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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Kellie Harrington pivoting to showbiz world as she announces Dublin live show with famous comedian
BOXING fans will be able to take in "An Evening with Kellie Harrington" at Dublin's Ambassador Theatre across two days in September. The pride of Portland Row hung up her gloves after 4 It will have a two-day run across September 5 and 6 Credit: @kelly_harrington14 4 She retained her crown as the gold standard in the women's 60kg category by Wenlu Yang in the final 4 Harrington's show will also have a musical component to it 4 Comic and radio DJ PJ Gallagher will join her onstage Credit: PA It will essentially be an intimate long interview with the ring legend about her journey from adolescence to becoming a national treasure. Those who've read her autobiography will know that means it'll include her stint in the army before ultimately deciding to fully commit herself down the amateur boxing path which meant she had to take on a job as a personal trainer instead. Over the course of her adult life she's mostly been employed as a cleaner at St. Vincent's Hospital in Fairview. While it might not seem like a glamorous job for an Olympic champion, the 35-year-old has continually spoken of how she adores forming bonds with patients there. Read More On Irish Sport MCD Productions' promotional post for her looming show read: "Kellie Harrington, double Olympic gold boxing champion and national icon, is bringing her inspirational story to the stage in a powerful live show 'An Audience with Kellie Harrington' to The Ambassador Theatre, Dublin!" Comedian PJ Gallagher will chair things as the guest interviewer. It won't be straight talking for the whole show, however, as there's also the promise of live music. Given Harrington is well able to belt out a few tunes herself, we imagine she'll be an active participant in that portion of proceedings too. The show will take place on the evening of Friday September 5 as well as two shows on the Saturday between a matinee and evening session. Most read in Boxing The two evening shows are restricted to those aged 18 and over. But the Saturday matinee on September 6 is open to kids too. Adult tickets are priced from €40.90 and have gone on sale Jake Paul is 'not a boxer' and Tommy Fury 'can't fight' says legendary promoter Bob Arum is sensational double blast As recently as March, the Dubliner had seemed to However, definitive confirmation that she was finished up as a fighter came when She had returned to training towards the end of 2024 and And, underlining her decision to officially retire, she explained: 'I'll be following the girls, just watching their fights online. "I know they're going to do great because they've had great preparation . . . but I won't be there.'
Extra.ie
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Fans thrilled as Kellie Harrington makes major career announcement
Double Olympic champion Kellie Harrington will present a live show about her life story at the Ambassador Theatre in Dublin on September 5 and 6. The boxer is set to recount her journey from growing up in inner-city Dublin to becoming a double Olympic gold medallist. The show will include a live interview segment conducted by Irish comedian and broadcaster PJ Gallagher, as well as live music. Harrington, who is from Portland Row in Dublin 1, is the first Irish woman in history to defend an Olympic title. The live show will explore her personal and athletic development, highlighting key moments such as competing for her first gold medal first in an empty arena during the Covid pandemic and then in front of a sold-out crowd at Roland Garros in Paris. Harrington announced her retirement from boxing after retaining the lightweight Olympic crown last summer. She now works part-time at St. Vincents Hospital and is involved with animal welfare efforts at the DSPCA. The event will take place over three sessions: Friday, September 5 at 7pm (18+), Saturday, September 6 at 1pm (open to all ages) and Saturday, September 6 at 7pm (18+). Prices start at 40.90 and tickets go on sale Friday, May 30 at 10am. You can find tickets through Ticketmaster.
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘Every kid deserves to dream' – Irish boxing at Olympics safe after ‘watershed moment' as IABA hails ‘red letter day'
IRISH boxing's future at the Olympics is safe after the IABA became an official member of World Boxing. Back in April, IABA delegates voted in favour of joining the new governing body with responsibility for organizing boxing at the Olympics. Advertisement 2 Katie Taylor won a boxing gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games Credit: Brian Lawless / SPORTSFILE 2 Kellie Harrington won gold at Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024 Credit: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile The move was officially confirmed on Thursday and means Ireland will be able to send boxers to the 2028 Games. Chair of IABA's board of directors, Niall O'Carroll said; 'This is a watershed moment for Irish Boxing, following the resounding 'yes' of member clubs to safeguarding our Olympic future at our EGM in April. "Every kid in every boxing club in the Association deserves the Olympic dream – and their clubs have made sure that dream can live on, to LA 2028 and beyond.' Boxing at the Olympics had been overseen by the International Boxing Association (IBA). Advertisement Read More on Boxing However, it had been suspended by the International Olympic Committee in 2019 over governance concerns. World Boxing split from the IBA in 2023, the same year that the latter was banished from the Olympic movement. In their place, the While World Boxing was recognized by the IOC last February, the IABA remained a member of the IBA. Advertisement Most read in Boxing Had this remained the case, But at April's EGM, delegates approved becoming the latest member association of the breakaway. Nino Benvenuti dead at 87- Two-weight world champion and Olympic gold medallist passes away IABA President, Anto Donnelly added; 'This is a red letter day for the Irish Boxing family , and all the more important because our membership of World Boxing was the express will and wish of IABA's clubs. "It's vital that we move forward, together. Advertisement "Our joining of World Boxing today represents the unity of Irish boxing, but also the value we place on our Olympic heritage and our Olympic future.' Boxing has been Ireland's most successful sport at the Olympics, having won 19 medals. Four of those were gold - won by London 2012 was the most medal-laden, as Taylor's gold came alongside John Joe Nevin's silver, and Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan winning bronze. Advertisement Despite sending their largest team of boxers ever to Paris 2024, Ireland only came away with one medal. That was Kellie Harrington, who won a back-to-back lightweight gold having added to the one she claimed at Tokyo 2021. The addition of Ireland sees World Boxing's membership pass 100 national federations - currently sitting at 106. The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, said: 'To have surpassed the landmark of 100 National Federations in just over two years is a massive achievement. Advertisement "I would like to thank all of my colleagues and every one of our members for their support and their commitment to ensuring that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic Movement."
Irish Times
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Bernard Dunne breaking down the barriers of guarded sportspeople with new radio show
Bernard Dunne, the former WBA super bantamweight world champion and Irish Olympic boxing team coach knows all about success, failure and moments that can change the course of lives. Now he is learning something new, as pads in the gym have been put aside for pens in the garden. His pivot from the boxing world to writing has taken him to broadcasting and a Sunday evening slot on RTÉ Radio 1 where Dunne Talking explores the stories around success in sports men and women. Two revealing conversations with double Olympic gold medallist Kellie Harrington and footballer Niall Quinn have been aired with six more to follow in the current series taking in Dublin footballer James McCarthy, Mary O'Connor, Jack Woolley , Sonia O'Sullivan , Ellen Keane and Jim Bolger. READ MORE 'That whole transition piece. I've seen what that looks like, trying to refind yourself, figure out who you are as a person. That's a huge challenge,' says Dunne. 'Most of these people, they've pushed their bodies not just physically but mentally as well right to the edge where most people won't go. It's trying to find out what those hidden ingredients are, when you are under that pressure, when you need real resilience, when you need to stay focused on something, what was it that got these people to do it.' On that subject Dunne has a considerable advantage over most. His thrilling win over Ricardo Cordoba, that would win ESPN's Fight of the Year in 2009, was entirely about mental and physical integrity. In a relentlessly brutal fight, Dunne hauled himself off the canvas twice before winning the title in an 11th round knock-out. In one moment, he moved from world title contender facing bloody defeat to world champion. 'I'd a whole out of body experience in that fight,' he says. 'What happened was basically a two-second moment for me was a 25-minute conversation with myself around what the future looked like and what was I going to accept here. 'People are going to say well done but hard luck. Is that what you want to hear? I went through all the choices I made throughout my life, the choices that my family made to allow me to do what I've done. Bernard Dunne knocks out Ricardo Cordoba in 2009. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho 'I was on the fire brigade panel. I asked myself is that what you are going to be? Do you want to be a fireman instead? Is that what the next step is because if you don't get up here it is over? Your career is finished. I had a whole out of body experience at that moment in time. That got me through it. That helped me to become a world champion.' In Dunne's conversation with Quinn, the young wannabe professional finds himself in Fulham manager Malcolm McDonald's office at Craven Cottage. McDonald says to the 14-year-old Dublin kid: 'I'm a misogynist. Do you know what that is?' Quinn answers: 'No I don't know.' McDonald continues. 'I'm not a lover of men sexually. I love men's ways. I'm a man's man. That's why I'm going to give the news like a man. As long as you have a hole in your backside you will never make a footballer'. 'The Niall conversation I could have made two episodes,' says Dunne. 'We spoke for two-and-a-half hours. To think what he went through, and he still continued. The sliding door moment for Niall was the postal strike when he was in Australia for a combined rules game and the strike was on. 'He'd been offered a contract and signed for Arsenal and then the Sydney Swans manager knocked on the front door saying you haven't responded to any of our letters. Niall said I didn't get any letters. 'He said 'we sent contract offers over to you'. Niall had signed but they were trying to convince him. It turned out Jim Stynes ended up getting one of the contracts. Again, you never know what's going to happen. You are just one conversation away from getting what you want to get.' There's a natural flow to the conversations and as an athlete, Dunne knows how guarded athletes can be. But, he says, he tries to break that barrier down straight away. The conversations are about success and the honour, but also about the challenges, the hurdles that are put in the way, the resilience piece and what empowered them to face knock backs. 'We've eight commissions and we're going to build on that, but we have to see how it goes, how it resonates with people, if people enjoy it,' he says. 'The feedback seems to be positive at the moment. I'm still writing and working on ideas I have on different things. But I think there is a place for something like this.' – The third episode of 'Dunne Talking' with racehorse trainer Jim Bolger will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sunday at 6pm.
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
St Patrick's Day 2025: Parade and festival to be held to London
St Patrick's Day celebrations in central London are returning on by the mayor of London and the London Irish Centre, a parade featuring floats, marching bands, dance troupes and pageantry will travel from Hyde Park past Trafalgar Square and on to cyclist Katie-George Dunlevy and Olympic boxer Kellie Harrington, who each won two gold medals in this year's games, will be grand marshals for the will also be a festival in Trafalgar Square from 12:00 to 18:00 GMT showcasing arts, music, culture and food. In addition to performances by Kila, Irish Women in Harmony and Rag-CV there will be sessions from Irish Creative Collective with comedy, spoken word, film and TV, as well as dance only that, there will be an exhibition featuring Ireland's unsung women chef Anna Haugh will return to the event, this time with a new wine and food bar celebrating Irish Hall said the theme of this year's event is sustainability and as part of this, children can take part in workshops to turn recycled and reused material into headdresses, bunting and a giant can also watch clips from a new film which documented Nick Kelly and his band Dogs as they cycled from Dublin to Glastonbury to perform at last year's festival.
