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‘I had to protect lives on DART’ IRISH Rail has apologised to customers who were “caught up in a very distressing situation” while travelling to the recent Bray Air Display, as a former soldier and passenger described “having to protect lives”. In a statement, Irish Rail said the 1.45pm Connolly/Bray train was forced to stop on its approach to Bray when “a number of people forced open doors and walked on the track” and it had to suspend services. However, many passengers
were at odds with the description of events and took to social media to complain about the appalling conditions. An Irish soldier, who wished to remain anonymous, has spoken out about having to break open the door of a DART “to protect the lives of our citizens.” He said that after he entered with his elderly mother at Salthill-Monkstown, people in the carriage were screaming “no more passengers to board.” “As we moved to our next
station I realised why people were screaming for no more passengers to board as the temperature felt it was wellexceeding 50C,” he said. “I noticed when we stopped at the next stop there was no room for anyone to board and people were trying to communicate that there was no air on the carriage. “I was approximately five to six stops from Bray when I realised there was no way to open windows, and I can confirm the air conditioning
wasn’t operational,” he said. “As a serving soldier of the Irish Defence Forces, it is my duty to protect the lives of Irish citizens, so I tried to make contact using the intercom emergency system to inform the driver of the situation in our carriage.” The soldier said he received no response and asked the passengers to consent to the doors being opened. Continued on next page
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Captain Eddie Goggins in a MUDRY CAP 232 performing during the 15th annual Bray Air Display recently. Pic: Joe Keogh
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04| news in brief Join sea safari outings in August WICKLOW County Council will run sea safari workshops during the month of August for fun explorations of beaches at Bray, Greystones, Brittas Bay and Arklow. Participants can explore the marine flora and fauna on your local seashore with zoologist, Mona McCrea. The sea safari workshops take place at Bray South Beach Promenade at 9am on August 15, Greystones South Beach at 10am on August 16, Brittas Bay North Beach at 10am on August 17, Brittas Bay South Beach at 10am on August 18 and Arklow South Beach at 11am on August 19. To book email eao@wicklowcoco.ie.
Roundwood homes Permission has been granted for the construction of 26 dwellings at Togher Beg, Roundwood. Finbarr Keenan submitted the planning application in October of last year, seeking permission to construct a mix of nine fourbed detached houses, seven thee-bed detached houses, four three-bed semi-detached houses and six two-bed detached houses. The application states there is a shortage of such family type homes in Roundwood.
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Calls for compassionate leave for a pet’s passing PJ Gallagher and his dog Stella
DOGS Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity have launched their Not Just a Dog campaign to highlight the devastating effect a dog’s death can have. The charity is appealing to employers to consider offering compassionate leave to employees should their beloved pet pass away. Research carried out by Dogs Trust revealed over half of dog owners felt the grief they experienced after losing their dog was similar to the loss of a family member, with a further 38% stating they
were surprised by how deeply they were affected. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed admitted having more photos of their dogs on their phone than their partner, family or friends so, it comes as no surprise that over 58% said it took them a year or more to come to terms with their dog’s passing. Speaking about the passing of his own dog, Comedian and Broadcaster, PJ Gallagher said: “Is there a greater feeling in the world than coming home to a dog
who is delighted to see you, even though you only popped out to the shops? It’s tough when that’s gone. I had Lylo, my Collie Cross who I adopted from Dogs Trust for 10 fantastic years. “She was my best friend, and I was devastated when I had to say goodbye to her. We need to recognise how crushing it is for dog owners when their dog dies and it’s important that people feel they can talk about it, without being told to get over it, it’s just a dog.” Visit: www. DogsTrust.ie/NotJustADog
‘I had to protect lives’
Continued from previous page However, things were reportedly as bad — if not worse — on the outward route from Bray after the show. A mother who spent three hours on a DART carriage with her two young sons and their dog said it was a “very traumatic experience”. Humera Tierney travelled to Bray with her seven-year-old and three-year-old sons Harrison and Hunter to see the air show. They were returning home to Sutton in north Dublin when the carriage they were travelling in stopped very shortly after leaving Bray station. It was an hour-and-a-half before we realised what was going on,” Ms Tierney told RTE radio. “There were people being carried on stretchers, elderly people who looked very unwell, children who looked very, very distraught.” She said her carriage “was extremely over-capacity, there was no air, no room, it was impossible to move. “We were the first train to depart from Bray that afternoon. It was a disgrace how over capacity it was.”
Bray bridge design ‘a serious danger to our swans’
WICKLOW Sinn Féin TD John Brady has again spoken out to highlight the dangers for swans in the harbour of Bray under plans to build a new bridge. The proposed new bridge would create a link for public transport, cyclists and pedestrians between Central Road and Seapoint, but would also cross the flight path of Bray’s extensive swan population, which is estimated at 120 birds. The bridge would be similar in design to Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, with suspension cables that swans find difficult to see. Bird Watch Ireland have said that they get reports from people about swans who have been injured or killed after collision with the bridge and suspension cables, and they have warned these cases would be greater in Bray. Mr Brady (inset) said: “In 2010 when I was a member of Bray Town Council, I raised the issue that many swans were flying down the river Dargle and rising up over the Dart bridge before hitting the overhead cables. It was estimated that between 50-60 swans had died or had been injured in the pre-
ceding years after hitting the lines. After working on the issue for over a year and raising it constantly at council level, action was finally taken to help address the issue. In 2011 Iarnród Éireann installed Bird Flight reflectors on the overhead Dart lines. These reflectors have helped reduce the risk the wires pose to the swans,” he said. Local campaigners have set up a Save Bray GoFundMe page to cover the costs of challenge and have raised €6,000 of their €10,000 target. The date has been set for October 18, 2022. Mr Brady continued: “Designing a bridge that will have a detrimental impact on the swans is one thing, but pushing forward with it despite knowing all the risks is reckless. It’s unbelievable that An Bord Pleanála didn’t take these environmental concerns into consideration in their deliberations on the need for an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) This poor decision has forced a community into going to the High Court for a Judicial Review, this is something I fully support.”
Fitzpatrick house plan is rejected
AN Bord Pleanála has rejected plans by the late and former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean Fitzpatrick for a two-storey, fourbedroom house for a site in Greystones. The decision by the board upholds a planning refusal by Wicklow County Council last September for the plans lodged by Mr Fitzpatrick and his wife, Caitriona Fitzpatrick. The Fitzpatricks appealed
the planning refusal and Mr Fitzpatrick (73) died last November while the appeal was before the board. This ruling follows previous permission in December 2020 for a four-bedroomed house application by the Fitzpatricks on an adjoining site that lies close to Greystones Golf Club. The house was planned to be located within the Burnaby Architectural Conservation Area (BACA).
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Higher dole pay to avoid ‘income shock’
HIGHER dole payments for workers who lose their jobs are in the pipeline for the next Budget. To avoid the so-called ‘income shock’ of going from a full wage to payments of €208, newly unemployed workers would get higher unemployment benefit to help them adapt. The different rates would be based on individual levels of income and how long a person is unemployed. The system is modelled on the PUP (Pandemic Unemployment Benefit) which ran during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has to bring the proposals to Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath in talks on Budget 2023. “The pandemic has shown you can do the pay-related benefits and people agree on it,” a Government source said . “With pay-related benefits or ‘staggered dole’ you’d get a higher rate of payment for the first period after you lose your job,” they added.
Peadar Golden, Niall Carson and Fiona Brady at Howth Pier at the announcement that has partnered with the world’s largest micro-mobility provider TIER Mobility to launch eBikes in Fingal County. Pic: Leon Farrell
Leah Quish (9) at the launch of Round Up for Ronald McDonald House in Crumlin Hospital. Pic: Andres Poveda
The new rates of dole payments would be based off how much an individual was being paid and how long they have been claiming unemployment benefit. Across Europe, different rates of unemployment benefit
are common practice. The higher rates are usually seen as a way of making sure newly unemployed workers can adjust to a new lower income. It previously emerged that over half of Irish workers are missing out by not claiming the
tax credits that they are entitled to every year. You can claim tax credits or reliefs to reduce the amount of tax you have to pay. There is also a longer-term plan to get early retirees and former carers to take up part-time work being considered.
Road fines set to double after rise in deaths FINES for the most dangerous driving offences are set to be doubled in new plans outlined by Minister of State at the Department of Transport Hildegarde Naughton. It follows the deaths four people in three separate road traffic incidents on Irish roads during a 24-hour period recently. The Government is set to introduce regulations that will double the fixed charges relating to key road safety offences, including speeding, phone use and non-wearing of seatbelts. This will see the fine for speeding increase from €80 to €160, while the fine for using a mobile phone while driving or for not wearing a seatbelt will double to €120. Fines will also be doubled for other offences that put the safety of vulnerable road users at risk. The announcement was made at the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána’s mid-summer road safety appeal, which urged
Over 65s urged to get booster
THE chair of comparative immunology at Trinity College Dublin has recommended people aged 65 and over get their third Covid booster and the flu jab at the same time. The recommendation for a third booster jab for this age group was made by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and endorsed by Interim Chief Medical Officer Professor Breda Smyth and accepted by Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly. Speaking recently to RTÉ’s Today with Philip Boucher Hayes, Professor Clíona
O’Farrelly from TCD said she expects that the latest booster would be rolled out in September. “Getting the two vaccines at the same time would be hugely beneficial,” she said. “The immune system can react against lots of different antigens at the same time.” She said that while the existing booster “isn’t perfect against new and emerging disease” it is “the best vaccine that we have right now”. She insisted that it is “still really good at preventing death and serious disease”.
3,000 bags lost at airport
A Dublin Airport ground handling business had almost 3,000 misplaced bags waiting delivery to their owners, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport was told recently. Sky Handling Partners confirmed that the company had 2,897 misplaced bags at Dublin Airport. Aer Lingus is dealing with around 1,200 missing bags, its chief executive,
Lynne Embleton, told the committee. Ms Embleton told the committee that the airline had 1,200 open files on misplaced baggage, down from a peak of 1,800. She said that around 60% of the bags that are delayed or misplaced are transferring from other airlines to Aer Lingus. “In some cases we have never seen or touched those bags,” she said.
road users to share the roads safely and for drivers to slow down as the peak summer holiday season gets into full swing. This year has seen an increase in road fatalities on the same time last year, with 94 deaths and 673 serious injuries to date in 2022 – a 42% increase in fatalities. Speaking at the launch of the Road Safety Appeal at ATU Donegal, Minister Naughton said the number of incidents on Irish roads had become alarming. “I am gravely concerned about the high number of deaths on our roads this year,” she said. “We need to act now to stem this increase. We are approaching August, which is typically a very busy time of the year on our roads and as such a high-risk period. Minister Naughton said August is also a busy time for road works and safety upgrades. Last year, August was the worst month for road deaths in a decade, with 22 deaths recorded.
Wait time for NCT soars over backlog
MOTORISTS in some parts of the country face waiting until next year to book their National Car Test (NCT) as demand soars. An Irish Independent survey found the earliest some motorists in Dublin, Cavan, Kildare, Louth and Meath can book an appointment in their local NCT centre is January 2023. A breakdown of the figures finds the longest wait time in the country is in Drogheda, Co Louth, where the first available appointment booked online is on January 24, 2023. Of the 48 test centres in Ireland, eight only have appointments available next January. These include Dundalk, Cavan, Naas, Navan and Deansgrange, Northpoint and Fonthill in Dublin. The shortest wait time was in Waterford, where a booking could be made almost immediately. Appointments were also available at short notice in Tuam, Co Galway, and Monaghan test centres.
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Grants offered for tree planting
Grants of up to €500 are being provided by Wicklow County Council for the planting of native trees and hedgerows by communities in a bid to increase the amount of trees in our public space. Any community group, school, youth club, sports club can apply for the funding. The grant aims to facilitate the planting of trees on public sites that can be enjoyed by all in the community. The grant will cover 75% of the cost of purchasing trees, stakes and ties up to maximum of €500. To apply, groups need to identify a site suitable for planting and seek a quote from a supplier for trees, outlining the type of trees and their cost. A sketch map should be included with the application form to show where it is proposed to plant trees. Anyone interested in making an application should contact the Environmental Awareness Office to request an application: eao@wicklowcoco.ie People can also contact the office on the same address with any queries.
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Bray Air Display is a soaring success for all THE 15th Bray Air Display made a spectacular comeback after a forced two-year break due to the pandemic. Some 30 aircraft flown by the most skilled pilots from Ireland and around the world brought incredible scenes to the skies over Bray, thrilling thousands of spectators at the free weekend of entertainment. This year’s event also celebrated 100 years of the Irish Air Corps, while Bray Air Display favourites, the Royal Jordanian Falcons aerobatic team stunned the crowd with their close formation manoeuvres. The world-famous Red Arrows closed the show with a dramatic finale. Sé Pardy, Director of Bray Air Display, said: “It’s wonderful to be back. Thanks to everyone who came to Bray to support the event and cheer on the participants. “A special thanks to all the display teams for putting on an amazing show. Making the Bray Air Display happen every year is very much a team effort that takes months of hard-work
The Royal Jordanian airforce performing during the 15th annual Bray Air Display when more than 30 aircraft flown by the most skilled pilots from Ireland and around the world brought incredible scenes to the skies over Bray. Pic: Joe Keogh
and commitment. Our sincere gratitude to everyone involved particularly the Irish Air Corps, Weston Airport and Wicklow County Council as well as our dedicated volunteers.” Newstalk radio’s veteran reporter Henry McKean joined the Royal Jordanian Falcons on a ‘full-on crazy’ formation flight and gave a hair-raising account to the station. The flight involved loop de loops, inverted flight, close
formations, tail smoke and a G-force manoeuvre that put the fear of God in him. After coming back down to Earth, Henry admitted he spent a lot of time with his eyes firmly shut. “I had to close my eyes during the somersaults,” he said. “At one point I opened my eyes and we were upside down. It was a roller coaster. It wasn’t a cartoon it was real and I was the character in the cartoon – it really was pretty scary.”
One of Europe’s biggest and best air shows, Bray Air Display attracts thousands people to the Co Wicklow coastal town for the event, with a social media reach of 4.6 million. It was recognised as ‘Best Festival / Event Experience over 50,000 people’ at the national Irish Tourism Industry Awards 2017 and in 2018 and 2019 it won the silver award in the ‘Best Tourism Initiative’ category.
Water quality rated ‘excellent’
WATER quality results for bathing areas and beaches in Co Wicklow and South Dublin have come back, for the most part, as ‘excellent’, the latest results published on Beaches.ie show. Wicklow County Council monitors bathing areas along its coastline during the bathing season, which runs from 1 June to 15 September each year. There are six bathing waters identified under the Bathing Water Regulations 2008. These are Bray South Promenade, Greystones South Beach, Silver Strand, Brittas Bay North Beach, Brittas South Beach and
Clogga Beach. The Council also monitors six other bathing waters in the county: South of Bray Harbour, Kilcoole Beach, The Murrough Wicklow, Wicklow Harbour Bathing Area, Wicklow Harbour Lifeboat Area and Arklow South Beach. On occasion, warning notices may be issued advising against bathing at bathing waters where there is reason to believe that the water quality may be insufficient and present an increased risk to bathers health. Such notices will be published on the EPA beaches website, www.beaches.ie
Ecotrail joins with Failte
ECOTRAIL Wicklow has secured the support of Failte Ireland for this year’s popular trail Running Race, with the aim of attracting more overseas visitors. Starting and finishing at Bray Seafront, EcoTrail Wicklow will take place on September 24th offering four different races (19k, 30k, 45k and 80k), through some of Wicklow’s most scenic locations. Orla
Carroll, Director of Product Development at Fáilte Ireland, said: “Investing in participative festivals like this not only attracts competitors from around Ireland and overseas, it also encourages families and supporters to stay and explore the local area, which in turn is beneficial for local businesses and drives the local economy.” Visit www. wicklow.ecotrail.com
Arklow flood scheme welcomed
HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly has welcomed the An Bórd Pleanála decision to approve the proposed Flood Relief Scheme for Arklow. Mr Donnelly said: “This is a project I have been pushing for a number of years as it is of vital importance for the future of the town. In 2018 I invited then Minister for State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran to the town to see for himself what needed to be done and to ensure the scheme was incorporated into Government policy. “During the visit we made it clear that the scheme was essential to protect the town against both river and coastal erosion. It’s an issue that has been championed on the ground by Cllr Pat Fitzgerald and I’d like to also commend Wicklow County Council for the work they have done in pushing it forward,” he said. The estimated €28.5m investment by the OPW includes a plan to deepen the river and introduce new debris and gravel traps to improve conveyance.
BIFE to become ‘college of the future’
WICKLOW’S Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris TD has announced funding for the Bray Institute for Further Education for a full upgrade to the college’s buildings and infrastructure. Minister Harris said: “The Bray Institute for Further Education’s existing buildings are quite old and in need of substantial repair. The funding I have announced today is towards the replacement of the roof and the erection of new security fencing to prevent trespass on the campus. “The Bray Institute of Further Education is the largest college of further education in the South East Region of Ireland. It is very well positioned to become an exemplar of the Further Education and Training College of the future,” he added. BIFE is a critical part of Wicklow’s Education and Training Infrastructure. As part of the modernisation of Ireland’s Further Education and Training (FET) colleges, BIFE will in due course be rebuilt as “a FET campus of the Future” he said.
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Rail travel a joy? Tell that to air show to the Dart escapers!
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o the people who devise advertisements for Irish Rail ever travel on the trains? Were any of them caught in the chaos surrounding the Bray Air Display when passengers trapped in a stationary, poorly ventilated Dart, forced open the doors and escaped along the track? If so, did they ponder the wisdom of their current ads which bathe rail travel in a glow of nostalgia, urging people to “rediscover the joy of the train”. They are clever advertisements. They feature illustrations of modern families on apparently modern trains, but manage, nevertheless, to convey an image from a pleasant past, the 1950s maybe. The radio version is read in the sort of voice that used to deliver
Michael Wolsey
the Pathé news bulletins, which were shown in cinemas of that era. I say ‘apparently’ modern trains, because there is one big difference - the trains in the ads are not crowded.. The campaign also features posters. One shows two young men occupying four seats at a table where they are being served coffee by a smiling attendant. Another shows a family of four boarding a train from a near-deserted platform at what looks like Connolly Station. In another poster we see a mother and two children occupying four seats across a table on which they have placed a small package of sandwiches. One of the happy children is taking a picture through a spotless window. The table and seats across the corridor are empty. On a real train, there would
be at least four people sitting at the table opposite, but you wouldn’t be able to see them because of the passengers standing in the corridor. To make room for their sandwiches the family would probably have had to clear away the remains of somebody else’s lunch and a couple of empty beer cans. The window would be too grimy for a picture to be taken. At the real Connolly Station, the platform would be packed with passengers shoving their way onto the train in the hope of getting a seat. They may have made a reservation, but if they aren’t prompt there’s a good chance somebody will have beaten them to it. On a real train the jolly pals would be very lucky to have their coffee delivered by a smiling waitress. Few trains offer a trolley service and those that do sometimes have to cancel it because they are too crowded to
allow movement up and down the corridors. These posters are displayed at railway stations and on some trains. So the unfortunate passengers stranded on Darts near Bray may have suffered the further misfortune of being exposed to this nonsense. The Air Display Darts debacle was an exceptional event which we hope won’t be repeated. But at any busy time overcrowding is common on Iarnród Eireann’s trains. It ceased when Covid was on the rampage and is back with the return of commuters and summer travel. Overcrowded trains are not a feature advertising copywriters can boast about, but they should not blatantly misrepresent the situation. The ads they produce are almost as annoying as Irish Rail’s service. Three years ago they came up
with a slogan to the effect that the trains were so good that passengers didn’t want to get off. In truth, they were (and are) often so crowded you could hardly get on. Before that there was the campaign with the infamous slogan,‘We’re not there yet, but we’re getting there’, which added insult to injury for thousands of passengers stuck on trains that were running late or not running at all. Irish Rail needs more trains and more carriages . It also needs more track and more platforms. Its problems can’t be solved instantly and some of them are issues for government, rather than the company. Like the trains, progress is slow. But Iarnród Eireann can’t solve the problems by pretending they don’t exist. We need a better service, not ads pretending we already have one.
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WILDLIFE
with Justin Ivory
Super Swarms!
Flying ants emerging from a colony in my back garden (Photo Justin Ivory) We have arrived at the time of the year when the media is full of sensationalist headlines about invasions of flying ants of apocalyptic and biblical plague proportions! Relax! Flying ant season is here. It is a perfectly natural, normal, and harmless annual phenomenon. Flying ants are known as alates. In most cases the flying ants we see are the sexually mature queens and males of the Black Garden Ant (Lasius niger). The larger individuals are the queens. These annual swarming events coincide with periods of hot, humid and calm weather, and typically happen in July and August. In the weeks leading up to a swarming event you often see heaps of soil appearing above the colony nests. In an ant colony the queen lays eggs, most of which develop into female workers. When the colony is ready the queen produces new, virgin queens and males. These both have wings. The swarming events are these males (drones) and virgin queens (princesses) leaving the colony. Other colonies in the area are also doing the same at the same time. The drones and princesses scatter on exit to maximise the chances of mating between different colonies. This reduces inbreeding and maintains genetic diversity. The larger winged females can often be seen flying joined together with a smaller winged male in what is referred to as the nuptial flight. Females will mate with several males. After mating the males die. Mated queens will chew off their wings and go about establishing a new colony at a suitable nest site. The sperm a queen receives during her nuptial flight is enough for her to lay fertilised eggs for her whole lifetime. A queen could live upto 15 years and lay thousands of eggs in that time. Flying in such large numbers offers protection against predators and increases the chances of reproduction. Swarming days provide a welcome protein feast for gulls, swifts, house martins, swallows and other birds and animals. visiting Ireland in larger groups the same could happen here.
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Waterford’s Maritime World by John Mannion
the great Channel 4, Wednesday August 3, 10.00pm
Where The Crawdads Sing Cinemas nationwide
IN October 1750 Walter Butler, a Waterford sea captain, purchased a ship in the port of Bordeaux and had it refitted there before loading it with wine, brandy and other French produce for his home port. Renamed the Catherine after his wife, the ship spent the winter in Waterford where Butler and his men prepared for a voyage to Newfoundland. The ledger contains the most detailed description of a Waterford ship, shipmaster and crew for the eighteenth century and is a record of everyday economic exchanges with merchants, traders, artisans and labourers in Waterford city.
FOR history buffs, sort of . . . The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia’s history. It’s a modern love story that incorporates historical facts, sort of . . . in a story of an idealistic, romantic young girl (Elle Fanning), who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult). Hoping for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change.
KYA (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is known in her small town as ‘Marsh Girl’ after she was left to fend for herself at a young age and has now become a gifted naturalist and writer. She is now also accused of murder and with the help of her lawyer (David Straithairn), she must answer the town’s charges and free herself once again. ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ was a publishing success in 2018 but the movie opts for the most basic and obvious interpretation and has no real sense of depth. Still, the legions who did love the book will flock to the cinemas in their droves, as they always do for big adaptations.
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AriesFor about six weeks, you’re exceptionally passionate. Go for fun and romance. Step up artistic efforts. Practice your game. TaurusInvent inspiring domestic plans. Improve your living conditions over 45 days. Put your back into it! GeminiYou’re intent on getting the whole story over six weeks, with Mars in Leo. Research, study and explore. Dig into a fascinating subject. CancerProfit from your actions, with Mars in Leo over about 45 days. It’s easy to spend too. Your work and cash flow get energized. LeoDevelop your leadership. With Mars in your sign, you’re especially strong and confident over about six weeks. Take action on personal goals and dreams.
the gray man Netflix SOMEHWERE between Bond and Bourne lies ‘The Gray Man’ the latest character from The Russo Brothers, and their biggest budgeted film since they redefined modern cinema with the two most recent ‘Avengers’ films, blowing, by all accounts, some $200m on this. Apart from a serious amount of cars being wrecked and a hefty insurance bill, it’s hard to see where the money went. Oh, and flights. Lots of flights. You’ll need to grab the globe down from your shelf to keep up with all the needless locations Ryan Gosling gets to. A thrilling — if at times corny — enough affair for a Friday night in.
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beyonce Zesty haddock with crushed Renaissance potatoes & pease www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/zesty-haddockBEYONCE finally revealed the tracklist for her crushed-potatoes-peas upcoming album, Renaissance, to the drooling fans just over a week ahead of its release on CRUSHING potatoes? No idea why. But it July 29th. The singer’s seventh studio album does make a nice bed for a piece of fish includes 16 tracks, with the newly released nonetheless, in this case a piece of zesty club banger ‘Break My Soul’ serving as the haddock, perfect for the summer evenings. Cover the potatoes in cold water, bring to the sixth track. ‘Virgo’s Groove’ is the longest song of the album with a runtime of six minutes boil, then turn to a simmer. Cook for 10 mins and eight seconds. In times when track listing until tender, adding peas for the final min of rarely matters to people who simply add what cooking. Drain and roughly crush together, they like to their own favourites, it’s testament adding plenty of seasoning and — the trick to the Queen B that people care. Adele had —1 tbsp oil. The fish takes just 2-3 minutes to force Spotify to take the shuffle off her last each side, so the potatoes stay warm. album. Just try and shuffle Beyonce.
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VirgoPlan, invent and dream. Clear the past from your space to prepare for what’s next. Exercise and meditate. LibraShare the load and get farther. Teamwork handles the heaviest burdens over the next six weeks, with Mars in Leo. Together, anything’s possible. ScorpioAdvance your career boldly, with Mars in Leo for about six weeks. Pour energy into achieving your goals, and a rise in status is possible. Sagittarius-
Explore, study and satisfy your curiosity. With Mars in Leo, your wanderlust calls you out. Travel to exotic destinations. CapricornLucrative ventures arise over the next 45 days, with Mars in Leo. Monitor the budget. Profit through coordinated action.
Skyline Tour at Croke Park — FREE!!! www.crokepark.ie/tours/skyline/10th-birthday. ie SUMMER 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Skyline Tour at Croke Park. Originally opened in 2012, the Skyline attraction is a thrilling 17-storey high rooftop tour suspended over the pitch of Croke Park. The team at the GAA Museum at Croke Park are taking the celebrations to new heights with a ‘Tours on the House’ party on Friday 5th of August. For one day only, tours of Croke Park’s famous rooftop will be literally ‘on the house’ or free of charge but must be booked online in advance. Tickets are first come first served; limit of five tickets per person (book via link above).
anne gildea — How To Get The Menopause And Enjoy It Venues nationwide, see: www.annegildea.com Anne Gildea is waxing her moustache, slathering on the Oestrogel and boiling with excitement about bringing her hilarious new show on the road. Join her on this fabulous, informative, wet-your-pants excursion through one of life’s last great mysteries – The Menopause! What is it? Why does it happen? How come some women sail through it and it turns others into off-the-scale nutjobs? Catch this hilarious show — touring nationwide until the end of the year.
Annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk www.memorywalk.ie Comedian Neil Delamere and beauty expert and entrepreneur Pamela Laird invite to make every step count for the third successive Alzheimer’s Memory Walk, proudly supported by Irish Life, which is taking place nationwide on Sunday, September 18th, during World Alzheimer’s Month 2022. The Let’s Walk Together is a family event and entry prices are €8 for kids and €20 for adults. You can register for your participant pack and T-shirt at the link above.
AquariusEnergize shared goals with your partner. Work together and get farther, with Mars in Leo. Lean on each other. Provide physical support. Engage in collaborative action. PiscesWork faster and make more money for the next 45 days. Power into a project, with Mars in Leo. Get results through direct action.
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We take a look back at extracts from old newspapers to see what was in the news this month in years gone by
Evening Her25/07/1938
Freemans Jrn 23/07/1857
Sunday Ind ..25/07/1926
Freemans Jrn , 31/07/1861
Irish Ind 06/07/1949
Irish Press 18/07/1986
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