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Tributes paid as Keegan departs
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NEWS that the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown county manager Owen Keegan is to be appointed Dublin city manager has been met with fond farewells and appreciation from local councillors who have worked with him over the past eight years. He takes up his new position soon – a move seen by local politicians to be a natural progression.
Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said: “His appointment came as no great surprise to me. Returning to Dublin City Council was an obvious choice for him.” Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor (FG) praised Keegan’s management of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, saying his approach to finances have left it in the best financial shape it has ever been in. Full Story on Page 2
Leopardstown ladies: Racing over to help mark a new fixture NATASHA D’Arcy, Rebecca McCabe
and Suzanne Sharpe from Kimmage are pictured at the inaugural British Irish Race Day at Leopardstown Racecourse. A new race – the King George V Cup – got the event racing off to a great start,
heralding a modern link to the past and racing’s heritage in Dublin. A new perpetual trophy will mark the King George V Cup, which has only been competed for once in the past century, and is now recreated in the modern race.
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Tributes flood in as Keegan moves on
TRIBUTES have been pouring in from local politicians for outgoing Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown county manager Owen Keegan who is due to leave the job he has held at Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for almost eight years to become the next Dublin City manager. Keegan, from Stillorgan, will be replacing former Dublin City manager John Tierney, who resigned his post in January to head up Irish Water. An Cathaoirleach, Cllr Tom Joyce (FG), said: “I am very pleased for Owen. He richly deserves the job, but I will be sad to see him leave Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown as he has been an excellent county manager.” Keegan previously worked for Dublin City Council’s (DCC) traf-
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fic department, and was responsible for the introduction of clamping in the city in 1998. Cllr Richard Humphrey (Lab) said: “Owen Keegan made a major impact in his previous job in Dublin City as director of traffic, and made an equal impact in DLR.” He also held the post of assistant manager for Dublin City Council for 10 years. Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind) said: “His appointment came as no great surprise to me. Returning to DCC was an obvious choice for him, given his wide experience of local
government finance and administration.” Later, as head of DLR council, Keegan was the first county manager to privatise waste collection. Cllr Niamh Bhreathnach (Lab) praised Keegan’s pioneering spirit, saying: “Dublin’s [City’s] gain is Dun LaoghaireRathdown’s loss. Owen Keegan brought a sense of managerial involvement to the world of the councillors. “He was prepared to make big decisions, argue, and settle for differences of opinion. His tenure was a lively one, and his legacy will surely be that he balanced the books and saw the county top many ‘best’ categories.” Cllr Patricia Stewart (FG) said: “Owen Keegan leaves behind him one of the largest
spending council capital programmes in the country. He and the council earmarked substantial development levies for special projects all over the county – The Metals, the new library and cultural centre, the new swimming pool at Loughlinstown, the Samuel Beckett sports and leisure centre at Ballyogan. He will be missed.” Cllr Lettie McCarthy (Lab) said: “He will not be easily replaced. Owen was very easy to get on with, always willing to engage and listen to your viewpoint.” Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) said: “I’d like to wish him the very best with his new role. While we have not always agreed on every issue, we have worked well together, and I have particularly appreciated his straighttalking.
“Owen has been a very fair and open county manager. He has been a great supporter of practical and realistic capital projects in a trying budgetary environment.” Deputy Mary Mitchell O’Connor (FG) also said she did not always agree with Keegan over parking charges and commercial rates, but called him “a fantastic county manager”, who had left the council in the best financial shape it had ever been in. Keegan currently earns €153,260, and his new appointment at Dublin City Council amounts to almost €190,000, which is an increase of 23.5%. His appointment as Dublin City manager will have to be officially ratified by councillors in City Hall in the near future, ahead of his assumption of his new role.
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project Overturning wrongful convictions
FastNews Arts and cultural festival A visiting dance troup is one of the highlights of this year’s Dundrum Arts and Cultural Festival in Dundrum Village which takes place at the end of June. The festival, in conjunction with The Gathering, will host The Galician Folk Dancers from Italy and Spain. Festival organisers are seeking accommodation for the dancers and anyone who is interested can contact Christine at 01-2987929 or 087-7601711. The Dundrum Arts and Cultural Festival will run from June 26 to June 30. Also lined up for the festival will be The Stephen Roche National Criterium cycle race, An Oiche Gaelach and Opera in the Open.
Charity host pet event Pictured at the launch of the Irish Innocence Project at Griffith College are David Langwallner, director of the Irish Innocence Project, and Dr Greg Hampkiian, director of the Idaho Innocence Project and DNA expert for the Georgia Innocence Project
Law student selected for Innocence Project Bairbre Ni Bhraonain bnibhraonain@gazettegroup.com
A law student from Cabinteely, Sinead McGinley, has been chosen as one of five successful Irish applicants for a campaign called the Innocence Project which focuses on overturning miscarriages of justice. To date the Innocence Project has been instrumental in exonerating over 30 people in the American legal system. Sinead McGinley from Griffith College, is one of five students from Ireland who will go to America to partake in the project. Three of the qualifying students are from Griffith College and two from Trinity College. They are: Aoife Mas-
terson, Sinead McGinley and Oluwatoyosi Akerele from Griffith College and Katie O’Leary and Hannah McCarthy of Trinity College. The Innocence Project was founded in America 1992 by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld as a national litigation and public policy organisation. They will work as interns with the Innocence Project on legal cases in Arizona, New York, Idaho and Ohio. Sinead said of the opportunity now before her: “The Innocence Network addresses not only those issues of fundamental importance to the judicial system but also reflects a responsibility to assist others through our
own studies. “It is therefore something I am passionate about from a legal perspective but from a moral one also. The Irish Innocence Project is part of the overall Innocence Network. “The Irish Innocence Project has given me the opportunity to help provide a voice for those who might not ordinarily be afforded one having exhausted the appeals process.” The Innocence Project was pioneered in Ireland by Dean David Langwallner and Griffith College law faculty in 2009. The project has already vindicated 307 people in the United States and has 20 exclusively Irish active files
currently in Ireland. Some of the investigative fruits of the project have led to one case at present appearing again before the Irish High Court and have helped in international cases and have even resulted in a request for a pardon from the Minister for Justice. Since 2003 over 10 prisoners in Ohio have been exonerated though the project and there is a very real chance that one of the Irish students will work on a case this time out which will lead to another exoneration. Speaking about the initiative, David Langwallner, dean of law faculty at Griffith College said: “In a first for Ireland we have secured these internships
for a group of talented legal students who will work on one of the most important aspects of the law – miscarriage of justice. “The students will intern while in the US with many of the leading legal minds in that jurisdiction. “Many students take J1s for the summer and seek fun jobs during the summer break. “However these students participating in the Innocence Project have chosen a different route and are real ambassadors for the legal talent in Ireland. “Their efforts have the potential to really alter the course of life for the victims of a miscarriage of justice.”
Cathaoirleach awards community service Both sides of the county were represented in the four winners of this year’s Cathaoirleach Awards. The special awards ceremony was held recently in County Hall, Dun Laoghaire, where Cathaoirleach Tom Joyce (FG) handed out the honours to the winners in artistic and sports fields. An Cathaoirleach delivered the awards to Blackrock Ani-
mation Film Festival, Lakelands Football Club, Naomh Olaf GAA Club and Sandyford Little Theatre Company for their dedication to community work. Cllr Joyce said: “Every day, of every month, of every year, I know that local people are out there giving of their time to meet the needs of the people in their community on a purely
voluntary basis. “It is to all these people that the annual Cathaoirleach’s Awards event is dedicated – to give public recognition to those people who have given outstanding service to the their local community. It is also often the case that these people work away quietly and without any expectation of reward.
“In Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown despite the intense pressures, I believe that the county council has striven to maintain and improve the level of services we provide to the community.” All four groups were hailed for their community initiatives which have contributed much to community members in a variety of ways over the years.
Animal welfare charity, the DSPCA will hold their Summer Pet Fest on Saturday, June 15 from 12pm to 4pm at the DSPCA Campus, Mount Venus Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Families are invited to see the dog training display, facepainting, bouncy castles, food stalls, ice cream, bric-a-brac, book stall and games.
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fun day A whole host of entertainment for public
Maxol makes the most of store rebranding A recent fun day was held for locals in the Sandyford area by fuel provider and convenience store Maxol. To celebrate the service station’s new rebranding and the welcome appear-
ance of the sun, Maxol decided to put on the fun day at their premises on Sandyford Road on June 6. Entertainment on the day included face painting, balloon modelling,
music and games and the whole celebration was supported by Maxol’s partner, Mace. As well as plenty of prizes handed out, customers could save 10c on a litre of petrol when they spent €5 in
the convenience store. Tony Harnett of Maxol said: “We are delighted with the brand new stateof-the-art Maxol Service Station and Mace store and new Moreish cafe. The station is a really
positive addition to the Sandyford locality. We want to celebrate this investment with our customers and local community members, whose business we rely on every day.”
Preview: Emerging designer pictured is emerging
1/2 Day Workshop - ‘Essential Steps in Developing a Successful Product’ Wednesday, 26th June - Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire DUN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Enterprise Board invites you to join them at a 1/2 Day workshop event for small businesses owners and aspiring entrepreneurs taking place on Wednesday, 26th June in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. ‘Essential Steps in Developing a Successful Product’ runs from 9.15am to 1.15pm and is delivered by Spear Product Design (www. spear.ie), a product development studio which helps people to make their product concepts become a reality. The workshop fee is €25 per person and includes refreshments on arrival, tea/ coffee breaks and all training materials. Have you a product idea that you would love to see on the market? Are you interested in learning about the steps involved in launching a new product and brand? Come along to a half day workshop in product development and get expert advice and tips on how to get your product to market. During the workshop, the trainer from Spear Product Design will dedicate one hour of the session to answering questions relating to your product idea or concept. The workshop will cover the following topics: Planning & Market Research; Concept Generation; Product Design & Prototypes; Patents & Intellectual Property; Packaging & Branding; Manufacturing your Product & Product Costs and Routes to Market for your Product. The workshop is limited to 15 people to maximise results and engagement. To book your place, simply visit www.dlrceb.ie/training. For assistance, contact the Enterprise Board on 01) 494 8400. Based in Nutgrove Enterprise Park, Rathfarnham, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board is a State Enterprise Development Agency which offers support to anyone in the County of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown who has plans to start or grow a small business.
model and digital effects designer, David Lynham from Rathfarnham, showcasing his artistic creation, The Animatronic Actor. Ireland’s emerging artists and designers held a private preview of their artistic creations at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology ahead of its Annual Graduate Exhibition. The exhibition was officially opened by renowned Irish producer and entertainment industry professional, Morgan O’Sullivan.
Sancta Maria College: extension project now assured
School is set to benefit from €100m project fund Bairbre Ni Bhraonain
A secondary school in Rathfarnham is to receive structural investment from a €100m national school building project fund, it was announced last week by Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn. Sancta Maria College in Ballyroan will be among the 28 schools to benefit from the investment following the Government securing an additional €50m for major school building projects nationwide. The 28 schools are in addition to the 275 major school building projects announced in March
2012 under the Five Year Plan. The extra €50m for the school building projects comes from the Department of Public Expenditure Reform u n d e r t h e G ove r n ment’s €150m Investing in Infrastructure and Jobs package and was announced by the Department of Education and Skills. It will bring the total fund to refurbish and replace schools to €100m. Eighteen primary and 10 post-primary schools have been selected for improvement under the scheme. Senator Cait Keane (FG) welcomed the news
by saying: “I am delighted that Sancta Maria College, Ballyroan, Rathfarnham will receive funding to extend its existing building. “This is a significant investment which will ensure that our students are being educated in state-of-the-art classrooms and facilities to assist them in achieving their goals in life. “Ireland has long been known to provide a worldclass education system and today’s announcement of a €100m investment in infrastructure will ensure that we continue to produce a talented and skilled workforce across a number of industries.
“I have been assured that the extension of Sancta Maria College will move quickly to the tender and building process so that students will benefit from these new facilities in the near future. Planning permission has already been approved and I look forward to seeing the finished school. “Not only will [the] announcement benefit our younger population, but it will also create over 1,200 direct and indirect construction jobs through these projects. Rathfarnham will also benefit as the school regularly makes its grounds and buildings available for a range of community
activities.” Minister Quinn said: “This announcement highlights the Government’s commitment to prioritising investment in school buildings. Despite our economic difficulties, the need to replace inadequate educational infrastructure remains, and this stimulus package means that we can continue to deliver for our growing school communities.” The Minister for Public Expenditure Reform, Brendan Howlin, said: “Although the public finances are severely constrained, it is important that we build for the future.”
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education: investment
Prefabs to be replaced Bairbre Ni Bhraonain
TWO schools in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown are to receive funding to replace their existing prefab classrooms with permanent ones. Divine Word National School in Marlay Grange, and the Islamic National School in Clonskeagh, are among those schools to benefit from an investment in primary schools as announced by the Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, this week. Under the new scheme, €15 million is being allocated for improving national schools by replacing 115 prefab classrooms nationally throughout 2013 and 2014.
Labour TD for Dublin South Alex White said: “I am delighted by this news as it means that children and teachers in Marlay Grange and Clonskeagh will have better conditions to learn and work in. “Our children deserve the best facilities and this Government is committed to seeing prefabs phased out of our school system by 2014. “As well as improving our schools, vital jobs in construction will be created as a result of this investment in education. “The initial prefab replacement initiative announced last year was very successful and has provided for the replacement of 458 prefabs,” said Deputy White.
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people: man scoops award at event for older, active people
Students look at Gaelscoil LAST week pupils got a taste of their new gaelscoil which will be opening in Stepaside in September, as they met their teachers and classmates in Belarmine Community Centre. The children, who will be Gaelscoil Shliabh Rua’s first Junior Infants in September, played together for an hour in the community centre and enjoyed themselves as Gaeilge. Principal or priomhoide, Conchur O Raghallaigh said: “The school will open its doors for the first time in September and we currently have 15 children enrolled. We are still enrolling for September.” Forms can be got by emailing gaelscoilshliabhrua@gmail.com.
Local a winner at Go for Life Games
Singing its praises: Helping to launch June’s upcoming National Music Day HANNAH Miller, Mairead Lochrie and Eadaoin Copeland, from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, struck just the right note for the recent city centre launch of the upcoming love:live event on Friday, June 21. Billed as Ireland’s national music day, the fourth such annual event sees musicians and singers of all schools of music banding together at events all across the country in free celebrations of music and song, and our continuing growth in this culturally rich sector. For further details of the day, see www. lovelivemusic.ie.
A DUN Laoghaire man has won an award at the Go for Life Games for older, active people. Edward Duffy scooped the Spirit of the Games Award for his energetic performance in the games. He was part of the Dun LaoghaireRathdown team, which travelled to Dublin City University to compete on June 8. “It was a fantastic day. The atmosphere was amazing. The competitors were very friendly and we’ve made a lot of new friends. I’m already looking forward to 2014 Games,” said Edward. The teams were supported by their local
sports partnerships and the HSE. Shane McArdle, sports coordinator at DLR Sports Partnership, said: “The Go For Life Games once again proved to be a great success with loads of fun competition had by all.
Enjoyed themselves “Our team from Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown really enjoyed themselves and although we didn’t come away with a winner’s trophy, they already want to put themselves forward for 2014.” Go for Life is an Age and Opportunity initiative that is funded by the
Irish Sports Council. The Go for Life steering group is chaired by Robert Grier, and comprises representatives of the Irish Sports Council, Age and Opportunity, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament and Active Retirement Ireland. Age and Opportunity is the national not-forprofit organisation that promotes opportunities for greater participation by older people in society through partnerships and collaborative programmes. Other initiatives include Bealtaine – the national arts festival celebrating creativity in older age.
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bowled over: leinster club celebrates 100 years of rolling along
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ig celebrations were taking place at Leinster Bowling Club in Rathmines recently to celebrate the club’s big birthday. The club is 100 years old and club president Pat MacDonagh along with fellow members and friends enjoyed one of many
events being held to celebrate the milestone. The club is open to everyone in the area and young and old are more than welcome. Pat stresses that the club is keen to attract new members to come and join them, as bowling can be enjoyed by everyone.
Alice McMullen checks on her shot’s progress (right)
Kitty Roberts, president of the Ladies Bowling Robbie Meany follows
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Sharing a cuppa ... Sheila Byrne, Margaret Hanrahan, Annette Finn, Joan Downes and Marie Tormey
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Suzanne Johnson and An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, share tea and cakes in the Journey on Earth - The Hospice Garden
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ENS of thousands of people from all over the country made a beeline for the Phoenix Park during the recent bank holiday weekend, to attend the popular Bloom festival. As ever, the imaginative themed gardens created by a range of leading garden designers, college students, garden centre and others were
a great hit, with the delicious produce from a large range of Irish produce providers provide some much-needed, mouth-watering fare. An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny and President Michael D Higgins were just two of the many thousands who came to the annual festival, which keeps growing in popularity.
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KITCHEN HERO: TV SERIES ON COOKING at home
Cook Donal is ready to get his show on the road Cookery master Donal Skeehan is back on our small screens with his latest home cooked series that shows just how easy it is to prepare delicious food at home. The first programme started recently and is set to run for another five weeks, with a further set of shows in the series to be broadcast in the autumn. For this third season of the programme, Donal is
taking his show, Kitchen Hero Home Cooked, on the road in a vintage Citroen H van and will be laying out his stall at festivals and gatherings across the country. This road-show began in his hometown of Howth, cooking at the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival. The dishes included Howth Head seafood chowder, wild garlic soda bread, surf and turf salad and a raspberry pie.
“Everything I know I either taught myself or learned from my mother and grandmother,” says Donal. “T he most important thing I know is that home-cooked food can be tastier, healthier and cheaper than almost any ready-made meals, takeaways or fast food. “If you cook your own food, you know exactly what goes into it – how much sugar, how much
salt, what kind of oil or butter and of course there are none of those funny sounding ingredients, trans-fats or E-numbers. “But for me, the satisfaction of giving people food that they enjoy is just as important as the healthy stuff and the price. I get a real buzz from cooking for my friends and family.” Kitchen Hero Home Cooked is on Tuesdays at 8.30pm on RTE One.
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Dance festival comes to the Pavilion The Irish Youth Dance Festival will take place this June at the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. The festival has been put together by Dublin Youth Dance Company and will feature dance groups from all over Ireland, including Kerry, Wexford and Waterford as well as students from The College of Dance and Inchicore College. As well as local talent, hosts Dublin Youth Dance Company will dance alongside some visiting dance compa-
nies from around the world, such as ADA Ballet from France, Fusion Youth Dance Company from Scotland, Malmo Youth Dance Company from Sweden, and the Diverse Youth Dance Theatre from the USA. T he special guest dancer this year will be Anderson de Souza, who merges modern jazz with street dance and contemporary movement. The Irish Youth Dance Festival will run for two nights on June 29 and 30 at Pavilion Theatre. Tickets, which cost €14
per night or €25 for two nights, can be booked by calling 01 231 2929.
a great time to visit mill theatre Thousands of schoolchildren took part in the Innocent Smoothies and GIY Sow And Grow project recently, but only one school could win. S t K e v i n ’s G i r l s National School in Tallaght was voted the top growing prize, which includes hundreds of euro worth of gardening equipment.
Carlao Melendez, Francesca Batista, Pamela Silva, Luara Almeida, Raquel Muniz and Carlinhos Cruz get set for Brazil Day at Dtwo
Second prize went to students at Headford Girls NS, while Scoil Mhuire in Lucan came third. Over 25,000 kids across Ireland took part in the project that turned little fingers green. The first class at St Kevin’s Girls National School, taught by Ailbhe Forde, grew cress, basil and peas, which were all part of the Sow And Grow pack, but also took to growing an array of other vegetables
and created a video blog to record their growing success. Teacher Ailbhe said: “ My g i r l s a r e n ow obsessed with growing their own food as a result of the project. Teachers far and wide, take note, kids want to learn how to grow their own!”
Get your samba in gear for brazil day Dublin is set to be swept up in a wave of samba and excitement
this week when the second Brazil Day takes place in the Dtwo Nightclub on June 16. This is the second annual Brazil Day and it is a celebration of all things Brazilian here the city. There are up to 20,000 Brazilians living in Ireland, and the day will see entertainment from a number of Brazilian bands and entertainers from 1pm until 3am. There will be food and drinks promotions as well as a charity pen-
alty shoot-out in aid of Trocaire in the Dtwo Garden, with proceeds going to help Brazil’s street children. Admission will cost €6, with a €5 rate for people dressed in traditional wear or the Brazilian colours. All attendees can pay on the door. T his will be Real Event’s seventh Brazilian/Latin event in Dublin. For more information, see www.facebook. com/realeventsinireland
International dance groups are set to converge for the Irish Youth Dance Festival
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coast guard: public urged to take care in the water this summer
Stay safe while you’re out by the coastline laura webb
After a baby porpoise was rescued at Portmarnock beach by the coast guard recently, swimmers are being reminded to take care when out in the water during the good weather.
Over the summer months, the coast guard responds to thousands of requests for assistance for those in difficulty while on the water, on cliff paths and coastal walks, enjoying water sports, engaged in coastal activities, hill walking and so on.
Last week’s warm weather saw thousands of people take to outdoor activities, and throughout the week, the coast guards dealt with a large number of incidents from people in difficulty in various circumstances including vessels in dif-
Stay safe on land and in the water this summer by following the advice from the Coast Guard
ficulty, searches for missing persons, swimmers in difficulty, people using jet-skis in a hazardous way and medical evacuations. Recently, the Irish W hale and Dolphin Group requested assistance with a stranded baby porpoise on Portmarnock beach in Dublin. Porpoises are very similar to dolphins but have slightly shorter beaks and are seen in the Irish Sea with the same swimming patterns as dolphins.
A coast guard team from Howth station travelled by boat and jeep to the location and met with the group’s representative. The baby mammal was beached, and was taken back to the sea. The boat team carefully placed the mammal on board and when it was successfully returned to the water, it swam back into the Irish Sea. Manager of the Irish C o a s t G u a r d D e clan Geoghegan said: “Throughout the summer (as at other times of the year), coast guard units will be involved in safety
monitoring around our coastlines issuing safety advice and information to holidaymakers and tourists. “Our aim is to ensure that the public stay safe when enjoying the outdoors this summer. “No matter whether you are enjoying a cliff walk, engaged in coastal activities or planning water sports, you need to heed our basic advice.” That advice includes instruction to only swim at beaches and waterways that have lifeguards on duty and pay attention to safety flags. Avoid using inflatable toys, such
as lilos and rubber rings, on the water. When cliff walking, there is safety in numbers, so never be alone if possible. Let someone know when and where you are going and what time you will be back. Stay away from the cliff edge, both top and bottom. Don’t attempt to rescue people or pets if they fall over the edge. If assistance is required dial 112 and ask for the coast guard. For more specific advice and information on any water and coastal activity, visit www.safetyonthewater.ie
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dorothy landers MALAHIDE Community School student Dorothy gave a great account of her writing skills last month in an impassioned and timely discussion on the importance of the teaching of the Irish language in schools nationwide. Her clever suggestions of contextualising tuition and combining it with historical and social information were compelling and netted her the May award.
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live music: solstice festival back
Gathering in musical glee paul hosford phosford@gazettegroup.com
A free Gathering event entitled Love: Live Music will be taking place all over the country this June, with some special events happening across Dublin. T he event was set up four years ago as part of International Music Day, the largest live music event in the world, which is held annually in 120 countries on the day of the
summer solstice, June 21. Last year’s Love: Live Music day saw over 300 events registered to participate and organisers are encouraging all wishing to perform to register their performance on the lovelivemusic.ie website. Gigs and performances already lined up for the day include Ballgown Musette, a collaboration comprising Dublin cellist Vyvienne Long, virtuoso Congolese guitar-
ist Niwel Tsumbu and Malahide-born composer Roger Doyle, who will be performing at The Freemasons’ Hall on Molesworth Street. In Meeting House Square, award-winning trio We Banjo 3, composed of Enda Scahill, Mar tin Howley and David Howley, will play a blend of Irish and bluegrass banjo music. The Walls, Steve and Joe Wall, who were previously in multiplatinum band The Stunning, will be giving
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Above, We Banjo 3 and below, Dublin cellist Vyvienne Long
an acoustic lunchtime set in a special open stage from Filmbase at Curved Street in Temple Bar. Wo r k i n ’ C l a s s Records, an independent hip-hop label based in Dublin, will be showcasing some of their roster, with acts like GI,
William Lee and Costello also appearing at Filmbase on Cur ved Street. To find out more about these events or to register your own, log on to to www.lovelivemusic.ie/register or email info@lovelivemusic.ie
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) has launched the 116 000 Missing Children’s Hotline last Friday, June 7. This freephone hotline became operational on a pilot basis in December 2012, and it is now operating 24 hours a day. It offers callers a person they can talk to about the issue by dialing 116 000, an automated text support service, and advice and guidance through their website www.missingchildrenshotline.ie. The hotline was launched with the support of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the European Commission.
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loman O’byrne, SCD enterprise board
Helping Dublin business become ubiquitous Loman O’Byrne, chief executive of the South County Dublin Enterprise Board, is a native of Aughrim in Co Wicklow. Following his completion of a Masters in Entrepreneurship in the University of Limerick, he started his own food company and trained people to start their own businesses. He then spent six years in Bahrain
as a marketing services manager in the international airline company Gulf Air. Since his move back home to the South County Dublin Enterprise Board, based in Tallaght, he has been assisting local business owners to build successful and profitable companies for the last 17 years.
How long have you been in business?
your business?
The 35 County Enterprise Boards in Ireland were established in 1993 to provide support for small businesses (micro-enterprises) with 10 employees or fewer, at local level. Their role is to provide support for small business at local level. They provide direct grant-support to both new start-up and established enterprises and they promote entrepreneurship, capacity building and women-in-business at county level, to commercial micro enterprises. They are uniquely positioned to understand local needs and know the background and track record of those applying for support and assistance.
What makes your business successful?
Definitely the people! We have a small but VERY hardworking team including Ena, Breda and Margaret and the effort and time they put into their day-to-day work ensures that we can offer the best assistance possible to the community. We also have a group of mentors that work with our start-up and micro enterprises on all aspects from business plan creation to finance and marketing. We all take a genuine interest in the success of each client and we really invest our time and effort into ensuring they become a success story.
How has the recession impacted
I suppose it has made us busier. Business doesn’t come as easily anymore and businesses have to really fight for their share of the market. Those that will come out on top are the ones that ask for help and make use of every resource available to them and that is what we are. It is times like these that people really see the value in what we offer as through our combined experience we can provide real insight into every aspect of starting up a business.
How do you use social media to help your organisation?
Well, we are actually running a range of courses to cater for the growing needs of organisations when it comes to setting up a social media strategy for their business so we have also had to jump on the band wagon. We currently have a Facebook page and Twitter which we regularly update with relevant enterprise and course information as well as details of upcoming events.
What is the best piece of business advice you ever received?
Develop a habit of being aware of business opportunities. Start by noticing and analysing business successes, and failures, that you see around you – why do you think they succeeded or failed? Pretty soon, you will be coming up with your own totally new innovative ideas and opportunities.
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Tone it down – or up – in interviews THERE is a popularly misquoted formula that says that communication is 7% what you say; 38% the tone you say it in; and 55% of it is non-verbal or body language. When it comes to an interview situation, the content of your answers is absolutely paramount, but your tone and body language definitely make an impression. Once you are aware of this, you can pay attention to your tone and body language on a daily basis and have one less thing to worry about once that interview is scheduled. Many of the following are self-evident, but if your brain is focused on coming up with fabulous examples of your problem-solving abilities, the body can take on a life of its own. Firstly, remember to smile. You know the saying that “people hire people they like”? And remember, ladies – having a firm, open handshake is as important for women as it is for men. There is a reason our mothers always told us to sit up straight. Foremost, it demonstrates alertness and respect for the interviewer. Sitting up straight, without being rigid, and keeping your two feet squarely on the ground also helps you to feel grounded, to breathe freely and articulate properly. Make sure you are audible, and don’t make an interviewer have to lean in to hear you. Nerves affect people in different ways; some people overcompensate by speaking louder, faster, and at a higher pitch than
usual and can give the impression of being “flighty”; others go on autopilot, and their speech lacks any animation whatsoever – they answer in what can only be described as a “drone”. As always, the safest place is in the middle, as neither “the most boring priest in Ireland” nor a Bette Midler character. Always keep your hands in view. When we’re nervous, we tend to move our hands , unconsciously – finger flexing, fiddling, touching our face, our neck, our hair etc. You may be saying all the right things, but your body could be telling a different story. If you are normally expressive with your hands, be aware that you may need to tone it down a bit as it can be very distracting to interviewers – and never raise your hands above chin level. For some interesting findings on how the body can positively influence the mind, check out the online video of Professor Amy Cuddy at www.ted.com. Rachael Kilgallon is a qualified career coach and founder of
The Career Hub. Contact Rachael at hello@thecareerhub.ie or visit www.thecareerhub.ie.
forum: hopes to maximise ict sector returns
Swords-based Fujitsu to drive innovative projects
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SWORDS-based company Fujitsu Ireland has announced that the global ICT company’s laboratories are to engage in a series of collaborative research projects with Irish innovators over the next three years. The projects will be run as test cases to investigate the company’s future strategic direction. The announcement was made at the inaugural Fujitsu Innovation Gathering, which was held in Croke Park recently. More than 250 of the industry’s leading specialists were in attendance, including academics, strategists and State representatives. The forum’s purpose was to explore how Irish
innovation, research and development could be best used in a collaborative setting to yield the best commercial profits. Fujitsu’s chief executive, Regina Moran, and her team made a number of recommendations on how to encourage and best exploit Irish research and innovation. Chief among these suggestions was the necessity to encourage crosscollaboration among research companies and the need to invest in this type of R&D collaboration to improve Ireland’s overall economy. Other recommendations made by Fujitsu Ireland were that Irish researchers try to tighten, if not close, the skills gap that still exists in the sector; that an onus be placed
Tatsuo Tomita, president, Fujitsu Laboratories, with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton and Regina Moran, chief executive, Fujitsu Ireland
on converging skills and sectors; that Ireland target leading researchers to set up their base here, and that the Government targets its investment in research appropriately through education and training programmes. Delivering the keynote address at the confer-
ence, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, R ichard Bruton, said: “Key to the Government’s plan to get growth and jobs back into the economy again is a determination to ensure that we get a better commercial return from Statefunded research.”
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“James Joyce” - better known as Tom Fitzgerald - joined fellow local businessman Peter Caviston and Don McManus, chairman, Dun Laoghaire Business Association, to ring the bell for the Bloomsday festivities at the South Pier, Dun Laoghaire, recently; inset, an extract from American artist Rob Berry’s comic rendition of Ulysses
BLOOMSDAY: AMERICAN ARTIST BRINGING NEW LIFE TO THE CLASSIC TEXT
Joyce as a comic book hero BAIRBRE NI BHRAONAIN
BLOOMSDAY on June 16 is full of surprises this year, with talks, walks and Gathering events galore all centred around James Joyce’s magnum opus, Ulysses. One of the more unusual features of this year’s week-long festival, though, has come from American illustrator Rob Berry, who has created an exotic rendition of the novel in comic book form, which can be accessed on the internet via jamesjoyce.ie/ulyssesseen. Rob from Philadelphia spoke to The Gazette about the project, entitled Ulysses Seen. So far, he and his production partner Josh Levitas, along with Joycean
scholar Mike Barsanti, have already completed four chapters of the famous book, and will finish Ulysses chapter by chapter over the coming years. Rob has been asked to come to the James Joyce Centre in Dublin to give a talk on his work to date and open an exhibition of drawings from Ulysses Seen, which are currently on display there. He spoke to The Gazette about the project, and the boom in global interest in the Bloomsday festival. “I’ll be over in Ireland for the whole week but I’ve also been asked to visit Heidelberg in Germany to speak about James Joyce, as they’re having their first-ever Bloomsday Week. The Frankfurter newspaper is even doing a two-page spread of the comic.
“The whole thing is going global now. There will be a continuous reading of Ulysses on the internet, starting in New Zealand and ending in San Francisco on Bloomsday. I’ll be involved in the Dublin chapter which starts at 2pm and I think I will be Calypso.” Rob’s interest in the novel is longstanding and hard-fought. “It took me five attempts to finish the book, and I realised that making digital projections of it was a way into it. I went to a lecture on Ulysses one Bloomsday and was struck with the possibility that comics would work much better as a way into the work. “Film doesn’t work, because there is a problem with the internal monologues and sometimes, you don’t really
know who’s talking, as so much of it is done in the heads of the characters. “Comics, though are great for this because you can insert word balloons and narrative boxes to explain things. Comics deal with the plasticity of time too and episodes remembered by characters can be depicted easily.” Rob considers the webcomic format a way for people to engage with Ulysses more easily. “It’s all online to make the novel easier for people. Really, the project is in the arena of digital humanities. It’s a great challenge for a cartoonist and is very fertile ground.” The Bloomsday Festival started on June 10 in Dublin’s James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George’s Street and all over the city until June 16.
THE Gazette Newspaper has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog Of The Week’ is Angel, a four-yearold year Neapolitan mastiff. This lady sure is true to her namesake, loving and affectionate. A larger than life pooch, who, in spite of her size is gentle and caring and would be suitable to be rehomed with big kids and teenagers. Angel can get a little worried when meeting new people but after a little while she’s your new best friend. Having a very large dog is a big commitment but rest assured this lady is worth her weight in gold. If you think that you could offer Angel the home she wants, 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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THE pavilioN THEATRE 01 231 2929 Judy Collins
JUDY COLLINS has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folk songs and contemporary themes, including renditions of Send In The Clowns and Both Sides Now. Her impressive career has spanned more than 50 years, during which time she has worked with Bob Dylan, Tom Paxton, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman. June 18, tickets €20.
Draiocht 01 885 2622 Pope Benedict: Bond Villain
Comedian Abie Philbin asks why Catholic Europe (Ireland, Spain and Italy) is being bailed out by Protestant Europe (Germany, the UK and Scandinavia)? And are we really bailing out Greece and Ireland, or just the idiotic bankers? June 15, tickets €12/€10.
Mill THEATRE Dundrum 01 296 9340 Kilternan School of Music
It’s the second year of Total Guitar Madness at the Mill Theatre where the group guitar students from Kilternan School of Music and local primary schools get together to play, sing and entertain with songs from the past and the present. June 17, €16/€10.
review: the purge is here
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Crime doesn’t pay... really IMAGINE a world without laws; what would you do? That is the premise of James DeMonaco’s The Purge.
For 12 hours once every year, American emergency responders are off and crime is legal. N ow, t h i s i s n o t because America has slipped into some dystopian hell-hole, in fact, it’s quite the opposite. Crime is at an all-time low and employment is at an all-time high. It’s just that people need to get rid of some of that hatred and frustration, you know? Plus, it acts as a purge for more violent members of society, which is a bonus for the unseen government of America in 2022. The film wastes no time in explaining the concept to viewers and casting the roles of the protaganists. Yo u h a v e E t h a n Hawke as domineering dad, Lena Headey as social climber mom, Adelaide Kane as rebellious teen daughter and Max Burkholder as idealistic, scared son. Names are irrelevant as the characters are fairly unoriginal and blandly written.
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Ethan Hawke (above) takes shelter; Masked invaders (below)
The early action as the family discuss their plans for the evening, which appear to not be any different than any night where people aren’t being killed in the street, is fairly dry as battle lines are drawn in the family. The film punches through the gears pretty quickly, though and soon a bloodied stranger is screaming for help on the family’s front lawn. When he is granted access to the house by the previously mentioned idealist, the family must confront their own paranoia and prejudices. That is before a group of preppy sociopaths show up, intent on reclaiming their prey. N ow, t h e f i l m becomes a fort movie, with invaders repelled by any means necessary and an awful lot of close-quarters combat. T he inclusion of E t h a n H aw ke a n d writer-director James DeMonaco as the hero
face as massive arsenals of guns, knives and Film of the Week: The Purge improvised weaponry h h h (15) 85 mins are used to fend off the Director: James DeMonaco horde of masked men Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Tony Oller, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield, Arija Bareikis and women. The twists and turns OUR VERDICT: AN interesting concept decently delivered. DeMonaco’s script is fairly come sharp and some light on anything resembling characterisation or even dialogue in are refreshingly original places, but has the good grace to be fast-paced, exciting and short. Clocking in at just under an hour-and-a-half, it flies by in a milieu of and, by the time mornover the top violence, frantic camerawork and some stylish visual flurries. ing breaks, the audience is exhausted and slightly exhilarated. m a ke s c o m p a r i s o n s violence. I t ’s n o t t h e m o s t with Assault on PreIn fact, the director cinct 13 inevitable. But manages to sidestep believable film, nor is it a DeMonaco’s decision entirely the notion that groundbreaker in terms to make the antagonists a violent film can’t mor- of story or action. But it does zip along a group of white college alise on the use of vionicely and marks DeMokids keeps this from lence. tipping into a typical Here, he manages to naco as an intriguing talent to watch. lecture on the futility of play both sides of the
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belfast: head north for the beautiful, and very last, white star line ship
A Nomadic journey to set sail for shane Dillon
WITH a quick and easy day trip to Belfast ahead of me, I leapt on board the Enterprise train at Connolly Station (with burning cheeks, in my role as The Very Last Passenger). Phew! I was setting sail – so to speak – for a visit to the newly-restored SS Nomadic – built in Belfast, and the last remaining ship in the world of the once world-famous, and later infamous, White Star Line fleet. Affectionately referred to as “Titanic’s little sister”, the Nomadic was primarily built to bring first- and second-class passengers to and from the doomed ship from Cherbourg Port. In a maritime mood already, I watched the lovely Northern Ireland countryside floating past the fast train, thinking to myself that the endless rolling hills were like giant green waves, speckled with bright yellow foam (the gorse), while dark, craggy hills sulked on the horizon like distant islands. The quick and comfy train trip soon made “landfall” at Belfast, and I was soon on my way over to the Hamilton Dock at the nearby shipyards, passing by the city’s striking contempo-
rary architecture on the way. And there she was – the fully restored Nomadic, looking resplendent in the lovely White Star Line livery, and unmistakeably a sibling of the Titanic and her other family members in that noble lost line of ships. At more than 100 years old, the Nomadic has lived out a diverse and busy life – including serving in both World Wars, evacuating troops,
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The little details remind you that this ship was for many of her passengers the gateway to luxury aboard the RMS Titanic --------------------------
working as a minelayer, becoming a tug, changing owners and being renamed. The Nomadic eventually settled into her twilight years as a floating restaurant, nightclub and cinema on the Seine. However, she had become little more than a dilapidated, shabby rustbucket before interest in returning her home emerged. Sold for just £171,320
(€250,001) to the Northern Ireland Department for Social Development, the Nomadic was returned to Belfast in 2006, limping back into port, and the start of a long and complex restoration process, at a cost of more than £7 million (€8.18m). As such, the Nomadic today is unrecognisable from the near-wreck she was, with her funnel and superstructure rebuilt after having been removed to allow her to pass under Parisian bridges, and fully restored to her initial, glorious condition. Stepping aboard, the Nomadic has all of the luxurious touches of the day for her esteemed passengers, with smart touches all around, from the neat wood panelling and ornate metal grilles to the little details that remind you that this ship was for many of her passengers the gateway to luxury aboard the RMS Titanic. I strolled her neat decks, walking where previous passengers (including Charlie Chaplin, “The Unsinkable” Molly Brown, and Elizabeth Taylor) would have walked, getting a real sense of the ship’s past from the well-thought out presentations, and
The beautiful, fully restored SS Nomadic is situated just a stone’s throw from the Titanic Belfast centre. On board, virtual crew members and a wealth of information detail the ship’s busy life. Pictures: Shane Dillon
becoming aware of the ship’s history and diverse life throughout her impressive 233’ 6” length. Whether empathising with the small, plain space for a few third-class passengers, or nosily noting that the captain had little more than a glorified broom cupboard for a cabin, the Nomadic was a delight to visit, and it’s wonderful that the last remnant of the White Star Line is such a beauty, and back home in Belfast. Since the Titanic Cen-
tre is mere feet away, I also took in the great Titanic Walking Tour throughout the vast Titanic Quarter, retracing the ship’s building, Belfast’s role as a global port, the life of the formerly bustling Harland & Wolff shipyards – and its modern life, too, with film studios and an armoury there that play a vital role in the hit TV show, Game of Thrones. As I’d easily fill a couple of pages on this entertaining tour alone, and the great information I learned from its
“Titanorak” expert, suffice it to say that it’s well worth dropping anchor for after disembarking
the Nomadic – and then, of course, there’s also the Titanic Belfast centre itself to see ...
For further information THE SS Nomadic costs £8.50 per adult; for further details and full pricing, see www.nomadicbelfast.com. Titanic Walking Tours cost £9 per adult; for departure times and full pricing, see www.titanicwalk.com. For details and pricing of the Enterprise train, see www.translink. co.uk/Services/Enterprise/. For further events, see www.discovernorthernireland.com.
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Disclosure, aka Guy and Howard Lawrence have produces a contender for the best record this year with their debut, Settle. Picture: Tom Horton
review: probably the best dance album of the year arrives
Settle for nothing less It’s seldom that your generic music player begs for mercy, but having had Disclosure’s magnificent debut album on literally constant rotation for the last week, there’s a plea having been entered for iClemency... which I’m going to have to refuse. The alarmingly young Lawrence brothers have been an increasingly popular presence on the dance scene since 2010, when they emerged from East London with an innate understanding of the dynamics of house music and the low-end power of drum and bass. Their obvious talent has led them to work with some big names in the last three years,
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among them Ever ything Everything, Emile Sande and Janet Jackson, for whom they provided remixes, as well as creating their own tracks which have been met by great acclaim, and in recent months, high char t placings heretofore unknown to most dance acts. That success is an i l l u s t r a t i o n o f h ow well Disclosure construct their music for maximum floor-filling potential and crossover
appeal. It’s a record that calls back to the best moments of house music in the last 20 years while making something fresh and vital. Equally important to its success is the sublime way that the tracks are sequenced - harking back to a time when acts paid attention to the way that one track followed another to maintain a vibe or create a unified whole of a record that made it an event, as opposed to a collection of filler around some slightly better tracks, as many albums released these days seem to be. Coming so close on the heels of Daft Punk’s
latest release, you can draw a clear delineation. Random Access Memories is Guy-Man and Thomas’ love letter to 70s dance and disco, but Disclosure’s debut is a declaration that has its sights set firmly on the future, and that is what makes it so inspired and inspiring. T h e s u b l i m e Yo u And Me featuring Eliza Doolittle, the chart conquering White Noise with Aluna George, and the shiny Latch with Sam Smith are examples of what Disclosure do best — remarkable productions with genuine ebb and flow, strong vocal lines and melodies and basslines to kill for. But these lead tracks
are only a small part of the story - the remainder of an almost perfect hour of music is, if you’ll forgive the pun, entrancing, a masterclass in house music mixed with grime and garage tropes creating something utterly fresh. Come the end-ofyear lists, Settle will be marked out as one of the best albums of the year, without question. It’s ability to transcend its genre, dropping tracks that will appeal equally to pop fans and dance heads alike will make it ubiquitoucity. Disclosure capture the sound of the city in summer, the sound of summer nights, and the sound of things to come.
THIS is your chance to win two tickets to Rod Stewart’s much-anticipated RDS show on June 29. There are also five copies of his latest album on offer as runners-up prizes. To be in with a chance of winning, answer this simple question: What is the name of Rod’s new album? To enter, LIKE our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/DublinGazetteNewspapers, enter your answer in the comments on our Rod Stewart competition post and LIKE and SHARE the post. Winners will be contacted via Facebook.
FASTtunes with Radio Nova’s Dee Woods
Neil Young brings a caravan of class to RDS When is a gig not a gig? When it’s a minifestival! Neil Young and Crazy Horse play the RDS this Saturday, June 15, and as if the former Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young member wasn’t enough of an attraction, the support line up is pretty impressive too. Doors open at the Donnybrook venue at 4pm with the first act, Little Green Cars, kicking off at 5pm. This Dublin quintet is making huge strides on the music scene with their debut album, Absolute Zero, taking them from the charts to the summer festival circuit and Saturday night’s prestigious support slot. They’re followed by Grammy award-winning Los Lobos - who are set to prove there’s a lot more to them than their 1987 hit, La Bamba. The Waterboys round off the support list before Neil Young takes to the stage. Tickets, priced €60, are on sale now and Radio Nova will also be at the gig. See you there!
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Mondeo model’s major improvements Ford Ireland has announced upgraded versions of the Mondeo that will now offer CO2 emissions reduced by up to 8 per cent, improved fuel efficiency, upgraded equipment levels on mid and high series and attractive pricing starting at €23,950. With these upgrades, Mondeo models equipped with the best-selling 2.0-litre Duratorq diesel engine will offer CO2 emissions from just 119 g/km – a reduction of up to 10 g/km. Fuel consumption is reduced to 4.6 l/100 km from 4.9 l/100 km. Ford also announced improved equipment levels, combined with refreshed pricing through the range: The entry level Mondeo Graphite will offer 16-inch alloy wheels and Ford 6000 CD/Radio system. Zetec models will include SD Navigation with 7-inch touchscreen, heated windscreen and Bluetooth connectivity with voice control and USB connection. Titanium Plus models will add a range of specification including full-leather interior, front and rear parking sensors, cruise control and SD Navigation PLUS. Cruise Control will be standard on all 1.6-litre Duratorq diesel engine models.
Mercedes has created two distinctly different cars with front-end designs that bear little resemblance to one another
e-class: A redesign should appeal to a younger generation
Highly sophisticated hybrid offers flawless driving n Cormac Curtis
Ford has upgraded the Mondeo
Dublin sports club sponsorship up for grabs Carzone.ie, one of Ireland’s leading online car websites, is calling on its Dublin dealers to nominate their local sports team of choice. This sponsorship initiative will see one local sports club receive their very own branded kit courtesy of their local car dealership. While this competition will take place across the country every month over the next 10 months, the Dublin winner will be chosen on June 28. Robert Bell, commercial director of Carzone.ie, commented: “As Ireland’s ultimate motoring marketplace, we wanted to show our appreciation to our 800 dealerships across the country and contribute in some way to their community. “We plan to choose our Dublin winner on Friday, June 28, so we are encouraging all of our Dublin dealers to send us their sports club nominations as soon as possible.”
I test drove the new Mercedes Benz E300 BlueTEC Hybrid recently. Here we have one of the most traditional executive saloons on Irish roads, a model that accounts for about 50% of all Mercedes-Benz sold in Ireland, and under the bonnet lies one of the most technically advanced motors in any car on sale in Europe. When you think about three-litre diesel executive saloons, you do not immediately think of fuel-efficiency, hybrid technology or enhanced aerodynamics – but these are the key features in the new E300. For starters, this car comes with a 2143cc diesel engine, considerably smaller than the traditional three litres. But it is the combination of this with the compact and lightweight
electric motor that produces such high levels of efficiency. Both motors work in tandem and independently to produce the most fuel efficient drive possible. Coupled with this, Mercedes have developed optimised aerodynamics, braking energy recuperation and an ECO start/ stop function to further enhance its efficiency. But it’s not just about efficiency, at the touch of a button, the car will happily use all the power at its disposal to accelerate at a thrilling pace. Once you reach that cruising speed and are ready to eat up some motorway miles in comfort – you can sail. Yes, sail. It’s what Mercedes call it when the lithiumin battery is charged and the internal combustion engine is switched off when coasting at speeds lower than 160km/h. This
substantially cuts both fuel consumption and emissions. Also known as, sailing. So, the internals are a complete revolution – what about the outside? In a bold move, designers have restyled the E-Class to achieve the twin objectives of producing a car that will appeal to its loyal customer base while, at the same time, win over that younger generation of motorists that every manufacturer seeks to attract. For the first time, Mercedes has done this by creating two distinctly different cars with frontend designs that bear little resemblance to one another. In Classic and Elegance models, the tastes of traditional E-Class owners are catered for with a design that features the classic triple-louvre grille with the familiar MercedesBenz star mounted on the bonnet where owners
can keep it within view. In wooing younger, sportier buyers – those seeking something that doesn’t quite look like daddy’s car - the trendy Avantgarde version has been given a completely different look with a CLS-like fascia on which a sports style grille with inset Mercedes star are the distinctive features. In overall appearance, the new E-Class looks even more elongated and elegant. Changes include a completely redesigned bonnet and bumper with three large air vents common to both versions. New side feature lines create a visually more exciting profile. New intelligent LED headlamps provide additional safety features whilst continuing to reveal the typical E-Class look. At the rear, lights and bumper have been revised to create a more broad and distinctive appearance. Interior changes include a rede-
signed centre console, new instrument cluster, a multifunction steering wheel as well as new wood and aluminium dashboard trim and new high-quality materials throughout. There is an awful lot of car here to enjoy, and I was more than a little surprised to see that the model I drove featured almost entirely standard features and cost only about €400 more than the entry-level price. The only criticisms I would have are that the interior was just a little too modernised for me – the E-Class should still be more luxurious than sporty, and the steering was a little on the small size. Apart from that – I would also suggest that if seats are heated and have electric controls for adjustment, you shouldn’t have to pull a handle underneath to move them forward and back!
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Portmarnock swimming club member Fiona Doyle will represent Ireland in Barcelona in late July
swimming: north dublin duo rewarded for record breaking exploits
Doyle and Murphy included in world championship team PORTMARNOCK swimmer Fiona Doyle and Aer Lingus’ Barry Murphy – who trains in the NAC – are part of the four person Irish team along with Chris Bryan and Sycerika McMahon who will compete at the FINA Swimming World Championships in Barcelona Spain from July 20 to August 4. Canada-based Doyle has shown good form in recent months, breaking both the 100m and 200m Irish senior breaststroke records so far in 2013. Swimming for the University of Calgary at the Mel Zajac international
meet in Vancouver in May, Doyle finished second to London Olympian Tera Van Beilan in both the 100m and 200m breaststroke. The 21-year-old has also qualified for the World University Games in Russia in July. Murphy, meanwhile, will compete at the world championships based on his 50m breaststroke time. Although only freestyle was included in the consideration standards for the 50m events, replicating the Olympic Games qualification events, Swim Ireland, on a recommendation from the national
performance director, has decided to select Murphy on his time of 27.53 in the 50m breaststroke from the Irish Nationals in April which was below the FINA A Standard and ranks him 10th in the world this year for this event. Murphy will travel to Rome this week to compete at the Sette Colli international in preparation for the worlds. The two local swimmers are joined by European silver medallist Sycerika McMahon who made the qualification time for world’s during the London 2012 Olympic Games when she
swam 2:14.76 in the 200m individual medley. Bryan will be the first of the Irish to compete when he swims the 10K open water event on July 22. He has shown good form so far this season with a win at the Portuguese open water championships earlier this month. In preparation for the world championships, the 22-year-old will compete in a test event in Barcelona on June 14 before he travels to Kazan, Russia for the World University Games on July 17.
LUTTRELLSTOWN’S Shaun O’Connor and Hermitage’s Alan Dowling both landed hole-inones on the first day of the east of Ireland championships at Co Louth golf club last week. The latter scored his ace on the seventh hole while Dowling’s came at the 15th to give both players big boosts in the competition. O’Connor ended up with a 71 after that first round en route to an ultimate tie for ninth place in the competition, marking a fine four round total of 294. The Island’s Paul McBride was the best placed Dubliner finishing in a share of fourth place but the field was well off the pace set by winner Paul Dunne on 282.
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FastSport DIBAYANI wins king george v cup in style: Thousands of people gathered at Leopardstown last week to celebrate the return of the King George V Cup to the south Dublin course, and witnessed Dibayani, ridden by jockey Declan McDonagh, win in some style. Speaking on the win, trainer Michael Halford said: “I couldn’t fault Dibayani today, we’re delighted with the win. It’s nice to be the first trainer to win the cup for the first time in over 100 years.” The original King George V Cup race last took place in Leopardstown in 1911, when Daniel Moloney from County Limerick, the owner of the winning horse, was presented with The Farmer’s Royal Cup by King George V and Queen Mary. The British ambassador, Dominick Chilcott, presented the winning owner, Pat Downes, representing His Highness the Aga Khan, with a perpetual cup, which is a copy of the original trophy.
community games: county athletics finals set for this weekend
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Forty-one districts from around Dublin will be represented this weekend when the county Community Games athletics finals take place at Morton
Stadium in Santry on June 15 and 16. Hundreds of children will be making their Community Games debut at county level, while others will be competing for the last time. Once again the
ultimate prize is a place on the team that travels to the National Finals in Athlone in August but over the weekend in Santry every child will participate in friendly sporting competition. At county level, the
Action from the Community Games athletics finals
Maura Cassidy, manager community affairs, DAA, and Brian MacManus, chairman, Dublin Community Games, pictured with some of the participants
athletics finals are the highlight of the community games year. Team events have been taking place since January, but the scene is now set for the athletics finals, which cater for children aged six to 16 years.
Support In addition to the sporting celebration this weekend, Dublin Community Games have announced the continued support of DAA as the main sponsor for the athletics finals. Brian MacManus, chairman of Dublin Community Games said, “We are delighted with the continued support from DAA at a very exciting time for Dublin Community Games.
Community Games has been the nursery and springboard of many athletes and no doubt we will see many future stars compete over the weekend as children from all parts of the county participate in the Dublin Community Games athletics finals.” Maura Cassidy, DAA’s community relations manager, said: “We are delighted to support the county athletics final. The community spirit of the games is something that is close to our own ethos of community involvement so we were only too happy to sponsor the games again this year.” New events added to the athletics programme this year include Under-
16 triple jump, Under-14 javelin and a 4 x 200m Under-16 relay. The athletic finals begin at 10.30am on Saturday, June 15, with the opening ceremony i n cl u d i n g a p a r a d e being led by the Garda band. Included in the opening ceremony are the lighting of the flame and reading of the Community Games pledge before the first competitions begin. Competitions resume at 12.30pm on Sunday. At the conclusion of the finals, thousands of children will have competed at area and county level and another generation of Dublin sporting heroes will have been created.
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St Oliver Plunkett’s NS fifth year team celebrate their success at the recent Fingal cricket blitz
SIX days of cricket blitzes were held for pupils in both fourth and fifth classes recently all across Fingal. The children were offered competitive games and learned more about the game in perfect weather conditions. Overall, 17 schools attended the blitzes with 30 teams and over 600 boys and girls given the opportunity to gain playing experience. The teachers who accompanied the teams were most
impressed with the Kwik Cricket playing format and many have already expressed interest in setting up games themselves involving local schools. The Swords/Malahide blitzes were held at Malahide Cricket Club with Oliver Plunkett’s NS, St Andrew’s NS, Holy Family NS and Pope John Paul’s NS participating. The fourth class blitz was won by Pope John Paul’s NS and the fifth class blitz was also won by Oliver Plunkett’s NS. The Rush blitzes were held at Rush Cricket Club and
involved teams from Rush NS, Loughshinny NS, Milverton NS, Balrothery NS, St Mologa’s NS, St Catherine’s NS and St Patrick’s NS. The fourth class blitz, sponsored by the Dolan family and running now for 13 years, was won by Balrothery NS from Balbriggan and the fifth class blitz was won by St Catherine’s NS. The Dublin 15 blitz’s were held at the Corduff Sports Centre with Tyrrelstown Educate Together, St Patrick’s NS (Corduff), St Patrick’s NS (Diswellstown), Castleknock NS, St
Mochta’s NS, Castaheany Educate Together and Ladyswell NS participating. The fourth class blitz was won by Castleknock NS and the fifth class blitz was won by St Mochta’s NS. All these west Dublin schools have recently been introduced to the game through the LCU school coaching visit programme funded by Fingal County Council. Overall, this festival of cricket was a great success, further promoting the game of cricket with lots of new children showing an interest in the game.
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Pendred’s perfect statement of intent Dublin MMA fighter produces an emphatic showing last week in the Helix against Che Mills to put forward his case to be included on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster “WE’RE going to Boston, baby,” Pendred shouts to his Straight Blast Gym teammate. “We can sit beside each other on the plane,” McGregor jokes as he embraces the former Leinster schools rugby senior cup winner backstage at The Helix. “First class,” the welter weight champion agrees as they head into the dressing room. With the eyes of the Ulimate Fighting Championship on Cathal Pendred last week, he knew he would have to be impressive in what would be a physical display of intent for the world’s flagship mixed martial arts promotion. Having won the Cage Warriors welterweight title back in March against Gael Grimaud in the HMV Forum in London with a five-round
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decision, Pendred had a former employee of the UFC standing in front of him last Saturday on his old college stomping ground, DCU. Compared to his last few opponents, Che Mills posed a series of different threats with the most obvious being his skill level in the striking aspect of the sport. To prepare, Pendred spent some time in Blanchardstow n’s Celtic Warrior gym, under the watchful eye of Paschal Collins, trainer to world champions Stephen Ormond and Spike
O’Sullivan. “I’ve done a fair bit of boxing out there with Paschal and the lads in the past. I was working with a new trainer called Stephen O’Rourke and he suggested I should head back for some sparring. “It gave me a real confidence booster. From the sparring sessions I felt I could hold my own with any boxer I met in here,” said the welterweight champion. With Mills showing up two pounds over the 170lbs weight category, the belt would no longer be on the line and Pendred would have the further stress of having just three rounds instead of five to put the ScottishJamaican away. “I did exactly what I wanted to do,” said Pendred after his punishing
three-round display. “I was a bit tentative to do that in my last few fights against high calibre grapplers, but I knew it was in the locker.” “The Punisher”, a nickname he doesn’t like and rarely uses, was a fitting one for the 25-year-old Dubliner on the night.
battered by the hometown hero. Pendred had mounted Mills and repeatedly punched him in the face while looking at the referee for the stoppage, before the travelling contender was saved by the bell. Into the third round and Mills looked a bro-
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As soon as Mills walked forward, Pendred caught him in a guillotine choke and although he managed to escape, the Irishman kept coming forward with punches to set up devastating takedowns that his opponent couldn’t live with. The second round ended with Mills being
Dubliner Cathal Pendred’s future looks bright after another comprehensive victory
ken man from the first exchange. Another massive double leg put him on his back and again Pendred advanced the mount position. Undefended strikes from the position signalled the end of the bout as Mills’ corner had enough, throwing in the towel. “I know they had people watching me,” said Pendred after the bout on his UFC debut. “Nothing is set in stone, but hopefully that’s enough to get me onto the Boston card.” In the post-fight interview made a personal declaration to the president of the UFC - “Dana, sing me up baby!” The crowd reacted with roars of celebration, ready to see their man on the big stage on Saturday, August 17 at the Boston Garden after another “first class” performance.
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Dubliners play key role in Netball Ireland success SPIRITS are high in the Irish camp following the success of the senior squad at the Netball Europe Open Championships 2013 with a large number of south Dubliners making an impact. Churchtown’s Jan Hynes and Patricia Fanning, Ballinteer’s Sinead O’Connor, former Mount Anville student Holly Corboy and Holy Child Killiney alumni and captain Niamh Murphy all lined out in Aberdeen last week as they went unbeaten in all games in their division. The highlight of the tournament was an incredible match against Gibraltar, beating them 64–12, and repeating this feat in the team’s second meeting, taking the game 69–22. It left little between Switzerland and Ireland going into the final game of the competition. However, team Switzerland were no match for the ladies in green who won with a final score of 48-16. It was a great achievement for coach Kaylea McQuade who had not coached Netball Ireland at the Europeans before. McQuade had experience with the squad from their performance at the 2012 Nations Cup in Singapore but was untested on European soil. The tournament was a credit to the defence skills of the Irish players with just 50 goals scored against them over the three games. The outcome did not go unnoticed by the other competing European nations, and heads were turned, as Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England all looked on at Ireland as a serious competitor and a potential opposition in the future. For Corboy, along with team mates Fiona Morrissey and Amber Piercy, it also marked their first international appearances. The side is already back in training this month as they prepare to compete in the 2013 Nations Cup in Singapore in December. However, they are hopeful of also playing in a strongly contested match with near neighbours Northern Ireland, currently ranked 11th in the world. Ireland are 30th in the world having returned to international netball last year and earned their first ranking status.
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hockey: circuitous qualifying may give ireland place
Brace of medals for Bowe in California Dundrum resident Chris Bowe left the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships in Calafornia last weekend as double medal winner in the brown belt category, taking silver in the super heavy weight division, while also claiming bronze in the open weight division. Claiming a medal haul which has been unparalleled by any other Irish athlete at the world championships to date, Bowe was awarded his black belt after claiming the double podium finish by one of the most successful and world renowned jiu jitsu players, Braulio Estima. Originally Bowe hadn’t scheduled to compete at the world championships, but after entrepreneur Lloyd Irvin ran a social media poll to find out who people felt deserved a free trip to the competition, the majority of the world jiu jitsu community put the Dundrum man’s name forward. Receiving mass words of encouragement and congratulations from home, Bowe took to social media to express his delight at being medallist on the world’s biggest stage. “It’s only starting to hit home what happened yesterday,” said Bowe on Sunday. “I have to say a big thank you to so many people, but first my coach, Braulio Estima. “I have been so lucky to have a coach who also happens to be one of the all time legends of the sport. He has everything I want in jiu jitsu and I can’t ask for more inspiration than that. “I also need to give a huge thank you to Victor Estima and Norbi Nowak. They have always been there to offer me advice and help since the beginning. “If it wasn’t for Braulio, Victor and Norbi it’s safe to say I wouldn’t know a thing about this sport, so they deserve a lot of credit.” Last year Bowe opened his own gym, Gracie Barra Dublin, on Dundrum’s main street over Ladbrokes, where training sessions take place six days a week. The gym is currently offering a 14-day trial for people who would like to try Brazilian jiu jitsu in the Dundrum area.
Phelie Maguire is looking for a chance to bring Ireland into the hockey World Cup when they face a number of the world’s top sides in Rotterdam
World Cup in sight for Maguire stephen findlater sport@gazettegroup.com
PHELIE Maguire is looking forward to the “highest calibre of tournament” he has ever played in this week as the Sandyford man hopes to help the Irish hockey team reach the World Cup for the first time since 1991. He is among a number of local players in the national panel, along with Wesley schoolmates Andy McConnell and Kyle Good, as they hope to end the country’s wait for an elite level competition placing. And, despite being the
seventh ranked of eight teams, they will scarcely have a better chance than in Rotterdam this week, when a top six finish will potentially see them qualify for the World Cup, with two of their matches in Rotterdam likely to act as direct qualifying games. For Maguire, a veteran of over 100 caps, the tournament is a comeback of sorts, having largely missed out on playing in major events during the tenure of previous coach Paul Revington. But the 28-year-old finds himself back in favour and looking for-
skills on the course Castle club team take on national challenge the GRange Golf Club team of Martha Jones, Sinead Heraty and Blanaid Nally competed in the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Golf Skills Challenge regional qualifier which took place at the Grange Golf Club last weekend. The challenge, which aims to find Ireland’s most skilled golfers, consists of seven regional qualifying events, from which a number of qualifiers will progress to a national final at the GUI National Golf Academy in September. Picture: Pat Cashman
ward to the challenge now that’s he back “Realistically, I probably thought I’d never get another chance of this magnitude. Under Revington, I was always in the panel of 23 or 25 and pushing for the squad. “There was never a moment where I thought about quitting and you continue to believe in yourself and give everything in training camps. It’s not like I didn’t have the chance to prove myself, but the coach can only pick the best players available. “But now I’m playing in midfield, I’m being
given the chance to play somewhere I prefer and I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be back in contention.” Played in a strange format, Ireland are in an initial group against New Zealand, India and the Netherlands, but this phase of the competition solely acts as a preliminary round, determining only who the green machine meet in the quarter-final phase. There, they will hope to receive a favourable draw, as that quarter-final on June 19 acts as a direct World Cup qualifying game.
But Maguire says that while it is obviously the key game, Ireland need to avoid being distracted by its magnitude. “Like anything, it’s a process,” he says. “People will look at it and say, look you only have to win the fourth game. But you need to get in the habit of putting in good performances and winning to make it that much easier rather than focusing on one the fourth game. I know it’s a cliche, but you need to treat each game the same. The more games we win in the group stage, it should give us an easier quarter-final.”
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Crokes leapfrog to sixth after victory sport@gazettegroup.com
K ILMACUD Crokes picked up an important second win of the AHL Division One campaign when they saw off Craobh Chiarain by 5-17 to 4-11 in a goal-fest at Pairc de Burca last Sunday. In an extremely close bottom half of the table, a loss could have seen
Crokes at the bottom of the standings, but instead this result lifts them up to sixth place in the 12-team division. They pulled clear of the Donnycarney men when Brian Hanamy chipped in with two goals, while Kevin O’Loughlin kept the scoreboard ticking over, along with the assistance of Alex Pilkington,
Barry O’Rorke and Caolan Conway. It was reigning SHC champions Kilmacud’s second win after five rounds of matches but despite that middle-ofthe-road record, they have now become the division’s top scorers, showing their immense threat going forward. Elsewhere, the club’s
senior B team took the short trip over to Naomh Olaf last Sunday evening and followed up their midweek championship win with a good league victory on a 1-10 to 1-15 scoreline. In the championship, they beat Kevin’s to move up to second in group B, with their fate still in their own hands.
hurling: lucan demolish depleted dalkey side
Club Noticeboard ballyboden st enda’s There was no winner of the jackpot
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info.
lotto draw for €9,800. Next week’s
Well done to the ladies senior foot-
draw will be for €10,000. Tickets are
ballers on reaching the semi-final of
available online at www.ballinteerst-
the championship.
johns.com or from the usual outlets. Bingo every Monday night in the clubhouse starts at 8pm and all welcome for a great night’s entertainment. The golf classic fundraiser is on July 19 in the K Club. See website for more
Well done to junior B hurlers on a fine win over Raheny in the championship. Congratulations to Rachel Fitzsimons, Laura O’Curry, Maria Kenny and Caroline O’Brien on their selection for the Dublin ladies U-21 footballers.
naomh olaf
A depleted Cuala side were unable to match the power of Lucan Sarsfields at Shankill in AHL Division 1
Cuala crushed as Sarsfields cruise
ahl division 1 Cuala 1-12 Lucan Sarsfields 6-19 stephen findlater sport@gazettegroup.com
LUCAN Sarsfields blew away Cuala to climb into the top half of AHL1 after four first half goals decided this tie in Shankill long before the final whistle. Both sides were without significant intercounty players due to Dublin commitments, and it was Lucan who adapted much the better, as Kevin O’Reilly and Aidan Roche bossed the exchanges, while the Dalkey side scarcely clicked, bar some nice touches from Cian Waldron.
They were 4-9 to 0-7 down at the break, while Roche’s goal two minutes into the second half copper fastened the win, leading to a low-key second period. O’Reilly’s four thminute goal set the tone. It was pretty soft in its realisation as the half-forward attempted to loft over a point from the left-wing but it tantalisingly evaded three waving hurleys in front of goal and dropped in off the right post. Indeed, Lucan were the beneficiaries of the metalwork on a couple of occasions as Peter Carroll and a Roche point bounced through from acute angles.
In reply, Paul Butler and Brian Fitzgerald garnered points but a second goal in the 14th minute seemed a prelude for the downpour. O’Reilly slotted it from the penalty line after full-forward Paddy Ward picked off an excellent catch off his hurley and was subsequently dragged down. Mick May smacked home a third major off the back of Roche’s delightful hand-pass around the back. He tore through and while his shot was heavily deflected, it had plenty of power to beat the hapless Barry Connolly in goal. Ward’s persistence after his initial shot was blocked allowed him to
clatter home the fourth goal and with five of the forwards chipping in before half-time, Lucan were well clear. It didn’t get much better for Cuala in the second half as another five points were added to the deficit in four minutes. Waldron’s strike snuck into the net in the 44th minute from a long range free but Keith Brennan compounded Cuala’s misery in the final minute when his effort from distance also slipped through. The one Lucan blot was May’s second yellow card soon after but it was a big win for the 12th Lock men.
Congratulations to the senior hurl-
O’Donoghue who have announced
ers who had a great win last Wednes-
their engagement. Eoin is the second
day at home to Naomh Mearnog in the
eldest son of Larry and Pat Kinsella,
championship 1-17 to 1-9. They play
Sandyford Road. Lily who hails from
their final group championship game
Bandon, County Cork, is the daugh-
on June 19 at home to Thomas Davis.
ter of Tom and Mary O’Donoghue. Her
Our ladies’ footballers are currently seven wins from seven this
brother Tom plays football for Naomh Olaf.
year an amazing achievement thus
There was no winner of the Joker’s
far. Congratulations to all players and
Wild. Next week’s jackpot is up to
mentors involved. Their next game is
€750.
on June 24 in the cup away to Round Tower, Clondalkin. Congratulations to our st ar footballer Eoin Kinsella and Lily
Lotto results can be found on the club website, naomholaf.ie. You can also register to play the lotto online as well.
st jude’s There were two great hurling matches
7pm. Good luck to all the Jude’s lads
in Tymon Park last weekend. The inters
involved.
played out a thrilling draw with Tho-
Well done to all our U-9 players who
mas Davis while the juniors had a fine
travelled to Wexford early and took on
win against Naomh Barrog.
local opposition in St Martin’s GAA in
Well done to all the volunteers who
Piercetown; Eddie Brennan and Diur-
turned up to help with the work in the
muid Lyng were on hand to offer some
back lounge on Sunday, there was a
advice to the lads.
power of work done and the fruits of your labour will be seen very soon.
The club are holding a family day on June 23. The day is being kicked
Well done to Danny Sutcliffe who
off with a club Mass in St Jude’s Par-
scored 0-3 from play in the drawn
ish Church at 10.30am, and there will
game v Wexford in Wexford Park on
be many events during the day to
Saturday night, the replay will be in
entertain all of our members family
Parnell Park this Saturday night with
and friends. The headline event is our
a 7pm throw-in.
annual club walk and we would like to
Also in Parnell Park is the clash
encourage as many of the parents and
between Dublin and Carlow in the U-21
grandparents to walk with the kids as
Hurling Championship, throw in is at
possible.
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A happy anniversary Wayside Celtic’s Wayne Callaghan scored the second for his side in the Metro Cup last week in an epic match against St Pat’s CY
Wayside boss Peter Lennon celebrates 20 years with the club in style as Celtic claims the Metro Cup against St Pat’s CY in a thrilling final
stephen findlater
sport@gazettegroup.com
WAYSIDE Celtic manager Peter Lennon celebrated his 20th season in the job in style last Sunday when his side claimed the Metro Cup courtesy of a Ross Zambra screamer as they saw off St Pat’s CY 3-2 in Whitehall after extra time. It capped an epic tussle, with Chris Burgess giving the Jackson Park side the lead after two minutes, while Wayne Callaghan made it 2-1 in the second half after Thomas Dunne’s leveller. Dunne equalised for a second time late in the game but full-back Zambra popped up with a pearler from a distance to seal the deal three minutes into extra time. It sawWayside bounce back from their Charlie
Cahill Cup final defeat a couple of weeks earlier and meant Lennon had silverware to celebrate the end of a landmark season. “We were beaten in a cup final two weeks before so this is some way to celebrate 20 years,” he told GazetteSport. And the manager insists that he is not likely to walk away from the job anytime soon as he seeks to rebuild the side, something he takes great pleasure in overseeing. During his tenure, Wayside have won five Leinster Senior League Sunday Senior titles while Lennon cites the Leinster Senior Cup win – a competition which features League of Ireland sides – as the standout cup success. “You just get into a habit of doing what you’re doing. With the new club built, there’s a collec-
tion of us running the teams who have been there for a long time and we’re all in it together. It’s something we’re all signed up to and we don’t want to walk away from. If things go right, the manager gets the plaudits but really there’s an awful lot going on behind the scenes.” Along the journey, he has been working for all 20 years with Keith Arnold with the support of Harry Traynor, Mick Mason, Dermot Mulligan, Gerry O’Callaghan, Padraig Mooney and many more who have played their part in securing their new grounds on the Glenamuck Road that offer some of the best playing facilities in amateur football. One person who will not be involved next term is the influential Wayne Callaghan who retired after a glittering career, ending with a
dynamic performance in midfield but Lennon says he offers a great example for young players to follow. “Wayne actually retired after the game last Sunday. That’s him and his brother, Ian, stepping down. They have been stalwarts, been amateur internationals as well. That’s another thing we’ve been very lucky with: we’ve had 12 international players coming through the club. “We go into next season feeling the squad is coming together. We’re hoping our schoolboys – who are very strong – will produce a couple more homegrown players like the Callaghans and the Mooneys and add them in. There’s nothing more special than to see schoolboys progressing on to the senior team and winning medals from there.”