24 I NEWS www.sundaylife.co.uk Sunday Life 23 August 2015 23 August 2015 Sunday Life www.sundaylife.co.uk NEWS I 25 Bentley’s red EXCLUSIVE BAND KEEP THEIR FEET ON GROUND setter day in dogs appeal By Ali Gordon DOGS on death row can be saved for as little as £20 and a pooch from Lurgan is coming out of retirement to help his fellow four-legged friends. The Bentley 500 Appeal was BEING BACK IN BELFAST IS VITAL! set up in honour of Bentley, a rescued red setter, to raise vital Danny and the boys are buzzing to get back to their loyal fans in Northern Ireland with festival gig funds for a new bus. Bentley worked for over eight years by assisting his owner Alison on charity street collec- By Kelly Allen tions and helping hundreds of people overcome their fear of MOST BANDS who attain a certain level of fame are sur- animals at Pets at Home stores rounded with huge entourages that make unreasonable across the province before he demands ahead of an interview and intervene at the retired last year. slightest hint of a difficult question. Now the popular pooch is WIN TICKETS TO back in action this week for a But with The Script it’s different. They may be at the top special appearance at Craw- of their game, but nothing is off limits and they are only too fordsburn Country Park on happy to open up — whether it’s discussing frontman Danny Wednesday evening. O’Donoghue’s love life, Simon Cowell or getting One Direc- In association with Assisi tion’s Niall Horan to arrange driving lessons. TENNENT’S VITAL Animal Sanctuary and Pets at Sunday Life was the only newspaper to hang out backstage Home, the Bentley 500 Appeal with the band ahead of the biggest gig of their lives, playing is hosting a sponsored walk to to a sold-out 80,000 strong Croke Park crowd in Dublin last raise the £30,000 needed to month. buy a specially modified van. The boys, who have performed all over the world, are return- Nicknamed the Happy Bus, ing to Belfast for the first time since 2013 to headline Tennent’s the van will transport homeless Vital at Boucher Road next weekend. dogs from Northern Ireland to Dogs Trust centres in England, THRILLED DOWN TO EARTH: where they will be rehomed. Having skipped Belfast when on tour Kelly Allen with “It’s called the Happy Bus earlier this year, many Northern Irish The Script because if any dog is on that fans thought they would miss out bus then they have a second this time as a result of the Croke Park gig, so they were thrilled when The Script announced they were coming back to Belfast. going to do, but we knew we could we see Danny returning Greeting us like wanted to do something. It to the big red chair? old friends, Dan- feels like now we are here it’s “I wouldn’t go back to it ny said: “There all come full circle.” now,” he said firmly. “It’s a lot were so many The Script are joined by of work and I’m enjoying the people that were Kodaline, Clean Bandit and ride too much with the band. angry we didn’t Annie Mac, at Tennent’s Vital If the band ever lost populari- have Belfast at the Boucher Road Playing ty or didn’t sell records, TV is on our tour Fields on Sunday August a logical place to go. list in March, 30, while Calvin Harris “In the future, I imagine but we couldn’t say headlines the previous day. myself as the Tom Jones. If SUNDAY LIFE has teamed Thanks to Tennent’s Lager A POPULAR POOCH: Bentley anything. We knew And the lads are looking I could have his life in my Hup with Tennent’s Vital, NI we’ve got three pairs of it was going to be forward to a catch-up with 70s, I’d be pretty happy. It which is back for 2015 with tickets for each day to give chance,” said Assisi Animal announced, but we had to their pals backstage. keeps him relevant and he some of the biggest acts in away! Plus, as an extra special Sanctuary’s Maureen Smith. wait. We would never leave “We are playing with has the experience.” the world and hottest break- Tennent’s Vital Act of Kind- “Since 1993 we have saved Belfast out.” Kodaline so I’m looking And it looks like Danny is through talent heading to ness, you’ll get pit passes and almost 16,000 dogs with this “It’s amazing performing forward to that,” said Dan- having Tom’s success with Belfast. drink vouchers for a refresh- Chance of a Lifetime scheme, there,” added drummer ny. “It’s a good line-up.” women too. Since splitting This year’s festival ing pint of Tennent’s! but it’s tragic to think there Glen Power. “The crowd As well as Kodaline, from model Irma Mali two features artists including To be in with a chance were that many dogs, and many really get behind you the band count U2 as years ago, he’s been linked superstar DJ Calvin Harris, of winning, email your more out there, that needed to and we love it there.” close friends and they to singer Bo Bruce, former global stars The Script, answer, along with your be saved. But guitarist Mark also love hanging out with ADORED: Danny is mobbed by fans at X Factor judge Tulisa Con- chart-topping songstress name, address and “Northern Ireland has the Sheehan admitted Snow Patrol, as well as a gig and (above) his ex Irma Mali tostavlos, Lindsay Lohan and Ellie Goulding, Irish rockers daytime telephone worst record of stray dogs there is one thing Niall Horan from One most recently Brazilian model Kodaline and many more. number to competi- in the UK and that really is about Belfast that Direction, admitting they sorted the whole thing.” Anne De Paula. However, he Don’t miss out on your [email protected], heartbreaking. Most of the dogs they don’t enjoy. QUIT: love how the Irish are The one Irish person the insists he is still single. chance to be at the biggest quoting ‘Tennent’s Vital’ come from council pounds, He said: “It’s good Rita Ora taking over the entertain- band don’t have much time for gigs of the summer – get in the subject line of your where the dogs usually have playing outdoors, ment industry. is Louis Walsh, admitting they DATING your Tennent’s Vital tickets email. Entries close at five days before they are de- but you can never “There’s no doubting are glad to see the back of him “I’m enjoying dating and now from ticketmaster.ie. noon on Wednesday, August 26. stroyed if nobody claims them.” depend on the it’s a good time to be Irish. on X Factor as he is replaced having fun. It’s easy, I could With Tennent’s Vital 2015 shaping Standard INM Ts&Cs apply. Entrants Bentley’s appeal is to save the weather in Ireland. Irish people are study- by Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw. walk out now and get a date. up to be the highlight of the summer, must be aged 18 or over. For more lives of 500 dogs with the help I hate the rain and ing abroad and working Danny, who enjoyed a stint I’m not worried about their the crowd at Boucher Road Playing information and regular updates like of the new bus. I feel for the fans if abroad. Our talent is going as a judge on BBC talent show intentions. I’m happy enough Fields are sure to have a phenomenal us on Facebook at facebook.com/ “The van is specially fitted, they’ve paid hard- everywhere. Most great The Voice, explained: “Grim- cos I know what their inten- few days over August 29-30. tennentsvital air-conditioned and makes sure earned money then directors are Irish. We are my’s a nice person. He will be tions are! all the dogs are safely trans- they have to stand in infesting the world!” laughed better than Louis Walsh. If “I didn’t date Lindsay Lo- ported, so that’s why it is so the p***ing rain. I’m Mark. he’s got to criticise someone han or Tulisa. I’ve never dated QUESTION: WHICH ARTIST’S MOST RECENT ALBUM WAS CALLED ‘MOTION’? expensive. But when you think hoping we might get a “We try to keep in touch he will do it in a nice way. any celebrities. Of course I of how many years we can get rare day of sun for Vital!” with each other and help each “Simon’s got a good head would date a celebrity if I A: CALVIN HARRIS B: THE SCRIPT C: KODALINE out of it and how many lives The band last headlined {{ I think it’s wrong for other out. I talk to Niall (Hor- with that show. He knows found the right one, but they we can save, it’s well worth the Vital when it was at Ward an) on the phone a lot. He’s what he is doing getting Grim- are broken and twisted — ust money,” said Maureen. Park in Bangor in 2011 and it Rita to go to X Factor doing really well. It’s really my and Rita from the BBC. I like me,” he added. j “Our van goes twice a week holds a special place in their and turn her back on odd as he’s so much younger think it’s wrong for Rita to go *The Script perform at Ten- to England, carrying 20 dogs hearts. than me. to X Factor and turn her back nent’s Vital 2015 at Boucher each time, which costs £400 Mark said: “Vital is a great The Voice like that, but “I called him the other week on The Voice like that, but I’m Playing Fields on August 30. a go. So it’s only £20 to save a gig. It was that night when and said how on earth did you sure she has her reasons. It’s Tickets available from Ticket- dog’s life.” we sat down and talked I’m sure that she has pass your driving test? I can’t great news for Simon, but the master and all usual outlets. The Bentley 500 Appeal about Croke Park. We didn’t drive and I need to learn. So BBC are fuming.” * For more information on sponsored walk will take place know exactly what we were her reasons Niall has hooked me up with And with the news that Tennent’s Vital see Social Life on Wednesday at Crawfords- ~ his driving instructor. He will.i.am has quit the show, Pages 44-45 burn Country Park at 7.30pm. DANNY O’DONOGHUE