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Irish Independent
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
See photos as Arklow Rugby Club enjoy annual dinner dance
With players and club staff donning their finest frocks and sharpest suits, the conversation and refreshments flowed as attendees enjoyed a wonderful meal, followed by the highly anticipated awards ceremony for the club's men's, women's, and Red Kites senior teams. Presented by Shane Nalty, the club awards saw Tadgh O'Scannail take home Club Mentor of the Year, with Coach of the Year going to Simon Tyner, Volunteer of the Year to Ger Brennan and Club Person of the Year to Dorraine Dempsey. The big winners in the Red Kite awards, presented by Tadgh O'Scannail, included Tagger of the Year and incoming captain Julia Murphy, Players Player of the Year Paul Roche, Most Improved Killian Byrne, Player of the Year Paul Kenny, Top Podcaster Martin Breslin, Top Try Scorer Andrew Banak, Most Positive Influence Sean Sheekey, New Coach Assistant Brian Hooper and Backroom Support and New Team Manager Simon Marah. Finally, The Amazons awards, presented by Shane Byrne and Trevor Prestage, went to Young Player of the Year Alex Byrne, Most Improved Catherine Byrne, Player of the Year Dianne Hunt Byrne, while the men's awards, presented by Anto O'Donnell and Shane Nalty, saw Gordon Prestage (collected by his father Keith) crowned Young Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year going to Eoin Byrne. Created in memory of late former player and beloved teammate, the Adam Slater Player of the Year award went to Tom Scarfe. 'We brought an end to the 2024/25 season in style with our annual dinner dance in the Arklow Bay Hotel,' a club spokesperson said. "Every year at our dinner dance we present awards to our three senior teams; Men, Women, and Red Kites; as well as some individual awards for those people in the wider club, without whom our club would not survive. 'It was a special night recognising team efforts and individual accolades, thanking sponsors, volunteers and supporters, and remembering a teammate and brother who we lost during the year.'
South Wales Guardian
11-05-2025
- South Wales Guardian
South Wales Guardian Camera Club pictures of the week
Our members - and there's more than 880 of you - regularly take stunning photos from all across the Ammanford, Amman Valley, Towy Valley, Gwendraeth Valley and Swansea Valley areas highlighting the local landmarks, wildlife and scenes. Here are some of our recent favourites. An atmospheric view of Talley Abbey. (Image: Carl William) It's the perfect time of year to see the Bluebells in Llandeilo. (Image: Jackie Henry) Taking in the flowers around the cricket club in Ammanford. (Image: Julie Harries) Looking out to Carreg Cennen Castle whilst out on a morning ride. (Image: Kay Hart) An action shot from The British Bird of Prey Centre over the bank holiday weekend. (Image: Geraint Scott Lloyd Williams) A couple of Red Kites spotted from the garden. (Image: Tom Griffith) The sun going down whilst out on a walk from The old school at Garnswllt, around Graig Fawr and onto trig point. (Image: Andrew Ted Williams) If you would like to join and have your pictures featured, search 'South Wales Guardian Camera Club' on Facebook or click here.
BBC News
02-05-2025
- BBC News
Two poisoned Red Kites found dead in Castle Douglas
Police are appealing for information after two Red Kites were poisoned in the south of bird was found dead on Castle Douglas Golf Course on 10 April. A poisoned wood pigeon had been used as bait.A second red kite was found dead nearby on 15 April. The two protected birds of prey had ingested the same type of highly toxic Wildlife Crime Coordinator DS David Lynn said: "The use of this poison in a public area is extremely dangerous and poses a significant risk to anyone who comes into contact with it." Officers are appealing for anyone with information to get in touch.
BBC News
11-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Black kite from Herrings Green is chased away by wild birds
A bird of prey centre in Bedfordshire is appealing for help finding a missing black Green Activity Farm said Tango was chased off by two wild Red Kites during a display at its site in Wilstead near Bedford on Thursday bird was hatched at the farm about seven years ago and his trainers described him as "a real sweet bird that is no threat to anybody". Tango can be identified by leather straps on each of his legs and those that spot him have been asked to contact the centre. His radio transmitter was found in a field close to his flying have contacted the farm with reported sightings but some have turned out to be the wrong type of trainers are visiting some sightings and they say that once Tango sees them he will automatically fly to Inskip, falconer at Herring Green Activiy Farm, said: "It's concerning because he didn't go without reason, they were dive bombing him and chased him away."He's just got a bit lost. He'll be quite scared, bless him."As soon as he sees one of us he'll be like 'Oh thank goodness' and fly back to us." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
New report exposes major problem with UK government's restrictions: 'Should be ringing alarm bells'
In recent years, the United Kingdom has relaxed restrictions on rat poisons (rodenticides) available for purchase. But rodenticides don't just affect rats; they also kill or endanger birds of prey. A recent report from Wild Justice shows that the new laws governing rodenticide use have had a notable negative effect on raptors in the region, Raptor Persecution UK reported. Raptor Persecution UK is a conservation blog written by Ruth Tingay, a former president of the international Raptor Research Foundation with over 30 years of experience in raptor research and conservation. Tingay explained that rats typically live for a few days after exposure to rodenticides, long enough for birds of prey to catch and eat them. The birds are then also exposed to the poison, often fatally. According to the report Tingay cited, the frequency of raptors exposed and the levels of rodenticide found have both increased since the laws changed in 2015. Before that, the rodenticides in question were only allowed to be used indoors, and they were marketed to pest control professionals. But thanks to revisions to the law in 2015, the substances have been approved for use in and around buildings, and they have been offered to farmers and groundskeepers. "Using data obtained through Freedom of Information Requests, Wild Justice's 'Collateral Damage' report presents the results of Government laboratory tests for 366 Buzzards and 173 Red Kites that had been submitted to the Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme (WIIS) in England during the period 2005 to 2022," Tingay explained. "The report shows that in recent years nearly all these raptors had tested positive for rat poison, often in high amounts." Specifically, buzzards turned up with rodenticides in their systems less than 50% of the time prior to the change. Between 2020 and 2022, 90% of buzzards carried the poison. In the past, less than 2% contained a high dose, defined as 0.3mg/kg of poison. Now, over 25% contain that dose. For red kites, the number of poisoned birds jumped from 90% to 100%, and those carrying high doses went from 15% to 66%. Should the government be able to control how we heat our homes? Definitely Only if it saves money I'm not sure No way Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Predators such as raptors play a key role in the environment, controlling populations of rodents and other small animals. Like removing the wolves from Yellowstone, a decline in raptor populations could have devastating effects. Also, the more widespread use of rodenticides means more chances for human exposure, both environmentally and through the food chain. These chemicals are dangerous, which is why they're regulated to begin with. A spokesperson for Wild Justice said that the presence of these poisons in birds of prey "should be ringing alarm bells." Tingay and Wild Justice are doing what they can to increase awareness of the issue, hopefully leading to updates in the law. You can help prevent similar situations by voting for pro-climate candidates who will regulate environmentally damaging substances. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
