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Welcome 4Welcome to Edition 41of InTallaght

Saoirse Ronan is without doubt one ofour biggest stars, a genuine Holly-wood actress with talent to burn, yetshe still remains down to earth andlevel headed. We were delighted tomeet up with her recently and you canread what she had to say in the maininterview in this edition.

The band Morrissey and Marshall aretwo local lads on the verge of stardomwho released their debut single thismonth. Now based in London, wemanaged to nab them on a recent visithome to Dublin just before they madetheir first live appearance on nationalTV. We have our fingers crossed thatDarren and Greg make their bigbreakthrough and we wish them boththe very best of luck with their careers.

InRovers has an exclusive interviewwith new Hoops signing Richie Ryan,a very talented midfielder and won-derful addition to the Rovers team. Wealso feature an interview with Mac-dara Ferris and Karl Reilly who are theauthors of “Tallaght Time” a new bookwhich covers the history of the clubover the last four years.

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36 Music

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46Writers’ Corner

47Book

48Beauty

50Nutrition

52Garden

56InRovers

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News 8

First Play from TallaghtBased Author Lorna Kelly Dalton To Be Professionally Produced

Lorna Kelly Dalton is a mother ofthree children and a homemakerwho was born and reared inDublin. She has also written numerous sketches and pan-tomimes which have been wellreceived when performed bylocal groups.

Her first full length play Lean OnMe is her response to her ownfeelings of helplessness whendealing with mental health issues that arose within her ownfamily and close friends. Her playtells the stories of members of aweekly support group as they goabout confronting and dealingwith their daily lives.

Gerry Herbert of Causeway Pro-ductions says “I was so moved

by the humour, strength andtenderness of Lorna’s writingthat I felt the play simply had tobe given a full professional pro-duction”.

An initial run in Tallaght was soldout each night and audiences re-sponded with standing ovations.The enthusiastic public responseand the demand for tickets haveensured that another run hasnow been arranged in the SeanO’Casey Theatre in East Wall inthe lead up to Suicide AwarenessDay from September 3-7.

Lorna Kelly Dalton says “ I wantto spread the word that ‘Its OKnot to be OK’. The huge task oflifting the stigma associated withdepression, anxiety and othermental health issues must beaddressed. I appreciate the invaluable help of all media ingetting that job done. Togetherwe can make a difference.”

Camara And HavenAnnounce New Partnership

Locally based charity, Camara isdelighted to announce thatHaven Partnership will be sponsoring a minimum of tenmore projects in Haiti, to supplycomputer equipment to schoolsand Women’s projects over thenext five years.

The Haven and Camara initiativewill provide 10,500 people withaccess to ICT and an improvedquality of education, as well asenabling them to become digi-tally literate in the process.

This development follows a recent trip by the Camara team

to observe the progress achievedon previous Haven sponsoredprojects located in Île à Vache, anisland located off the South ofHaiti.

Visiting l’Ecole St Francois d’As-sisse and l’Ecole Bon Samaritan,the team received positive reports about the recently installed eLearning Centres.Camara was delighted to see thepositive impact the computerswere already making on stu-dents and how well the equip-ment was being maintained.Teachers at both locations provided strong feedback aboutthe project and demonstratedtheir enthusiasm in using thecomputers to improve the education of Haitian children.

Candlelit Vigil in Dodder Park for World Suicide Day

There will be a candlelit vigil inDodder Park at 8.00pm on Sep-tember 10 for World Suicide Day.

A bagpipe player will be followed by an opening speechby John Quinn from Pieta House.

Several singers will perform, in-cluding Luke S Clerkin from

Teenline Ireland, and a folkgroup singing You've Got AFriend. Poems will also be readout by Anthony Curley and Mick Duff.

There will be a balloon releaseand candles lit as a mark ofrespect for people who have leftus through suicide.

Dermot Looney, Lord Mayor willbe in attendance on the night.All are welcome to attend.

World Suicide Prevention Day

On Tuesday September 10,World Suicide Prevention Daywill take place across the world.Dedicated to highlighting pro-tective measures against suicide,the day is also an opportunity for

all sectors of the community tojoin forces and focus efforts topromote understanding and assist those who have been affected either by suicide or depression to find help.

See www.suicideorsurvive.iefor more details.


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Abberley CourtHotel Scoops TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Now in its third year, thisaward celebrates hospital-ity excellence and is givenonly to establishments thatconsistently achieve out-standing traveller reviewson TripAdvisor. Winners ofthe Certificate of Excellenceare located all over theworld and represent theupper echelon of businesseslisted on the website.

Hotel Manager, KarenGarry told InTallaght: “Weare delighted to be recentlyawarded The Certificate ofExcellence Award for 2013.This prestigious awardplaces us in the top performing 10% of all busi-nesses worldwide on TripAdvisor and is given to Hotels that consistentlyearn high rating from Tripadvisor Travellers.”

Pictured above are SarahBrennan, Finola Berkley,Sinead Coughlan, Kasia,and Shelly Delaney.

St Maelruain’s ParishGathering 2013

A registered event with TheGathering, St. Maelruain'sFlower Festival will take placeat St. Maelruain’s ParishChurch, Tallaght Village.

The event will open with a concert on Thursday September 26 at 7.30pm. OnFriday, Saturday and Sunday,the Festival of Flowers willtake place in the Church andthe Festival of Hands will takeplace in the Parish Centrewhich is located beside theChurch. Teas and coffees willbe available in the small hall.

Those interested in local history, crafts, floral art orthose who appreciate thesplendour of old buildingsare invited to come and visitSt Maelruain’s historic site,including the tower whichwas part of the fortificationsof the Pale.

Over the three day periodlocal craftspeople, includingphotographers and artistsare coming together toshowcase their work along-side the floral art designedby Richard Haslam which willbe displayed in the church.

Richard Haslam is a free-lance florist based in Birr, Co.Offaly. He holds a NationalDiploma of the Society ofFloristry and is a member ofthe American Institute of Floral Designers.

He was a member of the Interflora gold medal win-ning teams at Chelsea andHampton Court flower shows.

Richard is much sought afterfor his wedding, special occasion and corporate design work.

St Maelruain’s warmly wel-come Richard Haslam totheir Parish where he will design the flower festivalwith the theme of “The Circleof Life”.

See their website for more:www.festivalofhands.com


News 10

Red Line Book Festivalreturns to celebrate the written word

Built on the success from their annual Readers Day over the past10 years, South Dublin Libraries puttogether the Red Line Book Festivalfor the first time last year. It provedto be a resounding success, witharound 40 Irish and internationalauthors and journalists attending.

The festival is an exiting opportu-nity for book lovers to engage andmeet with their favourite authors. Ithighlights both Irish and interna-tional contemporary authors, cele-brating books, reading, and thewritten word.

Last year’s festival had a fantasticprogramme with a great variety ofliterary talent, offering somethingfor everyone. This included Presi-dent Michael D. Higgins and otherbig names like Anne Enright, KevinBarry, Gerard Donovan, John Con-nolly, Mark Billingham, DermotBolger, Christine Dwyer-Hickey,Sean Moncrieff, Declan Huges,

Catherine Fulvio, Tony Bates andmany more.

It also had a highly regarded Children’s Programme, whichshowcased Ireland’s leading children’s writers and illustrators.This included poetry slam cham-pion Steven James Smith, authorsFiachra Sheridan, Sarah Webb,Oisin McGann, Jean Filtcroft andgraphic novelist Stephen Mooney.

Another exiting element of the fes-tival is the annual TEDxTallaght, anindependent run TED event show-casing the best of Irelands newthinkers and innovators. With thename ‘Where Stories Collide,’ lastyear’s event included speakers likeMaureen Gaffney, Caitriona Crowe,Cathal Garvey and many more.

This year’s Red Line Book Festivalwill take place in the venuesaround the county fromOctober 15 to October 20,and the programme, whichwill be announced in the nextfew weeks, is expected to be just asexciting and varied as last year’s.

Louise Phillips and Susan Condon Relaxing After 3 Voices/3 Forms At The Loose End Theatre, RED LINE Book Festival last year

Tickets are now for sale onwww.redlinebookfestival.com.You can also contact the Civic Theatre to book tickets by phone

or in person.

Contact details for the Civic TheatreTallaght can be found under Venues and their box office phonenumber is 01 462 7477.

To whet your appetite for this year’sfestival, why not take a listen to oneof their previous podcasts and don’tforget to check out the news section

on their website for early updates!You can also keep an eye

on The Red Line BookFestival on Facebook or

Twitter to be kept upto date!


Tallaght / WhitechurchHope and Remem-brance Service 2013

The annual Hope & Remem-brance service is a highly antici-pated date in the Tallaght LocalDrug Task Force calendar ofevents.The service continues tofocus on the impacts of drugsmisuse on the every member ofthe family as well as the widercommunity.

This Year, the project host for theservice is the Whitechurch Ad-diction Support Programme Thetheme for this year's service is:

"Live Every Day - Love Every Moment - Laugh beyond words"

The annual service of hope andremembrance, commemoratesthose who have died from drugmisuse, yet try to remain hopefulfor the future, while supportingone another.

The ceremony is due to takeplace on Wednesday September25th at 7pm in Our Lady of GoodCounsel Church, Whitechurch,Ballyboden. Minister Alex WhiteTD who has responsibility for theNational Drugs Strategy is dueto attend.

News11

Culture Night 2013 -Friday September 20

Following the success of Culture Night 2012, SouthDublin County are delighted toannounce our participation inthis year’s event. Culture Nightis a night to explore, experi-ence and enjoy culture in all itsforms in Dublin and across 30towns, cities and counties inIreland. This year in SouthDublin County, many arts andcultural organisations will opentheir doors until late, hostingfree events, tours, talks andperformances for you, yourfamily and friends to enjoy.

Culture Night 2013 atCounty Library, Tallaght

Meet Jonathan Harker, as he readsfrom his journal, the frightfulevents that occurred in CountDracula’s castle. Listen with delightas Oscar Wilde tells the story ofThe Selfish Giant. He will then in-troduce you to his latest play, TheImportance of Being Earnest,where Lady Bracknell and Algenonare about to have afternoon tea.

Visit Seán O’Casey’s tenementDublin and gaze with wonder as

Mrs. Gogan gossips about NoraClitheroe’s antics. Be inspired byBig Jim Larkin’s speech fromDublin Castle, and PadraigPearse’s graveside oration.

For children, Irish History Livewillbring the days of the Dublin tenements in 1913 to life. Thesewonderful snapshots of Irish literature and history will be supported by the music of EndaReilly and Stephen James Smith.All are welcome to attend!

www.southdublinlibraries.ie

Culture Night at theCivic Theatre

The Big Band Bash will be afree concert with the Rathfarn-ham Concert Band Society inthe main auditorium. Thisspectacular performance bythe multi award winning Rath-farnham Concert Band Societywill be conducted by ConorO'Riordan.

An ensemble of 70 plus will take to the stage and performmusic by Adele, Stravinsky, TheBeatles, Queen and the JerseyBoys as well as music from LesMiserables, the Eighties andDante's Inferno and a specialwork by South County Dublin'sown multi award winningcomposer Vincent Kennedy.

Admission will be free as part of Culture Night 2013, but tickets must be pre-bookedand collected before the day ofthe performance. Ring theCivic’s Box Office on 01 4627477 or log on towww.civictheatre.ie

Garda Open Day

Tallaght Gardai Station will beopening its doors to the peopleand businesses of the area onSaturday September 7 in a bid toraise awareness of the role of theGardai within the community,and foster relationships with thelocal community. From 2.00pmto 5.00pm there will be informa-tion talks and tours of the facili-ties in the station.

Present on the day will be theScenes of Crime Unit, the GardaMounted Unit as well as other

branches of the force, as well asthe Road Safety Authority. Therewill be music provided by the Gardai Band and activities to keepthe whole family entertained.

Running alongside the OpenDay is a Children’s art comple-tion which will be judged acrosstwo categories, entries are to behanded into Tallaght Gardai Sta-tion before September 3 with thechild’s name, age, address andParent/Guardian contact details.For more information contactMargo Kennedy at Tallaght Gardai Station on 01-666 6000.

New Firhouse Educate Together School

Firhouse Educate Together National School will open itsdoors on Monday September 2,with a junior infants class.

While the school will be locatedin Firhouse, it will be temporarily

located in the Tymon-BawnCommunity Centre, Aylesbury.

The Department of Educationand Skills is currently sourcing apermanent site for the newschool.

See www.firhouseetns.ie formore details.


Saoirse Ronan 12news and I just remember break-ing down crying because it wassomething I wanted so much.

Your Mam and Dad wereclearly very involved, particularly at the earlystages of your career,how has that changednow? I presume you arenow more independentin how you choosescripts, has your professional relationshipwith them altered overthe years?I think it has been a pretty naturalprogression. We all kind of under-stand where the other one is com-ing from and we have all sort of hada role to play, but they’re brilliantand they always have been greatwhen it has come to me choosingwhat scripts I do. Their role in thatreally was most definitely to keep aneye out for anything of a sexual nature or something that would putme in an awkward position. I meanthey still read scripts and it’s justgreat to get another person’s opin-ion, especially when it’s someoneyou really trust.

Your parents have keptyou very grounded, youwouldn’t know you hadbeen through these hugefilm experiences becauseof the way you behave asa person. What advicewould you give to ayoung person that goesinto the film industry?I think you need to have a goodhead on your shoulders. I think youneed to know that it’s ok to say noand that you don’t need to pleaseeveryone all the time. I think that’smore to do with the whole social

What is your first memory of a film set?Well my dad is an actor and hestarted when I was a baby so I wasused to going on sets to visit him.I remember, I think it was when wemoved back to Ireland because Iwas born in New York and that waswhere he started acting but whenwe were back in Ireland I thinkthere was an army barracks. It wasa very very Irish film to say theleast, that he was working on andI remember it was really loud thatday and everyone was just runningaround. I was probably about twoor three at the time.

What was the first setyou were on that youwere actually working on?

I had done a couple of TV shows, Idid The Clinic. I was in the first season of that and I just had a little part but it was great, I felt athome and I’ve kind of felt that wayever since.

The Oscar ceremony2008, what do you remember most about that night?I was knackered because I had justflown in from New Zealand whereI was doing The Lovely Bones andwe had already been shooting it forabout five months at that stage sothere was a lot going on. But it wasan amazing time and I would loveto go back again even just as a flyon the wall to really appreciate it,because I was so young when Iwent and there was so much going

on. It was amazing but it is a lot totake in. It’s the biggest film eventyou will ever go to, but it was great.I mean, you are on the red carpetfor two and a half hours and I was 13, didn’t wear heels, thensuddenly I was put in these littleJimmy Choo shoes and my feetwere killing me. Then we got insideand everyone was starving.

What attracted you tothe role of Susie Salmonin The Lovely Bones anddid you read the book?I was quite calm about it, Mam wascrying and Dad was just jumpingabout the house. It was brilliant butwe all kind of had different reac-tions to it. So yeah, it was great butit was the same for Atonement. Wewere in the car when we got the

Saoirse Ronan first graced InTallaght’s front cover way back in May 2011,on our third edition, and since then the 19 year old’s star has been on the rise. InTallaght met Ronan during the Galway Film Fleadh.

She spoke to us about her professional relationship with her parents as she grows older, her various film roles, what she hopes to do in the future and her Tallaght connections.

INTERVIEWBy Rachel Lynch


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I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT IT’S OK TO SAY NO AND

THAT YOU DON’T NEED TO PLEASE EVERYONE ALL THE TIME.


Zachary Quinto 14I DO FEEL I HAVE RECEIVEDAMAZING SUPPORT FROM IRELAND.


aspect as well but also like what Iwas saying about scenes of a sex-ual nature, you can say no andthere are things that can beworked around.

Can you recognise thetime when the life ofSaoirse Ronan, a normal teenage girlgrowing up aroundCarlow became some-thing totally different?Yeah I guess it was around thetime that Atonement came outbecause there was so much attention surrounding the filmand there was with me at homeas well. I mean, my state of mindnever changed and I neverchanged my perspective on any-thing. It was a big thing andthere was a lot of attention andit can be a lot to deal with. Ireland is fantastic because of thepeople. Nobody has ever beennegative towards me and I’venever had anyone come up tome and not be nice, only wellwishers have approached me. Ido feel I have received amazingsupport from Ireland.

Is the attitude to fameand celebrity here different than anywhere else youhave been?Well compared to America, yes. Imean we are very traditional typeof people here and are very familyorientated and that goes back togenerations before us and that hasinfluenced how we view that wholeceleb world. I think it’s mad, I don’tfeel like I am a part of it at all. It isvery interesting to see how certainpeople are really affected by it andyou do get it everywhere.

The Host was touted asthe next Twilight but itdidn’t do as well as expected. Were you relieved that youwouldn’t be surroundedby that attention?Yeah absolutely, that would havebeen too much. I think there is away to handle it but when you seeit from the outside and when TheHost came out the possibility of itgoing the same way is scary, butthat didn’t happen so it’s fine.

Did you have a sense on set that this moviewasn’t going to reach the heights that everyone had guessed it would,? It wasn’t wellreceived by the critics either, how do you handle that?To be honest I wasn’t expecting itto be the next Twilight movie andobviously every journalist youspoke to was expecting it to be thenext Twilight. I was alright, I mean,I made great friends out of it andto be honest when I was shooting Iwasn’t thinking of any of that stuff.You never do. At the end of the dayyou can only do your job. Unfortu-nately it just didn’t work out.

In 2011 we saw you asHanna when you teamedup with Joe Wright toplay that title character.When you read the script what excited youmost about the part?She kicks butt. She was just like amachine. She was a weirdo and Iloved that she was so strange. Shehad been kept away from civilisa-tion her whole life and I was justfascinated that she was basically an

15experiment and that was theheartache of the whole story.

You played Eleanor inNeil Jordan’s vampirefilm Byzantium, what didyou make of the way hetold that story?I loved it. We were talking aboutthis earlier and it was kind of takingthe vampire tale back to what it wasbefore Twilight and True Blood. Imean I was nervous because therehad been so many vampire filmsand there still are a lot being madeand I didn’t necessarily want to bepart of that group, if you knowwhat I mean. Not in a bad way, justthere had been a lot of it done.Then I read the script and it basi-cally focuses on the story and therelationship between these twoyoung women Eleanor and hermother. Neil Jordan is also greatbecause he really appreciates theimagery and wants to make it lookreally beautiful but he is alwaysaware of what the actors are doing,and you can tell he appreciateswhat you are doing too.

Would you have any interest in other roles inthe movie industry because you speak pretty passionately about directing?Yep I am. I love it. I don’t know thatmuch about it. I really should but Iam fascinated by it. I used to alwayslove when cameras weren’t digitaland I would love to direct one day.I think being as involved as you canbe creatively can be really very exciting and I think my enthusiasmfor that would be from workingwith the directors I have workedwith, they really have all been quitebrilliant.

Who is your role modelboth male and female?Meryl Streep obviously because ofher career and her longevity, andother older actresses who hadstood the test of time and have al-ways chosen character pieces asopposed to the girl next door or asexy lady, which there is nothingwrong with. It’s just it’s always greatto see a woman like Meryl or HelenMirren or Kate Blanchett and LauraLinney who really care about actingand it’s very much a craft for them.My male role model would have tobe my Dad.

Does theatre work interest you?Yes I would love to do it. I’m terri-fied about doing it but I would loveto do it.

What sort of part would attract you?I don’t know! I loved The Seagull. I really did love that play, but any-thing at all. I wouldn’t mind doingsomething small that maybe notmany people see in case I mess up.I mean my Dad started in theatre.You are on stage every night andit’s live and you can’t mess up andthere are no second takes but thenat the same time there are no wires,there are no cameras, as such it’sjust you and that other actor.

Did I see somewhere youalso expressed an interest in comedy? Your roles so far havebeen quite serious. Youhaven’t played a realcomic role have you?No, I suppose not. I mean, the firstfilm that I did that not many peoplesaw, was a rom com. The one with


16Michelle Pfeiffer. That was a bit ofa comedy and that was great, but Iwould love to do it. It’s just the wayit has worked out. I love watchingcomedy over everything else. Iwould choose a funny film overanything else.

What would you like tohave achieved in tenyears from now?I don’t know really, you change allthe time so the way I felt for thepast ten years and the way I feelnow is that I absolutely love actingand it’s a very natural home when Iam on set. As it stands now lookingat me in 10 years, I would love tostill be acting and maybe do a bitof directing.

You have a strong Dublin accent is thatpopular in America?Yes, the Americans love the Irish. Ifind that my accent has gottenstronger and stronger over theyears. Eventually people won’t beable to understand me when I stepout of Ireland. My family are fromDublin so I was always surroundedby Dubs even in New York, so thatwas the sound I was listening to.But yes they do love it over thereand they are kind of charmed by it.

What do you do in yourspare time to switch off?I love to be with my family andfriends but I do really like being bymyself and maybe that’s just frombeing an only child, I do quite likemy own company. Listening tomusic too is what I do when I’m offset and also getting into a goodbook. You can completely loseyourself in that.

You have travelled tomany different places. Do you enjoy travellingyourself or do you getsick of living out of a suitcase?I think if it’s just a short little visitsomewhere then sometimes I getsick of living out of a suitcase butno, I find now that as I havegotten older I love travellingeven more and reallycrave it sometimes. Ilove being home andhaving a bit of downtime but I really likegoing to new places and Ilove planes now. It’s always great tosee new places. You meet so manydifferent types of people.

Finally Saoirse yourgrandparents are from Tallaght do you get to visit much or shop in The Square?Yes, definetly. I’ve been very busywith work but try get up to visit myNanny and Grandad as much as Ican. I used to go to The Square allthe time.

Have you ever been toTallaght Stadium to see aShamrock Rovers game?No I haven’t but my little cousinplayed in their junior team for a while.

Saoirse voices the main character, Talia, in animatedfeature Justin and the Knightsof Valour, which is out on September 13.

She will also star as Daisy inHow I Live Now which is duefor release later this autumn.


I absolutely love the single, where did the idea for it come from? Darren:It just came from an ideathat I had. I was reading a bookcalled Make Your Mind An Oceanand I just went into the kitchen andput it down. The song just came tome like that. We then both workedon the rest of the tune but the ideacame as quick as that. We played itat a gig and Johnny Owen (famousactor and musician) who was therecame up to us after and said “You really need to get that songrecorded.” We met up with John Reynolds (legendary Irish producer) and he ended up doinga great job producing it.

What was it like workingwith him?Greg: It was so amazing, he's a verycool man, very intelligent, a wonderfulproducer. We had been in his housebefore for a World Band recording with

Kevin Godley so we knew how talentedhe was. We're going to do our albumwith him as well.

So there’s a debut albumin the pipeline? Darren: Yes there is, we're goinginto the studio this month to startrecording. We're going to do it instages. We're hoping to have itready for early next year. We havemost of it written already, it's just amatter of getting working on it.

How would you describeyour musical style? Darren: We've been labelled “FolkN' Roll” by a few people. It's not folkas in staring at your shoes andwearing wooly jumpers, the folkcomes from it being acoustic guitars and harmonies, but with arock element to it.Greg: It's got a laid back feel to it,sort of like The Kinks, it's honest

down to earth music.Darren: The reason John wantedto work with us is because ourmusic is honest and we sing fromthe heart. Like the line from I've GotA Plan. “If your eyes shine bright,changes will happen,” it's a fairlysimple thing. It just means that ifyour mindset is positive approach-ing something then everythingcoming back to you will be positive.

Could you tell us howyou guys met?Darren: It was in Eammon Doran’sabout 6 years ago! I was in a rockand roll band at time just finishingup a gig when a drunken Gregjumped up on stage and startedsinging into the mic!Greg: Yeah, I was a bit worse forwear and thought I could do a better job of the singing than him!Darren: The two of us singing together sounded alright so we decided to get something going.

Greg didn't sing much at the start,I was the lead singer and he wasthe lead guitarist, which he is bril-liant at. It was only when we movedto London and we didn't have aband behind us that we started toharmonize throughout the songsand it just worked.

Who are your influences?Darren: The Everly Brothers, TheBeatles, The Kinks, a lot of the good90's stuff like Ocean Colour Scene,The La's, The Coral, Oasis, TheVerve have had a massive influenceon us and we have incorporatedthe 60's harmony sound. Luke Kellyalso, another massive influence.

Your cover of his tune TheNightvisiting Song is one ofthe best covers of anyLuke song I've ever heard.I'd recommend readers tocheck it out. Darren: Thanks very much. Wealso do a cover of The Sun Is Burn-ing which we think is even better,we plan to record it. Simon AndGarfunkel did a version of it as wellso we want to mix the two. It's ourway of paying tribute to Luke whowe feel is one of the greatestsingers ever.

You guys are based inLondon now, why did youdecide to leave Dublin?Darren: This is going to sound really arsey but we kind of had tomove away to perfect what wewanted to do. There are more venues in London, more people,more of a potential audience. At thesame time, while we were perfect-ing it in London it was the Irish, theDubs who really got behind us andsupported us.

Morrissey & Marshall 18

Greg Morrissey and Darren Marshall are a musical duo from Tallaght whojust released their first single I've Got A Plan. We met up with them in theRTÉ studios ahead of their recent appearance on the Saturday Night WithMiriam Show to find out more.

INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon


Away from music whatare your other interests?Darren: We're both massive Man-chester United fans. My Dad is alsoa huge fan and he used to bringme to matches from when I wasabout two! I used to get to a goodfew matches but since we've gotbusier with the band it's beenmuch harder to get the time as ob-viously the weekends are ourbusiest time. We did a tune withChris Kamara which was greatcraic! He's a hero, he was deadsound. My ambition is to get on toSoccer AM, I love talking aboutfootball!Greg: Yeah me too! More footballquestions please!

Finally, what are yourthoughts on the appoint-ment of David Moyes? Greg: I'm happy, there was no-body else available who was goingto stick around.Darren: Yeah, Mourinho would'vebeen great for the first few yearsthen he would have got bored andf*cked off. Moyes is the right man,I'm happy with him. Next seasonmight be a bit tricky but Unitedfans are just going to have to re-alise we're not going to win theleague every year.Greg: Getting off to a good startis going to be so important. Thefirst five games are tough, I never remember United having such adifficult set of fixtures at the be-ginning of a season. You justknow if they lose a coupleof them the pressurewill be on.

I’ve Got A Plan isout now. They willplay a single launchnight in The WorkmansClub on September 5.

Do you miss Dublin? Both: Yeah. It's great to get homefor a weekend Darren: I just feel places like heredon't do enough to support Irishmusic. If they dedicated more timeto playing Irish musicians than theydo to Daft Punk it'd be a start! Evenlook at Tallaght and the amount ofseriously talented accomplishedmusicians and bands that comefrom the area. I remember a fewyears ago thinking that if you tookabout five or six of the best bandsin the area and plonked them inCamden town you would have areally good scene.

You lads have been supporting some bignames recently? Greg: We just supported the MagicNumbers in a few gigs in the UK andthey've asked us to go on tour withthem. How it came about was wewere just doing a sound check in abar in Camden and their drummerwas there, pissed! He heard oursoundcheck, which only lasted aminute, came up to us and asked forour number because he wanted toget in touch. They're really lovelypeople, they've helped us out so much.Darren: They started getting usgigs and stuff and let us jam withthem, then they said they want us totour with them. We've supportedSteve Craddock (Ocean ColourScene lead singer) as well, which wasunbelievable considering we're bothsuch fans of his. He is sound, a brilliant man and he also has beensuch a great help. We played at Liamand Noel Gallagher's brother Paul'swedding recently and Gem (Ex Oasisand Beady Guitarist) came up to usafter we played saying he loved itand would love to do somethingwith us when he finishes up the latest Beady Eye tour.

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20Hi everybody and welcometo the latest edition of Sq. Magazine.

Wow, it’s hard to believe that we arenow at the back-to-school time ofyear again! Where has the summergone? Many of our retailers havebeen offering fantastic back-to-schooloffers to help mums and dads withthe expense of sending the kids backto school. Check out our new website(www.thesquare.ie) and Facebookfor more details.

Also we are not forgetting about ourstudents going back to college. TheSquare is launching a brand new Student VIP Card for all students attending 3rd Level Colleges. Manytenants are offering special discountsand offers when Students presenttheir Square Student VIP Card. From1st September Students can log ontothe Square Website to register for theStudent VIP Card. For more detailscheck out page 21. We will be hostingan exciting launch night here in theSquare on September 19th, from 6pm– 9pm with live music and giveaways

- it’s an event not to be missed! Thiswill be followed by a superb afterparty hosted by The Abberley CourtComplex for all Student VIP Cardholders. Full details on our website.

Now for all you fashion consciouscustomers, we plan to host an Autumn/Winter Fashion Extravaganza,on the 14th September on our CentreMall from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Modelsfrom Ireland’s top modeling agency,Assets, will strut on our catwalk,showcasing the Square’s fantastic of-ferings in both fashion and acces-sories.

It really has been an action packedsummer here in the Square and wehave made many improvements toenhance the customer experience -better facilities, new store openingsand innovative ideas. Pick up our nextedition for further updates.

Until next time...

______________________Cathryn McMenamyThe Square Town Centre, Commercial Manager

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It’s official!!! The Square Student VIPCard will launch onSeptember 19th.

We will be launching our StudentVIP Card on the 19th of Septem-ber, with a full night of entertain-ment and activities here on theCentre Mall in The Square, from6pm-9pm. This will be followedby an after party in the AbberleyCourt Hotel Complex. The Abberley Lounge will host a live Oasis tribute band, with complementary finger food andcocktail specials for all studentcard holders. House Bullyz will beplaying in Entourage Nightclubfrom 11pm.

We have been working hard todeliver real value for holders ofThe Square Student VIP Cardand students can avail of discounts and offers from partic-ipating shops and restaurantsalike in The Square and beyond.With discounts on everything

from fashion to

technology, travels to food andmuch much more, we really be-lieve it’s something that will ben-efit all students.

Any third level student can applyfor the card online by loggingonto the Square website atwww.thesquare.ie from the1st September. Just fill out theform and collect your card fromthe Customer Services Desk after48 hours. We will also be having a quick and easy way foryou to register in IT Tallaght during Fresher’s week!

Keep an eye on our website andFacebook page for updates onour rapidly expanding list of par-ticipating stores and food outlets!

The official launch night is opento all third level students and welook forward to seeing you hereon September 19th. For more information please visit our website www.thesquare.ie orcontact the Customer ServicesDesk on 01 452 5944.

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ITT Student Union Getting Tallaght Involved In Student Issues Ahead Of TheOctober Budget

Representatives of ITT SU visitedThe Square recently, to engagewith the community in Tallaghton student issues.The studentsunion is made up of every fulltime registered student in the Institute. The executive of theunion are officers elected by the student body .

Student Union President GlennO'Brien said: “Many people inour college rely heavily on themaintenance grant and differentfinancial supports. It is importantthat coming up to the OctoberBudget students and the com-munity are united in protectingthe most vulnerable families,"

For more see the IT Tallaghtwebsite: www.it-tallaght.ie

MarathonMan

Jack Martin,Director of Retailhere at The Square will be pound-ing the pavements over the nextfew months in preparation for theDublin City Marathon. Themarathon takes place on MondayOctober 28, and will cover the traditional 26 miles, starting andfinishing in the city centre.

Jack has done some charity runsin the past, but this will be hisfirst time over the marathon distance. He doesn’t expect to betroubling the leaders - his only aimis to get around the course andraise as much money as possiblefor the National Children’s Hospital,The Square’s charity of choice.

We will be updating you on hisprogress here in the SquareMagazine. If you would like todonate to this worthy cause youcan do so here:www.mycharity.ie/event/jackmartin

To find out more about theDublin City Marathon, or to register to run yourself, seewwww.dublinmarathon.ie

Oopsadaisy Is Back!

Oopsadaisy and her sunflower girls are back fromtheir summer holidays on Wednesday September 4,ready to teach, play and sing with the todd lers again.

Our weekly Oppsadaisy Toddler Group is located onthe Centre Mall on Level 2, every Wednesday morningfrom 10am to 11am (excluding school holidays). It’sa fun filled activity for the little ones, all toddlers arewelcome, and remember it’s FREE!

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Tayto Park Winner

Congratulations to our TaytoPark Competition WinnerDanielle Lennon, have a greattime Danielle, we have nodoubt the kids will love their trip to Tayto Park in Ashbourne.

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McDonalds Turn The Air Blue

McDonalds on Level 3 had aFamily Fun Day on August 15, tocelebrate the launch of the movieThe Smurfs 2.

The staff donned theirSmurf outfits and enter-tained the large crowdwith face painting and balloon modeling. Asever at these eventsthe kids had a greattime and all wentaway with a smile ontheir faces!

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Dr Acupuncture Now Open here at the Square!

This week the clinic opened theirdoors on Level 3. They are oneof Ireland’s most popular and affordable acupuncture clinics,with highly trained licenced pro-fessionals.

They focus on Traditional Chinese Medicine and holistichealth solutions and the clinicwill be offering everything withinacupuncture, massage, herbal

medicine, acupressure and reflexology.

To welcome their customers theywill have up to 50 % off on alltreatments and herbs for the first4 weeks, so drop by the clinic fora free consultation and to getyour current health profile!

Eason’s Story Time

As part of Eason’s Get Into ReadingCampaign they have a staff member reading a specially selectedchildren’s book at 11am every Saturday in Easons on Level 2.

You can check the latest scheduleof Story Time books on their web-site. The website is also full of information on new releases, author events, interviews andgreat giveaways. Check it outtoday at www.easons.com

Having Trouble RememberingWhat Level YouParked Your Car On?

We believe we have madeit a little bit easier to findyour car, by colour coordinating the car parktickets with the Levelcolours used within the Centre!

Car park tickets are nowcolour coded as follows:LEVEL 1 - BLUELEVEL 2 - ORANGELEVEL 3 - GREENIt’s that easy!

Another Great Store Coming Soon

An exciting new brand, CEXwho specialise in buying, sellingand exchanging a range oftechnology and entertain-ment products including mobile phones, video games,DVDs, Blu-ray movies, com-puters, digital electronics, TVs,monitors, and music CDs iscoming soon to The Square!

Nemo & Friends ToMake A Big Splash At Their New HomeAt The Square

The Square is soon to be homeof some of the rarest tropicalfish and seahorses thanks toKealan Doyle of RTÉ’s MarineSceneand Seahorse Aquariums. The aquarium is due to be in-stalled in the coming weeks justoutside of Tesco on Level 2.Watch this space for more details.


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Ireland’s first ever Playstore recently openedtheir doors on Level 3 atthe Square.

Play is a complete entertainmentstore - selling the new releases ofDVDs, CDs, TV box sets, Blu-raysand computer games, at unbeatableprices. They have a huge selection in store for every taste and age.

In store there is a large selection ofnovelty and gadget products, aswell as iPhone accessories, postersand headphones. They also offerPS3, PS4 and Xbox games, and willbe selling consoles at competitiveprices very soon.

Play is a local business, run by localpeople and all their products aresourced locally. They have a greatIrish interest, and the storeowner,Vincent Lynch, explains that theythink it’s important to get thatacross. “We think it’s very important to focus on Irish, so that’swhy we have a big emphasis onIrish artists and a whole section ofIrish music in the store. We alsohave a focus on Irish series and

A closer look at...

movies and we have the entire RTÉ catalogue. We have Irish box setsand DVDs at a great value, for anexample the Love/Hate series are€20 for season one, two and three.”

Their prices are unrivalled, withBlue Ray prices starting from €3.They also have a massive Mix ‘nMatch range, where they offer 2 for€5 on any DVD, CD or Blue Ray.“These are all from the charts and they are brand new, sealedproducts - it’s a brilliant value.”

They have a new release range,which is rolled out as the weekgoes on, so the new releases fromall the bigrecord companieswill always befound in theshop. “Every single day there isnew stock comingin to the store andthis includes the 2for €5 section, it’salso refreshed every day.”

PLAYBy Linn Heldal

Barry O’Neill is the store manager,and together with the rest of thestaff; Elaine, Aoife, Paul, Rob andCharissa, he will be there to helpyou with any inquiry you mighthave. ”We’ve had a great receptionfrom the public, we are delightedto be here at the Square and withthe response from the costumers.”he said.

Play will be offering exciting Christmas vouchers, and will alsobe included in the Square Student Discount Card, which will belaunched in September. Pop in tothe new store to check out theirwide selection in entertainment forthe whole family!

THE NEW NAME IN ENTERTAINMENT


Glenn has been elected by the students of IT Tallaght to representthem on a local level with the likesof the Governing Body and Academic Councils and all the wayup to national level representingthe students of IT Tallaght at National Councils with the Union ofStudents in Ireland. His responsibil-ities include ensuring that theUnion stays on track with proposedobjectives and duties. This year, oneof Glenn and the Student Union’smain objectives is to work closelywith businesses and people in thecommunity to get Tallaght more involved and tie everything together.

The main people who help Glennin the running of the StudentsUnion are Eoin, the Education Officer, Karen, the Welfare Officerand Pauline who is the StudentUnion. Pauline is an encyclopediaon college information and hasgreat advice when it comes to allround college life. There are alsofour part-time officers who organ-ise the entertainment, look after theclubs, societies and equality issues.

There are a large number of newFreshers coming in from the 6th ofSeptember, so Glenn and the restof the Student Union Team wouldlike to welcome them and hopethey enjoy their college life in ITT.Fresher’s Week starts the last weekof September to give the new students a taste of college life. Thisis a whole week of various eventsfrom bouncy castles to comediansto having international artists overfor a night out. This week also

includes Clubs & Societiessign up days. Clubs & Societies are the best way tomake new friends, try new activities and are a very enjoyable break from thestudies throughoutthe year. One pieceof advice Glenngives is to find thebalance betweenyour studies and socialising but neverneglect one.

Glenn, Eoin andKaren have beenworking veryclosely over thesummer monthsto make this an amazing year forthe students.Most of this youwill see through InTallaght as theyare now the officialcollege magazine. You can also seewhat’s going on in the college throughthis Facebook page(www.facebook .com/ITTallaghtSU).

If anyone has any questionsabout the college or the stu-dents union don’t be afraid tocontact them. Glenn’s message tothe students is, “Get involved andget out there. You will make someof the best friends and memoriesof your life in college.”

Glenn O’Brien Student Union President

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Eoin is the new VP/Education Officer at IT Tallaght StudentsUnion. Eoin representsthe students interestson all educational andacademic matters forthe year ahead. It can

range from problemswith CA’s, schedules, class

timetables, exams and anyconflicts that arise in class

between students and lecturers.

Eoin’s office is located in the Student Union building; students can come over to ourbuilding to chill out, relax and either watch a movie or playsome pool. He will have a strictopen door policy so anyone cancome in and have a chat with himabout anything that is botheringthem. Eoin’s office is also thebookshop; students can buy

second hand textbooks here for afraction of their original cost.

This year Eoin will be trying tobring in a laptop scheme wherestudents can buy second handlaptops for college, we all knowhow expensive laptops can bebut in Eoin’s opinion they arevery useful to have throughoutcollege life.

Eoin will also be running examstress and tips campaigns duringthe winter and summer exams,Eoin will also be organising a wellrun and efficient class reps campaign, he will be going aroundand getting each class to elect oneperson to represent that class. Classreps are critically important, they areour eyes and ears in the classroom.

Eoin is 22 years old from BelgardHeights in Tallaght. He has justcompleted his honours degree inMarketing last May. Eoin spent 4years in IT Tallaght and has lovedevery minute of it. In Eoin’s opinion‘the unique aspect about ITT is thatit isn’t as big as Trinity or UCD; youcan make long lasting relationshipswith everyone in your class whichwill only consist of roughly 40 people. The lectures are more intimate and personal as you caninteract with the lecturer and feelyou are being listened to. Eoin istruly envious of all the new firstyears starting as it will be the best4 years of your life.’

Eoin added, ‘We are here to helpand assist the students now andwill do our very best to representyou and make your voice heard.’

Eoin Dunne VP/Education Officer

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Karen is the IT Tallaght StudentWelfare Officer. Karen’s job is todeal with any issues students mayhave such as;

• The wellbeing of a student• The Student Assistance Fund • Childcare assistance • Grant issues and advice• Bullying and mental health• Bereavement • Drugs and alcohol abuse• Crisis pregnancy • Sexual health and contraception• Personal issues

When starting college studentsmay be unsure of who to talk to,Karen’s door will always be open tooffer the support and advice students need. There are somegreat services here at IT Tallaghtand making sure the studentsknow where to go to and who totalk to is so important.

The Students Union is located justacross from the main building. Asa full time Welfare officer this yearKaren hopes students will pop overand say hello and engage withthem. It is the job of the Union torepresent IT Tallaght students andthey are fully committed as a Student Union to provide the bestsupport for the students.

Karen said, ‘If it wasn’t for the students of IT Tallaght who votedfor me I would not have the job Ihave this year. I’m going to try myvery hard to be the best welfare officer I can be and I really want toreach out to students this year.’

When moving from SecondarySchool to College it can be an exciting but anxious time for students. Many Students are concerned about making friendsbut there are some great clubs andsocieties here in college that aredelighted to welcome new members. Karen would encourageall students to get involved. “If students are unsure of anythingthroughout the year they can always speak to Glenn, Eoin or my-self, we are all very approachablepeople and we genuinely will doour very best to help.”

Karen is 25 and has just finishedfour years here at IT Tallaght andhas completed an Honors Degreein Marketing. She really wanted tobe a welfare officer to reach out tostudents and be a female representative on the studentsunion. Karen is from Crumlin butshe says she really does love thecommunity spirit here in Tallaght.

Karen Campbell ITT Student Welfare Officer


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When the bell rings

• Buy small, sweet apple varieties, but don’tserve apples every single day! Alternatewith other fruit to keep it interesting.

• Invest in some smaller, sealable tubs orpots, and include mixed blueberries and raspberries. Always check to see which arethe best fruits in-season.

Eating their greens

• Start them early and shovel the ‘greenery’into pitta pockets and sandwiches alike. Ifyou keep putting it in, they may even gettired of trying to pick it out, and eat it! Thesandwich is a brilliant way to get green leafyveg on to the menu, unless you are blessedwith children who actively engage withspinach or asparagus tips.

• If that doesn’t work try some grated carrot,sliced cucumber, finely chopped peppers orwhatever they do like. Maybe it’s wholecherry tomatoes. Pile them in.

• Make a softer filling, made with hummusand roasted veg for those children that eatless meat.

• Add pesto for extra flavour to sandwiches,baps and rolls.

• Add carrot sticks with dips. Also celery, peppers of all colours, sugar snap ormangetout, cherry tomatoes work well too.

• A warm vegetable soup drink is great incolder months, and you can use just aboutany combination of vegetables. Heat to justbelow boiling, pour it into a small, warmedflask and it’ll be just the right temperatureat lunchtime

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BEST IN SEASON

Bord Bia’s ‘Best In Season’ website is part ofBord Bia’s promotional campaign to explainto you quite simply what fruit and vegeta-bles are available in Ireland and what’s ‘BestIn Season’. The content of the website explains the benefits of eating fresh produce grown within the natural Irish season. For more information go towww.bestinseason.ie

5 A DAY TIPS

What does a serving of fruit orvegetable look like?

FruitEach of the following is a rough guide towhat an adult fruit serving looks like:• 2 smaller fruits such as plums• 14 cherries• 1 handful of berries• 1 medium fruit such as apple or pear• 2 to 3 tablespoons of fresh fruit salad

Children can also be encouraged to eat atleast five servings of a variety of fruit andvegetables each day. However the servingsize a child needs varies with age, bodysize and physical activity. As a roughguide, one serving is the amount they canfit in the palm of their hand.

VegetableEach of the following is a rough guide towhat an adult vegetable serving looks like:• Green vegetables – 2 broccoli spears or

4 heaped tablespoons of kale, spinach,spring greens or green beans.

• Cooked vegetables – 3 heaped table-spoons of cooked carrots, peas or sweetcorn, or 8 cauliflower florets.

• Salad vegetables – 3 sticks of celery, a5cm piece of cucumber, 1 mediumtomato or 7 cherry tomatoes.

• Tinned and frozen vegetables – roughlythe same quantity as a fresh serving. For example, 3 heaped tablespoons of tinned or frozen carrots, peas or sweet corn.


Everybody has a summerthat changes their life.

The Way Way back is a story aboutthe struggles a shy 14 year old boyDuncan faces while on summerholidays with his mother Pam.

Steve Carell takes on the role ofTrent, Pam’s overbearing boyfriend.Duncan is having a tough time fitting in. Completely out of hiscomfort zone while at the localwater park one afternoon he meetsOwen played by Sam Rockwell,who is manager of the Water Wizzwater park.

They strike up an unexpected bondand friendship which continuesthroughout the movie. Duncanslowly opens up and begins to finally find his place in the worldthrough the humor and loyalty ofOwen. Owen then offers the lostteenager a job at the water parkwhere Duncan learns the ways ofthe world from not only own butother members of staff.

As his summer continues, thingsbegin to look up for Duncan. Hemakes friends at Water Wizz andmeets a young girl called Susanne

who he falls in love with.

As the story progresses it is clear toOwen that Duncan is not happywith the situation at home, morespecifically his mother’s boyfriendTrent who constantly puts himdown. He is also upset about thefact his mother seems to alwaysput him second.

From the official traileralone it is clear there areplenty of humorous moments in store for usbut it’s also a poignantcoming of age story.

With this calibre of cast Iam sure it won’t disap-point, although I was surprised to see Steve Carellplay a role of the villain aswe are used to him playingthe good guy.

The story highlights the ups anddowns of a young teenage boy whoexperiences many life chang-ing moments all during asummer he will neverforget.

CinemaTHE WAYWAY BACKBy Rachel Lynch

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Vin Diesel returns as Riddick in the third instalment in the franchise, following Pitch Black, released in2000 and 2004’s TheChronicles of Riddick.

For those who haven’t seen theprevious two movies, Riddick is adangerous, escaped convictwanted by every bounty hunter inthe known galaxy. To add to his troubles he has been left fordead on a planet that appears to belifeless.

Soon, however, he finds himselffighting for survival against alienpredators more lethal than anyhuman he's encountered.

The only way off is for Riddick toactivate an emergency beaconand alert mercenaries who rap-idly descend to the planet insearch of their bounty.

The first ship to arrive carries a newbreed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man from Riddick’spast.

With time running out and a stormon the horizon that no one couldsurvive, his hunters won't leave theplanet without Riddick's head astheir trophy.

The film is billed as a back to basicsapproach and does in fact continueon from the Chronicles storyline,

but due to private fund-ing and a limitedbudget the Under-verse plot could not

be continued.

RIDDICKBy Rachel Lynch

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Cinema 34

Jennifer Aniston starsalongside Jason Sudeikisin a movie that has someharmless comedy mixedwith plenty of flesh.

Drug dealer David Clark lives in anapartment block with a number ofinteresting characters. One eveningafter supplying his usual customershe returns and gets speaking to hisyoung and hopelessly naïve neighbour, Kenny. Kenny spotslocal homeless teen Casey beingrobbed while mid conversation anddashes to her help much to the annoyance of David who must alsooffer his support.

The youths turn their attention to David when they realise he supplies drugs, they chase himback to his apartment and rob himof money and more importantly hisdrugs. David’s boss is not impressed when he hears the newsand offers him an ultimatum, makea road trip to Mexico to bring backa smidge and a half of marijuanaand risk getting caught by the Bor-der Patrol, or he can have his legsbroken.

So David decides to set off for Mex-ico but knows going alone is toorisky and believes he must invent afake family to get the drugs acrossthe border. He enlists the help ofKenny and the homeless girl Casey.He then realises he needs a wife sohe approaches his poverty strickenstripper neighbour Rose. Theyname themselves the Millers.

Together they all set off on adven-ture that will see them avoid more

than one near death experience butit’s a learning curve for all onboardthe top spec holiday camper van.Will they make it across the border?And will they learn to come together as a family before theMexican cartel tracks them downand kills them?

Overall I really enjoyed this movie.Although the storyline is pre-dictable there are plenty of funnymoments to keep the audience engaged. What will surprise peoplemost is even though a stripper anddrug dealer are the main featuresof this film, it’s quite conservativeand charming.

Jennifer Aniston doesget down to herlingerie but stillnothing tooprovocative.

When I initially heard Jennifer Aniston was playing the role of astripper I wasn’t sure whether therole would be quite damning butit’s all quite funny and certainly notawkward viewing.

I would certainly recommend thismovie to all. It’s a storyline basedon a serious issue yet the wholedrug smuggling takes a back seatwhen the relationships of the Millerfamily take off.

WE’RE THEMILLERSBy Rachel Lynch


MusicTRAVISWhere You StandBy Rachel Lynch

SHANE FILANEverything To MeBy Rachel Lynch

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Travis’s seventh studio album,entitled Where You Stand, wasreleased this month.

It was produced by their very own recordlabel Red Telephone Box. The Scottishrock band have certainly come a longway from Good Feeling, the band’s debutalbum back in 1997.

Fran Healy returns to the helm as lead vocalist, with Dougie Payne on bass guitar, Andy Dunlop on lead guitar andNeil Primrose on drums for this highlyanticipated studio album. This is their firstalbum release in just over five years.

With 11 brand new tracks the group havecertainly been kept busy. The album begins with Mother, the start of whichstrangely evokes the etheral keyboard ofPure Shores by All Saints. Fran Healy’s unmistakeable voice soon breaks in, accompanied by delicate picking on aguitar. This gives way to chugging pianoand a chorus of backing singers andbuilds to a much more upbeat track thanI would have expected from Travis.

This is followed by the new wave sound-ing Moving which is more reminiscent ofsome of the songs on 1999’s The ManWho. The album continues in a similarmanner until the emotive first single and

title track of the album, Where You Stand. This iscertainly one of the top tracks on the album andHealy takes centre stage with his delicate vocals. His familiar voice swoops up a lot at theend of phrases which fits the melody perfectly.

Track six, Another Guy, and track nine, On My Wall,are both very different yet similar in the sense that they are reminders of some of Travis’s earlier,rockier music and should be welcomed by theiroriginal fans.The lyrics of Boxes are beautiful andthe piano adds to the emotion on a whole. Thesong is about how humans spend most of theirlives in containers of one sort or another.

Overall the new album is not unrecognisable asTravis but, I do feel long serving fans of the bandmay question some elements. Certain tracks arequite unlike anything the group have done before.That said fans that have grown up with the bandwill enjoy the predictable musical direction of ahandful of the tracks. Most will agree after a fiveyear long wait they are just happy to see the guysback making music.

Bassist Dougie Payne recently told Rolling StoneMagazine that “You stay away as long as it takes,so you feel that hunger and desire to get back toit same as you did at the start.”

Shane Filan released his first solo single thismonth. Everything To Me is written by Shane Filanand Nick Atkinson (Gabrielle Aplin), and producedby Grammy award winning producer MartinTerefe. Shane is known as the former lead singerof Westlife. He, along with the band, sold over 50million records around the world, but after bidding farewell to their fans in 2012 Shane hasbeen working on his solo career.

His new single will be loved by fans of his formerband and, credit where credit is due, he has takena step forward in terms of modern pop. Thesound might come as a surprise to certain fans,but is sure to delight. It is an upbeat and optimistic tune perfect for the summer season.

The melody is slow paced yet is quite catchy. Thechorus has a slight jazzy feel to it. The video seesShane surrounded by airhostesses at a planewreckage yard while he casually dances onboarda rundown plane.

Although having listened to the new single anumber of times I am consistently reminded ofWestlife. Yes, the melody is unique, but his voicefor me will always be connected to the boy band.With an album in the works, Shane is giving hisfans a taste with his four track EP Everything ToMe released on August 30.


Jonathan Ive’s revamp of Apple’s highly anticipated iOS 7 was unveiled during the openingkeynote of Apple's WWDC on June 10, 2013.

Billed as the "biggest change to iOSsince the introduction of theiPhone", the most notable changeis a complete overhaul of the userinterface. In a promotional videoshown during the keynote, Ive described the update as "bringingorder to complexity", highlightingfeatures such as refined typogra-phy, new icons, translucency, layer-ing, physics, and gyroscope-drivenparallaxing as some of the majorchanges to the design. The designof both iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks(version 10.9) noticeably depart

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2014, uses Siri integration in selected car models to offer eyes-free and hands-free satellitenavigation, telephony, music andiMessage integration through thecar's screen.

New to iOS brings trusted devices,which the user is alerted with awarning screen when connectingtheir iOS device to their Mac/PCasking them to trust the currentlyconnected computer.

A feature similar to that of Androidwhere a wallpaper can be movinginstead of just static. There are two"Dynamic" Wallpapers included inthe betas and both have "bubble"designs with slightly different colorations. These wallpapers thathave bubbles move them based onthe device's accelerometers and gyroscope. Static wallpapers nowmove to the gyroscope. Also, if apanoramic photo is taken with thenative "Camera" app it will movebased on where the device is facing, based on input from thegyroscope.

Safari in iOS 7 integrates the smartsearch field first used in Safari 6 forOS X and Mavericks' iCloud implementation of iCloud Keychain.Other changes include infinite tabs,parental controls, and improve-ments to Twitter sharing and Reading List. The tab area has alsobeen rearranged to look at the tabsfrom above rather than a pagedfront-on view.

The new camera interface allowsswiping between four differentmodes (video, photo, square photo,and panoramic photo) and offerslive photo filter previewing.

Photos in iOS 7 uses the EXIF datain each photo to sort photos bydate and location, to the year level,and also supports sharing videothrough iCloud Photo Stream.

The App Store provides moresearch options by age range andlocation-aware sharing and alsoadds automatic app updating.

iOS in the Car, due for release in

from skeuomorphic elements suchas green felt in Game Center, woodin Newsstand, and leather in Calendar, in favor of flatter graphicdesign. The UI itself is not flat, butrather a multi-plane 2.5D zoominguser interface. In his segment of theiOS presentation, Federighi emphasized ten major feature additions and changes.

Similar to the Notification Center,Control Center is available by scrolling up from the bottom of thescreen and provides access to set-tings such as Airplane Mode andbrightness, media controls, AirPlayand AirDrop, and shortcuts to several apps including a built-inflashlight, compass, calculator, andcamera.

iOS 7 builds on the limited multi-tasking introduced in iOS 4 andprovides full multitasking for allapps. The multitasking layer alsoprovides for background updatingof apps at the same time notifica-tions are pushed to the device, andpreviews of all running apps.

iOS 7By Cathal Jennings

Jonathan Ive the man responible for the design of the new iOS pictured with the late Steve Jobs

Apple CEO Tim Cook during his keynote speechat the unveiling of iOS 7 at Apple’s WWDC


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Grand Theft Auto V wasdesigned to improveupon every gameplay element found in previous games in the series.

The world of GTA V is bigger thanthe worlds of Red Dead Redemp-tion, Grand Theft Auto: San An-dreas, and Grand Theft Auto IVcombined. Areas in the game worldinclude beach fronts, mountains,wilderness, an "Alamos" Sea area"based on the Salton sea in Califor-nia", a military base, and the sub-urbs. The ocean floor is fullydetailed and can be explored.

GTA V's single-player story is toldthrough three player-controlledprotagonists: Michael, Trevor, andFranklin, criminals whose stories

interconnect as they complete missions together. During storymissions, the player can switch between the protagonists as theywork together to accomplish anobjective; in one such mission,Michael rappels down the side of abuilding, Franklin provides coveringfire with a sniper rifle, and Trevorcontrols the getaway helicopter. Agameplay video showed that

players have the ability to executeheists in one of two ways; playerscan choose to take a "loud" approach to the mission (such asgoing in with guns) or a more tactical approach (such as usingsleeping gas).

Outside missions, the player canswap between the protagonistsand explore the game's open world,which includes a fully-fledgedecosystem. The camera zooms outto a "Google Earth-style" perspec-tive when switching characters andthen drops into wherever the cho-sen character is. Even when theplayer is not controlling them, eachcharacter will still go about theirown business across Los Santos. Asany of the protagonists, the playercan engage in activities such asyoga, triathlons, jet skiing, base-jumping, tennis, golf, scuba diving,or go to the gym. Hunting wildlifeand bounty hunting from RedDead Redemption will be featured.Each character will have uniquehobbies, which can be completedwith the protagonists' friends, butthe dating system from GTA IVdoes not return. Characters can"flick off" people, "something Rock-star recommends you do in varied

circumstances to see different reactions from people". Dependingon the area, people react differ-ently. The mobile phone introducedin GTA IV returns, but many of itsfeatures have been altered. Themobile phone is mainly used foractivities and can also be used toaccess the in-game internet. Therewill be a "vibrant and fun" economysystem, initially it was thought players would be unable to buy in-game property as in Vice Cityand Vice City Stories, but in the firstshowing to the press this was revealed to be inaccurate. Shoot-ing has evolved "a longway" in terms of feel andmechanics and themelee combat is improved over that ofprevious GTA titles.

GTA VBy Cathal Jennings


Game41FIFA 14By Cathal Jennings

A new engine called the Ignite Engine will be used in FIFA 14 onthe PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions. This features both graph-ical and gameplay changes such asHuman Intelligence to make play-ers react more like the real thing,True Player Motion to create morerealistic movement from the play-ers and more realism to the wayenvironmental features likeweather and stadium crowd dynamics develop during play.

The best football gamein the world is back butit’s basically the samegame so why shouldyou go buy it again?

Well if you’re a loyal fan Fifa willseem the same but if you areonly new to the game there is alot of fun to be had.

Career mode has been revamped. Additions include aGlobal Scouting Networkthrough most countries, whichallows hiring a scout to searchfor talent all season from variousclubs globally. The Career Modehub navigation has also beenredesigned, with fewer interrup-tions and live scouting reports.Managers are now able to develop, build and refine theirnetwork of scouts, gatheringdetails on the attributesand traits of players. Thisway of playing CareerMode also moves awayfrom the concept of playeroverall rating as an on-demandmetric of a player’s abilities. Instead, communication withscouts determines what type ofplayer is wished.

Gareth Bale will be on the frontcover what jersey he will bewearing still has to be decided.This game is a classic but notmuch has changed so don’t expect any major differences.The game is expected to be released for PlayStation 3 andXbox 360 on September 24.


centre seat folds down for a handytray. The third row of seating is notthat easy to get to and when youdo they are quite cramped. Theyare good for children and realisti-cally are just for occasional use. Thefact the car has seven seats will bewelcomed by customers with alarger family looking for somethingstylish and overall not too big.

The style and space continues in thefront of the Carenswith plenty of

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places to store everyday items. Allvehicles are fitted with air condi-tioning and cruise control and ifyou would like to go for some ex-tras you can have rear door blindsand a panoramic roof.

Whether you are tall or short thisnew model caters for everyone,with an extremely flexible driving

seat that will position anyoneto their perfect view to feel

in control of the road. The drive isa massive improvement over themodel it replaces. Road and windnoise is now kept to a minimumwhich is great for long journeys.The steering is light.

The car is available in three differ-ent types the Carens TX, Carens EXand the Carens Platinum. With roadtax starting from just €270 per year,Kia seems to have ticked all the

boxes in terms of practicality.Prices start from €26,490

and come with a Kiaseven year warranty.

KIA CARENSBy Rachel Lynch

Kia has gone fromstrength to strength over the past few years.

The new Carens completes Kia’s regeneration of its product line,bringing it up to the same highstandard as the Sportage and theCeed in terms of engine, technol-ogy and design.

Despite that it’s actually bigger inside and offers a large boot withneat features like the secret storagecompartment. A lot of thought hasbeen given to the seats as each onefolds down individually and moreimportantly they lie completely flatcreating a bigger space for largerloads.

Even though a smaller vehicle over-all there is plenty of leg room andhead space for passengers. The


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Irish Craft Beer - CelebratingGrowth and Expansion in aTime of Recession

The Irish Craft Beer and Cider Festival returns to RDS, Dublin from September 5-8. A celebration of Irish craft brewing, cidermaking and whiskey distilling coupledwith live music and Irish artisan food stalls.The festival will fall in line with Irish CraftBeer Week which will run from August 30onwards throughout independent pubsand off-licences nationwide.

The Irish craft beer industry is thriving ina time of national recession, with over halfof the existing 37 breweries/cider makershaving been set up since 2009. Within thecraft beer sector alone, industry sales roseby 42.5% last year and are expected to in-crease by at least a further 35% this year.

Clever Students use Clever Cuisine

Parents worried about their childrenwhile off in college will have one lessthing to think about thanks to CleverCuisine.ie. Started last year, it offers stu-dents the chance to have a healthy dietwhile studying. The venture is runthrough M&K Meats (The MarketButcher) which for only €10 a week willdeliver fresh meat and vegetables, forcollection from the student centres in theparticipating colleges. The student thengoes online to view the easy to cookrecipes for their food pack.

The meat and vegetables provided arefor four meals a week and although it isnot quite the full week still offers thechoice of a take away on the Friday or togo back home for a cooked meal fromMum, and perhaps some tips for the following week’s dinners.

The service which began as a project between University College Dublin andthe butchers company M&K Meats hasextended its service for the upcoming college year. Students of NUI Maynoothand Trinity College can now avail of thisservice, after the success it had last year.The venture was set up after a surveydone by UCD in 2011 which showed that81% of the 500 students surveyed hadskipped meals to pay for unavoidable academic costs. This lead to the studentunion approaching M&K Meats to sourcethe produce for the packs and after thesuccess last year it has now expanded.See www.clevercuisine.ie for more.

€130 million funds for Irish Web firms

Jim Higgins MEP is encouraging web entre-preneurs, budding tech enthusiasts and online SMEs to investigate a new €130 million EU fund aimed at supporting the development of online services.

"We need to encourage web entrepreneursand emerging talent to use their skills to helpEurope become the world leader in techno-logical development in this area. Ireland, inparticular, has a reputation as a technologyhub. So, I am glad that the European Commission has brought forward a substan-tial €130 million EU fund to support webtechnologies development," said Mr Higgins.

Funding will typically be to a value in therange of €50,000 - €150,000 per successfulapplicant, with the support of an overall coordinating organisation. The deadline forfunding applications is December 10, 2013.

IKEA Ireland buy Leitrim windfarm

IKEA Ireland Ltd have announced that it is investing in the purchase of a new wind farmlocated in Carrickeeny, Leitrim.

The electricity generated from the wind farmwill be used to supply its Dublin and Belfaststores, becoming one of the first corporate businesses in Ireland to operate awind farm in this way.

Accenture brings 140 jobs to Dublin

Global consulting group Accenture has announced the creation of 140 new jobs inIreland. It currently employs around 1,400people in Ireland. It has announced plans toadd a further 140 staff to that number according to RTE News. The company islooking for graduates and specialists with experience in Java, business systems, cloudcomputing and digital technologies.

Accenture - which is headquartered here- established an analytics innovation inDublin centre two years ago to meet thegrowing IT demands of its clients.


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Burdocks Celebrate Centenary

1913 was an historic year in the annals ofDublin history, Larkin was leading the lock-out, revolutionary thoughts were stirringamongst many and Dublin’s favorite takeaway shop opened its doors to serve its nowfamous brand of fish and chips!

On the 28th of August Burdock’s celebratedin style with a gala day in their flagshipChristchurch Store. Vikings from the iconicViking Splash tour were on hand to break down the door and ‘comedic genius’Brendan Grace entertained the assembledcrowds.

Sarah Morrissey, former Miss Ireland was inattendance to bring some glamour to theevent and served the eager customers. Traditional Irish musicians The Currachplayed traditional music and there were facepainters and entertainers for the kids.

Fish and chips were half price for the day andall the proceeds were split between charities,The National Children’s Hospital, The IveaghTrust, The Capuchin Day Centre and The StVincent De Paul keeping up Burdock’s longstanding tradition of doing charitable work!

Charlie McGrachen is delighted to be thecustodian of such a quintessentially Dublintradition and looks forward to the next 100years of the one and one!


Writers’ CornerDISSOCIATIVEIDENTITYBy Stephen Plummer

compose a picturemake a fictional sceneyour friends always told youit’s best to not keep things inside

you punched a hole in the walllast saturdaywill they let this slidewill it still be ok?

our demons are our demonswe can not explain it at allbut there's one thing we knowthe bigger they growthe harder we fall

write a poem, 70 pages thickno time to cut scenesbe it bloody or brutallet the people get sick

write a memoir, write 20 memoirsof all the lives you leadwrite inter connecting story lineslike the ones you lead

spill blood like a trophyuntil you can't stand to win any moretake a chance to ask yourselfis this worth fighting for?

you've made your bed to sleep inbut that won't happen at allthere are 1,000 bodieshiding in the walls

you never told your secretsyou'll take them to your gravenever a slip of the tongueand think of all the people it saved

Stephen Plummer is currently studyingcomputing in IT Tallaght. He has beenwriting poems for around a year. Thisis his first time being published.

ARE YOU AN ASPIRING AUTHOR OR POET?

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

46AN OLDSCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHBy Joe Keane

I see you now, all smiles and funYou stood near me on the old school desk.Our youthful glee, was clear to all,As we returned from our daily run.Int the wild woods, as was our normal task.So then we posed, the short and the tall.The memory now is clear and true,Years long gone, and friends removed.How haunting are those dreams of your,A lovely vision in your prime.Where are they now, our pals of yore?The images thank heavens we retainOf our young days, long gone in time.One day our paths, will cross again,But until then, I will look at all,With longing, and with loving hopeof memories that passed between us both.Good bye! dear vision, let us be gone,Before our hearts doth lose their shine.

Joe Keane belongs to a retired writersgroup in Galway. Last year they publisheda book called Off The Cuff. He came acrossInTallaght magazine when he visited Tallaght recently.

WE GOTPLANSBy Deanna Kenny

Cloudless skies and starry nights,Chasing shadows in a wonderlandmeadows.

It’s a losing game but at least we arefree,It is a losing game with blind belief.

So we smile for no reason except that These three months give us somethingto believe in.

Living it up just because we canAnd writing our future in the sands.Because we got plans.

Deanna lives in Blessington withher parents and older brother and attends Blessington Community college. She is 13. She has beensong-writing for a couple of yearsand recently has challenged her-self to write poetry as well.

GWEN TAYLOURGraphic Designer/Bookworm

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

Email her at [email protected]

Bookworm1BEFORE I GOTO SLEEPBy S.J. Watson

Unbeknownst to me, I seem to havebeat Hollywood to it for once.

Several times previously I seem to have reachedthe party a little late when it comes to big screenadaptations of novels. Oftentimes I’ll pick up asecond hand book which would have been issued to coincide with its film release and soI’d be a year or two too late.

In this case however, I have finished Before I GoTo Sleep in good time. The movie version won’tbe out until next year but will apparently featureNicole Kidman and Colin Firth. I didn’t realisethis until after I’d finished it though. This wasanother of my mother’s recommendations and one of her better ones at that. As soon as I started reading one lunchtime, I was immediately hooked.

The novel is a psychological thriller about awoman suffering from anterograde amnesia.She wakes every day with no knowledge of whoshe is and the novel follows her as she tries to

reconstruct her memories from a journal shehas been keeping. She learns that she has beenseeing a doctor who is helping her to recoverher memory, that her name is Christine Lucas,that she is 47 years old and married and has ason. As her journal grows it casts doubts on thetruth behind this knowledge and sets her on aterrifying journey of discovery.

In an interview with The Guardian, Watsonspoke about his inspiration for the book: “I wasreading about a man called Henry Molaisonwho suffered severe amnesia following an operation he underwent when he was 27. Hedied at the age of 82, and for all that time couldform no new memories.

“I was struck by the image of that old man wak-ing up and looking in the mirror, fully expectinga 27-year-old to be gazing back at him. I re-alised how vital our memories are to our senseof self, and from that seed the whole novelbegan to grow.”

In the book, Christine makes the observationthat: “We’re constantly changing facts, rewriting history to make things easier, to make them fitin with our preferred version of events. We doit automatically. We invent memories. Withoutthinking. If we tell ourselves something hap-pened often enough we start to believe it, andthen we can actually remember it.”

Often she has flashes of memories but has noidea whether the event happened that way, orat all. I empathised with that feeling, like whenyou try and recall events from your childhood.You may have seen a photo and are just remembering details from that, or maybeyou’ve heard a story so many times that youthink it is an actual memory.

As well as being a gripping thriller, Before I GoTo Sleep raises questions about the power andcomplexity of memory and how much it mattersto your quality of life. She has lost a large chunkof her past, but this also nearly robs her of herpresent. It’s an excellent premise for a novel andI found it really well written. I’d say it’ll make avery good film as well but I’d suggest you get ahead start and give the book a try first!

About The AuthorWatson was born in Stourbridge, in the WestMidlands. He studied Physics at the University ofBirmingham and then moved to London, wherehe worked in various hospitals and specialized as an audiologist in the diagnosis andtreatment of hearing-impaired children. In theevenings and weekends he wrote fiction. He livesin London.

In 2009 Watson was accepted for the first courseWriting a Novel at the Faber Academy. The resultwas his debut, Before I Go to Sleep. He wrote the book between his hospital shifts. He was introduced to literary agent Clare Conville on thelast night of the course and she agreed to repre-sent him. It went on to win the Crime Writers'New Blood Dagger.

The book was published in 2011. In the same yearit was announced that the book would beadapted for the big screen by Ridley Scott, withRowan Joffe slated to write and direct. IMDB listsNicole Kidman and Colin Firth as starring in thebig screen version, slated for release next year.Rights to publish the book have been sold in 42different countries around the world and it hasgone on to be an international bestseller.

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Cellulite is the dreaded orange peelthat effects millions of women atsome stage in their lifetime.It is more of a muscle fibre issue rather than a skinissue. It doesn't matter what your body weight is,but where there's less fat there's less cellulite.

A woman’s skin consists of free standing fat cellchambers which are separated by vertical wallof connective tissue, and are prone to collapsingwhen pressure is applied. This can be due to excess weight, fluid retention and lack ofstrength due to little or no exercise. Male fat cellchambers are smaller and have slanting wallsof connective tissue which gives greaterstrength under pressure and this is why theyrarely suffer with cellulite - lucky them!

Think of cellulite as captured waste within the fattyareas of the body. Poor blood circulation con-tributes to the congestion in the fat cells and fluidaccumulates in the tissue. Fat cells engorge furtherand clumping is more obvious, pushing the muchneeded blood vessels further away. Fluids continueto accumulate and orange peel develops.

The primary cause of cellulite is the lack ofwaste elimination and poor circulation. So this

means people who have insufficient water in-take, a poor diet and not enough exercise aremore prone to battle with cellulite! All these fac-tors cause a breakdown in collagen and elastinfibres that no longer hold the tissue tightly.

TreatmentThere isn't a single solution but if you make several changes to your lifestyle you will see adramatic improvement!

Dry Body BrushingThis is done with a flat brush with fairly stiff bristles - The Body Shop or Boots have greatselections. It's great to do first thing in themorning or just before you shower. Start at theankles and use gentle fan like movements in thedirection of the heart and concentrate on areassuch as the thighs and bum. Don't be too aggressive, this is to stimulate blood circulationand get those toxins moving. And it will improvethe texture of your skin.

Diet You will need to cut down on eating refined andprocessed foods and concentrate on eatingwater rich fruits. Water helps the body to flushout waste and helps detoxify. Fruit and vegeta-

bles are high in antioxidants which fight off freeradicals. Antioxidants prevent breakdown of collagen which is the skin support structure.

Exercise We all know the health benefits of exercise, butit is also key in shifting fatty deposits in stub-born areas where cellulite builds up. Along withyour body brushing, this is going to kick startyour metabolism and improve circulation andrid waste from the body. And you'll feel great!

Cellulite CreamsI've always been sceptical about miracle creamspromising to cure cellulite and I certainly would-n't use one unless you're following the stepsabove. But if choosing one, look for creams withbotanicals, fruits acids, retinol and caffeine.

CaffeineCaffeine, when applied topically as opposed todrinking several cups of coffee daily, eliminatestrapped water in the connective tissue - I haveheard of women vigorously rubbing coffeegrinds into areas of cellulite in the shower on aregular basis who swear by it, worth a try!!

EMER MCGILLION

C.I.B.T.A.C C.I.D.E.S.C.O ProfessionalBeauty Therapist/Make-up Artist

Emer has been working in the beauty industryfor the past 9 years and has extensive expe-rience in areas such as advanced skin care,laser treatments, specialised waxing, tanning,make-up, nails and more. She has set up herown mobile beauty service called "Skinkandy"which provides a broad range of beauty treat-ments that are all carried out in the comfortof your home, and at your own convenience.

www.skinkandy.ie

skinkandybeauty

@skinkandy_ie

Beauty 48CELLULITEBy Emer McGillion

HOW TO REDUCE THATORANGE PEEL


Over the years carbohydrates havereceived a lot of bad publicity whenit comes to weight loss and diets.

Many slimming organisations would suggestthat we cut down on our intake of carbs in our diet and in some cases, cut them out completely. It is important to understand whycarbohydrates are essential when it comes toour health; not only do they provide bulk to thediet making us feel fuller for longer periods butthey are also the main source of energy supplyto the body which enables the body to performall of its daily functions.

As a source of energy, carbohydrates are a com-ponent of foods such as breads, grains, cereals,fruits and vegetables that are broken down bythe body into simple sugars called glucose andit is this glucose that is stored by the body inthe muscles as glycogen and used as energy.Therefore, carbs are essential in the diet as theyprovide our bodies with a constant flow of fuelneeded to sustain and maintain an active lifestyle.

There are two different types of carbs, simpleand complex carbs and these foods are classi-fied based on the speed at which their sugars

are broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream. Simple carbs can be absorbed a lotfaster in the body because they are made up ofonly one or two molecules of sugars and areoften used in sweets, cakes and biscuits. Overconsumption of these food types leads to apeak in sugar levels which means that whenyour sugar levels drop you tend to crave more sugar.

Simple carbs used in processing are also high incalorie content which means that over consump-tion will lead to unwanted weight gain and in gen-eral, they are of low nutritional value as manyvitamins are lost through the processing stages.

However complex carbs are the healthier carbsto consume because of their long chains of mol-ecules the body takes a longer length of timeto digest and absorb them into the blood-stream. These kinds of carbs provide a moresustained release of energy in the body mean-ing that you don’t get the peak in sugar levelsthat often leave you craving more sugar butwhat you will get is a slow release of energy thatwill last over a few hours. These complex carbscan be found in wholegrain cereals, breads,grains, lentils, peas and beans.

There are many who believe that eating a low-carb diet is a good way to achieve weight lossresults. While this may be true at the start of thediet, it is unrealistic to maintain such a diet andwhen a person returns to old eating habits theyquickly put the weight back on.

It is important to remember that to lose weightyou must burn more calories than what youconsume through food or drink. If you don’tburn off these calories you will indeed gainweight. However by eating the right types ofcarbs and getting plenty of exercise you will seea reduction in weight and an increase in energy.

So not all carbs are bad or deserve the bad publicity they have gotten over the years but itis essential to eat the right types on a daily basis.Eating whole grain breads, cereals, pastas, ricesand potatoes are the best sources to choosefrom and try to eat six portions daily where possible.

Don’t forget to eat plenty of fruits and vegeta-bles too as these should make up the main bulkof your diet for a healthier lifestyle.

COLLETTE O’FAOLAIN

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

SimplisticEatingAndNutritionalAdvice

NutritionCARBOHYDRATESBy Collette O’Faolain

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NOT ALL CARBS AREBAD CARBS


Gardening 52

Aphids are soft, pear-shaped bodied insects that suck the lifeout of your plants.

Some aphids have wings. Most aphids aregreen but they also come in red, yellow, greyand black. Aphids are about 1/8 inch long, have6 legs.

In the autumn, the female aphids mate with a maleto produce eggs that winter over. Aphids secrete asticky honeydew substance from their rear.

Ants will carry the aphids around and harvestthe honeydew from the aphids. In the autumnants will carry aphid eggs into their nest andtake care of the eggs until spring. In the springthe ants will return the aphid eggs to the plants.

If you have an ant invasion, look for aphids aswell. To eliminate aphids there are severalmethods:

1. Wash the aphids off the plants with astrong spray of water.

2. Tobacco spray: Soak tobacco leaves inwater for 24 hours. Dilute solution until itlooks like weak tea then spray on plants.Be sure to hit the bug with the spray.

Aphids tend to hide on the underside of leavesand on the main stems.

3. Rhubarb spray: Boil half a kg of rhubarbleaves in one litre of water. Next take two cupsof water and mix in one tablespoon of dishsoap. When the rhubarb has cooled pour offthe liquid and add it to the soapy water. Sprayon aphids.

4. Safer Soap™ is a product you can purchase ata local nursery. It works well on aphids if youcan get it on the body. It kills by suffocation.Aphids breathe through their pores and itclogs their pores so they can't breathe.

5. Neem oil is a by-product of the Neem tree seed.It is considered a natural way of killing aphids.

6. Diatomaceous earth is ground up fossilizedsea shells. This will puncture soft bodied in-sects and they will dehydrate and die.

7. Home-made soft bodied bug spray: Mix threetablespoons of dish soap and one gallon ofwater. Spray on the aphids every other day fortwo weeks. Test plants first to see if the soapwill burn the leaves.

8. Non-fat milk: To control aphids apply non-fatdried milk, mixed according to the instructionson box. Spray the leaves of your plants withthe milk. The aphids get stuck in the milkyresidue and perish.

9. Repellent spray: This can be used to repel

aphids and whiteflies, slugs and cutworms. Reapply after rains or once aweek. Mix one minced bulb of garlic, onesmall minced onion, one tablespooncayenne pepper, one quarter water. Letsteep for three hours. Next add one ta-blespoon liquid soap. Strain and put insprayer. Spray on plants.

10. Garlic oil spray: Use for control overaphids, cabbage loopers, earwigs, Junebugs, leafhoppers, squash bugs, andwhiteflies. Mince one bulb garlic and soakin two teaspoons mineral oil for 24 hours.Next, mix one pint of water with one tablespoon liquid soap then add garlicmix to water and soap. Mix thoroughly.Strain out garlic and place into a jar forstorage. Use one to two tablespoons garlic oil mix to two cups water. Sprayplants covering all leaf surfaces.

11. Alcohol sprays: Use for aphids, mealy-bugs, scale, thrips and whitefly control.Mix ½ cup isopropyl alcohol (70%) withone cup water and spray on leaves andpests. Alcohol can burn the leaves of certain plants. African violets and appletrees are sensitive to alcohol sprays. Testa few leaves on your plant before youspray the whole plant.

DAVID FRAZER

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

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InstallingDeckingBy David Frazer

ARE APHIDSBUGGING YOU?

INSECTPROBLEMSBy David Frazer


Tallaght Open

On Sunday September 1 at Tallaght Community School, Tallaght Martial Arts(TMA) are to host the Tallaght Open, amartial arts tournament containing Forms,Karate Kata, Weapons, Light ContactFighting and Point Fighting.

Now in its 9th year, TMA have seen thistournament grow from strength tostrength, starting in 2004 as a small localclub tournament to its present status asone of the largest and most competitivetournaments on the Irish kickboxing circuit. It is here that the top athletes in the country come to test their skills anddevelopment before travelling on to theWorld Championships in Turkey or theSport Accord Combat Games in Russia.

This tournament replicates the club’s ethosof inclusion and participation for all levels,with several disciplines available to takepart in and participants from the age of 5years to over 50 years of age taking parton the day.

The club prides itself on having producedseveral World and European championsbut feels this is only part of what the clubis all about. The personal development ofstudents is foremost in the minds of theinstructors as they bring them throughtheir individual martial arts journey, andare proud to see young students walk outthe door stronger and with a greater senseof self-esteem.

Further details on www.fighter.ie

Ballyboden St Enda’s

Congratulations are in order for Paul Ryan whowas voted GAA GPA Player (hurling) of theMonth Award for July. The countdown is onfor the annual Club Golf Classic. Teams arenearly full with 35 teams confirmed. The clubare looking for companies / employers thatwould like to sponsor a Tee (€100) or a Green(€250). All monies raised will go to the individ-ual’s Team/Section.

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Local Ladies Football Success

It was a good night for local ladies footballteams in Swords on Friday August 20 with bothSt Judes and Croi Ro Naofa crossing the Liffeyand returning with the scalp of north sideteams and Dublin Championship titles.

First up was St Judes who staged a remarkable comeback to beat O’Tooles bythe slenderest of margins to win the JuniorB title. This was no more than the girls fromTymon Park deserved as they have impressed all year and have come close onprevious occasions.

Then the Killinarden girls dispatched thechallenge of Man O War from North CountyDublin to take home the Junior A title by 6points on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-13. Thiscoupled with Thomas Davis Intermediatesuccess when they beat Kilmacud Crokes afew weeks ago means ¾ of the county titles reside in South Dublin, the future ofLadies football is bright in the area!

For more information about ladies footballyou can check the Ladies County BoardWebsite on www.dublinladiesgaelic.ie

Terenure U20’s invited to Starat Ballinasloe Gathering

Terenure U20’s will kick off their season onSaturday week 24 August with a gameagainst Ballinasloe RFC First XV. Kick Offat 6pm as part of the town’s Gathering2013. It is the final game of an all-dayRugby Festival and a huge crowd is expected to watch the Noel Mannioncoached home side take on our Under20’s. It promises to be a great day.

Training for the U20’s is well underwayand the squad have been put throughtheir paces by Ian and Aidan in the GYM.New players are always welcome and youcan contact Moggy DOR on 086 3857561 for more information or log ontothe website at www.tcrfc.ie

Pat Hardiman & Tony Martin (Tallaght Martial Arts) Both TookGold In The Over 45’s, Points Kickboxing At The WOMAA WorldMartial Games In Citywest Recently.

Croi Ro Naofa Ladies Team, Winners Of Junior A Championship 2013

Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others At Croi Ro Naofa

The Gaelic4Mothers & Others initiative isan innovative way to introduce mothersand other women to playing Ladies GaelicFootball. Mothers often drop their kids totraining and call back to collect them, butthe Ladies Gaelic Football Associationwants to change that.

The Gaelic4Mothers & Others initiativesees women playing Ladies Gaelic Footballin a fun, non-competitive and social environment. Gaelic4Mothers & Othersprovides an opportunity for women to gettheir recommended weekly exercise in afun way while meeting other mothers inthe area. Alongside the G4F+O programthere will be a nursery catering for 4-8year olds boys and girls. This will providean opportunity for all the family to engagewith GAA as fathers will be welcome tosupport their partners and get involvedwith the nursery also.

Start date is Saturday September 21 at11.15am. Contact Mark on 085 750 0127.


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Terenure FC require Under 12 Schoolboy players

Terenure FC has grown very fast over the lastfew years. The club have an inclusive ethosand encourage players of all skill levels. TheUnder 12 team are going into their secondseason with the club and it hasn't been easybut it has certainly been fun. Most of theteam were new to organised football butthey have made steady progress. The philos-ophy is that all players get equal opportunityso on match day everyone gets to play.

This year they will make the big step up to11 a side so the club needs more players.If you are just back from holidays and havenot got a team or if you just want tochange visit www.terenurefc.com orcontact the manager Sean Callanan [email protected] or087 692 7370. All are welcome.

Terenure FC field six men’s teams, twowomen’s teams, ten schoolboy’s teams,four schoolgirl’s teams as well as two development academies for four to sevenyear olds. New members are always welcome.

Do you have some sports news for us?

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

Vodafone Dublin’s Finest Supporter

Huge congratulations to Derek Foley fromTempleogue, who has been namedDublin's Finest Supporter with thanks toVodafone! Derek is the Chairman ofRobert Emmets GAA club in Perrystown.

As well as the prestigious title Derek wona weekend for two in Ireland, his nameemblazoned on a seat in Parnell Park, aswell as €2,000 for his club.

People like Derek who have shown mas-sive support to all levels of the GAA inDublin are the reason for the success ofthe Senior Teams over the years and it isgreat to see the real fans been recognised.

Rathcoole Boys FC new players required and Annual Presentation

Some of the Rathcoole boy’s teams havestarted back training for the coming sea-son, and a couple of teams are looking fornew players. The club is looking for playersfor all age groups, academy to seniors.Please log onto the newly launched web-site at www.rathcooleboysfc.com

The Academy starts back on Saturday 21September for the little ones (five to sevenyears) boys and girls. The club are holdingtheir Annual Club Presentation on Saturday 31 August from three to five pmin Muldowney's Pub, Rathcoole Village.

He received his award from former Dublin football goalkeeperJohn O'Leary, current Dublin hurler Ryan O'Dwyer in Croke Park.


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What was the motivationbehind writing TallaghtTime?Karl: The first four years in Tallaghtwere just so extraordinary, espe-cially the European campaign, that’swhere the idea for the book began.In October last year I thought aboutwriting a book to record that timein the clubs history so I got in touchwith Macdara. We met up and decided to centre it around the keygames through interviews with thefans, managers and players. It tookus about six months to write.

Macdara: It was a labour of lovereally; a lot of the work involved wasvery enjoyable. Through both Karland my own involvement with theclub through the programme andwebsite we would have been therewhen most of the stories happened.We were going to publish it our-selves but a number of publishers

showed an interest in it and wewere delighted when Liffey Pressdecided to go with it. It’s not justsomething only Rovers fans wouldbe interested in though, it appealsto football fans because it’s thestory of a club that were broke andfacing extinction in 2005 who weresaved by their fans, moved to anew stadium, then didn’t just floatalong when they got there but actually competed, won trophies,got into Europe and took on someof the biggest clubs. It’s great to beable to tell that story.

How long have you bothbeen Rovers fans?Macdara: I’m just about oldenough to remember Milltown, I’m a member of the club, I’veworked on the match programmesince 2007 and I’ve been doing the player interviews since the2010/11 season.

Karl: I was only two when Roversleft Milltown so I’m a bit too youngto remember that! I’m a new fan;I’ve only been a supporter since themove to Tallaght. I also work on thewebsite and do stats for the programme. It’s the history of theclub that sparked my interest really.

What has been your own personal highlightfrom the timeframe thebook covers?Karl: Well I wasn’t lucky enough tobe one of the Belgrade 43 so myfavourite would be the matchagainst Spurs at White Hart Lane.It was my first away European tripand to take the lead in the secondhalf was so unbelievable.

Macdara: That would be the high-light for me as well. Rovers took4/5000 fans over and it was such asurreal occasion, most of us have

Macdara Ferris and Karl Reilly are the authors of Tallaght Time, a new bookchronicling The Hoops first four seasons in Tallaght. InRovers met up withthe lads to find out more about this wonderful book.

INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon


InRovers57seen White Hart Lane on television so for Rovers to be play-ing there was amazing. We tell thestory in the book about how one ofthe Spurs directors, the billionaireJoe Lewis told Jonathon Roche he’dgive him the lend of his boat ifRovers won! He also told MarkLynch that he wouldn’t buy any ofthe Rovers players but he wouldbuy the fans!

In your opinions what is it about Rovers thatmakes them such a special club?Karl: I was drawn to the wholething: the stadium, the role theyplay in the Tallaght community, thefans, and the players. As my Dadsays they are a fans club. I don’tthink any other club could havesurvived the way Rovers did. I reallyadmire the fan base.

Madara: It’s the history, they arethe most successful team in thecountry but it’s not been a dynasty,there have been times when Rovershave struggled and they’ve hadsome really lean periods. But therehave also been so many greatachievements, the fourin a row, the six FAI Cupsin a row, playing theBusby Babes in 1957,having the most numberof players to be cappedfor Ireland. The way thefans wouldn’t let the club die.

If you could change anything about theLeague Of Ireland what would it be?Macdara: The facilities, but theLOI is stuck in a vicious circle because in order to develop the facilities you need more fans coming to the games, if they don’tcome where are the clubs going to

get the money to develop the facil-ities? The standard in the leaguehas been so high for the last tenyears, as has been shown by theamount of players from the leaguehow have moved to England in thattime. The Enda Stevens move wasgreat for us. We got a player whodid well for the club, then we gotthe transfer fee for him and every-one wished him well.

Karl: The prize money is the mainissue. If you don’t finish in the topthree then you’ve made a loss already, that is the biggest concernI think.

Do you think the FAI isthe right organisation torun our national league?Karl: I don’t know, it’s a tricky subject isn’t it?Macdara: The problem with theFAI is they have huge financialproblems. I would love to see moreinterest at the top level from them

but the clubs have to take respon-sibility as well. In the past they usedto run the league themselves butwithout the FAI we wouldn’t haveEurope. Because of where they arefinancially their priority is the na-tional team, that’s their cash cow,where they make their money.

Finally lads, what areyour hopes for the rest of this season?Karl: As far as the league goes, it’sbeen a write off really, but if we winthree cups then I’d call this a suc-cessful season. We’ve a very strongsquad and I really believe with theplayers we have we can win theleague next year. And the year after that!

Macdara: It always takes time witha new manager and the playershave had to get used to a new system with five across the middle.

I’m confident we could end up withthree cups as well, the way we areset up we are a very hard team tobeat, which is ideal for cupmatches. I think we are unbeatennow in 10 cup ties so hopefully wecan keep that run going.

Tallaght Time is published byThe Liffey Press and is on saleat the club megastore, onlineand in local bookshops. Thebook is 320 pages in lengthwith over 70 colour photos byBobby Best, George Kelly andMacdara Ferris and includes acomprehensive statistics andrecords section for everygame, goal and player for allRovers matches from 2009 to 2012.

www.facebook.com/Tallaght-Time


Richie RyanINTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon

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New Rovers signing Richie Ryan comes with an outstanding pedigree, the PFAI player of the year 2010 recently joined the club following an 18 month spell with Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League.

InRovers met up with the man Hoops fans hope will become the team’s midfield talisman.

How did the move toRovers come about?Through a mate of mine AndyCousins, who is a friend of Trevor’s,he just rang me up and asked mewould I be interested in going toRovers, it just happened like that.I’d never worked with Trevor beforebut I’d heard good things abouthim. There were a few other offersbut I felt the best thing for mewould be a new challenge so that’swhy I choose to come to ShamrockRovers, to test myself up here andhopefully win some silverware.

How have you settled inwith the squad? I’ve settled in well, the players haveall been great, they’ve made mefeel at home. With Irish football youknow a lot of the lads anyway fromprevious clubs or you would haveplayed against them regularly soplayers from this league tend togenerally fit right in. The lads are

disappointed with the way theleague has gone, it’s hard to putyour finger on what’s happened.

On the plus side though they’vewon the Setanta Cup, they’re in thefinal of the EA Sports Cup and stillin the FAI Cup so there’s nothing tosay we can’t go on and win two morecups. With the quality in the squadI’m sure things will turn around soon.

After having played for a few clubs in the UK, how do Rovers compare? Rovers have an amazing set up, I'vebeen really impressed from thevery first day I arrrived. From thestadium to the training ground,everything is the way it should beat a football club. The trainingpitches are immaculate, it’s liketraining on a carpet. The backroomstaff is impressive as well, you have fitness coaches, goalkeeper

coaches, even at a lot of clubs in theUK you don’t find that.

Do you think you’re a different player to theone that left Sligo in 2011 following your spell in Scotland?I think I still have the same attrib-utes as a player, as a person I’mprobably mentally stronger for theexperience, hopefully it will benefitme.

How does the League ofIreland compare to theScottish Premier?It’s a tough question to answer because teams from either leaguenever play each other. Celtic are anexception, they’re streets ahead ofeveryone else over there, budgetwise and because of the standardof players they have. But I think thetop 4 or 5 teams over here couldeasily give the top 5, minus Celtic,

from over there a good game. Until they actually play each otherthough it’s a hard question to answer.

Did you enjoy your timewith Dundee United?It was frustrating football wise, Imade a lot of really good friendsthat I’ll always keep in touch with,so I suppose that’s one good thingthat’s come out of it. But the foot-ball was stop start for me. I’d be infor 2/3 games then out of the team. There was a change of manager inthe middle of my spell that didn’treally help me either. I don’t thinkmy style suited the way those managers wanted to play football.I was happy to leave, I came to anagreement with the club that wasbest for both parties. I’m 28 yearsof age, obviously I want to be play-ing every week and enjoying it. Atmy age you start to realise youmight not have that much time leftas a player and you want to makethe best of it.

You made a dream debut against Celtic aswell, I think you got man of the match if I remember correctly? Yes that was one of the happiertimes over there, it went really well.We won 1-0 and I did well, Ithought that was going to be thestart of a nice run but then I gotdropped for slowing the gamedown too much. It was surprisingbecause that is one of the thingsI’m good at, taking the sting out ofa game, but I was told that I wasn’twhat the then manager PeterHouston wanted, he wanted more100 mile an hour players. So thatwas that for me! I started the first7 or 8 games the following season


InRovers59 and we drew 0-0 at St Johnstonand I was dropped to the bench. Ididn’t get any explanation. He hadsigned me as well! I don’t think heactually knew what type of player Iwas! I think if I’d known that 6games into the following seasonthat I would be told that I slow thegame down I wouldn’t have movedover.

You went to Sunderlandwhen you were 18, doyou think young Irishplayers today should stayin the League Of Irelandif they are playing firstteam football or move tothe UK to maybe onlyplay reserve football? It’s a hard call to make because youdon’t know what can happen inthree years, you may fall out of lovewith the game or get a bad injury,you might not get the chanceagain. I’d still recommend that ifyoung lads are good enough at16/17 and get the chance to go toEngland they should do it. But Ithink clubs in the UK need to lookafter their development as a personas well as a player. Personally Imissed having my family aroundme when I was with Sunderland, Iwas 18 years old living in digs withother lads, I didn’t have my parentsthere to make sure I was goingdown the right path.

Do you think becausequite a lot of our currentnational squad played in the League Of Irelandit’s evidence of an improvement in the over-all quality of the league?The standard is definitely improv-ing all the time, most of the teamslike to get the ball down and knock

it around. But if those lads wereplaying in the League Of Irelandnow would they be anywhere nearthe national team? The league isstill being over looked even thoughnine or 10 of the current squadplayed in it recently. Look at JamesMcClean, he was playing here onlytwo years ago. When he was play-ing for Derry, playing brilliant andskinning full backs the way he isnow, Giovanni Trappatoni wasn’twatching him. Look at some of thegood 19/20 year olds playing weekin week out in the league at themoment. They’ll go away with thenational under 21s and be left onthe bench while some lad who isn’teven playing reserve football witha team in England will be playingevery game. It’s not fair on thoselads.

Who has been thebiggest influenceon your career so far?My parents, evenwhen I was a younglad I wouldn’t have gotto play competitive footballfor 4 years with Belvederehere in Dublin if it wasn't forthem. They used to drive me upfrom Templemore in Tipperaryevery weekend. If they hadn’t donethat for me I don’t know what I’dbe doing now. I’d probably beplaying hurling! They’ve alwayslooked after me with good adviceand everything.

Football wise Joe N'Do, when I wasat Sligo Joe was very good to me.I used to play in midfield with him,which was a pleasure for me. An amazing player, a lovely man,and a huge influence on me. Any young player should look upto him. Whatever Joe’s doing justdo that!

Best player you’ve everplayed against?Dennis Bergkamp or Thierry Henry,probably say Bergkamp. I playedagainst him for Sunderland last dayof the season (2004) when Arsenalwent unbeaten. I didn’t get any-where near him, he just kept knock-ing it past me! It’s a nice one to lookback at on the video alright, to seemyself running after him!

Finally if there was any-thing you could change

about the League of Ire-land what would it be? The publicity for the league couldbe better, I don’t think it getsenough publicity to promote it tothe outside world. I think the FAIcould do more for the league aswell. Obviously money is an issuewith them at the moment. A fewyears ago the money for winningthe league was quite good, it couldreally benefit a club whereas nowthe money for winning the leaguecould barely cover a few playerswages for the year.


Local Events 60 AUGUST

30Arena at TallaghtIrish Olympic Handball AssociationHandball GatheringFriday August 30 - Saturday August 31Visit www.olympichandball.org for more details

Civic TheatreThe Wheelchair On My FaceMonday September 2 - Thursday September 5 @ 8.15pm€14 & €12 concession Super Saver Deal: €10 Monday September 2.Visit www.civictheatre.ie for more details

Civic TheatreThe NualasFriday September 6 @ 8.00pm€20 & €16 concession. €15 Early Bird if booked by Friday, August 16.Visit www.civictheatre.ie for more details

Tallaght StadiumRovers v Cork CitySaturday September 7 @ 7.00pmVisit www.shamrockrovers.ie for more details

RUA REDFamily Film - The AristocatsSaturday September 7 @ 12 noon€3.50 per child. Adults go free with child!Visit www.ruared.ie for more details

Arena at TallaghtDublin Roller Derby v Birmingham Blitz DamesSaturday September 14Visit www.dublinrollerderby.com for more details

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