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Welcome 6Welcome to Edition 47 of InTallaght

Another year has rolled around andwe hope 2014 has started well foryou. Here at InTallaght we're back atwork filled with motivation and goodintentions. We've knocked thedoughnuts on the head and Ed isdown to eight coffees a day. For anyof you still struggling with the“January Blues” thankfully the worstof it is nearly over and Spring is onthe way.

If you have already broken all yourNew Year's resolutions don't be toohard on yourself, as that noted lifecoach and renowned philosopherHomer J Simpson said: “You've triedyour best and you've failedmiserably, the lesson is...never try!”

Congratulations, you did it! Youdidn't quit smoking, you've ditchedthe new fitness regime and you'reback to square one. All’s right withthe world, Happy New Year!

On that positive note let me finish by saying we hope you all enjoy this,our first edition of 2014.

We have interviews with Hollywoodmegastar Ben Stiller, local indierockers Leaders of Men plus all theusual features you've come to expectfrom InTallaght Magazine. The morethings change, the more they staythe same!

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Ben Stiller

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Defibz 4 Kidz Success

Last October Laurels Charity Crew, inassociation with the The Ciaran CarrFoundation, organised a Fun Run/Walk inCorkagh Park, Clondalkin, in aid of SuddenAdult Death Syndrome and in remembranceof Ciaran Carr. The run raised approximately€33,000 and was such a success that it willnow be one of their annual events.

In 2013 alone the group raisedapproximately €160,000. Paddy Price told us:

“I’m glad to report we raised enoughfunding to supply defibrillators and trainingto every school in Clondalkin and somesurrounding areas. The presentation wasmade to the schools on December 6th in theLaurels Clondalkin.

Our annual Galway to Dublin Cycle in aid ofthe Children's Medical and ResearchFoundation in Our Lady's Children'sHospital, Crumlin raised the staggeringamount of €127,000.”

The 2014 Galway to Dublin Cycle will runfrom Friday April 25th until Sunday April27th, with an overnight stay in Tullamore.Places are limited this year so register now ifyou are interested in taking part. Contact barstaff in The Laurels for more information orvisit www.facebook.com/laurelscharitycrew

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Tallaght Wall of Hope Event

All are invited to attend the Tallaght Wallof Hope event on Friday January 31st, tohonour the memory of any loved oneswho have sadly passed on throughsuicide and to support friends and familywho may be suffering with depression.

A projector will display quotes of hopeand photos of victims of suicide on theoutside wall of Rua Red, beside TallaghtLibrary, accompanied by music and somespeeches. People are invited to bring andlight a candle in remembrance of theirloved ones.

If you would like to have a photo of yourloved one shared on the wall or a shortmessage/poem please email it for theattention of Angie McEvoy [email protected] or you can pmit through their facebook page. The Wallof Hope is being brought to Tallaght byThe Andy Morgan Foundation SuicidePrevention and Mental HealthAwareness.

Firhouse Educate TogetherNational School

Firhouse Educate Together will beoffering places during the first week ofFebruary 2014 for Junior Infants andSenior Infants commencing nextSeptember. Interested parents can pre-enrol their children now at:www.firhouseetns.ie

A fundraiser will be held in the MaldronHotel, Tallaght, on Friday January 31st inaid of the new Firhouse EducateTogether National School. The event willinclude a quiz, finger food, live stand upcomedy featuring Willie White and AlPorter, a raffle and auction of skills,followed by live music with Redwoodlive.

First Day Of School In Both Respects, Last September

Jeff Kernan, Paddy Price, Ellen McLoughlin & Denis McCarthy


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Coder Dojo Tallaght

CoderDojo is an opensource, volunteer ledmovement orientatedaround running free not-for-profit coding clubs and regular sessions foryoung people.

At Dojos, young peoplebetween 5 and 17 learn howto code, develop websites,apps, programs, games andmore. Dojos are set up, runby and taught at byvolunteers.

In addition to learning tocode, members meet likeminded people, show offwhat they’ve been workingon and so on. CoderDojomakes development andlearning to code a fun,sociable, kick ass experience.

CoderDojo Tallaght takesplace every second Saturdayfrom 11am to 1pm in ITTallaght.. Suitable for 7 - 17year old girls or boys. If youare 12 or under, your parentmust stay with you duringthe session.

New members are welcome.Participants are required tobook for each sessionseparately. Booking is viaEventBrite:http://zen.coderdojo.com/dojo/372

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Parks PhotographicCompetition WinnersAnnounced

Mayor Dermot Looneypresented the winners of theSouth Dublin ParksPhotographic Competition withtheir prizes on TuesdayDecember 17th in County Hall.This is the first South DublinParks Photographic Competitionand entrants were asked tocapture their favourite views ofparks and open spaces in SouthDublin County Council.

Many fantastic entries werereceived and the judges had achallenging job but eventuallyagreed on the winners. TheMayor complimented all thephotographers and said “It iswonderful to see how peoplecapture the beauty, diversityand colour of our parklands.”

The winners are1st Lorraine O’Connor – Early

spring morning, February2nd Jakub Tomic - Every single

day is like a walk in the park3rd Dylan Burgess Grant

– The woods

The winning photos will be ondisplay in the foyer of CountyHall, Tallaght and the CivicOffices, Clondalkin early in 2014.

Adopted WomanDiscovers Birth MotherLiving Five MinutesFrom Family Home

An astonishing story, whichtells the tale of a young girlwho tracked down her birthmother with her adoptive dad– and discovered she had beenliving five minutes from her allof her life – has been told in anew book.

Searching For Me – MyAdoption Story, written byAoife Curran and published byEmu Ink, was officially launchedon Monday, December 16th, inThe Morrison Hotel.

The book, which was launchedby Director/Producer SharonLawless, the woman behindTV3’s hugely successfulAdoption Stories series, tracks

Aoife’s time from her birth,through to adoption and thepainful teenage years shroudedin questions before eventuallyleading into a fascinating storyof discovery – one not withoutits ups and downs.

The event drew a large crowd tothe city centre hotel, includingthe author’s parents, birthmother, half sister and adoptionworker, and by the end of thenight there wasn’t a dry eye inthe house. Searching For Me isavailable in ebook, paperbackand to rent digitally, on anyinternet-enabled device, fromthe Non Fiction section ofwww.emuink.ie

Tayto Park

Dublin could soon haveEurope’s second biggestRollercoaster on their doorstepwith the news that Tayto Parkhave plans to install a €8.5million ride in 2015 as a part of a programme includingnew rides, a new entrance and additional parking and facilities.

The roller coaster will be thesecond biggest in Europe interms of speed and length.The coaster will be 1.4km long,and 32m at its highest point. It will be able to take 700people an hour, according to aTayto Park source. There willbe two trains on the attractionand each of them will have 12seats. The top speed of theattraction will reach astaggering 105km/h

The owner hopes theattraction -- and the otherworks -- will be big draw forpotential visitors. A total of€25m is set to be invested over the next year-and-a half,with the new developmentsscheduled to be completed by April 2015.

The wooden ride, which willtake up about 2.8 acres, has tobe built specially in America tosuit the site, Mr Coyle revealed.The only roller coaster that isbigger in dimensions is inEuropa Park in Germany.

Europe’s Biggest Rollercoaster In Europa Park

Sharon, Aoife & Emer At The Launch

(L-R) Lorraine, Mayor Looney, Dylan & Jakub


14NewsThe National Children’sHospital, Tallaght thanks supporters

2013 was a big year for theFundraising Office of The National Children’s Hospital,Tallaght in which they tried to build on many of the successesfrom previous years.

The National Children’s HospitalFundraising Office, based in themain atrium of Tallaght Hospital,is open between 9am and 4.30pmevery day and all donations areprocessed, receipted andacknowledged through this office.

Every year donations are used topurchase vital pieces ofequipment, to fund research intopaediatric illnesses and to create achild friendly environment for thepatients and families cared for inthis very special hospital.

Community fundraising plays ahuge part in contributing to theadded extras that the hospitalcannot fund.

Throughout the Easter period of2013, Tallaght resident Ann Carthyand her team of volunteer knittersand sellers raised €19,477 fromthe sale of Knitted Easter Chickenegg cup covers. These funds wenttowards the purchase of anadvanced child mannequin whichis used to train medicalprofessionals and parents on theskills of child resuscitation.

In May 2013 the Tallaght andRathfarnham Gardai cycled fromTallaght to Kilkenny and raised afantastic sum of €12,348 topurchase a computer system thatwill be used in the Children’sEmergency Department to

facilitate a quicker flow ofinformation between departmentsto aid diagnostics, to improvetheir young patients’ experienceand to reduce waiting times.

They were delighted to welcomeThe Square Towncentre as thecorporate sponsors for theirWomen’s Mini Marathon Team.Ladies from all over Ireland raiseda total of €13,313 taking part inthe marathon. In October 2013,Jack Martin from The SquareTowncentre ran the Dublin CityMarathon and raised the fantasticsum of €11,399.

These donations, as well asproceeds from the NationalPancake Party, the annual GolfClassic and the Christmas Rafflewent to fund many worthyprojects at the hospital including:an autism software assessmentpackage, materials to support thespeech and language department,flatscreen televisions for use in theplayroom and on the wards,portable pulse oximeters for useon Beech, Maple and Oak wards,mattresses for parents to sleep onand covers to ensure infectioncontrol, electric breast pumps tofacilitate mothers who are breast

feeding, an artist programme foryoung patients and those waitingin the outpatient and emergencydepartments, a fish tank for thechildren’s theatre waiting area,humidifiers for respiratory patientsand most recently, Christmasdecorations for all children’s areas.They were delighted to receive avisit from Jedward, as well asRobbie and Claudine Keane, inDecember 2013.

They are currently fundraising topurchase two large pieces ofequipment, namely a paediatricechocardiography machine andan ultrasound machine for use intheir Community Paediatric andEmergency Departments.

The upcoming campaign is theNational Pancake Party and wewould urge as many people aspossible to register to host aPancake Party atwww.pancakeparty.ie andraise funds. You can host aPancake Party at a location ofyour choice between March 1stand March 4th.For more information on TheNational Children’s HospitalFundraising Department seethenationalchildrenshospital.ie

Dr Basil ElNazir, Paediatric Consultant At The National Children's Hospital, Tallaght

Jedward Visited In December

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Claudine & Robbie Keane Visit Harper


Focus On 16

Michelle explained to us that thedemand for haberdashery is bothcyclical and seasonal and Hickey’sare always eager to keep up withthe latest trends. Despite beingsuch a traditional Dublin storeHickeys is bang up to date withtechnology and they can boast afull website www.homefocus.ieas well as Facebook, Twitter andPinterest accounts. Check themout across all of their social mediaoutlets and you can keep bang upto date with all of their in-storeactivities.

Winner of Best ChristmasDisplay 2013 for theiramazingly creative andatmospheric windowdisplay in the run up toChristmas, Home Focusat Hickeys have every-thing you need to spruceup your home funishingsor to fulfil any new year’s resolutions of taking up a new crafty hobby.

Since the day Edmund Donnellypurchased a general merchantsstore on North Earl Street anddeveloped the business into afabric and haberdashery store,Hickeys has been synonymouswith quality and great customerservice. To this day the companyis managed by the Donnellyfamily and Hickeys, now tradingas Home Focus At Hickeyscontinues the tradition in fabricsand expertise in helpingcustomers transform their ideasinto reality.

Based here in the Square on Level2 since the Square opened theirdoors, the store is managed byMichelle Flynn and sells a widerange of items for the home, fromready made curtains and blinds,giftware and fabrics as well asvarious craft supplies.

Michelle and her team of expertsare always on hand to help out inany way they can and regularlyhost Craft Days where their expertstaff pass on their knowledge tothe customers.

HOME FOCUSAT HICKEYS

The Square’s Anne Golding Presents The Best Christmas Display 2013 Award To Home Focus At Hickeys On Level 2

The Winning Christmas Window Display


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First up lads, how longhave you been togetherand how did you meet? Brian: As a band we’ve beentogether since the end of 2011.We all worked together in CaptainAmericas in our teens, that waswhere we first met. We were all indifferent bands before this andwhen they ended we decided tomake a little Tallaght supergroup!

For the last two years we’ve beengigging, we’ve done some greatshows like Longitude andIndiependence, plus we’ve playedwith Mumford and Sons, JakeBugg and the Stereophonics,which was amazing. As well as this we’ve been churning outdemos, which has got us to where we are now and our firstsingle which is called For Want Of A Better Word and is out onValentine’s Day.

Could you tell us aboutthe single?Brian: It’s kind of a tongue incheek song about adultery and a

guy who cuts off his nose to spitehis face. It went to radio at thestart of January, Paul McLooneplayed it on his show on TodayFM and they named us Irish Act ofThe Week which we weredelighted with. The reaction so farhas been amazing, we’re reallyexcited and our management isreally excited. We’re shooting thevideo for it next week, it’s going tobe very controversial. There’s nopoint me telling you anythingabout it because it’ll ruin thewhole thing!

Is the single off aforthcoming album then?It’s off the EP Alexander Housewhich is also out next month..

How would you describe Leaders Of Men musically? Brian: I suppose we’d be indierock and roll. Other people havesaid we sound like Interpol or TheVerve, which is great to hear anda massive compliment.

What’s the story behindthe band name? Brian: There’s not a huge storybehind it really. The usual one wesay is Bono came to us in a dream!Ed: It was literally the first namethat came to us. It soundedpretentious so we liked it!Dean: It gives us something tolive up to!Brian: It’s also the name of a JoyDivision song and we can relate tothe whole suburban aspect thatcame with them.Dean: It can be really polarizingat first when you say the namepeople sometimes roll their eyes!We’re all humble people thoughreally!

Who writes most of thesongs? Brian: It’s very much a collectivething; everything gets donebetween the five of us. We’ll get afew chords together, I’ll throw amelody over it, bring it to thejamming room and then everyonegets involved. It’s a five way thingwhich is great as you’ve got five

filters to get through.

Does this make for a lotof rows?All: Yes!Ed: Nobody beats about thebush, if we think something iscrap we’ll say it.Dean: It’s all for the greater good though.Brian: Yeah nobody takesoffence; if he (Ed) tells me “That’ssh*te” I don’t get upset about it.It’s healthy and it works, so far wehaven’t killed each other!

What has been thehighlight of your careeras a band so far? Brian: The biggest buzz so farwas last year when we got signedto Big Life Management. Theyalso look after The Verve, ScissorsSisters, George Michael, LisaStansfield.

The guy in charge of the label isJazz Summers who we would allbe big fans of and he’s someonewe always wanted to work with.He was over here last year at aScissor Sisters show in TheOlympia and someone gave himone of our demos. He loved it; hesaid it reminded him of The Vervewhich was very exciting or us.After that he took us over toLondon to record four songs. Hewanted to hear what new materialwe were working on, we played itfor him and he said that’s an EP,which became Alexander House.

Did the label try tochange anything about the band?Brian: No not all, we knew a lotabout them going into itregarding how they work. Jazzlets his artists evolve. He’ll pointyou in the right direction but he’ll

INTERVIEWBy Padraig Conlon

Leaders of Men are a local five piece indie band who are just about to release their very first single.

InTallaght Magazine met up with three of the lads: lead singer Brian Ashe, guitarist Ed Porter and drum-mer Dean Byrne to chat about this exciting moment in the group’s career, their story so far and theirplans for what we hope will be a very successful 2014 for the band.


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Do you guys all still live in Tallaght? Ed: Yeah we all do apart from our bass player who hasemigrated to town!

Is there any rivalrybetween the Tallaghtbands? Brian: No not all, we all get onreally well; we look out for eachother. There’s a great scene hereat the moment with a lot ofbrilliant bands and we’d love to alldo some kind of festival togetherhere in Tallaght. It’s somethingwe’ve all talked about; it’s justtough getting everyone togetherat the same time. It will happenbut we want to do it right. It’d beincredible to do it in the Civic anddo it for charity.

What are your thoughtson the current Irish music scene? Brian: There are a lot of goodthings happening in this countryright now, there’s a lot ofrecognition and focus being puton it. Hosier have just got a hugedeal, Kodaline are doing reallywell, there’s so much coming outthis year, it’s very very healthy andit’s great to be part of it. When wego to London they all know what’shappening here, which wasn’t thecase 10 years ago.

What can people who go to one of your gigs expect? Dean: They can expect a showthat’s really really loud and reallyenergetic. We’re not going to playanything we don’t like ourselves.There’s no filler tracks at our gigs,we’re genuine, what you see iswhat you get.

If you could go on toursupporting any band in the world who would you pick? Dean: It would have to be U2because they’re the biggest no?!Ed: I’d say Interpol.Brian: I agree, they’re our band,we love them.Dean: Yeah I suppose I’d have toagree with the lads there, Interpolit is! They seem so untouchable;no one ever gets near them.That’d be the dream.Brian: It’d be a dream for themto work with us! I’m sure if youasked them that question that’swhat they’d say! I can see theheadline now: “Paul Banks SaysYes To Leaders Of Men”!

How much have youevolved as a band? Ed: We’ve evolved hugely,even in the last six months,probably becausesubconsciously we allrealise this is it, thepressure is on now,if we’re gonna doit we have to do itnow. We’re notgetting anyyounger, I’m 27which is adangerous age! I’m either going todie this year or dosomethingamazing!Brian: We wereactually just talkingabout this ourselvesabout 20 minutesbefore we sat downto talk with you.When we startedout we mademusic that wasall about going

against the odds, doingsomething that you shouldn’t do,making songs that were 6/7minutes long, very self indulgent.We’ve reined that in now a bit butkept what we wanted to. Dean: We really notice when wego back and listen to ourselvesfrom two years ago, you can hearit’s the same band but we’vegotten better.

Finally lads what are yourplans for 2014? Brian: What we’re focusing onright now is the release of thesingle next month. It’s our firsttime having a single on the radioand we’re all really excited to seewhich way it goes, either in thebin or really well, whatever,

because at least then we’ll know.But we’re very confident in thesong. We want to play a festival aswell and we’re working on ouralbum which is due out near theend of the year. Every day of theweek we’re in the studio working,writing songs. Ed: Last year we playedLongitude and we didn’t evenhave a single out so dependingon how the single goes will decidewhat festival we do. We’re just innegotiations at the moment.Brian: If the single goes tonumber one we’ll be able tocharge a lot more!Dean: And pick what stage we’reon, that’s the way it works!Ed: Fingers crossed then!

“I SUPPOSEWE’D BE INDIEROCK & ROLL


26Happy New Year toall our valuedcustomers andwelcome to thefirst SquareMagazine of 2014.

I hope you all had a fabChristmas and New Yearand are all back settled intoeveryday routine.

2013 was an amazing yearfor us here at the Squarefull of exciting events andnew openings and wepromise that 2014 will beno different.

Just into January and wealready have new storesopen with the arrival of“Just Wing It” on Level 1 atthe East entrance, servingexciting new Americanstyle food as well as Elle anew ladies fashion store atthe East entrance on Level

1. We welcome Beauty Plusto the Centre Mall on Level2 and for that sparklingsmile why not check outWhitening at the Squareon Level 3.

This month we introducedour all new CheekyMonkey Mini Strollex Carswhich are very popularwith children and theirparents on Level 1.

Our annual Fashion Showtakes place on the 15thFebruary on the CentreMall which will beshowcasing the best ofSpring/Summer fashionavailable here at theSquare with top modelsfrom Assets.

We are delighted toannounce that ourFacebook page hassurpassed 70,000 ‘Likes’and we are absolutely

delighted, so thank you toall our Facebook Followers.Don’t forget to check-inregularly for our greatoffers and competitions!

Our Aquarium on Level 2,in front of Tesco is nowfully stocked with a widevariety of species of fishand now features someinteresting fishy facts.The next time your passingspend a little time andenjoy the fish whilebeing educated.

We have huge plans for2014 and we are reallylooking forward torevealing them to you.

______________________Cathryn McMenamyThe Square Town Centre, Commercial Manager

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January

We kicked off 2013 last January with one of theglitziest events ever heldhere in the Square when wehosted a special screening ofLes Miserables in aid of theLotus Child Charity and theNational Children’s Hospital.All had a great night andmore importantly somemoney was raised for thecharities.

February

Februarysaw moreglamour descendupon the Square whenVouge McFadden and Assets Model Agency hosted our Spring/SummerFashion Show. CheekyMonkeys Jungle Gymopened on Level 1 and we also welcomed theCreative Campus.

March

In March the famous Dublin Fish & Chip shop, Leo Burdocks finally openedtheir doors on Level 1 here atthe Square. It was great tosee a new store with somuch history open up andbring their world famousfare to our customers! Thecentre also held the TeddyBears Picnic.

April

Oopsadaisy Toddler groupgot underway. Oopsadaisyand her Sunflower Girls holda fun and educational hour-long play session for the littleones every Wednesdaymorning during school term.Our Mobility Scooters, now aregular sight around the cCentre, were also introducedthis month.

May

Isa Dora’s Stephan UlvundØien (Eurovision’s Head OfMake Up) hosted make up master classes in the Centre Mall. CreativeCampus held their VestigeExhibition and the centreplayed host to our Cookie Decorating event for the kids.

June

Skechers opened on Level 2in June bringing their hugerange of footwear to ourcustomers. Hairspray openedits doors on Level 2.Debenhams introduced theLipsy range and New Lookhad a major revamp of theirstore on Level 2.

July

We launched our newwebsite in July bringing anew look and feel to thepopular site. Green SteamAuto Spa in the Multi-StoryCard Park opened theirdoors. Our Hilly BillyWeekend was hosted on theCentre Mall with lots of greatactivities for all the family.

August

August saw us open ourbrand new and improvedBaby Changing Facilitiesalong with our CheekyMonkey Nappy Bags andBottle Warming services.Play the entertainment storeopened its doors and wehosted a Reptile Zoo with ahost of activities.


Sq News 1 2828A World of Flavour has just arrived on Level 1 beside themulti-storey Car Park with theopening of “Just Wing It”Just Wing It have made a permanent home outside the east entrance.

You may have seen their Streamliner Mobile store as it crisscrossed the country last summer travelling to all

the major music festivals. Their signature dish isclassic chicken wings served with your choice ofsauces from a mind-boggling and mouth-watering list! And they also serve a range ofburgers including pulled pork and a brisket offering that simply melts in your mouth,

coupled with a range of classic American softdrinks it really is an experience not to be missed!

Yummy!!

70,000 FacebookFansOur Facebook page has surpassed 70,000 Likes and wewould like to take this opportunity to thank all our Facebook Fans for their continued support and greatfeedback.

Colour CompWinnerCongratulations to Elizabete aged 6 who won a €50 Square Gift Card thismonth for her entry of thislovely colouring of Cheeky Monkey’s Christmas ColouringCompetition. Make sure youenter this month’s competitionfor your chance to win.

September

Anotherone of ourinnovations in 2013 was ourStudent VIP Card which waslaunched in September, thisoffered third level studentsdiscounts in stores andrestaurants within the centreand beyond, with almost3,000 students signing up!Smartspot, Dr. Acupunctureand Halloween HQ allopened their doors thismonth and we hosted ourAutumn/Winter FashionShow on the Centre Mall.

October

Our Director of Retail JackMartin completed the DublinCity Marathon and raised€11,350 for theNational ChildrensHospital. Wecelebrated our 23rdBirthday during ourHalloween eventwith huge crowdsattending. OurStudent VIP Night wasalso held on the Centre Mallwith dozens of prizes beinghanded out to some luckystudents.

November

During November ourbeautiful new Aquarium wasinstalled and stocked with anarray of spectacular fish, it isdue to feature on KeelanDoyle’s TV show on RTÉsoon so watch out for it.Tesco and Peter Mark hadmajor refurbs and wewelcomed world famousStarbucks to Level 3.

December

Then of course we had thearrival of Santa to aspectacular fanfare at theend of November. Thousandsof children visited our 12Days of Christmas activities.Our annual Toy Appeal was agreat success which was inaid of the National Children’sHospital and we welcomedPulse to Level 3.

We are looking forward to what 2014 has to bring...lots more events, activities, new store openings and renovations are planned this coming year so watch this space!


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Cheeky Monkeyintroduces his brand new MiniStrollex carsCheeky Monkey introduced hisbrand new fleet of Mini StrollexCars this month to Level 1 besideCheeky Monkey’s Jungle Gym.The Mini Cars which replace theKidz Cabs are proving to be ahuge hit so far with children with

their stylish looks, fun to driveand dizzying array of extras.Mums and Dads love the extraboot space and handling abilityto keep the kiddies with a bigsmile on their face.

The cars come in a range ofstriking colours including FerrariRed, Barbie Pink, Lambo Yellowand Porsche Black and of coursethe popular Mini Garda Cars. Thecars are available for as little as €2for one hour or €5 for two hours.Drop down to Cheeky Monkey’sMini Strollex showroom for a testdrive the next time you’reshopping with us.

The first Community Championaward of the year goes to FrancisGenockey for his amazing 42

years service to the Irish Wheelchair Association as a fundraiser for the charity. Through the years Francis hasworked tirelessly to help fellowwheelchair users in this country.As well as his involvement withthe IWA Francis would also bevery well known for his life longsupport of Shamrock Rovers.

Speaking to InTallaght after receiving his award Francis said:“I'd like to thank the Square fortaking such a great interest intheir wheelchair customers andcontributing generously to theIWA, it is very much appreciated.”

New storesat the Square

ElleElle is a ladies fashion boutiqueoffering the latestfashion styles and trendsdirect from the catwalklocated at the East En-trance of Level 1.

Whitening AtThe SquareWhitening at the Squareoffer an in-house whiten-ing service on Level 3 as well as superior homewhitening kits and stain removal toothpastes andfoams leaving you with thatbeautiful Hollywood smile.

Beauty PlusNow located on the Centre Mall on Level 2,Beauty Plus offer a rangeof on the spot beauty treatments includingThreading, Eyebrows &Eyelash Tints, Lash Extensions Henna Tattoos.


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CeX which was founded in 1992 hasover 330 storesworldwide inthe UK, Spain,USA, Australiaand India.Located on Level 3 here in theSquare, the Complete EntertainmentExchange or CeX, buy, sell and exchange a range of technology and entertainment products including mobile phones, videogames, films, computers, digitalelectronics, DVDs and music CDs.The store always has a huge range

of technology from the oldest to the latest on the market including nearly new Xbox Ones,Playstation 4s and even the recentlyreleased Ouya console as well as thelatest iPhones and iPads.

All of their stock is on display and can be examined in storebefore purchase. They also offer a one year warranty

on all hardware for that extra peace of mind when making a purchase.

Their shelves also house some of the latest video games from everyconsole and the latest movies, DVDand bluray releases at huge discounts. They pay the best cashprices instantly for your old tech andwill take a huge range of products,

so if you are upgrading any of your hardware make sure you pop bywith your old stuff as it could beworth some money.

Their "Most Wanted" list instoreshows what the most wanted products are and the prices paid for them, you can also find out how much your stuff is worth online and check local store stock and prices 24/7 at webuy.com.

Drop in and talk to the exceptionally helpful and friendlystaff and they will help you out inany way they can!

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ROBOCOP By Rachel Lynch

Most of us will haveheard the title of thisfilm before, and if youhaven’t already seenthe original well thenyou are in for a treat.

If you have, well then it’s timeto see how far technology hascome over the past fewdecades.

RoboCop, released thisFebruary, is a remake of the1987 film of the same nameand is a science fiction actionfilm directed by José Padilha.It is the year of 2028,multinational conglomerateOmniCorp is at the center ofrobot technology. Overseas,their drones have been used bythe military for years and it'smeant billions for OmniCorp'sbottom line. Now OmniCorpwants to bring theircontroversial technology to the

home front, and they see agolden opportunity to do it.When Alex Murphy played byJoel Kinnaman a lovinghusband, father, and good copdoing his best to stem the tideof crime and corruption inDetroit is critically injured by acar bomb in the line of duty,OmniCorp sees their chance fora part-man, part-robot policeofficer. OmniCorp envisions aRoboCop in every city and evenmore billions for theirshareholders, but they nevercounted on one thing, there isstill a man inside the machine,pursuing justice.

Although it is obvious thatthere will be a number ofdifferences between theremake and the original we areled to believe the basic premiseis more or less intact. If youhave seen the original, thetrailer will confirm that much atleast. The advancement ineffects in the short threeminute trailer makes itcompletely different to the oneof 1987. The action sequencesseem to be much slicker andthe creativity from directorPadilha is clear from the onset.

RELEASE DATE:FEBRUARY 07

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THE SECRET LIFEOF WALTER MITTYBy Rachel Lynch

Walter Mitty (BenStiller) is fed up with his life.

He dreams of adventure toescape his mundane day to daylife. He has expressed aninterest in co-worker Cherylwho is played by Kristen Wiig(most well known for herhumorous role in Bridesmaids).This interest sparks many crazydaydream fantasies whichinclude saving her from aburning building to catch herattention.

Walter discovers that themagazine that he works for(TIME) is folding, moving to anonline version, which means heand many others will lose theirjobs. When the company’s topphotographer, Sean O'Connell(Sean Penn), decides on thephoto which must accompanythe final cover page Walter isdistressed to see the image isnowhere to be found.

So Walter decides it is time tostep out of the uneventful and

boring existence he has livedhis whole life. He takes off on awild and unlikely journeylooking for Sean to discoverwhat the image is. Thisadventure takes him toGreenland, Iceland,Afghanistan, and theHimalayas. He travels by plane,boat, bicycle, helicopter, andeven skateboard on his quest,encountering strangeadventures along the way.

Although the quest itself takesplace in Walter's real life, heoften falls into his daydreams inthe midst of what alreadyseems a fantasy. adventuresand fantasies, including anincident with a shark.

Will Walter find Sean in time? Ifso what is the image? Was itworth the trouble in finding itall along?

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RELEASE DATE:OUT NOW


Leonardo DiCapriotakes on the leadingrole of Jordan Belfort inMartin Scorsese’s TheWolf of Wall Street.

The story is based on Belfort'sown memoir about gettinginsanely rich from conninginvestors. From the beginningwe witness the interesting andcontroversial lifestyle ofstockbroker Belfort play out.His boss, Mark Hanna playedby Matthew McConaughey,plays an influential role on theyoung man’s direction in lifeand recommends that he adopta lifestyle of drugs andprostitutes in order to succeed.But this type of luxury comes ata price.

Jonah Hill is terrific in his roleas Belfort’s right hand manDonie Azoff. As you canimagine he provides a numberof humourous scenes. Belfortnow has more money than heknows what to do with. At onepoint in the movie we see hisfather approach him about anobscene bill for a dinner he hadone evening costing well over$20,000, his reply “Dad, whocares? We are rich!”.

This is Scorsese and DiCaprio’sfifth collaboration together in amovie that will certainly sparkdebate and controversy. It’sreally up to you to decidewhether the film is one thatshowcases the reckless pursuitof wealth or does it serve as acautionary tale against it?Either way it’s fast paced andenjoyable, some may sayBelfort and his team are livingthe dream, buy surely all goodthings must come to an end atsome point. Or do they?

THE WOLFOF WALLSTREETBy Rachel Lynch


Tupac Tried Out For Samuel L JacksonStar Wars Role

The late Tupac Shakur reportedlyauditioned for a part in Star Wars:Episode 1 - The PhantomMenace. According to Death RowRecords engineer Rick Clifford,the Changes rapper read fordirector George Lucas for the roleof Jedi Master Mace Windu - butlost out to Samuel L Jackson.

Recalling a conversation he hadwith the late hip-hop star in 1996,Clifford told 2Pac-Forum: "Pacfound out that I worked for BrianAustin Green, who was on 90210,then he found out I [worked on]some movies, so we alwaystalked about his film career andstuff." He was telling me that hewas supposed to read for GeorgeLucas and them. They wantedhim to be a Jedi. I'm serious."

He added: "Samuel L got Tupac'spart. [Tupac] said [to me], 'Oldman, keep your fingers crossed'. He said, 'I've got three moviescoming up. One of them, I've gotto read for George Lucas'."

Despite not landing a role in StarWars, Tupac did appear in sevenmovies before his death inSeptember 1996, including PoeticJustice and Bullet.

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Entourage Movie Could Be Out By TheEnd Of The Year

Entourage producer MarkWahlberg has said that the film could be out by the end ofthe year.

"We're gonna shoot a coupledays this month then come backup in April and finish the movie,"the actor and producer said onThe Tonight Show. "Hopefully it'llbe ready for the Fall."

The highly-anticipated big screentransition of the hit TV series hasbeen rumoured since the HBOshow ended in 2011.

"I know fans in the audiencereally miss the show so to getthose guys back doing what theydo would be great for the fans,"Mark added.

"I've been clawing and scratchingtrying to convince everybody todo it. Everybody finally agreed

that it was the best thing. Theaudiences really wanted it for along time."

Based on Wahlberg's own life,Entourage follows film starVincent Chase and his hometownbuddies as they traverse life inHollywood.

The show featured a number ofcameos from Mark and his ownchildhood friends, on whomVinnie's entourage is based.

"They haven't asked me to [be init] yet," Wahlberg revealed. "Ifthey ask me to I will, but if not, nopressure. I'm just really excitedthat the guys are coming back."

Earlier today actor Jeremy Piventweeted a picture of the four leadcastmembers together while JerryFerrara, who played Vinnie'sassistant Turtle, wrote on thesocial networking site: "Reunited#entourage first time in two yearswe have all been together."

The first official photofrom the long-awaitedDumb and Dumber

Brotherly directing team Bobbyand Peter Farrelly posted the shoton Twitter and - naturally - itfeatures Harry and Lloyd (JeffDaniels and Jim Carrey) astride astatue of a deer.

In the new movie, the idiotic butloveable duo set out on anotherroad trip, this time to find the son

that Harry never knew he had."We have some of the greatestcameos in film history in Dumband Dumber To," said PeteFarrelly.

Jeff Daniels has promised that thefollow-up will feature a scene thattrumps the celebrated toiletsequence from the 1994 original.

"It pales in comparison and I can'tdivulge what, but just that they'vetopped it," he said.


37Disneyland park is about toget a MAJOR Star Wars VIImakeover

After dropping more than $4 billion forLucasfilm, we knew Disney was goingto double down on Star Wars — andit sounds like the next phase of theplan involves Disneyland. In a big way.The Tomorrowland area of theAnaheim theme park is set for amassive overhaul, which willincorporate elements from theupcoming Star Wars VII, according tosome new reports. So, yes, that meanssome extremely lucky theme parkgeeks now know all the juicy plotdetails. Yeah, we’re jealous.

There were apparently already someplans in the works to incorporate theStar Wars brand into Tomorrowland,but now it sounds like we’ll be gettingthat full-fledged Star Wars Land wealways dreamed about. Themysterious new Episode VII elementswill reportedly be combined with theexisting plan to add attractions such asa Millennium Falcon walk-thru, aTatooine cantina and a speeder bikerace set in an Ewok village.

So why did they go ahead and let thepark folks in on the Episode VII planalmost two years before the film’splanned 2015 opening date? Becauseit takes an even longer time toredesign and build a theme park, andeven with the heads-up, it’ll probablybe 2017 before Star Wars Land canopen wide.

Bryan Cranston rumoured to have signed on as Lex Luthor in Man of Steel 2

The rumor mill continues to churn over whomight play Lex Luthor in the Man of Steelsequel, but a new report indicates that one ofthose old names might’ve been right all along.

The hosts of the Team Amasian podcast claimthey have confirmed that famed bald manBryan Cranston will play classic Supermanbaddie Lex Luthor in Batman vs. Superman.Cranston was rumored for the role off and onfor most of 2013, along with everyone fromBradley Cooper to Mark Strong.

So is it true? It’s certainly possible, thoughobviously unconfirmed. Cranston is a buzzyactor with some major cred from his stint onBreaking Bad, and he’s dabbled in big sci-fiflicks with projects like the Total Recall reboot.Heck, he also voiced Jim Gordon in theanimated DC film Batman: Year One — sothere’s a definite interest in the genre.

Though he comes from humble beginnings onMalcolm in the Middle, and his Total Recall rolewas less than memorable, we still thinkCranston would be a great pick for Luthor. Hewas more than enough of a badass inBreaking Bad to prove he has the substance togo toe to toe with Superman, Batman andeven some rival meth dealers.


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GAVIN DOYLEBlushBy Padraig Conlon

Nineteen year old local singer songwriter GavinDoyle recorded the very first single of his career just before Christmas.

Titled Blush it is a bittersweet ballad that deals with the emotions felt at thebeginning of a relationship and isdelivered by Gavin on his acousticguitar. The song, which Gavin wroteover two years ago, was inspired by aprevious relationship, so all the feelingsexpressed are genuine and heartfelt.

As first singles go this is a brilliant pieceof work and Gavin should be very proudof himself. If the song gets the level ofattention it deserves it will do very well,the twin themes of love, and theemotions it inspires, are universal oneswhich eveyone can relate to.

Last August Gavin appeared on the RTÉTV show The Hit where he performedBlush. The song was well received andGavin was given praise andencouragement from music industryheavy weights like producer SteveLillywhite and Westlife member NickyByrne. In the competition Blush was one of two songs chosen by RyanO’Shaughnessy from a pool of six to go up against against singer Brian

Kennedy's selections. Ultimately Gavin waspipped as O’Shaughnessy chose the other song.Ryan O'Shaughnessy co-produced this single,alongside Aidan James and studio owner CianDonohue, which was recorded in Block C Studiosin Ballymount. The proceeds of this song aregoing towards a local community charity ‘NINA for Life Suicide Awareness'.

Gavin is currently a student at Pulse College inWindmill Studios where he is studying for a BAHons Degree in Music Production.

Regular readers of InTallaght Magazine may alsorecognise Gavin from his involvement with TeenLine and the charity single Never Alone whichwas released last year. Along with Luke ClerkinGavin co wrote the song which charted well oniTunes, even passing out legends like Eminemand Artic Monkeys along the way!

Gavin is also in a band called 48:Hours, some ofwhom also feature on Blush. He and the bandwill be playing at a fundraising gig in aid ofTeen-Line Ireland in The Unitairan Church onStephen’s Green on Saturday March 1st alongwith Mongoose, Theresa McKenna, Aaron DavidNestor and Dan Coxon, SecondHarmony andCalvin Hynes and Kevin Rooney. For more seewww.facebook.com/teenline

Justin (J) Casey is another very talented localmusician who has also just released a debutsingle. Still Wondering is a beautiful, deeplypersonal song which deals with Justin'sexperience of two massively traumatic eventsin his young life; the loss of his father tosuicide three years ago and the death of hisbest friend.

In spite of the heavy lyrical content of thesong it is remarkably upbeat and filled withhope. The opening of the track, with thepiano and snare drum, reminds me a little ofGreen Day's When September Ends beforethe vocals come in and Justin sings “Stillwondering why you went away, not a daygoes by I don’t say. Still wondering how I'll find my way, through this darkened land I pray.”

The first verse deals with his father's suicideand the slow singing style of the start of thesong changes to a rap which works really welland makes the song even punchier.

After dealing with the loss of his friend in thesecond verse the song finishes up with Jwondering how he will carry on and why“you left without saying goodbye.” Anyonewho has ever lost a loved one will really relate to this song big style. It is a beautifultrack and J should be commended for beingso honest and open in what is an excellentdebut single.

J CASEYStill WonderingBy Padraig Conlon


Tech

The world famous CESshow took place in earlyJanuary and featuredsome of the world’snewest and mostinnovative inventions.

With Sony and LG all makingmajor announcements the onewhich caught our eye the mostwas Samsung and their prototypeof the world’s first curved television. The television starts outas an 85-inch flat screen UHD TV,however with the press of onebutton the television transformsinto a curved TV. Following thetremendous reception for bothtelevisions received at CES, and inthe days after Samsung announced the inevitable, thatthey would be making both products available to consumers.

“Given the tremendous media and industry reception for these newproducts, we are excited to bringour 105” Curved UHD TV and 85”

Bendable UHD TV to consumersaround the world,” said HS Kim,executive vice president of the visual display business at Samsung Electronics.

The bendable TV is amazing andthe videos from CES are wellworth a watch, the bending of theTV only takes about seven seconds to complete its magictrick. The Consumer ElectronicsShow, CES, was first held in 1967and it is only since 1998 that theshow has become a yearly eventheld in Las Vegas. Over the yearsmany innovative products hadtheir debut at CES including theVideo Cassette recorder (VCR) in1970, the Compact Disc Player in1981, the Digital Versatile Disc(DVD) in 1996 and the Plasma TVin 2001 to name but a few.

One of the other announcementsat CES which caught the attention of InTallaght was the announcement of the Playstation

Now which is a video gamestreaming service which will allowgamers to stream a selection ofPS3 titles to their PS4 and also totheir Sony Bravia, even if youdon’t have a PS4.

Samsung also announced the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro tabletwhich is a massive 12.2 inch tabletthat is sure to rival the iPad Air.The Oculus Rift showed off theCrystal Cove as well which is avideo game but with goggleswhich judging from the video ofpeople trying it out at CES isgoing to be truly amazing when itis made available.

CES did not disappoint this yearwith many amazing products onshow and some major announce-ments such as the WWE networkand the announcement that manytelevision manufacturers are focusing on the emerging 4Ktechnology which could spell the end for 3D televisions.

InternationalCES 2014 By Colm O’Muirí

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FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 By Colm O’Muirí

Forza Motorsport 5is an exclusive titlefor Microsoft’s Xbox One next generation console and was one of the launch titles for the console.

As with all of the titles so far onboth next gen consoles thegraphics on show in this gameare phenomenal. As you wouldexpect, all the cars look greatand even better though is thesound of the engines whichreally add to the game’s overallexperience.

It is not only the cars which arevisually perfect, it has to be saidthat the circuits, spectators andcrew are all impressive. Withsome games it feels as thoughthe spectators are after thoughtsbut I was really impressed withwhat Turn 10 Studios have donewith the game and they havereally gone into detail on this.

As I said above, the cars andcircuit both look visuallyamazing and whatever view youchoose to race with, whether itis from the cockpit or outside

the car, you will not bedisappointed. It is worth notinghowever that you don’t see asmuch of the spectacular sceneryon offer from the cockpitcamera inside the car as youwould with the camera fromoutside the car.

Forza have truly outdonethemselves with this latestoffering from the franchisegiving the user a multitude ofchoices with 200 cars on offerfrom over 50 differentmanufacturers including Mazda,Audi, Volkswagen, Subaru andmany more.

Forza continues to impress withthe number of circuits on offerwith 14 amazing places tochoose from. Some of the trackson offer are Silverstone, theIndianapolis Motor Speedwayand the Circuit De Catalunya.

My personal favourite thoughhas got to be the infamous TopGear track. Like with everythingelse on offer in this game itlooks great and withcommentary from JeremyClarkson, Richard Hammond orJames May also available, it is

definitely going to be a hit withfans of Top Gear.

Forza 5 is a truly amazing racinggame and is sure to delightanyone lucky enough to have anXbox One at their disposal.

Gran Turismo 6is the sixth instalmentin the Gran Turismofranchise but thetwelfth overall in theseries from developerPolyphony Digital.The game is exclusiveto Sony and isavailable on thePlaystation 3, there are no plans asof yet to release Gran Turismo 6for the PS4.

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Gran Turismo 6 looks great buthaving reviewed Forza 5 for theXbox One it just isn’t up to par,and never would be as it is noton a next gen console. Howeverthe cars and circuits look greatand it boasts something whichForza or any other racing gamecannot compete with: the cars

on offer and the number ofthem to choose from.

Gran Turismo gives you anastonishing 1,200 cars to choosefrom including Ferrari, AstonMartin and Bentley along with37 tracks including Silverstone,Brands Hatch and Matterhorn.The overall graphics in GranTurismo are very good but otherthan the car in front or behindthe overall trackside experienceis very bland, with very littlehappening and will hopefully beaddressed for future instalments.

To mark the 15th anniversary ofGran Turismo there is also ananniversary edition of the gamewith 20 extra cars and numerousother features exclusive to theanniversary edition.

Gran Turismo is a game withoutmany flaws and is sure to be ahit with fans of the franchise anddriving games alike but havingseen the beauty of the next gengames you can’t help butwonder how much better thisgame would be on the PS4.


view the new model. There Ispoke with sales manager DerekHamilton who told of hisexcitement of the new arrival:“This car lives up to itsexpectations, it’s equally as good,if not better than the last car. I’vedriven the car myself and itdoesn’t just look nice it also driveslovely. Even the entry model has anice spec on it”.

The appearance of the model hasvaried slightly but not the extentthat it cannot be recognised as aQashqai. The new model is everso slightly longer, wider and lowerthan its predecessor.

The interior is where Nissan reallyoutdoes itself. The soft touch black

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plastic that surrounds the pianodashboard trim only adds to thestylishness of the car.

All the controls seem nice andsolid. They are also easy to usewhether you go for the standardlayout or the higher spec models.The new model is also packed fullof useful storage which is greatfor large families.

Practicality is certainly Qashqai’sstrength. There is plenty of headand leg room and the boot is oneof the largest in its class. It evenhas false floor panels that let youdivide up the space or change theload height.

Plenty of small SUV style cars offer acomfortable ride or agile handling

but the Qashqai manages tocombine the two.

The Qashqai is one of the quietestand classiest cars of its kind, it’salso the most practical and apersonal favourite of mine todrive. When you consider howwell this model will hold its valueover the years, as well as reliabilityyou are investing in a car almostfor life.

Head down to WindsorBelgard today to test drivethe all new Nissan Qashqai,you won’t be disappointed.

NISSANQASHQAIBy Rachel Lynch

The Qashqai has been a massive success forNissan, and has beenconsistently one of the best selling cars on the road.

When it was first launched back in2007 it virtually had this class toitself. Now it is competing againstmany other rivals, yet stillmanages to come out on top. Thenew 2014 model is without doubtone of the best small SUV orcrossover cars on the market. Itoffers you the customer 4x4styling but without the extrarunning costs.

I headed down to WindsorBelgard showrooms in Tallaght to


Book 46JOHN LE CARRÉThe Constant GardenerBy Gwen Taylour

This is the second le Carré novel that I’ve read and also the second that I’ve reviewed for the magazine.

The first I borrowed from my boyfriend, thisone from my mother. It just goes to showthe wide reach of le Carré’s demographic.Judging by this novel, I’d be keen to readmore of his 23 books. Considering that hewas 70 when he wrote this one, it pulseswith the energy of a much younger man.The story was a bit slow to get going and forthe first few chapters I doubted whether Iwould enjoy it as much as The Spy WhoCame in from the Cold, but once the storyreally got going, I found it hard to put down.

The novel opens in northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of Tessa Quayle,young, beautiful, and dearly beloved tohusband Justin. When Justin sets out on apersonal odyssey to uncover the mystery ofher death, what he finds could make himnot only a suspect among his owncolleagues, but a target for Tessa's killers as well.

A master chronicler of the betrayals ofordinary people caught in political conflict, le Carré portrays the dark side of unbridledcapitalism as only he can. In The ConstantGardener he tells a compelling, complexstory of a man elevated through tragedy as Justin Quayle, amateur gardener, agingwidower, and ineffectual bureaucrat,discovers his own natural resources and the extraordinary courage of the woman he barely had time to love.

In an interview with The Observer, le Carréexplained what he intended the novel to beabout: “At the level that is closest to me it'sabout somebody making an interior journeyand discovering, after a flawed life, somekind of morality. Beyond that it's about thesame subject that I've written about rightfrom the beginning, which is man'srelationship with the institutions he creates -whether they're intelligence institutions orcommercial.”

I thought the story was a fascinating look atthe pharamaceutical industry and thecorruption of governments and bureaucratsby big business.

I found the cosy colonial atmosphere atthe start a great foil to the raw danger

of the latter half of the story. It wasexciting and surprising and

though the very end didn’tquite live up to the

proceeding momentum, Iactually thought it quite

fitting. I have yet to seethe film but if it is any

where as good asthe book, I’m in

for a treat!

About The Author

John le Carré is the pen name of DavidCornwell. He was born in Poole, Dorset, theson of Ronnie Cornwell, who engaged inswindles and was imprisoned for fraud.According to the author, this has been one of the reasons that themes of secrets anddeceit recur in his work. His father'schameleonic character inspired the novel A Perfect Spy (1986).

During the 1950s and the 1960s, Cornwellworked for the British intelligence servicesMI5 and MI6, and began writing novelsunder a pen name. His third novel The SpyWho Came in from the Cold (1963) becamean international best-seller, and it remainsone of his best-known works. Following thesuccess of this novel, he left MI6 to become afull-time author.

The Constant Gardener is his eighteenthnovel and was released in 2001. In 2005 itwas adapated for a film of the same name byJeffrey Caine, which starred Ralph Fiennes.The film was directed by Fernando Meirellesand was nominated for four AcademyAwards and 10 BAFTAs.

Le Carré has resided in St Buryan, Cornwall,Great Britain, for more than forty years wherehe owns a mile of cliff close to Land's End.

le Carré has declined all honors offered tohim, stating that he will never be Sir David.


Boost for local businesses as SouthDublin County Council announces€1.2m fund for small and mediumbusiness support scheme

Businesses in South Dublin County are to beboosted with the establishment of a €1.2 fund toease the rates burden on the Small and MediumEnterprise (SME) sector. This new countywidebusiness support scheme was unanimouslyapproved by the elected members at the councilmeeting held on the 13th January 2014.

The fund which is potentially open to 70% or4,700 of the total commercial ratepayers will bepaid as a financial support to occupiers ofproperties in the administrative area of SouthDublin County with annual rates bills of less than€10,000 in 2014. The support payment will rangebetween €75 and €670 depending on the annualcost of commercial rates for the applicantsproperty. In order to be eligible for the fund,applicants must pay their commercial rates(including arrears) in full by the 31st July 2014.Ratepayers paying by direct debit will beafforded a year end deadline. The applicantsmust also participate in and complete anEconomic Profiling Survey being conducted bySouth Dublin County Council in conjunction withthe South Dublin Chamber of Commerce.

The Mayor of South Dublin County, CouncillorDermot Looney, said: "I am delighted that theCouncil has approved this scheme following thedecision of members to include a €1.2 millionfund in our 2014 Budget. Retailers and small tomedium enterprises make up the majority ofbusinesses in South Dublin County and arevitally important to the local economy. Many ofthese companies have been hit hard by theeconomic slowdown. Councillors have, in recentyears, sought to support these companies andtheir employees through rate reductions andfreezes and a range of business supports. I amproud to support a scheme which prioritisessmaller enterprises and targets localemployment, growth and innovation.”More information can be found on the council’swebsite at: www.sdcc.ie/business/enterprise/sme-business-support-scheme-2014

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NRA Funding forroads upgrade and maintenance in 2014

Minister for Transport,Tourism and Sport, LeoVaradkar, has announcedthat the National Roads

Authority of Ireland has awarded funding of€1,474,918 to South DublinCounty Council towardsroads maintenance andupgrades for 2014.

Two of the major roadprojects to benefit from the

funding are the Leixlip/M50junction and the M50 Upgrade Phase 1 havingbeen allocated 437,500 and€500,000 each. theremainder of the near€1,474,918 million figure willbe spent on other roads inthe South Dublin area.

LUAS exceed 30million passengermark for first time ever

Numbers reached 600,000per week in 2013 and thelight rail system also carried1.2 million more pass-engers than during theprevious year, representinga 4% increase.

In its first full year ofoperation in 2005 itattracted 21 millionpassengers but the figureshave been growing steadilyever since apart from adrop in numbers in 2008and 2009 when theeconomy stalled.

Extensions to the service toSaggart, the Point depotand beyond Carrickminesthat opened in 2010 and2011 increased passengernumbers.

"Dublin is clearly suited tolight rail and the construc-tion of the Luas Cross Citylink will mean even morepassengers," he said.

In August 2012, An BordPleanala grantedpermission for a Luasextension, which will runfrom St Stephen's Green toCabra, as well asconnecting the existingRed and Green lines.

Google spendslarge on newsmart product

Google Inc took itsbiggest step to go deeperinto consumers' homes,announcing a $3.2 billiondeal to buy smartthermostat and smokealarm-maker Nest LabsInc, scooping up apromising line ofproducts and a prizeddesign team led by the"godfather" of the iPod.

The deal is the secondlargest in Google's history after the $12.5billion acquisition ofmobile phone makerMotorola in 2012.

Like the Motorola deal,which marked Google'sfirst major foray intohardware, the Nestacquisition gives Google astepping stone into animportant new market.


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Tourism on the up

Tourism Ireland hasreported a 7% rise in visitornumbers for the island ofIreland, the best since theglobal economic crisisbegan. 8 million visitorscame to Ireland last yeargenerating €3.64 billion inrevenue. 6.8 million of thosevisited the Republic, while1.7 million visited the North.

The figures also show arecord number of visitors

from North America, Germany, France, SpainAustralia and New Zealand. On the downside the Britishmarket is down from itspeak in 2007, despitenumbers being up by 7%this year.

The USA has proved to bethe biggest engine ofgrowth with Irelandattracting 1 million USvisitors for the first time.The Navy-Notre Damegame, which attracted

50,000 visitors to Ireland in September, was the biggestsingle draw last year.

Encouraged by an everimproving world economy,Tourism Ireland, whichmarkets the island ofIreland, believes that Irelandcan achieve an average of8.9 million visitors per yearby 2016.

CEO of Tourism Ireland NiallGibbons said that thefigures for last year meanthere will ambitious targetsfor 2014.“Following asuccessful 2013, ambitioustargets have been set for2014-2016. We will alsobuild on the legacy of theGathering, continuing toreach out to the Diasporaacross the world,” he said.

Irish firm hot stuff in global music biz

Irish company WholeWorldBand, which wasfounded by 10cc member and awardwinning music video director Kevin Godley,has been selected as one of the hot newstart-ups in the world of music technology.The Irish firm presented at the 'Buma MusicMeets Tech' Award at Eurosonic Noorderslagthis Friday, the four day conference andmusic showcase in Groningen in Holland.

WorldWorldBand is an audio-visualrecording studio in the cloud and a new wayfor people around the world to make musictogether and share it with their friends,fellow artists and fans."My vision", saysKevin, "was to create a system where artistsand fans could collaborate together to createnew music tracks and video mixes that couldbe shared and enjoyed worldwide - true 21stcentury entertainment."

Using the WholeWorldBand app is likeentering a virtual recording studio. Users justpick a recording session and play or singalong. Alternatively they can upload theirown song (or Seed Track) and let others addto it, becoming a record producer bycreating a Video Mix of the recorded trackswith up to six performers. When they'vemade something great, they can share itwith the world on social media.

For more information see their website:wholeworldband.com


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Irish Taekwon-Do win Four Nations

The Irish Taekwon-Do team recently wonthe Four Nations for the first time in 17years at the Irish open in the Basketballarena. The competition consists of threeevents; Team Patterns (Synchronisedmovements), Sparring and PowerBreaking.

The Irish Team were crowned FourNations Champions after an exciting andnail-biting competition during the IrishOpen. The Four Nations is a uniqueannual event between the RITA andUKTA teams of Ireland, England,Scotland and Wales which has beenrunning since 1988. Originally a maleonly event this year saw mixed teams ofmales and females competing. The lasttime Ireland won was back in 1996 andthere have been many heart-breakingsecond places until Saturday saw themlifting the Ki Ha Rhee Cup.

The Irish Team consisted of Captain LeonMcSherry, Adam Fox, Gerard Finn, LauraTobin, Roisin O'Neill and Patrick Choi,they were coached by Master StephenDoyle (Old Bawn Taekwon-Do School)who himself was on the first Irish Teamto win the Four Nations in 1994.

For more information on the sport seewww.rita-itf.org

Terenure Tigers Special Needs Rugby

Terenure Tigers are currently looking forplayers, both boys and girls from the ageof 7 years upwards. All sessions are fullysupervised by qualified coaches.

Any interested parties can go along onSunday January 26th at 12 noon sharp toTerenure R.F.C. Lakelands or telephone01 490 4283, or email [email protected]

Sam’s For the Hills

Sam made the journey up the hill to StAnnes GAA club on Friday January 17thand was greeted by a large crowd whowere keen to welcome Sam back after hisyear in Donegal.

Paul Manion was on hand to get hispicture taken with the famous trophyand sign the jersies for the young kids. St Annes is a very active club and caterfor kids of all ages in both hurling andfootball.

Check them out for more details atwww.stannesgaa.com

Pats Signings

Champions St Pats pulled off the biggestdeal of the close season to date on the23rd of December when IrishInternational Keith Fahey signed for theInchicore club.

Christmas came early for the Pats faithfuland Twitter and Facebook were abuzz asthe news spread.

This coupled with the signing of KenOman, Derek Foran, James Chambers,Conor McCormack, Lee Lynch and MarkQuigley sees the Champions in goodshape for the new season, and at thetime of writing the bookies have installedthem as 2/1 favorites to retain their title!

See www.stpatsfc.com for more onthe club and their players

Trinity Student receives All Star Hurling Honour

Third year Business Economics SocialScience (BESS) student and DU GAAplayer Danny Sutcliffe recently received apresentation from the Provost of Trinityin recognition of his Hurling All StarAward for the 2013 season. Danny wasjoined on campus by his parents and StJude’s GAA Club representatives to helpcelebrate this remarkable achievement.


53Looking forward to 2014

We look forward to the sporting year of2014 with some trepidation, we have noWorld Cup to look forward to but followingthe draw in December many of us arealready planning our late nights nextsummer watching our second favoriteteams. And we await the draw for the 2016Euros to see just how hard of a task thedream team of MonKeano have.

The Irish Rugby Team may have lured usinto a false sense of security with theirrecent heroics against New Zealand andmany will view the upcoming Six Nationswith suspicion. With Ireland having to faceboth France and England in their own backyard it is the harder of the two sets offixtures to complete. On a provincial levelthe recent results have seen Ulster, Leinsterand Munster qualify for the last 8 of theHeineken Cup and a mouth watering AllIreland final in Cardiff is very much on thecards.

On the GAA front Dublin will find it hard tomatch the achievements of 2013, back toback All Ireland titles have been hard tocome by and if Dublin don’t win Sam againit will be viewed by many as a disappoint-ment, such are the expectations.

The Hurlers will look to improve on their AllIreland semi final defeat but with a youngClare team rampant, and Kilkenny sure tobe looking to settle old scores it will be ahard task.

Domestically the soccer season due to startin the spring is sure to be the most openfor years at the time of writing it looks likeit will be a hard fought battle withShamrock Rovers, St Pats, Sligo Rovers andDundalk all habouring title ambitions.

Shamrock Rovers will hope to hit theground running after the misfiring start tothe last two seasons and the Hoopedfaithful will hope for a flying start!

With the Winter Olympics on in Russia inFebruary, the Commonwealth Games on inJuly, as well as the ubiquitous Golf Events,Racing Festivals and others 2014 is sure tobe an action packed year for the sportsfans! Bring it on!

Do you have some sports news for us?

If your local sports club has an event we should be letting our readers knowabout or if you know of a particularlygood sports news story from the area,just email it to us on [email protected] and you mightsee it in our next edition!


Martin O’Neill 54

What has been the main difference for you between club and internationalmanagement? It was really strange after thePoland game because you saycheerio to the players, and then Idon’t see them collectively untilMarch. I felt that was reallystrange. It didn't really hit homefor a day or two.

What have you beenworking on since then? I've been going to watch a lot ofgames to see the players in actionfor their clubs. You have aproblem at times going tomatches as you're not surewhether the player will be playing.

You’re hoping that (Wes)Hoolohan might get on at somestage or might start the game butthat is totally the manager’sprerogative. I would never ask themanager beforehand. As a club

manager, I wouldn't want amanager to ask me about myteam. Going to Everton you canbe fairly sure Seamus (Coleman)or James (McCarthy) will beinvolved. Stoke likewise one ortwo of the lads will always beplaying. It's been very interesting.

Would you ever adviseany of your players tothink about moving clubs to enhance theirinternational chances? Absolutely not, there was nothingthat irritated me more as a clubmanager than to find out that acouple of my players who I hadfallen out with were playinginternational football and theinternational manager said thatthey should move.

I do not want to be runningaround telling Wes Hoolohan heshould do this or that. He mightn'tbe playing regularly for Norwichthis season but I thought he was

excellent for us against Latvia lastmonth. I wouldn't not picksomeone because they are notplaying regularly for their club butit does make it easier to pick themif they are playing more regularly.

Have you spoken to the players since thePoland game? No I haven't and I’m not going tomake a habit of talking to theplayers all the time, they haveheavy club commitments at thistime. Just let them get them outof the way.

Shay Given has recentlysaid he would beinterested in resuminghis international career,what do you think about that? I would not discount that at all. Ihaven't spoken to Shay but Iwould like to at some stage, if hesays 'I'm back' then we'll look intoit. But I am having a conversation

here about somebody I haven'tactually spoken to. I know Shayand I've spoken to him a numberof times but that was before I tookthe job on.

I may be a million miles out of myground because he may have nointention of coming back, but Icertainly wouldn't discount it if I'dhad that conversation and he wasthinking about coming back.

What are your thoughtson the new 24 teamformat for the nextEuropeanChampionships?It’s nice to hear that some peoplehave said that we’ve alreadyqualified, it means that I can putmy feet up and not worry aboutit! Ah no being serious it isimportant we get our ranking upso we are seeded second for thedraw for the qualifiers in February.

I must admit I didn’t know untilJohn told me how importantthose particular things are. Hementioned some weeks ago howimportant it is to win certainfriendlies. I thought it was only afriendly and it didn’t count butthey do seem to count. I wasn’taware of that.

Are you alarmed that weare now ranked so low? We are where we are, it’s been adisappointing year and we’vedropped from 41 to 67; that’swhere we stand.

Do I want to improve it? ObviouslyI do. Are you going to improve itby winning some matches? Yes.Do I always want to take the easyoption? I don’t think so. Do I wantto get absolutely thrashed insome matches, with resulting


Republic of Ireland manager Martin O Neill held his end of year pressconference last month and InTallaght Magazine was there to hear thenew gaffer’s thoughts and put a few questions of our own to him.


55consequences for confidence ofplayers? I’m not so sure I reallywant that either. Are we going towin a game of no benefit to us?I’ve no idea. But I will formulateone. If we are going to drop tofifth seed potentially for the WorldCup, of course I have to have alook at that.

Will you be taking morean interest in the LeagueOf Ireland than theprevious regime? I think someone possiblymentioned here the fact that itmight just be a PR exercise if Istart coming to matches in theLeague of Ireland. That might beright. But then I was remindedthat about seven or eight playerscurrently playing League ofIreland football before they weretransferred to England.

So you never know; there mightjust be someone who is goodenough and playing here –maybe two or three – and whocould within a year be playingPremiership football and thenhopefully for the Republic so wewill be monitoring that.

Finally Martin there has been talk thatyourself and the newmanagement team aregoing to use the “Granny Rule” in order to bring in some newfaces into the squad? As a player I was never a big fanof the Granny rule but being apractical man I would be reluctantto be viewed as foolish for failingto recruit talent to the Irish causeso we will pursue new recruits inthe new year, but we will not bebegging anyone. I’d like theplayers to have some enthusiasm

about wanting to do it. I mightglean that from other sources andI probably would do buteventually, when I get to talk tothe player, I’d like him to bebursting with enthusiasm. If heisn’t, well I can’t say that’s the end.I might have to do a bit ofpersuading but if I’m having to doan awful lot of persuading thenI’m not wildly sure it’s worth it.

When we were in NorthernIreland we had Jimmy Nichollwho was actually born in Canada,but spent all his life in Belfast.Chris Nicholl was actually born inEngland. Did I ever think Chrisever never wanted to play forNorthern Ireland? Absolutely not.

In fact, I loved him playing inthe team as he was great forus: so strong, he gave us a bitof protection at the back. Hehad an English voice but Inever viewed him in any otherway other than playing forNorthern Ireland.

Fast forward to now, whatever therules are, as you say Jack usedthem to his advantage and inthose days I don’t thinkanyone complainedbecause the

Republic hadn’t any real successin a long time and Jack broughtsuccess.

If he brought success with RayHoughton having a Scottishaccent, who really cared? You talkabout the ethics and the processof eligibility but if other countriesare doing it and you felt becauseyou had a stand on it, or didn’t doit to your detriment, I think peoplewould probably pronounce you asrather foolish perhaps.

If you are not stretching it beyondbelief, well, I think I would have touse it. If I thought someone withinthese rules might improve ourteam I would use it.”

If they’re unable to get intosomeone else, I know it seems tocheapen it somewhere along theway. At this minute, those are therules and whether I like them ornot, I’m going to go with them. We don’t have a phenomenalchoice of players so I will go withit. If their heart is seriously notreally in it I think you might beable to suss that relatively quickly.

If you’re asking me here to sitand pontificate onsomething,I’m not going todo it. Growing up, would Ihave agreed with therules that are set inplace? No. I wouldn’thave done. Now that I’vereached maturity, or

supposed to be mature,then it's different!


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Could you tell our readers how did the newteam come about?Well we have prepared for thisover the last two years. We firstapplied for it in July 2012, whichwas rejected and we appliedagain this year and it wasaccepted. We did also approach St Patricks Athletic and SligoRovers and they had no interest in it, Sligo are in the ConnachtLeague and St Pats had nointerest whatsoever.

So what is the club's motivation behind this? We're doing this because the clubsgot rid of the A Championship, wewere one of the clubs that didn'twant to get rid of it but the rest ofthe clubs did and since that there'sbeen a gap between the 19's andthe first team where there'snowhere for players to play. This isa problem we've had over the lasttwo years and the only solutionwe feel is the First Division. It

marks a significant aspect in thedevelopment of the club, on thefootball side of things and itshould create player pathways foryears to come and also fulfils allthe football ambitions we havewith regard to winning leaguetitles and bringing playersthrough.

Another big aspect of this is is toput the club in a position to beable to attract the best playersfrom Dublin and beyond to ourschoolboy set up. This will make apathway for players not to go tothe UK on very very smallscholarship programmes. Theycan now actually sign for us at 16as they'll have three differentpathways now, our under 19's, our First Division team and ourfirst team. We believe this willattract a regular flow of playersinto our first team squad. If ityields one or two a year, brilliant.At the moment it is difficult tobring a 17 year old into the first

team. If they have been playing inthe First Division this makes it alot easier.

Is this a long term development or are you justgoing to give it one seasonand see how it goes?Yes it is as we've got a minimumcommitment of three years. Wehave read with interest thenegative responses from otherclubs towards the FAI forapproving the proposal but wedid attempt to canvass opinion,we did ask two clubs. Hopefullysome clubs who have said theywould like to do it will do it nextyear, which will make the divisionstronger.

What is the rule regardingplaying first team playersin the First Division?We're only going to be allowed toplay three outfield players and agoal keeper from the first teamsquad. We will be naming a first

Just before Christmas came confirmation that Rovers will enter a B Team in the First Division. We caught up with chairman JonathanRoche to find out more about this major new development for the club.



InRovers57team squad at the start of theseason and work off that. This isall about developing players, it'snot about us gaining anadvantage and having our firstteam players playing. The FirstDivision has changed dramaticallyin the last ten years, it's a youngleague now, the average age ofthe players in it is 22, it's not like itwas years ago.

Can this new team getpromoted or play in the cups?No we can't get promoted and wecan't enter the cups so it's very simple just 28 games, 14 home 14 away. We will be playing thehome games at Tallaght Stadium.This is a significant investment forthe club, financially andlogistically, there's a lot of fixturesand a lot of players involved.

How will these extragames effect the pitch?I don't think it will effect itbecause it's summer football. Sofar the pitch has always stood upto everything and I think thestadium are very confident ofbeing able to accommodategames on a Friday and Sunday. Itwon't obviously be every week.Season ticket holders will get infree to the First Division games,one ticket two teams.

Do you think if other Premier Division clubsfollow Rovers and enterteams in the First Divisionthat the quality of thepromoted teams may notbe up to standard?If a team goes up they generally then have to balancetheir squad to fit the standardthey will be playing at anyway soin that regard it won't be different.

Who is going to be

the manager of the new team?The manager will come from theexisiting backroom staff. EitherColin Hawkins or Noel White.

So have you got manynew posts to fill ie. newphysios, coaches etc?Well it's a club initiative so everyoneat the club has bought into it, thephysios, the medical staff, coaches –everyone has bought into it and willnow be behind it. On someoccasions both teams are going tobe playing on the same night, whichwill be weird. So we're going to bebusy! It's going to be good for thearea because I feel we're going toget decent crowds for the first division games so more people willbe needed for the stadium.

What is your target forthat team, win the FirstDivision?Really to develop players, that's it.We can't go up and winning thatleague isn't really important. Allwe want is to be bringing throughtwo or three players from thatteam every year, that's the target.

So it's all change off thepitch as well with thenew shirt sponsor andnew Warrior kit?Yes it is, the new home jersey isnearly sold out already, I think wesold nearly 500 jerseys beforeChristmas which was great. We hadPepper on the sleeve last year so wehave dealt with them before. Theseason ticket sales are going well,we've kept the prices the same and of course they get the First Divisiongames also. Because we don't haveEurope we're hoping to have somebig friendlies lined up for thesummer. Obviously a friendly doesn'treplace playing in Europe, we hopeto have them confirmed soon.


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Winner Of The SquarePeople’s Choice AwardFor RUA RED WinterOpen Show 2013Michael Dignam is congratulatedby Karen Phillips, Director of RUA RED Arts Centre in Tallaght;Cathryn McMenamy, CommercialManager for The SquareShopping Centre and AnneGolding, Customer ServiceManager for The Square as thewinner of RUA RED’s 2013 Winter Open Exhibition.

This was the first year of theaward which was voted for byvisitors to the exhibition and seesthe winner receive a prize of€1000. Michael’s piece, entitledOne Hundred and Ninety-Five,was chosen for the annual RUA RED Winter Open exhibitionalong with the rest of theexhibitors in November of lastyear after an Open Call was madefor interested artists. The SquarePeople’s Choice Award is kindlysponsored by The SquareShopping Centre, Tallaght.

SONASThis year our Over 55’sprogramme has gotten biggerand better, and this includes getting a new name!Sonas will include an excitingcalendar of events over the year,including our film club, photowalks, specialized dance and art

classes and much more. Providinga varied social outlet for olderpeople, getting involved withSonas will provide you with anopportunity to meet a wide groupof people, have new experiencesand become a part of the RUA RED community. As part ofSonas we are setting up a SonasAmbassadors group, who willshare their knowledge andexpertise through focus groupsand peer-to-peer learning.

Members will have an active rolein the programming and act asambassadors for RUA RED atspecial events throughout theyear. If you are interested inbecoming part of our SonasAmbassadors group, pleasecontact Rebecca [email protected], on 01 451 5860 or call into thecentre for a chat.

Hire Us At RUA REDDid you know we have a range ofrooms for hire here at RUA RED?From band rehearsals to yoga, ifyou have an event that requires aspecial space drop in and organizea tour of the building with us tosee what we have on offer.

A full list of the rooms available is at ruared.ie/thevenuethespacesas well as details on becoming amember with us.

Welcome to RUA RED!

These pages are the one stop place for all things RUA RED, both onnow and coming up in thenext few weeks.

Situated at the last stop ofthe Red Line LUAS inTallaght, we are a dynamichome for the creation andenjoyment of the arts witheverything from galleries toart sessions to film showingsand Variety Nights.

We also have resident artists, tenants and a wholeRUA RED community to beexplored. You could evenpop in and have a bite to eat in our Cafe Bar whilechecking out what’s on – it even has its own eveningand Creative Cafeprogramme.

Over the coming monthswe’ll be keeping youupdated on all the goings on here in thesepages, and with a specialyear this year (we turn five!)our programme will be morejam-packed than ever.

See you then!

The RUA RED Team

Image (L-R): Karen Phillips, Director Of Rua Red; Michael Dignam; Cathryn McMenamy, Commercial Manager For The Square Tallaght And Anne Golding, Customer Service Manager For The Square Tallaght.Image Taken By Clare Trodden

Pop-Up ShowOur next Pop-Up Show will belaunching on January 27th andwill run until March 7th 2014. We have a total of 10 local andregional artists, makers anddesigners participating in theshow with products such as babygarments, handwoven scarvesand beautiful artworks. Come inand view these unique treasuresthat would make ideal gifts forothers or for you. But hurry, ourPop-Up Show will be gone beforeyou know it!

Artists include: Blathnaid NiMhurchu: Irish Wildlife Prints,Moobles and Toobles: Hand-printed Baby Garment Sets , Feltat Home: Framed Felt Artworks,Fuzzy Irish Crafts: HandmadeGreeting Cards and Stationary,Ivbn Crafted: Handmade IrishKnitwear Accessories, Lollipopsand Daydreams: Handmadechildren’s clothes and softfurnishings, Miss Aine: Handmadesoft toys, Shen Wong Jewellery:Swarovski pearl jewellery andStorm in a Teacup Print Designs.

It’s Our Birthday - Rua Red Turns Five!It’s been a month of celebrationshere but we’re gearing up for theRUA RED event of the year - our fifth birthday!

Sure, it’s our birthday, but we cangive you the presents! Save thedate (we decided to devote awhole month to the festivities, wecouldn’t fit everything into oneday) - the month of March will be a big one.

Keep a close eye on our websiteand social media for updates onthe events as things are finalised. Also, there will definitely be aparty. Watch this space!

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Writers’ CornerBULLYINGBy Emma McNally

Bullying makes me angry,Hurting makes me sore,Sadness makes me mad,Anger makes me more.

Grief makes me pitiful,Loneliness makes me down,Mocking makes me sorrowful,Excluding makes me frown.

Assertiveness makes me glad,Aggression makes me fearful,Cyber bullying makes me sad,Bullying makes me tearful.

ARE YOU AN ASPIRING AUTHOR ORPOET?

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you could see your creative writing in print in one of

our future editions!

FRIENDSBy Jenny O’Callaghan

Shauna makes me laugh,Shauna makes me smile,Sophie makes me wiggle,Sophie makes me happy.

Isobel makes me jumpy,Isobel makes me chatty,Megan makes me crazy,Megan makes me giggle.

Chloe makes me chatty,Chloe makes me exited,Emma makes me lazy,Emma makes me dance.

CANADABy Isobel Rochford

Canada makes me cold,Snow makes me bold,Ski-ing makes me happy,Lunch makes me chatty.

Sleep makes me mad,Getting up makes me glad,Breakfast makes me kind,It makes me not mind,

Carrying skis makes me tired,Gondolas make me wired,Ordering lunch makes me wonder,Falling makes me go under.

Emma, Isobel and Jenny areall in 6th class in BishopGalvin National School,Templeogue.

If you are a teacher orfaciliator for a class or anytype of poetry or creativegroup, please send in someof their (or your) best workto [email protected]

HIS OR HERSBy Mari Maxwell

The lipstick stood between them. Decadent brown. Sheer. A gold tubeon the kitchen table.

“It’s not mine,” Annie told her husband. “I don’t do browns.” “Who doyou suppose?”

There were no answers. The puzzle endured with the arrival ofchocolate scented mascara. The mocha swirl eye shadow paletteappeared next. The mystery remained for another week. By then theentire neighbourhood knew.

The milkman and the newspaper boy hadn’t missed the first hints. The O’Briens next door, and even Fr. Martin down at the priory knewevery sordid detail.

Their son Mark wasn’t who he appeared to be.

Mari’s work has appeared online and in print publications inthe USA and Ireland. Among them: FlashFlood:Flooding forNational Flash-Fiction Day 2013, Poetry 24, A New Ulster, The Galway Review, Beyond the Diaper Bag, Haiku J,Crannog, Revival, Boyne Berries, and Barbie Bazaar andCoping magazines. One of her stories was longlisted in the2013 Over The Edge New Writer of Year Award. Anotherplaced second in the 2008 Dromineer Literary Festival.

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Local Events 62 JANUARY

23County LibraryJacobs ExhibitionThursday January 23rd - Saturday February 22nd during library opening hours. All welcome.Exhibition of memorabilia associated with Jacobs biscuits.Visit www.southdublinlibraries.ie for more details

The Square TowncentreCreative Cookie WorkshopSaturday January 25th @ 12 noonDecorate your own cookie or cupcake with the help of the Crazy Chef.Ages 3+ all welcome. Free Event.

ITTSUInformation EveningMonday January 27th @ 5.00pm-8.00pmInformation Evening For Full Time/Part Time students, school leavers, mature students and parents.Visit www.it-tallaght.ie/open-evening for more details

RUA REDWall of HopeHonour the memory of any loved ones who have sadly passed onthrough suicide and to support friends and family who may besuffering with depression. See page 10 for more details

Tallaght StadiumShamrock Rovers v Wexford YouthsKick off @ 7.45pmSee www.shamrockrovers.ie for more details

The Square TowncentreSq Valentine’s Day Fashion ShowSaturday February 15th @ 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm & 4.00pmCentre Mall, Level 2See www.thesquare.ie for more details

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