31 Aralık 2012 Pazartesi
Shane mcentee funeral, funeral arrangements, meath td funeral, fine gael td funeral, nobber funeral for meath east td
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Shane mcentee funeral, funeral arrangements, meath td funeral, fine gael td funeral, nobber funeral for meath east td
shane mcentee funeral, fine gael td funeral, enda kenny td, eamon gilmore td, meath funeral, minister funeral meath
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Up to 3,000 people attend the funeral of Minister of State Shane McEntee.
In his homily, Fr Michael Sheerin spoke about how sensitive the Minister was.
Fr Sheerin also spoke about the irreparable loss to the late Minister's family, his wife Kathleen, children Aoife, Helen, Sally, Vincent as well as his mother Madge.
shane mcentee funeral, fine gael td funeral, enda kenny td, eamon gilmore td, meath funeral, minister funeral meath
Among the large congregation were the President and his wife, as well as the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and most Cabinet colleagues.
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny delivered a graveside oration.
Mr McEntee, a farmer from Castletown near Navan in Co Meath, was first elected to the Dáil in 2005, in the by-election caused by the appointment of John Bruton to the post of EU Ambassador in Washington.
He retained his seat in Meath East in 2007 and 2011, when he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, with responsibility for Food, Food Safety and Horticulture.
Mr McEntee was a farmer for 15 years before becoming a full-time politician, as well as an agricultural sales representative.
He was involved in the GAA and had trained a number of football teams, including the Meath minors.
A book of condolences will be opened at the Department of Agriculture from midday for the late Minister of State Shane McEntee.
In his homily, Fr Michael Sheerin spoke about how sensitive the Minister was.
Fr Sheerin also spoke about the irreparable loss to the late Minister's family, his wife Kathleen, children Aoife, Helen, Sally, Vincent as well as his mother Madge.
shane mcentee funeral, fine gael td funeral, enda kenny td, eamon gilmore td, meath funeral, minister funeral meath
Among the large congregation were the President and his wife, as well as the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and most Cabinet colleagues.
The Taoiseach Enda Kenny delivered a graveside oration.
He retained his seat in Meath East in 2007 and 2011, when he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, with responsibility for Food, Food Safety and Horticulture.
Mr McEntee was a farmer for 15 years before becoming a full-time politician, as well as an agricultural sales representative.
He was involved in the GAA and had trained a number of football teams, including the Meath minors.
A book of condolences will be opened at the Department of Agriculture from midday for the late Minister of State Shane McEntee.
sean quinn, release unlawful, temporary release, quinn direct, anglo irish bank, mountjoy jail, high court
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sean quinn, release unlawful, temporary release, quinn direct, anglo irish bank, mountjoy jail, high courtSEAN Quinn left jail on Christmas Eve under cover of darkness to spend Christmas with his family. However, his release may be illegal, when someone is confined to prison for contempt of court, only that court can order a break in that incarceration. Sean Quinn has not purged his contempt and for that reason no person or body can sanction his release temporary or otherwise without the sanction of the High Court, as Sean Quinn was not brought before the High Court before his Christmas Eve Break-for-the-border it is most likely that his release is unlawful
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oireachtas committee on transport and communications, tom hayes td, social media,The Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications is to hold a special meeting to examine the role of social media in public debate.
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Fine Gael Party Chairman Charlie Flanagan has called on Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis to respond to claims that he was involved in up to 50 murders during the Troubles. There is no question that Dessie Ellis was a senior member of the Provisional IRA and was mentor to many seasoned PIRA activists including PIRA Commander Jim Lynagh from Monaghan Town.
Mr Flanagan issued this statement following a story in today's Irish Independent.
The story is based on a document contained in British government files from 1982, which have been released by the National Archives in London.
Mr Flanagan said in a statement: “These matters can no longer be treated by Sinn Féin in a routine way.
"We cannot simply forget the past and sweep the issues which strike at the very heart of the democratic process under the carpet to suit Sinn Féin".
Responding to the story, a Sinn Féin party spokesperson said: "This is not the first time such unsubstantiated allegations have been made and Dessie Ellis rejects them as he has repeatedly done.
"Irish Republicans do not attach any value to claims made in secret documents emanating from the British secret services, who were responsible for countless murders in Ireland during the course of the conflict."
Fine Gael Party Chairman Charlie Flanagan has called on Sinn Féin TD Dessie Ellis to respond to claims that he was involved in up to 50 murders during the Troubles. There is no question that Dessie Ellis was a senior member of the Provisional IRA and was mentor to many seasoned PIRA activists including PIRA Commander Jim Lynagh from Monaghan Town.
Mr Flanagan issued this statement following a story in today's Irish Independent.
The story is based on a document contained in British government files from 1982, which have been released by the National Archives in London.
"We cannot simply forget the past and sweep the issues which strike at the very heart of the democratic process under the carpet to suit Sinn Féin".
Responding to the story, a Sinn Féin party spokesperson said: "This is not the first time such unsubstantiated allegations have been made and Dessie Ellis rejects them as he has repeatedly done.
"Irish Republicans do not attach any value to claims made in secret documents emanating from the British secret services, who were responsible for countless murders in Ireland during the course of the conflict."
27 Aralık 2012 Perşembe
Irish international race walker Brendan Boyce moves to Cork...
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Brendan Boyce is an Irish International athlete from Donegal who recently competed in the 50k race walk at the Olympic Games in London. In humid conditions, he recorded a personal best time of 3:55:01 for the 50k which was almost three minutes faster than his previous best. In a race where 63 athletes started, Brendan finished in a very credible 29th place. At the recent Ulster Athletics Awards ceremony in Monaghan, he was named as Senior Athlete of the Year.
In an interview with the Donegal News, Brendan said about the last year......."2012 was a hard year. I had to work harder than most as I had to get my spot on the Olympic team with having to do the ‘A’ standard twice and then wait it out to see if more than 3 athletes got the standard. I also found out that I was anaemic about a month before racing in London, which put some doubts in my mind about the race. But I managed to pull on all the hard training and knowing that I prepared for this race for 3 years, which gave me the confidence to step onto the start line and get a result that I deserved.”
Having previously trained at the UKA national centre for race walking at Leeds Metropolitan University, Brendan has now moved to Cork to train under the guidance of top Irish race walker Rob Heffernan. When asked about the move, Brendan said........“The race in London has just acted as a catalyst for a new approach to competition. Up until now my training was all about going into races to get qualifying standards but now that I’ve achieved that goal I have to change my mind-set to winning. That’s why I’ve made the change from Leeds to Cork. Robert Heffernan has agreed to take charge of my training and I’m now based down there and train with him every day. My short-term goal will be to take in a few shorter races in the new year – 3k and 5k races – and then working on getting my 20k time down and hopefully get a qualifying standard over the shorter distance. I need to increase my base speed and anaerobic resistance over shorter distances, which should ultimately lead to improvements over the 50km distance.”
While his long term goal is qualifying for the Olympics in Rio in 2016, Brendan's more immediate targets are the National Indoors in Athlone in February 2013, the European Cup of Race-walking in Slovakia in May 2013 and the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in August 2013.
As a full time athlete, Brendan is currently looking for sponsorship as he prepares for Rio. He has his own website at http://www.brendanboyce.co.uk/
The full interview with the Donegal News can be seen HERE
Brendan Boyce is an Irish International athlete from Donegal who recently competed in the 50k race walk at the Olympic Games in London. In humid conditions, he recorded a personal best time of 3:55:01 for the 50k which was almost three minutes faster than his previous best. In a race where 63 athletes started, Brendan finished in a very credible 29th place. At the recent Ulster Athletics Awards ceremony in Monaghan, he was named as Senior Athlete of the Year.In an interview with the Donegal News, Brendan said about the last year......."2012 was a hard year. I had to work harder than most as I had to get my spot on the Olympic team with having to do the ‘A’ standard twice and then wait it out to see if more than 3 athletes got the standard. I also found out that I was anaemic about a month before racing in London, which put some doubts in my mind about the race. But I managed to pull on all the hard training and knowing that I prepared for this race for 3 years, which gave me the confidence to step onto the start line and get a result that I deserved.”
Having previously trained at the UKA national centre for race walking at Leeds Metropolitan University, Brendan has now moved to Cork to train under the guidance of top Irish race walker Rob Heffernan. When asked about the move, Brendan said........“The race in London has just acted as a catalyst for a new approach to competition. Up until now my training was all about going into races to get qualifying standards but now that I’ve achieved that goal I have to change my mind-set to winning. That’s why I’ve made the change from Leeds to Cork. Robert Heffernan has agreed to take charge of my training and I’m now based down there and train with him every day. My short-term goal will be to take in a few shorter races in the new year – 3k and 5k races – and then working on getting my 20k time down and hopefully get a qualifying standard over the shorter distance. I need to increase my base speed and anaerobic resistance over shorter distances, which should ultimately lead to improvements over the 50km distance.”
While his long term goal is qualifying for the Olympics in Rio in 2016, Brendan's more immediate targets are the National Indoors in Athlone in February 2013, the European Cup of Race-walking in Slovakia in May 2013 and the IAAF World Championships in Moscow in August 2013.
As a full time athlete, Brendan is currently looking for sponsorship as he prepares for Rio. He has his own website at http://www.brendanboyce.co.uk/
The full interview with the Donegal News can be seen HERE
Results of the Newmarket 5k...Sun 23rd Dec 2012
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Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile
1 0:14:15 MCCARTHY, David West Waterford AC M 04:35.1
2 0:14:49 FAHEY, Jason Bridge Milers-Olympic Harriers M 04:46.0
3 0:14:51 CIOBANU, Sergiu Clonliffe Harriers M 04:46.7
22 0:17:05 FINN, Michelle Leevale AC F 05:29.8
35 0:17:41 MURPHY, Emma St. Finbarrs AC F 05:41.4
42 0:17:54 MCCARTY, Maria Farranfore-Maine Valley AC F35 05:45.6
Full results HERE
Update 24th Dec 2012....Please note that some runners were not recorded at the finish line. If you are not in the results then you should contact the organisers.
1 0:14:15 MCCARTHY, David West Waterford AC M 04:35.1
2 0:14:49 FAHEY, Jason Bridge Milers-Olympic Harriers M 04:46.0
3 0:14:51 CIOBANU, Sergiu Clonliffe Harriers M 04:46.7
22 0:17:05 FINN, Michelle Leevale AC F 05:29.8
35 0:17:41 MURPHY, Emma St. Finbarrs AC F 05:41.4
42 0:17:54 MCCARTY, Maria Farranfore-Maine Valley AC F35 05:45.6
Full results HERE
Update 24th Dec 2012....Please note that some runners were not recorded at the finish line. If you are not in the results then you should contact the organisers.
Fionnuala Britton finishes 2nd in Belgium in top quality race...
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European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton finished an impressive second place at the Iris Lotto CrossCup in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday 23rd of December. Facing a number of top class athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia, Fionnuala held off most of the field to finish in second place, just three seconds behind the Ethiopian athlete Ruit Aga in first place.
Senior Women...6,000m
1. Ruti Aga (ETH) 20.48
2. Fionuala Britton (IRL) 20.51
3. Elini Gebriwoth (ETH) 21.20
4. Caroline Chepkwoni (KEN) 21.24
5. Veerle Dejaeghere (BEL) 21.31
6. Cynthia Kosgei (KEN) 21.35
7. Emily Stewart (GBR) 21.37
8. Barbara Maveau (BEL) 21.45
9. Almensh Belete (BEL) 21.58
10 .Fabienne Schlump (SUI) 22.00
The race also included European U23 champion Jess Coulson of Great Britain, who had beaten Fionnuala at the IAAF Cross Country race in Spain in early November.
In a post race interview, Fionnuala Britton said that she was thrilled about her second place finish.........."I love to run on this course in Brussels and the rain and the wind did not disturb me too much. I had a bad start and I needed to do some effort to get to the front of the race. I was in contention all the time although I didn’t feel very prepared for this race. After winning a second consecutive European title, training doesn’t get the focus that it usually gets."
Fionnuala Britton’s next race will be the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on the 5th of January, followed by the Antrim IAAF Cross Country on January 12th.
European Cross Country Champion Fionnuala Britton finished an impressive second place at the Iris Lotto CrossCup in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday 23rd of December. Facing a number of top class athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia, Fionnuala held off most of the field to finish in second place, just three seconds behind the Ethiopian athlete Ruit Aga in first place.Senior Women...6,000m
1. Ruti Aga (ETH) 20.48
2. Fionuala Britton (IRL) 20.51
3. Elini Gebriwoth (ETH) 21.20
4. Caroline Chepkwoni (KEN) 21.24
5. Veerle Dejaeghere (BEL) 21.31
6. Cynthia Kosgei (KEN) 21.35
7. Emily Stewart (GBR) 21.37
8. Barbara Maveau (BEL) 21.45
9. Almensh Belete (BEL) 21.58
10 .Fabienne Schlump (SUI) 22.00
The race also included European U23 champion Jess Coulson of Great Britain, who had beaten Fionnuala at the IAAF Cross Country race in Spain in early November.
In a post race interview, Fionnuala Britton said that she was thrilled about her second place finish.........."I love to run on this course in Brussels and the rain and the wind did not disturb me too much. I had a bad start and I needed to do some effort to get to the front of the race. I was in contention all the time although I didn’t feel very prepared for this race. After winning a second consecutive European title, training doesn’t get the focus that it usually gets."
Fionnuala Britton’s next race will be the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country on the 5th of January, followed by the Antrim IAAF Cross Country on January 12th.
GOAL Mile...25th Dec 2013
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A sunny and dry Christmas Morning saw one of the biggest turnouts for many years at the annual GOAL Mile which took place at the CIT in Bishopstown, one of many such events throughout the country.
In the region of €5,680 was raised at the Cork promotion and with the proceeds from Saturday’s Shanagarry Christmas ‘5K’ added it brings the total amount to over €6,100, slightly up on last year.
People of all ages (along with a few dogs!) ran, walked or jogged a mile (or a number of miles) while contributing to GOAL’s work in the Third World.
The fastest time of the day was recorded by no less a person than SANTA himself – in full regalia and despite his hectic schedule (along with the additional burden as captain of Leevale!), Santa covered the mile in a time of 4:35, two seconds faster than Sean McGrath of East Cork.
Thanks to all who participated or who helped out in any way – here’s to Christmas 2013!
In the region of €5,680 was raised at the Cork promotion and with the proceeds from Saturday’s Shanagarry Christmas ‘5K’ added it brings the total amount to over €6,100, slightly up on last year.
People of all ages (along with a few dogs!) ran, walked or jogged a mile (or a number of miles) while contributing to GOAL’s work in the Third World.
The fastest time of the day was recorded by no less a person than SANTA himself – in full regalia and despite his hectic schedule (along with the additional burden as captain of Leevale!), Santa covered the mile in a time of 4:35, two seconds faster than Sean McGrath of East Cork.
Thanks to all who participated or who helped out in any way – here’s to Christmas 2013!
Results of the Belgooly 4 mile road race...Wed 26th Dec 2012
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A huge crowd turned out for the traditional 4 mile road race in Belgooly on St.Stephen's Day, the 26th of December. On a wet day with lots of showers, the race started in bright sunshine as can be seen from the photo above.
The large numbers did however cause a few problems as roughly 50 people left the finishing chute before being recorded. This in turn caused a lot of problems with the recorded times. The organisers asked me to mention that if you don't appear in the results, you should contact Rose at
ROSE.WALSH@HOTMAIL.COM
As is customary with this race, half of the €10 entry fee goes to charity. Over €3,200 was raised for the bowel cancer unit in CUH.
FINISH NAME CLUB CATEGORY PLACE TIME
1 BRYAN KEANE LEEVALE M SNR 19.59
2 JAMES MCCARTHY EAST CORK M SNR 20.07
3 CILLIAN O'LEARY RAHEENY SHAMROCK M SNR 20.21
42 KATHERINE CASHELL ST. FINBARRS F SNR 1ST LADY 24.28
44 SIOBHAN HORGAN IND F SNR 2ND LADY 24.41
54 CLAIRE GREEN PUTNEY/BRAMBLEY UK F SNR 3RD LADY 25.3
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos...
1) Gearoid O'Laoi has a gallery HERE
A huge crowd turned out for the traditional 4 mile road race in Belgooly on St.Stephen's Day, the 26th of December. On a wet day with lots of showers, the race started in bright sunshine as can be seen from the photo above.The large numbers did however cause a few problems as roughly 50 people left the finishing chute before being recorded. This in turn caused a lot of problems with the recorded times. The organisers asked me to mention that if you don't appear in the results, you should contact Rose at
ROSE.WALSH@HOTMAIL.COM
As is customary with this race, half of the €10 entry fee goes to charity. Over €3,200 was raised for the bowel cancer unit in CUH.
FINISH NAME CLUB CATEGORY PLACE TIME
1 BRYAN KEANE LEEVALE M SNR 19.59
2 JAMES MCCARTHY EAST CORK M SNR 20.07
3 CILLIAN O'LEARY RAHEENY SHAMROCK M SNR 20.21
42 KATHERINE CASHELL ST. FINBARRS F SNR 1ST LADY 24.28
44 SIOBHAN HORGAN IND F SNR 2ND LADY 24.41
54 CLAIRE GREEN PUTNEY/BRAMBLEY UK F SNR 3RD LADY 25.3
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos...
1) Gearoid O'Laoi has a gallery HERE
20 Aralık 2012 Perşembe
Appeal for used running shoes for Charity gets a great response...
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Back in late October, I put up a post about a charity initiative whereby people could donate their used runners to the homeless charity Cork Simon by putting them into a box in John Buckley Sports.
To date, some 200 plus pairs of shoes have been donated...some in excellent condition and the scheme is now finished. Thanks to everyone who donated their shoes, to Ruairi O'Mahony who helped organise it and to John Buckley Sports for supporting the initiative. If there is a requirement for more shoes in the future then a similar scheme may be run again.
Considering how successful this initiative was, it raises the question as to why couldn't it be repeated elsewhere? Surely there are other homeless charities in Munster that could avail of a similar scheme? Maybe someone in an athletics club could get it started? Approach the charity with the idea.......Explain it to the participating shop who would get increased footfall and free publicity.....and I can put a notice up on the Running in Munster website which gets around 9-10,000 hits per month. If someone wants to do it then you'll find my e-mail address on the right hand side of this page.
Back in late October, I put up a post about a charity initiative whereby people could donate their used runners to the homeless charity Cork Simon by putting them into a box in John Buckley Sports.To date, some 200 plus pairs of shoes have been donated...some in excellent condition and the scheme is now finished. Thanks to everyone who donated their shoes, to Ruairi O'Mahony who helped organise it and to John Buckley Sports for supporting the initiative. If there is a requirement for more shoes in the future then a similar scheme may be run again.
Considering how successful this initiative was, it raises the question as to why couldn't it be repeated elsewhere? Surely there are other homeless charities in Munster that could avail of a similar scheme? Maybe someone in an athletics club could get it started? Approach the charity with the idea.......Explain it to the participating shop who would get increased footfall and free publicity.....and I can put a notice up on the Running in Munster website which gets around 9-10,000 hits per month. If someone wants to do it then you'll find my e-mail address on the right hand side of this page.
Ballycotton 10 now only open to overseas entrants and elites...
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Entries for the 2013 Ballycotton 10 mile road race are now closed for all club athletes in Ireland and for those that completed the summer series.
The only people that can enter the Ballycotton 10 now are those living outside the island of Ireland.....which in reality most likely means entries from mainland Britain. Entries from overseas entrants must arrive before Tuesday, the 8th of January 2013.
As for elite entries as in other years, a limited number will be available nearer the date.
The 2013 Ballycotton 10 entry form can be seem HERE
The organisers hope to have the online entries added to the entry list sometime before Christmas and the remainder after the overseas entries have closed. It's likely that a full list of all entrants should be available around mid-January.
Entries for the 2013 Ballycotton 10 mile road race are now closed for all club athletes in Ireland and for those that completed the summer series.The only people that can enter the Ballycotton 10 now are those living outside the island of Ireland.....which in reality most likely means entries from mainland Britain. Entries from overseas entrants must arrive before Tuesday, the 8th of January 2013.
As for elite entries as in other years, a limited number will be available nearer the date.
The 2013 Ballycotton 10 entry form can be seem HERE
The organisers hope to have the online entries added to the entry list sometime before Christmas and the remainder after the overseas entries have closed. It's likely that a full list of all entrants should be available around mid-January.
Preview of the Shanagarry Christmas 5k...Sat 22nd Dec 2012
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The annual Shanagarry Christmas 5 km road race is coming up next Saturday, the 21st of December at 12 noon. Located just 20 or so miles from Cork City, it might of interest to anyone wanting to try a short local race just before Christmas.
This race is usually a pretty low key event with only about 60-80 runners taking part. There are no big prizes or anything like that, it's just a very simple 5k race which is usually held every year on the weekend just before Christmas day. The entry fee is usually just €3 and any proceeds go towards charity.
Location...The race starts and finishes in the village of Shanagarry in East Cork on the road between Midleton and Ballycotton. See the map above. Cloyne and Ballycotton are shown for reference.
Course...See map below. You start in Shanagarry, just outside the Church (or near the finish line in the 5 mile race if you know where that is).
You run back towards Cork, passing the garage and the road junction and after a pretty flat 1 km, you take a left.
You are now onto real quiet country roads until you re-join the road to Ballycotton at about the 2.5 mile mark. Then it's left, back into Shanagarry...
...right past the garage and the 3 mile mark and the finish is in the little dip just outside the GAA club.
Overall, the course is reasonably flat and there are no real hills to speak of.
If you want to have a closer look at the course, I have put the course up on the MapMyRun website. See HERE.
Weather....The current weather forecast is for a breezy mild day.
This race is usually a pretty low key event with only about 60-80 runners taking part. There are no big prizes or anything like that, it's just a very simple 5k race which is usually held every year on the weekend just before Christmas day. The entry fee is usually just €3 and any proceeds go towards charity.
Location...The race starts and finishes in the village of Shanagarry in East Cork on the road between Midleton and Ballycotton. See the map above. Cloyne and Ballycotton are shown for reference.
Course...See map below. You start in Shanagarry, just outside the Church (or near the finish line in the 5 mile race if you know where that is).
You run back towards Cork, passing the garage and the road junction and after a pretty flat 1 km, you take a left. You are now onto real quiet country roads until you re-join the road to Ballycotton at about the 2.5 mile mark. Then it's left, back into Shanagarry......right past the garage and the 3 mile mark and the finish is in the little dip just outside the GAA club.Overall, the course is reasonably flat and there are no real hills to speak of.
If you want to have a closer look at the course, I have put the course up on the MapMyRun website. See HERE.
Weather....The current weather forecast is for a breezy mild day.
New study shows fish oil may help the immune system post Marathon...
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As many of you who have run a Marathon or taken part in other endurance sports will know, the most common time to pick up an infection is after the event when your immune system is suppressed. This is caused by damage to lymphocytes which are a type of white blood cell instrumental to the body's immune system response.
A recent study at the Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences in São Paulo, Brazil carried out a test on 21 athletes. Eight marathon runners were supplemented with 3 g of Fish Oil rich in docosahexaenoic, or DHA, a type of omega-3 fatty acid daily for 60 days and thirteen athletes were not supplemented. Measurements of the bodies lymphocytes were taken before and after the Marathon.
The researchers found that both groups' lymphocytes showed one common post-marathon effect, namely, what's known as "cell death." But the marathoners who took fish oil, the researchers found, produced more lymphocytes before and after the race, and their production of cytokines, a protein thought to help the immune system operate, didn't decline as much as in the runners who hadn't supplemented with fish oil. In theory, the proliferation of these cells should help one's post-marathon immune system function at a higher level and make you less susceptible to colds.
As many of you who have run a Marathon or taken part in other endurance sports will know, the most common time to pick up an infection is after the event when your immune system is suppressed. This is caused by damage to lymphocytes which are a type of white blood cell instrumental to the body's immune system response.A recent study at the Institute of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences in São Paulo, Brazil carried out a test on 21 athletes. Eight marathon runners were supplemented with 3 g of Fish Oil rich in docosahexaenoic, or DHA, a type of omega-3 fatty acid daily for 60 days and thirteen athletes were not supplemented. Measurements of the bodies lymphocytes were taken before and after the Marathon.
The researchers found that both groups' lymphocytes showed one common post-marathon effect, namely, what's known as "cell death." But the marathoners who took fish oil, the researchers found, produced more lymphocytes before and after the race, and their production of cytokines, a protein thought to help the immune system operate, didn't decline as much as in the runners who hadn't supplemented with fish oil. In theory, the proliferation of these cells should help one's post-marathon immune system function at a higher level and make you less susceptible to colds.
BBC Radio interviews with some of the worlds top coaches...
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On a BBC Radio 5 programme recently, they had a two hour programme which focused on athletics and coaching and interviewed some of the world's greatest coaches. Included are Alberto Salazar who coached Mo Farah and Galen Rupp to Gold and Silver in the 5,000m at the Olympics in London, Dan Pfaff who worked with long jump Gold medalist Greg Rutherford and Tony Minichiello who coached Jessica Ennis to Heptathlon Gold.
Anyone who has an interest in athletics or who coaches anyone from children to adults should find it of interest.
Guide.....Listen from.....5:00 to 30:20, 35:20 to 43:15, 44:05 to 48:28, 49:00 to 1:05:04, 1:11:55 to 1:30:57 and 1:34:08 to 2:00:00
The link is HERE .......Try to listen to it before the podcast expires.
On a BBC Radio 5 programme recently, they had a two hour programme which focused on athletics and coaching and interviewed some of the world's greatest coaches. Included are Alberto Salazar who coached Mo Farah and Galen Rupp to Gold and Silver in the 5,000m at the Olympics in London, Dan Pfaff who worked with long jump Gold medalist Greg Rutherford and Tony Minichiello who coached Jessica Ennis to Heptathlon Gold.Anyone who has an interest in athletics or who coaches anyone from children to adults should find it of interest.
Guide.....Listen from.....5:00 to 30:20, 35:20 to 43:15, 44:05 to 48:28, 49:00 to 1:05:04, 1:11:55 to 1:30:57 and 1:34:08 to 2:00:00
The link is HERE .......Try to listen to it before the podcast expires.
16 Aralık 2012 Pazar
A Yankee in de Valera's Ireland, by David Gray. Worth a read?
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Had intended to highlight this extract from The Journal before now. A reader emailed it a week or two ago, but between one thing and another, I'm only getting to it now.
It's the memoir of a US ambassador, David Gray, who had a stint in de Valera's Ireland during The Emergency. Or the Second World War as the world outside Ireland knew it.
Well worth a read, if the extract below is any guide.
Eamon De Valera on the steps of No. 10 Downing Street, London.Image: (PA Archive/Press Association Images)David Gray became US Minister (Ambassador) to Ireland in 1940. His memoir, written at the age of 89, is published for the first time by the Royal Irish Academy and is a patchwork of top-secret documents, letters to Roosevelt and extracts from his diary.
Gray was born in New York in 1870 and was a journalist and playwright before joining the military and entering politics. He was not well disposed to Irish republicanism. He came to hold Irish society in contempt and despised de Valera, believing that certain Irish officials were collaborating with the Nazis to achieve a British defeat and a 32-county republic. This extract is from 1940. He writes:
The Taoiseach’s office (pronounced popularly ‘tee shack’) and surroundings were all as they had been so often described by interviewers. He himself was the tall, gaunt figure with the suggestion of Lincoln, and ironically in the corner stood the O’Connor bronze statue of Lincoln which John McCormack, the singer, had given to the Irish government. The office was bare, the flat-topped desk was bare and Mr de Valera was dressed in his invariable black clerical-looking suit with black string tie.He was always neat and his linen was always fresh. His grave eye trouble excited sympathy. It was said that he suffered from glaucoma. From time to time he removed his spectacles and put his hands over his eyes, and from time to time he showed the appealing smile that I had heard about and the suggestion of his peculiar charm.
Why Mr de Valera replied to my English speech in Irish was a question not difficult to answer. Both languages are sanctioned by the new Constitution, but Mr de Valera and his Separatist group were anxious to impress on the outside world that English is only an unfortunate and temporary makeshift and that Irish is the true and natural tongue of the nation, though today only one person in six speaks it. Very few Irish politicians speak Irish except as American High School students learn to ‘speak’ French, but they usually begin their speeches with a paragraph in Irish, which they have memorised, and then continue in English. It is the badge of being ‘Irish’ Irish, like the Gaelicisation of proper names.
1916 leaders turned out in tails and white tiesThe official dinner in the state apartments of the Castle that evening was as elaborate and well done as the ceremony in the morning. Food, wines, service, cigars, all were unexceptionable. The de Valera revolution had been to a large extent a ‘social movement’. It appealed to the ‘common man’ and repudiated the symbols of privilege. Mr de Valera banned the ‘topper’ and wore the black ‘cowboy’ hat. He and his Cabinet constituted the surviving nucleus of ‘The Sixteen’ and the left-wing IRA faction that had staged the Civil War. Almost every man present had been condemned to death or jail either by the British government or by the Free State government, yet only eight years after coming to power this new aristocracy had all turned out in tails and white ties in the best London tradition, I had never sat down to dine with so many people who had been ‘martyred’ and thrown into prison, nor with so many politicians, who after having been down and out had ‘come back in’ and stayed ‘in’. It had its embarrassing side. It was like dining in a house in which there has been a highly publicised domestic difficulty.Just as I would have wanted to ask my host whether he really beat his wife as alleged, I wanted to ask the questions to which every historian of the period was trying to find the answers. I wanted to ask why Mr de Valera had not abided by the majority action of his own parliament; why he appealed to the gun and started a Civil War. How he escaped being shot for rebellion, first by the British and then by the first Irish government ever to be recognised by the comity of nations. I wanted to ask him whether Michael Collins had been the chance victim of an ambush or the designed victim of an assassination; and if he knew who murdered Kevin O’Higgins. Of course I asked none of these questions.
The German Ambassador Herr Hempel – the German minister to Ireland – had a charming house and garden at Blackrock, a suburb on Dublin harbour. His chancery was an ugly, modern red brick house in Northumberland Road. It was here that I called upon him. Herr Dr Hempel received us with great courtesy. He was somewhat over-civil and did not ring true. He spoke fluent English with little accent. I was conscious of being ill at ease. Hempel might be doing his duty as he saw it but he was serving a Führer whose hands were red with the blood of Jews, Poles and Norwegians, on whose conscience was the annihilation of Austria and Czechoslovakia. I was naive enough at seventy to be shocked by these things.We exchanged pleasant commonplaces. I was not to re-enter the German legation at 58 Northumberland Road till I took possession of it in the name of the United Nations at the end of the war and found the wires of a radio sending set and other interesting items. The Irish government had seen to it that we did not gain admittance until the files had been destroyed.
Collaboration with the GermansMr de Valera’s conviction that Hitler would win the war was stupid in view of the opportunities he enjoyed for obtaining authoritative information as to what was going on in the United States. It was doubtless due to the fact that he knew few if any Americans, only ‘Irish in America’. As a matter of fact he himself never told me that Hitler would win, though he scoffed at the suggestion that the United States would become involved. But his deputy Joe Walshe told me. Further, Mr Walshe was confident that at the worst, Hitler would not lose. Cardinal MacRory told me that Hitler would win. Count Plunkett, the patriarch of the IRA, expressed the same opinion. We know from the German papers that one of Mr de Valera’s generals was collaborating with Hempel. Belief in German victory was in the Dublin air. At the end of the war a former Lord Mayor of Dublin, ‘Paddy’ Doyle, a very ‘decent’ man, said to me ‘You know, at the beginning we were all sure Germany was going to win’.
A Yankee in De Valera’s Ireland: The Memoir of David Gray is edited by Paul Bew. Paul Bew is a member of the RIA and Professor of Irish Politics at Queen’s University Belfast. A historical advisor to the Bloody Sunday inquiry, he was appointed an independent cross-bench peer in 2007 and is a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly.
Had intended to highlight this extract from The Journal before now. A reader emailed it a week or two ago, but between one thing and another, I'm only getting to it now.
It's the memoir of a US ambassador, David Gray, who had a stint in de Valera's Ireland during The Emergency. Or the Second World War as the world outside Ireland knew it.
Well worth a read, if the extract below is any guide.
‘Mr de Valera’s conviction that Hitler would win the war was stupid’
David Gray, the US Amabassador to Ireland in 1940, reveals just what he thought of Dev, the 1916 leaders and why he thought Ireland was in collusion with the Nazis.
Eamon De Valera on the steps of No. 10 Downing Street, London.Image: (PA Archive/Press Association Images)David Gray became US Minister (Ambassador) to Ireland in 1940. His memoir, written at the age of 89, is published for the first time by the Royal Irish Academy and is a patchwork of top-secret documents, letters to Roosevelt and extracts from his diary.
Gray was born in New York in 1870 and was a journalist and playwright before joining the military and entering politics. He was not well disposed to Irish republicanism. He came to hold Irish society in contempt and despised de Valera, believing that certain Irish officials were collaborating with the Nazis to achieve a British defeat and a 32-county republic. This extract is from 1940. He writes:
The Taoiseach’s office (pronounced popularly ‘tee shack’) and surroundings were all as they had been so often described by interviewers. He himself was the tall, gaunt figure with the suggestion of Lincoln, and ironically in the corner stood the O’Connor bronze statue of Lincoln which John McCormack, the singer, had given to the Irish government. The office was bare, the flat-topped desk was bare and Mr de Valera was dressed in his invariable black clerical-looking suit with black string tie.He was always neat and his linen was always fresh. His grave eye trouble excited sympathy. It was said that he suffered from glaucoma. From time to time he removed his spectacles and put his hands over his eyes, and from time to time he showed the appealing smile that I had heard about and the suggestion of his peculiar charm.
Why Mr de Valera replied to my English speech in Irish was a question not difficult to answer. Both languages are sanctioned by the new Constitution, but Mr de Valera and his Separatist group were anxious to impress on the outside world that English is only an unfortunate and temporary makeshift and that Irish is the true and natural tongue of the nation, though today only one person in six speaks it. Very few Irish politicians speak Irish except as American High School students learn to ‘speak’ French, but they usually begin their speeches with a paragraph in Irish, which they have memorised, and then continue in English. It is the badge of being ‘Irish’ Irish, like the Gaelicisation of proper names.
1916 leaders turned out in tails and white tiesThe official dinner in the state apartments of the Castle that evening was as elaborate and well done as the ceremony in the morning. Food, wines, service, cigars, all were unexceptionable. The de Valera revolution had been to a large extent a ‘social movement’. It appealed to the ‘common man’ and repudiated the symbols of privilege. Mr de Valera banned the ‘topper’ and wore the black ‘cowboy’ hat. He and his Cabinet constituted the surviving nucleus of ‘The Sixteen’ and the left-wing IRA faction that had staged the Civil War. Almost every man present had been condemned to death or jail either by the British government or by the Free State government, yet only eight years after coming to power this new aristocracy had all turned out in tails and white ties in the best London tradition, I had never sat down to dine with so many people who had been ‘martyred’ and thrown into prison, nor with so many politicians, who after having been down and out had ‘come back in’ and stayed ‘in’. It had its embarrassing side. It was like dining in a house in which there has been a highly publicised domestic difficulty.Just as I would have wanted to ask my host whether he really beat his wife as alleged, I wanted to ask the questions to which every historian of the period was trying to find the answers. I wanted to ask why Mr de Valera had not abided by the majority action of his own parliament; why he appealed to the gun and started a Civil War. How he escaped being shot for rebellion, first by the British and then by the first Irish government ever to be recognised by the comity of nations. I wanted to ask him whether Michael Collins had been the chance victim of an ambush or the designed victim of an assassination; and if he knew who murdered Kevin O’Higgins. Of course I asked none of these questions.
The German Ambassador Herr Hempel – the German minister to Ireland – had a charming house and garden at Blackrock, a suburb on Dublin harbour. His chancery was an ugly, modern red brick house in Northumberland Road. It was here that I called upon him. Herr Dr Hempel received us with great courtesy. He was somewhat over-civil and did not ring true. He spoke fluent English with little accent. I was conscious of being ill at ease. Hempel might be doing his duty as he saw it but he was serving a Führer whose hands were red with the blood of Jews, Poles and Norwegians, on whose conscience was the annihilation of Austria and Czechoslovakia. I was naive enough at seventy to be shocked by these things.We exchanged pleasant commonplaces. I was not to re-enter the German legation at 58 Northumberland Road till I took possession of it in the name of the United Nations at the end of the war and found the wires of a radio sending set and other interesting items. The Irish government had seen to it that we did not gain admittance until the files had been destroyed.
Collaboration with the GermansMr de Valera’s conviction that Hitler would win the war was stupid in view of the opportunities he enjoyed for obtaining authoritative information as to what was going on in the United States. It was doubtless due to the fact that he knew few if any Americans, only ‘Irish in America’. As a matter of fact he himself never told me that Hitler would win, though he scoffed at the suggestion that the United States would become involved. But his deputy Joe Walshe told me. Further, Mr Walshe was confident that at the worst, Hitler would not lose. Cardinal MacRory told me that Hitler would win. Count Plunkett, the patriarch of the IRA, expressed the same opinion. We know from the German papers that one of Mr de Valera’s generals was collaborating with Hempel. Belief in German victory was in the Dublin air. At the end of the war a former Lord Mayor of Dublin, ‘Paddy’ Doyle, a very ‘decent’ man, said to me ‘You know, at the beginning we were all sure Germany was going to win’.
A Yankee in De Valera’s Ireland: The Memoir of David Gray is edited by Paul Bew. Paul Bew is a member of the RIA and Professor of Irish Politics at Queen’s University Belfast. A historical advisor to the Bloody Sunday inquiry, he was appointed an independent cross-bench peer in 2007 and is a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly.
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Michael O'Leary calls The Gathering "The Grabbing"
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Not a month after actor Gabriel Byrne described "The Gathering" – Irish officialdom's' attempt to celebrate "Irishness" by attracting gullible, spending-prone fools to Ireland in 2013 – as "a scam", another Irish public figure has spoken out on the coming event.
Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, renamed the event "The Grabbing" while speaking at an aviation conference today in Dublin.
See Irish Independent report below:
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RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary lashed out this morning at everybody from unions and business group to the government and the Dublin Airport Authority and labelled next year’s ‘Gathering’ as ‘The Grabbing’.
“May I welcome you to The Grabbing,” the outspoken chief executive told nearly 200 delegates from Ireland an abroad in blistering attacks at an aviation conference in Dublin. “Because this time, you’re screwed.”
He said the Dublin Airport Authority was raising charges at a time that will coincide with next year’s ‘Gathering’ event that the government is hoping will lure an additional 325,000 tourists to the country in 2013. The DAA has previously described the increases as “modest”, saying it hadn’t raised its core charges in two years.
“We like, actually, the Gathering. I thought it wasn’t a bad idea. There’s no reason not to welcome everyone back to Ireland,” said Mr O’Leary.
But he said that increasing charges at the airport and hiking bus and rail fares flew in the face of the efforts to promote the Gathering.
He also criticised government aviation policy – just as the government formally announced its plans for separating Shannon Airport from the DAA structure and making it an independent business.
Mr O’Leary told international delegates that it was his first visiting the National Conference Centre in Dublin.
“It’s my first time in the National Conference Centre – the second big white elephant building in this country after the DAA’s T2,” he said. “For those of you who are visiting this country and want to realise why we are broke, you’re sitting in it.”
- John Mulligan
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O'Leary is always good for a quote or two, and delights in stirring it up. Always in his and Ryanair's interests, of course, but he can be quite amusing with it.
The country is going down the tubes thanks to the stupidity of those who sit in government, and who maintained a deafening silence while in "opposition" as Fianna Fail ruined the economy with capital gains tax reductions and property tax incentives during the country's crazy property bubble.
A bubble that has saddled the taxpayer with massive debts, which Brian Lenihan made sovereign with his bank guarantee.
Now we have "The Gathering" – even as thousands are forced to emigrate because of the foolishness of their leaders, and large sections of the Irish population at large.
The Gathering is nothing more than a shameless attempt to attract gullible tourists with shallow notions of "Irishness" and deep pockets full of wonga.
An embarrassing pukefest of Paddywhackery and gobshitery, to which Ireland's greedy publicans, hoteliers, restaurateurs and assorted gombeens will hope to add the soundtrack of ringing greasy tills.
"The Grabbing", is right.
If they can find enough gobshites to fall for it.
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Not a month after actor Gabriel Byrne described "The Gathering" – Irish officialdom's' attempt to celebrate "Irishness" by attracting gullible, spending-prone fools to Ireland in 2013 – as "a scam", another Irish public figure has spoken out on the coming event.Michael O'Leary, Ryanair CEO, renamed the event "The Grabbing" while speaking at an aviation conference today in Dublin.
See Irish Independent report below:
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RYANAIR boss Michael O’Leary lashed out this morning at everybody from unions and business group to the government and the Dublin Airport Authority and labelled next year’s ‘Gathering’ as ‘The Grabbing’.
“May I welcome you to The Grabbing,” the outspoken chief executive told nearly 200 delegates from Ireland an abroad in blistering attacks at an aviation conference in Dublin. “Because this time, you’re screwed.”
He said the Dublin Airport Authority was raising charges at a time that will coincide with next year’s ‘Gathering’ event that the government is hoping will lure an additional 325,000 tourists to the country in 2013. The DAA has previously described the increases as “modest”, saying it hadn’t raised its core charges in two years.
“We like, actually, the Gathering. I thought it wasn’t a bad idea. There’s no reason not to welcome everyone back to Ireland,” said Mr O’Leary.
But he said that increasing charges at the airport and hiking bus and rail fares flew in the face of the efforts to promote the Gathering.
He also criticised government aviation policy – just as the government formally announced its plans for separating Shannon Airport from the DAA structure and making it an independent business.
Mr O’Leary told international delegates that it was his first visiting the National Conference Centre in Dublin.
“It’s my first time in the National Conference Centre – the second big white elephant building in this country after the DAA’s T2,” he said. “For those of you who are visiting this country and want to realise why we are broke, you’re sitting in it.”
- John Mulligan
*********************************************************************************************************************
O'Leary is always good for a quote or two, and delights in stirring it up. Always in his and Ryanair's interests, of course, but he can be quite amusing with it.
The country is going down the tubes thanks to the stupidity of those who sit in government, and who maintained a deafening silence while in "opposition" as Fianna Fail ruined the economy with capital gains tax reductions and property tax incentives during the country's crazy property bubble.
A bubble that has saddled the taxpayer with massive debts, which Brian Lenihan made sovereign with his bank guarantee.
Now we have "The Gathering" – even as thousands are forced to emigrate because of the foolishness of their leaders, and large sections of the Irish population at large.
The Gathering is nothing more than a shameless attempt to attract gullible tourists with shallow notions of "Irishness" and deep pockets full of wonga.
An embarrassing pukefest of Paddywhackery and gobshitery, to which Ireland's greedy publicans, hoteliers, restaurateurs and assorted gombeens will hope to add the soundtrack of ringing greasy tills.
"The Grabbing", is right.
If they can find enough gobshites to fall for it.
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Residents to "share cost" of repairing roads
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Remember a few years back when B-B-B-Bertie was giving lectures around the world on how to run (no, not ruin) economies, and Mary Harney was blabbing on about how Ireland was closer to Boston than Berlin?
When Paddy and Mary O'Gobshite, in general, thought they had suddenly stolen a march over the best financial and entrepreneurial brains on the planet by discovering a way to make capital assets appreciate in value into perpetuity?
All shite, of course.
B-B-B-Bertie Ahern was just a dishonest, bribe-taking shyster ("I wun itt onna horse"), Mary Harney was talking out of her far-from-insubstantial arse, and Paddy and Mary O'Gobshite's mad borrowing - replicated by thousands and thousands of Paddy and Mary O'Gobshites all over the country - made our crazy little country bankrupt.
Boston or Berlin. That is: the US free-enterprise, low tax, scant-welfare model – or Berlin, the sluggish, state-dependent, high-tax, abundant-welfare model. The Irish political class, however, want it both ways: high taxation while offering little in return.
Ireland - even during the bubble - was never a low tax economy, unless you were Bono, a US multinational, or one of the thousands of property speculators – amateur and "professional" – who destroyed the country with government assistance via tax shelters and incentives.
Now we have Leo Varadkar, very much in the Harney mould, telling people who pay income tax, PRSI, property tax, the Universal Social Charge, credit card tax, insurance levies, RTE licence fees, Deposit Interest Retention Tax, cheque book tax, road tolls, road tax, Vehicle Registration Tax and Value Added Tax will be given the opportunity to partake in a scheme which will
"allow people to help share the cost of repairing local roads – or do it themselves – from next year."
I'm not making this up. See below, from last weekend's Irish Independent:
Saturday December 08 2012
THE public may be asked to get out their shovels and wallets if they want their local road repaired.
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar says a new scheme will allow people to help share the cost of repairing local roads – or do it themselves – from next year.
Between €5m and €10m will be made available from the Government, with further funding to be sourced from the public.
He added it would allow minor works such as potholes to be repaired which might otherwise not be addressed.
"There are proposals to introduce a new community involvement scheme for regional and local roads on a pilot basis in 2013 involving an exchequer contribution of between €5m and €10m," he said.
"This revised scheme should allow communities and the State to share the cost, or the workload, involved in repairing minor roads which wouldn't otherwise be improved."
Similar schemes are already in place in local authorities.
Laois County Council has a Community Involvement in Roadworks Scheme, which applies to all public roads in the county.
This scheme allows residents who want to have road improvements carried out to part-fund the cost of the works jointly with the council.
In Roscommon, at least 25pc of the cost must be met by local residents who want the work carried out.
The Department of Transport said details, which were still being worked out, were due to be announced in a few weeks.
A spokesman said the community element of the scheme was not yet clear, but money would be available to local authorities to employ local contractors.
"There used to be a local improvement scheme, and it's a similar idea where there's community involvement but it's being developed," a spokesman said.
"It's being looked at, and funding is being provided. It's very early days."
The scheme is expected to apply to local roads, including country lanes and boreens.
Meanwhile, a €22m new road improvement scheme from Carrick Bridge to Clonfad Road (Dalystown) in Co Westmeath was opened yesterday.
The N52 improvements cover 5.6kms of single carriageway, and will reduce travel times between both areas by about one-third.
Mr Varadkar said it would "significantly" improve road safety, adding that the work was completed three months ahead of schedule.
He added that four road schemes would be completed next year: the Belturbet bypass, Cork Southern Ring Road interchanges upgrade, Tralee bypass and a section of the N4 in Co Westmeath.
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Remember a few years back when B-B-B-Bertie was giving lectures around the world on how to run (no, not ruin) economies, and Mary Harney was blabbing on about how Ireland was closer to Boston than Berlin?When Paddy and Mary O'Gobshite, in general, thought they had suddenly stolen a march over the best financial and entrepreneurial brains on the planet by discovering a way to make capital assets appreciate in value into perpetuity?
All shite, of course.
B-B-B-Bertie Ahern was just a dishonest, bribe-taking shyster ("I wun itt onna horse"), Mary Harney was talking out of her far-from-insubstantial arse, and Paddy and Mary O'Gobshite's mad borrowing - replicated by thousands and thousands of Paddy and Mary O'Gobshites all over the country - made our crazy little country bankrupt.
Boston or Berlin. That is: the US free-enterprise, low tax, scant-welfare model – or Berlin, the sluggish, state-dependent, high-tax, abundant-welfare model. The Irish political class, however, want it both ways: high taxation while offering little in return.
Ireland - even during the bubble - was never a low tax economy, unless you were Bono, a US multinational, or one of the thousands of property speculators – amateur and "professional" – who destroyed the country with government assistance via tax shelters and incentives.
Now we have Leo Varadkar, very much in the Harney mould, telling people who pay income tax, PRSI, property tax, the Universal Social Charge, credit card tax, insurance levies, RTE licence fees, Deposit Interest Retention Tax, cheque book tax, road tolls, road tax, Vehicle Registration Tax and Value Added Tax will be given the opportunity to partake in a scheme which will
"allow people to help share the cost of repairing local roads – or do it themselves – from next year."
I'm not making this up. See below, from last weekend's Irish Independent:
Residents may have to share cost of repairing roads – or grab a shovel
By Paul MeliaSaturday December 08 2012
THE public may be asked to get out their shovels and wallets if they want their local road repaired.
Transport Minister Leo Varadkar says a new scheme will allow people to help share the cost of repairing local roads – or do it themselves – from next year.
Between €5m and €10m will be made available from the Government, with further funding to be sourced from the public.
He added it would allow minor works such as potholes to be repaired which might otherwise not be addressed.
"There are proposals to introduce a new community involvement scheme for regional and local roads on a pilot basis in 2013 involving an exchequer contribution of between €5m and €10m," he said.
"This revised scheme should allow communities and the State to share the cost, or the workload, involved in repairing minor roads which wouldn't otherwise be improved."
Similar schemes are already in place in local authorities.
Laois County Council has a Community Involvement in Roadworks Scheme, which applies to all public roads in the county.
This scheme allows residents who want to have road improvements carried out to part-fund the cost of the works jointly with the council.
In Roscommon, at least 25pc of the cost must be met by local residents who want the work carried out.
The Department of Transport said details, which were still being worked out, were due to be announced in a few weeks.
A spokesman said the community element of the scheme was not yet clear, but money would be available to local authorities to employ local contractors.
"There used to be a local improvement scheme, and it's a similar idea where there's community involvement but it's being developed," a spokesman said.
"It's being looked at, and funding is being provided. It's very early days."
The scheme is expected to apply to local roads, including country lanes and boreens.
Meanwhile, a €22m new road improvement scheme from Carrick Bridge to Clonfad Road (Dalystown) in Co Westmeath was opened yesterday.
The N52 improvements cover 5.6kms of single carriageway, and will reduce travel times between both areas by about one-third.
Mr Varadkar said it would "significantly" improve road safety, adding that the work was completed three months ahead of schedule.
He added that four road schemes would be completed next year: the Belturbet bypass, Cork Southern Ring Road interchanges upgrade, Tralee bypass and a section of the N4 in Co Westmeath.
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Take the Chill Off - Tyler's Ginger Spice Cake and Warm Cranberries
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As soon as I turned the page and saw that thick wedge of ginger spice cake lightly dusted with powdered sugar, snuggled up with a heaping spoonful of warm cranberries and soft pillow of whipped cream, my mind drifted off to a cozy mountain cabin warmed by the spicy aroma of ginger, cinnamon, cloves and allspice wafting from the kitchen...
Although this cake has Thanksgiving and Christmas written all over it, I made it a little earlier in the holiday season for a German Novemberfest party. I actually doubled the recipe and made two cakes - one for Novemberfest and the second for a CAbi party the next day. I used 8-inch cake pans instead of 9-inch, so my cakes were a bit thicker and took about 10 minutes longer to bake. I also simmered the cranberries an extra 10-15 minutes and added a few tablespoons of Luxardo Cherry Liqueur during the last 5 minutes of simmering.
After posting a teaser photo of my finished cake on Newf in My Soup's Facebook page, my friend Holli made me laugh with her e-mail comment: You really seem to dig Tyler Florence...bet you'd like to warm HIS cranberries ;-) Okay, I guess it may be time to change my profile photo...
Ginger Spice Cake with Warm Cranberries
From Tyler Florence's Real Kitchen
(Makes one cake; serves 8)
Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk
Warm Cranberries
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup dried cranberries
2 cups water
2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup whipped cream, for garnish
Confectioners' sugar, for garnish
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut a circle of parchment paper to fit the pan bottom and place it inside; then spray the paper. Set aside.
Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg, molasses, sugar, and melted butter until thick. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Beat for 1 minute after each addition to incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the cake’s structure. Mix until the batter is smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth down the top of the batter until even. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, combine the ingredients for the cranberries in a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan, and then slice it in wedges. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with warm cranberries and whipped cream.
Although this cake has Thanksgiving and Christmas written all over it, I made it a little earlier in the holiday season for a German Novemberfest party. I actually doubled the recipe and made two cakes - one for Novemberfest and the second for a CAbi party the next day. I used 8-inch cake pans instead of 9-inch, so my cakes were a bit thicker and took about 10 minutes longer to bake. I also simmered the cranberries an extra 10-15 minutes and added a few tablespoons of Luxardo Cherry Liqueur during the last 5 minutes of simmering.
After posting a teaser photo of my finished cake on Newf in My Soup's Facebook page, my friend Holli made me laugh with her e-mail comment: You really seem to dig Tyler Florence...bet you'd like to warm HIS cranberries ;-) Okay, I guess it may be time to change my profile photo...
Ginger Spice Cake with Warm Cranberries
From Tyler Florence's Real Kitchen
(Makes one cake; serves 8)
Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup buttermilk
Warm Cranberries
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup dried cranberries
2 cups water
2 cups brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 cup whipped cream, for garnish
Confectioners' sugar, for garnish
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Cut a circle of parchment paper to fit the pan bottom and place it inside; then spray the paper. Set aside.
Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg, molasses, sugar, and melted butter until thick. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk. Beat for 1 minute after each addition to incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the cake’s structure. Mix until the batter is smooth.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth down the top of the batter until even. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
While the cake is baking, combine the ingredients for the cranberries in a large pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing it from the pan, and then slice it in wedges. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve with warm cranberries and whipped cream.
'Tis the Season for Gingerbread City
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This year's Gingerbread City 2012, Myths & Legends, presented by the Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego County, honored co-chairs Papa Doug Manchester and John Lynch for their support in raising awareness for traumatic brain injury and post traumatic epilepsy, and the San Diego Union-Tribune for its outstanding job of publicizing the trials and tribulations of our returning veterans and their families.
The spectacular charity gala was held at The Grand Del Mar on November 29 and featured celebrity chefs, complimentary champagnes and wines, holiday music, auctions and the largest nationally recognized gingerbread structure competition on the West coast showcasing creations by leading chefs, artists and designers.
It's always tempting to enter the gingerbread competition (we did in 2008 and 2008), but I was content volunteering photography services again this year. I attended the Gala to photograph the food, but was unable to photograph all of the gingerbread structures the night before the event, as we did last year. I did return to the ballroom the night following the Gala and was able spend a few hours photographing the top three winning structures. I've only included a few of the photos of these masterpieces in this post, but you can see the full gingerbread albums on Newf in My Soup's Facebook Page: Camelot, Poseidon's Palace, and Dream of Fantasy and Fairies in the Woods.
Once again, Melody graciously shared her inspiration, techniques and materials. After deciding on a castle, it wasn't hard to find inspiration. When Melody's husband was in the Navy, they lived in England for three years and visited several castles. Her daughter has a small library of books and quite a few of them deal with myth and legends - particularly life in past England. She poured over her daughter's books and found interesting and challenging detail.
Melody spent two months and 300-plus hours working on this castle, most times working 10 to 16 hour days. She started by drawing pictures in a binder of all the things she wanted to make for the structure and then focused on those small items for the first month. She also wrote a daily list of what she wanted to try to accomplish each day, from remembering to eat breakfast to building throne chairs or tiny roses. This kept her on track and provided a sense of accomplishment as she was able to cross each one off.
She did something different this year and made molds of some of the more decorative items. Gum paste was pressed into the molds and the coloring was achieved with luster dust and vodka or food coloring and water.
The Epilepsy Foundation requires the structure to be primarily gingerbread and all visible materials must be edible. Internal support is encouraged. Melody used foam core board and increased the gingerbread patterns for the walls on each side by 1/4 inch. The baked gingerbread is then glued on the boards with royal icing. Additional edible materials included gum paste, rice noodles, bean thread, gourd strip for anything that looks like rope, different types of seaweed or algae, dried carrot, Agar Agar noodles, seeds, couscous, lemongrass and gelatin sheets for windows.
The doors are just made to look like several in her daughter's many books on castles. Gum paste figures were made from molds of items her son collected. Each shingle, rock, stone and brick were individually made and then secured to the main structure.
The raised dragon was made using a wood burning and dremel tool. The coloring on the gingerbread is water and food coloring. The medallion on the bottom right is gum paste made from a mold of a button.
Spears are formed with gum paste over rice noodles, tied with gourd strips. Arrows are cut from a larger piece of seaweed. Bows are made from softened and bent rice noodle covered with gum paste.
Melody said the food and bread was fun and challenging to make, especially when her vision would go fuzzy. Impressions in the stone flooring were made with an earring. The bench and table are glued with royal icing. The bowls were formed over an object much the same size covered with powdered sugar or wax paper.
Second Place in the Grand Category was awarded to Poseidon's Palace, by Ellie Wilson and Donna Pagano. Ellie's gingerbread castle was surrounded by vibrant corals made of molded chocolate (60 pounds), gigli pasta, fondant, gumpaste and Chinese noodles. The gorgeous sea fans were constructed using SugarVeil confectionery icing with wires inside. Ellie has entered Gingerbread City for the last 8 years and dedicated close to 800 hours on this year's entry. She has been a cake decorator and gingerbread artist for over 40 years.
First Place in the Petite Category went to Dream & Fantasy of Fairies in the Woods by Leticia Vasquez, Laura Lopez and Belem Brown (San Ysidro Adult School).
Additional gingerbread entries in the Grand category were Hobbitland Lane, Twas the Night Before Christmas, In Search of Equality, Mermaid's Domain and The Kraken. Additional entries in the Petite category were Christmas Workshop, Dreams Come True, Santa's Castle, Saint George and the Dragon, Pocahontas, Legend of Zorro, and Legend of Pele.
Many of San Diego's top chefs return year after year to prepare and serve amazing artistry of their own during the Gala, followed by a live Celebrity Chef Auction offering guests the opportunity to bid on a private dinner for several guests prepared by one of the chefs.
For links to my posts on Gingerbread City 2008 through 2011, please go to the Holidays & Themes page.
Have a safe and festive holiday season!
The spectacular charity gala was held at The Grand Del Mar on November 29 and featured celebrity chefs, complimentary champagnes and wines, holiday music, auctions and the largest nationally recognized gingerbread structure competition on the West coast showcasing creations by leading chefs, artists and designers.
It's always tempting to enter the gingerbread competition (we did in 2008 and 2008), but I was content volunteering photography services again this year. I attended the Gala to photograph the food, but was unable to photograph all of the gingerbread structures the night before the event, as we did last year. I did return to the ballroom the night following the Gala and was able spend a few hours photographing the top three winning structures. I've only included a few of the photos of these masterpieces in this post, but you can see the full gingerbread albums on Newf in My Soup's Facebook Page: Camelot, Poseidon's Palace, and Dream of Fantasy and Fairies in the Woods.
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| Camelot - First Place Winner in the Grand Categoryby Melody Morse and Chad Morse |
Once again, Melody graciously shared her inspiration, techniques and materials. After deciding on a castle, it wasn't hard to find inspiration. When Melody's husband was in the Navy, they lived in England for three years and visited several castles. Her daughter has a small library of books and quite a few of them deal with myth and legends - particularly life in past England. She poured over her daughter's books and found interesting and challenging detail.
Melody spent two months and 300-plus hours working on this castle, most times working 10 to 16 hour days. She started by drawing pictures in a binder of all the things she wanted to make for the structure and then focused on those small items for the first month. She also wrote a daily list of what she wanted to try to accomplish each day, from remembering to eat breakfast to building throne chairs or tiny roses. This kept her on track and provided a sense of accomplishment as she was able to cross each one off.
She did something different this year and made molds of some of the more decorative items. Gum paste was pressed into the molds and the coloring was achieved with luster dust and vodka or food coloring and water.
The Epilepsy Foundation requires the structure to be primarily gingerbread and all visible materials must be edible. Internal support is encouraged. Melody used foam core board and increased the gingerbread patterns for the walls on each side by 1/4 inch. The baked gingerbread is then glued on the boards with royal icing. Additional edible materials included gum paste, rice noodles, bean thread, gourd strip for anything that looks like rope, different types of seaweed or algae, dried carrot, Agar Agar noodles, seeds, couscous, lemongrass and gelatin sheets for windows.
The doors are just made to look like several in her daughter's many books on castles. Gum paste figures were made from molds of items her son collected. Each shingle, rock, stone and brick were individually made and then secured to the main structure.
The raised dragon was made using a wood burning and dremel tool. The coloring on the gingerbread is water and food coloring. The medallion on the bottom right is gum paste made from a mold of a button.
Spears are formed with gum paste over rice noodles, tied with gourd strips. Arrows are cut from a larger piece of seaweed. Bows are made from softened and bent rice noodle covered with gum paste.
Melody said the food and bread was fun and challenging to make, especially when her vision would go fuzzy. Impressions in the stone flooring were made with an earring. The bench and table are glued with royal icing. The bowls were formed over an object much the same size covered with powdered sugar or wax paper.
Second Place in the Grand Category was awarded to Poseidon's Palace, by Ellie Wilson and Donna Pagano. Ellie's gingerbread castle was surrounded by vibrant corals made of molded chocolate (60 pounds), gigli pasta, fondant, gumpaste and Chinese noodles. The gorgeous sea fans were constructed using SugarVeil confectionery icing with wires inside. Ellie has entered Gingerbread City for the last 8 years and dedicated close to 800 hours on this year's entry. She has been a cake decorator and gingerbread artist for over 40 years.
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| Poseidon's Palace by Ellie Wilson and Donna Pagano |
First Place in the Petite Category went to Dream & Fantasy of Fairies in the Woods by Leticia Vasquez, Laura Lopez and Belem Brown (San Ysidro Adult School).
Additional gingerbread entries in the Grand category were Hobbitland Lane, Twas the Night Before Christmas, In Search of Equality, Mermaid's Domain and The Kraken. Additional entries in the Petite category were Christmas Workshop, Dreams Come True, Santa's Castle, Saint George and the Dragon, Pocahontas, Legend of Zorro, and Legend of Pele.
Many of San Diego's top chefs return year after year to prepare and serve amazing artistry of their own during the Gala, followed by a live Celebrity Chef Auction offering guests the opportunity to bid on a private dinner for several guests prepared by one of the chefs.
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| Chef Bernard Guillas, The Marine Room, La Jolla Maine Lobster Bisque |
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| Chef Ikko Sonemoto, Shimbashi Izakaya, Del Mar - Somen Noodle with Bigeye Tuna Chef Brian Redzikowski, Flavor Del Mar - Sashimi "Elements of Winter" |
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| Chef Stephane Voitzwinkler, Bertrand at Mr. A's - Brandt Farm Beef Cheeks Chef Jason Knibb, Nine-Ten - Chino Farms Pumpkin Soup with Ginger Croquette |
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| Chef Matt Gordon, Urban Solace/Solace & the Moonlight Lounge - Poached Lobster with Celeriac Emulsion Chef Stephen Window, Roppongi Restaurant & Sushi Bar - Deconstructed Crab Cake |
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| Chef Steve Pickell, Cafe Champagne at Thornton Winery - Warm Chanterelle Timbale Chef Dennis Cortez, The Grand Del Mar - Butternut Squash Flan |
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| Chef Pascal Vignau, Chandler's Coastal Regional Cuisine - Chickpea Socca with Roasted Eggplant Chef William Bradley, Addison at The Grand Del Mar - Porcini Mushroom Risotto, Port Wine, Parmesan |
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| Chef Jeffrey Strauss, Pamplemousse Grill - Assorted Signature Desserts Gingerbread Men |
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| The Grand Del Mar - Papa Doug's Cake |
For links to my posts on Gingerbread City 2008 through 2011, please go to the Holidays & Themes page.
Have a safe and festive holiday season!
12 Aralık 2012 Çarşamba
Cork men win Novice All-Ireland X-Country title...
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With most people concentrating their attention on the European Cross Country Championships in Hungary last Sunday, the National Novice Cross Country Championships was being held in Adamstown, Co.Wexford.
Athletic Ireland...Novice Juvenile Cross Country Championships...9th December 2012...Adamstown Co. Wexford
Novice Men
Place Name Club/City/Country Cat. Result
1 Dermot McDermott Sligo A.C. 19:49
2 Ray Hynes Crusaders A.C. Dublin 19:53
3 Paul Stephenson Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. Dublin 19:55
The winning county novice team was Cork with 119 points.
1 Cork 119 / 2 Dublin 157 / 3 Offaly 205 / 4 Tipperary 230 / 5 Donegal 282 / 6 Kerry 311 / 7 Laois 333 / 8 Meath 474 / 9 Kilkenny 518 / 10 Wexford 770
The scoring Cork team members were...
8 Tim O'Donoghue East Cork A.C. Cork 20:14
13 John Shine Leevale A.C. Cork 20:24
22 Shane Coffey Togher A.C. Cork 20:43
23 Elton Heffernan Togher A.C. Cork 20:45
26 Colm Sheahan Leevale A.C. Cork 20:48
27 Peter Fennell Togher A.C. Cork 20:50
In the inter-club competition, Leevale AC took the Silver...
1 Finn Valley A.C. 63 / 2 Leevale A.C. 73 / 3 Togher A.C. 115 / 4 Tullamore Harriers A.C. 115 / 5 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. 117 / 6 Crusaders A.C. 117 / 7 St. Abbans A.C. 204 / 8 St. Finbarrs A.C. 267 / 9 Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 282 / 10 St Malachy's AC 297
In the Novice womens competition, Laura Crowe took the individual title with Dublin taking the county title.
1 1774 Laura Crowe An Riocht A.C. Kerry 14:30
2 1762 Caroline Crowley Crusaders A.C. Dublin 15:05
3 1770 Eimear O'Leary Dublin 15:13
INTER COUNTY...1 Dublin 20 points (2, 3, 5, 10) / 2 Tipperary 99 points (6, 9, 40, 44) / 3 Kerry 101 points (1, 4, 41, 55) / 4 Sligo 110 points (17, 19, 25, 49) / 5 Cork 136 points (28, 30, 33, 45) / 6 Meath 147 points (21, 27, 38, 61) / 7 Donegal 155 points (8, 18, 53, 76) / 8 Kildare 164 points (23, 29, 39, 73) / 9 Wexford 166 points (12, 15, 56, 83)
INTER CLUB...1 Crusaders A.C. 68 points (2, 10, 24, 32) / 2 Donore Harriers 82 points (5, 13, 22, 42) / 3 Sportsworld A.C. 110 points (16, 26, 31, 37)4 North Sligo A.C. 110 points (17, 19, 25, 49) / 5 Leevale A.C. 156 points (28, 33, 45, 50) / 6 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F A.C. 168 points (20, 43, 48, 57) / 7 Portlaoise A.C. 169 points (14, 34, 35, 86) / 8 Liffey Valley A.C. 247 points (36, 64, 69, 78) / 9 Finn Valley A.C. 254 points (53, 62, 63, 76) / 10 Mallow A.C. 273 points (65, 66, 68, 74) / 11 Kilmore A.C. 282 points (15, 83, 88, 96)
The full results can be seen at these links...Men ... Women
With most people concentrating their attention on the European Cross Country Championships in Hungary last Sunday, the National Novice Cross Country Championships was being held in Adamstown, Co.Wexford.Athletic Ireland...Novice Juvenile Cross Country Championships...9th December 2012...Adamstown Co. Wexford
Novice Men
Place Name Club/City/Country Cat. Result
1 Dermot McDermott Sligo A.C. 19:49
2 Ray Hynes Crusaders A.C. Dublin 19:53
3 Paul Stephenson Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. Dublin 19:55
The winning county novice team was Cork with 119 points.
1 Cork 119 / 2 Dublin 157 / 3 Offaly 205 / 4 Tipperary 230 / 5 Donegal 282 / 6 Kerry 311 / 7 Laois 333 / 8 Meath 474 / 9 Kilkenny 518 / 10 Wexford 770
The scoring Cork team members were...
8 Tim O'Donoghue East Cork A.C. Cork 20:14
13 John Shine Leevale A.C. Cork 20:24
22 Shane Coffey Togher A.C. Cork 20:43
23 Elton Heffernan Togher A.C. Cork 20:45
26 Colm Sheahan Leevale A.C. Cork 20:48
27 Peter Fennell Togher A.C. Cork 20:50
In the inter-club competition, Leevale AC took the Silver...
1 Finn Valley A.C. 63 / 2 Leevale A.C. 73 / 3 Togher A.C. 115 / 4 Tullamore Harriers A.C. 115 / 5 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. 117 / 6 Crusaders A.C. 117 / 7 St. Abbans A.C. 204 / 8 St. Finbarrs A.C. 267 / 9 Clonliffe Harriers A.C. 282 / 10 St Malachy's AC 297
In the Novice womens competition, Laura Crowe took the individual title with Dublin taking the county title.
1 1774 Laura Crowe An Riocht A.C. Kerry 14:30
2 1762 Caroline Crowley Crusaders A.C. Dublin 15:05
3 1770 Eimear O'Leary Dublin 15:13
INTER COUNTY...1 Dublin 20 points (2, 3, 5, 10) / 2 Tipperary 99 points (6, 9, 40, 44) / 3 Kerry 101 points (1, 4, 41, 55) / 4 Sligo 110 points (17, 19, 25, 49) / 5 Cork 136 points (28, 30, 33, 45) / 6 Meath 147 points (21, 27, 38, 61) / 7 Donegal 155 points (8, 18, 53, 76) / 8 Kildare 164 points (23, 29, 39, 73) / 9 Wexford 166 points (12, 15, 56, 83)
INTER CLUB...1 Crusaders A.C. 68 points (2, 10, 24, 32) / 2 Donore Harriers 82 points (5, 13, 22, 42) / 3 Sportsworld A.C. 110 points (16, 26, 31, 37)4 North Sligo A.C. 110 points (17, 19, 25, 49) / 5 Leevale A.C. 156 points (28, 33, 45, 50) / 6 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F A.C. 168 points (20, 43, 48, 57) / 7 Portlaoise A.C. 169 points (14, 34, 35, 86) / 8 Liffey Valley A.C. 247 points (36, 64, 69, 78) / 9 Finn Valley A.C. 254 points (53, 62, 63, 76) / 10 Mallow A.C. 273 points (65, 66, 68, 74) / 11 Kilmore A.C. 282 points (15, 83, 88, 96)
The full results can be seen at these links...Men ... Women
Clew Bay Pipe Band - their part in Ireland's downfall.
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Ouch!
1-6... it could nearly be a GAH score, except in this case you had to get the ball past a goalkeeper into a 17.86 metres space.
Awful.
I wonder what part the Clew Bay Pipe Band played in this debacle?
Pipes, whether the windblown or armpit perpetuated type, are intrinsically annoying instruments. They were the only things that stopped the Romans from invading Jockland. Fact.
Just before the Ireland v Germany match started, you could see the Germans bristling as their national anthem was debased by the squawlings of the pipers.
Pipes, you see, don't seem to consider octaves. Either they are within one register, or at the point just north of where human ears mercifully give up, and dogs take over.
I have never heard such a debased version of the German national anthem, nor the Irish one - but we are used to that kind of parody.
The Germans aren't. They were out for revenge, and justifiably got it.
Whatever about all that, if we are to progress as a (world) footballing nation, we need to get rid of Trapattoni. He was well past his sell-by date, even when appointed.
It will cost John Delaney, head of the FAI.
He might have to ask some questions of the the Clew Bay Pipe Band, or even more painfully, take a cut in his overblown salary to pay Trap off.
Ouch!
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Ouch!1-6... it could nearly be a GAH score, except in this case you had to get the ball past a goalkeeper into a 17.86 metres space.
Awful.
I wonder what part the Clew Bay Pipe Band played in this debacle?
Pipes, whether the windblown or armpit perpetuated type, are intrinsically annoying instruments. They were the only things that stopped the Romans from invading Jockland. Fact.
Just before the Ireland v Germany match started, you could see the Germans bristling as their national anthem was debased by the squawlings of the pipers.
Pipes, you see, don't seem to consider octaves. Either they are within one register, or at the point just north of where human ears mercifully give up, and dogs take over.
I have never heard such a debased version of the German national anthem, nor the Irish one - but we are used to that kind of parody.
The Germans aren't. They were out for revenge, and justifiably got it.
Whatever about all that, if we are to progress as a (world) footballing nation, we need to get rid of Trapattoni. He was well past his sell-by date, even when appointed.
It will cost John Delaney, head of the FAI.
He might have to ask some questions of the the Clew Bay Pipe Band, or even more painfully, take a cut in his overblown salary to pay Trap off.
Ouch!
Back to Gombeen Nation main page
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