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Irish Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Aaron Kernan plots out Kieran Donaghy's coaching path after leaving Armagh
Aaron Kernan believes that Kieran Donaghy is a Kerry manager in waiting. Donaghy recently stepped down from his role as Armagh coach after five years working under Kieran McGeeney, the high point being last year's All-Ireland success as they beat his native county en route in the semi-final. Kerry turned the tables in this year's quarter-final as they ended Armagh's reign, after which Donaghy announced his departure, but former Orchard star Kernan believes that he will take a senior position in the Kingdom's management team in the future. READ MORE: Hilarious video shows Sharlene Mawdsley race Tipperary fan amid All-Ireland celebrations READ MORE: Liverpool hero Joey Jones dies aged 70 as John Aldridge leads tributes 'Yeah, absolutely,' he said. 'Whether that is as a manager or certainly a head coach or someone who is heavily involved within Kerry. 'As much as we're grateful for everything he gave to Armagh football, you would have to imagine that that was all really a learning experience for him in terms of trying to take something back to Kerry, whether that's maybe doing a stint with Stacks and then obviously you would have to imagine ultimately it would be with the view to getting involved in Kerry football and management at some level. 'So I think it started out maybe as a learning experience for him and then something that he just went full out and became completely ingrained in. But yeah, you would have to imagine that somewhere down the line, the experiences and the learnings that he would have had over the past few years will go a long way to shaping him as a head coach or a manager somewhere in Kerry in the near future.' Kernan paid tribute to Donaghy for the commitment he gave to Armagh, which involved a hellish commute from his base in Tralee. 'The big one is obviously just simply time and effort that he would have had to put in to commit for five years. I think that speaks volumes, even if there was no success and no All-Ireland. As an Armagh person you couldn't but say fair play to him for being so committed. (He) has a young family, busy with work, but to stick at something like that for five years given the travel that was involved was incredible.' Aaron Kernan was speaking as a BOYLE Sports Gaelic Games ambassador.
Daily Mirror
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Kerry Katona sparks huge debate with very bold take on Coldplay kiss cam scandal
Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona has shared her thoughts on the positives of infidelity in a marriage following CEO Andy Byron's antics at Coldplay's concert in Boston Kerry Katona has shared her unpopular opinion on infidelity after Tech tycoon Andy Byron and his Astronomer colleague Kristin Cabot went viral at a Coldplay concert last week. The now viral clip in question showed CEO Byron and HR staffer Cabot appear on a 'kiss cam' during the band's show in Boston last week. The pair had been in an embrace, but once they realised they were on the big screen, they leapt out of each other's arms, seemingly in a panic. Cabot covered her face with her hands as Byron crouched down to stop his face being in view. He also appeared to say 'f****** hell, it's me." Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had some theories, and speaking into the microphone, he quipped: 'Oh, what… either they're having an affair or they're just very shy." Following the incident, a statement claiming to be from Byron hit out at Coldplay for showing the moment. But his company has since revealed the statement was fake. The CEO has since resigned after he was caught appearing to canoodle with his Head of HR at the Coldplay concert in the US, the company confirmed over the weekend. The tech firm said its boss had tendered his resignation, and the board of directors had accepted it. Following the controversy, Kerry, 44, has shared her own unique perspective on infidelity. Speaking of the CEO's alleged affair with his employee, Kerry said: "I can't believe Chris Martin caught a couple looking cosy at one of Coldplay's concerts in Boston and they ended up on a big screen in front of millions of fans. Then the video went viral. There were rumours of an affair." Kerry then lifted the lid on the affair she had while married to her ex husband Mark Croft, admitting that it was the 'best thing' she ever did. The mum-of-five even went as far as to say that the affair 'saved' her life. "Yes, I had an affair myself once, while I was married to my second husband, Mark Croft, and it was the best thing I ever did. I'd say it probably saved my life," Kerry confessed when comparing her affair to Andy Byron's alleged infidelity with his employee. Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry split from Mark in 2011 after less than four years of marriage. Kerry cheated on him with ex Royal Marine Kevin Greent after they met at the GI Jane Bootcamp, but she has said the affair was "the best thing I ever did". Speaking candidly about her affair with Greent, Kerry previously said: "We were both married we both fell madly in love with each other he did leave his wife for a little bit but for me that just... It saved my life." Kerry and Mark, who have children Heidi and Max together, had a turbulent relationship, and Kerry previously blamed him for contributing to her drug use and accused him of stealing her money. Kerry was also previously married to Westlife singer Brian McFadden from 2002 to 2006, Mark from 2007 to 2011 and the late George Kay from 2014 to 2017. Reflecting on her love life and failed marriages, Kerry previously told GB News: "I have loved and I've often ended up marrying them, bearing in mind I was only 18 when I met Brian and we were together for seven years when Brian left me. "With Mark I thought 'oh my god my kids are from a broken home' and I was trying to fulfil my dream as a broken child, and not so much what they needed but not realising that I was enough for my kids and I thought I need to get married and Mark asked me to marry him and I said yes."I thought that will fix everything, that will fix the problem. I thought I'll get married, I'll have some more kids and I'll try and fix what's been broken, and that's a pattern that I continued to do. I did it with my third husband too, and I had another amazing child as well."
Irish Times
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Late-night drinking at Puck Fair survives court challenge with pubs to stay open until 3am
Puck Fair , one of Ireland's oldest festivals, will see its late-night drinking tradition survive for 2025 after an appeal by publicans in Killorglin succeeded at the Circuit Court in Killarney on Tuesday. The Co Kerry festival sees a goat crowned king for three days and three nights, with daytime activities and street entertainment alongside traditional late opening at pubs. Fourteen Killorglin publicans applied on July 10th to the District Court, sitting in Cahersiveen, for the annual special exemption to their licences over the three principal nights of the August event, known as Gathering (August 10th), Fair (August 11th) and Scattering (12th) However, gardaí objected on the grounds of straitened resources. District Court judge David Waters set closing time at 2am in line with the Garda submission, saying the fair was not all about drinking. READ MORE On Tuesday in the Circuit Court in Killarney, Judge Terence O'Sullivan said he saw no grounds to shorten Puck Fair's traditional drinking time. The fair dates to 1603, the last year of the reign of King James I of England, Judge O'Sullivan noted. Since the 1970s, the pub closing time at Puck has been 3am. 'Prior to that, there was a 24-hour opening of the pubs in Killorglin,' barrister Katie O'Connell, instructed by solicitor John O'Dwyer, had told the court. All-day and family activities took place and afterwards people would go for a drink, she said. Street entertainment ended at midnight and then the fair volunteers would like to go for a drink to relax and enjoy themselves. Puck Fair was 'bigger than Christmas' for people from the region, the barrister said. The statue of the Puck Goat sits at the entrance to the town and economically the festival is important to Killorglin. Only the gardaí, not the locals, had objected, Ms O'Connell added. Garda Supt John Ryan said Garda objections were twofold. The pubs received a 2am exemption the night before Puck Fair and gardaí felt four nights to 2am was sufficient; and having pubs open to 3am required additional police resources, making the reduction reasonable, he said. State solicitor Diane Reidy said the issue was one of resources, not public order, and Puck Fair was the only festival in Kerry seeking to open to 3am. In his decision, Judge O'Sullivan said the traditional opening had been to 3am, and there was no evidence of anyone in the locality objecting on noise or nuisance. He said he did not see any grounds to depart from the tradition.
Perth Now
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kerry Katona 'exhausted' with trolls saying she's under the influence
Kerry Katona finds it "exhausting" when people assume she's still on drugs. The former Atomic Kitten star - who has been open about her struggles with addiction and substance abuse - has been sober for over 15 years, and she admitted online trolls bringing up her past can get to her. She wrote in her column for new! magazine: "I get abuse and negative comments all of the time on Instagram. "Every time I have hay fever and sniff, people accuse me of being on drugs - it's exhausting." Last week, Louis Tomlinson stepped back from X after "hurtful" comments on the social media platform. He wrote: "The last few months have made it impossible to be on here. "All the conspiracy chat about my relationship, my son or even stretching sometimes to opinions on my [late] Mum. "It's just too much and too hurtful for me to see! Thank you to everyone who always has my back!" Responding to his post, Kerry said in her column: "I saw that Louis Tomlinson decided to quit X after receiving some hurtful comments, which I think is awful. "People can be so cruel for no reason and it's a real shame." Kerry insisted her approach is always to make a public show of defiance rather than stepping back, but she knows that's not always easy. She added: "If I was Louis, I wouldn't have let the trolls win by coming off X - I think it makes more of a statement to show it doesn't bother you. "But I do understand it's hard and, sometimes, removing yourself from the situation is the best thing you can do." Meanwhile, Kerry - who five children with three ex-husbands - previously opened up on how even her kids have "issues" of their own after growing up on the spotlight. She wrote in new! magazine: "It's so difficult to bring up children in the spotlight because it's like they're being catapulted into a different world. "They aren't famous themselves but have been brought up in a world of fame and people look at them differently for that. "I know my children have found it hard and they definitely have some issues that have arisen fro it."
Irish Examiner
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Win a break away to the All-Ireland Football Final
Kerry and Donegal meet in this year's All-Ireland Football Final this Sunday afternoon at GAA HQ. We're giving one lucky Irish Examiner subscriber the chance to win two tickets to the match, plus an overnight stay for two. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
