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INSIDE: A proud day as more than 1,000 people receive their official Irish citizenship certificates P10

unwanted: Foxborough residents call for removal of Republican branding P2

School blues?

Boys are ready for anything Cycling:

Lucan’s Stenson wins big at national races Page 30

Camogie:

Sars starlets continue rise on Dublin scene Page 31 and 32

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LEE Weatherston and Robin Diesta were ready for anything as they settled into their first day at “big” school recently. The little boys looked great in their smart new school uniforms at St Finian’s, in Newcastle, where lots of other boys and girls were getting to grips with the strange and exciting experience of going to school, as their parents and guardians reassured them what a great time lay ahead.

Community reacts to St Ed’s site plan Proposal to auction 274 acres this month sparks widespread criticism, resistance

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C O N T R OV E R S Y h a s erupted over the plan to auction 274 acres of land at St Edmundsbury. Residents in South Dublin have demon-

strated a wide degree of rejection at the proposed sale, which is due to take place on September 26 by Jordan Auctioneers and Chartered Valuation Surveyors.

Deputy Joanna Tuffy

(Lab) believes the community’s determination against this proposal will ensure the land’s protection. “There have been about nine attempts to rezone St Edmundsbury in the past, and each time it has

been stopped.”

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) said: “The reality is that any proposal for development will be opposed by the community.”

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politics Residents reject posters, graffiti

‘Remove Republican branding from estate’ RESIDENTS from the Foxborough area have called for the Republican group calling itself “Irish Republican Voice” (IRV) to remove graffiti and glued posters about their organisation from the community.

A number of complaints have been made to local councillors and South Dublin County Council to call on the dissident group to stop polluting their estate with their posters and graffiti.

A resident from Foxborough, who wishes to remain anonymous, said the posters and graffiti are a huge annoyance to the community as they are very difficult and expensive to remove.

“Recently, they posted 22 A4 posters to lampposts in the Foxborough/ Balgaddy area. Most of them have since been peeled off by kids, but they can still be seen along the Fonthill Road towards Liffey Valley,” said the resident.

“The bigger issue, however, is the IRV graffiti that appeared in the same area. IRV has been spray-painted six times

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along the boundary wall of Foxborough estate.

“Residents painted these walls earlier this year with paint co-funded

by South Dublin County Council.

“Residents gave their time to paint those walls.

The expense to paint over this graffiti is unacceptable. We are calling on the IRV to please come and paint over their logos themselves,” said the resident.

Maire Ni Dhomhnaill, a representative from South Dublin County Council, said she is aware of Foxborough’s concern and the council is doing its best to settle this issue as soon as possible.

She said: “We are aware of this issue and the litter wardens are following up on this complaint.

“We will be contacting the organisation who put up these posters and we’ll

Foxborough residents are unhappy about Irish Republican Voice graffiti and posters that have recently appeared on walls and poles around the estate

be following up with them in regard to the removal of this graffiti.”

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) called on the IRV to remove the graffiti and glued posters in the Foxborough estate immediately. He said: “Many residents in Foxborough work very hard to keep their estate looking well.

I support every political group’s right to free expression, even if we disagree or dislike their policies.

“However, it is irre-

sponsible for any group to deface the public realm with graffiti and posters glued to poles, which prove very difficult to remove.”

A spokesperson from the IRV said that they are aware of the complaints made against them, and will relocate their posters to a different area, in accordance with the

community’s wishes.

“We will listen to the community’s concerns and will look at relocating the posters to a different area,” said the IRV member.

The organisation also denies any involvement in spray-painting the walls around the residence of Foxborough with their logo.

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crime: two murders thought to be related to gun feud

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Gardai investigating gangland shootings GARDAI are investigating the murder of two men who were shot dead in separate incidents in Clondalkin last week.

Gardai now believe that both incidents are related to a gun feud under way in Dublin following the shooting dead of Dean Johnson (21) and Jason Carroll (39), both believed to have close links to major underworld figures.

Carroll (39) was shot on August 29 as he tried to run to the safety of his nearby home on Cherrywood Drive, which he shared with his partner and three children.

His murder came just five days after Johnson, from Greenfort Lawns, was shot up to eight

times as he walked home from a pub.

He was ambushed close to his home in Clondalkin around 12.20am, and pronounced dead in Tallaght Hospital before 1am.

Carroll was given medical treatment at the scene before being taken to hospital in Tallaght, where he was pronounced dead.

Getaway The killer’s getaway car was found on fire not long after the murder on the Newcastle Road in Lucan.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses or anyone who was in the Cherrywood Drive area of

Clondalkin between 10pm and 10.45pm on August 29, and who saw any unusual or suspicious behaviour, to contact Clondalkin gardai at 01 666 7600, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

They are also appealing for witnesses to Johnson’s murder to come forward. Gardai are also interested in the movements of a black Vauxhall Vectra, prior to it being abandoned at Collinstown Crescent.

A Garda source said: “The registration number is 99 DL 7997, and the car had tinted windows. Three men were seen running from this car.”

Save the Seanad! Joanna gives her support to a political reform campaign WITH the issue of whether or not to retain Seanad Eireann as a func-

tioning second house of the Government coming to a head, a number of campaigns pro and against its abolition are gathering steam. Deputy Joanna Tuffy (Lab) joined Senator Fergal Quinn (Ind), Senator Katherine Zappone (Ind) and activists for the launch of Democracy Matters at Temple Bar recently. The campaign calls for the retention and reformation of the Seanad, rather than its abolition, with supporters saying that it provides a useful and necessary additional level of democracy and scrutiny within the political process.

CELBRIDGE Camera Club resumes its activities on Monday nights at 8pm in the Slip Hall, behind the Church of Ireland chapel in Celbridge.

A variety of topics, speakers (both internal and external), competitions and workshops have been included in the programme.

All levels of photographers are welcome, from novice to advanced.

There are also opportunities to go for photographic distinctions with the Irish Photographic Federation, and to have images represent the club in national events organised by the federation.

For further information on how to apply, see the Celbridge Camera Club website at www.celbridgecameraclub.net.

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target €34,000 needed to buy 26 defibrillators

The Laurels Charity Crew, pictured here in 2012, hope they can raise €34,000 to kit out all 26 Clondalkin schools with defibrillators. Picture: Tommy Keogh

10km event to fund school heart devices  ian begley

LAURELS Charity and the Ciaran Carr Foundation have organised a 10km run to raise money to provide all 26 schools in Clondalkin with defibrillators.

The 10km fundraising run will take place on Saturday, October 19, starting at 1pm at the entrance to St John’s Road and will finish at Corkagh Park.

D e n i s M c C a r t hy, volunteer for Laurels Charity and the Ciaran Carr Foundation, said that both charities were determined to raise the funds needed to provide each primary and

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secondar y school in Clondalkin with defibrillators.

“Our target is €34,000 for this project. Individual defibrillators cost €1,283 and the Ciaran Carr Foundation have arranged for free training for the staff in each school to use them,” he explained to the Gazette.

“Defibrillators save lives. If someone had a heart attack in school and needed to be resuscitated, but didn’t have a defibrillator to save them, they will most likely die. It’s a very simple project, and we know we can save lives.”

Philip Carr and his

wife, parents of a young man who died of sudden adult death syndrome, set up the Ciaran Carr Foundation to raise awareness of SADs and to raise funds to make sure that every school has a defibrillator on hand.

“Ciaran’s death has made this a very emotional issue in the village. Ciaran’s parents are trying to make sure that no one else needs to go through the same thing as their son,” said Denis.

“Cases of sudden adult death syndrome are occurring at the rate of one per week, and we know that an incident

will eventually happen in one of our schools.”

Anyone interested in taking part in the 10km run are advised to go onto the Laurels Charity Facebook page or to call into The Laurels pub in Clondalkin Village where they can sign up in person.

“We’re looking for people to run. If they go to the Laurels Charity Facebook page they can sign up online or else they can call into The Laurels pub where they can sign up in person,” said Denis.

The run costs €25 to register, which will include a timing chip and running top.

Residents want road reopened A GROWING number of residents from south Dublin intend to petition against the National Roads Authority and South Dublin County Council to reopen the access road from Esker Lane to the N4 duel carriageway.

Avril Mullins, a concerned resident, says the closed road causes an unprecedented inconvenience within the community.

“We need the support from the residents of Lucan to gather as many signatures as possible within their areas in order to achieve a successful outcome,” said Mullins.

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) supports the residents-led campaign and intends to establish a meeting with the NRA on this matter.

“I first drafted and proposed the county development plan objective referred to in the residents’ petition, and building on this objective I will be tabling a motion seeking reopening of the exit road at the next meeting of the council’s Lucan area committee where I hope the residents’ petition will be presented,” he said.

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ANIMALS Equine club fears land use may be curtailed

Call for action over horse insurance  IAN BEGLEY

S T R AY h o r s e s i n Clondalkin face starvation, disease and lack of shelter this winter if a project aimed at addressing their welfare cannot get insurance.

Clondalkin Equine Club said its members won’t be allowed to use the land they secured for their horses if they cannot get a quote for public liability insurance.

The club, which has the support of the Irish Horse Welfare Trust and of champion jockey Johnny Murtagh, have since raised €3,000 towards insurance costs.

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approaching a number of brokers and insurers, the club has yet to be given a quote on just how much the insurance will cost.

Many residents in the mainly working-class area of Clondalkin own horses, but some do not have

suitable stables in which to keep the animals.

The club’s co-founder Tom Aspil said: “Younger horse-lovers, in particular, will keep horses wherever there’s a bit of grass.”

Figures provided by South Dublin County Council indicate that it seized 380 stray horses last year, of which 64 were returned to their owners on payment of fines of about €800, while 316 horses had to be put down.

A spokesperson for the council confirmed it was supportive of the idea, but does not have the funds to contribute.

“Instead, we will be available to provide sup-

port in terms of our expertise, information and contacts in the provision of training in horse riding, animal welfare and horse management skills.”

Cllr Gino Kenny (PBP), who has been an advocate and campaigner for the club, believes it is an urgent matter to provide sufficient shelter and safety for these horses in the long run.

He said: “The Clondalkin Equine Club has identified land in Clonburris which would be suitable and sizeable for the club’s needs.

“The club’s biggest obstacle at the moment is getting public liability insurance for the land

With a number of horses being kept on open ground and unsuitable green areas in housing estates, Clondalkin Equine Club is striving to see horses tended for on land secured at Clonburris

identified. If the club can get the insurance, it can move forward to the next level in getting the project up and running.

“What makes this more of an urgency is what has happened over the previous years, with horses dying needlessly on these

lands. The council have taken at least 40 to 50 horses from these fields in the past two years.

“At a cost of between €500 and €700 per horse to impound and dispose of, it has cost the Department of Agriculture in the region of €25k to €30k.

“All horses were put down at the cost of thousands of euro to the taxpayer. If the club had control of the land, we would be able to accommodate these very horses, rather than seeing them go to the pound,” said Cllr Kenny.

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Joe Byrne, vice-chairman with Mark Sheridan, assistant manager and Terry Callaghan, station manager

Ed O Brien, local area representative, Fianna Fail; Paula Maguire, Lucan District Credit Union; Winifred Ryan, Lucan Harriers; Eileen Tucker, Lucan Lions Club and Deputy Robert Dowds, Labour. Pictures: Cathy Weatherston

meeting: discussing a local institution’s work

Tuning in to the needs of Lucan T

HE Lucan Spa Hotel recently played host to a “world cafe”-style event, hosted by local community radio station Liffey Sound FM, which saw five tables of teams taking on a series of questions. Topics considered at the event included the awareness of the radio station in the community, and what does a “communications hub” mean to people from various groups. From the information gathered around the tables, a general discussion on radio, communications and Liffey Sound FM’s role in the area was held.

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development Sale of 274 acres attracts wide rejection

Concern over auction of St Edmundsbury lands  ian begley ibegley@gazettegroup.com

Controversy has erupted over the proposal to auction 274 acres of land at St Edmundsbury, in Lucan.

The proposed sale of St Edmundsbury has attracted a wide degree of rejection from local citizens and councillors in the South Dublin area.

The 274 acres at St Edmundsbury, Lucan, is located 13km from the city and has considerable frontage onto the Old Lucan Road and the River Liffey.

The sale is expected to attract a large amount of interest when the land is auctioned off on Septem-

ber 26 by Jordan Auctioneers and Chartered Valuation Surveyors.

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald, has recently reaffirmed her commitment to the protection of the Liffey Valley area following the announcement of the sale of lands at St Edmundsbury.

“I share the commitment of local residents to protecting the lands around the Liffey Valley and immediately sought clarification on the implications of this land sale,” said Deputy Fitzgerald.

“Following campaigns by the Liffey Valley Park Alliance, Cllr William Lavelle and me, we were successful in getting

restrictive land zoning of the Liffey Valley included in the 2010 County Development Plan.

“I have also contacted my colleague with responsibility for the lands, Minister Brian Hayes, in relation to the land surrounding the development of a new school building for St Andrew’s NS. He has assured me that the site has been ringfenced and the school building will not be affected.”

Labour TD Joanna Tuffy also reaffirmed the reluctance of local residents and councillors to allow St Edmundsbury to be auctioned and made clear that their collective determina-

tion against this proposal will ensure the land’s protection.

“There have been about nine attempts to rezone St Edmundsbury in the past and each time it has been stopped. We want to make it clear to all concerned that we are very much going to work with the local community to make sure it still stays where there is no residential development allowed,” said Tuffy.

“The Labour Party will be working together with the community and other parties to make sure that it’s protected. We are also trying to encourage the Government to consider acquiring the land into public ownership.”

274 acres of land at St Edmundsbury is due to be auctioned off on September 26

Cllr William Lavelle (FG) has stated his long commitment in protecting St Edmundsbury and remains determined to ensure that the land is not rezoned.

“As a local resident, I am very aware of our community’s long-held

commitment to protect the Liffey Valley from development and as your local councillor I am determined to ensure these lands remained protected,” said Cllr Lavelle.

“While the lands are being advertised as a ‘strategic land bank’, the

reality is that any proposal for development will be opposed by the community and will be ultimately refused.”

Jordan expects to achieve an overall price of around €15,000 per acre if St Edmundsbury is auctioned.

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ceremony: over 1,000 become part of the irish republic

Welcoming new citizens Sarah Ahmed Hassan

Hira and Shah Nasreen

Ahmed from Sudan

from Pakistan

Larisa Malakhovskaya with daughters Anna and Marina from Belarus

Pictured at the recent Irish Citizenship Ceremony in the Convention Centre where he received his Irish citizenship are Timi Ogunyemi from Nigeria with his sister Kemi Ogunyemi and partner Karli Mulvaney. The Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter (FG), welcomed over 1,000 new Irish citizens 140 of them former

Vivian Elile Etseyatse from Nigeria with

Kazhal and Zoya Mohamazaden

asylum seekers – from 120 nations. Pictures: Mark Stedman

her son Ovie and his partner Tara Banks

from Turkestan

Faye, Raymar and Yanni Abando from the Philippines

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what’son farmleigh event to mark the 1913 lockout:

Jude Miley with his parents, Greville and Ann-Louise, who hope to raise €50,000 with a fun run to continue Jude’s rehabilitation at a specialist Chicago hospital

fundraiser: call for runners to help brain-damaged toddler’s cause

Hey, Jude – hopes lots of people will join your run  Bairbre Ni Bhraonain

THE launch of a fun run in aid of The Jude Miley Trust took place last week and TV presenter Kathryn Thomas was at hand to offer her support.

Jude Miley was an ordinary, healthy baby until he reached six months old when he suffered a cardiac arrest while in Crumlin Children’s Hospital. It took doctors more than 50 minutes to resuscitate him, which damaged his brain.

To the amazement of the medical team, he came off his respirator and began to breathe on his own. However,

the prognosis was not good, and doctors believed Jude might never walk again.

Jude’s parents, Ann-Louise and Greville Miley, were determined to get Jude all the help he needed to get well.

Because Ireland does not offer any brain rehabilitation treatment for children less than two years old, Jude has had to go abroad.

For the past year, he has attended The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, which is the leading brain injury rehabilitation hospital in the world, thanks to mammoth fundraising efforts. To the delight of his parents, Jude took his first

few steps there.

Jude’s mother, Ann-Louise, told The Gazette: “The problem is that it happened to him when he was so young, so we don’t know what the damage may be later. At the moment, he is saying ‘mama’ and ‘dada’, but he’s two, so he should be saying a lot more. However, we’re thrilled with the progress he’s made.

“We hope he’ll go to normal school one day; we’re hoping against hope, as his whole brain was damaged, apart from his brain stem. He’s a little miracle, really.

“We’d love to rehabilitate him back to

normality, or even for him to have some form of independence. Nobody knows what could happen; we were given doom and gloom news about him not walking, and maybe only being able to breathe, and now he’s nearly running and talking a bit.

“For his treatment to continue, we need money, unfortunately.”

Run4Jude hopes to raise €50,000 in Marlay Park on September 15. Those interested in participating can register at www.run4jude.org. There is a helicopter and hotel weekend prize for whoever raises the most money.

DUBLIN residents have a unique opportunity to mark the centenary celebrations of the 1913 Lockout in Farmleigh Estate.

This is the first event organised by theatre director and playwright Peter Sheridan – Farmleigh’s latest writer-in-residence at the Phoenix Park estate.

The event celebrates the anniversary of the 1913 Lockout and takes place on September 18. Tickets are available through a random lottery.

The evening comprises poetry, drama and songs, and you can apply for a ticket before September 9 through the website at www.farmleigh.ie.

Another event being organised by Peter is New Voices, which takes place on October 25. Details of this event are still being finalised, but it’s set to include poet and YouTube sensations Hollie McNish and Erin Fornoff .

For further information about writerin-residence events, see www.farmleigh. ie. You can read a full interview with Peter Sheridan in next week’s Gazette.

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Making the right food for your baby Celebrity chef, Neven Maguire, has joined forces with Danone Baby Nutrition to host a free cookery demonstration focusing on recipes to help parents during the first 1,000 days of their child’s life.

The demonstrations are free of charge and are set to take place at the Marker Hotel, Dublin 2 on September 18 at 11am and November 11 at 7.30pm.

Neven will demonstrate how to cook a diverse range of dishes

appropriate to the four key stages which make up the First 1,000 Days of life; pregnancy, breastfeeding, weaning and toddler.

“As a father with a young family, I’m very much aware of the importance of nutrition during the first 1,000 days. From pregnancy right through to the toddler stage, it’s important that children are exposed to a wide range of foods so that their taste buds develop in a healthy way.”

See www.first1000-

days.ie for details.

celebrating best of Twitter Twitter users across the country are being invited to nominate the very best of Twitter in Ireland over the coming weeks, after Ireland’s first Twitter awards show was launched recently.

The RaboDirect Tweeties 2013 is the first of its kind in Ireland, celebrating the best of Twitter including the people, celebrities, businesses and organisations who

use the social networking site in meaningful, creative and inspirational ways.

The RaboDirect Tweeties will give Ireland’s Twitter users the chance to have their say on who and what m a ke s t h e m Twe e t .

Tweeters can nominate a person or organisation they follow for an award by using a special hashtag designated for each category. People can vote in 13 categories including: Best Celebrity (vote using

# Twe e t i e C e l e b r i t y ) , Sport (#TweetieSport), Business (#TweetieBusiness), News and media (#TweetieNews), Best Charity (#TweetieCharity) and Television (#TweetieTV) to name but a few.

For a full list of categories and more information, follow @TheTweeties2013.

fundraising challenge The LauraLynn Children’s Hospice is setting the country a mas-

sive challenge over the next month in a bid that invites each province to raise €10,000 during September.

The challenge comes in advance of the national charity’s LauraLynn Black and White Ball, which takes place at the Hilton Dublin in October.

LauraLynn is hoping the whole country can raise €40,000 in eight weeks, which will greatly assist in supporting children with life limiting conditions.

As an added incentive, one fundraiser from each province will be then chosen at random to win a weekend break at Hilton Dublin and tickets to the charity ball.

Those interested in fundraising are encouraged to use their imagination when coming up with events which can take any form, from sponsored cycles to coffee mornings.

To register your event, simply email michelle@ lauralynn.ie by Septem ber 20. For more information on tickets for the Black and White ball, contact events.dublin@ hilton.com.

search is on for super mum The search is on for this year’s Super Mum af ter Super valu and P&G teamed up with Ireland AM on TV3 in an effort to look for the Supervalu Super Mum 2013.

Now in its fifth year, the campaign is a nationwide search for that special friend or family member who has gone that extra mile to do something outstanding for their family or community.

Three finalists will each receive a pampering makeover including wardrobe, hair, nails and makeup before an exciting live reveal on Ireland AM. Each finalist will also receive €500 SuperValu vouchers and a hamper full of P&G products including Pampers and Daz, with the overall winner receiving €2,000 worth of Supervalu vouchers to spend throughout the year.

To nominate someone for the Super Mum search, pick up an entry form at your local SuperValu or enter on Facebook. The closing date for nominations is September 29.

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diary Aoibhinn is on hand to launch charity fun run

Celebrity chef Neven Maguire is to host a free cookery demonstration to help parents during the first 1,000 days of their child’s life

A charit y fun run in aid of homeless support group Simon was launched last week by TV and radio presenter Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain.

This will be Dublin Simon Community’s 30th annual fun run, making it the longest charity event to be held in the Phoenix Park.

T he five-mile r un will kick off on Saturday, October 12, and organisers are planning an eighties theme to brighten things up on the day.

There will be a host of colourful eighties fashion and music and all participants are invited to dress up on the day.

All levels of participants are encouraged

to sign up for the event, from elite runners to joggers and school groups.

Aoibhinn said at the launch: “I’m delighted to help Simon celebrate 30 years of a “Silly Run for a Serious Cause”.

“The Simon Fun Run is a critical fundraising event and a fantastic opportunity to bring people together to suppor t those who are homeless or at risk.”

Family fun activities will be ongoing throughout the morning of the run and there will be a Kids’ Zone at the finish line.

If you would like to learn more about the run or wish to register you can log onto www. funrun.ie.

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Howth brothers get set for headline tour of Ireland Two Dublin brothers Richie and Jamie Martin – better known as Cry Monster Cry - are set to perform live on stage at Whelan’s, Dublin, on Saturday, September 7.

The band, who hail from Howth, will be teaming up with Donegal Natives, In Their Thousands, for a joint headline tour of Ireland starting this month.

Having already enjoyed international success with their debut EP, The Fallen,

which went to the top of the iTunes charts, Cry Monster Cry have spent the last few months writing and recording their debut album. Paying special attention to the art of crafting songs and expanding their sound, they are about to unveil a new chapter of their life that they say was “painstaking and exciting to write”.

Cry Monster Cry will play with In Their Thousands at four venues on their September tour,

which will see them perform in Belfast on September 5, Letterkenny on September 6, Whelan’s in Dublin on September 7 and Derry on September 8. Tickets for the Whelan’s show are priced at €13 each including booking fee and are currently available at www.ticketmaster. ie.

For more information on the band and how to download their latest music, visit www.crymonstercry.com.

First-year students from St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush testing their iPads

St Joseph’s: students will use ipads in class

School is set to roll out digital textbooks  Ian Begley

Incoming first year students at St Joseph’s Secondary School in Rush will be using iPads in a new curriculum that is technologically based.

St Joseph’s Secondary School is one of 50 schools throughout the country that will use digital textbooks in place of traditional textbooks this coming academic year.

Patricia Hayden, principal of St Joseph’s, is very enthusiastic about this new prospect and is confident that these devices will create a wide range of benefits for both students and teachers.

“The main reason why we chose to incorporate these electronic tablets into our curriculum is because they engage the children in the use

of technology, which they’re already using in their everyday lives,” said principal Hayden.

“We want to prepare our students for new ways of learning as we look towards the new Junior Cert curriculum, which is very much digital media orientated.

“These devices will present the work material in a more interesting way and our students will also familiarise themselves with the technology as part of the work.”

The incoming first year students of St Joseph’s are said to be very enthusiastic about this new venture and will certainly appreciate the massive decline of schoolbooks that they traditionally would have to carry around.

“The iPads are brilliant in the sense that our stu-

dents won’t have to carry a huge schoolbag on their back,” said Hayden “The tablets will more or less replace all schoolbooks, but our students will still need some textbooks so that they’ll be able to maintain and develop their writing skills.”

The iPads will also ensure that every child will automatically be a registered member of Dublin libraries, where they can download up to 10 books free of charge.

A fter the success that Malahide Community School had with i n c o r p o r a t i n g e l e ctronic tablets into their classrooms, St Joseph’s bought a set of 30 iPads and trialled them with some students last year.

“When we first tried them out, the children immediately engaged with them. The atten-

tion and awareness of the students in the classroom was phenomenal,” said Hayden.

“We are also able to manage the devices through our school’s wifi system so that the children cannot access things such as Facebook when in the classroom.

“One of the rules that we have is that all tablets must be flat on the desk at all times so that our teachers can easily monitor their students’ activities.”

Compared with traditional textbooks, the digital ebooks that the students will work from are cheaper to purchase and easier to store notes.

“I felt that devices like these had to become part of the workspace, and I think as schools we have to be on top of the game with the latest technology.”

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features Renovations: maximize your return on investment and reduce your energy bills

Make sure your retrofit project is a deep one

 James Walsh

Many are purchasing their dream home in a key location but in need of tender loving care.

Renovations are taking place from attic insulation, wall insulation to replacement windows.

What should you look out for and how do you prioritise it?

It is becoming more apparent in the building industry that for successful refurbishment we need to consider the dwelling holistically.

What condition are the floors, walls, windows and roof? i.e. the fabric of the house. Is there adequate ventilation to the habit-

able rooms and wet areas such as kitchens and bathrooms?

This affects the air quality of the dwelling and can cause mould growth if not treated correctly. Is the dwelling draughty? ..at floors, around windows, sockets, lights? If so, this unwanted air infiltration should be sealed to prevent heat loss and manage ventilation.

Is it possible to have your living spaces face south, where solar gain can save energy?

A Fabric First approach has shown considerable success in reducing energy demand. This means insulating your floors, walls and roof to an opti-

mal level and doing so in an airtight fashion.

Windows should be high performance and in the case of triple glazing can act as “radiators” trapping solar gain saving the need to generate heat using fossil fuels as is the case for most households.

Ventilation is key to indoor air quality, health and comfort. Various options are available from natural, passive, demand controlled to mechanical ventilation with heat recovery where you have the most control and recirculate heat within the dwelling thereby reducing energy demand.

Insulating walls and making your home airtight will considerably reduce your energy demands

Modern refurbishments should have an airtightness strategy to minimise heat loss and discomfort through unwanted draughts in the fabric.

This means that the maximum heated air is retained and uncontrolled

cold air has no route into the dwelling.

A deep retrofit deals with the dwelling in a holistic fashion addressing fabric, ventilation and airtightness.

Plan your project in phases when budget

is tight so initial work doesn’t compromise future improvements.

Make sure your architect and builder address these key issues in your project to maximize your return on investment and reduce your

energy bills into the future.  James is a registered

architect with over 22 years experience who has undertaken extensive upskilling in the past number of years in the area of low energy buildings and renovations.

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Moira Gray – Owner and Manager, Soulful Bistro

At the heart and soul of the local community Moira Gray is the owner and manager of Soulful Bistro, located in the heart of Stoneybatter. After opening six successful restaurants in the city as well as three outside of Ireland, she has gathered extensive knowledge and skills in the industry working as a consultant over the last four years.

Beginning at the age of 13 working

in the Isle of Man on summer holidays, Moira has gained 20 years experience in the industry both here and abroad and has a very obvious passion for it. Another passion of Moira’s is nutrition and healthy eating. Soulful Bistro’s menu is built around doing everything it can to support Irish producers and suppliers.

How long have you been in business?

What law or regulation would you change overnight to help your business?

Just over six months, but in the industry 20 years.

What makes your business successful?

My wonderful team of chefs, kitchen porters and front of house staff, the food and of course the customers. We have a lot of very regular and new customers since we opened the doors in February.

What do you offer your clients that differs from your competitors?

My aim is to not serve any junk food, white bread, aspartame filled drinks. Instead we are offing healthy home-cooked Irish food, supporting as much local and Irish businesses as we can, trying to encourage people to do the same. The Bistro is designed to be somewhere comfortable to sit and enjoy time with your friends, family or on your own.

How has the recession impacted your business?

Having opened seven restaurants here in the city as a consultant since the recession started, I have worked hard with each of them to get them off the ground.

Thankfully, each of them is still thriving and they provided me with enough confidence and knowledge to know that this is the right time and place for me to open Soulful Bistro.

business

Keep Vat at 9%! Either that or completely cut the unemployment benefit and rent allowance and work on getting people off the dole queue.

We used to be a nation of workers but why on earth would someone give up €188 + rent allowance + free medical etc etc to come out with way less than that after tax and paying rent (not to mention travel, medical, lunches?

What is your ambition for the business?

I want to build this into a great local restaurant that will be still the place to go in 20 years time.

What is your favorite thing about doing business in your local area?

As I serve almost all of my guests myself, I know each and every one of them. Most of them by name but admittedly am rubbish at retaining names but have a habit of directing them towards new things that they have not tried off the menu which they love.

What is the best piece of business advice you ever received?

Always hire people who you think are better than yourself! I was given this advice by Brody Sweeney when I worked on opening the Camile Thai restaurants with him and it has always stuck in my head.

When sisters Therese and Carol McNally set about starting a new business in 2008 , they had no idea they were about to face the affects of a country nose-diving into recession. But four and a half years later, both women are still reeling from the success their business has achieved.

Water Babies is now Ireland’s leading baby swim school and has just started a brand new term, after seeing their young students graduate for the first time in April.

The school offers fun and innovative baby swimming classes which are taught by world-class instructors. The awardwinning classes teach vital water confidence and safety skills from birth with the overall aim to teach parents to teach their baby how to swim.

“When the business idea came to us, there was no talk of recession,” Therese told the Gazette.

“In a way, we were very lucky. I think we got the last bank loan in Ireland!

It was December 2008 so we got our finance just before the bubble really burst. But thankfully, there was a baby boom over the last four years and people thankfully want to spend on their babies, and maybe cutting back on themselves.

In that sense we haven’t been too badly affected.”

When it comes to the future of their business, Therese says she hopes to see Water Babies expand.

“We want to continue with our service and extend into new areas so everyone can avail of it.” www.waterbabies.ie.

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Author Oisin McKenna, from Dundrum, whose play – GRINDR/A love story – will feature in this year’s Dublin Fringe Festival

fringe festival: play follows a gay character’s link to social media

A study of modern loving  ian begley

THE Dublin Fringe Festival is set to begin its 19th year and will see a great line-up of some of the best and latest performances of art, music, circus and opera.

Set to run from September 7 to 23, Dublin Fringe transforms Dublin into an expose of creative talent from across the globe. The festival acts as a platform for the best and new emerging Irish arts companies, and showcases contemporary theatre and dance shows that are internationally celebrated.

It allows artists to develop and present their work by submitting an application for their production, and, if selected, they will get the opportunity to showcase their act to hundreds of people from Ire-

land and abroad.

Oisin McKenna, a recent English graduate from Dundrum, has written and produced a play that has been selected to perform for four days in Players Theatre in Trinity College for the festival.

McKenna’s play – GRINDR/A love story – is about a young gay man from Dublin who can only develop meaningful relationships through social media.

He said: “It’s basically about the ways in which social media and the internet influence experiences of intimacy, particularly amongst young gay men in Dublin.

“The protagonist, Johnny, struggles to maintain meaningful relationships with people he knows in his actual life, but finds himself forming really intense con-

nections with strangers on the internet.

“I think the way social media affects human interaction is a really major thing in people’s lives today. I think it’s an increasing topic that people are thinking about because we do not really realise the full effects of it,” he said.

McKenna said that “Johnny” is loosely based on a caricature of himself, and admits to also having developed relationships through social media.

“From early adolescence, I’ve been on social media sites such as Bebo and MySpace, so I never really had any real human relationships without simultaneous connections with social media.

“In some ways. Johnny is quite a shy, reserved type of character, but finds himself becoming very attached to people over the internet.

“He believes he is incapable of developing relationships through traditional methods, and has to look online in order to find someone.”

McKenny first got involved in Fringe last year when he played a minor role, and had already been working on GRINDR/A love story when he signed up for this year’s Fringe Festival.

He said: “For many people, including myself, Fringe has provided artists with a platform that will ultimately be the launching pad for their careers in the arts.”

GRINDR/A love story will take place at 6.30pm in the Players Theatre, from September 10 to 14.

For further information on Dublin Fringe Festival, see www.fringefest. com.

The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is FiFi and she is a twoyear- old female Lurcher cross.

FiFi just recently joined us at Dogs Trust and is very nervous and overwhelmed with her new surroundings.

She dreams of finding her loving and caring forever home where her she can really be herself. FiFi has so much love to give and is a beautiful girl with a personality just waiting to blossom in the right surroundings. We are looking for someone who is totally committed to helping FiFi overcome her nerves with a calm hands-off approach. She loves other dogs and the company of children aged 14+.

If you think you could give this fabulous lady lurcher her perfect forever home, please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000. They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50 and directions can be found on www.dogstrust.ie. You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/ dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_IE.

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Lie back and relax with a Lisbon break  NATALIE BURKE

THE Lisbon coast offers a great combination of beach and cultural holidays. So, if you’re planning a late holiday this year, Concorde Travel has some great offers to choose from.

Depart Dublin on September 25 and 26 and spend seven nights at the three-star Hotel Sana in Estoril, from €449pp, or the four-star Hotel Tivoli in Sintra, from €599pp.

Alternatively, you could stay at the five-star Hotel Quinta da Marinha in Cascais from €599, or the four-star Hotel Pestana, Cascais, from €649.

Prices include return flights and transfers. For further information and other offers, see www. concordetravel.ie, or phone 01 775 9300.

Game of Thrones fans can easily visit a number of key Westeros locations – just by nipping up to where they were filmed in Northern Ireland. For example, the no-frills working harbour of the coldhearted Iron Islanders’ scenes is actually picturesque little Ballintoy Harbour, near Ballycastle, while the brooding road near King’s Landing is actually the Dark Hedges – a road lined with old beech trees.

NORTHERN IRELAND: GAME OF THRONES FANS INVITED TO VISIT

Westeros is waiting ...  DAVE PHILLIPS

Scandinavian deals for October travel  NATALIE BURKE

IF JETTING off on a Scandinavian city break this autumn is on your to-do list, Direct Holidays has a number of hotel and flight packages.

Take in a cultural weekend in Copenhagen. Stay at the three-star Richmond Hotel (€225pp), and visit the 100-year-old amusement park at the Tivoli Gardens, take a picture with The Little Mermaid on Langelinie promenade, and book a seat at Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale show, in an offer running until October 27.

Alternatively, visit the Swedish capital, Stockholm, and take in the medieval city centre visiting Stockholm Cathedral, the Nobel Museum and the King of Sweden’s official residence, staying at the Best Western Capital (€195pp).

Prices include flights and two-night accommodation on selected dates in October. Call Direct Holidays at 01 5140430, or see www.directholidays.ie.

WITH the fourth season almost a year away, across the globe fans of HBO’s massively successful series Game of Thrones are suffering serious withdrawal symptoms – but for fans in Dublin, a trip to the world of Westeros is just a short drive north.

Northern Ireland has become an epicentre for film and television productions, many of which are attracted by the range of unparalleled locations that are all easily accessed from Belfast.

Following the success of the show, it was inevitable that a tourism industry based around Game of Thrones would develop.

At present, you can visit some of the stunning locations used for filming either as part of a coach tour, or on a self-drive trip that easily fits into a weekend.

Both options start out from Belfast, and there are dozens of locations from the show used, so it’s easy to choose a route to suit you.

Heading north from Belfast, one of the most unique locations is a road known locally as the Dark Hedges. Midway between the towns of Bushmills and Ballycastle, this one is definitely worth marking on the GPS beforehand if you’re not with a guide, as it can be tough to find.

Originally the entrance way to a local estate house, the Dark Hedges is now a public road that enjoyed relative anonymity until it was used as a Game of Thrones location (fans will recognise it from season two). The beech trees that intersect across the road perfectly capture some of the magic and mystery of the show.

Ballintoy Harbour, just a couple of miles north,

Continuing the Westeros vibe, dare you brave Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge?

is a picturesque working harbour and many of the Iron Island scenes were filmed here.

It’s a perfect spot to leave the chainmail aside and go for a wander on the beach, and if you need some scones to accompany the thrones, a little cafe on the pier serves great coffee and desserts.

From Ballintoy, it’s a short trip to some of Northern Ireland’s most famous attractions, and while they didn’t feature in the series, the Giant’s

Causeway and the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge are both certainly worth visiting.

The town of Bushmills can be a good spot to stop over for lunch and a tour of the old distillery is an added bonus.

A second day can be spent following the Causeway coastal drive back towards Belfast, where you pass the Glenarm Forest Park and onto the ruined Shane’s Castle.

The 2,600-acre grounds were used to film the

tourney scene from the first series, as well as key scenes from series two.

After a weekend in Westeros, any Game of Thrones fan’s hunger will be sated, and with filming for season four currently under way, you never know who you might bump into!

For details of a selfdrive trip, see http:// www.causewaycoastandglens.com. For details of a bus tour, see http://www. minicoachni.co.uk/gameof-thrones-tour.cfm.

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Oh, London fields a city of endless interests ...  THERESE CAHERTY

WITH just a few days left of the holidays, a getaway was urgent. Not for peace and quiet, but for pavements and people.

I set out for London – a hop away, they say, but more like half a day when you take a taxi, bus, train and plane into account.

Well worth it, though!

As soon as I landed in Gatwick, I knew I was somewhere faster, hotter and vaster. Even a Ryanair glitch was manageable.

The airline had forgotten to mail me confirmation of the bus to Victoria.

Despite assurances from Ryanair staff at Dublin Airport, on the flight and from staff at Gatwick that I could sort it at the Ryanair desk once I landed, it wasn’t so.

For starters, Gatwick has no Ryanair desk. The bus company did – but they couldn’t help without a voucher.

I was told this had happened to other Ryanair passengers, and I wondered if they, like me, had finished up having to forgive, forget and shell out

for another bus fare.

Anyway, thanks to an Oyster card for bus and Tube (an absolute must), I arrived in the city in one piece with an open mind and just three overall aims for my stay: drink at least one pint of real ale; eat English fish and chips; and use the bus, whenever possible.

Shepherds Bush, my weekend base, is serviced by the Number 94, which got me direct to Piccadilly Circus – an ideal starting point for sightseeing.

Bizarre The place was heaving; the air brimming with snatches of bizarre conversation – just what I was looking for.

At Trafalgar Square, I stood before the fourth plinth and took stock of Katharina Fritsch’s startlingly blue Hahn/Cock, recently unveiled by City Mayor Boris Johnson.

“Of course it’s blue,” said a fellow tourist.

“He’s a Tory!”

On the other side of Millennium Bridge, I began a happy stroll through South Bank,

nipping into the British Film Institute, browsing through more books piled high on old-fashioned trestle tables, and listening to a Pythonesque guitarist on a lounger far below on the Thames’ muddy banks, serenading us manfully; and then on to the Tate Modern at Bankside, which was bursting with exhibitions, visitors and shops.

I had to drag myself past Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, because it wasn’t on the itinerary – but next time, next time ...

Next day, at the Riverside Studios, I sipped a pint of real ale looking out over Hammersmith Bridge.

And it was a novelty, being invited to bring the remainder into the cinema (£12) for the film, Wadjda.

Shot entirely in Saudi Arabia, it’s the first feature-length film written and directed by a female Saudi director, Haifaa alMansour. Was I glad I’d missed it in Dublin!

What London visit is complete without getting to an open air market? I

boarded the Number 31 from Shepherds Bush, and went on an odyssey through Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Kilburn, Chalk Farm and on into Camden – the low point of the trip.

Camden was nothing more than a horrible frenzy of buying and selling, mostly of junk. I was glad to head home, and grateful that I never had to wait longer than five minutes for any Tube, train or bus. London, transport wise, is a welloiled machine!

A first visit to the Natural History Museum remedied the Camden vibe.

Outside the remarkable building (which took about an hour’s queuing to enter), I passed the remains of a two-thousand-year-old tree – older than the Pyramids, so the sign said – and heard someone remark on how minute and insignificant we humans are.

From the top: Stroll across the Millennium Bridge from St Paul’s to Bankside’s Tate Modern and a riverside walk; Katharina Fritsch’s blue Hahn/Cock sculpture commands views on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square; run-down Camden is more grot than hot, and busy buses pass along bustling Oxford Street

Inside, that idea was reinforced a hundredfold

by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Selgado’s Genesis exhibition (£12) – the purpose of my visit.

Selgado describes the show, which is sponsored

by Brazilian mining multinational Vale, as “a call to arms. We cannot con-

tinue polluting our soil, water and air”.

Entirely stripped of the cityscape, these blackand-white images are breathtaking and many; a prolonged reminder of the planet’s beauty and our dependence on it.

Selgado urges us to consider how our actions affect the earth – and

at a time when the Balcombe fracking protests were taking place, it was a timely urging.

And – suddenly – the weekend was over, without a chip in sight!

I hopped back to Dublin with a promise to myself that it wouldn’t be another 25 years before the next visit ...

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theatre THE PAVILION THEATRE 01 231 2929

Soldier for a Summer AUTHOR Housam “Sam” Najir will discuss his new book, which draws on his remarkable experiences in leaving his native Dublin behind and finding himself fighting as a revolutionary soldier advancing on Tripoli, in 2011 in a bid to depose the Libyan dictator, Colonel Gaddafi. Sam speaks at 8.30pm on Thursday, September 5, at the Maritime Museum, with tickets priced at €10/8.

MILL THEATRE 01 296 9340 Philip Ardagh

THE giggle-tastic Grunts will be discussed by their author, Philip Ardagh, who is sure to delight his fans as he delves into his latest work, The Grunts: All at Sea. His eccentric, hilarious characters come to life in inimitable style, courtesy of Philip’s storytelling and Axel Scheffler’s illustrations.

Philip speaks on Friday, September 6 at 10.30am, with admission priced €3.

CIVIC THEATRE 01 462 7477

The Wheelchair on my Face SONYA Kelly is ready to help you see clearly how traumatic her glasses were as a child, in a lively and likeable performance that’s part memoir and comedy alike. A specs-tacular evening awaits at 8.15pm this Thursday, September 5, with tickets priced €14/€12 conc.

DRAIOCHT 01 885 2622

Battle of the local bands THREE local bands are set to do musical battle in the second annual clash of talents at Draiocht. Hosted again by Miniature Jack, who will also perform, bands will be competing for a place in a grand final in December. To support your favourite band, or just to hear some great local talents, head over for 7pm on Saturday, September 7, with admission priced €6.

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BOOKS: 1970S MORES DON’T EXCUSE LEAD

CHARACTER’S DEPRESSING CALAMITIES

Annoying heroine is too hard to root for

 BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN

THE heroine in Alison Jameson’s new novel, Little Beauty, is something of a strange fish.

Laura Quinn lives on a fictional island off the west coast of Ireland in 1975, where she is generally viewed with suspicion and ridicule by the other natives.

T he plot tells the tale of a fiercely lonely woman who goes about at night in her nightdress to visit her lover – the lighthouse keeper – who refuses to acknowledge her publicly, and in the light of day.

After several years of this most unromantic of romances, she has had enough, and offers him a taciturn ultimatum by way of a job offer on the mainland that, if she took it, would mean the end of their relationship.

All Laura wants is to get married and to have a family, and a feeling of belonging. Her own family history is rife with tragedy and she is now alone in the world.

When her lover, Mar-

tin, does not offer her marriage, she resolves to make a break for it and take up a housekeeping job for a rich couple on the mainland.

Jameson is very adept at painting the unspoken impotence of a certain kind of Irish man, who pathetically goes a few steps towards making a commitment before scuttling back.

and sense of worthlessness.

Laura scandalises life on the island when she returns there to have a baby, but she never rises to the challenge of living independently.

H e r e ve r- s h i f t i n g mood leads her back to the mainland to try to make a family with the rich husband and wife, too. It’s a very odd situa-

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‘At one stage, because she has a baby and no pram, as yet, she wheels the infant around in a wheelbarrow! It is that kind of idiocy that can really lose a reader.’

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Although Jameson is a very capable writer, Little Beauty’s problem, for me, is that the whole book is so very depressing.

Just when you think Laura may make a beneficial difference in her own life and actively challenge the status quo in some meaningful way, she caves in under her own emotional baggage

tion, and proves to be her undoing.

Jameson describes Laura’s sense of loss wonderfully as the character unravels in a very visceral and physical way, and in league with the scenery, which becomes another character in Laura’s story, so strong is her relationship with it.

Laura is an anti-hero-

An unrealistic portrayal of a character’s endless victimhood ... The cover of Little Beauty, by Alison Jameson, right

ine who seems to come from an older world than the 1970s setting of the book – some very remote pockets of Ireland.

However, the setting and even her family history is not enough to account for Laura’s mental disturbance.

She seems never to take charge of her life, and is deeply unrealistic.

She’s a victim who is very annoying and, therefore, it is nigh-on impossible for the reader to get behind her in her struggle.

At one stage, because she has a baby and no pram, as yet, she wheels the infant around in a wheelbarrow! It is that kind of idiocy that can

really lose a reader.

I also struggled with the way the reader is violently catapulted into the future by 30 years or more.

It lends an even greater sense of uncertainty to the story, which may be a

device by the author but, by the time it happens, I had little sympathy left for Laura’s character.

Little Beauty, published by Doubleday, is available in all good bookstores, priced €14.99.

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Lancome draws inspiration from iconic Parisian chic LANCOME is a makeup favourite here in The Gazette HQ so when we hear there is a limited edition make-up collection coming out this AW13 we’re only too happy to check it out.

Taking inspiration from Parisian elegance, the L’absolu Desir collection is not only packaged good, the tones of the blush and lipstick bring French movie glamour to the streets of Dublin.

“This season, Lancome draws inspiration from iconic Parisian chic. A unique sense of elegance and luxury teamed with creativity and bold twists on classics rewrite conventional codes with a touch of wit. Following in the footsteps of Parisians, take an inspiring walk with Lancome from the roses in Parc Monceau to the lights of the Eiffel Tower. The essence of their inimitable style is captured in a sumptuous collection with a fresh take on Paris’s best-known beauty symbol – red lips, skilfully sculpted in vibrant colour, accompanied by the perfect manicure. “Effortless,” said Youcef S Nabi, Lancome president.

The face of this collection is actress Kate Winslet who represents timeless chic with her natural feminine beauty.

The collection is made of symbolic red lips with L’absolu Rouge available in a number of shades, including a new shade 386 Prune Desir and their best selling shade 132 Caprice, the RRP price is €26.

The collection enhances radiance with its Rose Desir Blush. This powder has an all-new design reminiscent of a postcard from Paris complete with the Eiffel Tower, roses and lipstick kisses.

The two light-infused orange and pink-toned shades is a blusher for all complexions has been specially crafted to enhance the lipstick and bring out its radiance. Rose Desir Blush costs €45.

The nail varnish that completes this Parisian look is 485 Grey Lumiere from Vernis In Love. This faux-black colour completes the look contrasting with the intensity of the red lips. RRP for Vernis In Love is €18.

This limited collection is available from selected Lancome counters from September.

Lancome’s new lipstick shade 386 Prune Desir (left) and Rose Desir Blush (top)

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Dublin Fashion Festival to take over high street  LAURA WEBB style@gazettegroup.com

DUBLIN’S fashion is being put under the spotlight to see just how fashion forward it can be with this year’s Dublin Fashion Festival taking over the high streets.

Running from September 5-8, the festival has a glam-packed schedule of events happening in all the hotspots around this fair city.

Earlier this summer, TV presenter and trendsetter Laura Whitmore was unveiled as the face of this year’s festival during the official launch.

Commenting on her involvement in the festival, Laura Whitmore said: “I always love coming home to Ireland but coming back to celebrate Dublin city and fashion, two things close to my heart, make this trip extra special.

“Dublin town is one of my favourite shopping destinations - it has such a great mix of shops, from independent boutiques to designer options, and great restaurants and

Fashion forward: TV presenter Laura Whitmore has been unveiled as the face of this years Dublin Fashion Festival. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

buzzing bars to round off a perfect day of retail therapy.”

Events

In association with Samsung, festival organisers say their aim is to put the fun and theatre back into shopping and socialising in the city centre by offering day time catwalk shows, fashion parades and tailored events in

bars, restaurants and special venues – bringing together over 100 r e t a i l e r s , i n cl u d i n g nine f lagship retail stores – Brown Thomas, Stephen’s Green SC, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, Arnotts, Clery’s, Ilac SC including Debenhams, Jervis SC, Marks & Spencer, and Penneys.

One of the festival highlights last year, the

Creative Quarter Fashion Show, will return again this year and feature the very best of Irish designers, vintage and one-off fashion pieces sourced from the Creative Quarter area (Clarendon Street to South Great Georges Street).

New this year is the Young Designer Fashion Event – a convention and competition which

will celebrate the best in young Irish design.

Fashion eyes should also be on the lookout for show-stopping moments from spontaneous Fashmobs to a full-sized Samsung “selfie”photobooth and roving festival style teams making Dublin even more beautiful.

All this and much more – so check out the full programme list online at www.dff.ie

Well-groomed nails as important as perfect pins NAILS are back with a bang and according to new research Irish women are not looking after their nails, but also their hands on a daily basis.

While nails are being filed and filled, our hands are now also feeling the benefits of well groomed nails and they are now becoming just as important as having the perfect pins.

Figures from Vaseline show that 53% of Irish women now moisturise their hands on a daily basis.

Getting ready for a night out is not just a matter of a quick five minute brush of a nail varnish brush, as 88% of Vaseline respondents admitting they now go to a good manicurist for those big nights out.

Forty percent of those women surveyed believed that having flawless nails for a night out is just as important of having your hair styled.

Although it’s not for us all, it is an nice treat to have now and again,

for an occasion like a wedding or special birthday.

In line with this new nail trend, Vaseline has introduced its new Healthy Hands and Stronger Nails Hand Cream. This not only moisturises hard working hands but also nourishes nails to make sure they are ready for whatever our manicures throw at us.

The Vaseline Healthy Hands and Stronger Nails Hand Cream is available in supermarkets nation- Vaseline Healthy Hands and Stronger Nails Hand Cream wide.

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Ford S-Max Concept revealed

The Sandero starts at just €9,990 – a price that is very hard to ignore in tough economic times

dacia: an impressive combination of value, space and equipment

Ultra-affordable price with solid reliability n Cormac Curtis

Even though the whole idea behind Dacia is centred on simplicity and eliminating the unnecessary, giving customers the ability to buy exactly what they need and nothing more – the features available really do give a driver exactly what they need, and even a few bits and pieces that could be considered ‘luxuries’.

From entry level, the Sandero features Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Emergency Brake Assist (EBA),

four airbags, Daytime Running Lights, height adjustable headrests, 60/40 split folding rear seat, electric front windows and radio with CD, MP3, USB and Bluetooth as standard – yes, standard!

There are some luxurious German brands that charge over €1,000 just for the split rear seat, and Dacia give it to you for nothing.

Moving up to the Signature trim level, additional standard equipment includes 15” alloy wheels, leather steering wheel, 7-funtion trip computer, cruise control, front

fog lights, manual air conditioning and rear electric windows, all for a seriously affordable price.

The Sandero starts at just €9,990 – a price that is very hard to ignore when money is like hen’s teeth.

How does it perform in the real world? The answer is – very well actually!

In the city (which, in reality, is the natural home for the Sandero), there is more than enough power in the 90hp, three-cylinder, petrol engine, enough cool fair from the air-con to keep you

comfortable during our long, hot summers (!), and enough connectivity to keep you hands-free on the phone or listening to tunes.

I had a trip to west Cork while I was road testing the Sandero, and it performed admirably both on the motorway and the twisty backroads around Skibbereen – although I wouldn’t be making a habit of driving that many miles in any supermini – not just the Sandero.

The Sandero offers impressive cabin space for up to five adults and a boot capacity of

320 litres.

Dacia allows countless motorists who previously had to settle for a used vehicle to own a new vehicle with a uniquely extensive specification. Dacia vehicles are known to be simple, generous, robust and 100 % functional.

They also deliver exceptional cabin space for the sort of price tag that was normally only associated with used vehicles, and their outstanding reliability provides real peace of mind, with low servicing costs.

Opel introduces class-leading 1.6 turbos Opel is continuing the renewal of its powertrain portfolio, with the introduction of the all-new 1.6-litre four-cylinder, turbo-diesel engine in Ireland later this year.

The Opel Zafira is the first model that will benefit from the major powertrain development programme which will see 80 per cent of Opel’s

engine portfolio renewed by the end of 2016.

As part of this powertrain offensive, three new engine families, extending to 13 different engine derivatives with a host of new transmissions, will bring cutting-edge technologies and classleading performance to a wide range of Opel’s models.

The programme begins with the arrival of the 1.6-litre CDTi diesel and 1.6 SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) Turbo petrol engines, the first offspring in a new generation of midsize petrol and diesel engine families.

These engines and transmissions are focused on meeting a growing

customer demand for ‘downsized’ power plants; offering strong power and torque with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Class-leading NVH (Noise, Vibration and Harshness), high power/ torque density and low fuel consumption were the main development targets.

Ford have revealed the new Ford S‑MAX Concept, a new sport activity vehicle that takes the style-without-compromise ethos of the popular current S-MAX to new levels with a sharper design, advanced technology, and premium craftsmanship.

The Concept employs the latest Ford global design language with a high mounted grille, swept-back headlamps and a unique treatment of the vehicle’s lower fascia that includes design elements that appear to float within the lower front aperture and above the spoiler.

The characteristic S-MAX profile has been honed with the front bonnet sweeping seamlessly into the sharply raked front screen, which in turn flows into the dynamic arc of the roof to create a unique glass roof graphic.

This sleek silhouette surrounds a spacious and versatile interior that offers anything from four-to seven-seat configurations.

Further exterior design cues include a feature line running along the side of the vehicle to deliver an impression of length and speed, sculptured muscular shoulders, and distinctive headlamps featuring Organic LEDs – the latest development in lighting that offers greater flexibility in terms of positioning and design, fast response and colour range.

The Ford S‑MAX Concept employs leading-edge Ford features and technologies to provide customers with new levels of connectivity and well-being as well as safety, convenience, and driving appeal.

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Anyone trying to sneak into deep Irish caves to illicitly watch episodes of Coronation Street on their smartphone will be prosecuted. Maybe.

NEANDERTHALS UNLIKELY TO WATCH RTE

Cave dwellers’ TV habits catch minister’s attention THE Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte displayed some previously unknown paleontology skills recently when he declared: “I don’t believe that we have cavemen in the country” – a fact which I hope few would dispute.

Minister Rabbitte was speaking in relation to the upcoming controversial broadcasting charge, which is beginning to become a slow-burning issue as it takes shape as the replacement for the television licence.

Intended to be levied upon every home in the country, similar to the property tax, and possibly collected by the Revenue, the charge is beginning to stir up lively debate.

Speaking on Morning Ireland, Minister Rabbitte dismissed complaints that people would be forced to pay the charge whether or not they watch television, saying: “I don’t believe that we have cavemen in the country. I don’t believe that there are people who don’t watch television and don’t access content on their iPhone or iPad or whatever.”

However, I can point out one such “caveman” straight away – my non-televisionowning landlord, who listens to dreadful interminable jazz music on the radio (sorry, jazz fans), reads newspapers, goes to the cinema, socialises, and does other things than watch television.

So, by using my best “Unga bunga!” (carefully cultivated in the 1970s by listening to the internationally-acclaimed linguistics expert, Captain Caveman, above), I’ll do my best to explain the minister’s disbelief about unga cave people who don’t watch television when I get back home, later. You can expect to unga more about this bunga in the near future. Unga bunga, technology watchers ...

GTAV SCORES BIG

Soundtrack details are out IN LESS than two weeks, a lot of (mostly) men and (many) women will disappear for weeks, following the imminent release of Grand Theft Auto V, for which I. Literally. Cannot. Wait.

As its developer, Rockstar, continues whipping fanboys (and fangirls) into a frenzy, lastminute dribs and drabs of details have turned an eye (or an ear?) to the soundtrack, which seems ginormous.

Red Dead Redemption composer Woody Jackson (above) returns to create a dynamic score that subtly reacts and changes according to the player’s actions.

He’s not alone in scoring dynamic sections of the audio soundtrack – however, of more note is the in-game audioscape – 15 radio stations, two talk radio stations, and 240 licensed songs, in addition to the vast amounts of dynamic scores to accompany your actions.

Did I say weeks? Months ...

Borrowed from the previous game in the series – Convictions – giant captions provide key information, such as locations, in a rarely-seen but highly-effective visual touch that adds a dash of class. Inset: Fisher’s just hanging around, doing his thing in a sunnier clime ...

SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST: NEW-LOOK SAM; SAME OLD GAMEPLAY

Sneak into the charts IT’S been a few years since we last saw Sam Fisher out saving the day in the popular Splinter Cell franchise.

For those unfamiliar with Fisher, he’s a stealthy top-secret American agent who likes creeping around in the darkness, using high-tech gear to thwart terrorists’/bad guys’ plans, as well as (optionally) simply shooting them.

It’s been a series that has favoured sneaking rather than shooting to complete levels and achieve objectives, not least as Fisher often proves about as tough as wet rice paper when shots start flying around – and quite right, too.

Now, he’s back for what’s probably his last mission on current gen platforms in Splinter Cell Blacklist (it’s a multi-format release and, as alway, prices vary at retail, so shop around).

Here, The Engineers are

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a mysterious group of bad guys who’ve drawn up the titular Blacklist, and promise regular attacks on key US targets at timed intervals unless America brings all its troops back home.

From there, the plot thickens ....

After an explosive opening act to the game, Fisher (and his support team) are on the trail of the Engineers, with his globetrotting missions bringing them hot on their heels. He’s determined to throw a spanner in the Engineers’ works, once and for all. (Sorry!)

It’s entertaining enough, and very much part of the Splinter Cell franchise,

which has wobbled a little with some of the games in the series, but has generally remained consistently entertaining.

So, what makes Blacklist different? Well, following the recent and ongoing vogue for character customisation, players can upgrade Fisher along a number of routes, choosing to modify his strengths – and weaknesses – to create a character that suits their play style.

For example, some may wish to use points (well, money, actually) gained during missions to upgrade his high-tech gadgets, or improve his weaponry, or even upgrade his military plane/mobile support base to create onthe-ground advantages.

Interestingly, there are several optional side missions to undertake, while co-op play, whether with a friend or by letting someone drop in online, is a requirement for some of

these side missions, further extending the game’s playability.

The game tries to judge and reward your playing style, with “ghost” players – those who master sneaking around, never being spotted – scoring better than would-be Rambo types. In truth, however, any halfway competent players won’t be unduly penalised by their chosen game styles.

As for any criticisms ... Well, it’s hard not to feel that it’s just more of the same; even with the tinkering around with the Splinter Cell formula, there’s nothing here that’s truly great – this isn’t the best in the Splinter Cell series, by some way.

As an aside, it also doesn’t feel quite … right, somehow, as the distinctive grizzled tones of the long-time voice of Sam Fisher, as portrayed by Michael Ironside, have been ditched for Eric

Johnson’s anonymous tones instead. (Sorry, Eric.)

Coupled with Fisher’s questionable visual redesign – he’s an agent on the wrong side of 50, yet here looks and sounds like a tired 30-something – and Splinter Cell’s character has been watered down into something of a more anonymous game.

I should also point out that the optional hard disk install (to my Xbox 360) of a few gigs of highres textures/assets didn’t make it look particularly pretty; many parts have workmanlike graphics, rather than anything that really wows.

Still, it’s a Splinter Cell game all right; there’s lots of stealthy fun at many points in the game, with some decent co-op and versus gaming added onto the standard game.

As such, this Blacklist has earned a place on your shopping list …

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Competitors prepare for the start of the Vodafone Dublin City Triathlon 2013 that took place in the Phoenix Park

triathlon: high quality event doubles as irish national championships

Phoenix Park set alight

by Noble’s tour de force OLYMPIAN Gavin Noble showed his international class last week in the Phoenix Park as he won the Vodafone Dublin city triathlon in the Phoenix Park.

The event doubled as the Irish Standard Distance National Championships and attracted almost 1000 competitors and a top class field for both the men and women.

Unsurprisingly, the swim was led out by Noble who was followed 30 seconds back by Brian Harris of Base2Race and Kevin Thornton a

further 45 seconds back.

Deirdre Casey, Siobhan Gallagher and Caoimhe Ni Mhurchu were very closely matched during the opening leg and exited the water within a matter of seconds of each other.

Onto the bike and Noble continued to push the pace holding onto and extending his lead. Noted biker Bryan McCrystal was well back out of the water but clocked 59.40 for the 40km bike stage to bring him right up through the field. Rachel Glendon and Joyce Wolfe were also clocking

quick bike times and started to make up time on the women’s leaders.

Onto the 10km cross country run and Noble was cruising, going on to take the National Championships in 1.57.25. European age group champion, Kevin Thornton finished second in 2.01.24 with the fast running Rory Sexton third just 24 seconds back.

The women’s race was an equally close affair, however Glendon was delighted to claim the overall win thanks to a fantastic all round performance. Joyce Wolfe was second

just 11 seconds back followed by Jen Duffy in third.

The Super Sprint race was won by junior athlete Brian Campion in 55.41 and Hannah Brady in 1.02.44 for the ladies.

Title sponsors Vodafone also entered over 50 relay teams into the race with some very impressive times posted.

Triathlon Ireland was also delighted to have the Irish Sports Council Anti Doping unit attending and performing random tests after the race.

FIVE Peamount United players have been included in the Republic of Ireland U-19 side that plays Portugal twice this week.

Chloe Mustaki, Emily Cahill, Jessica Corr, Rachel Doyle, and Rebekah Carroll have all been included in Dave Connell’s panel.

The Irish are preparing for the UEFA Championships qualifying round tournament in Dublin at the end of September when they face Kazakhstan, Greece and Denmark.

Connell said: “Portugal are always difficult opponents and especially so on their own patch.

“This will be a very good test for us.

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AN INDIAN summer, and no mistaking — you’d never guess the kids were back to school and the Premier League was back up and running... and up and running were some of the great individual and team performances that make up last month’s Dublin Sports Awards nominees.

From the roads of Spain and the pool in Canada, to the cricket pitches of Northern Ireland, the individual nominees for star of the month proved their mettle and were deserving of their elevation into the esteemed ranks of potential Stars of the Month.

Meanwhile, champion-worthy performances in England, Japan and slightly closer to home at Parnell Park see the international stars of golf, karate and junior football get their nominations to join the ranks of the stars of the month.

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NICOLAS Roche picked up the biggest win of his career as he landed the second stage of the Vuelta a Espana – one of cycling’s three grand tours along with the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France – when he proved the strongest rider from Pontevedra to Baiona.

Aer Lingus Paralympic swimmer Keane showed her promise on the Road to Rio in 2016 with a sterling set of performances in the pool at the Paralympic Swimming World Championships in Montreal which saw her net a brace of bronze medals.

A FINTAN McAllister innings to remember helped Malahide to defeat Derriaghy by 46 runs in a high scoring RSA National Cup final encounter in Downpatrick at the end of last month, in what was a thrilling and impressive team performance.

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A SIDE ranked three divisions below their final opponents saw their dreams realised at Parnell Park when the Dalkey Road team saw off AFL 3’s St Monica’s in the Junior A championship final last weekend.

THE KICKING kings of karate in Ballyroan under Sensei Brendan Perry travelled to Japan with the Irish team and brought home a quintet of medals at the WSKF World Shotokan championships held in Tokyo.

Golfers Rowan Lester from Hermitage, Paul McBride from The Island, Alec Myles from Newlands, Jack Walsh from Castle and David Carey from Carton House were all part of the Ireland team who claimed the Boys Home International title.

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Imogen Cotter, Caroline Ryan, Orla Hendron and Sonia O’Sullivan at the launch of An Post Ras na mBan

WITH just a couple of weeks to go to An Post Rás na mBan 2013, more team selections have been revealed ahead of the biggest edition yet of Ireland’s premier women’s stage cycle race.

Dundr um-based Or well Wheelers and Joe Daly’s Cycles squads have been announced and both teams boast riders aiming for success in the county rider classification.

Former masters world track champion Orla Hendron leads the Orwell Wheelers team select-

ed from one of the strongest cycling clubs in the country.

All but one of the team’s riders have ridden the race before, the exception being Irish world junior track team member Rachael Kaye Mellor.

Charlotte McDonald has ridden for Leinster in the past and will be looking to capitalise on strong form in the National League.

Monica Marconi is, along with Hendron, amongst the very strongest veteran riders in Irish racing and heads to Clare on the back of a recent solo win in Kilm-

essan.

Lucy Soden, a strong road rider, especially in time trials, completes the line-up for the Dublin squad which will be managed in Clare

by Eddie Lynch.

The star turn for the Joe Daly’s Cycles squad is Lauren Creamer, a regular national team rider who is based in Wales.

Fresh from eighth in the recent Prudential Ride London Grand Prix, Creamer heads a team of strong riders but with limited experience of long stage races.

Maria Mulvany rode Ras na mBan last year with the 3D Tri

squad and with much more road racing miles in her legs this year is looking forward to capitalising on that experience.

Former 3D Tri team mate Karen Robinson, too, returns to the race where she cut her stage race teeth and is sure to benefit from a season racing with Richie’s Garda Cycling Team.

Noreen O’Toole is looking forward to her Ras na mBan debut while Sarah Kennedy of Dunboyne CC, will be making her stage race debut after a number of strong results on the Leinster women’s league scene this year.

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Ballyroan Karate Academy produced an amazing set of performances in Tokyo last week, winning five world Ringcommons lay plans championships medals while representing Ireland for youth cricket section

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BALLYROAN Karate Academy were celebrating a stellar week as they landed a string of medals representing Ireland in Tokyo, Japan at the WSKF World Shotokan Championships.

Five club members of the club brought home awards from the far east, benefiting from the work of Sensei Brendan Perry over the past number of years.

T h e 5 0 - y e a r- o l d claimed gold in the veterans category, outdoing plenty of competitors over a decade his junior but, when asked about the level of performance, he was modest about why his crew – who were part of a 12-person Irish team – had been so successful.

“I think we just work hard. It’s dedication and hard work,” he told GazetteSport.

“Ballyroan would have quite a strong history.

Sinead Kennedy won a world championship in the past while we also have won plenty of European medals.

“We have won medals at world championships but this was probably one of the best we have ever done. To put it into context, there were 32 countries competing, over 1,000 competitors in the Budokan.

“All of the team have been training for this event for a year and all of them – apart from the youngest guys – would have been practising karate for at least ten years. They all won their national tournament to a squad from which

they can be selected to a national team.”

Included in the medal haul was 16-year-old Amy McLaughlin, from Dundrum, who took silver in the Under-18 girls’ kumite while, in tandem with Nicole Perry and Niamh Hogan, took gold in the team kumite.

Peter O’Carroll, meanwhile, was a bronze medal winner in the 13 and 14-year-old boys kumite.

He competed in four rounds, winning his first two fights, just missing out in the third and then won the fourth round to take bronze. For O’Carroll, taking part in karate has not only opened up opportunities to travel to Japan but has also had a knock-on effect for the rest of his sporting life.

He lines out for the

Ballyboden Wanderers Under-13 side, coached

by Gabby Harding, where he credits the karate for bringing on his balance and fitness.

On a similar note, he took gold in Santry in June in the primary school athletics Dublin championships, repre-

September on Braemor Road. It means people can train whenever they want rather than coming in a couple of times a week to a hall.

“This would be a dedicated premises. There are a few like this but mostly in industrial units or business parks so being

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senting Edmonstown NS. Sensei Perry is looking forward to more success in the future as he is set to open a new facility to help progress the sport in the Dublin 14 area.

“I have a new dojo in Churchtown which will be a full-time martial arts gym opening in

on a main road, it will be one of a kind.”

For more information on getting involved in the sport, Perry can be contacted on 086 088 7210. Practitioners are welcome from age six upwards with a number of Ballyroan members in their 60s still active in the sport.

The Ireland WSKF World Shotokan Championships team that claimed five

Nicole Perry, Amy McLaughlin and Niamh Hogan, the

medals in Tokyo last week

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RINGCOMMONS cricket club, formed just two years ago, enjoyed another notable moment in its fledgling development as they launched a new venture to start a youth section.

The north Fingal club is starting the new venture with the help of Reinhardt Strydom, the Fingal Development Officer, and last week ran a Coaching for Children one-day camp.

The coaching got off to a good start as 40 children from the local area turned up for a morning of fun and lots of good cricket activities coached

by Strydom and his assistant Barry McCarthy.

Ringcommons Cricket Club now has plans to arrange cricket for children on a weekly basis next summer. With many local schools in the area now playing cricket in the schoolyard, this will be great news for children in the area to have a club nearby to join.

The goal will be for the club to be able to enter some youth teams into the Leinster leagues next year.

Fingal County Council and Cricket Leinster have provided support in getting this new club off the ground with club members Sean and Rob White of Ringcommons CC playing a key role in organising the cricket camp.

Doherty hoping to repeat his Faroes heroics SWORDS native Matt Doherty has been included in Noel King’s Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad for their UEFA championship game between against Germany.

Ireland host the Germans in the Showgrounds, Sligo, on Monday, September 9 (7.45pm). The Irish began their campaign

with a 4-1 victory over the Faroe Islands in Toftir in August with Doherty scoring twice while Samir Carruthers and Aiden O’Brien also found the net.

King said: “Germany are obviously the favourites for the group and will expect to top the table but we’ve proven in big games before that we can take on sides like this and do well.

“I’ve looked at the Germans on the DVD and you can see they are very strong.”

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Hermitage junior hits double hole-in-ones Hermitage Golf Club junior member Mark Carroll from Lucan struck a club first last month with two holes-in-one.

The 16-year-old golfer who only started playing last year got a hole-in-one on the 10th hole in a junior competition on August 12, having carded a one on the fourth hole in a previous practice round.

For more information on the club, log on to www.hermitagegolf.ie or see www.facebook.com/hermitage.gc

Adamstown’s Ryan claims bronze honours ACT/Bicycle Design Centre rider Philip Ryan won two medals at his first Senior National Championships last weekend, taking a brace of bronze at the Sundrive Velodrome.

Ryan announced his arrival to the Senior Ranks in early August by riding Man 3 in the National Team Sprint, in a Silver Medal Win-

ning performance.

Philip set a new personal best time in qualifying for the sprint, and he made his way through the rounds, before losing to experienced European Masters medallist Terry Mackin (Banbridge).

Ryan then won the bronze medal ride off two nil for his first Elite Individual medal.

Philip lined up in the Keirin Final on day two alongside team mate Brendan Whelan, winning his heat and claiming third in the medal ride off.

Adam Stenson from Lucan CRC claims the national youth cycling chanmpionship title for the Under-15 group

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ADAM Stenson produced the highlight of the weekend for Lucan CRC’s four-person team that showed up superbly at the Slaney CC in Enniscorthy last week, taking home the national Under-15 youth cycling championship.

Having just returned from racing criteriums in Belgium and Holland as part of the FBD Ireland Talent Team, the Under15 rider was out to prove his worth.

After lap one, Stenson jumped off the front at the most technical part of the circuit, a sharp right bend followed by a fast left hand turn.

Here he got the gap and

while the bunch looked at each other to see who would take up the chase, the Lucan rider was busy putting vital seconds between himself and the chaser.

One lone rider tried to bridge the gap without success. As each lap passed the gap widened.

When it came to the bell lap, Stenson’s gap was out to a minute and 30 seconds.

Next time round, he took the chequered flag at the same time gap while the main bunch were getting the bell, putting almost a whole lap between him and his rivals.

Of the other riders, Cian May contested the Under-13 category

while Dermot White and Stephen Bryan were at Under-16 level. The championships are held over two days with three events – a time trial, a road race and a town criterium.

All riders featured well in the time trial. Cian May took ninth, Dermot White took eighth and Stenson secured a bronze medal for third position.

In the road race, May showed his endurance over the 28km course, gained from his mountain biking expertise and took a well deserved fifth place not far off the medal positions.

At Under-15 level, Stenson put in several attacks on the 4km climb

but the long descents made it difficult for any riders to get away with a big bunch chasing at speed behind. It came down to a bunch finish and Stenson matched his earlier bronze by taking third in the gallop for the line.

At Under-16 level, Stephen Bryan missed the early move as he suffered with cramp but Leinster road race champion Dermot White contested the national road race title getting into a group of 12 riders that went clear on the first lap.

Over the difficult course, this group was whittled down to nine riders, and the lead group stayed together to

sprint it out for the medals. Dermot was there to contest the spring against the strongest Under-16 sprinters in the country.

With the rain starting to come down, he ended up in eighth place in the final sprint.

W hite and By rne closed out their youth careers with a 10th and 14th place finish respectively in the criterium, with White recovering from a chain break to rejoin the chasing group which contained Bryan, while May finished in sixth place in the Under13 equivalent.

But the best was saved for Stenson’s immaculate Under-15 performance, winning gold in great style.

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all-ireland sevens Kilmacud hosts annual festival of hurling

Club Noticeboard lucan sarsfields

KILMACUD Crokes launched their

annual All-Ireland Hurling Sevens which takes place on September 7, the day before the All-Ireland final as it has done for the past 41 years.

Former Cork goalkeeper Donal Og Cusack, Offaly manager Ollie Baker, and former Tipp hurler Tommy Dunne were all in attendance at the launch.

camogie: close final sees offaly ousted late on

Well done to the seven Lucan minor

derby with Westmanstown, winning

camogie players who were on the

both games scoring some exquisite

Dublin team which secured the Lein-

points and displaying great commit-

ster A championship title after a

ment.

hard-fought victory over Offaly in

This year’s family fun day, in asso-

Portlaoise on Sunday morning. Kate

ciation with The Gathering, has been

Whyte, Niamh Byrne, Ann-Marie

set for Saturday, September 28. We

Courtney, Claire Rigney (captain),

are currently looking for books, DVDs

Ailbhe Ryan, Orla Beagan and Laura

and console games which can be left

Morrissey all played vital roles in this

in the green bin inside the front door

close two-point victory.

of the clubhouse.

Dublin also featured in the B final

Our nurseries continue each Sat-

but unfortunately a strong Wexford A

urday at 1.30pm on the all-weather

team proved too strong .Rachel Kenny

pitch at our clubhouse grounds at

and Amber O’Connor were the Lucan

the 12th Lock. Football and hurling

representatives on the B team.

for boys born in 2007, 2008 and 2009,

Our U-9 hurlers were back after

football for girls born in 2006, 2007

the summer break with five home

and 2008, and camogie for girls aged

games at the 12th Lock on a beautiful

six and over. No need to pre-register.

morning for hurling. The three team

Just show up on the day.

group played Cuala in a fine display of

Mega Hurling Rebounders are now

hurling from both teams with Lucan

selling fast from the club shop and

coming out on top in the three games.

from behind the bar at a reduced

The summer break didn’t appear to

price of €30.

do any harm as great skill and fine scoring was the order of the day.

Our two-team group played a local

Lotto: Numbers drawn were 4, 15, 22 and 23. There was no winner. Next week’s jackpot will be €7500.

st pat’s palmerstown St Pat’s U-13 camogie opened their

Brady. A outstanding game from our

championship season with a fantastic

goalkeeper and captain and man of the

win over Lucan Sarsfields on Sunday

match, Glen Keating.

morning. The Pat’s girls showed fanThe Dublin minor camogie team celebrate their success in the Leinster final last weekend. Picture: ilivephotos.com

Local stars shine as Dublin claim Leinster leinster minor a final Dublin Offaly  sport@gazettegroup.com

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LUCAN Sarsfields Kate Whyte, Niamh Byrne, Ann-Marie Courtney, Claire Rigney (Captain), Ailbhe Ryan, Orla Beagan and Laura Morrissey all played vital roles for Dublin’s minor camogie side as they landed the A championship title at Fr Browne Park, Portlaoise last Sunday Dublin’s goals proved decisive in the final reckoning with Aisling Maher and Orla Beagan making the vital incursions.

Offaly opened the scoring when Lisa Gorman sent over the first point of the game after three minutes but Tully and Doireann Mullany replied with well-taken scores to swap the lead.

And midway through the half, Mullany – who was playing very well in the middle of the field – sent in a high ball which full for ward Maher caught and sent to the back of the net.

It helped give Dublin girls a three-point lead but Offaly were playing the better camogie towards the end of the half and scored four

unanswered points to leave Dublin trailing by one at the break.

But the game turned Dublin’s way once more almost immediately after the break. Within 10 seconds, Maher had the sliotar in the back of the net for her second goal of the game.

Three minutes later, Beagan, who had a great second half, scored Dublin’s third goal to give the girls in blue a four-point lead. But Offaly rallied and replied with three points to leave the score 3-2 to 0-9 with 20 minutes to go.

Offaly were battling

hard and scored two more points. Dublin replied with four points, Beagan’s trio and one from Aine Woods, restoring a four-point lead going in to the last few minutes of the game.

With minutes remaining, Offaly followed up on a great save by goalkeeper Kate Whyte, sending the ball to the back of the net to leave the minimum between the sides.

But Beagan finished the scoring sending over a 30-yard free to the collective relief of the Dublin side who were able to celebrate their title.

tastic determination and came back

Junior footballers could not hold back a strong Portobello side.

after half time. Well done to Sadbh who

Senior footballers had a fantastic

scored the winning goal and well done

victory against Crokes to bring them

to all the girls who played brilliantly.

clear of relegation play-offs.

Hard luck and well done to our U-12 hurling team who lost to Peregrine’s

U-13 footballers had a fantastic victory over Naomh Barrog.

in the Camaint final in Parnell Park.

Deepest sympathies to the Colland-

Thanks to all family and friends for

er family on the sad death of Mark’s

their support. Fantastic play by eve-

father, Tom, and to the Maguire family

ryone, and great scores from Daire

on the death of Kathleen.

westmanstown/garda Congratulations to our intermedi-

087 248 9500.

ates who won Division 4 on Saturday

The U-10 hurlers started their

night by beating O’Dwyers by 1-14 to

autumn campaign with a visit to St

0-6. It was a great achievement for

Mark’s while the U-9 team visited

manager Brian Talty, his assistants

Lucan Sarsfields. Both teams lost.

Willie Hughes and Gerry Smith, and

The U-8 hurlers recorded a win

all the players to wrap up the league

against Faugh’s. The U-13 girls started

before the end of August with one

their championship campaign with a

game left to play. Their last league

win against Cuala.

fixture is away to Round Tower’s on Saturday, September 14.

Is your child starting school this September? The club nursery is run-

The juniors lost at home to Tho-

ning an open day (ages five to seven)

mas Davis on Sunday morning in their

on Saturday, September 7. Join us in

league fixture.

the Westmanstown Sports Complex

The ladies have an important home league fixture against Clontarf.

from 10am. Ask for Geraldine. All new members are welcome. Play sport in

Any club member who wants a polo

a safe and fun environment, tell your

shirt or jacket re Tom Langan Tourna-

neighbours. Visit www.westmans-

ment, contact Robbie Harrisson at

towngaels.ie for more information.

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Camogie joy for Sarsfields’ heroines  stephen findlater sport@gazettegroup.com

THE IMPACT of the introduction of Lucan Sarsfields’ camogie nursery back in 2003 showed its incredible value once in the last fortnight with a wealth of players from the 12th Lock under-pinning Dublin’s success.

Lucan’s Kate Whyte, Niamh Byrne, Ann-Marie Courtney, Claire Rigney, Ailbhe Ryan, Orla Beagan and Laura Morrissey all played vital roles in last weekend’s Leinster Minor A championship victory, a first for the county.

A further four players – Michelle Kelly, Emma Flanagan, Siobhan Grimes and Emer Keenan – along with Beagan and Ryan were in the Dublin

junior panel that won the All-Ireland final a week earlier, bringing a series of medals to the club.

And club man Liam Ryan, the club’s senior team coach, says that this success is a product of a consistently dedicated approach to promoting the game.

“It all dates back to starting the nursery 10 years ago in 2003. Those [minor] girls were all six, seven or eight at that stage. Perhaps before we expected it, they won the All-Ireland Feile five years later and we repeated that success in 2010 and have gone on to contest six Dublin Feile finals – a record for any club –in a row and won it again this year.

“It shows we are consistently pro-

ducing an Under-14 team of quality every year. There’s a whole method and system in place. It came from the club in general. There are so many people involved from the bottom up who saw the potential in 2003 and built on it.”

He also praises the club for putting in top-quality facilities like the new clubhouse, astro pitches and floodlights to help achieve these heights.

“Those things have been crucial for camogie and hurling along with the 10 or 11 primary schools in Lucan whose teachers have got on board with the club.”

It has meant a meteoric rise and lots of silverware and Ryan says that this is having a knock-on effect at adult level.

The club gained promotion to division one of the leagues for the first time in the last couple of years and, while trophies at this level could be a few years off, Ryan is confident this is in the pipeline.

“The side is unbelievably young.

Of the squad of 20, there are 16 or 17 who are teenagers. When you reach the tough end of the senior championship, you are really going up against seriously experienced sides.

“All we do is go out and try hard. We have a gang of young ones who love it, all grew up together and are very dedicated so I don’t see any clouds on the horizon but of course, a senior championship does take some winning and will not fall into our lap.”

Dublin and Lucan Sarsfields camogie star Claire Rigney