'I was running for my life,' Burton tells Jobstown trial

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  Former Tánaiste Joan Burton felt terrified and as if she was running for her life as she fled anti-water-charges protesters who surrounded her after a graduation ceremony.

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Former Tánaiste Joan Burton felt terrified and as if she was running for her life as she fled anti-water-charges protesters who surrounded her after a graduation ceremony.

The former Labour Party leader told a court that protesters called her a "bitch" and "c***" while she and her special adviser Karen O'Connell were trapped in two Garda vehicles.

Ms Burton said she eventually escaped following a three-hour ordeal by jumping out of a Garda jeep and running up a hill to a waiting Garda car while a group of protesters chased after her. "To be honest I felt I was running for my life," she told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

The Dublin West TD also told prosecution counsel Sean Gillane SC she saw Solidarity TD Paul Murphy holding a megaphone and "looking pretty happy with himself" as she and Ms O'Connell were stuck inside a Garda car.

Mr Murphy (34) and six other men, including south Dublin county councillors Michael Murphy (53) and Kieran Mahon (39), have pleaded not guilty to charges of falsely imprisoning the two women at Fortunestown Road, Jobstown in Tallaght, Dublin, on November 15, 2014.

During sometimes emotional evidence, Ms Burton described being terrified, afraid, menaced and worried during the events that unfolded that day as she attended a graduation ceremony at the An Cosán further education centre in Jobstown.

Ms Burton said she saw a small group of people in the distance holding posters as she arrived at An Cosán.

After meeting graduates and organisers, Ms Burton took part in a graduation procession to the nearby Catholic church.

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As she walked along near the back of the procession, a number of protesters "crowded around", including a man who put a camera phone up to her face. People were shouting "shame on you", she said.

Ms Burton said she was struck on the back of the head, first by "something like a ball" and then by "a water bomb".

When they reached the church, Ms O'Connell gave her a jacket and she dried her hair as best she could before giving a speech to congratulate the graduates. By this stage, gardaí were growing concerned about the crowd gathering outside and advised her to leave straight away in an unmarked Garda car.

Ms Burton and Ms O'Connell ran out a side door and got into the back of the saloon car, but it could not drive away as it was immediately surrounded.

"There was a great deal of noise and also banging on the car," she said. "From my point of view, most worrying was that there was an awful lot of children around."

Asked by Mr Gillane what people were shouting, Ms Burton said: "People were shouting the usual stuff. Bitch and c***."

Ms Burton said one woman at the side and back of the car "was beside herself with rage" and "baying, wishing all sorts of stuff on me - illness and death".

She said Ms O'Connell was "extremely upset and started to cry".

They were stuck in the car for around an hour before being moved through a human cordon set up by gardaí to a Garda jeep. When they made it to the jeep, it too was blocked and had to move "inch by inch" out of the car park and towards the N81 Blessington Road.

Ms Burton said the shouting and derogatory name-calling continued. Eggs, bottles and other items were thrown at the vehicle and the front windscreen was "shattered". Eventually the jeep managed to pull onto the N81. Prompted by gardaí, the two women jumped out and ran to separate waiting cars. "The crowd was after us," said Ms Burton. "To be honest, I just legged it as fast as I could."

Ms Burton made it to the car and it sped away from the scene.

Her cross-examination will continue today. As well as the three politicians, four other men face charges. They are Tallaght residents Frank Donaghy (71) of Alpine Rise; Ken Purcell (50) of Kiltalown Green; Michael Banks (46) of Brookview Green; and Scott Masterson (34) of Carrigmore Drive.

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Take a look inside Central Bank’s new docklands campus

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  The new headquarters of the Central Bank have been officially opened in Dublin’s docklands.

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The new headquarters of the Central Bank have been officially opened in Dublin’s docklands.

The new premises are located at North Wall Quay and will house the regulator following the relocation from Dame Street which has been underway for the past number of months.

The Dame Street site was sold for a fee of €67m to real estate group Hines and Peterson in January of this year.

The Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, attended the inauguration of the building along with Central Bank Governor Philip Lane. The docklands site house was once earmarked as a future premises of Anglo Irish Bank before the lender’s collapse back in 2010.

Governor Philip Lane said the new premises represented an important 'juxtaposition' between the role of the Bank in Ireland today against the type of light touch regulation which existed in the past.

“The fact that this site was originally intended to host the new headquarters for Anglo Irish Bank has- of course-invited much commentary of different layers of seriousness,” Mr Lane said.

“My own view is that the juxtaposition is quite a fitting reminder to us here in the Bank- to myself, my fellow committee members and the staff of the Bank, as much as to the public- as to the importance of our mission and the critical need to remain ever vigilant and as an ongoing reminder of the severe economic and social damage caused by the financial crisis,” he added.

Mr Lane also praised the work of his predecessor Patrick Honohan who he credited with having the vision to initiate the move to the docklands.

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News Asia-Pacific Donald Trump admits he thought being president 'would be easier', says he misses being able to drive

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  Donald Trump has admitted he thought being US President would "be easier", feels like he lives in a cocoon and he misses being able to drive.

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Donald Trump has admitted he thought being US President would "be easier", feels like he lives in a cocoon and he misses being able to drive.

As he prepares to mark 100 days in the White House tomorrow, Trump also spoke about his lack of privacy and said that a "major conflict" with North Korea is possible but he would prefer to use diplomacy instead.

Trump told Reuters: "I loved my previous life. I had so many things going," Trump told Reuters in an interview. "This is more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier."

A wealthy businessman from New York, Trump assumed public office for the first time when he entered the White House on Jan. 20 after he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an upset.

Trump, who said he was accustomed to not having privacy in his "old life," expressed surprise at how little he had now. And he made clear he was still getting used to having 24-hour Secret Service protection and its accompanying constraints.

"You're really into your own little cocoon, because you have such massive protection that you really can't go anywhere," he said.

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He said he missed being behind the wheel himself.

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"I like to drive," he said. "I can't drive any more."

He also spoke about the possibility of a conflict with North Korea.

He said: "There is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with North Korea. Absolutely."

Nonetheless, Trump said he wanted to peacefully resolve a crisis that has bedeviled multiple U.S. presidents, a path that he and his administration are emphasizing by preparing a variety of new economic sanctions while not taking the military option off the table.

"We'd love to solve things diplomatically but it's very difficult," he said.

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In other highlights of the 42-minute interview, Trump was cool to speaking again with Taiwan's president after an earlier telephone call with her angered China.

He also said he wants South Korea to pay the cost of the U.S. THAAD anti-missile defense system, which he estimated at $1 billion, and intends to renegotiate or terminate a U.S. free trade pact with South Korea because of a deep trade deficit with Seoul.

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Asked when he would announce his intention to renegotiate the pact, Trump said: “Very soon. I’m announcing it now.”

Trump also said he was considering adding stops to Israel and Saudi Arabia to a Europe trip next month, emphasizing that he wanted to see an Israeli-Palestinian peace. He complained that Saudi Arabia was not paying its fair share for U.S. defense.

Asked about the fight against Islamic State, Trump said the militant group had to be defeated.

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"I have to say, there is an end. And it has to be humiliation," he said, when asked about what the endgame was for defeating Islamist violent extremism.

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Trump said North Korea was his biggest global challenge. He lavished praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping for Chinese assistance in trying to rein in Pyongyang. The two leaders met in Florida earlier this month.

"I believe he is trying very hard. He certainly doesn’t want to see turmoil and death. He doesn’t want to see it. He is a good man. He is a very good man and I got to know him very well.

"With that being said, he loves China and he loves the people of China. I know he would like to be able to do something, perhaps it's possible that he can’t," Trump said.

Trump spoke just a day after he and his top national security advisers briefed U.S. lawmakers on the North Korean threat and one day before Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press the United Nations Security Council on sanctions to further isolate Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programs.

The Trump administration on Wednesday declared North Korea "an urgent national security threat and top foreign policy priority." It said it was focusing on economic and diplomatic pressure, including Chinese cooperation in containing its defiant neighbor and ally, and remained open to negotiations.

U.S. officials said military strikes remained an option but played down the prospect, though the administration has sent an aircraft carrier and a nuclear-powered submarine to the region in a show of force.

Any direct U.S. military action would run the risk of massive North Korean retaliation and huge casualties in Japan and South Korea and among U.S. forces in both countries.

'I HOPE HE'S RATIONAL'

Trump, asked if he considered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be rational, said he was operating from the assumption that he is rational. He noted that Kim had taken over his country at an early age.

"He's 27 years old. His father dies, took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy, especially at that age.

"I'm not giving him credit or not giving him credit, I'm just saying that's a very hard thing to do. As to whether or not he's rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he's rational," he said.

Trump, sipping a Coke delivered by an aide after the president ordered it by pressing a button on his desk, rebuffed an overture from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who told Reuters a direct phone call with Trump could take place again after their first conversation in early December angered Beijing.

China considers neighboring Taiwan to be a renegade province.

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"My problem is that I have established a very good personal relationship with President Xi," said Trump. "I really feel that he is doing everything in his power to help us with a big situation. So I wouldn’t want to be causing difficulty right now for him.

"So I would certainly want to speak to him first."

Trump also said he hoped to avoid a potential government shutdown amid a dispute between congressional Republicans and Democrats over a spending deal with a Saturday deadline looming.

But he said if a shutdown takes place, it will be the Democrats' fault for trying to add money to the legislation to "bail out Puerto Rico" and other items.

He also defended the one-page tax plan he unveiled on Wednesday from criticism that it would increase the U.S. deficit, saying better trade deals and economic growth would offset the costs.

"We will do trade deals that are going to make up for a tremendous amount of the deficit. We are going to be doing trade deals that are going to be much better trade deals," Trump said.

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Rhetoric will be little use to May in Brexit talks

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Did she believe the remaining members of the union would roll out the red carpet, sing 'Rule Britannia' and wave the Union Jack?

The prime minister is claiming and complaining that EU leaders are ready to "line up to oppose us" over Brexit.

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IVF clinic has hospital space despite ethos clash

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  A fertility clinic is to move to the National Maternity Hospital's (NMH) new location at the St Vincent's campus.

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A fertility clinic is to move to the National Maternity Hospital's (NMH) new location at the St Vincent's campus.

Its clinical director, Professor Mary Wingfield, has brushed aside fears that treatments like IVF won't be allowed there due to its ownership by a religious order.

Instead she argued that the move by the Merrion Fertility Clinic will "benefit our patients".

The clinic - where NMH master Rhona Mahony is a voluntary director - is currently based on Lower Mount Street, and pays rent to the NMH next door.

It provides services like IVF to couples who are having difficulty conceiving - both public and private patients.

Concern has been raised by former NMH master Dr Peter Boylan that IVF treatment may not be permitted at the planned St Vincent's hospital site as it's owned by the Sisters of Charity.

The Catholic Church is against IVF treatment.

Dr Mahony has rejected Dr Boylan's concern, repeatedly insisting the new hospital will have "clinical independence".

Meanwhile, a senior source with knowledge of the project pointed to the provision of assisted conception facilities in the hospitals plans. They said this highlights the "absolute independence" of the hospital to provide services to women, despite arguments made to the contrary in recent days.

Architects' drawings for the new hospital show that fertility services are to be located on the first floor, which accommodates a 'reproductive medicine facility'.

This includes a 'cryo store' and 'embryology lab' and several procedure suites.

It is unclear what space at the hospital, if any, will be set aside specifically for Merrion Fertility Clinic.

The Department of Health appeared unaware the clinic would be moving there when first asked if it would be.

But a statement from Merrion Fertility Clinic confirmed it "will be moving to St Vincent's as part of the National Maternity Hospital Project". It said the "finer details" are under consideration and won't be finalised for some time.

Prof Wingfield said their "close affiliation" with the NMH will continue at the new site.

The Irish Independent asked if there is concern services the clinic currently offers won't be permitted at the St Vincent's site.

Prof Wingfield said the clinic "follows international guidelines for best practice in gynaecological and infertility care. This will not change when the NMH, including its fertility services, moves."

She added: "The enhanced facilities at the new hospital will, in fact, benefit our patients."

She said that the clinic will "continue to advocate for increased Government support for public funding for assisted reproduction services and for the urgent need for national legislation in this area."

The Department of Health said no provision has been made in the new hospital's design for the Merrion Fertility Clinic. Asked if the department was unaware that the clinic planned to move there, a spokesman later said there's an area for assisted conception. But he added: "It is not possible at this early stage to answer detailed questions regarding the operation of the new hospital."

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Revealed: How much Barack Obama is charging for appearances

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  Former US President Barack Obama is reportedly charging $400,000 for an appearance and speech.

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Former US President Barack Obama is reportedly charging $400,000 for an appearance and speech.

The former president has charged the fee for two separate speeches in recent weeks.

The New York Post reports that he received the money for a speech to a Wall Street bank, and he received the fee again on Thursday when he appeared at an A&E Networks event.

At the event, he was interviewed for 90 minutes by presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

And he managed to include a slight burn for current President Donald Trump.

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When asked how he handled frustrating moments in the White House, he replied; "For starters, by not having a Twitter account".

Meanwhile, a source told the newspaper that Obama received a standing ovation at his Wall Street speech.

When asked what he missed most about the White House, he said it was sitting on the Truman balcony on summer nights and looking at the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

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Carer claimed €18k dole payments while working, court hears

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  A CARER unlawfully obtained €18,000 in dole payments while working, Dublin District Court has heard.

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A CARER unlawfully obtained €18,000 in dole payments while working, Dublin District Court has heard.

Louise Daly (31) with an address at Nephin Road in Cabra was ordered by Judge John Brennan to appear again for sentencing on a date in June.

She was prosecuted by the Department of Social Protection.

Outlining the facts of the case, prosecution solicitor Joseph Maguire said she faced six counts of making false declarations in circumstances where she was claiming the Jobseeker’s Allowance while working between July 2010 and December 2014.

She had no previous convictions and €18 is now being deducted weekly from her one parent family payment. At that rate it will take 15 years to repay the social welfare authorities, the court heard.

She has also made a lump sum repayment but €14,283 remained outstanding.

Pleading for leniency, the defence asked Judge Brennan to note that Daly had no prior criminal convictions and had entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity.  She was deemed to be a valuable career of the HSE, her lawyer said.

She pleaded guilty to charges under the Social Welfare Consolidation Act.

In the district court the offence can result in a fine of up to €2,500 and a possible six-month sentence in addition to having to repay the social welfare authorities. The court can only consider leaving defendants accused of dole fraud without a criminal record if all the money has been repaid.

Judge Brennan said the substantial period of time involved was an aggravating factor and these are matters that affect the community in a broad way. Granting an adjournment, he warned that unless a credible plan was before the court in relation to the amount outstanding a custodial sentence will be considered.

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Police pounce on suspected lone wolf 'on way to Downing Street'

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  A suspected jihadist carrying a rucksack packed with knives was heading towards Downing Street when he was dramatically arrested by London police yesterday, security sources have said.

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A suspected jihadist carrying a rucksack packed with knives was heading towards Downing Street when he was dramatically arrested by London police yesterday, security sources have said.

The "lone wolf" suspect had been under close surveillance when counter-terrorism officers ordered his immediate detention as he came within 300 yards of the gates of the prime minister's residence.

It is understood that the suspect's family had become concerned about his behaviour and reported him to the authorities several weeks ago.

Investigators believe he was about to launch an attack.

The 27-year-old man, dressed head to toe in black, was wrestled to the ground by armed police officers as he walked among a crowd of tourists and workers in Parliament Street just after 2.20pm.

His arrest came just five weeks after Khalid Masood was shot and killed just 100 yards away - within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster - having mown down bystanders in a hired car driven over Westminster Bridge.

Theresa May, who was on a tour of a factory in Chesterfield at the time of the arrest, praised security services for preventing another terrorist strike at the heart of British power.

Mrs May said: "It shows that our police and intelligence and security services are on the alert, as they always are, looking to keep us safe and secure."

A Whitehall source said that the man, who is understood to have been born overseas but who lives in south-east London, had been arrested as part of an "intelligence-led operation".

He had been followed on the Underground and is thought to have surfaced at St James's Park Tube station before heading towards Westminster. The source said: "He was under surveillance and he was stopped while walking away from Parliament Square and up Whitehall towards Downing Street."

A senior policing source said: "This is someone who was known and under surveillance. He was being watched very closely." They said the man had been "walking in the direction of Whitehall and No 10" and that "at some stage an alert went out to all the teams in the area and the order was made to pick him up."

Police said that as a result of the arrest there "is no immediate known threat", suggesting there was no evidence the man was a member of a terror network but was likely acting as a "lone wolf".

Sources said the arrest was ordered because the man was heading towards Downing Street, rather than from any specific intelligence about the contents of the backpack. The man was on a crossing by the central reservation of the busy street when armed officers moved in.

Ian Grant (56), from Poplar, East London, had just emerged from the Westminster Tube station when he saw "a police car go flying by".

He said: "All of a sudden two cops got out. Then an armed cop with a rifle came past me. I thought it was just a drill at first. Then he shouted, 'armed police, stop' and they got this guy down on the ground. When they shouted at him he didn't resist or say a word, he just put his hands up and stopped. Then they got the cuffs on him in the central reservation."

A French tourist, who was in New York on the day of the 9/11 terror attack and was visiting London with her daughter, saw the arrest take place.

The witness, who asked not to be named, said: "He [the suspect] was very calm. I think they got him on the ground, then they stood him up against the wall.

"I was in New York on September 11, so I am a bit scared of these things and being in the wrong place at the wrong moment." (© Daily Telegraph London)

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Ebullient Enda must avoid hyping 'valedictory EU victory'

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  In fairness to Enda Kenny, his last deviation into EU victory rhetoric came at 4am after marathon talks in Brussels.

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In fairness to Enda Kenny, his last deviation into EU victory rhetoric came at 4am after marathon talks in Brussels.

It was June 29, 2012, and the Taoiseach claimed a "seismic shift" in EU policy on giving Ireland back-dated help with some €40bn in legacy bank debt, lumped on to already distressed Irish taxpayers. He had the official conclusions of that EU leaders' summit to back his hopeful claim.

"The euro group will examine the situation of the Irish financial sector with a view to further improving the sustainability of the well-performing adjustment programme," the summit's final document read.

The reality is that Spain and Italy had just been given a pledge that their taxpayers would not have to support their crocked banks, which would be partly supported by a new EU stability mechanism. But in essence Ireland had got an EU promise to see what could be done - not a cast-iron guarantee of help. And the help never materialised.

Almost two years later, Finance Minister Michael Noonan told a Dáil committee Ireland was recovering so well, we would be asking for help from countries paying more to borrow internationally. The opposition parties did not miss an opportunity to rub salt into the Government's wounds. Good government gains on lower interest and extended terms for the bank debt were a poor substitute in the public view.

This time, as Mr Kenny heads to Saturday's Brexit ground-rule-fixing EU summit, the stakes are way higher. Yet the mood music from Government Buildings is ever so ebullient - signalling Mr Kenny may be on the cusp of gaining exceptional EU measures to cushion Ireland from the Brexit fallout.

And yes, the signs are good, according to people close to the action in Dublin and Brussels. There is a belief that the broad terms concerning Ireland and Brexit, which were outlined by EU Council President, Donald Tusk on March 31, will be endorsed by the leaders of the other 26 member states at this summit tomorrow.

These terms include special recognition for the importance of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. There is also optimism that the EU may continue its generous grant aid to help underpin the North's fragile peace for some years to come.

The text will allude to "flexible and imaginative solutions" required to overcome Ireland's trade and Border issues. But - here's the rub - it will also stress that any political devices invoked must be squared with existing EU laws. A long road of negotiation lies ahead.

This time Mr Kenny appears to be on a valedictory lap. His successor may be left facing the consequences.

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Former Tánaiste denies hearing many political slogans at Jobstown protest

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  Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has said she did not hear many political slogans being shouted during the anti-water charges protest in which she and an advisor were trapped in garda vehicles.

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Former Tánaiste Joan Burton has said she did not hear many political slogans being shouted during the anti-water charges protest in which she and an advisor were trapped in garda vehicles.

Ms Burton told a court it was difficult to hear much of what was being said apart from abusive comments being directed towards her during the incident in Jobstown, Tallaght, Dublin on November 15, 2014.

The Dublin West TD said that when people were shouting and roaring it was the curses and bad language that tended to stand out.

“You wonder at times like this where the hate is coming from,” said Ms Burton.

She described being cold, hungry and thirsty in the back of a garda car and of wondering what would happen if she needed to go to the toilet.

Ms Burton was being cross examined during her second day in the stand at the trial of Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six other men for the false imprisonment of her and Ms O’Connell.

Defendant in the Jobstown trial, Paul Murphy TD (34) of Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, arrives at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning. Pic Collins Courts

All seven defendants deny the charges.

Responding to questioning from Padraig Dwyer SC, for one of the accused, Frank Donaghy, as to what political slogans she had heard, Ms Burton said she heard the words “peaceful protest” being shouted through a megaphone while she and advisor Karen O’Connell were trapped in a car.

The former Labour Party also heard people saying “shame on you” during an earlier flashpoint when she said she was struck on the head by something like a ball and “a water bomb”.

Much of Mr Dwyer’s questioning focused on political issues and the attitude of many people to the Labour Party following its period in coalition government with Fine Gael, which involved in the implementation of severe austerity measures.

Asked by Mr Dwyer if she accepted large sections of Irish society were angry at what they perceived as treachery by Labour, Ms Burton said: “Not exactly”.

She went on to say a large number of people were positive towards her at the time because the country was in recovery.

Pressed further, she admitted: “The response to me was mixed”.

She said Labour’s support fell in the polls and that the party had been targeted by people trying to destroy it and social democracy.

“There was a worldwide phenomenon among populist politicians to destroy social democracy,” she said.

Ms Burton accepted Labour was badly damaged, but said this had occurred while it was “trying to rescue the country”.

Mr Dwyer put it to her that Labour had suffered its greatest defeat in 104 years in the 2016 General Election, going from 37 TDs to just seven.

He said the reason for this was the public perception that Labour had broken the promises the party made ahead of the previous election.

Ms Burton denied the party had broken promises.

“We were in a very difficult position,” she said.

“No party could promise to reverse what happened in the collapse.

“The Labour Party wasn’t in a position to promise that.

“The Labour Party promised it would be able to mitigate anything that happened in future.”

She said the first two budgets of the coalition government were “very difficult because we were fully in the Troika programme”.

She said the two budgets which followed were “expansionary” and certain cutbacks, such as the abolition of the social welfare Christmas bonus, were reversed.

The case continues at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

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'This was never about Sean not getting a game' - Dad of teen who lost case against soccer club

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A father whose son lost a civil case against a soccer club said the case was "never about Sean not getting a game".

Sean Cooke (18) claimed ill treatment by coaches at the club and said he suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after he was dropped from Carrigaline United when he was 13 years of age.

Sean told the court that he had dreamed of playing football in the UK but wasn't able to perform for British scouts when he was dropped from the team.

He lost his case at Cork Circuit Court yesterday.

Speaking to The Neil Prendeville Show on Red FM, Sean's father Declan Cooke said the media was "honing in on the fact that Sean never got a game".

"It couldn't be so far away from the truth," Mr Cooke said.

"I keep saying to Sean, the only person you have to worry about are your friends and family.

"They're the people who know what's going on and they're the people who know you."

Declan, who is an assistant manager with the Munster U18 team, said Sean was a "high-profile player".

"He played with Cork at the Kennedy Cup above in UL at 2012, at that time he was one of three players in nine years who represented Carrigaline at the Kennedy Cup.

"He was a high-profile player, he had been approached by an agent up in Limerick," he continued.

"We never took this case because a 13-year-old wasn't getting a game.

"No one saw what happened behind our own doors.

"This was far from a child just not getting a game.

"It was when he left Carrigaline United, the bullying, I could go into more, nobody knows the extent of it, the dogs of the street in Carrigaline all know."

He added later; "If your son comes home aged 14, with an accusation that someone was going to break your legs. What would you do?

"Would you sweep it under the carpet?

"That's why we took this case and that was totally denied in court."

"What would you do as a parent?"

Mr Cooke said there was a disagreement between him and a member of the club before the alleged ill treatment began.

"After the disagreement I went to a member of the club and said, 'I don't think he will be treated fairly'.

"After the first of the seven games, they played Sean for two of the seven games.

"For me as a coach, not every player is entitled to start every game.

"I was manager for Cork U18s last year and we won the All-Ireland.

"I'm currently Munster U18 assistant manager. I know what it's like to be involved in soccer and leaving out players, but Sean was very good."

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Mr Cooke said his son "didn't feel comfortable" going back down to the club. He said when he joined rival club College Corinthians AFC "he started every single game.

"He was out in the middle of the park for every game, he was one of their main players."

The court heard that Carrigaline United had previously been managed by Sean Cooke's father Declan.

Coach Tim Mawe took over managing the team in 2011 and said everything was done to accommodate Sean but he said the teen missed a lot of pre-season training in 2012 because of an injury. When the season began Sean had to come off the pitch on one occasion because he was injured.

Mr Mawe said everything possible was done to accommodate Sean at the club.

Mr Cooke disputed Sean had any injury on air today.

"This is not about a child not getting a game. It was about what happened after he left Carrigaline - the bullying, the jeering.

"He was fit for the start of the season. Sean had started 32 out of the 33 games the season previous."

Mr Mawe conceded he was very hurt when Declan Cooke brought a vote of no confidence against him. However, he rebuffed suggestions from the plaintiff's barrister that he took any bad feelings out on Sean. "We picked on merit," he said.

Sean Cooke claimed that prior to a match with Ballincollig during the 2012 season Mr Mawe pulled him aside and said that he wasn't good enough to play. Mr Mawe denied this. Mr Mawe said Mr Cooke's mother arrived at the match and once she realised her son wasn't playing there was a "huge commotion".

Barrister for the plaintiff told the court that Sean Cooke didn't get the opportunity to play during a match which was attended by an Aston Villa talent scout.

Judge O'Donnabhain said it was an "emotional" and "difficult" case. He said Declan Cooke was undoubtedly a "caring parent" but that he was not "over-blessed with insight".

In dismissing the case he stated that coach Tim Mawe appeared to be "conscientious and truthful". A ruling on costs will be made at a later date.

Sean, from Highfields, Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co Cork, posted a statement online after the case's conclusion yesterday and said he was proud of his legal action.

He said in a statement published on social media: "We wanted justice to be served."

The young man said he "had to leave the club I played for and loved since the age of six" as a result of being dropped from the team.

Sean continued: "I'm very proud of my parents for taking the stand for me and sticking up for what was the right thing to do...

"We feel justice has been served as this case has now been exposed and we can move on from these traumatic years and leave this case behind us."

Carrigaline Soccer Club has been contacted for comment. 

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Teen who sued football team for 'PTSD' after being dropped by coach loses case

Sean Cooke at Cork District Court with his parents Declan and Sharon Cooke. Photo: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Cork Courts Limited

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  A teenager who took a case against a soccer club amid claims he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) after he was dropped from the team as a 13-year-old lost his case at Cork Circuit Court yesterday.

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A teenager who took a case against a soccer club amid claims he suffered from Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) after he was dropped from the team as a 13-year-old lost his case at Cork Circuit Court yesterday.

Sean Cooke (18), of Highfields, Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co Cork, sued Carrigaline United claiming ill treatment by coaches at the club. Mr Cooke told Judge Sean O'Donnabhain that he was a good player who had aspirations to play in the UK. However, he wasn't given the opportunity to display his skills to British talent scouts after he was allegedly dropped.

His father Declan Cooke brought an unsuccessful vote of no confidence against the Carrigaline United coaches in the 2012-2013 season. A total of 11 parents of players voted on the issue and Mr Cooke lost by a vote of 9 to 2.

Coach Tim Mawe said everything possible was done to accommodate Sean at the club. Mr Mawe took over managing the club in 2011-2012.

The club had previously been managed by Sean Cooke's father Declan.

Mr Mawe said Sean was part of the very successful 2011-2012 season and that he played regularly. He stated he received a lot of calls from parents who informed him that Declan Cooke was giving out about the management.

He conceded he was very hurt when Declan Cooke brought a vote of no confidence against him. However, he rebuffed suggestions from the plaintiff's barrister that he took any bad feelings out on Sean. "We picked on merit," he said.

Mr Mawe said Sean sustained an injury in the summer of 2012 and missed a large portion of pre-season training. When the season began Sean had to come off the pitch on one occasion because he was injured.

Sean Cooke claimed that prior to a match with Ballincollig during the 2012 season Mr Mawe pulled him aside and said that he wasn't good enough to play. Mr Mawe denied this. Mr Mawe said Mr Cooke's mother arrived at the match and once she realised her son wasn't playing there was a "huge commotion".

Barrister for the plaintiff told the court that Sean Cooke didn't get the opportunity to play during a match which was attended by an Aston Villa talent scout.

Judge O'Donnabhain said it was an "emotional" and "difficult" case. He said Declan Cooke was undoubtedly a "caring parent" but that he was not "over-blessed with insight".

In dismissing the case he stated that coach Tim Mawe appeared to be "conscientious and truthful". A ruling on costs will be made at a later date.

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'Twice I thought we'd found Maddie' - Family spokesperson gives harrowing account of her disappearance

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The media spokesperson for the family of missing Madeleine McCann has given a harrowing and insightful account into the disappearance of the three-year-old and the family's anguish for the past ten years.

Clarence Mitchell was appointed to assist Kate and Gerry McCann as their media spokesman following the disappearance of their daughter, Madeleine, in Portugal in 2007.

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In an interview with the Telegraph, Mr Mitchell gives an account of the night Maddie went missing and said the family were convinced they had found her on two occasions.

"Twice in the ten years I have worked with the McCanns, I genuinely thought we were within reach of finding their missing daughter, Madeleine," Mr Mitchell told the Telegraph.

The family first thought that Maddie had been found when they received a call in the middle of the night saying that Maddie had been taking to a nearby farm where she was hidden.

The British police recorded the calls and it turned out there was a farm, fitting his description exactly, near Seville, over the border in Spain.

"As it was raided, and turned out to look exactly as he had painted it in those calls, I really felt we were on to something," Mr Mitchell said.

However no trace of Maddie was ever found there.

A computer generated image of how Madeleine McCann might look today

A second tip-off led the family to believe that Maddie had been spotted in Morocco after an English speaking blonde-haired girl was found.

The McCann's believed it was Maddie and an aircraft was put on stand-by to collect the missing tot.

It soon became clear that it was a false alarm.

The family spokesperson also went on to describe the pain being treated as suspects caused the McCann's.

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"I was with them, in private, away from the cameras on many occasions, when they were in absolute grief and misery.

"For all the doubters, they have never done or said anything at any time that has given me any cause for suspicion that they were anything other than the innocent victims of a dreadful crime."

Mr Mitchell also dismissed some of the claims that suggested the McCanns were involved in their daughter's disappearance.

"There was, for instance, the theory entertained by the Portuguese police that their daughter had somehow been killed accidentally and that they then had used their hire car to remove her body and bury it in a secret location."

There was another claim that Maddie had been slipped unnoticed into a coffin that already contained another body.

Mr Mitchell said that ten years on, the McCanns still keep Maddie's bedroom as it was, with presents left for all her missed birthdays and Christmases in the hope that she will come home.

"They hope and pray that, wherever she is, Madeleine is being looked after."

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Viewing tower and café among ideas for old Central Bank

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  A VIEWING area over the city is among the ideas proposed for the redevelopment of the landmark former Central Bank building on Dame Street.

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A VIEWING area over the city is among the ideas proposed for the redevelopment of the landmark former Central Bank building on Dame Street.

The new owners are set to meet local authority representatives in the next fortnight to unveil detailed plans.

The building was sold in January to Hines Ireland, following the Central Bank’s relocation to new docklands premises. Its new HQ, which is located on North Wall Quay, was officially opened this week.

However, the old premises, which were sold for around €67m to the Hines and Peterson Group, are expected to undergo a number of enhancements.

It is understood that the removal of surrounding fencing is also on the table, making the area between Dame Street and Temple Bar more pedestrian friendly.

Other enhancements could include a restaurant and cafe in what would be a multi-use building.

Preliminary plans are due to be unveiled when Dublin city councillors are invited into the building by Hines.

Councillors were sent written invitations and were told they would be given a tour of the tower block. No official confirmation has been provided the company.

“We fully appreciate the strategic and architectural significance of the site,” the letter said.

Local representative Mannix Flynn said the development of a viewing tower would prove popular.

“This is a very appropriate development and it’s very good that there will be a multi-purpose use,” he said.

“It should become like a destination point.”

A spokesperson for Hines said: “Since the acquisition, Hines and Peterson Group have been exploring opportunities for the long-term enhancement of the Dame Street site and have been engaging with local stakeholders.”

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Rare vinyl from Bowie, Prince, U2 and more on Record Store Day

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RETAILERS are combating trolls exploiting the rare releases for Record Store Day out tomorrow.

Record stores across Australia will feature limited numbers of special releases by the likes of Prince, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and The Smiths.

Now in its 10th year, Record Store Day (April 22) was created to bring people back into the existing record stores but ‘flippers’ have soured the event in recent years.

The flippers buy as many copies of the highly collectable items as possible, which then wind up on eBay at inflated prices.

Many stores now adopt a one item per customer policy to try and stop exploitation.

Warwick Brown of Melbourne’s Greville Records is keen to see the records fall into the right hands.

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“We get such limited amounts of the Record Store Day items that we do one per customer,” Brown said.

“And most people are cool about it, I’ve never had someone come in and ask for 10 copies of something. But it’s very different. Some records get snapped up straight away and they’re on eBay straight away for exorbitant prices, while others hang around all year and don’t sell.”

The hot releases this year are reissues of items long out of print as well as brand new releases. Some items are limited to as few as 5000 copies worldwide.

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Key items fans will be racing from store to store to try and track down include:

A.B. Original — The Reclaim Australia album on indigenous flag inspired vinyl

The Beatles — a 7 inch single of Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane

David Bowie — Cracked Actors, a triple vinyl live album from 1974 (previously unreleased)

Johnny Cash — a vinyl repressing of Children’s Album

The Cure — Greatest Hits Acoustic — a double vinyl picture disc

The Doors — Live at the Matrix 1967 — never on vinyl until now

The Easybeats — Vigil, a 1968 album not available on vinyl for decades

Fleetwood Mac — Alternative Mirage — outtakes from the Mirage album, never on vinyl until now

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Madonna — Dance Mix — South American EP from 1985 with extended remixes

Paul McCartney & Elvis Costello — Cassette demos, on an old school cassette

Stevie Nicks — Rarities — Ten inch vinyl including demo of Edge of Seventeen

Pearl Jam — State of Love and Trust on limited 7 inch

Pink Floyd — Interstellar Overdrive — 1966 recording released in mono for 2017

Iggy Pop — Live at the Royal Albert Hall — triple vinyl set

Prince — Little Red Corvette/1999 on 7 inch picture disc (a string of other singles will be reissued in their original picture sleeves)

Lou Reed — Live in London, 1997 acoustic show — first time on vinyl

Sia — Spotify Sessions — six songs on vinyl

Patti Smith — debut single Hey Joe on vinyl with original picture sleeve

The Smiths — 7 inch of The Boy With the Thorn in His Side (demo mix)

Bruce Springsteen — Hammersmith Odeon London 1975 — on vinyl for the first time

U2 — 2017 remix of Red Hill Mining Town on 12 inch picture disc

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“It’s a really friendly, feel-good day,” Brown says.

“It’s become so big now, it’s become part of the calendar and it draws people to the store who haven’t bought vinyl records for a long time.”

Like many of the surviving record stores, Greville stays afloat due to vinyl sales.

“Our vinyl sales have always been strong, but things like Record Store Day really tap into the mainstream. You’ve got teenagers coming in because they’ve discovered vinyl and you’ve got parents who want to go back and re-buy the records they bought when they watched CountDown.

“There’s a big sentimental thing about vinyl, you want to have the things you had when you were a kid.

“Putting music on your iPod and jogging with it isn’t the same as sitting back and looking at a vinyl album with a gatefold sleeve.”

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RECORD STORE DAY ACTIVITIES STATE BY STATE

Over 180 stores around Australia are hosting live music, instores and other activities for Record Store Day on Saturday April 22.

MELBOURNE

2 4 Hundred, Richmond: barbecue, plus 22 unique UNFD test pressings, 20-per-cent off UNFD vinyl titles, heap of exclusives. Open noon to 3pm.

Basement Discs, Melbourne: is hosting Billy Bragg along with Joe Henry, plus the Teskey Brothers, Fiona Ross, Sarah Carroll, The Thin White Ukes, Kylie Auldist, Charles Jenkins, and Yolanda Ingley II and Band. Prizes, goodie bags, light refreshments.

Dixon’s Recycled Records, Blackburn and Fitzroy: 20-per-cent off all stock, except new.

Essendon 2nd Hand Records: live music all afternoon from Dave Warner (Suburbs), Wendy Stapleton and Paul Norton, plus local artists like Cosmos. Lots of $1 bargains and the bar is open.

Greville Records, Prahran: once again a full day of limited edition vinyl plus live music from Cash Savage, Thin White Ukes, LA Bastard, Wrong Turn and Baby Blue. Signed LPs from acts as diverse as Spiderbait, Midnight Oil and Cash Savage. Mountains of reduced price new and used records.

Goldmine Records, Carlton North and Fitzroy: Ben has thrown down a challenge. He’s raising money for a Melbourne-based cats home. If they collect more than $500 on the day he will cut off his dreads, which are 20 years old. That’s a challenge not to be ignored! Plus lots of exclusive releases, stocks of used vinyl hitting the racks on the day and a free Goldmine tote bag with every purchase over $100.

Heartland Records, North Melbourne: has a rare Led Zeppelin poster up for grabs.

It’s a free standing, double sided framed poster that was never commercially available. It’s a draw and entry is by buying a Record Store Day title on the day. Store opening extra early at 9am. Exclusives, giveaways and sale items.

Northside Records, Fitzroy: Briggs will be instore on the day for a signing.

Briggs is one half of Record Store Day ambassadors A. B. Original (Trials, the other half of the duo, will be signing in Adelaide). Plus Cooking on 3 Burners launching their 7”, Allysha Joy (another 7” release), Jazz Party (yep, another 7” release) plus DJs. As well as Lance Ferguson, Prequel, Miss Goldie, Emma Peel, Peril, Ms Rizk, Sensible J, Remi and an amazing reissue of Hiroshi & Claudia’s 1979 Australian disco/jazz will be available (private press). Plus of course all the usual and more on vinyl.

Polyester Records, Fitzroy: DJ sets from Sweet Whirl, Jess Cornelius (Teeth & Tongue), Lachlan K, Ben & Guy (Chapter Music bosses), The Goon Sax and playing live in store Jaala (solo), The Living Eyes and Spotting.

Profile Music, Prahran: instore DJs Warren C and Harry the Lip will be on the decks for those crate digging among the rare vinyl including Deep, Progressive, 90s Detroit, Tech, House, Funk and more. Dancing will be encouraged. Drinks provided.

Quality Records, Malvern: is going Japanese, with a swag of Japanese pressings of 60-80s rock and pop specially imported for the day, male geishas (taikomochi), huge discounts including on selected new vinyl, Japanese green tea and sushi, live music, $3 coffee at Lilette’s French Patisserie, and of course special limited edition vinyl.

Rathdowne Records, Northcote: 10,000 titles with 1,000 fresh from Japan. Live music from 10am to late from Cracker La Touf, Jungle Breed and guest DJs.

Record Paradise, Brunswick: heaps of merchandise and exclusive local releases, the bar will be open and live music from Alex Lahey, La Bastard, School Damage, Rad Island, Dave Wright & the Midnight Electric, Primitive Calculators and The Glitter Veils.

Reload Records, Mornington Peninsula: chockablock with deals: 15-per-cent off all vinyl, CDs and books from 10am to 2pm.

Rocksteady, Melbourne: the new kid in town is putting on a show with a huge range of records, books and quirks, plus live music from Jim Lawrie, Emilee South, The Royal Parks and more yet to be announced.

Buy one/get one free for Tomgirl’s debut self-titled LP (black vinyl, first press). Give the second copy to your best friend!

Skydiver Records, Collingwood: opening at 10am for 12 hours straight! Plenty of second-hand, new and reissued stock, plus lots of local releases. DJ’s playing from their own bags and from the store’s racks: Leo James, Sanpo Disco, Jennife Loveless, Phillips Head, Ricci, Darcy Justive and Peppermint Darling. You’re welcome to BYO.

Son of Run, Belgrave: live music all day from The Déjà Vu’s, Farm and Saturn 5, plus wine and beer, and a $300 vinyl prize, and lots of vinyl.

Wax Museum, Melbourne: down in the subway Wax Museum will have live bands and DJs from 10am, when they open, until noon. Expect Tigermoth, Skomes, Plutonic Lab, Crate Cartel (film screening), Cara Mia, Myles G, Silver Linings, Au Dre, Sedgwick, M5K plus Wax Museum DJs.

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SYDNEY

Beatdisc, Parramatta: loads of special limited editions, thousands of second-hand 45s and LPs from the archive, limited edition coffee (or tea) mug, plus free pizza and giveaways.

Sauce Records, Jannali: hosting a get together to celebrate all things music, with a local DJ digging through the 200-plus vinyl titles for sale on the day, records to be won in raffles, 33 per cent off framed prints and limited edition vinyl.

Sydney Hi-Fi, Mona Vale: live music from local artists including TK Nightingale and Jessica Stillone, plus hidden treasure vinyl, limited releases, instore deals and industry experts on hand to talk turntable tips.

Utopia, Sydney: once again opening at midnight for the dedicated metal head, closing and reopening (after a nap) at 7am. Twenty five gift bags up for grabs in the midnight opening and another 25 for those who turn up when the store reopens.

293 limited edition titles are en route, plus lots more metal, punk and rock brought in specially for the day.

Random giveaways, fire breathing and ethical baby elephant rides, and the competition for a Golden Ticket to attend anything and everything at Century Venues.

Music Farmers, Wollongong: not really Sydney, but always a great day of music and crate digging.

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BRISBANE

Jet Black Cat, Brisbane: Cub Sport and Emma Louise providing live music during the day, Client Liaison will entertain their legendary queue, plus the unique T-shirt and the ‘mother lode’ of vinyl including tasty bites they’ve been hoarding all year just for the day.

Rockaway Records, Westfield Carindale: big day of deals with free raffle entry with every purchase to win prizes including $100 and $50 voucher, and 20 CDs in a Sony gift pack, discounts on vintage vinyl (the more you buy the bigger the discount), ‘come back in May’ discount vouchers, and buy one get one free deals on T-shirts.

Sonic Sherpa, Stones Corner: doing a whole weekend, not just a day. Live music from Halfway (Saturday) and The Ocean Party (Sunday), plus Michael Angelheart and Zayd Thring. Lots of vinyl, specials and more.

The Record Exchange, Brisbane: one of the longest, continually operating indie record stores in Australia, with more than 20,000 records in the store. The deal is buy 10 CDs and DVDs, and get 10 more for free.

Tym Guitars, Fortitude Valley: an amazing day is all set for this amazing store.

Heaps of live music from Kim Salmon (Beasts of Bourbon, Scientists, Surrealists), Peter Black (The Hard Ons, Nunchukka, Superfly), FOREVR, Leavings, Brief Habits and Andrew Tuttle. Two exclusive Tym Records releases, DJ spinning vinyl all day, and lots of ginger beer.

Vital Juices, Redcliffe: throwing a party with live music, DJs, limited releases, VJ exclusive specials, giveaways, a huge raffle prize, of course, a sausage sizzle.

#Beatniks, Broadbeach: not really Brisbane, but set for a big day with tons of specials, spot prizes, all purchases go into the draw to win turntables including from Pro-Ject, DJs on the decks, live music from 2pm and a free coffee for anyone in the queue.

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ADELAIDE

Clarity Records, Adelaide: vegan cupcakes and 24-hour trading are on offer at Clarity Records. They open at midnight and keep going all day. Limited edition T-shirts, limited edition releases and more.

Clinic 116, Adelaide: Trials, one half of Record Store Day ambassadors A. B. Original, will be signing at Clinic 116.

Dillons Music, Norwood: 10-per-cent off on all full priced vinyl.

The Beatbox, Christie’s Beach: Huge sale on vinyl and turntables. 20-per-cent off everything.

The Muses: live music from 11am to 2pm in the back yard, sausage sizzle, turntable and accessories on special, new and second hand records, exclusive releases, door prizes, giveaways and lucky dip.

For the kids: face painting, rock’n’roll colouring in sheets, treasure hunt and a cubby house.

Rerun Records: Adelaide: massive raffle for a hand-picked crate of second-hand LPs from the 60s-90s, special limited editions, plus vintage cameras and photos of historical Adelaide.

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PERTH

Dada Records, Perth: one of the oldest established record stores in Australia is doing what they always do. Lots of fresh stock, special editions and live music. Special discounts in the CD section.

Discography Vinyl, Beaconsfield: recently reorganised so there’s now more space for vinyl, sound system is now kicking some decibels and live music.

Douglas Hi Fi, Perth: book in for special ‘get your turntable ready’ sessions with Leigh Fischer, from Record Store Day’s official turntable partner Pro-Ject. Plus limited edition vinyl and lots of specials.

Highgate Continental, Highgate: Continental rolls, stack of new release vinyl, guest programmers playing tunes all day, hot coffee, cold drinks inc local brews, huge reductions on selected titles (some up to 60-per-cent off), plus special offers for mailing list subscribers.

Junction Records, Fremantle: lots and lots of records, discounts and a draw. 10-per-cent off all new and second hand vinyl (except Record Store Day specials), plus 2 Pro-Ject Debut Carbon turntables have 30-per-cent off, and every sale goes into the draw for a $50 Junction Records gift vouchers.

Soundwaves Music and More, Margaret River: 300 kms south of Perth, Soundwaves has a huge range of vinyl, arguably the biggest in WA, plus they’re spinning records, there are balloons and streamers, and special edition vinyl.

Urban Records: 10-per-cent off all CDs and LPs, headphones, stylus and selected record players. Lots of specials including albums, singles 12” and boxed sets. Giveaway of an Audio Technica LP60 turntable — free raffle ticket for every purchase. Opening 9am to 9pm.

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CANBERRA

Duratone, Canberra: local DJs on the street outside, as well as discounts on all records (there are more than 70,000) as well as on turntables and accessories.

Songland Records, Weston Creek: once again collecting your unwanted CDs, records, cassettes and VHS tapes and selling them on the day to raise money for treats for the local RSPCA animal shelter. All the money goes directly to the animals. There is also their biggest ever CD sale with hundreds of titles at just $5 each. Plus limited editions, of course. Being the ‘home of the hard to find’ it’s worth checking out the ‘hard to find’ tab on their website for some absolute rarities.

Landspeed Records, Canberra: kicking off at 10am, lots of second hand vinyl that they’ve been squirrelling away all year for the day. Get there early, the queue is usually phenomenal.

There are also stores in country areas including Armidale, Bega, Bunbury and more.

For all the latest information keep an eye on the website at www.recordstoreday.com.au where new information is being loaded every day.

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