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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘The people, the horses, the atmosphere...it's unique' – thousands attend opening day of 150th Dublin Horse Show
Set to be one of the largest summer events in the capital, the five-day show is expected to draw more than 110,000 visitors from Ireland and abroad. Adding a regal note to the opening day, Britain's Princess Anne made an appearance at the horse show, following a morning visit to President Michael D Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin. There was a laid-back yet lively feel to the occasion, with many attendees dressed in typical attire, while others opted for their finest glad rags – hats and all. To most people it may not be the most obvious setting for a second date, but Benjamin Moss (21) and Rose Grimes (20) thought otherwise. 'She's enjoying it more than I am,' Benjamin said, amid plenty of laughter. For Benjamin, who is from east Africa and now lives in London, it was his first time at the horse show. 'I've just been dragged here by her. I'm not really into show jumping, but it's interesting to see.' Both wore the typical equestrian uniform of Dubarry boots and wax jackets. Despite his disinterest in show jumping, Benjamin was surprised by how central the location is. 'It's quite weird because it's so close to the city – you wouldn't think it would be here,' he said. Rose, from Westmeath, has been attending the horse show since she was a toddler and thought it was a fitting occasion for their second date. ' I've been coming here since I was three or four. It's just a nice atmosphere and I meet lots of my friends and people I know,' she said. ADVERTISEMENT The 150th staging of the horse show is being marked by a special exhibition that features historic photos and details from past events. The display is in the RDS Concert Hall and runs from today until Sunday. Freya Dempsey (18) missed out on qualifying for this year's Dublin Horse Show, but said the occasion is a 'family affair' that she couldn't miss. 'I started horse riding when I was three or four,' she said. 'It was my birthday last week, so I used to get the season tickets for my birthday ever since I was little. My granny used to take me in.' 'I love watching all the Irish horses' Despite not qualifying this year, Ms Dempsey still comes along in the hopes she can pick up a trick or two. ' I'm holding my breath. I feel sick watching them, so I think if I had qualified I probably would have fallen off on the first round,' she said. 'It's good to come and see the classes that I tried to qualify for. For the last two years I've tried for the Connies and then the Working Hunter Pony categories.' Ms Dempsey said there is more to the horse show than just competing. She enjoys just being among the 1,600 horses and ponies that will compete in over 168 classes and competitions. 'I love watching all the Irish horses. I think that's probably the best part of it. And then the little ponies, too….it's just good fun,' she said. Friday is always the busiest and most popular day of the horse show, as crowds gather to watch the Nations' Cup of Ireland, where teams compete for the prestigious Aga Khan Challenge Trophy. First awarded in 1926, the trophy has been won outright five times. The current version was presented by the Aga Khan in 1980, after Ireland's outright win in 1979. Among the opening day's spectators are mother and daughter duo Kirsty and Grace Jackson (9) from Northern Ireland, who had come today to cheer on their horse. ' We don't know his fancy name, we're just down to spectate for the day. He did really well. He just had two fences down,' Ms Jackson said. Grace, however, had different ideas: 'I come down for the shopping,' she said. Rose Kelbie, from Scotland, hasn't missed the event for the last 15 years. 'The Dublin Horse Show is unique. It's all about the people, the horses, the atmosphere,' she said. Ms Kelbie, who brought her friend Gill Knight to Dublin for her first horse show, said the atmosphere is always incredible. 'Everyone's really friendly. People in Ireland tend to be like the Scots,' she said. Many are eagerly awaiting the results of the international class, with over €1m in prize money up for grabs. Among those most invested are sister duo Gail Boyd and Lynn Heffron, who dedicate themselves to researching what makes a winning horse. 'It's a brilliant event for meeting friends and watching the classes,' Ms Boyd said. 'The Dublin Horse Show is the ultimate standard when it comes to quality: the horses are beautiful. 'We're especially interested in the Connemaras, so Lynn's been looking them up in the booklet.' The best-dressed competition will take place tomorrow, with a €10,000 cash prize sponsored by Poretti. Participants must register online and have their photo taken at event check-in to enter.
Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Jillian Dempsey, a staple in Boston pro women's hockey, announces retirement
After spending the PWHL's inaugural season with Montreal, Dempsey joined the Boston Fleet on a reserve contract ahead of the 2024-25 season, appearing in nine games and tallying two assists. Advertisement This past season was a homecoming for Dempsey, who grew up in Winthrop and played at the Rivers School and Harvard. She began her professional career with the now-defunct CWHL's Boston Blades and was named Rookie of the Year in 2014, after leading all American-born players in scoring. She later joined and was named captain of the NWHL/PHF's Boston Pride, setting league records for games, goals, assists, and points, and became one of only two players to have won the Isobel Cup three times. While at Rivers, Dempsey was named a 2009 Globe All-Scholastic, and the Globe recently named her to the Throughout her professional career, Dempsey juggled practices and games with her other passion: teaching elementary school in her hometown. She took a leave of absence from teaching in 2024, to devote her time to the PWHL. Advertisement 'I had to decide to keep playing or teach at school,' Emma Healy can be reached at
Glasgow Times
7 days ago
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow residents are struggling to complain on council app
Springburn/Robroyston councillor Audrey Dempsey says she has received 'numerous' enquiries from constituents saying they have experienced problems reporting issues with bins and anti-social behaviour. The MyGlasgow app is set up to provide a range of services from requesting a bulky waste collection to reporting fly tipping or graffiti. It also offers links to useful information about school holidays, paying council tax or updates to online announcements via social media. The issues facing the app comes after a cyber attack hit servers operated by a third-party supplier to one of the council's ICT providers, CGI. The cyber incident was discovered in the early morning of Thursday, June 19 when CGI discovered malicious activity on servers hosted by a third-party supplier. Councillor Dempsey says she is unclear if the problems with the MyGlasgow app are a direct result of the cyber incident as she claims councillors were unaware of any issues for a long time. She said: 'I have had numerous people telling me that they have tried to report problems with bins, council tax issues and anti-social behaviour in their local park through the MyGlasgow app. 'Where they would normally get an acceptance notification to say we have received your complaint and that it is being processed, some of my constituents are saying they haven't even had that and are not convinced their complaint has gone through. 'I have had a couple of people asking me to take the complaints up on their behalf as a result. 'In general there are always issues with the IT system outside of this cyber attack. Over the last couple of days the phone lines have also been down. 'It is hard to say if the MyGlasgow app issues are a direct result of the attack as we were unaware of the incident for so long. We found out shortly before the public found out. 'There are still IT problems for the constituents and I know that I have encountered problems on my machine as have other members. 'We don't know how long it has been going on, how deep it has gone or the way it has affected the council overall.' Glasgow City Council's most recent update on the incident last week highlighted that although council services have been disrupted, the loss of web-based services was caused by the isolation of the affected servers, rather than the cyber incident itself. A spokesperson previously said: 'Wherever possible, the council put in place alternative ways to access services on a temporary basis and, in parallel, began safely restoring the affected services. 'Many of the highest priority services are now back online, with temporary workarounds in place for others. 'A recovery plan is in place to restore each of the affected services, with all but a handful of applications, which are dependent on external support, expected back online by mid-August.' Council services affected by the incident have included accessing online planning applications as well as birth, death and marriage certificates. The council diary where details of upcoming and past meetings have also been offline and will continue to be prior to the committee cycle resuming next week. The council says papers continue to be available, as they always were, and can be picked up in person at the city chambers. A spokesman said: 'We anticipate that the council diary will be available prior to the resumption of the committees after summer recess. However, in the meantime, papers are being provided to the media and are available to the public at the City Chambers, or on request.'
Japan Today
28-07-2025
- Health
- Japan Today
Walking 7,000 steps a day a huge boost to health: research
Step up: Walking even just a little more every day could have big health benefits People who walk 7,000 steps a day have a dramatically lower risk of a broad range of serious health problems, the largest review of the evidence yet said. The most widely promoted target for people tracking their number of steps is 10,000 -- but that figure reportedly originally came from a 1960s marketing campaign for a Japanese pedometer. To find a more scientific target, an international team of researchers sifted through 57 previous studies that covered 160,000 people. The results published in the Lancet Public Health journal found that walking 7,000 steps a day nearly halved people's risk of early death from all causes, compared to 2,000 steps. The study also looked into health problems not previously covered by research into step counts. Walking 7,000 steps a day was linked to people's risk of dementia falling by 38 percent, depression dropping 22 percent and diabetes decreasing 14 percent. It was also associated with lower rates of cancer and falls, though the researchers warned this was based on less evidence. "You don't need to hit 10,000 steps a day to get major health benefits," Paddy Dempsey, a study co-author and medical researcher at Cambridge University, told AFP. "The biggest gains happen before 7,000 steps, and then benefits tend to level off," he said. While people's speeds vary widely, 7,000 steps adds up to roughly an hour of walking throughout the day. Dempsey emphasised that people already managing 10,000 or more steps should keep it up. But he had a message for people who might find 7,000 steps daunting: "don't be discouraged". "If you're only getting 2,000–3,000 steps a day, aim to add an extra 1,000 steps. That's just 10–15 minutes of light walking spread across the day," he said. Andrew Scott, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth not involved in the study, said that "it demonstrates that overall more is always better". "People should not focus too much on the numbers, particularly on days where activity is limited," he added. The World Health Organization recommends at least 150 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity a week. Nearly a third of people worldwide do not reach this target, according to the WHO. © 2025 AFP
USA Today
28-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 19 - George Dempsey (1951-58)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the sixth of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State guard alum George Dempsey. After ending his college career at King's College, Dempsey was picked up with the 69th overall selection (there were many more rounds in that era of the draft) of the 1951 NBA Draft by the(then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native played most of his five seasons in the league with the Dubs, leaving the team in his last season after he was dealt to the (then) Syracuse Nationals (now, Philadelphia 76ers) in 1958. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Dempsey wore only jersey Nos. 19 and 5 and put up 5.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
