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24th October 2012 Vol 2 No 3 www.edition.ie Lecturer USI go after remasters Beach Boys Al McConnell TDs ahead Deputy Editor Lecturer and researcher at DIT, Derry FitzGerald, has been included among the credits on the latest Beach Boys release. of budget By developing a method of digitally re- mastering mono tracks into stereo, without Josephine Gallagher student contribution continues to increase using the original tapes, he has produced Irish Editor and the grant continues to decrease,” said something which has been referred to as a Logue. ‘holy grail’ of the music industry. In the first act of the campaign, USI On the recent re-release of the Beach The Union of Students Ireland (USI) have launched a month long series of Boys’ classic album, ‘Smiley Smile’, the is planning a two part campaign meetings, to discuss the fees, grants and DIT staff member is credited with the against student grant cuts and the student expenses. Oireachtas members audio production of a stereo version of proposed increase in fees. The Union have been invited to attend the assemblies ‘Good Vibrations’. For over fifteen years is holding a series of meetings aimed to answer questions about issues this track has been awaited by Beach at organizing protests outside specific concerning student costs. Boys fans worldwide, but the possibility Oireachtas members’ offices across the The first meeting in the Dublin region of hearing it seemed slim, as the original country, leading up to the Budget on 4 for DIT and Trinity will be held on 7 mono tracks of the song were lost several December. November and all students, parents and years ago. John Logue, the president of USI has local businesses are welcome to attend. DIT Canoe Club recently started off the year by launching off O’ Connell Bridge and taking the Only now, with the use of Derry’s conceived this new campaign, focusing on The DIT protests will take place on new members for a taster day out in Dollymount. innovative ‘audio separation’ techniques, a collective attack in different locations 20 November, with DIT targeting The can the track be produced in a quality rather than a single protest march on Minister for Education and Kevin’s targeted in this campaign. He believes didn’t object to students protesting outside stereo version. With many other classic Government buildings. “We’ve picked 32 Humphrey’s office. that the protests should be focused on his offices. tracks in the same position, including many of the most strategically important TDs in “These are two huge tasks for DIT, Government TDs and Ministers and not When asked whether he’d argue in Elvis Presley recordings, the potential of the Dáil, as far as we’re concerned, we’re especially the fact that Ruairi Quinn opposition members. “I’m annoyed and favour of students in the Dáil he replied, the new method seems vast. lobbying these and putting all our efforts is the Minister for Education. Kevin feel that opposition parties shouldn’t be “I’ll have to wait and see what the After a positive reaction from the band’s into these TDs rather than trying to lobby Humphrey is also politically vulnerable, targeted, it shouldn’t be people standing minister’s proposals are. We’re in a very notoriously hard-to-please fan base, it is 166 of them and 60 senators,” said Logue. as he’s a Labour member and spoke out in by you,” said Halligan. difficult situation.” difficult to over-estimate what significance The USI president urges all students favour of protecting education prior to the The Independent TD says that he has The Press officer for the Minister for ‘audio separation’ could have on classic to get involved from now up until the election,” said the USI President. always supported students in the past Education said that Ruairi Quinn is still tracks. Budget, asking them to attend the USI The Minister for Education’s press as a Councillor and TD and that the planning to raise the registration fee to The Edition discussed meeting the Beach meetings, take part in the protests, write officer, Sarah Miley responded to the USI’s priority should be focusing on €3000 by 2015, putting more pressure Boys with Fitzgerald, what his work will letters to Oireachtas members and to tell protests by saying “the Minister has no Government members. on the already struggling families. The mean for the music industry, and where he their parents and local businesses about difficulty with people exercising their Frank Freighan a Fine Gael TD for USI President John Logue believes that hopes to take the technology in future. the campaign. democratic rights, once it is done in a Roscommon and South Leitrim is another education has always been “the silver “Letters will be handed out to local peaceful manner.” member listed for this campaign against bullet” to getting out of any economic Full article businesses informing them about the An Independent TD for Waterford, Education cuts. The TD was unaware of crisis and protecting students should be Comment amount of revenue they’ll have lost if the John Halligan is one of the members the upcoming demonstrations but said he the Government’s priority. page 9

NEWS LIFESTYLE COMMENT CULTURE Children’s Referendum Pints will be served Out & About Careful now, Twitter! Tricks of the Trad Both the ‘Yes’ and the ‘No’ campaigns are UCD pledges to keep the bar going P11 Editor Jarlath Moloney asks who A call to arms to pick up the Bodrán and underway ahead of votes on 10 November despite recent financial difficulties moderates the moderators in the digital put down the pint P3 P4 age P15 3 course meal for €5 P8 Student chef whips up quality meal for Book reviews Grangegorman on plan McAleese supports less than the cost of a pint A Casual Vacancy and A Blink on the Demolition work to clear the way for gay marriage P9 Royal mistake Screen P15 DIT’s single campus in Grangegorman Since when did we care so much about is due to start in the new year, and the Former Irish President, Mary McAleese, Model student royal nudity? P8 site will be ready to take students by has declared herself in favour of gay Top model talks about pressures of Music Reviews 2014. marriage. modelling and the big move to London Write for the Edition The Strypes interviewed about breaking P2 P3 P10 E-mails and contacts inside into the music industry P8 P16 2 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 NEWS Numbers DIT to become Hogwarts?

Rachael O’Brien instead of seeing the usual sights, you day.” When surveyed, 80% of students 7 15 Stone were greeted by people wearing robes said that they would love the idea of a Hogwarts is to arrive at DIT in time for and carrying wands; perhaps even an magical DIT. Number of Tour de France Titles The amount of weight lost in one which have been stripped from Rag Week - or at least that is what the owl or two would be flying through the There could be Butterbeer instead of year by local man, Eric Russell, rumours would have you believe. corridors. Sound familiar? In 1997 JK coffee before class, and instead of looking Lance Armstrong who will run in the Dublin City This year’s RAG (Raise and Give) week Rowling released the world of magic to at your timetable each morning you could marathon next week is planned for next February, and the the universe and there is now a chance check out your Marauders Map. Instead 14 rumour mill is already churning out every that for one week and one week only, DIT of using pens and notebooks, we could suggestion for the theme. One particularly will become our Hogwarts. all use ink quills and write on parchment Consecutive wins in Frankel’s popular idea which has been flying around Having talked to SU Vice President for paper. undefeated horse racing career 400 the various DIT campuses, is that the Events, Will Meara, who said that there Separate lines of inquiry into Student Union are planning to turn DIT are “no definite plans for RAG week”, This idea for RAG week may not go into Hogwarts for a week. Now, however we still don’t know if it will actually ahead but if you, the students of DIT, 6 allegations of sexual abuse Scientists convicted of true this actual rumour is, let’s magic our go ahead. But it seems that students in really want it, then only you can make it following ITV’s Exposure manslaughter in Italy, for failing way into that world for just a few minutes. DIT are up for a week full of magic! happen! Contact the Student Union on programme investigating Jimmy Every single day, thousands of students Nicola Kirwan from first year Journalism their Facebook page and suggest this idea to provide adequate warning of Savile walk the halls of DIT. But imagine if you commented that it “would be a savage or any others you may have! We’re all an earthquake walked in on a Monday morning, and week with different things going on every members of the Student Union so make Irish Universities fall further down international rankings

Colin Layde colleges were ranked inside the top 100, by increased investment in third-level Deputy News Editor with Trinity in the top 50. The poor education in emerging nations, with performance of Irish universities in the China, Brazil, India and Russia all The regard in which Irish universities latest rankings will spark renewed debate investing heavily. Another feature of the are held internationally continues to over a possible merger between TCD rankings is the emergence of universities fall, according to latest studies. and UCD. The merging of Ireland’s two from the Asia-Pacific region. Colleges Recently released Times Higher leading colleges was recently backed in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore Education Rankings again features no by an international panel of experts in have risen in the rankings at the expense Irish universities inside the top 100 of a report commissioned by the Higher of more prestigious universities in the US its list of the most prestigious third-level Education Authority. Minister for and UK. The Times rankings are the most institutions in the world. Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn, has comprehensive and accurate in the world, The rankings also downgraded the previously dismissed the prospect of a often used by international students when standing of most Irish universities in its merger as “neither feasible or desirable.” deciding where to study. latest report. University College Dublin Irish universities are currently struggling Minister Quinn has so far resisted (UCD) suffered the most dramatic fall, to cope with a six per cent reduction pressure from the International Monetary dropping from 159th to 187th. UCD in staff and an on-going funding crisis. Fund (IMF) to reintroduce fees as an President, Dr Hugh Brady, admitted Government cuts have seen staff levels at alternative to cuts. The Minister did he was “very disappointed” with the Irish colleges fall by 1,500 between 2008 increase the registration fee by €250 college’s position. and 2011. The recession has prompted in last year’s budget, reneging on a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) remains record numbers of applications for third- pre-election commitment in the process. the country’s best regarded college, level places, putting further strain on There is widespread speculation that next having risen seven places to 110th. already under-resourced colleges. month’s budget will see a further increase Both UCD and TCD have fallen sharply The fall in Irish universities in registration fees, in an effort to raise Minister for Education and Skills, Ruari Quinn dismisses a possible merger of TCD and UCD in recent times. Six years ago both international standing was compounded finance for the struggling sector. Grangegorman running on schedule with 1,000 students to move on campus by 2014

Stephen Boukre the site by 2014. The agency will refurbish became a formal development plan,” Cheif Sub Editor a number of protected buildings on the site said Mr. Doyle. “It gives a great sense of to accommodate this group, which will security to the project.” Demolition work to clear the way for include Fine Arts students from Mountjoy The Broombridge Luas extension, which DIT’s single campus in Grangegorman Square. is planned to serve Grangegorman, also is due to start in the new year, and the The first new buildings are due to be got the go-ahead from an Bórd Pleanála in site will be ready to take students by completed in 2017 through a public-private August. 2014. partnership. A Central Quad will be the first Initial demolition work will begin early The Grangegorman Development set of buildings to be completed, housing next year, but the changing rooms used by Agency (GDA) lodged the first planning about 10,000 students from tourism, food a number of DIT sports clubs are to remain notice for DIT’s unified campus with and science departments. This means half in place longer. Dublin City Council earlier this month. of DIT’s students will be in Grangegorman This should allay fears expressed by 16 buildings on the site of St. Brendan’s in five years’ time. Stephen Brandon, captain of DIT Caving psychiatric hospital are to be knocked “Things are happening now,” Mr. Doyle Club, which is one of several groups that down to make way for services and said. “We’re very much up and running.” regularly use facilities in Grangegorman. campus infrastructure like footpaths, The GDA’s plans for the site became “That’s the first I’ve heard of it,” he said, lights, benches and playing fields. the basis of a Strategic Development when told about the demolition notice last Spokesperson for the GDA, Ronan Zone after approval came from An Bórd week. “I hope they don’t drive a bulldozer Doyle, told The Edition they hoped to Pleanála last May. “All of the appeals through our equipment store without Artist’s rendition of the planned Grangegorman campus have over 1,000 DIT students studying on were sorted and the document effectively telling us!” Photo: Moore Ruble Yudell THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 3 NEWS News Campaigning under way Bulletin ‘Don’t be that guy’ in Children’s Referendum A Canadian campaign to change the way people think about sexual assault has Al McConnell and “Yes” and “No” camps are not as equally have only one answer. It remains the especially when it comes to broadcast arrived in Ireland. The ‘Don’t be that guy’ Mark Meehan balanced. case, though, that the “Yes” campaign discussion of the topic. The national campaign group aims to put the onus on The very fact that it is about the rights considerably outweighs the “No” broadcaster, RTE, came out in advance men to take responsibility for their actions, On Saturday, 10 November, between the of the child has made it a question which, campaign in many ways. of any criticism, making it clear that the hoping to dispel some opinions that suggest hours of 9am and 10pm, voters will be for many groups and organisations, could This brings issues of fairness into play, 50/50 coverage rule would be adhered to sexual assault is a ‘women’s issue’. asked a simple Yes or No question. in debates – but it could not be guaranteed Their visit to Dublin comes after they This question will be “Do you approve in ordinary news coverage. carried out a study of men between the of the proposal to amend the Constitution What the changes will be: The “Yes” side of the debate has ages of 18 to 25 and found that 48 percent contained in the Thirty-first Amendment significant advantages in funding over the of those questioned did not consider it rape of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012?” # For the first time, children will be account, this may well have been “No” campaign. All major political parties if a woman was too drunk to know what There are five key factors to take into recognised as having rights, which different. have dedicated themselves to achieving a is going on. account on the proposed amendment. will be described as ‘imprescriptible’. “Yes”, as have many nationwide children's Posters highlighting the group’s message Constitutional reform regarding children What these rights entail will be guided # In these cases, there would be a organisations, such as Barnardo’s. will be seen around DIT campuses in the has long been mooted. In 1979, Alan by the UN Convention on the Rights of requirement to take views of the child Posters have begun to appear across the Shatter lectured on children’s rights at the Child, and decided case-by-case into account, with regard to their age country, as these organisations – and their UCD. He emphasised that children in by the courts, as is most often the and maturity, which could take place considerable coffers – put themselves to #MyRights campaign Ireland, at that time, in fact had very few case regarding human rights. outside the court setting. work. rights, and that reform of the adoption Conversely, the “No” side, up to launched system, among other things, was long # The ‘best interests of the child’ # The State may “endeavour to the time of printing, has been mostly over-due. Bertie Ahern, in 2006, called on would become the key factor in supply the place of the parents”, comprised of smaller groups such as the DIT’s Student Union (DITSU) has children to have a more fundamental role court proceedings relating to that without the current, undefined Christian Solidarity Party. These groups created an online campaign to inform its in our Constitution, influenced by several child. Previous cases have been requirement of “by appropriate do represent opposition, but it remains to 15,000 students of their academic rights. high-profile reports into, and cases of, decided based on the fact that this means”, and only where the parental be seen whether or not they will be able Through ‘soundbite’ messages on Twitter, physical and sexual abuse of children in is currently lacking: in 2010, Justice duty has been failed such as to to gather enough funding to bring their Facebook and the DITSU website, students Ireland in the past decade. McMenamin could not rule against prejudice the safety and welfare of the arguments to national attention on a par will be able to read clear and accessible Build up to the Referendum has the “reprehensible” actions of a child. What the State may do would be with their opponents. translations of what their rights and reflected this, and in many ways, it will be mother who took her children to clarified in law at a later date. Regardless of the level of campaigning entitlements are, while studying at DIT. quite unique among the national questions Britain, and away from the father. on the lampposts, debates in studio In a recent survey, it was found that we've been asked in recent years. The However, as the father had not # Children of married parents may settings are due to take place, the first of less than half of the Institute’s students subjects of the past two referenda, namely applied for guardianship, and the be adopted, a near-impossibility at the which will be held by TV3 on the 31st of were aware of the Student Charter, which the EU Fiscal Treaty and judge's pay, parents were unmarried, he had no moment. This would apply to cases October. In the surroundings of the studio, sets out these rights. Glenn Fitzpatrick, served to polarise our politics and society rights to access. where the parents have failed to care the “No” side may be able to make its DITSU’s Vice-President for Education and into two clear and quite equally balanced Hands were legally tied; had it been sufficiently for the child, or it may be case on equal footing. It still remains the Welfare, has said that if it students did not camps. possible to take ‘best interests’ into voluntarily put up for adoption. case, though, that the campaign is quite have to plough through “dozens of jargon- In the case of children's rights, the weighted in one direction. ridden documents” to find what they need, knowledge would improve.

Ireland’s best McAleese gives support for gay marriage sommelier award Cian McKiernan She enthusiastically stated that she was “And when they make the discovery clear anymore where the boundaries are.” Diarmuid Cawley, who recently “just thrilled anyone wants to get married.” – and it is a discovery and not a decision Indeed McAleese went on to speak out graduated from DIT’s Culinary Arts Former Irish President, Mary McAleese, The former President made these – that they are gay, when they are 14, 15 against other matters such as belief in the programme, has been awarded a silver has declared herself in favour of gay comments after earlier voicing her or 16, an internal conflict of absolutely church itself, which she feels has lost “a medal at Ireland’s Best Sommelier marriage. concerns about the growing number appalling proportions opens up.” fair degree of credibility now” after the competition. McAleese expressed her views in of young, gay men who take their own In the interview with Gay Byrne, recent child abuse issues. She couldn’t see A variety of tests were carried out to an interview with Gay Byrne on the lives. Speaking on RTÉ Radio, McAleese McAleese also went on to complain about how the church could “be so dreadfully determine which candidate had both the programme, ‘The Meaning of Life’. She explained that she believes this is due to how the Second Vatican Council (Vatican wrong and take so long about accepting best knowledge, and the best practical said that she held “a very strong view that a large number of males going to Catholic II) was set up. how wrong they were.” ability in a restaurant setting. Among the for centuries now, gay people have lived schools who have only heard the views of The council stipulated that bishops were She also spoke of approaching Pope jury was the President of the Irish Guild in a dark secretive world of indeterminate their church on homosexuality. supposed to govern the church in co- Benedict with her views in favour of of Sommeliers, Mary O’Callaghan, and loneliness [and] dreadful complexity.” “They will have heard words like operation with the Pope, but instead it “did female priests, stating that she had sent the current holder of the ‘World’s Best McAleese then went on to say that gay ‘disorder’, they may even have heard the not happen”. him a letter with her views to which he Sommelier’ title, Gérard Basset. people are “as entitled to live their lives on word ‘evil’, used in relation to homosexual She also disagreed with the Pope not replied with “a lovely letter”. Diarmuid is currently employed as their own terms, as I do as a heterosexual.” practice,” she said. allowing any dissent, stating she was “not manager and wine consultant at the Fallon & Byrne restaurant on Exchequer Street, Dublin. Portrait of the Artist Under 30 Sign Soc numbers rise Luke Holohan – annual journal which will be distributed panellists work voluntarily to ‘review DIT’s hard of hearing community has as an e –book and a printed book submissions, provide feedback and seen a rise in attendance at bi-weekly throughout Ireland, the United States and encouragement to the country’s aspiring Sign Soc classes this year. Poker and It’s been said that Ireland has produced Australia. writers.’ film nights, Christmas carolling and trips some of the most beautiful and profound “It’s quite experimental and it’s not The most outstanding contributor is to be away are among the activities organised to works of literature in the world, and something that has really been done within awarded with a prize of either, a creative encourage interaction through the medium with writers such as James Joyce, Oscar the creative writing world,” explains Dr. writing scholarship or a writing retreat. of sign. Wilde, Elizabeth Bowen and Joseph Doherty, who is an author and lecturer at The journal will be put together in “We are here to help those who need O’Connor part of our literary past, it’s Dublin City University. December with the book and ebook set to our help and that includes those within hard to disagree. ‘Under Thirty’, a new “It came from talking to young writers be on sale in the run up to Christmas. DIT who may have hearing difficulties,” non – profit organisation, hopes to add who were struggling to have their work ‘The group is a non profit organisation says Brendan, chairman of Sign Soc for to that reputation by inspiring a new read, and I thought it would be an with the idea essentially based around 2012/2013. generation of young writers. interesting idea to set up an organisation people being generous with their time. “We have over 40 members Specifically aimed at Irish writers where people can submit their work, get There has been a great reaction so far and Statue of James Joyce on North Earl Street attending classes this year, which is an between the ages of 16 - 30, the organisation constructive advice and have a chance to I’d encourage anyone who is interested to improvement,” says Brendan. ““Many which was set up in September by Dr. be published.” submit their work before the November The deadline for this year’s submissions have relations who are legally impaired, Stephen Doherty, aims to showcase Irish At the moment the organisation has fifty deadline.’ is midnight the 7 November. while others simply want to do something fiction at home and abroad. ‘Under Thirty’ panellists from a mixture of professional Currently ‘Under Thirty’ is open to Irish Further details are available on the for the deaf community.” is made up of a group of panellists and backgrounds; they include Irish Times writers based at home and abroad but website http://under-30.org/ or join the Get in touch with Sign Soc on Facebook provides a platform for young writers to journalist - Tim O’Brien, author - Yvonne organisers are optimistic that if interest conversation on: or via [email protected]. have their work published and critiqued Cassidy, literary scholar - Professor continues it will expand to the ‘UK and Twitter - www.twitter.com/underthirty; by experienced peers. The most promising Margaret Kelleher and historian/ author USA, and include younger writer’s as Facebook - www.facebook.com/ submissions are published in the group’s bi – Turtle Bunbury. All the organisers and well’. underthirty. 4 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 NEWS UCDSU pledge to keep the student bar serving pints

Colin Layde staff were made redundant and agreement Deputy News Editor was reached on a redundancy package on August 31st. UCD bar staff have called off planned What will happen to The Student Bar, strike action after reaching an the largest of three on the Belfield campus, agreement with the college’s Student remains unknown. Club. Rachel Breslin, President of UCD The staff served the college with notice of Students’ Union, insists it is essential the their intention to strike on September 21st, bar is reopened. “The bar is still the best with industrial action due to commence place on campus for holding concerts, on October 2nd. Strike action was averted faculty days and quizzes,” she said. “We as after the Student Club paid the first of two a Student Union are not willing to stand for redundancy payments the staff claim they the disappearance of that facility” are owed. UCDSU are currently in discussions Joe Donnelly of the Mandate trade union with the College’s Bursar, in the hope which represents the workers says the that authorities will be able to pay the industrial action will be postponed for 10 outstanding debts. days to allow the Student Club time to Ms. Breslin acknowledges that settle the claim. compensating workers should come The second payment is due within before student partying. “Students want to the next 10 days. strike action has been socialise but we also have staff who have deferred until the second payment has been been agreed redundancy and who haven’t made. “We are glad that the workers have had it. Who’s more important? I wouldn’t received their first overdue payment, we automatically say it’s the students in terms continue to be committed to making sure of real need”, she said. our members receive their entitlements,” A replacement for the Student Bar was he said. due to be built in UCD’s new student The Student Bar at UCD’s Belfield centre which was due to open in coming campus has been closed since June after weeks, but was delayed due to funding accumulating losses of over €120,000. Bar shortages. The UCD bar at the centre of huge controversy over losses over €120,000

Cúinne na Gaeilge Dhá oiche mór san Fhéile Imram Seosaimhín Ní Ghallachoir Bhí an t-atmaisféar sámh agus feictear áit faoi gheasa na fhilí. Ansin thosaigh Eagarthóir Gaeilge daoine ar a shuaimhneas ag súimíneacht an dara ghníomh leis an ceoltóir Mark fíon agus ag meascadh lena chéile. Braidner agus Gearóid Mac Loughlainn An Taispeántas Clógrafaíochta Sa taispeántas, bhi daoine abálta saothar ag léamh as a gcuid leabhar filíochta is san Institiúid Teicneolaíochta na filí, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Daireana Ní déanaí Criss-Cross Mo Chara. Bhaile Átha Cliath Chinnéide, Georóid Mac Loughlann agus Léirigh siad meascán de ceoil agus Gabriel Rosenstock a fheiceáil fosta. filíochta agus bhain siad úsáid as imeartas Chuir dhá léachtóirí ó Institiúid Chailleas me dhánta ag an bPicnic focail ón nGaeilge agus ón mBéarla Ansin Teicneolaíochta Átha Cliath, Clare Bell Leictreach a tugtar ar saothar ealaíne léirigh Seamas Barra Ó Súilleabháin agus Brenda Dermody, taispeántas Daireana Ní Chinnéide ina léiríonn sí agus a chara Conor Maloney leis an sáiniúla ar siúl chun obair na mic leinn íomha de saol readúil duinn faoin dtaithí hardghníomhaíocht filíochta. Bhuaigh Ó a chur ar thaispeáint. ag an fheis ceoil an bPicnic Leicteach. Suilleabháin an Poetry Slam na hÉireann Bhí roinnt de nua-litríochta, dántaí, D’úsáidtear ealaín realaíoch éifeachtach an bhlian seo caite. Bhí modh nua hamharcealaíona agus pictiúirí grafach leis an íomha seo a chuir in iúl do na lucht paiseanta acu chun an léiriú a chuir in iúl scaradh amach ar an fhorhalla I DIT sráid féachana. don lucht féachana.Bhain siad úsáid as Aungier ar an seachtain seo caite. “Is maith liom feiceáil muintir óga ag teicníochtaí drámaíochta agus teanga aoire “Ba é an bhliain seo caite an chéad baint taitneamh as na himeachtaí Gaeilge Na dhá léachtóirí as DIT Clare Bell agus Brenda Dermondy agus an t-eagraí Liam Carson agus ba léir é gur bhain an lucht féachana bhliain a thosaigh an Taispeántais Cló cosúil le seo,” a dhúirt Liam Carson an sult as. Draíocht,” a dhúirt Liam Carson, an t-eagraí den Fhéile Imram. Gheall an Mór- Oiche Ceoil fuinneamh, Donnaile sliochta filíochta. Chruth na Chríochnaigh an oiche le “Bang” agus eagraí don Féile Imram. Nuair a cuireadh paisean, amhráin sáiniúla agus filíochta filí íomhánna grafach duinn lena focail léirigh an ghrúpa ceoil as Béal Feirste, tús leis an oiche bhí scaifte mór daoine ag An Mor-Oiche Ceoil agus mealltach. chumhachtach. Níorbh fhéidir leat gíog a Bréag. Is grúpa cheoil cáiliúil,reggae iad féachaint agus ag baint taitneamh as na Filíochta Ar tús bara léigh na filí cáiliúila chloisteáil san áit nuair a d’oscail siad a ina bhfuair failtiú maith ag an Mór Oiche saothar ealaíne. Doireann Ní Ghríofa agus Antaine Ó mbéal. Shíltear go raibh gach duine san ceoil agus Filiochta. An bhfuil Gaeilge ‘Cool’ Arís? Stiofán O’Connachtaigh Ach tóg san áireamh gur rud éagsúil píotsa agus piontaí Guinness. Tá dearcadh í ár dteanga agus an ábhar scoile. Tá sé dearfach tagtha ar an Ghaeilge le blianta Tá cúpla seachtain imithe cheanna fhéin mar aidhm ag CG DIT é sin a chur in iúl beaga anuas. Tá sí “cool” arís. agus muna bhfuil tú mar bhaill den do dhaoine agus chun cúnamh a tabhairt Is é An Cumann Gaelach an áit dhuitse Chumann Gaelach (CG) DIT… ba chóir dóibh dearmad a dhéanamh ar a dtaithí agus tú i do mhac léinn DIT, má ta suim ar go mbeadh! scoile. Pléann muid go fóinteach le daoine bith agat sa teanga, nó má tá tú díreach ag Cé go bhfuil Gaeilge ag formhór de óga chun iad a spreagadh a dteanga féin a iarraidh an chraic a bheith agat i nGaeilge. mhic léinn inniu, is annamh go gcloistear labhairt. Má theastaíonn uait feabhas a chur ar sa choláiste í; tá náire riomh dhaoine í a Is aoibhinn le gach duine ‘an chraic’ do chuid Gaeilge tá muid anseo chun labhairt lena chéile, a ngráin ar a dteanga agus bíonn an-chraic againn, trí mheáin cabhraigh leat. fhéin. Níl aon amhras ann ach go bhfuil na Gaeilge. De réir a chéile, tá meon eile “Ní hé amháin soar ach Gaelach fosta.” an locht ar córas oideachais na hÉireann, ag forbairt ó thaobh an Ghaeilge de, mar Sin é an aisling a bhí ag Pádraig Mac atá ag déanamh sár-dhochar ar mheon gheall ar eagraíochtaí cosúil le CG DIT, a Píaras agus is aisling a roinneann an CG na ndaoine óga maidir leis an Ghaeilge. chuireann béim ar an dteanga labhartha, DIT leis. Is í ár dteanga agus cultúr atá Críochnaíonn muid an meanscoil le dóchas le imeachtaí sóisialta- céilíthe, cóisirí, ann, agus nach álainn an cultúr é sin. inár gcroí toisc go bhfuil deireadh leis an trá na gceist boird, seisiúin ceoil, maidin Bígí linn sa réabhlóid ar 0872733268 nó Mic léinn Stiofán O’Connachtaigh agus Aílbhe Ní Riain agus an leachtoir Ite Ní Chionnaith nGaeilge feicthe againn go deo. caife, oíche scannáin, turais agus neart [email protected]. THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 5 MONEY Google Shares to Recover Position After Drop

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Al McConnell will be refused entry to any events. If there Deputy Editor is any doubt over a Facebook group, check with the college. Students have been warned to exercise The problem is that Facebook is an open caution when dealing with Facebook forum, so there’s very little we can do,” groups purporting to represent the In- says DITSU’s Vice President for Events, stitute, DIT Students’ Union, or other Will Meara.“We have e-mailed a lot of the groups affiliated to the college. groups to try and get them to close, but ul- Several students have reported being timately it’s very difficult for us to control invited to join groups, and being offered it. One of the things these sites try to do bogus wristbands that claim to guarantee is build up databases on people, so we just entry to multiple DIT events for up to €50. need everyone to be careful when they are Facebook offices in Palo Alto, California DITSU says anyone using these wristbands contacted by groups like this.” COMPUTERFIX ADVERT FINAL.pdf 1 20/09/2012 12:04:37

l!f Computerfix Student Shopper Aislinn McCooey The second biggest holiday after Christmas is upon us and we’re here to tell you how to have a spooktacular time (yes we know) for less, so read the following article very carefully:

First things first, DO NOT, and I repeat, ble you to look like a rubber bandit. great craic especially when you’ve had a DO NOT go out on Halloween night. Make your own decorations; don’t bother few drinks. Everything is hugely overpriced and buying expensive decorations as, chances Instead of splashing out a small fortune

C clubs and bars are always over-crowd- are, they’ll either get lost when you move to go to the cinema and see the latest hor- ed. Have a house party instead, or better out at the end of the year or destroyed at ror film, have a night in with a few friends M yet, go camping. It brings the right level one of your parties. and those old classics everyone has tucked Y of spookiness and is way more afforda- Save on electricity and use “mood light- away like Halloween, Hocus Pocus, and

CM ble. ing”, AKA loads and loads of tea lights. Scream. If you really feel you have to go out for You’ll look like you’re being creative and Make your own brac, apple tart and oth- MY the holiday, go out the night before or the your house will have a season-appropriate er season-appropriate food with stuff from CY night after the big day itself. It’s far cheap- atmosphere, all while saving you money. Aldi or Lidl, home to some great bargains

CMY er, there’s always a great atmosphere with Go bobbing for apples. Cheap, easy and that still taste really good. plenty of people, and you can still dress K up! If you feel the need to buy sweets for the ‘trick or treaters’ (or yourself), go to the €2 shop. I know I’m always banging on about it, but you can get some unbelievable bar- gains for much cheaper than if you were to buy multipacks in your local Tesco or Dunnes. Costumes are one of the most expensive things you can buy at Halloween. So find something in your wardrobe you don’t care about and rip it up, cover it in fake blood and viola – you’re Halloween ready. PRIDES Alternatively, the childhood favourites of plastic bags and bed sheets are goldmines. I Sheets can turn you into anything from a ghost to a Roman, while plastic bags ena- 6 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 SCIENCE Man falls 834 feet, survives

Andrew MacDonagh World record BASE jump from the Science Editor Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,479ft) and the World record n Sunday, October 14, Felix lowest BASE jump from Christ the Baumgartner, an Austrian Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Oskydiver, plummeted from (95ft) in 1999; first winged freefall space, breaking three world records by crossing of the English Channel, Dover to the time his feet touched the ground. Calais in 2003; the World record BASE This feat was the objective of the Red jump from the highest bridge in the world, Bull Stratos, a mission to the edge Millau Viaduct Bridge, France (1,125ft) of space, in an attempt to transcend in 2004; as well as the BASE jump from human limits that have existed for 50 world’s tallest building, Taipei 101 Tower, years. Taipei, Taiwan (1,669ft) in 2007. In front of a global audience, with After accelerating to a top speed of 834 over 7 million of people that watching miles an hour, during a freefall lasting 4 live on the internet; Baumgartner took minutes 19 seconds, Felix deployed his off, ascended 24.5 miles (an altitude of parachute, 5,300 ft above the ground. 128,000ft or 4 times as high as Mount Down on bended knees, soon after Everest) in a stratospheric balloon, and landing safely on his feet, with 50 year then jumped out. As he stood outside records toppled in his wake, this marked his capsule preparing to jump from the the end of the seven year venture for edge of space, he said: "Sometimes you Baumgartner. have to go really high to understand how A quote soon after landing belies his small you are." He landed just 44 miles humanity “When you are standing on top from where he launched in Roswell, New of the world, you don’t think of records Mexico. anymore; all you think is that you want to From the moment of jump to the come back alive.” moment of landing 9 minutes 9 seconds This will be the end of his extreme passed. The success of that 9 minutes jumping career as he has promised this was the culmination of 7 years of hard will be his final jump. year work, both training and preparation, Felix Baumgartner, Red Bull Stratos medical director Dr. in which one man supported by a team [clockwise from left] Jonathan Clark, prior to mission success composed of world-leading minds in Saltuting before taking flight, highlighted there desire to explore the aerospace medicine, science, engineering, Mid jump from orbit, effects of acceleration to supersonic pressure suit development, capsule After his successful landing velocity on humans. We have a great creation and balloon fabrication overcame scientific team, and we’re working to every challenge which faced them. compile all of the scientific data. Felix had The Red Bull Stratos team included a monitoring system which will help to retired United States Air Force Colonel break incredible new ground. Joseph Kittinger, who held the world He said, "We'll be setting new standards record for longest skydive from a height for aviation. Never before has anyone of 19 miles since 1960. Kittinger, at the reached the speed of sound without age of 84, acted as capsule communicator, being in an aircraft. Red Bull Stratos is directing Baumgartner through his testing new equipment and developing record breaking freefall from Earth’s the procedures for inhabiting such high stratosphere. altitudes as well as enduring such extreme Scientific data, captured from Joe's jump acceleration. The aim is to improve the in 1960, was shared with U.S. research safety for space professionals as well as personnel for development of the space potential space tourists." After the event, program. he summed up the whole effort with “the

Baumgartner and his expert team Bull courtesyPhotos of Red world needs a hero, and today they got taking what they learned from Joe's jump, one”. more than 50 years ago, pressed forward scientific research data for future pioneers. land on small target zones. Prior to the from fixed objects [Buildings. Antennas, For more information on the mission to test human limits further, believing Baumgartner, himself, is no stranger to Red Bull Stratos project, he was renowned Spans (bridges), Earth (cliffs)] and use a and the science, engineering and the accomplishment of their mission, in testing human limits, having spent time in for his daredevil stunts, sky-diving, and parachute to break their fall.) technology which allowed for its success, daring the atmospheric limits, holds the the Austrian military, where he practiced BASE jumping. (Aside: BASE jumping Some of Baumgartner’s go to www.redbullstratos.com. potential to provide valuable medical and parachute jumping, including training to is an activity where participants jump accomplishments to date include the The Wind and the City

Andrew Donovan making 10 measurements per second. more wind is generated but with the News Editor All of the instruments are electronic amount of people living in cities expected and are powered by a 12V battery which to double, urban wind generation is A micro wind turbine in the heart of the is rechargeable by solar power. Once becoming a bigger possibility,” says Mr. city has the potential to produce 50% of in place, the instruments record by Sunderland. a household’s yearly power, according themselves and are checked for accuracy Between now and 2050, the UN is to Keith Sunderland of the School of every six months. predicting that the world's population will Electrical Engineering Systems in DIT. 80% of CO2 emissions are produced in increase by 2.3bn, from 7.0bn to 9.3bn. “Just one micro wind turbine placed at cities and the Kevin Street site isn’t the The population living in urban areas will twice the height of your average building first site monitoring this activity in Ireland. rise by 2.6bn, passing from 3.6bn in 2011 can produce an extraordinary amount of St. Pius X Girls School in Templeogue to 6.3bn in 2050. energy,” says Mr Sunderland. is twinned with the project. They will For instance the UN anticipates that half Two months ago a rooftop meteorological measure suburban Dublin while Kevin of the population of Asia will live in urban observation site was installed on top of Street monitors urban Dublin. areas by 2020, while Africa is likely to be DIT Kevin Street. All results will be made public, says 50% urban in 2035. It is a collaborative project between Sunderland, and could be of great benefit Li-COR BioSciences, the designer and scientists in NUI Maynooth, UCD, and to other scientists especially when city manufacturer of the scientific instruments DIT planners are mapping out green areas to believe that the Kevin Street site could Solar radiation, wind velocity and C02 balance CO2 emissions in future urban be used as a benchmark for similar sites production can all be monitored by the site. areas. around the world. 800,000 entries a day have been recorded “People might wonder why we don’t See live stream: http://147.252.226.200/ after being only operational for two months place the turbine in a rural region where cgi-bin/guestimage.html Kevin St roof with solar panels, winde turbines and CO2 emission sticks THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 7 COMMENT Derry, Good Vibrations now Better Vibrations

The Beach Boys Brian Wilson, and he was great. That day was just unbelievable.” classic, Good For now, Derry is focussing on improving the quality of the technique, Vibrations, was aiming to achieve an even clearer separation of the individual parts, which sadly stuck in mono could ultimately be used to produce 5.1 Dolby sound, and even home producing, until DIT lecturer, where the consumer could choose to raise Derry FitzGerald or lower certain elements of tracks. “Hopefully I’ll get a chance to work developed the with other artists, hopefully other people come knocking. I’d love to turn this into technology to split a business, given the opportunity, so I’m going to try and publicise it abroad, it, finds and get the word out in the major music Al McConnell industry.” With so many classic tracks lacking a stereo version, the market seems to be there for quality audio separation. Yet only now does the reality of his ver since the advent of digital achievement now seem to be sinking in. music production in the mid- “It makes me very proud to hear people Enineties, producing a stereo talking about it and saying they like it. It version of ‘Good Vibrations’ has didn’t seem real until I got my hands on a been something of a holy grail in the physical CD and saw my name in print.” industry. DIT’s own Derry FitzGerald Although there will always be a group now seems to have discovered the of fans who distrust any tampering with a answer. classic, fan reaction in this case has been

“It’s a dream come true,” he says, DerryPhoto: FitzGerald very positive. One online comment sums speaking about seeing his name on the DIT Lecturer, Derry FitzGerald [left] with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys [right] it up: “what this guy has done is nothing credits of a Beach Boys album. On the short of a miracle.” At any rate, if Brian recently re-released ‘Smiley Smile’, stereo space, so it sounds much more like a fantastic drummer, Jeff Porcaro, who Wilson approves, you know you’ve done Derry’s version of ‘Good Vibrations’, a proper stereo recording.” had unfortunately died.” something good. made using his own audio separation Although the process is undoubtedly Two years ago, with a technique that techniques, is included among the stereo a technical one – Derry phrases it as could separate drums, instruments and versions. “describing, in as mathematical a way as vocals, Derry attempted his first stereo It is a significant moment in the long possible, what music is to a computer” up-mix, and appropriately chose ‘Good history of the Beach Boys; up until Basically,“ – his work stems from a love of music, Vibrations’ as the test case. this point, a stereo version of ‘Good rather than technology. “I’m a huge Beach Boys fan,” he beams, Vibrations’, at least of any real quality, I describe “I was always in bands, aiming to make and you can see that he means it. “I took was made impossible by the fact that the it in music. After I studied chemical a chance then and sent it to their engineer, original mono tapes had been lost. what music engineering, I wanted to find a way to expecting either an ‘oh, that’s nice’, or “They’ve been looking for it for about combine the music with the engineering, ‘great, now please leave us alone’. But he twenty years – it’s gone. It’s the same for so I studied a Masters in Music liked it. And now here we are.” a lot of other classic tracks, and it means is to a Technology at DIT, and went on to a PhD. Since then, Derry has re-mastered each part can’t be separated because “All this really grew out of the PhD, several other tracks for the band, they’re all recorded on top of one another. computer which was on separating drum sounds including ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ and ‘I Get Basically what I do is extract out the from original mono recordings. I wanted Around’, and has met the Beach Boys individual instruments that are there, and to be able to use the drums from Toto themselves backstage in Barcelona. then specifically position them in the ” records (uncool, I know) because they had “It was another dream come true to meet A day on the Geordie shore

Bill O’Cleirigh the majestic St. James’ Park Stadium. Bordeaux are in town for a Europa League t the departure gate in Dublin match against the Geordies. Relentless airport, several young groups chanting from the Gallowgate end gave a Aare billing into yawny pints clear indication of just how proud these before making an early morning flight people are of their Geordie identity. The to Newcastle, a city notorious for its Toons romped to a 3-0 victory over the nightlife following the popularity of a French. Comic gold ensued when the certain reality television show. stewards attempted to restrain a streaker – Arriving into Newcastle city centre and worth a look on YouTube. the perception that this is a party town Post-match pints were had in the student was enhanced by a Newcastle university suburb of Jesmond or “Sh**sville!” as campus buzzing with anticipation for the our cabby grunted. “Yuh wanna gaw te night ahead, with promo fliers bandied Sh**sville?” he threw over his shoulder. about on Haymarket Street as early as We politely agreed. Jesmond is to noon. A compact city centre and nifty Newcastle what Rathmines is to Dublin, metro system makes getting around the only cheaper, trendier and definitely the place fairly easy. place to go before hitting town. Heading down to the iconic Quayside Cheap flights, good value, great nightlife, at dusk, you are bombarded by a plethora small city: Newcastle really does tick all of contemporary restaurants and gastro- the boxes for those who are up for a pubs, such as “Pitcher and Piano”, weekend away with mates. serving contemporary food and a fantastic There’s also got a great vibe to the city selection of craft ales. and you can still reap the benefits without A crowd begins to stream towards splurging on pints. St James’ Park, Newcastle-on-Tyne, home to Newcastle United Football Club 8 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 10 2012 COMMENT

Careful now! Down with that sort of thing! Editorial Team

uis custodiet ipsos custodes? The organisations who seem to be free of any Editor-in-Chief [email protected] phrase is loosely translated to Big Brother explicit rule by any one country, set their Jarlath Moloney Q“Who watches the watchmen?” becomes a reality own standards. Thought to have first been uttered In a recent blog post, Twitter said: “we Deputy Editor [email protected] by the Roman poet Juvenal it still has will enter countries that have different Al McConnell relevance nearly 2,000 years later as as Twitter begins to ideas about the contours of freedom of Twitter begin to censor its users. censor our tweets, expression.” They also went on to say that News Team [email protected] The first enforcement of Twitter’s “some differ so much from our ideas that Andrew Donovan censorship policy came as a shock to most says Edition Editor, we will not be able to exist there. Others Colin Layde users who never realised such a thing are similar but, for historical or cultural existed, when it last week removed anti- Jarlath Moloney reasons, restrict certain types of content, Irish Editor Josephine Gallagher Semitic tweets in France and Germany. such as France or Germany, which ban Science Editor Andrew MacDonagh It also removed tweets from Chairman of pro-Nazi content.” the British National Party, Nick Griffin, In usage of their censorship policy, Lifestyle Team [email protected] which told people to picket the house of Facebook has shut down the accounts of Stephanie Quilligan a gay couple who sued a B&B over failing the New Yorker and other newspapers Victoria Kinsella to let them stay the night. While removing how free is Twitter and who watches the over showing pictures of Adam and Eve Izzy O’Hara offensive messages capable of inciting watchmen that now approve our every by Peter Paul Rubens from around 1597. hatred seems a good thing, where do the tweet? The picture which has sat in some of the Culture Team [email protected] social media’s censors stop? Where we once elected our government, world’s top art museums seems offensive Shauna Irwin Touted as giving complete freedom of who we gave the unenviable job of to Facebook. This painting which children Greg Synnott expression, Twitter was held up as the censoring us, we could also remove the will have seen on school day trips does not main force behind the social revolutions same government if they didn’t live seem fit for Facebook. Sports Team [email protected] in Egypt and the communication form up to the task put upon them. Now, the If this is freedom of speech, I will keep Danielle Stephens of choice during the London riots. But communication giants, multinational my opinions to myself Darragh Mowlds

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Aidan Dundass says he recession is here to stay ladies Irish people are renowned for putting background, nor do I patronise those who and gentlemen and thank God others before themselves but during work these “menial jobs.” LETTERS the recession is Tfor that. the Celtic Tiger people became overly This is how people felt during the boom The Celtic Tiger taught us that Irish materialistic. though. what the Irish need people and money don’t mix. Sure, it’s Unquestionably, the Celtic Tiger was the They had that “my life is better than easy to blame the politicians and the worst thing to happen to Ireland since the your life” mentality and they’d rub it AND to get back to the bankers for our crippling economic famine. It was never going to last. People in your face. Well where are they now? collapse but what about the real cause lost the run of themselves - refusing jobs Crying to Pat Kenny on the Frontline basics - ourselves? Essentially, we were that they felt were beneath them. We can about how they can’t make their mortgage narcissistic morons who thought that still see the hang-up some people have repayments, no doubt! OPINIONS buying five cars without even knowing with taking “menial jobs.” I’ll give you So how should we approach this how to drive was a good idea. an example: I was at the cinema with two recession? Let’s embrace it. Everybody, I was naive when I first came to college, people, one of whom is most definitely especially the middle classes, should believing it was all the government’s fault. middle class. “I’d love to work in a re-evaluate things, get their priorities in The truth was soon revealed to me in the cinema,” I said, to which they replied: check and not spend so frivolously in E-MAIL shape of some my new classmates - who “No you wouldn't. That’s a foreigner’s future. Luckily or unluckily for them, are an example of middle class Ireland. To job,” a middle class product of the Celtic they won’t have to deal with that problem make this perfectly clear, the majority of Tiger if ever I saw one. again; hopefully, Ireland will never Editor@ the middle classes in Ireland are arrogant I’m of the belief that we’re all the same: experience another Celtic Tiger. and self-important people from another faceless nobodies who will eventually If this boom to bust carry-on has taught Edition.ie planet; snobs in every sense of the word. die and be forgotten. I’m glad that I don’t me anything it’s that holiday homes in I welcome all of this bleakness; it’s have the mindset that I’m better than Croatia and the latest gadget or new car about time the people of Ireland got a kick people around me. are overrated and even though we are an up the backside. There was never a sense I don’t believe that I should go further educated generation, nobody can teach of community during the boom years. than anyone else in life because of my you common sense. THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 9 LIFESTYLE Want to achieve that celebrity glow? It all starts with finding Mmm, donuts! that perfect foundation! Rolling Donut, Aungier St.

Sinéad Makk in your average shop such as roast turkey or coffee. and stuffing topped with brie, rocket and The donut shop also does a mean LASTI NG The Rolling Donut has recently opened cranberry sauce on a toasted foccacia. chicken fillter roll, bottle of water and FINISH on Aungier Street, offering mouth Unfortunately the café doesn’t offer a bag of crisps for a fair €3.80, putting it watering donuts, sandwiches and rolls lot of sitting space and it would be nice in direct competition with the nearby for very reasonable prices. to have somewhere to sit and enjoy your Stationary Shop, next door to Aungeir St. After officially opening on 19 food. The Rolling Donut doesn’t disappoint, September, the café seems to be off to DITSU ENTS cardholders can avail from great food and prices to efficient -·- a good start and couldn’t have picked a of different discounts from the café with service, the café is a great addition to better location with DIT just across the offers such as a free donut with every tea Aungier Street. • road, it attracts swarms of students each day. A range of donuts are on offer and customers can choose from either sugar, sugar cinnamon or chocolate flavoured For most girls trying to find a good gone on for a last minute few drinks one donuts. foundation can be quite difficult. With night I can safely say it stayed on the Jam donuts, muffins, scones and the likes of Kim Kardashian and Cheryl whole night! It comes in 6 fantastic shades croissants are also available but at a more Cole showing us how it’s done; most almost guaranteed to suit most skin types. expensive price. girls want to know what their tips are For just €14 it’s a handy staple for your It costs only 70 cent for one donut and and more importantly what products makeup bag. although they aren’t huge portions, they they are using. A favourite of Kim K Another brand to have a huge celebrity taste amazing and are defiantly worth a is M.A.C’s Studio Fluid Fix. It gives following is MAKE UP FOREVER. Their try. combines a natural matte finish with HD Invisible Cover foundation comes in Bags of 6 and 12 donuts are also medium-buildable coverage. It is great a whopping 25 shades which guarantees available for just €3.50 and €6.50 for on the go as it lasts for up to eight a perfect match for your skin type. This respectively. hours whilst the micronized pigments oil-free foundation gives a medium to full In addition to the great tasting donuts, in it help you to achieve that flawless coverage which helps flawlessly cover the staff are all very pleasant and always look. Retailing at €31.50, it may not be imperfections whilst remaining almost serve with a smile. the cheapest foundation out there but if invisible. It’s great for pictures as it shows Donuts aren’t the only thing on offer you have the money it is definitely worth up well on camera but it is also wearable and there is a great range of rolls and the buy, it also contains an SPF 15. during the day. Possibly the brand’s most melts available, from the classics like a A cheaper alternative of the M.A.C’s famous foundation it is easy to see why. BLT to the Rolling Donut cure, an all day long lasting flawless foundation is Getting a flawless finish on your breakfast roll. Rimmel’s Lasting Finish foundation. foundation is more achievable than you Although the roll and melt prices aren’t There’s nothing more annoying than your think. overly expensive, there are better priced makeup blotching off during the day or it It is often a case of trial and error with rolls and melts throughout different shops not being the right colour but here Rimmel getting a foundation you like so be sure up and down the street. have come up the answer to both to these to try them on in store in possibly before In saying that, The Rolling Donut use makeup dilemmas. It claims to last an purchase, most makeup counters will offer many ingredients that you wouldn’t find The new shop on the block does a mean cup of Joe and selection of donuts astonishing 25 hours and after having to apply it for you once you’ve shown 3 course meal for under €5 Saoirse Ivory

Not to be a buzz kill, but it’s getting really cold out. If you’re one of many students who have neglected to grab the nearest human and settle down for a long winter of cosy coupledom, you may find yourself facing the odd lonely night in. But don’t worry; there are many ways to make your lonely nights just that little bit more special. Dine in style with this extremely cheap and cheerful three course meal! Course 1. Potato and Leek (the homeliest of) Soup served with fresh bread. Put some water in a pot and stick it on the hob. While you›re waiting for it to boil, slice your roll into inch-thick slices and place it on a side plate like they do in restaurants. This will add to the general ambience as well as acting as good Ingredients soakage for the hot powdery mess you›re about to ingest. Add the contents of your [Above] The main meal, [Top right] the starting ingredients and [Bottom right] the starter, all soup sachet to the boiling water, stir well prepared by our own chef, Saoirse Ivory 1 fresh roll - 30c and pour into a bowl. Sit down, relax and 1 sachet potato + leek soup - enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling you›ve been crunchy). Chop your pepper whichever sauce. Strain your pasta and add it into the craving so much. way your heart tells you. Mine told me tiny pan. Stir well, and serve. To yourself. 75c cubes, so that›s what I did. Next take your 1 bag penne pasta - 40c Course 2. Sort of Mediterranean garlic bulb, peel away its outer layers with Course 3. Chocolate will never 1 jar bolognaise sauce - €1.00 Pasta your fingers, pull out one individual clove leave you Bolognaise sauce and pasta is somewhat (or two, depending on how long you wish You›ve worked hard-ish. Make yourself 1 green pepper - 60c of a staple in the diets of broke students, but to stay single). Dice the clove as finely as a cuppa and get stuck into that chocolate 1 garlic clove - 3 bulbs for here›s how to do it with a Mediterranean possible and your hands will smell like donut-y goodness. twist: Put your desired amount of pasta garlic for the next week. Heat a drop of oil €1.10 into a pot of boiling water with a pinch of in a pan and add the chopped vegetables, note: All food came from Dunnes Stores 1 chocolate donut - 50c salt for 10 minutes (or 8 if you›re feeling stirring for 2 minutes before adding your some of which is the stores own brand 10 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 LIFESTYLE Model student Former DIT student, Shireen, talks to Victoria Kinsella about the pressures of modelling, making the make move to London and coming back to DIT to help out with the Fashion Show

hireen Mc Donagh, a former How did you begin modelling? Did you ever consider it as a full DIT Marketing student is one of I had been scouted when I time career? SIrelands most recognised catwalk Q was younger but I always Q I never really considered models, who has worked closely with Ahated fashion so I didn’t it as a full time career, but wonderful designers such as Umit bother pursue it. Then a friend of mine Athat is because I had lots of Kutluk and Pat White Accessories. She wanted some support auditioning for a hobbies and passions. That said it’s a great remains involved in the college and college fashion show, so I went to the and highly enjoyable job that many of my helps out the DIT Fashion Show as a casting with her. I was then scouted from friends enjoy working at full time, and it’s model coordinator. She is an active the show by Morgan the Agency and a a job that you can travel with, if you are fashion blogger in her website, http:// friend of mine at the time, model Roz good at it. noisettenoir.blogspot.ie/, where she Lipsett, gave me the push I needed to go talks about ‘Fun, Fashion, Food and for it. What fashion shows have you Adventure’ on the streets of Dublin. done? She mentions fashion guru’s such as Have you noticed a change in Q I’ve done shows both leading hairstylist Michael Leong, but yourself since you began? here and abroad. I started not only that, she talks about delicious Q Yes, I’ve noticed a Aworking abroad on my tasty treats and dishes! A must subscribe change. I used to be as Erasmus year to Switzerland. My blog for anyone who loves to hear about Aquiet as a mouse and favourite/most memorable shows to walk fashion closer to home. lacked confidence, but now I’m a lot in include Helen Cody, Richard Lewis, The Edition was lucky enough to speak more confident in myself. Producer, Arnotts & Vera Wang to Shireen as she took time out of her choreographer and talent agent Julian busy schedule to talk to us about life as a Benson really made me believe in myself. What is it like behind the scenes or model in Ireland. I really have a lot to thank him for. back stage of a fashion event? Q It can be crazy back stage, but there’s a big difference Abetween being a model or show director. At one show I had 30 seconds to change into a different outfit and get back onto the catwalk. It’s also extremely hot at some shows, so much so that at one show a dresser fainted in the middle of the show, which caused chaos backstage. That said it’s so much fun too, and you get to hang out with your friends Shireen on the Do you find there is a lot of before the show starts. As a director it’s catwalk [above] and pressure in modelling? also crazy, but coordination is key. I posing for a fashion shoot [left} Q suppose both back stage experiences are stressful in their own way Yes there’s pressure in the world of modelling, but there’s pressure You helped the first time models Ain every industry. You need to be in the DIT Fashion Show. What at the top of your game if you want to get Q do you believe is vital to become a the big jobs, so in the case of modelling successful model in the industry? that does mean being healthy and fit. I love working with the DIT fashion show as a mentor and Do you prefer being in front of the Achoreographer. I always say to first camera or on the catwalks? time models that confidence is of huge Q importance in the industry. Even if you aren’t confident, try and fake it, and make I prefer the catwalk to editorial. I everyone else think that you are (even if “ get much more of a buzz from it. you are cringing inside). You aren’t going If the AI suppose it is also because I love to sell clothing, or convince people you’re back stage at fashion shows. a model by looking embarrassed at the opportunity floor. Did modelling boost your arose, I would confidence for work? Who is your fashion icon and who Q would you most like to work with? be back in a Q I currently work in advertising, and I’ve lots of fashion icons for lots modelling definitely helps boost of different reasons. Some of flash. Ayour self confidence, so I suppose Athem include Coco Chanel, Alexa it has helped me in this way. Chung, Grace Jones, Lady Gaga and Audrey Hepburn. ” Talk to us about flexible ways to fund your 3rd level expenses.

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Out & About... Stephanie Quilligan, Lifestyle Editor ... on Kevin and Aungier St • The DIT style spies were out and about on our campuses again • This week we had our eyes peeled for students who had a touch • this week looking out for the trendy students of DIT. As usual • of individuality to their style. • there was some serious style talent lurking about. • Here are four of our favourites...

Who? Lluis Coma, 24 Who? Tara, 23 Who? Jonathon Crean, 20 Who? Tessa Fleming, 21 Where? Aungier Street Where? Kevin Street Where? Aungier Sreet Where? Aungier Street Style verdict? Style verdict? Style verdict? Style verdict? The erasmus students bring their Style is very on trend but with a touch of edge to Jonathon’s laid back style comes out in a t-shirt Tessa is kitted out for Dublin weather this european spin on current trends. This it. For instance, her funky hightops add a little hoody combination and practical shoulder bag. month, without sacrificing her unique can be seen here with Llois who wears extra to an already seasonal outfit! Comfort is the main objective here, but a black style, by opting for a PVC mac with a the vibrant on-trend red jeans but puts it and white checkered belt means the outfit will colourful twist. Complementing this together with a scarf , side bag and layers A classic black leather jacket sets off a pair of stand out at the same time. bright jacket is a striking blue dress, and Jackson Pollock-esque leggings. to add the european touch. daring lipstick.

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Lending criteria, terms and conditions apply. Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. 12 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 LIFESTYLE The devil is in the details imear Byrne has always been DIT student and self-taught makeup artist Eimear Byrne using household items. This look simply creative. Though a business consists of toilet roll and fake blood (or Estudent of Aungier Street, shares her favourite looks for this Halloween with Keelin Riley red food dye). To start off, simply stick DIT, her real passion lies in art and some tissue paper to your face using colour. With her Grandfather as an spirit gum (€3.99, Art n’ Hobby). Add as artist, Eimear has always been around many layers as you like. Once the tissue is creativity. It was from him where she applied, distort it using a tweezers to give learned the art of pastel blending and the appearance of detached skin. Now you smudging. As Eimear grew older, she can add your fake blood. began channelling her talents into This is the great thing about Eimear’s different forms of art. It is now, with looks, straightforward and on a budget! nearly 2000 YouTube subscribers, No one ever wants to spend a fortune on a up to 1000 Facebook followers and costume they’re only going to wear once. a successful makeup blog, Eimear She stresses that one does not need the has found her niche of makeup and exact same products she uses to recreate theatrical looks. Eimear’s canvas is now looks. For instance, Eimear uses setting the face. powder for all her looks concerning face Eimear is a self-taught makeup artist. paint, but gives the alternative of talcum With an ever-growing loyal YouTube powder, for those who do not wish to following it’s hard to believe she started invest in a setting powder. out just over a year ago. Eimear often Another Halloween look of Eimear’s posted pictures of funky seasonal makeup that got a great response online was her looks but never had the confidence to take Zebra costume, produced simply by it further. In February of last year Eimear using black and white face paint and a entered one of her Halloween looks little bit of creativity. “I painted my face into ‘TheTrueBeauty2011’. To Eimear’s with white then added some triangular surprise, her entry won first place and this shapes and jagged lines to create the zebra was the exact motivator Eimear needed to stripes. For the hair, I pinned and clipped take herself to the next level. it until I fashioned a Mohawk to imitate With that, she started her YouTube a main.” She clarifies that it’s “paying makeup tutorials. “I’m so glad I plucked attention to the little things like hair and up the courage to do the tutorials. I’ve Eimear’s Interpretation of Skull small details that will really pull your only had positive feedback so far and Candy; be sure to check out her entire makeup look together.” I’ve met some lovely people and I just detailed, easy-to-follow tutorial. thoroughly enjoy doing them! To be honest I don’t know what I did before them now,” says Eimear. Eimear’s devil With Halloween fast approaching, the look, one of Edition got in contact with Eimear to her many bring us through some of her favourite Halloween easy to do Halloween looks. “Anyone can looks to do my Halloween looks,” she explains. get great feedback from “My step-by-step tutorials are quick and Eimear’s the online easy and allow you to create the makeup Eimear’s Zebra face; community look yourself with ease. You won’t realise ‘Burnt Face’ make sure how simple the makeup look is until you look done to always try it for yourself!” using latex, set face Eimear goes on to describe one of her layered paint with easiest yet most popular Halloween looks, tissue paper some sort of the ‘Burnt Face’ look. “I like my ‘Burnt and fake powder. Face’ look because you can create it blood.

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Niamh Sharkey has got a number of in Easons and read all the picture books. iamh: Right now I’m working on achievements under her belt since But truthfully in first and second year in one of my books being made into graduating from DIT in 1994 with a college I didn’t know what I wanted to do. Nan animation series with Brown degree in Visual Communications. She I loved so many different elements of the Bag Films and Disney Junior which I’m has written ten successful children’s course. I was very torn between doing fine really excited about. I work closely with books including The Giant Turnip, art and graphic design so I always played the director and writer bringing it to life. and Tales of Wisdom and Wonder, around with that. After time it grew clearer It’s all being made right here in Ireland which have been translated into over 20 though and I think illustration is a middle which I think is amazing. languages worldwide. ground for me. She has won the Mother Goose award, lot of my work as an illustrator is the Bisto Book of the Year Award, and ara: What was your biggest on paper so I have had to become last May President Michael D Higgins inspiration in college? Aa lot more computer literate for this awarded her with the Laureate na nÓg. S iamh: My biggest inspiration project. You really have to be able to adapt Currently, Disney Animation and Brown would have to have been in the media. Bag Illustrations have decided to turn her Nmy classmates. We always book I’m a Happy Hugglewug, into a 52 encouraged each other and drove each ara: Is there any advice you would episode animation series coming out next other on. give to current students of DIT spring in over 150 countries. ara: Do you know what former S The Edition catches up with Niamh to classmates are doing now? iamh: I went for what I was most try and trace her path to success back to its S iamh: I keep in touch with passionate about and I think that humble student beginnings: a lot of the people I went to Nis key. My driving force in college Ncollege with. Some have set was illustration and I didn’t let anything up their own graphic design companies, get me down. I used to walk around the ara: So Niamh, did you always a lot of them are in illustration and some streets of Dublin with my portfolio in know you wanted to write children’s have moved abroad to places like America. hand and I was turned away many times. Sbooks? Persistence is most important, talent is Children’s author ara: Could you describe what you do something as well, but keep your vision of iamh: I always loved books when and former DIT on a day to day basis? what your dreams are. I was little, and even when I was student Niamh Sharkey S Nin college I used to sit on the floor THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 13 CULTURE Tricks of the Trad Niamh O’Donoghue pleads for the youth of Ireland to put down the bottle and pick up the Bodhrán

ulture is your personal have, surrounded by the most talented, spoke with fiddle teacher, Shiobhán Ni identification of where you come undiscovered musicians and, of course, a Mhaolagáin from the Paidi Bán o Brian Cfrom and how you differ yourself good pint. Sure what more could a body branch located on the Navan road. I to everyone else. It is the soul that want? asked her about her thoughts on the ‘trad’ provides spirit and life to communities- This ceol agus craic isn’t everybody’s scene in Dublin and its impact on young both here at home and internationally. cuppa tea, and like much of our Irish people. She responded, “The trad scene Our culture should be something we heritage and culture; it’s taking a in Dublin is a very vibrant one and it is can all stand up and be proud of. Sadly, permanent departure out of here. The continually growing from strength to many see our Irish culture as a pint of days when families would get together strength. There are now so many talented Guinness down in the local, and not to provide entertainments with beautiful young musicians with such a love and a the beautiful language we have, the music are few and far between. Sure passion for Irish traditional music that it complexity of our dancing and the power what would you need all that diddley-idle can only continue to grow, reaching wider of our music. The Irish are only famous for anyway? In our media-intoxicated audiences and future generations”. for their drinking they say? Those who society, does anybody still pick up an They say you can’t teach an old dog believe this are very mistaken. instrument for enjoyment anymore? new tricks, but it is never too late to pick Now we might not be up there in Organisations such as Comhaltas ceoltoiri up an instrument and discover your own the music charts with Rihanna but our na hEireann were initially set up to hidden talents. There are plenty of pubs musical roots are ones that need to be promote and preserve Irish music. Now it around the city that offer exhilarating nurtured to continue the life-span to is the largest Irish music organisation in music sessions every weekend, such as this timeless skill. When you think of Ireland with the main aim of promoting the Cobblestone, located in Smithfield. traditional Irish music, you think of the music to the people; both young and So lads and lassies, I urge you to elderly men in a dark shadowy corner of old. With 13 branches in Dublin alone, experience our beautiful culture, so we a Smokey pub, right? To the untrained there is no shortage of teachers, but they can pass down the beauty of it all too ear, traditional music can be nothing but a need the students! future generations. If we are to have pride load of high pitched sounds that is usually There is no denying that it is not the in our culture we must work to preserve followed by a ceili in the gealtacht. Yet most exiting past time for teenagers our unique heritage. to a small population of us Irish folk, it and young adults now-a-days and it is a gateway to the best craic you’ll ever is certainly not the most popular. I Books Rowling returns with The inner child muggle troubles book A Blink on the Screen Terry Pratchett

The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling Aaron Hennessys Darragh Mowlds just didn’t enjoy it. There are too many Terry Pratchett’s new book A Blink of Deputy Sports Editor characters and most of them are hard to the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction is, relate to, let alone like them. It is well as the title suggests, a collection of short I have no issue with admitting that I am a written and a decent read but it is not the stories stretching back as far as the massive fan of Harry Potter. When I first “religious experience” so many other prolific writer’s childhood. heard that JK Rowling was releasing reviewers have experienced. It begins when he was thirteen, to be her first “book for adults”, I was a bit Despite this, the ending of this book is precise, and continues up until 2010. concerned. I feared that she wouldn’t incredible. If, like me, you don’t enjoy The collection includes stories from live up to the hype surrounding her. The much of this book I beg of you to read on. his hugely successful Discworld series. Casual Vacancy is by no means an heir to It will be worth it I assure you. The stories are accompanied with the Harry Potter in any sense but there are Rowling will always be known as the writer’s brief thoughts and comments comparisons to be made between the author of Harry Potter but this new book, so as to lend insight and context. two stories. though not perfect, shows that there is It is hardly surprising to learn the stories What we know about Rowling is that an awful lot more to her. Perhaps the are well written, considering Pratchett’s she writes about teenagers extremely well. best praise I can bestow on it is that you skill as a writer. They are thought Unlike the innocent ones in Harry Potter, would never be able to tell that she wrote provoking and complex and also funny these teens get up to mischief even the it. That’s not being flippant, she was a though and often in a dark way – attributes Weasley twins wouldn’t be involved in. children’s writer that adults enjoyed. This which allowed him become one of the The subject matters dealt with in The is certainly not one for bedtime stories. world’s most highly regarded writers. Casual Vacancy are a lot more serious than Though the excitement surrounding any The stories are of course, fantastic, in true the issues faced in the world of Hogwarts. future books may not be the same, Rowling Pratchett fashion. He writes of gnomes, Terry Pratchett, world famous author of the Drugs, Bullying, self-harm and class as well and truly left behind Harry Potter. alternate worlds, hell and the devil, death and Disc World series of books snobbery are all found in this book. disco and virtual reality to name but a few. While this book is based on the personal A particular story that stands out for me and more complex both in form relationships between neighbours in a is ‘Twenty Pence, With Envelope and and context as the book, which is small rural English town, it really is so Seasonal Greeting’. This is, in a sense a structured chronologically, progresses. much more. Christmas horror story or, as Pratchett Due to the revelation in 2007 that The destruction of innocence perceived describes it, “a kind of Victorian horror Pratchett was suffering from early-onset or otherwise, is crucial to the story. The story”. Written in a style that can only Alzheimer’s, one cannot help but wonder if way innocence is dealt with through two be called Dickensian, he tells of innocent this book is a memoir of sorts. Has he come of the main characters, Krystal Weedon travellers who become trapped within a row to realise his days as a professional writer and her younger brother Robbie is nothing of Christmas cards which have come to life. are almost over; a saddening thought. short of brilliant. It is also interesting to watch the writer Whatever the reasoning, I am glad this Countless reviewers have thrown five develop and emerge as the Terry Pratchett collection was published and and that we stars at this book but I just can’t bring J.K. Rowling is the top paid author alive, now so loved and admired today. are allowed an insight into such a brilliant myself to do it. For much of this book I sitting on her eighth novel to date The writing becomes tighter mind. 14 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 CULTURE The most terrifying Festivals gore city with fear

Shauna Irwin the Dublin Mountains at the Hellfire Club Cultural Editor where the real story is told. The tour lasts two hours and will leave visitors with hairs Halloween has arrived in Dublin, and standing on the back of their necks. those who want to delve into the world Halloween goers can paint the town of the weird and wonderful have plenty black with the Halloween Black Tale walk of activities to choose from. Dublin’s at the Guinness Brewery. The trippers can Halloween Festival is set to light the city follow John Brien on his way to work at ablaze with its fantastical events. the brewery. The backdrop to this trip is If you want a gruesome and gore filled the bleak Dublin of 1911 when poverty start to your Halloween celebrations, the blackened the city. IFI Horrorthon will kick off on the 25 The Gravedigger Ghost Tour special October. The showings will last for 5 is another tour for those interested in days and will house over 30 films from the horror genre. The event will be attended by renowned horror queen, Danielle Harris, who has directed and starred in countless horror flicks – most notably Halloween 4. There will also be a series of walks Dublin’s morose past. The tour bases ages, the parade will ensue at 7pm on organised by Hidden Dublin Walks. itself around a plague stricken Dublin. The All Hallows Eve itself and will include Among these is the Hellfire Club, the creepily customised bus also creates a 4D a display of dancers, samba performers, Gravedigger Walk, the Halloween Black experience for those aboard. monsters, ghosts, goblins and witches. Tale and the Haunted History Tour. The The Haunted History Tour is one to Spectators can dust the cobwebs off their Halloween Hellfire Excursion started delight those interested in Irish folklore. costumes and join in the spooky action if operating on Monday 22 October and The stories tell the supernatural tales of they fly down to Parnell Square and walk will continue until Halloween night. A Dublin. among the rest of the ghouls. The parade storyteller will bring to life the spooky Of all the ghoulish happenings the most will continue from Parnell Square, down legends of famous landmarks around alluring of all is the annual Samhain O’Connell Street, onto Westmoreland Dublin. The tour will end up at the foot of Halloween Parade. An event for all Street and then over to Temple Bar where Movies A SERIES OF UNSINISTER EVENTS Sinister Ethan Hawke calls his Run Time 110 mins agent after seeing the final cut of Sinister Sinéad Makk

Scott Direkson's latest film centres Ellison is played by Ethan Hawke and around true crime novelist Ellison despite his acting experience, Hawke gives Oswalt who has moved with his family an unconvincing performance. There are into a house in which the previous many parts of the film where his acting tenants were found murdered and their is comedic even though the intention is youngest child disappeared. to be serious. The Training Day star isn't Oswalt is clinging desperately to the alone in an unconvincing performance. success of his first book, 'Kentucky His onscreen wife, Tracey Oswalt played Blood', which rose to fame over ten by Juliet Rylance, overacts her part with a years previously and uses the murders as humorous effect. the foundation for the crime novel he is Director Scott Direkson tries hard to writing. include scenes that will make viewers jump Upon moving in he discovers a box of in fright, but his lackadaisical attempts are home films in the attic. These films show nothing new to the horror genre. The music footage of the murders of the previous is perhaps the scariest thing about the film tenants and also a series of other murders as it constantly gives the impression that which have one thing in common; the something chilling could happen at any youngest child of the family is missing. moment. As the film progresses, Ellison begins to What’s unfortunate about Sinister is the piece together the mystery of the killings fact that it has an interesting and intriguing and makes a shocking discovery; the fact storyline but thanks to a slow start and that the youngest child is missing in each cheesy dialogue it fails to wow viewers. story is not the only connection between In what is a mediocre and ultimately banal the horrific events. There is something horror film, the only redeeming quality for much more sinister connecting the Sinister is its unpredictable ending. murders. THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 15 CULTURE time of the year!!! Stoker festival packs a bite ublin City Council have finally the City, is where Bram was married, and who is expected to find out what scares given the late Dublin author, they will have a bust of the writer and his the three authors. It all begins at 5pm on DBram Stoker, the recognition he marriage certificate on central display all Saturday 27. deserves with the Bram Stoker Festival: weekend for the festival. It is well worth Back in the Long Room Hub, Trinity My Name Is Dracula, running from a visit if you find yourself near Dawson College Dublin, on Sunday 28 October Friday 26 to Sunday 28 October. street with time on your hands. is Fatal Attraction: What is it With The Lord Mayor of Dublin, speaking Trinity College Dublin are also hosting Vampires. Moderated by Edel Coffey, at the festival launch said, "For the first an event called Blood Red Ink in The expert panellists Anna Carey, Will Hill time ever, Dubliners and tourists alike Conference Room, Long Room Hub. It and Celine Kiernan discuss the prevalence can enjoy a weekend of spine-chilling runs on Saturday and Sunday and is a of vampirism in popular culture and adventures by taking a tour of Dublin's focused writing workshop with double the underlying messages of love and gothic past. This three-day festival Children's Books award winner Celine sexuality, dominance and submission. includes film, exhibitions, plays, literature Kiernan. Perfect for those intent on Again in the Long Room Hub, on and performance and I invite Dubliners to honing their writing skills. Sunday at 4pm we have What Lies celebrate Bram Stoker and his legacy of What seems like an unmissable listing Beneath: Dracula and It's Legacy. Dr. Dracula. archive Dracula (1958) movie is Gothic Tales From the Crypt. This a Jarlath Killeen, Paul Murray, Ruth Dudley The festival begins with The Anatomy reading of vampire and horror stories by Edwards and Senator David Norris of Fear. This is an event with American renowned actors Owen Roe and Donna discuss the effect of Stokers legacy on crime writer, Patricia Cornwell, who will Dent, but what is intriguing is that they literature. talk about how, in many ways, the serial Christopher Lee playing Bram Stoker’s are read from the 12th century crypt of killer has replaced the vampire in modern greatest creation in the 1958 horror classic Christ Church Cathedral, Saturday 27 The festival runs from Friday 26 to days. The event will be introduced by 3-4.30pm. Sunday 28 October. State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy, A lighter event may be Batty Habits and and will be held in the Edmund Burke Spooky Story- Making at the Smock Alley the end will be marked with a spectacular Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Theatre, Lower Exchange Street, Dublin display of fireworks. Dublin at 7.30pm. 8. This is an interactive workshop for Some people will switch their brooms for Also, running all weekend, is The life of The first annual kids aged between 8 and 11 years. There their running shoes and join the Dublin city Bram Stoker 1847-1912 Exhibition held will also be a seminar in the relationship marathon. It will take place on Monday in The Little Museum, 15 St. Stephens Bram Stoker festival between bats and vampires. This is on 29 October; starting at 9am the route will Green. Bram's great-grand-nephew, Dacre Saturday 27 at 11am. stay open for 7 hours. The marathon starts Stoker, described this as "the single most arrives in town for In the same venue is Nightmare At off at Fitzwilliam Street, goes past Trinity important collection of material related Smock Alley, where authors Oisin College and goes across the river, around to Bram that has ever been put on public Halloween, Aaron McGann, Will Hill and Derek Landy will Phoenix Park and back through the south display". be tell spooky stories. The evening will side of the city. St. Ann's: The Church in the Heart of Hennessey finds. be hosted by RTE Elev8's Diana Bunici

TIM BURTON’S FRANKENSTEIN

Frankenweenie Victor, voiced by Charlie Tahan and Sparky in Run Time 87 mins Tim Burton’s latest stop motion Conor McMahon

Tim Burton’s latest stop-motion feature Frankenweenie echoes quirky motifs from his most beloved pictures. It reinstates Burton as the weird genius of Goth. Filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, Frankenweenie is a humorous, dark and visually impressive animation. Fans of Tim Burton have long awaited the feature length version of the film. The short version was released at the beginning of his career in 1984 and was a live action film. This time, Burton tells the Frankenweenie story in his trademark gothic animation style. The film’s central character is Victor Director Tim Burton Frankenstein (Charlie Tahan),an aspiring Mr Ryzkuski (Martin Landau) is an Shaffer of The Middle) – eventually learn [right] with Elvrai star scientist who loves his dog Sparky. They influential and misunderstood science about Sparky. Their interference has Cassandra Peterson live in the strange, fictional town of New teacher. He inspires Victor to bring his monstrous consequences. Holland. best friend back to life by harnessing the Frankenweenie is an excellent film, full Victor is a bright, creative and carefree power of electricity from one of thunder of Tim Burton’s odd humour and unique, boy. Sparky is his loyal and innocent storms that frequently hit New Holland. dark visuals. Presenting the picture in 3D companion. Together, they are an Victor’s experiment is a success, but was a questionable decision. Some scenes Frankenstein. Lovers of Burton’s cult Frankenweenie. unstoppable duo. he must hide his hewn-sewn creation were made a little clunky and awkward classic The Nightmare Before Christmas Danny Elfman (who scored the But one day, during a game of because the people of the town “won’t visually. will enjoy this film. Burton clearly draws soundtrack for Burton’s others films such baseball, Sparky chases a fly ball and understand”. Nevertheless, artsy fans and children on his earlier work. as Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before unintentionally runs in front of a speeding But Victor’s fellow students – alike will enjoy this eccentric homage Catherine O'Hara, Christopher Lee and Christmas and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure) car. He is killed, and Victor is devastated. particularly the meddling Edgar (Atticus to Mary Shelley’s classic novel Winona Ryder also provide voices in composed the music for Frankenweenie. 16 www.edition.ie THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 CULTURE Crossfire Hurricane celebrates 50 years of The Rolling Stones Luke Carry rocker, who has followed the bands like you’ve seen all this before. Morgen’s entire 50 years, Crossfire Hurricane is a piece regurgitates many previous Stones In 2005 British Filmmaker Rupert Mur- documentary that really is fit for any fan. documentaries, like Scorsese’s “Shine ray filmed the events of his friend Doug It features never before seen footage and a light”, the Maylses’ brothers “Gimme Bruce’s life following a bout of amnesia. acts as an all-access pass to the crossfire Shelter” and Peter Whitehead’s “Charlie In one of those film’s (Unknown White hurricane that is The Rolling Stones. is my darling”. It’s clear these previous Male) most memorable scenes, Bruce Morgen has created a great piece of film films have played a role in Crossfire’s de- enters a room in a panic with the claim which provides us with an insight into velopment. As can be expected from any that “everybody HAS to hear this band I what it is like to be part of one of the piece, trying to fit 50 years into a two and just found.” That band was The Rolling world’s biggest bands. half hour alotment is no easy task. A lot is Stones. The Rolling Stones are celebrat- The task of Morgen, to fit such a story lost and while it may suit some fans that ing their 50th Anniversary this year; to screen that is in itself larger than life, is the focus here stays on the first twenty Doug Bruce only discovered their sound somewhat eased by the ego and charisma years, it’s just not quite the unique 50 year 43 years after it had been born. His reac- of the men in question. Morgen did retrospect promised in the opening credits. tion shows why The Rolling Stones have however have to deal with the fact that his Drugs busts are recalled for the count- been given the title of best Rock and Roll camera would not be turned on to the age- less time and other familiar band stories band of all time. ing rockers. Instead, the picture is entirely are relayed; however the production itself The Stones have been a part of popular pieced together from archive footage of has enough interesting elements to hold culture for the past 50 years, with the the band and there was 50 years of film the seasoned fan. To the newcomers, the band rarely evading the headlines. To to choose from. Interviews with Mick film acts as a “Why the Stones are cool, celebrate that feat comes the release of Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and For Dummies” guidebook. Good fun and Brett Morgens’ “Crossfire-Hurricane”, their fellow Stones are the only new piec- great music make “Crossfire Hurricane” Brett Morgens documentary is an all access pass to 50 years in one of the world’s biggest rock an all access look at 50 years at the top. es of information in the documentary. a must for anyone who’s ever heard the bands. Throughout their existence The Rolling Stones have garnered much media interest Whether you’re a newcomer or a veteran For diehard fans it’s hard not to feel strum of a guitar. Halcyon fails to hit heights Ellie Goulding - Halcyon Dáirne Black ison to the fast-paced singles of her first sweeter, simpler songs where she doesn’t album, and it’s not hard to lose interest rely completely on effects (‘Joy’, ‘I Know Ellie Goulding’s second album ‘Hal- while listening. You Care’) her voice is auto-tuned to cyon’ hit the shops this month and as The injection of energy in stand-out death. Goulding became a superstar with promised, it features a big change in track ‘Figure 8’ is much needed. Goulding her version of Elton John’s ‘Your Song’, musical direction. has been in a relationship with Skrillex which was beautiful for its organic sim- The catchy pop hooks of 2010’s ‘Lights’ since last year, and his influence is really plicity. Maybe she should stick to what she are nowhere in sight and this album is obvious on this Dubstep-infused offering. does best? more like a collection of emotions in mu- Goulding has also admitted to being a The album is riddled with anti-climactic sical form. big fan of Florence + The Machine, and moments. You’re left waiting for a beat to Goulding’s experimental electronic edge it’s easy to hear their influence in many drop or a change in dynamic that never is still there but this time around it seems of the album’s songs, especially on ‘My happens. Most songs have repetitive lyrics the emphasis is on the story, rather than on Blood’. Eerie choirs and harp passages that should have been scrapped in the ex- the music behind it. here and there are either a rip-off or a trib- perimental stage. The album is a slow-starter. Subdued ute to the band. Goulding has grown up since ‘Lights’. opening tracks ‘Don’t Say a Word’, ‘My Goulding must be respected for her cour- Perhaps she’s trying too hard to show that Blood’ and the single ‘Anything Can Hap- age in being experimental, but there are to the world with the over-production of pen’ showing Goulding’s new-found matu- songs on the album where the electro el- her sombre sophomore album. rity. These songs are a bit dull in compar- ement feels a bit over-done. Even on the Goulding’s latest album ‘Halycon’ is experimental but at times it feels a little over - done The Strypes rock the Blues Interview - The Strypes

Peter O’Hanlon public acclaim. Show in April of this year which show- “It kind of just happened really fast, we This success afforded them national cased to the nation that “with them the had to take it in our stride. The proficien- They have topped the charts, gigged radio airtime as well as rave reviews from future of Irish music is safe” in the words cy of the lads in the band is a huge plus across Europe, headlined festivals, ne- NME, Hot Press and The Irish Times. But of show host Ryan Tubridy. and the support we got from the schools gotiated with world renowned record how is it The Strypes seem to be succeed- “We got a few gigs in the Gonzo in and families is brilliant. Everyone is label – and they are yet to sit their Leav- ing, at such a young age, where so many Cavan Town and got into a few places whole heartedly behind us which is a ing Cert. before them have failed? like Sweeney’s on Dame St, the 229 Club, great help.” The ‘boyhood friends to international “I think at the start the age thing the Blues Kitchen and other big venues in Their fiery brand of blues, distinct sound phenomena’ is an age old cliché in the definitely stood out for people and got England. and stage presence, together with a turtle music industry, but rarely is such rock star us noticed” suggests Peter. “Now I think Our first proper festival at the Flat Lake neck or two thrown in for effect, garnered status afforded to those with an average people are starting to take us seriously in Clones went down a storm, and more them the interest of the world biggest age of just 16. This is, however, certainly as musicians in our own right, not just as recently we’ve done the likes of Westport, record labels. how life appears to be headed for Peter talented kids” Knock’nstockn, Sea Sessions in Bundor- “It’s all hush hush at the moment” says O’Hanlon and the awesome foursome From humble beginnings the guys have ran and the Electric Picnic” the modest bassist. “There are some which makes up the blues rock ensemble risen from garage band to golden boys Specialising in original Rock ‘n’ Roll things going on and hopefully that will The Strypes. of the industry, boasting such fans as Sir influenced by the early ‘Stones, The materialise in the future. For now we’re Remarkably mature for their age, Elton John, Glen Hansard and Jonathon Beatles and The Who, they remind us just happy to play away and see where the quartet from Co Cavan has already Ross. “Myself, Eavan and Josh started that true musicianship still exists in an that takes us.” reached heights only dreamt of by most in jamming together in primary school, then industry dominated by the mainstream Wherever the four mods do end up, it is the industry. Ross came along as a vocalist” Peter tells and auto-tuned pop stars. clear that Peter O’Hanlon and The Strypes Their debut EP ‘Young, Gifted and Blue’ the Edition. “Eventually we progressed The band ooze confidence and their may just be the next big thing and indeed achieved number one in iTunes, while sin- onto small gigs then things started hap- stage presence is unrivalled by even the ‘the future of Irish music’. gle ‘You Can’t Judge a Book by Looking pening.” most seasoned of performers. They are, at the Cover’ went on to amass critical and It was their appearance on The Late Late to put it simply, ‘cool’. Ross Farelly singing the blues with The Strypes THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 17

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Cathal Kearney yes. “Since we’ve started back training last In what was ultimately a successful and month, we’ve seen our numbers increase thoroughly enjoyable Olympics, there without a doubt. We’ve had more girls can be no doubt that memories of the joining up this time too and that’s good as successful Irish boxers will remain en- it brings balance and encourages other to graved in our minds for years to come. join.” Never before had a female Irish boxer Adam, who is acting as president of the battled her way through opponents and club for the first time, is quite enthusiastic adversity to claim gold. Bray native, Katie and is hopeful the interest will continue to Taylor made history in doing just that. remain strong. Her sporting aspirations and success, not “I’ve been a member of this club for a to mention her involvement in soccer with few years now and the attendance increas- the women’s national team, has inspired es year on year. Many of our members both the young and old. like to use the boxing club as a means of In addition, John-Joe Nevin claimed boosting their aerobic and cardiovascular silver in the men’s bantam-weight whilst levels.” Michael Conlon and Paddy Barnes won However, Adam is quick to point out that bronze medals in the fly and light fly- the club is for everyone and not exclusive- heavyweight divisions respectively. ly for those with boxing ambitions. Team captain Darren O’ Neill and Wex- “Here at DIT Boxing we are always open ford native Adam Nolan narrowly missed to new members. There are no limits and out, but their efforts deserve much praise. no standards in place; we cater for every- Guided by the tactical nous of trainer one. Billy Walsh and under the training of the “Sessions are good and everyone just High Performance Unit, the success of the enjoys keeping themselves fit and active. boxers looks set to extend to 2016, where Members have the freedom to work at their they’ll look to KO in Rio. own pace and can pick their own sparring DIT Boxers have started into a new season with renewed vigour, and has seen attendance boosted, following a successful Olympics in boxing. So in the aftermath of such a successful partners to suit their size and ability. We summer for Irish boxing, has it inspired the believe in having banter!” Upcoming events for the club include November where members will compete Unconfirmed rumours suggest an appear- DIT students to join in and make a fist of Members meet up twice a week; Mon- the Intervarsity Competition 2012/2013, in the ring. ance by Katie Taylor’s father and trainer it? days from 8- 9.30pm in Gleeson Hall where they will square off with other col- The DJ Society will provide the music on Peter Taylor may also be in the offing. According to President of DIT Boxing (Kevin St.), and Thursdays from 7- 9pm in lege boxing clubs. the night and there’s free admission into a Tickets will be available in the Students’ Adam Bruton, the answer quite simply is Larkin College (Cathal Brugha St.) On top of that, an event is planned for 15 nightclub afterwards. Union. Ultimate Frisbee over-achieves in Edinburgh Out with the old, he acted as one of the team’s two desig- nated experienced players and captain for in with les blues the weekend. It was a successful tournament, as they Chelsea’s old guard have much for opposition to handle. managed to improve on last year’s position been shown the way for- The summer arrivals of Eden Hazard, by finishing 13th out of 32 teams. During ward by new young talent, Oscar and not to mention the yet to be the weekend DIT played an extremely in- writes James Hopper. seen Marko Marin due to injury, has trans- tense and close game with eventual win- formed the way in which Chelsea play. ners, Trinity, which showcased the two Oscar has probably been the surprise Irish college’s talents. package of Chelsea’s season, making his “It was great to see the team improve In light of last season’s dismal domestic impact at such an astonishing rate that is over the course of the weekend,” said cap- showing, many pundits suggested that sure to have taken even the Chelsea staff tain, Aidan Kelly. the best “The Blues” could look forward by surprise. Third-year Sean Carroll picked up the to was a top four finish. The Premier League is no longer a scary beginner’s MVP of the weekend. However, with the way in which they place for slight playmakers like Oscar, DIT’s Ultimate Frisbee team lined out in a competitive tournament in Scotland’s capital city. In the first tournament of the new season, have brushed opponents aside so far this who in years gone by would have been down in Cork, DIT Ultimate also finished season, anything but the title will seem like dismissed as lightweight by scouts in Eng- Aidan Kelly entered tournaments in both Edinburgh 13th (out of 16). It wasn’t the weekend that an underachievement. land. and Cork to mixed success. captain Daragh King had planned, but a The master behind all of this? Roberto The now cliché of Chelsea’s “Old Guard” DIT’s very own Ultimate Frisbee club The team was fronted by Aidan Kelly as strong second day had many positives. Di Matteo. The man who was once sacked is being dismantled at the rate which was by West Brom was given the reigns to one asked of Di Matteo’s predecessor, Andre of Europe’s power houses midway through Villas Boas. last season. Didier Drogba has left and Frank Lam- Far from being daunted by the challenge, pard has been reduced to a substitute role. No alcohol at sports events a possibility the Italian would go on to seal quite an As well as that, Ashley Cole and John Ter- outstanding achievement. He not only won ry’s contracts will not be renewed. Niamh Foran There are already some provisions of Minister Reilly will now be responsible the FA Cup but also the prize the club had These players once ran the Chelsea alcohol sponsorship in existence. There is for keeping these measures alive and driv- yearned and coveted most, the Champions dressing room, now they are being eased The Cabinet will discuss the proposal a ban on alcohol sponsorship of any event ing them through to the Cabinet. League. out slowly, thanks to ruthless owner Ro- to ban alcohol sponsorship of sporting where 25% or more of the audience is un- However, the proposals have met oppo- Chelsea have begun this season in the man Abramovich. events in the coming weeks. der 18 years of age. sition from the drinks industries. They fear manner that saw Manchester City destroy For all the success that Chelsea have en- The plans were originally published by Any sporting competition where the par- that the withdrawal of sponsorship from all before them at the beginning of their joyed in the recent past, they have never former junior health Minister Roisin Shor- ticipants are under 18 years of age is also sporting events will leave them in financial title winning campaign. been truly entertaining. They’ve been effi- tall in March. prohibited from having alcohol sponsor- difficulty. Di Matteo will hope they have set a prec- cient yes but marvelled at? No. She proposed to have alcohol sponsor- ship. Many high profile sporting champion- edent that rivals will not be able to reach. During the summer when Chelsea’s man- ship banned in sport by the year 2020 and There is even a ban on using alcohol ships and events are currently sponsored With their only challengers seemingly the agerial position was still unclear, Abramo- the renewal of current sponsorship deals sponsorship in a sport that involves me- by drinks companies. Manchester duo, the West London club vich was buying players in a manner that was prohibited immediately. chanically propelled vehicles. The Heineken Cup and the Carling Na- should have cause for optimism that their resembled a teenager playing Football The National Substance Misuse Strategy Speaking in July before her resignation, tions Cup are two primary examples of ma- barren spell of league titles will be at an Manager. Steering Group issued the ‘Steering Group Shortall said ‘‘I would be very hopeful that jor sponsorhip deals, and the GAA Hurling end come May. Pep Guardiola was the man Abramovich Report on a National Substance Misuse we will have a Public Health Bill by Sep- Championship is linked with Guinness. Their new found style has been crucial wanted; in the end he settled for Di Mat- Strategy’. It outlined a number of ways to tember.’’ It is feared that if the sponsors were to this season in making people believe that teo. What he didn’t expect was the drastic deal with the growing misuse of alcohol in However, concerns for this Bill have withdraw, they would be leaving the asso- Chelsea are back. 4-3-3 has been kind to change of style that Di Matteo would im- Ireland. emerged since Shortall stepped down from ciations in a bad financial state. the “pensioners” in the recent past, most plement. An immediate cap has also been placed her position following a dispute with Min- Studies published by the Health Research impressively under José Mourinho. This accidental pairing could really be on the amount of money alcohol compa- ister for Health James Reilly over primary Board (HRB) have shown only four out of However, their new 4-2-3-1 system, the start of another era of dominance both nies can spend on sporting events. care centres. ten Irish adults support the proposed ban. deemed by many as too open, has been too domestically and in Europe. THE EDITION Wednesday October 24 2012 www.edition.ie 19 SPORT Sporting Trapattoni gets backing History Liam Kennedy Darragh Mowlds 24th October - On this day in 1857 the world’s first Despite an embarrassing 6-1 defeat to soccer club, Sheffield FC, was founded. Germany and our World Cup qualifi- - Manchester United and England striker cation looking increasingly unlikely, the Wayne Rooney was born 27 years ago. FAI has given manager Giovanni Trap- attoni their full backing. 25th October We must ask ourselves why we continue - Five years ago today marks Martin Jol’s to allow our national team to be made a last game as Spurs manager. He went into fool of on the international stage. that game knowing he was sacked and un- Why did Ireland lose 6-1? Why is Dar- surprisingly his team lost 2-1 to their op- ren O’Dea allowed on the pitch? Why ponents Getafe. does Trapattoni refuse to play Darron - Everton and Ireland midfielder Darron Gibson along with countless other talented Gibson celebrates his 25th birthday. players? Most importantly though, why is Trapattoni still in the job? 26th October It’s a more complicated question than - On this day in 1863, the Football Asso- you might think. One answer may be that ciation was formed in England. As a result the FAI might not be able to afford to can- soccer rules were standardized and rugby cel Trapattoni’s contract. We all waited started as a separate game. with baited breath last week when the FAI called an emergency meeting regarding 27th October the manager’s future. The result… He has - In 1944, construction began for Real their full backing. Madrid’s world-famous stadium the Esta- What? How badly would Germany have dio Santiago Bernabeu. had to beat us for them to sack him? Cow- ards! Maybe the problem doesn’t lie with 28th October Trap. John Delaney is a large part of the - Former Manchester United, Newcastle problem; he is a plague on all our lives, and Leeds player Alan Smith was born 32 footballing-wise at least. years ago. Trapattoni was hailed as a genius after he managed to get our misguided band of 29th October players to the Euros. Our qualification - In 1960, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) pulled the wool over the FAI’s eyes and, wins in his first professional fight. in their infinite wisdom, they handed him Giovanni Trapattoni has received backing from the Football Association of Ireland despite widespread criticism of his tactics and man-management. a new two-year-deal. This is the deal we 30th October as a nation are wondering: how do we get plays week in week out for West Brom miracle worker. giving Tallafornia a second season. - 1974 - Muhammad Ali KOs George out of it? in the Premier League – easily enough to Tactically, it’s not always clear what Trap Ireland’s 4-1 victory over the Faroe Is- Foreman in the eighth round of ‘The Rum- Trapattoni has an amazing record as a justify him starting for the Irish team. In- is trying to do. Simon Cox is a striker. lands should not have been enough to save ble in the Jungle’ in Kinshasa, Zaire. manager, arguably one of the best in foot- stead, he’s been shunned for a “has been”. Even Wikipedia knows this. He has nev- him. A victory over a team comprised of - Former world cup winner Diego Mara- balling history but that’s the key word- While Keane is our most successful er and will never be a winger. And noth- a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker dona was born on this day in 1960 and re- history. striker ever, his time has passed with the ing says the game is over like seeing Paul is not something to write home about. I’m tired from soccer on the exact same date It can also be said that Liverpool used to manager’s. He was missing for the Ger- Green warming up. not sure what is more embarrassing, let- in 1997. be a world force in football, Nottingham many game and wouldn’t have made the Trapattoni rode in on a wave of applause. ting six goals in against Germany, or one Forest too. But times have moved on and blindest bit of difference. It was hailed as a stroke of genius by the against the Faroes. 31st October when it comes to Trap Ireland needs to The argument for McClean to start and FAI. To be honest, I would have fired him Trap is here to stay -- for now. What will - In 2002, Madagascar side Stade Olym- move on as well. solve all the team’s problems is flawed as long before the Euros. His refusal to play it take to rid us of him? Maybe the FAI pique de l’Emyrne scored a world record His persistence with the players who got well. While he may still turn out to be the football is maddening. Kicking it long to could start a whip round in the local pub? 149 own goals in a match against rivals AS him to the Euros is flawed. Shane Long Irish Messi, he’s still one player and not a Robbie Keane makes as much sense as I’m sure there would be a lot of donations. Adema. This was done as a protest after they had lost the championship due to a controversial penalty decision in the previ- ous game. The final score (149-0) is recog- nised as the highest ever in a soccer match. Canoe crowds - Former Ireland and Manchester United defender Dennis Irwin turns 47 today. Charlotte Farrell Heineken Cup Round-up unexpected performance from last year 1st November After having a great year last year, the Munster Pool 1 which saw them beat Harlequins and sub- - 1946 - the first NBA basketball game construction to the sports facilities in As the only Irish side to experience de- sequently knock them out of the tourna- ever was played. Kevin St. did hinder the club’s training feat in Round One, Munster were back ment. but it didn’t stop them. to winning ways on Sunday as they con- Although qualifying from the Pool 2nd November The club saw record numbers join this fidently beat Edinburgh 33-0 in Limerick. seems beyond them, Connacht, backed - 1997 - In soccer, the USA earn their year. Their first trip of the year was on Sun- Munster were a dominant force despite it by a strong home crowd will be confident only ever point against Mexico in Mexico. day 7th October out at Dollymount beach, being confirmed in the lead up to the game of taking something from their remaining Up until then they had never even drawn Clontarf. Praying to the kayaking gods that Ronan O’Gara would miss the match home fixture against Biarritz. there. helped as the rain stayed at bay and the sun after he sustained an injury in Round One. came out, as well as 30 new members. Leinster Pool 5 3rd November The highlight of the kayaking was to see Ulster Pool 4 After a nervous victory in Round One, - Arsenal’s second highest ever everyone try to go from sitting in the kayak Following a bonus point victory in Leinster improved their form during an goal-scorer Ian Wright was born 49 years to lying stomach down on top of the kay- Round One, Ulster were able to build on away-tie to against Scarlets. This is the ago. He scored a total of 185 goals for the ak and trying to paddle. It’s harder than it a good start with a solid victory over the second defeat for the Welsh team who are Gunners. sounds. Trust me. Glasgow Warriors. They beat the Scottish now unlikely to progress further. The day ended with members jumping side 19-8. Leinster will be pleased with result after 4th November from the bridge into the sea. For some Despite the win, Ulster will be disap- their last encounter with Scarlets resulted - 1961 – Former Northern Ireland player older members a helping hand was given pointed after losing their captain, Johann in an unexpected defeat for the European and manager Nigel Worthington was born in leaving the bridge. The height of the Muller, who is expected to be out for up to Champion on this day. bridge was approx. 4/5 meters, depending eight weeks. Despite the win, Leinster still lie two - 1972 - Former Real Madrid and Portu- on sea level. This leaves plenty of time to Northampton Saints weren’t able to cap- points behind Clermont. However, both gal star Luis Figo was born. scream on the way down as some people italise on their opening day when, losing sides are expected to comfortably reach found out. Dan Parks restarts play with a drop kick 21-16 to a resilient Castres side. the knock-out stages. 5th November The club’s first weekend trip is happen- - 1994 - George Foreman becomes the ing on the 26th of October on the river Jack Maher Connacht Pool 3 Next Fixtures: oldest ever heavyweight boxing champion Boyne. If you want to get involved this Following a victory against new boys Connacht v Biarritz (7 December) aged 45. year check out DIT Canoe Club on Face- Despite mixed results in Round One, Zebre in the opening weekend, Connacht Northampton v Ulster (7 December), book and YouTube. You can also get down Irish sides went into the second week- weren’t as lucky in Round Two, falling to Munster v Saracens (8 December) 6th November to the pool in Kevin St. Monday’s and end of the Heineken Cup with ambitions English Champions Harlequins. ASM Clermont Auvergne v Leinster (9 - 1887 – Celtic FC is founded. Wednesday’s when the shiny new sports still intact. 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The three-day hugely competitive tournament to take It wasn’t until two years ago that there Now letters were reaching someone who play in the Champions Challenge One, an tournament will take place over the part in. However, Walker explains that was a breakthrough. actually cared and DIT could compete in international field hockey tournament. bank holiday weekend from 27 to 30 of “more hockey players are coming out of This came when Carlow Institute of the tournament. After being promoted to the league two October. the woodwork recently and trying to get Technology were allowed to play in the This year will see 12 teams compete in years ago, Ireland are hoping to do well The University College of Cork will host onto the squad for the Intervarsities.” games while DIT were still refused. the Intervarsities instead of just seven or enough to get into the Champions Trophy, this year’s games, which will hopefully see Walker explains that the issues came This sparked uproar in the DIT camp. eight. With all 16 of the DIT squad playing the highest ranked international hockey DIT prove their efforts over the last five from the people on the board for the Players, including Ian Walker, and sports in either the first or second divisions, league. years weren’t for nothing. Intervarsities. officers sent in letters to the board calling Walker is confident that they will do really For now though, the computing student Ian Walker is one of four DIT players Before this year, universities were the the situation a joke. well during the tournament that starts next is looking forward to competing with DIT who are also part of the national hockey sole participants of the Intervarsity games According to the board, CIT were Sunday. in the Intervarsity games. squad. The Irish goalkeeper is looking with institutes of technology being refused allowed to participate but were not Ian Walker is one of DIT’s sports scholar Armstrong stripped of seven yellow jerseys Colin Layde disects by millions and an inspiration to those Armstrong the drugs cheat remains to be battling cancer. seen. the fall from grace The report’s publication has seen sponsors USADA only published its findings desert the disgraced cyclist, sportswear after the cyclist declined to contest the of cycling heavy giant Nike, bicycle manufacturer Trek and allegations made against him, saying Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch have he had grown “weary” of the constant weight, Lance all severed ties with Armstrong. accusations of doping levelled at him. Nike ended its 16 year association with It is scarcely believable that a man who Armstrong the cyclist last Wednesday, in a statement beat terminal cancer, scaled the Alps and the company said that, “due to the the Pyrenees, as if they were merely hills, seemingly insurmountable evidence that would give up and throw away all he has Armstrong participated in doping, we have achieved if the accusations weren’t true. ance Armstrong’s fall from terminated his contract”. Eleven of Armstrong’s former US grace continues at the speed of In an advertisement for the company, Postal teammates have now confessed to La Pyrenees decent as the fallout Armstrong addressed the suspicions of doping and stated their team leader also from the United States Anti-Doping doping that had long surrounded him, participated, including George Hincapie a Agency’s (USADA) decision to publish “What am I on? I’m on my bike busting man Armstrong once described as his “best its report on the cyclist shows no sign of my ass six hours a day, what are you on?”. friend”. abating. Unfortunately for Lance he was also on Armstrong was not alone in his flagrant On Monday Armstrong was stripped of EPO, steroids, testosterone and undergoing disregard of the rules and ethos of the his 7 Tour de France titles by cycling’s blood transfusions. sport. All of the riders who finished second governing body. The International Armstrong has also been forced to to him in the Tour between 1999 and 2005 Cycling Union (UCI) accepted USADA’s step down from his role as Chairman of have previously been implicated in doping. findings and banned the American for Livestrong, the foundation he established USADA’s dossier of evidence has life, “Lance Armstrong has no place in to provide support for individuals exposed the cancer at the core of cycling, cycling. He deserves to be forgotten” said “serial cheat” who used performance “instigating and partaking in the most affected by cancer and their families. The perhaps doing irreversible damage to the UCI President Pat Quaid. The President enhancing drugs throughout his career. sophisticated doping programme that sport foundation has raised tens of millions sport’s image. The onus is now on Lance acknowledged Armstrong’s exposure had Armstrong doped prior to his cancer has ever seen”. The cyclist was not merely of dollars through the sale of yellow Armstrong to end his charade and confess. led to the sport facing the greatest crisis in diagnosis, during his 7 Tour de France a helpless pawn but actively encouraged wristbands inspired by the Tour’s maillot Doing so will draw a line under the most its history. victories and in his 2009 comeback. his teammates to cheat. It represents a jaune. Whether it is possible for the public sordid period in cycling’s history and may USADA’s report brands the Texan a The report accuses Armstrong of staggering fall for a man who was idolised to separate Armstrong the altruist from help to save the sport he professes to love.