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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
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Royal Aides Reveal Prince William Is "Pretty Demanding" and "Impatient" Regarding One Aspect of His Work
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Prince William has been taking on more responsibilities within the Royal Family in recent years, and he has also taken over the Duchy of Cornwall. In a new profile of the Prince of Wales, royal aides discussed William's approach to running the duchy, which reportedly includes some "demanding" behavior and a degree of "impatience." The Telegraph recently accompanied the Prince of Wales when he visited the Duchy of Cornwall. Consisting of "128,494 acres of land across 20 counties," William inherited the duchy when his father, King Charles, acceded the throne. The Duchy of Cornwall is a huge source of income for Prince William, who charges rent on properties and land within the hereditary estate. Discussing William's approach to managing the Duchy of Cornwall, secretary Will Bax told the outlet, "He's easy to follow because he's got great conviction and personality, and he really wears his heart on his sleeve in terms of social interest and his desire to have a positive impact in the world." Bax also called William "pretty demanding," before saying the attribute is "great," especially as the prince is "pretty ambitious." Estate director Ben Murphy discussed Prince William's approach to working within the Duchy of Cornwall, revealing that the royal has a "healthy impatience, as his father did." However, Murphy suggested William's " the wind in our sails; he really cares." William himself opened up about the work he's doing within the Duchy of Cornwall, including building additional houses to help people who are unhoused. "I see the duchy as an extension of the work we do with the Royal Foundation," Prince William told The Telegraph. The Prince of Wales elaborated, "I see it as a branch of my so much good we can do in the rural world. I see [the duchy] as another arm to the work that I want to do, which is being a positive force for good." Bax confirmed William's aims, telling the outlet, "He's a man on a asking us to change and evolve in a way to deliver positive impact at scale and at pace."
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Stacks will meet St Kierans in repeat of last year's Kerry County U21 final
County Kerry U21 FC semi-finals: 2-21 to 0-19 Austin Stacks thanks to an explosive opening half proved far too strong for a gutsy East Kerry side in the semi-final of the County U21 Football Championship with a 2-21 to 0-19 victory in Paddy Burke Memorial Park Milltown. Stacks who are going for back to back County U21 titles laid down a marker from the throw in when Ben Murphy fetched the ball and raced right through the heart of the East Kerry defence where he had to be fouled and Paddy Lane who only passed a fitness test just before throw in converted the free. Two minutes later Jack Murphy raced forward and played Ryan O'Driscoll through and he jinked his way past two defenders to score a superb goal. Cian Gammell replied for East Kerry but it was all Stacks pressure with the wind to their backs for the rest of the half. O'Driscoll was denied by a post for a second goal, before he added another point and with Donnacha Sayers, Sean Óg Brosnan and a Paddy Lane two pointer, Stacks led 1-6 to 0-3 at the end of the opening quarter with Mark O'Shea and Stephen Palmer (two of East Kerry's top performers) replying for East Kerry. By half time Stacks with the Murphy brothers, Luke Casey and Daniel Kirby driving them forward and two pointers from Ronan Carroll and Paddy Lane saw Stacks retire 1-13 to 0-7 in front at the interval. East Kerry needed a quick start to the second half but instead two Paddy Lane points and one from Daniel Kirby and Ronan Carroll saw Stacks stretch 13 points clear and that was game over. Credit East Kerry with Paul O'Shea with a two pointer and five second half Stephen Palmer points along with accurate James Horgan free taking saw they gap at down to just eight. But Ben Murphy killed off East Kerry's unlikely comeback when Gavin Casey set up Ben Murphy so drilled the ball to the net and Stacks cruised to an eight point win. They will meet St Kieran's in a repeat of last year's County final after they held off a late Glenflesk rally to book their place in the Kerry U21 final after a 2-22 to 4-13 win in Fossa. Killian Dennehy was the star of the show scoring 1-10 while as Maurice Lane scores their other goal. Glenflesk can thank Callum Cronin who scored 2-1 with John Kelliher and Dylan Roche (penalty) other Glenflesk goal scorers. St Kierans recovered from going 0-5 to 0-0 down to Glenflesk after 10 minutes to lead by 0-7 to 0-6 at half-time. Killian Dennehy with three points as Glenflesk have braces from Dylan Roche, Jamie Moynihan and John Kelliher. Kierans were 1-14 to 0-6 up after 43 mins before Callum Cronin got Glenflesk first goal. Cronin got his second in 49th min which made it 1-16 to 2-9. When Dennehy got Kierans 2nd goal in 52nd minute to make it 2-16 to 2-10, it felt like game over but John Kelliher got Glenflesk's third goal in 55th min to make it 2-18 to 3-10, but dissent proved costly for the East Kerry club. Luke Crowley and Cian Lynch kicked two pointers as Dylan Roche scored 4th goal from a penalty in 60+2 as Glenflesk but a Kieran Dennehy free ensured Kierans got through but only just.
Irish Examiner
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Connacht end six game losing run with hard fought win over Zebre
URC: Zebre 12 Connacht 22 Connacht have a lot of work to do during the summer off the field to get their house in order but at least they will head into the off-season on the back of a badly needed win after carving out victory in Parma. It was their first win in six URC games sees them finish 13th in the table, nine points off the qualification places with just six wins from 18 league games. Connacht, having enjoyed 65% possession, led 12-7 at the break but should have been much further ahead after dominating large parts of the opening half at Stadio Lanfranchi. It was obvious from the outside that while this was a dead rubber Connacht were fired-up to make an impression with skipper Cian Prendergast leading the charge. It was appropriate then that it was the Kildare native who finally broke the deadlock after 17 minutes when he bumped through one tackle, slipped through another and fended off a try effort down the left to score after good work by David Hawkshaw and Finn Treacy. JJ Hanrahan added the extra points from the wing and with Connacht enjoying dominance in the scrum where Finlay Bealham was superb, they pushed forward from there. A penalty advantage from a scrum gave them the platform for their second try and quick hands from Hanrahan after scrum-half Ben Murphy went wide close to the lines sent Shayne Bolton over in the right corner after 29 minutes to make it 12-0. But Zebre got a foothold. Out-half Giovanni Montemauri hit the left post with a penalty from 35 metres two minutes later, but they began to build the phases and work their way into the game. And they struck two minutes from the break, working the ball from deep before Argentine flanker Bautista Stavile finished in the right corner despite the best efforts of Treacy to prevent him grounding the ball. Montemauri landed a superb conversion from the touchline to leave five between them at the interval. Connacht got on top again after the restart but despite some good probing runs from Ben Murphy, interval replacement Cathal Forde and winger Treacy, they were unable to increase their lead during the third quarter. But the pressure eventually told and with penalty advantage after a lineout in the right corner Shamus Hurley-Langton found a gap to barge through and score, with Hanrahan adding the conversion to make it 19-7 after 62 minutes. However, a yellow card to replacement scrum-half Matthew Devine for an offside infringement as Zebre went end to end through winger Simone Gesi and Stavile, was followed by a try from full-back Jacopo Trulla in the right corner with ten minutes remaining. That ensured a nervous finish for Connacht but a penalty from Hanrahan, awarded the man of the match in his final game for Connacht before returning to Munster, two minutes from time ensured Connacht go into the summer on a winning note. ZEBRE: J Trulla; S Gregory (G Garcia 57), F Paea, D Mazza (E Lucchin 61), S Gesi; G Montemauri (L Morisi 76), A Fusco; D Fischetti (c) (P Buonfiglio 65), L Bigi (T Di Bartolomeo 48), M Hasa (J Pitinari 54); M Canali (G Volpi 67), L Krumov; D Ruggeri (G Ferrari 60), B Stavile, G Licata. CONNACHT: S Cordero; S Bolton, D Hawkshaw (C Forde half-time), B Aki, F Treacy (P O'Conor 61); JJ Hanrahan, B Murphy (M Devine 64); D Buckley (J Duggan 61), D Heffernan, F Bealham (J Aungier 50); J Murphy, J Joyce (D Murray 42); C Prendergast (c), S Hurley-Langton, P Boyle (S Jansen 51). Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland).
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Curb bump-out islands removed from Chesterfield and future project
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation has removed a controversial safety feature from Chesterfield roads and begun removing them from future plans on New Halls Ferry Road. Shuvette Young moved into a home on New Halls Ferry Road in north St. Louis County just a few months ago and says the traffic at times can be scary. 'You know how people like to swerve in and out of cars. I see people doing that a lot,' she said. MoDOT says on her road from Shackelford south to Dunn Rd., there have been 1,800 crashes in a five-year span. So, it developed plans for safety upgrades there as part of its $52 million Safety Improvement Project around St. Louis County, St. Louis City, and Jefferson County. But one of those planned improvements, curb bump-out islands, were so controversial that they were just removed from Clarkson Road in Chesterfield. 'Missouri Department of Transportation pulled this on us with zero notification and that just really irked a lot of us, so yeah, huge win for the residents of Chesterfield,' resident Ben Murphy said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News Curb bump-out islands are designed to slow the speed of traffic. But a volunteer EMS driver tells us they just created new hazards. 'It made a lot less room for cars to move over and yield to emergency vehicles and for emergency vehicles to use those side lanes, the shoulders,' Alter Love said. After a lot of backlash, MoDOT removed them in Chesterfield. It also held a public meeting about its plans for New Halls Ferry Road. Based on feedback received at that meeting, MoDOT has decided to remove curb bump-out islands from those plans as well. Other features like flashing stop signs, reflective traffic signals and modified right turns will move forward. 'It's just greatly appreciated and it's good to see that they're really looking for the best solution,' Love said. To see the plans for New Halls Ferry Road, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 2.
RTÉ News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kerry blow away Cork to continue Munster U20 dominance
Kerry won their fourth successive Dalata Hotel Group Munster U20 Football Championship title by defeating Cork 2-15 to 1-10 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Monday evening. It was another day, another provincial success for The Kingdom, and on this occasion it was game over at half-time with the scoreboard reading 1-8 to 0-3. The group of players managed by Tomás Ó Sé were relentless, with nine different green and yellow shirts putting the ball over the bar. For Cork, it goes down as another loss in a fixture they have not tasted success in at minor, U20, or senior levels since May 2023. The Kingdom did what they always did, and it started with a Paddy Lane point inside 60 seconds. Darragh Clifford responded for the home side and for a brief period it looked like it was going to be a close encounter. This feeling continued when Kerry's Ben Murphy had a goal chance stopped by Billy Curtin and Cork's Dylan O'Neill had a close range shot blocked on the line by Killian Dennehy. Eddie Healy also had a chance to raise a green flag, and the midfielder volleyed the ball wide at the City End. Kerry then started splitting the posts and scores from Tomás Kennedy and Ronan Carroll saw them go in front at 0-4 to 0-1. Cork retaliated with an Edward Myers 45', though it was immediately cancelled out by white flag raised by Aodhna Ó Beaglaoich. Kerry went up a gear after that and hit 1-3, with the stand-out moment being a close range Dennehy goal after forcing the Cork back-line into dropping the ball by the square in the 29th minute. The close range finish was joined by points from Kennedy, Ciarán Collins, and Lane and it was 1-8 to 0-3 at the break. The Kingdom restarted by rattling off 1-02, with Kennedy goaling on '33 and Lane and Ben Murphy adding the points. Cork responded with an Aaron O'Sullivan two-point free, but Kerry's class shone through as they reeled off four points without reply. Donagh O'Sullivan started it off after replacing Dennehy and Kennedy continued the drive. Evan Boyle and Jack Tagney finished it off and it was 2-14 to 0-5 with just 53 minutes played. Cork finished with a flourish, with Colm Clifford punching the ball in and O'Sullivan curling over a brace of two-point frees. That helped cut the gap to seven points at 2-14 to 1-10 as the clock turned red. A Lane free ended things however and made it four-in-a-row in Kerry for the first time since 1998. Cork: Billy Curtin; Niall O'Shea, Colin Molloy, Colm Clifford (1-0), Matthew Woods, Gearóid Daly, Seán O'Leary, Darragh Clifford (0-1), Colm Gillespie, Edward Myers, Dara Sheedy (0-1), Aaron O'Sullivan (0-5, 1 45, 2 2pt from frees), Bryan Hayes (0-1, 1f), Danny Miskella, Dylan O'Neill. Subs: Dylan Harrington for Myers (HT); Ben O'Connell for Woods (37), Micheál Maguire for O'Neill (44), Darragh Gough (0-2, 1 2pt from free) for Hayes (46). Kerry: Michael Tansley; Aodhna Ó Beaglaoich (0-1), Gearóid Evans, Maidhcí Lynch, Liam Evans, Darragh O'Connor, Ben Murphy (0-1), Eddie Healy, Daniel Kirby, Ciarán Collins (0-2), Evan Boyle (0-1), Killian Dennehy (1-0), Paddy Lane (0-4, 2f), Tomás Kennedy (1-3, 1m), Ronan Carroll (0-1).
