own words (he’s just three), a squeeze and a snuggle.

“It really is a fantastic start to the morning. Then you get the older kids ready for school, feed the cat and dog, bring them to school and then it’s back home to do either a day of research from the phone or go out filming.

“When we are filming, dealing in the area of criminals, if you are filming with ex-criminals who are coherently unreliable and lead chaotic lives, you basically have to build in a great deal of latitude in a day.

“You don’t say, right, 12 o’clock we are there and if you are not there – well.

“We have to have a lot of contingency for that and inevitably a lot of it

ends up with you being surrounded by Starbucks coffee, eating crisps on the run and making phone calls.

“It’s chaotic. In the end your car ends up like an archaeological dig with notebooks, phones, keys, cords – the modern journalist on the road... but in the end it looks reasonably polished on air but it’s like a sausage factory – a bit messy but we get there,” he laughed.

“One day I could be doing a story about a hit-man, I could be meeting a wonderful grandmother bringing up kids, we could be meeting heroin addicts, with young kids at the Cherry Orchard equine centre or out getting beaten up or attacked on Sheriff Street.

We have no idea what is going to happen,” he said.

Once home, it’s playtime with the

kids and then some TV boxset catchups.

“I am there with Peppa Pig, then it’s the Simpsons and Modern Family. Or I am taking the seven-year-old swimming, or when I am across the water [the UK] we would go see ice-hockey.

“I also work at a university as a criminology lecturer so I always have paperwork or academic work to write or papers to catch up on.

“There is never enough time… but I don’t take laptops to bed.

“I do on the other hand take my iPhone and occasionally watch Netflix, like House of Cards or Mad Men. That’s usually it,” he said.

MacIntyre’s new documentary series, Breaking Crime, continues on TV3, Mondays at 9pm.

ACCLAIMED tribute act Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is coming to the Bord Gais Energy Theatre for a one-night-only show on January 24.

The band is the closest thing you can get to the real thing and even has the endorsement of Mick Fleetwood.

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac have played more than 500 major concerts to more than half a million people around the world.

The band comprises musicians who have each had experience as session musicians with various bands.

Career Band member Alan Cosgrove is musical director, head promoter and drummer in the band. His career includes playing for Cliff Richard and Chuck Berry, as well as with The Merseybeats and Liverpool Express.

He has also played with Mick Fleetwood and has his seal of approval.

Tickets for Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, costing from €28.50 to €38.50, are available at bordgaisenergytheatre.ie.

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escape the mayhem: Maitre D’ on The Restaurant

You can’t beat the yoga for relaxing  Keith Bellew

John Healy currently fills the role of the maitre d’ on Tv3’s The Restaurant.

Healy spent 35 years working in the high stress environment of the hotel and catering business.

These years of long hours and stressful work finally culminated in a heart attack in 2007 followed by another in 2009 and a heart transplant in 2012.

Now on the mend, his current lifestyle consists of Escaping the Mayhem of his former one.

He has taken up yoga as a means of exercise and relaxation. He said: “I picked up yoga about a year ago and I practise it between three and four times a week.

“I absolutely love it, it has been a fantastic experience spiritually emotionally and physi-

cally. It’s been amazing in a lot of ways, it’s very good for muscle strengthening.”

He said there is a very good Zen aspect to yoga: “It’s all about mindfulness meditation and yoga practice. It’s very good for you on all levels.”

Another means of escape for Healy is walking, which he says helps to clear his head and relieve stress.

“Weather permitting I try to walk about an hour a day about three times a week. I live down on Grand Canal so I have three routes which are great.

“I can go down to Ringsend and cross over the East-Link toll bridge and go up one side of the Liffey and back down another. I leave my house in Grand Canal and I can go all the way down as far as Merrion Gates on the coast, or out to the Pigeon House which are great walks or I can go down by the canal.

“I have the headphones and I like to listen to the radio a

John Healy: “Nowadays I’m looking for a more lethargic relaxing kind of way to exercise.”

lot and I have the old tunes downloaded, but it’s always nice to be present in the environment that you’re in, to be present within the moment, experiencing the walk, and not distracting your own thoughts from where

they need to go. “ I t g i ve s y o u a n opportunity to clear your head. I’m not a big fan of the gym. I was in my early 20s but nowadays I’m looking for a more lethargic relaxing kind of way to exercise and give myself an

opportunity to release the stress that I build up on a daily basis.”

You can catch Healy lending his professional expertise to celebrity chefs on Tv3’s The Restaurant at 9pm on Wednesdays over the next few weeks.

Celebrating the National Gallery  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

If you have ever wondered how our National Gallery came to be the cultural institution that it is today, you are in for a treat at the end of this month when a new exhibition called The Story of The National Gallery begins its run.

The Story of The National Gallery features 100 artistic, cultural and historic pieces chosen from numerous collections in the gallery’s archives with particular

focus on contributions made by patrons and benefactors over the century and their influence on the national collection.

The Story of The National Gallery began on Saturday, January 30, 1864, when the Earl of Carlisle officially opened the institution on Merrion Square.

Exhibition The retrospective exhibition will trace the development of the gallery since its beginnings right up to the present day.

Over 100 items from the NGI archives, library and print room collections, will be displayed including historical records, registers, publications, photographs, correspondence and architectural plans; all of which are integral to composing a complete history of this national cultural institution.

The Story of the National Gallery, offering exhibitions of prints and gallery artefacts runs until April 12 on Merrion Square and admission is free.

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Dubliners urged to vote Irish in survey THE people of Dublin are being urged to vote for a shortlisted company of their choice in this year’s European Business Awards.

The awards, which began in 2007, recognise and reward excellence, best practice and innovation in companies across the EU.

They also enable companies of all sizes and industries to compare themselves to and learn from the very best in Europe.

Categories at the awards include employer of the year, environmental and corporate sustainability, customer focus, growth strategy of

the year and the import/ export award.

Irish businesses which have been honoured with awards in past years include Airspeed Telecom, a provider of high-performance telecommunications products and services to enterprise, public sector and SME businesses in

2013; and Coillte, the commercial company operating in forestry, land-based businesses, and renewable energy, in 2012.

To vo t e , v i s i t t h e European Business Awards website at www. businessawardseurope.com/vote/detail/ ireland/12172.

Bord Bia chief executive Aidan Cotter (left) with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney and Michael Carey, Bord Bia chairman, at the launch of the State agency’s report. Picture: Gary O’ Neill

figures: record high of almost €10.5bn reached

Bord Bia report shows 4% increase in exports Bord Bia recently launched its Export Performance and Prospects Report which shows a 4% increase in exports for 2014 reaching a record high of almost €10.5bn.

Aidan Cotter, chief executive, Bord Bia, outlined the background to the fifth consecutive year of export growth for the food and drinks industry saying that, in 2014, exports grew by 4%, representing an expansion of 45% or €3.2bn since 2009. The strongest performing sectors were dairy product and ingredients which exceeded the €3bn mark (+3%), prepared foods (€1.8bn, +8%) and seafood

(€540m, +8%).

Cotter highlighted the significant shift in the destinations for Irish exports in 2014 with international markets showing renewed growth, reflected in a 15% increase in trade to stand at €3bn or 29% of total food and drink exports.

He said: “The industry’s drive to broaden export reach to destinations outside of the EU is paying dividends with growth in emerging and international markets now driving export figures, offsetting the limited growth in our established premium EU markets.”

This shift in market

destination was marked by increases in the value of exports to Asia to reach €850m as well as significant increases to North America (€740m), the Middle East (€330m) and Africa (€610m).

Within this, China recorded a further increase of almost 40% to reach approximately €520m.

China is now Ireland’s second largest export market for dairy, compared to 13th in 2008.

The value of exports to EU destinations grew by 2% to reach €3.3bn equating to 31% of total exports reflecting largely static consumer price inflation across the eurozone.

Welcoming the positive results, Simon Coveney, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said: “Since 2009 food and beverage exports have increased by 45% compared to Irish merchandise exports which are 5% higher.

“Our strateg y for exports is clear and our pursuit of the targets set out in Food Harvest 2020 is relentless.

“The speed and determination the industry displayed in shifting focus to new and emerging markets in response to static price inflation in EU markets, and the severe restrictions in the Russian market, has been remarkable.”

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A Dublin visit to strictly entertain  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

This week, The Gazette chatted to Strictly Come Dancing star and professional ballroom dancer Anton Du Beke ahead of a stopover in Dublin’s National Concert Hall as part of a tour of popular show That’s Entertainment.

Currently in rehearsal in London, Anton told The Gazette: “I’m just on my way to the studio for more rehearsal. It’s going well but I think my legs are going, ‘okay, can we sit down for a bit now?’ and my brain’s going, ‘oh God, not more steps’, but it’s good. It’s always like that at this time of the year when we’re creating steps and putting all the numbers together.

“We do the same thing every year; we put a new show on. I often wonder

if we didn’t change the steps if anyone would know any different but we just feel like they would. So, we want to try something different and it’s good to push yourself a bit as well and try new things.

“We do so many numbers in the show; we do the straight ballroom dances and then we do a few song and dance numbers where either I sing a little bit or Erin Broag might do a song and dance, so there are lots of what I call on-and-off sort of things.

“I’ve been doing more singing over the years…I like to think I’m a dancer who might be able to sing a bit. Not the other way around.

“I’ve been doing Strictly now for 12 series and I enjoy it enormously. The fun I had this year with

Judy Murray was just lovely and sums up Strictly Come Dancing for me; that whole sense of fun is what it’s supposed to be. I’m going to continue with it because I enjoy it so much. I’ve had some great ladies to dance with over the years.

“Leslie Garrett was the first partner I danced with back on the first series…she set Strictly Come Dancing up for me because she had my sort of enthusiasm and sense of humour.

“It’s been wonderful for the whole dancing world because it’s attracted new audiences and given me such opportunities.

It’s become mainstream entertainment and I think that’s great because it is a wonderful thing and incredible to watch done well.

“As a dancer, you seem

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Strictly Come Dancing stars and professional ballroom dancers Anton Du Beke and Erin Broag light up the dance floor

to be always playing second fiddle to somebody; an actor or a singer.

Dancing has always been quite low down the pecking order in the artistic world and I’ve never quite understood why because they’re always the hardest working.

“I come over to Dublin to do the dance show every year since we started touring and I love it because everybody over there is so lovely and supportive and have a great way of wanting you to do well… and you can have a bit of fun with it as well

and they know good craic when they see it!”

Tickets for T hat’s Entertainment are available for €35, €30 and €25 at www.nch.ie. That’s Entertainment is on in the National Concert Hall on Saturday, January 31.

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week this week is Steps, who’s a four-year-old male Terrier-cross. Steps is a little character and loves his squeaky toys more than anything! He enjoys a short walk followed by snuggling up for a snooze afterwards. Steps gets on well with other dogs, and is a clever little guy, so he will need lots of interaction and maybe some training too! Steps would need to go to a home with adults only, or older children.

If you think you can offer Steps the chance he deserves, please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50.

Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust. ie<http://www.dogstrust. ie/>. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland<http:// www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland> or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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theatre: no slowing down for veteran actor

The Keoghs – Geraldine, Des and Una – will soon star in a family show in Dundrum

Des Keogh’s still going strong as his 80th nears

 Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

VETERAN actor Des Keogh has a lot on his plate as he approaches his 80th birthday in February.

Keogh, who has had a long career as both a serious and comic actor on stage and on TV, is putting on a show of stories, music and song with his wife and daughter at The Mill Theatre in Dundrum in February.

The Gazette spoke to Keogh about his long career. He said: “I wasn’t from a theatrical family at all. My dad appeared in a few amateur productions in Birr, County Offaly, where I was born.

“There was a very good amateur theatre in Birr called The Birr Little Theatre, and when I was a boy I saw a lot of plays there.

“I was away at boarding school for practically my whole schooldays, from the age of nine. I started doing drama at school and enjoyed it so much.

I also studied music and the piano – I was into music in a big way.

“In Glenstal boarding school in County Limerick, I did a lot of plays, and when I went to UCD I joined the drama society and took part in a lot of entertainment there and met people who became professionals, such as Rosaleen Linehan,” he

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Of his long-standing theatrical partnership with Linehan, he said: “My partnership with Rosaleen was a great success. We started off in college in the reviews there, and continued for many years then.

“I still see her, we keep in touch and we keep talking about maybe doing a play together if we can find a good script, but we haven’t come up with anything yet.

“I’ve been living in Dundrum for 48 years now because Geraldine and I came here two years after we got married, and we have our 50th wedding anniversary coming up in August.

“We’re Dundrum residents of long-standing and, thank God, we’re still standing!

“My 80th birthday is on February 27 and we’re doing a one-off concert

Des Keogh: “I’ve a lot of other things going. I’ll be back in The Gaiety for rehearsals next week for Moll.”

in The Mill Theatre in Dundrum. We haven’t done much as a family group.

“Geraldine has had a long career as a violinist and our daughter, Una, is also a professional violinist.

“Una runs a music school in Limerick called Ceol na Mara, and her two children – Ruadhan and Aoibhin – will also make an appearance in the show.

“We did a concert just over a year ago in Dun Laoghaire and it worked very well. So, with my birthday coming, we decided to do something again. We’re doing this one in The Mill, and then two more in March,” he said.

“I’ve a lot of other

things going. I’ll be back in The Gaiety for rehearsals next week for Moll which was a big success last year. We’re doing another three weeks, and then the concerts.

“After that, I’ll be doing a new one-man show, which I’ve written for myself, in April. It’s one in which I portray George Bernard Shaw, concentrating on his love life. It’ll be called My Fair Ladies, and will open in The Viking in Clontarf, and after that I’ll go all over the country with it,” said Keogh.

The Keogh Family in Concert is on in The Mill Theatre on February 20, and tickets, costing €20 and €30, are available through the box office at 01 296 9340.

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ABC CERTIFIED 53,277 COPIES EACH WEEK (ABC: Group MFD, March- April 2014).

Although the film has a number of flaws, Bradley Cooper (right) excels in the role of the true-life US Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle

AMERICAN SNIPER: TAKES AIM AT WAR

Clint’s latest hits the mark  DAVE PHILLIPS

GARNERING plenty of Oscar attention – including the Best Picture and Best Actor nominations – American Sniper is Clint Eastwood’s attempt to tell the story of US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle: the most lethal sniper in military history.

Based on Kyle’s bestselling autobiography of the same name, at a surface level we follow him on his four tours of duty in Iraq, but as with most of Eastwood’s films, there is something else going on just underneath.

Brought up around guns and hunting, Kyle (Bradley Cooper) seemingly has an affinity for the rifle, and signs up for action following the 1998 US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.

Flashbacks to Kyle’s training and life before the military are intercut, and it is through these scenes, along with Kyle’s trips back home between tours, that we begin to see the outline of his character emerge.

A pumped-up Cooper seems perfect for the lead

role, convincingly displaying both faces of Kyle.

Earning the nickname “Legend” for his incredible battlefield abilities, in the thick of it Kyle is controlled and dominant – part inspirational leader, part uncannily gifted warrior, he becomes the man that the other men feel uncomfortable going into action without.

At home, it is a different story. Kyle’s wife, Taya (Sienna Miller), struggles to raise their children in his absence and each time he returns, he is a little more distant and eager to return to the familiar chaos of war.

American Sniper is a film of grand action and small moments. It is the latter that are dotted surreptitiously throughout the movie that pack the most punch – moments such as when Taya walks in on her husband staring at the powered-off television set bring home the potent reality of PTSD, and the effects that prolonged exposure to war are having on Kyle.

It’s a shame in a way that Eastwood’s focus oscillates between the two

worlds. The action we see in Iraq is exciting, wellcrafted, and disturbing.

Eastwood is unafraid to show the horror of war, but there is a sense that he shies away from its reality.

At a time when we have started to expect a more nuanced form of storytelling around war, this is a throwback to a story of good guys and bad guys.

Every Iraqi we see on screen for the duration is in one way or another complicit in wrongdoing – it’s a battlefield that seems to leave one side of the story sorely lacking.

The scenes that cover the much more grey area of Kyle’s life in the US are where both Cooper and Eastwood have the most success – but these seem to play second fiddle to the loud and bombastic action scenes in Iraq.

A stilted ending is the final sour note in this story – American Sniper manages to be entertaining, and Cooper excels, but you can’t escape the sense that the material could have been used to tell a deeper and more nuanced story.

Verdict: 6/10

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Great offers for Malta JET off to Malta this February and experience some of the fantastic events and activities the island has to offer.

From February 7, stay a week at the fivestar Excelsior Grand Hotel from €495pp, or at the three-star Grand Hotel, from €289pp, while from February 12 to 17, you can experience the carnival in Malta and Gozo.

For further information, see www. visitmalta.com.

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ireland: romantic destinations abound for a february holiday

Make this Valentine’s really special

 ian begley

WITH the festive season behind us, Valentine’s Day is on the horizon and this year there’s a bounty of romantic getaways for lovers who need a well-

deserved break.

The Salthill Hotel in Galway is offering a Sweethert’s Escape for €99pps. During this romantic Galway getaway, enjoy a two-night break with a full Irish breakfast

each morning.

On an evening of choice, savour a main course from the tempting menu in the hotel’s Prom restaurant, followed by a tipple of choice in the relaxing Blackrock bar.

Share that loving feeling all curled up with your partner and watch a romantic in-room movie on either night of your stay and, if you’d like to explore the renowned Galway nightlife, avail of a complimentary taxi to the city centre.

Take a romantic moonlit walk along the promenade, a leisurely dip in the five-star Ocean Fitness swimming pool, or simply relax in the hydrotherapy suite, which includes a heated hydrotherapy pool, sauna, steam room, whirlpool and loungers.

The hotel also provides easy access to the beautiful scenery of Connemara, and is a great spot to visit one of Galway’s many cultural landmarks or spend the day browsing the shops and weekend markets, ensuring your stay can be romantic, relaxing or adventurous.

This offer is valid February 13-14.

Further afield, and The Rathmullan House hotel in Rathmullan, Co Donegal, is also offering a romantic Valentine’s two-night getaway, from €210 pps.

During your stay, you

Relax in opulent style in the Martyn Suite, Gregan’s Castle Hotel, Co Clare

will be treated to a romantic meal in the hotel’s Cook and Gardener restaurant, where you can create a memory that will last a lifetime.

Couples who stay over the weekend will be given the opportunity to plant a hazelnut tree in the hotel’s garden. This lasting token of your love will grow with your relationship, and really show someone special that you care. This offer is valid February 13-16.

Back south again, and love is a long, lazy lie-in at the Dunbrody House in Wexford, which is offering its very own Love Is package. From €165pps, get midweek accommodation throughout the month of February in one of Dunbrody’s luxury rooms or suites.

Guests will also avail of the dinner for two menu from the Harvest Room, which includes a fivecourse seasonal menu with pre-dinner canapes and cocktails.

Spoil the one you love this Valentine’s with a

one-night stay in a luxurious riverview room at The Ice House in Ballina, Co Mayo.

From €155pps, you get bubbles on ice in your room on arrival with a chocolate treat, including a lazy breakfast the following morning.

During your romantic getaway at The Ice House, you will be treated to a themed table d’hote dinner in The Pier restaurant, and can enjoy unlimited access at the Chill Spa thermal area throughout your stay. This offer is valid February 12-16.

Down At the Gregan’s Castle Hotel, Ballyvaughan, Co Clare, you can treat your better-half to the quintessential romantic hideaway, offering a seductive combination of beauty, culture, style and tranquillity in the breath-taking setting of The Burren.

From €300pps, this package includes two nights’ luxurious accommodation, a half bottle of Billecart Salmon Champagne in your room on

arrival, a nine-course tasting dinner for two, a daily a la carte breakfast in the privacy of your own room, a half day’s guided walk on The Burren, and late checkout up to 2pm on day of departure. This offer is valid February 13-23.

Couples can also avail of a deliciously decadent date night the Hayfield Manor, Cork from €258pps.

Enjoy one night of luxurious accommodation in a manor room and indulge in a gourmet dinner in the romantic ambiance of Hayfield Manor’s renowned signature restaurant, Orchids, with a specially prepared Valentine’s menu.

On the morning of your departure, enjoy Hayfield Manor’s famous full Irish breakfast. This offer is valid February 13 to March 6.

For further information on any of these Valentine’s packages, see www.irelandsbluebook. com or contact the hotels directly.

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FOOD&DRINK RECIPE

Roast Rack of Pork with Smoked Paprika and Sage • 1 x 2kg Quality Assured Bord Bia rack of pork, chine bone removed and skin scored in fine lines for easy carving • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed • 2 tbs. smoked paprika • 2 tsp. fresh sage leaves, chopped • 2 onions, roughly chopped • 2 carrots, roughly chopped • 2 sticks of celery, chopped • Salt and freshly ground black pepper • 1 tbs flour • 600mls stock or water

The Elm Leaf

Apple and Blueberry Sauce • 2 large Bramley apples, peeled, cored and chopped • 100g blueberries • Knob of butter • 1 tbs sugar

European restaurant

Main Street, Lucan The Elm Leaf in Lucan offers a wide variety of European dishes with ingredients sourced from the finest local Irish producers

The Picky Eater THE Elm Leaf in Lucan opened over Christmas and occupies the same premises from which La Banca operated before it closed at the end of July.

New owner Jacinta Kenny has other restaurants in Dublin which she runs as franchises.

The Elm Leaf, however, is her and her business par tner’s first fullyowned restaurant.

My fellow-diner and I arrived into the newlydecorated restaurant’s vestibule which was dotted with large antique mirrors and displays of delicate crockery from all over the world on the wall.

We were greeted by a gracious and attentive hostess in the form of Jacinta, whose waiting staff were equally in tune with all the diners throughout the evening.

For starters my fellowdiner and I both opted for the Roaring Water B ay s t e a m e d m u s -

sels with garlic, lemon and cream. These were served in a capacious bowl and were a snip at €6.95. We ordered a very pleasant Italian chianti which was priced at €24.99 a bottle and proved a suitable companion to each course of our meal.

Delicious

For mains my friend had the fennel-seed crusted roast salmon fillet accompanied by sweet potato gratin, roast red pepper and lemon cream, priced at €17.95. Her testimony of how delicious this dish was was punctuated by inarticulate sounds of taste bud explosions.

The salmon was beautifully cooked, dark pink, and flaked at the slightest touch.

I had the baby spinach and ricotta gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream and sundried tomato pesto, a dish very reasonably priced at €13.95. The

gnocchi (thick, sof t dough dumplings) was drenched in the creamy cheese sauce and was so substantial, it was impossible to finish. For a vegetarian option it really qualified as soulfood and was an ideal choice on a cold winter’s day.

My fellow-diner and I came together again for our last course: a platter of various Irish cheeses.

These included an Irish Camenbert-style soft cheese, a slightly harder mushroom cheese, a porter cheese all accompanied by a selection of seeds, grapes and exotic crackers. Because I am intolerant of gluten, the chef toasted slim slices of gluten-free bread for me.

The talented and accommodating chef at The Elm Leaf is Paul Kirwan, who formerly worked in the Savoy Hotel in London and the Ritz Carlton in New York.

This place is perfectly placed as a neighbourhood restaurant. The food is reasonablypriced and of the best quality.

The Elm Leaf, situated in the heart of Lucan Village, offers a wide variety of European dishes with ingredients sourced from the finest local Irish producers. It is open for Sunday lunch offering a traditional roast. For more information, or to make a booking, contact the restaurant on 01 628 2400.

Conclusion A FRIENDLY neighbourhood restaurant The Elm Leaf on Main Street, Lucan Village (01 628 2400) offers a delicious varied menu full of fresh ingredients and offer a traditional roast on Sundays.

To serve: Potatoes roasted with winter vegetables A day ahead, if possible, mix together the garlic, smoked paprika and sage. Spread the

mixture over the pork and set aside in the fridge overnight.

Heat the oven to gas mark 6, 200°C (400°F).

Place the pork in a roasting tin and season with a little salt. Put the onions, carrots and celery around the pork. This will add extra flavour and colour to the gravy.

Place the joint in the oven and allow to cook for 50 minutes per kg. After the first 15 minutes, reduce the heat to gas mark 5, 180°C (350°F). To be absolutely accurate use a meat thermometer. The crackling should be golden and crispy at this stage.

Peel and chop potatoes and a selection of vegetables, that is carrots, parsnips, white turnip and red onion. Place in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Transfer to a roasting tin, place in the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes until tender.

When the meat is cooked remove from the oven, transfer the meat to a chopping board, cover loosely with tin foil and allow to rest for 20 minutes.

To make the apple and blueberry sauce: place the apples, blueberries, butter, sugar and a tablespoon water in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until very soft. Taste before serving and add a little more sugar if needed.

To make the gravy: Stir the flour into the juices in the roasting tin. Place over a medium heat and continue stirring with a wooden spoon. Gradually add in the stock or water and stir until it thickens.

Taste and season. Pour through a sieve into a gravy boat.

Discard the vegetables that were cooked alongside the roast.

To serve: Slice the pork and serve with the roasted vegetables, gravy and Apple and Blueberry Sauce.

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Ziaja marks its 25th with a new range

Great COS to look out for  laura webb

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SKIN care range, ziaja, is celebrating 25 years of taking the best natural ingredients and turning them into a source of skin pleasure and well-being.

Founded by Polish pharmacists Aleksandra and Zenon Ziaja, the brand started with a single olive oil cream.

In celebration of this milestone anniversary, ziaja has launched a new olive leaf range.

The range includes an olive leaf cleansing oil – this waterless foaming face and body cleansing oil is a gentle cleansing option for dry, sensitive and dehydrated skin that helps to condition and protect the skin to leave it looking soothed, conditioned and purified - €9.99rrp.

Alternatively, try the olive leaf nourishing face cream (above) – a non-greasy moisturising cream that can be used on every skin type at every age. Daily use provides hydration as well as protection with SPF20, and this cream helps to refresh and strengthen the skin while softening and smoothing out fine wrinkles - €5.99rrp.

The new olive leaf range is available now online from www. originalbeauty.ie, or at Shaws department stores, Mulligans pharmacies, Total Health pharmacies and at independent pharmacies nationwide.

SPORTINESS and a unique take on dressing is the look of COS’s spring/summer 2015 collection, set to take over fashion rails soon.

Okay, yes – we are still in the midst of winter, but fashion does not sleep and is way ahead of the rest of us when it comes to what we are going to be wearing next season.

According to the designers behind COS, which is part of the H&M group, new techniques have been researched and integrated into pieces that are

fresh and light.

The collection’s prints and patterns are playful and there are spaceage designs that have seams taped for a clean finish. COS’ unique styling can be seen throughout this collection, so the store’s fans won’t be disappointed with what’s coming up.

This week, Gazette Style gives readers a sneak preview of what COS fanatics can expect in this year’s spring/summer collection, hitting rails this February/ March ...

(Right) Sky blue knitted scuba top with fragmented typography Print €69; (below, right) sky blue knitted scuba bottom €79 Silver iridescent technical cotton dress €89

Black high-twist cotton top €69; deep cobalt blue technical crepe sleeveless knitted dress €79; white rubber and plastic fragment typography necklace €55

Cloud white technical short sleeve shirt €89; electric lime technical linen shorts €59; white leather strap sandals €99

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Golden olive cotton collarless blazer €89; golden olive cotton trousers €69

Iridescent green metallic tunic dress €89

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injuries: Plantar Fasciitis and Shin Splints

Dealing with pain in pursuit of goals With the New Year comes all those resolutions! For many people getting fit, losing weight or just a generally healthier lifestyle top their list of aims for the year ahead.

Some return to or take up running/walking.

If you’re one of these, whether it’s a 5k, 10k or that elusive marathon you have in your sights, you may encounter pain as you pursue your fitness goals.

This week, GazetteHealth advises on two of the most common injuries enthusiasts experience: plantar fasciitis and shin splints.

Suffering from morning heel pain??

This can be a sore, frustrating condition usually affecting men in their 40s/50s. No one treatment works well with this, but some little changes can help recovery.

These include pelvic control and core strengthening; loosening out calves and hamstrings; using a heel pad; getting the correct footwear; losing weight; adjusting your training load.

What is it heel pain?

G e n e r a l l y, i t ’s a mechanical overload problem caused by poor movement. This is common enough when people enthusiastically start a fitness programme,

increasing their activity and getting injured a few weeks later.

Symptoms include, but are not limited to, the following: pain after rest; morning pain; pain after or during prolonged standing/walking; bruisetype pain which eases out after a few steps/minutes.

To reduce symptoms visit a therapist for diagnosis and treatment, including initial hands-on work. Otherwise identify and correct faulty movement techniques; devise a home exercise programme; try taping the painful area and moderate the training load.

Not all heel pain is due to the plantar fascia and visiting a competent therapist is important so other conditions can be ruled out. To see videos of the exercise programme see www.activephysicaltherapy.ie

Shin splints The medical term for this condition is medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). This often occurs when there is a sudden rise in activity intensity, duration or frequency.

Pain is usually felt in the areas illustrated below.

Resolution usually involves corrective exercises and moderating running load. During this time fitness can be maintained by cycling, swim-

Injuries can occur when people enthusiastically start a fitness programme, increase their activity and get injured a few weeks later

ming, strength training and rowing.

How does it happen?

In our bodies we have fascia which is like cling film that surrounds our muscles and bones. Traction on this deep fascia in our calf muscles can cause this pain.

It can also be caused by micro bending of the tibia causing a stress reaction in the bone. There is a continuum of bone stress reaction from MTSS up to a stress fracture if symptoms are ignored long term.

What makes you likely to suffer from this injury?

Apart from the sudden increase in running load other factors have been suggested, of which “being a girl” is the most common. (I mean literally

being a girl, not figuratively!) Others include: pronated foot type (flat foot); reduced ankle movement; tight and weak calf muscles; weak core, glute and pelvic muscles; high body mass index; change of footwear.

Symptoms include pain during warm up, which eases during exercise and appears again afterwards.

This pain will progress to a point where you can’t run at all. Pain at night would suggest a possible stress fracture.

Assessment by your therapist revolves around the foot and hip joint as well as running assessment. Some factors assessed in your running gait are: sound (often people are very “heavy footed” which increases

ground reaction forces); nnee angle at foot strike and, finally, cadence or stepping rate.

To treat this identify and improve movement efficiency; use exercises and running technique prescribed based on your individual assessment; strengthen weak muscles around the hips and core as well as the calf; try taping your foot and reduce or moderate your training load.

These adjustments over weeks and months will ensure a return to pain free running and exercise.

For more information or to arrange an assessment contact Active Physical Therapy in Fonthill Retail Park on 0876529287 or email activephysicaltherapy@outlook.com

Record-breaking participants. Picture: Oisin McHugh

Runners smash a world record for completing laps ON SUNDAY, January 11, 105 runners came together at the University of Limerick, with each completing a 400m lap to break the world record for a relay marathon and entry into the Guinness World Record books.

The new marathon relay world record now stands at 1:56.54.

The previous record of 2:10:52 meant the runners needed to average 74 seconds for their laps of the track, which they easily achieved.

The goal on the day was to break the world record and to raise much-needed funds for Cliona’s Foundation, which believes that no family should have to face any added financial stress when they are already struggling to

cope with the devastation and trauma of a seriously ill child.

To donate, see www. mycharity.ie/event/ clionas_foundation_ relay_marathon.

If you would like to give something back to a charity while also setting a challenge for yourself, why not try the Raheny five-mile road race on Sunday, January 25?

The nominated charity of this race is St Francis Hospice, Raheny. The walk section begins at 2.40pm; wheelchair event at 2.58pm, and the race at 3pm; with an entry charge of €20.

To register, see www. active.com/dublinleinster/running/distance-running-races/ axa-raheny-5-2015.

Men’s yoga classes to help release stress HOW does the practice of yoga differ from other physical activities? It is through the awareness of our inner breath that helps bring ease to our bodies, releases stress and brings a sense of ease to our troubled minds.

Men’s yoga classes at The Healthy Way, Leixlip, look at developing the warrior nature of men and help to bring this courageous sense

of self into men’s daily lives.

Kevin O’Loughlin has taught yoga to the Men Sheds in Tallaght, and the positive response and feedback from these men has highlighted need for men’s yoga classes everywhere, he says.

For further information, call Kevin at 087 285 3647, email kevin@ thehealthyway.ie, or see www.thehealthyway.ie.

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Pictured at the launch of Xcessible Inclusive Youth Sport Initiative Special Schools Tag Rugby Programme are Colaiste Eoin students Craig Smith and Kian Plunkett with RTE presenter Joanne Cantwell and Minister Aodhan O Riordain. Picture: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE

special schools: new plan to bring children with disabilities into the game

Tag rugby initiative looks to ensure inclusion in sport THE Irish Rugby Football Union and the CARA National Adapted Physical Activity Centre, in conjunction with the Department of Justice and Equality, launched the Xcessible Youth Sport initiative, Special Schools Tag Rugby, last week in the Aviva Stadium.

The Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative is a three-year national focused initiative aimed at increasing the participation of children with disabilities in physical activity and sport.

Minister of State Aodhan O’Riordain was on hand to launch the Special Schools Tag Rugby initiative which

will give children with intellectual disabilities opportunities to participate in rugby at a local level through a school-club link development.

The game will be implemented on a weekly basis within special schools and with cooperation from the IRFU, the Local Sports Partnership Sports Inclusion Disability Programme, Irish Special Schools Sports Council and local rugby clubs.

It will open new sport and participation opportunities for children with disabilities with a focus on participating in the adapted version of tag rugby

at club and school levels.

One of the aims of the initiative is to facilitate links between national governing bodies of sport, local sports partnerships, schools and disability organisations in order to facilitate easy access and choice for children with disabilities in physical activity and sport.

Minister O Riordain said: “I am delighted to launch the Xcessible Youth Sport Initiative, such programmes model for all of us how making a commitment to inclusion and a new way or approaching our activities

can have an immense impact on making sport and physical activity accessible for all.”

Patron for the initiative RTE’s Joanne Cantwell was also at the Aviva Stadium and said: “How fitting it is giving that the Rugby World Cup is on this year and the high hopes we all have for the Ireland team that the Xcessible Inclusive Youth Sport Initiative is now including the sport of rugby and giving everyone a chance to take part in this great team sport.”

The initiative will be taking place from January 19 to April 10, 2015.

McGee bowed out of the running for a place in tennis’s Australian Open at the second qualifying stage as he found home favourite Dane Propoggia too strong, falling 6-3, 6-4 in Melbourne.

It came a day after the Castleknock LTC had eliminated Slovakia Norbert Gombos in three sets as he looked to emulate his excellent run to the main draw a year ago.

It was an impressive opening gambit, defeating a player ranked 100 places above him in the world but was undone by Propoggia in the second phase.

A week earlier, McGee reached the last 16 of a warm-up event in New Caledonia.

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FastSport gormley back in team for south africa: CLONSKEAGH man Ronan Gormley, one of Ireland’s most capped hockey internationals, returned to the national squad this week for their upcoming trip to South Africa.

There, they will take part in a warmweather training camp with test matches against the hosts as well as top five world-ranked sides the Netherlands and Belgium as preparation for the Olympic qualifying bid ramps up.

He missed a twogame series with France in November and among seven players to come back into the panel of 22.

Fellow Dubliners Alan Sothern and Kirk Shimmins also return as does Monkstown goalkeeper David Fitzgerald He will don the goalkeeping pads in the absence of David Harte – along with twin brother Conor – who is in Delhi at the professional Hockey India League until early February.

pentathlon: introductory initiative welcomes young competitors

ALSAA to host primary schools biathlon event

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Pentathlon Ireland in conjunction with SSE Airtricity are currently running a primary school initiative that encourages young sporting stars to take part in modern biathlon events, the next of which is set to take place at ALSAA in Swords early next month.

After successful events in Sligo and Limerick, the next modern

biathlon, which takes in running and swimming events, will be held at the north County Dublin venue on February 7.

Children aged between eight and 13 can come along on the day to swim and run in separate events. In between the two, Pentathlon Ireland will provide the children with an opportunity to have a taster of fencing.

The intention of the

nationwide programme is to introduce children to at least three of the five events that make up modern pentathlon - fencing, swimming, show jumping, pistol shooting and crosscountry running.

Speaking about the event, Sean McDonnell from Pentathlon Ireland said: “Pentathlon Ireland is seeking to establish a national schools’ modern biathlon competition programme to

The biathlon will allow participants to take part in running and swimming events

increase sport participation and raise awareness of our unique sport.

“We feel this event has the potential to be

Participants at the recent pentathlon event which took place in Limerick

a leader in getting children active and having fun outside. As such we have tailored it to take the emphasis off competition and encourage all the children to have a go.

“Each child that enters will receive a goody bag full of school equipment and healthy treats, along with a certificate of their achievement.”

In addition to the individual honours that are passed out on the day, each school team’s score will be calculated by combining the highest score of the top participant in each age

group.

Schools with the highest score at regional level will receive €300 worth of sports equipment for their school.

The winning school team at national level will receive €1,000 worth of sports equipment for their school.

The winning competitor at the 2015 National Championships each age level, will receive a trip to a World Biathlon championship event.

To find out more about the event, log on to www.pentathlon.ie or find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ Pentathlon.ie

UCD may qualify for Europa League through Fair Play  sport@dublingazette.com

UCD’s fair play performance may give them an unexpected but welcome place in the Europa League next year

UCD could be in line for a place in the Europa League next season after it was announced that the Republic of Ireland currently tops the UEFA Respect Fair Play League table ahead of the Netherlands who are second and England in third place.

If Ireland is in the top three on April 30, and has a ranking above 8 points, then it will be among the three countries receiv-

ing an extra place in the Europa League. UCD will be the club to benefit even though they finished third in the SSE Airtricity League’s 2014 Fair Play table. Dundalk, who finished first, have already qualified for the Champions League and Cork City, who were second, are guaranteed a Europa League spot so the extra place moves to the third place team.

UCD were relegated from the Premier Division

at the end of 2014 season but UEFA regulations allow for a side relegated to the second highest division to qualify for the UEFA Europa League, as a result of exemplary fair play conduct during the domestic championship.

Only clubs which have received a UEFA licence will be able to participate in the Europa League As usual, the UEFA Fair Play rankings for the current season will be based on the fair play

results of all UEFA competition matches, both at club level and national team level, between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015.

Those fair play assessments are conducted by official UEFA delegates and are based on criteria such as positive play, respect for opponents, respect for the referee, the behaviour of the crowd and team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.

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Colder, longer, faster, stronger... first time out Orla Fitzsimons shows the spirit of the race

Lord Mayor Christy Burke (Ind) with members of the Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge at the start of the race in Phoenix Park on New Year’s Day

Resolve on show at Tom Brennan run N

ew Year’s Day saw the running of the Liffey Valley Tom Brennan Memorial 5km event in the Phoenix Park, the first phase of the 2015 Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge.

This initiative is now in its third year and over 300 runners, joggers and

walkers have volunteered to take part in five of Dublin’s most popular road races.

Lord Mayor Christy Burke (Ind) said: “It’s great to see so many people making the commitment to their health for 2015. I’m looking forward to meeting the 5 Alive team over

the course of the five races. I’d also like to say a big Thank You to Liffey Valley Athletics’ Club who organised today’s event.”

The Lord Mayor’s 5 Alive Challenge is supported by Dublin City Council’s sports and recreation section.

Adrian Skehill crosses the line

Olympic silver medallist and Irish boxing legend Ken Egan is to take part in this year’s Laurel’s Charity Crew Cycle from Galway to Dublin on April 19. In the run-up to the event, Egan has partnered with Gazette Sport to document his preparation for the big day, and here is his first report from the road.

Well, here I go: Something I never really had an interest in has come forth and presented itself as a challenge.

I was there at the homecoming of the same cycle last year and I must admit I got goosebumps from the atmosphere which the return created among all the local residents and supporters. This gang of cyclists had achieved greatness, and I knew that I wanted to take part.

I went out on my first cycle on January 10, and let’s just say I stood out as the newcomer.

I had no water bottle or warm gloves like the rest of the crew, and I had trouble with my clip-on cycling shoes. I was certainly no Stephen Roche; well, not yet.

I turned a funny colour at the end of what I thought was going to be a nice 10k beginners cycle. 49km later, we had cycled from Clondalkin up to Newcastle on out towards Straffan and then down towards Celbridge before heading back towards our starting point. I was shaken to the bone with the cold.

I must admit it was a beautiful cycle from start to finish, but now I know I will need to put the work in over the coming months to get the best results possible.

I got off the bike feeling like I had cycled 49km - as you can imagine, I had a very tender backside.

The Laurels has been doing great work over the years for various charities but this is their main fundraiser for Our Ladies Hospital and one I am eager to help raise funds for.

For more information about the event, log on to www.facebook.com/laurelscharitycrew, and come back next week for the latest instalment of Ken’s cycling diary.

Hands up who’d rather be at home? Pre-race stretches

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rugby: plenty of stradbrook stars in 6 nations panel

Loreto back to winning ways in Division 1 HAYLEY Mulcahy’s final quarter goal saw Loreto end their three-game winless run in women’s hockey’s Leinster division one, nicking a 2-1 win in Tallaght over Glenanne to move into a share of fourth place.

The tie started with pressure coming from both sides and several chances at each end.

Even without Irish internationals Lizzie Colvin, Ali Meeke and Nicci Daly, Loreto proved a strong and fast outfit which the Glens managed to hold until the 12th minute.

After a fumble around the penalty spot, the ball fell to Sarah Evans who slotted home to put the Rathfarnham girls one up. Both teams continued to test their opponents, with great defensive play by the Glens back four.

The Tallaght side were rewarded for their determination on the 33rd minute with a short corner. A crash ball from Jen Rynne, which took a deflection off a Loreto player, found the net just before the half time whistle. Both teams were unlucky not to convert from a handful of corners throughout the second half.

On the 55th minute, a crash ball from Hannah Matthews found Mulcahy in the circle, who deflected the shot from close range to.

Despite several chances which Glenanne created for themselves, the score line remained the same.

Meteors face relegation battle after defeat METEORS fell to a 68-61 loss to Killester in the Women’s Basketball Premier League to blow the relegation battle wide open at the Irish Wheelchair Association in Clontarf.

A new rule for the 2014/2015 season threatens relegation for the bottom side in the league. Killester

remain eighth after the win, but just two points separate all four teams in the bottom half of the table, including Meteors.

Meteors recovered from a slugglish start to lead by four at the break. Aoife McDermott made a welcome return to action and helped Meteors to sustain their lead in the third quarter, but Olivia Lee gave Killester the lead and Mimi Clarke took her total to 17 points for Killester.

Blackrock College’s Tania Rosser is joined by a number of club mates in the Irish panel for the 6 Nations

Rock trio set for Irish debut  sport@dublingazette.com

BLACKROCK College’s Jeamie Deacon, Katie Fitzhenry and Katie Norris are among a group of 12 uncapped players included in the Ireland women’s squad for the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Indeed, in a much changed line-up, seven players included in the squad are currently involved with the Ireland Sevens set-up, including Nicole Cronin, Fitzhenry, Sene Naoupu, Hannah Ty rrell and Megan Williams along with experienced inter-

nationals, Alison Miller and Jenny Murphy.

They join the vastly experienced scrum-half Tania Rosser from the Stradbrook club for the campaign as she continues after her comeback last year into the fold.

Speaking of his selection, director of sevens and women’s r ugby, Anthony Eddy, said: “It’s a very exciting time for women’s rugby in Ireland. We have had a number of camps over the past few weeks and have had to make some tough choices reducing the squad to 30 players.

“It’s a new dawn for

leinster lead way Fans bring the smiles at the RDS ahead of tie leinster supporters Sam Clarke and his dad Ian from Sandyford were all set for the Blues’ European Rugby Champions Cup match against Castres at the RDS last week.

Rob Kearney, Ian Madigan, Martin Moore, Eoin Reddan, Sean Cronin, Tadhg Furlong, Darragh Fanning and Luke McGrath scored at their leisure to secure a facile 50-7 win.

Picture: Matt Browne / SPORTSFILE

the women’s team with a new coaching set-up, including head coach Tom Tierney, and 12 uncapped players named in the squad.

“That we can bring in this new talent is testament to the work done previously. We are all looking forward to the first game and kicking off a new era for the Ireland women’s squad.”

The girls in green will play a warm-up match against Wales at Ashbourne RFC this Sunday (kick-off 1pm) as part of their build-up to the competition.

It’s a side that features

a large number of south Dublin players including St Mary’s Paula Fitzpatrick, Megan Williams and Orla Fitzsimons and Old Belvedere’s Emma Dunne, Ailis Egan, Murphy, Fiona O’Brien, Elise O’Byrne-White, Marie Louise Reilly, Sophie Spence, Nora Stapleton and Tyrrell.

Elsewhere, the Ulster Bank Club International coaching team of Paul Cunningham and Killian Keane have named an extended training squad of 32 players from 15 different clubs in advance of the two club international fixtures.

The Ireland Club XV will play their Scottish counterparts at Old Anniesland in Glasgow on Friday, February 6 before lining out at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, February 14 as part of a unique double header against the French alongside the RBS 6 Nations senior international match.

Blackrock College’s Sean Coughlan and UCD’s Stephen Murphy have been named in the squad for the games.

The extended squad will assemble at Naas Rugby Club this weekend for a one-day camp.

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KILMACUD Crokes’ Eoin Culligan continued his progress with the Dublin senior footballers as he seeks to forge a place in the panel going ahead of the National League.

He lined out in the fullback line alongside his more established clubmate Rory O’Carroll while

Ballinteer St John’s Nicky Devereux and Ballyboden St Enda’s Michael Dara Macauley also featured in their 1-15 to 1-13 win over Meath last weekend.

Afterwards, manager Jim Gavin praised his side’s “big character” as Dublin struck late for a second successive week to advance to the O’Byrne Cup final with Kildare.

Speaking afterwards, Gavin said that the competition has given him plenty of good food for thought over potential players to add to his panel for the National League and the Championship in the summer.

“It was a great game for this time of year, a preseason tournament,” he said. “I think both man-

agers and teams would have learned about themselves in some way. We’re in experimental mode, giving players opportunities to stake a claim in the National League squads.

“We’re looking for players with big character when questions are asked of them. That has happened in the last two games.”

Club Noticeboard ballyboden st enda’s Next Friday night, 32 dancers will

O’Byrne Cup semi-final. Congratula-

attend the launch of the Ballyboden St

tions to our Boden GAA lads on their

Enda’s Strictly The Sequel ahead of one

involvement.

of the biggest fundraisers of 2015. All

Best of luck to the Boden lads and the

32 dancers will be performing in City-

Dublin hurling team who take on DIT in

west Hotel on Friday, February 27.

the Walsh Cup first round.

This will be a brilliant night in the club

Calling all members - membership is

so come along and support our 2015

now due - log onto www.bodengaa.ie

dancers. Finger food will be provided

for more information.

on the night and proceedings will kick off around 9pm.

camogie: st colmcille’s crushed in senior B tie

Congratulations to the Dublin footballers who overcame Meath in the

For any news, fixtures, social events log on to www.bodengaa.ie or follow us on Twitter @bodengaa or like us on Facebook.

st jude’s

Loreto Beaufort camogie team were on rare form in the post-primary championship final at Ringsend

Strictly Judes: Good luck to all the

Scoil Rince Seoige presents fam-

dancers who will take part in their

ily ceili night on Friday, January 23,

first training session tonight, we are

in St Jude’s GAA club. Doors open at

also pleased to announce that senior

7pm and the event starts at 7.30pm.

hurling manager Sean Fallon will be

Admission is €5 per person with fam-

participating.

ily tickets available for €20.

Senior hurling medal presentation:

There will be a raffle and refresh-

Big thank you to all who came on Fri-

ments on the night. We invite everyone

day and made it a fantastic night, The

both young and old to what promises

Hazards were excellent and it was

to be a fun and entertaining night.

easy to see that both young and old

Lotto results - The numbers drawn

were having a ball. On behalf of the

in this week’s lotto were 9, 13, 24 and

team thank you for your continued

25. There were no tickets matching

support.

three or four numbers.

kilmacud crokes

Beaufort off the scale in school final

familiar to our successful Minor B

Kilmacud Rocks featuring The Road-

team who will form a huge part of the

worn Frets and Cornerstone: A night

new team. Gerry was a part of the

of rock sponsored by Full Circle Finan-

first team to go from junior to senior

cial Services. In the function room on

and brings many years of PE teacher

Saturday, February 7 at 9pm sharp.

dublin senior b final

experience to the role. Harry and

Admission €5 on door.

Tiernan played in many successful

Hatha yoga commencing Friday,

junior and intermediate teams and

January 23 in Glenalbyn House, Kilma-

bring real club-man passion and no

cud Crokes from 9.15 to 10.15am.

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FIVE-star Loreto Beaufort were far too strong for their near neighbours as they ran up a breathtaking 5-13 to see off St Colmcille’s in Ringsend last Friday in the Dublin Post-Primary Senior B Championship final.

The Knocklyon side made it into the final by virtue of their semi-final win over St Wolstan’s but they found Beaufort a completely different prospect.

A trio of goals inside the first 10 minutes set them on their way and

while the Knocklyon outfit slowed up the scoring in the second half, Beaufor t were always well on top.

Rose McAuliffe nabbed two early majors, the first when she reacted quickest when Eimear O’Leary – one of two players of that name – dipped a ball into the square.

McAuliffe got her second before the other Eimear O’Leary got the first of her two goals in the first half from close range to make it 3-1 to no score with nine minutes on the clock.

In defence, Beaufort were formidable with captain Zenouska Mur-

phy at the base of things while Rebeka Kamvar, Laura Nagle and Jane Edwards cleaned up all around with a great display of blocking and hooking.

It stifled the impact of the ever-willing Claire Kirwan, Danielle and Rachel White and kept Colmcille’s scoreless until half-time while amassing 4-5 in reply with O’Leary converting her second goal.

And they continued the momentum into the early phases of the second half with Aisling O’Leary getting the second of her four classy points while Cora Ryan stuck in goal number

five.

In between, Jennifer Murphy O’Shea made a number of good saves to limit any further damage while Beaufort had to content themselves with long range efforts in the closing quarter as Colmcille’s scrambled defence never stopped working hard.

And the biggest cheer of the day was reserved for Danielle White when she finally got her side on the board.

But this was Beaufort’s day as their superb p e r f o r m a n c e n e ve r looked likely to yield anything but victor y with Murphy lifting the trophy.

Harro, Tiernan and Gerry have taken

small amount of expertise to the roles.

on the club’s fourth football team and

Contact football@kilmacudcrokes.

have got the ball rolling with training

com for more information, new and

Tuesday and Thursday in Bray. Slots

old members welcome.

naomh olaf Congratulations to Naomh Olaf’s

Club membership is now due. Mem-

David Byrne who was selected as the

bership can be paid online at www.

Dublin U-21 football captain for 2015.

naomholaf.ie or in the club.

Result of members’ Lotto draw:

Annual dinner dance and awards

Numbers drawn were 8, 13 and 18.

ceremony will be held in the club on

There was no winner of the jackpot

January 31. Tickets €30 available from

this week. Five €30 winners were Ann

the bar. Tickets available from the bar

Keaveny c/o B. Hegarty, Jim Hayes c/o

or by texting 087 240 9992. Please pur-

Standing Order, Mick OMahony c/o

chase by Sunday, January 25 as cater-

Chloe Kilpatrick, Suzanne Collins c/o

ing numbers need to be confirmed.

Mick Brown, Barry Keenan c/o Brian Keenan.

The €30 bonus prize winner this week is Susan Hegarty c/o B Hegarty.

2015 National GAA draw tickets now available from club bar.

The purpose of the GAA National Club Draw is to assist clubs in their drive to

Next week’s jackpot draw is for

fund raise much needed funds. Tickets

€2,900. You can play the club lotto

are €10 each and are printed in books

online at ww.naomholaf.ie.

of 5 tickets.

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january 22-28, 2015

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Eves claims CC title after Kenya trip African training break sets Dundrum South Dublin athlete on track for Leinster title at Dunboyne meet while other club stars shine in events across city  sport@gazettegroup.com

DSDAC’S John Eves showed that his threeweek training stint in Kenya was just what the doctor ordered, as he produced the run of his life to convincingly win his first Leinster cross-country title in Dunboyne last Sunday.

He led from start to finish to beat favourite Mark Kennelly, an Irish Olympian in the marathon and a former national senior winner.

Eves also led the team of Alan McCormack, Robert Corbally, Leon O’Connor and Emmet Jennings to a four-point win over Clonliffe.

Sarah Mulligan also led all the way in the women’s senior race over a tough 10,000m course. Her brave front running saw her fight off opponent after opponent and she finished a minute clear of a big field, which included international Under-23 teams from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In the Celtic International Under-17/20, DSD had four runners on the Irish teams and all acquitted themselves well as Niamh Carey (seventh), Jodie McCann (tenth) and James Maguire, also tenth, were all promi-

nent in the early stages while Roseanne McCullough enjoyed her first experience at international level.

It continues an already impressive start to 2015 for DSDAC as the club’s masters enjoyed a magical opening weekend to the year at the Dublin Masters Championships in St Anne’s Park, Raheny.

In the ladies race, run over 3km, DSD entered both the Over-35 and Over-50 categories.

Team silver was hard won by the ladies Over50 team of Sheelagh Jones, Joan Coyle, Patricia Ganly, Marie McGabhann with Sheelagh

DSDAC’s John Eves (356) claimed his first Leinster cross-country title in Dunboyne last weekend

Jones picking up gold in the Over-55 category and Joan Coyle winning gold in the Over-65.

The Over-35 team, ably led by the wonderful Annette Kehoe and Pauline Robertson, were backed up by new entrants to the Masters Camilla Tuff y, Emer MacAvin and Mar y Gurrie, just narrowly

missed out on a team medal.

The men tackled a 6km course with magical performances from the gun.

The evergreen Peter Mathews was pipped on the line into second overall but won the Over-40 category by a considerable margin.

It being three years

since Mathews raced cross country, it was fabulous to see him back to his trademark running style and focused stern race face over cross country.

Gary Crossan posted eighth place overall and second in the Over-40s.

Mark Sheridan debuted at Masters level with a top 20 finish.

Stephen Judge looked unwell before,during and after his race being just out the far side of a heavy cold earlier in the week, but still picked up bronze at Over-45.

Masters racing now moves on to its next target race, the National Masters Cross Country on Sunday, February 8 in Tuam, Galway.