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Official launch: Looking forward to European Championshipsfine gael TD Alan Farrell, Cllr Annmarie Farrelly and Anthony Lavin (FG) were among the many guests and celebrities from the athletic world who attended the official launch of the 2013 Europe-an Athletics Championship which

will take place at Morton Stadium Santry on June 22 and 23. The event took place at Fingal County Hall in the Council Chamber where speakers included Mayor of Fingal Cllr Cian O’Callaghan (Lab).See gallery on Page 8

Move to stop swan deaths natalie Burke

RESiDEnTS in Portmarnock have made efforts in recent weeks to prevent any further deaths of swans along the Golf Links Road, Portmarnock.

in January, a swan was killed after flying into high voltage elec-tricity wires in the area. Following the bird strike, concerned residents held a consultation with the Elec-

tricity Supply Board (ESB) on how the flight path for swans could be made safer in the local area.

Cllr Peter Coyle (Lab) said the overall outcome of the consulta-tion was “positive”. “The groups of residents were confident that ESB networks will implement a solu-tion which should greatly improve the safety of flight paths for swans,” he said.

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doG fAECEs owners failing to clean up

Dog waste placed in bags and hanging on Fingal County Council’s seasonal bin stands at Malahide

residents’ anger over dog fouling problem The issue of dog foul-ing is creating a major stink in North Dublin this week with one angry resident saying she fears her grandchildren will pick up dog faeces and become ill from it.

Speaking to The Gazette, the frustrat-ed grandmother from Swords described the problem as “disgust-ing” and said it is getting worse in both Malahide and Swords.

“They’re not hav-ing any consideration for people out walking, you’re sidestepping dog poo everytime you’re out,” said the resident, referring to dog owners who fail to pick up after their pets when walking in public areas.

“We go walking in both Swords and Malahide and every morning you

see people not picking up after their dogs.

“There used to be bags supplied along the estu-ary for them to pick it up but people were taking more than one and that was it, it stopped.”

While there are a num-ber of dog owners who do pick up after their dogs, the resident said there are “an awful lot of them” that don’t.

The irate resident said she has seen people pick up after their dogs but then leave the bag on a wall or hang it out of trees.

“I find if someone is walking a dog and the dog has stopped, if they see you, they’ll make the effort to pick it up.

“I’ve got grandkids myself and what I’m afraid of is one of them picking it up,” she con-tinued.

“A child doesn’t know any different. You can go blind and there are dis-eases attached to it. I’m not against dogs, I love animals myself but at the same time, why let your dog poo and not do any-thing about it?”

While local Cllr Antho-ny Lavin (FG) agrees a problem exists in the Dublin North area, he insists the issue is “no dif-ferent to anywhere else”.

“I feel that most people who bring their dogs for a walk make the effort,” he said.

“You do hear incidents of the bags hanging on trees but I don’t under-stand why people go to

the bother of cleaning it and then leaving it for others to dispose of.”

When it comes to issu-ing litter fines to those failing to pick up after their dogs, Cllr Lavin said it could be implemented more.

“It isn’t only a dog war-den who can issue a fine for dog littering. The lit-ter warden can do it, the gardai can do it. It’s not

depending on just the two dog wardens for the whole of North Dublin,” he said.

At a recent council meeting, Fingal County Council issued a remind-er that certain legal provi-sions exist in relation to obligations imposed on dog walkers to clean up after their dogs.

A statement made to local representatives stated that dog faeces is regarded as litter and according to Section 22(1) of the Litter Pol-lution Act 1997, “where faeces has been deposit-ed by a dog in any place to which this subsection applies, the person in charge of the dog shall immediately remove the faeces and shall ensure that it is properly dis-posed of in a suitable sanitary manner”.

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malahide hope more spaces will free up parking

increased taxi service is ‘essential’ nAtALIE burkE

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An increased taxi rank service is “essential” to boost business in Mala-hide Village; two local representatives have declared this week.

Fine Gael TD for Dub-lin Fingal Alan Farrell (FG) and party colleague, Cllr Anthony Lavin, have said that an agreement to increase taxi rank spaces will free up parking and improve traffic movement in the village.

According to Deputy

Farrell, the current lack of taxi space has led to the unavailability of park-ing during the day as well as traffic disruptions at night. “There is demand for an around-the-clock taxi service in Malahide Village, and yet we only have part-time facilities,” he said. “Consequently, parking spaces in the vil-lage are being clogged up by taxis in order to reduce fuel costs, and in the eve-nings the traffic in the village is held up by taxi queues on the street.”

Deputy Farrell says this

has a “knock on effect” for local business as it reduc-es parking availability for their customers.

At a recent council meeting, Cllr Anthony Lavin put forward a motion to provide 24-hour dedicated taxi spaces in the village, after which an agreement was reached. “Following a discussion at the meeting, area man-ager Gary O’Brien has agreed to follow up on two locations that have the potential to create up to 10 full-time spaces in the village,” Deputy Far-

Fine Gael tD for Dublin Fingal Alan Farrell (FG)

rell continued. “This would involve

upgrading the part time rank outside Gibneys to a full time rank, and also creating a new taxi rank outside The Grand Hotel. Taxis provide a social service to the community and I am fully in support of this move.”

Welcoming the out-

come of the meeting, Deputy Farrell stressed the importance of man-aging taxi providers in the village, while allowing taxis to run their busi-ness. “It is vital that local authorities provide facili-ties for business where there is demand, and to also to remove any dis-incentive, such as traffic

disruption, for people to drive into our towns and villages to do their shop-ping and support local businesses.”

“I am pleased with the outcome of Cllr Lavin’s motion, as well as the agreement by Fingal County Council to take action on this issue,” he concluded.

44 new birch trees to be planted A TOTAL of 44 new birch trees will be plant-ed before the end of April along the Portrane Road in Donabate.

The trees will replace the mature trees which were removed from the area last year, after they were deemed a risk to the safety of the public by Fingal County Coun-cil.

The council con-firmed last week that the “dangerous trees” were removed from their place on the road last year, but that the planting of new trees will rectify the vis-ual deficit resulting from the removal.

The planting date to take place later this month will depend on schedules and weather.

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Performance promises top tunes drama and laughter nAtALIE burkE

CopaCabana will be coming to baldoyle next week as baldoyle Musi-cal Society prepares to present five performances of the toe-tapping musi-cal comedy from april 23 to 27. The show will take place at St Mary’s Secondary School in baldoyle village at 8pm each night and will be the group’s annual produc-tion for 2013.

“Everybody is famil-iar with the famous and catchy barry Manilow song, but not everyone knows that the story behind it was developed into a full-blown broad-way stage musical for

which barry wrote all the music,” explained Karl Hoffman, vice-chairman of baldoyle Musical Soci-ety.

“What was created is a fantastic show bursting with top tunes, drama and lots of laughter.”

The story follows the life of Lola the Showgirl

as she falls for Tony, a bar-tender in the club which gives its name to the show and hit single. Rico, the shady owner of a night-club in Havana, sets his sights on acquiring the services of Lola for his Tropicana club. When she isn’t willing to go, Rico decides to take her

against her will. Tony and an eclectic mix of Lola’s pals take off from new York to bring her back and the stage is set for a showdown.

Like all of their past productions, baldoyle Musical Society will serve up a visual and aural treat with an impressive set and stunning costumes and will feature a top class cast of talented locals, including members from the Malahide and Swords areas, supported by a 10 piece orchestra under the baton of Dave McGauran, who recently returned from a time spent as musi-cal director of Riverdance. baldoyle natives paul Fay and Karen McCourt, both

seasoned campaigners, direct and choreograph respectively.

“This show has been a huge challenge for us”, director paul Fay explained.

“There is a balance to strike between the drama and the musical comedy to maximise the impact of the show – plus we have an enormous chorus on-stage!”

Choreographer Karen McCourt agreed saying it was “both exhilarating and exhausting”. How-ever, she promises the end result will be “spec-tacular”.

“You just don’t see big choruses on stage any more and the atmosphere

will be electric!”Treasurer Richie Smith

said the chorus only adds to the success of the pro-duction.

“It’s fantastic for us, it brings in more subscrip-tions, sells more tickets, helps with fundraising and is a real barometer of the strength of the society – long may it continue.”

Copacabana will be held from april 23 - 27 in St Mary’s Secondary School in baldoyle Vil-lage. Tickets are priced at €15 (€12 for oaps and Children). Tickets can be booked at www.baldoy-lemusicalsociety.ie or call 085 1378329. a discount of €10 is available for groups of ten or more.

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baldoyle Musical Society will perform Copacabana

awards ceremony: success for storesa nuMbER of leading Spar retailers from across the country including north Dublin gathered at Killashee House in County Kildare recently for the brand’s annual 5-Star awards ceremony, run by bWG Foods (owners and operators of the SpaR brand in Ireland) in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality associa-tion (EIQa). The awards are the highlight of the Spar retailing calendar, recognising stores that excel across several areas of store performance. Stores are assessed across a range of categories that include customer care, shop presentation, food safety and retailing innovations. pictured at the awards were Fergus Giblin, EuRoSpaR Malahide and Des Smyth, bWG Foods.

MaLaHIDE Chess Club will be hosting an all-Leinster Chess Con-gress next month.

The local club will be hosting what will be their 13th Millenium Tournament, which is due to take place over the May bank holiday weekend, May 4, 5 and 6. It will be held in asso-ciation with the Leinster Chess union.

Sections

This year the tourna-ment will incorporate the Leinster Champi-onships with three sec-tions including Senior, Intermediate and Junior and will be held at the Hilton Dublin airport hotel at northern Cross on the Malahide Road.

There will be two rounds held per day in both the morning and the afternoon and equipment will be pro-vided for players.

participants are just asked to bring along a pen on the day.

Fee

advance entry fee will be €45, advance pay-ment €35 or players can pay on the day for an entry fee of €55. There will be a €10 discount on all prices for players in the junior section.

For further details contact Vincent bis-sett at [email protected] or call 0861053202.

Malahide Chess Club meets on a weekly basis every Monday night at 8pm at St Sylvester’s Gaa Club on Church Road. For more infor-mation, log onto www.malahidechessclub.ie.

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Local chess club to host meet

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COMMUNITY Anti-litter initiative is going strong

Spring clean up campaign hits halfway mark NATALIE BURKE

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THE National Spring Clean Campaign has hit the halfway mark in North Dublin it was announced this week.

Hundreds of clean- up events have already taken place in North Dublin as part of An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign and a number of further events will be taking place over the coming weeks.

The National Spring Clean campaign is Ire-land’s largest anti-litter initiative organised by An Taisce and funded by the Department of the Environment, Commu-nity and Local Govern-ment.

On April 19, St Fin-tan’s High School on the

Dublin Road, Sutton, will be cleaning up their local area. For more informa-tion, volunteers can con-tact Ella Houlihan on 01 8324632.

The Pride in Bayside community clean-up group in Sutton will be doing their part for National Spring Clean with a clean-up of Bay-side village on April 20. It will take place from 10am until 12 noon and volunteers will be meet-ing at the Bayside church where they will be pick-ing up rubbish, paint over graffiti and conduct general tidying. For more information, volunteers interested in taking part can contact Susan Glynn on 087 6106004.

Portmarnock Com-munity Association will also be cleaning up their

Model and National Spring Clean ambassador Sarah McGovern, together with

Haus of Funk hip-hop dancers, are calling for the people of Ireland to stomp out

litter and register for this year’s National Spring Clean campaign

beach and surrounding areas on April 20. For more information, con-tact Margaret McIner-ney on 086 8218204.

All volunteers regis-tering for the National Spring Clean campaign are issued with a free clean-up kit which con-tains information, post-ers, colour-coded refuse sacks for segregation of waste materials, protec-tive gloves and tabards to keep participants clean. An Taisce will also liaise with local authorities to ensure that all materials col-

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lected will be picked up without charge.

An Taisce are this year also celebrating a number of Local Heroes who have demonstrated their commitment to their communities by organising anti-litter events over the last number of years. If you know of a potential local hero in the Dub-lin North area, you can

nominate them on the National Spring Clean Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Nation-alSpringClean.

Those who wish to take part in the national event are encouraged to visit the National Spring Clean website at www.nationalspringclean.org or to find out more information, or to regis-ter, call 01 4002220.

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The Law Society of Ireland has applied to a court for transcripts of the sentenc-ing hearings of former judge heather Perrin.

Last year Perrin (61) was sentenced to two-and-half-years in jail after a jury found she had tricked 82-year-old Thomas Davis

into bequeathing half his estate worth, about €1 mil-lion, to her two children while she was working as a solicitor.

She had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to deceptively induc-ing Mr Davis to bequeath half of his estate to Sybil and

Adam Perrin at her office on Fairview Strand on January 22, 2009.

Last month Perrin of Lambay Court, Malahide, Co Dublin was sentenced to a further two-year prison term after she pleaded guilty to falsifying an account, with the intent of making a gain

on a date between May 2004 and February 2009. The two sentences are running along-side each other.

Shane Murphy, senior counsel for the Law Society, told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this week that the soci-ety was seeking a copy of the certificates of conviction and

transcripts of the trials.he said the society needed

these in order to exercise its public function in issues of discipline. he told the court that Perrin was still a solicitor and remained on the roll of solicitors.

Cahir O’higgins, solicitor for Perrin, said that his firm

were not representing Perrin in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and that the solici-tors in that might have a view on the application.

he asked the court to put the matter back so this view could be sought. he said he thought consent may be forth coming.

Law society wants former judge’s trial transcriptscourts Perrin tricked elderly man to bequeath half of €1m estate to her children

nAtALIE burkE

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A renT hike intro-duced in recent days by Fingal County Council on their housing stock has this week been condemned by United Left Alliance TD Clare Daly, who said it was a “step too far for fami-lies already under pres-sure”.

The news of the rent rise reached tenants across Fingal over the course of the past few days and according to Deputy Daly, residents in many areas across Dublin nor th were shocked to receive notice from the council announcing the “sharp rise in rent”.

“This is a real blow on top of all of the other financial burdens that families are struggling with,” she said.

“There is no doubt that it is going to tip many over the edge into severe financial hardship and I think the council will have a grave difficulty in col-lecting this money.”

The 1% increase on the calculation of rents on the council’s rental properties is due to come into effect at the end of this month.

“There is no doubt that this measure has been implemented to compensate the coun-cils for the fact that they are being levied a home tax for each of the

rent rise ‘a step too far for families’

council: 1% increase will come into effect at end of aPril

dwellings that is in their ownership,” Deputy Daly continued.

“This is a change from the household tax and the hit has been passed directly onto the tenants.

“It makes a mockery of the Government’s s ta tement that the property tax is going to enhance local services, clearly it is just another way of f leecing ordi-nary people to pay for the debts of bankers and speculators that were never ours in the first place.”

Deputy Daly has described the move as “robin hood in reverse”, saying Fingal County Council are targeting “ordinary people”.

“The Government could have raised extra from those earning over €100,000 per annum or from increasing Corpo-ration Tax but instead chose to target ordinary people.

“This move is not good for the councils and not good for the tenants either.”

A s p o ke s p e r s o n fo r F inga l County

Council confirmed to The Gazette that the increase of 1% will come into effect at the end of April 2013 and will bring, for the first time since 2004, the percentage at which rents are calculated from 11% to 12% of net household income.

“The amendment was presented to elected representatives and approved in Decem-ber 2012 as part of the Fingal County Coun-cils Annual Budget for 2013,” the spokesperson stated.

united Left Alliance tD Clare Daly


Over 8,000 AA batteries recycled in Fingal campaignFINGAL has recycled over 8,000 batteries in a local recycling campaign.

The joint European Recycling Platform (ERP) and Early Childhood Ireland battery recycling campaign have collected a total of 8,680 AA bat-teries in Fingal so far, and are calling on all par-ents and pre-schoolers in Fingal to get recycling before the deadline of May 31.

Speaking about the campaign, Yvonne Hol-mes, head of corporate communications at ERP, said: “When batteries are thrown in the bin they can have a harmful effect on the environment and cause soil and water pollution, meaning potential resources that could have been recycled are lost.”

The competition closes on May 31 and each participating facility will be in with a chance to win an ERP Recycling Party with face paint-ers, balloon modellers and more, to take place in June. They will also win a trophy and a book voucher to the value of €250.

For more details, see www.erp-recycling.ie.

FastNews

Get fit for free with outdoor exercise classA FREE outdoor exercise session will take place at Malahide Castle Regional park on April 23.

The aerobic and resistance exercise session aimed at over-55s will be held from10am. It

is organised by IT Blanchardstown and Fingal County Council, as part of their Stay Strong Strategy initiative.

The age-friendly session aims to encourage them to take part in physical activity regularly.

For more information, email Julie or Sinead from ITB at [email protected].

animals Electricity wires in flight paths

Residents mobilise to prevent swan deaths

Network technician Jim McNally meets Cllr Peter Coyle over bird strikes on

powerlines

NAtALIE burkE

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LoCAL residents in Portmarnock have made efforts in recent weeks to prevent any further deaths of swans along Golf Links Road.

In January, a swan was killed after flying into the high voltage electricity wires at Golf Links Road, Portmarnock, in the area between the two golf links courses. The inci-dent was observed and reported by locals who stated that there were two swans flying at the time, but one died shortly after the collision.

Following the bird strike, concerned resi-dents in Portmarnock held a consultation with the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) on how the flight path for swans could be made safer in the local area.

The meeting with the ESB was held by mem-bers of the community along with local repre-sentative, Councillor Peter Coyle (Lab), who said the overall outcome of the consultation was “very positive”.

Confident

“The groups of resi-dents were confident that ESB Networks will imple-ment a solution which should greatly improve the safety of flight paths for swans,” he said.

There had been pre-vious incidents where swans were killed on the same electricity wires.

The occurrence of swan collisions with overhead power lines is a problem internationally and is well documented.

ESB Networks techni-cian Jim McNally, who covers the Portmar-nock area, met with Cllr Coyle and the group of local residents on site.

He brought the newest version of game guards available for display and outlined a plan for their placement on the net-works.

“This development meeting received a very positive reaction from the group of concerned resi-dents, who are anxious that the area be made safe for the swans,” Cllr Coyle explained.

“Jim’s own expertise in wildlife, especially birds, put him in a well-placed position to assist us with the situation at Portmar-nock,” Cllr Coyle contin-ued.

“over the years, he has worked on TV pro-grammes with the late Dr Eamon De Buitlear relating to wildlife in Rogerstown Estuary in Rush. over the years, he has also been called on to make presentations to student groups in UCD on wildlife.”

Game guards

A spokesperson for ESB Networks confirmed to The Gazette that since the incident and the recent meeting held with residents, game guards have been put up in the area, with more due to be placed later this week.

“The ESB Networks will be reviewing the issue and also, perma-nently reviewing bird protectors,” the spokes-person said.

“This isn’t just a prob-lem here, this is a national problem. Swans migrate every year so a lot of swan routes change, that’s why we’re constantly watch-ing and monitoring that. obviously, we don’t want to cause damage to swans or mortality or lines being brought down either so it’s a constant issue that ESB Networks are happy to look into and look after.”

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Sorcha Murphy, Ireland cricket star John Mooney, Aisling Gil and Sinead McKeaney. Pictures: Una Williams

Glenn Cosgrove, Alan Reynolds and Robert Chambers

Jessica Quinn, Malaidh Larkin and Katie Dunne

Mooney shows howzat done

Eoghan Buckley and Jack Larkin

Kevin and Ryan Gallagher with Fran Reynolds

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Siobhan Moore and Vincent Wall Peter Dolan and John Foley

Fine Gael tD Alan Farrell, Annmarie

Farrelly and Anthony Lavin

timmy Crowe, Ciaran O’Caithain, Minister for transport, tourism and Sport

Leo Varadkar (FG) and John travers

Anita Fitzgibbon, Claire Bergin, Cathaoirleach Cllr Cian O’Callaghan and

Steffi Creaner. Pictures: Una Williams

THE European Athletics Team Championships First League was recently launched at the County Hall in Swords.

Among those who attended the launch were some of Ire-land’s elite up-and-coming athletes and Minister for Trans-port, Tourism & Sports, Leo Varadkar TD (FG).

The European Athletics Team Championships will be held at Morton Stadium in Dublin in June, and will see 12 national teams comprising of over 600 world class athletes compete.

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Sorcha Murphy, Ireland cricket star John Mooney, Aisling Gil and Sinead McKeaney. Pictures: Una Williams

theo Allan, Matthew Reynolds and Corey O’Conghaile

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CRICKET: STAR PLAYER VISITS LOCAL EASTER CAMP

Vineeta Colville and Solome Keegan

IRELAND international cricket star John Mooney was recently on hand to give a great masterclass at Malahide Cricket Club’s

annual Easter camp.More than 100 children came along to

the camp, which was sponsored by RSA and

Londis in Malahide, and they were undoubt-edly bowled over by Mooney’s great advice.

The club host regular training events for their youth section. For further information about Malahide Cricket Club, see their website at www.malahidecc.com.


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FANS of the work of George Ber-nard Shaw gathered to The Gate Theatre recently for the opening

of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, which was directed by Patrick Mason.

Among the attendees was RTE veteran Gay Byrne.

The play portrays a moving, grip-ping, and witty story set in Victorian times about the complex relation-ship between Vivie Warren (Rebecca O’Mara) and her mother Kitty (Sorcha Cusack), as she discovers how Kitty has funded her education through an

unorthodox profession. Interestingly, although Mrs. War-

ren’s Profession was written in 1893, it was originally banned due to its controversial content and was not given a public performance in London until 1925.

Shaw’s Mrs Warren’s Profession a big hit

Gay Byrne and Kathleen Watkins at the opening of Mrs Warren’s Profession. Pictures: Sasko Lazarov

Michael Colgan Eimear O’Connor, Orlagh Mc Bride and Kay Sheehy Sarah Colgan Kate and Stephen Brennan

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dublinlifelet dublin Gazette newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week

animal support: group aims to ease pressure

iSPCA is seeking runners for Flora mini marathonThe ISPCA is urging women across Dublin to get their trainers on and support animals in need by running for them dur-ing this year’s Women’s Mini Marathon.

It is estimated that over 200 animals could benefit from the funds raised dur-ing the marathon.

The ISPCA has now embarked on a campaign to encourage teams run-ning in the marathon to consider running for the

ISPCA and to help “Get Tails Wagging”.

“We know things are financially very difficult and are very conscious of the efforts people go to in raising funds for the ISPCA. We want to assure participants that every penny raised goes directly towards the care of an ani-mal in our centres. In our national animal centre we have on average 150 animals onsite in our care between horses, ponies,

donkeys, dogs, cats, rab-bits, pigs, goats and other small mammals – we are happy to say there will be a lot of “tails wagging” once the mini marathon is over,” said Carmel Mur-ray, ISPCA.

According to the ISPCA, there has been an unprecedentedly high level of animal cruelty cases, particularly in rela-tion to dogs and this is stretching resources.

The ISPCA are under

immense pressure to get to these animals, reha-bilitate them and find suitable loving homes for them. Any support is greatly appreciated.

Register for the mini marathon at http://www.f lorawomensminima-rathon.ie and contact the ISPCA to register for a sponsorship page by emailing [email protected] or call 043 33 25933 to pledge their support.

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Communities call out to get involved in TidyTownsSuperValu retailers in Dublin are calling on communities across the county to get behind this year’s SuperValu TidyTowns competi-tion.

This year will be the 22nd year of Super-Valu’s involvement and last year saw 33 entries from Dublin with Sker-ries winning the overall award.

Speak ing a t t he launch, Martin Kelle-her, managing director of SuperValu, said: “I would like to pay tribute to the hard work and dedication of people across the country who

have made this one of the longest running and most successful com-munity initiatives in the world.

“I would encourage people to talk to their local SuperValu retailer or visit tidytowns.ie to find out more and real-ise the huge rewards in taking an active part in their community.”

The closing date for receipt of entries is May 23, 2013. entry forms can be obtained from the TidyTowns unit in the Department of the environment, Com-munity and local Gov-ernment. phone 071-

9186744 or visit www.tidytowns.ie.

ShiSeido NatioNal Gift eveNtShISeIDo is having its first National Gift with purchase event in pharmacies nationwide from Monday, april 25 to Sunday, May 12.

With the purchase of two products, one to be skincare, you receive either a mini “The Skin-care” 123 step kit or a mini Benefiance 123 step kit pluS a mini NeW Bio-performance advanced Super restor-ing Cream and a mini NeW perfect rouge lipstick.

Supervalu retailers are calling on local communities to get behind this year’s Supervalu tidytowns competition

In addition, the stores will be having a special promotion day with mini facials and makeovers.

Call into Kerins phar-macy in Blackrock on May 10 or phelan’s phar-macy in Milltown on

May 8 when the events will be taking place.

Get your GloveS oN for charity afTer the success of raising over €31,000 at last year’s event, White Collar Boxing returns and the ISpCC is this month looking to recruit 30 contenders, women and men, to get their gloves on in aid of the children’s charity.

panic at the Disco is a six-week professional training programme of White Collar Box-ing, culminating in one main “fight night” in the Dandelion Nightclub, St Stephen’s Green, on fri-day, May 31.

Training for the event will commence on april 22, taking place in the National Boxing Sta-dium on Monday and

Wednesday nights for six weeks.

The fundraiser is a fun and challenging way for people to support the work of the ISpCC and no experience is need-ed. olympian Cathal o’Grady will be keep-ing a watchful eye on all participants and offering expert advice and guid-ance.

register by april 19 by calling 1850 50 40 50 or email [email protected].

people power produceS tayto bara NaTIoN asked “Why?”, and Tay to answered “Why not?” That’s in response to the much-anticipated arrival of the Tayto milk choco-late bar.

That’s right, the lim-ited edition Tayto bar – containing both choco-

late and morsels of the much-loved cheese and onion crisps – has just been launched and is now available in Tayto park in ashbourne, Co Meath. The bar will also be stocked in selected retailers by the end of april.

To create the “per-fect bar of chocolate”, Tayto teamed up with the chocolatiers at But-lers Chocolates making the new bar a truly Irish product.

“It’s a bit of fun, you will either love it or hate it, but our consumers asked for it and we said why not!” explained ray Coyle, founder of largo foods.

“T here a re on ly 100,000 bars in circula-tion and it is now on the market because of peo-ple power – no doubt about it.”


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New website is celebrating all things foodIrIsh food enthusiasts can now avail of cut-price meals at top restaurants, thanks to a new website.

TheDiningroom.ie, Ireland’s newest foodie destination, was launched last week, promising to “offer food worshippers a dedicated online space to celebrate all things food in Ireland”.

The website was given the seal of approval by top chefs such as Derry Clarke, Kevin Thornton, robbie Fox, Andrew rudd, Tom Doorley and Ernie Whalley, as well as Operation Transforma-tion guru Dr Eva Ors-mond.

The website has already signed up an impressive list of restaurants, with representatives from the likes of Fallon and Byrne, L’Ecrivain, Diep Le shaker, Pearl Brasserie, rustic stone and Fire restaurant attending the launch.

T h e D i n i n g r o o m .ie features restaurant reviews, exclusive offers and exciting content such as restaurant spotlights

and advice from a host of Ireland’s top food writers and guest contributors.

Already, a discount-ed menu for Miche-lin-starred restaurant L’Ecrivain proved a sell-out in just hours.

The website prom-ises to give visitors all the information they need, whether they are look-ing to dine out or dine in with exclusive recipes and video tutorials from top chefs such as Neven Maguire, Catherine Ful-vio, Kevin Dundon and Derry Clarke.

According to Keith Mahon, managing direc-tor of TheDiningroom.ie: “In Ireland we have so much talent, variety and - these days - value for money too, in our res-taurants.

“We aim to showcase and celebrate these great restaurants and the peo-ple behind them, while making it easier for our readers to try them out. We will have a great range of regular and guest contributors.”

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users can view restau-rant profiles and make bookings, as well as view menus to help them make an informed deci-sion.

They can also try out some of the country’s best restaurants with exclusive tasting menus and offers.

TheDiningroom.ie is backed by Pigsback.com, a 100% Irish-owned com-pany with over 13 years in business and over 437,000 active users.

Michael Dwyer, chief executive of Pigsback.com said the company was “delighted” to back the venture.

“We’re delighted with our latest venture, TheD-iningroom.ie. The Irish restaurant scene is driv-en by some of our most gifted and creative peo-ple - great entrepreneurs and chefs. The sector has retained a vibrancy and creativity and is tes-timony to Ireland’s resil-ience and reinvention in these times. We are very proud to develop this showcase to the best of Irish restaurants.”

Roz Purcell, chef Derry Clarke and Rosanna Davison at L’ecrivain Restaurant

Dublin for the launch of theDiningRoom.ie

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Ballybeg Estate in Water-ford City.

The Estate has been getting rave reviews in the press for its honest look at an Irish com-munity’s struggle in the current recession. Jamie is part of award-winning Motive TV, the produc-tion company he runs with Anne McLoughlin and others. He previous-ly filmed a documentary on children’s hospice, LauraLynn in Leopards-town, called No Time To Die which aired on RTE last month.

The Gazette spoke to the De La Salle, Church-town past pupil about his career to date.

“We’ve had three doc-umentaries aired in the last while on three differ-ent networks, RTE, TV3 and Setanta. We have to pitch our ideas to broad-casters and if they bite we get the cash to produce the documentary.

“Another source of revenue that has really helped us has been the

BAI [Broadcasting Asso-ciation of Ireland] Sound and Vision Fund. We have tried to cover a vari-ety of subjects on Irish life. Last year we did one called J1 Summer about students working abroad and we’ve filmed a lot of sports and entertainment documentaries too.

“We like to have a broad spectrum repre-sented and as a docu-mentary maker, I love to get the real stories, under the skin of people and this happens when they open up to you. It makes for amazing TV. Documentary has a very important part to play in Irish broadcasting and I suppose reality TV pro-grammes are damaging to it in that broadcast-ers choose them because they are chasing big rat-ings.

“Yet, as a film maker, ratings are not part of my job to worry about. The broadcaster has to make money though and I understand that. The

BAI, however, does make programmes that may not be commercially via-ble but they reflect real Irish life.”

D’Alton is always aware of the challenge of staying as impartial as possible while construct-ing his documentaries.

“It’s a criticism always thrown at documentary makers; the need for impartiality, but there always has to be some-one making editorial judgements.

“However, we try to give the people room enough to breathe and give the film a light touch. I don’t like the Louis Theroux method, I think it’s better not to make yourself the centre of the story if possible. It shows a lack of confi-dence in your audience when they feel they have to put in a personality as the focus.”

The third and final part of The Estate will air on TV3 on Monday, April 22.


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Helpline tackles cyber bullyingA confidentiAl tel-ephone line that listens to the worries parents may have about their children, or themselves is touching on the subject of cyber bullying and offering par-ents a chance to find out more about the issue.

Parentline was set up more than 30 years ago to offer support, information and guidance to parents on any aspect of parent-ing in confidence and without judgement.

last year alone, they received over 4,000 calls to their call centre, where volunteers listen and offer guidance.

on tuesday, April 30, Parentline is hosting a seminar on protecting your child from cyber bullying. Parents can

learn about the dangers, become more aware of what kids are doing online and learn how to create parent controls.

“this is in response to parents’ fear and lack of understanding of what happens in the cyber-world. children are much more cyber savvy than the parents and the purpose of this is to make the par-ents aware of what is out there and what they can do to protect their chil-dren,” Parentline chief executive, Rita o’Reilly said. this event takes place in the crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown at 7.30pm. tickets cost €10.

Parentline deals with a variety of calls from par-ents, grandparents, peo-ple worried about friends

and others. “it could be any ques-

tion. We have 50 volun-teers who cover the lines, they get training and counselling and listen-ing skills before they go online.

“i always say, that when the volunteer, or facilita-tor, puts their hand on the phone they have no idea what is at the other end. it could be something like, i am wondering if i should put my four-year-old daughter’s name down for school, is she too young to go?

“or it could be my child is a heroin addict – it could be absolutely anything. if it’s something that is bothering the par-ent, then they need to talk about it.

Rita O’Reilly, Parentline chief executive

“everybody is different, every child is different, every mammy and daddy is different. Situations change over the years so there is an opportunity for people in every situa-tion to talk about it,” she continued.

the Parentline helpline is lo-call 1890927277 or 8733500 or see www.par-entline.ie

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Serving up fresh ways to beat the recessionNADER Gholizade, born in Iran, moved to Ireland in the late 90s after training in the UK within the hospitality sector. He is currently working as general manager of The Blue Orchid restaurants.

He has worked with the company since it opened the first Blue Orchid res-taurant in Newtown Park Avenue, Black-rock 12 years ago. Following its success,

Blue Orchid, Stepaside opened in 2011, which was followed by Ballinteer in 2013 with Teppanyaki.

His main role in the business is to ensure that the restaurants operate effi-ciently and profitably while maintaining their reputation and ethos. For further information, see www.blueorchid.ie, or telephone 01 296 6113.

How long have you been in business?For 12 years.

What makes your business success-ful?

Dedication, hard work and years of building a loyal clientele. In recent years, consistently offering value for money and looking after staff and cli-entele alike have become even more important than ever.

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

We care about the people as much as we care about what we put on the plate. All our floor staff are Thai, and are very caring by nature.

Good food, good wine and good service are a must, and we do our best to do it with a sense of style and good humour.

How has the recession impacted your business?

Let’s be honest – it has hurt us a lot. The market is more competitive, people are not going out as much nowadays, and when they do they are more careful about how much they spend.

Blue Orchid restaurants are open seven nights a week, but Sunday to Thursday can be quiet, while running costs are pretty much the same.

We are concentrating on the con-sistency of our product and service and, luckily, we have a strong, com-mitted, loyal team.

What have you changed about your

business to combat the effects of the recession?

We now offer an Early Bird menu all night, Sunday to Thursday, and from 5pm to 7pm on Fridays and Saturdays, offering three courses for €16.99.

We also offer guests the option to bring their own wine, for a modest corkage charge.

We constantly look to our suppliers for better prices, change our menus more frequently, and have lowered our profit margin.

What law or regulation would you change overnight to help your busi-ness?

Rent and rates – both are just too high!

How do you use social media (Face-book, twitter or LinkedIn, etc) to help your business?

We have just launched a new web-site – www.blueorchid.ie – and have just started to introduce social media into the mix, so watch this space!

What is your ambition for the busi-ness?

To achieve a growth of 5-to-10% per year.

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

My dad told me as a young boy that a shopkeeper must have a broken foot, meaning he must be in his shop at all times. The same holds true for restaurants.

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When you look at the most influential acts in music over the years, and hip-hop in particular, there is one act that will appear on every list.

Long Island rap legends Public enemy were formed in 1982 by fledg-ling rapper, Carlton Ridenhour and his hype man, William Drayton. They went on to become two of the most recognis-able and notable figures in the business under their pseudonyms: Chuck D and Flavor Flav.

Pe’s combination of dense produc-tion and politically-charged rhymes puts them at the forefront of a more hard-edged, socially conscious style of rap than had previously been widely available, and sets them on collision course with the establishment, while

cementing their place in the hearts of rap fans everywhere.

Their 1988 release, It Takes A nation Of Millions To hold Us Back, sits com-fortably in the upper ranks of many all-time greatest album lists, and influ-enced a generation of musicians, from Kurt Cobain to Jay Z.

The band are on their way back to Dublin on April 21 for a date at the Button Factory, and I caught up with Chuck in the middle of Connecticut, on his way to give a talk on rap, race and reality at Western new england Univer-sity in Massachusetts.

We started by talking about Public enemy’s inauguration into the Rock n Roll hall of Fame, which takes place this week.

“We heard we were being inducted when were on the hip hop Gods tour.

We were busy with what we were doing, and it was very welcome when it came through. It’s been a consistent 26 years of hard work.”

Pe are only the fourth rap act ever to be inducted into the hall Of Fame. Being inducted is a massive achieve-ment in itself, and recognition of rap’s place in musical history, but Chuck explained that there is a larger perspec-tive to their induction.

“I want to be able to alleviate the feeling of ‘there goes the neighbour-hood’. The rock n roll hall of fame is letting in all of these other genres and rappers. I’m trying to explain that music as a performance art started from a man or a woman playing the blues or singing the blues, they couldn’t express themselves any other way. You have to respect all the idioms

that came out of that background, and we are very fortunate to be allowed in. We take it very seriously. At the same time, we didn’t wait for validation from anyone.

“We always felt that the groups were the best aspect of rock music or hip-hop. Groups embody the elements that make it all happen. A band has to play together. I feel that rap music, a group of people who embody the elements that help make is happen in the first place, are a true representation of the art form. When you look at [rap’s pre-vious inductees] Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run DMC with Jam Master Jay and the Beastie Boys are all perfect examples of groups who went above and beyond.”

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can yOu Give delGaTO a new hOMe?The Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs.

Our Dog of the Week is dashing Delgato, an eight- year-old male Boxer. As a mature gentleman, he certainly knows how to treat a lady and is super polite on the lead, enjoying shorter walks than when he was a younger lad.

Delgato is a truly wonderful dog who would love to find a nice calm home where he can enjoy being part of a family for his retirement years. he really enjoys hanging out with other dogs, so would be happy is there was another dog in his new home, as well as big kids 10+. If you think you could give this handsome man a loving forever home then please contact Dogs Trust on 01-879 1000.

They are based in Finglas, just off exit 5 on the M50. Map and directions can be found on their website www.dogstrust.ie.

You can also find them on Facebook www.facebook.com/dogstrustireland or Twitter @DogsTrust_Ie.

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Neba blazer €16.95, available in red, diva pink, marine blue and grey

Gazette Style is always excited about news of a new clothing store opening and with the announcement that VILa is to open its fashion doors in Swords Pavilions on april 25, we jumped at the chance to see what they are offering wardrobes this season.

the team at VILa describe the label as being feminine yet edgy that allows ladies to dress to impress without compromising on style, quality and value.

already it has eight retail stores in Ireland, and the Swords Pavilion store opening soon will be its newest flagship store on the emerald isle.

to celebrate the opening of this store, goodie bags will be given to the first 300 customers to walk through the VILa doors at the Pavilions which include Hourly Offers, 25% Off in store, VILa Cash Grabber, plus there will be amazing VILa offers throughout the weekend, so don’t miss out. the official open is on april 25 at 11am.

For further information follow them on twitter @VILaClothesIrel or Like them on Facebook@VILa Clothes.

Here are just some of VILa’s spring collection available now. Ronja shorts high €21.95

Illusion top €29.95

Cleovo five-pocket twill €29.95

Massol skirt €16.95

Illusion dress €39.95

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Ziaja has the perfect potion for all skin types

We’ve all heard of elizabeth Arden’s eight hour cream, used by celebrities, make-up artists and models across the world, this wonder cream is on a mission to make our lips nourished and shiny, another one to add to the make up bag.

the new eight Hour cream nourishing lip balm contains SPF 20 and is the latest product to the beauty brands eight Hour range. this luxurious balm is a beauty must have this summer, and will keep lips nourished, whilst indulging them with a sheer shine.

It is enriched with eight vitamins, min-erals and nutrients and the moisturising gloss restores lips while also enhancing the lip colour for a natural and effortless pout this summer.

Providing daily moisture to quench dry and chapped lips, this sumptuous gloss shields the area from environmental damage with UvA and UvB broad-spec-trum sun protection, whilst nurturing the delicate skin with its hydrating formula.

Proven clinical results show that after just one application, over 90% of women felt that their lips were moisturised eight hours after application.

this is an ideal travel accessory, wheth-er you decide to holiday in the sun or in the city. Its something you won’t be able to leave behind. this product is presented in a portable squeeze tube with a slanted applicator. eight Hour Cream Nourishing Lip Balm SPF 20 15ml squeeze tube costs €22 and will be available at elizabeth Arden counters from June.

Protect that pout with Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour nourishing lip balm

No body is the same and we all have differ-ent skin issues that need some TLC so putting a spring in the step of skin this year is Ziaja body lotions with its four affordable lotions each working on crucial skin problems.

Cellulite, dry skin, stretch marks or skin that is just too sensitive, are issues that some of us can claim to suffer from.

Although there is no real cure for cellulite, the appearance of dimples can be lessened with a

good moisturiser. The orange Body

Butter Lotion from Ziaja features an orange butter base obtained from orange peel rich in bio-flavonoids that actively tighten and tone the skin.

Daily use of this lotion fights the peel and replenishes lipid deficits.

For very dry flaky skin try their Goats Milk Body lotion with its mild ultra-healing emollient (water in oil) suitable for eczema, psoriasis and

dermatitis sufferers. Applied daily it mini-

mises the discomfort of over dry, flaky skin and helps to reduce inflam-mation caused by ecze-ma and psoriasis.

M e a n w h i l e , t h e Cocoa Butter Lotion aims to improve the appearance of stretch marks and evens out skin tone. The cocoa butter ingredient not only moisturises but also improves skin elas-ticity and improves the colour of the skin.

For those with sensi-

tive skin, there is the Natural Avocado oil Body Lotion which hydrates, soothes and calms redness and irri-tations. This avocado oil contains omega 3 and 9, Vitamins A, B1, B2 and D.

Each of these prod-ucts deal with a dif-ferent body issue, so choose the best that suits you.

Ziaja lotions are avail-able to buy online www.originalbeauty.ie and from independent phar-macies nationwide.

Get sun protected and stay healthy, youthful with La Roche Posay.

Besides preventing sun-burn, wearing a UvA/UvB sunscreen daily is defense against premature ageing, wrinkles, sun spots, and most importantly, skin cancer.

Skin damage from sunlight builds up with continued exposure, whether sunburn occurs or not. La Roche-Posay is the suncare range recommended by most euro-pean dermatologists - and the bottles match nicely with all your catwalk led neons

For normal/dry skin try Anthelios XL Melt in Cream SPF50 RRP€17.75

Contains the highest level of UvA protection on the market and melts into the skin with no white marks.

For oily skin try Anthelios AC SPF30 RRP€19.50

High protection with a matte finish, ultra-fluid and light, it does not block pores. Available from pharmacies nationwide.

Protection from the sun with Anthelios

Don’t forget to send in your style question for our Style Q&a with Littlewoods Ireland ambassador,

Caroline Morahan. the Star Question will win €50 voucher for Littlewoods Ireland. email [email protected] the next Q&a is out april 25.


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TheatretHe pavilioN tHeatRe 01 231 2929oliver Reed Wild thingIN this blistering solo show, join legendary hellraiser Oliver Reed as he knocks back a few drinks and shares his incredible life story. From the boyhood excitement of learning he was a descendant of Peter the Great, through the success of Oliver, boozy adventures with Keith Moon and disastrous chat show appearances – this was a life well lived. Rob Crouch brings Reed back to vivid life in this swaggering, brilliant evening of entertainment. April 24, tickets €18/€16.

DRaiocHt 01 885 2622Big MaggieANOTHER classic from one of Ireland’s best loved playwrights, John B. Keane’s play ‘Big Maggie’ is set in rural Ireland in the late 60’s. Maggie Polpin has just buried her husband, and after 30 years of suffering his waywardness, she sets about laying down the law for her grown up children. April 18, tickets €15.

Mill tHeatRe DuNDRuM 01 296 9340For club and countyDESCRIBED as ‘a sure-fire hit’ Seamus O’Rourke’s latest play follows a desperate manager’s efforts to win the county football final and end their 23-year run of bad form. Their only hope lies with their dual star player Ritchie Browney. April 17 tickets are priced at €16/€14.

Good Vibrations is the story of how Punk was brought to the people of Northern Ireland by Terri Hooley, idealist, music producer, record shop owner and socialist.

Terri lost his eye as a child and his glass eye is a striking motif used to much comic effect throughout the film as Terri’s idealistic view of the life is a lot more one- sided and unmuddied than most.

Richard Dormer plays the rebellious Terri who has lost his faith since the hippie movement died off though he still plays DJ sets in an empty bar called the Harp.

Terri is looking for something to believe in and to belong to and he finds it all in the spanking new sound that is Punk in the late 70s.

The moment he hears it, in a small club in Bel-fast, he immediately feels part of something again in

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a landscape as bleak and unconsoling as Northern Ireland was then.

Terri’s record shop becomes a Mecca for local Punk bands and fans and he became known at the Godfather of Punk in Northern Ireland.

So devoted was he to the young band mem-bers who flocked around his shop, that he became a record producer to get their songs on vinyl. Scenes with around 30 punks sitting on the floor of a tiny record shop following Terri’s origami instructions on how to fold a single cover out of paper are some of the most memo-rable I’ve ever seen.

Terri was a champion of these young punks to a very sacrificial degree.

His own marriage suf-fered and he was per-petually on the border of losing his shirt, but none of it mattered because Terri had a cause to fight for.

The most famous band he helped to get out into the public arena was, of course, The Under-tones.

Having failed to get their seminal tune, Teen-age Kicks, played on any of the radio stations, Terri took drastic action and went in person to London and the BBC.

He left the single in at reception for John Peel to listen to and the rest is history.

The Undertones went on to be the huge suc-cess they were but Terri continued to strive for Belfast punk bands like Rudi and the Outcasts.

The last scene of the film sees Terri onstage with his punk children, speaking to the crowd about what Punk means to him. “New York has the haircuts. London has the trousers. But Northern Ireland has the reason!”

Good Vibrations is a BBC/Bord Scannan na

hEireann collaboration, directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Ley-burn and starring Rich-ard Dormer and Jodie Whittaker.

T h e r e a r e a l s o appearances by Adrian Dunbar and Killian Scott (Love/Hate) who is a real live wire as the peroxide-headed front man of Rudi and the Outcasts with convul-sive rhythm.

Terri Hooley, he of the incredibly apt name, is one of those insatiable optimists, whose spirit, even in the midst of the worst and most discour-aging conditions, can never be dampened.

Such people are rare and so is an actor like Richard Dormer.

The film, quite simply belongs to him and his performance is full of the inexhaustible ener-gy such an idealistic depiction demands.

He is a revelation.

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oUr VerDiCt:A thoroughly satisfying experience in a really old-fashioned sense. You go away feeling genuinely pleased to have been on the side of Terri and on the side of right, we all need something to believe in, even if it’s only Punk. Barros D’Sa and Leyburn deliver on the source material in generous amounts.

Director: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn LeyburnStarring: richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Dylan Moran, Mark ryder, andrew Simpson, adrian Dunbar

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IN A break from games reviews, following the onslaught of triple-A titles recently (news that my eyes and wallet are doubtless grateful to hear), comments by an influential gaming figure caught my eye and are, indeed, useful in showing the state of uncertainty found throughout much of the games industry at present.

As a key figure within top games company Bio-Ware, Dr Greg zeschuk was one of this current generation of consoles’ leading lights, in terms of not just creating games but also in terms of providing insight into gaming in general, as it matures as a cross-gen-erational activity.

However, although he (and fellow BioWare founder, Dr Ray Muzkya) left the company last Sep-

tember, and retired from gaming, Dr Zeschuk has continued to offer occa-sional thoughts on what seems next for gaming, and what future develop-ments might hold.

In this case , his thoughts on where the industry is going next caught my attention and, presumably, the atten-tion of lots of people in the industry.

As to his credentials, under Dr Zeschuk and Dr Muzkya, Bioware nurtured its reputa-tion as a studio with a great interest in story, script and characters

industry: hopes tech will reinviGorate slow market

Will new consoles shake off malaise?

Dr Greg zeschuk, formerly of top games company, BioWare: “everyone’s kind of

holding out hope for the new consoles”

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electronic arts is number one ...“worst company in america” accolade for publisherWITH the news that electronic Arts had been awarded the title of Worst Company in America in a poll by The Consumerist – a mostly US-orientated consumer affairs blog – its chief operating officer Peter Moore (above) was quick out of the traps to defend the company, as well as nodding at some of the issues that have seen negative headlines popping up recently.

Beating the likes of old reliables Walmart, AT&T, Sears and Ticketmaster, EA saw off competition from a wide range of American finance, retail and technology firms to come out on top as – apparently, if a little tongue-in-cheek – American consumers’ worst company.

In response to the unusual accolade, Moore said: “I’ll be the first to admit that we’ve made plenty of mistakes. These include server shutdowns too early, games that didn’t meet expectations, missteps on new pricing models and most recently, severely fumbling the launch of SimCity. We owe gamers better performance than this.”

Given that it’s the second year in a row EA claimed the title, whatever about the reasons that may have influenced voting – with Moore suggesting that everything from players angry at choice of game covers, to people annoyed at some EA titles facilitating potential gay characters or storylines, affecting voting – it’ll be interesting to see if EA can pull off the hat trick of three such wins in a row, once next year’s competition rolls around ...

low operatinG profit reported by htchtc one roll-out problems add to first quarter woesBAD news for HtC watchers, with the news that the Taiwanese smartphone maker made an operating profit of just NT$43m (basically, not so far off one million euro) in the quarter to March.

With the smartphone market rapidly settling down into a boxing match between just a couple of prominent brands such as Apple and, increasingly, Samsung, HTC has been hit with a few sharp blows, weakening its profits and reducing its consumer visibility.

For example, despite its new flagship HTC One phone being apparently the bee’s knees, a sudden shortage of cameras turned out to be a giant spanner in the works, seeing the HTC One rolled out in just three countries in that important quarter, rather than in the 80 countrues that had been planned.

Despite the quality of the new HTC One, such a weak operating profit, coupled with a somewhat hobbled launch, would be cause for concern for any business, adding to the pressure for HTC – and chief executive Peter Chou – to get back in the ring and show it’s still a contender ...

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– qualities that tend not to be focused on as much as, say, sheer processing power, or grunt under the hood of a gaming platform.

Speaking to GamesIn-dustry International, he said: “Everyone’s kind of holding out hope for the new consoles, but I honestly don’t think they’re going to be that big a deal.

“I worry a lot that unless Microsoft or Sony pull something magically out of a hat, it’s pretty much the same old, same

old repackaged and I don’t think

they’re going to change the dynamic of the retail market.

“The console core sales are slowing sig-nificantly – you can’t get around that fact.”

impactWhile, of course, such

words are the opinion of an individual, rather than, say, the conclu-sion of an industry-wide study or government paper, they still raise the spectre that nothing is set in stone – that although extremely powerful con-soles are on the horizon, nobody’s quite sure just what impact they’ll have, or how soon they can turn around the malaise that’s crept into gaming in the past five years.

For example , a s recently reported here, and elsewhere, even triple-A titles can’t guar-antee a smash hit at retail any more, with the criticically-praised Tomb Raider pulling in decent sales rather than having spectacular suc-cess.

A dozen other heavily promoted games with high expectations – and disappointing returns – could also be listed there, with the same common theme of the certainty that once surrounded the elite” top tier of games being a sure-fire sales (and financial) success no longer existing.

With the next wave of consoles set to have pretty spectacular gam-ing capabilities – for the studios that can unlock them – it’s still a cause for concern that, a few curi-os aside, there doesn’t yet seem to be anything particularly innovative in the pipeline in terms of, y’know, the games.

Perhaps it’s this kind of concern that saw Dr Zeschuk apparently underwhelmed by where the industry is heading, despite the shiny appeal of the incoming con-soles.

However, one year or so from now, Dr Zeschuk and all of us should have a much clearer idea of what’s changed.

fans can Go batty for arkham sequeldon’t get in a flap as i wing it with batman puns ...IN AN announcement that probaby wouldn’t even have surprised a small dog, a sequel to the extremely successful Batman: Arkham games has just appeared, with some initial shots from Batman: Arkham origins flying around the internet quicker than a batarang at midnight.

For now, B:AO has pretty much what you’d expect from a sequel to a sequel – a setting twice the size of the last game, some new gadgets for aspiring bat-ectives to get to grips with, some new environments and a host of baddies from across the DC universe, all looking to give Bats a hard time across Gotham City.

B:AO is due out on all the usual gaming platforms on October 25.

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Audi A3 and S3 saloons set to impact Irish market CORMAC CURTIS

THE Audi A3 is already famed for offering the finish and feel of an executive car, and as if to emphasise the point, it now has the boot to com-plete the impression.

The new A3 Saloon range will be available for order this summer, close-ly followed by the 300HP, quattro all-wheel-drive S3 Saloon. The first ever booted A3 begins the Vorsprung durch Tech-nik brand’s foray into the world’s largest market segment – the compact saloon class.

The A3 Saloon slickly integrates more seats-up load space than the A3 Sportback, with similar ample passenger accom-modation and perform-ance, the latter helped by Audi ultra lightweight construction processes

that trim weight to as little as 1,205kg. Prices will be confirmed before ordering opens at the end of the summer.

Its design is a cross between the classic three-box concept and the coupe philosophy. The “tornado line” design element forms a distinct light-refracting edge that runs over the entire side. The overhangs are short. The four-door car has a 2.64-metre-long wheelbase and an over-all length of 4.46 metres. At the front, the bonnet contours, bumper and air intake design and the sin-gle frame grille have been redefined for the new-comer, while at the rear, lights with broad and low cuts emphasize the car’s horizontal lines and an integrated “kicked-up” boot spoiler lends a pur-poseful air.

The boot carrying capacity amounts to 425 litres with the seats up – 45 litres more than the A3 Sportback. This capacity can be increased by folding down the split rear seat backs. The boot lid fully swings upward when unlocked.

The strict dictate of Audi ultra lightweight design is evident in the 1,205kg kerb weight, which applies to the A4 1.4 TFSI Saloon that ini-tially kicks off the range. Audi uses many hot-formed steel parts in the passenger compartment for low weight and maxi-mum strength, and the aluminium bonnet and front suspension sub-frame also help to lighten the load.

The low 100kg weight of the 1.4-litre TFSI 140HP engine is also notable for its efficien-

cy-focused Cylinder on Demand technology. At low engine load, the system deactivates two cylinders to minimise mechanical effort and cut fuel consumption. As a result, combined econ-omy tops out at a TDI-rivalling 3.9l/100km, while CO2 is pared back to 109g/km which will sit in VRT band A3.

Just a few months after the launch of the new saloon model series, Audi will introduce the top model – the S3 Saloon. The 2.0-TFSI produces 300HP and 380 Nm of torque. Its high-performance four-cylinder engine com-bines highly advanced efficiency technologies – dual fuel injection, exhaust manifold inte-grated in the cylinder head, the Audi valvelift system and a rotary

valve module for ther-mal management.

This version of the Audi S3 Saloon, paired with the S tronic, acceler-ates from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.9 seconds; with the manual transmission it takes 5.3 seconds.

Orna Conway, general manager of product and marketing at Audi Ire-land commented: “The arrival of these models will be hugely impor-tant to Audi, both on a global scale and to Audi Ireland, as they will mark the entrance of the brand in to the largest segment for the first time.

“Those interested in the all-new A3 Saloon will be able to place their order this summer, with the S3 following a few months later, and we expect both models to make a significant impact in the Irish market.”

The first ever booted A3 begins the brand’s foray into the world’s largest market segment - the compact saloon class

AUDI: NEW RANGE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ORDER THIS SUMMER

MAZDA’S PRIZE FOR GREATPRODUCT DESIGN: IN a number of recent road tests, including one for the Mazda6 Tourer, I made the point of compliment-ing Mazda on their new design approach, I may have even got a little carried away, such was my enthusiasm. But my appreciation has been backed up as the brand has scooped a serious award in the design world. The all-new Mazda6 has been honoured with a 2013 red dot award, capturing the inter-nationally-recognised prize for outstanding product design. It is yet another accolade for Mazda’s striking

new flagship and the company’s revo-lutionary “KODO – Soul of Motion” design theme. The 37-head jury of independent design experts, who judged entries according to nine criteria, hon-oured the KODO-inspired Mazda6 for qualities such as its high level of design innovation. “We were aiming with the new Mazda6 to awaken the observer’s senses and turn heads with an uncompromising balance and propor-tion that instantly makes one want to get in the car and drive,” says Peter Birt-whistle, chief designer at Mazda’s European R&D Centre.

Dacia range available at Michael Grant Motors THE shockingly affordable Dacia range is now available at Michael Grant Motors on Strand Road in Dublin 4. Having taken the global car market by storm recently, the arrival of Dacia in Ireland has shaken things up - a lot! At a time when prices seem to be climbing for almost everything else, Dacia has brought a refreshing smart-buy concept to Ireland and is one of the most exciting motor stories of the year. At Michael Grant Motors you can test drive the new Dacia Duster family crossover, from €15,990 and the new Dacia Sandero 5-door supermini, which you can order from €9,990! Michael Grant, dealer principal: “Dacia is one of the fastest growing brands in Europe and the fastest growing network in Ireland due to its affordable and reliable vehicles and we are delighted to represent the brand in South Dublin. We encourage people to come in and test drive this exciting new range and experience the Dacia phenomenon for themselves. Dacia Finance is also available to those looking.”

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ChuCk D has been a fervent advocate of alter-native ways of distribut-ing music, and PE were at the forefront of using the internet as a way of selling their music and interacting with their fans since the late 90s.

The digital release of last year’s pair of albums, Most Of My heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp and The Evil Empire Of Everything, was accompanied by the launch of Spit Digital, a digital distributor and aggregator of content that Chuck hopes will inspire other independ-ent artists to form and become their own record labels, distributing their music online through SPITdigital channels.

“PE have been inde-pendent , re leas ing albums on their own terms since 1999, and we’ve never looked back,” said Chuck.

“We started Spit Dig-ital as something where we wanted to help art-ists. We wanted to say to them that they didn’t need to be getting into a zone where they were releasing mixtapes or putting their music on

Soundcloud, or all those places; you want to be getting into what it is for real. So we encourage artists to start their own record labels, and don’t try to get discouraged. You can’t get discour-aged by [sales] numbers - they’re created by cor-porations and compa-nies, and they cast an ugly shadow over what artists are trying to do.”

“I am approached by a lot of young art-ists who basically say, ‘Chuck, listen to my music’. They’ve tried some other approaches to get their music heard. There are other aggrega-tors out there, but they feel they can’t reach a service area that will service their dreams and their soul.

“We want to be able to say, we have a range of services - like Rap Sta-tion and hip hip Gods - that allows them to get into aggregation, that gets them into iTunes

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A nation of millions can’t hold you back

Public enemy: Chuck d, Flavor Flav and Professor griff with the S1W

FINE WINE, some cheeses, George Clooney - all these things get better with age, but none more than David Bowie.

At 66 years of age and following 45 years in the business, the legendary singer is showing no signs of slowing down.

Bowie’s 2013 has so far consisted of him blitz-ing the music world with his first album in a decade, and his most successful in 30 years. The Next Day went top of the charts in many coun-tries, including Ireland, while the David Bowie Is exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert became the museum’s fastest-selling show in his-tory before it even opened last month.

Now, Bowie’s sixth album celebrates its 40th anniversary with a remaster.

Aladdin Sane came out in 1973, hot on the heels of the massive The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

Its title is another one of Bowie’s characters and implying the singer is indeed ‘a lad insane’ — a label he’s been given by many over the years, and one he seems to embrace.

Aladdin Sane boasts one of the most iconic album covers of all time: the infamous head shot of Bowie with his eyes closed, sporting spiked hair and a red and blue lightning bolt across his face.

It was written while Bowie was still out on the road supporting the Ziggy album and, today, his fans are hoping The Thin White Duke will take to the road once again with his latest record,. According to rumours from the Bowie camp, chances are 50-50.

While you’re waiting you can always check out the Ziggy Stardust album being performed live at Sweeney’s, Dame St on April 24th. Nova Nights’ listeners voted it this month’s Radio Nova Classic Album live, with Blue Moon Beer. The gig kicks off at Sweeney’s at 10pm on the Wednesday, the 24th - face paint not included!

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Chuck D was involved in a fascinating discus-sion at the recent SXSW festival with Parliament-Funkadelic’s iconic bassist, Bootsy Collins, about how both men came up from their local communities to become international acts, and the power of collective action in effecting cul-tural and social change. Their shared local expe-rience and supporting local artists is something very close to Chuck’s heart.

“I had a meeting in Long Island yesterday, with a hometown friend and hero talking about

an artist he was cultivat-ing. I said that he had to become a label for this young man, give him guidance and give him part of the love.

“Teamwork is what [delivers results], being a part of your community. We need to be in a posi-tion to be able to prac-tice our artforms, and fight for areas of service that help local artists. One of the biggest things I want to do would be to free the airwaves from corporate hold so local artists that can be heard. This could be a world-wide fight.”

“If local artists are given the chance to really grow, it can assist with the nationalisation

of culture, radio and music.”

As far as regards Pub-lic Enemy’s return to Dublin, Chuck explained that he has very fond memories of Ireland.

“We first played in Dublin in 1988, in the springtime, at Trinity university. The show was around 5.30 in the morn-ing, but before that, we played this small club in Dublin, and it was some real hip-hop shit, it was dope. We have a good heads-up of what the spirit of the Irish fans is about, and we can’t wait to get back.”

Public Enemy play The Button Factory on April 21.

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The natural way to unwind in Scotland

Scotland’s Big 5 consist of the golden eagle, red deer, red squirrel (above), harbour seal (inset) and otter,

which are all indigenous and iconic species to Scotland

Cruise holiday show will help you find the perfect holidayWHETHER you fancy setting sail for paradise on a Caribbean coast, sail-ing past the silent fjords of Alaska, or enjoying a cultural stop-off at one of your favourite European cities, the upcoming cruise holiday show hosted by e-Travel.ie should help you make some decisions.

The exclusive cruise event will feature a number of cruise companies such as Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara Club Cruises, Norwegian Cruiseline, Carnival Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Silversea Cruise Line.

The event will feature fun-filled, action-packed holidays for the whole family on board luxury ships bursting with amenities such as rock climbing

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Or discover six-star cruising on board smaller, unique ships that can sail into some of the most beautiful places on earth. The event will take place on Sunday, April 21, from 12-5pm at the Red Cow Moran Hotel.

ADVENTURE: WILDLIFE-WATCHING TRIP WITH A DIFFERENCE

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FOR many, taking the time out to unwind by getting up close and per-sonal to nature is some-thing we can easily do in Ireland. With the launch of Scotland’s Big 5 holi-days, however, it means that just across the pond is a special wildlife holi-day offering a wildlife watching trip away with a difference. It has turned it into an adventure that can be enjoyed by every-one.

You will see lots of dif-ferent species but it’s not necessarily a list-ticking trip - it’s a multi-activity week with short walks, boat trips and even a half day sea kayaking with seals.

As most of us are aware, Scotland is one of the most stunning places

in the world to go wild-life watching and for the Year of Natural Scotland 2013, Visit Scotland – the Scottish national tour-ism board – and Scottish Natural Heritage – have united to promote Scot-land’s incredible flora and fauna.

The Year of Natural Scotland is a celebration showcasing Scotland’s natural beauty, breath-taking scenery, delicious food and drink and incredible wildlife.

Scotland’s Big 5 consist of the golden eagle, red deer, red squirrel, harbour seal and otter, which are all indigenous and icon-ic species to Scotland. Stunning landscapes and natural beauty set the scene for wildlife experi-ences and whether it is along the rugged coast-line, in one of Scotland’s National Parks, on one

of Scotland’s 790 islands or even in cities such as Edinburgh or Glasgow, Scotland’s Big 5 never seem to be too far away.

Some of the top wild-life experiences in Scot-land include Mull Char-ters, a husband and wife operation voted number two in wildlife experience by Tripadvisor. Located on the Island of Mull, wildlife watchers can get close to the fourth larg-est sea eagle in the world, the Whitetale sea eagle, whose wingspan is over eight feet.

Or why not visit the five-star discovery centre at the Scottish Seabird Centre, located in East Lothian. Visitors can learn about the life of seabirds and their con-servation and, after a visit to the centre, visitors can visit the largest single island gannet colony in

the world by boat, Bass Rock, home to 150,000 gannets in the summer. It was once described as one of the Twelve Wildlife Wonders of the World by David Attenborough.

Visitors to Knapdale Forest might catch sight of families of beavers who were first intro-duced to the forest in 2009. On a free weekly guided walk, visitors will be taken to feed-ing sights and dams to see the beavers. Or if it’s taking to the water that you would prefer, why not step on board a whale-watching cruise. Responsible Travel is a travel company which organises tailor-made wildlife watching tours on the Isle of Mull.

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schools: proGrammes in developinG world to benefit from dublin-wide event

brAy rAces sees locAl winners: Paula Prendergast from Dundrum and Neil Wiktorski from Bray were first past the post in the open-ing Gaelforce event, the Bray 10km run, last week.

450 hardy com-petitors tacked the course, which started on Greystones beach to the finish line at Bray Promenade, running across sandy beaches, rough tracks, pavements and tough terrains.

The first event of the Gaelforce calen-dar is used by many as a training exercise ahead of the next event, the Gaelforce Connemara adven-ture challenge which takes place on May 11.

For more informa-tion, log onto www.gaelforceevents.com.

Get active with Goal and play for charity in fundraiserCHaRITY group, GOal, is calling on schools from all over Dublin to take part in a new multi-sport event next month that provides all pupils, from junior infants right up to leaving Certificate level, with the opportunity to compete against each other in a range of events.

The fundraiser hopes to boost fitness levels amongst children and teenagers, and also raise money and awareness for some of GOal’s programmes for vul-nerable children throughout the devel-oping world.

This challenge is being supported by the active School Flag Initiative, a

Department of Education and Skills ini-tiative that encourages schools to keep students fit and healthy, and it is one of the suggested activities for this year’s active School Week.

already Harold Boys N.S. in Dalkey, Trinity Comprehensive School in Bally-mun and St. Conleth’s in Ballsbridge are taking part, and GOal is hopeful that many more teachers and students across the county will recognise the benefits of the challenge and sign up.

The event can be staged anytime dur-ing the month of May, and kids can take on the teachers in ball games and tug o’

war, or compete against each other in running races, relays, skipping, jump-ing, football, long kick and many other activities.

The event was launched recently by leinster rugby star, Ian Madigan.

“I think it’s really important for chil-dren to stay fit, and to understand what life is like for people living in some of the poorest parts of the world,” said Madi-gan.

“The GOal Sports Challenge is a great idea and I have no doubt it will help teachers and organisations like GOal achieve both of those things.”

GOal CEO, Barry andrews said: “GOal has always used sport as a means to help educate children about poverty. We are encouraging schools from all over the country to get involved, sign up and help us tell young people about some of the big issues taking place in the poorest parts of the world.”

Schools can run their GOal Sports Challenge at any stage before the end of the school term.

For schools interested in signing up, e-mail [email protected], or contact alan Vard at GOal on 01 2809 779. log on to www.goal.ie for more information.

leinster out-half ian madigan wih conor o’neill and Adam Klug at the launch of the campaign at Kill o’ the Grange primary school in deansgrange

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Leinster rugby star eoin O’Malley is calling on local athletes to get into training for the 2013 terenure Five Mile run, which takes place on sun-day, May 19, in aid of the Jack And Jill Children’s Foundation.

the terenure Five Mile, formerly known as the Dublin 5 mile classic and run over what is probably the flattest course in the city, is now in its 29th year.

Organised by sports-

world running Club and with over 1,100 partici-pants last year, this event raised €15,000 for char-ity.

Jack And Jill’s char-ity partner, Zurich insur-ance, are the main spon-sor of this year’s race, and Jack And Jill patron eddie Hobbs will officially start the race at 11am.

this year’s race will also include a schools chal-lenge, a triathlon chal-lenge and a corporate challenge. registration

for group entries is €18 per person for groups of 6 or more, and registration for schools is €120 per school, which includes up to 10 pupils.

Participants are asked to register online on www.terenure5mile.com. the race has an entry fee of €20, and there are down-loadable forms for groups and individuals to enter available online.

the Jack And Jill Chil-dren’s Foundation was founded by Jonathan

irwin and his wife sena-tor Mary Ann O’Brien and is based on their own experience caring for their son Jack at home until he passed away in December 1997.

this experience became the blueprint for the Jack & Jill model of home nurs-ing care which supports 300 severely disabled children and their families in ireland today and has helped over 1,600 families since 1997, including over 400 children in Dublin.

Jogging for Jack And Jill in Terenure five-mile

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tHe republic of ire-land Women’s U19s team’s UeFA Champi-onship dreams ended in bitter disappointment last week after losing their final group game to title holders sweden in the netherlands.

ireland entered the game as table leaders

having beaten italy and hosts netherlands in their two previous ties, and needed a draw to secure qualification for the finals this summer.

Despite starting the game well and domi-nating play in the first half, a second half goal resulting from a fumble between ireland’s two centre halves and goal-

keeper Jillian Maloney t u r n e d t h e g a m e around.

A rejuvenated swed-ish side then began to regain confidence, and added insult to irish injury with another goal by Pauline Ham-marlund in the 84th minute, crushing irish dreams of qualification.

ireland created many

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schools invit-ed to join sev-ens contest: tHe inAUgUrAL inter7s.com seven a side soccer tourna-ment for schools will kick off on May 12 at Pembroke rovers in Ballsbridge.

schools are invited to enter teams of ten, which can be made up of teachers and parents to compete for prizes for the win-ning school. the win-ning team members will win a trip for ten to a Premier League match in Britain.

there will be prizes for the winners and runners-up, as well as for top scorer, top keeper and player of the tournament.

tournament direc-tor emmet switzer, from inter7s said: “With funding been cut in education, and school budgets stretched like never before this tourna-ment is a fun way to win some much needed money for the winning school.”

For more informa-tion, contact Liam Murray at [email protected] or log on to www.inter-sevens.com.

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chances, with captain Denise O’sullivan at the helm of most goal attempts, but she was unlucky not to change the scoreboard in sport-park tanthof–Zuid.

ireland were rocked by two injuries from their more experienced players rianna Jarrett and Clare shine before the game, and ulti-mately paid the price as a result. sarah rowe was also sidelined after coming down with a virus. she made a brief appearance for the girls in green in the second half, before being substi-

tuted by Kelly Halligan in the 89th minute.

speaking after the game, head coach Dave Connell spoke ruefully of the result: ‘We are hugely disappointed with today’s result, but it wasn’t to be for us unfortunately. We can all be extremely proud of ourselves however, and beating two big football nations in the group is a great achieve-ment.

“All we can do now is build from this and move on. We’ll still have 12 of this year’s squad eligible next year,

so the future is bright. the girls can hold their heads high.’

Having come through the first phase of the qualifying competition in some style, defeat-ing Cyprus, Latvia and serbia, there was hope that ireland would deliver the goods again that would see them take part in the finals in Wales this summer.

there is one quali-fying place left for the highest ranked second place team with the best record against the sides first and third in their pool.

ireland’s Under-19 women had impressively defeated both italy and the

netherlands in their two opening matches

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eoin o’malley, with sportsworld Running club members ciara Foster,

Breda Browne and valerie lacey Power

ireland’s Under-19 team ahead of their match against sweden


Last week at the aviva stadium, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence alan shatter was on hand to present awards to young people from around Dublin and Ireland to acknowledge their work in combating racism.

the event, organised by show Racism the Red Card (sRtRC), marked the culmination of the charity’s creative compe-tition, which called for young people to develop creative messages about racism and integration using written, visual and audiovisual means.

Over 140 schools and youth services partici-pated with more than 500 young people from 25 dif-ferent schools attending the awards ceremony.

With the organisation reporting that some 36% of Irish people have no

contact with non-Irish nationals, sRtRC’s inclu-sive campaign that part-ners with those involved in education and sport aims to promote integra-tion and stamp out rac-ism.

sporting figures in attendance on the day included Leinster and Ireland scrum-half Eoin Reddan, Dublin Gaa stars Jason sherlock, Phil McMahon and Cliodhna O’Connor and Bosnian-born women’s basketball star, Indira Kaljo, who plays for Meteors.

speaking about the aims of the event and

the organisation, sRtRC coordinator Garrett Mul-lan explained the purpose of the campaign.

“the principle of show racism the red card is to harness the profile of sport stars to convey an anti-racism education message to young people.

“the sports stars who came along were appro-priate models in the sense that often football, rugby, soccer are mass participa-tion sports, and are mass viewing sports. People who are playing at that level, talking about an issue that isn’t just about their sport has proven to be very effective way of reaching young people and encouraging them to have more tolerant and accepting attitudes to people in their schools and communities.”

While racism in sport is not a new problem, inci-

dents being reported, at national and local level, are highlighting that there is still a long way left to go, says Garrett.

“there have been a number of high-profile incidents of racism in Irish sport in recent years. One of the ones that we focus on is the experience

of Lee Chin, the Wexford footballer and hurler. He spoke out against racism last year when he experi-enced it, not for the first time, at an important match last summer. His decision to speak out made a big impact on our campaign.

“at the highest levels in Irish sport, supporters and players are in a struc-tured environment where there are stewards who can make sure that all is going well and there is not a lot of bad behaviour.

“But at grass roots level, where the games are administered by volun-teers, and sometimes too few volunteers, sometimes too much bad behaviour is encountered. We do get a lot of anecdotal reports that there is a problem with racism at that level.”

that problem was addressed most effective-ly at the event by Indira

Kicking racism into touch for goodShow Racism The Red Card uses well-known sports stars and a positive message to combat intolerance and bigotry through educational and sporting programmes

At the Show Racism the Red Card Creative Competition Awards Exhibition were

Cliodhna O’ Connor, Dublin Ladies Football, Kevin Kilbane, former Republic

of Ireland international, Jason Sherlock, former Dublin footballer, middle

row, from left, Indira Kaljo, Meteor Women’s SuperLeague basketball, Eoin

Reddan, Leinster and Ireland Rugby, tV presenter Diana Bunici and front, Philip

McMahon, Dublin footballer

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Kaljo, the Meteors basket-ball player who recounted her experiences of racism as a Muslim woman.

“Indira is originally from Bosnia, although you would think she was american, as she moved there when she was seven.

“she spoke about the

racism and discrimina-tion that she encountered as a Muslim in america,. Even now, although she is from a Muslim back-ground, people assume she is anything other than Muslim. she spoke very powerfully and emotion-ally about being around people who would make racist comments about Muslims, and what that made her feel.”

“How these things hap-pen and what their impact is on on people is very powerful message to get over. We have these role models showing some-thing positive can come out of the situation.”

the campaign has pro-duced a DVD that teach-ers can use in schools, and an education pack containing activities to approach the issues, avail-able to order or download from their website, www.redcard.ie.

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sOME 10,000 runners of all ages took part in the sPaR Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park last sunday in very windy but warm con-ditions.

the 10k Run was won by defending champi-on Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia in 28 minutes 51 seconds, fast running in the high winds. He was challenged for the first 7k by Collis Bir-mingham of australia but finally broke away just beyond the 8k mark.

second place in 29:08 went to multiple Euro-pean cross-country champion sergiy Lebid of Ukraine and world 10,000 metre champion Ibrahim Jeilan was third in 29:18. stephen scullion of North Belfast Harriers finished in 7th place and took the Irish national 10k title in 30:15.

Defending women’s champion Gemma steel of Great Britain had to settle for second place behind compatriot Lauren Howarth who won in 33:36 ahead of steel’s 33:49. Julia Bleasdale in third made it a clean sweep for the Britons in 33:53. Linda Byrne of DsD took the Irish title in 6th place in 34:24.

the event also featured the sPaR Great Ire-land Mile for elite men run on the main road of the Phoenix Park, which saw Paul Robinson of st Coca’s aC in Kildare as decisive winner, coming home in 4 minutes and 14 seconds.

among the competitors were almost 1,500 children who took part in the mini and junior runs for five- to eight-year-olds and nine- to fifteen-year-olds respectively.

Bekele leads the field as Phoenix Park welcomes the Great Ireland Run

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SPaR team member Gerard O’Brien, from Malahide, took to the podium last weekend with his son Ross and Levi Stafford after the conclusion of the Great Ireland Run in Phoenix Park. The race again proved a huge success, with over 10,000 competitors converging on Dublin from all over the country to run the 10 kilometre course through the historic park.

Picture: Pat Murphy / SPORTSFILE

Local athletes compete in Great Ireland Run

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MALAHIDE United will host the Special Olympics Ireland national cup and plate soc-cer finals, the organisations flagship event, in Gannon Park on May 11.

The double-header kicks off with the plate final at 12pm with the cup following at 2.30pm on the grass pitch, a venue regularly used by the Republic of Ireland’s senior panel when preparing for international fixtures.

Malahide to host Special Olympics national Cup finals

St Sylvester’s Under-15s blown out in Fins’ league encounterST SyLvESTER’S Under-15 footballers just missed out on a dramatic comeback in adverse circumstances in Division 2 with a 5-10 to 4-7 defeat against local rivals Fingallians in blus-tery conditions at Bridgefield last weekend.

The wind played a huge part in the match, acting as an extra man for both sides as they played with the wind in respective halves of the game.

Fingallians had the wind advantage in the opening half, racking up a 3-7 to 0-1 tally by half time.

With the sides switched around for the sec-ond half, St Sylvester’s staged a comeback, but just ran out of time before the final whistle.

In the second period, Fingallians played a short hand-passing game and kept the score-board ticking over, while Sylvester’s were pil-ing on the points as they attempted to come back into the tie.

Fingallians’ resilience saw them hold onto the lead throughout the tie, and they held on until the close to claim the points.

TJ Howard was the main Fins point-scor-er on the day, with mark Smith and several others helping run up the eventual 25-point tally.

Fingallians next face Castleknock at Hol-lywell in the league.

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ROGANSTOWN golf club will play host to a high quality interna-tional field this week-end as the Irish Girl’s U-18 open strokeplay championship comes to the area.

Current Irish U-18 internat ionals Ar i -ana Coyle Diez (Elm Park) , Mary Doyle (The Heath) and Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) , who was third at the recent Scottish Under -16 open championship, will lead the Irish challenge at the third staging of the

event which runs on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21.

This year’s 54-hole t o u r n a m e n t h a s attracted the cream of Europe’s underage golf-ing talent as players vie for valuable women’s world amateur golf ranking points and look to impress the team captain Janice Moodie who has six picks for the PING Junior Sol-heim Cup match to be staged in Denver, Colo-rado on August 13-14 this year.

Roganstown Golf and Country Club - winner of Golf Ireland Maga-

zine’s best new golf course 2006 and 2007 - measures 5,580 yards, with a par of 71 and will provide a tough test for competitors’ stroke play skills, with greens that will test these elite golf-ers’ ability over the two days.

England’s Sophie Madden, arriving fresh from a win at the Scot-tish Under-16 champi-onship at Strathmore, and compatriot Dulcie Sverdloff both play off +1 handicap and will hope to feature on Sun-day while the Scots are well represented in the field with four current

girls internationals, Clara young, Lesley Atkins, Lauren Whyte and Nicola Callander all playing off two or lower.

The German con-tingent is strong with scratch players Fiona Liddell, Esther Hense-leit and Chiara Mertens in the field. Norwegian International Marthe Wold plays off +1 while Belgium’s international star Charlotte de Corte tops the list with a +3 handicap.

Players from Sweden, Iceland, Latvia, Tunisia, Portugal and Austria are also represented in

what is a truly Euro-pean field.

The 73 competitors will play 36 holes on Saturday with the top 50 players qualifying for the final round on Sunday.

Spectators are wel-come to come and watch what is sure to be some excellent golf at Roganstown with admission complimen-tary.

The first players are on course at 7.30am on Saturday.

For more information on the club, log on to www.roganstown.com/golf.html

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driving for a big future: ariana Coyle diez from elm Park golf Club will be in action at Roganstown golf Club this weekend

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NHL 3A Final: Fingal 1-9, Donegal

1-5.

Six national hurling league winner’s

medals must be the largest single

haul of inter county honours that St

Sylvester’s have gleaned in a single

outing.

The eternal Hilary Murray Hes-

sion made a number of crucial saves

especially in a frantic finish.

Corner backs and brothers Alan

and Graham Morris defended bril-

liantly, especially in a very busy

second half.

Captain Andrew Richardson led

by example and Kevin O’Flynn gave

a man of the match performance.

Cillian O’Flynn made a huge contri-

bution in the second half when we

were reduced to 14 men.

The hardest working team on

Saturday were the multitude of vol-

unteers manning the massive effort

to host the girls’ All-Ireland Feile in

Broomfield. We reached the semi-

final with a series of great victories.

The future looks bright for the ladies

section with this excellent team.

The senior and intermediate

football teams recorded very good

league wins. The junior A team had

a two point victory over Whitehall.

The ladies beat St Margaret’s by

two points.

The intermediate hurlers play

the f irst senior championship

hurling match in the history of the

club next Saturday against Naomh

Barrog at 6pm in Broomfield. They

deserve massive support. Please

come along.

The Lotto reaches the magic

€3,000 this week. Good things come

in threes.

FiNGalliaNs

FiNGal raveNs

st sylvester’s

WeLL done to our U-14 girls who nar-

rowly missed out of a semi-final spot

in Satuday’s Division 1 Feile. Thank-

you to all the support and JC’s Super-

market for sponsoring the refresh-

ments and Teamwear Ireland who

looked after the kit.

Check out our website for all the

pictures of the day - www.fingallians.

ie

Another great weekend for our

juvenile section, with wins in hurling

for our U-9s, and the U-12s and U-15s

had football wins.

Congratulations to Fingal hurlers

on winning a hard-fought NHL final on

Saturday afternoon v Donegal. Mick

Kennedy managed the team with six of

our club in the squad. The hurlers will

now play in Division 2 next season.

The NeXT coaching forum will take

place in the club on Thursday, April

25 at 9pm. The forum will focus on

the first steps to Good Goal Keeping

in Football and it will be delivered by

Padraig Durkan.

We are delighted to welcome back

Peter Hanlon, our second student

coach from DCU on April 22. Peter

is from Dublin and was a member of

this year’s DCU Sigerson Cup team.

Peter will be assigned to work with

our teams.

Next Sunday, the NHL semi-finals

take place in Semple Stadium: Dublin

v Tipperary at 2pm and Galway v Kil-

kenny at 3.45pm. Tickets will cost €20

for adults and €5 for juveniles.

Dublin senior footballers qualified

for the football league final against

Tyrone with a good win over Mayo.

Tickets can be ordered by members

from the club bar for the final on Sun-

day, April 28 at 4pm.

The club will host a fundraising

table quiz for the Spirit of Lourdes

on Friday, April 19 at 8pm. The cost

will be €10 per person and teams are

limited to six. As normal, there will be

a fantastic range of prizes on offer.

For further details, contact Mags on

[email protected]

WeLL done to Darren Daly and the

Dublin senior football team on their

league semi-final win against Mayo.

We wish them the best of luck in the

final against Tyrone in Croke Park on

Sunday, April 28. Anyone looking for

tickets for this game, please text your

order to Desy on 087 995 7429 by 8pm

this Thursday, April 18. Please note we

have increased the surcharge on all

adult tickets to €2, children’s tickets

remain the same with a €1 surcharge.

Thanks to those that attended our

pub quiz last Friday.

2013 membership is now overdue,

no players of any team are permit-

ted to play and will not be covered by

insurance even for training until their

membership is paid.

Well done to our U-14 girls team who

competed in the Dublin Feile.

Good win away to Wanderers last

Sunday morning for our Div 5 team.

Congratulations to Andy Kettle on

his election to the GAA Coiste Bainisti

(Management Committee).

Football: st sylvester’s add to their wiN reCord

St Sylvester’s Kian Cleere (left) played his last match for St Sylvester’s last weekend before he emigrates to the US

Perfect storm sees syl’s secure successAFL 1st sylvester’s 1-9

st Jude’s 0-7

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S T S Y LV E S T E R ’ S claimed their second win from three league out-ings in tough conditions last Saturday evening to keep them in touch with the league leaders at this early stage of the campaign.

Played in driving wind and rain, it was a typically tough, physical encounter against Jude’s, but the Malahide men battled well in the face of the breeze to build a 0-6 to 0-3 half-time lead

with a sterling work-rate the key.

Eugene Keating, a new arrival from Cavan, showed up well and scored a peach of a point to open the scoring. Nigel Dunne clipped over three points while Eoin Fanning got anoth-er, and Gavin McArdle stormed up from full back for a great score.

Jude’s fought back in the second half with a pair of points to close the gap but Dunne responded in kind when he scored a cracker from 40 yards.

Soon af ter, Keat-ing and Mark Brennan

combined to put Dunne through on goal and he duly finished off a superb goal. He and Fanning later added points to get Sylvester’s over the line with five points to spare, a hard-earned win in the grimy conditions.

The game also marked the final appearance for the time being of Kian Cleere, a stalwart of the full-back line for the past number of years. He is emigrating to Bos-ton and will be a big loss for the club in the com-ing season, especially with the senior football championship coming up after Dublin com-

plete their league cam-paign.

He follows the depar-ture of Russell Cleere who recently moved to Canada and was a key component of the half-back line, a maraud-ing presence down the flanks.

With Dublin moving on to the NFL Divi-sion One league final, meanwhile the club championship will now be played in early May with a round of league fixtures taking place on Saturday, April 27. Syl-vester’s will meet Par-nells in Chanel on that day.

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ST SYLVESTER’S Jack Hazley came off the bench to kick a vital score for the Dublin minors when they saw off Louth, 1-9 to 1-7 after extra time, to secure a berth in the Leinster minor football championship quarter-finals.

It took a last-minute

point from sub Con O’Callaghan to bring the game into extra-time (1-6 each) and the Cuala youngster was again prominent in the two added periods to help Dublin to victory.

There was noth-ing between the sides throughout the afternoon as the sides were also deadlocked at half-time

in normal time, 0-3 each.Louth with full-forward

Cian Doyle to the fore made the early running and led 0-3 to 0-1 after ten minutes but the Dubs steadied themselves to get on level terms before the break.

In the second half Cyril Kevlihan’s men restart-ed well with Michael Deegan getting a point

before a second point effort dipped under the crossbar to give the Dubs a four-point lead.

However, Louth were not going to be shaken off and they were more economical up front as they rallied with Dar-ragh Lafferty crucial as they looked set for a famous victory until O’Callaghan’s equaliser.

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fingal’s hurlers celebrate their elevation to division 2B after victory over donegal at Breffini park last weekend secured their place at the higher level

stephen findlater

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WHILE the NHL Division 3A title was retained, Fingal will draw so much more satisfaction from this year’s success after the 2012 debacle that saw Monaghan not field in the final.

This time round, despite the low-scoring 1-9 to 1-5 scoreline, the north Dublin region were always a few steps ahead of Donegal at a wind-swept Breffni Park to pin down promotion to division 2B next year.

It was a victory that owed much to the respec-tive work being done in Malahide CS, Naomh Mearnog and St Sylvester’s who all had large representations in the panel.

Indeed, there was the unique sight of the school’s construction studies teacher Niall Feeney lining out alongside sixth year student Kevin O’Flynn.

Feeney has been part of the Fingal panel for the past four seasons and told GazetteSport that last weekend’s success is a huge moment for the regional side after last season’s low-key end to their campaign.

“In the dressing room before the final, the lads said ‘remember what it was like when we got that text three or four days before the final last year saying you’d won but aren’t going to play’. We couldn’t really celebrate that but we certainly celebrated this time.

“Playing for Fingal is a potential stepping

stone for the Dublin senior team and the boys are really looking forward to playing in the Nicky Rackard next year.”

Six of St Sylvester’s inter hurling champion-ship side — including Malahide CS alumni and Fingal skipper Andrew Richardson — played their part in the Donegal win, as did Feeney’s Naomh Mearnog clubmate Brian McCarthy, showing the extent of the local influence.

Despite conceding an early goal, Davy Smyth’s points helped pushed Fingal 0-6 to 1-1 ahead while a Peter Daly goal helped the side move up through the gears.

Substitute Ciaran Mathewson kept Donegal in touch, but Fingal held that extra edge and were resilient in the closing quarter with Kevin

Campbell denied a late goal as the determined Dubliners held out for a four-point victory.

They now step up a tier to meet the likes of Meath, Roscommon, Down, Armagh and Mayo in 2014 but will also be pushing for reinstate-ment into the Nicky Rackard Cup after a two-year absence.

For a second year, the end of the league marks the end of their season but the intention is to get back into championship hurling next summer after two years building the side.

Part of that building process included the Fingal minors landing an All-Ireland C title last summer, while Malahide CS reached a Dublin senior B final, only losing by a point to Scoil Cai-triona, and the U-14 side are in a C semi-final.

Fingal hail local heroesHurlers take Division 3A title again and gain promotion, and aim for success at 2B level as well as a return to Nicky Rackard action next year

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