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The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Seoirse Bulfin steps down as Westmeath hurling boss
SEOIRSE BULFIN HAS resigned as manager of the Westmeath senior hurlers after just one season in the job. A statement from the county board confirmed that he stepped down. Advertisement A former Meath boss, who also worked in management teams in Clare and Wexford with Davy Fitzgerald, Bulfin was unable to prevent relegation from Division B. Westmeath GAA Press Release - Statement on the resignation of Westmeath Senior Hurling Manager, Seoirse Bulfin. Full statement attached📄#IarmhíAbú #CroíNahÉireann #WestmeathGAA — Westmeath GAA (@westmeath_gaa) June 10, 2025 They finished fourth in the Joe McDonagh Cup and avoided the drop by beating Kerry in the last round. Westmeath GAA put on record their thanks for the 'hard work and commitment' of Bulfin and his wider backroom team.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Seoirse Bulfin steps down as Westmeath manager after one season
Westmeath hurling manager Seoirse Bulfin has stepped down after one season in charge. The Limerick man's resignation was confirmed in a statement by Westmeath GAA this afternoon, in which they thanked the outgoing manager for his "hard work and commitment" throughout the season and said the search for a successor would commence in the coming weeks. In 2025, Bulfin's Westmeath side was relegated to Division 2 in the Allianz Hurling League after just one win from six in their Division 1B campaign. They subsequently won two from five games in their Joe McDonagh season, shipping seven goals in a heavy loss to Carlow in Round 4 though they did easily avoid relegation with a 12-point win away to Kerry in the final round. Bulfin previously worked as a coach with Davy Fitzgerald in Waterford, Clare and Wexford, forming part of the 2013 All-Ireland winning management team. He subsequently managed Meath, guiding them to the Christy Ring Cup victory in 2023 before their relegation from Joe McDonagh in 2024, after which he assumed the Westmeath hotseat.
Irish Post
09-05-2025
- Irish Post
A more inclusive vision of Irishness is emerging - one shaped by culture, not just birthplace
HAVING served as Irish Ambassador in London and Washington, and lived for some years in Australia, I have acquired an active interest in our global diaspora. On a recent visit to South America, I made contact with the Hurling Club of Buenos Aires and with the editor of the Southern Cross newspaper to get a sense of that lesser-known part of Ireland's diverse diaspora. Silvia Fleming from the Hurling Club told me about the club's history, stretching back to its foundation in 1922 by Irish immigrants and their descendants, who came mainly from counties Longford, Offaly and Westmeath. Hurling and Gaelic football are still played at the club alongside rugby and hockey. Silvia's heritage is heavily Irish, but her nearest Irish-born relatives were two of her great-grandparents who arrived in Argentina in the late 19th century. Yet she retains a strong affinity with Ireland. Guillermo McLoughlin of the Southern Cross newspaper is proud of his paper's pedigree as the oldest English language publication in Latin America. It was founded in 1875 by an Irish priest and politician, Monsignor Patrick Dillon. The paper's best-known editor was William Bulfin, who emigrated to Argentina in the 1880s, but returned in 1902 for a cycling tour of his homeland. He wrote down his impressions for the benefit of Irish exiles in Argentina and they were subsequently published as Rambles in Eireann, which has just been re-issued in a handsome edition by Irish Academic Press. Bulfin, a fervent turn-of-the-century nationalist and a close friend of Arthur Griffith's, described his first glimpse of Ireland, from the deck of his steamer, an experience that will be familiar to the Irish in Britain who have travelled home by sea. There was a faint bluish something at first, on the horizon which might be a flake of cloud; but little by little it rose into the sky and changed from blue to purple, and we knew that we were looking at the hills of and air and sea were flooded with morning gold. Ambassador Cachaza of the Argentine Republic pictured with Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy Read through a 21st century lens, Bulfin's evocations of Ireland are endearingly sentimental. He depicted Ireland as a beautiful fairyland and relished 'the perfumed winds of an Irish summer'. He even had respect for Ireland's rain, which was, he wrote, 'a kind of damp poem'. You get the idea. The diversity of our diaspora was brought home to me again at the recent Annual Congress of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in Sligo. As you can imagine, that weekend gathering was replete with exceptional traditional music. At the opening session there was a performance by a group that included Birmingham's Vince Jordan, as well as musicians from the USA and Canada, plus three from Brazil. Comhaltas has been a huge success story and now has branches in 22 countries including Japan and Korea. I took part in a panel discussion on the Irish diaspora, which I see as a huge asset for Ireland, but one that needs to be nurtured. Historically, the overseas Irish played a big part in Ireland's politics. The role of the Irish in America in support of the nationalist cause is illustrated by the fact that four of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation had either lived in or visited the USA. The Irish in America came into their own most recently in helping Ireland manage the fall-out from Brexit. Ireland's freedom struggle had an important support base in Britain too, something I have written about in an Irish Post review of Darragh Gannon's Conflict, Diaspora and Empire: Irish Nationalism in Britain, 1912-1922. Ireland has moved on a lot since those days and so has our diaspora, becoming more successful in their adopted homelands and more ancestrally-distant from Ireland. With the drying up of mass emigration from Ireland, the number of people of recent Irish descent living overseas is likely to decline and the nature of their attachment to Ireland may well change. There may be times in the future when Ireland will need the support of 'her exiled children' as the diaspora was described in the 1916 Proclamation, but Irishness is far more than a political condition composed of aspiration and agitation. Its cultural dimension seems set to be more important as the experience of mass emigration recedes in time. I have seen enough of the Irish world outside Ireland to know how important the GAA, Irish dancing and traditional music are as pillars of identity. I have often heard people of Irish descent in Britain and America complain about being told in Ireland that 'you're not Irish'. We need to move past the idea that Irishness is synonymous with birth in Ireland. There are those in Ireland who want to define our identity narrowly, even xenophobically. That would deprive us of a precious asset that underpins Ireland's possession of international influence through the heel of a dancing shoe and the neck of a fiddle. We ought to cherish the kind of 'broad church' concept of Irish identity that I have seen on display at the Hurling Club in Buenos Aires and at the Comhaltas Congress in Sligo. Daniel Mulhall is a retired Irish Ambassador (who has served in London and Washington), a consultant and an author. His latest publication is Pilgrim Soul: W.B. Yeats and the Ireland of his Time (New Island Books, 2023). He can be followed on X: @DanMulhall and Bluesky: @ See More: Diaspora, Global Irish, Ireland
Sky News AU
06-05-2025
- Business
- Sky News AU
Company behind 'Newsmax Australia' falls at first hurdle after regional TV deal falls through, Seven West Media swoops in
The company attempting to launch an Australian arm of US TV network Newsmax has fallen at the first hurdle after Channel Seven swooped in on its deal to acquire an array of regional television assets. Australian Digital Holdings, a conservative online broadcaster launched in 2021, revealed plans in February to acquire about a dozen regional TV licenses from Southern Cross Austereo. The deal was for the last of SCA's stations, which included assets in Tasmania, Spencer Gulf, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Darwin and remote parts of Central and Eastern Australia. However, SCA on Tuesday revealed Seven West Media will instead be purchasing the channels after 'the final conditions to complete this transaction were not satisfied'. However, it remains unclear specifically what conditions went unsatisfied. ADH originally agreed to buy the licenses for $6.35m, with $3.75m of this cash, while SWM will pay $3.75m in cash up front for the deal which is expected to close on June 30. After reports first arose of ADH's interest in SCA's TV stations, Mr Bulfin said a 'robust and compelling offer' was made. 'Revenue is still strong for free-to-air regional television, despite the pressures of the times, and with improved cost-controls and investment in key markets, the group sees a good future for the licences and improved TV services for the regions,' Mr Bulfin said. The unexplained blow to ADH comes as it looks to launch Newsmax Australia. Reports arose in December of ADH's plans to bring Newsmax to Australia, with the Australian company noting the new move would allow it to 'expand (its) offerings, explore new genres, and engage with (its) audience in meaningful ways that go beyond the screen'. 'Newsmax Australia represents the pinnacle of cross-border collaboration, with a focus on creating content local content, while appealing to global viewers,' ADH said. 'This is not just a name change; it's a reinvention of how we engage, entertain, and inspire.' ADH has not published its usual suite of original programming in several months and most of its social media platforms are now under a 'Newsmax Australia' page, which frequently publishes content. Its website also redirects users to a page that says 'Newsmax Australia Coming 2025', where ADH is acknowledged as the parent company. The company was founded by CEO Jack Bulfin, is chaired by former ABC chairman Maurice Newman and once prominently featured Alan Jones. did not receive a response to questions from ADH or Mr Bulfin at time of publication.
