Latest news with #Quinlivan
New Straits Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Jay Chou's 90-year-old grandfather-in-law wins medals at World Masters Games: One gold, two silvers
TAIPEI: Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou's 90-year-old grandfather-in-law, Laurence Quinlivan, recently defied age by clinching multiple medals at the World Masters Games 2025 in Taiwan. According to a recent report by The Straits Times, Quinlivan participated in the multi-sport event, which is similar to the Olympics but primarily for athletes over 30. The games were held in Taipei and New Taipei City from May 17 to 30. On May 18, the opening day of the event, Quinlivan secured a gold medal in javelin and a silver medal in the 100m sprint, both in the 90-plus age category. Jay Chou, 46, celebrated Quinlivan's impressive feats on his Instagram Stories later that day. Laurence Quinlivan is the grandfather of Chou's wife, 31-year-old Taiwanese-Australian model-actress Hannah Quinlivan. Hannah's father is Australian, and her mother has Chinese and Korean heritage. Chou shared a photo of Quinlivan being interviewed by the media, captioned: "@hannah_quinlivan's grandpa is awesome." Hannah Quinlivan also posted a video of her grandfather competing in the 100m sprint, with the caption: "Thank you for cheering for grandpa." Demonstrating his consistent performance, Quinlivan went on to win another silver medal in the 200m sprint for the same age group on May 19.
The Star
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Jay Chou's 90YO grandpa-in-law wins gold & silver medals at World Masters Games
Laurence Quinlivan (right) is the grandfather of Jay Chou's wife, Taiwanese-Australian model-actress Hannah Quinlivan. Photos: Jay Chou/Instagram Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's grandfather-in-law Laurence Quinlivan, 90, showed that age is just a number. The nonagenarian recently took part in the World Masters Games 2025, an Olympics adjacent event for athletes mostly over 30, held in Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan from May 17 to 30. He won a gold medal for javelin and a silver medal for the 100m sprint for the 90+ age group on the first day of the event on May 18. Chou, 46, congratulated Quinlivan for his achievements on Instagram Stories on May 18. Quinlivan is the grandfather of Chou's wife, Taiwanese-Australian model-actress Hannah Quinlivan, 31. Her father is Australian and her mother is of Chinese and Korean descent. Chou posted a photo of Quinlivan being interviewed by the media, with the caption: '@hannah_quinlivan's grandpa is awesome.' Hannah Quinlivan also uploaded a video of her grandfather taking part in the 100m sprint, with the caption: 'Thank you for cheering for grandpa.' Quinlivan showed that it was no fluke when he won another silver medal for the 200m sprint for the same age group on May 19. He will be taking part in shot put and discus later in the week. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network View this post on Instagram A post shared by 2025雙北世界壯年運動會 (@2025wmg)
Straits Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Jay Chou's 90-year-old grandpa-in-law wins gold and two silver medals at World Masters Games
Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's grandfather-in-law Laurence Quinlivan won a gold medal for javelin and a silver medal for the 100m sprint for the 90+ age group on May 18. PHOTOS: JAYCHOU/INSTAGRAM Jay Chou's 90-year-old grandpa-in-law wins gold and two silver medals at World Masters Games Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's grandfather-in-law Laurence Quinlivan, 90, showed that age is just a number. The nonagenarian recently took part in the World Masters Games 2025, an Olympics adjacent event for athletes mostly over 30, held in Taipei and New Taipei City in Taiwan from May 17 to 30. He won a gold medal for javelin and a silver medal for the 100m sprint for the 90+ age group on the first day of the event on May 18. Chou, 46, congratulated Mr Quinlivan for his achievements on Instagram Stories on May 18. Mr Quinlivan is the grandfather of Chou's wife, Taiwanese-Australian model-actress Hannah Quinlivan, 31. Her father is Australian and her mother is of Chinese and Korean descent. Chou posted a photo of Mr Quinlivan being interviewed by the media, with the caption: '@hannah_quinlivan's grandpa is awesome.' Hannah Quinlivan also uploaded a video of her grandfather taking part in the 100m sprint, with the caption: 'Thank you for cheering for grandpa.' Mr Quinlivan showed that it was no fluke when he won another silver medal for the 200m sprint for the same age group on May 19. He will be taking part in shot put and discus later in the week. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Buffalo Diocese focusing on hope and healing during Ash Wednesday, Lent
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Church pews at Christian churches throughout Western New York might be filled on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is one of the busiest days of the year for the Buffalo Diocese. 'If you talk to any church secretary, they will tell you the phone rings more on Ash Wednesday then it does on the 23rd and 24th of December,' said Father Bill Quinlivan, a pastor of Catholic Family Parishes in South Buffalo. 'Our hope is always that people will enter into the season and not just see it as a superficial thing on their forehead, being marked with the sign of the cross, but that they will remember the one who carried the cross for them, and enter into a season of genuine and deep prayer and renewal in their hearts.' Quinlivan says he will be distributing ashes from 2-4 p.m. at St. Martin of Tours and will have a mass at 7 p.m. with ashes, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Quinlivan says in the Catholic Church worldwide every 25 years is a jubilee year. This year, instituted by Pope Francis, will be known as the Jubilee year of Hope. Quinlivan also says for the Buffalo Diocese, this year they're focusing on hope and healing. 'In the Diocese, there's a great need for healing, with not only the consolidation of churches and closures, but the tragic history of sexual abuse of children by clergy and other members of the church,' said Quinlivan. 'We're continually working to repent every one of us, to repent our sins and we take on the burden of other people's sins as well.' He believes this year parishioners will make an extra effort to go to their churches if they are slated to be part of the Diocese's closures, or some might be going to a different church to continue their faith. Father Bill also believes the recent news of Pope Francis' serious illness is on the forefront of parishioners' minds. 'Every time you hear about a Pope, you think of the Catholic Church, we're the only ones who have a Pope I believe, and the identity with one of our great and solum traditions of having a holy father who is the vicar of Christ also flows down into other traditions like Ash Wednesday.' For more information on Ash Wednesday and Lent, visit the Buffalo Diocese website here. Hope Winter is a reporter and multimedia journalist who has been part of the News 4 team since 2021. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Judgment reserved in anti-poverty strategy challenge
Judgment has been reserved in a legal challenge brought against Stormont for "failing to adopt" an anti-poverty strategy for Northern Ireland. The human rights group, the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), has claimed that ministers have failed to put in place a programme to alleviate poverty. The challenge is directed against the Department for Communities and the Executive Office, along with the first and deputy first ministers. A lawyer representing the human rights group, Karen Quinlivan KC, described the case "as an attack on the lack of an anti-poverty strategy". A spokesperson for the Department for Communities said that a strategy is currently in development. Ms Quinlivan said it had been a decade since the High Court previously held that the Executive committee was "in breach of its duty" to adopt a programme to deal with poverty. She added: "It is frankly appalling that that breach had never been rectified." The court heard the requirement to adopt an anti-poverty strategy was inserted into the Northern Ireland Act, following the St Andrews Agreement in 2006. The case, brought by the CAJ, is also supported by members of the Equality Coalition including Unison, Barnardo's NI and the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network. A lawyer representing the different departments argued the current legal duty to adopt a strategy only commenced when the current Executive was formed in February 2024. He added that progress is now being made to ensure any legal obligations are met. The judge, Mr Justice Humphreys, reserved judgment until a later date. Speaking outside court the director of the CAJ, Daniel Holder, said he was concerned the current Assembly mandate would expire without an anti-poverty strategy in place. He said: "There are a whole series of measures that were recommended for Stormont to pick up within an anti-poverty strategy on issues like child poverty, child payments, the establishment of a child poverty commission... None of that is in place. "We are a full year on from the Executive being re-established and we are still without an anti-poverty strategy with those elements in it." Emma Cassidy, senior engagement lead for Public Interest Litigation Support, which is supporting CAJ, said the group was "challenging nearly two decades of delay". She said she hoped the court would "compel" politicians to take action. "We are still in the grips of a cost of living - or cost of survival – crisis and there's no plan of how this is going to be sorted out," she said. "It sounds bizarre if it wasn't so serious." John Patrick Clayton from Unison described a strategy as "absolutely vital". He said he hoped today was an "important step" towards it being taken forward by the Executive. He added that tackling poverty needs "to be collectively taken forward by the executive as a whole" and a "strategy is the right way to do that". A spokesperson for the Department for Communities said that the Northern Ireland Executive Anti-Poverty Strategy, which is currently in development, "will aim to mitigate impacts, reduce the risk of falling into poverty and support people in exiting poverty". The spokesperson continued: "It will set out a cross-departmental commitment to a joined-up, long term approach to addressing poverty and the department is currently engaging with colleagues across all other departments to refine the draft strategy and the action plan that will underpin it with a view to a paper being presented to the Executive in the coming weeks." The spokesperson said the department "continues to provide support and a wide range of services to those in need". Benefits entitlement can be checked through the Make the Call service.
