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Irish Independent
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
‘Home: The Story of Zak Moradi' review: Leitrim hurler embarks on emotional quest to reconnect with his past
Moving immigrant story shows best and worst of human nature Pat Stacey You may already be familiar with the subject of Trevor White's documentary Home: The Story of Zak Moradi (now streaming on RTÉ Player). You'll certainly know him if you're a hurling fan from Leitrim. He plays as a left-corner forward for the county's senior team. He was a part of the side that won the Lory Meagher Cup in 2016, a dream come true.
Irish Examiner
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
New York pip London to claim third All-Ireland JFC title on the trot
New York 0-20 London 2-13 Brian Coughlan rose to the occasion again for New York, firing nine points to help secure a three-in-a-row of All-Ireland JFC titles. Coughlan has featured in all four finals since the junior championship was overhauled in 2022 to cater mainly for overseas units. He struck the winning point in the 2023 decider but came of age this time, powering Mick Healy's side to a landmark win and a repeat of their 2024 triumph. Gearoid Kennedy's two two-pointers were crucial too as New York capped a thrilling campaign by holding onto the silverware. New York needed extra-time to see off USGAA at the new quarter-final stage last month. And they had to come from behind against Warwickshire in Friday night's semi-final at Abbottstown. They fell behind early on in the Croke Park decider too as London raced into a four-point lead. The sides were still level with just two minutes too but late points from Lorcan Kennedy and sub Emmet Loughran nudged New York to victory again. Loughran's score left New York two points clear at that stage but London almost grabbed a match winning goal at the death, the ball bouncing over the bar. Boss Healy hailed Coughlan's huge influence for New York as they matched the hurlers' Lory Meagher Cup success at Croke Park in May. "Brian has been an incredible servant for us," said Westmeath man Healy. "He's a player who is right on the edge of being a senior player for New York and probably would be there only for he's playing soccer in college. "It would be hard to make that sort of commitment when he's five hours away from the training sessions so we're lucky, we're happy to have him come with us in the juniors. "But he's more than capable of being a starter in the senior team for New York every year and I think he showed that again." Coughlan fired seven first-half points to leave New York 0-12 to 1-7 up at half-time - but All-Britain champions London had the wind after the break. And with Ali Carney netting for the second game in a row, and Noel Maher drilling his sixth two-pointer of the weekend, they got it back to level terms twice in the second-half. The Kennedy and Loughran scores were the insurance points for New York late on. New York scorers: B Coughlan 0-9 (1 tpf, 2 frees, 2 45's); G Kennedy 0-4 (2 tp); E Loughran 0-2; D Corridan, I Kavanagh, G Lee, J Healy, L Kennedy 0-1 each. London scorers: C Redican 1-3 (0-3 frees); N Maher 0-4 (2 tp); A Carney 1-0; C Doyle 0-2 (tp); C Morris, E McGivney, S Hickey, R O'Connell 0-1 each. New York: P Guerin; P Mathers, D Curran, R O'Riordan; I Kavanagh, K Rafferty, A Traynor; G Kennedy, C Mathers; L Kennedy, J Healy, G Lee; R Melly, B Coughlan, D Corridan. Subs: E Loughran for Melly (h/t); C Shalvey for Lee (38); J Donovan for C Mathers (42); E Kennedy for Corridan (53); C Mulvihill for G Kennedy (60). London: C Doyle; J Power, P O'Connor, E Reilly; E McGivney, R McCready, D Byrne; N Maher, C Redican; M Joyce, C Morris, M Tierney; R Kearney, S Hickey, A Carney. Subs: K Clarke for Morris (h/t); B Rice for Joyce (37); R O'Connell for Kearney & M English for McGivney (48); J Cawley for Maher (53). Ref: S Mulhare (Laois).
RTÉ News
13-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
New York edge past London to claim All-Ireland JFC glory
Not for the first time, Brian Coughlan was the difference at Croke Park as New York secured a three-in-a-row of All-Ireland JFC titles. Rockland attacker Coughlan blasted nine points as New York capped a terrific weekend with a landmark one-point final win. The junior championship was reconstituted in 2022 to cater for mainly overseas teams and New York have reached all four of the finals, winning the last three. Coughlan kicked the winning point in the 2023 decider though sub Emmet Loughran struck what proved to be the winner this time, a 58th-minute score that shook off a determined London. A couple of two-pointers from Gearoid Kennedy proved significant too as New York built on Friday evening's semi-final win over Warwickshire with an impressive triumph. Prior to that, New York overcame USGAA at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage and have matched the feat of their hurling counterparts who won the Lory Meagher Cup final at Croke Park back in May. London were chasing a seventh title and their first since 1986 but slipped to back-to-back final defeats to New York, despite pushing them all the way. Their last score of the game came from Ryan O'Connell whose long delivery bounced dangerously, evading everyone and going over. A flicked goal at that stage would have won the game for them though New York were just about good value overall. Mick Healy's New York came from three points down at half-time against Warwickshire in Friday evening's semi-final to eventually win by four points Second-half goals from Jack Healy and sub Colm Shalvey did the trick on that occasion and they brought that momentum to the bigger stage, hitting the ground running. Coughlan fired seven points in the first-half alone. It was a haul that included points from frees and open play as well as a two-pointer. Kennedy landed his first two-pointer as well though with a stiff wind behind them, it was the least New York required. They created three decent goal chances too but couldn't convert any of them. Coughlan had a palmed effort saved on the line by full-back Patrick O'Connor while London goalkeeper Caolan Doyle denied both Lorcan Kennedy and Healy. And London were sharp enough at the other end to rack up the scores that kept them right in the game despite the impact of the wind. They got the brighter start when Ali Carney punished New York's failure to get a sixth minute kick-out away, rounding the goalkeeper and slotting to an empty net. But they couldn't build on their 1-01 to no score lead and fell into New York's slipstream as early as the 16th minute when Coughlan slotted his second from play. New York points from Ian Kavanagh and Danny Corridan sandwiched a two-pointer from Coughlan and left the holders 0-10 to 1-03 up after 22 minutes. London, who also had to come from behind to win their semi-final on Friday evening against Kilkenny, finished the first-half strongly. Noel Maher booted his fifth two-pointer of the weekend and back-to-back free conversions by Conor Redican left London in a healthy position, trailing by just 1-7 to 0-12 at half-time. New York stretched the gap out to five points after the restart, thanks in part to Kennedy's second two-pointer, 0-15 to 1-07. But London refused to lie down and impressively wiped out the deficit with a brilliant Redican solo goal and yet another two-point from the excellent Maher. They were tied again at 2-12 to 0-18 with six minutes to go as the game hung in the balance. New York points from Lorcan Kennedy and Loughran ultimately won the game, Kennedy's score proving to be the winner. New York: Pat Guerin; Paidi Mathers, Dylan Curran, Rory O'Riordan; Ian Kavanagh (0-01), Kevin Rafferty, Aaron Traynor; Gearoid Kennedy (0-04, 2 tp), Conor Mathers; Lorcan Kennedy (0-01), Jack Healy (0-01), Garvin Lee (0-01); Ronan Melly, Brian Coughlan (0-09, 1 tpf, 0-02f, 0-02 45), Danny Corridan (0-01). Subs: Emmet Loughran (0-02) for Melly (ht), Colm Shalvey for Lee (38), James Donovan for Conor Mathers (42), Eoin Kennedy for Corridan (53), Chris Mulvihill for Gearoid Kennedy (60). London: Caolan Doyle (0-02, tp); Jack Power, Patrick O'Connor, Eoghan Reilly; Eoin McGivney (0-01), Ryan McCready, Donncha Byrne; Noel Maher (0-04, 2 tp), Conor Redican (1-03, 0-03f); Matthew Joyce, Christopher Morris (0-01), Matthew Tierney; Ryan Kearney, Sean Hickey (0-01), Ali Carney (1-00).
Irish Examiner
12-06-2025
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Project to strengthen farmers' mental health 'very successful'
A project supporting farmers' mental health has been 'very successful' and a great example of helping men, a Tipperary hurler and academic said. Dr Conor Hammersley is a former Tipperary player and principal investigator in rural mental health at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health. 'There's good data to say that farmers experience many challenges around their mental health and (it's) one of the highest occupations associated with suicide,' he said. He was part of a team designing a training programme for agricultural advisors so they could help with mental health on top of what they already offer farmers. The idea, he said, was to 'try and meet them (farmers) where they're at and to try and create more supportive networks around mental health'. The 'On Feirm Ground' project – a play on words between the English word firm and the Irish for farm – includes advice on recognising signs of distress in farmers. Speaking on a HSE podcast to mark Men's Health Week, he said: 'From what I can see, it's been very successful'. This tailored focus on one group is 'a great example' of how men's health could be approached, he suggested. 'Too often it's seen that men are just one homogenous group and this is why data is so important and demography is so important,' he said. "When you use data and you use demographics, you can see what communities are in most need of resources to be distributed towards them.' HSE podcast host, Fergal Fox, said: 'Thankfully we've seen the On Feirm Ground programme go from strength to strength.' The advisors welcomed the training, he noted. 'They could see the issues coming up in the farmyard. They were talking to farmers that were stressed out and that they were trying to advise them,' he said. But they could see that their issues were beyond the agri-business or the farming itself. He added this year the Department of Agriculture has increased funding for health, safety, and well-being. 'So there'll be more activities coming out,' he said. Dr Hammersley also plays in New York and was part of their victory in the Lory Meagher Cup last month. He referred to comments by team captain Johnny Glynn in a 'very powerful' interview on The GAA Social podcast earlier this month. The discussion on IVF was "sharing an experience that typically men wouldn't do," he said. 'I'm just thinking back to Johnny Glynn's podcast," he said. "And one of the things that he said since he started to speak about it himself - about the difficulty him and his partner have had with IVF treatment – the amount of men that have come to him with similar experiences." Read More Veterinary Advice: Farmers must reach out for help in this time of hardship
RTÉ News
06-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
New York chief defends Lory Meagher win and Johnny Glynn's involvement
New York GAA chief Sean Price has defended the presence of the side in the Lory Meagher Cup and has also hit out at the criticism of Johnny Glynn's involvement in a tier-five championship final. The Gaelic Park side were parachuted in at the semi-final stage after approval at Congress earlier this year and subsequent wins over, firstly, Monaghan and then Cavan in the final secured the silverware at Croke Park. Prior to their last-four clash with Monaghan, Oriel manager Arthur Hughes had labelled the move"an absolute disgrace" but the Kerry native told The Championship podcast that it was a good thing for the game. "You can see where Monaghan and Cavan are coming from, they're trying to promote hurling in their own counties; they're trying to grow the game and sometimes it's not easy," said the New York chairperson. "We identified this ourselves a couple of years ago, we had three senior teams four years ago, we have six now, we have six junior teams and we have a couple of novice teams. "One of the pillars we decided on was to get into the Lory Meagher and the GAA backed it and they put us in. "Look it's a situation that isn't our fault, it isn't Cavan's fault, I saw some of the Cavan players crying after the game, they'd put their heart and soul into it. "We got the goals, six points at the end was probably a fair reflection but it was never going to be the runaway that people were talking about. "The delegates at Congress had backed it and put us in there and look, we're up to Nickey Rackard next year and it's probably going to be a huge step for us." Glynn's name was the most notable on the New York teamsheet in the 4-17 to 2-17 final win over Cavan given that eight years previous he had started at full-forward as Galway lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup at the same venue. For Price though, such sniping was short-sighted. "Johnny Glynn was targeted because he has an All-Ireland medal but Johnny Glynn is living in New York since 2017. "We're delighted to have him, he's vice-chairman of the board, the amount of time he puts in is colossal, so I don't think it's fair to single him out. "People were saying 'an All-Ireland winner shouldn't be allowed to play in the Lory Meagher' but you can't be singled out because of where you live or because you transferred out or because you decided to live in a foreign country. "It's all about promoting the game, it's world GAA, it's games at home, it's games all over, we're one big family whether we like it or not. "Sometimes it's dysfunctional but that's what we are as a family."
