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Plea to walkers to raise hospice funds‘Please make the sun shine for very sick children’

NATALIE BURKE

“PLEASE make the sun shine for very sick children in Leopard-stown” is the simple appeal from a locally established business networking group, who are call-ing on walkers to join them in a 10km walk on Sunday, May 15.

The group of south Dublin

business people, who make up South Dublin Services, are appealing for more people to join them in their fundraising event, in order to raise much-needed funds for Ireland’s first children’s hospice, due for com-pletion this year in Leopards-town.

“We are asking people to give

just two hours of their time on Sunday, May 15 to help improve the lives of seriously sick chil-dren by walking 10km to raise money for the new LauraLynn Hospice,” says Niall Delaney, public relations officer for South Dublin Services business net-work.

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Living the dream:

Inspiring future

entrepreneursFORMER Mount Anville stu-dent Caroline Casey took pride of place when she delivered a lecture at the school entitled, Dangerous Dreaming, designed to encourage young, future entre-preneurs. She is pictured here with school students and Hugh Governey, Trustee Board; Patri-cia Bourden, school principal; Sr Deirdre Doyle, former school principal and Dan O’Connor, Trustee Board.

Picture: Conor O’Mearain

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Big win for Home InsteadTHE Irish Franchise Associa-tion has named Home Instead Senior Care in Leopardstown as the All-Ireland Franchise of the Year.

David Healy, of Home Instead Senior Care, spoke about his delight on winning the award.

“It is so rewarding to see that Home Instead Senior Care and the home care we provide to local seniors has been so strongly recognised by the Irish Franchise Asso-ciation.

“As managing director of Home Instead Senior Care, I am very passionate, not only about providing the highest quality home care service, but also a truly caring service that makes a real difference in the lives of seniors. It is a terrific accolade for such efforts to be acknowledged.”

The award was given to the Leopardstown Home Care provider in recognition of their quality-control programme, 24-hour responsive staff and the experienced staff.

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Music and blooms: Riona Sally Hartman concert a part of Airfield’s Spring Cultural ProgrammeDUBLIN-BASED musician, Riona Sally Hartman, will be playing songs from her Sealegs EP, as well as debut-ing some brand new compositions as part of Airfield’s Spring Cultural Programme on April 28 when she’ll be joined by a some stellar musicians.

Airfield House opens out onto a beautiful walled garden that is full of flowers and it will be open before the concert so concert-goers can enjoy a pre-concert drink and take a stroll and enjoy the garden as it comes into bloom.

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All about Boolabus

CECILIA FOURIE

BOOLABUS Youth Theatre is presenting two new plays that “teenagers everywhere are raving about”.

If you are 11 years of age or older, head down to the Mill Theatre to see Trapped by Fear, by Aisling O’Leary, or Distortion, by Ben Naughton, (a member of the Boolabus Youth Theatre). The plays are directed by Jed Murray and Gillian McCarthy and will feature electric performances from well known classic-mod-ern and contemporary plays.

The plays will run from Tuesday, April 19 to Thursday, April 21. For member of the youth club it will cost €5, and, the rest, €10.

For bookings you can contact the Mill Theatre at 2969340.

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Turning rags into riches for fashion

STEVE GILLMAN

THE Junk Koture competition is calling on second-level stu-dents to turn rags into riches by reworking old, used mate-rials and turning them into remarkable high-end couture fashion.

Roisin Pierce, from Loreto High School, Beaufort, is cur-rently competing in the com-petiton to win €5,000 for her school and €500 for herself.

Roisin constructed her out-fit primarily from used alu-minum drink cans. The cans have been linked by a time-worn hanging basket chain. The neckline is created by the bases of the cans joined by the chain. The headpiece has been created using a recycled stainless-steel sieve and decorated with can-tabs intertwined with 100% wool yarn.

Roisin’s proud mother, Angie, spoke about her daughter’s life-long fascina-

tion with fashion.“She was determined to

do fashion since she was about eight; this was her first opportunity to do anything. She has always been inter-ested in everything to do with fashion.”

Aluminium

Roisin got the idea for the dress after her parents had a

party in her house and there were aluminium cans left over. Roisin won a recycling compe-tition with her friends last year and combined her knowledge to design her dress

“At first, she was going to do it all in the same Carlsberg, but then she decided to look on the inside of it and did it in silver,” said Angie “The design was complicated, each rectan-gular shape had a curve so she had to measure out how she was going to do it.”

When asked what Roi-sin would do with the prize money, Angie was quick to point out her daughter’s inten-tions.

“Roisin will put the money away to go to college, she would be delighted to get the prize money for the school.”

If you would like to help Roisin win the Junk Koture competition, you can go to http://www.junkkouture.com/ and vote for her there. Voting runs from April 4-15.

COMPETITION Roisin is hoping turn junk into high-end couture

Roisin Pierce, from Loreto High School, Beaufort, made her

creation from used aluminum drink cans

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NATALIE BURKE

CHURCHTOWN resident, Eileen Veale, who was first counted in the 1911 Irish census at the age of just one, was counted once again this week in the 2011 census at the incredible age of 101, after liv-ing through a century of Irish history.

As a resident of Church-town since the 1930s when the area was considered as being “in the country”, Eileen remains living in the same house, along with one of her daughters, Gay, and her dog, Har.

Eileen was born in 1909, on October 16, in Holles Street Hospital in Dublin, and was one of nine children born to Dr James Joseph Corr from Co Tyrone and his wife Bridget (née Kennedy) from Co Tip-

perary. Eileen went to school at

the Holy Faith Convent in Clontarf and then in Glas-nevin, and went on to study at the National College of Art before working at the ESB’s publicity department. While working there, she contrib-uted many articles to various magazines on subjects such as art and cookery, as well as encouraging readers to use the latest electrical household equipment. How times have changed!

Widowed

Eileen married in 1934 and moved to Churchtown with her new husband Laurence Veale, but was widowed at the age of 42 and left to raise their four children. When asked how she found raising four children on her own, Eileen

humorously replies: “I found them most troublesome in their sixties!”

After living in Scotland for a number of years as a child, Eileen got a taste for travel-ling, and has since managed to visit the Soviet Union, Turkey, Morocco, France, Holland and Belgium over the years.

A very independent person, Eileen never got too involved in groups or clubs in the Churchtown area, but did fre-quent the library in Dundrum, where she had library tickets in all her children’s names and would take out 12 books a week. Today, she is still an avid reader but her sight lets her down.

Start her off on her love of poetry, however, and she can impress any listener with the entire verse, as well as acting it out.

Eileen counted in 1911 and in 2011

CENSUS: SEEING 100 YEARS OF HISTORY

NATALIE BURKE

GARDAI have confirmed that the circumstances sur-rounding the discovery of the body of a 52-year-old woman in Rathfarnham on Sunday, April 10, is not being treated as suspicious.

A post-mortem examina-tion on the body of Peggy

Maloney, who was found dead in her home in Loreto Park in Rathfarnham on Sunday morning, showed nothing suspicious about her death, according to a spokesperson for the Garda press office.

The gardai were called to the house in Loreto Park in Rathfarnham shortly before

10 am on Sunday morning after being alerted by the Dublin Fire Brigade that the body of a woman had been found.

Forensic experts arrived at the house after an ambulance was called and the body was then removed and the post-mortem examination took place in Tallaght Hospital.

Death is not suspicious

Bunny Run: Get out and get activeBARNARDOS is call-ing on runners, friends, colleagues and families to “get out and get active” by registering for their first ever Bunny Run, which will take place on Sunday, April 17, at 10.30 am in Marlay Park.

Participants in the 5km race will be encouraged to wear Easter-themed, fancy-dress costumes.

Registration fees are €20 for individuals, €10 for students and €40 for a family and participants can register online at www.barnardos.ie or by calling 01 7080480.

GARDAI Woman found dead in home


A SCOTTISH roofer, who became involved in a video shop robbery after going on a drinking binge following a break-up with his girlfriend, has been given a suspended sentence.

Paul Purves (27), with an address at Cloyne Road, Crumlin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery at Xtravision, Mill-town Road, on July 24, 2008.

Judge Yvonne Murphy noted his history of depres-sion, and the fact that no one had been injured in the rob-bery. She imposed a two-year sentence, which she suspend-ed in full for two years.

Garda Dara O’Brien told Ms Elva Duffy BL, prosecut-ing, that three men with their hoods covering their lower faces suddenly entered the store at about 9.30pm.

One of the men, not the accused, approached the counter with what looked like a pistol. The man put the pis-tol through a gap in the glass, and said: “Money, money.”

The second man, Purves, stood to the left and did not say anything. The third man stayed in the background.

The staff member took €135 from the till and gave it to the man with the pistol, who said: “More, more.” The staff mem-ber showed him there was no more money.

The three men left in the direction of Ranelagh and got into a white car. A customer was able to take down the reg-istration number before it left.

Gardai were contacted and the getaway car came across a patrol car on Belmont Avenue, which forced it to stop, and the three men exited the car.

One of the men was arrest-ed immediately, and the two others were caught quickly

after they tried to hide behind a nearby hedge.

A pellet gun was found on the back seat of the car, and all the money was recovered.

Gda O’Brien agreed with Mr John Fitzgerald BL, defending, that one of Purves’ co-accused had accepted having the idea for the robbery, and that it was a “spur of the moment thing”. He agreed Purves was not the one with the gun, and had identified himself on CCTV.

Mr Fitzgerald said Purves had been drinking with his two co-accused, and had claimed he could not remem-ber whose idea it was.

He said on “the spur of the moment” the trio went into the shop, and Purves’ con-tribution was no more then standing there.

Mr Fitzgerald said Purves suffered from depression and had experienced problems with alcohol.

He said Purves was origi-nally from Scotland and, when his parents separated, he had come to Ireland as a child with his mother. He had later returned to live with his father until he was 18 years old.

He started drinking as a teenager, and had worked as a roofer in Ireland and Scot-land.

COURTS: ROOFER HELPED ROB XTRAVISION BRANCH

Store robbery was ‘spur of the moment’

FUNDRAISER Dundrum man’s epic Americas’ cycle

STEVE GILLMAN

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HOW far would you go to raise money for something you care about? Would you jump out of a plane, or run a marathon?

Well, Ian Lucey, from Dun-drum, has taken it one step further with a 350-day cycle to cover 25,000 kilometres.

The trip will go from Alaska to Argentina, and it is all in the name of his deceased grand-mother, Lily, and The Carers Association of Ireland, the voluntary organisation for family carers in the home.

The fundraising cycle is called “350 South”, and Ian is hoping to raise €100,000 for the association.

The cycle will start on July 15 from Prudhoe Bay in Alas-ka, the northernmost point accessible by road in the Americas, and will then con-tinue 350 days south along the Pan-American highway to Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego, in

Argentina, which is the most southern city in the world.

However, Ian will be starting the fundraising on April 30 in Dundrum Shopping Centre, where he will cycle 58 miles (on the spot) in three hours.

The stationary cycle will take place on the third level of the shopping centre, from 12pm to 3 pm, and will rep-resent the miles that Ian will have to cycle in one day in the Americas.

The decision to fundraise for this particular organisation came from Ian’s own experi-ences of caring for his grand-mother.

Speaking to the Gazette, he said: “I was a carer for my grandmother for many years until she passed away in 2008. She lived in the house with us. She was in the house for 26 years, two years before I was born, and was a member of the family who was always here.

“350 South is in memory of my grandmother. I always

wanted to take one big trip, but it was just over a year after she passed away that I thought, ‘If I am really going to do this, I am going to do it for her’,” he said.

Ian is dedicated to this mas-sive trip because he is well aware of the impact that car-ers can make, despite the sac-rifices to their own lives.

SacrificesHe witnessed these sacrific-

es first-hand when his mother started looking after his grand-mother. She quit her job as a nurse, and gave up a lot of her social life to take care of Ian’s grandmother.

Ian was glad to help to look after his grandmother, and give his mother some respite, but he admits that there are many families who are not so fortunate.

“There are so many others who have a tougher time. Any-one on dialysis needs constant support; they need someone

with them all the time – it’s a 24-7 job.

“The Carers Association of Ireland was a natural choice. I think they are an ‘invisible’ community, because people don’t seem to know too much about them, or see them,” he said.

Ian has been training hard, and hopes to show the hard work is beginning to pay off at the fundraiser in Dundrum. This is still all preparation for the 17,000-mile trip.

“I’m getting as many miles under my belt a week as I can, since it’s an endurance trip, and not a race, so I’m trying to work on different muscles and spend time on the bike.

“I’m usually getting 60 miles done every second or third day, then 20 miles in between to get my body used to those circumstances,” he said. You can sponsor Ian and help to support the Carers Asso-ciation of Ireland through his website, www.350south.org.

A 25,000-km tribute to help raise €100,000

Dundrum man Ian Lucey is undertaking a 25,000-kilometre cycle in the Americas on 350 South, as a tribute to his late grandmother’s

memory and in aid of The Carers Association

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‘Gda O’Brien agreed that it was a spur of the moment thing, and that Purves was not the one with the gun, and had identified himself on CCTV’-----------------------------------------------


Back to her rootsA

LMOST 150 students from a range of secondary schools came together for unique young people’s lecture discussing Dangerous Dreaming, among

other topics, by Caroline Casey at Mount Anville School. Schools from the surrounding area, including boys’ and girls’ schools, both-fee paying and non-fee paying, were invited by Mount Anville students to take part and benefit from the lecture, with almost 150 students from 10 neighbouring schools accepting the invitation to attend. Caroline, herself a past pupil of Mount Anville, is renowned the world over for her tri-umphs in business and social entrepreneurship. She spoke about how adversity can be a huge opportunity for this country’s future entrepreneurs and how our young people should be encouraged to think outside the box, entitled Dangerous Dreaming by the adven-turer and social entrepreneur.

The 6th Year prefects of Mount Anville with Caroline Casey and (l-r) Hugh Governey, trustee board, Patricia Bourden, school

principal, Sr Deirdre Doyle, former school principal, and Dan O’Connor, trustee board. Picture: Conor O’Mearain

Sr Deirdre Doyle, former principal of Mt Anville, enjoys the

lecture

Emily O’Neill

Lucy McCourt and Rebekah Murphy with Jordan McCormack

and Ton Kinsley, from Blackrock College

Caroline Casey delivering the

Barat Lecture on intellect

Amy Cullen

EVENT Former student, Caroline Casey, passes on some


The Mount Anville School Orchestra play

at the arrival of Caroline

Caroline with Aoife O’Brien, Ciara Fleming,

Sarah Healey and Ali Baker

Trustee Board members enjoying the lecture

Alex O’Brien, Colaiste Iosagain, Niamh McCarthy,

Mt Anville, Joshua Mac Liam, Colaiste Eoin, Aoife

Ryan, Mt Anville, Emma Regan, Muckross and

Oisin O Dálaigh, Colaiste Eoin

top advice to local students at Mount Anville School


Hollywood Nights makes a comeback

EVENT: A FUN NIGHT OUT AT STILLORGAN PARK HOTEL

NATALIE BURKE

IF YOU remember back to when the currency was the Irish punt and a pint of Guin-ness cost just £1.40, you will probably have some fond memories of the Hollywood Nights at the Stillorgan Park Hotel.

For one night only, the Stil-lorgan Park Hotel has decided to take all of its friends on a trip down memory lane and back to relive the 80s and 90s and will be celebrating its Hol-lywood Nights, The Big Come-back, on Friday, May 6.

The night will begin with a drink beforehand at the Bull and Bear, the original start to the traditional Hollywood Night, followed by the origi-nal Hollywood Nights’ DJ, Wicked Willie, playing all the

classic hits from the 80s and 90s.

With 1,600 fans already fol-lowing and reminiscing on the Hollywood Nights’ Alumni Facebook page, the events team at Stillorgan Park Hotel are hoping for a great turnout. Tickets are priced at €10 and for every ticket sold, €2 will be donated to the Sunshine Home, a charity which cares for children with life-limiting conditions.

A big draw will also be held on the night for any past mem-bers who still have their old membership cards.

To enquire, or book tickets, contact the events sale team on 01 2001800 or email [email protected]. See the Stillorgan Park Hotel in Dub-lin Facebook page for more event details! Spring brings record

numbers to Airfield NATALIE BURKE

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AIRFIELD, Dublin’s only working urban farm, wel-comed record numbers to their estate last Sunday, April 10, for the planting of its Wild Flower Meadow. Celebrating the recent arrival of spring and the flurry of new life at Airfield, a huge number of the community joined the farmers and gardeners for one of the highlights of the season.

“The day was really busy and we had record numbers because of the fantastic weath-er,” said Christine Sheridan, head of marketing for Airfield. “Everyone engaged with the activities and chatted to the farmer and helped our head

gardener with the planting of the meadow. It was a really good indication of how we hope our Easter Sunday event will go too.”

Families are invited to visit

Airfield on Easter Sunday, April 24, to take part in one of the best-loved family days in the Airfield calendar, where visitors can join in the old- fashioned festivities and meet the newborn spring animals, as well as enjoying an “egg-

stravaganza” of fun activities, including an Easter Nature Trail, storytelling, egg-and-spoon races and art activities, to name a few.

As well as helping the gar-

deners, families can walk around the 35-acre estate, where visitors will meet Air-field’s miniature ponies, ducks, chickens and donkeys, as well as the newborn calves and lambs, and more. “It would be a great family day out and visi-

tors can drop into the Over-end’s Café for tea and cakes and have a browse around the gift shop too,” said Christine.

Woolapalooza, in early May, will also be attracting a number of visitors for their annual sheep-shearing day, where all things woolly and wonderful will be celebrated.

“The gardens are full of colour, the trees are blossom-ing and all 54 lambs are play-ing out in the fields under the watchful eye of their moth-ers,” said Christine, “so it’s a great time to take part in Airfield’s seasonal days and activities.”

For more information, visit www.airfield.ie. Easter Day will take place from 12 – 4 pm and admission is €6 and €3 for children.

FARM Wild Flower Meadow planting a success

Visitors can meet the newborn spring animals at Dublin’s only working urban farm, Airfield

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Giddy Studios for Dundrum

OPENING: A SECOND STUDIO TO GET CREATIVE IN

NATALIE BURKE

GIDDY Studios are spreading the fun even further this month, with the opening of their sec-ond studio in Dundrum Town Centre.

With a studio already based in Rathfarnham, Giddy Studi-os are opening a second crea-tive, light-filled space where kids and adults of all ages can let their imaginations run wild, as well as bringing their ideas to life on a whole range of pottery pieces, and are inviting the public to visit them at their launch on Sat-urday, April 16.

The new studio will be get-ting the whole shopping cen-tre involved on the launch day, with foam clay workshops in Hamley’s Toy Store at 11 am where children can make clay animal characters, followed by a ‘“Giddy” treasure hunt around different stores in the centre.

From 2 – 4 pm, families can enjoy face-painting, music, Giddy tattoos and Giddy bites, as well as taking part in some creative activities at the launch party in the new studio.

“Our studio has been open in Dundrum for a month now, but this is our official

celebration and launch day,” owner Helena Dilleen told the Gazette. “It will be a bril-liant day and we’re really look-ing forward to it. What makes this studio that much different is our ‘drop and shop’ facility, so parents have the chance to drop the little ones off for an hour to have some fun, whilst they get some shopping done.”

While it’s a great way to keep children busy, the studio is aimed at adults too, with late night openings on Thursdays and Fridays. “The late night openings are really popular for girls’ nights out and hen parties and people can bring a bottle of wine along with them, so it’s something all ages can enjoy,” said Helena.

With lots happening in Giddy Studios over the Easter break, with one-, two- and three-day art camps at the Rathfarnham studio, as well as Saturday morning art classes and storytelling sessions on Sundays – Giddy Studios are busier than ever.

To find out more informa-tion, or to sign up, go to the launch on Saturday or call the studio on 01 2960303 or email [email protected].

Calling on all walkers to help Sunshine Home

NATALIE BURKE

“PLEASE make the sun shine for very sick children in Leop-ardstown” is the simple appeal from a locally established business networking group, who are calling on walkers to join them in a 10km walk on Sunday, May 15.

The group of south Dublin business people who make up South Dublin Services, are appealing for more people to join them in their fundraising event, in order to raise much- needed funds for Ireland’s first children’s hospice, due for completion this year in Leop-ardstown, Co Dublin.

“We are asking people to

give just two hours of their time on Sunday, May 15 to help improve the lives of seri-ously sick children by walking 10km to raise money for the new LauraLynn Hospice,” says Niall Delaney, public rela-tions officer for South Dublin Services business network.

“Every sponsored walker can make a precious contribu-tion, a contribution towards bricks and mortar that will last a lifetime and beyond.”

The LauraLynn Children’s Hospice Foundation was set up 10 years ago, as a result of Jane and Brendan McK-enna suffering the loss of both their daughters, Laura and Lynn, within two years

of each other. The hospice is due for com-

pletion this year and is count-ing on funds raised to help them open their doors of sup-port for families and parents of children with life-limiting illnesses.

The charity walk will start from Fitzpatrick’s Castle in Killiney at 11 am on Sunday May 15, and Niall hopes more members of the community and the surrounding areas will join them on the day.

“We hope that many people will join with us and in heart-felt thanks, the names of all those who help with his char-ity walk will be displayed at the new hospice for sick chil-

dren. Every cent raised by our walkers will go directly to the hospice fund.”

South Dublin Services was only recently established as a self-help group of business and trades people in the south Dublin and Wicklow area, who are intent on beating the recession by working hard and referring work to one another. With 25 members already, the group is open to new partici-pants. Visit www.southdublin-services.ie for more details.

To take part in the walk, and for more information on getting sponsorship, contact Niall on 01 287 3821 or email [email protected].

CHARITY South Dublin Services launch appeal

Members of South Dublin Services (SDS) business networking group launching an appeal for LauraLynn Sunshine Home at

Fitzpatrick’s Castle, Killiney, were Niall Delaney, public relations consultant; Laurence Power, chairman, SDS and Tom O’Higgins,

local estate agent. Picture:Michael O’Farrell Photography

Giddy Studios owner, Helena Dilleen

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GazettGazetteePetsPets Brought to you by Miriam Kerins of

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THE FACTS: DIFFERENT TYPES OF BARKING JUST A DOG’S WAY OF COMMUNICATING

Woof, why do dogs bark?

Dogs bark because barking is their way of communicating and they don’t bark to annoy you or to

spite you or just because they can

IT never ceases to amaze me, the number of queries I receive concerning nuisance

barking. People often ask me: “Why

does my dog bark?” The answer is straightforward and not difficult to understand – dogs bark because barking is their way of communicating. They don’t bark to annoy you or to spite you, or just because they can – although it may appear that way if it’s driving your neighbours mad!

However, there are differ-ent types of barking, and you, as the pet parent, must famil-iarise yourself with them. For example:

The Alert

This is the normal, expected barking to alert you there’s an intruder in the house. It’s perfectly natural for your dog to bark if he senses there’s a threat to his family or his ter-ritory. This is usually a loud, sharp bark and, if you hone in on this natural canine instinct with proper training, you can help your dog protect your home and your family.

Barking at other dogs

A dog down the road barks and before you know it your own pet, along with every other dog within earshot is involved in a dawn chorus. Very annoying.

Playful, excited barking

More common in puppies who bark when playing. My own dogs bark excitedly when they know a car trip and a walk

is imminent. This type of bark normally sounds upbeat.

Nuisance barking

Then there’s the biggie – the behavioural problem or nui-sance barking. This usually signals boredom, loneliness or miscommunication between owner and pet. If this type of barking is a problem, you need to recognise the triggers!

• When does it occur?• Is the dog left alone for

long periods of time?• Is he getting enough exer-

cise?• Is he anxious about some-

thing he hears or sees? (neigh-bour has a new lawn mower and the noise is scaring him, neighbour’s child is torment-ing him, etc.)

In order to address this, you will require plenty of patience and training with a specialist dog trainer for both you and your dog. This will help you understand “doggy” language, and then you can correctly express what it is you wish to communicate to your pet.

Many training techniques are based upon the dog receiv-ing a reward for the desired action. In this case, for exam-ple, the desired action would be “stop barking”.

When your dog barks and you wish to make him stop, hold his muzzle gently or squirt him, again gently, with a child’s toy water gun filled only with clean water – this will momentarily startle him and make him stop barking. When he stops, use the word “quiet”.

Immediately after saying “quiet” if the dog remains quiet, reward him. When he starts barking again, repeat the process. Eventually he will learn to associate “quiet” with a reward. Eventually, your dog will stop barking without the need for the water gun and only the use of the word “quiet” will be sufficient.

It sounds easy enough. I mean once you determine the cause of your dog’s excessive barking, you can try to remove any potential reasons and you can begin to control his behav-iour. Also, it helps if you give your dog better things to do to prevent and distract him from nuisance barking.

Some of the things you

should never do:

Never comfort, feed or pet your dog when they bark for attention or out of anxiety; this is simply rewarding his behaviour.

Never shout – this will only cause him to bark more and louder.

Never allow your dog to bark constantly outside, regardless of the reason – this is the best way to make enemies of your neighbours.

Never use a shock collar they are inhumane, painful and unkind to your dog.

Never allow your dog to become lonely or bored, and never leave him to his own devices for long periods of time.

So, it’s up to you. Develop that “barking ear”, and find out exactly what your dog is saying when he “woofs”, “howls” and “growls”.

And yes, it requires a lot of time and patience, but it’s well worth it because if you train man’s (and woman’s) best friend properly, you’re embark-ing on a lifetime’s investment for you and your pet.

For information log onto www.dspca.ie or email me at [email protected].


Hopping CECILIA FOURIE

LINDT is hopping into action again this year in aid of Tem-ple Street. Lindt is unleash-ing their Gold Bunny Team for their Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street. The Gold Bunny Team will be selling small Lindt bunnies for €1 at their nationwide road shows, with every cent made going straight to Temple Street.

They will be hitting the road and heading to Blan-chardstown Shopping Centre on Thursday, April 21. The trail will continue on to the Pavilion Shopping Centre on Friday, April 22, with their last stop being Dundrum Shop-ping Centre on Saturday, April 23.

Adding a bit of fun and games to this year, the team are selling Gold Bunny Hunt Packs for €15. The pack includes everything you need to host your very own bunny hunt. Not only will the entire €15 be donated to a good cause, but you will also be

entered into a competition to win one of two amazing fam-ily holidays to the luxurious Fota Island Resort and Fota Wildlife Park in Cork worth €1,500 each!

Thrilled

“We are thrilled to be help-ing such a worthwhile cause. The team at Temple Street do an amazing job and the children they care for deserve

CECILIA FOURIE

ARE you an owner of a small business or thinking of start-ing one? Then head down to the Central Library in the Ilac Shopping Centre for the 2011 spring and autumn lectures.

There will be a series of six free lectures to assist new and existing small business owners and managers.

The series of lectures was announced by Dublin Librar-ies in association with Dub-lin City Enterprise Board. The lectures are aimed at those who are contemplating self-employment. This year’s theme is Innovation for Start-ups.

The spring series of cecture will kick of on April 21 and the autumn series will start on September 15.

Places must be reserved. For more information, and a complete timetable, visit www.dublincitypubliclibraries.ie or contact the Ilac Library at 01 873 3996 or email them at [email protected]

Lectures for small businesses

LIBRARY

RTE presenter Lucy Kennedy and the Golden Bunnies are helping to Make Easter Sweet for

Temple Street

CHARITY Lindt is unleashing their Gold Bunny Team

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into action for kidsA CAST of great actors, includ-ing Dave Duffy from Fair City, star in Spanish poet Lorca’s Blood Wedding, showing in the Project Arts Centre this April.

Set in1928 in the Spanish province of Almeria, a young bride abandons her husband-to-be on the morning of her wedding to elope with her childhood sweetheart. With the town up in arms, the young lovers are hunted down with terrifying consequences.

Direc ted by Ronnie McCann, this is a true story set to an original score with a cast of over 20 actors, includ-ing Derek Murphy, Liam Hal-ley, Laura Brennan and Noella Brennan. McCann has been a successful actor and director for 20 years.

Running from April 18-30, Blood Wedding is a meaty story of love, betrayal, mar-riage, affairs, murder and plenty of action.

It is showing in the Project Arts Centre and tickets are €15. Phone 01 8819613 for tickets.

True story of love and loss

THEATRE

the best facilities possible. This year we hope to raise as much money as possible for such a fantastic charity,” said Grainne Galvin, marketing manager for Lindt.

This year it is Lindt’s fourth Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street, and the Lindt commit-tee has vowed to make this year sweeter than any other!

To celebrate the campaigns birthday they are hosting their very first Gold Bunny Hunt on Sunday, April 17 at Bewleys Hotel, in the heart of Ballsbridge.

Fun day out

This family fun day out will see Gold Bunny fans hopping from one activity to the next

with Gold Bunny Hunts, face-painting, bouncy-castle and Hamleys toy demonstrations.

If you’d like to come along just simply make a donation of €5 per person at the gate and every cent will go to Tem-ple Street. The hunt will take place from 12–6 and no reser-vations are necessary.

The 2011 campaign will

focus on raising funds to build a dedicated isolation inpatient room at Temple Street.

This facility will enable children and babies with very low immune systems, or those who may be extra suscepti-ble to infection, to be safely treated in a protective envi-ronment.

“We are delighted to be

working with the Lindt team again this year. We value their support and enthusiasm, and we would like to thank the team and those who support the Lindt Make Easter Sweet Campaign, you really are mak-ing a difference,” said Angela McNulty, special events man-ager, The Fundraising Office, Temple Street.

for their Make Easter Sweet for Temple Street

Lucy with Temple Street patients, five-year-old Ciara Gill from Dublin and four-year-old Anthony Iannucci from Sallynoggin


Grape escape: Vintage win for OliveTHE lucky winners of this month’s Marlay Wine Shop competition collected their prizes in the shop on the Grange Road in Rathfarnham last week.

The first prize in the competition, a case of wine worth €150, went to Sean McGovern.

Pictured here is enthu-siastic Gazette reader and talented local photogrpaher, Olive Galbraith, picking up her prize, a case of wine worth €75.

Also pictured is Donal Tuomey, the owner of Marlay Wine Shop and kind sponsor of the competition. Local wine lovers should make a point of visiting Marlay Wines to see the impres-sive selection available.

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HOME Instead Senior Care has just published its third annual Irish Pensioner’s Handbook, a resource for seniors, their families and car-egivers.

The handbook provides practical information and advice on issues such as home care and allowances and entitlements. It also boasts a directory of older person’s organisations and other use-ful contacts.

Speaking about the publi-cation of the new handbook, Ed Murphy, chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care said: “The Irish Pensioner’s Handbook is an essential resource for senior citizens in Ireland. It is a valuable and easy-to-read guide specifically designed for older people and those caring for ageing loved ones.”

To order a copy of the Irish Pensioner’s Handbook, call 1890 930 013 or download a copy on www.homeinstead.ie or stop in to any Home Instead Senior Care franchise office.

A new book for seniors

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MOTORINGM50M50

THE new Ford Focus takes the Focus design along an evolutionary route that’s modern

and distinctive, but not too different from the past. The car’s design is sharper and more defined, giving it a more modern look on the outside.

In the day following its recent launch, I took the entry 95bhp version fitted with a 1.6-litre turbo-diesel engine for a drive down the Wick-low coast. It was a pleasant day and the mix of motorway driving, with the opportunity to savour the delights of the Garden County through the minor roads, provided a good test for Ford’s new entry.

Ford has boosted the power

from this compact diesel engine. The output at 95bhp is now 5bhp more than the outgoing car that it replaces. The engine torque also gets a boost and that brings with it a marginal improvement in acceleration to give a faster feeling car.

The acceleration pace of

the new Focus compares well with the competition. While the bigger engine Volkswa-gen Golf can outpace it from a standing start and Toyota’s smaller engine Auris diesel is marginally faster, it can still hold its own in that respect-able competition.

Ford now fits a new six- speed gearbox to this entry- level car, up from the five speed in the previous model. During my morning test drive, I found the sixth gear useful on the motorway areas and it helped to keep the car eco-nomical to drive.

The overall economy emphasis for the new Focus is noticeable – this car is mar-ginally better in km to the

litre compared with the older model. You should get an extra kilometre for every litre of diesel with this new Focus.

That puts the new Focus as among the most economical cars in its class, with a rating of 23.8 kilometres per litre (4.2l/100km on the brochure). That’s a better performance than BMW’s 116d with Effi-cientDynamics, putting the new Focus at the top of the class in terms of meeting the needs for lower running costs.

Add to that a CO2 emission level of just 109g/km and you get a low €104 annual road tax cost for a car that’s mod-ern, sure to be reliable and hold its value. The Ford Focus deal is good. At €21,325, for

the entry-level model – this is about €300 cheaper than the car that it replaces.

There’s a lot more in the deal, including little change in price. The entry-level Focus features comes with Stability Protection (ESP) with traction assist, Ford Intelligent Pro-tection System, body colour bumpers, mirrors and spoiler for the five-door model, elec-tric front windows, power door mirrors, remote central locking with flip key, stereo radio/CD with USB connec-tivity and capless refuelling.

This new Focus will sell well and hold its value well. Ford has retained the great driving feel of the Focus with even better economy.

New styling for FocusFord’s new Focus is more stylish and modern with big economy improvements for the diesel models. Extras like Bluetooth add to the price, which starts at €21,325

before delivery charges.

WINDSOR Motors claims to have carried out their own stress test on new car prices and the results are now out. Their prices have passed the test and have now hit rock bottom. Prices on new cars, 2011 scrappage prices and 2010 low-mileage models have all been reduced.

Windsor is offering over €7,000

off the price of a new Qashqai Plus 2 seven-seater and over €5,000 off the price of a 2011 Nissan Tiida with scrappage.

Scheme

The scrappage scheme will finish shortly, so Windsor advises new car buyers not to miss the chance to avail

of the great scrappage discounts now available across the range.

And as scrappage is available on models within tax band A and B, it also means you will qualify for low road tax. Windsor Motors branches have car finance packages available and have very high approval rates and deal with a number of banks.

According to Windsor CEO, Gabriel Keane: “At Windsor Motors the customer is our focus and, with this stress test, we can now offer even greater savings to our customers. Our stress test proves that our prices have passed the test and I invite customers to visit our showrooms to take a look for themselves.”

Windsor Motors carry out stress test on prices

BMW PRODUCES FASTEST PICK-UP: BMW has produced the world’s first high-per-formance pick-up at its Munich-based develop-ment centre. The BMW M3 Pick-up will fire the imaginations of all motor-ists with its top perform-ance matched by a keen practical bent.

The M3 pick-up packs 420bhp from the V8 engine under the bonnet. That was enough to allow it to top 300km/hr in a race testing run.

The practical features of the BMW M3 Pick-up are impressive. It has a rear-axle load capacity of up to 450 kilos. The load bed of the BMW M3 Pick-up is clad in high-grade structured aluminium sheeting and provides the biggest cargo capacity ever offered on a BMW M vehicle.

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MICHAEL MORONEY took the entry-level diesel model of the new Ford Focus into Wicklow and found the car smooth and efficient

SPECS: FORD FOCUS 1.6TDCI

Top speed: 170km/hr 0 – 100km/hr: 12.5 sec Economy: Economy

23.8 km/litre (4.2l/100km) CO2 emissions: 109g/km Road Tax Band: A (€104) Scrappage Eligible: Yes Warranty: 2 years Entry Price: €21,325

The BMW M3 Pick-up


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Herberton residences great value for buyers

There are a range of properties at reduced prices on offer at Herberton

A NEW phase of houses and apartments has just been released for sale at Herber-ton at St. James’s Walk, just off South Circular Road and close to St James’s Hospital.

The development has been meticulously planned and designed to attract dis-cerning owner-occupiers seeking stylish, contempo-rary homes.

A new phase of four houses and 11 apartments has been launched onto the market at substantially reduced prices, with reduc-tions of up to 60% per unit from peak prices.

The one bedroom apart-ments (485-580sq ft) are priced from €105,000 and the two-bedroom apart-ments (690-800sq ft) are from €149,950. The three-b e d r o o m a p a r t m e n t s (1,000-1,150sq ft) are from €210,000, while the three-bedroom houses (1,050sq ft) are €199,950.

Herberton comprises a rich mix of uses, including residential, shopping and leisure facilities. It offers discerning homebuyers something innovative in

ST JAMES’ WALK: APARTMENTS AND HOUSES REDUCED

Dublin city, having all the best that a self-contained village has to offer.

Apartments have been designed and orientated to take advantage of the views across the city in many instances and generous bal-conies are included to max-imise these superb vistas.

Many of the apartments a lso incorporate large glazed areas to living spaces

in order to give a sense of light and spaciousness not commonly found in similar developments.

Attention to detail has been given throughout all of the apartments where only the most modern fittings and appliances are used in the kitchen and bathroom suites. There are high stand-ards of finish throughout with handcrafted wardrobes

and other fittings.The joint selling agents,

Hooke & MacDonald and Coldwell Banker, have released for sale 15 apart-ments from the new show units on site.

They are on view by appointment with either of the joint selling agents (Coldwell Banker tel. 01-411 0012 or Hooke & MacDon-ald tel. 01-631 8402).

GUNNE Residential is bringind to the market No 28 Davitt Park, a three-bed-room end-of-terrace home extending to 820 sq ft, pre-sented in pristine decorative order with a bright interior.

The property boasts a large secluded wraparound garden with obvious potential to extend subject to planning permission.

The accommodation com-prises entrance hall with solid oak floor, living room to the front of the house with open fireplace, and double doors to the kitchen, which features a range of floor and

wall units, tiled floor and which has double doors opening onto the large, secluded rear garden.

The bedrooms feature built-in wardrobes and tel-evision points, and the bath-room has tiled walls and floor, a Mira Elite electric shower over bath with tel-ephone shower and a heated towel rail.

Outside the property, a side access leads to the large wraparound, secluded rear garden which is mainly lawned and bordered by attractive, well-stocked flow-er beds.

There is also a block-built, plumbed utility shed with fitted shelves that provides extra storage and a shed.

For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact Gunne Residential on 01 280 1719.

Ideal choice for Park lifeBALLYBRACK: THREE-BED LIVING FOR €258,000

Number 28, Davitt Park, Ballybrack

Sellers should be assured their houses will sell PEOPLE who are keen to put their houses on the market but who are put off by concerns about the current environment should not be afraid to press on with their inten-tions, according to a new report from Lisney.

In the report, they state that a family house, priced correctly, will gen-erally sell.

They report that activ-ity in the second-hand homes market increased in the last weeks of 2010 and in the open-ing months of 2011 as a direct result of the sweep-ing changes to stamp duty rates in December’s budget, citing numerous transactions being com-pleted and more at con-tract stage as a result.

“Indeed, since Christ-mas,” said a Lisney rep-

resentative, “we have experienced an increase in the number of parties viewing property and making offers.

“In some cases, we are witnessing competition amongst buyers to secure the purchase.

“This is particularly the case for realisti-cally priced, good family homes for which there is strong demand.”

However, they also state that agreeing a sale on a property and get-ting contracts signed has become increasingly difficult: “Whilst we are seeing more purchasers who are in the market to purchase, lending prac-tises by banks have not improved and, in some cases, securing credit has become even more diffi-cult.”

Sherry Fitzgerald

seek new staffSHERRY FitzGerald are currently recruiting two positions in their Terenure and Dalkey branches.They are looking for customer service/administrative assistants to work in their busy offices.

The role in Terenure is for a part-time adminstrative assistant to work from 10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday, while the role in the Dalkey branch is a job-sharing branch administrator, five days on, five days off, working from 9am to 6pm.

For more information, contact them directly on 01 237 6316.


SANDRA Dunne is the general manager of energie fitness club in Rathfarnham. The outlet is part of Ireland’s leading fitness club group, with nine clubs in Leinster offering swimming and gym facilities and a unique “six week’s results guaranteed” programme.

The fitness chain launched in Ireland in October, 2010, bringing a wide range of health and fitness expertise gained from their experience in more than 100 clubs in Britain, Latvia, Qatar and Egypt.

Unfortunately, says Sandra, obesity is on the rise in Ireland, with recent statis-tics indicating that one-in-four adults are obese, and one-in-four Irish children are overweight, with obesity rates increasing by 40% in Ireland in the past 10 years.

There is no quick or easy solution. However, she says the chain’s step-by-step six-week programme can help peo-ple to set achievable goals, and support

Interview: Sandra Dunne, general manager, energie f itness, Rathfarnham

Q&A

A healthy outlook on helping clients

Sandra Dunne

Q: When you were a kid, what did you want to be?A: I always thought I would

be a teacher but, by the time

I left secondary school, I

knew I would work with

sport somehow.

Q: What was your first job?A: I did lots of caddying and

babysitting as a teenager, but

my first full-time job was a

leisure attendant in a local

swimming pool.

Q: And your first pay cheque?A: I can’t remember, but I

recall being chuffed to bits!

Q: When did you start your present job?A: I started with energie on

January 4, 2011.

Q: What is the best thing about your job?A: The members; they’re

great, and they make the

club.

Q: What part of your work-

ing day do you ‘delegate’?A: I am lucky enough to

have some great managers

working with me and, if it’s

their area, I generally del-

egate responsibility for it.

Q: What sport do you fol-low?A: I love watching tennis and

golf – I was rooting for Rory

(McIlroy) in the Masters.

Q: What sport can you play?A: I loved sport as a teenager

and I played golf, tennis,

hockey and badminton, so

all of those, though I’m a bit

rusty at the moment.

Q: What is your guilty mu-sic/TV or movie pleasure?A: “Chicago” for music,

“Come dine with me” for TV,

and “Officer and a Gentle-

man” for a movie.

Q: Who best represents modern Ireland – David Nor-ris or Jedward?A: Neither!

Q: What music/pictures/movies do you have on your iPod/iPad?A: Cold Play, Take That,

Travis, Snow Patrol and a bit

of Chicago.

Q: Who do you follow on Twitter/Facebook?A: Des Bishop.

Q: What was your last Tweet/status update?A: That I am delighted to be

doing the next Niall Mellon

Township Trust Build this

November.

Q: Describe your dream meal?A: Great food served in a

lovely restaurant, in great

company and accompanied

by a lovely red wine.

Q: Who would you rather have dinner with – Enda Kenny or Dame Edna?A: Dame Edna; she’s hilari-

ous.

Q: Where do you enjoy

spending money frivolously?A: Kildare Shopping Village;

I also love the coffee shop

in Wicklow town for its fab

berry scones!

Q: How many pairs of shoes do you own?A: At least 30, but I probably

only wear five. I have a fetish

for expensive running shoes.

Q: What was your worst holiday experience?A: Camping in Cornwall; I

nearly set fire to the camp-

site trying to cook sausages!

Q: Describe your dream holiday?A: New Zealand.

Q: What would be your dream job?A: To own and manage my

own gym.

Q: What do you plan to do when you retire?A: Play lots of golf and

bridge, and have some fabu-

lous holidays.

A MUM’S HOME GIFTED OR SWAPPEDQ - My widowed mother lives in a four-bed detached

house valued at c.€400,000 and I live with my husband

and two young daughters in a two-bed townhouse. I am

an only child, and my mother has suggested we swap

houses, as her home is too big for her. What are the tax

and inheritance implications ? Laura - Milltown

A - This depends on whether your mother wants to perma-

nently gift you her home, or if it is just a straight swap and

no legal contract is required. As regards inheritance, as

a daughter, you are eligible to receive tax-free from your

mother €332,084, over which you pay 25% tax – called Capital

Acquisition Tax (CAT). This means, if your mum gifts you her

home, either before or after she dies, you would have to pay

€16,979 CAT. You would also have to pay stamp duty if the prop-

erty were to be put in your name – 1% which would be another

€4,000, plus legal costs. One option that could save you money

would be to move into your mother’s home, letting her remain,

and keeping the home in her name. When she passes on, as

long as you have been living in the home with her for at least

three years, and you have no other property at the time of

your mum’s passing – you would have to sell the townhouse

– your mother’s home would not be included in her estate for

tax purposes. You would also have to continue living in your

mother’s home for another six years after she passes on; oth-

erwise, there would be a clawback. Stamp duty would still be

payable at that point. Make sure you air all these issues before

deciding to do anything, and take professional advice.

REDUNDANCY LUMP SUMQ – I was made redundant and have €42,000 to put on

deposit. I have nothing planned at this moment, but may

use the money in about six months to start my own busi-

ness. Where is the safest place for it, and best rates at

the moment? Peter – Churchtown

A - The National Treasury Management Agency manage all the

range of State savings products, and all Irish deposit takers

are guaranteed to June of this year for any amount by the

Eligible Liabilities Guarantee Scheme; underpinning this is the

Deposit Protection Scheme, which guarantees up to €100,000

per customer [while British and other such “deposit takers”

financial institutions are – generally – similarly guaranteed].

As for the best rates , all the State saving products are nearly

ALL at least 1% better than the best bank or building society

deposit offerings. If you are prepared to wait the FULL 10 years

on the National Solidarity Bond, this has the best return of all

– a gross 5.41% would have to be offered by a DIRT-deducting

deposit taker (DIRT was recently increased to 27%, so for

every €1 earned in interest, the Government takes 27c).

Outside of our State savings products, Bank of Ireland’s online

15-month fixed deposit account, at 3.58%, is the best; you still

pay 27% DIRT on this, leaving a net 2.6134%. However, as you

may wish to start your own business, the best demand depos-

it account over €20,000 is Nationwide UK’s at 3.15% (but you

can only make six withdrawals a year to maintain this rate).

Anglo Irish Bank offer 3.1% on demand – both can be accessed

online, and fund transfer requests back to your bank account

can be facilitated on a same-day basis with both. Best of luck!

Contact John with your money questions at jlowe@

moneydoctor.ie or visit his website at www.moneydoc-

tor.ie. John Lowe, Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, is

founder and managing director of Money Doctor

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them with in-house expertise in fitness and positive nutrition.

At energie, Sandra says staff want to empower people to transform their lives, be active, tone up, lose weight, and to try new activities, from swimming to a wide range of classes, and above all, to have fun.

She says that energie Rathfarnham teach swimming competence and water safety for both children and adults, with large swimming pools that are the per-fect place to train or relax after a busy day.

She adds: “At energie fitness, we like to have fun. We foster clubs within our club

with coffee mornings, charity initiatives, members’ social evenings and, with the good weather, we’ll be bringing our club outdoors more with running and walk-ing clubs.”

To find out more about energie fitness, whether to arrange a tour or find out about classes, see www.energiefitness.ie.


Six Nations weekend a triumph at Ice House

CORMAC CURTIS

THE STAR rating is quickly becoming a less-than-reliable gauge for deciding on a hotel.

Let’s face it, there was a time when people said: “Let’s take a break in Donegal, where can we stay?”

These days, people are far more likely to ask: “What good hotels have you heard of lately, I’d love to get away!”

The destination has become less important than the accommodation - as busy, working couples and families try to find the perfect mix of dining, comfort, ambience, activities and, perhaps most importantly, value for money.

Unfortunately, different hotels, with wildly dissimilar levels of service, can share the same star rating.

This is why people really like to know more about where they are planning to stay.

Out west, those looking for luxurious accommodation, sensational food, and a ter-rific spa, need look no further than the Ice House, a hotel to which star ratings really are meaningless.

After becoming one of the fastest ever entrants in to Ire-land’s Blue Book, the bible of quality hotels and restaurants in Ireland, the Ice House has become a firm favourite for those taking a break from it all.

Perched on the edge of the River Moy estuary at The Quay in Ballina, Co Mayo, the Ice House is a simple and beautiful mix of crisp, clean, modern architectural devices

melded effortlessly with the original, iconic building that has stood on the site since the mid-1800s.

The hotel takes its name from its original function as a source of ice. The ice was used to preserve not only the vast amounts of fish that were caught in and exported from the area; it also provided ice for two local breweries.

Contemporary styling and historic significance aside, it is the ease and genuinely wel-coming nature of the manage-ment team of Dara Cruise and Claire O’Sullivan, ably assisted by their staff, that lifts this hotel to its deserved place in not only the Blue Book, but also in the hearts of its guests.

I have been lucky enough to visit the Ice House on two occasions, most recently dur-ing the Six Nations’ rugby championship.

It’s important to plan a trip to the Ice House properly.

You will want to enjoy a meal in their stunning Pier Restaurant, but not immedi-ately following two hours of screaming at the Irish rugby team on the big screen in one of the many charming pubs in Ballina.

So, if you can, get there the day before, and arrive early

to enjoy a spa treatment, as my wife did, leaving plenty of time for a stroll along the river before dinner.

I must admit, the bathrooms here are luxurious enough for yours truly to skip the whole spa routine – a long soak in the really deep bath in the beautifully appointed, mod-ern bathroom for a good half an hour or so sees me right as rain.

Having said that, after a facial and a head, neck and shoulder massage at the expert hands of a therapist at the Chill Spa, my better half came back truly transformed, with stress nothing more than a distant memory.

After a little time relax-

ing with a little music in the incredibly comfortable Nug-get suite and a quick stroll, and we were ready for dinner in the Pier Restaurant.

And what an experience the food here is.

I decided some Dunmore East crab, served with Granny Smith apple, coriander and organic leaf salad, vanilla may-onnaise and avocado cream was too good to pass up.

My good lady wife was of the opinion that a bowl of creamed celeriac and parme-san soup with sautéed lamb’s

kidney, apple and balsamic was the way forward.

We were both right. Stun-ning starters with a very rea-sonably priced, and delicious, sauvignon blanc, and we were two for two.

Our mains were flawless, mine being a dish of seared rabbit loin served with fricas-see of autumn mushrooms, ballotine of rabbit leg and black pudding with pom-mery mustard and tarragon. A triumph of local produce that I could have taken home and married if the law only allowed it.

The other side of the beauti-fully laid table was in a fishy mood, and opted for pan-seared fillets of sea bass with curry spices, parsnip puree, shallots and red wine jus.

A divine creation that I hope to return for at some point, for a full helping.

After our meal, we set our-selves up by the bar to watch a little of the Wales v England match, and sampled some of the unusual vodkas on offer –

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ask the bartender when you’re there, you won’t be disap-pointed.

We retired to our suite for the night and enjoyed a sleep that I won’t soon forget.

Despite the fact that the rooms at the Ice House boast floor-to-ceiling, panoramic windows, the black-out cur-tains ensure a room as dark as

pitch until you decide it’s time to get up – bliss.

A short drive to Enniscrone Beach is a must. On certain weekends the local equestrian club sets up jumps and bring the horses to the beach at low tide.

It is a stunning setting where you can get close to the action as the local riders pitch them-

selves against each other.After this, we enjoyed a

quick bowl of the sensational seafood chowder at the Ice House before spending a day sampling the hospitality of the many charming pubs in Ballina.

For a really good local Chi-nese restaurant – might I rec-ommend Love Lee’s, just ask

anyone in the town and they’ll tell you how to get there.

We put our feet up and enjoyed some of the impres-sive digital entertainment back in our room to finish off the night, before one more good night’s sleep, as thoughts start-ed to drift back towards home, children, work… and planning a return trip to Ballina!

Spa at the Ice House, where guests can enjoy every kind of treatment imaginable for a thoroughly de-stressing experience

Irish Tour Operator Sunway accepts honour from Lanzarote Tourism Board THE good friendship between the Sunway travel company and Lanzarote was celebrated recently when the Lanzar-ote Tourism Board and the Fariones Hotel Group paid special tribute to the tour operator for its loyalty to the island, and especially to the Puerto del Carmen area.Sunway’s founder, Jim Furlong, and his daughter, Tanya Airey, the firm’s managing director, were present for the occasion.

Sunway was founded as a travel agency in 1966 and became a tour operator in 1992. Mr.Furlong emphasised the welcome the people of Lanzarote had given to the Irish, a welcome which has been repaid by the Irish Travel Agents Association’s selection of Lanzarote for nine con-secutive years as the favourite sun destination for Irish holidaymakers.

He said he much preferred the Lanzarote of today to that of 15 or 16 years ago, citing the improvements to plac-es like Puerto del Carmen, whose main avenue and streets have been renovated, though he remarked that some of the business premises needed a facelift to fit in with the new surroundings. He added that Lanzarote sells itself to the Irish, because it is so well-known.

The manager of the tourism council said the Irish mar-ket was very important for Lanzarote. He was hopeful of an improvement in the Irish economy following the intervention of the EU and the IMF, and said that Lanzar-ote would continue its joint marketing agreements with airlines and tour operators. Managing director, Tanya, said the company planned to continue its winter and summer packages this year

All ashore as 100,000 passengers on 84 cruise ships set to visit Dublin this yearA TOTAL of 84 cruise ships will call to Dublin this year, bringing almost 100,000 passengers and 40,000 crew to the city.

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It’s a big howler ...Kate thinks it’s a beastly affair, but undemanding teens will probably wolf down this Twilight-ish tale

KATE CROWLEY

NORMALLY, I have a huge weakness for bad films and cli-ched television, finding myself glued to the television if I spy the opening credits of Murder She Wrote (where younger readers may notice my old friend, Jessica Fletcher, using a great, great, great cave-dwell-ing ancestor of an iPad to bash out her latest meisterwerk).

Unfortunately, this same tolerance for guilty-pleasure trash-tv does not extend to moronic movies, where, as Einstein might have put it, a mere minute can seem like a very long time indeed, rela-tively speaking. Quite.

And, one thing’s for sure – there weren’t no Einsteins toiling over the script to Red Riding Hood. Do I still have to review this fairytale folly? (“Yes.” – Ed.) Sigh. Okay.

Somewhere, some high-fiv-ing Hollywood execs decided that “Twilight” + an old fairy tale = sackfuls of dosh, which is, presumably, how this tosh made it to our screens.

Gigantic-eyed Valerie

Film of the Week:

Red Riding Hood (12A) 99 mins

OUR VERDICT:SILVER bullets! Holy water! Garlic! What, exactly, does Kate need to finish off a string of these trite monster movies? Red Riding Hood certainly leaves her seeing red ...

Director: Catherine HardwickeStarring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie, Lukas Haas

(Amanda Seyfried, or “Red”, as I’m calling her from now on) lives in a typical Ye Olde Village, full of wrinkled old women (aged over 30), comely lassies, hunky suitors, oddly inappropriate traditional village dances, and strange local customs that see regular, monthly animal sacrifices to appease a nearby beast.

So far, so normal, and this wouldn’t sound so out of place in dear old Donegal, where wee Kate spent many a happy summer as a lass with Granny, sans any werewolf problems.

However, interfering with Red’s plans to go and chop some wood with Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), her parents have

bethrothed her to another.While Red and Peter work

out what they’re going to do about this, a werewolf attack sees her sister slain, and the vil-lage put on high alert, as this move by the nearby werewolf is but the prelude to other, deadlier attacks.

Jumping along a little and, after a little Rentamob action, the villagers have caught and killed a wolf. Hurrah! Their ordeal is over! Of course not.

Cue the arrival of Gary Oldm- whoops, Father Solo-mon (Gary Oldman, in his usual scenery-chewing mode, and never so far from his understated performance as decent Jim Gordon in the recent Batman films), who declares that The Wolf! Is! One of YOU!

At this point, I admit that my attention began to drift off a little, as I started trying to weigh up Oldman’s good films versus his many, many bad ones, and (“Get on with it, Crowley.” – Ed.) Sigh.

Yes, indeedy, the big, bad werewolf is one of the villag-ers, but whoooo? Could it be

Grandma, out in the woods (oh, Julie Christie ...)? Peter, the woodcutter? Bobby Ewing?

There’s only one way to find out – Red better traipse off out to Grandma’s, and find out who the wolf (which she has a special connection with) is...

It’s often been argued that there are only seven basic sto-ries to tell, whether in publish-ing or through cinema, yet this one seems to be derivative of only one – the aforementioned Twilight series.

Sure, there are some nice shots here and there, and even some pretty cinematography to admire – albeit in a point-lessly over-stylised way, like a 1980s French pop video.

However, a hopeless script, Oldman’s mugging and Chris-tie’s slumming, lashings and lashings of angst, an over-wrought plot and – oh, great, I’m almost finished! Yay!

Folks, if you’re really inter-ested in a time-honoured fairy-tale, stick with your old books. They may be a little Grimm, but the shaggiest old tale is still worthier of your consideration than this beastly film ...

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Look behind you ... Perhaps Amanda Seyfried (AKA Valerie, AKA Red Riding Hood) senses a middle-aged cinema reviewer on the

rampage in the woods, as Kate prepares to pounce on a film that’s made her see red – and without even a full moon in sight

GoingOUTPAVILION 01 231 2929Dance Celebration

Irish National Youth Ballet celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Company. It promises to be a true reflection on how much this young company has grown artistically.April 15, (12:00, 20:00) and April 16 (15:00, 20:00). Prices free to €18.

SEAMUS ENNIS CULTURAL CENTRE 01 802 0898 The Wiyos American roots music sensations, The Wiyos, made a huge impact following their BBC TV debut with Seasick Steve, filmed at The Barbican’s big Folk America extravaganza.In 2009, they went out (by personal invitation) on a 27-date run of US baseball stadiums with Bob Dylan, and last year they wowed a capacity crowd at Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow and were then invited back over the Atlantic for Shetland Folk Festival.Saturday, April 16 at 8:30pm. Admission: €16.

THE HELIX 01 700 7000Back to The 80s Back to the 80s is a fun-filled musical packed with classic songs of the era that make this show burst off the stage.Wednesday to Friday, April 13 to 15 at 8pm, 3pm Matinee, Thursday 14Tickets: €20/Conc: €15.

The Coronas Ireland has been home to some of the most influential artists ever to grace the world stage. The Coronas are no exception and they are bringing their frantic, high-energy live show to The Helix this April. Don’t miss your opportunity to catch this intimate performance as you can be sure they are destined for the top.Wednesday, April 20 at 8.30pm. Tickets €14.

MILL THEATRE 01 296 9340 An Inspector Calls Sandyford Little Theatre presents this famous play written by English dramatist J B Priestley, An upper-crust English family dinner is interrupted by a police inspector who brings news that a girl known to everyone present has died in suspicious circumstances. April 12 to 16 at 8pm. Admission: €18/€15

Boolabus Youth Theatre Boolabus Youth Theatre present an evening of one-act plays, to include new writing, devised and classical pieces.April 19 to 21 at 8pm. Admission: €10/€5

DRAIOCHT 01 885 2622Spreacha 2011

Draiocht’s annual week-long international arts festival for children is guaranteed to spark all our imaginations for a full eight days in April. Spreacha shows are perfect for school groups and families with events programmed in and out of school time.April 13 to 20. See www.draiocht.ie/spreacha/

CIVIC THEATRE 01 4627477 Noctu The subject of the soon-to-air RTE series, Dance Off, Noctu is a new departure for the Irish Dance show genre. It strives to tell the story of Irish Dance from the viewpoint of the dancer.April 18 to 23. Check www.civictheatre.ie for times and prices.

Up and Over It As seen on the Late Late Show International Irish Dance superstars Suzanne Cleary and Peter Harding present their electro-pop inspired, alternative Irish Dance show. It’s out with the old velvet-clad, tin-whistle-blowing, diddly-idleness and in with a high-octane, multimedia leap into 2011. This is Irish Dance for the post-pop generation.April 19 to 23. Check www.civictheatre.ie for times and prices.

The Bad Arm – Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer Written and performed by Máire Clerkin, The Bad Arm – Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer is an uproarious, yet poignant, one-woman play.April 18 to 23. Check www.civictheatre.ie for times and prices.


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WHEN a potentially lethal snake went missing in New York Zoo, the cobra became known across the world almost instantly. It also got its own Twitter account.

Called @BronxZoosCobra, this account is the latest in a long line of spoofs that have appeared on Twitter.com.

This is where parody ver-sions of people, things and even places are created to poke fun and raise a few smiles.

Other exam-ples in recent t i m e s include one that claimed to be the account of one of the trapped Chilean miners but, like the missing snake’s account, it was restricted to a short lifespan.

So, here are a few of the funniest spoof accounts that have been up and running

for some time, and that show no signs of stopping any time soon ...

@DarthVaderThe legendary vil-lain from the Star

Wars series i s a l s o a keen T w i t -

t e r e r , i t appears.Be it com-

mentary on news events, information

about the Empire, or even a look into Vader’s softer side, this account has plenty worth reading.

@FakeAPstylebookThe Associated Press

Stylebook is a well-known resource for writers looking to hone their craft.

The Fake version of it, available on Twitter amongst other places, is quite the opposite.

Some of the best writing advice includes: “Remem-ber what happens when you assume. Frankly, you save yourself a lot of work” and “Do not be afraid to use exclamation points in your writing. They can sense fear.”

@ChuckNorris_What would the internet be

without Chuck Norris jokes? A much more boring place, that is for sure.

So it was inevitable some-one would set up a Twitter account claiming to be Chuck Norris, or at least warning you about his lethal nature.

Just in case you were in any doubt about Norris’ skills, the account assures us that he can do a wheelie on a unicy-cle and slam a revolving door. Impressive.

Apple iPad 2The long-awaited update to

Apple’s game-changing tablet

is a device well worth having, though only if you do not own an iPad already.

When the iPad launched last year, it changed things.

Tablets already existed, of course, but none had the instant appeal and allure that Apple was able to offer.

Since then, a number of rival devices have come to the market, and many have been good.

However, none has been great.

The iPad 2 can be consid-ered a baby step forward for Apple – taking that great device from last year, and making a few minor adjust-ments to keep it competitive.

The device now sports a slimmer, lighter body, a fast-er processor, and a couple of cameras. But, beyond that, it is much the same as what came before.

However, that is far from an insult, as the original iPad really was a truly superb machine.

For anyone who has used an iPhone or an iPod Touch, this device will feel very famil-iar. The software is much the same, albeit on a bigger screen, and the way you inter-act with apps is identical.

What makes the iPad 2 so great really is its software too, which is so easy to use and logical that even a small child would feel at home with it.

The device is always-on,

so there is no need to boot it up and wait, and its intui-tive design makes it easy to use for so many things, from e-mailing to watching videos or playing games.

There are plenty of apps – free and premium – that you can download, meaning you can customise the device as you like, and even replace a lot of what you currently do on a PC with it.

If you already own an iPad, you are not going to miss out on a whole lot by not getting the iPad 2, unless you really want a camera.

However, if you are thinking of getting a device like this, there is still nothing better than what Apple have to offer.

The iPad 2 is available from store.apple.com/ie, from €479 upwards.

Visit teic.ie for the latest tech news, reviews and

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HERMES lost the battle but won the war when their exploits earlier this season were enough to see them over the line and win the Leinster women’s division one hockey league last Sat-urday at Belfield.

The Booterstown club fell 4-2 on Saturday to UCD, leaving them wondering if Loreto could pull off an improbable nine-goal win against Railway Union in the final game of the season.

But it did not accrue as Loreto could only move out as far as 3-0 before being reeled back in, leaving them level on points with Hermes but with an inferior goal tally.

A sleepy first half was briefly enlivened by Caitri-ona McGilp’s goal and Gil-lian Pinder’s autopass score from a five-metre free.

But the second half was rip-roaring and end-to-end. Anna O’Flanagan banged home from close range from the second phase of a pen-alty corner to establish a Hermes lead.

Jenny Burke and Deirdre Duke had a gilt-edge chance

to strengthen that lead but Stella Davis did well to snuff out the two strikers closing in on her goal.

Chloe Watkins, mean-while, clipped the outside of the post with a diving, reverse sweep after stealing the ball from Emma Gray.

The students were level fol lowing a r ight-wing attack, which McGilp swept in at the near post to register a brace against her former club.

And her side hit the front from a top move. Brenda Flannery found Emily Men-zies deep on the left-wing and she did well to get a cross for the waiting Jess

McMickan on the back post to tap in.

Flannery’s straight strike made it 4 -2 while Lisa Jacob’s top reverse drew an equally high-quality save from Davis. In the end, it

proved immaterial but the second half was a joy to behold in all its carefree glory.

Loreto ended the season equal on 44 points but they will rue draws against UCD

and Old Alex late in the season, especially against the students, having led 3-0 before being pegged back when the title race was firmly in the hands of the Beaufort side.

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Hermes’ Audrey O’Flynn, Gillian Pender and Anna O’Flanagan celebrate

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ST PATRICK’s Day 2007. Turning points are ten-a-penny in sporting parlance.

All-Ireland football and hurling winning teams often pinpoint some obscure training ground incident in mid-winter or low ebb in the National League campaign before rising from the ashes to glory.

But, for Irish cricket, the tangible nature of their tran-sition from hope to expecta-tion, from postman to pro-fessional, can primarily be pinpointed to that famous day when they rocked the established order by beating Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup

Last week, Ireland’s panel of 15 headed to the 2011 ver-sion in India, bristling with confidence and determined to continue their growth on the world stage.

They were seen off earlier at a packed media briefing in the RSA – Cricket Ire-land’s title sponsors – offices in Dundrum, reflecting the interest now generated by the side.

Dubliner Niall O’Brien

wryly sees the seismic shift since he made his debut back in 2002 - a low-key tie against Denmark to little fanfare – to the place where an national papers will carry a daily diary for the duration of the competition.

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WHEN the Northern visi-tors to Donnybrook stadium chose to go down the line with an early kickable penalty rather than take the points, it was quite clear that Ballyme-na were looking not just for the win but the full monty.

And so they were, with a large-margin bonus-point win at the expense of Old Wesley.

Played in near-summer conditions, with just a gentle breeze and the smell of bar-becues in the air, the visitors were over the line for the first score of the match in under two minutes, with Rodger McBurney touching down.

As the game developed, it was even enough for the next 30 minutes with both teams

playing some attractive, open rugby.

The Ballymena pack, how-ever, was dominant in the tight and would not give the home side an inch.

Alan Large, Alan Thomp-son and Brian Doherty did put in some good breaks, and Ian Cassidy made a fine snip-ing run, but the Ballymena defence stood sound.

Wesley eventually got on the scoreboard with a Large penalty kick for a late tackle.

It was a brief recovery, though, especially when Doherty was yellow carded for not releasing.

As half-time approached, McBurney broke a number of tackles for their second try. To make matters worse, they struck again moments later for a third and there was no way back for Old Wesley.

To their credit Wesley did put in some promising pas-

sages of play in the second half but three converted tries, coming from Alasdair Fraz-er, John Semple and Jamie Smith, ended the tie.

Martin Irwin tacked on 16 points for good measure for a result which leaves Old Wes-ley with one match to play, in no danger of relegation. However, they cannot move any higher up the table.

They travel to Ballymacarn Park to face Balynahinch in that final outing of the season, a side with plenty of motiva-tion as they are still in with a decent shout of topping the division.

BonusElsewhere, De La Salle

Palmerston picked up their seventh win of the season against Thomond in Fitzger-ald Park, securing a bonus point in a 28-10 success.

Ken Copeland crossed for a

pair of tries while Vic Ball fol-lowed up his match-winning antics from a couple of weeks’ ago against Dublin University with another try.

Adam Philpott weighed in with eight points with the boot to record an impressive away-day victory.

Ahead of their final game of the division two campaign, they have moved into tenth place and could move up a few more places should they get the better of basement side, Old Crescent, at Kirwan Park on Saturday.

Corinthians, Midleton, Queen’s University and Ter-enure College can all be over-hauled.

It will be an occasion prel-uded by a minute’s silence, though, following the passing of Liam Sarsfield, the Presi-dent of the club when they gained promotion to AIL Division One in 1998/99.

Wesley suffer ’Mena rout

RUGBY: BALLYMENA ROLL OVER DONNYBROOK SIDE

Old Wesley’s Tristan Goodbody hands off but his side could not stop the all-conquering machine that is Ballymena

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Wesley J3s aim for the double in DonnybrookOLD Wesley’s J3 side are on course for a league and cup double after they got the better of De La Salle Palmerston last Friday night in Kirwan Park.

Having already annexed their section of the J3 league, they recorded a 12-0 success over the Kiltern-an side to back up wins over Greystones and Terenure in the past month.

But they will face a formidable Lansdowne side who won Section A of the J3 league with an impressive 11 wins from their 12 games, running in a massive 48 tries.

Kick-off is at 7.30pm on Friday night in Donny-brook.

Ulster Bank

semi-finals on TVTHIS Saturday and Sunday will see the the conclusion of the Ulster Bank League, and as the play-off finals between Old Belvedere and Clon-tarf and Cork Constitu-tion and Young Munster loom large, the good news for sports fans is that the matches will both be shown live on RTE 2, with a 2.35pm kick-off time.

The first semi-final will see Old Belvedere play at home in Anglesea Road

on Saturday, April 16 where they will host Clon-tarf. The winning team will become the unof-ficial Dublin and Leinster Champions and set up what will be another Mun-ster v Leinster encounter in the Ulster Bank League Final.

The all-Munster semi-final is between 2011 Ulster Bank League table-toppers and defending champions, Cork Con-stitution, who will renew cross-city rivalries when they take on Limerick’s Young Munster on Sun-day, April 17.


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Trap and Marco help to launch penalty contestAS PART of their fundraising efforts in aid of the Irish Homeless World Cup team, the national penalty shoot-out competition, sponsored by Continental Tyres, is set to take place in AUL, Clonshaugh, and Astro Park, Greenhills Road, Tallaght on Good Friday, April 22 at 10am, and there is still time for teams to enter the Dublin leg of the competition.

At the event’s recent launch, Ireland manager Gio-vanni Trapattoni and coach Marco Tardelli urged soccer fans to get behind the venture, in which the regional winners will receive €1,000 of Umbro kit, while the overall winners will receive six tickets for the Europa Cup Final and two nights accommodation in a Dublin 4 hotel.

Details and entry forms can be obtained from wwwirishstreetleague.com, or by calling Mick Pender on 087 127 3258 or Sean Kavanagh on 087 223 8108.

OVER 11,000 people took to the tarmac for the SPAR Great Ireland Run and SPAR Junior Great Ireland Run in beautiful sunshine in the Phoenix Park last week-end.

In a carnival atmosphere, 1,000 children raced in the Junior Run over 2.5 km, which was started by Eddie

Hobbs, patron of the Jack & Jill Foundation, and Sonia O’Sullivan.

Dundrum South Dublin star Cassie Murphy won the girls’ race in a time of 10.45.

The children were fol-lowed by their adult coun-terparts, some 10,000 run-ners, joggers and walkers, who included Sean Gal-

lagher from Dragons’ Den, Evanne Ni Chuilinn from RTE Sport, former Ireland and Leinster hooker Shane Byrne (whose twin daugh-ters ran the Junior Run) Maclean Burke from Fair City, Gillian Quinn, Lisa Fitzpatrick and many, many others.

British teenager, Charlotte Purdue, again showed her vast potential for the future when she was the runaway winner of the women’s race against much more experi-enced opponents.

The men’s title went to former European 5,000 metres gold-medallist, Jesus Espana of Spain, who broke clear with 1,200 metres to go. Defending champion, Martin Fagan of Ireland, was third.

The race doubles as the Athletics Ireland Irish 10k

Championships, and in that respect, there was plenty of local interest, with Joe Sweeney of DSD coming second in the Irish chal-lenge, in a time of 30:42, and Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham AC was fifth in 31:19. Mean-while, in the women’s race, Ava Hutchinson was third in the women’s race in a time of 34:43.

The Run is the only event in Ireland recognised by the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) at Bronze Label level. As a result of the quality of this year’s event, the organisers will be submitting an appli-cation to the IAAF for Sil-ver Label status for the 2012 SPAR Great Ireland Run, as they believe that all the required criteria may have been achieved to upgrade from bronze.

Great runnersOver 11,000 runners shone in the sunshine at the 2011 SPAR Great Ireland Run last weekend with local interest at a premium in all events

Catriona Lindsay Russell, from Blanchardstown

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local events ST FRANCIS football club will holding a fund-raiser in the Dean Swift, Dublin 8, on Friday, May 27 in aid of one of their former players, Terry Hillard, who died recent-ly, at an early age.

Club members are asked to please try and support this worthy cause for one of the legends of the club.

Meanwhile, the club will host their Easter Soccer Camp from April 25 to 29 in John Hyland Park.

The camp will run from 10.30am to 2pm every day for all kids aged five to 12, and it promises to be a great week of fun with qualified coaches in a safe environment.

The cost is €50 per child.

NAC to be venue

for Fingal SprintTHE National Aquatic Centre will be the venue for the sixth annual Fin-gal Sprint triathlon on May 15, and organiser 3D Triathlon are calling on newcomers to triathlon and local youths to par-ticipate in the event.

3D Triathlon have also been invited by Triathlon Ireland to host the 2011 Inaugural National Youth Triathlon Champion-ships, which will take the form of three races – the Fingal Sprint (age 18 and over), 2011 National Youth Championship (age 16-19) and Fingal Junior Aquathlon (ages 8-15).

If you are interested in taking part, registration details are available at www.fingalsprint.3dtri.com

Cassie Murphy on her way to winning the Junior Girls’ race

Niamh Sheridan and Lorraine Morgan celebrate their 10k

Jannett Keane does the hard work as Chloe enjoys the park


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DUNDRUM got their U-16 SDFL treble bid up and run-ning in convincing fashion when they stormed back from a goal down to beat Terenure for the third time this season.

Having annexed the Pre-mier league title with 13 points to spare, and a cup final to come in late May in the Tal-laght Stadium, Dave Lewins’ side remain on track following a comprehensive success over near-neighbours Terenure.

Dundrum’s Cal Tobin had dinged the outside of the post in just the third minute but Terenure fought back, and two headers forced a smart save from Gavin Lynch, while the latter skimmed past the post.

But the third dangerous cross from the left-wing found its way to Eanna Clynes, who smashed in from close range in the 18th minute.

It sprung the favourites into action and they were level in jig-time. Goalkeeper Michael Cotter did well to punch away the initial corner but the ball was returned into the area with interest and centre-half Dean Clarke was still up for the set-piece and calmly stroked home as the visitor’s defence had pre-maturely pushed out.

Again, good follow-up play yielded the second nine min-utes later when livewire cen-tre-forward Graham Lewins’ tenacity won the ball in the right corner.

He pummelled a shot in at the near post that Cotter got finger-tips to deflect onto the post but the ball skidded out to the left-wing where it was

returned to the danger zone by Cathal Flaherty.

The waiting Tobin turned the ball in with little difficulty amid a string of spread-eagled defenders.

With Dundrum now pour-ing forward, Cotter denied a three-on-one chance as Neil Jordan was denied before they made it 3-1 with half-time approached.

It was Clarke on the mark again, profiting as no defender could reach an out-swinging corner. He jumped to head but it came off his knee but the

outcome was the same in any case, 3-1 at half-time.

The second period produced more of the same and only for profligate finishing it could have been a hatful.

Tobin hit the post again while Lewins knocked one wide when well-placed and had another chip tipped over the bar.

Their fourth did come when Tobin was set through one-on-one by a long ball. He took his time to pick his spot and found the net off the inside of the right-hand post.

Dundrum FC do the treble over ’Nure

SOCCER: LEAGUE, CUP SUCCESS LOOKING MORE LIKELY

Dundrum FC will look to their cup final in Tallaght Stadium

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Whitechurch show talent

at all levels in Spring showSCOIL Mhuire National School witnessed a strong show-ing from the next generation of Whitechurch Boxing Club fighters at the club’s Spring Show recently.

A whole raft of new boxers made their debuts for the club in front of a supportive crowd. Many of the senior fighters, who were to take to the ring later in the day, were impressed by the sheer quality of boxing on show, from both their young clubmates and their opponents, who represented their clubs, Westside (Fortunestown), Sacred Heart (Killi-narden) and Monkstown with pride.

In this second year of competition, Whitechurch Boxing Club has already held three successful tournaments, with many more planned throughout 2011. Having secured a number of Dublin titles to date, the foundations are being put in place for the club to become a major player on the national stage. For more information on Whitechurch Box-ing Club, contact Tony on 086 373 8082 or log on to www.facebook.com/whitechurchbc


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LOTTO: Numbers drawn were 3, 4, 9 and 17. There was no winner. Draw win-ners were Eamon Naugh-ton €100, Sean McConnell €50 and Sean T Hanley €50. Next week’s draw will be for €13,800. Tickets are available online at www.ballinteerstjohns.com.

This Thursday at 6.45pm in Marley Park, our sen-ior hurlers take on Kilma-cud Crokes in the League. Please come out and sup-port the lads.

Great result s for our two adult ladies teams last Wednesday with two fine wins over Kilmacud Crokes.

Congratulations to Nicky Deveraux on his selection for the Dublin footbal l team.

Congratulations also to St Benildus’ College on winning the Dublin Senior A football title beating May-nooth in the final. There were eight players from St John’s on the team that included captain Stephen Fitzsimons.

Bingo every Monday night from 8.30pm. All welcome, please let your neighbours, friends, relatives know and encourage them to join in an enjoyable social evening.

Sing along in the bar every Tuesday night with Na Firbolg’s from 10pm.

BALLINTEER ST JOHN’S

THERE was no winner this week of the Lotto jackpot. Numbers drawn were 11, 17 and 30; €25 goes to Darragh Healy, Maureen McMillan, Joe Condon, P Weldon. Jackpot next week is €700.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to injured Junior A players Mark Thompson and Gerry Whelan.

Junior A and B teams are in cup action this week. As away to Garda at 11am and Bs away to St Francis Gaels at 3pm. All support welcome.

Adult mens’ training con-tinues in Frank Kelly Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.15pm sharp. Contact Eddie on 0876383433, or Conor on 0868192566 for more infor-mation.

Adult ladies’ training on Mondays at 7.30pm. All skill and fitness levels very wel-come. Contact Darren on 087 664 7205.

Juvenile boys and girls train-ing takes place every Saturday at 11am at Frank Kelly Park. All welcome. For more infor-mation, parents should con-tact Eddie on 086 253 6759 or Niall on 086 885 7303.

Membership now due and all players are reminded that the deadline of March 1 has passed. You are not insured and ineligible to play if not fully paid up.

Our annual players quiz night will take place on Holy Thursday, April 21 at the Merry Ploughboy, 8pm start.

WANDERERS

STARS OF ERINMASSIVE congratulations to the Under-8s footballers who had a very successful day on Saturday. The team played in a blitz hosted by St James’ Gaels in the Iveagh Grounds. The team won two out of three games and all the team really enjoyed the day. There were excellent performances all over the field and the Under-8s point scoring has come on. Spe-cial thanks to Ross from St James’ Gaels on organising a brilliant day. The Under-11 hurlers had a great victory over St Patrick’s, Palmers-town.

The adult men’s football-ers had a smashing win over St Brigid’s in Glencullen on Sunday morning. The whole team played very well. Some fantastic point-scoring on display with all forwards registering a score. Also excellent double save from Gavin Mulvey first to block a penalty and then smother and clear the rebound.

Training for the adult men continues from 7pm on Tues-days in Glencullen.

The Stars of Erin Easter Camp will run from April 18 to April 21. Please visit the club website for contact details and further informa-tion: www.starsoferin.com

The nursery is still being run every Saturday morn-ing in Glencullen from 11.15am and is attracting a good crowd of children. Basic introduction to Gaelic Games in a safe, fun and friendly environment alter-nating between Football and Hurling on a week to week basis. All children and par-ents are very welcome.

€10 Juvenile draw tickets are now on sale, tickets limit-ed to 850 please see any com-mittee members for tickets.

The weekly draw is held every Sunday in the Step Inn, Thanks to everyone who is selling tickets. This week’s winners were 1st: Pauric Lodge 2nd: Davy Rogers 3rd: J. P. Lewis

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’SMANY thanks to Timber-trove for sponsorship of senior A hurlers. Well done to minor A and B hurling teams on league wins.

Sincere sympathy to the family of the late Mick Dil-lon an active supporter/ticket seller of the club’s lotto.

The Coláiste Éanna Par-ents’ Association will be holding a table quiz in the clubhouse on Thursday, April 14 at 8pm. Entry is €10 per person or €40 per table of four.

Lotto: Numbers drawn were 8, 9, 13 and 1. Jackpot of €3,000 not won.

Next Saturday’s walk is from Kilcoole to Blackditch - meet at club at 9pm.

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STILLORGAN’S Colaiste Iosagain claimed the Tesco Senior B Second Level Col-lege’s All-Ireland title last week, defeating Holy Rosary College of Mountbellew, Gal-way, in a close encounter in Roscommon.

It was a battle for the ball from the get-go, and both Iosagain and Holy Rosary registered wides in the first minute.

The ball was worked up and down the pitch continu-ously throughout the half, and Martha Ni Bhroinn put the first score on the board for Iosagain. This was swiftly answered by HRM’s Tessa Mullins, who pointed a free from about 25m out.

HRM scored their goal midway through the half, a high ball that was looking like bisecting the posts dropping short and into the net, putting the Mountbellew girls ahead by a point.

But, far from being dis-heartened, Iosagain’s Eabha

Ruitleis registered the first Iosagain goal with 24 min-utes on the clock. However, despite their efforts to pull clear, the score at the break was 1-05 to each side.

The second half started like the first, a wide at each end in the opening passage of play, before Niamh Ni Chilean settled the Stillorgan nerves with a well-executed goal after only three minutes.

The Galway side came back strongly, and hit four points in the next ten minutes to level the match again.

The Bellew defenders had

got to grips with the Iosagain attack, but Alannah Ni Chu-inn eventually unlocked the gate and pointed to put Iosa-gain ahead again, and then Clar deSiun popped another over.

With one point between the teams and the minutes tick-ing away, a long ball lobbed across the park was caught by Maire Ni Sheanain, who offloaded to deSiun, who put the Stillorgan girls two ahead on the stroke of full time, and Iosagain collected the first-ever Senior B Cup in the capital.

Action from the final, and Carragh Ruitleis, captain of Colaiste Íosagáin, accepts the cup from Ita Hannon of Cumann Peil Gael na mBan

Iosagain bring home Dublin’s first cup

ALL IRELAND: STILLORGAN SCHOOL CLAIM NATIONAL TITLE

Benildus claim Dublin titleDUBLIN SCHOOLS SFC A FINALSt Benildus’ College 1-9

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BARRY Horan was the St Benildus College hero when his goal two min-utes from the end of extra-time proved the decisive factor, when the Kilma-cud Road school claimed the Dublin Schools’ SFC A final at O’Toole Park last Thursday.

Benildus opened up in fine fashion when Glenn Whelan kicked a pair of points, and Shane Cunningham was also on the mark inside the first ten

minutes, but Maynooth fought back to trail by just a single score at the inter-val, 0-4 to 0-3.

Mark Donnellan’s free, and one point each from Simon Mackey and James Durcan, reeled in that gap, Don-nellan kicking the first of what would a personal tally of 0-6.

ComebackAnd another three of his points and a

second from Durcan put the Maynooth school up by two points with seven minutes of normal time to play.

But Horan and Cunningham both cleared the bar to level and bring the

game into extra-time.Niall Carr’s score edged Benildus

back in front before Donnellan added yet another two points to swap the lead once more in the final ten minutes of the game.

But Horan proved the gamebreaker when he notched up a final salvo of 1-1, to swing the tie back his side’s way in the final reckoning.

It was not the first time Benildus needed extra-time to win the title, as they got the better of St Declan’s back in 2009, 1-13 to 0-15, needing the addi-tional period to finally grab the lau-rels.

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DREAM RUN: Treble bid very much on

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PARALYMPIC legend David Malone was con-firmed on Monday as Ire-land’s Swimming Team Manager for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Ballinteer man had a glittering swimming career, having won three Paralympic medals, most notably gold at Sydney 2000.

Following his retire-ment after Beijing 2008 he was employed by Par-alympics Ireland as Head of Paralympic Swim-ming and is now gearing the team up for London 2012.

Speaking about the appointment, Malone said: “I am delighted to be selected for the Games and look forward to see-ing the Irish swimmers challenging for the podi-um in London following their recent successes.”

He called time on one of Ireland’s most illustri-ous Paralympic careers in the Water Cube in Bei-

jing after one of his most memorable days in swim-ming.

The Ballinteer man ended his time in the pool with a tenth-place finish, swimming his fastest time in two years but felt it was one of his most enjoyable experiences, performing in front of 14,000 fans in one of the most iconic arenas in world sport.

The four-time paralym-pian won a scintillating gold in Sydney in 2000 off the back of a three-year unbeaten run in the 100-metre backstroke.

Malone won silver in Atlanta in his first Olym-pics in 1996 and used that as the start to an incred-ible run of form.

He embarked on an incredible run which saw him pick up the 50-metre, 100-metre and 200-metre world records and go unbeaten for three years before reaching the pin-nacle of his career.

He since reverted to

coaching where he works with the young stars at the NAC swim club, working with two-time Olympian, Kevin Wil-liamson, as they try to inspire future generations of Irish swimmers.

To this end, Kyle Stolk has been producing remarkable performanc-es in the past couple of years while James Scul-ly has previously been thought of as a potential Paralympian in the years to come.

With this background, Liam Harbison, CEO of Paralympics Ireland, was delighted to announce his inclusion in the man-agement team.

“We are delighted to confirm David Malone among the first group of team managers for Lon-don 2012 and look for-ward to seeing the suc-cess these highly talented and experienced manag-ers can bring to their sports at the Games.”

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Decorated Irish Paralympian David Malone, from Ballinteer, has been named as Irish swimming team manager for London 2012

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