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Irish Independent
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
It's Costa del Cooley as Ace team sizzle!
Amidst the heat and excitement, Ace AC athletes shone brightly, collecting an impressive haul of medals and setting personal bests. The morning's action was dominated by sprint heats, semi-finals, and finals. U10 runner Maeve Reynolds, competing despite carrying an injury, battled through to win her sprint heat and Smirthi Prasad and Farrah Smith both impressed, reaching the later rounds and narrowly missing out on medals. Among the sprint medallists were Niamh Faulkner, who claimed her second gold of the championships with a commanding victory in the 100m. She had previously won the 200m on Day 1, marking a clean sweep in her sprint events. Daniella Adebola mirrored that achievement, completing her own golden double by winning the U19 100m following her 200m victory seven days earlier. Bronze sprint medals went to Cathryn Cumming (U10) and Caoimhe Carolan (U13) in their respective finals. U17 athlete Chloe Cooney, the current Leinster 1500m champion, decided to step out of her comfort zone and try the 400m for the first time in her life. She actually ran in the boys race and delivered a commanding performance, winning in 58 seconds and adding another gold to her club's medal tally! Ace AC's field athletes also had a day to remember. In the shot put Jaheim Humphrey (U17) not only secured a silver medal, but broke the championship record twice, culminating in a huge 11.42m final throw. An Ardee athlete did edge ahead with his final throw, but Jaheim's performance signals strong form ahead of the All-Ireland Schools competition, where he will represent Balbriggan CC. Aoife O'Connor also earned a silver medal, capping off a strong showing in the field for the club. The latter part of the day saw a series of middle-distance races, where Ace AC athletes dominated across the age groups. Saibh Jordan (U11) won her first individual medal for the club with a gutsy 600m run, claiming bronze in a large and competitive field. Cathryn Cumming returned to the podium with gold in the U10 500m, leading from start to finish with a powerful display. Her teammate Millie Roche ran very well, finishing seventh in the very large field. Maeve Reynolds also ran strongly in the same event. Caoimhe Carolan added to her sprint bronze with gold in the U13 600m in an impressive time of 1:46 and will be looking to secure a Leinster medal on this form. Ruairi Cooney's U12 600m race was split into two heats due to high numbers, with the winners picked on times. Ruairi finished second but missed out on a medal, due to it being the slower of the two heats. Felix Everettt and Tadgh Kelly continued their improvement with strong runs in the same race. Tayo Lawrence impressed in the Boys U14 800m, moving from fourth to second in the final 50 metres to grab a thrilling silver medal. His sister Sholah continued her strong return to fitness by winning gold in the U19 800m. Taylor Gregory secured silver in the U15 Boys 800m, while Lauren Faulkner added a bronze in the U16 Girls 800m. The U17 Boys 800m saw two Ace athletes medal as Daniel Hanley took silver and Liam Lynch bronze, with Killian Sheridan and Tadhg Forde Dunne also shining. The final medal winning performance came from Jamie O'Reilly, who stormed to gold in the U19 800m with another new PB, with Christian Kelly taking silver. Some of the other standout performers on the day came from Cathal Thompson, Hannah Black, Ollie Marron and Niamh Lynch.
Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Even the most partisan Meath supporter would admit the best team won
Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Final 'The Turfman' from Ardee might not have been the most appropriate song to blast out over the tannoy at Croke Park to greet Louth's first Delaney Cup success in 68 years 'Me ass is tired and I'd like to shed me load!' But in the absence of a 'Beautiful Louth' ballad it was probably the next best thing. However, the singer which most of the youngsters in the 65,786 crowd wouldn't have known was the late great Dermot O'Brien, the Ardee man who led the Wee County to All-Ireland final victory in 1957, the last time they won Leinster.
Irish Times
07-05-2025
- Irish Times
Twenty pipe bombs seized by gardaí in Co Louth
Twenty pipe bombs were found by gardaí in Ardee, Co Louth on Wednesday. The explosives were discovered following an intelligence-led operation linked to the seizure of cannabis valued at €190,000 on April 29th. A cordon was established around the find and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene. The EOD team examined the suspect devices and subsequently made them safe. The devices were removed from the area for further examination and the cordon lifted. READ MORE Meanwhile, in a separate operation, gardaí targeted a criminal gang suspected of being involved in organised prostitution and money laundering with a series of searches. More than 100 gardaí conducted the searches across the Greater Dublin Area and Kildare and Meath on Wednesday morning. Two men were arrested on foot of court bench warrants and a third man is being detained in relation to the sale and supply of controlled drugs. The operation was led by detectives from the serious crime unit based at the Bridewell Garda station in Dublin, supported by the Dublin crime response team (DCRT), the Garda national protective services bureau and the garda national economic crime bureau. In a statement gardaí said: 'An Garda Síochána regularly conduct targeted operations to safeguard individuals in the sex trade, investigate organised prostitution, and prosecute offenders particularly those involved in controlling, organising or directing the offering of sexual services for profit.'
BreakingNews.ie
07-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
20 pipe bombs and €190k of cannabis seized by gardaí in Co Louth
Gardaí seized €190,000 of cannabis and 20 pipe bombs as part of a search in Ardee, Co Louth, on Tuesday. The search was part of an intelligence-led operation linked to the seizure of the cannabis. Advertisement During the course of the search, a total of 20 pipe bombs were located. A cordon was established, and the Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended the scene. The EOD team examined the suspect devices and subsequently made them safe. The devices were removed from the area for further examination, and the cordon was lifted. Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
The Irish Sun
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Kian Leavy finally feeling fitter than ever at St Pat's after ‘missing three' of his five years in England
KIAN LEAVY reckons he is back to his best after scoring his first goal of the season. St Pat's midfielder Leavy was shaping up for a big year before an ankle injury picked up before the start of the campaign saw him miss their first seven games. Advertisement He is well used to long lay-offs but the Ardee man made it back quicker than expected. And, after four substitute appearances, he has started the last two games and scored the opener in Friday's 2-0 win over Galway United. Leavy said: 'I'd say this was the best, the fittest I've ever been in pre-season and then to get the injury before the start of the season was a tough blow. 'I have to give credit to the physio team, they got me back way quicker than expected, it was unbelievable. Advertisement Read More On Irish Football 'The whole off season I just worked as hard as I could because I knew this was going to be a big year. 'There is a special team here and you want to be playing every week so you know that you have to work hard. 'We're back now and hopefully now I can stay in the team. "You can see the way we finished last season — nine wins in a row. Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking "There is a brilliant backroom staff as well, you just felt there was something good happening. Hopefully we can go and make that season special this year.' The 23-year-old insisted he was not mentally rocked because he is accustomed to having to overcome set-backs. 'S--- happens' - Sky Sports forced to apologise after Cole Palmer swears before slamming trolls in awkward interview His only two appearances for Reading were in the League Cup with his hopes of a significant breakthrough not helped by spells on the treatment table. Leavy said: 'I'm well used to dealing with stuff like that. Advertisement "I tore my ACL, two stress fractures in my back and a stress fracture in the top of my shin. 'I was over in England for five years and missed three years of it. "As soon as you find out the news it's like, 'Right, how quick can we get back?' I was in the matchday squad seven weeks after an operation so I'll take that every day of the week. 'It took me a couple of weeks to get going but now I feel back to the level of pre-season and it was great to get off the mark early.' Advertisement Leavy scored after playing a one-two with Aidan Keena, himself back after seven weeks on the sidelines. Despite being pushed wide, he squeezed the ball in via the foot of Brendan Clarke. 1 Leavy has endured a lot of injury heartache despite still only being 23 He said: 'I had a similar one against Shels in my first game back where I was at the same angle and I tried to go near post. Advertisement 'This time I said, 'Right, try go across the keeper'. Thankfully it found its way into the net.' It was a good response to throwing away three points against Bohs the previous week when they leaked two late goals. Leavy said: 'The way last week we conceded two late goals, to hold out was a good test of character. "There is a very strong changing room, the likes of Chris Forrester and Seán Hoare, who have been there and done it all. Advertisement 'You've got Joe Redmond as captain so it's a very strong group and we know we're better than we showed. It was about bouncing back.' Stephen Kenny's men will hope to back it up against Derry City today with St Pat's setting the pace despite not finding their best form yet. Leavy added: 'We haven't really got going and you're top so it's a big boost for us. 'If you can go on a run you don't know where it can take you when everyone is drawing or teams are all breathing down on each other.' Advertisement
