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Business Wire
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
AlbaCore Capital Brings Aboard Diarmuid Curran to Enhance European CLO Capabilities
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--European credit specialist, AlbaCore Capital Group ('AlbaCore'), has announced the appointment of Diarmuid Curran as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Diarmuid Curran has joined AlbaCore as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, bringing a wealth of experience in European credit markets to further strengthen the team and support the continued growth of the firm's European CLO platform. Diarmuid will focus on AlbaCore's leading European CLO platform – both new issuance and existing CLO fund management, reporting to Deborah Cohen Malka, Partner and Portfolio Manager, who leads the CLO business. 'I'm pleased to welcome Diarmuid to the team at AlbaCore,' said Deborah Cohen Malka. 'His background and experience will strengthen our capabilities as we continue to take advantage of the pipeline of opportunities in Europe on behalf of our investor base.' Diarmuid joins AlbaCore from Napier Park Global Capital, where he served as a Portfolio Manager. In that capacity, he was responsible for managing a portfolio of European loans and High Yield bonds held in CLOs as well as credit selection and underwriting as a member of the Investment Committee. 'I've been impressed from afar by AlbaCore's reputation in the European market,' said Diarmuid Curran. 'I look forward to working with Deborah and the team to build upon their well-established European CLO business.' In March of this year, AlbaCore successfully priced AlbaCore Euro CLO VII - it's 7 th CLO – bringing the total value of CLO platform assets under management to c. €2.9 billion. The CLO platform incorporates negative ESG screening criteria in combination with AlbaCore's fundamental research and risk focused ESG considerations, including restrictions on the industries in which the CLO can invest. About AlbaCore Capital Group AlbaCore Capital Group is one of Europe's leading alternative credit specialists, investing in private capital solutions, direct lending, opportunistic and dislocated credit, CLOs, and structured products. Founded in 2016, AlbaCore is part of the First Sentier Investors Group. AlbaCore's investment philosophy is focused on capital preservation and generating attractive risk adjusted returns through the cycle for its investors. AlbaCore manages US $10.0 billion in AuM3 as of 31 March 2025 on behalf of global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, insurance companies, family offices and high net worths around the world.
Irish Independent
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Wexford CBS class of 2025 remember deceased classmate as awards event marks end of school year
It was a bittersweet moment for the Wexford CBS class of 2025 as the annual graduation mass and end of year awards took place at the school. While there's excitement at starting the next chapter of their young lives, the students also recalled the many great memories they made in the halls of the school. It was also a time to reflect on those who tragically were not there beside them at their graduation mass. In particular, the absence of sixth year student Diarmuid Murtagh was noted. The talented rugby player from Tagoat passed away in October after a sudden illness much to the devastation of his friends and teachers at the school. In Diarmuid's memory, the Classical Studies subject award will bear his name. His teacher Brendan Codd made a moving speech, reminding all present about the young man Diarmuid was. From there it was onto the awards. The winner of the prestigious Edmund Rice Award was J.P. Fielding. The sixth year subject awards were presented as follows. Classics - Thomas Francis; Music - Kieran Dooley; Irish - Jack Conneely and Harry Condon McGuinness; English - Callum Pierce; Maths - Thomas Francis; German - Ciarán Kelly; Physical Education - Robert Casey; Art - Sean Og Sheppard; Design & Communication Graphics - Ciarán Doyle; Construction Studies - JP Fielding; Business Studies - John Dwyer; LCVP - Danny Mann; French - Josh Cullen; Geography - Jack Conneely; History - Callum Pierce; Applied Maths - Chris Biju Nadackal; Physics - J.P. Fielding; Chemistry - Chris Biju Nadackal; Biology - Callum Pierce; Ag Science - Malachi Asgharian; Economics - Callum Pierce; Accounting - Callum Pierce and Seán Denton. In terms of the extra-curricular and sports awards, Hurler of the Year went to Ciarán Doyle and Footballer of the Year was Colin Carley. The award for Handball went to Jamie Barnes, Basketball to George Lucut, Soccer to Filip Wasilewski and the International Recognition Award went to Philip Wiercinski for water polo. The Performance Arts Award went to Joshua Higginbotham, while awards were also handed out to the Meitheal Leaders and those who contributed to the Zambia Immersion Project, as well as a number of exemplary work ethic awards. The winner of the Kathleen Fahy Award was Rian Doyle. Concluding the ceremony to enjoy refreshments provided by the Parents' Council, Principal Michael McMahon and Deputy Principal John Hegarty once again wished the lads all the very best for the exams and for their futures.
The Journal
26-04-2025
- General
- The Journal
6am sprints and rooftop communion: Behind the scenes of the papal funeral
Diarmuid Pepper in Rome PEOPLE OFTEN SAY that the Catholic Church moves slowly, and so it is with the Vatican's press office too. The Journal faced a wait of close to three hours to receive its accreditation for Pope Francis' funeral, but were among the lucky outlets. Others had to queue over a two-day period and last night, long lines of journalists pleaded their case. When one person became irate with the wait, an employee with the Vatican's press office replied: 'Please, Papa Francesco just died, we are in mourning and trying our best.' Journalists desperately trying to access their media accreditation card last night at the Vatican press office Diarmuid Pepper / The Journal Diarmuid Pepper / The Journal / The Journal At 8am this morning, some journalists were still outside the Vatican press office, a stone's throw away from St Peter's Square, desperately seeking their media accreditation card before the 10am funeral. Perhaps the fight to get the precious media accreditation card set journalists on edge. At 6am this morning in a court yard just off St Peter's Square, journalists from all over the world were waiting patiently to board a small lift to take them to the top of one of the colonnades that encircle the Square. Everything moves slowly when it comes to media access at the Vatican but this is kind of next level @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 Suddenly, around 30 people sprinted out of the courtyard and towards St Peter's Square. The rumour mill began – has Trump arrived? A fellow journalist said nothing good ever comes from running with the crowd, so many others remained in the courtyard. We were then faced with a choice – wait for the small lift or climb the tiny, centuries old staircase. The Journal opted for the staircase and everyone was out of breath at the top but in awe of the view. View from the colonnade of St Peter's @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 From there, we had a birds-eye view of the Cardinals and world leaders coming out of the basilica to take their seat. Trump, Zelenskyy and our own Michael D Higgins arriving in quick succession @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 But it was inside the basilica where all the action was happening, with US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting face to face just weeks after publicly arguing in the White House. From atop the colonnade, the photographers perked up and sprung into action any time the Cardinals and Bishops below removed or reapplied their headwear. When seen from atop, it's easy to see why such theatre attracts the camera. The moment the cardinals and bishops began to depart Pope Francis's funeral to applause from those gathered as he made his way to Santa Maria Maggiore — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 Before the funeral Mass, a voice on the loudspeaker encouraged all Catholics present to partake of the Eucharist. Advertisement It required an army of priests, several hundred by the look of it from atop the colonnade, and priests were even able to make their way to the top of the colonnade to distribute the Eucharist to Catholic journalists. I assumed the eucharist wouldn't make its way to the colonnade for the media but I was mistaken @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 Speaking moments after the funeral, Dubliner Marie Heraughty said it was 'emotional' but also a 'wonderful moment able to say goodbye and thank Pope Francis for teaching us how to live mercy and kindness in a better way'. Like so many, Marie Heraughty was over for originally for the Canonisation of Carlos Acutis. She said he even came through for her group today, when a prayer to him fixed the big screen that was in the blink at St Peter's. @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 26, 2025 She had come to Rome to see the canonisation of Carlo Acutis, which was postponed due to Francis' death. 'We got a favour from Carlo Acutis this morning,' said Heraughty with a laugh, 'because the big screen in front of us wasn't working. 'So we all gathered and prayed to Carlos Acutis and it started working again.' And from there it was a journey of around five kilometres to Santa Marta Maggiore, where Francis was buried. He's the first pope since Leo XIII, who died in 1903, to be buried outside of the Vatican It's in a rather unfashionable area of Rome – on a taxi journey to the basilica on the night before Francis' funeral, a taxi driver warned to be especially wary of pickpockets. Santa Maria Maggiore prior to the burial of Pope Francis Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo Perhaps this is one of the reasons Francis chose to be buried here and indeed a group of poor and needy people gave him his final send-off there. According to Vatican News , the group included homeless people, prisoners, refugees and transgender individuals. Speaking yesterday, Bishop Benoni Ambarus, who helped organise the send-off, noted that the prisoners from Rome's Rebibbia prison were still awaiting authorisation to attend. While this final send-off was not televised, a source said they were 'seated in a position of authority'. The Vatican said that for many of them, he was like a 'father' and each holding a white rose, they were among the last to bid farewell to Francis. 'The poor hold a privileged place in God's heart,' and therefore 'also in the heart and teachings of the Holy Father, who chose the name Francis so as never to forget them,' said the Vatican. Santa Maria Maggiore also holds a special place in Francis's heart because it houses the Salus Populi Romani icon. Before and after every foreign journey, he would pray before the Salus Populi Romani icon. He also made an unscheduled stop on his way home to the Vatican from hospital to pray before the icon. When Francis appeared from the balcony of the Gemelli hospital in Rome after his 38-day hospitalisation, one of the few words he said was: 'I see this woman with the yellow flowers. Brava.' 🇻🇦💐 Carmela Mancuso, speaking to Rome Reports, talks about seeing Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. When leaving Rome's Gemelli University Hospital, for the last time, The Pope pointed her out within the crowds of well wishers. — Imperial Material ♚ (@royalistinusa) April 25, 2025 Francis was able to get a hold of these flowers and he placed them before the icon. The icon depicts a half-figure of Our Lady with the Child Jesus in her arms. Related Reads Small group of transgender people and prisoners among the last to say farewell to Pope Francis Francis, a 'Pope among the people', laid to rest in Rome Spontaneous applause in St Peter's Square as Zelenskyy arrives for funeral of Pope Francis Pope Gregory I (590-604) is said to have paused in prayer in front of the icon to implore for an end to the plague. In a similar vein, Francis prayed under the icon in March 2020 for healthcare workers and all those impacted by Covid. Pope Francis before the icon within Santa Maria Maggiore on his return to the Vatican after his 38-day stay in hospital Vatican Media Vatican Media At a rosary for Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore last night, a group of Palestinian priests and teenagers were present, with the teenagers wearing jumpers bearing the image of Carlo Acutis, who was due to be canonised tomorrow. Thousands of teenagers came to Rome to celebrate Carlo but instead are attending the funeral of Francis. The priest leading the group said he was there to pray for Francis, a pope he said was a friend to Palestine and to Gaza. Group of Palestinian teenagers and priests at a Rosary said for Pope Francis outside Santa Maria Maggiore on the night before his burial there Diarmuid Pepper / The Journal Diarmuid Pepper / The Journal / The Journal The priest was also there to meet with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. He is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and the top Catholic in the Middle East, with an archdiocese encompassing Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan and Cyprus. The Italian was made a cardinal in September 2023, shortly before the war broke out between Israel and Hamas. In October 2023, Pizzaballa offered himself in exchange for those held hostage by Hamas. 'If this can lead to freedom and bring those children back home, no problem. On my part, absolute willingness,' said Pizzaballa at the time. He is one of the Cardinals deemed to be 'papabile' – the closest English translation is 'pope-able'. Diarmuid Ó Dálaigh and his son Naoise, from Midleton in Co Cork, were among those at the rosary said for Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore last night. They were in Rome for a family holiday and got caught up in the events. 'We've really become part of the whole funeral, we came here tonight to pay our respects, and we're delighted to do so. 'It's been very moving the whole way through and we've great time for Pope Francis. 'He was one of the greats in terms of world leaders and he'll be remembered like Gandhi and Martin Luther King and others. He also spoke to the group from Palestine. 'They shared their struggle and their story with us here.' Naoise and his dad Diarmuid outside Santa Marie Maggiore, where Pope Francis will be buried tomorrow morning. Naoise talks about his hopes for the next pope while Diarmuid discusses having met a group from Palestine at the rosary which was said from the basilica @thejournal_ie — Diarmuid Pepper (@Diarmuid_9) April 25, 2025 Meanwhile, Naoise remarked that it's a 'very historic event' and noted that it is the first funeral of a sitting pope since John Paul II died in 2005. 'I was only two-years-old when Pope Francis came in so it's kind of an end of an era, but we'll hope for a good choice in the next conclave and hope for the Holy Spirit to guide it as well.' Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
RTÉ News
24-04-2025
- General
- RTÉ News
'Francis taught us not just how to live, but how to die'
Darkness had long since descended on Saint Peter's Square, and still huge queues of people snaked their way around, as parishioners waited patiently to enter the Basilica of Saint Peter to pay their final respects to Pope Francis. Diarmuid, Brian and Naoise Ó Dálaigh, from Midleton in Co Cork, joined the queue late in the evening, but felt the long wait would be worth the sacrifice. "It's a unique opportunity in church life and in the faith journey to be present at a Papal funeral, of whatever kind," Diarmuid said. "The man himself was so gentle, so humble, so good to the poor and an inspiration to many throughout the world. So, I think he deserves it. "And a few hours queuing now in the dark on a nice, cool, Roman evening won't kill us." Entrance to St Peter's Basilica was held open all night to afford the tens of thousands of people a chance to pay their final respects to the pontiff. Norman Devira from London explains why Pope Francis was a figure of immense significance for the gay community in particular. "I grew up Catholic, so I just wanted to go and see Pope Francis, it's an historic moment," he said. "The legacy of Pope Francis for me is the semi-acceptance of us gays. I go to mass every Sunday and what that means to me is that there is a light at the end of the tunnel." Professor Eamonn Conway, a priest of the Tuam Diocese, working at the University of Notre Dame in Australia arrived in Rome yesterday and spoke about the legacy he feels Pope Francis leaves behind. "He was first and foremost a pastor. He had the heart of a pastor. Francis allowed himself to be touched, above all, by those who were vulnerable," Prof Conway said. "His last major document was on the Sacred Heart. For him it was all about the heart and allowing the heart to speak. "If there was one word I would associate with Pope Francis, it is mercy. It wasn't that he wasn't concerned about justice, however. I think he was horrified and wanted justice for those who were wronged and hurt by the church. I think he absolutely wanted that." Reflecting on the passing of the pontiff at the age of 88, Professor Conway said he had a "great sense that this was his time to let go". "I think the Synod will be his lasting contribution, as well as the witness he gave to a more caring and compassionate church. But his time had come. "That was my sense of it. I wasn't at all surprised or disturbed. When I saw him on Easter Sunday and the struggle that was there, I said this is a man who has made up his mind, that it's his time to let go. "He wanted to say goodbye in his own way. I think it's a tremendous gift that he got the opportunity to do so.
