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Welcome 4Welcome to Edition 42of InTallaght

Leinster and Ireland flanker ShaneJennings spoke with us just before thestart of what we all hope will be another successful season for theProvince. A bona fide rugby legend hediscussed life under new coach MattO’Connor, the highlights of his careerso far and his charity work off thepitch. Shane also has the distinction ofbeing the very first rugby player to gracethe cover of InTallaght Magazine!

Empire Circus are another great bandfrom Tallaght who have just releasedtheir self titled debut album, whichthey recorded in New York. We met upwith the lads to discuss their new beginnings and find out why the newalbum has them feeling reenergised.

Seana Kerslake is a local actress whoonly made her feature film debut lastyear in a role which led to her beingnominated in the Best Actress cate-gory in this years IFTAs. She is cur-rently staring in the play The BruisingOf Clouds and she spoke with usahead of its arrival in the Civic Theatrenext month, about her new project,her joy at the nomination and herplans for the future.

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50Writers’ Corner

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Open Day At TallaghtGarda Station

On Saturday September 7, anOpen Day was held at TallaghtGarda Station. According to Sergeant Margo Kennedy, theopen day was organised to promote better relations betweenthe people of Tallaght from all different ethnic backgrounds andtheir local Gardaí. This was thefirst time that such an Open Daytook place at Tallaght and itproved be a very successful event.It strengthened existing relation-ships within the community whilealso enhancing new relationships.

Tallaght Superintendent PeterDuff said “The day went reallywell and we were delighted tosee so many people visiting thestation”.

“The Garda Station belongs tothe community, it is a Statebuilding being paid for by taxes– so we felt that it was a niceidea for people to be given thechance to what goes on in theirGarda Station. It also allowed thecommunity to meet with localGardaí, learn about what we doand gather information.”

News 8A Tallaght doctor hascalled on local peopleto get behind a newhealth campaign aiming to collect onemillion signatures on a petition.

Dr Andy Jordan, a local practi-tioner from Aylesbury, is chair-man of the National Associationof General Practitioners (NAGP)who recently launched a nation-wide campaign entitled GeneralPractice in Crisis.

The campaign is being rolled outnationally over the comingweeks. Dr Jordan, who is alsoacting as a spokesperson for thecampaign, said he was moved to get involved as he fearedcommunity-based GP serviceswere at risk due to “savage cuts”by the Government.

“We have seen draconian cutsthat reduce our ability to treat

patients,” said Dr Jordan. “Overthe past three years, €160 million has been taken fromgeneral practice.This equates toan average of 33% of funding to some of the poorest in our society. Community-based GPservices are now at risk due tothe latest round of savage cutsunder the Financial EmergencyMeasures in the Public InterestAct 2009 (FEMPI.)”

“We need one million signatureson the petition,” Dr Jordanadded. “That would send out areal signal that we need to takethis issue seriously. This is notabout the patient versus thedoctor, this is about the patienttaking on the politicians.”

Members of the associationclaim the department’s currentstrategy will have an enormousimpact on general practice, withlonger waiting lists, no home vis-its and changes in fee structures.

Lord Disick To Make ASHOWOf Himself

Scott Disick will be cutting theribbon to launch SHOW Late Social & Dance club at The PlazaHotel in Tallaght on SaturdaySeptember 28. The Keeping UpWith The Kardashians star has a massive following internation-ally. Local reality TV star KellyDonegan commented that "I'mnot one to get excited aboutcelebs but I love Scott Disick.What a total ledge."

Partygoers can avail of a €40dinner package which includes aglass of prosecco on arrival, athree course meal at Ginthai

Thai & Asian restaurant and admission into SHOW for thelaunch party afterwards. Generaladmission tickets for the nightcost €12. There are a limitednumber of tickets available so be sure to purchase yours in advance in the club or throughTicketmaster.

Hard Working ClassHeroes 2013

Ireland’s annual showcase festivaland conference for new musicand digital returns to Dublin fromThursday October 3 - SaturdayOctober 5. Musicians from allover Ireland applied via FMC’s(First Music Contact) websiteBreaking Tunes for the opportunityto play the festival. As always, thejudging panel for applications wasmade up of Irish and internationalmusic industry professionals,whose advice can be invaluable forup and coming bands.

Previous HWCH alumni includeVillagers, Jape, Delorentos andWe Cut Corners, to name a few.This year will see what promisesto be stellar performances fromIreland’s most exciting new acts.

Over 70 of the acts will be brandnew to everyone and this year’snewbies have the HWCH teamvery excited.

Go to www.hwch.net to heartracks from all the 101 selectedartists. Weekend wristbands cost€45 plus fees and nightly ticketsare €20 plus fees. InTallaght havea set of two weekend tickets togive away. Keep an eye on ourFacebook to be in with a chance!


9Arthur's Day 2013

Arthur's day aims to showcase Ireland'screativity and talent from the world ofmusic and culture at over 500 free pubmusic events across the country, and is setto return this October 26.

The event was first organised in 2009 tocelebrate the 250th anniversary of theGuinness brewing company by its ownerDiageo plc. Guinness drinkers are expected to raise a glass to the memoryof Arthur Guinness at 17:59 (5:59 pm), areference to 1759, the year the GuinnessBrewery was established.

A variety of artists will play in pubs acrossthe island of Ireland, from the best andbrightest of Ireland’s musical talent includ-ing The Script, James Vincent McMorrow,The Original Rudeboys, Girl Band andBouts to internationally acclaimed artistssuch as Manic Street Preachers, EmeliSandé, Janelle Monae and the legendaryBobby Womack. Proceeds from all tickets,priced at €10, will go to the creative andcultural initiative, Arthur Guinness Projects.

All tickets for the Dublin gigs are alreadysold out but if you didn't manage to getone yourself, there will be free live musicin several local pubs for Arthur's Day.Shaken Edge will perform at The Cuckoo'sNest from 5.30pm, Fluffy Jumpsuits at TheDragon Inn from 6.00pm, Edges and Red-mond at The Kingswood Lodge, also at6.00pm, Manilla Strings at RathfarnhamOrchard at 8pm and finally InTallaghtfavourite Ray Scully will take to the stageat The Firhouse Inn at 9.00pm. For moreinformation see www.guinness.com

26th MS READaTHON

MS Ireland is encouraging schools in Dublinto sign up for the 26th MS READaTHON inthe run up to Ireland’s biggest charity schoolsreading initiative. In 2012, students in DublinCity and County raised money to supportmore than 620 local people with MS and theirfamilies in the South West Dublin and KildareRegion. The young readers joined more than16,000 children across Ireland in last year’sMS READaTHON.

The event is the key annual fundraising campaign of Multiple Sclerosis Ireland, theservices, information and research societysupporting people affected by MS. Moneyraised in this years MS READaTHON will bespent in local communities on one-to-onesupport for those newly diagnosed or struggling with their MS; physiotherapy andexercise classes to help stay independent; andrespite to help the person recharge and togive their family a break from providingaround the clock care.

Paul Dietrich, MS READaTHON commented:“We aim to get children and young peopleimmersed in reading, making time to read asmany books as possible while raising fundsfor people with MS. This in turn has a positiveimpact on literacy, and the focus on readingbooks opens up a world of adventure, char-acters, plots and fun.”

The 26th MS READaTHON reading periodwill take place for one month from October11th to November 11th 2013. Visitwww.msreadathon.ie to find out more,check out reading lists for each age group,book reviews, competitions and enjoy greatcontent from Irish authors.

Author Sarah Webb with Cara Mooring from Dublin.


Anthony told us “The best part ofthe event was that two days later, Iwas cycling past the pitch where wehad played and saw a group ofboys playing bulldog on the samesite - the game has been reborn inTallaght!”

Anthony also led several walksaround the town that look at 'alternative culture' of Tallaght thatlooked at other examples of culture,aside from the usual 'here's a bit ofart' or 'this is a public sculpture'. An-thony said “I was interested in otherways the people of Tallaght expressthemselves - culture, after all, is theamassed knowledge and expres-sions of a people - if we think aboutit that way, the culture of Tallaghtcan be viewed very differently thanjust 'art' - graffiti is also a form ofexpression, as are the stories we tell,the way we sit on the grass anddrink beer, the way we throw rubbish on the street.”

Anthony held "social-space" projectsat Rua Red which invited people tosit and have a coffee and discuss thehistory and myths and perceptionsin more conversational way.

There were also the more "tradi-tional" talks and walks that were ledby members of the Tallaght Histor-ical society - most notably by theenthusiastic Tomas Maher and SeanBagnall - these looked at the factualhistory of Tallaght.

The project culminated on SaturdaySeptember 16 with a Gatheringevent which offered the shared opportunity to build a cardboardhouse that was representative of allof Tallaght and a public discussioncalled What, Public Art In Tallaghtwhich was a public debate abouthow we think about art in Tallaght,what it does and what it can do.

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Things Will Change

Anthony Schrag was born in Zim-babwe and grew up in the MiddleEast, the UK and Canada. Originally,he obtained a degree in CreativeWriting in Vancouver, as well asPhotography and Sculpture atEmily Carr, and completed the MFAcourse at the Glasgow School of Artin 2005. He is (mostly) based in Scot-land but was recently invited to Tal-laght by Rua Red to develop acommunity-based project.

“For me, art is about sharing ideasand trying to see the world we live

in slightly differently - assuch, I got really interested

in how we view Tallaght - the sto-ries, the history, the perceptions of it- and wanted to find ways to exploresome of those ideas with the citizensof Tallaght.”

Anthony devised a series of "talks,walks, presentations and such!" whichincluded historical talks, alternativecultural walking tours, lectures, andpublic events which, as a whole,looked at how the old stories mergedwith the new Tallaght. The title for thisproject has been Things Will Change.”

The Zombie Flash Mob, which tookplace on August 31, was about themyth of the Parthelonians, whosupposedly came to Tallaght in2379 BC (over 4000 years ago) andsupposedly all died in a plague inone week. Anthony said he was in-terested in how that myth mergedwith the new buildings of TallaghtCross, which, with its vacant andempty abandoned buildings “lookspretty much like something out ofa post-apocolyptic movie anyway!”

Anthony also wanted to try to cre-ate new stories for Tallaght and ex-plored some of the ancient gamesthat are not played anymore - oneof those was Bulldog, and he cre-ated an event which attempted to

break the world record forthe Largest Game of Bull-dog. The idea was to rean-

imate the forgotten games andcreate a new myth for the town.Mayor Looney agreed to be the first'bulldog' which was sort of repre-sentative of gathering the wholetown up together.

The event, which was a bit of awash out due to the rain, had alarge turn out considering it was sowet, but they did actually manageto set a world record!


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Let the Lions Roar

The newly reformed TallaghtLions Club are looking for newmembers from the local com-munity to enable them to carryout important fundraising andcharitable work throughout thecommunity.

Lions Clubs plan and participatein a wide variety of service projects that meet the interna-tional goals of Lions Clubs International as well as theneeds of their local communities.Examples include donations to hospices or community cam-paigns such as Message In ABottle, an initiative which placesa plastic bottle with critical med-ical information inside the refrig-erators of vulnerable people.

Money is also raised for interna-tional purposes. Some of this isdonated in reaction to eventssuch as the 2004 Indian Oceanearthquake. Other money isused to support internationalcampaigns, coordinated by the Lions Clubs InternationalFoundation (LCIF), such as SightFirst and Lions World Sight Day,which was launched in 1998 todraw world media attention tothe plight of sight loss in thethird world.

Lions Clubs are non political, nonsectarian and fully inclusive to allmembers of the community the

only stipulation to membershipis that the applicant is over 18.

Tallaght Lions Club are lookingto boost their membership toenable them to take on newprojects in the Tallaght area.They are about to launch theirMessage In A Bottle campaignand hope to run a Christmasfood appeal in conjunction with St Vincent De Paul. Campaigns around diabetes andsuicide awareness are in thepipeline but with manpower insuch short supply this has notbeen possible up until now.Chairwoman of the TallaghtLions Joan Tattan Dennis ex-plained that the Lions club is agreat organisation and that thework it can do within the community is vitally important.“There are over 85 clubs in theRepublic and 10 in Northern Ireland and as Tallaght has sucha large population we would likethat to be reflected in the size of our club, we need more manpower to join our small butenthusiastic group”

If you would like to know more about the work of the Tallaght Lions you can call Joanon 086 269 7550. If you or amember of your family wouldlike to participate in the MessageIn A Bottle scheme please contact your local health careprofessional or Joan at the number above.

Mayor Looney establishes new fund

Mayor Dermot Looney has sur-rendered €7,000 of the €45,000Mayoral allowance that he is en-titled to, with Deputy MayorEamon Tuffy giving €3,000 of hisallowance to create a new€10,000 fund. They fund will beopen to community organisa-tions working in the area ofyouth and sport, older people

and the environment, three ofthe issues which the Mayor hadoutlined as priorities his year as Mayor.

Dermot explains “The most important reason for doing thisis to allow our local communityorganisations and clubs to applyfor the kind of small grants (€250or €500) which can make all the difference in their day-to-day activities or events. But I wantedto make a political point by taking a pay cut too.”

This cut runs in tandem with thedecision of Mayor Looney and13 others on South DublinCounty Council to refuse ex-penses for conferences at homeand abroad. Such savings werediverted into providing homelessaccommodation in the county.

Fundraising for Pieta

A cheque for €4300 was presented to 'PIETA HOUSE'following the recent Fundrais-ing Night at The Cuckoo'sNest organised by Phil Kealy.Pieta House provides a free,therapeutic approach to peo-ple who are in suicidal distressand those who engage in self-harm. Pieta House Tallaght islocated in St Thomas's Churchin Jobstown, with branches inLucan, Ballyfermot, Finglas,Limerick and Roscrea. Seewww.pieta.ie for more.

Stephen Hayes, Phil Kealy, Marie Peelo & Joe Kavanagh.

Never Alone charitysingle now availablefor download fromiTunes store

Never Alone was written byLuke S Clerkin and GavinDoyle, due to the tragic loss ofa friend during the year. It wasdecided that all proceeds ofthe single would go to Teen-Line Ireland which is a free-phone helpline for teenagers,in need of someone to talk to,no matter how big or smallthe problem.

They banded together withother local musicians to formthe Never Alone Collectivewho have been busking inTemple Bar to raise moneyand awareness for the cause.Download it now for only 99c.


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Shane Jennings 14he is quite similar to Joe in his emphasis on technical ability anddefence. It's pretty exciting to bearound and keeps everyone ontheir toes. We have to make a goodstart this year because the last fewyears we haven't started great, forwhatever reason, we've got to giveMatt as much help as possible.

Is it true that because of your contacts withLeicester Tigers the Leinster managementasked you to get info on the new coach? Well they went down many different avenues of research butyes I did ask some of the people Iknew at the club about him andthey all spoke very highly of Mattand his abilities as a coach.

The management had already metwith him and were very impressed,I think they just wanted another bitof info and Leo and myself wereable to make a few enquiries. Buthe's proved himself with his recordat the Brumbies and Leicester, bothvery high-pressure environmentswith big expectations. To have hadfour and five years working atthose places is impressive.

Having lost Johnny Sexton and Isa Nacewaare you happy with theplayers that Leinster havebrought in this summer? Yes I am, obviously the two ladshave played a huge part in our success in the recent years. Theplayers we've brought in are allvery good. I know Mike (McCarthy)well from having played against a few times recently and he has always impressed me. Jimmy(Goppearth) has settled in well

It's fair to say Jennings really announced himself in the 2006/07season by helping Leicester Tigerschallenge for three titles in Englandand Europe.

Playing at the top of his game, theDubliner, who was runner-up forthe Guinness Premiership Player ofthe Year award, was destined to becalled up for duty for Ireland’s 2007summer tour to Argentina duringwhich he gained his first cap. Unfor-tunately an injury ruled him out ofcontention for the Rugby World Cup.

In 2007 he rejoined Leinster, wherehe had made his debut againstSwansea in 2001. He had signedfor the Tigers in 2005 after an impressive run with Leinster, whichsaw him operate as a stand-in captain.

We discussed his career to date, Leinster's new coach and the up-coming Heineken Cup campaign,which sees the team in the so-called “Group Of Death.”

How has preseason training been?It's been great, everything's gone really well, there's a great atmos-phere. Some aspects of it are thesame as other years, things like thestrength and conditioning trainingdon't change but obviously thisyear with us having a new coachand backroom staff we've beenworking on new ways of playing,new patterns of play.

Preseason is great for a rugbyplayer because we only work Monday to Friday so we have the

weekends free, like most otherpeople! There are huge physicalbenefits to it as in you get leanerand your body isn't having to recover from taking knocks everyweek plus you put in the hard fitnesswork that you're going to need forthe season. I personally like it. I'vehad a great summer, I got married,and had a great holiday.

How has new coach MattO Connor settled in? I've been very impressed with him;he has a different way of playingcompared to Joe and Checks, somedifferent strategies. The playershave had to get used to new calls,some new systems, but everyoneis working hard and learning, theycan see what he's trying to do andeveryone is buying into it. Actually

The Leinster rugby team is currently going through something of agolden age. Three Heineken Cups, One League title and an Amlin Cup in recent years has seen the team overtake deadly rivals Munster as top dogs in Ireland.

One man who has played a vital part in the success during this spell is Shane Jennings. An excellentflanker and warrior for the cause, he has been nothing short of a credit to the jersey.

INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon


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I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OTHERTEAMS LIFTING TROPHIES.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT DESIRE.


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THE HEINEKEN CUP IS ALWAYS SO COMPETITIVE, GETTING OUT OF THE POOL IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS WINNING IT.


and of course Zane (Kirchner) ison the way, I don't know whenhe is actually joining up with usbut I'm really looking forward tohaving him as part of the set up.

As well as this we also have thelads from the Academy comingthrough who are all really goodplayers as well. Jack McGrath hascome on so much in the last twoyears, as have Ben Marshall andJordi Murphy. Dan Levy, who I'veplayed alongside is another one,it's great for the team as there'sgood competition for places.

Those younger lads are afterplaces and us older lads don'twant to give up our places tothem, it's a changing environ-ment. Likewise when it comes totrophies, I don't want to see anyother teams lifting trophies.We've got to have that desire.

How did your greatlove of rugby begin? Through my brothers and mydad I suppose. I have two olderbrothers who played it so I wasfollowing them really. Anythingthey did I wanted to do! When Istarted out in St Colmcille's inKnocklyon there wasn't reallymuch rugby in the school.

I played Gaelic football there butI wasn't very good! I played minirugby in the community gamesfor Colmcille's but it wasn't untilI got to St Mary's that I got toplay at a high level and pro-gressed through the schoolteams. Mary’s is a very rugby fo-cused school, so I played in theirjunior and senior side and thenhad ambitions to play for Irelandschools and Leinster schools,which happened.

I'd go to a lot of Ireland gameswhile I was in Mary's, stand in theold schoolboy section.

Who were your favouriteplayers when you were young? Zinzane Brooke, Jean-Baptiste Lafond, Laurent Cabannes. I usedto really like the French team whenI was young.

Who has been thebiggest influence on your career? I suppose my brothers and my dadwere a huge influence but asidefrom them I'd say it was one of myteachers in St Mary's, RichieHughes. He was my Under 13coach and he was a massive influence, not just on me but all thelads in the school.

He was a great guy and a wonder-ful dedicated coach; he'd even doextra work in the summer with us.

Has the game changedmuch since you turnedprofessional? Yes it has, the speed and physicalityhas increased a lot. It's always beena tough game but it's even toughernow! The size of the younger guyscoming through is very impressive;they're pretty developed at ayounger age. They're ahead of thecurve compared to the young players when I was coming throughmyself. They have a great appreci-ation for the game.

In 2005 you left Leinsterfor a two-year spell withLeicester Tigers, did youenjoy playing in England?

17Yes it was a very positive experiencefor me. At the time it was hard toleave Leinster but there wasn't thesame calibre of coaches and play-ers as there is now and I thoughtthe move to Leicester would be agreat learning experience for me,which it was.

I had two great years there, it wasan unbelievable place, they had agreat coach, Pat Howard, and greatplayers, they were really good tome. We had some success and I gotto play regularly. When I came backto Leinster in 2007 I really under-stood what the standard was, I hada greater understanding of whathad to be done in order to reachthe top.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?Winning my first international capagainst New Zealand in 2007 is onethat sticks out. Also winning thefirst Heineken Cup with Leinster in2009 was pretty amazing, it was agreat season actually. The semi finalagainst Munster was a very big winfor us as, a lot of people had writtenus off before that game after whathad happened in the previous semiagainst them.

Since winning your firstcap you've only played 13 times for Ireland, doyou feel that you didn'tget a fair crack of thewhip off Declan Kidney?I don't know, some coaches don't likecertain players, that's just the way itis. I had no idea how he felt towardsme, he never told me. He had me insquads though, which is something Ialways like, to be involved with the in-ternational set up is great.

Will the fact that JoeSchmidt is now the Ireland coach increaseyour chances of playingfor the national side?You don't know, Joe will have opin-ions on all the players. Everyone'son a clean slate now. I have as gooda chance as anyone, I'll just have tosee how things develop.

Who has been yourtoughest opponent so far?Martyn Williams. He wasn't thebiggest of players but he was always cute, you'd need eyes in theback of your head when you wereplaying against him! He was anoutstanding player though; youdon't get to play over 100 times forWales if you're not. Off the pitchhe's a good guy.

Would it be fair to saythat Leinster have ended up a very hardpool in the Heineken Cup this year? Yes it is! The old “Group Of Death!”It's always the group of death everyyear if you ask me, it's bizarre!Going away to France is always sotough, this year we'll have to goand play the defending championswhich is going to be great.

We know a lot about the Ospreysand what a good side they are afterplaying them so much in the lastfew years.

The Heineken Cup is always socompetitive, getting out of the poolis almost as good as winning it! Wehave to concentrate on gettinggood momentum early on. It's allvery exciting, I'm really looking for-ward to it.


the international players as well. Weneed the whole province behind us,as this is where the players willcome from in the future, we needall feeders.

Finally Shane, you are involved with the charityRonald McDonaldHouse, would you like totell our readers about it?The House provides accommoda-tion and a caring and supportiveenvironment for families from allover the country who must stay inDublin for extended periods whiletheir children are ill and undergo-ing treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

Ronald McDonald House is an im-portant resource for parents whoare caring for children who areseriously ill. Having to beout of home for longperiods of time to beclose to their childrencan cause major stressemotionally and finan-cially, this is where

RMHC steps in.

The idea is simple, nothing elseshould matter when a family is focused on healing their child.

I've been involved with the charitysince 2011 and I'm delighted to be apart of it. They are always looking forvolunteers so if any of your readerswould like to help out please feel freeto get in touch with them. Any help isgreatly appreciated.

The RMHC Gathering Ball willtake place on Saturday October12 in The Convention CentreDublin. It will launch a NationalFundraising Campaign to raisefunds in order to build a newRonald McDonald House at theNew National Children’s Hospital.See www.rmhc.ie for more.

18What is your opinion onthe new scrum laws thatare coming in?We get new rules changes happen-ing every year so you get used toit. This new scrum thing is a goodidea. Instead of the “crouch, touch,set” sequence from last season thepacks are required to bind in advance and they're not allowedpush until the ball is in. It'll take thepressing out and make it safer.Anything to make the game saferis fine by me! Hopefully we'll seeless impact injuries because of this change.

Do you have any plansmade for when you retire from rugby?Not really no, I haven't thought toomuch about it to be honest withyou. I'm back studying again. Idon't know if I would like to get intocoaching when I'm finished, maybesome area of business. You don'treally know what can happen. At the moment all my focus is onplaying.

Have Leinster any plansto bring in some signings?I have no idea. My job is just to playrugby and not pick players! As Iwas saying earlier we have greatcompetition for places now and agreat coach in Matt in charge andour academy is producing the play-ers we need so there's a lot offaith in the squad we have.

What advice would yougive to young rugbyplayers starting out intheir careers?If you enjoy playing the game atthat age and if you're willing tolearn as much as possible, thenmake the most of any advice youget from your coaches and educateyourself about the game.

Would you agree that Leinster has now changedfrom being just a southDublin type thing to more of a province wideexperience?I don't think it ever was just a southDublin sport in Leinster. It's greatnow because the interest is defi-nitely growing around the province,we see this for ourselves when wevisit for training camps etc.

The make up of the team is a greatmix of players from all over Leinster,Carlow, Louth, not just Dublin, with



Could you tell our readersa bit about the back-ground of the band?David: Three of us were in anotherband for a long time and it hadgone stale. We’re trying to moveaway from the old. After a long period of time we realised we justneeded something fresh. We had achange of band members, Briancame in which gave us a nice injec-tion of energy. We started writingnew songs and the songs weresounding really different, muchmore energetic, and much brighter.

We were a darker band before, a bitmore introverted. When Briancame along he brightened thingsup, we were happy again to bewriting and playing. We had beenat a point where we were thinkingof giving up but then we reallystarted enjoying it again.

You release your self titled debut album this month? We had started writing a couple ofsongs and just thought let’s do analbum. We have a record companyin the States who funded it and werecorded in Brooklyn, we’re ab-solutely delighted with it. It hap-pened so fast that we were reallyexcited to hear the record; it waslike a third party record! It’s a debutrecord for us and we’re excitedabout our new start as that’s whatthis is for us. We are having thealbum launch on September 28 inGrand Social so anyone reading thisplease feel free to come along,you’re more than welcome! Neil: We’ve had a few singles offthe album out already. The first wasin April called True Believer and thesecond came out in June calledThere is a Light. Both singles are onYou Tube. We did an EP at the end

of July and now we’re all set for thealbum. We’re so excited; there areso many good bands out therethese days it’s harder to get noticed.The best thing to do is stick on thealbum in your car and come andsee us in a show and you’ll hearwhat we’re about.David: We’ve never had a showthat was this entertaining or ener-getic; I think that’s what this albumgives us. We just want people tohear the record and at least give itone chance. If they don’t like it fairenough but at least listen to it.

How would you describeyour sound?Neil: We’re an electronic rockband, we use a lot of keyboards andloops but it’s still very much basedaround drums, bass, guitar with vocals and harmonies. Crosby Stillsand Nash meets Bjork!

Who wrote most of thealbum or do you all share the writing? All: Yeah, we all do the writing. Neil: Someone might come in witha bit of an idea and then we’ll allget together in a room and…change everything!David: I think the best songs comefrom where everyone has the free-dom of doing whatever they want.

Who are your influences?Brian: I think the way that musichas gone now there’s so muchavailable, it’s probably hard to pininfluences down to a couple ofbands. Like Neil was saying there’sa ton of vocals and harmonies sobands like Crowded House, ArcadeFire I suppose.Neil: We’d also listen to a lot ofBruce Springsteen or U2 and Wilco.

What do you think of thecurrent Irish music scene?Alan: There are some great bandshere at the moment, everyone’s ina band now! Remember years agoit was kind of a big thing “Oh mycousin’s friend is in a band, he playsthe guitar,” “Oh really! Wow!”Whereas now it’s like “I know thisguy who’s not in a band!”David: I think there are some bril-liant bands here as well but tosome degree they’re getting lost,the way everything is being madeso instant now. It’s not necessarilythe best bands who are coming tothe top, it’s the bands who are bestat Tweeting, Facebooking and YouTube-ing, which is a bit unfortu-nate. I suppose the flip side to thisis that all those things are availableto them and they can market them-selves to a certain degree.

Empire Circus 20INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon

Empire Circus is a four piece alternative rock band from Tallaght who have just released a self-titled debut album.

They have drawn comparisons with Arcade Fire and Two Door Cinema Club yet retain their own musicalidentity. Previously known as “Stand” they have been together since 1994 and spent seven years livingand working in the US before returning home in 2008. They consist of Neil Eurelle (Vocals), David Walsh(Bass) Alan Doyle (Guitar) and Brian Ellis (Drums.) InTallaght Magazine met them to find out more.


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THERE ARE SOME GREAT BANDSHERE AT THE MOMENT, EVERYONE’S IN A BAND NOW!


Empire Circus 22they’re doing. Foals as well,wouldn’t mind doing a show withU2 either!Alan: I’d be terrified we’d turn upand they’d be horrible, never meetyour idols eh?! A U2 gig would betoo f*****g big anyway!

What’s the meaning behind the name ?

How would you describeone of your live shows?Alan: Energetic, loud, quite vocalheavy and interactive. I’d like tothink that the majority of peoplewho end up in a room where we’replaying will leave there happy andwant to see us again.

Some of our readers mayknow you guys from thelocal music school yourun, Pure Music. Are you all involved in it?David: Yes we are. We started theschool in 2008 because we wantedto do something when we weren’tdoing doing band stuff. A few of usused to teach when we lived inNew York and we loved it so whenwe came back we just decided togo for it. It means we’re still in-volved with music; it’s what we’regood at, it’s what we love. I hadgot lessons when I was a kidand most of them were soboring it took all the good-ness out of it! We try to getthe kids into the practicalside of things, making it in-teresting for them. We tryto show them why we lovemusic.

Is there anyone youwould all love to play with?David: The National or Bon Iver, they look and sound likeproper bands, unlike most of themnowadays. Neil: Arcade Fire, I like the waythey are who they are and theystick to that. Everything seems tobe quite real with them; music fansreally appreciate a band when theyfeel it’s something tangible, I knowI admire that.Brian: Band of Horses, I love what

Neil: We were just trying to findtwo words that were powerful. Wehad lived in New York and recordedthe album in Brooklyn so we took the“Empire” out of Empire State as a nodto that. And the “Circus” comes fromthe fact that we want people to havefun, be happy and there are elementsof theatre in our shows.

Finally lads, did growingup in Tallaght influenceyour music in any way?David: Yeah we learned that we’dlike to get out of Tallaght! No I’monly joking. I suppose though whenyou are from a working class area,all joking aside, you do want what’sdifferent, you do want to moveaway. I think that’s why we movedto America because it’s different.People were asking why didn’t wemove to the UK but we just felt itwas too much like home. Alan: We always swim against thetide, when people are leaving wecome back! There are references insome of our songs to the generalsh*t state of our country but not

Tallaght.

Their album launchparty will take place inGrand Social on Sep-

tember 28. It is availableto buy on iTunes, Google

Play, Amazon & Spotifyfrom September 12.

THE ALBUM IS NOW ALSO EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLEFROM PLAY ON LEVEL 3 OF THE SQUARE TALLAGHT.

ENERGETIC, LOUD... INTERACTIVE.

Special thanks to SHOW Nightclub for the use of their venue for this photoshoot.


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First things first Seana,tell us all about the playThe Bruising of Clouds.It's basically a three hander, withmyself and two other actors IanLloyd and Ryan Andrews. It's aDublin love story, my characterKelly initially starts going out withone of the lads. It's about an un-likely couple falling into each other,falling over each other and tryingto help each other back up. The rehearsals have been going greatand it's wonderful to be getting to work with Fishamble the production company.

How did you get the part?It was just simply Jim (Culleton director) had seen me in Dollhouse,he contacted my agent Maureenand asked her would I be interestedin doing it.It's my first time doingbig theatre.

How did you get the partin Dollhouse?I was going to weekly dramaclasses in Clondalkin with my agentMaureen V Ward of Talented Kids& MVW Talent Agency. Maureentold us to prepare monologues asNick McGinley the casting directorwas going to sit in on our class.

I ended up messing up my mono-logue and decided to get back upafter a few others had done theirs.Nick though called me aside andasked me to do some improv withJohnny Ward who played Eanna inthe film. I didn't think I did great, Ithink I'd be cringing if I saw it now!Nick asked me some questions oncamera and then sent it off toKirsten (Sheridan, director) andMaureen (Hughes).

After that the casting was strangeas we didn't use a script. It was along audition process. When I first

met Kirsten, we went for a fewlunches and she asked me loads ofquestions about myself, and I waswondering when I was going to getto audition. I didn't realise that thiswas all part of the process, I didn'tknow what was going on! The weekbefore the cast were due to go toBrittas Bay to do a week of prepwork I found out I had the part ofJeannie.

What was the experienceof making the movie like?It was amazing, we got to go awayand live together for a week in Brittas before filming started to getto know each other, which wascrazy! We just slotted in together,we were a very close bunch of people. It was brilliant craic! Butthere was method in the madnessas it made everything more lucid.The crew said they'd never been ona set that was so laid back before.

It was great for me, ignorance isbliss as it was my first time doing afilm so I didn't really know what toexpect and I had no script, whichmade it easier. The fact we knewnothing about the plot or what wasto come next was very difficult. Youjust had to forget about it. Somescenes were particularly challeng-ing, we weren't given time to pre-pare and just had to throwourselves into every scene.

You got great reviews for your performance in that movie, how didyou feel when you gotnominated for the IFTAfor Best Actress?It was mad, I woke up one morningto see all these text messages fromall the cast and I was just soshocked! It was the icing on a giantcake. I genuinely wasn't disap-pointed not to win it as I didn't evenexpect to be nominated. To evenget the part in the film was great,as not many people get to act insomething so experimental. Afterthe film came out we had such anamazing time because we got toplaces like Berlin, Prague, Ukraineand Hungary, I was so very lucky.

Which do you preferdoing stage or screen?I know this may sound clichéd butI'll do wherever the good work is.I've probably got a little bit moreexperience of film. I can't really saywhich I have a preference for. I justlove being on set and rehearsingfor a project. I love the first readingof the script and how the characterfirst appears to you and then youget under their skin. I enjoy watch-ing and learning what makes peo-ple tick and questioning why is thatcharacter the way they are?

Seána Kerslake 24INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon

Seána Kerslake is a 22 year old actress from Tymonville.

Last year she appeared in the movie Dollhouse, for which she received an IFTA nomination for BestActress. Currently appearing in the play The Bruising of Clouds, which is due to hit the Civic Theatre in October, InTallaght Magazine spoke with her about the play, her first big breakout role and herexcitement at getting to act in her home town theatre.

Seána In Character With The Bruising Of Clouds Co-Stars Ryan Andrews & Ian Lloyd


Who has been the biggestinfluence on your career?My parents because they have sup-ported me and allowed me to takethis as my job. They also supportedme to go to college and get a degree,they are definitely the biggest influenceon my career. Acting wise it would beKirsten, Kate, I've been lucky to havebeen surrounded by such good peo-ple. There's not really been any oneactor or actress I have been influencedby. I love Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Shirley Temple.

What are your plans forthe next few months?After Bruising Of Clouds I'm doinga film with Emmet Kirwin calledSkirting Pebbles. Then I'm doing acourse in the Factory for the yearwhich I'm really looking forward toas it means I can work and study. Ithelps to keep me focused!

Finally Seána are youlooking forward to performing in your home town next month?Yes I am, it'll be mad. When itcomes closer to the time when weare opening in Tallaght it'll hit me!It's mad seeing the poster outsidethe Civic. It was weird seeing my-self in posters for Dollhouse aswell. There was a giant sticker ofme on the ground at the cinemain the Square in Tallaght, and myfriends would send me pictures ofthemselves sitting down beside myhead! There should be plenty offamily and friends there, hopefullythere'll be no heckling from them!

The Bruising Of Clouds comesto Civic Theatre Tallaght fromTuesday October 8 to SaturdayOctober 12. To book go towww.civictheatre.ie

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26Hello everybody andwelcome to the latestedition of Sq. Magazine.

Great to see over 2,000 third levelstudents have now registered forour brand new Student VIP Cardoffering numerous discounts andspecial offers from a vast numberof participating tenants. The response has been marvellous andwe were delighted to see such afantastic turnout on the launchnight on the 19th September. Bythe way third-level students call stillregister online if you have not already done so by visiting ourwebsite www.thesquare.ie and signup today. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates on ourever-expanding list of participatingstores and food outlets.

Glitz and glamour came to the Centre Mall last weekend when wehosted our Autumn Fashion Show.We were delighted so many of youturned up to the four shows, andwe were thrilled with the feedbackfrom customers and tenants.

The Red Line Book Festival takesplace next month and it’s our pleasure to team up with the organisers to sponsor the GreatBook Bake Off on October 1st in the County Library. See www.redlinebookfestival.com formore details of this event and thefestival in general!

With Halloween fast approaching abig welcome to Halloween HQ onLevel 3, your one stop shop for all your spooky needs. Also welcoming SmartSpot on Level 1.Sell all the latest hi-tech gadgetryand will take your old devices aspart payment!

There are still lots more new openings and improvements happening which you can readabout further on in our magazine.Don’t forget to keep an eye on ourwebsite, “Like Us” on Facebook andkeep reading the magazine so thatyou are fully up to date on what’shappening here at the Square.

Until next time.

______________________Cathryn McMenamyThe Square Town Centre, Commercial Manager

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It’s Hip ToBe Square

Classes are back in IT Tallaght and the Squarewas there to welcome students during Freshers’Week in the college.

Students had the opportunity tosign up to the Student VIP Card,which was officially launched inthe Square on Thursday 19th of

September. There wherelots of prizes and activities

on the night with performances from Ray

Scully, among others. Check outthe next issue of Sq. Magazinefor full details and pictures of thenight.

Students can still sign up for the card, which offers great discounts in selected shops andrestaurants in the Square as wellas the local area, so we encourage all you students outthere to sign up and start saving!

You can do so by logging onto ourwebsite at www.thesquare.ie orasking at the Customer ServiceDesk for details.

Stay Cozy and Stylish this Winter!!

It is easy to remain stylishand feel cozy and warm thiswinter. Sharp and sophisti-cated or young and edgywas the theme of theSquare’s recent AutumnFashion Show held on Saturday 14th September.

Top Fashion Models from AssetsModel Agency strutted down thecatwalk on the Centre Mallshowcasing chic styles with minimal effort!

Our little mini models, Abby, Erin& Dean skipped down the runway in colorful layered looks,topped off with cheeky beaniehats and accessories courtesy ofH & M and Lollie & George.

The show was styled by RobCondon and was produced by

Derek Daniels in association withAssets Model Agency. A bigthanks to Peter Marks and Carraig Donn who provided spotprizes and to all of you who attended.

Special Thanks to Assets Models:Baibe Gayle, Matthew John,Umiko Chan, Carla Smith, OrlaMurphy and Rebecca Maguire!

Check out the pictures from theFashion Show on our Facebookw w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /The-Square-Tallaght

Win an iPad With The Square Student VIP Card

As well as great offersand discounts through-out the Square, by registering for your Student VIP Card youcould win an iPad...www.thesquare.ie/student-vip-card


Well Done Joe!

Huge congratulations from all ofus here at the Square to Joe Prendergast, the latest recipient ofour Little Stars award, who washonored at the Rehab Person ofThe Year Awards in Citywest onSaturday, September 14.

The Awards provide a uniqueopportunity for the Irish publicto honour those who have madea real difference to people's lives,

whether as unsung heroes orhousehold names.

Joe received the award fromNicky Byrne and was delightedto receive congratulations fromhis favourite band ,The Script, viavideo link. Joe is an inspirationto us all and we cannot wait forthe third installment in the TheGreat Fragola Brothers serieswhich should be out for Christ-mas! His first two books areavailable on www.emuink.ie

CBS Outdoor Irelandhost media first in The Square

The latest campaign from theNatural Confectionery Companyon the Digiwall in the Squaremakes use of the sequential andsynchronised video displays of

the digital escalator panels,(DEPs) for the first time in thismarket.

The DEPs are the only format oftheir kind in Ireland and this innovative use of the screensadds impact to the campaign anddemonstrates the story telling

abilities of the panels. The campaign brought the Liono-ceros,the Snakephant and the Monkeysaurto life, with the characters jumpingfrom screen to screen as shopperstravelled up the escalator in themall.

Commenting on the Digiwall element of the campaign, KarenDoyle, Account Director, PHDsaid: "This was the perfect opportunity to showcase the personality of this brand using adynamic media first platform. Thesequential Digiwall really broughtthe characters to life."

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Cheeky’s Spot The Difference Winner

Congratulations to the winnerof Cheeky Monkey’s Spot TheDifference competition, fiveyear old Éabha Booth, whowon a Square Gift Card worth€50. Be sure to get your littleone to enter Cheeky’s Join TheDots competition on page 33.

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Halloween HQ is now openand customers of the Squareare now able to experienceeverything Halloween HQ onLevel 3 has to offer.

Halloween HQ is a one-stopHalloween shop which willstock all your spooky needs,Hats, Masks, Wigs & Accessories. The HalloweenHQ team has urged all customers not to be too afraidto visit the store and have agood look around…It's sure tobe a real scream!

Keep an eye out for our upcoming Facebook Competition where you canwin a Fancy Dress Outfit ofyour choice.

Check them out on Facebookwww.facebook.com/HalloweenHq

TRICK or TREATTime at Halloween HQ

Generous Donation From Anonymous Square Tenant

A tenant who will remainanonymous has generouslysponsored the annual supplyof bubbles to Tallaght’s Children's Hospital.

Ciara O’Grady from theFundraising Dept. at TallaghtHospital extended her sincerethanks to the generous tenantand said “The very generousdonation of these bubbles willbe used as distraction therapy,as well as little presents forour brave patients in the Children's Theatre and thoseundergoing tests in our outpatients department.


Ronald RevisitsThe Square

Ronald McDonald made a welcome return to the Squareon Saturday September 7 andwas delighted to be back in Tallaght. “It’s one of my favorites restaurants, the kidshere are so welcoming and Ilove to put a smile on theirfaces” he said. If our pics areanything to go by he certainly did that!

Shop Renovations At The Square

NoName and Tesco have bothbeen undergoing instore refurbishments over the pastwhile. The new-look NoNameopened on Thursday 19th and isset to impress. Located on Level2, customers can still expect thesame high fashion at reasonable

prices. Customer feedback so farhas been good and business isbrisk.

And finally, Tesco is in the final stages of rolling out their multi-million refurbishment programme. The work will becomplete on the November 4thand we are looking forward toseeing the results.

New Tenants

We have a lot happening withnew Tenant openings. Recentlyopened...Play on Level 3, filledthe void left by HMV. Play is a100% Irish owned entertainment company which stock DVD’s,CD’s, Games and Gadgets.

Eco Friendly Green Steam AutoSpa have also opened a portablevalet service on the Lower WestCarpark Green Steam Auto Spaalso offer great discount to staffso drop into them for more details.

Dr. Acupuncture is now open onLevel 3 they are one of Ireland’s

most popular and affordableAcupuncture Clinics.

Also opening soon, SmartSpoton Level 1, the multi channel device retailer.

CEX will be opening up on Level3. CEX buy, sell and exchange arange of technology from mobilephones to TVs and everything inbetween.

HQ Halloween also opened it’sdoors for the run to Halloween.Checkout their large range offancy dress costumes and accessories for Halloween.

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SmartSpot,the electronic retaileropened on Level 1 onMonday September 16.

Specialising in smart devicesboth new and of new and refurbished or as they like to callthem NUsed devices. With alarge selection in stock from such

big names as Apple and Samsung, among others, if it’stech you are after then drop inand see them. They also acceptyour old devices as part exchange against your new purchases. For special offers seewww.facebook.com/SmartSpotStores

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DNG opened theirbranch in the Square in 1990, specialising inresidential sales in Tallaght, Firhouse, Citywest, Clondalkin,Knocklyon and Blessington.

Being the only estate agent in the Square it is able to expose theproperties it is marketing for sale toa vast audience. The propertyshowrooms are located outside theentrance to the multi-storey carpark on Level 1 (opposite the PostOffice) where there is a vast footfallentering the centre.

Since opening DNG has expandedits branch network, which extendsto over 70 branded offices locatedin every major city and town in thecountry. This means it is able tomarket your property throughout itsextensive branch network offeringlocal knowledge with the strengthof a national trusted brand.

As an agency it prides its self on itsinnovative approach to doing business. DNG was the first agencyto introduce ‘Sale Agreed’ boardsto this country and the first nationalagency to have its own digital application (APP). The company’sproperty publication’ DNG Express’is Ireland’s largest propertynewspaper distributed freethroughout its network, withover 100 pages. Competitivefees and an unrivalled levelof service have been the cornerstone to its success.

Keith Lowe, Chief Executive ofDNG told us “Having personally opened the office at the Square, andmanaging it for fiveyears, I understand theadvantages of market-ing properties from theSquare and to the vastaudience that visit thecentre. Having a nation-wide branch network

(especially with branches close byat Terenure, Lucan and Naas)means that we can also assist sellers in finding their next home ina one stop shop.”

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My name is Laura O’Dowd and I am theClubs and Societies Officer of IT TallaghtStudent Union. This is a part time role whichmeans I study for my degree while fulfillingmy duties for the Student Union. I am inthird year studying Advertising and Marketing Communications and have hada vital role in the running of the drama society since my first year. As clubs and societies officer my job is to offer supportto the students who run the clubs and societies within the college.

Getting involved in clubs and societies is animportant part of college life and there iscurrently a wide range of clubs and societiesavailable to all full time students of IT Tallaght. Getting involved really helps to enhance the student experience and Iwould strongly encourage all students, especially first years to join at least one clubor society this year. You will not regret it.Joining a club or society is a great way tomeet people outside of the classroom andmeet people with similar interests to you.Clubs and societies provide students theopportunity to learn a new skill and pick upa new hobby very easily and involventmentis a great combat of the stress of collegework and study. an even balance betweenstudying and socialising is very importantin my opinion and sometimes it is nice tohave a welcoming distraction.

With over 30 clubs and societies availableto students, there really is something foreveryone. These clubs and societies havedone brilliantly at regional and national levels. Last year the Drama Society ran asold out performance of ‘Cash on Delivery’in the Civic Theatre and placed second inthe category of Best Event at the nationalBICS Awards. The radio society ran their annual Radio Weeks and raised over €1000for Arc Cancer Research. On the sports sideof things the GAA Club, Hockey Club andRugby Club all reached league finals withthe Rugby Club winning their leage finalover Carlow IT.

The list of Clubs and Societies available isever growing, with a new Music Society already in the process of setting up. It is soeasy to set up your own club or society andi am here to offer any support that studentsneed to develop any new clubs or societiesthat are being set up.

If you’re interested in getting involved andjoining a club or society sign up days arehappening on the 24th and 25th of September. I strongly encourage you to joinat least one!

Laura O’Dowd Clubs & Societies Officer

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Boxing Club Daniel Fulham [email protected] 083 0082287Capoeira Society Larry Conneely (Instructor) [email protected] 087 3129304Computer Society David Matthews [email protected] 086 2386710Cricket Club Malik Umar Pervaiz [email protected] 086 0386924Cycling & Triathlon Club Enda Russell [email protected] 086 3062386Dance Society Paulina Szeliga [email protected] 085 1127107Debating Society Philip Manley [email protected] 085 1003463DJ Society Conor Dunne [email protected] 087 6146757Drama Society Luke O’Reilly [email protected] 085 2160029Drumming Society Anthony Boyle [email protected] 085 1636613GAA Club Gerry Anderson (GAA Officer) [email protected] 087 7988347Golf Club Tim O’Connor [email protected] 086 6056750Harambee Education Society Andrew Gilbert [email protected] 086 0700748Hockey Club Marcus Blake [email protected] 085 7087851International Cultural Society Tim O’Connor [email protected] 01 4042550Karting Society Stephen Mahady [email protected] 086 2168937Mature Students & Friends Society Shay Madden [email protected] 087 1323427Mixed Martial Arts Club Shane O’Connor [email protected] 086 8732531Music Society Jessica Gamble [email protected] 085 8436840Radio Society Emma Nolan [email protected] 086 3929199Rainbow Society Ruth Byron [email protected] 085 1332469Rugby Club Shane Kearney [email protected] 087 9208032Sci-Fi & Games Society Ruairi Flanagan [email protected] 083 4299065SEI Africa Society Renate Pauce [email protected] 087 4142208Self Defense Society Gareth Fitzgerald [email protected] 086 8224902Snow Sports Society Peter Cleary [email protected] 085 7881472Soccer Club Tim O’Connor [email protected] 086 6056750St. Vincent de Paul Society Ailbhe Breen [email protected] 086 0612976Swimming Club Ciarán Cullen [email protected] 086 6618164Table Tennis Club Eddy Zeile [email protected] 085 7880075Ultimate Frisbee Club Deborah Nugent [email protected] 085 7161578Volleyball Club Peter Waszkiewicz [email protected] 086 6606571Weightlifting Club James Collins [email protected] 086 3989784Yoga Katie Sheridan (Instructor) [email protected] 087 2944805Zumba Fitness Claire Kelly (Instructor) [email protected] 086 8590693

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Director Brad Andersonhad a tough task in turning a movie about a 911 call centre into an action packed thriller.

He enrolled the help of Academyaward winning actress Halle Berryto take on the leading role.

The movie gathers speed almostthe instant it begins. As we theviewer become accustomed to therunnings of an emergency 911centre we are introduced to JordanTurner played by Berry.

Jordan is a well liked member ofthe LAPD call centre and it is clearfrom the get go she is one of thebest at her job, she deals withemergency after emergency almosteffortlessly. That is until she receives a distressing call from Leah

Tempelton, a young girl homealone and frightened about an intruder trying to break into herhome.The next hour of the film is full ofheart pounding moments whichwill not only have you glued to yourseat but also covering your eyes.This movie was made for thetagline thriller.

The pacing of this film is excellentand there will certainly be no toiletbreaks. This movie moves so fastyou can’t afford to miss five minutes.

Once we find out who the kidnap-per is the plot of the whole movieunravels but it’s the ending that isreally something special and some-thing I certainly didn’t see coming.

I personally rate this movie ex-tremely highly but would warnagainst viewing the official trailer as it

tells almost the entire movie with ex-ceptions of the fantastic ending scene.

It is no surprise that Berry has al-ready been nominated for twoawards for her role as Jordan. Shewas nominated for Best Actress forthe Black Entertainment TelevisionAwards. She was also nominatedfor Choice Movie Actress in aDrama at the Teen ChoiceAwards.

CinemaTHE CALLBy Rachel Lynch

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The story of Steve Jobs'sascension from collegedropout into one of themost revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

To be honest Jobs’s story has beenso well documented over the pastfew years that you would think we’dalready know all there is to knowabout it, but that doesn’t take awayfrom how good a story it actually is.

Ashton Kutcher plays the lead role,and bears a remarkable resem-blance to a young Jobs. He alsoseems to have his physicality downto a tee.

The film begins with the unveilingon the iPod back in 2001 and thenquickly heads back into the collegeyears of Jobs and his first foray into

the world of computers before hiseventual getting chucked fromApple and re-instating as the mes-siah of the electronics world.

What will surprise most about thismovie will be how Steve Jobs’s welldocumented illness and subse-quent death is completely ignored.

The trailer pretty much sums up thestory from start to finish but I dolook forward to seeing how themovie on a whole plays out and Ihope Stern has not blown hischance to deliver a life story of aman who inspired so many.

Jobs was chosen to close the 2013Sundance Film Festival back in Jan-uary, and went on general releasein America in August. There is nooffical Irish release date as yet butone is expected soon.

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Music

EMPIRE CIRCUSEmpire CircusBy Linn Heldal

THE HOTSPROCKETSComin OnBy Padraig Conlon

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Empire Circus’ self-titleddebut album was releasedthis month by the management and recordlabel Paper Scissors Rock.

The Dublin based Indie Pop Rock four-piece may seem to have appeared out ofthe blue, but in reality they have been living together in the US for 7 years,recording and playing music full time.

The lads returned to Dublin in 2008, andthey spent the spring and summer of2012 writing and creating the music thatresulted in the 12 tracks of the album. It was recorded under the supervision ofProducer Bryce Goggin, who is famousfor producing big names, such as the Ramones.

Their sound focuses on the thrill ofrhythm and melody and the album has ahint of electro feel to it. The mix betweenelectronic futuristic sounds and the traditional sounds of the guitar, bass anddrums makes it very interesting and fresh.

The album hits its stride already at tracktwo, with the debut single True Believer.As the title promises it’s a positive, yet emotional tune, with great hit potential, which sets the standard for therest of the album.

The time spent in the US has clearly affected theirsound. There are many elements of mainstreamAmerican Pop Rock to be heard. This comes forwardin A Day In The Life Of A Super Hero, a transatlantictune with instantly catchy lyrics and melody. I thinkthere is a high possibility that this up-tempo tunewill be making radio waves very soon. The Americanpop formula can also be heard in Planting Seedsand in the catchy guitar hook of All I Need.

There Is A Light, which was also released as a single, is my favorite track of the album. The bal-ance between the ballad tinged piano and electrosound makes it very catchy and it’s a strong intro-duction to the album. The beautiful lyrics in theballad Sails Set For The Sky makes singer Neil Eu-rell’s vocals stand out. The last track, In Dreams,has a bit of a Little Green Cars vibe with its pow-erful chorus, the harmonies and backing vocals-agreat way to finish off.

With their upbeat and radio friendly sound I canpredict that it is only a matter of time before Empire Circus will take on the Irish Music Scene.The band promise you will get the urge to get up,get crazy, dance and sing like never before -andthat might be exactly what you will get up to if youcatch them live at the album launch show on September 28 in Grand Social..

Dublin blues rockers The Hot Sprockets are rap-idly becoming one of the country's most originaland phenomenal live bands. Even though I'veonly seen them play a couple of times, they're stillone of the best Irish live acts I've seen in the lastfew years. I'd recommend them to any of ourmusic loving readers, if you get the chance pleasedo check them out, you won't be disappointed.

Which brings us on to their latest single releaseComin On; a belter of a tune that further enhances their growing reputation. As the say-ing goes, making comparisons can spoil yourhappiness, and not wanting to wreck the buzzI'd say Comin On reminds me of early Kings ofLeon, back when they were a proper rockin'band playing their upbeat mixture of SouthernRock and Blues.

Comin On is a happy energetic number that'llstick in your head whether you want it to or not.With its jangily guitars, harmonicas and catchyfoot tapping sing-along chorus, it sounds like itonly came out of the Mississippi Swamp lastTuesday week.

The band have also put together a wonderfulvideo to go with the single which you can watchon their website: www.thehotsprockets.com



A new TV experience onthe Horizon

UPC launched their new HorizonTV service in August, after monthsof trials with over 1000 testers. Thenew service is another step in next

Tech

Speaking at the launch Mark Coan,Vice president of Sales and market-ing at UPC said; “When it comes toTV, UPC is Ireland’s leading innova-tor. Today we’re taking television tothe next level with the introductionof Horizon TV.”

He continued “UPC Horizon TV willcompletely transform consumers’TV experience, by doing two ex-traordinary things, bringing Irishconsumers closer to the TV theylove in better and new ways, andputting all their services together inone clever box. These services com-bine to make a unique productwhich is unmatched by any otherTV provider.”

Horizon offers the customers thechance to have over 100 channelsincluding 20 HD channels which in-cludes major broadcasters RTÉ, Sky,TG4 and BBC.The service has 27great apps to choose from alsosome of which are Youtube, Face-book and Twitter. It also featuressome key local apps as well withThe Irish Times and Score.ie.

For more information on Horizonvisit www.UPC.ie

Another great feature is that Horizon will also give the userssuggestions for programmes andfilms they may be interested inbased on what they have beingwatching, similar to the service provided by Netflix.

Existing UPC customers have to payfor the upgrade to Horizon al-though new customers will receivethe box for free and will also getmost of the packages at a reduced

cost for the first six months. Thecheapest package is€66 a month with thedearest being €80 a month, althoughboth are available for€50 a month for thefirst six months.

generation television in Ireland fol-lowing UPC’s €500 million invest-ment in its fibre powered network.Ireland is the latest country to receive Horizon TV following in thefootsteps of the Netherlands andSwitzerland.

Horizon offers customers manynew features some of which include being able to record fourprogrammes at once while alsowatching a fifth.

UPC HORIZONBy Colm O’Muirí



Game 44

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is a free-roaming action adventure game for both current gen andnext gen consoles.

Players will take the role of youngcaptain Edward Kenway whose exploits earn the respect of piratelegends like Blackbeard, but drawhim into an ancient war that maydestroy everything the pirates have built.

A sequel to 2012's Assassin's CreedIII, the game will see the player takeon the role of an Abstergo Indus-tries research analyst as they ex-plore the story of Edward Kenway– father to Haytham Kenway,grandfather to Ratonhnhaké:tonand an ancestor of Desmond Miles.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag willbe set primarily on and around theislands in the Caribbean Sea duringthe golden age of piracy in the early18th century, with three major citiesconsisting of Havana, Nassau andKingston.

About 60% of the game will takeplace on land; players can explore50 locations ranging from fisher-man villages, plantations, jungles,forts, islands, Mayan ruins and ex-otic coconut islands. Furthermore,there are around 75 beaches and

sandbanks, which can hold varioustreasures and marooned sailors toadd to Edward's crew.

Other activities include hunting,harpooning and exploring under-water environments. The gameaims to blend between its land andaquatic experiences seamlessly, tothe point where players can simplydive off Edward's ship, swim to theshore and explore the land, as wellas dive under the surface to lootunderwater ship wrecks. Ubisoftalso mentioned that 'exploration isthe key' and would be the focuspoint in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

View points will also return in BlackFlag. As in the previous games,view points have to be synchro-nized so as to reveal informationabout an area and its surroundings.Further, they will also serve thefunction of fast-travel locations.

Black Flag's combat has been upgraded to include free aiming.While previous installments relied onthe game's built-in auto aim, in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, players will be able to just aim andfire, similar to third-person shooters.

Dual-wielding weapons has alsobeen implemented, with Edwardbeing able to carry four flintlockpistols and be able to use them alltogether, chaining up to four gun-shots into a combo of attacks totake down more enemies. Asidefrom the pistols and his hiddenblades, Edward can equip dual cut-lass swords and chain their attackstogether. Other weapons include ablowpipe with multiple effectedprojectiles and rope darts. Accom-panying this, the stealth system hasbeen stated to return and to be en-couraged in the game. Full-on un-derwater combat system has alsobeen developed for Black Flag, in-cluding animals such as sharks andwhales.

The multiplayer aspect of BlackFlag will include cooperative andcompetitive multiplayer modesfrom previous games, alongsidenew maps and new characters.

ASSASSIN’S CREEDBLACK FLAGBy Cathal Jennings

Players will also be able to upgradeEdward Kenway's vessel – the Jack-daw – through pillaging, takingover enemy ships and completingmissions, granting the Jackdawwith new weapons and abilities. Ofthese, weapon upgrades includeround shot, heat shot, chain shot,mines, mortars, swivel guns and aram. Edward can recruit crew-members for the Jackdaw via sidemissions that include bar fights,and most importantly, through thebattle missions, but the crew mem-bers are also expected to die in thegame while braving storms andboarding enemy ships, forcing Ed-ward to continuously recruit moremembers. The crew themselves canalso be upgraded with new outfits,allowing for even more customiza-tion. The game will also have sixdifferent enemy archetypes at seathat all behave in vastly differentways and require the player to havedifferent upgrades to deal withthem.


Game45NFS: RIVALSBy Cathal Jennings

clude things like "escape a pursuit"or "drift for 30 seconds" and getmore difficult as you progress. Forracers, the longer they evade policeand move through goals, the highertheir "heat score" and multiplierlevel. For cops, a racer with a higherheat score will yield more points andcan be dispatched with via a varietyof methods. Like Hot Pursuit andMost Wanted before it, Need forSpeed Rivals outfits both cops andracers with tech to either apprehendor evade other players and AI, likeEMP and spike strips.

Racers have a new tool in the formof hideouts, which allow the playerto enter a safe space and avoid apprehension, though at the sacrifice of a quickly diminishingmultiplier.

What is most striking about thegame, however, is its incredible vi-suals provided by DICE's Frostbite 3 engine. The vehicles arerendered with meticulous detail and lighting effects. Rain-soaked car bodies reflect beau-tifully from the sun and the smallestparticles of spray from your wheelsas they roll over a wet road add to arich and detailed environment.

In Need for Speed Rivals, Ghost Studiosisn't confining players to rigid multiplayermatches, nor are theysubjecting them to thechaos of a racing MMO.

Instead, players are introduced toa world where friends are seam-lessly integrated into the world asthey progress through its campaigns via a new featurecalled All Drive. Players take onthe roles of either a racer or acop, progressing through mis-sions and challenges in the openworld of Redview County. As theymove through the world, friendsalso playing the game will be introduced without matchmakinglobbies or loading screens.

In a hands-on E3 demo, GhostStudios showcased a scenariowhere six players are in the sameworld three cops and three racers. Each started at variousplaces on the map with both AIcops and competitors. Racerscould choose to challenge otherplayers or access campaign races,while cops could choose to engage in specific missions orchase down random passers byAI or otherwise.

Spurned largely by the fact that Ihad a limited time to acclimate tothe All Drive system, as a cop Ifound it difficult to discernhuman players vs. AI players butI suppose that's the point. Bothcops and racers have a set of ob-jectives during any race or pur-suit, which grants them pointsand multipliers. These goals in-

With All Drive and its new tabletintegration, Need for Speed Rivalsseeks to harness next-gen powerto create seamless multiplayerand single player experiences.Whether or not it can do so in away that's intuitive and cohesiveremains to be seen, but it's off toa great start.


tom edges of the bumpers are fin-ished matt black, the alloy wheelsare finished matt silver.

Inside, the 2008 is very similar tothe 208 hatchback. Peugeot havedesigned the dash so that you viewthe dials over the steering wheel,which means you will have to havethe steering wheel itself set quitelow. However there is a great sense

of space, especially forback seat passengers.

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The boot is also a great plus andmay surprise many, it’s actually oneof the most practical loading baysin its class.

Air vents, touch screen trims, hand-brake and gear lever as well as thesteering wheel get a satin chromefinish, which Peugeot says gives ita premium feel.

Three trim levels are offered asever: Access, Active and Allure.Standard specification across the

line-up includes LED day-time running lights, air

conditioning, ESP

(stability control), cruise control,front electric windows, roof railsand child safety locks.

The drive itself is comfortable andin some aspects that’s all the buyerwants. The steering is quite lightand with the high positioning of thediving seat you will feel quite atease when travelling on eithershort or long distance journeys.

There are a lot of similarities withthis model and the Peugeot 208but the Crossover has its own personality and style.

2008 is the first vehicle produced byPeugeot that has been designedand developed jointly by several international markets. Engineersand stylists from Paris, Shanghai,

China and Sao Paulo, LatinAmerica worked together

to create the vehicle.

For all the details youneed, log ontowww.peugeot.ieand book yourself atest drive.

PEUGEOT 2008CROSSOVER By Rachel Lynch

Peugeot's all new 2008compact crossover hasarrived in Ireland, priced from €18,595.

That undercuts its direct rivals fromNissan, Renault and Opel. Thecheapest diesel model costs €19,515and all versions fall into Band A forVRT and annual road tax.

From first glance the new modeldoes indeed look like a big car dueto its chunky styling but it’s actu-ally not much bigger thana super mini and it’s frontwheel drive only. Whatit does aim to dois offer us some-thing of the SUVpracticality butin a more com-pact body.

Peugeot have re-ally done them-selves proud withthis model and thetop spec stylingproves this. The head-lights are a unique feature of thecar and they really sit well with thesimple grille. The sills and the bot-



RaboDirect announced as titlesponsor of The Tweeties

RaboDirect has been announced as the titlesponsor of The Tweeties. The #RaboTweet-ies is the first awards show to celebrate the best of Twitter in Ireland; the people,celebrities, businesses and organisationswho use twitter in meaningful, creative andinspirational ways.

The #RaboTweeties will give Ireland’s Twitter users the chance to have their sayon who and what makes them Tweet.Tweeters can nominate a person or organ-isation they follow for an award by using aspecial hashtag designated for each category. People can vote in many cate-gories including: Best Celebrity (vote using#TweetieCelebrity), Sport (#TweetieSport),Business (#TweetieBusiness), News & media(#TweetieNews), Best Charity (#Tweet-ieCharity) and Television (#TweetieTV) toname but a few.

In seven years Twitter has blossomed to become one of the world’s leading commu-nications platforms, allowing people to engage with people on topical issues at anypoint in time.

“The idea for the #RaboTweeties cameabout simply because it has become, in sucha short space of time, a far reaching real-time platform for breaking news, entertainment and information sharing. Justas film, TV, radio and print have their awardshows, I thought those who use Twitter toinspire and inform should also be recog-nised,” says Stephen Conmy event organiserand editor of DigitalTimes.ie.

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H&M's August sales beat estimates

Hennes & Mauritz, Europe’s second-biggest retailer, reported monthly salesthat beat analysts’ estimates, sending itsshares to a record high. Revenue at storesand operations open at least a year rose4% in August compared with the samemonth last year, the Stockholm-basedcompany said today. Total sales in Augustclimbed 14%, the retailer said, beating estimates for 12.6% growth.

200 Tesco jobs with new store openings

Tesco Ireland has announced that it will create over 200 jobs over the next year by opening new stores and mobilephone shops.

The company said 80 jobs will be createdby the end of this year in its previously announced €70m capital investment programme. This includes 48 jobs at newexpress stores in Douglas Road, Cork; College Green, Dorset Street, Leonard'sCorner and Glasnevin Avenue in Dublin.

The company will create 14 jobs at newTesco mobile phone shops in Maynooth,Tallaght, Drogheda, Clearwater, Wiltonand Clare Hall.

It is also recruiting 18 graduates for itsgraduate and job training schemes. Tescosaid another 120 jobs will be created whennew stores in Dundalk and Honeypark inDun Laoghaire opening next year.

New programme launched to bridge gap between edu-cation and jobs in animationand games industries

A new programme has been launched,designed to assist graduates to take thestep from education to developing careersin Ireland’s growing animation and gamesindustries. Thirteen students from Ballyfer-mot College are participating in ‘TheBridge’ programme which is based in theGuinness Enterprise Centre, Dublin.

The initiative is collaboration between Bal-lyfermot College, the Guinness EnterpriseCentre, Dublin Business Innovation Centre(Dublin BIC) and creative industry heavy-weights: Havok, JAM Media, Brown BagFilms and Riot Games. It aims to nurturekey talent for current and future industryneeds in the area of animation, games andrelated areas like VFX (visual effects).

The programme was initiated in June 2013in response to a skills shortage in the animation and games industries, with 44%of companies in these and related sectorsciting recruitment and staffing as theirmain business concern. Demand for talentis now outweighing the supply, with manycompanies having to hire animators outside of Ireland to support their work.This has come to the fore recently as the Minister for Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise (Minister Bruton) has increasedby 700 the employment permits for skilledoverseas employees to off-set the shortage in Ireland. If projected growth isrealised, more talent needs to enter the industry in Ireland.


49SDCC Green Business Event

South Dublin County Council is holding aGreen Business event in the Red CowMoran’s hotel on the Thursday October 10from 12 noon until 2.00pm.

The topic of the event is environmental focusing on the area of waste management.This event will examine how businesses canreduce costs, decrease environmental impactand benefit from supports that are availablefrom different sources. This will be 2 hourswell spent as it will provide guidance on howsimple innovations that have zero cost toyour business can make huge financial savings. It will also allow time for you to network with similar businesses, form alliances and perhaps share resources. If youare a new business looking to start up, it willalso highlight the benefits of going greenfrom the start.

Businesses in the past have saved money bymanaging their waste stream and takingsimple steps. One company saved €30,000on water and waste reduction per annum byintroducing spray heads on hoses used forwashing and reduced flow on taps. They alsoturned leftover materials in to a new productfor sale saving on waste management andcreating a new income stream, reducingwaste costs by €7,500 per annum and making an additional €8,000 – good economic and environmental sense.

Stands at the event will include Enterprise Ireland, Green Business.ie, CTCClean Technologies Cork, South DublinCounty Enterprise board, South DublinChamber of Commerce, SMILE resource exchange, SEPCO and Authentic EnergyManagement systems.

See www.sdublincoco.ie for details.

Refurbished Leisure Clubopened in Green Isle Hotel

The newly refurbished Inspiration LeisureClub at the Green Isle Hotel offers both itsmembers and leisure guests an excep-tional facility to work-out or simply relax.

Their professional team are on-hand toensure that members get the most of theirleisure club by providing individual consultations and advising of the bestpossible programme for development andoverall goals. Facilities include an 18 metreindoor pool, a steam room with a tiledseating area, a massage pool, a weightsarea and a cardiovascular area.

www.greenislehotel.com for more.

Ken Doherty's Lucky Break

Ken Doherty Snooker Club & Academy inTerenure place, Dublin 6W was opened inMay 2011. The club is located behindBrady's Pub at Terenure cross. It comprisesof 6 snooker tables, pool tables, table ten-nis and a darts area.

Doherty is now set to star in a new TV series for Setanta Sports called Ken Doherty's Lucky Break, which aims to give4 young snooker players a chance to represent Ireland at snooker and visit The Crucible in Sheffield, to meet thegame's top players and learn from Ireland's top coaches.

Doherty, who is co-organising the initiative alongside Loosehorse TV Productions, will choose four lucky 10-18year-olds and give them coaching over atwo-month period. Subsequently, one ofthis quartet will be selected and given aone-year scholarship into the formerworld champion’s Academy.


Writers’ CornerBIG RED ART CHESTBy Nicola Lilly

The big red art chestLots of treasures inside dwellCrayons, markers, paper & scissorsHours spent creating I can tell

A wonderful childhood giftThe gift of creationColouring, drawing & cuttingThe results after just amazing

Every colour of the rainbowGiven shape with a scissorsWhite paper shapes & piecesFlutter round in a blizzard

Time to tidy up now Until another dayGather up all the piecesAnd put them all away

Nicola is 35 years old, fromClondalkin. She has been writing all her life but mostlyin the past 3 years. She owns

and runs a complementarytherapies practice in

Clondalkin.

ARE YOU AN ASPIRING AUTHOR OR POET?

If you’re interested in seeing your work published in InTallaght, simply submit yourpoem or short story (no longer than 300words please!) to [email protected] you could see your creative writing inprint in one of our future editions!

50THE LUCIDDREAMERBy Sharon Piggot

I am an Arabian colt, gliding through lavender fieldswith my golden mane glistening in honey hues.The whispering wind serenades with tranquil tonesand I am blissfully lost in her hypnotic symphony.

In azure skies above, a halcyon majestically soars,following for a fleeting yet memorable moment.The gentle rain kisses my light palomino coat,taming my restless soul with her tenderness.

I am free here among these kindred spirits. My Shangri-La I have searched for and found.Life radiates in flaming ambers from every poreand embracing me in her untamed arms, I stay.

Sharon has been writing on and off for yearsand studied creative writing as part of an English Literature degree. She likes walking,reading, cinema and theatre and has recentlystarted bodhrán lessons.

WE GOTPLANSBy Deanna Kenny

Fun Producer.

Drama Inducer.

Laughter Giving.

New Beginnings.

Loneliness Taker.

Memory Maker.

That is my best friend.

Deanna is 13 and lives inBlessington. This is her secondpoem to be published in ourmagazine.


GWEN TAYLOURGraphic Designer/Bookworm

Gwen lives in Terenure and works at InTallaghtmagazine. She has been an avid reader since child-hood and always has at least one book on the go.

Email her at [email protected]

Bookworm1MISTAKENBy Neil Jordan

Neil Jordan is so famed as a filmmaker that I had no idea he also wrote books.

This is another of my mother’s books that foundits way into my library. When choosing my nextnovel I recognised Jordan’s name and thoughtthe title enigmatic enough to warrant a read.

“I had been mistaken for him so many timesthat when he died it was as if part of myself haddied too.” Mistaken begins with the funeral ofGerald Spain, once a successful author, whodied suddenly in his mid fifties. Our narrator,Kevin Thunder, was frequently mistaken forGerald in his younger days, given their strongressemblance.

Kevin grew up under that shadow of this double– a boy so uncannily like him that they were mistaken for each other at every turn. As children in 1960s Dublin, one lived next to BramStoker’s house, haunted by an imagined Dracula, the other in the more refined spacesof Palmerston Park.

Though divided, like the city itself, by back-ground and class, they shared the same smell,the same looks, and perhaps, as he comes torealise, the same soul. They exchange identitieswhen it suits them, as their lives take them toEngland and America, and find that taking onanother’s personality can lead to darker placesthan either had imagined.

When Kevin and his double, Gerald Spain, meetup, the exchanging identities for various purposes is at first almost a game, something tomake their lives easier, to achieve things they feelthey can’t do as themselves. But, what starts outas a bit of fun, a way of making life easier or moreinteresting, turns very dark once they’re grownup and exchange identities one more time.

Jordan told Helen Brown of The Telegraph that“People have pretended to be me. People haveeven gone to book readings and pretended tobe me. That has happened a couple of times.There are some people who pretend to be lotsof people, pretending to be me until they findsomebody more interesting to pretend to be. Itwas quite disturbing. The bundle of emotions Italk about in this novel, I know them very well,it’s more of a kind of nagging suspicion, a sensethat you haven’t really lived your own life, thatyou haven’t lived the life that you should have.”

The themes of the book include identity, family,class and the sorrow of loss. As might be expected from a filmmaker, the book reads likea film and one can easily imagine the cuts beingmade between the two stories illustrating thelives of these dopplegangers born on differentsides of the tracks.

Regular readers of my column will know I loverecognising place names in literature and thiswas a feast in this regard. It’s very much aDublin book, with each chapter named after alocation such as Deangrange, Marino, Dunne& Crescenza and Wicklow Street. This addedgreatly to my enjoyment of a book that I foundimmersive and gripping, despite jumping between the two men’s stories, in time and inspace. It’s a really clever novel and well worth aread. Neil Jordan is a talented novelist as wellas a great filmmaker.

About The AuthorNeil Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and fiction writer.He won an Academy Award (Best OriginalScreenplay) for The Crying Game. He also wonthe Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival for The Butcher Boy.

Jordan was born in County Sligo, the son of Angela (née O'Brien), a painter, and Michael Jordan, a professor. He was educated at St. Paul'sCollege, Raheny.

Of his religious background, Jordan said in a 1999Salon interview: "I was brought up a Catholic andwas quite religious at one stage in my life, whenI was young. But it left me with no scars whatever;it just sort of vanished."

He said about his current beliefs that "God is thegreatest imaginary being of all time. Along with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, theinvention of God is probably the greatest creationof human thought."

Later, Jordan attended University College Dublin,where he studied Irish history and English literature. Jordan now lives in a house on SorrentoTerrace in Dalkey.

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Shaving Your Hair Will Make ItGrow Back Thicker?I always think it's funny when people blametheir strong hair growth on shaving when theywere young! When you shave your hair, you areonly cutting the top of the hair at skin level, so it will grow back quite quickly compared towaxing. Also, when you shave, you create ablunt edge so the hair will feel sharp and thehair initially appears darker because it hasn'tbeen exposed to UV rays or daily chemicals.

You Will Eventually Outgrow Acne?So many people associate acne with teenagersand presume that once they leave puberty, it'sin the past, which couldn't be further than thetruth. Hormone levels fluctuate throughout yourlife, particularly women, hence menstrual cyclebreakouts. The treatment principles are thesame no matter what your age. If you developacne, act upon it quickly so there is no scarring.

Dry Skin? Drink More Water?We all need a certain level of water daily to keepour bodies hydrated, but if only drinking waterwould supply our skin with enough moisture!

Our skin is the largest organ in our body, andusually gets the last of the vitamins and miner-als we take in. There's no doubt that drinkingwater will improve our complexion, but it alsotakes a beating every day from all the wind, rain,heating, air con, incorrect product use etc. So we need to supply our skin with enoughmoisture from an external method such as effective serums and moisturisers

Waxing Will Cause Wrinkles?I don't know how this started but I hear it all thetime! A huge amount of people are now con-cerned with waxing areas such as brows andlips in fear they will age prematurely! The break-down of collagen and elastin fibres are associ-ated with us ageing and they are located in thedermal layer of the skin which is quite deep.When wax is applied by a professional, the skinis held taut as the wax is removed, and this willnot lift or thin the skin. So if you like the resultsof waxing, stick with it!

Obsessive Face Washing Will Eliminate Acne?Getting spots does not mean your skin is dirty.

Many acne sufferers believe the more theywash their face the more they will "dry it out".This removes natural oils which can cause yourskin to produce more oil, and you can experi-ence tightness to the skin meaning it lacksmoisture. Stick to a skin regime morning andevening which has been recommended by askin care professional.

Facial Toners Will Close Pores?In my opinion, facial toners are a waste ofmoney. They don't really do anything that isproductive for the skin, apart from removing abit of excess cleanser and some of them smellnice. That is why cosmeceutical skin care brandsusually do not have toners.

They claim to close pores, but pores can't justswing open and closed! They appear enlargedusually because at some stage the oil gland wasoveractive and the oil didn't flow freely onto theskins surface. It mixed with dead skin cells andclogged the pore, which stretched it. Usingproducts with Salicylic acid and Alpha HydroxyAcids such as Glycolic Acid will certainly help tominimise the appearance of enlarged pores andprevent future blackheads

C.I.B.T.A.C C.I.D.E.S.C.O ProfessionalBeauty Therapist/Make-up Artist Emer McGillion has been working in the beautyindustry for the past 9 years, in areas such asadvanced skin care, laser treatments, specialisedwaxing, tanning, make-up, nails and more. Her mobile beauty service provides a broadrange of beauty treatments in the comfort ofyour home, and at your own convenience.www.skinkandy.ie

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Beauty 52BEAUTYMYTHSBy Emer McGillion

DON’T BELIEVE THESEOLD WIVES’ TALES


Proteins, just like carbohydrates,have been misunderstood over the years.

While it is true that protein is the most importantbuilding material for muscles, cell membranes, connective tissue, hormones, enzymes and the immune system, it has been said that the Irish people consume more than what is needed.

Proteins contain twenty amino acids, nine of whichare essential to the diet, meaning that we need toget them through our diet. These amino acids arefound in both animal and plant sources, howeveronly animal based products contain the essentialamino acids.

For this reason it is important for those of us that areon vegetarian or vegan diets to eat a wide range ofplant based foods to ensure all the requirementsand needs are met for these essential amino acids.

Though carbohydrates are the body’s main fuelsource, protein can be used as an energy sourcewhen the carbohydrates stores are low. This is particularly relevant for endurance athletes under-taking intense training schedules, but care must betaken as if protein is used for fuel when carb sources

are low then there won’t be enough protein availableto the body for repairing and rebuilding the body’stissues including the muscles.

So what happens when we consume too much protein in our diet? Well it has been suggested thatover consumption of protein may lead to the excre-tion of calcium in the urine which may further leadto the risk of bone fractures or osteoporosis.

Excess weight gain may also be a problem as manyhigh protein foods are also high in fat and can beexpensive if a person tends to buy protein bars andshakes. There is much speculation that high proteindiets also contributes to certain cancers and mayalso be responsible for putting a strain on the kidneys too.

But what happens when a person doesn’t haveenough protein in their diet? They may see changesin their hair with the hair becoming brittle or thinand in some cases a person may develop Alopecia.This is hair loss which can occur in either patches orlarge areas. They may also experience changes inskin pigmentation or develop dermatitis or pressureulcers. As protein is responsible for growth and repairthe quality of hair and skin in general becomes a lotpoorer to say the least.

The immune system may also be effected as anti-bodies that defend and protect the body against diseases are made from proteins. So a diet low inprotein may impair the immune system leading toan increase in infections. Inadequate protein in thediet may also lead to muscle weakness and musclewasting which leads to a loss of muscle mass. Thismuscle wasting disease is known as Kwashiorkor. Itis also suggested that insufficient protein in childrenmay be the cause of failed weight gain and failurefor children to grow.

So protein is really an essential part of our diet withthe World Health Organisation recommending thatour intake of protein should make up 10-15% of ourdaily calorie intake. Of course this requirement mayincrease slightly with those that are exercising reg-ularly, although most athletes meet their increasedprotein needs throught the increased amount offood they consume to support the training.

Remember that dietary protein first and foremostshould come from whole foods and average por-tions should be two to three a day. The best animalsources are lean turkey, lean beef, pork loin (chops),eggs and fish like salmon, tuna and halibut. Plantsources can be found in peas, beans, nuts and lentils.

COLLETTE O’FAOLAIN

Nutritional TherapistCollette is a nutritional therapist and runscourses on nutrition advice for weight lossin the Tallaght area under the name Simplistic Nutrition. See her Facebook pagefor more information.

SimplisticEatingAndNutritionalAdvice

PROTEINSBy Collette O’Faolain

POWERFULPROTEINS

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Bugs can be annoying little devilsbut not always.

If insects weren't around to pollinate plants, toeat other insects and to get eaten by birds weactually wouldn't be around very long either.

Ladybugs (or Lady Beetles):Ladybugs are very beneficial to your garden, asthey eat other insects that are harmful and yetmany gardeners unintentionally kill these beneficial insects while they are young becausethey do not recognize them while they are inthis stage of life. While still a nymph, ladybugsactually resemble tiny black alligators that areabout half their adult length. They also containorange, red, or white markings. This colourationand overall look can make ladybug nymphslook a bit frightening, despite their kind natureand helpful garden habits.

During the winter, ladybugs prefer to rest in dryareas that provide them adequate protection,such as house roofing tiles, tree bark, and in theattics of homes. In the early spring, they willcome out from hiding. They begin feeding andlaying their eggs immediately. In fact, one female ladybug can lay up to 1,000 eggs in aperiod that is just over three months. When theyoung hatch, they begin feeding immediately

as well. In just the three weeks it takes for the lady-bug nymph to pupate, it will eat approximately 400harmful aphids. In all, a ladybug eats about 5,000aphids during its entire lifetime. In addition, they eatwhitefly pupa, soft scale, spider mites, and thrips –all of which can cause harm to your garden.

LacewingsThe most common good thing about "good" insects is that they will eat "bad" insects and otherpests. This is true of the lacewing, a 3/4 inch longgreen or brown insect with transparent, veinedwings. The lacewing is especially helpful in its larvalstage, when it eats aphids, moth eggs, caterpillars,thrips and mites, and other small insects that cando considerable damage to plants, as well as theeggs of such insects. In fact, the larval lacewing issometimes called an "aphid lion”.

Hover fliesAlso dubbed as flower or syrphid flies, hover fliesare often confused with wasps or bees. Similar tothe lacewings, the larvae of the hover flies feed onaphids that like to live in tight, hard to reach places.Another thing that you should know about hoverflies larvae is that they appear early in spring –long before any other helpful insect – and areknown to help obtain larger and more beautifulraspberries and strawberries.

Ground beetleEven though they are not the most pleasantsight in your garden, the ground beetle is definitely an insect you want there. Theselong-legged and rather large bugs like to feedon insects that are particularly harmful forvegetables. Therefore, if you intend to plantpotatoes, cabbage or tomatoes, don’t forgetto add a few rocks, logs and perennial groundcovers to attract them.

Wasps and HoneybeesWhile their sting is painful and will often leadto swelling, the truth is that wasps and honeybees of all sizes are a blessing for anygarden. The small wasps are known to attackthe eggs of all sorts of pests and are perhapsone of the best insects to provide an efficientpest garden control.

SpidersIf you don’t have spiders in the flower or vegetable garden, you risk a pest outbreak.While most of us think the worst of them, restassured that the spiders in your garden will never enter your home and are not poisonous. If you don’t spot any, then you canattract them by planting straw mulches orpermanent perennial plants.

DAVID FRAZER

Landscape GardenerDave is from Kilnmanagh in Tallaght. He has over 30 years experience as aprofessional Garden Landscaper. Dave currently manages his own sucessful Garden Landscaping business.Visit www.davesgardening.iefor project galleries and more information.

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BENEFICIALINSECTBy David Frazer

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Boden In Sevens Heaven

The Kilmacud Crokes Senior Sevens hasbeen going for over 40 years and thisyears competition was won by a DublinClub for the first time ever when Ballybo-den St Endas beat Dublin Rivals Cuala inthe decider 4-13 to 3-11.

Boden had knocked out the host club inthe quarterfinal before accounting for Tip-perary’s Moycarkey by 2-13 to 1-7 in thesemi-final.

Despite the poor weather conditions the41th Annual One Direct Kilmacud CrokesAll Ireland Hurling Sevens Competitionproduced its usual quota of thrillinggames and spectacular scores.

Ballyboden St Enda's academies resumeon Saturday 14 September. Contact Brianor Paul in the club for more details.

For all fixtures and results log ontowww.bodengaa.ie

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Student of the Year Awards Saggart Kenpo Karate Club

A huge well done to all the students whotook part in the Student of the YearAwards this month, you were all winners!There was a great turnout for the 2nd an-nual awards ceremony which recognisesall the hard work and dedication the stu-dents put in throughout the year.

The students of the year were Jody Phillipsfor the over 9’s class and Liam Richardsonfor the under 9’s class. Fighter of the yearover 9’s went to Epimaco Diaz and under9’s was Jack O’Callaghan.

Most committed students were DanielleO’Regan and Conor Doyle, Best formswere Saoirse Phillips and RishiekeshNunigesu and Best techniques went toArron Berry and Rhys Rankin.

The next competition takes place at theend of the month in the Roadstone club,where last time out the club did exception-ally well with a good haul of medals, sothere will be no let-up in the training evenif all are all back at school!

If you are interested in joining, the mem-bers train on Tuesday and Thursday in StMary’s GAA club in Saggart and newmembers are always welcome from theage of five years up.

For more information please visit www.saggartkenpo.com

Junior Sevens at Judes

St Judes hosted the Junior Sevens inTymon Park and 20 clubs descended onDublin from all over the country and be-yond to compete to claim Cup and Shieldhonours. After 8 hours of Hurling it wasGalway Club Ahascragh of Galway whotook the Cup home and St Kierans fromLimerick won the Shield. For more seewww.stjudesgaa.ie

Major Result for Terenure FC Ladies

Congratulations to the Terenure FC LadiesA team who have won the Dublin Women’sSoccer League - Major South Division.While most people have been off enjoyingthemselves on summer holidays the ladiesteams have been battling it out in the DWSLSummer league which runs from May toSeptember.

Terenure FC showed terrific character andskill all year and came through a very toughdivision with only one loss for the wholeseason. The win now means promotion tothe DWSL Premier Division for next season.

Terenure FC is one of the few clubs in thearea which caters for girl’s and women’sfootball. They currently have two ladiesteams, six schoolgirl teams and a girl’sacademy and are looking for extra girls fortheir U10, U11, U12, U14 and U16 teams forthis season. For more information visit www.terenurefc.com or [email protected]

Terenure Minis and YouthsTakeover Tymon Park

On the morning of September 8 TerenureCollege RFC mini and Youth Section gottheir season off to a flyer in Tymon Park withover 250 players from age six to 17 takingpart. The club are currently looking for newplayers to “Give Rugby a Try“ for all agesfrom mini up to U18.

For more information give James Nolan, theYouth & Mini Rugby Co-ordinator a call on087 256 5936 or email [email protected] or contact Ian Morgan, Director of Rugby on 086 385 7561 oremail [email protected]

All players can go along and train for a couple of weeks and see if they like rugbybefore they need to join the Club.


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St Anne’s Strictly Dance Experience

St Anne’s GAA Club have launched theirStrictly Dance Experience which will takeplace on November 1 in the luxurious surroundings of the Citywest Hotel. Thedancers are from all sections of the cluband they will be starting their dancing lessons late September and early October.

“It’s a great challenge that they have takenon to help raise much needed funds forthe club’, says PRO Linda Harbron. Theywill endure six weeks of training in orderto take part on the night; they will trade intheir jerseys, suits and overalls for the glitzand glam of Strictly Dancing's sequinedoutfits and dresses for one night only! It’sa huge commitment and one the club aregrateful for. There will be around 30dancers taking part on the night coupledtogether to battle it out for the StrictlyDancing 2013 Title.

The Club will be working with Event Management Company Kevin Rowe Events,who in the last 18 months has many eventslike this with other GAA clubs and compa-nies nationwide to deliver such projects. The official launch night of the St Anne’sStrictly Dancing Experience will take placeon October 4 in the club and will be a nightof entertainment and fun for all.

If anyone is interested in sponsoring adance or a dancer or even taking out anadvert in the Strictly Dancing Experiencebrochure that will be given out on thenight to all. Please contact Chairman Nipper on 086 323 5885 or PRO Linda on087-6124504. www.stannesgaa.com

Arrivederci Trapattoni

On 11 September 2013 Giovanni Trapat-toni left his post of Irish Soccer managerby “mutual consent” Trap had been incharge for over 5 years and had steeredIreland to a World Cup playoff which theylost in controversial circumstances in Paris,and an ill fated European Championshipin Poland in 2012.

He managed the team on 64 occasionswinning 26, drawing 22 and losing on just16 occasions. Failure to qualify for Brazil2014 seems to have brought the curtaindown on his reign although it is still mathematically possible but highly unlikely. Martin O’Neill is the front-runnerto succeed Trap and we eagerly await the decision.

Chairman Nipper McNally, Member Sandra O'Reilly & U13 Boy’sMentor Tony Hayes At The Launch

Do you have some sports news for us?

If your local sports club has an event weshould be letting our readers know aboutor if you know of a particularly good sportsnews story from the area, just email it tous on [email protected] and youmight see it in the next edition!


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The FAI Cup Drive For 25is well and truly on track as The Hoops look forward to the trip to the Showgrounds next month for a mouth watering semifinal with Sligo Rovers.

When Shamrock Rovers last wonthe cup in 1987, for the 24th timein their history, they overcame St Pats in the Quarters, Sligo in thesemis and Dundalk in the final.

No Rovers fan of a certain age willneed reminding that the club’s lastever game at Milltown was againstSligo in the Cup semi-final replaythat year. That game finished 1-1with Mick Byrne scoring the lastever goal at the famous old ground.

This season Pats have already beenseen off in the previous round withSligo to come and Dundalk andDrogheda in the other semi light-ning could be about to strike twice.

Football does have a rich history ofcreating these mad coincidences,so for the superstitious among youlet me also point out that in ‘87 ittook three games to decide thesemi final. Everyone set for an epicshowdown this year so with the BitO’Red?!

The Hoops are unbeaten againstthe current league champions inthree meetings this season, the twoleague games were drawn 1-1 and0-0 with Rovers winning the EASports Cup Semi 3-2 in Tallaght.

Sligo have shown good form in thisseasons FAI Cup, they're yet to concede a goal in the tournamentand saw off both Cork City andDerry City 1-0 at home in the previous rounds.

The draw has been kind to the menfrom the Northwest with them getting home advantage for thethird time in a row.

The latest journey in the Roversdrive for 25 began at the end ofMay when the Hoops made the tripto Salthill Devon for their first gamein this seasons competition.

The third round of the cup has seenits fair share of shocks down theyears and Rovers took to the fieldat Eamonn Deacy Park not wantingto be beaten by the side who werebottom of the First Division.

For assistant manager ColinHawkins it was to be a special

occasion as he faced his hometown club. Rovers started well, butSalthill were proving tricky cus-tomers as they battled andscrapped for every single ball.

After The Hoops had come close tobreaking the deadlock on two occasions it was Salthill's Enda Curran who almost opened thescoring when his fine free kicksmacked off the crossbar.

Five minutes into the second half itwas Jason McGuinness's turn to hitthe woodwork but Rovers weregetting closer and the goal theycraved finally came just after thehour as Karl Sheppard’s invitingcross was headed home by substi-tute Billy Dennehy.

It was that man Dennehy againwho scored the clinching goal as he met Conor McCormack’s deep cross to finish emphaticallyand send Rovers on their way toround four.

Next up for The Hoops was a homefixture with non league Sheriff YC,a side with an impressive cuprecord having recently won back toback FAI Junior Cups.


InRovers59Rovers played well for the first 20minutes, a period which saw themclaim two goals through TommyStewart and Shane Robinson, butthen proceeded to take the foot offthe gas as Sheriff began to findtheir feet.

It was far from convincing fromRovers, but they did just aboutenough to see off their plucky opponents.Sheriff did cause Roverssome problems and halved thedeficit in the 56th minute whenJohn Rock got on the end of a crossto head the ball into the back of the Rovers net.

With some of the home supportersnerves jangling Karl Sheppard goton the end of a Murphy kick outbefore being fouled by the Sheriffkeeper to give Rovers a penalty andthe chance to kill off any hopes forthe non leaguers.

Mark Quigley stepped up to convert the spot kick and sendRovers into the Quarter final.

Then came the trip to Richmond Park to lockhorns with league leadersSt Pats for a place in thesemi finals.

Rovers sold out all their ticketallocation for this eagerly antici-pated Quarter Final. The Hoopswere fastest out of the blocksproducing an exceptional first-half display to shock the hypedup home crowd into silence.

It was barely over a monthsince Pats beat a 9 manRovers 4-0 in Tallaght somaybe there was a thirst forrevenge among the visitors asthey went about their business.

Ronan Finn struck first as heglanced a superb header in the16th minute off Conor Powell’scross to send the large travellingHoops fans into raptures.

Rovers were far superior and noone among the crowd of almost3,000 was surprised when they deservedly increased their lead inthe 33rd minute as Shane Robinsonscored for the second cup match ina row with a well executed volleyfrom eight yards.

Both O’Brien and Russell forcedgreat saves from Barry Murphy butRovers held on through a stormylast ten minutes to set up the semifinal clash with Sligo...and hopefullya repeat of ‘87!


Richard BrushINTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon

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Currently in his second spell with The Hoops, Brushie has been pushingBarry Murphy all the way in the battle to be Rovers number one.

InRovers recently caught up with the likeable Englishman for a chat.

How is the mood amongthe squad?The mood's really good in thecamp, obviously it's got a lot betterafter the last few results, it wasgreat to get the wins after the wobble we had. We were away claypigeon shooting yesterday and itwas good fun. I was the only onewho couldn't take part which was apity. I'm only coming back from ashoulder injury so it's probably notbest to put a shotgun up against itand start firing!

It's unfortunate the way theleague’s gone, we just haven't beenable to grind out the results. We stillhave some big games to come withthe League Cup final and the FAICup, hopefully we can keep this rungoing. It would be a great achieve-ment to end up winning three cupsthis season.

How is the shoulder?It's fine now, I'm back training and

fully fit. I've never been the luckiestwith injuries. This is the second injury I picked up this season, Ipicked up a groin injury before thestart of the season so I didn't get agood pre season and went in second choice. Then when I finallyget a chance I get another injury!Unfortunately I seem to get themthroughout my career.

On a personal level areyou enjoying this season? Well apart from the injuries yes, Ihave enjoyed it. Obviously as ateam we haven't shown the formthat's expected of us, we feel wehad the squad this year to chal-lenge for the title.But on a personallevel training’s gone well and thegames have been ticking alongnicely. I’m delighted to be back atShamrock Rovers. I really enjoyedmy last spell at the club and whenTrevor spoke to me about comingback, there was no decision to bemade as far as I was concerned.

Have you been thinkingabout your plans for next season yet?No I haven't, I just want to get thisseason out of the way first before Istart thinking about next season.I know it's a cliche but I'm just tak-ing each game as it comes. Obvi-ously I'm looking to stay at Roversfor another year. With the squadthe manager has put together I thinkRovers will be going to some excitingplaces next season and I want to bepart of that. Contracts aren't beingspoken about yet anyway.

You've been playing inthe League Of Irelandsince 2006, what, if any, changes have you noticed?When I first came over from Eng-land it was the tail end of the bigname top earners but there was stillprobably more money in theleague than there is now. Has therebeen an improvement in the stan-

dard in the league? I don't know, it'sa tough one to call. Some of theplayers are really good technicallyand you don't get too many teamsthat just play long ball.

I suppose the Premier is maybe abit more competitive now than itwas back then. There were someteams that were a lot weaker thanthe teams in the rest of the division,no disrespect to them but you hadteams like Dublin City who wereprobably an example of this. Thereis quality in the league now thoughas is proven by the amount of play-ers from here who are moving overto the UK and doing well.

Did the Irish phenome-non of football fans here supporting Englishclubs rather than theirlocal team surprise youwhen you came herefrom England?Yeah it is a bit of a strange one allright! Obviously there is an attrac-tion to big players, big clubs and inthat sense the English PremierLeague is attractive. But personallyI feel that if you're a football fan youshould want want to watch livefootball, which doesn't seem to bethe case in Ireland. The teams inour league all play the right wayand anyone can beat anyone, it's alot better than people think, itwould be great if more football fanshere gave it a chance, they mightbe surprised.

Does the lack of interestfrom the general publicannoy the players whoplay in the LOI?To borrow another cliche but it is afunny old game. As players we loveplaying football, and we're lucky


61 enough to get paid for it, so we justget on with it and don't really thinkabout that too much. We obviouslywould love to play in front of big-ger crowds but that's the way it is.

Who has been the biggestinfluence on your career?My parents have been my main in-fluence from when I was veryyoung. When I was 12 I was play-ing with Coventry but living inBirmingham so that meant theyhad to drive me there and back alot during the week for trainingand matches. It's about a 30minute drive. Plus they would haveto buy all my equipment like myboots and gloves which they did. Ireally appreciate everything theydid for me.

Who has been thetoughest opponentyou've ever faced?Jermaine Defoe in that Europa League match at WhiteHart Lane. I remember getting aback pass and when I took a touchhe was on the 18 yard line, nextthing he was right on top of meand blocked my clearance! Ab-solutely lightning quick he was.

And your most memorable match?That game with Spurs. There's beena couple of memorable ones butthat was the best, the whole thingof going home to England andplaying against such a great teamas Spurs. We were expected to beannihilated and while we wereunder the cosh for long spells weheld our own and even took thelead. Some people say “Oh it wasonly the Spurs reserve side” but ifyou look at some of the players

they played that night most ofthem were internationals. Weearned a lot of plaudits that night.

Who was your favouriteplayer when you were a kid?Peter Schmichael. He was so differ-ent and so good, the best in theworld when I was growing up.

Have you ever met him?No unfortunately I haven't but Ihave got to meet some other goalkeeping legends along the way. Steve

Ogrizavic brought me through atCoventry. Andy Goram was withCoventry as well when I was there.Absolute mad man he was! He usedto get all the young lads to takeshots at him and he would divearound saving balls with his head!He was also a very nice guy.

Finally Richard what kind of stuff do you like to do away fromfootball to unwind?As I'm still commuting from Sligo,and I have a wife and a little girl, I

don't have much time for anythingelse really apart from house work!I'm massively into music, I loveheavy metal.

Do you get to play it in the dressing room?No not really, if I stick it on it getsturned off straight away! ShaneRobinson is in charge of the music,I'm not sure what it is, I think it'ssupposed to be House music. My music would be a bit more inyour face!

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Local Events 62 SEPTEMBER

21Civic TheatreAre Ya Having A LaughA comedy gig not to be missed with 5 of Irelands rising stars Saturday September 21 @ 8.00pmAdmission: €15Visit www.civictheatre for more details

RUA REDOver 55’s - Wall Street (1987)Tuesday September 24 @ 11.00amAdmission: €4 (Includes tea/coffee and biscuits after the screening!)Visit www.ruared.ie for more details

Tallaght StadiumRovers v Drogheda UnitedFriday September 27 @ 8.00pmVisit www.shamrockrovers.ie for more details

Tallaght StadiumRovers v Bray WanderersFriday October 4 @ 8.00pmVisit www.shamrockrovers.ie for more details

RUA REDBecoming ImperceptibleFriday October 4 @ 6.00pm - 8.00pm (Preview)Saturday October 5 - Saturday November 16Visit www.ruared.ie for more details

Civic TheatreThe Bruising Of Clouds: A Dublin Love StoryTuesday October 8 - Saturday October 12 @ 8.00pmPost show discussion on Sunday October 10Admission: €18 & €14 concession, €10 opening nightVisit www.civictheatre for more details

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