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Irish Independent
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- Irish Independent
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia secure a medal for Ireland in European Rowing Championships
McCarthy has moved up to heavyweight ranks now that the lightweight grade, in which he won two Olympic gold medals, has been removed from the Olympic programme. He did so to great effect in an exciting race which saw the form book thrown in the lake. Romania are the Olympic champions, and their record-breaking performances in Plovdiv so far made them hot favourites, but it was Ireland who started fast – and Poland fastest of all. The men in red and white then dominated the race, leaving Italy, Ireland and Romania to fight it out for second and third. Romania pushed into a clear second with 200 metres to go, while Ireland held off the two former lightweight oarsmen from Italy (Gabriel Soares and Niels Torre) – something McCarthy had become used to doing in his former grade. 'It was the most intensive race of my life,' Poland's Mateusz Biskup said. The three other Ireland crews in A Finals on Saturday put up good performances, though each missed out on medal spots by a single place. New Ireland lead coach Dominic Casey said he was happy enough and paid tribute to the team behind the team - coaches, physios, nutritionists, logistics people and team manager. 'We came to find out where we were, and I'm pleased overall,' Casey said. Ireland have one more ace in the pack, as Fiona Murtagh has a great chance of a medal in the single sculls final on Sunday. The Ireland women's double took fourth in their doubles final. Mags Cremen, who has moved up from lightweight, and Zoe Hyde showed well early on. They held third behind the Netherlands and Greece all the way to 900 metres. But Romania, who had been tracking them, then pushed past. The Romanians took bronze behind Greece and the Dutch, who took gold. Izzy Clements showed well early on in her first competitive outing for Ireland. The 21-year-old Scot has an Irish mother and has declared for Ireland. She held second behind Laura Tiefenthaler of Austria right through to 1500 metres of the lightweight single sculls final. But by then Norway's Maia Lund was pushing her out of that position, and the AIN (Individual Neutral Athlete) Mariia Zhovner pushed through to take a very tight third. Jake McCarthy also took fourth in the men's lightweight single. This was a fast and exciting race: Fabio Kress of Germany led all through, but barely held on to gold under pressure from Halil Kaan Koroglu. Behind them, McCarthy drove hard to get into third around the 1500 metre mark, but was held off by Mikita Karneyeu, the Individual Neutral Athlete), who took the bronze. The Ireland pair took third in their B Final, ninth overall. Ross Corrigan had partnered Nathan Timoney to the Olympic final at Paris 2024, but with Timoney injured, Corrigan was joined by Daire Lynch, an Olympic medallist in the double in 2024. Germany were the fastest crew early on, but the Czech pair of Dalibor Nedela and Jakub Podrazil took over the lead in the second quarter and won from there. Ireland pushed for second, but the AIN (Independent Neutral Athletes) edged ahead of them in the last third of the race. Ireland held off a late push by Germany to hold third. Murtagh, who under Casey's new regime has moved from a crew boat to a single scull, goes in the A Final at 10.13 Irish time on Sunday.
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia win bronze for Ireland at European Rowing Championships
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia have won bronze for Ireland in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships on Saturday morning. The duo took to the water in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and following an excellent display McCarthy and Pazzaia finished in third, with the Skibbereen rower claiming his first major medal at heavyweight. Pazzaia was stepping in for the absent Paul O'Donovan, who is currently concentrating on his medical studies, and he helped the Irish boat to come home in a time of 6:05.48. In the end Ireland finished just behind the Romanians while the Polish crew of Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup raced clear to the gold medal. Earlier in the day, Mags Cremin and Zoe Hyde finished fourth place in the final of the women's double scull, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:55.73. . Izzy Clements also came in fourth in the women's lightweight single sculls in what was an impressive performance on her senior Irish debut. Finally and there was also a fourth placed finish in the lightweight men's single sculls for Jake McCarthy, the brother of Fintan, who just missed out on a medal after recording a time of 7:01.45.
RTÉ News
a day ago
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- RTÉ News
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia take bronze for Ireland in Plovdiv
Fintan McCarthy and Konan Pazzaia have taken bronze for Ireland in the men's double sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv. It's a first medal as a heavyweight for Skibbereen rower McCarthy, who was partnered by Queen's University's Pazzaia, claiming his first major medal. With the latter stepping in for the absent Paul O'Donovan, the Irish duo came home in a time of 6:05.48. This was good enough for third spot behind the Romanians, who took silver, while the Polish crew of Miroslaw Zietarski and Mateusz Biskup powered to the gold medal. Earlier, the women's double sculls pairing of Mags Cremin and Zoe Hyde took fourth place in the A final in a time of 6:55.73. The Dutch duo of Roos de Jong and Tessa Dullemans claimed gold. It was a similar fate for Izzy Clements in the women's lightweight single sculls, the Scottish-born rower narrowly missing out on a medal in an impressive showing on her senior Irish debut. It was another agonising fourth placed finish in the lightweight men's single sculls, with Jake McCarthy - brother of Fintan - just missing out on a medal with a time of 7:01.45. Germany's Fabio Kress took gold after holding off a stiff challenge from Turkey's Halil Kaan Koroglu. Ireland's final shot for another medal comes on Sunday, with Olympic bronze medallist in Tokyo, Fiona Murtagh going in the final of the women's single sculls.
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
Another Romanian convicted for EBT theft in Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On Friday, Bogdan Boceanu was convicted of stealing EBT benefits from needy families in Kern County. Boceanu was found with more than $4,000 in stolen cash and 36 cloned EBT cards. He will serve 16 months in a Kern County Jail. His defense accepted an indicated sentence by the Judge Elizabet Rodriguez. This marks the second conviction in the romanian crime ring stealing EBT benefits. Let's take a look back at how we got here. Bogdan Boceanu was arrested in Delano and had an outstanding warrant. Through our investigation we learned he was first arrested in July of 2024 at the Bank of America in Wasco. That was where he tried to place a skimmer in the ATM to clone cards. He posted bail and the case was not filed by the DA until January 2025. Three months later he was re-arrested at the Wells Fargo in Delano and not given bail. The first Romanian convicted was Alberto-Ionel Baran, who was given an indicated sentence of two years by Judge Gloria Cannon. At the end of his court case it was announced Baran had 175 EBT fraudulent cards that had over $121,000 in stolen benefits. Baran's sentencing is scheduled for June 3, and Boceanu's for August 22. Three Romanians accused of EBT theft are still making their way through Kern's court system, they are Norbert Karaba, Giorgio Marcelo, and Nicolae Bud. Mari-Mar Milica and Fernando Stantu are still wanted for their total stands at seven linked to EBT theft by Kern's Romanian Crime Ring. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Summer crimewave in top holiday spot popular with Irish as tourists targeted by criminal gang amid protest chaos
IRISH people abroad are being warned of a criminal gang taking wallets, phones, ID documents and designer items from unsuspecting tourists. Police in 5 Palma de Mallorca in a popular holiday spot amongst Irish tourists Credit: Getty Images - Getty 5 The summer crimewave comes alongside protests against tourists Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd And nearly 50 pickpockets and petty thieves who "have their sights set" on tourist victims have been arrested in the past month by National Police on the holiday island announced on Monday they had brought forward 'Operation Summer' by bringing in extra officers from the mainland. The top cops, working alongside town hall-employed local police, specialise in "prevent and rapid response" crimefighting. A spokesman for the force in Majorca said: 'They will serve on the island for a month as a prelude to the incorporation of other units who will work in the municipality of Palma ahead of the arrival of reinforcements in Manacor in Majorca, READ MORE IN TRAVEL The summer crimewave comes as tourists heading across Europe fear they will be targeted by protestors holding across the Spanish archipelago's islands, including Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura, last May, with around 23,000 chanting: "The Canaries has a limit." And This summer, MOST READ ON THE IRISH SUN Meanwhile, detectives in Majorca revealed the first arrest figures linked to the 'Operation Summer' advance last night. Thousands of anti-tourist protesters flood Spanish hols hotspots & call on mob to super glue holiday rental locks So far, 19 pickpockets and petty thieves that were operating in the Palma's Playa de Palma coastal area at nighttime have been arrested. In Palma's urban area, cops said 30 people who were "mostly pickpockets" were lifted by officers. Detailing the latest arrests this week, the spokesman added: 'On Tuesday police in Playa de Palma arrested three men, two Romanians and a Moroccan, on suspicion of theft, fraud and misappropriation.. GANG WORKING TOGETHER 'One of them turned out to be wanted for drug trafficking. 'They are members of a criminal gang specialising in targeting tourists holidaying on the Majorcan coast. 'They acted on a task-sharing basis, taking belongings from holidaymakers including wallets and purses with ID documents and bank cards they then used for purchases in different shops or to take out money from cash machines. 'When they were arrested officers seized a rental car they had not returned to the hire car firm which they are suspected of intending to keep. '€1,200 in cash was also confiscated from them along with two mobiles phones worth more than £850 each, documents and other high-end stolen items like designer sunglasses. CRIMINALS 'CRAWLING ON SAND' 'All the items recovered had been reported stolen and have been returned to their rightful owners. 'In the early hours of Tuesday morning police arrested two minors in Playa de Palma they had spotted crawling across the sand to take the belongings of some tourists who were in the sea. 'They were intercepted and the stolen items recovered. 'The detainees reacted aggressively when they were being arrested by kicking and punching the officers. 'On Tuesday afternoon around 3.30pm near Palma Cathedral two pickpockets were intercepted by police as they pinched a purse from a holidaymaker's bag. 'The officers were able to return the stolen purse, which had 1,500 US dollars and other valuables inside, to the victim on the spot.' STING OPS One police insider told today how the criminals officers are tackling as part of Operation Summer "have their sights set" on tourists who tend to be more distracted and carry large amounts of cash. They added: "Many of the offenders are being caught red-handed by undercover cops disguised as holidaymakers themselves so they can blend in better." Although Playa de Palma east of the Majorcan capital is more popular with German and Dutch tourists, Irish nationals are being targeted in Palma centre. The pickpocket and petty theft figures released by National Police earlier this week are separate to those of another national Spanish police force, the Civil Guard, who are responsible for areas like party hot spot Magaluf. The Civil Guard also brings in reinforcements every summer in Majorca to cope with the influx of criminals who base themselves on the island during peak season to take advantage of the fact there are more people to target than in winter. 5 Nearly 50 pickpockets and petty thieves have been nabbed by police in Majorca over the past month Credit: Getty Images - Getty 5 Locals at a demonstration against mass tourism in Majorca last summer Credit: Alamy Live News 5 Distracted tourists are being targeted by the criminals Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
