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Irish Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Cavan and Spurs enjoy feeling of defying the odds and ending a drought
It's not often, perhaps, that you'd link Spurs and Cavan's sporting fortunes, but in the space of four days, they both found a different way to slay a badger to bring to an end lengthy droughts. Until Wednesday night in Bilbao, it had been 17 years since Spurs got their paws on silverware , and on Sunday in Castlebar, it had been 77 years since Cavan beat Mayo in the championship. Yes, admittedly, the links are tenuous, but a sporting drought is a sporting drought. And there's no little joy when they end. Not that Paul Fitzpatrick, the sports editor of the Anglo-Celt newspaper, had time to celebrate on his way home to Cavan on Sunday. ' I had reports to write of discarded pitchforks and slain badgers and famous wins and generations of the same family, 77 years apart, in the same colours, fighting the same fight. That's the beauty of it and that's why, despite it all, we love it.' For quite a while, Limerick's hurlers and Dublin's footballers had no trouble slaying badgers at all , but they'd lost their killer instinct of late. Last weekend? 'An old lion is still a lion,' writes Ciarán Murphy after seeing them prove there's life in the old dogs yet, just to add another creature to the mix. 'Watching Limerick and Dublin, with 14 All-Ireland titles between them in the last 15 years, was a case study in greatness,' he says. Dublin's hurlers are hoping for a memorable day themselves when they play Galway on Sunday, the meeting 'effectively a playoff to meet Kilkenny in the provincial decider' . Gordon Manning talks to Dublin's Seán Currie ahead of the game, and he also previews this evening's Special Congress vote on the skorts issue , detailing all you need to know about the event. READ MORE And after Uefa attempted to confirm the qualification process for Euro 2028 on Wednesday, David Gorman brings you a Q&A to explain the convoluted business. Put it this way: the Republic of Ireland, co-hosts for the tournament, might automatically qualify - and, well, might not. In cricket, Nathan Johns reports on a mighty fine day for Ireland at Castle Avenue where they beat the West Indies by a chunky 124 runs in the first of their three-match ODI series, Andrew Balbirnie helping himself to a century. In rugby, John O'Sullivan hails the impact of the IRFU's much under-reported 'A' Interprovincial Championship , which Leinster won last weekend. And in his America at Large column, Dave Hannigan writes about the oft beleaguered New York Knicks faithful having the 'time of their lives' this weather. Granted, they lost the opening game of their NBA Eastern Conference best-of-seven series against The Indiana Pacers last night, but after knocking out the reigning champion Boston Celtics last Friday, 'this team has the city believing anything is possible'. TV Watch: Scottie Scheffler's US PGA Championship celebrations didn't last long, he's back in action at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas today (Sky Sports Golf, 5pm) - and he's aiming for his third Tour victory in a row, having won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson before his trip to Quail Hollow.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Tributes to Pope who 'crossed all the boundaries'
Members of the Catholic community in the south of England have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, who has died aged 88. The Vatican's announcement of his death came just a day after he appeared in a wheelchair at St Peter's Square to wish thousands of worshipers gathered there a "Happy Easter". "He was a person who crossed all the boundaries," said Canon Paul Fitzpatrick, of The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Henley. While Francis Davis, a Catholic author from Portsmouth and community activist who works across the Solent and Wessex region, said meeting Pope Francis at The Vatican had been an "overwhelming" experience. Canon Fitzpatrick said more people than usual attended his service on Sunday, where there was "a subdued feeling and sadness". "Pope Francis had done so much, not just for Catholics but for the world," he added. Mr Davis said he told the Pope he had been working to protect vulnerable elders locally, when he met him. "He said, 'Defend the poor', which is quite a mandate really. "This is a man who set an example with his own life and devoted that life to defending the poor, spending time with the weakest and trying to find a way to include them in the decision-making structures of the church." Writing on X, he said: "Go well @Pontifex. Thank you for walking the margins towards the centre." The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Philip Egan described the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church as "a very human Pope" who had "called us to put our Christian faith into action". "He has also championed the marginalised, the poor, the invisible... working for a more fraternal world and for peace," he continued. "His role internationally is a very, very important one and there's been a wonderful legacy." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Pope Francis dies aged 88 Francis: Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church What next after the death of Pope Francis?
BBC News
21-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Tributes in South to Pope Francis who 'crossed all boundaries'
Members of the Catholic community in the south of England have been paying tribute to Pope Francis, who has died aged Vatican's announcement of his death came just a day after he appeared in a wheelchair at St Peter's Square to wish thousands of worshipers gathered there a "Happy Easter"."He was a person who crossed all the boundaries," said Canon Paul Fitzpatrick, of The Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Francis Davis, a Catholic author from Portsmouth and community activist who works across the Solent and Wessex region, said meeting Pope Francis at The Vatican had been an "overwhelming" experience. Canon Fitzpatrick said more people than usual attended his service on Sunday, where there was "a subdued feeling and sadness". "Pope Francis had done so much, not just for Catholics but for the world," he Davis said he told the Pope he had been working to protect vulnerable elders locally, when he met him."He said, 'Defend the poor', which is quite a mandate really."This is a man who set an example with his own life and devoted that life to defending the poor, spending time with the weakest and trying to find a way to include them in the decision-making structures of the church."Writing on X, he said: "Go well @Pontifex. Thank you for walking the margins towards the centre."The Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Philip Egan described the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church as "a very human Pope" who had "called us to put our Christian faith into action"."He has also championed the marginalised, the poor, the invisible... working for a more fraternal world and for peace," he continued."His role internationally is a very, very important one and there's been a wonderful legacy." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
