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Irish Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
'I'm getting married, so I'm up to my eyeballs' - Bohemians ace Rob Cornwall
Most League of Ireland players are hitting the beach this week but Rob Cornwall is working through a list of jobs the length of his arm. But the busy schedule is all for a good cause as the Bohemians centre-back is tying the knot with his fiancé Brittany on Saturday. The mid-season break divides opinion and Shelbourne boss Damien Duff has hit out at the 'amateurish' approach of affording players 'a week on the gargle'. Other managers feel a few days of rest and relaxation will do their players no harm at all - and welcome the chance to switch off. But Cornwall has more on his mind with the wedding looming in Co Meath this weekend and laughed: 'I'm up to my eyeballs, I don't want to go away! I just gambled(on the day to be honest. Gambled on a Saturday, hoping it wasn't Sligo away, so I was blessed. "It's a small enough wedding but the lads (Bohs team-mates) are all invited to the day two. Wardy (Keith Ward) is a groomsman. I wouldn't let him do a speech!.' Click this link or scan the QR code to receive the latest League of Ireland news and top stories from the Irish Mirror. 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. Bohs are doing their talking on the pitch at the moment, having put their early season struggles well and truly behind them. And as he prepares to get married, Cornwall admits it is peace of mind knowing that all is well on the pitch as well as off it. The Gypsies have surged up the table and moved joint second after Friday's controlled and deserved 1-0 win over Derry City at Dalymount Park. And Cornwall points to the come-from-behind derby win away to arch rivals Shamrock Rovers last month as the turning point in their season. 'The fans are kind of back on our side this year,' he said. 'You can feel everything's clicking. To do the Rovers game, to do the Pats game, everything starts to flow then. 'We're making Dalymount a bit of a fortress now, which is good. We didn't have that in the last couple of years and we were delighted to get the win on Friday. 'It was different to the Shels game, because when Shels got the two lads sent off, we didn't really take control, but I thought we managed the Derry game a lot better. 'We felt strong and I think performances have been getting better every week. We're getting momentum now, and that's the main thing.' Cornwall was also quick to pay tribute to Sean Grehan ahead of his return to Crystal Palace following the end of his successful loan spell. The 21-year-old left Bohs in 2023 to join the Premier League club and was loaned back this season where he enjoyed a hugely impressive run in the side. Cornwall, who returned to Bohs himself last year after time in America, was at the Gypsies during Grehan's first spell in the side. He said: 'He was only a young fella. Seanie's been excellent. He's only 21 and it's mad that he's done what he's done. He's going to be a big loss. 'I was only chatting to Wardy the other day about how he passes the ball. Some players just hit it differently and he and Danny Mandroiu can fire a ball. 'But we've Leigh Kavanagh there and he's probably going to be away as well in the next couple of years, and you have Alex Lacey coming back. So we have a strong defence.' Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Boston Ballet takes a leap of faith with Jean-Christophe Maillot's ‘Roméo et Juliette'
Boston has seen many versions of Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet' ballet. The Kirov brought Leonid Lavrovsky's 1940 Soviet première staging to the Wang Center in 1992. Over the past 40 years, Boston Ballet has offered versions by Choo San Goh, Daniel Pelzig, Rudi van Dantzig, and John Cranko. Now, as its 2024–25 season closer, the Ballet is presenting the stripped-down, streamlined creation that Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo director Jean-Christophe Maillot devised in 1996, and it's safe to say Boston has never seen a 'Romeo and Juliet' like this one. Thursday's opening night at the Citizens Opera House slid off the rails from time to time, but stupendous performances from Advertisement Prokofiev's score is a literal evocation of Shakespeare's play; that's why, regardless of choreography, stagings of the ballet tend to the traditional, with sumptuous Renaissance costumes and sets, a carnival atmosphere in the town square, and lots of swordplay. 'Roméo et Juliette' goes its own way. Ernest Pignon-Ernest's sliding white panels and ramps and blocks conjure the backdrop for a dream sequence; Dominique Drillot's atmospheric lighting sets the emotional tone for each scene. Jérôme Kaplan dresses the Montagues in pale tones and the Capulets in darker shades, everything long and flowing and floppy, no two outfits quite alike. Ernest Pignon-Ernest's sliding white backdrop and Dominique Drillot's atmospheric lighting provide emotion and contrast in each scene. Rosalie O'Connor The Prince, Lord Capulet, and Lord and Lady Montague have been eliminated from the cast, along with the Gypsies, the market wares, and anything resembling a sword or dagger. The full score can last close to 150 minutes; here, about a half hour has been removed, mostly ensemble numbers. Thursday's performance, with an intermission after act one and a pause between acts two and three, ran a reasonable 2½ hours. The Boston Ballet Orchestra under music director Mischa Santora was in top form; the erotic Knights' Dance in particular had the weight and accent it needs and doesn't always get. Advertisement 'Roméo et Juliette' opens with the credits — including the performance's principal cast — projected on a scrim while the orchestra plays the Introduction, a nice touch. When the curtain rises, we see Friar Laurence being hoisted aloft, in a crucified position, by two 'acolytes.' Maillot's conceit is that the story is being narrated by the friar, who's racked by regret at having failed the star-crossed lovers. It's a bold idea, given that he's a very minor presence in the score, but it's not a good one. Wearing a clerical collar and acting more like the Revivalist in Martha Graham's 'Appalachian Spring' than Shakespeare's humble Franciscan, this Friar Laurence stalks the action in one-dimensional anguish, his silent screams powerless to affect the outcome. It would be the same ballet, only better, without him. Maillot's contemporary choreography adds to a "Romeo and Juliet" unlike any other performed in Boston before. Rosalie O'Connor Maillot's version still has much to recommend it. His contemporary choreography is, like the costuming, flowing and floppy, but it has an angular quality that suits the music. His Romeo and Juliet are giddy, dizzy, frolicking teenagers; one moment she's backing off when he tries to kiss her, the next she's kissing him. In the balcony scene Thursday, Chae and Cirio were all speed and spontaneity, and their nuances made conventional ballet partnering seem generic. Advertisement A slinky, slit-skirted Rosaline (Emma Topalova on Thursday), who like Juliet is a Capulet, shines as Romeo's first love before a spiky Tybalt (Yue Shi) intervenes. Maillot's jittery, overworked Nurse (Courtney Nitting) is comic but not ridiculous; a sassy Mercutio (Sun Woo Lee) and a peacemaking Benvolio (Daniel R. Durrett) get room to ramble in the 'Masks' prelude to the Capulet party. Lady Capulet ( The delivery of the tragedies in the ballet's second and third acts occasionally feels out of place and uneven. Rosalie O'Connor Acts two and three are less rewarding. A slapstick puppet show in the square anticipates the deaths to come. When Tybalt kills Mercutio, slapstick Mercutio's prolonged death agony, a highlight of the score and a showpiece for the dancer, is cut. Romeo's pursuit of Tybalt is enacted in slow motion, a neat counterpoint to the lickety-split music, but the eventual brutal strangling seems out of place. Maillot is, again, at his best with Romeo and Juliet in the lovers' farewell, where she slaps him for killing Tybalt before falling into his arms and coaxing him back to bed. By now, though, the Nurse's idiosyncrasies and Lady Capulet's histrionics have begun to wear thin. An underused Paris exits the reluctant Juliet's bedroom and is never seen again. After a perplexing sequence with Friar Laurence and the acolytes that has nothing to do with the all-important potion, Juliet in bed becomes Juliet in the tomb. Romeo appears and rams his head into the base of the bier; Juliet wakes and, with Friar Laurence looking on helplessly, strangles herself with a long red rope of sheet that she seems to have pulled from Romeo's body. No Capulets or Montagues arrive to reconcile. Watching this bleak dénouement, you could sympathize with Prokofiev's original impulse to rewrite Shakespeare and give the ballet a happy ending. Advertisement ROMÉO ET JULIETTE Music by Sergei Prokofiev. Choreography by Jean-Christophe Maillot. Sets by Ernest Pignon-Ernest. Costumes by Jérôme Kaplan. Lighting by Dominique Drillot. Presented by Boston Ballet. With the Boston Ballet Orchestra conducted by Mischa Santora. At Citizens Opera House, through June 8. Tickets $32-$232. 617-695-6955, Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at Jeffrey Gantz can be reached at
Time of India
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
R'bore may see Gypsy-free safari season
Jaipur: Ranthambhore National Park may undergo a significant change in the upcoming tourism season as Gypsy vehicles could be phased out. The reason is that the model condition validity of these vehicles is set to expire in 2026 after which they will no longer be permitted for tourism operations. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Currently, tourists prefer Gypsies for park safaris due to their manoeuvrability and suitability for rugged terrain. However, unless the model condition is extended, Ranthambhore may face a Gypsy-free safari season starting Oct 1 when the new tourism cycle begins. An official said, "The model condition for tourist vehicles is valid for 10 years. All Gypsies will reach the end of their approved term by 2026. We are exploring alternatives, but no final decision has been made yet." S afari vehicle drivers and owners have raised concerns and are urging forest authorities to extend the model condition for Gypsies. The Ranthambhore Vehicle Safari Owners' Union has submitted a formal memorandum to the forest department requesting an extension. However, no official decision has been made so far. At present, 556 tourism vehicles operate in Ranthambhore, including 269 Gypsies and 287 Canters. Forest officials noted that a similar directive was earlier issued to replace old Canters with newer models. Vehicles nearing the end of their approved operational life were to be replaced, although implementation has been delayed due to the ongoing tourist season. Adding to the challenge is the fact that Gypsy manufacturing ceased in 2016. Attempts to replace them with newer models have not been successful, as alternative tyres and designs have not performed well on the park's terrain. So far, Gypsies remain the only vehicles that operate reliably in such conditions, leaving both the forest department and vehicle operators uncertain.
BBC News
7 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Dry weather concern for Appleby Horse Fair, warns RSPCA
A prolonged period of dry weather has prompted a "don't arrive too soon" message for this year's Appleby Horse Fair from the of Gypsies and travellers are expected to attend the annual event, which officially begins on 5 RSPCA said lack of rain had resulted in poor grazing on all routes into the town, and some smaller water springs and becks used for watering horses had dried up or been reduced to a some people arriving early, there is concern this is putting pressure on limited resources. Rob Melloy, RSPCA chief inspector, said: "There's a very real prospect that people may struggle to find adequate grazing and water supplies for their animals as the fair draws closer, with all the attendant animal welfare issues that that entails."Our clear message is please don't come early."We recognise that those travelling by horse and in horse-drawn bow tops do have to adopt a staged approach when coming to the fair, and in order to ensure that they have access to grazing and water, we ask that those with access to motorised vehicles show some consideration and delay their arrival until the starting date." He added: "It is the owner's responsibility to ensure their horses have adequate food and water."Because the grazing is so poor this year, people may need to consider bringing additional supplies with them." Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Wickham Horse Fair travellers slam authorities for ordering pubs and shops to shut and warn: 'If they don't let us run the fair our way, they're gonna get problems'
Travellers at Wickham Horse Fair have blasted the police and local council for ordering pubs and shops in the area to shut for day, warning they will have 'problems' if they aren't allowed to run it their way. The quaint Hampshire village was bought to a standstill yesterday, with roads, pubs and shops closed, as hundreds of travellers descended for the chartered horse trading event which dates back 800 years. But Romanies who have been attending the event, which takes place annually on March 20, have taken offence to the local authorities orders for local businesses to shut up shop for the day. Jessy Goddard, a well-known horse trader who comes to Wickham Horse Fair every year with his family, told MailOnline: 'I've gone to all the meetings with police and the council and I've told them if they don't let us run the fair our way, they're gonna get problems. 'So, they've stood back for the last three years and it's been fine. They can't stop it, there's no way they can stop it because it's a chartered fair.' Gypsies have had a legal right to hold the fair since the 13th century when Roger De Syres obtained a royal charter from King Henry III to have a weekly market in Wickham's town square. Mr Goddard, 66, said: 'The pubs and shops don't wanna open up and I don't understand why. They've got cameras. We aren't going to go and take their tools or anything.' There was a time when they used to be able to go into the pubs for a pint but now have to drink at a beer tent since they were ordered to shut, he explained. The patriarch, whose arm was in a sling for an injury he sustained when he fell off a horse, maintained there have been no issues with bad behaviour since he told the police and council to back off. Mr Goddard said: 'The reason you won't see no trouble is because the last time there was trouble was because this place was full of police. We had the horses in our trucks and we weren't allowed to bring 'em out. 'They even split my hand open as I was trying to open the gate to let them out. I went to the meeting after that and they said it was too dangerous to let them out.' A local superintendent police officer who was patrolling the outskirts of the fair told MailOnline: 'We will be here all through the night returning the town back to how it should look. 'It's a tricky one to police, to get the balance right, because they have no central organiser from the Romany and gypsy community to liaise with. 'Policing it is a very fine line and all we can do is stand back and watch and hope it's doesn't turn out for the worst.' Hampshire Police today confirmed to MailOnline there were no arrests or police related incidents at the fair yesterday. Gypsies have had a legal right to hold the fair since the 13th century when Roger De Syres obtained a royal charter from King Henry III to have a weekly market in Wickham's town square Mr Goddard believes there is a misconception about travellers that they commit more crimes than what he calls 'gorjas' - a term travellers use to refer to non-travellers. 'Gorjas are worse than what travellers are,' he said, adding: 'They thieve more than travellers then they blame us. 'You look in the papers tonight, they'll be saying "Oh, my shed got broken into, my lawn mower got stolen, my kids bikes got stolen because the travellers are here", just to put the blade just so they can get an insurance claim. 'That's what they do and it gives us a bad name.' Giving a message to those who who have misconceptions, he said: 'I would say they wanna sort themselves out and come down and see us.' Nelson Scott, 78, who has been coming to Wickham Horse Fair since he was two years old, called the shop and pub closures 'criminal'. He said: 'We feel persecuted because we feel they don't trust us. They're ignorant. 'We're a dying race and we are still condemned. Years ago, when we were travelling, they had in the shop and pub windows "no gypsies". 'We've got no rights, the law doesn't care about us. It's like claustrophobia, we feel closed in.' Romanies who have been attending the event, which takes place annually on March 20, have taken offence to the local authorities orders for local businesses to shut up shop for the day Mr Scott, who was accompanies by his wife Pauline, believes people's judgements that travellers are criminals are misdirected. He said: 'Let me ask you, how many Romany travellers do you see getting done for rape, murder or killing babies on TV? You don't. 'Now, how many of them ['gorjas'] do you see doing it? That's the ones doing it. But we get the blame for anything anyway because we are not liked because we are gypsies.' The grandfather who was born in a tent and travelled for much of his life said people should 'never believe what these house dwellers say'. 'They'll say "don't trust them around your children, they'll steal you children", but when we were travelling around and came across a lost little boy, who was brown, we took him home to look after him. 'We are all human. But never mind, it's too late to change anyone mind now. I just wish there was more respect for gypsies.' Mr Scott's cousin, Dinky Sherwood was in agreement and said non-travellers look down on them. The 68-year-old, who was born in a traditional Romany wagon, said: 'I'm a gypsy born and bred and I've never pinched anything in my life. I've poached! Shot pigeons and that, but I've never pinched anything. A man and young boy pictured leading their horses around the The Square in Wickham where the fair is held A man parading a horse down the road as people looking to purchase watch on from the side Travellers ride their horses up and down as a way to show off them off and hopefully sell them A young man seen cracking a whip as he rode his horse down the road during the annual event 'But people would assume I would because the gorjas look down on us like we are rubbish, they make fun of us. Another word I can't stand is p****s.' Another traveller, Stanley, thinks the local businesses are missing out on a huge day of trade by abiding by orders to shut. He said: 'The police tell them not to open. In our culture we talk loud and a lot of people be scared of that. The man and lady in the fish shop don't care though and they stay open and talk to us and get loads of business. 'These people that lives here don't want the fair to happen. But they're not realising if they open the shops, and put up with a bit of loud talking, our kind would spend more in one day than their kind does within a year. 'They'd do a nice bit of business. I think a few of them would actually open if they police and council didn't tell them to shut. 'A man at Appleby once told me he wouldn't even have a business without us gypsies.'
