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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Patrick Collins: 'At the end of training we do a few penalties just for the craic, myself and the forwards'
On the sideline, Damien Cahalane appeared to be directing Patrick Collins as to which side each Limerick penalty taker was going to shoot. Cahalane would know a thing or two about saving penalties in TUS Gaelic Grounds. At the other Town end as Storm Fergus enveloped the venue in December 2023, he kept out Dingle and Kerry star Tom O'Sullivan on the way to securing Castlehaven a Munster senior club football title. Collins was level to Tom Morrissey's shot and saw Barry Murphy and Declan Hannon hit shots either side of his posts as Cork triumphed. But as for preparing for them, there wasn't much the Ballinhassig man could do aside from some fun after a training session. 'I suppose at the end of training we do a few penalties just for the craic, myself and the forwards. That's it, really. It's probably more so for their practice rather than me thinking that you'd go a penalty shooter or what not. It's a bit of a laugh after training and we do it every so often. But to think you'd have a game going into penalties, I suppose the chances are that it's going to be slim enough.' Collins acknowledged the importance of the Cork following on the Ennis Road terrace behind him. 'When you're going down to the Cork crowd and you get a bit of a cheer, it gives you a bit of a lift. 'But I suppose whatever way it went, you just have to manage it and deal with it. It's no different to the first half or second half, with the supporters and without. It's just the kind of situation we found ourselves are in. Yeah, it was class at the end.' Collins was asked by Pat Ryan if he fancied taking a penalty but chose to focus on stopping Limerick's effort. 'Yeah, I suppose he would have alright but I said I'd concentrate on the other end. But look, the lads, there's plenty of forwards who can take penalties.' Collins's third Munster SHC medal, first on the field of play, is special but he could also put it in perspective. There's a lot more to play for in an All-Ireland semi-final on July 5. 'Look, it's class. It's just building blocks, really. I suppose we went after a performance and that's what we got and the result took care of itself. 'But we're no illusion that in four weeks, we're going to face a big challenge again. So it's just knuckle down for the next four weeks, work really hard, get everyone back in for competition, enjoy training. 'And no different than we have in the last few weeks. So I suppose it gives the few lads with injuries just (a chance) to sort out their niggles and stuff like that but it's time to go hard now again for the next four weeks.'
The 42
29-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Paudie Clifford returns, Con O'Callaghan out, as Kerry, Galway and Dublin name teams
Updated at 23.13 KERRY HAVE made two changes for Saturday's Round 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship match Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in: 4.45pm) Paudie Clifford comes into the team after recovering from injury, while Graham O'Sullivan also features, having come off the bench in the win over Roscommon earlier this month. Diarmuid O'Connor and Dylan Geaney make way, with the latter named among the substitutes. Meanwhile, Galway have also named their starting XV for Sunday's Round 2 fixture against Derry at Celtic Park (throw-in: 2pm). There is one change in personnel following the narrow defeat Dublin. Jack Glynn starts while Cian Hernon drops to the bench for Pádraic Joyce's men. Finally, Dublin have also confirmed how they will line out for Sunday's match versus Armagh at Croke Park (throw-in: 4pm). Tom Lahiff starts, having featured as a substitute against Galway, while Con O'Callaghan is out. Kerry team to face Cork: 1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore) Advertisement 2. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks), 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), 4. Tom O'Sullivan (Dingle) 5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht), 6. Mike Breen (Beaufort), 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes) 8. Joe O'Connor (Austin Stacks) 9. Barry Dan O'Sullivan (Dingle) 10. Graham O'Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), 11. Paudie Clifford (Fossa) 12. Seán O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks), 13. David Clifford (Fossa), 14. Paul Geaney (Dingle), 15. Míchéal Burns (Dr Crokes) Subs: 16. Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes) 17. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe) 18. Dylan Geaney (Dingle) 19. Armin Heinrich (Austin Stacks) 20. Paul Murphy (Rathmore) 21. Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes) 22. Conor Geaney (Dingle) 23. Mark O'Shea (Dr Crokes) 24. Killian Spillane (Templenoe) 25. Evan Looney (Dr Crokes) 26. Seán O'Brien (Beaufort) 27. Tom Leo O'Sullivan (Dingle) 28. Darragh Lyne (Killarney Legion) Galway team to face Derry 1. Connor Gleeson (Dunmore MacHales) 2. Johnny McGrath (Caherlistrane) 3. Seán ÓMaoilchiaráin (Arran) 4. Jack Glynn (Claregalway) 5. Dylan McHugh (Corofin) 6. Seán Kelly (Moycullen) 7. Liam Silke (Corofin) 8. Paul Conroy (St James') 9. John Maher (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 10. Matthew Thompson (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 11. Cillian McDaid (Monivea Abbey) 12. Céin Darcy (Ballyboden St Enda's) 13. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard) 14. Robert Finnerty (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 15. Shane Walsh (Kilmacud Crokes) Subs: 16. Conor Flaherty (Claregalway) 17. Daniel O'Flaherty (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 18. Cathal Sweeney (Salthill-Knocknacarra) 19. Kieran Molloy (Corofin) 20. Seán Fitzgerald (Bhearna) 21. Sam O'Neill (St James') 22. Peter Cooke (Moycullen) 23. John Daly (Mountbellew–Moylough) 24. Johnny Heaney (Killannin) 25. Colm Costello (Dunmore MacHales) 18. Cian Hernon (Bhearna) Dublin team to face Armagh: 1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells) 2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf) 3. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud Crokes) 22. Sean McMahon (Raheny) 5. Alex Gavin (Ballyboden St Enda's) 6. Brian Howard (Raheny) 7. Tom Lahiff (St Judes') 8. Peader ÓCofaigh-Byrne (Cuala) 9. Killian McGinnis (Skerries Harps) 12. Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock) 11. Lorcan O'Dell (Templeogue Synge St) 12. Sean Bugler (Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh) 13. Brian O'Leary (Na Fianna) 14. Cormac Costello (Whitehall) 15. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) Subs: 16. Evan Comerford (Ballymun Kickhams) 17. Luke Breathnach (Ballinteer St John's) 18. Nathan Doran (Clontarf) 19. Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille) 20. Davy Keogh (Thomas Davis) 21. Greg McEneaney (Skerries Harps) 22. Eoghan O'Donnell (Whitehall Colmcille) 23. Dan O'Leary (St Sylvesters) 24. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge St) 25. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams) 26. Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
BBC News
29-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Brightlingsea hedgehog rescuer wants signs to prevent injuries
A kind-hearted volunteer who has nursed hundreds of poorly hedgehogs back to health hopes signage to prevent more of the species being injured will be installed in her Pudney set up her Brightlingsea Hedgehog Highways Rescue Facebook group after spotting a tiny hedgehog roaming the Essex town a few years said she had looked after hundreds of the spiky species in her makeshift hedgehog hospital in her garden, including more than 60 last animal lover said she had discussed her idea for street signs - warning drivers that hedgehogs could be on the road - with town councillors. She hopes Essex Highways will support the initiative and the authority has been invited to traffic accidents were "one of the biggest" reasons hedgehogs needed her care, she Pudney, 50, said she could provide care for up to 15 of these spiny mammals at a time. Some stay for weeks or months until they are healthy enough to survive in the wild, she says."That can be quite a lot of work as they're quite complex little creatures." She is currently caring for Dingle who came to her in December after being found in a back garden weighing less than an apple at just 272g (9.6oz) and missing most of his spikes while suffering with two skin almost six months on and having increased his weight by four times to 1.2kg (2.6lb), Ms Pudney hopes Dingle will return to where he was found in the next week."He's regrown his spines lovely. I'm just waiting for the last batch to grow because until he has his spines, he can't protect himself against any predators," she said. Ms Pudney runs the service while also volunteering at a local cat rescue and for the charity Cats said she had received extra training from a veterinary nurse."I soon realised that Brightlingsea has got a really healthy population of hedgehogs, particularly in certain areas," she said donations helped her look after the hedgehogs, adding: "It does cost a lot of money."She thanked the many volunteers who helped put food and water out around the town for the hedgehogs. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Irish Times
26-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Artisan salt, eggs, butter and leaves producers among winners at Ireland food awards
Ireland's premier artisan food producers have been honoured by leading chefs at the 2025 Euro-Toques food awards . Winners across a range of categories included: Dingle Sea Salt, Coole Farm, Moy Hill Farm, Salt Rock Dairy and Ballylisk. The awards ceremony, held on Monday afternoon at Ashford Castle, recognised products nominated by chefs who use them in their restaurants and voted for by members of the Euro-Toques Ireland Food Council. More than 100 chefs, producers and Euro-Toques members gathered for a celebratory lunch featuring a harvest table of more than 30 Irish producers, including this year's winners and nominees. The annual awards, now in their 39th year were first established in 1996 by the late Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House in Co Cork. This year's theme, honouring Ireland's kitchen table, paid tribute to the place where food meets tradition, memory and storytelling and honoured seven champions, all makers of key cookery ingredients. READ MORE The Euro-Toques Ireland Food Council is a European community of chefs and cooks that champion local food integrity, craftsmanship and community-led gastronomy. The 2025 awards celebrated seven winners chosen across the categories of Water, Land, Farm, Dairy, Artisan Produce and Craft/Traditional Skills. The 2025 Awards winners Water Husband and wife Brian Farrell and Marie Holden are owners of West of Dingle sea Salt. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish Times Dingle Sea Salt for its innovative and sustainable solar-evaporated, Atlantic-harvested sea salt that uses a fully off-grid, low-carbon process. Land Coole Farm for its cultivation of organic salad leaves using a regenerative approach that restores soil health and supports biodiversity. Farm Moy Hill Farm, Fergal Smith of Moy Hill Farm in Co Clare. Photograph: Paul Sherwood Moy Hill Farm for its ethical, regenerative egg production, its education programmes, community-supported agricultural boxes and on-farm transparency. Dairy (cultured butter) Salt Rock Dairy for handcrafted cultured butter using milk from its own herd and Wexford sea salt, a method that revives traditional butter-making. Dairy (soft cheese) Ballylisk Triple Rose cheese. Photograph: Paul Sherwood Ballylisk for The Triple Rose, a rich triple cream cheese, a luxurious product with depth and distinction, made from a single pedigree herd in Armagh. Artisan produce Wild Irish Foragers for helping to preserve Ireland's edible heritage, keeping forgotten flavours alive with its handcrafted syrups, shrubs and jellies made from foraged botanicals. Traditional craft/skill Seagull Bakery for the championing of bread made from Irish-grown grains and bold fermentation, reimagining traditional baking with creativity and skill. Lunch at the Ashford Castle event was prepared by chefs Liam Finnegan and Jonathan Keane, whose menus served local ingredients. Conor Halpenny of Square Dundalk and chair of Euro-Toques Ireland, said: 'We are honouring those who have kept Irish food grounded – producers and craftspeople who quietly shape our national identity through their work every single day. 'The Irish kitchen table is a symbol of trust, care and resilience,' said Aishling Moore of Goldie in Cork, head of the Euro-Toques Food Council. 'It is where we learn the fundamentals of food – not just how to cook, but how to value what we eat and who we share it with.' Each award category considered a fundamental element of the Irish food story, from ocean-harvested salt and nutrient-rich seaweeds to soil-nurturing salad leaves, pasture-raised eggs, and hand-churned butter.
Metro
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Katie Hill calls for the return of two major Emmerdale legends for tragic story
Sarah Sugden (Katie Hill) is facing a difficult time ahead in Emmerdale as she's given a diagnosis of cervical cancer. Already living with a condition called Fanconi anaemia, which could mean she'll have a shorter than average lifespan, Sarah has made the decision to have IVF so she can become a mother. She previously thought she was pregnant, but while his turned out to be a false alarm it left her realising that she desperately wants to be a mum before it's too late. She decided to look into having IVF, and it was at an appointment about the IVF that a possible problem was spotted. 'The doctor sees some inflamed cells and she gets called back in for a biopsy. She then gets called to an appointment and is told she's got cancer,' Katie Hill told us. 'She's trying to stay positive, she thinks everything is going to work out. She's obviously dealt with cancer growing up, she's been through so much she's quite good at handling stuff like that as much as it hurts to hear. 'She takes the route of 'I'm going to focus on having this baby and the IVF,' so that's where she's at with her mental state. She just wants to have this baby and get the cancer out the way.' Another reason that Sarah doesn't want to confide in anyone is that she knows that they would advise her to forget about the IVF, Katie explained: 'Deep down she knows she's not doing the right thing by not telling anyone because she knows if she did, they'd say hold off on the IVF now, let's sort the cancer. But she doesn't want to do that, so for now she's happy to keep it to herself.' Having been at Emmerdale for eight years, Katie reflected that she has grown up on the show. 'It's funny because when I came into the show, I was the kid on set,' she recalled. 'I wouldn't get involved in all the adult conversations and now Emma [Atkins] is my best friend. She's a 50-year-old woman and is one of my bestest friends. More Trending 'I know we all say it's like a family, but it really is. If I ever need help with anything I've got someone to turn to. It's been nice. The Dingle WhatsApp group chat, that's always going off. It's called 12 Angry Dingles after that storyline with Lydia (Karen Blick). We're a really tight bunch and I adore them all.' Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! There are two Emmerdale legends that Katie would love to see back in the Dales, however, and that's Charley Webb and Kelvin Fletcher, who played Sarah's parents Debbie Dingle and Andy Sugden. Charley left the show in 2021. 'Funnily enough I never met Kelvin Fletcher,' Katie told us, as Kelvin was last seen in the show in 2016. View More » 'Obviously it would be great if he came back and we got a chance to explore their relationship. And obviously Charley, she was my person here for so many years. She really took me under her wing when I joined the show so it would be so nice to work with them both. I'd like that.' MORE: Emmerdale's Dingle family rocked to the core by devastating Debbie update MORE: Devastation as Emmerdale youngster is diagnosed with cancer MORE: All Emmerdale spoilers for next week as Dingle legend makes a discovery about dead Nate
