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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
RTÉ broadcaster Kieran Hanrahan to retire after 30 years at helm of Céilí House
He will host his final show on RTÉ Radio 1 live from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann tomorrow. The musician and award-winning broadcaster first joined RTÉ in 1992, initially presenting Fleadh Club and Both Sides Now, before assuming hosting duties of Céilí House in 1995. Céilí House has been on air on RTÉ Radio since the 1950s, but over the past 30 years, Mr Hanrahan has made the show his own, with the best of Irish traditional music played in halls, houses and theatres all over the country. Mr Hanrahan described presenting the show for the last 30 years as an 'honour' and a 'joy'. "For me, every night was a highlight, whether we were in someone's home, the local pub, the parish hall or the National Concert Hall,' he said. "I am deeply grateful to our loyal listeners, and to the countless musicians, singers and dancers, whose talent and generosity brought the music to life. "Thank you for making this phase of my life so rich, rewarding, memorable, and truly special,' he added. His final broadcast tomorrow will be a live show from the Gig Rig at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford, featuring the best of Wexford musicians, including a quartet of Wexford pipers, music from some of the weekend's award winners and special guests. Head of RTÉ Radio 1, Tara Campbell, said: 'Céilí House under the masterful stewardship of Kieran Hanrahan for the last 30 years has represented public service broadcasting at its best.' "It's such a privilege for Radio 1 to be so warmly welcomed by musicians and performers in the heart of their communities and to be able to share their amazing talents with our loyal listeners. "We wish Kieran the very best in whatever comes next and thank him most sincerely for his significant contribution to Radio 1 over more than three decades,' she added.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Surf and turf at the Iowa State Fair? Try lobster corn dogs and steak gnocchi
Mark Hanrahan grew up showing animals and produce at his local fair, even making it all the way to the Iowa State Fair a few times. As a 10-year-old in 1978, his tomatoes made it to the State Fair. 'I thought that was the coolest thing. It is like the pride as a 10-year-old to see you're at the Iowa State Fair in 1978... and then I got my picture in the DeWitt Observer,' he said. Hanrahan grew up south of DeWitt, Iowa, on a farm on the Wapsi River. He was involved in 4-H, even showing dogs at the fair. 'When you think about the Iowa State Fair, and just the county fairs to the state fair, it's a pretty big part of Iowa,' Hanrahan said. Those memories inspired Hanrahan to bring Destination Grille, his three-year-old restaurant in Grimes, to the Iowa State Fair. Last year, its lobster corn dog was one of the top three contenders for Best New Food at the fair. This year, the restaurant kicks up the luxury dining with a surf-and-turf option for $30 and a savory Butcher's doughnut. Serving 4-H and FFA kids at the Iowa State Fair This early connection to Iowa's fair tradition has come full circle. Destination Grille's journey to the fair began in 2023 when the restaurant had 'an opportunity to serve meals to FFA kids, which led to their first foray into the fair,' Hanrahan said. The restaurant handled all the food needs at the Oman Family Youth Inn, the place some of the 4-H and FFA kids stay during the fair. The building with an art deco design was originally a Works Progress Administration project built between 1939 and 1942. The experience involved 'setting up a commercial kitchen from scratch and handling health inspections for 11 days' while serving 'three meals a day to the kids, aiming to provide healthier food options,' Hanrahan said. More: Three Little Pigs dish brings grandma's ham balls to the Iowa State Fair — with a twist Bringing gluten-free food to the Iowa State Fair Hanrahan and Kurt Mumm, the owners of Destination Grille, wanted to create a menu for the Grimes restaurant that made it stand out. The 20,000-square-foot restaurant includes a patio, a four-season rooftop patio with fire pits, a fireplace, and plenty of room for private events spanning two floors. After culling through food trends, they landed on providing gluten-free options on the menu. 'We decided to go gluten-free to cater to a growing number of food allergy sufferers,' Hanrahan said. 'The gluten-free menu was designed to be approachable and affordable, with dishes that were both flavorful and safe for those with food allergies.' They faced challenges in creating gluten-free versions of popular dishes but found ways to make them work. Hanrahan and Mumm said the gluten-free menu has been well-received, with many customers appreciating the effort to accommodate their dietary needs. Since gluten-free dining became part of the restaurant's identity, Hanrahan and Mumm decided to extend that to their food at the Iowa State Fair, where they opened DG Grille near the Iowa Craft Beer Tent in 2024. 'We were officially in the fair last year, in 2024, with kind of the overriding theme of Destination Grille having a gluten-free pretty heavy' focus, Hanrahan said. They sold 25,000 lobster rolls and 10,000 lobster corn dogs. The transition wasn't without challenges. They built a new trailer with a large footprint and menu that included lobster corn dogs. They shelled the lobster tails by hand. What to order at DG Grille at the Iowa State Fair Butcher's donut, $12: Destination Grill's creative take on a doughnut combines a savory mix of bacon, ground beef, and Graziano sausage, dipped in house-made barbecue glaze, drizzled with queso — served over tortilla chips. Lobster corn dog, $20: The finalist for Best New Food at the Iowa State Fair in 2024 includes a six-ounce North Atlantic lobster tail, lightly fried on a stick and finished with lemon aioli drizzle, herbs, and aged Parmigiano Reggiano. Steak tips gnocchi, $14: The potato-based pasta comes with a blended cheese sauce mixed with sirloin steak tips. Surf N Turf, $30: Order the lobster corn dog and steak tips gnocchi together for a fair-worthy surf-and-turf dish. Buckin' Berry lemonade, $8: This new drink is one of the mocktails up for best new drink at the Iowa State Fair. It combines lemonade, simple syrup, and berries — blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. A souvenir rubber duck completes the drink. More: Would you pay $600 for a lobster roll? This Iowa State Fair dish has gold, caviar, and Champagne Where to find Destination Grille Location: 2491 E. First St., Grimes Contact: 515-355-1153 or Where to find Destination Grille at the Iowa State Fair Location: Next to the Iowa Craft Beer Tent Sign up for our dining newsletter, Table Talk DSM, which comes out on Wednesday mornings with all the latest news on restaurants and bars in the metro. You can sign up for free at If you see a new restaurant opening or a beloved place closing, send me some details at sstapleton@ Susan Stapleton is the entertainment editor and dining reporter at The Des Moines Register. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or drop her a line at sstapleton@ This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa State Fair: Yes, you can get surf-and-turf for $30 Solve the daily Crossword
Toronto Sun
09-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
All four men in Quebec terror case had military ties: Canadian Forces
'Violent extremism remains a concern,' Canada's military police chief says of arrests Published Jul 09, 2025 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 1 minute read The RCMP say the accused took part in military-style training. Photo by RCMP The Canadian Forces now say all four men arrested Tuesday over an alleged violent extremism plot had links to the military — not just the two initially identified. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Two of the men are serving members of the Forces, one is a former member and the fourth was a former civilian instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan said in a statement. Those currently serving in the Canadian Army were identified as Corporal Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, and Corporal Matthew Forbes, 33, of CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City. Hanrahan said. Of the other two men arrested — Simon Angers-Audet, 24, and Raphaël Lagacé, 25 — one previously served in the Canadian Forces, while the other was a civilian instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Hanrahan did not specify which man held which role. The Forces had previously only acknowledged that two of those arrested were active members of the military. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Investigators allege Chabot, Angers-Audet, and Lagacé 'took concrete actions to facilitate terrorist activity.' Forbes faces charges including possession of firearms, prohibited devices and explosives. The RCMP has said the case of 'ideologically motivated violent extremism' involved a plan to 'forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City area' and to create an anti-government militia. The national police force said it recovered stockpiled firearms, ammunition, high-capacity magazines and tactical gear, and said activities included military-style training, including shooting, ambush tactics, survival skills and navigation exercises. Hanrahan, the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, commands Canada's military police. 'Violent extremism remains a serious concern within Canadian and international society,' she said. Canadian Forces 'members are prohibited from participating in an activity, or being a member of a group or organization, that relates to hate-related criminal activities, and/or promotes hatred, violence, discrimination, or harassment.' Hanrahan said that 'where warranted and when jurisdiction allows, the military police investigate all matters related to alleged criminal activity of (Canadian Forces) members, including all individuals on defence establishments.' Uncategorized Sunshine Girls Canada Toronto Blue Jays Crime
RTÉ News
30-06-2025
- Health
- RTÉ News
Lisdoonvarna GP service 'would be closed' without support
A GP practice in Co Clare has avoided closure after a doctor agreed not to retire and to take over the service in Lisdoonvarna. The post had been advertised twice by the Health Service Executive but failed to attract any candidates. Conor Hanrahan was stepping down from a busy medical practice in Ennis around 18 months ago when he was persuaded to take up the position at Lisdoonvarna Medical Centre. A big factor in accepting the position, he said, was the additional support provided by rural and international graduate schemes. "The previous GP had been operating single-handedly for 30 years here and that's difficult, you know, to get locum cover when you have family occasions ... to even just get a break or holiday. "A lot of the practices along the west coast of Clare have closed down. For example, there was a GP in Quilty, there was one in Doonbeg and they're both gone. "There's a real difficulty getting a doctor in Kilrush which is a good, vibrant town, but there's been a practice vacant there for a good few years. "It's the same up around Mulranny in Mayo, the GP there, Dr Jerry Cowley, has retired and they haven't been able to find a permanent replacement for him." Dr Hanrahan was speaking after a warning was issued of capacity constraints in areas of growing population in Dublin and its commuter towns in Cavan, Meath, Kildare, Louth, Westmeath and Wicklow. The analysis, from the Department of Health, was published today. Dr Hanrahan is part of the Midwestern GP training scheme, meaning that he was able to bring someone with him to train in Lisdoonvarna as well as recruiting from the International Medical Graduate scheme. "Without this support Lisdoonvarna would be closed. It's essential to have this support to remain viable in rural areas. That was the incentive for me to come here to work instead of retiring. "But I'm conscious that not everyone can afford to take on non-EU doctors coming to Ireland for training. A lot of smaller rural practices can't afford to take on a doctor like that, because they have to pay them themselves," he said. Lisdoonvarna has seen its population of around 1,000 expand rapidly in recent years. Up to 1,000 Ukrainian refugees live in the town and surrounding areas along with hundreds of International Protection applicants. Dr Hanrahan said the level of service needed would make the position unsustainable for a single practice GP, adding that the service gets even busier in the summer. "Lisdoonvarna is a tourist town and the region generally gets very busy in places like Doolin, Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kilfenora, the Burren. "So there's a constant busy workload and thankfully we can assist where possible and deter people from arriving into overcrowded emergency departments where a GP can carry out the treatment needed." Dr Hanrahan said the model operating at Lisdoonvarna Medical Centre is the way forward as in incentive to GPs to come to rural Ireland. 'Huge amount of demand' for GP services in Meath A GP in Co Meath has said that her practice, which has only been open for a month and a half, had to close its books to new patients for a time such was the level of demand. Dr Bláthnaid McHugh, from Trim General Practice, said there seems to be "very high" demand for GPs in the wider Meath area. "We opened on the 12th of May and we had to pretty much close the list in the first week, because we were really at a huge amount of demand," she said. "We have opened up again, but at a much slower pace, and even then, we aren't able to reach the capacity of people who have requested to join the practice. "At the moment, it's still myself here, and I'm the only doctor in this practice. And there seems to be a real shortage of general practitioners in Trim and in further afield to Trim as well." Dr McHugh said that the growing population and the retirement of GPs who are not being replaced have put pressure on the system. "I've been working in in the Meath area since I qualified in 2017. When you're working, you're not really aware of of how short the area is, but I can see, you know, over the course of my lifetime, how much the town of Trim and surrounding towns have grown. "There have been some local retirements of GPs there too and it's very hard to to keep up with the pace of the growth of the population." Dr McHugh said she believes a number of measures could be put in place that would help to alleviate the problems affecting the sector.. "I think just having a bit more exposure to general practice [during training] to get a feeling as to what the job actually entails on a day-to-day basis, that might be helpful. "In this practice, I've set up this surgery myself, and I was interested in setting up my own practice for a number of years, and certainly there were bumps and problems in the pandemic along the way that delayed me, but certainly, you know, I've set this practice up and over the last 14 months, and I've had a lot of support from my my colleagues that I trained with locally, and a lot of them, you know, would have the same concerns that I had setting up with. "Just the cost of doing it and then, just the lack of available properties as well. The housing market is big a problem but also the commercial market. There wasn't many places over the last few years that I found that were as suitable as this premises is for this purpose. "I think what would probably help a GP to start up in their own area would be if there was maybe some kind of a support, a kind of grant or something to just help with equipment or with legal costs or something so that it would take a little bit of the pressure off the GPs who were looking to start up. "At the moment, it's really on yourself kind of thing when you're doing that and I think that a lot of people find that quite daunting. "I did myself but certainly, I'm on the other side of it now, and I'm very, very glad that I've done it and I've got massive support from the local community. Really pleased to be here. And you know, certainly it's been very positive experience from start to finish," Dr McHugh added.
Ottawa Citizen
17-06-2025
- Ottawa Citizen
Canadian military police leaders refuse civilian oversight mandated by Parliament, watchdog report says
A new report paints Canada's military police leadership as shutting down complaints, ignoring parliamentary-mandated civilian oversight and bungling investigations to the point where a criminal convicted of attempted murder almost went free. Article content The report by the Military Police Complaints Commission, a civilian watchdog created by Parliament, outlines a deteriorating situation in which the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal has been resisting independent oversight. 'The situation escalated from resistance to outright refusal to respect the oversight regime mandated by Parliament,' commission chairperson Tammy Tremblay wrote in her annual report released Tuesday. Article content Article content Article content At times the office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal, or CFPM, has shut down complaints into police actions before they could be heard, the MPCC report noted. The CFPM has also refused to provide information needed for the commission to carry out its oversight function and has declined to follow recommendations on improving how it functions, according to the report. Among the recommendations the CFPM refused to accept was a request to remind military police officers of the importance of keeping evidence on file. Article content Article content The report also outlined how a bungled investigation by the CFNIS nearly allowed a person, eventually convicted of attempted murder, to escape justice. Article content In that case, the CFNIS had been brought in to investigate a CFB Edmonton house fire in which a soldier was suspected of trying to kill her children. But the MPCC report pointed out that military police decided not to lay charges despite conclusions by the insurance company and the fire marshal's office that the fire had been deliberately set as well as the discovery of an apparent suicide note from the soldier. Article content Article content The Military Police Complaints Commission reviewed the case and determined there was evidence of a crime that ought to be reinvestigated. The soldier was found guilty in 2023 of trying to kill her three children by setting their house on fire. Article content Article content Canadian Forces Provost Marshal Brig.-Gen. Vanessa Hanrahan provided the Ottawa Citizen with a statement acknowledging 'the criticism toward the Office of the CFPM contained within the MPCC's 2024 Annual Report.' Article content 'Notwithstanding this, the CFPM remains fully committed to, and supportive of the MPCC's mandate,' Hanrahan's statement added. Article content Hanrahan noted that her office carefully considered each request for information from the MPCC, 'providing disclosure not only under legal obligation, but also when it is determined that the information requested is pertinent to the matter being investigated by the MPCC.'
