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Irish Times
20-07-2025
- Irish Times
Remembering Ballinspittle and the moving statue
Queuing for flat whites and skinny lattes being served through a street-facing hatch from a 'boutique' bakery in the small village of Ballinspittle, customers were there on a recent Saturday morning for their coffee fix rather than a gawk at the statue of Our Lady. Mention the 'moving statue' in the village and folk smile benignly but don't seem interested in talking about the phenomenon. Forty years ago, on July 22, 1985, a 17-year-old local girl, who was in the company of family members and a few neighbours, said she saw the statue of Our Lady, in the grotto just outside Ballinspittle at Sheehy's Cross, move. It was shortly after 10pm. Little did Claire O'Mahony know what she had unleashed while on a walk with a stop-off for prayers at the grotto. Thousands of both the curious, and the religious, descended on Ballinspittle, close to Kinsale in south west County Cork, to witness for themselves this oddity. READ MORE It was the start of a bizarre summer (also remembered for its poor weather) with at least another 30 sightings around the country of statues of Our Lady and other venerables 'moving'. On August 15th, the feast of the Assumption, gardaí estimated more than15,000 people came to Ballinspittle. I was working in the newsroom (a desultory portakabin) of ERI, a Cork pirate radio station at the time. We drove down in the station's van to the scene of the headline-grabbing silly story one evening to report on it. The place was thronged. The grotto is in a natural amphitheatre and the source of all the fuss stands 30 feet above eye-level with a halo of light bulbs around her head. Opposite the grotto is a sloping hill where we perched up among the hordes, recording vox pops. The next morning, live on air, chatting to presenter John Creedon (who was to go onto better things at RTÉ) I declared that I had seen the statue move. It wasn't a complete bid for attention. I actually did experience what the psychology department at Univesity College Cork(yes, the heavy hitters were roped in by the media) described as an optical illusion. Stare at something static long enough at dusk and you will perceive what appears to be movement. And those twinkling lights around the Blessed Virgin's head helped. But that didn't dampen spirits. A letter writer to the then Cork Examiner bemoaned the 'atheist mods' who dismissed the religious fervour and said that the moving statue was a sign sent to strengthen the nation's faith. Psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare gave his opinion in the Irish Press, saying that the sighting in Ballinspittle 'occurs late in the evening to women of great religious devotion'. Others argued that the phenomenon was a response to an existential angst, exacerbated by the Cold War. And there was the stark reality of unemployment in Ireland at the time at 17per cent. Sociological factors explaining moving statues can be as relevant as deeply held religious conviction. Whatever the reasons, the world's media was enthralled by the story at Ballinspittle. Locals featured on the BBC's Newsnight. And in 2010, Terry Wogan visited the grotto to record a piece about it for a BBC show. Not everyone was charmed by the goings-on at the site of religious fervour and, no doubt, some mockery too. The Ballinspittle statue was vandalised by protestors against idolatry, led by Robert Draper who was found guilty of smashing other statues and went on to do six months in prison. The Ballinspittle statue was repaired. Today, the well-tended grotto includes a rail on which dozens of sets of Rosary beads hang. There is a caretaker's hut but no sign of life in it. There is out-of-date information about rosary gatherings for the month of May. A woman I spoke to who lives in Ballinspittle said that she sometimes hears the rosary being recited from the grotto, relayed by loudhailers. It sure makes a change from having your evening punctuated by social media alerts. Can you imagine the level of digital manipulation that would have been applied to photographs of statues of Our Lady had the internet been around four decades ago? After dropping into a few shops in Ballinspittle (including two great craft stores), and annoying the staff as I tried to extract moving statue lore from them, my companion said she needed to use the loo, so we left. First though, we drove back to the grotto where toilets had been installed to cater for pilgrims. They are in a grim grey-painted concrete building but a sign says they are out of service. A metaphor, perhaps, for the waning faith of the populace?
Time of India
14-07-2025
- General
- Time of India
ITR verification process methods: 5 ways to e-Verify your Income Tax Return
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How to e-Verify using a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads How to e-Verify after generating an Aadhaar OTP? How to e-Verify using an existing Aadhaar OTP How to e-Verify using an existing Electronic Verification Code (EVC)? How to e-Verify after generating an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) through a bank account? How to e-Verify after generating an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) through a Demat Account? How to e-verify using net banking? How to generate an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) through a bank ATM (offline method)? Whether filing an Income Tax Return ( ITR ) or responding to tax notices, it is recommended to verify the process online for a seamless experience. It is necessary to verify an ITR to complete the return filing process; without verification within the stipulated time, an ITR is treated as invalid. e-Verification offers the most convenient and instant way to verify your can e-Verify your ITR or any other income tax-related submissions, services, or requests through multiple available modes on the any of the following options that suit you the best to complete the verification process successfully.1. Digital Signature Certificate2. Aadhaar OTP 3. Electronic Verification Code (using bank account / demat account)4. Electronic Verification Code (using Bank ATM - offline method)5. Net BankingPrerequisites for availing this service· Registered user on the e-Filing portal with valid user ID and password· Acknowledgement Number (to e-Verify ITR without logging into the e-Filing portal)· You have filed a return or an ERI has filed the return on your behalf (to e-Verify ITR).Step 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify return page, enter your PAN , select the 'Assessment Year', enter the 'Acknowledgement Number' of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 'Continue'.Step 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 'Submit'.Step 5: On the e-Verify page, select 'I would like to e-Verify,' using Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).Step 6: On the 'Verify Your Identity' page, select 'Click here to download the emsigner utility'.Step 7: After the download and installation of the emsigner utility is complete, select 'I have downloaded and installed the emsigner utility' on the verify your identity page and click 'Continue'.Step 8: On the Data Sign page, select your provider, certificate and enter the provider password. Click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 5: On the e-Verify page, select I would like to verify using OTP on the mobile number registered with Aadhaar and click 6: On the Aadhaar OTP page, select the 'I agree to validate my Aadhaar details' checkbox and click 'Generate Aadhaar OTP.'Step 7: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on your mobile number registered with Aadhaar and click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile numberStep 4: Click 5: On the e-Verify page, select 'I already have an OTP on mobile number registered with 6: Enter the 6-digit OTP available with you, and click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 5: On the e-Verify page, select 'I already have an Electronic Verification Code (EVC)'.Step 6: Enter EVC in the 'Enter EVC' textbox and click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify Return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 5: On the e-Verify page, select 'Through Bank Account' and click 6: Enter the EVC received on your mobile number and email ID registered with your bank account in the 'Enter EVC' textbox and click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 5: On the e-verify page, select 'Through Demat Account' and click 'Continue'.Step 2: Enter the EVC received on your mobile number and email ID registered with your demat account in the 'Enter EVC' textbox and click 1: Go to the e-filing portal ( homepage and click e-Verify 2: On the e-Verify Return page, enter your PAN, select the Assessment Year, enter the Acknowledgement Number of the ITR filed and the mobile number available with you, and click 3: Enter the 6-digit OTP received on the mobile 4: Click 5: On the e-Verify page, select through Net Banking and click 6: Select the bank through which you want to e-Verify and click 7: Read and understand the disclaimer. Click 8: Log in to your Net Banking using your Net Banking user ID and 9: Click the link to log in to e-Filing from your bank's You will be logged out of internet banking and logged in to the e-Filing successful login, you will be taken to the e-Filing 1: Visit your bank's ATM and swipe your ATM The service to generate EVC through a bank ATM is provided by certain banks 2: Enter 3: Select Generate EVC for Income Tax 4: The generated EVC can be used to e-Verify the return by selecting I already have an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) as a preferred choice of e-verification.
Business Wire
09-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
ERI's John Shegerian Shares Insights on the Future of Sustainable Tech at Mobile Disrupt 2025 Conference
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--John Shegerian, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of ERI, the nation's first carbon neutral electronics recycler and ITAD services provider, participated in a show-headlining 'fireside chat' conversation this week at the Mobile Disrupt conference at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The show-opening event was emceed by Mobile Disrupt show-runner Bob Lafon, who is also Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Capital Growth Partners. Shegerian discussed the latest topics and trends in the phone and mobility space and shared his expertise on: The importance or responsibly recycling mobile technology; How the mobile phone industry has evolved; Macro trends in the mobility industry; Impactful innovations; The importance of the circular economy; The role of AI; Predictions for the future He also engaged in a spirited Q&A discussion with Lafon and the audience. 'We had our biggest turnout yet for the Mobile Disrupt conference this year,' said Darrell Fleming-Kendall, Special Projects Director and one of the producers of the event. 'At the Mobile Disrupt we aim to spark proactive conversation and discussion of best practices across the rapidly evolving circular mobility landscape. It has been rewarding to be able to provide an event where our attendees can engage with the very best in the industry's thought-leaders, suppliers and pioneers, like John Shegerian and Bob Lafon, two industry legends who were able to share up-to-the-minute perspectives on vital issues and challenges impacting the industry today.' 'It was a great honor and privilege to speak at the Mobile Disrupt conference in Miami, sharing information on the most critical and pressing issues in the industry today,' said Shegerian. 'This event is vitally important to organizations of all shapes and sizes, because it gives thought leaders from all over the world the opportunity to share what they know and discuss vital best practices for the lifecycle of what has become ubiquitous technology. Communication and education are vital if we are to problem-solve and work together to create material circularity and sustainability solutions.' Mobile Disrupt enables attendees to interact with the biggest leaders of the industry and participate in talks about the latest in wireless technology today. ERI is the first material resource recovery, ITAD and mobility recycling company that is carbon neutral and zero waste. ERI is certified at the highest level by all leading environmental and data security oversight organizations to de-manufacture, recycle, and refurbish every type of electronic device in an environmentally responsible manner. It is the first and only company in its industry to achieve carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide, and the first to achieve ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications for security and data protection. ERI has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States. ERI's mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy. For more information about ITAD services and e-waste recycling at ERI, call 1-800-ERI-DIRECT or visit
South Wales Argus
28-06-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
Caerphilly borough councillors on council and Bedwas coal tip
In a recent statement, the leader claims the council does *not* know the proposal's precise nature. This is remarkable, as ERI, the company involved, states it met senior councillors and officers multiple times to explain plans. FOI requests confirm CCBC-ERI correspondence since 2017. More concerning, ERI's proposals were discussed at cabinet meetings on March 28, 2018, and July 12, 2023, yet minutes remain sealed. If nothing to hide, why the secrecy? A site meeting was organised to ERI's Six Bells 'reclamation' site, for council officers and Bedwas ward members, but as neighbouring Ynysddu ward councillors, we were excluded. For a project of this scale and environmental impact, such selective involvement is deeply troubling. The council's 'Declaration of Interests' reveals the former Ynysddu councillor—and former CCBC leader—knew of the project in 2018, but said nothing to residents, despite being chair of the local community partnership. Whether a lapse or deliberate omission, the public was left in the dark. Despite years of meetings, lease discussions, planning consultations, and ongoing communication between ERI and CCBC, we're now told the council can't recall project details. Is this genuine institutional forgetfulness, or convenient selective memory? The truth is, Caerphilly Council is actively negotiating a lease for ERI to access publicly owned Bedwas Tips for rent. It also participated in the Pre-Application Consultation (PAC), outlining plans to extract coal using heavy machinery from two out of four Category D tips. Under Section 19, Schedule 1 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2017, this proposal clearly fits the legal definition of opencast mining. Our community banner referring to an "opencast mine" in Sirhowy Valley Country Park was accurate, not alarmist. The public deserves straight answers, not blurred language. The council may prefer softer terms like 'reclamation' (even though only 8 per cent of the tip, the coal content, will be removed) and 'rewilding' - (despite 92 per cent of the contaminated spoil being dumped on top of the Site of Importance for Nature Conservation at Mynydd y Grug). But let's be clear: this is a major industrial development near a cherished community green space. The stakes are too high for half-truths and secret records. It's time for full transparency, genuine public consultation, and honest communication. The people of Caerphilly are watching—and they deserve better than a council with a conveniently failing memory when it matters most. Thank you, Cllrs Reed and Jones
Yahoo
25-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
First Carbon Neutral ITAD and E-Waste Recycling Company, ERI, Details its Circularity Innovations in Latest Impact Report
FRESNO, Calif., June 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ERI, the nation's first carbon neutral (and only truly circular) electronics recycler and ITAD services provider, recently shared details of its tech innovations, circularity best practices and radical transparency in its fifth annual Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2024, which can be accessed on the company's website at ERI's report summarizes the impact of its achievements from the previous year and demonstrates the company's dedication to exceed its sustainability and circularity goals and benchmarks based on ongoing materiality reviews year-over-year. Among the notable accomplishments detailed in the report, ERI remains the world's only ITAD/electronic recycling company to have achieved carbon neutral status at all of its facilities. The report also highlights ERI's unique focus on innovation. The fully illustrated document provides descriptions of a number of ESG-related highlights from last year, including: Details of the company's new state-of-the-art proprietary alkaline battery recycling process; The company's ISO 27001 certification; ERI's critical role in CEP's groundbreaking global consumer electronics design guide; ERI's game-changing collaboration with Staples to establish heightened consumer opportunities to recycle electronics and batteries; Multiple honors and awards, including ERI receiving the SustainableIT Impact Award and ERI's Chairman/CEO John Shegerian being named to City & State New York's "Responsible 100" list; Continued improvements in ERI's technology to become more transparent, provide better services for customers while continuing to push sustainability and data security forward through innovation; New R&D focused on genuine circularity; and much more. "ERI is proud to be the world's first ITAD and electronics recycling company to achieve carbon neutral status for all our operations, which includes all eight of our industry-leading certified facilities," said John Shegerian, ERI's Chairman and CEO. "As our latest Impact report clearly demonstrates, we are continuing to build on this success and look forward to further growing our shareholders' value – all while making the world a better and more sustainable place." ERI is the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and responsible hardware destruction company in the United States. ERI is certified at the highest level by all leading environmental and data security oversight organizations to de-manufacture, recycle, and refurbish every type of electronic device in an environmentally responsible manner. It is the first and only company in its industry to achieve carbon neutrality at all its facilities nationwide, and the first to achieve ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications for security and data protection. ERI has the capacity to process more than a billion pounds of electronic waste annually at its eight certified locations, serving every zip code in the United States. ERI's mission is to protect people, the planet and privacy. For more information about ITAD services and e-waste recycling at ERI, call 1-800-ERI-DIRECT or visit View source version on Contacts Media contact: Paul Williams, 310/569-0023, Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
