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The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
Irish presidential hopeful leads star-studded turnout at Hurling for Cancer Research fundraising match
GAA stars weren't the only sports figures who got involved BEST GAME Irish presidential hopeful leads star-studded turnout at Hurling for Cancer Research fundraising match PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Sean Kelly was among many famous faces attending the Hurling for Cancer Research fundraising match on Monday. The annual charity match was held at Carlow's Netwatch Cullen Park in front of a bumper crowd in aid of the Irish Cancer Society. 4 Munster MEP Kelly is of course also a former president of the GAA 4 Kilkenny stars past and present Walter Walsh, TJ Reid and Eoin Cody lined out for Jim Bolger's Stars Credit: Sportsfile Advertisement 4 Managerial icons Brian Cody and John Kiely were in opposition just like days gone by Credit: Sportsfile 4 Paul Townend was one of the horse racing stars to aid his support Credit: Sportsfile TJ Reid helped Jim Bolger's Stars win the annual game as it rained goals all evening. Managed by Limerick boss John Kiely and Wexford legend Liam Griffin, the Kilkenny veteran and his side beat an equally stacked Davy Russell's Best line-up — for whom Clare's Peter Duggan looked hot — 14-10 to 8-13. Advertisement The enjoyable spectacle saw current and former hurling stars and figures from other sports line out for the racing pair's teams. Bolger's side led 8-7 to 4-7 at half-time. Russell's crew, coached by All-Ireland-winning Tipperary chief Liam Cahill and Kilkenny icon Brian Cody, played their part in a cracking night for a great cause. At the time of writing over €14,000 has been raised with donations still welcome through its idonate page here. Kelly, 73, is set to vie with Heather Humphreys for the Fine Gael nomination for November's presidential election. Advertisement The party were forced to pick another runner after first choice candidate Mairead McGuinness withdrew due to a medical condition. Ireland South MEP Kelly had previously expressed an interest in running for the Aras but stood down to clear the way for former European Commissioner McGuinness. The Kerry native reaffirmed his interest in representing the party in the election when McGuinness withdrew – leaving him on a collision course with Humphreys. The former Social Protection Minister is understood to be the preferred candidate by the party leadership having left politics ahead of the last general election in a shock decision. Henry Shefflin among GAA stars at Oasis gigs where Man City tradition made its Croke Park debut Speaking to RTE's Morning Ireland today, Kelly announced his decision to seek the party's nomination and said "circumstances have changed". Advertisement In a statement, he said: "With Mairead having to withdraw, that changed the position – we needed a candidate.' 'I'm delighted and enthusiastic about the prospect of running for president of Ireland." He added: "As someone who has devoted my life to serving communities across Ireland, as a teacher, as president of the GAA, and for the past 16 years as MEP for Ireland South, I am confident that I can represent the country with integrity, inclusiveness, and a commitment to our communities. "To be entrusted with that honour would be the greatest privilege of my life." ALL CHANGED Speaking to Northern Sound radio this morning, Humphreys confirmed she has "decided to go for it" as she put herself forward for the party's contest to select a presidential candidate. Advertisement The former Minister for Social Protection said everything has changed following McGuinness' decision to withdraw from the race. The Fine Gael National Executive last night held a meeting to discuss the party's plan for the election, with the party agreeing to reopen the nomination process. Nominations for the party's presidential candidate reopen at midday today and will close at midday on September 2.
RTÉ News
2 hours ago
- RTÉ News
Dáithí Ó Sé on turning 50: "I want to get healthier and fitter"
Once again, Dáithí Ó Sé is back on his home turf to co-host one of the biggest shows on Irish TV. Donal O'Donoghue catches up a man seemingly in perpetual motion. Some 30 hours after Kerry won their 39th All-Ireland, the phone rings. It's Dáithí Ó Sé. "I'm hanging in there by a thread," says the man from An Daingean after what was, I'm guessing, a mammoth celebration. "Some win wasn't it?" he asks, although being from the Cork side of the border, I can't honestly comment. "After the game, I was invited to travel south to Kerry with the team, but it was time to call a halt and get the show back on the road." There's always a show on the road for Ó Se, from the Today show to Seal le Daithi to presenting The Fleadh, but in this case he's referring to the annual blockbuster that is the Rose of Tralee, an evergreen ratings monster that has its champions as well as its critics but is impossible to ignore, just like Ó Sé himself. Four days before the All-Ireland, I met Dáithí in RTÉ: dapper in a tux and looking fit as a fiddle. "It's the hair," he says, showing me a fine head of transplanted thatch. It's more than that. Off the beer for the most part (excepting All-Irelands), in the gym most mornings (he was there at 7am the morning we spoke) and early to bed most evenings (that's what a hyperactive 11-year-old does to you), he's raring for road. I suggest we talk after the Kerry-Donegal game, but he's having none of it. "I'm out of circulation next week, but I'll give you a ring after the game," he says (a man of his word), and he did. But first, the Zoom. The following day – and three days before the All-Ireland – Ó Se is back home in south Galway, Zooming in from a room walls festooned with GAA memorabilia, including a framed jersey of local club St Thomas's ("All-Ireland senior club champs from last year"). "There's no football around here at all, so Micheál Óg (Óige) is mad into the hurling," he says of his son, with his wife Rita, the former New Jersey Rose. Over blurry Zoom, he still looks a million bucks. "I'm 50 next year and it has been a huge confidence boost," he says of his hair, which arrived over two years ago. "I have two brothers, and they have fine heads of hair, and neither of them on TV. But sure, isn't that always the way?" It has been a hectic summer for Ó Se. "I finished the Today show on May 30, did 20 episodes of Seal le Daithí (his TG4 chat show returns this autumn) and after that I closed the gate and shut up shop." Well, not exactly true. In the week before the All-Ireland, Ó Sé seemed to be everywhere. He was on Oliver Callan's radio show jousting with Donegal's Daniel O'Donnell on the eve of the All-Ireland, he was on Up for the Match talking Sam Maguire and on the day itself he was in Croke Park introducing the Jubilee Team (the previous weekend, for the hurling final, he was also in Croker doing a half-time spiel on the big screen with former Cork and Tipp players). But that's the lot of the freelance broadcaster, and no better buachaill than the man who worked various odds and jobs – including teacher and circus ringmaster – before finding his home in broadcasting. This year, Rita and Micheál Óg will be in the Dome for both televised shows, a first for his son. "He has a velvet tux for the occasion, is getting his hair cut today and is very excited about going to the show, which he watched on TV last year." I ask him if he sees his late father, the celebrated writer and musician, Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, in the ways and words of his son, and he nods. "I see myself turning into my dad as well," he says. "I'm going around the house at nighttime turning off all the lights, which was something my dad used to do. Those things that used to irritate my dad also irritate me. Like I was driving the other day, and this person did something, and I was like 'that fecking gobshite', only one step away from hooting the horn like my father used to do." Is turning 50 a big deal? "Not really," he says after a pause. "But I want to get healthier and fitter, make it easier for myself physically." There's the possibility of a party for the big day, if only to meet up with family and friends. "Outside of work, the only few times I've been home to Dingle in recent times were for funerals, so why not a party?" Back home, his mam is still going strong, but with a crammed work schedule including 166 episodes of Today, he says there's not a lot of time for anything else. But there is. Last year, he went back to college. "I now have a diploma in coaching and mentoring," he says. "I focused on conflict management, and it has helped me big time. I'm non-confrontational, so people see that as a weakness. So, you must show them it is, in fact, a strength. People are looking to be happy, but really, it's all about being content."
RTÉ News
2 hours ago
- RTÉ News
David Moyes fumes after Everton pay penalty at Elland Road
Everton boss David Moyes admitted his side's display did not warrant a point, but did not believe Leeds should have been awarded the penalty that secured the hosts a 1-0 win. Toffees skipper James Tarkowski appeared to lean into Leeds debutant Anton Stach's deflected shot at Elland Road and although his arms were by his side, the ball struck his upper arm and referee Chris Kavanagh's decision was upheld by VAR. Moyes said: "I'm obviously going to say it's not a penalty and I believe it's not a penalty. "I've been to see the referee. The referee sort of (had) nothing to do with it, he thought it was to do with VAR, the decision they've made." He told the BBC: "Unless you cut the boy's hand off, I don't know where he goes." Moyes added: "I actually think the referees have had a poor weekend in the opening weekend. "I think there have been a lot of (poor) decisions and tonight's is another one." When asked about his side's display, Moyes added: "We improved a bit in the second half, but I wasn't impressed by how we played at all. "I've got to give great credit to Leeds. I thought they were incredibly intense, certainly for the first 30 minutes." Leeds boss Daniel Farke revealed he almost took the ball off Lukas Nmecha before the substitute's late penalty secured a winning return to the Premier League. Summer signing Nmecha, a free transfer from Wolfsburg, held his nerve to bury his 84th-minute spot kick – just six minutes after stepping off the bench to replace Joel Piroe. Farke said: "I was a bit worried. He's on the sheet for taking penalties, but as a substitute, he needed more touches and I was thinking of stepping in there and taking the ball off him. "Thank God I calmed myself down and he prove me right with an ice-cold finish. He deserves today to be in the spotlight after not the easiest of periods in these last few years." Nmecha struggled with injuries in his last two seasons in the Bundesliga and has gone under the radar since becoming the first of Leeds' eight summer signings so far. "He's been excellent," Farke said. "He's won caps for Germany, but his last couple of seasons were pretty much interrupted with injury. "It's always a bit risky to bring such a player in, but this was the reason he was a free transfer, more or less a bargain. "Just with this important goal, that is worth three points, he's paid everything back – but we didn't pay for him! "He's a great guy, a hard worker, pretty physical attributes for the Premier League." Leeds dominated for long periods against Everton and Farke added: "Overall, in a tight game, a hard-fought win, but also a well-deserved win. "I think for a newly promoted side, it was an outstanding performance. "We were very dominant in the first half. Nearly 70% possession, 12 shots, I think 21 in total."
