Irish Daily Mirror - 2022-01-18

€1.70 Tuesday, January 18, 2022 irishmirror.ie – first for breaking news WIN a €1,000 TUI gIfTcard see Page 24. Conditions apply. Online entry Brilliant puzzles pullout call for help on suspect EuROPOL JOIN ASHLING MuRDER PROBE by john hanD Chief Reporter GardaI are now liaising with europol cops to build a profile on the suspect in the ashling Murphy murder probe. Officers hope to get vital information from other forces on the man, who remains in hospital with self-inflicted wounds. Meanwhile, schoolteacher Ashling, 23, will be laid to rest today, six days after her brutal killing in Tullamore, Co Offaly. fULL storY: Pages 4 anD 5 brutal killing young teacher ashling Murphy from Co Offaly Garda hunt goes international as tragic young teacher laid to rest today

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DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 3 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR glad to be back Simon, David, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, Ant and Dec Si time you got married By MarK Jefferies Showbiz Editor THE Britain’s Got Talent stars can’t hide their happiness at finally being back on the show, but it wasn’t long before the claws came out. David Walliams had a dig at Simon Cowell for taking so long to propose to Lauren Silverman. After one act incorporated their engagement into a London Palladium audition, David joked: “It was good you brought it up to date with the engagement. I mean, they only had a kid seven years ago. He took his time.” Having none of it, Simon hit back with “hopefully mine will last longer than yours, David”, in reference to his fellow judge’s five-year marriage to supermodel Lara Stone. Meanwhile, Simon’s brother Tony believes their late mum Julie would have been delighted at the news her eldest son is set to marry at 62. He said: “She’d have been overjoyed. She wanted him to settle down.” eNGaGeD Simon and Lauren Late Late is back on song By Katie GallaGher Showbiz Editor First two hopefuls announced selected songs, which will RTE unveiled the first hopefuls for be unveiled live on air every Eurovision and announced the morning throughout the week, to return of the Eurosong contest on for Irish Eurovision 2022 bid battle it out for the chance to represent Ireland in Italy this summer. The Late Late Show next month. host Ryan The six songs and hopefuls were Ryan Tubridy launched Ireland’s Tubridy selected from over 300 entries bid for glory live on his RTE Radio Brendan, who represented Ireland in time ago. You’ve convinced and made received by RTE following a callout One show yesterday, announcing the the Song Contest 2017, said: “The excuses for yourself when you really for submissions last September. revival of the popular selection show. meaning behind Real Love is not realising what was right in front of you really felt.” selected songs on a special Late Late should have told that person how you The artists will perform the The host pressed play on the first two potential songs for the first time the whole time. Galway girl Rachel added: “When I Show on February 4, where the – I’m Loving Me, sung by classically “You’ve ignored and put the am singing, I am in my own world, winner will be chosen by a combination laUNCh Ex-Eurovision star Brendan Murray & classically trained Rachel Goode trained soprano singer Rachel Goode, and Real Love, performed by former Eurovision singer Brendan Murray. thought of it to one side but then you come to that realisation that you should have said what you felt a long nothing else seems to matter in that moment and it’s the best feeling ever.” They will go up against four more of national and international jury and public vote. news@irishmirror.ie

4 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR ‘significant progress’ made Jamil: Violence on women not taken seriously BY SANDrA MAllON ACTRESS Jameela Jamil said violence against women is not taken seriously enough as she paid tribute to murdered Ashling Murphy. She added it gets talked about for a week when something horrific happens and then forgotten about. Jamil told her followers on her Instagram Stories: “Devastated to hear about what happened to young Ashling. In broad daylight. In a busy area. “Men’s violence against women is not being taken seriously enough. It is spoken about for a week at best Jameela Jamil each time and then forgotten about until the next senseless murder of a woman at the hands of a violent man,” she said. Today, schools across Ireland are set to hold a minute’s silence as her funeral takes place at St Brigid’s Church, Mountbolus, Co Offaly. Gardai are still waiting to interview a man in connection with the murder. Officers are still trying to establish a motive for the attack which they have described as random. Activists slam response to gender assaults BY CAte McCurry and DAviD yOuNg MORE must be done to tackle domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence, campaigners said yesterday. Ashling Murphy’s murder has caused widespread anger and shock in Ireland and beyond, with tens of thousands of people attending vigils. Mary McDermott, who heads Safe Ireland, which campaigns for women and children’s safety, told RTE Morning Ireland: “Refuge and support services are under [the Department of] Children and the rest of the responsibility, which we know requires a whole of Government CONCerNeD DeMAND Mary McDermott response, is scattered across the rest of Government departments. “It needs a whole-level response but at the moment it is fragmented. “The Tanaiste [Leo Varadkar] said there is a need for a lead minister. “We hope it brings it under one ministry to respond in a coherent, systematic and fully resourced way. Domestic violence in this country is a large-scale social problem. It is not a matter of poor personal choice.” MOviNg Tributes left at Leinster House who was the man in black? Gardai ask for help in tracing suspect in tracksuit BY JOHN HAND Chief Reporter in Tullamore GARDAI investigating the murder of Ashling Murphy yesterday appealed for information on a man in a “black tracksuit” seen on the day she was killed. They said they have made “significant progress” but are not releasing specific details for operational reasons. Investigators have yet to establish a motive for the murder of the 23-yearold, who was attacked while out for a run on the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly, last Wednesday. As Ashling’s family yesterday made their final preparations for her funeral this morning, gardai issued a description of a man they are seeking information about. He was dressed in black tracksuit top, with no hood, black bottoms with a large white stripe or white writing on the side and black runners. A garda spokesman asked: “Did you see this man in the Tullamore area? Did you give a lift to this man on the evening of January 12, 2022? “Did you notice this man loitering at any location or involved in any activity which drew your attention?” At around 4pm last Wednesday, Ashling was brutally assaulted by a lone male between Boland’s Lough and Digby’s Bridge. Gardai are also liaising with Europol to build a profile on the suspect in hospital. They still believe it was a “random attack” but have no answers as to why it happened or its motive. The hive of activity in the background of the probe continued yesterday as a bottle bank, overlooked by CCTV, was removed from a car park just over a kilometre away from where primary school teacher Ashling was murdered. Eight containers were sealed off on Sunday night by gardai, who preserved the area on the Daingean road, in Tullamore until after 4pm yesterday. A lorry took just one away ahead of pOigNANt Roses on canal where Ashling died investigators searching its contents as they try and gather more clues. Gardai are looking for any evidence – including any weapon that may have been used – which may assist the major inquiry. Tragic Ashling suffered a puncture wound but it’s not been established if it was inflicted with a weapon. Two cars have also been seized SOleMN MLAs’ tribute to Ashling in Belfast yesterday as part of the ongoing probe. The suspect’s home outside Tullamore has been searched as was another property in South Dublin. He is believed to have been given a lift to the capital on Wednesday night before he was brought to hospital on Thursday. Relatives and friends of the married dad-of-three have been interviewed

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 5 in ashling murder inquiry hunt for evidence Glass bin taken for examination yesterday did you notice this man loitering or involved in anything that drew your attention? garda spokesman tullamore yesterday innocent Ashling Murphy was killed in Co Offaly last week by gardai. Detectives believe DNA from the new suspect will be crucial in their inquiry. Brave Ashling fought in vain for her life and gardai now have recovered “key” forensic evidence. DNA was also retrieved from the distinctive Falcon Storm bike, which a man was seen on in the town before the murder. On the bike, a Garda spokesman said: “We continue to appeal for any information on a Falcon Storm mountain bike with straight handlebars and distinctive yellow/ green front forks prior to 4pm on January 12, 2022, and in the previous days and weeks. “An Garda Siochana are now asking for people in Tullamore to think about Wednesday, January 12 after 4pm and not to confine their thoughts to the Falcon Storm mountain bike.” Ashling’s remains will be removed from her family’s home this morning in Blueball and will be brought to St. Brigid’s Church, Mountbolus, for her funeral mass at 11am. Covid-19 regulations will apply but Taoiseach Micheal Martin and President Michael D Higgins are North’s politicians stand united in solidarity By DaviD Young Politicians in the north joined yesterday to pay tribute to ashling Murphy. Mlas from across the political spectrum gathered at stormont to observe a silence in memory of the murdered co offaly woman. a large framed picture of the 23-year-old musician and teacher was placed in front of the building, with a bouquet of flowers beneath. Deputy First Minister Michelle o’neill read out the names of women who have been killed on the island of ireland during the pandemic. the sinn Fein Mla said: “Regretfully the truth is violence against women and girls, the threat of violence against women and girls, the fear of violence against women and girls is all too common.” First Minister Paul Givan added: “all of us have come together to show our revulsion for what has happened to ashling and to support her family. “as a father of three daughters i know that last night when i was in lisburn and we held a vigil, i was thinking about them.” expected to attend. On Sunday and yesterday, hundreds of people turned out at the family home to pay their respects to Ashling’s family. Dad Raymond, mum Kathleen, brother Cathal, sister Amy and her boyfriend of six years Ryan were comforting each other in the midst of their unimaginable sorrow. Fr Michael Meade, who will be the celebrant at Ashling’s Requiem Mass, said he will tell mourners to “be courageous”. He told the BBC: “Don’t be afraid to speak up, and do not be afraid to continue living as we are called to live, showing respect for all. “There is a great community spirit here and it is a real example of how we are called to live, to care for each service Funeral mass will be at St Brigid’s Church other as best we can and that has been given physical evidence.” Meanwhile, gardai continue to appeal for anyone with information to come forward. The investigation team at Tullamore Garda station can be contacted on 057 9357060, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any station. And they urged anyone who is sharing speculation on social media regarding possible suspects and information, much of which is incorrect, to stop. The garda spokesman said: “We appeal to everyone to stop sharing these messages. “Not only are they misinformed, inaccurate and dangerous, they are unhelpful to the investigation. news@irishmirror.ie

6 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR covid crisis: review bid 10 Min Crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 aCRoss 6 Premature (5) 7 __ Geller, illusionist (3) 8 Ambiguity (9) 13 Petty official (9) 18 Family (3) 19 Rule (5) DoWN 1 Diesel oil (4) 2 Boast (4) 3 Sort or kind (4) 4 Enormous (4) 5 Punches (4) 9 Commotion (3) 10 High points (3) 11 Greenpeace, e.g. (1,1,1) 12 Was seated (3) 13 Gag (4) 14 Forbids (4) 15 Hospital room (4) 16 Destroy (4) 17 Suspend (4) Monday’s solutions Across: 1 Fell away, 6 N B A, 7 Hobby, 9 Mayo, 11 Seas, 12 Zaha, 14 Heel, 16 Egret, 18 ABV, 19 Infamous. Down: 1 Finishes, 2 Llama, 3 Achy, 4 Alb, 5 By halves, 8 Ooze, 10 Ashe, 13 Alamo, 15 Etna, 17 Ran. Brought to you by 12-page puzzle pullout inside Call for early end to early closing rule » » Moves to bin curfew next week »»‘don’t lag behind rest of europe’ By Ciara Phelan Political Correspondent Hospitality chiefs are calling on the Government to lift the 8pm early closing time before the end of the month. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and NPHET will meet on Thursday to advise the Government on whether they should ease current restrictions. Current rules are due to expire on January 30 and indications are that the Government will push ahead with reopening society on a phased approach. The “mood within Government” is that the country should not lag behind other European countries in its reopening throughout February and March. The Irish Mirror also understands that Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan met with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly on Monday and gave an update on the current trajectory of the disease. Ministers believe there is scope to make decisions on reopening quickly this week given many health officials believe we are past the peak of the Omicron variant. A senior source said: “It is fair to say that the outlook right now is encouraging.” Restaurant Association of Ireland chief Adrian Cummins said that he would like the lifting of measures to take effect once NPHET meets on Thursday, allowing the industry to reopen fully next week. He said the 8pm closing time was “effectively a lockdown for hospitality.” Meanwhile Professor of Immunology at Maynooth University Paul Moynagh has said it looks like the Omicron wave has peaked. Speaking to RTE, he said: “If you look at these waves they tend to be symmetrical, so with Omicron, the incline was very, very steep, so we probably expect decline to be something similar and reflect that steep incline.” When asked if it is now time to start the lifting of restrictions, Prof Moynagh said he thinks it “probably is”. He claimed that the restrictions have been “relatively ineffective” as it’s too difficult to control Omicron given it is so ransmissible. However he suggested it would make sense to leave the easing of restrictions for a week or so because of the lag between infections and hospitalisations. news@irishmirror.ie fears virus kids off their food By Martin Bagot CoviD-19 could be turning thousands of children in to fussy eaters because of changes to their sense of smell, an expert has warned. one mother told how lasting changes to her son’s sense of smell meant he had to be fed via a tube through his nose after being taken to hospital dangerously underweight. mum Dawn Kafi, from Liverpool, said: “it began with malisse thinking his food had gone off. He says that food tastes like poo and sewerage Better tiMes Hopes restrictions will be eased 12 Number of days to go until the current date set for rules to expire and water tastes of rotten eggs. He just stopped eating.” Smell expert Prof Carl Philpott, of the University of East Anglia, said: “in many cases the condition is putting children off their food, and many may be finding it difficult to eat at all.” inquiry Officials celebrate Champagne party grilling for Coveney By Ferghal Blaney Political Editor Simon Coveney is facing a grilling over the lockdown champagne party in his department when he is called before the oireachtas foreign affairs committee. The issue is back at the top of the political agenda after the Foreign minister revealed that an inquiry into the incident has been launched. members of the committee are meeting today to decide whether to call mr Coveney and other department officials before them to answer questions on the affair. The irish mirror understands that this will be a foregone conclusion after talking to committee members last night. There was public anger when a picture showing a group of officials in mr Coveney’s department partying at the height of lockdown emerged. The picture was taken in June 2020 in the aftermath of ireland winning a Un Security Council seat. A selfie which was shared on social media at the time – but was quickly taken down – shows up to 20 officials raising champagne glasses in the Department’s headquarters on St Stephen’s Green. The gathering breached Covid rules at the time when people could only meet up to six others from outside their household. A source close to a member of staff in the photo said: “There were two bottles of champagne between 20 people. We had about half a glass each and went back to work. if that was a party it was the worst i’ve ever been to.” Fussy Difficulty eating

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 7 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR By MiKie o’LoUGHLiN Ben Foden has admitted he never wanted to settle down in Ireland with Una Healy. The couple was based in England while he played for Premiership rugby side Northampton Saints but she always wanted to return home. The couple disagreed on where they should raise their kids Aoife and Tadhg and Una returned to Tipperary in the summer of 2020, where she is currently based with her family. Ben said: “It’s where she wanted to be. Coming towards the end of our relationship, we would talk about where we wanted to go and she wanted to go to Ireland but I never did.” He told OK! Magazine : “We had all these differences of opinion about life. I I’d never have Ben happy goIng to Ireland wIth una Ben, who is more involved in coaching now, added: “They Ex-couple clashed over where to raise kids think she’s very happy and she has found her place in Ireland. She’s such a good mum, too.” Ben moved to New York to continue his sporting career after retiring from English rugby but could move back to Europe with his wife Jackie and their 18 month old daughter Farrah. He said: “It’s a big question we’ve been asking ourselves a lot. Jackie wouldn’t mind moving over here.” She added: “It just depends on after rugby, where Ben can work. There are major colleges who have offered him jobs in America but he’s shopping around to find the best fit.” spLit Ben Foden Time’s a great Heal-er Una Healy remains philosophical after her ex-husband Ben Foden admitted he put her through a stressful time during their marriage break up. The rugby player and singer split in 2018 after six years of marriage. Former Saturdays singer Una, 40, from Tipperary, posted a photo of herself in front of a mural with a powerful message. It read “In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix must first burn.” Since moving back to Ireland, Una has continued her music career and hosted The Heart Of Saturday night on RTE. asked me to play this year and I declined. I wanted a break. I want to transition to coaching. “There’s lots of opportunities in America as it’s such a big country and the sport is only just taking off.” news@irishmirror.ie wise words Una in front of street mural

8 DMEEIR IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 Tragic mum died from DeNial Jeffrey Donaldson Donaldson: No double jobbing deal BY mirror reporter DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson denied there is a deal between his party and the UK Government to temporarily bring back double-jobbing. He confirmed his intention to seek the dual positions of MLA and MP, amid a deepening political row. But he refused to say if any of his party colleagues would follow sit. Four of the five parties in the Executive are opposed to the proposal. SDLP MP Claire Hanna said the proposals were a “safety net” for Donaldson, while Ulster Unionist chief Doug Beattie referred to them as a “scam”. The UK Government plan would see dual mandates returning only until the next general election in 2024. salmonella poisoning at Communion party culpable Food firm bosses Rory Reilly & Ciaran Flanagan were fined €18,400 coNtroversy JK Rowling JK’s address post not a criminal act BY katheriNe hay A TwEET posted by trans activists targeting JK Rowling will not be treated as a crime. The Harry Potter author contacted officers after campaigners posted a photo of her Edinburgh house in November that revealed its address. It included trans activists standing by the house with slogans such as “trans liberation now”. Police confirmed inquiries established no criminality. Ms Rowling, who has been criticised for her views on transgender people and biological sex, said the photo made her a victim of “doxxing” – publishing private personal information about an individual or organisation. Inquest told she became ill after eating cold turkey prepared by catering firm BY Nicola DoNNelly A heAlthy woman died after she contracted a rare form of salmonella from eating cooked cold turkey, an inquest has heard. Mother-of-one Sandra O’Brien, 55, who ran up to 150km a week and had at completed 10 marathons, passed away six days after she became unwell, Dublin’s Coroners Court heard yesterday. She attended a First Communion party in Ballyboughal, Co Dublin on May 13, 2017, where food was prepared and delivered by Franreil Food Services, operating out of O’Dwyers Pub in Portmarnock, Co Dublin. The company and its directors Rory Reilly, 57, and Ciaran Flanagan, 53, had a lease agreement with the pub. However, the owners of the pub are in no way connected to the case. Mrs O’Brien’s niece Nicola Judge, who hosted the party, said her own daughter was hospitalised and 17 of the 30 guests became ill as a result of food poisoning. Mrs O’Brien’s husband Michael said Mrs O’Brien, from Rivervalley in Swords, Co Dublin – fell ill on May 15 with stomach pains and vomiting. He added: “She got worse so I took her to Beaumont Hospital where she was placed on a drip for a gastrointestinal infection.” Mrs O’Brien was discharged the next day and diagnosed with the rare form of food poisoning salmonella Brandenburg which has a 0.5% mortality rate. Mr O’Brien said his wife continued to feel unwell the following days but by May 20 said she was feeling a bit better after taking antibiotics. He added: “She had soup and went back to bed. She was in good form.” Mr O’Brien said when he went to work at Mountjoy Garda station on May 21, his wife was still asleep. After she failed to answer his calls he presumed she was too tired to answer. justice Mrs O’Brien’s husband Michael, son Josh and niece Nicola He arrived home at 3.15pm and went to their bedroom where he saw his wife was still in bed, appearing to be asleep. Mr O’Brien said: “Her face was grey and her body was cold. I knew she was dead.” A postmortem by pathologist Avril Cullen found the cause of death was acute myocarditis from salmonella infection with previous myocarditis a possible contributory factor. Helena Murray, a medical practitioner and chairperson of the HSE Outbreak Control Team, told the inquest there were 72 cases of salmonella Brandenburg poisoning following parties the company catered for over the weekend of May 13 and 14 in North Co Dublin. tragic loss Sandra O’Brien was very fit & a keen runner The food operator was issued with a closure order while an inspection took place as there was a “grave and imminent danger to public health”. After requirements were adhered to, the premises was allowed to re-open. Ms Murray told the inquest: “Cooked cold turkey was the main and only contaminant.” Following the investigations, the Outbreak Control Team recommended a number of guidelines be put in place including notifying people through social media, as well as in the media, to warn of a disease outbreak. It also recommended excluding ill food handlers from work for 48 hours. Ryan, Flanagan and their company were fined €18,400 in 2019 after they admitted to a number of offences under the Hygiene of Foodstuff Regulations. The jury returned a Narrative verdict which is a factual summary of the case and endorsed recommendations from the report. Coroner Claire Keane extended her sympathies to Mr O’Brien and his family on the “devastating and untimely loss of a vibrant healthy woman who was in excellent physical condition”. news@irishmirror.ie

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 9 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR by ALISON O’RIORDAN A stAtement by Lucinda Creighton about Lisa smith’s bid to have IsIs membership charges against her dismissed was “a blatant contempt of court”, it has been claimed. Defence counsel Michael O’Higgins raised concerns yesterday about a statement in which the former Minister of State said the application by the accused’s lawyers was “deeply concerning” and it was “imperative” the courts push ahead with the trial. Smith, 39, from Dundalk, Co Louth, is charged with being a member of unlawful terrorist group Islamic State between October 2015 and December 2019. The Special Criminal Court heard that a statement had been released last week in which Ms Creighton said efforts by the accused to have terrorist charges against her dropped posed a “significant threat to European security”. The former minister, who is described as an advisor to the “Counter Extremism Project”, voiced her concern over the bid to have the charges dismissed. Mr O’Higgins read the first paragraph from Ms Creighton’s statement to the three-judge court, which said: “The news that Lisa Smith is making a last-ditch attempt to have the terrorist charges against her dropped is deeply concerning. Were Smith to avoid facing trial it would undermine the continent-wide cause of foreign teRROR chARge Lisa Smith at court yesterday Attempt to have terror charges dropped is concerning lucinda creighton on lisa smith case fighter repatriation, by casting doubt on the capacity of European courts to prosecute ISIS returnees in a safe and reliable manner”. Addressing the court, the barrister claimed that the statement was “very detrimental” to his client. Counsel went on to read out other comments by Ms Creighton in which she said governments across Europe had been reluctant to repatriate and prosecute foreign fighters to detainee camps in Syria because of legal and political complexities . She warned: “If the Irish legal system fails even to bring such a high profile case to trial, the negligence of these governments in their duty of care for their citizens’ safety will be vindicated.” Mr O’Higgins called Creighton comments ‘contempt of court’ Smith lawyer slates ex-minister the statement by Ms Creighton “a blatant contempt of court” and said it was an attempt to interfere with the course of justice. He asked Mr Sean Gillane cONceRNS Creighton SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions what steps it intended to take. In reply, Mr Gillane said he would take instructions from the DPP and report back to the non-jury court. Smith, who was in court, was remanded on continuing bail. news@irishmirror.ie

10 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 COMMENT 1st Floor, Independent House, 27-32 Talbot Street Dublin 1 irishmirror.ie United in grief with Murphys The country stands united in grief today with Ashling Murphy’s mother Kathleen, father Raymond, sister Amy, brother Cathal and boyfriend Ryan Casey. Our hearts are scalded for their loss as they lay their beloved Ashling to rest. Over the last few days there has been fury and frustration, tears and terror and deep, deep sadness. A beautiful young woman taken so violently has shook Ireland to it’s core. Hundreds of vigils have been held across Ireland and among the Irish diaspora globally since the beautiful 23-year-old’s brutal murder last Wednesday. And today at 11am, for one minute, thousands of Irish people will fall silent in Ashling’s memory. The talented teacher, musician and camogie player who had her whole life ahead of her will be remembered. We will show solidarity with her devastated family and friends whose lives have been changed forever. The lives of Irish women have changed now too. Her death has sparked a huge debate on women’s safety in the country. From now on, thanks to Ashling, we will not go silently into the night. Hopefully her killer will be caught quickly and justice served. Sorry state of affairs, Simon IT took Simon Coveney over a week to issue a statement admitting he had briefly attended the now infamous champagne party at Iveagh House. The Foreign Minister has shown remarkable reluctance to discuss the matter ever since it first emerged. It appears that an Oireachtas committee is about to take that out of his hands. The strategy adopted by Minister Coveney on this subject has been baffling from the very beginning. The belated “investigation” hasn’t helped either. The Cork TD’s misfortunes really are all his own doing. Had it up to hair WORKING from home has made many men more sensitive about their hairlines. Transplant surgeons say seeing themselves on Zoom calls has made them realise just how thin they are on top. Sounds like a bald move to us. By Katie Gallagher Showbiz Editor Sexperts have revealed how to get more bang for your buck under the sheets with weight busting and toning “sexercise”. Not only is sex great for mental wellbeing due to the “feel-good” hormones, but it can also be great for our physical health. Recent research has even indicated that it is equivalent to light-moderate exercise and you can burn between three to four calories per minute. Almost half of people already consider sex a workout, while one in five admit to tracking their heart rate and calories burned afterwards, recent research carried out by Lovehoney found. Taking it to the next level, sexologist and Pilates instructor Ness Cooper and sex and relationships coach and fitness instructor Julia Kotziamani have shared how to optimise lovemaking to activate different muscles and get your heart rate going – so you can beat the January gym rush this year. Most sex positions burn calories and engage your abs in some way, they explained. But certain postures are better to tone specific body parts than others. So here are some of the best positions, based on muscle groups you wish to activate. news@irishmirror.ie Most sex positions at some point will impact your abs, from crunch to plank style (doggy or missionary) positions, you will work your core through the different thrusts and grinds. The experts recommend trying Love Tug, Heart to Heart, Looking Glass, The Pelvic Pike positions to work your abs better. Squatting positions are great for glutes.For females, this includes cowgirl positions and the bridge. These are great positions to get toys involved. The experts recommend also trying the Concertina, Yogi, Liberated Lover and Kanga-ooh for an extra squeeze. The obvious position here is doggy style, or the wheelbarrow as you support your body weight through your arms and chest. However, the experts have revealed that standing poses and missionary style positions are great too. They recommend trying these positions to work your chest and shoulders – On your Marks, Nose Dive, Trick Or(al) Treat, Saddle Up. To intensely work your legs the standing positions are the most appropriate. These will require you to use all the muscles in your legs as you thrust in and out of your partner – or keep yourself steady if you’re on the receiving end. And if you add your partner’s weight to the DMEEIR Get bonk in shape.. Sexperts’ top tips on how to burn some calories in bedroom equation it amps up the intensity of the exercise. The sexologists suggest trying these positions to work your legs even harder – Hold on Tight, Hot Squat, Flying High, A Leg Up. Naturally, the longer the sex lasts and the more intense it is, the more calories burned. And interval sessions, where your heart rate increases quickly, are the best for an intense workout. So the expert’s key to it is – thrust and bounce your way to a more toned body. And don’t forget to stretch.

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 11 There’s no business like TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR moved Ryan Tubridy Tubs gets all emotional at centenary celebration By Katie GallaGher RYAN Tubridy said he was “emotional” watching a Dublin Castle ceremony over the weekend as he opened up on his Irish pride. The special ceremony took place on Sunday to mark the centenary of the British handover of Dublin Castle to the Irish and was attended by President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar. Speaking yesterday on his RTE show, Tubridy said: “It was so beautiful and so dignified and so elegant. “Hats off to whoever put it all together it was beautifully treated. There was solemnity. I felt very proud, I have to say, watching it. “Particularly when the Irish flag was flown at full mast and Amhran na bhFiann was sung. And the President and the Taoiseach and all the various cabinet members were there and guests.” Describing the event as “quite something”, the Late Late host added: “It is one of those, ‘If I was a history teacher, I’d show that today and then try to organise a tour of Dublin Castle.’” UK Ambassador in Ireland Paul Johnston was also a guest, as well as former Irish taoisigh Bertie Ahern and Enda Kenny, and former presidents Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson. £1 order for broke burglar AN Irish burglar who was part of a gang which stole €600,000 worth of jewellery has been ordered to pay a £1 confiscation order after a court heard no assets could be found from the crimes. Limerick man Michael Casey was involved with a family crime spree which targeted dozens of houses across South Wales. The 21-year-old was the last member of the gang to be caught and jailed after spending two years on the run from the police. sewbusiness for Loraine taKinG shape Loraine’s dress, from concept to showstopper I felt wonderful and got amazing messages loraine barry on her diy dresses talented Loraine’s student Francesca DWTS judge reveals sensational gowns were ‘do-it-yourself’ By Katie GallaGher Showbiz Editor DANCING With The Stars judge Loraine Barry has revealed she helped design and make her own dresses for the shows with one of her students. The four-time world dance champion turned teacher previously revealed she was so broke in the early days of her career that she sewed feathers on costumes and cleaned flats to pay for dance lessons. But it seems her creative streak still remains today – as she told how she has been working on her own standout gowns for the glitzy RTE dance show with the help of her dance student-turned-designer Francesca Lazzari. Speaking after the show on Sunday, dressed in a show stopping black and white gown, Loraine explained: “She is the designer of my dress. It is also my idea as well, we both do it together.” The Dubliner, 57, revealed the idea was born out of Covid, when dancing opportunities stopped and Francesca decided to use the time to study design. Heaping praise on her work after the show, where she was inundated with compliments on her one of a kind design, Lorraine said: “I felt wonderful and I have received the most amazing messages.” As the second show wrapped on a historic note, with singer Erica Cody bagging the highest ever score for a first dance on Sunday night, Loraine gushed over the new energy present on set after the show was axed last year due to Covid 19 hurdles. And looking back on the loss of the show due to Covid, Loraine said it was a devastating blow. The Cabra born star added: “I was praying that we would come back. Our Dancing with the Stars is such a great show, it picks everybody up.” news@irishmirror.ie looKinG the part Loraine and her co-judges

12 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR figuREs Jarlath O’Keefe Imports from UK dropped since Brexit By catE MccuRRy GOODS imports from the UK have dropped by more than a fifth since Brexit. Numbers from the Central Statistics Office show that the value of imports from the UK fell by €3.3billion from January to November last year. Irish exports to the UK in the first 11 months of last year were €13.4billion, an increase of 20%. Jarlath O’Keefe from Grant Thornton Ireland said: “The CSO figures confirmed that there has been a significant increase in cross-border trade on the island of Ireland in 2021 following Brexit. “This is due in part to businesses adjusting their supply chains to avoid the administrative burden associated with importing goods from Britain.” sunny On the Grand Canal Balmy end to month.. but it won’t last By david KEnt IreLAND is set for an unusually-warm end to January before we’re brought back down to earth with a baltic start to February. Next week will see the period of high pressure that’s kicking in stick around. A spokesperson said: “The high pressure will be maintained but migrating to the west with a north or northwesterly airflow over the country. “However it will still remain a little milder than average in the northwest over the period and drier than average across the country.” However, February will see things change back to normal, with cold, damp air and the potential for snow to start Spring. Jim Mansfield Jnr guilty of perverting the course of justice property magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr was refused bail by judges Tycoon had footage of him with kidnap victim destroyed kidnapppers Dessie “ Border Fox” O’Hare and, below, Declan “Whacker” Duffy By Eoin REynolds ProPerty magnate Jim Mansfield Jnr has been found guilty of perverting the course of justice. He ordered the destruction of CCTV footage showing him with a former employee on the morning the man was kidnapped. The kidnappers were former terrorists Dessie “The Border Fox” O’Hare and Declan “Whacker” Duffy. The 54-year-old was acquitted by the Special Criminal Court of a separate charge of conspiracy to falsely imprison Derek Byrne. Mr Byrne had previously provided security for the family business. The court found that although Mansfield had knowingly involved notorious criminals O’Hare and Duffy in his attempts to recover assets lost in the 2008 economic crash, there was insufficient evidence to show that Mansfield knew the two men planned to kidnap Mr Byrne. Mr Justice Alex Owens delivered the verdict of the three-judge, nonjury court yesterday. But he added that the court cannot exclude the possibility that Mansfield was misled by O’Hare as to the purpose of the meeting. sentencing O’Hare was jailed for seven years in 2019 for falsely imprisoning Mr Byrne. Duffy was jailed for six years in 2018 for the same offence. A sentencing hearing for Mansfield will be held on February 7. CCTV footage from Finnstown House Hotel in West Dublin on June 9, 2015 showed Mansfield with Mr Byrne before the two men travelled together to Keating Park where Mr Byrne was kidnapped. Mr Justice Owens said Mansfield told Patrick Byrne, Martin Byrne’s brother, to destroy the footage. The footage, Mr Justice Owens said, showed Mansfield “had a role in putting Martin Byrne in harm’s way.” Mansfield Jnr, 54, of Tasaggart House, Garters Lane, Saggart, Co Dublin, pleaded not guilty to conspiring with one or more persons to falsely imprison Martin Byrne on a date unknown between January 1, 2015, and June 30, 2015. He was found not guilty on that count. He also denied attempting to pervert the course of justice by directing Patrick Byrne to destroy recorded CCTV footage, with the alleged intention of perverting the course of public justice. He was convicted on that count. Bail was refused and Mansfield remanded in custody. He was briefly surrounded by his family before being led away by prison officers. news@irishmirror.ie Three Lunney torturers to appeal their convictions By MiRRoR REpoRtER ranging from 18 to 30 years by the and the grounds for the legal action Darren Redmond, filed notice of THe three men found guilty of the Special Criminal Court last month are expected to be lodged within appeal on January 10. over their involvement in the days. The appeal could be heard later this abduction and torture of Kevin kidnapping of the 51-year-old Quinn Two of the men, Alan O’Brien and a year. Lunney have appealed both their Industrial Holdings director from close man identified only as yZ due to a It generally takes 20 weeks from convictions and the severity of their to his Co Fermanagh home in 2019. court ruling, filed notices of appeal on the time an appeal is entered on the sentences. The notices of appeal were filed December 22, just two days after court’s list for a hearing to take abductEd The trio were given sentences within the required 28-day period being sentenced. The third man, place. Kevin Lunney

SIMPLE SCIENCE TO FEELING HAPPY DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 13 Covid locksdown expanSion Udemy Online tutor firm creates 120 new jobs By aakankSha Surve UDEMy has announced the creation of more than 120 jobs. The online teaching firm is to extend its EMEA headquarters in Dublin’s Docklands as part of an expansion. The capital branch was founded in 2014 and has supported TG4, Gaelic Players Association, ESW, Teamwork, CR2 and more. The company employs 200 people and plans to grow to more than 300 employees in the location by the end of 2022. Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar said: “This expansion underlines the company’s commitment to Ireland and will allow it to continue to benefit from the rich pool of talent in Dublin and the surrounding area.” Vets get new work guides VETS have been instructed to maintain professional standards in order to maintain public trust. The Veterinary Council of Ireland published its codes of professional conduct yesterday. CEO Niamh Muldoon said they were “a significant and important piece of work for the council over the past 18 months”. By Sean Murphy HAIR transplant experts have combed through new figures to find that demand for surgical top-ups has surged up by 50% during the Covid-19 pandemic. They say that the spike in inquiries started in the first lockdown and shows no sign of receding. Pop guru Louis Walsh, 69, actor James Nesbitt, 57, footballer Wayne Rooney, 36, singer Elton John, 74, and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, 54, did not split hairs about their need for a transplant and have raised awareness of the procedure. Hair loss is an issue for plenty of men, but new statistics show that more and Surgery Dr Andre Nel revamped Darran O’Sullivan before and after more of those who find themselves in the hairy situation are proverbially ripping their hair out with worry. It is clear, according to some hair restoration surgeons, that men with a hair loss condition cannot brush off their cares, so they are seeking transplants. Dr Andre Nel from HSW Clinic in Swords, Co Dublin, warned that hair loss can leave people on the “brink of mental and emotional exhaustion from the despair”. He named well-known men like TV3’s Ireland AM presenter Alan Hughes, 58, and Kerry GAA’s All Ireland winner Darran O’Sullivan, 35, as recent successful recipients. Dr Nel added: “There was a huge spike in hair transplant procedures and enquiries over the past 18 months. “With lockdowns allowing for more time at home to recover from the procedure, men are turning to hair restoration to stave off the drop in confidence which many experience alongside hair loss. “Many men decided it would be the perfect time to tackle fading hairlines and boost their confidence. “With many people experiencing €4 Average cost per follicle of a hair transplant procedure TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR Males using money saved in pandemic for hair transplants 4k Number of follicles used in an average operation for a fuller surgery changes Sam Howell prior to and post surgery healthier bank balances, there has never been a better time to tackle hair loss with a lasting solution.” Like other specialists, Dr Nel, who is originally from South Africa, uses techniques called Follicular Unit Extraction and Follicular Unit Transplant. FUT is a strip method that removes lines of follicles from the back of the head, whereas FUE is removes individual hair follicles from the scalp. The expense can range widely between specialists, but a price of €4 per follicle – with each unit containing two or three hairs – is not unusual. This means a limited transplant of 1,000 follicles will cost €4,000, while a fuller procedure of 4,000 follicles can reach €16,000. news@irishmirror.ie RSVPLIVE.IE/HAPPY Scan the code to start the FREE challenge Richard Hogan

14 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR Speculation By PeTer Doyle A MAN who killed his own father during a fist-fight which erupted moments after they left a pub was jailed for four years yesterday. Stephen Butler, 23, told gardai he didn’t mean to kill his father John Butler when they clashed on the doorstep of the house they shared in Portlaw, Co Waterford. He told them: “It was just to fight.” Mr Butler, 48, later died of his injures in hospital and his son was Man who killed his dad jailed arrested and charged in connection with the incident, which took place in the early hours of January 11, 2020. Butler, of Sheilbaggin, Ramsgrange, New Ross, Co Wexford, had pleaded not guilty to the murder but admitted manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court. He had claimed that although he had “repeatedly punched” his father during the fight, he had not intended to kill or cause severe injury. After a trial lasting eight days in October 2021, the jury accepted Butler’s defence and he was remanded in custody for sentencing on the manslaughter charge. At yesterday’s sentence hearing, Mr Justice Paul Burns said the altercation between the two men “could have easily passed off as just another after-hours row”. He said: “They only had to cross the road to reach their home.” Butler was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, with the final year suspended for five years. greaT vibe Mulroy’s Londis owner Alan noT Me Lorna Cloherty checked her ticket and hasn’t won HoT ToPiC Breeda Heffernan and Valerie Irwin By Trevor Quinn LOTTO excitement was at fever pitch in one of Ireland’s luckiest towns yesterday as speculation mounted over who bought the €19million ticket. The largest ever National Lottery top prize was won by a person who bought a Quick Pick in Castlebar, Co Mayo, and matched six numbers. The Lotto jackpot triumph on Saturday in the “must win” draw ended a 62-draw drought and seven month period without a winner The player created history by becoming the largest jackpot winner in the history of the game after the numbers 2, 9, 16, 30, 37 and 40 rolled out. There was a hive of activity in Four jackpot winning tickets have now been bought in Castlebar, Co Mayo Castlebar yesterday as locals checked their tickets and speculation and rumours intensified over who the winner is. The county town has now had four jackpot winners worth a combined €80million since 2014. Lorna Cloherty, a teacher from Castlebar, said: “It’s great there has been a winner in the county and Mayo’s had a lot of luck the last few years, it’s lovely. “I’ve checked my ticket and unfortunately I won nothing. “I work in a local school [Davitt College] and there’s a lot of talk, if someone isn’t in, are they missing because they’ve won the Lotto? “Some of it is craic, but whoever won

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 15 mountS over €19m maYo Win There’s a lot of talk, if someone isn’t in, are they missing because they’ve won? Lorna CLoherty Castlebar yesterday local insight Ava Walsh and Caroline O’Hara yesterday Lotto confirms lucky ticket was bought in county town It could be Yew tion – did I get the phone call from the National Lottery? “I’ve had no phone call yet and we’ll see but I think whoever sold the winning ticket should hear by [Tuesday] night. “The sign is out that I had outside the shop two years ago saying that Castlebar is the luckiest town in Europe so it’d be massive for Castlebar, whichever shop has it, it’d be good for us all.” Mulroy’s Londis shop landed a welcome €25,000 for being the retailer that sold the €17million EuroMillions ticket in February 2020. Alan, who €80m Combined winnings of jackpot winners in Castlebar since 2014 MirrorMan Trevor Quinn in Castlebar yesterday it is probably keeping it tight to their chest and rightly so, I’d do the same if it was me.” The National Lottery confirmed yesterday that the winning ticket was sold in Castlebar. It is understood the winner had not contacted Lotto HQ by close of business yesterday and a spokesman urged all players to check their tickets. Less than two years ago, a Castlebar shopper bought a EuroMillions jackpot ticket in Mulroy’s Londis shop in the town and scooped €17million. Owner Alan Mulroy is keeping his fingers crossed he may have the sold a second mammoth winning ticket. He said: “There’s a great vibe in Castlebar today and this morning was brilliant with everyone asking the quessaid the amount of tickets sold in the shop last weekend increased five-fold, added: “The business I had in the weeks after our EuroMillions win here was massive. There was a lot of goodwill.” Other big Castlebar wins include a EuroMillions jackpot worth €29million that was landed by a syndicate in July 2019 after they purchased the ticket in Garryduff XL store. The first EuroMillions jackpot win in the town was in April 2014 when a ticket worth €15million was snapped up at Staunton’s Costcutter Express. Meanwhile, friends Ava Walsh and Caroline O’Hara were having lunch at Mulroy’s Londis and had heard some speculation about the possible winner. Ava, from Foxford, said: “I’ve heard they’re from Balla. “I did it myself for my dad at this shop but he didn’t have any luck. “If I won it I’d leave my job. Caroline, from Swinford, added: “If I won it I’d probably travel the world.” Elsewhere, in Castlebar the winner was the only topic of conversation on the Main Street and in Rings & Things jewellery shop. Staff member Valerie Irwin said: “I really hope it’s someone that needs it.” Breda Heffernan added: “I hope it’s a syndicate and then a lot of people can share it and benefit from it.” news@irishmirror.ie

16 DMEEIR trailblazer IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DriLL thriLL Curiosity Rover ‘may have found a link to life’ by MArk WAGhorn NASA’S rover Curiosity could have found the building blocks of life on Mars, scientists believe. They say rock samples it analysed show evidence of organic carbon which may be from ancient bugs. Prof Christopher House, of Penn State University in the US, said: “The samples, extremely depleted in carbon 13, are a little like samples from Australia taken from sediment that was 2.7 billion years old. “Those samples were caused by biological activity.” But he said the discovery does not necessarily mean there had been life on Mars as it is so different to Earth. Curiosity has been roaming Gale Crater for more than nine years, drilling under the surface and sending results home. LeGenD Smiths star Marr A fight that never goes out for Marr by toM JACkson GUITAR legend Johnny Marr has revealed he is friends with every musician he has worked with – except his former Smiths bandmate Morrissey. The Smiths split in 1987 and Marr, now 58, went on to play with bands such as Oasis, The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Modest Mouse and The Cribs. He also collaborated with stars including Billy Bragg and New Order’s Bernard Sumner. He said: “All of these different musicians, I can pick up the phone to any one and just pick up from where we left off. The only thing that turned to s**t was The Smiths.” He told Uncut magazine the fallout with the singer is “not much of a surprise because we’re so different, me and Morrissey”. AIR ACE Charles McGee at home in Maryland in 2016 23 Age McGee enlisted and became one of the Tuskegee Airmen by Christopher BuCktin US Editor HE was one of the original flying aces with 409 air combat missions across three wars. But throughout Charles McGee’s 30-year military career he also helped fight another battle – against racism in the US military. The Brigadier General, who has died aged 102, was one of the first black US aviators known as the Tuskegee Airmen. McGee enlisted in the Army during the Second World War aged 23, just a year after the all-black unit was created. At the time, the military was segregated. McGee said: “Being brought up, they say African-American or Black, but we’re American and our country was at war. “We were just as interested in supporting that effort as anybody. “So we turned our back on the fact that there was segregation if you will, and took advan- - tage of the opportunity to prove we can fly aero- honour Charles, left, with George W Bush in 2008 planes.” McGee not only flew missions against the Nazis but also took part in conflict in Korea and Vietnam. His plane was hit twice, once during the Korean War and again years later near Laos, both times on his right wing. The ace was decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1951. McGee, who was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1919, battled racism and segregation throughout his military career. During the Second World War, the US Army became the country’s largest minority employer. It was Congress which forced the Army Air Corps to We turned our backs on segregation and proved we could fly aeroplanes chArles McGee speaking about career in 2016 FirepoWer P-51 Mustang was used by Tuskegee Airmen create the Tuskegee Airmen unit in Tuskegee, Alabama, in 1941. Their story is told in the 2012 movie Red Tails, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. The unit’s success helped lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement and influenced then-President Harry Truman’s decision to desegregate the armed forces in 1948. In 2007, President George Bush honoured the Tuskegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award given by Congress. After US pilot who fought Nazis & segregation dies aged 102 helping to defeat the Nazis, McGee built his legacy over three decades. He retired from the military in 1972. He then worked as a business executive and an airport manager in Kansas City, Missouri, and served as president of the Tuskegee Airmen Association. McGee died in his sleep on Sunday, a family spokesman said. He is survived by his three children, 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Youngest daughter Yvonne said: “He had his right hand over his heart and was smiling serenely.” Paying tribute, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said: “We lost an American hero. While I am saddened by his loss, I’m also incredibly grateful for his sacrifice, his legacy and his character. Rest in Peace, General.” news@irishmirror.ie @IrishMirror 409 Number of combat missions McGee flew over three wars MeDAL Flying ace decorated in 1951 top Gun In flight gear in 1944

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 17 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR jOHn kierans The Beast from the East Ireland has failed badly to protect its female citizens EvEry woman across Ireland is now wondering what they have to do to feel safe in their own country. The horrific murder of Ashling Murphy proved that every time they go out the door for a walk, a cycle, a jog they are putting their lives at risk. Violence against women in the little Republic of Femicide is out of control and has been for some time. Just look at the appalling statistics. Since 1996, 244 women have been killed in violent acts of brutality. A staggering 18 children were found dead alongside their mothers. Of those deaths 152 women were killed in their own home. Shocking. The names of many victims are known the country over. Nadine Lott, Ana Kriegal, Elaine O’Hara, Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Rachel Callaly, Bettina Poeschel, just to mention a few. Equally, domestic violence is out of control and thousands are living a nightmare, being battered and bruised in their homes. A small, evil misogynist male section of our society has no respect for women and see them purely as sexual objects UN seat bash needs probe My dad Johnny died in June 2020, two weeks before the Department of Foreign Affairs had their party to celebrate Ireland getting a seat on the UN Security Council. We could not give him a proper funeral because of the Covid restrictions. We were not allowed to visit him in hospital for the five weeks before he had his life or death operation, so he was left in a room on his own on his last days on this earth. We had to say our goodbyes by phone or FaceTime in case things didn’t work out. They then only let us into the hospital to see him when he was in a coma and dying. The Department of Foreign Affairs has been tap dancing around this whole appalling issue. We need a full scale inquiry and heads to roll. Don’t insult the memory of my father and everyone else who died during that time, by trying to ignore this party. to be beaten and abused. This is being fuelled by the widespread availability of porn on the internet and mobile phones, especially among young men. It is a seriously dangerous problem. In Ireland, 87% of the women who had their lives taken from them were killed by someone they knew – a partner or an ex-partner. The remaining 13% were attacked and murdered by strangers. Half of those who died were under 35. The facts paint a picture of a country which has failed badly to protect women. There is a lot of talk but very little action. However there is no doubt the fear that is out there among women. I know from my family and friends that women are afraid to go walking on our local beach on their own too early in the morning or late at night because they’d feel isolated, even though there have never been any such incidents there. In a so-called free country, they should be able to go and do what they want and feel safe doing it just like men. Justice Minister Helen McEntee wants to bring in zero tolerance to all in a twirl aslan’s Billy McGuinness & Hannah Kelly violence against women. Each and everyone of us must back her and have our part to play. The first port of call must be the courts, the probation service, and the judiciary, followed by the schools. We need proper sentences to keep violent men behind bars. Life for murder should mean life and not 18 years. Those found guilty of violent attacks on women should be serving years in jail, not months. People who beat up a young girl causing her to almost lose an eye, when charged, they should not be given €200 bail. They should be remanded in custody until the case goes ahead. Our judges are far too soft and need to cop on. How many men are freed on bail to attack their other half again and again and ignore court warnings to stay away from them? I have seen it happen throughout my life in courts all over Ireland. If the judges don’t have the appropriate sentences available, then the Dail must Violence against women in the Republic of Femicide is out of control pass new laws and give it to them. When men see more and more of their counterparts being jailed and given long sentences for attacks against women, then they might just think twice about raising their hand to a woman. It is the only way you will stop this bloodshed. As late granny Agnes, a wise woman, used to warn us as kids, any man who hits a woman should have his hand cut off. She was born in 1901 and died in 1985 and had zero tolerance for men who attacked women. We as a society must now do the same and ensure Ashling Murphy did not have her life taken from her in vain. ROBBIE WILL NEVER FORGET KILL ThREaT robbIE Williams is one of my favourite singers and I really respect how he went off the booze and got his life together. It is hard to believe that someone actually put a contract out to kill him at the height of his fame with Take That. robbie recalls that it was all a bit mad at the time, and he was only a teenager selling millions of records across the globe. He doesn’t know why hit was put out on him but he had to get a few of his “dodgy mates “ to get it withdrawn. Well thank God that he did. He is a great singer and a great entertainer. a I aM cheering for aslan legend Billy McGuinness in dancing With the stars. the music maestro is one of the nicest people you will ever meet in his industry and he is great craic. as he said himself, he is “ more of a chancer than a dancer”. and star robbie Williams he thought it was a joke when rte asked him to appear in the series. Billy practises the guitar non-stop every day and he will put some effort into the dancing. He is also as fit as a fiddle and goes to the gym every day. Reflecting on the state of our nation Here we are 100 years after the foundation of the original Free State and I wonder what Michael Collins and eamon de Valera would make of it all? I think Collins would be reasonably happy at the way we have progressed, but would be upset that a united Ireland hadn’t been achieved by now. Dev would absolutely hate the modern, independent, liberal nation, the decline of the Catholic Church, and the move away from agriculture to a high tech global economy. leader de Valera There is no doubt Dev knew what he was doing, sending Collins over to negotiate the Treaty. He should have backed his man and not started a civil war. It will be interesting to see if Fine Gael and Fianna Fail amalgamate in the coming years. After all what’s the difference between the two parties and they are in Government together? 6YesterdaY was Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year if you believe all that nonsense. It is the day the credit card bills supposedly arrive in the letter box after Christmas, the day you pay the price for all the partying. and Christmas was another dud because of Covid restrictions. I love the month of January because the days are getting longer and winter is coming to an end. But more importantly we are reaching the peak of the National Hunt racing season and Cheltenham is around the corner. Happy days. Don’t kid with our students I Hope the education Minister Norma Foley and her department are listening to the Leaving Cert students of the country. Two thirds of them want a hybrid model mix this year of examinations and assessments. The study was carried out by the Irish Second-Level Students Union and more than 40,000 students responded. The kids have suffered enough during Covid and the hybrid model must continue.

18 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 tragedy Peter Burns Chef Peter’s body found in harbour of Danish city By SeaN MUrPHy THE body of an Irishman who vanished without trace in Denmark last month has been found. Peter Burns, 29, from Dunboyne in Co Meath, was working as a chef in the city of Aarhus. He went missing after a night out with colleagues on December 5. Danish authorities were last night trying to establish the cause of death. He was found yesterday in Aarhus harbour – weeks after a three-day search in the same area found nothing. Police looked for him and stated the harbour would not be searched again unless new information emerged. Despite this, fire service divers, who train in the harbour, were asked to continue searching for him during water exercises. A Danish police spokesman said yesterday: “The 29-year-old man, who disappeared after a city trip in Aarhus in early December, has been found dead in the harbour at Navitas in Aarhus. “The relatives have been notified. It was a citizen who at 1.09pm discovered the 29-year-old and called 112.” Report lists 90k homes in State empty THE number of new residential properties being constructed has reached its highest level in the past seven years. The Residential Buildings Report for the end of 2021, published by GeoDirectory, also shows that vacancy rates in residential buildings throughout the State reduced last year. Up to 90,000 are lying empty – helping to push up prices – and around 22,000 buildings are listed as derelict in the report. Dara Keogh, chief of GeoDirectory, said: “Residential construction activity has rebounded strongly since reopening fully in April.” DMEEIR You saw howl of the moon THE first so-called Wolf Moon of had the public pulling out their the year could be seen in the cameraphones. skies above Dalkey in The phenomenon South Co Dublin Wolf gained its nickname yesterday. during the Middle The sight amid Ages, as wolves were an absence of cloud likely to be heard over most of Ireland howling at night Name for the type of moon spotted across Ireland yesterday Cait: I was bricking it playing Branagh’s Ma Actress tells of her nerves on set of Belfast movie By SaNdra MalloN ACTRESS Caitriona Balfe has told how she was “bricking it” playing Kenneth Branagh’s mother in the hit movie Belfast. The Monaghan star portrays Ma, the matriarch of the working class Belfast family, in Branagh’s semi-autobiographical drama which has been tipped for Oscar glory. She told the RTE Guide: “At the beginning, to be honest, I was absolutely bricking it. But once we started, it was an easy, organic shoot.” She told how the director gathered the all-star cast – including Judi Dench, Ciaran Hinds and Jamie Dornan – and asked them about their upbringings. Caitriona revealed: “Ken never made it feel like we had to do his version. “We all got together and sat in a room with him. “On the one hand it felt like an exercise for us to get to know each other. But it was also for him to pull out the specifics of what he wanted us to bring to our performance. “He wanted us to bring as much of our own selves to it as possible. “You could always ask him questions and he would tell us stories about his childhood and you would glean so much from that.” The Outlander actress – who has a strong shot at the Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Academy Awards – admitted she was starstruck by Dench. She added: “I still can’t get over the fact I’ve worked with Judi Dench. That will never leave me.” Caitriona, 42, had her first child with music producer husband Tony McGill last August. She said: “Being a new because they were hungrier during the winter. Full moons occur when the moon is exactly on the opposite side of the earth from the sun. Because of this, the moon appears illuminated because the sun’s light is reflected from it. coUPle With Tony McGill mum, I’m realising that my life is no longer my own. “But you know, I think that’s something that, at this point in my life, I’m ready for. “I also feel really privileged to be working in a time where you get to do both film and TV and there’s no snobbery either way. TV has been very good to me and I’ve been able to do some special projects. “I don’t think you should live to work – you should work to live. “And to put something into a performance, you must have a life and you have to experience what’s going on. I also get to go back to Outlander next year. So I think, now, life is looking pretty good.” news@irishmirror.ie sky at night A full moon over Dalkey yesterday role Caitriona Balfe as Ma in Belfast film

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 19 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR views Mairead Farrell TD Tooth hurts as 100k kids on wait lists By sean murphy NEARLY 100,000 children from all over Ireland have been hit with long delays while waiting for routine dental appointments. The figures were released in response to a parliamentary question this month. Around 5,635 children are on waiting lists in Galway alone. The HSE has been accused of “failing children under the Health Act” by a county TD for not “providing children with their statutory entitlement of routine dental screening in primary schools”. Sinn Fein representative for Galway West Mairead Farrell said: “Failure to provide this important healthcare runs the risk of seriously harming children’s health.” popular Eco-friendly car Electric cars on charge as EU sales soar By jj o’donoghue ELEcTRIc car sales overtook diesel models in Europe for the first time in December of 2021, as motorists avail of subsidies for emission free vehicles. The Financial Times reported more than a fifth of new cars sold across 18 European markets were powered exclusively by batteries. Meanwhile, the share of new diesel cars, including diesel hybrids, dropped below the 20% mark. Across western Europe 176,000 EVs were sold during the month of December – an all-time record. Volkswagen is the leading electric vehicle producer across western Europe having sold more than 310,000 batterypowered cars in 2021. Monster who raped sister for 3yrs jailed locked up John Paul Hegarty from Co Cork Pervert given 7 years over sickening abuse brave Nora Hegarty is now 35 By olivia Kelleher A mAn who was convicted of repeatedly raping his youngest sister when she was aged between nine and 12 has been jailed for seven years. John Paul Hegarty, 41, was between 15 and 18 when he sexually assaulted her at their family home in Glanmire, co cork. Nora Hegarty, who is now 35, waived her right to anonymity in the case in a bid to encourage other victims of interfamilial abuse to come forward. She also wanted her brother to be identified for what he did to her at a formative age in her life. Hegarty was convicted by a jury last October at a central criminal court sitting in cork. In her victim impact statement she detailed the torment she endured at the hands of the brother. The court heard that the abuse only ended when she started menstruating as the sicko feared that she would become pregnant. Ms Hegarty said: “There are no winners in all of this. “All I wanted to do is to hand all the hurt, pain and anger I’ve been living with all these years to the person that caused it all. I can’t live with that pain anymore. “I played happy families so much that I ended up as bridesmaid at his wedding. I knew what John Paul was doing. “He was trying to make sure his dirty secret didn’t get out again. “It breaks my heart that there are families torn apart from all of this, but I couldn’t go on suffocating. “John Paul took my childhood from me and I can never get it back. In fact he destroyed my whole life. “Because John Paul began sexually abusing me at such a young age all I am left with his horrible dark memories, feelings of being scared, of not understand what was happening to me.” mEmORIES Nora said that she used to “hope and pray” that her brother, of castle View, Little Island, co cork, would leave her alone on any given day. She added: “Memories of my body and mind being so programmed just to lie there and stay quiet while he abused me on such a frequent basis. I feared sleep. “I tried to stay awake but would eventually fall asleep waking up again in sweats. “To this day I have to have a light on when I sleep and wake up in sweats.” Ms Hegarty told the court that she has suffered severe depression and anxiety arising out what occurred to her over the course of three years when she was a young girl. On her 30th birthday she reported the matter to gardai as she couldn’t live with it any longer. She added: “I did nothing wrong but all through my life I felt it was me in the wrong. “I was not going to be silenced anymore. “I did this for all the people out there in the same situation as me. “I did it for all them so that they might have the courage to speak out. “I want to say to people in my situation, ‘Don’t be afraid. “You will never know the strength you have until you actually need it.’ “I am annoyed and hurt that John Paul did not plead guilty so that I would not have to go through a trial. “He was found guilty and the truth is finally out.” news@irishmirror.ie I did this for all the people in the same situation as me nora hegarty victim impact statement

20 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 WACKY WORLD For more weird stories from around the globe visit irishmirror.ie Great ball of fire in the sky A lArge green fireball illuminated the night sky over Hungary and was captured on video around the country. It was unclear whether the entire meteor burned up in the atmosphere or whether any pieces made impact with the ground. Seal seeking legal advice PolIce in england said a seal wandering near the centre of a town led officers on one of their “slower pursuits” when it fled to a nearby lawyer’s office. Wildlife rescuers said they do not know how the seal ended up in the middle of grimsby. A knock your pan in record DrIvers on a Tennessee highway encountered an unusual oversized a 14,360-pound cast-iron skillet said to be the world’s largest. south Pittsburg’s lodge cast Iron store had the frying pan created to serve as a draw for the attraction. Artist draws huge acclaim An artist in India broke the world record for largest drawing by an individual when he created an artwork that covers 6,781.04 square feet. ravi soni used a gargantuan Pvc canvass to complete his drawing, titled Tree of life. Four pages of puzzles inside DMEEIR It’s the month to gIve the AmBASSADORS David and stephen Flynn exclusive By SIOBHAN O’CONNOR It’s Veganuary – the month that promotes the benefits of a based diet. plant-Vegan starting in 2014, the annual challenge encourages people to try a vegan lifestyle for the month of January and see if they reap the rewards. Ireland ranks high on the global rankings with Dublin crowned the world’s most vegan-friendly city by Trip Advisor. one in five restaurants, cafes and take-aways in the capital offer vegan-friendly options. This January more and more Irish people are turning to a vegetarian diet, shedding excess weight and getting healthy. Here, Ireland’s best-known vegans rosanna Davison, Holly White and Happy Pear owner stephen Flynn give their reasons to embrace veganuary. Former Miss World and author of eat Yourself Fit and eat Yourself Beautiful rosanna has been a vegan for a decade. she said there are great substitutes for meat and tasty vegan dishes are easier than ever to create. The 37-year-old mother of three told the Irish Mirror: “As a good substitute for meat, I love tofu, hummus, beans and lentils. “You can make nice stews and soups and curries with them a n d quinoa is a good source of plant based protein. “If you’re like me and go to the gym regularly, or exercise or do pilates and lift weights, it would be an idea to look at a good vegan plant-based protein supplement. “A couple of scoops with a shake or a soya yoghurt is great.” she recommended that people ease their families into eating more vegetables. rosanna said: “When people are transitioning from a meat diet to a vegan diet, a meat-free Monday is a great way to ease in. “Don’t rely on alternatives like processed vegan burgers, as they can be highly-processed and full of salt. look You’ll shed pounds if you eat fruit & veg for a month STEPHEN FlyNN half of the happy pear at more whole food alternatives such as quinoa and kale burger, or a bean burger. “There are more whole food- based, less processed falafel and burgers out there now.” As for the health benefits, rosanna said: “research links a plant-based diet with lowered blood pres-- sure, and a major focus of study is gut health. “People eating 30 different plant based foods a week have optimal levels of gReeNS Rosanna Davison Stars give their tips on how to ease into a meat-free lifestyle bacteria in their gut, needed for health and wellbeing. “A diet of plant-based foods has a better outcome for your gut. “gut health affects our 50% of the average Irish diet is processed foods and 40% is animal foods moods, our emotional and mental wellbeing, how food is digested and absorbed into the body.” The nutritionist and model said cooking for herself these days isn’t as easy with three small chil- dren: “I don’t have much time to cook for myself or Wes these days, it’s all about the kids. “I love vegetable curries with lentils. At christmas we had a tasty nut roast. I love quinoa and vegetables, and my air fryer to make veggie burgers is really quick and handy. It’s a myth that vegan food isn’t tasty.” one half of the Happy Pear brothers stephen Flynn said he’s happy veganism is catching on, particularly when it comes to saving the planet. The supervalu ambassador told the Irish Mirror: “People are really connecting with how veganism relates to climate change. “right now living in a global pandemic, it’s one of the single biggest things you can do to help your immune system. “I think it’s about progress more than perfection, researching the blue zones where the most centenarians live. In 95%

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 21 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR plant-based dIet a chance worship healthy options Rosanna Davison and Holly White return Sinead Kennedy Sinead tells of parenting challenges By Sandra Mallon RTE star Sinead Kennedy has told how she’s parenting solo since she returned to our screens after having her first child. Sinead, 38, recently rejoined Daithi O Se as co-host of the Today show, following nearly a year off on maternity leave. Naval officer husband Conor is on secondment in Brussels, so Sinead is at home juggling work and baby daughter Indie. Sinead told the RTE Guide: “This is just the life we have. It’s hard to see him leave, because I know he’d like to spend more time with her.” Conor will be abroad for another 18 months and so Sinead and Indie will return to him in Belgium when the Today show is off the air for the summer. of these countries their diet was whole foods of fruits, legumes and beans and whole grains. “If you look at the average Irish diet it’s 50% processed foods, 40% animal foods and less than 10% whole foods, we’re the inverse of what’s recommended from the blue zones. “I could eat a vegan diet and eat nothing but vegan cola and bounty bars and processed fake burgers, so the main message is to eat more whole foods. “The secret to having a high functioning biome – where 70% of your immune system lies – is to eat 30 different fruit and veg a week, and focus on diversity.” Both Stephen and his brother Dave Meat-free Monday is a great way to ease in Rosanna Davison former miss world played semi-professional rugby but since becoming vegan over 15 years ago they’ve lost more body fat and become leaner. The pair are on a mission to get the nation eating more whole foods. Their range is available at SuperValu, Centra and Daybreak stores nationwide. Stephen added: “We are running a happy shape challenge, it’s focused on weight and a whole food plant based diet, you’ll shed pounds if you eat fruit and veg for a month.” Making vegan swaps in your day to day is quite simple, but can also appear daunting. Cookbook author, Frontier Foods Ambassador and longtime vegan Holly White said: “While I am not a fan of dramatic changes or doing things just because they are trendy, there’s no doubt veganism is a big thing. “Lots of people are ting to eating without any commitanimal products and having gone through it all myself, I’ve a lot of experience with the challenges you will face. “I cut out meat and chicken overnight but stayed eating very small amounts of dairy and fish, mainly in social ations, for about six months. situ- “That worked for me and the idea of going cold turkey vegan is pretty dramatic”. Foodie Holly added: “My There’s no doubt veganism is a big thing HoLLY wHite cookbook author recipes on Frontierfoods.ie are easy to follow and we share the same belief and passion that eating well involves fresh, organic where possible, ingredi- ents and cooking from scratch.” When talking about social- ising and eating out while vegan, Holly says: “Eat well before and try what you like and don’t draw too much attention to yourself. “I always offer to bring a dish that I know I can eat and honestly it makes me really happy when I see others enjoying it too.” news@irishmirror.ie 30 different fruit and veg are the optimum number for a healthy gut killed Angela Glover Brave Angela dies trying to save dogs By Mirror reporter A BRITISH woman was killed trying to rescue dogs she looked after in Tonga after a massive underwater volcanic eruption. Angela Glover, 50, had lived in the South Pacific archipelago with her husband James since the couple married. They set up the Tonga Animal Welfare Society to provide shelter and rehabilitation to stray dogs before rehoming them. Her brother Nick Eleini said: “I understand that this terrible accident came about as they tried to rescue their dogs. “She loved people and she loved animals and this went right back to her childhood.” Nick said her body had been found and that the family were shattered.

22 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 Bras have never been so unpopular. After home workers ditched them, Vicky McClure swapped hers for a crop top while filming new series Trigger Point. She went make-up free, too. Vicky, who plays a bomb disposal expert in the ITV drama, told the Radio Times: “I didn’t want the character to make a big deal about the way she looks.” Line of Duty star Vicky said she felt a “responsibility” as an actress. She said: “I would like to put some kind of message out there, showing people that you don’t really need make-up. “I think it’s important to strip things back and be comfortable.” Here’s to a comfortable 2022. He leaves floss everywhere – on the side of my bed, in the car, and on the kitchen table. There are bins everywhere!” Katy Perry divulges fiance Orlando Bloom’s worst habit to Heart radio. He has to have some downsides. STAR POWER Giovanna on a trek and Tom looking ripped DMEEIR ashleigh.rainbird@mirror.co.uk THE DIARY with Ashleigh Rainbird Ricky Gervais would forgive viewers for assuming the tennis ace seen in the new series of After Life was a sporty double masquerading as him. But, he explains: “There is no short, fat, stunt double who can play tennis as well as me.” Chatting to Absolute Radio, he said that he was actually a skilled player, who even impressed The Hulk’s star Eric Bana in a match. Ricky boasted: “He is like 6ft 3in. He couldn’t believe I could run around the court. He thought it was some sort of trick.” Eric gives a great backhand-ed compliment. Gio: Tom’s abs bring out his inner sexiness I’m A Celeb winner Giovanna Fletcher says husband Tom has managed to maintain his Strictly six pack. The McFly hunk proudly showed off his new abs on the show, during training for which dance partner Amy Dowden moved in with the couple. “He’s always got inner sexiness, he’s just not aware of it,” laughs Giovanna. “He’s still in very good shape. “It was actually the first time in a long time where Tom literally had a really big appetite. “He’s not really been a massive foodie. Whereas during that whole time he was loving his food, which is amazing. “When you do a show like Strictly, it highlights how that activity affects your brain. You’ve been training every single day, having that adrenaline and all those endorphins flowing. So I think it makes it quite difficult DYNAMIC DUO Amy and Tom when it suddenly stops. So he’s definitely been keeping it up.” CoppaFeel patron Giovanna broke her foot during a performance of the West End production of 2:22, but is due to return to the stage this week. Despite her doctor’s warning to “listen to her foot and don’t be stupid”, Giovanna will be participating in two five-day, 100km treks for CoppaFeel along the Pembrokeshire coastline and through the Sahara desert with 100 others to raise awareness for breast cancer. The mum of three will start training as soon as she’s fully healed, and admits: “Both treks are going to be super challenging, but it’s for an amazing cause.” Last year’s trek to the Scottish Highlands raised €540,000, so they’re aiming to raise €1.2million for the charity this time. To apply to join them, visit coppafeel.org/coppatrek-withgi-2022 In other tennis news, Masked Singer star Pat Cash reckons he could beat John McEnroe game, set and match... in a singing competition. The pair, who played against each other in the 80s and 90s, are both keen amateur musicians, who have seen each other perform at various charity events over the years. And Pat, who was unmasked as Bagpipes over the weekend, says: “He’s got more confidence than me. John just gets up there and sings and we all go, ‘Ooh, that’s not great.’” John’s bringing the wrong kind of racket... ITV’s The Masked Singer continues Saturday’s at 7pm. The Lumineers are attempting to make their tours as eco-friendly as possible, with impressive effect from the Ho Hey stars whose efforts include: ■ ■ Eliminating the use of 10,000-plus water bottles backstage. ■ ■ Neutralising 150% of the tour’s CO2 emission. ■ ■ Rescuing 200lb-plus of toiletries destined for landfill, which were donated to shelters. Their new album Brightside is out now.

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie 23 TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR still standing Brian Wilson has been six decades at the top The highs legenDs The original line-up By Danielle de Wolfe A NEW documentary in cinemas this week delves into the enigma behind one of the most influential bands of modern times, the Beach Boys’ legend Brian Wilson. As the age old saying goes, you should never meet your heroes. In the case of director Brent Wilson, it’s a warning he chose to disregard entirely, instead charging headfirst into the California sunshine and a world inhabited by one of surf rock’s founding fathers. Sharing a surname but no relationship, the director won acclaim for his film Bon Jovi: Inside Out. His new movie – Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road – is in the words of both Wilsons, quite literally “a trip”. Created with the help of Brian’s long-time friend and former Rolling Stone editor Jason Fine, the project is one of enlightening extremes. Exploring the soaring highs of the band’s chart-topping success, alongside the altogether darker lows of the musician’s well-documented drug abuse and mental health struggles, the candid conversations that emerge offer a snapshot into a remarkable mind. Starring a host of world- renowned names, the film also features anecdotal tales and insights from a range of musical contemporaries, including Sir Elton John, Bruce Springs-teen and Nick Jonas. Brent says: “I tried to interview Brian initially and like every other interviewer of Brian Wilson, it doesn’t end well. He doesn’t like to be interviewed. I knew I was failing miserably and my movie was probably going to fail miserably if I didn’t try to do something.” Renowned for being a man of few words, Brian’s linguistic skills instead came into their own when paired with the syncopated rhythms of hits including Surfing USA, I Get Around and Wouldn’t It Be Nice. For a man with so many accolades it was always going to be a challenge to incentivise a 79-year-old who wants for very little. Brent explains: “I think Brian maybe saw this film – because he agreed to do the film really easily – as an opportunity to say some things that he hasn’t said, particularly with his brothers. That was something I didn’t expect, because I knew that was going to be painful for him.” The Beach Boys’ original lineup – the Wilson brothers, Brian, Dennis and Carl, alongside cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine – was short lived following the untimely death of 79 Brian wilson’s age after outliving his younger brothers by decades Five the number in the original line-up including the wilson boys and their cousin poster boy Brian in his younger days Dennis, who drowned in 1983. Not long after, Brian found himself estranged from the group, with his youngest brother Carl dying from lung cancer in 1998. “Brian is the last Wilson,” reflects Brent, noting the inevitable pain that comes as a result of an eldest child losing all their younger siblings. He adds: “I know how much he inspiration Bruce Springsteen loved his brothers and how complicated their relationships were. When he started to discuss those, for me that was a lovely surprise. It’s shaped the film, to be honest with you.” This dark sense of melancholy can be heard drifting through even the most upbeat Brian Wilson-penned tracks. It’s a sound Brent describes as “loneliness” and “almost a cry for help” – a notion that is apparent in the context of abuse, loss and isolation. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice, to me, was a question mark,” explains Brent. “There was always this kind of little under- enigma Wilson in a reflective mood and lows in the life of Beach Boy Brian New film reveals torment and loss behind frontman legend current –it was that undercurrent that pulled me in.” Describing the Beach Boys’ track In My Room as “the gateway drug” that led him to discover artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Jim James, Brent notes the way in which his own musical education was shaped by the band’s groundbreaking harmonies and distinctive “textures”. He adds: “As crazy as it may sound – and it sounds kind of silly just hearing in my head – but I literally Driven Wilson is still recognised as a music icon I truly want this to be a film that lasts the ages Brent wilson on his beach boys work thought to myself, ‘What if there was 70 hours of interviews with Beethoven or Mozart or Hemingway? How valuable would that be intrinsically to the world 100 years from now?’ And that’s the way I approached it. “I really, truly want this to be a film that lasts the ages and gives [an] insight into Brian that people haven’t seen before.” ■ Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road is in cinemas from January 21. news@irishmirror.ie

24 cheers Gary and his wine It’s Take That ..and pantry IF you already have a bottle of Gary Barlow wine in the larder you can now buy the glasses to drink it from. In fact, the Take That star plans a range of Gary Barlow homeware, such as cutlery, plates, glassware towels and curtains. He has applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office to trademark his name. His €9.50 wine has already been a hit. Expert Helena Nicklin, of The- ThreeDrinkers.com, said it was “perfectly decent”. But she said: “Unlike some of his chart hits, it’s not terribly memorable.” PAT FLANAGAN IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM... He’s the voice of Ireland EVERY FRIDAY DMEEIR Anne Frank was betrayed ‘by Jewish businessman’ hidden talent Anne wrote her diary in secret annex by JAMes MUrrAY THE man who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis appears to have finally been outed, 77 years after the diarist’s death. A painstaking probe has led to Jewish lawyer Arnold van den Bergh being named as the one who exposed their secret hideaway in Amsterdam, where Anne penned her famous work. Former FBI agent Vincent Pankoke was part of the 24-strong team of investigators who revealed the “well-known notary” as the guilty party. Their detective work has been chronicled by author Rosemary Sullivan in her book The Betrayal of Anne Frank. The investigation into van den Bergh began in 2016. A list of suspects was narrowed down to 12 and eventually one. Ms Sullivan said: “We looked at each person in terms of opportunity, motive and knowledge.” Among documents unearthed from a previous probe was a letter sent anonymously to Anne’s father Otto, who died in 1980 in Switzerland aged 91, which said van den Bergh had revealed his family’s hiding place. When the investigators found the note he is alleged to have handed to the Nazis there were no names on it so it could be argued he did not know the sUspects Dutch police’s ‘wall of shame’ New probe reveals lawyer gave tip-off that led to family’s arrest identity of those in hiding – and only did it to save his own family. The Franks’ secret upstairs annex was raided on August 4, 1944, and they were arrested. Anne and her family were sent to Auschwitz where mum Edith died of starvation. Anne, 15, and her sister Margot were moved to Bergen-Belsen where they died. Only Otto survived and he returned to Amsterdam after the war. Despite the family’s tragic end, Ms Sullivan urges readers not to view treAcherY Lawyer Arnold van den Bergh van den Bergh, who reportedly died in 1950, too harshly. She said: “I don’t think anybody can judge unless they were in his situation. “He did not turn over information out of wickedness or for self-enrichment as so many others had. Like Otto, his goal was to save his family.” And Mr Pankoke believes van den Bergh’s identity had remained secret for so long because of fears it would incite anti-Semitism. “Perhaps it was just felt it’ll only stoke the fires further,” he told CBS 60 Minutes. news@irishmirror.ie WIN A €1000 TUI GIFTCARD TO SPEND ON YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY To help start your New Year off with a bang, we’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a €1,000 TUI voucher to spend on a holiday of your choice. Whether you’ve been dreaming of jetting off to New York, Paris, Dubai or sailing around the Carribean - we have you covered. FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN, SIMPLY OPEN CAMERA AND SCAN HERE TO ENTER www.irishmirror.ie/TUI

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 25 old masters PoSitive teSt Bez, 57 Bez is left on thin ice after getting Covid by Peter dyKe DANCING on Ice star Bez has thrown the ITV show into crisis after testing positive for Covid-19. The Happy Mondays dancer, 57, is the first celebrity in the new series to be struck by the virus. Insiders fear the show might be “cursed by Covid” like last year when stars had to skip training. Bez, who is due to miss this Sunday’s episode, said: “I’m gutted but looking forward to skating again for Week Three.” He caught Covid in 2021 and ended up in hospital. Bez, the first hopeful to wear a helmet, was saved by viewers on Sunday after he got 12.5 out of 40 points. Last night, ITV said: “We have stringent protocols in place to ensure the health and safety of all our contributors and staff.” Care home calendar recreates paintings left no will Prince Battle royale over Prince’s millions ends by CHriStoPHer BUCKtin US Editor A BITTER legal fight over Prince’s estate has ended with administrators valuing it at €137million. Much of the wrangling was over the worth of the Purple Rain singer’s assets and musical rights. He died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016, aged 57, and a dispute broke out when it was found he had left no will. The Internal Revenue Service valued it at €143million but Comerica Bank & Trust, the estate’s administrator, at just €72million. Now with an agreement figure approved by Prince’s family, distributing his wealth can begin. “It has been a long six years,” L. Londell McMillan, an attorney for three of Prince’s siblings said. cAtherine bob And win Bob holds a fork handle in a copy of American Gothic by Grant Wood Uncannily like Virgin in Prayer by Milo Boyd CARE home residents have had a brush with fame by dressing as figures from classic paintings for their fundraising calendar. They found cloaks, head scarfs, pipes and forks to recreate images from masterpieces such as Grant Wood’s American Gothic, Modigliani’s Man with a Pipe and Giovanni’s Virgin in Prayer. A volunteer took the photos of the residents at Brookfield care home in Oxford, including Amina as Frida Kahlo, which are in €14 calendars that are to be sold from the reception. news@irishmirror.ie art Amina & Kahlo williAm Dressed like Rembrandt in one of his self portraits evelyn Resident looking regal as Elizabeth I dAve Posing as Man with pipe by Modigliani Andy Dutch of class, as self portrait of Van Eyck

DMEEIR 26 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 HEALTH We all spend much more time indoors during winter, but is your home a haven or a health hazard? Jane Symons investigates We spend 90 per cent of our lives indoors – and these days much of that is in our own homes. Workplaces and public buildings have to pass a raft of health and safety checks to ensure there are no hazards – but are we really as safe as houses inside our own four walls? The science would suggest possibly not. However, the biggest threats to your health may not be on your radar. Dr Andy Whittamore, a practising GP and clinical lead at Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, says: “Many people consider their homes a safe environment, but being inside means we are at risk of indoor air pollutants. “Everyone is at risk from poor indoor air quality, but it can be especially harmful for people with common lung conditions. Children are also particularly vulnerable to indoor air pollution as their lungs are still developing.” Our choice of cleaning products could also be a threat to our health. Poorly maintained appliances are a hazard too. And are wi-fi and microwaves really a concern? It’s time we identified the real hazards inside our homes, and how to deal with them. Take a breather The air inside your home is probably more polluted than the air outside – and air quality is particularly a problem in winter when windows are closed to keep out the cold. Air quality tests carried out before the pandemic found levels of pollution inside homes across the UK were, on average, 3.5 times worse than those outside. And indoor air quality has deteriorated in the pandemic — particularly if you cook and bake more than usual. The Environmental Research Group at King’s College London estimates spending just one extra hour a day in a kitchen environment increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide by up to six per cent and fine particulate matter by around 19 per cent. Both pollutants are linked to lung damage and asthma, while fine particulate pollution – a combination Is you maki of tiny particles and droplets which can hang in the air for days – is associated with an increased risk of heart disease. Particulate pollution accounts for up to three per cent of UK deaths from heart and lung disease, and up to five per cent of lung cancers. Dr Whittamore advises: “Keep your windows or skylights open for five to 10 minutes several times a day – especially if you’re cooking, using the shower or cleaning with products that contain chemicals called volatile organic compounds [VOCs].” Windows should not be a pain Condensation around windows, or damp spots on ceilings and walls, can lead to growths of black mould – which releases toxic spores triggering respiratory problems and e Remo vineg scrub remov fans in dryin the ho A d the co recom (£189 Altern Air Sp clinic asper It a – ano and sk reduc A st of resp ‘‘ Cleaning products c cause cont dermatitis skin proble like psorias

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 27 r home ng you sick? xacerbating asthma and eczema. ve by spraying affected areas with ar and leaving it for an hour. Use a bing brush and warm water to e residue and dry. Use extractor bathrooms and kitchens, avoid g laundry on radiators and keep use well ventilated. ehumidifier will also help: nsumer magazine Which? mends the DeLonghi DEX214F , appliancesdirect.co.uk). atively, Puressentiel’s Purifying ray (£19.99, Holland & Barrett) is ally proven to considerably reduce gillus and other fungal spores. lso eliminates house dust mites ther common cause of breathing in problems – and severely es airborne bacteria. udy of 53 patients with a history iratory symptoms reported significant improvements in lung function after four weeks and it is safe for people with asthma. an act and ms is be your best Wi-fi is fine From the moment the technology was launched, there have been questions around the safety of wi-fi and the electromagnetic fields that keep us connected. And several small studies have found that strong electromagnetic fields increase oxidative stress and trigger temporary neural changes. However, earlier this year, researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland, analysed data from 23 studies and concluded: “We found little evidence that wi-fi exposure is a health risk in the everyday environment.” They pointed out that the electromagnetic field, or EMF, produced by wi-fi is well below the levels set by the International Commission on Non- Ionizing Radiation Protection. And while boosters can make a huge difference to connectivity, the EMF they produce is still well within safe levels. Public Health England also says the 5G signals used for wireless devices are safe. “The overall exposure is expected to remain low relative to guidelines and, as such, there should be no consequences for public health.” If you’re worried, turn your router off when it’s not needed. Coming clean Many household cleaning products give off toxic vapours known as volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. Data on more than 6,000 people, collected as part of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, found women who were professional cleaners, or who did a lot of housework, experienced a more rapid decline in lung function than those who avoided these chores. Lead researcher Oistein Svanes says, “The take-home message is that in the long run cleaning chemicals very likely cause rather substantial damage to your lungs. “These chemicals are usually unnecessary; microfibre cloths and water are more than enough for most purposes.” Bleach and other disinfectants also undermine lung function. A Harvard University study in the US, based on 30 years of health records for more than 55,000 nurses, found that using disinfectants once a week increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by as much as 32 per cent. And bleach should never be mixed with other cleaning agents. Alexander Lu, a research chemist at the University of California Irvine, US, explains; “The primary ingredient in chlorinated bleach is sodium hypochlorite, which reacts with a variety of chemicals to produce toxic gases.” Chlorine gas, one of the first chemical weapons used in the First World War, was basically bleach and vinegar. Cleaning products can also cause contact dermatitis and exacerbate skin conditions such as psoriasis. Research for the Skin Life Sciences Foundation Edited by AMY PACKER ‘‘ Open windows or skylights for five to 10 minutes a day, especially when cooking found that 78 per cent of adults now experience skin problems. Wear gloves when handling cleaning materials, and use moisturisers and emollients to maintain the skin barrier. Your doctor can advise on any prescription-only treatments if over-the-counter options don’t help. Dr Nisa Aslam, a GP with an interest in skin disorders, says: “Finding the most effective therapy is often a matter of trial and error, so it’s important to keep going back to your doctor, or dermatologist for advice.” Mite be a problem The average bed is home to around 10,000 house dust mites – microscopic allergy-inducing insects which thrive in warm, humid environments. They’ll also be lurking in your carpets, soft furnishings and clothing. It’s estimated that around 50 per cent of people with asthma are sensitive to the waste they produce. And studies show the more mites there are, the greater the risk of breathing problems. They can also cause skin irritation and rashes. Wash bedding at 60C to ensure you kill mites, vacuum regularly and you should wipe down surfaces using a damp cloth to reduce their debris. Leave your duvet off the bed for an hour or so to make it a less welcoming habitat and consider using allergy-proof mattresses and pillow covers. Allergyuk.org lists a range of products approved by the charity. Appliance risks Electrical hobs, ovens and heaters are healthier than gas-fired appliances, which release carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. The fashion for wood-fired heaters is also bad news for air quality. According to the Consumer’s Association, “The idea that microwave ovens are a radioactive hazard appears to be based more on doomsday TV dramas than any actual scientific evidence”. The World Health Organisation says: “When used according to manufacturers’ instructions, microwave ovens are safe. “Food does not become radioactive, nor does any microwave energy remain in the cavity or the food after the microwave is switched off.” Small amounts of radiation could leak out if the appliance happens to be faulty or damaged, but this is unlikely to be harmful. If in doubt, have it checked by a qualified professional. Cancer Research UK confirms they do not cause cancer and the British Heart Foundation says there is no risk to people with pacemakers.

28 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR HEALTH The Paralympian tells James Moore why training for Dancing on Ice is the hardest thing she has ever done Paralympian Stefanie Reid hasn’t had things easy. Yet the long jumper, who lost her right foot in a boating accident when she was 16, describes taking to her skates for the new series of Dancing on Ice as “the hardest thing I have ever done”. Stef, who won a bronze and two silver medals competing at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympics says that training with dance partner Andy Buchanan for the ITV show, which started last Sunday, has been every bit as gruelling as her athletics career. Taking part required a new prosthetic skating leg to be specially made for her. “The hardest thing for me is learning to use the skate blade and feel the edges,” she explains. “I have to find a way to use the muscles and joints I still have, to do the normal work of a foot and ankle. “There is also a bit of a fear factor. When I’m skating on my artificial leg, I find I want to get off it again as quickly as possible and back on to my real foot. It throws the timing out.” There’s another reason the 37 year I’m discovering muscles I never knew I had... Champ Stef in action for Team GB STeF ReID: old may have had additional nerves about the challenge. Her husband, Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos, was left paralysed at the age of six in a freak ice-skating accident. “Skating can be dangerous – I can’t show up tired or unfocused, especially with the lifts,” she says. Away from the series, Stef ’s normal training regime keeps her busy for up to five hours a day, six days a week with a mix of sprint work, technical long jump work and gym sessions topped up with hot yoga, swimming and bike rides. But she’s had to scale that back to fit in two hours on the ice five days a week, plus extra training on lifting and choreography. “The skating sessions were pretty demanding, especially mentally with everything new that I was having to TOUGh Starring in Dancing On Ice learn, but my posture has completely changed, my quads have grown and I am discovering muscles in my back I never knew I had. “My balance has also improved and my core strength has changed. There are a lot of rotational movements, which means you have to be strong in 360 degrees, whereas sprinting and long jumping tend to be quite linear. “My coordination has really improved as has my confidence in what my body can do. I never thought I would find myself being thrown and spun over someone’s head. It has really pushed me out of my comfort zone.” The former semi-finalist on Celebrity MasterChef believes eating well and looking after her gut health is also key to maintaining her performance levels. “As an athlete, your body is your tool and your job is to optimise it on every possible level – physically and mentally,” says Stef, who takes water-based food supple- ment Symprove, which uses an extract of germinated barley and four strains of live and active bacteria to help balance the gut microbiome and aid digestion. “Nobody feels their best when they are bloated or having digestive issues,” she says. “There is also a connection between the gut and mental health which is why I strive to maintain my gut health through a varied diet and with Symprove.” Despite having stood on the podium at three Olympics, Stef says she still has to battle the butterflies before heading out to compete on the ice. “You have to get over the fear of failure or looking silly though. Sometimes I look ridiculous, sometimes I fall – and sometimes I totally nail it.” ■Dancing ■ on Ice is on ITV on Sundays at 6.30pm. For more information about Symprove go to Symprove.com

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 29 Retail therapies By Amy PAcker ■Everyone ■ knows that kids mean clutter, but when it comes to piles of bath toys it can also mean mould, which is bad news for little lungs. The Munchkin Super Scoop Bath Toy Organiser (munchkin.co.uk) is designed to allow toys to drain and dry even while packed neatly away. ■UK-based ■ beanto-bar chocolate maker Knoops has just launched 38% Oat M*lk Chocolate Flakes (knoops.co.uk), which aren’t just 38 per cent plant- based, they’re 100 per cent vegan and made with chocolate which is 38 per cent cocoa solids. They’re hand flaked to create this deliciously smooth dairy-free chocolate drink. They pay their cocoa farmers fairly, too. ■Upgrade ■ your workout kit with Pour Moi’s super-stylish Energy React Mesh Insert Crop Top (pourmoi.co.uk). With its mesh panel and cross back detailing, this speckled silver, non-wired, pull-on sports bra is ultra comfortable. It’s designed to provide medium support, making it perfect for yoga and gym sessions. ■Dorset’s ■ first gin distillery, Conker Spirit, has joined the Low & No market, creating alcohol-free Bowser Leaf (masterofmalt. com). Serve with Indian tonic water and a sprig of mint – or if you’re looking to reduce rather than completely cut out alcohol, make a lower alcohol Martini with 20ml of dry Vermouth. yourhealth@mirror.co.uk HEALTH Lessons from Covid-19 front line: gum disease is lethal... If your gums bleed when you brush, you are at increased risk of heart disease, dementia, diabetes and dozens of other life-changing conditions. Now, emerging evidence of a link between oral health and Covid-19 is providing vital information around these risks — and how to reduce them. Jane Symons investigates The link between oral health and our physical and mental health has been recognised for some time, but the pandemic is providing important clues on this potentially deadly connection. Research from Birmingham University, based on GP records of more than 64,000 people, shows that gum disease increases the odds of mental health problems by 37 per cent, autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis by 33 per cent, type 2 diabetes by 26 per cent and cardiovascular disease by 18 per cent. Another study found that for people with Covid-19, those with severe gum disease are much more likely to be admitted to intensive care or to need a ventilator, and have a 780 per cent increased risk of death. The first piece of the puzzle was the unusual pattern of lung damage caused by Covid-19. Dr Graham Lloyd-Jones, a consultant radiologist at Salisbury Hospital, says: “It’s distinct from anything we have seen before. There is a surprising lack of inflammation in the airways although there is clotting around the bases and edges of the lungs.” But if the virus is getting into our lungs via our airways, Dr Lloyd-Jones says we should expect to see more damage in the upper and central parts of the lungs. “Suddenly it dawned on me. The virus could be getting into the lungs via the blood vessels. If that was the case, how was it getting there?” As he began looking for answers, Dr Lloyd-Jones discovered dozens of studies linking poor oral health to other medical conditions and began to suspect gum disease was the reason. Iain Chapple, a professor of periodontology at Birmingham University, agrees. “When you think about it, it’s ‘‘ Covid-19 patients with severe gum disease have a 780 per cent increased risk of death very logical. Teeth are akin to bones sticking out of our skin,” he says. “The gum lining is permeable to allow immune system cells to flow out, to the spaces between the gums and teeth. This creates a protective fluid which prevents bugs getting into the gum tissues and, from there, into the bloodstream.” However, if the gums are damaged, as happens with gum disease, the gum lining ulcerates and becomes an open wound which can be as large as the palm of a hand. This wasn’t the only clue pointing to the mouth as a primary entry point for Covid. The virus replicates by latching on to ACE-2 receptors and these viral targets are found in the mouth. Studies show that the higher the viral load in a patient’s saliva, the greater their risk of dying – and the risk factors for severe Covid-19 are the same as the risk factors for gum disease. “If the virus does leak across our gums, it would be delivered in the bloodstream to exactly the areas where we see lung damage in Covid-19,” Dr Lloyd-Jones points out. Laboratory tests at Cardiff University point to a possible new defence against Covid-19. Mouthwashes containing CPC – cetylpyridinium chloride – kill the Brush up on oral health • Brush twice a day, for at least two minutes, using a fluoride toothpaste. If you have gum disease, you will need to brush for longer. • Spit but don’t rinse with water. • Use interdental brushes to clean between teeth. • Use a mouthwash with CPC, unless you have an allergy to its contents. If it also has fluoride, you can use it after brushing, otherwise wait at least half an hour. • See your dentist every six months for a thorough oral examination. virus within 30 seconds of contact. The researchers used Dentyl Dual Action and Fresh Protect, but CPC is also used in Colgate Plax, Oral B Pro-Expert and other products. Further studies are underway, but in the meantime Salisbury Hospital executives have begun providing CPC-based mouthwashes for all of their Covid patients. Dr Lloyd-Jones says: “We recommend regular handwashing, even though there is no evidence the virus replicates on our hands. But we know it does replicate in the mouth, so why not use mouthwashes which are safe, cheap and readily available?” Professor Chapple agrees, and adds: “Using a mouthwash will do no harm and CPC seems to kill the virus. Now we need clinical trials to prove that it happens in the body.” With analysis of 822 clinical trials linking gum disease with 57 different medical conditions, anything which improves oral health is likely to bring huge benefits. A ‘super-tree’ of issues associated with periodontal problems, drawn up by a team of international scientists, includes cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pregnancy complications, respiratory tract diseases, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory problems, male infertility and even anaemia. Individual studies help to explain why. For instance, a number of them show gum disease increases the risk of dementia, and Porphyromonas gingivalis – the bacteria which commonly drives gum disease – has been found in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s. Bacteria from dental plaque activate production of immune system cells, which could explain why ongoing gum disease increases the risk of autoimmune conditions, as well as the out-of-control immune responses associated with Covid-19. Gum disease also leads to chronic inflammation, a driver of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other issues. Dr Lloyd-Jones says: “In medicine, very few disciplines look at the body as a whole and dentistry is currently completely divorced from medicine. “I think Covid-19 is telling us that needs to change.”

DMEEIR 30 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DEAR COLEEN dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk your problems solved ouR maRRiage is oveR but he won’t budge Dear Coleen I recently told my husband of 20 years that our marriage is over. After years of putting up with his mood swings and sulks, I finally woke up and realised I had to end it. The thing is, he won’t accept that it’s really over and thinks he can talk me round. He’s still at home, although he sleeps in a separate bedroom. Both our names are on the mortgage and financially we each pay half of everything. He won’t move out or take any steps to move the process on. I’m at my wits’ end. Please help. Dad’s new girlfriend is half his age and now she’s moving in Dear Coleen I’m a 19-year-old lad and my parents split up about a year ago. I have a younger brother and sister, and we all live at home with our mum. My problem is that my dad has turned into a bit of a prat. He’s in his 50s and he has started seeing a 25-year-old girl, and he worships the ground she walks on. I honestly wouldn’t worry about the age gap if she was a nice person, but she’s not. She loves herself, she’s not very smart, she’s not nice to me or my siblings and it’s clear to anyone that she’s with my dad because he’s got a bit of money and can show her a good time. My dad sat us down a couple of weeks ago and told us his girlfriend was moving into his place. My sister went mad, calling him an idiot and so on. He then started shouting back about how none of us had given her a chance and that we should be showing him some respect. My mum just thinks it’s funny and is probably looking forward to watching him blow up his life. What do you think we should do? “She is with him because he’s got a bit of money Coleen says Let him get on with it. Why not sit down with your siblings and ask yourselves if you’ve really given your dad’s girlfriend a fair chance? Why not try being nice to her and see what happens? There’s every chance she’ll move in and a few months later she’ll be moving out because there is a big age gap and she may not want to settle down at her age – or take on a bunch of teenagers! Why not tell your dad you think he’s being stupid, but if he’s happy then you’re happy for him. As far as his girlfriend’s personality goes, maybe she just doesn’t know how to handle the situation because she’s 25 and might never have dated a guy with grown-up kids before. Play it cool and try not to make it a big family feud. You should want your parents to be happy following their divorce and, yes, your dad might be making a very obvious mistake, but equally it might work out. As long as he’s a good dad to you, you should be happy with that. And remember, you’re all going to grow up, move out, move on and meet partners of your own, and your parents need to make a life without you. Coleen says You have to get solicitors involved. If your husband gets a legal letter, he’ll know you’re serious. In my last marriage, we were at stalemate, so I took the first step of engaging a solicitor and they guide you through it. It’s frustrating when you know the relationship is over and you want to move forward, but your spouse is in denial. Or perhaps he’s thinking: “Why should I be the one to leave?” Try having a really calm conversation where you explain to him that he can’t talk you round, so you don’t see the point of both of you living in such an unhappy situation. Be clear that it’s over for you, but if you can work together to make the divorce as painless as possible, it will be better for everyone and it will help to keep your legal fees down too. you say To the woman who says she’s loved the same guy for 10 years, but he’s married with kids (Dear Coleen, January 10), please move on! You’ll never be happy while you’re still in touch with him. He obviously loves the fact you fancy him – it’s an ego boost. But what are you getting from this friendship? Nothing, and it’s also why you’re still single. Julia, via email PROBLEMS? Tell Coleen Nolan about them and she’ll give you an honest answer... every weekday in the Irish Mirror email: dearcoleen@mirror.co.uk – sorry, but Coleen can’t reply personally WRiTe To: Coleen Nolan, The Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP wife only wants sex if she’s ovulating Dear Coleen My wife and I have decided to try for a baby, which is exciting. She’s 32 and I’m 34. It’s something we both really wanted to do once we’d been married a few years and felt settled in our own home. But I don’t think we’re having enough sex to make a baby! She’s shady about when she’s ovulating and often turns down sex as “there’s no point” unless she’s fertile. I was hoping to have fun trying for a baby and was looking forward to being a dad, but I’m not sure we’re on the same page any more. What do you think? Coleen says It sounds like she only wants sex when there’s a chance of conceiving, while you want to have sex normally and frequently! Why not tell her you’re excited about having kids with her, but you don’t think it should be changing you as a couple so you only make love when she’s ovulating. Say, “Let’s have fun, let’s have sex every minute of the day if we need to!” Putting pressure on herself and the relationship isn’t going to help in this scenario. I remember when I wanted to get pregnant a second time, we just decided to stop using protection and see what happened... and Jake happened! I think the trouble with saying that you’re trying for a baby is that it sounds like a chore. Plus these days we have devices that help us do everything, including pinpointing ovulation, which isn’t that sexy. So maybe just throw caution to the wind, have lots of fun sex and see how it goes. It’s not like you’ve been trying for years without success. Good luck. Sign up to my newsletter! 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Saturday Magazine 1 DMEEIR irishmirror.ie TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 31 TODAY’S S Tv with kATIE gALLAgHER EMMERDALE Virgin Media One, 7pm VOID Chas is gutted over insurance Billy and Dawn fall out meaning that very soon dad Will will need to get involved. Chas and Marlon are gutted that their insurance claim is void because they failed to mention the development plans. Seeing no other way out, Chas agrees to finally sign the papers that Al has drafted for ownership of the Woolpack. Later on a country road, Al is frustrated when Gavin tells him to offer Chas and Marlon less money. Will the deal go ahead? Walkies in the air Pick of the day DISCOVERy Billy finds cash in gift for Janet EAStENDERS RTE One, 7.30pm Gray tells Chelsea that Jordan is breathing on his own so they don’t have to be at the hospital. This makes Chelsea’s chances of getting her passport to register Jordan’s birth rather slim. She tells Kheerat to take Gray to The Vic to buy her time. Billy has a house clearing that he needs help with, so Rocky offers his services. Later, Billy eyes a doll for Janet, but is surprised that hidden inside it is a wad of cash. In the IrIsh MIrror Saturday 22 JANUARY 2022 tHE SECREt LIFE OF OUR PEtS ITV, 8pm HAVE you ever seen a Border collie parachuting off a cliff? Or a rat driving a car? A bunny playing basketball? Maybe only in a cartoon… Digging deeper into the secret life of pets, this fascinating episode explores how the animals are using their intelligence to conquer the human world. It begins with incredible scenes from Switzerland as brave mutt Kazuza leaps off a mountain with owner Bruno Valente, harnessed to his parachute. Every time Bruno headed off to base jump, he had to leave Kazuza with friends, but Kazuza wanted to follow him so Bruno decided to jump together. “I got to the edge. He was super-relaxed, not stressed or scared. We jumped and it was beautiful,” says Bruno. Budgies Debbie and Bubba also demonstrate how the birds pick intelligence over looks when it comes to choosing a mate. And in hilarious scenes, we meet dancing, headbanging parrot Snowball – now an internet sensation. His enthusiastic moves, all self-invented, and excellent rhythm have earned him seven million views online, as well as interest from a top neuroscientist. In other news of smart, funny pets, there is footage of a rabbit shooting hoops, Titus the tortoise solving a maze to reach a plate of strawberries, and two rats racing little cars. Of course there’s a nod to science here, with some expert assessment. But mostly it’s just like watching a rundown of some of the best animal video clips out there. CRASH SCENE INVEStIgAtES Virgin Media One, 9pm The new series kicks off telling real life stories of Irish car crashes. The four-part show tells the stories of how they happened and the long term impact they caused on the victims themselves as well as the families. Heartbreaking contributions from bereaved families, first-responders, gardai and forensic investigators bring SIt, StAy, FLy Bruno with collie Kazuza the story of the crash to life throughout the episodes. The first episode features the horrific crash in Cork in 2009 when two couples were heading to the airport. After a drunk driver collided with the foursome, tragedy struck. Both men in the car were killed and both women suffer the consequences to this day. Crash Scene Investigates speaks to the two survivors of the crash, as well as several who attended the scene. + TENSION & TERROR Vicky McClure stars in an explosive new thriller SOLUtION Sash & Olwen GOOD COP, BAD COP MaRTIN FREEMaN plays a troubled police officer in gritty drama The Responder All the new shows, soap news and 7-day listings More TV and film news online at irishmirror.ie FAIR CIty RTE One, 8pm There’s trouble in paradise as Paul dismisses Orla’s suggestion of borrowing against his house. Paul remains uneasy at being indebted to Orla. But when he discovers the extent of her windfall from Wayne, he asks her to invest in Vino’s. Meanwhile, Eileen is unable to travel from Spain for the meeting with the council inspector. After his unexpected arrival, Dearbhla is impressed with Zak’s new maturity. And with the worry of becoming homeless, Olwen comes up with a solution to Sash’s problems. Elsewhere, Tommy is horrified at the plan to moonlight as Eileen Bishop before getting on board with the identity switcheroo. Later on in the episode, Anna shows some understanding for Louis’ predicament. And Carol hopes Louis’ affection for Jack will guilt him into admitting the truth. But when he does come clean, Carol tells him to pack his bags. HEARtACHE Series looks at impact of crashes

32 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 All programmes Today’s are listed in Greenwich TV Mean Time previews (GMT). are Apart on from in the Portugal, previous programmes are one hour page later than listed film ratings ★★★★★ Brilliant ★★★★ Very Good ★★★ Good ★★ Average ★ Bad (R) Repeat DMEEIR RTE One RTE2 Virgin One BBC One BBC Two 6.00am EuroNews 6.10 Teleshopping 7.55 Today Daily magazine. (R) 9.55 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Melissa Etheridge chats about her career to Elllen; Weather 10.50 Dr Phil Talk show; Weather 11.45 Shortland Street Hospital drama set in an A&E ward. 12.15pm Doctors Emma decides to teach a lesson in diversity. 12.45 Telly Bingo Gameshow. 1.00 RTE News: One O’Clock 1.30 Home and Away Felicity insists she is being framed. 2.00 Neighbours Kyle refuses to give up on the wedding. 2.30 Keys to My Life Country singer Margo O’Donnell revisits her old homes. (R) 2.55 EastEnders Whitney gives Chelsea an idea. (R) 3.30 Today Daily magazine show featuring entertainment and celebrity news. Presented by Daithi O Se and Emer O’Neill. 5.40 Nuacht The latest headlines. 6.00 The Angelus Religion. (R) 6.01 RTE News: Six One 6.00am EuroNews 7.00 TRTE Children’s shows. 12.20pm Deadly 60 (R) 12.50 Horrible Histories (R) 1.25 Holly Hobbie (R) 1.50 The Next Step (R) 2.15 Hardball Comedy drama. 2.45 The Dumping Ground (R) 3.50 NEW Malory Towers Darrell and the gang are back. 4.20 news2day Headlines. 4.30 The Simpsons Homer and Marge tell the story of how they went from life without kids to being miserable parents. 5.00 The Goldbergs Beverly finds herself forced to intervene when Mr Meller singles Adam out at school, while Barry is unhappy when Erica manages to beat him at a game. (R) 5.30 Shortland Street Hospital drama set in an accident and emergency ward. (R) 6.00 Neighbours Despite Roxy’s declaration that the wedding is off, Kyle refuses to give up. (R) 6.30 Home and Away Felicity pleads her innocence, insisting that she is being framed. (R) 6.10am The Six O’Clock Show Chat show. (R) 7.00 Ireland AM Magazine programme featuring health, safety and education reports, entertainment news and interviews with personalities making the headlines. 10.00 This Morning A mix of celebrity chat, features, advice and competitions. 12.30pm News at 12:30 1.00 The Chase Quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. (R) 3.00 Loose Women Topical debate from a female perspective. 4.00 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs An aggressive chihuahua is retrained. (R) 4.30 Judge Judy Double bill of real-life small-claims cases. 5.30 News at 5.30 Headlines. 6.00 The Six O’Clock Show Chat show, featuring celebrity interviews, food from leading chefs and guidance on a wide range of topics, from consumer affairs to the latest trends, with viewers invited to contribute. 6.00am Breakfast News headlines. 9.15 Morning Live Magazine. 10.00 Rip Off Britain: Holidays Tales about airport parking. 10.45 The Moment of Proof A thief that prowls for victims on social media is locked up. 11.15 Homes Under the Hammer The progress of properties in Greater Manchester, south Wales and Essex. 12.15pm Bargain Hunt Charlie Ross hosts from Anglesey. (R) 1.00 BBC News at One; Weather 1.30 BBC Newsline; Weather 1.45 Doctors Emotions run high when Daniel, Zara and Emma discuss Rowena Mitchell. 2.15 Father Brown (R) 3.00 Escape to the Country (R) 3.45 The Farmers’ Country Showdown Sheep and cattle farmers sell their wares at Lewes Farmers’ Market. 4.30 Antiques Road Trip Searching for items in the North East. 5.15 Pointless Quiz show. 6.00 BBC News at Six; Weather 6.30 BBC Newsline; Weather 6.30am The Farmers’ Country Showdown (R) 7.15 Antiques Road Trip (R) 8.00 Sign Zone: The Green Planet The world of plants. (R) 9.00 BBC News at 9 Updates. 10.00 BBC News Headlines. 12.15pm Politics Live The latest stories from Westminster. 1.00 LIVE Bowls: World Indoor Championships 2022 Coverage of the World Indoor Championships from Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea in Norfolk, featuring the mixed pairs final and a second-round open singles match. 5.15 Flog It! David Fletcher and James Lewis are in Ushaw in Co Durham, while Paul Martin visits the Mining Art Gallery in Bishop Auckland. (R) 6.00 Richard Osman’s House of Games With Jayde Adams, Josie d’Arby, Rufus Hound and Scott Mills. (R) 6.30 Rick Stein’s Cornwall Rick discovers how much the Cornish landscape influenced the artist Turner’s work. 7 8 9 10 11 12 midnight 7.00 Eco Eye Environmental issues of the day are discussed. 7.30 EastEnders Kheerat takes Gray out for a drink so that Chelsea can slip home and pick up her passport, while Billy gets a pleasant surprise when he does a house clearing. 8.00 Fair City Anna urges Louis to come clean with Carol, while Paul makes a discovery that could solve everything. 8.30 The Style Counsellors Suzanne Jackson meets 50-year-old Mike Shyne from Castleconnell in Co Limerick. 9.00 RTE News: Nine O’Clock Latest headlines; Weather 9.35 Prime Time An in-depth analysis of current affairs and topical reports from around the country. Presented by Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney. 10.15 Ridley Road Vivien infiltrates the National Socialist Movement. She finds out what has happened to Jack, but the stakes are raised when she discovers a paramilitary organisation at the stately home of a fascist duke. 11.25 An Bronntanas A man returns to Ireland to discover his family factory is facing bankruptcy, and during a lifeboat rescue mission he and the team find a woman has been murdered on a boat. In Irish. (R); Weather 12.10am New Amsterdam. Max, Bloom and Reynolds frantically recount a patient’s past encounter that could throw them into a massive lawsuit. Medical drama, starring Ryan Eggold. 1.05 Holby City (R) 2.15 Prime Time (R) 2.50 Telly Bingo (R) 3.00 Doctors (R) 3.30-6.00am EuroNews 7.00 All Creatures Great and Small Siegfried’s younger brother joins the practice after graduating from Edinburgh veterinary college, and James makes a good impression on a wealthy widow and her beloved Pekingese. (R) 8.00 Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby Giles Coren and Monica Galetti work at London’s Shangri-La Hotel, Britain’s highest hostelry, who makes guests’ personal moments special. Last in series. (R) 9.00 The Cleaner Wicky tries to help a pompous novelist with problems. Comedy, guest starring David Mitchell. 9.35 Yellowstone Double bill. John seeks revenge with help from some unexpected allies. Kayce solves a problem with an unconventional method, and Beth gives Carter his options; Jamie receives some surprising news, and Beth receives an offer. Later, Jimmy settles in on the road and tensions boil over in the bunkhouse. Drama following a man who oversees America’s largest ranch, starring Kevin Costner. 11.30 The Good Fight Liz represents a bicycle shop in a libel case, Marissa receives an interesting offer, and a client comes to the firm asking for Carmen to represent him. (R) 12.35am Room to Improve: Dermot’s Home (R) 1.35 Pulling with My Parents (R) 2.35 Creedon’s Wild Atlantic Way. A road trip from Kinsale to Donegal. (R) 3.25 Super Garden 2020 (R) 4.15 The Rotunda (R) 5.05 Francis Brennan’s Grand Tour South Africa (R) 5.30 Getaways (R) 5.55-6.00am EuroNews 7.00 Emmerdale Billy and Dawn fall out. Chas and Marlon are gutted that their claim is void. Gavin pushes Al to get more. 7.30 Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs Paul falls in love with a four-month-old shih tzu with a serious health condition. 8.00 News at 8 The latest national and international headlines from the Virgin Media News Hub. 8.30 Don’t Look Back in Anger Archive news documentary looking back at the headline stories of the past 20 years, focusing this week on 2012. (R) 9.00 NEW Crash Scene Investigates Four-part series telling real life stories of Irish car crashes, beginning with four friends getting ready for a weekend trip to Amsterdam, but after leaving for the airport they never made their flight. 10.00 The Tonight Show Claire Brock offers her unique take on the big stories of the day with a panel of guests. There is also a panel discussion covering the key issues in the news. Plus, updates on the current global pandemic. 11.00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Another line-up of contestants answer questions that could change their lives – with lifelines, including Ask the Audience, Phone a Friend and 50-50 available to them if they get stuck. 12.00m’t Police Code Zero: Officer Under Attack. A PC who was attacked by a mugger. Last in series. (R) 1.00 One Night with My Ex. Another three former couples spend 24 hours alone together. Last in series. (R) 2.00 Don’t Look Back in Anger: double bill (R) 5.20-6.10am The Tonight Show (R) 7.00 The One Show With Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas. 7.30 EastEnders Gray becomes suspicious, while things are looking up for Billy. 7.50 Holby City The demands of working on AAU leave Fletch considering Regina’s job offer, and Dom is inspired by Sacha’s research project when he reconnects with patient Flo. 8.30 NEW Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure Documentary following Kelvin Fletcher as he attempts to set up his own 120-acre farm on the edge of the Peak District. 9.00 Rules of the Game Sam struggles to keep her home and work life together – and things are only made worse when Maya discovers evidence that threatens the flotation of the company. Drama, starring Maxine Peake. 10.00 BBC News at Ten 10.25 BBC Newsline; Weather 10.35 Brian Friel – Shy Man, Showman A look at how the playwright redefined Irish theatre in the second half of the 20th century, with contributions by family, friends, actors and directors. 11.35 Gossip Girl Max has to confront the reality that Gideon and Roy are not getting back together. Aki and Audrey decide to experiment with an open relationship. Drama, with Jordan Alexander. 12.30am The Graham Norton Show. Light-hearted chat, with guests including Ant and Dec, Ricky Gervais and Cate Blanchett. Plus, Elvis Costello & the Imposters perform their new single Paint the Red Rose Blue. (R) 1.20 Weather for the Week Ahead 1.25-6.00am BBC News. Reports. 7.00 The Hairy Bikers Go North Simon King and Dave Myers are visiting the stunning Peak District. Starting in Chatsworth House, the pair head through the village of Heage, home to one of Britain’s last working windmills. (R) 8.00 NEW Winterwatch Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan present wildlife stories from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, with thermal footage which reveals animal antics after dark, and Iolo Williams watches otters on the Isle of Mull. 9.00 Why Ships Crash When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it triggered a global crisis. Using exclusive footage, testimony from witnesses, and expert analysis, this investigation aims to uncover the inside story. 10.00 The Band A Co Donegal family prepare for a smaller Rossnowlagh Twelfth than usual and assistant Presbyterian minister David Bingham swaps his baritone for his Bible at Richhill Twelfth. (R) 10.30 Newsnight With Kirsty Wark. 11.15 Crime NI Monthly crime appeals show presented by journalists Wendy Austin and Dearbhail McDonald. (R) 11.55 NFL This Week Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell introduce and analyse the action from the play-offs. 12.45am BBC News 1.05 Sign Zone: Take a Hike. Civil servant Paul hosts his hike along the stunning Alnwick coast. (R) 1.35 Sign Zone: The Moment of Proof. A drug boss is put behind bars thanks to a paper trail from his dodgy property empire. (R) 2.05-6.30am This Is BBC Two

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Gold 6.00 Celebrity Catchphrase With Charlene White, Russell Kane and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. 7.00 Superstore Double bill. 8.00 Bob’s Burgers Double bill. 9.00 The Cabins One dater hopes an Elvis Presley performance will impress. 10.00 Plebs Double bill. Marcus becomes Grumio’s slave for the day; Cynthia rescues a stray cat from the courtyard. 11.00 Family Guy Double bill. 12.00m’t American Dad! 12.55 Bob’s Burgers 1.55 Superstore 2.50 Hey Tracey! 3.30-6.00am Teleshopping Drama More4 Freeview 13 Freeview 18 Channel 5 Freeview 20 7.40am A Place to Call Home 8.35 The Bill 9.35 Classic Holby City 10.55 Classic Casualty 12.00noon The Bill 1.00 Classic EastEnders 2.20 Tenko 3.20 All Creatures Great and Small 4.20 Peak Practice 5.20 Keeping Up Appearances 6.00 Are You Being Served? Mr Humphries reveals his clairvoyant abilities. 6.40 Last of the Summer Wine Double bill. 8.00 Dalziel & Pascoe The discovery of a body buried at a university leaves the detective duo puzzling over blackmail, mistaken identity and possible suicide. 10.00 New Tricks Sasha is asked to prove a crime boss was convicted on false evidence, even though she is certain the same man killed her CID partner eight years before. Tamzin Outhwaite stars. 11.10 Taggart A woman’s remains are found under the floorboards of a Glasgow house, and a baby is kidnapped from a car park. Mark McManus stars. 1.45-4.00am Where the Heart Is 8.55am Kirstie’s Vintage Gems 9.15 A Place in the Sun 11.05 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 1.05pm Building the Dream 2.10 Four in a Bed 4.55 Find It, Fix It, Flog It 6.55 Escape to the Chateau Attentions are turned to the wash house. 7.55 Grand Designs Henning Stummel and Alice Dawson plan to convert a dilapidated joinery workshop in North London into a contemporary family home and office. 9.00 Car S.O.S Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend restore a Fiat X1/9 for 53-year-old owner Steve, who has terminal cancer and is desperate to see his son drive the car. 10.00 Emergency Helicopter Medics An appearance at a charity event is cut short by an emergency. 11.05 24 Hours in A&E A teenager puts his hand through a pane of glass. 12.05am Emergency Helicopter Medics 1.10 Car S.O.S 2.15 24 Hours in A&E 3.15-3.45am Food Unwrapped 6.00am Milkshake! 9.15 Jeremy Vine 11.15 Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law 12.15pm 5 News at Lunchtime 12.20 Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords 1.15 Home and Away 1.45 Neighbours 2.15 FILM Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness (2019, PG) Mystery, starring Taylor Cole. ★★★ 4.00 Watercolour Challenge 5.00 5 News at 5 6.00 Neighbours 6.30 Winter Road Rescue 7.00 GPs: Behind Closed Doors 8.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly 9.00 Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild Ben visits the Greek island of Andros. 10.00 Draining the Bermuda Triangle An exploration of the area of ocean. 11.00 FILM Hellboy (2019, 15) Fantasy adventure, starring David Harbour. ★★★ 1.15am The 21.co.uk Live Casino Show 3.15 Murder in Paradise. Documentary. 4.00 Building Britain’s Canals 4.45 Wildlife SOS 5.10 House Busters 5.35-6.00am House Doctor DMEEIR Virgin two 7.30am Benidorm ER 8.30 May the Best House Win 9.30 Tipping Point 10.30 The Chase Australia. Quiz. 12.30pm Think Tank 1.30 Ireland AM. Magazine programme. 2.30 Emmerdale 3.00 Coronation Street 4.00 Tipping Point 6.00 The Chase 7.00 The Chase Quiz show. 8.00 Family Fortunes Gino D’Acampo hosts this revamped version of the gameshow. 9.00 The Cabins One dater hopes an Elvis Presley performance will impress, while the mention of an ex threatens to derail the chance of a perfect romance in the final cabin. 10.00 Love Island USA American version of the reality show. 11.00 AFLW Highlights Women’s Australian rules football action. 12.00m’t Emmerdale 12.30 Red Rock 1.30-2.50am I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 33 virgin three 7.50am The Chase Australia 9.50 Loose Women 10.50 The Royal 11.50 Inspector Morse 1.50pm May the Best House Win 3.50 The Chase Australia 4.50 Heartbeat 5.50 Vera 8.00 Heartbeat Kate seeks Nick’s advice about one of her patients, who seems to be receiving threats, and Greengrass tries to take the law into his own hands. Dora Bryan guest stars. 9.00 Flesh and Blood Helen, Jake and Natalie are shocked when they discover Vivien plans to sell their childhood home, and each of them wrestles with problems of their own. 10.00 Prime Suspect Part two of two. Chief Inspector Jane Tennison continues to investigate the death of a prostitute, convinced that it is connected to a series of murders dating back a decade. 12.00m’t-2.00am This Morning tg4 7.00am Cula 4 7.30 Cula 4 na nOg 10.30 Cruthaim 10.40 Ainmhi 999 11.10 The Wonder Years 11.40 The Golden Girls 12.10pm River Cottage Australia 12.40 Garrai Glas 1.10 Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman 2.05 Weakest Link 3.00 Cula 4 na nOg 4.00 Cula 4 5.27 An Aimsir Laithreach 5.30 Croi an Chlub 6.00 The Golden Girls 6.30 The Wonder Years 6.57 An Aimsir Laithreach 7.00 Nuacht TG4 News stories. 7.30 Ar an Aer Archive material. 8.00 7 La Debate on political stories. 8.30 Ros na Run Tadhg helps Coili. 9.00 The Foster & Allen Show 9.30 Glor Tire Aoife Ni Thuairisg hosts. 10.30 Fargo Black comedy drama. 11.35 Ros na Run Popular soap. 12.07am An Aimsir Laithreach 12.10 Orange Is the New Black 1.15 Fiorsceal 2.20-7.00am France 24

34 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 Sport Sky Sports Main Event 6.00am Sky Sports News 7.00 Good Morning Sports Fans 7.30 Early Kick-Off 8.00 LIVE Big Bash League Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, at Metricon Stadium. 12.00noon Transfer Talk. Discussion. 12.30 LIVE ICC Under-19s World Cup Cricket England v Canada. Group A match action. 5.15 LIVE International Netball South Africa v New Zealand (centre pass 5.30pm). 7.15 LIVE SPFL Aberdeen v Rangers (kick-off 7.45pm). Coverage of the match at Pittodrie. 10.15 Sky Sports News 11.00 Live: Total Access 1.00am Sky Sports News. Headlines. 1.30 LIVE Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers, at Metricon Stadium. 5.10-6.00am LIVE Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. Sky Sports Cricket 6.00am The Fletcher Years 7.45 My Icon 8.00 LIVE Big Bash League Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades, at Metricon Stadium. 12.00noon My Icon 12.15 India’s History At Lord’s 12.30 LIVE ICC Under-19s World Cup Cricket England v Canada. Group A match coverage. 9.00 Talking Cricket 10.00 The Fletcher Years 12.00m’t Talking Cricket 1.00 Best of ICC WT20 1.30 LIVE Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers. Coverage of the T20 match. 5.10-6.00am LIVE Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. Sky Sports Football 6.00am EFL Greatest Games 7.00 Football’s Greatest Players 7.30 Football Countdowns 8.00 Football Years 8.30 EFL Greatest Games 9.00 SPFL Greatest Games 9.30 Football’s Greatest Players 10.00 Football Countdowns 10.30 Football Years 11.00 EFL Play Off Final C’Ship 17/18. Aston Villa v Fulham. 12.00noon EFL Greatest Games 12.45 SPFL Greatest Games 1.00 Football’s Greatest Players 1.30 Football Countdowns 2.00 Football Years 2.30 EFL Play-off Final: C’ship 18/19 3.30 EFL Greatest Games 3.45 One2Eleven. With Markus Babbel. 3.55 LIVE AFCON Malawi v Senegal (kick-off 4pm). 6.00 EFL Greatest Games 6.15 SPFL Greatest Games 6.30 SPFL: Ange Postecoglou 6.45 Remembering The Ibrox Disaster 7.00 LIVE SPFL Aberdeen v Rangers. 10.15 AFCON. Africa Cup of Nations action. 4.15-6.00am EFL Greatest Games Virgin Media Sport 8.00am UEFA European Qualifiers 10.00 Formula E 11.00 Formula E 12.00noon Extreme E: Electric Odyssey 1.00 UEFA European Qualifiers 3.00 Heineken Champions Cup Rugby Highlights 4.00 Heineken Champions Cup Rugby 10.00 Alan Quinlan: Red Blooded 11.00pm- 12.00m’t Alan Quinlan: Red Blooded BT Sport 1 6am LIVE Super Smash Canterbury v Auckland. 9.00 Test Cricket Highlights 11.00 One Day International Cricket 12.00noon BT Sport Goals Reload 12.30 Premier League 2.00 Ashes Daily 2.45 Isuzu UTE A-League 4.45 The Ashes 6.45 Ashes Daily 7.30 LIVE Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea (kick-off 8.00pm). 10.30 The Cricket’s On 11.30 Premier League Reload 11.45 BT Sport Goals Reload 12.00m’t WWE NXT Highlights 1.00 LIVE WWE NXT Wrestling action. 3.15 30 for 30 5.15 BT Sport Goals Reload 5.30-6.00am Extreme E – Electric Odyssey BT Sport 2 6.00am Spanish Women’s Primera Division. 7.00 WWE NXT UK. Grappling action. 8.00 LIVE Isuzu UTE A-League Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners (kick-off 8.05am). 10.00 Premier League Review 11.00 Extreme E Highlights. The latest round in Senegal. 12.00noon Isuzu UTE A-League 2.00 Ligue 1 Highlights 3.00 ESPN FC 3.30 Heineken Champions Cup Highlights 4.30 Spanish Super Cup 6.00 Premier League Review 7.00 LIVE Premier League Burnley v Watford (kick-off 7.30pm). Coverage from Turf Moor. 9.45 The Dan Hardy Breakdown Show 10.15 Fight Week 10.45 BT Sport Films 12.00m’t LIVE College Basketball Oklahoma Sooners v Kansas Jayhawks (tip-off 12m’t). 2.00 LIVE College Basketball Florida State Seminoles v Duke Blue Devils (tip-off 2.00am). 4.00-6.00am Classic MOTD – Thrillers Eurosport 1 6.00am LIVE Australian Open Tennis Day two. 8.00 LIVE Australian Open Tennis Continued coverage of the first-round matches in Melbourne. 10.00 LIVE Australian Open Tennis The conclusion of day two at Melbourne Park. 1.15pm Australian Open Tennis 11.55 LIVE Australian Open Tennis Day three of the opening Grand Slam event of the season. 2.00am LIVE Australian Open Tennis Further coverage from Melbourne Park of day three of the opening Grand Slam event of 2022. 4.00-6.00am LIVE Australian Open Tennis Continued coverage of day three. BBC Four Freeview 9 7.00pm Great British Railway Journeys 7.30 LIVE Netball. England v Australia (centre pass 7.30pm). The Quad Series fixture. 9.30 Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather 10.30 Shipwrecks: Britain’s Sunken History 11.30 Art of France 12.30am Handmade in Africa 1.00 Great British Railway Journeys 1.30 Hurricanes and Heatwaves: The Highs and Lows of British Weather 2.30-3.30am Shipwrecks: Britain’s Sunken History 5USA Freeview 21 9.00am Murder, She Wrote 10.00 NCIS 11.00 Law & Order 1.00pm Grey’s Anatomy 2.55 Entertainment News on 5 3.00 Law & Order 6.00 NCIS 9.00 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 10.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1.55am Law & Order: Criminal Intent 3.35- 4.00am 999: Criminals Caught on Camera ITV3 Freeview 10 6.00am Classic Coronation Street 7.00 Classic Emmerdale 8.05 On the Buses 9.10 The Royal 11.20 Heartbeat 1.30pm Classic Emmerdale 2.40 Classic Coronation Street 3.40 Wycliffe 6.00 Heartbeat 8.00 Midsomer Murders 10.00 Foyle’s War 12.10am The Royal 2.15-6.00am Unwind with ITV ITV4 Freeview 25 6.00am World of Sport 6.15 The Saint 7.10 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 8.05 The Avengers 9.15 The Sweeney 10.20 Minder 11.20 The Saint 12.30pm Fishing Allstars 1.30 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 2.35 The Avengers 3.45 The Sweeney 4.50 Minder 5.55 Fishing Allstars 6.55 The Chase Celebrity Special 8.00 River Monsters 9.00 FILM Hellboy (2004/12) ★★★ 11.30 All Elite Wrestling: Rampage 12.30am Auto Mundial 1.00 Motorsport Mundial 1.25 Minder 2.20 -2.50amThe Protectors Really Freeview 17 7.00am Cruise TV with LoveitBookit 8.00 Homes Under the Hammer 10.00 Antiques Road Trip 12.00noon Money for Nothing 1.00 A Place in the Sun 2.00 Animal Cops Houston 4.00 My Cat from Hell 5.00 Helicopter ER 6.00 Money for Nothing 7.00 Antiques Road Trip 9.00 Charlotte Church’s Dream Build 10.00 Born Mucky: Life on the Farm 11.00 Ghost Adventures 1.00am Ghost Nation 2.00-4.00am Teleshopping Pick Freeview 35 7.00am Highway Patrol 8.00 Motorway Patrol 9.00 Police Force: Australia 10.00 Police Ten 7 11.00 Highway Cops 12.00noon Nothing to Declare 1.00 Border Patrol 2.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line 3.00 Nothing to Declare 4.00 Alphas 5.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation 6.00 Quantum Leap 7.00 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 8.00 NCIS: Los Angeles 9.00 The Rookie 10.00 Fringe 11.00 World’s Most Evil Killers 12.00m’t Murders That Shocked the Nation 1.00 Stop, Search, Seize 2.00 Nothing to Declare 3.00 Border Patrol 4.00 Motorway Patrol 5.00-6.00am Police Force: Australia Sky Arts 6.00am FILM Anton Bruckner: The Making of a Giant (2020/12) ★★★ 7.15 John Eliot RTE Radio 1 FM 88-90MHz 7.00am Morning Ireland 9.00 The Ryan Tubridy Show 10.00 Today with Claire Byrne 12.00noon The Ronan Collins Show 1.00 News at One 1.45 Liveline 3.00 The Ray D’Arcy Show 4.30 Drivetime 7.00 Arena 8.00 The John Creedon Show 10.00 The History Show 11.00 Late Date 2.00am Playback Daily 3.00 RTE Gold on RTE Radio 1 5.30-7.00am Rising Time RTE 2FM 90-92MHz 6.00am 2FM Breakfast with Doireann, Donncha and Carl 9.00 Jennifer Zamparelli 12.00noon Tracy Clifford 3.00 Jenny Greene 6.00 Game On 7.00 Tara Kumar 10.00 The Alternative with Dan Hegarty 12.00m’t-6.00am 2FM Overnight RTE lyric fm 96-99MHz 7.00am Marty in the Morning 10.00 Niall Carroll’s Classical Daytime 1.00pm The Full Score with Liz Nolan 4.00 Lorcan Murray’s Classic Drive 7.00 Mystery Train with John Kelly 9.00 The Blue of the Night with Bernard Clarke 12.00m’t-7.00am Lyric Through the Night RTE Raidio na Gaeltachta 92-95MHz 7.00am Nead Na Fuiseoige 8.00 Adhmhaidin 9.00 Priomhscealta na Nuachta 9.15 Iris Aniar 10.15 Cuideachta Ceoil 10.55 Tuairisc Spoirt 11.00 Barrscealta 12.00noon Priomhscealta na Nuachta 12.08 An Saol o Dheas 1.00 Nuacht a hAon 2.00 Tuairisc Spoirt 2.05 Eachtraigh Dom 3.00 Binneas Beil 5.00 Tus Aite 5.55 Tuairisc DMEEIR Entertainment & Factual Gardiner Conducts Mendelssohn 9.00 Tales of the Unexpected 10.00 Discovering: Robert Shaw 11.00 Landmark 12.00noon Classic Literature & Cinema 1.00 Tales of the Unexpected 2.00 Discovering: Rex Harrison 3.00 Matisse: From Tate Modern & MoMA 4.00 ZZ Top: Music Icons 4.30 Video Killed the Radio Star 5.00 Tales of the Unexpected 6.00 Discovering: Yul Brynner 7.00 Renoir – Revered and Reviled 8.00 Leonardo: The Works 9.00 Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers 11.30 I Am Paul Walker 1.30am How It Feels to Be Free 3.30 Arts Uncovered 3.40 FILM Burning Man: Art on Fire (2020) 5.00-6.00am Auction GOLD 7.30am Keeping Up Appearances 8.00 Are You Being Served? 8.40 Porridge 9.20 Last of the Summer Wine 10.40 Keeping Up Appearances 11.20 Dad’s Army 12.00noon Are You Being Served? 12.40 Porridge 1.20 Gavin & Stacey 2.00 Miranda 2.40 Keeping Up Appearances 3.20 Last of the Summer Wine 4.40 Porridge 5.20 Keeping Up Appearances 6.00 Are You Being Served? 6.40 Dad’s Army 8.00 Gavin & Stacey 8.40 Miranda 9.20 Mrs Brown’s Boys 10.40 Not Going Out 11.20 Peep Show 12.30am Marley’s Ghosts 1.05 The Rebel 1.50 Peep Show 2.55-4.00am Bridget & Eamon Yesterday Freeview 26 8.00am Forbidden History 9.00 Abandoned Engineering 11.00 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain 12.00noon Great British Railway Journeys 2.00 Abandoned Engineering 4.00 WW2 – Frontlines 5.00 The World at War 6.00 Fred Dibnah’s Building of Britain 7.00 The Architecture The Railways Built 8.00 Secrets of the London Underground 9.00 The Architecture The Railways Built 10.00 Bangers and Cash 12.00m’t Abandoned Engineering 1.00-3.00am Impossible Engineering Alibi 9.00am Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries 10.00 Major Crimes 11.00 Rizzoli & Isles 12.00noon Hudson & Rex 1.00 Murdoch Mysteries 4.00 The Good Wife 5.00 Major Crimes 6.00 Hudson & Rex 7.00 Rizzoli & Isles 8.00 Father Brown 9.00 The Coroner 10.00 Death in Paradise 11.00 The Good Wife 12.00m’t Briarpatch 1.00-2.00am Hudson & Rex Sky Max 6.00am Grimm 8.00 Supergirl 9.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 10.00 The Flash 11.00 NCIS: New Orleans 1.00pm Hawaii Five-0 Radio Private Eyes Sky Witness, 9pm In the season five finale, Shade and Angie (Cindy Sampson, left) look into an odd robbery at a drag club that turns out to be linked to a big heist, Plus, Don wins his city council race. Spoirt 6.00 Nuacht a Se 6.30 Fograi an Lae 7.00 Ceol Binn o na Beanna 9.00 Ri-Ra ar RnaG 10.00 An Taobh Tuathail 12.00m’t-7.00am Scoth na Mairte Cork’s 96FM 95.8-96.8MHz 6.00am KC and Ross in the Morning 9.00 The Opinion Line 12.00noon Afternoon Show 4.00 Drivetime Show 8.00 Total Access 12.00m’t The Best Music Mix Non Stop 3.00-6.00am The Opinion Line Today FM 100-102MHz 7.00am Ian Dempsey’s Breakfast Show 9.00 Dermot and Dave 12.00noon Lunchtime 2.00 Fergal D’Arcy 4.30 The Last Word 7.00 Pamela Joyce 10.00 Ed Smith 12.00m’t Overnight Music 5.00-7.00am Early Breakfast Newstalk FM 100-108MHz 6.00am Breakfast Briefing 6.30 Breakfast Business 7.00 Newstalk Breakfast with Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly 9.00 The Pat Kenny Show 12.00noon Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan 2.00 Moncrieff with Sean Moncrieff 4.00 The Hard Shoulder with Kieran Cuddihy 7.00 Off the Ball 10.00 The Tom Dunne Show 12.00m’t-6.00am Best of Newstalk Cork’s Red FM 104.2-106.1MHz 6.00am Ray and Jay 9.00 Neil Prendeville 12.00noon Philip Bourke 4.00 Dave Mac’s Drive 7.00 Red Hits 10.00 Kilian Pettit 1.00am The Neil Prendeville Show Rewind 4.00-6.00am Non-stop Hits 2.00 MacGyver 3.00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow 4.00 Supergirl 5.00 The Flash 6.00 Grimm 8.00 An Idiot Abroad 2 9.00 Strike Back: Shadow Warfare 10.00 NCIS: New Orleans 11.00 The Force: North East 12.00m’t Road Wars 2.05 Brit Cops: Rapid Response 3.00 Hawaii Five-0 4.00 MacGyver 5.00-6.00am Send in the Dogs Sky Atlantic 6.00am The British 7.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 8.00 Six Feet Under 10.15 The Wire 12.30pm Game of Thrones 1.35 In Treatment 3.30 Six Feet Under 5.45 The Wire 7.55 Game of Thrones 9.00 The Nevers. Double bill of the fantasy adventure. 11.20 Billions 3.40am In Treatment 4.10-6.00am Richard E Grant’s Hotel Secrets Sky Witness 6.00am Nothing to Declare 8.00 Border Patrol 9.00 Send in the Dogs 10.00 Law & Order 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 12.00noon Grey’s Anatomy 1.00 Blue Bloods 3.00 Air Ambulance ER 4.00 Stop, Search, Seize 5.00 Nothing to Declare 8.00 Blue Bloods 9.00 Private Eyes 10.00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector 11.00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 12.00m’t FBI 1.00 Bull 2.00 Transplant 3.00 Law & Order 4.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 5.00-6.00am Brit Cops: Law & Disorder Sky Comedy 8.00am Parks and Recreation 9.00 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 10.00 Will & Grace 11.30 The Office (US) 12.30pm Curb Your Enthusiasm 1.45 Entourage 3.00 Modern Family 4.00 The Office (US) 5.00 30 Rock 5.30 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 6.30 Will & Grace 8.00 Parks and Recreation 9.00 Pen15 10.15 Greg Davies: Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog 11.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 12.30am Miracle Workers 1.30 Wellington Paranormal 2.00 Curb Your Enthusiasm 3.20-4.30am Entourage Discovery 8.00am Homestead Rescue: Raney Ranch 9.00 Alaska: The Last Frontier 10.00 Fast N’ Loud Revved Up 11.00 Wheeler Dealers 12.00noon Misfit Garage 1.00 Gold Rush 3.00 Naked and Afraid XL 4.00 Building Off the Grid 5.00 Wheeler Dealers 6.00 Fast N’ Loud 7.00 Outback Truckers 8.00 Iron Resurrection 9.00 Gold Rush 10.00 Gold Rush: White Water 11.00 Combat Dealers 12.00m’t Gold Rush 1.00 Gold Rush: White Water 2.00 Gold Divers 3.00 Gold Rush 4.00 Fast N’ Loud Revved Up 4.50 Wheeler Dealers 5.40-6.00am How It’s Made National Geographic 8.30am Food Factory 9.00 Megafactories 10.00 Superstructures: Engineering Marvels 11.00 Supercar Megabuild 12.00noon Ice Road Rescue 1.00 Wicked Tuna: North v South 2.00 Alaska: The Next Generation 3.00 Draining the Thames 4.00 Air Crash Investigation 6.00 Car S.O.S 8.00 JFK: The Lost Assassination Tapes 9.00 JFK: The Lost Bullet 10.00 Ice Road Rescue: Highway Havoc! 11.00 Air Crash Investigation 12.00m’t WW2: Hell Under the Sea 1.00 Nazi Megastructures: Battle Ready 2.00 Doing Hard Time: Vegas 3.00-5.00am Car S.O.S FM104 104MHz 6.00am The Strawberry Alarm Clock 10.00 10-3 Show 3.00pm The Jam 7.00 Total Access 9.00 The Phone Show 1.00-6.00am The Night Time Network BBC Radio 4 FM 92.4-94.6MHz, LW 198kHz 6.00am (FM) Today 8.31 (LW) Yesterday in Parliament 9.00 (LW) Test Match Special 9.00 (FM) Room 5 9.30 (FM) The Political Butterfly Effect 9.45 (LW) Daily Service 9.45 (FM) Book of the Week: It’s Always Summer Somewhere 10.00 (LW) Test Match Special 10.00 (FM) Woman’s Hour 11.00 (FM) The Coming Storm 11.30 (FM) Lacrimosa 12.00noon News 12.01 (LW) Shipping Forecast 12.04 Paradise 12.18 Call You and Yours 12.57 Weather 1.00 The World at One 1.45 NatureBang 2.00 The Archers 2.15 Drama: Fault Lines: Blood 3.00 The Kitchen Cabinet 3.30 Moving Pictures 4.00 Word of Mouth 4.30 Great Lives 5.00 PM 5.54 (LW) Shipping Forecast 5.57 Weather 6.00 News 6.30 It’s a Fair Cop 7.00 The Archers 7.15 Front Row 8.00 File on 4 8.40 In Touch 9.00 Inside Health 9.30 Room 5 10.00 The World Tonight 10.45 Book at Bedtime: Paradise 11.00 Fortunately 11.30 Today in Parliament 12.00m’t News 12.30 Book of the Week: It’s Always Summer Somewhere 12.48 Shipping Forecast 1.00 As BBC World Service 5.20 Shipping Forecast 5.30 News 5.43 Prayer for the Day 5.45 Farming Today 5.58-6.00am Tweet of the Day Movies Film4 11.00am The Malta Story (1953/U) Second World War drama, with Alec Guinness. ★★★ 1.10pm 12 Angry Men (1957/U) Legal drama, starring Henry Fonda. ★★★★★ 3.10 Tomahawk (1951/PG) Western, starring Van Hefting and Yvonne de Carlo. ★★★★ 4.50 The Admirable Crichton (1957/U) Comedy based on JM Barrie’s play, starring Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Diane Cilento and Peter Graves. ★★★ 6.40 Warcraft (2016/12) Conflict erupts between the defenders of a kingdom and an invading horde that has travelled from a dying world. Fantasy adventure, starring Travis Fimmel and Paula Patton. ★★★ 9.00 The Martian (2015/12) Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama, starring Matt Damon. ★★★★ 11.50 Hitman: Agent 47 (2015/15) Action thriller, starring Rupert Friend. ★★ 1.45-3.55am The Last Witch Hunter (2015/12) Fantasy adventure, starring Vin Diesel. ★★ Sky Cinema Premiere 7.25am Rock Dog 2: Rock Around The Park (2021/U) See 5.50am for details. ★★★ 9.05 Naked Singularity (2021/15) See 1.30am for details. ★★★ 10.50 Save the Cinema (2022/12) See 8.00pm for details. ★★★ 12.50pm Pig (2021/15) See 6.15pm for details. ★★★★ 2.35 Land (2021/12) See 10.00pm for details. ★★★★ 4.15 The Paper Tigers (2020/12) See 11.35pm for details. ★★★ 6.15 Pig (2021/15) Drama, starring Nicolas Cage and Alex Wolff. ★★★★ 8.00 Save the Cinema (2022/12) Drama, starring Samantha Morton. ★★★ 10.00 Land (2021/12) Drama, directed by and starring Robin Wright. ★★★★ 11.35 The Paper Tigers (2020/12) Action comedy, starring Andy Le. ★★★ 1.30am Naked Singularity (2021/15) Crime comedy drama, starring John Boyega. ★★★ 3.10 The Colony (2021/15) Sci-fi thriller, starring Nora Arnezeder. ★★★ 5.05 Sky Cinema Preview 5.50-7.30am Rock Dog 2: Rock Around The Park (2021/U) Animated comedy. ★★★ Sky Cinema Drama 6.00pm Kramer vs Kramer (1979/PG) Oscar-winning drama, with Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Justin Henry. ★★★★ 8.00 Where’d You Go, Bernadette (2019/12) Comedy, With Cate Blanchett. ★★★ 10.00 Another Round (2020/12) Comedy drama, starring Mads Mikkelsen. ★★★★ 12.05am The Imitation Game (2014/12) Biopic of mathematician Alan Turing, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. ★★★★ 2.10 Babylon (1980/18) Drama, starring Brinsley Forde and Karl Howman. ★★★ 3.55-6.00am The Death and Life of John F Donovan (2018/15) Drama, starring Kit Harington and Natalie Portman. ★★★ Sky Cinema Family 4.05pm Bogus (1996/PG) Comedy, with Whoopi Goldberg and Haley Joel Osment. ★★ 6.00 The Witches (2020/PG) Fantasy, with Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer. ★★★★ 7.45 The Spy Next Door (2010/PG) Martial arts comedy, starring Jackie Chan. ★★★ 9.25 Look Who’s Talking Too (1990/PG) Comedy sequel, starring John Travolta. ★★ 10.55pm Miracle on 34th Street (1973/U) Yuletide fantasy, with Jane Alexander. ★★★ 12.50am Come Away (2020/PG) Fantasy drama, starring David Oyelowo. ★★★ 2.25 Penelope (2006/U) Romantic fantasy, starring Christina Ricci. ★★★ 4.00 Call of the Wild (2009/PG) Family adventure, starring Christopher Lloyd. ★★★ 5.40-7.10am Dino Dana – The Movie (2020/U) Family adventure, starring Michela Luci. ★★★ TCM 5.40pm Joe Dakota (1957/PG) Western, starring Jock Mahoney. ★★★ 7.25 Ambush at Tomahawk Gap (1953/PG) Western, starring John Hodiak. ★★ 9.00 Magnum Force (1973/18) Action thriller sequel, starring Clint Eastwood. ★★★ 11.35 Fire Down Below (1997/18) Action adventure, starring Steven Seagal. ★★★ 1.45-3.50am Escape to Victory (1981/PG) Adventure, starring Michael Caine. ★★★ GREAT! movies 4.50pm Age of Ice (2014/15) Disaster movie, starring Barton Bund and Bailey Spry. ★★★ 6.45 Night Train to Lisbon (2013/12) Drama based on Pascal Mercier’s novel, starring Jeremy Irons and Melanie Laurent. ★★★ 9.00 Everest (2015/12) Fact-based adventure, starring Jason Clarke and Josh Brolin. ★★★ 11.25 Seraphim Falls (2006/15) Western thriller, starring Pierce Brosnan. ★★★ 1.35am Faster (2010/15) Action adventure, starring Dwayne Johnson. ★★ 3.35-6.00am Marie Antoinette (2006/12) Historical drama, with Kirsten Dunst. ★★★

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36 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR Public Notices NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO BE DISSOLVED FROM THE REGISTER OF COMPANIES (a) “POLYFOTO” LIMITED, having ceased to trade, having its registered office at Unit 5, The Courtyard Business Centre, Orchard Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 Y6C3, and its principal place of business at Unit 5, The Courtyard Business Centre, Orchard Lane, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 Y6C3, and (b) SSL MEDICAL LIMITED, having ceased to trade, having its registered office at Apartment 76, Rathborne Court, Dublin 15, D15 VX75, and its principal place of business at Apartment 76, Rathborne Court, Dublin 15, D15 VX75, and (c) D C ELEMENTAL DESIGN LIMITED, having never traded, having its registered office at 11 Oak Park, Narraghmore, Kildare, R14 T581, and its principal place of business at 11 Oak Park, Narraghmore, Kildare, R14 T581, and (d) RE-HEAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED, having ceased to trade, having its registered office at Kilronan, Aran Islands, Aran, Galway, and its principal place of business at Kilronan, Aran Islands, Aran, Galway, and (e) SUSQUEHANNA EUROPE TRADING LIMITED, having never traded, having its registered office at International Centre, Memorial Road, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 T6T0, and its principal place of business at International Centre, Memorial Road, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 T6T0, and (f) ZEROGRADIENT DATA ANALYSIS LIMITED, having ceased to trade, having its registered office at 4 Lein Gardens, Dublin 5, D05 PN80, and its principal place of business at 4 Lein Gardens, Dublin 5, D05 PN80, and each of which has no assets exceeding €150 and/or having no liabilities exceeding €150, has resolved to notify the Register of Companies, that the Company is not carrying on business and to request the Register on that basis to exercise her powers pursuant to section 733 of the Companies Act 2014 to strike the name of the Company off the register. Dated this the 18th January 2022 By Order of the Board (a) Hans Gilg Naegele Director (b) Siti Sulani Director (c) Des Coppins Director (d) Marion Dillane Director (e) John Keogh Director (f) Hong Bin Wang Director

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38 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR ReSulTS AnD PRiceS big two’s house call ■ Jonbon, second-favourite behind nicky Henderson stablemate Constitution Hill for the Supreme novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March, is the star name among 11 entries for the Sky bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main novices’ Hurdle at Haydock on Saturday. ■ RogeR CHaRlTon is to officially share his Flat training role with his son Harry. Charlton, who turns 72 today, said: “I felt it was time to appreciate the hard work that Harry puts into the operation.” CHEPSTOW 12.30: MAYHEM MYA (D Noonan 0-0f) 1; Jen’s Georgie (22-1) 2; Not Long Now (40-1) 3. 10 ran. 17l, 10l. (Chris Honour). Tote: £1.30; £1.02, £4.30, £7.40. Tote Exacta: £11.60. Trifecta: £103.10. CSF: £14.62. 1.00: LANSPARK (B J Powell 10-1) 1; Caswell Bay (6-1) 2; Red Lion Lad (13-2) 3. 9 ran. 3-1f Kenyan Cowboy. 1l, 5½. (C Tizzard). Tote: £12.00; £3.40, £2.20, £2.20. Tote Exacta: £102.80. Tricast: £425.03. Trifecta: £677.80. CSF: £69.52. NR: Auenwirbel. 1.30: EVERYTHING’SONTICK (D Bass 5-2) 1; Buck’s Boggle (2-1f) 2; Sam’s The Man (18-1) 3. 11 ran. 11l, ¾. (Mrs L Hill). Tote: £3.50; £1.40, £1.30, £2.70. Tote Exacta: £10.70. Trifecta: £87.10. CSF: £8.56. NR: Labei Vitesse. 2.00: FRENCHY DU LARGE (C Deutsch 11-8f) 1; Eden Du Houx (16-5) 2; Firak (11-2) 3. 4 ran. 1l, 9l. (V Williams). Tote: £2.38; Tote Exacta: £4.90. Trifecta: £14.70. CSF: £5.82. 2.35: WEST TO THE BRIDGE (H Skelton 9-4f) 1; Bellatrixsa (5-1) 2; Nordano (3-1) 3. 5 ran. 9½, 22l. (D Skelton). Tote: £3.25; £1.70, £1.70. Tote Exacta: £10.30. Trifecta: £33.80. CSF: £12.95. 3.10: ELEANOR BOB (C Deutsch 7-2) 1; Barden Bella (3-1f) 2; Glorious Lady (15-2) 3. 7 ran. 4¼, 12l. (V Williams). Tote: £4.50; £2.20, £2.10. Tote Exacta: £15.20. Trifecta: £79.40. CSF: £14.36. 3.45: ROCK OF STAR (A Wedge 4-1jt-f) 1; Breizh Alko (4-1jt-f) 2; True Thoughts (9-2) 3. 10 ran. 4½, 8l. (Alexandra Dunn). Tote: £5.10; £2.10, £1.40, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £24.70. Tricast: £72.99. Trifecta: £106.10. CSF: £20.84. NR: Bullion. 4.15: AFTER THE FOX (Chester Williams 3-1jt-f) 1; Mickyh (10-1) 2; C’est Quelqu’un (17-2) 3. 10 ran. 3-1jt-f Shutthegate. 3¼, 4¼. (Mrs J Williams). Tote: £4.00; £1.60, £2.40, £2.50. Tote Exacta: £29.20. Tricast: £232.97. Trifecta: £262.90. CSF: £33.37. NR: Amlovi. Placepot: £40.90. Quadpot: £6.20. FAKENHAM 1.10: GOOD IMPRESSION (B R Jones 4-1) 1; One Last Glance (6-4f) 2; Clear The Runway (9-4) 3. 6 ran. 3½, 9l. (D Burchell). Tote: £5.00; £2.20, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £11.40. Trifecta: £35.30. CSF: £11.04. 1.40: THIRTYFOURSTITCHES (T Bellamy 9-4) 1; William Cody (13-2) 2; Sure Touch (15-8f) 3. 5 ran. ½, ¾. (Dr R Newland). Tote: £3.25; £1.50, £2.70. Tote Exacta: £14.80. Trifecta: £33.70. CSF: £15.73. 2.15: AJAY’S WAYS (K Woods 13-8f) 1; Dubai Guest (4-1) 2; Rostello (4-1) 3. 6 ran. ½, 7½. (F O’Brien). Tote: £2.63; £1.40, £2.00. Tote Exacta: £7.80. Trifecta: £29.70. CSF: £8.02. 2.50: MIDNIGHT MARY (C Gethings 3-1) 1; Ratoute Yutty (50-1) 2; Tiny Tantrum (6- 5f) 3. 7 ran. 2½, nk. (S Edmunds). Tote: £4.00; £1.90, £11.00. Tote Exacta: £75.00. Trifecta: £198.30. CSF: £85.38. 3.20: SOMEKINDOFSTAR (J Quinlan 85-40f) 1; Doukarov (5-2) 2; Monarchofthegrange (25-1) 3. 6 ran. 1¼, 11l. (L Wadham). Tote: £3.13; £1.60, £1.50. Tote Exacta: £7.20. Trifecta: £70.20. CSF: £7.80. 3.55: MISTRAL NELL (Bryony Frost 11-4) 1; Bounce Back (6-4f) 2; Isle Of Rona (9-2) 3. 9 ran. 5l, 6l. (L Wadham). Tote: £3.75; £1.50, £1.20, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £8.50. Trifecta: £32.00. CSF: £7.24. Placepot: £64.90. Quadpot: £8.40. IRISHDAILY LIVE RACING COMMENTARIES AND RESULTS with Sports Radio CALL 1550 924 238 (€0.97c per min) GREYHOUND COMMENTARIES AND RESULTS 1550 933 650 (€0.97c per min) CALLS: €0.97c per min plus your telephone company’s network access charge. 18+ only. SP: Spoke, AL10 9NA. Helpline: 0333 202 3390 WOLVERHAMPTON 4.30: LITTLE RAVEN (C Shepherd 5-1) 1; Twistaline (11-4f) 2; Fidha (7-1) 3. 10 ran. nk, 3l. (G Boughey). Tote: £6.20; £2.00, £1.20, £2.50. Tote Exacta: £21.60. Tricast: £96.14. Trifecta: £125.00. CSF: £18.89. NR: Cicely. 5.00: MUDLAHHIM (Miss Mia Biggs 3-1) 1; Kodi Gold (13-2) 2; I Am A Dreamer (6-1) 3. 6 ran. 10-11f Giuseppe Cassioli. 1½, ½. (K P De Foy). Tote: £4.00; £1.90, £2.90. Tote Exacta: £18.40. Trifecta: £55.10. CSF: £21.26. NR: One Hart. 5.30: DESERT LIME (Harry Davies 4-1) 1; Water Of Leith (6-1) 2; Patsy Fagan (7-4f) 3. 9 ran. ½, ½. (G Boughey). Tote: £5.00; £1.70, £1.60, £1.30. Tote Exacta: £35.60. Tricast: £55.86. Trifecta: £115.00. CSF: £28.17. 6.00: CIVIL LAW (J Mitchell 7-2) 1; Society Red (7-1) 2; Byford (2-1f) 3. 8 ran. ¾, ns. (R Teal). Tote: £4.50; £1.50, £2.00, £1.10. Tote Exacta: £28.80. Tricast: £59.89. Trifecta: £103.80. CSF: £26.66. 6.30: RAINBOW DREAMER (H Doyle 1-3f) 1; Earlofthecotswolds (9-1) 2; Clap Your Hands (9-2) 3. 4 ran. 1½, 4½. (A King). Tote: £1.34; Tote Exacta: £3.50. Trifecta: £6.00. CSF: £4.03. NR: Protected Guest. 7.00: ZAIN SARINDA (L Morris 15-8f) 1; Base Note (9-4) 2; Grand Alliance (11-4) 3. 11 ran. 1¼, ¾. (Tom Clover). Tote: £2.88; £1.20, £1.10, £1.20. Tote Exacta: £7.20. Trifecta: £17.40. CSF: £6.23. 7.30: ALMUFEED (Grace McEntee 10-11f) 1; Dandy Maestro (4-1) 2; Mitigator (33-1) 3. 10 ran. 1¾, ¾. (S Curran). Tote: £1.91; £1.10, £1.60, £7.80. Tote Exacta: £6.30. Tricast: £68.40. Trifecta: £88.80. CSF: £4.42. NRs: Allowed, Diamond Jill. Jackpot: £6,024.10. Placepot: £15.70. Quadpot: £2.30. GREYHOUND RESULTS PERRY BARR. - 11.06 Midfield Belle 6-1 (5-1-4, £65.29, TC: £186.84). 11.21 Sporting Pacino 9-1 (5-6-3, £36.14, TC: £134.83). 11.36 Rosehill Rath 7-1 (1-6-2, £35.43, TC: £95.52). 11.51 Rosstemple Joey 7-2 (1-2-4, £18.00, TC: £62.68). 12.06 Oglegogle Lad 7-2 (3-6-5, £36.30, TC: £0.00). 12.21 Annadown Cain 9-2 (1-3-4, £24.32, TC: £57.13). 12.36 On Tip Toes 5-4f (1-4-5, £8.54, TC: £34.35). 12.51 Skeard Jet 4-1 (5-6-4, £18.64, TC: £38.66). 1.06 Moanteen Lilly 5-2jt (2-3-1, £17.01, TC: £44.06). 1.21 Hero Gem 3-1 (4-5-1, £32.58, TC: £70.24). 1.36 Cutabovetheknee 3-1 (2- 4-6, £22.71, TC: £78.83). 1.51 Maffra Jet 9-2 (1-2-5, £23.52, TC: £62.57). SWINDON. - 11.13 Drumnafern Lad 4-1 (1-2-4, £21.20, TC: £58.04). 11.28 Ashway Snowy 7-2 (1-5-2, £27.79, TC: £98.25). 11.43 Carefree Pal 10-3 (5-1-2, £12.03, TC: £38.72). 11.58 Dundrum Molly 4-1 (1-5-3, £17.81, TC: £66.32). 12.13 Wildcard 13-2 (3-2-5, £20.37, TC: £51.37). 12.28 Skimcoat Finch 11-4f (3-4- 6, £14.35, TC: £52.05). 12.43 Gentstown Mill 5-2f (6-4-5, £13.66, TC: £42.11). 12.58 Ballomalt 11-4f (6-3-5, £18.09, TC: £49.97). 1.13 Sourhill Lee 4-1 (6-2-1, £22.12, TC: £67.68). 1.28 Me Next 11-8f (5-4-6, £11.25, TC: £27.91). 1.44 Bubba Jim 9-2 (6-1-4, £17.48, TC: £39.15). 1.59 Showtime Emoski 11-4 (1- 6-5, £16.60, TC: £39.01). SHEFFIELD. - 2.04 Final Salt 9-2 (1-4-6, £18.70, TC: £52.33). 2.19 Confident Vail 10-3 (1-5-2, £15.30, TC: £44.13). 2.36 Crinkill Sheila 5-1 (5-3-6, £21.39, TC: £0.00). 2.54 Crokers Ben 9-2 (1-6-3, £26.40, TC: £64.66). 3.09 Cumerviewcracker 11-4 (5-1-3, £15.90, TC: £34.44). 3.26 Rewind Eileen 5-4f (6-3-1, £4.18, TC: £10.23). 3.44 Carneys Jill 10-1 (1-2- 4, £25.37, TC: £59.79). 4.04 Blackisthecolour 7-2 (DH 3rd 4-1-5, £22.55, TC: £22.88, 4-1-6, TC: £60.93). 4.23 Hello Mary Lou 6-1 (6-4-2, £60.97, TC: £219.47). 4.43 Sharpys Pluto 15- 8f (3-1-4, £6.82, TC: £13.26). 5.03 Coney Kroll 7-2 (2-5-3, £62.99, TC: £0.00). 5.22 Suspicious Minds 10-3 (3-1-4, £25.68, TC: £61.55). TOP DOG’S BEST PERRY BARR 11.06 Emkay Sammy (6- 2-3) 11.21 Parkers Frank (1-6-5) 11.36 Tingo Maria (6-1-2) 11.51 Puckane Taylor (1-2-3) 12.06 Mild View (4-5-1) 12.21 Shrewd Purchase (1-2-5) 12.36 Clonleigh Gwen (5-6-4) 12.51 Honeygar Beauty (Nap) (2-1-6) 1.06 Theres Carmel (2-3-5) 1.21 Drumalee Holly (4-6-1) 1.36 Toms Hero (1-6-4) 1.51 Sahara Wizard (4-3-1) . KINSLEY 11.13 Gerpats Tornado (Nap) (2-4-3) 11.28 Illuminating (6-1-5) 11.43 Bitofabeast (6-3-5) 11.58 Errill Merry (2-1-4) 12.13 Endova Zoey (2-3-6) 12.28 Security Legend (5-4-3) 12.43 Ballymac Grainne (2-4-1) 12.58 Kelseys Folly (1- 3-6) 1.13 Cabra Mane (6-4-5) 1.28 Darver Chungus (3-4-1) 1.44 Highview Pet (6-2-1) 1.59 Sweet Molly (2-3-5). SUNDERLAND 2.04 Tiermana Swift (5- 2-1) 2.19 Moanteen Angel (6-4-3) 2.36 Floral Print (2-4-3) 2.54 Emilys Lily (2-5- 1) 3.09 Pat Can Can (1-5-6) 3.26 Pennylane Peril (4-5-1) 3.44 Allowdale Ruby (6-4-2) 4.04 Murdaniel Blake (2-5-3) 4.23 Innfield Sam (1-4-5) 4.43 Pakistan Falcon (1-5-2) 5.03 Headford Paul (3-1-5) 5.22 Choctaw Razan (Nap) (1-2-4). trIButE corNwall PalE alE NoVIcEs’ lIMItED 1.10 FORM SP• haNDIcaP chasE (3) 3m winner £9,040 (5 run) T p 1 13-3U2 GustaVIaN (13) A Honeyball 7 11-8 (BF, c) (SF) ..........................r Dingle ●145 S 8-11fav (11-8) 2nd of 3, ¾l behind New Age Dawning (10-9) 2m 5f nov Limited hcap ch (3) hvy 2 6P2-15 BEatthEBullEt (20) R curtis 8 11-2 (cD)..............................s Bowen 139 G 11-1 (10-11) 5th of 7, 24l behind Grumpy Charley (11-3) 2m 6f nov Limited hcap ch (3) sft 3 B12-2P GoshEVEN (17) P Hobbs 9 10-12 (D) ....................................t J o’Brien 139 G 12-1 (11-8) Pulled up, in a race won by Le Milos (11-12) 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy, 9 ran 4 -52223 huNtsMaNs JoG (33) (V) F O’Brien 8 10-9 (c, D) ...........l harrison (3) 142 G 13-2 (11-1) 3rd of 17, 2l behind De Young Warrior (11-0) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft 5 212-61 MoroDEr (28) Seamus Mullins 8 10-4 (F).....................................J Best 141 GS 9-4fav (11-10) Won Plump 3m 2f hcp chs (4) bt Rose Of Aghaboe (11-4) by 1¼l 7 ran, gd BEttING: 13-8 Gustavian, 11-4 Moroder, 7-2 Huntsmans Jog, 7 Gosheven, 15-2 Beatthebullet. 2021: No corresponding race. usE thE racINGtV.coM tracKEr MarEs’ MaIDEN hurDlE (4) 1.40 2m 7f winner £4,084 (8 run) 1 8-56 castKItEllo (18) Ben clarke 6 11-6 .....................................B r Jones 81 G 2 1/8-2 DoN’t rIGhtly KNow (32) P Gundry 7 11-6 ..................... DouBtFul 3 1-23 EurEKa crEEK (32) E Lavelle 6 11-6 (F) .............................. t Bellamy ●121 GF 4 31-5 GlaNcING Glory (32) K Bailey 6 11-6 ..................................... D Bass 108 S 5 2 IcoNIc rocK (59) (H) W Greatrex 6 11-6 .............................. G sheehan - - 6 65 KhalINa star (36) A Honeyball 5 11-6 ...................................r Dingle - - 7 60-906 KIwI lING (22) Mrs F M Shaw 7 11-6 ........................................D Noonan 68 G 8 32-23 MIss FaIrFax (27) H Morrison 6 11-6 (BF) (SF)....................t J o’Brien 117 G BEttING: 6-4 Miss Fairfax, 5-2 Eureka creek, 5 Iconic Rock, 8 Glancing Glory, 10 Khalina Star, 25 Kiwi Ling, 50 castkitello. 2021: HUDSON YARD 7 11 2, Gavin Sheehan 12-1 (J Snowden), 12 ran. try racING tV For FrEE Now MaIDEN hurDlE (4) 2m 1f 2.10 winner £4,084 (12 run) 1 6 BlaKEy BEar (28) N Mulholland 6 11-6 .................... s twiston-Davies - - 2 094 KEPlErIaN (12) Nick Williams 5 11-6.....................chester williams (3) 101 GS 3 3 MINI yEats (10) Mitchell Hunt 5 11-6 (EW) ...................charlie Price (3) ●110 H 4 5-6F PEr VINo VErItas (35) c tizzard 7 11-6 ..............................h cobden 103 G 5 saDlEr’s Bay t R Gretton 5 11-6 ..............................................J Best - - 6 540 scarFacE (32) c tizzard 5 11-6 ........................................... B J Powell - - 7 2-2 sErIous charGEs (45) A Honeyball 5 11-6 (SF) .....................r Dingle - - 8 3- strINGtoyourBow (268) christian Williams 5 11-6...........J tudor (3) - - 9 F4 toKyo lIVE (188) V Williams 5 11-6 (EW) ...............................c Deutsch - - 10 3/ what a MuDDlE (1323) christian Williams 8 11-6 ......... Mr E collier (7) - - 11 409 FIrEFly laNE (19) J Frost 6 10-13 ..................................... M Kendrick 55 GS 12 0F0 laDy IroNsIDE (23) c J Gray 5 10-13 ...........................sean houlihan 62 H BEttING: 6-4 Serious charges, 4 Scarface, 5 Mini Yeats, 6 tokyo Live, 10 Keplerian, 12 Stringtoyourbow, 16 Per Vino Veritas, 25 Sadler’s Bay, What A Muddle. 2021: PATROCLUS 5 11 4, Nico De Boinville 6-5 Fav (N Henderson), 18 ran. EVEry racE lIVE oN racING tV haNDIcaP hurDlE (4) 2.40 2m 2f 111yds winner £5,065 (16 run) 1 1P-127 ParaDIsE IslaND (84) (B) D Pipe 6 12-0 (D) ..................P armson (7) 97 H 2 /22-PP MaNVErs housE (45) R Walford 9 11-12 ....................................J Best 124 GF 3 41 sEVENtEEN o Four (22) D Pipe 5 11-12 (EW)...................F Gillard (3) 121 GS 4 247-16 cawthorNE laD (49) Jonjo O’Neill 6 11-10 ................Jonjo o’Neill Jr 92 G 5 /8232- trEMwEDGE (274) A King 6 11-9 (F) ...................................... t cannon 118 YS 6 F4-664 NIcKElsoNthEDIME (46) K Woollacott 8 11-7 ................ t scudamore 117 GF 7 33P-4P BorN IN BorrIs (40) c tizzard 8 11-7 ..................................h cobden - - 8 /1PP-7 sastruGa (101) R G Hawker 9 11-7 ..............................Mr r hawker (5) 81 GS 9 67355- Gastara (288) R G Hawker 7 11-4 .....................................K Brogan (3) 118 H 10 38-U73 strattoN oaKMoNt (39) K Woollacott 6 11-4 ....... s twiston-Davies 111 H 11 066-46 No huBs No hooBs (46) c tizzard 6 11-4 ......................... B J Powell 114 GF 12 244-83 Not surE (34) Kerry Lee 6 11-3 (BF) (SF)................................ r Patrick 122 GS 13 62-6P6 truMP laDy (18) Harriet Brown 7 10-11 ..........................t Doggrell (7) 120 H 14 0-3P7P PortENtoso (23) (B) S Holdsworth 7 10-11 (D) ..........Miss t Eyston (7) ●127 VS 15 65/58- show oN thE roaD (388) Mrs F M Shaw 11 10-7 (c)..............D Noonan - - 16 7P3-04 DaytIME ahEaD (17) c Down 11 10-1 (cD).............. Mr Jack Martin (7) 116 H BEttING: 11-4 Seventeen O Four, 5 tremwedge, 15-2 cawthorne Lad, 8 Not Sure, 10 No Hubs No Hoobs, 12 Nickelsonthedime, Manvers House, Paradise Island. 2021: RUBY YEATS 10 11 10, Joshua Moore 16-1 (G L Moore), 13 ran. TODAY’S Abc guiDe TO THRee uK meeTingS ExEtEr - Ex NEwcastlE - Nc southwEll - st Aces Allarmista Amazing Amaya Amber Gold Ardenay Ardmayle Askalli Atacama Desert Baby King Bankrupt Beatthebullet Bella Bluesky Bernard Spierpoint Bert Kibbler Beyond Boundaries Big Bold Gold Bingoo Blaast Blackthorn Winter Blakey Bear Boadicea Belle Bomb Squad Boot ‘n’ Shoe Born In Borris Brandy Station Branson Missouri Bristol Hill 7.50 St 7.20 St 4.50 St 12.50 Nc 4.10 Ex 3.10 Ex 12.50 Nc 5.50 St 1.55 Nc 7.20 St 1.10 Ex 3.55 Nc 5.20 St 4.20 St 5.50 St 1.55 Nc 12.50 Nc 7.20 St 3.10 Ex 2.10 Ex 7.20 St 7.50 St 12.50 Nc 2.40 Ex 4.50 St 3.10 Ex 6.20 St Bullion Boss carausius castkitello cawthorne Lad cenotice chantilly Haze chef Bogo chief Little Hawk clear Angel coast come On teddy cometh the Man cool Spirit coolagh Magic Da Vinci Hand Darsi’s Darling Daysaq Daytime Ahead Deeper Blue Deevious Beau Dequall Dillarchie Dis Donc Don’t Rightly Know Doyannie Dream Game Eagleway Early Morning Dew Eesha Meesh El Jefe 3.25 Nc 6.20 St 1.40 Ex 2.40 Ex 1.55 Nc 3.10 Ex 4.10 Ex 6.50 St 4.50 St 7.20 St 2.55 Nc 5.20 St 5.20 St 4.50 St 1.55 Nc 3.55 Nc 7.50 St 2.40 Ex 2.25 Nc 7.50 St 3.25 Nc 3.55 Nc 2.55 Nc 1.40 Ex 3.40 Ex 4.20 St 6.50 St 5.50 St 7.20 St 1.25 Nc Shishkin-Energumene Ascot clash still on by cHRiS gOulDing SAtuRDAY’S eagerly awaited showdown between Shishkin and Energumene at Ascot remains on the cards as the big two headline five confirmations for the SBK Clarence House Chase. Nicky Henderson’s Shishkin (left) is undefeated in six starts over fences, while the Willie Mullins-trained Energumene is unbeaten in his five chases. the pair were due to meet in last year’s Arkle — won by Shishkin — at the Cheltenham Festival only for Energumene to suffer a late setback, and they are also expected to face each other in March in the Champion Chase. “I’d prefer it if there was a ferry strike in Ireland or something, but it doesn’t look like there will be!” joked Henderson (right) about the possibility of Energumene making the trip to Ascot from Co Carlow. Patrick Mullins, assistant and the son of Willie Mullins, said: “On the gallops there are three horses that catch your eye every day and Energumene’s one of them. We think he’s as good as anything.” Shishkin heads the Coral betting at 4-9, with Energumene 9-4. Last year’s winner First Flow, Hitman and Amoola Gold complete the field. ■ NICKY HENDERSON led the praise for Jerry McGrath after the jockey, 31, announced his retirement yesterday. A fall at Lingfield a year ago left its mark, and the trainer said: “He’s a wonderful horseman and the nicest guy you’ll ever come across.” Elena De La Vega Entre Deux Ericas Lad Eros Eureka creek Excellent George Exmoor Forest Filou Des Issards Fine Wine Fircombe Hall Firefly Lane Firenzo Firestream Firth Of Forth Flying Instructor Forget You Not Furax Gallic Geordie Gastara Getalead Getmegold Glancing Glory Glenbeg Lake Glorious charmer Gosheven Gossip Gracefull Dancer Great Ballinboris Grey Galleon Gustav’s Dream 12.50 Nc 3.40 Ex 3.40 Ex 3.40 Ex 1.40 Ex 7.50 St 4.10 Ex 3.25 Nc 4.20 St 7.50 St 2.10 Ex 3.40 Ex 4.10 Ex 2.25 Nc 5.50 St 3.40 Ex 3.25 Nc 1.55 Nc 2.40 Ex 3.25 Nc 3.40 Ex 1.40 Ex 2.25 Nc 7.50 St 1.10 Ex 5.20 St 4.10 Ex 2.25 Nc 7.50 St 3.55 Nc Gustavian Hartland Quay Helmora High Sheriff Hold the Note Huntsmans Jog Hurricane Alert Iconic Rock Iesha Imperial Joe Independence Day Iron Wings Jack Of All Shapes Jack Yeats Just Another Kaizer Kauto D’Amour Keep Moving Keplerian Khalina Star Kihavah Kitaway Kiwi Ling Lady Adare Lady Ironside Leeswood Lily Leissieres Express Leopolds Rock Lethal Angel Lightning Gold eXeTeR racING tV FrEE For a MoNth haNDIcaP hurDlE (5) 2m 1f 3.10 winner £3,540 (13 run) 1 P4-P35 arDMaylE (29) A Stronge 10 12-0 .......................................... a wedge - - 2 524461 BraNsoN MIssourI (18) H Dunlop 6 11-13 (SF) ....... s twiston-Davies 102 H 3 7-2133 saBBathIcal (13) E Williams 7 11-12 (F).................Isabel williams (5) 105 H 4 22742P chaNtIlly hazE (35) P c Dando 7 11-6 ..............................c ring (3) 106 GF 5 P4-F69 BlacKthorN wINtEr (198) R G Hawker 8 11-3 ............ K Buckley (5) 102 GS 6 5/063- thEDaNcINGMaN (309) Mrs L Young 9 11-0 (EW) .......... M Bastyan (3) 104 G 7 6-6968 lIGhtNING GolD (7) L Hurley 7 11-0 ................................N scholfield 107 GS 8 382 olly’s Folly (40) M Gillard 8 10-11 ..................................F Gillard (3) ●108 FM 9 P32413 tEMPlIEr (13) Mrs K Stephens 9 10-9 (BF) ...................................J Best 97 GF 10 2-055 IMPErIal JoE (17) t Dennis 6 10-4 ...............................sean houlihan 98 S 11 9F00/F hartlaND Quay (32) N Hawke 7 10-4 ...........................t Buckley (5) - - 12 /309-P MIstEr MorEttI (33) B Barr 7 10-3 ............................... Paul o’Brien - - 13 236500 MastEr MIKEy DEE (14) Mrs R Ford 7 10-0 ...................... r Mclernon 104 G BEttING: 11-4 Branson Missouri, 7-2 templier, 9-2 Sabbathical, 7 Ardmayle, 15-2 thedancingman, 10 chantilly Haze, 12 Olly’s Folly, 16 Imperial Joe. 2021: NEETSIDE 9 11 8, Sean Houlihan(3) 2-1 Fav (T Dennis), 12 ran. watch racING tV IN stuNNING hD haNDIcaP chasE (5) 3.40 2m 3f winner £3,812 (17 run) 1 43-356 KEEP MoVING (73) P Hobbs 10 11-12 (D) (EW).......................t J o’Brien ●118 GF 2 63-605 GEtMEGolD (42) c tizzard 7 11-11 ....................................... B J Powell 97 S 3 -9P6P0 you say NothING (40) (H) christian Williams 7 11-8 ..........J tudor (3) 91 G 4 444/4- shINtorI (438) Jack Barber 10 11-5 (D) ..............................N scholfield - - 5 1P2P63 tuDors trEasurE (17) R Stephens 11 11-4 (cD) (F).............c Gethings 112 S 6 P0-533 Eros (18) K Woollacott 8 11-3 (SF)..................................... B Godfrey (3) 110 H 7 5653-4 DoyaNNIE (63) (H) Jack Barber 8 11-2 ...................................l williams 86 FM 8 64-55P ENtrE DEux (42) P Henderson 8 11-1 .............................sean houlihan 106 H 9 P8-71P ForGEt you Not (67) Miss J Du Plessis 7 10-5 (cD)............ DouBtFul 10 98/3-5 FIrENzo (36) R Walford 7 10-5 ....................................................J Best 105 G 11 3650-P MENaPIaN (69) Mrs H Nelmes 11 10-1 ...........................charlie Price (3) - - 12 88P4P- what a Baloo (280) J Frost 7 10-0 ................................. M Kendrick - - 13 89/8-P MuDDlE thINKING (33) christian Williams 8 10-0 ....... Mr E collier (7) - - 14 123/9F ErIcas laD (8) Miss J Du Plessis 11 10-0 (c) ..................... h Kimber (7) - - 15 P9-609 saM hazE (14) P c Dando 8 10-0 ..........................................c ring (3) - - 16 442/95 scruMPy Boy (7) K Burke 10 10-0 .........................................a Johns - - 17 -3P4P6 trEacys JIM (8) J Frost 8 10-0 .................................... a cheleda (5) 92 GS BEttING: 4 tudors treasure, 11-2 Getmegold, 15-2 Eros, Keep Moving, 8 Firenzo, Shintori, Doyannie, 10 Ericas Lad, 12 treacys Jim, 16 Sam Haze. 2021: No corresponding race. racINGtV.coM/FrEEMoNth oPEN Nh Flat racE (5) 2m 1f 4.10 winner £1,906 (10 run) 1 arDENay christian Williams 5 11-6 ......................................J tudor (3) - - 2 chEF BoGo (H) O Signy 5 11-6 ............................................. G sheehan - - 3 ExMoor ForEst (H) B Lund 5 11-6 .....................................c Deutsch - - 4 42 FIrEstrEaM (46) A Honeyball 5 11-6 (BF) (SF)......................a coleman ●111 GS 5 6 KItaway (76) E Williams 5 11-6 ................................................ a wedge 103 GS 6 3 lEIssIErEs ExPrEss (40) J Scott 5 11-6 .............................r Dingle 100 S 7 1 PIMlIco PoINt (247) Kerry Lee 5 11-6 (F) ............................. r Patrick - - 8 2-3 thE turtlE saID (56) N Mulholland 5 11-6 (EW) ...... s twiston-Davies 98 GF 9 9 GracEFull DaNcEr (47) J Frost 4 10-7 ............. Mr Jack Martin (7) 74 G 10 6 IroN wINGs (70) N Hawke 4 10-7 ....................................t Buckley (5) 88 G BEttING: 2 Firestream, 4 Leissieres Express, 9-2 Pimlico Point, 6 the turtle Said, 10 Kitaway, 12 chef Bogo, 14 Iron Wings, 16 Ardenay. 2021: DEL LA MAR ROCKET 5 11 4, David Bass 5-1 (B Pauling), 13 ran. TODAY’S FAb 4 TiPS nORTHeRneR’S nAP tADLEEL (6.50 Southwell) TOPSPOT HOLD tHE NOtE (2.55 Newcastle) 1.10 Ex 3.10 Ex 4.50 St 1.25 Nc 2.55 Nc 1.10 Ex 5.20 St 1.40 Ex 4.50 St 3.10 Ex 7.50 St 4.10 Ex 2.25 Nc 1.25 Nc 7.20 St 3.25 Nc 3.25 Nc 3.40 Ex 2.10 Ex 1.40 Ex 1.25 Nc 4.10 Ex 1.40 Ex 3.55 Nc 2.10 Ex 5.50 St 4.10 Ex 5.50 St 5.20 St 3.10 Ex Lissen to the Lady Lizzie Loch Lord Neidin Lord Roco Louis treize Lucky Light Lucy Lulu Luna Magic Magellan Manvers House Martha Willow Mashaan Master Mikey Dee May the Sixth Menapian Mini Yeats Miss Fairfax Miss Maple Mister Moretti Mohareb Mokaman Monjules Moonraker Moroder Mount Melleray Mr Mccall Muddle thinking Mutasallem Nacho Nature weST cOunTRY’S beST DEEPER BLuE (2.25 Newcastle) SPeeDHORSe QAARAAt (4.50 Southwell) 3.25 Nc 1.25 Nc 6.50 St 2.25 Nc 7.50 St 2.25 Nc 7.20 St 6.20 St 6.20 St 2.40 Ex 3.55 Nc 7.50 St 3.10 Ex 4.50 St 3.40 Ex 2.10 Ex 1.40 Ex 12.50 Nc 3.10 Ex 6.50 St 4.20 St 1.25 Nc 4.20 St 1.10 Ex 2.25 Nc 5.50 St 3.40 Ex 7.50 St 5.20 St 5.50 St Needle Lace Needwood Blossom Nickelsonthedime Nights In Venice No Hubs No Hoobs North Parade Not Now Zeb Not Sure Olly’s Folly Omar Maretti On A Session Onward Route Oot Ma Way Papas Girl Paradise Island Penpal Per Vino Veritas Pimlico Point Poetria Portentoso Qaaraat Raabeh Rae Des champs Return Fire Rhubarb Ri Na Farraige Ringo Starlight Ripplet Ritson Rogan’s Fancy 5.50 St 7.50 St 2.40 Ex 2.25 Nc 2.40 Ex 1.25 Nc 4.20 St 2.40 Ex 3.10 Ex 2.55 Nc 6.50 St 2.25 Nc 1.25 Nc 5.20 St 2.40 Ex 3.25 Nc 2.10 Ex 4.10 Ex 3.55 Nc 2.40 Ex 4.50 St 5.20 St 3.55 Nc 3.25 Nc 4.50 St 12.50 Nc 7.20 St 3.55 Nc 2.25 Nc 5.50 St Rollerruler Romantic thought Room At the top Roydmoor Sabbathical Sadler’s Bay Sam Haze Sastruga Scale Force Scarface Scrumpy Boy Second Kingdom Serious charges Seventeen O Four Shake A Leg Shintori Show On the Road Silks Dream Skipthescales Soaring Star Soivegotachance Songbird’s tale Soundslikethunder Star Dreamer Stoney Rover Stratton Oakmont Stringtoyourbow Syltezar tadleel tangiers newSbOY 1.10 GOSHEVEN 1.40 EuREKA CREEK 2.10 SCARFACE 2.40 NOt SuRE 3.10 tHEDANCINGMAN 3.40 DOYANNIE 4.10 FIREStREAM (NB) bOuVeRie 1.10 GuStAVIAN 1.40 EuREKA CREEK 2.10 MINI YEAtS 2.40 tREMWEDGE 3.10 OLLY’S FOLLY 3.40 KEEP MOVING 4.10 FIREStREAM (NB) 1.55 Nc 7.20 St 2.25 Nc 4.20 St 3.10 Ex 2.10 Ex 3.40 Ex 2.40 Ex 4.20 St 2.10 Ex 3.40 Ex 5.50 St 2.10 Ex 2.40 Ex 6.20 St 3.40 Ex 2.40 Ex 7.20 St 3.25 Nc 6.20 St 3.25 Nc 2.25 Nc 6.50 St 3.55 Nc 3.25 Nc 2.40 Ex 2.10 Ex 12.50 Nc 6.50 St 12.50 Nc taxmeifyoucan tell’em Nowt templier the cruising Lord the Delray Munky the thin Blue Line the turtle Said thedancingman tiger Spirit tilsworth Valerie time Leader tokyo Live tommydan top Notch tommy top Ville Bobby trac treacys Jim tremwedge treshnish true Jem trump Lady tudors treasure twoshotsoftequila Uncle Alastair What A Baloo What A Muddle You Say Nothing You’re cool RTV GoinG: Soft-Good to Soft in places. Course: Right-handed undulating course of 2m. Seven fences per circuit. Top Trainers: C Tizzard 35-221 (15.8%), P Hobbs 33-230 (14.3%), D Pipe 17-186 (9.1%), E Williams 16-101 (15.8%), J Scott 13-114 (11.4%), V Williams 12-79 (15.2%), F O’Brien 11-82 (13.4%), A Honeyball 9-44 (20.5%), Jonjo O’Neill 9-79 (11.4%), E Lavelle 8-54 (14.8%). Top JoCkeys: Harry Cobden 26-138 (18.8%), Tom Scudamore 21-184 (11.4%), Sam Twiston-Davies 17-91 (18.7%), Tom O’Brien 16-151 (10.6%), Sean Bowen 15-81 (18.5%), Charlie Deutsch 11-70 (15.7%), Nick Scholfield 11-132 (8.3%), Aidan Coleman 11-53 (20.8%). CHeekpieCes: 1.10 Beatthebullet, Gosheven*, 2.40 Manvers House*, Not Sure, Seventeen O Four, 3.40 Keep Moving. TonGue sTraps: 1.10 Gosheven, Gustavian, 1.40 Khalina Star*, 2.40 Nickelsonthedime, Paradise Island*, 3.10 Templier, 3.40 Entre Deux, Forget You Not, Scrumpy Boy, What A Baloo*, 4.10 Iron Wings*, Pimlico Point*. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 2.40 Sastruga, 3.40 Entre Deux, What A Baloo, 4.10 Iron Wings, Pimlico Point. 1sT TiMe HooDs: 1.40 Iconic Rock, 4.10 Chef Bogo, Exmoor Forest. profiTable raCes for favs: 2.10. IN FORM traINErs: J camacho 2-4 (50%), B Ellison 2-5 (40%), A Honeyball 4-12 (33%), A Murphy 2-6 (33%), c Hills 2-6 (33%), E Lavelle 3-9 (33%), H Spiller 3-9 (33%), A Watson 4-14 (29%), A Balding 5-20 (25%), A Keatley 1-4 (25%), D Shaw 4-16 (25%), G tuer 2-8 (25%), S Hodgson 1-4 (25%), L Russell 4-17 (24%). JocKEys: clifford Lee 3-7 (43%), Aidan coleman 8-19 (42%), Rex Dingle 2-5 (40%), Alan Doyle 3-8 (38%), callum Rodriguez 2-7 (29%), Morgan cole 2-7 (29%), Brian Hughes 10-38 (26%), Ben Robinson 1-4 (25%). 3.25 Nc 7.50 St 3.10 Ex 4.20 St 3.25 Nc 4.20 St 4.10 Ex 3.10 Ex 5.50 St 4.50 St 1.55 Nc 2.10 Ex 1.25 Nc 7.20 St 12.50 Nc 1.25 Nc 3.40 Ex 2.40 Ex 1.55 Nc 7.20 St 2.40 Ex 3.40 Ex 1.25 Nc 2.55 Nc 3.40 Ex 2.10 Ex 3.40 Ex 5.20 St

irishmirror.ie/sport NEWSbOy 12.50 RI NA FARRAIGE 1.25 OOT MA WAY 1.55 GALLIC GEORDIE (NAP) 2.25 ONWARD ROUTE 2.55 OMAR MARETTI 3.25 FURAX 3.55 LADY ADARE bOUVERIE 12.50 RI NA FARRAIGE 1.25 OOT MA WAY 1.55 TRESHNISH 2.25 ONWARD ROUTE 2.55 HOLD THE NOTE 3.25 RETURN FIRE 3.55 LADY ADARE GoinG: Good to Soft; AW: Standard to Slow. Course: A left-handed oval track one mile six furlongs in extent, gradually rising from the turn into the straight four furlongs from home. There are 11 fences per circuit and a run-in of 220 yards. Top Trainers: R Fahey 92-762 (12.1%), K Dalgleish 55-451 (12.2%), R Menzies 33-307 (10.7%), P Kirby 32-367 (8.7%), J O’Keeffe 27-234 (11.5%), I Jardine 23-417 (5.5%), Sue Smith 20-98 (20.4%), M Hammond 19-199 (9.5%). Top JoCkeys: Brian Hughes 52-228 (22.8%), Sean Quinlan 17-168 (10.1%), Henry Brooke 15-101 (14.9%), Ryan Mania 12-63 (19.0%), Jamie Hamilton 11-104 (10.6%), Nathan Moscrop 10-67 (14.9%), Conor O’Farrell 9-113 (8.0%), Craig Nichol 8-105 (7.6%), Danny McMenamin 7-64 (10.9%), Charlotte Jones 6-23 (26.1%). 1sT TiMe BLinkers: 3.25 Dequall. CHeekpieCes: 1.25 Jack Yeats*, Oot Ma Way, Trac, 1.55 Treshnish, 2.25 Lord Roco*, Mount Melleray, 2.55 Dis Donc, Hold The Note, 3.25 Filou Des Issards*, Lissen To The Lady, The Delray Munky. TonGue sTraps: 1.25 El Jefe*, High Sheriff*, Kihavah, 1.55 Baby King, Cenotice, Da Vinci Hand, 2.25 Jack Of All Shapes, Onward Route, Room At The Top, 3.25 Filou Des Issards*, Return Fire, 3.55 Lady Adare. (*=1st time). 1sT run sinCe WinD op: 2.25 Onward Route, 3.55 Lady Adare. 1sT TiMe HooDs: 3.55 Ripplet. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 3.25. TOP JOCKEy Brian Hughes NEWSbOy 4.20 NOT NOW ZEB 4.50 COOLAGH MAGIC 5.20 PAPAS GIRL 5.50 BEYOND BOUNDARIES 6.20 SOARING STAR 6.50 TADLEEL 7.20 BANKRUPT 7.50 DEEVIOUS BEAU bOUVERIE 4.20 BERT KIBBLER (NAP) 4.50 COOLAGH MAGIC 5.20 LETHAL ANGEL 5.50 EARLY MORNING DEW 6.20 SOARING STAR 6.50 TADLEEL 7.20 JUST ANOTHER 7.50 DAYSAQ GoinG: Standard to Slow. Course: Round left-handed tapeta all-weather track of 1m 2f. There is a straight 5f course. DraW: No advantage. Top Trainers: M Appleby 94-779 (12.1%), K Burke 49-252 (19.4%), S Dixon 42-630 (6.7%), R Fahey 41-257 (16.0%), I Furtado 34-258 (13.2%), C & M Johnston 33-144 (22.9%), D Shaw 27-248 (10.9%), P Kirby 26-191 (13.6%), R Fell 24-170 (14.1%), D C Griffiths 23-192 (12.0%), R Brisland 22-201 (10.9%), A Brittain 22-170 (12.9%), A Watson 22-105 (21.0%). Top JoCkeys: Luke Morris 51-544 (9.4%), Andrew Mullen 35-380 (9.2%), Kieran O’Neill 32-374 (8.6%), Jason Hart 29-212 (13.7%), Clifford Lee 28-140 (20.0%), Lewis Edmunds 26-182 (14.3%), Cam Hardie 23-276 (8.3%), Daniel Muscutt 23-81 (28.4%), Theodore Ladd 21-185 (11.4%), Joe Fanning 21-155 (13.5%), Paul Mulrennan 20-142 (14.1%), Hollie Doyle 20-163 (12.3%), Phil Dennis 17-230 (7.4%). 1sT TiMe BLinkers: 5.20 Hurricane Alert. CHeekpieCes: 4.20 Moonraker, 4.50 Brandy Station, Iesha, 5.20 Gossip, Lethal Angel, 6.20 Shake A Leg, Soaring Star, 6.50 Eagleway, 7.20 Blaast, Just Another, 7.50 Bomb Squad, Fircombe Hall. TonGue sTraps: 5.20 Cometh The Man, Nacho, You’re Cool, 5.50 Tiger Spirit, 6.50 Lord Neidin*, 7.20 Ringo Starlight, 7.50 Aces, Excellent George, Glorious Charmer, Louis Treize, Tell’em Nowt. (*=1st time). 1sT TiMe HooDs: 7.50 Mutasallem. profiTaBLe raCes for favs: 7.50. STAT OF THE DAY Trainer Charlie Hills and jockey Kieran Shoemark have a 100 per cent strike rate when teaming up at Southwell — two wins from two runners. So look out for CARAuSIuS (6.20). SINGLE-SHOT STAR (Top in-form jockey with just one booked ride) Aidan Coleman: FIRESTREAm (4.10 Exeter) READ KATIE WALSH ON BETWAY INSIDER 4.20 HANDICAP (5) 5f Winner £3,510 (10 run) FORM SP• T p 1 (9) 65400- THE CRuISINg LORD (45) S Hodgson 6 9-10 ....................... DOuBTFuL 2 (4) 3013-3 ROYDmOOR (8) R Fahey 4 9-7 (D) (EW)..............................C murtagh (3) 84 ST 3 (2) 23/5-4 DREAm gAmE (13) Matt Crawley 5 9-5 (BF, D) ....................... g Rooke (3) 83 ST 4 (1) 8831-3 THE THIN BLuE LINE (17) K Dalgleish 4 9-5 (BF, CD) (F) .......C Rodriguez 86 SF 5 (7) 94149- FINE WINE (39) (B) S Dixon 5 9-4 (D).................................... J Fisher (5) 84 GS 6 (3) 9203-9 mOONRAKER (17) M Appleby 10 9-2 (CD) .................................T Ladd (3) 84 G 7 (8) 8406-9 SCALE FORCE (5) (B) G Kelleway 6 9-2 (CD)..............Bradley Furniss (7) 72 SL 8 (10) 4003-4 NOT NOW ZEB (17) (B) S Dixon 5 9-1 (D) .................................... K O’Neill 81 S 9 (6) 5373-1 BERT KIBBLER (17) T D Barron 4 9-0 (CD) (SF) .........................C Beasley ●87 ST 10 (5) 9137-5 mOKAmAN (16) G Tuer 4 8-12 (D) ...............................................S James 85 G BETTING: 11-4 Bert Kibbler, 7-2 The Thin Blue Line, 4 Roydmoor, 6 Dream Game, 7 Not Now Zeb, 16 Fine Wine, 20 Moonraker, Mokaman, 25 Scale Force. 2021: FANTASY KEEPER 7 9 9, Tom Marquand 5-1 (M Appleby), drawn (7), 8 ran. PLAY 4 TO WIN AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 1) (6) 5f 4.50 Winner £2,970 (10 run) 1 (5) /153-1 COOLAgH mAgIC (4) R Brisland 6 9-10 (CD) (SF).............. C Howarth (7) ●68 SS 2 (3) 3060-0 BRANDY STATION (7) L Williamson 7 9-7 (CD)................. Z Wheatley (7) 58 G 3 (8) 61505- AmAZINg AmAYA (22) D Shaw 7 9-7 (CD)..................... morgan Cole (7) 66 ST 4 (2) 1960-0 IESHA (13) C Wallis 4 9-7 ..........................................................C Beasley 52 ST 5 (4) 6/84- CLEAR ANgEL (28) (H) S Corbett 4 9-5 (EW)....................... P mulrennan 63 ST 6 (10) 6088-0 mAY THE SIxTH (7) S Dixon 5 9-5 (D) ...................................... K O’Neill 61 ST 7 (9) 358-09 HELmORA (7) M Appleby 4 9-5 ................................................T Ladd (3) 63 G 8 (1) 83663- QAARAAT (33) (V) A Brittain 7 9-4 (CD) (F)..................................C Hardie 67 G 9 (7) 7290-3 RHuBARB (11) R J Price 5 9-0 .....................................................H Doyle 66 SF 10 (6) 60760- TILSWORTH VALERIE (31) J R Jenkins 4 8-12 ..................... A Beech (5) 54 ST BETTING: 9-4 Coolagh Magic, 10-3 Qaaraat, 4 Rhubarb, 6 Clear Angel, 13-2 Amazing Amaya, 16 Helmora, 20 Brandy Station, 25 May The Sixth. 2021: DARK SIDE PRINCE 4 9 4, Lewis Edmunds 7-2 (Jessica Macey), drawn (10), 9 ran. PLAY 4 TO WIN AT BETWAY HANDICAP (DIV 2) (6) 5f 5.20 Winner £2,970 (10 run) 1 (3) 72216- NACHO (94) D McCain 4 9-10 (D) ......................................Ella mcCain (5) 66 ST 2 (10) 4341-1 BERNARD SPIERPOINT (11) (V) C Wallis 5 9-7 (CD) (SF) .............L morris 65 ST 3 (9) 9990-3 YOu’RE COOL (7) D Shaw 10 9-7 (D0) (F)........................ Rose Dawes (7) 60 ST 4 (2) 9886-0 gOSSIP (7) S Dixon 5 9-5 (CD) ..............................................J Fisher (5) 62 SF 5 (1) 2088-8 COmETH THE mAN (13) (H) R Cowell 4 9-5 .............................D muscutt 58 GS 6 (5) 37599- COOL SPIRIT (41) (H) D C Griffiths 7 9-5 (CD)...............................A mullen 56 GF 7 (8) 38549- LETHAL ANgEL (19) A Carson 7 9-4 (D) ......................................H Doyle ●68 G 8 (7) 6501-8 PAPAS gIRL (7) J S Moore 4 9-4 (CD) (EW)..................................L Keniry 67 G 9 (4) 07870- RAABEH (109) (H) A Brittain 5 8-12 .............................................C Hardie 59 ST 10 (6) 7909-7 HuRRICANE ALERT (14) Frank Bishop 10 8-12 (D) ........... molly gunn (7) 54 ST BETTING: 9-4 Bernard Spierpoint, 3 Papas Girl, 5 Nacho, You’re Cool, 10 Cometh The Man, 12 Cool Spirit, 16 Lethal Angel, 20 Gossip. 2021: No corresponding race. BETWAY NOVICE STAKES (5) 1m 4f 5.50 NEWCASTLE CAZOO ‘NEWCOmERS’ NH FLAT RACE 12.50(gBB RACE) (AWT) (5) 2m Winner £2,614 (10 run) FORM SP• T p 1 ASKALLI G Bewley 5 11-6 ..................................................J Bewley (3) - - 2 BINgOO J Moffatt 6 11-6 ....................................... Charlotte Jones (5) - - 3 RI NA FARRAIgE R Fahey 5 11-6 (SF) ....................................B Hughes - - 4 TOP VILLE BOBBY P Kirby 5 11-6 (F).........................J Williamson (5) - - 5 AmBER gOLD M Walford 5 10-13 ......................................... J Hamilton - - 6 ELENA DE LA VEgA M Hammond 5 10-13 ....Emma Smith-Chaston (7) - - 7 mISS mAPLE W Coltherd 5 10-13 .......................................... S Coltherd - - 8 SYLTEZAR Ewan Whillans 5 10-13.............................................C Bewley - - 9 BOOT ‘N’ SHOE R Menzies 4 10-7 (EW) .......................... N moscrop (3) - - 10 TANgIERS N Alexander 4 10-0 ........................................D mcmenamin - - BETTING: 2 Ri Na Farraige, 4 Top Ville Bobby, 11-2 Boot ‘n’ Shoe, 10 Elena De La Vega, Bingoo, 12 Tangiers, Syltezar, 14 Askalli, Amber Gold, 16 Miss Maple. 2021: ARGONAUTA 5 11 4, Stan Sheppard 9-2 (T Lacey), 13 ran. CAZOO SEARCH DRIVE SmILE NOVICES’ HANDICAP HuRDLE 1.25 (gBB RACE) (4) 2m Winner £6,535 (11 run) 1 6832 KIHAVAH (23) A Keatley 5 12-1 (SF) ..................................T midgley (7) 110 H 2 -48194 TOmmYDAN (107) J Candlish 7 11-12 (D) ............................Sean Quinlan 107 G 3 4F4152 EL JEFE (17) (H) A B Hamilton 5 11-10 (BF) ..................... W Shanahan (7) 112 GS 4 4-3461 TWOSHOTSOFTEQuILA (23) (H) R Menzies 5 11-10 (F)... N moscrop (3) 108 S 5 3/4-64 NORTH PARADE (37) Sue Smith 7 11-0 .....................................R mania 114 FM 6 04-P87 HIgH SHERIFF (140) (H) Kenny Johnson 8 10-13 ...... Alison Johnson (7) 111 S 7 30-066 JACK YEATS (15) W Coltherd 6 10-13 ................................... S Coltherd 104 G 8 352316 mONJuLES (47) J Norton 4 10-11 ............................................C Bewley 103 G 9 542 OOT mA WAY (17) I Jardine 4 10-4 (EW)................................C O’Farrell ●116 G 10 445008 TRAC (23) M Hammond 5 10-0 ..................................................A Cawley 111 FM 11 735-55 LIZZIE LOCH (29) Ewan Whillans 6 10-0 ..............................Craig Nichol 94 S BETTING: 10-3 El Jefe, 7-2 Kihavah, 4 Oot Ma Way, 5 Twoshotsoftequila, 8 North Parade, 10 Tommydan, 16 Jack Yeats, 20 Lizzie Loch, Monjules. 2021: No corresponding race. DFE ELECTRICAL HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 1.55 Winner £7,080 (8 run) 1 /15364 CENOTICE (35) (B) D McCain 8 11-12 (D) ...............................T gillard (5) 120 G 2 3-8235 BABY KINg (79) T R George 13 11-8 (D) .................................. J J Burke 122 S 3 -58111 gALLIC gEORDIE (20) S Drinkwater 9 11-5 (D) (SF) ...................J Bowen 121 S 4 -25531 DA VINCI HAND (21) J E Foster 7 11-4 (D) (F)......................Craig Nichol 120 G 5 1P9P15 TRESHNISH (20) Sue Smith 9 11-3 (CD) ........................... T Willmott (5) ●123 G 6 /30-14 TImE LEADER (50) (H) T Reed 8 10-8 .........................................H Reed - - 7 58P-16 ROLLERRuLER (37) W Coltherd 8 10-5 (BF, D) (EW)................ S Coltherd 119 S 8 47848P BIg BOLD gOLD (21) Kenny Johnson 8 10-0 ........... Alison Johnson (7) - - BETTING: 15-8 Gallic Geordie, 4 Rollerruler, 5 Da Vinci Hand, 7 Treshnish, 15-2 Time Leader, 8 Cenotice, 10 Baby King, 100 Big Bold Gold. 2021: No corresponding race. DFE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ‘NATIONAL HuNT’ mAIDEN 2.25 HuRDLE (gBB RACE) (4) 2m 4f Winner £5,827 (13 run) 1 25-326 DEEPER BLuE (33) H Fry 6 11-8 (SF) .................................... J J Burke ●129 G 2 2-847 FIRTH OF FORTH (28) R Dobbin 6 11-8 ..............................Craig Nichol 105 S 3 4-2 gLENBEg LAKE (80) G Bewley 6 11-8 ...............................J Bewley (3) - - 4 4 gREAT BALLINBORIS (11) M Hammond 6 11-8 ....miss Becky Smith (3) - - 5 0-427 JACK OF ALL SHAPES (62) G Boanas 6 11-8 ..................Sean Quinlan 73 GS 6 6-652 LORD ROCO (16) J Ewart 6 11-8 ..........................................A Doyle (7) 111 GF 7 3422-3 mOuNT mELLERAY (65) Mrs A C Hamilton 7 11-8 (EW) ......... J Hamilton 109 H 8 9-29 NIgHTS IN VENICE (50) D Whillans 6 11-8 ..............................H Brooke - - 9 63323- ONWARD ROuTE (344) R Menzies 8 11-8 (F) ..........................B Hughes - - 10 34-452 RITSON (22) R Menzies 7 11-8 ...............................................C O’Farrell 112 G 11 57/PP ROOm AT THE TOP (20) Ewan Whillans 7 11-8 .........................C Bewley - - 12 5-12 LuCKY LIgHT (23) Paul Collins 6 11-1 ..........................J Williamson (5) 100 S 13 898-64 SONgBIRD’S TALE (23) Paul Collins 7 11-1 .......................T midgley (7) 46 S BETTING: 5-2 Deeper Blue, 3 Onward Route, 6 Lord Roco, 7 Mount Melleray, 10 Ritson, 12 Lucky Light, 16 Jack Of All Shapes, Great Ballinboris, Glenbeg Lake. 2021: No corresponding race. LONGEST TRAVELLER By road, trainer Claire Harris sends gETALEAD (3.25) on a 387-mile trip from South Molton, Devon, to Newcastle. SOUTHWELL Winner £3,942 (12 run) 1 (3) 33- EARLY mORNINg DEW (36) P Niven 6 9-5 (F).......................D Costello ●82 ST 2 (11) 3-4 LEOPOLDS ROCK (14) P Kirby 6 9-5 ...........................................D Swift 74 SF 3 (7) ROgAN’S FANCY (J15) Sara Ender 6 9-5 .................................. P Dennis - - 4 (12) 8-6 ATACAmA DESERT (13) K Frost 4 9-2 ......................................T Whelan 69 SS 5 (2) BEYOND BOuNDARIES (J17) A Balding 4 9-2 (EW)..................D Probert - - 6 (5) 34- FLYINg INSTRuCTOR (19) Alex French 4 9-2 .........................D E Hogan 80 ST 7 (8) mR mCCALL (J31) P Kirby 4 9-2.......................................... P mulrennan - - 8 (1) 27-3 SECOND KINgDOm (13) P McEntee 4 9-2 (SF) ........................D muscutt 81 ST 9 (6) LEESWOOD LILY (J222) B Ellison 9 9-0 ................................ B Robinson - - 10 (9) TIgER SPIRIT (J10) M Herrington 5 9-0 .........................................J Hart - - 11 (4) NATuRE R Guest 4 8-11 ........................................................... R Hornby - - 12 (10) 8/ NEEDLE LACE (432) G Boughey 4 8-11 ..................................C Shepherd - - BETTING: 3 Beyond Boundaries, 4 Early Morning Dew, 5 Second Kingdom, 6 Flying Instructor, 10 Needle Lace, 12 Leopolds Rock, Nature, Tiger Spirit. 2021: ALPHA THETA 4 9 2, Joe Fanning 8-15 Fav (C & M Johnston), drawn (7), 8 ran. DMEEIR DFE TELECOm & SECuRITY INSTALLATIONS NOVICES’ LImITED 2.55 HANDICAP CHASE (gBB RACE) (3) 2m 7f Winner £8,714 (5 run) 1 336-15 COmE ON TEDDY (17) T R George 8 11-8 (D) (F)...................... J J Burke 147 GS 7-1 (11-0) 5th of 8, 21l behind L’Homme Presse (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov chs G2 (1) sft 2 32/3-2 uNCLE ALASTAIR (37) N Richards 10 11-5 (SF).......................B Hughes 146 G 6-1 (11-2) 2nd of 9, ½l behind Papa Tango Charly (11-10) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft 3 524P-P HOLD THE NOTE (16) Ewan Whillans 8 11-1 ..........................Craig Nichol ●156 G 20-1 (11-1) Pulled up before 3 out, won by Wakool (10-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl (2) sft, 9 ran 4 2/11-2 OmAR mARETTI (23) A Hales 8 11-0 ........................................K Woods 144 S 10-3 (11-9) 2nd of 7, 1¼l behind Bobhopeornohope (11-6) 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft 5 52-334 DIS DONC (10) M Hammond 9 10-4 ...........................................A Cawley 151 GY 22-1 (10-7) Last of 4, well behind Fugitif (11-0) at Newcastle 2m nov Ltd hcap ch (3) sft BETTING: 7-4 Uncle Alastair, 2 Omar Maretti, 5-2 Come On Teddy, 14 Dis Donc, 16 Hold The Note. 2021: No corresponding race. DFE ELECTRICAL COmmERCIAL & DOmESTIC HANDICAP 3.25 HuRDLE (4) 3m Winner £6,535 (15 run) 1 5169-5 TAxmEIFYOuCAN (80) (V) K Dalgleish 8 11-13 ........................B Hughes 124 H 16-1 (11-2) 5th of 7, 11l behind Morraman (10-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcap hdle (3) sft in Oct 2 PP/20- FuRAx (347) M Hammond 7 11-12 ......................................... J Hamilton 65 H 33-1 (11-4) Last of 11, well off Small Present (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy 3 -21114 gETALEAD (40) Claire Harris 6 11-9 (BF) (EW) .................. D Prichard (5) 122 G 7-2fav (10-10) 4th of 13, 7l behind Highway One O Two (11-11) 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd 4 6-P4PP FILOu DES ISSARDS (233) J Bedi 7 11-6 ...............................H Brooke - - 16-1 (12-0) Pulled up 2 out, won by Raleagh Flora (12-0) at Kingston Blount, 3m mdn gd 5 -73233 RETuRN FIRE (20) L Russell 6 11-4 (SF) ....................................D R Fox ●127 GS 11-4 (10-12) 3rd of 12, 9l behind Ned Tanner (10-12) at Kelso 2m 7f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec 6 P-2437 SOIVEgOTACHANCE (57) D Bourke 7 11-3 .................................H Reed 122 GS 7-1 (11-2) Last of 7, 21l behind Foster’sisland (11-0) at Ayr 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Nov 7 1RP-65 THE DELRAY muNKY (23) I Jardine 10 11-2 (D)...................C O’Farrell 118 S 40-1 (11-2) 5th of 10, 45l behind The Brimming Water (11-7) 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft 8 -59382 SKIPTHESCALES (20) (V) N Alexander 10 11-1 (CD) .. mr K Alexander (5) 126 G 14-1 (10-7) 2nd of 10, 2½l behind Grand Voyage (11-2) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft 9 4-57F5 KAIZER (20) Ewan Whillans 7 10-10 ......................................Craig Nichol 123 S 7-1 (10-10) 5th of 10, 8l behind Grand Voyage (11-2) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft 10 34U/52 STONEY ROVER (41) A M Thomson 9 10-10 (BF) .........................R mania 123 S 9-4fav (11-4) 2nd of 14, 1½l behind Shoughall’s Boy (9-10) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy 11 3-6F76 KAuTO D’AmOuR (35) Sue Smith 7 10-9 (C)................... T Willmott (5) 113 GS 28-1 (10-8) 6th of 8, 34l off Vee Dancer (10-10) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs 12 525573 DEQuALL (11) (B) W Coltherd 6 10-5 ...................................... S Coltherd 122 G 28-1 (11-2) 3rd of 8, 18l behind Foillan (11-7) at Wetherby 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy 13 256-43 BuLLION BOSS (17) N Richards 6 10-2 (D) (F) ...................Sean Quinlan 122 GS 11-2 (11-10) 3rd of 12, 8l behind Late Date (9-13) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft 14 78-09P PENPAL (41) M Hammond 7 10-0 ..............................................A Cawley 107 GS 20-1 (10-10) Pulled up, in race won by Shoughall’s Boy (9-10) hcp hdle 0-110 (4) hvy, 14 ran 15 148656 LISSEN TO THE LADY (20) S Forster 8 10-0 ............miss J Walton (5) 118 H 50-1 (9-9) 6th of 10, 13l behind Grand Voyage (11-2) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft BETTING: 9-2 Getalead, 5 Stoney Rover, 6 Bullion Boss, 7 Return Fire, 15-2 Skipthescales, 10 Dequall, Kaizer, 12 Kauto D’Amour. 2021: No corresponding race. DFE ELECTRICAL mAINTENANCE & REPAIRS mARES’ NOVICES’ 3.55 HuRDLE (gBB RACE) (4) 2m Winner £5,827 (10 run) 1 1-1 LADY ADARE (81) H Fry 6 11-6 (CD) (SF) .................................B Hughes ●125 GS 2 2810-6 BELLA BLuESKY (F208) Ewan Whillans 6 10-13 (D) ..................C Bewley 76 H 3 38 DARSI’S DARLINg (35) Sue Smith 6 10-13 .......................... DOuBTFuL 4 14-3 DILLARCHIE (23) J E Foster 5 10-13 (EW).............................. S Coltherd - - 5 677 guSTAV’S DREAm (28) N Alexander 5 10-13 ........................ B Lynn (5) 96 FM 6 31-103 mARTHA WILLOW (21) J O’Keeffe 5 10-13 (D) (F).....................H Brooke 117 G 7 1-4 RAE DES CHAmPS (57) R Dobbin 5 10-13 ..........................Craig Nichol 104 FM 8 16/6F RIPPLET (21) (H) A M Thomson 7 10-13 ........................................R mania 91 FM 9 06 STAR DREAmER (56) S Corbett 5 10-13 ......................... N moscrop (3) 66 G 10 643 POETRIA (22) M Walford 4 10-0 ........................................... J Hamilton 112 H BETTING: 8-13 Lady Adare, 5 Martha Willow, 13-2 Rae Des Champs, 8 Poetria, 12 Dillarchie, 25 Ripplet, 50 Bella Bluesky, 100 Gustav’s Dream, Star Dreamer. 2021: No corresponding race. BETYOuRWAY AT BETWAY HANDICAP (4) 1m 4f 6.20 Winner £4,995 (6 run) 1 (5) 36011- CARAuSIuS (33) C Hills 5 9-10 (CD) (SF)...............................K Shoemark 84 ST 2 (6) 25619- BRISTOL HILL (126) I Furtado 4 9-10 ...................................... S m Levey - - 3 (2) /7442- SHAKE A LEg (38) J Camacho 5 9-8 (D)...............................C Rodriguez 85 SS 4 (3) 4553-2 SOARINg STAR (7) P Kirby 5 9-3 (F)..............................................g Lee ●86 GS 5 (4) 8880-6 LuNA mAgIC (16) A Watson 8 8-12..............................................H Doyle 82 GF 6 (1) /807-6 mAgELLAN (14) P Kirby 8 8-11 (D) ................................................D Swift 83 G BETTING: 11-10 Carausius, 3 Soaring Star, 9-2 Shake A Leg, 15-2 Bristol Hill, 14 Luna Magic, 20 Magellan. 2021: No corresponding race. mANSIONBET PROuD PARTNERS OF THE AWC HANDICAP (3) 7f 6.50 Winner £6,480 (7 run) 1 (5) 7922-1 mOHAREB (9) M Appleby 6 9-9 (C, D) (F)..................................T Ladd (3) 98 ST 2 (2) 70247- ON A SESSION (54) T D Barron 6 9-7.......................................C Beasley 101 Y 3 (6) 92740- CHIEF LITTLE HAWK (151) J Osborne 4 9-6 ...........................D Costello 101 S 4 (1) /1254- SOuNDSLIKETHuNDER (186) S England 4 9-4 (D) ..................D Probert 96 GS 5 (4) 06723- EAgLEWAY (32) I Furtado 6 9-3 (D)........................................L Edmunds 101 VS 6 (7) 14657- LORD NEIDIN (92) S C Williams 5 9-0 ...................................L Catton (7) 103 ST 7 (3) 88932- TADLEEL (35) R Fahey 7 9-0 (BF, D) (SF) ............................. B garritty (3) ●104 G BETTING: 2 Tadleel, 5-2 Mohareb, 6 Eagleway, 15-2 Soundslikethunder, On A Session, 10 Lord Neidin, 16 Chief Little Hawk. 2021: No corresponding race. PLAY CORAL RACINg-SuPER-SERIES FOR FREE HANDICAP (5) 7.20 (3-Y-O) 6f Winner £3,510 (13 run) 1 (2) 4728-4 LuCY LuLu (12) R Fell 9-7 ......................................................D Tudhope 72 GF 2 (8) 448- BANKRuPT (38) C Banham 9-6 (BF)......................................... J Haynes 75 ST 3 (13) 42365- BLAAST (31) A Watson 9-6..........................................................H Doyle 79 ST 4 (10) 4943- TRuE JEm (31) K Burke 9-6 (EW) ....................................................C Lee 75 ST 5 (11) 86713- BOADICEA BELLE (92) H Spiller 9-6 (D) (F)........................... S Donohoe 73 ST 6 (1) 71D5-0 ROmANTIC THOugHT (12) G Tuer 9-5 .........................O Stammers (3) 76 ST 7 (5) 385-35 COAST (7) S Dixon 9-4 .........................................................J Fisher (5) 69 G 8 (4) 5620- ALLARmISTA (18) C & M Johnston 9-3 ..................................... J Fanning 74 ST 9 (7) 64430- SILKS DREAm (74) (B) Darryll Holland 9-3 .............................T Heard (5) 76 G 10 (9) 056- TOP NOTCH TOmmY (28) B Ellison 9-2 ............................... B Robinson 69 ST 11 (3) 3470-7 EESHA mEESH (12) M Loughnane 9-1 .......................................D Probert 78 ST 12 (6) 15401- RINgO STARLIgHT (27) (B) A Murphy 9-0 (CD) (SF)..................C Beasley 75 ST 13 (12) 46584- JuST ANOTHER (33) J L Eyre 8-11............................................C Hardie ●80 G BETTING: 5 Ringo Starlight, 6 True Jem, 13-2 Bankrupt, 15-2 Top Notch Tommy, 8 Lucy Lulu, 10 Silks Dream, Allarmista, Just Another. 2021: SECRET HANDSHEIKH 9 6, Hollie Doyle 2-1 Fav (A Watson), drawn (1), 6 ran. BETWAY HANDICAP (6) 6f 7.50 SKy SKy Winner £2,970 (14 run) 1 (13) 8730-8 mASHAAN (12) R Fahey 4 9-8 ........................................... B garritty (3) 71 ST 2 (7) 41625- ExCELLENT gEORgE (47) S C Williams 10 9-7 (D) .................m Adeel (7) 71 SF 3 (11) 51/66- muTASALLEm (157) (H) M Tregoning 4 9-7 ...............................D Costello 39 ST 4 (9) 39687- gREY gALLEON (34) (V) R Teal 8 9-6 (D)................................ J mitchell 69 G 5 (12) 44621- ACES (40) (B) C Wallis 10 9-5 (D) (EW) ..........................................L morris 70 G 6 (4) 3213-1 FIRCOmBE HALL (14) P Kirby 4 9-5 (D) (SF)....................................g Lee 70 GF 7 (3) 030-20 DEEVIOuS BEAu (7) T D Barron 5 9-5 (BF, CD) .........................C Beasley 71 ST 8 (14) 04714- TELL’Em NOWT (27) (B) P McEntee 4 9-4 (BF, C) ......................D muscutt 71 G 9 (2) 2646-7 DAYSAQ (15) M Loughnane 5 9-2 (BF) (F)....................................D Probert ●73 ST 10 (10) 1280-6 BOmB SQuAD (8) J S Moore 4 9-1 (D) ........................................L Keniry 72 ST 11 (6) 3704-6 gLORIOuS CHARmER (7) M Herrington 6 8-13 (D) ........................J Hart 71 G 12 (5) 677-54 LOuIS TREIZE (7) (H) R Menzies 6 8-11 (D).............................. W Pyle (7) 67 SS 13 (1) 66860- NEEDWOOD BLOSSOm (147) A Carson 4 8-7........................... W Carson 62 G 14 (8) 6/455- INDEPENDENCE DAY (358) C Banham 9 8-7 ........................... J Haynes 56 GF BETTING: 7-2 Fircombe Hall, 11-2 Aces, 6 Tell’em Nowt, 13-2 Deevious Beau, 7 Louis Treize, 10 Glorious Charmer, Daysaq, 12 Excellent George. 2021: NICK VEDDER 7 9 13, Kieran Shoemark 11-10 Fav (R Brisland), drawn (1), 6 ran. PRO-BET No bet today TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 39 RUGBY UNION CHAMPIONS CUP REACTION MULTI-TALENTED Michael Ala’alatoa scores try on Sunday SIZE AND SKILL mAKINg mIKE A rEAL prop IDoL By DEREK FOLEy He is the Leinster prop with dreams of playing out-half it seems. Standing 6ft 2ins and weighing in at just over 20stones, Michael Ala’alatoa can dodge, weave, carry and pass. Team-mate Josh van der Flier (inset top) may have picked up the man of the match award in the 13-try romp against Montpellier on Sunday. But there was a deserving case to be made for it going to Ala’alatoa after he had to enter the RDS fray from the substitutes’ bench after just five minutes. Sure, there was the day job which involved seeing off one of the best looseheads in the world, Georgia’s first-choice tough nut Mikeil Nariashvili. That was followed by having to deal with Nariashvili’s replacement Robert Rodgers, Montpellier’s highly-rated 20-year-old South African import who was introduced eight minutes after the break. If anchoring the scrum is the tight-head’s primary job then it is fair to say Ala’alatoa gets a gold medal but what of his 33rd-minute try where he danced though the French line leaving defensive bodies flailing? “He does that in training a good bit,” laughed van der Flier, “he’s a very mobile man. It’s just incredible, the size of him. I remember when he first came into Leinster, you judge him and say, ‘I’m sure he doesn’t side-step people’, but he moves very well has a great set of hands. “Coming from the Crusaders and the way they play, Mike definitely has that skillset that I’m sure the rest of them have as well. “He’s a brilliant player and a great guy around the dressing room as well. He’s incredible, a great asset to Leinster and a great lad to have around. I’m delighted for him although I’m not sure tightheads play too many 75-minute matches so I’m sure he’ll be tired.” These are sentiments echoed by coach Leo Cullen (inset bottom) who was delighted to see Leinster get their Champions Cup campaign back on track after Covid-related setbacks. “Mike is a very skilful ball player,” noted Cullen, “a great footballer for someone of his size. “He’s a huge man but has a very good skill-set and I thought he did well considering he was on for 75-odd minutes. “He’s come from a very good training environment as well with the Crusaders and that was something that we were very keen to learn from as well.”

40 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN grand coco falls at the first FROM Neil McleMaN in Melbourne THERE will be no “Cocomania” Down Under this year after the American teenager lost in the first round of an overseas Grand Slam for the first time. Coco Gauff shot to fame by reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon, aged only 15, on her Major debut in 2019. The world No.16 also reached the fourth round at Melbourne Park in 2020 before making the French Open quarter-finals last year. But the 17-year-old made 38 unforced errors to lose 6-4 6-2 to Wang Qiang yesterday. The Chinese world No.110 knocked Serena Williams out of the Australian Open two years ago to reach the fourth round. But Gauff (right), still the youngest player in the top 100, said: “Today obviously didn’t go my way. She played really well. I didn’t play my best tennis. “I don’t know if it was just an off day, or just getting used to the conditions, but to be honest, I think it was just more me.” Gauff’s only previous opening-round defeat at a Grand Slam came at the 2020 US Open. MASK THE ANGER Deported Djokovic arrives in Belgrade, and now faces being banned from Paris and New York Ruthless Osaka sees funny side streak on this court is FROM Neil McleMaN NAOMI OSAKA kept her promise to take tennis less seriously as she laughed off a fluffed smash at the start of her Australian Open title defence. The Japanese star admitted to mental health problems after pulling out of the French Open and stopped playing last season following the US Open. But the world No.14 needed only 68 minutes to race past Colombian Camila Osorio 6-3 6-3 after winning the first five games. And Osaka could even see the funny side of nearly taking a fresh-air shot with an attempted overhead. The double Melbourne champion said: “I came back when I wanted to come back. “I just felt like there are situations where I previously would get upset. “But at this point in my life, I’m here because I want to be here. I find that it’s fun for me and I might as well enjoy it while I still can. “Just to be playing on Rod Laver and to have such a good something I could be proud of and something I enjoy.” Osaka (right) remains on course for a blockbuster fourth-round showdown with Ash Barty after the Aussie favourite needed only 54 minutes to rout qualifier Lesia Tsurenko 6-0 6-1. The Wimbledon champion raced to the first 11 games and is bidding to become the first Australian woman to win her home Grand Slam since Chris O’Neil in 1978.

irishmirror.ie/sport slammed Djokovic now faces ban from French and US Opens unless he gets jabbed leaving Wimbledon as only option this year BY Neil McleMaN @NeilMcLeman NOVAK DJOKOVIC arrived back in Belgrade to learn Wimbledon could be his only chance this season to win a 21st Grand Slam. Serbian players left in Melbourne r a l l i e d t o support the world No.1, with Lalso D j e r e describing his deportation as a “true catastrophic situation”. But his predicament got even worse as his kit sponsors Lacoste announced they will seek talks “ASAP” to “review the events” Down Under. The unvaccinated superstar already faces a three-year ban from Australia after becoming the first player to be thrown out of a sporting event for not taking a drug. Now the French parliament has passed a new Covid law stating all competitors and spectators have to be double vaccinated for sporting events – w i t h o u t exceptions. Roland Garros had been lobbying for an exemption for events in a bubble but political pressure – and the Djokovic eviction – has Norrie’s No greight shakes FROM Neil McleMaN FROM Neil M CAM NORRIE admitted he had played his worst match for eight months as he crashed out in the first round of the Australian Open. The British No.1 enjoyed a breakthrough 2021 as he won his first ATP Tour titles – including the Indian Wells Masters – and climbed up to world No.12. But Norrie, who tested positive for Covid before Christmas, continued his poor record in Majors by losing 6-3 6-0 6-4 to American world No.43 Seb Korda. “I was scuppered any c h a n c e o f s p e c i a l treatment for millionaire stars in a F r e n c h presidential election year. The USA currently requires foreign visitors to be doublevaccinated. A n d s o Wimbledon, where Djokovic has won the title six times, is the only Grand Slam date confirmed in his diary unless the Covid situation eases worldwide – or he gets jabbed. The All England Club have said they will follow Government guidelines to enter the UK for The Championships. Current rules allow non-vaccinated athletes to continue training while serving a quarantine before being able to test and release after five days. It promises to be quite an occasion if Djokovic, who turns 35 in May, gets his sole chance to make tennis history this year in front of a British crowd on the lawns of SW19. The 20-time Grand Slam champion posed for selfies with fellow passengers in Dubai yesterday en route to Belgrade, where his supporters were gathered at the airport (below) to show their support. But he was still the focus of attention on the first day of the Grand Slam season here in Australia, where the ninetime winner is usually the never really in the match at all,” he said. “That’s maybe my worst match in the last eight months or so. I honestly can’t put a finger on it. Korda was too good. “On the bigger points he was much better than me. For the last year and a half I have been playing great on the big points, and I have been very quick around the court. Today I didn’t do any of that.” Norrie (left) won 52 matches last season but has started 2022 with a hat-trick of defeats. He also lost his first match in New York and has yet to get beyond the third poster boy (left). Rafa Nadal remains the only man who can break the three-way tie – shared with Roger Federer – and win a record 21st Grand Slam in Melbourne this year after winning his first round match over American Marcos Giron 6-1 6-4 6-2. Asked about Djokovic, the Spaniard claimed: “The ideal situation in the world of sport is that the best players are on court and playing the most important events. If Novak Djokovic is playing here, it is better for everybody.” The Serbians were more believable. You would not want to own a Belgrade travel agency specialising in visiting Australia right now. World round in a Grand Slam. And the 26-year-old, who will return to action in Rotterdam next month, added: “I’m going to try and be a little bit smarter in terms of trying to peak for the bigger events.” Rising star Korda, who tested positive for Covid on his arrival Down Under, claimed his first win at the tournament where his father Petr won the title in 1998. “We have a lot of history in Australia, with my dad winning here and then my sisters (Nelly and Jessica) winning the women’s golf tournament,” he said. TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 41 No.51 Djere said: “I think not just Serbians, I think the whole world saw it and they probably will have a new or different opinion about Australia. The guy had the exemption, and they still deported him. “He’s not vaccinated, but we were told that we can enter the country with an exemption, which he had, and yet he’s not here with us. “Something went horribly wrong. It was a true catastrophic situation.” World No.77 Miomir Kecmanovic, who had been scheduled to face Djokovic in the first round, dedicated his win over lucky loser Salvatore Caruso to his fellow Serb. “I knew that I had to give the best that I can and try to step up for him,” he said. Djere insisted Djokovic would be inspired by the adversity. “That’s what he does,” said the Serbian No.4. “That’s also in our Serbian mentality. ” And Serbian No.3 Dusan Lajovic added: “I think the way they treated him was terribly wrong. I hope that in the future he will be the best tennis player in history.” matCH stats Norrie Korda 6 aces 6 2 double faults 5 39/67 1st serve in 57/81 24/39 Win 1st serve 44/57 14/28 Win 2nd serve 13/24 0/3 Break points won 5/10 23 Winners 25 29 Unforced errors 27 62 Total points won 86 199 kmh Fastest serve 206 kmh MELBOURNE PARK melbourne to be wild says emma FROM Neil McleMaN EMMA RADUCANU returns to Grand Slam tennis today insisting she is the same person who lost her only match in the Australian Open juniors in 2019. The British No.1 (above) was beaten by Japan’s Himari Sato on her debut in Melbourne Park but her Majors record – and game – has improved massively since. She reached the Wimbledon fourth round on her main-draw debut last summer before winning all 10 matches without dropping a set on her way to the US Open title. Before facing Sloane Stephens (right), the 2017 New York champion, in the second night match in the Margaret Court Arena, Raducanu said: “I have loved Australia from the first time I came here. The facilities and the weather here are amazing. “It’s got absolutely everything that we need. We’re very lucky to be able to play in such a great city. The 16-year-old Emma was exactly the same as the person I am now. But I hope that I’ve learned a bit more and I’m a bit wiser in my old age.” Raducanu, 19, finished 2021 with the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award and an MBE. “I had a great year and to top it off with that was just amazing,” she said. Liam Broady will renew his juniors rivalry with Nick Kyrgios in the last match in the John Cain Arena as the Stockport star finally makes his Australian Open debut. The British No.4 showed his emotions when he came through qualifying seven years after losing to American Michael Russell in the final round. “It kind of threw my career off the rails a little bit,” admitted the world No.128. “I went home and turned off my phone and disappeared for a week or two while getting up to mischief. “I didn’t recover from that for a long time. So it’s nice to put that to bed and to finally qualify for the Aussie Open where the heartache of a pro career kind of began. “It felt like I was putting things right and that’s been a goal of mine for a while.”

42 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 GAA does AustrAliA rule? THE STAR MAN Andrew McBrine shone with ball Irish have a Stirling attitude BY RODNEY WHITE PAUL STIRLING paid tribute to his team-mates after seeing Ireland win their first-ever one-day international series away from home over an ICC Full Member. The Boys In Green recorded a two-wicket victory over the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston on Sunday. Bowling honours once more went to Andy McBrine — the Donemana off-spinner finished with 4-28 from 10 overs. McBrine’s series haul of 10 wickets at 11.6 apiece was an excellent return. And Stirling said player of the series McBrine epitomised the spirit in the squad. “We’re delighted, it’s not every day we go on away trips and turn over a side like the West Indies,” said Stirling. “Andy McBrine epitomises what an Irish cricketer should be — the heart he shows. “It’s not easy to come back from being hit on the head but he showed commitment and passion to help win us the game.” Chair Ryan goes Green BY KARL O’KANE NEW Munster GAA chairman Ger Ryan has given his backing to the Green Proposal for football reform. Counties will report back to the GAA’s Central Council on January 22, where a decision will be made on the future of the two proposals. One, or both, could go before the GAA’s annual congress next month. The Green Proposal would see the current league and provincial structures maintained in the same position in the calendar, with four-team round robin groups for the Championship. Ryan, who was on the task force which came up with the two plans, said: “My personal preference is for the Green Proposal, which I believe provides change for the better while preserving what is good in our current structures.” AFL’s Irish experiment is failing for many stars as Covid changes how we look at life and careers kARL O’KANE he had to mull it over Mayo’s Oisin Mullin at 2019 AFL Combine trial and, above, in Mayo colours INSIDE the past week two more of the brightest young stars in the GAA have either left an AFL club, or rejected their overtures. Mark O’Connor’s recent success at Geelong has shown Irish ‘difference makers’ are still out there in the GAA, but the world has changed markedly since he signed up in late 2016. Oisin Mullin’s decision to stay put and Mark Keane’s call to stay in Cork means there are now just 11 Irish players on the books of AFL sides. Just before the start of the pandemic the number of Irishmen in the AFL had reached a record 18. Not only has that dropped by over a third, but very few of the 11 — bar Zach Tuohy and O’Connor — are senior regulars. More could be on their way home at the end of this year. The likes of Colin O’Riordan, James Madden, Conor Nash and Darragh Joyce probably need to see significant senior game time in 2022 if they’re to continue on in the AFL. No doubt Covid has played a role in the reduced numbers. Armagh’s Ross McQuillan, Derry’s Conor Glass and McKenna all came home in 2020 — the year the pandemic started. Keane, Stefan Okunbor (Kerry), Red Og Murphy and Luke Towey (both Sligo) and Anton Tohill (Derry) were in the latest wave of returnees. Perhaps most significantly, AFL clubs shipped a multi-million dollar financial hit in the first year of the pandemic, which affected recruitment, rosters and coaching. Towey has detailed how in 2020 — his first season — he was left with no development coach, or reserve league to bed himself in, due to cutbacks. Unsure of his future at the end of a two-year deal, he was looking at deferring his course in DCU for a third time. Just as the lure of a full-time pro deal draws players in, the pull of home, family and career is a strong one too, particularly in formative years and when the going gets tough. This was most likely exacerbated by Covid, with the possibility of friends and family visiting less likely. Maybe going to Australia just isn’t as exciting or appealing any more. Hosting so-called ‘Combines’ – camps, where players are put through their paces – also costs money. On top of this, the International Rules series, which placed Aussie Rules front and centre for young players for a few weeks every couple of years, hasn’t been played since 2017 now. Leinster, Munster and Connacht rugby are mining in traditional GAA areas too for players who don’t go to private schools. No doubt the AFL will have found Conor McKenna’s decision to return home in the summer of 2020 the hardest one to get their heads around, and it was probably a significant blow to the so-called ‘Irish experiment.’ McKenna gave up the most. He’d put in the hard yards already and had a successful, lucrative career in the AFL with Essendon Bombers. The possibility of playing on towards his 30s and setting himself up for life was a real one. Yet he gave it all up to return home — proof an Irish player could up sticks at any stage, with years of investment by the club going by the wayside. All-Ireland glory with Tyrone surely vindicated McKenna’s decision. Mayo’s Mullin, the double young Footballer of the Year, who finally turned down a move to Geelong over the weekend, will look to achieve what McKenna did. This probably figured highly in his thinking. Mullin would have to have enjoyed some AFL career to surpass anything that winning an All-Ireland with Mayo would mean. Mullin’s scenario is similar to Tyrone’s Cathal McShane. McShane had a sniff, going down to Australia to check out the Adelaide Crows set-up, before committing to Tyrone. Now he has his All-Ireland title. At the time Tyrone pulled out all the stops to keep him, with a job offer on the table accepted. You can imagine a clear pathway being mapped out for Mullin by a range of power brokers across Mayo GAA. IRIShmen In AFL Zach Tuohy and Mark O’Connor (Geelong), Colin O’Riordan and Barry O’Connor (Sydney), James Madden and Deividas Uosis (Brisbane), Darragh Joyce (St Kilda), Callum Browne (Great Western Sydney), Conor Nash and Fionn O’Hara (Hawthorn) and Cian McBride (Essendon)

irishmirror.ie/sport Gaelic football We have all raised the Barr Maguire: the boys have iMproved stacks froM our crokes huMiliation munster champions St Finbarr’s Ian Maguire and Michael Shields celebrate victory on Sunday Snooker maSterS champ wantS loud crowdS by PAt NoLAN IF Kerry are the yardstick for Cork football, the improvement of St Finbarr’s from their last Munster campaign has been spectacular. After securing a first county title in 33 years in 2018, they found themselves in a Munster semi-final against Dr Crokes. It was a chastening afternoon as they suffered a humiliating 5-20 to 1-11 drubbing in Killarney, with all Crokes’ 25 scores coming from play. Little wonder then the Barrs wouldn’t entertain the notion of a coin toss for home venue ahead of last Sunday’s Munster final against Austin Stacks, which could have landed them with a trip to Tralee. In the neutral surroundings of Semple Stadium, they scored a wellmerited two-point win which brought their first provincial crown in 35 years. “To be fair, we set out in 2016, ’17 and ’18 and it was all about getting to the county final because we hadn’t been to one in 10 years or whatever,” said captain Ian Maguire. “Obviously we then had the heartbreak in ’17 and then it was a relief in ’18 to get over the line. “Sometimes when you get that relief you’re not looking beyond and we didn’t and we got a lesson. To be fair to Crokes they were probably the best team or second best team in it at the time. “Liam Hodnett was the chair at the time and he said, ‘You need to learn these lessons ROBBO WANTS MORE SNOOKER LOOPY AT THE CRUCIBLE by Hector NuNNs NeIL RobeRTSoN urged the Crucible crowd to up their game after a spectacular Masters at the Ally Pally. The Aussie, 39, won the prestigious tournament for a second time with a 10-4 victory over barry Hawkins (right) on Sunday. World No.4 Robertson is desperate to become a multiple world champion having come up short in Sheffield since his only success in 2010. All the top stars were inspired by the raucous atmosphere created by a series of 2,000 sell-out crowds in north London last week. And Robertson (right) claims the spectacle found at the 980-seat Crucible is underwhelming by comparison. He said: “Having 2,000 fans at the Masters adds a lot to it – and in a way that is what the World Championship isn’t. It hasn’t had good, loud crowds, apart from the one-table set-up, for about 15 years. I am disappointed every year I go there. “The crowd is really quiet, they don’t cheer, and it doesn’t feel like the worlds in the early rounds. “And so for me, and I suspect others who were playing in the Masters, we’d all prefer to play in it than the World Championship. It is now up to World Snooker, the Crucible and Sheffield to create a venue deserving of the World Championship, because at the moment I don’t think it is. “This is my sixth Triple Crown but I have to win another world title to be considered among a small handful of greats.” TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 43 unfortunately’. They’re unforgiving but you need to learn them and we learned the hard way a couple of years ago. It goes to show you have to appreciate the moment because if you’d asked me in 2019 would we get back here, I’d have said, ‘Who knows?’ “But we got back here. It’s a credit to the players but I think it’s a credit to the management as well.” Maguire wasn’t found wanting when his side’s need was greatest – fetching a crucial kickout deep in injury time after Stacks had reduced the deficit to a single point. “It’s about picking and choosing your moments. Championship football can be funny. It’s about influencing the game as best you can no matter how good or bad you’re playing. “Three of the last four kick-outs went to me. I won one clean, one break but I lost another one that led to the goal I think. There are lots of lessons there. We probably need to mix it up on the kick-outs a bit. Again, as a player you just want to impose yourself on the game.” The victory sets up an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilcoo later this month and postpones Maguire’s link-up with Keith Ricken’s Cork senior panel. He added: “Ultimately for us it is a sub plot. For a lot of people Cork/Kerry is obviously a sub plot when you are playing. It’s positivity, it’s a win but again Nemo have been doing this for years, we can’t understate this, Nemo have a brilliant record and they have done this before. “For us, from chatting to Keith Ricken during the week, Cork have won a Munster final, it’s a huge bonus and we need to push on from there. We’re in the final four now – Cork/ Kerry stuff is done. It’s brilliant, the journey continues.” AIMING For sILVerWAre Full back Ryan McEvoy down are on the rise once again by KArL o’KANe RyAN Mcevoy is hoping Kilcoo can put Down football “back on the map” again. Down have struggled at inter-county and club level for over a quarter of a century, after hitting the pinnacle of both games in a glorious decade for the county. It started with burren landing All-Ireland club titles in 1986 and 1988, before Down took centre stage to claim All-Ireland senior crowns in 1991 and 1994. Down haven’t managed an All-Ireland – club or county – at senior level since then. In fact, they hadn’t even won an Ulster senior title at club or county level until Kilcoo bridged that 25 year gap in 2019 to become just the third Down club to win a senior provincial crown. After landing back to back Ulster titles last Sunday, Kilcoo are hungry for more. They have their eyes firmly fixed on national silverware having come agonisingly close in their extra-time, 2020 All-Ireland club final defeat by Corofin. That hunt continues in 12 days time against Cork and Munster champions, St Finbarr’s. Free taking full back Mcevoy said: “It is a huge honour to represent your county in Ulster and then the All-Ireland. “Hopefully we can put Down back on the map. “It’s been a long time since a Down team won an All-Ireland club and hopefully we can do that in a few weeks’ time. “The Corofin game really hurt. After playing so well for so long and then just not getting over the line – it hurt. “but then coming back into the 2020 season we had a job to do, to win Down and we took it game by game. “Unfortunately the Ulster Championship last year wasn’t on (due to Covid). “This year was all about winning Down and winning Ulster, hopefully going on to win an All-Ireland.”

44 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 GOLF WATERFORD’S FINEST ON RISE huge power surge Seamus cracks the top 50 for the first time DMEEIR january 18 day 1879: England beat Wales 2-1 at the Kennington Oval in the first football international between the two nations. 1996: Romania international Ilie Dumitrescu completed his transfer from Tottenham to West Ham in a deal worth in excess of £1million. 2002: Man United signed Uruguayan forward Diego Forlan for £7.5million from Argentinian club Independiente. 2003: Darren Lehmann was banned for five one-day internationals after breaking the International Cricket Council’s code of conduct by making racist remarks following his dismissal against Sri Lanka during the one-day series in Australia. 2011: Jose Maria Olazabal was appointed Europe team captain for the 2012 Ryder Cup. At the event – since termed the ‘Miracle at Medinah’ – Europe overcame a 10-6 deficit at the start of the final day to win 14 1 /2-13 1 /2. Back page: 1996 on this By MIRROR REPORTER The remarkable rise of Seamus Power shows no sign of stopping as he moved into the top 50 in golf’s world rankings for the first time in his career. The Waterford man reached that milestone with a share of third place at the Sony Open in Hawaii as Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama came from five back to edge Russell Henley in a playoff in a thrilling Sunday showdown. WORLD RANKINGS 1. Jon RAHM 2. Collin MORIKAWA 3. Dustin JOHNSON 4. Patrick CANTLAY 5. Justin THOMAS 6. Xander Schauffele 7. Victor HOVLAND 8. Rory McILROY 9. Bryson DeChambeau 10. Hideki MATSUYAMA 48. Shane LOWRY 49. Seamus POWER 172. Padraig HARRINGTON 318. Jonathan CALDWELL 340. Graeme McDOWELL Power now has two months to consolidate his place in the top-50 and book his ticket to Augusta National in April while he is also eyeing up a spot at the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake after jumping to 14th in the FedEx Cup standings. “Yeah, it’s great. I think I’ll have probably my spot in the playoffs locked up after this week,” he said. “That’s a nice one. It’s by far the earliest I’ve ever had it locked up before so it’s kind of new territory for me. “The goal is to be in East Lake at the end of the year for the TOUR Championship, FedEx Cup Playoffs. “That goal doesn’t change after this week. It’s just kind of just adds a couple points to my total, but a long ways to go.” It has been a sen- sational rise from the Barbasol Champion, climb- ing a staggering 385 places in the last 12 months including a run of one win, six top-10s and seven top-25 finishes in his last 21 starts after starting 2021 with three missed cuts on the spin. Although his second PGA Tour win didn’t materialise, the 2016 Olympian felt comfortable in the situation, with huge crowds swarming the fairways waiting for Matsuyama in the group behind. “Yeah, it’s a lot better. Georgia in the autumn was the first time I played in the last group on a Sunday, so that was kind of cool. BOXING TySON LefT WAITING OveR NeXT BASh fury’s bang to whytes By CHRIS McKEnnA ‘interim’ champion Whyte and TySON FURy has a further the WBC has ruled the Gypsy wait to find out his next fight King will get 80 percent of the date after the WBC put back purse split. The bids were due the purse bids for a clash with to be made last week but were Dillian Whyte until Friday. put back until today. The heavyweight champion Now they will not go ahead (right) is desperate to get back until Friday as Whyte in the ring – he has been out continues his legal challenge since stopping Deontay Wilder over the split. in October. Fury has been The Brixton bruiser wants a mandated to face WBC figure closer to 45 percent. “You definitely do get used to it. There were huge c r o w d s behind us following Hideki, so it takes some getting used to. You have to wait for the crowd to stop and go. “But, yeah, that’s a problem I’ll happily learn to deal with.” Power shot a closing fiveunder 65 to finish four adrift of the top two, despite his approach play not being up to his usual high standard. “It was poor [the iron play],” said Power. “I was a bit disappointed with it, but the putter kind of got hot, so it’s interesting. “That’s golf sometimes, isn’t it? “In my third round I feel like I didn’t miss a shot and couldn’t quite get putts going until the end, and in the final round I made a few nice putts so it kind of kept me going.” RICH AND SEAMUS Power’s fine play in hawaii will help his goal of going well in the lucrative Fedex Cup fORMULA ONe ITALIANS ARe GeAReD Up fOR GLORy FERRARI’S TITLE HOPE FeRRARI will unveil the car on February 17 they hope will fire them into title contention. The Italian giants finished third in the constructors’ standings last season. And team chiefs will expect further gains in 2022 following a major overhaul of F1’s technical regulations. Spaniard Carlos Sainz impressed in his first season claiming four podiums to take fifth in the championship – two places ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc. Kimi Raikkonen (left), the now retired 2007 world champ, is the last Ferrari champion. But they will be hoping for good signs in the two winter tests which begin in Barcelona on February 23. GLeNN hODDLe saluted his Chelsea heroes after they progressed in the FA Cup thanks to a penalty shootout win at Newcastle. eddie Newton clinched victory with the final spot-kick. hoddle, after reaching the fourth round, said: ‘‘You feel that after two titantic battles like that we should jump to the semi-finals.’’ It was misery for Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch as the Gunners were knocked out at Sheffield United. A 67th-minute goal by Carl Veart was enough for the Blades. PeTeR BeARDSLeY (61) BirTHDaYS – former England, Newcastle, Everton and Liverpool forward. RIChARD DUNwOODY (58) – former top National Hunt jockey. PeP GUARDIOLA (51) - Manchester City manager who played for Barcelona as a defensive midfielder. quick quiz 1. Which English football team’s crest features a cannon? 2. England’s World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson played for which Premiership club? 3. How many weight classes has Conor McGregor fought in? 4. How many seasons did Pep Guardiola manage Barcelona for? 5. Which Grand Slam did Canadian men’s tennis player Milos Raonic reach the final of in 2016? anSwerS 1. Arsenal; 2. Leicester Tigers; 3. Three; 4. Four; 5. Wimbledon

irishmirror.ie/sport TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 45 league of ireland dragons’ lure REAdy TO fIRE Nathan Shepperd (left) and Joe Adams Williams completes Dundalk’s Welsh hat-trick BY PAUL O’HEHIR him. He’s an excellent footballer, really And Williams revealed that comfortable in possession and has a O’Donnell left him in no STEPHEN O’DONNELL believes Dundalk have boxed clever by signing highly-regarded Swansea City prospect Dan Williams. The midfielder, 20, yesterday completed his season-long move to the Lilywhites, just a week after penning a new deal with the Swans until the summer of 2023. And the Championship club has the option of extending that into 2024, particularly if he catches the eye during his spell in the League of Ireland. Williams is the third Wales U21 international to pitch up at Oriel Park ahead of the new season, following the arrival of Nathan Shepperd and Joe Adams. And O’Donnell (right) said: “We’re delighted to get Dan on board. He has only recently signed a new contract with Swansea which shows how much potential they see in him. “He has already played in the League Cup for Swansea this season and was on the bench for their recent FA Cup tie with Southampton.” O’Donnell added: “Our fans will really take to League of Ireland by picking up the phone to his best friend. Cameron Evans is a Swansea City team-mate and spent last season on loan at relegated Waterford. New Shelbourne goalkeeper Lewis Webb – who joined the Drumcondra club on loan – is a Swans team-mate too. And Williams – who has six Wales U21 caps – was also swayed by the fact O’Donnell used to play in the same position as him. Williams said: “I had a chat with the gaffer, Russell Martin, at Swansea. “I played a couple of cup games at the start of the season and he said the next step was to get some first-team football. “When I mentioned the possibility of the League of Ireland, he was happy with that. Now that I’m here, I just want to play as much as possible. “Playing in the U23 league in the UK has its benefits when you’re 18 or 19 but at my age I just want to play in front of fans and improve.” really good range of passing.” Williams did his homework on the Ireland. He told the Dundalk website: “I spoke to Stephen and when I got off the phone I told my parents everything he said to me. “The next day, I asked them what they thought and they told me I should go to Dundalk because of my reaction after that phone call. “They could see I was buzzing. I went to sleep that night really happy with the conversation and what Stephen’s plans were for the season. “He told me he played in a similar position to me, as a six, and wants me to do the same things as he did, get on the ball and start play. “He didn’t tell me how good he was, though, so I’ll have to watch the videos and people will have to fill me in on that!” Delighted Williams added: “It’s my first loan and it’s always a bit daunting coming to a new club but the boys have been very welcoming.” doubt he was making the right decision by switching to Dan with a plan Williams aims to make the most of his loan move from Swansea to Dundalk MARk SIgnS Mark CONNOLLy clinched his move to Dundalk last night on a six-month loan from Dundee United. and the centre-back, 30, said he was thrilled to be home after 15 years in England and Scotland. The Monaghan man (above) was at Wolves, Bolton, Crawley, kilmarnock and Dundee United. “I’m really excited and really buzzing to be here,” he said. “It’s been a long time coming and it hasn’t been a great secret but it’s something I really wanted and I’m delighted it’s done. “It was a huge decision for me to come home. It’s been almost 15 years since I went to England as a teenager and it’s a decision I didn’t take lightly.” PAT’S TO GET JACK RIGHT BACK INTO ACTION BY PAUL O’HEHIR WOLVES full-back Jack Scott has joined St Patrick’s Athletic on loan ahead of the new season. The 19-year-old only recently signed a new deal with the Premier League club but was eager to seek first-team football. And new Saints boss Tim Clancy has secured the transfer of the former Linfield player as he looks to bolster his defensive ranks. St Pat’s lost three options at right-back after Sam Bone and John Mountney joined Dundalk in recent weeks while Jak Hickman has also left. Clancy (inset) said: “I’m delighted to get Jack in. Having just signed his new contract at Wolves, it’s a great opportunity for him to come and play games. “Jack comes highly recommended. He’s an attacking full-back who loves to get forward and he trained very well in his first session this morning. Jack is certainly someone we are looking forward to working with for the coming season.” Scott, who will wear the No.2 shirt, is eager to get going with the FAI Cup winners. The teenager said: “It feels really good to be here at this big club. We’ve been in talks for the last while and I’m delighted to get the move done. “I know Darragh Burns as we played together at international level and I know Joe Redmond too from his time at Birmingham.” Scott added: “I’m looking to come here and get some first team action to see what I can do. “The club finished second in the league last year and won the cup so we’ll be aiming to have a positive season.” St Pat’s are also expected to land Adam O’Reilly (right) on loan from Preston North End after he joined Waterford on a similar deal last season. BATTLE Wordsworth is keen to get stuck back in Blues get promotion Word out BY PAUL O’HEHIR WATERFORD feel they have made a statement of intent by luring Anthony Wordsworth back to the club. The experienced Englishman joined the Blues last summer under former boss Marc Bircham and quickly became a key figure in the team. His future at Waterford was then in doubt following their play-off defeat to UCD and relegation to the First Division. But the ex-Barnet, Wimbledon, Southend, Ipswich and Colchester midfielder is back to lead a promotion charge this season. New Waterford boss Ian Morris said: “I’m absolutely delighted to get Anthony done. I know we weren’t the only club interested in signing him, so getting him dELIgHTEd Boss Morris signed is a real statement of intent. “He has real quality and is a big character in the dressing room. His experience will be invaluable to the team.” Wordsworth, 33, is determined to right the wrong of Waterford’s drop into the second tier. He said: “It’s good to be back. Obviously it was a disappointing end to last season so I’ve come back to try to rectify it. “I had a good connection with the club and the fans and all in the city last season, so to get the club back up would be a big achievement for me and everyone involved. “It’s still a young squad so the likes of myself, Brian [Murphy] and Eddie [Nolan] are here to try and help the younger players. “They want to learn and improve and that’s important for a squad like ours with a good mix. I’m looking forward to working with the new manager Ian and getting started.”

46 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 CELTIC 2 HIBERNIAN 0 Maeda 4, Juranovic 25pen DMEEIR CINCH PREMIERSHIP PARKHEAD CINCH PREMIERSHIP DAIZ OF THUNDER Maeda opens Celtic account with first of the game last night & enjoys it (inset) NEW BHOY, NEW HERO Japanese ace Maeda introduces himself with a goal By GAviN mccAffERTY dAIzen MAedA scored less than four minutes into his Celtic debut as Ange Postecoglou’s side returned to action with a 2-0 victory over Hibernian. Josip Juranovic was also on target in the first half from the penalty spot as Celtic moved three points behind leaders Rangers ahead of the champions’ visit to Aberdeen on Tuesday. Celtic’s three Japanese January signings were given the full Parkhead experience after restrictions on crowd numbers were lifted just in time for the resumption of Scotland’s top-flight following a reshuffled winter break. Reo Hatate also made his first start and Yosuke Ideguchi was introduced off the bench amid the continuing absence of their fellow Japanese player, Kyogo Furuhashi, whose hamstring injury looks set to keep him out for several more weeks. Hibs should have taken the lead before Maeda struck, but Kevin Nisbet stabbed the ball against the post from inside the six-yard box after Chris Cadden’s low cross had gone beyond Joe Hart. The visitors were quickly punished after Josh Campbell lost the ball to Liel Abada. Juranovic and Tom Rogic played the ball inside and unmarked CINCH PREMIERSHIP P W D L F A Pts Rangers .............20 16 3 1 43 14 51 Celtic .................21 15 3 3 44 12 48 Hearts ...............20 10 6 4 29 18 36 Motherwell .......20 9 4 7 25 27 31 Hibernian ...........21 8 5 8 24 24 29 Aberdeen ..........20 8 3 9 25 24 27 Dundee United ..20 7 4 9 16 23 25 Livingston ..........20 5 5 10 16 26 20 St Mirren ............20 3 10 7 18 31 19 Ross County ......20 4 6 10 27 35 18 Dundee...............20 4 4 12 18 37 16 St Johnstone .....20 3 5 12 11 25 14 ReSULTS & FIXTUReS Africa Cup Of Nations Grp A Burkina Faso (1). 1 Ethiopia (0).........1 Bayala 24 Kebede 52 (pen) CapE VErdE (0)..... 1 CamEroon (1) .....1 Rodrigues 53 Aboubakar 39 p W d L F a pts Cameroon ................. 3 2 1 0 7 3 7 Burkina Faso ............. 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 Cape Verde ................ 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 Ethiopia .................... 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 cinch Scottish Premier CELtiC (2) ............. 2 hiBErnian (0) ..... 0 Maeda 4 Juranovic 25 (pen) Golf USPGA ToUr Sony oPen (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)— FinAl roUnd (USA unless stated, Par 70): 257 H Matsuyama (Jpn) 66 65 63 63 (won at the first extra play-off hole), R Henley 62 63 67 65, 261 K Kisner 68 64 65 64, S Power (Irl) 63 68 65 65, 262 L Glover 67 66 64 65, M Thompson 63 67 69 63, 263 R Knox (Sco) 67 67 64 65, M Kuchar (left) 64 65 67 67, K Mitchell 67 68 65 63, A Svensson (Can) 64 67 65 6, 264 C Conners (Can) 64 67 69 64. TENNIS AUSTrAliAn oPen (Melbourne, Australia)—Men’s Singles 1st rnd: S Korda (USA) bt (12) C norrie (Gbr) 6-3 6-0 6-4, (6) R Nadal (Spa) bt M Giron (USA) 6-1 6-4 6-2, centre-forward Maeda netted first time in off goalkeeper Matt Macey. Rogic and James Forrest threatened before Celtic went two ahead in the 25th minute. Greg Taylor’s lofted ball put Hibs on the backfoot and Josh Doig was penalised for handball by referee Willie Collum after Abada flicked the ball up in the air. Juranovic (below) sent Macey the wrong way from the spot. Nisbet’s half did not get any better. The striker was again set up T Paul (USA) bt M Kukushkin (Kaz) 6-3 6-4 6-2,S Kozlov (USA) bt J Vesely (Cze) 7-5 6-3 6-4, K Khachanov (Rus) bt D Kudla (USA) 3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6 (7-2) . Women’s Singles 1st rnd: (1) A Barty (Aus) bt L Tsurenko (Ukr) 6-0 6-1,T Martincova (Cze) bt L Davis (USA) 7-5 6-2, A Anisimova (USA) bt A Hartono (Ned) 2-6 6-4 6-3, M Brengle (USA) bt D Yastremska (Ukr) 6-1 0-6 5-0 ret, A Riske (USA) bt D Vekic (Cro) 6-2 6-2, M Keys (USA) bt (11) S Kenin (USA) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5. today’s diary (7.45pm unless stated) Premier League Burnley v Watford (postponed) ................. Brighton v Chelsea (8pm) ........................ (Live on BT Sport 1) Sky Bet Championship Fulham v Birmingham .............................. Preston North End v Sheffield Utd ............ Sky Bet league one: AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth, Cambridge Utd v Doncaster, Morecambe v Wigan, Rotherham v Lincoln City. Sky Bet league Two: Carlisle v Hartlepool, Forest Green v Mansfield, Port Vale v Salford City, Stevenage v Crawley, Sutton Utd v Colchester. Africa Cup Of Nations Group B Malawi v Senegal (4pm) .......................... (Live on Sky Sports Football) Zimbabwe v Guinea (4pm) ....................... by Cadden but his effort lacked conviction and was blocked. The Scotland international was then well over with a snap shot from inside the box. Midfielder Hatate gave the Celtic fans a couple of glimpses of his talent late in the half with an effort that was parried by Macey, before a sidestep and drilled pass set up a shooting chance which Abada squandered. Celtic threatened twice just after the break. Abada saw his effort saved before Hatate scuffed a shot wide after an excellent pass into the box from Taylor. The hosts came closer when Abada hit the post from close range after Carl Starfelt’s glancing header, and Forrest’s shot almost caught out Macey but the goalkeeper held. Celtic enjoyed further positives as Giorgos Giakoumakis and Jota made their returns from injury off the bench. (Live on Sky Sports Prem League) Group C Gabon v Morocco (7pm) ................. (Live on Sky Sports Football) Ghana v Comoros (7pm) ............... (Live on Sky Sports Premier League) Vanarama national lge: Maidenhead Utd v Chesterfield, Stockport Co v Eastleigh. cinch Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen v Rangers (Live on Sky Sports Main Event), Dundee Utd v St Mirren, Hearts v St Johnstone, Livingston v Dundee, Ross County v Motherwell. CRICKET one day international - Kandy: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe (9am) GIO’s MIDDLE IN A MUDDLE Aberdeen v Rangers 7.45pm By ANDY NEWPORT RangeRs boss giovanni van Bronckhorst is hoping to welcome back a trio of key reinforcements – but not before he’s faced with a midfield crisis at Pittodrie. He confirmed defender Filip Helander, midfielder Ryan Jack and frontman Kemar Roofe have stepped up their return from injury after rejoining his squad this week. But all three are unlikely to feature as gers make their return to action from the winter shutdown tonight against aberdeen. and in a further blow, van Bronckhorst – already without Joe aribo – announced scott arfield and steven Davis (above) will not face the Dons either. The Rangers boss, who could hand a debut to new signing James sands (inset), said: “aribo will not be in the squad because of the africa Cup of nations. Helander’s started training with the team this week so I’m really happy for him but the game will come too early for him. scott arfield is still not training so won’t be involved, same for steve Davis. “Kemar and Ryan started training with the team this week so I’m happy that the injured players are getting back to train with the squad, especially with the busy schedule coming up. “Whether they’ll be involved, we’ll wait and see.” Jim fEARs A mAc sWOOP JIM GoodwIn expects a late chase to land Jamie McGrath but he has yet to make a move for Hibs’ Scott Allan. The St Mirren gaffer is braced for bids for his Ireland midfielder (inset) despite Aberdeen dropping out. wigan and Birmingham City are in the frame. Buddies boss Goodwin said: “Jamie is still our player, he’s very focused and professional and determined to help us in the situation we’re in. we would anticipate another two or three clubs to come in and get involved before the window shuts. But while he’s here we’ll continue to use him and try to get the best out of him. “Scott is a very creative type but we’ve got a number of those players – before we bring anyone else in, realistically we are going to have to let one or two go first.”

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie/sport TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 47 @StanCollymore STAn Collymore City life not working out for Grealish JACK GREALISH produced another lukewarm performance against Chelsea as the Manchester City juggernaut rolled towards another Premier League title. And while he is going to win a trophy or two this season, I really hope it’s not at the cost of him becoming just another player because he is anything but. Finding the balance between being a team player in a trophywinning machine and the man in a team which is built around you is a tough one. Especially for players who can make a difference, wow fans and have the X factor. But I doubt Grealish (left) is enjoying his football at the minute and what’s to say City won’t bring in another two players in the summer in any attacking position they like? So here’s an early shout for the end of the season – how about Villa pay £33million for Philippe Coutinho and get Grealish back home for a cheeky £50m to £55m? Watch this space. WITH Derby teetering perilously on the brink of disaster, what we need now is for EFL chiefs to come out and try to broker a deal to save clubs. There’s no point reverting to say ‘the rules are the rules are the rules, and this, that and the other has to be done before buyers get their opportunity to get their hands on the club.’ They need to show some strong leadership and sit round a table with all the clubs involved, including Middlesbrough and Wycombe, with HMRC officials and all the other creditors, and thrash out a deal. Surely that’s not beyond the wit of man. Then after coming out of that scenario, they need to look at their fit and proper persons’ test to make sure such a situation doesn’t happen again. Rooney’s proved he can deal with tough times at Derby... so go on Everton, give him the job! EVERTON were absolutely right to sack Rafa Benitez after the dismal defeat by Norwich — a result which meant he’d overseen just one win in 13 games. But, let’s be honest, it’s not the fault of recent managers that Everton find themselves in the predicament they are in. It’s the fault of those who have recruited so badly. Money has been made available and positions have been filled in administrative roles, which is all to Everton’s credit. But the results on the pitch have been poor because Everton are essentially Manchester United-lite. It is a squad which, on paper, can compete, but no one seems to be able to work out where those players’ best positions are. They are light in key areas, Big clubs don’t trust their kids I’M embarrassed for the Premier League. They’ve spent a fortune on branding and telling everyone how great the league is. Yet, as the Bundesliga cracks on with games amid Covid, our top flight is allowing managers to call off games simply because they can’t field most notably up top, and you look at them and wonder what sort of team they are and what they are trying to do. Everton fans must be wondering, too. The biggest question Everton must ask themselves now is what sort of manager do they go for. Do they appoint someone they trust to do the lot in terms of coaching and managing or do they find a topquality recruitment specialist to overhaul the squad? Look at the job Lee Dykes, director of player recruitment, has done at Brentford. He has been responsible for quality recruitment that has been within the club’s budget. Such people are out there waiting to be appointed, so maybe Everton’s personnel their first-choice XI. Would Michael Owen (debut at 17), Alan Shearer (hat-trick at 17) and Tony Adams (debut at 17, skipper at 21) have got anywhere near the Liverpool, Southampton and Arsenal teams these days? Clubs have world-class coaches in their academies and talent from across the recruiter needs to recruit better recruiters. As for replacing Benitez, an interim boss makes sense and I like the idea of appointing former Goodison gaffer Roberto Martinez (left) until the end of the season. You need someone to go in and keep the team up. And by appointing on an interim basis, you’re not committed to a manager for a three, four or five-year contract. An interim boss could go straight onto the training ground and try to make things work. Then, in an ideal world you could give owner Farhad Moshiri, chairman Bill Kenwright and CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale six months to identify a manager, a director world, but they don’t trust that talent to play. If Liverpool gave Curtis Jones the same kind of trust in the team as they once gave Steven Gerrard, Owen and Robbie Fowler, then Jurgen Klopp (with midfielder Jones, left) wouldn’t be having to give him career pep talks. of football, and a head of recruitment at the same time. And I wouldn’t be against Wayne Rooney getting the job. Normally I’d err on the side of caution when putting a rookie manager forward for a pedigree club like Everton. But Rooney (below) has seen the other side of the game at Derby – the anguish, the lack or resources, the task of picking a club off the floor. Everton is a different kettle of fish, of course, and there would obviously be a risk t o COLLYWOBBLER I’VE enjoyed watching Jarrod Bowen this season — he runs at defenders, he’s confident, he looks like he’s having the time of his life and an England call-up in March is a shoo-in. But I hope he doesn’t get them to the World Cup final and, after wayne’s world now Wayne Rooney could be just the old-school boss Everton need to get out of their slump appointing him. But the job he has done at Derby has been remarkable. Once regarded as relegation certainties following a deduction of 21 points, they are now in with a chance of beating the drop. Rooney hasn’t thrown the towel in, he knows and understands pressure, and he would undoubtedly bring a freshness to Everton. He’s a hybrid of coach and old-school manager, like Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa, and has the strength of character Everton need. He’s a motivator, he can dish out a rollocking or two, and he brings a fear factor as the street kid from around the corner. Go on, Blues, give it to him. finding himself in the box, decide to chest-pass the ball over the bar as he did against Leeds. That was a little insight into modern players’ reluctance to chuck themselves and the ball into the net to score. Who said they were soft?

48 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS Hosts cam up trumps Cameroon were held to a 1-1 draw by Cape Verde – but the hosts still finished top of Group a in the africa Cup of nations. Captain Vincent aboubakar (above, right) fired home his fifth goal of the tournament with a left-footed shot to put Cameroon ahead on 39 minutes. But half-time substitute Garry rodrigues levelled in the 53rd minute with an audacious back flick. Shamrock rovers star roberto Lopes was man of the match for Cape Verde as they finished third in the group – they must now wait to see if they qualify as one of the four best third-placed teams. aboubakar said: “It was difficult to win although we wanted to finish with a 100 percent record. “But we must not be negative about it because we are through.” Burkina Faso also secured a place in the knockout stages after Cyrille Bayala helped them to a 1-1 draw with ethiopia and second place in Group a. Bayala outstripped the defenders and lobbed advancing keeper Teklemariam Shanko – but his tidy effort was cancelled out by an 82nd-minute penalty from ethiopia striker Getaneh Kebede. KDB and Dias get star vote By DaviD McDonnell Manchester city duo Kevin De Bruyne and ruben Dias have been named in the FiFa FiFPrO World Xi. they helped city to win the Premier League and League cup last season, as well as reaching the champions League final, where they were beaten by chelsea. the FiFPrO team is voted for by players, and De Bruyne (above) said: “it’s always nice to be recognised. “it means that we did well as individuals, but also as a team because they helped me to become the best player i can be. “i’m a creative football player who tries to get my team opportunities to score – that’s what i’m best at in football. that’s my strong point.” Dias said: “For those who have chosen me, it’s a sign of respect for the work i did last season.” chelsea won both coaching prizes at the awards, as thomas tuchel and emma hayes took the men’s and women’s awards respectively, while Blues stopper edouard Mendy was named men’s goalkeeper of the year. Bayern Munich striker robert Lewandowski won the best men’s player award. BACK IN THE FRAME maddison has found top form again and now has a real shot at making the World Cup DMEEIR such as Mason Mount, Jack Grealish and Phil Foden. “I’m very pleased for James,” said Rodgers. “He’s been consistent now for a number of months. He’s playing at a very high level. “Whenever you get that preparation right and you have that hard work in your game it gives you greater confidence. You’re now seeing him playing at the top of his game.” Maddison has never mItro-rIcH VEIN oF Form Fulham v Birmingham 7.45pm Ivan Toney for Brentford last By tonY Banks season. mitrovic has smashed his marCo SILVa has a warning for own record of 26, from Fulham’s Championship defences – there last promotion in 2019-20. are plenty of goals in aleksandar Birmingham will be the latest mitrovic yet. to face the mitrovic machine Fulham’s prolific Serbian tonight at Craven Cottage, with striker (right) has scored six in the west Londoners having hit 13 his last two games, taking his goals in their last two games. tally to 28 from 24 games this Fulham boss Silva said: “mitro season. The Championship wants more. I want more from record is 31 goals, notched by him. He has the desire for more.” LEICESTER A FOX AMONG LIONS Rodgers: Maddison good enough to join World Cup charge By Dave arMitaGe JamES maDDISOn can still barge his way back into England’s brat pack. The Leicester midfielder is slowly running out of time to gatecrash Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad. But Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers is convinced Maddison, 25, knows what he has to do to win Southgate’s trust. Too many off-field headlines seem to have made the Three Lions boss wary of a player whose only cap so far was as a substitute in the Euro qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley over two years ago (right). But Maddison has hit a rich vein of form and goes into tomorrow’s home clash with Tottenham with seven goals in 10 games. Rodgers says that is what the former Norwich star got to do to join a midfield bunch rammed full of talent hidden his desire to get back in the England squad, but with Qatar just around the corner he in in a race against time. At times, his ‘flash’ image has prompted question marks over his character and earlier this year Rodgers dropped him after breaching Covid guidelines by going to a party. Southgate’s beef goes back further to when he was pictured in a casino on the night England played Czech Republic after pulling out of the squad with flu. Rodgers heck starts over Preston v Sheff United 7.45pm By DaviD anDerson SHEFFIELD UnItED boss Paul Heckingbottom claims the Blades must “start again” tonight at Preston after their four-match winning league run ended. Due to postponements, the Derby defeat was United’s first Championship game since said Maddison blanks out distractions regarding the international scene. He added: “There’s always a bit of noise around that but he knows he needs to be at the top level for us before he can even be considered and, in fairness to him, that has been his focus. “All he can do is play to the level and be consistent as he can be. He knows there are other big talents in and around his position.” play if they have at least 14 players, including a goalkeeper, but Dyche (right) said only 10 are match fit. “We’re actually slightly worse off than we were for the game that was called off,” he said. “We’re at such a stretch at this moment in time that it’s very difficult all round. at training on monday, there were 10 recognised first- matcH oFF as DYcHE Is DoWN to 10 mEN team players. That’s where we’re at. We By DaviD anDerson BUrnLey’S game against Watford at Turf moor tonight has been postponed because of Covid. Boss Sean Dyche, who has just returned from isolating after testing positive, said the Clarets have fewer players available than for Saturday’s postponed clash with Leicester. The Premier League says clubs must put the application in in good faith. “It’s only three days, of course, since the game against Leicester was called off.” This Premier League fixture was postponed last month, when Watford – Burnley’s relegation rivals – had it called off less than three hours before kick-off. beating Fulham on December 20 and the manager (below) said: “You can’t go that length of time and keep momentum. “It’s like we’re starting again. We’ve got half a season left, and want it to be better than the first.” Heckingbottom is due to return from isolation at Deepdale after testing positive for Covid.

DMEEIR irishmirror.ie/sport TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 49 PotteR is not ‘sexY’ By Matthew Dunn GRAHAM POTTER says he will never be a “sexy” big-name manager with a surname like his and a ginger beard. The Brighton boss (below) yesterday distanced himself from the Everton job, preferring to focus on the project he is building on the south coast. He is surprised to have been linked with the job given the other more exciting names in the reckoning. “What I have realised is that it is hard to be a sexy name when you are called Potter,” he said. “Especially if your first name is Graham – it becomes even more difficult to be sexy. “Add to that a long face and a ginger beard and you just have to stick to being a football coach.” His success in that regard has seen him linked this season with a “step-up” to a number of so-called bigger clubs – Aston Villa, Newcastle and now the Toffees. All of whom will remain below the Seagulls in the Premier League table whatever the result against Chelsea tonight. He is adamant that Brighton’s success is not just down to him. “We have a fantastic chairman, who provides clarity, vision and support and allows us to get on with our work,” said Potter. BRIGHTON v CHELSEA PReMIeR leaGUe kick-oFF 8pm Blues boss Thomas admits it is ‘unacceptable’ being 13 points behind City in the title race MoUnTaIn To clIMb Tuchel knows he has a lot on his hands in the battle to close the gap at the top PROBABLE TEAMS brIghTon chElSEa sanchez Kepa lamptey Rudiger Webster thiago silva Burn sarr Cucurella azpilicueta March Kovacic Gross Kante Moder alonso Mac allister Mount trossard lukaku Maupay Werner TV TIMES: live on Bt sport 1 from 7.30pm tough tu take By John CroSS Chief Football writer @johncrossmirror THOMAS TUCHEL admits he never imagined his Chelsea side would be 13 points behind Manchester City in the title race. But the German claims the overall picture is much better than it seems, with the Blues in the Carabao Cup final, still in the Champions League and FA Cup, and heading off to the Club World Cup next month. Asked to cast his mind back to when he moved to Stamford Bridge 12 months ago, Tuchel conceded he would have deemed being so far behind City at this stage of his Chelsea career as unacceptable. “We would never have accepted that before, never,” he said. “But this is the reality now and not everything is bad. “But we would not have accepted it one year ago. I would not have accepted it four weeks ago and I did not accept it when we arrived at City in the moment that we are. “I am absolutely comfortable not to accept it because I work for Chelsea and we play for Chelsea, so when we play, we play to win.” The Blues have played the same number of games as City but now face Brighton tonight, a match brought forward from next month due to the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. Tuchel made it clear he was unhappy with the scheduling of the game when they do not play again until Sunday, but BT Sport wanted to show it live. “It is very hard to understand,” he added. “We can play Saturday and Tuesday, we have done it before, but if you widen the focus then we could have done better for sure.” Chelsea desperately need to make up ground after losing at the Etihad. Tuchel lamented his forwards missing chances and Romelu Lukaku was not exempt from criticism. Lukaku (above) was just getting back in his groove before the now infamous interview, in which he admitted he wanted to return to Italy and found it difficult to fit into Tuchel’s tactics. And the Chelsea boss admitted it can take Lukaku longer to find his rhythm and sharpness because of his sheer size. “That’s my experience as a coach, that the big guy, the heavy players, take a bit longer after injury,” he said. “He scored a decisive goal even after his injury, then came the interview and now we have a new situation. “But I’m not so keen on talking about Romelu, why should we? He had a huge chance (at Man City) that normally he does not miss. “He had half-chances he could not create chances out of. He has some trouble keeping the ball and this can happen against Manchester City. “Do we have to change our style? Yes and no. We change if Christian Pulisic plays instead of Mason Mount. Did we change because of Romelu’s arrival? No. “It’s a team sport and everybody is serving the team and Romelu never showed any doubt that he is happy to do that.” PoGBa and RonaLdo LooKinG in Good nicK FoR RaLF By DaviD McDonnell MANCHESTER UNITED boss Ralf Rangnick has received a double boost with Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo back in training. Pogba (left), who has been out since November 2 with a groin injury sustained on international duty with France, was not expected back in full training until the end of the month. But the midfielder took part in a seven-a-side game yesterday along with Ronaldo (right), who posted a picture of their winning team on social media. Rangnick had suggested Pogba would be sidelined until the end of next month, but he could now be included in the squad for tomorrow’s rearranged Premier League fixture at Brentford. Ronaldo, who has missed United’s last two games with a hip issue, is certain to be in the travelling party after making a full recovery. Anthony Martial, has made up with Rangnick after the pair clashed over the striker’s absence at the weekend. Rangnick hit out at Martial after he claimed the forward refused to travel with the squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Villa Park. Martial took to Instagram to deny Rangnick’s claim, insisting he had never refused to play for United. The interim boss has since met with Martial in an effort to mend their relationship. FOOTBALL SPY the original gossip column... latest NeWs... the Biggest moVes... chiquinho in... adama set to exit NEw wolves winger Chiquinho says he has been “inspired” by the Portuguese collective at Molineux. The Portugal Under-21 international joined wolves from Estoril yesterday, signing a four-and-a-half year deal. The move could pave the way for Adama Traore, a target for Tottenham and Barcelona, to leave the club. Spurs have been looking to take Traore (above) on loan until the end of the season but wolves are adamant that is not an option. A former Sporting Lisbon youngster, Chiquinho, 21, becomes the latest in a long line of Portuguese players to join wolves. He will now link up with Jose Sa, Bruno, Pedro Neto, Ruben Neves, Daniel Podence, Trincao, Fabio Silva, Nelson Semedo and Joao Moutinho at the club. “There’s a lot of good Portuguese players in wolves and I have been inspired by them,” he said. “I will also take a lot of advice from them, so it’s good. “I’m very excited, but I feel a lot of pressure because it’s a big club, but it is important I come here and do my best.” SWANSEA’S FORMER EVERTON AND BRENTFORD DEFENDER JAKE BIDWELL IS CLOSE TO JOINING COVENTRY CITY Fee high Fo fum, Burnley thwarted By DaviD anDerSon BURNLEy’S hopes of signing Lens midfielder Seko Fofana are in tatters. The Ivory Coast international (above), a £14million target, says he is not interested in moving from France this month, The 26-year-old, who has had spells at Fulham and Manchester City, said: “My wish is to continue the adventure here at Lens and to go as far as possible. I have always said that I feel good here.” Lens are under no financial pressure to cash in on Fofana. PREMIER League bosses have reported the lowest number of Covid cases for more than a month. There were 33 new positives from 13,625 tests on players and staff from January 10-16. That is the lowest since December 5, a drop on the record 103 cases from December 27. NOTTINGHAM FOREST MIDFIELDER TYRESE FORNAH IS SET TO JOIN LEAGUE ONE SHREWBURY TOWN ON LOAN

50 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 bees’ eriksen bid From BACk pAgE Euros, a six-month deal with an option for a further year. The Denmark midfielder, 29, is a free agent after being released by Inter Milan last month and has had approaches from several clubs, including Newcastle and leicester. Eriksen was last night considering Brentford’s offer. He has strong links with Bees boss and compatriot Thomas Frank (right), having worked with the coach in Denmark’s youth teams. The former Tottenham star has been training in Switzerland for the last month. He left Inter by mutual consent because Serie A rules would not allow him to play with the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) he was fitted with. In this country, Eriksen would have to be assessed by an FA-approved cardiac specialist before he could play. howe fine toons his wish list By siMon BirD EDDIE HowE admits that Newcastle’s mega-money January transfer quest is “complex”. The Toon boss is trying to push through two deals this week, with Sevilla’s Diego Carlos (below), James Tarkowski and Sven Botman all centre-back targets. Augsburg defender Felix Uduokhai, 24, is also an option. Newcastle have had encouragement in their bid for Brazilian Carlos and have also opened preliminary talks to land Atalanta’s £25million Colombian striker Duvan Zapata. But Howe said: “It is a very complex situation. Clubs are very reluctant to lose assets at this time of year. “Newcastle does have a huge pull in many different ways – but I believe that our league position is not one of them so it is a very delicate mix.” Dallas is ready for high life By DaviD anDerson STUART DAllAS knows leeds must keep climbing the table following their “huge win” over West Ham. The Whites moved up to 15th in the Premier league and Marcelo Bielsa’s injury-hit side are now only three points off the top 10. “It’s a huge win,” said midfielder Dallas (with Dan James, above). “We’ve got to aim higher than our current position, but be realistic at the same time. We’ve got a huge game at home to Newcastle next. “They’re going to come looking for three points and we have to put a performance in like this, if not better.” Jack Harrison bagged his first senior hat-trick at london Stadium and Dallas added: “Jack is a special talent and a great lad as well,.” By DaviD MaDDoCK @MaddockMirror QUIETLY, in fact almost casually, there came an announcement from Everton hours after the night of the long knives. The departure of Rafa Benitez, confirmed on Sunday night, would be accompanied by the dismissal of four key assistants he appointed just six months ago in his attempt to influence every part of the club. The Spaniard’s assistant boss, first-team coach, head of sports science, and first-team fitness coach would all follow him through the exit door, the Mersey club said. It leaves a vacuum at the heart of Goodison Park but many say it was inevitable given Benitez’s only achievement was to plunge Everton into a relegation fight. Now the Blues must prepare for the visit of Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime without those four members of staff and without a director of football. That’s because Benitez, only weeks ago, presided over the departure of Marcel Brands. And that was not his only successful power struggle on Merseyside. The former Liverpool boss also removed head of medical services Danny Donachie, head of recruitment Gretar Steinsson, and manager of scouting Dan Purdy. Add to that the arm wrestle he won over Lucas Digne, selling the popular defender and immediately spending the money on two signings of his own choosing, and it’s clear he was moulding the club in his own image. And that is the problem Everton now face in searching for a new manager. They don’t just need a coach to galvanize the first team, they need a whole new philosophy to influence all parts of the DMEEIR everton need a new manager Toffees in desperaTe e need of a blueprinT club in the heat of a relegation battle. Candidates who tick all those boxes are few and far between and the best of them would rightly be wary of taking a job where there is an owner, in Farhad Moshiri, who blows with the wind, getting through six permanent managers in six years. Brighton manager Graham Potter (below), ideal for the role, has ruled it out, Ajax boss Erik ten Hag (centre) is looking for a more high-profile job, while the likes of Wayne Rooney (right) and Duncan Ferguson surely lack the experience to take charge of a club of Everton’s stature. It is no After a string of bosses wearing blinkers, ‘basket case’ Everton simply must choose a man with a vision wonder there has been a dogged pursuit of Belgium manager Roberto Martinez, even though his appointment is beginning to look unlikely, with the Belgian FA steadfastly refusing to release him from the final year of his contract. Martinez, who managed Everton for three years from 2013, has spoken only recently about his “values” as a safe pair of hands But former boss roberto martinez may not be able to replace rafa Benitez manager, which he says are based on “wanting to build a football club, build a philosophy, develop players, and have a long-term vision for style and recruitment.” That is exactly what Everton need now. In the words of one senior figure at the club, they need root and branch reform, from youth team to first team, instilling a clearly defined identity into the club. All while fighting a nervy survival battle. Imposing a true Blue identity is something Benitez failed to do. The same goes for Carlo Ancelotti, Marco Silva, Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce, all hired by Moshiri. Now Everton are at a crossroads. Get the next appointment wrong and the consequences could be disastrous – relegation, financial meltdown and serious question marks about the move to a new stadium. If Everton cannot lure Martinez, a man who since leaving Merseyside has worked alongside star names like Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard, then they must identify someone with a similarly clear belief in his methods. For a club often described, even by Goodison fans, as a basket case because of Moshiri’s erratic stewardship, that is the tallest of orders.

irishmirror.ie/sport and a Why rooNEy couLd BE A Good fIt for EvErtoN read stan Collymore page 47 the rise and fall of roberto martinez RobERto mARtiNEz at Everton June 5, 2013 to may 12, 2016 Overall recOrd P143 W61 D39 L43 league recOrd P113 W43 D34 L36 league finishing pOsitiOns 5th, 11th, 11th 2013-14 – Signed a four-year deal, then led the club to an impressive fifth-place finish and did the league double over Manchester United, finishing eight points and two places above the Red Devils. Qualified for the Europa League. 2014-15 – Signed a new five-year contract but a run of one win in 10 games saw Everton flirt with relegation, falling to 14th in March, six points above the drop. Reached the last 16 of the Europa League and finished 12 points clear of relegation. 2015-16 – Reached the semi-finals of both domestic cups, but in a disappointing season the Toffees won the lowest number of league games in Martinez’s reign, with just 10 victories. Fan patience grew thin, with ‘Martinez Out’ banners at Goodison and he was fired three days before the final game of the season. DMEEIR new philosophy n-ever ready...the goodison failures flops Roberto Martinez, Ronald Koeman, Sam Allardyce, Marco Silva Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa failed to bring glory days back to Everton BELGIANs No-Go oN mArtINEz TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 51 from back page so far failed completely to make any progress. The club even floated the idea of allowing Martinez to perform a dual role, continuing in his position as manager of the Belgium national team, while taking charge of Everton. That was not an interim role, but a permanent one, doing both side by side until the World Cup finals in Qatar at the end of 2022. But the Royal Belgian FA were steadfast in refusing to consider such an option and remained unmoved over the final year of the manager’s contract, insisting they want to keep him to it. That has seen the Premier League side’s board cast its net further, with other candidates now being considered. Owner Farhad Moshiri is thought to admire Roma manager Jose Mourinho, despite his struggles at both Manchester United and Tottenham, while former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard could also be interviewed. Others linked with the vacant position include Lucian Favre, who recently left Dortmund, and former Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac, who most recently managed Monaco, where Moshiri is based. Sources at Goodison though, have suggested that channels will remain open with the Belgian FA. But so far, Martinez has indicated he will not give an ultimatum to the organisation he has such a good relationship with after six years as national coach. In 2018 he also became the technical director for Belgian football, and he does not want to depart unless he can come to an amicable agreement with his employers. That seems difficult at present and the Blues will now consider other options to ensure they find a permanent manager. Duncan Ferguson will take training today and is likely to assume an interim role if no permanent successor is found this week. Everton face Aston Villa on Saturday and then have a two-week break before they play Brentford in the FA Cup. arseNaL IN LOaN sTOrM from back page one of those players, but he is now due to head for Italy, maybe before the Liverpool game. Arsenal, who could ask for another postponement if they do not have enough players, will do a “head count” today , with Kieran Tierney, Calum Chambers and Bukayo Saka all doubts. Granit Xhaka is banned while another unnamed squad member has tested positive since Saturday’s plea. Mari’s imminent move, on top of Ainsley Maitland-Niles going to Roma (above) and Folarin Balogun joining Middlesbrough on loan, will raise eyebrows with other clubs already smarting about the Premier League’s rules being abused. And Tuchel, who saw Chelsea’s request refused when they had to field a patched-up team at Wolves last month, said: “It’s a triple ‘C’ now – clarity, consistency and confusion. “With all that confusion going on you need clarity, so I can understand if people find it strange.” Arsenal are hoping to bring players in and are targeting Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic. Talks with Juventus over Arthur Melo are ongoing, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could return from Gabon duty this week. the treatment room ARSENAL Aaron Ramsdale.........................fit Bernd Leno..............................fit Cedric Soares ......................injured Gabriel........................injury doubt Rob Holding ............................fit Kieran Tierney.................injury doubt Calum Chambers..............injury doubt Sead Kolasinac .....................injured Nuno Tavares ...........................fit Ben White ...............................fit Takehiro Tomiyasu ............injury doubt Thomas Partey .....................AFCON Mo Elneny..........................AFCON Bukayo Saka ..................injury doubt Emile Smith Rowe .............injury doubt Granit Xhaka ...................suspended Albert Sambi Lokonga...................fit Martin Odegaard ....................Covid (potentially available Thurs) Charlie Patino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .fit Alexandre Lacazette.....................fit Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang .......AFCON Nicolas Pepe .......................AFCON Eddie Nketiah ...........................fit Gabriel Martinelli ........................fit LoANEd out Ainsley Maitland-Niles ..............(Roma) Folarin Balogun ..........(Middlesbrough) to bE LoANEd Pablo Mari.......................(Udinese) REtuRNEd fRom LoAN Nikolaj Moller....................(available) Miguel Azeez....................(available) YouNgStERS (potentially available) Mika Miles Biereth Salah Oulad M’Hand Omari Giraud-Hutchinson

ERIKSEN IS OFFERED BEES DEAL Ever so tough to land STOCKDALE BLOw BY DArrAgh CulhANe ONWArDS & irishmirror.ie/sport Jacob Stockdale has been ruled OPWArDS Ulster star out of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign – Jacob and the rest of the season – after Stockdale is undergoing ankle surgery. out for the the Ulster winger has been sidelined rest of the season since September with the injury and decided to have an operation to rectify the problem. taking to Instagram last night, the 25-year-old said he hopes surgery gives him the best chance of returning to full fitness. He added: “It’s been a really frustrating couple of months for Martinez me with this ankle as nothing has seemed to go right with it. but hey, BY DAviD MADDOCK replacement for sacked BY TONY BANKS that’s life... THE Belgian FA have manager Rafa Benitez, BRENTFORD have handed Christian “Glad to have gotten the op now refused to release with the club facing the Eriksen the chance for a remarkable and hopefully it puts me on the Roberto Martinez from very real threat of a return to English football. right track back to recovery!” the final year of his relegation battle. The Bees have offered Eriksen contract. Mirror Sport (left), who has not played And that has left understands that talks since suffering a cardiac See See Everton weighing up their which have taken place Celtic........2 Pogba set for arrest at last summer’s page page next move, as they look since the weekend have to swiftly find a turn to page 51 turn to page 50 hibernian..0 46 united return 49 gunners set for a huge backlash farcenal SATURDAY: Sunday’s game with Spurs is postponed due to a lack of numbers MONDAY: Gunners agree to let Mari leave on loan deal BY JOhN CrOSS League rivals, with Chelsea arSenaL are set to loan boss Thomas Tuchel saying he out pablo Mari just tWo could “understand if people DaYS after getting a game find it strange’’. postponed because Tottenham were furious they did not have when last Sunday’s north enough players. London derby was The Gunners have called off. agreed a deal with Arsenal asked the Udinese even Premier League for a though they are still postponement, not certain they claiming an injury will have enough crisis and Martin squad players to face Odegaard’s positive Liverpool in Thursday’s Covid test meant they Carabao Cup semi-final return. did not have 14 available players. Arsenal are braced for a Spanish defender Mari was fierce backlash from Premier turn to page 51 DOESN’T ADD UP pablo Mari looks poised to be loaned out yet arsenal claim they lack numbers The AFl dream that has turned sour in a pandemic See PAge 42 Published by MGN Ltd at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP (020-7293 3000) and printed by The Irish Times Ltd at 4080 Kingswood Rd, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24. Registered as a newspaper at the Post Office Serial No. 34,941 ©MGN Ltd Tuesday, January 18, 2022 E Austria €3.50, Belgium €2.00, Bulgaria 3.70 BLG, France €2.00, Germany €2.00, Greece €2.50, Italy €2.20, Netherlands €2.00, Portugal €2.95 (cont) 341Esc, Spain €2.95, Malta €2.50 (inc VAT), Turkey: YTL 10, Cyprus €2.40, Denmark 20DK, Norway NKR22, Egypt EGP. 12.00

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WORD LADDER Duck, Deck, Neck, Nick, Nice, Dice, Dive. 4 3 5 7 6 9 1 8 2 SU-DOKU TOUGHIE FUTOSHIKI 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 3 5 2 3 1 5 4 5 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 1 2 WORDSEARCH H P F P B G Y L T N V J C N N K C F N B C G G H E M W L O M E T P S E M A C I G B V N C U R N I O U G U R K Y H J V I I C N I V L L O I B X I U X L D Q O O R S Y P R L O S R Z I O M H P E O Y I H T E N W B S S A E Y P N U F M U I H T I L K G Y N D E S L B X R N V V T M N I L E R R Q F H Z C Z W L U E O C H L O R I N E Z R R A I S Y G E W C G N O R I I X B C I M O R O P N E C I M I N O L U Q D C A B V V N E J N F C A M B B O R O N B F Z H F O G C NINER EXCLUSION NAME GAME HARRY BROWN 1R, 2Y, 3R, 4H, 5R, 6N, 7A, 8W, 9O, 10B.

4 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR EXTRAPUZZLES Big Picture CAN YOU FIND THE PENCIL?

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 5 Enter Vowel Su-doku Corner Each clue is the answer word with the vowels removed. For example, a clue PL (4) might lead to Plea, Pile, Peal, Opal etc but not Loop or Lope. You’ll have to work out which option fits with its neighbours to complete the grid. Solutions at the end 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Across Down The rules for Su-doku couldn’t be easier. All you have to do is fill the empty squares so that each row, column and 3x3 block contains all the numbers 1 to 9. Solutions at the end 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 1 BSLD (8) 6 RTS (4) 8 SNG (4) 9 RDRM (7) 10 CRG (5) 11 SLY (6) 12 GRBL (9) 17 RSS (6) 19 MS (5) 21 RSN (7) 22 CLD (4) 2 BNC (6) 3 GR (5) 4 LSD (3,4) 5 DRG (5) 6 RSL (7) 7 TMPL (6) 13 GSS (7) 14 MMN (7) 15 MKP (6) 16 FDR (6) P B O S A S S O R T EP D B O S 23 PTS (4) 18 SPLT (5) 2 7 23 24 H O R O S C O LP E I A WH O YR O S C O P E 24 TBRK (3,5) 20 CCR (5) L Y C AE C C O R D I OL N Y C E O Double A S AY PSR Jigword S BO B RU OT N EC SD H S CA YP AR B B UO N CS H 1 6 3 C O L H P EO E I R HO A S RC WOR TP UY EB Y P E HR EO M R HO S RC O TP E 3 7 Arrange these crossword fragments to create two completed symmetrical crosswords in the grids below. Solutions C AU Cat E SL the CU endOA YR L DCIL O AE ND L O U SL IU AY L C L AE D 7 1 U N C A C TY H R B S B GU CNS TC HA HA M B O L I C A S S R T D 2 9 S S O A S S A T I O Y S R R B T T E B G D U N TC H R RS T U EBM YIH C PO RE L RO TM N S L I A W Y 6 7 5 E N T R L L E A I I T Y A E M I W H C O Y R L OT N O L U A RS D L U TA O L D L RA I D A C O A R C D C O U R I O S N D U T I I A O L D N L RA D 8 4 6 G S T H TA MBB OGL I TC R T E A D S S O R T CE D C S C S T A C B A G T P B A S S O R T E D S S O I S 6 O L S W L O E N M I C O L O P O N B SP O B S O S Y I A W UY B R Y U P B E Y E R M P M E I L R C M O L O N H O R O I A W Y E N T R E A T Y 9 6 8 D I A R R T D H R O S C R O H P S OE C R O O P S O C N C O R I O N L O O L L O R E C O P E T I A CI I D R L Y L C Y EL C Y E C E C O D I O N 4 5 9 C A S H A M S B O A M L I C L L I I C S S C O R T A E SY D R C A B Y AU R NA C B YH UP R N CB B H U O N C S H S C A P E R M S S S S I O S I I S I R A U B W Y E Y P EH R E MR H H TE OR R H OT S R C O RT P U E B Y P E R M I E N T R E E N TA T R T Y E A T T Y C O R D L I U OS N U A U S L I U A LU A L S D L U L A YA L D C L OA E D L O I O L S IS H C A C M BT O A LB I T CG B A TT GY R B T B G U N ST C H H A M B O L I C B IY S SP S E S R OE M I S I C E SO M L I SO C E N OE M L I OH C N O R L SO T N S O I S AL T E YO N T R ER A I T Y R D T R D T R D ER N T R E A T Y A M B O L I C S O I S T R E A T Y U S U A L L A D T B G T S E M I C O L O N R T D R DIFFICULTY easy DIFFICULTY medium DIFFICULTY hard 3 6 4 1 5 6 9 9 4 6 1 7 5 8 2 3 8 2 1 4 1 8 5 6 5 8 4 1 2 5 6 9 8 7 5 9 3 2 4 3 1 2 5 6 Solutions at the end

6 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR EXTRAPUZZLES Big X Su-doku The rules for Big X Su-doku vary only slightly from the standard su-doku rules. The 9x9 su-doku at the centre of the X shares four of its 3x3 boxes with those of the outer su-doku. None of the 9x9 su-dokus can be solved individually, you must cross-reference between the intersecting grids. Solutions at the end 4 1 8 7 7 9 3 8 9 6 7 1 6 2 2 7 5 4 2 3 3 7 8 7 2 Honeycomb All the solutions read clockwise around their numbers. The solution to clue number 1 starts from the given letter. 1 Minister 2 Wan 3 Awe 4 Split 5 Meal 6 Curtain call 7 Wore away 8 Give 9 Charts 10 Front room 11 Sundial part 12 Brushes 3 5 8 1 2 6 5 8 3 8 7 1 2 5 7 6 3 2 7 9 8 5 5 2 4 7 1 4 7 9 3 6 9 10 9 8 11 7 12 6 P T 1 5 2 3 4 6 5 1 9 2 5 1 7 2 5 7 1 3 1 3 3 1 6 8 5 1 8 3 2 6 4 9 3 3 1 4 5 6 3 2 8 9 7 5 8 7 7 5 2 6 1 8 3 9 5 4 8 6 3 8 3 8 9 3 2 4 9 7 3 2 5 1 7 1 2 9 6 Word wheel You have 10 mins to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the hub letter and at least 3 others. Letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. There is at least one 9-letter word to be found. Solutions at the end How you rate: 15 words, average; 20 words, good; 25 words, very good; 30 or more, excellent. U E T F G R F O L General knowledge quiz ART & LITERATURE 1 Which British novelist wrote Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones? 2 Who wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four? 3 Which eighteenth-century dramatist wrote The Beggar’s Opera? 4 Which British novelist wrote Sons and Lovers? 5 Anne Hathaway was married to which famous writer? 6 Which barrister and playwright created the character Horace Rumpole? GEOGRAPHY 7 Of which southeast Asian country is Phnom Penh the capital? 8 In which US state is Las Vegas? 9 What is the capital of Sweden? 10 In which continent is the Ivory Coast? 11 What is the second largest of the Channel Islands? 12 Which country is home to Mecca and Medina? NATURE 13 What sort of creature is a stickleback? 14 What sort of creature is a viper? 15 In which country can duck-billed platypuses be found in the wild? 16 Which acute viral infection transmitted by animals is alternatively known as hydrophobia? 17 What sort of insects belong to the family Formicidae? 18 Can penguins fly? SPORT & LEISURE 19 Which Welsh stadium hosted FA Cup finals between 2001-2006 while Wembley was being redeveloped? 20 At which racecourse is the St Leger horse race run? 21 With which sport is Bernard Hinault associated? 22 In table tennis what is the minimum number of points required to win a game? 23 With which sport is Joe Louis associated? 24 How many pieces does a player have at the start of a game of chess? POT LUCK 25 What type of professional must belong to one of the Inns of Court? 26 Which hand-held electronic device is used to search for buried treasure? 27 Which day precedes All Saints’ Day? 28 Which West Indian country is especially associated with voodoo? 29 What sweet substance is used in making mead? 30 The bald eagle is the national bird of which country? Solutions at the end Solutions at the end

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 7 Pathfinder Niner Loop Beginning with the top highlighted letter, follow a continuous path of words associated with the given subject. The trail goes through each letter once, twisting up, down and sideways, but never diagonally. Solutions at the end Items of stationery B L P R I B I A P E L I A R D A L O R N G N P H R C P O B E T N I E T E D U S T C S T I C P E I G H R C R R O A N O G D H N L P D E O B P A R R P E I I G H E N R L T N I T O R T R R S L I C U O U N C R P A C K U B A I E I G P E H A E N E N E B T N W R H T L P H S L R I R U N P E E P D O E N C I N A B O F S N P A R H R E A M E M A N O R E L L A W I K R T N R S D S S T S A W C N G L C P E S S Q I C S L A I I P A U R O E T U A R E P S T N S C L A T Each number from 1 to 9 represents a different letter. Solve the clues and insert the letters in the appropriate squares to discover a word which uses all nine letters. 1 145245983 gives a Spanish city 6345494 gives a Spanish city 7864581 gives a Spanish city 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 71986 gives a Norwegian dramatist 183354 gives an Anglo-French writer 626986 gives a famous explorer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Triangle Draw 3 straight lines to make 3 triangles. Lines must be drawn from dot to dot, either passing through one dot or none at all. Valid triangles must not contain lines running through them, every line segment must form part of a triangle. Draw a continuous loop in the grid so that the number in each circle corresponds to the number of adjacent squares containing turns in the loop. Part of the loop has been drawn to get you started. Solutions at the end 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 1 2 Example solution 1 1 3 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 3 1 3 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 1 2 4 3 Arrow Word The arrows show the direction in which the answer to each clue should be placed. Solutions at the end Fitting Bashful Injure Roman garment Grow weary Volatile liquid Shoe part Aye Plunge Child Tuber Close to Selfie Remain Bound Not in Mineral Metal Clone Bearded mammal Boy Delay Word divider Edible bulb Giggling Currency Vapour Celestial bodies Painting stand Lodgings Friend Official list Drawn Eg Scar or Simba Unusual Bird Knack Circuit Weep Insect Watch Fib Switch setting Unwell Tops a cake or bun Too Be in debt Solely Display area Deep sorrow Agent Stained Will _, author

8 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR EXTRAPUZZLES Spot the difference Can you find six differences between the two pictures below? Solutions at the end Clockword The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter M in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer ring will spell out the name of a writer and film director. Solutions at the end 11 12 1 10 2 9 M 3 8 4 7 6 5 1 Discarded cargo 2 National song 3 Noisy disturbance 4 Symbol 5 Deliberate cruelty 6 Habit 7 Lip 8 State 9 Dupe 10 Respect 11 Lithe 12 River blockage Mirrorgram Solve our ten-letter anagram. Solutions at the end S M A R T Y M I C E Fill In There are no clues to this word puzzle other than the number of squares in the grid and the length of the words or phrases. Can you place all the words in the grid? Solutions at the end 3 LETTERS NAG VET RHINOS ROCKET SNIPES Anagram crossword Fill in the grid using anagrams of the listed words. There may be more than one option for each word. Solutions at the end 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 19 14 22 23 Across 7 OIL TAX 8 HOARSE 9 VALE 10 APPEAL OK (2 words) 11 ALL REST 13 VAT IS 15 PRODS 17 SMARTER 20 MID-PIECE 21 STEW 22 VASTER 23 LUPINE (2 words) Down 1 EXPECT 2 AILS 3 OR NASAL 4 SACKS 5 I PRE-CHOP 6 MARTEL 12 APRIL DAY 14 TICKLER 16 UP TREE 18 PETS US (2 words) 19 BE RUM 21 DAWN 4 LETTERS AGED ARCH BACK CURL DOGS EACH GAPE LAMB MERE PLEA SCUT SWIM TYPE UGLY USER WISP 5 LETTERS BOXED ERICA EXTOL OFTEN OUNCE SMEAR 6 LETTERS ALTERS APPEAL ARDENT ASTHMA CASING DRILLS DRINKS FILTER RACILY 7 LETTERS BRECCIA FAUVISM MERMAID MILITIA RELAPSE RONDEAU TRAGEDY TREADLE TRIPODS UNASKED 8 LETTERS AIRSPEED BELFRIES EUROPEAN GLOWERED PEPTIDES TIRAMISU 9 LETTERS PRAYERFUL SURROUNDS 11 LETTERS COCKLESHELL DISSIMULATE GEOMETRICAL GERRYMANDER 12 LETTERS PREJUDGEMENT WEATHERGLASS

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 9 Mindbenders Can you tackle this tricky set of logical posers, fiendish word games and mathematical mysteries? Solutions at the end 1 Muffin mix-up in the bakery as each baker can’t identify their own muffin. Cindy’s muffin was on the top shelf, and the cherry muffin was on the middle shelf. The muffin on the bottom shelf was not baked by Mindy. Lindy picked up the strawberry muffin, and Mindy picked up the raspberry muffin, but only one of these two baked a muffin which they picked. Can you work out who baked each muffin? 2 Which two words meaning ‘relax’ and ‘pours’ combine into one meaning ‘holds back’? 3 Find the crimes in these anagrams: a) Text Orion, b) Hosing Earth, c) Thrum Lasagne. 4 I’m thinking of a two-digit number that divides by three. Both of the digits of the number are greater than three. One of the digits is Gogen three greater than the other. The number is less than three times the value of three cubed. What must my number be? 5 What is the next number in the series: 17 38 80 164? Insert letters to form the listed words, moving between adjacent cells horizontally, vertically or diagonally in any direction. Insert all the remaining letters of the alphabet (except Z) in the grid so all the listed words are spelt out in this way. Solutions at the end 1 2 Q J B P F ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY M C B G X S U G L M H E V O R X A V E W D I F L P Scribble pad ✍ T O R I H T N U A W C Y K D N Y Q S K J BUGLE COAX CORK DRY FLEW HEMP HIRE JUG SAT SQUARE TOY VEIN BEFIT BOX CHINS FLASK GROVE HEM JAUNTY PROFUNDITY SALVO SQUAWK ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY Jigsaw su-doku 1 7 3 2 5 3 9 2 8 6 4 1 8 3 1 4 9 5 4 5 6 6 8 3 7 8 6 3 Fill in the rows, columns and boxes with the numbers 1 to 9 without the same number appearing twice in any row, column or box. Solutions at the end Killer su-doku 10 10 10 11 6 18 Killer Su-doku is based on the traditional grid and every column, every row and every 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 to 9. But the dotted squares must be filled with numbers that add up to that in the left corner. Solutions at the end Circlegram Replace the question mark with a letter so that the letters within each circle can be arranged to form words, names or terms on a common theme. What are the three words, and the letter represented by the question mark? Solutions at the end 13 17 5 14 4 17 9 8 22 10 12 23 8 9 15 14 8 8 12 16 7 18 6 6 13 13 10 8 15 L I I R E P A D C ? D A S N U B C Y Kakuro R 2 14 17 12 17 16 42 3 3 34 3 28 3 8 3 15 8 3 3 11 14 6 7 Fill in the white squares with the numbers 1 to 9. Each horizontal block of squares must add up to the number in the shaded square to its left, and each vertical block must add up to the number in the shaded square above it. No number may be used more than once in any one block. Solutions at the end Futoshiki 1 3 3 Insert the numbers one to five in each row and each column, making sure that no number is repeated. The only symbols to guide you are the “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<) signs. Solutions at the end 8 15 Split Decision Cross out one of the two letters in each divided square to reveal a completed crossword grid. Solutions at the end B I C O E F W W A R W D R I S U 3 A O P G A I Z I N T 4 3 G 4 9 T S R M G 4 S H H T E T C M S E

10 IRISH DAILY MIRROR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 DMEEIR EXTRAPUZZLES Logic Using the grid below, can you work out when each mountain was first climbed? Solutions at the end Alma is the chief park ranger at Craggy National Park. She has worked at the park for more than thirty years, so has a wealth of knowledge about the mountains in the park. She can recall who first climbed each of the five tallest peaks, and in what year, but sometimes she can get a little confused. “Mount Calm was first climbed by Jessie Wilbur. He made the first ascent in 1954, or perhaps it was 1964,” said Alma to a curious visitor. “Potter’s Brow is an interesting name for a mountain,” said the visitor. “It certainly is. I believe it was named after the climber’s favourite book. It stands at a lofty 2408 metres and was first climbed four years before the mountain that Kathi climbed,” said Alma. From Alma’s conversation with the visitor, can you piece together who climbed each mountain? Mt. Daniel Potter’s Brow Mt. Calm Oak Bluff Sherry Summit 1954 1855 metres 1954 metres 2408 metres 2490 metres 3012 metres Victor Marcas Teresa Kathi Jessie 1954 1958 1964 1978 1982 “What can you tell me about the tallest mountain in the park?” asked the visitor. “That mountain was first climbed in 1978 by Mrs Jones. She named the mountain after her husband, Daniel,” replied Alma. “I can also tell you that Oak Bluff is taller than the mountain first climbed in the 1980s, but shorter than the mountain climbed by Marcas Frane,” she added. 1958 1964 1978 1982 Victor Marcas Teresa Kathi Jessie Word Spiral Starting from 1, fill in the grid clockwise with four-letter words. The last letter of each word becomes the first letter of the next to reveal a hidden word. Solutions at the end 1 2 3 9 10 14 15 8 11 4 16 13 12 7 6 5 1 Shove 2 Part of a horse’s foot 3 A matted fabric 4 Sound a horn 5 Stumble 6 Puddle 7 Speech defect 8 Bard 9 Mountain lake Keyword clue: Elaborate parade 10 Inert gas 11 Immediately following 12 Group of players 13 Cooked animal flesh 14 Rip 15 Impetuous 16 Very big Battleships Find where the fleet of ships shown are hidden in the grid. The numbers to the right of and below the grid indicate how many of the squares in that row are filled in with ships or parts of ships. The ships do not touch each other, even diagonally. Some squares have been filled in to start you off. Solutions at the end A B C D E F G H I J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 4 1 0 4 1 2 2 2 1 x Battleship 3 x Destroyer 2 x Cruiser 4 x Submarine 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 Codeword In this completed crossword puzzle, each letter has been replaced with a number. Three letters have been given to start you off, so write these letters wherever their numbers appear in the grid. The completed grid will include all letters of the alphabet. Remember, none of the answers are proper nouns. Solutions at the end 4 20 16 16 13 18 5 13 26 20 3 20 6 26 14 26 5 21 22 26 24 2 7 25 3 4 3 2 12 19 14 5 19 13 3 26 14 20 15 23 24 21 13 26 2 14 25 13 15 20 3 9 7 13 26 24 5 17 14 21 11 14 5 13 8 13 4 14 21 7 24 25 2 26 22 22 9 7 12 3 14 10 26 5 13 13 18 5 26 24 8 13 24 14 2 10 12 11 14 24 14 D O T 15 1 7 13 24 1 3 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 D T O 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

irishmirror.ie DMEEIR TUESDAY 18.01.2022 IRISH DAILY MIRROR 11 Mirror Image Which of the shapes A-D is an exact mirror image of the original? A B Number Fit All of the listed numbers fit into the grid and there’s only one way to do it. One number has been provided to get you started. 7 3 4 5 8 5 ORIGINAL 4 digits 6234 8243 8375 8584 7 digits 6548247 8354745 8430374 8456243 C D 5 digits 12643 15608 29543 63344 8 digits 37274236 43514540 48401572 83457353 6 digits 101524 303930 487932 734585 734630 735760 934213 937509 TODAY’S SOLUTIONS ARROW WORD A C T F U Y D S P H O T O L E A P E I R O N S T A Y G O A T P O S T P O N E R L A U G H T E R W O A C O M M A T E R E G I S T E R N O D D A R T A N T A L I O N I L L I C E S A L S O O W E G A L L E R Y G R I E F O N L Y S P Y D Y E D S E L F SPOT THE DIFFERENCE BIG PICTURE BIG X SUDOKU FUTOSHIKI JIGSAW SUDOKU SUDOKU: EASY SUDOKU: MEDIUM SUDOKU: HARD 9 5 4 2 1 6 8 3 7 6 8 7 4 9 3 1 5 2 2 3 1 7 8 5 9 4 6 7 1 8 6 5 2 3 9 4 3 9 6 1 4 8 2 7 5 4 2 5 3 7 9 6 1 8 1 6 3 5 2 7 4 8 9 5 4 9 8 6 1 7 2 3 4 8 9 3 1 5 7 2 3 6 9 8 8 7 2 9 3 4 5 6 1 7 4 2 4 6 8 2 7 6 1 5 4 3 8 9 7 6 8 9 5 4 1 9 3 2 2 5 3 7 1 8 9 4 1 7 5 3 2 6 5 2 6 4 9 3 8 7 1 3 7 1 8 6 2 4 9 5 9 3 2 5 8 7 1 6 4 1 8 7 6 4 9 5 3 2 6 4 5 2 3 1 9 8 7 2 3 1 5 4 4 1 5 3 2 1 5 4 2 3 2 4 5 8 6 9 7 1 3 9 7 8 1 5 3 6 4 2 3 1 6 2 7 4 8 9 5 2 5 4 8 1 3 6 9 7 5 3 1 4 2 8 7 6 1 3 9 5 8 6 3 4 9 7 1 5 2 4 8 6 9 3 7 2 5 8 4 1 6 9 1 7 2 6 5 8 3 4 9 2 7 5 6 1 4 3 9 8 7 2 7 9 6 5 3 8 2 4 1 2 1 4 9 7 6 5 3 8 4 3 2 1 7 6 9 8 5 3 8 9 1 4 5 2 6 7 1 8 5 9 2 4 7 6 3 6 7 5 3 8 2 1 4 9 5 4 9 7 8 2 3 1 6 7 5 3 6 2 4 9 8 1 6 2 8 3 5 1 4 7 9 8 9 6 5 1 3 7 2 4 3 7 1 6 4 9 5 2 8 1 4 2 8 9 7 6 5 3 1982 1958 3 4 2 1 5 1964 5 2 3 4 1 1954 1 6 8 7 9 3 4 5 2 8 4 5 2 3 7 9 1 6 3 2 9 5 1 4 6 8 7 6 7 2 9 4 5 8 3 1 5 8 7 3 6 1 2 4 9 9 3 1 6 5 8 7 2 4 2 5 3 4 7 9 1 6 8 4 9 6 1 8 2 3 7 5 7 1 4 8 2 6 5 9 3 1978 9 Year 8 Victor 6 Kathi Jessie Marcas Teresa 5 Climber LOGIC Mountain Height Mt. Daniel 3012m Potter’s Brow 2408m Mt. Calm 2490m Oak Bluff 1954m Sherry Summit 1855m ENTER VOWEL A B S E I L E D A R T S O A E I E E S U N G E A R D R U M N E S G O P C O R G I E A S I L Y E D O E A G R E E A B L E M A M F R A I S E S M O O S E K E P O C D E R O S I O N C L O D U U L I U R O P T S T E A B R E A K DOUBLE JIGWORD P B O S H O R O S C O P E L Y C E A Y R B U N C H E H R T U S U A L L A D T B G T S E M I C O L O N R T D R 2 A S S O R T E D L I A W Y A C C O R D I O N C S C A R U B Y P E R M O L O I S H A M B O L I C S S O I S E N T R E A T Y 1 2 9 3 6 5 T R A G E D Y L A M B B A C K O A I P L E R O S N I P E S E X T O L E A C H D E S P E F C K V E T F I L T E R R A C I L Y A A M I S I I E S U R R O U N D S R E L A P S E C L E T S H A S T H M A S W I M O F T E N M T R U A L W E A T H E R G L A S S U G L Y A R L M E V A R D E N T O I R H I N O S A Y W S S U A G E D P R E J U D G E M E N T E L E R E C B O X E D M E R E R O C K E T M A D U R U M E R M A I D P R A Y E R F U L T I R C O M L N D R I L L S A P P E A L N A G I I P S E N W S S C U T E R I C A D R I N K S A I E N N E S E P L E A D O G S T R I P O D S 7 4 FILL IN ANAGRAM CROSSWORD Across: 7 Oxtail, 8 Ashore, 9 Veal, 10 Oak apple, 11 Stellar, 13 Vista, 15 Drops, 17 Armrest, 20 Epidemic, 21 Wets, 22 Starve, 23 Line up. Down: 1 Except, 2 Sail, 3 Also-ran, 4 Casks, 5 Choppier, 6 Armlet, 12 Lapidary, 14 Trickle, 16 Repute, 18 Sets up, 19 Umber, 21 Wand. Word wheel FORGETFUL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1 Henry Fielding, 2 George Orwell, 3 John Gay, 4 D. H. Lawrence, 5 William Shakespeare, 6 John Mortimer, 7 Cambodia, 8 Nevada, 9 Stockholm, 10 Africa, 11 Guernsey, 12 Saudi Arabia, 13 A fish, 14 A snake, 15 Australia, 16 Rabies, 17 Ants, 18 No, 19 The Millennium Stadium, 20 Doncaster, 21 Cycling, 22 Eleven, 23 Boxing, 24 Sixteen, 25 Barrister, 26 Metal detector, 27 Halloween, 28 Haiti, 29 Honey, 30 USA. HONEYCOMB 1 Pastor, 2 Sallow, 3 Wonder, 4 Divide, 5 Dinner, 6 Encore, 7 Eroded, 8 Donate, 9 Tables, 10 Lounge, 11 Gnomon, 12 Brooms. 2 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 8 7 5 6 1 2 1 4 3 1 9 7 4 3 2 8 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 5 2 7 3 5 9 8 4 2 6 3 7 9 8 4 2 6 1 4 1 3 6 9 8 2 5 7 2 2 LOOP 4 9 WORD SPIRAL 1 Push, 2 Hoof, 3 Felt, 4 Toot, 5 Trip, 6 Pool, 7 Lisp, 8 Poet, 9 Tarn, 10 Neon, 11 Next, 12 Team, 13 Meat, 14 Tear, 15 Rash, 16 Huge. Pageant CODEWORD 1=K, 2=C, 3=L, 4=P, 5=R, 6=Q, 7=H, 8=G, 9=Y, 10=D, 11=T, 12=O, 13=A, 14=E, 15=M, 16=Z, 17=J, 18=W, 19=V, 20=I, 21=S, 22=B, 23=X, 24=N, 25=F, 26=U. 5 6 8 KAKURO KILLER SU-DOKU BATTLESHIPS SPLIT DECISION 6 4 7 1 2 5 3 4 6 3 9 1 8 7 2 8 1 7 5 3 9 8 6 7 5 2 1 9 2 4 3 8 7 5 1 7 3 4 6 5 9 8 3 9 6 1 2 4 1 4 6 8 3 9 5 7 4 2 3 9 8 7 2 5 6 1 2 7 6 8 3 4 5 1 9 2 3 9 6 4 5 4 7 1 6 2 3 8 5 4 8 9 1 7 3 1 9 7 2 5 8 6 7 1 1 2 3 1 8 2 3 1 6 2 9 1 2 9 8 4 2 3 5 1 3 4 2 6 1 6 3 7 1 3 1 4 2 9 1 4 2 7 1 5 2 5 7 3 5 1 2 6 8 4 9 4 6 9 7 8 5 3 2 1 8 2 1 3 4 9 7 5 6 CIRCLEGRAM The letter represented by the question mark is H. Hairclip, scrunchy, headband, all hair accessories. MIRROR IMAGE D 9 8 3 4 6 7 5 1 2 2 5 6 8 9 1 4 3 7 PATHFINDER Ballpoint pen, Highlighter, Ring binder, Coloured pencils, Rubber bands, Set square, Plastic wallets, Scissors, Fountain pen, Paperweight, Drawing pins, Calculator, Permanent marker, Hole punch, Pencil sharpener, Ink cartridge, Protractor, Paintbrush, Paper clips, Noticeboard. NINER 1 STRANGLED 2 BALCONIES MINDBENDERS 1 Cindy raspberry, Mindy cherry, Lindy strawberry. 2 Rest-rains. 3 a) Extortion, b) High treason, c) Manslaughter. 4 69. 5 332 (+2, x2) CLOCKWORD 1 Jetsam, 2 Anthem, 3 Mayhem, 4 Emblem, 5 Sadism, 6 Custom, 7 Labium, 8 Affirm, 9 Victim, 10 Esteem, 11 Lissom, 12 Logjam. James Clavell MIRRORGRAM ASYMMETRIC 2 J K S Y N D K C W A U T H I R T P L F D W E V U A O Y X R O V E I N Q H 1 7 4 2 5 3 6 9 8 5 4 8 9 7 2 1 6 3 6 1 2 5 3 8 9 7 4 3 9 7 6 1 4 2 8 5 NUMBER FIT 9 8 6 2 3 1 7 3 4 5 8 5 9 3 7 5 0 9 4 8 4 5 2 1 6 2 3 4 8 3 4 5 7 3 5 3 1 2 3 4 2 8 3 5 4 7 4 5 1 2 6 4 3 8 7 8 3 6 3 3 4 4 8 4 5 6 2 4 3 0 0 1 3 8 4 3 5 1 4 5 4 0 8 3 7 5 9 5 6 3 2 9 7 3 5 7 6 0 7 3 4 6 3 0 0 2 8 4 3 2 TRIANGLE M L G S X G B C M F P B J Q GOGEN 1 S M E T S G R T N I A G A I W O S D A E B

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Helpdesk - info@allstarpsychics.co.uk DMEEIR CARTOONS Saucy puds BBC Good Food daily recipe to collect Self-saucing sticky toffee chocolate pudding Combine sticky toffee pudding sponge with a generous helping of chocolate chunks and chocolate sauce for the ultimate comforting dessert 200g pitted medjool dates 100g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for the dish 75g demerara sugar 75g dark brown soft sugar 2 large eggs 250g plain flour 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 tbsp baking powder 100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped vanilla ice cream or custard, to serve For the sauce 200ml double cream 75g unsalted butter, cubed 200g dark brown soft sugar 30g cocoa powder Put the dates in a bowl and 1 pour in 300ml boiling water. Leave to soak for 30 mins. Meanwhile, make the sauce by tipping all the ingredients, a big pinch of salt and 300ml boiling water into a pan, then whisk over TOMORROW’s Recipe: Banana, pecan & BOuRBOn self-saucing pud a medium heat and simmer for 2 mins. Pour into a jug and leave to cool slightly. Once the dates are soaked, use a hand blender to blitz the dates and water until you have a smooth paste. Leave to cool slightly. Butter a deep 35 x 25cm dish. 2 Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Beat together the butter and sugar for 3 mins until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition. Fold in the flour, bicarb and baking powder along with a pinch of salt. Once combined, mix in the date purée, then fold in the dark chocolate. Pour the sponge batter into the prepared dish and spread out evenly using the back of a spoon. Pour the chocolate sauce evenly over the top of the batter. Bake in the oven for 30-35 3 mins until risen, then leave to rest for 2 mins. Serve warm with a big scoop of ice cream or warm custard. PreP: 20 mins Cook: 40 mins Plus 30 mins soaking serves 8 - 10