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Yahoo
19 hours ago
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- Yahoo
New Hampshire Resident Calls Police After Finding 5-Foot Snake Slithering in Their Bathroom
In a photo shared by the Derry Police Department, the python could be seen resting on the resident's toilet and bathNEED TO KNOW Police in Derry, N.H., responded to a call about a 5-foot python that was found in the bathroom of an apartment in the area They took to Facebook to alert the public after apprehending the unwelcome houseguest and later informed their followers that the owner of the snake had been found "That's my ex! who let him out?" one woman jokingly wrote about the reptilian visitorA New Hampshire resident called the police after finding an unexpected and unwelcome guest slithering around their apartment bathroom. On Monday, July 28, the Derry, N.H. Police Department took to Facebook to alert the public that a 5-ft. python had been discovered in the bathroom of someone's apartment on East Broadway. Authorities shared a photo of the snake, which was reclining over the toilet and stretched out into the nearby bathtub. "Sssssssssssome one missssssssing sssssssomething?" they cheekily captioned the post alongside a snake emoji. It was later updated to read: "Owner has been located." Followers took to the comments section to reply to the comical post. "That's my ex! who let him out?" one woman wrote, prompting another to jokingly reply, "We must've dated the same guy." "A whole new meaning to 'snake the toilet,' " someone else joked. Others had more practical comments and concerns, including one Facebook user who asked, "If that isn't where the snake lives….how did it get in?!?!" They continued, adding, "Please don't tell me it came up through the toilet or shower drain." Speaking to Derry Police Captain Vern Thomas described the snake as "docile." He confirmed that it wound up belonging to one of the resident's neighbors and that it had been safely reunited. As for how the snake embarked on its adventure, police were unable to provide an answer. PEOPLE contacted the Derry, N.H. Police Department for additional comment. According to Healthline, a pet ball python, a common breed to keep as a pet, is capable of biting if provoked. However, they are nonvenomous so a bite is not lethal. However, anyone who was bitten might still need to seek medical attention to avoid a possible infection. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. While not common, unfortunately finding a snake where it doesn't belong seems to happen more often than one would like. In November 2024, a man in Australia reported finding a python in his toilet twice in one week. Both were safely removed after the proper channels were alerted. That same month, a woman in South Carolina reported finding a ball python, similar to the one in New Hampshire, behind her toilet. The snake — believed to be a pet, according to reporting by The State — was safely removed. However, the bathroom was reportedly flooded by the reptilian visitor. Read the original article on People
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
LOI transfers: Jamie Stott joins Derry City with Ciaron Harkin moving to Sligo Rovers
Derry City have brought in defender Jamie Stott from crisis club Morecambe. The 27-year old has joined the Brandywell club on an 18-month deal, offering a new option as a left-sided centre-back for manager Tiernan Lynch. Stott was voted Players' Player of the Season at Morecambe last year as the Shrimpers were relegated from the Football League. They are currently battling for their very survival as a entity due to financial and ownership issues, opening the door for Derry to sign Stott. He counts Oldham Athletic, Stockport and Halifax Town among his previous sides. City boss Lynch is pleased with his latest addition: "Jamie comes here with plenty of experience in the EFL and National League and will strengthen our defensive options ahead of a very busy few months. "He's a big, strong lad and seems happy with the ball at his feet. "He just arrived this morning and took part in a full training session today and we're really looking forward to working with him." Dipo Akinyemi, Adam Frizzell and Brandon Fleming have already moved to Derry this window, as well as loan signing Alex Bannon. Midfielder Ciaron Harkin is the latest player to join Sligo Rovers, departing the Brandywell. Harkin signs with Rovers until the end of the 2025 season, with the club retaining an option on the player for 2026. The 29-year-old is the sixth signing of the summer transfer window, with John Russell already adding Patrick McClean, Seb Quirk, Ryan O'Kane, James McManus and Sean Stewart this month. The Derry native began his senior career with the Candystripes and has had his career blighted by injuries in recent years. He was a regular for City from 2019-2021 but later suffered devastating cruciate ligament ruptures which kept him sidelined for almost two years. Harkin made a return to action last year and went out on loan to Coleraine at the end of the year to get game time under his belt. Lynch gave Harkin six appearances this campaign, but he struggled to break into the side, leading to Bit O' Red boss John Russell making a move. Russell said: "It's a brilliant signing of a player I've always admired. He's a midfielder who can do a bit of everything. He's tenacious, good on the ball, legs, energy, he's coming to us at the stage of his career for a fresh challenge. "He's a Derry boy, he's had his injuries in the past but he's over those now. He's hungry to play, sitting on the bench is not easy for any player but especially at his age, he's in the prime of his career, at 29."
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Joe Brolly responds to subtle jibe by Paudie Clifford after Kerry proved him wrong in All-Ireland final
JOE Brolly has laughed off Paudie Clifford's pointed response to him effectively calling Kerry a one-man team. 2 The 27-year-old starred as Kerry beat Donegal 1-26 to 0-19 2 Brolly has been a heavy critic of Jack O'Connor's side all Championship The columnist and podcaster had scrutinised the Kerry team after their In his 'So there it is. Armagh v Paudie clearly took offence to the comments of the former Derry footballer, proving him wrong in the final by playing a star role in winning Kerry's 39th All-Ireland. Read more on GAA In his post-match interview he The three time All-Star said: "To be called a one-man team when I see myself some of the work that our lads put in... 'Like, Joe O'Connor, the turnovers, winning balls, scoring, Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaioch, Gavin White – I'm only naming a few. I see the work that they put in every day. 'To be called a one-man team then, it's nearly like it's disrespectful. It's kind of personal. I suppose that's the angle we were coming from." Most read in GAA Football The Fossa man's indirect reaction to Brolly's remarks had sparked a response from the 1993 All-Ireland winner. On his David Clifford's son adorably hijacks RTE interview after dad dominates All-Ireland final "If you'd been with me coming out of Croke Park on Sunday, the Kerry people were roaring and shouting, 'Whatcha think of that!' This is all interest, it's all part of the game." Not even the 'one-man' in the 'one-man team' was safe from a wisecrack from Brolly. The two-time All-Star joked: "What do you do with Superman? I wrote it in my column this morning, I had to laugh when I read it again. After he had got his ninth point, it was such an amazing thing to happen. "He was sent clean through on goals, goes round the goalkeeper. Everybody was in the air already and he missed. "I wrote it was like Superman dropping a woman who had fallen from the top of a skyscraper. He looked down at his foot, mystified." The former RTÉ pundit was however complimentary of David Clifford as he has now finally buried the 'can he do it in an All-Ireland final?' myth. Brolly added: "That is such an essential point when it comes to greatness. The first time I really appreciated that was how he revelled in his Fossa teammates. "He revelled in it, and never presented as better than them or as being higher up in the pecking order. He just absolutely blended in. "That humility is his most important quality. From the point of view of longevity with Kerry, from the point of view of his teammates being inspired by him all the time."
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
'I found the year in general tough' - O'Connor to take time over decision on future
Ten months ago, the hits just kept on coming for Jack O'Connor. Losing an All-Ireland semi-final in July was human – the pain of that defeat to Armagh is part of the reason why he is hesitant about staying on – but losing his management team the following month was, well, not careless but compounding. In mid-August, selector Mike Quirke announced his departure and Diarmuid Murphy soon followed. With Paddy Tally agreeing to a smaller role before eventually taking over Derry, O'Connor faced a race to put a new band together in September. It required headhunting in the form of Cian O'Neill from Galway to join Aodán Mac Gearailt, James Costello and Pa McCarthy. 'I found the year in general tough because you have to remember, around this time last year, we suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Armagh in a game that we appeared to be in control of,' O'Connor recounted. 'Then I had my whole management broke up. So I had to try and put the management together while I was dealing with the personal heartbreak of losing an All-Ireland semi-final. 'That can be a tough, lonely place to be, when you're trying to do that. So right from this time last year I found the going tough and there were times when I felt like packing it up, and whatever. I'm glad I stuck with it and saw the year out because, sure, we got the reward yesterday. But it was a tough year.' Read More Kerry chairman optimistic Jack O'Connor will remain in charge for 2026 The faith of the players convinced O'Connor to reform his backing group. 'Well, I would be conversing with some of the players and stuff and they would have said to 'hang in there'. 'It's tough going when you lose your management team, lads that you soldier with and that you trust and confide in. Then you have to try and gel with a new management team. That can be tough at times. As it turned out, the lads have been brilliant.' O'Connor credited them for identifying Donegal's zonal approach was ripe for two-point picking. He will now face a stronger charm offensive from the players to stick around especially after signalling this was his last season at the helm. 'It isn't like I'm playing hard to get at all. I'm a long old time at this thing now, lads. I found last year particularly tough, I have to say, and I'm not sure I can put myself through that stuff again because when you reach a certain age, your priorities change a bit. 'There's a lot of other things I like doing. I like playing a bit of golf. I like spending time with my grandson, Jack, who's mad for golf as well. He'd be around the lawn below at the golf club, learning to swing it. 'I live in a nice part of the country and I enjoy being out in nature and going out at my old homestead in Dromid, stuff like that. We'll see. I'll leave it settle for a couple of weeks. 'I won't hang people out to dry or keep people hanging on. I'll have a think about it. I had only one or two hours' sleep last night, so now isn't a great time to be making a decision.' O'Connor would be one for piseogs but he didn't buy into the idea that another All-Ireland was on the way after winning the league as the pattern followed in his four previous successes. 'Not particularly no, because particularly the way we won the league, we almost won the league by default, I would suggest.' It didn't appear an All-Ireland was on the cards last month after a humbling day against Meath in Tullamore or at least to a number of pundits, who O'Connor hit back at following the sensational quarter-final win over Armagh. 'Ah, it wasn't about me personally. It was just that we were putting in an incredible effort, everybody but on the back of one bad day out we were being written off and disrespected. 'Sometimes you just get pissed off with that because the people who are doing the criticising are most of the time hurlers on the ditch who don't put in the same effort themselves with teams. 'I'm normally not like that. You've listened to me a long time, I normally give stock answers at these press briefings but I had reached a point where I was just up to my tonsils with it. I had a bit of a rant sure there is no harm at times to leave off a bit of steam.' On Sunday, O'Connor was asked about Mick O'Dwyer who passed away in April – 'The rest of us are only trotting after him now'. On Monday morning, he spoke too about his former selector and Kerry great Johnny Culloty, who died in February of this year. 'Johnny was a great friend of mine. He got a few calls during the match yesterday, and before the match. I remember his son saying to me at his funeral that Johnny would help us to win the All-Ireland. So fair play to Donal, he predicted that.'
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Mayo star Mullin becomes latest Irish player to sign new AFL deal
Mayo star Oisín Mullin has signed a new two-year contract with AFL club Geelong, extending his time with the Victoria outfit to at least the end of 2027. The 25-year-old has been outstanding this season and has played 18 games so far. The former two-time Young Footballer of the Year has been with the club since late 2022. 'Oisín has shown enormous growth in a short space of time and continues to impress us with his work ethic and willingness to learn,' said Geelong Cats Executive General Manager of Football Andrew Mackie. 'As with all our Irish players, we understand the enormity of the decision to move to Australia, we love having Oisín as part of our program and we can't wait to see him play an important role for us over the next two years and beyond.' Geelong currently have two other Irish players at the club in Kerry's Mark O'Connor and Cillian Burke. The news comes a few days after Derry's Callum Brown extended his stay with GWS Giants. The forward signed a new three-year deal, recommitting to the club until at least the end of the 2028 AFL season. The former Derry minor joined in late 2018 and enjoyed a breakout year in 2023. He has notched 58 games and 61 goals. 'Callum's journey is one of the great success stories from where he's come from to now being a really solid contributor to our side,' said the club's Executive General Manager of Football, Jason McCartney. 'He arrived at the club as a teenager from Ireland with very little exposure to AFL, but what he's achieved through his work ethic, commitment and natural ability has been remarkable. 'He's playing some really good footy at the moment and hitting the scoreboard for us which adds another dynamic to our forward line. 'We know he's got great capability to provide a real X-factor and it's pleasing to have him locked away for another three years.'
