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mILL ThEATRE: ‘Disappointment’ at €8k funding from The Arts Council Page 8

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INSIDE: Gardai to hold bimonthly clinics at Glencullen and Lamb’s Cross to meet the public See P2

Beret helpful: French lesson at school’s open dayBALLINTEER Community School’s recent open day saw lots of local children attend, keen to learn more about the modern and well-equipped facility. On the open day, BCS stu-dents Aaron O’Brien, Karla Colley and Shauna O’Brien joined Laure Fallon, French assistant, and Derval O’Connor, French teacher, at the French room, where they were happy to give the school’s visitors an ooh-la-lovely introduction to the elegant European language.

Week-long hearings on Cherrywood site

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S U BM I S S IO N S a n d objections to the Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) for Cherrywood are to be heard at a week-long oral hearing of planning author-

ity An Bord Pleanala.These include an appeal

made by furniture giant IKEA against a ruling made by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Coun-cil refusing the warehouse retailer’s inclusion in the

scheme.Since as far back as 2010,

several developers and landowners of the 750-acre Cherrywood site have made 23 submissions to modify or change parts of it, and 16 of these appeals were lodged

to An Bord Pleanala.The Bord will rule on “a

number of robust interven-tions made by parties wish-ing to seek changes or modi-fication to the scheme,” said Cllr Victor Boyhan (Ind).

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Superintendent John Hand at the Sandyford and Stepaside Local Policing Forum Public Meeting at Wayside Celtic Soccer Club

lamb’s Cross and Glencullen set for weekly Garda clinicsTwo new Garda clin-ics are to be set up in Glencullen and Lamb’s Cross for the public to liaise with gardai on a weekly basis, it was heard at a local policing forum recently.

This news came on the eve of the closure of Stepaside Garda Station on March 14.

The public information meeting was organised by Dun Laoghaire-Rath-down County Council in conjunction with An Garda Siochana and local residents’ associa-tions for the Sandyford, Leopardstown, Carrick-mines and Stepaside areas. It was held in the wayside Celtic Soccer Club.

The meeting was facili-tated by Dave Lawless, RAPID (Revitalising Areas by Planning Invest-

ment and Development) coordinator, who spoke to The Gazette.

“The forum was the first public meeting for the policing committee. The committee decided to meet every two months from now on and to have two public meetings a year, in March and octo-ber, to hear the concerns of local people.

“The meeting wasn’t set up to assuage the public’s concern over the closure of Stepaside, but of course those concerns came up. The meeting was already tabled for March 13 [the

day before the closure of Stepaside] and unfortu-nately for us setting up the policing forum, that crisis fell upon us.”

Those who attended the meeting voiced their anxiety about the Stepa-side closure. “They are concerned and it came up as having a very big impact on them.

“They are very wor-ried about it. we told them that there will be two new local clinics set up in community facili-ties locally that will meet each week to provide the public with an oppor-tunity to meet with gar-dai.”

The two clinics will be in the Glencullen Library building and at Lamb’s Cross community cen-tre and will be open on Tuesdays (Glencullen) and wednesdays (Lamb’s

Cross).Local resident Nor-

een Barron of the Gal-lops Residents Associa-tion said: “we put flyers into all of the letterboxes, even those with signs say-ing no junk mail because they were information leaflets. But one man came out and objected to this and when we told him of the information meeting, he said he didn’t care about it. That’s the kind of thing we’re deal-ing with; until something happens to people they don’t care.

“I’ve lived here for 21 years and the population has increased hugely in the area because of the boom and when things pick up again the popu-lation will grow further.

“The gardai are say-ing there will be loads of patrols out at 9pm when

the station closes, but if it doesn’t work out, do we have a comeback?

“Has somebody to be killed before they change their minds about clos-ing the station? Are the new clinics meant to be enough? I will, however, remain optimistic and give them a chance.”

Deputy Niall Collins (FF) who held a meeting in The Goat Bar last week on crime, has issued a fresh plea to Minister Shatter to keep Stepaside station open.

“This decision makes absolutely no sense. Stepaside is a very busy station covering a large suburban area with a rapidly growing popula-tion.”

The Department of Jus-tice had not responded to comments at the time of going to press.

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Making a wish at Frankie’sFrankie’s Barbers in rathfarnham Village is celebrating 10 years with a day devoted to the Make-a-Wish Founda-tion charity on March 23.

an enjoyable celebra-tion has been organised by Frankie’s for adults and children with barber-shop singers performing, plenty of sweets on offer, along with balloons and surprises thrown in for the children.

all proceeds from the day will be donated to The Make-a-Wish-Foundation.

The celebrations start at 9am and go on until 5pm.

Frankie’s are not charging for haircuts but are asking people to donate to the charity instead.

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Eight jobs go as bookstore closes BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

The Dundrum branch of booksellers, hughes and hughes will close its doors for the last time this Friday, March 22 with the loss of eight jobs.

The bookshop had been in Dundrum Town Centre for five years and staff from hughes and hughes’ st stephen’s Green branch came to the Dundrum outlet this week and last to help clear out the premises.

stephen McQuillan, a staff member from the st stephen’s Green branch, said: “We’re just clear-ing up here ahead of the closure next Friday. it is a pity the shop is closing after five years and eight

staff will lose their jobs.”Local councillor Gerry

horkan (FF) said: “it’s very sad for those involved who are losing their jobs and for the Dundrum Town Centre to be los-ing these local jobs. i only hope that the centre will bounce back and get new tenants in now.

Loss

“Dundrum Town Cen-tre seems to be doing very well at the moment and is usually quite able to regenerate itself after a loss, but i feel for the workers and the families of those who have been let go from hughes and hughes.”

an Cathaoirleach Tom Joyce (FG) said: “i was

not very surprised that they closed down consid-ering their location.

“i always thought they were up against it being outside in the car park and the fact that easons was inside the town cen-tre. it’s sad to see job losses.”

The closure was announced on the com-pany’s website on March 8 with a farewell message from staff to customers.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for your support, conversa-tion and loyalty over the five years we’ve spent in Dundrum. You have helped to make our book-shop a truly wonderful place to work.”

Pamper your pet: State-of-the-art grooming salon to be launchedMaxi zoo groomer sandra savage pampers border collie rocky as she spruces him up at the new Maxi Groom dog salon at the Maxi Zoo store in Leopardstown. Maxi Zoo will celebrate the opening of the state-of-the-art grooming salon on saturday, March 23 by offering a free pet health check to dog owners visiting the store between 11am and 4pm. The first 10 dog owners through the door will also get a free wash-and-go treatment for their pet. The new salon gives customers the choice of having their dog groomed by professional groomers, or simply using the drop-in wash-and-go service themselves.

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business Move by cleaning equipment systems firm

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INDUSTRIAL and home cleaning com-pany, Karcher Ireland has opened a new head office in Dublin 12.

Karcher is a specialist in cleaning equipment systems such as pres-sure washers, vacuums, steam cleaners and more for both domestic and industrial purposes.

The new facility is sit-

uated on Walkinstown Avenue in Dublin 12, and is the first Karcher centre to be opened in Ireland.

Paul Carroll, general manager of Karcher in Ireland, said the new

centre represents a sig-nificant investment and a step forward for the Karcher brand.

Karcher Irelands’s new head office and centre in Dublin is to be officially opened by

Markus Asch, deputy chairman of Karcher’s board o f manage -ment, on March 27 at 12.30pm.

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Local authorities to retain 80% of local property tax BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

PoLITICIANS and busi-ness figures have wel-comed the news that local authorities will keep 80% of money raised from the local property tax.

The announcement was made by Minister for the Environment, Com-munity and Local Gov-ernment Phil Hogan on March 13.

“This decision will cre-ate a strong connection between the taxes that local people pay and the services which they see in their community.

“I very much welcome this, as I believe that it is very good for local democracy,” Cllr Niamh Bhreathnach (Lab) said.

The news clarifies how funds collected from the new property tax, due to come into effect in July will be used and negates previous announcements made by the government that taxes from the more affluent Dublin areas would to be used to fund local services in more rural, less populated, areas of the country.

Cllr Carrie Smyth (Lab) said: “I welcome the deci-sion of the government to increase the amount of the funding which is going to be kept locally to provide for local services for people living locally.

“As a result of our [Labour’s] campaign we have succeeded in increasing the amount

of property tax to be retained locally to 80%, an increase from 65%.

“We are continuing to lobby for those who bought houses as homes during the boom and are now in negative equity and who are crippled with huge mortgages.”

Cllr Jim o’Dea (FG) said, however, that it was impossible at present to calculate how much funding the property tax collected in the region might be due to inac-curacies in the Revenue Commissioner’s valua-tion estimates.

“Without accurate calculations, it is impos-sible to make a comment because any comment could be completely at

odds with reality. Some of the figures issued by the Revenue in their guide to home owners are quite wide of the real values.

“Another possible way of looking at it might be that the amount refund-ed by the government could be somewhere in the region of what the council is already receiv-ing by way of Local Gov-ernment Fund and other grants, in the region of €45 million to €50 mil-lion.”

Charges of such assess-ment inaccuracy relat-ing to the property tax emerged last week when the Revenue Commis-sioner’s property valua-tion estimates were slated by local politicians.

Cllr Cormac Devlin (FF) said: “The use of “electoral districts” as a key basis for the tax-bands leaves similar houses on different sides of the same road with significantly different values.

“In large districts like Killiney South, the for-mula has had the effect of reducing values on prop-erties on the Killiney Hill Road side, while unrea-sonably increasing them on the Loughlinstown side.”

The Revenue Com-missioners had said the assessments were merely to act as a guide for householders to self-assess the property tax they will owe.

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PLato Small Business Development Programme. PLato is commencing a 12 months Plato Small Business Develop-ment Programme in april 2013. PLato is a non-profit initiative supported by the four Dublin enterprise Boards and dedi-cated to the successful development of the small and medium enterprise (SMe) sector in the Dublin region.

PLATo offers owner managers a business sup-port forum where they can tackle the challenges and issues of today’s business world. Through a unique partnership with large “parent” companies, PLATo creates a confidential and safe environ-ment where SMEs can benefit from facilitated group learning, business counselling and support. It provides an environment for owner managers to learn from one another at a monthly meeting for 12 months – facilitated by large company Manag-ers from Ericsson, Diageo, Microsoft, Pfizer etc.

PLATo encourages participants to share experi-ences and resources, to stimulate new ideas, and to support each other as they make strategic decisions that determine how their businesses will grow. It also provides access to training activities, business linkages, trade fairs and networking events.

Some companies are celebrating their seven-teenth year of productive and active participation in the network! Membership of the local PLATo group gives access to the wider PLATo Ireland Network and the dynamic 9,000 member Euro-pean PLATo Network.the cost of the 12 month programme is €30 per meeting – €360 for 12 meetings.

You can find out more about this programme by emailing PLATo Dublin at [email protected] or contacting; Karen on 01 8900800/Marion Walshe on 086 8234309.

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campaign: your help is neededthe DUBLiN Rape Crisis Centre has launched the new YoUR campaign, appealing for women to support it at the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon, to help provide counselling and therapy services as well as maintain a 24-hour national helpline for those who have been affected by rape and childhood sexual abuse. Pictured are RTE’s Claire Byrne (second left) with GAA stars from Dub-lin’s Ladies team: Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St Enda’s), Sinead Goldrick (Foxrock/Cabinteely) and Sinead Finnegan (Fingal-lians).


funding ‘We are considering applying for portion’

Youth service could seek a share of €1m BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

DUNDRUM-Rathdown Youth Service (DRYS) will consider applying for a portion of €1 mil-lion funding which has been made available by the Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald, for the creation and upkeep of youth cafes.

Enda O’Dwyer, assist-ant team leader with the youth service, told The Gazette: “We got funding two years ago to set up a cafe in Nutgrove, and that proved very successful.

“We also have an Out-reach bus, which is a mobile youth centre, and got big funding for that, too.

“So, although we would love to apply for some of the new funding now available, we have to give serious consideration as to how to use the money,” she said.

“We have centres in Sandyford that we’d love to upgrade, but they wouldn’t come under this funding umbrella because we don’t own the build-ings and, therefore, can-

not justify such invest-ment in them.

“At the moment, we have a few places set up where young local people can meet. The Nutgrove youth cafe, which is called The Rec, is behind the shopping centre and can be accessed via Meadow Park.

“There is also the mobile Outreach bus and we have centres in Bal-lyogan. We are heavily funded by the VEC, and are a non-profit organisa-tion,” said O’Dwyer.

In a statement on the

Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald

funding, Minister Fitzger-ald said: “The availability of these funds reinforce the government’s com-mitment to the extension of quality youth cafe[s] throughout the country, in particular noting the repeated emphasis that young people have placed on the need for safe, alcohol-free recreational facilities.”

The Youth Cafe Fund-ing Scheme was set up to encourage, create and develop an infrastructure of youth cafes around the country by giving support to local organisations and groups that provide youth services for their areas.

Long-term sustainabil-ity is a clear criterion for the scheme, as well as a strong planning agenda

for the youth group’s serv-ices throughout the year.

The scheme will be administered by Pobal, on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.

The call for youth cafe funding will close for online applications on April 12. For further information, see www.dcya.gov.ie

Council to move litter binsLITTER bins in the Glencullen/Sandyford area are to be relocated by Dun Laoghaire-Rath-down County Council.

Cllr Neale Richmond (FG) has sent out letters to residents about the matter, asking them to contact him if any other bins need to be moved or taken away in their area.

So far, one bin on Brehon Field Road is to be removed, as it is being used for domestic waste; two are to go in Sandyford village, due to oversupply, and another one will be removed from Kilternan.

“These bins will be repositioned within the Glencullen/Sandyford Electoral Area, and there will be no reduction in the number of litter bins provided,” said Cllr Rich-mond.

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Hockey club puts down rootsLoreto Hockey Club opened its new clubhouse in Beaufort recently and ushered in

a new era as it is the first permanent building to house the club since its inception. the festivities for the event incorporated a family fun day, bouncing castle, specialist

coaching sessions and a high-quality challenge match between a Leinster selection and the club’s senior team. over 400 people took part in the event.

Leinster and Ireland rugby player Luke

Fitzgerald with Loreto club president

Suzanne elliott and Rte presenter Mary

Kennedy

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Loreto: Ushering in a new era at cLUbhoUse

the superb new pitches and facilities

another team who were ready for

anything

For many, a highlight of the day was the cake-cutting


With the right clothes, this team, and officials, were ready for anything the chilly day could throw at them. Pictures: Tommy Grealy

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Matches on the day were tough, but enjoyable

Fighting for a competitive edge


Mill theatre, Dundrum: “We have had to let our creative director go because we don’t have the funds to

continue her employment”

€8k funding leaves Mill ‘disappointed’ BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

TEN creative projects in Dundrum and Dun-Laoghaire will receive €465,000 in funding through the Arts Coun-cil of Ireland, but Mill Theatre in Dundrum will only get €8,000 in funding, in comparison to the €120,000 the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire will receive.

A spokesperson for Mill Theatre said: “We are very disappointed and have had to let our creative director go because we don’t have the funds to continue her employment.”

A successful appeal against the €8,000 allo-

cation to Mill Theatre was recently upheld by the Arts Council, but the council decided not to award any more money to the theatre, neverthe-less.

In response to Mill Theatre’s complaint that the funding was not increased despite the appeal being upheld, Sean MacCar taigh, director of public affairs with the Arts Coun-cil, said: “We sent Mill Theatre a letter explain-ing that although their appeal was upheld, it did not change the amount of funding they would get.

“The appeal con-cerned a piece of infor-

mation not at first evi-dent, but its inclusion was not material to the amount awarded to them.

“Sometimes, an appeal will result in an increase in funding and, other times, when it is not material, it will not.”

Local organisations to receive funding from the Arts Council for the period up to the end of March 2014 are Mill Theatre, Dundrum – €8,000; Carysfort Press, Rathfarnham – €30,000; Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire – €120,000; Cois Life Teo (Irish lan-guage publishers), Dun Laoghaire – €37,000; Irish Theatre Magazine,

Blackrock – €43,000; New Island Books, Dun-drum – €80,000; IBBY Ireland, Blackrock – €6,000; Drama League of Ireland, Dundrum – €13,000; IMRAM (Irish Literary Festival), Black-rock – €60,000; Dance Theatre of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire – €68,000.

The funding comes through the Arts Coun-cil’s three main annual grants programmes.

The chairman of the Arts Council, Pat Moy-lan, said: “We recognise that the work of the Arts Council produces an important social dividend that positively impacts on the quality of life of citi-zens across the country.”

grant appeal upheld but no funds to come

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ThE closure of the Ste-paside Garda Station on March 14 has drawn fresh criticism from Sena-tor Mary White (FF) who said the loss of the station “comes as a major blow to the local community”.

S e n a t o r W h i t e applauded recent com-munity attempts to retain the station in a speech given in the Seanad last week:

“Great credit to the hundreds of people in Stepaside and the sur-rounding area who pulled together and campaigned tirelessly to keep the Garda station open.

Community

“I was at the protest in Stepaside last month which was attended by well over 1,000 people, and the strong sense of community was truly remarkable. It is bitterly disappointing that Minis-ter [for Justice Alan] Shat-ter refused to listen to these very real concerns.

“There is no doubt that maintaining a strong and visible Garda presence in the community is the best way to deter criminals,” she said.

stepaside: senator critical

Garda station closure a ‘major blow’

A GRouP of Masters students from the Michael Smurfit Busi-ness School in university Col-lege Dublin have got together to raise funds for Crumlin Chil-dren’s hospital by holding a sail-a-thon in Dun Laoghaire.

Andrew Abbot is the project manager of what he and his fel-low uCD collegues have termed Team Maelstrom.

“The project is part of our

Masters course, we have been tasked with organising and running a charity event. For our event, we have joined forces with Ireland’s largest provider of children’s and adults’ sail-ing courses, the Irish Nation-al Sailing School, and have organised a sponsored sail-a-thon (sailing-marathon) in aid of the Children’s Medical and Research Foundation (Crum-

lin’s Children’s hospital),” said Andrew.

The sail-a-thon will be held on Saturday, March 23 and the event is going to involve about 50 children participants sailing in 30 boats between 9.30am and 5pm.

The goal for the event is to raise about €2,000 for the research department of the chil-dren’s hospital. At the end of the

day’s many races and events, economist David McWilliams will join the team and the par-ticipants for a barbecue on the beach.

The Children’s Medical and Research Foundation, our Lady’s hospital, Crumlin is in the process of fundraising for a number of improvements and crucial additions to their cancer wards and cardiac unit.

UCD students raise funds for Crumlin

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planning iKEa seeks inclusion in development

Week-long oral hearing over Cherrywood BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

SUBMISSIONS and objections to the Strate-gic Development Zone (SDZ) for Cherrywood are to be heard at a week-long oral hearing of plan-ning authority An Bord Pleanala.

These include an appeal made by furniture giant IKEA against a ruling made by Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Coun-cil (DLRCC) refusing the warehouse retailer’s inclusion in the scheme.

Since as far back as

2010, several developers and landowners of the 750-acre Cherrywood site have made 23 sub-missions to modify or change parts of the SDZ, according to the council, and 16 of these appeals were lodged to An Bord Pleanala.

IKEA was turned down for possible inclusion in the scheme by councillors last May, and the com-pany subsequently made an appeal to the Bord to overturn this decision in February.

This is only one of the

appeals now being dis-cussed and decided by An Bord Pleanala’s oral hear-ing, which moved from Dun Laoghaire to their head office in Marlbor-ough Street this week.

Other submissions included come from NAMA, DLR Properties (which own 20 acres of the Cherrywood land), Dunloe Management Services, the HSE, and many more.

The matters under appeal vary from the des-ignations of each section of land for retail or high-

Map shows the Cherrywood Strategic Development zone

density living to each developer’s placement on a three-phase devel-opment plan that could see some of them having to wait another 15 years before being able to begin work on their section of the SDZ.

IKEA wants to be included on the Dunloe-owned land, as does Dunloe Management

Services; DLR Proper-ties has appealed certain phasing issues related to the building of a bridge by Dunloe, without which its own development progress could be held up.

According to a stipu-lation in the Cherry-wood SDZ, Dunloe has to build a bridge on its land before DLR Proper-

ties can go ahead with its own plans.

Cllr Victor Boyne (Ind) said: “An Bord Pleanala will make a final determi-nation about the future plans for Cherrywood, DLRCC’s first SDZ [and will rule on] a number of robust interventions made by parties wishing to seek changes or modi-fication to the scheme.”

Writers make the grade BaiRBRe Ni BhRaoNaiN

FOUR of the nine Dub-lin writers who have been shortlisted for this year’s Hennessy Literary Awards come from the Dun Laoghaire-Rath-down area.

Among the short-listed novelists are Hel-ena Nolan of Shankill and Jessica Traynor of Churchtown, in the Emerging Poetry Catego-ry; and, in the Emerging Fiction category, Elaine Walsh of Dun Laoghaire and Barbara Tarrant of Blackrock, who won in the first fiction category last year.

This is the 42nd Hen-nessy Literary Awards and the winners will be announced on April 16 at the French Ambassador’s residence in Ballsbridge.

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Remembering the work of Peter Doyle

Peter created unique photo opportunities, such as snapping

former Justice Minister Brian Lenihan in a holding cell

a soldier watches the coffin of Brian Lenihan

Former taoiseach Bertie ahern

with son-in-law Nicky Byrne leaving

the US ambassador’s residence

on July 4 – as always, nobody ever

refused Peter

then Minister Mary Hanafin - with Oscar winner

Sean Penn in the background

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even farmyard animals were put at ease by

Peter Doyle

THE sudden passing of our staff photographer Peter Doyle shocked and saddened every employee here in The Gazette. Peter was a hugely popular member of our team, both in the office and out. His ease with people, and animals, meant that he could get public figures to

drop their guard, allowing Gazette readers a unique insight. Peter had a unique eye as a photog-rapher, which was born of his real interest in, and affection for, people. Where others had their cameras focused straight ahead, Peter was always looking around him for a different take on events. With that in mind, we decided to honour Peter by sharing our favourite pictures, taken from a selection of thousands. That eye, his sense of humour and his friendship will be sorely missed.

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dublinlifelet dublin Gazette newspapers take you on a tour of the news and events taking place across the city and county this week, as well as the latest from our schools

EmErald islE: dublin airport shinEs for visitors

ireland’s green welcome for St Patrick’s weekendAN UNUSUAL sight greeted a quarter of a million people last week-end as Dublin Airport went green.

Passengers coming to Dublin Airport by ground and air saw Ter-minals 1, 2, the Old Ter-minal building and many other prominent build-ings around the airport campus lit up in green for the St Patrick’s Day weekend.

The buildings were

bathed in green light every evening for six days to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and The Gathering 2013.

“We are thrilled to be participating in the greening of Dublin Air-port,” said DAA spokes-person Siobhán Moore.

“[It] created a real wow factor at the airport and the greening of Ter-minal 2 was visible from the M1 and the M50.”

Meanwhile, more than

225,000 passengers trav-elled through Dublin Air-port over the course of the bank holiday week-end from Friday, March 15 to Monday, March 18, which is a 6% increase on last year.

Monday, March 18 was the busiest day of the weekend, with more than 82,000 passengers pass-ing through the airport.

“Dublin Airport [pro-vided] a selection of musical entertainment

for passengers over the holiday including choirs, traditional Irish groups and local schools so that we could extend a true cead mile failte to all visitors over the bank holiday weekend,” added Siobhan.

Both terminals were also decked with nearly 11,000 balloons and reams of bunting, which were designed to cre-ate a festive atmosphere around both terminals. Dublin airport was lit up for the St Patrick’s Day weekend

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Doll up your dogGain Pet Food and Barretstown are calling on all dog owners to dress up their pooches and help break the world record for the most dogs in

fancy dress on April 28. Pictured are Aislinn Flanagan (8) with Ivannii, the pug. Picture Andres Poveda/Jason Clarke Photography

GAIN Pet Food in asso-ciation with Barretstown is calling on dog owners to help break the world record for the most dogs in fancy dress this April.

The world record attempt will take place on April 28 at The National Show Centre (near Dublin Airport), with celebrity judge Katie Taylor on hand to find the “mutt with the greatest strut”. Promising to be a fantastic day out for all the family, as well as your four-legged furry friend, all money raised will be going to Barret-stown, a charity which aims to rebuild the lives of children affected by serious illness and their families.

There will be some fantastic prizes for the best dogs in costume, free veterinary and nutri-tional advice, agility and obedience classes, free entertainment and free goodie bags for you and

your canine companion. For more informa-

tion or to register for the event, visit www.gainfeeds.com or email [email protected].

FRANCO-IRISH LITERARY TREAT THIS APRILA Franco-Irish Literary Festival gets under way this April at two venues on Kildare Street: Alli-ance Francaise and The National Library of Ire-land.

The free festival is organised by the Alliance Francaise Dublin and the Cultural and Scientific Service of the French Embassy with the inten-tion of inviting Irish and French writers to come together.

This year, in the context of the Irish Presidency of the European Union, the festival will also have sev-eral authors from Europe-an countries taking part.

French writers partak-ing include Bernard du Boucheron and Patrick Deville and among the Irish writers will be Der-mot Bolger and Anne Haverty.

The Franco-Irish Lit-erary Festival runs from April 19 until 21 at both venues and admission is free. Go to francoirishlit-eraryfestival.com to find out more.

GOING FOR GOLD WITH THE LINDT BUNNYFOLLOWING on from the success of last year’s Easter auction, the Lindt Gold Bunny Auction is returning and is set to get fans fighting for the lim-ited edition gold-plated Lindt bunnies signed by well-known Irish and international celebrities on the Lindt Chocolate Ireland Facebook page.

All proceeds from the Lindt Gold Bunny Auction will be donated

directly to Temple Street Children’s Hospital and all final bid winners not only get to take home their signed Lindt Gold Bunny, but also a Lindt Gold Bunny hamper worth over €100.

Celebrities who have hopped on board to sign the bunnies include The Script, Chris O’Dowd, Robbie Williams, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Radcliffe, Emeli Sande, Katie Taylor and Mumford & Sons, to name just a few.

The auction is cur-rently open for bids and will close on Monday, March 25 at 3pm. To bid, log onto www.facebook.com/lindtchocolateire-land or visit www.lindt-goldbunny.ie.

CALLING ALL MODEL TOY COLLECTORSCALLING all toy model collectors, check out the latest collections at the annual toy/model col-

lector’s fair in Bray. This event will show-

case a host of toys from yesterday and will be a toy collector’s dream day out. Buy, sell, swap, source, restore or just chat about hundreds of toy models. There is also a free valua-tion advice service being offered.

As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another’s treasure, and that is defi-nitely something collec-tors will be thinking of this year.

The event is being host-ed by the Collectors’ Asso-ciation, which was estab-lished in 1968. Admission is €1 with proceeds going to the Alzheimer Society.

This event takes place on Sunday, March 24 from 10am until 3pm at the Bray Wheelers Club-house, Schools Road. For directions see www.bray-wheelers.com. For more information, call Des Cooney on 4576751 or Sean Ryan on 2851308.

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Strumpet City: epic reminder of 1913 BairBre Ni BhraoNaiN

Strumpet City by James plunkett is this year’s choice for One City One Book.

the initiative was set up in 2006 to encourage people in Dublin to read a chosen book connected with the city throughout the month of April.

One City One Book is run by Dublin City public Libraries and Dublin uNeSCO City of Literature which is a dedicated office set up in 2010 to promote Dublin as a literary destination

and to promote reading in the capital. the 2013 choice, the historical novel Strumpet City, was written in 1969 by James plunkett.

It is set in Dublin at the time of the 1913 Lock Out, so its selection in the year of the Lock Out’s centenary is a timely reminder of our past.

Naoise O muiri, the Lord mayor of Dublin (FG) said: “As well as being arguably the great-est Irish historical novel, it provides a literary portal through which Dubliners can explore the history

of their city. It is a novel which will undoubtedly raise many discussions and I encourage you to participate in those dis-cussions throughout the extensive One City One Book programme this April.”

Strumpet City traces the lives of a dozen characters as they are swept up in the tumultu-ous events surrounding an industrial dispute as workers fought for their right to unionise between 1907 and 1914.

plunkett was born in 1920 in Dublin’s inner

author James Plunkett has depicted a pivotal event

in irish social history

city and his father was a member of Jim Lar-kin’s Irish transport and General Workers’ union (ItGWu) which had a huge impact on the young writer. the novel was adapted into a very suc-cessful television drama series by rte in 1980 and had such acting lumi-naries as peter O’toole playing the role of union leader Jim Larkin, Cyril Cusack, David Kelly and Donal mcCann. rte’s dramatisation of the book was, at the time, the biggest money-spinner the station had ever pro-

Horticulture taster daytHe teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture at the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, will hold an open after-noon on thursday, march 21, from 2pm to 4pm for potential students and parents.

the college provides the widest range of hor-ticultural training in the country, offering courses from levels four to eight on the National Frame-work of Qualifications. With student facilities currently being expanded and upgraded for the 2013 intake of students, the teagasc College boasts entire grounds and vast plant collections along-side its classrooms.

For more information, log on to www.teagasc.ie/botanicgardens.

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duced, and was sold to more than 30 countries.

One City One Book’s publishing partner is Gill and macmillan, which have a new edition of Strumpet City out now to

celebrate the centenary of the Lock Out.

It contains an introduc-tion by Fintan O’toole outlining the book’s cur-rent relevance today and costs €9.99.

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Refreshing change for Diet Coke’s milestone Natalie Burke

THERE aren’t too many women in the country who can forget “that” Diet Coke ad which graced our screens in the 1990s.

But for anyone who missed it, or is feeling a little nostalgic, the good news is that a brand new ad will be taking over our 11.30am breaks, complete with a brand new hunk, Diet Coke’s words – not ours!

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the brand in Europe, Diet Coke has chosen the toned torso of male model Andrew Cooper to help recreate a modern version of the memorable TV ad.

Cooper is appearing on the advertisement as a gardener, joining the ranks of other roles the infamous Diet Coke hunk has taken on over the years, which included a construction worker, a window cleaner and a delivery man.

Chatting to the Gazette during a recent pro-motional visit to Dub-lin, model Cooper says he is “really proud” to have been chosen as the brand’s latest hunk.

“It’s amazing to be fronting the campaign. They hadn’t casted in so long and it was a really big thing for them I think to try and recreate what they had back with Lucky Vanous, the builder and the girls in the office. So yeah, I’m really proud and obviously really happy to be part of the 30 years of Diet Coke,” he said.

Following in the foot-steps of the hunks that have gone before him, Cooper says he doesn’t feel under pressure to keep up the good name.

Model andrew Cooper is Diet Coke’s brand new “hunk”

Offset Festival set to return to Dublin BairBre Ni BhraoNaiN

The Offset Festival is taking place this April in Dublin, and is being hailed as three days of the most creative design talent in the world gathered in one place.

The best of the world’s illustra-tions, sculpture, murals, magazines, picture books and music videos will be involved this year.

A total of 24 speakers at the cut-ting edge of design will be involved with the Offset Festival, such as Sarah Illinberger, Niamh Sharkey and Jonathan McHugh, who started out as a scenic artist creating giant

murals on construction sites across Europe.

Another award winner lined up for Offset is Canadian Calef Brown, an author/illustrator who has written many children’s books. His illustra-tions have popped up in Time, News-week, Rolling Stone and The New Yorker.

Since its inception in Dublin in 2009, Offset has become one of the world’s most important creative events. The festival runs at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre from April 5 to 7. Tickets, which are available from Ticketmaster, cost €70 for a day and €195 for the whole festival.

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anniveRsaRy: moDel ‘Really pRouD’ to be Chosen

“I never really do to be honest. All you can do is do your best and be good at your job.”

The 32-year-old, who hails from Manches-ter, may be the centre of attention when it comes to his day job, but at home he lives a normal life with a wife, two kids and a pet shop.

“Between me and my wife, we have a shop in Notting Hill [called The Mutz Nutz] where we do grooming and all that. I have my fingers in many pies!”

Having modelled since the age of 16, Cooper has starred in many large campaigns, including a L’Oreal commercial with Claudia Schiffer. How-ever with all the female

attention on this latest campaign, Cooper says his wife is very supportive.

“I’ve been working in this business for a long time and she is totally understanding and very supporting. We’ve been together so long and she really loves the ad. My kids like it too and it gets quite a lot of replays in the house!

Positive

“I’ve had a really posi-tive reaction from the whole campaign. It took off like a rocket and I wasn’t really expecting that. Even the person who works in the local coffee shop was giving me a bit of stick but it has all been good!”

Making appearances

across Dublin last week, Cooper says it’s his third time to visit.

“I love it; it’s one of my favourite cities. It’s defi-nitely – when I say favour-ite – got a lot to do with eating and drinking,” he said.

Despite his last com-ment, Cooper says eating healthy is key to staying in shape.

“I’m generally a pretty healthy person in terms of what I eat – I’m not a chocolate lover so I don’t really watch what I eat, but I’m really active.”

Diet Coke is celebrating its big milestone by giv-ing away a Marc Jacobs leather pouch every 30 minutes. For more infor-mation, log onto www.cokezone.ie.


Siofra O’Sullivan (5) from Bayside with Sebastian

Reilly (3) from Donnybrook and Kyra Downey (3) from

Bayside pictured helping mark the beginning of the

Irish Cancer Society’s 50th year

Model andrew Cooper is Diet Coke’s brand new “hunk”

Irish Cancer Society marks 50 years’ service lauRa weBB

The chief executive of the Irish Cancer Soci-ety (ICS) continues to be humbled by the generos-ity of the Irish public who have supported the char-ity over the last 50 years.

This year marks a great milestone for the ICS, which offers a range of services to people affect-ed by cancer.

On March 22, volun-teers will be out in force selling daffodils for Daf-fodil Day.

Speak ing to the Gazette, ICS chief execu-tive John McCormack thanked supporters of the charity. “We have managed to grow from strength to strength in

50 years thanks to the continued support of the Irish people.

“I am humbled by the support received during these tough times. We know people have been affected by the reces-sion and they are hurting financially… but yet they continue to stand by the ISC.”

Asked why he think’s that is, he said it’s because people understand it is a charity that is making a difference to people affected by cancer. “The funds go towards free patient care services, which are delivered to people, in many cases, in their own homes. For example, over 2,000 fami-lies were helped last year

with the ICS night nurs-ing service and they pro-vided over 7,000 nights of care to families.

“We are also the largest voluntary funders of can-cer research in Ireland. The enemy of cancer is good cancer research, finding out more about the cancer cell, so that we can discover better thera-pies to deal with cancer.”

The patient litera-ture in hospitals is also provided by the cancer society and it explains the often confusing ter-minology doctors use. “Often when people hear the words, you have can-cer, what is said to them for the next three quar-ters of an hour is forgot-ten, they are numb at the

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thought of a life changing diagnosis of cancer and it is afterwards, when they go home that they look at the lCS literature, or go on our website or phone the national cancer hel-pline 1800 200 700,” John explained.

“They can speak to one of our helpline nurses, who are all oncology trained. They can answer the questions people have… and they hold people’s hand through

this journey.” Daffodil Day, now in its

26th year, takes place on March 22 and accounts for 15% of their fundrais-ing.

“The daffodil is a sym-bol of hope. hope is something people going through cancer look for, it’s a sign that says I am going to get through this,” he added.

Support ICS this March 22, see www.cancer.ie for further information.


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Abbott ranked as one of ireland’s best Workplaces 2013

EntErprisE ireland took part in a High poten-tial start-up showcase for irish business this month in silicon Valley in Cali-fornia opened by Minister for small Business John perry last week.

M i n i s t e r p e r r y announced that 1,600 jobs would be created in start-up businesses in ire-land this year.

the start-ups in ques-tion number 97 and have received financial support throughout 2012 from Enterprise ireland. the minister said that €300 million in sales would be generated by these com-panies in ireland within the next three years.

the companies fea-tured come from a wide range of sectors including

key technological areas that have been targeted by the government for growth in the last year. these include: finan-cial services, iCt, games, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

the showcase also included 60 early stage entrepreneurs supported by the Enterprise ireland Competitive start Fund and representatives from the 2012 new Frontiers Entrepreneur Develop-ment programme.

Greg treston, Enter-prise ireland Head of High potential start-ups and scaling, said: “Enter-prise ireland has con-tinued to introduce new initiatives to provide the right support at the right time, at all stages along

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ABBott, the global health care company, has been recognised as one of ireland’s Best Workplaces for the progressive work practices and innovative employee programmes in place at Abbott facilities around the country.

two Abbott sites in West Dublin were part of the ranking achieved at the Best Workplaces Awards 2013, including Abbott Medical optics in Liffey Valley and the company’s com-mercial operation, Abbott Laborato-ries ireland Ltd, Citywest, which was presented with a Laureate in recogni-tion of 10 years’ consistent ranking in ireland’s annual Best Workplaces list. the awards were hosted by the Great place to Work institute at a gala din-ner in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin last week.

Abbott is one of the largest healthcare companies in ireland, with a diverse range of operations spanning manufacturing, commer-cial and shared services around the country, however, it applies a universal approach to maintaining excellence in the recruitment and retention of employees. six Abbott facilities, spanning five business divisions, collaborated on this year’s Best Workplaces entry including; Abbott Medical optics, Liffey Valley Dublin and Westport; Abbott Estab-lished products Division, santry, Dublin; Abbott Laboratories ire-land Ltd, CityWest Dublin; Abbott Diagnostics, Longford and Abbott ireland pharmaceutical operations

sligo, now trading as AbbVie. Margaret Morrissey, country Hr

director, Abbott, accepted the award on the company’s behalf. “We are delighted to receive this recognition from the Great place to Work insti-tute. We are an innovation-led com-pany that maintains our competitive advantage by exploring and maximis-ing opportunities in all aspects of our business. We are only able to do this through our talented and engaged employees, who are our greatest asset.

“We are committed to providing a high-trust environment, and fos-tering open, transparent and direct relationships with all our employees. this means that as a company we can continue to innovate and best serve patients with products that improve lives. Being named one of ireland’s Best Workplaces is a welcome acknowledgment of our commitment to progressive work practices and providing learning and development opportunities for each employee.”

Examples of some of the progres-sive initiatives in place at Abbott include the Live Life Well initiative, which inspires, engages and empow-ers employees to embrace a holistic approach to their physical and men-tal wellbeing. Also ideas into Action is an initiative which enables employees to identify opportunities for improve-ment across a number of categories including culture, cost savings, envi-ronment, knowledge and process improvements.

California trip boost for start-up businesses

Sam Nayagam, 10n2 technologies, David Byrne,

enterprise Ireland, and Sean Corbett, adaptive HVM

who were at the showcase

the start-up journey.” At the Enterprise ire-

land potential start-ups showcase, Minister perry said: “the Government’s Action plan for Jobs plac-es innovative entrepre-neurs and businesses right at the heart of the drive to accelerate jobs growth and economic prosper-ity. Ambitious, export-fo-cused projects like those featured today and sup-ported by Enterprise ire-

land, are central to this, and will play a critical part in achieving the levels of growth and employment that we need.

“During the last two years, this government has delivered a series of measures aimed at putting the best supports in place and creating the right business environ-ment so that indigenous companies can grow their businesses.”

enterprise ireland: Government at showCase

A FooL and his money, as the saying goes, are soon parted (although i prefer James Van Den Bosch’s quip that “a fool and his money are some party”), but fools aren’t the only ones afflicted this way. Many highly intelligent people find themselves with financial prob-lems, too.

this is because your iQ has absolutely nothing to do with how well you manage your money. What is con-siderably more relevant is your attitude to the stuff and your timing. if you want to survive (and prosper) during the current economic recession you need to focus on your personal finances. if you shudder at the thought, remember as i have said before that the only boring thing about money is not having enough of it.

one other point before we consider how to transform your finances in 10 easy steps. if you run a business, what holds for your personal finances, holds for your corporate finances, too.

Step one. Get a plan, Stan (apologies to paul simon )if you want to transform your finances the first thing

you need is a sound financial plan. set short, medium and long-term goals. these might be such things as “pay off all my debts” or “sort out my retirement.” You can’t go forward until you know what you want to achieve.Step two. Stop digging.

You can’t get out of a hole if you keep digging. if you have a financial problem – such as debt – then stop doing anything that might be making it worse. Step three. Be patient.

it is difficult to get rich quick, but very easy to do if you take it slowly. By the same token, you won’t solve any financial problem by being in a hurry.

Step four. Work out a budget.Budgeting has nothing to do with self-denial - it is

simply about making a plan for how you will spend your money over a specific period. start by working out your current position. Calculate your income and expendi-ture over a typical year (breaking it down month by month). then draw up a list of your assets and liabili-ties.Step five. Waste will seriously damage your wealth.

For years, my children would roll their eyes when i went round the house switching off lights or complained when they were talking on the telephone for too long. Eventually, they were persuaded that what i was doing was worthwhile when i offered them a percentage of any utility bill savings we could make as a family. now, more than ever, you need to cut out all waste.

More next week!

Contact John with your money questions at jlowe@moneydoc-

tor.ie or visit his website at www.moneydoctor.ie. John lowe, Fellow

of the institute of Bankers, is founder and managing director of

money doctor

Pamela Cullen, Paul Hennessy, Orlagh Kilbride and Bindu Nai of abbott


A novel history lesson BairBre Ni BhraoNaiN

The Little Museum of Dublin is running a new children’s education programme at their premises on Stephen’s Green to introduce chil-dren to the history and culture of Dublin.

A series of free classes for school children called I Love Dublin has been up and running for about a month now and is proving very pop-ular among secondary and primary schools in the city.

The Gazette spoke to the museum’s director, Trevor White, about the new initiative.

“The I Love Dublin classes are based on the civics and history of Dublin and they were established to

promote a greater awareness of Dub-lin’s great history and culture among the young with a view to encourag-ing a strong sense of civic pride in them. A law firm called Matheson has agreed to fund the classes for the next three years, which is great.”

The classes are overseen by muse-um staff along with the school’s own teachers. Students are welcomed to the museum by either the director or curator who give a 10-minute talk before conducting a short tour of the museum for 15 to 30 minutes during which the class considers the ques-tion of why Dublin is so loved.

Following this there is a 15-minute treasure hunt, in which students explore the museum and complete worksheets.

Next there is a class discussion on why Dublin is loved and the best answer by a student is filmed and put on the museum’s website.

The class then interviews an older Dubliner about what life in the city was like many years ago when they were the same age as the students.

Trevor went on to talk about the novel approach being taken with the I Love Dublin classes, to get the children more excited about Dublin’s heritage.

“We have an extensive range of classes on offer for primary and post primary school students.

“Usually a school will come along with several different classes, all vis-iting at the same time, so different methods work with the different age

groups. “Because the collection is drawn

from the people of Dublin, who have all donated the artefacts on display, the items themselves tell the story of Dublin in the 20th century. It offers an unusual angle by which the chil-dren can approach the city’s history. There is a lot of holding of the objects and a lot of enjoyable activities in the classes. We didn’t want the classes to be dry and so are determined to keep changing them all the time so that the children get a real buzz out of them.”

Anyone interested in organising a trip to the museum should register online at http://www.littlemuseum.ie/visit-the-museum/i-love-dublin-classes

a trip to the museum gives an insight into the great history of Dublin

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Petscan you Give fabuLous fenDer a new hoMe?The Gazette Newspaper Group has teamed up with Dogs Trust to help find homes for unwanted and abandoned dogs. Our Dog of the Week is fabulous Fender, a two-and-a-half-year-old male whippet cross.

As well as being one handsome hound, this boy is also one happy chappy. With bundles of energy and a real zest for life, he would be most suited to an active home with kids over 14 years – where he can get plenty of walks and most importantly lots of attention!

This eager-to-please, clever clogs knows sit, down and heel and would love the opportunity to attend training and socialisation classes where he can learn many more commands.

If you think you could give this super guy the loving forever home he so deserves 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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TK Maxx Coral top €12.99

TK Maxx Black and white stripe leggings €9.99

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THERE’S nothing like the feeling you get when you see designer clothes at affordable prices, and that’s the feeling everyone gets when they visit TK Maxx.

This week, Gazette Style takes a sneak preview of what’s on offer at the store this spring/summer.

It has all the biggest trends coming

straight from the catwalk including: graphic prints, sports luxe, 1960s mod, spring florals and monochrome patterns. Buyers deal directly with designers, so they get the latest trends at a fraction of the price, some with up to 60% off the original RRP.

So get happy, and start shopping!

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BEAUTY news

BE camera ready, and get up close and confident in your skin, thanks to Neutrogena’s new Visibly Clear Pore and Shine skincare products.

Neutrogena says this new genera-tion of skincare solution tackles two major skin concerns at once: pores and shine.

During research, the team at Neu-trogena found that 84% of women feel that large pores and shiny skin can make it hard to achieve a flawless complexion, leaving women feeling self-conscious about their skin.

Meanwhile, scientific research has also shown that large pores are linked with the excess sebum levels that cause shine.

To help tackle this problem, Neu-trogena formulated Visibly Clear Pore and Shine, designed to give you more flawless skin and help achieve close-up confidence. The Neutrogena Vis-ibly Clear Pore and Shine Daily Scrub (€5.58) has a double action for tight-ened pores and mattified skin, pro-viding a flawless-looking complexion.

The range also includes the Neu-trogena Visibly Clear Pore and Shine Daily Wash (€5.58). A unique facial wash visibly mattifies the skin and unclogs pores. Available at stockists nationwide.

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WAVE goodbye to smudged pedicures and say hello to a quick five- minute treatment that allows you to pop your shoes on straight after-wards without the use of a UV or LED lamp.

Jess ica Nails has developed a revolution-ary new gel pedicure that goes on in five min-utes with no lamp need-ed to cure, and what’s more, it lasts for up to four weeks, just like gel nails.

Jessica Fusion takes between five to 10 min-utes to complete, so it can be easily done dur-ing a lunch-break.

Over 200 beauty salons nationwide are already stocking this product, which is avail-able through French Cosmetics, a one-stop shop for professional beauty products based in Trim, which caters for over 1,500 beauty salons in Ireland.

“The joy of this, and it’s why it’s exploded, with lots of beauty edi-tors contacting us about it, is that you don’t need a lamp to cure it, and people do find that cumbersome to do. All you do is buff the nail, file and buff it, it’s for toenails only. You apply a primer, which sets it, then the colour, then primer, colour and primer and that’s it. It sets straight away and it takes just five minutes

to do it and the client can put their shoes on straight away,” Sarah Beirne of French Cos-metics explained.

“Currently, there are six colours in the range, with a further 10 com-ing out in the next two weeks. The colours are lovely and vibrant. Jessi-ca is always innovating new colours and new ideas. She would have been the person who invented the French manicure.

“What is great about this product is it’s so quick to do, people don’t have time to wait. You want to get your toe-nails done perfectly and done maybe during your

Goodbye smudged pedicures, hello Fusion

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lunch break and this is done in 5 to 10 minutes and you’re out the door.

“We launched it in Ken Boylan’s recently and invited some celeb-rit ies , bloggers and beauty editors to try it for themselves, to see what they think. It was well received, a lot of

them were worried about putting their shoes on, but they could.

“We have been out the door with queries since then, which is great,” she added.

Jessica’s Fusion is set to completely revolu-tionise the gel market in

Ireland and is already huge in LA with celeb-rities including Demi Moore, Rihanna, Chris-tina Aguilera and Jen-nifer Lopez, to name a few.

To find out for yourself just how revolutionary it is, take a trip to Ken Boy-lan’s make-up studio on Drury Street where you can have Jessica Fusion applied for the reason-able price of €18.

The product is only available in participating beauty salons. To find a salon near you, or to find out details on stocking Jessica Fusion, contact sarah@frenchcosmet ics.ie

WHAT do we want in our foundation? Coverage? Yes. A natural finish? Of course! And skincare efficacy? Yes, please! Well, that’s what Lancome’s newest foundation is offering.

Teint Visionnaire comes in a com-pact bottle that has a very clever lid compartment with easy to work high- coverage concealer and a mirror to help achieve coverage when on the go.

The fluid foundation is lightweight and easy to apply. It also evens out skin’s wrinkles or fine lines and gives a great natural finish.

What’s also great about this new product is it works with the skin to improve skin quality within four weeks.

Teint Visionnaire (RRP €45) is available in 18 different tones. See Lan-come counters for fur-ther information.

A natural finish with Teint Visionnaire

Sarah Beirne, sales and marketing manager, French Cosmetics, Glenda Gilson, Ken Boylan and Tara Collier,

national trainer, French Cosmetics at the launch of Jessica Fusion in Ken Boylan’s salon recently

Don’t forget to send in your style question for our Style Q&A with Littlewoods Ireland Ambassador, Caroline Morahan. The Star Question will win €50 voucher for Littlewoods Ireland. Email [email protected] The next Q&A is out March 28.

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Ireland and is already huge in LA with celeb-rities including Demi Moore, Rihanna, Chris-tina Aguilera and Jen-nifer Lopez, to name a few.

To find out for yourself just how revolutionary it is, take a trip to Ken Boy-lan’s make-up studio on Drury Street where you can have Jessica Fusion

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TheatretHe pavilioN tHeatRe 01 231 2929an audience with Sir Jonathan MillerSIR Jonathan has enjoyed one of the most stellar careers in modern theatre and opera with several classic productions to his credit. A fully qualified physician he has become a very high-profile television personality and public intellectual. This is a fantastic opportunity for audiences to see, listen and ask questions of one of the most prolific broadcasters, directors and thinkers of our time. March 18-23, tickets are priced at €20/€17.

DRaiocHt 01 885 2622Battle of the BandsAFTER a successful first year, Miniature Jack will be hosting a second local Battle of the Bands and it promises to be as good as the last! This heat will showcase some of our local, young talent with performances from Carmine, Ryan Bhasker and The Tracks. March 22, tickets are priced at €8.

Mill tHeatRe DuNDRuM 01 296 9340Female of the SpeciesFEMALE of the Species is more deadly than the male…. A fascinating study of the female species, with some hilarious discoveries. Catch the show on March 22 and 23, tickets are priced at €20/€18.

THE Sundance seal of approval has been worn less easily in recent years, not so much a marker of quality, but a millstone around the necks of otherwise great films.

2011 Jury Prize winner Like Crazy sank without a trace, despite being one of the best relation-ship films of the milleni-um and Steve Coogan’s Hamlet 2, which sold for an eight-figure sum in 2008, grossed roughly half of its rights cost.

So, when you get notice that a movie that shared a win of the Alfred B Sloan Prize, which recognises films which deal with sci-ence and technology, is about to hit screens, it is understandable that there would be appre-hension.

Especially when you consider that the stars are a 75-year-old char-acter actor and a robot.

Brilliant, frankly

Somehow, Robot

& Frank director Jake Schreier manages to lift his film above all expec-tations.

Schreier, in his direc-torial debut, manages to keep what could easily turn into a 1980s’ bud-dy-comedy on a straight track while also making the near-future setting both novel and interest-ing.

When we meet Frank, he is a retired cat bur-glar and a near shut-in.

His kids (Tyler and Marsden) are worried about him in a way that guilty offspring are prone to be.

Rather than put their father in fulltime care,

Marsden’s Tyler decides that a robot companion is just what his father needs to improve his health.

The robot, voiced by Peter Sarsgaard, looks like it could have stepped off the stage at a Japanese tech show and actually feels like a human character.

Much of that is down to Peter Sarsgaard, whose voice work as Robot is warm and empathetic.

Sarsgaard is an excel-lent actor, one who just doesn’t get enough good roles, but his work here helps create a dynamic

with Langella which would otherwise be dif-ficult to capture.

Langella, of course, deserves huge credit for this too.

Here he is in spar-kling form, making you rue the fact that an emi-nently talented screen actor would eschew the medium for the vast majority of his career.

Oscar-nominated in 2008 for his portrayal of Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon, Langella has performed just four live-action roles since.

He has been prima-rily a stage actor for the majority of his 50-year

career and it is apparent that the stage’s gain has been screen’s loss.

Here, with Frank slip-ping further into demen-tia, Langella makes him a sympathetic man, albeit one who is plan-ning to steal millions of dollars of jewels.

As his relationship with the local librar-ian (Susan Sarandon) blossoms, Frank shows a more tender side to his personality, while a twist at the end really brings the light feelings to the ground with a heavy bump.

Overa l l , Schre ier deserves credit for keep-ing big issues (technolo-gy, mental deteroration) from dominating what is really a very good story, free of moralising or pontificating.

But, at the end of the day, this is Langella’s film and he steals it thoroughly. Pardon the pun.

Frank Langella marvels at how grown up Johnny Five has gotten

Review: FRaNk laNGella aND a RoBot pRove a FoRMiDaBle Duo

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ouR VeRdICt:BEAUTIFULLY shot, warmly written and expertly acted, this is a slice of indie heaven. Langella leads the line brilliantly, with his Frank warm enough to allow the viewer to see past his obvious flaws. Marsden and Tyler also excel in their roles as Frank’s put-upon children and Sarandon sparkles as a love interest. But this a buddy film dominated by two best friends: Robot and Frank

director: Jake schreierstarring: Frank Langella, susan sarandon, Peter sarsgaard, James Marsden, Liv tyler

Film OF The Week: Robot & Frank h h h h (12a) 89 mins

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that the game servers – and, by proxy, Maxis and EA – had greatly under-estimated the amount of players that would be log-ging on.

The result: an almost unplayable game for the few who managed to log on and play to begin with, with players just as immo-bile as the teeny tiny cars and trucks stranded at a badly-designed intersec-tion.

Caught by surprise, EA issued an apology and has been working to address the server/access issues, but it hasn’t stopped gam-ers venting their anger and frustration all over t’internet.

Indeed, things got so bad that, briefly, Sim City’s advertising was suspend-ed, while some retailers,

including Amazon, also suspended sales.

These are not the kind of negative headlines and stories that any major new games release, or compa-ny, wants to see.

So, what now for Sim City?

After all that, some good news again – the servers issue is being addressed, with the com-pany determined to get everyone playing, with more than enough capac-ity to address surges.

The occasional bugs, and pathfinding issues, are also being addressed, in a bid to help make your city a success.

If EA and Maxim can sort out these teething problems – and soon – Sim City should be a pret-ty cool place to visit ...

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AT THE time of writing, legions of would-be city planners are still march-ing through the (virtual) streets of their carefully planned cities, ready to wave burning torches and chair legs in the general direction of games devel-oper Maxis, and games publisher/developer Elec-tronic Arts.

But first, we need to step back just a little bit, to the very recent release of the long-awaited PC and Mac title, Sim City – the latest in a long line of Sim City games, and the one that created the most press, too.

As the name suggests, Sim City is a city simu-lation game where, as a blend of mayor, archi-tect, planner and, well, God, you strive to create a large, happy, function-ing city, working on eve-rything from tax rates to sewage lines, deciding

where residential zones should develop – oh, and are they well served by public transport, or are you setting up traffic jams for disgruntled citizens?

All this, and a thousand other questions and issues to sort out in your role as The Man.

Sure, this may sound as deathly dull as porridge, but Sim City has always been an extremely popu-lar series, for many years.

Perhaps the ability to enable or add disasters helps – there’s nothing like seeing a giant mon-ster attacking Downtown to liven up your morning budget meeting.

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Traditionally presented with an elevated isometric view, the series has finally evolved to suit modern tastes, with a beautifully presented full 3D world to whirl around in, complete with intricately modelled buildings, fixtures and fittings, while those with powerful enough gam-ing rigs can enjoy some particularly great visual effects.

Apart from the colossal leap forward in graph-ics, a serious overhaul has also changed how the game functions, with proper computing of each citizen’s interests/feelings adding to the overall state of the city’s progress, rath-er than using fairly generic algorithms to guide game-play.

So, in many ways, Maxis really delivered a terrific update for Sim City fans, as well as creating a more accessible title for new-comers.

Unfortunately, that’s where the good news stops, as a number of unwelcome points need to be highlighted.

Chief of these, and as a singularly unwelcome development, Sim City is now on online-only game (so as to monitor and exchange data with other players and cities).

No internet access: no game – not a very attractive

or game-friendly option to buy into, but what has created a mob of irate gamers is the fact

GAME OVER FOR 1UP.COMPlug is pulled on a 10-year-old gaming websiteTHE chill winds of the recession continue to swirl around, with online media platforms feeling their icy pinch just as much as their hard-copy counterparts.

This being so, 1up.com is the latest such domino to tumble, as the long-standing gaming website has been shut – oh, it’s still running, and still has a number of features yet to be uploaded, but the site is effectively now shut, and locked into an irreversible death spiral, as its parent company has chosen it, and a number of other sites, to be closed, preferring to divert assets elsewhere.

While many readers won’t have heard of 1up.com before, it belongs (belonged?) to a cadre of games websites that offer (or offered, in its case) a pretty diverse range of content, covering everything from the the art of creativity within games, key industry movers and shakers, retro reviews of long-lost classics, insight into key titles, reviews and previews and so on, giving them a wide-ranging scope.

In a world where gaming gets scant coverage in mainstream print media – if at all – the fact that it’s now game over for 1.1up.com is something to regret ...

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settings (below) to help make your megapolis thrive

PIRATES TO BRIDGE TWO PLATFORMS?Next Assassin’s Creed sequel could usher in the PS4IT’S been interesting to note the interest in the recently announced Assassin’s Creed 4, which seems set for release in October and, with its 1715 Caribbean setting (and pirates ahoy), splashes on the heels of the fairly-recent (and very pretty, but ever-so-slightly dull) AC3.

However, what’s made the most impact is not that AC4 is on the way so soon, but that it also seems to be a dual-platform release, for both the PlayStation 3 and the PS4. This would be a very helpful benchmark to note the step-up in graphics, and capabilities, in the eagerly awaited console.

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Dacia Duster to be a smart buy in Irish SUV marketn CorMaC Curtis

My wife of almost 12 years has an absolutely shocking ability to spot premium products.

We were once in an outlet shop where she started to eye up a dis-play of leather purses and wallets. There were no prices marked any-where – but the one she honed in on happened to be about $150 more expensive than the rest.

Let’s just say she can do the opposite of spot a bargain.

So, when I rolled home in the Dacia Duster recently, I was genuinely interested to see what she would make of this rare and unusual 4x4.

Unless you have been paying close attention to the motoring press or happen to know some-one in the trade – there is every chance you have never even heard of the brand Dacia.

Believe it or not, the brand has been in existence since 1966, and started building Renault models under licence for the Eastern European and Russian market in 1968.

In 1999, Renault finally bought the com-pany, which have just been introduced to the Irish market, starting with the Duster.

So what can you expect?

I h a v e a l r e a d y described the Duster as unusual, and, because it such a rare sight on Irish roads, it most cer-tainly is.

But when you look at the price tag – just €14,990 – I’m certain

the Dacia Duster will be available in ireland in both 4x2 and 4x4 guises with one diesel engine size

review: multi-award winner will impress buyers with €15k price taG

you will begin to take interest.

So what did my wife make of it?

I was expecting her to spot it as a low-cost model from the first look, but that didn’t happen.

Because the Duster does look the part.

Simple and function-tal, with just enough style to be easy on the eye.

That’s what you get.The Duster offers

some serious room in its very straightforward interior – my two kids looked swallowed up in the rear seats.

I wouldn’t describe the interior of the Dust-er as special – it is func-tional.

you cou ld prob-ably find enough space between some of the dashboard panels to fit the thin edge of a credit card, and I needed to

press the cabin light back into the roof with my thumb.

But so what? If you buy a new Dacia, you’ll have a warranty to cover any teething problems like this.

Dacia expect their cars to shake things up in Ireland – a lot. And who could blame them?

At a time when prices seem to be climbing for almost everything else, Dacia brings a refresh-ing smart-buy concept to Ireland and is one of the most interesting motor stories of 2012.

The launch of Dacia Duster in Europe in 2010 saw such a demand from eager customers that resulted in a six-month waiting list for the much-anticipated vehicle in Germany and France.

The SUV segment is the fastest growing seg-

Michael Grant Renault to sponsor DCU Fashion ShowMIchAEL Grant Renault in Dublin 4 is the title sponsor of the 2013 DcU Fashion Show which takes place at The helix on March 26.

This year’s show, themed Power of Paradise, is organised by the DcU Style Society in associa-tion with Michael Grant Renault, and will tell the story of an evolving planet inspired by the expressive nature of fashion. The annual fashion extravaganza will showcase spring/summer 2013 collections from high street and vintage boutiques and will help raise awareness for Bodywhys, the eating disorders association of Ireland.

Renault’s new sexy range of cars including New clio, New Mégane and New Fluence, will hit the catwalk on March 26 at The helix.

Michael Grant is pictured on the red carpet catwalk with the New Renault clio and models and designers from the DcU Style Society at the launch of the 2013 Fashion Show.

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ment in Ireland and is up 9% yTD on 2011. Almost 90% of vehicles in the SUV segment are over €22,500 to buy new or even over €24,500 to have the equivalent die-sel engine for the best seller of the segment, so with that in mind, the Duster will quickly become a very attrac-tive contender for those looking at buying a new SUV, a new family car or even a used car.

The multi-award win-ning Duster will impress buyers with its chunky and unpretentious styl-ing, impressive and

versatile interior space, peerless build quality and unbeatable value for money.

The Duster will be available in Ireland in both 4x2 and 4x4 guises with one diesel engine size, a 1.5 dci 110Bhp in Band B with two trims, Alternative 4x2 and Signature 4x2, 4x4, and comes with an up to five-year, unlimited mileage warranty.

The Dacia Duster will be available at the nine dedicated Dacia Deal-ers around the country.

Visit www.dacia.ie for more information.

The new sleek Kia Carens to land in Ireland this MayThE new 2013 Kia carens will go on sale in Ire-land this coming May.

Powered by the economical 1.7D engine that powers its Sportage stable mate the carens comes in a choice of three trim levels ( TX, EX and Platinum ) with a starting price of just €26,490.Prices for other models will be announced closer to the launch date .

Standard equipment for the entry level Irish TX model includes alloy wheels, rear spoiler, LED daytime running lights, cornering lights, front and rear electric windows, luggage cargo screen, steering-mounted audio controls , and voice acti-vated bluetooth.

With a sleek and sculpted design, the all-new Kia carens marks a dramatic shift away from the more utilitarian look of its predecessor. It features a spacious five-plus-two seating layout, a gener-ously proportioned luggage bay and numerous stowage spaces, and wraps this family-friendly adaptability in more purposeful sheet metal.

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with Radio Nova’s Dee Woods

If you’re a hoarder like me, then you’ve the ticket stub of every concert you’ve been to on a wall or stuffed in a box somewhere, along with band memorabilia you’ve collected over the years.

And it’s times like this I’m glad I hang on to these things to remind me of memorable gigs... that my ailing memory struggles to recall, while my ear drums slowly deteriorate.

If you were one of the lucky few to see Thin Lizzy rock out The olympia Theatre last December, I hope you kept your ticket because, as of this month, fans will never see the band members go by that name again.

The boys we’ve been calling Thin Lizzy, played their last gig under that moniker in Aus-tralia last weekend, supporting Kiss and Motley Crue.

Thin Lizzy drummer Brian Downey and keyboardist Darren Wharton are also parting ways with the band, so now members ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and Marco Mendoza, together with drummer Jimmy DeGrasso (of Alice Cooper and Megadeth fame) are now officially called Black Star rid-ers.

The riders (whose name was inspired by Warwick’s favourite Western movie, Tombstone) say they changed their name “out of respect to the legacy of the late Phil Lynott”, although Lizzy fans can rest assured, the classic Lizzy hits will still be heard at their live gigs, alongside original material from the band.

Black Star riders’ debut album, All Hell Breaks Loose, will be released here on May 27, with the album’s first single, Bound for Glory, is out now. The album’s produced by Kevin Shirley, who’s worked with the likes of Journey, Aerosmith and rush, and the band are hinting they’ll play another Dublin gig before the end of the year. Don’t forget to keep your ticket!

MUSIC

Lizzy legacy will go on despite name change

I HAve a confession to make. I love pop music. I am, and will forever be, a complete sucker for a timeless melody and a killer chorus. The magic that is imbued into this form by the perfect syn-ergy of songwriters, pro-ducers, designers, stylists and the artist themselves, is potent indeed.

To underestimate or blindly criticise pop is to miss the point entirely. The accumulated output of the likes of Phil Spec-tor, the writers of the Brill Building, Trevor Horn, Motown, and countless others throughout the years have the power to stop traffic and make you dance. It’s about emotion in motion, and reaches a part of the brain few other forms of music can.

Therefore, it’s a bitter-sweet pleasure to have been able to attend what most are presuming will be the last ever Dublin show of the only genuine pop sensation of the last 10 years, Girls Aloud.

Why are they so beloved? We connected with the girls, and still love them, because they were from an era before we were jaded beyond belief by television “tal-ent” shows. Before there was X factor, there was Popstars: The rivals. It

produced one True voice and Girls Aloud. only one of these acts are on their tenth anniversary tour. The others are ask-ing if you’d like to go large with that meal.

And what made them endure? GA were like real people, we related to them from the outset. They were clumsy, a little awkward at times, making mistakes along the way, and that lack of polish made them endearing. They took around five years to become the com-plete product, and their Tangled up album in 2007 was their creative pinna-cle – it remains a classic of the genre, electronic pop at its most effective.

And the show was, simply put, immaculate. from five icons emerging

amid the fireworks atop a glittering Girls Aloud sign to their classy exit dressed in red gowns after their shout to the Wall of Sound, The Promise, last Saturday night was a les-son in showgirlship and how to construct a great pop show, that simultane-ously showcased their run of peerless pop singles and the immense ability of their producers, Xeno-mania.

Broken into four seg-ments containing five of their classic songs (and one cover version, which ought to have been jet-tisoned in favour of the absent Long Hot Sum-mer), it was a breathless and breathtaking exercise in how to do this kind of show just right. ronan Keating was a few seats

away, no doubt furiously taking notes. I couldn’t see, I was too busy danc-ing.

The mindblowing opening quintet – Sound of The underground, No Good Advice, Life Got Cold, Wake Me up and Jump – was just a taster of what was to follow. Great pop songs sung well (very well by Nicola and Nadine, it must be said) and backed by a powerful and tight back-ing band, did complete justice to their legacy over the course of probably the best 90 minutes of pure pop the city will see this year.

As the stagelights faded and the glitter cannons blasted their last, so Girls Aloud shall remain – timeless and classic.

concert review: a lesson in the craft from the fab five

Girls’ pop perfection ROB [email protected]

girls aloud: a magnificent concert signalled the probable end of an era at the O2 arena last Saturday night

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Awaken spirit of adventure up North Natalie bURke

WHILE adventure holi-days usually conjure up faint images of climbing Mount Everest, explor-ing the Grand Canyon or hiking an Alpine Trail, often the travelling dream for a lot of us can remain just a fantasy. So who would have thought that we could enjoy an unfor-gettable and adrenaline pumping adventure week-end right here on our own doorstep?

Getting older, we have a tendency to lose the fearlessness we once had as a child. Suddenly strap-ping yourself into a roller-

coaster doesn’t seem quite so safe. But pushing your fear to the limit and chal-lenging yourself with new adventures is one sure way to get your heart pumping and for me, on a recent trip to preview what is in store with this year’s Adventureland, it was one way of finding the child in me once again!

The North Coast is set to host a total of 34 dif-ferent activity events this weekend, for the third year of Adventureland. With everything from coasteering and sea safa-ris to paddle boarding and hovercrafting, Northern Ireland’s top events will be offered at a fraction of

the price for one weekend only.

Setting off from Dublin, it was County Derry that was in our sights as our first pitstop. Just two and a half hours from Dublin is The Jungle NI, an award-winning outdoor enter-tainment facility located on a very successful farm diversity project in Mon-eymore – one of many in Northern Ireland we were to find out.

While paintballing, segways and clay-pigeon shooting were just some of the activities on the menu, it was the Tree Top adventure course we were there to try and attempt.

The first in Ireland, it’s

brace yourself for the zip line and various challenges at the the Jungle Ni at Moneymore

adventure: Fun-packed holiday For thrill seekers in adventureland

a high wire course with a bit of a difference. It has over 40 challenging obsta-cles to try and overcome, with rope bridges, wood-en swings, scramble nets and tight-ropes, which all sound easy enough until you discover that some of these are located 70ft in the air.

It’s okay though, since you’re in safe hands and harnessed to safety wires throughout the forest, but it’s the fear of falling any-way that really makes this adventure all the more appealing! Highlights definitely included the Tarzan (or Jane) swing through the trees, a zip-line and the freefall drop to safety.

On solid ground again, it was less than an hour’s drive until our next port of call at Portrush Har-bour, County Antrim, where we were to take part in something a little closer to land. During the Adventureland weekend – and all through the year

– Xplore Outdoors pro-vide sessions celebrating everything the Great Out-doors has to offer includ-ing coasteering, mountain skills, rockclimbing and sea kayaking. And despite the freezing temperatures and threatening rain, it was the latter we decided to brave.

Climbing into a wet-suit in the cold wind and rain wasn’t something I was used to doing, but as soon as we climbed into the kayaks and set about learning the ropes, so to speak, we were soon warmed up.

While the weather failed to allow us to sail the high seas, our tutor Steve Hodge, explained how on a good day, the sea kayaking adventure takes kayakers to explore the numerous sea caves gracing the Northern Ireland coastline, and to see famous landmarks including the Cause-way, Carrick-a-rede rope bridge and Dunluce Cas-Xplore Outdoors offers various activities, including kayaking

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Brace yourself for the zip line and various challenges at the the Jungle NI at Moneymore

tle from a slightly different perspective.

We stayed at the Ram-ada Hotel in Portrush, just five minutes from the harbour and at the very centre of the coastal town. With over 70 en-suite rooms, ours overlooked the Atlantic Ocean, and the Counties Bar and Res-taurant was buzzing with locals and tourists alike.

What better way to end an activity-filled day than to enjoy a well-deserved glass of wine, a delicious starter of tempura chicken satay and a steak covered in garlic and mushroom sauce? The fear was well worth the wait!

A visit to the nearby Harbour Bar is a must for visitors hoping for a good pint of Guinness at the oldest pub in Northern Ireland. Ask for barman Willy and he’ll be certain to look after you.

The following morning brought with it a scenic drive along the Coastal Causeway Route to Lima-

vady in Derry, the loca-tion of FoyleHov Hover-crafting.

Another farm diversity project, the farm has acres of land perfect for activi-ties and features rage bug-gying, target archery and laser clay shooting along with the arrival of new born lambs. Kitted out in our boiler-suits, we took to the hovercraft-ing track with its hair-pin turns and water hazards and discovered talents we never knew we had! Our timed laps even managed to beat a certain Gary Lineker, a previous visitor to the farm.

With a total of 34 events taking place over the Adventureland week-

end, which takes place on March 23 and 24, all activ-ity providers offer services throughout the year.

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soccer: sandyford stars appear in new campaiGn to back the irish team

Make soMe Noise foR katie: Katie taylor is hop-ing that irish fans can raise the roof like they did in London’s Docklands arena at the Olympics in 2012 when she takes to the ring in Dublin and Castlebar this week-end.

Promoter Brian Peters believes fans will make some noise for their heroine.

“the Bord Gais energy theatre cer-tainly lived up to its name last month,” said Peters. “We’re going to measure the decibels to see how they compare to the Olympics.”

tickets for taylor’s bout in Dublin tomor-row (Friday, March 22) are priced from €40, with discounted tickets available for Under 14s from €25 and are available from the BGet box office and ticketmaster.

superfans in focus as 3 pick local women to front new adstWO sisters from the south of Dublin have nabbed roles in the latest television advert for mobile phone provider three, sponsor of the irish football team, in recognition of their huge support for the Republic’s international soccer stars.

Chloe and Ruby Clarke who reside in Sandyford and hail from Knocklyon have their own careers to reflect on, with both southside sisters having played for templeogue United for nine years.

the advert, entitled an Ode to Fans, features members of ireland’s largest football supporters club, You Boys in

Green, who were approached to make sure that genuine fans would be the stars of the ad.

as genuine fans go, Chloe is certainly entitled to that title, having attended her first match with her dad at the age of seven, when her Dad took the family to Malta when ireland were playing.

Since then, she has been to every home game, as well as a couple of away games every year.

as a committed fan, emigrating was not even an issue, as Chloe explains.

“i missed a couple of matches when

i was in australia, which was hard. But i watched as many games as i could on television as possible, although most of the games were on at 4am.”

Chloe flew home from australia for the european championships last year, going to Posnan and Gdansk for ire-land’s matches, which was a memorable experience: “it was incredible. it was worth all the money in the world. Just going to the airport, kitted from head to toe in green. everything is left behind, all you care about is the match. everyone is backing each other up and support-

ing the team, and the adrenaline and the buzz can’t be gotten anywhere else.”

as for being involved in the advert, Chloe said: “it was really enjoyable, i’ve never done anything like it. Just watching it now, i’m getting goosebumps ahead of the Sweden game. the ad captures what it is like to be a fan – especially the sleep-ing in the airport scene!”

the advert arrives just in time for the World Cup qualifying matches against Sweden and austria on March 22 and 26, and can be seen on three’s Facebook page.

Chloe Clarke, who appears with her sister, Ruby, in three’s new advert showing the highs and lows of being an ireland soccer fan

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Fresh from refereeing the recent six Nations clash with France at the Aviva stadium, Interna-tional rugby Board (IrB) elite panel referees steve Walsh from New Zealand and england’s Wayne Barnes and Greg Garner took time out to take part in a refereeing workshop, hosted by emirates Air-line, at Old Wesley rFC.

Thirty aspiring amateur referees from a number of Leinster clubs were taken through their paces by the

professionals and given coaching in areas such as the latest laws, big game preparation and manage-ment, training and diet.

The guinea pigs for the event were Old Wesley players themselves, who were used in the drills and law explanations on the field.

Those in attendance also had the opportunity to quiz the IrB men on what it takes to earn and maintain a place on the IrB elite panel and what

it’s like to have a career in international refereeing.

emirates, which oper-ates a daily service from Dublin to Dubai and beyond, has sponsored the IrB international ref-erees panel since 2006, a partnership which sees the Fly emirates logo proudly displayed on offi-cials’ clothing across the six Nations, Tri-Nations, international tours, U-19 and U-21 internation-als and the IrB sevens series.

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The republic of Ire-land senior women’s team, featuring an array of Gazette sport talent, finished the Cyprus Cup tournament in eighth place, an impressive and accomplished achieve-ment for the team after topping their group in the opening stages.

Going in as the side ranked tenth in the invi-tational tournament, the Irish women defeated Northern Ireland 5-1 and south Africa 2-0 in the group stages, draw-ing with world number 16 side, south Korea, in their group closer. south Korea are ranked 18 places higher in the FIFA World rankings.

Ireland went out to Finland, ranked 19th in the world and preparing for their third successive

appearance at the euro-pean Championship finals, who scored the only goal of the game through sanna Talonen after 20 minutes .

speaking after the team arrived home last week, captain emma Byrne, who originally hails from Leixlip and who plays her club soc-cer with Arsenal, was delighted with how the team had performed against higher-ranked opposition.

“It was brilliant,” said Byrne. “Although we were very disappointed to lose to Finland and felt we should have beaten them, it was still a great week and has prob-ably given sue [ronan, Ireland coach] a few selection headaches.

“I was a bit apprehen-sive beforehand, espe-cially as we were missing

so many big-hitters like Fiona O’sullivan, sophie Perry and Ciara Grant, but the young players who came in were really good and everybody gelled together so well,” said Byrne.

The goalkeeper found herself thrown in at the deep end as sue ronan was forced through injuries, withdrawals and retirements to name an inexperienced squad with six uncapped play-ers and only six with 20 or more caps, and was proud of the side’s achievement, though disappointed with the way they exited the tour-nament.

“The game against south Korea was a great test and we did very well against a good side but we didn’t play as well as we can against Fin-land and we gave away a

Ireland make grade in Cyprus

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Gaa staRs UNite to Beat RacisM: LOCAL GAA stars Barry Cahill and Cliona O’Connor were on hand to help launch a new education pack aimed at tackling racism in sports organisations and schools.

The education pack, which has been developed by anti-racism char-ity show racism the red Card, was launched at Croke Park, and coordina-tor Garrett Mullan spoke about the influence sport can have on addressing the issue.

“sports stars are well placed to tackle racism and set a positive example of integration. The beauty of sport is it unites people from all walks of life. It breaks down barri-ers. Our new educa-tion pack draws on this, and uses sport as a means of teach-ing young people about racism and related issues.”

Further informa-tion is available at www.theredcard.ie.

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sloppy goal so that was disappointing because I felt we were the better team.”

Byrne was named as team captain ahead of the tournament in suc-cession to Arsenal team-mate Ciara Grant who decided to retire from international football at the age of 34 after a record 105 appearanc-es.

Although Byrne cap-tained the team in the

Us last December, this was her first outing since being given the armband permanently and she admitted she enjoyed the role up to a point.

“I love the pitch part of the job, leading the team out, doing the toss and being like a mother-figure to the other play-ers. I didn’t like having to know all the times of things we were doing or choosing what to wear at each. I think I’ll have

to delegate that bit next time,” quipped Byrne who admitted that she looking forward to lead-ing the team out at Tal-laght on June 18 when Ireland plays Austria.

“That will be a bril-liant moment to lead the team out in front of my family and friends,” said Byrne.

The team’s next game will be on Tuesday, June 18, against Austria at Tal-laght stadium.

ireland captain and goalkeeper, emma Byrne, pictured here in yellow in the back

row, was pleased with the side’s performance in cyprus

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the group of Leinster amateur referees who attended the workshop at old Wesley


For the last four years, it has been a challenge to sit down and pick out the monthly heroes who are nominated in Gazette Sport’s Dublin Sport Awards. the scale of the achievements that we have the privilege to report on every week is remarkable, which makes the task even harder.

We had another won-derful year in 2012, and it came to a celebratory close at the red Cow Moran hotel last week with the fourth Dub-lin Sport Awards gala evening.

We always aim to recognise those who go further, run faster, train harder and succeed, sometimes against the

odds, and this year was no exception.

honouring Catherine Walsh and St Brigid’s Under-14s were, in the end, the clear choices in a year of amazing perform-ances and achievements.

Annexing silver and bronze in London last year, as well as gold at the World track Champion-ships in Los Angeles, was only a small part of what makes Catherine Walsh a true star.

She has competed in no less than six Paralym-pic Games, making her unique in the history of Irish sport.

Catherine identified the positive response of the crowds, fans and supporters of the Paral-ympics as a huge legacy that she hopes will con-tinue.

“London was an amaz-ing experience for every-one, friends and family, and the fans who were able to watch the games in real time. For a lot of people, for them to be able to share in it and feel part of the atmosphere, was really special.

“I would hope that the support the Paralympics received will continue.

the Paralympics is nearly more empowering than the olympics.

“I hope that people out there of a competi-tive nature in the sport-ing arena, or whatever your goal is, you should just go for it. If you have the ambition and passion

to do it, you can do any-thing.”

St Brigid’s Under-14s also achieved something unique and historic.

With the footballers defeating Portlaoise in their All-Ireland final, and the hurlers seeing off Clarinbridge after com-ing under pressure in their final, this remark-able group of players are the first in GAA history to win the hurling and football double.

Dublin legend Keith Barr, who manages the St Brigid’s Under-14 footballers was on hand to extend his praise to what he described as a “phenomenal bunch of players”.

“It’s a wonderful award and to be consid-ered as the team of the year, especially consider-ing the esteemed compa-ny of the teams who won

Dublin heroes get their just rewardsThe fourth annual Dublin Sport Awards was a night that celebrated the best in local sport, and saw legends old and new crowned in recognition of their achievements

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each month’s prizes on the night, really polished off their year – the lads were delighted with their awards.”

Also rewarded was Dublin boxing hero Mick Dowling in recognition of his years of support of the sport and his unique

and insightful analysis of the sweet science on radio and television.

“It’s important to have nights like this and awards like this,” said Dowling,

“It’s good that some of the lesser known local teams and individuals get an opportunity to be honoured.

“As for the future, I think there is a conveyor belt of really good talent, under-age talent, in all sports. Looking at the winners tonight from St Brigid’s, from Blanchard-stown and Castleknock, the talent that they have is exceptional.”

All in all, it was an exceptional year, and we’re already looking forward to reporting on Dublin’s finest through-out 2013, and to next year’s Dublin Sport Awards.

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DUBLIn Gazette newspapers have teamed up again this year with the SPAr Great Ireland run to recognise the top runners in each of our local areas.

the Gazette will recognise the fastest man and woman from each paper’s circulation area with a specially designed plaque as well as prizes of sports gear.

After the run, we will also be publishing a results list of the top local male and female finishers.

the SPAr Great Ireland run 2013 will take place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday, April 14, at 1pm.

Up to 12,000 entries are expected and every adult entrant will receive an exclusive techni-cal t shirt as well as a medal and a generous goody bag after completing the run.

entries can be made online at www.greatire-landrun.org.

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ComebaCk kid andy ewington was the unlikely hero as the New Zealander capped a stunning monkstown comeback to land a sec-ond Leinster senior mills Cup title in three years, seeing off Three Rock Rovers 4-3 at Grange Road.

They came back from a 3-1 deficit with ewing-ton firing home twice including the clincher four minutes from time with a ripping drag-flick.

He had form in this regard, scoring twice in the 2011 final win over Glenanne but has scarcely played for the first team in the past sea-son due to external com-mitments.

but Graham Shaw called on his services in the wake of a spate of late injuries as he need-ed a set-piece expert to take the place of Richard Sykes who was absent along with senior inter-nationals Davy Carson and kyle Good. The lat-ter, a former Rovers man, fell foul of appendicitis on the eve of the game.

In a cagey opening, they started off brightly

with andrew Ward nick-ing the ball away from Garry Ringwood inside the circle and firing home the first goal.

Rovers, though, have an experienced look this term and, with michael maguire to the fore, played their way into the lead, winning a number of penalty corners.

Peter blakeney scored from the first before Peter mcConnell fin-ished off the third on the half-time hooter from a finely worked switch move.

and the Rathfarnham side looked well set when Johnny mcCormack’s crisp cross was control-

led by mitch Darling and rolled into blak-eney’s path to record his second of the day.

monkstown respond-ed quickly, ewington bringing it back to 3-2 with 26 minutes left as Rovers’ corner routine broke down horribly at the far end.

Stephen Cole scored a beauty to level matters, twisting both ways before unleashing a reverse-stick rocket, making for a cracking finish as the game opened up mark-edly.

Dave Fitzgerald’s dou-ble save from blakeney was a big moment while Rovers were initially

awarded a stroke when Jody Hosking’s shot hit ewington’s body in front of goal. an umpire’s con-sultation downgraded the decision to a penalty corner that was fluffed.

monkstown’s set-piece had no such kinks and they got their chance at the death when Gareth Watkins brilliantly took down a Stephen West clearance and won the vital corner.

ewington bulldozed it through the corner defence with little time for a Rovers’ riposte. They will get their chance for revenge in five days’ time though in the Irish Sen-ior Cup semi-finals.

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BallyBoDeN st eNDa’s ben molloy is presented with a tribute to Jim Stynes by Tony Cluskey, chairperson of Dublin Gaa Supporters’ Club at their annual awards ceremony, which was held at the the Regency Hotel last week.

The night also honoured the surviving members of the 1963 all Ireland win-ning Dublin team on the 50th anniver-sary of their success. Picture: GAApics.com

Tribute to Jim stynes at supporter’s awards

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DIVINe Word NS, marley Grange were among the participants last week at the South Dublin County Council primary school sports blitz at Clondalkin Leisure Centre, taking part in the cricket competition.

The event is held every year to raise aware-ness of the european Week against Racism. Fairness, equality and sportsmanship are the values that the day promotes and reinforces among the schoolchildren of the SDCC area.

all areas of the county including Tallaght, balgaddy, Neilstown, Walkinstown and adam-stown were represented by the eight partici-pating schools, each representing a different nation.

The SDCC cricket development team had spent the previous two weeks delivering intro-ductory cricket coaching sessions in each of the schools in order to make sure all schools were well prepared for the eagerly awaited event.

Lucan educate Together, representing the Czech Republic, on the day came out winners after a fun and competitive day’s cricket. They were presented with the mayor’s Cup by SDCC mayor Cathal king. St Damien’s, Perrystown representing estonia were also impressive.

Irish internationals kenny Carroll and amy kenealy along with Paul o’Hara and Ciaran Divney made sure the tournament ran smooth-ly as they coached, umpired and scored for the duration of the event.

This blitz was the first day’s cricket of the year in the SDCC area with much more cricket activity to look forward to. It was the first time many of the schools had played the game and the pupils and teachers enjoyed it immensely with many receiving further coaching visits from the SDCC cricket development team in the coming months.

Divine Word take part in sDcc cricket blitz

three Rock Rovers’ Peter Blakeney was on target twice for the Grange Road side, but they couuld not match Monkstown’s drive


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THERE was no winner of the lotto this

week which means next week’s jack-

pot is €4,000.

Kevin Donnelly from Woodfield,

Scholarstown, was the only winner

of the match first three numbers in

the weekly lotto.

Calling all club members and

friends and family: The Ballyboden St

Enda’s Gala Presentation night is set

for this Friday, March 22 in the Red

Cow. It promises to be a great night.

Tickets are €25 and are available in

the clubhouse, or call Liam Deane on

087 647 1121 or Ned Slattery on 087 997

8365.

Our senior hurlers drew against

Dunamaggin from Co Kilkenny in the

Leinster League Division 1 round 2,

with a scoreline of 15 points each.

Communication is key for Bally-

boden St Enda’s, we are looking for

more people to getinvolved with our

weekly newsletter on a week on/off

basis.

Our weekly email plays an impor-

tant role in informing members

of what is going on in the club on a

weekly basis. If you are interested

in helping out please email: newslet-

ter@bodengaa.

For any Ballyboden news or infor-

mation check out www.bodengaa.ie

www.bodengaa.ie

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ballybodeN st eNda’s

THE Thousandaire Fundraising event

in the Stillorgan Park Hotel was a

great success.

We would like to thank all the spon-

sors for there donations and all the

supporters who showed up on the

night, and the great work done by

the fundraising committee.

Easter Camp dates: March 25

to 28. Contact David Gill at 087 782

7144.

There were three juvenile matches

played on Saturday: The U-9s played

Ballyboden and lost; the U-11s had a

great game against St Maur’s and

just lost by a few points; the U-14s

hurlers travelled to Russell Park to

play St Brigid’s and came away win-

ning by two points

There is a fundraising clothes

bank in at the pitch car park; please

support.

Lotto results: there was no win-

nerof the jackpot. Numbers drawn

were 3, 22, 26.

There were three €20 winners: 1.

Victor Cahill 2. Maria 0’ Flynn 3. John

Mc Evoy

Next week’s jackpot is €13,000.

Tickets are available at Centra in

Stepaside and all committee mem-

bers.

Ballyboden St enda’s Declan O’Mahony who was on hand to assist the Dubs at Croke Park against tyrone

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IT PROVED a week-end to forget in terms of the National League for Dublin’s footballers and hurlers as both fell to their first defeats of the campaign in Croke Park last Saturday.

The footballers win-ning run under Jim Gavin came to an end as Tyrone shaded their encounter 0-18 to 1-14 in NFL divi-sion one.

Dublin were without several key men from the selected team - especially Kilmacud Crokes man Rory O’Carroll and Plun-kett’s Bernard Brogan

– while Castleknock’s Ciaran Kilkenny had to be replaced in the early minutes after picking up a knee injury.

That said Dublin, who featured Ballyboden’s Michael Darragh MacAu-ley and Declan O’Mahony while Ballinteer St John’s Nicky Devereux came off the bench, made a decent start and goaled in the 16th minute.

Philly Ryan applied the finishing touch after Kevin McManamon had scythed his way through the Tyrone defence to push his side 1-3 to 0-2 clear.

However, alarm bells

were ringing at times in the Dublin defence with Stephen O’Neill and Peter Harte dominating the spine of the Tyrone attack. O’Neill kicked three points from play as well as being fouled for a free while Harte opened up the middle of the Dub-lin defence with some clever running.

Tyrone closed out the opening half by scoring three points in succession to lead 0-10 to 1-6.

And they progressed that lead to 0-18 to 1-12 clear when Michael Dar-ragh Macauley rampaged through their defence but skied his goal effort over

the crossbar.A goal at this juncture

may have seen Dublin edge home in a tight fin-ish but as it was Tyrone held on to join Dublin at the top of the division along with Kildare.

On the hurling side, Limerick prevailed 1-21 to 1-15 as they closed out the game with four unan-swered points to cruise home.

Dublin finished the game with 14 men after Paul Ryan was straight red-carded in the 51st minute and the writ-ing was on the wall for Anthony Daly’s men not long after.

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ST JuDE’S have been announced as one of the final four contenders for the 2013 Raise The Bar initiative organised by Etihad Airways, the uAE’s national airline and sponsor of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Sen-ior Championship, with the prize being a year’s

sponsorship package with the Abu Dhabi-based airline.

The public will now help to decide which club wins the prize by voting for the one they feel deserves to win. To vote, the public need to visit etihadgaa.ie.

This vote, along with the views of a panel of judges consisting

of Nicky English, Des Cahill and Mícheal O Muircheartaigh, will decide which club comes away with the ultimate sponsorship package.

Dave Walsh, Etihad Airways’ general man-ager Ireland, said: “Eti-had Airways is delighted to offer this incredible Raise The Bar prize. The feedback throughout the

competition has been immense and shows just what the package will bring to the eventual winner. It’s now up to the four finalist clubs to push forward and win the popular vote, as well as those of the judges, and take home the prize money, kit and many other elements of this wonderful package.”

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Nfl & NHl divisioN 1: football, Hurlers lose at HQ

dublin’s dual teams dip in form at Croker

THERE was a great Cuala Ceilí in the

club on Sunday night. Well done to

all who showed off their fast feet

qualities through the Siege of Ennis

and over the Walls of Limerick.

It’s nearly Easter Camp time

again. Details of registration and

schedule are on the Cuala website.

Our senior hurlers will bid to go

one better in the championship

this year. The group draw has been

made and we are pitched in along-

side Craobh Chiaran, O’Toole’s and

Lucan Sarsfields.

The senior footballers are back

in the top flight and face a cham-

pionship baptism of fire away to St

Vincent’s. We’ll have details in time

of when the championship matches

get under way. Bear in mind that 25

years ago Cuala beat Vincent’s in a

first round shock and went all the

way to the final...

There is a new deal for members

with Elvery’s in Dun Laoghaire. 10%

off sporting goods if you produce

your membership details.

Well done to our U-13 and U-14A

hurlers who both had good wins on

Saturday.

Great to see so many young Acad-

emy players in action at Hyde Road

on Saturday. Boys and Girls, Train-

ing and Blitzes, and the Senior Foot-

ballers training themselves over

in a corner. All aspects of the club

showing off in the March sunshine.

The Sports and Social Integration

Project will shortly be commenc-

ing a pilot sports course within the

club. As this is a pilot course it will be

limited to 12 places. The course will

commence on March 27 and will be

open to all members who are on the

U-16 teams upwards. It is proposed

to hold the course between 4.45 to

6.30pm to avoid clashing with school

/ training schedules, etc.

The course is designed to give

young people, who may be interest-

ed in a career in sport, teaching or

health, some understanding of what

is involved in such a career path.

Anyone interested, please con-

tact Damian Byrne via e-mail:

[email protected]

Cuala

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DUNDRUM South Dublin AC’s Linda Byrne and Ava Hutchinson will both be travelling to Bydgoszcz, Poland this weekend with high hopes, as they join Fionnuala Britton, Mary Cullen and Lizzie Lee in the Irish team to contest the World Cross-Country championships.

Having claimed the European crown late in 2012, they have the confidence to take on an event that has been a notoriously hard-hunting ground for European athletes as they contend with the imperious strength of the Kenyan and Ethiopian squads.

With Britton claiming first place in Europe, the team all placed particu-larly well with Byrne finishing eighth and if all the athletes run to form

there is no reason why they cannot be the top team in Europe once again.

Speaking about Sunday’s race, the 40th edition of the event, Athletic Ireland high performance director Kevin Ankrom said that staying at the pinnacle of the continent’s rankings is the primary goal.

“As a target I would look to see our team finish at these championships as the top European team and indi-vidually each athlete run to the best of their ability. If we can accomplish both of these targets we will do well overall as a team.”

Britton has been in tremendous form all season and is the double European Cross Country Champion thanks to her historic victories in the

2011 and 2012 editions of that event. The Kilcoole AC athlete’s prepa-

rations have included a number of indoor races which culminated in a spectacular bronze medal over 3,000m at the European Indoor Championships two weeks ago.

The last edition of these champi-onships was held in 2011 in Punta Umbría, Huelva and Britton finished 16th on that occasion.

Her best-ever placing at a World Cross Country event came in 2007 when she finished in 14th place. Europe’s premier cross country run-ner will now aim to step up a level and challenge the best athletes in the world in Bydgoszcz.

The European quartet will be joined

by Mary Cullen who stormed back into the limelight with an emphatic victory at the Woodie’s DIY Inter Club Cross Country Championships in Tullamore in late February.

With that team line up in place,

manager Teresa McDaid added: “The World Cross Country Championships is a magnificent event, a real test with athletes from all the disciplines of endurance distances coming together in the one race on the one day.”

dsdac representatives linda Byrne and ava hutchinson, pictured here

with fionnuala Britton and lizzie lee, will be competing in Bydgoszcz

dSdaC runners prepare for world

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