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Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
ESB group owes €5.6bn in bonds
State-owned energy supplier ESB owed €5.66 billion to creditors holding its bonds at the end of last year, new figures show. The group, whose Electric Ireland subsidiary sells electricity and gas, borrows money from capital markets by issuing bonds through another arm, ESB Finance Designated Activity Company. Accounts recently filed for that business show it owed €5.66 billion in total on foot of those bonds on December 31st last year. That was about €300 million less than the €5.97 billion due 12 months earlier, the figures show. ESB Finance repaid a €300 million bond in January last year, the date on which it was due. READ MORE The bonds – a type of debt that can be bought and sold – fall due for repayment on various dates between 2028 and 2044, but most are due within the next 10 years. [ Plans to boost electricity grid resilience ahead of winter storm season to go to Cabinet Opens in new window ] The interest payable varies between 1.125 per cent and 4.25 per cent. The accounts indicate that ESB borrowed the more expensive debt in the earlier years of this decade, when inflation forced an increase in interest rates. ESB group ultimately guarantees the sums borrowed, which it uses to fund its large investment programme. The finance arm raises the money and advances it to other companies in the group. They spend it mostly on the expensive infrastructure that the business needs to generate and distribute electricity, including power plants, wind farms and its network. Those companies owed ESB Finance €5.74 billion at the end of last year, the accounts show. 'We're at a critically low level of housing stock' for buyers and renters Listen | 33:06 In a statement, the group said its capital investment programme aimed to continue connecting renewables, adding capacity and 'ensuring safe, secure, and reliable electricity supplies' in the face of more extreme weather. ESB drew heavy criticism last winter for the pace at which it restored power to some areas following Storm Éowyn . 'Since the start of the year, ESB Finance DAC has not raised new debt,' the group said. However, it pointed out that a group subsidiary, NIE Finance plc, raised stg £350 million to repay debt due in October. That company borrows cash on behalf of Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd, which ESB owns. ESB Group is committed to investing in its businesses over the long term, its chief financial officer, Paul Stapleton, pointed out in March when it reported a €706 million profit for 2024. ESB Networks in the Republic and NIE Networks in the North both plan to double the scale of their investment over the next five years, he said.
Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Irish Times
What are Ireland's Greenest Places in 2025? Share the places you feel are contributing to a better environment
The Irish Times is embarking on a countrywide search for Ireland's Greenest Places 2025. The 32-county competition hopes to discover some great places, explore them, and share them with the rest of Ireland and the world. The overall winner will be selected not only for its tangible contribution to a genuinely greener environment and a high level of participation, but also for its vision of a new kind of living or working, based on sustainability , building climate resilience, community engagement and care for the nature . Today sees the start of the search for Ireland's Greenest Places 2025 in association with Electric Ireland, with special categories to reflect the breadth of impactful work in the best interests of local environments. We are asking readers to nominate the places – and the people behind the places – that they believe deserve to be acknowledged and recognised in The Irish Times. A panel of judges and researchers will scour Ireland to check out some of these locations in advance of the awards. READ MORE Where do I come in? To help us, we are asking the public (that's you) to nominate places in Ireland you believe deserve to be acknowledged and rewarded. What sort of place can I nominate? 'Place' is a deliberately broad term. You can nominate a suburb, village, town, island or wider region such as a peninsula or other distinct area – such as a community. You can live there or be a visitor. Entries will be judged on criteria including: beneficial environmental impact; level of ongoing collective engagement; and evidence of behavioural change by people. Keep these in mind when detailing your nomination. How can I nominate a place? In this article you'll find a simple form that allows you to enter a short 'pitch' of up to 300 words for your nominee for best green place. The categories are: Ireland's greenest suburb Ireland's greenest village Ireland's greenest town Ireland's greenest community An overall winner will then be selected. How are winners chosen? Over the course of the next four months our judges will shortlist a number of places based on the submissions, visit the front-runners, choose winners in each category and eventually choose an overall winner. Every stage of the contest will be documented in The Irish Times and on . Our judging panel is composed of some people with expertise in sustainability and environmentalism. They include: former Green Party leader and ex-minister for environment Eamon Ryan ; Irish Times Environment Editor Kevin O'Sullivan, Senior Features Writer Rosita Boland and Electric Ireland's Head of Marketing Lisa Browne. The panel will be chaired by Irish Times Features Editor Mary Minihan. Where are Ireland's 'green leaders' when it comes to place? While it has become fashionable to highlight big commitments to sustainability, there is a growing risk of greenwashing, particularly in business and the corporate world. All too often they frequently don't stack up. But others are responding meaningfully to the dual climate and nature loss crises in their collective best interests and that of their locality – sometimes, it's the beginning of a journey. Yes, there are obvious negatives that persist and cannot be ignored such as water quality deterioration in rivers, lakes and estuaries; high carbon emissions across every sector; species decline – birds, animals and plants – and land use undermining soil quality as the Irish landscape is a source of carbon rather than a store of it; all due to human activities – both North and South. Prof Yvonne Buckley, who is co-director of Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water based in Trinity College Dublin, is uniquely positioned to comment on the island of Ireland's green credentials. While she experiences the realities of environmental degradation constantly, she believes much of Ireland, often driven by community initiatives, is transforming to more sustainable living. She points to biodiversity officers in almost every local authority area – ie 'in every community' – and the adoption of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, notably by the Tidy Towns movement. Then there are specific initiatives, such as Killarney becoming the first town in Ireland to phase out single-use coffee cups , 'where people come together to deliver things'. 'This shows change is possible and you can follow that down to other areas of sustainability,' Prof Buckley says. Another strong trend is increased focus on sustainable foods, she says, particularly in restaurants with a rebalancing away from carbon-intensive foods (such as red meat) to less carbon-intensive plant-based ingredients. This is frequently backed by provenance, indicating where food was grown, caught or raised with a priority for the local. Prof Buckley says there is considerable support for sustainable transport in public places and around schools. While the negatives around this get a lot of coverage, 'a lot of good work is being done [driven by community action]. They are often the silent majority'. If there is a critical mass of people doing things, individuals are more inclined to act themselves, Prof Buckley says. The Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Change in the Irish Mind survey is very clear that the Irish public wants more effective climate action at every level. It also confirmed strong preference for environmental actions to counter 'local environmental hazards', with high levels of concern about water pollution, severe storms, air pollution, flooding and rising sea levels. Nonetheless, Buckley says action can still be hard as people are frustrated by 'higher costs and other kinds of friction'. Where does 'climate action' fit in? There is, rightly, much focus on decarbonisation, cutting our extremely high carbon emissions and switching to clean energy, but as Green Party senator Malcolm Noonan has highlighted: 'As we make vital progress in reducing energy-related emissions, we must also remember that decarbonisation doesn't stop at power plants and vehicles. Nature-based solutions – like restoring peatlands, planting native woodlands, and protecting biodiversity – are essential allies in this transition. It is also important to note the role being played by farming and the agriculture sector.' In all corners of Ireland, there is evidence of sustainability in action. It ranges across bog and habitat restoration; rewilding; scaling up afforestation with native trees and hardwoods; deployment of low-cost, nature-based solutions such as restoring dune systems and countering coastal erosion; farmers working together to enhance river catchments and recording of Ireland's remarkable biodiversity. Of course, being green goes beyond nature and is seen in people, for instance, embracing circularity in the pursuit of zero waste; devising innovative climate action strategies proven to work; or achieving energy independence with clean technologies and building sustainable energy communities. They all have one outstanding attribute: they don't involve greenwashing or tokenism. These are the 'places' worthy of nomination for The Irish Times Greenest Place 2025 awards.
Irish Independent
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Around the Districts: Banteer, Kilcorney-Dromtariffe and Lismire
Best of luck to Looney brothers in Munster final This Friday night 23rd May, all roads lead out of our parish with the first exit to the west coast of our island being taken by all GAA patrons at the revamped Ballymaquirk(e) roundabout. The destination being keyed into the convoy of vehicles Sat Navigation systems is the Kerry Capital, Tralee, where the much anticipated showdown between Cork and Kerry in the Electric Ireland Sponsored Munster Minor Football Championship Final is set to take place in Austin Stack Park (now known as Austin 'snack' Park with the recently acquired stadium sponsor). All the talk in Ireland's national print media as well as online chatroom GAA forums at this grade is centred around the awesome Kerry side spear headed by the prolific Gearóid White, Ben Kelliher and Kerrys Brawny midfielder John Curtin. Journalists across the island, both south and north of the country's border, have tipped Kerry or the team that beat this star studded Kerry side to win the All Ireland. It will be a tall order for Cork but not beyond them to knit a performance together. However, under the Guidance of Keith Ricken (Manager) and Maurice Moore (Lead coach, Carbery Rangers) the Cork Minors are in the best care as this duo delivered a Munster and All Ireland U21 Football title in 2019 so these men have seen it and done it all at County Level and at club level down through the decades. They are supported by experienced and shrewd selectors John McNulty (Uibh Laoire), Clive Cremin (Carrigtwohill/x Bantry) Paul Holland (Arigideen Rangers/ X Clyda Rovers) and Billy O Connor (Cullen) as well as numerous top class GAA men also are working in the hub of the engine room under Keiths renowned person centred holistic management style. We wish brothers Billy and Eoin Looney the very best of luck on Friday and the GAA club are very proud and envious of what you are experiencing through your chosen hobby of sport. Regardless of Friday nights result, Cork are in the All Ireland Quarter Final and have another day out in their development, but some silverware would be a welcome boost to these young boys lives as a reward for their sporting endeavour. Keith has gone on record nationally stating the parents and players are travelling a combined 6,000km per week since training commenced on those cold, dreary and dark Winter nights many months ago. Please read the last sentence again. This is the work going into Cork football, 6,000km being clocked on vehicles tyres per week by parents of boys aged 16 to 17 from all corners of our county. Billy and Eoin's parents have been making the now programmed three times a week Journey on the meandering and bendy roads south to venues such as Clonakilty and Timoleague in addition to training in Pairc ui Rinn ,MTU Bishopstown, Mallow and Mourneabbey. The hundreds of hours of pitch and gym work has been banked. The diligent injury pre-habilitation, clean sleep hygiene, dietary and hydration protocols and performance analysis work has been banked over last 6 months and beyond through club and family dedication to their football potential. Hopefully a game of football will break out once the ball is thrown in. The club wishes Eoin and Billy all the best and congratulate you on making the 30 man squad. Regardless of the result, we wish you both well in the All Ireland Quarter Final. The game will be screened Live nationally with TG4 TV or online via the TG4 Sport You Tube Channel and Clubber GAA. The club would also like to congratulate Billy on his fine performance in goals for Cork last Saturday against Kerry in the U16 All Ireland Championship round robin series. Billy arrowed a superb free between the posts and was rewarded with two points as the kick was from outside the new arc into the 'Dingle end' in sun drenched Austin Stack Park. We also congratulate Eoin on his fine 50 minute display versus Tipperary in Semple Stadium last Monday week in a pulsating semi Final which went all the way to extra time. Tickets for Fridays game can be purchased online. It is a ticket only (cashless) entry policy being implemented by the Association. ADVERTISEMENT Learn more Attacked by dogs Important - A local man was attacked by uncontrolled dogs while going for a run in the Derry mountain recently. The incident has been reported to the Gardai and the Council Dog warden. We would advise any walkers/runners using the area and other mountain areas to be careful. Glen Theatre events Saturday 24th May: Seamus O Rourke in the 'Reverand', Wednesday 28th May: Blue grass musicians 'Old Baby Mackerel in Concert', Saturday 31st May: Aoife Scott in Concert (Frances Blacks daughter), Wednesday 11th June: Bluegrass Musicians 'Seth Mulder and Midnight Run' in Concert, All shows 8pm - for booking ph 029 56239. Please see website for future dates and events full details Duhallow Cup Hurling Semi Final Banteer suffered a bitterly disappointing Duhallow Cup defeat to Dromtariffe in Millstreet on Tuesday evening 13th of May last. Played in splendid conditions Banteer got off to an ideal start leading 0-3 to 0-0 after seven minutes through points from Conor O' Keeffe & Luke Philpott (2). Banteer received a further boost on nine minutes when Philpott set up Jay Archdeacon who then found the back of the Dromtariffe net from close range. Points from Alan Coughlan & Brian Philpott saw the underdogs in front 1-5 to 0-2 at the opening quarter mark. Unfortunately a Donal Wilson point on twenty minutes was all Banteer could manage in the second quarter, while our opponents hit 8 points in that seventeen minute quarter, to leave the half time score Dromtariffe ahead 0-11 to 1-6. The second half saw a more even scoring spread throughout from both teams with Dromtariffe starting brightly notching 2 more points adding to their advantage. However 3 points in three minutes from Luke, Alan Kearney & Kevin Tarrant reduced the divide again. Two Dromtariffe points sandwiched between a Luke Philpott effort saw the margin remain at two points on thirty nine minutes. A trio of points on thirty nine, forty & forty one minutes through Luke, O' Keeffe & Coughlan had Banteer out in front again. Dromtariffe had other ideas though & hit back with three points of their own to lead again 0-18 to 1-13 at the three quarter mark. A Philpott free saw the margin reduced to the minimum yet again. But Dromtariffe responded with two more points, the men in grey & red now back in front 0-20 to 1-14 on fifty two minutes. Thankfully Banteer didn't wilt though & pushed on with four points from Luke (3) & Wilson to lead 1-18 to 0-20 inside injury time with it now very much looking like it just might be our day. Unfortunately though two long distance Conor O' Callaghan frees for Dromtariffe won the game for our near neighbours, with Banteer losing out 0-22 to 1-18 at the full time whistle. Underage Soccer camp The Banteer Underage Soccer camp takes place on 23rd, 24th and 25th July – more info next week. Coffee morning Banteer Tidy Towns will hold a coffee morning at Banteer Sportsfield Café on Saturday 24th May 10am til 12.30pm–please support. Banteer Sportsfield/Park The annual draw for the ongoing operation, maintenance and development of the facility for 2025 is on now –please support same as your support helps us make it better for all users. First draw planned for the end of May. Improvement plans for 2025 include upgrade of old dressing rooms, goal posts replacement ,sanding/aeration works ,new pitch mower, solar PV installation. Work will start on these projects soon. The regular operation and maintenance works are very important to maintain the facility to the highest level and also these costs are now approx 40k p.a + which are funded by our annual draw. All are asked to please support the local Community Café at the Sportsfield opened Tues to Fri 10am to 2pm and each evening Mon to Friday 6pm to 8.30pm. Table Quiz All are welcome to attend a table quiz in aid of the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association on 30th May in Crowley's Gortroe from 8pm. €20 per team of 4 or €5 per person. A raffle will also take place on the night with worthy spot prizes to be won. Any enquiries, please contact James McAuliffe on 085 1384484. Community Council Community Council have asked Cork County Council and our local reps to please proceed asap with the resurfacing of the Clonmeen road and repairs to the Kanturk road. Also a request has been made to provide traffic calming on an urgent basis on the Railway/Millstreet road as traffic is exceeding the speed limits coming into the village. A request to replace the damaged safety bollard at the corner of the footpath has also been requested. Banteer Bingo Bingo is played at Banteer Community Centre on Tuesday nights at 8.30pm, playing for jackpot of €5300. Looking forward to seeing everyone. KILCORNEY-DROMTARIFFE Bowling Denis Horgan Bowling Club: Jackie Daly / Liam Casey Competition: Sam Aherne 6 points, Donal Cashman 4 points, Maurice Cashman 5 points, Jonathan O Callaghan 1 point, Dean Sexton 4 points, Geraldine Casey 3 points, John Breen 2 points, Ned Kelleher 4 points, Eugene O Sullivan 3 points, Keven Flynn 1 point, Tuesday Social Club - Castletown Kenneigh Challenge Series - Gene O Callaghan beat Connie Lehane for the last shot. Chris Larkin beat Gene O Callaghan by a bowl of odds. Road bowling results BAILE BHUIRNE: Denise Murphy bt Hannah Cronin Inter. BALLINACARRIGA: Donal O'Mahony bt Dinney Nyhan Nov-Vet ls €200as. BALLINACURRA: Liam Murphy bt Trevor O'Sullivan €1,000 as. Cian Boyle bt Denis Wilmot bt Noel O'Donovan 3 x €3,300 as Final. Lee Collins bt Darragh Collins 2bls €100 as. BANTRY: Tim Young bt Paul O'Reilly bt David Shannon 3 x €2,500 as; €5,000 Young/Shannon (Mick Young Cup SF). Colm O'Regan bt Flor Crowley 2bls €5,000 as. Timmy McDonagh bt Anthony Crowley bt John O'Rourke 1bl 3x €6,600 as (Mick Young Cup SF). Conor Lucy bt Chris Murray €3.050 as. Timmy McDonagh bt Tim Young ls €3,500 as (Mick Young Cup Final). DenisO'Sullivan bt Barry O'Reilly 1bl €4,000 as. Aidan Murphy bt Martin Coppinger1bl €13,000 as (Dan Riordan Cup). Jim Coffey bt John Cahalane €4,450 as. BEAL NA BLATH: Brendan O'Neill bt Ger O'Driscoll ls €1,600 as. GearoidLucey/Paul Twomey bt Kevin Coughlan/Michael O'Callaghan €1,100 as. BWEENG: Matthew Bradley bt Damien McMahon Nov-D €290 as. Jack Oldham bt Brendan Cotter €150 as. CARRIGNAVAR: Team Results, 1 st Carrignavar 2 nd Bottlehill. Bertie Kelleher bt Tom O'Donovan 2bls Nov-C. CASTLETOWN: Thomas Malony bt Shane Healy 1bl €950 as. Nov-D. Eoin McCarthy bt John Cahalane 1bl €2,750 as. CLONDROHID: Adrianna Creedon bt Tara Twomey ls Jun-Ladies. CURRAHEEN: Denis Connolly bt Christy O'Donnell Nov-Vet 2bls ns. Joe Lotty bt John Cronin Nov-Vet 1bl ns. DRINAGH: Conor Mccarthy bt Vincent Roche Nov-C ls €300 as. Kevin O'Donovan bt Liam McCarthy Nov-D ls €250 as. DURRUS: Kieran Collins bt Declan O'sullivan Nov-D 2bls €120 as. FIRMOUNT: Barry Murphy bt Mickey McAuliffe ns, Evan Murphy bt Paul Walsh €500 as. FISHERS X: Ritchie Lawton bt Brian Harrington €420 as. Mickey Harrington bt Ritchie Lawton €850 as. GLENABO: Martin Daly bt Eugene Hanley Nov-Vet ls ns. LYRE: Seamus Sexton bt James O'Donovan MHC SF 1bl €2,500. Micháel O'Sullivan bt Adrian Buttimer SF 1bl €800 as. KILCORNEY: Andrew O'Callaghan bt Darragh Dempsey 2bls €1,500 as. Michael Casey bt Ryan Long Nov-D €100 as ls. MACROOM: Aodh Lynch bt Eoin Moynahan U-18 2bls. Tadhg Cooney bt Sean Lehane U-18 2bls. PADDOES: Tony Dunlea bt Noel Hegarty Nov-Vet ns. REENASCREENA: Martin Collins bt Eoin Deasy ns. Cian Minihane bt Shane McCarthy €220 as. ROSSCARBERY: Cathal Collins bt Cormac Cuinnea ls ns. Patrick Collins bt Shane Goggin ls €170 as. Joseph Hennessy bt Barry O'Donovan 1bl €200 as. TERELTON: Matty McDonagh bt Jerry Lynch 1bl ns Nov-C. Patrick Brownebt Martin O'Connor 1bl ns Nov-C. TEMPLEMARTIN: Barry Murphy bt Shane Desmond Nov-D ls €250 as. TIMOLEAGUE: Kevin Harrington bt Ger Fitzpatrick Nov-Vet 1bl €550 as. THE BOG ROAD; Paul Butler bt Tom O'Donovan ls €460 as. Pascal Bowenbt Darragh O'Donovan 1bl €700 as. THE MARSH ROAD: Shane McCarthy bt Jerry Crowley 1bl €400 as. Sean McNulty bt Darren O'Brien ls €400 as. THE PHALE ROAD (Teds Tournaments): Boy's U-16, Patrick McCarthy bt Kevin Kelleher, Ross O'Brien bt Culann Bourke, Stephen O'neill bt Ethan Hurley, U-14, Oisin Murray bt Sean Lehane, Tadhg Hickey bt Jack McCarthy, Tadhg Farrell bt Brian Kelleher, U-12 Fionan Twohig bt Darragh Foley, Darragh Ahern bt Cillian Hurley. U-10, Tommy Coppinger bt Kieran Hickey, Sean Hickey bt Cathal Gleeson, Donor O'Sullivan bt Paudie O'donoghue, Darragh Maloney bt Bobby O'Brien. U-8 Frankie Flynn bt Donnacha O'Sullivan, Matty McDonagh bt Fionan Dwyer, Michael Gleesson bt Dillon Bohane, Colm Bohane bt Alex Hubbard. Girl's U-16 Meabh Cuinnea bt Orla Murphy bt Grace Ahern, U-14 Anna Deane bt Mia Hubbard. LISMIRE Captured Memories Duhallow Heritage Society is holding a Photography Exhibition (Captured Memories) Kanturk in the 50s and 60s through the lens of Danny O'Sullivan at Kanturk Library on 23rd May to June 2nd excluding Bank Holiday June 1st. Launch night on 23rd May from 7pm-8.30pm. Everyone is welcome. First Holy Communion Children from Lismire N.S. will receive Communion for the first time on Saturday 24th May in St. Joseph's Church, Lismire at 10.30am. We continue to pray for the children and their families at this very important moment in their lives.
Dublin Live
22-05-2025
- General
- Dublin Live
Social welfare Ireland: Exact criteria for scheme that helps pay energy bills
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A social welfare scheme is available that contributes towards the cost of gas, electricity and the TV licence. The Household Benefits Package is automatically available to everyone aged 70 and over. You don't need to be receiving a state pension to qualify and there's no means testing involved. Some individuals under 70 are also eligible for the scheme , but additional criteria apply. Here's all you need to know about the Household Benefits Package: Who qualifies for the Household Benefits Package Those aged over 70 who live full-time in Ireland, are the sole person in the household receiving the HBP and have an electricity or gas bill in their name are eligible for the payment. Those under 70 living with a spouse, cohabitant, civil partner or other adults can receive the payment if they are receiving a qualifying social welfare payment and: You are getting an increase in your qualifying social welfare payment for them (see list of qualifying social welfare payments below), or They are getting their own qualifying social welfare payment listed below, or They are getting a social welfare payment not listed below and they satisfy a means test The qualifying social welfare payments for people aged between 66 and 70 are: State Pension (Contributory) State Pension (Non-Contributory) Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension Deserted Wife's Benefit Carer's Allowance (full or half-rate payment), but you must be living with the person you are caring for. An ordinary Garda Widow's Pension from the Department of Justice An equivalent Social Security Pension or Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement If you are aged between 66 and 70 and are not getting a qualifying social welfare payment, you must pass a means test. The qualifying social welfare payments for those aged under 66 are: Disability Allowance Invalidity Pension Blind Pension Incapacity Supplement (for at least 12 months) with Disablement Pension (for at least 12 months) Carer's Allowance (full or half-rate payment), but you must be living with the person you are caring for. An equivalent Social Security Pension or Benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations, or from a country with which Ireland has a Bilateral Social Security Agreement What's included in the Household Benefits Package. The HBP offers a monthly payment of €35 towards either your electricity or natural gas bills. Additionally, it provides a free TV licence. The utility bill allowance is transferred to either a bank account or post office on the first Tuesday of every month. If your energy supplier is Electric Ireland for electricity or Bord Gais for gas, the allowance can be credited directly to your bill each month. How to apply for the Household Benefits Package You can apply online for the Household Benefits Package using if you have a MyGovID account. If you cannot apply online, you can fill in the Household Benefit Package application form (pdf) and return it to the Household Benefits Package section: Household Benefits Package, Social Welfare Services, College Road, Sligo, Ireland, F91 T384. For more information, click here. Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
Irish Independent
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Clerkin's job now is to lift his Louth players with Roscommon and an All-Ireland quarter-final on the horizon
Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Football Championship Final Louth minor manager Johnny Clerkin cut a disappointed figure under the stand in Newbridge after the final whistle on Monday night. It was understandable. He'd just watched his young charges lose a Leinster final to Offaly. He was now in demand. TV wanted to do an interview. The local Louth media was hanging around looking somewhat awkward and out of place.
