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Irish Independent
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Naomh Éanna overcome mid-game slump to bounce back and beat Fethard
TWO OF the scoring sequences were nothing short of remarkable in McCauley Park, Bellefield on Saturday as Naomh Éanna looked to be coasting at one stage but then had to launch a strong recovery to wrest control back from Fethard in Group B of the Dominic Smith Electrical Senior football championship. In hindsight, onlookers should have known they were in for a lively encounter when the St. Mogue's men netted after a mere 15 seconds, with Cian Byrne teeing up Richie Waters who rattled the net via the fingertips of Rory Tubritt – a player with strong family links to the south-county parish.
Telegraph
21-07-2025
- Telegraph
Hit-and-run driver inhaled laughing gas moments before killing pensioner
A hit-and-run driver inhaled laughing gas from a balloon moments before running over and killing an elderly cyclist. Cian Byrne, 20, hit Graham Slinn, 81, at a pedestrian crossing near Todwick, South Yorkshire. He ignored a red light and was well over the 50mph limit when he hit his victim. Sheffield Crown Court heard Byrne, who has never held a driving licence, made no attempt to stop at the crossing and could have been travelling at up to 80mph. On Monday, he was sentenced to 11 years and six months in a young offenders institution, with an extended licence period of five years. He was banned from driving for 17 years and eight months. Father-of-two Byrne, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, had admitted causing death by dangerous driving and other offences at a previous hearing. An earlier hearing was told Mr Slinn had dismounted and was walking across the A57 when he was hit by a Volkswagen Golf driven by Byrne. The defendant sped off with two passengers after the collision on April 4, with dashcam footage showing his tyres smoking as he appeared to be trying to control the vehicle. A montage of footage shown in court showed him inhaling nitrous oxide gas from a yellow balloon several times before and after the collision with Mr Slinn. One of these was just moments after he hit the former builder, who helped care for adults with learning disabilities after he retired and was weeks away from celebrating his 60th wedding anniversary with his wife Jaqueline. Sentencing Byrne, Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said inhaling nitrous oxide was 'an exceptionally dangerous act while driving'. He said Byrne 'endured a dreadful upbringing' and 'had known very few boundaries' in his life. He told him: 'You are a dangerous offender and the public must be protected from your evident dangerous and ingrained criminal behaviour.' The court heard Byrne had convictions for 27 offences including dangerous driving, despite having no licence. Rebecca Stephens, defending, told the court her client drove off because he believed he had only hit another vehicle with his wing mirror. Mrs Slinn had said she and her husband met through a love of cycling. He was also a keen singer who would perform in pubs and clubs in Sheffield. Cycling was a lifelong passion After the sentencing, Mr Slinn's daughter Nicola and son Victor described their father as 'kind to his core'. They said: 'On the afternoon of April 4, our dad set out on his bike. 'Cycling was a lifelong passion and a shared family activity. He always took safety incredibly seriously and had planned his route to stick to quiet lanes and cycle paths. 'Despite taking every possible precaution to stay safe – dismounting at the end of the cycle path, waiting for the lights to change to green for pedestrian and wheeling his bike across the pedestrian crossing – on the day he died, he was hit at speed by a car driven by someone who just kept going, as if our dad wasn't even there, as if he was nothing. 'But he was there. He was everything to us. He was our dad, our mum's husband of 60 years, a granddad to two teenage girls, and a friend to so many.' In a statement released through Thompsons Solicitors, the family said Mr Slinn's death had left a profound silence at the heart of their home. They added: 'To lose any loved one is a shock. But to lose someone so vibrant, so active and to know their death was 100 per cent avoidable is doubly cruel.'
Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Three late goals see Kilkenny retain Leinster minor hurling title
Leinster MHC final: Kilkenny 4-11 Galway 1-8 Kilkenny are Leinster minor hurling champions once again after claiming a 12-point victory over Galway in Portlaoise. Three goals inside the final 10 minutes from Cian Byrne, Ollie O'Donovan and Diarmuid Behan eventually put an end to the Galway resistance after a tough battle throughout. Galway had started brightly with a Cian Hannon goal helping them to a 1-2 to 0-3 lead nearing the end of the opening period. An opportunistic Jake Mullen goal settled the Cats and further scores from O'Donovan and Kevin Buggy ensured Niall Bergin's side led by three points at the change of ends. READ MORE Galway then had the aid of a strong breeze in the second half but struggled to make an impact as the Noresiders outscored them 0-5 to 0-1 before the end of the third quarter. Galway relied on the free-taking exploits of Cillian Roche and Jack Shaughnessy for all but one of their scores in the final 30 minutes, in contrast to the attacking display at the other end. The dam broke loose in the final few minutes with O'Donovan, Behan and Byrne combining for three quick-fire goals which sealed the result in their favour as they brought home a 61st provincial minor crown and now go directly into the All-Ireland semi-finals. KILKENNY: J O'Doherty; O Henderson, L Phelan, D McGee; B Nevin (0-1), J Dowling, PJ Mackey; D Behan (1-0), B Hickey; K Buggy (0-1), O O'Donovan (1-2), J Mullen (1-4, 4f); E Brennan (0-1), C Holohan, C Byrne (1-2). Subs: A Maher for Holohan (53 mins), D Hickey for B Hickey (56), K Ryan for McGee (59), K Barcoe for Mackey (59), S Hanrahan for O'Donovan (62). GALWAY: O O'Connell; L Murphy, S Coen, A McDonagh; R Burke, S Brady, D Zimmerer; S Moran, C Hannon (1-0); G Lohan, J Shaughnessy (0-4, 4f), R Cahalan (0-1); T Mac Cartaigh, C Roche (0-3), E Coleman. Subs: J Canning for Lohan (41 mins), M Maher for Coleman (47), L Tully for Coen (49), C O'Loughlin for Cahalan (58), S Keane for Hannon (62). Referee: P Dunne (Laois).
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Antrim beaten by Wexford in Leinster SHC opener
Wexford avenged their Leinster Championship defeat by Antrim last year as they beat the Saffrons 2-24 to 0-19 in the provincial series opener at Wexford Park. Antrim started impressively as they led 0-6 to 0-2 after nine minutes but Lee Chin's nine points helped the home side fight back to lead 0-14 to 0-10 at half-time, despite having Jack O'Connor sent off on 21 minutes. Advertisement Chin went on to finish with 0-16 for Wexford although the key goals which effectively ended Antrim's hopes were scored by Kevin Foley and Cian Byrne in the 53rd and 60th minutes. Antrim's early lead could have been even bigger with Nigel Elliott going close to notching a goal in the opening seconds and Gerard Walsh then firing a penalty over the crossbar for the opening score. Walsh lined out despite the death of his younger sister Fionnuala last week and he went on to tally 0-4 for the Saffrons. However after trailing 0-6 to 0-2, Wexford responded with six unanswered scores as Chin hit four straight points before two more Rory O'Connor efforts. Advertisement Jack O'Connor's sending off for an apparent strike looked to be a major boost for Davy Fitzgerald's side on his return to Wexford Park after being in charge of the county between 2016 and 2021. But with Chin continuing to fire over points from frees and play and Conor Hearne also notching two scores, Wexford led 0-14 to 0-10 at the interval. Two superb James McNaughton scores helped reduce Wexford's lead to 0-15 to 0-13 but the home side regained control with four straight scores, with included two more frees from home skipper Chin. Keelan Molloy then had a goal chance for the Saffrons but Wexford keeper Mark Fanning made a brilliant save to divert the sliotar over the crossbar for a point. Advertisement The Saffrons were still in touch at 0-20 to 0-16 down but Foley's goal after he won the ball from a puckout and ran straight through the middle to fire past Ryan Elliott put Wexford in control. Any remote hopes of a late Antrim fightback were ended by Cian Byrne's goal which was set up by Cian Molloy seconds after the Saffrons had been reduced to 14 men themselves following Conor Boyd's second yellow card. After his side had appeared to be the victims of several harsh refereeing calls, Antrim boss Fitzgerald was yellow carded for protests in the closing stages.
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Antrim beaten by Wexford in Leinster SHC opener
Wexford avenged their Leinster Championship defeat by Antrim last year as they beat the Saffrons 2-24 to 0-19 in the provincial series opener at Wexford Park. Antrim started impressively as they led 0-6 to 0-2 after nine minutes but Lee Chin's nine points helped the home side fight back to lead 0-14 to 0-10 at half-time, despite having Jack O'Connor sent off on 21 minutes. Chin went on to finish with 0-16 for Wexford although the key goals which effectively ended Antrim's hopes were scored by Kevin Foley and Cian Byrne in the 53rd and 60th early lead could have been even bigger with Nigel Elliott going close to notching a goal in the opening seconds and Gerard Walsh then firing a penalty over the crossbar for the opening score. Walsh lined out despite the death of his younger sister Fionnuala last week and he went on to tally 0-4 for the Saffrons. However after trailing 0-6 to 0-2, Wexford responded with six unanswered scores as Chin hit four straight points before two more Rory O'Connor efforts. Jack O'Connor's sending off for an apparent strike looked to be a major boost for Davy Fitzgerald's side on his return to Wexford Park after being in charge of the county between 2016 and with Chin continuing to fire over points from frees and play and Conor Hearne also notching two scores, Wexford led 0-14 to 0-10 at the superb James McNaughton scores helped reduce Wexford's lead to 0-15 to 0-13 but the home side regained control with four straight scores, with included two more frees from home skipper Molloy then had a goal chance for the Saffrons but Wexford keeper Mark Fanning made a brilliant save to divert the sliotar over the crossbar for a point. The Saffrons were still in touch at 0-20 to 0-16 down but Foley's goal after he won the ball from a puckout and ran straight through the middle to fire past Ryan Elliott put Wexford in remote hopes of a late Antrim fightback were ended by Cian Byrne's goal which was set up by Cian Molloy seconds after the Saffrons had been reduced to 14 men themselves following Conor Boyd's second yellow card. After his side had appeared to be the victims of several harsh refereeing calls, Antrim boss Fitzgerald was yellow carded for protests in the closing stages.
