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INSIDE: Beautiful belles gather to celebrate Old Alexandra Hockey Club’s 120th anniversary ball See Pages 8-9

people: Dundrum man honours his late mother by running the Camino Way P3

On the ball: Fans meet a Man Utd footie legend Football:

McCauley on form as Dubs claim NFL title Page 32

Hockey:

Three Rock gear up for finals weekend Page 30

ALSOINSIDE: GALLERIES....................... 8 DUBLIN LIFE....................11 OUT&ABOUT...................17 CLASSIFIEDS.................26 SPORT............................27

MANCHESTER United legend Bryan

Dobson (centre) met Marcus Oliver and Stephen McConnell at a special VIP match at TEK Utd, Stradbrook, Deansgrange recently. Held in aid of Diabetes Ireland and Isabella Vilena, the Manchester United XI Legends and Rosemount Legends match saw lots of fans attend from all around the country, with Dobson joined by the likes of Ray Wilkins, Andy Richie, Frank Stapleton and more for the match.

Councillor apologises for Gazette mock-up Fine Gael distances itself from John Bailey’s copyright breach with his political leaflet

 Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

FINE Gael has this week distanced itself from the actions of a Dun Laoghaire councillor.

Cllr John Bailey was at the centre of a political storm when he produced a mock-

up of The Dun Laoghaire Gazette, promoting himself among his constituents.

The reproduction contained several changes to a story about Amgen and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, including a banner across the story, reading:

“Bailey – The Local Man Putting People First”.

The changes made it appear that The Gazette brand endorsed Cllr Bailey.

However, The Gazette is happy to clarify that this is not – and never has been – the case.

When told that his mockup was a breach of copyright, Cllr Bailey apologised “unreservedly” for his actions.

Fine Gael party HQ said this “is not something [the party] would condone or support”.

Full Story on Page 5

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THESE days, the job of a marketing manager for a theatre is a complicated business.

This is particularly proven by Mill Theatre’s Judy McKeever, who juggles two jobs, works part time in the cash-strapped theatre and, together with her devoted team, manages not only to keep the theatre afloat, but has determined plans to grow its reputation and diversify its ever shifting remit.

Judy spoke to The Gazette about life in the Dundrum Town Centrebased theatre.

“I’m here nearly three years now. It’s a part-time post, and I have other work because they can’t financially pay a full-time salary.

Judy McKeever (right), marketing manager, Mill Theatre: “we get a huge amount of repeat business from a wonderful clientele, particularly the local amateur drama groups”

“It’s tough; it is hard, because it’s a ver y demanding job but I love it and I give it my all while I’m there.

“There are three full time people; our technical manager, our box office

manager and the theatre manager.

“I jump in behind the bar if it’s busy, and I answer the phones as they are the priority, because we can’t afford to miss a booking,” said Judy.

“Mill Theatre is very local and we get a huge amount of repeat business from a wonderful clientele, particularly the local amateur drama groups. We’re also trying to get the more professional companies in, but they cost us money.

“Our creative director was really working on growing the reputation of the theatre and trying to attract the big names but, because of a lack of funding, she is gone, due to that lack.

“It is a tricky one for us for people to take us seriously as an arts venue because we are part of the Dundrum Town Centre, which is the fashion mecca [of South Dublin], and we’re very glad to be part of it and to get free marketing opportunities from the poster stands,

but, at the same time, we have to be a little bit separate in that we are a serious arts venue.

“We’re not ‘fluffy’ and super commercial, you see,” said Judy.

Discussing the diverse range of productions at the theatre, she said: “A third of our programming is the local groups – Balally, Taney, Sandyford Little Theatre, Kilmacud, Glencullen and Stillorgan – and they make money, though it’s been tough lately.

“Another third is children’s programming, and this year we have Mill Steptacular Summer Camp, facilitated by Nicole McDonald.

“The last third is professional programming. We would always nourish the local groups, because they put on very good productions,” said Judy.

“A lot of the amateur actors have stepped over into the professional side.

We had half-professional and half-community actors in Macbeth recently, with Hilda Fay. It was

a great experiment and all the actors got on great.

“It was on the Leaving Certificate curriculum, and Folens approached us and sponsored a study pack with our set designer, actors and director all writing a piece for it. We will definitely do it again.

“Because we have so many shows – for example, we could have a music gig on a Friday night, a comedy on the Saturday night, and somebody coming in for another one-night show and then they’re gone the following day – we’re constantly marketing different shows.

“However, we need to be diverse, and if we break even, we’re delighted,” she said.

Upcoming shows at Mill Theatre include Payback!, a Fishamble production in June, while Mill Theatre’s celebration of Bloomsday, on June 16, will be marked in Roly Saul’s restaurant, where Liz Ryan will sing, Declan Brennan will read from Ulysees, and there will also be a lunch laid on for €15.

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PEOPLE Dundrum man’s run honours late mother

Running the full Camino Way for Ronnie  BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

A DUNDRUM-based man is running the entire length of the Camino Way in memory of his mother, who died of a brain tumour last year.

Niall Roche started to run the famous 908km route in Spain on Thursday, April 25 and hopes to finish it on May 20 if all goes well.

Niall’s mother, Ronnie Fehily, died as a result of a brain tumour at the age of 62 and Niall set up the charity, Brain Tumour Ire-

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land, in her memory.

So far, Niall has raised €1,600 but hopes that figure will increase to €4,000 by the end of the run, which is the equivalent of 22 marathons.

Niall, originally from Wicklow but now living in Dundrum, set up the first brain tumour charity in Ireland to raise awareness of the disease and to support those who are affected by it.

He started his run in St Jean Pied de Port, and will finish in Cape Finisterre (which means “end of the

earth”) in late May. Speaking on the eve of the run, Niall said: “I had always thought I would take mum on a holiday just to say thanks for everything she had done for me over the years.

“Since I’m not really much of a shopper, or a spa weekend kind of guy, I thought a few days walking the Camino in Spain might be something we would both enjoy, and it would be a good way to spend some time together – walking and chatting.

“But you always think

RETAIL New Hugo Boss store set to open MEN’S fashion designing house, Hugo Boss, is to open a new store in the Dundrum Town Centre in the next few weeks, and the company is currently interviewing applicants for a number of positions.

Both full- and parttime roles will be available at the new store, which is opening on foot of the new Louis Copeland store that launched six weeks ago.

Niall Roche is currently running the Camino Way in Spain as a fundraiser in memory of his late mother, Ronnie Fehily, right, with the length of the 908km route equivalent to running 22 marathons

you have all the time in the world and, as too often happens, life got in the way; the holiday never happened and time, unfortunately, ran out for mum.

“So, in tribute to her strength and determined

spirit, and with the hopes of raising awareness and funds for Brain Tumour Ireland, I have decided to run all 908km of the Camino, past Santiago to the coast.

“My final destination, Finisterre, means end of

the earth, and so I have called the challenge To the End of the Earth for Ronnie and Brain Tumour Ireland.”

For further information on Niall’s run and on the charity, see www.braintumourireland.com.

Applicants Last week, there were several applicants being inter viewed in Mill Theatre in the Dundrum Town Centre.

The retail positions include full-time sales advisors, a supervisor, assistant manager and store manager.

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competition Young artists invited to promote the benefits of using bicycles

A wheely great way to encourage more cycling  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

AN ART competition that will get primary and secondary school students involved in Bike Week was launched last week

by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

DrawThe Bike art com-

petition is now open to all schools in the county, and young artists are being encouraged to create a work of art depicting the fun, safe and eco-friendly aspects of cycling.

The aim of the competition is to help promote cycling as an environmen-

tally-friendly and low-cost way to make short journeys as an alternative to driving.

The competition consists of five age categories, with €50 vouchers on offer for the best entry in each category, which will be awarded during Bike

Week from June 15 to 23.

According to Gerry Flaherty, the council’s sustainable travel officer: “In running this competition, the council hopes to encourage young artists and parents to cycle more and to think about how they travel on short trips

that can easily be made by the bike instead of by driving.

“As well as environmental benefits, there are also many health benefits for individuals.”

Among the events also being planned by the council during the bike

week are a family cycle from Deansgrange to Kilbogget Park on Sunday, June 16; an Active8 family cycle event on Sunday, June 23; cycle training sessions for children with disabilities and special needs. and a Bike Fix It workshop in

the Sandyford Business District.

All art competition posters must be received no later than 4pm on Friday, June 9.

For full details and the rules of the competition, see www.dlrcoco.ie/artcompetition.

Enterprisenews planning

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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board invites you to join them at a FREE 1/2 Day Seminar event for small businesses owners and aspiring entrepreneurs taking place on Wednesday, 15th May in the Beacon Hotel, Sandyford.

‘Manage your Business Information for Growth’ runs from 1 to 4pm and is delivered by Drew Shiel, a highly experienced trainer with leading Digital Marketing Consultancy agency Elucidate. Attendees will receive a light lunch on arrival, tea/ coffee breaks and all training materials.

Information is the life blood of a business. This is particularly true if you are a small business owner. The critical and sensitive data which underpins your relationships with clients, suppliers and staff and which informs your every decision is acquired, stored and shared by your business every day.

What if you could learn to manage this data better, in a way that will create significant efficiencies?

Would you like to find new means of accessing this data, safeguarding it against loss or damage, increasing significantly your work productivity and ultimately creating more time for you to pursue new projects?

These are the learning objectives of our free afternoon seminar, ‘Manage your Business Information for Growth’. Topics covered include: Use the cloud to store and access your data securely; Deploy timesaving data management web tools and smart phone applications; Learn to devise your own information security strategy; Stay within the rules with your online marketing campaigns.

To book your free place, simply visit dlrceb.ie/training. For help, contact the Enterprise Board on (01) 494 8400. The training forms part of INSEMOT.eu, an initiative designed to promote information security and data protection awareness in small businesses.

Based in Nutgrove Enterprise Park, Rathfarham, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board is a State Enterprise Development Agency which offers support to anyone in the County of DúnLaoghaire-Rathdown who has plans to start or grow a small business.

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Baking challenge: Yummy goodies raise funds for a very good cause michelle byers, LauraLynn – Ireland’s Children’s Hospice and Graham Byrne, managing director, Bibby Financial Services Ireland (BFSI), sample some of the entries in a baking challenge which was one of the fundraising events that helped raised €4,600 for their charity partner, LauraLynn. The employees raised €2,300, which was then doubled by BFSI through a match-funding initiative.

Local man creates iconic American-style wagon  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

A R athfarnham man has set up his own business in response to his mother’s fruitless attempts to buy an American red wagon for her grandchildren in Ireland.

Toby Wagons was subsequently created

by Derrick Bell and he sells the American-style wagons online, in retail outlets and is now starting to export them to European countries.

“My mother wanted a cart to carry essentials while out with her grandchildren but couldn’t find a suitable

one. After a conversation we had, I looked online and couldn’t find anything either. We would have had to source an American one which was too expensive. That gave me the idea of creating my own at a more affordable rate and Toby Wagons was launched,” said Derrick Bell.

The iconic wagons, seen in many America movies over the years, are built for a lifetime of utility and have an all metal construction.

“We started selling online on our website www.tobywagons.com last year and soon we started getting enquir-

ies from Britain which resulted in the launch of a British version of the site. Recently we started getting orders from France, Netherlands and requests from as far afield as Australia so this product certainly has plenty of scope to become an Irish exporting success story,” said Derrick.

Toby Wagons is now also developing its own range of children’s bikes which will be launched in the next couple of months. Derrick is also working to extend its sales abroad by creating a dedicated European website.

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APOLOGY FG distances itself from councillor’s action

Bailey sorry for using Gazette in political leaflet  BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

DUBLIN Gazette newspapers were at the centre of a political storm this week when a Fine Gael politician, Cllr John Bailey, produced a mock up version of the Dun Laoghaire Gazette which promoted himself among his constituents.

Cllr Bailey personally delivered a leaflet with a mock-up of the newspaper to the homes of around 300 people.

The mocked up version of the paper contained several changes to

a story about Amgen and the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in Dun Laoghaire including putting a banner across the story reading Bailey – The Local Man Putting People First.

All of the changes put Cllr Bailey in the best possible relief and made it appear that The Gazette brand politically endorsed Cllr Bailey.

The Gazette are happy to clarify that this is not – and never has been – the case.

When initially contacted by The Gazette

and made aware that this practice represents breach of copyright, Cllr Bailey stopped distribution of the leaflets. However many of them had already been posted to his constituents.

Cllr Bailey said: “I printed it [the mock up] on the back of my leaflet.

I always try to promote the paper and I don’t see what the big deal is.”

When questioned about whether Fine Gael headquarters was aware of his activities in this regard, Cllr Bailey said: “No, they did not know.

Inset: The leaflet created by Cllr John Bailey (FG) featuring The Dun Laoghaire Gazette’s branding and content, without Dublin Gazette Newspapers’ authorisation – a move which saw Fine Gael headquarters (main) respond by saying: “The distribution of this type of literature is not something [the party] would condone or support”

It’s up to me what I do on the ground. I wasn’t aware of it [breach of copyright] when I made the leaflets but when I was aware I withdrew it immediately. I absolutely apologise unreservedly for any trouble caused.

I have no problem with apologising.”

A resident, who received the material from Cllr Bailey said:

“I find this, to say the least, distasteful as it is disrespectful… and a misrepresentation of the event.”

In a statement to The Gazette, Fine Gael party headquarters said: “The images and content featured on leaflets distributed by Cllr John Bailey were not sourced, conceived or conceptualised

by Fine Gael.

“Cllr Bailey acted on his own volition with regard to this matter.

“Our understanding is that Cllr Bailey has ceased distribution of this literature and has apologised unreservedly to Dublin Gazette Newspaper. The distribution of this type of literature is not something Fine Gael would condone or support.”

MUSIC Stepaside to play a Purty gig FOLLOWING a very successful appearance at Dun Laoghaire venue The P ur ty Lof t, the recently reformed popular 1980s band, Stepaside, will play another gig in the venue this Friday.

At the Purty Loft gig, the band performed new tracks from their latest album, Straitjacket, and paid tribute to their late bandmate, Paul Ashford.

Lead vocalist Phil Fitzgerald is not the only new member of Stepaside – bass player, John Kearns, who has played with Don Baker, is also on board.

Stepaside will be supported once again by acoustic three-piece, A FistFull of Oranges at the Purty Loft on May 3.

Doors open at 9pm, and tickets cost €6.

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FastNews

community National initiative seeks to help others

Bratacha Festival of Flags

Dun Laoghaire is set to host Bratacha 2013 – Festival of Flags and Emblems next week.

The festival will take place from May 9 to 11. Bratacha will celebrate flags of the past, present and future, including that of various nations, regions and organisations, and events include seminars and exhibitions. For more information, log on to www.bratacha.com.

Michael Grant book signing Easons at the Dundrum Town Centre will be hosting a book signing with author Michael Grant this Friday, May 3 at 4pm. Grant will be signing his sixth and final book in the Gone series, Light. For information, see www.dundrum.ie.

Shows at The Mill Theatre Theatre fans can enjoy some interesting shows at Mill Theatre this week. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier will be staged by Sandyford Little Theatre from May 8 to 11, while Mass Appeal will be staged from May 9 to 11.

For bookings and for more information, log on to www.milltheatre.ie.

RTE presenter Miriam O’Callaghan was joined by Darren Burke, Zoe Blennerhassett and Andrew Mullins to launch National Volunteering Week

Volunteering week is calling for your help  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

LocalMatters S u p p o r t l o c a l b u s i n e ss

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DUN Laoghaire Rathdown Volunteer Centre is calling on local people to get involved in National Volunteering Week, which takes place from Monday, May 13 to Sunday, May 19.

Trends are emerging which show that more young people aged under 25 are volunteering to help organisations in their community – the majority of which could not survive without such help.

Since the recession, the need for helpers has soared, according to research conducted by Volunteer Ireland.

Of those who signed u p t o vo l u n t e e r i n 2012, two-thirds were female and nearly 60% had never volunteered before.

Karen Johnson, DLR Volunteer Centre manager said: “If you have skills

to share, a few hours to spare or if you’re looking for a new challenge, why not give volunteering a try?

“National Volunteering Week is the one week of the year when we encourage everyone to give volunteering a try, so that everyone can learn that volunteering can make a big difference and be a lot of fun.”

A spokesperson for campaign suppor ter Garnier said: “Garnier is proud to support this year’s National Volunteering Week.

Inspirational “It is the brand’s first year to sponsor this inspirational programme, whose aim is to actively encourage communities and individuals to come together and offer their time to help others.”

In 2012, more than 15,000 volunteers registered through volunteer.

ie and local volunteer centres, contributing more than 465,000 hours of their time at a value to the economy of €10.2 million.

This year, people are being asked to “Commit a Random Act of Volunteering”, and the National Volunteering website can inspire with ideas on how to do this.

People are also being asked to Tweet a random act of volunteering with the hashtag #NVOLW13, and to thereby encourage others to do likewise.

There are thousands of ways to volunteer and Volunteer Ireland, with the help of Garnier, is encouraging people to take part in this year’s campaign.

For ideas, see www. volunteer.ie; alternatively, contact Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Volunteer Centre at 01 209 0630, or see www. volunteerdlr.ie.

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Stuart and Rhoda Margetson with Brian Winn Julie McEvoy, Sarah Jane Kearney, Chloe McDernott and Rachel Hinkson

The celebratory cake

Helpfully making sure that

Aileen Flynn and Tracey Bryce-Smith

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) and Bairbre Luke

Jane Jones and Jackie McCoy

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Shirley McCoy, Sarah Canning and Jess Tremayne

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FUN AND GAMES: OLD ALEXANDRA PARTIES

Anniversary ball marks club’s 120 hockey years T

all the girls got in the shot ... Lots of fun with these friends. Pictures: Geraldine Woods

HE Hilton Hotel in the city centre played host to Old Alexandra Hockey Club’s 120th anniversary ball recently, which saw lots of immacutlately presented current and former members of the club, partners and well-wishers attend for a great night out.

One of Leinster’s largest ladies hockey teams, the Milltown club – which is located at Alexandra College – had much to look back upon and celebrate at the ball. Old Alexandra’s recent successes, future aims and a number of its many achievements throughout its prestigious past came into play on the night, making it a great celebration indeed, as friends old and new marked the milestone event.

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Laura Henderson, Fionnuala O’Donovan, Kayleigh Ward and Agnes Stencel

Michelle and Louise Daly

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Good old-fashioned fun at vintage show

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he Burlington Hotel played host to the biggest ever Spring 2013 Vintage Fashion and Decor Fair recently.

The event was a great day of vintage glamour and fun that celebrated the styles of the 20th century, from the roaring 20s to the eclectic 80s. There were over 60

stands selling an abundance of vintage fashion, retro decor and memorabilia. Guests also had the opportunity to experience vintage makeovers.

Best dressed competitions, spot prizes and all day music and entertainment ensured that the event was a memorable one for all who attended.

Sadhbh Lawless and Caroline Lang. Pictures: Pearl Phelan

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black and white: spread joy of the written word

Groups across the nation to benefit from library plan Fuel your community’s imagination with books by nominating a local charity or voluntar y group for a new library.

The Bord Gais Energy Book Club has launched its Donate A Library initiative with the support of The Wheel, Ireland’s leading support and representative body for community, voluntary and charitable organisations.

According to the book club, six in 10 Irish people

have a passion for books and reading, so because of this, the club wants to share this love by donating libraries to local groups across the nation.

Launched on April 23, the new programme will give Bord Gais Energy customers, book club members and the Irish public the chance to nominate a local charity or voluntary organisation who they believe would benefit from a library to

the value of €1,500. This ongoing project will see a new library donation every four months.

Emma Walsh, Bord Gais Energy Books and reading sponsorship programme manager, said: “One of the things we have become really aware of through our work with libraries, authors and the book industry is the immense joy and benefit people of all ages get from the presence of books in

their lives. Books can be a really supportive and helpful resource for many people and bring a lot of pleasure to their lives.”

Nominate an organisation at w w w.bordgaisenergybookclub.ie.

Each nomination will be judged by a panel. Forms are available from bordgaisenergybookclub. ie and applications are welcome from individuals and organisations throughout Ireland.

Avid reader Miriam O’Callaghan encourages communities to fuel their imagination with books

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Support a cool way to raise funds for charity This summer will see scoops of excitement as Down Syndrome Ireland and HB Hazelbrook Farm get ready for their annual Ice Cream Funday Party fundraiser initiative taking place throughout the country during May and June.

People from across Dublin are being asked to host ice cream parties in their homes, workplaces, creches or schools as part of the ongoing effort to raise money for Down Syndrome Ireland.

The Ice Cream Fundays campaign celebrates its 11th anniversary this year and to date has raised over €2m for a wide range of supports and services

to help and ensure people with Down Syndrome, young and old, have the opportunity to reach their full potential. This year the campaign hopes to raise over €300,000.

To get involved and receive your party pack, which includes posters, invitations, balloons and vouchers for free HB Hazelbrook Farm Ice Cream, register online at www.downsyndrome.ie or locall 1890 373737.

free asthma clinics at boots Boots Ireland and the Asthma Society of Ireland have collaborated to mark World Asthma Day on May 7.

Selected Boots stores across Dublin will run free Let’s Breathe Easy asthma clinics from May 2 to May 9.

The clinics will offer north Dublin people with asthma an extended consultation with a Boots pharmacist to review inhaler technique, complete an asthma control test and advice on medication usage.

Ireland has the fourth highest incidence of asthma in the world with 470,000 people living with asthma, of which 282,000 people do not have their symptoms under control.

Sharon Cosgrove, chief executive, Asthma Society of Ireland, commented: “Wheezing, coughing and breathlessness do not need to be tolerated by people who have asthma.

“Asthma symptoms can be controlled and with the correct use of

Sinead Tomney Heeney and DJ Ray Foley pictured at the launch of HB Ice Cream’s Funday Party in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland

your medication, you can ensure that you stay fit and healthy.”

The clinics will be available in Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Balbriggan and across the city centre.

tee off for Independent Living Tee off in aid of the Blanchardstown Centre for Independent Living during a golf fundraiser this month.

This event takes place on Friday, May 3, at Corrs-

town Golf Club, Kilsallaghan Co Dublin.

The format is a four person’s team event, best two scores to count and individual stableford event.

Tickets cost €40 per person and include golf, dinner and prizes.

Residents can also help by sponsoring an even or a hole, donating golf or raffle prizes or just by making a donation to BCIL. BCIL is a charitable organisation run by people with disabilities for people with disabilities.

It provides a range of services which support people with disabilities achieving independent living, choice and control over their lives.

For further details on BCIL and its services see www.bcil.ie.

they were represented at the Meitheal 2013 event which attracted 300 tour operators from 18 countries around the world.

One member of B&B Ireland, Sharon Harrington, owner of Rathview House in Swords, said the B&B Ireland team aimed to give tour operators “a taste of the real Irish B&B experience, and to showcase

the food, welcome and hospitality given to customers when they stay in a town, country or farmhouse home in Ireland,” she said.

Meitheal is one of the biggest trade events in the Irish tourism calendar and is organised by Failte Ireland along with Tourism Ireland.

See www.bandbireland.com.

a taste of the real Irish B&B experience B&B owners from across Dublin got a major plug at the RDS this week when

Sharon Harrington, Rathview House, Swords, at the annual Meitheal event in the RDS

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Go green on the school run  Natalie Burke

Schools across Dublin will be taking steps towards a healthier school run this month, af ter National Walk to School Week was launched last week.

An Taisce’s Green Schools campaign was launched by Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly (Lab) and is a nationwide initiative aiming to encourage pupils, their parents and their teachers to walk, cycle, use public transport or carpool on the school run.

Organised as part of the Green Schools Travel Programme, the campaign will take place from May 13 until May 17 in schools across Ireland.

Speaking at the launch last week, Minister Kelly said: “National Walk to School Week encourages parents, pupils and teachers to go green on the school run. We often take the car without really thinking of the other options – walking, cycling or public transport.

“Walk to School Week harnesses our children’s enthusiasm for the environment and encourages parents and teachers to leave the car at home, for this week at least, and try more sustainable ways to get to school.”

Minister Kelly said that reducing the numbers travelling by car to school makes for a better environment for everyone, resulting in reduced emis-

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National Walk to School Week was launched to encourage parents, teachers and pupils to go green on the school run

sions and congestion, particularly around schools.

“There are direct benefits for the students too - students who walk or cycle to school are fitter, healthier and arrive ready to learn,” he added.

“Of course not everyone lives near enough to

walk or cycle the whole way to school, but with Park ‘n’ Stride, parents can park a reasonable distance from the school and then walk the rest of the way.

“This ensures that everyone can take part in Walk to School Week,

whether they live 20m or 20km from their school.”

National Walk to School Week is organised as part of the Green Schools Travel Flag programme. For more information or to get involved, visit www.greenschoolsireland.org.

CALLING all students! Dublin Gazette Newspapers continue to reach out to schools in our catchment areas so that we become a closer part of our community than ever before.

Schools are the beating hearts of communities; one of the last places around which a community can gather.

We want all budding writers and photographers from all of our schools to help fill the pages and, in order to encourage the next generation of journalists and snappers to get involved, we are partnering with Harvey Norman to present the Dublin Gazette Newspapers’ Cub Reporter and Cub Photographer of the Year awards. For more details, contact rheigh@gazettegroup.com or telephone Rob Heigh at 01 601 0240.

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Get your popcorn for Cinemagic Festival  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THE Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People has launched and applications are now open to those aged 12 to 25 to take part in a series of master classes given by some of the most famous names Ireland has produced from the world of film and TV. The British-based festival will hold a questions and answers session with well-known direc-

tor Lenny Abrahamson, who directed such films as Adam and Paul and What Richard Did. The event will take place at the Burlington Hotel on May 15 and costs €10.

There are also casting seminars, film production talks, masterclasses on writing and directing for film and TV with Aisling Walsh, who is a graduate of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, whose work includes Song for a Raggy Boy and Wallander. This masterclass

costs €30 and will be on in the Burlington Hotel on May 16.

Perhaps the most popular event of the festival will be a questions and answers session with Love/Hate cast and crew. This free event will see director David Caffrey (Line of Duty, Raw) and actor Tom VaughanLawlor (Foxes, Becoming Jane) talk about the making of the hugely successful series and share their experiences of working in the film and television industry. It is on in F2 in

Rialto on May 16.

For those who prefer the stage and are aged 12 to 18, there is an opportunity to tread the boards with Cinemagic Stars; a theatrical event to put you through your paces on May 18 at Film Base in Temple Bar. Cinemagic Stars is a musical theatre workshop. Over the course of a day, participants will learn the songs and routines from an acclaimed film musical before showcasing their new skills with a special per-

formance to their family and friends at the end of the day.

The workshop will be led by musical theatre facilitator Maire Campbell.

To book a place, call Cinemagic on +44 28 903 11900 or email laura@cinemagic.ie To apply for these masterclasses and more, contact festival organisers at shauna@cinemagic.ie, or +44 28 90 311 900 or download a registration form from w w w.cinemagic.ie.

KidKast members, from left, Sophie Barry, Sarah Faulkner and Alahan Moran

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Festival to celebrate creativity as we age The annual Bealtaine Festival by Age and Opportunity will take place nationwide throughout the month of May. The festival celebrates creativity as we age, and sees over 120,000 people take part. Bealtaine is a platform for people to showcase their talents and creativity, and it is also a chance for people to discover hidden talents and to express them.

In County Dublin and in the city centre, the festival promises a big line-up of various events such as dance, cinema, painting and theatre.

In Dun Laoghaire, the Pavilion Theatre will host The Man in the Woman’s Shoes on Wednesday, May 8, the screening of The Sapphires on Friday, May 24 at 8pm as part of the Bealtaine Film Tour 2013, and Ashford House Nursing Home will host a Back in the 60s event, in which they will be looking back at life in the 1960s.

In Dundrum, The Mill Theatre will host a group exhibition in the Mill Gallery throughout the month. Nearby, the Ballinteer Male Voice Choir will stage their Festival 2013 Gala Concert at St John the Evangelist

Church in Ballinteer on Saturday, May 25 at 8pm.

In Lucan, the Irish Wheelchair Association will display pieces of glass art, canvas art and mosaic on various dates throughout the month, while Marymount Care Centre will host an intergenerational event on music, art, horticulture with transition year students throughout the month.

In Rathcoole, the active retirement group are organising a history walk and storytelling with Brendan Nolan.

In Blanchardstown, Draiocht will host the play The Man in the Woman’s

Shoes on Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18 at 8.15pm.

The Fingal County Libraries will host Golden Moments at Skerries Library throughout the month, in which participants can share their special moment from memories to photos, events to daily routines by filling in an entry card. They will also host The Road from Portmarnock to Howth on Wednesday, May 8 at 11.30am at Malahide Library, the one-man show March Away My Brothers on Wednesday, May 8 at 6.45pm at Blanchardstown Library, and

The annual Bealtaine Festival by Age and Opportunity will take place nationwide throughout the month of May

Hurl, a play by Carnation Theatre, on Wednesday, May 9 at Hartstown Alzheimer Group and on Monday, May 13 at Howth Hill Alzheimer Group.

The Portmarnock Guild of the Irish Countrywomen’s Association will host dance and chair

exercises on Wednesday, May 8 at 8pm at the Arch Club in Portmarnock, and the Group Guild Historical Walk in the Portmarnock area on Saturday, May 11 at 10am.

The Swords Senior Citizens Club will host a crafts exhibition at Swords Library, and an afternoon

tea dance. Dates and venues have not yet been confirmed.

The Craft Circle will host a craft and art exhibition by the artists of the afternoon club on Wednesday, May 1 at St Anne’s Parish Centre in Portmarnock. See www. bealtaine.com.

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So, what have you done?

The most common weakness I encounter when reviewing CVs is the tendency for people to just list their job responsibilities. You do need to state what you did, but most importantly, you need to show how well you did it.

Now, not all of us have bounded through the corporate ranks and had stellar career. Nevertheless, your CV has to sell what you have done, irrespective of whether you are a school-leaver or have 30 years’ experience. The best way to do this is to quantify your experience. Employers are trying to gather evidence as to why you might be worth meeting and so you have to give them something tangible to work with.

For example, which is more impressive?

Managed company switchboard OR managed company switchboard with 12 incoming lines, answering and re-routing up to 200+ calls a day Numbers are the best way to quantify what you have done and they can be applied to almost any job. How much did you make/save for your company? How many meals did you serve a day? Did you arrange the office Christmas party? For how many people? What percentage of your students passed their exams?

Using adjectives such as dynamic, hard-working etc is fine, but we could all use words like that to describe ourselves. By using numbers and percentages, you are concretely backing up your claims and painting a picture for the reader.

When stating numbers in your CV, use figures, not words; use % not per cent. It may go against general writing conventions, but you only have two pages to state your case, and figures make your CV snappier and easier to read.

Hyperlinks to the websites of companies you have worked for can be a useful way of contextualising and quantifying your jobs – once the companies have impressive websites. This is particularly important if you are applying for work abroad – what may be a household name in Ireland could be unknown in the UK. It’s also a good idea if you are applying for a job in a different industry, but the company has a similar scale and culture to one of your previous employers.

So, run through your CV one more time, ditch the adjectives and add some honest numbers and relevant hyperlinks instead. When you’re called for interview, they’ll also help you focus your preparation and pre-empt possible questions.  Rachael Kilgallon is a qualified career coach and founder of

The Career Hub. Contact Rachael at hello@thecareerhub.ie or visit www.thecareerhub.ie.

inspired: tackling health problems leads to new business

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A Cabinteely businesswoman is hoping to change people’s morning cup of coffee for a healthier option.

Tracy Merry, who has won 42 business awards, was brought to Javita coffee after her own health problems. The coffee promises to promote weight loss, with US TV personality Dr Oz saying that it contains “the holy grail of weight loss”.

“I was due to have an operation, but because of a previous condition, I was told to lose weight,” says Tracy.

“Someone then told me about the weight loss coffee so I started drinking it and it’s brilliant.”

So inspired was Tracy, that she has taken to sell-

ing the coffee in Ireland and is looking to expand the network of sellers across the country.

Javita coffee comes in two flavours, Burn and Control and Energy and Mind.

Burn and Control, Tracy claims, can affect weight loss rapidly “It’s just coffee that is fortified with yerba mate and garcinia cambigia, which have been called the holy grail of weight loss by doctors.”

Energy and Mind, it is claimed, can improve focus and is particularly useful for those facing exams, Tracy says.

“It helps with mental alertness. My partner is doing exams at the moment and he says the

TV personality Dr Oz says the coffee contains “the holy grail of weight loss”

coffee helps immensely in terms of retaining information, which is obviously very helpful.”

The company says that they chose coffee to integrate their blend of ingredients into because of its popularity.

“Millions of people start their day with a nice warm cup of coffee. Most people keep drinking it

all day long— at home, in the office, in business meetings or just out with friends. It’s so widely consumed, that more than half the world’s population drinks it, and they do so at more than three cups a day.”

For information on the business, or the product, contact info@itshealthyforu.com

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Julian, Bubbles and Ricky, stars of hit TV show the Trailer Park Boys, play two dates at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre

Olympia: nova scotia’s finest head to dublin on community service

The boys are back in town

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They are the funniest thing to come out of Canada’s Nova Scotia since, well, ever.

They also happen to be on a courtordered community service tour for reasons they’re not keen to get into.

As part of that tour Ricky, Julian and Bubbles, collectively the Trailer Park Boys, stars of the hit TV show, are heading to Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on May 8.

Though the three are played by actors, there’s a real sense that all three stopped inhabiting their real skins some time ago. So much so that the entire transatlantic interview takes place with the residents

of Sunnyvale Trailer Park whilst in character.

Ricky, the de facto leader, says that the choice of doing the tour or jail was put to the crew.

“I would have preferred jail, cause I can’t stand community service, but we’re kinda doing this for Bubbles because he doesn’t do so well in jail.”

Bubbles, the simple, cat-loving butt of many of the jokes, agrees.

“Jail is a horrible environment.

Ricky and Julian got us sentenced, but the judge told us if we went out and told people how bad drugs and liquor are, it would count as part of our community service.”

Bubbles, predictably isn’t happy

with the prospect of the boys’ nemesis, Randy making the trip to the Emerald Isle.

“I don’t wanna be there with Randy, with him sweating it up and stinking the place out.”

Luckily, the group agrees about Ireland being included on the tour.

“Dublin is one of my favourite places I’ve ever been too. Just the amount of drinking that goes on is what I love to do,” says Bubbles.

“I love it over in Ireland, the people are really friendly,” adds Ricky “There’s lots of drinking being done and that’s right up our alley.

“Bubbles has someone to look after his cats, Lucy looks after my stuff and my car just sits there. Julian doesn’t

have much stuff to look after.

“Julian only has to look after his muscles,” says Bubbles, whose love of his “kitties” has become worldrenowned.

“The kitties are great, they’re not happy when I go away, but I try to get to the internet cafe and get them on Skype or Facetime.”

With the show on May 8, what can the Dublin crowd expect from Bubbles?

“It’s going to be fantastic. I blast myself out of a cannon to start the show. I do some fire breathing and do some tricks with lions and tigers.

“I don’t think any of that is going to happen, but it will be a lot of fun,” says Ricky.

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is Lulu, a one-year-old female terrier cross. This gorgeous girl is finding kennel life very stressful at the moment, so she is hoping to find her forever home soon. Lulu would suit a relaxed, quiet home with a family who will be patient with her and help her settle in. She could do with a little help building up her confidence, as she can sometimes be quite shy and unsure. She would suit an active couple or a family with older children.

She is a very sweet and intelligent girl who loves lots of physical and mental exercise. Lulu loves learning new tricks and is a Dogs Trust clicker training superstar. If you think you are that special person then please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. Map and directions can be found on their website www. dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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I don’t like wearing dresses but I have my friend’s wedding coming up. What should I wear that’s still dressy but not a dress/ skirt etc? – Monica Duffy, Gorey, Co Wexford Caroline’s Advice: Feeling comfortable is the key to looking great, no matter what you’re wearing. So if dresses and skirts aren’t your thing, don’t feel under pressure to wear something you won’t feel confident in. Statement trousers are incredibly popular this season and there are so many options out there to suit ladies of different body shapes– from wide legs trousers to sharp, tailored cigarette pants. I personally love these fabulous retro South Wide Leg Trousers, €39 – their super wide leg is flattering for ladies of all shapes, including petite, and they look best worn with a plain, fitted top to balance out your shape. You can be sure to stand out from the sea of dresses for all the right reasons!

Another alternative is a sleek and stylish jumpsuit, like this Jameela Jamil Bustier Jumpsuit, €62. With its contrasting belted waist, this jumpsuit has a great slimming effect and will help elongate your legs – truly a girl’s best friend!

 Star Question!

My problem is all about what to wear on my feet. Maybe I’m showing my age here (I’m only 32!) but gone are the days of tottering around the office in my high heels. Stylish they may be but practical and comfortable - they are not! I’d love some advice as to what I should wear that would look trendy and get give my poor aching feet some relief? – Emer Breen, Goatstown.

Caroline’s Advice: Forget crippling stilettos – embrace the wonderful wedge! Giving you the necessary height without the aching side effects, wedges are a godsend for the office or anywhere you will be on your feet for long periods of time. The Love Label Blanchett Ankle Strap Neon Wedge Shoes, €45, are sophisticated and stylish and their cute ankle strap also adds an extra feminine touch. For a statement shoe, I love these South Garland Imi Platform Wedges, €32, which look great worn

with cigarette trousers!

Don’t forget that you can still look professional and stylish in the office wearing flats! Choose styles that are slightly more structured and sophisticated, even with embellished detailing for some added glam. These South Evans Point Toe Bow Ballet Flats, €32, look great worn with tights and a pencil skirt or for a touch of French Riviera-chic, why not try the South Fairchild Snake Effect Ballet Flats, €17.

Style Q&A

Gazette Style and Littlewoods Ireland have teamed up to help readers with some style dilemmas

On the last Thursday of each month, Littlewoods Ireland Ambassador Caroline Morahan (left) or their resident stylist Tanya Grimson will answer your fashion queries through great tips and looks from their many collections. So if you are stuck in a fashion rut and need answers, then email style@gazettegroup.com with your question, name and location. The top questions will be chosen to feature on the page. The reader with the one question deemed the star question of the month will receive a €50 voucher for Littlewoods Ireland.

STAR QUESTION - I want to get some summer staples for my wardrobe.

What pieces should I invest in now that will see me through the summer, even while the weather is still chilly? – Amy McGrath, Kilcock

Caroline’s Advice: Each year, key styles crop up again and again so it’s always worth investing in a few versatile pieces – especially ones that can even be incorporated into an autumn/winter wardrobe.

White is a must-have for the summer months and what better way to rock the colour than with a stylish (and practical) white blazer like the South Jacquard Blazer, €47. This will instantly add a chic edge to any outfit, whether worn with denims by day or over a dress for a night out.

Neon, neon, neon – there’s just no getting away from it this year! Neon detail is a great way to add some summer fun and energy to your look and is really popular when it comes to knitwear – which, let’s face it, is still a big part of our daily wardrobe! I love this cute and funky Love Label Geometric Knit Jumper, €30 – great for wearing over leggings or skinny jeans.

As much as we would like to whip out the shorts and summer dresses, we are unfortunately forced to stick to trousers for the time being! As always, florals are a must for the season so invest in a pair of trendy floral print pants that can be dressed up or down, like these fabulous Love Label Floral Printed Trousers, €37.

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THE pavilioN THEATRE 01 231 2929 The Man With The Woman’s Shoes

IT’S October 1978. Pope John Paul the First is not long dead, autumn is closing in and Pat Farnon has “some business’’ to do in town. The Man in The Woman’s Shoes follows Pat Farnon as he walks the five miles from his wee white cottage to town and back again.

May 8, tickets €5.

Draiocht 01 885 2622 The Great Gatsby

THIS is a classic fable – of America, of the breathtaking glamour and decadent excess of the Jazz Age, of enchantment and illusions, of a world where love and dreams are pursued and betrayed. Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. May 10 and 11, tickets €16/€14.

Mill THEATRE Dundrum 01 296 9340 New York Stories

NEW York stories is a selection of quirky, comic plays reflecting life in the Big Apple and features a cast of characters that could only live in that metropolis. Zany, funny and even a little bit sad, come and visit New York and hear our stories. April 30-May 4, tickets €12.

Tony and Pepper prepare for the onslaught, but can Iron Man survive?

review: After the success of the avengers, can tony go solo again?

The Stark realities BACK in 2005, both Shane Black and Robert Downey Junior were in a similar position.

Both were once the touted talents of their generations, but had, either through selfdestr uction or poor choices, seen their careers stall somewhat.

Then came Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Written and directed by Black and starring Downey Jr and Val Kilmer, the action comedy so captured the imagination of Hollywood that Downey Jr embarked on a careerbest run, punctuated with being given the role of Tony Stark, the billionaire, genius, playboy philanthropist behind Iron Man. After the success of the first film, the seeming regression of its sequel and then the runaway success of The Avengers, Downey Jr has made the role of Stark a

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career-defining and roleinforming one.

Such is the power of the Stark lens, it has come to be the yardstick by which Downey Jr is measured; his Sherlock Holmes is essentially a Victorian Stark.

With Iron Man 3, he is reunited with the man who kickstarted his career revival, Black, and it is obvious from the film’s opening innermonologue that everyone involved is having a blast.

Following on from the events of The Avengers, Stark is a changed man and not for the better.

Unable to sleep, constantly tinkering with

OUR VERDICT:

IT may not feel like it, but summer is here folks.

The first big blockbuster of the season sets a standard that will probably not be topped. Downey Junior’s command of Tony Stark as a character is flawless and the singular best potrayal of a comic-book hero of all time. Here, he takes great material and makes it soar, with Shane Black showing why his talent is so highly-rated.

new suit designs and battling with flashbacks of fighting Loki’s crew in New York, the film is clear from the get-go; this is the closing chapter of a standalone trilogy.

Black takes a fanfavourite story-arc and gives Stark a nemesis worthy of the name, Aldrich Killian, played with a smarmy fervour

by Guy Pearce.

Killian is a scientist who has developed a virus, Extremis, that could bring Stark, and the USA, down.

Added to that, a nefarious villain known only as The Mandarin is bomb-

ing US interests across the world.

Fans of The Invincible Iron Man will recognise some fan-boy gratifying nods (assembling the suit at will! Coldblood! Hulkbuster!), but Black’s brief is to make a blockbuster that is as widely palatable as possible.

To that end, the script is extremely funny, with certain beats feeling like a Marvel version of Lethal Weapon and Tony’s fledging alliance with a 10-year-old boy providing some serious laughs.

However, Black finds his theme and sticks to

it rigidly; this is about whether Iron Man makes Tony Stark or Tony Stark makes Iron Man. To hammer this point home, Black keeps the Stark out of the tin can for much of the first and second acts, showing Stark having to rely on his wits, charm and smarts to topple The Mandarin and Killian.

It is a bold ploy, one that Christopher Nolan used to great effect in his Bat-trilogy, and it works here; mostly.

Some of the final act buddy-cop scenes between Stark and Don Cheadle’s James Rhodes are humorous, but nothing compared to seeing Iron Man and War Machine (or the Iron Patriot) going to war.

But then again, Iron Man and Shane Black are both like pizza, or shawarma, even when it’s not great, it’s still pretty great.

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FINANCE: READY TO GO QUACKERS OVER A DIGITAL CURRENCY?

Virtually bags of appeal – Bitcoins AS ANY Dutch readers familiar with the year 1637 would tell you, bubbles tend to burst, spectacularly. (Stick with me – my jumping back several centuries is very relevant to this piece about tomorrow’s technology, today, I swear!)

After all, that was the year that the infamous tulip bubble burst, with February, 1637 seeing the ridiculously inflated value of tulips fall swiftly and spectacularly, reducing many speculators and investors to absolute ruin.

Why am I rambling about a questionable craze for a particular flower (which, at the height of their popularity, sold for more than 10 times a decent annual income – each) from several centuries ago?

Well, a number of business pundits have raised the spectre of “tulip

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Resignation follows console comments on Twitter DUBBED by some wags as Sony Employee of the Month, Microsoft creative director Adam Orth resigned recently, following his well-publicised comments on Twitter regarding always-online consoles.

Orth chose to fall on his sword once the internet lit up with his Twitter comments, when an exchange about the possibility of always-online consoles he had with a senior BioWare designer was made public.

Following such comments about always being online as: “That’s the world we live in”, along with adding the hashtag, #dealwithit, gamers went on the warpath, with Microsoft quick to say that Orth was expressing his own individual comments rather than expressing any company viewpoint.

However, Orth subsequently resigned – presumably putting an end to a seeming sea of dealwithit-related insults and images swilling around online.

Unnerved Given the choice, one wonders what currency wily Scrooge McDuck might back –  SHANE DILLON

sdillon@gazettegroup.com

mania” creeping in to the sudden explosion of interest in Bitcoins – the virtual currency that’s been around for just a few years, but which has driven, if not bulldozed, into the media and public interest this year.

Economic drivers are definitely raising the currency’s profile, and although I don’t want to jump on the me-too media bandwagon, I know that some readers would like to know more about this topic.

So. What are Bitcoins?

The short answer is that they’re a virtual currency – or virtual token, to be pedantic – that is calu-

instead of swimming around in gold coins in his giant vault, would he rather see his bank accounts awash with a virtual currency, instead? Illustration: Shane DIllon

clated by increasingly complex computer algorithms, which generate a unique identity – or Bitcoins, to you and me.

Because of the everincreasing complexity involved in creating the currency, there is a limit to the amount that can be generated, as, in short, the ever-morecomplex algorithms to create them will, basically, be unsolveable.

Although there are approximately 11 million Bitcoins already in existence, their production

SPENDABITCOIN

REAL-WORLD USES FOR A VIRTUAL CURRENCY

What do to with the (digital) coins you’ll never find down the back of a sofa ...

WHILE economists continue to debate over whether Bitcoins are an actual currency, or are just a passing niche fad, their users are creating and availing of many ways to use them, with alternative economies springing up online around the world.

While there are some pretty obvious uses for Bitcoins – ordering pizza is certainly possible, for example – their independent origins, and generally anonymous traceability, have seen them proving popular for grey market goods and services – not to mention the shoddier side of internet shopping. Although it’s clear that Bitcoins can be a useful, popular currency for tech-savvy people, many questions remain over both their long- and shortterm viability – a difficult and significant obstacle for the young currency to overcome ...

is already facing some “drag” on more coins appearing.

Once created, Bitcoins are then stored in special wallets, effectively running as bank acocunts to trade from – assuming you find a trader that’ll accept them, there’s an increasing amount of outlets to use them at, and products to buy.

So far, so straightforward, right? However, now that you know what Bitcoins are, things turn a little ... messier.

Here’s why we’re not all rushing to use Bitcoins: although they’re used all over the world, they’re not really issued by anyone in particular – there’s no central bank or government behind them and, as such, no financial regulation or security.

Bitcoins only have real-world value because (and – crucially – as long as) their users still believe they have value, with a

number of Bitcoin markets that trade them acting as rudimenary (virtual) stock markets.

If, however, for whatever reason, people lose interest in Bitcoins, then the global market could crash – and crash spectacularly, rapidly and uncontrollably, without the standard mechanisms that conventional currencies operate under.

For example, in March, the average Bitcoin was worth $47 (already a significant jump from being worth about $20, not too long beforehand).

However, by mid-April, Bitcoins had leapt to a value of $266 each at one stage – before their value collapsed again.

It’s clear that while a number of investors and speculators may have been making – and losing – significant amounts of real and virtual wealth in the past month alone, Bitcoins appear unlikely to be appearing in most of our (virtual) pockets any time soon – not even to buy tulips with ...

Why the high drama, and what’s all the fuss about, you may ask? Many gamers – including yours truly – are somewhat nervous and unnerved about the prospect of being required to be always online to play games, with Microsoft, and Sony, not clear (at the time of writing) on this functionality in the upcoming consoles.

While it’s an interesting idea, in concept, the reality is that an awful lot of countries, cities and markets don’t exactly have stellar internet connections, while the much heralded shift to (and rise of) digital distribution channels over traditional retail markets also isn’t hugely popular with many hardcore, long-term gamers.

As the inflamed reactions to Orth’s comments proved, gamers like simply being able to turn on a console – offline, and unconnected – and just playing their games, rather than having to deal with being connected and online.

This is especially the case with digitally distributed/run games requiring such a connection, as it effectively reduces them to a long-term rental (until someone else, somewhere decides to cut off the server). For example, I can go home and fire up the still excellent Shenmue (2000) on my Dreamcast (1999) this evening, whereas SimCity Social, launched online last July, is soon to be shut down – forever.

Orth’s significant talents and experience will undoubtedly see him move on to another great project, having been, to a large extent, simply unlucky with his words striking a (bad) chord with people. His words serve to show what a contentious issue online connectivity is for gamers ...

FRANCHISE FATIGUE TO THE FORE?

Even top titles aren’t setting the market on fire ECHOING some of the recent trends I’ve nodded to on this page, it seems that the general gaming malaise continues to drift through the retail market.

For example, despite being expertly made and highly entertaining console-exclusive titles, it seems that Gears of War: Judgment (XBox 360) and God of War: Ascension (PS4) haven’t made a stellar impact in North America.

By comparison, sales returns indicate that GoW:J sold 425,000 units in March (versus 2.2 million for Gears of War 3 in September, 2010), while GoW:A sold 360,000 (versus 1.1m sales for its first-month sales). Despite the terrific quality of these titles, their uninspiring sales mirror the same fatigue that’s dogged other recent Triple-A titles ...

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Shoot off to Canada’s Wild West  natalie burke

WHY not make your summer holiday this year an adventure in Canada’s Wild West?

With fascinating landscapes and cultures to discover, and an off-the-beaten track to travel down, it can be much easier to achieve than you might think.

GoHop.ie are offering a special package with a tour of Canada’s Wild West, starting from €1,644 per person, with travel available between now and September 27.

Rocky Mountains You will experience first-hand the brilliant turquoise lakes and the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

Returning to the Pacific Coast via Whistler, your adventure either comes to an end with a return to Vancouver, or you continue on to visit Victoria with its maritime heritage and colonial demeanour.

The price includes return flights from Dublin, accommodation, provincial taxes and federal goods and services tax, less tour package rebate and ferry transfers.

For further details and a full itinerary, see visit www.gohop.ie.

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From hidden treasures to a delightful Dublin break  natalie burke

GIVEN the fact that we’ve just endured yet another wild winter, there’s nothing better than the anticipation of summertime and the hope of good weather it brings with it.

So, at the risk of speaking too soon, what better time to jump right in and treat ourselves to a little break away?

Whether it’s a bank holiday treat for your other half, or the temptation of a mid-month getaway that takes your fancy, Ireland has some great destinations and hotel offers to enjoy.

Hidden Treasures If you’re looking for a home away from home, swapping the hotel room for an historic country house could be just the answer.

And, thanks to some real property treasures being hosted by Hidden Ireland, spending this bank holiday weekend in a privately owned mansion could be just the adventure you’re looking for.

Hidden Ireland is a selection of historic pri-

vate houses around the country, and an invitation to stay and dine in unique and individual homes, each as diverse and interesting as their owners.

Stay at Mornington House, outside Multyfarnham, near Mullingar, Co Westmeath, this May bank holiday for two nights’ bed and breakfast, for €220PPS, and two children go free when staying in their parent’s room.

As part of this package, enjoy complimentary afternoon tea in the drawing room upon your arrival, and a four-course dinner in the dining room on both nights, with a bottle of house wine on a night of your choice.

While there, make the most of your surroundings with a quick trip to the nearby Festival of Fires – a two-day celebration of music and culture.

For further information about this and other great Hidden Ireland properties, see www.hiddenireland.com.

Weekend away in Waterford city Think “Waterford”, and the sunny south east tends to spring to mind.

The Tower Hotel and Leisure Centre is located in the heart of Waterford city, and makes the ideal destination for a weekend away.

With 132 en-suite bedrooms, it includes a number of wheelchair-accessible rooms and luxurious river-view suites and, with complimentary car and coach parking, you can easily abandon your car once you arrive.

The hotel has three dining options, including the Lara Restaurant, offering evening meals nightly; the Bistro Restaurant, with an a-la-carte and set menu option; and the Adelphi Riverside Bar, serving food throughout the afternoon and evening.

The hotel also features weekend entertainment, with bigger music events throughout the year, and a swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and treatment rooms in its spa.

With its location at the centre of the city, there is plenty to do without too much of a trek. The hotel is located just minutes from three national museums, the Waterford Crystal Visitors’ Centre, and The Theatre Royal.

Stroll into a leisurely break at Mornington House, one of a number of Hidden Ireland gems where distinctive and unique homes welcome guests

Relax on the back terrace at the five-star Dylan Hotel in Dublin

The city also offers great shopping and dining opportunities, lively bars and nightlife, and is just a 90-minute drive from Dublin.

For further information, call 051 862 300, or see www.towerhotelwaterford.com.

Summer in Dublin If you fancy staying a little closer to home this

summer, the five-star Dylan Hotel is offering a special Summer Temptations package, including overnight accommodation in one of the hotel’s uniquely designed rooms, and complimentar y breakfast for just €209.

Take in the sights of the city or shop til you drop before returning to the hotel and enjoying a refreshing cocktail on the

terrace.

The summer package is available from June or, for those planning on attending the Dublin Horse Show in August, the hotel is offering a Horse Show package from €219.

The package includes bed and breakfast, complimentary parking and cocktails upon arrival.

For further information, see www.dylan.ie.

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interview: brat-pack star coming to town

Andrew’s travels in focus at Pavilions  rob heigh

TheY say that there are no second acts in American lives, but actor Andrew McCarthy has written his own second act. The Brat Pack star, who appeared in classic films including Pretty In Pink, St Elmo’s Fire and Less Than Zero in the 80s, has experienced something of a reinvention in recent years.

Andrew’s travelogues, have made him a soughtafter journalist, with his work appearing in the New York Times and National Geographic, among other prestigious publications.

Although he remains a popular actor and director on television and film, Andrew’s travel writing has won him several awards in recent years, with plaudits such as The Society of American Travel Writers Travel Journalist of the Year

in 2010, and the 2011 Grand Award from the North American Travel Journalists Association.

Andrew will be at The Pavilions Theatre in Dun Laoghaire this weekend in conversation with Nadine O’Regan, talking about his book, The Longest Way Home, a revealing and insightful memoir about how travel allowed him to overcome his lifelong fear of commitment.

When the Gazette caught up with Andrew on a whistlestop jaunt across the USA, he was on his way to talk to a Dallas librarians’ group ahead of a trip to Denver, having come from New York the previous evening. We started by talking about his writing career, that has taken him around the world, including a recent trip to Calcutta and Darjeeling.

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when I was in school,” said Andrew. “I didn’t come to writing until later in life. It started as a reaction to all the travelling I was doing.

I was travelling alone, and wandering around places. And then one day I just started writing down what happened.

“I went on to write when I travelled for over 10 years. I would write it on notepads and throw them in a drawer when I got home.

“Eventually, I thought I could try and do something with them. All the travel writing I was reading was not capturing the experiences I was having on the road.

They were selling places as opposed to telling stories. I met an editor and I started to do that. The first story I wrote was about Ireland, about the west of Clare.”

Andrew went on to say that his writing is more of an expression

of himself than his acting career ever was.

“I’m not hiding behind a character and dredging up pieces of me in service of a character, Writing is less removed because it’s more direct.

Joan Didion said, I write to figure things out, and I find that very accurate.”

Although travelling has become a significant part of his life, Andrew is still very much hard at work as an actor and director, having recently finished work on Orange Is The New Black, a series for Netflix created

by Jenji Kohan.

“It’s set in a woman’s prison. It’s very original and weird. I’ve been directing a bunch of episodes. There’s a lot of really good TV just now, and there are so many outlets. It’s a real opportunity.”

For more information, log on to www.pavi liontheatre.ie

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The good people at Peugeot have brought about a new generation of their beloved small car, and it’s certain to bring about a whole new generation of Peugeot lovers.

Enter the all-new 208.

Peugeot has reinvented the principles that created the hugely successful 205, 206 and 207.

When designing the new 208, they approached the project as a complete

regeneration in terms of structure, style, technology and the environment.

It has been redesigned, ready for a new era of drivers.

In its compact form, with reduced bodyweight, its high-performance engines emit minimal CO2 emissions.

There’s generous room, thanks in no small part to the well-designed rear seats, giving plenty of legroom for passengers.

But let’s start with the

driver. One of the really impressive features for me is the touch-screen console.

Generally speaking, I’m not a huge fan of these screens in cars, but Peugeot have included a system in the 208 that wouldn’t be out of place in most German executive saloons.

The interface is clean, modern and incredibly easy to operate. Bluetooth connection is a doddle, and music streaming is

This Peugeot offers style, technology, comfort and handling

seamless.

The driving position is a true pleasure. It has been entirely redesigned to become completely intuitive and user-friendly. The driver instantly feels more connected with the car.

I admit that the size of the steering wheel came as a bit of a surprise to a larger-than-average chap like myself, but according

to Peugeot it allows for a more natural grip and a greater feeling of agility and who am I to argue?

The 208 sees a new take on Peugeot’s contemporary style.

No detail has been left to chance: the floating grille, new signature lights and the attractive boomerang rear lights are all beautifully thought out.

The interior lighting creates a sophisticated atmosphere.

The instrument displays, backlit controls and blue-tinged lighting that highlights the panoramic glass roof, available depending on the version chosen, all add to the contemporary feel of the 208 interior.

In the 208, there is a

luxurious combination of comfort, safety, style and surprisingly good road holding.

In short, this is a Peugeot for a new generation of driver, offering style, technology, comfort and handling, and with a price of €17,835 for the 1.2-litre petrol model that I drove, it offers real value for money.

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EDUCATE Together opened a new chapter this week when its long-awaited second-level school model became a reality for Blanchardstown West parents.

Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn announced 14 new post-primary schools for 2013 and 2014, with Educate Together having patronage of a new school in Blanchardstown West and a joint patronage with Co Louth VEC in

Drogheda.

Over the past decade, ET has been progressing to open its first second-level education school.

Michael McLoughlin, chair of the Dublin 15 ET Secondlevel Campaign Group, said: “We are delighted. After all the hard work parents in the area have put in, the dream that our children will be able to attend an ET second-level school is to become a reality.”

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LOCAL government funding to Fingal County Council is to be cut by €2 million to make up for the shortfall in income from the household charge.

The Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government notified local authority managers of changed allocations in respect of the local government fund.

Fingal’s allocation is proposed to be reduced by

planning Notice dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council We, Sean and Arlene Stenson, intend to apply for permission for development at 24 St. Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. The development will consist of the removal of the existing single storey garage to side and shed to rear, construction of a new 2 storey extension to side with single storey extension to rear and front, new attic room with dormer & rooflights, internal alterations, all site, drainage and ancillary works. This application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of South Dublin County Council during its public opening hours of 9am – 4pm, Mon-Fri, and a submission or observation may be made to South Dublin County Council in writing and on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt

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Fingal county manager David O’Connor said the department have stated that “the adjustment to the allocation is based on the level of compliance [of 57%] achieved to date, in relation to household charge payments”.

Adding it “is extremely bad news” for the local authority at a time when “many of our income sources [are] continuing to be under pressure.”

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SOUTH Dublin County Council (SDCC) face cuts of almost €2 million to their budget for the remaining months of this year, due to shortfalls in collection of the household charge.

Council management received notice last Wednesday that local authority budgets will have to be cut.

A letter from County Manager Philomena Poole outlined that €1.9 million would be cut

from SDCC’s allocation, and said: “It has been reduced by €1,900,842, reflecting an adjustment based on the level of [household charge] compliance achieved, to date, which, in our case, is 57% of the total [number of eligible households].”

The move led to criticism from Dublin Mid West Sinn Fein representative, Eoin O’Broin, who described the decision as “bully-boy tactics”.

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ELAINE McNally and Paul Webster had every reason to celebrate recently when they discovered that they had won a €10,000 wedding prize giveaway. The lucky couple had entered the competition on Facebook and were drawn with 50 other couples who gathered at The Stillorgan Park Hotel for the big draw. When the pair’s names were drawn they were over the moon and can now look forward to a great wedding. Pictured handing over the prize is Daragh O’Neill, general manager of the hotel.

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THE WRIGHT Venue was the perfect place for friends and family of Miss Wright Venue, Rebecca Maguire, to give her a big send-off as she got ready to take on the world and hopefully bring home the Miss World crown. Rebecca arrived in China on July 18 for a month of filming, training and rehearsals, with the final taking place on August 18.

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al and international retailers, which will create 120 new jobs within the centre.

There was good news for existing jobs also, as workers in two local stores were granted reprieves in the face of possible redundancies.

The Atlantic Homecare store in Liffey Valley will

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FINGAL County Council will be forced to make over €2m in cuts to local services this year, as a result of a shortfall in household charge payments.

Local authority managers were notified of the decision

earlier this week, when Environment Minster Phil Hogan issued a circular on suggested cuts to all county councils.

The cuts to FCC will reduce the original allowance allocation of €20.4 million by €2,181,140.

While the county manager described this as “extremely

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THERE was good news for Fingal this week with the announcement that over €2.5m will be invested in Fingal’s social housing scheme over the next two-and-a-half years.

The news was confirmed

earlier this week by the Minister for Housing and Planning, Jan O’Sullivan, who said the funding of €2,534,302 will provide new social housing units, as well as providing homes for people with special housing needs, such as the elderly, the homeless and the disabled.

The funding was welcomed

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A €1.37 MILLION cut in local government funding has been announced for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (DLRCC), based on the county’s 79% compliance rate of household charge payments, to date.

The cut represents 5% of the usual allotment of Government funding, to counterbalance the deficit created by the 20% of non-compliant

households.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown has the highest compliance rate for the charge in the country and, therefore, this 5% cut is the lowest in the country.

The council’s management team will now meet to prioritise where the cuts can best be borne.

Councillor Cormac Devlin (FF) said: “It will either be services, or projects that are in the pipeline.”

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Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) has expressed his disappointment

that Newpark will not feature among the six secondary schools to avail of the funding.

He said: “Clearly, Newpark is not a top priority, despite continued promises from local politicians and the Department of Education.”

It was announced in March that work on the school would

be postponed for another four years, and a lobbying group had contacted the Minister for Education, Ruairi Quinn (Lab) to reverse the postponement.

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Planning permission is sought for an additional extension to the existing House side extension.The development will consist of extending the current disabled toilet,whb and shower areas at no: 16 Kilcross Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18 for Mr. and Mrs. M. Mason.The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire during it’s public opening hours.

A submission/observation may be made on payment of €20 within a period of 5 weeks from the date the application is received by the Planning Authority.

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I Patrick Noonan am applying for Permission to demolish a single storey side extension and construct a new single storey side extension, raise up cill height and reduce overall window heights on ground floor, front elevation, sitting room window and first floor side elevation, bathroom and landing windows at 16 Sweetmount Park, Dundrum, Dublin 14. The planning application may be Inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire during its public opening hours. A submission / observation may be made on payment of €20 within a period of 5 weeks from the date the application is received by the Planning Authority.

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FastSport Locals shine in hellfire event:

Children from Scoil Mhuire School, Sandymount, at the launch of Sail Spree at the Irish National Sailing School, Dun Laoghaire. Picture:Jason Clarke

sail spree: event calling on people all over dublin to get out on the water

Holiday weekend perfect for learning about watersports Watersports clubs and training centres along Dublin’s coastline have joined forces to offer a unique host of free activities for children, teenagers and adults alike as part of Sail Spree, which will run from May 4 to 6.

Sail Spree is a national initiative developed by the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) to encourage people of all ages out on to the water.

Events are taking place all across Dublin. In the north of the county, Malahide Yacht Club are inviting locals and visitors alike to try sailing and pow-

erboating for free on Saturday, May 4, from 12 noon to 4pm. For more information check out www.myc.ie or call 086 8594689.

Sutton Dinghy Club are also hosting an event on May 4, from 10am to 5pm, with the club offering taster sessions in sailing for €5 per person. To secure a place, call 01 8393135 or email info@ sdc.ie.

On Sunday, May 5, Howth Yacht Club will also be welcoming the public to try their hand at sailing for €5. From noon to 5pm, members of the club will

be available to take you afloat in a variety of crafts. Pre-booking is essential, so call 01 8322141 or email office@hyc.ie.

On the Southside of Dublin, Dun Laoghaire Harbour will be abuzz with Sail Spree events being run by a number of clubs based there.

The Royal St George Yacht Club (www.rsgyc.ie) will open their doors to allow people enjoy a taster session in either sailing or powerboating for €5 on May 5 and 6 from 10am to 4pm each day.

Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club

which will be running sailing taster sessions for free each day from 12 noon to 6pm. They will have the supervised use of the ISA fleet of Topper Uno dinghies, in addition to the opportunity to sail on small to medium sized yachts. To book a place, call 01 280 1371.

The National Yacht Club (www.nyc. ie) will be hosting their event on Sunday, May 5, and the Sailing in Dublin club are inviting the public to try sailing on May 5 and 6 from 12 noon to 5pm, and they can be contacted on 085 8155948 or email info@sailingindublin.ie.

Ruairi Long from Rockbrook Park, Rathfarnham, was in fine form in the Leinster Post Primary Schools Orienteering Championships, which were held in Hellfire Wood, Killakee.

On the back of his win last week at the Irish Post Primary Schools Championships in Tipperary, Long’s technical skills paid off on a tricky 2nd/3rd year boys course, taking the title and beating main rival, Luke Kearney of Castleknock CC, for the first time this year.

Eadaoin McCavana from Loreto College Foxrock shone in the 1st year girls category, using her speed and technical ability, for a convincing win, way ahead of the other competitors.

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For more information or to send in news and photos: sport@gazettegroup.com Phone: 01 651 6205

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Irish cricket goes live online for 2013  sport@gazettegroup.com

Every ball of the 2013 Irish international cricket season will be covered by a new online offering via the Cricket Ireland website.

All-Ireland men’s and women’s matches, as well as Ireland’s Under19, Under-17 and Under15 international home matches will be livescored on www.cricketireland.ie, as well as via a smartphone app.

2013 looks set to be an

exciting home season for Irish cricket fans, with the stand-out international home fixtures versus Pakistan and England being complemented by the launch of the 2013 RSA Inter-Provincial Series at domestic level.

Three sides, Leinster Lightning, Northern Knights and North West Warriors are set to play all three formats of cricket throughout a full summer of the game.

The official live scoring and management of

the RSA Inter-Provincial Series will all take place via CricHQ software, which will be used to keep track of all the fixtures, results, points tables and player performances throughout the series to give a comprehensive level of coverage.

Fans and players are able to follow the game closer than ever before and enjoy a level of statistical information, live matches, online profiles and media content previously unavailable.

Coming together to combat depression

Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes’ Ross O’Carroll has become an ambassador for depression awareness charity, Believe With Belle

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GETTING young men talking is the message for young stars from Ross O’Carroll following the recent Mental Health Awareness week as they cope with the emotional rollercoaster that comes with the sporting life.

He was speaking to GazetteSport in his role as an ambassador for Believe With Belle, a campaign run by Michelle Ryan offering information and support to young people who suffer or have suffered from depression and which has a particular emphasis on sport.

O’Carroll is one of a number of top class sports stars backing the campaign. He is joined by the likes of Grand Slam winning rugby captain Fiona Coghlan, cricket star Boyd Rankin, rampaging back-rower Sean O’Brien and Irish hockey’s most capped player Nikki Symmons among others in support.

And the Kilmacud Crokes and Dublin star says it is important to get people talking about the subject.

“Believe with Belle is a great thing to get involved with. I would know people who have suffered from depression. A close enough friend of mine – we only became aware

of it recently enough – suffered from it. It’s not something that young lads talk about.

“If it wasn’t someone close to me, maybe I’d have felt [in the past] it wasn’t my place to get involved but definitely with someone close to me, I’d now be in a position to say ‘listen, I know a few people who can really help you out’.”

Speaking about O’Carroll’s involvement in the campaign, Ryan says that the dual-star is in the perfect position to pass on his influence.

“I wanted young people who are successful and in the public eye to show they supported young people who have depression. Their support – it might just be a retweet but they can have up to 25,000 followers – helps create awareness and getting mental health more talked about and in the open.

“From the recent suicide rates, eight in 10 are males. It’s probably because they are more reluctant to speak about it or talk to their friends while girls would tend to talk.”

The mental aspect In the sporting realm, the issue of mental health is becoming increasingly important. A recent ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, Broke, based on a Sports Illustrated article that said 60% of NBA stars and 78% of NFL players were broke within five years of retiring, described the

comedown for many top players with many turning to drink, drugs, gambling etc which can lead to depression.

And while the pressures associated with the comedown from professional sport are perhaps more pronounced than the amateur ethos that guides the GAA, O’Carroll said that managing the rollercoaster can be tough.

After the highs of leading Kilmacud to a first Dublin senior hurling title in over 25 years, the team endured a double setback within a week, falling to Ballymun Kickhams in the Dublin senior football final and then to Oulart-the-Ballagh in the Leinster SHC. He said that the highs and lows have an effect and, while usually a pretty centred person, he felt the Junior Certificate students he teaches did notice a change in his behaviour in the aftermath.

“I suppose you’re down for a few days. It was devastating to lose against

Ballymun and Oulart last year. They were only a week apart and I remember even the kids in school realised something was up, wondering what’s wrong with your man.

“But the fact that it is a team sport is probably a coping mechanism in itself. With people there that you should be able to confide in.”

It can be a difficult thing, though, for young boys to get their head around, something O’Carroll witnessed in a microcosm recently.

“In school during Mental Health Awareness Week, the lads, they were looking to try and express their emotions like maybe the way girls were.

“The teachers were at liberty to do what they could to get the students thinking which is the main thing. Even physical health, in terms of getting outside and freeing yourself from any problems on the sports pitch which can help.”

Ross O’Carroll at the 2012 Dublin senior hurling final

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H STARof the MONTH

conor mcgregor LUCAN man McGregor brought his A-game to the hexagon in Stockholm in April when he lined up against American MMA star, Marcus Brimmage. Only 67 seconds into the bout, Brimmage was counted out, and the local fighter had made a big name for himself in the UFC

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Fitzwilliam LTC last week hosted the Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open squash championship, which drew fans of the sport to the Appian Way venue.

Ireland’s world number 11 player Madeline Perry played her best squash of the week in the ladies final to beat Guyana’s Nicolette Fernandes by three games to one.

Madeline was content with her performance, especially playing well in front of a home crowd. “This is not my home court, but this is as home as it gets to me, and winning in Ireland obviously means a lot

to me.”

T he former world number three also felt that this was good preparation for the European Team Championships next week: “There are some strong teams out there, but if Aisling Blake and I are playing well, we are within a chance.”

In the men’s event, Malaysia’s Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan was the victor in the men’s final over Omar Abdel Meguid from Egypt in a fiercely contested match.

For Mohd, victor y here meant a lot, and he is eager to return next year. “I will relax now after a long week. Ireland has been good to me, it’s a great tournament for me.”

fingal hurlers Fingal’s hurling heroes secured promotion to NHL Division 2B with an assured performance against Donegal in Breffni Park that saw Fingallians Peter Daly fire home the decisive goal, and JohnMatthew Sheridan’s scoring throughout the campaign continue into the final

The finalists at the Canon Kirk Homes Irish Open at the Fitzwilliam LTC

fittest of the fittest Killiney school wins All Ireland challenge title the winners of Aviva Health’s Schools Fitness Challenge 2013, where it was announced that Ireland’s Fittest Girls’ School is St Joseph of Cluny, Killiney.

The national challenge, developed by Professor Niall Moyna in Dublin City University and the Wellness Economic Initiative Alliance, invited secondary schools throughout the country to join in making physical fitness a national priority. Pictured are Grace Lehane, sales director at Aviva Health Eoin O’Neill, PE teacher at St Joseph’s Maura Seymour, Roisin Quil, Abbey Keogh and Siobhan Murphy.

Picture: Shane O’Neill

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SARI offer huge prize as part of 2013 fundraising effort Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) are set to play host to another year of multi-cultural inclusive sporting events, and are offering the chance to support this year’s Africa Week Athletics, World Refugee Day Fair Play Cup and Soccerfest by holding a prize draw.

The prize for the lucky overall winner will be round-trip flights for two to Zanzibar with seven nights accomodation at the Kichanga Lodge. Further prizes will be announced shortly.

Tickets cost €20 each, and the winning ticket will be drawn during the SARI fundraiser lunch at Eden Bar and Grill on Sunday, May 26. The draw will be made by guest of honour for this year’s Africa Week Athletics, Wilfred Bungei, the Kenyan 800m gold medallist from the Beijing Olympics.

Tickets can be purchased in person from the SARI office at 8A Little Britain Street, Dublin 7 or by cheque to SARI, 135 Capel Street, Dublin 1.

For more information, log on to www.sari. ie.

Minors to face Meath in Leinster final Dublin’s ladies minor team will be lining out this weekend in the Leinster A Minor final at the Clane GAA club in Co Kildare against old rivals, Meath.

This is a repeat of the 2012 decider that Dublin won by the narrowest of margins in extra time. Both sides have enjoyed impressive runs in their respective campaigns, so the 2013 decider is

sure to be a hugely competitive final, which will throw in at 3.15pm.

Dublin’s Under16 and Under-14 ladies will also be taking part in their respective provincial finals in the coming weeks.

The Dublin Under16s will face Kildare in the A provincial decider on Sunday, May 12, while the Dublin Under-14s will take on Westmeath in the B provincial final on Sunday, May 26.

The venues and times for both of these finals are yet to be confirmed by Leinster Council.

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hockey: competitions come to a close at grange road

Ryan shines amongst Ireland U-18 panel meteors Basketball Club star Maebh Ryan was one of the Ireland Under-18 women’s team who took part in a succesful trip to Denmark last month, in which they won four out of four games which included a win against the Danish Under-18 national team in an international friendly.

Led by SuperLeague coach James Weldon and featuring some of the best players at their age in Ireland, the girls beat all of their opponents in a busy four-match schedule across three days.

The team got their Danish venture off to a perfect start with an opening night win against club side SISU Gentofte of Belgium, 76 to 42.

Ireland jumped to a commanding 38-9 lead at halftime and, with all 12 girls getting court time in the game, managed to push the lead out by a further in the second half.

Caro Lloyd led the scorers with 19 points, while Amy Waters was just one point shy of a double double, finishing the contest with nine points and 10 rebounds.

The girls followed up with another win the following night, this time against Swedish Academy side, Sanda.

Leading the scoring charts for Ireland in this one was Laura Rogers with 15 while Caro Lloyd once again shone with an impressive 7 blocked shots.

The final day of the trip saw the team play two games, first against the Danish U-16 team, followed up by the big match of the weekend versus the Danish U-18 side. After seeing off the younger Danes in the morning, Ireland then regrouped in time to make it four wins from four and defeat Denmark U-18s by 62 to 41.

Lauren Falvey and Amy Waters had 14 points each to lead all Irish scorers in that one but the stats once again pointed to an overall team contribution with all 12 players seeing court time, Caro Lloyd was one rebound shy of a double doube on 11 points and nine rebounds while Megan O’Leary finished with four assists as Aileen Crowley and Laura Rogers both registered two steals.

It was a hugely succesful trip for the girls and the coaching panel.

Loreto hockey club, whose Ali Meeke is seen here, centre, will contest their league final at Three Rock Rovers this weekend

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THR EE Rock Rovers hockey club on the Grange Road is set to host the marquee event in the sport’s calendar as they host the finals weekend of the Irish Hockey League.

The Dublin 16 venue will see four of the island’s best men’s and women’s teams contest the competition’s semi-finals on Saturday afternoon before the finals take place on Sunday with the men on at 4pm and the women tipping off at 1.30pm.

The club is set to be transformed with a stand being erected in front of

the clubhouse for what promises to be a high quality display of the sport.

Among the finalists are Loreto, from nearby Beaufort, who qualified on the women’s side from the group stages along with fellow Dublin side Railway Union from pool A. They both eased into the semi-final berths, eliminating Ulster champions Pegasus and Hermes in the process by producing four-goal wins that put them very much in the contenders bracket for the overall title.

With Railway’s tipoff time against Hermes

winning the big cup

Fanagan Cup success for Sandyford CC LAST weekend saw the playing of the

annual season-starting cricket match for the John Fanagan Cup between Sandyford Cricket Club and St Columba’s College.

Sandyford beat the Students by 40 runs, with Ronan Kane hitting an unbeaten 50.

The trophy is named after John Fanagan, a teacher in the school for many years, who umpired the game, and who is seen here presenting the trophy to David Gray.

delayed due to a pitchwatering malfunction, Loreto were the first to seal their ticket as they ran amok against the Ulster Elks.

Lyn Brown had put the northern side in front but Nicci Daly replied in kind before the first quarter was out and a stellar second stanza saw the Beaufort side virtually home as Jessica McGirr, Niamh Small and Rachel Keegan extended the advantage to 4-1.

Ali Meeke closed out the tie with the only goal of the second half to confirm Loreto as the leaders of an ultra-competitive group.

Railway, meanwhile, wasted little time after their delay against Hermes as Zara Delany nipped onto a lovely through ball by Alex Speers before the striker steadied herself and lifted over the advancing Emma Gray.

Hermes subsequently survived being reduced to nine players and conceding two penalty corners but Jean McDonnell did make them pay when she flicked home from a narrow angle on the backline, working her way past Sinead McCarthy in the corner.

Emma Smyth added two more in the second half, starting it in blis-

tering fashion. Delany instigated the first with Smyth getting a touch on her shot to redirect home and the fourth came from a nice interchange between Speers and Kate Lloyd down the right. The ball was worked through Sinead Dooley and McDonnell before Smyth finished into an open goal Hermes had some big chances late on but none was capitalised upon, leaving them fourth in the group. Pegasus, though, were the most frustrated side as they battled to victory in Limerick but ended up a point shy of Railway in third place.

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NAOMH Olaf’s suffered their first two AFL2 losses recently, falling narrowly to Na Fianna and Clanna Gael Fontenoy.

In the first midweek game of the season, the Sandyford side played out a dour game littered with wides and errors from both sides and low

on scores, going in at half-time with the score Naomh Olaf 0-2, Na Fianna 0-4.

Olaf’s drew level at four points all early in the second half and Na Fianna responded with three points in a row.

The home side matched the three points but failed to score in the final minutes when Na

Fianna added another three points to win 0-9 to 0-7.

Against Clanna Gael, the Ringsend side started well and were four points up before Olaf’s registered their only point of the half. The home side was dominant throughout and at half-time had six points to Olaf’s one.

Naomh Olaf came out

fighting for the second half and were trailing by just a single point after 15 minutes. This was as close as Olaf’s came, as Clanna Gael kept up the pressure, adding three points to lead with only minutes remaining.

Olaf’s scored the last two points of the tie but ran out of time, falling 0-10 to 0-7.

camogie: st john’s secure narrow victory in final

Club Noticeboard ballyboden st enda’s THERE was no winner of last week’s

Bingo every Monday in the club-

lotto draw of €8,800. Next week’s

house. It starts at 8pm and all are

draw will be for €9,000.

welcome for a great night’s enter-

Tickets are available online at w w w. b a llin t e e r s t john s .com or from the usual outlets.

tainment.

Annual family fun day in Marlay Park on Saturday, May 4, and all

The senior footballers had two

are welcome. Followed by May fes-

great wins this week against Cuala

tival gathering in the club house at

and Naomh Mearnog in the league.

9.30pm, with music, song and dance.

Junior As beat Mearnog also, and

Tickets are €5 from team mentors

Junior Bs beat Ballymun also. Well

or festival committee.

done to all involved.

The club fundraising gala fashion

Wednesday night is a great night

show takes place in clubhouse on

of tr adi tional music, no cover

May 11 featuring some of Ballint-

charge. Why not come up and join in

eer’s next top models.Tickets are

or enjoy a night of music and craic.

€10 and available from the social

Spread the word to your friends,

commi t tee, team men tor s and

family and neighbours.

behind the bar.

ballinteer st john’s There was no winner of this week’s

Pat Martin, chairman of Dublin Camogie Board, presents the Division 2 shield to Ballinteer St John’s

Ballinteer stars net feile Division 2 title

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FOR 28 minutes, Ballinteer St John’s had a grip on this game but, in a thrilling finale, Erin’s Isle showed all their renowned fighting spirit to come storming back and could have even snatched victory in the dying seconds of a great game.

With the stylish Michelle Carey pulling the strings in midfield, Ballinteer dominated the first half and, five minutes after the throw-

in, Emma Johnson had the ball in the net. The margin could have been doubled two minutes later only for a great save by Saoirse Devlin in the Isle’s goal.

Carey showed her class with a wonderful point out on the wing to give her side a 1-1 to nil interval lead.

A minute after the r e s t a r t A my B u r ke stretched the lead for Ballinteer with the first of her two second half points. Sadbh Nic Uileagoid was anchoring the centre back position and Ballinteer were in charge.

But a fabulous point from a 45 by Sarah Langan – runner-up in the skills competition on Friday night – started the Isle’s revival.

Danika Donnelly was strong and forceful at wingback and with their supporters in full voice they kept pressing.

They were rewarded in the 18th minute of the half when Chloe Lambert hit the back of the net from close range.

Isles were now rampant and continued to drive for the winning score. A well-worked 45 saw the ball delivered to

Danika Donnelly and her shot sailed over the bar in the 20th minute.

The puck-out was vital a n d B a l l i n t e e r wo n position and the clock ran out on a brave Isle bid.

At division two level, Ballyboden St Enda’s missed out in their final to Good Counsel 1-7 to 1-0 as Beth Whyte produced a super performance to run up a personal tally 1-5.

Yvonne McDonagh’s goal had kept Boden in the mix at half-time before Counsel pulled clear in the second half.

the weekend.

lotto which means next week’s jack-

Busy weekend of sports action -

pot is €3,000. Match first three win-

for all the Ballyboden fixtures and

ners were Richard Condron, Glen-

results log onto www.bodengaa.ie

vara Park and Keating McDermot,

Ballyboden St Enda’s family fun

Darglewood, Knocklyon; AnnMarie

day takes place next Sunday in Bal-

Barnes from Whitecliff, Rathfarnham

lyboden St Enda’s club house from 2

won the weekly subscriber’s draw.

to 6pm. The day is there to welcome

Congratulations to Michael Dar-

everyone from the wider commu-

ragh MacAuley, Declan O’Mahony and

nity through the gates and hopefully

Darragh Nelson on Dublin’s National

encourage them to become members

League Final win against Tyrone.

and partake in one on of the many

Preparations for the All-Ireland

activities that Ballyboden St Endas

championship are in full swing.

provide.

Hard luck to the camogie feile As

We will have games, balloon art-

on their defeat to Good Counsel in

ists, magician’s, barbecue, DJ, as

the final on Sunday afternoon. A big

well as music at night in the bar and

thank you to everyone who volun-

an Information booth on all that

teered for Ballyboden St Enda’s over

Boden has to offer.

wanderers Membership is now due. All play-

7.30pm. All new players welcome. For

ers and members are reminded to

further details, please contact Lou-

ensure they are fully paid up ASAP as

ise on 086 833 3587.

they are neither insured nor eligible

Juvenile training continues each

to play after April 30. Contact John

Saturday at 11am at Frank Kelly Park,

for details on 087 905 8568. All forms

all welcome. Contact Niall for details

are available in the download section

on 086 885 7303.

of the club website.

Juvenile U-11 and U-13 teams are

Congratulations to Jim Gavin and

looking for new players and all new

the Dublin senior footballers on their

comers are welcome. Contact Gabby

National League success.

on 087 244 4444.

Adult men’s football training con-

Club Clean-Up Day will take place

tinues throughout the week. All new

on Saturday, May 11. All members are

players welcome. For first team

asked to volunteer some time to help

please contact John for details on

with work around the club grounds.

086 811 8372 and for second team

Contact Tony for details on 087 125

please contact Mark on 087 673 2628

9722.

or Damian on 086 863 2565.

Check Facebook and club website

Adult men’s training occurs week-

for all the latest fixtures for the

ly at Tuesday and Thursday, 7.15pm,

coming weekend and links to order

Frank Kelly Park.

Dublin tickets.

Ladies training: Monda y and Wednesday, Frank Kelly Park at

No winner of the lotto jackpot this week.

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Ballyboden St Enda’s man Michael Darragh MacAuley was one of the players who proved crucial to Dublin’s first NFL success in 10 years last week against Tyrone

Local duo do for the Dubs

Kilmacud and Ballyboden stars part of the National Football League side who claimed the Metropolitans’ first title since 1993 last week  stephen findlater

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LOCAL duo Cian O’Sullivan and Michael Darragh MacAuley produced a pair of storming performances in midfield for Dublin last Sunday in Croke Park to put their hats firmly in the ring for midfield berths when the championship comes around.

Both won a mountain of first-up possession from kick-outs in the 0-18 to 0-17 win over Tyrone in the Allianz National Football League final while their darting runs forward aided the overall effort that saw late scores from Dean Rock and Jack McCaffrey edge Jim Gavin’s side over the line.

It gave Dublin a sturdy base from which to

build from and has opened up the options for the Leinster campaign against either Westmeath and Carlow on June 1.

MacAuley and O’Sullivan started in midfield for the past three games and four times in total during the spring league campaign.

But with a number of players to come back into the fold, there is still plenty of room for a shake-up in Gavin’s plans. Fingallians Paul Flynn is likely to play a more central role in the summer while O’Sullivan’s club mates at Kilmacud Crokes, Kevin Nolan and Rory O’Carroll, will also bolster the defensive options.

Dublin boss Jim Gavin said afterwards that achieving the county’s first league win since 1993 has served as a good preparation

for the championship season.

“We had nine games in the campaign and some of them we closed out with time to spare so it was great championship preparation,” he said.

“No disrespect to the league, it has been very good to us and I think in general it’s been a very good league anyway, but in terms of preparation it is great to see how our players would react.

“There is a great character and a great energy within our squad. It is only when you go down the home straight like that do you see if they really want it.

“Against Tyrone they certainly did that, but Tyrone had a good few chances as well and some of them if they had gone over could

have put a different result on the board.”

Gavin has refreshed the panel hugely with several new faces playing their first full season as central figures including another Kilmacud man Paul Mannion who kicked four points in the final to add to his semifinal tally of 1-4 and an equalising point that relegated Donegal.

Boden’s Declan O’Mahony has also played a more central role in the Dublin side, and Gavin paid tribute to the depth of his squad.

“Everybody had their part to play and it was a great team performance. The game ebbed and flowed so many times but our guys showed great heart and great resolve,” Gavin said.